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Finalista al Roland Garros 2013, la sua miglior posizione nella classifica ATP è il terzo posto raggiunto dopo il torneo di Wimbledon dello stesso anno. Ha vinto 27 tornei del circuito maggiore ATP in singolare e due in doppio. È considerato uno dei più forti tennisti spagnoli di sempre, nonostante vanti una sola vittoria nei Masters 1000, grazie alla lunga permanenza nella top ten ATP dietro i fuoriclasse del XXI secolo, nonché uno dei migliori giocatori sulla Terra rossa insieme al connazionale Rafael Nadal.

Caratteristiche tecniche
Specialista della terra battuta, nel corso degli anni ha saputo evolvere il suo gioco diventando competitivo anche sulle superfici veloci, come testimoniano le semifinali raggiunte all'US Open, la finale alla Masters Cup nel 2007 e la semifinale dell'Australian Open 2011 battendo il connazionale Rafael Nadal in tutte e tre le circostanze. In carriera ha vinto sei dei suoi titoli su superfici rapide (quattro sul cemento, due sull'erba).

Non dotato di particolare talento tecnico, grazie a una grande etica lavorativa, alla rapidità nei movimenti, alla grinta, alla determinazione e all'intelligenza tennistica ha ottenuto risultati che a inizio carriera gli sembravano preclusi. La sua grande preparazione atletica e la sua volontà di non mollare mai hanno spesso costretto gli avversari a sudare più del dovuto per aggiudicarsi ogni singolo punto. Il suo colpo migliore è il diritto anomalo, che pratica con particolare successo soprattutto sui campi lenti. Gioca di rovescio a due mani.

Vita privata
Nasce a Jávea, cittadina nei pressi di Valencia, dal padre Jaime, contabile, e dalla madre Pilar, insegnante delle elementari. A otto anni inizia a giocare a tennis e a tredici si sposta nella vicina Gandia. Due anni dopo si trasferisce a Barcellona, dove frequenta i corsi della Federazione catalana di tennis. Nel 1999 passa dieci mesi all'Accademia del tennis di Juan Carlos Ferrero a Villena, per poi rientrare a Javea. Il 28 novembre 2015 sposa Marta Tornel e il 4 maggio 2018 nasce Leo, il primo figlio della coppia. I suoi sport preferiti sono il calcio e il basket ed è tifoso del Valencia. Inoltre ama leggere.

Carriera da giocatore

1999-2002: primo trofeo Challenger
Ferrer debutta nel circuito professionistico ITF nel 1999, con una sconfitta al primo turno del Futures Spain F7. Nel 2000 vince il suo primo titolo al Futures Poland F1 in Polonia, a cui fanno seguito una finale allo Spain F1 e il suo secondo titolo all'F3 Spain, finendo la stagione al 406º posto della classifica mondiale. Nel maggio del 2001, al suo esordio nel circuito Challenger, viene eliminato al primo turno del torneo di Praga dal nº103 ATP Sláva Doseděl al terzo set. In agosto vince il suo primo titolo Challenger al torneo di Sopot battendo in finale Łukasz Kubot. Altri risultati di rilievo durante l'annata sono la semifinale a Manerbio e i quarti raggiunti a Barcellona. I risultati conseguiti gli permettono di raggiungere a fine stagione il 208º posto della classifica mondiale.

2002: primo titolo ATP e top 60 del ranking
Gioca per la prima volta nel circuito maggiore ATP nel 2002 e all'esordio perde al primo turno dell'Estoril costringendo al terzo set il nº 7 del mondo Marat Safin. Vince quindi i Challenger di Napoli e di Valencia; in quest'ultimo sconfigge per la prima volta un top 100 della classifica mondiale, il nº 97 Julian Knowle. Dopo il titolo conquistato al Challenger di Sassuolo prende parte al suo secondo torneo ATP a Umago e perde per 2-6, 3-6 in finale contro Carlos Moyá, dopo avere superato al primo turno il nº 14 del mondo David Nalbandian. Entra così per la prima volta tra i top 100, arrivando all'84º posto. In settembre vince il Challenger di Manerbio e si aggiudica il primo titolo ATP il 15 settembre 2002 al BCR Open Romania, sconfiggendo in finale José Acasuso per 6-3, 6-2. Chiude l'annata al 59º posto del ranking mondiale.

2003, vittoria sul nº 1 ATP Agassi, prima finale ATP in doppio
Nel 2003 si concentra quasi esclusivamente sui tornei ATP. Nella prima parte della stagione non riesce mai a superare il secondo turno a eccezione del torneo di Auckland a gennaio, dove perde nei quarti contro Dominik Hrbatý. Perde al primo turno nel suo esordio in un torneo del Grande Slam, l'Australian Open di gennaio, e nei primi Masters 1000 disputati in carriera, a Indian Wells, Miami e Monte-Carlo. Il suo risultato più importante del 2003 è l'eliminazione del nº 1 al mondo Andre Agassi al primo turno degli Internazionali d'Italia, dove esce all'incontro successivo. Perde al secondo turno al suo debutto nel tabellone principale degli Slam del Roland Garros e di Wimbledon, rispettivamente contro il nº 24 ATP Wayne Ferreira e il nº 10 Jiri Novak.

Alla fine di luglio raggiunge i quarti a Umago, dove viene battuto da Moyá, e subito dopo viene sconfitto in finale a Sopot per 5-7, 1-6 dal nº 7 ATP Guillermo Coria. Ai suoi primi US Open perde al primo turno contro Robby Ginepri. Anche nei tornei di fine stagione supera il secondo turno solo una volta, a Metz, eliminato nei quarti da Fernando González. In doppio arriva alla sua prima finale ATP in marzo ad Acapulco in coppia con Fernando Vicente, perdendo in due set contro Mark Knowles e Daniel Nestor. A fine anno è 71º in singolare e 144º in doppio.

2004, tre semifinali ATP
Nella prima parte del 2004 raggiunge i quarti a Buenos Aires, a Valencia e all'Hamburg Masters. Perde la semifinale alla Mercedes Cup di Stoccarda contro il nº11 ATP Gastón Gaudio per 3-6, 7-5, 4-6. Verso la fine dell'anno arriva ai quarti a Bucarest e in semifinale sia a Palermo, dove perde contro Tomáš Berdych, che a Lione, dove viene sconfitto da Xavier Malisse dopo avere battuto il nº13 ATP Juan Carlos Ferrero. Negli Slam arriva al secondo turno in Australia, al Roland Garros e a Wimbledon, mentre esce al primo agli US Open. L'unico risultato di rilievo in doppio è la semifinale raggiunta in luglio a Nottingham. Quello stesso mese diventa il 40º della classifica in singolare e chiude l'annata in 49ª posizione.

2005, top 20 in singolare e due titoli ATP in doppio
Nel 2005 arriva in semifinale del prestigioso Masters di Miami sconfiggendo David Nalbandian, Ferrero e Dominik Hrbatý prima di arrendersi a Rafael Nadal in due set. Stessa sorte agli Internazionali d'Italia, dove cede di nuovo a Nadal in semifinale per 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. Perde ai quarti al Roland Garros ancora contro Nadal. Ai nove tornei delle Masters Series a cui partecipa esce al primo turno una sola volta. Altri risultati di rilievo sono la finale a Valencia, dove perde contro Igor Andreev 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, i quarti a Monte Carlo, dove è sconfitto da Guillermo Coria per 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, il terzo turno agli US Open e i quarti ai Masters di Madrid, sconfitto da Robby Ginepri, e di Parigi-Bercy, dove costringe a una lunga battaglia il nº3 ATP Andy Roddick prima di cedere 6-2, 3-6, 6-78. Quell'anno vince i suoi unici tornei ATP di doppio in carriera a Viña del Mar e Acapulco. Sempre in doppio i quarti di finale di Cincinnati e Madrid gli valgono la 42ª posizione in classifica mondiale, che rimarrà il suo miglior risultato di sempre. A settembre raggiunge il suo nuovo best ranking in singolare al 13º posto e chiude l'anno al 14º.

2006: top 10 e secondo titolo ATP
Comincia la stagione perdendo ai quarti di Auckland contro Olivier Rochus. Diventa il nº10 del mondo arrivando al quarto turno degli Australian Open, dove batte Mario Ančić prima di cedere a Fabrice Santoro. A febbraio fa il suo esordio in Coppa Davis nella sfida persa 1-4 contro la Bielorussia, valida per il primo turno del World Group. Perde in tre set il primo singolare contro Vladimir Voltchkov e vince il secondo quando i bielorussi sono già qualificati. In marzo arriva per il secondo anno consecutivo alle semifinali a Miami dopo avere battuto il nº4 Andy Roddick, perdendo poi contro il nº1 Roger Federer che lo supera ai quarti anche a Monte Carlo. Perde ai quarti ad Amburgo contro il nº12 ATP Tommy Robredo, che si aggiudicherà il torneo. Alla World Team Cup di Düsseldorf sconfigge il nº4 del mondo Ivan Ljubičić.

Dopo essere uscito al terzo turno al Roland Garros ottiene il suo miglior risultato a Wimbledon raggiungendo il quarto turno, dove perde in quattro set contro il nº9 ATP Lleyton Hewitt. Vince a Stoccarda il suo secondo titolo ATP International Series battendo Acasuso in cinque set, dopo essere stato in svantaggio di due set a uno e 1-5 nel quarto. Ad agosto perde ai quarti al Cincinnati Masters contro Fernando González, dopo avere battuto il nº10 Marcos Baghdatis. Agli US Open perde al terzo turno da Mikhail Youzhny e arriva ai quarti a Basilea, perdendo ancora contro Federer. A fine anno ha un bilancio di tre vittorie e cinque sconfitte contro i top 10 e chiude alla 14ª posizione del ranking.

2007: semifinale agli US Open, finale nella Masters Cup e nº5 del ranking

Comincia la stagione vincendo il torneo di Auckland battendo in finale Robredo. Conferma il risultato dell'anno prima agli Australian Open, perdendo al quarto turno contro Mardy Fish in cinque set. Esce ai quarti a Rotterdam, Indian Wells e Monte Carlo, al quarto turno a Miami, in semifinale a Barcellona e di nuovo ai quarti ad Amburgo. Al Roland Garros non va oltre il terzo turno, fermato dal connazionale Fernando Verdasco, mentre a Wimbledon viene eliminato al secondo da Paul-Henri Mathieu.

