How Do You Do Commercial Lease Negotiation?
It is general knowledge that when a business does well then they are bound to expand soon and they would be in need of new office space. The thing here is that renting a commercial space involves a more complex agreement than renting a house. Here are a few things that businessmen might want to take into consideration when they are on the verge of signing a lease agreement.
You must find the time to do extensive research and background checks. See more on Los Angeles commercial lease negotiation.
If you have already reached the point wherein you need more space for your business, you must first do your research before signing any contract involving a lease. It is important for you to learn the basics such as the average lease that come with the type of commercial space you are looking for. The area where the pale is located also makes a difference in the price. When you are on your way to make a deal, you must carry with you the prices you have researched on because this will come in handy when you try to negotiate the lease. One thing you need to keep in mind is that the real estate industry is also a business and they would go to certain extents just to earn money so you have to do your own research and be smart when making negotiations.
Realize the important things your company needs to become an even bigger success.
There are some businessmen who do not know their company very well and thus they end up not meeting its needs for the expansion. Making a checklist is always a big help for you to keep track of the things your company needs and the things you might want to add to it in the future. When you run a business, you should keep track of the kind of progress you are making because there are some that over estimate their progress and end up spending way too much money on things that do not fall under the essentials category. Read more at http://lawofficesofstevenjeichberg.com/commercial-leases-for-franchisees/.
There are people who make a career out of getting the best deals by negotiating well enough.
There are so many people out there that are great with negotiations that they have made a career out of it and you ought to seek for their help. When it comes to properties, a real estate agent would always come in handy for information on the market and other trends in the industry.


Remember Jewish American Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl? From the Journal's Oversees headquarters in India, Pearl traveled to Pakistan. On January 23, 2002, he was in Karachi Pakistan, on his way, or at least he thought, to interview Muslims of America (MOA) leader, Pakistani Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani. Instead, he was kidnapped by terrorists and nine days later beheaded on camera.
Wow – that's really old and disturbing news. You may ask - why remind us of this? I bring it up, not for Pearl, but rather to remind us who Gilani is and why he is still pertinent today.


You must have a provisional driving licence. You can apply for a provisional driving licence three months before your 17th birthday, but you can't start driving a car until you are 17 years old.
You must be able to read a car number plate from 20 metres away (you can wear glasses or contact lenses).
You must have an "L" plate on the front and back of any vehicle you drive. My car complies with this rule.
When driving you must be accompanied by a qualified driver such as a qualified driving instructor or a family member or friend who is over 21, and has held a full driving licence for at least three years.
The rules are changed regularly. Click here to visit the Safe Driving for Life website.
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Inform your instructor as soon as you can if you can't keep an appointment. The instructor might be able to move it and not charge you.
Get up early for your lessons and be ready at least an hour before it starts. Having a woolly head will make your learning hard work and unenjoyable.
Start off with two hour lessons until you can drive off from home and back. This will save you about 20 minutes of lost driving time on every lesson.
Consider a 5 or 10 minute recap of the last lesson to make sure are happy with what you have learnt.
If you are doing Client Centred Learning make sure you know what you want to learn next. Make sure it is realistic but challenging for you.
When you have passed your theory test, start to learn the Show me, Tell me questions and car controls demonstrations on the move that you will be asked on the driving test.
Book your driving test immediately after you have completed the theory test. Make sure you do this with your instructor so you are both happy with the date and time.
Only take the driving test if you feel you are ready. Be honest with yourself. You can put the test back if you feel the need to. You might be able to exchange your test with another pupil that your instructor has on their books.
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Work with the pupil to book their driving test so nothing clashes with my diary and your commitments.
Confirm your lessons up to and including the driving test so you know your budget well in advance so you can plan your finances.
Invite client to drive on the Motorway before their driving test.
Give the test candidate a clear explanation of the test procedure.
I offer to start the pre-test drive half an hour earlier so that the pupil can relax in a cafe with a cup of tea or coffee. Most pupils take up this offer. I don't charge for this service. I go to the test centre and sit with the pupil until the examiner arrives. I also give the pupil the option of having me sit in the back of the car on their driving test. This is optional - I would never impose myself on a pupil. It is their test.
I always drive them home from the test centre regardless of the result.
I use some animated Apps on my iPad for virtually all the syllabus. This is very good as each manoeuvre can be broken down in to sections and discussed in detail if required. They are also very engaging for the pupil.
When the theory test has been passed I send a email explaining what will happen on the test day. Many of my test candidates have copied this to their friends that are about to take their test.
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This prepares the driver for driving in the real world once they've passed their driving test. We then go in to normal lesson mode and I show the learner driver some unusual junctions. Then we go back to independent driving to find our way back home. Thankfully we have always found our way back home!!!
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We just came back from two wonderful weeks in the Kruger National Park. I will try to post more pictures this time.
Here are three 'Little bee-eaters' to start with. The juvenile in the middle being fed. Taken at the Letaba River, near Shimuwini, Kruger National Park.


There was a time when Lahore's Charing Cross was the place to be seen and heard. It was where the fashionable and the rich moved about, and the elite loved to be seen. It was where Imperial India was most visible.
In the middle of the crossing is the garden where today juts out from the ground a needle-like monument called the Summit Monument, a reminder of the Islamic Summit of 1974. The canopy that stands in the middle of the garden was designed by the famous architect of Lahore, Bhai Ram Singh. In the canopy was a grand statue of Queen Victoria that looked across to the sloping Queens Road. The statue was cast in London in 1900 by B Mackennal, just a year before the Queen's death in 1901. In 1951 the statue was removed to the Lahore Museum, where it can still be seen. Decades later military dictator Gen Ziaul Haq got placed a wooden model of the Holy Quran where once stood the statue.
Facing the canopy, across the road, are two buildings of considerable historic significance. One is Shahdin Building on the western side of the crossing, while on the eastern side is the old Masonic Temple of Lahore. Shahdin Building has been purchased by a foreign bank, while the old Masonic Temple was taken over by the Punjab chief minister to use it as an office. Behind the canopy is the Punjab Assembly. If one was to approach the canopy from the west, the building to the left is the Alfalah Building, where once was a beautiful garden. To the eastern side, where today stands Wapda House were rows of shops in the Mela Ram Building and the Jodha Lal Building. To the right was the famous Nedou's Hotel, where today stands the Avari Hotel. Let us go back in time to take a short look at these famous buildings, some of them lost forever.
First is the Lahore Masonic Temple of Charing Cross. Its formal name was the Lodge of Hope and Perseverance No. 782, a Masonic lodge warranted by the United Grand Lodge of England. The lodge was closed in 1972 by Z.A. Bhutto, who saw the Freemason Movement as "anti-Islamic", a claim that has never been proven. The beginning of an intolerant age had dawned upon us, a process that just does not seem to stop.
The first Masonic Temple of Lahore was built in 1859 at Anarkali on Lodge Road, a site where was built Lady MacLagan Government High School. The Masonic Temple at Charing Cross was built in 1914, using the foundation stone from its predecessor, on the land that had once been a garden and part of the Lahore Zoo. The new temple was designed by Basil M. Sullivan, a consulting architect to the Government of Punjab. It was designed to be similar to the Shah Din Building, both of which flank Queen's Road. For many years, up to the early 1970s, it remained vacant and was popularly known as "Jadoo Ghar". As a young reporter I happened to be among the first to tour this 'Jadoo Ghar' and was saddened by the immense library that lay littered on the floor. Rare books were sold as 'raddee' – waste paper. Even today many of these rare books can be found in the numerous second-hand bookshops in Anarkali.
In the late 1980s, the Heritage Foundation Pakistan and Concerned Citizens of Lahore started a project to renovate the heritage buildings on the Mall Road, including this one. Freemasonry is a much misunderstood fraternity, for they spent their time and money in helping the needy. Their rituals have a lot of mystery to them, but what little I have learnt they seem harmless and not worth bothering about.
Now let us dwell a bit on Shahdin Building. It was built by Justice Mian Muhammad Shah Din (1869-1918), the first Muslim to be made a judge of the Punjab Chief Court, now known as the Lahore High Court. Life in this building has been described with considerable colour by K.K. Aziz in his book about Lahore in the following manner: "Facing the assembly chambers, was the Metro, where in summer tea was served 'alfresco' and Miss Angela did her cabaret show. In the two hall-size rooms of the Shahdin Building was the Lorangs, the finest restaurant in town, patronised by the elite. Near it stood the Stiffles where the guests dined in dinner jackets, danced in the evening and lunched with their friends in as English an ambience as could be conceived.
We see fine horse-drawn carriages coming to these eateries in the Shahdin Building, where carriage drivers in top hats opened the doors to ladies and gentlemen clad in their expensive evening suits. It might as well have been Piccadilly in London, save for the extra turbaned servants that tugged along. The Stiffle Restaurant served, according to an old menu card, 'chocolates, sweets, cakes, etc. made only from the best British manufacturing materials and unrivalled in the Punjab'.
Just next to Shah Din Building was the famous Goldsmiths shop where the rich purchased their gold and silver ornaments and wares. It still exists in its original structure, only neglect has turned it into a very sad place. I visited the structure and had tea with the owner, only to listen to a sad tale of how they had run out of 'interested' visitors.
In the grounds where today stands the Alfalah Building was a beautiful garden, with the Charing Cross post office to one side. If you walk behind this building, even today that old post office is functional. The story of the Assembly Chambers is another story, but that is a recent addition completed in October 1938.
Just to complete the picture we have an account of other residents of Charing Cross. Coming from the east on the left side of The Mall were Ranken & Co., the C&MG Press, Cutler Palmer and Co., wine merchants, Sunny View Hotel, Smith & Campbell, the chemist, L. Richards the outfitters, and Walter Locke the gun-maker and Mr. J.D. Bevan, pianoforte dealer.
On the right side of the road were Hakman the court milliner, Price Edwards the opticians, Hayat & Brothers, Fred Bremner the photographer, Savoy Hotel, Setna & Sons, Paplos the cigarette maker, Stiffles and C. Steirt & Co. music saloon. If anything, this reflected the times when the Charing Cross was the jewel of the British Empire in the Punjab. Today we rush past history forgotten. Many new meeting places have sprung up, for such is the way times move.
I wish those days to come back, full of peace and serenity. It is like dreaming and listening to fairy tale for we people living in predicament and chaos. What has been described, is of much earlier and even before I was born but I can very well find myself engulfed by the beauty and tranquility of the golden old days. Hats off to Majid Sahib.


