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Welcome to the January daily weather.
I so cherish each and every one of you. When I traveled ya'll were my home base here at Dave's Garden.
Please come by often with your pictures and tour weather reports.
Historic Springfield, Jacksonville, Florida
Elevation: 37 ft / 11 m
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 53%
Dew Point: 42 �F / 5 �C
Wind: 5.8 mph / 9 km/h from the NW
Wind Gust: 9.6 mph / 15 km/h
Pressure: 30.09 in / 1018.8 hPa (Rising)
So that means today I get to spend all day playing plant mama.
A very Happy New Year to Each and Everyone!
January 2008 Daily Weather, 2008 is Going To Be Great!!!
Welcome to the January daily weather.
Happy New Year everyone. Jan. Is starting out very cold here. It is partly cloudy with a few snow showers. 26 degrees and winds 10 to 20 MPH. It will get doqwn in the single numbers tonight about 8 degrees. You all keep warm. BEV
Happy New Year! Everyone! I hope that the new year brings much happiness, wealth, & great gardening! :D
Sorry that I have been MIA, but vow to do better this new year! Have missed you all!
Sidney, What a great shot...Love the sky pics! :D
There is 4" of snow predicted for us thru Thursday morning...Just north of us (in Greenbrier county) the snow amounts will be 8+!
Current Conditions (as of 10:40 AM) Today's forecast �F | �C
Snow and blowing snow advisory
Feels like: 28�F
Barometer: 30 in
Dewpoint: 23�
Humidity: 56%
Visibility: 10 miles
Wind: 16 mph WNW
Sunrise: 7:37 AM
Sunset: 5:16 PM
UV Index: 2 Low
Observed at Dublin / New River Valley.
All times shown are local to Peterstown.
Today Hi: 38�
Lo: 16�
A Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory in effect from noon today to 4 am est Thursday for Raleigh, Bland, Giles and Monroe counties. Snowfall accumulations will likely reach 3 to 7 inches.
Have a Great Day! All!
28� (Wind Chill 16�) here w/ steady 16 MPH West Winds.
We may hit 32�.
We did have a trace of snow.... you could see a few flecks on our black Katt... lol!
The wine bottles are from Germany.
The Vinter is Moselland.
The Black a Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Qualitatswein 2006 Keller Schwarze Katt
The White a Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling Qualitatswein 2006 Riesling Halbtrocken
Halbtrocken means Half-Dry so won't be as sweet as a regular Riesling
Qualitatswein or QbA is a German designation meaning
�quality wine from certain areas�
The area are in this case the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region.
There are about a dozen different colors of bottles.
The Pink Bottle is a Breast Cancer Awareness symbol and a donation from the sale is given to charity.
Moselland's are usually a great value on a very good wine.
This message was edited Jan 1, 2008 11:52 AM
8am, 17�. Dark; last night's fireworks really lit up the skies; the neighbor put on quite a display as did several others fairly nearby.
Cloudy. Flurries this afternoon. Highs in the upper teens to mid 20s. Northeast wind 10 to 25 mph.
Light snow likely with little accumulation. Lows 5 to 15 above. Northeast wind 10 mph.
Happy New Year everyone~
Deb~your dad, too, New Year birthday; we'll have cake this afternoon for my DH and have lunch w/friends; a nice day planned.
Sounds as if the brief winter could rival our brief summer...if it falls on a weekend, so much the better>))
MySharona~very good news about your MIL>
Sidney~have a great day with the plants; know they get tender-loving care; it sure shows in the coleus pics you've posted.
marsue~thanks, so far, 8 hours into the new year, and all's well~in fact, I'm the only one of the 7 ready for the day...very quiet.
rann~glad there were fireworks afterall~sure makes a great end and beginning of the year.
ric~not being much of a wine drinker, I really enjoyed the history of the wine/bottles you had. Very cool.
Happy New Year.
A splash of New Year color w/fused icicles..
Kiska those are Gorgeous!
Will they be Tree Ornaments?
My friends on another site love your Moose Pics BTW!
Much classier than the White-tailed Deer we see here!
Here's our dreadful forecast...and folks - for me - this is unbearabbbbly cold! At least we've had a big of rain recently so everything is hydrated.
Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind chill values as low as 15 after midnight.
Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Wind chill values around 15 in the morning. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Lows around 16. Wind chill values around 14.
E-B: love that photo of the Tulip (?) -so warm.
Sharon: Great news about your MIL. So glad to hear it.
Joey: So there you are! Good to "see" you back.
Kiska: Those are cool. Did you make them?
Thanks, ric~ they are made to hang in windows, but would be nice as an ornament, too. We had our first custom order for a set of 8; fun to sell and buy more glass..
Glad you've enjoyed the gkids/moose. We sure do, too.
Deb~oops, crossed; but, you are having cold weather; bundle up and enjoy the feel of the coolness on your face; nothing like it....
Yes, it's my new hobby; "warm glass"....fusing, draping and slumping it....
Happy New Year Everyone! Just a quick note : I spend the New Year's Eve in a restaurant and had a great party and tomorrow we'll leaving for the mountains, so I hope to bring lots of snow pictures !
I wish you all to be healthy , happy and lucky this year! Stay well while I'm gone!
Here's a picture from last night.
Happy New Year!
I'll take the prize for coldest. Right now 8� & strong NW wind. It was zero this morning.
I'm glad it's warm in Alaska. We will get that weather in a couple days.
Happy New Year, everyone! May it be joyful and fun and fulfulling and healthy and all that good stuff!
Sharon, praise the Lord that your MIL is getting better.
Marsue, I forgot to answer the other day: No, I have never been to the aquarium in Long Beach. When we think of things to do, we just never think of it. I think there must be psychological block, because going there involves driving on the 405 between the 101 and the airport, which is something to be avoided at almost any time.
Deb, lows around 16 - Yikes! Do you get some nights that cold every year?
I guess I get the prize for the driest (no surprise there). The wind can stop any time now. As usual, the warmest day of the week is New Year's Day, but it doesn't feel warm to me. On the Kelli feels-like scale, it feels like 48F.
Updated: 10:51 AM PST on January 01, 2008
Observed at: Van Nuys, California
Elevation: 797 ft / 243 m
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 12%
Dew Point: 7 �F / -14 �C
Wind: 29 mph / 46 km/h / 12.9 m/s from the North
Wind Gust: 37 mph / 59 km/h / 16.5 m/s
Hi everyone!
It's been breezy today with some light hail/snow showers. It's now 33�F, 13 mph (6 m/s) gusting to 35 mph (16 m/s) from the south.
We went outside after dinner tonight to light a few sparklies with the girls since they didn't go out at all last night. There have been some fireworks tonight too since many probably didn't get their fill last night because of the weather ..... The bonfires that were cancelled last night were on tonight in the surrounding towns, the one in Hafnarfj�r�ur was postponed until Jan. 6th.
Ric - very cool bottles :-)
Sharon - so glad to hear your MIL is improving :-)
Joey - so glad to hear from you again! How is your house - was there any damage?
Kelli - wonderful photos in the previous thread :-)
Debi - what a cute bird :-) Is it a warbler? Great photo :-)
Here's a link to a news report on last night's fireworks if anyone's interested :
it starts out live ("beint") from a bonfire earlier this evening and then there's some pretty good footage from last night's fireworks.
Happy New Year everyone!! Been busy watching the Barrett-Jackson car Auction on TV today. Some really amazing cars on there. One was a Supercharged Shelby. Went for 5 million dollars. I about started crying when I saw the price. lol. I think Mr. Shelby himself did too since no one, especially him, expected the car to bring that much.
Here is a link if you are interested. www.autoblog.com/2007/01/21/2007-barrett-jackson-scottsdale-carroll-shelbys-personal-cobr/
Sharon, glad your MIL is doing better!
Now on to the weather:
Currently: 15�F Cloudy
Currently: -9�C Cloudy
Wind: Northwest at 13 MPH
Humidity: 64%
Dewpoint: 5�F
Barometer: 30.66 inches and rising
Wind Chill: 1�F
Wind: Northwest at 20 KPH
Humidity: 64%
Dewpoint: -15�C
Barometer: 1038 millibars and rising
Wind Chill: -17� C
21� (Wind Chill 7�) w/ 16 MPH Winds and some pretty healthy gusts.
This is just what I need for my first day going back to work.....
the national weather service in wilmington has issued a snow
advisory...which is in effect until 10 am est wednesday.
snow showers will occur late this afternoon and overnight
resulting in 1 to 2 inches of accumulation. as the snow showers
taper off wednesday morning...there could be up to an inch
of additional accumulation.
Not much in the grand scheme of things but I'll have to get up even earlier to clean the car....errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Here's a shot of one of Robyn's Villages.
We have 7 going now.
