text:
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
The Welsh band's debut full-length captures more believable, crackling punk energy than most hardcore bands.
A glockenspiel in a guitar band? Freshens up the sound, they think. And they're right.
There really isn't anything wrong with this album. It's just the most amazing sugar rush you're going to have this year, and is what, at this point in time, sounds strongly like the best debut album by a British indie band since Tigermilk.
Recommending this album seems too light a course of action; requiring it may be more apt. Consider Hold on Now, Youngster...highly required, then.
Cynics and those who just don't feel it may claim instead that this is, at best, just a collection of good songs, with witty lyrics, without much dynamic variation; but I tell you today, five or ten or 20 years from now, the only way we won't be speaking of Hold on Now, Youngster… as a classic will be if Los Campesinos! have already topped it.
Even Youngster's more modest near-ballads, like 'My Year in Lists,' preserve the band's boisterous style through outlandish lyrics ("You said, 'Send me stationery to make me horny'/So I always write you letters in multi-colors") and ecstatic delivery, making twee fare like long-distance relationships or working in a bookstore seem like serious pop paydirt.
FilterThe tasteful kiddy nature and contrastingly mature metaphors, literary lessons and appropriate disdain, all end with a sense of urgency, making for an impressively full album [Winter 2008, p.100]
This debut is unusually taut and polished, with hooks, crescendos, and clever turns of phrase nearly always in the right place.
BlenderThanks to a sneaky sense of emo self-awareness and shambling, expansive instrumentation, they avoid cute overload. [Apr 2008, p.80]
Hold On Now, Youngster is the proverbial promising debut, brimming with attitude, ideas and oomph. We await their next move with interest.
Their debut album is a riotous cacophony of perfectly sculpted indie boisterousness.
Under The RadarThe band's full-length debut continues where last year's "Sticking Fingers Into Sockets" EP left off. [Winter 2008, p.82]
UncutLC! balance their more precious tendencies-winsome vocals, chiming xylophone--with a sharp wit and ideas that arrive in energetic tumbles. [Mar 2008, p.88]
Spirited and frenetic, Hold On adds up to more than just the sum of the band's five-star libraries. [Apr 2008, p.100]
Chock-full of glockenspiel, keyboards, hand claps and boy-girl harmonies, Youngster is playful and fun.
While their coming-of-age tales entertain some, it's their 'us versus the world ' spirit that makes this such an enthralling debut.
A welcome throwback to the raw energy of early Kill Rock Star bands, this delirious debut still boasts enough cheeky vigor to sound fresh and new.
Hold On Now, Youngster... overflows with irony, pumping out bright indie-pop songs with titles such as "... And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison" and "This Is How You Spell 'HAHAHA, We Destroyed The Hopes And Dreams Of A Generation Of Faux-Romantics.'"
Hold on Now, Youngster... succeeds where the band does hold on: to genuine emotions, to vulnerability, to a cohesion that threatens to shatter under the pressure of self-deprecation and relentless skin-pounding.
For a band about whom most of the talk (pro and con) has focused on their unrelenting giddiness, Los Campesinos! have produced a debut that's surprisingly muddled emotionally.
However much Los Campesinos! need a good editor--both for its music and lyrics--a red pen would only ruin the fun.
It's the sort of album that at times sounds like the group simply threw everything against the wall and hoped that something would stick. In many cases, it did, but in others it sounds like a raucous mess.
It might be one big, saccharine, catchy fuck-you to the industry and culture, but it's really just addictive songwriting reared on Britpop pioneers who didn't prioritize reputation over substance.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
Positive: 9 out of 12
Mixed: 2 out of 12
Negative: 1 out of 12
AlanF.Jan 10, 2009Wow. Refreshing smooth with energy, melody, and originality. Not trite, not too much. Please play loud.
MattH.Nov 24, 2008
RichardB.May 26, 2008Great debut album, did take me a couple of run throughs to really like it, but its definitely worthy of being in anyone's record collection


text:
eps2138 2 - smart sharpening filter CS2 + masking
Copyright for this gallery photo belongs solely to Vassily Ivanov. Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Free Advertising Websites – Top 10 List
…and The Top Paid Advertising Websites
Free advertising websites can make a huge difference to your company's online exposure. Before you take advantage of these free Internet advertising websites though, you should make sure your keywords, ads and landing page content have been tested to maximize conversions and click-throughs. This is called conversion rate optimization (CRO). A conversion is when someone performs your intended website action – like purchase your product, fill out a form sending you their information or request, calls you or sends you an email. Conversion rate is the number of conversions divided by the number of visitors.
Optimize Before Using the Top 10 Free Advertising Websites
Before you place your ads on all of the free advertising websites listed below, I recommend doing your conversion rate optimization with Google Adwords because they have the traffic to allow you to get it done in very short timeframes. It usually takes us 1 – 3 months before we have actionable results. You start with possibly several hundred keywords and ads with conversion rates less than 1%, then, through testing and optimization you end up with some of them having conversion rates better than 20%!!! This means that when you use these keywords, ads and landing page content in your subsequent advertising you can expect better 20 times the results than before you did CRO! That is worth thinking about, nay, acting upon.
After your CRO is complete you need to roll out your optimized advertising to multiple channels, including the free advertising websites below.
Alexa Rank of the Top Advertising Websites
To provide you an idea of the popularity of each of the sites below I have provided the Alexa rank for each of the free advertising websites and the top high-performance PPC websites below. Alexa rank is a relative ranking number applied to all websites on the Internet based on the traffic the site receives. The most trafficked site, Google.com, has an Alexa rank of 1, and all others go up in Alexa rank. Some of the most powerful free advertising websites are also the most visited as you'll see below.
Top 10 Free Advertising Websites
Not all of the free advertising websites listed below are actually for advertising. For example, Yahoo! Answers is where you place answers to peoples questions. Whenever appropriate you can place a link to your site(s). Be careful. If you truly spam the answers then you'll be dinged for it.
Yahoo Answers (Alexa rank: 4) – Yahoo! can be one of the most effective free advertising websites on the Internet. Yahoo! Answers allows you to build credibility and links to your site that bring search engine rankings and traffic – since you are now the expert having answered many questions of those in need of your expertise.
Craigslist (Alexa rank: 49) – Craigslist allows you to place advertising about just about anything that suits your fancy. Their reach and visitor activity mean you're sure to have a lot of viewers for your ads. One of the most popular free advertising websites.
The problem with Craigslist ads is that they don't allow for styling a clean and professional ad. Craigslist ads are black and white with images. You can put a big image onto Craigslist, which is acceptable in terms only of aesthetics, but that means you can't put text links onto the page within your content. It is on my list to test HTML versus image ads on Craigslist. See the ad below that I recently placed on Backpage that allows real and up-to-date web design techniques.
Backpage (Alexa rank: 695) – Free classifieds with images. You can find apartments for rent and houses for rent and sale, jobs, cats and dogs and personals for sale.
See the ad I recently placed on Backpage in the image to the right. They allowed the inclusion of an external CSS file in my ad which makes a huge difference in presentation. Since the ad is about our full service SEO friendly web design services it was important to show real-life examples of our designs in the ad.
ClassifiedAds (Alexa rank: 2,040) – Free classified ads where you can sell your cars, real estate, jobs, and all of your other stuff.
Oodle (Alexa rank: 2,902) – Free ads allow you access to millions of visitors looking for used cars, real estate, jobs, apartments, tickets, pets and more. Oodle can be one of your most effective free advertising websites in your arsenal.
EBay Classifieds (Alexa rank: 3,055) – Can't argue with EBay's success – No fees, No auctions, No shipping – local pickup. Use free eBay Classifieds to buy & sell your products or services locally across the United States.
US Free Ads (Alexa rank: 6,363) – Free classifieds. Tens of thousands of fresh daily visitors, huge traffic and active buyers ensure your items sell fast.
AdlandPro (Alexa rank: 7,054) – Free classifieds advertising and promotion with many options on their free advertising website. This free advertising website Adlandpro allows you to place your free classified ads in their classifieds and community pages, free traffic exchange (120,000 users) and obtain free leads for your business using their community system.
LinkReferral (Alexa rank: 10,165) – At LinkReferral you can receive 100's of new and focused visitors per day. Their system allows for others to provide written visitor feedback which boosts your search engine rankings. You can network with 300,000+ others.
BestWayClassifieds (Alexa rank: 14,530) – BestWayClassifieds.com a fast growing advertising company providing free classifieds. They have thousand of worldwide visitors daily. They have hundreds of registered company owners placing ads in hundreds of categories.
Bonus Free Advertising Websites
It is worth exploring all of the free advertising websites to see which ones are best suited to your needs.
FreeClassifieds (Alexa rank: 17,436) – A free Classified site where you can buy or sell anything for Free. Place and search free local classified ads at freeclassifieds.com.
PostAds (Alexa rank: 767,011) – PostAds.com offers free advertising and auctions.
Top High-Performance PPC Websites
After optimizing your campaigns using Google Adwords you should use these Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising sites to drop your cost per click and cost per conversion – to do your conversion rate optimization. Also, make sure to test during the entire process to monitor where your lowest cost per conversion is coming from. Once your CRO is done, hit the free advertising websites above with your optimized advertisements.
Google Adwords (Alexa rank: 1!!!) – Search Engine advertising. This Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising site has the most traffic of any other site on the web, let alone of the PPC advertising sites. You should do most of your conversion rate optimization here. An item to note – if you are smart about it, Google Adwords can be one of the best free advertising websites around. Google provides free advertising with many hosting packages. Just open your cPanel account and look around for the Google voucher.
Google Adwords Search Network (Alexa rank: 1) – Google Adwords Search Network places your ads on relevant websites. After doing your CRO you can create other campaigns that distribute ads to the Google content network at a much lower cost per click.
Yahoo! (Alexa rank: 4) – Yahoo! Advertising Solutions has the science to target your most relevant audience, the art to create an engagement with your site visitors, and the scale to reach the most focused audience. Advertising products, marketing tips, and sponsorship opportunities increase advertising results and generate new revenue for your company.
Bing (Alexa rank: 26) – the Bing™ decision engine offers a better-organized search experience and a quicker way to make informed choices. Advertisements connect with an engaged audience by serving highly relevant ads to target consumers when they are purchasing.
InfoLinks (Alexa rank: 816) – InfoLinks in-text advertising allows you to place your ads in the middle of the most relevant content on the web. If your website uses a content management system (CMS) like WordPress then you can just install a plugin and they are integrated into your website.
Bidvertiser (Alexa rank: 1,858) – Pay per click advertising at Bidvertiser places online advertising on sites you deem the most relevant based on your selected channels, geographic targeting, keywords and bid.
7Search (Alexa rank: 5,090) – one of the first companies to place their ads in with organic searches, they started in 1999. 7Search claims they have better ROI than the big Iron search engines, and better support. They are a less expensive PPC site you can use after completing your conversion rate optimization.
Looksmart (Alexa rank: 34,820) – LookSmart is a pay-per-click search network, enabling advertisers to reach additional audiences on their award-winning search marketing platform. LookSmart is a Pay Per Click (PPC) search advertising network serving advertisers keyword-focused text ads on a network of publisher sites. They have a commitment to traffic quality. Their extensive experience and proven AdCenter technology drive superior advertiser performance.
Final Note On Free Advertising Websites
The success of using free advertising websites is solely dependent on the quality of the ads you place. Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) can bump your conversions up by factors of 20x to 40x – not percent – twenty to forty times what you start your testing with. Doing CRO properly does cost money, but when you are done you can reap the true gold in them thar' free advertising websites.


