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The devices, which at first gave Barnes & Noble a horse in the e-book race, have turned out to be an albatross for the company, with losses of almost $ 70 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year, on sales of only $ 211 million.

From Ross Ulbricht and Charlie Shrem's convictions to hacks at MyCoin and Bitstamp (and of course the lingering Mt. Gox albatross), 2015 has kicked off with more of a crash than a bang.

BuzzFeed: Americans Don't Know Anything About Romney's Religion — Yet Armed with fresh survey data and a counterintuitive thesis, a new Brookings Institution study released Wednesday makes the compelling case that Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, long pegged by pundits as a political albatross for the candidate, won't actually hurt him at the polls in November — and it could even help.

At the top, there's a lighthouse, a tiny church, and a modern sculpture of a stylized albatross commemorating the hundreds of ships and thousands of lives that were lost plying the surrounding perilous waters.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

While the forward has won more than either man at club level, he hasn't won the World Cup — falling at the final hurdle with Argentina in 2014 — and failure to do so risks remaining as an albatross that looms large over the player's legacy.

, we don't deserve a top four finish... and we won't get it under wenger... we r a shapeless team with at least 5 players who are lucky to be in the epl let alone a club with the riches of arsenal... whatever it takes to get rid of wenger is fine with me the guy is a delusional fraud and an albatross round our proverbial neck...

instead they upped his wages and he's now just an albatross around the neck of the club... Should be offered out at whatever the market will pay in the summer... Might just have to go on a free as not many clubs outside of Middle East or china would pay this guy 7 m a year for his average skill set

He held the line against David Cameron at question time on Wednesday, but his MPs know, and he knows they know, that he is an electoral albatross for Labour now.

Cuomo, at the kumbaya press conference, said property taxes were an «albatross.»

Now Genevieve Jones and colleagues at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, studying the Marion Island albatross colony in the Indian Ocean, have found that 18 per cent of chicks born over three years had an extra-pair sire (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, DOI: 10.1007 / s00265 -012-1374-8).

Swansea University scientist, Professor Luca Börger has therefore been working with partners in Switzerland, France and the USA on a study led by PhD student Tina Cornioley looking at the body mass of the wandering albatross.

The vessel was steaming at more than 20 kilometres per hour into a strong headwind, yet without flapping its wings a lone albatross swooping elegantly just above the waves was easily keeping pace.

Contrary to the prevailing belief that young albatrosses remain at sea until they're ready to breed, VanderWerf and Young found that 2 % of birds first returned to the colony as one - year - olds, 7 % as two - year - olds, and 17 % as three - year - olds.

Wandering albatrosses are rather inbred and genetically similar, because they always breed at the same colony at which they were fledged.

Wandering albatrosses have the largest wingspan of any bird, at 3.5 metres or more, although other birds are heavier.

Albatross chicks collectively consumed more than four tons of plastic at Midway last year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) can fly thousands of kilometers to forage at sea — with barely a flap of their long, graceful wings.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Environmental artist Chris Jordan will discuss albatross chicks that died from eating plastic trash in a free, public presentation, «Encountering Midway: A Barometer for Our Culture and Our World,» at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the CUB auditorium at Washington State University.

Jim Jordan does an excellent job at playing Orville the albatross, and Eva Gabor is perfect as Miss Bianca.

Her seventh graders at the Mare Island Technology Academy, in Vallejo, California, choose a seafaring species — such as the harbor seal, black - footed albatross, or leatherback turtle — and draw a picture of it, using pencil or ink.

How many eggs at a time does an albatross lay?

In the Classroom: After reading Hoose's The Race to Save the Lord God Bird or Moonbird, students can look at other books about birds that have lived long lives, such as Darcy Pattison and Kitty Harvill's Wisdom, the Midway Albatross, or that are endangered, such as Sy Montgomery's Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot.

The skyrocketing costs to maintain their credit cards, even using the minimum payments, are exorbitant at best, adding more weight to the already loaded albatross.

Put on your blue - footed booby shoes and marvel at these adorable sea birds which resemble a cross between a seagull and an albatross but with one significant difference, their bright turquoise feet.

