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Arshavin rejects Reading loan
Andrei Arshavin has rejected a 6 month loan deal to Reading.
The Premier League strugglers met with the Russian international, but were unable to come to an agreement that would see him move to the Madjeski Stadium until the end of the season.
It would also have brought Arshavin to the end of his Arsenal contract. Having joined the club for £13m in January 2009, and starting with an incredible bang, his career has dwindled to the point of non-existence.
He was sent packing on loan last February and this summer was offered to Zenit and a number of other Russian clubs for free, but despite some interest no move was forthcoming because he did not want to leave London.
It remains to be seen if Reading, or another Premier League club, will rekindle their interest in him. If not he'll see out his Arsenal contract, making the bench every now and again, maybe, or thrust into action because of an injury crisis.
How sad.
Oh for fuck's sake.
Lazy bastard. GET THE FUCK OFF OUR LAWN
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In defence of AA23, NB52 and now poldi plus ramsey
When you start cutting vegetables with scissors, spread butter with butcher knife and use axe to peel potatoes. You will get the job done but you will never fully utilise the specific items to its optimum use. Yes, in absence of certain tools we might substitute them for whatever tools comes handy. But in the long run whether be it butcher knife, butter knife, axe, tea spoon or table spoon every item has its rightful place and right use at the right time in perfect condition.
And same principle can be applied in football pitch, unless right players are not put in their respective rightful place, we might get few results but never the consistency .Arsenal is suffering from the same syndrome for years now. We been cutting vegetables with scissors or using blunt knives for too long and unless we start buying and applying the right tools for the right job, players will keep on moving, making ridiculous demands or just give up and become the chamakhs, ashravins, bendtners, aka deadwoods.
Ashravin is just protecting his interest and Arsenal put him in that comfortable position.
I'm always amazed why cant arsenal detect the tell tell signs of festering of small innocous wound into a life threatening cancer. Why are we so late in reacting. Why cant arsenal make any swift hard decision. Why arsenal always has to act like the lead actor in tragedy drama where he loses all despite clinging till the final minute to his heroine who eventually leaves him for his rich cousin. Why arsenal cant be (back to)ruthless mean mental SOB who commanded RESPECT!!
Damn this new sissy arsenal.
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Squillaci will soon be leaving, Chamakh on his way westham?, Arshavin better be next then it's happy fucking new year at the Arsenal lads.
Now all that's left is new top, top signings, Arsene?
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most clubs have two players for each position. even if we sell or loan out djourou and squillaci we still have our two teams
szcesney mannone
sagna jenkinson
mertesacker koscielny
vermaelen miquel
gibbs santos
arteta coquelin
wilshire diaby
walcott chamberlain
cazorla rosicky
podolski arshavin
giroud gervinho
in addition to that 22 there is a third back up team
so unless we lose some of that 33 permanently or on loan i cannot see any new signings apart from may be a short term loan to cover gervinho
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*Dear Arshavin. Get out.
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At least better than gervinho
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Lazy fat cunt
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Fucking hell, there's no need for such bile to be leveled at any Arsenal player.
Chill out.
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Everyone loves Arshavin….at least in the Arsecasts! 😛
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Like him more than Gervinho. That's for sure
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I think you forgot Rosicky.
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Arshavin is cover for Rosicky, who is cover for Cazorla. Atleast that's how it should be
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Bit strong.. Plus, I'd consider Rosicky cover for Cazorla.
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Ruined how? Arshavin had plenty of chances, opportunities. His attitude and application has been poor.
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Plenty of chances…..yes. At the wing.
Perhaps plenty of chances at the centre of the pack could well have helped his "application"……..
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I agree with Arseblog. Did you see how Podolski destroyed Newcastle? He was the one through which all the counterattacks came. Great vision and tenacity in his play.
That is what Wenger wants Arshavin to do. You cannot play through the middle nowadays as teams try to flood the midfield. You try to bypass their midfield and try to get in behind them through making runs and playing one-twos on the wing. But you do require hard work.
Also, great players can play in any position: look at Toure- beast in AM position and a beast at DM.
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Arsene is slightly responsible in my opinion.Either way i can't understand Arsene's decision to not even put him on the bench anymore. Surely a better option than Gervinho.
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Furthermore, even in the centre, he would have to work very hard: look at Cazorla during the match. He is the first one who presses and has to cover a wide area to either side.
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plenty of chances in the center was simply out of question when Cesc was around.
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I do think that Wenger is a little to blame, but Arshavin's still a professional footballer so should have just done his job and applied himself. Such a shame though, I really rated him, and his goal against Barcelona was one of the coolest things in football!
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Lec are you suggesting we did a Thomas Brolin on him?
He's a lazy welfare lout. cashing his arsenal welfare checks every week and refusing to get off his sofa and look for a proper job. He'll see out his arsenal contract and then magically decide atually yes, i do want to go back to russia. why see in that time in little reading where he'll actually have to play every week?
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So much hatred for Arshavin and so much love for Ramsey. Double standard in supporting Arsenal player is not good. Being British doesn't make a player better than a foreign player. Arsenal fans also should accept the blame for Arshavin's loss of confidence.
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while i agree that his work ethic leaves much to be desired, it is a worth while point to note we have consistantly played him out of position there are certainly worse players at the club
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Be nice to see Arshavin used as a sub occasionally and I think his being completely frozen out of the team is a bit of a mistake but he had plenty of chances and opportunities and Wenger stuck by him when he was in a spell of terrible form. A real talent and a player I like but when we bemoan the Arsenal players' lack of commitment then Arshavin was sometimes the worst culprit. This season when we've moaned about the lack of cut creatively then I think he could have been used as a sub more often.
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Wilshere, Arteta and Eisfeld could all play that creative role if required.
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I am afraid thay cant cos I dnt know what we are training but very often even our first 11 looks like they dnt understand eachother so God knows what can they play with other part of the team.
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He has lost the desire in my eyes. Won't track back and has become a liability. Will see out his contract and disappear. Shame but he has run his time.
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He does as much tracking back as walcott .. I just feel he wans't used properly… Not every player can adapt to change in positions.. Not every wenger's experiments come good
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Step up QPR/West Ham/Fulham! That way he won't have to leave London.
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Yeah I think is just too lazy to pack his own bags, let alone take a 20 minute bus ride to Reading.
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Out of those 3, I'd opt for Fulham.
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i couldn't give a flying fuck where he goes. so long as he goes.
actually scratch that, I hope he goes to QPR, who have bid to pay all his wages plus a £500k loan fee to make sure they get him, hoping he'll help save them from relegation. Only to discover his wee legs have deteriorated from lack of use like when you get a leg cast taken off after months, and then he's gets a sick line and goes off work on the stress and then asks for some extra cash to get new kitchen utensils. like a proper welfare lout.
his wife is hot.
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So he'd rather sit on his backside and gallivant about London than play first-team football at a Premiership club? I'm not a mind reader and I don't know how Arshavin is reaching these decisions, but from the outside it seems like he's completely zeroed out on motivation.
I accept that Reading hardly rates with Berlin on the list of the world's greatest cultural metropolises, but surely the idea of being a footballer is that, at some point, you play a bit of football…
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he just loves arsenal so much!
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I think its more to do with his family being settled in London… if that is the case I respect his decision. I do feel quite sad think about his Arsenal career though, his could have become a legend and has scored some important goals… I think the blame lies with both Arshavin's attitude and the management.
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Half the people that live in Reading commute to London every day. It's in the commuter belt, so he wouldn't have to move.
This decision has fuck all to do with where Reading is situated, as I'm pretty sure that the little Russian can afford a map.
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Or maybe he'd just like to take one more chance to get into the Arsenal team, as opposed to just giving up and slumming it somewhere else for the rest of his contract.
You do realise he's still required to work hard the whole rest of the week at training right?
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Of all the possible explanations, this is probably the least plausible of all.
Firstly, the fact that he still has to train during the week is all the more reason why you'd expect him to jump at the chance of playing first-team football. For a footballer in his position, training without any prospect of getting first-team game time is basically pointless.
Arshavin is not in the club's plans and will be leaving Arsenal in the summer. Wenger knows it, the club knows it, Arshavin knows it, and his agent knows it. The fact that the club would prefer loaning him out to keeping him around the training ground is evidence enough of that. Actually, the most damning thing is that Wenger would rather deploy Gervinho, who is struggling to distinguish his left foot from his right at the moment, than give Arshavin a run-out.
He's not going to force his way back into the team: his Arsenal career, for better or for worse, is over.
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I'm guessing he doesn't want to be involved in a relegation scrap. Reading might ask him to work hard, y'know :p
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Or perhaps he's afraid of defending against other teams since reading see very little of the ball. 3/4 of the time they are defending, Arshavin can't have that.
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Not every player can be moved to new position. Epl have best fullbacks in the world , Arshavin was playing CAM all his live he don't have pace to be on the wing plus be is getting old now. Wenger made mistake, the same he's making putting TW14 in the middle.
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Boo Hoo, he wasn't played in the middle. That awful Mr Wenger played him on the wing where he had to run up and down for over an hour. The same position that he looked great in at the start of his contract (despite being more physically unfit).
No one was asking for four-goal performances every month, I'd be happy to see him get in shape and do his job. He has the technique so crossing and finishing aren't his problem. The problem was a lack of application, which is inexcusable.
Would he have played better in the middle? Possibly, but we weren't dropping Cesc for him, he was given his brief and he decided that it wasn't worth maintaining the effort and playing through it for a chance in the middle. Podolski's doing the same now, players like Benayoun have come in and done the same and Rosicky has played his share of games out wide. Ramsey is another example, arguably not as gifted but no one faults his effort. Arshavin's behaviour has been a disgrace and, if he weren't as likeable (and if he hadn't single-handedly stuffed the scousers) he'd have been crucified by now.