Hey guys! In an attempt to make TheVenomSite your one stop shop for everything Venom, I added a new page - Fan Art. For quite some time now, I have been toying with the idea of how to have all of the artists out there submit their work to share with other Venom fans. I'm happy to say that I now have something in place. Because this is still in 'beta' there will be changes; feel free to let me know how to make it better. Right now I am only focusing on original art; I hope to add a place for scans in the near future.
Fan Art has taken the place of the Forums page. Due to my mismanaging it, the Forums page turned into a ghost town. I would still like to bring it back at some point though. I will be linking the Fan Art page to different posts around the site to help newer users find your creations.


I may have given a somewhat overly-harsh review of "É Ferro na Boneca" in the previous post, and it may have been due to the fact that I had been listening to it back to back with THIS album. So I feel it is only fair to post about this album next, and I hope people out there can appreciate just how far along Novos Baianos had come in a couple years. The songwriting is first-rate (and, unlike "Ferro" has actual 'hooks' that stick in your head after listening..), the musicianship is impeccable and faultless, and the overall vision delivers on the "100% in the rhythm of our musical revolution" commentary that was promised in the liner notes to their first album. Of course, between that one and this one lay the band's encounters and collaborations with João Gilberto and their legendary album "Acabou Chorare", deservedly hailed as huge landmark in Brazilian music. "Acabou Chorare" tops the list of the 'top 500' Brazilian albums by R.S. Brasil… As much as I abhor list-making like that, it still says something about how powerful that record is. Given the accomplishments of that record, it would be almost natural for their next record to disappoint the listener. This album, known as "Novos Baianos Futebol Clube", does not disappoint.
"If it isn't broke…" may have been an overriding philosophy while Novos Baianos were working on this, their third album. They were obviously riding high on a wave of creative energy, but smart enough not to mess too much with the chemistry of what they had going on. They were also living in a communal arrangement on a rural property and devoted their time to music, football, and other leisurely activities, so they may have been 'riding high' on other things as well. Like the previous landmark album this one is a mix of old-school choro and samba styles with an early 1970s sensibility, occasionally electrified. The album starts out quietly and doesn't even approach `rock` until the end of the third cut in, `Cosmos e Damião'. The band continues the winning formula by doing something that worked fabulously the last time — covering an old, classic samba and reinventing it. On the previous album this was Assis Valente's "Brasil Pandeiro" (written for Carmen Miranda but never recorded by her). This time, it's fellow son of Bahia Dorival Cayymi's "O Samba Da Minha Terra". Gal Costa would include her own version of this song on her album 'Gal Canta Caymmi' the following year, and her version is very good — but this one is revolutionary. Novos Baianos ability to switch gears in a split-second is simply flabbergasting – the change from a rock groove to a full-fledged samba is done in a single beat on this tune, and sounds as if none of them even broke a sweat. Words like "exultant", "effortless," and "joyful" come easily to your lips while playing this disc. Aside from the Caymmi tune everything else here is an original composition. It is hard to pick favorites because they are truly equally stunning, but 'Cosmos e Damião', 'Vagabundo Não é Facil', 'Com Qualquer Dois Mil Réis' and 'Os Pingo da Chuva' all stand out — but there it is, I just named half the tracks on the album… The last tune in that little sequence features Baby Consuelo on lead vocals and really makes me wonder why she didn't record a solo record much sooner — She didn't get nearly enough 'air time' with the Baianos in my opinion. Aside from that the only other minor gripe I have is the decision to end the album with two instrumentals, one after another. They are good enough, but they make me want to hear those vocal numbers over again… Perhaps that was their intention, to make us flip the vinyl over and play it again (or, alternately, set your digital device to "repeat".) The band would rely on instrumentals even more heavily on their next album, "Vamos Pro Mundo". after the departure of Morreira from the band.
The texture of the acoustic instruments on this album is fantastic, and are perfectly blended in the mix with the electric instrumentation. Warner Archives has done a better job on this remaster than any of the treatments I've heard for Acabou Chorare or any of the Som Livre titles. (Perhaps because Charles "Mr.Tinnitus" Gavin was not involved at any step?) This album is a treat that ranks among the top that this group produced in their career.
Tagged MPB, Novos Baianos, Samba, Tropicália.
Thanks, F. I've got this album but have yet to give it a spin. Reading this makes me want to hear it asap. Keep up the solid posts.
thanks for this great selection!
Salutations! Grand stuff on here, very well put together posts. Just moved to Rio a few weeks ago, so will have to keep the eyes open for some of this! My knowledge is pretty good, but always love to be pointed in the direction of things I don't know!
Acabou Chorare – the best album from Baianos!
Thank you! Over 10 years collecting Brazilian music and I somehow missed them. They sound like the Tropicalia 'missing link'!
Thank you very much, flabbergasted.
I never even thought I could find this album in lossless.
You're really great, and I bet a lot of Brazilians feel the same.
Thanks from Brazil! Great stuff!
I just downloaded the file but it requests a password. I tried to find it out on the site but i haven't found it. Is it possible to give it or is it a private?
Also tried to find this album on other sites but the quality is not as good as I think it is here.
If you could give me I would really appreciate it.
In the late 80's I had just discovered Jorge Ben and from there had been listening to the early bossa nova stuff, so was into anything old and Brazilian. I saw this at a garage sale for 25 cents and was completely blown away!
25 CENTS! You're a lucky man. I really ought to post the album right before this one, it's their unrivaled masterpiece.


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If you suffer from chronic pain, the odds are good that you have been prescribed painkillers from your doctor to help manage the pain. The problem with these drugs, however, is that while they help with temporary pain management, they are also highly addictive. Opioid pain medications are addictive to the point that a percentage of patients who become addicted to painkillers later move on to heroin to satisfy their addiction.
Keep reading to learn how to recognize and get treatment for an addiction to prescription painkillers.
How Common Is Addiction in Chronic Pain Sufferers?
A staggering one-third of the American population suffers from chronic pain. A significant number of these chronic pain patients become addicted to the painkillers they are prescribed to manage their pain.
It is difficult to gauge the extent of painkiller addiction in people with chronic pain. Estimates of the rate of painkiller addiction in pain patients vary widely, from 3% to as high as 40%, according to NIDA.
Development of tolerance (when you need more of the drug to achieve the same effects).
Previous addiction problems (alcoholism, drug addiction, etc.).
Taking the drug not just to treat physical pain, but because you like the way it makes you feel.
Having physical cravings for the drug.
You are preoccupied with your painkillers and think about them frequently.
Taking more medication than the doctor prescribed.
Trying to stretch out your medication so that it lasts longer or so that you can take more pills at one time.
You go to more than one doctor so you can get more of the same prescription (a.k.a. "doctor shopping").
You get painkillers from non-doctor-prescribed sources — for example, buying them online or taking them from family members.
The drug has significant effects on your mood or behavior.
You've been taking painkillers for a long time.
These are all signs that your painkiller use has become a dangerous habit. While developing a tolerance/physical dependence does not necessarily mean you are addicted to a drug, you may be addicted if tolerance is accompanied by behaviors like doctor shopping or scheming to get more drugs from friends and family.
For more insight into whether you are addicted to your painkillers or have only developed a physical tolerance to them, consult a drug counselor who can advise you and help with finding a treatment option that suits your needs.
If you need help for getting treatment for a loved one, then you can speak to a professional and encourage your loved to seek treatment for their addiction.
To talk about the specifics of getting help for a prescription pill addiction, you can contact a professional at a prescription drug treatment center. To find painkiller addiction treatment in your specific region, you can use the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.
As Financial Director and co-owner of Alpine Recovery Lodge, Amy Rothermel is very involved in the finances and marketing operations. A graduate of Nevada State with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Amy also took Masters level math, finance and economics classes at UCSD.
She is committed to the business end of daily operations and strives to use her knowledge of business processes to encourage the continued growth of Alpine Recovery Lodge. She works with insurance companies to get the most possible coverage available for the residents.
I have heard about people who get addicted to painkillers and thought maybe I was one among them but after reading this post I have realized that it takes a lot of consumption to get addicted.
I never went doctor shopping or bought more painkillers online for no reason. This post was informative, thanks.
Interesting reading – thank you. The addiction to painkillers is something we're hearing more and more of just recently unfortunately. The increased number of pharmaceutical drugs being taken is alarming and this is just one of the consequences. It's truly frightening to think where this will lead in the future so natural remedies where possible are definitely the way forward. Your signs of addiction is very helpful.


