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Felix Relishing ATP Cup Experience With 'Energetic' Teammates
Felix Auger-Aliassime enjoyed a strong season, reaching his first major semi-final at the US Open and cracking the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings.
Now, the 21-year-old is returning to action at ATP Cup in Sydney, aiming to carry his momentum into the 2022 season. The World No. 11 caught up with ATPTour.com to discuss his admiration for Milos Raonic, his love for Canadian nature and more.
If you could take one shot from any member of your team and add it to your game what would it be?
Shapo's jumping backhand. I mean, it's good-looking and effective!
Who on the team would most likely be late for practice or a team dinner?
Nobody's late, so I can't pick anybody. I've never seen somebody late on Team Canada!
Can you describe the personality of the other players in the team?
Denis [Shapovalov] is a jokester, you can see it, he's funny, he brings a lot of emotion and he's also very energetic and explosive when he's on the court. Brayden [Schnur] is a calm guy, he's very poised and mature. Steven Diez is very energetic and a funny guy, he's very generous too, always ready to help and give a lot of himself. And we have our veteran Peter Polansky, who's not with us unfortunately, but he's the veteran of Canada, he's played in Davis Cup, and again he's very poised and calm, I've never really seen him get angry or aggressive, so I think that's the best way to describe him.
Can you describe the first tennis club that you played tennis at in Canada?
It was a park in Montreal, Canada. That's where I hit my first tennis balls, before we got the chance to play in a real tennis club. I just learned in public parks, like we see everywhere in the world.
From what I remember the quality of the courts wasn't great but it was okay to play on. I was three or four years old, so that's enough to play on. I still live not far from those courts, when I'm in Montreal, so it's good memories to see those courts again.
Which Canadian players did you look up to when you were young?
Mostly Milos Raonic. I remember when he was coming up on the Tour and he talked to us, when we were 12 years old, with Denis and the guys when we were training at the National Centre. He came to talk to us one day in the gym, and he told us to keep working and keep our focus on the big goal. But now he's 30 or 31, and he's been around for a long time, and that's a guy that, as a Canadian, I looked up to in tennis for sure.
Three things you love about Canada?
The open-mindedness, kindness, and generosity of the people.
If you were recommending the top tourist places to go in Canada, where would you recommend?
The nature is beautiful, I would definitely tell them to go to the West Coast, the Rockies, the lakes and the forests are absolutely stunning. Closer to Montreal we've got Niagara Falls which is beautiful, and then closer to my home, Montreal is just a great city that you can enjoy, that kind of has a mix between Europe and America. The old town of Quebec City also receives a lot of tourists every year…it was built in 1608 so a very old city that has a lot of history. So yeah, these 3 or 4 places are very nice.
Tsitsipas: 'I Hit Balls I Was Scared To Hit 2 Weeks Ago'
Stefanos Tsitsipas put his right elbow through its toughest test since surgery in November, emerging from a taxing three-set loss to Diego Schwartzman at ATP Cup in Sydney pleased with his progress but apprehensive about the immediate toll he may pay in coming days.
The World No. 4 toiled for two hours and 43 minutes and fired around 120 serves, double the number he has typically been hitting in practice. During an emotional press conference the Greek said that he endured pain throughout the match and that he held concerns about how his arm may feel in the morning.
"It was good to see myself perform at such a level. I didn't expect it," said Tsitsipas, who withdrew from last year's Nitto ATP Finals after playing just one match. "It worked out better than I thought. I was able to hit balls that I was scared to hit two weeks ago, so I'm heading towards the right direction.
"It was a very close match, and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it despite losing again. I enjoyed fighting. I enjoyed the thrill of it. I enjoyed the atmosphere that the people created."
Tsitsipas withdrew from his opening ATP Cup singles Saturday due to concerns about his arm, but fronted up later in the day to play doubles. That outing left him sore and he said that he is eager to learn how his arm will feel Tuesday after his 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3 loss to Schwartzman.
Greece still has one match to play Wednesday at ATP Cup despite being eliminated from semi-final contention following Monday night's defeat to Argentina.
"I'm in a little bit of pain. That's normal. I served more serves than I have ever served in the last month," Tsitsipas said. "I have been practising, trying to get 50, 60 serves in, and today I really went far. I was fatiguing in the end. I tried to avoid the pain but I got to finish the match somehow.
"I'd love to play [my next ATP Cup match], but I really don't know how I'm going to feel tomorrow. That was one of the biggest concerns if I'm going to play this match today, how is the recovery going to be tomorrow, which was the issue with the doubles. I finished the doubles but the next day I couldn't serve. I was unable. I was in a lot of pain.
"So I'm really hoping to be able to walk on court tomorrow and practise some serves without pain. That's my biggest goal right now, to have 100 per cent recovery on my elbow."
Looking ahead to the Australian Open, where he reached the semi-finals in 2019 and 2021, the winner of seven ATP Tour titles said that he expected to be fully fit.
"It gets better and better every single day almost… we have plenty of time before the Australian Open begins, and I think if I take the right precautions and follow what my doctor says, then I can see myself performing at 100 per cent at the Australian Open.
"Going into that surgery, even the doctor was unsure if it's a good idea to perform and play the Australian Open. My recovery was much better than he would have expected in comparison with some other players that he has treated in the past, so he was surprised. He came to Dubai and he was surprised to see me hitting almost close to 100 per cent."
ATP Cup: Diego Schwartzman beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to give Argentina win over Greece
Diego Schwartzman comes from behind to defeat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and secure victory for Argentina in their ATP Cup tie.
Five Things That Matter On ATP Cup Day 4
Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner all feature on Day 4 at the ATP Cup in Group B and C action on Ken Rosewall Arena and Qudos Bank Arena.
Here are the five things that matter most ahead of Day 4 at the ATP Cup.
Semi-final Spots Up For Grabs
Australia and Russia are the only teams with a chance of winning Group B on Tuesday. If Australia defeats Russia on Qudos Bank Arena during the night session and Italy overcomes France during the day session then Australia advances to the semi-finals in Sydney. However, if Russia beats Australia and France defeats Italy, then Russia wins the group. In Group C, no team can clinch a semi-final spot by winning their second tie. Although, should United States defeat Germany and Great Britain beat Canada then Thursday's United States versus Great Britain becomes the deciding tie.
Humbert's Strong Start
Ugo Humbert recorded the biggest win of his career on Day 2 with a third-set tie-break win over World No. 2 Medvedev. On his ATP Cup debut for France, it was his sixth Top 10 win in 10 matches. Today, the World No. 35 challenges No. 7-ranked Berrettini, who is seeking to bounce back from a 6-3, 7-6(4) loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur on Sunday. At the 2020 US Open, Berrettini beat Humbert 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(6), so expect a battle on Ken Rosewall Arena during the night session. World No. 10 Sinner looks for his second singles win for Italy against Arthur Rinderknech to begin the Group B tie.
Russia's New 'Secret Weapon'?
Last year, Medvedev said that World No. 112 Aslan Karatsev was Russia's "secret weapon" en route to the ATP Cup crown. It proved correct as a few weeks later, Karatsev made his major breakthrough by reaching the Australian Open semi-finals. This time around Team Russia may have unearthed another diamond, Roman Safiullin, in its quest to retain the trophy. The World No. 167 wore one of Medvedev's shirts in his 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over France's Rinderknech on Sunday, and also in the doubles victory with Medvedev. Safiullin begins Group B play against Australia's James Duckworth on Qudos Bank Arena, before Medvedev looks to extend his 3-0 ATP Head2Head record against De Minaur.
Zverev Looks To Inspire Germany
Zverev has been in sparking form since the start of the Tokyo Olympics in late July 2021, compiling a 37-4 match record that includes victory over Great Britain's Norrie at the ATP Cup on Sunday. Not only has the German won the Olympics gold medal (d. Khachanov), but also titles at the Western & Southern Open (d. Rublev), the Erste Bank Open in Vienna (d. Tiafoe) and the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin (d. Medvedev). Today, the World No. 3 faces the United States' Taylor Fritz, who comes into their sixth meeting straight of his victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime. Fritz raises his game against the very best and beat Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in October. But first, Jan-Lennard Struff must break a four-match losing streak against American John Isner in the No. 2 singles match of the Group C tie.