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In Russia, club is loaned to player.
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This guy is as lazy as TGSTEL, lost to manu last season is still fresh in my memory when substituted for AOC and couldn't chased valencia when beaten to the ball, that still leave a bad taste in the mouth and now he's so comfortable on d bench that he doesn't even want to make an attempt in revivering his career. It's pity and disgusting @ the same time. What a lazy player.
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What is "d bench". The fourth bench after a, b and c perhaps?
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That very lost to ManU last season was due to Vermaelen lost of position, remember? That was Vermaelen who should stop Valencia, instead Vermaelen just forgot he played left fullback and was jogging to the centre, while Arshavin alone was left to fight Valencia (and, after all, it wasn't Valencia who scored after all, it was Welbeck who stroke from the centre). Arshavin was made a scapegoat then.
Go to Youtube, watch the momen again.
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He met with McDermott and realised they would look fucking ridiculous stood to one another. You will never see a Meerkat with a Mole.
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We had team full of overpaid sh*t like Traore, Squillaci, Denilson and Almunia in team like that Leonel Messe would look average.
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yeah rumour is that why he didn't sign for us and extended his stay with barca. it was close though apparently.
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Leonel Messe? Even a passing interest in football should let you know how to spell the name of one of the most famous footballers in thew world…
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Arshavin has done nothing wrong thia season. we were doing great in the league cup until he stopped playing Arshavin. He has 1 goal and 7 assists and has hardly played. Was he lazy when he dribbled from the half way line to gey the winning assist againat reading? Another Wenger scapegoat. Look what Wenger is doing to Podolski.
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Yeah I think Arsene is part to blame. Dont be cowards, some of his decision have been quite frankly preposterous. Like playing gerv ahead of poldi for CF, when all the time we knew poldi atleast has the experience of being a CF. Nothing gerv can say.
He continues to baffle me with, ramsey on left wing, not playing rosicky…… In Arsene I trust though, but some of his decisions?. I don't.
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Today arseblog make interesting listening, depressing in a frank assessment type way.so many things ring true on thier today just hope we can bring in the players to provide this team, club, squad with the spark its clearly lacking.
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I've always felt that despite Arshavin's laziness and poor attitude, a lot of the blame for this is down to Wenger. Arshavin should have been used as an alternative or as cover for Fabregas, never used on the wing. He's never been happy there and the times he's sparkled were in the centre of the park.
His defensive duties would have been less there and he may never have lost his confidence and drive.
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Wenger would have more to answer for if he'd spent 13million on cover for our best player. Arshavin had the ability to play on the so why not play him there? Because he couldn't be arsed? That's not Wenger's fault.
Lot's of players are asked to adapt, what makes Arshavin special?
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*'play on the wing'
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Errr, pretty sure he played on the wing when he stuffed 4 past Liverpool. I'm sorry, but for £80,000 a week or whatever he's on, I think he should be able to put up with playing on the fucking wing, don't you?
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Seems like he just doesn't want to go anywhere. Maybe he'll just disappear completely once his contract is up. Maybe he's just a figment of our imaginations, like Tyler Durden. We were having a pretty shitty start to the season when he joined, as I recall. Maybe we just made him up to feel better about ourselves and now we don't need him so much he's just fading away.
Or maybe he's just a lazy little bastard who could've been amazing but decided that pies are better than being a legend.
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Oh God, I didn't make up that 7-3 did I?
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This saddens me. Wenger really has his work cut out for him and its a lot of his own doing.
Lately we either play someone into the ground because he doesn't trust anyone else (arteta Wilshere 2 years ago and now cazorla) or he plays people out of position.
Granted, when things are working that's defendable but fuck me, we had one shot on target against Southampton and the players who I think can inject something with 20 minutes to go don't get a look in ( rosicky and arshavin). Instead we fall back on gervinho (shudder) and Ramsey on the wing… Sigh
What's wrong with pushing theo wide and trying podolski central with cazorla on the other wing and rosicky or arshavin behind?
Painful to watch this season
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To be honest, I always enjoyed watching the little guy and still feel he has the potential to inject some magic into our games when used right. I'm not really looking forward to seeing him go.
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He's just content with running out his contract. He'll go back to Russia after his deal. Massive shame
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Bring back Colin pates I say!!
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Pay him off
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what an incredible waste. in pure talent terms, one of the most skilful in our squad. doesn't deserve to be playing though, and it's all his fault…
we don't have a good record on january signings eh? hope i'm proved wrong this time around though…
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Highly rated player mismanaged by Arsene it has to be said… he should have done a walcott and demanded to be played in the middle rather on the wings..
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Maybe he did and that's why he isn't playing each week
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He cannot leave. he is a GOONA!
In all fairness, he has more class in his weaker fractured foot than Gervinho on most days.
And Rosicky cover for Cazorla? Gimme a break. The same way Diaby is cover for Wilshere? We might as well sign Amaury Bischoff again.
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Bischoff has scored 7 goals this season!
…in the German third Division.
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That translates to not even making a single appearance in the epl…..right?
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Nah, the PL is shite this season, haven't you been paying attention?
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F*** Amaury Bischoff
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Did they ever stop wearing those tight arse shirts?. Coz Arshavins tits need some space….
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If Arshavin was not happy playing on the wing the. He should have asked for a transfer. But I doubt that crossed his mind. After all why get paid £90k a week to do fuck all on the pitch when he can get paid the same to sit on his arse.
The guys attitude sums up why we are where we are. Too many money grabbing fucks were in the team. Now we've got rid of some and only few left to go we might start seeing a change in our fortune.
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He's had a 10k a week payrise in the last twenty minutes. He was only on 80k a few minutes ago
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For fucks sake. Call me crazy but I really don't think AA23 gives a shit anymore. I think he's happy to be fat & lazy and get paid the wages he does to train with the team & live in London so his wife is happy. He only really cares about playing for Russia anyway.
He and Chamakh are the epitomy of what's wrong with our squad! Too much money and not enough bollocks. No wonder our players just seem to not show up during some matches when they see these tossers getting paid more than they do for fuck all!
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No if only there are those two to blame.
We have much more problems.
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Was he too lazy to sign the goddamn papers or what. One way or another Arshavins time with us will come to an end, so delaying this aint gonna solve anything.
Does he perhaps have a twisted idea that he's somehow gonna get a new arsenal contract? well if he does then NOT PLAYING isnt gonna get him one…….take the loan Arshavin.
On another note, I hear he badly wants to stay in London and I ask when is the guy in the gunnersaurus costume contract up?……….Get in Arshavin. Get in.
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They tried that in 2011, but he is far too small for that costume.
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Son of Gunnersaurus?
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Shame, a dog fight for QPR would have been good for him (aka Frimpong/Wolves – injury aside). Shows he has no real desire to step up and fight and showcase himself. /me sighs.
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* oops Reading
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Quite simply this guy should have been the fulcrum of this Arsenal side, an attacking midfielder in the Lampard / Gerard vein. I am not a manager but in my opinion he would have been fantastic there. Yeah he is a lazy cunt but he isn't a winger and I don't subscribe to the opinion that you should be able to play anywhere. It is painfully obvious he belongs in the middle. Just like Oxlade Chamberlain.
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He has the talent to have been way better than both of those overrated wankers, but not the application, sadly. Arshavin, on his day, can be almost as devastating a player as Messi. He can turn any defence inside out, shoot accurately and with power with minimal backlift, and crosses the ball wonderfully. On his day…
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Unfortunately i think were beginning to see some of the consequences of the other side of the club's wage structure/policy. People often talk about how we can't compete with other clubs when it comes to top players and the top salaries they command, but players like chamakh, squillaci and arshavin are extremely well-paid, and that's why we literally haven't been able to give them away. i dont think any of them fancy halving their wages and moving from london to some random smaller club right now when they can carry on earning big peas for six more months and then leave…
read the quotes from the recent Squillaci interview – it says it all really.
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Quite right. Almunia said the same and when it comes to players like him, who keep quiet, do their best and fill a gap when asked, I don't begrudge them it. The difference with someone like Arshavin is that he can do more. Players like Cronaldo match their ability with effort. I don't and never did expect Arshavin to reach those heights but if he matched his ability with effort on the training pitch (as he admitted he doesn't) he would be an amazing player, well worth his wage.
As for players that never had it in them, it's down to Wenger for taking the gamble (which, on balance probably pays off). Our currenty salary structure does have it's drawbacks but I don't think Arshavin's case is an example of them.
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Employment wise feels like footballers are on rolling contracts, when one is runing down they get updated etc. Yet in other non footie jobs i'm sure you can still get fired or terminate terms early on a rolling contract.
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He must have had the meeting at a mcdonalds in Reading and they wouldnt give him a discount.
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It all comes down to the fact that he gave up on playing football after Russia were knocked out of qualification for the 2010 world cup. Arshavin saw that tournament as his last chance to represent his country in a world cup. Some reports said that he wanted to quit playing all together other reports suggest he mentioned this to Wenger and the manager's response was one of apathy and wanted to help the player regain his will to play football again. Clearly that hasn't happened and he should have been sold off when Cesc and co left the club. He's pissed his talent away and doesn't deserve to play in a league many talented and hard working athletes only dream to play in.
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The pathetic attitude of players like Arshavin, Chamakh and Bendtner does make you ask questions about the overall mood in the camp – and just why Wenger ever bought them in the first place.
