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Early career

Dou Shen learned about laws and administrative regulations when he was young. It was said that he had a stern and decisive personality. Because of his heritage, he became an official in his young age, and eventually became the sheriff of Wannian County (萬年), one of the two counties making up the Tang capital Chang'an. On one night, one of his colleagues was supposed to be on duty in watching the prisoners but asked Dou to fill in for him because his relative was ill. Dou agreed. That night, some prisoners escaped, and his superior, the mayor of Jingzhao Municipality (京兆, i.e., the Chang'an region) read the rotation schedule and saw that Dou's colleague was to be on duty. He was set to punish Dou's colleague, when Dou stated that it was he who watched the prisoners and should be held responsible. As a result, he was sent out of the capital to be the magistrate of Jiangxia County (江夏, in modern Wuhan, Hubei),

Eventually, he was promoted to be the sheriff of Fengxian County (奉先, near Chang'an). One of the residents of Fengxian, Cao Fen (曹芬), was nominally a soldier of the imperial guards, but was known for his violence. On one occasion, when Cao was drunk, he battered his sister; his father tried to stop the battering, but could not, and in distress committed suicide by jumping into a well. Dou arrested Cao and his brothers and sentenced them to death. His subordinates wanted to spare them because their father had just died, but Dou responded:

These sons were born because of their fathers, and their father died because of the sons. If they can be spared because they lost their father, it is that they receive no due punishment for killing their father.


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Dou then caned them to death, and this terrified the people of the county. He later became Dali Sizhi (大理司直), a judge at the supreme court (大理寺). On one occasion, he was sent to the Yangtze River-Huai River region to rule on cases in that region. When he arrived at Yang Prefecture (揚州, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu), the military governor of Huainan Circuit (淮南, headquartered at Yang Prefecture), Chen Shaoyou (陳少遊), who was arrogant, did not personally welcome him as per regulations but only sent subordinates to do so. Dou rebuked them and refused to meet them. Chen, in fear, apologized. It was further said that Dou served well on this mission. In particular, at that time, Deng Ting (鄧珽) the prefect of Wu Prefecture (婺州, in modern Jinhua, Zhejiang) was accused of receiving a large amount of bribes, and his assets were set to be seized to satisfy the penalty. Deng, however, was friendly with the chancellors at that time, and Dou's colleagues largely, wanting to ingratiate the chancellors, wanted to exempt Deng. Dou, however, stood firm and wanted to collect Deng's assets, and he was able to prevail. The next year, he became Jiancha Yushi (監察御史), an imperial censor. At that time, Ma Yi (馬彝), the secretary to the governor of Hunan Circuit (湖南, headquartered in modern Changsha, Hunan), was falsely accused of crimes, because he had punished a subordinate for receiving bribes and in turn was accused by that subordinate's son. Dou was sent to judge Ma, and he was able to tell that Ma was innocent.


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Dou later was promoted in his censor rank to Dianzhong Shi Yushi (殿中侍御史). He then successively served as Jinbu Yuanwailang (金部員外郎), a low-level official at the ministry of census (戶部, Hubu); Xingbu Langzhong (刑部郎中), a supervisorial low-level official at the ministry of justice (刑部, Xingbu); and Shiyushi (侍御史), a higher level censor. He was yet later promoted to be Yushi Zhongcheng (御史中丞), the deputy chief imperial censor. He was said to be stern in his rulings and unafraid of powerful men. As a result, he gained favor from Emperor Dezong and was often summoned to give Emperor Dezong advice. He often disagreed with the chancellors' suggestions, and the chancellors tried to find fault in him, but could find nothing to damage him with. However, it was also said that, by this point, he was letting his own desires interfere with his enforcement of law. For example, when he was involved in setting salaries for the officials, he set the salary for the Yushi Sizhi higher than that of Yushi Cheng (御史丞, secretaries general), who were of the same rank, because he had been Sizhi before. Further, when he was setting regulations on the order of precedence the officials should have when meeting the emperor, he disliked Li Bian (李昪), a staff member of the crown prince Li Song with the title of Taizi Zhanshi (太子詹事), and therefore had Taizi Zhanshi listed after the deputy mayors of the special municipalities — even though Taizi Zhanshi carried a higher rank and traditionally was more honored. For this, he began to receive criticism.


