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Over the last few weeks we have seen Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) in several places around the bay where we have never seen them before. This last week I saw four at the Crab Creek roosting site, roosting with other shorebirds. Black-winged Stilts live in Australia all year and are only nomadic to different wetlands within the country. They have a most distinctive call which sounds rather like a very small puppy yipping.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Black-winged Stilts
Over the last few weeks we have seen Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) in several places around the bay where we have never seen them before. This last week I saw four at the Crab Creek roosting site, roosting with other shorebirds. Black-winged Stilts live in Australia all year and are only nomadic to different wetlands within the country. They have a most distinctive call which sounds rather like a very small puppy yipping.
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the black and white stilts are incredibly handsome birds, even if those legs are almost silly long. :)ReplyDelete
the kayak birding looks like fun!
The legs are amazing, especially in flight.ReplyDelete
Wow, those Black-winged Stilts certainly have long legs.ReplyDelete
beautiful photos; love the one of them in flight. They're so finely structured, and elegant.ReplyDelete
Wow! Check out the legs on those Stilts! How cool! Great shots, Mick!ReplyDelete
Stunning fellow!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful bird, I've never seen one before.
Love the second photo.
Wonderful birds to see.... we had a breeding pair just a mile from my house in Cheshire a couple of years ago. They hatched three youngsters but lost them all to the weather and predation.ReplyDelete
Many thanks for sharing yours.
the birds in flight is an amazing shot!!!! great capture.ReplyDelete
this is the same one we have aroudn the Mediterranian area. I saw them in Camargue last year and in Malta this spring. A lovely species.ReplyDelete
Nice to see your kayak. I have not seen that kind before. Am not sure it would work in my lake. I don´t have any casing on my cameras. But I have them tied to te kayak to. And I have them on the bottom between my legs. Like you it is only for nice weather. :)
Glad you came that close to the stilts. I didn´t. I had to rely to the long lens.
that's a lot of legs....they are beautiful in flight!! i dream of long rides in a kayak!!ReplyDelete
Wonderful photos, the flight shot is awesome. This Stilt is a beautiful bird.ReplyDelete
Stilts are one of my favorites. Our black necked stilt is similar bur the black on the neck extends up over the top of its hear.ReplyDelete
I must be nice to kayak up to the birds.
There is so much to comment on here Mick. The Header photo is sublime, full of life and movement. I love the picture of the stilts in flight. There is an outlandish symmetry and balance there that defies logic. It is quite beautiful.ReplyDelete
Awesome to see and read about your kayak set-up. That is quite a rig. We ride ten and a half foot river kayaks with very broad flat bottoms making them very stable in the calm Pine River. I like to use my 70 by 300mm lens on board. That pelican case you describe sounds like a winner.
Great post Buddy, things are really popping around you!
Hi there - stilts in flight are one of my favourite things to see - but I have not managed to get any decent pictures!ReplyDelete
Thanks for putting up some kayak info - my moment of purchase moves closer!
Stewart M - Melbourne
What unique birds! I'm fascinated by their really long legs. The photo of the birds in flight is my favourite!ReplyDelete
Goodness, they have legs like a stork! Great shots indeed Mick. Thanks for explaining how you get all these great shots.Great the way you can hold the camera steady with the movement of the kayak.ReplyDelete
Fantastic shots of the Black-winged stilt, Mick! You made me curious with your remark of the voice of the bird and so I looked it up on xeno-canto.org and you are right - like a puppy. None of the recordings were from Australia though.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh...what an awesome way to be out in nature...I envy you..MichelleReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
The Stilts are lovely in flight, with those long legs stretched out behind!ReplyDelete
Beautiful shots!
Super post on the Black-winged Stilts Mick! I find black and white birds like this difficult to photograph and you have done an excellent job!ReplyDelete
That in-flight photo is priceless!
WOW! These are fantastic images! The Stilts in flight are absolutely brilliant.ReplyDelete
All your images are wonderful. What a great way to bird watch with a kayak! I would love to have an opportunity like this to capture bird life. You are so blessed!
I only just stumbled on your blog through WBW and discovered you live in my city!!
I had no idea there was great bird watching habitat just up the road!
Again, brilliant shots. I thoroughly enjoyed your post. I am your newest follower :)
Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog! I am sure with your photography skills you could master similar macro shots!!ReplyDelete
I, on the other hand, would LOVE to get to the places you do with your camera!!
Great shots of a lovely, unusual bird. Enjoyed reading about the type of kayak you use.ReplyDelete
Love that photo with their legs behind them! And glad to know about the Pelican case ... I've so wanted to take my camera out with me when kayaking but feared doing so.ReplyDelete


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In Nebraska, State Senator Deb Fischer has upset Jon Bruning, the state's attorney general, to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat held by Democrat Ben Nelson, who is retiring. Late returns had Fischer leading Bruning by 40-36. She will face former Senator Bob Kerrey.
Until recently, Bruning had been leading in the polls. Fischer had been running third, behind Don Stenberg, the state's treasurer, who was endorsed by Sen. Jim DeMint and the Club for Growth. However, Fishcer, who has never run for statewide office before, received a late endorsement from Sarah Palin. As election day approached, the former Alaska Governor and her husband placed robocalls on Fischer's behalf. Meanwhile, Bruning was the subject of critical ads paid for by Joe Ricketts and his PAC, the Ending Spending Action Fund.
This race, then, is another victory for a Tea Party-style candidate and another defeat for the Republican establishment candidate.
What does it mean for the general election? Bruning had been crushing Kerrey in the polls, but Fischer does all right. The most recent poll I've seen of a Fischer-Kerrey race was a PPP survey from late March in which Fischer led by 10 points (Bruning led by 17 points and Stenberg led by 14). Earlier in March, Rasmussen had Fischer up by 12.
Nebraska is a very Red state. Although Kerrey, an able guy and a war hero, was once quite popular there, he has spent the last 11 years in New York City running a college. He was last elected by Nebraskans in 1994. Unless Fishcher self-destructs, it seems unlikely that Kerrey can ride triumphantly back to the State after all of these years, especially running on a ticket headed by Barack Obama in a year when the Dems are hardly riding a wave. Indeed, the March PPP survey showed that 51 percent of Nebraskans viewed Kerrey unfavorably, compared to only 36 who had a favorable opinion.

