query: what is the crystal ball in times square made of

pos: Times Square Ball larger version of the fifth ball was introduced—an icosahedral geodesic sphere lit by 32,256 LED lamps. Its diameter is twice as wide as the 2008 ball, at , and contains 2,688 Waterford Crystal panels, with a weight of . It was designed to be weatherproof, as the ball would now be displayed atop One Times Square nearly year-round following the celebrations. Yearly themes for the ball's crystal panels continued; from 2008 to 2013, the ball contained crystal patterns that were part of a Waterford series known as "World of Celebration", including themes such as "Let There Be Light" and "Let

pos: Waterford Waterford Crystal is an internationally known and highly sought after product that was manufactured in the city from 1783 to 2009 and again from 2010 to the present day. Some of the places where Waterford Crystal can be seen include New York City where Waterford Crystal made the 2,668 crystals for the famous New Year's Eve Ball that is dropped each year in Times Square, in Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle and the Kennedy Center, Washington Agriculture also played an important part in Waterford's economic history. Kilmeadan about 5 km from the city was also home to a very successful co-operative.

pos: Times Square Times Square since August 1945 during celebrations marking the end of World War II. On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square, and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building, marking the start of the new year. It replaced a lavish fireworks display from the top of the building that was held from 1904 to 1906, but stopped by city officials

pos: Times Square Ball of the ball drop's centennial anniversary, a brand new fifth design debuted for New Year's Eve 2008. Once again manufactured by Waterford Crystal with a diameter of , but weighing , it used LED lamps provided by Philips (which can produce 16,777,216 or 2 colors), with computerized lighting patterns developed by the New York City-based lighting firm Focus Lighting. The ball featured 9,576 energy-efficient bulbs that consumed the same amount of electricity as only 10 toasters. The 2008 ball was only used once, and was placed on display at the Times Square Visitors Center following the event. For 2009, a

pos: Culture of New York City hours on Thanksgiving Day, which features enormous inflatable balloons, and Puerto Rican Day Parade which is held along Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) from 44th Street to 86th Street. The parade also extends through other ethnic Puerto Rican neighborhoods throughout the city in Brooklyn and the Bronx. A major component of New Year's Eve celebrations in the United States is the "ball dropping" on top of One Times Square that is broadcast live on national television. A 1,070-pound, 6-foot-diameter Waterford Crystal ball, high above Times Square, is lowered starting at 23:59:00 and reaching the bottom of its tower at the stroke of

pos: Times Square Ball Square. On December 28, 1998, during a press conference attended by New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, organizers announced that the third ball would be retired for the arrival of the new millennium, and replaced by a new design constructed by Waterford Crystal. The year 2000 celebrations introduced more prominent sponsorship to the drop; companies such as Discover Card, Korbel Champagne, and Panasonic were announced as official sponsors of the festivities in Times Square. The city also announced that Ron Silver would lead a committee known as "NYC 2000", which was in charge of organizing events across the city for

pos: Millennium celebrations the CN Tower in Toronto. In New York City, a new Times Square Ball made of Waterford Crystal was commissioned and organizers expected a total attendance exceeding 2 million spectators. A Millennium Celebration was held at the Walt Disney World theme park in Florida, primarily at Epcot. U.S. President Bill Clinton watched with thousands of spectators in Washington, D.C. as the Washington Monument lit up at midnight. Washington was also the world's largest Y2K command center despite GMT being the coordinated time zone. In Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign became illuminated in various colors, one of the very few times

pos: Greg Packer on that occasion that "In New York right now, we have no Mets, no Yankees, no stadiums… I came here to represent and cheer our neighbors." On New Year's Eve in Times Square, Packer told the "New York Daily News", "I love it. I mean, everybody from all over the world comes just to watch a Waterford crystal ball. It's great." In 2012, Packer was quoted in the "Los Angeles Times", as well as by the news agency Agence France-Presse, when he was among the first to appear in the public spectator area for the funeral of Whitney Houston in

pos: Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve Dick Clark died after suffering a heart attack following surgery to fix an enlarged prostate. Following Clark's death, ABC declined to comment on future New Year's coverage, nor did Dick Clark Productions comment on the future of the franchise. In August 2012, ABC confirmed via a press release that "New Year's Rockin' Eve" would return for its 2012–13 edition. The primetime hour of this edition was preceded by a two-hour tribute special, "New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark". Clark's legacy was also recognized by the Times Square Alliance, organizers of the ball drop: a triangular Waterford Crystal panel engraved

pos: Waterford Crystal Test cricket series between England and Australia. The trophy for the Masters snooker championship is also made by Waterford Crystal, as is the Scottish Open snooker championship trophy. Also crafted by Waterford are the winning trophies for the French, Belgian and German Grand Prix in Formula One, a bat and ball trophy presented at the final game at Yankee Stadium to Derek Jeter and a glass tennis racket for Boris Becker. They also design the trophies for the People's Choice Awards. Waterford Crystal Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of crystal, named after the city of Waterford, Ireland. The brand is

neg: Times Square Ball light bulbs. The current incarnation features a computerized LED lighting system and an outer surface consisting of triangular crystal panels. These panels contain inscriptions representing a yearly theme. Since 2009, the current ball has been displayed atop One Times Square year-round, while the original, smaller version of the current ball that was used in 2008 has been on display inside the Times Square visitor's center. The event is organized by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, a company led by Jeff Strauss, and is among the most notable New Year's celebrations internationally: it is attended by at least 1

neg: Times Square Ball annually, peaking at 25.6 million viewers for its 2018 edition. Following the death of Dick Clark in April 2012, a crystal engraved with his name was added to the 2013 ball in tribute. Across the remaining networks, NBC broadcasts "New Year's Eve with Carson Daly", hosted from Times Square by Carson Daly of "The Voice" and "Last Call" while Fox has aired New Year's specials covering Times Square with rotating hosts and themes, which were broadcast primarily under the title "New Year's Eve Live" until 2014. From 2015 to 2017, Fox broadcast "Pitbull's New Year's Revolution" from Miami instead, but

