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As I wanted to wear something special to match my red bag, I wore the very first parure I made mysel : necklace and earrings with the same stones.
I felt like a lady, ( I need so little to be happy! ) and made for the city, where I took some photos in Galleria S.Federico,
the weather was quite hot as you can guess by looking at my sleeveless optical dress, and mr. Bangio had some rest next to me....
After a couple of days, the weather was completely different and, since I decided to wear the same dress, I had to add a wollen jacket!
then I wore my red, double face bag the other way, because purple seemed to be better...
...so useful, to have versatile clothes and accessories!!
Sola ante el espejo3 October 2013 at 14:41
I love your elegant dress! Kisses dear.
dan4 October 2013 at 11:08
...I am glad that you like...
ann wood3 October 2013 at 19:47
Very elegant dress and I also like it with your jacket. Gosh the bag was a good choice! Reversible makes so many options. Very pretty pattern on your dress plus your jewelry looks great with it. A sleeveless shift style dress looks so good on you!
Thanks Ann. I think I have the widest variety ever seen on earth of sleeveless dresses! I always feel at ease wearing them...
elpuntodelola4 October 2013 at 01:08
Un vestido precioso y muy femenino, bonitod complementos. Besitos
dan4 October 2013 at 11:16
Hi Lola, thanks for your comment and...welcome to my blog!
Curra4 October 2013 at 02:00
Dan, there's nothing better than a nice dress to feel good.
Did you find what you were looking for in the Galleries?
It is very nice to spend a quiet evening looking for things that you like.
Also going well together and that's always nice.
dan4 October 2013 at 11:24
I totally agree with you, Curra! Dresses are the best clothes to feel good, and...are so comfortable!!
Well, in the city I didn't buy anything last week, just a glance at the window shops, but I had a pleasant afternoon, and ... a very good cappuccino!!
Lady of Style4 October 2013 at 03:22
Beautiful, Dan! I love your style and would instantly wear your dress which looks fabulous and professional with the blazer too.
Isn't the double faced Furla bag just amazing? My daughter has the same but in different colours.
I hope you had a lovely shopping day!
dan4 October 2013 at 11:44
Thanks Annette. You are a so elegant woman, and for that reason I double appreciate your comment! The bag is really amazing, I wear it every day!
In the city I spent a relaxing, lovable afternoon...it has been the last sunny day we have had ( until now! )
josep-maria badia4 October 2013 at 08:04
The dress and necklace seem precious. A nice look, even with the jacket.
dan4 October 2013 at 11:46
Thanks Josep, I am glad that you like...
missy4 October 2013 at 10:31
You always look like a lady..
dan4 October 2013 at 11:49
Thanks Missy, I like reading fashion magazines, which probably inspire me!
Rosy4 October 2013 at 12:16
Your dress is so elegant ... love the look you got with the addition of the jewels in red, it's as bright sparks. You look gorgeous always, dear Dan
dan5 October 2013 at 13:20
I am in love with red accessories at the moment, they seem to add a touch of joy to autumn. . .
Rebecca4 October 2013 at 16:50
Wonderful outfit as always. I love the necklace and remembered after seeing this that I have one that my sister made many years ago that I must wear. I took a course in beading but did not feel particularly adept at this craft. You do such beautiful work that I may be motivated to try my hand at this again.
dan5 October 2013 at 13:09
Hi Rebecca, making necklaces is my last passion! To take a course in beading is a good idea. I am sure you can create yourself wonderful jewels. . . ( which I would like to see )
No fear of fashion6 October 2013 at 07:00
What a lovely dress, what a lovely necklace, what a great bag. I like both outfits, with and without the jacket. It is great that the necklace works with both sides of the bag. I knew you were good at macking necklaces. This is another fine example.
dan6 October 2013 at 11:41
Thanks Greetje. Can you believe that I didn't used to wear necklaces until a few years ago? I think you have inspired my passion!!
GeeGee6 October 2013 at 10:04
You allways look like a lady, be sure! Necklace is lovely!
dan6 October 2013 at 11:21
Thanks GeeGee, As a lady I can wear beautiful clothes instead of jeans...and it is such a fun !
Flo6 October 2013 at 16:29
I love pieces that can be worn in all kinds of weather and situations. And the bag is definitely showing it's versatility! I really like those jewelry pieces, you have made some really nice ones. Have you been making jewelry for very long?
dan7 October 2013 at 09:17
I have always loved making stuff of different kind, such as purses, jewelry and little embroidery for my home, but my passion for stones neckaces was born just a few months ago. To tell all the truth I have to add that not everything I made was beautiful!!
Jessica Cangiano7 October 2013 at 16:01
Your handbag here speaks to me rather deeply. You see, once when I was a little girl - five years old to be precise - I selected my own clothes for a day at school and partnered a red top with a purple skirt (or perhaps they were the other way around - either way, one was purple, the other red) and was scolded rather heavily by a family member for doing so. They said that red and purple were never to be worn in large doses together and sent me off to pick another outfit. Crestfallen, I did, but that experience stayed with me all through my life. It wasn't per se so much that I couldn't wear red and purple that day, but that anyone would have the audacity to stifle a child's creativity and budding fashion sense. I've since learned, as I've grown up, that these two colours can look fabulous together and have worn the pair numerous times. They partner well, whether in accessory form or on garments, and are - as you and I both prove - worn together (beautifully!).
dan10 October 2013 at 08:01
Red and purple are so nice together, so it's a lucky that fashion rules change fast! I am sure that you where lovable with the skirt and top you chose...and yes, you are right: some childhood experiences stay with us all the life long!!
Sacramento Amate7 October 2013 at 23:57
You are so lovely. I would love to meet you one day and have a chat and coffe or tea or whatever.
Have a goor Tuesday
dan8 October 2013 at 04:28
Oh, it would be wonderful to meet you Sacramento ! I hope, sooner or later. . .
Sue @ A Colourful Canvas8 October 2013 at 09:43
Yes!! Your necklace and earrings are better than cute! They are gorgeous Dan! I'm so thrilled that you demonstrated that your handbag is reversible. That is clever! I am making more of my own bags, and want to try this technique. Hugs to you and Mr. Bangio.
dan10 October 2013 at 08:05
Your bags will be delightful, as you have so much talent in sewing...I hope to see them soon on your blog!!
Mr Bangio loves hugs and...me too!!
Me and my socks
Gray with yellow necklaces
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In a region as geographically large, historically rich, and culturally diverse as the Caribbean, it's a given that you'll come across some rather curious place names from time to time.
Most of these curiosities harken back to a by-gone era, like the way that "Port-of-Spain" in Trinidad & Tobago still reflects the days of Spanish rule a good 300 years ago even though the country's history is most closely tied to the UK and English has been the official language here since, like, forever.