Mossy Creek MS FBLA has chosen to volunteer on a monthly basis during this 2018-2019 school year at the Houston County Humane Society. Students and their advisor Mrs. Robin Fobbus visit one Saturday a month for 2 hours in the morning to help with cleaning cages, washing bowls, washing towels and blankets, mopping, walking, holding and playing with dogs and cats. This service helps the regular volunteers and the animals. This experience has taught students how to give to their community and take pride in what they are contributing. Mossy Creek MS FBLA also sells hat passes at school on Fridays to raise money to donate to the Humane Society. The list of students who ask to participate is never ending and we hope to continue this service for many years to come. Thank you to the Humane Society and to the parents of the MCMS students who support our volunteer efforts.


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Q: CMake: how to exclude a directory for a given build configuration? I have a project under Visual Studio 2008 configured using CMake. For this project I have three build configurations: "debug", "release", "test". All my C++ files are separated in several directories according to their functionality (Model, View, Controller, ...). One directory is called "test" and contain files that are only for the configuration "test".
Hence, what I have to do with CMake is to compile the files that are in all the directories if the configuration is "test", but exclude the directory "test" if the configuration is "debug" or "release".

A: Unfortunately, this is not possible at the moment, due to a lack of a property that controls Visual Studio's "Exclude from Build" feature. There is CMake's EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL, but that is probably too coarse for your scenario.
There is a hack on the CMake mailing list that tries to achieve this, but that is certainly not a pretty solution.
The easiest way is probably to use preprocessor guards for the test sources and only define the respective preprocessor flag for the "test" profile. In your CMakeLists:
set_property( DIRECTORY test
              APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_TEST DO_THE_TESTS
            )

In each source file:
#ifdef DO_THE_TESTS
     ...
#endif

A: Normally "tests" would be a target or targets rather than a build configuration.
I guess your tests configuration copies most of its settings from either Debug or Release, which means you're either testing release code (and hence losing the ability to debug effectively) or testing debug code (which means you're not really testing the code which you plan to release).
If "tests" is a CMake target, you can build and run this in Debug or Release mode.  To do this, I imagine it would be something like:
SET(all_files_in_test_dir ...)
ADD_EXECUTABLE(TestAll ${all_files_in_test_dir})
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(TestAll ModelLib ViewLib ControllerLib ...)

This assumes that the targets comprising Model, View, and Controller are libs which you have previously added using ADD_LIBRARY(ModelLib ...) etc.
If you do it this way, another benefit is that with only two configuration types, you should spend less time overall in building the project.
If you really do want to leave "tests" as a configuration type, then I think ComicSansMS' answer is the way to go.

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You are here :Home Augusta Precious Metals Articles Are the Chaotic 1970s Returning to Wreck Your Portfolio?
The 1970s are coming back.
So says financial analyst John Rubino in an article that appears over at ZeroHedge.
Rubino makes a case suggesting there are "eerie and scary" similarities between the chronic economic and geopolitical upheaval of that decade, and that which is unfolding today. And that if you're not prepared for the trouble, your portfolio could be in significant jeopardy.
For Rubino, the principal key common denominator is the Middle East. He reminds us the region was a centerpiece of global discord four decades ago, with the Soviet Union and the U.S. wrestling for control of oil; that Israel was an acute source of discontent to her neighbors; that the divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims was grave; and that government spending in the West (and notably in the U.S. under so-called "Nixonomics") eventually led to massive inflation.
According to Rubino, conditions today look awfully similar. Russia and the U.S. are facing off against each other through Syria; the Sunni-Shia rift is heightened again by way of the distinct rivalry between Iran (mostly Shia) and Saudi Arabia (mostly Sunni); and Israel is back to engaging in overt military conflict, this time with Iran. Israel recently whacked Iranian targets in Syria in retaliation for strikes by Iran against Israeli army positions along Syria's Western Golan Heights.
Add it all up and history does appear to be rhyming. Which leads to the other reason why the 1970s were notable: Geopolitical instability begat monetary instability, which sent a tsunami of capital into safe haven assets.
In other words, because today is looking a lot like yesterday – or 40 years ago – gold is the place you should be.
Is he right about all of this?
As for international discord leading to the bizarre domestic monetary policies of the 1970s, while that's partly true, something else was also at the root of those movements: Namely, Nixon pressuring a newly-installed Fed Chairman, Arthur Burns, to keep interest rates artificially low in the run-up to the president's 1972 reelection bid, an effort that eventually led to the obscenely high levels of inflation to come later that decade.
Still…we can broadly equate the monetary policies of the early 1970s – highlighted by Nixon's institution of wage and price controls that ended up further exacerbating the inflation to come – to the stunning quantitative easing policies implemented by the Fed between 2008 and 2014.
So, all things considered, will gold behave now as it did in the 1970s?
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You need not identify a like-for-like similarity between the 1970s and today to decide that both the domestic and global environments are becoming fertile ground for significantly higher precious metals prices. If you do no more than look at the rapidly deteriorating geopolitical condition, presently, along with the numerous economic rumblings threatening the stability of the existing financial structure, it should be apparent that now is the time to prepare for calamity.


The weather here has been crazy over the last few days. One day, it will be dark with heavy rain, the next day it will be perfectly sunny, the next it will be so windy as if a hurricane is about to come then the next day we will wake up to a perfectly sunny morning only to get heavy rains in the afternoon.
Two days ago, I got myself drenched as I ran under heavy rain. I was caught in between running continuously to reach my destination and going back to the sheltered area where I came from. I chose the first as anyway, whatever my choice will be, I'm already wet.
That same afternoon, I got mild fever. Not only because of getting drenched but also because of the back pain that I had for few days already. That kind of weird back pain that makes you flinch when you want to laugh or sneeze and hurts so bad when you yawn.
I seldom get sick as I'm generally a healthy person. Though sometimes, I can't help but catch colds or cough if the weather is really bad.
Whenever I fall sick, even though physically the feeling is not good, deep inside I have this tiny excitement. Don't get me wrong. I don't want to fall ill. However, sometimes, this could be your only reason to leave the office early and lie down under the comfort of your blanket. This is the time when you get a bit of genuine caring attention.
I remember my childhood days. Whenever I get sick, I have a reason not to eat on my own. My mom would spoon feed me with warm noodle soup. She would put cold towel on my forehead and check my temperature from time to time. These moments are rare and thus, special to me. For being the eldest child, I don't usually get any attention. I never complained. I just felt happy to get a little bit more.
Two days ago, as I was lying on my bed, touching my own forehead, checking if I'm warmer than the usual, I wished that someone would do that for me. I wished that someone would bring some warm noodles but it never happened, no one came. I had to get up from bed, go to the canteen to get some rice and soup. I had to apply ointments on my back and chest on my own and I had to stick three salonpas patches (if that's how it's called) on my back all by myself.
At that time, I almost cursed being an adult. I wanted to go back to being a child beside my mom. But this is life.
I woke up today to a cloudy morning. However, as of the moment, the sun have come out and I wish it'd continue to be out the whole day. And if not, I'll be waiting for the sun to come out tomorrow. And the next day. And the next.
Same here, after experiencing hot temperature as expected because it's summer, we are now starting to experience heavy rains.
Sorry to hear about your health condition as of the moment. I hope that you'll be okay. I'll be praying for your fast recovery.
Yes, we all dream to go back to our childhood time when we are being cared of by our mother whenever we get sick.
Madam..dalhan kitang indomie? How do you feel now?
Madalas din ako sipunin lately. Init lamig naman kasi sa Pinas.
Oo ang weird. Summer tapos naulan. May kinakasal na tikbalang. Haha!
Oo eh, I was too human daw to belong. LOL. Ano na balita??????? Sayo???
Hahahaha ikaw ang dapat tanungin ko kung ano na balitaaaaaaa???
I am..uhm, okay. I'll call you one of these days..when I'm sober. joke. hahaha.
Hahaha. Grabe it's been 10 years. haha. How is you?
Ha ha ha is me is fine….and how is u and ur raket?


