SpacedX

I'm not putting you down and apologies if it came across that way. However, you concede that you "don't know everything", which is fair enough - none of us do - but why comment in the way that you did on a topic that you are not knowledgeable about? Seriously, read your post. It's nothing more than arguments from ignorance and a product of your own personal incredulity. To answer your question, which is perfectly reasonable, actually some glaciers in parts of the world do have particularly fast response times. In parts of Scandinavia and Iceland they do have annual moraines, albeit small, which form each year as the glacier recedes in the summer and the terminus position stabilises in the winter. However, this is not the case for most glaciers on the planet, as the response time of the glacier is typically longer than a single year. Where I was critical of you and where I objected is the example that you gave of the 'Chicago Science Museum' - I'd suggest that it's very likely the case they do indeed "know better" than you, a bloke on a provincial football forum, in the example that they chose. Regarding Death Valley, it really isn't poor tactics at all. As explained, it is a sparsely populated region of extremes anyway, but the recent observable trends this century are hugely significant and a strong indication of the rapidity of climate change. There is also a diverse ecosystem and are complex feedback loops that have adapted to the harsh environment but are sensitive to and hugely under threat by the turmoil wrought by climate change. These effects are just as significant as they are across many parts of the planet so it makes a very apposite case study. As also explained, the temperature record at Furnace Creek from 111 years ago was an isolated anomaly and not associated with such a pronounced trend or accompanied by other phenomena. It is also disputed by many meteorologists. The 2023 reading last July would most likely have matched or exceeded it were it not for a thin veil of cirrostratus that formed that afternoon.

Favourite Shinji moments: The through ball to Vardy to score away at the Hawthorns, which was inch perfect but a consequence of slipping and falling on his arse. Possibly the most unspectacular goal in Premier League history away to Newcastle November 2015 followed by that bicycle kick in the respective home fixture the same season. Spent the entire match falling over away to Millwall in the FA cup, then when he was blatantly fouled in the penalty area somehow stayed on his feet. A complete legend, by all accounts a gentleman and a noble servant of this club. Will always be fondly remembered, adored and respected for his time here - the most important and significant period in our history. Sayonara Shinji San.

You have posted this before and I explained the significance then - not sure why it is necessary to go through this again. 130°F is exceptionally rare on Earth. The point is, heat records are being shattered all across America and throughout the world. The 1913 record in Death Valley - 111 years ago, which incidentally has actually been disputed by and is a source of contention for many meteorologists, was an isolated anomaly. The recent high recorded in 2023 was part of a sustained trend of summers in which temperatures in the region have been driving up and nudging 130°F. I have lived and worked in California and visited and stayed in Furnace Creek on many occasions and am familiar with the geography as much as I am the rapidity of changes afflicting the state. In DV, Hot desert air sinks and warms further as it descends - and the location of Furnace Creek is 190 feet below sea level - that extra elevation plunge adds extra heat. The valley is flanked by mountains on all four sides, which also heat up in the desert sun trap hot air and circulates it like a convection oven. On a typical day, when the valley floor heats up, instead of mixing with cooler air from above, it mixes with hotter air just above it. In this way, heat can become trapped in the valley. Death Valley hit 129 degrees six different days after 1913, five of which were this century 2023, 2021, 2013, 2007, 2005, 1998. As the climate changes, as world temperatures get hotter, Death Valley will get hotter, the summers longer and the winters shorter. It is noteworthy that seven of Death Valley’s hottest summers on record occurred in the past 10 years. The hot days are also getting more frequent and the nighttime records are being broken too. In 2023 116°F was recorded at 10.00pm at night ffs! The year 2020 holds the park’s record for the most days over 100 degrees...169 days according to data from the US National Weather Service. The year 2021 broke the record for the most days over 125 degrees. Anthropogenic climate change is driving up air temperatures and temperature regimes globally which will spell disaster in terms of habitation and agriculture in the most vulnerable areas across the planet. Regions such as Death Valley - although granted, a unique example geographically, are nonetheless obviously going to be more prone to these phenomenal temperatures which then capture the news headlines. Telescope Peak which I have climbed and is the highest point in the park is home to its population of ancient bristlecone pine trees. The trees’ mortality rate has increased about 70% in the last decade due to severe drought and bark beetle infestations, These are some of the oldest trees on the planet, and previously believed to be very hardy and resistant. A study released in 2022 found that thousands of the trees have been killed at Telescope Peak since 2013, including some as old as 1,612 years. Their deaths indicate that even older bristlecone pines in the White Mountains, Panamint range, Great Basin National Park and elsewhere could be at risk, the study indicates. Yes the park has always been a place of extremes. But it also shows that no place is immune to human-caused climate change, which is driving up global temperatures, warming oceans and shrinking ice sheets. I'm not sure why you are still unable to comprehend the significance of last year's headline grabbing temperature in Furnace Creek. I actually wasn't sure whether what you put about the glacier was an attempt at black humour/satire...but it seems that you were serious.

