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That offer has pretty specific geo requirements but could probably be got around using Hola!
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Global warming really is happening... (well, duh!)
Saint Paul C replied to 1976_Child's topic in The Lounge
IPCC In Crisis As Climate Predictions Fail To those of us who have been following the climate debate for decades, the next few years will be electrifying. There is a high probability we will witness the crackup of one of the most influential scientific paradigms of the 20th century, and the implications for policy and global politics could be staggering. The IPCC graph shows that climate models predicted temperatures should have responded by rising somewhere between about 0.2 and 0.9 degrees C. But the actual temperature change was only about 0.1 degrees, and was within the margin of error for around zero. In other words, models significantly over-predicted the warming effect of CO2 emissions for the past 22 years. The IPCC must take everybody for fools. Its own graph shows that observed temperatures are not within the uncertainty range of projections; they have fallen below the bottom of the entire span. Something big is about to happen. Models predict one thing and the data show another. The various attempts in recent years to patch over the difference are disintegrating. Over the next few years, either there is going to be a sudden, rapid warming that shoots temperatures up to where the models say they should be, or the mainstream climate modeling paradigm is going to fall apart. Ross McKitrick, Financial Post, 17 September 2013 That climate models and predictions are out of sync with reality is not that much of a surprise. Many experts in climate and economic modeling have warned for years that the models are flawed and based in large part on self-fulfilling programs. The IPCC meetings at the end of the month are intended to install the science foundation for later meetings next year in Japan and Germany on adaptation and mitigation. The question then becomes: To what are we adapting and mitigating? Terence Corcoran, Financial Post, 17 September 2013 The recent pause in average global surface temperature rises made lifting confidence in the extent of the human contribution to climate change “incomprehensible”, a leading US climate scientist has said. Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology, yesterday published her analysis of a leaked IPCC draft report that has sparked an international furore. “If there are substantial changes in a conclusion in the AR5 (2013 report) relative to a confident conclusion in the AR4 (2007 report) then the confidence level should not increase and should probably drop, since the science clearly is not settled and is in a state of flux,” Professor Curry said. “Further, the projections of 21st century changes remain overconfident.” UN Hid Research Showing That Nature, not Humanity, Controls the Climate OTTAWA, Sept. 17, 2013 "As the science promoted by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falls into disrepute, reporters face a difficult decision," said Tom Harris, executive director of the Ottawa, Canada-based International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC). "Should they cover IPCC reports, the next of which will be issued on September 27th, as if there were no other reputable points of view? Or should they also seek out climate experts who disagree with the UN's view that we will soon face a human-induced climate crisis? "With today's release of Climate Change Reconsidered II: Physical Science (CCR-II - see http://climatechangereconsidered.org/, a 1,200 page report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC), it is now much easier for media to adopt the second more balanced approach," continued Harris. "Co-authored and co-edited by Dr. Craig Idso, Professor Robert Carter, and Professor S. Fred Singer who worked with a team of 44 other climate experts, this document cites more than 1,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers to show that the IPCC has ignored or misinterpreted much of the research that challenges the need for carbon dioxide (CO2) controls. In other words, the NIPCC report demonstrates that the science being relied upon by governments to create multi-billion dollar policies is almost certainly wrong." Professor Carter, former head of the School of Earth Sciences at James Cook University, Australia, explained, "NIPCC's CCR-II report uses layman's language to present solid evidence that today's climate changes are well within the bounds of natural variability. Real world observations tell us that the IPCC's speculative computer models do not work, ice is not melting at an enhanced rate, sea-level rise is not accelerating, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is not increasing, and dangerous global warming is not occurring." CCR-II Lead Author for the extreme weather chapter, Dr. Madhav Khandekar, agrees, "When the earth was generally cooling between 1945 and 1977, there were as many extreme weather events as there are now, but climate scientists did not attribute this to human activity. The perceived link between global warming and extreme weather is primarily due to greater media attention on violent weather today than in past decades. Earth's climate is robust and is not being destabilized by human-added CO2." Associate Professor of Resource and Environmental Geology and Geochemistry at the University of Oslo, Norway, Dr. Tom V. Segalstad, added, "CO2 is 'the gas of life'. The more CO2, the more life. More CO2 means we can feed more people on Earth. CO2 is contributing very little to the 'greenhouse effect'. Clouds have much more influence on temperature." Segalstad, a CCR-II Contributing Author, also pointed out, "The ocean has a very large buffer capacity. Hence the pH of the ocean will not be significantly changed from the relatively small contribution of anthropogenic CO2." NIPCC Chapter Lead Author, Dr. Anthony Lupo, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Missouri, describes the new report as "the most comprehensive report yet on all the issues surrounding climate and climate change." Lupo worked on the climate models chapter about which he said, "It represents the problems and benefits of working with computer models as well as highlighting the current techniques, strategies, and shortcomings." "There is a climate problem," Carter admits. "It is the natural climate-related events that exact very real human and environmental costs. Therefore, we must prepare for, and adapt to, all climate hazards when they happen. Spending billions of dollars on CO2 controls in a vain attempt to stop these events from occurring reduces the wealth of societies, and so our capacity to address these and other real world problems." ICSC Energy Issues advisor, New Zealand-based consulting engineer Bryan Leyland, concludes, "Governments should welcome the NIPCC CCR-II report. It provides them with the scientific evidence they need to justify ending the expansion of ineffective alternative energy sources and other expensive and futile strategies to control climate. Then they can focus on supporting our most powerful energy sources—coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and hydro-power—in order to end the scourge of energy poverty that afflicts over one billion people across the world." SOURCE International Climate Science Coalition -
--------- Boruc --------- Clyne - Fonte - Lovren - Shaw --------- Big Vic --------- ----- Gaston - Morgan ----- --- Dani - SRL - Lallana ---
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Sorry, but I just don't get this comment. As they are free agents, without a contract and a club, who is currently paying the wages of the out-of-work professional footballers? Surely an income of say 10k p/week is better than an income as a free agent of 0k p/week?
