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Southdown Power Station was a natural gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine cogeneration power station in Southdown, a suburb in southern Auckland, New Zealand. When operational, it was New Zealand's northernmost power station with a capacity exceeding 50 MW.

History
The plant was developed by the Southdown Cogeneration Joint Venture, a joint venture between TransAlta and Mercury Energy.  The plant had two LM6000 gas turbines and one steam turbine, fueled on natural gas and producing 114MW. The plant was expected to emit about 410,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

In 2000, Mighty River Power purchased 50% of the plant and purchased the remainder in 2002.  A third LM6000 gas turbine was added in 2007.  This was operated in open cycle mode.

Operation
Southdown was owned and operated by electricity generator Mighty River Power (now Mercury Energy), and complemented the company's renewable hydroelectric and geothermal stations. The station, strategically located in the south-central Auckland urban area, provided voltage support for the city, and helped to meet the peak demand requirements in the Auckland region. Southdown was also extensively used during dry periods, when there was insufficient water to run Mighty River Power's eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River at full capacity.

Apart from generating 170 MW of electricity for the wider Auckland area, Southdown also provided steam to the local industrial area near the station. At full capacity, the station could provide  of steam per hour, piped from the station to consumers at pressures of .

In the 2008 - 2009 financial year, Might River Power reported 249,407 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from Southdown.

In March 2015, Mighty River Power announced that it would decommission Southdown and sell the plant overseas.

See also
 List of power stations in New Zealand

References

External links
Southdown - Mighty River Power Generation

Natural gas-fired power stations in New Zealand
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Mission: The Non-Profit organization Pantheon and Kappatos Gallery, an influential space for contemporary art in Athens, is offering visual artists, curators and collectors the possibility to participate in its new residence program. By bringing international artists from a wide range of disciplines—including curators and collectors – our program enables the exchange of ideas and approaches that help catalyze new cultural and social perspectives.
Located in the historical centre of Athens, overlooking the Parthenon, the program supports artistic research and production for art professionals from around the world and will select established and emerging artists to share a live/work space for a six-week programme marked by intimate studio visits with, and public lectures by, distinguished leaders in contemporary art and curation and to exhibit for the following four-weeks at the Exhibition Space.
Accommodations: All participants in our Residency Program live in an astonishing flat (in terms of design and location); artists-in-residence who have a studio-based practice will be able to work at the 300 sq.m of the Exhibition Space. Located at the center of Athens, the studio and artists' flat will connect participants in our program with the Athenian art scene.
Benefits: A live/work space for a six-week program marked by intimate studio visits with, and public lectures by, distinguished leaders in contemporary art, curation, and to exhibit for the following four-weeks at the Exhibition Space. The new Artist/Curator/Collector-in-Residence in Athens is supported by NSRF (National Strategic Reference Framework 2007–2013 ESPA) and represents a great opportunity for cross-border connection between emergent and more established artists. The residency is associated with Kappatos Gallery, a gallery that has represented and exhibited artists like: Marina Abramovic, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, William Kentridge, Phil Collins and other artists.
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Q: Neovim lua copy and paste key mapping I just started replacing my vim config with lua config and im trying to make a simple copy/paste to clipboard key mapping so I can select a text with "v" and then click Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v but i can't get it to work.
I want to do a "+y and a "+p
I tried this but its not working:
local keymap = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
keymap("n", "<C-c>", '"+y', opts)
keymap("n", "<C-v>", '<ESC>"+pa', opts)

Any ideas?

A: Try this:
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<c-c>", '"*y :let @+=@*<CR>', {noremap=true, silent=true})
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<c-v>", '"+p', {noremap=true, silent=true})

Add i,v,x... to that first quotes for other modes.
I see you're doing some extra things like escape and appending, so maybe it isn't all the way there for your workflow - but this should get you going.

A: I have a map helper function:
-- ~/.config/nvim/lua/mappings.lua
-- in your init.lua use: require('mappings')
local function map(mode, lhs, rhs, opts)
    local options = { noremap = true }
    if opts then
        options = vim.tbl_extend("force", options, opts)
    end
    vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(mode, lhs, rhs, options)
end

By default options are used, just in case you use any option these are merged with options.
Now you can create mappings like this:
-- Update Plugins
map("n", "<Leader>u", ":PackerSync<CR>")

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Inflicts additional damage based on your intelligence.
Nice concept, I'd like it, if it were to be introduced.
It is very cool but I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to be introducing. It seems very similar to the pain brand but affecting demons, but at that point in the game you probably don't want MR- and a staff would probably serve you better. As far as stabbing goes, I'm pretty sure the extra damage from the brand does not scale with stabbing anyway (but stabbing is so complicated and I am not familiar enough that I could be totally wrong).
1. It's simply a good option for low STR charachers, e.g. Sp, DE. Or hybrids, who don't want invest in Str.
2. Pain-brand is evil and works only with natural monsters. That's an alternative.
3. MR- prevents from being nobrainer in late game.
4. Everybody loves Dark Souls.
It also had to be an other option for Chei, but I didn't know, that streangh weight disappeared from the game. Chei + Short Blades wasn't the best choice earlier, so I wanted to introduce something for Sp/Ko of Chei.
Hm. Only now I've noticed that this weapon could be a way for too intelligent players to play with Trog.
As far as I can tell, the sole justification you have given for this weapon that you want an intelligence scaling weapon like dark souls do.
Plantissue wrote: As far as I can tell, the sole justification you have given for this weapon that you want an intelligence scaling weapon like dark souls do.
To be fair, I think most unrands have the sole justification that "somebody thought this would be cool"