There won't be any major signings in this transfer window: we can't afford to pay them – not while we are still paying the wages of wasters like Arshavin.
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I'd also tread caution with January buys – who is the last genuine solid January purchase? Not sure anyone wants another Reyes or Arshavin!
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Thing is, I don't think any football club decides whether it will be worthwhile signing them by asking "By the way, Andrei, are you a cunt?"
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I would like everyone to once and for all stop boasting their own ignorance with "he's been played out of position" argument. I don't know about you, but I actually watched quite a few zenit games priot to him signing for us, and he was usually deployed on a wing. With great succes I might add.
At least try to have an opinion on your own (based on something you have actually seen) instead of mindless repetition of the same empty phrases like "Arshavin should play in the center" or "we need a british centre half".
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Arshavin is some character and always liked him. Was wishing to see him contribute this season more with us but sadly aint happening.But then i thought what i want is just to watch him play and it would be better if he moved to other premier league club ,as we might have a chance to see him mesmerise the opposition that what i and most of us want.
P.S. He is still better than walcott and gervinho.
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I must say, the complaint that Arshavin's failure at Arsenal is down to playing wing rather than ACM is an absurdity and frankly getting tired. The problem with his game has been work ethic and initiative. If he had those things he would be playing in some position on the pitch. A footballer with the requisite mindset will play any position he's asked and run out of his socks to perform. If he cant work his ass off, evven while going through a rough patch, then he lacks the requisite drive to play football in an Arsenal shirt, or for that matter any shirt. If Arshavin had applied himself, today the boss would be wrangling with him over a one year vs two or three year contract extension.
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that is the AA of pre Russia loan days, this season he has run himself ragged and gets no credit from Wenger for it who still persists with those with little interest or talent. Ramsey Gervinho to name but 2
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Yes, they will. But when they have a bad day playing out of position 6 out of every 10 Arsenal fans will boo them and call them lazy useless shits and demand they be sold.
Don't even think of contradicting me. Just look at the howls of fucking pleasure when we were told Djourou was looking to leave. We fucked Djourou by playing him out of position and then booing him til he lost confidence. .
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You guys are looking at this the wrong way. We still have Arshavin. This is like a new signing!
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If AA23 were like he was when we first signed him and scored 4 at Anfield then he'd be a LANS. Instead he's a FANS = Fat Apathetic Nonchalant Slow
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Wow, so unprofessional.
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Shame cos he is a far better player than AW gives him credit for at least since coming back from Russia. has changed the face of the couple of games he has been in this season. Better than some of those other wasters who AW seems to favour over him – Ramsey for a start would be good if he made way
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I think Arshavin ( first name Scratchinghis) is just another example of Arsenals lack of ambition, take a look at other big clubs in England & Europe and you would see players quickly moved if they are not performing, the thing that pissed me off most with Robin Van Sicknotes pop at arsenals lack of ambition is the fact that at Man u, City, Chelsea Ect he would have been moved on after a couple of injury racked seasons, other players who simply haven't given the club a return on its investment in them are are still there too, these guys are paid a ludicrous amount of money so maybe AW needs to be a lot more ruthless with them, let them know that at this club you either "Shit or get off the toilet", a clear out of the likes of Diaby (lack of availability), Arshavin( Lack of effort),Gerviniho(lack of quality) would be a start but players brought in might show a bit more effort if they know that they have to deliver on a regular basis or get moved on.
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awww thats too bad.
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[…] a difficult stance to argue with, and the polar opposite of the attitude of Andrey Arshavin, who has turned down the chance to move to Reading to sit in the doldrums at Arsenal. Chamakh is 28 now, and not played a single minute in the […]
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Keep him on at the Emirates as a cashier at the food stalls. He likes counting money!!!
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At this rate give it another couple of years and the Russian bugger will be as fat as that Sperz prick 'Razor' Ruddock (has that guy got no self-respect, I thought Steve Bruce was fat until I saw Ruddock)!!
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Its always sad to see the haters come out in force. Even though I can agree with the educated thoughts of blogs and the like, I still believe Andrei has been positive
during the frequent times he has been used this season.
As iI recall le boss was positive earlier this season with his efforts at training and this was reflected in his brief appearances.
However it's hard to disagree with what Capello says and obviously something has happened to result in him not playing any football these past few months!?
Is he as bad as what we currently use, in my opinion no cause his contribution so far has been great and considering his brief use we could still use him at least until seasons end…
Sad to see him leave as he was brilliant at times even though he had his many detractors. Thanks for the memories AA 23
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Arshavin was amazing for half a season when he arrived and had a point to prove. 4 goals at Anfield was just one highlight as he helped us to a Champions League spot. Then he played as a striker and got fat and lazy. He's still supremely talented and even if does frustrate, he's still capable of creating and scoring goals. BUT he's luxury that we can't afford. Sadly Arshavin can't put it the effort his talent deserves.
P.S. If you claim to fame in 2012 is the fact that you use coupons at McDonald's, then your time as a professional footballer is up.
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I remember him playing a striker, yes. That was fun to watch all that crosses by Sagna into the box where was lonely Arshavin.
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[…] Djourou is expected to join Hanover on loan today while Andrei Arshavin has rejected the chance to join Reading on loan until the end of the season. Maybe he doesn't fancy being involved in a relegation scrap, or […]
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What a shame. He was brilliant at the Euros 4 years ago and had a pretty good one last summer too.
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clearly arshavin is not taking his career seriously. playing with the kids in the reserves and feeding off the club is perfect for him.
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Davaj, Davaj, lazy midget!
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[…] a move, but there are very few clubs vying for his signature, which is hardly surprising. Meanwhile, Andrei Arshavin has rejected a loan move to Reading, which is quite puzzling. It would have been in the best interests of all the parties to help the […]
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I beg Arsenal to give Arshavin to Pektovic, Lazio (Rome) or to Advokaat (Psv), as requested, and it will be possible – I hope – to see the true Arshavin again. It is not true Arshavin has had the opportunities he deserved, it's not true. In the last two years, I spoke. When he really played (at Fabregas's times, to be clear), Arsenal did very done well. Now he does not play and Arsenal has become a little team, with good players, but nothing more. Even this year things have gone in this way. Arsenal could win the League Cup at least. Arshavin had done well with Coventry, but then he has been put out and Arsenal has been eliminated. In Premier League he has got a penalty in last minutes and Arteta has failed. Was it Arshavin's fault? The last time Arsenal has been great in Europe, I remember a great match in Emirate Stadium winned with Barcelona, who was to let it to win the match? Arshavin, naturally. What Wenger did, in that occasion, was absurd: that is to put the Russian player in team only in the final part of the game, after Van Persie's expulsion. Arsenal could win that Champions League that year, if Arsène had done better, that is to line up the right team in field. It is an Arsenal's fault if the Russian champion is in bad conditions, since he has been programmed and used not well. I add, maybe, ruined. Champions must not treated in this manner! They are a property of the football and whole sport. the next defeat of Arsenal: with Swansea or Bayern, I fear. Please, Arshavin must be sold and put in good hands. Excuse me for sincerity, I'm not Russian!
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The parents of a California teenager who was stranded at sea say she has been rescued by a French fishing crew.
Laurence Sunderland, the father of 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, told reporters outside his home early Saturday that maritime authorities had contacted him to confirm the rescue in heavy seas in the southern Indian Ocean.
Abby Sunderland set off a distress signal Thursday after rough seas disabled her ship and her satellite phone reception.
Twenty hours later, an Australian search plane made brief radio contact with Sunderland and found her alive and well Friday morning.
The mast on her boat, Wild Eyes, had broken, dashing her attempts to sail around the world single handed.
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A 76-year-old woman with a 15-year history of Type 2 diabetes was referred for evaluation for macular edema OU. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/200 OD and 20/400 OS. Clinical examination showed moderate background diabetic retinopathy with an epiretinal membrane (ERM) OD. Macular edema without ERM or exudate was seen OS. In addition, few microaneurysms were apparent OS (Figure 1).
Fluorescein angiography (FA) showed mild late leakage in the macula OS (Figure 2). Neither the clinical exam nor the fluorescein angiogram offered an explanation for the macular edema OS.
To determine the cause of the macular edema, we used the Stratus OCT. The results showed that the patient had vitreomacular traction syndrome OS (Figure 3).
We performed a pars plana vitrectomy with peeling of the adherent posterior hyaloid and the secondary underlying ERM in her left eye. At the patient's 1-year follow-up visit, her visual acuity had improved to 20/40 OS. OCT showed complete resolution of the vitreomacular traction (Figure 4), although a lamellar hole was present OS.
This case demonstrates how critical OCT is in diagnosing a clinical condition that otherwise may have gone undetected using standard diagnostic tools. OCT identified the patient's problem quickly and guided our treatment decision, which ultimately led to a successful visual outcome.
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If you want to follow this year's Summer Reading Game theme Make It Happen at home, you should consider getting some interesting craft materials at Arts & Scraps. Just check out the Museum Adventure Pass, which admits 4 people to Scrap Junction, an interactive area where creativity and learning meet. There are 4 to 5 hands-on centers and one make & take area. Fun for all; small pieces make it suitable for ages 3 and up. Visitors may also stuff a bag, choosing from over 300 unusual recycled industrial materials. Cost is $7 for a full grocery bag, $3.50 for a half bag. The Museum Adventure Pass also gets you 10% off creative project packets and materials in the Arts & Scraps store.


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Las Vegas Church Which Supports Ugandan "Kill-The-Gays" Pastor Wants To Test You for HIV
Jim Burroway
June 22nd, 2010
A Las Vegas church wants to test you for HIV. That church's strategic partner and "dearly beloved friend and family" wants to put you to death if you are HIV-positive.