Take the opportunity to experience at least one of these optional tours — combine a Monarch Harbour cruise with a Newton's Citibus tour, and see penguins, albatross and seals.

The only reason MS is even in this mess is because they wanted Kinect to be the face of the gaming division, and they hung that dead albatross on the Xbox One's neck at launch.

This week at PAX East in Boston, MA on March 10th at 6 pm in the Albatross Theater, join the team from Telltale Games as well as Marvel Games Creative Director, Bill Rosemann, to hear more about the series as they discuss the creative process behind this stellar new adventure.

Zen Albatross will also lead a panel on chip music history and culture at the event.

Other notable micromusic acts slated to perform at the festival include Noisewaves, Wizwars, Zen Albatross, Note!

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION: Making it Yours Friday, April 6, 3:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. (EDT) at Albatross Theater, Boston Convention Center FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION, released on March 6, 2018, features mod support for expanded playability.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Saturday, April 7, 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. (EDT) at Albatross Theater, Boston Convention Center Join special guests Natsuko Ishikawa (Main Scenario Writer) and John Crow (English Localization Lead) from the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online team as they discuss the writing and story of Stormblood ™.

NieR: Automata Saturday, April 7, 3:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. (EDT) at Albatross Theater, Boston Convention Center Reminisce on a 2017 fan favorite as panelists YOKO TARO (Director), Yosuke Saito (Producer) and Keiichi Okabe (Composer) celebrate the one - year anniversary of the critically - acclaimed NieR: Automata.Those who attend the panel will receive limited NieR: Automata branded pins.

on Saturday 7th April at 2 pm in the Albatross Theatre.

With the help of Albatross, recently returned from a performance at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and Carroll, the trio performed a dynamic work within an installation of several kinds of radios and video game.

Recent solo exhibitions include Albatross Omnibus, the Power Plant, Toronto (2011) and Right, write, wright, rite at Galerie Tatjana Pieters, Ghent, Belgium (2012).

Maybe ten rare Short - tailed Albatrosses showing up at several Hawaiian Islands doesn't count as a new population, but those sightings are still causing a buzz in the conservation and birding worlds.

Birds nesting on low - lying islands being inundated by sea level rise — black - footed albatross, laysan albatross — and even the Hawaiian honeycreeper, which lives at higher altitudes, is being threatened by climate change too, in weird ways.

Growing up on Midway Atoll, these albatross chicks give us a look at island life that is too cute to be missed.

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed an estimated 110,000 Laysan and black - footed albatross chicks — about 22 percent of this year's young — at Midway Atoll, where more than two - thirds of the world's Laysan albatross nest.

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced its intent to begin cleaning up toxic, lead - based paint at federal facilities on Midway Atoll that kills up to 10,000 Laysan albatross chicks each year and also threatens the endangered Laysan duck.

Originally a good luck omen for seafarers, but now more often a metaphor for the cursed, a new study hints at which could be more fitting for how albatrosses will fare under climate change.

But today's study looks at two species of Albatross native to the central North Pacific — the black - footed albatross and Laysan aAlbatross native to the central North Pacific — the black - footed albatross and Laysan aalbatross and Laysan albatrossalbatross.

The world's oldest albatross — a female Laysan called Wisdom — is still raising chicks at the age of 65, and even has a

The real question here is how such beliefs can maintain a hold, long after the corporate push behind them has evaporated and at a time when they are so obviously a political albatross for the Howard government and for the political right as a whole.

I nearly stumbled over it — a dead adult Laysan Albatross whose head rested up against a bright blue rubber flip flop washed ashore at some point, probably during the tsunami last year.

Like every other albatross, the young hybrid will stay out at sea for around five years before returning to the place of its birth to court with other birds and find a mate of its own.

At Rusty Bucket, my favorite spot, I could indeed see a definite lack of Black - footed Albatross nests and yet the dune I had helped clear of invasive plants three years earlier was still there, still beautiful.

Typically, albatross mate for life, or at least will stay faithful as long as their mate shows up to have a chick each year.