neg: Times Square Ball year 2000 celebrations. A full day of festivities was held at Times Square to celebrate the arrival of the year 2000, which included concerts and hourly cultural presentations with parades of puppets designed by Michael Curry, representing countries entering the new year at that hour. Organizers expected a total attendance exceeding 2 million spectators. The fourth ball, measuring in diameter and weighing , incorporated a total of over 600 halogen bulbs, 504 triangle-shaped crystal panels provided by Waterford, 96 strobe lights, and spinning, pyramid-shaped mirrors. The ball was constructed at Waterford's factory in Ireland, and was then shipped to New

neg: Times Square Ball in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, the setting of its popular reality series "Jersey Shore", featuring cast member Snooki lowered inside a giant "hamster ball". Originally, MTV planned to hold the drop within its studio in Times Square, but the network was asked by city officials to conduct the drop elsewhere. Times Square Ball The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the

neg: Times Square Ball Times Square Ball The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends in 60 seconds down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year. In recent years, the festivities have been preceded by live entertainment, including performances by musicians. The event was first organized by Adolph Ochs,

neg: Waterford Crystal that is dropped each year in New York City's Times Square. The ball is an geodesic orb, in diameter and is lit by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs. Sporting trophies are also crafted by Waterford, such as the Masters Series crystal shield trophies that are awarded to the winner of each of the nine men's professional tennis Masters Series tournaments, the AFCA National Championship Trophy that is awarded to the US college football team which finishes the season at the top of the Coaches Poll, and a representation of the Ashes urn that is presented to the winners of the

neg: New Year's Eve nightclubs, street parties, Soca raves. The people are celebrating not only the new year but the beginning of the carnival season as well. In the United States, New Year's Eve is celebrated with formal parties and concerts, family-oriented activities, and large public events such as firework shows and "drops". The most prominent celebration in the country is the "ball drop" held at New York City's Times Square, which was inspired by the time balls that were formerly used as a time signal. At 11:59 p.m. ET, an , ball (which is adorned with crystal panels and an LED lighting system)

neg: Times Square because of the danger of fire. Beginning in 1908, and for more than eighty years thereafter, Times Square sign maker Artkraft Strauss was responsible for the ball-lowering. During World War II, a minute of silence, followed by a recording of church bells pealing, replaced the ball drop because of wartime blackout restrictions. Today, Countdown Entertainment and One Times Square handle the New Year's Eve event in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance. A new energy-efficient LED ball debuted for the arrival of 2008, which was the centennial of the Times Square ball drop. The 2008/2009 ball is larger and has

neg: Crystal Ball (unreleased album) "Good Love" and the fact that it contained three discs. Finally in 2001, a live rehearsal of "Rebirth of the Flesh" recorded with the "Sign o' the Times" band was released on Prince's website, this version however had profanity edited from the lyrics. Though the studio version officially remains in the vault, it has surfaced occasionally on file sharing programs. Crystal Ball (unreleased album) Crystal Ball is an unreleased studio album by Prince recorded throughout 1986. The album was planned to consist of 3 LPs and cover a broad range of musical styles. "Crystal Ball" can be traced to late

neg: Jack and the Witch Dog are captured by the queen, who imprisons them in magic bottles and leaves them to watch what happens to Jack in a crystal ball. When Jack rescues Allegra from the ice caves, the queen transports them back to the pit, where she battles them with a golden chain she uses as a whip. When Squeeker Mouse tries to cover up the crystal ball with his cape so no one can see what is happening to Jack he knocks the crystal ball to the ground and it cracks. This breaks the spell imprisoning the animals, and they realize that the

neg: Crystal Ball (unreleased album) Crystal Ball (unreleased album) Crystal Ball is an unreleased studio album by Prince recorded throughout 1986. The album was planned to consist of 3 LPs and cover a broad range of musical styles. "Crystal Ball" can be traced to late 1985 with what would be Prince and The Revolution's final album, "Dream Factory". Since "Purple Rain's" release, each successive album became more of a collaborative effort between Prince and band members Wendy and Lisa. "Dream Factory" evolved quickly from a 9-track single album to a double-LP with an ever-changing track list of songs. A final configuration of the album was

neg: One Times Square a New Year's Eve event on December 31, 1903, welcoming the year of 1904 with a fireworks display set off from the roof of the building at midnight. The event was a success, attracting 200,000 spectators, and was continued annually until 1907. For 1908, Ochs replaced the display with what he thought would be a more spectacular eventthe lowering of a lit ball down the building's flagpole at midnight, patterned off the use of time balls to indicate a certain time of day (the "ball drop" is still held on One Times Square to this day, attracting an average of

neg: Crystal Ball (Keane song) by Sanna Annukka is also found in the inner pages of the "Under the Iron Sea DVD". The CD box is similar to the one containing "Is It Any Wonder?", made out of recycled materials. Crystal Ball (Keane song) "Crystal Ball" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, and featured on their second studio album, "Under the Iron Sea". The song was released on 21 August 2006 as the third single from the United Kingdom album version (see 2006 in British music). "Crystal Ball" was also released on 18 August 2006 in the Netherlands and peaked

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball Crystal Ball, with Sabato saying "Well, what can we say — we blew it." The Crystal Ball incorrectly predicted Hillary Clinton to win Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan, all states that they had predicted as leaning for Hillary Clinton, as well as Wisconsin, a state they had rated as even safer for Clinton, all predicting she would get 90 more electoral votes than she actually had pledged to her. They incorrectly predicted that senators Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania would be defeated, keeping the senate under Republican control with a 52 - 48 majority. Crystal

neg: Crystal ball ball as the central object in its Chinese Rotunda. Weighing 49 pounds, the sphere is made of quartz crystal from Burma and was shaped through years of constant rotation in a semi-cylindrical container filled with emery, garnet powder, and water. The ornamental treasure was purportedly made for the Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) during the Qing dynasty in the 19th century, but no evidence as to its actual origins exists. In 1988, the crystal ball and an ancient Egyptian statuette which depicted the god Osiris were stolen from the Penn Museum but were recovered three years later with no damage done

neg: Prediction of crystal properties by numerical simulation a crystal system is generally unsolvable. However, the variational theorem assures us that any guess as to the electronic state function of a system will overestimate the ground state energy. Thus, by beginning with a suitably parametrized guess and minimizing the energy with respect to each of those parameters, an extremely accurate prediction may be made. The question as to what one's initial guess should be is a topic of active research. In the large majority of crystal systems, electronic relaxation times are orders of magnitude shorter than ionic relaxation times. Thus, an iterative scheme is adopted. First, the ions