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Rhiannon Gidden – There Is No Other
Gianfranco Marmoro September 2019 September 11th, 2019
2019 has been a banner year for folk singer Rhiannon Giddens. In February, she appeared on an album called Songs of Our Native Daughters, a collaboration of four women reclaiming the African-American roots of Americana and bluegrass music. This coming fall, she will be featured in the latest Ken Burns documentary Country Music. Giddens and jazz multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi released a new album entitled There Is No Other.
Francesco Turrisi is a Turinese (of Sicilian origin) who lives in Ireland. He has a jazz background and excellent collaborations (McFerrin, Dave Liebman and many others in jazz; Savina Yannatou and L'Arpeggiata, just to name two, in the field of traditional music). Pianist and multi-instrumentalist, he has earned the definition of "musical polyglot" for the vastness of his interests and his ability to explore genres, from the Renaissance to African-American music.
For Giddens, the album "There Is No Other" represents a firm point of an artistic journey in collaborations with Jack White, Alabama Shakes, Kronos Quartet, the brilliant project of Our Native Daughters, and the soundtrack of the ballet, Lucy Negro, Redux. For the talented Italian musician, it is yet another opportunity to test the enormous technical and stylistic versatility, including jazz, ethnic, blues, and other forms that alternate without creating barriers.
At the heart of "There Is No Other" is the nomadic nature of humanity. In an attempt to make sense of the term folk, Giddens and Turrisi dig into the depths of the soul, drawing an imaginary line where Africa, Europe, the Arab world and America become a single Homeland.
There Is No Other arises from the meeting of these two personalities, who have in common not so much a territory in which to move, as the restlessness with which they move in the territories that live from time to time. And they have in common the choice to make this anxiety a way of looking at the world.
Giddens stated that this work leads back to "global patterns" that recur in music, beyond its origin. And it is partly true, and this is the great political message of the record: There Is No Other, there is no stranger: instead, there is something from which we all come, and that something common emerges from the music and its "global schemes." We have more in common than we do.
And it's true. And yet, would the existence of these "global schemes" be sufficient to guarantee the crystalline unity of the twelve pieces of which this work is composed if this were not the product of two truly cosmopolitan artists? I like to think that those "global schemes" are not only a historical fact, but that the search for that unity is also a choice of people. That you realize in their biographies, that you find nourishment in their desire to compose themselves in a certain way with each other.
Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
Photo by Karen Cox
A very different approach of the two musicians to the famous ballad English folk "Wayfaring Stranger" (well-known in versions by Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Tim Buckley and Emmylou Harris), or for the poignant and the revolutionary poetics of "Brown Baby": the colors are essential, very respectful of the original and very suggestive.
In its many versions, "Wayfaring Stranger" tells the familiar tale of a lonesome wanderer seeking salvation. "Some historians have traced its genesis to the 1780s, others, the early 1800s," according to The Bluegrass Situation. "Depending on who you're talking to the song may be a reworked black spiritual, a lifted native hymn, or even a creation of nomadic Portuguese settlers from the southern Appalachian region." "Wayfaring Stranger" has been covered countless times in the 20th and 21st centuries by the likes of Bill Monroe, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Garcia, Jack White, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
And to chisel the whole there are then those final words, capable of echoing endlessly in the mind and heart: "all your silver, all your gold, will no longer shine of your soul, Amen Amen, Amen."
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Reducing the failure probability and increasing reliability has been a goal of electronic systems designers ever since the first components were developed (von Neumann, 1956). No matter how much care is taken designing and building an electronic system, sooner or later an individual component or device will fail. For systems operating in remote environments, such as satellite applications, the effect of a single failure could result in a multi-million pound installation being rendered useless. With safety-critical systems such as aircraft, the effects could be even more severe. Reliability needs to be built into these and many other applications. The development of fault tolerance techniques is driven by the need for ultra-high availability, reduced maintenance costs, and long lifespan to ensure systems can continue to function in the presence of faults (Avizienis, 1976).


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›12/8/2006
Random Ten? I don't even know her! (and by 10, I mean 13)
I gotta update this thing
Apparently, my robot-Pod is on "random oldish songs".
French Kicks
"Down Now"
This song kind of mopes along all curves and hills and valleys.
I like the French Kicks musically but also visually. They are kicky.
Beat Happening
"TV Girl"
Man. Beat Happening.
So fun.
"Ghost Song"
Skipped.
From the Virgin Suicides soundtrack. Didn't see the movie (although rented it - strange but true!!)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
"The crane takes flight"
I never knew that this was the title of the song. How odd.
This is fine Ted Leo song.
There is whistling. And rocking. And catchy chorus stuff. And an odd bagpipe-esque begining.
No Means No
"Now"
From the "0+2=1" album. I went through a phase with this band/album for a few months in college when I was a DJ.
It's an interesting song. I can't describe.
"Shady Lane"
This is still a great song, but it has a bit of a dorky overtone for me b/c some folks in Wilmington wanted to do this TV show or movie or something.. and the title was "Shady Lane".
I believe there was a character that had my name...? Or am I thinking of something else?
Whatever. The whole thing came off as dorky and I probably insulted someone by calling it "dorky" twice.
(kristen: feel free to snark me)
"Tiny Dancer"
Nice cover. I skipped it about halfway through because I have a low tolerance for anything Elton John related (as my sweet mom played him 24-7 when I was a pup).
Geezer Lake
"James Dean"
Hey! It's the band that robot-contributor Eric(s) played in.
What was Geezer Lake? They were kind of a loud, yelly, math-rock meets heavy metal meets crazy sideways sitting drummer meets... um.. stuff.
The Busy Signals
"The New You"
This is a happy and mellow tappy-foot song with a fun sample that runs throughout the song.
"Watch it. Watch it."
I have other stuff by this band, but this is the best track. On my robot pod. IMHO.
Kudos to random shuffle thing!
"G'd Up Sound"
Did I just say "Kudos to random shuffle thing!"?!? You go random shuffle thing!
Woo! Woo!
Are there people who don't like Warren G? I can't imagine there would be.
(at least this early 90's stuff?)
Who doesn't like the smooooooooth Warren G and Nate Dog?
"Introduce the metric system in time"
The Hives like to keep their songs short and punchy. Good for them.
Wilco and Sufjan should take notes.
I like the Hives. I wish they were more famous. I like their ironic Scandinavian thing and matching outfits.
That lead singer could play the young Mick Jagger if there was ever a Rolling Stones movie (and the Stones didn't play the parts themselves).
"Out of Gas"
This is from that "Lonesome Crowded West" album - a generally good album all the way through. It's even a better album if you listen to that crap-ass new album before hand.
The Kingsbury Manx
"Simplify"
The KM are from the NC. They are super mellow. This is from their "Let you down" album which I'd recommend to anyone (who likes mellow somewhat quiet music).
oops. That was 13.
I am listening to "Slanted and Enchanted" right now for the first time...
and I don't get it.
Seriously. I just don't get Pavement. What am I missing, here? Why is this album boring me so much?!?!?!
And no, "Stu, you're a hater" is not an adequate answer.
»stu || 12/8/2006 || 4:30:48 PM
Conduit For Sale! doesn't do it for you? Here? In the Mouth a Desert?
»chris || 12/8/2006 || 4:46:28 PM
elton john sux!
»bernie taupin || 12/8/2006 || 5:03:56 PM
elton john's great on the piano, but he sucks on the organ.
WAIT. For the *First* time?
Alas.
Slanty Enchanty is one of my fave pavement albums.
Why you don't like Pavement, I don't know.
Maybe you are too young?
»:r || 12/8/2006 || 5:13:39 PM
Yes, the first time. Every time I've tried to listen to it previously, I've gotten bored and given up in a couple of songs. Because you put it on your list, I decided to try to give it a chance.
Still nothing.
Seems weird that I wouldn't like it, though. I wonder what's wrong with me.
Umm... Stu...
Shady Lane is off Brighten the Corners.
That brings around the four immortal questions:
Doesn't change things much.