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Last month, I was invited to speak in Brussels on the subject of the city's competitiveness and how the city is perceived by the rest of the world. The first thing that struck me as I reviewed the existing literature and statistics was the very wide-ranging views about the city, its issues and how it should evolve. The debate partly revolves around the problem that, while Brussels is of course seen as the capital of the European Union, it also has a parallel reputation as a dull, bureaucratic and divided city. With these diverse views in mind how can we uncover the true essence of Brussels and what does this mean for the city's future?
To get a wider perspective on a city, a look at the extensive range of city competitiveness indices is usually useful; in Brussels's case, it is clear that, while it performs relatively well in indices measuring liveability, innovation, reputation, talent and governance, other European cities (including Copenhagen, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Vienna) often outperform it. On the other hand, more comprehensive indices, which include a wider range of factors, including a city's capacity to exert soft power, seem to get under the skin of the city and measure what many would see as Brussels' raison d'etre – policy impact and decision making. A.T. Kearney's 2015 Global Cities Index, for example, considers Brussels to be one of just 16 'Global Elite' cities, while the Mori Global Power City ranking places Brussels 25thin the world. As such, its global presence is in no doubt.
But, in recent years, Brussels has become a relatively underpowered real estate market, a far cry from the heights of the late 1980s when the city was at the top of the list of European investment destinations. Despite its political importance, Brussels attracts a lower level of real estate investment than many of its European peers. At just US$5 billion over the past three years, it has attracted less than Dublin, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. JLL's own Investment Intensity Index, which looks at a city's investment volumes in comparison to its GDP, also shows Brussels as an underperformer at only 70th in the world ranking. This is in spite of a highly internationalised real estate market, which has seen significant growth in the diversity of investment sources over the past half a decade and the fact that Brussels is one of the twenty largest office markets in the world.
It would be easy to come away from such analysis feeling a little despondent but the fact is that, unlike many cities struggling to re-establish themselves, Brussels has already seriously contemplated its issues and, most importantly, is listening to the city's business voice in creating and implementing policies and actions to address a good number of the problems.
Urban transformation is already underway. The ongoing 'Tour & Taxis' project has involved the conversion of historic warehouses and depots to form new entertainment, leisure and exhibition spaces, as well as including the new IBGE building, Europe's largest passive office building at the time of completion. In the future, the 'NEO' development may offer the largest changes – with a new entertainment-focused district planned for development around the existing tourist attraction of the Atomium. These schemes are seeking to modernise the city's urban fabric, while maintaining its unique heritage – and offer a new vision for Brussels that addresses some of the city's needs.
A focus on restoring the city's vibrancy is also clear. A 50-hectare pedestrianised area is being trialed with the explicit aims of improving liveability, restoring the grandeur of the city centre and changing the reputation of one of Europe's most congested cities; while the new House of European History aims to both cement the city's position as Europe's capital and add another element to Brussels' cultural offer.
The city's relative affordability in terms of housing and rent is an important addition to its attractiveness, potentially offering opportunities for young talent and entrepreneurs crowded out of Europe's more expensive cities.
Brussels has the opportunity to harness a strong and broad range of economic development organisations to help drive it forward, the 'Business Route 2018 for Metropolitan Brussels', for example, charts a clear pathway for Brussels' future success, including the need for a shift towards becoming a more vibrant, knowledge-driven city and one that is about its citizens and not just its administrative role.
The need for a vision for the wider metropolitan area is also a repeated theme throughout the many strategies for the city. Brussels must move beyond its fragmented administrative framework to become an integrated, diverse metropolitan region. JLL's latest City Momentum Index has seen Brussels jump 40 places between 2015 and 2016 – a sign of renewed dynamism in Brussels.
Despite the many different frames of reference for assessing Brussels' current standing, the deep interest in the city prevails, not just because of its economy, its social issues or its politics, but in the continuing debate about what kind of city Brussels truly is and wants to be. The city can no longer rest on its laurels as a political hub. In the new global system of cities, Brussels has an opportunity to maintain both its position as Europe's capital and develop a truly global reach. To achieve this, however, the city must be daring and take bold action to escape its traditional national boundaries and cement its place as a world class city on the world stage.
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Born and bred in Liverpool, Rosemary understood at an early age that cities have very distinct characters. As a town planner and market strategist her personal interest in what makes cities work, grew into a career and a passion. She is now an International Director and Head of JLL's Cities Research Programme which she set up 12 years ago. Cities are constantly evolving, she says, models and urban personalities change, technology is always pushing forward and the choice of cities in which to invest, develop, shop and live continues to extend. Analysing, tracking and interpreting and anticipating the nature of the New World of Cities is as important as it is fascinating. Rosemary is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities.
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FiltCon 2023 Dedicates Technical Track to Professor George Chase, Noted Filtration and Separations Mentor
FiltCon 2023 George Chase
At this year's FiltCon, the annual conference and trade show of the American Filtration and Separations Society, retired University of Akron professor George Chase will be honored with a one-day technical track. FiltCon 2023 will take place May 1-3 in Louisville, KY, and this track will take place on Tuesday, May 2. Current University of Akron students and Professor Chase's past students are invited to submit abstracts specifically for this track.
>>Submit an abstract for FiltCon 2023
Now Is the Time to Join AFS or Renew Your Membership!
Membership in AFS runs on a January to December calendar year, so now is the ideal time to join or renew to maximize your membership. The upcoming year will bring a wealth of benefits to members and the employees of corporate sponsors, including discounted fees for our virtual, on-demand and in-person educational courses, discounted registration rates and booth fees for FiltCon 2023, invitations to chapter meetings and additional networking opportunities. Corporate sponsors receive company exposure through the AFS website, in the AFS Buyers Guide, at FiltCon, through the AFS regular email blasts and on AFS social media, and advertising discounts in Filtration + Separation magazine and International Filtration News.
Learn more about corporate sponsorships here.
Abstract Submission is Open for FiltCon 2023 Through February 3
We are delighted to announce that AFS FiltCon, our signature spring conference and expo, will be in person this year! Scheduled in Louisville, KY, on May 1-3, 2023, the conference includes three plenary presentations, four technical tracks that include 92 technical presentations, a student poster competition and a full expo.
A selection of signature AFS short courses will be offered Monday, May 1, for an additional fee and will include all the courses required to sit for the AFSCP exam, which will be offered for the first time at FiltCon 2023. Optional events include industry tours of JCEM and AAF Flanders and a networking event at the Louisville Slugger Museum, all of which will take place on Monday, May 1.
AFS Board Transitions to New Leadership
AFS Board
During the 13th World Filtration Congress, leaders elected in June and returning leaders were installed for the coming AFS membership year.
The AFS Executive Committee for the 2022-2023 year includes the following filtration professionals:
Congratulations to the Student and Industry Poster Winners at 13th World Filtration Congress
Hearty congratulations to the winners of our student and industry posters in a very competitive field at the 13th World Filtration Congress! The winners were recognized at the Gala Dinner on the final night of the conference on October 8:
Thursday session winners
13th World Filtration Congress is Offering Special Tours Wednesday, October 5
The 13th World Filtration Congress is offering three special opportunities on Wednesday, October 5, the day before the official event starts.
The first is a tour of Nitto Hydranautics and Pure Water Oceanside. The tour of the Hydranautics facility will showcase the automated manufacturing of membranes used for the treatment of potable water, boiler feedwater, industrial process water, wastewater, and surface waters. Hydranautics, a Nitto Company, is a global leader in the formulation and construction of the most advanced, high-performance membrane products, including RO, NF, UF and MF membranes. Hydranautics membranes are used in solutions addressing global issues associated with environment, energy and water that contribute to sustainable development through innovation for customers. The facility is located 50 minutes north of the Bay Front Hilton Hotel in Oceanside, CA.
Next AFS Southwest Chapter Meeting: Duane Germenis of Intelligent Water Solutions on Media Filtration for Oil and Gas