Other curious names, however, defy explanation.
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All Awash Island in St. Vincent, Ratman Cay in The Bahamas, Cockroach Island, Fallen Jerusalem and Little Jerusalem in the BVI's, and Barrel of Beef Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands also have me guessing.
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The Yankees do not have a list of 40 players in Triple-A Scranton. They are all already in the big leagues. Trey Amburgey, Billy Burns and Zack Zehner are the true Railfield players. First-base player Ryan McBroom can also play a little outside field.
Gary Sanchez is expected to return next week and Giancarlo Stanton maybe soon after. The Yankees will likely end up with a Clint Frazier-Brett Gardner-Mike Tauchman outfield until Stanton (or Judge) returns with Mike Ford at the DH. Yeesh.
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I've been monitoring my CPU and its been pretty much in the 90's the whole time, and i think that those benchmarks have been in single player...
It is only in the multiplayer?
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Ethereum’s value against bitcoin has seen its ratio drop to the lowest level since March 2017.
Why the second biggest crypto is attracting so much less value is not clear, but there are quite a few things to look forward to for bitcoin that may not necessarily apply to eth.
That’s relevant to the other big day for bitcoin, the first halvening since it went mainstream. That’s now in about nine months, preceded by BCH in or around April 2020.
For ethereum there may be a slight increase in new supply in or around January, with a reduction then perhaps at the end of 2020 or maybe at the beginning of 2021 with it unclear whether it would be a 2/3rds or a 10x reduction.
That lack of clarity is because it would be a human made decision based on estimates of how much security may be needed. For bitcoin, code is law and that law says new supply will halve, security will just have to adapt.
Status has contributed to protocol development, including funding one of the ethereum 2.0 clients, with the above appearing to be just Eigenmann’s opinion rather than anything having to do with Status.
The argument has been that the Ethereum Foundation and all these ICOs have plenty of funds that should last for years, thus there’s no need to increase new supply for eth development.
On the other hand it appears some of the eth1x work is not being funded. We haven’t had time to look at this yet, but on the surface it sounds a bit like internal politics.
Ethereum has instead taken the approach of being more tech focused, which can have the benefit of more flexibility.
In addition as the second crypto and as the only crypto besides bitcoin to be classified as a commodity, ethereum can have the benefit of following bitcoin in its path to mainstream finance.
Currently doing so would be very easy, but whether the same can be said for the sharded network, is not too clear.
Bitcoin of course has its own problems regarding scalability, but being second and having the same problem is quite different than being first especially if the latter – although it does have governance problems – doesn’t have such governance problems extend to issuance itself.
For bitcoin, all those aspects were resolved and it came out a lot stronger. Whether the same will be said for eth, remains to be seen.


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MTSU has already played its first Conference USA game, winning 42-35 in overtime at Florida Atlantic two weeks ago.
However, its first home league game will have a true Conference USA feel to it on Saturday when the Blue Raiders face East Carolina for homecoming. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at Floyd Stadium.
“When you think of Conference USA, you think of East Carolina and Southern Miss,” MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said. “Those are the two teams that come to mind when you think of Conference USA because of the history and tradition of those two programs.
“It’s the first time we’ve played a Conference USA member we haven’t played before, so it’s a different feel.” MTSU senior quarterback Logan Kilgore agrees, noting the atmosphere should be electric at Floyd Stadium.
“It’s a conference game, but it really feels like a Conference USA game,” he said. “This is one of those teams that you have always observed from afar and seen what their ability is and the crowds at their place.
“It has always been a team that is in a different conference, but now it is a different feel playing these guys. The city should be excited, a really good opponent is coming into Murfreesboro. We are really excited about our chance to measure up and see how we match up with the favorite team in the conference.”
Measuring up could be difficult as the Blue Raiders (3-2, 1-0) will be pitted against a an ECU (3-1, 1-0) team that is coming off a 55-31 thumping of North Carolina on the road. The two teams have two common opponents. Along with beating UNC, ECU defeated FAU 31-13 at home. MTSU lost 40-20 at UNC, and won 42-35 at FAU.
The Pirates have won six straight Conference USA games (22 of their last 30) and have won three of their last four C-USA road games. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to go out there and compete against East Carolina,” Stockstill said. “They’re a really good football team, led by their quarterback. He had a good year last year, and he’s off to a good start this year.
“I think they’re running the ball more effectively the past couple weeks than the beginning of this year or the end of last year. They’ve got some explosive wide receivers and their offensive line is good.
Defensively, they’re really good, especially against the run. They’re a really good football team, coming off a big win, so this is a great challenge and a great opportunity for us on Saturday afternoon.”
Despite last week’s so-called upset win in Raleigh, N.C., ECU coach Ruffin McNiel said it’s important for the Pirates to put it to rest.
“We have to move and get ready for this next one,” Ruffin said. “(Rick) Stockstill is a really good football coach and Tyrone (Nix) is a great defensive coordinator, and they have skill players on all three sides of the ball. It’s a group I’m very familiar with.”
Speaking of defense, the Blue Raiders have been a mixed bag in many regards. They lead the nation in forcing turnovers (16), but have struggled of late getting off the field on third-down situations.
“We have to be more consistent on a regular basis as far as making plays and it starts up front,” said linebacker Stephen Roberts. “We have to execute and become tougher overall on defense, wanting to get off the field.
“Some of it is dealing with tackling. We have to do a better job with that. I know our guys are tough enough. We are going to hunt towards the ball, tackling is our biggest concern.”
ECU’s offense starts with quarterback Shane Carden, an all-conference performer who averages 293 passing yards a game. More important, he has thrown just four interceptions and is completing a sizzling 72.6 percent of his passes.
“He’s a really good football player,” Stockstill said. “He can make all the throws, and he’s running the ball more than he did last year, which adds another dimension to their offense.
“They’ve got some explosive players. They’re getting a lot of opportunities because their defense is so good. Their quarterback and running back are playing well. It’s a good, explosive, up-tempo offense.”
Stockstill stopped short as far as the game being a shootout, but acknowledged the Blue Raiders need to be more consistent on both sides of the ball.
“We’ve got to play better than what we did against BYU,” he said. “If you had told me 17 points would be enough to beat Memphis, I would have thought we would have had to score more than that. Hopefully our defense will show up and play hard, which they’ve been doing.
Hopefully, we don’t give up 40 or 50 points. But if we do, we have to score one more point than they do.
“It’s the best skill we’ve seen so far this year. BYU had a great quarterback and some good receivers and running backs, too. We’ve seen some great players. Like I said, this will be a great challenge for our football team.