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Happy sweet 16. Welcome home from Iraq. Come listen to my band at Snapper Jack's. Whatever your message is, it's probably been written on the so-called Folly Boat, located just past the Piggly Wiggly on Folly Road.
The Folly Boat arrived at its present land-locked location sometime during Hurricane Hugo, and after nobody stepped up to claim it, some creative soul noticed the advantageous angle of its hull to passing cars and covered it with art. It wasn't long before someone else came along and added their own work of art.
These days, anyone is free to paint the boat, but there's no guarantee that your effort won't be erased the moment you drive away. "It's first come, first serve," says Folly Beach City Clerk Marlene Estridge. "You might paint it and 45 minutes later someone else comes along."
Estridge says that the city doesn't own the small strip of land along the causeway that supports Folly Road, and calls to Charleston County were inconclusive in determining a landowner. The County's land map lists 41 different tax ID numbers on the mostly salt marsh parcel. "We just tell people to go ahead and do it," Estridge says.
1.	Park in the grass, well off of Folly Road. Get your car out of the right-of-way and you should be legal (and safe).
2.	Take your paint cans with you when you leave. A half empty can of paint left in a salt marsh is worse than litter — it's a direct attack on every oyster shucker in the Lowcountry.
3.	Don't paint the road. It's illegal and it's not safe.
Last February, a group of Folly Beach-based volunteers gathered for a clean-up day at the boat, shoveling and removing paint-stained sand from the surrounding salt marsh and disposing of it with the help of a city-provided truck.
After two decades of nearly daily paint jobs, there's bound to be some spillage. That's a small price to pay for the joy beachgoers and locals get when they drive by to discover a mural of dolphins or orcas, or a fond farewell to a fallen friend. There's even a Facebook page ("Folly Boat") with 7,440 "Likes" and a website where you can document your boat creation in perpetuity (follyboat.com).
You don't have to wait for a special occasion to get your tag on. If an image appears in your head, grab some paint, brushes, and a friend or two and head out to the Folly Boat. Just remember to take a picture before you drive away, because inspiration will likely strike someone else tomorrow.


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I try to tell Patrick about human beings and government, and the lengths to which people throughout the centuries have gone to seize and retain control. I talk about monarchies and tyrants and injustice in an effort to impress upon him the near-miraculous qualities of democracy and the stirring importance of a peaceful transition of power. I tell him that today is meaningful; that the handshakes and the speeches are symbolic but the message is vital. We are lucky enough to be citizens of a great nation. We have rights. We have responsibilities. But beyond the civics lesson and apart from the politics, I try to tell Patrick that today carries an even more profound significance. I talk about slavery and I talk about segregation and as I look at the incredulity and disgust reflected in Patrick's face I feel embarrassed.
"You did WHAT?" he asks, and the heavy mantle of hundreds of years of hatred and fear descends squarely upon my shoulders.
How do you explain slavery? How do you talk about whites-only hospitals and children being escorted into school by guns and dogs? The shame of our collective history is almost beyond bearing and I struggle to find the words to explain so much cruelty and ignorance. And yet I feel fortunate that even as I use it I recognize that the language of extreme racism is as alien to me as it is to Patrick. I am proud that the days of explicit exclusion are behind us; and I feel hopeful that the ugliness of tacit discrimination will become a thing of the past as well.
Last night Edward took two unassisted steps and this morning Caroline managed one. Even though I know that billions of babies have taken billions of steps before them I still squealed and clapped in amazement as first one and then the other tottered forwarded; their faces split with pride. As a parent you want your children to accomplish anything they desire. As a human being you want all children, everywhere, to be able to do the same. When barriers fall we all move forward.
Regardless of who you supported in the last election I hope you enjoy this day - this celebration of the peaceful strength and the unshakable will of the people - and the message it carries for the children we are raising: you can do anything.