Great Britain's Broady Factor
Can Liam Broady work his magic again? In Great Britain's win over Germany on Day 2, there was plenty of banter and Daniel Evans ribbed the captain for his lack of encouragement at a changeover. Today, it's Canada's Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov in Group C on Ken Rosewall Arena. Norrie came up short against Zverev in his first No. 1 singles match, but he can make amends against Canada's captain Auger-Aliassime, who sits one spot higher than him at No. 12 in the ATP Rankings. Auger-Aliassime has won their two previous encounters at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and last year, saving three match points in a 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 win at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Shapovalov begins proceedings during the night session tie against Evans. They are tied 1-1 in their ATP Head2Head series.
Roman Safiullin: Russia's NEW Secret Weapon
It turns out Russia has more than one secret weapon, which is a scary thought for the rest of the ATP Cup field.
One year ago, the championship-winning Russian team famously declared that Aslan Karatsev was the group's secret weapon. Just weeks later, Karatsev made the semi-finals of the Australian Open and by season's end was named Most Improved Player of the Year in the 2021 ATP Awards.
On Sunday it was Roman Safiullin — not World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev — who led Russia to victory against France in singles and doubles. Safiullin is another "secret" out of the bag.
"One hundred per cent," Medvedev said, cracking a laugh, when asked if his teammate was Russia's new secret weapon. "I definitely had some emotional moments in my career, but this one would be in the top three, top five, because, just look at Roman's match already, the way he fought back after tough first set where we can say he lost it quite easy, and then the way he fought back, the way he played was unreal."
Medvedev and Safiullin have known each other since they were juniors, in which Safiullin triumphed several times. In fact, the Podolsk-native earned multiple victories against Medvedev.
"I first thought he was super tough to beat in juniors. I don't think we ever played in professionals. But when I knew that Roman was in my draw in [the] juniors, I was shaking," Medvedev said. "We actually played a lot of finals, semi-finals, a lot of matches, some were like three-hour, three-set matches. [It was] a lot of fun."
Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour
Not only did Safiullin defeat Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov before turning professional, but he won the 2015 Australian Open boys' singles title and climbed to a career-high World No. 2 in the juniors.
"It's a great feeling of course to be at the top," Safiullin said. "It was always [about] improving something to stay at the top. But junior tennis and men's tennis are a bit different."
While Medvedev, Rublev and Khachanov have all broken into the world's Top 10, Safiullin's career-high ATP Ranking is No. 151. The 24-year-old believes the mental side has been one of his biggest obstacles.
"Working with the head is the toughest part for me. I don't know for the other guys, maybe for someone it is easy. The physical tennis part we work [on] a lot and the mental part we also started working [on] and at the moment that is the toughest part," Safiullin said. "I'm working on it and trying to improve some things. When I lose focus, you can see it in the match."
The Russian said that instead of letting three or four games slip away, it is pivotal to limit those lapses to a couple of points. The World No. 167 showed in Sunday's tie against France that he has plenty of game to compete against some of the world's best.
That is something Safiullin has been working towards his whole life. He first played tennis at four under the tutelage of his father, Rishat, who works at an academy. "I always have loved it," he said.
Never count a champion out ⚔@DaniilMedwed and Roman Safiullin reign supreme against Martin/Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-4 to seal the tie for #TeamRussia ??#ATPCup pic.twitter.com/6mi80V441E
— ATPCup (@ATPCup) January 2, 2022
Safiullin enjoyed the way Marat Safin played. Later on, Novak Djokovic became the player he looked up to the most, as well as Roger Federer, whom he called "incredible".
Off the court, the Russian has a wide variety of interests. He enjoys playing tourist in the cities he visits, especially when his wife is with him.
"I [also] like cars and motorcycles. In Russia it's tough to have it because we have the winter and only three or four months to drive it," said Safiullin, who does not own a motorcycle. "When you're a professional tennis player it's quite dangerous, one mistake or someone doesn't see you and it's done. Either your life is done or your tennis career is done. That's dangerous."
Safiullin also fancies movies, with a fondness for actors Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. Catch Me If You Can is one of his favourite films. Another might surprise you.
"When I have time, I rewatch Harry Potter. I've watched it already three or four times, but I like to watch it again. I saw [there is a reunion], so when I go back to Russia I want to go watch it with my wife," Safiullin said. "Also there is a new Matrix that came out. I didn't watch it because my wife wants to watch it so when I get back home we're going to watch it together."
For now, Safiullin will focus on helping Russia as it continues its ATP Cup title defence. The team's newest secret is out. Safiullin just hopes to continue being a weapon for his country, and earn enough momentum to chase down his countrymen in the ATP Rankings.
"Daniil, Andrey, Aslan and Karen are on a really high level in the Top 30," Safiullin said. "Four guys from Russia is incredible. I want to be there as well, so I'm working hard for that. I'm trying my best and hopefully I can come as soon as I can to be with those guys."
Duckworth: Team Australia Will 'Fight Until The End'
James Duckworth enjoyed the best season of his career in 2021, advancing to his first ATP Tour final in Nur-Sultan and reaching a career-high of No. 47 in the ATP Rankings in November.
That effort helped Duckworth earn a spot on Australia's ATP Cup team for the first time. The 29-year-old is scheduled to make his event debut for his country on Tuesday evening in the No. 2 singles match against Russian Roman Safiullin.
Ahead of that clash, Duckworth spoke to ATPTour.com about how much he enjoys the ATP Cup's team atmosphere, spending time as a junior in Sydney, looking up to Captain Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter, and more.
I would love to have Demon's speed. He's one of the quickest guys on Tour. I'd love to have that speed. It just makes it so much harder for the opponent to hit a winner. It makes it feel like the court is smaller because he's just able to cover so much distance. It builds pressure.
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I reckon they're all pretty good! I can't really see anybody being late. I couldn't give an answer for that one.
How would you describe each team member's personality briefly?
I feel like as a group we're pretty laid back, chilled out, but once we get on the court, we compete pretty hard, and all fight until the end and play with our hearts on our sleeves. As a collective, that's how the group sort of is.
Is it more special to do that at home?
Definitely. Demon and I have grown up here in Sydney, practised at Homebush for many years, so it will be cool to have friends and family out to support as well. Playing for the green and gold is always a special occasion.
What are some of your memories of Homebush as a kid?
I remember coming out here as a 12-year-old, I started off in what's called the Milo Squad on a Friday afternoon. Once a week we'd come out and gradually it was extended to three or four times a week. We had a good bunch of guys growing up, all pushing each other in practice.
[I have] a lot of fond memories of having lots of good practices. I remember quite a few times having to run around the stadium as part of our fitness, so it was good growing up here and developing my tennis game.
And now how does it feel to play such a big event on that same court?
Looking forward to it! I've obviously played on Ken Rosewall Arena before, but not in the ATP Cup format, or Davis Cup, so I haven't represented my country. I'm really excited and really looking forward to it.
Which Australian player did you look up to and why?
When I was younger, I watched a lot of Lleyton [Hewitt] and Pat [Rafter]. I was looking through some photos at Christmas… I went and watched when they played at Qudos Bank Arena in 2001 at the [Nitto ATP] Finals. Lleyton beat Pat to be World No. 1 that year, so that was a cool match that I was at with my brother. We've got some signs that we held up watching that match, so that was really cool.
Probably just those two, just following them through, watching them throughout their careers, watching them win Grand Slams. I was super pumped when Lleyton won his first one at the US Open and I was really shattered when Pat lost in the final to Goran at Wimbledon [in 2001]. And then the Davis Cup ties — I was shattered when they lost that final to France in 2001, but it was awesome when they then got the win a couple of years later against Spain.
Obviously you've spent a lot of time with Lleyton for years already, but does it ever get old being around him?