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The Morose Revolution
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962
At midday on March 19, 1962, the cease-fire came into effect and finished the seven-year war between the French and the Algerians. I was sitting at a table in a tiny Moslem café on the edge of the Algiers Casbah. There were two other men at the table, both responsables of the FLN. The glasses of mint tea cooled in front of us and we watched the clock.
Outside, the Moslem crowd flowed back and forth along the narrow Rue Randon, and a few boys, balancing against the stream like trout, watched me with black eyes. I looked at them, and again at the clock, and then at the hands of the men with me. There were two things about those hands. First, they were fibrillating with a fine, ceaseless tremor. Secondly, the fingers ended in a flatness where the nails had been torn out.
We looked at the clock once more, and it was twelve. Nothing seemed to happen, and then, within ten seconds, we were aware that the stream past the door had changed its flow somehow, as if rocks were obstructing it. I went to the door and saw that men in civilian clothes with green-and-white armbands had appeared in the street and were policing the crowd. The ALN, the Army of National Liberation, had come out into the open and begun to rule their country.
It wasn't the end of the killing, which had cost perhaps half a million lives and was still to cost many more. The huge structure of French Algeria, which had been founded in 1830 and which had brought a European population of a million and more to the country, was in its terrible and prolonged death-agony. Most of the pieds noirs (white settlers) had already left their farms and little shops upcountry and had fallen back on the cities of Algiers and Oran. The OAS, a last-ditch resistance movement of pieds noirs, mutinous soldiers, and professional neo-fascists, was fighting in the cities to stop the world turning, to rescue Algérie française even after the clock had come to twelve.
This Algeria went mad as it died. There were the two European girls, stepping casually over the dead man on the pavement and across the torrent of blood which sprang out of his skull and hurried down the gutter, carrying dust and flower petals. There was the tree in the Place du Gouvernement with human flesh on its branches: the OAS had mortared a bus crowd, but across the square the pieds noirs sat undisturbed in the café and finished their Ricard. The scream of widows diving down after the coffin, the smell of hot steel on the armored cars which guarded Frenchmen from Frenchmen, the night curtains suddenly sweeping to the ceiling as the bombs began their ponderous march across the Casbah.
The coming of Moslem Algeria seemed like the prospect of a cool, green tide, washing away the whole insanity and bringing the city at last to silence. And,…
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[...] another series of charming and deceptively complex vignettes, but ones with even more depth than he's ever achieved. More balanced and accessible than many other works on the complex region, it is a perfect conclusion to his worldwide storytelling.Toronto Star
2012 Fauve d'Or at the Festival Intl de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême
Acclaimed graphic memoirist Guy Delisle returns with his strongest work yet—a thoughtful and moving travelogue about life in the Holy City. Guy Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of contemporary Jerusalem, utilizing the classic stranger in a strange land point of view that made his other books, Pyongyang, Shenzhen, and Burma Chronicles, required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to. In Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. He eloquently examines the impact of the conflict on the lives of people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays.
When observing the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim populations that call Jerusalem home, Delisle's drawn line is both sensitive and fair, assuming nothing and drawing everything. Jerusalem showcases once more Delisle's mastery of the travelogue.
Jerusalem has been translated from the French by Helge Dascher. Dascher has been translating graphic novels from French and German to English for over twenty years. A contributor to Drawn & Quarterly since the early days, her translations include acclaimed titles such as the Aya series by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, Hostage by Guy Delisle, and Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët. With a background in art history and history, she also translates books and exhibitions for museums in North America and Europe. She lives in Montreal.
Praise for Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, which recounts a year that Delisle and his family spent living in the ancient Middle Eastern city, is not only his biggest book and his first in colour, but it also won the Best Comic Album prize (the Fauve d'Or) at this year's International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France, making him the first Canadian to win the prestigious honour.Globe and Mail
To anyone in my position I'd like to recommend a wonderfully candid book, which makes the [Israeli-Palestinian colfict's] hideously insoluble complexities more vividly understandable than anything else I have encountered. Wryly ironic observational comedy dominates, but Delisle is no cynical satirist.Telegraph on Jerusalem
He crafts a fascinating account of the cultures and religions that are woven together in this ancient city [...] Later in the book, Delisle chats with a young Palestinian about comic books. The man lives in nearby Nablus and hasn't left in three years. Israel's military presence makes it feel like a prison, he says.Star Tribune
Insofar as it's a memoir, Jerusalem is low-key and humorous, and brings to mind Ross McElwee's documentary Sherman's March.Slant Magazine
Delisle, a former animator, has a knack for visual shorthand ... and for drawing environments: religious shrines and settlements, but also grocery stores, playgrounds and checkpoints — lots of checkpoints. The cultural and physical barriers among the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities in and around Jerusalem, and the compromises and work-arounds the city's residents have been forced to devise, become the source of dark but gentle comedy: absurdity teetering on the edge of tragedy.New York Times
Jerusalem is Delisle's biggest and most accomplished work to date [...] It's a conversational dialogue in which he jumps deftly between the sacred and the mundane [...] They're stories of human minutiae in a place we only see in times of political strife on the news, when it blends into all the other stories of political strife and we become numb to it. Without Delisle we might never learn what it's actually like to live in a place like this, or get a realistic idea of the people we would meet if we did.New Statesman
Jerusalem provides both an excellent introduction to the conflict in the Middle East and a fascinating close-up of what it's like to live in the most sacred city in the world. With so much to see and learn about, Jerusalem was always going to be his longest work, but it's his juxtaposition of the various points of view — Israeli, Palestinian, Christian, that of Médecins Sans Frontières, and his own — that makes it his best.National Post
Delisle's impact is more quiet and cumulative, best taken in single concentrated sittings. Quotidian details and small revelations add up until it dawns on you that you're being presented, bit by bit, with a remarkably rich picture of a place you may well never see for yourself. It's no coincidence that Jerusalem, his longest book yet, is also his best.Montreal Gazette
The book is fair, but it doesn't pull punches either. As an outsider, Delisle can float above the political fray, pointing out the absurdities on all sides [...] and it will no doubt cement Delisle's reputation as a master cartoonist [...] The French edition of Jerusalem, released in November, sold 70,000 copies in two months and won the Fauve d'Or at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the comic book equivalent of best film at Cannes.Maclean's
[Jerusalem] is a small miracle: concise, even-handed, highly particular.Guardian
I haven't looked at any of Delisle's work before and I have to say that the art is amazing. He uses two hues for most panels—black and then a second hue at varying saturations—but sometimes throws in splashes of other colours. Delisle uses this technique to bring the reader's attention to specific details or to indicate loud noises. The visual effect is lovely. Delisle's lines are simple, his page layouts straightforward.Geist
The tone of [Jerusalem] is by turns gently humorous and dumbfounded. His drawing style... suits his brisk, snapshot approach.Financial Times
My original expectations were surpassed by a desire to travel more and carry a sketch book with me more often. The humorous human element of tense political and religious contexts in real situations brought me genuine happiness and joy. The illustrative maps and symbols in the work gave me a better understanding of the Middle Eastern region than all of my education and news input combined.Dig Boston
The book follows up on his last several books [...] and it shares these books' striking greige palette, accessible narrative and compelling insights into places many of us have not and may never go. His voice is fresh, funny and exceedingly honest, and he's not afraid to poke at nationalist foibles and cultural clichés, while still giving privileged access to the cities and countries he visits by engaging with unique characters that fall far outside the expected.Cult Montreal
Jerusalem takes Guy's slightly befuddled, easily flustered cipher to… yes, you guessed it Jerusalem, where he finds himself in the seat of many religious interests. He visits both sides of the wall. He encounters bureaucracy, idiosyncratic transport, bizarre social occasions, and the unifying togetherness of human concern. What we're left with is a book that is fair about the conflicts and difference of religions but also manages to capture the human spirit in all its contradictions and emotions.Booktrust


