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Is Crude Oil Ready for a Breakout, and Would It Help Gold?
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA
A look at crude oil and how it could impact the price of gold in the near future.
Jim Rogers recently said in an interview with Morningstar, that he is not disturbed by the recent tumble in gold prices:
Gold had gone up 12 years in a row, without a down year, which is extremely unusual in any asset. Equally important, gold has only had one 30% correction in 12 years. Again, that is extremely unusual. Most things correct 30-40% every year or two. So the action in gold has been very unique and gold needed a correction. The main thing that caused it, as far as I am concerned, was that the market was ready. It needed it and it is good for gold to have a proper correction.
My firm agrees. At the same time, we would like to point out that this has no implications on the short term.
How does he see the future for gold?
Certainly, over the course of 10 years gold will go much, much higher because I don't see any possibility that governments are going to stop printing money in the next decade. And as long as that's going to happen, then gold is certainly going to go higher and probably much higher.
Once again, we agree.
In a recent interview in the
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George Soros said, "Gold was destroyed as a safe haven, proved to be unsafe. Because of the disappointment, most people are reducing their holdings of gold." However, he also notes that central banks are still buying gold, so he doesn't "expect gold to go down."
One humorous headline asked the following: "Who's smartest on gold – Chinese housewives or George Soros?"
As odd as this may sound, if we're talking about the long term, we tend to side with the Chinese housewives, who have been buying physical gold in unprecedented amounts.
Hong Kong government data this week shows that imports by China from Hong Kong more than doubled to an all-time high in March. India's purchases are set to exceed 100 metric tons for a second month in May as jewelers rush to beat central bank curbs on imports by banks.
Buyers in mainland China purchased 223.52 tons of gold in March, including scrap, compared with 97,106 kilograms in February, according to Hong Kong government data. There were also reports of similar huge surges in demand for physical gold in India, Dubai, and many other countries. Just the China purchases would account for roughly 10% of the gold mined each year.
According to the China Gold Association there is a shortage of gold jewelry inventory in the country after consumers bought up supplies.
As we enter the summer, we want to know who is right, George Soros or the Chinese housewives who have been stocking up on gold. Let's take a look at the charts to find out. In today's article I will focus not only on gold itself, but also on the most versatile commodity – crude oil – and how it could impact the prices of gold in the near future (charts courtesy of
When we examine the crude oil chart, we see that another attempt to break out above the declining resistance line based on the 2008 and 2011 tops is underway. If prices move above this resistance line, it could very well trigger a rally in other commodities and in the precious metals prices.
At this time, since the breakout has not yet been completed and verified, and since several attempts have failed in the recent past, I prefer to wait for a confirmation of this breakout before discussing the bullish implications for the precious metals in any detail.
Let us move on to the yellow metal itself and have a look its long-term chart
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Here, the situation has changed very little as gold's price pretty much moved back and forth last week. The long-term cyclical turning point is now a few weeks away and could very well coincide with the end of gold's current decline. Whether this holds true or not, it seems likely that gold's current decline will continue for now, at least as it appears to not yet be completed.
Let's have a look at
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) to gold ratio chart now.
We see the ratio getting close to a key resistance level. This is due almost entirely to the Dow's rally last week. The problem here is that if gold prices decline and stocks continue to rally (a real possibility), this ratio could break out above the declining resistance line and move toward 12.5, thus leading to even bigger declines in gold (below $1,200). I do not feel that such a breakout will be confirmed, however.
Summing up, a decisive breakout in crude oil could trigger a significant rally in gold. However, since we saw several failed attempts in crude oil in the past months, it seems best to wait for a confirmation of the breakout before discussing meaningful bullish implications for gold. For now, it still seems that the final bottom is not yet in.
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So far this season, one of the Diamondbacks' biggest enigma remains their inability to win at home.
Starting their current, six-game home stand, Arizona had dropped 15 of its 18 home games and that includes a pair to the Dodgers in Australia. With the prospect of cashing in on a plethora of home games over the next seven weeks, the task at hand is clear.
To recover from a humble and humiliating start to the baseball season, Diamondbacks need to start winning at home. To that end, D-backs closer Addison Reed could not hold a one-run, ninth inning lead and the Diamondbacks dropped a 6-5 decision to the Washington Nationals before 16,555 Monday night. That's the smallest crowd of the season in Chase Field.
The loss dropped Arizona's home run record to 3-16 and the Diamondbacks continue to lose at home at an alarming rate. Plus, the D-backs were 11-0 in their last 11 games when leading after the eighth inning.
Then again, ask Reed how important winning at home can be to a struggling team.
Not only did Reed blow a ninth inning save but further embarrassed himself by losing.
Coming into as the D-backs' closer in the ninth and holding a 5-4 lead, Reed proceeded to give up a leadoff home run to Danny Espinosa to tie the game and then Kevin Frandsen unloaded with his second, career pinch home run two outs later and that was the margin of difference.
Despite the melt-down, Reed received an important vote of confidence.
"(Reed's) saved 11 of his last 13 outings and he's our closer," said manager Kirk Gibson. "(Monday night), he didn't have real good location but he's been very good for us. He didn't have as much coming out but generally, he's been throwing the ball very well."
Increasing, Reed is becoming a one-dimension pitcher. Though his fast ball jumps at the plate in the mid-90s, his ball is straight, has no movement and no location. Hitters like to sit on straight fast balls and Reed is becoming infamous for allowing critical, late-inning home runs.
The two home runs in the ninth inning, Reed indicated, were just plan, bad pitches.
"The pitches were not in good locations," Reed said. "On the first one (to Espinosa) that was down the middle and he made me pay. On the one to Fransden, that was another bad pitch. Location is the key and I left those pitches up and over the plate."
Despite a recent, heavy workload, Reed said he felt strong.
"No, I feel fine," he said. "I need to work more on my slider and that's a work in progress. Yeah, the home runs came off the fast balls and they just hit them out."
Reed's implosion Monday night negated what Gibson called, "a real good game for us. The hitting is coming around and the defense played well."
Twice Arizona took the lead against Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmerman and A. J. Pollock's two-run home run with one out in the sixth could have been the game-changer.
The Diamondbacks knocked out Zimmerman in the sixth and 10 hits surrendered by Zimmerman represented a season high.
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks demonstrated resiliency against Zimmerman and showed some life in their attempt to gain leverage from their terrible start.
Down 2-0 in the third, they took the lead in that frame with three doubles and a RBI single from catcher Miguel Montero.
After the Nationals responded with a two-run home run off the bat of Ian Desmond in the fourth, Pollock took over in the fifth and hit the fourth home run off of Zimmerman this season.
That 5-4 lead held until the ninth and Reed's battle with imperfection.

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I have a friend who has diabetes and is on insulin. My friend is having leg and hip pain.
Her doctor sent her to a neurologist only she is in pain and doesn't get to see him till the end of this month. My Friend limps and and I want to know if anyone has had this problem and if it could be related to having diabetes?
