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Motherhood is probably the best gig in the world, at least in my humble opinion. Of course, being a mom, or being a parent in general, comes with many challenges. There are sleepless nights, teething babes, toddler tantrums, and then they grow up into moody teenagers who grow up into independent adults that leave the nest. Parenthood is an emotional roller coaster. But there are so many amazing magical moments that just melt your heart and make you forget the headaches and tears. The smiles, giggles, hugs, and sweet I-love-you's are worth it all.
Now, of course, I think that moms should be recognized every day of the year (my own mama is basically my hero, and she deserves to be reminded how amazing she is all the time), but I know life sometimes gets in the way, and there are so many things moms do that go unrecognized. But there is one day a year that we dedicate completely to mothers, and on this day, they should feel ALL the love.
So I've come up with some gift ideas for the mamas in your life.
Also read: Diaper bags for the Modern Mom.
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First and foremost, the best gift a mom can receive is spending time with her family and children. Plan a day date, go out to dinner, or just go for a stroll through the park.
Another "gift" that's very much appreciated is help. Give mom the day off while you clean, cook, or at least do some dishes. These may seem insignificant, but moms are sure to love a helping hand.
One of my favorite Mother's Day gifts to date was the spa/massage package my sweet hubby got for me. It's something that you don't usually splurge on for yourself, so it's really a treat to receive as a gift. It could be a massage, a mani/pedi, or a hair appointment, but whatever it is, a pampered mom is a happy mom.
For a mom with small kiddos, a dad or older siblings can help make a "DIY" craft, like a card, with the little ones. Those are the gifts that become priceless mementos.
If you really want to wow her, a weekend getaway or a fun trip just can't disappoint. There is no such thing as "too many vacations", and it's another opportunity to create lots of awesome memories.
If none of those ideas tickle your fancy, here are a few gifts you can buy that would make just about any woman happy, because we can never have enough. 😉
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Episode 17: with Yukon Canoe Racer and Marathoner Tim Hodgson
Tim Hodgson will be racing solo during the upcoming Yukon River Quest. An accomplished canoe racer and marathoner, Tim shares some of the challenges and rewards he's experienced during his career. He also offers tips for those who'd like to … Continue reading
Episode 16: Dog Mushers Ed Hopkins, Michelle Phillips and Maren Bradley
These dog mushers, two of whom are veterans of the Iditarod & Yukon Quest, take My Yukon Life listeners inside their world during the off-season of professional dog mushing. Dog mushing is not always glamorous, and we'll discover the extent … Continue reading
Episode 15: Yukon Trapper Norman Winther
A Yukon trapper who portrayed himself in the docu-drama, "The Last Trapper," Norman shares some his experiences as a trapper with listeners of My Yukon Life. We also learn the story behind the making of the movie. http://media.blubrry.com/myyukonlife/p/www.myyukonlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ep15-Norman-Winther-JUN-131.mp3Podcast: Play in … Continue reading
Episode 14: with Yukon Band The August Arrival
(Originally aired live) The August Arrival is an up and coming Whitehorse band that appears on My Yukon Life in advance of performing at the July 2011 Atlin Arts & Music Festival. We sit in on one of their practice … Continue reading
Episode 13: Opening Night of The Frantic Follies
(Originally aired live) Host Jennifer Hawks takes My Yukon Life listeners on location to Whitehorse, Yukon for the 2011 invitation-only opening night of The Frantic Follies. The Frantic Follies is a turn of the century vaudeville revue which depicts the … Continue reading
Episode 12: VIP Tour of Yukon Brewing
(Originally aired live) Host Jennifer Hawks takes My Yukon Life listeners on Victoria Day to Yukon Brewing in Whitehorse. How else could we celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday other than to hoist a few and take our listeners on a VIP … Continue reading
Episode 11: Yukon Chef Michele Genest
(Originally aired live) Miche Genest is the food columnist for Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine. She is also author of the cookbook, The Boreal Gourmet: Adventures in Northern Cooking, a true northern cookbook featuring Yukon flavours and traditions. Miche joins … Continue reading
Episode 10: Faro, Yukon's Sheep & Crane Viewing Festival
(Originally aired live) Host Jennifer Hawks takes My Yukon Life listeners on location to Faro, Yukon for the annual Sheep and Crane Viewing Festival. Jennifer captures the highlights of the three day event, which includes local bluegrass music, a wild … Continue reading
Episode 9: with Yukon Musician Kim Beggs
(Originally aired live) Award winning Yukon singer-songwriter Kim Beggs was a nominee in CBC Radio's Songquest competition. Her CD Wanderer's Paean earned her a Canadian Folk Music Award and Western Canadian Music Award nomination along with a Porcupine Award for … Continue reading
Episode 8: with Yukon Photographer Cathie Archbould
(Originally aired live) Cathie Archbould photographs the North with a passion that could only come from doing what you love – living large in one of Canada's last frontiers. Departing big-city life, Cathie left her work freelancing with the Globe … Continue reading
Episode 7: Faro, Yukon Mayor Heather Campbell
(Originally aired live) In 2005, life needed to change for Heather Campbell. The choices were stay put in the big city, go to Russia for three months, take a job at The Hague, or make French fries on the highway … Continue reading
Episode 6: with Dog Musher and Iditarod Racer Michelle Phillips
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Episode 5: with Yukon Fly-Tyer, Knitter and Potter Claudia MacPhee
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
BC Rail: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs say Province wilfully mislead or withheld information about BC Rail
Thanks to "Eva", I was prompted to search for what has been posted on The Legislature Raids for times like this, when we are searching for information on the secret BCRail deal. I think it's important to review what the First Nations have said. - BC Mary.
UBCIC Critical of Proposed merger of BC Rail with CN Rail
Sheridan Scott
Commissioner of Competition
Competition Bureau, Industry Canada
21st Floor, 50 Victoria Street
Hull, Quebec K1A 0C9
Facsimile: (819) 953-5013
April 23, 2004
Attention: Sheridan Scott, Commissioner of Competition
Dear Commissioner Scott:
Re: Proposed merger of BC Rail with CN Rail
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is concerned that the province
of B.C. may have willfully mislead or withheld information from the
Competition Bureau regarding the proposed merger of BC Rail and CN Rail.
Instead of meaningfully addressing its fiduciary legal obligations to
Indigenous Peoples, the government of B.C. has engaged in fraud and
deceit: details of the deal between B.C. and CN Rail (the
"Revitalization Agreement") were kept secret, while the province gave
assurances that no Aboriginal Title or Rights would be impacted by the
Agreement. These assurances are blatant lies. Recently leaked portions
of the Revitalization Agreement indicate that the Agreement is for up to
a period of 900 years, and that B.C. may transfer Crown Lands (where
Aboriginal Title continues to exist and has not been ceded or otherwise
addressed) to CN Rail for $1.00 (one dollar).
We wish to draw your urgent attention to information that the
Competition Bureau is bound to consider in rendering a decision on
whether or not to approve the proposed merger (de facto sale) of BC Rail
and CN Rail:
a) Aboriginal Title and Rights exist along the BC Rail corridor, and are
constitutionally protected under s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982;
b) The BC Rail line and other operations run directly through the
reserve lands of twenty-five Indigenous communities in British Columbia;
c) The province of B.C. has legal fiduciary obligations to meaningfully
consult with Aboriginal Peoples prior to undertaking or authorizing land
transactions that will impact Aboriginal Title and Rights;
d) Indigenous Peoples and communities along the BC Rail corridor will be
severely and negatively impacted by this transaction;
e) The province of B.C. has not meaningfully consulted with Aboriginal
Peoples about the proposed merger (sale) of BC Rail to CN Rail, and
instead has engaged in fraud and deceit with the aim of withholding the
details of the agreement, and its full impact, from Indigenous Peoples;
f) The province of B.C. is not in a legal position to enter or complete
this transaction without engaging in good faith consultations with
Indigenous Peoples.
