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I have discovered we very much live in an instant society. We hate waiting and want things now
I have discovered we very much live in an instant society. We hate waiting and want things now. I find this is an extremely true statement when it comes to watching movies.
I have to admit my family loves watching movies.
However, we do not like paying full movie prices.
Seeing a movie at a local theater can be quite expensive.
By the time you add snacks, movie tickets and drinks you pay a small fortune to see a movie. I refuse to pay a fortune.
One way you can save money at the movies is by waiting and not immediately going out and watch the movie as soon as it is released.
One of the best ways we save money on movies is by not seeing them in the theater. In some instances, we wait until it comes on in our paid programming of our cable channels.
If we use this method it typically costs under $5 to see the movie and we eat popcorn for under a dollar at home.
If the movie does not come out on paid cable programming, we wait to purchase the movie in the stores.
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For those who cannot wait to see the newest releases and must see the movie as soon as it is released, then let me recommend gift cards.
My family is always asking me what I would like for any given holiday.
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Let them…tell of his works with songs of joy. Psalm 107:22
It's been over a year since Carl, now twenty-one, walked away from a life dominated by hard rock music and drugs and rededicated his life to Christ. He is still plagued by memories of the concerts where young men groped mercilessly at girls in "mosh pits," where every type of drug was inhaled or ingested, where kids screamed, "Satan rules!" At times he has to turn on classical music, open his Bible, or simply pray to drive the lewd lyrics out of his head.
The music industry takes the prize for producing outrageous and dangerous material for kids and promoting a culture of sin. Most parents are unaware of the extent of filth and violence being marketed to their children. A CD released by rapper Eminem, for example, featured lyrics glorifying sex, drug use, and the murder of a pregnant woman. The F-word and other obscene terms were uttered repeatedly. This CD premiered at number one on the charts and sold nearly three million copies in its first month.
What a contrast to the praise-filled words sung by King David over two thousand years ago and still voiced in churches today: "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:1). Music has incredible influence to harm or heal the minds and spirits of our children. We pray that you will use your influence as parents to keep garbage out of your home—and encourage your kids to listen to music that brings honor and glory to our Maker.
How familiar are you with the music your kids listen to?
Does it have a godly impact on their lives and attitudes?
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Phillips 66, the crude refiner that was spun off from ConocoPhillips in May, plans to raise as much as $400 million in an initial public offering next year for a minority interest in some of its pipeline and logistics assets.
Phillips 66 plans to hold the IPO in the second half of 2013 for units in a master-limited partnership, or MLP, and use the proceeds to pay for expansion of its oil and natural gas transportation operations, the Houston-based company said today in a statement.
"We think it's going to be good for Phillips 66 shareholders," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Garland told reporters today after the company held its first annual investor meeting in New York. "Having that MLP vehicle in our toolbox, we can accelerate investments in infrastructure in the U.S."
The company fell 2.3 percent to $51.84 at 3:27 p.m. in New York, the most intraday since Nov. 9 and the biggest decline for a U.S. refiner. The size of the MLP may be smaller than some investors expected, and the timing further off, Phil Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research Co., said today in a telephone interview.
Investors may also be cashing out after Phillips 66 has risen 57 percent since its first day of official trading on May 1, Brian Youngberg, an analyst at Edward Jones & Co. in St. Louis, said today in an e-mail.
The MLP is "only the start and I would expect it will be a growth vehicle in coming years for the company," he said. Weiss and Youngberg rate Phillips 66 a buy and don't own shares.
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Phillips 66 would become the fourth refiner since 2011 to create or announce plans for a pipeline-related MLP. MLPs, which are usually controlled by a general partner, pay no corporate income tax. They pay most of their cash to owners of limited partnership units, which are traded like shares in a public corporation. The partnership owners become responsible for paying taxes individually.
Once formed, the MLP will try to grow in Phillips 66's existing areas, such as shipping, storing and transporting crude and refined products. Gathering and processing natural gas liquids will continue to be the domain of DCP Midstream LP, the company's joint venture with Spectra Energy Corp., Garland said. He declined to give further details about which assets the company would use to create the new MLP, citing regulatory rules governing such discussions in advance of an IPO.
Phillips 66's transportation and logistics assets generate $200 million annually in earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and will grow in the "near term" to $500 million, according to a company presentation made today.
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EmilyDuncanson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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The Gen Y: We Care is a youth development program! This project was undertaken to equip our local communities, many of which are Aboriginal, with the tools to empower their children and youth. The development framework is based on 40 internal and external assets that research has shown contribute to positive and healthy youth development.
The Gen Y: We Care program provides a long-term, and consistent best practice in engaging youth through community training, delivering programs (self-esteem workshops, self-defense training, etc) and creating a Community Champions Network within the communities and social service providers. We have partnered with key external groups including; the community, Government, local RCMP, local social service agencies, First Nations and industry on this innovative initiative.
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Our standard font is Helvetica Lt Light, however we don't need to use that font, just something to consider when designing the logo. All of our collateral is typically done in espresso brown (PMS 7532) and light blue (PMS 657), so a logo to accompany those colours if possible.
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Chris Mooney | March 26, 2012
By Chris Mooney • Monday, March 26, 2012 - 05:44
It's widely known that Republicans, far more than Democrats, reject modern climate science. And more and more, it has become apparent that this is at least partly because Republicans have a deep distrust of scientists in general, or at least environmental scientists.
But there are many other causes for this rejection as well. These include Republicans' strongly individualistic system of values—basically, a go-it-alone sense that government is the problem, and markets the solution—and even, perhaps, some aspects of their personalities or psychologies. This is something that I've argued in my new book.
There is also, of course, the huge role of Fox News in all of this: Watching it causes conservatives to have more false beliefs than they would otherwise, about issues like climate change. We've written about this extensively on DeSmogBlog; and I've highlighted a new video on the "Fox misinformation effect" here and below.
Such are some of the factors that seem to build an anti-science Republican; but now, researchers at George Mason, American University, and Yale have swooped in to ask the reverse question. Given that this is so, how do you make a pro-science one? Or in other words, what attributes or beliefs predict being an outlier Republican who actually believes that global warming is real and caused by humans?
The researchers call such Republicans "counter-normative." That's academic speak for "out in the cold" in their party right now.
So here's what their study did. It sought to examine the factors—beliefs, traits, practices—that are correlated with being a Republican, but also accepting global warming. Quite a large number of traits were thrown into the analysis, ranging from individualism to religiosity to self-reported conservatism—each of them measured according to standard social scientific techniques. The researchers also took a close look at how much Republicans they trusted scientists on global warming.
Then, they put it all into a blender—sorry, a "regression" analysis—and found that the factors they'd highlighted, together, explained quite a lot of why Republicans do what they do (or don't do what they don't do). So which were the strongest ones?
First, and not surprisingly, individualism played a significant role in fueling climate denial. The same went for "information satisfaction"—the so-called "smart idiot" effect that I've written on a great deal. In other words, what the study found is that the more Republicans thought they knew everything they needed to know about global warming, the more they were climate deniers. (Check out the study if you want to delve into the statistics; there are also far more factors analyzed than I discuss here.)
These first two findings might be considered pretty dismaying. If more knowledge (or at least, more believing that you know something about the issue) predicts more Republican denial, that suggests that patiently explaining the issue will get you nowhere. Something similar might be said for individualism—this is a deep seated part of identity, highly emotional ("don't tread on me!"), and also not particularly amenable to change.