Canyon Ridge Christian Church, which lists Uganda pastor Martin "Eat Da Poo Poo" Ssempa as an international "strategic partner," will host for National HIV Testing Day on June 27, 2010. According to a notice on the church's web site:
Because of Canyon Ridge Christian Church's commitment to "be a show of compassion" to our community and an instrumental force in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, we will be offering FREE HIV testing from 10 AM – 4 PM provided by the Southern Nevada Health District (fingerprick test with results in 15 minutes).
That compassion to the community also apparently extends to providing continued support for on of Africa's most virulently homophobic pastors. Canyon Ridge has defended their partnership with Ssempa despite his avid support for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which adds the death sentence for LGBT people under certain circumstances. Ironically, one of those circumstances which call for the death penalty is simply being HIV-positive. Here is the bill's text for that section:
3. Aggravated homosexuality.
(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated homosexuality where the
…(b) offender is a person living with HIV; …
(2) A person who commits the offence of aggravated homosexuality shall be liable on conviction to suffer death.
It doesn't end there. The bill also mandates that those who are accused of homosexuality be tested for HIV, presumably to determine their eligibility for the death penalty:
(3) Where a person is charged with the offence under this section, that person shall undergo a medical examination to ascertain his or her HIV status.
The bill would also criminalize employers, family members and medical professionals who fail to report LBBT people to the police within 24 hours. The bill would further jeopardize HIV/AIDS prevention efforts by imposing criminal penalties on anyone who "aids and abets" homosexuality or provides accurate information on safe sex practices for the prevention if HIV infection.
That Canyon Ridge — or indeed any American Church — would continue to defend its association with Ssempa is, frankly unimaginable. But that is precisely the case here. In a post to Grove City College professor Warren Throckmorton, Canyon Ridge pastor Mitch Harrison not only refused to disassociate from Ssempa, he said that Ssempa was among his "dearly beloved friends and family."
This dearly beloved friend has been the public face for the "Kill-The-Gays" movement in Uganda. He eagerly embraced the Anti-Homosexuality Bill since its inception. Ssempa has been the instigator behind several forced outing campaigns, and he has hurled accusations of homosexuality toward rival pastors in an attempt to improve his own standing. Since the draconian bill's introduction in Parliament last fall, Ssempa responded to international criticism by blatantly lying about the bill's contents on several occasions. Those same distortions have been picked up by several leading American backers of the bill as well. More recently, Ssempa has resorted to showing hard-core graphic pornography in churches and press conferences in order to stir up hatred and revulsion toward gay people.
And Canyon Ridge is providing material support for all of this activity, while simultaneously generating positive press in Las Vegas for their "outreach" to the gay community. It's time for the LGBT community in Las Vegas to make their presence known.
[Hat tip: Warren Throckmorton]
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LOL: Saints Row IV 'GAT V Pack' Free Today
"It's the moment every gamer has been waiting for: GAT V is here!"
That's the not-so-subtle way Volition is pitching the latest DLC pack for Saints Row IV today, which, if you hadn't noticed, is Grand Theft Auto V's launch day. Officially, it's called the GAT V Pack, and you can download it right now for free (offer ends at midnight Pacific) on Steam.
Given Saints Row's history starting out as an unabashed GTA clone, I appreciate the tip-of-the-cap/shameless self-promotion on display here. And since the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 is still in limbo, it's nice of Volition to give fans some love.
So what do you get? A new slick-backed hairdo and leather jacket for Johnny Gat that makes him look very much like Grand Theft Auto 3′s iconic protagonist, Claude. There are also new weapons as well as the Aisha costume for female characters that, at least to me, makes them look like Claude's love interest/partner in crime, Catalina. So, essentially, Volition is inviting Saints Row IV players to play their game while looking like characters from Grand Theft Auto 3.
I find that hilarious. See for yourself in the trailer below.
And if you haven't played SRIV yet but GTA V's console launch has you itching to get into a crazy open world sandbox, you should check it out. Our own Ross Lincoln had a blast reviewing Saints Row IV and gave it an impressive 93/100 score.


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(WUSA9) -- Montgomery County Police have identified the victim in a suspicious death in a grassy area on the right shoulder of the Beltway between Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road.
Police say they received a call about 9:22 a.m. Tuesay from Maryland State Police about the suspicious death.
The body was transported to the medical examiner's office.
Thursday, police identified the person as 31-year-old Honorio Nava-Paredes of D.C. The medical examiner's office has not yet made a ruling on the cause and manner of his death.
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Should special features once prevalent on DVD's be relegated solely to Blu-ray releases going forward? If Warner Home Video has their way that just may be the case.
One of the more anticipated (yet unavailable) films of recent years has been Michael Dougherty's Halloween-themed anthology Trick 'r Treat. After a premiere screening in December 2007 the movie was shelved by Warner Bros. for no good reason, only to see additional festival screenings last year. Finally bowing to strong pressure from fans demanding to see the film, WB recently announced a short theatrical run for the film this fall as well as an October DVD/Blu-ray release. Dougherty spoke with Fangoria and revealed some interesting news regarding that release.
There will be a standard-edition DVD which will pretty much just have the movie, and then the Blu-ray disc will have all the special features, 'cause that's the way things are moving these days. There will be a documentary, the animated short film, SEASON'S GREETINGS, that kind of inspired the feature, deleted scenes, outtakes, all sorts of fun. And there will be a few different audio commentaries that are still in the works; I don't know exactly who'll be on them yet, but definitely me and hopefully some of the cast."
Sounds like a great list of special features… but why the hell will they only be available on the Blu-ray?
Dougherty's one-line argument that "that's the way things are moving these days" is more than a little premature. According to the latest figures from Blu-ray.com, standard DVD still makes up over 88% of disc sales on a weekly basis. Total revenue does show an increase in Blu-ray sales and a decrease in DVD, but it's a slow process. Don't get me wrong, Blu-ray players are moving at a faster pace into people's homes than DVD originally did. The most recent numbers I can find (EngadgetHD) show over 2.5 million Blu-ray players sold as of January of this year, and that's in addition to over 8 million Playstation 3's. By comparison, there were over 133 million DVD players sold as of 2007. (Digital Bits)
None of these stats justify short-changing DVD consumers who have yet (or have no plans) to upgrade to Blu-ray. So what other arguments are there?
Cost for one… special features cost the studios and/or labels extra money to create. Paying talent to record commentaries, hiring a production company to produce a making-of or behind the scenes featurette, etc all cost. That investment gets a better return rate on Blu-ray since the discs are priced roughly 30% more than DVD.
Practical use is another… the simple fact is that most consumers don't watch a disc's special features. Since Blu-ray is viewed as the format choice of true film aficionados why not reserve the extras for the people who'll more likely be watching them?
Incentive is probably the biggest argument… if certain features are only available on Blu-ray will it force more consumers to take the plunge into the new format? Trick 'r Treat may not be enough to move substantial numbers into Blu-ray, but what if Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen offers additional robot-on-robot action (or a Megan Fox shower scene) on the Blu-ray release only? What if Zac Snyder's insightful Watchmen commentary is only available on Blu-ray? What if some releases start appearing only on Blu-ray foregoing the DVD all together?
Blu-ray discs already have some exclusive content, but should they receive all of it? If this becomes standard practice will it push you faster toward upgrading? Share your thoughts below!
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Markup: HR 1690, HR 1801, HR 1165
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The Committee on Homeland Securitys Subcommittee on Transportation Security will meet in open markup session
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H.R. 1690, (Mr. Rogers) To amend titles 49 and 46, United States Code, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain improvements in surface transportation security, and for other purposes. The Modernizing of Documentation and Elimination of Redundant Identification and Security Credentials Act or the MODERN Security Credentials Act.
H.R. 1801, (Mr. Cravaack) To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited security screenings for members of the Armed Forces. The Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of The Armed Forces Act.
H.R. 1165, (Ms. Jackson Lee) To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes. The Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011.
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This view shows enzymes only for those organisms listed below, in the list of taxa known to possess the pathway. If an enzyme name is shown in bold, there is experimental evidence for this enzymatic activity.
|Degradation/Utilization/Assimilation → Amino Acids Degradation → Proteinogenic Amino Acids Degradation → L-lysine Degradation
Some taxa known to possess this pathway include : Streptomyces clavuligerus, [Flavobacterium] lutescens
Expected Taxonomic Range:
Several different enzymes convert L-lysine to (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate, as shown in MetaCyc pathways L-lysine degradation VI, L-lysine degradation VIII and L-lysine degradation IX.
In this pathway, L-lysine is converted to (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate by L-lysine 6-aminotransferase. (S)-2-amino-6-oxohexanoate is subsequently cyclized by spontaneous intramolecular dehydration to 1-piperideine 6-carboxylate [Soda68, Tanizawa85, Fujii00a].
This enzymatic activity has been shown in the γ-proteobacterium Flavobacterium lutescens IFO3084 (previously known as Achromobacter liquidum) [Tanizawa85] and in the actinomycete Streptomyces clavuligerus.
Further catabolism of L-2-aminoadipate in [Flavobacterium] lutescens has not been described although in some other γ-proteobacteria it is catabolized to glutarate (see MetaCyc pathway L-lysine degradation V).
Iin Streptomyces clavuligerus L-2-aminoadipate is a precursor of β-lactam antibiotics and is a substrate for δ-(L-α-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase (see isopenicillin N biosynthesis) [deLa97].