No, he's obviously one of the best players we've ever had from Australia, and obviously one of the best tennis players that's ever lived. There are not many guys that can say they've won Grand Slams and been World No. 1, so I'm always learning off him and he's just got so much experience, knows the game so well, and it's always great to bounce ideas and feed off him.
What are three things you love about Australia?
The beaches. Now I live in Queensland – I've been in Brisbane for the past six or seven years – I'm venturing up to Noosa quite a lot, so I really like it up there, up at the Sunshine Coast. But I've spent a lot of time at Avoca Beach on the central coast here, and my dad now has a place at Manly, so I've spent a little bit of time there.
You can find great beaches anywhere in Australia, but the one I'd go to now more often than not is Noosa. Also, [I love] the coffee and the weather [in Australia].
What is your favourite place to visit in Australia?
I just love chilling out at home. Obviously, we're spending so much time on the road, especially with Covid with the two-week quarantine. I've got a nice house in Brisbane, so I'm always just pumped to be back there for a month.
What is your favourite part about being with the team?
Obviously it's an individual sport, so as a tennis player you're not in that team environment very often. To have the guys on the bench, to have the common goal between all of you and just have that camaraderie and banter amongst all the boys is really good fun, and we all sort of feed off each other. I think we push each other as well, to strive to get better and to get success.
Have you watched the ATP Cup previously?
Yeah, in particular in 2020, especially that quarter-final match when we beat Great Britain. It was an unbelievable singles match. I know Demon lost to Dan Evans, but that was such a great spectacle. And then for them to come out and win that epic doubles in the [Match] Tie-break, 18/16, was crazy. The atmosphere was a joke, so that was a really cool memory.
Delbonis Gives Argentina Winning Start Against Greece
Federico Delbonis continued his perfect start to the season Monday at ATP Cup, overcoming Michail Pervolarakis 7-6(5), 6-1 to give Argentina a 1-0 lead against Greece in Group D in Sydney.
The World No. 44 earned victory on his ATP Cup debut against Georgia's Aleksandre Metreveli on Saturday and backed this up against Pervolarkis, breaking three times to triumph after one hour and 33 minutes on Ken Rosewall Arena.
"Michail impressed me a lot," Delbonis said in his on-court interview. "Especially in the first set when he tried to push his backhand to my forehand and on every forehand, he tried to go to the net and I was a bit uncomfortable with that. But I took that first set. I am very happy to take a bit of the pressure off Diego."
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The 31-year-old, who reached tour-level semi-finals in Santiago, Belgrade and Hamburg last year, battled back from 2/4 down in the second-set tie-break against the World No. 399, before he raised his level in the second set, hitting with greater consistency to give Argentina a strong start.
Diego Schwartzman will aim to seal the tie in the second singles rubber, but faces a tricky task against World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the pair tied at 1-1 in their ATP Head2Head series.
ATP Cup format sees the No. 2 singles played first, followed by the No. 1 singles and the doubles. Doubles uses no-ad scoring and a match tie-break in place of a third set.
Each country plays three matches in group play from 1-6 January across Ken Rosewall Arena and Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney Olympic Park. One team emerges from each of the four groups to contest the two semi-finals, which will be split over two days (7-8 January), with the final played 9 January.
Chile Earns First ATP Cup Tie Win After Doubles Decider
Chile earned its first ATP Cup tie victory on Monday when Tomas Barrios Vera and Alejandro Tabilo clinched the doubles decider, following on from Cristian Garin's No. 1 singles match win against 2020 champion Serbia in Group A.
Barrios Vera and Tabilo defeated Nikola Cacic and Matej Sabanov of Serbia 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 in 86 minutes that ended at 12:30am local time in Sydney. Garin had dug deep to beat Dusan Lajovic, who retired at 0-3 down in the third set of their lengthy clash on Qudos Bank Arena, after Filip Krajinovic had beaten Tabilo 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) in the No. 2 singles match.
"It was a great match with Krajinovic and I just needed to find the motivation again, once Cristian won his match," said Tabilo, after partnering Barrios Vera in the doubles match.
Chile, with a 1-1 record after its loss to Spain on Sunday, now challenges Casper Ruud's Norway on Wednesday. Serbia meets Spain in a repeat of the inaugural 2020 final.
Garin was leading 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 against Lajovic, when the Serbian retired after two hours and 14 minutes. There had been 23 break points and seven breaks of serve in the first set alone. "We played an amazing match and I feel sorry for Dusan," said Garin, after his first ATP Cup singles win. "It was so tough. I was going point-by-point in the second set and I'm so grateful to the Chilean support in the crowd."
Lajovic appeared to be building up a head of steam in the first set by winning three straight games for a 4-2 lead that, incredibly, was the start of five straight service breaks. Ultimately, Lajovic's greater hard-court proficiency won through in a tough 60-minute set that ended with the 31-year-old hitting a forehand crosscourt approach winner.
The second set, in contrast, was settled and largely serve-dominated. Garin did save two break points in a lengthy hold in the second game, but that was the only drama through to 4-4 when Lajovic tightened up out of the blue and gifted Garin the break. With Lajovic starting to cramp, Garin calmly closed out for a decider.
Nine years ago in their only ATP Head2Head meeting, Garin had beaten Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 for the first ATP Tour match of his career at 2013 Vina del Mar.
Krajinovic drew on his experience to beat Tabilo, currently No. 139 in the ATP Rankings, over two hours and 26 minutes in the Qudos Bank Arena.
"I was controlling the match up a set and a break, then he began to play better and made some unbelievable passing shots," said Krajinovic. "I got tight, which is normal when you play for your country. At the end, he came up with some big serves and I'm very proud to have won. It means a lot to start the year well."
Krajinovic broke through at 3-3 in the first set, when good scrambling resulted in a low backhand winner. The World No. 42 won 14 of 17 points at the net and closed out the 40-minute opener with an ace down the T.
When his best shots came back, Tabilo went for more power and it cost him in the first game of the second set. But credit to the 24-year-old, he kept fighting and won five straight games – breaking serve courtesy of Krajinovic groundstroke errors at 1-2 and 2-3. Tabilo went onto convert his third set point with a forehand winner, his 22nd winner of the 41-minute set.
The decider was full of momentum swings, at first for Tabilo with an early service break and then Krajinovic, who opened up a 3-1 advantage. Tabilo recovered and forced Krajinovic to save a break point with a forehand winner at 5-5. When it came to the crunch though in the tie-break, Krajinovic did just enough to complete victory in two hours and 26 minutes.
Unity, Comedy & Darts: Behind Team Great Britain's Curtain At The ATP Cup
If you want a sense of Team Great Britain's ATP Cup atmosphere, look no further than the first changeover of Daniel Evans' match against German Jan-Lennard Struff on Sunday. Evans got on captain Liam Broady's case to say the least.
"You nervous?" Evans asked.
"About what?" Broady replied.
"You look it. Say something mate, you're the captain!"
"I don't know like good play or…"
"Yeah, I've been saying that every point!"
Dear @Liambroady,
You need to do more as #TeamGB captain ?
Dan Evans pic.twitter.com/INJPWdFFi4
The entire British Team Zone cracked up throughout the exchange. The clip spread rapidly on social media soon thereafter. In reality, it was normal banter for the group, all done in good fun.
"I spoke to a few of my friends afterwards and they said with Dan you're never going to get away without being sledged a little bit for lack of a better word," Broady told ATPTour.com, cracking a laugh. "But he was right. I was nervous, I didn't know how to behave! It's tough with players sometimes because everyone is different. Different people want different input.
"But the guys were great out there today. Everyone was really relaxed, having a good time, so it makes it really easy to be on the bench with them and just enjoy the experience, even that bit."
If you were a fly on the wall with the team, you would quickly see the togetherness of the group. That often means a lot of joking around — usually at the expense of one of the players — but they all enjoy, and it is done in good fun.
"That's the British sense of humour. Sometimes it could be a bit close to the bone, but at the end of the day, I give it as much as I take it and it's never meant in a bad way," Broady said. "We always look out for each other and try to help each other out. When we're comfortable with each other like that, some touchy things get said, but it's all water off a duck's back. I just really enjoy these environments."