But have hope: The study found that the strongest predictor in determining whether a Republican accepts global warming is whether he or she trusts in scientists, and whether he or she thinks they are in agreement about whether global warming is occurring. As the authors therefore conclude: "Science views thus may serve as a central pathway in the development of Republican climate opinions."
This, to me, says a ton. Remember that over the past several decades, there has been an active smearing of the scientific community on this issue. Trust in scientists was clearly driven down among Republican by events like "ClimateGate," and how they were seized upon; and doubt about a scientific consensus on global warming was deliberately and consciously sown.
In this context, the new data suggest that, had there not been such a concerted attempt to create doubt about global warming by conservative think tanks and their corporate sponsors—and, by Fox—we might never have had a problem. Perhaps Republican individualism, information satisfaction, and all the rest would have gone and found some other issue to attach themselves too.
So how do we change Republican science views? Well, unfortunately, it still isn't going to be easy. The authors of the new study write, for instance, that "a communication plan based around a core message of scientific consensus would have broad applicability across political audience segments." But it would also get attacked by conservative media, e.g., Fox, and the usual suspects in conservative think tanks and the climate denial blogosphere. And given the "smart idiot" problem, Republicans consuming these media would then reject the science, and feel sure of themselves.
The only solution, then, is to make organized climate denial simply beyond the pale. It has to be the case that taking such a stand is tantamount to asserting that smoking is completely safe, no big deal, go ahead and have two packs a day.
Will that happen? Someday, I think it will. But it is not like we have a lot of time on our hands.
(Image credit: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons.)
I would go with the majority of scientists.
rather than absolutely anyone you named.
I don't trust Spencer, Lindzen, Clark, Dyson (WTF is he there for, he hasn't even studied any of this) or Courtney, Gray or Curry.
Or Mann, Hansen, Schmidt, or Stott…
Talking about singular opinions is supercilious in the extreme. I go with the majority. I go with the facts.
Thank you for offering your singular opinion and noting that
Talking about singular opinions is supercilious in the extreme. ROTF
For every Spencer, Lindzen, Curry, etc, there are at least 32 scientists who accept anthropogenically caused climate change.
Journalistic balance would be putting on a doubter on April 1st, and reputable scientists for every other day of the month.
* The 32:1 ratio comes from the survey that showed that about 97% of climate scientists accept that humans are causing climate change (most of the remaining 3% are undecided; the Spencers and Singers for hire are seriously outnumbered).
Spencer, Lindzen, Curry all believe in anthropogenically caused
climate change. You can ask them yourself as they are all available by email. All the climate scientists that I have communicate with accept anthropogenically caused climate change.
Windy you've made a common mistake.
Windy, it is a common mistake to think that what someone says in public or in email is science.
It is not.
Those shysters could lie like a cheap suit in public and it still wouldn't be science for have any meaning. It certainly isn't science.
They've switched gears (aka The Monckton Maneuver) to fit better. If you want to know ALL of their copius misquotes and outright lies read up on them. Right here (top left corner);
Now take a good look. Publicly Lintzen exactly the opposite of what you just said;
"…one can see no warming since 1997."
22 February 2012"
So which lier should I believe or trust? You or the shyster you just backed? Hmm? (Trick question! You both lie like cheap suits!)
Actually its a double trick question.. Its not a matter of belief.
I go with the Majority. I go with facts.
You should probably learn a little bit more about your hero's before you type away.
What is inaccurate about Lindzen's entire quote which is
"Looking at the above [HadCRUT3], one can see no warming since 1997."?
Here is the HadCRUT3v data that was used in the slide that Lindzen was referring to in his quote. Please show me where Lindzen is wrong and why you consider him a liar.
I am underwhelmed by your personal attacks and tactics of cutting off quotes that referrence a specific data set that Lindzen was addressing. I hope you can do better with the actual HadCRUT3 data Lindzen referred to, or you will look like a fool. I await your analysis.
Name that temperature in one note?
Its a common mistake to think that you can look a very short list of data and conclude anything of any value. Any reasonable human who knows even a little bit about math can tell you that.
So, no, I'm not wasting my time. I'm not going to go look through your little data set. Here's the graphs;
Looks obvious to me. Thanks Windy.
That is your singular opinion but you still didn't show me where
Lindzen lied when one examines the entire quote of Lindzen and then puts it into context of the HadCRUT3v data that Lindzen refers to. Are you going to prove to me that Lindzen lied in this comment or not? Don't be an evasive twit, either put up or shut up. Where is your scientific evidence or are you anti-science?
Considerata replied on Permalink
Where is your scientific
"Where is your scientific evidence or are you anti-science?"
Being a denier and calling others as 'anti-science'… Makes the mullahs of Iran present themselves so reasonable.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
He lied because he knew he was cherry picking
Windy, do you know anything about science and how it is conducted? I didn't think so. Have you ever heard of "cherry picking"? It is one of the more common forms of scientific malfeasance aka dishonesty.
Lindzen did a double cherry pick. He cherry picked the HadCrut3 data because he knew that this data set showed less warming than the other accepted data sets. There is a very valid reason why HadCrut shows lower temperature increases. Do you know why? It is being partially compensated when HadCrut4 becomes easily available.
The cherry pick on a cherry pick is because he selected 1997 as his starting point knowing full well that if he went further back he would get a larger trend. You can go to Wood for Trees.com and show that if had had selected 1996 instead of 1997 he would have got a trend which was much larger than the trend starting in 1997. Note: you do get positive trends with HadCrut data starting with either 1997 or 1996 but the trend is much larger starting at 1996.
That is why he lied, he committed scientific malfeasance which no honest scientist should do. He is a dishonest fraud artist, just look at his presentations to various political groups.
Anyone who brings up the name of Lindzen as an honest scientist should know better (and probably does), that is why people like you are called deniers and liars.
I have already provided a parameter of model falsification
on this thread that was conceived by climate scientists to test the IPCC climate models. It was published in the American Meteorological Society's "2008 State Of The Climate". The time frame they used for a falsification at the 95% level was ANY15 year period. I know the science and how the models are designed and I agree with the climate scientists that ran the tests that 15 years is a valid time frame to falsify IPCC models. Do you know the science? Do you have a different parameter of falsification to share?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Windy you are spouting rubbish
Have you actually read that paper you quote? Even if you have read it you obviously don't understand anything the scientists are saying in it.
Typical denier showing ignorance of science.
Lets pretend you're right...
Its also a common misconception that global warming refers to surface temperatures.
It does not.
When Lintzen says, look at this very minute tiny portion of a graph and says… see.. I can't see anything. He hasn't done anything of value. Its more like yelling "Squirrel!"
Unlike Lintzen, a real scientist would say… Hmmm… "Where is all that heat I wonder?" (This isn't a binary system after all. Lordy know what 'on' and 'off' would do to all those differential feedbacks.)
So.. where is heat stored I wonder? Oh… Thats right… in water. So if we've stopped heating up, so would oceans and ice melt, right?
Something doesn't add up. How do you melt a polar cap without heat I wonder? MUST BE GETTING WARMER.
Lindzen has been called out often
Lindzen has been called out often, here is a synopsis of only some of the Lindzen debunks, others can be found at SkepticalScience and a recent thread at RealClimate:
Lindzen is no longer engaged in science but in advocacy and it is clear that he has served his masters well - hint follow the money.