Below, we set out further information regarding governments' legal
obligations to Indigenous Peoples, and why we believe the Competition
Bureau must consider these facts prior to rendering a decision.
A. Aboriginal Title and Rights and Lack of Meaningful Consultation
The BC Rail corridor and rail bed are on Aboriginal Title Lands, and
it's operations impact Aboriginal Rights. Both Canada and the province
of B.C. have fiduciary obligations to Indigenous Peoples regarding
Aboriginal Title and Rights in the BC Rail corridor which have not been
The province alleges that there are no Aboriginal Title or Rights issues
raised by this transaction, and therefore no duty to consult with, nor
to meaningfully address and accommodate Indigenous Peoples' rights.
The province argues that there is no need to consult about the BCR/CNR
transfer because there is no "new" interest being created, merely the
continuation of an existing use. This is not a legally correct position.
The long-term lease (for a period of up to 900 years) transfers
effective ownership and control of the rail bed and rail line from B.C.
to CN Rail, and a transfer of this magnitude triggers a legal obligation
to consult. Any purported transfer of Aboriginal Title lands requires
the consent of Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous communities who live alongside the BC Rail line have their
rights impacted daily, the building and on-going operation of the rail
line continue to impact upon Aboriginal Title and Rights and the use
that Indigenous Peoples can make of Aboriginal Title lands. A transfer
of effective ownership and operation of BC Rail from the provincial
Crown to a private corporation engages issues relating to fiduciary
obligations over the ongoing operation. Indigenous communities along the
BC Rail corridor adamantly oppose the transfer on their assessment that
this transfer will result in the violation of their Aboriginal Title and
Rights. This Indigenous opposition has been ignored, at the same time
that the Aboriginal Title and Rights impacts of this transfer have been
The Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the constitutional
protection afforded to Indigenous Peoples rights under s. 35(1) of the
Constitution Act, 1982 and has said that meaningful and good faith
consultation is required where governments take actions that will impact
upon Aboriginal Title and Rights: Delgamuukw v. B.C.[1] The
Supreme Court has also said that Aboriginal Title includes the right to
choose to what uses these lands can be put. Where a transaction will
significantly impact the Aboriginal Title of Indigenous Peoples, as this
transaction will do, the consent of Indigenous Peoples is required.
In Haida Nation v. Weyerhaeuser,[2] the Haida Nation challenged the transfer and renewal of an existing Tree Farm Licence. The B.C. Court of Appeal held that there was an enforceable consultation duty on transfers or renewals of existing interests if they might impact upon
Aboriginal Title or Rights. The Haida and Taku River Tlingit v. Ringstad[3] cases clearly found a consultation duty on government prior to the proof of Aboriginal Title and Rights in court. Subsequent to the Haida and Taku decisions, the issue of whether government can approve transfers of corporations, without consultation, where Aboriginal Title and Rights will be impacted was considered in Gitksan and other First Nations v. B.C. (Minister of Forests),[4] where the B.C. Supreme Court ordered government to engage in good faith consultations with the aim of seeking "workable accommodations" of the Indigenous Peoples' rights.
There has been no consultation with Indigenous Peoples. Instead, the province has acted in bad faith by keeping the details of this Agreement secret from Indigenous Peoples.
B. Interests in Reserve Lands
Where BC Rail operates on rights-of-way running through reserve lands
there are significant questions regarding the legality of B.C.'s
proposed transfer or long-term lease of these rights-of-way. The wording
of the right-of-way grants may prevent this transfer of effective
control and usage. The federal government must approve these transfers
as they hold reserve lands in trust for Indigenous Peoples, and the
consent of Indigenous Peoples is required.
As the full contents of the Revitalization Agreement have been kept
secret we cannot comment on the full impact, but it is likely that
conditions of the grants creating the province's rights-of-way may
prevent a transfer of the nature contemplated by the Revitalization
Agreement. This issue affects interests in reserve lands, directly
engages federal fiduciary obligations, and must be addressed prior to
approval by the Competition Bureau.
C. Competition Bureau's Legal Obligation to Consider government's
failure to consult:
The UBCIC is concerned that the province of B.C. may have mislead the
Competition Bureau by claiming an exclusive right to transfer its
interests in BC Rail without first addressing the constitutionally
protected rights of Indigenous Peoples. In making the decision of
whether or not to approve the merger (transfer) of BC Rail to CN Rail
the Competition Bureau is under an obligation to inquire into the full
extent of governments' consultations with Indigenous Peoples.
The Supreme Court of Canada has found that federally-created tribunals
must consider whether or not government has fulfilled their fiduciary
legal obligations to Indigenous Peoples in rendering their decisions. In
Quebec (A.G.) and Grand Council of the Crees v. Canada (N.E.B.)[5]
<#_ftn5> the Supreme Court said that the National Energy Board "must
exercise its decision-making function, including the interpretation and
application of its governing legislation, in accordance with the
dictates of the Constitution, including s. 35(1) of the Constitution
Act, 1982."
The constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples must be addressed. In
the absence of evidence of consultation this transaction cannot be
approved. There has been no consultation; Instead, the province of B.C.
willfully mislead and lied to Indigenous Peoples about this transaction.
The Competition Bureau must be mindful of existing constitutional rights
and consider the privatization deal from the perspective of the impact
that it will have on Aboriginal Title and Rights. Absent proof of
government's fulfillment of its legal obligations to Indigenous Peoples,
this merger (transfer) cannot be approved.
D. Recommendations:
The UBCIC recommends that:
1) The Competition Bureau require both the federal and provincial
governments to show evidence that they fully and meaningfully consulted
with Indigenous Peoples about the impact of this Agreement on Aboriginal
Title, Rights and interests in reserve lands including a full and complete disclosure of the details of the transactions, so that Indigenous Peoples can fully assess its impact;
2) The Competition Bureau advise the province that it considers the
application incomplete absent evidence of full, meaningful, and good
faith consultations with Indigenous Peoples, including a full disclosure
of all details of the agreement; and
3) That the Competition Bureau undertake a full public inquiry about
this matter, or request that the Competition Tribunal do so. Hearings
should be held in the Indigenous communities along the BC Rail corridor
whose Aboriginal Title, Rights and interests in reserves lands will be
directly and significantly affected.
The Competition Bureau is under a legal duty to refuse to approve this
transaction absent evidence that the federal and provincial governments
have fulfilled their fiduciary obligation to consult with Indigenous
Peoples. That consultation has not occurred. We urge the Competition
Bureau to hold the federal and provincial governments to account for
their failure to address the Aboriginal Title and Rights impacted by the
BC Rail/CN Rail deal.
We look forward to hearing from you how the Competition Bureau is
considering and addressing the constitutional rights of Indigenous
Peoples in its assessment of the BC Rail/CN Rail transaction. We would
be pleased to provide you with further information if this would be of
Yours truly,
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
[Original signed by Chief Stewart Phillip]
Chief Stewart Phillip
C.C.: Union of BC Indian Chiefs' Chiefs Council
First Nations Summit, Task Group
Vice-Chief Shawn Atleo, Assembly of First Nations, BC Region
National Chief Phil Fontaine, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa
Honourable Lucienne Robillard
Minister of Industry
11th Floor, CD Howe Building
235 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5 Facsimile: (613) 992-0302
Competition Tribunal
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building
90 Sparks Street, Suite 600
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5B4 Facsimile: (613) 957-3170
More here, where I found this quote:
A court injunction was used to blast a highway through the Eagleridge Bluffs with MUCH less at stake....how is it that only Liberal-backed agendas ever seem to get injunctions and no one else....
I gather from the date of that later that it was Martin who was PM then (?....or still Chretien?)....given the pack of Martinites flocked into the BC Liberals and their sidekicks (ranging from the Basi Boys to Bornmann to Mark Marissen and Christy) it perhaps is no surprise that the Competition Board took no action....and this is another reason to call in the Senate. Did any BC MPs raise this in the House?