neg: Times Square results on traffic in the area, injuries to motorists and pedestrians decreased, fewer pedestrians were walking in the road, and the number of pedestrians in Times Square increased. On February 11, 2010, Bloomberg announced that the pedestrian plazas would become permanent. The city started rebuilding the plaza in 2010, hiring the design and landscaping firm Snøhetta to permanently replace Broadway's roadway with custom-made granite pavers and benches. By December 2013, the first phase of the Times Square pedestrian plaza had been completed at the southern end of the square in time for the Times Square Ball drop on New Year's

neg: Times Square Ball Frank Sinatra, "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles, "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, and "Over the Rainbow" by IZ. The current Mayor of New York City has been joined by a special guest, selected yearly to recognize their community involvement or significance, in ceremonially "activating" the ball drop by pressing a button, resembling a smaller version of the ball itself, at exactly one minute to midnight. The button itself does not actually trigger the drop; that is done from a control room, synchronized using a government time signal. Special guests who have activated the ball drop have included:

neg: Crystal ball will say "Sorry, I don't have one of those. Instead I have a Crystal Ball." and opens the Crystal Ball game. The game also mentions about velvet curtains too. Crystal ball A crystal ball, also known as an orbuculum, is a crystal or glass ball and common fortune telling object. It is generally associated with the performance of clairvoyance and scrying in particular. The earliest use of a crystal ball can be first attributed to the Celtic Druids who divined the future and omens with beryl balls. In the 1st century AD, Pliny the Elder describes use of crystal balls

neg: Wizards of Waverly Place (season 4) the series features a revamped opening sequence with clips from past seasons. The opening sequence takes place in the wizard lair at the Russo home. Footage of Alex (Selena Gomez) and Justin Russo (David Henrie) is shown in the Crystal replay ball from the season premiere "Alex Tells the World". Then, a spell book opens and footage of Max Russo (Jake T. Austin) and Harper Finkle (Jennifer Stone) appear. After that, footage of Theresa (Maria Canals Barrera) and Jerry Russo (David DeLuise) are shown in a cauldron. After the footage is played, Alex transports them to Times Square, with Alex

neg: Times Square Ball million spectators yearly, and is nationally televised as part of New Year's Eve specials broadcast by a number of networks and cable channels. The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has inspired similar "drops" at other local New Year's Eve events across the country; while some use balls, some instead drop objects that represent local culture or history. To facilitate the arrival of attendees, Times Square is closed to traffic beginning in the late afternoon on New Year's Eve. The square is then divided into different viewing sections referred to as "pens", into which attendees are directed sequentially upon

neg: Unreleased Prince projects list of 23 and 17 were selected. For unknown reasons it was never produced. The tracks included the following: Another little-known project that was due to be released at the same time as "Crystal Ball II" was an accompanying "Crystal Ball" DVD. This was to contain music videos made for tracks off both volumes of the "Crystal Ball" albums. "A Celebration" is an unreleased album by Prince, announced on NPG Ahdio Show # 4 (released 15 May 2001). The announcement stated that Prince was in negotiations with a major record store chain to distribute the album, said to contain 20

neg: Gary Barnett (real estate developer) Antwerp, Belgium in the 1980s. In the 1990s, he returned to the United States to diversify into real estate, purchasing shopping malls and office buildings in the Midwest. In 1994, he joined Kevin P. Maloney's Property Markets Group as a principal and made his first New York City purchase, the Belnord apartment house. In 1998, he built what would become the W Times Square. In 2003, Barnett partnered with the Carlyle Group to build The Orion, a 60-story luxury tower on 42nd Street. Barnett is a 2011 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Heritage Ball honoree. He also received the AIA

neg: Times Square Ball light a 5-foot tall sign indicating the new year, and trigger a fireworks show. The first ever "ball drop" was held on December 31, 1907, welcoming the year 1908. In 1913, only eight years after it moved to One Times Square, the "Times" moved its corporate headquarters to 229 West 43rd Street. The "Times" still maintained ownership of the tower, however, and Strauss continued to organize future editions of the drop. The original ball was retired in 1920 in favor of a second design; the second ball remained in diameter, but was now constructed from iron, weighing . The ball

neg: Calhoun Square the 1980s", when many of the tenants were local operators. The Ackerberg Group completed a remodel of the mall's interior in 2015. The musician Prince wrote a song titled "Calhoun Square", released on disc two of his "Crystal Ball" CD. Dining options at Calhoun Square include Famous Dave's, Fig + Farro, Jimmy John's, Roat Osha, Sushi Tango, and People's Organic. H&M opened in 2012 in the previously vacant two-story retail space. Kitchen Window has been a tenant since 1989. GNC, Timberland, CB2, VisionWorks, and L.A. Fitness are among the Calhoun Square tenants. Calhoun Square Calhoun Square is an indoor shopping

neg: Times Square Ball in 1965–66 and 1972–73 when the temperature was . The coldest ball drop occurred in 1917–18 when the temperature was and the wind chill was . The next coldest ball drop took place in 2017–18 when the temperature was and the wind chill was . Snow has fallen during the ball drop seven times, most recently during the 2009–10 event, and rain or drizzle has fallen fifteen times, most recently during the 1994–95 event. As a public event, the festivities and ball drop are often broadcast on television. As of 2016-17, a host feed of 21 cameras across Times Square

neg: Crystal ball Crystal ball A crystal ball, also known as an orbuculum, is a crystal or glass ball and common fortune telling object. It is generally associated with the performance of clairvoyance and scrying in particular. The earliest use of a crystal ball can be first attributed to the Celtic Druids who divined the future and omens with beryl balls. In the 1st century AD, Pliny the Elder describes use of crystal balls by soothsayers (""crystallum orbis"", later written in Medieval Latin by scribes as "orbuculum"). By the 5th century AD, scrying was widespread within the Roman Empire and was condemned by

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato's Crystal Ball is a political newsletter and website that serves as an election handicapper by predicting electoral outcomes for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, U.S. governors, and U.S. presidential races. A publication of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the "Crystal Ball" was founded by political analyst Larry Sabato, the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. The "Crystal Ball" was first launched in September 2002, evolving from pre-election presentations given by founder Larry J. Sabato. For the 2002 midterm elections, the "Crystal Ball" tracked every U.S.