On the court, it was clear that the British team unity paid dividends. Facing a difficult foe in Germany on Sunday evening was a tall task — Alexander Zverev is the No. 3 player in the ATP Rankings and fresh off a victory at the Nitto ATP Finals, and he played both singles and doubles. But with the Team Zone fully engaged, Evans and Jamie Murray crafted a nearly flawless deciding doubles performance to defeat Zverev and two-time Roland Garros doubles champion Kevin Krawietz 6-3, 6-4.
Photo Credit: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
After match point, Evans and Murray pretended to throw darts at the Team Zone and Murray yelled "One hundred and eighty!", which is the maximum score in a round. That stemmed from games of darts they had played earlier in the week when spending time together.
"I think everybody understands the main objective of the week is to win, obviously. But it's just as important that we all have fun, eat together, be around each other and not go back to our rooms and hide away," Evans said. "We can all spend more time and get ready for the event, because we've got to watch each other and hopefully get through the matches."
Evans is the team's No. 2 singles player and he is not the captain, but the 31-year-old is the group's leader. The World No. 25 is the first to joke with his teammates, but also the first to be there for them in support on the court.
"It's a team event. We're all pretty good friends, so it's good to enjoy the week," Evans said. "The rest of the weeks on Tour could be pretty intense, so it's nice that we're all here together, preparing together. It's important to have fun in weeks like this. You normally get better results as well."
That has carried over to their efforts outside of a team environment, too. Evans and British No. 1 Cameron Norrie have been playing the best tennis of their careers. Norrie in particular had a standout 2021, winning his first title in Los Cabos, capturing ATP Masters 1000 glory at Indian Wells and competing at the Nitto ATP Finals as an alternate.
Neither player has the shotmaking of Roger Federer, the physical presence of Rafael Nadal or one shot that blows opponents away. They are simply blue-collar competitors who grind their opponents down with guile and determination.
"I think both Evo and I are guys who are not going to come out and hit people off the court. We slowly chip away at our opponents and try to play to our strengths," Norrie said. "I know we are both feeling good. We had a good break, a good preseason and like I've said several times already, there's no better way to start the year than here as a team.
"Hopefully I can perform better than I did last time here and I know Evo loves this team format, team atmosphere. I know Joe [Salisbury] and Jamie absolutely [have] thrived in it as well."
Broady added that many of the team members train together while home, and that also contributes to their unity. They might not have the starpower of some of the other countries this week, but they still have an x-factor.
"At the end of the day the ATP Cup is a team event. You need more than one player. Obviously Germany also has great players, but on a tennis court it's just one [against] one or in doubles obviously two [against] two," Broady said. "It's a 50-50 shot of winning the match and we feel like our team bench is pretty strong as well and one of our strengths. Especially in the team events that can help alter the results.
"We'll keep playing to our strengths, keep doing what we do and see how far it takes us."
Majchrzak Puts Team In Pole Position vs. Georgia
Kamil Majchrzak gave Poland a strong start on Day 3 of the ATP Cup Monday when he dropped just two games against Georgia's Alexsandre Bakshi on Ken Rosewall Arena.
World No. 117 Majchrzak had too much game for World No. 974 Bakshi, winning 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes. Hubert Hurkacz now has the opportunity to clinch Poland's second win of the tournament when he meets Aleksandre Metreveli, who replaced Nikoloz Basilashvili.
"I was trying to move [Bakshi] around and I think that was the key to the match," said Majchrzak, who is coached by former World No. 7 Swede Joakim Nystrom.
"He brings me a lot of confidence and a lot of calm in my tennis so I can feel that I am improving," Majchrzak said. "We are working on [developing an all-court game] but in a way that doesn't interrupt my baseline game. We will take it from the practice to the matches but it takes time."
Should Poland, which defeated Greece on Day 1, win today and Argentina beats Greece tonight, then on Wednesday the Poland-Argentina tie will decide which team emerges from Group D to contest the semi-finals.
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Learn to Think. Think to Learn.
Although Ash came through his first year of Primary School life relatively unscathed, I forsee the real challenge will come to the fore next year when school exams rear their ugly head.
The wifey and I do make a conscious effort not to focus too much on the test marks and scoring. Rather, we believe that the effort put in should be weighed more heavily. Of course, effort doesn't always equate to success so that is why having the right attitude and mental resilience is critical as well.
So when I received an email from ThinkersBox - a cognitive training centre that prides itself in helping children develop and build their thinking skills for effective learning - my interest was piqued.
To be honest, I had initially dismissed it to be just another enrichment centre where kids are placed in a hotbed environment and constantly pushed to practice worksheet after worksheet.
But after conversing with the people-in-charge via email, I realised I was wrong. Cognitive skills are foundational skills needed in areas such as comprehension, memory, evaluation, processing, logic and reasoning. Hence, the programmes that ThinkersBox offer are knowledge-driven and not product driven. And this will allow each parent to understand their own child's specific learning strengths and weaknesses as compared to just focusing on a single IQ score.
And so this being the season of holiday programmes, I brought Ash & Ayd down to ThinkersBox so that they can join in one of the Creativity workshops.
The boys got to create a story out of their own imaginations, create props and tools for the story and then present them to the class. Not surprisingly, they enjoyed the workshop very much!
But that wasn't the main motive of our trip to ThinkersBox. The boys were invited down for a Complimentary Learning Assessment, where their skill sets would be assessed in a 15 minute activity. The assessment consists of three learning areas and aims to find out more about a child's foundational abilities and his learning profile.
1. Visual Discrimination - the ability to determine similarities or differences in words, shapes, etc.
The child would be tasked to pick out all the shapes that make out the diagram on the left. This helps to build keen observations skills and attention to details, helps with carelessness when copying, writing or transferring answers.
2. Visual Memory - the ability to recall and retrieve visual information previously seen or read. This will help those who have trouble with reading comprehension and/or spelling.
3. Auditory Attention - the ability to recall and retrieve verbal information via auditory input. This aids in those who forgets verbal instructions or are inattentive in class.
When I received the reports for Ash & Ayd, it pretty much confirmed what I had long suspected. Ayd scored slightly above average scores for all 3 areas while Ash was outstanding in the first two areas but for a below average score for Auditory Attention.
This is in line with what his school teachers had told us, that he is a fast worker but he can get distracted very easily in class at the same time.
Thinkersbox then offered to extend the Full Learning Assessment for Ash and Ayd, which is more in-depth and assesses up to 27 areas (11 areas for Primary 2 and below, 27 areas for Primary 3 and up).
After a further one hour, the results were out.
Ayd did exceptionally well but his biggest weakness is his speed, or a lack thereof. He had spent too much time on the questions and didn't manage to complete some of them in various sections. As for Ash, it confirmed what the previous assessment had diagnosed - that his attention span is as tall as a hobbit.
With these profiles in mind, ThinkersBox can then customise a tailor-made programme to the learning needs of each of them. After all, each learner is unique in their cognitive profile and with customisation, the instructors will be able to track and monitor each of their progress as well as to allow them to work on their needs at a pace best suited for them.
For Ash, more time would be devoted to him donning earphones while attempting his exercises. The earphones will serve as a distraction by blaring noise so that his attentiveness can be improved upon. As for Ayd, he will be put through exercises at a quicker pace which will definitely stand him in good stead when he progresses to Primary 1 next year.
So yes, ThinkersBox has kindly enrolled both of them in their once-a-week 10-month programme starting from January 2013 onwards. And no, the boys didn't protest one single bit.
In fact, they have been asking me when will their sessions at ThinksBox will start and whether they could start earlier instead! I take it that they are not against it then.
Once the boys have started their sessions proper, I will update on their progress again. Until then, if you are keen to send your child (5-12 years old only) for the Complimentary Learning Assessment at ThinkersBox, you can register via HERE. For more information on the programmes available, please click HERE.