Sidney � Great start picture!
Joey � Wooo Hoo snow!! LOL! That�s a gorgeous poinsettia!
Ric � Thanks for the info on the wine bottles. They�re quite unique. I love flamingos! The village is very cute. How many does Robyn have?
Kiska � Your really beginning to get some inventory going, huh? The icicles are gorgeous.
Deb � 16*?! And I thought we are going to be cold! LOL! Bundle up! Your bird pic is so cute!
Adina � Looking forward to mountain pictures! Looks like you had a grand time on New Year�s!
Bernie � Welcome and bundle up for sure! LOL! I got a chill just thinking about 8*!
Rann � The fireworks were so pretty! What is the history of the bonfire before the fireworks?
Pepper - $5 million? I hope it does more than drive on the road for that amount! LOL! That darmn thing better be able to fly the skies! I'm really diggin' the Mazda Furai - WOW!
Thank you everyone for your support during MIL�s illness. Please keep her in your prayers even though she is doing much better. She really gave us a scare.
I had to spend a some time getting the more sensitive plants moved in to the house this afternoon. The wind started getting brisk around 4:00, but the temp was 61*. MIL is being moved from ICU tomorrow to a �step down� room across the hall. She�ll be in the hospital for about 2 more weeks depending on how quickly she heals.
Taken on the dreaded intracoastal bridge heading to the mainland. This is when my internal bungee cord starts pulling me back to the island! Sometimes you have to leave for a few mintues, but I always return. Otherwise I'll get whiplash!
Whiplash. LOL.
I forgot to add the weather:
Humidity: 28%
Dew Point: 16 �F / -9 �C
Wind: 4.0 mph / 6 km/h from the WNW
Wind Gust: 8.3 mph / 13 km/h
Pressure: 30.30 in / 1026.0 hPa (Rising)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 10 PM EST Wednesday...
Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 1 am to 11 am EST Wednesday...
Freeze warning in effect from 3 am to 9 am EST Wednesday...
Hard freeze watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning...
Rest of Tonight
Clear and brisk near the coast. Much colder. Low 23.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph inland...around 20 mph along the coast. Wind chills 16 to 21.
Yikes!!! - Where are my thermals?! LOL!!
Also - Jeff is coming home tomorrow! YAY!!!
This message was edited Jan 1, 2008 9:18 PM
As long as we are talking cold, I will relate the coldest time I spent in my life.
1961, I was living in Brainerd, MN. I had a job that I traveled from one farm to the next recording milk weights of farmers cows.
I was at Pine River, MN. The farmers wife was very much with child. I went up to bed. In the morning, an strange voice called me. It was his father. The baby decided to come into the world that night. They lived 15 miles north of Pine River & had to drive a very old car to town. There they met the doctor & rode with him to the hospital in Brainerd. Another 30 miles.
When the grandpa & I went out to milk the cows, it was -47�.
Yes that was 47 degrees below zero!
You dared not even take a breath!
Mom & baby were fine.
I hope I never am out in -47 weather. BRRR!!!!
MySharona, you have my favorite kind of dog. I have had Bostons since 1965 and this is the first year I haven't had one. They are delightful, loving and wonderful pets. The weather in Thomasville, Ga is cold and going to be, if the weather man is right 18 tomorrow night. All my animals are snug in the house. Happy New Year everyone. Elaine
Bernie: 8F must be a dawdle for you after milking cows at -47! :)
Rann: Yes, that little yellow fellow is a Pine Warbler. The birds were all over the feeders today. They must know the cold is coming.
Sharon: Oh golly - 23! Prissy doesn't seem worried. ;>
Kelli: We do tend to get 1 or 2 nights each winter in the teens. Fortunately, it's not often and it rarely lasts more than a night. Normal nights this time of year for us are low 40s or high 30s.
Clear night and a bit nippy.
This message was edited Jan 1, 2008 10:17 PM
Bernie - -47*? That must have been waaaayyy up by the Canadian border?
Kamikid � Awww � I can�t imagine a Christmas without Prissy. Boston�s really are the best family dogs.
Humidity: 33%
Dew Point: 11 �F / -12 �C
Wind: 6.0 mph / 9 km/h from the WNW
Wind Gust: 14.3 mph / 23 km/h
Pressure: 30.36 in / 1028.0 hPa(Rising)
Windchill: 34 �F / 1 �C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Freeze warning in effect until 9 am EST this morning...
Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 10 PM EST this evening...
Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 11 am EST this morning...
Hard freeze warning in effect from 7 PM this evening to 10 am EST Thursday...
Sunny...brisk. Much colder. High 42. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Wind chills 16 to 21 in the morning.
We didn't get as cold as wx said. I'm thinking it was more of an inland temp. 36 is good enough though! LOL!
Finally some blooms on this one!
12� (Wind Chill -5�) and Snowing here this morning.
Of to warm up and clean off the car..... YIKES!
21�, Still dark, snow forecast
Reporting Station: KROA
Relative Humidity: 46%
Wind: 300� (WNW) at 17mph
Gusts: 28mph
Pressure: 30.09in
Yesterday's Precip: in
Yesterday's Low Temp: 28�F
Yesterday's High Temp: 45�F
Dew Point: 3�
Visibility: 10mi
Ceiling: 7500ft
Heat Index: 21�
Wind Chill: 7�
6hr Precip: 0in
6hr Low Temp: 26�F
6hr High Temp: 34�F
-6� this morning.
Moon is shining bright!
We're getting colder! LOL!
Humidity: 31%
Dew Point: 8 �F / -13 �C
Wind: 7.0 mph / 11 km/h from the NW
Wind Gust: 16.8 mph / 27 km/h
Pressure: 30.39 in / 1029.0 hPa (Rising)
Windchill: 31 �F / -1 �C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Brrrrrr! Wx said we may see some snow flakes (inc the coastal areas) around 4am tomorrow! This area includes the St. Augustine area. Not that I'll be awake then, but ...!
This message was edited Jan 2, 2008 8:16 AM
Good Mornin! :D Brrrr...it's Chilly! And my deck is White! :D
Snow and blowing snow advisory
Scattered Flurries16�F
Feels like: 1�F
Barometer: 30.1 in
Dewpoint: 7�
Humidity: 64%
Visibility: 4 miles
Wind: 14 mph WNW
Sunrise: 7:37 AM
Sunset: 5:16 PM
Yes Deb, here I am...and it's really good to be back! :D Sounds as if you are getting some of the 'chill' as well! :-O
Sharon, thanks. My poinsettias are going quick due to negelect, but they never last very long in this climate anyway. Glad that your MIL is getting better! & well enough for Jeff to come home. Your Christmas Cactus! :D Gorgeous!
Ric, Love the wine bottles! Quite unique! I particularly like Robyn's village! Cool!
Rann, I am ok & so is the house. I don't know how, but a few shingles were all that were messed up. The tree was a big one, but not any more! :D
Dyson, do you have any snow yet? Seems like you have the Cold!
Stay Warm!!!!
Todays trivia is...
Why is the sky blue?
a) Reflection off the oceans
b) Sunlight hitting clouds
c) Sunlight hitting air
d) El Nino
Have a Great Day! All!
Hi! all. 7drgrees here this a.m. Temp rizeing to 19 with a brisk breeze from 10 to 20 mph. more of the same tomorrow. I can't believe it is supposed to be 62 Fri. !!!!!!!! BEV
Current conditions as of 6:55 am CST
Feels Like: 15�
Barometer: 30.79 in and rising
Humidity: 53%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dewpoint: 9�
Wind: NW 5 mph
Sunrise: 7:16 am
Sunset: 5:08 pm
High: 39� Low: 19�
It would seem from reading all the posts above that everybody is experiencing a bit of colder weather right now. We certainly are but at least the sun is shining here and no precipitation of any kind predicted for the next couple of days. It's 20�F on my back porch right now.
Welcome, Bernie and Elaine--nice to meet you both.
Joey--welcome back! glad the tree didn't do all that much damage to your house! How's little JW doing this new year? I'm guessing C for the trivia but I really do't have a clue.
Ric--sorry you have to return to work under those weather conditions!
Dyson--are you going back to work now that it is the New Year?
Bev and Bernie--now I know why I don't live up north! TOOOO COLD! LOL
Sharon, prayers continuing for your MIL--so glad to hear how she is improving. I must have one of those red cactuses (or is it dark pink?)
Pepper--It would be nice to have just a small percentage of the 5 million that person paid for that car!! I can't imagine having that kind of money but I would like to give it a try! LOL
You guys were busy yesterday. I don't know what happened but I wasn't being notified of this thread when the posts were new. I found you, though! LOL I need to go back and look at all the photos and visit the link that Rann posted but I want to post this first.
Everyone have a good day.