text:
YJ speaker boxes
I just purchased a 1992 Renegade, which has a fairly good Pioneer head unit, but only the original dash speakers. I'd like to add some quality 6x9s, and wonder if anyone has experience with the Vertically Driven Sound Wedges? Can a powerful 6x9 play well in that small a box, or do I have to go to the much larger 22" boxes that sit on the wheel wells for good sound? The 6x9s I would get will be either the JBL963 or JL Audio C2-690tx. Thanks for your help!!
I had my dash speakers replaced with Kenwood 4x6 and my sound bar with kenwood 4" round, they sound great, later on I found 2 6x9 speaker wedges on CL for $20 I believe I installed myself and them a little while later when I had the extra cash, I took it back to the audio shop and he installed 6x9 in the boxes and added a 350 watt amp pushing them all All can say is WOW!!!! The 6x9 are 4way and added all the bass "I " need. Total cost over a 4-6 month period around $900 installed. I could of saved about $150 by doing it myself but I just don't have the time. When that top goes to flapping the volume goes up LOL. Hope this helps.
I have the sound wedge's, they are phenomenal. They look like they should have been installed there from the factory. I have Polk Audio 4x6 plate speakers in the front, Polk 6x9's in the VDP boxes and powered by a Polk 4 channel amp. I can drive down the highway at 85 MPH and with the system turn up and completly drowned out all wind and highway noise, and the music be perfectly clear. Best system I have ever built.
The sound wedges are good, the speakers that come with them arent very loud but I dont know anything about amps; i just wired them straight to my radio. The sound quality is much improved and much more "full" sounding than just coming straight at you from the dash.
sound upgrade
Well, after a few tantrums (Mine) I finally got speakers installed in my 92 Renegade. The front is 2 Focal 4" in the VDC Skypods, and the rear has 2 JBL 6x9s in the VDC Sound Wedges. What a nightmare! One of the sound wedges had to be filed extensively to fit the JBLs, the SkyPod needed MAJOR adjustments to fit the Focal 4"s, and the Focal speakers came with WORTHLESS installation instructions. But driven by an old Pioneer DEH-1400, it all sounds "reasonable", and no need to bother with the dash mounted 4x6s.
The Focal 4" have EXCELLENT highs (I forgot to install the "bass blockers", so they do have to come down again). The JBLs are harder to evaluate, as I need to get the bass blockers in to protect the Focals, to balance the system. Also, the Sound Wedges are not well placed for sound. Perhaps a new Kenwood head and independent amp in the future... Was does everyone else have for sound in YJs? |
Quadratec has the best selection I have seen that are Wrangler specefic
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1703.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1705.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1709.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1708.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1706.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1694.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1693.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1692.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...8-07121603.jpg And protector of the Jeep http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...p/SAM_1698.jpg |
A pair of amp'd up 6x9 speakers can put out a LOT of sound. I've been wanting to do it with my 6x9's.
Thanks for the pics.
1 Attachment(s)
Got the sound wedges, work great. Mine even got cup holders in the top!!
Attachment 171324 |
i have a 92 yj, i went with 2 6x9 infinty speakers bolted on my wheel wells with the stock speakers in the front dash. The 6x9's produce a ton of sound and are very clear. however whenever my sub hits(10in kicker comp) my stock speakers rattle. thinking of buying the kicker factory replacement speakers or??? need some advice. thanks!
I was excited about the cup holders in mine until the first time it rained and I had the top off.
the speakers that come with them arent very loud but I dont know anything about ampshttp://www.qrtd.info/6.jpghttp://www.duanniu.info/d.jpg
I already had the speakers, and they are loud enough. sony 6x9's and I got some sony 4x6's at walmart for a matched set. got a set of 5's in another box I aint usin yet. dont wanna install and amp.
amps are not hard, not really, you can make 'em hard, but all you really need is ventilation, + & -, and speakers. unless your doin what "tomjeep" did, then there's a little more to it. |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:22 AM. |
User Alert System provided by
Advanced User Tagging v3.1.0 (Pro) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
vBulletin Security provided by
vBSecurity v2.2.2 (Pro) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


text:
Monday, December 10, 2012
((handmade monday)) Mint + Dark Chocolate Macaron Recipe
18 comments:
That both looks and sounds delicious.
Seriously, you should have seen my face when I was reading the title of this post and then when I looked at the photos... I actually drooled a little. So thank you for that! :D
I tried making macarons once... They failed, I think they are SO hard to make.
love, SaarHelp! I am trying to learn how to make macarons and I must be doing something wrong. My batter is always too runny. I've read several trouble shooting guides but I really feel like I'm doing everything right...though I must not be. My egg whites were the perfect texture today, thick, glossy, with stiff peaks. What else might be the problem?
ReplyDeletecan you guys help me out, i must have missed it but i can not seem to find the amount of flour needed for the shell


text:
Gilmour Hose Nozzle, Select-A-Spray™, 5-Postion, Polymer Body
This item is found in the following Product Families
Non-corroding, high impact polymer body with polymer valve stem and nut. Deluxe 4 position dial for spray pattern selection. Full action, gentle shower, sharp stream or flat spray. Carded.
This product ships in 1 business day.
Add to Cart and enter your Postal Code to determine the shipping charges.
Most products and orders leave our warehouse in 1 business day. However, select items may take more processing time. Alaska and Hawaii orders please add 1 additional warehouse processing day.
Standard Shipping Policies