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Dou soon took on the additional office of deputy minister of census (戶部侍郎, Hubu Shilang). There was an occasion when a Chang'an farmer had a pig that had two heads. His subordinates believed that this to be a sign of fortune and wanted to report it to the emperor. Dou responded, "This is one monstrous pig. How can it be reported to the emperor?" He ordered that the pig be abandoned. In another incident, Chen Shaoyou's son Chen Zhengyi (陳正儀), after Chen Shaoyou's death, requested to be allowed to inherit Chen Shaoyou's title. Dou publicly wrote a statement and posted it on the front door of the executive bureau of government (尚書省, Shangshu Sheng):

Chen Shaoyou carried the titles of both general and chancellor. When the situation was dangerous, and his lord and emperor had to suffer dust, he did not come to the emperor's aid.

Chen Zhengyi, in fear, left without further requesting to inherit the title. Around this time, the generals Meng Hua (孟華) and Li Jianyu (李建玉) were both falsely accused of crimes and set to be sentenced to death, and they could not show their innocence. Dou, however, was able to discern their innocence and obtain their releases. As a result, the popular sentiment at the time had great expectations for Dou.

Chancellorship


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Chancellorship

Meanwhile, though, Dou Shen drew the attention of the chancellor Li Mi, and Li repeatedly recommended both him and Dong Jin, believing that Dou was capable in financial matters and Dong was morally upright. Emperor Dezong initially did not agree with Li's assessment, but in 789, with Li being seriously ill, he again recommended Dou and Dong, and Emperor Dezong finally agreed. He made Dou Zhongshu Shilang (中書侍郎), the deputy head of the legislative bureau (中書省, Zhongshu Sheng) as well as the director of financial affairs. He also gave both Dou and Dong the designation Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi (同中書門下平章事), making them chancellors de facto. Li died shortly after, and it was said that while both Dou and Dong were chancellors, Dou had greater grasp of power and put many of his associates in powerful positions. He often met Emperor Dezong alone, under the guise of discussing financial matters.Li Na the military governor of Pinglu Circuit (平盧, headquartered in modern Tai'an, Shandong), sent him gifts, ostensibly to honor him, but instead intending to discredit him. Emperor Dezong's close associates also disliked Dou and often defamed him.

In fall 791, Dou, as he disliked Emperor Dezong's trusted advisor, the imperial scholar Lu Zhi, had Lu made the deputy minister of defense (兵部侍郎, Bingbu Shilang) — ostensibly a promotion, but instead a way to cause distance between Emperor Dezong and Lu. Meanwhile, Dou also disliked Wu Cou (吳湊) the governor of Fujian Circuit (福建, headquartered in modern Fuzhou, Fujian) — a maternal uncle of Emperor Dezong's father Emperor Daizong.arthritis and rendered immobile. Emperor Dezong recalled Wu to Chang'an and had Wu walk before him. He saw that Wu was not immobile, and thereafter began to dislike Dou for his false reporting. He made Wu the governor Shanguo Circuit (陝虢, headquartered in modern Sanmenxia, Henan) to displace Dou's associate Li Yi (李翼).


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Meanwhile, Emperor Dezong's original choice for the director of finances, Ban Hong (班宏), who was made Dou's deputy, had been promised by Dou that he would become director after Dou had served for one year, but after one year, Dou continued to hold onto the position with no intent to yield it, drawing Ban's anger. Only after Dou became aware of Emperor Dezong's displeasure with him did he yield the post to Ban, in spring 792. Dou, however, chose Ban's deputy, Zhang Pang (張滂) to divide Ban's power.

Meanwhile, Dou's nephew Dou Shen (竇申), an imperial attendant, was very close to Dou Shen, and Dou Shen often discussed with him personnel movements before they were announced. Dou Shen thus often used this information to extract bribes from others by informing the subjects of promotions in advance — such that he gained the nickname of "Magpie" (because the Chinese believed that magpies were foretellers of good fortune). Even Emperor Dezong heard of Dou Shen's reputation and suggested Dou Shen to send Dou Shen out of the capital, but Dou Shen guaranteed to Emperor Dezong that Dou Shen would not cause trouble. Dou Shen closely associated with his maternal uncle Li Zezhi (李則之)Chenzhou, Hunan). Lu Zhi and Zhao Jing were named chancellors.

