All of Israel's universities are apparently "complicit academic institutions".
Yet known anti-Israel activist Loewenstein is – supported by The Electronic Intifada – kicking and wailing like a baby at the prospect of being booted from the country he detests, his free speech thereby supposedly infringed.
I contacted the Australian embassy in Tel Aviv yesterday to ask for advice on my situation in the hope that they would speak out strongly and publicly in favour of free speech in a self-described "democracy". I wasn't expecting much. The official was weak, however, and said that Australia couldn't interfere in internal Israeli affairs. It was a curious and revealing attitude because embassies constantly get involved in other country's business. In this case, being a "friend" of Israel means staying silent.
In the last 24 hours the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union, Australia's leading media union representing the country's best journalists, (I've been a member since 2003/2004), has sent the following letter to the Israeli Ambassador in Australia, the Australian Ambassador in Israel, Dave Sharma, and the Israeli Government Press Office.
Loewenstein might eventually be booted from Israel – he is obviously an anti-Israel activist – but he continues to enjoy complete freedom of speech.
The MEAA is, so far as I can determine, not the "leading media union", it's the sole national media union.
The MEAA doesn't represent Australia's "best journalists", it represents all journalists who meet basic membership requirements.
Anyone who accepts Loewenstein as a credible source on any subject is dumber than he is.


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Hamilton - Title in the Bag ?
Turn your peugeot into a ferrari.
Car Registration Plates And The Law.
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Predictions for the Brazil race?
So You`re Interested In Motorsport Eh?
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Moto cross or scrambling type events?
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YT Galleria began in 2002 with a dream to provide curated, quality items to the Grand Rapids community. We started in a small retail space and quickly grew to two more stores in East Hills. The stores were combined in 2009 in the current location at 966 Cherry St.
Shopping here was a great experience. Select, quality pieces in true boutique style. Susan is an amazing woman with a heart for uplifting and empowering women. She helped me in discovering exactly the best fit for me. I left the shop feeling like I had made a friend, had a great new top, and felt blessed for having been there!
Susan, the owner, is absolutely amazing. She offers free tailoring to any product so that it fits you just the way you want it to. She's incredibly personable and really strives to find a product that will make you look and feel like a million bucks.
The art and other items available are simply gorgeous! The shop is the kind you want to spend time in. Warm and welcoming with delightful wares elegantly displayed.
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The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
Paul Sylvester is an Authorized Partner to provide The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ to clients.
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ is an assessment-based learning program that helps individuals and organizations reveal what it takes to build a truly cohesive and effective team in the most approachable, competent, and effective way possible. Powered by Everything DiSC®, the profiles help participants understand their own DiSC® styles.
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ is the result of the partnership between Wiley Workplace Learning Solutions and best-selling author Patrick Lencioni. The model is based on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,Patrick Lencioni's best-selling book that outlines the five behaviors that are essential to a healthy, well-functioning team: building trust, mastering conflict, achieving commitment, embracing accountability, and focusing on results.
"We are happy to welcome PS363 to the global network of Authorized Partners who are now offering The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team to their clients in the HR, training and organizational development space," said Barry Davis, Vice President and General Manager of Wiley.
What does this program do?
The program helps teams understand how, as a team, they score on the key components of The Five Behaviors model: trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results. Each individual on the team will also understand their own personality style and their team members styles, based on the DiSC® model: D: Dominance, i: Influence, S: Steadiness, and C: Conscientiousness, and how their style contributes to the team's overall success.
The program is designed exclusively for intact teams and work groups. The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team harnesses the power of Everything DiSC and the clarity and simplicity of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.
The Five Behaviors Model is used to help team members learn to work together more efficiently and effectively and become a more cohesive team. A productive, high-functioning team:
Makes better, faster decisions
Taps into the skills and opinions of all members
Avoids wasting time and energy on politics, confusion, and destructive conflict
Avoids wasting time talking about the wrong issues and revisiting the same topics over and over again because of a lack of buy-in
Creates a competitive advantage
Is more fun to be on!

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Last week Puppet Labs released a new version of Puppet Enterprise that brought forward a number of new features, including those to Puppet Node manager that helps automate the provisioning of infrastructure from containers to bare metal, as well as a new AWS module that helps automate provisioning, configuration and management of AWS resources using Puppet. As a part of the release, Puppet announced it was officially supporting a Puppet module for Docker that has been kicking around Puppet Forge since the containerization tool went open source. With 90,000 downloads behind it and many more customers clamoring for advice on how to better automate workflows in Puppet-controlled infrastructure while using Docker, the module had gained critical mass. DevOps.com took the announcement as an opportunity to catch up with Gareth Rushgrove, senior software engineer with Puppet and author of the Docker module, to discuss containerization and how Puppet is working to help customers take better advantage of container environments.
What do you consider some of the biggest challenges when deploying containers in the real world? And how is Puppet Labs hoping to help customers get the most out of Docker?


this is in draft format for future build out of article, from"Grant Research"
major step in the regulation of ocean dumping.
face in the twenty-first century is radioactive pollution.
is a first study of this kind.
also disposed of a magnitude of radioactive waste into the ocean.
bath – and yet that is too much.
even in water only 100 meters deep and only miles away from the coast.
zone timer was up, the crew just dumped the barrels regardless of location.
of the waste if the locations are unknown.
state the risks are insignificant.
rockets off towards the sun.
importance and safety of ocean-floor disposals.
ships into the oceans, great risks still remain.
Governments have also covered up dumping of nuclear waste in the ocean.
dumping to "dispose" of radioactive waste between 1946 and 1993.
the Basel Convention, and MARPOL 73/78.
Belgium (2,120TBq). Sunken USSR nuclear submarines are not included.
tonnage nor volume of 34,282 containers.
15.1TBq, New Zealand 1+TBq and unknown figure by South Korea.
nor volume of 56,261 containers.
(unknown radio activity value) in the Sea of Japan.
reactors loaded with nuclear fuel.
task of mapping the waste, the paper reported.
"We know that the Russians have an interest in oil exploration in this area.
and that Norway would be taking part in the waste charting expedition.
the Kara Sea in 1981.
explode was released at the Bellona-Rosatom seminar in February.
submarine, and attempt to determine if it is leaking radioactivity into the sea.
Navy, and two from the Russian Navy.
recommendation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
thought it was safe". And this may be true.
may not adequately "dilute" nuclear materials.
entire walls, and building 3 is a pile of rubble.
enough that any radiation reaching the West Coast of the U.S. will be low.
diluted and would not be a problem beyond the coast of Japan.
enters the marine environment would be greatly diluted before reaching U.S.
Coast of North America than is assumed.
toward the U.S. and Canada, according to ABC News.
Coast of North America … and some of it is radioactive.
scattered pockets and streams of higher radioactive materials in the Pacific.
"hot spots" will likely end up impacting the West Coast.
will be generated in future decades.
countries with nuclear reactors will deal successfully with these challenges.
Too many things can go wrong, with disastrous outcomes.
Four sea-based approaches recommend themselves.
emissions would decline to natural background levels.
changed its mind, and the Office spent allocated funds on other projects.
ever more pressing problem and land-based solutions appear inadequate.
and using it in radiological weapons looms far larger now than in the 1980s.
New technology for containing storage reduces the threat of early leakage.
canisters of waste deep into the sub-seabed.
would be buried in a single sub-seabed storage area seems promising.
radioactivity will no longer surpass that of the natural background.
though the danger of leakage upward to the seafloor appears to be minimal.
food pyramid that leads to the surface.
water, leading to leakage; and 4) the opposition of nearby countries.
island would cost a lot of money, so do all other geological disposal solutions.
several countries with no other attractive options.
used to build up the island to a higher level.
Waste because of their very long decay times.
handling only a small amount of uranium and waste radionuclides each year.
opening new uranium mines on land.
Waste, and perhaps for Low-Level Waste as well.
- See more at: http://www.scientiapress.com/nuclearwaste#sthash.
50,000 barrels were dumped off the coast of San Francisco.
I added at top of post.
I intended to keep this as a draft article until I could compile it myself, but already got a number of fresh visitors based on google search alone, so i will leave it up with a "draft" disclaimer.
maybe I should put the PDF in google docs and you can link there also for easier reading?