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I'm just wondering what type of pain it is your friend is having, cuz if it's something due to the diabetes, that would more than likely be neuropathy, or something along those lines, i would think. But as i mentioned earlier, it would really depend on what type of pain it is they are having.
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If it is circulation problems in her leg, then it is certainly due to diabetes. She needs it checked out ASAP!
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I also had leg and hip pain. walk with a lip, had a ot of test,then it started to affect my back, started falling they sent me to a neuro.to see if it was diabetes neuropathy cuz if had dabetes for 30plus yrs, they found out i have ms tell your friend not to give up there is hope
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Is your friend type 1 or type 2? I only ask because type 2s take insulin as well sometimes.
How are your friend's blood sugars? She should try to keep them within range as much as she can. Even if the pain is unrelated to the diabetes, if your blood sugars are in range then other conditions do improve and you avoid unnecessary stress on your body.
You can get neuropathy as a complication of diabetes but it is hard to say if that is what your friend has. I would hesitate to give any sort of diagnosis online even with more information. Since your friend is going to see the doctor I am sure she or he will give your friend a proper diagnosis. When that happens maybe you could encourage your friend to come here and ask any questions she has.
I don't think there is much you can do. If you try to get your friend to look after herself sometimes it can come across wrong. Just try and provide support. If you want to do something more, maybe cook her a healthy meal or do something with her that she enjoys - it is important to stay positive.
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No! My name is Abbie, and my boyfriend and I broke up last year, but we're still Best Friends, I meant to say "And Griffin reminds me of my EX-boyfriend..." LOL, I made a mistake! His name is Gregory.
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Michelle reminds me of me, and Griffin reminds me of my boyfriend...but he's not moving...
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ED ZIMMERMAN: Years ago, I represented a venture-backed company acquiring another startup. In diligence, our client asked the target to describe its culture. The memorable response: "Kegs on Friday. Dogs come to work."
I believe that culture really begins to establish itself during the first dozen employees. Of course, it can be lost or enhanced after that, but the seed stage is where the company's culture originates. I spoke with a number of friends who've successfully led early stage startups and here's the resulting guidance on building a startup culture.
Paris-based Tatiana Jama co-founded Dealissime, which LivingSocial acquired in 2011. She echoed a recurring theme: Your culture really hinges on who you hire, especially early on.
I also spoke with Arif Janmohamed of Lightspeed Venture Partners and he reinforced Tatiana's focus on early hires, noting that his earliest-stage companies often involve every employee in the interview process. In some instances, each team member has a veto over a hire who he or she doesn't think will be a cultural fit.
Both Arif and Tatiana acknowledge that involving everyone doesn't scale. Tatiana says that once a company has a few dozen employees, she feels culture transitions from instinct to processand she advises the founders to write down their values and communicate them often.
See what other startup mentors have to say about building a company culture.
Mike Dauber at Battery Ventures also advocates Tatiana's written list approach at this stage. He explained to me that in his portfolio companies, it may have seemed forced at first, as people brandished a list and made a big deal about their values in interviews. Dauber felt, however, that over time the teams really embraced the values, so the lists worked.
Tatiana reinforced her list by using values-based performance metrics to measure the level of her team's implementation. To make this more concrete and fun, Tatiana's team staged an Oscars award honoring the team member who, for instance, most embodied the "recognize others" value. For Tatiana's team, implementation included sending handwritten postcards to employees who worked from home so they felt more tangibly connected to the office.
Joe Speiser, an angel investor and serial founder, most recently of Petflow, likes pizza. Petflow's team does "pizza Fridays" in a conference room. The conversation blends work and personal, but he says it brings the team together and reinforces the culture. I just hope he isn't serving deep dish pizza!
Anne Berkowitch recently sold her startup, SelectMinds, to Oracle. (For disclosure, I invested in SelectMinds). She believes that physical space meaningfully impacts startup culture. I agree.
I walked into the offices of one startup to find dimly lit, solemn, monochromatic dirty walls. With somewhere between 50 and 100 employees and a good chunk of funding under their belts, there was no excuse (at least, not for dirty walls). I know I couldn't have been terribly happy or productive in that space. Lighting, good food and humor are ingredients essential to maintaining a fun and productive culture.
Anne also likes open spaces, although I've also seen too much open space ruin things. I once attended a meeting in a large open room, where four different unrelated meetings took place simultaneously. The space was posh but lacked privacy. Ever try to have a conversation at a bar while your friend faced a TV showing a playoff game? Don't do that!
David Stewart, founder of JumpCam (in which I'm an investor) considers a great culture a "nice to have" in those rare instances when your startup is on a tear – meaning, sales figures are going through the roof. Stewart explains, however, that 99.9% of startups go through some less thrilling patches and that's when culture is essential, as it keeps teams motivated and aligned. JumpCam starts each day with a morning standup, where each person provides an update to other members of the team on what they're working on. If anyone is late to the meeting, they're on the docket to buy a six-pack of beer for the team. Stewart feels that this reinforces not only JumpCam's culture of liking to drink together, but also implicitly unifies the team by holding everyone to the same standard, in this case, punctuality. I'm thrilled to know that I invested in punctual beer-guzzlers!
JumpCam also practices "radical transparency," where once a week that morning standup is a longer meeting during which Dave updates the team on company news, ranging from investor information and analytics data, to sharing what happened in the last board meeting. His rule: No questions are off the table. I wonder if that scales.
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The Climate Group responds to The Stern Review
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The Stern review, released on October 30th, stated that failure to tackle climate change could cost the world up to 7 trillion dollars, and leave 200 million people as refugees amid drought or flood.
The key message from the report, the most extensive analysis carried out to date on the economics of climate change, is that the costs of taking action now (likely to amount to approximately 1% of GDP) are far outweighed by the costs associated with adopting a 'wait and see' attitude.
This macro-level analysis showing that taking early action to combat climate change is an economically sound course of action is backed up by much of The Climate Group's work at the micro-level, which has shown how companies from a range of sectors have made significant emissions reductions and made or saved money in the process.
Steve Howard, The Climate Group's CEO, said "The Stern Review provides clear evidence to support what many businesses, governments and the public have known intuitively for years; cutting carbon emissions is the only sensible course of action, both environmentally and economically."
Following the release of the Stern Review, David Miliband, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, this afternoon announced that the UK Government will introduce a new Climate Change Bill to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Bill will consist of 4 key pillars:
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Howard commented: "I welcome the Secretary of State's swift response to the findings of The Stern Review. Making the 60% target law will help give the companies that we are working with the regulatory certainty that they have been calling for on climate change. To really drive this forward and give companies the confidence to invest strategically in the low carbon economy it will be important to develop intermediary targets and specific measures for meeting the goal. The foundations are in place, and the sooner we start to build up real reductions, the more confident we can be about avoiding the type of economic and social problems put starkly in focus by Sir Nicholas's enlightening report."
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The 65 meter long, 835 dwt research vessel Johan Hjort became disabled off Alden Island near Askvoll, Norway. The vessel suffered a complete power outage when the engines failed. The Johan Hjort was in danger of going ashore when the crew was able to drop anchor just 250 meters off shore. Authorities immediately deployed two Norwegian naval vessels to the scene. The frigate Thor Heyerdahl took the Johan Hjort under tow to Bergen, Norway. There were no injuries of the 25 crew on board.