28� wind gust to 20 MPH. The rain gauge is frozen solid.
I am "on call" and have to be in either Lynchburg or Danville on Friday.
Well, better late than never.....HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The Doxies went flying out for their morning run, got as far as the picnic table then came flying back! I usually leave the door open for them, but because of the cold I had closed it and there was panic in their eyes as they peered through the glass. LOL Poor little Florida dogs, they are now huddled under their blankies waiting for breakfast.
Thought I was supposed to go to the dentist today, marked it down wrong, it's tomorrow. Soooooo, I go tomorrow when it's supposed to be even colder! I plan on getting a loooooooog extension cord and wearing my electric blanket!
I've turned from a NC mountain girl to a real Florida Cracker!
Pati - the image of your dogs out in the cold is hilarious! lol It's a good thing they're snuggled in their blankets now! lol
Sharon -thanks. I don't know any history on the bonfires - it's been a tradition since before I was born ........ I've never taken the girls though since Selma can't stand the noise from the fireworks and doesn't go out of the house on New Years ........
Joey - so glad there wasn't more damage ..... I was worried! lol
Ric - too bad the weather's so unpleasant on your first day back .....
Hi Bernie - -47�F is beyond my comprehension.
Seems like a lot of you are getting really cold temperatures today - most of you are colder than I am ;-) It's 36�F here, there's a breeze blowing from the NW at 11 mph gusting to 20 mph and it's raining now.
Stay warm everyone!
Ooo! I am as excited as a kid before the first snowfall!
... Significant rainfall and strong winds expected Thursday through
Sunday night across central and Southern California...
A major storm with the potential for an extended period of
significant rainfall and strong winds will sweep into the area
later Thursday and will last through Sunday. This could be the most
significant rainfall across the Southland since January 2005.
Joey � I�m going with C. Just a guess though.
Marsue � Thanks! It�s more of a fuschia color. It�s so pretty when in full bloom.
Dyson � Back at work! Today is my first full day back after the holidays and boy am I beat! LOL!
Pati � Prissy went out this morning and came running back in about 20 seconds later shivering! LOL! Poor baby was fweeeezin!
Kelli � YAY Rain!! In significant amounts! That�s the best kind!
Rann - We're neck and neck in the temp department! LOL!
Humidity: 26%
Dew Point: 9 �F / -13 �C
Wind: 7.0 mph / 11.3 km/h / 3.1 m/s from the NW
Wind Gust: 14.8 mph / 23.8 km/h / 11.8 m/s
Pressure: 30.41 in / 1029.7 hPa (Falling)
Windchill: 36 �F / 2 �C
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 5 out of 16
Lake Wind Advisory until 10 PM this evening...
Hard freeze warning from 7 PM this evening to 10 am Thursday...
This Afternoon
Sunny and brisk. High 43 ("they" increased our high by 1*) . Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph and gusty.
Rann, you live in Iceland, but it probably don't get to cold there.
These cold snaps we get come right off the Arctic Circle.
It only got down to 36º last night. It's 40 right now and wind chill is 30. I have my dinning room and back porch packed with at least enough of some 500 plants to start cuttings of most. I'm mistying often and have furniture protected. I'm heating the back porch too.
Gonna get down to the 20s with windchills in the teens.
I may pull out more sheets.
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Going to be in the Outer Banks for the upcoming Easter holiday? We've got the perfect event to help you and your family celebrate. Not only will you get the traditional Easter fun that involves the Easter Bunny and baskets full of goodies, but you'll also get a little bit of extra excitement that you just can't get anywhere else but here!
Join us for Kitty Hawk Kites' Fly Into Spring & Easter Eggstravaganza!
With the spring season officially here and Easter Sunday falling on April 16th this year, the big annual event will be taking place from Friday April 14 to Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Now, if this is your first time visiting the area during this particular time of year, let us be the first to tell you that you and your children are in for a real treat. Taking place at Jockey's Ridge Crossing, one of the aspects that makes this event unique from any other Easter event you have ever attended is the Kite Festival that will be taking place on both Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
With Jockey's Ridge State Park being home to the largest sand dunes on the East Coast, your family with surely have a blast enjoying the spring sunshine as they run around the dunes flying their kites!
Then, just across the street from the Kite Festival at Jockey's Ridge Crossing Shopping Center, the Easter Eggstravaganza egg hunt will also be taking place from 11 am to 12 pm. To make things fair for all children, each hunt will be separated by age groups: ages 3 & under, 4-6, and 7-12. But every child should keep an eye out for the special Golden Egg, regardless of which age group they're in!
As a reminder, all parents should bring an Easter basket to the event in order to gather up all of their child's goodies at the end of the hunt! That way their hands are free for hugs when they are greeted by the Easter Bunny at 12 pm.
This special guest will be available for photos until 1 pm, so don't forget that camera!
Both events are free to the public, so the only thing you'll have to worry about is making sure that you've booked your reservation at Surf Side Hotel for the weekend.

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Well, I found the first season of Simon and Simon on DVD, and I watched every single episode. I love it! This is a great show.
The show follows two brothers, Rick and AJ Simon, as they try to work together in their detective agency. They have totally different personalities than the other one. AJ is more clean cut. He wears suits, he is into old cars, and he is more of the business type. Rick on the other hand is the total oppisite of his brother. He would rather wear blue jeans and a t-shirt, go fishing, and he would rather play his guitar.
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By Peter Tormey
Gonzaga University News Service
SPOKANE, Wash. – Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Wheeler told a breakfast gathering at Gonzaga University today that the world has entered a new era of enormous interest in "safe-haven" investments of gold and silver that portends an especially bright future for the company.
Wheeler, whose speech was titled, "The New Age of Precious Metals," told the crowd gathered for the Gonzaga University Dean's Business Forum, that this new era began in approximately 2005 and indicators suggest it will continue for the foreseeable future.
Factors contributing to and sustaining this renewed interest in precious metals include global economic uncertainty, expanding government deficits, inflation, and the many uses of gold and silver in jewelry and industry.
"I think we have truly entered a new era that will continue to be with us," Wheeler said. "These are some of the reasons why this particular age, this new age, is different than any era we have seen in the past. It's the individual investors, people like yourselves and ourselves, driving this new interest in gold and silver these days really in enormous proportions."
The price of silver jumped a record 49 percent in 2009, above $18 an ounce, outgaining gold by a 2-to-1 margin, he said.
"Silver had the best performance of both metals in 30 years (in 2009)," he said. Silver is increasingly seen as a less-expensive, long-term investment as it's the world's most widely used industrial metal, and its demand for use in jewelry is growing in developing countries. All of these factors give the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based company – recognized as a worldwide leader in silver production and a significant producer of gold – reason for optimism.
"No metal today has as many applications as silver," Wheeler said. The demand for silver includes everything from jewelry production to widespread industrial applications as a low-priced conductor of electricity. It's also increasingly used in clean-water applications for its ability to kill harmful bacteria, in bandages where it prevents infections from entering wounds, and in the growth and demand for coins.
The increasing demand for gold also is driven by its widespread use in jewelry and its many industrial purposes as well, such as the highest-quality wire for fail-safe installations such as missiles "where you have to have the highest integrity and reliability," Wheeler said. "About 80 percent of the gold ever produced is held today by the central banks of the world. Far and away the leading holder of gold is the United States of America."
It has been only five years since the creation of exchange-traded funds backed by silver and gold, Wheeler said, "yet the explosion of these investment vehicles is quite phenomenal. For silver alone, we have 400 million ounces worldwide that are held by silver exchange-traded funds. The Silver Institute, of which we are a leading member, was responsible for the creation of this vehicle."
Wheeler, who returned from China this week, said the future of the gold market will emanate from the Far East where there is a strong cultural attachment to gold, and a rising middle class with growing disposable incomes. India and China together represent approximately 43 percent of the world's jewelry demand compared to 9 percent demand from the United States, he said.
"This year, China will eclipse Japan as the number one economy of the world," Wheeler said, adding the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank both forecast China's Gross Domestic Product to grow by 10 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively. "Gold demand has grown in China at an average rate of 13 percent, per anum."
Wheeler recalled when he traveled to China 12 years ago and saw thousands and thousands of bicycles. "Everyone went to work on bicycles," he said. "Today, there are bicycles but the streets and avenues are crowded with BMWs, Mercedes, Audis and just about every kind of vehicle you can imagine."
This growth in China and similar growth in India present terrific opportunities for Coeur d'Alene Mining Corp., Wheeler said.
"I frankly think we're in for many good days at Coeur," said Wheeler, who attributed approximately two-thirds of the company's revenue to silver production and approximately one-third to gold. "We're very optimistic about this company in the Inland Empire and will continue to provide opportunities to students like the outstanding students at Gonzaga University."