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It seems extraordinary now, but if you had entered a lottery in 1786, you might have won a whole museum. The tickets were priced at one guinea each, and the museum up for grabs was that of Sir Ashton Lever, collector of natural history and ethnographical specimens.
The museum was based in Leicester Square, London, and contained approximately 27,000 items. Leicester House, a large mansion, cost Lever £600 a year to lease, and when it opened in February 1775 he charged visitors half a guinea to enter, a large sum at the time. Despite the cost, the Leverian Museum proved popular. Those who visited found sixteen rooms of specimens interspersed with corridors lined with cases containing even more items. One room was separate and was billed as containing "very curious monkies and monsters"; ladies were warned that they may not have wished to enter for fear of being disgusted. As well as the specimens, there was a library containing books on natural history. Interestingly, advertisements at the time specify that good fires were to be found in the galleries – not something that one would expect to find in museums now!
As well as the general public, artists and natural historians of the time came to draw and study the exhibitions. Lever added to the collections frequently, stocking the cases with zoological and ethnographical items brought back from expeditions such as those of Captain Cook, from exotic locations such as the Americas, Africa and the Far East.
[Image above] – "Bird display. A perspective view of the grand saloon and gallery [of the Leverian Museum] from A Companion to the [British] Museum (1790) by Sir Ashton Lever." NHM Picture Library Ref 036756
Sarah Stone (ca.1760-1844), the daughter of a fan painter, began painting at the museum in the late 1770s. Her baptism certificate has not been found, so the precise date of her birth is unknown. She came to the attention of Lever and was commissioned by him to formally record specimens. Her artwork is considered of great importance as it gives some idea of the species collected by explorers and of the long-since demolished museum. Some of the animals she painted are now extinct, or have endangered populations.
The Library at the Natural History Museum has a large collection of Stone's watercolours. Many of the known paintings and drawings in existence (over 900 in total) are of birds, such as the image above of a mandarin duck, Aix galericulata.
Stone's use of colour and shadow, delicate brushwork and faithful representation of her subjects made her work distinctive and admirable at the time. Although these qualities are still prized, some of her drawings can look 'stiff' to modern eyes. In particular, the sloth on the left in the picture below looks incapable of climbing its branch. However, this may also be the fault of the taxidermy techniques of the period.
[Image on right] "Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata. Sarah Stone, 1788." NHM Picture Library Ref 024290
So who did win the museum? For five weeks after the lottery, no-one knew. Finally James Parkinson, a barrister, came forward to claim his winnings. The chosen ticket had belonged to his late wife and he had only come across it when sorting through her estate.
He owned the museum for twenty years, though kept the 'Leverian' name, and oversaw a move to a different site in Albion Place, south of Blackfriars Bridge. Most of Stone's drawings are dated to before Parkinson took over the museum. In 1806, the collections were broken up and sold at auctions lasting for sixty five days (excluding Sundays and the King's birthday). Interestingly, two of the lots were Stone's own watercolours of the specimens.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) webpage hosts some books which contain paintings by Sarah Stone. Some examples are here:
You can also see more of Sarah Stone's artwork in the forthcoming Images of Nature Gallery exhibition on women artists, which will be on display the Museum from March 2014 and is accompanied by a book by Special Collections Librarian Andrea Hart. Keep a look out for forthcoming blogs providing more information about the new exhibition next month and then throughout 2014/2015.
Jackson, C.E. (1998). Sarah Stone: Natural Curiosities from the New Worlds. London: Merrell Publishers Ltd.
[Image below] – "Pale-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus. Sarah Stone, c. 1781-1785." NHM Picture Library Ref 024334


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Now that I have the awful internet connection problem fixed, although not quite 100% yet, this is my first Tombstone Tuesday for quite a while!!
This is the tombstone of Michael Read, the great grandson of my 6 x great grandfather Cozens Read.
Transcript of Monumental Inscription
Memory of
Michael, Son of
Richard and Sarah Read
who died October 20th 1844
Aged 26 years
Oh friend, for ever lov'd, for ever dear,
How many tears have bathed thy honoured bier,
What sighs reechoed to thy parting breath,
Whilst thou wast struggling in the fangs of death
Afflictions semblence bends not o'er thy tomb,
Afflictions self deplores thy youthful doom,
To all save one, is consolation known,
Whilst solitary friendship sighs alone
Layt Aylesbury
I'm a little intrigued by the verse, the last part of the verse especially. "To all save one …" does that mean God or someone Michael was unfriendly with? And what does "whilst solitary friendship sighs alone" mean?
Other than knowing that Michael died in London (it mentions this in the burial register) although the gravestone does say he was late of Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) I do not have much more information about him. I am thinking that maybe I really need to get his death certificate, at least that will give me an idea of why he died so young.


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Why buy property in istanbul Turkey
When considering a property purchase in the wonderful city of Istanbul, firstly you need to decide why you are buying and your budget, Is it for pure investment for capital appreciation or rental yields? or is it a lifestyle change or holiday home for you and your family?
Istanbul is like any other major city in the world, city centre and sea view properties come with a premium price tag, quite often with six-figure tags.
Scores of overseas investors have zoned in on the city over recent years purchasing properties all across the city, cashing in on both short and long term rentals. Keen-eyed investors are buying off plan properties at launch prices where property prices increase by at least 50% by the completion dates giving you guaranteed capital appreciation in very short space of time.
The are you choose is a very important factor along with your budget, home buyers with a high budget can purchase luxury Bosphorus properties, though low budget buyers should be looking in the new fashionable inner city areas of Beylikduzu, Esenyurt west of Ataturk International airport.
Property for sale in ISTANBUL Turkey
Fethiye is a busy harbour and fishing town on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey. A working town with a large shopping area hosting banks, fashions stores, electrical stores, furniture stores and lots more, everything you would expect to find in a large town.
The Fethiye area has grown tremendously over recent years and is divided into many smaller sub districts such as Tasyaka, Deliktas, Tuzla and Karagozler to name a few, all very popular residential areas for both the local Turkish people and its large ex-pat community who choose these central Fethiye town areas to live on a permanent basis.
The centre of Fethiye is the hub of the area, with its abundance of shops is excellent for a year round life as it also hosts an array of supermarkets, a university, schools and hospitals both state and private establishments.
Real Estate in Fethiye Town
Most residential properties are found in the sub-districts with their own selection of amenities too without the need to travel the short distance in to the centre for your groceries.
Fethiye Town Property for Sale
Property can be found in many areas, exclusive marina areas, popular residential areas, or areas that are located close to then sea.
Karagozler is the most exclusive area where homes sit overlooking the up-market Ece Marina and accommodation for sale in Fethiye Town has the premium price tags, attracting buyers from the world of yachting due to its close proximity to the marina and Fethiye harbour.
Tasyaka sits on the outskirts of the centre and is on the main route from the centre of town to the famous beach resort of Oludeniz, extremely popular for year round living with its close proximity to the centre and its access to the famous beach, which also makes it popular for holiday homes too as it's an ideal base to explore many of the Fethiye areas. Accommodation in Fethiye Town, Turkey in this area can be on flat ground or can be perched in elevated positions with stunning views over the bay of Fethiye.
Deliktas is another popular residential area, a newer developing area that is located a little closer to the town centre, sharing most of the amenities of both the centre of Fethiye Town and Tasyaka, and again very popular with locals and ex-pats. Homes in Deliktas are also quite often located in elevated positions and also offer amazing views of the bay and much of the town.
Other areas that sit close to the town centre and the sea offer property in Fethiye with slightly higher prices especially private villas with a full sea and harbour view, though modern apartments can also be located in the same areas at excellent value for money though the view may not be quite so breath taking.
All-in-all of you are looking to buy property in Fethiye Town, Turkey you can't go wrong, an ideal place for year round living, holiday homes or buy-to-let investment properties with great rental potential all year round, being an ideal base to explore the area with all the amenities of a large town on the doorstep.


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The beer can is back.
The much-maligned runt of the beer container litter is undergoing a Renaissance, reports Ad Age, thanks to creative new packaging designs, inner liners that reduce the "aluminum taste" and, most importantly a new market in smaller boutique breweries who previously only bottled.
According to Ad Age, 97 percent of the nation's 2,400 breweries could be classified as mom-and-pops (or, mom-and-pop-a-tops, if you like bad puns).
"Craft brewers are grassroots, and their sense of storytelling is: one can, one bottle, one keg at a time," Julia Herz, craft-beer program director at the Brewers Association, told Ad Age. "There's more room on the actual can to put their story. … The more they can talk about their personality, the better."
Cans also offer a potentially longer shelf-life for craft beers, as it protects them from beer-hating natural elements light and air.