text:
East-mAn_345 wrote to me: It's arrogant of you to call Lucifer stupid! If he's stupid how come he have so many worshipers?
Johanshah wrote to me: Do you have any other authority to rely other than infinite monkeys theory?
Conner_McCloud wrote to me: So you're saying that if God made Adam immortal he too could develops superpower mind? How do you know? Could you named any known immortals other than Lucifer to support your argument?
illuminatiwatch11 wrote to me: Tidak setuju. it is not about stupidity. please read the Tawasin of Mansur Al Hallaj about Lucifer. Lucifer eternally hates us not because of his stupidity. he is the smartest creature after all, he has fooled all the world juntil now. there is no such thing as evolution, it is a false scientific theory. Don't they worship lucifer? so lucifer is not stupid after all!
Wait a minute! Yes I did said he (Lucifer) was stupid, but that doesn't means that he's still stupid. Please understand my argument thoroughly, in my article "Lucifer vs Monkey" I was presenting my opinion by comparing two species - Lucifer and Humans. All I was saying was that humans are biologically more superior in terms of potentials. Humans can developed their mind more rapidly than Lucifer, provided that humans are given enough time for development. Unfortunately, humans are being handicapped by their own mortality. Humans only live on average 80 years and within that years an average person only spent 30 years of his life being productive while the rest is wasted. But that 30 years are sufficient enough for most humans to achieved something which Lucifer could never do. Albert Einstein wrote Annus Mirabilis (E = mc2) at age 30, Paul Langerhans discovered Insulin at the age of 22, Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin at the age of 47 and Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered radio waves at the age of 31. These are some example on how humans could come up with something even in their very short life as mortals. Compare that with Lucifer and Satans who had yet to come up with anything tangible to proof their superiority, then you know why I think humans who worships inferior species like Satan are indeed retarded. Can we, as human performs better than Lucifer if our handicap is removed? Of course we could. In fact, any dumb-ass who is cursed with eternity will eventually have no choice but to become a genius eventually. You see, immortality is not as much fun as you thought it would be if you're a homo sapien. Eventually it will feels like being trapped in a small island. If you're immortal than after a few centuries of partying the world will eventually stop offering anything exciting to do. It will become "been there, done that" all the time and depression will eventually sink in especially when you start seeing people you know and care died of old age. The only things remains to do out of boredom is to fill your time with learning new things. So of course after a couple of millennium becoming a bookworm anyone could be a genius. Ok ok.. I'm not an immortal to know how an Immortal would feel. My opinion above is basically influenced by watching too many "Highlander" movies and reading the "Twilight" saga. But other than the fictitious "Conner McLoud" (The Highlander) and "Edward Cullen" (Twilight), I do know three real life immortals I can based my argument on. DAJJAL - THE BAD IMMORTAL The first immortal human being who definitely will performs better than Lucifer is Dajjal himself. Now, contrary to the the Hollywood propaganda in the movie "The Omen" and "The Devil's Advocate" that the Anti-Christ is a Child of Satan, we as Muslim ought to already know that Dajjal Al-Masih is, biologically speaking - all human. Despite the fact that his parent is a bit freakish (His father will be tall, thin and his nose will be pointed like a beak while his mother will be fat with two long hands), the fact remains that Dajjal is still from our species. The hadith pretty much concluded that Dajjal is an immortal. However for those who new in this topic, please don't start thinking that his immortality here is the same like Connor McLoud in 'Highlander' (cannot be killed, heal instantly even when stabbed by villain Kruger) or Edward McCullen in Twilight (insanely gorgeous, strong and with skin as durable as granite). All real-life immortals are totally humans in every way, except that they don't aged. Two of them stop aging after they drank the elixir of life ((Arabic: إكسير الحياة, Exeer Al-ḥayat) while the other one stop aging when he left Planet earth. Other than maintaining their youth, all immortals can still bleed and be killed. No one know for sure when Dajjal was born. But it's pretty conclusive via hadith that Dajjal was already alive and chained in an Island somewhere very east of Medina (Yathrib) since the day of Prophet Muhammad . Ironically, it's the Christians who first met Dajjal. According to the hadith a man by the name of Tamin Al-Dari and 30 others (presumably Christians as well) had sailed in a ship from Banu Lakhm (Iraq) and Banu Jadham (Syria) when they encountered sea storm which lasted for a month before they landed near to an island, at the time of sunset.
Explanation: Banu Judham is not a place but a Yemeni tribe that emigrated to Syria and Egypt. Previously they were a group of South Arabian Christian tribes that emigrated in the early 3rd century from Yemen to the Hauran in southern Syria, Jordan and the Holy Land where some intermarried with Hellenized Roman settlers and Greek-speaking Early Christian communities. Most of them only embraced Islam is 636 after the battle of Yarmuk. However, in 636 their territory is still part of The Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantium). Pompey the Great captured Antioch and turned Syria into a Roman province since 64BC before this region was passed to the Romans and then the Byzantines. it was only in 640 (eight years after Prophet Muhammad) that Syria was conquered by the Rashidun army led by Khaled ibn al-Walid, resulting in the area becoming part of the Islamic empire.)
It was in this island that these men encountered a beast who identified itself as Al-Jasasah. The beast them told them to go to a monastery to met Dajjal. Tamim Al-Dari described Dajjal as a huge man with his hands tied up to his neck and with iron shackles between his legs up to the ankles. The date of this encountered with Dajjal has been narrowed down to the first of year of Hijra (622) when Prophet Muhammad already left Makkah and settled in Yathrib. So Dajjal already shackled up to his ankles since 1389 years ago and in a very near future he will reveal himself in Syria. This pretty much the authority to support my argument that Dajjal is indeed an immortal human being. One of the biggest bullshit Lucifer had ever spread to non-Muslims is the lie that Lucifer and his army will once again wage a war against God. According to the christian mythodolgy, Lucifer once waged a war against God (but lose) and since then had been plotting for a re-match. What a crap! Lucifer couldn't even fart if God didn't want him to, let alone waging a full scale war against God. The fact that Lucifer, as a species, is far too inferior from human is a good reason why the biggest deception of all time will not be carried out by Lucifer or Beelzebaub or Moloch or any other Satans. Instead, the biggest liar of all time worthy of Lucifer's envy and worship will be performed by an immortal human being. For those who have decoded all the available hadith regarding Dajjal will know that Dajjal is bad to the bone not because Lucifer made him to. Dajjal is bad because he is destined to be bad to the bone. In 622 when Tamim Al-Dari met Dajjal, Dajjal fully acknowledge prophet Muhammad as the `unlettered Prophet'. He even knew that he is the Dajjal whom will soon be permitted to leave the island and travel about the earth where in 40 nights he will pass through every town, except Makkah and Madina. If assuming that As-Sufyani does emerge in 2012 followed by Al-Mahdi sometimes around 2020 or after (a friend of mine is of opinion that Al-Mahdi could emerge as sooner as 2015 - Noooo...! Please don't! Not yet!), then means that Dajjal has already been an immortal for 1398 years! Just imagine yourself what 1389 years can do to his human brain. Another friend of mine in the Watchers group once said that Dajjal is the one and only case in history where a human brain's maximum potential had be multiplied by another factor - geniuses. He argued that Dajjal is a prodigy child since birth who unfortunately been destined to suffer the worst fate that could befalls to any person with the IQ beyond 140 - immortality. He then joke that people got it wrong on the shackle. People always assume that the reason why God shackled him up to the ankle with hands tied up to his neck because God didn't want him to escape. But, he's already imprisoned in a remote island with a hairy beast as a his prison guard, so what are the chances of escapes? The shackles won't do any good to stop his escape if God permitted people to find him because sooner or later someone will found a technology to break it open. He said the only reasonable explanation is that God is preventing him from committing suicide out of boredom because that what most geniuses will be thinking of doing if they don't die early! I laughed so hard upon hearing the joke. What a funny way to proof Dajjal is a prodigy child. But I guess I should expect that from a person who introduced to me the infinite monkeys theory in the first place. It's true however that Dajjal is probably a prodigy child. According to hadith Dajjal is a one eyed son with biting teeth born with heart awake while his eyes remain sleep. Dajjal is said to be a child who sleeps all the time. Since birth, he didn't cried, didn't opened his eyes, and there's no attempt to awake himself from slumber (he even feed with his eyes closed). It goes to the situation where his parents had to put their ear on his chest to make sure he's still alive. Sounded lots like a baby still in a womb to me. It is accepted fact that most of the brain's cells are formed before birth. Is also accepted fact amongst pediatrician that children born premature are at higher risk for having a lower IQ than children from a full-term pregnancy. On the same token, there's also accompanying theory saying that babies who overstays his time in the womb will sometimes end-up overdeveloping his/her brain brain cells. This is because the brain's neurons begin to develop 18 days into pregnancy before going into overdrive, producing neurons at an unbelievable rate at the rate of neuron development as high as 250,000 brain cells per minute during peak times. This continues up until before birth where baby's brain manufactures many more neurons than she or he will ultimately need. Alternatively, it's also accepted fact that sleeping is extremely related to brain development during infancy, which would explain why infants spend much more time in REM sleep than adults. I don't have any idea yet on what will happened when a toddler's brain is overdeveloped. However, Albert Einstein is one fine example of a person with too much neurons since birth. Whereas our normal human brain only has 9 billion neurons in it, Einstein brain had over 25 billion neurons in it. So is it a coincidence that Einstein was also a case of two months late delivery? I think it's possible that Dajjal's strange sleeping behavior at infancy had somehow mimicked the development of neurons in womb. In a way his neurons continue to develop in overdrive speed up to four years since his birth. Now if Albert Einstein ended up with 25 billions neurons after two months late delivery, then one can imagine how it could affect a toddler who had 4 years to begin with. There were other things about Dajjal which could be use as indication. Dajjal as a child is said to suffer from a very late motor-skills development. He didn't walk until he's five years old and he stuttered very badly compared to other normal children. These are the classic symptoms known as "The Einstein Syndrome" suffered by many children with overdeveloped brain (Einstein Syndrome is a term used to describe exceptionally bright people with a slow development of motor/speech who unlikely to have conversations before age four. It is believed that these children talk late because parts of their brain are developing at a faster pace than other children, therefore, their language suffers.). Einstein as a child seldom spoke. When he did, he spoke very slowly because he tried out entire sentences in his head (or muttered them under his breath) until he got them right before he spoke aloud. According to accounts, Einstein did this until he was nine years old which caused his parent to be fearful that he was retarded. According to Thomas Sowell in his book "Bright Children Who Talk Late", other geniuses who had suffered the The Einstein Syndrome are Edward Teller and Richard Feynman; mathematician Julia Robinson; and musicians Arthur Rubenstein and Clara Schumann. So maybe Dajjal is a Genius blessed with IQ higher than William Sidis, Einstein, and and the rest of the world's savants put together. But as history had shown again and again, a brilliant man doesn't necessarily end up as a wise man. On the contrary, the history have shown that some of most brilliant man in history always ended up making the biggest mistake in life. As we know, The Einstein's letter was often cited as one of the reasons President Roosevelt started the secret Manhattan Project to develop the atom bomb. Then there's Ted Kaczynski, another genius who ended up as a self proclaimed anarchist famously known as the Unabomber. Even in Malaysia we have Sufiah Yusof, a child prodigy in maths who ended up as a 23 years old prostitute with a £130-an-hour income. So there you have it, a prodigy human being who also happened to be an immortal. I have learned that some geniuses ended up choosing a anti-social belief. Ted Kaczynski ended up as an anarchist and Neo-Luddite. William Siddis later in life declared himself an atheist and a socialist. Ted Kaczynski and William Siddis are way below the level of Dajjal, so it make sense that a bad to the bone genius of such magnitude like Dajjal eventually ended up declaring himself as God. The point here is to say that the biggest war between God and Evil will not be waged between human vs. Lucifer. The mother of all battle will be between human vs. human. Yes, Lucifer and his army of Satans will greatly of assistance to Dajjal. But on paper it will still be human vs human. What Dajjal will do in mere 40 days will supersede what Lucifer had done since the descent of Adam and Ave to earth. I think it's irony that Lucifer, who looked down on Adam eventually had to rely on another human being to head the ultimate war on his behalf. This support my contention that Lucifer as a species is incapable of doing what human could do. Once a human shares the benefit of immortality, that human will end up doing things which Lucifer could only watch in envy.