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The 336 meter long, 98849 dwt container ship Hamburg Bridge collided with the 93 meter long, 4424 dwt freighter Oriental Sunrise near Qingdao, China. The Hamburg Bridge sliced into the Oriental Sunrise which quickly filled with water and sank. Of the 19 crew on board, nine were rescued with the remainder reported as missing. Three crewmen were severely injured and taken to hospital. Reports state one crewman later died while the others were in critical condition. Authorities dispatched 13 vessels to the scene looking for any other survivors. The cause of the collision has not been released. Authorities are conducting an investigation into the incident.
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The 133 meter long, 8015 dwt container ship Schelde Trader went aground near the entrance to Tauranga, New Zealand. The Schelde Trader was departing Tauranga when it suffered a power failure and lost steering. The current then carried the disabled vessel onto the rocks. Reports state the damage was slight and the vessel was refloated and taken back to harbour by the tug Te Matua. No reports of injuries or pollution being released. The Schelde Trader will be inspected and officials have stated there will be an investigation into the incident. The Schelde Trader had stopped in Tauranga to refuel and was headed to Noumea, New Caledonia. The grounding of the Schelde Trader is less than a month after the container ship Rena hit the Astrolabe Reef off the Tauranga coast.


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When will this ever stop. Innocent, yet stupid, bystanders are getting hurt. The two men in the parked car got badly injured, and are being treated in hospital. The mofa7e6 fled the scene of his crime. Stupid coward.
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Pakistan is being urged to urgently take necessary steps to ensure that all children are assessed and vaccinated against polio.
The call is contained in one of the resolutions to be adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Regional Committee of the Eastern Mediterranean which is concluding its session in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday.
The resolution identifies the escalation of the outbreak of polio as an emergency for all Member States in the region.
It says urgent steps by Pakistan to vaccinate children against polio can prevent further international spread of the disease.
It also requests Syria and neighbouring countries to coordinate, and if possible, to synchronize intensified mass vaccination campaigns using the most appropriate tactics and vaccines to interrupt this new outbreak of polio within six months.
Since Sunday, WHO Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean have been holding their 60th session to address priority health issues of concern to the region.
Derrick Mbatha, United Nations.


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With each New Year, we create a new list of promises to ourselves. Our lists are usually aimed at reaching any number of personal goals. Rather than focusing inwardly, consider a goal that will have lasting impact on friends and family members: preserving and organizing your family photos.
If you have decades of family photos in various formats, such as slides, photographs, negatives, and digital disks, consider purchasing a multiple format scanner. If you don't already have a multipurpose printer/copier/scanner, excellent versions can be purchased new for less than $100.
Start with your most recent images – probably already in digital format – and what you know about them. Gather the most recent photos taken from all sources – cell phones, cameras, and tablets – and save them on your computer. After all that effort, be sure to make back up copies of those image files to a removable hard drive, a high capacity thumb or flash drive, or burn them to CDs or DVDs.
Don't forget to download images from all your digital memory cards and organize the individual images with basic information – at least date, event, and subject – as part of the filename, such as Sam2013Halloween or GrannieJonesThanksgiving2012. You can also download them to your social network page where you can add captions and tag the subjects.
When you are ready to work with your print photographs, you can choose to use a file box system to store the photos and negatives. You can even place them into albums, but with the sophistication of digital imaging software and the plethora of apps available to sort, tag, filter, and organize your images – which will enable you to find, filter, and sort them again later – there is no longer any need to go to great lengths to organize the hardcopies. Yes, it's practical to keep the print versions in a safe place, but why waste money on bulky, space-hogging albums when you can organize them via computer.
If you are truly committed to preserving and organizing your family photographs, you will want to go digital so that you can easily share them with the rest of the family. It's also easy to email a JPEG image as an attachment. As you work your way back year-by-year, or even decade-by-decade, you will probably want to work with the most representative photographs. Larger photographs do not require higher resolution scans, but those little wallet-sized school photos won't look so pixelated if you scan them in at 300 dpi.
When you add your details, think ahead to another generation that is less aware of your family's history, and add those informative tags. It is quite possible that someday your future grandchildren will live in another city or state. If you have a photograph of your family on the front porch of grandmother's house in Dallas, include the street address, too. If you can't remember everyone in the photograph, post the pictures on your Facebook or Google+ page for other family members to tag with who's who. Together you can build on the family's pictorial history and share the results with the newer, digital-savvy generation.


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Winemaker's Notes:
Medium-dark ruby-garnet. Red fruits ¢ raspberry, strawberry, cranberry ¢ dominate the deep and powerful nose. The wine enters full and rich with red fruits, blood orange, and spice buffering the silky tannins. Surprisingly, a more masculine Zinfandel in this vintage than Carlisle Vineyard despite the lack of significant mixed blacks. Enjoy 2015 through 2020.
Robert Parker 94-96 Points
Another fabulous effort, the 2012 Zinfandel Papera Ranch is composed of 96% Zinfandel and 4% Carignan that achieved 15.4% alcohol. One of my favorites in the tasting (although that's splitting hairs), it exhibits a beautiful black fruit-scented nose with spice, pepper and a roasted meaty-like character. Dense, rich, full-bodied, beautifully balanced and impressively pure as well as layered, there are around 700 cases of this stunning Zinfandel made from vines planted in 1934. Consume it over the next 5-7 years.
International Wine Cellar 93 Points
Inky purple. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit liqueur, incense and candied flowers, with an intense spicy overtone. Sappy, incisive and pure, offering densely packed boysenberry and cassis flavors sharpened by juicy acidity. Weighty and seamless in texture, finishing with excellent clarity and smooth, slow-building tannins. This substantial zin would be great with braised red meats.-JR
Vinous 93-95 Points
A dollop of Carignane seems to give the 2012 Zinfandel Papera Ranch gorgeous aromatic lift to play off the wine's deep layers of fruit. Silky tannins support sweet red fruit, flowers, spices and licorice in a sexy Zinfandel that should drink beautifully right out of the gate. The blend is 96% Zinfandel and 4% Carignane.-AG


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Twitter has been abuzz over Dikembe's hilarious new Geico "how happy are they" commercial. It's certainly very funny. But how can he possibly be a paid endorser for an insurance company after being accused of being involved in a Congolese conflict gold scam?
I don't remember hearing that Mutombo had been cleared in the case. His alleged involvement was extra gut-wrenching becuase he had been an advocate against conflict gems prior to being caught with his enormus hand in the cookie jar. The scam story broke in Spring of 2012 and was a hot topic for all of a couple days - then it just *poof* disappeared. How does a 10 million dollar scam involving a former NBA player and illegal conflict minerals just disappear like that?
Maybe Mutombo blocked it. No wonder he's happy.