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Bulwark against Duterte falls in Philippines vote
AFP . Manila | Update: 09:43, May 22, 2019
Allies of president Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed Wednesday, dissolving a last bulwark against his controversial rule.
Loyalists won both houses of the legislature, shutting out all opposition candidates in the Senate, which had served as a buffer against Duterte's most contentious plans.
The results open a path for Duterte -- who has remarkably high approval ratings -- to make good on his call to bring back the death penalty and advance his project to re-write the constitution.
"It's a clear signal that the people will be behind him as he pushes bills and processes that went nowhere previously," political analyst Ramon Casiple told AFP.
With nine Duterte backers and three nominally unaligned politicians taking the 12 seats at stake in the 24-member Senate, only four oppositions members will remain, results from the elections authority showed.
Duterte allies kept control of the lower House of Representatives, which has approved legislation to bring back capital punishment and re-write the constitution since Duterte's 2016 election.
Among the new senators is former national police chief Ronald dela Rosa, the first enforcer of Duterte's narcotics crackdown that has killed over 5,300.
Campaigners say the true toll is at least triple that and may amount to crimes against humanity.
Senate seats also went to Christopher "Bong" Go, Duterte's long-time advisor, and Imee Marcos, daughter of deceased dictator Ferdinand Marcos who was ousted in a 1986 popular uprising.
Duterte family wins
Opponents fear the majority will allow Duterte to push forward his legislative agenda, which includes re-writing the constitution.
In addition to opening avenues for him to stay in power beyond his legally mandated single term that ends in 2022, a charter change could reshape the Philippines for decades.
Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the Asian country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix local problems.
But the various initiatives launched in his first three years in office have also included proposals dropping term limits, allowing him to run for another term and weakening checks on presidential power.
"The pessimistic assessment is that what we're looking towards is the complete transformation of the Philippine political system in the years to come, well beyond 2022 when Duterte's term is supposed to end," political analyst Richard Heydarian said.
The landslide victory was a crushing defeat for the opposition, leaving it mostly in disarray.
"Voters were unable to relate to the issues highlighted by the opposition in the election, which was all about defeating Duterte," Casiple said.
The pro-Duterte electoral tsunami was likewise a win for the Duterte family.
Daughter Sara, touted as a possible 2022 presidential candidate, retained her post as mayor of the southern city of Davao, with sibling Sebastian winning as vice-mayor. The eldest son, Paolo, won a seat in the House of Representatives.
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte
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Easy Halloween treat for kids to make: vanilla pudding with green food coloring a plastic clear cup, a sharpie and crushed up oreo cookies.
Ghost Pretzel Sticks from Kitchen Daily.
These are simple and cute. Keep them healthy too by using Snikiddy Grilled Cheese Puffs. Put them in a plastic baggy seal with ribbon and add a cute little take away like a spider ring.
Spooky Halloween popcorn hands. These are spooky and cute. I did a little research and you can purchase non-toxic, non-color sanitary plastic gloves on ebay. You can buy them in bulk 150 pieces for around $4.00. Make sure they are non-toxic. Candy corn and popcorn sounds like it would be delicious together too. Yum!
Eeeek! It's a Strawberry ghost.
Stuffed Pepper Heads. Check out these awesome Halloween Stuffed Peppers at Megan's Cookin.
And these mandarin oranges with a Jack-o-Lantern face from Under Construction. This would be an fun activity for a Kindergarten class, or something to hand out at a Halloween party.
I've made these Apple Bites from Workman Family several times for my boys. They look easier to make then they really are. I think this takes a bit of skill and patience.
Frankenstein Rice Crispy Treats from Whipperberry.
Orange and Black Kebabs sweet recipe by Spark.