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Q: Trying to pass an array of structures but I get a "cannot convert 'struct' to 'struct*' error I keep getting this error when I try to pass this array of structures into the function AthleticContest():

cannot convert 'person' to 'person*'

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Am I passing the wrong thing into the function?
struct person
{
    int athletic;
    int smarts;
    int spirit;
    int contestVal;
};

int AthleticContest(person subjects[])
{
     cout << "Athletic Contest!!!" << endl << endl;
     for (int hh = 0; hh < 3; hh++)
     {
         int result = subjects[hh].athletic;
         subjects[hh].contestVal = result;
         cout << "Contestant # " << (hh+1) << ") " << subjects[hh].contestVal  << endl;
     }
     int winner;
     int tempWin = -1;
     for (int hh = 0; hh < 3; hh++)
     {
        if (subjects[hh].contestVal > tempWin)
        {
            tempWin = subjects[hh].contestVal;
            winner = hh;
        }
        else if (subjects[hh].contestVal == tempWin)
        {
            if (randomInt() > 4)
                winner = hh;
        }
    }
    cout << "Winner is Contestant # " << (winner+1)   << endl;

    return winner;
}

int main()
{
    person subject[10];

    subject[0].athletic = 5;
    subject[0].smarts   = 3;
    subject[0].spirit   = 1;
    subject[1].athletic = 1;
    subject[1].smarts   = 3;
    subject[0].spirit   = 5;
    subject[1].athletic = 3;
    subject[1].smarts   = 5;
    subject[0].spirit   = 1;

    AthleticContest(subject[2]);
}

A: The error
When you call your function in main():
    AthleticContest(subject[2]);

you pass as argument a single person, which is the third element of your array (the element with index 2). So the compiler understands that you try to pass this object of type person.
But your function's parameter is declared to be of type array of undetermined size (i.e. person[]).  C++ treats such array arguments as if they were a pointer (to their first element), so like person*.
This is why you get this error message:  these types are incompatible
The solution
To get rid of this error, a solution would be to pass a pointer to a subject, for example:
    AthleticContest(&subject[2]);  // passes the pointer to the third element
    // or
    AthleticContest(subject);  // passes the pointer to the first element of the original array

However, be very careful, because your function has a very risky design: you expect the argument to be a pointer to an array of at least 3 consecutive elements.  So if you call it with &subject[8], it would try to access subject[10] which would be out of bounds.  If you'd call with &subject[2] it would work with garbege information, since you have initalized only the first two elements, and not the 3rd, 4th and 6th.
A better solution
It is not clear, why you do the constest just with 3 elements. A better option would be the caller to say how many contestant shall be used (the caller know the size of the array).
In main():
    AthleticContest(subject, 2);  // 2 is the number of contestants in array

Your function would be defined as:
int AthleticContest(person subjects[], int participants)
{
     cout << "Athletic Contest!!!" << endl << endl;
     for (int hh = 0; hh < participants; hh++)
     ...
     for (int hh = 0; hh < participants; hh++)
     ...
}

A much better solution
You'd better go for std::vector instead of C++ arrays. They can behave like arrays:
    vector<person> subject(2);  // create a vector of 2 items
    subject[0].athletic = 5;
    ...

But they are much more convenient because they can have a dynamic size and grow as you add new participants:
    person hbolt = {4, 2, 1, 0};
    subject.emplace_back (hbolt);   // one more participant
    AthleticContest(subject);

Your function could get the vector by reference or by value.  Let's take by reference, since you intend to modify its content and could possibly want this modified data after the return:
int AthleticContest(vector<person> &subjects)
{
    ...
}

The big advantage, is that you can always know the size of the vector:
for (int hh = 0; hh < subjects.size(); hh++)
...

Here is an online demo.
Of course, if you don't want to take all the participants in the vector, you'd have to think about your function's argument(s):  would you prefer a second argument n and always take the n first elements of the vector ? Or would you prefer n participants but start at an arbitrary offset ? In both case, you'd be wise to check that your indexing never goes out of bounds.