Whatever happened to the Foreign Investment Review Agency anyway? Did Mulroney or Clark annul it. Did it get trashed because of the FTA?
Re Gates being the largest shareholder, a campaign could be started within net-dom over Microsoft's owner being involved in a corporation involved with overriding aboriginal rights...I'm not sure how to sum that up succinctly (ME? Succinct??), but it seems like ripe material for the Seattle Post-intelligencer's online edition....and also for a (here I go again) US congressional committee to start asking questions about CN's dealings with the British Columbia government and their suspect nature.....
That section, and the one following where I posted a link to Mary's blog.....
As a test of that claim how is it that this shows up...
[73] On July 5, 2004, Chief Dennis also sent an email to Premier Campbell providing notice "that our Interim Measure Extension Agreement/Forest Range Agreement negotiations are not producing positive results to enable both parties to achieve an agreement." Chief Dennis then requested a meeting with the Premier and the MOF "to iron out the wrinkles."
you make a very strong point.
What would you think of sending your comment to the premier? His e.mail address is:
and why not rattle the cage of:
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PM Report: As Economies Weaken, Markets Wilt
Stocks, commodities and riskier currencies fell on worry over the flagging U.S. recovery and slowing growth in China. All three major U.S. indexes turned negative for the year. Dennis Berman and Michael Casey discuss. Also, Robert Lee Hotz discusses the discovery in Ethiopia of what researchers consider the earliest known traces of stone-tool use, possibly pushing back the advent of technology about 800,000 years.
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text: How To Home Theater What Is Hi-Res Audio? The Basics High resolution audio changes your music listening options Share Pin Email Print Sony Europe Home Theater Key Concepts Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks Cut The Cord Music For Your Life by Robert Silva Robert Silva has written about audio, video, and home theater topics since 1998. Previously, Robert was an audio/video expert for About.com. Updated June 24, 2019 58 58 people found this article helpful When it comes to music, high resolutions audio, also called hi-res audio, is harder to find. The main way most of us listen is via streaming on portable devices, such as the iPod and smartphones. Although very convenient, this trend has actually taken us backward in terms of what we settle for as a good music listening experience. What we mean by that is the file formats used by streaming services are of lower quality. When compared to the CD format, MP3 files and streamed music from iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, (and others) simply contain fewer data to make the music. In order to fit the music into a format that can be easily streamed, and provide listeners the ability to store lots of songs on a portable music player or smartphone, as much as 80 percent of the information present in the recording of the original performance may be deleted. Enter Hi-Res Audio As a result of the proliferation of poor-quality music listening, a strategy has been implemented to bring back high-quality two-channel audio by extending the capabilities of downloadable and streamable music so that it matches, or surpasses, CD quality. This initiative is referred to as hi-res audio, hi-res music, or HRA. For the purposes of this article, it will be referred to by its most common label: hi-res audio. To take advantage of hi-res audio, you need to know the following: What hi-res audio is?What the hi-res audio formats are.How to access hi-res audio content.What you need to listen to hi-res audio. Hi-Res Audio Defined To better describe hi-res audio, the DEG (Digital Entertainment Group, Consumer Technology Association, and The Recording Academy [The Grammy Folks]) have settled on the following definition: "Lossless audio that is capable of reproducing the full range of sound from recordings that have been mastered from better than CD quality music sources." The term "lossless" means that a music file contains all of the information provided in the original studio or live recording process but in digital form. A lossless file is most commonly uncompressed, but there are some compression algorithms that do allow retention of all required information. The CD Reference Point The CD format is considered the reference point separating lo-res from hi-res audio. In technical terms, CD audio is an uncompressed digital format that is represented by 16 bit PCM at a 44.1khz sampling rate. Anything below the CD reference point, such as MP3, AAC, WMA, and other highly-compressed formats are considered 'low-res' audio, and anything above is considered 'hi-res' audio. Audio Formats Hi-res audio is represented in physical media by the HDCD, SACD, and DVD-Audio disc formats. However, since physical media is no longer in favor by many, there has been a strategic move to provide listeners with the ability to access hi-res audio via downloading and streaming. Non-physical hi-res digital audio formats include ALAC, AIFF, FLAC, WAV, DSD (the same format used on SACD discs), and PCM (at a higher bit and sampling rate than CD). What all these file formats have in common is that they provide the ability to listen to music in higher quality, but, unfortunately, their files are large, which means that, most often, they need to be downloaded before listening. Getting Hi-Res Audio Via Downloading The main way hi-res audio content can be accessed is via download. The download option means that you can't listen to hi-res audio-on-demand. Instead, you download hi-res music from a content source available on the internet to your PC or other devices capable of downloading the required music files. Two popular hi-res audio music download services are Acoustic Sounds and HDTracks. Hi-res audio is also available through some streaming services — more on that later. Audio Playback Devices The ability to play hi-res audio files requires an audio product that is compatible with the specific hi-res audio files you wish to play. You can listen to hi-res audio on your PC, or if you have a network-connected home theater receiver that is hi-res audio compatible, your receiver may be able to access hi-res audio files from network-connected PCs or, if stored on a flash drive, plugging it into the receiver's USB port. Hi-res audio playback capability is also available through specific network audio receivers and select portable audio players. Some brands that incorporate hi-res audio playback capability on selected digital audio players, stereo, home theater, and network audio receivers include Astell&Kern, Pono, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Sony, and Yamaha. When shopping, look for the official hi-res audio logo on the product or product packaging (Logo example at the top of this article). You can also play some hi-res audio content (24bit/96kHz) on non-hi-res audio compatible playback devices using a Chromecast For Audio device, as well as via the DTS Play-Fi system's Critical Listening Mode on compatible Play-Fi devices. Audio Streaming — MQA to the Rescue Although downloading hi-res audio music files and then listening at home through your home network, USB, or copying to a compatible portable player is one option, streaming-on-the-go is much more convenient. With that in mind, a process developed by MQA makes streaming hi-res audio files practical. MQA stands for Master Quality Authenticated. What it provides is a compression algorithm that allows hi-res audio files to fit into a much smaller digital space. This allows the music files to be streamed on demand, instead of going through the less convenient download step. The result is the ability to stream hi-res audio files on-demand, just as you can MP3 and other low-res formats, provided you have an MQA compatible device. Although MQA files can be streamed, some services may either only provide a download option, or both streaming and download options. It is also important to point out that if your device doesn't support MQA, you can still access the audio via download — you just won't get the benefits of MQA encoding. Some of the MQA Streaming and Download partners include 7 Digital, Audirvana, Kripton HQM Store, Onkyo Music, and TIDAL. Some of the MQA Hardware Product Partners include Pioneer, Onkyo, Meridian, NAD, and Technics. For more details on streaming services and playback products, refer to the MQA Partner Page. The Bottom Line After years of listening to inferior audio quality from MP3s, and other compressed audio formats, the hi-res audio initiative is designed to provide music fans with high-quality listening without being tied to physical media. Both download and streaming options are provided and hi-res audio music is available through several online services. However, to take advantage of hi-res audio listening, there are costs involved, both on the hardware and content end. Although hi-res audio capability is incorporated into a growing selection of moderately-priced stereo and home theater receivers, dedicated hi-res audio compatible network audio and portable audio players can be expensive, and, of course, the price of hi-res audio download and streaming content is higher than their MP3 and lo-res audio file counterparts. With this in mind, despite increased audio content and product support, hi-res audio does have its detractors, with an ongoing debate as to its real-world benefits for most listeners. If you are planning to make the jump to hi-res audio listening, definitely seek out and conduct your own listening tests to see if the price of entry is worth it for you. Continue Reading


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What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Hamburg and Bogota Previews
Only one member of the top 10 takes the court in next week's two ATP tournaments. But he's someone who might merit your attention.