Wheeler has been chairman of the Board of the Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. since 1992 and has been CEO of the corporation since 1986. He also was recently appointed to the Executive Committee of National Mining Association.


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SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Former Chilean President Michele Bachelet seems confident of winning back the presidency, taking office from incumbent Sebastian Pinera, but admits she faces a tough fight ahead on education reforms and poverty reduction.
Chile has prospered under Pinera but, at the same time, been saddled with political turmoil over the country's top-heavy social structure, where analysts say a tiny elite holds sway and perpetuates chronic inequality in education, income distribution and discriminatory class structure.
Entrenched wealthy elites so far have thwarted efforts by Pinera to dismantle those structures, reform the class-driven education system and blunt economic instruments that hold back Chileans on low wages. Millionaire Pinera has faced charges, which he denies, that he's a member of the elite: uncaring, aloof and unaware of the pain of the poor.
In contrast, Bachelet, 62, left the presidency in 2010, her popularity intact, after a four-year term as the constitution required. She now leads the polls before the first round of presidential election Nov. 17.
Analysts say Bachelet needs to win a clear majority to support her promised reforms, often described in the media as a kind of palace revolution. If elected, Bachelet wants to tax the rich, raise corporate taxes and rewrite a constitution inherited from the 1973-90 dictatorial regime of Augusto Pinochet.
Support for such sweeping reforms is far from guaranteed, analysts say. While most of her proposed changes will win her popularity, Bachelet will struggle to get such radical reforms through congress, challenging legislators with entrenched ties in the system she wants to reform.
Chile's high-income economy has won the country membership in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development group of industrial nations, and praise from the United Nations and the World Bank. But Chile has also drawn criticism because of the level of economic inequality measured by the Gini index.
Bachelet has alarmed Chile's economic elite with promises of widespread change. An estimated 47 percent of Chileans surveyed for a poll said they would vote for Bachelet while only 14 percent backed right-wing candidate Evelyn Matthei, 59, and 10 percent supported independent economist Franco Parisi. About 16 percent were undecided or unlikely to vote.
Matthei's approval ratings got hit by family associations with the Pinochet regime and public disenchantment with the right-wing coalition she represents, which also backs Pinera.
Analysts said Bachelet's chances of securing a comfortable majority in the Legislature to carry through her radical reforms could still be affected by skepticism about the outcome of proposed changes and their likely impact on both the rich and the middle class. Bachelet's taxation reforms in particular have put many entrenched vested interests on guard.
Bachelet is back as a presidential candidate because Chile's electoral law allows non-consecutive re-election. Election is direct by an absolute majority. If no candidate obtains such majority, a runoff election determines the winner between the top two vote-getters.
Foreigners legally resident for five years or more also are allowed to vote.


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Why Wind and Cleantech Companies Have Left Digital-Social Marketing Power On Idle – And Why They Should Stop
But wind and other major cleantech sectors rely on distribution-only or distribution-mostly strategies that leave most of the marketing communications ("marcom") power of these tools on idle. This year, we looked at why that happens. A few external drivers explain a lot.Read More


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If anyone had a better time dancing around Boston without a shirt on than Brad Marchand, we don't know about it. This guy was everywhere and anywhere and most of the time his nipples were exposed. He was Boston's version of a Peruvian hooker and the fans ate up every minute of it. Well Bruins fans, get excited because Marchand and the Bruins have agreed to a 2 year contract that will pay him roughly $2.5M a season and keep his RFA status.
Personally, I love the deal. It's a low risk, high reward type of thing that has made Peter Chiarelli one of the best contract negotiators in the NHL for the past few seasons. If Marchand sucks this season, the B's have one year left at $3M, which isn't a considerable amount of cake given their $9M cap space.
Marchand was one of four Bruins to score 20+ goals in the regular season (21), had a plus/minus of +25 and one of two Bruins to score double digit goals in the playoffs (10).
Someone out there said that Marchand is getting overpaid. They're crazy.
Here's to 82 games full of shirtless jokes, long nose jokes and more importantly, more goals. Having Marchand on the wing with Patrice Bergeron (the other winger isn't determined yet) for two more years should give any Bruins fan a raging black and gold pants tent.


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Double A baseball team The Akron Aeros, plans on putting butts in the seats next year by offering a new meaty burger at the concession stands.
The new burger dubbed the "Nice 2 Meat You", consists of 1.25 pounds of hamburger stuffed with a half-pound hot dog, topped with a quarter-pound of bacon, cheese and onions. It appears the plan is to literally keep your butt in the seat after consuming this culinary, uh….masterpiece.


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EZPass Solution
EZPass Solution
I thought someone tried this and it did not work.
@P_D - I have the license-plate-mount version of the Florida SunPass taped/tied to the front bumper behind the nose cone and it works great.
That looks like a good solution. The picture looks like a regular old EZ pass, not the one that's designed for external use. Is that area waterproof? Does it matter? Did you bag it?
There is one designed for external use, BUT you have to have a letter from your dealer to get one in NJ.
Has anyone secured such a letter?
I was able to pop off my nosecone this weekend and I used some industrial velcro to adhere a license plate EZ Pass transponder to the steel cross beam that runs below the nosecone.
The cone popped back on without any issues and my transponder was detected when I went through the toll booth that evening.
After much failure with multiple front window positions, it was time to study Model S for another idea. The REAR hatch speaker grill appeared to be at a good angle, so I opened the hatch and found a perfect place for the transponder with NO modifications necessary. It is attached to the center recessed area on the bottom of the hatch. There is a handhold area where a portion of the transponder can be placed.
I had success when trying this most unique location. The angle is right when the hatch is closed and the recessed area seems as if it was made for a FasTrak device. More testing will be done soon. If it does not work 100% of the time as shown in the photo, then I will return it to the successful upside down position that worked yesterday. The best part is that the device is NOT attached to the window. The speaker grill on the window side appears to be made of plastic and does not interfere with the transponder.
Do NOT attach decals or adhesives to any inside rear window to avoid moisture damage to the heating wires.
@Mark z
Are tints safe for the rear window defroster wires? My son sits in the jump seats in the back and is complaining it's too bright and hot when the sun is shinning behind the car.
I would hope that the manufacturers of most tinted plastic film would be fine. I am glad you asked the question so I could share my experience. I used a small PBS window cling on the rear window of a 1994 Cadillac Eldorado. Years later when I removed the cling, it had hardened to the glass. I figured moisture may have caused the damage to the now corroded conductors that had small cracks in the copper where the cling was placed.
Decreasing the solar heat in the rear seating area is critical and I would not want my comment to cause concern about tints.
Can it happen? Depends on the car model according to this thread:
It can be done, my old Mustang had the rear window tinted and that did not bother the rear window defrost wiring. Unfortunately, I bought that car used, so I've no idea who or how it was applied.
Just returned from a quick round trip on the 91 Express Lanes. The new transponder location mentioned above has now worked 3 out of 3 times! Appears that it could be the solution for those who must be able to set the number of passengers before driving on our newest Toll Roads. It would require opening the hatch before sitting in the driver's seat, but the access is easy when placing items or passengers in the back.
The double beep is hard or impossible for the driver to hear at the hatch mounting location. To check if it works, I used an extra iPhone and recorded a voice memo. The phone fits nicely in the cover handle, faced the microphone towards the front and took note of the start time and when driving through the toll. The tones are clearly heard when playing the memo back.
Enjoy trying this successful rear hatch FasTrak location. Don't forget that if you sign up with 91 Express Lanes, ZEV Tesla travel is free or discounted on the 91. No discounts or free programs with The Toll Roads.
This should be the last thread to "edit." Sorry for the duplications. If only we could edit our previous entries!
This mirror mount location WORKS PERFECTLY. Here is a photo:
I received a response from "The Toll Roads" today. Please DISREGARD MY SUGGESTION of the rear hatch location. While it works and it's not on the glass, the Highway Patrol could be upset. Here is the reply:
"Thank you for contacting The Toll Roads.
In accordance with the California Vehicle Code, it is not permitted to place the transponder in the rear window.
The internal transponder may be placed on the lower left-hand side or right-hand side of your windshield or behind the rear view mirror where it will not obstruct your sight while driving.
At times, we have found that the polarized windshields have prevented the internal transponder from reading at all times. Therefore, it may be necessary to replace your internal transponder with an external one.
This recommendation is presented in situations when the internal transponder fails to read while properly mounted and generates a significant number of tolls which are paid by the license plate number instead of the transponder number.
The external transponders mount directly to the front license plate brackets and are secured with tamper-resistant screws. A special tool is provided in order to remove/affix the external transponder."
You can. Hover the pointer over the logo, and select Edit. Then move to "None Selected".
If you attach the EZPass transponder to the black stem holding the rear view mirror (on the black plastic, just on top of the mirror), not touching any glass) it will work!
