The climate resembles a perfect English summer's day: skies are blue and the valleys are lush.

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We had isolated snow flakes falling out of the sky on the walk to the stadium, but now the skies are blue.

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Her six designated charities are Blue Skies Hospital Fund which provides breast care at Blackpool Victoria, the RNLI, Support for the Elderly, the North West Air Ambulance, British Heart Foundation and the Spiritualist Church in Cleveleys.

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So, with the economy improving and the Fed committed to keeping things moving forward, it looks like traders are in the process of once again discounting blue skies ahead.

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