neg: Times Square world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days. Formerly known as Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in 1904 after "The New York Times" moved its headquarters to the then newly erected Times Building – now One Times Square – the site of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop which began on December 31, 1907, and continues today, attracting over a million

neg: Crystal ball ball that is brought into full sunlight. The image of the sun formed by a large crystal ball will burn a hand that is holding it, and can ignite dark-coloured flammable material placed near it. Ball lenses such as are used to couple fiber optics are identical to crystal balls, but in tiny form, commonly 1mm to 10mm in diameter. A crystal ball lies in the Sceptre of Scotland that is said to have been originally possessed by pagan druids. Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (also called "Penn Museum" for short) displays the third largest crystal

neg: Russian four square the middle square using his/her hands, the "duke" then hits the ball into someone else's square, and the game has begun. Penalty points are counted in the following order: (if you hit the ball into someone else's square, and they miss it, the number of points they lose depends on what body part you used to hit it with): The knee is two points, The head is three points, Both knees are four points, The solid middle square is five points, and everything else is one point. Penalty points: player 1 touches the ball with his arm or hand (besides

neg: Crystal Ball (unreleased album) duet with Sheena Easton, but cut seven tracks. The set was renamed "Sign o' the Times". Though seven tracks were cut from "Crystal Ball", they have all been released in some form over the years. "Shockadelica" was the first to be publicly released as the B-side to "If I Was Your Girlfriend" in 1987. "Rockhard in a Funky Place" was slated to be the closing track on "The Black Album" which was shelved by Prince in late 1987 and heavily bootlegged by fans. It finally saw a limited official release in 1994. "The Ball" was reworked, given new lyrics and

neg: Kinetic energy throws a ball, the person does work on it to give it speed as it leaves the hand. The moving ball can then hit something and push it, doing work on what it hits. The kinetic energy of a moving object is equal to the work required to bring it from rest to that speed, or the work the object can do while being brought to rest: net force × displacement = kinetic energy, i.e., Since the kinetic energy increases with the square of the speed, an object doubling its speed has four times as much kinetic energy. For example,

neg: Magic 8-Ball his mother, Mary, a Cincinnati clairvoyant. When Carter approached store owner Max Levinson about stocking the device, Levinson called in his brother-in-law Abe Bookman, a graduate of Ohio Mechanics Institute. In 1944, Carter filed for a patent for the cylindrical device, assigning it in 1946 to Bookman, Levinson, and another partner in what came to be Alabe Crafts, Inc. ("Al"bert and "Abe"). Alabe marketed and sold the cylinder as The Syco-Slate. Carter died sometime before the patent was granted in 1948. Bookman made improvements to The Syco-Slate, and in 1948, it was encased in an iridescent crystal ball. Though unsuccessful,

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball Ball overstated the size of the Democrats gains in the house, with them only picking up 6 seats instead of 13. They failed to predict Republicans retaining the governorship of Indiana, and picking up the governorship of New Hampshire. They summarized by saying "...we were wrong. The Crystal Ball is shattered." Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato's Crystal Ball is a political newsletter and website that serves as an election handicapper by predicting electoral outcomes for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, U.S. governors, and U.S. presidential races. A publication of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the

neg: Ian Meckiff filming the left-armer's bowling action. Meckiff was no-balled four times by Egar—who was standing at square leg—in what would be his only over of the match. After the Victorian bowled a gentle "loosener" as his first ball (and escaped a front-foot no-ball call), "the drama began". Egar ruled the second, third, fifth and ninth balls to be throws, and therefore illegitimate. After the third and fifth balls—the latter a full toss that Goddard hit for four—Benaud came over to consult his fast bowler. After the ninth ball, Meckiff and Benaud had another meeting, and the remaining three balls were deemed

neg: Crystal Ball (Keane song) Crystal Ball (Keane song) "Crystal Ball" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, and featured on their second studio album, "Under the Iron Sea". The song was released on 21 August 2006 as the third single from the United Kingdom album version (see 2006 in British music). "Crystal Ball" was also released on 18 August 2006 in the Netherlands and peaked at #20 in both the Dutch Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. "Crystal Ball" was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in 2006. It was recorded at the Helioscentric Studios, East Sussex and at the Magic

neg: Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti of super deformed monster parodies, Rick finds himself in the office of the Pumpkin King. Upon defeating him, it is revealed to the player that the whole game was merely a movie. A director congratulates Rick on his fine acting, Rick removes his mask, and they leave. Once everyone has left, the mask comes to life, revealing it is not what it seems. If the two crystal balls are collected, there is an extended epilogue. One crystal ball contains a picture of Rick lying on top a hill with Jennifer, stating that they live happily ever after. The second crystal

neg: Taro ball Taro ball Taro ball () is a traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made of taro. It can be found in almost every part of Taiwan, among which Jiufen's taro ball is said to be the most famous. The taro balls can be made by mixing mashed taro with water and sweet potato flour or potato flour, making the taro balls more springy or softer respectively. The colour of mashed taro makes the dessert appear crystal purple or grey. The mashed taro can be replaced by mashed sweet potato or ground mung bean and becomes the yellow sweet potato ball (地瓜圓) or

neg: Time ball at New York City's Times Square as part of its New Year's Eve celebrations, in which a lit ball is lowered down a pole atop the One Times Square tower to signal midnight and the arrival of the new year. Rather than the ball being dropped rapidly with its release used as the time signal, it descends slowly over the course of 60 seconds from 11:59 p.m. until midnight. For 31 December 1987, the event's organizers acknowledged the addition of a leap second by extending the drop to 61 seconds – although in fact the leap second was five hours

neg: Times Square Broadway. The north end later became Duffy Square, and the former Horse Exchange became the Winter Garden Theatre, constructed in 1911. "The New York Times" moved to more spacious offices one block west of the square in 1913 and sold the building in 1961. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building in 1963. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve. In 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway

neg: Times Square out of every dollar spent by visitors in New York City being spent within Times Square. Times Square is the site of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. About one million revelers crowd Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebrations, more than twice the usual number of visitors the area usually receives daily. However, for the millennium celebration on December 31, 1999, published reports stated approximately two million people overflowed Times Square, flowing from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue and all the way back on Broadway and Seventh Avenues to 59th Street, making it the largest gathering in