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Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Harvard University, and has previously worked at MIT, the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Chicago. His research ranges over a number of topics in theoretical physics, focusing on cosmology, particle physics, and general relativity, with special emphasis on dark matter, dark energy, and the origin of the universe.
He is the author of From Eternity to Here, a popular book on cosmology and the arrow of time, and of Spacetime and Geometry, a textbook on general relativity; has produced a set of introductory lectures for The Teaching Company entitled Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe; and is a co-founder of the popular science blog Cosmic Variance.


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Each day for the next 10 Days I will be sharing some fun Holiday Craft ideas and I will be giving away a prize each day!! In order for you to be eligible to win all you have to do is leave a comment on my you tube channel for each video and then for an added bonus chance to win visit my blog become a follower and leave a comment and you will be entered twice to win each prize for the comment that you leave~~EASY HU!! =)
Today I made some fun tags and a card sharing a really fun Embossing Technique using Gelatos and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist!! Here are the photos of those projects!!
Also here is the video showing you how to achieve this look!!
For this project you will need: Embossing Folders of you choice, Gelatos of your choice, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist of your choice (I used Piece of Heart and Puorto Rico), Distress Stain in Picket Fence, Paint Dauber in Pearl, Distress Stickles in Rock Candy, Vintage Glass Glitter, Maya Road Wooden Snowflakes, Prima Pearls and Gems, and May Arts Ribbon of your choice.
The first step is to take the embossing folder of your choice and the gelatos of your choice (I would recommend using more than on color for added interest) I used the Tim Holtz Snowman/Snow Flurries Embossing folders and then the Light Blue, Dark Blue and white Gelatos!!
Next I took the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist of choice (Piece of Heart and Puorto Rico) and sprayed inside the indented part of the folder on top of the gelatos that you have added to the folder.
Place your paper on top and sandwich the folder together and run it through your embossing machine.
Then cut out the snowman leaving a slight border around the edge.
Added some ink to the edges of the snowman for some added color and dimension.
Next take your tag and add Pearl Paint using the dauber to pounce leaving a texture that looks like snow. I added two layers and didn't worry about covering ever inch of the tag. This just adds even more life to the tag.
I then distressed the edges of the tag and then added some of the gelatos to the edge of the tag to add some more color to define the tag edge/shape.
I then added the snowman and cut the May Arts ribbon #BS35 to size and sprayed it with glimmer mist to match the snowman color. Then I cut two strips of May Arts Burlap twine and tied a double bow to add to the top of the ribbon and then placed a Prim gem in the center of the bow. I then added a Maya Road wood snowflake to the bottom of the snowman and placed a matching gem in the center of the snowflake and attached the snowman to the tag.
For the other tag everything is the same except I used Distress Stain in Picket Pence to color the tag!! I did this by covering the entire tag and drying and then recover and dry. Depending on the darkness of the color that you want you may have to do this up to 4 times. Then I added distress stickles and before it could dry I covered it with Vintage Glass Glitter pressed it down into the stickles really well and then let it dry!! Then you are ready to distress the edges of your tag and add the gelatos to the edge. Place the snowman and add your ribbon. I used May Arts Ribbon #336-38-34 and Sk10. I sprayed them both with glimmer mist to help them match the tag alittle better.
Then add the wooden snowflake and your ready to add to any package or card!!
For the Card:
I followed the same technique with the embossing folder only I colored on the raised portion instead of the recessed side of the folder. I then sprayed it with Glimmer Mist and ran it through my sizzix machine. I dried it and the cut to fit the front of my card!! I used a sizzix die to cut out the word wish and added distress stickles in Rock Candy and let dry. I then added May Arts Silk ribbon #SK10 and made a bow for the wooden snowflake to sit in the center of. I added a prima gem to the center and my card was finished!!
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Steel Magnolia Slated to Play 2012 ACM Experience, May Not Be Broken Up
At the beginning of this year, the buzz was that engaged Steel Magnolia partners Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones were parting ways professionally and potentially in their relationship as well. But now, the country duo — who are currently nominated for ACM Vocal Duo of the Year — are slated to play the ACM Experience, which will be held March 30-April 1 in Las Vegas. And this announcement seems to have put rumors to rest… for a little while.
For the event, the 'Keep On Lovin' You' singers will be joining up with country acts including Edens Edge, Gloriana, Ira Dean, Levi Lowrey, Kip Moore and LoCash Cowboys, among others. The three-day event will culminate with the ACM Fan Jam, hosted by Zac Brown Band, on Sunday, April 1, the same day as the awards show telecast.
Though the duo are coming together to perform at the 2012 ACMs festivities, their assumed breakup came at the beginning of this year when they canceled a Tennessee concert. A news source reported Niswonger Performing Executive Director Darrell Bryan as saying, "It is our understanding that the duo is no longer performing together, We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our patrons."
Whether that statement wasn't true at the time or the duo's status has simply changed since then, Steel Magnolia seem to be back and just as strong as ever. In addition to their ACM Experience performance, Linsey recently took part in 'A Night to Make It Right,' an event hosted by Ellen DeGeneres that benefited Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation, which works to rebuild the Ninth Ward section of Linsey's New Orleans hometown — a place that still bears the scars of Hurricane Katrina.
"When you see all the good that can come from being creative, the way you can make tangible differences as well as inspire people who're coming through things," Linsey told the Boot of the event, "that's a lot of what drove me to Nashville to chase my dream."


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BRENTWOOD — Prosecutors say murder victim Amanda "Amy" Warf's ex-husband used a gun to force her into the abandoned concrete plant in Exeter where she met her demise.
The state attorney general's office on Friday laid out new details about the alleged plot to kill Warf, which was said to be in the works as early as January.
Warf's former husband of seven years, Aaron Desjardins, of Epping, is facing first-degree murder charges in the case. Prosecutors say Desjardins conspired with his new wife, Sarah Desjardins, and a sister living in Maine to kill Warf.
Aaron Desjardins is accused of killing Warf in March by slitting her throat and severing an artery. Firefighters found her body inside an abandoned concrete plant on Hampton Road in Exeter on Thursday morning, March 7, after the building caught fire.
Investigators say before the murder, Sarah Desjardins sent a text message to her husband's sister asking her to bring a "roasting pan" to New Hampshire. The words were allegedly a code meaning that the sister, 43-year-old Michelle Corson, should bring a gun to the state. Aaron Desjardins, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, allegedly used the weapon to force Warf to enter the concrete plant where her body was found.
In arguments before a trial court judge Friday, Sarah Desjardins' attorney did not dispute that her client sent the message, but instead, made the case that Sarah Desjardins was unaware that "roasting pan" was a reference to a firearm.
Sarah Desjardins is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit hindering apprehension or prosecution. She appeared in circuit court in Brentwood Friday morning for a bail reduction hearing and probable cause hearing.Aaron Desjardins told investigators the plot to kill his ex-wife was hatched in collaboration with Sarah Desjardins, according to prosecutor Jay McCormack, a staffer at the attorney general's office, who told the judge that the pair discussed the plan at least 10 times. Sarah Desjardins also allegedly advised her husband of which sweater he should wear during the crime, in order to dispose of it after the fact.
"This was a conspiracy that took place over the course of months," he said.
Sarah Desjardins, of 67 Railroad Ave., Epping, is also accused of providing a false alibi to police about her husband's whereabouts on the morning of March 7.
Her attorney disputed that Desjardins had knowledge of the murder plot, explaining that Sarah Desjardins might have been aware of her husband's "homicidal ideation," but didn't realize his intent to act upon it. She requested for bail to be reduced to $5,000 cash.
A judge ultimately agreed with a request from the state prosecutors, ordering Sarah Desjardins to be held on $50,000 cash or corporate surety bail. She also waived her right to a probable cause hearing, sending her case to a grand jury.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell has declined to comment on the manner in which police believe Aaron Desjardins killed his former spouse, who is also the mother of his one-year-old son. Morrell said Warf's wounds were horizontal and "deep into the tissue."
In the days that followed Warf's murder, Aaron Desjardins repeatedly told reporters he was innocent of the crime. Meanwhile, homicide investigators were scouring his property. He was then arrested on Tuesday, March 12.Corson, Aaron Desjardins' sister, has also been charged in the case. She was arrested in Skowhegan, Maine, last week on a fugitive from justice charge. New Hampshire authorities have charged Corson with conspiracy to commit murder and being an accomplice to first-degree murder. Corson has waived her right to challenge extradition to New Hampshire, McCormack said in court Friday.Family court records in Brentwood indicate Warf and Aaron Desjardins were married for about seven years before separating in 2011. They shared the home on Railroad Avenue that Aaron Desjardins now owns. His divorce from Warf was finalized early last year, and Desjardins married Sarah Desjardins around the same time, according to court records.A lawyer who was previously representing Aaron Desjardins in negotiations in family court said Warf and Desjardins were finalizing a parenting agreement for their child at the time of Warf's death.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Friday denied Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) retirees' attempt to stop the company from transferring $7.5 billion in pension obligations to insurer Prudential Insurance Co of America.
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater clears the way for Verizon to proceed with the move, first announced in October, in which Verizon would purchase a group annuity contract where Prudential would be responsible for paying retirees' pensions. The transfer is scheduled to close December 10.
On November 27, two management retirees affected by the move filed a lawsuit in Texas federal court, seeking a court order blocking the transfer.
They argued in court filings that the move would strip them and approximately 41,000 other affected employees of their federal legal protections and interfere with their rights under the retirement plan.
Fitzwater rejected their request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. He wrote in a 15-page ruling that "plaintiffs have failed to carry their burden of showing a substantial likelihood of success on the merits."
A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Curtis Kennedy, said that the retirees "should have been allowed a voice and a choice with respect to the planned change." He said the plaintiffs are considering an appeal.
A Verizon spokesman said the company was pleased with the decision. A spokeswoman for Prudential declined to comment.
Also known as pension terminal funding, the concept of the deal is simple: an employer pays an upfront premium to an insurance company for an annuity that covers the members of a pension plan.
The insurer becomes responsible, via the annuity, for all of the retirees' pensions and the sponsor gets to wash its hands of the obligation.
General Motors Co completed a similar deal with Prudential earlier this year.
The case is Lee et al. V. Verizon Communications Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, no. 12-4834.
Reporting by Jessica Dye; editing by Carol Bishopric