Superpathways: superpathway of L-lysine degradation
Variants: L-lysine degradation I, L-lysine degradation II (L-pipecolate pathway), L-lysine degradation III, L-lysine degradation IV, L-lysine degradation V, L-lysine degradation VII, L-lysine degradation VIII, L-lysine degradation IX, L-lysine degradation X, L-lysine degradation XI (mammalian), L-lysine fermentation to acetate and butanoate
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deLa97: de La Fuente JL, Rumbero A, Martin JF, Liras P (1997). "Delta-1-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase, a new enzyme that forms alpha-aminoadipate in Streptomyces clavuligerus and other cephamycin C-producing actinomycetes." Biochem J 327 ( Pt 1);59-64. PMID: 9355735
Fujii00: Fujii T, Narita T, Agematu H, Agata N, Isshiki K (2000). "Cloning and characterization of pcd encoding delta'-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase from flavobacterium lutescens IFO3084." J Biochem (Tokyo) 128(6);975-82. PMID: 11098140
Fujii00a: Fujii T, Narita T, Agematu H, Agata N, Isshiki K (2000). "Characterization of L-lysine 6-aminotransferase and its structural gene from Flavobacterium lutescens IFO3084." J Biochem (Tokyo) 128(3);391-7. PMID: 10965037
Soda68: Soda K, Misono H, Yamamoto T (1968). "L-Lysine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase. I. Identification of a product, delta-1-piperideine-6-carboxylic acid." Biochemistry 7(11);4102-9. PMID: 5722275
Tanizawa85: Tanizawa K, Yoshimura T, Soda K (1985). "L-Lysine transaminase from Flavobacterium lutescens." Methods Enzymol 113;96-102. PMID: 4088080
Zabriskie00: Zabriskie TM, Jackson MD (2000). "Lysine biosynthesis and metabolism in fungi." Nat Prod Rep 17(1);85-97. PMID: 10714900
Calvert66: Calvert AF, Rodwell VW (1966). "Metabolism of pipecolic acid in a Pseudomonas species. 3. L-alpha-aminoadipate delta-semialdehyde:nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidoreductase." J Biol Chem 241(2);409-14. PMID: 4285660
Hammer92: Hammer T, Bode R (1992). "Purification and characterization of an inducible L-lysine: 2-oxoglutarate 6-aminotransferase from Candida utilis." J Basic Microbiol 32(1);21-7. PMID: 1527704
Latendresse13: Latendresse M. (2013). "Computing Gibbs Free Energy of Compounds and Reactions in MetaCyc."
Mills06: Mills PB, Struys E, Jakobs C, Plecko B, Baxter P, Baumgartner M, Willemsen MA, Omran H, Tacke U, Uhlenberg B, Weschke B, Clayton PT (2006). "Mutations in antiquitin in individuals with pyridoxine-dependent seizures." Nat Med 12(3);307-9. PMID: 16491085
PerezLlarena98: Perez-Llarena FJ, Rodriguez-Garcia A, Enguita FJ, Martin JF, Liras P (1998). "The pcd gene encoding piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase involved in biosynthesis of alpha-aminoadipic acid is located in the cephamycin cluster of Streptomyces clavuligerus." J Bacteriol 180(17);4753-6. PMID: 9721323
Rodwell71: Rodwell V.W. (1971). "Δ1-Piperideine-6-carboxylic acid and α-aminoadipic acid δ-semialdehyde." Methods Enzymol. 178:188-199.
Romero97: Romero J, Martin JF, Liras P, Demain AL, Rius N (1997). "Partial purification, characterization and nitrogen regulation of the lysine epsilon-aminotransferase of Streptomyces clavuligerus." J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 18(4);241-6. PMID: 9172431
Soda68a: Soda K, Misono H (1968). "L-Lysine:alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase. II. Purification, crystallization, and properties." Biochemistry 7(11);4110-9. PMID: 5722276
Tobin91: Tobin MB, Kovacevic S, Madduri K, Hoskins JA, Skatrud PL, Vining LC, Stuttard C, Miller JR (1991). "Localization of the lysine epsilon-aminotransferase (lat) and delta-(L-alpha-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase (pcbAB) genes from Streptomyces clavuligerus and production of lysine epsilon-aminotransferase activity in Escherichia coli." J Bacteriol 173(19);6223-9. PMID: 1917855
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Julian Bond: LGBT Rights Won't Be Won Until Black Homophobia Is Diminished
Jim Burroway
September 4th, 2009
Pam Spalding posted a lengthy discussion of LGBT advocacy in the African-American community. The entire post is well worth reading, along with this email she received from Julian Bond, Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He sees the critical element in that is for more Black people to come out of the closet:
I do not believe the battle for LGBT rights will ever be won until we can diminish the homophobia in black communities and until more in the black LGBT community join the battle openly. …I've often wondered what would be the result of black LGBT church goers standing up in the churches they attend and saying "I'm gay – you know me – I'm like you. I am what God made me. Why do you treat me so badly?"


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Powwow Dance Fan Immature Bald Eagle Dance Smudge Fan
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Powwow Dance Fan Immature Bald Eagle Dance Smudge FanThis fan is made with five (5) hand painted white turkey feathers painted to resemble an immature bald eagle feather. This is as close as you can get to the real thing. Very realistic looking. This fan has white base plumes. The handle is wrapped in deerskin leather which is fringed at the bottom and has four (4) brass tacks on each side. T is a 1 ½" rosette on the top center of the handle. The fan is approximately 19" with fringe. This fan can be used for a powwow dance fan for powwow regalia or for smudging or could make a nice addition to your Native American collection. NO RESERVE. O' si yo! (Hello) These items were made by Cherokee Native Two Feather a Northern Traditional Dancer. All feathers used are 100% LEGAL to own, buy, sell, mail, and trade. WE'RE BACK!!!! Powwow season is upon us. Check all Two Feather's listings for all your powwow needs. If t is anything you're interested in that you don't see listed, feel free to email him at . We are dancers and former powwow venders; however, we are still taking care of my elderly mother who has Alzheimer's and are no longer able to follow the powwow circuit. For this reason, we are selling all of our stock. One day we will be able to return to dance for our ancestors. Until then, we'd prefer to sell these items so others can enjoy the native pride and connection to Mother Earth and the Creator while we continue to walk the red road and care for our elderly. Our starting bid is lower than what we sold our items for at powwows. If you're looking for beautiful items and excellent craftsmanship in Native American traditional style, you'll find it ! Please place us on your favorite sellers list. We wish you luck in your bidding. Great items for home display, everyday wear, or use in Powwow regalia . The collection includes handmade beadwork, dance sticks, dance fans, dance rattles, shoulder pouches, neck pouches (also known as medicine pouches), beaded necklaces, beaded bracelets, chokers, belt pouches, war clubs, war shields/dance shields, talking sticks, dream catchers, painted gourds, and many items too numerous to mention. We still have a lot of stock left so it's taking a while to list everything. If t is anything you're interested in that you don't see listed, feel free to email him at . May you walk softly and follow the red road in a good way. Check out our other items ! Wa do (Thank you) Two Feather We describe our items to the best of our ability and make no false claims on any item. No refunds. If you have any questions, please ask them prior to bidding. FEEDBACK
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"I just ate something at Café Yalta, but I can fix you something to eat if you want" Evelyn offered as she poured him some tea.
"Just tea will sufice, thank you. Café Yalta, huh? I hope to God you only had their buckwheat pancakes."
"You know the place?"
"Everybody does. Best pancakes and..."
"...worst tea of all Greater Manchester! So it IS true. Angela told me exactly that!" she laughed softly, sitting besides him and kicking off her shoes by the side of the couch.
"Yeah, a colleague of mine. English teacher. She wouldn´t let me have their tea because it supposedly tastes like toilet water"
"She might as well have saved you from some nasty infection. 'Supposedly' is entirely too kind. I´m fairly confident that their tea is actual toilet water."
"Cokeworth should put that in touristic brochures, 'Come to Cokeworth and drink the world´s worst tea'" her silvery laugher was growing in volume around him, as she ran her fingers through her long hair making herself comfortable on the couch. Severus had noticed that lately she had started to get very much at ease around him . Worse still, it had ceased to bother him.
"I´m sure it´s there somewhere with the high crime rates and the most polluted river in Great Britain"
"You know, sometimes is just amazingly moving to see how much you love your home town."
"Wit that being said, you must agree, Cokeworth´s many touristic attractions are not what one can safely consider an interesting topic for conversation."
"I didn´t know that café was famous...or rather, infamous."
"Mostly among the people of my generation. The owners came from Ukraine...expatriates from the Soviet Union. It added to the charm, I guess. Many children and teenagers would go there...family-owned place, low prices, hyper-caloric foods, close to the city´s main school..."
"Now I get why they have all that Slavic art on the walls. I quite liked it, actually. So, were you one of the children or teenagers that went there?"
"When we had money, yes."
"Uh...yes. Me and a friend, usually. To split the bill" Severus swallowed hard. Had he really said 'we'? Of course he always went to that place with Lily...so, it was 'we'. He shifted on his seat, uncomfortably."So...I´ve read those letters..."
"Oh, great-grandma Violetta´s crazy letters? What´s your verdict?"
"Well, much like you I couldn´t find an explicit reason for the Black family to have disowned your grandfather. Which only leads me to believe that there must have been some sort of intellectual disagreement"
"Such as?"
"From what you´ve told me about your grandfather he was a very...excentric man, correct?"
"Very much so. It was half of what made him an excellent grandfather to have"
"And he was an intellectual, so to speak. One with some very liberal ideas, possibly?"
