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Assessing Arsenal's squad
I was sitting in my German exam the other day with time to kill and my mind drifted, as it usually does during down-time, to Arsenal. More specifically, what our squad needs for us to put together a proper, genuine, to-the-last-day title challenge next season, and what Arsene Wenger had to say on the matter. In the aftermath of Saturday's glorious FA Cup triumph, he had reflected on hoping to bring in two or three players, depending on the potential departures of Lukasz Fabianski and Bacary Sagna, both of which now look unavoidable. Whether he meant two or three if they both stayed or whether he meant two or three even if they left is unclear, but personally I see us bringing in four players, with the departures limited to those two and Nicklas Bendtner also bidding some sort of farewell on a Bosman. But is four enough?
Lots of people had spoken about needing something like five or six, but personally I'm not quite so sure. The obvious places our current squad needs improvement are defensive midfield and up front – I think Mikel Arteta and Olivier Giroud have both done admirable jobs, and have had some really impressive performances this season, but of our strongest starting eleven, their limitations are most glaring, and have been particularly so in the big games, in which we've fallen painfully short.
And with Fabianski and Sagna leaving, goalkeeper and right-back will need new blood – Carl Jenkinson certainly has his qualities but I don't think there are many who would be comfortable with him as our starting right-back at the moment, and as for the position between the sticks, I can't imagine any of those at the club would be capable of being second choice, although Damian Martinez may well be our back-up next year.
So that's four positions – goalkeeper, right-back, defensive midfield and striker – where we will need new players, but it's not quite as simple as that. For example, Bacary Sagna's departure has more ramifications than in his own primary position. The right-back's versatility had come in handy several times as an auxiliary centre-back, and meant that we didn't have to waste money and space on a fourth centre-back who would be sitting around, twiddling his thumbs until an emergency occurred. Sagna only played there three times last season, but his experience was helpful in times of injury crisis, which we as Arsenal fans are very familiar with.
Furthermore, lots of people have spoken about the need for a tricky wide forward, as well as a new striker – perhaps someone in the mould of Pedro, with the pace of Theo Walcott but more of a bona fide winger than a second striker playing out wide, which is the role that Lukas Podolski and Walcott have filled this season. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Serge Gnabry can both fill that role, which is why others disagree that a winger is needed, but it's certainly debatable.
What helps us is that, while we have four positions in absolute need of strengthening, two further positions are only potential areas that may require a little strengthening. This is partly why I hope, and expect, us to go for versatile players – if we sign a right-back capable of playing at centre-back (or a defensive midfielder capable of playing there, as Alex Song once did for us and now Javi Martinez does for Bayern…) and a pacy striker capable of playing out wide, and then fill the remaining key positions as normal, we'll have signed four players but strengthened six areas of the team. That's why I'm expecting Arsene to target versatile players, as it keeps squad turnover to a minimum, which he is always keen to do. On top of that, versatile players give you a wider skillset – if players have the attributes to play in more than one position to a high standard, they'll be a more well-rounded player than one capable of performing in only one position.
With that in mind, it's not surprising that we appear to be targeting Serge Aurier of Toulouse. I can't vouch for his versatility myself, but a quick check of his page on WhoScored.com indicates that he's roughly spent half of the past season playing as a right wing-back and the other half as a centre-back in a three man defence. Another linked target, Carlos Vela, also checks the box of versatility, being capable of playing across the front-line. And at £3.5 million, he'd be a snip.
Personally, I like the idea of going for Alexis Sanchez of Barcelona, with the Catalan club supposedly open to offers for him and the afore-mentioned Pedro (I won't go into the question of Fabregas…) – I really do think we'd be silly not to try for one of the two. Sanchez would be my preference, given that he could play through the middle or, as he's done more often for Barcelona, out wide. Honestly, I think Giroud's done a great job in most games this season, but it's clear we need a different option, mostly for big games. For that reason, and those outlined above, I think it's a good idea to go for a player who can play across the front-line, rather than just through the middle, also allowing for more potential squad rotation.
People may call me crazy for this, but I honestly think we've missed Gervinho this season. His ingenuity and unpredictability have served Roma well this season, and last year he scored more goals in big games while playing through the middle than Giroud – his beautiful swivel and half-volley against Chelsea at the Emirates was a thing of beauty. I also recall him causing havoc through the centre against Man City at the Etihad, even if his finishing left something to be desired.
That's why I think we should go for somebody like Gervinho, but with more of a clinical edge – good at dribbling, crossing, quick, capable of playing out wide or through the middle and a clinical finisher. Vela admittedly fits that mould, and would be incredibly cheap, but as I said above, the idea of Alexis Sanchez excites me more, just because he appears to be the more talented player and I want us to be aiming as high as possible.
I think it's a little too soon for Vela, personally – I'm not sure I see him as a first-choice forward for us yet, but I think if he stays at Real Sociedad for one more year, he'd be a great replacement for Podolski eventually. Like I said, I'm keen on the idea of a forward like Sanchez, and I think more than four additions would be pushing it in terms of integrating new players (we only have to look across the road for the dangers of too many signings at once) and I think Podolski still has a role to play next season – his return at West Ham and his statistics over the last month or so, despite his Wembley no-shows, demonstrated that. However, I think one more season is the best we can hope for from him, and then would be a great time to bring in Vela as a versatile option to play 20 or so games per season, as well as a potential impact player.
Looking backwards towards defensive midfielder, I'm quite set on the idea of prising Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton. I've been impressed with him whenever I've seen him, and watching videos of his season on YouTube (scoff all you like, you can learn a thing or two about a player on there) increased my good impression of him. He's a very modern deep-lying midfielder, capable of carrying out defensive duties impeccably, with good reading of the game, tackling and strength, but also more than happy to foray forward and showcase his excellent control of the ball and impressive range of passing.
It's probably true that Victor Wanyama gives him a lot of help in the defensive side of the game, but Mikel Arteta wasn't seen as a naturally defensive player and, other than his increasing physical limitations, has done a very good job. I think Schneiderlin would be an upgrade in almost every way, and perfect for our system: a strong, tall midfielder capable of setting the tempo, controlling the game from deep, starting attacks and vitally screening the defence, with a little help from box-to-box dynamo Aaron Ramsey of course.
