Winds of Vanity

Wind of Change Scorpions (1990)

Blowing with the wind of change

Where the children of tomorrow dream away in the wind of change

has wind at fast enough speeds to be cost competitive.

An enormous hurricane like wind, and destruction of buildings almost totally, within this yellow circle here.

Yet despite these gales of change, institutional atavism prevails.

Less frequent is the Sirocco, a hot sand bearing wind, coming from the Sahara Desert.

This is 10 times faster than the next highest measured wind speed.

He claimed that the Winds of war are blowing, and that the announcement of the military agreement can transform itself into a tragedy.

Part of the project was to showcase sea wind at the December 2009 Copenhagen climate meeting.

The sea winds from Davis Strait moderate the climate, with the area known for its fogs.

Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

BRUSSELS When the winds of change blow, says an old Chinese proverb, some build walls, and others build wind mills.

Strong north east winds blow from October until April from May until October south and west winds prevail.

BRUSSELS When the winds of change blow, says an old Chinese proverb, some build walls, and others build wind mills.

Now, of course, we were normally frightened because the animal has no gliding adaptations, so we thought, Oh that's okay. We'll put it in a vertical wind tunnel.

The male goat magnified himself exceedingly and when he was strong, the great horn was broken and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of the sky.

Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.

Therefore the he goat waxed very great and when he was strong, the great horn was broken and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

It simply means that when Great Britain installs a wind turbine, it becomes cheaper to burn coal in Portugal or Poland.

Red lines in Israel have a way of mutating into lines drawn in the sand, which are then rendered invisible at the slightest wind.

Yet, two decades on, the global spread of democracy has been encountering increasingly strong headwinds.

The southwest monsoon blows inland bringing moisture laden winds from the Gulf of Thailand and Indian Ocean from May to October.

The face was often half covered with the tail of a turban that also served as protection against the strong desert winds.

The slotted wing allowed this aircraft to take off into a light wind in less than 45 m (150 ft), and land in 18 m (60 ft).

We continue to face strong headwinds originating from the deepening European debt crisis, as well as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

On Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

Most constitutions including the American one aspire to freeze history, or to set up a lasting institutional order that will resist the winds of change.

Back in 1997, Al Gore told us that global warming was making the El Niño winds stronger and more severe.

The ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth.

I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.

History suggests that interest rates will not remain at record low levels indefinitely, and that when change comes, it might be abrupt.

Uruguay has a largely uniform temperature throughout the year, with summers being tempered by winds off the Atlantic severe cold in winter is unknown.

As of August 2013 the London Array in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 630 MW.

Further, these mountains catch the precipitation of the monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean, resulting in a rainy season that lasts from June until mid September.

When he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.

And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.

So, the red areas on this map indicate the places that are best for human sustainability on Manhattan, places that are close to water, places that are near the harbor to fish, places protected from the winter winds.

But, rather than catalyzing sensible policy discussions, these issues played into polarized and polarizing politics, creating new and more immediate headwinds to economic growth.

The amount of water from the monsoon determines whether water will reach the lake and if it does, how deep the lake will get.

It is an innovative plan (still in the construction phase) that consists of one wind farm with a vertical spin axis, and employs kites to exploit high altitude winds.