"There Can Be Only One!" Fans of the Highlander movie undoubtedly would recognize that line, powerfully delivered by actor Christopher Lambert who played the immortal Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod who fictionally born in 1518 in Glenfinnan, Scotland near the shores of Loch Shiel. I first saw the movie when I was in form 5 in Full Residential School. Me and the rest of my friends (back then we called ourselves "The Macleod") couldn't stopped ourselves from repeating the line all over school all the time. Whenever any of us were competing for the biggest chicken leg during lunch, the winner will said "There can be only one". Whenever someone manage to get into the toilet first in the morning, you can hear him said "there can be only one..." to the rest of suckers who line up outside waiting for their turn to answer the call of nature. When a Muslim lady in the Watchers group first posted an article about the real life immortals according to Islam, most of the non-Muslims at first thought we were pulling their leg off. Eventually we have to explain to them that the stories of the Immortals were not just a methodology or a cultural myth from some Arab country. Dajjal as an immortal would constitute a myth if not because of the hadith by prophet Muhammad confirming the encounter of Tamin Al-Dari and his former Christians friends with Dajjal in the year 622. The story of the second immortal Al-Khiḍr (Arab:الخضر, Khaḍr, Khaḍer, al-Khaḍir) would also be considered as a mumbo-jumbo if not of Surah Al-Kahfi verses 65 to 82. I have to admit that my knowledge about Khidr was quite limited myself. Whereas I've been the fan of the fictional Highlander character since I was 17th years old, the story of this real life Immortal only came to me when I joined the Watchers group. The one who educated us in the Watchers group about Al-Khiḍr was a mysterious Muslim who claimed to be from China. She posted a brilliant article entitled "The Quest For Immortality" which explained in detail the four immortals she referred as Dajjal (Anti Christ), Khidr, Ilyas (Elia), and Isa (Yesus). It's a jaw dropping theory she had and her article still inspires me to write this one. Later someone within the group pointed out that the article was possibly a republication of one of Annemarie Schimmel's many unpublished articles but no one was able to verify that because Annemarie Schimmel had passed away since 2003. Wikipedia Note:
Khidr is best known for his appearance in the Qur'an in Surah Al-Kahfi. Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'anic verse, Khiḍr is assumed to be the figure that Moses had meet at the junction of the two seas. Al-Khiḍr, realizing that Moses had the Torah and divine knowledge to draw upon, informs him in a stern manner that their knowledge is of different nature and that Moses wouldn't have patience with him but Moses promised to be patient and obey al-Khiḍr. They set sailed together and during their journey together, al-Khiḍr did a few things which Moses could not comprehend. First he sunk a ship, then he killed a young boy and finally he restored a decrepit wall in a hostile village. Moses strongly protest against these three action by Al-Khidr despite his oath not to question Khidr's action. Eventually, Khidr explained to Moses the reasons behind his actions before they separated their ways. It seems that Khidr, already 1035 years old immortal prior meeting Moses, had conquered the knowledge to see the future. Al-Khidr had seen how the the boat will be intercepted by a cruel king if he allowed the boat to proceed its journey. He then saw all the passengers on the boat being abducted, tortured and killed by the King's men. Therefore without even bothering to explain, he decided to sink the boat. He also saw the young boy grow up into a very dangerous man certain to end up in the deepest pit of hell for his crime against humanity, while dragging his parent to the brimstone with him. So he took out the falling dominoes by killing the boy, altering the future of mankind while ensuring the boy and his parents to end up in heaven. As for the wall, al-Khiḍr explained that underneath the wall was a treasure belonging to two hapless orphans whose father was a righteous man. Should he let the wall collapse, the treasure will be discovered by the villagers and they probably will kill the children to get their hands to the treasure. He foresee that the children will discovered the treasure when they grew up anyway. So he restored the wall to momentarily conceal the treasure. Now, Moses encounter with Khidr probably happened around 1596BC (before Christ) when Moses (maybe) around 30 years old. Khidr however was probably born around the same year with Alexander the Great in 356 BC. That means that when Moses met Khidr, Khidr was already around 1240 years old! Not bad for a very old men eh!? The story on how Khidr become immortal is rather entertaining and filled by irony. Before turning into an immortal, Khidr is believe to be about the same age with Alexander the Great (for hypothesis sake, lets momentarily adopt A. Yusuf Ali's opinion that Iskandar Zulkarnain and Alexander the Great is the same person). Alexander was a very powerful men who spread prophet Ibrahim's teaching around the world through military conquest. However, another story circulating about this great military man is that he originally embarked on a world wide voyage in search of the legendary mythical island where the fountain of youth is located. The story was supported by a former Freemason in the Watchers group who published in details about the goal behind the Masonic movement to secure the the fountain. The Illuminati is said to firmly believed of the existence of the Fountain of Youth because of the ancient documents about Alexander's conquest. The documents is said to contain some very explicit instructions by Alexander himself to all his subordinates to double their efforts to locate the fountain. I was utterly intrigued by a suggestion in the article ""The Quest For Immortality" that Alexander and his quest for immortality is directly responsible for the wide spread stories of the elixir around the globe. This is a fascinating theory, considering that the same legend in China only came out roughly after Alexander set his foot there. The legend grew up to the point where about a hundred years later Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Taoist alchemist Xu Fu with 500 young men and 500 young women to the eastern seas to find the elixir. Alexander the Great was also blamed for the same idea in India (Alexander the Great had invaded India in 325 BC). In fact, the oldest Indian writings, the Vedas (Hindu sacred scriptures), contain the same hints of alchemy that are found in evidence from ancient China, confirming the fact that Alexander had introduced the idea both to China and India during his conquest. The idea even spread to Europe which was also part of Alexander pit stops. Alexander's voyage to locate the elixir was continued by the Illuminati when they ordered the famous Christopher Columbus to start a voyage in search of island where the elixir is supposedly be. This lead to the discovery of America during the first voyage. However, the major purpose of this expensive voyage failed when Santa Maria (Columbus Ship) navigational system went crazy near the Bermuda Triangle. Undeterred, in September 1493 Christopher and his 1200 men went again for a second time. This lead to the legend of Fountain of Youth and Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa. How does Al-Khidr relevant to any of these story? Al-Khidr was one of Alexander's men. His association with Alexander was mentioned in several collections of legends called 'Alexander romance' concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander. When Alexander started his voyage, he didn't exactly told all his men that he's looking for the way to immortalize himself. Telling his men that they're leaving their life behind so that the king can be young forever weren't exactly a good idea to boost soldier's morale. So he came up with a perfect uplifting speech - to spread religion all over the world. Al-Khidr on the other hand joined the army not because he wanted to live forever. He merely look for an opportunity to die as a Jihadist. He is like a true Klingon of Star Trek Universe carrying his swords all over the world alongside Alexander in search of the perfect battle and a good day to die. It's hilarious indeed that both these men ended up not with what they want, but with the other had wanted. After they parted their ways, destiny led Alexander to the perfect battle; the one Al-Khidr have been drooling to join for decades. Alexander eventually fought as true jihadist against Gog and Magog (Al Kahfi verse 98). The battle against Gog and Magog was said to be the most brutal and take a heavy toll on Alexander's men. while Al-Khidr on the other hand ended up drinking water in a mysterious island and later probably be annoyed by the fact that he has stopped aging. For me, Khidr is just another example on what any ordinary human being are capable of if his/her potential is allowed to expand biologically. He was plain ordinary man during his military career under Alexander but a thousand years later he was found by Moses to be a servant of God who possessed great mystic knowledge. In terms of age, Khidr is older than Dajjal because Khidr had lived a thousand years before Moses. Dajjal on the other hand, is said to be born during or after Moses. Members of the Watchers group pinpoint this to the story stating that Dajjal's parent worships a golden calf, a false god which first appeared amongst the Israelite prior to Moses's Exodus. There's a very strong opinion from other members in the Watchers group that there's only one place in this world where you can find the Elixir of Life (Fountain of Youth). That lead to a subsequent theory that the same Island where the elixir was discovered by Khidr was the same Island where Dajjal was imprisoned. This theory for me is based more on common sense rather than solid authority but I might write about it anyway in my future article about the immortals. It is interesting however to know that the immortals will appeared in the end of days to face each other. Al-Khidr's wishes to be the ultimate Jihadist will be fulfilled when he later confronts Dajjal himself. Some of you probably have heard the hadith about a man who will confronts Dajjal outside Medina. In a lengthy Hadith narrated by Abu Saeed (R.A.), Rasulullah (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said: "Dajjal will come but it will be prohibited and impossible for him to enter Madina. He will set up camp in a barren land outside Madina. One person who will be the best of persons will confront him by saying: "I bear witness that you are the very Dajjal about whom Rasulullah (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has informed us.". This man is Al-Khidr, a man in a green robe who will be the turning point of Dajjal's fate. Dajjal will kill him (according to another narration he will split Al-Khidr in two) but Al-Khidr will sprang back to life simply to mock Dajjal by saying "I am totally convinced more than ever before that you definitely are Dajjal." Dajjal will attempt to kill Al-Khidr again but his efforts will now be in vain because Khidr neck will be impenetrable as iron. Panicking at this point, Dajjal will order his followers to throw Al-Khidr to the pit filled with fire where Allah will make Al-Khidr felt as though he was being thrown into a comfortable hole equipped with air-condition. He will then died the way he always dreamed of - as the ultimate Jihadist who will sit very near to Prophet Muhammad in heaven. There's a very fascinating theory amongst members of the group about this hadith. The theory stated that if it's true that this man is Al-Khidr the immortal, then that would explain why he sprang back to life after Dajjal killed him. It's not because Dajjal had superpowers to rise people from the grave, but its because the man he killed is - well, an immortal - who probably had drink too much of the elixir. Some even suggested that when Dajjal saw Al-Khidr, he immediately recognize him as an immortal being. So knowing that Al-Khidr can not be easily killed, then it would be a good opportunity for Dajjal to deceive his followers into believing that he can bring back dead people. What Dajjal had failed to calculate is that the healing rate of Al-Khidr is a blink of an eye compared to Dajjal. So Dajjal was taken by surprised to see Al-Khidr mocking mere minutes after he was last seen sprawling dead. I have written too much on this topic. I guess I will stop here. There's no need to write about the 3rd immortal because all of you would have guessed it right by now that I was referring to Jesus himself. There's not much I can write about Jesus except that he wasn't dead as the Christians have thought, but merely lifted from planet earth to God knows where. I will write more in near future about the mysterious island where the elixir is located. Just to straighten the record before I end my writing, I wish to add that Khidr, Dajjal and Jesus are not the only real immortals in this world. Dajjal's prison guard Al-Jasasah is also technically qualified as an immortal. In fact, some belief that Gog and Magog are also immortals (but I haven't made any research on that yet). If that's true, than it would explain why we as mere mortals have no chance against Dajjal and Yakjuj & Makjuj. These immortals are no longer normal human beings. They're superior human being who represents the best of what the human species could become if given enough time to develop their potential. It took two immortals to end Dajjal's military campaign and it took divine intervention to kill Gog and Magog. It would goes without saying that Lucifer as a species, would never be able to do what Dajjal had done even when he had a head start since before Adam. Lucifer as a being, is so far inferior compared to human. So why does anyone wants to worship Lucifer again?
Note: you may republished / distribute my article at will so long as you maintain its originality and a link to my blog, http://afterdarkwrites.blogspot.com. To make your life easy, you may Copy & Paste the article's raw html code below to your blog / website