Stockstill said MTSU’s success at forcing turnovers is a great tribute to the defense, but added third-down efficiency must improve.
“We’re doing a very good job of creating turnovers. We’re No. 1 in the country and there are a lot of good football teams out there,” he said. “There are 126 of us and we’re No. 1. Our defensive players have done a great job of attacking the ball, and Coach Nix and his staff have done a great job of emphasizing that. “We’ve got to be more consistent and we’ve got to be better on third down. We’ve given up some big plays on third down, which is something we can’t afford to continue to do. We have to get off the field more consistently defensively.”
Knocking off the East Division favorite on Saturday would obviously be a huge boost to the Blue Raiders, although Stockstill said a champion certainly won’t be crowned regardless of the outcome.
“If you win, you’re 2-0 and still have six games to go,” he said. “You’re not going to win the conference on Saturday, and you’re not going to lose it. Last year, we won our first conference game, lost our second and played for the conference championship on the last day.


BOEM Announces Offshore Wind Call Areas in Oregon and Historic Lease Sale in the New York Bight | Renewable + Law
On Friday February 25, the Biden administration continued its push to achieve 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced three Call Areas for the development of floating offshore wind in federal waters off the Oregon coast.  The Call Areas, located 13.8 miles off the coast of central and southern Oregon near Coos Bay, Bandon and Brookings are the agency’s first step in determining competitive interest for leases. The announcement came just ahead of the 10th BOEM Oregon Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting, and on the same day that BOEM announced the results of the historic $4.37 billion competitive lease sale in the New York Bight.
The Call Areas on the Oregon coast total 2,181 square miles at depths of up to 1,300 meters.  Those areas will be whittled down into smaller Wind Energy Areas (Was) by the end of 2022 according to BOEM, but only after BOEM considers public comments on the areas themselves, ocean uses, and stakeholder concerns. Whether BOEM is required undertake a full environmental analysis of the Was it ultimately identifies prior to issuing leases, however, is a question our colleague Cherise Gaffney raised in a separate article for Utility Dive last year.
Assuming things move forward as planned, BOEM’s near-term target matches the state’s 2021 goal in H.B. 3375 to “plan for the development” of up to 3 GW of floating offshore wind projects in federal waters by 2030.  BOEM expects to offer up to 3 GW in leases by the first quarter of 2024, taking advantage of the estimated 2.6 GW the National Renewable Energy Lab estimates could be installed without major upgrades to the trans-coastal transmission system in Oregon. However, it is worth noting that the three Call Areas are adjacent to only two of the five existing substations identified  by NREL as potential points of interconnection.


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That’s when he noticed a note on his windshield.
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Kevon was incredibly blessed by this couple’s kindness. It felt good to know that others had noticed that, while there are a lot of guys who aren’t taking care of their kids, “,” Kevon said.
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Weekend Vermont Wintry Storm A Whopper, With More On The Way
Reports came in of 9 inches of new snow at relatively high elevations in Bolton, Vermont.
Here in Vermont, nobody got enough rain to trigger flooding, but I notice stream flows in rivers look healthier.
Satellite imagery at midday Sunday
shows snow in the mountains,  and evidence of
when this shot was taken.
This week, and into next weekend, there are frequently chances of more rain and snow.
The National Weather Service in South Burlington, Vermont is watching the interaction with Tuesdays cold weather system and the still rather warm Lake Champlain waters. That could enhance rainfall a bit in parts of the Champlain Valley.
Labels: autumn, beauty, drought, forecast, rain, snow, Vermont
OK, this time it's real. Vermont and New England's never ending summer really is about to end.
Oh, sure, as advertised, there was a brief foray into seasonable weather last week, in which some of the cold mountain hollows of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire had a bit of frost.'
But the temperature quickly recovered back to mid summer levels, where they've stayed for the past several days. It'll be summery today, too, and kind of like that tomorrow, but then.....
It really is time to find the fleece.
The timing of this upcoming cool spell is just right. Astronomical autumn starts on the East Coast at 10:21 a.m. tomorrow, and the cold front comes through the next day - Friday.
The warm spots near Lake Champlain will probably avoid the frost, but gardeners in the rest of the region want to pay attention to later forecasts.
It's just that it's been so warm, it'll seem like record cold, when in reality it'll just be average.
In case you haven't noticed, it's terribly dry across New England and other parts of the Northeast.
But hope springs eternal. Autumn is arriving, and with the change of seasons, we get a change in weather patterns. The drought could drag on through the winter, but some seasonal weather arrangements in the fall and early winter could put a dent in the drought or even erase it.
A HURRICANE. BETTER YET, LOTS OF 'EM
But it would be nice if weaker tropical systems came by, or the remnants of hurricanes from somewhere else crossed New England.
We're at the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, and there will be the possibility of tropical systems at least through October.  We can always hope.
Later in the autumn and into the early winter, we start getting those familar Arctic high pressure systems from Canada that bring us those miserable cold waves. Those highs tend to head southeast from Canada toward New England.
With this set up, the Arctic cold front will sometimes slow down dramatically or stall in a north-south orientation somewhere in the eastern United States. Little storms ripple north along the stalled front. These little storms pick up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and dump it as pretty heavy rains near and just to the east of these stalled fronts.
Bonus: By the time these north-south Arctic cold fronts actually make it into and through New England the Arctic blast has weakened. So instead of getting freezing-your-bippy off cold, it just gets kind of chilly.
WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD STORMS, WITHOUT THE SHIPWRECKS
It's the kind of wild storm that was made famous by Gordon Lightfoot's song "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," about a ship sinking on Lake Superior during one of these times when "the gales of November come slashin'"
I don't know if any of these scenarios will happen. But for the sake of dried up wells and water restrictions, we should hope we get all of the above.
later today and tonight. Areas in dark green have a
Strong winds aloft, winds that shift directions at different heights, could touch off a few rotating supercell thunderstorms along and just south of a warm front that's now moving northward through the region.
If there are strong, damaging winds with storms in Vermont tonight, they're most likely in the northwestern half of the state.
Labels: autumn, change, forecast, frost, humid, news, risk, storms, tornadoes, Vermont
Autumn was the nation's warmest on record
and the mild weather continues big time now in December.
If you sweated it out through foliage or football season you're not alone.
The continental United States had its warmest autumn on record, comes the official word from NOAA.
For climatologists, autumn is defined as the period from September 1 through November 30.
You add up all the reporting stations in the U.S. and this autumn comes out with a mean temperature of 56.8 degrees.
That's more than three degrees warmer than normal. Three degrees doesn't sound like much, but if you take in the whole Lower 48 over three months, three degrees is pretty incredible.