I can believe that you know alot about cheap suits
but you have illustrated by your simple minded responses that you know nothing about the data and its scientific application. You can't even deal with the simple data from the HadCRUT3 data that shows that Lindzen's statement was accurate. Instead of arguing against his statement with facts you misrepresented what he said by providing only 1/2 of his quote, the important part that addressed which data set he based his statement on. You would be laughed out of any science class with such weak minded silliness. I doubt you graduated high school. You're no better than Republican deniers.
The Five Stages of Climate Change Denial
Windy now appears soundly strapped between Denial Stages 3 & 4.
No. 5 soon to follow, no doubt.
1) Climate change isn't happening.
2) Climate change is happening, but it's part of the Earth's natural cycles.
3) Climate change is happening, it may well be due to human activity, but it's generally beneficial.
4) Climate change is happening, it's probably due to human activity, but it's not going to be as bad as the computer models suggest.
5) Climate change is happening, it is caused by human activity, it's a really bad thing, but there's very little we can do about it and there are lots of other bad things we should attack first.
You neglect to mention...
That the longer you wait, the harder it is to deal with.
(The bigger it gets, the harder it is to reason with.)
Are you anti-science?
Let's find out. Here is the American Meteorological Society's "State Of The Climate In 2008".
Please go to page S23 where you will be informed by climate scientists that, "The trend in the ENSO-related component for 1999–2008 is +0.08±0.07°C decade–1, fully accounting for the overall observed trend. The trend after removing ENSO (the "ENSO-adjusted" trend) is 0.00°±0.05°C decade–1, implying much greater disagreement with anticipated global temperature rise."
So the consensus opinion of the AMS is that there was no warming from 1999 to 2008. If you disagree with the AMS scientists explain why.
So next the scientists say, "We can place this apparent lack of warming in the context of natural climate fluctuations other than ENSO using twenty-first century simulations with the HadCM3 climate model (Gordon et al. 2000), which is typical of those used in the recent IPCC report (AR4; Solomon et al. 2007). Ensembles with different modifications to the physical parameters of the model (within known uncertainties) (Collins et al. 2006) re performed for several of the IPCC SRES emissions scenarios (Solomon et al. 2007). Ten of these simulations have a steady long-term rate of warming between 0.15° and 0.25ºC decade–1, close to the expected rate of 0.2ºC decade–1. ENSO-adjusted warming in the
three surface temperature datasets over the last 2–25 yr continually lies within the 90% range of all similar-length ENSO-adjusted temperature changes in these simulations (Fig. .8b). Near-zero and even negative trends are common for intervals of a decade or less in the simulations, due to the model's internal climate variability."
So for the pro-science types again we learn here that a lack of .2 degC/decade of temperature increase falsifies the IPCC climate models at the 90% level but that the models are still within the parameter of natural variability designed into the models. Again if you disagree with the scientific findings state YOUR scientific rebuttal.
Then the scientists say, "The simulations rule out (at the 95% level) zero trends for intervals of 15 yr or more, suggesting that an observed absence of warming of
this duration is needed to create a discrepancy with the expected present-day warming rate."
Again for the pro-science types any lack of warming of .3 degC rise in temperature over a 15 year period would signal a divergence between IPCC climate models and measured reality that would confirm climate model falsification at the 95% level. If you disagree with the scientists, please state your scientific rebuttal. Now given that I have provided a methodology conceived by scientists and published in an AMS document, please examine this 15 year trend of HadCRUT3V (this is the same data used by these scientists in determining the zero trend earlier in this post) global temperature data from the beginning of March 1997 to the end of February 2012.
Please show me if you can find a .3degreeC temperature increase. Now let's revisit:
4) Climate change is happening, it's probably due to human activity, but it's not going to be as bad as the computer models suggest.
It is not a matter of if it is going to be as bad as the computer models suggest, it is a scientific matter of if the computer models are falsified at the 95% level. That is how science is distinguished from BS. Unless one is anti-science one has to accept that if the IPCC climate models are falsified at the 95% level, then any future projections can't be trusted. To continue to believe something that is scientifically and mathematically falsified, would be akin to belief in fairies and goblins.
World Meteorological Organization 2011 Annual Statement
Windy, best keep yourself apprised of ongoing developments in the scientific world, otherwise you'll earn the same respect as any flat-earther floundering about in today's modern society.
"The decade 2001-2010 was the warmest since records began in 1850, with global land and sea surface temperatures estimated at 0.46°C above the long-term average (1961-1990) of 14.0°C. Nine of these years were among the ten warmest on record. The warmest year on record was 2010, closely followed by 2005, with a mean temperature estimated at 0.53°C above the long-term average. It was the warmest decade ever recorded for global land surface, sea surface and for every continent.
Most parts of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Asia and northern Africa recorded temperatures for the decade between 1°C and 3°C above the 1961-1990 average.
Nearly 90% of the countries involved in the assessment experienced their warmest decade on record.
The global temperature increase rate has been "remarkable" during the previous four decades, according to the preliminary summary. The global temperature has increased since 1971 at an average estimated rate of 0.166°C per decade compared to the average rate of 0.06 °C per decade computed over the full period 1881-2010."
"Global precipitation (rain, snow etc) over land in 2001-2010 was the second highest average after 1951-60 since 1901. Within this global average, there were big regional and annual differences.
Large parts of the Northern Hemisphere recorded wetter-than-average conditions during the decade, especially the eastern United States of America, northern and eastern Canada, and many parts of Europe and central Asia. South America, including Colombia, parts of northern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina experienced wetter-than-average conditions, as did most parts of South Africa, Indonesia and northern Australia.
In contrast, other regions experienced, on average, below normal precipitation. The western United States, southwestern Canada, Alaska, most parts of southern and western Europe, most parts of southern Asia, central Africa, central South America, and eastern and southeastern Australia were the most affected."
Extreme Events
"Numerous weather and climate extremes affected almost every part of the globe with flooding, droughts, cyclones, heat waves, and cold waves. Two exceptional heat waves hit Europe and Russia during summer 2003 and 2010 respectively with disastrous impacts and thousands of deaths and outbreaks of prolonged bush fires.
Flooding was the most reported extreme event during the decade with many parts of the world affected. Historical widespread and prolonged flooding affected Eastern Europe in 2001 and 2005, Africa in 2008, Asia (in particular Pakistan) in 2010 and India in 2005, and Australia in 2010.
A large number of countries reported extreme drought conditions, including Australia, eastern Africa, the Amazonia region and the western United States. Humanitarian consequences were significant in eastern Africa during the first half of the decade, with widespread shortage of food and loss of lives and livestock.
Forty-eight out of 102 countries (47 per cent) reported that their highest national maximum temperature was recorded in 2001-2010, compared to 20 per cent for 1991-2000 and around 10 per cent for the earlier decades."
Sea Ice
"The decline in the Arctic sea-ice, observed since the end of the 1960s, continued throughout 2001-2010. A historical low Arctic sea-ice extent at the melting period in September was recorded in 2007.
Arctic sea ice extent was again well below average in 2011. The seasonal minimum, reached on 9 September, was 4.33 million square kilometres (35% below the 1979-2000 average) according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center. This was the second-lowest seasonal minimum on record, 0.16 million square kilometres above the record low set in 2007. Sea ice volume was even further below average and was estimated at a new record low of 4200 cubic kilometres, surpassing the record of 4580 cubic kilometres set in 2010.