A luglio vince il suo quarto titolo ATP battendo in finale Nicolás Almagro agli Swedish Open di Båstad. Viene eliminato poi da Nikolaj Davydenko nei quarti a Cincinnati, dopo avere battuto Andy Roddick al terzo turno. Agli US Open, dove è testa di serie nº15, arriva per la prima volta nella semifinale di uno Slam battendo David Nalbandian al terzo turno, il nº2 Rafael Nadal al quarto e Juan Ignacio Chela nei quarti, per poi arrendersi al nº3 Novak Đoković. Questi risultati gli garantiscono il nuovo best ranking mondiale con l'8ª posizione. Vince quindi il terzo titolo stagionale a Tokyo battendo in finale Richard Gasquet. Al Paris Masters perde ai quarti contro Nalbandian.

Si presenta come sesta testa di serie alle finali di Shanghai della Masters Cup e vince il round robin battendo nell'ordine il nº3 Djokovic, il nº2 Nadal e il nº8 Gasquet. Si conferma in semifinale sconfiggendo il nº5 Roddick prima di perdere contro la sua bestia nera, Federer. Chiude la stagione con il suo miglior ranking al 5º posto, dietro a Federer, Nadal, Djokovic e Davydenko.

2008: prima Coppa Davis
Apre la stagione perdendo a sorpresa contro Julien Benneteau nei quarti a Auckland, dove si era presentato con la testa di serie nº1. Raggiunge quindi i quarti agli Australian Open superando Ferrero, per poi essere battuto da Djokovic che vincerà il titolo. Il 25 febbraio diventa il nº4 del mondo malgrado la sconfitta al secondo turno a Rotterdam. Ad aprile contribuisce alla vittoria della Spagna sulla Germania nei quarti di Coppa Davis battendo Philipp Kohlschreiber nell'unico incontro disputato. Subito dopo vince il sesto titolo ATP battendo Almagro in finale al Valencia Open, dopo essere stato sotto 5-2 al terzo set e avere salvato tre match point contro Verdasco nei quarti. Al Monte Carlo Masters perde ai quarti contro Nadal, che la settimana dopo lo batte di nuovo in finale a Barcellona, dopo che Ferrer aveva superato Nicolás Lapentti, Robredo e Stan Wawrinka. A distanza di tre anni torna a giocare i quarti al Roland Garros battendo al terzo turno Lleyton Hewitt e al quarto Radek Štěpánek, prima di essere battuto dall'idolo di casa Gaël Monfils in quattro set.

Vince il suo primo titolo ATP sull'erba a 's-Hertogenbosch sconfiggendo nei quarti Mario Ančić, in semifinale Juan Martín del Potro e in finale Marc Gicquel. Ha quindi inizio una serie di risultati negativi; a Wimbledon è la quinta testa di serie e viene battuto in quattro set da Ančić al terzo turno. Alle Olimpiadi di Pechino viene eliminato a sorpresa da Janko Tipsarević al primo turno. Ai successivi US Open viene battuto al terzo set dal nº126 del ranking, il diciottenne giapponese Kei Nishikori, causando una delle maggiori sorprese del torneo. Interrompe la serie negativa battendo in cinque set il nº8 del mondo Andy Roddick nella semifinale contro gli USA di Coppa Davis, che garantisce alla Spagna l'accesso in finale. Viene quindi battuto al secondo turno a Pechino da Dudi Sela, al Masters di Madrid da Feliciano López e al Masters di Parigi da Kohlschreiber. L'annata si chiude con un'altra sconfitta in singolare nella finale di Coppa Davis con l'Argentina, ma riesce ad aggiudicarsi il trofeo grazie alle vittorie dei compagni di squadra. Dopo quattordici mesi esce dai top 10 e finisce l'anno al 12º posto.

2009: seconda Coppa Davis
Comincia la stagione perdendo in semifinale dell'Heineken Open contro Sam Querrey e al terzo turno degli Australian Open da Marin Čilić. Dopo avere perso in semifinale all'SA Tennis Open da Jérémy Chardy raggiunge la prima finale stagionale ai Dubai Tennis Championships, dove viene battuto da Novak Đoković. Si prende la rivincita sconfiggendolo subito dopo negli ottavi di Coppa Davis, contribuendo a eliminare la Serbia per 4-1 anche con la vittoria su Troicky. In entrambi i Masters 1000 statunitensi sul cemento di Indian Wells e Miami viene battuto al quarto turno, rispettivamente da Roddick e del Potro.

Apre la stagione della terra battuta in Europa con una sconfitta al terzo turno del torneo di Monte Carlo contro Verdasco. Perde quindi la finale a Barcellona contro Rafael Nadal. Dopo le sconfitte nelle prime fasi agli Internazionali d'Italia, all'Estoril e all'Open di Madrid esce al terzo turno del Roland Garros contro Robin Söderling, che a sorpresa raggiungerà la finale. Perde quindi nei quarti sull'erba dell'Ordina Open contro Iván Navarro, mentre a Wimbledon esce al terzo turno per mano di Radek Štěpánek in cinque set.

Torna in una semifinale all'International German Open, perdendo contro il russo Nikolaj Davydenko. Sul cemento americano soffre una serie di sconfitte nelle fasi iniziali del Masters di Cincinnati, della Rogers Cup di Toronto e degli US Open. Dopo le due vittorie nella semifinale di Davis vinta 4-1 contro Israele perde al primo turno del Malaysian Open e del China Open, rispettivamente con Michail Južnyj e Fernando González, e al secondo turno con Feliciano López allo Shanghai Masters. Non riesce a difendere il titolo al Valencia Open, ritirandosi durante il match del secondo turno contro Albert Montañés per infortunio. Torna in campo il mese dopo per la vittoriosa finale di Davis contro la Repubblica Ceca vincendo entrambi i singolari, in particolare quello contro Radek Štěpánek, piegato dopo cinque set.

2010: prima finale di un Masters 1000
Inizia la stagione con la 17ª posizione del ranking e con la sconfitta al primo turno nel torneo di Auckland. Esce al secondo turno degli Australian Open facendosi rimontare due set di vantaggio da Marcos Baghdatis. Al successivo Open del Sud Africa arriva in semifinale, che perde contro il francese Stéphane Robert. Due settimane dopo centra la finale dell'Argentina Open, dove viene battuto in tre set dal nº22 ATP Juan Carlos Ferrero. Si prende la rivincita con Ferrero nella finale dell'Abierto Mexicano, aggiudicandosi l'ottavo titolo ATP. Negli ottavi di Coppa Davis vince entrambi gli incontri con Marco Chiudinelli e Stan Wawrinka, permettendo alla Spagna di battere 4-1 la Svizzera. A Indian Wells, dopo il bye al primo turno, perde al secondo contro James Blake, mentre a Miami esce al quarto turno per mano di Nadal.

Fa il debutto stagionale sulla terra rossa europea a Monte-Carlo, dove in semifinale perde di nuovo contro Nadal. Perde la semifinale anche al successivo torneo di Barcellona, questa volta in tre set con Verdasco, sprecando il vantaggio di 7–6, 4–2. Arriva per la prima volta in finale di un Masters 1000 agli Internazionali d'Italia, dopo avere superato il nº5 ATP Andy Murray al terzo turno, il nº10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ai quarti e il nº9 Verdasco in semifinale. Il successo gli viene negato da Nadal, al suo quinto trionfo a Roma. Dimostra il grande stato di forma anche al successivo Open di Madrid, dove batte tra gli altri Čilić e Murray prima di arrendersi in semifinale in tre set al nº1 Roger Federer. Al Roland Garros perde al terzo turno contro Jürgen Melzer.

Eguaglia il suo miglior risultato a Wimbledon, dove sfiora il successo al quarto turno con Robin Söderling dopo essere arrivato a due punti dalla vittoria in due occasioni. Perde quindi in cinque set contro Gaël Monfils nei quarti di Coppa Davis; la Spagna viene sconfitta 5-0 ed esce dopo essersi aggiudicata il trofeo nelle ultime due edizioni. Al successivo Swedish Open arriva in semifinale, dove perde nuovamente con Söderling.

Inizia la trasferta americana uscendo al primo turno della Rogers Cup contro David Nalbandian. Al successivo Masters 1000 di Cincinnati perde al terzo turno contro Nikolaj Davydenko, dopo essere stato in vantaggio di un break nel set decisivo. Agli US Open viene battuto in un incontro equilibrato al quarto turno da Fernando Verdasco dopo essere stato in vantaggio 4–1 nel tiebreak del quinto set. L'11 ottobre raggiunge la decima posizione del ranking, tornando tra i top 10 dopo quasi due anni. Al Malaysian Open batte nei quarti il nº7 ATP Tomáš Berdych prima di arrendersi in semifinale a Andrej Golubev. Al China Open prevale finalmente su Söderling nei quarti, batte poi Ivan Ljubičić e perde la finale contro Djokovic. Söderling si prende la rivincita sconfiggendolo al terzo turno dello Shanghai Masters.

Al ritorno in Europa supera Söderling in semifinale al Valencia Open e vincendo la finale con Marcel Granollers si guadagna il nono titolo ATP e la settima posizione del ranking. Esce quindi in novembre al terzo turno del Masters 1000 di Parigi-Bercy per mano di Jürgen Melzer. Resta comunque qualificato per le ATP World Tour Finals di Londra, nelle quali perde in due set tutti e tre gli incontri di round robin con Federer, Söderling e l'idolo di casa Andy Murray. L'ottima annata si conclude con un attivo di 60 vittorie e 24 sconfitte e con la conferma al 7º posto nel ranking.

2011: terza Coppa Davis

L'esordio stagionale avviene all'Open di Auckland come prima testa di serie. Dopo il bye al primo turno batte nell'ordine Tobias Kamke, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Santiago Giraldo e si assicura il decimo titolo ATP superando in finale David Nalbandian. Agli Australian Open arriva per la prima volta in semifinale battendo Jarkko Nieminen, Michael Russell, Ričardas Berankis, Milos Raonic e il nº1 Rafael Nadal nei quarti, approfittando delle non perfette condizioni fisiche del maiorchino e negandogli la possibilità di vincere quattro Slam di fila. Cede in semifinale al nº5 Andy Murray, ma si assicura la sesta posizione del ranking mondiale.

Disputa quindi il torneo di Rotterdam, dove perde al primo turno contro Nieminen. Al successivo Abierto Mexicano di Acapulco si conferma campione e vince il secondo trofeo dell'anno superando Adrian Ungur, Santiago González, Juan Mónaco, Aleksandr Dolhopolov e in finale Nicolás Almagro. Al primo incontro dell'Open di Indian Wells si arrende alla potenza dei servizi di Ivo Karlović. All'Open di Miami batte il qualificato Igor' Kunicyn, Somdev Devvarman e Marcel Granollers prima di cedere nei quarti a Mardy Fish, giocando malgrado avesse avuto un'indigestione.