Only one individual state - Florida - had its hottest autumn on record. However, 28 states, including Vermont, from where I'm writing this post, had one of their Top 5 warmest autumns on record.
The reason this autumn was warmest on record for the continental United States despite such few individual states setting all time records is the coast to coast nature of the warmth.
Typically, any given season will feature warmer than average weather in one part of the country, and cooler than normal readings in another. That means things come out to something near normal if you take the entire nation under consideration.
It's very, VERY unusual to have every state in the continental United States be warmer than average. The "coolest" state, relative to average, was Washington, which had its 20th warmest autumn out of 121 years of record.
As we know, this warmth has extended into December for many of us. It's really toasty in some areas now. At 6 a.m. near me, in Burlington, Vermont, the temperature was 50 degrees, at a time of day when readings are normally in the low 20s this time of year.
Also, not so much as one flake of snow has fallen in Burlington so far this month. It's the first time in my 53 years on Earth I've ever seen us get so far into December without so much as a flurry
The warmth is widespread. No reporting station in the United States managed to fall below 10 degrees above zero on Tuesday at a time of year where many northern and mountainous places are routinely well below zero.
Way out there in Sioux Falls, South Dakota early this morning, it was 42 degrees when temperatures should normally be in the low teens around dawn on December 10.
In normally snowbound Buffalo, New York, they've gone the latest in the season without seeing snow. Forecasts for Buffalo indicate the temperature might not so much as fall below 40 degrees until Monday night at the earliest. Current forecasts for Buffalo have a predicted high temperature of 67 degrees on Sunday.
Normal high temperatures in western New York this time of year are in the mid 30s.
The kind of record high temperatures expected in Buffalo Sunday are expected to cover a large part of the eastern United States on Sunday. It could get to 70 degrees as far north as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Decembers with strong El Ninos tend to be quite warm in much of the United States, but this is insane.
I'm sure the other shoe will drop, and in fact some computer models suggest it will turn colder and snowier in much of the nation around Christmas.  But even then, there doesn't appear to be signs of any HUGE cold waves blasting down from the North Pole before the end of the year.
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Labels: autumn, climate, forecast, news, NOAA, odd, records, warmth
An intense storm over the Great Lakes in late
In Burlington, Vermont,  the closest major weather station to my home, aeven of the past ten days in  have had wind gusts of over 30 mph.
During the cold season, the wind might not be as strong as during a severe thunderstorm, but boy it lasts a long time.
These stronger storms crank out a lot of wind. Commonly, this time of year, we get "The Gales Of November," made famous in the Gordon Lightfoot classic song "The Wreck Of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Right now, a storm system is forming in that classic November pattern (which often happens in late October and into early December, too.)
Later this week, the Gales of November will blow across the Great Lakes, and into the Northeast, including here in Vermont.
High wind warnings are already up in New York near Lakes Ontario and Erie for expected gusts over 60 mph Wednesday.
Still, you want to avoid them, because they can overturn boats and cause other havoc. Every once in awhile, they come ashore, injuring beach goers and damaging property.
The contrast between the warm humid air to the east and the chillier, autumnal air coming in from the northwest helped to develop a pretty dynamic cold front and storm system, which in turn helped trigger the waterspouts on the Atlantic Coast from Maryland to New England.
The waterspouts over the Great Lakes came in part because of the large contrast between the warm lake water, heated up by a toasty summer, and the autumnal air spilling south across the lakes.
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Yep, It Will Probably Snow in Vermont, Rest of Northern New England This Weekned.
It'll probably snow in New England this weekend, but
in most places, I doubt it will be as bad as
It's been a really nice autumn in northern New England. It's been on the warm side. This past weeks's gloomy weather notwithstanding, it's been kind of sunny. Very pleasant.
It seems like it's getting more and more likely places like northern New York, much of Vermont, northern New Hampshire and much of Maine could get an accumulating snow this weekend.
That's true even in the valleys.
It's still questionable how much snow will fall in New England.
It seems like the European computer forecasting models are the most bullish on snow in the region, especially in eastern Vermont, northern New Hampshire and a good chunk of Maine.
That's because the European models bring a coastal storm northward, just off the coast, which would give a good slug of moisture along, especially in the eastern half of New England.
It's too early to talk about accumulation, but the National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont says if this were to play out, there wouldn't be much snow from the Champlain Valley westward, but amounts would increase rapidly as you head east from there.
The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine is still understandably hedging its bets on how much snow might fall, considering the huge uncertainty on how strong the coastal storm will get, or even it it forms at all.
But the thinking is going that enough cold air will be around that snow could fall and accumulate all the way east to coastal Maine.
American forecasting models have a weaker system off the coast. But there would be weather disturbances around, plus more than enough cold air to drop an accumulating snow, especially on top of, and along the western slopes of the mountains.
Here's an excerpt from the NWS Burlington forecast discussion this morning: "Too early for accumulations but I would have the rock skies on standby this weekend...if you are looking for the first turns of the season along the spine of the Green Mtns from Jay Pay to Mansfield To Killington."
Look, I'm not inducing snow panic (or joy in some cases) here, mostly because there's no reason to panic. Yeah, it seems early to have snow on the ground before you've had a chance to rake the leaves, but this kind of weather isn't unheard of on or just after Halloween.
It's happened before. And earlier than in this potential snowfall.
For instance: On October 4, 1987, up to 18 inches of snow clobbered Vermont, not to mention the Capital District of New York and parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut. It was peak foliage season, and all that snow stuck to the leaves that were still on the trees.
The result was major forest devastation, lots of power failures, blocked roads and a zillion stranded fall foliage tourists.
On Nov. 1, 1993, Burlington, Vermont had 7.7 inches of snow.
The average date of the first one inch snowfall in Burlington is November 17. It's unclear if even that much will fall this weekend there, but if it does, it's only two and a half weeks early. Not that extreme.
In any event, if it does snow it won't last. It's early. Plus long range weather outlooks give us a pretty decent warmup next week.
It might be time to put the snow tires on right now, but don't expect continuous perfect sledding until spring. You'll still have your chance to rake leaves.
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Labels: autumn, cold, forecast, New England, snow
Two weather satellite images from the University of Wisconsin, Madison Space, Science and Engineering Center pretty much sum up fall in New England just awesomely.
That orange-ish hue is the autumn foliage, approaching peak in this region. More to the south, you can see things are still mostly green in southern New England.
Morning fog is seen in the Connecticut River
You can see river valley fog snaking up through the valleys, especially along the length of the Connecticut River, and in the Winooski and White River valleys of central and eastern Vermont.
Pretty cool vantage points of our beautiful autumn weekend.
Labels: autumn, fog, foliage, New England, photos, satellite, science
In the summer, storm systems are almost always weak in the United States.