If we were to sign Aurier, Sanchez and Schneiderlin, and bring in a back-up goalkeeper – let's say Viviano for argument's sake, and I do think it's a possibility – our squad would look something like this…
Aurier — Mertesacker — Koscielny — Gibbs
Jenkinson — Aurier — Vermaelen — Monreal
Ramsey — Schneiderlin
Wilshere — Arteta
Walcott — Ozil — Cazorla
Chamberlain — Rosicky — Podolski
And then we'd have the likes of Damian Martinez, Mathieu Flamini, Serge Gnabry and Yaya Sanogo backing that core of 21 up in case they're needed, also getting some vital experience whenever possible. To me, that represents a strong squad with plenty of quality and also plenty of potential for rotation. Last season we were only seven points off first place, and if we had held on to winning positions against Everton, Southampton and Swansea that would have been reduced to one point (although of course it doesn't quite work like that). But if we can keep our players fit, use the FA Cup win to spur us on and grow as a team, I don't think we need anymore than some choice strengthening to really go for the league. Let me know what you think.
Arsenal Player of the Month: March, with Culann Davies video
It seems odd picking a defender after a month in which Arsenal conceded six goals in one game, in one of their worst 'performances' of the season. There were other candidates this month: namely Lukas Podolski and Tomas Rosicky – the former with a good contribution of goals and assists, and the latter with his typically impressive performances buzzing around in midfield, not to mention a rocket at Tottenham which ended up being the winner.
But, despite Bacary playing in the 6-0 capitulation at Stamford Bridge, Culann and I were both in agreement that he'd been our player of the month for March. Starting with said loss, it was notable that none of the goals really came down his side. In the first half, three of the goals were scored from Arsenal's left hand-side being exposed, and in the second half the two goals came from our right after Bacary had switched to the left. The move before the penalty was conceded by Kiera- er, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came from Sagna's side, but other than that he was hardly culpable. In fact, goals seemed to come from wherever he wasn't playing, which probably says something about his defensive quality (or that Chelsea were targeting the other full-backs consistently – most likely because they knew of Sagna's quality).
So the Chelsea game didn't put much of a blemish on Sagna's month – certainly not as much as with other players (I won't name and shame). Going back to the beginning of the month, the Stoke loss was fairly unremarkable from an Arsenal point of view, with no players doing particularly well. The following match against Everton was completely different, with lots of Gunners impressing. As well as putting in a good shift defensively, Sagna set up Arsenal's third, with intelligent movement to get into a good position, composed play once on the ball and a well-measured pass to Giroud to score. What I most liked about that was his calmness – a less experienced player might have rushed things and played it as soon as Giroud began pointing, but Sagna waited until the right moment to deliver an under-stated pass to ensure it was an easy finish.
Next followed consecutively tough away matches at Tottenham and Bayern Munich, a 1-0 win and a 1-1 draw respectively. Arsenal set up in similar ways in both games, although, surprisingly, were arguably less defensive against Bayern Munich. Then again, maybe it seemed like that because they were able to keep the ball better at Bayern, and thus were able to relieve the pressure on the defence more often (or at least that's how I remember it). Sagna was his usual solid, reliable self at White Hart Lane; coolness personified on the ball, putting in robust challenges and saving Szczesny's blushes when he dropped it for the first time. Another reliable performance at Bayern followed.
I must admit that I've pretty much erased the Swansea match from my mind, surprisingly even more so than the Chelsea horror show. From what I can recall though, Sagna was, again, solid: it can be difficult to write about players like Sagna for these kinds of things, because they're so consistent they don't stand out – we've come to expect a high level of consistency from him, and, when he delivers it, it doesn't seem particularly worthy of praise.
Then finally the 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Emirates. I was at the game at an Arsenal pub for the first time ever, so I may have missed some of the action having had beer launched into my eyes when we scored (I hadn't considered that people around me wouldn't put down their beverages when they leaped up to celebrate) but a few things from Sagna's game stand out. The first was his wicked cross just after the equaliser, when he whipped the ball devilishly across the goal, just in between the centre back and goalkeeper, more or less leaving both stranded. It was pretty much the perfect ball, and just needed somebody to have gambled on it (although if Giroud had, perhaps Demichelis wouldn't have left it to zip across the face of goal as he did). The second was Sagna's involvement in Flamini's goal, which, like Sagna himself, was simple and under-stated. He pointed into the corner for Giroud to drift out wide and receive the ball, which the Frenchman duly did, and Sagna spun a nice ball down the line for him. What was helpful about this was that Giroud's movement dragged Demichelis out of position, meaning City had to defensively reshuffle when it happened and then when Demichelis returned – just as Flamini volleyed home. It's hard to say, but that little movement may well have made all the difference.
Arsenal Player of the Month: February, with Culann Davies video
A common theme of this Player of the Month series has been, after initial domination by Aaron Ramsey, that it's highlighted the sharing of responsibility in this Arsenal team in these last few months. Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla both won it recently, but with the former injured and the latter flitting in and out of form, there's been room for another player to step up: this time, it's been Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain coming to the fore.
It's incredibly promising that he can come back from such a long lay-off and instantly become a key player in this team: so much so that, prior to the Sunderland match, he had scored or assisted our last five goals, stretching back to the Crystal Palace game in which he scored both Arsenal goals. He's looked equally impressive in central midfield and out wide, managing to contribute greatly in both positions, which is a big attribute for a player who is still quite young to have.
The difference in the Oxlade-Chamberlain of now and a year or so ago is quite stark. The main thing that he's managed to improve, besides his end product, is no longer running up blind alleys and trying to do too much. That was a feature of his game a couple of years ago, but he's eradicated that now, and uses the ball much more intelligently, knowing when to give it simple and when to take players on.
That directness was much needed for Arsenal, given that Serge Gnabry seems to be raw still, and of course the injury to Theo Walcott. After he missed out against Manchester United at home, he was used at home against Liverpool in the FA Cup, and his assist for Podolski shows exactly what Arsenal, and Mesut Özil in particular, had been missing: a player willing to be direct and run in behind players, rather than constantly looking for the ball into feet.