Apre la stagione sulla terra battuta al torneo di Monte Carlo sconfiggendo Feliciano López, Milos Raonic, Viktor Troicki e Jürgen Melzer. Raggiunge così la seconda finale in carriera in un Masters 1000, ma perde ancora contro Nadal. Subisce la stessa sorte al successivo Open di Barcellona, dove viene battuto nuovamente in finale da Nadal dopo avere superato nell'ordine Carlos Berlocq, Victor Hănescu, Melzer e Almagro. Al Masters 1000 del Madrid Open vince con Adrian Mannarino e Serhij Stachovs'kyj, ma si ferma nei quarti contro Djokovic, che per la prima volta lo batte sulla terra battuta dopo tre sconfitte nei precedenti incontri. Ferrer deve poi saltare gli Internazionali d'Italia per infortunio.

Si ripresenta al Roland Garros come settima testa di serie e supera nei primi turni Nieminen, Julien Benneteau e Serhij Stachovs'kyj, ma perde in cinque set contro Gaël Monfils. Osserva un nuovo periodo di pausa e ritorna a Wimbledon battendo Benoît Paire, Ryan Harrison (in cinque set) e Karol Beck. La sua corsa viene fermata agli ottavi da Jo Wilfried Tsonga. Partecipa quindi in Texas alla sfida di Davis contro gli Stati Uniti; le sue due vittorie contro Fish e Roddick sigillano il 3-1 che proietta la Spagna in semifinale. Perde la finale al successivo Swedish Open contro il padrone di casa Söderling. Salta per infortunio il Masters 1000 di Toronto e inizia la trasferta americana a Cincinnati, dove perde al terzo turno contro Gilles Simon. La striscia di risultati dell'ultimo anno gli consentono di issarsi al quinto posto del ranking.

Agli US Open non va oltre il quarto turno, battuto al quarto set da Andy Roddick. Subito dopo viene la vittoriosa semifinale di Coppa Davis contro la Francia, dove vince 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 contro il nº11 del mondo Gilles Simon. Perde quindi in semifinale al Masters 500 di Tokyo contro Andy Murray, che lo supera anche nella finale del successivo Shanghai Masters, dopo che Ferrer aveva sconfitto Milos Raonic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Andy Roddick e Feliciano López. Al torneo di Valencia supera Verdasco e Davydenko e viene eliminato in semifinale da Juan Mónaco in tre set. Si prende la rivincita con Murray nel primo incontro del round robin delle ATP World Tour Finals 2011, batte quindi il nº1 del mondo Novak Đoković e malgrado la sconfitta con Tomáš Berdych si qualifica per la semifinale, nella quale viene eliminato da Roger Federer. Chiude la stagione trionfando per la terza volta con la Spagna in Coppa Davis; contribuisce all'impresa battendo in cinque set l'argentino Juan Martín del Potro.

2012: primo ATP 1000, altri sei titoli e due semifinali degli Slam

Il primo torneo stagionale è l'Open di Auckland, che vince nuovamente battendo in finale il belga Olivier Rochus per 6-3, 6-4. Agli Australian Open vince al primo turno contro Rui Machado, al secondo con Ryan Sweeting in cinque set dopo più di tre ore di gioco. Sconfigge quindi in tre set Juan Ignacio Chela e Richard Gasquet, ma ai quarti perde contro il numero uno Novak Đoković per 4-6, 6-7, 1-6. Conferma l'ottimo inizio di stagione vincendo i tornei di Buenos Aires contro Almagro e di Acapulco contro Verdasco. A Indian Wells viene eliminato a sorpresa al terzo turno dal nº51 ATP Denis Istomin per 4-6, 3-6. Viene eliminato nei quarti a Miami da Djokovic dopo avere battuto del Potro.

All'inizio di aprile vince entrambi i singolari nella vittoriosa sfida valevole per i quarti di Davis contro l'Austria. All'esordio sulla terra rossa in Europa a Montecarlo perde subito in due set contro Thomaz Bellucci. A Barcellona arriva in finale e viene sconfitto da Nadal 6-7, 5-7. Al Madrid Masters batte Almagro negli ottavi e perde il successivo incontro con Federer per 4-6, 4-6. Nella semifinale degli Internazionali d'Italia non resiste a Nadal, che lo batte 6-7, 0-6.
Stesso risultato al Roland Garros, dove sconfigge nei quarti il nº4 ATP Andy Murray in quattro set e viene eliminato in semifinale da Nadal con il punteggio di 2-6, 2-6, 1-6.

Dopo avere conquistato il torneo ATP 250 sull'erba di 's-Hertogenbosch battendo in finale Philipp Petzschner a Wimbledon vince i primi due incontri contro Dustin Brown e Kenny de Schepper. Nel terzo turno supera Andy Roddick per 2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 e agli ottavi batte Juan Martín del Potro con il punteggio di 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Ai quarti perde da Andy Murray in quattro set, tre dei quali finiti al tie-break. Torna così a occupare la quinta posizione nel ranking. Raggiungerà i quarti allo Slam di Londra l'anno dopo, e resteranno i suoi migliori risultati nel torneo. Subito dopo si aggiudica per la seconda volta lo Swedish Open battendo Almagro 6-2, 6-2.

Alle Olimpiadi di Londra 2012 viene eliminato agli ottavi dal nº17 ATP Kei Nishikori in tre set. Nel torneo di doppio gioca con Feliciano López e due coppie francesi gli negano la gioia di una medaglia olimpica: Michaël Llodra e Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vincono una tiratissima semifinale 6-3, 4-6, 18-16, mentre Julien Benneteau e Richard Gasquet si aggiudicano il bronzo con il punteggio di 7-6, 6-2.

Viene eliminato al primo incontro di Cincinnati; agli Us Open arriva in semifinale dopo avere battuto Kevin Anderson, Kei Nishikori, Lleyton Hewitt, Richard Gasquet e Janko Tipsarević, quest'ultimo dopo una battaglia di oltre quattro ore. Come all'Australian Open perde in semifinale contro Novak Đoković con il punteggio di 6-2, 1-6, 4-6, 2-6. Subito dopo vince in quattro set i singolari di Coppa Davis contro John Isner e Sam Querrey che permettono alla Spagna di superare gli Stati Uniti per 3-1 e accedere alla finale. Sconfitto in semifinale al Malaysian Open da Julien Benneteau, è costretto al ritiro durante il primo match a Pechino. Un virus intestinale non gli permette di giocare lo Shanghai Masters e dopo oltre tre settimane di riposo ha inizio una striscia di undici vittorie consecutive che hanno inizio al Valencia Open, dove batte in finale Dolhopolov. Si aggiudica quindi quello che resterà il suo unico Masters 1000 in carriera, il torneo di Parigi-Bercy, dove supera per 6-4, 6-3 in finale la sorpresa del torneo Jerzy Janowicz.

Al primo turno di round robin delle ATP World Tour Finals batte Juan Martín del Potro, al secondo si interrompe contro Federer la serie di vittorie e malgrado batta Janko Tipsarević viene eliminato per la peggiore differenza set. Conclude la stagione scendendo in campo per la finale di Coppa Davis, dove le sue vittorie in entrambi i match di singolare non bastano a rivincere il trofeo che va alla Repubblica Ceca. Con questi risultati ha superato il serbo Novak Đoković in testa alla classifica dei match vinti con 76 successi in stagione, nella quale si è aggiudicato 7 titoli ATP.

2013: unica finale di uno Slam e nº 3 del ranking
Ferrer inizia l'anno al torneo di Doha come prima testa di serie e in semifinale perde in due set contro Nikolaj Davydenko. A Auckland batte in successione Lu Yen-hsun, Lukáš Lacko e Gaël Monfils e in finale supera Philipp Kohlschreiber per 7-6, 6-1, aggiudicandosi per il terzo anno consecutivo il torneo. Agli Australian Open supera i primi quattro turni sconfiggendo Olivier Rochus, Tim Smyczek, Marcos Baghdatis e Kei Nishikori. Ai quarti batte Nicolás Almagro per 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-2, arrivando per la prima volta in una semifinale del torneo, dove viene sconfitto dal numero 1 del mondo Novak Đoković per 2-6, 2-6, 1-6.

A Buenos Aires vince il suo secondo titolo stagionale battendo in finale Stan Wawrinka per 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Ad Acapulco perde in finale contro Nadal per 0-6, 2-6. Sconfitto da Kevin Anderson al secondo turno di Indian Wells, a Miami nei primi turni supera Fabio Fognini, Kei Nishikori e Jürgen Melzer. In semifinale sconfigge 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tommy Haas, che negli ottavi aveva battuto Novak Đoković. Alla sua quinta finale in un Masters 1000 affronta Andy Murray, vincitore del torneo nel 2009, ed esce sconfitto 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 dopo avere sprecato un match point.

A Barcellona viene subito eliminato dal nº66 ATP Dmitrij Tursunov e al successivo Estoril Open perde in finale da Stan Wawrinka. A Madrid supera Denis Istomin e Tommy Haas, nei quarti perde ancora da Nadal con il risultato di 6-4, 6-7, 0-6 dopo essersi trovato a due punti dal match nel secondo set. Agli Internazionali d'Italia batte Fernando Verdasco 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 e grazie al ritiro di Kohlschreiber approda ai quarti, dove è ancora Nadal a superarlo per 4-6, 6-4, 2-6.

Agli Open di Francia 2013 arriva ai quarti battendo nell'ordine Marinko Matosevic, Albert Montañés, Feliciano López e Kevin Anderson senza perdere un set. Ai quarti supera Tommy Robredo per 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 e in semifinale Jo-Wilfried Tsonga per 6-1, 7-6, 6-3. Alla sua prima finale in uno Slam affronta Nadal, sette volte vincitore del torneo, che lo batte 3-6, 2-6, 3-6.

Comincia la stagione sull'erba a 's-Hertogenbosch, dove è campione uscente, e viene subito eliminato da Xavier Malisse. A Wimbledon batte al primo turno Martín Alund, al secondo Roberto Bautista Agut e al terzo prevale 6-2 nel quinto set contro Dolgopolov. Dopo la vittoria in quattro set negli ottavi su Dodig perde nei quarti contro la testa di serie nº8 del Potro per 2-6, 4-6, 6-7. Alla fine del torneo diventa numero tre del mondo, che resterà il suo best ranking in carriera.

