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When word broke that U.S. President Obama's oldest daughter Malia was heading off to college, the world went nuts. But it wasn't just because she was following her dad's footsteps and going to Harvard. It was because she announced she would be taking a gap year before attending. Gap years, which are very common in Europe and South America, is time taken off between graduating high school and going to college. It usually lasts a year or two, and like the decision to go back to school right away, has some major pros and cons. Here's what you should consider if you're thinking of following Malia's lead.
Let's start with a question: After eight years of elementary school and four high school, how do you really feel? You're almost certainly stressed, tired, and not really "in" it. That's what gap year is for! It's all about taking time for yourself to refresh your batteries and put the brakes on the formal learning process.
Gap years can also be informative. In Europe, most students use this time to travel and see the world. If gap year is for you, consider saving up for a backpack adventure with a friend or a road trip around the United States. You may find a whole side of life you never knew was out there — and you won't have to wait four years to do it.
It's also customary to use a gap year to volunteer. Take on a big project locally or travel abroad to go really large with your giving. Making a difference while you kick back looks amazing on a resume or college application.
But if volunteering isn't for you, start your career early with an entry-level position. Save this income to pay off the next few year's tuition in advance. You'll thank yourself when your friends get their first student loan bills in the mail.
Most schools in the United States are still not used to gap schools and are not in the position to give you an admissions answer a year in advance. You may have to do over the application process again or, if possible, ask for deferred admission.
Your friends will graduate before you. They'll likely get jobs before you as well or move out of the house earlier. If you're worried about missing out on those experiences or sticking with the normal timeline, a gap year isn't for you.
This is where it helps to know yourself. If you're not that motivated to go to college (but need to anyway for your career), taking a gap year can be dangerous. At worst, it can take away the incentive to go back to school. Sometimes taking time off can cause us to procrastinate or help obstacles and distractions, such as a decent paying job, get in our way.
While it most likely won't happen, a future interviewer may notice the gap between college and a job. It may also come up when re-applying for school. However, you can always show the pros above to convince them that this was the plan for you and that you made the most of your gap year.


