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|View Poll Results: Higurashi Kai Total Series Rating
|Perfect 10
|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2008-01-24, 21:29
|Link #81
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1. First Akasaka was quite the rookie at that period, and faced enemies he didn't expect to be that strong, especially that his objective was to retrieve and protect the kid. Hence, he didn't aim for the guys and got owned quite early.
Akasaka then got experience and training for 5 years.
(using the "original" is very misleading, as it refers the game. 1st season is arguably less faithful than Kai)
2. They ran away because Shion and Akasaka arrived, armed.
3. We already explained in the episode thread that the club members went on that area on purpose because that area was Satoko's childhood playfield, where she set tons of traps during the YEARS.
That's why Okonogi though they were doomed because the area was at their advantage, but they didn't know the forest was in fact the best place for the club members to retaliate
There isn't little to no plothole. granted, the execution is obviously discutable. But the script (as it should NOT be confused with execution) doesn't have any plothole (until someone want to argue again with hanyuu).
|2008-01-25, 03:12
|Link #82
Join Date: Jul 2007
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For an Explanation of Akasaka's Strength.
Akasaka had been training for years, and he had utterly dedicated himself to defending Rika. And we've all seen what having a strong will in the Higurashi universe can do, heh.
And those traps weren't made in one day, they took Satoko years. This is just stuff they didn't manage to fit into the anime, unfortunately.
EDIT: Oh, hang on. Someone already answered, heh.
|2008-02-11, 03:58
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Really liked the 2nd season it awnsered a lot of questions from the 1st, and set up some new ones as well (what did Shion whisper to Keiichi?) the story was amazing, and the voice acting was very good as well, the animation seemed a little lacking in places, and i loved how Rika was explained more. felt the part about Satoko could have been shortened a bit, even though it was important. defiantly an emotional show, just like the 1st season loved it and hope to see more =)
|2008-02-28, 18:09
|Link #85
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The second series was cool, very cool! If there is gonna be a series 3 then I'm very excited.
It's been a wonderful series and I really am still begging for more
I'll give it a 9/10, losing a point because out of all the shows greatness there was a element which gave series 1 a 10/10 In my opinion and it was missing in series 2 and that is - there wasn't really any horror. Where the hell was it higurashi? =0
I mean compared to the first series, the first series was creepy!
The characters we're great- some better than other.
Even though she was the villian I had a soft spot for Tanako, from seeing her in child form and what she went through, it sure made me feel sorry for her in a way.
Rika, Rena, everyone was great!
And for the record Akasaka and Kasai can kick some ass! XD
I realised there was less gore in this series 2 too I'm not gonna say that was a negative thing though mind.
|2008-03-11, 15:58
|Link #86
Join Date: Sep 2007
Okay, I am surprised to see that SO many people value season 1 much more than season 2.
I have never played the game, read the manga, or anything and I can still tell that they left out stuff in Season 1. In Season 1, it was rocky, inconsistent, choppy, and on the whole it looked like remains of a large meal you ate, although a very good meal.
What I'm saying is that Season 1, to me, did not flow well AT ALL. Yes, I loved the horror/craziness aspect of season 1 (who didn't?), but I thought this was the ONLY aspect that season 1 prevailed in. The light-hearted moments/ the filler moments/ the dialogue are nowhere on the same level as season 2. There were times when I just hated the comedy stuff, the characters playing games, wasting time, repeating the same events over and over again. It seemed really cliche and the good stuff didn't until madness sets in. It's like you have to go through all the muddled filler first to get to the really good stuff.
Also, I thought the presentations of the characters were a little off at times. Sometimes a certain character would go nuts while another time they will just remain calm and quiet. It just bugged the heck out of me. So Season 1 was just mostly mediocre.
Yes, I do realize that Higurashi has a really good story, really high creepiness factor, but I thought that they just weren't presented as well as it should have (especially the story part). So I would only give Season 1 a 5 or maybe 6 out of 10.
I realized that Higurashi was so much more than just horror/creepy stuff, but if the other parts aren't presented well, then what's the point really?
Season 2, however, was a completely different story. It seemed to have corrected every single mistake in Season 1, you feel that the characters are way more fleshed out, feels more human, acts more rational, more mature. And I love the shift in main character from K to Rika. And I love how they just threw K to the side (There were many times where I would forget that he even existed) and focused on other characters instead. It just felt more rich.
And the most important part was that the stortytelling (or at least the presentation) improved dramatically. Season 2's Higurashi has one of the best stories I have ever seen in any anime. They toned down a lot of the comedy (all the ecchi/moe stuff for some reason just felt IMPORTANT and necessary here, unlike in Season 1 where they were there for fanservice only it seems), the gore is also toned down, but the story felt more serious this time around, just more tragic and more to relate to. I just loved how consistent it was, every episode was just as good as the rest, even the "fillers", there was rarely a moment wasted in Season 2. They put in so much detail, little things, little moments that we never saw in Season 1. Everything just flowed so smoothly, the pacing was absolutely perfect from a normal situation into tragedy at the end.
To me, Season 2 was something completely on its own level, almost a completely different anime. It was near flawless. I'd give it 10/10.
I thought it was infinitely better than the first season.
The thing is, if Kai was still like the first season, where they were going crazy and killing each other with horror and suspense, then really what's the point? The characters, the story wouldn't evolve at all, it would just be the same things over and over again.
Last edited by LifeILL; 2008-03-11 at 16:11.
|2008-03-19, 19:19
|Link #87
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I've just recently watched through all of Higurashi Kai, and only a week or so ago finished the original Higurashi anime for that matter. That's why I'm making my very first post on the Higurashi board only now.
Before I begin, I should state that horror, in any entertainment medium (movies, video games, anime, etc...) is one genre that I've rarely had any appreciation for. Gore for gore's sake rarely appeals to me as well, which is why I couldn't get into Elfen Lied. So, that certainly will impact my take on both of these two seasons of Higurashi, and accounts for part of my disagreement with the board concensus on the two seasons.
I do like unsolved mysteries, and an anime that feels like a good detective novel in animated format (which is why I like Death Note). For that reason, and also since Higurashi does a great job of handling psychological thriller material, and slice-of-life episodes, I did enjoy Higurashi Season 1 a fair bit.
However, Higurashi Season 2... magnificent. Truly magnificent. I perfered it to the original season myself. Here's why...
Animation Quality: 8
I have no major qualms, but no major compliments either.
Voice Actors: 10
Very well-casted anime, with strong voice-work from top to bottom.
Script: 9
Addictive, with great flow, good twists and turns, and a masterful job of fleshing out all the key characters. In fact, I think that we might have had too much of a good thing with the fleshing out of all key characters. The storyline felt a bit too much decompressed, and I felt that Takano might have been focused on a bit too much. Personally, I didn't want her to be a sympathetic villain; I wanted to route hard against whichever person was causing so much incredible grief and misery for Rika, her friends, and her community. Takano came very close to being a sympathetic villain.
All in all, I think that the 2nd season could have been cut short by 4 episodes, and be slightly improved by it.
Editing: 9
The series was very good at conveying the emotions and tragedy of Rika's situation, as well as of the situations of all the people who impacted upon her and her life. I believe that skillful editing had a lot to do with that, as the flow from one scene to another was typically superb, and the choices for backgrounds and focuses were typically wise. My only complaint is that there were a few key scenes that could have perhaps been jazzed/sparkled up a bit to carry greater impact. Still, it's a very minor nitpick.