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See how Arsenal put four goals past Liverpool in an enthralling encounter
Arsenal youth team were dominant in their play once again as they trash Liverpool 4-0 in the U23 Premier League.
The young Gunners were playing at home for the second straight League game and they were able to wallop their league rivals by a four-goal margin.
Though the young Reds had the first sight on goal as Bobby Adekanye tried a long-range effort which went far off the post.
Adekanye also tried another venomous shot from the right flank of attack but Arsenal goaltender Deyan Iliev was equal to the task as he pushed the ball out for a corner.
With Liverpool's desire to get the first goal of the game, the Reds push many men forward, therefore, creating space for the Gunners to attack.
It was Arsenal who broke style deadlock as 17-year-old wing-back Bukayo Saka scored his first goal of the season by putting the ball past Liverpool goalie, Grabara, thanks to a fine pass from Nketiah.
Eddie Nketiah made it 2-0 before second half when he scored a great goal after Bukayo Saka's lofty cross found him in a good scoring position.
Willock made it third in the second half of the encounter, once again Saka was responsible for the goal as he forced Liverpool defense to commit some errors.
Though Liverpool had some good goalscoring chances, they couldn't make them count as the lost many clear-cut chances throughout the night.
Nketiah rounds up the scoreline when he got his second of the game, which was Arsenal's fourth goal of the encounter.
The Gunners will now face Leicester City on Saturday as they aim to continue their great run of form against the young Foxes.
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Why Arsenal Have To Keep David Luiz For One More Season
Arsenal could lose the services of Brazilian defender David Luiz after the recent revelation that the player signed for just a season. He was an £8m acquisition from London rivals Chelsea last summer.
David Luiz became surplus to requirements when Blues legend Frank Lampard was named the manager in 2019 and the centre back had to leave Stamford Bridge for a new adventure rather than sit on the sidelines at Chelsea. Various media outlets reported on Wednesday that the Brazilian international centre back signed a one-year contract plus the option of an additional year but the Gunners have not taken that 'extra year' option until now. The option will expire at the end of next month meaning that the player will become a free agent.
David Luiz is in the latter part of his football career at the age of 33 and this factor could be a major decider on the part of the Arsenal bosses especially with young defender William Saliba expected to return to the club for next season at the end of his loan at Saint Etienne. Arsenal signed Frenchman Saliba from Saint Etienne in a £25m deal before he was loaned back to the French Ligue 1 for the current campaign.
David Luiz is the most experienced player in the Arsenal squad though he didn't have the best of starts to his career at the club. However, he has been able to recover from an uncertain start to become a key defender for new manager Mikel Arteta. Why Arteta and Arsenal still need him:
1. Experience – David Luiz has been a real force since Mikel Arteta became the Gunners boss and his wealth of experience would be useful for another season.
2. Consistency – He has been the only constant in the Arsenal backline since Arteta became manager in 2019.
3. Quality – Arsenal are blessed with quantity centre backs rather than quality. David Luiz can be a real handful for strikers on his good day.
Will Arsenal Pull Off The Philippe Coutinho Deal This Summer
In the last 24 hours, Arsenal have surprisingly emerged as the favourites to sign Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho in the summer. This has led to the question on whether stingy Arsenal and owner Stan Kroenke can pull off a deal for Coutinho who's the third most expensive player in the history of the round leather game.
Barcelona splashed the cash on Philippe Coutinho in January 2018 to make him the most expensive player behind Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, both of French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG). Around £142m was the transfer fee for the player but he has not been able to repay that money mainly due to his poor performances for the majority of the last two years.
His Barcelona outings were not encouraging for 18 months and that led to him being loaned to Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Coutinho has stepped up his form in Germany but that has not convinced the Bavarian giants to make his loan move a permanent one.
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With Bayern Munich reluctant to sign Coutinho permanently, the player has to find a new club this summer and Arsenal have emerged as a potential destination. Barcelona are prepared to cut their losses on the player by selling him for a fee much lower than what they paid Liverpool for his services.
Before now, Chelsea were considered to be the front-runner for his signature but that has cooled off in recent weeks. Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is also interested in Coutinho having worked with the player during his time as the Liverpool boss but the Brazilian is not keen on the idea of joining the Foxes this summer.
Arsenal have already held discussions with Coutinho's agents to show their seriousness in signing the player and this development has led to club fans wondering how they will pull off a transfer that would definitely be expensive including his wages. In addition, Arsenal and other big European sides have seen their income badly affected by Coronavirus. It's only a matter of time before we find out whether the Coutinho to Arsenal transfer is for real or just like the other 'could have been' transfers before now.
Is It Time For Alexander Lacazette To Find A New Club?
One of the biggest news on the transfer front in recent days is the revelation that Arsenal are open to the idea of letting striker Alexander Lacazette. As reported by several reliable news portals, the Gunners are open to an offer for the player this summer thus leading to the question: 'If this is the right time for the player to move on from Arsenal after three years'.
Lacazette was the record signing when he moved to Arsenal from Lyon at the start of the 2017/18 campaign. The Gunners spent around £46m to secure his signing shortly after his move to Atletico Madrid fell through mainly due to the transfer ban on the part of the Spaniards. His transfer beat the previous record held by German playmaker Mesut Ozil who moved to Arsenal from Real Madrid for £42m in 2013.
The Frenchman held the record for just six months before the club spent £57m to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund at the start of 2018.
Alexandre Lacazette had a great start to his Arsenal career as he took him just some minutes to get his first goal for the club during the Premier League opener for the 2017/18 campaign, a 4-3 win at home to Leicester City. He was the main striker at Arsenal during that period and even ahead of compatriot Olivier Giroud who was referred to him by manager Didier Deschamps in the French national team setup.
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His position as the main attacker at Arsenal lasted for six months until the arrival of the aforementioned Aubameyang but he was still able to produce his best goal/game at the club till date during that season. Lacazette scored 17 goals plus 4 assists in 39 games.
The French striker scored more goals (19 in 52 games) in the second season but his goal/game output was lesser than that of his debut campaign as an Arsenal player. He made more assists (10) and was rewarded with the Player of the Season award. However, things have gone from good to bad for him this season.
The ex-Lyon skipper struggled with an injury at the start of the current season having picked it up during pre-season and that seemed to affect him as he failed to rediscover the form of his last two seasons at the club. Young attackers like Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah have been picked ahead of him in the Arsenal attack this season after he failed to ignite the frontline with goals and assists. Lacazette has just nine goals and three assists in 35 games for the Gunners in the present campaign.
Lacazette is now seen as someone dispensable in the Arsenal attack thereby leading to the suggestion that a new club could be the catalyst for him to resurrect his ailing football career. Atletico Madrid are long-term admirers and the La Liga giants are also in the market for a new striker thus making it a big possibility for him to move to Madrid this summer.
Premier League: Players With Most Titles At Arsenal
Arsenal were the only club who challenged the dominance of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United team during the early part of the Premier League era. The Gunners didn't pose much problems to Manchester United until the arrival of a certain Frenchman named Arsene Wenger in 1996.
Wenger was a relatively unknown quantity when he arrived on the shores of England despite winning the French league with AS Monaco plus managing successfully in the Japanese top flight. He was the catalyst for Arsenal who became a major threat to Ferguson and his players at Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Manchester United dominated Premier League football for the first 12 years. The two clubs won 11 from the 12 Premier League titles on offer with the only exception coming during the 1994/95 when Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish led Blackburn Rovers to the title.
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Wenger became the Arsenal manager in the opening weeks of the 5th Premier League season and didn't have to wait for long to secure his first league title. He won the Premier League trophy in his first full season in the competition before winning two more league titles including the unprecedented unbeaten campaign during the 2003/04 season. Several players thrived under his management and were instrumental to those league titles as follows:
1. Dennis Bergkamp – He is regarded by a lot of football fans and stakeholders as the best foreign import in Premier League history. He was already an Arsenal player before the appointment of Arsene Wenger and was available for all the three league wins.
2. Patrick Vieira – The Frenchman was the first signing of the Arsene Wenger era at Arsenal and he more than lived up to expectations. Vieira took over the captain's armband from Mr. Arsenal Tony Adams before leaving the team through the entire league season unbeaten during the 2003/04 campaign. He also has three Premier League titles alongside Dennis Bergkamp and fellow midfielder Ray Parlour.
3. Ray Parlour – Nicknamed the Romford Pele, Parlour was one of the unsung heroes in the Arsenal team. He was an important member of the Arsenal midfield through the three Premier League titles won under Arsene Wenger.
Impressive Bukayo Saka Is An Able Replacement For Mesut Ozil?
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been one of the most controversial figures in the Premier League over the past few years and that has been partly due to his consistently below average performance for the Gunners. The scrutiny on him increased the moment he became the most expensive player (in terms of weekly wages) in the history of the club two years ago.
The Turkish-born German player penned a three-year deal worth £350,000 weekly in 2018 and that contract will expire next summer. It is safe to say that majority of the Arsenal fans are sure that Ozil has not lived up to the expectations associated with his huge salary.
Despite his inability to produce top performances for Arsenal on a consistent basis as their major playmaker, Mesut Ozil has always reiterated that he will see out his present contract at the club meaning that the Gunners need to start making plans for his replacement.
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A candidate that most Arsenal fans didn't think about is young attacker Bukayo Saka who has been very impressive for his club this season at the age of just 18. His quality this season has shown that he could be the man to take the playmaking mantle at the Emirates Stadium as from the summer of 2021 when Ozil leaves the club at the end of his current deal.
Bukayo Saka has not only shown quality as the Arsenal Academy graduate has also been versatile. He has played left-back on several occasions this season due to the injury problems with left-sided fullbacks Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney.
Young Arsenal star Saka shone at left-back and his performances have attracted interest from rivals like Liverpool and Manchester United as he has one year left on his current deal at the Emirates Stadium though he's likely to sign a contract extension.
He has four goals and eight assists in all competitions this season to show that he has the quality to become the major playmaker at Arsenal. No Arsenal player has created more goals this season.
Premier League: Has Mikel Arteta Been An Upgrade On Sacked Unai Emery
Spanish tactician Unai Emery has been in the news for the last few days after his latest interview on his time at Arsenal. According to Unai Emery, in a chat with the Daily Mail, he felt lonely at Arsenal during his time at the club.
The Spaniard said he didn't receive adequate support from the club bosses at Arsenal. The revelation from Unai Emery has led to many questions which involve his replacement as permanent manager, Mikel Arteta.
One of the questions raised amongst the Gunners is if Mikel Arteta has been an upgrade on Unai Emery since his appointment as his replacement in December 2019. Arteta had previously spent five years as an Arsenal player between 2011 and 2016 before he retired from football at the club. He went on to become the assistant manager at Premier League side Manchester City for three years until his appointment as Arsenal's permanent manager six months ago.
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Unai Emery questioned the commitment of the Arsenal bosses but can't say same about the fans who backed him until results became terrible in his second season at the club. A lot of football stakeholders expected Arsenal to struggle in the aftermath of Arsene Wenger's exit after 22 years as Gunners boss but Unai Emery, his replacement, made a good job of the task in his early days.
Fans began to doubt Unai Emery at the end of his first season when his team collapsed during the chase for Champions League via the Premier League and also suffered a heavy defeat to London rivals Chelsea in the Europa League final. He started his second season with a hundred percent Premier League record before everything fell apart leading up to his sack in November 2019.
Unai Emery was regularly criticised for the football played under his watch but that has changed for the better under Mikel Arteta though results have been almost identical in Premier League terms to further strengthen the question asked earlier 'if Arteta has been an upgrade on Emery' since he took over from his compatriot.
Unai Emery led Arsenal to 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in 13 league games in his second season at the rate of 1.38 points per game, while Mikel Arteta has overseen 4 wins, 5 draws and one loss at the rate of 1.7 points per game.
EPL: Is Time Running Out For Jack Wilshere?
Injury is an unwanted aspect of Sports, including football, and it is almost impossible to get rid. Management rather than elimination has been the path taken by sportsmen since time immemorial. Injuries have the capacity to decimate the career of the best sportsmen and former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is unfortunately a good example in this regard.
Jack Wilshere was a big prospect while he came through the youth teams at Arsenal and he has remained that way failing to graduate into one of the best footballers in the world as predicted during his Arsenal youth days largely due to injuries. The 28-year-old has had a lot of long-term injuries and they have affected his output as a footballer over the years.
Jack Wilshere was the star of the last team that won the FA Youth Cup during the 2008/09 season and big things were expected from him until injuries struck as aforementioned. He broke into the Arsenal first team at the age of 16 and was already playing established Barcelona stars like Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta as a teenager some years later.
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The West Ham United player was the best player as Arsenal beat Barcelona 2-1 in a come from behind win in the first leg of the first knockout stage of the 2008/09 season. It remains the biggest night ever at the Emirates Stadium in addition to being the best game in an Arsenal shirt for Jack Wilshere.
Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gave Wilshere enough opportunities to prove his quality consistently at the club but that didn't happen because of injuries. The England international eventually left the Gunners on a free transfer upon the exit of Wenger in 2018 and after 17 years at the club, he has been at the age of 9.
Jack Wilshere's club career was not the only one affected as the Arsenal Academy graduate also didn't fulfil his career with the Three Lions of England as expected. He has been overlooked in the last three years by England manager Gareth Southgate the few times he has been fit.
Wilshere joined West Ham United as a free agent upon leaving Arsenal two years ago meaning that he has just one year left to prove himself with the Hammers as time might be running out for him at the top level of football. His time at West Ham has been injury-filled just like what was obtainable during his career as an Arsenal player.
Top Three Potential Swap Deals This Summer
Swap deals and free transfers are likely to be very popular during the upcoming transfer market due to reduced income amongst the clubs. Coronavirus has hit the world hard and football has not been spared on the financial front.
Football was suspended in March because of the COVID19 virus though some leagues have resumed, while some others are planning to resume. Others like the Dutch Eredivisie and the French Ligue 1 have already moved on from the current football season.
For now, the leagues returning to the football field will play behind closed doors thus impacting on finances for both the small and big clubs. To this effect, these clubs are not expected to spend big on players in the transfer market this summer with emphasis now mostly on free transfers and swap deals. Let's take a look at the top three potential swap deals this summer:
- Ex-Arsenal Star On Target In Juventus Win
- Chelsea To 'Listen To Offers' For This Ageing Player In January
- EPL: Man United Starlet Has 'Said Yes' To Another Club For Transfer
1. Paul Pogba-Aaron Ramsey: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is likely to leave the club this summer with his contract running out and former club Juventus are one of the sides interested in him, while Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey has not really settled into life at the club he joined on a free transfer last summer. A possible swap deal has been discussed in the media.
2. Miralem Pjanic-Arthur: Barcelona and Juventus are reportedly in talks over a swap deal involving their midfielders Arthur and Miralem Pjanic respectively. The swap deal was close to being completed until Barcelona requested for a cash-plus-player deal rather than a straight swap deal. Despite this setback, the transfer could still go ahead with Juventus keen to sell Pjanic this summer.
Alexandre Lacazette-Thomas Partey: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a big fan of top target Thomas Partey and he might need to sacrifice striker Alexandre Lacazette in his quest to sign the Ghanaian player.