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Similarly to the YouTube Partners program, the new service will allow artists to monetize the content they upload to SoundCloud through paid ads. The ads will appear, either on the SoundCloud player or in a streaming audio file. When the program was presented for the first time, there were no specific conditions that defined exactly how revenue sharing would work. But, from what I've read, it seems that the artist will be rewarded every time an ad appears on any track he has uploaded.
The SoundCloud platform maintains a unique community and a very select group of listeners, so it is great to use it to create a fan base and connect directly with them – although the most interesting, perhaps, is that you can also get money by doing so.
"It's as if we had a connection with this company, the SoundCloud Premier program has been really amazing for all the things we are trying to do," says indie duo The Cathedrals. "We self-manage and release music independently, so working directly with people who care about music, our music, has been one of the biggest benefits of being part of the SoundCloud Premier program."
Despite all the benefits mentioned, SoundCloud Premier remains an initiative only accessible by invitation, although, from the platform, they assure that they will "expand this opportunity quickly to include many more creators in 2018". For this purpose, they have a registration form that we link below, although they also point to the option of being part of the program if you work or have a contract with a stamp attached to it.
And in any case, the first step is to be part of SoundCloud: that's very simple because they offer free accounts with up to three hours of time for music uploads. If you want to extend that limit, the 'Pro' mode reaches six hours for $ 7 per month, while the 'Pro Unlimited' variety is dedicated to professional profiles, without time limitations and advanced tools, for € 11 per month.
Here is a breakdown of the different levels of service they offer:
Partner – This level is free, but only allows you to upload 3 hours of content. It comes with online help and basic statistics (counter of views, likes, comments, and downloads).
Pro – This level will cost you € 6 per month (or € 55 per year), and your upload limit goes up to 6 hours of content. The Pro level allows you to activate Quiet Mode, which lets you manage comments and statistics of your tracks. This level allows artists to highlight their best work, placing their favorite tracks and playlists at the top of the profile.
Pro Unlimited – This level offers unlimited file upload – hence its name – and costs € 15 per month (or € 135 per year). Apart from everything mentioned above, it offers advanced analytics functions. With Pro Unlimited, you can see who listens/downloads your songs, in which countries/states/cities you are most popular, and which social networks give you more traffic or followers.
Premier – The Premier level is by invitation only and is the stadium where artists can start earning money with the tracks that go up.
If you haven't received an invitation from SoundCloud yet, don't be afraid. SoundCloud has chosen, one by one, a small group of artists or "creators" to participate in the initial launch. Eventually – hopefully, sooner rather than later – SoundCloud intends to fully launch the new ad format, making it accessible to all registered users.
Apart from limiting the group of artists, SoundCloud has also limited the number of brands that will participate in the initial ad phase. Some of these companies are Red Bull, Jaguar, and Comedy Central. Some of the initial content partners are Sony / ATV, BMG, Funny or Die, and Goldlink, the Washington hip-hop artist.
So as long as they maintain this ideology, there should not be too much resistance from users. Meanwhile, rumors have reached me that registered SoundCloud users can request an invitation. I have not been able to verify this point, but I imagine it is only a matter of time.
Five Novelties From Soundcloud Premier To Monetize Your Music
Promotion of playlists for your new releases
Do you have a new theme or a complete album ready to show them? The new songs from the creators of SoundCloud Premier are now automatically eligible for promotional rotation on featured playlists ( playlists ), including the new music feature "Fresh Pressed" on the SoundCloud homepage.
Media promotions made by SoundCloud
New or trending SoundCloud Premier artists are included in weekly and monthly promotions of SoundCloud social media channels, e-mail newsletters, audio and video promotion spots throughout the platform and various external marketing opportunities developed by SoundCloud
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SoundCloud unites creators with some of the world's directing brands in search of partnership opportunities that give them more exposure and money for their pockets.
Live Presentations
The creators of SoundCloud Premier are the preferred option for SoundCloud live events such as SXSW and other emerging presentations. They also ensure that "we will add new opportunities to help creators improve their live shows and grow their fan base."
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Unless you've been living under a rock the past month, you would know that Tate Britain is currently home to one of its most popular exhibitions in history. Showcasing an extensive collection of David Hockney's most famous works, the exhibition has already broken pre-sales records and is likely to continue being a huge hit over the next few weeks.
David Hockney Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) 1972 Private Collection © David Hockney
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If you haven't already made it down to the Pimlico gallery, we highly recommend it. A retrospective of one of Britain's most popular and influential living artists, the exhibition includes a selection of over 100 of Hockney's works. The show is arranged chronologically and unfolds like a diary of his life, spanning from early works as an art student to recent landscape paintings drawn using an iPad. It celebrates his achievements in painting, drawing, print, photography and video over the last six decades.
Hockney is now approaching his 80th birthday, yet his artistic style continues to change. This is most evident in his enthusiasm to embrace new technologies such as alternative digital media and the exhibition ends with a time-lapse of these digital artworks being drawn using just an iPad.
The current exhibition showcases the roots of how each of these different directions came together, and it really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see.
David Hockney is on at the Tate Modern until 29th May. Find out more here.
Quick tip: Also don't miss the incredible neon light installation just outside the gallery. Look up and be mesmerised by the work of Cerith Wyn Evans.
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Biographie
Nguyen Manh Khanh est né à Hanoï en 1934, mais déménage en France avec ses parents en 1949. Ils s'installent à Paris, où Quasar va étudier l'ingénierie à l'École nationale des ponts et chaussées.

Il se marie en 1957 avec Renée Mazièren plus connue sous son nom de styliste Emmanuelle Khanh. C'est aussi en cette année 1957 qu'il prend le pseudonyme de Quasar Khanh.

Après ses études, il travaille dans des entreprises réputées telles que la Société générale d'entreprises.
Il fait des tests en laboratoire pour concevoir le plus grand barrage du monde situé au Canada : le Manicouagan 5.

Créations
Créateur dans plusieurs domaines, des bateaux, de l'aviation, de l'architecture, de la voiture, de la Mode et du mobilier, il allie la technique, l'art et la mode dans tous ses travaux. Il invente le mobilier en mousse recouvert de velours : le « cube de velours » dans les années 1960. Quasar Khanh est le premier à avoir l'idée d'une ligne complète de mobilier gonflable en 1968, appelée Aerospace, en hommage à la conquête de l'espace. Cette ligne de mobilier connaitra une forte popularité, et sera exposée au Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris en 1969 de Paris et à la Triennale de Milan. Les meubles gonflables apporteront une touche de modernité dans le monde de la décoration. Ils apparaissent dans  de nombreux films repérables tel "Le Cerveau" en 1968 de Gérard Oury avec Jean-Paul Belmondo, David Niven et Bourvil, où l'on peut voir le mobilier autour de la piscine. Le mobilier gonflable deviendra l'un des concepts le plus décliné au monde.

Il inventa également la voiture Quasar Unipower conçue en 1968 , concept de voiture de ville. Mais il ne s'arrête pas là et continue avec le concept d'une bicyclette en bambou (la bambouclette), plante écologique et résistante.

Désormais ingénieur, inventeur et designer, il sera difficile de le prédéfinir dans un rôle.

En , les Éditions Albin Michel sortiront une monographie sur l'œuvre et la vie de Quasar, intitulée Quasar Khanh : designer visionnaire.