Emotional Involvement: 10
Few animes have succeeding in making me care about the main protagonists, and their ultimate fate, as much as this one did. Part of me was dreading the end of the 2nd last arc since I knew it wouldn't end well for Rika (though the "meeting of Hanyuu and souls", and Takano's great villain laugh scene took some of the sting away from me). And the supporting cast protagonists were simply sensational.
The final arc of Higurashi Kai was probably one of the most emotionally satisfying anime arcs I've ever watched. Anime, I find, has a tendency to have poor or weak endings, but Higurashi avoided that, imo. After over a season and a half of pain and tragedy for Rika, Keiichi, Rena, Mion, Shion, and Satoka, it was truly thrilling to see the inspirational comeback against the shadowy antagonists of this series.
There's a couple things in anime that I'm a bit of a sucker for - that I'll love everytime I see it.
One is a plotline that involves a charming and likeable protagonist go through loads and loads of seemingly hopeless situations and depression to rise up and truly earn a splendidly happy ending (this is why I like Buso Renkin a lot; Mai HiME's ending doesn't fit the bill here because it didn't feel earned to me). Kazuki was that protagonist in Buso Renkin, and Rika is that protagonist now.
The other thing is well-done GAR.
Keiichi had some good GAR moments during the middle sections, but the man who really stole the show was Akasaka.
Akasaka's surprise infiltration of the Yamainu, and saving Rika from them in her moment of greatest need, with a thorough beating of the Yamainu... one of the finest scenes I've ever seen in anime. I never imagined that Higurashi could ever produce such a wonderful "cool good trounces menacing evil" gar scene, and yet it was the perfect culmination of Akasaka's character development up until that point, and Rika's often showed adoration of him. In any anime, a scene like this is sheer ecstasy to watch, but in an anime like Higurashi... truly awesome.
All in all, I give Higurashi Kai a 9.5/10 (Akasaka makes me round up )
|2008-03-25, 09:23
|Link #88
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 29
First post
I haven't play the games or whatsoever, so I dunno about all the spoilers.
In my opinion, the second season is a fresh change from the more dark and gory first season... I think it is more acceptable and refreshing because of that, and eventhough the last episodes are a bit cheesy, it goes well because I have been drowning in blood in the first season :P lol...
Anyway, 9/10 from me, should be perfect 10 but the animation quality takes the one GJ nevertheless, an enjoyable anime (along with the prequel)
|2008-04-08, 11:06
|Link #90
Shuffle! 大好
Well.I had seen the first season about two years ago and i wonder would they make a second season.But when i chek on the net last Year, It really seen my wish had came true.It was out.
1st season -
my friend recommanded me to watch this anime,but he only gave me 10 epi and i was surprise with the storyline .Man!It was gore and a lot of horror thing appear .I was shock and unable to sleep for the first night when i had seen the anime. I was so frightened taht someone would open my door and do me the stuff like the anime.
For season 1 , i give it 9.5/10 for quality,voice.9/10 for story. coz it have too many mysterious left behind without being solve and just call it a end with K1 chan had succesfully break the "oyashiro sama's curse"
2nd Season -
I'm happy to see Rika and the guys can break the fate and create miracle.But was upset in the first story coz they were just one more step to go .However, it was all sove in epi 26.But i still don't understand what happen in the end of 26.The girl wh look like Rika but is an adult(the one with the same cloth and haircut) appear in front of Takano Miyoko .What she say had what bussiness with Takano's parent accident , and was Takano's parent saved from the accident.It just shown that in the end Miyo pust the twenty flag into his nori and a woman who would sound like her mother call her to go to sleep.What happen.Someone please tell me.
I was completely imerse in this anime when i watch it.I coul felt that my whole body shaking when i watch it.I give 10/10 for everything.Hopefully the 3rd season would be as interesting as the 1st and 2nd season.
Oh!and the live action.Hope it won't ruin the good image of the Higurashi's character in my mind.And i do hope that they also have some bloody scene inside the movie.
|2008-04-08, 23:54
|Link #91
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|2008-04-18, 05:01
|Link #92
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when i first heard of higurashi, i did a bit of research, general summaries and peoples ratings. the show seemed to have tremendous appeal, and seemed like something so completely different. however, (i couldnt actually get down to watching the show because i suffer from severe anime addiction once i get into a show, and i had my finals going on at that time) when i heard that the second season had nothing of the gore or horror of the first season, i really began to wonder whether it would be worth it. i mean, wasnt the whole appeal of higurashi the gore and the shock? the first season satisfied all my expectations, particularly the first four episodes, i was ready for it, but it hit me like a hammer. the ending was cheesy, but the last scene was wonderful.
On to Kai. i thought my worst fears would come true and i would be extremely dissapointed.
now, after watching the whole of the second season, i can confidently say that higurashi is one of the best animes i have ever watched. the second season if anything, surpassed the first. the message that fate can be crushed was put out very strongly, especially in the last scene of the credits, while it might have seemed insignificant, rikas time travel (? this is what im assuming it to be, to change takanos past) just shows this exactly
as much as i hate to admit , it was one of the few shows that really really had me choking up, despite the severe lack of romance, and the fact that it was a happy ending. everything came together beautifully.
Adding to my appreciation of the show is the mystery itself ( how could i have forgotten that? ) the mystery itself was brilliant, how all the loose ends are tied up in such a logical manner, and most importantly the fact that most of the events determined by 'fate' were not supernatural, but rather by human device.
The only thing lacking is animation quality in a few places. All in all a wonderful wonderful show, im not sure what theyll put in the 3rd season, but bring it on.
9.5/10 , its been my privilige to watch this show
and as a question, for more experienced higurashi-ites does higurashi have rewatch value? i thought it was incredible, but since it is a mystery and all... anyone have any experience with this?
Last edited by oompa loompa; 2008-04-18 at 05:51.
|2008-04-18, 08:21
|Link #93
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Sicne you know everything, when rewatching, you will get a specific and comfortable position to understand completely the situations and feel empathic etc to certains scenes which were kinda "meh" without prior knowledge (such like Rena's desperate attempts to reason keiichi in onikakushi, which weren't quite possible to get before Tsumihoroboshi).
|2008-04-18, 12:11
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|2008-05-14, 05:34
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Spoiler for what wasnt pulled together:
i thought season was needed but didnt 'shine' as much as season 1 did due to the fact that it was to reveal the 'answers' which pretty much answered in season 1 except for the end of the never-ending loop, other then that, the memories of the deeds done by the main characters was already shown in season 1, however it may be a overly bias opinion since i had suspiousion of Takano from the very once arc the way she talks just aint right and it ended been cleared up
it was obivious that the character's once attempt would end in vein also (hence preditable) just disliked how each of them was hunted down.
In the last arc, i really didnt understand why Shion was left out till the day of the festival and why they brought Shion in the arc before hand (since she never attended the same school) the sudden inclusion of Shion from a side-factor role (wasnt part of the club) then suddenly droping her again.
The series ended (so-far) with a happy ending but truth be told that however it ended it would be satisfying since it is Higurashi (thumbs up)
Going off-topic a little:
Spoiler for offtopic:
|2008-05-14, 05:45
|Link #98
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1) As for shion, Love at first sight exists. Also, please bear in mind the anime simplified a lot how long Shion could be with Satoshi.