A: One thing you need to change to compile: You're passing a reference to a single element of the array instead of the array itself.
One more thing you might want to check is to change your signature for AthleticContest() so it'll be the right one in C++ to receive fixed-sized array or person as a parameter.
When fixed to compile, and you're code looks like this:
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

struct person
{
    int athletic;
    int smarts;
    int spirit;
    int contestVal;
};

template <std::size_t size>
int AthleticContest(person (&subjects)[size])
{
    cout << "Athletic Contest!!!" << endl << endl;
     for (int hh = 0; hh < 3; hh++)
     {
         int result = subjects[hh].athletic;
         subjects[hh].contestVal = result;
         cout << "Contestant # " << (hh+1) << ") " << subjects[hh].contestVal  << endl;
     }
     int winner;
     int tempWin = -1;
     for (int hh = 0; hh < 3; hh++)
     {
        if (subjects[hh].contestVal > tempWin)
            {
             tempWin = subjects[hh].contestVal;
             winner = hh;
            }
            else if (subjects[hh].contestVal == tempWin)
            {
             if (5 > 4)
             winner = hh;
            }
      }
        cout << "Winner is Contestant # " << (winner+1)   << endl;

    return winner;
}

int main()
{
    person subject[10];

    subject[0].athletic = 5;
    subject[0].smarts   = 3;
    subject[0].spirit   = 1;
    subject[1].athletic = 1;
    subject[1].smarts   = 3;
    subject[0].spirit   = 5;
    subject[1].athletic = 3;
    subject[1].smarts   = 5;
    subject[0].spirit   = 1;

    AthleticContest(subject);
}

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Whether you choose to go for this specific tool or a different one, my goal for this review is to supply the criteria to follow when choosing the best one for you.
Before continuing with this ClickFunnels Review, let's explain what a marketing funnel is. In advertising, it's a process that requires people who don't understand you personally and turns them to customers, aka a advertising funnel. In e-commerce, a sales funnel is a set of steps developed to guide a web site visitor to the checkout page.
There's a less boring way of considering it. Step 1: Imagine a funnel. Measure 2: Envision this funnel is actually a metaphor, and instead of real ingredients to pour down the funnel, you've got metaphorical ingredients that you telephone traffic or website traffic. Your site visitors are searching around, checking out things. Your site is beautifully constructed, and your content is topnotch!
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Should you feel that sounds cool, you are correct –it has become a huge bargain for internet advertising. Russell Brunson didn't become wealthy by encouraging ClickFunnels technologies, but by using it also.
ClickFunnels started out as a means to help Brunson and his team produce funnels more quickly for different ventures, as generating funnels would normally take months. However they soon realized their production could be helpful to others and had good potential as a commodity.
In terms of design — the overall look and texture of your articles — ClickFunnels treats you to a fantastic selection of templates which are beautiful. Not only can these save a lot of work and time, but you also have the confidence that these templates are tested and are proven to convert. Again, Brunson started the tool to enable his own salespeople and entrepreneurs sell more goods.
Clickfunnels might also be incorporated with different payment choices such as Stripe and PayPal — which means you are able to accept payments for your products, services, or subscription sites.
It's likely to create membership sites. After your prospects register, they could get access to exclusive subscription locations.
As you can see, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Some of the cons are quite nitpicky, like the URLs being cluttered, but this is more of a personal taste than anything. I am conscious that there are a number of other landing page builders which we'll use, for example Thrive Architect from Thrive Themes. For me , I have discovered the funnel measure integration for a few of the easiest funnel applications to design however.
With TA, you will want to design the webpage, then link to the following pages at the sequence and it is done inside WordPress. While I love Thrive and their subjects, I truly do think ClickFunnels is inherently easier to work with than TA, but it comes in a monthly price.
Like I alluded to, there's a whole lot of methods to prepare a perfect funnel. Firms are distinct, therefore it isn't surprising ClickFunnels supplies some choices in building your perfect funnel.
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As it's possible to use ClickFunnels to execute a lot of things like marketing automation and membership websites, their potency is the core revenue funnel builder I believe is the best in the company.
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All these guns seem fixed on a single turret. What if you approach it from behind?
The turret can rotate LOL.
If you approach it from behind, you have to first get past the two main battle tanks and infantry that this tank is protecting.
Japan's close enough to parts of Russia that they just hire Ninja. The tank just looks pretty, the Ninja actually do the slaughtering. They're actually 82 ninja in this picture. Promise.
Too bad open battlefields are a thing of the past, it's all about close quarters, intel, and diplomacy.
The grenade launchers are actually hull-mounted and independently aimed and fired.


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Q: Trying to shorten URLs using .htaccess, but hitting configuration errors Brief intro: I'm attempting to set up a short URL system using a database and php. I've however came across a much shorter/quicker approach using a .htaccess file, regex, and a local config file. This tutorial however doesn't offer much support or explanation, and it's the first instance of URL re-writing I've seen.
Here's the code for the php script that gets the arguments passed into the page:
<?php

$links = parse_ini_file('links.ini');

if(isset($_GET['l']) && array_key_exists($_GET['l'], $links))
{
    header('Location: ' . $links[$_GET['l']]);
}
else
{
    header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
    echo 'Unknown link.';
}

?>

So in other words it checks to see if the argument passed is in the static config file (example here would be google: http://example.com/index.php?l=google), and if so, then of course re-directs them to the site. Configuration file contents:
google  = https://www.google.com/
fb      = https://www.facebook.com/

Fairly logical. Can understand how it works. My problem however comes with the .htaccess file as mentioned above. I've only dabbled with regex, and plan to learn more. However currently I'm not skilled enough to really understand the syntax required to write what is needing to be achieved. What needs to happen is for the user to basically type in www.example.com/url/google and for them to be re-directed to www.example.com/url/index.php?l=google - this is something I've been unable to get to work, and I just receive web server config errors. Config file for .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?l=$1 [L]

Can anyone advise on the cause of the issue? Sorry for the lack of understanding on the regex part. I'm trying to skill up on it. I'd just like to get the fix in place so I can continue on my project, as it's only a small part of it.
Thanks a lot.

A: This will redirect it:
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/url/([a-z]+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /url/index.php?l=%1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?l=$1 [L]


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We offer time-tabled Spanish and French lessons to our Key Stage 2 pupils. At present, Years 3 and 4 learn Spanish. Year 5 and 6 learn French.
In the Early Years and Key Stage 1, a variety of languages are celebrated through counting, greetings, songs and stories, as appropriate in various classroom situations. A lunchtime club runs at various points in the year for Key Stage 1 pupils to enjoy a taster of French through songs and games.
Through the study of a foreign language, pupils understand and appreciate different countries, cultures, people and communities - and as they do so, begin to think of themselves as citizens of the world as well as of the United Kingdom.
Pupils also learn about the basic structures of language. They explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English or another language, and learn how language can be manipulated and applied in different ways.
Their listening, reading and memory skills improve, and their speaking and writing become more accurate. The development of these skills, together with pupils' knowledge and understanding of the structure of language, lay the foundations for future study of other languages.