"I´d say. It was one of the reasons why some of the people from Doolin didn´t really trust him when he first moved there. He was too...English, too urban too modern for their tastes. When my father was born the first thing my grandfather did was start saving up to pay for his studies, send him to university...he wanted my father to have the best possible education. It´s funny, even tough he converted to Catholicism, he remained pretty much non-religious. He converted just so he could marry my grandmother and nothing else. He kept butting heads with my mother about how silly it was to be giving us kids a religious education. I guess more than being 'liberal' per se, he was a no-nonsense type of man...didn´t have much patience for traditions, appearances or social norms he disagreed with..."
"And his family...it seems to me...was the exact opposite. A conservative, traditional family bound by appearances. I suppose that´s where the problem lay."
"I believe you are right. But that still doesn´t explain a number of things. This house for once. Why would they own a house in a poor district of an industrial town up North, if they were from London?"
"I can´t say I have an answer for that, honestly."
"You know....something crossed my mind...but it might be too crazy..."
"...and what would that be?"
"Promise me you won´t laugh?"
"Miss Black, in the realm of intellectual conjectures there´s not such a thing as laughable. Do tell me"
"Well...I´ve been wondering...and in my mind the only possible reason a rich family from London would have a house in a city up north in a place most people would not associate with them is if they didn´t want people to know about that particular house...correct?"
"Yes, correct."
"Now, why wouldn´t they want people to know about it, is what I aske myself...Maybe I´m venturing into romanesque territory here, but I guess four years dating a novelist will do that to your mind...but...what if this house was a cover for something or some activity they didn´t want publicized? Maybe something illegal?"
Severus frowned. No, this wasn´t crazy at all. Evelyn had no idea of who the Blacks really were, but she had inadvertedly found the right track. It wouldn´t surprise Severus at all if this house was a cover for activities the Black family wanted hidden from the Ministry of Magic, maybe even some related to their blood supremacy agenda. Except...no that was not right... If they had been using
this house for this purpose then why would they pass it own to their only Squib child? Marius had all the reasons in the world to want to rattle them out to the Ministry, after being disowned and expelled from the family, so why put a house in his hands that was probably as good as physical evidence of their wrong-doings? He looked back at Evelyn and noticed was biting her lower lip, which he knew was a sign of tension in her.
"And is there any reason in particular you think that?" he ventured, trying to get her to keep talking.
"I have something to show you..." She put her mug on the coffee table and turned to him, taking his hand into hers "Come with me for a moment..."
Severus left his own tea next to hers on the table and followed her, the warmth of her hand on his making him entirely too uncomfortable as they climbed up the stairs. As he imagined her house was built exactly like his, the narrow staircase that only made room for one person to climb up, forcing anybody else to follow in line, led into a tiny vestibule. Upstairs there were two bedrooms and a bathroom, much like his own house. But something was different. There was a fourth door there.
"See that door?"
Se walked over to it and opened it. It led into another staircase, on the top of which there was yet another door, painted in black, with something metallic on it that he couldn´t quite make out. Evelyn got up with some difficulty. The ceiling was too low even for her shorter frame, so to follow her up Severus had to practically fold his body in two. They reached the top of the stairs and now
Severus could see somewhat clearly into the small and dark space. The metalinguistic shape he saw was a strange type of handle shaped like a dragon-like snake. There was no lock of any kind.
"A basilisk..." he whispered without thinking
"You´re right, it´s a basilisk. The mythical king of serpents..."
"How did you find this?"
"The keys my grandfather left me...one of them opens the bottom door...but look at this! This door has no lock. And no key. I have exactly six keys for this house: one for each bedroom, one for the bathroom, one for the front door, one for the back door and one for the bottom door we just came through. As you know the kitchen has no lock it opens directly into the living room. So how is this
door supposed to open?"
"Maybe it´s not supposed to be opened." he told her coldly. He was at a complete loss to what he should think, but one thing he knew: her theory was becoming more and more plausible.
"Exactly! Is like they sealed this door so whatever it is that´s in there can´t be found! I´ve made up my mind. As soon as I have the time I´m going to find somebody to bash this open, with a chainsaw if necessary."
"No!" Severus almost yelled
"What do you mean, 'no'?"
"You don´t know what´s in there and for how long it has been there. It could be even toxic, with houses this old, it´s always a possibility. Besides, we don´t know enough about the structure of this house to just go bashing it to pieces." Severus swallowed hard. It was certain this door had a spell or charm attached to it. The Blacks wouldn´t have done any less if they wanted to hide something. There was no way to predict the consequences of taking a chainsaw to it.
"Oh dear, you´re right. Speaking about the structure of this house...."
"What about it?"
"Tell me...do your house has a third floor...or an attic?"
"Come with me..."
She went down the stairs hurriedly, like a raptor flying low, then down to the ground floor and rushed out to street without as much as waiting for him to keep up. He followed and looked at her in absolute puzzlement as they stood in the middle of the street outside.
"What are you trying to do, if I may ask?"
"Look up"
"Look up!" she pointed at the ceiling of her house "Do you see a third floor?"
He looked up. No, he didn´t see a third floor, or an attic. Just two floors, exactly like his house.
"I don´t." he answered flatly
"Then...WHERE does that door lead?"
That was it. That door led into a magically created third floor. One that muggles wouldn´t see from the outside. Actually wizards wouldn´t either, since he couldn´t see it. But that didn´t make any sense. If they had created a magical hidden room, then why leave the door to it visible to anybody? The right way to perform that spell would be to disappear with the room and any entrances to it. Of
course him being a wizard he might have the ability to at least see the door (as it would be rather impractical to hide the door from magical eyes) but Evelyn Black surely wasn´t supposed to be able to see it.
"Maybe it doesn´t lead anywhere. Just an architectural prank"
"It´s not!"
"You seem awfully sure."
"I tried to bash it in. Almost disloacted my shoulder in the process. From the sound it made, I can tell you, there´s a room behind that door!"
"You tried to bash it in?! Are you insane? You could have kiled yourself!"
"Killed myself?!" she laughed thunderously "Trying to bust a door open? I may be a weak little woman, but I´m surely NOT made of glass."
"I mean..." Severus took a deep breath. This was NOT the right time to explain to her how disturbing a spell could get her killed "...you could have fallen from those stairs."
"Oh, that...I suppose you´re right. But then again...If can´t bash it in, If can´t bring a chainsaw to it...what am I supposed to do?!"
"For now? Get a hold of your destructive cravings. While we don´t get a clear notion of the whole structure of this house and what damages it could cause to break that door in, you´ll have to restrain yourself." he told her seriously, hoping to buy himself some
"So, am I just supposed to go to bed at night knowing there´s a ghost third floor above my head?"
"Unless you start hearing spectral moaning and chains being dragged in the dead of night, that´s exactly what you´re going to do"
"And if that happens, can I break it or should I wait for the Ghostbusters?!"
"I´m serious, Ms. Black. Give me some time and I´ll think about what we can do. Meanwhile find me the floorplan, or any other layout of the house. If you can be just a little patient we´ll find a solution to this."
Cokeworth Academy
Tuesday, October 13th
James sat on the front steps of the school building, staring at the blank page of his notebook. Last night he had stared for a long time at that exact same blank page "What is history and why study it?"...In his own words. Ms. Black might as well have asked him to design a rocket for a space mission destined for Pluto. What was he supposed to know about why we study history? All he needed was to bump his grades up enough not to fail the school year...Well, it wasn´t like he was doing anything about that either...but damnit, this was pure revenge. Just because he had slept during her class and made a few stupid jokes about her. He tought the Irish could take a joke...
He looked up. Constance, or Tancey as everybody called her,was crossing the entrance gate, wearing her signature black fake leather boots, that red kilt she kept stealing from her sister´s closet and her favourite R.E.M t-shirt under a beat up dark green jacket. It was funny really how different Tancey was from himself, and yet out much they were similar. In many ways they were opposites Tancey was black, he was white, Tancey was short, focused and energetic, he was gangly and all over the place, Tancey had a normal family he had...a not-so-normal family, she had siblings, he didn´t, Tancey had friends, James had...Tancey. But in the things that mattered they were pretty much the same. They both liked alternative rock, they listened to the same artists, they watched the same tv shows, the same movies... and they were friends, which was pretty much enough. Of course her parents weren´t too keen on some of the music she listened to, or the fact that she had James in tow almost all the time...but this was exactly why he liked Tancey: she didn´t give a hoot about what anybody thought.
"You´re early." she sat besides him, trying to sneak a peak into his notebook.
"Trying to get this sodding assignment done."
"The one Ms. Black gave you yesterday?"
"Yeah...she´s trying to get even because I slept in her class."
"Oh, please...if anything she´d be trying to get even because you called her names. Pikey? Really? Couldn´t you at least have come up with something clever?"
"Who´s side are you on?"
"Nobody´s. I rather let you butt heads with her on your own lonesome self. I have my own stuff to mind, remember? I´m in her class too, after all"
"And I swear I don´t know why. Your grades are ok."
"Not my History grades. I mean, really? What use is it to me to know about the bloody Battle of sodding Waterloo? At least with math there´s a right answer and there´s that."
"Welcome to the party. I have to come up with some explanation to 'why we should study history'"
"Because the school tells us we have to?" she laughed
"I can´t put that! Crazy Ms. Black already has it in for me as it is!"
"Don´t be such a big baby. Ms Black is ok."
"Says you."
"Well, off course, I wasn´t sleeping on her class and calling her names like a looser wannabe skinhead, was I?"
"Ok, so it´s all my fault."