La collection  « Aerospace »
En 1968 Quasar Khanh lança sa collection « Aerospace », une ligne de mobilier, principalement des fauteuils, entièrement en matière plastique gonflable.

La collection « Aerospace » de Quasar Khanh présente : le canapé Chesterfield, la chaise longue Relax, le fauteuil Saturne, le fauteuil Vénus, le fauteuil Neptune, le pouf Satellite, la chauffeuse Pluton, le fauteuil Apollo, le fauteuil Mars, mais aussi des lampes, des plafonniers, des suspensions et des cloisons gonflables.

« The Cube » : la voiture par Quasar Khanh
Quasar créa en 1968 la Quasar Unipower ou The Cube.

The Cube sera produite en coopération avec la firme anglaise Universal Power Drives. La Quasar Unipower mesure  x  environ, ce qui représente un gain de place par rapport aux voitures de villes traditionnelles. Cette auto possède un moteur de  logé à l'arrière de la voiture.
Les parois de celle-ci, totalement transparente, permettent une visibilité complète aussi bien à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur.
Elle est accessible pour 5 personnes assises et possède 6 portes coulissantes.

En 1970, The Cube sera utilisée dans le film Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! de Michel Audiard, avec Mireille Darc. La même année, le magazine Elle utilise plusieurs exemplaires du Cube pour les « États généraux de la femme ».

Références

 Biographie, sur le site de Quasar Khanh

Liens externes

 Collection Aerospace, sur YouTube
 Collection Aerospace, sur YouTube
 The Cube, sur YouTube
 The Cube, sur britishpathe.com
 Site sur la voiture Quasar Unipower, conçue par Quasar Khanh