Mutombo's role in $10 million gold scam only now coming to light - Houston Chronicle
Dikembe Mutombo And The Case Of The Missing Congolese Gold - Deadspin
Congo News: How gold smuggling profits warlords not Congo - Global Post


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Spells of Ocarina of Time
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Din's Fire, Farore's Wind, and Nayru's Love artwork from Ocarina of Time
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| Super Smash Bros. Melee
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In Ocarina of Time, Link can receive three Spells from the Great Fairy of Magic. Each spell is named after the Goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore. With the exception of Din's Fire, they are optional to complete the game.
Din's Fire
Din's Fire is given to Link by the Great Fairy of Magic near Hyrule Castle. It summons a dome of fire around Link's body that can defeat, damage, or stun any surrounding enemies. It can also set light to any nearby torches. It drains 6 Magic Points with each use. Din's Fire is the only spell necessary to complete the game. It is needed to light simultaneously the torches in the entrance to the Shadow Temple. Inside the temple, Din's Fire must be used to burn a wooden spiked wall in order to obtain the Boss Key. It can also be used to alternatively defeat Anubis inside the Spirit Temple.
Farore's Wind
Farore's Wind is be given to Link by the Great Fairy of Magic in Zora's Fountain. Link can cast the spell at a desired location of a dungeon to set a Warp point. A second casting of the spell gives the option to either return to that point (which erases the previously-created warp point), or to remove the warp point prevously created. Only one point can exist at a time, and a new batch of Magic Power must be consumed every time a warp point is to be used. It drains 6 Magic Points with each use.
Farore's Wind also enables Link to warp from one dungeon to another, provided he already has access to it. However, Link cannot warp from a child dungeon to an adult one, and vice versa.
Nayru's Love
Nayru's Love is given to Link by the Great Fairy of Magic in the Desert Colossus. The spell surrounds Link's body with a diamond-shaped barrier for a substantial amount of time. It prevents all damage, but does not stop flinching from enemy attacks. It can be activated instantly on command, but only deactivates when it wears off (signaled by the barrier flickering while the noise that accompanies it falters). It drains 12 Magic Points when used. While activated, Link cannot use any other items that drain Magic Power.
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- See SmashWiki's articles on Din's Fire, Farore's Wind, and Nayru's Love for more information.
In the Super Smash Bros. series, Zelda uses the three spells as part of her moveset. However, they work differently from Ocarina of Time.
Din's Fire
Din's Fire is Zelda's side special move. When performed, Zelda shoots a fireball from her hands, which can travel long distances in a straight or curved line. It can be controlled with the control stick or D-pad while holding the special attack button. When releasing the special attack button, the fireball explodes. The more distance Din's Fire travels, the stronger the explosion.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the fireball travels much faster than in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It also detonates much quicker and does more damage the further the fireball travels. It cannot be reflected, but still can be absorbed by moves such as the PSI Magnet and the Oil Panic. If Zelda is hit before the fireball is activated, it will fly to its maximum range, then detonate. This can be compared to Melee, where the attack simply vanishes.
Farore's Wind
Farore's Wind serves as Zelda's recovery move. When performed, a yellow loop surrounds Zelda, making her disappear afterwards. She then reappears in the direction held on the Control Stick, or up into the air if the Control Stick is not moved. This move is also capable of going through solid ground, allowing Zelda to use it anywhere. The yellow loop that appears around Zelda is capable of damaging opponents that touch it. In Brawl, unlike Melee, when Zelda reappears, Farore's Wind creates a small explosion, dealing damage to any nearby opponent.
Nayru's Love
Nayru's Love is Zelda's neutral special move. When performed, a blue diamond-shaped barrier surrounds Zelda, which then shatters into tiny blue crystals as Zelda spins around. The shards deal slight damage to any nearby opponents. The spell can reflect projectile attacks when timed correctly.
- In The Wind Waker, the names of the three spells are inscribed in Hylian at the feet of the statues on the Triangle Islands. The Magic Armor also resembles the spells, and even functions similarly to Nayru's Love.
|Names in Other Regions
|Din's Fire
|Farore's Wind
|Nayru's Love
|Fuego de Din
|Viento de Farore
|Amor de Nayru
|Feu de Din
|Vent de Farore
|Amour de Nayru
|Dins Feuerinferno
|Farores Donnersturm
|Nayrus Umarmung
|Fuoco di Din
|Vento di Farore
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Keshia Chante
"The urban community started off really small and it's been growing over the past 15 years. One day the urban scene is going to be just as big as rock in Canada."
- Keshia Chante, on the success of R&B.
One of Canada's most promising young stars, Keshia Chante is a Juno Award-winning artist (the Juno Awards are Canada's Grammy equivalent) whose silky smooth R&B albums include Keshia Chanté and 2U. "I feel like I've done so much at such a young age," this young prodigy proudly declares. "I mean, I've had so much to learn in this industry, but all along I knew I had a vision of what type of artist I wanted to be and what type of career I want for myself."
Keshia Chante BiographyKeshia Chante Harper was born June 16, 1988, in Ottawa, Ontario. The daughter of a known songwriter in Portugal, Keshia's mother, Teresa Agnelo, knew right away that her only child was destined for greatness. "When I was in my mom's womb, actually, she thought I was going to be a singer because 'chanter' means 'sing' in French," she says.
keshia chante releases her self-titled debut albumKeshia soon fulfilled her mother's prophesies when she began performing in a number of local talent shows. After a string of hit singles, which included "Does He Love Me?" and featured Foxy Brown, Keshia released her self-titled debut on June 22, 2004. The sizzling 16 track compilation immediately caught the attention of fans across Canada and it was certified gold less than six months later -- a remarkable achievement for a performer of any age, but especially one in the Canadian hinterland. Critics were so impressed with Keshia's stunning debut that she was named Best New Artist at the Canadian Radio Music Awards and she won three awards (Fans Choice Award, Video of the Year and Best New Artist) at the prestigious Urban Music Awards. The Juno Awards also took notice and honored Keshia with an award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in 2005.
A month after receiving such critical acclaim, Keshia made her debut on BET in a candid interview. Soon thereafter, her "Bad Boy" video was put into heavy rotation on the network and garnered the attention of several major record labels. In the end, Keshia signed to Sony Urban/Epic Records, which is home to Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez.
keshia chante deals with fameKeshia still recalls her surreal transition from student into superstar. "My first album came out when I was 14 and I used my middle name," she explains. "I remember sitting in class and the kids in class were talking about me and wondering why they didn't know me because Ottawa is such a small town. I never said anything and I didn't tell anyone. Then when the video came out they all were surprised and said 'how come you never said anything?' Slowly I began to see people change. I suddenly had issues with friends."
keshia chante releases 2uFortunately, Keshia never had issues with her ability to thrive within the music industry. This Canadian chanteuse went back into the studio the following year to work on her eagerly anticipated sophomore album, 2U. Released in Canada on December 5, 2006, Keshia considers 2U to be reflective of her evolution as an artist.