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Best student Chromebooks 2021: top choices from Asus, HP and more
Affordable student Chromebooks for going back to school and college
Included in this guide:
Chromebook Spin 713
Pro c640 Chromebook
C523 Chromebook
IdeaPad Duet Chromebook
Chromebook 11
(Image credit: Acer)
By Robert Jones published 6 August 21
The best student Chromebooks are today one of the absolute smartest choices for going back to school or college, as not only are they very affordable but they're also geared toward online use, which is where the vast majority of studying is now taking place. They're ideal, for example, for attending Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet online classes, as well as producing coursework in Google Docs.
As we note in our best Chromebooks guide, these laptops are also ideal for learners as they are very portable, too, and tend to have great battery lives, making them ideal for those days where a student is taking classes and seminars in person on campus, or needs to visit the library for an all-day cramming session.
Our choices of the best Chromebooks for students differ to our recommendations for most people in the sense that we're looking for value for money and affordability over everything else. Many students don't have lots of money to drop during their studying years and that means they don't want to drop going on a grand on a study tool. As such, we've kept our recommendations here to Chromebooks that we feel have affordable or budget price points.
Lastly, we think it important to note that any prospective buyer should really consider if one of the best student Chromebooks is a good fit for them. For many students they'll be perfect, but remember that these systems run ChromeOS and, in general, are not as powerful as, say, one of the best laptops, best 2-in-1 laptops or best lightweight laptops.
If you're going to spend the majority of your student years writing essays in Google Docs then a Chromebook is likely ideal, however, if you're on a course where serious computing is needed (such as video editing, 3D modelling, heavy image editing, rendering or number crunching) then you're probably best plumping for a laptop running Windows or macOS. These are our recommendations for the best laptops for engineering students, for example.
The best student Chromebooks to buy in 2021
The best student Chromebook for most people? That's the Acer Chromebook Spin 713.
1. Acer Chromebook Spin 713
The best Chromebook for most students
CPU: Up to Intel Core i7-10510U
Graphics: Up to Intel UHD Graphics
RAM: 4GB / 8GB
Screen: 13.5-inch, 2256 x 1504 pixels
Storage: 64GB / 128GB / 256GB
+Versatile, solid design+Sharp and bright screen+Strong all-round specs
-Cheaper student Chromebooks exist
Of all the Chromebooks on the market today we think Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is the best all-round choice for students. This is because it delivers a strong all-round combination of robust build, stylish design, good screen and powerful internal hardware – everything you need for going back to school or college.
The Spin 713's screen, for example, is a lovely 13.5-inch panel with crisp resolution of 2265 x 1504 pixels, while its core internal hardware spec includes up to an Intel Core i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage. That's the sort of spec you'll find on most laptops, and that means that as well as crushing every application in the Google Workspace and Android app store, it's also got plenty of grunt for photo and video editing.
The Spin 713 also ticks other boxes we're looking for on a student Chromebook, including impressive connectivity options (it actually comes with a HDMI out port, which is not something a lot of Chromebooks have, and is perfect for when you want to hook the system up to a TV or monitor), a 3:2 aspect ratio on the display, which means you can fit much more on the screen vertically compared with a 16:9 or even a 16:10 aspect ratio display, and the ability to rotate the screen into a tabletop viewing mode, which is ideal for watching movies and TV shows.
Overall, this is a really strong all-round Chromebook, and we consider it our number one choice for students.
Today's best Acer Chromebook Spin 713 deals
AU$1,091.52
The HP c640 Chromebook delivers a top-shelf computing experience.
(Image credit: HP)
2. HP Pro c640 Chromebook
The best premium student Chromebook
RAM: Up to 16GB
Screen: 14-inch, up to 1920 x 1080 pixels
Storage: Up to 128GB
+Excellent performance+14-inch, FHD screen+Good port connectivity+Good in-built webcam
-No 2-in-1 functionality-Pricey
This is the one system in our list of student Chromebooks that costs a decent chunk of change, but that's because it really does make a great case for why, if you can afford it, you'd be well rewarded for doing so. That's because the HP Pro c640 comes with a hardware sheet which, at max spec, rivals many full-blown laptops and delivers an incredibly speedy performance across the board.
What we like especially, though, is that this premium student Chromebook can be picked up in a wide range of configurations, meaning you can tailor what it delivers directly to your college's course needs. If you're on a technical or creative course where you need plenty of processing power, then you can slot a 10th-gen Intel Core i7-10610U along with 16GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD in, for example, but equally you could spec more of an entry level system in the same chassis that is equipped, say, with an Intel Core i3 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 32GB storage drive.
Regardless of the spec you choose, the HP Pro c640 Chromebook's screen is another reason to consider dropping the extra cash on it. That's because it is a 14-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display that is bright and sharp, and the construction of this laptop impresses, too. The screen can't fold right over, but it can lay flat if you need it to, and its size is greater than what a lot of Chromebooks deliver.
You also get a good webcam built-in to the top of the display, a battery that is good for all-day use away from a power socket, and a full full-sized HDMI port as well that you can use to connect up an external display. Overall, a very strong portable computer that we feel is the best premium student Chromebook on the market today.
Today's best HP Pro c640 Chromebook deals
For those shopping on a budget, the Asus C523 is well worth checking out.
(Image credit: Asus)
3. Asus C523 Chromebook
The best budget student Chromebook
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 500
Screen: 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 pixels
+Great value for money+Spacious 15.6-inch display+Well built unit
-Not top level specs
If you want to keep the costs of your student Chromebook purchase down but still want as much as you can get in the way of power and features, then the Asus C523 is a great choice. It's got basic specs but providing you don't need to do much in terms of heavy duty processing or editing work, then it'll do everything that you need a Chromebook to do, without costing you much at all.
There's another great reason to pick this Chromebook if you're a student, too – it comes with a large (for a Chromebook) 15.6-inch screen. As such, if you're going to want to stream movies and TV shows from places like Netflix and Disney Plus between study sessions then the Asus C523 provides the screen real estate for a genuinely immersive experience.
In terms of other specs nothing is standout and beaten easily by other systems in this guide, with an Intel Celeron N3350 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage completing the core package, but it's enough for what this system is designed to do, which is run Android apps and Google's suite of applications and software well.
The matte grey finish is professional looking, too, and the equipped keyboard and a trackpad is not unlike something Apple might put out. Connectivity is also stong with four USB ports, a headphone jack and an SD card reader to make use of.
Overall, a strong budget student Chromebook buy. To learn more about this system be sure to check out T3's should I buy the ASUS Chromebook C523? guide.
Today's best Asus Chromebook C523NA deals
If you need 2-in-1 functionality from your student Chromebook then definitely consider the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet.
(Image credit: Lenovo)
4. Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook
The best 2-in-1 student Chromebook
CPU: MediaTek Helio P60T Octa-Core
Graphics: ARM G72
Storage: 64GB / 128GB
+2-in-1 form factor+Excellent design+Great value
-Small keyboard, keys have limited travel-No micro-SD slot to expand storage
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Value for money is important for everyone, but especially for students, and that's why 2-in-1 systems make perfect sense – they bag you a laptop and a tablet in one device. Naturally there a few 2-in-1 student Chromebooks of note, but our pick of these is the very capable Lenovo IdeaPad Duet.
The Duet is primarily a tablet running Chrome OS, but you can snap on the included in the price keyboard and it's a great laptop, too, delivering a system loaded with a 10.1-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, MediaTek P60T processor, 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. Yes, those specs aren't top tier or anything to write home about, but they're still more than enough to run Chrome OS, Google's suite of applications as well as any Android app you can think of.
Oh, and the Duet also delivers excellent battery life – we're talking multiple days of normal usage without having to recharge. That flexibility is fantastic on campus as you can go from taking notes in class, to writing up an essay in the library, to chilling out in the common room while browsing the internet, and onto watching your favourite shows or listening to music in your dorm room, all on one very light and portable device.
Overall a really strong (and affordable) 2-in-1 Chromebook experience, and our number one choice of hybrid Chromebook for students going back to college or university.
Today's best Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook deals
If money is really tight then the HP Chromebook 11 should be right up there on your systems to scope out.
5. HP Chromebook 11
The best student Chromebooks for buyers with a very tight budget
Graphics: Integrated graphics
Screen: 11.6-inch, HD (1,366 x 768) touchscreen
Storage: 16GB eMMC
+Very, very affordable+Very portable
-Small 11-inch screen
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The HP Chromebook 11 is the best student Chromebook on the market today for a seriously low price point. We're talking about a system that retails for under $200/£200, which here at T3 we feel every student can afford. From a value for money perspective it is therefore right up there.
And, while you absolutely don't get a beastly powerhouse of a system for that spend, what you do get is a very capable Chromebook that will be more than enough for many students going to college or school today. The Intel Celeron N3060, 4GB of RAM and 16GB storage drive don't sound impressive, but they're more than capable of running ChromeOS well, as well as Google's applications and Android apps.
The screen is only 11 inches, mind, so you really don't get much screen real estate, and the screen's bezels are large, too. But if those things aren't deal breakers for you then this is super portable Chromebook that makes studying on a super tight budget not just possible but a good experience.
Today's best HP Chromebook 11 deals
How to buy the right student Chromebook for you
As we mentioned in this guide's introduction, the first thing you should ask yourself when thinking about buying a Chromebook for study is just why are you considering a Chromebook and not a laptop running Windows or macOS. If the answer to that is due to budget then that makes sense but with some caveats, while if it is because you just need a simple, online-focussed system to read and write essays then that makes total sense regardless.
First off, there are affordable laptops that run Windows and, in the second hand market, macOS, so if you've got a decent budget and feel you need the full functionality that those operating systems deliver (as well as their, in general, better specs) then you should consider those first and foremost for sure.
Secondly, though, if you've already identified that a Chromebook is a right fit for your needs then you need to consider exactly what they are, as that will determine how much you spend on a student Chromebook and if you need anything specific like 2-in-1 functionality.
As a rule we'd say only students who are going to be expected to need serious computing or processing power (such as those involved in engineering, for example) should spend big on a Chromebook, as even the most basic spec Chromebooks all run ChromeOS and Google's suite of apps like Google Docs perfectly. You'd just end up wasting money. Remember, for example, that a lot of Google's apps are cloud based, so you don't even need much storage space for files or images. So, yes, don't overspend on a student Chromebook.
The other thing we'd suggest is weighing up how much entertainment you're expecting to get out of your student laptop. If you need a system to stream movies and play games on then, then we'd suggest opting for a Chromebook with a decent size screen (14-inch or higher), or with 2-in-1 functionality, so you can unwind with the system in tablet mode in the evening when the day's study in laptop mode has been completed.
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And may the most efficient team win. Palma de Mallorca, on the main island of the Spanish archipelago of the Balearic Islands, was the venue for the efficiency race for electric cars, one of the initiatives dedicated to Endesa's electric mobility, initiatives grouped together under the hashtag #Endesachallenge. The victory did not go to the team that crossed the finish line first, but the one that was able to cover the route using the least energy.
On February 13th, three Nissan Leaf electric cars and three teams competed in a race covering two routes of about 200 kilometers around the island, the Ruta Verde and the Ruta Azul. Each team was formed by a driver and navigator and could rely on the ecaR App, an application for smartphones that calculates routes and finds charging points. The two routes were divided into four stages, each of which coincided with just as many fast charging points installed by Endesa on the island.
On the island of Majorca, the Spanish subsidiary of the Enel Group has created the first Fast Self-Charging Club called ecaR: an intelligent network of six fast charging points (80% of the battery in less than 30 minutes) that is able to ensure full "electric" autonomy for moving around the island.
The race was a unique efficiency competition or, better yet, a sustainable rally race: a sort of slow-food experience of sustainable mobility. Before every recharge, the three teams had to photograph the dashboard with the on-board computer data as "proof" of the energy consumed. At each pit stop, the three teams also received a piece of a puzzle with a stylised drawing of a Loryc Electric Speedster, a 1920 electric-powered sports car, with cutting-edge design and materials for its time, built by the homonymous carmaker founded in Majorca. This historic brand ceased production because of the rise of the big powerhouses in the automobile industry. Today, thanks to the development of new electric motors and fast charging systems, it is making a comeback on the island.
At the end of the first edition of the race an award was given to all the teams, formed by influencers and electric car experts, ready to tell about the new dimension of zero-emission mobility and the new ways of traveling with a model of slow, smart and sustainable tourism.