Quasar Khanh, créateur d'une gamme de mobilier en fonte d'aluminium

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Welcome to 2021. Following a thrilling finish to a wild and unpredictable 2020 campaign, a new season has dawned on the ATP Challenger Tour. While the initial stages might appear different than years past, the battle to become the next breakout star remains the same.
In a typical year, the stars of the Challenger circuit would be descending on tropical Noumea and sun-kissed Australia in January. But with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the world, players are adjusting and adapting to a new setting to kick off their campaigns. This week, snowy Istanbul is the site of the ATP Challenger Tour's opening tournament. The indoor hard courts of the TED Sports Club play host to the Istanbul Indoor Challenger.
Coming off breakthrough seasons in 2020, #NextGenATP stars Lorenzo Musetti, Brandon Nakashima and Thiago Seyboth Wild enter 2021 looking to take the next step in their bids to crack the Top 100. For the trio, the journey to the Next Gen ATP Finals begins in Istanbul.
At No. 129 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, 18-year-old Musetti is the youngest player in the draw. The Italian teen opens against Serbia's Danilo Petrovic, with third seed Antoine Hoang looming in his quarter of the draw. Nakashima, who closed 2020 with a maiden Challenger title in Orlando, faces Turkish No. 1 Cem Ilkel on Tuesday. A potential Orlando final rematch against Prajnesh Gunneswaran awaits in the second round. Nearly one year removed from his breakthrough ATP Tour title in Santiago, Brazil's Seyboth Wild enters the year at No. 118 in the world. Seeded second this week, he opens against Mohamed Safwat in the final match of Day One.
Also competing in Istanbul is front-runner Daniel Elahi Galan, who reached the third round at Roland Garros in October and capped 2020 with a title on the clay of Lima, Peru. He joins Seyboth Wild, Hoang and Argentina's Facundo Bagnis as the Top 4 seeds in the Turkish metropolis. The Colombian opens against a qualifier on Tuesday.
Marc-Andrea Huesler is one of the unseeded players that no one wants to face in Istanbul. The Swiss was the only player to win on multiple surfaces a year ago, prevailing on the outdoor clay of Sibiu, Romania and indoor carpet courts of Ismaning, Germany. One of the hottest players on the planet in the latter months of 2020, Huesler also streaked to the semi-finals at the ATP 250 stop in Kitzbuhel, where he earned his first Top 20 victory over Fabio Fognini. He looms large in a loaded top half of the draw, with Guido Andreozzi his first-round opponent and Bagnis, Nakashima, Gunneswaran and China's Zhang Zhizhen also in his quarter.
One of the ATP Challenger Tour's longtime stalwarts, the city of Istanbul celebrates its 31st consecutive year on the circuit. The TED Sports Club also hosts an annual outdoor hard-court event in September, with future Top 10 stars Nikolay Davydenko (2001), Robin Soderling (2003) and Karen Khachanov (2015) among its past champions. Founded in 1936, the club is both the oldest and largest tennis facility in all of Turkey.
Seventy-two Australian Open players are now confined to their hotel rooms after a positive coronavirus test result on a third flight bound for the tournament.
Fast starts fill the trophy cabinet.
Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open an unprecedented eight times from 16 attempts since he first competed at Melbourne Park in 2005. You can draw a straight line from his silverware to his speedy starts in opening sets.
An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of players who have won the highest percentage of games in the opening set at the Australian Open over the past 30 years finds Djokovic perched at the top of the tree. The data set includes 105 players who have competed in at least 20 matches at the "Happy Slam" since official tennis statistics were first recorded in 1991.
Djokovic is edging towards a remarkable threshold of winning two out of every three games in the opening set at Melbourne Park from 83 matches played. He has won 64.36 per cent (484/752) of games in the opening set, which has fueled his impressive 75-8 record.
The leading 10 players with the highest percentage of games won in the opening set at Melbourne Park since 1991 are highlighted in the table below.
Highest % Games Won In Set One: Australian Open 1991-2020
(minimum 20 Australian Open matches played)
Set One: % Games Won
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Stefan Edberg
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Djokovic's standout year in wrestling control of the opening set was 2016, when he won north of three out of every four games (76.4%) in the opening stanza.
Years Djokovic Won The Australian Open – First Set % Games Won
First Set: % Games Won
In the eight years that Djokovic took the title Down Under, he only dropped the opening set four times from 56 matches, with three of those instances coming in the final. The scores in those three finals were:
• 2008 – Djokovic def J.W. Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)
• 2012 – Djokovic def. R. Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5
• 2013 – Djokovic def. A. Murray 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2
Overall, Djokovic has been extended to a tie-break in the opening set 12 times in 83 matches. He has triumphed in eight of them, including all four in his successful 2015 campaign.
Djokovic is rated third-best in percentage of games won in second sets at 61.6 per cent. Stefan Edberg (67.4%) and Andre Agassi (62.8%) are the two players who sit above him. Djokovic sits in fifth place with percentage of games won in third sets at 62 per cent. Agassi leads the third-set metric, winning 66.4 per cent of games.
The Australian Open is the Slam where Djokovic has won his highest percentage of games in the opening set.
Djokovic Grand Slams – Percentage Games Won In Set One
1. Australian Open – 64.36%
2. Roland Garros – 60.91%
3. US Open – 60.17%
4. Wimbledon – 58.62%
Djokovic has a ninth Australian Open title in his sights next month. Getting off to a flyer to begin the match is a proven strategy to establish separation from his opponents. It's a fascinating sub-plot to pay attention to when the Australian Open kicks off on 8 February.
Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut invested huge amounts of intensity and commitment into every training session they shared in Mallorca before making their way to Australia. This level of dedication before they begin their season is a clear sign of their intentions: to reach fifth gear for the start of 2021.
Both of them will be members of Team Spain at the ATP Cup, a competition in which they were on the verge of the title last year. Before stepping on the plane for the first event on the calendar, José Vendrell, Bautista Agut's coach, spoke to ATPTour.com to analyse his player's form.