Satellites have shown the fluctuation in sea ice from year to year since 1972. According to scientific measurements, both the thickness and sea ice extent in the Arctic have shown a marked decline over the past 35 years. Data indicate, however, an even more dramatic reduction in Arctic sea ice cover in recent years. The last six years of the decade (2005 to 2010) recorded the lowest five September extents, with 2007 recording the record minimum extent with 4.28 million km2, 39 % below the 1979-2000 reference period."
And we knew you couldn't read.
The findings of the WMO report are based on scientific measurements.
So what is
Windy, so what is the scientific method?
Tell us how you think climate models are constructed and used. Hint there are different models for different purposes just as in other areas of science and technology.
I try to avoid the 2d models myself. I just don't think they can nail down exactly what is going to happen where.
Although I would point out that the IPCC FAR shows Calgary to remain mild and moist. This has been bang on the money.
Wrong way windy.
The WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2011 – which we earlier cited & attributed at http://www.desmogblog.com/how-do-you-build-scientific-republican#comment-726557 – is chock full of attributions, not least of which are Hadley Center/CRU, NCDC-NOAA, & NASA GISS, for the scientific measurements & data that are well-supported by years of peer-review research.
Had you surmounted your flat-earther anti-science denial to read the report, you'd've seen all that for yourself. However, it's pretty clear that neither technical comprehension nor honest discourse are among your strong suits, to be kind.
The three temperature datasets used in this publication are:
• The HadCRUT3 dataset, developed by the Hadley Centre at the UK Meteorological Office and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia.
• A dataset produced by the National Climatic Data Center (United States), using land surface temperature data from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) and version 3b of the Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) dataset.
• The GISTEMP analysis produced by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States.
Other sources of data used in this publication include:
Climate Prediction Center, United States (El Niño/La Niña, Arctic Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation): www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
National Snow and Ice Data Center, United States (sea ice): www.nsidc.org
National Climate Centre, Australian Bureau of Meteorology (El Niño/La Niña, Indian Ocean Dipole): www.bom.gov.au/climate
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany: gpcc.dwd.de
WMO Regional Association VI (Europe) Regional Climate Centre on Climate Monitoring, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany: www.dwd.de
Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (temperature, precipitation, circulation indices): www.cru.uea.ac.uk
The subregions used in this publication are those defined in the IPCC Third Assessment Report. Their boundaries can be seen in various figures of the IPCC report at: www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/384.htm.
Nuts to you.
The last time I asked you for scientific papers you produced pure drivel.
You found a blog complaining that billion year old temperatures couldn't be driven by our current climate models. (Seriously… that's conclusive to you. Hmm… not very bright if you ask me.)
Then you found another paper which.. reviewed web pages? (First hint… reviewing web pages isn't science.) And what else did it offer? Oh that's right a re-derivation of Kepler's work. While the math might seem important to you. ('cause you don't know anything.) Its old. Very old. Its look it up and stop talking about it old. Its 400 years old.
What will you produce next? A review of the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica? Details on how that is wrong?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You are not even anti-science you are just a clown
Windy is not even anti-science since it takes just a little bit of neuronal activity to earn that reputation. He is a mindless cut and paster of anything some denier blog has pointed him to. His nonsense about the supposed lack of warming since 1998 is easily debunked in a number of ways.
Firstly, you cannot make such pronouncements from such a short time scale. What is the p value of the "zero" trend you spout Windy? Do you even know what p value is and what it means? I very much doubt that.
Secondly, a recent paper by Foster and Rahmstorf (http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/6/4/044022) is described at open Mind (http://tamino.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-real-global-warming-signal/#more-4517):
"The paper studies the five most often-used global temperature records. Three of them are surface temperature estimates, from NASA GISS, HadCRU, and NCDC, the other two are satellite-based lower-atmosphere estimates from RSS and UAH. These are compared to three factors which are known to affect climate: the el Nino southern oscillation, atmospheric aerosols (mostly from volcanic eruptions), and variations in the output of the sun. The time span studied was from January 1979 through December 2010, for which all five data sets have complete coverage." This paper shows that once natural variations are removed there is still a pronounced warming which must be accounted for by increased greenhouse effect.
Thirdly, the AMS paper cited and quoted by Windy makes the following conclusion:
"These results show that climate models possess internal mechanisms of variability capable of reproducing the current slowdown in global temperature rise. Other factors, such as data biases and the effect of the solar cycle (Haigh 2003), may also have contributed, although these results show that it is not essential to invoke these explanations. The simulations also produce an average increase of 2.0°C in twenty-first century global temperature, demonstrating that recent observational trends are not sufficient to discount predictions of substantial climate change and its significant and widespread impacts. Given the likelihood that internal variability contributed to the slowing of global temperature rise in the last decade, we expect that warming will resume in the next few years, consistent with predictions from near-term climate forecasts (Smith et al. 2007; Haines et al. 2009). Improvements in such forecasts will give greater forewarning of future instances of temporary slowing and acceleration of global temperature rise, as predicted to occur in IPCC AR4 projections (Easterling and Wehner 2009)."
Fourthly, the heat content of the oceans has continued to increase, even from 1998, which shows that global warming has not slowed down at all.
As I said above Windy isn't even anti-science but just a dumb denier clown who cuts and pastes things which he doesn't have a clue about.
No talent...
ass clown is the term you're looking for.
Just just pushing our buttons as well as her secret agenda. She really thinks that if you can find a single guy to say one thing, that all the rest must be true.
Not very bright. I bet she buys all the quick cures and other garbage she finds on the internet.
An obvious point, but...
Again, this is another common misconception that can easily fool people. Meteorologists don't study or analyze the environment. Its not their job.
What do they know?
Most meteorologists are BSC who do nothing but read out what their met techs tell them. Right? Not a lot of science there right? Even if they did, the best they could hope for is a single graph representing their small portion of the world.
32:1 - That would still be he-said-she-said false balance.
The NPR standards of journalism are worthy of all honest journalists.
"In all our stories, especially matters of controversy, we strive to consider the strongest arguments we can find on all sides, seeking to deliver both nuance and clarity. Our goal is not to please those whom we report on or to produce stories that create the appearance of balance, but to seek the truth.
At all times, we report for our readers and listeners, not our sources. So our primary consideration when presenting the news is that we are fair to the truth. If our sources try to mislead us or put a false spin on the information they give us, we tell our audience. If the balance of evidence in a matter of controversy weighs heavily on one side, we acknowledge it in our reports. We strive to give our audience confidence that all sides have been considered and represented fairly."
"With these words, NPR commits itself as an organization to avoid the worst excesses of "he said, she said" journalism. It says to itself that a report characterized by false balance is a false report. It introduces a new and potentially powerful concept of fairness: being "fair to the truth," which as we know is not always evenly distributed among the sides in a public dispute.
Maintaining the "appearance of balance" isn't good enough, NPR says. "If the balance of evidence in a matter of controversy weighs heavily on one side…" we have to say so."
Journalism indeed is not he-said, she-said
Good point IANVS. Score!
That is why NPR remains a good source of information for listeners of various persuasions. They actually present facts; more than can be said of some other outlets.
Still, I wonder, what is the probability that a Windy would read a random sample of climate research papers and end up with an author list of only deniers and "minimizers" (all skeptics)?
It's even more encouraging
… that DeSmoggers recognize & challenge denier talking points whenever they see them.