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The next meeting of the Southwest Chapter of the American Filtration & Separations Society is Friday, Sept. 9, from 2:00 to 5:00 at Local Pour in The Woodlands, TX. The meeting will kick off with a presentation from Duane Germenis of Intelligent Water Solutions on media filtration for oil and gas, water analyzer technology and solids removal technology using hydrocyclone technology. The meeting will go until 5pm, giving attendees enough time to network, enjoy complimentary snacks and try out a handheld analyzer.
Duane has worked as a Product Design Engineer, Business Development Director and Technical Service Engineer for the produced water market in such companies as Vortoil Separation Systems, USFilter, Siemens Water Technologies, and Veolia.
Parker Joins Major Sponsor Team for 13th World Filtration Congress
As official host of the 13th World Filtration Congress, we are delighted to announce that Parker has signed on as a Sapphire Sponsor to the event. Parker joins 12 existing sponsors in making it possible for us to hold, at long last, this global conference in person, October 5-9 in San Diego.
Parker is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than 100 years the company has engineered the success of its customers in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace markets. Parker's engineering expertise and broad range of core technologies uniquely positions the company to help solve the world's greatest engineering challenges.
World Filtration Congress 13 to Kick Off with AFS Signature Short Courses
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Education has been a key part of the AFS mission since our founding. One hallmark of this mission is our well-known selection of short courses at all our conferences, and as official host, we are bringing this suite of courses to World Filtration Congress 13.
Our half-day short courses, which kick off the Congress on Wednesday, October 5, include 12 options for fundamental filtration and separation instruction. Opportunities to learn about these topics are difficult to find, especially at this level of expertise. Leading scientific experts and industry veterans in filtration and separations are the course instructors, and access to these professionals is uncommon.
The Hilton San Diego Bayfront Is the Epicenter of All World Filtration Congress Activities! Reserve by September 9 for the Best Rate
The entire program of the 13th World Filtration Congress (with the exception of optional tours on Wednesday) will take place at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, which is why attendees are highly recommended to reserve their WFC 13 room here. The hotel is offering competitive room rates – even less expensive than they were in 2020 – and on top of that, an early reservation discount if you book by September 9.
Here are the top five reasons to stay at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront:
Health Symposium at WFC 13 to Examine Role of Filtration in Current Challenges
As the filtration and separations industry continues to grow and innovate in response to a quickly changing technological landscape, experts from around the world will gather at the 13th World Filtration Congress (WFC 13) in October of 2022. Hosted by the American Filtration and Separations Society, WFC 13 will include significant programming focusing on human health and how filtration is helping to solve global challenges.
The following sessions are included in the Health Symposium at WFC 13:
August Virtual Courses Include All Required Courses for AFS Certified Professional (AFSCP) Designation
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For professionals interested in earning the AFS Certified Professional (AFSCP) Designation, all required courses are being offered in August. These include 20 hours of AFS education in three basic filtration courses: Introduction to Air/Gas (8 hours in 4 parts), Introduction to Filter Media (4 hours in 2 parts) and Introduction to Solid/Liquid Separation (8 hours in 4 parts).
The four parts of Introduction to Air/Gas Filtration will be offered on August 2, 4, 9 and 11, and will be taught by Dr. Thad Ptak. The course provides fundamental information on air filtration principles, filter media and filters, applications and testing. More information about each course and Dr. Ptak is available here.
AFS Announces AFS Certified Professional (AFSCP) Designation
The American Filtration & Separations Society is pleased to announce the AFSCP designation, which identifies qualified professionals as AFS Certified Professionals. In establishing this certification, AFS helps organizations hire the most qualified managers through certification and gives professionals a set of recognized criteria to validate their qualifications and advance their careers.
AFS is an educational, non-profit organization and global leader in providing a forum for networking and the exchange of technical knowledge in all areas of filtration and separation. Through conferences, workshops and short courses, AFS adds the AFSCP designation to the value it has brought to the filtration and separation industry for almost 40 years. AFS has undertaken a thorough and collaborative process to develop this certification program in order to respond to the growing demands of today's environment.
Alkegen and Beverlin Specialty Tube Join Major Sponsor Team for 13th World Filtration Congress
As official host of the 13th World Filtration Congress, we are delighted to announce that two companies – Alkegen and Beverlin Specialty Tube – have signed on as major sponsors to the event. They join eight existing sponsors in making it possible for us to hold – after a long delay – this worldwide conference in person, October 5-9 in San Diego.
Alkegen is a new Diamond Sponsor. Formerly Unifrax and Lydall Materials, Alkegen creates high performance specialty materials used in advanced applications including electric vehicles, energy storage, filtration, fire protection and high-temperature insulation, among many others. Alkegen is vertically integrated across multiple process technology platforms designed with the ultimate goal of saving energy, reducing pollution and improving safety for people, buildings and equipment by delivering on our mission of helping the world breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. Alkegen has 75 manufacturing facilities operating in 12 countries and employs 9,000+ employees globally. More information is available at www.alkegen.com.
The 13th World Filtration Congress Keynotes Offer Unparalleled Technical Presentations
World Filtration Congress WFC 13 keynote technical sessions
On October 5-9, the 13th World Filtration Congress (WFC13) will present educational and technical programming that is unparalleled among international filtration conferences. The array of offerings includes seven plenary sessions, 30 keynote lectures, 285 oral presentations and panel discussions, 11 short courses and dozens of student and industry posters. Content is organized into four tracks (Solid/Liquid, Air/Gas, Membranes, Filter Media) and three symposia (Energy, Environment, Health).
"The American Filtration and Separations Society is committed to a high quality of technical knowledge at our events," said Jeni Wong, Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS). "As host of the 13th World Filtration Congress, we have invited the world's preeminent scientists, business leaders and academic scholars to share their valuable perspectives, discoveries and insights in sessions that range from introductory to highly advanced."
AFS Members Elect New Leaders
Leonard Castellano Saravanan Andan Tinoush Dinn Godwin Severa Steve Westbrook
The AFS membership recently voted on a new cohort of leaders: six members of the Board of Directors and the 2nd Vice-Chair, a four-year elected position that progresses from 2nd Vice-Chair to 1st Vice-Chair, Chair and ultimately to Past-Chair. We are pleased to announce that Leonard Castellano has been elected as 2nd Vice Chair, and the following have been elected to the Board of Directors for two-year terms running September 2022-2024: Saravanan Andan, Tinoush Dinn, Martin Lehmann, Godwin Severa, Steve Westbrook and Lin Zhao.
Leonard Castellano is the Chief Engineer at Parker Hannifin Filtration Innovation Center. He has 40 years of experience in R&D in polymeric membranes, melt blown macro and force spun nanofibers in markets including air, fuel & chemicals, food & beverage, biopharmaceuticals and transfusion medicine. Len has expertise in leading the development of novel materials for filtration, separation and purification in macro, micro, nano and ultrafiltration technologies.
13th World Filtration Congress Introduces Three Symposia to Premier Filtration Event
As the rate of technological advance continues to increase exponentially, there are few disciplines that are expected to keep up with as great an amount and variety of needs. Filtration and separations represent one of those disciplines. Our innovations are critical to countless applications in hundreds of industries, from biopharmaceuticals to emission control, from space travel to freshwater scarcity, and from power generation to virus filtration. There is hardly a pollution, contamination or environmental problem that cannot be prevented or remediated through the use of filtration and separation technologies.
The International Delegation on Filtration (INDEFI) was founded by filtration professionals in France, UK and the United States and created the first World Filtration Congress in 1974. Its prime mission is to share information and keep up with the increasing problem-solving demands of filtration and separations technology. INDEFI now includes 13 member countries – Austria, Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, South Korea, Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), UK and the Unites States. Held every four years, this gathering is like no other filtration event due to the extraordinary array of technical and educational offerings and based on the number of countries and industries represented among the thousands of attendees.
Message from the Chair: World Filtration Congress Is in the Starting Gates!
Guest blog from Jeni Wong, Chair of AFS