It showed against Crystal Palace, too, when Chamberlain made an incisive burst behind the defence to neatly control and lob Santi Cazorla's through-ball over the advancing goalkeeper: that kind of composure isn't to be sniffed at from a player of such a young age. He was also one of the only players to emerge from the Anfield debacle with any modicum of credit, dribbling well and winning a penalty from Steven Gerrard. He gave Gerrard a bit of a tough time at the Emirates the next week, and the England skipper should probably have received two yellows for the fouls that Chamberlain drew from him alone.
It says a lot about Chamberlain's rapid development and increasing importance to this team that against Bayern Munich he looked to have the beating of David Alaba, perhaps the best left back in the world right now, and certainly no slouch: Chamberlain wasn't able to rely on raw pace to beat his opposite number, because Alaba is probably quicker than him. So it's impressive that he managed to use other tools in his locker, rather than just pace. Indeed, his combination of pace, power and guile is a nightmare for any opposition full-back. His directness should serve Arsenal well as we approach the final straight.
Arsenal Player of the Month: December, with Culann Davies video
And the Ramsey monopoly is broken! Culann and I were in more or less instant agreement that this month, Arsenal's best player has been Theo Walcott. Not that there weren't other contenders – Bacary Sagna and Per Mertesacker were superbly consistent as usual, while Koscielny was immense as ever. Mesut Özil was also quietly excellent, scoring twice and playing a crucial part in several goals, as well as putting in one of his most impressive performances to date against West Ham.
But the award goes to Theo Walcott, for his decisiveness in the big moments. His season has followed the pattern of last campaign, where he struggled to get into the team early on in the season (for different reasons) before finding his way back into the side and scoring lots of goals around December and January time. What's different now is that our form players have dropped off, and Theo is the one we're now looking to.
It's incredibly encouraging because previously he's seemed like a confidence player who played well when others were on form but hid when we were having an off-day. Now he's one of the leaders of the team, and, while he may not put in 10/10 performances, he comes up with the important moments for us. That's apparent in Culann's video – there are a few decent highlights from his month, but mostly they're decisive goal contributions, and all teams need a player like that.
His contributions this month have all been of utmost importance – he brought us level against City (with an admittedly scuffed finish) before a superb take and finish put us back in the game again; obviously we lost the match, but he was a big part of why we were in it. He played a vital part in the draw against Everton, combining well with fellow substitute Tomas Rosicky to set up what looked like a late winner for Özil – although Gerard Deulofeu had other ideas. Then his goals against West Ham, which probably summed him up this month: effective, influential and capable of producing at decisive moments.
It's so important for Arsenal to have Walcott in this kind of form now that Ramsey is injured, having already begun to tail off a little, while Olivier Giroud also isn't firing as he was (although Walcott put his first goal in several games on a plate for him against Newcastle) and Mesut Özil and Santi Cazorla are yet to hit top form – the same goes for Jack Wilshere. Theo Walcott is producing when Arsenal need him most.
It's also encouraging to see him use the ball more intelligently – his runs off the ball have always been clever, despite what Chris Waddle may think about his footballing brain, but he uses his body more wisely when in possession, shielding the ball and feinting to get past players, as you can see in Culann's video. Everything seems to be coming to him more naturally now, which can only be a positive.
He may not beat five players in a row down the line when people shout "Run at him Theo!" (hey Dad) but, if you give him a bit of space, he'll nip past you and whip in a devilish cross. He might even be able to get on the end of a cross, as he showed against West Ham. Arsenal had become a little predictable with playmakers out wide, so having Theo Walcott back and in form is proving a bit help in making them harder to deal with.
Arsenal Player of the Month: November, with Culann Davies video
With all of the Player of the Month awards that he's been given, I don't think there's a sentence I haven't used to describe Aaron Ramsey – every superlative has been ticked off, and I've even used the cliche about how I'm running out of superlatives, I think. So I think it'd be a little boring for everyone concerned if I was to reel off the same thing about how well he's playing and how good a player he is, and, although it seems lame and lazy, I decided to find what other people across the internet are saying about our main man right now. Sorry if that seems like a cop-out, but I thought it'd be more fun for everyone.
Perhaps no player symbolises how much Arsenal have progressed more than Aaron Ramsey. There was a time when the midfielder was the target of such fierce criticism from a section of Arsenal's fans that Arsène Wenger wondered whether it would be best to leave him out of home matches for his own sake, but no one doubts his value now. These days the questions Wenger has to answer concern whether Ramsey will develop into one of the best players in the world after his outstanding start to the season.
– Jacob Steinberg – The Guardian
Man of the match vs Liverpool: Aaron Ramsey. It was a wonderful team performance from Arsenal but Ramsey gets the nod after another exceptional display in midfield, capped off by a stunning goal.
But this season Ramsey has been a revelation, scoring freely, assisting others and pretty well running the show from his favoured position in the centre of midfield.
That Ramsey's running is one of his most impressive qualities should come as no surprise. He covered 11km on Saturday [vs Liverpool], proving that he has come of age as a box-to-box player par excellence.
Aaron Ramsey at the moment is arguably one of the best midfielders in Europe. That's why he puts in performances like that. He's one of the best in Europe. He's a fine young man and he's someone is beginning to show that potential and hard work – if given a chance and if given a steady run of games – can shine among European stars which is something will probably delight Arsene Wenger.
Through 12 games, Ramsey has not only realized the individual potential that everyone saw in him as a youth at Cardiff City, but he has also been the driving force behind Arsenal's fast start. Wenger has used both tactical shifts and more compatible teammates to transform Ramsey into a consistent two-way player for the top team in the Premier League, and he is my early favorite for the Player of the Year award.
Ramsey's move from an auxiliary wing position to the central midfield this season has played an instrumental role in his establishment among Europe's best midfielders. The move gave Ramsey more control of the midfield, and he now leads the possession-based Gunners with 87 touches per 90 minutes. For some, the fact that Ramsey is the most active player on the league's top team is enough to garner consideration for Player of the Year, but Ramsey's advanced numbers show that his move to central midfield has made him more efficient in other areas as well.