Top half: After his second-round loss at Wimbledon, Roger Federer admitted that he needed to regain his rhythm and poise at key moments in matches. Taking a wildcard into Hamburg, which he won as a Masters 1000 tournament, Federer seeks his first title of the season above the 250 level. That triumph came at the grass event in Halle, so the world No. 5 will hope to make it two for two on German soil. Home favorite Daniel Brands could prove an intriguing opening test, considering the challenge that Brands posed for Rafael Nadal in a Roland Garros four-setter. But the headline match of the quarter, or perhaps the half, comes in the next round with Ernests Gulbis. Defeating Federer on clay in Rome before, Gulbis has taken at least one set in all three of their previous meetings. Most of the other players in this section, such as Feliciano Lopez or Nikolay Davydenko, have grown accustomed to Federer's superiority.
All four seeds in the second quarter reached a quarterfinal at a major this year, rare for an event of Hamburg's diminished stature. Jerzy Janowicz and Fernando Verdasco both launched their surprise runs at Wimbledon, and Verdasco extended his surge from grass to clay by winning his first title since 2010 last week. In his first tournament as a member of the top 20, Janowicz has built his ranking less on consistency than on a handful of notable achievements at key tournaments. Similarly, Australian Open quarterfinalist Jeremy Chardy has struggled to string together momentum and has secured just one semifinal berth since that breakthrough. An all-Spanish quarterfinal might await if Verdasco and Roland Garros quarterfinalist Tommy Robredo use their superior clay expertise to halt the higher-ranked Janowicz and Chardy, respectively. Federer never has lost to any of these men, or to anyone else in a section where Madrid semifinalist Pablo Andujar also lurks.
Semifinal: Federer vs. Verdasco
Bottom half: The sight of Nicolas Almagro and Mikhail Youzhny in the same vicinity calls to mind their Miami clash five years ago. Youzhny famously won that match with blood dripping down his head after banging his racket on it repeatedly. Undefeated in their previous meetings, Youzhny stopped Almagro in another three-setter this spring without reacquainting his racket with his head. While the Spaniard has faltered after a promising start to 2013, he still holds the surface edge on his nemesis. This section also contains four unseeded players who have reached clay finals this year. Bucharest champion Lukas Rosol could derail Almagro straight out of the gate, while Bucharest runner-up Guillermo Garcia-Lopez sets his sights on Youzhny. A champion in Nice, Albert Montanes could eye a rematch of his final there against Gael Monfils, but only if the latter can upset defending champion Juan Monaco. The Argentine won a clay title in Dusseldorf on the day that Montanes won Nice, his fourth on clay in 2012-13.
Second seed Tommy Haas usually shines on German soil during these latter stages of his career. Winning Munich on clay and taking a set from Federer in a Halle semifinal, Haas finished runner-up to Monaco in Hamburg last year. On the verge of the top 10, he showed some traces of fatigue by falling early in Stuttgart as the top seed. A semifinalist at that tournament, Victor Hanescu could face Haas in his opener, while Bastad runner-up Carlos Berlocq looms a round later. The other side of the section exudes a distinctly Italian flavor, bookended by Andreas Seppi and Fabio Fognini. A semifinalist in Monte Carlo, Fognini started his campaign there by defeating Seppi in three sets, and he has enjoyed far stronger clay results than his compatriot this year. Of minor note are Vina del Mar champion Horacio Zeballos, just 4-14 since that breakthrough, and Rome quarterfinalist Marcel Granollers, who owed that result in large part to Andy Murray's retirement.
Semifinal: Monaco vs. Haas
Final: Federer vs. Monaco
Top half: Not since the Australian Open has Janko Tipsarevic won more than two matches in a tournament. The beleaguered Serb saw his ranking slide out of the top 10 this summer, unable to salvage it even with several appearances at the 250 level. Another such effort to gobble up easy points as the top seed unfolds in Bogota. This draw looks more accommodating to Tipsarevic than others in which he has held that position. A pair of Colombians, Alejandro Falla and a wildcard, join a pair of Belgians and Australian serve-volleyer Matthew Ebden in his vicinity. If he can rediscover the tennis that brought him to the top 10, Tipsarevic should cruise. If he plays as he has for most of the year, anything could happen.
Among the most intriguing names in the second quarter is rising Canadian star Vasek Pospisil. Depending on how fast the courts play in Bogota, Pospisil could deploy his serve and shot-making to devastating effect against less powerful opponents. Australian journeyman James Duckworth showed his mettle in two epics at his home major this year, while Aljaz Bedene owns a win over Stanislas Wawrinka—but not much else. A finalist in Delray Beach, fourth seed Edouard Roger-Vasselin hopes to halt a four-match losing streak. At least Mr. Bye cannot stop him in the first round.
Bottom half: Surprising most observers by reaching the second week of Wimbledon, Adrian Mannarino came back to earth with a modest result in Newport. At an event of similar caliber, he will hope to build on his momentum from grass while it still lingers. The same motivation probably spurs third seed Igor Sijsling, who upset Milos Raonic at Wimbledon after bursting on the scene with a victory over Tsonga in February. Back into action with a quarterfinal showing in Newport, Ivo Karlovic brings his towering serve to an altitude ideal for it. At 7,000 feet above sea level, Dr. Ivo might be nearly unbreakable if his fitness weathers the thin air.
Also armed with a massive serve, second seed Kevin Anderson eyes a cluster of Colombians. Two home hopes meet in the first round, but Santiago Giraldo will fancy his chances to reach the quarterfinals. Near him is Kazakh loose cannon Evgeny Korolev, who oozes with talent while lacking the reins to harness it. Anderson has won all three of his meetings with Korolev and his only previous encounter with Giraldo, so his path to the weekend looks clear.
Final: Unseeded player vs. Anderson
What to Watch in the ATP This Week: Bastad, Stuttgart, Newport Draw Previews
A day after the dust settled on the Wimbledon final, several notable men launch back into action at tournaments on clay and grass.
Top half: The apparently indefatigable Tomas Berdych surges into Sweden just days after his appearance in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. This spring, Berdych complained of fatigue caused by an overstuffed schedule, but a substantial appearance fee probably persuaded him to enter this small clay tournament. Not at his best on clay this year, the top seed should cruise to the quarterfinals with no surface specialist in his area. Viktor Troicki, his projected quarterfinal opponent, produced some encouraging results at Wimbledon but lacks meaningful clay credentials.
Much more compelling is the section from which Berdych's semifinal opponent will emerge. The fourth-seeded Tommy Robredo, a surprise quarterfinalist at Roland Garros, will hope to repeat his victory over the Czech in Barcelona. On the other hand, Robredo cannot afford to dig the same early holes for himself in a best-of-three format that he did in Paris. A first-round skirmish between fellow Argentines Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos features two thorns in Rafael Nadal's side this year. While Zeballos defeated the Spaniard to win Vina del Mar in February, Berlocq extended him deep into a third set soon afterward in Sao Paulo.
Bottom half: The most famous tennis player to visit Stockholm this month will not appear in the Swedish Open. Following her second-round exit at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova accompanied boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov on a brief summer vacation before his appearance here. Dimitrov holds the fifth seed in a wide-open quarter as he aims to thrust an epic Wimbledon loss behind him. The man who stunned Novak Djokovic on Madrid clay this year has receded in recent weeks, and dirt devil Juan Monaco may test his questionable stamina in the quarterfinals. Two Italian journeymen, Filippo Volandri and Paolo Lorenzi, look to squeeze out all that they can from their best surface.
Probably the most compelling quarterfinal would emerge in the lowest section of the draw between Spaniards Nicolas Almagro and Fernando Verdasco. Like Berdych, Verdasco travels to Sweden on short rest after reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Unlike Berdych, his result there astonished as he suddenly rediscovered his form in a dismal 2013, even extending Andy Murray to five sets. Verdasco can resuscitate his ranking during the weeks ahead if he builds on that breakthrough, and he has won five of seven meetings from Almagro on clay. Slumping recently after a fine start to the year, Almagro faces a potential early challenge against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Final: Robredo vs. Verdasco
Top half: Often at his best on home soil, the top-seeded Tommy Haas eyes a rematch of his meeting in Munich this spring with Ernests Gulbis. The veteran needed three sets to halt the Latvian firecracker that time. But Marcel Granollers might intercept Gulbis in the first round, relying on his superior clay prowess. In fact, plenty of quality clay tennis could await in a section that includes Monte Carlo semifinalist Fabio Fognini and Madrid semifinalist Pablo Andujar. All of these men will have felt grateful to leave the brief grass season behind them as they return to the foundation of their success.