I am very excited to announce that we have officially opened registration for WFC13, the most technically comprehensive event in the filtration industry. With seven plenary and 30 keynote presentations, over 300 technical sessions, student and industry posters and more than 100 exhibitors, there is truly something for everyone.
Registration Now Open for 13th World Filtration Congress
Registration for the long-awaited 13th World Filtration Congress is now open at www.wfc13.com. Hosted by the American Filtration and Separations Society, this exceptional technical forum attracts a wide variety of filtration and separations professionals from around the world including scientists, researchers, inventors, academic professors, engineers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, end-users, and university students.
As the rate of technological advance continues to increase exponentially, there are few disciplines that are expected to keep up with as great an amount and variety of needs. Filtration and separations represent one of those disciplines. Our innovations are critical to countless applications in hundreds of industries, from biopharmaceuticals to emission control, from space travel to freshwater scarcity, and from power generation to virus filtration. There is hardly an area on the frontier of technological change that doesn't depend on filtration and separations.
13th World Filtration Congress Announces Complete Program Schedule
The 13th World Filtration Congress (WFC13) has released its complete and detailed program, which includes educational and technical offerings that are unparalleled among international filtration conferences.
Hosted by the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS), WFC13 includes seven plenary sessions, 30 keynote lectures, close to 300 oral presentations and panel discussions, eight short courses and dozens of student and industry posters. Content is organized into four tracks (Solid/Liquid, Air/Gas, Filter Media and Membranes), three symposia (Energy, Environment, Health).
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Clippers bid for Paul George and Kawhi Leonard in the latest update
By Shashank Singh 3 days ago
The Los Angeles Clippers are on the way of getting a blockbuster deal done for Paul George, the forward from Oklahoma City Thunder. Getting the deal done would clear the time for free deal of Kawhi Leonard. He can come in the side for a four-year deal $141 million contracts as per league sources.
A profitable trade: Clippers
Free agent forward Kawhi Leonard has informed runners-up teams of his plans: He's signing with the Clippers, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2019
In the 11th hour move to stop Kawhi Leonard along with Anthony Davis and LeBron James from Lakers the Clippers are trading some young talents. The Clippers are going for four future players and a couple of other swaps to Thunders for George. The Clippers are willing to send Danilo Gallinari and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to thunders for the deal.
George and Leonard being good mates always wanted to play together in a team. So George and his agent approached the general manager of Thunders for the trade to be settled. Leonard always wanted to walk to the champion team and wished George as the co-star around him.
George is expected to miss the starting few weeks of the new season as he is still recovering from a shoulder injury. With the events of the Friday night, Staples Centre is going to be an eventful arena in NBA. It will be Leonard and George vs. James and Davis up for trade.
New seasons new hopes:
Leonard has never been a settled unit, he had held meetings with three teams in the free agency as per the sources. He has met with Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and the Clippers. All these events have taken place in the past week with Toronto receiving the final talk.
Leonard's camp has always wished to ask for more time, making Lakers wait up to 9 p.m. Pacific time on Friday night. To delay the trade events of Davis trade so that it could be extended as late as Sunday. No reasons were provided by Leonard's team for the intentions.
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Ancient DNA typing of archaeological pig remains corroborates historical records
Haile, James, Larson, Greger, Owens, Kimberley, Dobney, Keith, and Shapiro, Beth (2010) Ancient DNA typing of archaeological pig remains corroborates historical records. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37 (1). pp. 174-177.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.029
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The recent increase in both the abundance and taxonomic range of DNA sequence data in public repositories makes it possible to determine the maternal origin of lineages of faunal archaeological material by characterizing its mitochondrial DNA. Among the most commonly represented taxa are domesticated animals, for which extensive genetic characterization has revealed high levels of genetic diversity and (in at least some cases) strong phylogeographic clustering. Such information has significant implications not only for characterizing important aspects of the occupation history of archaeological sites, but also in providing novel insights into colonisation history and the scale and scope of trade and exchange networks. This can be done through studying the origins and dispersal of proxy organisms such as commensal and domesticated animals, as well as economically important wild fauna. To illustrate this approach, we compare historical records of maritime movement of people and pigs from two sites on Lord Howe Island, Australia, to phylogeographic results of DNA extracted from pig bones.
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How is music related to history?
Cecilia Barrera 07/06/2021 07/06/2021 Comments Off on How is music related to history?
1 How is music related to history?
2 What was music invented?
3 What is music simple words?
4 How can you define music?
5 What is the full form of music?
6 What is a full form of WiFi?
7 What is the full form is India?
8 What is NRI full form?
9 Who is an NRI student?
10 Who can be called NRI?
11 How can I get NRI status?
12 What is proof of NRI status?
13 How do I know if I am a NRI?
Music is part of the culture and personality of a country (or even a geographic region). As such, it is part of the biography of that area, part of the changes brought about by other historical events, such as invasions, technological developments, and leaders (see the Great Man theory of historical change).
What was music invented?
In 1000 CE Guido D'Arezzo made many improvements in music theory. He first improved and reworked standard notation to be more user-friendly by adding time signatures. Then he invented solfege. This is the vocal note scale: do, re, mi, fa, so, la ,ti, do.
What is music simple words?
noun. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.
How can you define music?
1 : an arrangement of sounds having melody, rhythm and usually harmony classical music. 2 : the art of producing pleasing or expressive combinations of tones especially with melody, rhythm, and usually harmony I want to study music in college. 3 : a musical composition set down on paper Bring your music.
What is the full form of music?
MUSIC. Melody Universality Sincerity Individuality & Clarity.
What is a full form of WiFi?
IEEE is a separate, but related, organization and their website has stated "WiFi is a short name for Wireless Fidelity". To connect to a Wi-Fi LAN, a computer must be equipped with a wireless network interface controller.
What is the full form is India?
India is not an acronym. So, it doesn't have any full form. India is a South Asian country. The name India is derived from the word Indus which itself derived from the old Persian word Hindu, from Sanskrit Sindhu.
What is NRI full form?
An Non Resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian Citizen who resides in India for less than one hundred & eighty two days during the course of the preceding financial year, or.
Who is an NRI student?
Definitions. Foreign National: Holder of a non-Indian Passport (including PIO/OCI card holders) NRI: Any student who is an Indian passport holder and has done 12th from a foreign country.
Who can be called NRI?
In simple terms, an Indian citizen residing outside India for a combined total of at least 183 days in a financial year is considered to be an NRI. NRIs are eligible to vote, and most importantly, only the income that they have earned in India is taxable in India.
How can I get NRI status?
You are a resident if your stay in India for a given financial year is : 182 days or more or 60 days or more and 365 days or more in the 4 immediately preceding previous years. In case you do not satisfy either of the above conditions, you will be considered an NRI.
What is proof of NRI status?
NRI status and residence proof. The applicant has to provide proof of residence abroad in the form of employment details, student status, dependent visa status, or a copy of resident permit in the overseas destination. This proof has to be attested by the Indian embassy, notary or an Indian bank with an overseas branch …
How do I know if I am a NRI?
A resident can attain NRI status by staying overseas for more than 182 days. The law also states that a person is a 'resident' if he has been in India for more than 60 days in the year in question and 365 days during the four years prior to that year.
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Under the management of the Oregon Association of Vacation Rentals and the Lincoln City Vacation Home Association, close to unanimous opposition to the brand new legal guidelines has been repeatedly said by businesses, native citizens, and brief term rental house owners, at public meetings over those 3 years, however city officers are nonetheless pushing forward with the new laws. On average, vacation rental travelers report having saved $742 over the course of every week by preparing some meals in their rental. Cost financial savings, peace of mind and suppleness are among the the reason why ninety two p.c discover vacation rental stays extra relaxing than other lodging accommodations.
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5 Reasons the Graduate Tax isn't a Patch on Free Education by Callum Cant
5 Reasons the Graduate Tax isn't a Patch on Free Education
by Callum Cant