A Montréal viene sconfitto al primo incontro dal russo Alex Bogomolov Jr. per 2-6, 4-6 e ritorna al quarto posto nella classifica ATP, scavalcato da Nadal. A Cincinnati supera Ryan Harrison con il punteggio di 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 e viene eliminato al turno seguente da Dmitrij Tursunov per 2-6, 4-6. Agli US Open batte al primo turno Nick Kyrgios per 7-5, 6-3, 6-2, mentre nelle partite successive vince sempre in quattro set rispettivamente contro Bautista Agut, Michail Kukuškin e Janko Tipsarević. Nei quarti viene superato 3-6 al quinto set da Richard Gasquet.

A Kuala Lumpur, dopo avere sconfitto Matteo Viola, viene estromesso dal futuro campione João Sousa per 2-6, 6-7. Al China Open viene nuovamente eliminato ai quarti da Richard Gasquet con il punteggio di 3-6, 4-6. A Shanghai batte Lukáš Rosol e perde contro Florian Mayer agli ottavi. Dopo questo risultato torna al terzo posto nel ranking ATP scavalcando Andy Murray. A Stoccolma elimina nell'ordine Jack Sock, Fernando Verdasco e Ernests Gulbis e perde in finale contro Grigor Dimitrov in tre set. A Valencia elimina Gaël Monfils, Julien Benneteau, Jerzy Janowicz e Nicolás Almagro, perdendo solo un set contro Janowicz. In finale viene sconfitto da Michail Južnyj 3-6, 5-7.

A Parigi-Bercy è il campione in carica e vince i primi incontri con Lukáš Rosol e Gilles Simon. Ai quarti supera Tomáš Berdych per 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. In semifinale batte a sorpresa Nadal, numero 1 al mondo, con il punteggio di 6-3, 7-5. In finale Novak Đoković lo sconfigge con un doppio 5-7. Alle ATP World Tour Finals perde il primo incontro di round robin da Nadal per 3-6, 2-6, al secondo Tomáš Berdych si impone in due set e al terzo viene battuto in tre set da Stan Wawrinka. Chiude la stagione al terzo posto del ranking ATP.

2014: un titolo ATP
Come negli anni precedenti Ferrer inizia la stagione al Qatar Open, sconfigge al primo turno Aleksandr Dolhopolov e viene eliminato al secondo da Daniel Brands per 4-6, 5-7. All'Heineken Open 2014, dove difende il titolo, viene battuto in semifinale da Lu Yen-hsun per 4-6, 6-7. Agli Australian Open vince i primi tre turni rispettivamente contro Alejandro González, Adrian Mannarino e Jérémy Chardy, perdendo solo un set nel secondo incontro. Agli ottavi batte in quattro set Florian Mayer e nei quarti incontra il ceco Tomáš Berdych, numero 7 del ranking, che lo supera per 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. A fine torneo scala al quinto posto del ranking ATP.

A Buenos Aires supera Máximo González, Santiago Giraldo e Albert Ramos Viñolas in due set, vince in semifinale con Nicolás Almagro e in finale con Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3 conquistando il primo torneo della stagione. A Rio de Janeiro viene eliminato in semifinale da Aleksandr Dolhopolov in due set, mentre ad Acapulco si ritira durante l'incontro con Kevin Anderson dei quarti per un infortunio muscolare alla gamba sinistra che lo costringe a saltare il torneo di Indian Wells. Rientra a Miami e vince le prime due partite contro Tejmuraz Gabašvili e Andreas Seppi, per poi venire eliminato da Kei Nishikori con il punteggio di 6-7, 6-2, 6-7.

A Montecarlo batte Jérémy Chardy e Grigor Dimitrov e ai quarti supera per 7-6, 6-4 Nadal, che non batteva da 10 anni sulla terra battuta. Perde 1-6, 6-7 la semifinale con il numero 3 del mondo Stanislas Wawrinka, che si aggiudicherà il torneo. Anche a Madrid, superati Ramos Viñolas, Isner e Gulbis, si ferma in semifinale battuto da Nishikori. A Roma perde nei quarti contro il nº2 ATP Djokovic in tre set e al Roland Garros viene travolto da Nadal dopo avere vinto il primo set. A Wimbledon perde a sorpresa al secondo turno contro il nº118 ATP Andrej Kuznecov. Ritrova una finale a luglio ad Amburgo ma viene battuto da Leonardo Mayer per 7-6, 1-6, 6-7.

Dopo i quarti persi al Canada Masters di Toronto contro Federer è ancora il campione svizzero a batterlo nella finale del torneo di Cincinnati con il punteggio di 3-6, 6-1, 2-6. Ai successivi US Open viene eliminato al terzo turno da Gilles Simon. Nella trasferta in Asia soffre due sconfitte al primo incontro a Shenzhen e a Tokyo, mentre allo Shanghai Masters supera Murray 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 negli ottavi prima di soccombere al nº1 del mondo Djokovic con il punteggio di 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Raggiunge a Vienna la quarta finale della stagione nella quale viene sconfitto da Andy Murray per 5-7 6-2 7-5. Lo scozzese lo supera anche in semifinale a Valencia, mentre al Masters 1000 di Parigi-Bercy viene eliminato nei quarti da Kei Nishikori. Non si qualifica per le finali ATP di fine anno, ma viene ripescato per l'ultimo incontro di round robin con il ritiro di Raonic. Anche in questo caso viene eliminato da Nishikori.

2015: cinque titoli ATP
Inizia positivamente il 2015 vincendo il Qatar Open battendo in finale Tomáš Berdych con il punteggio di 6-4 7-5. Ai successivi Australian Open si ferma agli ottavi di finale, ancora sconfitto da Nishikori con un secco 3-6 3-6 3-6. La settimana successiva vince il secondo titolo stagionale al torneo di Rio de Janeiro battendo 6-2 6-3 in finale Fabio Fognini, che aveva battuto in semifinale Nadal. Torna a vincere contro Nishikori nella finale di Acapulco, battendolo per 6-3 7-5, mettendo fine a una striscia di cinque vittorie del giapponese negli ultimi scontri diretti. Sconfitto in due set da Bernard Tomić al terzo turno a Indian Wells, a Miami arriva nei quarti e perde 5-7, 5-7 contro Djokovic.

Esce ai quarti anche a Montecarlo, battuto in tre set da Nadal. A Barcellona perde in due set la semifinale contro Pablo Andújar. In maggio viene sconfitto 4-6, 2-6 nei quarti di finale del Madrid Masters nella nuova sfida con Nishikori. Subito dopo torna in semifinale agli Internazionali d'Italia, dove viene battuto 4-6, 4-6 da Djokovic. Al Roland Garros supera al quinto set Simone Bolelli al terzo turno e Marin Čilić al quarto, si arrende nei quarti di finale a Andy Murray che lo batte in quattro set. Dopo l'uscita al debutto nel torneo di Nottingham, rinuncia a Wimbledon per un problema al gomito che lo costringe a una pausa di due mesi.

Rientra agli US Open e perde al terzo turno in quattro set contro Jérémy Chardy. Vince il suo 25º titolo al Malaysian Open battendo in finale 7-5, 7-5 Feliciano López. La trasferta in Asia prosegue con la sconfitta da Djokovic in semifinale a Pechino e quella al secondo turno dello Shanghai Masters contro Tomic. Il 25 ottobre vince il 26º titolo ATP in carriera all'Open di Vienna battendo 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in finale Steve Johnson. Battuto in due set nella semifinale del Masters 1000 di Parigi da Andy Murray, prende parte alle finali ATP e raccoglie tre sconfitte nel round robin contro lo stesso Murray, Wawrinka e Nadal. Chiude la stagione al settimo posto del ranking.

2016: uscita dalla top 20

Si presenta al Qatar Open come campione uscente e viene battuto al primo turno da Illja Marčenko in tre set; perde quindi la semifinale al torneo di Auckland contro Jack Sock. Agli Australian Open sconfigge nell'ordine Peter Gojowczyk, Lleyton Hewitt, Steve Johnson e John Isner. Nei quarti si arrende in quattro set a Andy Murray. All'Argentina Open perde la semifinale contro Almagro, mentre al Rio Open esce ai quarti per mano dell'emergente austriaco Dominic Thiem. Viene poi sconfitto al secondo incontro sia all'Open del Messico contro Alexandr Dolhopolov che al Miami Open da Lucas Pouille.

Rinvia per un infortunio al polpaccio il debutto stagionale sulla terra rossa in Europa e rientra dopo un mese di pausa al Madrid Open, dove batte Guillermo García López e Denis Kudla prima di uscire al terzo turno per mano di Berdych. Anche agli Internazionali d'Italia perde al terzo turno, questa volta contro Pouille. I punti persi in questa parte della stagione lo fanno uscire dai top 10 della classifica ATP per la prima volta dall'ottobre 2010. Dopo la semifinale persa a Ginevra con Marin Čilić, al Roland Garros vince con Evgenij Donskoj, Juan Mónaco e Feliciano López e viene nuovamente battuto da Berdych. Inizia la breve stagione sull'erba a s-Hertogenbosch perdendo nei quarti da Gilles Müller e al primo turno del torneo di Halle contro Andreas Seppi. Anche a Wimbledon non va oltre il secondo turno, superato da Nicolas Mahut. Subito dopo perde a Bastad la semifinale contro Albert Ramos Viñolas.

Ad agosto prende parte alla sua terza Olimpiade ai Giochi di Rio de Janeiro, dove batte Denis Istomin al primo turno e viene sconfitto da Donskoy al secondo. Esce al primo turno del Cincinnati Masters per mano di Julien Benneteau e al terzo degli US Open battuto da Juan Martín del Potro. In ottobre perde in due set contro Murray la semifinale a Pechino e al successivo Masters 1000 di Shanghai viene eliminato al primo turno da Feliciano López. L'unico risultato di rilievo a fine stagione è la semifinale raggiunta all'ATP 500 di Vienna, che non disputa per un problema alla gamba sinistra. In novembre esce dopo sette anni dai top 20; per la prima volta dal 2009 non vince alcun torneo in stagione, che chiude al 21º posto.

