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What is THAT? Alien sea creature's mass of tentacles baffles locals after washing up on an Australian beach Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia 7 hrs ago © Daily Mail A consensus seemed to be reached that the creature was, in fact, a sea anemone that had been beached and was upside down A bizarre creature resembling an alien has washed up on a beach in Western Australia and baffled locals. A picture of the creature was posted online by a Reddit user who said it was found on the beach in Broome, on the northern coast of WA, by his mother and girlfriend. The image shows the creature on the sand with dozens of mottled-black tentacles surrounding what appears to be an inflated appendage. © Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited A bizzare creature resembling an alien has washed up on a beach in Western Australia and baffled locals Reddit users were also baffled by the creature with some commenters speculating what it could be. 'What the heck?' said one commenter. 'Quite the creature,' another said. Eventually, a consensus seemed to be reached that the creature was, in fact, a sea anemone that had been flipped upside down after being beached on the shore. 'The armed anemone. Also called the striped anemone,' one commenter said. 'I think you are correct,' another commenter said. © Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Broome in Western Australia is well known for its spectacular pristine beaches (stock image) The armed anemone is found in the tropical waters off the coast of Western Australia and can grow up to 50cm. They usually have more color although Reddit users speculated that it had been bleached by the sun. It also has a venomous sting that can be extremely painful to humans and can take months to heal. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/what-is-that-alien-sea-creatures-mass-of-tentacles-baffles-locals-after-washing-up-on-an-australian-beach/ar-BBRhOYl?ocid=chromentp

Jose Mourinho: Real Madrid link disrespectful - Sergio Ramos 3 hours ago | European Football Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says it is disrespectful to talk about whether Jose Mourinho could return to the club as they prepare for the Club World Cup final with Al Ain. Santiago Solari will win a first trophy as the coach if they win on Saturday. However, Mourinho is available after being sacked by Manchester United. "People need to show more respect to the coach we have now," Ramos said. "Mourinho left us five years ago yet everyone keeps talking about him." Where next for Mourinho? The Portuguese managed Real from 2010 to 2013, winning La Liga in 2012. He still has a good relationship with Real president Florentino Perez. Real - who sacked Julen Lopetegui in October - are bidding to win the Club World Cup for the third season in a row. They reached the final courtesy of Gareth Bale's hat-trick in Wednesday's semi-final win over Kashima Antlers. "I'm not the person who decides which coach comes here or doesn't. Some people seem to think that the captains decide which coach Real Madrid appoints," said Ramos, now playing under a 12th Real manager in Solari, who was appointed in November following a caretaker spell. He is hoping they can make history on Saturday as the first team to win four Club World Cups. "No-one can doubt the record of any one of us and we have another chance to defend the Club World Cup title," Ramos added. "No-one has ever done this. We are looking forward to the final with hope and we want to go home with the prize. It would be great for us on an emotional level to come back with the trophy." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46653085

Mesut Ozil has a future at Arsenal - Unai Emery 59 minutes ago | Arsenal Manager Unai Emery says Arsenal "need" Mesut Ozil and he will be in the squad for Saturday's Premier League match against Burnley at the Emirates. Ozil, 30, has been linked with a move after being left out for "tactical" reasons in recent weeks. The former Germany international, who joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013, failed to make the bench for the midweek League Cup loss to Tottenham. Asked if he still had a future with the Gunners, Emery said: "yes, why not?" Ozil has also been troubled by a back injury in recent weeks and has started only one match since 11 November - a Europa League dead rubber at home to . Emery confirmed the club's highest paid player would be in the squad to face 18th-placed Burnley as the Gunners look to respond from defeats by Southampton - which ended a 22-match unbeaten run - and rivals Spurs, who won the League Cup quarter-final at the Emirates 2-0. "I want every player with a good mentality to help us and give us their characteristics and quality," Emery insisted. "We need Mesut Ozil. "Every player wants to play and be okay to help the team when we need. "The frustration is the same for everybody when they didn't play in a match. "But I spoke with him and with regularity in the season, telling him what we need from him and he has the commitment to help us and the quality and the characteristics to help us." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46653072

Jose Mourinho: Man Utd forward Alexis Sanchez denies making bet on sacking 9 minutes ago | Man Utd Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez has denied a report he made a bet with team-mate Marcos Rojo about the sacking of Jose Mourinho. After Mourinho was sacked as United boss on Tuesday, it was reported Chile international Sanchez told Argentina defender Rojo he owed him £20,000. But Sanchez, who joined the Red Devils from Premier League rivals Arsenal in January, said the story was "false". "Jose gave me the chance to play for the best team in the world," he wrote. "I only have gratitude for him. We are a truly United team." Man Utd players 'threw Mourinho under a bus' - Keane Sanchez, 30, signed a four-and-a-half-year deal worth £14m Sanchez, 30, signed a four-and-a-half-year deal worth £14m when he moved to Old Trafford at the start of the year. He has since scored four times in 30 appearances and has not played since November because of a hamstring problem. "I can't wait to help the team," he added. Former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take charge of the team for Saturday's Premier League match against Cardiff. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46653482