2) Even when Shion doesn't transfer, depending of the "settings" of the world, she can pass by some times here and there.
offtopic questions:
1) She has been murdered, but the time period happens just before that.
2) Keiichi had an hallucation
3) Because Keiichi wasn't at the village when the Yamainu triggered the disaster plan. Anyway, Keiichi still died, several months after the tragedy, after turning completely nuts.
|2008-05-14, 05:52
|Link #99
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Klashikari you really left me speechless for a little, well they were all along the lines of my own theories but was hoping i was wrong to be honest
ps nice sig
|2008-05-14, 06:34
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- Euro Would Collapse if Greece Exists - Greek FinMin
- UK Inflation seen staying below 2% target until 2017.
- Euro Remains Weak after ECB Steps on Greece
- Pound consolidates vs Dollar and Euro
- Pound drops despite rising PMI as disinflation weighs.
- Dollar Strengthens on Fed Statement
- Euro gets respite after recent sell-off.
- All Eyes on ECB's Decision on QE Bazooka
- BoE to kick off "Crucial Central Bank Week" at 9.30am
- Sterling strongest against euro since early 2008.
- SNB Triggers Turmoil in Currency Markets
- UK Inflation set to fall further after reaching 12-year low.
- Pound unlikely to find fuel in BoE rate decision.
- Common Currency Likely to Remain Under Pressure
- Sterling stumbles as dollar moves higher.
- Dollar Extends Advance into 2015
- Dollar gauge at five-year high after Fed meeting.
- Sterling slips as investors bet Fed to hike rates before BoE.
- Sterling inches lower against euro after Carney comments.
- U.S. Dollar Slips Versus Majors as Investors Book Profits
- BoE looks beyond rate guidance in bank stress test.
- U.S. Dollar Gaines for 7th Week Ahead of Key Jobs Report
- Sterling edges down as construction activity slows.
- Sterling Posts Gains Ahead of Autumn Statement Due Tomorrow
- Pound plummets to new 14-month low against dollar
- Pound to Dollar Downtrend Forecast to Continue
- Sterling weak but steady after BoE testimony.
- Sterling Posts Gains Against Aussie, Kiwi & Canadian Dollars
- There's Still Moonlight and Music for the US dollar
- Pound firms vs US dollar
- Sterling remains unloved ahead of BOE minutes.
- Euro Suffers as Draghi Comments on Bond Purchases
- Dollar surges after retail sales beat expectations.
- It's all about the Benjamins.
- Pound hits 14 month low after dovish BoE report.
- Sterling inches higher ahead of key figures
- Dollar Continues to Impress
- Pound struggles as trade deficit widens.
- GBP/USD Below 1.5840 as Early BoE Hike Hopes Dim
- Dollar Remains Bid, All Eyes Turn to ECB Press Conference
- Sterling sinking against rallying greenback
- Dollar Bull Run Set to Continue
- Sterling sinks to two-week low against rallying dollar.
- Dollar flat against yen ahead of tomorrow's FOMC.
- Pound halts three-day decline before UK growth data.
- Pound mixed as tone of BoE minutes softens.
- Interest rates in focus as BoE minutes due.
- Dollar weakens with early Fed rate increase prospect fading.
- Markets jittery as global growth worries investors.
- Sterling sell-off after soft inflation data.
- Global growth concerns hit risk appetites.
- BoE Leaves rates at 0.5% as EU economy falters.
- GBP/USD rises on FOMC and BoE
- Dollar gains ahead of FOMC Minutes.
- Speculators Bet on Stronger GBP and USD
- Pound drops below $1.60 as recovery loses momentum.
- Pound drops after Broadbent says 'Not Yet' to higher rates
- Dollar set to end September with solid gains.
- Sterling gains against euro as BoE/ECB paths diverge.
- Pound, dollar set to outperform rivals.
- Sterling steady as focus turns to UK fundamentals
- Pound gains as focus turns to improving economy.
- Pound steady as Scots vote.
- Dollar rises against pound ahead of Scottish vote.
- Sterling faces important week with Scottish Referendum.
- Scottish Referendum Poll boosts Pound.
- Reprieve for sterling, but will it last?
- Pound near the lowest since November
- Sterling Steals Ugly Stick from Single Currency
- Sterling tumbles as shock poll puts 'Yes' vote in the lead.
- Draghi Sends Euro Lower with Unexpected Interest Rate Cut
- ECB and BoE meetings in focus.
- Pound's Volatility Surges by Most Since 2008
- Dollar Rallies on Expectations of Expansion in US Manufacturing
- Quiet start to the week expected as US closed for Labour day.
- Sterling Ends Week on a High as Economic Data Improves
- Report on ECB lifts euro.
- Euro/Dollar Falls to 11-Month Low on ECB Outlook
- Euro Touches 11 Month Low
- All Eyes on Speakers at Jackson Hole for Dollar Direction
- Dollar gains as investors pre-empt Yellen.
- Cable tests 1.66 level before BoE minutes
- Dollar Holds Gains - US Economic Data Supports Rate Rise
- Dollar under pressure as markets eye Jackson hole.
- Euro Under Pressure - France & Germany Post Weak GDP Figures
- Sterling falls on wage data and Carney comments.
- Doubts on rate rise timing begin to turn tide for Pound
- Euro Comes Under Pressure
- Sterling falls as Ukraine, Iraq in focus.
- Safe Haven Currencies Lead the Way on Risk Aversion
- ECB, BoE Rate decisions in focus.
- Sterling Snaps 5 Days of Decline Versus Euro
- Sterling tumbles again after weak factory data.
- Dollar Continues to Outperform Major Rivals
- Dollar shines on upbeat US data.
- Sterling hits six-week low against rallying dollar
- Dollar Reaches Strongest in Six Weeks against Majors
- Sterling edges up against euro on GDP growth.
- Dollar Rallies on Improving Economic Data
- Euro Struggling Against Majors
- Spotlight on dollar ahead of CPI data.
- Ukraine worries continue to weigh on markets.
- Pound Bulls to Profit as Wagers on Euro Outstrip Dollar
- Sterling Capped by Stubborn Low Wage Growth
- UK Inflation Data Sends Sterling Back to Multi Year Highs
- All eyes on UK inflation data
- Calm descends on Sterling after Construstion Output
- Banking Turmoil Revives Darkest Nightmares About Europe
- Dollar Slides as Dovish Fed Pushes Back on Rate Hike Speculation
- Dollar Weakness Ahead of FOMC Minutes
- Sterling Quiet Before Production Data
- Pound Closing in on 2 Year High vs Euro
- Sterling Hits 19 Month High Against Euro
- Sterling outperforms as dollar dithers
- Sterling at Highest Level vs Dollar Since Lehman Bros Bankruptcy
- Sterling holds above $1.70 as data shows broad recovery.
- Sterling dips ahead of financial stability report.
- Sterling dips ahead of financial stability report.
- Sterling Continues to Impress Versus Majors
- Sterling continues to rally despite slowing sales.
- Dollar softens after Fed meeting.
- Pound Continues to Impress Against Majors
- Sterling breaches $1.70 on BoE rate-rise hopes.
- Sterling Soars to 18 Month High vs Euro on Carney Comments
- Sterling ticks higher after jobs data.
- Sterling ticks higher after jobs data.
- Sterling Impresses vs Euro for 5th Day
- Sterling Continues to Impress Versus Euro
- Quiet start to the week with no major data released today.
- Euro resilient after ECB policy easing.