It'll go from the central part of the country, up through the Great Lakes and on into Ontario and Quebec between now and Thursday
Still, on Wednesday in northeastern Minnesota, they're expecting rain with daytime high temperatures in the mid-40s, with a stiff north wind, so it won't exactly be summertime up there.
And the snow isn't so far away. It's supposed to snow in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada today.
South of the storm system, summer heat and humidity still lingers, as it often does in September. With the cold front invading, expect some severe thunderstorms in and around Iowa on Tuesday, and in the southern Great Lakes area Wednesday.
The showers with the storm will sweep through the Northeast on Thursday.
Behind this storm, it will be chilly, with areas of frost possible from the Northern Plains this week and spreading easti into some of the mountains of northern New England, toward Sunday.
Is That Hot Spell We Had In The Northeast The Last One Of The Summer?
It was hot and humid late Friday afternoon
Last night around my house in St. Albans, Vermont, it was magical.
Well past dark, it stayed very warm, close to 80 degrees. However,  a steady, strong south wind kept it comfortable.
A bright, nearly full moon shone, lighting up a few ragged, fast moving clouds in the sky.
I say all this to,  yes, demonstrate what a batshit crazy weather geek I am, and also to say, last night might have been a crowning last hurrah, and a goodbye to summer.
Each of the first five days of September in Burlington, reached into the 80s, which is quite a stretch of summer weather for this late in the season. The end of summer is nigh, though.
Sunday will be nice, but again, slightly autumnal in the Northeast. And we will have bouts of pleasantly warm weather well into the autumn, as we almost always do.
my St. Albans, Vermont yard are already starting
It didn't help that some of the more sickly sugar maple trees in my yard have started to turn color.
Up here in Vermont, we call those kind of conditions "Fair weather." Not because it's fair and sunny. It's because county and state fairs have their peak season in late August.  Often, those who go to these fairs enjoy weather that's not quite as warm as it is in the height of summer, but not quite as chilly as autumn, either.
Unfortunately for some of us who wilt in the humidity, it will be muggy all the way into the Great Lakes and northern New England.
And many of these areas won't have wall to wall sunshine, either. Thunderstorms and showers are a good bet over the weekend, especially along the Gulf Coast and in the Great Lakes Saturday, and in a band from the southern and central Mississippi Valley to New England Sunday.
Maybe The First Bit Of White on Mountain Summits?
As skies clear a bit today, take a gander at the highest mountain peaks in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mount Washington Observatory posted
on its Facebook page this shot of this wintry
morning up therre on Mount Washington.
There's a chance you might see a bit of white on the high tippy-tops of the tallest, northern mountains, like Mount Marcy, Whiteface, Mount Mansfield, Jay Peak and especially Mount Washington and the Presidential Range in New Hampshire.
As of early this morning, the temperature atop Mount Mansfield was 31 degrees and the summit was in the clouds.
That's a recipe for some rime ice to form way up near the top. It's not snow, of course, but maybe it's enough to see a little white on the summit when the cloud ceiling rises.
Mount Washington, New Hampshire reported just under an inch of new snow overnight and a good accumulation of rime ice this morning
Of course, a bit of white on New England and Adirondack mountain summits this time of year is not the least bit unusual. It happens most years in late September.
In fact, it's been know to snow a bit even in the valleys this time of year. The earliest snow flurries on record in Burlington, Vermont came on September 20 1956 and on the same date in 1991. The average date of the first flurry in Burlington is October 15, according to the National Weather Service.
It may seem chilly and damp and gray outside this morning, but don't worry. Unless you're on top of a mountain, you won't see any snow, and the rest of the week is going to be gorgeous in New England.
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Labels: Adirondacks, autumn, climate, ice, New England, snow
The low temperature in Burlington, Vermont was 35 degrees, missing the record low for the date by just one degree.
Indian Summer, but there is disagreement
Other definitions of Indian Summer are a lot more persnickety. The Old Farmer's Almanac is probably the biggest hardliner it in its definition.
To them, Indian Summer must be a spell of hazy, sunny weather with warm days and cool nights, and it has to come between November 11 and 20. As you can imagine, that means most years don't have an Indian Summer, at least in the world of the Old Farmer's Almanac.
Labels: autumn, Indian Summer, Vermont, weather
National Weather Service in South Burlington, Vermont
Labels: autumn, cold, freeze, frost, Vermont
Well, that was a fun batch of thunderstorms that swept across pretty much all of Vermont, along with most of upstate New York last evening.
"Damage" in St. Albans from Monday's thunderstorm.
A twig landed on my deck.
In Vermont, at least, the storms were dramatic enough but not terribly damaging. There were no reports this morning of trees down, structural damage, etc., although there were a few branches down, and maybe a few fallen trees that went unreported. But nothing huge, though.
It was the perfect storm: Fun to watch, but not destructive.
I'll be picking up quite a few small branches and twigs from my lawn in St. Albans, Vermont today, but my trees are intact, despite some pretty good wind gusts during the storm. I'd guess the peak wind was maybe 40 to 45 mph.
We're done with the thunderstorms for quite a while. Although there's always a chance we might get one or two more substantial thunderstorm outbreaks this year, we're really getting past the point where thunder and lightning is common in Vermont.
The storms thrive on very warm, very humid weather, and the chances of that are down big time.
You can feel that change his morning. That spell of oppressive weather in the Northeast has been flushed out by a Canadian cold front. The air is much more refreshing.
Temperatures are down to about normal, for now. A second cold front due Wednesday night will give us our first truly fall-like air of the season late in the week. Yes, I know I've been advertisting this for days now, but at least the forecast is consistent, right?
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Labels: autumn, cool, storms, weather change
Vermont Chills Out, Tropics Heat Up
Yes, I know it's not really autumn and I know we've had a couple cool spells already, but this airmass really feels like I should be out raking leaves or something.
It's  cloudy, there's a chilly northwest breeze, and the scattered showers roamin around might even drop a bit of small hail.
The first "autumnal" airmass of the season usually hits about this time of year, so this is to be expected. It's just a reminder that summer is now entering its waning days.
Meanwhile, the tropical Atlantic is getting active.  Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, but things usually don't really get popping until mid-August. And suddenly, there are two systems that have a pretty high chance of forming into tropical storms.
Again, things appear to be on schedule here.
The National Hurricane Center is
now watching two areas for possible
One of the disturbances is heading toward the southern Gulf of Mexico and the other one is just east of Africa, way out there, and moving generally toward the west.
There's no guarantee either of these weather disturbances will become tropical storms or hurricanes, but the chances are good. The system heading toward the Gulf of Mexico could spell trouble for the southeastern United States.