2017: 27º e ultimo titolo ATP
L'inizio del 2017 lo vede superare il secondo turno solo all'Australian Open, dove batte due qualificati nei primi turni e viene superato al terzo da Roberto Bautista Agut. Un problema al tendine di Achille gli fa saltare i Masters 1000 di Indian Wells e Monte-Carlo. In maggio perde la semifinale all'Estoril contro Pablo Carreño Busta e fino a luglio non riesce a vincere due incontri consecutivi. Ci riesce in luglio a Wimbledon, dove perde al terzo turno contro Berdych. La crisi di risultati lo spinge dopo lo Slam londinese al 46º posto della classifica ATP. Dopo quasi due anni dall'ultimo titolo, quello stesso mese Ferrer vince il suo 27º titolo ATP al torneo di Bastad battendo in finale l'ucraino Dolgopolov per 6-4 6-4.

Conferma la ritrovata forma in agosto al Cincinnati Masters superando nell'ordine Steve Johnson, Tipsarević, la testa di serie nº11 Carreño Busta e la nº3 Dominic Thiem con un secco 6-3, 6-3. Si arrende in semifinale a Nick Kyrgios 6-7, 6-7. Allo US Open 2017, dove si presenta come nº25 ATP, viene sconfitto al primo turno da Michail Kukuškin 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 1-6, uscendo al primo turno in uno Slam per la prima volta dal 2005. Un problema al piede lo fa rinunciare alla trasferta in Asia e rientra nel circuito in ottobre per l'ATP 250 di Anversa, dove viene battuto ai quarti in due set da Diego Schwartzman. Chiude in flessione la stagione uscendo al primo turno sia all'ATP 500 di Vienna, battuto da Kyle Edmund, che al Masters 1000 di Parigi-Bercy, dove perde in due set contro Adrian Mannarino. Nel ranking ATP di fine anno è 37º.

2018: ultima semifinale in Coppa Davis e in un torneo ATP
Il debutto stagionale è a Auckland, dove perde contro del Potro in semifinale, l'ultima nel circuito ATP della sua carriera. Subisce poi tre sconfitte al primo turno agli Australian Open, da Andrej Rublëv, a Montpellier da Karen Chačanov e a Rotterdam da Alexander Zverev. Ad Acapulco batte al primo turno Rublev, ma si arrende al secondo a del Potro. Nei Masters 1000 di inizio stagione esce al terzo turno sia a Indian Wells, sconfitto ancora da del Potro, che a Miami, dove strappa un set al nº5 del mondo Alexander Zverev. Pochi giorni dopo perde ancora da Zverev nella sfida dei quarti di Coppa Davis contro la Germania, che si tiene nella sua Valencia, ma regala il punto del 3-2 alla Spagna sconfiggendo in cinque set Philipp Kohlschreiber. Dopo questo risultato resta fuori oltre un mese per la nascita del figlio Leo. Al rientro perde all'esordio agli Internazionali d'Italia da Jack Sock, al Geneva Open da Peter Gojowczyk e al Roland Garros, dove viene battuto in cinque set dal qualificato Jaume Munar.

La crisi di risultati continua sull'erba con la sconfitta al secondo turno a Eastbourne e al primo turno a Wimbledon, come non succedeva dal 2005. Torna poi in campo a Båstad, dove difendeva il titolo, ma con la sconfitta al secondo turno si ritrova alla 62ª posizione del ranking. Anche ad Amburgo non riesce a superare il primo turno. A luglio annuncia il suo ritiro nella stagione seguente in uno dei tornei spagnoli su terra battuta.. Sul cemento americano arrivano altre tre uscite al primo turno a Cincinnati, Toronto e agli US Open, dove si ritira per infortunio durante il match con Nadal. Sarà la sua ultima partita e il suo primo ritiro nei tornei del Grande Slam.. Queste sconfitte lo fanno precipitare alla 148ª posizione del ranking, chiude la stagione alla 125ª dopo aver vinto il Monterrey Challenger battendo in finale Ivo Karlović con il punteggio di 6-3, 6-4.

2019: il ritiro
Inizia la stagione alla Hopman Cup 2019 in coppia con Garbiñe Muguruza, perdendo 0-3 con la Germania e 1-2 con l'Australia e battendo 2-1 la Francia. Ferrer sconfigge Lucas Pouille e Matthew Ebden ma viene battuto da Alexander Zverev. Riceve poi una wildcard per l'ASB Classic di Auckland, batte al primo turno Robin Haase 6-2, 6-1 e si ritira al secondo contro Pablo Carreño Busta. Torna in campo con una wildcard anche a Buenos Aires dove batte in due set il nº42 ATP Malek Jaziri e viene sconfitto in tre set da Albert Ramos Viñolas. All'Abierto Mexicano batte 7-6, 7-6 Tennys Sandgren, per poi cedere a Zverev. Torna in campo sul cemento di Miami e al primo turno batte 6-3, 6-2 Sam Querrey; al secondo turno ferma la striscia di quattro sconfitte consecutive contro Alexander Zverev battendolo 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Gioca quindi la sua ultima partita ATP sul cemento, perdendo contro Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 3-6, 3-6.

La sua ultima stagione sulla terra battuta inizia a Barcellona, dove gioca grazie a una wildcard; supera per 6-3, 6-1 al primo turno Miša Zverev e al secondo Lucas Pouille, testa di serie numero quindici. Al terzo turno affronta Nadal, che lo batte con un doppio 6-3. Termina la carriera a Madrid, dove al primo turno supera il nº21 ATP Roberto Bautista Agut per 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. L'8 maggio 2019 gioca la sua ultima partita in carriera perdendo 4-6, 1-6 contro Alexander Zverev.

Dopo il ritiro
A inizio estate del 2020 comincia un periodo di prova come coach di Alexander Zverev a Monte Carlo, dove ha la residenza il tennista tedesco. L'esito è favorevole ed entra a far parte del team di Zverev con un accordo che prevede la collaborazione fino a fine stagione. Nonostante gli ottimi risultati ottenuti in questo periodo, con le finali agli US Open e al Masters di Parigi-Bercy e i titoli conquistati nei due tornei ATP 250 consecutivi disputati a Colonia, a inizio gennaio 2021 Ferrer annuncia la propria decisione di non prolungare il rapporto.

Altre attività intraprese nel dopo carriera sono quelle di comproprietario di una tennis Academy presso la Nucia Ciudad del Deporte di La Nucia, commentatore televisivo di eventi tennistici per le reti Movistar e direttore del Barcelona Open. Nel giugno 2022 viene nominato direttore della fase finale di Coppa Davis 2022, prendendo il posto di Albert Costa che era stato direttore a partire dall'edizione 2019.

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Ezra Levant
Rebel Commander
Ezra Levant is a human rights activist, author, TV host and dad. He is not to everyone's taste.
In 2014, Ezra was chosen as the "most irritating Canadian" by the Globe and Mail's TV critic. The Globe's readers were less discriminating, voting Ezra "the biggest name in Canadian broadcasting". In the 2014 Hill Times survey of Parliament Hill staff he was voted "talking head you'd most like to silence" by an overwhelming margin.
It's not all bad news, though. In 2009, Ezra wrote a best-selling book called Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights. That book was selected by the Writer's Trust as the best Canadian political book in 25 years, though that sounds like a clerical error. Ezra went on to write other books, including Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oilsands, which won the 2011 National Business Book Award, and The Enemy Within: Terror, Lies and the Whitewashing of Omar Khadr. His latest book is Groundswell: The Case for Fracking, was nominated for the 2015 National Business Book Award.
Against his will, Ezra has learned all the songs to the movie, Frozen.
Do you stand with Ezra Levant?
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Justin Trudeau's Muslim sympathies are obvious, and they're bad for Canada
There isn't a mosque in Canada that Justin Trudeau won't visit, even an extremist one. Again and again he's made his Muslim sympathies clear.
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"Trudeau has been a taker all his life," and his first budget rewards other takers
Did you support Trudeau's campaign? Then you were rewarded in the Trudeau Liberals' first budget. It's that simple.
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The Toronto Board of Rabbis has worked hard to arrange for rings of peace around Mosques this Friday, in memory of the mosque shooting in New Zealand, Mach 15, 2019. It was a terrible tragedy and the Jewish people are sharing their sympathy.
But what about the hate from the mosques about Jews? That should not be ignored.
Have these Rabbis been in any of the mosques at the various times of prayer? If they have been in mosques, have they taken the time to read the prayers: in English? If so, then they must be well aware that Islamic prayers include dehumanizing, demeaning and denigrating prayers about Jews, Christians and all other non-Muslims. And if so, why are they promoting rings of peace around Holy places that seem to be rather unholy? And if not, why are they so ill informed?
Are these Rabbis ready to tank western culture in the name of diversity, tolerance, inclusion and accommodation? Have they forgotten that it was the Jewish people who brought forth the ethic that all people are born with equal intrinsic value, that all life is sacred and that we all have freedom of will? That this ethic underpins western culture?
Where is everyone? We are under attack. By an ideology that promotes inequality and intolerance. One that demands submission to others. This is our war. And we, in the west, are losing out of fear-fear of being labeled intolerant by those who promote intolerance.
Let me take you to one of the Mosques. It is the Masjid in Downtown Toronto. This is the mosque where Ayman Elkaswary shared his prayers about Jews.
The prayers were not flattering. But the Toronto Star rushed to the rescue of the Mosque and the Imam with a four page article cleansing him of his speech. He just misunderstood.
An according to Bernie Farber of the CAHN, the Imam was misunderstood.
He said prayers in Arabic. His prayers are as familiar to him as the Our Father is to Catholics and Christians whether they are said in English, or in the past, in Latin. Just as Jews learn to say their prayers in Hebrew and learn the meaning of them. So what did this Arabic speaking Imam misunderstand about the prayers he was saying and had been saying for years, in Arabic?
So in the name of peace, Jews are embracing the Mosques in which their religious leaders say nasty prayers about the Jews as well as others.