Aaron Ramsey, scorer of the goal that took Saturday's game beyond Liverpool, played like the Steven Gerrard we knew back then. He charged from box to box, tackled all that moved, and inspired his team to victory. The current version toiled in a malfunctioning midfield that could never get a grip on the match that was supposed to prove his club's credentials as a force for honours.
Maturity and experience has undoubtedly contributed to the "new and improved" Aaron Ramsey and this season he has ticked all the boxes required of a modern all-round midfield player. His stamina and mobility are extraordinary and although he has trouble running away from the opposition over longer distances, his sharpness over the first few yards often puts the opposition under intense pressure and the ball is often easily recovered.
Aaron [Ramsey] has first a fantastic engine. I believe his defensive awareness has improved, his defensive qualities have improved and his defensive score is very strong now. After that he has a huge desire to play every single ball. He wins the 50:50s – that was not the case a year ago. If you let him, he takes the ball at the back, passes to himself in midfield and passes to himself up front because he wants the ball so much. That's why his presence is so massive in a game.
Arsenal Player of the Month: October, with Culann Davies video
This month could well have made it three in a row for Aaron Ramsey, but Culann and I put it to a vote on Twitter between our two contenders, the other being Olivier Giroud, and the French striker came out on top. In truth, it could have been one of a large number of players: Wojciech Szczesny continued his fine form; Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny's partnership blossomed even further; Bacary Sagna and Kieran Gibbs were superb either side of them; and of course Aaron Ramsey kept on impressing.
However, Giroud was the choice of most people, and it's easy to see why. The Frenchman has improved so much in his second season with Arsenal, as has been the trend throughout his career. He's scoring more, netting against Napoli, Borussia Dortmund and Crystal Palace – two of those were to change a 1-0 lead to a 2-0 lead, making our games more comfortable to see out, while the other was to equalise against Dortmund. He didn't contribute a lot in big games last season, let alone score, so to see him bullying Subotic and Hummels at the Emirates and dragging us level was brilliant.
Like with Ramsey, though, it's not just Giroud's goals that are impressive. His all-round play has been magnificent, and Subotic and Hummels wasn't the only centre-back partnership he gave a rough time. He may be up front on his own, but he can handle the challenge of leading the line alone no problem. He's a very useful outlet when we can't play out from the back – his hold-up play is now very accomplished, and the ball just sticks to him – and he can now create something from nothing. That's happened a few times this season; give him the ball in a tight area and he uses his strengths (one of those being his physical strength) to manufacture space and an opening.
That's something that has really impressed me about Giroud – he knows his strengths and uses them well. On top of that, he knows his limitations: he isn't the best dribbler, so when he gets the ball he usually releases it as soon as he can, which benefits the team as we can play at a high tempo with quick close combinations. Giroud knows his strengths and weaknesses and uses that to the team's advantages. His upturn of assists this year proves that – he's a team player.
His goal against Napoli pretty much summed a lot of his game up. Alert and alive, he fired in a pass to Mesut Özil and spun away from the defenders to make his traditional near post run, before finishing with minimum fuss. Giroud loves quick give-and-gos and also making a run at the near post, and that goal saw him do both to effectively finish off Napoli.
What's so encouraging, for me, is that Giroud doesn't look out of place dovetailing with the likes of Özil and Cazorla – in fact, he's on the exact same wavelength as them offensively, which says a lot about his intelligence. He's constantly able to link up with our attacking players perfectly, and that's a big compliment to how good he is at link-up play.
It was interesting to see Giroud play against a side with Luis Suarez the other night, the player who almost displaced him as Arsenal's main striker. Giroud knew that he had to prove Arsenal didn't miss out by not replacing him, and although he spurned his biggest goal-scoring chance, he still put in a great performance, troubling all three of Liverpool's centre-backs. Let's hope he doesn't rest on his laurels and continues to go from strength to strength.
Interview translation: Arsene Wenger on his German players, his philosophy and developing Arsenal over 17 years
I did not conduct this interview – it was published here on ZDF's website in German, which I then translated.
Arsène, thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us. You have been the manager of Arsenal for more than 17 years, what has developed in this team during that time?
The development is very very strong, I believe that it is the responsibility of a manager in England to ensure the development. When I arrived, we had no training ground, we had an old stadium, so at the time we built a new training ground, bought the land, built everything, then of course we built a new stadium, which also cost a lot of money – just for the land, for example we paid £128 million. In Germany, for example Bayern Munich got the land for just €1. So you can imagine what kind of difference there is there. Therefore the club had had financial restrictions in the last six or seven years, because we had to pay a lot of money back every year [for the stadium debt]. But despite that the club has developed, for example when I arrived at Arsenal we were 80 – today we have 450 people. A share at the time was £400 – nowadays it is £17,000! So, despite that, you can say that the club has economically developed a lot. On the sporting side, in the first years, of course we won cups, but then we have had a period when it wasn't so successful. But despite that, we remained in the top four in the Champions League with less money and we were very often there for the championships. We were a bit young to win in championships. But now, we are over the period, I believe that in the position to battle with any other club (to take it up with any other club).
I know how hard it is to talk about yourself, but how would you describe your own development in these 17 years?
Very very difficult for me to decide that, I believe my job is a public job, and therefore I give my best and I let the other people assess how good or bad I am. We have an influence on our careers, on the lives of the players, on the style of play of the team, and the impetus and the idea which we can give to the club, and we try to have an influence on these three levels.
Another question like the last about yourself, how would you describe yourself as a manager and as a person?
A person who loves his job, who has sacrificed his life for football. But that has cost me nothing, because I love it so much. Someone who has tried to have a positive attitude towards people, and to influence their lives positively.
You have said you have sacrificed things. Has it been that you have had enough time for hobbies and your family?
No, of course not, I have to realise that. I have indeed always said that this is a job for people who aren't married, and of course my family have also sacrificed a lot so that I can do my job.
There have been offers from other clubs – Bayern Munich in 1994 was very close, there were other big names – Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, everything that has been reported… Why have you stayed so constantly at Arsenal? Many people think "I have to change, I have to get a new impetus." How have you always managed to find motivation?