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Casa Selini is situated in Soekarno Hatta (Labuan Bajo) in beautiful Flores!, Featuring a restaurant and a shop, Casa Selini is a 5-minute walk from Pelni Harbour where guests can take a speedboat ride to Komodo Island. A shared living and dining area is also available on site. Free WiFi is accessible in all areas.
Casa Selini is a 5-minute drive from both Labuan Bajo Airport and Pede Beach, while Komodo Island is an hour's speedboat ride from Pelni Harbour.
Each air-conditioned room is fitted with a wardrobe, safety deposit box and towels. En suite bathrooms include a shower and free
Orange Guest House is family run guest house in Labuan Bajo West Flores Island Indonesia.
Orange Hotel offers cosy accommodation with free WiFi access in public areas and an on-site restaurant.
It takes about a 30-minute drive from the hotel to Komodo Airport, and a 60-minute boat ride to Komodo Island. Getting to famous diving spots around Komodo Island will take around 50 minutes by boat.
Rooms at Orange Hotel are all air-conditioned and fitted with a TV, a closet, and a seating area. Each room also come with an en suite bathroom featuring shower and free toiletries. There is also a balcony
BAJO BEACH Inns (Wisma)
The Bajo Beach Hotel is number one for backpackers, a well-tended place with friendly people where we had a pleasant stay. The rooms are clean, small but cheap (about 45.000 to 50.000 Rp), Western toilet, fan, and the hotel has some great useful services (trips, info etc.).
The food is basic however very traditional, and there is a very nice dining-place where the backpackers tell their experiences …
The hotel is the first hotel in Labuan Bajo, run by chinese families and still popular amount backpacker traveller.
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So I unpacked my Telestrat rig for some hacking recently, and alas its not booting.
So the question is: how do we fix this? Does anyone have any hints/tips, or maybe pointers to a Telestrat service manual, or maybe some other resource I can use to get this machine running again? I'll post a followup when I get a chance to describe whats going on, specifically .. but wanted to get the ball rolling in case someone has a service manual or some such procedure in place to help me debug it ..
Telestrat repair
If you want to ask questions about how the machine works, peculiar details, the differences between models, here it is !
How to program the oric hardware (VIA, FDC, ...) is also welcome.
How to program the oric hardware (VIA, FDC, ...) is also welcome.
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People at the CEO fixed mine, possibly you could contact them for some hints.
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Circulation staff who work at Resource Sharing Alliance (RSA) member libraries are invited to attend a Circulation Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The agenda is posted below. In addition to discussing the topics on the agenda, there will be time for you to network with circulation staff from other libraries and ask questions of RSA staff. There are two options for you to attend the Circulation meeting:1. In-person at the RAILS East Peoria Service Center, 600 High Point Lane.2. Online via Adobe Connect. Please use this link to access Adobe Connect: http://wjil1.adobeconnect.com/rsa-db-circ/The meeting agenda is posted at http://alsi.sdp.sirsi.net/client/RSAwebsite/search/asset/2803Those who attend the Circulation meeting at the RAILS East Peoria Service Center are invited to bring a sack lunch to enjoy with colleagues before the meeting. Lunch will begin at noon. RSA will provide drinks and dessert. The Database Committee meeting will be held before lunch, beginning at 10:00 am. Circulation staff are welcome to attend the Database meeting. Please be sure to register on L2 if you will attend the Database meeting.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Saying he's tired of seeing prisoners sit around and drink coffee and watch TV, a newly elected Georgia sheriff plans to put them to work.
Glynn County Sheriff Neal Jump said inmate work details will pick up trash, clean the football stadium and remove mildew from the walls of county buildings.
The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/XQdhqd) that Jump outlined the plan during a meeting this week with the county commission.
Jump said inmates who join the outside work details will be exposed to public view and will be less likely to get arrested again after their sentences are served. He said that being seen by the public will embarrass them "and they won't get into trouble again."
Jump took office Jan. 1.