Ditto. I've had no problems with mine attached just to the left of the rear view mirror stem (placing it right on the black plastic base). If you look on the outside of windshield near this location you will see a hole (presumably for the Homelink; that may by why this works). Not sure why people are struggling with this (at least the NY EZ Pass folks).
This may sound like a dumb question, but how is it that people on this thread *know* that the transponder is working? When I drive in HOV lanes with my old car, I get no feedback at all when driving under the electronic receiver structures on the freeway. It doesn't beep or anything, but in a few weeks I eventually do get billed on my transponder statement.
So when I get my Tesla, and I put the transponder somewhere on the windshield, how will I know if it's working? For that matter, how does a cop know that it's working?
(Hopefully my white HOV stickers will arrive quickly, so I won't need the transponder any more)
I have been going through the toll booth to test the EZ pass, it will say accepted on the toll booth screen if it works. After i made sure it works, then I started using the EZ pass lanes (fast lanes, no booth).
@Xerogas; In Califorina the FasTrak responder beeps twice while driving under the sensors. Mounting it on the flat part of the mirror mount has worked perfectly. The Velcro strip must be moved or it can be positioned in a portrait rather than landscape orientation. In landscape position part of the transponder will hang over the mount and be visible through the glass. That will help the CHP if they stop the driver and check for a recommended mounting location.
Thanks, @Mark Z, so that means my FasTrak transponder's beeper is malfunctioning. I pay for the HOV lanes all the time, and I get billed, but no beep...guess that explains my confusion...
I followed the advice of another poster a few months ago who put his transponder in the rear-hatch door. There is a slot on the inside of the hatch that the transponder tucks away and the signal works great. I can tell because I have received my bill and it indicates if the transponder was read or if they needed to bill you to your license plate. On my most recent bill, all of the readings were from the transponder. The only potential problem I face is if an officer is parked on the side of the highgway looking for mounted transponders. If I get spotted and pulled over (IMO very unlikely) I have a very good explanation as to why it's not mounted on my windshield.
I never could get the windshield pass to work, and tried many locations. My neighborhood uses EZ Pass to open the gates, so I needed to find a way for it to work. I finally got the transponder that is supposed to attach to the front license plate, but since I opted not to install a front license plate, I installed it behind the nosecone (actually the Houston Service Center was kind enough to install it there for me). It works fine for the highway, and most of the neighborhood entrance gates. I've found a couple that won't open, but not really an issue.
As Mark Z mentioned, our new Los Angeles FastTrak needs to be mounted somewhere convenient, because our transponders have a switch to set how many people are in the car, as HOV access/charges on the 110 and 10 freeways varies for time of day and number of passengers.
Fortunately, the spot next to the rearview mirror seems to be working ok for me.
I was faced with the problem of ALSO having an RFID credit-card-style parking pass for work. I was going to just live with swapping it and the FastTrak as needed (fortunately my FastTrak use is mostly on the weekends), but I discovered that velcroing it to the inside of the small triangle of glass at the front part of the driver door works. You could not fit a FastTrak/EZpass there, but for card-style transponders this appears to be an option.
Assuming u have hov stickers no change is necessary. HOV 3+ stays at all times for free access HOT lanes
Raleigh, NC Tesla Service just told us, "Go get the big ugly transponder, then stop by". They mounted behind the nose cone, washed the car and sent us on our way; no charge.
Also, we checked to make sure the transponder was working in both NC and FL by logging onto the State's websites and looking at the transaction histories. So far, no failures after dozens of uses.
One problem is that FasTrak transponders in Northern and Southern California are different. The Bay Area ones have no switch. So mounting them permanently means paying tolls in lanes that should be free, if there's no way to turn them off. The Bay Area website is a confusing mess, and makes conflicting statements. It has a list of cars, including those by Tesla, for which it says an exterior (gray as opposed to ivory) toll tag is needed. It also says "Please click here for special instructions for obtaining a toll tag for your hybrid vehicle." That section mentions that EVs qualify, but the page says nothing about how to obtain a toll tag for your Clean Air Vehicle. It simply says that you use the standard one, but use it as if there were multiple passengers. Does anybody know if a "FasTrak for Clean Air Vehicles" exists or ever existed?
The next question I have is whether a southern California transponder could be registered in the Bay Area. California law requires the systems to be compatible, and out of the box, the transponders do nothing. It's necessary to go to an account (or set one up) and put in the Toll Tag Number & Validation Code. So if I buy one in southern CA, and the guts are more or less the same, then would the 10 digit tag number and 8 digit validation code work? I've never looked at the packaging in a retail store such as Costco, but are there any differences in the packaging to indicate that they should be registered in a particular area, aside from the service center address printed on the transponder?
If the systems are supposed to be compatible, it would make sense that a person from Southern California traveling in an HOV lane in the Bay Area, and with the switch sent to 3 passengers, should not be billed. I can't see how the systems could be considered compatible otherwise, and there's no sign saying to remove the transponder. So if the law says they should be compatible systems, I can't see why the Bay Area doesn't simply source parts from the same place and issue new transponders with switches.
If there's a way around it such as registering in the "wrong" part of the state, that would be good to know.
@Haggy, you can contact the Southern California toll agency via email using the form here, or phone (949) 727-4800 during normal business hours.
I figured I could call them or call the Bay Area one and I suspect that the people who answer the phones may know what happens if I use one with a switch in an area where switches aren't used. But I don't know if they would be able to answer the registration question or if they'd just say that I'm not supposed to do that. That might be how they were trained rather than because of a technical knowledge.
I'd like to renew this thread as I am having no luck getting my JANUS-model Kapsch-make E-ZPass to work on the Dulles Greenway.
I've tried mounting it on the license plate, per E-ZPass instructions with no luck. I've tried mounting, literally, on the outside of the windshield, top middle where an internally mounted pass would normally go, except on the OUTSIDE of the windshield. None of these options has registered for me, either in the main lane tolls, or on the smaller exit ramps.
I'm wondering if there are any Tesla owners out there who regularly drive the Greenway and have solved this problem, short of hanging the tag out the window.
What is interesting is that I've had to deal with three different toll operators to try to resolve this. My commute takes me along the Dulles Greenway (operated by the privately owned Dulles Greenway Partners), the Dulles Tollroad (operated by E-ZPass), and the IH-495 Express Lanes (operated by ExpressLane). I call each with my issue and they tell me to call the other guy. Tired of the run-around.
I've also contacted my local Tesla dealer (Rockville, Maryland) to see if they can track down some other Tesla owners in the area. Would love to hear from some Tesla owners in the Leesburg/Purcellville area on this.
What model car do you have? I looked up the Janus interior transponder and it looks exactly like the one issued to me by PA E-ZPass. I have a pre-autopilot car. It is mounted to the right of the mirror base, touching the base and high as possible, and is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the recommended orientation. It works on the PA Turnpike, the DE tolls on I95, the I95 tolls in MD, and the Fort McHenry tunnel. I have not tried the Express lanes on 495.
When you mounted the transponder outside of the car was the label facing the passenger compartment? The base that normally gets glued to the windshield has to be facing forward. It would have to be on the windshield. If mounted on the aluminum roof the aluminum would absorb the radio signal that it is trying to transmit.
@Lpearson: Maybe you have a broken EZPass transponder? Not sure if those break, but my Fastrak transponder broke last year.
I realize this is probably only marginally helpful, but because I think the transponders are ridiculously ugly, I don't mount mine anywhere. I keep mine in the center storage compartment, where it lives with a box of Altoids and usually a receipt or two. When I come up to an EZ-PASS reader, I pick it up and hold it out of the window or sunroof.
This is less pleasant when it's snowing or raining, but it works every time. Like I said... probably not the most helpful tip, but it works in my world.


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Detroit Red Wings
San Jose Sharks
The Detroit Red Wings have "The Eurotwins". Technically, Pavel Datsyuk is from Russia (which is part of Asia), but we'll let that slide because of his dangle-dangle ability.
First Round Stats Combined: 11 goals, 8 assists, +8
The San Jose Sharks have "The Big Three" which is a pretty ironic name since Winston Churchill, FDR, and Stalin were famous leaders who stepped it up in times of war. The only possible similarity here would be Churchill and Heatley's drinking habits.
First Round Stats Combined: 1 goal, 9 assists, -7
The Detroit Red Wings have Jimmy Howard. Howard is a Calder Trophy finalist and is already showing veteran like moxy in his ability to respond when called upon. He also is willing to stop pucks with his bare face if need be.
First Round Stats: 221 SA, 18 GA, 0.919 Save %, 1 SO
The San Jose Sharks have Evgeni Nabokov. He won the Calder Trophy about a decade ago (with worse stats than Jimmy has this year) and doesn't look like he's set foot in the sun ever since, even though he lives in sunny SoCal for most of the year.