"Just saying, if you want to piss off the teacher, don´t expect her to love you."
"Moments of wisdom with Constance Rhea Francis. Thank you"
"You know you´d be lost without my precious advise." she gave him a playful push on his arm before turning to the side "speaking of the devil..."
James turned to see Ms. Black´s red Volvo driving into the parking lot of the school. He shoved his notebook into his backpack and made it to get up, but Tancey pulled him down by the back of his trousers making him fall back with his arse on the hard stone steps.
"Shit, Tancey!" he sneered
"Are you gonna run away from her, you nancy?"
"I´m not running away from her! I just don´t want her to be on my case, AGAIN!"
"Oh, shut up and sit down"
They looked on as their teacher got out of the car and walked towards the main entrance. James was starting to get royally annoyed at Ms. Black. Just look at her! With her expensive shoes and fancy clothes and leather bag...sodding woman was just a fascinator away from fitting right in with those weirdos that are always around the Royal Family like moths to a flame...shouldn´t she be going to the races in Ascot instead of giving him hell?
"Hello Mr. Wright, Ms.Francis" she stopped in front of them, with that smug smile of hers.
"Hello, Ms. Black" Constance answered, then promptly shoved her elbow into his ribs to snap him out of his stubborn silence.
"Hi..." he let out, curmudgeonly
"The two of you are quite early today."
"Yeah, James is working on that presentation you asked."
"Tancey!" James hissed
"Is that so? How´s that going?"
"Do you need any help?"
"Yes, help, guidance, orientation, clarification.... Those things I´m paid to do, remember?"
"No, I´m ok."
"No, he´s not! Me neither, actually. There´s still a lot of stuff from last class that I didn´t get!"
"Nerd" James rolled his eyes
"Don´t be stupid, she just offered to help! If you want to fail history, good for you, but I don´t!"
"Ok, ok, kids." Evelyn checked her watch "We still have some thirty minutes before the first class starts. Why don´t we go in and brainstorm a little?"
"Brainstorm?" James lifted an eyebrow
"Are you familiar with the concept?" Evelyn smirked
"Of course..." he scoffed
"Very well. So let´s go inside and throw some ideas around, maybe things will become a little clearer for you."
Constance followed Evelyn inside the school, as James dragged his feet behind them, grumbling under his breath.
Severus stared at the door of of Evelyn Black´s house for a few long minutes before finally deciding to take is wand out of his pocket and get to it. The idea of breaking into her house while she was at work definitely bothered him. Severus never had any qualms about doing reprehensible things as long as it was for a good reason. As any Slytherin worth his or her salt could agree, the ends justify
the means. But to break into Evelyn´s house of all things just felt markedly...wrong.
Still, it was for her own good. He didn´t feel well at ease knowing there was a magically locked up room inside that house, closed off with a spell he had yet to identify. As to what was hidden inside the room, it was anyone´s guess, which was, frankly alarming. Evelyn Black was a very stubborn woman, and extremely curious. A combination that was as fruitful for an intellectual as it was potentially dangerous when dealing with magic. Danger that increased significantly considering she was a muggle. Severus knew Evelyn wouldn´t find rest until she had opened that door and found what what was inside. And he had no way to keep her from trying to do so without raising suspicions. So, what was left for him to do was to open it before she had the chance to try, and find out first whatever was in there.
She had gone to work a little earlier today. This Tuesday she would have a meeting with the principal so they could discuss some plans she and her colleague Angela had come up with for the students. Some sort of interdisciplinary approach to motivate students. It seemed like Miss Evelyn Black had found an equally idealistic educator in Miss Angela Holt. Well, if it kept her away from home enough for him to do what he had to...
"Alohomora" he let out softly, pointing his wand at the lock.
The door didn´t move.
"Alohomora!" he repeated, louder. The door trembled slightly, the doorknob moved a couple of times...but nothing.
So, there was a spell cast over the house. Predictable. If Evelyn´s suspicions were correct, and Severus was inclined to think they were, and this house was a cover for illegal activities, then it was only reasonable to cast a locking charm over it. The keys to the house were surely magical as well, which was the only explanation as to how Evelyn Black could go in and out without issue. Very well then...he´d have to exhaust the unlocking charms until he found one that worked.
Nothing. Next...
Still nothing. Fine. Next one...
Severus frowned. Obviously, harsher measures were in order. He´d have to break the door in. Nothing he couldn´t repair before Ms. Black made it back home.
Once again the doorknob twisted a few time, but remained closed.
"Open sesame!"
The door hinges squeaked loudly, but nothing else happened.
The door trembled violently, but didn´t bust open.
Severus frowned. It was obviously a special spell...Inside, Evelyn´s cat had started to mewl. The violent shaking of the door must have scared him. Severus looked from the corner of his eye and saw the black cat climb up the window.
"Good day to you too, fleabag" he smirked. Ciarán squeezed himself out of the semi closed window and jumped outside onto the street, coming to rub himself on his legs.
The it suddenly hit Severus. Ciarán often snuck out of the house to go "visit" him, and never managed to make it back inside, even when the windows were wide open. So evidently it wasn´t just the doors and locks that were charmed. It was the entire house. He picked up the cat from the ground and put it back on the windowsill, gently prodding it to go back inside. As expected, he couldn´t. For the sake of experimentation, Severus tried to stick his hand into the small open space Ciarán had just exited through.
It was like hitting an invisible wall. His hand couldn´t make it into the window without being forced back.
The key. Of course, that was it. The key!
Ms. Black´s keys had to be the answer. Now he got it. Only the key could break the charm. Severus had heard about something like this. Of course he had! He remembered now...it was rare, but not unheard of. The Claudatur charm. A specific spell that was rather popular among pureblood wizards who wished to conceal their riches from outsiders to the family. It was usually cast upon safes, boxes and other similar containers, and it would take quite some effort to cast it over an entire house. But it was nothing that a skilled wizard or witch couldn´t do with enough experience.
What made this spell different from the others was the fact that there wasn´t a counter-spell to it. The only way to open a door or safe secured with Claudatur was to have the key and the right blood. What really set this spell apart was the fact that his efficiency was based on blood-ties (something purebloods were enough obsessed with). The key didn´t work with just anybody. It was the main feature of Claudatur that the magical key had to be passed on from one member of the same family to another. Only if the key had been given to a direct relative, somebody who shared blood ties with the giver would the key work. There was, however, a possibility to break or bend the spell, by creating a copy of the key that would work for anybody else, regardless of blood...but not only did it require a great amount of skill, the original key was necessary.
So that´s how Evelyn Black could come in and out of that house without any trouble, regardless of being a muggle. Violetta Black had given Marius Black the key, then he had given it to his son Marius Jr. who finally gave it to his daughter, Evelyn Black. Great-grandmother, grandfather, father and daughter. The same blood.
Severus would have to find a way to obtain the key from Evelyn...If he could find a way to bend the Claudatur by making a copy of the key, then he´d be able to let himself in in her absence. After that he´d have to come up with a way to open the door to the mysterious attic before she decided to take an axe to it.
Our Lady of Cokeworth Church
October 21st (a week later)
Fr. Thomas had just finished listening to the last, and only, confession of the afternoon. It was a rare event to have more than one confession on any given day. Of course he would never admit this outloud, but it didn´t really bother him that his flock didn´t confess as often as they used to in the past. The sacrament of penance and reconciliation was surely of utmost importance and not at all something that should be brushed aside. But Fr. Thomas could remember the not so good old days when anything and everything was a reason to come to the confessional.
He believed in an intimate relation between man and God, one that didn´t necessarily had to be mediated by a priest. He much rather think of himself as a man to whom people could come when they needed solace, advise or just someone who would listen. That was how he liked to see the confessional...as a place a person in need can find somebody to listen and help, feeling confident that whatever is shared there will stay between them and God. It wasn´t a place for people to come in and list a string of obnoxious little pecadillos just so they could feel better about themselves without having to do any deep self examination.
The church was still empty. 5:30pm. He should start preparing for the 6pm service. As he closed the confessional he heard footsteps coming from the front door.
"Fr. Thomas?" a husky alto called out softly.
"Evelyn!" He opened his arms and let her walk into them for a short hug. "How are you doing, dear?"
"Busy." she smiled
"Busy is good. Busy is very good. Did Severus give you my message?" he offered her his arm as they walked towards the main altar
"He did. I meant to come last Sunday, but I was so tired I stayed home all day"
"No worries. You´ve worked all week. God appreciates good honest work as much as he appreciates prayer, I assure you. Speaking of which, how are things going in Cokeworth Academy?"
"Good...slightly crazy, but that´s how it goes with teenagers."
"Teenagers...bless the youth, but pray they don´t drive us bonkers."
"Actually...that´s what I wanted to talk to you about..."
"Your students you mean?"
"Exactly. Fr. Thomas...Halloween is coming up, and I hear you have a party every year for the neighbourhood children?"
"Yes, you heard it correctly. Actually, we are starting the preparations for it. Why?"
"Well, I just had a meeting with our principal, Mr. Nolan. And he agreed that a good way to help the students who are having difficulties with their grades is to give them some extra curricular activities. You know to motivate them, maybe help the school reconnect with the community"
"So you´re thinking of bringing your students to the party?"
"Yes, but not just bring them to the party. How would you feel about having some extra help?"
"Oh, you mean..."
"Yes, I´m thinking about coming here with my students and some teachers who have already volunteered so we can work at the Halloween party. Maybe we could even make a bigger party this year. What do you say?"
"Well, Evelyn what can I say? Bring them in. Bring them all in! You know what, why don´t you stay for mass and after the service we can discuss this in more detail?"