- BoE, ECB rate decisions take centre stage.
- Dollar gains ahead of jobs data.
- Eyes on ECB as euro zone shows signs of slowdown.
- Sterling Halts Slide on Impressive Economic Data Release
- UK mortgage data halts sterling in its tracks.
- Euro Hits Three Month Low Against Dollar
- Sterling Remains Close to 16 Month Highs vs Euro
- Sterling at strongest level since 2008.
- Markets await key data for direction.
- Euro Remains Under Pressure
- UK interest rates to remain low, Mark Carney says.
- Sterling Rallies to 16-Month High vs Euro
- UK rate rise speculation sends sterling to highs.
- ECB holds rates but Draghi hints at policy change.
- Sterling Strength Remains Ahead of BoE Rate Decision
- Sterling stabilised near five year high
- Dollar weakens despite favourable data.
- Pound Blasts Through 4.5 Year High vs Dollar
- UK recovery bolstered as consumer confidence rises.
- Pound Trades Higher on Strong UK Economic Data
- Dollar Remains Weak
- Pound gains as UK Retail Sales advanced in March.
- Pound steady ahead of UK Retail Sales data.
- Euro Recovers on Improving E/Zone Economic Data
- Pound reaches seven-week high versus euro before Minutes.
- Sterling Hits 7 Week High Vs Euro
- Sterling hits 4-year high as rate hike hopes grow.
- Drop in UK Retail Sales Halts Sterling's Rise
- Draghi steers ECB towards negative rates.
- Euro Makes Gains Against Majors
- BoE set to hold record-low interest rates.
- Sterling Higher - Services Sector Rises to All Time High
- Quiet start to week as focus shifts to FOMC minutes.
- Draghi's Comments Drag Down Single Currency
- Euro zone inflation slides to lowest level since 2009.
- Sterling steady, outlook still positive.
- Sterling Trades Higher on Strong UK Economic Data
- Euro near 3-week lows on ECB easing talk.
- GBPEUR trades higher after Draghi speech
- Euro Strength Seen: Tensions on Ukraine Seem to be Contained
- Sterling pauses after rough week against dollar.
- Yellen Comments Continue to Push Dollar Higher
- Fed cuts monthly asset purchases to $55 billion.
- Sterling Sell-Off Continues
- Dollar Rallies - Unease in Crimea Sends Markets into 'Risk off' Mode
- Sterling at 2014 low as ECB lifts euro higher.
- China worries dent markets.
- Sterling Halts Slide vs Majors
- Pound weakens on lack of positive economic data
- Euro Rallies vs Majors as ECB Raises Growth Levels
- BoE, ECB to stick on policy, but debate heats up.
- UK services PMI to fall but still at high level
- Dollar Gives up Some Gains as Tensions Ease in Crimea Region
- Yen, dollar rally as Ukraine risks prompt safe-haven demand.
- Sterling Hits Two Week High vs Dollar & Euro
- Pound steady as UK GDP growth confirmed at 0.7%
- Sterling Holds Gains vs Dollar
- Markets generally mixed ahead of EU CPI data.
- Sterling Halts Decline Versus Majors
- BoE and Fed to release meeting minutes.
- Pound Drops Ahead of UK Inflation Data
- Sterling hits 5-year high after strong UK data.
- Sterling surges on rate rise hopes.
- Sterling Powers to 3 Week High vs Dollar & Euro
- Pound supported by Retail Sales, all eyes on Carney
- Dollar Pulls Back Ahead of Yellen's Remarks
- Attention focuses on central banks' guidance.
- Euro Rallies After ECB Resists Call to Take Action
- BoE and ECB policy decisions ahead.
- Pound falls for 5th day vs dollar as UK output slows
- Sterling Sold off on Disappointing UK Data
- Dollar inches higher in quiet trade.
- US economy grows 3.2% as Americans continue to spend.
- Emerging Market Currencies Dive
- Pound Rallies Ahead of UK GDP Figures
- UK Growth in Q4 to be confirmed this week.
- Sterling Storms to 32 Month High Versus Dollar
- BoE in no rush to raise rates as unemployment plunges.
- Hedge Funds betting pound extend its surge
- Sterling Trades in Tight Ranges Ahead of Unemployment Data
- Pound gains as retails sales grow at fastest pace in 9 years.
- Dollar Heads for Biggest Weekly Gain vs Peers in Two Months
- Dollar strength continues after upbeat data.
- Pound drops versus Dollar before Carney Testimony
- Sterling Halts Decline vs Euro after Dropping 0.6% Monday
- Investors still digesting Friday's US jobs report.
- Sterling Continues to Shine Against the Euro
- BoE, ECB and US jobless claims in the spotlight.
- Pound, Euro expected to remain resilient vs Dollar
- Sterling Declines vs Euro on Lower Than Expected Services Data
- Dollar advances on Fed Taper outlook.
- 2014 Kicks off Dollar Positive
- Sterling gains as traders expect earlier BoE rate hike.
- Sterling Closes Out 2013 Towards Upside Against Majors
- Pound gains as unemployment drops to lowest since 2009.
- Potential Cliffhanger Moment for US Dollar
- All Eyes on Fed Ahead of Tomorrow's FOMC Meeting
- Sterling and euro edge higher, but momentum fades.
- US Passes Budget Bill as US Currency Posts Gains vs Majors
- Dollar mixed as Fed taper decision looms.
- Sterling hits two-year high after Carney comments.
- Sterling Hits Highest Level vs Dollar Since August 2011
- Pound is little changed before BOE's Carney Speech
- Sterling Weakness Closes out the Week
- BoE, ECB interest rate decisions in the spotlight.
- Sterling slides from year high vs Euro
- Sterling Hits Highest Level vs Euro This Year
- Pound extends gains amid growth.
- Pound to dollar at best exchange rate in 2013.
- Sterling rises to 11-month high, buoyed by UK GDP.
- Pound rises vs dollar on UK economic outlook
- Upward Momentum with Single Currency
- Iran deal bolsters risk appetite.
- Sterling Closes out the Week on a High Against the Majors
- Euro Takes Double Hit as Investors Ditch the Single Currency
- Pound Approaches 3-Week High vs Dollar Before Minutes
- Dollar Weakness - Fed Isn't Ready to Trim Stimulus
- Sterling Closes out the Week on a High
- Sterling Gains on Carney's Remarks
- Dollar Posts Gains as Hints of Tapering Increase
- Markets flat in quiet, early trade.
- GBP/EUR rises after France Downgrade
- ECB and BOE rate decisions and US GDP in focus.
- Pound advances before Manufacturing data.
- Markets steady as investors await data.
- Business leaders raise UK growth forecasts.
- Euro Falls - Lower Inflation Increases Risk of Interest Rate Cut
- Fed maintains stimulus measures.
- Dollar Strength - Data to Show Weakness in US Economy
- Dollar mixed as traders eye Fed meeting.
- Dollar Sold vs Majors on Dovish Policy Outlook by Fed
- Euro hits 2-year high against US dollar.
- GBP/EUR Declines to 7-Week Low ahead of BoE Minutes
- US non-farm payrolls report on the radar.
- Sterling Holds onto Two Week High vs US Dollar
- US edges away from brink of debt crisis.
- US Senate Leaders Nearing a Deal
- US Debt ceiling deadline leaves markets edgy.
- US Pledge Further Discussions on Debt Limit Increase
- BoE policy to stay unchanged as economy improves.