Stats in 2010 RUS vs CAN Game: 23 SA, 6 GA, 0.739 Save %, 0 SO
Detroit has The Perfect Human.
San Jose has Rob Blake…who might have the biggest rear end in the game.
Edge? I'd probably give it to Detroit.


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To Live Another Day
Episode Fifty-One: A New Mission
Lina Inverse was pissed off and the waves of energy radiating off her were terrifying. She stood on her chair at the breakfast table of Seyruun castle in the company of Philionel, Gourry, Amelia, Zelgadis, Xellos and Filia. Her breakfast was growing cold on the table, but she was too angry to enjoy it, as Philionel had announced that the promised double banquet that was supposed to take place that night had been postponed for an undefined period of time.
Philionel lowered his head submissively, "you have my most sincere apologies, but my decision stands." He raised his head, meeting Lina's deadly challenging glare. "I will keep my promise of a double banquet; in fact I'll make it a triple banquet! However, that can only be done when the food is plentiful for everyone. We must not allow anyone to starve because of our own selfish gluttony!"
Lina hopped down from her chair, sat down and began to eat breakfast. Given where she was going, this might be her last decent meal for a while. "Stop staring at me and finish your breakfast everyone. If you don't want it, just pass it over to me. We're leaving as soon as I'm done!"
"We are?" Zelgadis questioned, Lina was speaking in her leader voice that dictated that the whole group had to tag along with her.
"That's right, we're going over to those farm lands and finding out what's wrong. Look, we have a dragon with us and she knows holy magic." Lina pointed at Filia with her fork, before moving it to catch another piece of syrup covered pancake. "We have a white magic expert shrine maiden too." She lifted her glass of orange juice towards Amelia before taking a big drink. "If they bless the land or something, the bad crops might be fixed. A famine is my worse nightmare and I won't let it spread. If Seyruun keeps donating its food, there won't be any left for my triple banquet and I want to have it as soon as possible!"
"Miss Lina, I knew you had a good heart!" Amelia cheered adoringly. "Let us all embark on a journey of loving kindness to help the people who are suffering from the famine! With the power of justice, we shall heal the farm lands!"
Xellos was not currently a monster, thus not affected in a negative way by the positive emotions, but he still found Amelia's determination to be very creepy. "I'm skipping out and staying here."
"I'm going," Filia assured; if Xellos thought he could distract her from the noble mission placed before her, he was very wrong.
"Both your bodyguard and your lover are going, are you sure you want to stay behind, Xellos?" Gourry innocently inquired.
Filia's face turned scarlet, "must you refer to me as Xellos' lover?"
"Lina said you are," Gourry calmly pointed out. "When you were late for breakfast she said that 'the lovers' will be here soon and that she would make sure of it. Then she stormed off to find you."
Filia gave Lina a distressed look, which the redhead disregarded. "What? It's not like I lied."
Xellos interrupted after giving the situation some additional thought. "Fine, I'm going too, but I'm not helping, I have my principals." He better stick close to Filia, just in case it was somehow required for his cure to finally take effect. Plus having Lina's power to back him up in case of an emergency was a convenient aspect too.
"Just don't cause any trouble," Filia warned, "I mean it, Xellos, I don't expect you to help, but don't mess this up!"
Xellos rolled his eyes, "how can I? Isn't the harvest, or lack thereof, already as messed up as it can get?"
"You have your ways of making a bigger mess of things and we all know it." Filia gave Xellos an intense look. "I'll be keeping my eyes on you."
"And your hands too, I'll bet," Xellos teased with a wink.
Filia's blush deepened as she muttered something that sounded to be along the lines of "stupid piece of raw garbage."
"Before I forget," Philionel pointed out an envelope that had been placed next to Lina's plate. "That letter was brought while you were reminding our guests about the importance of being punctual to a meal." Phil eyed Xellos and Filia as he mentioned it. Lina might have been selfish, but anyone could count on her to show up on time, or even early, to a meal. "Since you were away, it was left there for you."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll read it later. Can I continue eating without interruptions now?" Lina glanced at the envelope in mild curiosity and caught sight of the return address. "Luna!" She shrieked at the top of her lungs, before instinctively diving under the table. Feeling rather ridiculous, Lina crawled out from her hiding place, sat down and tried to compose herself. Luna wasn't hiding inside the envelope of her last letter, so there was no reason for her to be in this one. Taking a deep breath, Lina reached for the envelope with shaking hands. Gourry placed his hand on Lina's shoulder and nodded encouragingly. Lina glanced at him and nodded back in appreciation for the moral support. She opened the envelope and read the letter inside. "Dear Lina, Our parents and I wish to meet your fiance, Mr. Gourry Gabriev. Please come visit us as soon as possible. Love, Luna." In shock, Lina slowly turned her head towards Gourry, "Luna wants to meet you."
Gourry nodded, "I know, I heard you reading the letter." His carefree smile hinted that he had no idea what he was getting into. "I'll make sure to give your family a good impression."
Lina just stared at him. He was a fool for not knowing what horrible doom awaited him, but he was also very brave. "You have no idea..."
"I'll face anything for you," Gourry spoke in his usual casual and carefree tone.
Yet Lina blushed scarlet anyway. "Thanks Gourry. Then it's settled, we'll stop by my home village, then go on our mission. I don't want to risk testing Luna's patience. Besides, if we're on an important mission, then we'll have a good excuse to leave if things get dangerous."
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After Lina devoured her breakfast and predictably attempted to devour everyone else's breakfast, managing to steal quite a bit, the group left Seyruun. Lina, Gourry, Amelia, Zelgadis, Xellos and Filia were on the road again on a brand new mission. Lina had offered to deliver Seyruun's good will in the form of food supplies, but Philionel wisely declined her offer and said he would send the food transports along later.
The atmosphere was generally quiet aside from Lina's grumbling about her Luna related fears. Gourry occasionally gave her a friendly pat on the back. While the action didn't make Lina quiet down completely, it did reassure her enough not to go into a full panic as if she saw a slug.
Xellos appeared to be in deep frustrated thought if his expression was any indication. He had fallen a little behind from the rest of the group. Filia slowed her pace to walk beside him. "What are you plotting?" She glared critically.
"Nothing," Xellos sounded more exasperated than Filia expected.
She examined him carefully. "Something is seriously bothering you," Filia correctly concluded. "What is it?"
"It's nothing," Xellos insisted.
"It has to be something!" Filia argued adamantly, her glare intensified and she had her hands on her hips. "If you would just tell me, maybe I could help!"
Xellos had enough. He was still cursed and it made no sense. He would give this one last try, "do you love me?"
Filia blushed at the sudden question, then eyed Xellos critically, "is that some kind of trick question? If you're planning to say something along the lines of 'if you truly love me, you'll help me sabotage the mission' then don't bother! I love you, but innocent people shouldn't have to suffer for it."
Xellos looked into Filia's eyes with sharp determination. "Kiss me," he ordered firmly, which made the crimson blush on her face become brighter. Then he rephrased the request so sound less like an order, forcing a softer tone. "Only if you want to, no pressure."
Filia didn't understand. Xellos' strange behavior had 'trap' written all over it. Yet if she tried to avoid it, she would probably fall straight into it. Maybe the best way to disable this trap was to trigger it and diffuse it after she knew what she was dealing with. They had stopped walking and the others were further ahead on the path. Filia looked left and right, no one was coming and Xellos' request did sound rather pleasant. "I want to..." She wrapped her arms around him comfortably and kissed him, slowly, lovingly. He wasn't doing anything; she parted and gave him a puzzled look. "Xellos?"
"Again..." She kissed him again, more passionately until he started to respond. She wasn't sure what he was waiting for before. When they parted, his conclusion took her by surprise. "You don't love me..."
"Excuse me?" Filia was instantly fuming with indignation. "Are you trying to say I'm a bad kisser?" This had to be Xellos and his stupid criticism. She didn't believe he was sharing a serious conclusion, because she did love him and she was sure of it. She had spent a long time trying to make it otherwise, but she simply couldn't.
"It shouldn't take this long, I should be able to sense at least the beginning of my recovery, but this stupid curse is still firmly in place!" Xellos had enough; he was frustrated, angry and ready to lose his temper dealing with that infuriating curse. "No matter how hard I try, I can't think of any loopholes, it doesn't make sense." This was what humans would call harshly broken hope. "There's only one possible explanation, you think you love me but you don't." If Filia's deep affection wasn't love, then how much could possibly be needed for it to be? Her strong emotions were overwhelming as it was, what more did she have that she wasn't giving? "Maybe there's just no such a thing as love."
Filia stared at Xellos with growing dread. "What are you going on about? I don't understand."