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The reorientation of the student movement towards a positive demand for free education brought 10,000 onto the streets in late 2014, and has continued to revitalise campaigns on both a local and a national level.
As one might expect, this emergence of the student movement has led to a mediated response from within parliamentary politics – specifically the Labour party – expressed in a form which seeks to scrap tuition fees within the boundaries of the prevailing austerity consensus.
Labour's position on university funding has not exactly been clear, despite evidence that its membership supports free education. Amidst the confusion, Shadow Minister for Universities Liam Byrne's favoured option of a graduate tax seems to gaining prominence. The student movement's building pressure looks likely to elicit two responses from Labour: firstly, a reduction in tuition fees from £9k to £6k per year (probably in their general election manifesto), and then in the long term a promise to move towards a graduate tax.
A total abolition of tuition fees and the introduction of a graduate tax seems to be more possible than ever. But would it be the end of a campaign for free education?
1. We should be taxing the wealthy, not the educated.
The logic of a graduate tax supposes that every student at university is making an investment in their human capital. This investment is then supposed to pay off when they graduate and move on to a high-paying graduate job. Therefore asking students to pay for their education – either via tuition fees or a graduate tax – makes sense because they are the individual who benefits from their investment in themselves. We could take issue with this on a number of grounds.
The earnings of graduates are at their lowest since 1980 and young people are having to live through an ever growing (if not interminable) period of precarity. We should no longer assume that a university degree leads to a comfortable life. On this basis applying a graduate tax to a graduate without a future seems nonsensical.
2. The graduate tax extends the idea of individualised self-investment.
Under the graduate tax the state acts as a facilitator for individual investment in the education market, supposedly making it easier for young people to develop their entrepreneurial selfhood. This is a progression of the 'student as consumer' idea towards 'student as investor'. A graduate tax doesn't challenge the underlying neoliberal assault on education, it extends it.
We don't fund the NHS by taxing the sick, so why should we fund universities by taxing the educated?
3. The repayment threshold could be slashed by up to £11k.
There is currently nothing concrete available on the specifics of Labour's graduate tax, but it seems reasonable to suppose that if a graduate tax were to be introduced, it would function along the lines suggested by the influential Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
An IPPR report from 2013 recommended a 2% tax for HE graduates on any income over £10k for a period of 40 years, setting the repayment threshold £11k lower than it is for students who enrolled in the current fee regime since 2012.
Last year, an annual salary for someone working for the minimum wage was £13,124. This means that even for those graduates who left university and entered straight into minimum wage employment would pay £62 a year for their education. In other words, a graduate who leaves university and goes into a minimum wage zero-hour contract could be forced to start paying for their degree straight away. Graduates earning substantially below the living wage would be hit hard by any such tax.
Given the general crisis in the cost of living facing young people, this tax would serve only to further impoverish them in the years after graduation, and for the poorest amongst them could serve as a lifelong burden.
4. Free education means living grants.
The cost of education is not simply tuition fees. The average undergraduate racks up £44k of debt over their degree, but only £27k of that is underwriting tuition fees (assuming a three year course at the maximum £9k a year). The remaining £17k comes from the maintenance loan – from the loan you take in order to eat, rent accommodation and so on. This loan itself is often insufficient, as 59% of students have jobs while studying.
Free education doesn't only mean not paying tuition fees but also being supported in your living costs as you study, so that you don't have to take on debt in order to live. As long as students are expected to survive on debt, university education cannot be considered meaningfully 'free'.
5. Free education is about more than the cost of education.
As has been emphasised so often by student campaigners over the last few months, free education does not just mean education without costs.
Issues around immigration, structural oppression, the policing of protest, vice chancellors' pay, workers' rights, further education and more are all pivotal to the emerging free education campaign. Fees are a good headline issue, but amongst student campaigners a deeper and more sustained understanding of what freedom means is developing.
A graduate tax is, at best, a rephrasing of the same logic which established tuition fees in the first place. It would reshuffle the burden placed upon students, rather than removing it entirely.
What Labour's shifting position shows is that the student movement is beginning to assert some power and extract concessions from the political mainstream. Whilst a graduate tax isn't free education, it shows that students are beginning to create lasting political momentum. If they can form infrastructures and organisations to keep that momentum going, then actual free education seems within reach.
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Gideon Levy Lecture & Book Launch (IPSC)
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Israeli Apartheid Week 2011: Gideon Levy - The Punishment of Gaza (IPSC)
Public Lecture and Book Launch
Renowned dissident Israeli journalist
GIDEON LEVY
Speaks about 'The Punishment of Gaza'
World renowned award-winning dissident Israeli journalist Gideon Levy is to speak in Dublin's Trinity College on Wednesday March 9th as part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2011. Levy, an acclaimed critic of Israel's brutal policies towards the Palestinian people via his column in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, will be here to launch his book The Punishment of Gaza. The lecture will take place at 7pm in the Emmet Theatre, Arts Block, TCD and entry is free. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
Levy – who has written for Haaretz since 1982 - for has been the subject of much criticism in mainstream Israeli society for his views, including having one senior Israeli official call for the secret police to monitor him. Conversely, his writings has been much praised by those who support Palestinian human rights; he has been called "brave", "heroic", "passionate", "eloquent", a "rare voice of courage" and a "searing critic of Israeli brutality".
The Punishment of Gaza (Verso 2010), his second book, covers the period from 2005 - the year of the Israeli "withdrawal" - through to 2009 and the aftermath of the attack on Gaza that left over 1,400 people dead. Levy shows how the ground was prepared for this assault and documents its continuing effects. The book tracks the development of Israel policy, which has abandoned the pretence of diplomacy in favour of raw military power, the ultimate aim of which is to deny Palestinians any chance of forming their own independent state.
Punished by Israel and the Quartet of international powers for the democratic election of Hamas, Gaza has been transformed into the world's largest open-air prison. From Gazan families struggling to cope with the random violence of Israel's blockade and its "targeted" assassinations, to the machinations of legal experts and the continued connivance of the international community, every aspect of this ongoing tragedy is eloquently recorded and forensically analyzed. Levy's powerful journalism shows how the brutality at the heart of Israel's occupation of Palestine has found its most complete expression to date in the collective punishment of Gaza's residents.
This event is organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) in conjunction with the TCD MPhil in Race, Ethnicity & Conflict. It is one of a series of events taking place around Ireland during international Israeli Apartheid Week 2011 (6 – 12 March). For more information on other events in Ireland please see: http://www.ipsc.ie/iaw2011
For more information on other events in Ireland please see: http://www.ipsc.ie/iaw2011 and for a brochure of Dublin events please see the PDF below.
Israeli Apartheid Week 2011
PDF Brochure of all IAW 2011 events in Dublin 1.79 Mb
Related Link: http://www.ipsc.ie/iaw2011
Praise for the book:
"There are more terrible atrocities in the world than what is being done to the caged prisoners of Gaza, but it is not easy to think of a more cruel and cowardly exhibition of human savagery, fully supported by the US, with Europe trailing politely behind. Gideon Levy's passionate and revealing account is an eloquent, even desperate, call to bring this shocking tragedy to an end, as can easily be done."
"Levy has a way with words that leads him to some brilliant indictments of Israel."
– Electronic Intifada
"Levy has made it his exclusive mission ... to document the grim and brutal facts of the occupation, to tell the stories he knows Israelis do not want to hear ... To this shiny nation—democratic, prosperous, confident in its righteousness—Levy holds up Gaza like a mirror."
– Ben Ehrenreich, Nation
"Gideon Levy is among a small group of Israeli journalists giving a face and a voice to Palestinians in the world's most intractable conflict."
– Montreal Gazette
"Levy ... deals with the politically and emotionally charged subject of the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, and their conflicts with the Israeli military and Jewish settlers."
– Rabble.ca
"The story of Gideon Levy—and the attempt to deride, suppress or deny his words—is the story of Israel distilled. If he loses, Israel itself is lost."
– Johann Hari, Independent
For more about the book see: http://www.versobooks.com/books/485-485-the-punishment-of-gaza