neg: Music of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series music is fun, extremely well written and interesting to hear". He enjoyed the alternative instruments used in the tunes, calling them "successful in providing imagery of renaissance times", although he felt that much more of them would have begun to drag the soundtrack down. Chris of Square Enix Music Online also enjoyed the soundtrack, although he noted that it was "not for everyone". He did, however, feel that the constant use of Renaissance-themed music resulted in a "lack of diversity of styles" that made several of the tracks "bland and indistinctive". Jared of Square Enix Music Online was more enthusiastic

neg: Ralston Hall Its walls were mirrored, and from the frescoed ceiling hung a great crystal chandelier whose reflected lights and sparkle filled the room. I have never seen a more effective setting for a ball." The Hall is a four-floor, 55,000 square foot (5,000 m²) mansion, with a stately dining room, a mirrored ballroom in the Versailles tradition, an opera box modelled after the Opéra Garnier in Paris, a grand staircase, 23 crystal chandeliers, and inlaid wood floors. Ralston greatly admired the Palace of Versailles, and incorporated several of the palace's elements in his design of the mansion. The mansion has a

neg: One Times Square of new Toshiba high definition LED displays (known as "ToshibaVision"), and the redesign of its roof to accommodate a larger New Year's Eve ball, which became a year-round fixture of the building beginning in 2009. On November 23, 2017, Toshiba announced that it would end its One Times Square sponsorship in early 2018, citing ongoing cost-cutting measures. One Times Square One Times Square, also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower, or simply as the Times Tower, is a 25-story, skyscraper, designed by Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz, located at 42nd Street and Broadway

neg: Ball culture other countries such as Canada, Japan, and the UK. Ball culture also known as "house ball culture," was first captured in Jennie Livingston's documentary, "Paris is Burning" (1990). Cross dressing balls had existed since the thirties, consisting of primarily white men, they competed in fashion shows in bars 2 or 3 times a year. Black queens would sometimes participate but rarely won any prizes. Due to discrimination, Black queens Crystal Labeija and her friend Lottie began their own drag ball titled 'House of Labeija,' kickstarting the ballroom scene in New York. In 1989, The House of Latex was created as

neg: John Ball (priest) editorial staff. John Ball appears in the 1954 historical novel Katherine by Anya Seton. Ball made a star appearance in the Newbery Medal-winning 2002 novel "". He was a priest, as he usually is, and was assisting a character by the name of Bear in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. John Ball is referenced several times in T. H. White's "The Once and Future King", most prominently in the fourth book, "The Candle in the Wind". In the final chapter (14), King Arthur muses on his failure to unite England. King Arthur tries to understand what forces are at work

neg: Paul Marantz of Radio City Music Hall, the Times Square Ball, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Byzantine Fresco Chapel. He received the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Award for Excellence for the Islamic Cultural Center of New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and he received an IALD Citation for the restoration of the Rainbow Room. "New York Times" architecture critic Herbert Muschamp described Marantz as a “lighting genius.” Paul Marantz Paul Marantz is an American architectural lighting designer, whose work includes the discothèque Studio 54, the Times Square Ball, the Tribute in Light, the

neg: Times Square Charles Becker. The general atmosphere of Times Square changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s. City residents moved uptown to cheaper neighborhoods, and many popular theaters closed, replaced by saloons, brothels, "burlesque halls, vaudeville stages, and dime houses". The area acquired a reputation as a dangerous and seedy neighborhood in the following decades. Nevertheless, Times Square continued to be the site of the annual ball drop on New Year's Eve. The ball drop was placed on hiatus for New Year's Eve in 1942 and 1943 due to lighting restrictions during World War II. Instead, a

neg: Crystal Tools purpose the Technology Division was expanded into the Research and Development Division in September 2006. Murata remained the division's general manager with a full-time staff at his disposal. During development of Crystal Tools, the Research and Development Division continually surveyed what types of tools were needed to create Square Enix's flagship titles. Among the most frequently requested features was an extensive use of character close-ups. This made the staff realize that the "Final Fantasy" series put great emphasis on the "anime-like coolness" of its characters. Consequently, the engine's developers focused on attractive visuals rather than on accurate physics. To achieve

neg: The Crystal Ball (fairy tale) dropped on the land. He fought the bull. The bird sprang free, but his brother the eagle harried it until it dropped the egg. This landed on a fisherman's hut, setting it ablaze, but his brother the whale drowned the hut with waves. The youngest brother took the crystal ball to the enchanter, who admitted himself defeated and told him that the ball would also break the spell on his brothers. The youngest hurried to the princess, and they exchanged rings. The Crystal Ball (fairy tale) "The Crystal Ball" () is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm,

neg: Times Square Ball barring a special "America's Millennium" broadcast for 2000, has not broadcast any national New Year's programming since. For 2000, in lieu of "New Year's Rockin' Eve", ABC News covered the festivities as part of its day-long telecast, "ABC 2000 Today". Hosted by Peter Jennings, the broadcast featured coverage of millennium festivities from around the world, including those in New York City. Jennings was joined by Dick Clark as a special correspondent for coverage from Times Square. MTV had broadcast coverage originating from the network's Times Square studios at One Astor Plaza. For 2011, MTV also held its own ball drop

neg: Eisenhower baseball controversy played semi-pro ball in Kansas. He was again quoted as referring to this incident during his visit to Abilene, Kansas, a few days later ("The New York Times", June 23, 1945; "The Wichita Eagle", June 23, 1945). The "Times" quoted him as saying: The Eisenhower Foundation biography includes that "he may or may have not played semi-professional baseball" upon a summer return to Abilene after his sophomore term in 1913. Eisenhower never made it clear what years he played ball and for what teams. His naval aide's wartime diary, "My Three Years with Eisenhower: The Personal Diary of Captain Harry

neg: Dragon Ball (manga) get letters from readers complaining that the art had become "too square", so he intentionally made it more so. Years later he stated that because "Dragon Ball" is an action manga the most important aspect is the sense of speed, so he did not draw very elaborately, suggesting that he was not interested in the art. As the manga progressed, Toriyama struggled with the Android and Cell arc, feeling that he could not outdo the Freeza arc. He added time travel, but said he had a hard time with the plot, only being able to think of what to do