"My cure is the willing kiss of a golden dragon," Xellos finally revealed. "You told me before that a willing kiss was a kiss of love, but I'm still cursed."
Filia could already feel tears running down her face, "you used me. All you wanted was to free yourself of your curse, all you wanted was a cure. You horrible piece of raw garbage, you never cared about my feelings! I hate you!" She slapped him hard enough to throw him on the ground, given that this was a dragon to human slap rather than a human to human slap. Then she ran ahead with full intentions of running past the others and not stopping until her legs could no longer move from exhaustion.
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The rest of the way to the next town on their journey to Lina's home village was quite unpleasant for Xellos. Not only was he terribly frustrated with his curse, but also immensely confused. According to his empathy, the facts that had happened and his common sense, Filia in theory loved him, but apparently she didn't truly love him, because he was still curse. It felt like she was giving him everything she had, but that wasn't enough.
As if his inner turmoil of angry frustration wasn't enough, Lina, Amelia and even Zelgadis and Gourry, kept pestering Xellos about what he did to upset Filia. They had been walking ahead of the quarreling pair and only caught the loudest offended remarks from Filia, missing Xellos' explanation about his curse and its elusive cure. Needless to say, Xellos was not in the mood to discuss the matters, so his silence let to a lot of tension in the group.
They eventually arrived at an inn after taking a detour at a restaurant. At the inn, they saw Filia's name in the big book of guest signatures as they checked in. The five travelers went to their respective rooms with Amelia being the first to venture out to try to knock on Filia's door. "Miss Filia, may I speak to you."
"I want to be alone!" Filia's voice was strong and determined, yet extremely sorrowful and empty. She really wasn't in the mood to be consoled.
Noticing Lina curiously peeking down the hall, Amelia shook her head. "Whenever you're ready, you know we're here to listen." The princess decided to give the golden dragon some space, making sure to glare daggers at Xellos' door on her way to her own room.
Once everyone had retired and had no obvious intentions of coming out of their rooms until morning, Xellos set out to see Filia himself. There was a very annoying sensation akin to guilt that was bothering him terribly. He stood in front of Filia's door and considered knocking, but decided against it and tried to open it. Predictably, the door was locked. "Filia?"
Proving that she was still awake, Filia replied to the familiar voice with a fierce, "get lost, you piece of raw garbage!"
Xellos knew that insisting at Filia's door would get him no where and he didn't want to talk to her from out in the hall. He made his way outside and around the inn building until he spotted what he calculated to be Filia's window, which was conveniently open. He levitated towards it and let himself in. "For how long are you planning to be mad at me?"
Filia jumped to her feet from her previous position face down on her pillow. "Forever!" She screeched furiously.
"Be reasonable, Filia. You can't blame me for stating the facts as they are," Xellos argued with a certain cutting edge to his voice. "Quit tricking yourself into believing you're heart broken, because you can't be heart broken without having been in love. It's true that I only wanted my cure," in the beginning, he added in his private thoughts. "But I didn't go around claiming that I was in love with you, did I? It was the other way around and it was a lie. The curse is proof of it, so don't even try to argue about it."
"You idiot! You tricked me!" Filia retorted. "I thought you cared about me; I felt you cared about me, I felt you loved me!"
Xellos knew that arguing with Filia was difficult, especially when she was upset, but he was determined to make her see the logic of his argument. "You're not even an empath. You can't claim I tricked you with false feelings, because you can't tell what I'm feeling, but I can."
"If you're such a talented empath, then you should know what I'm feeling right now, what I felt back then, you should know!" Filia threw the argument back at him.
"I do know," Xellos retorted, the volume of his voice escalating to match her loudness. "I know you care about me, I never said I believed you didn't, but it's not love and it's not enough."
"Hypocrite!" Filia shouted. "During the time that you were a dragon and for a little while after, I was an empath. It's gone now, but I had the ability long enough, or so I thought. The pearl granted my wish too, though it was only your feelings that I could feel. I thought you loved me, but you tricked me."
She was an empath? That was news to Xellos, rather embarrassing news he had to admit. That meant that she knew of all his debate and confusion and about how overwhelming her rush of love, or rather affection that wasn't quite love, was to him. "Stupid dragon, how can I trick you by using your empathy against you if I didn't even know you had it? This is all news to me!"
Filia was sick and tired of arguing with Xellos, she was sick and tired of looking at him, of hearing him, she had enough of everything concerning him. She was angry and hurt, she wanted him gone. Filia dried her tears as best she could and tried to retain a serious expression. "Put your one and only brain cell to work, Xellos." She spoke in a serious, almost threatening tone, her dragon fangs peeking out of her mouth, eyes dangerously narrowed. "Have you ever stopped to think that true love is mutual? You keep stupidly blaming it on me, claiming that I don't care enough, but it's all your fault. I'm not saying you don't care about me at all." She mimicked the mocking tone he often took with her when teasing her in hopes of bringing her embarrassment, adding a cold edge to it. "I'm just saying that you don't care enough."
Xellos remained silent; he couldn't come up with a counter argument for that. Filia looked bitterly victorious as one who has taken revenge and found little satisfaction in it. She turned around and walked out the door. She didn't feel like sleeping anymore and she was sure there had to be ice-cream in the inn's icebox. She didn't care if the snack bar was closed; she was taking that ice-cream and spending the night eating it on some rooftop somewhere.
What if Filia was right? He couldn't deny the fact that he was attracted to her and he had developed an unnerving attachment to her that could be called affection, but was it love? Could it be? He didn't like the idea, it was unnatural for a monster to love and regardless of the fact that he was stuck in a human body, he was still the same Xellos on the inside, the same living being with the same mind. Even so, if he was going to stay alive and glue the broken pieces of his existence back together into something that vaguely resembled logic, he would have to love her. Perhaps he was his own worse enemy in that department, being too guarded and resistant, trying to stay in control of his thoughts and reactions.
What about what Filia sensed? She had believed him to be in love. Maybe that love thing was a construct of the mind to define a collection of emotions and attitudes, rather than being one emotion on its own. Maybe it only truly became the thing known as love when it was accepted and embraced; believed. Maybe Xellos was doomed to die a hopeless death at the claws of a monster lord whose patience had ran out. It was that, or figure out a way to crush his own defenses and make himself vulnerable to the horrifying thing called love. Celo wasn't kidding when he spoke those words of warning. 'The cure will bring you to your weakest state before freeing you from the curse...'
To be Continued
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Xellos's troubles continue, I'm really curious how they can find peace now. ^ ^
who? me? I'm an astral being XD
*facepalm* and xellos messed all.......sighhhhh and this will take a while for recover what they starting to have. LOl they only stay together half day...god lol.


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What is the historic significance of January 26?
A British fleet, comprising 11 ships, first reached Botany Bay in South Wales between January 18 and January 20. The Europeans intended to create a penal colony where they would send convicts from Britain. On reaching Botany Bay, Captain Arthur Phillip, the commander of the fleet, realized that Botany Bay was totally inhabitable. On January 21, he led a team of officers to Port Jackson, which was 7 miles to the north, in search of a better place for settlement. He named the landing site Sydney Cove, after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney and the Home Secretary. Philips returned to Botany Bay on the evening of January 23 and ordered his fleet to move to Sydney Bay. On January 24 a gale storm prevented the troops from leaving Botany Bay. With the gale still strong, the fleet tried to leave on Botany Bay on January 25. Only one ship, HMS Supply, with Arthur Phillip, Philip Gidley King, the marines, and some convicts onboard, was able to leave Botany Bay. They reached Sydney Cove in the afternoon. The following day, January 26, Philip along with his marines went ashore and claimed the land in the name of King George III.
The other ships were still having trouble leaving Botany Bay as the gale grew in intensity. The ships Charlotte and Friendship collided while Lady Penrhyn almost ran aground. The ships were finally able to leave Botany Bay and reached Sydney Cove on January 26, the last arriving at about 3 pm. January 26 is thus considered the day Australia became a European settlement.
When was Australia Day first celebrated?
Evidences of celebrations on January 26 date back to 1808. In 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie officially celebrated January 26 as Foundation Day. He announced a public holiday for all government workers and also gave them an extra allowance in the form of "one pound of fresh meat". Since it was the 30th anniversary of the first landing, he ordered a 30-gun salute at Dawes Point, one for each year since the colony was first established. This became a tradition with the following Governors.
How has Australia Day been celebrated over the years?
50th Anniversary Celebrations: On the 50th Australia Day, in 1838, a regatta was held at the Sydney harbor. At noon, a 50-gun salute was given at Dawes Point. The Royal Standard was raised and there were rocket and firework shows in the evening.