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Hey, Having traveled from the UK to Aus via Singapore a number of times the best places we've found to stay in Singapore are either the Fairmont or the Swissotel The Stamford. Above a huge shopping mall for the missus, has a great pool for the kids and an excellent Indian Restaurant (Shahi Maharani) for you. Also central for Boat and Collyer Quay and can walk to the Merlion etc... Also the Marina Bay Sands is good and kid friendly but can be expensive - has an awesome pool though. As Phil mentioned, Darling Harbour is a good bet and most of the rooms in the Novotel have 2x double beds. For Melbourne, we've stayed at the Novotel St Kilda which is OK but I'd suggest a serviced appt (look for Quest or Mantra).
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That its "Oh, they're tired" and not "over tired" FFS. :-)
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Holy Krapola - if he's half as good as he looks in some of those games in the vids above we're in with a decent chance at winning something this season. What a central spine of the team we now have .... Boruc - Lovren - Yoshida - Wanyama - Morgan - Ramirez - Lambert - Osvaldo The future for our club looks very bright indeed. COYR's
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Oh he's an ITK alright - as in Immature Trolling K unt
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Oh he's an ITK alright - as in Immature Trolling K unt
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The irony is strong in this one...
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Here we go! First Team line up against West Brom thread
Saint Paul C replied to Horton Heath Saint's topic in The Saints
K.i.s.s ------------ boruc --------- clyne - yosh - lovren - shaw ----------- big vic ---------- -- ramirez ------- spiderman-- -puncheon --- srl ---- j-rod- -
As a great lyric once said, "It's just me, myself and I".
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Well what a surprise. Old skatey chops doesn't rate one of our best young talents. Seriously, please just f uc k off will you.
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Judging only on the large number of ex-Zuid Afrikans living in the same suburb as me here in Brisbane I can't imagine that there are that many left behind. Some of the stories that my friends formerly from South Africa about their lives there before they left including murder, rape, regular home invasions and robbery leaves me to believe that it's not a particularly safe place anymore. So much so that a friend's mother is dying of cancer in Durban and he wants to go back to see her before she passes on but is not willing to takes his kids with him as the risk is too high. Such a sad state of affairs and not one that Mandela would have thought he would see after the end of apartheid. I had the pleasure of meeting Francios Piennar last year and he spoke lovingly about his friendship with Mandela and that Mandela is the god-father to his kids. Will be a sad day when NM passes and somewhat ironic that it's his stay on Robben Island that caused his illness.
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Nice Kit
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Absolutely. Signing players this early clearly gives the other teams in the league an idea of what our tactics for the new season are going to be. They'll then know exactly what they'll need to do to beat us. Poor form Nicola and Mauriccio. A change at the top us needed if we are going to avoid relegation.
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How far are we off a Top 6 place (fifth or sixth in all reality)?
Saint Paul C replied to notnowcato's topic in The Saints
I see it as a few mini-leagues within the Premiership. We are a long, long way from the likes of the top 6 competition which is contested by Man U, City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool & Spurs. Then the next bunch is the Europa League competitors of Everton, N'castle, West Brom and maybe Fulham or West Ham. If we can win the 3rd league this season which see us above Swansea, Norwich, Stoke, Villa, Sunderland etc.. then we will have done well. I honestly think though that we will finish above West Ham, Fulham and Swansea etc. this coming season if we buy some real quality. The players that need upgrades for me include Lallana, Puncheon, Jos, Fonte, Fox, Mayuka, Gaza, Richardson, Guly plus a whole host of 2nd stringers like De Ridder, Sharp, Chappers etc which are never going to cut it for us in the premier league. It's gonna cost a 5h!t load of money to do but will be fun watching over the next couple of months. -
Carlton Cole 10's on Bet Victor to join us.
Saint Paul C replied to chocco boxo's topic in The Saints
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McLaren = cars Ferrari = cars Red Bull = Drinks / marketing Lotus = cars Mercedes = cars Force India = lots of beer
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Lets go crazy --------- Boruc ----------- --- Fonte - Jos - Forren----- Clyne -------------- Shaw -------- Morgan ------------ Puncheon ----------- Lallana ----- SRL -- JRod ----------
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See here for in's this season - They've spent circa $44m ...... WTF Approx $22m in January.
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Aston Villa v Chelsea - Away Win Stoke v Tottenham - Away Win Everton v West Ham - Home Win Fulham v Liverpool - Away Win Norwich v West Brom - Away Win QPR v Newcastle - Away Win Sunderland v Southampton - Draw Man Utd v Swansea - Home win