- Sterling Finds Support-IMF Raises UK Growth Forecast
- Pound Advances as U.K. Optimism Improves
- Pound steady against dollar before BoE meets this week.
- Sterling falls versus buoyant euro
- Sterling at Nine Month High Versus Dollar
- Dollar under pressure as US government shutdown begins.
- Investors Dump the Dollar as US Government Partially Shuts Down
- Hopes of BoE rate hike extends sterling rally.
- Pound rises after Carney rejects increasing QE.
- US Debt Ceiling Issue Returns to Send Dollar Lower
- Markets mixed as eyes turn to US budget.
- Sterling Remains Near Multi-Month High vs Majors
- Euro stronger after Merkel election victory.
- E/Zone Consumer Confidence Expected to Rise as Euro Recovers
- Dollar Gets Hammered as Fed Wrong-Foots Markets
- Markets await Fed taper news.
- Sterling Holds at Multi-Month Highs vs Majors
- Pound remains near multi-month high against dollar, euro
- Sterling Closes Out Week On a High Vs Majors
- Sterling climbs as unemployment falls.
- The pound trades near 3-mth high before job data
- Sterling Hits 12 Week High Versus US Dollar
- Sterling climbs as recovery gathers pace.
- BoE, ECB keep rates steady at 0.5%
- Sterling Outperforms Majors
- Sterling Hits Highest Level vs Euro in Three Months
- Sterling supported by improving UK data.
- Sterling Hits Week High Versus Euro
- BoE Governor reiterates pledge on low rates.
- Risk Averse on, Stocks fall, Dollar strengthens
- Syria Concerns send Currency Markets into Risk Averse Mode
- Dollars Upward Trend Continues
- Fed Minutes: Policymakers favour tapering this year.
- Major Currency Pairs Unchanged
- Sterling at 2 month high as rate hike bets grow.
- Sterling strengthens against its major counterparts.
- Sterling Posts Gains vs Majors for Second Day
- Sterling rises to six-week high vs euro, jobs data in focus
- US Dollar Posts Impressive Gains Across the Board
- Euro zone recession expected to end this quarter.
- Uncertainty over BoE guidance lifts Sterling to 7-week peak
- BoE: We will not hike rates until unemployment rate hits 7%
- UK Services PMI Number Surges to Send Sterling Higher
- Dollar declines amid Fed policy bets.
- Pound's Rally Short-Lived
- Dollar Rise Continues as Fed Leaves Bond Buys in Place
- Dollar edges higher ahead of Fed Meeting.
- Markets await this week's BoE, Fed meetings.
- Sterling volatile after UK growth data
- Sterling Sticks to Holding Pattern Ahead of UK GDP Data
- Sterling Shines as UK Economic Data Improves
- Dollar dips against yen after Abe-party election win.
- Detroit Runs Out of Gas But Dollar Keeps on Motoring
- Caution ahead of Bernanke, BoE Minutes.
- Markets Eye BoE Minutes & Key Bernanke Speech
- Eurozone recession eases.
- Sterling to Close Out Week on High Versus Dollar
- Fed minutes suggest no immediate end to QE stimulus.
- Euro Slides on Worries ECB will Choose Different Path to Fed
- Greece Survives Another Bailout
- Greece awaits troika deal ahead of Eurogroup Meeting.
- Dollar leaps as ECB & BoE recommit to easy money.
- BoE's Mark Carney greeted by signs of recovery.
- Pound stays stronger than Euro before PMI service
- UK Economic Recovery Accelerated in Q2
- Mark Carney takes over as head of Bank of England.
- UK Double Dip Avoided But Sterling Slips
- Euro slips against dollar as Draghi assures loose policy.
- Loonie Falls to Lowest Level vs Sterling in 1.5 Years
- Dollar gains momentum on Fed taper turmoil.
- Nowhere to Hide as Dollar Posts Only Gain Amid Rout
- Markets await Fed tapering clues.
- FX Markets Focus on UK CPI Data & Fed Statement
- Pound climbs against struggling dollar.
- Dollar extends losses on Fed uncertainty.
- Greenback Sold off Against Majors
- Aussie Dollar Falls to Lowest Level Since Sept 2010
- 'Eurozone crisis is over,' Hollande tells Japan.
- Non-farm set to move the market.
- BoE, ECB set to retain key rates.
- Euro, Dollar look to PMI and ISM data for Policy Cues.
- UK Construction PMI set to support Sterling.
- Pound advances before Manufacturing data.
- Pound halts ahead of Bank of England data.
- Pound gains as volatility continues.
- Sterling drops to 11-week low vs dollar before CBI sales data
- Dollar Strength Seen Ahead of US Economic Data
- Sterling Remains Under Pressure
- Bernanke comments spur volatility.
- BoE Minutes to dominate UK easing picture.
- Sterling Dips Ahead of Key Inflation Data
- Quiet day expected as France, Germany, Switzerland, Canada closed.
- Dollar Rally Continues
- Mervyn King: Recovery 'in sight' at last.
- Dollar Rallies on back of US Retail Sales Data
- US Retail Sales expected to slow.
- US jobless claims at lowest since 2008.
- Sterling Supported on Speculation of no more QE
- Demand for euros limited on additional QE speculation
- Eurozone retail sales fall again.
- Draghi Comments Send Euro Lower
- ECB set for rate cut as inflation falls sharply.
- GBP/USD Posts Monthly Advance on Home Loans Gain
- Italian PM 'Lete' Wins Confidence Vote to Support the Euro
- Pound surges as UK avoids triple-dip.
- Sterling Hits High Versus Majors as GDP Numbers Impress
- Pound Strengthens as UK Seen Skirting Recession
- Euro remains vulnerable as focus turns to German Ifo.
- Pound Focuses on Todays UK Public Finance Data
- Fitch strips UK of AAA Rating on debt outlook.
- Sterling Closes out the Week on Front Foot Versus Majors
- Sterling falls ahead of BoE minutes.
- Further increase in UK inflation on the cards.
- Risk assets hit as Chinese data stirs recovery worry.
- Sterlings gains against greenback.
- Pick-up in UK industry signals fragile recovery.
- Russia to restructure €2.5bn loan to Cyprus.
- Dollar stumbles after weak US jobs data.
- Japanese Yen Tumbles to Multi-Year Lows
- All eyes on ECB and BoE after massive BoJ easing plan.
- Sterling Holds Firm as Dollar Slips
- Euro struggles despite positive German data.
- Cyprus banks to stay closed until Thursday.
- Cyprus Issue Dominates Currency Markets
- Sterling up on BoE Minutes.
- All eyes on Annual Budget Release
- Euro Remains Under Pressue on Cypriot Issue
- Cyprus deal shock sends euro tumbling.
- Sterling Advances Against all but Two of its Major Peers
- Dollar rallies as Retail Sales top forecasts.
- Sterling falls on inflation and QE concerns
- Sterling Continues Spiral Downwards
- Dollar gains as US economy adds 236,000 new jobs.
- BoE, ECB leave monetary policies unchanged.
- Potential QE Increase Sends Sterling Lower
- Sterling extends gains on better than expected PMI
- Sterling Posts Recovery Versus Majors
- Obama's sequester takes effect.
- Sequestration: US Senate Fails to Agree Deal
- Sterling bounces from 2-1/2 year low vs USD
- Italian election impasse reignites euro fears.
- Euro Slammed on Italian Election Result
- UK loses top AAA credit rating for first time since 1978.