"Lyrically, there's story lines and it's young and it's fun and it's vulnerable and it's personal and it's just one big package," she says. "I'm really, really excited about it." The album, which was released in the U.S. in April 2007, has already generated plenty of positive buzz thanks to hit singles like "Been Gone" and "Fallen," a catchy song featuring Roc-A-Fella rapper Freeway.
keshia chante looking aheadKeshia hopes 2U will establish her as a star in the U.S. "The experience of working almost 24/7 without suffering burnout has helped me to better understand myself, both as an artist and as a business person," she says. "I'm lucky. I feel so fortunate. There are a lot of beautiful people that got on this record that I am happy to have worked with."
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This book records every bit (either a zero or a one) of a small jpeg found on the Internet in 2009.
Born in California, Brad studied architecture at Yale University before getting his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his brilliant wife, and teaches at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan.
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TC TO JOSEPH NEUBERG; 28 April 1854; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18540428-TC-JN-01; CL 29: 72-74
Chelsea, 28 April, 1854—
Dear Neuberg,
Thanks for your Note, and the pleasant glimpse of rustic England in these sharp April days. Your tour to Nottingham,1 and the look into old earnest scenes, will do you good: I too suffer dreadfully by sluggishness in late times; the fruit partly of increased years, as I compute, which is beyond Doctor's help,—but partly also of sleepless German travels and these unutterable household uproars, which is perhaps abating by degrees.
I had received a Letter from Abeken,2 and Pertz's Disquisition in corpore [in the flesh]:3 if you write soon to Abeken, pray thank him very kindly for me; I mean to write myself before very long. The Pertz is not worth very much; it settles what Manuscripts there are, and indicates that Pertz and the Royal Library have at length got the real original, and parent of them all (purchased at some Hanover Auction, for 45/, lately); it admits the exaggeration and shrieky perversion of the Magravine,4 without trying anywhere to correct them; indicates that there is still a Journal of Travels into Italy (hardly worthy of publishing);—and, on the whole, leaves one at rest upon the question, "Have you not seen Pertz, then!" We have now seen Pertz; Heaven make us thankful.— Abeken's Berlin account of my relation to Friedrich and his History is really not so far out; alas, if it were entirely the truth, I believe it might be better for me! In my life I never got into such a Frischer Haff [unused lagoon], not half a fathom deep, of brakish water, anywhere, in endless square miles of superficies, and nothing but sand round one to the world's end. If I ever do make a readable little human Book out of Frk, it will be a kind of miracle in Literature. However, I do stick to it, by mere vis inertiae [force of inertia], and as if by a kind of sad enchantment into the realms of sand and brakish Haffs! A new cargo of German Books arrived the other day; I have been to the Museum also, looking after one Köhler (much the sensiblest of all these poor Professors),5 but found I had got the wrong reference, and my small object was to be fished (if I could) out of 24 quartos.
We went to Addiscombe the thursday before you left; staid there, no foreign company but ourselves, till Monday; pleasant enough days, on the sunny side of green bushes, with the pure spring country all spread round one, and a Vie du Prince Henri (unluckily worth nothing)6 in one's hand. On sunday we made a pilgrimage to the "Crystal Palace": a wonderful place, with "regardless of expense," and some very little more, written conspicuously on every feature of it;—announcing in fact that the age of miracles is not past; that here is a new age of miracles, tho' alas only a Cockney one, regardless of expense! However, there will be really many good copies of remarkable objects; classical and other excellent sculptures,—whole acres of Egyptian nightmares are already in order,—not to speak of Florentine carvings, Tombs of Knights Templars7 &c &c: in short, on some private day (such as there are to be) I shall wish to go back, and examine several things. That is the way to manage with Museums: walk direct towards some object specifically preappointed, shutting your eyes to all the rest; otherwise "the rest," if you have any sense and seriousness of mind, will tend continually to drive you mad. As we experienced in the Kunstkammer [art gallery], of famous memory, that day;8— which in fact is but the acme of Museums; or chaotic omnigatherums9 offered to a human soul really seeking nourishment for itself.— The Country all round Sydenham is getting torn up into breadbox architecture; and indeed everywhere the bricklayer is thrice busy (Croydon itself, I think, will be a bit of London before long); as if all the vulturous creatures in Creation had said to each other, "Come let us fly to the biggest Dead Horse that ever was; over in London yonder there is offal without end!"— I suppose this may come to good too, in some remote way, in some infinitesimally small degree? At lowest it will (on present terms) rot away into powder before very long, and be scattered into nothing by the winds.
When you get back, come to see us. I think we are to be from home on Saturday Evg come-a-week, our only night of absence; but the next night we shall hope to be at home as usual.
Do not forget to satisfy Abeken about the Copy of the Charlottenburg Picture10 which has come to Bath House. The real truth is, it is an excellent Copy of an extremely beautiful and interesting Picture; I know not that any Picture has come to us, for generations back, better worth having at its price: a truly "Historical Painting," which I would not exchange for whole galleries of Kaulbachism11 or other Hypocritic Nonsense on Canvas. The little Fritz, in blue velvet frock, with his little drum, is one of the prettiest children ever drawn; and then he became Big Fritz;—and his Sister here is great grandmother (I believe) of the Czar Nicholas,12 not to speak of other more unquestionable merits!— I only wish the Graff Portrait of Friedrich (which is not Schickler's, it seems, but yet the same as that)13 may succeed equally; and come soon.
Enough today; and indeed far too much. I will wish you a pleasant journey, and safe return in improved conditions; and remain
Yours always truly /
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This 96 page premium print hardcover book contains a collection of photographic images documenting 57 Black and Asian artists in a UK city, that was first exhibited between September and December 2009.
The exhibition was funded by Birmingham City Council and commissioned by The Drum, thanks to Mukhtar Dar - Director of Arts. It was a major feature of Black History Month 2009.
Representing homegrown talent that has had impact locally, nationally and internationally it serves as an inspiration to all.
Professional Freelance Photographer specializing in people, people, people. I also have an exhibition currently running, which is a 3 month showcase of black and asian artists living and working in Birmingham, England. I love travel and food too so if anybody would like me to travel and eat and get great images at the same time then get in touch!
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Season 5 of Fashion Week Las Vegas ran from Aug 18-21, 2014. Unlike many other fashion weeks, Fashion Week Las Vegas puts a good deal of attention into promoting their models, and even providing them an avenue for a career beyond their shows. Envy Model Management has long been a partner, and awards contracts to the top models as rated by a panel of judges.
Previous seasons have shown a pattern. Envy has offices in Los Angeles and New York, as well as their home base in Las Vegas, and the models chosen for those contracts tend to be the ones most suitable for the larger markets. For women there is a clearly-preferred type: tall, very slim, beautiful and young. So it was not a surprise when 16-year old, 5' 9" tall, size 0 model Shelbi won the women's prize. For men the requirements are less clear-cut, although height of at least 6' tall and a relatively slim body are more likely to be booked. So when Hector was announced the winner, again the pattern was confirmed.