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I found this lovely artist by luck last week and I am rather amazed of how she hid from me.
One watch of this video and I really was musically ear blown away.
To be fair, she hasn't been around for that long – she brought an EP Theater Island back in 2010.
And last year a lovely full length album We Sink.
And if you recognize some of the sound she is a member of Seabear who is now also exploring a solo career.
There is no doubt about it she is something special. And what with being Icelandic she does share the sweet and dreamy-strange of Sigur Ros.
So before I waste any more of your time. Here is the incredibly indie and mesmerizing Sóley.


How much does a Certified Nursing Assistant earn in Rhode Island?
The average Certified Nursing Assistant salary in Rhode Island is $34,162 as of January 16, 2019, but the range typically falls between $30,958 and $38,006.
Rhode Island is also among the states which doesn't disappoints its CNAs while giving the salary to them, as it is considered quite superior and upright in the entire United States. On an average, a certified nursing assistant in Rhode Island usually make around $30,958 up to $38,006 per year. But yes, there are chances for CNAs, who have the potentiality to earn more to make additional than these given figures, relying on various factors. Even though, the median salary in nursing aide is around $34,162 annually in Rhode Island.
No matter Rhode Island is considered as a tiny place by many individuals, still, those who all are eager to have a successful career just after attaining their certification in the nursing field, can move to this place to make good money as a CNA.
How much a CNA will earn inside Rhode Island is largely dependent on the earlier work experience of that person. Additional years of work experience, supports a nursing aide to achieve a perfect job and an ideal pay packet. Therefore, it will not be possible for a nursing aide working in a nursing home to get a direct job in a hospital emergency unit. In order to achieve that he/she needs to first apply for the appropriate training sessions, and then must obtain relevant work exposure for about one year. Experience gives the opportunity to enjoy more job benefits, higher paying, and reimbursements.
Being self-employed in Rhode Island has a greater scope to make a huge wealth. Many of the certified nursing aides start their own earnings by providing live in-house care services to the patients, once they gain appropriate hands-on skills of a nursing aide.
Habitants of this place also prefer hiring CNAs for availing special care at their homes, rather than being admitted in a hospital or nursing home. Such self employed aides can easily make around $10 to $18 on hourly basis, however, their average annual income can reach up to $52,000 depending on various conditions. These deviations can be seen quite often due to the standard of living in a particular location, employer's financial policies, work experience of a nursing aide, etc.
Once you become a senior CNA employee in any of the health care organisation of Rhode Island, you will have to look after many additional responsibilities as well. After becoming a senior CNA, you may also perform as a mentor or team leader for other learning CNAs. These mentors also act as an on-the-job instructor for newly licensed nursing assistants. In return of these added duties, the CNA mentor or team leader can demand for higher per hour income.
It is extremely essential to measure out the place of work before joining in as a CNA, as it is quite possible that it might impinge on your pay scale to an extreme extent. As a general belief, the bigger the organisation, the greater payment they make to the nursing aides in this state. However, this can't be taken for granted as few smaller companies which are allied with hospitals and execute home health conveniences, also might hold the capacity to pay you more. Other firms which are thought-out to be low paying organisation are local government groups, although they too might pay you an elevated income with the purpose of pulling more and more CNAs to attempt and join there. The basic strategies implemented by many of the huge companies are to offer an elevated pay packet and multiple attractive benefits to the employees.
Rhode Island Hospital, Memorial Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Landmark Medical Centre, Kent Hospital, South County Hospital, Westerly Hospital and Newport Hospital are some of the major employers for CNAs in this place. Home health services, rehab centres, nursing homes, hospice centres, etc are some other organisations where a CNA can get employments in Rhode Island. They can also do job in an adult day care established by community-assisted local government.
While working at these places, nursing assistants not only learn to do the personal grooming of the patients, but they also manage the requirements of them. As per a research done by the 'Rhode Island health care corporation' nursing aides appointed at these hospices are able to earn a good amount ranging from $14 to $17 on hourly basis.
As maintained by 'Indeed.com' in a research that some of the CNAs who are engaged in this field have been also reported for earning about $31,000 to $34,000 or above yearly, and $14.80 up to $16.34 on hourly basis.
Small towns located inside Rhode Island usually have smaller dealings and so it maintains a lower standard of living, which gets reflected on the payment structure of CNA. However, the standards of living are quite higher in city areas as compared to these smaller towns or rural sections. Higher standard of life and expanded businesses in cities produces more wealth, which in turn benefits the CNA pay scale.
'MySalary.com' has given a description about the median pay scale of various places situated in Rhode Island. Certified nursing aides employed in various working areas of Rhode Island, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, home health services, addiction centres, etc; receive an average yearly income of about $31,000 and $10 to $15 on hourly basis.
By working in night shifts or on weekends as per the employer's demands, a nursing aide can also earn $3 more on their average established hourly pay. Whereas, 'PayScale.com' reported the estimate figures reaching up to $17.89 per hour for a nurse aide, doing night shifts and overtime.
'The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training', has done a projection for more CNA jobs to impend most probably in between year 2006 to 2016. RIDLT has also made an estimation of about 20% of increase in the employment ratio of CNA during the period of 10-year.
The 'Bureau of Labor Statistics' of U.S. has also declared in their edition of 'Occupational Handbook of 2010 to 2011' that a positive growth of 18% is expected in nursing services for various job positions between the years 2008 to 2018. The requirement for nursing personnel is due to the aging population of America.
To work as a nurse aide in Rhode Island, you must go through the state approved training program for CNAs and must pass the examination. As per a recent 'BLS' report, more or less 8,060 certified nursing assistants have got different join in the state as per their qualification.
Some of the major employers are hospitals, long-term medical facilities, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres and home health agencies. CNAs are mostly found working as practical nurses, registered nurses, LPNs and RNs, physicians in Rhode Island.


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With hits such as "Sweetly Broken," "Furious," "Breaking Through" and "This is Amazing Grace" to his writing credit, Jeremy Riddle releases More, his first album in seven years, and his first solo record with Bethel Music.
Thematically, this project focuses on the holy momentum we tend inside our hearts, a curiosity that cannot be quieted, and the hunger that moves us forward into greater things with God. Listeners will feel the conviction behind this heartcry that is skillfully grafted into this new music. Whether for the first time or in a season for returning to Him, this project is an invitation to experience the mystery, wonder, and love of God like never before.
This album adds new anthems to the many Riddle songs that have influenced modern worship, yet it definitively dances down new paths. Riddle's vocals soar with familiar strength, yet this collection of songs ventures into uncharted stylistic territory compared to his prior projects. Features songs such as "More," "Love On Fire," "Even If (All the More)," and "No Fear in Your Love."