All I hear...
is the Windy between your ears.
From the looks of it,
The rest of us are a bit more sober than lara … & windy.
How Do You Build a Scientific Republican?
Show 'em the facts, again & again.
And again ...
Manmade Climate Change Accelerated In 2001-2010
WMO: "This 2011 annual assessment confirms the findings of the previous WMO annual statements that climate change is happening now and is not some distant future threat. The world is warming because of human activities and this is resulting in far-reaching and potentially irreversible impacts on our Earth, atmosphere and oceans," said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud.
World Meteorological Organization's Annual Statement on the Status of the Global Climate
Hit 'em with the facts, over & over & over again. They may never get it, but the kids likely will.
"Hit 'em with the facts, over
"Hit 'em with the facts, over & over & over again."
Ianvs, that certainly seems to silence them most of the time, but regarding this:
"They may never get it" . I don't believe most deniers want to get it, or ever intend to "get it". Skeptics, sure, but deniers such as many of us have seen across the blogosphere and in people like Windy, Lara, Chas and Hank are approaching this from an entirely political point of view and believe they are defending an attack on their political group they support.
When proven wrong, they simply move onto the next illogical claim as if nothing ever happened. The backfire effect takes effect and they limp off back to right wing blogs to reinforce their confirmation bias and re-energize, ready to dutifully fight off the perceived world wide orchestrated hoax designed soley to attack their party and form a one world government commanded by a socialist or communist overlord. Most likely Al Gore, because he invented AGW and has master minded himself being at the head of this one world government.
In windy's case,
It reminds us of the drunken sailor whose idea of a good time is staggering from bar to bar picking fights until someone finally kicks the crap outta him, then returns to the ship to brag about what a great time he had. Except in windy's case, never making it past the first bar.
Not only Fox though
I figured that you would like a heads up on this Chris.
I have just discovered this video clip the title of which claims that
Stephen Meyer Pwns Chris Mooney
Michael Medved does a poor job of reigning in Meyer but unwittingly allows Meyer to pwn himself by citing the Oregon Petition as evidence that the scientific consensus has shifted away from realising that AGW is a reality and dangerous.
I note that, according to PZ Myers in
You know it's a stinker when they're afraid of the reviewers
that none of the atheists invited to review a copy of 'Signature in the Cell' received a copy.
It seems that Richard Dawkins has not taken up the challenge of debating Stephen Meyers, my guess is that he know what will happen - a Gish Gallop or two - just as seen in this video.
PeterMizla replied on Permalink
GOP is brain dead
The GOP is still trying to dismantle social secuirty and medicare-let alone the AHA of 2010.
Should any of us expect them to acknowledge climate change, that would regulate coal and oil companies? And might bring regulation to other parts of the economy>? The GOP is digging themselves into a political wilderness that will last far longer then the one they suffered in the past. What we will be facing this century in large part to them is unimaginable.
Republicans in Russia?
I guess there must be a lot of Republicans in Russia.
russellseitz replied on Permalink
How many republicans does Chris actually know?
The last time i ran into Chris was in a packed forum on the politicization of science at the the Belfer Center at Harvard.
As no one answered when I asked whether there were any republicans present, I fear his political acquaintance may be less than statistically normative.
'Scientific Republican' is, by the way , a blog name I took out on a whim in 2007.
EPA to impose first greenhouse gas limits on power plants
Massey Energy & the Republican'ts anti-science deniers are gonna love this.
"The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants as early as Tuesday, according to several people briefed on the proposal. The move could end the construction of new conventional coal-fired facilities in the United States.
The proposed rule — years in the making and approved by the White House after months of review — will require any new power plant to emit no more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt of electricity produced. The average U.S. natural gas plant, which emits 800 to 850 pounds of CO2 per megawatt, meets that standard; coal plants emit an average of 1,768 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt.
The proposal does not cover existing plants, although utility companies have announced that they plan to shut down more than 300 boilers, representing more than 42 gigawatts of electricity generation — nearly 13 percent of the nation's coal-fired electricity — rather than upgrade them with pollution-control technology."
vs. Kyoto...
And to think that under Kyoto they would have been paid to reduce carbon emissions by any means of their choosing. Under cap & trade they could have greater flexibility than under these upcoming regulations. At one time, not long ,ago, these were considered acceptable in Republican circles as market oriented solutions!
Cooperation would have been so much easier and more profitable.
Not entirely...
Kyoto would have seen people buying carbon credits from places that could sink carbon.
That means we would have been sending money to Brazil… and not spending it here on ourselves.
While I agree with the sentiment of carbon trading, I have been swayed away from that in that countries with poor carbon sinks would have been simply exporting cash.
Phase-out of coal underway.
It's another historic step towards eliminating CO2 emissions & other pollutants spewed by coal burners.
Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Later this year or next, another EPA rule will likely be released to regulate existing coal plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
How do you keep all your posts straight.
There is so much information in them.
Anyways… I liked that last link. Seems the market doesn't like uncertainty.
So much info
Lots of good stuff out there on the web, amigo. And it doesn't hurt that we are of, by, & for the energy business.
Just not how the Koch Brothers & other powerful oligarchs are trying to run it & our country.
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
Use enough data
to establish the actual variance in the data. For global temperature products WMO states 30 of more years is required to establish climate. There is a sound (statistical) reason for this statement.
Everybody claiming to be a meteorologist surely knows that. Therefore any meteorlogist using less than 30 years is engaged in purposive deception.
Or any other scientist for that matter
'Everybody claiming to be a meteorologist surely knows that. Therefore any meteorlogist using less than 30 years is engaged in purposive deception.'
Or any other scientist for that matter.
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
might just be sloppy and hasn't looked enough at the underlying statistics. Hence just wrong.


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Bryant Swimmers Break Records, Finish Top 15 in State
The men's and women's high school swim teams from Bryant had a strong showing at the State Championship swim meet on Saturday. The men's team finished 11th out of 25 teams and the women's team finished 6th out of 31 teams.
The big news of the day for the men's team was swimmer Minki Kang, who had a record setting outing on the biggest stage possible for the high school level. Kang, who moved to Bryant from Korea just last year, won two gold medals in his individual races. Starting with the 200 yard freestyle, Kang won the race with a time of 1:42.34, just seconds away from the state record.
However, according to Kang, his favorite race is the 500 yard freestyle race, which may be the most demanding of all the events, 300 yards longer than any other event. From the moment he dove into the water, it was easy to see why Kang favored this particular race. By the time he had finished 100 yards of the race, no other swimmer was close to him. He finished with a time of 4:32.52, a state record.
Kang and his teammates also had a strong showing in the relay races. Bryant's men qualified for all three relay races and had a strong showing in all of them.
The 200 yard medley relay, which consisted of Senior Casey Ball, Ray Weldon, Minki Kang, and Andrew Ball, finished with a solid 10th place showing. The same 4 swimmers swam the 200 freestyle relay, and were able to place 9th. Their final relay, the 400 freestyle relay consisted of Casey Ball, Jim Dellorto, Senior Nick Hoffpauir, and Trace Rhode, finished 16th. These results were good enough to earn Bryant a respectable 11th place and a great finish to their season.
Not to be outdone, the women's team had a fantastic day as well. They, too, qualified for all three relay races. Their 200 medley team consisted of Lindsay Butler, Libby Thompson, Katie Higgs, and Kalee Jackson. They had a strong race and were able to finish in 4th place with a time of 2:03.10.