Oh ffs!

Never really liked West and South Yorkshire in particular for the reasons already highlighted. As a southerner, my accent has never been that well received up there. The old East Riding is ok though and parts of N.Yorks are beautiful. I once played a gig in Leeds at a very popular venue at the time called the Duchess of York. We actually got lost backstage - no shit, straight out of Spinal Tap. To get to the stage, you had to go down a spiral staircase, cross a flat roof (in pouring rain), through the kitchen where one of four doors lead to a narrow corridor and down another flight of stairs at the back. We ended up doing a loop and back on the roof three times. Great crowd though - couldn't fault them. I recall a friend of mine heading up to Elland Road in the early 90s making an ill-advised journey up there to hand out anti nazi-league leaflets outside the ground during a home game. In the face of all advice and wisdom, his conviction was too strong. He got filled in by a bunch of skinheads and ended up in intensive care.

Unlike his dissident forebears, who believed that they were fighting for principle and personal integrity but could never defeat the system, Navalny maintained that his actions could help shape a future Russia in as you suggest, a post-Putin landscape. He also believed that, by acting with courage and determination, he could inspire others to set aside their fears. He was fifteen years old during Glasnost and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and understood that Putinism would not last forever. During his arrest hearing in January, Navalny told the judge that she would likely outlive Putin, and go to prison for sanctioning Navalny’s arrest (the judge then reprimanded him). Back in the days of the U.S.S.R., the pro-democracy dissident movement lived by the rule that, given the choice between prison and foreign exile, one should always opt for exile. Early in the Putin era, when some former dissidents were still around, they passed this wisdom on to members of the new opposition. The late dissident Yelena Bonner, for example, persuaded the now deceased oligarch Boris Berezovsky to leave the country rather than risk arrest. This argument rested on the assumption that the Soviet totalitarian state would last forever, or at least a very long time, and that the battle against it would be eternal. Despite the reach of state assassins, polonium 210 and novichok the notion was that one could do more good alive abroad than dead at home. Very simply, as far as I understand it, Navalny disagreed, His return was a calculated risk based upon his public profile, cause célèbre and the eyes of the world being on him in addition to his smart voting initiative. It was intended as a symbolic act of defiance against a former authoritarian, now totalitarian state that is unfortunately as we have seen, operating outside international law or recourse and the basic fundamental conventions of human rights.

It really isn't. Often it takes time for pathologists to determine the precise cause of death, or the family simply do not want it to be shared. In this case, aside from there being no suspicious circumstances, his bother has intimated that there were unfortunate 'lifestyle choices'. Read into that what you will. Despite this, although the possibility of suicide cannot be ruled out at this stage, speculation is pointless.

There are several and have been named and shamed in past engagements on here. They tend to go silent at times like these because they achieve little more than their own self-incrimination

It's not simply down to scoring. There are understated positions and less ostensibly glamourous positions in an American Football team that demand insane levels of composure, coordination and skill. Left Tackle is probably the most challenging position to play, whilst cornerbacks are the decathletes of NFL. Possibly the greatest ever to play in the position was the great Darrell Green who played for the Redskins for two decades.

Twice too. May 1996, I was also there. The cross from Mickey Whitlow for what resulted in Muzzy's first goal was sublime. Also remember a freezing December afternoon, not long after Christmas, losing 2-1. Smudger sored on the stroke of half-time. Looked sure to take the three points and a decent away win when in the 90th minute Colin West scored - twice. To make matters worse, the window on my Cortina jammed fully down just on to the M1. Had to drive almost the entire journey home in a blizzard. Watford had a decent team then - the likes of Barnes, Rostron, Terry, Blisset, Jackett.

That's terrifying. I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm assuming they fled when they triggered the sensor? If you don't mind me asking, where do you live?

Or a spoonful of miracle perhaps?

Tell that to Sir Alex Ferguson. Likely, yes, I wasn't for one minute suggesting that it wasn't - we didn't travel well in at that time. Although not to win an away league fixture in it for two seasons is quite significant, particularly since we did win away in blue. As I recall it wasn't that popular with the players.

Why? No use simply saying it. Those are the facts. Probably, yes.

Not really, but if it gives you the horn, then I'm delighted for you.

As I remind folk every time this predictably gets posted each year, we never actually won an away League fixture in the original. I recall the last time I watched us play in it, which was mercifully the final time we ever wore it...and we were spanked at Kenilworth Road 4-0. Sad day, Lineker and Peake made their last appearance for the club and tragic to also recall that their last league fixture in a City shirt was this abomination.

English football supporters are often not the brightest - and prone to entitlement - but we in particular have an exceptionally dim fan base possibly only surpassed by the knuckle draggers at Pompey. You only have to look back at some of the posts on this forum. You are absolutely right, it's mind boggling.