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The Mercedes-Benz CLS faces the Audi A5 Sportback: beauty everywhere

getlost — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:10:46 +0000

Actually, nobody had said that Mercedes would get a model like the CLS. And least that was the home of Stuttgart the first of this new era to do so, since the launch of CLS was in the autumn of 2004.

Four years later, with the market entry of the VW Passat CC, appeared another representative of the “Berlinettas (limousines flatter and lower), although not a true rival. Now try it with the Audi A5 Sportback. Then, you discover if the model from Ingolstadt stumbles or not with the same stone.

The elegance come true. Both the CLS as the A5 Sportback captivate potential buyers with harmonious proportions, a sleek silhouette and the exclusivity of having four doors while maintaining a distinctly coupe. Which of the two cars is the prettiest? About that decides only the taste of aion kinah. However, everything is under that sheet subtly molded itself can be analyzed.

The journey that marked Charles Darwin

getlost — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:32:05 +0000

Robert FitzRoy, captain of the ship ‘Beagle’, sought in 1831 a gentleman of good family and interested in science for shipment worldwide. He spoke with John Henslow, a botanist at the University of Cambridge, that he recommended to his pupil Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882). Thus began the journey that, as recognized years later in his autobiography, marked the life and career of the father of modern biology and author of ‘The Origin of Species’ and, incidentally, the history of mankind.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of this masterpiece of science, CosmoCaixa center of Barcelona has opened the exhibition “Darwin observer, naturalist Darwin ‘, which can be visited until November next year.
Darwin is, next to Newton and Einstein, the summit of people who have managed to penetrate the scientific understanding of reality, “says Jorge Wagensberg, Head of the Department of Environment and Science of the Obra Social La Caixa. ‘And’ The Origin of Species’ is one of the few books that have marked a before and after.
‘Best-seller’ scientific
“Darwinism and evolution has been the scientific discipline most influential intellectual in the general debate, even today the subject of great debate,” says Wagensberg, which further emphasizes that Darwin signed the first ‘best-seller’ Scientific history. “In a busy day ‘The Origin of Species” he says.
The sample CosmoCaixa focuses primarily on the voyage of the Beagle. “Through the pieces of the exhibition, the public can get in the skin of the scientist, take a tour of the various places he visited and know well the variety of pieces that particularly caught his interest,” says Wagensberg. As a curiosity, states that “few people know this, but Darwin was a great expert on barnacles, it is uncertain whether he could visit the Galician coast, although we know she would have loved,” he says.
The exhibition will also display handwritten letters, mammal and bird specimens collected by him, the jaw of a mastodon, a platypus and the fossil of a giant armadillo.
Dizziness
Darwin had a passion for natural history observation and excited him, so he did not hesitate a moment to embark on the ‘Beagle’, despite its constant dizziness “as those responsible for the sample. Therefore, they add, “spent long periods on land, which allowed him to collect many specimens.
Posted 1529 species in 3907 bottles of alcohol and dissected specimens. On 2 October 1836, the ‘Beagle’ ended his tour and Darwin moved to Cambridge, where he began drafting his travel diary, which he used to publish in 1839 his first book, ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’. Thanks to him, he gained recognition in the scientific community and abandoned his idea of becoming a priest.