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Q: Pass multiple values through and process them I have a form that adds a hidden field for every object in the list and this is then picked up on the next page with a foreach. It all works fine.
My question is that I need to add another variable into that list. So far this is date/time. How do I get another value to be picked up by the same foreach?
Thanks
The Form:
 <form action="test.php" id="calendarform" method="post">
    <input type="submit" value="Export Calendar"/>
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The jQuery:
    $('#calendarform').submit(function(e) {
            var form = $(this);
            var listItems = $('.listItem');
            listItems.each(function(index){   //For each event do this:
                var listItem = $(this);
                $("<input type='hidden'/>").val(listItem.text()).appendTo(form).attr('name', 'listItem[' + index + ']');
                });

On the response page:
foreach($_POST['listItem'] as $key => $value){

      $eventDate = trim($value);

 }

And finally how I would like it to work:
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      $eventDate = trim($value);
      $eventTitle = trim($value2);

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A: If listItem is like
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<input name="listItem[1][]">date <input name="listItem[1][]">title

you could do:
foreach($_POST['listItem'] as $key => $values){
  list($eventDate, $eventTitle) = $values;
}

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Charlotte Hollands (née Kerwood, born 15 September 1986) is a British sports shooter. She won her first Commonwealth Gold medal at the age of 15 at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In 2015 World Championship, she was part of the British team that won gold in the team trap event.

Career
Kerwood was born in Cuckfield and her parents are also sports shooters, running Northall Clay Pigeon Club, where Kerwood began shooting at the age of 12.  She won her first Commonwealth Gold medal at the age of 15 at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.  In 2002, she also won the women's double trap at the Junior European Championship.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the trap event, but did not make the final.  Her selection was controversial as she was ranked 10 places lower in the world rankings than Abbey Burton who was not selected.  The selection was challenged by Burton but an independent arbiter referred the decision back to British Shooting, who remained steadfast in their original opinion.  She finished in 16th place, not qualifying for the final.

In 2013, Kerwood won the trap event at the World Cup Final event in Abu Dhabi, beating Jana Beckmann in the gold medal match by 11 hits to 10.  It was the first time she'd reached the final of a World Cup Final event, although she had previously qualified to participate at the 2006 and 2007 World Cup Finals.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she again won the gold medal, shooting 94 out of 120 clays.

At the 2015 World Championship, she was part of the British team that won gold in the team trap event.  She did not reach the finals in the individual event, although she was part of a 6-person shoot-off to decide the last entrant to the finals.

Unusually, she only uses one gun to shoot with, a hand-made Perazzi 12-bore shotgun.  She still competes at Northall Clay Pigeon Club, and is coached by Ahmed Al Maktoum, himself an Olympic gold medallist.