Much less deep in surface skills is the second quarter, headlined by Jeremy Chardy and Martin Klizan. Despite his Australian Open quarterfinal when the season started, Chardy continues to languish below the elite level, which leaves this section ripe for surprises. Granted, Klizan took a set from Nadal at Roland Garros, an achievement impressive under any circumstances. He opens against Nice champion Albert Montanes, who once defeated Roger Federer on clay with a quintessential grinder's game. Perhaps Roberto Bautista-Agut will have gained confidence from his four-set tussle with David Ferrer at Wimbledon, or Daniel Gimeno-Traver from his upset of Richard Gasquet in Madrid.
Bottom half: Never a threat at Wimbledon, Nikolay Davydenko chose to skip the third major this year to preserve his energy for more profitable surfaces. Davydenko will begin to find out whether that decision made sense in Stuttgart, where he could face fourth seed Benoit Paire in the second round. Both Paire and the other seed in this quarter, Lukas Rosol, seek to make amends for disappointing efforts at Wimbledon. Each of them failed to capitalize on the Federer-Nadal quarter that imploded around them. Another Russian seeking to make a comeback this year, Dmitry Tursunov, hopes to prove that February was no fluke. Surprising successes at small tournaments that month have not led to anything greater for Tursunov so far, other than an odd upset of Ferrer.
Another player who skipped Wimbledon, Gael Monfils looks to extend a clay resurgence from his Nice final and a five-set thriller at Roland Garros against Berdych. Two enigmatic Germans surround the even more enigmatic Frenchman, creating a section of unpredictability. Philipp Kohlschreiber returns to action soon after he retired from a Wimbledon fifth set with alleged fatigue. While compatriot Florian Mayer also fell in the first round, he had the much sturdier alibi of drawing Novak Djokovic.
Final: Haas vs. Paire
Top half: Not part of the US Open Series, this cozy grass event at the Tennis Hall of Fame gives grass specialists one last opportunity to collect some victories. Wildcard Nicolas Mahut could meet top seed Sam Querrey in round two, hoping that the American continues to stumble after an opening-round loss at Wimbledon. But Querrey usually shines much more brightly on home soil, winning all but one of his career titles there. A rising American star, Rhyne Williams, and doubles specialist Rajeev Ram look to pose his main pre-semifinal tests. Ram has shone in Newport before, defeating Querrey in the 2009 final and reaching the semifinals last year with a victory over Kei Nishikori.
Among the most surprising names to reach the second week of Wimbledon was Kenny De Schepper, who outlasted fellow Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet. De Schepper will try to exploit a section without any man in the top 50, but Igor Sijsling has played better than his ranking recently. The Australian Open doubles finalist defeated Milos Raonic and won a set from Tsonga on grass this year, while extending Robredo to five sets at Roland Garros. But Sijsling retired from Wimbledon with the flu, leaving his fitness in doubt.
Bottom half: Currently more dangerous on grass than anywhere else, Lleyton Hewitt reached the Newport final in his first appearance at the tournament last year. The former Wimbledon champion more recently upset No. 11 seed Stanislas Wawrinka at Wimbledon after defeating Querrey, Dimitrov, and Juan Martin Del Potro at Queen's Club. Hewitt holds the fourth seed in Newport, where an all-Australian quarterfinal against Marinko Matosevic could unfold. A former Newport runner-up in Prakash Amritraj and yet another Aussie in Matthew Ebden add their serve-volley repertoire to a section of contrasting playing styles.
Meeting for the fourth time this year are two struggling Americans, Ryan Harrison and the second-seeded John Isner. The latter man aims to defend his Newport title as he regroups from a knee injury at the All England Club, but fellow giant Ivo Karlovic could loom in the quarterfinals. Just back from a serious medical issue, Karlovic opens against Wimbledon doubles semifinalist Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Potential talents Denis Kudla and Vasek Pospisil also square off, while Adrian Mannarino looks to recapture the form that took him to the brink of a Wimbledon quarterfinal.
Final: Querrey vs. Hewitt
The US Open comeback kings into the second round
By Lisa-Marie Burrows
On Tuesday it was only the second day of the US Open main draw action in New York, but yesterday served up some fantastic round one matches which entertained for hours and thrilled the audience.
The three five set matches involving Juan 'Pico' Mónaco vs Guillermo García-Lopez, Fabio Fognini vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Alexandr Dolgopolov vs Jesse Levine may not have featured the infamous rivalries between the top guys that we have been so accustomed to seeing, but last night at Flushing Meadows, audiences both at home and on site were treated to matches worthy of that caliber.
The matches that took place between the players mentioned above showed the spirit and the fight of a toe-to-toe match reminiscent of the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
On Grandstand Argentine and No.10 seed Juan Mónaco had an extremely tough first round opponent against Spain's Guillermo García-Lopez who proved to be more than a handful for Mónaco. The Argentine took the advantage quickly as he led by two sets and 4-1 up in the third, but García-Lopez had other plans – he was not giving up that easily.
In a match that was played with as many highs and lows as a roller coaster and with such determined grit from both players, you would not have thought it was a first round match, the way the players fought and with such heart, you would have been forgiven for being fooled into thinking it was a Grand Slam final and they were fighting for the trophy, not a place in the second round.
Mónaco and García-Lopez fought against their nerves and against each other as it clearly meant so much to them to win. They ventured into the all-important fifth set tiebreak, after Mónaco broke back twice in the set from the brink of defeat and stopped the Spaniard from serving out the match. With a Davis Cup atmosphere on the tennis court and football style chants heavily in the favour of the Argentine with 'Olé, olé, olé, olé, Pi-co, Pi-co,' the match was there for the taking and it all boiled down to who could hold their nerve and the realization suddenly dawned that one of them was going to win… but also that one was going to lose and it would be a painful loss.
The joy and jubilation belonged to Guillermo García-Lopez after playing a very solid tiebreak, releasing his heavily weighted forehand continuously and used his well placed serve to give him the upper hand. After his 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(6), 7-6(3) victory a very relieved and emotional García-Lopez sat in his chair with a tear in his eye, whilst Mónaco visibly annoyed and understandably upset quickly exited the court.
Up next for García-Lopez is Fabio Fognini of Italy who was also involved in an epic five-set encounter against Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. The Italian will be equally as tired going into his second round match against the Spaniard as he too was on court for nearly four hours with his 3-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 comeback victory against the Frenchman and will be relieved of the day off to recover from that match.
It was during the key moments that Fognini was able to withstand the pressure and contained his fraught emotions to claw his way back into the match. As match point dawned on the Italian, the atmosphere around the court was raucous with expectation and disbelief with what Fognini was about to achieve. The Italian was clearly delighted with the turnaround of the match, but visibly tired too, as he and his weary legs exited the court knowing that he had finally booked his place into the second round.
Alexandr Dolgopolov found himself caught up in a difficult opening round against home country hopeful, Jesse Levine on court 17. The first two sets did not go as planned for the Ukrainian who played some loose service games which proved to be costly as he was suddenly staring at defeat after losing the first two sets.
At the start of the third set, Dolgopolov was quickly broken again and found himself 0-4 down and two games away from packing up his belongings and leaving New York. As Levine became tight, Dolgopolov began his revival and battled his way back into the match. Despite facing a heavily partisan crowd, Dolgopolov kept his composure to break back and take the third set 6-4 and stamped his authority in the fourth set by taking it 6-1.