Only because I don't think a good manager is connected with a transfer. Always try to develop, and you don't need to transfer to a different club, because I have always had the feeling of what is important to me in my job – that's freedom to work, to be able to push through my philosophy and a big freedom. I believe that when you get up, you should think: "Today I can work in a good atmosphere." For me, that's the most important thing. I have to say that, but I have also always had the backing from my board, they always stood behind me and have always supported me.
You have spoken about your philosophy. To live your philosophy is important to you – what is your philosophy?
To play a style of football that is built around mobility and technical skill, creativity and also speed, and therefore I have developed many players. You can see in the history of the players that have come to Arsenal that they have developed well and the majority have made a great career with Arsenal. Therefore I believe that the philosophy of a club and the style of a club is very important. The career of a player depends 90% on the club where he is, and I believe that Arsenal is a club that has had a very very big positive influence on its players.
The interest in Arsenal in Germany has grown, because Arsenal have five German players in the squad. When I say the name of the player, could you please briefly describe them. For example as the first we will take Lukas Podolski…
Lukas Podolski – super-talented. He can score goals, can play very well with other players, super-power, sometimes he can score free-kicks, he can score from anywhere. Good crossing of the ball. But he can still improve himself – with Lukas Podolski you always get the feeling that he is playing at 80% or 90%, and you want 100% from him. And the 100% of Lukas Podolski is, for me, world class. I believe that his future is to raise that in the next few years.
What would you say of Per?
Per – super attitude, very intelligent and very respectful, very professional. He has technically developed very well with us, and tactically as well. For me, today he is one of the best defenders in the world.
Then somebody who hasn't been long with you yet, but surely was able to give you some first impressions, Mesut Ozil. How would you describe him?
Mesut Ozil is a dream, because he was born for football. Everything that he does is class, he makes it look simple, and yet he works very hard, very good physical qualities. A natural world-class player. And I believe that in the next few years he will be recognized by everyone as the top top top player in the world.
Serge Gnabry?
Serge Gnabry has massive potential, I believe very strongly in him. I have already shown a lot of trust in him, he can play behind the striker, on the wings, he can be decisive, score goals, dribble, has a lot of power. Very intelligent as well, and now the first phase of his development is to find his position in my team and I think he can manage it.
Finally, Thomas Eisfeld. He's already scored a goal in the Capital One Cup against West Bromwich…
Thomas Eisfeld is a very talented player who came from Dortmund as well – a very intelligent player, very good technically. I believe as well that he will develop well in the next two years, because he is a little bit behind the others in his physical condition but I believe he has developed well in the last six months, and every time he has played, he has played very very well.
I have to ask you: in a few days you will play Borussia Dortmund, how do you rate your chances and how must your team perform in order to beat Dortmund?
I think firstly we have to play our best level, with a lot of rhythm, and we must of course keep Dortmund's best players quiet. That means Lewandowski, Reus and other players who are dangerous at the front. But the most important is to play to our level, and we will have a very good chance.
Last question: what are your goals for the future, both in terms of career and private life?
Privately to make my family happy as often as possible, and in terms of my career, Arsenal is a big club and our responsibility is to bring joy to all those who love Arsenal.


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PowerShot SD500 DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS 700 / IXY DIGITAL 600
The Canon PowerShot SD500 IS or Canon Digital IXUS 700 IS is one of the cameras in IXUS family.
CHDK is available for the SD500 (Ixus 700 IS) with firmware version 1.01a and 1.01B, see Downloads
A beta version for firmware 1.01c is available now (01-Oct-2008) from the forum: [1]
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- 7.4 megapixel CCD
- DIGIC II and iSAPS
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- 37-111mm (equiv.) F2.8 - 4.9, 3x optical zoom
- 640 x 480 movies at 30fps
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ver.req in the root of SD card, then pressed FUNCSET and DISP simultaneously, I got:
Canon DIGITAL IXUS 700 P-ID: 30F2 PAL Firmware Version GM1.01B no error Mar 29 2005 20:42:05
- In Windows Vista, you can right click and select properties. This will bring up the firmware version too!
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Following download instructions, I "installed" Allbest's latest version available(but not experimental) for my camera.
I am investigating all features now ;-)
Great documentation is AllBest CHDK firmware usage, and Brief CHDK description .
set_focus and routines that attempt to change the subject distance SD do not work see: http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php?topic=273.0
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In the german forum (Link) an Ixus 700 user has reported that he has successfully updated his camera from firmware version 1.00d (Canon 22.214.171.124) to version 1.01a (Canon 18.104.22.168), the Canon firmware update is available from here: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/ixus700/frm-e.html
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Antoine Deparcieux
Born: 28 October 1703 in Clotet-de-Cessous, France
Died: 2 September 1768 in Paris, France
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Antoine Deparcieux's father was Jean-Antoine Deparcieux while his mother was Jeanne Donzel. It was a poor family, Antoine's father being a farm worker. He attended the schools of Porte and Saint-Florent where he learned to read and write. Sadly, before his twelfth birthday, Antoine became an orphan and his education and upbringing became the responsibility of his elder brother Pierre Deparcieux.
When Antoine was fifteen years old, Pierre sent him to study at the Jesuit College in Alès in southeastern France. This would not have been possible without the financial support of at least one patron. He studied at this College until he was seventeen years old. He showed great promise in scientific subjects at the College and when he left he went to Paris to study mathematics. Again he had financial support, this time from Montcarville who was his patron.
In Paris Deparcieux found that the financial support provided by Montcarville was not sufficient to allow him to study without a job. He became a maker of sundials and, although this is not the reason that he appears in this archive, it was an occupation which at that time gave him a reasonable income. He was also interested in hydrodynamics and hydraulics and he moved on from making sundials to invent other machinery, in particular pumps. He is chiefly known, however, for his work on mathematical and statistical tables.
In 1741 Deparcieux published Nouveaux traités de trigonométrie rectiligne et sphérique Ⓣ which consisted of tables of sins, tans, secs (calculated to seven decimal places), and log sins and log tans (calculated to eight decimal places). This work also contains interesting trigonometric formulae for tan a/2.