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Easter Week
Jesus Christ rides triumphantly into Jerusalem, His followers reverently laying down cloaks and palm fronds in His path. It is not the first time He has entered the city. His three-year ministry took Him across the Holy Land, where He taught, worked miracles, and spread the light of His gospel. But this time, Jesus Christ is preparing to perform His most important miracle of all.
Like everything He did, Jesus Christ's entrance fulfills prophecy. His arrival in Jerusalem is powerful evidence that God keeps His promises to His children. Our Heavenly Father provided a way for us to overcome sin and death—through His Son, Jesus Christ.
After entering Jerusalem, one of the first things Jesus Christ does is go to the temple. There, inside His Father's house, Jesus sees various merchants buying and selling to those passing by. Speaking with unmistakable authority, He commands them leave.
The cleansing of the temple at Jerusalem was an act of bravery. We can take courage knowing that Jesus Christ did what He knew to be right, whether it was popular or not. When we follow Him, we receive the strength to do the same.
Jesus's presence in Jerusalem did not go unnoticed by the authorities. Seeing Jesus as a threat, they seek to discredit Him. On the Temple Mount, they question Jesus in hopes of finding something they can use against Him. But Jesus's inspired answers reveal no crime, and His enemies only discredit themselves.
Despite incredible opposition, the work of Jesus Christ moved on. Because of His great love for us, we don't have to face life's obstacles alone. When we seek His help, we can overcome even the greatest of challenges.
The events of Wednesday are unknown. But instead of focusing on where Jesus was, we can focus on what Jesus taught during his ministry.
Jesus was the Master Teacher. By opening our hearts to Him, we can find answers to life's most important questions. But to do so, we must be as His disciples were—humble and sincere.
Jesus observes the Passover with His Apostles in what is often referred to as the Last Supper. He shares His love for them, through both His words and His actions. Then together they depart to a quiet garden called Gethsemane. But what happens next Jesus must endure alone. He prays and is overcome by unfathomable agony. This is the beginning of the culmination of Jesus Christ's sacred mission. He takes upon Himself the sins of the world.
Even though He lived a perfect life, Jesus Christ paid the price for all our sins. It was a sacrifice only He could make, and He did so willingly—for you, for all of us.
In the early hours of the morning, Jesus is betrayed into the hands of the local authorities. After a series of one-sided trials, He is sentenced to death by crucifixion. He dies on the cross that afternoon, with His disciples and accusers present as witnesses.
Because Jesus Christ experienced such profound suffering, He has perfect empathy for us when we are in pain, be it physical or spiritual. Because He overcame death to live again, He has the power to help us rise above the challenges in our lives, no matter how dark and difficult things may seem.
The night before, Jesus Christ's body had been placed in the tomb. The scriptures are mostly silent on the day after His crucifixion.
Likely, this was a day of deep reflection for His followers and their families. Likewise, you and your family are invited to take time to truly think about what Jesus Christ went through and why He was willing to do so.
Early in the morning, Mary Magdalene, a friend and follower of Jesus, comes to the tomb to care for Jesus Christ's body. To her astonishment, she finds the tomb empty. But she is not alone. A man addresses her, a gardener, she supposes. But then He says her name, "Mary." And she sees. He is Jesus. The Christ lives.
Jesus Christ overcame death and was resurrected, and because He lives, all of us will live again. Because He lives, not just on the third day, but this day, every day, we can find Him.