neg: Crystal Ball (box set) on January 29, 1998, approximately two months before the release of the 4-CD version to retail stores on March 21, 1998. The album "Crystal Ball" is the second triple album in succession following "Emancipation". Each of the album's three CDs contains 10 tracks and lasts 50 minutes, resembling "Emancipation"s 12-song, 60-minute disc lengths. In 2018 NPG Records released "Crystal Ball" and "The Truth" digitally on music platforms Tidal, Spotify, iTunes Store and Apple Music. The set opens with "Crystal Ball". The over 10-minute-long number begins with 2 minutes of a lone drum machine and various sound effects before the vocals

neg: Dream Factory (album) other extra musicians. By June 1986, "Dream Factory" had expanded to a 19-track double album that now included solo recordings by Prince, whilst tracks such as "Big Tall Wall", and "Teacher, Teacher" were removed. The Revolution was dissolved in October 1986, after which many of the album's tracks were incorporated into what was now a planned solo three LP project entitled "Crystal Ball". However, Prince's record distributor at the time, Warner Bros., balked at a three LP release, so the project was reduced to a two LP set and retitled "Sign o' the Times". In March 2009, "Vibe" magazine featured

neg: Harold Simmons for graduate student fellowships; and $5 million for faculty support and an endowed deanship. In 2008 the Harold Simmons Foundation made a donation of $5 million to the Dallas Zoo, the largest single private contribution in the zoo's 120-year history. Annette and Harold Simmons have been underwriters for 28 consecutive years to the Dallas Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show and Luncheon. The Crystal Charity Ball has distributed more than $82 million to children's charities since 1953. The Harold Simmons Foundation is a major donor of over $500,000 to the Dallas Women's Foundation which commissioned a study of women's economic security

neg: Times Square Ball of refuse from Times Square in eight hours, using 190 workers from their own crews and the Times Square Alliance. The first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square was held on December 31, 1904; "The New York Times"' owner, Adolph Ochs, decided to celebrate the opening of the newspaper's new headquarters, One Times Square, with a New Year's fireworks show on the roof of the building to welcome 1905. Close to 200,000 people attended the event, displacing traditional celebrations that had normally been held at Trinity Church. However, following several years of fireworks shows, Ochs wanted a bigger spectacle

neg: New York Crystal Palace in 1854 in a death-defying, dramatic presentation. That year another building directly inspired by London's Crystal Palace, the Glaspalast in Munich, was inaugurated. New York Crystal Palace New York Crystal Palace was an exhibition building constructed for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City in 1853, which was under the presidency of the mayor Jacob Aaron Westervelt. The building stood in Reservoir Square. New York City's 1853 Exhibition was held on a site behind the Croton Distributing Reservoir, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 42nd Street, in what is today Bryant Park in the borough

neg: New York Crystal Palace New York Crystal Palace New York Crystal Palace was an exhibition building constructed for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City in 1853, which was under the presidency of the mayor Jacob Aaron Westervelt. The building stood in Reservoir Square. New York City's 1853 Exhibition was held on a site behind the Croton Distributing Reservoir, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 42nd Street, in what is today Bryant Park in the borough of Manhattan. The New York Crystal Palace was designed by Georg Carstensen and German architect Charles Gildemeister, and was directly inspired by The

neg: Lucille Ball times. In 1977, Ball was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She was the recipient of the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1984, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986, and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1989. Born at 69 Stewart Avenue, Jamestown, New York, Lucille Désirée Ball was the daughter of Henry Durrell Ball (1887–1915) and Désirée "DeDe" Evelyn Ball (née Hunt; 1892–1977). Her family lived in Wyandotte, Michigan for a time.

neg: Crystal Ball (box set) Crystal Ball (box set) Crystal Ball contains the twentieth and twenty-first studio albums by American recording artist Prince. The box set contains "Crystal Ball", the twentieth studio album by Prince, which is a three disc set of "previously bootlegged" material, together with a fourth disc containing "The Truth", the twenty-first studio album by Prince with 12 new acoustic songs. The box set was initially only available through direct orders by phone (1-800-NEW-FUNK) and internet. The direct order edition included a fifth disc: an instrumental studio album by The NPG Orchestra titled "Kamasutra". Shipment of this limited edition 5-CD version started

neg: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at us." David Koepp said: "I knew I was going to get hammered from a number of quarters [but] what I liked about the way the movie ended up playing was it was popular with families. I like that families really embraced it." Although Spielberg said "I'm very happy with the movie. I always have been", he also said "I sympathize with people who didn't like the MacGuffin [the interdimensional beings] because I never liked the MacGuffin." At the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, LaBeouf told "Los Angeles Times" he had "dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and

neg: Darkbloom Darkbloom Darkbloom is a split EP by Canadian musicians Grimes and d'Eon. It was released on April 18, 2011 as a joint release through Grimes' and d'Eon's respective labels, Arbutus Records and Hippos in Tanks. "Darkbloom" was conceived together by Grimes and d'Eon but recorded separately. Grimes directed the video for "Vanessa" herself after reportedly being unhappy with the video made for "Crystal Ball". It was Claire Boucher's directorial debut. She also directed and co-starred in the D'Eon video for "Transparency." Both videos were released on the same day in April 2011. Tim Kelly's video for "Crystal Ball" had been

neg: Crystal Ball (box set) the computer-based "interactive theme", and Prince delivers a searing guitar solo at the end. "Interactive" is followed by another rock number called "Da Bang". Recorded by Prince alone (and bored) in the studio, according to the liner notes, "Da Bang" alternates between laid-back bluesy verses and a frenzied instrumental rock chorus. Next is "Calhoun Square", a 1993 song which is very similar in structure to "Da Bang". The song appears to be a live take, with Prince giving the band instructions at the beginning. The title refers to a shopping mall in Minnesota (see Calhoun Square). Another similarly structured song

neg: Times Square Ball drop was placed on hiatus for New Year's Eve 1942 and 1943 due to wartime lighting restrictions during World War II. Instead, a moment of silence was observed at midnight in Times Square, accompanied by the sound of church bells played from sound trucks. The second ball was retired in favor of a third design in 1955; again, it maintained the same diameter of its predecessors, but was now constructed from aluminium, and weighed . In 1981, the ball was modified to make it resemble an apple, by switching to red lightbulbs and adding a green "stem". For 1988, organizers