In 1746 Deparcieux published a treatise on annuities and mortality: it was one of the first statistical work of its kind and is the main reason for his fame. Deparcieux's interest in mortality tables resulted from his interest in life expectancy which he had investigated in several different contexts. Lorenzo de Tonti from Naples was a financier who had devised the tontine life insurance plan in the seventeenth century. Those taking part in the plan contributed money which eventually went to the one who survives all the others. Deparcieux studied the way that such plans worked, and he also studied life expectancy in individual families and religious communities. The reason for choosing data such groups was that Deparcieux was fully aware that if one looked at births and deaths in a city (as had been done before), then migration made the data unreliable. However, as Johnson and Kotz write in [3]:-
... the results obtained for restricted populations, although accurately derived - even according to current standards - could not reasonably be ascribed to surrounding areas, a point which caused some criticism.The results of Deparcieux's investigations were published in the 1746 treatise Essai sur les probabilités de la durée de la vie humaine Ⓣ. Busard writes in [1]:-
Deparcieux showed a real progress in his theoretical explanation of the properties of the tables of mortality. However, his tables, which were for a long time the only ones on life expectancies in France, indicated too small a value for the probable life expectancy at every age.In 1746 Deparcieux was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences and it would appear his 1746 publication was the reason for this election.
Deparcieux was, as we have indicated above, interested in hydrodynamics. He devised a way of bringing the water of the river Yvette to Paris and, although he did not see his plan put into being during his lifetime, it was carried out after his death.
Nicolas, in [4], describes Deparcieux's character:-
He was modest, not overambitious always keeping in mind his humble origins.
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This homemade costume for boys entered our 2012 Halloween Costume Contest.
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My grandson is wearing it and I came up with the idea from Huckleberry Finn. I used a pair of his small overall's and hand sewed patches in different spots. Cut the brim off a straw hat to make it look ruff and safty pinned a bobber on it and used a ace bandage to make it fit his head. Found a old rusty pail and drilled holes and added a rope handle for his candy. Used a stick with some string bobber and plastic worm for his fishing pole. What I didn't have on hand was all bought at thift stores.


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Welcome Back to the Windy City
The combined tradeshows create a mega-event dubbed the largest of its kind in North America dedicated to showcasing metalforming, fabricating, stamping, welding and tube and pipe technology. More than 1000 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees are expected to have the McCormick Place's North and South Halls buzzing with live demonstrations and product displays. Welding technology occupies most of the North Hall, while the South Hall plays host to stamping, fabricating and tube and pipe technology.
Also in the South Hall is the Solutions Showcase Theater, which will stage free expert-led presentations on a series of plant-management topics including these and other topics:
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Monday and Tuesday mornings at the mega-show kick off with keynote presentations, also free for all attendees. On Monday, November 16, from 8 to 9 a.m., listen in on a panel discussion on Best Practices for Thriving in Tough Times.
A diverse panel from the metalforming, fabricating and welding industry will discuss workforce development, diversifying product lines and operations, obtaining financing/credit, and tax incentives. Moderator Jeff Knauf, president of Medalist Laserfab, Inc., will trigger the discussion amongst panelists Steve Hasty, president of A & E Custom Manufacturing; Chris Kuehl, founder of Armada Corporate Intelligence; William Citron, president of Mazak Optonics; Dick Kallage, president of KDC Associates; and Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology.
The keynote presentation slated for Tuesday, November 17, also from 8 to 9 a.m., is titled Energy —The Outlook is Bright, But Where Will it Lead Us? This panel discussion features experts from the wind- and solar-energy sectors, who will discuss trends and forecasts, government issues, and what it all means to suppliers. Moderator William Haas, client program manager from The Shaw Group, oversees the distinguished panel that includes Ed Weston, director, Great Lakes Wind Energy; Richard Burns from the American Solar Energy Society; Jeff Anthony, manager—utility programs, American Wind Energy Association; and Tom Hunton, president, American Capital Energy.
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Monday, November 16,
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View the full METALFORM conference schedule beginning on page 24, or log on to www.fmafabtech.com/educational-programs.cfm for the entire week's educational-program offerings
METALFORM organizer the Precision Metalforming Association also will hold additional events in conjunction with this year's show, including programs for its Women in Metalforming and Next Gen Leaders groups.
Monday, November 16, is Next Gen Leaders Day, which begins with a roundtable session. Then, members hit the show floor to judge exhibitors for the third annual Next Gen Innovation Awards, and wind up the day by attending the PMA Awards of Excellence Reception. For more information visit www.pma.org/Division/nextgen.
Tuesday evening, November 17, PMA 2010 Chair Gretchen Zierick, president of Zierick Manufacturing, leads discussions at an informal networking event for women in the metalforming industry. The group will share experiences, discuss best practices and learn how fellow colleagues in metalforming companies around the country have coped with the difficult economy. For more information, contact Mandy Basel at 216/901-8800, firstname.lastname@example.com.
PMA also presents its annual Awards of Excellence in Metalforming program at the event, honoring innovators in the areas of productivity, design, quality, product development, process control, safety, and training and education. Visit the large display on the show floor highlighting the winning companies' accomplishments. For more, see the article in the June 2009 issue of MetalForming.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Using Lists as News Feeds in Facebook
[I'm still using the old profile page in Facebook but these directions should still work for those who have switched to the new profile page.]
Lists are a tool in Facebook that allow you to sort and categorize your friends. You may notice that when you "friend" someone, Facebook asks if you would like to add them to a list. To see what lists you have, go to Account, then choose Edit Friends. Your lists will appear on the left side of the screen and a "+Create a List" button appears at the top center of your screen. By hovering over each of your friends you can edit the lists they belong to.
There are a bunch of different uses for lists which I'm not going to go into here. But if you have a lot of Facebook friends like I do, then lists can be used to see News Feeds from specific people.
For instance, say you want to see News Feeds / Status Updates from just your family. You can create a list called "family" and that will allow you to see just their status updates.
A little while ago you used to see "List Feeds" by clicking on the Friends link on the left hand side of your screen. I've been hunting for them there lately only to discover that none of my lists appear when I click on the Friends link.
So where have the List Feeds gone?
Now, to access these same List feeds find the Tops News / Most Recent links in the top center of your News Feed page. To the right of Most Recent you will see a little arrow. Click on the arrow.