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So I have been playing Blood Brothers for a few days now, and have racked up a good few familiars in storage. I currently have about 40, and as there is a maximum storage space for 50 I want to start cleaning these up a bit.
For the most part I have been evolving my familiar so I can complete the "Collection", so a lot of these are currently at their maximum evolution, and I just cannot see myself using them in battle. So time to get rid of some.
From what I can tell, there are generally two options I have:
- I can cash them in for gold
- I can use them to boost the skills of my main characters
The problem is I don't know which is the best option.
Currently, I have over 300K in gold coins, and from what I can tell, this kind of money is easier to get hold of then spend. So the first question is: Is there anything for me to save up for? or is this kind of money purely for evolving and skill improvement?
With option 2 in mind, most of the familiars (more so the ones I want to get rid of) offer relatively little skill XP for my main characters, but naturally every little counts. One question here might be: is it worth leveling-up a weak familiar before using them for skill improvements? do the higher levels generally make much difference?
I know there is a few "sub-questions" in all that, but the ultimate question is:
What is more beneficial in the long run? Selling familiars for gold, or using them for skill upgrades?


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Red Sox Sign RHP Ryan Dempster to Two-Year Contract
Right-Handed Pitcher Pedro Beato Designated for Assignment
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today signed right-handed pitcher Ryan Dempster to a two-year contract through the 2014 season. A two-time All-Star, Dempster has made at least 28 starts and has won at least 10 games in each of the last five seasons since returning to the starting rotation in 2008. His 3.74 ERA during that five-year stretch ranks 13th among Major Leaguers with at least 950.0 innings pitched.
To make room for Dempster on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Pedro Beato was designated for assignment.
Dempster, 35, went 12-8 with a 3.38 ERA (65 ER/173.0 IP) and 153 strikeouts over 28 starts last season, his 15th year in the Major Leagues. He posted a 2.25 ERA (26 ER/104.0 IP) in 16 starts for the Chicago Cubs before being acquired by the Texas Rangers at the July 31 trade deadline.
At the time of the trade, Dempster ranked second in the National League in ERA and opponent batting average (.210), and was third with a 1.04 WHIP (min. 100.0 IP). He struck out 70 batters in 69.0 innings over 12 starts with Texas to place sixth among American League qualifiers with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings beginning in August.
Dempster, who will wear No. 46, has posted an ERA of 3.85 or lower four times in the last five seasons. He has totaled a 65-49 record (.570) to go along with his 3.74 ERA in those five years and also ranks among Major League leaders with 160 starts (T-13th) and 911 strikeouts (14th) since 2008.
He has thrown at least 200 innings while making 30 or more starts seven times in his career, all since 2000. Only nine other hurlers have as many 200-inning/30-start campaigns in the last 13 years.
An All-Star with the Florida Marlins in 2000 and again with the Cubs in 2008, Dempster spent the first 14 ½ seasons of his career in the National League. In joining the Rangers last summer, he returned to the club that originally signed him as a third-round selection in the 1995 June draft.
He has made at least 10 appearances in the NL in each of his 15 Major League seasons, the only player to do that in every season since 1998. His 1,848 strikeouts as a National Leaguer rank second among active players, and he also places among active leaders with 117 wins (5th), 310 starts (4th), and 2,146.2 innings (4th) in the Senior Circuit.
Dempster has made 547 career big league appearances, including 322 starts, since his 1998 debut. He owns a career 124-124 record with a 4.33 ERA (1,067 ER/2,215.2 IP) and 1,918 strikeouts, pitching for the Marlins (1998-2002), Cincinnati Reds (2002-03), Cubs (2004-12), and Rangers (2012).
He served as the Cubs' Opening Day starter each of the last two years and was the Marlins' Opening Day starter in 2001 and 2002.
Primarily a starter in his Major League career, Dempster also racked up 87 saves over four seasons in the bullpen for the Cubs from 2004-07, serving as the club's closer for three of those years (2005-07). He joins Derek Lowe as the only active pitchers with at least 100 career victories and 85 saves.
A native of British Columbia, he ranks second all-time among Canadian Major Leaguers in wins, starts, and innings, trailing only Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins in all three categories.
He has made two career postseason appearances, both with the Cubs, pitching out of the bullpen in 2007 and as a starter in 2008.
Throughout his career, Dempster has dedicated himself to charitable efforts. He was the Cubs nominee for the Roberto Clemente award in 2006, 2008, and 2011, which honors a player who combines outstanding skills on the field with devoted work in the community. Following the 2001 season, he was presented with the All Heart Award by the Florida chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America for his community endeavors.
In 2009, he created the Dempster Family Foundation, which is dedicated to raising awareness of DiGeorge Syndrome, a birth defect due to the deletion of part of chromosome 22. The foundation reaches out to children that have this syndrome and to the charities that support them, and provides financial assistance to charities that aid and comfort critically ill children. Through the foundation, he has also supported youth baseball programs, military families, and animal shelters in the Chicagoland area.
Over his last seven seasons with the Cubs, he donated tickets to social service agencies that assist low-income children through his "Dempster's Dugout" ticket program.
Beato, 26, made four relief appearances with Boston after being acquired from the New York Mets on August 16, going 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA (4 ER/7.2 IP) in those games. He also pitched in seven contests for Triple-A Pawtucket, including three during the International League postseason.


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Sabre Sailing Dinghy
Australia's most popular one design single handed class. The fun Single hander that is easy to sail but difficult to master.
The Notice of Race is now online on the regatta website.
Important: Sabre Sailing Association provides the information held on this web site in good faith. Under no circumstances will Sabre Sailing Association be liable for the accuracy of information published on this website.