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Arsenal, Arteta, coaching, Premier league, youth
Maitland-Niles: Cold-Blooded and Ready
December 30, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
Ice in your veins.
A classic sign that a player has the temperament needed to not only eke out their full potential on the pitch – but also ensure they do the same on the training pitch – with sheer, bloody-minded dedication.
It requires a thought process that is blinkered, focused on a single narrative.
To be the best you can be. All the best players have it and it is never clearer than in moments of pressure.
It is a necessary component on the way to reaching the top. Just watch when a player is plying his or her trade in a high-stakes match. A Cup Final, a derby, a knockout game. Where every second counts.
Firstly, the player with icicles in their bloodstream will desire the ball at every conceivable opportunity. They will be confident that they can sway the match and can't sit by and wait for the game to come to them. They feel they must act NOW.
And when the opportunity arises? To change the game in an instant?
In the immortal words of a Mr B. Rabbit;
"Will you capture it? Or just let it slip?"
A penalty. A free-kick. A chance in the box. A moment that needs the coolest of heads.
Like a penalty in a penalty shootout perhaps?
Or a performance in a Cup Final against a derby opponent?
Just watch Ainsley Maitland-Niles in both the Community Shield shootout and his entire first half against Chelsea in the FA Cup Final.
His penalty was as nonchalant as they come. A trot forward, a swish of his boot and he sidefoots it past a keeper who has been nigh-on unbeatable at times last season.
His display against Chelsea was a surprise. Not because we didn't think he had it in him, but we didn't foresee AMN starting. Especially in midfield. But it was his constant running that stretched the Blues, put them on the backfoot. They couldn't contain him and so they became defensive. It was predominantly AMN that changed the game for Arsenal against Chelsea – and Aubameyang applied the finish.
He couldn't bear to let it pass him by – so he took the game by the scruff of the neck and demanded it follow instruction.
And not once did he lose his cool. All of the above was done with the same quiet, focused aura that he always maintains.
His displays have been rewarded with his first ever England senior call-up and it is hard to disagree that he doesn't deserve it. He has been much more than a standby full-back – but it has been vitally important to his growth that he has played in that position.
He has filled in on both the right and left of defence, all the while knowing that his most effective – and favoured – position is in the centre of the park. Yet he knuckled down, learned the skills for that role and it has improved him. His timing seems to be excellent, his runs never leaving the team short and always arriving when the attack needs him.
Maitland-Niles, if he continues to progress and put in displays of this ilk, can go on to cement a first-team place in his favoured role. It all depends on Arteta's formation, but with three in the centre, he can be the glue that binds both Xhaka and Ceballos.
AMN is on the rise and is hot property – but the Hale End boy is ice-cold.
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Arsenal, Arteta, Premier league, youth
Time for Reiss to shine
From one point of view, today's young footballers have it all.
They bathe in the adulation of millions. They earn an exorbitant amount of money and they get to do something that they love as their employment – something about 99% of the population can only dream of.
It isn't all TikTok dances, new kicks and payrises though.
At such a young age they are faced with huge decisions on a regular basis. Do I speak to the boss about my playing time? Do I instruct my agent to start looking elsewhere? Is this sponsorship deal right for me? That is just a smidgin of what they face. Try and hark back to when you were 21. What consumed you back then? For me, I had a full-time job and the proceeds of which, went directly to weekends, films, games and cigarettes. We were lucky that the majority of decisions of the above magnitude didn't surface on our radar.
One of the reasons these dilemmas and decisions are so significant is the fallout should they go wrong.
We have seen on so many occasions when a youngster is tempted by greener grass elsewhere or by lucrative promises made. They fall off the precipice of greatness and into the sea of ignominy, never quite being able to scale those giddy heights again. The talent is still there, but the chance has gone.
They have to make every opportunity count. Injuries, coaches, clubs, new countries – all are huge factors regarding why a youth starlet must seize everything that comes their way.
Time is of the essence – and it seems as if one of our own is at a crossroads.
Reiss Nelson's talent doesn't need questioning. The 20 year old has impressed all of his coaches during his short career. Renowned tactician Julian Nagelsmann of Hoffenheim said Nelson has the ability to reach elite levels, should he maintain his consistency and mentality.
And that is the crucial part – consistency.
Reiss hasn't had the chance to build any consistency, as his time on the pitch has been anything but that. Nelson showed that when played regularly – when at Hoffenheim – he can deliver the goods (7 goals for the German side) – but does Nelson wait it out? Or does he move on as the timer on his career marches ever forward?
At the time of writing, Nelson was being linked with a loan move to Crystal Palace, to keep him primed. Every indicator shows he should have joined the Eagles for the season. At the current time, both Willian and Pepe are ahead of Nelson in the pecking order. Should both be rested then Nelson will get his minutes – but the likelihood of both being benched is low. At Palace, he would finally get the Premiership platform and the opportunity to prove what he can do when he gets the minutes.
Emile Smith-Rowe is another who is being linked with a loan move, and both should ponder it. If they are played, then they will return to Arsenal in a far stronger position, which will bolster their claims for the first team. Nelson made 17 appearances last season and that was before Willian showed up. This season heralds a tougher ask to squeeze minutes in.
Reiss Nelson is most definitely good enough for us – but he needs to play right now. A loan would have meant we retain the player's services and Nelson can grow. Nelson
It was a win-win situation.
What do you think? Do you think he'l get the minutes he needs this season?
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Arsenal, football, Invincibles, Premier league
30 Year Anniversary – Class of 91
October 15, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
Almost Invincible.
Thirty years ago, Arsenal, George Graham and his multi-talented but miniscule squad began a campaign that should be ranked amongst our finest achievements.
The end result was the First Division Championship – but the sheer scale and number of obstacles put in the path of this 'Class of 91' adds a deeper lustre to this particular achievement.
As it's the 30th anniversary of this amazing side, my publisher and I thought it would be good to re-release the book – with some extra content and some new content and info from members of the team themselves – to commemorate it.
You can order this Special Anniversary Edition here.
True, football was vastly different to the sport as we know it today. From the contrasting levels of physicality within matches to fitness regimens, diets and everything in between, football back in 1990 presented different challenges to nowadays.
It doesn't lessen what the Class of 91 managed though.
There were still 38 opportunities for failure – and for Arsenal to avoid this 37 times out of that 38 is on a level with The Invincibles team.
Does that sole loss really create a gulf between the two incarnations of Arsenal? Is the fact that the Class of 91 succumbed to a ridiculously unlucky loss a telltale sign that Wenger's team of 2004 was markedly better? Because the rest of the numbers points to Graham's men as the superior team.
More goals scored, less conceded. A far smaller squad to navigate the season with. These are big indicators regarding the merits of that side that came so close to achieving the immortality that The Invincibles now enjoy.
Thirty years is a long time, but it isn't the length of time that has dimmed the spotlight that should always be focused on this side. It is that one little 'l' that stops the Class of 91 being talked about in the same vein as The Invincibles.
That loss was inflicted on a mire of a pitch, with our skipper incarcerated at Her Majesty's Pleasure. It was given to us with a shockingly brutal tackle on Steve Bould, which then forced George Graham to call upon a fresh-faced David Hillier (a midfielder) to act as a band-aid in the centre of defence in the absence of the injured Bould. This loss was thrust upon Arsenal by an offside goal and a flood of fixtures beforehand that left this threadbare squad exhausted.
This side overcame a points deduction too, after the infamous Battle of Old Trafford.
It is tough to find another championship-winning side that has had to overcome more – and was victorious in such a comprehensive manner. You could even argue that the competition in 1990-91 was far more competitive than in 2003-04, when there were only two other contenders. Thirty years ago, Liverpool were the all-conquering champions and had dominated the last twenty years or so. The First Division also had an exciting Crystal Palace side with a forward line to send fear into any defence. Manchester United were assembling something that resembled a challenge and even Tottenham had true class in their side thanks to Gazza and Gary Lineker.
There were more thrills and spills on the way of course, but I don't want to spoil the book for you.
So, Almost Invincible – the 30th Anniversary of the Class of 91 – is out now. New cover, new content – but the story will still tell you all about this amazing journey Arsenal had that year and how they overcame insurmountable odds to earn the title – and what should be a permanent place in footballing history.
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Arsenal, Arteta, Premier league
Arteta and the New Defence
October 1, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
You're only as strong as your weakest link, so the saying goes.
For a number of seasons, Arsenal have been top-heavy. Ridiculously powerful up top, capable of out-gunning any opponent, but porous at the back, like putting cowboy saloon doors on a bank vault.
Or a bodybuilder skipping leg day so much that his top half looks like it's mid-way through swallowing his bottom half.
When was the last time we had a solid defence behind us that filled us with confidence? The last time we came close to that was the peak years of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker. Before and since, we've been fed on a diet of mediocre or average, which has been off-kilter to what we've had in attack.
Unai Emery recruited the likes of Sokratis to beef up our weak backline, offer some physical security. But if you're also asking that same defence to play out from the back, Emery was ultimately trying to fit square pegs in round holes.
Then there is the capacity for mistakes in our defenders. Shkodran Mustafi can withstand pressure from teams for 80-85 minutes and be a prime candidate for Man of the Match, but he carries with him a warning sticker, that lets everyone know that there are mistakes within that can capitulate the efforts of the team, and override any decent aspects that Mustafi has contributed previously.
David Luiz is a huge character on and off the pitch, helping youngsters grow and also being a conduit for the positivity and work that Mikel Arteta's new regime extolls. But every once in a while, Luiz will put his studded foot in his figurative mouth and inexplicably gift the opposition a goal.
It is a characteristic that has beset us for more than a decade, unfortunately.
But Mikel Arteta is instilling something at Arsenal. Something special. Something that is getting all of the players excited and looking to the next game. This tantalising project is luring players in. Both summer recruits thus far – Willian and Gabriel Magalhaes – have both spoken of other offers for their services coming in before joining Arsenal. Why did they shun these other, more lucrative deals?
Mikel Arteta.
Magalhaes even spoke of a phone call from Arteta to convince him of his growth at Arsenal and the end goal of the club and how Magalhaes can be intrinsic to that.
We now have a solid looking nucleus of defenders at Arsenal.
Magalhaes was wanted by top clubs and chose Arsenal.
William Saliba is another top young talent that lit up Ligue Un last season. The Frenchman is younger than Magalhaes, but both could form part of a new-look backline – especially if Arteta continues to get his players adapting to a 3-5-2 / 5-3-2 formation. It involves a bank of three central defenders, with two wing-backs shutting down the flanks and then offering an avenue in attack. Put the experienced Luiz in the centre, with the youthful exuberance and skills of Magalhaes and Saliba, and we are looking at a brand new backline that is capable of following Arteta's wishes.