After clicking on the arrow you will see a list with other main menu options. Then there will be a divider line and beneath that your list feeds.
In my case you can see a list for Boston (these are all my Boston friends) and for EdwardsFamily. When I want to see Status Updates from just my family I click on the EdwardsFamily link. Now on my News Feed page all other Status Updates will disappear and I will only see those from my family. This is a great way to make sure you don't miss any updates from your family members.
To view the Status Updates from all of your friends again, click the same arrow at the top of the page and select Most Recent.
I hope you find this helpful. I'm just happy that I won't miss any important Status Updates anymore.
WARNING: These instructions could become obsolete within minutes at the pace at which Facebook keeps making changes to their interface ;)
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Thanks for this very helpful guide. I know only the basics of FB and will follow your advice to figure out lists (which I haven't even made-- but will now)ReplyDelete
Thank you, Marian. I was wondering where those list feeds had gone. The one list it doesn't show is FB's own Family list (new profile). I shall have to recreate it for this purpose.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:51 AM
Thank-you. I do use the list when I send out post for my gaming, so people who don't play won't be bothered by it, but never knew I could view post by my lists, so I'm going to give that a look now, I hate when I miss post by family.ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting this. I haven't started using the list on FB yet.ReplyDelete
I've shared the Ancestors Approved award with you, more info and the image for you is on my blog.
Greetings Marian,ReplyDelete
You have just made my day! I was wondering what had happened to the news feeds for my lists. Thank-you for helping me to keep what little sanity I have left. LOL!
Thanks for posting this very helpful guide. I was just wondering how to use the List feature on Facebook and then I ran across your post. It answered all my questions.
- RosemaryJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Than you. I had searched and searched for this and couldn't find where it had gone.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for posting this! I couldn't figure out how to get my list feed back and it was drving me crazy! Awesome post!ReplyDelete
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Fourteenth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather's sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family's house near Limbaži as the war moves even closer. For the background, see here, and clicking the tag "diary entries" will bring up all of the entries that I have posted.
January 17, 1916
It is Sunday. Mother and Father went to church. Papa and Arvīds are at the commission in Valmiera. Life is so somber at home – to the point of boredom. I wish we could get somewhere alone – even if just in the sauna. If we didn't have to worry about the little ones – then we could bring it all to an end soon. Such is life now??


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The gloves of Bob Allison, Babe Ruth, Brooks Robinson, Jerry Koosman, Ray Hayworth, Red Murry
Lindytown, West Virginia, coal town abandoned after mountain-top strip miningBoston under lighteningChicago, South Water Street Terminal, 1943, Photo: Jack DelanoEllen McLaughlin in Angels in America
Chuck BerryRichard and Pat NixonSurvivalist's stockpileDollar store, Saddlebrook, N.J.Aggragate pit, Irwindale, Ca.Abandoned commercial buildings, AlabamaMug shot, John Henry1919 Chicago White SocksBarry Bonds
Gillette, Wyoming, coal and gas boom townDetroitJ.P. Morgan Library LizGrant Wood, Daughters of the American Revolution
The boys of spring are out on the diamonds, though some have skipped onto the courts. And not the basketball ones. The pressures of commerce, which as has been said is America's purpose for existing, naturally warps the great American past-time, no less than it warps the doctors who prescribe mountains of pills at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry. "The business of America is business," said Calvin Coolidge, and for the most part it seems Americans have taken that mantra as their own. We live, it seems, to make money. The politics of the moment merely underline this old American adage, as Representative Ryan sells his snake-oil "plan" and President Obama retorts with his. Shall we or shall we not throw Granny and Gramps under the bus? Or when and how?
Inexorably the nation moves towards its fiscal truth, which certainly no elected politician can utter, except in the most oblique of manners: the bill has come due, and it must be paid. We don't really say from whom the bill comes and we don't really say why. Instead we discuss who must pay it, and how. The reason is that an honest look all points to the very system which America has raised to a religion, that good old Free Market Economy Capitalism, which, left to its own devices does whatever is needed to make a bigger faster buck. If towards that end ravaging the landscape, selling sugar and oil saturated food to ever bigger and sicker customers, peddling fast gas guzzling cars, shipping factories and production systems to lands of cheaper labor and less onerous regulations, building a giant near-private military establishment to protect our global "interests," and developing an all pervasive mass media to sell lies to the citizenry all looks to make the quickest fortune, then America will do it. That's how capitalism works, and it has worked its magic on America.
The current end result is that a tiny one or two percent sliver end up owning about everything – especially those things, like the mass media, the educational systems, and the military, which serve its purposes best. And of course, the political system, which now is pretty much totally under the control of the corporate systems which that most rich segment has devised and uses to control the rest of us. The reckoning perhaps has already arrived, or it is arriving now – it depends on how we slice and dice our view of history.
The ship of state has run aground on the usual shoals of empire (that forbidden word which we Americans dare not utter): an over- extended and overgrown military gobbling up our remaining resources and busy making us unwelcome where ever it goes; a fat and complacent hoi polloi happy to be distracted with trivial circuses (the Super Bowl, the World Series, American Idol), and a bickering political class in panic as the last pieces of imminent collapse fall into place. It is, of course, all the others' fault, though they all agree we can only put it right by carefully avoiding reality.
Pumped on the latest designer drugs our colosseum gladiators take brain-dimming hits, swat homers, collect the hottest chicks and take home millions, to the adulation of the crowd. Our stars and CEO's are swamped in "earnings" for their secret labors, the stock market curiously goes up each time unemployment figures head higher, and outside the gate the bread begins running short and the circus begins to grow stale.


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List of County Antrim based agencies offering home, carpet & upholstery, office & window cleaning services.
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Elite cleaning provides local upholstery, rug and carpet cleaning in Belfast and throughout Northern Ireland at competitive prices. We also offer colour restoration to both rugs and carpets.
- We have had our carpet cleaned by Roy half-a-dozen times now. He has cleaned rugs and
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We provide an all round professional cleaning service to both the domestic & commercial sectors. Window cleaning, gutter cleaning, fascia & soffit cleaning, pressure washing, conservatory cleaning, internal & external. High-rise water-fed pole cleaning, reaching heights of 35ft from the safety of the ground. Shop signs & awnings cleaned, window frames, pvc & sills all cleaned to a high standard.