Takashima Castle is classified as a flatland castle (its layout: Renkakushiki), and is located in Nagano Prefecture. During the pre-modern age, it found itself within the borders of Shinano Province. It is associated with the Suwa clan. Dates in use: 1592 - 1871.
This floating castle received its nickname by being built upon a small island in lake Suwa. The island was actually formed by the lake & by redirecting several rivers. Uniquely, it is the highest flatland castle in Japan and on a clear day, Mt Fuji can be seen from its reconstructed main tower.
My visit here was extremely brief. I'll put that down to the fact that there is a great many things to see in Nagano Pref. Anyway, I was rather impressed with what was on offer at this reconstructed castle. The stonework was roughly cut yet very well fitting and the grounds were in good condition. The Tenshu houses a small museum & also within the main enclosure is a pleasant shrine.
1590 The area was taken control of by one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's generals, Takayoshi Hineno. He established himself at the existing fortifications of the former Takashima castle on Mt. Chausuyama.
1592 Construction of the castle commenced.
1598 Construction of the castle was completed.
1601 The Suwa clan were transferred here & remained here throughout the Edo period.
1875 The main tower was torn down.
1876 The grounds became open to the public.
1970 The main tower & supporting buildings were reconstructed.


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St George Illawarra premiership-winning captain Ben Hornby will re-unite with Wayne Bennett after scoring a job as a development coach at South Sydney.
Hornby and Bennett combined to guide the Dragons to their drought-breaking NRL title in 2010 before going their separate ways two years later.
Bennett left for Newcastle while Hornby retired after 273 games across 13 seasons and immediately moving into coaching at the club.
The former NSW representative slowly moved up the ranks and has been an assistant to current head coach Paul McGregor for the past five years.
However Hornby now appears a casualty of the club's review into their football department following their 15th-place finish last season.
The 39-year-old is set to wear new colours for the first time having spent almost two decades donning red-and-white.
"Ben is a tremendous person with a sharp football mind and his appointment will be very beneficial for our players and the coaching ranks at our club," Rabbitohs general manager Shane Richardson said on Thursday.
"He has worked under Wayne (Bennett) and (assistant Jason (Demetriou) previously and they speak very highly of him as a coach and as a person."
Hornby, who played three Origin games for NSW as well as one Test for Australia, joins the recently-retired John Sutton and Greg Inglis as coaches in Redfern.
"(Ben) is building a strong coaching base at all levels of the game and he will be a great mentor for both Greg and John as they begin their coaching journeys this year," Richardson said.
"Ben was a first class player, is regarded as one of the top young coaches in the game, and we're delighted to have him join our team for the coming season."
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Walmart agreed to change hiring practices to protect military members after Naval Petty Officer Third Class Lindsey Hunger filed a complaint last October, saying the Grand Junction Walmart on Rimrock Avenue unlawfully refused to hire her because of her naval reserve duties. Hunger will receive backpay as part of the deal.
Walmart has also agreed to revise the policies to include the following language: "Walmart prohibits discrimination against individuals, including applicants, based on their military service, including required military training obligations, or membership in the uniformed services." Walmart will also ensure that "all supervisors, managers, and administrative staff" in the Grand Junction, Colorado store at issue receive training—developed in consultation with the United States—"on the requirements of USERRA and on employees' and service members' rights and obligations under the statute".
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Discussion in 'General Mac Discussion' started by Artful Dodger, Jun 3, 2006.
Hi all, I'm having trouble trying to figure out what will be best for me as far as hosting goes (I know nothing about it). I have read what people have said here before on MR so that lead me looking here...https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/shared.asp?se=%2B&ci=260 Now what I'm going to do is the following...Political Illustrations/cartoons from Flash/Painter, some type of a blog (to blow off daily steam at parts of society) with a reply/comment section if possible and also a few pages to see my work (online portfolio of static images/drawings).
I don't know how much transfer/bandwidth (in the realworld) I'd go through but I'm going to plaster links all over the place to get things rolling for a daily cartoon and as said before Political Illustrations. I may use iWeb to start just to keep it simple and then upload it or if most here think a .mac account would be better with "BUYING" a go daddy Domain name then I'll try that.
The main thing is I want a specfic Domain Name (I have a .com in mind that isn't used yet) and easy to upload my cartoons with blog features (replys could go to an email address and not on the blog page/site itself).
Does that link with the middle of the road package sound good for a start or not enough of what I need for people to look at the cartoons?
Thanks, I'll check them out, also I'm getting a list together today and going over some plans with the different companies just to see how they all compair more or less for what I need or want.
I'm also looking at up time, storage, monthly bandwidth and CS Mac friendly if I should have any problems my wall won't be smarter.
How does one look at bandwidth anyway, such as how many people look at the site at once or just a total in a day/week/month? I think I'm willing to spend about $20 US a month on a nice service but that might be overkill for what I need or lack there of.
I don't know how much transfer/bandwith (in the realworld) I'd go through but I'm going to plaster links all over the place to get things rolling for a daily cartoon and as said before Political Illustrations. I may use iWeb to start just to keep it simple and then upload it or if most here think a .mac account would be better with "BUYING" a go daddy Domain name then I'll try that.
You won't need that much bandwidth unless your hits start to get very silly. I'm on the small ASO plan, I have only once (in 8 months or so) experienced downtime, and it was for about 15 mins. Their support always answers questions and helps on the same day you submit the question, and generally, they have been great. I pay $5 a month, and get 400mb space, and 10GB bandwidth, which would probably be fine for you. If you wanted to be sure, and safer, you could go for the 1GB space, 25GB bandwidth for $10, which is loads, or even $20 a month for 2.5GB space, 60GB bandwidth. I would have thought the $10 a month would suit you fine, but obviously its your choice - and depends on how many hits you think the site will get. I can only recommend ASO.
Well it's been decided, I'm going with ASO and the medium plan as I really don't need much at this point since I won't have any animations up for some time. Thanks to those that posted here and sent/answered my emails.
You won't be disappointed with ASO.