It's super wet down in that part of the country. Heavy rain is expected there over the next few days. A tropical storm entering the picture after a weekend of downpours  won't help at all.
Even if neither disturbance amounts to anything, expect plenty of tropical news, and a few hurricanes from the Atlantic threatening the East and Gulf Coasts over the next six weeks or so.
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What’s a collective of Austins?
Wanaka-based George Wallis owns several trucks after a life spent in the business. He also has “about” six Austins of various eras.
That meant he was driving in style when he met his future wife.
And he did, buying a 1929 Austin Special, in about 1990, in which to street race.
George’s shed walls are covered with photos — including ones featuring him on the track.
But street races slowly died out, age caught up with George and, when George could no longer easily get out of the Ulster, he sold it to a son-in-law.
But he still had the wide-door. It had been quietly bopping around while its racier stablemates hit the track.
get there before it burns completely’.”
Those gravel roads were luckily quiet back then, as he had to take the entire engine out on the road, make the repair and rebuild it.
The mechanicals and body look in fine condition, but the velour seat trim isn’t original and the two tones came about after rats got in, and some covers had to be renewed.
The couple don’t often use them now. But this much-loved car remains ready to go, out in the shed, although a stablemate is in Wanaka’s Warbirds and Wheels museum.


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Publishers I Do you remember[here and here], and the tweet by everybody's favourite Commissioner, ieannouncing that the Commission would publish a White Paper before the summer break [and likely end of current Commission term, sighs an already nostalgic Merpel]?
Well, it would now seem that the White Paper will be released in early July.
In preparation for this event, yesterday the European Publishers Council (EPC) presented Monsieur Barnier with its own paper entitled Copyright Vision.
Fair browsing [cf the CJEU decision in Case C-360/13 PRCA v NLA, noted here] If so, do let us know!
Publishers II Speaking of "limited neighbouring right[s] to stop unlicensed use of snippets", IPKat readers will remember that last year Germany introduced a piece of legislation known as Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger that created a neighbouring right over news content [this Kat is not a great fan of this sort of initiatives, as explained here].
New secti1 non-insignificantInitiatives similar to the German one have been also considered - before being abandoned - by Belgium and France, and are still being discussed in Spain [here, but see the criticisms expressed by the Spanish Competition Authority at the end of May, when it said that initiatives like the German one might have anti-competitive effects].
The same day the German law entered into force Google News became opt-in [here].
 Google Translate], collecting society VG Media [earlier this year 12 German online news publishers acquired 50% stake with the aim of starting collecting the fee owed under the LSR] has filed a request before tfollowing Google's refusal to negotiate with the collecting society and pay a "reasonable compensation" for the display of snippets.
But isn't Google News opt-in in Germany? If so, why should Google pay the fee? Could the dispute be over Search rather than News? Can anybody explain?
Apart from how to pronounce "Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlege"...
Furthermore, "LSR" is not the abbreviation of this law, but merely the acronym of the word "Leistungsschutzrecht". As you may know, the "Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger" is not the only Leistungsschutzrecht (neighbouring right) under German copyright law.
LIBER and LERU (the Association of European Research Librar) have published their response to the EPC's Copyright Vision, with a letter to the Directors-General of the European Commission DGs. The letter focuses on TDM and how a new exception in European copyright legislation is necessary on this.
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This experience with staying here was excellent. I diagnosed with double pneumonia prior to my vacation but determined I was still going. The doctor told me to rest and with this view of the ocean that is exactly what I did. The view of the ocean from the balcony is so beautiful that pictures don't do it justice especially the sunrise. It is right up the street from the end of the island so you can watch the sunset on the bay. It is also close to a lot of the stores for shopping, grocery store and restaurants. The owners of this property to everyone not just on season but also off season. I love the beach in the fall.
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Caroline graduated magna cum laude from The University of Mississippi School of Law in 2008. She began practicing with FormanWatkins in 2008 and is a partner in the firm's general litigation group. She has primarily handled defense litigation, including products liability, premises liability, contract disputes, as well as some asbestos defense. Caroline is chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee while also serving as a member of the Recruiting and Associate Development & Mentorship Committees.
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So, from the most utterly painful to the most stressful to the most euphoric, ecstatic and fulfilling of experiences of my life this year (and probably of its 19-year entirety to date) belong to this, my junior year in the fraternity. Tangina na lang. Hehe. It’s quite difficult trying to word it out and explain the countless individual experiences adequately without using too many superlatives or revealing things. I guess you just have to take my word for it. If I’m compelled to sum up 2007 in one sentence, I would easily and confidently say, “It was the year I became an Upsilonian.” ‘Yun lang.


The new head judge has dismissed rumours of a backstage fallout between the pair.
Although admitting there was a culture clash between them, Shirley insisted they worked well together.
Shirley told Radio Times: "Our backgrounds are world apart. Ige.
Meanwhile, Shirley has refused to be drawn on whether or not she'll be back on Strictly for a second series.
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Shirley also spoke out about this year's results so far, which have seen a string of surprise dance offs.
The biggest shock was when favourite Aston Merrygold was eliminated, and it saw Shirley getting abuse from viewers.
But she insisted they only had themselves to blame.
Shirley explained: "Aston was an absolute natural dancer, wasn’t he? There was nothing that that boy couldn’t do and he shouldn’t have been in the dance-off.
"But whose fault was that? It certainly wasn’t mine. It was the public. Should Jonnie have been in the bottom two? Should Debbie?"


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Kuwait’s construction projects market recorded2 even as the total awarded value of deals remained subdued during the year.
Supply chain disruptions that have prevailed since Covid-19 and worsened since the Ukraine-Russia war last year have led to rising costs and increased inflationary pressure on the market, leading to generally low activity levels in the sector during much of 2022.
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) said in a report earlier in January the projects market’s performance was flat in 2022 amid an economic climate comprised of “legislative delays, supply-chain disruptions, and higher costs – of materials and labor, especially”.
Construction costs in Kuwait increased in 2022, albeit at a slower rate than GCC neighbors such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) said in October 2022 Kuwait’s price hikes in construction goods, such as iron, steel, and cement, ranged from 8.7 percent to upwards of 100 percent between January and early June 2022.
Price increases in primary raw materials such as structural steel beams, reinforcing steel, softwood timber, and copper pipes and cables, as well as labor shortages within the GCC’s construction sector, led to a steep rise in construction costs.
Kuwait’s relatively lower construction costs – compared to the UAE and Saudi Arabia- were likely due to the government’s subsidized prices for construction materials and the ban on importing and re-exporting key building materials such as lumber and iron, Markaz said.
Improved oversight is essential for recovery in the Kuwaiti construction projects marketschemes that require government backing.
