Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to maintain momentum in Premier League

 Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal will get back on track after their surprise League Cup exit when they face London rivals West Ham on Saturday.

Wenger's side were beaten 2-0 at home by Southampton in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, while West Ham also crashed out of the competition with a 4-1 thrashing at Manchester United.

×But while they have that unhappy experience in common the two London clubs have had contrasting fortunes so far this seasonArsenal have once again qualified from their Champions League group and are in contention to challenge for a first English title since 2004.

Slaven Bilic's Hammers, on the other hand, suffered an early Europa League exit and, in their first season with the London Stadium as their new home, have amassed just 12 points from their first 13 league fixtures to sit precariously above the relegation places.
Looking for a quick recovery, Wenger is confident Arsenal will banish the memory of their Cup disappointment, which ended their 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
"I don't think I can moan about the momentum in the Premier League," he said.
"I knew that in the League Cup that could happen, but it was more disappointing to lose the game than the run we have. We want to keep the run in the Premier League going now."
Arsenal will have to do without Santi Cazorla however as the Spain play-maker has been ruled out for three months by an ankle injury.
Massive derby
Cazorla was injured in October but instead of a November return that had initially been expected he will now fly to Sweden next week for surgery on his right leg
West Ham have had injury problems of their own with Andy Carroll missing since August with a knee injury and fellow forward Diafra Sakho ruled out for six weeks by a hamstring problem.
Carroll scored a hat-trick in West Ham's home match with Arsenal last season, which ended 3-3, and could return for the latest installment.
Ashley Fletcher, the pre-season signing from Manchester United, started against his old club on Wednesday however and his goal will have boosted the 21-year-old's chances of keeping the shirt.
"It can only give me a lot of confidence getting my first goal for West Ham and I go into every game thinking I can score and now I have got my first one, hopefully many more will follow," Fletcher said.
"This is a massive London derby and every game in the Premier League is a tough game, but we know we can give Arsenal a good game.
"I will be hoping to start again on Saturday. The manager has got some tough decision as there is so much competition.
"I think Andy will be back on Saturday so it will be fierce competition for places in the striking role.

HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH - UNDANG-UNDANG WANG KERTAS NEGERI-NEGERI SELAT DIUMUMKAN

UNDANG-UNDANG WANG KERTAS NEGERI-NEGERI SELAT DIUMUMKAN

Pada  hari  ini  dalam  tahun  1896,  Undang-Undang  mengenai  Nilai Wang Kertas  di Negeri-Negeri  Selat  telah  diumumkan. Pengumuman  ini  dibuat  bagi  mengatasi  masalah  berkaitan  dengan   penggunaan unit kewangan  nilai  matawang  dan penawaran  wang  yang  dikawal  oleh nilai 'Sterling'.   Matawang  ‘Dolar’  telah  diterima  secara  rasminya  sebagai  unit  kewangan di Negeri-Negeri Selat  dan  Tanah  Jajahan  British  yang  lain  pada tahun 1867.  Berikutan  itu  satu  syor  dan  cadangan  telah  dibuat  oleh  Perbendaharaan  British  agar  pihak  kerajaan  mengeluarkan  wang  kertas.  Namun  begitu,  cadangan  tersebut  yang  dimajukan  kepada  Majlis  Perundangan  telah  mendapat  tentangan  daripada  bank-bank  yang  juga  diberi  hak  untuk  mengeluarkan  wang.   Berikutan   daripada   pelbagai    masalah  yang  timbul  dan  bantahan  yang  diterima,  akhirnya  Majlis  Perundangan  telah  mencapai  keputusan  untuk  mengeluarkan  wang  kertas  di  Negeri-Negeri  Selat  yang  dikawal  selia  oleh  pihak  kerajaan.  Sesungguhnya Undang-Undang Wang Kertas Negeri-Negeri Selat yang diumumkan pada hari ini dalam tahun 1896 telah berjaya dilaksanakan di Negeri-Negeri Selat.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 3 DEC

 1989

Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end

 

 Meeting off the coast of Malta, President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issue statements strongly suggesting that the long-standing animosities at the core of the Cold War might be coming to an end. Commentators in both the United States and Russia went farther and declared that the Cold War was over.

The talks were part of the first-ever summit held between the two leaders. Bush and his advisers were cautiously optimistic about the summit, eager to follow up on the steps toward arms control taken by the preceding Reagan administration. Gorbachev was quite vocal about his desire for better relations with the United States so that he could pursue his domestic reform agenda and was more effusive in his declarations that the talks marked an important first step toward ending the Cold War. The Russian leader stated, “The characteristics of the Cold War should be abandoned.” He went on to suggest that, “The arms race, mistrust, psychological and ideological struggle, all those should be things of the past.” Bush was somewhat more restrained in his statement: “With reform underway in the Soviet Union, we stand at the threshold of a brand-new era of U.S.-Soviet relations. It is within our grasp to contribute each in our own way to overcoming the division of Europe and ending the military confrontation there.”
Despite the positive spin of the rhetoric, though, little of substance was accomplished during the summit. Both sides agreed to work toward a treaty dealing with long-range nuclear weapons and conventional arms in 1990. Gorbachev and Bush also agreed that another summit would take place in June 1990, in Washington, D.C.

The Most Intelligent Presidents in U.S. History

#1 - John Quincy Adams

IQ: 168.8
College: Harvard University
Like his father, John Quincy Adams was an esteemed lawyer and a formidable presence in court (he earned a law degree from Harvard). He was also a brilliant statesman, negotiating several key international treaties. Remarkably, Adams was fluent in at least four languages and regularly translated Latin and ancient Greek as well.

Nico Rosberg's retirement statement

"Since 25 years in racing, it has been my dream, my 'one thing' to become Formula One World Champion. Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I've made it. I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right. My strongest emotion right now is deep gratitude to everybody who supported me to make that dream happen.

"This season, I tell you, it was so damn tough. I pushed like crazy in every area after the disappointments of the last two years; they fuelled my motivation to levels I had never experienced before. And of course that had an impact on the ones I love, too - it was a whole family effort of sacrifice, putting everything behind our target. I cannot find enough words to thank my wife Vivian; she has been incredible. She understood that this year was the big one, our opportunity to do it, and created the space for me to get full recovery between every race, looking after our daughter each night, taking over when things got tough and putting our championship first.

 "When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became World Champion. On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start. I wanted to enjoy every part of the experience, knowing it might be the last time… and then the lights went out and I had the most intense 55 laps of my life. I took my decision on Monday evening. After reflecting for a day, the first people I told were Vivian and Georg (Nolte, from Nico's management team), followed by Toto.

"The only thing that makes this decision in any way difficult for me is because I am putting my racing family into a tough situation. But Toto understood. He knew straight away that I was completely convinced and that reassured me. My proudest achievement in racing will always be to have won the world championship with this incredible team of people,the Silver Arrows.
"Now, I'm just here to enjoy the moment. There is time to savour the next weeks, to reflect on the season and to enjoy every experience that comes my way. After that, I will turn the next corner in my life and see what it has in store for me…"

Nico Rosberg retires from Formula 1

The German driver, 31, won the title less than a week ago, beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to his first Drivers' Championship.
"When I won the race in Suzuka, from the moment when the destiny of the title was in my own hands, the big pressure started and I began to think about ending my racing career if I became world champion," said Rosberg. "On Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, I knew that it could be my last race and that feeling cleared my head before the start."

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