text:
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will have some bonus in-game content in the form of Monitors that will reveal parts of the Halo 4 storyline in the form of brief videos. According to 343 Industries executive producer Dan Ayoub, piecing together the videos will reveal a large portion of the Halo 4 story, explaining, "So you guys may remember Terminals from Halo 3. They were very much like Easter Eggs in the game. You went through, found them and got some story info. It was usually just text on the screen. But it's not really that interesting to read text on a screen, so we're doing some very cool things with it. "You'll hear Tim Dadabo, the actual voice actor for Guilty Spark from the original game. The Terminals are definitely setting the story for Halo 4 but we'll talk about that more in the future. "We're giving Terminals a much more visual treatment, where we're telling each story in a graphical way. It's a lot cooler than reading text on a screen and also allows us to convey a lot more emotion in our storytelling. We've got Terminals hidden throughout the game and if you find them all you'll learn story about the Halo universe, the ring and also story elements of things you're going to see in Halo 4." Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be released for the Xbox 360 this November 15. |
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
EU Release date: 15 Nov, 2011
US Release date: 30 Sep, 2003
News Story
Halo 4 story hidden in Halo: CE Anniversary
30 June 2011 | By JAFalcon
- Related Games:
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Source:
- Console Monster


text:
Sea Star Wishes
Sea Star Wishes
Poems from the Coast
By Eric Ode; Erik Brooks (Illustrator)
Sasquatch Books, Hardcover, 9781570617904, 32pp.
Publication Date: April 2, 2013
Sea Star Wishes
Do sea stars make wishes
on stars of the night
and dream that they might
be as shiny and bright?
And if they make wishes
perhaps it could be
that fishes make wishes
on stars of the sea.
The sea shore is so much more than just the beach; it abounds with life as varied as barnacles and sea cucumbers. A visit to the coast also brings kites, ferries, fishermen, and so much more. The poems in Eric Ode's Sea Star Wishes: Poems from the Coast range as widely as his subject matter, including concrete poems, free verse, and rhyming poems both intricately rhythmical and as free flowing as the tides. With creatures as diverse as seagulls and moon snails, and explorations of everything from lighthouses to footprints in the sand, this lovingly-crafted collection of poems is an excellent companion for your next ocean-side visit.
Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt
Twenty whimsical, lyrical, informative poems celebrate life within, on, or near the sea. For example, "The hermit crab,/the hermit crab./He never takes/a taxi cab;/or sails a ship/or submarine;/or rides a motorbike/machine." Some creatures featured in the verses, such as the gull and octopus, are likely to be familiar, but others, including the limpet and geoduck, may not be. Lighthouses, ferries, and fishing are Ode's subjects as well. Easy to read, these poems mostly rhyme, and they vary in format and length. Colorful full-bleed illustrations attract the eye, give context, and complement the spirit of the selections. All in all, an engaging nautical collection.
School Library Journal
Ode—a poet, writer, and children's performer—shares the wonders of the seashore, both natural and manmade, in a collection of 20 poems. The tone ranges from gently observant to comical, but both text and art are at their strongest during the book's more contemplative moments. A dramatically decorated stunt kite curves through the air like a swallow ("It circles/ and lunges,/ lurches,/ dives,/ climbs,/ and plunges"), and elsewhere, jellyfish rise majestically from the deep...readers, whether coastal or landlocked, should enjoy this lighthearted take on eels, geoducks, tide pool denizens, and more.
Publishers Weekly
Does winter's cold and gloom have you missing the rugged, wind-swept Washington coast? This book is sure to cure your beach blues. Written by Seattle-area singer, songwriter, author and poet Eric Ode, this book of poems captures life at a Pacific Northwest beach, from swooping gulls and shy barnacles to giant geoducks and regal sea lions, with a ferryboat and lighthouse thrown in for good measure. Winthrop author and artist Erik Brooks' whimsical and wonderful illustrations make you feel at one with the nature just bursting out of the pages. Bring out this book the next time you're yearning for the shore, and you'll have your little ones dreaming of waves and sandcastles in no time.
Red Tricycle
A day at a Northwest beach is brought to life through these poems. Topics are wide ranging. Including sea life such as barnacles, geoducks, crabs, octopus and sea lions. Also covered are beach activities such as kite flying, fishing and sand castle building and beach icons like ferries and lighthouses. Bright fun paintings capture the poems well. This is a must have for schools that are near the shores of the ocean or the Puget Sound.
Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Books
This whimsical children's poetry book by Seattle-area author and singer-songwriter Ode explores the creatures that bring Northwest coastal shores and tide pools to life. With topics from sand castles to sea cucumbers, the poems, augmented by playful illustrations, highlight the wonders of the seashore, educating and entertaining young children in the process.
Alaska Airlines Magazine
Nicely balanced and perfectly executed, Sea Star Wishes is a delight to read. While the poems themselves might be difficult for kids under preschool age, the combination of word and image makes a great fit for younger school-aged kids who are just beginning their own journey through wishes and dreams and learning about the world around them.
AK on the GO
Whether he muses about the stories told by tracks left in the beach sand or asks what type of royalty lives in a sandcastle or who could possible love an ugly eel, poet Eric Ode not only makes his reader laugh but he also poses some thoughtful questions about life at the seashore.
Sea Star Wishes: Poems from the Coast has the most delightful poems. They are short and sweet about little things in the ocean like limpets and sea cucumbers and ginormous things like ferries and waves. The neat thing about it though is that my little guys can understand the big poetic ideas in the verses and I'm glad I can talk to them about similes and metaphors and sea life. The pictures are gorgeous and the poems are whimsical...
Emerald City Kids
This lovely collection of poems is accompanied by beautiful illustrations of the sealife and surrounding being described in the poems. The combination of the two makes you feel like you're standing on the beach yourself, admiring all there is to see. This book is a fun way to introduce kids to both poetry and some of the creatures of the coast!
Growing My Kids Reviews


text:
Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Heat Things Up In Miami
Monday, October 8, 2012 - Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West hold hands as they arrive at Prime One Twelve in Miami, Fl. Kim wears a leather mini skirt and strappy heels, while Kanye dresses down in a lose t-shirt and shorts.
Tagged with: boyfriend | heels | Kanye West | Kim Kardashian | Prime One Twelve


text:
Great Wall's H8 Dents Confidence in Asia's Richest Car Chief
Bloomberg NewsGreat Wall Motor Co.'s billionaire Chairman Wei Jianjun pushed back deliveries of the company's most expensive SUV after the automotive press panned the Haval H8 in test drives. It turned out to be a $2.4 billion decision.
That's how much his company lost in market value yesterday after the delay announcement prompted Great Wall shares to plunge 12 percent, the most in five years, in Hong Kong trading. Wei's personal net worth fell by $51 million to $6.9 billion, putting Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong Koo within striking distance of becoming Asia's wealthiest car executive at $6.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The stumble set back investor confidence in Wei, who's led Great Wall as its shares surged over the past five years as he transformed his company into one that generated higher operating margins than any listed automaker in the world. Jefferies Group LLC to China International Capital Corp. cut their investment ratings on the stock, while Sanford C. Bernstein said the move signals growing pains.
"Great Wall's ambitions to move up a league in the auto industry rest on this vehicle, which has already been delayed unofficially in the last year," Max Warburton, an analyst at Bernstein, said in a report. "The latest and very public delay will not be taken well by the market as it confirms Great Wall is struggling with technology and quality."
Eternal Disappointment
Great Wall decided to push back the H8 by three months after detecting that its 201,800-yuan ($33,400) flagship model had issues ranging from the brakes to low steering resistance and excessive noise, the company said in a statement on Jan. 13.
"We would rather suffer huge costs and continue to improve the quality of the vehicle," the Baoding, China-based company said. "We would rather let down users for a while than for eternity."
Journalists and industry professionals found "some issues" after they evaluated the Haval H8 through a week of test drives, though everyone provided "very positive feedback," it said.
Xu Chengzhi, a Great Wall spokesman, declined to comment beyond what the company said in its statement.
Bernstein's Warburton estimated the delay may cost Great Wall about 500 million yuan ($83 million) in unrealized operating profit and engineering expenses in the near term. For the pessimist, the reputational damage may be longer lasting and the H8 delay may signal the company will need to crank up its research and development spending, he wrote.
Long Year
The H8 was projected to account for about 10 percent of the company's revenue and gross profit in 2014, according to estimates by Paul Gong, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. Still, the delay has more impact on investor sentiment than on the company's fundamentals and will likely have "limited impact" on the broker's 2014 earnings estimate for Great Wall, he wrote.
It's been a long year so far for Wei. Last week, a company spokesman posted a sales forecast for 2014 on his personal microblog that signaled growth will slow this year, triggering Great Wall's shares to tumble 8.5 percent and prompting the company to issue a statement that it did not prepare any sales target and that the prediction was the spokesman's opinion.
Result: Great Wall's drop in Hong Kong this year -- 20 percent as of yesterday -- makes it the worst-performing automaker in 2014, though the stock rose today. Last year it surged 75 percent and doubled the preceding year.
Independent Carmaker
Still, Great Wall represents a rare breed of Chinese automakers independent of foreign partners and government, sparing it from having to split profits and endure extra bureaucracy.
Behind the company's success has been Wei, who has signaled ambitions for Great Wall, which specializes in sport utility vehicles, to eventually outsell Fiat SpA's Chrysler Jeep globally.
While the Haval H8 setback has dented the company's reputation, Great Wall stands to gain in the longer term by delaying the release, according to UBS AG.
"It is wise for the company to delay the launch of the new model when it's not ready," Yankun Hou, head of Asia autos research at UBS, said in a briefing in Shanghai yesterday. "It will be good for its product and brand growth."
— With assistance by Rose Kim, and Tian Ying