After chancellorship and death

In 792, the former chancellor Jiang Gongfu, a former colleague of Lu Zhi's as an imperial scholar, met Lu to request his help in obtaining a promotion. Lu secretly responded:

I had heard that Chancellor Dou [(i.e., Dou Shen, who had recently been removed and exiled by Emperor Dezong)] had recommended you a number of times. The Emperor refused, and had a number of angry words about you.


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In fear, Jiang offered to resign and asked to become a Taoist monk. When Emperor Dezong inquired as to the reason and found out that he was fearful, he did not dare to state that Lu had told him this information, and instead claimed that Dou told him the information. Angry that his words had been leaked, Emperor Dezong demoted Jiang to be the secretary general of Quan Prefecture (泉州, in modern Quanzhou, Fujian), and sent imperial eunuch messengers to Dou, in exile, to rebuke him.

Meanwhile, Dou Shen's superior, Li Sun (李巽) the governor of Hunan Circuit had been demoted when Dou was chancellor. In 793, Li submitted a report about how Dou had received a gift in silk from Liu Shining (劉士寧) the military governor of Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern Kaifeng, Henan) and accused Dou of improper association with governors. Emperor Dezong wanted to execute Dou; Lu Zhi opposed on the grounds that this offense was not a death offense. Emperor Dezong therefore demoted Dou to be the military advisor to the prefect of the distant Huan Prefecture (驩州, in modern Nghệ An Province, Vietnam). His son Dou Jingbo (竇景伯) was exiled to Quan Prefecture (泉州, in modern Quanzhou, Fujian), while his daughter Dou Zhenru (竇真如), who was a Buddhist nun, was made a servant at Chen Prefecture. His assets were seized.

Notes and references

  * Old Book of Tang, vol. 136.
  * New Book of Tang, vol. 145.
  * Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 233, 234.


WISEP J190648.47+401106.8

WISEP J190648.47+401106.8 (shortened to W1906+40) is an L-dwarf star. In 2015 it was shown to have on its surface a storm the size of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The storm rotates around the star roughly every 9 hours and has lasted since at least 2013, when observations of the storm began.

W1906+40 is 53.3 (with an uncertainty of +1.17, -1.11) light-years from Earth, has an intrinsic brightness of 0.0002 that of the sun, a radius of 0.9 Jupiters, and a surface temperature of 2,311 K. The star emits significant flares.


The Alliance of Resuming British Sovereignty over Hong Kong and Independence (Chinese: 香港歸英獨立聯盟; RBSI) is a localist camp political party in Hong Kong. The party aims to repeal the Sino-British Joint Declaration, resume British sovereignty, then make Hong Kong an independent state.

Platform

The party does not recognise the Sino-British Joint Declaration and their identity as ethnic Chinese. It defines a Hong Kong national as someone born to parents who had gained right of abode in the city before 1997.

It calls for a 10 per cent sales tax for all “non-Hong Kong” shoppers, cancellation of the one-way permit system to halt an influx of mainland migrants, dumping all books written in simplified Chinese characters in public libraries, and awarding infrastructure projects to Britain in exchange for military protection by the British Commonwealth.

Background

It was founded on 26 June 2016 by its convenor Billy Chiu Hin-chung. Chiu was a member of the League of Social Democrats and founded the localist camp protest group Hongkongers Priority. Chiu and several others broke into the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison in Admiralty in 2013 while waving a colonial-era Hong Kong flag and demanded the PLA to “get out of Hong Kong”. He was sentenced a two-week suspended jail term for entering a closed area without a permit.

It had about 30 members when it was founded but claimed it had overseas support, with prominent Taiwanese independence campaigners Shih Chao-hui and Wang San-chi serving as “honorary consultants”.

The party also planned to field candidate in each geographical constituency in the 2016 Legislative Council election.

On 27 June 2016, one day after the establishment of the party, the party announced a statement on its Facebook page stating that its convenor Billy Chiu Hin-chung had left the party, citing a difference in opinion on the issue of independence, as the party believed that Hong Kong could benefit most under a constitutional monarchy like Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, while Chiu sought for a Hong Kong republic.

  * Hong Kong independence movement
  * Hong Kong National Party
  * Localism in Hong Kong


Friedo Lampe

Friedo Lampe (4 December 1899 – 2 May 1945) was a German writer, librarian, and editor. Lampe was a gay writer during the Third Reich; he was shot in Berlin a few days before the end of World War II by the Red Army on 2 May 1945.