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As Russia prepares to host a new round of talks on resolving the Syrian crisis, Moscow officials suggest that other countries, including Iran, should contribute to the peace process.
Meanwhile, Russian officials, working on behalf of Kofi Annan's peace plan as a basis for resolving the protracted crisis, are prepared to hold talks in Moscow, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
"We would welcome organizing meeting of the Syria Action Group in Moscow," Bogdanov told reporters on Tuesday. "We would not be opposed to Geneva either if the special representative (Annan) and the group participants find this more convenient."
The diplomat added that Russia will continue its work on making the Action Group more representative.
The Syria Action Group Currently it includes the secretaries-general of the UN and the League of Arab States, the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council along with Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, and EU foreign policy chief.
Bogdanov said Moscow "regrets that because of the position of some of our partners," important players like Iran and Saudi Arabia were unable to take part in talks in Geneva on June 30.
However, Washington, its allies and the Syrian National Council (a coalition of opposition groups) are against allowing the Islamic Republic to take part in such meetings.
According to the SNC, Tehran was playing an exceptionally destructive role in resolving the crisis.
"In the case of Iran, this role is negative because it supports the ruling regime in Syria," SNC member Bassma Kodmani told the press in Moscow.
The council's delegation is currently in Russia for talks.
A top Russian senator in charge of international relations, Mikhail Margelov, called the SNC a leading political force in the country and praised the council's readiness for political dialogue.
"The SNC is the most serious opposition organization that represents the broadest political spectrum. Until now, the Russian authorities have not recognized the SNC's legitimacy and the SNC has not suggested commencing talks with Moscow. This is why the upcoming visit means the start of a dialogue with a real force that is ready to start the settlement process by means of a political dialogue," Margelov said.