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Ducati is dead serious on delivering its fastest motorcycle yet.
MotoDeal on May 25, 2020
We mentioned the Ducati Superleggera when we made a feature on the top 5 fastest sportbikes in the Philippines that you can find in Motodeal.com.ph. However, we must confess that not a lot of people are familiar with the supersport bike, and chances are, you have never really seen one in the metal. The reason being, the next-generation Superleggera V4 was just unveiled by Ducati last February 2020. It basically is like a Panigale V4 as Ducati uses the same platform for it, but with a whole slew of enhancements that could be borderline luxurious for some. After all, the Superleggera V4 is gonna be limited to a production run of only 5,000 units, and the pre-orders have been coming in since its first unveiling. That's what Ducati gets when they unveil one of their fastest supersport bikes they've ever made.
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The Superleggera's chassis, clad entirely out of carbon-fiber, makes it possible for the motorcycle to shed a considerable amount of weight, and that includes the frame, swingarm, and its wheels. The result is an unprecedented power to weight ratio of 1.54 hp/kg. With its advanced aerodynamics made apparent by the multiple winglets mounted on its fairings, coupled with its 1103 cc 90-degree V4 engine capable of churning out 224 hp and 116 Nm of torque on its standard trim. Fit it with a Ducati Racing Kit which includes a lightweight Akrapovic racing exhaust and an ECU remapping, its claimed horsepower would ramp up to 234 and its weight would drop down to 152.2 kg making it capable of reaching top speeds of up to 306 km/h.
Ducati's CEO Claudio Domenicali expressed his excitement over the Superleggera V4 after posting a picture of the motorcycle on his personal twitter account which caused even more excitement over its hype.
Week 3 after restart is almost finished. Dreams are now becoming real: this is the last pre-production Superleggera ready to move to Nardo (a test track in southern Italy) for final quality check. No other road homologated bike is even close: 224 HP for 159 kg dry weight. A real dream for any passionate biker.
Claudio Domenicali
CEO, Ducati
Domenicali announced that the bike will be hitting production on May 21, 2020, and they seriously focused to make up for the lost time after their factory was forced to shut down by the COVID-19 global pandemic. They're making good with their promises to deliver the Superleggera motorcycles as scheduled with their workers working overtime to ramp up the production line's operations. Delivery of the units is slated to begin in June of 2020 and you may place your orders for the limited edition Superleggera V4 for P8,000,000.
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The Hazards are a dynamic and exciting live covers band with a passion for entertaining and delivering energetic and engaging performances. Formed as a group of friends who just wanted to play some fun tunes together and entertain their friends and families, the band quickly realised they had something special.
Not content until everyone in the room is singing and dancing along, the band combines strong musicianship with natural flair, and most importantly a mesmerising delivery! They take pride in their appearance and aim to create an engaging atmosphere with a mix of lively contemporary songs along side some feel-good forgotten classics, appealling to a wide audience.
All necessary sound and lighting equipment in provided as well as complimentary DJ sets from an mp3 playlist. The result? A hassle free music event where everyone is catered for and has a great night!
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The Hazards really made my Birthday! They were awesome! They played all the good rock 'n' roll and indie rock tracks and played some of my personal favourites, which was so nice. They got everyone up and dancing, all ages. Everyone loved them! I had such a good time and the guys really made my birthday special! You'd be surprised how many people came up to me saying how good the band was. So glad I booked them. Highly recommended!
I have seen The Hazards play many times and they never fail to provide a thoroughly enjoyable night. Playing a mix of different styles, they always sound great and give such fantastic energy when they perform. You really can't help dancing and singing along with them! A great band.
The Hazards were simply amazing. We asked them to play on our very special day and they rocked the crowd. We had also booked a disco to play, but in the end they were not needed, as by the crowds demands The Hazards played on! A very helpful group from start to finish, they made an effort to find out what type of music we enjoyed and made an effort to play a range of songs we requested, a lovely touch. We would absolutely recommend them for your wedding. You simply could not find a better band.


I've never been to the Lake District and had it not been for the Mr I may never have done.
Following our week spent in a log cabin in Keldy Forest, North Yorkshire he surprised me by booking a further week away to rest and recuperate.
Truth be known I hadn't had the best nights sleep in the forest. I was mostly spooked. Forests are beautiful but they also give me the ibby jibbys; I've never been the same since I watched Evil Dead!
When darkness descended , it blinking descended. It was pitch black outside and my imagination ran amok as I looked into the trees and they (or something ) appeared to look back!.
The hot tub was amazing to start with but the novelty soon wore off, as did the Mr's jokes about the man sat watching me from the trees in a ski mask!
So here I am sat in 'Biskey Dip' a beautiful, cosy yet ultra modern cottage In the heart of Bowness -On- Windermere.
It's not the slightest bit scary and they have street lighting . Yay! which by the way we could do with in the bathroom. The only negative I have with the cottage is the appalling bathroom lighting. It's bad. O.K and there's some pretty odd people walking about but it makes for great people watching from any of the numerous coffee bars scattered up and down the main high street.
The Mr has done good.
It really is 'home from home' only it's a dam sight nicer than mine. . . and it's ours for a whole week.
It was definitely worth the 2 hour drive from Sheffield. I more or less got home from the forest, had a wee, grabbed a drink, kissed and cuddled my cats, Frankie and Lola (I missed them) before jumping back in the car en-route to Cumbria..
The Mr's presently got his head buried in a laptop as he has a bit of work to complete. There's no rest for the wicked! so I'm going to share a few pics with you.
Here's the lovely cottage itself.
We are planning to explore the area around Windermere over the next week, but what we have seen so far has been very beautiful…even in the rain!
England really is stunning in places and I'm a sucker for a nice view. The Mr laughs at me for pointing out the obvious. 'Oh look its so beautiful ' seems to be coming out of my mouth on replay.
The weather has been very temperamental . Glorious sunshine one minute, followed by a good drenching the next. If you happen to bump into me while I'm here please excuse the hair!
While my skin, thankfully, is benefitting from all the fresh air, my hair however has turned into a mass of uncontrollable frizz.! Add to my misery the fact that my hairdresser went scissor happy just before the hols and has cut my fringe stupidly short. I look like a simpleton!
Here's a little taster to wet your appetite (of the scenery not my hair!) Delicious if a little eerie at times. . .
I'm sure they'll be loads more pictures and if your lucky (or rather unlucky) maybe a piccy of my hair! If nothing else you can have a giggle at my expense.
Luckily for us (not the turkey or the cow), the meats were cooked to perfection just as we heard the bang. I was not quite so lucky and although alcohol lubricated some parts and numbed others, it did nothing to cure my overall condition and I suspect may have helped to prolong my symptoms. I did keep trying though.
Having had enough of Christmas and the whole 'feed a cold, starve a fever' (I was feeding my cold for England), we decided that a trip to the coast to blow away the cobwebs was needed as was a long stroll to burn off the excesses. I say we decided…I decided!! I'm sure my other half would have preferred to be on the golf course. However with the promise of fish and chips he was converted…no trip to the English seaside is complete without eating fish and chips out of the paper outside in the cold and wind. It's tradition.
So off we set on our road trip over North Yorkshire's finest, The Fylingdales. It had snowed a couple of days before and the remnants still lingered over the moors. The scenery was stunning.


Am I worried? Well, yeah kinda. Elder Benson is a happy, confident, hippie-kind-of-guy who could make friends with a rock; except for stray bullets and getting hit by a car while riding his bike, I think he will be okay. What I am wondering, how much "Street Cred" do Mormon missionaries get in dangerous areas around the world. For those of you who have served in places which "kinda made your mama nervous", what kinds of advice or tales do you have to share with me, and the rest of our readers. Please do tell, because inquiring minds want to know.


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Q: My laptop drains battery even it is shut down Even I shutdown my laptop , the battery drains . If I plug a mouse or keyboard , LED indicator on keyboard turns on , and the mouse also got power ,even the laptop is completely off , and power cable is unplugged . How can I fix this ?
My laptop model is : HP ENVY 15-k020us

A: These laptops are generally known to not shut down properly.  I have spent over 2 years trying to get mine to shut down completely, but it stays on.  Make sure this isn't happening to you by checking to make sure all the power lights are off after the screen turns off.
There are a number of "fixes" out there for this issue, but they don't seem to work for many people.  Just make sure you hold the power button down until it turns off completely (after it finishes the shutdown process) if it doesn't completely power off on its own.

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SONG SUNG BLUE—Dean Colley will present his Neil Diamond tribute at the Diamond American Music Fest in Calabasas on Sun., April 12.
The Diamond American Music Fest, a day of country, bluegrass, blues, rock and traditional folk music, will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun., April 12 on the outdoor ranch grounds of the Leonis Adobe Museum, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas.
The day will also include refreshments, and activities for kids.