Eyebrows were raised at his comeback and it was evident that Levine was disappointed with the renaissance that Dolgopolov was bringing to the court. Eventually the Ukrainian won 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 and he will now play Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the second round.
There was so much entertainment and drama in one evening and we are still only in the early stages of the tournament, but it shows that for all of these players, it does not matter whether it is the first round or the final, they will fight for the win – yesterday they were the comeback kings. Their matches may not have been pretty, but a win is a win and they will be happy to take it all the same and improve ready for their next battles.
After the matches feelings of being emotionally, mentally and physically drained were evident – and that was just me! I don't know how the players do it!
Mondays With Bob Greene: Did I hear the baby? My grandmother in Russia heard the baby
Juan Martin del Potro beat Andy Roddick 3-6 7-5 7-6 (6) to win the Legg Mason Tennis Classic title in Washington, DC, USA
Flavia Pennetta beat Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-3 to win the LA Women's Tennis Championships in Los Angeles, California, USA
Feliciano Lopez won the ATP Open Castilla y Leon in Segovia, Spain, defeating Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-4
Andreas Seppi beat Potito Starace 7-6 (4) 2-6 6-4 to win the San Marino CEPU Open in San Marino
Marcos Baghdatis beat Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4 to win the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open men's singles in Vancouver, Canada
Stephanie Dubois beat Sania Mirza 1-6 6-4 6-4 to win the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open women's singles in Vancouver, Canada
"We play until the tiebreaker, and then I did the best service of my life." – Juan Martin del Potro, who hit five of his 19 aces in the tiebreaker to beat Andy Roddick and win his second straight Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
"I kind of forced him to play high-risk tennis, especially with the heat. He was taking big cuts, especially for the last 30, 45 minutes we were out there, and he was connecting." – Andy Roddick, after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the final at Washington, DC.
"Every match I improved. I had a great chance in the second set and I took it, that's why I won." – Flavia Pennetta, who won the LA Women's Tennis Championships.
"My whole career I've been trying to get to this point. It kind of looks like I've done it late, but I don't worry too much about that. I took a little longer to develop." – Samantha Stosur, after reaching the final of the LA Women's Tennis Championships.
"I don't have fear if I miss that important point. If you don't take a risk, you don't gain." – Fernando Gonzalez, after beating Tommy Haas at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
"Did I hear the baby? My grandmother in Russia heard the baby." – Maria Sharapova, after a baby started crying in the first set of her 6-4 (4) 6-4 6-2 victory over Victoria Azarenka at the LA Women's Tennis Championships.
"I have to give him a lot of credit. He helped turn my mind around. I'm no longer looking at tennis as a matter of life and death." – Philip Bester of Canada, speaking about his several sessions with sports psychologist Jim Loehr.
"I realized how much I missed it and how it made me sharper, and, in some ways, more focused. Then I realized I wanted it back." – Ana Ivanovic, talking about the pressure of being number one in the world.
"Maybe some people think it's too crazy, but I'm enjoying a lot. For me it's not only for the ranking or always to win the tournament. It's just to enjoy life." – Kimiko Date Krumm, on returning to the WTA Tour after her 12-year retirement.
After battling through 14 points in the final-set tiebreaker, Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro waited at the net for the replay to tell them if their match was over. Del Potro appeared to win the match with a crosscourt forehand winner, but Roddick challenged the call. "I actually thought it might have been out, and I asked him and he said it might have been out," Roddick said. "So imagine the disappointment when it wasn't." The disappointment was all Roddick's as del Potro won his second straight Legg Mason Tennis Classic title in Washington, DC, edging Roddick 3-6 7-5 7-6 (6).
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has appealed a ruling that essentially cleared Richard Gasquet, who said he inadvertently took cocaine by kissing a woman in a nightclub. The ITF is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after an independent tribunal decided to exonerate Gasquet for a positive cocaine test. The Frenchman was allowed to resume playing after serving a 2½-month retroactive ban. The ITF is seeking a two-year ban under the terms of the World Anti-Doping Agency's code.
Tamira Paszek will not be suspended while officials investigate whether medical treatment the Austrian tennis player received for a back injury violated doping regulations. The disciplinary committee of Austria's anti-doping agency said Paszek can continue to play on the WTA Tour until a verdict is reached in about seven weeks. Last month Paszek had blood taken for homeopathic enrichment, and then re-injected into her lower back. Re-injecting one's own blood is banned under international anti-doping rules. It was Paszek herself who alerted the doping agency when she learned that her treatment may have been illegal. She hasn't played a match since retiring in the first round of Wimbledon in June.
Andy Roddick reached another milestone at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC. When the Wimbledon finalist beat fellow American Sam Querrey in a third-round match, it was his 500th career match victory, making Roddick only the fourth active player and the 36th in the Open Era to win 500 matches. Roger Federer – no surprise there – leads the active players with 657 match wins, while Carlos Moya has 573 and Lleyton Hewitt 511.
An elbow injury did what an opponent couldn't at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC. An injury to his right elbow forced Sweden's Robin Soderling to withdraw from his quarterfinal match against second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro. Soderling reached the French Open final this year, losing to Roger Federer, then won the Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden, in his last two tournaments.
After years of paying on consecutive weeks, men and women will compete for the Rogers Cup at the same time but in separate Canadian cities. The men and women take turns playing one year in Montreal, then the next in Toronto. This year, the men will play in Stade Uniprix at Jarry Park in Montreal this week; the women will play at Rexall Centre at York University in Toronto next week. But because of increased international pressure for more combined men's and women's tournaments, Tennis Canada will squeeze its two marquee events into the same week beginning in 2011. That's the only way the Rogers Cup can be played three weeks before the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam tournament. Despite the two tours playing in separate cities, Tennis Canada will be calling it the world's first "virtually-combined" tournament, melding the two events into one through the medium of television.
On her way to the court to play for the title, Stephanie Dubois noticed the photos of the previous winners of the Vancouver Open. "I visualized myself on that wall with the others," said Dubois, a native of Quebec, Canada. "I worked very hard for this." The 22-year-old Dubois made sure her picture will be added to the "winners' wall" when she became the first Canadian to capture the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open women's singles title by beating India's Sania Mirza 1-6 6-4 6-4. The winner didn't hold serve until 3-2 in the second set, then knotted the match at one set apiece when she cashed in on her sixth set point. "I'm very happy to have won," Dubois said. "I came here with that objective."
When he suffered a second-round loss at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Ryan Sweeting had a few choice words to say to the chair umpire. The officials weren't impressed by his choice of words and instead fined Sweeting USD $1,500 for verbal abuse of a chair umpire. The young American made his expensive speech after losing to Canada's Philip Bester 6-4 6-3.
Two tennis stars, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza, have asked cricketers in India to sign the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code despite apprehension about the "whereabout" clause. "Lots of the tennis players had apprehensions early but we are all doing it," Bhupathi said. The disputed clause makes it mandatory for athletes to disclose their whereabouts three months in advance. Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are two tennis stars who are the most vociferous critics of the clause, but both have signed it. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) supports its players and has asked the International Cricket Council, a WADA signatory, to explore the possibility of having an anti-doping agency of its own. "It would not be fair to all the other sports and sportsmen of the world to make exceptions to WADA's rules, and I'm sure any doubts that the cricketers have can be sorted out amicably through consensus before they sign on the dotted line," Sania said.
Roger Federer posted the first public photo of his twin daughters on the Internet. The Swiss tennis star wrote below the photo on his Facebook account that the girls and mother are "doing great," and thanks friends and fans for their wishes. Federer and his wife Mirka are each holding a baby in the picture. Charlene Riva and Myla Rose were born July 23. Federer said the photo was taken by his father.
Jane Brown Grimes and John Reese are the 2009 recipients of the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum (ITHFM) Chairman's Award, which recognizes outstanding service by a board member. Brown Grimes opened the ITHFM's New York office in 1977 and became the Hall of Fame's executive director in 1981. In 1986 she became managing director of the Women's Tennis Council, then returned to the Hall of Fame as its president and CEO in 1991, serving until 2000. A board member since 1983, Reese became executive vice president of the Hall of Fame board and later served in a number of positions, including president and CEO, chairman and CEO, and chairman of the executive committee. In 1998, Reese was inducted into the United States Tennis Association's Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame.