We covered his successful recovery from an elbow injury, Bautista Agut's aptitude for the early season, the training sessions at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar and this year's ATP Cup.
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The last time Roberto played was 17 October last year. An elbow injury prevented him from participating at Cologne-2 and Paris-Bercy. How is he feeling?
He's feeling good, he hasn't lost anything and he's been training pretty well throughout the preseason. The injury at the end of last year forced us to change our schedule. He had a period of forced holiday, and later rehabilitation and training. I'm very happy that Roberto has been able to put this injury behind him, although with caution because the elbow is a very particular and sensitive issue.
Once he was able to return to the courts, what have you focussed on in preparation for the 2021 season?
[We focussed] on the aspects that we considered important for him to be consistent and competitive, but without making big changes. Roberto is 32 years old and what you have to do is make small adjustments and progressions and detect in which areas he can improve. For example, the speed of his crosscourt [strokes] early in the point. It's a factor that sets you apart in today's tennis. The first shots with the top players make a big difference and you have to try and focus more on that.
And to work on those margins you travelled to Mallorca to train with Nadal.
Because Rafa improves every aspect of your game. He sets a high bar and superhuman demands with huge intensity in training. That really helps. They were really good days, with a lot of quality from both of them.
What does Bautista get from training with Nadal?
Rafa erases the margins for error. If you make a small mistake, he takes advantage straight away. A lot of intensity is required, starting every point with aggression. Even if you hit hard, you know that you may reach a defensive phase because he counter-attacks… He improves your fitness, mental, technical and tactical games. It's like a centrifuge. He takes you out of your comfort zone and mixes you up and it demands a lot from you.
And vice versa? What would you say Bautista brings to the table?
Both players train in a very real way. I don't think there's much difference between how they train and how they compete… But in terms of intensity and seriousness, they really invest themselves. It's been positive for both of them because having a player of the quality and intensity of Roberto will also have helped [Rafa] and focussed him even more, if that's possible, before the season.
From your words it seems you are very happy with this pre-season experience.
Of course. The experience was very good, both Rafa's team and the academy treated us wonderfully. It's a place that lives and breathes tennis, ideal for preparing. It's a world-class centre. Also, if you're lucky enough to train with Rafa, as we did, it's wonderful. It was really good for Roberto to fine-tune that final bit of quality that isn't easy to find in such a long preseason.
If there's one thing that sets Bautista apart, it's his ability to come flying out of the blocks when competition starts. His record proves that.
He's very competitive. He's a quality player and not someone that needs much of a warm-up where maybe others need two or three tournaments to find their "A" game. He likes to always be playing well and that means he is ready after a while without competing.
And to what do you think he owes his great performances in the first month of competition each season?
The circumstances are favourable to him. [He has] rest, good preparation, the conditions of the Australian swing and being at home for a while, where he always feels good. All this means he feels fresh and makes him comfortable on court. He's an awkward opponent as the stats demonstrate. There's not much more to it. It's obvious he's one of the players with the best numbers at the start of the year.
At the ATP Cup last year he won all six matches he played. In 2021 he will be back in the Spanish side.
We're really excited, whenever there are tournaments where you represent your country he is very happy to play. Playing in teams with the rest of his teammates really motivates him.
What are you expecting from this year's ATP Cup?
The tournament has had to be adapted this year, but it is well-conceived because for the players it was a high risk to start without competing in the weeks leading up to the Australian Open. It's a good opportunity. It also takes place in Melbourne and I think that it's a good litmus test for everyone. We're very excited like in 2020 and hopefully we'll have a chance like last year when we were very close to the title.
Australian Open 2021: Forty-seven players to quarantine in Melbourne after Covid cases on flights
Forty-seven players will stay confined to the their hotel rooms before the Australian Open after other passengers on their flights tested positive for coronavirus.
Marcus Daniell hit a booming ace off the court this week — for charity.
The Kiwi announced that starting in 2021, he will donate at least 10 per cent of his annual winnings to effective charity organisations for the rest of his life.
"I take deep pleasure in knowing that every success I have in my working life will ultimately end up saving or changing lives," Daniell said.
Daniell on 30 November 2020 launched High Impact Athletes, an organisation whose purpose is to channel charitable donations to the most effective, evidence-based charities in the world, specifically in the fields of extreme poverty and environmental impact. The doubles player has now taken his efforts to another level.
In an article he wrote on the High Impact Athletes website, Daniell explained the rationale behind his decision through eight points. One of those explains why committing to donate 10 per cent of his income is "really not scary at all".
"I don't need a fancy car or an expensive watch or even an extra barista-made coffee each day to be happy," Daniell said. "Donating that 10 per cent is not going to decrease my happiness, but it is going to make thousands of lives a whole lot better."
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Daniell, who has been pledging a percentage of his winnings for years, does not donate to just one charity. The No. 45 player in the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings in 2015 became involved in the effective altruism movement, which focusses on using one's resources to do the most good. That means Daniell researches charities and networks with organisations that are part of the movement to discover the charities that will make the most tangible impact with the donations.
Some of the charities HIA aligns with in the environmental impact area include The Clean Air Task Force, The Humane League and The Good Food Institute. Extreme poverty-related charities HIA supports include the Against Malaria Foundation, Helen Keller International and Give Directly.