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On Wednesday, March 30th, Boulder Council Members voted to continue the ban on mountain bikes in the West TSA. In the most shocking news since this whole process started, the Boulder City Council decided, under pressure, to reverse their stance and open the illegal trail that Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) rangers discovered on March 19. The trail had been immediately closed upon discovery but starting next week OSMP rangers will open the trail backup for mountain bikes only.
A Boulder City Council member who wanted to remain nameless said "We were getting a lot of pressure from mountain bikers so we decided to keep the illegal trail open. The trail is already in place so it seemed like the right thing to do."
A BMA member was quoted as saying "Not exactly the out come we wanted but its a new trail for mountain biking so we will take it. I am really glad that the City Council eased their decision."
The BMA will be hosting a trail work day for the new trail in the next couple of weeks. 303Cycling will be updating their calendar with the date of the work day.
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Kim Randall Williams, 52, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 11, 2010.
No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St.
Mr. Williams was born in Amarillo. He graduated from Tascosa High School and worked at Marsh Electric for several years in various positions.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Imogene Williams, in 1999; and a brother, Kent Williams in 2006.
Survivors include his father, Melton C. Williams of Amarillo; a sister, Carla Nickens of Amarillo; and two brothers, Kerry Williams of San Antonio and Larry Williams of Grand Prairie.
The family suggests memorial donations be to the High Plains Children's Home, 11461 S. Western St., Amarillo, TX 79118-4119.
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My friend Elizabeth fussed at me over my review for "Fifty Shades of Grey," telling me that I wasn't being fair and I needed to read the other two books before I made my decision. Okay, that may be. And I'm always willing to give something a second chance. If the truth be told, I was listening to the audiobook and the reader was pretty lame. But since the box set is scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 12th. I decided to read the next two books, "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed", and see if I felt as passionate about them as she did. Having done so, I'm ready to issue my verdict on the whole series.
Everyone has guilty pleasures. For me, it's ramen noodles. I love 'em; I can't get enough of the stuff. I used to cook two or three packages at a time and chow down. That is until I read the back of one of the packages and saw that one has almost 500 calories, and more sodium that I should have in a week. I immediately stopped eating ramen. But I still love it and, once a year, I indulge myself in a ramen orgy.
After reading all three books in the "Fifty Shades" trilogy by author E. L. James, I've decided they're the literary version of ramen to me. I heard you just gasp -- read on.
Yes, they're are not that good as far as literature goes. The plot is a bit predictable and still smacks of "Twilight" to me. The leading lady is inexperienced and a bit immature. The leading man is impossibly gorgeous, rich, and mysterious. Together, they fight a lot and have kinky sex a lot (and I mean a lot). The first book is a bit slow, setting up the relationship. The second book heats up with the romantic triangles. The third book heats up further with the threat to the clan/family.
Yes, the prose is a bit juvenile -- I think the only thing Ana Steele knows how to say is "oh" and "oh my." The only facial expression any of the characters can make is a smirk -- and they smirk a lot. There were so many repeated phrases and words that my inner goddess -- who happens to be a copy editor -- was shaking her head while I read. Some missing punctuation along the way made reading a wee bit confusing in places. These books could have used a better editor and that tells me a great deal more about the publisher than it does the author.
And yet....
I can't believe I'm about to say this, but my friend, Elizabeth, was right after all. They did get better. The plot did tighten up in the second and third books; the tension between the two lead characters was pretty thick and the tension in the outer issues (one of Christian's former submissives is mentally unstable and stalking Ana; tensions with Mrs. Robinson, Christian's first "lover"; a saboteur threatens Christian's family in revenge) aggravates the new couple's insecurities. Add in the BDSM lifestyle that tends to unnerve as well as excite Ana and that Christian seems to need to survive, the plot improved greatly in the second and third book to make them real page turners.
There's still not a great deal of character development in anyone other than Christian, but then that makes sense, really -- the book is written entirely in Ana's voice and from her point of view. This is about Christian and her perceptions of him. While I think this could have been executed a lot better -- again, this really needed a better editor -- I got so involved in the books that I really did get into the story line. There are a few chapters -- a very few -- that we see through Christian's eyes and turn out to be memories and/or bad dreams. They're very telling about the character and the man, and a bit heart breaking to read.
I still wanted to smack Ana a few times. But I also had a great deal of respect for her in "Darker" and "Freed," more so than the first book. Finding more and more of the reasons for his darker tendencies, we find the layers of Christian Grey and how he came to be the man he is. The man truly is "fifty shades of f**ked up" because of childhood traumas and Ana's character has the strength to help him heal. She has quite a few times to bail and run, and chooses not to, instead choosing to stand by him no matter what. I have to respect that.
So, while the "Fifty Shades" trilogy isn't going to make the annals of classical literature along side such books as "Jane Eyre" or "Pride and Prejudice," and while it's got more mechanical issues than a beat up '63 Chevy, I can't help but think that this trilogy is one of those guilty pleasures that I will be reading once a year and enjoying. Right along with my annual ramen noodle feast. And one that I can recommend reading -- although, I definitely recommend reading them together, back to back, for anything to make sense. They're not standalone books and need to be read together.
Lexington, have you read these books? Will you be reading them? Are you tempted? Tell me what you think in the comments -- I'd love to know.
You can find copies of the "Fifty Shades" Trilogy ("Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", and "Fifty Shades Freed") through all online bookstores, as well as locally from Joseph-Beth Booksellers in the Lexington Green Mall on Nicholasville Road or Barnes & Noble in the Hamburg Pavilion Shopping Center at Man o' War Blvd and Sir Barton Way.
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JASPER, Tenn. – Local media outlet WTNW announced the launch of Marion County's new choice in music for "Good Times and Great Oldies" is now on the air. MusicRadio 820 WTNW hit the airwaves at 8am Monday morning with Steppenwolf's 1968 hit "Born To Be Wild."
Originally launching in 1986 as WAPO, the station later changed call-letters to WWAM and spent many years playing an "all gospel" music format, featuring Southern Gospel music and preaching seven days a week. The station found the format to no longer be profitable after many years of losing profits, and it was changed to a country format a short time later.
Station management cites the reason for the change now to an oldies format as a way to "fill a void" in the Sequatchie Valley. MusicRadio 820 WTNW will appeal to the "baby boomer" generation with music primarily from 1964-1975, featuring core artists such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Chicago, Elton John, Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and many more.
"We want to give Marion County and the Sequatchie Valley something they don't already have…something different, new, and exciting," said station General Manager Steven Hastings. "The music we play serves the boomer generation, one of the most attractive demos for advertisers and we intend to deliver that audience with a format geared specifically to them."
Marion County is currently served by at least four country music stations with full-service signals into all parts of the county, however the only nearby Oldies stations do not have the signal or coverage needed to be considered "full-service" into Marion County.
Management at the station also say it continues to operate 100% locally from right here in Jasper, with a focus on the local area, local businesses, and local high school sports, unlike many other radio stations in our area.
In addition to listening on 820 AM during the station's daytime operational hours, MusicRadio 820 WTNW can also be heard on Trinity Cable on Channel 11 and through live streaming on the station's website at www.WTNW820.com. The station also streams it's audio live via the Tune In Radio app, which is available free for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and other smart phone platforms.