Dinara Safina is the first player to clinch a spot in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, which will be held October 27-November 1 at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar. The world's top eight singles players and top four doubles teams from the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour will compete for the year-ending title and a share of the record Championships prize money of USD $4.45 million. It will be Safina's second trip to the Championships, having made her debut a year ago. The Russian reached the world number one ranking on April 20. Her 16-match winning streak is the best on the WTA Tour this season. She also has reached the final of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, while gaining a semifinal berth at Wimbledon. "Qualifying for the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships is one of the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year," Safina said. "I've accomplished a lot of milestones this season and am thrilled to be the first to qualify for the Championships."
The United States became the first nation to win three straight World Junior Tennis titles when the 14-and-under girls beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the final held in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Aneta Dvorakova beat Victoria Duval of Delray Beach, Florida, to begin the title competition. After Sachia Vickery of Miramar, Florida, beat Petra Rohanova 6-4 6-7 (3) 6-2 of knot the tie at one match each, the American doubles team of Duval and Vickery beat Dvorakova and Rohanova 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-1 to clinch the crown. Also on the winning team was Brooke Austin of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Washington: Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt beat Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-5 7-6 (3)
Los Angeles: Chuang Chia-Jung and Yan Zi beat Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 4-6 10-7 (match tiebreak)
Segovia: Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin beat Sergiy Stakhovsky and Lovro Zovko 6-7 (4) 6-3 10-8 (match tiebreak)
San Marino: Lucas Arnold Ker and Sebastian Prieto beat Johan Brunstrom and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6 (4) 2-6 10-7 (match tiebreak)
Vancouver (men): Kevin Anderson and Rik De Voest beat Ramon Delgado and Kaes Van't Hof 6-4 6-4
Vancouver (women): Ahsha Rolle and Riza Zalameda beat Madison Brengle and Lilia Osterloh 6-4 6-3
Montreal: http://www3.rogerscup.com/men/english/home.php
Cincinnati: www.cincytennis.com/
Cordenons: www.euro-sporting.it/challenger/
Toronto: www.rogerscup.com/
Algarve: www.atpchampionstour.com/
Newport: www.championsseriestennis.com/newport2009/
(All money in USD)
$3,000,000 Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada, hard
$120,000 Internazionali del Friuli Venezia Guilia Tennis Cup Cordenons, Italy, clay
$2,000,000 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, hard
Vale Do Lobo Grand Champions CGD, Algarve, Portugal, hard
$3,000,000 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, hard
$2,000,000 Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada, hard
International Tennis Hall of Fame Champions Cup, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, grass
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Jelena Jankovic beat Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-3 to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany
Tomas Berdych won the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships men's singles, defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 in Tokyo, Japan
Caroline Wozniacki beat Kala Kanepi 6-2 3-6 6-1 to win the women's singles at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan
Sorana Cirstea defeated Sabine Lisicki 2-6 6-4 7-6 (4) to capture the Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dmitry Tursunov beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (6) 1-6 6-4 to win the Open de Moselle in Metz, France
Teimuraz Gabashvili won the Ethias Trophy by beating Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4 6-4 in Mons, Belgium
Richard Krajicek beat Goran Ivanisevic 7-6 7-5 to win the AFAS Tennis Classics in Eindhoven, Netherlands
"There are some days you wake up and you know it's not going to be your day." – Nadia Petrova, after losing to Jelena Jankovic in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final.
"Doubles is like marriage. It has to be good from the first day." – Mischa Zverev, who teamed with Mikhail Youzhny to win the doubles at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
"She is having a great year and I knew it would be hard to beat her. But the game went according to plan." – Venus Williams, after beating Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2.
"It feels great to be back at number one, but my goal is to finish the year as number one. I'm playing better and better, I am improving. I don't feel any extra pressure." – Jelena Jankovic, on her return to the top spot in the WTA Tour rankings.
"I feel fortunate to be healthy again, but I want to remain at the top of the game for many more years to come and go after the number one ranking again." – Roger Federer, after pulling out of the Stockholm Open.
"I need to take a break now to get it back to 100 percent, which is why I have to regretfully take this decision and withdraw. I have played a lot this year and my body needs to recover." – Serena Williams, after withdrawing from the Kremlin Cup with an ankle injury.
"After I lost the first set I checked the clock and saw it was only 20 minutes, so I told myself I had to make it at least an hour. Of course I'm very happy about my win today, and for both of my wins over the Williams sisters this year." – Li Na, after beating Serena William 0-6 6-1 6-4 and knocking the US Open champion out of the number one ranking.
"I think I have to come to Germany more often." – Victoria Azarenka, who has reached the semifinals in both tournaments she has played in Germany this year.
"People want to see me because I was once the number one in the world and won Grand Slam titles. People want to see the guys who they idolized. Now, as we get older, we're really thankful that people want to see us. It's really wonderful, and we're going to try to give our best back." – Yevgeny Kafelnikov, playing his first competitive tennis match in five years, the BlackRock Tour of Champions event in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
"I have played one match with her here and I have won. Not bad." – Goran Ivanisevic, saying his 5-year-old daughter Amber, who was watching her father play for the first time, is his lucky charm.
"I still cannot fully realize that I've won. In the middle of the match I thought my chances of winning were about 40 percent." – Ksenia Palkina, a teenager from Kyrgystan ranked 203rd in the world, after she upset second-seeded Olga Govortsova in the first round of the Tashkent Open.
"Our success in these junior team events against the world's best competition is a good indication of where our players stand amongst their peers at this state. Of course there is a lot of work to be done for these kids to become world-class professionals. But, if these results are any indication, the future is very promising." – Patrick McEnroe, on the United States sweep of the Junior Fed Cup and Junior Davis Cup competitions.
In the game of musical chairs that is called the WTA Tour rankings, Jelena Jankovic is once again in the top spot. The Serb moved up to number one when Serena Williams was upset by China's Li Na. Jankovic held the top ranking for one week in August. Since Justine Henin retired in May, four players have been number one: Williams, Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova. Williams held the top spot for four weeks after defeating Jankovic in the US Open final. Overall, Jankovic has won more matches than any other player on tour this year.
Adrian Mannarino had a ball in Metz, France. Ranked 181st in the world, the French qualifier didn't lose a set in his run to the semifinals at the Open de Moselle. Then he ran into Paul-Henri Matheu, who barely escaped Mannarino 7-6 (8) 7-6 (1). The 20-year-old Mannarino had not won an ATP-level match before he upset sixth-seeded Andreas Seppi in the opening round at Metz.
China's top two players are making a lot of noise on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour this year. At Wimbledon, Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to beat a reigning world number one when she shocked Ana Ivanovic on her way to the semifinals. At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, last week, Li Na matched that feat, knocking Serena Williams out of the tournament and the number one ranking, 0-6 6-1 6-4. It was Li's 11th career win over a top 10 player but first over a number one.
An El Al plane carrying Israeli tennis star Dudi Sela had to make an emergency landing in Beijing when a bird flew into one of its engines. Sela was returning to Israel after losing in a tournament in Tokyo. While the plane was heading back to Beijing, Sela called his brother Ofer in Israel to let him know what was happening. El Al sent a replacement jet to fly the 150 passengers to Israel.