Nick Cave, tense intimidad

getlost — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:28:10 +0000

The role of rock star, albeit in the accursed mode no longer satisfies to Nick Cave, and hence the literature and song recitals like the one on Saturday, offered at the Casino L’Aliança del Poble Nou. The short distances Cave disturbed narrator. Warmer was the balance of its other missions, interact with the public. The language barrier and a bit about his attitude, more sarcastic dialogue, not encouraged to ask questions or to foster a receptive environment.
The experience was an air of real hearing where the monarch serves the subjects without bothering too much to comprehend. Although his jokes provoked laughter, like when someone asked for the contents of his cup and said: “It’s crack!”. Without a translator, dominated the anglophone questions. One was interested in his weariness of interviews and the artist replied that they are “a lost battle” because journalists “always ask the same question. Another fan suggested if he wanted to hear a demo of a new group and the Australian took it off. Cave finished signing autographs in the lobby.
The monster inside
While the colloquial Cave failed to materialize, the troubled artist and musician did. Axis put his second novel, The Death of Bunny Munro, an individual’s history of erratic existence whose wife has committed suicide and who rebels against the Christian sentiment of guilt in a spiral of outbreaks not without humor.
Emphatic in his two lectures, which he combined with that held in Castilian, actor Alex Brendermühl, Cave showed a profile with the angry and vitriolic verbal authority of a preacher, and braided the strands with strong musical dialogues with Martyn P. Casey (bass) and Warren Ellis’s cheap aion kinah, which alternated violin, guitar and small percussion set (sometimes two instruments at once) inflections dominate the repertoire. A total of 18 songs, with initial role for the inner parts, with Cave on piano, and Into My Arms, The Weeping Song, The ship song and God is in the house. Slowly, the monster peered inside: Tupelo, a diabolical The Mercy Seat, a DO you love me? imperative and, with the electric guitar, garage rock onslaught on Dig! Lazarus, dig! and burning ships with Grinderman, before some encores with Lime Tree Arbor, Red right hand and Lucy. Cave demonstrated two things: that its dialogue with the audience squeals and artistic greatness beyond even the fabulous Bad Seeds.

Rajoy castles in defending Rato as substitute Miguel Blesa

getlost — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:23:19 +0000

Aware that his authority is at stake as party leader Mariano Rajoy has decided castle in the defense of Rodrigo Rato as candidate to head Caja Madrid. This was leaked yesterday again the national leadership of this political formation, from which stressed the “reputation and prestige” of the former managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The sources, quoted by Efe, account for a further meeting held on Thursday between President Mariano Rajoy and Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, to try to reach an agreement on replacing Miguel Blesa the forefront of this financial institution. This meeting was held at the national headquarters of the PP and apparently did not end with agreement.

The conflict is played several bands because the struggle between the national leadership of the PP, the Community of Madrid and the City, has also joined the opinion of La Moncloa, where it is known that the government preferred to the post is former Secretary of State for Economic Affairs with the PP Luis de Guindos.

Thus, the absence of back up, covered, finalists for this exciting race to be the very last minute Rato, Luis de Guindos and currently vice president of the Madrid region, Ignacio Gonzalez, sponsored by Esperanza Aguirre.

The national leadership of the PP and La Moncloa agree in rejecting the latter with the excuse that lacks experience in the financial sector. But the tune does not go there, because as from Genoa, 13, seems to support seamless Rato’s candidacy, from La Moncloa bet by aion celebrity.

For sumarle emotion, is pending City Council resolved on appeal, complaining that the representation is impaired in the future Assembly reserves the box.

Most victims were pedestrians

getlost — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:21:23 +0000

The two attacks came in a crowded area and time with many people in the street. Officials said yesterday that much of the dead were people walking on the spot for the area of the blasts, along with city officials who were working inside the buildings.
Hundreds of wounded were taken by ambulances or private cars to the nearest hospitals. “It is not like I’m still alive,” Saadi said Hamid, who runs a small shop in the affected area. “The explosion destroyed everything. Nothing remains in place, “said Saadi.
“The walls collapsed and we ran,” he explained by his side Yasmmen Afdahl, an official who works in the building of the Interior, one of the targets of the attacks yesterday. “They took out the victims trapped in the rubble and got into the ambulance,” he said.
A witness lashed out harshly against the security forces who accused them of not doing the job: “His explosive devices not only detect the scent of women,” he cried. “They spend time talking with each other and hanging on their phones instead of controlling the vehicle.
As explained yesterday by Agence France Presse police sources, the darkfall reagents served to a man who had just been kidnapped could escape from his captors. He was in the trunk of a car when one of the blasts occurred. Two of his kidnappers were killed and a third, the driver of the vehicle, was ultimately hurt.