Daniell has involved several tennis players, including Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jan-Lennard Struff, in High Impact Athletes' efforts to streamline charitable donations effectively. The 31-year-old's goal for 2021 is to channel more than $1,000,000 in donations to the most effective charities in the world by the end of the year.
Players are flown in ahead of the Australian Open while thousands of citizens are waiting to return.
Medvedev's Magic Versus Top 10
There is no one in the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings outside of the Big Three — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — that has a better winning percentage against the elite than Daniil Medvedev.
According to the Infosys ATP Performance Zone, Medvedev sits No. 19 overall in the Open Era with a 16-19 win-loss record (.457) against Top 10 opponents. He has a better winning percentage than the likes of former World No. 1s Carlos Moya (44-60, .423), Jim Courier (57-73, .421), Thomas Muster (37-51, .420) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (46-67, .407).
Dominic Thiem may have received recognition for his ATP Head2Head record against the Big Three – Federer (Thiem leads 5-2), Nadal (6-9) and Djokovic (5-7) — but the Austrian's winning percentage against the Top 10 is the not as high as Medvedev's. He is No. 22 in the list, with a 32-41 (.438) mark.
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Last year, Medvedev was struggling by his high standards, entering the final two tournaments of the year with an 18-10 record. But a late-season surge led him to winning a third ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Paris Masters and the biggest title of his career at the Nitto ATP Finals. It was an ominous sign and a return to his giant-slaying ways.
With victories over Djokovic, Nadal and Thiem at The O2 in London, he became the first player to defeat the Top 3 at the Nitto ATP Finals. Medvedev was also the first player to do so at any tournament since David Nalbandian's 2007 Mutua Madrid Open run.
It sets up Medvedev for another big surge in 2021.
With eight Top 10 wins in 2019 and seven last year, Medvedev's confidence continues to grow. Since breaking into the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings on 15 July 2019, at the start of a magical North American summer swing, Medvedev has posted a 12-7 record against Top 10 opponents.
As Medvedev prepares in Australia for the ATP Cup and the Australian Open, the goals of the 24-year-old will be clear. Carry his late 2020 form in 2021, make a bigger impression against the Big Three – Federer (Medvedev trails 0-3), Nadal (1-3) and Djokovic (3-4) – and potentially clinch more of the sport's biggest prizes.
The world's leading tennis players have begun arriving Down Under for a very different Australian summer swing reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. The likes of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Dominic Thiem are preparing for an abbreviated ATP Cup, new and relocated tournaments in Melbourne and an Australian Open pushed back to February from its traditional mid-January start.
Djokovic, who last year dominated the swing by leading Serbia to victory in the ATP Cup and capturing a record eighth Australian Open title, arrived wearing his ATP Cup jacket.
To ease player travel logistics during the pandemic, Tennis Australia chartered 15 flights to bring players from the first ATP Tour stops in Antalya and Delray Beach (Miami), as well as from travel hubs including Dubai and Los Angeles. Some players will be travelling from Doha, where the Australian Open men's qualifying event took place. Adhering to health and safety protocols in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, players will submit to 14 days of hotel quarantine upon arrival before competing.
There will be plenty of action in store as players including Djokovic, Nadal, Thiem, Matteo Berrettini and more are set to suit up for their country 1-5 February at the ATP Cup in Melbourne. Serbia is the defending champion after winning the inaugural edition by defeating Spain in the final.
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In the same week, Melbourne will also host two ATP 250 events, which run 31 Jan. – 6 Feb. David Goffin and Karen Khachanov will headline the Murray River Open (Melbourne 1), while Stan Wawrinka and home favourite Nick Kyrgios feature at Great Ocean Road Open (Melbourne 2). #NextGenATP stars including Jannik Sinner (Melbourne 1) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (Melbourne 2) will also be in action.
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The men's Australian summer swing will culminate at the Australian Open, to be held from 8-21 February. Fans will be allowed to attend in a limited capacity. Djokovic is the defending champion after defeating Thiem in five sets last year to claim his eighth Melbourne crown.
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Since at least the early 1900s, the lethal risks of asbestos exposure have been known — and intentionally hidden from — American workers and their families by companies of all sorts whose bottom lines were more important than the well-being and very lives of their workers.
For many years, asbestos companies have lobbied at the state and federal levels to erode the constitutional and legal rights of those workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis and cancers caused by asbestos. Now they are lobbying Congress once again to delay and deny medical bill payments to those who are sick and dying.
HACKENSACK, N.J. – The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer was awarded $30.3 million from a New Jersey jury, their lawyer said Wednesday.
The award is believed to be the largest in New Jersey for mesothelioma, an aggressive lung cancer, said the lawyer, Moshe Maimon.
The disease killed 50-year-old Mark Buttitta in 2002, although he had only handled auto parts containing asbestos while working summers at giant GM warehouses in New Jersey, Maimon said…..
Recent reports of national infrastructure problems have illustrated a potential crisis in the coming years as antiquated asbestos fixtures will have to be removed to comply with federal guidelines.
About 300 construction workers in B.C. will die of asbestos-related diseases each year for the next five years, according to a survey by the B.C. and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council.
The survey, which among other things concluded that workers in the province's insulation industry have had heavy exposure to the deadly asbestos fibres, is supported by a Canadian physician involved in mesothelioma research and a professor in the University of B.C.'s school of environmental health.
WorkSafeBC also said Monday that although their claim numbers aren't as high as those in the survey, asbestos-related deaths are spiking and now represent most of the deaths in B.C. from occupational disease.