Mohamed Salah invites blind Liverpool fan to Melwood after watching viral video By Alex Bysouth BBC Sport 1 hour ago | Liverpool Last week, Mike Kearney was hugging his cousin in the stands at Anfield after Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool into the Champions League knockout stages. Seven days later he was embracing the goalscorer himself. Salah invited Kearney to Liverpool's Melwood training ground after a video of the lifelong Reds fans went viral. It shows Kearney's cousin, Stephen Garcia, talking him through Salah's vital goal against Napoli. Egypt forward Salah saw the footage of the 26-year-old, who was born with sight problems and has been registered blind since he was seven years old, and asked if it would be possible to meet him. As well getting to explore the facilities and being handed a signed shirt by Salah, Kearney chatted to manager Jurgen Klopp, goalkeeper Alisson, and striker Divock Origi. "They were such a nice bunch of lads and everyone was really welcoming," Kearney told BBC Sport. "I said to Alisson 'if it wasn't for your save, the video wouldn't have gone viral as we wouldn't have gone through!' and he was laughing." Kearney is a regular at Anfield but says it was a surreal experience to go behind the scenes and watch Liverpool's players in action at Melwood. "At Anfield, it's part of the world you know well, but behind the curtain, it is like 'wow'," he added. "Imagine if we win the league this season and I've been in there with all those players! "It's just how big the operation is, how big the pitches are and how much goes into it - I'll always be grateful to Mo and the club." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46650836

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Mars: Pictures reveal 'winter wonderland' on the red planet 2 hours ago Earth's the North Pole is famous for its snowy climes - and for hosting Santa's workshop, of course. But as these pictures reveal, it's not the only planet with snow scenes this holiday season. This is the Korolev crater, near the north pole of Mars, as captured by the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Mars Express mission. The crater is 82km (50 miles) across, and filled with ice 1.8km thick. It was named after rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergei Korolev, the architect of the Soviet Union's space programme. Mr. Korolev worked on the first interplanetary missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus, and the Sputnik programme, which launched the world's first artificial satellite. The pictures of the crater are composites made up of shots taken by the Mars Express High-Resolution Stereo Camera. The Mars Express mission is the ESA's first venture to another planet. It was launched on 2 June 2003 and entered Mars's orbit on Christmas Day that year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46645321

Lovre Kalinic: Aston Villa agreed on a deal to sign Croatia goalkeeper in January 2 hours ago | Aston Villa Championship side Aston Villa have agreed to sign Croatia goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The 28-year-old will join Villa from Belgian top-flight side Gent when the transfer window opens on 1 January. Kalinic becomes Villa boss Dean Smith's first signing since he took over in October for an undisclosed fee. Smith said: "We are delighted to be signing someone of Lovre's experience and quality. He is an outstanding goalkeeper." Kalinic was a member of the Croatia squad that finished runners-up at the 2018 World Cup, playing only in their final group game against Iceland. The 6ft 7in keeper, capped 14 times, has become Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic's first-choice keeper since Danijel Subasic retired following the World Cup final defeat by France. Current Villa number one Orjan Nyland - signed by previous boss Steve Bruce from German side FC Ingolstadt in the summer - was last month given a vote of confidence by Smith despite several nervy displays. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46649332