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Home Genres Edm Black Coffee delivers emotive new video for 'Wish You Were Here'
Black Coffee delivers emotive new video for 'Wish You Were Here'
Producer & DJ Black Coffee has today unveiled the beautiful video to accompany his latest single, 'Wish You Were Here.'
Filmed in his native South Africa, the video depicts separated lovers longing for each other, all shot amidst the inimitable African landscape. Featuring strong instrumental elements with soft piano solos and jazz-inspired influences, the wistful production is topped by the rich vocals of Msaki who also features in the emotive video.
'Wish You Were Here' truly displays Coffee's artistic diversity, representing a more stripped-back and downtempo offering to his usual blend of irresistibly rhythmic house music, like his recent David Guetta collaboration, 'Drive'.
Black Coffee's career is at an all time high and has over the past year performed at the likes of Coachella, Tomorrowland, and New York's Terminal 5. He also had his second residency at Balearic super-club Hï Ibiza last summer and has rapidly established himself as of the biggest stars of the global electronic music scene, reaching double platinum selling status with his multi-award winning album 'Pieces Of Me', in addition to working with the likes of Drake, Jorja Smith, and Alicia Keys.
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Nessorhinus gracilis är en insektsart som beskrevs av Metcalf och Bruner. Nessorhinus gracilis ingår i släktet Nessorhinus och familjen hornstritar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Curious Case of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
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We hear it all the time: Americans need to have a conversation about race. But as far as Anthony M. D'Agostino, M.D., can tell, these conversations usually just reinforce our existing attitudes and prejudices. Is it actually possible for white people to have fruitful conversations with each other about prejudice and race? His answer: a definite maybe.
In Prejudice, Racism, Tribalism: A Primer for White People, he offers a discussion of these beliefs and attitudes from the point of view of a prejudice-prone white person. He writes how these terms are similar and how they are different. Consider questions such as:
• Who are victims of racism and why should we care?
• Who benefits from tribal prejudices and why are they so enduring?
• How do our prejudices influence our social and political opinions?
• Just what is "white privilege" and why would I want to lose it?
The author also examines topics such as attitudes about immigration, language, and other prejudices of white people about religion, women, Hispanics, and politics.
(And Other Controversies in Psychiatry)
This book is a history of medicine and psychiatry over the last two centuries but with particular emphasis on economic changes in medicine in general and psychiatry in particular over the past 40 years. The Alexian Brothers health systems and its 700 year history is used as a point of focus and illustration for changes which have occurred in all hospitals, medical and psychiatric, in the age of Managed Care. It is a history of the scientific and economic issues driving these changes.
I wrote this book for laymen interested in a concise history of medicine and psychiatry as well as for healthcare professionals generally. My other motive is to raise the issue of "free market" incentives in medicine and stimulate concerns (I hope) about who has control when it comes to quality and cost. If the free market in medicine is best, why do Americans pay more for pharmaceuticals, for example, than any other nation on planet Earth? Isn't the competition implied by a "free" market supposed to keep prices low? Why don't we see price competition in prescription drugs?
And what is the primary purpose of any health system or plan? One might reasonably assume that caring for the sick would be job one. If so, then why do health plans and politicians lobby ceaselessly to exclude sick people ( eg.,pre-existing conditions) from access to health insurance?
This book also examines psychiatry's place as a medical specialty and the legitimacy of insurance coverage for psychiatric conditions. This is less of an issue today than it was 40 or 50 years ago. "Obamacare" laws have mandated parity in coverage for psychiatric illnesses and addictive conditions with "medical" illnesses. This seems fair enough, so why then do so many Americans seem to want these laws repealed?
As the subtitle implies, The Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital's existence itself is just one of many controversies in psychiatry. Is what we do legitimate medical treatment? I believe so and have practiced psychiatry most of my life under that assumption. But there are controversial practices and I try to address several of these in a way that makes sense for the general reader who has an interest in the mental health field. The word "curious" in the title refers to the dramatic rise of this single location community psychiatric hospital to the nation's 7th largest psychiatric corporation at a time when most not-for-profit, as well as for-profit, psychiatric hospitals were dramatically contracting or going out of business.
Although there is considerable overlap, the first six chapters are about medicine and psychiatry before the advent of health insurance. They trace the history of hospitals from their function as places where the poor went to die, to their evolution into repositories of high tech medical (and initially surgical) practice. Chapters seven through fifteen are primarily about medicine and psychiatry after the rather dramatic expansion of employer based health insurance during the 1930's, and during and after World War ll. Chapter ten describes the major influence of psychoanalysis in American psychiatry and its effect in diminishing interest in brain function among American psychiatrists while increasing interest in the practice of psychotherapy by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
Chapters nine, eleven, and thirteen discuss why so much medical, surgical, and psychiatric care today is managed. Do doctors and hospitals have conflicts of interest? Do insurance companies have conflicts of interest? And what is all this talk about "Medicare For All?"
Anthony M. D'Agostino, MD
US Review
The Curious Case of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital: And Other Controversies in Psychiatry
by Anthony M. D'Agostino, MD
book review by Carol Anderson, D.Min., ACSW, LMSW
"The problem is that patients keep coming—all the more since there are now fewer options out there for them, public or private."
An in-depth treatise regarding the history of psychiatry, the book traces the beginning of treatment starting with the history of religious influence. This includes the forward-thinking Alexian Brothers, which was a Catholic religious order that began 700-800 years ago in Europe. The work then takes us through the history of early hospitals, medical schools, surgery, medicine, psychiatric wards, the use of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), and lobotomies as well as Freudian theory and psychoanalysis. Also explored are the value of psychiatric medicines, behavioral treatment, and the positives and negatives of health care, including managed care. This thorough analysis of 228 pages is then followed by an extensive list of references which adds to the professional depth of this work.
With his long-term work in psychiatry including work at the Alexian Brothers behavioral health hospitals, the author expertly delivers an important work regarding the history and current practices of psychiatry. The book is steeped in insight with its analytical focus and depth of information. While it switches back and forth regarding history, it flows in the presentation and is a fascinating read, especially for those in the field of mental health services, not just psychiatry.
The exploration of the negatives (including such horrors as lobotomies and the problems of managed care) and the positives (including the advancement of psychiatric medicines) is a balanced look at how medical practices including psychiatry have developed. Showing how the Alexian Brothers' treatment model has kept them in business might be a business model for others. Finally, this book shows how things need to change in the future—something everyone must understand for psychiatry to continue to help those in need.
RECOMMENDED by the US Review
Title: IPS member publishes a book: "The Curious Case of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital and Other Controversies in Psychiatry"
Author: Lala Park, MD.
"The Curious Case of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital" is more than tales within the walls of the Alexian Brothers Hospital, where Dr. D'Agostino has practiced for 40 years. Rather, the Alexian Brothers Hospital, or how it survived the "power of managed care to influence all aspects of psychiatric care," is used as a backdrop for a broader discussion about our broken healthcare delivery system.
Dr. D'Agostino challenges the idea of free market healthcare and advocates for a single payer system. He builds his arguments carefully yet unapologetically. He first shows that psychiatry is "definitely not a recent trend or a fad" by taking us through the history of psychiatry. We have been taking care of the mentally ill for hundreds of years. He demonstrates that the successes and failures in our field are legitimate attempts to understand and treat mental illnesses, by drawing similarities to the way advancements were made in cancer treatments or surgical knowledge. Then, we get an insider's views on "the most interesting decades in the history of American psychiatry," or the last 40 years, during which managed care has greatly affected and altered the way we practice psychiatry. It is important to note the various roles Dr. D'Agostino served during this time. Locally, he served as President of IPS and also on Insurance and Ethics committees. He was a hospital surveyor for the Hospital Licensing Division of IDPH. Nationally, he served as an Illinois delegate to the Assembly of the APA and also as Vice Chair of Managed Care Committee.
This book will motivate members to take a stand on our healthcare system — and, of course, it will be an interesting read for anyone with love for our profession and our patients.
Copyright © 2022 · All Rights Reserved · The Curious Case of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
By Anthony M D'Agostino, MD


The ICTM World Network is composed of individuals, called Liaison Officers, and representatives of organisations, called National and Regional Committees. They all act as links between the Council and the community of individuals and organizations involved with traditional music and dance in their country or region.
As of March 2019, the International Council for Traditional Music is officially represented in the following 129 countries or regions.


The teaser trailer for the Frozen sequel has dropped and we are SO EXCITED!
Anna and Elsa are back for the second instalment of Disney's Frozen and things are looking... warm!
Disney -- and now the trailer -- really hasn't given much away of what we can expect from the film's plot, but we know that Elsa's powers seem to be getting weaker, Anna is in a cave, Kristoff and Sven lead a stampede of reindeer and Elsa tries to protect Olaf from Autumn leaves!!!!
The long-awaited sequel hits cinemas in the US on November 22, 2019.
Pixar's latest trailer for Toy Story 4 seems designed to make a thousand millennials say "same" and a thousand parents sigh in recognition.


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Kim Kardashian Welcomes Third Child Via Surrogate With Kanye West
By Marc Lupo
Their family is growing! Kim Kardashian and her husband, Kanye West, welcomed their third child via surrogate, on Monday, January 15, Us Weekly confirms. The baby girl weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces.
"We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care," Kardashian announced on her app on Tuesday, January 16.
The KKW Beauty mogul, 37, confirmed she was expecting her third bundle of joy with the "Gold Digger" performer, 40, in a trailer for the Keeping Up With the Kardashian's 14th season in September 2017. In the heartwarming clip, she FaceTimed with her sister Khloé Kardashian when she revealed the happy news. "What happens every time I say, 'Guess what?'" Kim asked, to which Khloé answered, "The person's pregnant." Kim gushed, "We're having a baby!"
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Us Weekly exclusively reported that the couple's surrogate was 3 months pregnant in July 2017. The reality star opted to use a surrogate after suffering from placenta accreta — a life-threatening condition — while pregnant with both of her children: North, 4, and Saint, 2.
Celebrity Babies of 2018
That November, the Selfish author confirmed the sex of her new addition and shared details of her baby shower while appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "We had a baby shower over the weekend, and I thought, you know, I really do want to have a baby shower because I want [North] to feel that something's coming and for her to really understand it," Kim explained. "People brought toys and gifts, and [North] was opening them all up the next day and she goes, 'Mom, since baby sister's not here, I think I need all of her toys in my room and play with them and make sure they're all OK for baby sister.'"
Kim went on to say the couple were having a difficult time of selecting a name for their baby girl. "It's so hard," she told the 59-year-old host. "I do like different names, but short, easy to spell, one syllable. That's kind of my vibe."
Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Fallon and More Celebrities Who Used Surrogates
One month before the twosome welcomed their little one, the fashion icon addressed the struggles of finding a suitable surrogate on an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on December 10. "Finding someone you really trust is really more difficult than you can imagine. … It was maybe a year before we finalized our current situation," she explained of securing her surrogate. "She's such a nice person. Like, she's so easy to talk to."
Celebrity Moms Who Ate Their Own Placentas
The DASH entrepreneur went on to share more details of the process, saying, "This particular surrogate, she was the best fit for my family so we just had to go with it and try one embryo." Kim went on to admit to the loss of an implanted embryo from a fertility procedure prior to becoming pregnant with her son, Saint. "One didn't work with me. I tried it and I lost one of them."
Sister Khloé echoed Kim's statements, adding, "Before Kimberly got pregnant with Saint she had an embryo implanted in her and that embryo did not take. So Kim is super nervous and anxious during this waiting period."
Kim and West got engaged in October 2013 and tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy, in May 2014.


As you might expect, the Undo command in Photoshop Elements 11 is found on the Edit menu. To undo an editing step, you simply choose Edit→Undo or press Ctrl+Z or Command+Z. This simple command helps you correct a mistake or toss away an experimental edit that doesn't work for you.
When you open the Edit menu, you find the Undo command at the top of the menu. In addition, you find the name of the edit you last applied to the image. In this figure, a fill is applied within a selection. On the Edit menu, the menu command appears as Undo Fill.
If you make several edits in Elements, you can take advantage of the Undo command several times. The number of undo operations you have available is determined in the Preferences dialog box. To adjust the number of undo actions you want available, choose Edit→Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor→Preferences (Mac) and the Preferences dialog box opens.
Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+K (Command+K) to open the Preferences dialog box.
In the Preferences dialog box, you click the Performance item in the list on the left to open the Performance preferences panel. Below the History & Cache item on the right, you find History States, as shown.
The setting you make here — by adjusting the slider or by typing a number in the History States text box — determines the number of undos you have available when you choose Edit→Undo or press Ctrl+Z (Command+Z). By default, the number is set to 50, meaning you can step back to undo your last 50 edits.
You also have a command for Redo on the Edit menu. If you choose Undo from the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Z (Command+Z) and then change your mind, you can always just redo that last undo: Choose Redo or press Ctrl+Y (Command+Y), and the last undo returns to the state before you chose to undo the edit.
The number of redos you have is the same as the number of undos. For example, if you set the History States to ten in the Performance preferences and make ten edits and then successively press Ctrl+Z (Command+Z) ten times, you can successively press Ctrl+Y (Command+Y) to redo all ten undos.