Next up they swam the 200 freestyle relay, which was swam by Higgs, Jackson, Butler, and Reagan Smith. Another great race earned them 5th place with a time of 1:50.02. Their final relay was the 400 freestyle relay. This race was swum by Smith, Jackson, Sarah White, and Julianna Shelton. The girls had another impressive race, finishing in 13th place with a time of 4:27.53.
Bryant's girls also had 2 swimmers who swam 2 events each. Lindsay Butler, who had a very good day in the pool, swam the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. She finished in 3rd place in the 50 freestyle with a blazing time of 24.69, less than half a second behind Benton's Hope Ernhart, who finished in 1st place with a time of 24.26.
Next, Butler swam her favorite event; the 100 yard backstroke. Again, it was easy to see why this is her favorite, as she finished 1st in the state with a time of 58.23, with the Bryant team breaking a second state record of the day. Benton's Jenna Jamison wasn't too far behind Butler with a time of 1:03.93, earning her 4th place.
Bryant's girls weren't done yet, as Katie Higgs had a good day as well. Higgs swam the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke. She finished 13th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:08.02, and then finished 9th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:07.01. Between the phenomenal effort of Butler and Higgs, with a combination of the relay teams, Bryant's women earned 6th place in the state; an impressive feat by any means.
It wasn't just the swim team that had a good weekend. The diving team also came out strong on Friday evening. Diver Justin Combs (younger brother of former Bryant swimmer Jordan Combs) finished in 4th place in the 1 meter diving event. Divers Lucas Reitenger and Kaitlin Howey also performed well, finishing in 10th and 13th, respectively. Bryant's divers are under the guidance of assistant coach Lisa Mundy. When asked if anything surprised her about her first year as a diving coach, Mundy said "It was surprising how my gymnastics background helped me so much when I coached divers. Much of the terminology is the same."
Bryant swimming and diving teams are coached by Angel Dale, a 7th year head coach, who has seen steady improvement since the creation of the team in 2006. In her seven years, she has coached the Hornets to 4 straight district titles, and several solid showings in the state meets. When asked if there was anything that stood out about this year's team, Dale said, "They are a very unique group. They really come alive when it's time to go out there and race. I was proud of the seniors, and how they set a goal to win their 4th straight district title."
Speaking of those seniors, I was able to catch up with two of them during the meet. Senior Nick Hoffpauir, whose favorite stroke is freestyle, swam in the 400 freestyle relay in Saturday's meet. He had this to say about his high school swim experience: "I'm really going to miss the people and the connections I've made. It will be hard to say goodbye to the teammates I've become friends with."
I was also able to chat with senior Casey Ball. His favorite stroke is backstroke, which he swam in the 200 medley relay, as well as the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. When asked what he would miss about the swim team Ball said, "I'm going to miss the environment at the meets, as well as my teammates and the people I've met in the last 4 years. The thing that I will miss the most is how the anxiety builds up as you near the starting blocks, then how everything disappears as the starting horn sounds, and you dive in the water. There's no other feeling like that."
As a former swimmer, I could definitely connect with that. It was easy to see the mix of nerves and excitement around the Bryant swim team. It seems with the young talent on this team, that the future is bright for Bryant in the pool.


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We do not allow video games in our libraries. In fact, our upper and middle school library doesn't allow games in general (including cards and board games). Kids are often noisy when cheering their friends on in a game, even noisier than they usually are in the library (a topic for a later post!). The students have a lounge on campus where they can play ping pong, chess, other board games, cards, and video games on the computer. They sometimes have video game tournaments on other platforms as well, but not in the library.
Public libraries have embraced video games, and I believe some public school libraries have as well. I just don't see the need or the value of video games at our library (however I do have a Wii and a PS3 at home for my husband and kids!). I even ignore that part of the library conferences and literature, although I do keep up with the studies done on the benefits of gaming in general. I wonder if I am missing something valuable. Are you offering video games and tournaments at your Independent School Library? Why or why not? And if you are, how it is working?


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Winton Capital Management, one of the UK's most successful investment management companies, has agreed to sponsor the BGA to send a 20-strong UK team to the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing in October 2008.
With all eyes on the Olympic Games, it is not generally appreciated that the Olympic venue will later be used to host a similar event for the world's Mind Sports players. In addition to Go, the Beijing event will also include Chess, Bridge, Draughts and Chinese Chess.
A delighted Toby Manning, the BGA's Team Leader for Beijing, said "This sponsorship from Winton will enable us to field a full complement of the UK's strongest Go players for the Men's and the Women's individual and team events."
Winton Capital Managament is a UK based global investment management company, founded by David Harding in 1997. Winton relies solely on scientific research in mathematics, statistics and computer science, to develop successful investment strategies. It now employes over 200 people abd manages over $16 billion for international financial institutions from offices in London, Oxford and Cambridge.
Gemma Cochrane, Head of Charity and Sponsorship, said "Winton is proud to be associated with the 2008 British Go Tour in Beijing and wishes the team the best of luck at the WMSG."
The BGA would like to thank all who have supported the team financially.


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The Providence Rider
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The Providence Rider is the fourth installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter. When an unexplained series of explosions rocks his Manhattan neighborhood, Matthew finds himself forced to confront a new and unexpected problem. Someone is trying - and trying very hard - to get his attention. That someone is a shadowy figure from out of Matthew's past: the elusive Dr. Fell.
The doctor, it turns out, has a problem of his own, one that requires the exclusive services of Matthew Corbett.The ensuing narrative moves swiftly and gracefully from the emerging metropolis of New York City to Pendulum Island in the remote Bermudas. In the course of his journey, Matthew encounters a truly Dickensian assortment of memorable, often grotesque, antagonists. These include Sirki, the giant, deceptively soft-spoken East Indian killer, Dr. Jonathan Gentry, an expert in exotic potions with a substance abuse problem of his own, the beautiful but murderous Aria Chillany, and, of course, the master manipulator and "Emperor of Crime" on two continents, Dr. Fell himself. The result is both an exquisitely constructed novel of suspense and a meticulous recreation of a bygone era.
Filled with danger, narrative surprises, and an almost tangible sense of place, The Providence Rider is historical fiction at its finest and most developed. It is the novel that McCammon's many devoted readers have been waiting for. They will not be disappointed.
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- bionichands
- 05-06-2012
This is a fun series
I've read all four Corbett books to date. Thanks audible for making these available! I highly recommend checking out the entire series. Matthew Corbett is a fantastic character. The colonial America setting is unusual and well written, and the stories are engaging and fun.
I've been looking forward to Book 4 for a few months. Thankfully, McCammon seems to churn these out quickly. All of your favorite characters are back, AND most importantly we finally get to meet Professor Fell. Lots of action.
This isn't high art by any stretch, but it is a really fun read. Well worth your listening time and credits.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
- Oenophile
- 19-06-2012
Read the entire series...
of four books and am looking forward to more by this author and this narrator. Unlike many characters, this protagonist, although very intelligent, is not superhuman. He possesses weaknesses as well as strengths, petty emotions as well as generous ones. He learns from experiences. The author is very descriptive, so I had no difficulty visualizing the scenes and the action taking place.
The narrator is excellent. I am picky about narrators, so that is saying something.