- Battered Pound 'Down but not out'
- Divided BoE downs Pound.
- Currency Markets Quiet after US Holiday
- G20 moves to calm currency war fears.
- Dollar Hits 6 Month High Versus Sterling
- Sterling plummets following BoE Inflation report.
- Pound Falls to 6-Month Low vs Dollar Before BOE Data
- Risk Off Mood Sends Dollar Higher
- Sterling gains against majors.
- Sterling appreciates, awaits more stimulus talk
- Euro rallies on euro-zone recovery hopes.
- Spanish & Italian Political Developments Halt Euro's Rally
- Pound struggles as data signals recovery stalling.
- Sterling Continues to Suffer Against a Rallying Euro
- Euro advances on positive euro-zone economic data.
- Under-Pressure Sterling Gains Respite
- BoE Member's Bearish Comments on UK Economy Weigh on Sterling
- GDP Numbers send sterling lower.
- Sterling Slammed As Markets Await Key GDP Data
- Sterling under pressure ahead of Q4 GDP.
- GBP/EUR hits 11-month low
- Cold Snap has Chilling Effect on Sterling
- Sterling continues to struggle.
- It's a Case of Aim for your Escape Route, and Steer Towards it.
- Fitch warns of risk to UK's AAA credit rating.
- Pound could extend losses on faltering economic growth
- UK Prime Minister Announces "It's Friday" for Key Euro Speech
- Euro continues to rise as sentiment turns bullish.
- UK Production Data Set to Boost Sterling
- Markets Await Key Interest Rate Decisions by BoE & ECB
- Sterling vulnerable on UK growth concerns.
- Euro Continues to Rise as Key Levels Hold
- BoE, ECB in prime focus this week.
- FOMC Minutes Help Send Dollar Higher
- Financial markets welcome US Fiscal-Cliff deal.
- Sterling rally vs dollar ahead of MPC Minutes
- UK data to support GBPUSD go higher
- US dollar gains as fiscal cliff talks sap risk appetite.
- Fall in UK unemployment boosts sterling.
- Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus.
- Italian PM's plan to quit unsettles markets.
- Italian PM's plan to quit unsettles markets.
- Market focus shifts toward FOMC.
- Markets await US payrolls.
- BoE expected to keep rates and QE on hold.
- Euro gains as Greece offers to buy back bonds.
- US Fiscal-Cliff Debt Talks and Greek Debt Deal Sends Euro Higher
- Dollar gains on US fiscal cliff hopes.
- Sterling/dollar touches 3-week high on GDP confirmation
- EU-IMF Agrees Deal to Cut Greek Debt by €40bn
- Greek optimism pushes euro higher.
- Hope of Greek bailout agreement lifts euro.
- Eurogroup Fails on Greek Bail-Out
- Moody's cuts France's Aaa rating to Aa1.
- More QE speculation continues to weigh on Pound
- Drop in UK retail sales hits recovery hopes.
- Sterling dives on pessimistic BoE forecast
- Market awaits BoE Inflation Report.
- Greece Bailout concern knocks Euro and Sterling
- Currency focus returns to eurozone.
- Sterling/Euro at five-week high after BoE
- BoE expected to put stimulus on hold in close vote.
- GBP/USD rises on Obama's win
- Dollar firm before US elections.
- Dollar firms as US Election looms.
- Dollar Strength Ahead of Key Non-Farm Payroll Data
- Sterling climbs higher before PMI to add confidence
- US Stocks to Open After Longest Storm Outage Since 1888
- Superstorm Sandy shuts New York markets.
- GDP rebound reduces prospect of more QE.
- GBP/Dollar Hits 1.61 Level ahead of UK Inflation
- Dollar Strength Kicks off New Trading Week
- Spain downgraded by S&P on risks.
- Weak data drags GBPUSD to one-month low, adding risk of more QE
- IMF Warns of Fresh Global Crisis Unless E/Zone Finds Fix
- US unemployment below 8 pct. for first time since 2009.
- Draghi Press Conference Sends Euro Higher
- BoE set to leave stimulus unchanged for now.
- 'Spanish Bailout Not Imminent'
- Euro rallies on the back of positive Spanish data.
- Risk Off Mood Sends U.S. Currency Higher
- Spain, Greece announce further belt-tightening.
- Spanish Anger Sends the Single Currency Lower
- Pound holds firm vs Euro on weak EU fundamentals
- Euro Weakens as German Economic Data Disappoints
- Euro gains on Spain bailout hopes.
- Sterling Rallies Versus Dollar and Euro
- Dollar Rally on 'Risk Off' Mode
- Sterling remains in a strong position vs majors
- Cable Climbs to Multi-Month Highs
- Fed stimulus plan spurs risk rally.
- Bernanke unleashes QE3 to send dollar lower
- Sterling Trades Higher Versus Dollar after German Court Ruling
- Pound hits four-month high vs Dollar before Fed meets
- Fed and economic stimulus hopes in focus.
- Pound storms past $1.60 for first time since May.
- Sterling and Euro gain as ECB talk turns risk on
- Europe Outlook Dims as Central Bank Meets
- Sterling eases from two-week high ahead of ECB meeting
- Euro holds gains in slow trading day.
- Bernanke's speech raises stimulus hopes.
- Market cautious ahead of Bernanke speech.
- Euro pushed higher vs Sterling on bond auction
- Sterling slips after UK GDP revision
- Safety Move in Currency Markets Stems Dollar Decline
- Dollar pummelled as Fed signals readiness to ease.
- Sterling buoyed by euro news, gains against dollar
- Gain in Risk Appetite Sends Euro Higher
- Euro vulnerable as leaders to meet for debt crisis talks.
- Pound Hits Three Week High Versus Dollar
- Pound rises after BoE minutes, better UK jobs data.
- Eyes on BoE meeting and UK data
- Euro Recovers Versus Majors on French & German GDP Data
- Risk aversion returns amid expectations of weaker growth.
- Safe Haven Currencies Rally on Risk Off Sentiment
- Sterling's gains halted ahead of Growth Report
- BoE set to downgrade growth and inflation forecasts
- US Jobs data leads to risk taking.
- Draghi warns he will do 'all it takes' to save euro
- Doing nothing is not an option!
- Bank of England set to sit tight despite recession.
- Pound steady ahead of Thursday's BoE meeting.
- Dollar struggles as markets expect stimulus.
- Dollar struggles as markets expect stimulus.
- Whatever it Takes!
- Shock 0.7% fall in UK GDP deepens double-dip recession.
- The Pain in Spain Spreads to Send Euro Lower
- IMF ready to abandon Greece.
- Sterling extends gains against euro.
- Greenback Falls as Risk Appetite Returns
- German Parliament to vote on Spanish bank aid.
- Dollar Weakness on Speculation more QE
- Euro given a Pounding.
- Moody's Downgrades Italy to Push Euro Lower
- FED FOMC Minutes show members divided on new stimulus.
- Euro Slides Again!
- Eurogeddon: The Pain in Spain Continues
- Pound approaches four-year high against euro.
- Central Bank Action Sends Euro Lower
- Sterling falls as focus turns to BoE, ECB.
- Sterling trades sideways ahead of BoE meeting
- Euro Suffers on Euro Bailout Fatigue
- Risk-On is the dominant theme.
- Spain & Italy Force Merkel into Corner
- EU Summit weighs on sentiment.