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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 21 – 29 By: Alan MacRobert | December 21, 2018 Friday, December 21 • By mid-evening, the Moon, nearly full, forms an almost-isosceles triangle with Aldebaran to its upper right (shown here) and Betelgeuse to its lower right (not yet risen in this twilight scene). Aldebaran is an orange, K5 giant star 65 light-years away. Betelgeuse is an orange, slightly less hot M1 supergiant about 10 times more distant. • This is the longest night of the year for the Northern Hemisphere; the longest day for the Southern Hemisphere. The solstice occurs at 5:23 p.m. EST when the Sun reaches its farthest point south and begins its six-month return northward. That's when winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern. On Friday evening the 21st, look for Aldebaran to the upper right of the Moon as the stars come out. Saturday, December 22 • Full Moon (exact at 12:49 p.m. EST). The Moon, near perigee, shines between the feet of the Castor figure and the dim Club of Orion. Farther left or lower left of the Moon are brighter Castor and Pollux. Farther right or lower right of the Moon is Orion, with his belt almost vertical. The full Moon of December rides higher across the sky in the middle of the night than it does in any other month (for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers), "giving luster of midday to objects below." • Algol should be at minimum brightness for a couple hours centered on 11:36 p.m. EST. Algol takes several additional hours to fade and to rebrighten. Sunday, December 23 • As the stars come out, face due north and look high. Cassiopeia is now a flattened M shape canted at about a 45° angle (depending on where you live). Yet hardly more than an hour later, the M has turned horizontal. Why so fast? Constellations passing near the zenith appear to rotate rapidly with respect to the direction "up." The waning gibbous Moon shines in the shelter of the Sickle of Leo late on Christmas night. . . Monday, December 24 • This is the time of year when Orion shines in the east-southeast after dinnertime. He's pretty high now, but his three-star Belt is still nearly vertical. The Belt points up toward Aldebaran and, even higher, the Pleiades. In the other direction, it points down to where bright Sirius will rise around 7 or 8 p.m. to twinkle furiously. Tuesday, December 25 • Sirius and Procyon in the balance: Sirius, the Dog Star, sparkles low in the east-southeast by mid-evening. Procyon, the Little Dog Star, shines in the east about two fist-widths at arm's length to Sirius's left. If you live around latitude 30° (Tijuana, New Orleans, Jacksonville), these two canine stars will be at the same height above your horizon soon after they arise. If you're north of that latitude, Procyon will be higher. If you're south of there, Sirius will be the higher one. Why? The eastern edge of the Earth tilts differently with respect to the stars depending on your latitude. • You'll catch Algol at its minimum brightness for a couple hours centered on 8:26 p.m. EST. Wednesday, December 26 • The Pleiades cluster glitters high in the southeast these evenings, no bigger than your fingertip at arm's length. How many Pleiads can you count with your unaided eyes? Take your time and keep looking. Most people can count 6. With sharp eyesight, a good dark sky, and a steady gaze, you may be able to make out 8 or 9. Thursday, December 27 • M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, now crosses the zenith shortly after dark (if you live in the mid-northern latitudes). Exactly when? That depends on your longitude. Binoculars will show it just off the knee of the Andromeda constellation's stick figure; see the big evening constellation chart in the center of Sky & Telescope. Friday, December 28 • Last-quarter Moon tonight (exact at 4:39 a.m. on the 29th EST). The Moon, half-lit, rises around midnight in Virgo. By the beginning of Saturday's dawn, it's shining high in the south, close above Gamma (γ) Virginis and about a fist and a half upper right of Spica (as shown above). Saturday, December 29 • Before dawn on Sunday the 30th, the waning Moon shines upper left of Spica. Much farther upper left of the Moon is Arcturus, pale yellow-orange. Far to the Moon's lower left are bright Venus, then Jupiter, then Mercury. .And when the Moon wanes to last quarter, it'll pose above the telescopic double star Gamma (γ) Virginis (Porrima) before dawn. https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-december-21-29/

Everton's planned new stadium has proposed capacity of 52,000 3 hours ago | Everton Everton's planned new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock has a proposed capacity of 52,000 with the possibility to add a further 10,000 seats. The club hopes to submit a planning application for the project in the second half of 2019. A second public consultation will also be held next summer. "It is important to stress that this is our 'proposed' capacity and it is what we are currently working towards," said stadium director Colin Chong. "We believe that our approach is the right one because it is commercially and financially sustainable and will mean that, in the long term, we will be able to increase the capacity should there be a demand and requirement to do so." Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9% stake in Everton in February 2016 and outlined plans for a move from Goodison Park, which has a capacity of 39,572. An initial plan was to build a stadium at Walton Hall Park, a short distance north-east of the club's home since 1892, but it was opposed by local residents. Those plans were abandoned in May 2016, with the club moving its attention to the site at Bramley Moore Dock. Should planning permission be granted, Everton hopes the stadium would be ready for the 2023-24 season. They previously abandoned plans to move to Kings Dock in 2003 and Kirkby in 2009. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46641119

Nasa's InSight deploys 'Marsquake' instrument By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent 8 hours ago The American space agency's InSight mission to Mars has begun to deploy its instruments. The lander's robotic arm has just placed the bell-shaped seismometer package on the ground in front of it. This suite of sensors, developed in France and the UK, will listen for "Marsquakes" in an effort to determine the internal structure of the Red Planet. InSight touched down near the world's equator in November. As well as the seismometer experiment, InSight is equipped with a heat probe that will burrow into the ground, and a very sensitive radio experiment that will measure how the planet wobbles on its axis. Taken together, the probe's data should reveal the position and nature of all the rock layers below the surface of Mars - from the crust to the core. It is information that can be compared and contrasted with Earth. Full deployment of the instruments could take some weeks. The seismometer still needs its shroud placing on top. This cover will protect the instrument's readings from noise introduced by the wind and temperature swings. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46632662

