When the lid is lowered and momentum is not conserved, the stratospheric basic state, variability, planetary wave 1 structure, and the blocking frequency are all significantly altered. The stratospheric jet is twice as strong as when momentum is conserved and always has significant vertical shear in the lower stratosphere. The wave 1 amplitude is very large in the vicinity of the model lid, particularly over the polar cap. There is also a significant decrease in the blocking frequency in the... Read More

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She has to be smarter than smart, the Texas gal: she has to know how to ride, rope, and brand, sew a button and nail a shingle, swim, dance, play tennis, drive stick in the pickup, do the taxes, cook, garden, arrange flowers, raise children, comfort husbands, keep younger women at bay, discuss politics at the local, state, and federal levels, go to church without getting carried away By it, cheap tiffany accessories have a career, and if possible, play the piano at parties.And she... Read More

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As she reached her self-imposed two-year deadline, Grauso faced a harsh reality: The IVF treatments hadn't worked. "I'm not good with failure, so I didn't ever assume I wouldn't get pregnant," she says. "I was a train wreck. On top of that, I [had become] a huge, heavy person." To cheer herself up, she bobbed her locks �� la Natalia Vodianova. "I thought it would be cute." Instead, it emphasized her weight gain. "It was horrible," she says."I think putting on weight made her miserable... Read More

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With her background as a curator in museum decorative arts, the Manhattan-based designer has collected and dealt in antique jewelry for ten years. Now she's dreamed up Larkspur & Hawk, a contemporary line (and, not to worry, the chocolate foils have given way to pretty, jewel-appropriate ones). "In no way do I intend to copy pieces," says Satloff of her more modern baubles, which will be sold at the Plaza Hotel's retail boutique. But she has taken certain quaint details from antiques... Read More

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With her background as a curator in museum decorative arts, the Manhattan-based designer has collected and dealt in antique jewelry for ten years. Now she's dreamed up Larkspur & Hawk, a contemporary line (and, not to worry, buy tiffany accessories the chocolate foils have given way to pretty, jewel-appropriate ones). "In no way do I intend to copy pieces," says Satloff of her more modern baubles, which will be sold at the Plaza Hotel's retail boutique. But she has taken certain quain... Read More

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