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Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Living people
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People from Cuckfield
Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Jared P. Van Ramshorst
PhD, Geography, 2014–present
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
MA, Geography, 2014
BA, History, 2012
Forthcoming. Van Ramshorst, J.P. Studying migration in the time of Trump: Power, positionality, and formal politics in the field. The Professional Geographer.
Forthcoming. Van Ramshorst, J.P. Laughing about it: Emotional and affective spaces of humour in the geopolitics of migration. Geopolitics.
2018. Van Ramshorst, J.P. Anti-immigrant sentiment, rising populism, and the Oaxacan Trump. Journal of Latin American Geography 17(1), 253–256.
In Press. Van Ramshorst, J.P. and Winders, J. Transit migration, borders, and activism: Understanding the changing geographies and temporalities of international migration. In M. Elman, C. Gerard, G. Golan, and L. Kriesberg (eds.), Transforming Intractable Conflicts: Restructuring and Reframing. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
2016. Van Ramshorst, J.P. Review of Guatemala-U.S. migration: Transforming regions. By S. Jonas and N. Rodriguez. International Migration Review 50(1), e11–e12.
2014. Van Ramshorst, J.P. Review of Securing the city: Neoliberalism, space, and insecurity in post-war Guatemala. Edited by K. L. O'Neill and K. Thomas. Urban Geography 35(2), 313–314.
2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Graduate School, Syracuse University
2017 Summer Research Award, Department of Geography, Syracuse University
2017 Field Study Award, Latin American Specialty Group of the AAG
2016 Maxwell Citizenship Initiative Research Grant, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
2016 Summer Research Grant, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, Syracuse University
2015 Roscoe-Martin Dissertation Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
2014 Citizenship Award, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2013 Field Research Grant, Tinker Foundation
2013 Scholarship for Less Commonly Taught Languages, Welte Institute for Oaxacan Studies
2013 Field Study Award, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers
2013 Alvena Storm Memorial Scholarship, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2012 Outstanding History Student Award, Department of History, California State University, Fullerton
Professional Presentations
2019 "Waiting to live: Migration, asylum, and transnational death in the U.S. and Mexico." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the LSA, Washington, DC, May 30–June 2.
2018 "The detention corridor: Spatializing migration management and uncertainty in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, New Orleans, LA, April 10–14.
2017 "Haunting, trauma, and the spectral geographies of fieldwork." Presented at the Annual Critical Geography Conference, Penn State University, State College, PA, October 27–28.
2017 "Laughing about it: Emotional and affective spaces of humor in the geopolitics of migration." Presented at the Annual Emotional geographies Conference, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, June 14–16.
2017 "'La migra!': Joking and laughter in irregular migration from Central America." Presented at the Human Smuggling Workshop, University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso, TX, April 6–8.
2016 "Transit migration, borders, and activism: Understanding the changing geographies of international migration." Presented at the Transforming Intractable Conflicts Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, September 23–24.
2015 "'To live is to be hunted': Philip K. Dick, science fiction, and the politics of immigration." Presented at the Circuits of Justice Workshop, Penn State University, State College, PA, November 6–7.
2015 "Henri Lefebvre and dystopian spaces in science fiction cinema." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Chicago, IL, April 22–25.
2014 "'I suffer a lot, we all suffer so much': Transnational contexts of mobility, migration, and connectedness." Presented at the Latin American Graduate Organization Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, February 13–15.
Organized Panels and Sessions
2019 "Affect(ing) the classroom: Theory and teaching in cultural geography." Panel session organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Washington, DC, April 3–7.
2018 "Integrating radical scholarship and activism inside the neoliberal university." Panel session co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, New Orleans, LA, April 10–14.
2015 "The politics of utopia and dystopia: Exploring geographies of speculative fiction." Paper session co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Chicago, IL, April 22–25.
2014 "Supporting women in geography across the sub-disciplines, 2nd annual panel." Panel co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Tampa, FL, April 8–12.
2019 Instructor of record, World Cultures, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2018 Teaching associate, Global Community, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2018, 2017 Graudate facilitator, Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, Syracuse University (graduate)
2018 Teaching assistant, Human Geography, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2017, 2015 Teaching assistant, World Cultures, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2016 Teaching assistant, Environment & Society, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2015, 2014 Teaching assistant, Global Environmental Change, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2014, 2012 Teaching assistant, Geography of Food, San Diego State University (undergraduate)
2013, 2012 Teaching assistant, South America, San Diego State University (undergraduate)
2019 "In-Between places: Migration, identity, and the politics of migrants' journeys from Central America." Presented at the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) Conversations, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, February 27.
2018 "New directions in geopolitics: Rethinking security." Presented in Political Geography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, April 26.
2017 "Changing experiences of migration in North and Central America." Presented in World Cultures, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, October 4.
2016 "Borders, transit migration, and migrant journeys from Central America." Presented at the Refugee Advocacy Program, RAICES, San Antonio, TX, February 18
2016 "En el camino: Nuevos riesgos y derechos en transito." Presented at Centro de Ayuda Humanitaria a Migrantes, Chahuites, Oaxaca, MX, November 19.
2015 "Migration, identity, and borders." Presented in World Cultures, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, October 7.
Disciplinary Service
Geopolitics (2019)
Emotion, Space, and Society (2018)
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2017)
University and Departmental Service
2015–2016 Graduate Student Representative, Department of Geography, Syracuse University
2014–2016 Member, Future Professoriate Program, Syracuse University
2013–2014 Colloquium Representative, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2013–2014 Vice-President, Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG), San Diego State University
American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG)
Law and Society Association (LSA)
Spanish Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking


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My goal when presenting this Time Management training program is to guide everyone that attends this program to understand that energy, activity and time management is about self management. You can never manage time you can only manage how you use your available time.
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This talk about activity and time management, by one of the most entertaining and informative motivational speakers in South Africa will highlight and guide you to understand how a simple yet extremely meaningful and effective energy, activity and time management management system, will allow you to leverage the maximum benefit out of your day. This new success habit set in which you utilize your available time to produce the most efficient outcomes each day; will become the cornerstone of your success.
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Amusement Vision Month
Classic SEGA Ads: F-Zero GX for Nintendo Gamecube will make your heart race
June 23, 2015 by Barry
It has been a little over 14 years since SEGA went third party, and while at the time it was a shock to learn that the company would be releasing games on once rival consoles, now most fans have grown accustomed to third party SEGA. In fact, it has been so long since the announcement that now we have a whole new generation of fans who pinpoint a third party SEGA game as their introduction to the company! I'm not one to use the tired expression "I feel old", but that realization almost makes me want to utter it (almost). Back in the early 2000s, when third party SEGA went into full swing, fans were seeing the likes of Crazy Taxi on PS2, Sonic Adventure on Gamecube, and Jet Set Radio's sequel JSRF on the Xbox. Shocking, sure, but nothing could give SEGA fans whiplash like the announcement that SEGA's own Amusement Vision team were to develop a new game in a fully Nintendo owned classic franchise – enter F-Zero GX and F-Zero AX.
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SEGA Tunes: Hideki Naganuma brings The Concept of Love to Ollie King
While SEGA's arcade skateboarding title Ollie King is often given Smilebit credit, as mentioned in our kick-off retrospective, the title is still very much an Amusement Vision game. Still, given the Smilebit talent involved in Ollie King's creation, I can easily see why people make the mistake. Hell, I thought the game was a Smilebit arcade game until I played it for the first and only time at a GameWorks in Schaumburg, Illinois back in 2005 and saw that "AV" logo. While Ollie King's art style and graphics are very much in the same style as Smilebit's JSRF, and what really pushes the Smilebit feel over the edge is the incredible soundtrack from SEGA music veteran Hideki Naganuma. Not only does the game feature original tracks including pulse-pounders like "Boarder 70", "Let It Go", and "Too Fast", slower celebrative tracks like "Funk to the Top", as well as the lovingly wacky "Brother Goes Away", the game also features two remixes of original tracks from Jet Set Radio Future!
Classic SEGA Ads: Super Monkey Ball 2 is like a party but better than a party!
When SEGA made the announcement that they were going third party, a lot of fans felt the pain of not seeing SEGA games on SEGA hardware anymore. But that pain didn't last long, as over the next few years SEGA would release a slew of modern day classics to the Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube. Each console had their own unique games, and each could claim a certain SEGA IP. While Xbox and Playstation owners had the more adult Virtua Fighter and Panzer Dragoon games, the kid friendly Gamecube had the Super Monkey Ball series. I'll admit, as a PS2 and Xbox owner at the time, I wrote the Super Monkey Ball games off as kiddie nonsense. Boy was that a mistake.
Developer Retrospective: Rolling with the arcade kings of SEGA's Amusement Vision
June 1, 2015 by Barry
As we hit the halfway point of the Year of the SEGA Developers, we turn our attention to a favorite of ours: Amusement Vision. Okay, so being a SEGA fan site, every SEGA developer is our favorite. But just look at Amusement Vision's portfolio: imaginative new games like Monkey Ball and Ollie King , follow-ups to classic franchises including Space Harrier's Planet Harriers, Daytona USA 2001, and Spikeout and Virtua Striker sequels. Amusement Vision also holds the distinction of being the first SEGA developer to take on a Nintendo franchise with the much loved F-Zero GX and F-Zero AX.
As is customary for a developer month kick-off article, join us as we look back on how Amusement Vision came to be, their library of games, and where the staff are now!