Continuihave stalled economic reforms that could help to unlock additional funding for the country’s pipeline of megaprojects.
On 23 January 2022, Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah’s government submitted its resignation after weeks of strained ties with the national assembly over requests to question two cabinet ministers.
The development marked Kuwait’s fifth collective government resignation in two years, regional media reported.
The government’s preference for “public financing over private for major infrastructure developments has contributed to delays on construction projects in recent years,” Oxford Business Group said in its 2022 report on Kuwait.
The total value of project awards in Kuwait during 2022 was KD832 million ($2.73 bn), down 46.6 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis and the second-lowest full-year result since 2005.
Award values in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased 688 percent quarter-on-quarter to KD383 million, largely led by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) contracts, but the figure was 32.5 percent lower on a YoY basis.
Contract awards worth KD4.9 billion are expected in 2023, particularly in the power and water sectors, according to NBK.
Performance in 2023 is also expected to be buoyed by awards expected for projects like the four sites at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway (KD165 million) project and phase 2.2 of KOC’s Mina Al-Ahmadi township redevelopment (KD129 million) project.
However, slowing interest rate rises and governmental commitment to infrastructure development – in line with its draft ‘Plan of Action’ and longer-term Vision 2035 strategy – are needed to sustain the end-2022 recovery noted in Kuwait’s projects market, NBK said.


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Tae Kwan Do Makes Me Uncomfortable
I’m at the gym. (If you didn’t just fall off of your chair in shock, please keep reading, if you just picked yourself up off the floor, welcome back, I’ll try not to scare you again.) In the lower level of my gym, there is a Tae Kwan Do studio. It makes me uncomfortable.
The people in that room wear white ensembles which I find to be bizarre, yet comfortable looking, as they resemble a nice set of pajamas. Their insane-asylum like outfits make me uncomfortable.
They don’t wear shoes. The presence of their bare feet on carpet that has been touched by thousands of other feet, sweaty backs doing ab work outs, and probably a couple of personal trainers having after-hour romps, makes me uncomfortable.
They make noises while they do their stretching. They make noises while the do their kicks. They make noises while they engage in hand to hand combat. These strange grunts and hi-yahs sound more like an imitation of someone doing Tae Kwan Do rather than someone actually doing Tae Kwan Do and they make me uncomfortable.
My friend Rick* does Tae Kwan Do. When he talks about anything to do with Tae Kwan Do, it makes me uncomfortable. Belts, “maneuvers”, tests, etc. all make me uncomfortable. His habit of making a distinction between Tae Kwan Do, Hapkido, Jujutsu, Karate and all other martial arts, makes me uncomfortable. And bored.
In closing, Tae Kwan Do makes me uncomfortable. I do not like it, and I typically judge people who participate in it. So if you’ve got some stellar story about how you busted through 18 boards, 2 cinder blocks and 4 children, save it for someone who doesn’t have an unexplainable, patented dislike for the whole crazy ordeal. And please, don’t kick my ass for saying so.
*Rick’s name has been changed to protect the fact that I have a friend who does Tae Kwan Do. So mostly to protect me.
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I went to wonderful concert on Thursday starring the angriest of all of the angry chicks I love, Ms. Fiona Apple. This woman performed her very angry songs with such a profound anger vibe that I actually thought that the man/men who so wronged her was in the audience.
I had seen Tori Amos perform in concert before and she seemed to only be angry at a few particular people. Fiona Apple is angry at everyone else. She also had some sort of mild seizures on stage where she would dance erratically and then hide under the piano during musical breaks.
All in all, she was amazing. And while my friends thought she was depressing, I just thought, "Hey, things aren't so bad. I've washed my hair within the last week and the circles under my eyes are only half the size of hers." It really put things into perspective.


On Nov. 22, 2010, millions of players logged in to World of Warcraft to view the old world one final time. Whether venturing to out-of-the-way spots, running around the park in Stormwind, or saying goodbye to Magni Bronzebeard and Cairne Bloodhoof, every player was well aware that the next day, these locations and people would no longer exist. As for me, my guild leader took those of us who wished to go on a romp around the hidden places in Azeroth that many had never before seen and would never see again.
Once the mighty elder shaman and chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, Drek'Thar had seemingly withered in his old age. The War of Nightmare presented in Stormrage had taken its toll on the old shaman. While Drek'Thar had always experienced dreams and visions, after the War, the dreams were far stronger than they used to be -- though as of late, they were less dream, more nightmare.
A dream of the world splintering into pieces woke the shaman, and he demanded that his attendant Palkar deliver a message to Thrall at once. Though Palkar held great respect for the chieftain, he urged Drek'Thar to go back to sleep. Drek'Thar's visions were disturbing but often untrue -- he'd had a horrific vision of Orcs sabotaging a meeting between Night Elf and Tauren druids in Ashenvale months before and demanded that runners be sent to intercept. The runners had been sent, but there was nothing there -- except the growing suspicion of the Night Elves, who wondered why any would make such a ludicrous claim.
Meanwhile, the war in Northrend was over. The Lich King had been defeated, and the troops that had been fighting for so long could at last take the long trip home. Cairne Bloodhoof made the long journey to Northrend to pick up the last of the army, including Garrosh Hellscream. Though Garrosh took after his father a little too much for Cairne's liking, Cairne had to admit that his leadership in Northrend had lit a fire in the hearts of the Orcish race -- something they desperately needed.
Brash, headstrong and blunt, Grom's son was an effective leader, just as willing to cart crates of supplies to Cairne's ships as he was to order a fleet into Icecrown Citadel. It was this Garrosh the armies of Northrend had embraced -- an Orc who was a fierce, ruthless leader yet didn't raise himself above anyone else. But Garrosh still had plenty working against him -- the same brash tendencies that led the Northrend forces to victory time and time again also led to a clash between Garrosh and Varian Wrynn in the heart of Dalaran, one that threatened to ruin whatever tentative threads of peace the two factions had founded for good.
As for High Overlord Varok Saurfang, he would not return with Garrosh and the rest of the forces, instead content to stay behind and mop up the few remaining Scourge that remained. Once the Scourge were cleared, Saurfang would remain, living out his retirement in the wilds that had claimed the life of his son not once but twice.
But it wasn't a peaceful retreat from Northrend. The Kvaldir attacked as the fleet attempted to leave, claiming a few last lives from those who had traveled to Northrend. And a swift, torrential storm had followed, then dissipated just as quickly as it had arrived. Though Cairne was bewildered by the strange ferocity of the instantaneous storm, his attentions were drawn away when Garrosh noticed an Alliance ship flying the flag of Stormwind and desperately trying to keep itself afloat. To Cairne's dismay, Garrosh ordered their ship to attack.