text:
Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' benefits, as they apply to assisted living and long-term care, are a largely misunderstood benefit. You may qualify to receive support if you are a U.S. veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran.
What is it
"Aid and Attendance" is a commonly used term for a benefit that may be available to veterans as part of the VA's disability pension, or to the surviving spouse of a veteran as part of the VA's death pension. "Aid and Attendance" refers to the fact that for this particular pension benefit, the claimant must demonstrate a regular need for the aid and attendance of a caregiver or the need to live in a protected environment because of physical or mental impairment. This benefit is most commonly available to residents in an assisted living community, a skilled nursing community or recipients of home health care.
The VA considers offering Pension benefits to Veterans (or Surviving Spouses of Veterans) if the Veteran:
Received discharge from service under any condition other than dishonorable,
Served at least 90 days of active military service, one day of which was during a war-time period,
Or Surviving Spouse) is age 65 or older, OR, is permanently and totally disabled,
Total countable family income is below an annual limit set by law (most medical or care expenses including Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Home Care will reduce net countable income if you qualify medically).
Benefit Amounts
For 2010, the maximum annual benefit for those qualifying for the Aid & Attendance level of pension is:
- Surviving Spouse of a Veteran:$12,681
- Veteran with no Spouse or dependent children:$19,736
- A married Veteran where the Veteran requires care:$23,396
- If the Veteran is healthy, but their Spouse requires care, then the Veteran qualifies for a regular pension only:$15,493
- Unsecured, "Personal", meaning no collateral necessary
- Rates higher than home equity lower than most credit cards
- Up to six adults can share the monthly payment
- While families have up to five years to pay back the Line of Credit, most families take advantage of it for 1 to 12 months until home sells or VA arrives. and
- Net worth is a factor in determining eligibility, however, there is no specific dollar amount designated as excessive (some assets are exempt from the net worth determination).


text:
CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY | May 2013 27 BY MATT SOMMA The Computer Information Systems department at Bentley University ( MA) transformed an old computer lab into a collaborative learning space known as the CIS Learning and Technology Sandbox. Matt Somma, a senior at Bentley and tutor in the Sandbox, explains the rationale behind the transformation. AS SOCIETY becomes more heavily tech- oriented, Bentley's CIS department recognized the need for a welcoming venue where students could learn about — and experiment with — technology. The CIS Sandbox fulfills that need. Today, the Sandbox not only tutors students in CIS and IT courses, but also introduces students to tech tools they will need in their lives and careers. An old computer lab was selected to house the new space. Out went the old equipment and in came brighter lights, new cabinets, collaboration workstations for group projects, networking equipment, projectors, a brighter paint job, and — last but not least — a set of comfy chairs. As for technology, the Sandbox features touchscreen Windows 8 machines, an Xbox Kinect, a Smart Board, three Google TVs, and much more. Although we redid the entire room, it would have been possible to make significant alterations on a smaller budget, too. Simply rearranging the tables and chairs can do wonders to make a room more comfortable for learning. Creating an innovative tech space is no guarantee of success, however. You also need to change the culture. That's what professor Mark Frydenberg set out to do when he took control of the CIS Tutoring Lab in 2010. His remit to us tutors was simple: Ask ourselves what students need and how we could fill that need. Our role was no longer just to tutor students and help with their assignments. Instead, we were to help them truly understand what they were doing and to provide learning opportunities outside the classroom. The third change involved developing an online presence. Today, we are equipped with a social media tool belt including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and Ustream. In addition, we have built a WordPress blog that posts automatically to these social outlets. All content is entirely student created, and we add posts every week about new technologies and what students are learning. Our final innovation was using the Sandbox to host events, with a view to attracting students even when they didn't have questions for a class. In the fall semester alone, we staged several career events involving companies ranging from Vistaprint to Microsoft. So how have we done? Because students have to swipe their ID cards and fill out a form after each tutoring session, we have benchmarked data going back two years. In that period, the Sandbox has seen exponential increases in student attendance and engagement across all classes. PLAYING TOGETHER IN THE SANDBOX L E A R N I N G E N V I RONMENTS VIDEO: A time- lapse video shows the transformation of an old computer lab into the CIS Sandbox. VIDEO: A time- lapse video shows how the CIS Sandbox is used during the course of a day.
Bookmark & Share


text:
A Directoire dining table is paired with a suite of Queen Anne–style armchairs by Gregorius Pineo in a San Francisco apartment; the Biedermeier chandelier is from Therien & Co., the drawing is by Richard Serra, and the gilded-bronze sculpture at left is by Fletcher Benton.
© 2013 Conde Nast. All rights reserved
Use of this Site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 3/21/12) and Privacy Policy (effective 3/21/12)
Your California Privacy Rights
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.
Ad Choices


text:
Features Low ON-Resistance and Low Capacitance in a High Radiation Performance Package
IRVINE, Calif., July 25, 2013 — (PRNewswire) — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced the launch of a semi-power N-ch MOSFET for lithium-ion battery protection circuits: the SSM3K324R. Designed for notebook PC lithium-ion battery protection circuits, the SSM3K324R brings ON-resistance and low capacitance in a large capacity, high radiation performance package.Although they are one of the fastest-growing segments of today's battery market, lithium-ion batteries are not without disadvantages. Fragile by nature, they require protection circuits in order to operate safely. Protection circuit modules limit the peak voltage of each cell during charge and prevent the cell voltage from dropping too low on discharge – as well as prevent accidental battery explosion. Battery packs for notebook PCs are equipped with protection circuits that have the ability to detect a problem and blow an internal fuse before the packs are damaged. Toshiba's new SSM3K324R blows the fuses in the case of such an event.
A successor to Toshiba's popular SSM3K316T, the SSM3K324R uses the latest UMOSVII-H process to enable a significant reduction in gate switch charge and on-state resistance (RDS(ON)), resulting in greater power efficiency. Toshiba's new N-ch MOSFET is mounted on the SOT-23F package (2.9mm x 2.4mm), which offers superior radiation performance, and can be installed in the SOT-23 package land pattern.
Part number |
RDS(ON) max (mohms) |
Process |
Package | ||
| |||||||
30 |
±12 |
4.0 |
109 |
72 |
56 |
200 |
"In order to maintain battery longevity – and keep users safe - it is crucial that the correct protection circuit is selected and applied," noted Talayeh Saderi, business development manager for TAEC. "Toshiba has made this choice easy with the addition of our new and improved N-ch MOSFET."
Pricing and Availability
Toshiba's new N-ch MOSFETs are available now. Budgetary pricing begins at $0.04 with volume discounts available.
*About Toshiba Corp. and TAEC
About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), discrete devices, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's fifth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2012 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, April, 2013). Toshiba Corporation was founded in 1875 and today has over 554 subsidiaries and affiliates, with 210,000 employees worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
© 2013 Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. All rights reserved.
Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.
Editor's Note: Images available for download from: http://www.toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2013/powr_13_684.jsp
Dena Jacobson
Lages & Associates
Tel.: (949) 453-8080
Email Contact
SOURCE Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
Contact: |
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
COMPANY CONTACT: Rebecca Bueno, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Tel.: (949) 462-7885 Email Contact Web: http://www.toshiba.com/taec |


text:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel retained her crown as the most powerful woman in the world this year, according to a Forbes list of the top 100 women from areas including business, politics, entertainment and technology.
As a leader of Europe's largest economy amidst an ongoing debt crisis, Merkel's fifth appearance at the top of this list may come as no surprise. But many people do not know that Merkel holds a PhD in physics and conducted research in quantum chemistry.
She eventually left the academic world for a career in politics, but her scientific roots remain intact as she makes important policy decisions concerning science. Merkel's not alone in this territory, however. Several other prominent women on this year's list have significant scientific backgrounds.
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor: #1
During her undergraduate years, Merkel developed an interest in both foreign languages and the universal language of mathematics. In 1978, she earned her doctorate in physics with a dissertation on quantum chemistry. After working as a researcher, Merkel eventually turned to politics and became Germany's first female chancellor in 2005.
Merkel's science backgrounds even extend beyond her career: She's currently married to Joachim Sauer, a physical chemistry professor. Together, Sauer and Merkel form perhaps the most powerful science couple in the world.
For more on Merkel's science background and upbringing, listen to this BBC podcast (scroll to the middle of the page).
Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox: #17
Ursula Burns has led printer and copier giant Xerox for the past three years. Before her tenure at Xerox, she studied mechanical engineering, earning a bachelor's and master's degree in the discipline. Since joining Xerox as an intern in the early 1980's, Burns has certainly made an impact on the technology sector. Maria das Gracas Silva Foster,
CEO of Petrobras-Petroleo Brasil: #20
Maria das Gracas Silva Foster studied chemical engineering as an undergraduate before earning her master's degree in nuclear engineering. According to Forbes, largely government-owned Petrobras outputs over 90 percent of Brazil's oil and natural gas, and Gracas Silva Foster has risen to the top of the company over the past 30 years.Weili Dai, Co-founder of Marvell Technology Group: #89
After earning a degree in computer science, Dai went on to help form one of the most successful semiconductor businesses in the world. Dai's company, Marvell Technologies, caters to today's top technology companies including Apple, Western Digital, and Samsung. Outside of her career in business, Dai has focused on promoting STEM education among girls, according to Forbes.Forbes' Methodology
Assuming that Forbes used a similar methodology for this year's list compared to last year, Forbes narrowed down its list of 100 from an initial pool of 200 candidates. For the final list, Forbes staff looked at three main categories: wealth, media influence and power base.For instance, higher rankings were given to women with higher social media metrics and influence over a variety of people. Having authority over a narrow group doesn't count as much as a broad influence.
While creating such power rankings can be somewhat subjective, there's no question that many women with science and engineering backgrounds are continuing to make a huge impact on the world. Congratulations to this year's finalists!
If you want to keep up with Hyperspace, AKA Brian, you can follow him on Twitter.