Fidel Castro passed away on November 25, 2016, at the age of 90. Castro is considered to be one of the most notable cigar smokers of all time. Cigar Aficionado has him ranked as No. 3, behind Churchill and Kennedy. Cohiba cigars were his favorite, but because of health reasons, he gave up cigars at the age of 59, back in 1985. In 2008, he resigned as President of Cuba. Although he is now gone for good, he will still remain a symbol of Cuban Communism and of course, cigars.
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Depending on their size and shape, cigars are often described with names such as Robusto and Corona. A large cigar fit for a new President is called an El Presidente, and usually measures at least 7.5 inches in length with a ring gauge of 50 or more. See more names for cigar shapes and sizes.
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On November 1 and 2, 2016, the Cleveland Indians have a chance to win their first World Series in 68 years. Being a native of Cleveland, I have waited for a World Series title my entire life. If the Tribe wins, Champagne will flow and cigars will burn.
Since Indians "invented" tobacco, Cleveland Indians players and fans are expected to continue the tradition by firing up some celebratory stogies. Any brand will do, but if you can get your hands on a few of Rocky Patel's old Indian Tabac cigars, I'm sure that Chief Wahoo would approve.
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Year over year in Redgranite (WI), electricity rates decreased an estimated 1 percent -- from 14.29¢/kWh (February 2018) to 14.15¢/kWh (February 2019).
In February 2018, the average electricity rate in Redgranite (Wisconsin) of 14.29¢/kWh -- a difference of about +13% from the United States average of 12.66¢/kWh that month.
The average amount of solar radition in Redgranite (measured on a monthly basis) is 33 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.
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Isner, Sock Lead American Charge On Day One
A total of 11 American men are in action on Monday at the US Open
The American contingent got off to a strong start at their home Grand Slam on Monday. John Isner and Jack Sock led the charge on Day 1 of the US Open, with both securing straight-set wins.
World No. 11 Isner, the top American in the ATP Rankings, needed one hour and 53 minutes to dispatch countryman Bradley Klahn 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4. The North Carolina native launched 34 winners, including 20 aces, to blast into the second round. A quarter-finalist in 2011, Isner notched his 25th match win at Flushing Meadows.
Next up for the big-serving 33-year-old is Chile's Nicolas Jarry, who dismissed Peter Gojowczyk 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. Jarry is making his US Open debut after scoring his first Grand Slam match win at Wimbledon last month. The grandson of former Top 20 star Jaime Fillol Sr., he will face Isner for the first time.
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Meanwhile, 18th seed Sock got the party started on Monday with an opening 6-0, 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over Argentina's Guido Andreozzi. The Nebraska native is hoping to rediscover his top form with a strong run in New York. Having won just six of 21 singles matches this year, the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals contestant scored his first victory of the North American hard-court season.
Sock converted six of 14 break chances for his 10th match win at his home major. He will face either Aljaz Bedene or Nikoloz Basilashvili next.
"I'm relieved," Sock said. "You guys follow tennis throughout the year, so you know it's been a tough road for a little bit here. A little bit for nine months (smiling). It hasn't been my best result, but that's why you have a good team, good family, good support system around you to keep me positive.
"And obviously I love the game. I have loved it my whole life. I wouldn't be here without the support system I've had. So they just kept pushing me. It was only a matter of time I think for it to turn around. I know the level of tennis I can play. It hasn't shown in every match this year, but one week it was going to turn and I'm glad it's at least started here. Hopefully I can keep it going."
Meanwhile, qualifier Collin Altamirano wasn't as fortunate. Making his first main draw appearance in five years, the American fell to Ugo Humbert 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3. It was the first tour-level match win for the #NextGenATP Frenchman.
World number one Halep out in US Open first round
World number one Simona Halep became the first top-seeded woman to lose in the US Open first round, falling to a 6-2 6-4 defeat against Kaia Kanepi.
The 26-year-old Romanian's serve was broken five times in the first match on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium.
She fought back from a double break down to 4-4 in the second set but the Estonian broke again before Halep sent a forehand long on match point.
Halep also lost her opening match at Flushing Meadows last year.
The French Open champion was beaten by Maria Sharapova in New York in 2017.
Before Monday's defeat, no women's top seed had lost in the opening round at the US Open since the professional era began in 1968, the same year that the tournament was given its current name, having previously been known as the US National Championships.
World number 44 Kanepi, 33, reached the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows last year but has had a succession of injury problems in recent years.
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Kubler's Titanic Top 100 Climb: 841 Spots In One Year
Kubler's Titanic Top 100 Climb: 841 Spots In One Year
Aussie set for US Open debut after breaking into the Top 100
It was a scorching late-summer afternoon in New York. The sun set the the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ablaze, as players continued their final preparations for the 2018 US Open.
In other words, it was your typical Friday at Flushing Meadows. But, on that day, nothing was ordinary for Jason Kubler.
Three years after making his lone qualifying bid at the hard-court Grand Slam, the 25-year-old Aussie stood inside the gates with his first main draw credential in hand. How did Kubler go from not being able to stand on a hard court to playing in the US Open as a Top 100 player? Not even he knows.
Exactly one year ago, Kubler was outside the Top 900 of the ATP Rankings. Any thoughts of competing here were so distant, they were barely a dream. At the time, the Brisbane native was recovering from a debilitating shoulder injury, the latest setback in his long road to recovery.
But now, he is a Top 100 player for the first time, up to a career-high No. 98. That's an 841-spot surge in a span of just one year. For perspective, last year, the biggest boost to the Top 100 was 619 spots by fellow Aussie Matthew Ebden. Literally off the charts.
"The whole year has been full of surprises," Kubler told ATPWorldTour.com prior to his US Open debut. "This is my first full season playing on all surfaces. Last year, imagine someone saying that I would get a wild card into the Aussie Open. And then they say that I would qualify for Wimbledon. And even after that, I'd get a wild card into the US Open and then I'd be Top 100. It's just crazy."
With the US Open not even one day old, the tournament already has its feel-good, compelling narrative. A former junior No. 1 whose career was derailed due to a hereditary knee condition that results in weakened meniscus, Kubler was forced to compete exclusively on clay for many years. But, fully healthy, he has finally made the transition to hard courts and the results have been nothing short of extraordinary.
Behind a pair of ATP Challenger Tour titles on home soil in Traralgon and Playford, both as a qualifier, Kubler opened his hard-court career with a 17-1 mark as the 2018 season got underway. With his victory in Playford, he became the first qualifier to win a title without dropping a set in nine years. And thus far, he is the match wins leader in 2018 at 35-14. Moreover, his wins total on clay: zero. From exclusively competing on the dirt to an unstoppable force on hard, not even Kubler has an explanation for his abrupt change in fortune.
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"Traralgon was cool because that was originally where I hurt my knee. That was 10 years ago. Now, 10 years later, I won the title. That was really cool. Then, to win two more titles in Playford and Winnipeg (Canada), there are no words.
"When I was younger, I'd literally touch a hard court and my knee would swell up. Now, I don't know what's happening or why it's happening, but all is fine. I haven't even gotten any points on clay in more than a year. I've played three tournaments this year and I haven't won a match."