Centenary Celebrations (100 years): In 1888, all the colonies, except Adelaide, celebrated "Anniversary Day" together. Before this, the colonies had their own Anniversary Day events to commemorate their founding. Sesquicentenary Celebrations (150 years): The 150th anniversary of British settlement in Australia was a grand celebration. Australians had previously enjoyed a long weekend but the day itself had not been a holiday. On this occasion, New South Wales became the first state to break with this tradition and declared January 26 a holiday. In 1946, the commonwealth and state governments agreed to celebrate January 26 as Australia Day – a national, public holiday.
Bicentennial Year Celebrations (200 years): 1988 marked the 200th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. Festivities took place throughout the country with more than 2.5 million people taking part in the events in Sydney. The re-enactment of the original landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove was performed at Sydney Harbor. Ships had sailed from Portsmouth in Britain to take part in this enactment.
What Is Special About Australia Day 2013?
For 2013, the entire nation has a number of gala events lined up for Australia Day celebrations. The Prime Minister will head the Australian Citizenship Ceremony and welcome Canberra's newest Australian citizens. The Rock Australia Day Festival and the Australia CARnival are the highlights of Sydney CBD. Those at the harbor will witness the annual 21 gun salute and the 177th annual Regatta in keeping with tradition. Other states will be hosting many colorful and spectacular events.
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In Reply to: Re: MS & Devic's syndrome posted by Jonathan on April 11, 2000 at 13:10:42:
: : My neurologist has put me into the probable ms catagory. he has also mentioned something called : : Devic's syndrome (neuromyelitis optica). This affects the optic nerve and spinal cord. Help, has anyone: : heard of this.
: : I am new to this board, but also was recently diagnosed with Devic's. I don't think the diagnosis is final, from what I have read, it may require further testing (I asked my neuro about yet another MRI and a 2nd spinal tap). My neuro is among the best in the SF Bay Area, but did not know a lot about treating Devic's. She referred to two other experts she knew who recommended corticosteroids with a "steroid sparing agent." For the agent she is recomjmending methotrexate, which is mentioned elsewhere on these boards. I am mulling over this course of treatment.
: She also faxed me an article which is somewhat informative. It is written somewhat in medicalese but can be read reasonably by a layperson. It is called "Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic's Disease) and its Relationship to MS" in the International MS Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3. The authors are Pambakian, Akdal, and Kennard. Be prepared for a shocker in this article. It states a 35-50% mortality rate for Devic's, without stating a timeframe or anything. Aside from being sloppy science, it is difficult for someone like me or you to read. I am looking into this also.
: Please e-mail me. I'd love to trade notes with you. We can both get through this.
Jonathan, My mother has ms and was recently diagnosed with possible devic's disease if u could e-mail me any info about it i would greatly appreciate it.... I can't seem to find out anything about it..... I hope this message finds u well... God Bless and please e-mail me thanks!
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Celebrating its fifth year, the annual Qatar Career Fair (QCF) is currently in full swing. Held at the Qatar National Convention Centre, the event is expected to attract around 50,000 visitors over five days. Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), one of the Fair's main organisers, is showcasing its diverse array of job opportunities, with select QF employees available to share their stories with potential applicants.
As part of its mission to help Qatar move away from a carbon dependency, QF is building human capital in the field of research through exceptional training programmes. Abeer Al Hammadi has benefited from this commitment. She will be at QCF to discuss her work as manager of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at QF's Research Division.
"The Qatar Career Fair is a great opportunity for people," she says. "It's not only about getting a job, it's about seeing what else is out there and what's available. You can learn, and you can see where you fit."
After graduating from Al-Bayan Scientific School for Girls, Abeer enrolled in the first ever class of QF's Academic Bridge Program in 2001. The following year she became one of the few pre-medical students of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), which has now expanded to include world-class laboratories.
Upon completion of her studies at WCMC-Q, Abeer spent time at Cardiff University in the U.K. While working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology, she realised her true ambition was to pursue a career in research management.
"I knew I didn't want to work in a lab, I wanted to work in a place committed to research, just more office related," says Abeer. She finally discovered the job of her dreams at QF's Research Division. Hired as a trainee, she initially enrolled in the Qatar Science Leadership Program (QSLP), an initiative designed for Qataris interested in exploring a career in science and research.
"Even in the interview for the training position, I remember telling myself, 'Wow, this is exactly what I am looking for, research management and management of science'," recalls Abeer.
Upon joining QF in 2008, she was one of only three trainees in the first class of QSLP. Today, that number has grown to nearly 30 enrolled participants, as scientific pursuits at QF have become increasingly popular.
"There are many opportunities at Qatar Foundation, and the plans in the Research Division are already big. But they need human capital, they need people to work on these plans, and that's why there are so many new jobs available," explained Abeer.
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Here, in Europe, only very low resolution maps are available (scale like 1 : 1 500 000) that is not enough for sucsessful navigation in the country. I suspect i coud find some good maps in a bookshop in KK but there will be no scanner and no computer and no time to process the map and no cable to load it to my GPS unit.
Maybe somebody has any electronic version of maps of Sabah and could send it via email or open me access to an existing private FTP site ? )))
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Tuesday, 13 November, 2001, 16:47 GMT
Q&A: Heart drugs study
A major study of the impact of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs has found they could save the lives of thousands of heart patients a week.
What is the main finding of the study?
Cholesterol-lowering with statin treatment reduces the risk of heart attacks and of strokes by at least one-third, as well as reducing the need for arterial surgery, angioplasty and amputations.
How important are these findings?
Very important. These new findings show that cholesterol-lowering therapy should now be considered for a very much wider range of people than had previously been thought to benefit.
How big was this study compared with others done in the past?
With 20,536 participants, it is by far the largest trial of cholesterol-lowering therapy ever conducted.
What has this study told us that we did not know before?
Cholesterol-lowering with statins has now been shown to be effective for a much wider range of people at increased risk of vascular disease because of their past medical history.
Which new groups may benefit?
It is not just those who've had a heart attack or have angina who will benefit, but also those who've had a stroke or have peripheral arterial disease or diabetes mellitus.
Women as well as men, and those aged over 70 as well as middle-aged people.
In addition, those whose cholesterol levels might previously have been considered low, as well as those considered to have elevated cholesterol levels may benefit.
Which people should consider statins who may not have considered them before?
People with a history of heart attack or angina who are aged over 70, and those who have blood total cholesterol levels below 5.0mmol/l or LDL (bad) cholesterol levels below 3.0mmol/l.
People with a history of stroke, other occlusive vascular diseases, or diabetes, regardless of their age, sex or cholesterol level.
What would be the effect on the risk of a heart attack or stroke if a person is already receiving other treatments to lower risk?
The benefits of cholesterol-lowering with statins are additional to those of other effective treatments for vascular disease (such as aspirin and blood-pressure lowering drugs).
Should every person now having vascular surgery consider statins? Does this include people who, for example, have surgery for vascular injury, as opposed to disease?
All patients who have had surgery (or other procedures) on coronary or non-coronary arteries to bypass or remove narrowings due to atherosclerosis should now be considered for cholesterol-lowering with statins, regardless of their cholesterol levels.
Evidence in women was sketchy before. Now it looks as if women benefit in the same way as men? How important is this finding for women?
This is the biggest study of cholesterol-lowering in women, and these results are definitive.
Cholesterol-lowering has now been shown to reduce the risk of vascular disease to about the same extent in women as in men.
Women tend to develop vascular disease at older ages than men, so the evidence of benefit in this study among people aged over 70 is also of great relevance to improving the health of women.
How many vascular events have these findings the potential to prevent?
About 70-100 fewer heart attacks, strokes or revascularisation operations for every 1,000 patients treated for 5 years.
Given the very much wider range of people now shown to benefit, there could be 70-100,000 fewer such major vascular events in every million extra that are treated.
How many deaths do these findings have the potential to prevent?
About 20-30 fewer deaths per 1,000 - or 20-30,000 fewer per million - treated for 5 years.
For how many people are these results relevant?
It is estimated that about 25m people worldwide are currently being treated with a statin.
World Health Organization statistics indicate that there are about 200m people worldwide with CHD, stroke, other occlusive vascular disease or diabetes mellitus.
Consequently, the present findings are directly relevant to starting statin treatment in some tens of millions of people at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Source: Heart Protection Study
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BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic appointed centre-left leader Robert Fico as prime minister on Wednesday after his Smer party won a landslide victory in an early election last month.
The 47-year-old lawyer, who concluded Slovakia's accession to the euro zone during his previous term as prime minister in 2006-2010, replaces Iveta Radicova, whose centre-right government collapsed in October last year.
Fico has said he would honor pledges to cut the fiscal gap below the EU's official limit of 3 percent next year, flagging higher taxes for wealthy Slovaks and companies.
(Reporting by Martin Santa, editing by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Toby Chopra)