Baghdad suffered the bloodiest attacks since two years ago

getlost — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:19:11 +0000

Slaughter in Iraq. At least 132 people were killed and over 500 injured in two brutal terrorist attacks by suicide bombers in vehicles in central Baghdad. The high death toll makes the two explosions yesterday in the deadliest since 2007 and take place three months after U.S. troops would stop patrolling the cities.
The first attack occurred just after 9:00 am (two hours less in Spain), opposite the Ministry of Justice in the neighborhood of Al Salehiya, and also affected other two buildings: the headquarters of the Municipalities and the Public Works. All are located in Haifa Street, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital.
The second explosion came just 10 minutes later and about 500 meters from the Ministry of Justice. The bomber’s target was the building of the Interior. The shock wave also reached Al Mansour Hotel, headquarters of the Chinese Embassy and several foreign media.
The sector where there were two loud explosions near the Green Zone, the bunker that protects the Iraqi government and institutions that also houses the embassies of the United States and United Kingdom.
In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki went personally to the scene. In images broadcast on television, Maliki appeared with serious expression of concern. Shortly thereafter, issued a statement condemning the massacre accused of al Qaeda and Baath Party members, the political party of the late dictator Saddam Hussein.

LOCK ELECTIONS / Maliki said the perpetrators of the attacks were aimed at “blocking the political process and elections. Iraq plans to hold the January 16 legislative elections, although the final date is pending for Parliament to sanction the new electoral Darkfall House Accessories, which already has the approval of the Government. The prime minister added that behind yesterday’s attacks “the same hand is stained black with the blood of Iraqi people who committed the attacks of 19 August.
At that time, two separate two suicide bombers blew up trucks loaded with explosives outside the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance. Then, about a hundred people were killed and five hundred were injured.
The government implicated the Syrian regime then in the attacks, which provoked a diplomatic crisis between both countries. Damascus denied the accusations, yesterday condemned the attacks, describing them as “criminal acts”. The president of Iraq, Kurdish Jalal Talabani urged the countries’ neighbors and distant “than to” refrain forever ‘of’ hosting and funding the forces that openly proclaim their hostility to the Iraqi state. ”
The U.S. president, Barack Obama, after hablarpor phone with Al Maliki and Talabani lamented the “murder of innocent men, women and children” and condemned those who through “hatred and destruction” deny “the Iraqi people future they deserve.

CONTROL THE SITUATION / While terrorist actions have declined dramatically in recent months, some Iraqi leaders and American analysts had warned of renewed violence due to the proximity of the legislation.
In any case, the attacks in August and registered again yesterday questioned the ability of Iraqi security forces to control their own country’s situation without the help of foreign troops in the streets. They also represent a setback for Prime Minister Maliki himself, whose political discourse is based largely on promises to improve security in the Arab country.

Cofrentes pre-alert declared after the opening of a valve not provided

getlost — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:18:47 +0000

NPP Cofrentes, within the province of Valencia, reported yesterday that the Nuclear Safety Council at 12.12 hours there was opening a relief valve in the primary circuit of the plant, forcing the pre-alert state emergency.
As reported by the CSN, the valve was closed in the four minutes after cutting its power supply, leading to the pre-alert emergency. The Council said that all the safety systems performed as planned installation and that the plant was functioning “normally” and 77 percent of Darkfall Enchanting.
Following the protocols established, they proceeded to conduct a review and analysis to “identify and address” the causes of an incident that, according to the CSN did not raise any impact on the workers, the public or the environment.
The latest incident reported by the owner of the plant dates back to May 5, when at 1325 hours there was an automatic reactor shutdown caused by a shutdown of the turbine. Also this time the all safety systems functioned properly.
Basic in the energy map
Cofrentes plant owned by Iberdrola, is a staple in the energy map of the Valencian Community. Produces an average of 8,300 million kWh per year to allow domestic power supply of five million inhabitants.
At the same time, the production of energy prevents the emission into the atmosphere of almost seven million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
According to the Nuclear Forum, the carbon dioxide emissions in Spain are 35% above the commitment set in the Kyoto Protocol, a figure that without the nuclear plants currently in operation, would soar to levels close to 60%.
Cofrentes directly employs 700 people and generates an additional 300 indirect jobs. Moreover, the economic impact in the Valley of Ayora Cofrentes is seven million euros per year.