- King: UK is five years away from recovery
- 'Eurocalypse' Edging Closer
- Moody's downgrade gives edge to safe-haven dollar.
- Federal Reserve Extends Operation Twist.
- Monetary policies weighs on both Sterling and Dollar
- Greek/Spanish Football Teams Progress, Economies Slide
- Greek voters give single currency a chance.
- Spanish Football Dazzles but its Economy Falters
- Uncertainty abounds ahead of Greek Elections.
- Sterling buoyed by Euro concerns, hitting two-week high
- Spanish Bank Bailout Euphoria Lasts One Full Day
- Spain bailout cheers markets.
- BoE keeps base rate at 0.5% and leaves QE unchanged.
- ECB under pressure to act.
- Cable Collapse
- Debt Baton Handed to Spain as Euro Falls Again
- Euro falls ahead of Italian bond auction.
- Spain and Italy Combine with a Double Jab to the Euro
- Quiet start to the week as US, Europe on holiday.
- Euro Zone Economic Contraction Deepens
- Greece, Euro zone a worry for world markets.
- US Dollar Reaches 20-Month High on European Concerns
- Euro gets respite, but stays under pressure.
- Are we Seeing a Dead Cat Bounce in the Euro?
- The Pain in Spain - Euro Tanks Again
- Sterling falls after BoE report raises talk of more QE.
- Sterling Gains Most against Euro since Financial Crisis
- Talk of Greek exit from euro zone gathers pace.
- Euro Suffers on Greek Turmoil
- Sterling gains after BoE keeps policy on hold.
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? Clash of Conscience for Greece
- Sterling Keeps Positions against Euro and Dollar
- Sterling climbs to 3 year high against euro.
- May the 4th be with you!
- UK construction PMIs offer recovery hope.
- Dollar Strength Halts Sterling's Gains at $1.62
- Euro under pressure as Spain slips back into recession.
- Sterling at 8 Month High Against Dollar
- Sterling Hits 22 Month High Versus Euro
- UK in double-dip recession as economy shrinks.
- Sterling Falls as UK Officially Enters Technical Recession
- Sterling Gains Versus Majors
- Political uncertainty in Europe to weigh on common currency.
- Sterling Soars Against Dollar and Euro
- BoE Posen sheds his dovish feathers
- Sterling Needs to Breakthrough Key Resistance
- Euro Finds Support Ahead of Key Spanish Debt Auction
- Pound to strengthen unless BoE objects.
- Further Dollar Weakness Brings Sterling Rally
- Yellen's Dovish Talk Indicates US Recovery Concerns?
- Sterling Stands Firm as Stocks Perform Swan Dive
- Three Month High for Sterling/Euro
- Euro Put to the Sword
- Fed Shows Positive Recovery Overview - No More Easing!
- Sterling strengthens on upbeat economic data
- Sterling Starts New Month on a Positive Footing
- Financial Year End See's Sterling Rally Versus the Dollar
- US Economic Growth Figure Due Today - Recovery or Not?
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2013 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X - Black Dragon CanyonPosted in Features on February 24, 2014
More than a thousand years ago, someone took the time to draw an image resembling a winged dragon in a narrow canyon on the San Rafael Swell. We now refer to such people as the Anasazi. The question that goes unanswered is the artist's inspiration for drawing such an image. Was the winged dragon a creature he saw with his own eyes? Or was it a myth passed down to him from his elders? Or something else? In any case, the image dubbed the Black Dragon has survived weather and human visitors for centuries. The dragon watches over his canyon like a cat protecting its lair.
Lone Writer has been visiting Black Dragon Canyon on a biannual basis for many years. When Nissan loaned him a 2013 Xterra Pro-4X, the most logical choice for a place to test it out was the canyon where the Black Dragon resides. He did not know the canyon had recently endured a flash flood that took out most of the existing road. That flood removed the time-traveled floor of the wash and uncovered a minefield of huge boulders and deep sinkholes large enough to swallow an Xterra.
To reach the Dragon without traveling much of the flood-damaged wash road, enter the canyon from the east end by leaving I-70 via a gate on the westbound side. Lone Writer always enters from the west end of the canyon by turning onto Sinkhole Flat off the Buckhorn Wash Road. That part of the trail was unaffected by the flood. It simply began as a very scenic drive through a forest of weather-beaten trees, which is so typical of Utah desert country.
Lone Writer was in a kickback frame of mind. With previous trips through the canyon to use as reference, he was confident the trail would not get much more difficult. It consisted of a narrow rocky two-track path taking him to the intersection where the sign for Black Dragon Canyon invited him to enter. At first, the trail simply meandered along the edges high above the canyon floor, offering a constantly changing variety of scenic views.
Our first indication something about the canyon was different came at a point where the trail narrows and winds around a wide corner of the canyon wall before dropping to the floor of the wash. It wasn't a significant difference, but the trail seemed to be a little narrower than on a previous visit.
When we reached the floor of the wash, Lone Writer began paying a little less attention to the scenery and a little more attention to the obstacles. Huge boulders were appearing in places he could not remember seeing them before. The drop-offs from some of those boulders tested the ground clearance of the Xterra's rocker panels. Little by little, the trail became more and more threatening.
There was another concern beside the worsening trail condition. The desert sun was rapidly dropping toward the horizon. Traveling through such a canyon at night would almost surely result in body damage. Unless the Xterra could get Lone Writer through the canyon before sundown, both of them would be there for the night. Of course, a generous supply of water and food is always riding along in the vehicle, so bedding down in the canyon posed no threat. On the other hand, staying overnight would put Lone Writer behind schedule the following day.
Little by little, Lone Writer navigated the Xterra through the wash. In two spots, he had to move a few rocks to ensure safe passage over boulders larger than the vehicle. The electronic locker was only used once to get back out of a poorly chosen detour. It probably wasn't needed, but since the Pro-4X comes equipped with such a locker, using it just in case was a no-brainer.
By the time Lone Writer reached the Black Dragon, the canyon floor was dark. The only light came from a golden glow where the sun had just descended below the horizon. If you decide to visit the Black Dragon going in from Sinkhole Flat, start early and be ready for some excitement. It's going to take a lot of traffic to beat the floor of the wash down enough to resemble the road that had been washed away by the flood.
No doubt, Lone Writer will return to visit the Black Dragon in the near future. Hopefully, he will be driving a Nissan Xterra Pro-4X, so the journey will take less work. In the meantime, check out the border-to-border Outlaw Trail Project. It crosses the country from Canada to Mexico primarily on backcountry roads, connecting locations used as hideouts to the sites of bank and train robberies. Check us out at Outlaw-Trail.com.
|Latitude North
|Longitude West
|Sinkhole Flat Intersection
|There are three intersections. This is the first one. Take the left fork here, the right fork at the next one, and the left fork at the third one.
|Turn right at the sign for Black Dragon Canyon. This is the last intersection going into the canyon.
|This is the parking area for the hike to the rock art panels. It may take a while to find the one with the winged dragon on it.
|This is the gate off I-70 where Lone Writer exits. It can also be used as the entrance to avoid the more difficult parts of the canyon.


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I wasn't too happy about it then, in 1952, but I'm sure as heck happy about it now. I'm seeing what's going on in our country, and I'm saying to myself "This can't end in a good way. There's violence coming."