We also have depth too. With the cultured Pablo Mari to come back into the fold, and Calum Chambers – who impressed last season before injury cut his campaign short – we now have the resources available to withstand the annual Arsenal injury crises at the back.
With the impressive Kieran Tierney able to play centrally too, Arteta may well have what he needs at the back to push this club forward and toward where he wants – and we want – us to be.
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Xhaka – Learning From Errors
September 17, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
It's tough to admit when you're wrong.
There aren't many people out there that enjoy being shown the error of their ways or opinions. It happens to us all as none of us are flawless. You would think that we would get used to it, perhaps even take the high road and use it as a learning exercise.
But no. The majority of us either use it as a stick to beat ourselves with – a constant reminder of our flaws.
Or we brush it off and continue to be opinionated.
Well, most of us got it wrong with Granit Xhaka.
The evidence is right in front of us. We just clung onto a few observations and tried to deflect the actual truth.
Which is, that Xhaka may not be the second coming of Johann Cruyff, but in terms of making the team tick? He's more than good enough for us.
Let's consider the facts.
Firstly, Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, Freddie Ljungberg and Mikel Arteta continued to select the maligned midfielder where possible. Asa a collective in terms of footballing intelligence, they far surpass the combined knowledge that we possess. They continued to select him. It may not have always been in a role that suited his skillset, but Xhaka was predominantly in the team.
Secondly, our win rate when he is in the side far outweighs when he isn't in the eleven.
This was a stat taken from April last year.
Arsenal's PL record when Xhaka has completed 90 minutes in midfield this season vs without.
With: 15-4-1. 75% win rate. 2.25 scored per game. 1.0 conceded per game.
Without: 4-2-6. 33% win rate. 1.67 scored per game. 1.67 conceded per game.
This season, he has a 75% win rate when on the pitch again.
He consistently appears in amongst our top runners in terms of distance covered. Xhaka is also one of the best at intercepting plays and starting us on the front foot – especially with his range of long passing.
This season, after the captain's armband was taken from him, his normal penchant for rash tackling has seemed to simmer down a little. Which has resulted in less setplays given against us and less opportunity.
The real kicker though for Xhaka and his career at the club – is Arteta has found the ideal role for him.
Before the Spaniard arrived, Xhaka was pigeonholed as a defensive midfielder. True, his base of operations lies in between our third of the pitch and the central third, but Xhaka is far from a one-trick pony. Part of his style is to break up play, but one of the main reasons why he copped so much heat from a large swathe of our fanbase is his inefficient tracking back. Xhaka too often would let runners bypass him and make penetrating dashes into the box.
But when we give Xhaka that responsibility, it takes away from what he specialises in, which is quick turnovers and transitions. This in turn allows our pacy players like Saka and Aubameyang to run into space and know they'll be picked out.
Arteta has come in and shared the responsibility of the defensive side of midfield across the board. We defend as a team and attack as one unit. That frees up the Swiss midfielder to do what he does best.
And it explains why we now see the Xhaka that was playing for Borussia Moenchengladbach and for his national side.
Xhaka isn't a box to box, but true midfielders don't really need a label.
Granit Xhaka now adds real value to the team – and the respect his teammates have for his leadership and him as a teammate makes it appear that a return to the armband after his return to the side is very much on the cards.
We were wrong – Xhaka makes us a better team and it's time he got the credit for giving it his all.
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Choosing Arsenal and our Scottish ties
People support their team for a myriad of reasons, but if polled, the most popular reason fans choose their team is because of family tradition.
Which doesn't make it a choice for most.
I'm jealous of those who have their support passed down to them like an intangible family heirloom. It runs through the family and is simply expected that the new generation will follow the same course. It means that the values and beliefs of the club from bygone eras will continue to live on in a way.
I found my club calling while I was in Scotland. It was the tail-end of the George Graham tenure, our football wasn't exactly vibrant and a title challenge didn't look remotely close – but as a cup team? That incarnation of Arsenal could rise above the ignominy of their league position and give any team in the land a game.
I didn't enjoy football prior to the last two seasons of Graham's reign. I regularly had Rangers games spoonfed to me on terrestrial TV and they were my Scottish team – but I didn't have that fire in my belly to watch them, to lend my support, to spend inordinate amounts of money on merchandise and to go to Ibrox to watch them in the flesh.
When I began to follow Arsenal though, I would hoover up anything about them. Football magazines with posters. Collectibles (remember Pogs?) newspaper cutouts, Match of the Day – anything I would consume with voracity. On the rare occasion that an Arsenal game was televised? I was there on the edge of my seat.
Supporting Arsenal when they weren't a fashionable team – while in Scotland – presented a few objections from pals at school. They would regularly scrawl on my Arsenal pencilcase, colouring it blue or green – or questioning why I didn't follow Man United if I wanted to support an English team.
It wasn't that simple. You know as well as I do that when you become a fan, it's not as if you can sever ties. The bond (should) be unbreakable. So I weathered the abuse and jokes.
I'm quite proud now to say I'm a Scottish Gooner. And looking at the club's history, my nation is intrinsically linked to the club.
First and foremost, Arsenal wouldn't exist without a certain Scotsman.
David Danskin, the man behind the original idea to form the club.
George Graham, Frank McLintock, Alex James, David Herd, Bob Wilson, Jimmy Logie, Eddie Kelly, Willie Young, Charlie Nicholas. These men were fine representatives for the club and upheld the Arsenal Way. It further strengthens my love for the club and my pride as a Scotsman.
There has been a dearth of Scotsmen wearing our red and white in recent years however. Young Charlie Gilmour was our last and before that it was a big gap. This is easy to explain – the quality of Scottish players didn't exactly enamour top clubs to chase after their services…
But now, we have Kieran Tierney. The left-back started his Gunners career with injury, but now we are starting to see what the fuss was about. His darting runs down the flank are far from simply fast. They are pre-meditated and perfectly timed to coincide with the attack. His delivery is probably among the best at the club from out wide – and he has certainly destroyed any notion of struggling to jump the gap between the uncompetitive SPL and the Premier League.
Tierney is another link, another thread interwoven in the story between Arsenal and Scotland.
It may also help to strengthen our fanbase north of the border too.
Fans nowadays have an array of different mediums to consume football and it is easier than ever to forge the bond between fan and club. But the allure of glory is still very strong for kids, which is why there is a healthy contingent of City, Liverpool and Chelsea fans across the UK and beyond.
Hopefully though, Arsenal will be chosen by just as many by those kids who don't have heritage to fall back on when choosing their club. Hopefully they will turn on the TV and the first match they devour greedily will be our boys on the pitch, scoring goals for fun and giving us all heart problems when they defend.
If these kids like excitement and unpredictability – there really is only one club in the running.
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The Arsenal Revolution Will Not Be Televised…
August 20, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
The overhaul of Arsenal behind the scenes was far more than replacing Arsene Wenger at the helm.
Our French manager had been at the tiller of our vessel for 23 years. In that time, a person gets plenty of opportunity to build their ideal environment. It was clear that Arsenal needed a fresh impetus, a new direction though. We were slowly drifting off course and an intervention was required.
It started with parts of the medical team. Shad Forsythe came in, the esteemed medical guru who worked with the World Cup winning German team. New ideas, innovative thinking – aimed at remedying a key weakness within. Forsythe was tasked with not only reducing our walking wounded, but also increasing the resistance our players had for quickfire muscle injuries. His expertise looked to be invaluable. In fact, his recruitment was a coup at the time.
By the time Wenger had left and Unai Emery had been sworn in, there had been a raft of changes – at all levels of the club.
Huss Fahmy, contracts whizz who had earned his stripes at Team Sky, was drafted in.
Our very own Per Mertesacker was tasked with overseeing the future of Arsenal on the pitch as Academy Director.
Vinai Venkatesham became our Managing Director.
There was Sven Mislintat too – the German recruitment specialist with the nickname 'Diamond Eye' thanks to his propensity for spotting a figurative diamond in the rough.
Perhaps seen as the key appointment though, was Raul Sanllehi as Head of Football Relations. It heralded a change of approach – and with his departure, the transformation continues as we seek to harness player data and integrate it within our recruitment process.
This roster of changes meant that behind the playing team – the Gunners were unrecognisable.
It was meant to herald a change.
Josh Kroenke told us to "Be excited."
But recently, there seem to be warning signs that the changes haven't entirely worked out – or we expected far more than we were ever going to get.
The first alert came when Sven Mislintat left the club a year after joining.
It has since come out that Mislintat claims that the club reneged on an offer to appoint him as Technical Director. The former Head of Recruitment – now Sporting Director at VFB Stuttgart, also spoke of the way targets would be identified.
In a quote featured in The Independent, Mislintat stated "Previously we had a strong, systematic approach to transfers, a mixture of watching things live as well as quality data and video analysis – Arsenal actually own their own data company."
He continued "That meant that we acted independently, we knew about all markets and players in all positions that came into question. However, the new leadership work more strongly with what they are offered from clubs or agents through their own networks."
This brings us neatly to super agent Kia Joorabchian.
The man who first hit the headlines with a perplexing deal that took Argentine superstars Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez – to West Ham. Joorabchian owned the player rights – which already sounds just plain wrong – and by hawking them both around, Joorabchian allowed West Ham to get two world class players.
The agent has his fingers in many pies and it is known that our very own Raul Sanllehi prior to him leaving the Head of Football post – and our Technical Director, Edu, are close associates of his.
In regards to Mislintat's quote, he stated that we now prefer to use agent networks to acquire our talent.
David Luiz, the still injured Cedric Soares – both are clients of the agent.
Two of the names linked heaviest with us – Chelsea's Willian and Barca's Philippe Coutinho? Yep, them too.
David Luiz may well have seen his best years already, but his influence on the younger players is telling. When the kids are asked who helps their development from the current squad, invariably Luiz is named. Still, we can't reward contracts for dressing room influence, otherwise we would sign influence – otherwise we'd sign the likes of Tony Adams up to gee up the boys before games.
And while the targeting of Coutinho is unconfirmed, it isn't beyond the realms of possibility that we will go in for him. Willian has signed a three year deal and Chelsea have taken the approach we used to have – over 30? Have a one year deal.
Like Mislintat said, we are now not using data and sound analysis – we are leaning heavily on agents and our links behind the scenes.
It points to our club not using their heads, and a worrisome lack of transfer identity.
We aren't the type of club to rely on outsiders. We have the resources and the experts to identify who can strengthen us, but by using our 'pal' Kia, we could be left out to dry.
