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| + | All is not lost. In reality, CRU did not mesurae so much as collect. Many of the original records are kept by the collectors, often Meteorological organisations, who passed them on to CRU. (The Brits were good administrators and would often start weather stations each time they invaded a country). Indeed, some of it is even in unadjusted form. In theory, it should be possible to recreate the story and use proper adjustments if they are needed.Also, there are other places where temperatures have been taken for some time. Some countries with missile capability had an interest in local silo conditions all the time, in case they had to target and launch. So there is a set of temperatures going back some decades in several countries, under somewhat standardised conditions. I'm sure an interested Gov't could shake these loose.There's a lot of aviation and sea ship data as well. I think we can presume that some of this has been kept in mothballs until now. Then there are newspapers, which would commonly report a daily temperature. Some private farms have long records. And so on and so on. It's an organisational problem more than a data loss problem. I have written on CA how the early work on Australian data by CRU appeared to cherry pick UHI stations to create the original alarm that we are all going to die . Warwick Hughes picked this up. He was the one who got the famous reply.While on Australia, I have looked at the last 40 years of Tmax and Tmin of a few dozen stations that are really rural, before GISS got to them. About half of them show essentially no trend from zero. Some even fall. It's almost enough to falsify the whole temperature rise theory. |
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| + | All is not lost. In reality, CRU did not mesurae so much as collect. Many of the original records are kept by the collectors, often Meteorological organisations, who passed them on to CRU. (The Brits were good administrators and would often start weather stations each time they invaded a country). Indeed, some of it is even in unadjusted form. In theory, it should be possible to recreate the story and use proper adjustments if they are needed.Also, there are other places where temperatures have been taken for some time. Some countries with missile capability had an interest in local silo conditions all the time, in case they had to target and launch. So there is a set of temperatures going back some decades in several countries, under somewhat standardised conditions. I'm sure an interested Gov't could shake these loose.There's a lot of aviation and sea ship data as well. I think we can presume that some of this has been kept in mothballs until now. Then there are newspapers, which would commonly report a daily temperature. Some private farms have long records. And so on and so on. It's an organisational problem more than a data loss problem. I have written on CA how the early work on Australian data by CRU appeared to cherry pick UHI stations to create the original alarm that we are all going to die . Warwick Hughes picked this up. He was the one who got the famous reply.While on Australia, I have looked at the last 40 years of Tmax and Tmin of a few dozen stations that are really rural, before GISS got to them. About half of them show essentially no trend from zero. Some even fall. It's almost enough to falsify the whole temperature rise theory. |
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| − | '''''Where's Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey''''' is a video game based on the book [[The Fantastic Journey|''Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey]]''. Players embark on a game adventure as they search for [[Waldo]] and friends. Players uncover hidden items and secrets with the help of [[Woof]], the "faithful search companion". [[Wizard Whitebeard]], [[Wenda]], [[Odlaw]] and [[the Waldo Watchers]] also appear. |
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| − | The game features two modes: "Party" mode allows players to enjoy a multiplayer search competition of speed and skill, while "Single Traveler" allows for a single player adventure. |
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| − | The game takes players across 12 strange and unique worlds. Each one is full of quests to complete. The goal is to find Waldo and any hidden items quickly. After every quest players are given a star rank. The better the player performs, the higher their rank will be. If a player achieves a five-star rank, Wizard Whitebeard will present them with a special gift as reward for the highest possible achievement. |
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| − | The search window displays every character and hidden item that players need to look for. New hidden items will be continuously added here until the end of the quest. Woof aids players in their search for the hidden item currently highlighted in the Search Window. As the player moves the screen, Woof will let them know when you are close to the hidden item. However players must find [[Woof's bone|bones]] in order to continue using this ability. |
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| − | After every quest is completed, players return to Waldo's Worlds, the central hub of the game. Entering this area allows players to receive updates from Wizard Whitebeard and Wenda. More importantly, after meeting certain in-game conditions, the next destination is revealed and the journey continues. Each destination appears by its own landmark, identifying each unique world. |