WTNW is owned and operated by Shelton Broadcasting Systems, Inc., and serves Southeast Tennessee (including Marion, Sequatchie, and Grundy Counties) in addition to Dade County in Northwest Georgia and Jackson County in Northeast Alabama with 1,000-watts of daytime power on 820 AM, and around 2,500 customers with Trinity Cable channel 11.


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Jan 20, 2013
By Tom Weber
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Saluki freshman guard Anthony Beane and his dad, Anthony Sr., have always been a package deal.
Throughout his career at Normal High School, Beane received calls from college coaches testing the waters to see if there was any chance he might play for someone other than his father, who coached at Illinois State. Not happening. What if a legendary program like Duke or Indiana would have called? Wouldn't have mattered.
"Talking on the phone with some of the coaches, I was polite and tried to keep a good impression with them, but I was going to play for my dad," Beane said.
Having spent eight years growing up in Normal, attending most of the Redbirds' games, and playing with the team's players during the summer, Beane made it official when he signed a scholarship with ISU in the fall of 2011.
Life threw him a curveball last spring, however, when Dan Muller took over as Illinois State's head coach, leaving Beane Sr. essentially a free agent. Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson stepped in and hired Beane Sr. and the bonus prize was his talented son, whom ISU graciously released from his scholarship.
Although the Salukis were the enemy growing up, the program was highly respected in the Beane household.
"I remember my dad used to talk about how hard they played and how they were a great defensive team," Beane said. "And I remember last year when we came here, we came in and got smacked."
Beane recognizes the irony of trying to help the Salukis smack the Redbirds again in today's game, but says he doesn't expect the familiar opponent to be a distraction. He's focused on his own performance and that of his team.
Entering tonight's action, Beane is the leading scorer among freshmen in the Missouri Valley Conference at 10.4 points per game. He's started all but two games and is the only player on the team to score double figures in every MVC contest. While Beane is certainly a prime candidate to become SIU's first Freshman of the Year since Kevin Dillard in 2009, that potential honor is not on his radar.
"My dad always tells me not to worry about the individual awards, because if you play hard and win, then all that will take care of itself," he said.
Beane has a special relationship with his father and said his dad never pressured him to play sports growing up.
"My sixth-grade year I started playing football, and he noticed that I'd come home, take all my stuff off and go play basketball next door," Beane smiled. "My next-door neighbors would have to come tell me to go inside because it was getting too late. He never pushed me into it, he wanted to find out if I loved it."
Love may not be a strong enough word to describe Beane's passion for basketball. The term "gym rat" comes to mind. It's not uncommon to find the wiry 6-foot-2 guard shooting on his own at SIU Arena in the morning before class or in the evening after study hall.
"There's nothing you can be too good at," he noted.
After watching him play on the AAU circuit during his freshman year of high school, Beane Sr. told his son that he considered him a Division I prospect. They worked together tirelessly the next three years to make it happen.
"My dad told me if I keep working hard, keep God in front and stay humble, then I have a chance to play at the Division I level," Beane recalled. "He's taught me almost everything I know from ball-handling to shooting to shot selection."
If there's one player in recent league history who Beane resembles, it would ironically be Illinois State's Osiris Eldridge, who won the MVC Freshman of the Year award in 2007.
"I saw him play all the time and used to ask my dad what made him stand out in the Missouri Valley," Beane said. "My dad said he just has another gear, another level of explosion that most guys don't have. Growing up, that's what he used to talk to me about, being able to change speed."
Beane described his own game by saying, "I'll take the wide-open three if it's there, but the thing I'm best at is getting by people and getting to the basket. I can see the athleticism (comparison to Eldridge), but I still have a ways to go before I can get there."
He also knows that although Eldridge was a great player, he never won a conference title or played in an NCAA Tournament game.
"I can't judge myself until the wins start piling up," Beane said. "That's how I know I'm doing what I can do to help the team."


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Sungard Higher Education recently presented a check for $30,000 to The Roots of Music, a New Orleans based non-profit created by musician Derrick Tabb. Pinnacle Events was chosen as the DMC to assist Sungard Higher Education with their program and suggested they consider The Roots of Music as it was a perfect fit for the education mission of Sungard Higher Education. The Roots of Music marching band, 125 children strong, opened the Sungard Summit General Session before an audience of 5000 where Cokie Roberts was the celebrated speaker.
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The Jet Stream is going to lift northward over the next few days which brings relief from the cold and begins a warm up for the upcoming weekend. The trade off for the milder temperatures is a period of wet weather Saturday, Saturday night and possibly into early Sunday.
High pressure brings fair skies with a good amount of sunshine Thursday as the cold air begins to retreat. With the winds easing up it will be a much more comfortable and pleasant day although temperatures still remain below normal.
By Friday skies turn mostly cloudy as the high moves offshore and gives way to an approaching disturbance coming out of the Tennessee Valley. This system is not going to generate much precipitation, perhaps spotty snow showers or even some steady light snow for a bit, before it slides out to sea south of us.
Saturday, a cold front approaches from our west. Ahead of the front winds begin to increase out of the south and this will bring in more moisture and mild temperatures. Showers break out Saturday and evolve into periods of rain, with a few locally heavy downpours possible Saturday night, before the rain shuts down early Sunday morning.
The cold front passes through early to midday Sunday and skies should partially clear with a mild day ahead. The air mass behind this next cold front will not deliver anywhere near the kind of cold we have seen recently with the arctic fronts, although it does turn a bit cooler for the start of next week.
If you are attending the New England Patriots game Saturday night at Gillette Stadium the early prediction is for wet and breezy conditions and mild. Temperatures near 50 degrees and winds could be a factor as they become gusty out of the south.
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Thursday: Some early clouds, otherwise another mainly sunny day. Not as cold or windy. Highs recovering into the mid 20s to 30 degrees. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday night: Increasing clouds. Not as cold. Lows in the mid teens. Light south winds.
Friday and Friday night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a few snow showers or spotty light snow through the day. Not as cold. Highs in the low to mid 30s. Nighttime lows in the mid 20s to 30 degrees. Light winds.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Happy Easter!
I wish you all a great holiday weekend, and a very happy Easter!
22 comments:
- The Cottage Cheese said...
Lovely table setting! My family always has a casual picnic style Easter cookout. I love the tradition, but it would be so fun set a pretty table like this!
- April 3, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Will @ Bright.Bazaar said...
Pottery Barn keep getting better and better - I love their current collection. This table setting is beautiful, too. Happy Easter!
- April 3, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Sarah @ Dream In Domestic said...
Beautiful!!! Happy Easter, Erin!
- April 3, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- mustang said...
The place mats are very sweet and rustic. Love it all.
Happy Easter!
- April 3, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Molly Bryn said...
What a gorgeous table setting! Those tumblers look great with the place mats.
Happy Easter!
- April 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Tee of Dragonfly Cottage said...
ooooh so gorgeous!!!!! Loving it... I wish there was a pottery barn here in Norway :p
- April 3, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Acanthus and Acorn said...