- Definitely recommend... Great job with inside and outside of my windows and friendly service
o3 group ltd provide washroom hygiene services across Northern Ireland providing high quality products and first class services. We provide everything 'from fit to fill', from the initial washroom fit-out including design and installation of toilet cubicles and sanitaries through to the washroom and hygiene services required to ensure your customers' ongoing quality experience of your establishment.
We have experience in cleaning for four years and CSR cards. We are Solid, honest and competent. Our Company is fully insured. Our services: Building, Office, Commercial, Windows, Deep, Domestic & Carpet Cleaning.
In 1948, two Fort Worth businessmen decided to start a carpet cleaning business. From the beginning, it was obvious that their company, Blackmon Mooring, would be different - innovative. Bill Blackmon and Scott Mooring built a reputation of high standards and reliability that soon made them the leaders in the cleaning and restoration field.
We operate across Northern Ireland and Scotland and specialise in contract cleaning and flooring services. Using our own cleaning and floor maintenance system, we provide a service that can transform any working environment whether industrial, educational, commercial or retail.
Professional carpet & upholstery cleaning service in the greater Belfast area. Specialised carpet cleaner with more than 30 years experience. Commercial and domestic services available, including carpet, rug and upholstery cleaning, stain removal and fabric protection.
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Everything else can wait but not agriculture………
(Hon'ble Late Prime Minister of India Shri. Jahawar Lal Nehru)
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), India's premier apex chamber covers a membership of over 350 hundred thousands companies and professionals across the globe and serving the nations since 1920.
As an apex industry body, ASSOCHAM represents the interests of industry and trade in various forum, serves as interfaces with Government on policy issues and interacts with counterpart international organizations as well as other Governments to promote bilateral economic relations.
Being a proactive and responsible chamber, ASSOCHAM gives suggestions to the Government for revitalization of agricultural sector, improvement in production and productivity, stepping up growth rates, enhancement of Farmer's income, etc. ASSOCHAM's New Delhi Declaration 2006 acknowledges the importance of innovation to agricultural development and affirms its commitment to advancing further the contributions of knowledge based industry to India's growth.
Some of the major agricultural research projects completed by ASSOCHAM in recent past are
- Agro-processing and Value addition in India; tracks the immense opportunities in Agri Processed and value added products 2009
- Approach to Food Safety and Quality: Refining Niche in International Food Market 2009
- Food & Agri Exports in India: "Defining the New Paradigm" 2009
- Way to Organic Farming 2009
- Perspectives of Food Processing
- ASSOCHAM published a series of research studies targeting Food grain Sectors (Wheat, Rice, Pulses and Maize) and Edible Oil Sector in 2008
- Green revolution – II: A Road Map 2007,
- Agricultural Scenario 2007
- Study on Agri Export Zones- 2007
- BT Cotton Farming in India 2007
Some of the major International and National Exhibitions & Summits organized by ASSOCHAM in the recent past
- International Summit cum Exhibition on Food Processing & Agribusiness – emerging opportunities and strategic thrust areas for Industry (2009),
- Food and Agri Exporters conclave (2009),
- 6th Global Knowledge Millennium Summit on Biotech and Nanotech for sustainable agriculture (2009),
- Food processing – Farmers Linkages (2008)
- Linking Farmers to Superstore (2007).
- Green Revolution II ( 2007)
- AgriBiotechnology (2006)


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Well, that's exactly what Jim Denevan imagined. He then worked tirelessly, nurturing that dream into fruition. Outstanding In the Field is the fruit of his vision. With a mission of reconnecting diners to the fields from where their food is sourced, the organization details itself thusly:
Outstanding in the Field is a roving culinary adventure – literally a restaurant without walls. Since 1999 we have set the long table at farms or gardens, on mountain tops or in sea caves, on islands or at ranches. Occasionally the table is set indoors: a beautiful refurbished barn, a cool greenhouse or a stately museum. Wherever the location, the consistent theme of each dinner is to honor the people whose good work brings nourishment to the table.
Ingredients for the meal are almost all local (sometimes sourced within inches of your seat at the table!) and generally prepared by a celebrated chef of the region. After a tour of the site, we all settle in: farmers, producers, culinary artisans, and diners sharing the long table.
I love this concept. We have a field on our property that we refer to as the "lower field," simply because it is located down the hill from the house, which sits up on a knob. Hubs and I have long discussed how fun and amazing and inspiring and beautiful it would be to have a meal in that field. We love the idea of tables and chairs positioned down there, heaving under bowls and platters of locally sourced food, as guests feast and relax and enjoy the splendor of it all.
Jim Denevan has put together a gem of a cookbook inspired by his transient repasts. Outstanding In the Field is a truly wonderful book. Equal parts stunning and inspiring, it'll have you trawling farmer's markets as soon as the first offerings of spring appear. I'd like to give away a copy to one small measure reader. All that's needed to enter is to leave a comment below detailing your favorite seasonal item to cook. It's SO hard to choose, but if backed into a corner and forced, at knifepoint, to choice, I'd probably say basil. Fresh from the garden and pulverized into submission, nothing tastes more redolent of "summer" to me than just-made basil pesto. Just thinking of it now has me wanting to trade my felt slippers for flip-flops, my flannel p.j.'s for a tank top.
In your comment, please leave a means of contacting you, should you be the winner, via either a link back to your own blog or website or with your email address. I'll run the giveaway through next Wednesday, midnight EST. Canadians, feel free to comment away.
I'm planning to begin hosting a number of themed potlucks out here in the coming seasons. Who knows. Maybe the lower field will finally embody that food-laden vision Hubs and I have been tossing around all of these years!
UPDATE: Oh my goodness, I totally forgot to announce the winner! Big congratulations to EcoGrrl! And thank you so very much to everyone who entered!


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gjaustin wrote:So now APHEELSIK lowers health regeneration by 10 per level. I don't know if that's the caster's level or the monster's level. I actually suspect that it's a typo, and it should just be 10.
Hopefully the Venom Sword now works on every hit, but only adds a few layers of poison.
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