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Q: Aframe issues with interactable components and a random function I'm trying to create a entity in my Aframe's scene that once clicked bring me in another of my random pages.
I'm a newbie, so my code is a patchwork that sometimes works and other times doesn't. I used this addon (https://github.com/silverslade/aframe_blender_exporter) to translate my 3d Blender scene in an "Aframe" page. It worked very well and this is my result with added javascript lines

    <title>WebXR Application</title>
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="index/favicon.ico"/>
    <meta name="description" content="3D Application">
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index/style.css">

The first time you open the scene you have to click on it a lot of times but it eventually works, but in the following pages it stops working altogether. I think it's because this is a Frankenstein monster of a code, but I didn't find a better way to make it.
Thank you for helping!


So, I have now had a week to absorb and then analyse my thoughts after a hectic two weeks at SW19.
It has been a huge turn around for Novak Djokovic. I just can't get it out of my head that after his loss to Marco Cecchinato in Paris he basically said he wasn't sure he would play Wimbledon. That is some knee-jerk kinda sulk. The Serb was runner-up at Queens Club and then went onto to tear it up at Wimbledon. After breezing through against Tennys Sandgren and Horacio Zeballos in the first two rounds, he found Kyle Edmund his first real test. Having dropped the opening set against the Brit he made his move at the end of the second set and switched the balance in his favour. It was a sign of things to come. He impressively hammered Karen Khachnaov in the last 16 and then came through a few sticky moments against Kei Nishikori in the quarters. Nishikori proved he can get results on grass this time though, especially when beating a below-par Kyrgios.
From there, Nole went from strength to strength, by winning a semi against Rafa that was obviously worthy of any final. 10/8 in the fifth, the Spaniard possibly just running out of steam and feeling the effects of the long clay court swing. Starting on the Friday and finishing on the Saturday this was surprisingly played under the roof both days. Djoko stepped it up again here though with some fantastic shot making, especially late on in the key moments. Nadal can be happy with his efforts, having beat what was put in front of him comfortably in his first four rounds. Del Potro, as he usually does threw a spanner in the works to one of the big boys. Though he didn't beat Nadal in the quarters, he led by two sets to one and softened his opponent up for Nole. Still, think Delpo can go further than his best appearance here (semi-finals in 2013).
Elsewhere in the bottom half Sascha Zverev once again paid the price for playing too many sets of tennis, probably spilling over from Paris if i'm being honest. Ernests Gulbis sorted him out, rolling back the years after getting through qualies, he went on to nearly take out Nishikori in the fourth round but injury prevented that. Other players with less grass-court pedigree, such as Thiem and Goffin both went in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis and Matty Ebden respectively.
In the top half, tournament favourite Roger Federer was on cruise control on Centre Court through his first four matches. The change to Court One obviously affected him, like it did with a few. It certainly always seemed to be windier than on Centre and I think the conditions were playing very differently. Big Kevin Anderson had all the answers from two sets and match point down though. Superb from the South African, who in winning obviously out served the Fed-Express but by the end was also looking comfortable in the longer rallies against him.
There was an early defeat for Borna Coric, who had beaten Federer in Stuttgart. Once again he failed to replicate his form over five sets, Daniil Medvedev needing just three to finish him off. Grigor Dimitrov's woeful run continued. Admittedly this was a stinking draw against Stan Wawrinka in the opener but it was another poor performance. Stan went out next round to Thomas Fabbiano in straights. Sam Querrey lost out to Gael Monfils, who like Nishikori proved that when he puts his mind to it he can play on grass. He did prove this in is his junior days but hasn't been great since on the green stuff. There was also major disappointment for Marin Cilic, who was much fancied by a fair few (myself included) after his victory in West London at Queens Club. Guido Pella came back from two sets to upset the fifth seed. Gutsy effort from the Argentine and I'm still not sure how he has taken Cilic on this surface. Fair play.
Isner and Raonic made full use of their weapons as they made it through to a last 8 showdown. Isner had looked impressive particularly when seeing of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round. He also had too much for the Canadian who always seems to feel physically less than one hundred percent. It must be immensely frustrating for him but sadly it is becoming the norm, it was his thigh here. Isner had served out of his nut all tournament and it was a straight shootout against Anderson in the semis.
What we witnessed in the semi, was unbelievable, even though perhaps not all that surprising. With the courts playing so quick this year there was always the danger of Isner having a crack at re-writing the history books again! The 26/24 scoreline in favour of the South African, was for me, compelling. There was so much at stake and they were two players that deserved a crack at Nole/ Rafa in the final. The problem for Anderson was that it was just under eleven hours in the last couple of rounds. People don't even menion the three and half hours against Monfils in the last 16, not worth mentioning I spose. Having said that, both players were going to suffer in the final, whoever made it through. It was natural.
The experts all said that they expected Anderson to loosen up by the third against Djokovic and that is pretty much what happened. Through no real fault of his own he was trailing 2/6 2/6 and though he had set points in the third on Nole's serve, you knew the Serb was going to run out a winner and a deserved one at that. Djokovic is currently favourite for the US Open as a result. Nole is back and as a pal said, it's good for tennis to have him in the mix again!
Karolina Pliskova was the only top ten seed left by the last 16 in the Ladies and she hadn't looked in the best of form. Harriet Dart had taken her the distance and Mihaela Buzarnescu was playing some top stuff against her, but then lost from a set and break. The Romanian blowing up late on the second and never regaining it. Halep, Wozniacki, Muguruza, Svitolina, Stephens, Garcia, Petra Kvitova, Venus and Madison Keys all going out early. Svitolina, Stephens, Garcia and Kvitova all in the opening round, Muguruza and Wozniacki both got outplayed by Alison Van Uytvanck and Ekaterina Makarova respectively. Wozniacki probably has one eye on the U.S Open, where she has a much superior record. Ironically, I seem to remember Makarova beat her last year when I was in New York to my surprise. Halep made it through to the third round and then threw away a seemingly unassailable lead in the decider against Su-Wei Hsieh. Venus lost to Kiki Bertens who finally adapted to grass, even though not conventional at times. Keys admitted to getting caught up thinking about a fourth-round showdown with Serena in her defeat to Evgeniya Rodina. Far too many errors from Madison.
It left us with a top half of Dominika Cibulkova, Jelena Ostapenko (12), Daria Kasatkina (14) and Angie Kerber (11). The bottom half consisted of Kiki Bertens (20), Julia Goerges (13), Serena Williams(25) and Camila Giorgi. The AELTC making the correct call to seed Serena even though I am sure Dom Cibulkova has something to say about that. Rena's movement and form had been pretty much improving round by round. Kerber was making light work of the draw too with the exception of the struggle against Claire Liu. Beating Zvonareva, Osaka and Bencic in straights had set her up nicely. Rena and Angie were the clear front two in the field as we reached the business end.
Jelena Ostapenko was sneaking through, having looked pretty ordinary against Katy Dunne on Centre in the first round. She beat Cibulkova in the quarter's, the Slovakian certainly looked like she was on a mission having not been seeded. She took out Jo Konta, who is now down to 48 in the latest rankings. There were a few people liking the Latvian's chances as this went on, but I just couldn't quite see it. The talented Aliaksandra Sasnovich (beat Kvitova) had caused her a lot of problems in the first set in the round of 16 as had Dunne. Kerber had a mouth-watering matchup with Daria Kasatkina with the winner taking on Ostapenko. The variation that Kasatkina has at her disposal makes her a joy to watch. A bit of inexperience cost her against Kerber who was looking in the mood for this. She is so solid and focused when she is on song. A tight straight sets was a big win for the German. Kasatkina just couldn't get her nose in front in the second and was always playing catchup as a result. It sounds 'classic' I'm sure, but we are going to see a lot more of Kasatkina at the highets level like we have in Paris and London.
Julia Goerges was a player I fancied to go well in this third quarter of the draw and she ended up comfortably beating Kiki Bertens from a set down, to make her first semi-final at a Slam. I just thought with her serve and forehand she could go well and that proved to be the case. Bertens tired late on, playing in the doubles too may not have helped. Georges got what she deserved for sticking at this throughout the fortnight and for keeping her head against Strycova in the third. Winning the decider 10/8 having served for it several times. Serena had to up it once more against Camila Giorgi, having dropped her serve with just one slack game in the first set, she lost it. Giorgi was playing well and hitting plenty of winners herself but Serena tightened it up even more so from there on. Not dropping serve again in the match and increasing the consistency and power from the baseline. Immense!
We were all set for the final after two relatively straightforward victories in the semis for Kerber and Williams. Kerber beat Ostapenko 6/3 6/3 and Rena beat Julia Goerges 6/2 6/4. Kerber left the door slightly open at 5/1 but closed it out and Serena lost her serve at 6/2 *5/3. The only time in the match she dropped serve but then broke straight back to book her place in Saturdays Final. This was the same line-up as 2 years ago and both players were looking on a different level to everyone else.
Angie has to be given a lot of credit for stepping it up in the final, we know it wasn't Renas best performance but Kerber played very well. I said in my preview that I thought Kerber would go deep but not quite all the way, I was wrong there. She has now won three of the four majors with only the French missing from her collection. This was one major achievement from Serena as well. How has she come back playing some of the tennis she did over the fortnight? Even more amazing considering all the complications. To come back to the level that she has shown in Paris and now here, is massively encouraging for the coming months. Could these two paths cross again in New York?
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