It isn't just transfers either that we are floundering.
Arsenal striking prodigy Folarin Balogun is reported to be leaving the club this summer, after being disconcerted with his lack of first team opportunities. Anyone who is aware of this kid knows he has a shining future ahead of him, but Huss Fahmy has failed to tie him down to a long-term deal, with negotiations only starting this year.
And the decision to hire Unai Emery – which was made by those who are supposed to be returning Arsenal to the top of the game once again – is looking increasingly like a large error that has set us back longer than the 18 months he was at the club for.
Mikel Arteta appears to have the values of the club front and centre of his motives.
But with backroom staff seemingly out of sync and the departure of Sanllehi only the beginning of some hard graft behind the scenes, can Arteta hold out hope of seriously bringing Arsenal out of the funk any time soon?
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Guendouzi – Stick or Twist?
August 6, 2020 @JokmanAFC	Leave a comment
Arsenal's squad in terms of youthful talent pushing through is in rude health.
Some of the starlets in our ranks are among the brightest we have seen at the club for some time. The likes of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith-Rowe represent a hopeful future for Arsenal that we can thrive when these kids really start to bloom.
Matteo Guendouzi could be mentioned among these names. The young Frenchman is very highly rated at the club and beyond, but it seems that he is missing one vital ingredient in order to rise above the average and really strike it at the top.
That is humility.
Guendouzi, as I write, is currently training alone after his spat with Neil Maupay of Brighton. His comments toward the Gulls striker revolved around money and how Brighton's number nine would never be able to earn what Matteo is currently on at Arsenal.
It indicates two things. One, that Guendouzi is prioritising the wrong thing and two? He really needs to put the effort he uses to annoy opponents into his football.
Since then, we have seen stories, or 'leaks' circulating around Guendouzi's attitude at former clubs and of an apparent bust-up with Sokratis at our Dubai training camp earlier this year.
Now we may or may not ever know the truth about his run-in with our Greek defender, but his behaviour at his former club Lorient is a very good gauge of who the boy is behind the player as it is verified information.
His former manager at Lorient, Bernard Casoni, spoke to the media this week and had this to say:
"Guendouzi's problem is not physical and is not technical. It's his attitude, it's not good for the team or the coach. My relationship with him was not very good."
"I chose him for a cup match against Nice but he was booked very early. The referee told me at half-time to warn Guendouzi: one more fault and off we go, but in the second half nothing changed. I had no choice but to master it. When I did, he refused to shake my hand."
Most tellingly, Casoni finished with this, "He took his job seriously, his training was no problem and his character is to always want to win.
"Sometimes when he talks it's good. But sometimes he speaks badly. He talks too much.
"His talent is not in question, this is not the problem. He can be a top player and I think he can still be successful abroad. It is up to him to change his attitude."
Guendouzi featured heavily under Unai Emery, playing 33 times in our PL campaign alone. This season though, has been a stop-start campaign for Matteo, and early under Arteta, Guendouzi found squeezing his way into the team a tough ask.
The balance of Xhaka and Ceballos has no doubt not helped Guendouzi's quest for minutes, but it seems that Arteta is not keen on the Frenchman staying at the club. Perhaps one bad apple does spoil the bunch? Just imagine being in that situation – training with a bunch of teammates daily, but one of them is difficult? It would sour the ambience at the training ground to a degree.
But it is undeniable that Guendouzi is talented. He would have no shortage of interested parties should he decide that the going is better on other shores.
How do we avoid another Gnabry situation?
Now there are many facets that aren't similar – Gnabry's attitude wasn't abrasive and he couldn't get enough gametime from the start. But we have let plenty of young players go, only for them to immediately show us what we are missing.
There is a definite chance of this happening with Guendouzi.
The problem is that if he does stay at Arsenal, how does Arteta get him to tow the line like his other players? Currently, putting him out to train alone is not exactly fertilising positivity. So if Matteo flouts the rules again, how should Arteta react?
Alternatively, if he did it again, would that indicate that Guendouzi is simply a renegade who isn't interested in harmony and mutual respect?
It's clear that Guendouzi isn't the finished article – his positioning smacks of inexperience and he far too often fails to track his man, but we have all seen that he could be a huge player for us.
Or for another club. At this moment in time, it looks likely that our crop of promising youth players will shoulder the responsibility of Arsenal's immediate future without the help of the crazy-haired Guendouzi.
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Arsenal's Near Future
July 16, 2020 @JokmanAFC	2 Comments
The gulf has stretched in the last decade, transforming into a hungry chasm.
Manchester City and Liverpool have both taken the initiative over the last two to three years and left the chasing pack with nothing but dust clouds to latch onto. Chelsea only won the Premier League three seasons ago and yet if we inspect their current situation – it is enough to dispirit even the most ardent optimist.
Chelsea possess some truly world-class players. Ngolo Kante, Antonio Rudiger, Kepa – all wouldn't look out of place in most top European teams.
But heed their failures and you can see what it really takes to establish yourself with success in the modern era – an era which barely resembles its old self from a decade ago.
Replacing a player of the ilk of Eden Hazard was always going to be difficult, but they also failed to replace mercurial midfield talent too. The likes of Juan Mata, Oscar and Cesc Fabregas could conjure something from nothing, but instead they have the more industrial strengths of Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho. Not without their merits, but very different players.
A change in coach has heralded a change in tack from Chelsea – and most importantly, Roman Abramovich. No longer are they completely reliant on the Roubles he provides. They want to be self-sustaining – or as near as they can be without their new stadium plans. That means a certain air of frugality in the transfer market in comparison to how they acted in order to escape the realms of obscurity when he took over.
However, they've also recruited wisely. Timo Werner and Ziyech look like astute purchases.
All this combined has led to Chelsea still fighting near the top – but unable to keep up with Klopp and Guardiola.
As Gooners, we are also seeing two managers at the top of their game, duking it out at the same time, leaving others not so qualified or talented, feeding from the scraps left by the German and the Spaniard.
It makes for some pretty depressing reading when you look at the face of things. We all are hoping that the decision to bring in the fresh-faced Arteta, his belief in our values and most importantly, the testimonials of those who have worked with him, that this move will bear precious fruit if given time.
We see promising signs. Our destruction of United this season showed exactly the cornerstones of what Arteta wants. Pressure on the ball. Obtain possession high up the pitch and attack and defend as one. Responsible positioning – but most importantly, clear instructions for the players.
Something that was apparently lacking during Unai Emery's tenure.
We are still in recovery, but can we hold out hope of a title challenge any time soon?
Next season – after this season in terms of growth for Arteta and the embedding of his tactics – will probably come too soon, but improvement is key. A top four finish and a shrinking of the gap would suffice for the majority – and it would also give his charges the evidence that this is working. Belief is key – but the proof is in the pudding… or top four.
A decent – and first – pre-season for Arteta could prove crucial. The more time he spends with his squad, the better we will become. You get the feeling that all of the players are completely behind him and his staff – and that is an excellent foundation to build from.
Pep Guardiola normally gets an itch and searches for pastures or challenges new after a few seasons and this is well overdue. For Jurgen Klopp? He's now won the PL this season, his job will be mission accomplished and he will be so sought after, that he will definitely have his head turned by one of the bigger Euro teams.
Chelsea are rebuilding. Man United will look to plug some big gaps and will always have the resources to do so. It is vitally important that after our hiatus from the Champions League that we regain that position sooner rather than later. We are living off of our reputation right now when it comes to luring talent.
If you also take into consideration that our young stars will be one year older and wiser – and with a season of growth behind them – we will be stronger regardless of who is signed and who isn't.
It is time to make some new memories.
The good times are coming, but we will need patience to see it bloom.
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The Walcott Consensus
July 2, 2020 @JokmanAFC	1 Comment
We've been blessed with strikers.
The best of the best belong not only in our Hall of Fame, but amongst the finest o have kicked a ball on these shores.
Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Ian Wright. Three household names, each one conjuring up instant images for us all of the heroics they entranced us with on the pitch.
It doesn't stop there though.
Alan Smith, Robin Van Persie – they both performed above and beyond in our colours. While the Dutchman may have sullied his reputation with his departure and the term surrounding it, his numbers and performances were exactly what we have come to expect from a player pulling on an Arsenal jersey. He pulled average players up a few notches, he was the man that the team revolved around in his last two seasons.
Arsenal have others too, that on paper, certainly warrant respect and gratitude for what they achieved during their stint. Short or extended, they banged in the goals while they were with us. Eduardo, Olivier Giroud, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, they have held the line for us and left us with memories of some spectacular moments.
It is obvious that some will split the fanbase. Some will have the stock of a player higher than others.
And that is very much the case for Theo Walcott.
The speedy wideman will result in some very contrasting opinions from whomever you ask.
This article is here to say though, that he undeniably deserves to be amongst the best in The Emirates era.
Skill-wise, he won't quite register amongst the heavy hitters.
But let's look at the facts – and let's take his name out of the equation and look at the numbers ina transparent way. Let's look at the stats with a mindset of a scout, or an unknowing fan.
Or perhaps even better, let's say this is a pub quiz – and here are the questions:
What Arsenal player has the sixth most goals for the club in the Premier League?
What Arsenal player has the 7th most assists for the club in the Premier League?
What Arsenal player averaged a goal or assist every two games?
What Arsenal player has the eighth most appearances for the club in the Premier League?
These numbers scream of a player who made an impact. Who made a difference while they played for us.
We all know that Walcott at times infuriated us. We know that there was a time when the player insisted that they should play in a different position, despite his coach knowing that a wide forward position would get the most from him.
Despite all that though, for us he gave his all and was the consummate professional in the eleven years he played in the red and white.
Walcott also had a handy knack of scoring in the big games – a mark of a player who belongs in amongst the best.
His first goal for the club? A cup final (the League Cup final of 2007).
He scored in an FA Cup Final, Semi-Finals, he petrified Barcelona and scored against the Catalan giants. He scored against Liverpool, Man Utd, a hatful against Chelsea – and we can all remember his contributions against the enemy too.
When we needed him, for the majority of his time, he came up with the goods.
Goals, assists, showing up in big games, surely he deserves a little more recognition than he currently gets?
I'm not here to say he was one of the best in recent memory, because he wasn't.
But was he better than his reputation?
I hope this might go a little way in changing at least one person's opinion.
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