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
- Molly-o
- 15-09-2012
Completely Captivated
I just finished this fourth book of the Matthew Corbett series and I haven't read anything else besides the series for the past few weeks. I have to preface this by saying that I rarely read murder mysteries or detective novels unless I am starting on a long road trip and need incentive to stay in the car or need a book for a plane flight and am in the airport. It is because I feel they are a basically shallow read. BUT this series is different: to start with, it is very well written,a must for me. The characters are well developed, the plot is riveting and the twists are very imaginative. Then you have the narrator who is one of the best I have heard on Audible. What is best is that once you have read the first book and loved it, then you have four more! VERY satisfying read.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
- J. Lindsey
- 28-05-2015
My personal experience.
My reviews don't ever seem to be helpful. Not sure what a helpful review is. But I can say with experience that the Matthew Corbett series is riveting and intense. If you are an avid Audible reader, you will not be disappointed... helpful or not.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- dws1999
- 17-06-2015
Jumped the shark! Poor sequel
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I loved the first two books. The third was a bit grim. This one was over the top and around the bend. The plot was very convoluted, the villains too evil to be believed, the narration poor.
Would you ever listen to anything by Robert McCammon again?
Yes, but I have been disappointed by this book, which I chose not to finish. I liked the previous Matthew Corbett books, but I did not like "The Five" either. I would probably listen to an earlier Robert McCammon book and skip the recent offerings.
Would you be willing to try another one of Edoardo Ballerini's performances?
No. He was overly dramatic and so made the story sound like a melodrama.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- 09-08-2012
What a talented narrator!
I have become a fan of Edoardo Ballerini's work. It's so easy to listen to him. He makes characters come alive. And just when I think he can't possibly come up with another one, he does. They are remarkably consistent not only from the beginning to the end, but from book to book.
As for the series ... the first book was stellar. As the series went on, each book became a little less magical for me. It's still a terrific listen - no question. But after the first book, each one goes down by about a 1/2 star in my opinion.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
- Richard Delman
- 02-12-2013
Curiouser and curiouser...
I think it makes sense to review all four books in this series together, but the length of such a review would parallel the length of just a chapter of one of them. Mister Slaughter, the Queen of Bedlam, Speaks the Nightbird and Providence Rider: all four of these are the adventures of Matthew Corbett, a young man in his twenties who lives and works in and around New York City at about the year 1700. There is almost no limit to the imagination of Mr. McCammon, and my feelings about the skills of Edoardo Ballerini should be obvious to anyone who has read any of my reviews of his work. I'm not sure I could have gotten through one hundred hours of listening (roughly) to anyone other than Mr. Ballerini.
What Mr. McCammon has done is tell an enormously complicated tale, with major and minor plots, characters who move in and out of the spotlight, with plot twists that often defy the logical sense, and so forth. Often I felt that Matthew must have felt something like Alice in Wonderland, because of all of the strange and weird doings all around him. Mr. McCammon will throw in an interesting character and then once we get pulled in to this person, the author just drops him or her right down through the hole in the stage floor. There are utter improbabilities piled up upon each other everywhere. The grand conceit, that Matthew is the first private detective ever, is a clever one. His dalliances with a series of women is off-putting, as the women tend to be so interesting that I wanted one of them to take up more of our time (as Susan Silverman does in the life of Spenser). We are titillated by each one of these smart beauties, and then each of them just fades away.
It is not possible to rate these books one through four, at least for me. I think you read and like the entire series, or you don't. There is a lot of explicit violence in them, but if you think about the collected group of detective stories in existence, you see a lot of explicit violence there, too. McCammon's observational powers, particularly for minor details of clothing and settings, is almost mesmerizing. If he has actually witnessed all of the places, then he is one heck of a researcher, as good as Tim Hallinan. I feel a little frustrated that I am not giving you the sense of the plots of all four of these books, but there is just too much plot for me to be able to do that in a sensible way. So, I'll say: read the first one. If you like it, then read all four. You will, like Alice, fall down into a remarkable world, one full of sense and nonsense, and unforgettable for all that.
13 of 17 people found this review helpful
- Tim
- 26-01-2015
Making the same mistakes in a Great Series
I love the premise of this series and the time period, but the personalities and actions are disappointing. Mathew seems determined to be a punching bag for every bad guy, not capable of defending himself or reacting in time to avoid injury; and I am getting sick of the "I love you too much to love you, so I'm going to treat you like a prick - no wait If I ever get out of this mess I'm going to treat you right" loop that he seems to be stuck in. I've already bought the next in the series, but if this pattern keeps repeating, then the chances of any future purchases of Mr. McCammon's books are doubtful.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
- Amazon Customer
- 03-11-2014
Great writing great story
This series has been a wonderful experience. Great writing great characters great story and great narration. This book is every bit as good as the first three that I gave five stars too. A new Matthew Corbett would be purchased by me as soon as I saw it on audible.
I am however worried that the new book in the series is half the length of any of the first four and has many poor reviews. Not sure when I will listen to book five. Should it disappoint I would feel like I had lost a good friend.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Jack Enzo
- 28-12-2013
Professor Fell meet Matthew Corbett
Where does The Providence Rider rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
Oh, tough question, right at the very top next to the other gems in this series.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Sirki, the East Indian Giant. Sirki while physically imposing, was quite intelligent and seemed to possess an incredible amount of discipline. He was the most fitting "second in command" to the all powerful Professor Fell.
Which character – as performed by Edoardo Ballerini – was your favorite?
Sirki. The Indian accent was unforgettable. Bellerini is a Master at his craft.
Who was the most memorable character of The Providence Rider and why?
Matthew Corbett. Headstrong and stubborn Corbett knows no fear.
Any additional comments?
Book 5 cannot get here soon enough. Thank You Mr. McCammons for an incredible journey with so many memorable characters.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Mrs
- 10-11-2015
Matthew Corbett's adventures go beyond
This great series gets even better and travels to interesting places with Matthew coming into direct contact with his nefarious nemesis, Professor Fell. An exciting adventure with a satisfying resolution (though I am not especially happy with the Berry developments - cliched). Hopefully more, equally enjoyable, stories will continue to be produced.
This is not a starting point for new readers. I would recommend starting with book 2 "Queen of Bedlam" which is very accessible and then, when hooked, give the longer prequel "Speaks the Nightbird" a go.
The Narator is generally very good but his American English pronunciations can be aggravating at times and his regional accents are sometimes a bit wobbly (thus says a well travelled Scotsman).
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- 28-01-2015
Matthew can be SOOOOOO infuriating
By the time you get to the 3rd book you lose all hope with Matthew ... he NEVER confides, NEVER shares, NEVER looks for help! Bottom line, although we're introduced to a plethora of other great characters - it's ALL about HIM and his daft decisions. It reminds me of the old black and white horror films where the woman would wake up to sounds of horror coming from low in the castles dungeons, and then she'd go and look!!! WHY?!?!?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Anna
- 13-04-2013
Can't wait for more
This book is very much the same as all other McCammon's stories: exciting,intelligent,keeping you on the edge,fiery detective work. This one however is so well written that I wasn't able to stop until the story finished.