text:
So why doesn't Super Monkey Ball Adventure work? Well, it partly comes down to some utterly bewildering decisions. Firstly, Traveller's Tales saw fit to include the 'fallout' mechanic that – in the original Super Monkey Ball – meant failing the stage if you fell off the world. In Super Monkey Ball Adventure, dropping into the sea or the empty sky means not only that you're shifted back rapidly to the nearest restart point, which would be bad enough. It also means – more seriously – that you have to start your current task again from scratch. Factor in the fact that task objectives are frequently placed over water, or that a task might involve rolling around a roller-coaster which is built over the water, or that tasks involving cannons may well involve constant danger of losing speed and falling into the water, or that 90 per cent of the tasks in Moonhaven seem to involve rolling on wafer-thin platforms suspended above mid-air, and the results can be inordinately frustrating.
Early on, the aforementioned bee-herding mission requires collecting several swarms in a series of precision jumps, several of which put you at prime risk of a splashdown. Did nobody at Traveller's Tales stop and think that, having collected four swarms, players might feel slightly miffed when a single mistake made while collecting the fifth meant you had to do the whole shebang again? It's the sort of thing that puts you off a game when you're less than an hour in.
Nor is it the only thing. For some bizarre reason, Traveller's Tales decided to separate sections of each world with gates, which can only be opened by pushing a key lever ten – yes ten! – times around the clock in rotation. I suspect it might be some handy background data loading device, but the effect is to make you dread any such transition. You openly avoid moving between sections because you don't want to waste a miserable two minutes of your life doing something so thoroughly unentertaining.
But above all else, Super Monkey Ball Adventure fails because the central game mechanic – a monkey, rolling in a ball – simply doesn't work with the worlds and tasks involved. While there seems to be a little added friction between ball and surface, it's still a frustratingly difficult business keeping the ball on track and moving in the right direction. You learn to fear any task that involves traversing difficult terrain in a set time limit, for the simple reason that you know that, under pressure, you're almost certain to crumble and fallout, and so have to do the whole thing again.
NEW SEALED GAME CUBE -- Super Monkey Ball Adventure (Nintendo GameCube, 2006)
$39.99 View ItemSuper Monkey Ball Adventure (Nintendo Gamecube 2006)
$16.95 View ItemSUPER MONKEY BALL JR + FROGGER'S ADVENTURE. NEW. GAME BOY ADVANCE.
$30.00 View ItemSuper Monkey Ball Adventure (Nintendo GameCube, 2006)
$6.00 View ItemSuper Monkey Ball Adventure (Sony PlayStation 2, 2006) PS2 w/ Case
$7.29 View ItemMore information -
Trusted Reviews is part of the Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Technology Network
Get TrustedReviews' award-winning reviews and advice delivered to your inbox for free!


text:
A burned out actor begins to question his sanity in this French comedy that stars the writer/director Michel Blanc in a dual role. In the first role Blanc plays himself as an exhausted actor. He has been doing too much TV and too many movies. Odd things begin to happen and Blanc becomes convinced his sanity is slipping...more
All Dead Tired cast + crew photos


text:
No one will be left disappointed with 'Furious 7' being the best film of the franchise so far. Read More »
DVD Review: "Fast & Furious 6"
Fast 6 is the best of them all not just because the gang is back together, but also because of the additions of Evans and Gina Carano as Hobbs's partner Riley Hicks, and some of the best stunts I have seen in ages. Read More »
Movie Review: 'Turbo'
Turbo is a much-needed hilarious entry for everyone this summer, particularly the starving for entertainment, family-oriented crowd. Read More »
Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6
While most series tend to be losing their steam with only one sequel, who would have ever thought that something like The Fast and the Furious would be releasing its fifth. Read More »
Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6
Make sure you get to the cinema on time, because Fast & Furious 6 starts right from the opening credits. Read More »
Movie Review: Battle: Los Angeles
Relentless and visceral. Read More »
Movie Review: Battle: Los Angeles
It's battle of the alien flicks this weekend where ultimately it's audiences who lose either way. Read More »
DVD Review: Machete (2010)
The best film of 2010, hands down! Read More »
Movie Review: Machete (2010)
Machete may not text, but his improvisation methods are killer! Read More »
DVD Review: Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious reunites the cast of the first film for the franchise's fourth entry. Read More »


text:
Share via Email
Blue Coyote to World Premiere David Johnston's Coney
Dan Bacalzo • New York City • Aug 2, 2012
The play centers on a group of Coney Island die-hards, including carnival barkers and freakshow stars eking out a living; working class friends looking back at a lifetime of courtships on the boardwalk; and a young couple with an obsession for the film The Warriors on a touching first date.
Casting will be announced in the coming months.
Johnston's prior plays include Candy and Dorothy, winner of a GLAAD award in 2006, as well as the GLAAD-nominated Busted Jesus Comix and a new adaptation of The Oresteia.
Share via Email
Want more stories like these?
Don't show this again.