A week.
It took him the whole week to finally manage to get the key.
In that week, it had become a sort of ritual for him to visit Ms. Black every afternoon after she came home from work, to have tea and talk. She´d talk about her work, her family, they´d discuss books, music, the news... whatever she felt like talking.... Severus just humoured her. It didn´t hurt at all actually. On occasion he had managed to get her to talk about her brother for a while, but the whole topic was too sensitive. He had yet to get any useful information about that...All in all, those evenings provided him with a distraction and gave him enough familiarity with the house, not to mention precious information about her and her grandfather. The subject of the mysterious attic would emerge frequently, and by now Severus wasn´t sure he could keep her from trying to open it by force. Her patience was running short, and he had to act.
But now he had it. He dropped by Ms. Black´s house in the morning, with the excuse of returning one of the books he had borrowed. He had barely read it, it was nothing but an excuse to go visit her before work so he could meet her exactly at the time she left the house. He escorted her to her car and managed to take the key from her purse as she got in. Easy enough. It was laughable that Severus Snape had to resort to petty pickpocketing to achieve his ends, but he couldn´t afford to care about it.
It had taken him a whole week of study, an entire morning and most of the afternoon worth of work, but he finally had it. A perfect copy of the original key, magical properties included. He looked up from his work table to the wooden clock on his mantle. 5:45pm. Perfect. He had more than enough to take the original key and carefully leave it on the ground by Ms. Black´s front door. This way when she came back from work she´d just assume she had dropped it there in the morning. Severus put the copy in his pocket and walked out with the original in hand. He quickly did what he had to do and returned home. Today there would be no time to do test his spare key, as Ms. Black should be home any minute. But there was always tomorrow.
However, as he walked back to his own house a shadow flying from above caught his eye.
An owl.
The bird came down swiftly and gracefully perched on his windowsill. It wasn´t one of Hogwarts owls, he could tell by the species. If memory served him right, that was an European Eagle-owl. Not that Severus was an expert in birds, but that particular one was easy enough to recognise: large, brown-black feathers with a rich and intricate combination of patterns like stripes,freckling and vermiculations and the very distinctive reddish-orange eyes. Furthermore, it wasn´t native e to Great Britain. Actually those could only be found in the continent...And Severus could bet that that particular one must have come from France.
The owl dropped a letter and took flight immediately. Severus picked it up. It was a blue envelope of high quality parchment. On the crimson seal he could see the dreadful coat of arms of the Rotts, a misshapen mess of bats and fleurs-de-lis. But the sender was not Claire, nor her beat up husband-slave. Severus didn´t even need to read the name on the envelope to know it couldn´t have been them. But the actual name written on the envelope didn´t surprise him any less.
"Draco Malfoy..."
Chapter notes:
Claudatur is a charm that does not appear in the original Harry Potter canon. It was created for the purposes of this story.
The word Claudatur is the third-person singular present passive subjunctive of claudō, which is related to the Latin clāvis ("key, deadbolt, bar"), clāvus ("nail, peg"), claustrum ("bar, bolt, barrier"), claustra ("dam, wall, barricade, stronghold"). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς ("bar, bolt, key"), Old High German sliozan ("to close, conclude, lock"), Old Saxon slūtan ("to close, conclude,
lock"). So basically "Claudatur" means "locked", "closed" "bolted" or "barred"
Plot keeps getting thicker.
Banter, locked rooms, mysterious spells, banter and a Halloween parteh to plan.
Intoducing Constance. Father Thomas is back and one more canon character appears o.0
As usual Severus Snape belongs to JK Rowling, Evelyn Black, James Wright, Constance "Tancey" Francis, Angela Holt and Fr. Thomas are all my ocs!
Banter, locked rooms, mysterious spells, banter and a Halloween parteh to plan.
Intoducing Constance. Father Thomas is back and one more canon character appears o.0
As usual Severus Snape belongs to JK Rowling, Evelyn Black, James Wright, Constance "Tancey" Francis, Angela Holt and Fr. Thomas are all my ocs!
Your writing is amazing. Are you going to do more?
Aaaaaw, thank you! This chapter is the latest one in a loooooong series (stated with "The Visit") so there will be many, many more (there are aslo three one-shots so far )
Very clever language ties to your original spell. Really creative touch. And I loved the detail to the hand holding AND Severus's quick thoughts on keeping Evelyn out of the room. Very good and smooth and honestly, logical reasons.
Yep! Severus may be a little "rusty" but he´s always the ever cunning Slytherin! (even if hand holding leave him a bit brainbroke, the poor baby ) Thank you very much, I´m quite proud of the spell I made up myself!
*Inhuman noise*
I'm so ill! This has total made my day! Okay, going to read it now, comment afterwards...
I'm so ill! This has total made my day! Okay, going to read it now, comment afterwards...
THE DOOOOOOOOOR! What's behind the door I wonder
Hmmmm, James and Tancey are an awful lot like Severus and Lily :3
Seriously, there is so much magic going on and Evelyn is so oblivious! It's killing me! I can't wait till she finds out about it!
Oooh! Draco, this could be interesting...
Hmmmm, James and Tancey are an awful lot like Severus and Lily :3
Seriously, there is so much magic going on and Evelyn is so oblivious! It's killing me! I can't wait till she finds out about it!
Oooh! Draco, this could be interesting...
Evelyn is basically living in a wizard bunker, isn´t she?
Yeah, James and Tancey are an awful lot like Severus and Lily, and to some extent that was on purpose, to be honest. I wanted new characters to show Evelyn´s work universe (she needs her own personal spaces, away from Severus. I hate when a romantic pairing become and extension of each other; Evelyn needs to be her own person, not just Severus romantic interest ), so I came up with Mr. Nolan, Angie, James and Tancey. But all these characters (along with Fr. Thomas) in many ways echo Severus´s past. Evelyn is the one coming into Severus´"place", ie, Cokeworth, and before becoming his girlfriend/lover or even friend, Evelyn has to, in some way, fit in with his known universe. These characters help because they show a little where Severus came from and who he is, and how Evelyn will eventually get to know this man on the root of what makes him into who he is (which is all connected to Cokeworth and Lily, waaaay before Hogwarts)
Evelyn is not completely oblivious to magic as you will start to notice (but no spoilers here!Unless you want them, in which case I can note you )
Draco...wonder what he´s up to?
Gah, I speak too much
Yeah, James and Tancey are an awful lot like Severus and Lily, and to some extent that was on purpose, to be honest. I wanted new characters to show Evelyn´s work universe (she needs her own personal spaces, away from Severus. I hate when a romantic pairing become and extension of each other; Evelyn needs to be her own person, not just Severus romantic interest ), so I came up with Mr. Nolan, Angie, James and Tancey. But all these characters (along with Fr. Thomas) in many ways echo Severus´s past. Evelyn is the one coming into Severus´"place", ie, Cokeworth, and before becoming his girlfriend/lover or even friend, Evelyn has to, in some way, fit in with his known universe. These characters help because they show a little where Severus came from and who he is, and how Evelyn will eventually get to know this man on the root of what makes him into who he is (which is all connected to Cokeworth and Lily, waaaay before Hogwarts)
Evelyn is not completely oblivious to magic as you will start to notice (but no spoilers here!Unless you want them, in which case I can note you )
Draco...wonder what he´s up to?
Gah, I speak too much
She is!
That's a very good idea, I hate it when OC's have just been created to be a romantic interest of the canon character and have no depth what so ever.
I sort of love how everything is just starting to open up now, this chapter especially, so many new questions...
I love Tancey and James! They are great characters, and I can't wait to learn more about them!
As much as I REALLY REALLY want them. I'll wait it out, I want to be surprised!
I wonder *wiggles eyebrows*
No you don't!
That's a very good idea, I hate it when OC's have just been created to be a romantic interest of the canon character and have no depth what so ever.
I sort of love how everything is just starting to open up now, this chapter especially, so many new questions...
I love Tancey and James! They are great characters, and I can't wait to learn more about them!
As much as I REALLY REALLY want them. I'll wait it out, I want to be surprised!
I wonder *wiggles eyebrows*
No you don't!
And YAY for made up spells and charms! They´re FUN!
People wanted the banter, so I had to bring it back. Now you guys also have James and Tancey banter, I hope you´re all happy!
James and Tancey are quickly growing on me as well. Tancey in particular I must say. Maybe because I grew up in the 90s, these kids are just fun to image and they hit close to home for me. Something tells me you will love the Halloween party...there will be costumes! Evelyn, being the proud Irishwoman she is, just loves Halloween, maybe a little too much for Severus´ tastes (and I´m having quite a bit of fun here considering Evelyn and Severus´future child is a Halloween baby XD The birthday parties Soren will have )
This part has two chapters to go, I think. So the Halloween party is pretty close Then we move on to "The Stalker" yay, moar cliffhangers! (I´m EVIL! )
James and Tancey are quickly growing on me as well. Tancey in particular I must say. Maybe because I grew up in the 90s, these kids are just fun to image and they hit close to home for me. Something tells me you will love the Halloween party...there will be costumes! Evelyn, being the proud Irishwoman she is, just loves Halloween, maybe a little too much for Severus´ tastes (and I´m having quite a bit of fun here considering Evelyn and Severus´future child is a Halloween baby XD The birthday parties Soren will have )
This part has two chapters to go, I think. So the Halloween party is pretty close Then we move on to "The Stalker" yay, moar cliffhangers! (I´m EVIL! )
Things are getting tense over here!
I just may be starting more plotpoints then I can resolve. Hope to be keeping you entertained As always tahnks for following!