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Tackling London poverty will be 'essential' to economic recovery
By JackGraves
London Councils has commented on London's Poverty Profile 2020, published by Trust for London.
Cllr Muhammed Butt, London Councils' Executive Member for Welfare, Empowerment and Inclusion, said:
"London had the worst poverty in the UK ahead of the Covid-19 outbreak – and boroughs are hugely concerned that the pandemic's economic impact will make the situation even worse.
"Across London, boroughs see more and more people needing help. Too many Londoners already live lives plagued by insecurity, including low-wage work and homelessness, but Covid-19 has only ramped up the pressures further. We're extremely worried by the relationship between coronavirus and health inequalities, with emerging data suggesting a particularly severe impact on BAME communities.
"Boroughs are committed to tackling poverty and inequality and to achieve this we need strengthened powers and resources from central government to improve local support in our communities. The current crisis can't be a distraction from this crucial national agenda. Reducing poverty and promoting opportunity will be essential to the UK's economic recovery – and addressing London's appalling poverty rates must be a key priority."
London faces the most severe homelessness crisis in the country. Even before the coronavirus outbreak, more than 56,000 London households lived in temporary accommodation – accounting for two-thirds of England's total.
To address the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the capital, boroughs are seeking improved support for council housebuilding. This requires an end to all national restrictions on the use of Right to Buy receipts, so that every penny raised from council house sales can be reinvested in replacements, and confirmation of long-term social rent levels.
London Councils is also calling for local government to be given an enhanced role in the welfare system. Boroughs have asked for full Universal Credit data sharing with local authorities – including notification when a claimant is sanctioned or affected by the Benefit Cap – and a restoration of national funding for Local Welfare Assistance to pre-2015/16 levels. This boost to Local Welfare Assistance funding is particularly important for councils increasing support for local residents facing financial hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic.