neg: Colin Egar Africa began to bat just after the luncheon interval. Graham McKenzie conceded 13 runs from the first over. Meckiff then took the ball for the second over, bowling from the Vulture Street End to South African captain Trevor Goddard. At the same time, the South African manager Ken Viljoen set up a camera and began filming the left-armer's bowling action. Meckiff was no-balled four times by Egar—who was standing at square leg—in what would be his only over of the match. After the Victorian bowled a gentle "loosener" as his first ball, the drama began. Egar ruled the second, third,

neg: The New York Times for its use. The newspaper moved its headquarters to the Times Tower, located at 1475 Broadway in 1904, in an area called Longacre Square, that was later renamed Times Square in honor of the newspaper. The top of the building now known as One Times Square is the site of the New Year's Eve tradition of lowering a lighted ball, which was started by the paper. The building is also notable for its electronic news ticker popularly known as "The Zipper" where headlines crawl around the outside of the building. It is still in use, but has been operated by

neg: Halogen lamp the Times Square Ball reaches the base used halogen lighting for the last time for the 2009 ball drop. It was announced on the Times Square website that the year numerals for the 2010 ball drop would use LEDs. Halogen lamps are the heating-elements in halogen ovens and ceramic cooktops. Banks of powerful tubular halogen lamps were used to simulate the heat of re-entry of space vehicles . Fixed-mount lamps are used in indoor and outdoor flood lighting, although improvements in LED systems are displacing halogen lamps. Round lamps with built-in multifaceted reflectors are widely used in residential and commercial

neg: Crystal Ball (box set) edition "Crystal Ball" box set as the fifth CD on January 29, 1998, by NPG Records. The album was written to be played during Prince's wedding to Mayte Garcia in 1996. All the tracks are instrumentals, ranging from classical music, jazz and experimentations with various sounds. For example, the track "Cutz" uses the sound of scissors snipping as its basis. One of the tracks, "The Plan" was previewed in an excerpt on the 1996 3-CD set "Emancipation". Crystal Ball (box set) Crystal Ball contains the twentieth and twenty-first studio albums by American recording artist Prince. The box set contains "Crystal

neg: Time signal has dropped at 1:00 pm every day since then. The first American time ball went into service in 1845. In New York City, the ceremonial Times Square Ball drop on New Year's Eve in Times Square is a vestige of a visual time signal. Telegraph signals were used regularly for time coordination by the United States Naval Observatory starting in 1865. Sandford Fleming proposed a single 24-hour clock for the entire world. At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute on 8 February 1879 he linked it to the anti-meridian of Greenwich (now 180°). He suggested that standard time zones

neg: Smart Girls Get What They Want her campaign, and Gigi gains more and more popularity. Along this journey, Gigi realises that she misjudged a lot of her classmates, particularly Mike, who turns out to be on par with Gigi's own academic excellence. Gigi eventually sees that Will is only using her as a substitute while on a long distance relationship with his girlfriend, Talia, and she stops falling for his games. From this, Gigi realises that her heart belongs to Mike, and the book ends with them getting together during the Crystal Ball. Also she and Dr. Schlutz, her principal made a deal that her and

neg: Crystal LaBeija process for a white queen Rachel Harlow, formerly Miss Philadelphia. Shortly after, Labeija's friend, Lottie, convinces her to host a ball for black queens, the first to be hosted by a “House.” The event was titled "Crystal & Lottie LaBeija presents the first annual House of Labeija Ball at Up the Downstairs Case on West 115th Street & 5th Avenue in Harlem, NY.’13". Aja played LaBeija as part of the Snatch Game in "" in 2018. LaBeija is mentioned by her protege Pepper LaBeija in the documentary films "Paris Is Burning" (1990). Crystal LaBeija Crystal LaBeija, originally known as Crystal

neg: Times Square Ball owner of "The New York Times" newspaper, as a successor to a series of New Year's Eve fireworks displays he held at the building to promote its status as the new headquarters of the "Times", while the ball itself was designed by Artkraft Strauss. First held on December 31, 1907, to welcome 1908, the ball drop has been held annually since, except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts. The ball's design has been updated over the years to reflect improvements in lighting technology; the ball was initially constructed from wood and iron, and lit with 100 incandescent

neg: Harmony Times Square Line 1 (Times Square Station) near the Harmony Times Square. Parking space is also enough for drivers. Also, there are several overline bridges across the river, connecting the east and the west bank. Stores are grouped by their functions to make it easier for the customer to find what they want. Harmony Times Square Harmony Times Square () is a business complex located in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, close to the east bank of Jinji Lake. It occupies an area of 210,000 square meters. The square has become a landmark in Suzhou. The square can be divided into

neg: Prisoners of the Sun of astronomy like the Inca would have been well aware of the sun and its eclipses. "Prisoners of the Sun" was the first of "The Adventures of Tintin" to be serialised in its entirety in the new "Tintin" magazine. On the magazine's launch day of 26 September 1946, readers who had been without Tintin for two years now received two pages per week in full colour under the title "" ("The Temple of the Sun"). It began on what is now page 50 of the previous book "The Seven Crystal Balls" and included two pages outlining the crystal ball mystery,

neg: Crystal gazing ball" of a few inches in diameter that is held in the hand; others prefer a larger ball mounted on a stand. The stereotypical image of a gypsy woman wearing a headscarf and telling fortunes for her clients by means of a very large crystal ball is widely depicted in the media and can be found in hundreds of popular books, advertising pages, and films of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The pervasiveness of this image may have led to the increased use of fairly large crystal balls by those who can afford them. Books of instruction in the

neg: Cup Noodles in Japan, crab in Hong Kong, and Churrascaria in Brazil. In 2016 the US version was changed, reducing sodium and removing MSG and artificial flavors. From 1996 to 2006, a Nissin Cup Noodle sign was installed in Times Square, New York City. It was located prominently near the top of the One Times Square building, the location of the Times Square Ball drop on New Year's Eve. The sign was the most recent example in a tradition of steaming signs in Times Square, which started with an A&P "8 O'Clock Coffee" cup in 1933. Cup Noodles are often seen in

neg: Origins of baseball of paper shows a diagram of a square – 60 feet per side with the base side having in its middle the "Home Goal", "Catcher", and "Striker", and with the corners marked as "1st Goal", "2nd Goal", "3rd Goal", and "4th Goal" as you travel counter-clockwise around the square. The note accompanying this diagram says, "Thirty or more players (15 or more on each side) with a bat and ball playing Town Ball, some times called Round Ball, and subsequently the so-called Massachusetts game of Base Ball". Early baseball or town-ball had many, many variants, as would be expected of

neg: Crystal Ball (Styx album) said that the album "[showcases] Styx's increased skill for crafting simple, catchy pop hooks out of their bombastic sound." Alan Niester of "Rolling Stone" also, found the album favorable, stating that "although Styx is based in Chicago, the group has its English scam down pat". He also stated that the instrumentation "always seems on the verge of going out of control, giving the whole album an extra surge of excitement." Album – Billboard (United States) Singles – Billboard (United States) Crystal Ball (Styx album) Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976. This album marked the recording