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Socialism is dead. Long live liberalism and social justice
Martin Kettle
John Locke is a prophet for our times, largely ignored in his own land
Mon 25 Oct 2004 19.13 EDT
Back in February, the German foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, did one of those things that help to mark him as one of the most interesting politicians of our age and continent. En route from Berlin for talks in Moscow with Vladimir Putin, Fischer stopped off for the first time in his life in the Baltic city that was once Königsberg and is for now Kaliningrad. He did so to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the city's most famous son, laying a wreath and delivering an oration at the grave of Immanuel Kant.
Clutching his dog-eared copy of The Critique of Pure Reason, Fischer told his audience of diplomats and philosophers how Kant, along with Hegel and Marx, remained one of his own greatest influences. An understanding of law and morality as the basis of the rational world was Kant's continuing legacy to the present, he argued. Kant's 1795 essay Perpetual Peace, which envisages a global association of republics, could even be seen as a pointer towards the creation of the UN, Fischer suggested.
It is impossible to imagine many circumstances in which one of Britain's past or current ministers would reflect on the continuing influence and relevance of one our own great philosophers. Jack Straw, Fischer's opposite number, is a serious thinker, but he will not be taking a leaf out of the German foreign minister's book on Thursday to deliver a graveside tribute on the 300th anniversary of the death of John Locke.
Very few people appear to make the pilgrimage to Locke's last resting place in a tomb against the church wall at High Laver in west Essex. When I went to pay my respects there last weekend, I had the church and his memorial to myself. No one had signed the visitors' book for nearly two weeks. Locke's significance as a guiding spirit of the US constitution is duly marked by a church plaque erected by American admirers in 1957. But his importance in his own country is not acknowledged in any way. This neglect seems somehow bleakly appropriate of our current uncertainties.
Locke certainly has his faults, and his critics, and it is important not to romanticise him. There is confusion, self-contradiction and much that is unresolved in his thinking. He was a man of the 17th century, and his advocacy of tolerance did not extend to Catholics or to atheists. His civil society of free, equal and rational men essentially excluded women and the labouring poor. Yet you do not have to be an enthusiast for Locke to recognise the sheer scale of his contribution to British life or his central position at the fountainhead of so much that came later.
Indeed, it is hard to think of anything important about societies in general, and our own in particular, on which Locke did not have something pertinent and lasting to say. He is the essential philosopher of consensual constitutional government, the key expounder of the notions of the social contract, the sovereignty of the people, majority rule, minority rights and the separation of powers. He is our leading defender of individual civil liberty, the greatest advocate in our history of religious and civic tolerance, and the first proponent of progressive educational methods, as well as the principal godfather of all those attitudes of common sense, reasonableness, kindness and politeness that later eras have so often thought of as essentially British.
So if anyone deserves to be the object of serious civic commemoration or reflection in Britain, then Locke surely qualifies. Yet this week's notable anniversary will pass here almost without notice. Elsewhere the interest is somewhat greater. Locke is generally taken more seriously in America, where a crude Lockean view of the contract between the individual (sovereign) and government (limited) remains widely held. Yet he has become a prophet without much honour in his homeland, even though he is the principal intellectual begetter of the 1688 constitutional settlement, which he did so much to legitimate and which has lasted from his day to ours.
I am not arguing for large-scale celebrations, renaming of streets, a special issue of postage stamps or even an anniversary lecture by Simon Schama on the BBC, although none of these would be unwelcome. But it seems more than a mere oversight that we do not even consider doing any of these things. There are, of course, special reasons why Germans should wish to recall and connect with Kant. But other European countries also have explicit places and rituals of honour for their own great thinkers and writers. Britain is unusually negligent in this respect, especially considering our riches and our strong, if conflicted, sense of national identity. So one has to wonder: why?
The big answer is surely that we gradually lost sight of the liberalism of which Locke has such a large claim to be the source. And lost confidence in it too. A hundred years ago, Locke's position at the head of a still vibrant British liberal tradition seemed utterly secure. Since then, the liberal tradition has declined, faltered, and has even seemed to have spent itself. For much of the 20th century, socialism appeared to be the philosophy and programme of the future, a stronger weapon to achieve wider social justice. In those circumstances, Locke inevitably appeared a more distant and less relevant figure. More radical and obscure 17th-century icons, like the Digger Gerrard Winstanley and the Leveller Thomas Rainborough, seemed to have more to say to our times.
But socialism has failed. Even the era of the labour movement is passing inexorably away. We inhabit a world that has passed through the industrial socialist era and is emerging on the other side of it, dazed, disorientated and in search of new and more relevant signposts towards modern social justice and liberty. Capitalism has won the economic battle, albeit in a form that no 19th-century capitalist would easily recognise. Socialism has become a religion not a programme. And liberalism, which to socialists seemed for so long to be merely temporising and cowardly, has outlasted socialism.
Which is why, in turn, it is time to return to Locke and the tradition at whose head he still stands. Liberalism without social justice is not a political programme in the democratic age. But nor, we should have learned from the 20th-century experience, is social justice without liberalism. The things that Locke thought were important - government by consent, the parliamentary system, civil liberty, freedom of thought and religion, the rights of minorities, an education that is more than functional, the rule of law - have never seemed more modern than they do today. Disregard for these principles has marked every instance of the failed socialist experiment. And it is also perhaps the most lasting - and least excusable - of all New Labour's failings too. To the politics of the future, as of so much else, Locke still holds the key.
m.kettle@theguardian.com

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Murder trial starts for man accused of killing girlfriend
Suspect Johnson Mud accused of slitting throat of victim
Joshua Kellogg
Farmington Daily Times
Johnson Mud has been charged with an open count of murder in the first degree.
Dennison died after Mud allegedly cut her throat on Feb. 18, 2017.
The audio from the 911 phone call Mud made after the alleged incident was played in the court.
FARMINGTON — The attorney representing a San Juan County man accused of killing his girlfriend claimed during opening arguments of his client's trial today that the alleged crime wasn't premeditated and occurred during the heat of the moment.
The first day of a scheduled three-day jury trial for Johnson Mud started today in Aztec District Court in front of District Judge John Dean Jr.
Mud, 52, is accused of an open count of murder in the first degree for the death of Lee Acres resident Roselyn Dennison, 49, who died on Feb. 19, 2017, according to court documents.
Dennison died after Mud allegedly cut her throat on Feb. 18, 2017, at a residence on County Road 5486 east of Farmington, according to The Daily Times archives.
The opening arguments were made by Mud's attorney Christian Hatfield and assistant district attorney Mariah McKay of the San Juan County District Attorney's Office.
Hatfield told the jury that the prosecution will say the alleged incident was premeditated but that Mud committed the alleged act while he was in a "rage" after Mud came to believe Dennison was cheating on him.
Hatfield said alcohol played a role in the case, as both Mud and Dennison had been drinking earlier in the day.
But McKay told the jury that the evidence will show Mud intentionally and deliberately murdered Dennison.
Two of the witnesses who testified during the afternoon work for the San Juan County Communications Authority, including 911 operator Sondra Hawks, who took a phone call from Mud on the night of the alleged murder.
Mud allegedly called 911 around 10:26 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2017, and told Hawks he had cut Dennison's throat. The prosecution played the audio of the 911 call in the courtroom.
During the phone call, Hawks repeatedly asked Mud to try and control Dennison's bleeding, but he refused.
Logan McKinney, now an officer for the Bloomfield Police Department, was one of the deputies for the San Juan County Sheriff's Office who responded to the incident. He told the court Mud was not crying when he was taken into custody and did not appear remorseful.
Sgt. Jacob Sanchez of the Sheriff's Office described arriving at the scene and finding Dennison with a large laceration across her neck while lying on a bed in the bedroom.
Sanchez echoed McKinney's statement, stating Mud was stoic and not emotional when he was arrested.
Joshua Kellogg covers crime, courts and social issues for The Daily Times. He can be reached at 505-564-4627 or via email at jkellogg@daily-times.com.
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