As for the Top 100 breakthrough itself, the Aussie describes it as a stressful week at the Odlum Brown VanOpen in Vancouver earlier this month. He would reach his third final of the season, saving a match point to defeat Gregoire Barrere 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2. With Stan Wawrinka concurrently falling to Roger Federer in the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals, the win officially sealed Kubler's Top 100 fate.
"I actually thought my quarter-final against JC Aragone was going to put me into the Top 100. That's what some of the Aussie guys were saying. I woke up a bit stressed that day. I remember I was getting cranky. But then I won the match and I found out I was No. 101, because Wawrinka made quarters in Cincy. And Ilya Ivashka was still in the tournament in Vancouver. If Wawrinka beats Federer and Ivashka stays in the tournament, I was thinking that I would have to win the title.
"But after I had so much stress in that match, I was thinking that I just had to play my game against Barrere. I didn't think about it. I worked myself up so much with that Aragone match. And now I can say that when I got into the Top 100, I saved a match point to do it."
Jason Kubler: Conquering His Comfort Zone
Eight years removed from his tour-level debut at the 2010 Australian Open (l. to Ljubicic), Kubler enters Flushing Meadows in search of his first Grand Slam win. He opens against 19th seed Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday, second on Court 7.
It will be his first match as a Top 100 player and one that the Aussie is relishing more than any other.
"I'm excited for this. I haven't played Bautista Agut, but I'll talk to Jordan Thompson because he did. And I'll ask some of the Aussie coaches. I'm just excited to play best-of-five matches. I did it for the first time in ages in Australia and then at Wimbledon. I've played enough where I'm thinking that it's not brand new to me. At this point, everything is a bonus. I never expected to be where I am and I'm just going to enjoy it."
Medvedev Soars 21 Spots, Mover Of The Week
ATPWorldTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 27 August 2018
No. 36 (Career-High) Daniil Medvedev, +21
The Russian captured his second tour-level title of the season at the Winston Salem Open, defeating American Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match. Medvedev, who also defeated 15th seed Alex de Minaur in a repeat of the Sydney International final, did not drop a set en route to the title. The 22-year-old climbs 21 positions in the ATP Rankings to a career-high No. 36. Read More & Watch Highlights
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No. 31 Steve Johnson, +3
The 28-year-old reached his third tour-level championship match of the season without dropping a set before his loss to Medvedev. Johnson defeated Top 3 seeds Kyle Edmund and Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the final, where he was bidding to become the ninth player since 2010 to claim a tour-level trophy on all three surfaces in one season, and the first American to do so since Sam Querrey in 2010. The American rises three spots to No. 31, with a return to the Top 30, for the first time since 25 June 2017, within touching distance.
No. 42 (Career-High) Nicolas Jarry, +5
The Chilean reached his seventh tour-level quarter-final of the season in Winston-Salem, falling to Taro Daniel of Japan in the last eight. Jarry, who owns a 24-17 tour-level record this season, beat Andreas Seppi and Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets on his debut in North Carolina. The 22-year-old jumps five places to quickly return to a career-high No. 42 position in the ATP Rankings. Jarry first reached the No. 42 spot on 13 August.
Other Notable Top 100 Movers This Week
No. 53 Ryan Harrison, +3
No. 57 Matteo Berrettini, +3
No. 64 Taro Daniel, +12
No. 92 Bradley Klahn, +3
Muller's Magical Ride Begins Final Chapter
Muller's Magical Ride Begins Final Chapter
Luxembourg star to retire after the US Open
Fourteen years ago, Luxembourg's Gilles Muller stepped on court at the Citi Open for his first ATP World Tour semi-final. It was like the 21-year-old was living a dream, as childhood idol Andre Agassi stood across the net.
Muller had celebrated only one ATP World Tour win before the D.C. tournament. But when the left-hander curled a forehand winner down the line to clinch his first Top 10 victory, Muller shocked himself and his country, becoming the first player from Luxembourg to reach a tour-level final.
"That was probably the moment I realised that I made it for the first time," Muller, who was No. 124 in the ATP Rankings at the time, told ATPWorldTour.com. "When I played against him there, it was kind of a dream come true. I think it was one of the nicest moments of my career."
Muller would lose to former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt the next day, but that was just the beginning of a fruitful career for Luxembourg's greatest tennis player, who will retire after the US Open. He made his decision public right before leaving for the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island. But most of all, he was happiest to tell his sons, Lenny (7) and Nils (6).
"It was a nice moment because I've been traveling a lot. It's not easy for the kids. They were very supportive all these years, but I felt that they were very happy when I told them that this would be my last year and that pretty soon I was going to be home all the time," Muller said. "They were very happy about it and I was very happy also to tell them."
Now 35, Muller has competed professionally for 18 years. During that time, he has earned 233 tour-level match wins, climbed as high as World No. 21, and won his first two ATP World Tour titles last year (Sydney, 's-Hertogenbosch), all records for players from his country. So why stop now?
"It was going through my mind many times. I just felt like I had to make the decision and also be firm on it because I was going back and forth all the time. 'Maybe I could play another year, maybe I could do this, maybe I could do that'," Muller said. "But then because I was thinking so much about it, I felt that it was the right time now to do it, to stop and to move on."
But Muller has not spent the past few months reflecting on what he has done, like earning 12 wins against Top 10 opponents and just a year ago, beating Rafael Nadal to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Instead, he has maintained his focus to make the most of his remaining time as a professional.
"I think the biggest goal is to cherish every moment. Over the last years, you don't realise what a chance you have as a professional tennis player to travel around. There comes a point when everything becomes a lot sometimes, traveling around, all the stress and you forget the nice parts about it," Muller said. "I want to do that again like when I started as a junior, seeing everything for the first time. I want to cherish everything and have fun, be happy and just also give it 100 per cent until the last point is played."
And really, it's that focus and determination that has helped make Muller one of the more consistent players of his generation, finishing inside the Top 100 nine times. He has become known for his pinpoint lefty serve and overall toughness on the court, which has helped him trouble some of the best players in the world. Beating Nadal twice at Wimbledon (also in 2005) and ousting Andy Roddick at the 2005 US Open are a few of the wins — besides defeating Agassi — that stick out. Muller also became the second qualifier to reach a US Open quarter-final, achieving the feat in 2008.
"I'm very happy [with my career]. A lot of people that I play with now, those guys are coming from countries where tennis and sports have a big tradition. Where I come from, when you're like 10 or 12 years old and you say, 'I want to be a tennis pro', people kind of laugh at you because nobody believes in themselves," Muller said. "Nobody thinks that you can do it, so there are many positive things about it, being from Luxembourg."
And while in hindsight, Muller believes he could have done a few things differently to have enjoyed an even more successful career, he says he does not believe in regrets. The father of two is simply proud of his accomplishments.
"Firstly, I'm proud of what I did for myself, for my family," Muller said. "I was always very proud to represent Luxembourg in Davis Cup or at the Olympics. One of my nicest memories is going to be when I was the flag bearer at the Rio Olympics. That's a memory that I will always keep for the rest of my life."
Muller isn't sure what's next for him, and he does not want to rush into anything. However, he'd love to stay involved in tennis, which he loves. "It's my passion. I would love to help kids fulfill their dreams in any sport in Luxembourg. I think there's a lot of potential there, but it hasn't been exploited all the way," he said.
'Mulles', who started playing tennis at age 5, remembers being that kid with big dreams.
"I think I never forgot where I came from," Muller said. "I think it's very important to stay with both feet on Earth, and I think I did that pretty well."
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Rojer/Tecau Attempt Double-Double In New York