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 seat pick-up in the Senate. In August 2007, the "Crystal Ball" added political analyst and author Rhodes Cook to its team, a veteran of "Congressional Quarterly" and editor of the America Votes series. Also in 2007, House Race Editor Dave Wasserman left to assume that same position at the "Cook Political Report" and was replaced by Isaac Wood. In July 2008, when many analysts were predicting a tight race for President, the "Crystal Ball" published an essay which correctly projected that Barack Obama would win in a near-landslide. In the elections of November 2008, the "Crystal Ball" correctly predicted

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball correctly predicted 434 of the 435 U.S. House races (99.7%), 33 of 34 U.S. Senate races (97%), 10 of 11 governor's races (91%), and 48 of 50 states in the presidential Electoral College (96%). The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism found that the "Crystal Ball" "probably came closer than any other of the 10 top political predictors" on the 2006 election cycle. During the 2006 election cycle the "Crystal Ball" added House Race Editor Dave Wasserman and expanded its election coverage and analysis. The "Crystal Ball" correctly predicted a 29-seat pick-up for Democrats in the House and

neg: Sabato's Crystal Ball Senate and gubernatorial race and the top 50 U.S. House of Representatives races. In 2002, the website received 160,000 hits, averaging over 5,000 hits per day over the last three weeks of the campaign, with over 1,500 people subscribing to its weekly e-mail updates. Following a post-election hiatus, the "Crystal Ball" re-launched on January 27, 2003, to cover the 2004 election cycle. In addition to continuing its e-mail newsletter and website analysis, the "Crystal Ball" sent correspondents to both the Democratic National Convention in Boston and the Republican National Convention in New York City. On Election Day, the "Crystal Ball"

neg: University of Virginia Center for Politics in Virginia public schools, but is now nationwide. Current partners include: Sabato's Crystal Ball, founded by Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato, is a free, nonpartisan weekly online newsletter and comprehensive website that analyzes the current American political scene and predicts electoral outcomes for U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, governors, and U.S. president races. Since it was first launched in September 2002, the Crystal Ball has garnered a reputation for fair analysis and accurate predictions and is frequently cited by journalists and other political watchers. Over its lifetime, Sabato's Crystal Ball has a 98% accuracy rate in predicting U.S.

neg: Glover (video game) Throughout the stages, there are also plenty of magic potions that help Glover by giving him power-ups for a certain amount of time. If the ball gets destroyed or Glover loses all three hearts, Glover loses one life and must start from the beginning of the stage or from the last checkpoint. In a fictional land known as the Crystal Kingdom, a wizard rules from his large castle known as the Crystal Castle. The life force of the kingdom is made up of seven crystals that rest on the spires of Crystal Castle. The wizard is accompanied by a pair

neg: Times Square Ball are organized by, and aired on New Year's Eve television specials which are broadcast from Times Square. The drop itself occurs at 11:59 p.m.—the last minute of the year, and is ceremonially "activated" by a dignitary or celebrity joined on-stage by the current Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio; formerly Rudy Giuliani from 1995-96 until 2001-02, and Michael Bloomberg from 2002-03 until 2012-13. The conclusion of the drop is followed by fireworks shot from the roof of One Times Square, along with the playing of "Auld Lang Syne" by Guy Lombardo, "Theme from New York, New York" by

neg: A Merry Mirthworm Christmas mistake him for Bert and treat him in her usual unpleasant matter. Meanwhile, Bert finds Crystal and hurries to get her to the ball. Upon arriving, Crystal is named Queen of the ball. Wormaline's anger at this changes to horror when Prince Pringle reveals himself, and she realizes just who she had been mistreating. Crystal kisses Bert on the cheek. The Mirthworms take center stage at the Wormingham Bowl as they present "Sleeping Beauty." Wormaline Wiggler tries to wrangle the lead but Crystal Crawler wins the prize. Crystal is reluctant to do so, as she suffers from stage fright, but

neg: Crystal gazing art of crystal gazing often suggest that the ball used should be perfectly spherical (that is, without a flat bottom) and should be supported in a wooden or metal stand. If made of glass (e.g. lead crystal), it should be free from air bubbles but may be colored. If carved from natural crystalline stone (such as quartz, beryl, calcite, obsidian, or amethyst), it may display the natural coloring and structure of the mineral from which it was fashioned. Some authors advise students to place a sigil, seal, or talismanic emblem beneath a clear sphere, but most do not. Most authors

neg: Camille (album) "Feel U Up") with other unreleased recordings from the period into the proposed triple album "Crystal Ball". Against his wishes, Warner Bros. forced him to trim the tracklist down to a double album, which became "Sign o' the Times" (1987). This release included the "Camille" tracks "Housequake", "If I Was Your Girlfriend", and "Strange Relationship". The remaining tracks from "Camille" would be released through other avenues in subsequent years, with the exception of opening track "Rebirth of the Flesh," the original studio version of which has only circulated as a bootleg. The NPG Music Club made a 1988 Lovesexy Tour

neg: Crystal Ball (detector) experiments. In 1996, it was moved to the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where it was used in a series of pion- and kaon-induced experiments on the proton. Currently it is located at Mainz Microtron facility, where it is being used by the A2 Collaboration for a diverse program of measurements using energy tagged Bremsstrahlung photons. Crystal Ball (detector) The Crystal Ball was a hermetic particle detector used initially with the SPEAR particle accelerator at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center beginning in 1979. It was designed to detect neutral particles and was used to discover the η