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GARY MABBUTT: Premiership survival is the bottom line for Spurs
Published: 10:47 AM February 2, 2009 Updated: 1:26 PM October 14, 2020
AFTER the ups and downs of our continuing Premier League dogfight reaching Wembley again in the Carling Cup is a big relief. Make no mistake we were lucky to overcome Burnley in last week s semi-final second leg. The Championship club again showed what a
AFTER the ups and downs of our continuing Premier League dogfight reaching Wembley again in the Carling Cup is a big relief.
Make no mistake we were lucky to overcome Burnley in last week's semi-final second leg. The Championship club again showed what a good side they are, having knocked out Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal on the way to the semis.
We got there in the end, mainly thanks to an excellent 25-minute spell in the second half of the first leg at the Lane. Last week's second leg was tough and our new strike force of Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe came good when Burnley started to tire in the extra-time.
It's good to be back at Wembley and we have an exciting day out to look forward to against Manchester United on March 1.
But Premier League survival has to be our main priority. Tottenham need to be in the Premier League to survive as a club - we can't afford to be a Championship side.
At the moment we are one of 10-12 teams involved in a relegation dogfight. We went into the Portsmouth game bottom and the point not only took us off last spot but moved us up five places on goal difference.
Yet, as I've said many times, I believe in the continuity of the team - not chopping and changing selection for cup competitions. I feel that doing well in the cups can only benefit the team's displays in our relegation battle.
Yes, there are times - suspensions and injuries - when you have to change things. But I don't believe in resting players. Players want to play in the big games.
I'm sure the board will continue to back Harry Redknapp with the resources to make sure we stay in the top flight. And so far in the January transfer window, Harry has bought well, bringing back Defoe, beating off Manchester City to land Wigan's midfielder Wilson Palacios and, on Monday, signing Carlo Cudicini from Chelsea and another old boy, Pascal Chimbonda.
We know all about Defoe's qualities and he will enhance our strike force - as he did on Tuesday night. He did not celebrate when he scored for Portsmouth against us - his heart is at the Lane.
Palacios has the potential to be the missing link in our midfield. We've said that about several players but he is difficult to play against and has done well in his short time in the Premier League.
But the main area that had to be addressed was that of goalkeeper. We saw against Burnley when Harry was forced to hand young Ben Alnwick his debut the need for having two top keepers pushing each other every week.
Goalkeeper is one of the most important positions in a team. Clubs have no problem spending �20m or �30million on a top striker but are loath to splash the cash on a top keeper. I feel Cudicini is an excellent signing for us. The goalkeeping position has been a concern for a while and despite Heurelho Gomes's recent displays it is necessary to have stiff competition for the No.1 jersey - and Cudicini will provide that.
He has proved an excellent signing for Chelsea and has served them extremely well and loyally. Hopefully, he will provide the same for us and the competition will bring out the best in both keepers. I also feel Spurs fans will have no problem with him coming from Chelsea.
We also need another centre-half, someone like Matthew Upson, but Chimbonda's arrival will strengthen the squad.
It seems like we are playing two parallel seasons - doing well in the cups and struggling in the league. But, that has been our history - the story of Spurs. It was certainly the case during my 16 years at the club. It was frustrating that third was our highest ever finish and we never really challenged for the title. We've always been seen as a cup team. Now, it is different - the aim is a top-four finish.
But the bottom line is the need to be in the Premier League. The priority has to be Premier League survival. Anything else, like winning a cup, is a bonus.
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The 100 Thing Challenge
I came across a book called The 100 Thing Challenge by Don Bruno and downloaded it--even while wondering what I could learn from a 38-year-old man and outdoor enthusiast in California. But I figured if a 76-year-old nun living in New Mexico could inspire me to simplify my life, Bruno could teach me something.
The gist of Don Bruno's story is that he pared down his belongings to under 100 items and lived that way for a year. With some caveats. His books were counted as one thing, his "library," but clothing items like jackets or slacks were listed individually. Furniture, such as the bed he shared with his wife, everything in the kitchen, the TV his family watched and so on, were exempt since they weren't his personal items. At least 25% of what he retained was sports equipment for camping, surfing, fishing, and so on.
More than simplifying his life, Bruno's goal was to stop himself from heading to the mall to buy stuff. He wanted to get over the idea that a new possession could make his life happier. During the year he succeeded in suppressing his consumer gene.
It was an interesting experiment and he feels it made a permanent difference. But I don't think it's where most of us are at. I stopped in at an antiques show in Port Jefferson village on Saturday and didn't see anything I had to have, though there were some things I own or used to own. There was nothing I saw that promised to make my home or my life more interesting--especially not at the prices they were hoping get!
I don't think I'm unique. A lot of people I know tell me they hate shopping and I believe them. And yet . . And yet. I bet every one of us has way more than 100 things. While we were sleeping, stuff crept in on little cat's feet, books gave birth to other books, gifts were left on our door step. We adopted family members' belongings when they passed away. We accumulated plate by plate and sweater by sweater, without giving the same amount away.
So what would be a good challenge for people like us? It seems to me that Don Bruno spent a lot of time cataloging everything he owned, deciding what he could most live without, and then selling it or giving it away. Most of us don't have that much time or inclination.
But I'd like to find a challenge that would inspire everybody. I'm sure you have some great ideas.
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10 Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence to be established in Poland
On 4th July at the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, the National Science Centre (NCN) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) signed an agreement providing for the establishment of ten Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence at Polish research units.
Present at the ceremony was the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education, Jarosław Gowin, whereas the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research was represented by its Director General, Volker Rieke. On behalf of the NCN, the agreement was signed by the Centre's director, professor Zbigniew Błocki, and professor Martin Stratmann, the president of the MPG signed the document for his institution. Also present was the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Krakow, dr Michael Groß.
Dioscuri is an initiative by the Max Planck Society, Germany's independent research institution, intended to establish Centres of Scientific Excellence in Central and Eastern Europe. The Centres will enable outstanding researchers to carry out research on world's top level. The signing of the agreement between the MPG and the NCN on 4th July will inaugurate the programme. The undertaking will help bring to Poland outstanding leader researchers, who will set up their research teams here. This will offer researchers from all around the world an opportunity to work in the best international teams.
It has been a little more than a year now since I announced a development strategy for research and higher education in Poland, the document beginning with the phrase "Strategy for scientific excellence." It is the most important direction for both the Polish government and the country's academic community. Today, by entering into cooperation with the Max Planck Society, we take another step towards that excellence, said Minister Gowin. Evident is the convergence of the direction of the planned reforms in Poland's science and higher education and the solutions that have functioned in Germany for years. For this reason today's ceremony is one of great importance. The opportunity for the Polish researchers to collaborate with the Max Planck Society is an exceptional chance for science in Poland. I am positive that today's event will initiate a number of breakthroughs in research.
The agreement signed on 4th July between the MPG and the NCN will significantly reinforce Polish-German ties in research. The framework agreement provides for ten research labs to be established at Polish research units specialising in different fields. Each newly established Centre will cooperate with a German Mentor Institution, and its funding will be provided by the NCN from the resources contributed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Establishing ten Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence in Poland, thanks to the programme coordinated jointly by the Max Planck Society and the National Science Centre, will be a positive stimulus for research in Poland. Mobility in science is prerequisite for the rise in prestige of Poland's scholarly community and for the progress of research at home: it does not have to be limited to leaving the country, explained professor Zbigniew Błocki. Owing to the Dioscuri programme, with the support of the Max Planck Society, we will be able to encourage world-class researchers to work in Poland.
The Centres will be set up by outstanding researchers selected following a series of international competitions. The first one will be announced in October 2017 and concluded in 2018. In the pilot edition there will be up to three winners, thus to form first three Centres.
In the event of successful application under the Dioscuri opportunity, the research institution acting as host to the planned Centre will receive annually the equivalent of € 300,000 to spend exclusively on the Centre's operations. As a deliberate measure, the remuneration for the Centre's investigator is supposed to be at an internationally competitive level. A project's leader will be paid € 100,000 a year. The funding period is 5 years, and may be extended by further 5 years (on condition that it passes assessment and there is funding available).
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