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James McCarthy: Everton midfielder nears a return after 11 months out 47 minutes ago | Everton Everton midfielder James McCarthy could return during the festive period after 11 months out with a broken leg. The Republic of Ireland international, 28, fractured the tibia and fibula in his right leg against West Brom in January. The Toffees play four games in 10 days from 23 December to New Year's Day - the joint-most demanding schedule with Tottenham, who they face on Sunday. "James is getting better," Everton boss Marco Silva told Everton TV. "It is good to have all of the midfielders available. We will need all of them. It will be important in a busy month." Silva added he cannot guarantee McCarthy will appear in a series of "tough" games, with Everton, who are currently eighth in the Premier League, facing Burnley, Brighton, and Leicester after Spurs. "I know games will give him a better condition, but we are playing tough, tough matches and it is not easy to give him what everybody knows will help him get better, which is minutes in those games," said the Portuguese. "But he is a worker and I really like him." McCarthy had surgery on his leg after sustaining the injury in an accidental collision with Salomon Rondon, who now plays on loan at Newcastle. The injury occurred in only McCarthy's fourth league appearance of last season, having previously had two lengthy spells out with knee and hamstring injuries. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46639239

Wee Kaiden loves his Star Wars and goes to any festival or Star Wars events that might happen here in Edinburgh.

He has a load of Star Wars figures and book's and he has a toy box still here in the back room he will keep himself occupied when he visits with our daughter, the photo below you can just spot the Battle Cruiser in the small box on the coffee table.

Brilliant lol, I spotted this I got we Kaiden as he loves Star Wars and a few other Warships and when I get the time I will look for the rest

Planet 9 would be like looking for ET living here on Earth, you know he exists (Aliens) but bloody finding him (them). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Planet Nine This article is about the hypothetical planet first suggested in 2014. For other uses, see Planet Nine (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the hypothetical Planet X first proposed in 1906 by Percival Lowell. For doomsday speculation concerning Planet Nine, see Nibiru cataclysm § Planet Nine. Planet Nine is a hypothetical planet in the outer region of the Solar System. Its gravity could explain the unlikely clustering of orbits for a group of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (eTNOs) that orbit beyond Neptune with average distances greater than 250 AU. These eTNOs tend to have their points of closest approach to the Sun clustered in one direction, and many of their orbits have a similar tilt. This evidence suggests that the gravity from a large undiscovered object is influencing the orbits of the most distant known Solar System objects. This undiscovered super-Earth-sized planet would have an estimated mass of ten Earths, a diameter two to four times that of Earth, and an elongated orbit lasting 10,000 - 20,000 years. Batygin and Brown suggest that Planet Nine could be the core of a primordial giant planet that was ejected from its original orbit by Jupiter during the genesis of the Solar System. Others have proposed that the planet was captured from another star, is a captured rogue planet, or that it formed on a distant orbit and was pulled into an eccentric orbit by a passing star. As of 2018, efforts have failed to directly observe Planet Nine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Nine

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Indian footballer Gourav Mukhi - discovered to be aged 28 - suspended for six months after pretending to be 16-year-old Nathan Salt For Mailonline 11 hrs ago © Daily Mail Indian footballer Gourav Mukhi Gourav Mukhi looked to have made history in the Indian Super League when he became their youngest goal scorer in October at the age of 16. But the player has now been suspended for six months having been exposed as a fraud after it emerged he is actually 28 and not a teenager as listed on league documents. The historical goal came when the Jamshedpur FC striker netted a crucial equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Bengaluru FC. 'The AIFF Disciplinary Committee also observed that the existing registration of Gourav Mukhi, both in the Central Registration System (CRS) as well as the Competition Management System (CMS) shall stand canceled and revoked with immediate effect, with liberty upon the player/his appropriate club, to submit original valid appropriate documents for fresh registration under CRS and CMS.' This is not the first time Mukhi has been caught out for giving out false information over his age. Back in 2015, he was pulled up in an India U16 National Camp in for being too old to take part. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/indian-footballer-gourav-mukhi-discovered-to-be-aged-28-suspended-for-six-months-after-pretending-to-be-16-year-old/ar-BBRcjW2?ocid=chromentp