I was a city boy in New York. All I knew was Stickball, Ringalevio, Stoopball and Kick-The-Can-And-Run-The-Bases. So where does the Army decide to send me for Basic Training? To the 101st Airborne in Breckenridge, Ky. I had never seen a snake before, except at the Bronx Zoo. Now I'm living in foxholes with all four poisonous snakes indigenous to the USA.
Scared to death the whole time, I learned to fire the M-1 rifle, 50 Caliber water-cooled machine guns, and how to throw hand grenades without blowing my own head off, or that of my sergeant. However, I did refuse the offer to step out of a moving airplane.
Fast forward to 2012. Lawlessness reigns in the USA, the Constitution is being trashed by our own lawmakers and judges on a daily basis, public schools teach little or no American History, religion is a dirty word, our college graduates can't spell without "Word-Check," and they cant add two two-digit numbers in their head with the use of a calculator. Try giving a store clerk a dime, after they've entered the $20 bill you gave him/her. They can't make change. And I personally know of able-bodied people who have applied for, and received permanent disability benefits from SSI.
So where are we heading? We're out of money. We're not producing anymore. There are more people taking, than giving. Rioting in the streets? Like in Greece? Spain? The middle East? We've had two violent upheavals to create, and keep our freedom. And I see No. 3 heading our way. There's no where else to run. I intend to stand and fight. I'm glad I'm trained, and I'm glad I moved to South Carolina. (In New York you go to jail if you try to defend yourself.)


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Quick 10 minute rasam without dalMonday, April 9th, 2012
This is a very quick recipe that I make when we catch a cold or feel sick or tired. But last week N and Junior N went out to swim as daddy wanted to teach R swimming and I had volunteered to make muffins(for cupcakes) for R's school(till primary age) for Easter.With over a 100 muffins to make and decorate, this was the quick recipe I could think of to go with rice for dinner. At the end it was good that I made the rasam as I was tired of making 120 muffins and I ended up having the rasam too, to give me the energy boost 😀
A quick look of a portion of the muffins:
This rasam does not need any dal and this is almost like a version of mysore rasam. This is very quick to make say 5-10 minutes, even if you have guests who arrive unannounced for dinner, you can make this like a soup.
Toor dal- 2 tbsp
Jeera- 1/2 tsp
Pepper- Less than 1/4 tsp- about 4 or 5 numbers will work.
Red chili- 1
Other ingredients:
Tamarind paste- 1/4 tsp mixed with 1.5 cups of water
Tomato- one small size
Garlic- 5-6 cloves
Salt – to taste
For tempering:
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Jeera- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Hing- one pinch
Toast all the ingredients in list 1 except garlic and tomato to a golden brown color. Transfer to a blender. Toast the garlic separately. Grind the toasted ingredients to a coarse powder and add toasted garlic and fresh tomato, grind it to a smooth paste. Mix tamarind water to this paste.
Heat ghee in a pan add jeera, when it splutters add curry leaves and hing. When they sizzle, reduce the flame and pour the tomato-garlic-tamarind mix, add salt and let it simmer for 10 minutes till the rasam is frothy and the aroma of rasam boiling hits you Switch off and cover(to seal the aroma). Serve with papad,rice and ghee with any accompaniment of your choice. Or you can even drink it like a soup. The toasted dal is like a rasam powder but you do not need any cooked mashed dal to give it the thickness as the powder will do that job!


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Richard Bowen needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
I am a geophysicist who explores for pirate treasure in my spare time. I am interested in attracting venture capitalists who are looking to invest in various treasure hunting projects that I am involved with. I would like to base the design of the site on the 18th century French pirate, La Buse who spent time hiding in the Seychelles. I want the site to look professional but embody the spirit of adventure.
My target audience is investors who are keen to invest in a treasure hunting company and TV companies who may be interested in making documentaries about some of the projects. The website must therefore look serious and professional - not cartoony in any way but also look like one big adventure - the spirit of Indiana Jones!
Examples of other treasure hunting company websites:
http://www.alldeepblue.com/ [Quite like this]
http://www.shipwreck.net/ [Too busy - would prefer much simpler design]
I am quite keen on the 3 column SEO friendly holy grail approach with left hand column for navigation, centre for content and right hand column for adwords/adverts.
I suggest secondary navigation in the left hand column and primary navigation in the header or a horizontal bar.
I am open to new ideas on this though and could easily be won over by a different design. I just include that as a starting point.
1. Header area to include Seychelles scenery (images included to show the sort of scenery I want - granite boulders - the view that a pirate would have seen when he approached the islands) and the pirate La Buse (he looks evil with a hook nose). I am very keen to get stunning scenery juxtaposed with his wicked/roguish face. I guess his face could be a kind of logo for the site, with the domain name wrapped beneath? Just an idea.
2. Before La Buse was executed, he threw a cryptogram into the watching crowd. These letters and characters should be used to influence the design.
3. Primary navigation will probably be: Home - Pirates - Investors - About Us - Contact
4. Secondary Navigation will vary from Pirate to Pirate but assume around 10 items.
Please do not include clipart.
I require the following files:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
I will then code the PSD for wordpress.
Width to accomodate a minimum screen resolution of 1024px, allowing for scroll bars and margins.


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Wheat futures received a bump up last week following the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
For the second time in two weeks, USDA's production estimates for wheat came in below industry expectations and provided support for futures markets.
USDA lowered estimated 2012/13 global wheat production to 653 million metric tons (MMT), down 1 percent from its September estimate and 6 percent below last year's production.
A 3.0 MMT reduction in projected Australian production accounted for nearly half of the reduction from last month's report. USDA expects Australian output will reach 23.0 MMT, citing ongoing dryness during the flowering stage that has hurt yield potential. USDA reduced Russian wheat production estimates by 1.0 MMT to 38.0 MMT based on spring wheat harvest reports indicating lower harvested area and yield. Combined with significantly lower winter wheat output, Russian production is expected to fall 33 percent below last year's level and 30 percent below the five-year average.
USDA also lowered the EU production forecast by nearly 1.0 MMT because of excessive harvest time rain in the United Kingdom. If realized, the European Union's 132 MMT output will fall 4 percent below both last year's production and the five-year average.
USDA lowered its total global wheat consumption estimate by 2.4 MMT to 678 MMT, despite a 2.4 MMT increase in estimated feed wheat usage. USDA increased estimated U.S. feed wheat usage by 2.6 MMT to 8.57 MMT. If realized, it would be the most wheat used as feed in the United States since 1998/99 and nearly double the amount fed last year.
But higher estimated wheat feeding in the United States, Canada and European Union is offset by lower food use in India and lower total consumption in Thailand and Vietnam.
Estimated 2012/13 exports from Australia fell 3.0 MMT to 18.0 MMT, which would be 28 percent lower than last year. That accounts for the majority of the 4.0 MMT reduction in total global exports, now estimated at 131 MMT. USDA's projected U.S. exports decreased 1.4 MMT and estimated Canadian exports by 500,000 MT based on the pace of sales to date.
Despite speculation by some that Russia might impose some form of export restriction, USDA increased estimated Russian exports by 1.0 MMT to 9.0 MMT.
The estimate of 2012/13 global carry out stocks decreased 3.7 MMT to 173 MMT, nearly 13 percent lower than last year and 3 percent below the five-year average. The global ending stocks-to-use ratio of 25 (carryover stocks/total use) is the lowest since 2007/08 when the ratio fell to 21.
Tight world supply is a bullish factor and helped spur futures prices up on Thursday.