The pale aqua dishes from P.B. are so pretty....maybe I need them too!
Happy Easter to you!!!
- April 3, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Sally@DivineDistractions said...
Love the napkins with the bunnies!! Beautiful in every detail....what time is lunch!
Have a happy Easter!
- April 3, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Nancy@marcusdesign said...
Love the perfect blue bowl and plate, the scalloped edges are gorgeous and delicate!
- April 3, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- VictoriaArt said...
Beautiful setting!
Happy Easter to you, friend!
- April 3, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- The Zhush said...
Loving that PB ware! Happy Easter!
- April 3, 2010 at 9:17 PM
- Mona Thompson said...
I've been thinking about those Victorian blue tumblers myself.
- April 3, 2010 at 9:44 PM
- Rose - The Center of My Self said...
A blessed Easter to you and yours, Erin!
- April 4, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Morning T said...
Yes, you need those fabulous dishes.
Happy Easter to you sweet Erin!
- April 4, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- A Blissful Nest said...
Happy Easter! I love that table scape.
- April 4, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- feather bed said...
Happy Easter to you too!!!!!
- April 4, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- ale said...
what a beautifull table!!!!!full of sweetness!!!!!!!!!!erin you too have a beautifull very beautifull and happy eastern!!!muchos besossssss!!!!!
- April 4, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- aLena said...
What a beautiful table setting & those tumblers are gorgeous {especially the turquoise ones}
Happy Easter!
- April 4, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Natalie said...
This is absolutely STUNNING! and festive :) I am glad I found you and your lovely blog. xoxo
- April 4, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- the green gal said...
What beautiful tableware! Wish we had pottery barn in the UK now. I've only just found your blog but will add it to my blog reader now!
- April 5, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Kristin said...
hope you had a lovely holiday, Erin! this table setting is gorgeous, and I agree about those dishes. I havne't been to PB in ages. It might be time for me to take a little trip to the store.
- April 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Clipping Path said...
Awesome!! Your posts always "WOW" me and make my day! Love the dining.
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REBORN St Kilda star Matt Maguire continues to impress in his new role as a power forward after tearing apart Werribee in the VFL. Maguire, fresh from a five-goal haul against the Northern Bullants last weekend, booted 5.2 and had 12 marks and 13 possessions in Sandringham's 30-point win at Werribee.
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SANDRINGHAM bounced back from three consecutive losses to topple VFL premiership fancy Werribee Tigers by 30 points at Chirnside Park yesterday.
Its two big guns up forward were in supreme form, with Nick Sautner kicking seven goals and Matt Maguire five.
The win evened out the Zebras' win-loss ratio at 3-3.
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AN off-the-ball incident involving St Kilda star Matt Maguire and which left a player in hospital with neck injuries has been investigated by the VFL. The burly Saint, playing for Sandringham, allegedly slung Frankston rover Clinton Proctor to the ground.
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With just three games before finals, time is fast running out for the
ninth-placed Zebras, who are a win behind eight-placed Northern Bullants and
equal on 28 points with 10th-placed Geelong.
Sandringham travels to Coburg City Oval to face the seventh-placed Tigers
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The Zebras squandered a golden opportunity to move into the top eight last
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"This week is make or break for us," said Summers, 24, who spent
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When it comes to Islam both parties are indistinguishable. Both parties support the Muslim Brotherhood led Arab Spring, albeit for different reasons. Both the Pharaoh Obama and Mitt Romney are itching to intervene in Syria to assist the Muslim Brotherhood/Al-Qaeda in overthrowing the Assad regime and establishing a Sharia based state. Both parties are silent about the clashes between Islamic North Sudan and Christian South Sudan. Both parties support Islamic immigration to America. When it comes to our biggest overseas threat, both parties are Dhimmis to the Islamist agenda of the House of Saud and Muslim Brotherhood. The Democrats view the Islamists as fellow travelers in some global revolutionary struggle. Republicans are blinded by Wilsonian philosophy of Democracy at all costs. This attitude by the part of both parties has made the Islamist movement more powerful than before 9/11. Not many speak out about it, but one man does.
Andrew McCarthy is a breath of fresh air on the Right. He calls it like he sees it and has no hesitation to call out the Republican Party and their naive foreign policy that enables the Muslim Brotherhood. He also points out the fallacy of Islamic outreach that both parties do. He rightfully points out that after 9/11 the Islamic influence in our politics is stronger than ever. People are no longer allowed to call out the true nature of the Islamic threat. When they do they are silenced and ostracized by both parties. As recently as the 90's prominent public figures were allowed to criticize Islam. Now it is taboo and both parties enforce this code of Omerta.
A few years back, I wrote a book called "Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad." It was about being on the "front lines," so to speak, of the battle against Muslim terrorism. I put "front lines" in quotes because, though the terrorists saw themselves as fighting a doctrinally ordained war of armed combat, we were treating them as mere criminals — such that our idea of a battlefield was the federal courthouse, and our idea of a commander was, well . . . me.
Still, things were better 20 years ago. If the book were to be written about today's counterterrorism approach, I'd have to call it Compulsory Blindness: A Surrender to Violent Extremism.
See, however wayward our approach in the Nineties may have been, it was still possible to tell the truth, to fashion an accurate depiction of the phenomenon.
No one prevented me from pointing out to the jury that the Blind Sheikh (Omar Abdel Rahman), whose various physical maladies rendered him unable to carry out terrorist acts, was nevertheless empowered to command the terrorist organization, solely because of his mastery of Islamic jurisprudence.
I marched into the courtroom every day for nine months and proved that there was an undeniable nexus between Islamic doctrine and terrorism committed by Muslims. The Blind Sheikh, the jury was allowed to learn, was not a fringe lunatic; he was a globally renowned scholar of sharia whose influence over a spate of international jihadist organizations was based on his doctorate from al-Azhar University, the world's most influential center of Islamic thought. And when I demonstrated the straight-line, undeniable logic of the evidence — that scripture informed the Blind Sheikh's directives; that those directives informed his terrorist subordinates; and that those subordinates then committed atrocities — the government gave me the Justice Department's highest award.
Today, I'd be ostracized. No longer is the government content to be willfully blind. Today, it is defiantly, coercively, extortionately blind.
"Islamic outreach" started out in the post-9/11 Bush years as a well-intentioned but wrongheaded way to connect with Muslim communities: convince them to share information about jihadist elements while persuading them that America's quarrel was with terrorists, not Islam per se. It was a wayward idea, but not fatally so. After all, outreach was just a sideline — something the FBI, the intelligence community, and the military did in addition to, and in the service of, their more conventional methods of gathering information and evidence in order to thwart a threat.
This is how great nations die. When the elites of a country refuse to admit who the enemy is and silences patriots like Andrew McCarthy who speak the truth. I wish the American people would wake up and see the con job both parties are doing in regards to the Islamic threat. I fear it will take the loss of a city for Americans to realize they are being used and lied to by the Democratic and Republican Parties.
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