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Q: Extendable architecture to create subclass objects based on a string? Consider a form where the user can upload a file.
I look at the mime type sent with the file (e.g. application/pdf) and want to construct an object of the appropiate type.
For PDF this would be an object of the PdfDocument inheriting from an abstract Document class.
How can I build this architecture to be easily extendable by additional "mime string to class" mappings? I want to make it easy to add classes for new mime types without having to change the existing code that handles the uploaded document.
The naive implementation would look something like this:
public Document GetDocumentByMimeType(string mimeType) {
    switch(mimeType)
        case "application/pdf":
             return new PdfDocument();
        case "application/msword":
             return new WordDocument();
        ...
}

I have to touch this code every time I want to add a new mimetype with a Document subclass.
I am using Unity as a IoC framework, can I solve this problem by registering the types somehow at startup? Is there maybe a way to register the types automatically just by adding the subclasses to the assembly?
And what would be the best way to resolve the class from the mimetype in the above method?

A: Have you considered using System.Activator.CreateInstance()?
These methods allow you to create an instance of an object at runtime from the type or name of the class.
As such you can maintain a dictionary of classes or even have a database/config file loaded set which can then be used to create an instance of the required object.
For example from MSDN,
ObjectHandle handle = Activator.CreateInstance("PersonInfo", "Person");
Person p = (Person) handle.Unwrap();
p.Name = "Samuel";
Console.WriteLine(p);

Creates an instance of Person from PersonInfo dll.

A: If you are registering all the types of handlers by a particular interface or base class, then you can use a ResolveAll in the constructor of the class containing your method.
The following link describes the ResolveAll command
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff660852(v=pandp.20).aspx
Have your handlers provide a key, which is the mime type supported by the class, then you can take the IEnumerable that is returned from the resolve all and turn it into a dictionary based on the key.
Finally in your method, just do a TryGetValue on the mime type against the dictionary and handle a missing mime type with a reasonable error message.


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Russia and China lead six-nation security talks in Beijing
Russia and China have reaffirmed their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria and cemented their economic relationship during President Vladimir Putin's eighth visit to Beijing.
The leaders of both countries say they remain committed to UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria.
President Putin's three day state visit has extended foreign policy and military cooperation and seen major business deals signed.
The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan are also in Beijing to meet with the two big powers.
Correspondent: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Dr Leonid Petrov, lecturer in Korean and Asian Studies at Sydney University; Ben Simpfendorfer, Managing Director of SilkRoad Associates
SNOWDON: China's state run media says the relationship is in good shape. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has an exemplary partnership with China on foreign policy.
It hasn't always been so.
Ben Simfendorfer, Managing Director of SilkRoad Associates says its not all clear sailing even now.
SIMFENDORFER: China has a longstanding relationship with Russia, for better or worse. It's not always a comfortable relationship. The two have been at odds for periods. So, I don't expect too many surprises, but at the same time, these negotiations never move that fast, because of any outstanding or historical tension.
SNOWDON: Past border conflicts, the 1960's crisis and inconsistencies from Moscow have given way to increasing cooperation, including on solving the Iranian and North Korean nuclear issues.
At the present time, the most noticeable common position relates to the conflict in Syria. As ongoing violence unravels Kofi Annan's peace plan, China and Russia continue to urge international support for it. And they remain united in opposing foreign intervention or forced regime change by the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power.
Speaking on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she hopes for a change of heart.
CLINTON: I think it is clear to anyone …. that peace and human dignity will not be possible in Syria without political change. And we are going to continue to pursue that and we invite the Russians and Chinese to be part of this solution of what is happening in Syria.
SNOWDON: Many commentators see the Russia-China partnership as both sides balancing their relations with the US, but it's mostly economic.
About a dozen contracts have been signed this week but as yet the big prize — the sale of 70 billion cubic metres of gas to China remains unsigned. As commodity prices fall Beijing is reportedly holding out for a lower price.
Leonid Petrov, lecturer in Korean and Asian Studies at the University of Sydney says President Putin has a personal stake in finalising the massive gas deal.
PETROV: Russia is very desperate. These days, Russia has many competitors. In Central Asia, first of all, Kazaksthan, Turkmenistan, who sell gas to China at much cheaper prices. So the big hope is that the deal would support the presidency of Vladimir Putin, which has been punished by popular protest.
SNOWDON: What about military cooperation between China and Russia? Will we see that becoming more important, or a factor, particularly in the light of the changing US focus on the Asia Pacific region?
PETROV: Both Russia and China demonstratively declared that they tried to restore the balance in international order, where the world should be multi-polar and more balanced. So in terms of security, Vladimir Putin and President Hu agreed to improve and increase the military cooperation.
SNOWDON: At the same time in Beijing President Hu Jintao is hosting, along with Russia, the other four members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The ten year old grouping concerns itself with economic relations and security, especially counter terrorism border issues. This year the summit has given observer status to the leaders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai is meeting President Hu.
Leonid Petrov says the growing relationship has mutual benefits.
PETROV: Well these days, China is very pro-active in finding new spaces, the niches for its economic penetration and also strategic calibration with many countries, under-developed countries. So, Afghanistan, African countries provide a lucrative market, perhaps not now, maybe not today, but in the long term, and China is actually looking to restore to restore their economies after the wars, after the international conflicts and civil unrest.
Original: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/russia-and-china-lead-sixnation-security-talks-in-beijing/956632
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Posted on June 27, 2019 by Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud
I wasn't able to attend the preliminary hearing for the horrific home invasion murder of Carlsbad resident Marjorie Gawitt, but I've pulled together some details of that day.
As I previously wrote, she lived in my neighborhood and her death shook the community. We weren't close friends, but had I had been invited to a couple of parties that she also attended and we briefly chatted. https://enchantedseashells.com/2019/03/11/not-in-carlsbad-home-invasion-and-murder/
The defendants, both transients, were arrested in a known homeless encampment near Agua Hedionda Lagoon, not far from the scene of the home invasion, hours after the attack, and blocks away from where I live.
Initially, at the arraignment on March 13, the prosecutor testified that she was stabbed about fifty times.
However, the murder was even more brutal than originally reported. The autopsy of Marj Gawitt indicated she suffered 142 knife wounds.
142 knife wounds. Let that sink in for a few minutes…
Leslie Anderson, a forensic pathology fellow with the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office, said Marjorie Gawitt had 142 knife wounds, including 95 deep stabs, on her body and head from a March 11 attack in her home on Outrigger Lane.
Prosecutors in the March 13 arraignment for defendants Ian Bushee, 37, and Malissa James, 26, had said Gawitt had up to 50 knife wounds, causing people in the courtroom to gasp.
During a preliminary hearing Thursday, Anderson said the wounds were so extensive that the autopsy took two days to conduct, while most take one.
The attack itself was forceful, according to Anderson, who said one facial stab knocked a cap from one of Gawitt's teeth. Some stabs were made so violently that they penetrated four inches deep, although the knife believed to be the weapon was only three inches, she said.
At the end of the two-day hearing Superior Court Judge Brad Weinreb said that there was enough evidence for the defendants to stand trial on charges of murder and special-circumstance allegations that the killing happened during a burglary.
Deputy District Attorney Nicole Rooney argued there was ample evidence, including DNA on the knife, to show James wielded the weapon that killed Gawitt.
James' attorney, John Patterson, asked the judge to dismiss a charge of torture against his client. The judge declined to do so.
Dan Segura, Bushee's attorney, argued that there was no evidence that Bushee was with James at the scene of the killing.
Rooney said DNA and other evidence links Bushee to the crime. The prosecutor also said Gawitt used the word "they," and may have said "people," when she called 911 to report the attack, indicating there was more than one assailant.
The District Attorney called several witnesses, playing 911 calls and never-before-seen police body camera footage in the courtroom. The 911 call was from the victim, Marjorie Gawitt.
Dispatcher: 911. What's your emergency?
Marjorie: (inaudible) I've been attacked.
That was the beginning of Gawitt's dying message on the morning of March 11, 2019. The 63-year-old woman was sleeping in her Carlsbad home alone when police said Bushee and James tortured and stabbed her fifty times in the face, neck, and back.
Dispatcher: We've got help sent out to you, Marjorie. Who did this?
Marjorie: I don't know.
It took everything Gawitt had left in her to make that 911 call. The call was so tragic, officers testifying on the stand became choked up while listening to Gawitt's voice. Because of her final act of courage, Officer Randy Noa found her minutes later, still alive. On his body camera video, you can hear him trying to speak to Gawitt.
"You okay ma'am? Oh. Ma'am. Is he still in here or did he leave? (PAUSE) I can't hear you, ma'am," Officer Noa said, breathing heavily.
"It looked like she was trying to say to me that he was gone. But it was hard," Officer Not testified inside the courtroom.
The District Attorney also played a second body camera video, worn by Officer Derek Harvey. On it, you can hear him trying to console the victim.
"Ma'am, you're going to be okay. The paramedics are going to be here, any second, okay?" Officer Harvey said. Minutes later, Harvey's camera recorded him finding what looked to be the weapon on the counter.
"Her eyes were clouded, dilated and fixed," Officer Harvey said. "I knew she was… probably not going to make it."
Sadly, he was right. Despite the paramedics arriving quickly, Gawitt died at Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
Trying to piece together what evidence they had, police was that the victim's boyfriend's car was missing. Hours later, surveillance video captured the stolen car in San Marcos. The suspects were taped walking around near a masonry warehouse and at a 7–11 store. Investigators said the two later ditched the car in San Marcos, and for some reason, ended up back in Carlsbad.
Police said it turns out Gawitt's home was not the first the pair had ransacked that day.
"I looked up, and I said something is missing here," neighbor Patricia Gapik said.
That same morning, Gapik noticed her sewing basket and her daughter's flute were gone. Random items were also scattered near her sliding glass door.
"I then realized that someone was in my house," Gapik testified. "I was scared."
Luckily, Gapik was asleep the entire time, and never confronted the burglars. But investigators later found that the two cases were connected. They found some of Gapik's belongings inside the car left in San Marcos.
According to court documents, the next trial date is scheduled for late December. If I'm in town, I'll be sure to attend. I feel like I need to know why and how someone could commit just a heinous crime against an innocent woman and maybe I'll discover some answers to this senseless murder.
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