Sixth seeds captured their 18th tour-level team title in Winston-Salem
One year ago, Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau won 10 consecutive matches to clinch back-to-back titles in Winston-Salem and New York. This year, the Dutch-Romanian duo returns to the US Open with the same goal in mind, leading the field in the final Grand Slam of the year.
Rojer and Tecau, who recently triumphed in North Carolina, will enter the US Open confident of completing a unique 'double-double' in Flushing Meadows. The sixth seeds, who own an 18-7 record this season, are bidding to lift their 19th tour-level title as a team. Rojer and Tecau have won two Grand Slam championships, clinching their maiden major crown at Wimbledon in 2015 before their title run 12 months ago in Flushing Meadows.
Rojer and Tecau, who will face Sander Arends and Antonio Sancic in the first round, have won seven of their nine tour-level encounters so far during the North American hard-court swing. The defending champions share the second quarter of the draw with red-hot pairing Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. The fourth seeds have lifted titles at the Citi Open and the Western & Southern Open, their maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 triumph, en route to New York.
In the third round, Rojer and Tecau could meet 10th seeds Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in a repeat of the 2017 final. The Spanish duo open against Americans Patrick Kypson and Danny Thomas.
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Top seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic will be aiming to reach their third Grand Slam final of the season at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Australian Open champions, who also reached the championship match at Roland Garros, meet Leonardo Mayer and Joao Sousa in their opening match. Marach and Pavic have suffered first-round losses in two of their three events since reaching their eighth tour-level final of the season in Hamburg last month.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut also feature in the top quarter. The 2015 champions, who defeated Marach and Pavic to win their third Grand Slam crown at Roland Garros in June, enter the US Open having played just one match since Wimbledon, at the Rogers Cup (l. to Anderson/Djokovic).
The Frenchmen are seeded to meet Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the third round. Kubot and Melo, who reached the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals championship match, have won just two of their seven most recent tour-level clashes since retaining their Gerry Weber Open title in June.
Headlining the bottom half of the draw are second seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers. The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champions reached the semi-finals in New York on their event debut as a team last season. Kontinen and Peers enter the US Open in fine form, having lifted their 13th tour-level team trophy at the Rogers Cup earlier this month.
Kontinen and Peers are joined by Colombian duo Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the bottom quarter. The fifth seeds, making their seventh US Open appearance, will face Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov in the first round.
Mike Bryan and Jack Sock will be hoping to repeat their Wimbledon heroics in New York. Bryan, who currently shares the all-time record for men's doubles Grand Slam titles (17) with John Newcombe, is aiming to lift his sixth title in Flushing Meadows.
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Bryan, competing at the US Open for the first time without twin brother Bob Bryan, will aim to improve his 8-3 tour-level record alongside Sock this season with victory over Italians Daniele Bracciali and Marco Cecchinato in the first round.
Bryan and Sock could face Wimbledon finalists Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the quarter-finals. Having also reached the Rogers Cup final, Klaasen and Venus will be confident of making a deep run at the final Grand Slam championship of the season. They open their title campaign against Lukas Lacko and John Millman.
Fiery Ferrer Ready For Nadal Showdown In Final US Open
Ferrer won the pair's only previous meeting here in 2007
Goodbyes are never easy, but saying farewell in New York will be particularly difficult this year for David Ferrer, who announced this will be the last US Open of his career. The 36-year-old Spaniard is one of the most successful players his country has ever produced and while he's seemed an ageless wonder, the end of the road now seems to be near.
What has motivated Ferrer throughout the 2018 season, aware it may be the last in which he enters a Grand Slam, has been knowing he'll get the chance to wave goodbye to the crowd in Flushing Meadows come late August, 15 years since the first time he stepped foot onto a court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as a professional. His opening-round opponent this year? World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the same player who denied him a chance at a major title by defeating Ferrer in the 2013 Roland Garros final.
Of course, Ferrer will have plenty of time to go back on his decision and soldier on instead of hanging up his racquet for good, should he so choose. The plan for now is to play at Auckland, Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Barcelona and Madrid in 2019. It's there, on the clay of "Caja Magica" that Ferrer is planning his last "hurrah" in a decorated career that has seen him earn 27 ATP World Tour titles, another 25 finals, 726 match wins, and a career-high No. 3 in the ATP Rankings.
Ferrer knows himself better than anyone. He's seen the telltale signs of retirement coming for a while now, and is looking forward to making the stop in Madrid his last. And while he feels his level of play is still up to par, it's his 36-year-old body that's betraying him. With that breakdown comes a lack of motivation.
"You notice that you can't react the way you once did, and that you don't recover from matches as quickly," Ferrer told Spanish newspaper El Espanol, where he first announced the news of his imminent retirement. "I'd like to finish the 2019 season, and my career, in front of my people in Spain. It isn't that I'm not playing good tennis; rather it's a physical thing. I can't play more than one or two consecutive matches without feeling the effects.
"I love tennis and I don't feel like calling it quits, but the level at which I can compete is not fulfilling enough to make the effort to go out and play at lower-level tournaments."
This season, Ferrer has drifted further from the numbers that distinguished him as one of the tour's premiere players in the past decade. His record in 2018 is 9-17, dropping him to 148th in the ATP Rankings and placing him out of Top 100 for the first time since he broke into it in July 2002. For a player who has posed as the picture of consistency, it's all been tough to bear. Still, being the fighter he is, Ferrer is finding ways to compromise.
"It takes its toll at first, but then you learn to deal with it and come to terms with the fact you aren't the same player," Ferrer said. "There are characteristics I still maintain to this day, at my age. Run down one more ball, force the opponent to win the point over and over again, hustle from side to side, scrape a shot together when your opponent is already celebrating, defend until the end. I still have that in me."
There's no questioning the competitive gene will always be a part of Ferrer's DNA. It should also provide for a fun and competitive first-round match when Ferrer faces his old foe and countryman Nadal on Monday night. The two have grown on a tennis level over the years and know each other well.
"I want to win, and I'll play against Rafa with that intention because that's just part of who I am, it's in my blood. I'm knocking on the door of retirement, but I won't go down without a fight," said Ferrer, who knows what it takes to compete on a stage like Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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What were the 2007 and 2012 semi-finalist's thoughts when he found out it was the World No. 1 and defending champion he would be facing in the first round?
"In the end I was happy," Ferrer said. "It's going to be my last Grand Slam and for me it's an honour to get the chance to play against Rafa on the grandest stage at the US Open. I'm happy because tennis has given me that gift."
Ferrer will be playing in his 47th match in Flushing Meadows. He'll be doing so without the immense pressure of having to win, a pressure that has accompanied him throughout all his previous appearances. This year, he intends on enjoying and savoring every moment, every point and every shot. It's his last big date in New York and he has nothing to lose. And all of that could wind up making him that more dangerous.
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