To Cairne's further dismay, the crew of the ship agreed wholeheartedly with Garrosh's decision. Despite Cairne's protests that the Alliance ship had probably been swept into Horde waters in the storm and that it wasn't even capable of defending itself, the crew opened fire and quickly tore through the Alliance ship. After capturing and baiting the Alliance captain, Garrosh set him and the few crew who survived free with minimal supplies and a rowboat to get them back to shore.
Though Garrosh may have been a great leader in Northrend, he had much to learn about respect and honor. But the return home to Orgrimmar was a victorious one highlighted by a march through the heart of the city -- one in which nearly every member of the fighting forces in Northrend participated. Almost every member -- the Sin'dorei and Forsaken were noticeably absent from the march, both races having their own problems to deal with on the Eastern Kingdoms. But the Orcs, Trolls and Tauren gladly took part in the march, and Orgrimmar erupted in cheers when Garrosh Hellscream at last came through the gates.
It was a celebration, the entire city coming together to cheer and drink and carry on. Warchief Thrall led the festivities by presenting Garrosh with his father's axe, Gorehowl. Thrall hadn't been idle while the ships returned, however; he'd been investigating the strange storm that nearly toppled the Horde fleet, as well as an array of other equally mystifying events -- droughts, storms, fires, all curiously uncommon and unnatural for the time of year. Hamuul Runetotem suggested that he and the other Tauren druids could speak with the Night Elves and see if they'd noticed anything unusual.
Quick to pick up on this fact was Magatha Grimtotem, leader of the Grimtotem Tauren -- a branch that had not allied itself with the Horde and was only barely neutral to the rest of the Tauren race. With sweet words, Magatha quietly implied to Garrosh that should be come into a position of power, the Grimtotem would be far more likely to join the Horde and follow him in earnest. It gave Garrosh entirely too much food for thought.
Meanwhile in Stormwind, a service was being held for the dead -- and as Jaina Proudmoore tallied the numbers, she was horrified. The losses in Northrend were known to be great, but a total of perhaps 40,000 to 50,000 people had died. The services were interrupted by the arrival of two Night Elf Sentinels, who quickly caught the attention of Proudmoore and King Varian Wrynn, and they left the ceremony.
The Sentinels were there to deliver sickening news: Sentinels who had been assigned to guard a convoy of supplies were brutally murdered -- not just murdered, but outright slaughtered. The skins of the Sentinels were found hanging from the trees, the rest of the bodies having been chopped up and left for the carrion birds. On the skins, painted in the Sentinels' own blood, was the symbol of the Horde.
Jaina was taken aback, convinced that there was no way that this could have been authorized by Thrall, but Varian was quick to place the blame firmly on the Warchief. When Jaina attempted to remind him that Thrall was no more responsible for all the Orcs than Varian was responsible for the Defias, Varian snapped. Though Varian's odd ordeal of being split into two physical bodies had ended, he was still very much two men in one body -- the wise ruler Varian, and the bloodthirsty and rash warrior Lo'Gosh. It was Lo'Gosh who then taunted Jaina about her poor decisions with Arthas, needling her to the core -- and it was Varian's son Anduin who happened to walk in at that precise moment.
In an instant, Varian was back to himself, but the damage had been done. Anduin had been dealing with his father's dual nature for far too long, and it was wearing on the young man. Varian was well aware of the toll his odd personality was taking on his son, and after apologizing to Jaina, Proudmoore came up with an idea. She gave Anduin a hearthstone bound to Theramore, so that he could visit her when he saw fit. Anduin was delighted, and Jaina returned home.
But she wasn't home on pleasure. Instead, she had scheduled a meeting with Thrall to discuss the incident in Ashenvale. Varian had sent a courier to Thrall, demanding that he apologize for the actions of his people and turn over those responsible for the slaughter. While Thrall was happy enough to see Jaina, to her dismay, he replied that while he would return a note stating his disapproval of the incident, he would not be offering an apology. Nor would he be turning over the criminals.
The Horde handled Horde matters -- and the Horde, despite Thrall's disapproval of the events, were cheering at the incident. Ever since settling in Durotar, the Horde had struggled with trying to come up with enough resources, food and water to survive. When the Night Elves dissolved the trade agreement that they'd forged with the Horde, that struggle became even more difficult. Thrall knew that whatever his personal opinions were, he could not by any means turn those responsible over to the Alliance; to do so would undermine any authority he had as Warchief.
Jaina was unhappy about this, but she understood. When she returned to Theramore, she found Anduin waiting for her -- and the clever boy figured out that she'd met with Thrall before she could even say anything. They spoke of the discussion between her and the Warchief, and Anduin made it home just in time for dinner, where his father waited for him with more news. Though Varian liked the idea of Anduin getting out of the kingdom every now and again, he wasn't entirely sure sending Anduin to Jaina was a good idea.
On top of this, Anduin, while smart and growing fast, wasn't particularly proficient with weapons. In an effort to guide Anduin to someone who could help, Varian suggested Anduin spend some time in Ironforge with Magni Bronzebeard. Anduin, excited about the possibility of delving through the tomes of the Explorer's League, agreed -- and Varian quietly planned for Anduin to receive weapons training as well.
But Anduin wasn't the only one making a trip. The incident in Ashenvale had given Warchief Thrall much to think about. Thrall could never condone those kinds of actions, yet his people did so wholeheartedly. And on top of this were the continuing oddities of the elements, brought fully to light when a fire raged through Orgrimmar, the flames unresponsive and outright refusing to be swayed by the pleas of the shaman who tried to soothe the blaze. Thrall could no longer ignore the strange actions of the elements. Something had to be done -- and he could do it, but not as Warchief. As a shaman.
And so Thrall planned a trip to a land where the elements once raged against the world -- Outland. By traveling to Nagrand, he could try to decipher what was going on in Azeroth and pay a visit to his grandmother as well. But he could not leave the Horde on its own; it required a leader. His first two picks, Cairne and Saurfang, were both far too old to take such a responsibility, and Saurfang had suffered far too much in Northrend. There was no way Thrall could ask him to return to Orgrimmar after all he'd been through.
In fact, the only logical decision for a temporary leader was plain as day. Though Thrall didn't want to admit it, there was an Orc who the citizens of Orgrimmar -- the citizens of the Horde -- had followed all the way through Northrend. They'd cried his name in triumph when he had made his victorious return. They looked upon him as a hero, a natural-born leader who had brought glory and honor to the entire Horde in the direst of situations. It was the only choice that Thrall could make -- the only choice that would make the citizens of the Horde happy.
He had to ask Garrosh Hellscream and deal with the aftermath of that situation, whatever that might be, upon his return.