Japan 7-year-old Crown Princess participated in the school relay race cheer

getlost — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:34:33 +0000

Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito’s 7-year-old daughter, Aiko, 17 Touchan yellow scarves to participate in the school relay championship.

According to Hong Kong’s “Ming Pao” report, her son belongs to the third bar from the second team took over the baton after running energetically. Crown Prince and his wife seated at a sporting event midfield, just to see her daughter play. She applauded refueling shall Masako, Crown Prince was carrying a video camera filming. Finally, the son belongs to the first team crossed the line, making a rallying excited to celebrate her son.

North Korea’s claim on the planet should be full and complete abandonment of nuclear weapons

getlost — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:33:56 +0000

18, the Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported that the 12th of this month at the United Nations General Assembly First Committee 64th meeting, the meeting, North Korean representatives stressed that North Korea advocated a comprehensive and thorough from the Earth of nuclear weapons obsolete.

According to Yonhap quoted North Korea reported that North Korean representatives at the meeting referred to the United States recently to promote the building of “a world without nuclear weapons,” and pointed out that if the world’s largest pro-nuclear-weapon States take the lead in reducing nuclear weapons, would be emerging in other parts of the pro – nuclear-weapon States to play an active role, will be removed from the earth of nuclear weapons useful.

He also noted that North Korea has always maintained that the Korean peninsula should be an unstable state of armistice into a durable peace mechanism, clearing the final legacy of the Cold War, so as to realize the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Previously, North Korean Vice Foreign Minster Pak Gil Yon said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons during the period will be the management and use of nuclear weapons, non-proliferation and nuclear reduction issues, assume responsibility.

Thailand, a wax museum Hitler erected billboards triggered diplomatic protests

getlost — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:32:50 +0000

Recently, Thailand, Pattaya, a tourist city in the eastern Tussauds Hitler erected billboards due to triggered diplomatic protests forced to cover.

Hitler billboard set up two weeks ago, is for the local opening of Louis Tussaud Wax Museum next month, while doing publicity. Billboard is located on the main high-speed access to Pattaya street, Hitler’s portrait and on the Thai-language billboard advertising phrase “Hitler learned about” very eye-catching. Since the billboards set up in Thailand has received more than 100 piles of complaints and Germany, Israel and other countries embassy letter of protest.

Hans Shu Mache German Ambassador to Thailand, said he went to Pattaya last weekend to attend the Child Protection and Development Center at the unveiling ceremony took note of the billboard, he then told the Pattaya municipal authorities and the local business community, this There is no taste of the ads will hurt a lot of people’s feelings.

German Embassy has also submitted a note to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the billboard would be this popular tourist destination of Pattaya have a negative impact, the German embassy as soon as possible removal of the billboards.

Israeli Ambassador Yizhakeshu Han Mu said that the embassy received a number of piles of complaints, many Israeli tourists going to Pattaya on holiday to see this high-speed street billboards feel terrified. Adolf Hitler and the following text is not only offensive to Holocaust survivors, but also people who abhor the Nazi atrocities. Billboard chilling, reminiscent of World War II 11 million men, women and children were brutally mass killings.

Shuhan Mu said they had issued a call for emergency removal of this “hateful street signs,” they also believe that the Tussauds wax figure of Hitler should be out of the hall.

Wax manager Sompong has apologized to the public regarding the billboards, saying the company has no intention to offend anyone creative. He said, “We believe that Hitler was an important figure, but it is not good news. In Wax Museum, he will not be displayed, together with other world leaders, but rather on a ’scary’ part of the Village.” Sompong also said they were prepared to use another one to replace the late celebrity billboards the German dictator, and is considering discounted tickets as a way of apology.