text:
Aneto | |
North face of Aneto
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,404 m (11,168 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,812 m (9,226 ft) [1] Ranked 123rd |
Isolation | 514 kilometres (319 mi) |
Listing | List of mountains in Aragon, Ultra |
Coordinates | 42°37′56″N 00°39′28″E / 42.63222°N 0.65778°ECoordinates: 42°37′56″N 00°39′28″E / 42.63222°N 0.65778°E |
Geography | |
Location | Ribagorza, Aragon, Spain |
Parent range | Pyrenees |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 20, 1842 |
Easiest route | basic snow/ice climb |
Aneto is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon, and Spain's third-highest mountain,[2] reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft). It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca, the northernmost of all three Aragonese provinces, 4 miles south of the French border. It forms the southernmost part of the Maladeta massif. It is also still locally known as Pic de Néthou in French,[3] that name and its variants having been in general use until the beginning of the 20th century.
Aneto is located in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, in the municipality of Benasque, Huesca province, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is part of the Maladeta massif and is located in the Benasque valley. It consists of Paleozoic terrain of a granitic nature and Mesozoic materials. Its northern side holds the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, covering 79.6 hectares (197 acres) in 2005; it is shrinking rapidly due to warming summer temperatures and decreasing winter precipitations over the 20th century – it covered 106.7 ha in 1981, and over 200 ha in the 19th century.[4] It is estimated that it has lost more than half of its surface in the last 100 years, and that it may disappear around 2050.[5]
Initially, the great mass of granite did not even have a name. There are indications that the shepherds and hunters from the southern valleys referred to it as Malheta or Malahita or Punta. The first cultured traveller who saw it from the port (or pass) of Benasque, Louis Ramond de Carbonnières, simply described its appearance as "needles of ice" in 1787.[6][7]
The highest point of the Pyrenees eventually inherited the name of a village on its south-eastern side: Aneto.[6][7] The French, on hearing the Argonese pronunciation of "Aneto", retained the last two clearly accentuated phonetic syllables, "ne" and "tu", ignoring the first syllable "a". Based on such oral transcription, the French name "Netou" came to exist along with several historical variants: Nelto, Nettou, Anetthou, Annetton, Anelthou, Nethom or Aréthon, all used by various cartographers. Even though the summit and slopes are entirely within Spanish territory, the first extensive studies of the Pyrenees - and the only ones for the following 100 years - were French ones from the 19th century - starting with the very detailed study by Jean Daniel François Schrader (1844-1924) in 1874. So these names were the toponyms that were then used.[8] It took Émile Belloc's renown work on the Pyrenees (notably its hydrology, glaciology and etymology) to establish the name of Aneto as the official toponym; he consistently used that name in 1898 already.[9]
Some two miles away on its north-west fringe lies the Maladeta peak that, though not being among the five highest peaks in the environment, gave its name to the entire massif.[10] It subsequently earned the greatest interest of climbers, especially in the early 18th century. Mainly, it was a matter of perspective, since from the natural entrance to the valley or arriving from France, its top is in the foreground, while the crest hides the true extent of its eastern neighbor, taller and with larger glaciers. Only when Friedrich von Parrot reached the top of the Maladeta in 1817, came the realisation that both Aneto as well as its neighbours the Pico del Medio, the Punta Astorg, the Pico Maldito and la Aguja Schmidt Endell towered higher. Until then, the Monte Perdido had been considered the highest. However, the uncovering of the highest point of the Pyrenees had hardly been accomplished when the mountain began to earn a reputation, as several glacial disasters, some fatal, dissipated the interest in crowning it - notably with the death of Luchon Barrau, considered the dean and leading expert in the area. He fell in a crack in the ice on Maladeta. This caused a real shock and the natives, already very fearful of venturing on the glacier, became genuinely scared of the mountain which they considered cursed.[6][7]
Aneto rises to 3,404 meters above sea level in the centre of the Pyrenees mountain range whose territories runs almost entirely along the border between France and Spain.[11] The peak lies to the north-east of the province of Huesca and occupies the eastern end of the Malditos Mountains. The ridge that connects it with the famous Maladeta, further to the west, exceeds 3,000 meters high, and stands out in a row of peaks called Coronas, which, together with the crest of the portillons, gives the massif its characteristic image.[12][13]
Although the valley is the source of the Ésera river, which flows towards the south, the snow of the Aneto and its glacier are filtered by a great gulf in Aigualluts to empty into the Aran Valley and the Garonne river, thus destined for France and the Atlantic. The waters of the western and southern sides, however, meet in the Superior, Middle and Lower mountain lakes, then decline into the river Ballibierna after passing the Ibonet de Coronas.
This agglomeration of summits, all markedly Alpine, is the birthplace of what were once the largest glaciers in the Pyrenees, which stretched up to the mouth of the Congosto Ventamillo with depths of ice several hundred meters thick. Today, global warming has reduced the portentous mass to eleven glaciers that total only three hundred acres. No one knows for sure when the melting process began but despite a slight advance in the 50's[14] it has now accelerated rapidly, and it is expected that the Aneto permafrost and the glaciers of the Pyrenees could disappear around the middle of the 21st century. The Aneto-Maladeta massif sustains a total of 286 acres' surface, representing more than half of all the glaciers in Spain - all of which being located in the Pyrenees.[8]
There are three glaciers on the slopes of the mountain: the oldest, Aneto glacier on the north side; the Barrancos, alongside the Las Tempestades on the north-east side; and the Coronas or Coronado glacier on the south side.
The rest cannot truly be defined as glaciers without contention, as they have lost all mobility and do not behave as such. Among these are the Cregüella, Alba and Salenques glaciers, which are in a major state of decline. However, even considering them as snowfields, their past glacier state has kept them to date and they are expected to maintain their icy heart for decades.
The mountain's ascent is usually made from the Renclusa Refuge (2,140 m). From there, the itinerary traverses the longest part of the glacier that extends to the north of the peak. The summit is defended by a short rocky passage called the Bridge of Mohammed. It is a narrow ridge of large, stable blocks, with an exposed drop on either side. At the summit is an impressive cross and a contrasting view, with the snow-covered Maladeta massif north-west and the Alto Aragon region to the south.
The usual ascent is a very easy although long (12-hour) alpine route. It is taken by many people each year, including many with little or no experience of alpine climbing or high level walking. The high number of people who come to climb Aneto each year makes a significant contribution to the local economy. The vast majority of the people staying at the Renclusa Refuge are there solely to climb Aneto. By comparison many of the adjacent peaks, which are arguably finer climbs, see relatively few ascents and are comparatively quiet.
First ascent[edit]
On 18 July 1842, Platon de Tchihatcheff (Чихачёв, Chikhachev), a former Russian officer vacationing in Luchon, left from Bagnères-de-Luchon accompanied by guides Pierre Sanio de Luz, Luchonnais Bernard Arrazau and Pierre Redonnet. Also in the party were Albert de Franqueville, a Norman botanist, and his guide, Jean Sors. They took the trail from the Hospice de France, crossed the Benasque Pass, then spent the night at the La Renclusa shelter, a simple construction of dry rocks that is now a large mountain refuge.
The next day, they crossed a pass towards Alba pass and lost their way on the south slope around Lake Gregueña. Late in the day, at the end of their strength, they took refuge for the night in a cabin near the Vallibierna valley.
As the sun rose the next morning, the group left for the Coroné pass. Despite a fear of crevasses, they decided to approach the summit by the glacier. After climbing a ridge only a few metres wide (named the "Bridge of Muhammad" by Albert de Franqueville as it is believed, according to a Muslim legend that says that the entrance to Paradise is as narrow as the blade of a scimitar on which only the righteous pass), they reached the summit on 20 July 1842, where they constructed a cairn and left a bottle containing each climber's name. Tchihatcheff wanted to open a more direct route back across the glacier, but his companions flatly refused, forcing him to yield. Four days later he performed a second ascent with another group, pursuing the same objective that his first companions had denied him. On crossing the Portillon, in view of the cracks that furrowed the glacier, a mutiny almost started, but finally, after everyone tied themselves to a big rope, they crossed the chasms and the passage of Muhammad was defeated a second time.
Thereafter Aneto entered into the dynamics of dissemination and popularization of the Pyrenees peaks. In France, its ascension became a great classic and every spring tourist to Bagneres de Luchon had to try it. Henry Spont wrote a book reflecting on this experience, simply titled Le Néthou, describing the trip, the schedule and recommended equipment.
First winter ascent[edit]
The first winter ascent of the mountain was achieved on 1 March 1878 by Roger de Monts, B. Courrèges, and B. and V. Paget.
The uniqueness of the massif and its appeal has led to the virtual abandonment of farming activities, replaced by tourism. The flora of the environment, therefore, has been impeccably conserved, especially on hillsides and massifs, where the forests remain in their primary state.
Upper Alpine[edit]
This layer, which reaches 3,404 meters above sea level, is the one that presents greatest difficulties for the development of life. The harsh weather conditions that the plants have to endure at the top of the peaks, ridges and crests, require the development of an extraordinary resilience. There are a number of factors to endure such as strong insolation, low temperatures and short growing seasons in the presence of snow most of the year.
Totally devoid of woody vegetation, it is colonized by more than 100 plant species, including lichens, mosses, succulents and microscopic algae. Among the flora present are the Androsace Vandelli, which is found at 2,800 meters, and the Silene acaulis.[15] 20% of these species are endemic to the Pyrenees.
Air traffic boundary[edit]
An aviation intersection called ANETO exists very close to the mountain itself, exactly on the border of France and Spain. For pilots crossing the Pyrenees this intersection marks the boundary between the Bordeaux and Barcelona airspaces.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Aneto". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ^ Following 3,718 m high Teide on the Canary Island of Tenerife and 3,479 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada.
- ^ Spanish Nature: Aneto.
- ^ Boletín Glaciológico Aragonés, 2004.
- ^ "Artículo sobre el deshielo del glaciar del Aneto de GreenPeace (GreenPeace article on the melting Aneto glacier)" (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c "Historia del Aneto (History of Aneto)" (in Spanish)..
- ^ a b c Martínez Embid, Alberto (2007). "Perspectivas desde la corona del Monarca". Grandes Espacios Naturales (Great Natural Spaces) (in Spanish) (118).
- ^ a b "Spanish glaciers: the southernmost series of glaciological specimens in Europe". European Environment Agency. 26 Nov 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Émile Belloc (1898). "De Bagnères-de-Luchon aux Monts-Maudits. Récits de courses et d'expériences (From Bagnères-de-Luchon to the Monts-Maudits. Stories of travels and experiences)" (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Maladeta Massif on summitpost.org.
- ^ "Espacio Pirienos" (in Spanish). 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 3 May. Check date values in:
(help). - ^ "Introducción a los pirineos (Introduction to the Pyrenees)" (in Spanish).
- ^ "South face of Maladeta Massif". Retrieved 21 May 2016. Photo of the Maladeta massif with names of its peaks.
- ^ Davis Serrat and Josep Ventura. "Glaciers of Europe — Glaciers of the Pyrenees, Spain and France. U.S. Geological survey professional paper 1386-E-2" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ (Spanish) Eduardo Viñuales, Guía Total: Pirineo Aragonés, editions Anaya, 1st édition, April 2001, Madrid, p. 26. ISBN 84-8165-807-3.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aneto. |


text:
psychobiographical is a valid word in this word list. For a definition, see the external dictionary links below.
The word "psychobiographical" uses 18 letters: A A B C C G H H I I L O O P P R S Y.
No direct anagrams for psychobiographical found in this word list.
Adding one letter to psychobiographical does not form any other word in this word list.
Words within psychobiographical not shown as it has more than seven letters.Try a search for psychobiographical in these online resources (some words may not be found):
Wiktionary -
OneLook Dictionaries -
Merriam-Webster -
Google Search
Each search will normally open in a new window.
List all words starting with psychobiographical, words containing psychobiographical or words ending with psychobiographical
All words formed from psychobiographical by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: ps sy yc ch ho ob bi io og gr ra ap ph hi ic ca al
Browse words starting with psychobiographical by next letter
Previous word in list: psychobiographers
Next word in list: psychobiographies
Some random words: welch scena vug duad fyce kex epoch
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder.
- Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
Privacy and Cookies Policy - Share - © Copyright 2004-2017 Morewords.com - 15.334mS


text:
Nutri-Link Ltd is the Lead Sponsor of AFMCP™-UK course in London in 2017. By underwriting the cost of organising this event in the UK, Nutri-Link has committed itself to promote postgraduate education into the principles and practices of functional medicine. Nutri-link considers it a great privilege to facilitate the arrival of AFMCP™ to London for the very first time.
Read More »The AFMCP™-UK course is being organised by Clinical Education and The Institute for Functional Medicine. These experienced organisers are dedicated to ensuring that all attendees, exhibitors and sponsors experience an excellent event, from registration to CPD and extracurricular events. The two organisations are working to make sure you have a rewarding experience.
Read More »Inevitably there are questions about the AFMCP™-UK course and what benefits you will gain by attending. In this section we answer the questions that most affect your choice to attend and clarify how we will assist with your ongoing experiences after these 5 training days. Read about the whys and hows, what the AFMCP™-UK is and what it isn't.
Read More »The opportunity to meet leading practitioners over 5 days is a rare event in postgraduate training. We will be offering packages to suit all budgets to ensure you achieve the best chance of bringing your laboratory, supplement or food company to the attention of the clinical leaders in functional medicine. For further information please visit our dedicated sponsor's and exhibitor's page.
Read More »


text:
Essential Mathematics with Applications (Available Titles CourseMate) As in previous editions, the focus in ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS with APPLICATIONS remains on the Aufmann Interactive Method (AIM). Students are encouraged to be active participants in the classroom and in their own studies as they work through the How To examples and the paired Examples and You Try It problems. The role of "active participant" is crucial to success. Presenting students with worked examples, and then providing them with the opportunity to immediately work similar problems, helps them build their confidence and eventually master the concepts. To this point, simplicity plays a key factor in the organization of this edition, as in all other editions. All lessons, exercise sets, tests, and supplements are organized around a carefully-constructed hierarchy of objectives. This "objective-based" approach not only serves the needs of students, in terms of helping them to clearly organize their thoughts around the content, but instructors as well, as they work to design syllabi, lesson plans, and other administrative documents. The Eighth Edition features a new design, enhancing the Aufmann Interactive Method and the organization of the text around objectives, making the pages easier for both students and instructors to follow.
Please visit Help Page for Questions regarding ISBN / ISBN-10 / ISBN10, ISBN-13 / ISBN13, EAN / EAN-13, and Amazon ASIN
Home | ISBN Directory | Affiliate Program | Contact Copyright © 2003-2014 AllDiscountBooks.net All rights reserved.