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| − | ==Trailer== |
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| − | ==Destinations== |
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| − | *The Gobbling Gluttons |
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| − | *The Battling Monks |
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| − | *The Carpet Flyers |
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| − | *The Great Ball-Game Players |
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| − | *The Ferocious Red Dwarves |
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| − | *The Nasty Nasties |
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| − | *The Fighting Forester |
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| − | *The Deep-Sea Divers |
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| − | *The Knights of the Magic Flag |
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| − | *The Unfriendly Giants |
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| − | *The Underground Hunters |
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| − | *[[The Land of Waldos]] |
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| − | ==Development== |
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| − | In February 2009, interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. and Entertainment Rights announced plans to create a series of video games based on ''Where's Waldo?''. Through the exclusive multi-year deal, Waldo will launch new video games for consoles, PC/Mac, iPhone and iPod touch. ''Where’s Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey'' is the first game in the series. |
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| − | The game was released in North America for Wii, Nintendo DS, PC and Mac on September 22, 2009. A version of iPhone and iTouch is planned to follow. |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | *[http://www.playwaldo.com Official website - www.playwaldo.com] |
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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantastic Journey}} |
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Revision as of 01:45, 13 December 2012
All is not lost. In reality, CRU did not mesurae so much as collect. Many of the original records are kept by the collectors, often Meteorological organisations, who passed them on to CRU. (The Brits were good administrators and would often start weather stations each time they invaded a country). Indeed, some of it is even in unadjusted form. In theory, it should be possible to recreate the story and use proper adjustments if they are needed.Also, there are other places where temperatures have been taken for some time. Some countries with missile capability had an interest in local silo conditions all the time, in case they had to target and launch. So there is a set of temperatures going back some decades in several countries, under somewhat standardised conditions. I'm sure an interested Gov't could shake these loose.There's a lot of aviation and sea ship data as well. I think we can presume that some of this has been kept in mothballs until now. Then there are newspapers, which would commonly report a daily temperature. Some private farms have long records. And so on and so on. It's an organisational problem more than a data loss problem. I have written on CA how the early work on Australian data by CRU appeared to cherry pick UHI stations to create the original alarm that we are all going to die . Warwick Hughes picked this up. He was the one who got the famous reply.While on Australia, I have looked at the last 40 years of Tmax and Tmin of a few dozen stations that are really rural, before GISS got to them. About half of them show essentially no trend from zero. Some even fall. It's almost enough to falsify the whole temperature rise theory. All is not lost. In reality, CRU did not mesurae so much as collect. Many of the original records are kept by the collectors, often Meteorological organisations, who passed them on to CRU. (The Brits were good administrators and would often start weather stations each time they invaded a country). Indeed, some of it is even in unadjusted form. In theory, it should be possible to recreate the story and use proper adjustments if they are needed.Also, there are other places where temperatures have been taken for some time. Some countries with missile capability had an interest in local silo conditions all the time, in case they had to target and launch. So there is a set of temperatures going back some decades in several countries, under somewhat standardised conditions. I'm sure an interested Gov't could shake these loose.There's a lot of aviation and sea ship data as well. I think we can presume that some of this has been kept in mothballs until now. Then there are newspapers, which would commonly report a daily temperature. Some private farms have long records. And so on and so on. It's an organisational problem more than a data loss problem. I have written on CA how the early work on Australian data by CRU appeared to cherry pick UHI stations to create the original alarm that we are all going to die . Warwick Hughes picked this up. He was the one who got the famous reply.While on Australia, I have looked at the last 40 years of Tmax and Tmin of a few dozen stations that are really rural, before GISS got to them. About half of them show essentially no trend from zero. Some even fall. It's almost enough to falsify the whole temperature rise theory.