An ankle injury has forced Serena Williams to withdraw from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. The American withdrew two days after being upset by China's Li Na in Stuttgart, Germany. The winner of four tournaments this year, Williams said her left ankle has been bothering her since the US Open last month, which she won.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov admits he is delighted to be back playing competitively after a five-year layoff. "It was quite exciting," the Russian said after losing to Michael Chang in a BlackRock Tour of Champions match at Eindhoven, Netherlands. "I haven't had this feeling in a long time." Once he decided to play again, Kafelnikov worked hard to lose the weight he had gained after retiring. Then he asked to play in the AFAS Classics tournament in Eindhoven. He came away winless in his return, losing also to Paul Haarhuis and Goran Ivanisevic.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became only the eighth player in the last 20 yeas to win his first ATP title by defeating a top-five opponent in the final, knocking off third-ranked Novak Djokovic to capture the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Greg Sharko, senior editor of ATPTennis.com, says Tsonga is the first to accomplish the feat since fellow Frenchman Michael Llorda did it four years ago when he beat Guillermo Coria, who was number three in the world at the time. In 1988, Mikael Pernfors won his first title in Los Angeles, beating fourth-ranked Andre Agassi. Jim Courier's first title, in 1989 in Basel, Switzerland, came when he beat third-ranked Stefan Edberg. Others who beat top five players to capture their first tournament titles were Omar Camporese in 1991, Alberta Costa and Filip Dewulf in 1995, and Hyung-Taik Lee in 2003.
Two Swiss players – US Open champion Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka – will warm up for the 2009 Australian Open by playing at the invitational Kooyong Classic. Weakened by mononucleosis, Federer missed the tournament in 2008. Also scheduled to play in the event are Marat Safin, Fernando Gonzalez, Marcos Baghdatis, James Blake and Ernests Gulbis. The eighth spot for the tournament, which guarantees each player three matches on the same surface as that used at the Australian Open, will be named later.[ad#adify-300×250]
Saying he needs a break, Roger Federer will not play in the upcoming Stockholm Open. Federer has not played since winning his fifth consecutive US Open last month. "(This) has been a tough year for me as I was always playing catch-up after being diagnosed with mononucleosis at the beginning of the year," said Federer, who lost his number one ranking to Rafael Nadal in August after holding it for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
Paradorn Srichaphan is thinking about switching sports, perhaps becoming a race car driver. Beset by injury for almost two years, Thailand's best player has been busy promoting motorsports in his country. "I've been really bored and it would be huge challenge to move from one sport to the next," Srichaphan said. "I'm involved in a racing team and my sponsors are interested in having me racing for them, but only when I retire from tennis. I still plan to return to the tour."
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has penalized Croatia for playing Davis Cup matches against Brazil on a court that was considered too fast. As part of the Davis Cup Committee's ruling, Croatia will lose 2,000 points and pay an undisclosed fine. Marina Mihelic, head of the Croatian Tennis Federation, said she was "surprised and annoyed" by the decision. The ITF said Croatia violated the federation's "court pace rating rule," which assesses the speed of surfaces other than grass and clay. It's the first such case involving the rule, which was implemented this year. The ITF rejected Brazil's appeal to have Croatia disqualified, the victory awarded to Brazil and financial compensation paid to Brazil.
The United States Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup teams captured the 2008 World Finals without dropping a single match. The international team competition for players age 16 and under held in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, continued the American domination of junior events. The American boys' and girls' squads won the World Junior Tennis Championships for 14-and-under in August in Prostejoy, Czech Republic. It is the first time the same country has won all four titles in the same year. The American Junior Fed Cup team beat Colombia, Chinese Taipei, Serbia, Hungary and Great Britain. The American Junior Davis Cup squad beat Latvia, Chinese Taipei, Sweden, India and Argentina.
Mark L. Stenning has been awarded the prestigious Chairman's Award by the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. The Chairman's Award recognizes outstanding service by a Hall of Fame board member. Stenning joined the ITHOF in 1980 and currently holds the position of chief executive officer. He also currently serves on the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Committees of the United States Tennis Association.
TENNIS.com is the new title sponsor of the Zurich Open, a stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The Tennis Company, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, calls itself the world's leading website for tennis fans. Aside from TENNIS.com, the company publishes Tennis Magazine and Smash Magazine. The Tennis Company is also a managing partner in the Indian Springs, California, tournament. Among others, The Tennis Company's partners include Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and Pete Sampras.
Stuttgart: Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Patty Schnyder beat Kveta Peschke and Rennae Stubbs 6-2 6-4
Tokyo (men): Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev beat Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes 6-3 6-4
Tokyo (women): Jill Craybus and Marina Erakovic beat Ayumi Morita and Aiko Nakamura 4-6 7-5 10-6 (match tiebreak)
Tashkent: Ioana Raluca Olaru and Olga Savchuk beat Nina Bratchikova and Kathrin Woerle 5-7 7-5 10-7 (match tiebreak)
Metz: Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra beat Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 5-7 6-3 10-8 (match tiebreak)
Mons: Michal Mertinak and Lovro Zovko beat Yves Allegro and Horia Tecau 7-5 6-3
Vienna: www.ba-ca-tennistrophy.at
Stockholm: www.stockholmopen.se
Moscow: www.kremlincup.ru
Madrid: www.mutuamad-mastersmadrid.com
Zurich: www.zurichopen.net
Ortisei: www.itfvalgardena.com
Budapest: www.tennisclassics.hu/
(All money in USD)
$1,000,000 ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia, carpet
$800,000 IF Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden, hard
$755,000 Bank Austria TennisTrophy, Vienna, Austria, hard
$1,340,000 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia, carpet
BlackRock Tour of Champions, Budapest, Hungary, carpet
$2,450,000 Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid, Madrid, Spain, hard
$125,000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
$600,000 Zurich Open, Zurich, Switzerland
$100,000 Internazionali Tennis Val Gardena, Ortisei, Italy, carpet


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The Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters (aka Friends) Fellowship Program provides opportunities for students to expand their education in non-profit management, program development, environmental policy, fundraising, and community development through hands-on experience. Fellows receive credit from an accredited higher-education institution as part of an internship with Friends. Before starting a fellows program, an interested student should reach out to Friends staff to set up a time to discuss interests, background, time commitment, and potential collaboration. Fellows work with staff to develop goals and activities that they can share with their academic advisor prior to beginning the program. Limited funds for stipend are available to fellows during their time with Friends.
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HALey Jaramillo • Summer 2018
Haley Jaramillo, from Hallowell, Maine, was the Friends' Summer 2018 Development Fellow. Haley is a daughter to a Registered Maine Guide and has grown up participating in a variety of outdoor activities in the Northern woods of Maine. Her interest in the Katahdin Region was ignited during her undergraduate research for the Michael D Wilson Research Scholar Program. The research investigated the designation of public land in the case of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument within the frameworks of preservation vs. conservation and the romanticization of nature. Currently, Haley is a masters student of Public Policy and Non-Profit Management at the University of Southern Maine – Muskie School for Public Service. This fellowship aligns with her interests in building communities through financial development in Maine. This summer Haley is focusing her work on three main objectives: membership growth, grant writing, and coordinating events. Haley recently moved to Portland with her partner Gabe and enjoys exploring and experiencing new outdoor adventure opportunities.
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Anna Korsen joined the Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters team as an intern and place-based learning fellow during the Spring of 2018. During her time with FKWW, she worked on long-term planning and development of the Katahdin Learning Project, facilitating growth throughout the region and growing the resource and funding base for this initiative in order to increase community support for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Anna worked as part of a team to hone the goals and activities of the newly established education program that provides learning opportunities to students of the Katahdin Region through experiences in nature and community service. As a masters candidate of Public Policy and Non-Profit Management at the Muskie school, this work aligned with her studies of poverty, education, and social policy. Anna finished her degree in May, and now works as Program Director with Full Plates Full Potential, a statewide non-profit dedicated to ending child hunger in Maine. Anna spends most of her time thinking about food, looking up recipes, cooking said recipes, and eating them. She enjoys walking and biking and feels her best when she can leave her car at home for days at a time in lieu of more sustainable methods of transportation. Anna grew up in rural Maine and on an island off the coast and requires fresh air and open spaces to calm her mind and feed her soul. She is an avid reader, especially of heart-breaking sagas. Anna lives in Portland with her partner Brian and her 7-year-old son Arlo.
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