Great adventure in a good all style, no nonsense only fantastic story. Edoardo Ballerini to me is the most wonderful narrator!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- MikeS
- 03-02-2013
MacCammon does it again
I love these books following the exploits of unlikely hero Mathew Corbett. They leave me hanging in anticipation of the next book in the series.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Michael
- 13-01-2013
Matthew Corbett Books 1 to 4
I have listened to all of the Matthew Corbett books and enjoyed them all. I first came upon Robert McCammon in the late 70's when he wrote his first book Baal and I enjoy his style of writing he really plants you into the brain of the character and even more so in the Corbett books. I started with book one Speaks the Nightbird which is brilliant. All books are standalone and the author does provide enough information in all books so as to not to leave you scratching your head wondering what is going on here. As for Edoardo Ballerini who narrators all four books he really does the business (Well done) . I listened to these books in my car on long journeys and I found myself sitting in the car at the end of the journey waiting for the end of the chapter. I cannot wait for the next one.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Jkay
- 13-08-2013
I love these books!!!!!!!
Would you consider the audio edition of The Providence Rider to be better than the print version?
I guess in that Eduardo has the most beautiful and entrancing narration.
What did you like best about this story?
The prose, the story, the characters everything in fact!
What does Edoardo Ballerini bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you had only read the book?
The most amazing inflection for each character and his diction seems to be of the time - 1700's. It ipure listening pleasure or is it the quality of the writing? I think both.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes! I also did not want it to end, especially as it is the last in the series. Please can we have more of Matthew Corbett?
Any additional comments?
If you enjoy exquisite use of the English language, fast paced and original storylines with interesting historical details; a rich variety of characters you can see before you; narrated in a voice so sublime your other senses fade into the background, then this series of books are for you. But please see for yourself :-)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Graham G.
- 19-05-2018
Good storytelling.
The whole series is great so far. The narration is perfect and as always captivating.
- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-2017
Great series with depth and intelligence
Really loving this series, so much so that I download the next three in one go. So much historical fact in the books that you could easily gloss over. Like the cross dressing Lord Cornbury, who really was governor of New York for a time! The style of writing suits Audio, as the description has such clarity. I would say that Mathew is the James Bond of the 1700's, although each book helps to add to personality but he still does have a vulnerability both physically and in maturity that one can't help but worry about him. Thanks RobinDavisNZ
- P. S. Elliott
- 24-09-2017
How fortunate we are! A great talented man and partnered by a great narrator !
This author has incredible imagination that grips you from the beginning to the end of his book( s):I have kept up with him from the beginning and have already purchased the rest of this series - can't wait for the next banquet to start. I am bewitched by the spell binding, characters, plots and imagination, love these books and the narrator is in step all the way. Keep them coming please!
- Rebekah Barton
- 22-08-2017
Another great sequel
Would you listen to The Providence Rider again? Why?
Yes, because the whole series is full of great plot
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Providence Rider?
The head sawing off at the dinner table
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The underwater rescue
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Any additional comments?
The narrator is great, but make sure they can do the accents required..the Irish accent was cringeworthy


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Second year of title sponsorship for the Royal Purple 200April 12, 2011 (Porter,TX) ? Darlington Raceway's ?too tough to tame? track will be the site of the Royal Purple 200, marking the second year of title sponsorship of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race on May 6, 2011. The exciting race under the lights will conclude […] More »


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Aviva Premiership
Wasps announce quartet of signings
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April 12, 2012
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Beleaguered Aviva Premiership side Wasps have announced a host of new signings including Wales fly-half Stephen Jones and South Africa number eight Ashley Johnson.
The Aviva Premiership club are in grave danger of going into administration unless they can attract new investment by the end of the campaign, following the collapse of takeover talks. Wasps chairman Mark Rigby on Tuesday issued an appeal for potential new backers to step forward, promising the club would make "a strong impact next season".
Jones, who has won 104 caps for his country, and Johnson will be joined in the Wasps squad by the returning England internationals Tom Palmer and James Haskell. Wasps have also signed props Phil Swainston from Leeds and Will Taylor from the Ospreys.
London Wasps chief executive Chris Thomas said: "While everyone is aware that the club is seeking investment as a matter of urgency at the moment, in terms of player recruitment and retention, like every other club at this time, we have been working hard to continue to put our squad together for next season.
"We are very pleased to have recently secured these excellent signings whose quality will place us in a strong position for next year. But, while it is pleasing to announce further additions to the squad, of course our priority now is concluding a deal which will secure our financial future."
Jones, 34, is the sixth leading international points scorer of all time and he has made six Test appearances for the British and Irish Lions. Johnson began his career as a hooker but a move to the back row earned him three South Africa caps in the 2011 Tri Nations.
Jones said: "I feel this is the right time to move on at this stage in my rugby career - the Scarlets are showing such promise and have plenty to build on for the future with a very talented group of emerging players who are only going to go from strength to strength now.
"I feel very privileged to have been part of this great club for so many years and particularly the new era - with a team that now has so many exciting new players coming through and achieving international honours. I hope I've been able to pass on some of my experience for the benefit of our future as a region and helped accelerate the transition of this squad in recent years.
"It's been a huge part of my life being a Scarlet - starting when I was 18 and now leaving when I'm 34 and apart from a couple of years in France its where I've grown up as a rugby player. I've been delighted to be part of Scarlets Rugby throughout and it has been an honour to pull on the shirt every single time."
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The ancient Greek poet, Heslod, described the world before the "fall" saying, "Man lived like Gods, without vices or passions, vexation or toil. In happy companionship with divine beings they passed their days in tranquility and joy, living together in perfect equality, united by mutual confidence and love. The Earth was more beautiful than now and spontaneously yielded an abundant variety of fruits. Human beings and animals spoke the same language and conversed with each other (telepathy). Men were considered mere boys at a hundred years old. They had none of the infirmities of age to trouble them and when they passed to regions of superior life, it was in a gentle slumber."
"The religion of the Atlanteans, as Plato tells us, was pure and simple; they made no regular sacrifices but fruits and flowers; they worshipped the sun. In
Homer, Plutarch, and many other ancient writers mention islands situated in the Atlantic "several thousand stadia from the
During a chance meeting with a Native American wisdom-keeper on a New Mexico hiking trail, author Gregg Braden was told the following story:
"A long time ago, our world was very different from the way we see it today. There were fewer people, and we lived closer to the land. People knew the language of the rain, the crops, and the Great Creator. They even knew how to speak to the stars and the sky people. They were aware that life is sacred and comes from the marriage between Mother Earth and Father Sky. In this time, there was balance and people were happy. Then something happened. No one really knows why, but people started to forget who they were. In their forgetting, they began to feel separate - separate from the earth, from each other, and even from the one who created them. They were lost and wandered through life with no direction or connection. In their separation, they believed that they had to fight to survive in this world and defend themselves against the same forces that gave them the life they had learned to live in harmony with and trust. Soon all of their energy was used to protect themselves from the world around them, instead of making peace with the world within them. Even though they had forgotten who they were, somewhere inside of them the gift of their ancestors remained. There was still a memory that lived within them. In their dreams at night they knew that they held the power to heal their bodies, bring rain when they needed to , and speak with their ancestors. They knew that somehow they could find their place in the natural world once again. As they tried to remember who they were, they began to build the things outside of their bodies that reminded them of who they were on the inside. As time went on, they even built machines to do their healing, made chemicals to grow their crops, and stretched wires to communicate over long distances. The farther away they wandered from their inner power, the more cluttered their outer lives became with the things that they believed would make them happy. No one knows how the story ends because it isn't finished. The people who got lost are our ancestors, and we are the ones who are writing the ending." -Gregg Braden, "The Divine Matrix" (5-8)
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