Early life

Lampe was born in Bremen on 4 December 1899. He was diagnosed at the age of five with bone tuberculosis in his left ankle.Heidelberg (with Friedrich Gundolf and Karl Jaspers), Munich, and Fribourg (with Edmund Husserl). In 1928, he obtained his PhD, which focused on the "Songs of Two Lovers" by Goeckingk. In 1928 he also met the medievalist Margarete Kühn, with whom he formed an enduring Platonic relationship, spending one or two evenings a week with her when they were both living in Berlin in the 1940s.

Career

He returned to Bremen to work as a writer and editor at the family magazine Schünemann Monatshefte. Due to the Great Depression, the magazine ceased publication, and in 1932, Lampe found work in book acquisitions with Hamburg's public libraries. He becomes involved with a circle of writers and literature enthusiasts, among them the brothers Joachim Maass and Edgar Maass, Martin Beheim-Schwarzenback, and Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind.

Lampe's first novel, Am Rande der Nacht (At the Edge of the Night), was published by Rowohlt at the end of October 1933. In December 1933, the book was seized by the Nazis, withdrawn from sale, and included on their ‘list of damaging and undesirable writings’. This was due to the homoerotic content of the novel, and its depiction of an interracial relationship between a German woman and a black man.

Lampe moved to Berlin in 1937, where he accepted a job as an editor with Rowohlt.Septembergewitter (September Storm). The book was not a success despite positive reviews, due to the bad timing of its release. Lampe continued to work with Rowohlt until it was seized and closed by the Nazis in September 1939.


Friedo Lampe

Lampe wrote very little during the War due to his fear of having his life be shaken by the Nazi regime. During the air raid on Berlin on 22/23 November 1943, Lampe's flat was destroyed, including his collection of books. In letters, he reports that losing his collection was "the worst thing".

Death

On 2 May 1945, in Kleinmachnow just outside Berlin, two Red Army soldiers stopped Lampe demanding his papers. At this point, Lampe had lost so much weight he did not resemble the photograph on his papers. He was shot a few minutes later because he failed to explain himself to the soldiers.

Publication of At the Edge of Night

Am Rande der Nacht (At the Edge of Night) was first published in October 1933, but in December 1933, the book was seized by the Nazis and pulled from sale. Lampe said his novel was “born into a regime where it could not breathe,” and hoped it would find a second life at a later date.

The book was republished in 1949, 1955, and 1986 in German with offending passages removed. The first unexpurgated reprint edition was released in 1999, the centenary of Lampe's birth.

The first English translation of At the Edge of Night, translated by Simon Beattie, was published by Hesperus Press in May 2019.


Weinhandl

Weinhandl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  * Fabian Weinhandl (born 1987), Austrian ice hockey player
  * Mattias Weinhandl (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player


Ale Narendra

Ale Narendra (21 August 1946 – 9 April 2014) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India.Medak in 2004.Telangana statehood.

Early life

He was born in a Padmasali familyAliabad of Hyderabad State to Ale Ramalingam and his wife Ale Pushpavati.

Career

He was a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later joined the political party Jan Sangh in 1962.

BJP

A. Narendra assumes the charge of Minister of State for Rural Development in New Delhi on May 26, 2004,

He later joined Bharatiya Janata Party after the dissolution of Jan Sangh.

He represented Himayatnagar assembly constituency thrice in 1983, 1994 and 1997. He was a strong support to the public and true leader. By his early age he was RSS acolyte and with all the public support he turned out to be a leader of that time.

He won as MP from Medak in 1999 and 2004 from Medak Lok Sabha constituency. He was the state minister of Rural Development in UPA I.

Founding Telangana Sadhana Samithi

In 2001 he quit BJP in protest against not granting statehood to Telangana and launched a party called Telangana Sadhana Samithi (TSS) for achieving Telangana state. He, later on, merged with TRS Telangana Rashtra Samithi before he was asked to resign due to corruption charges.

Member of Parliament

He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999 from Medak Lok Sabha constituency and in 2004 from Medak Lok Sabha constituency.

TRS

He joined TRS after K. Chandrashekhar Rao wanted a united fight for the achievement of Telangana state. He won as MP from the party once. After being removed from TRS, he became a non-entity in the political arena.

Death

At the age of 67, he died after prolonged illness from paralysis and other ailments and died on 9 April 2014 at a private hospital in Hyderabad.

Positions held

  * Minister of State, Rural Development UPA I - 2004
  * Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha - 1999 and 2004
  * Member of Legislative Assembly - 1983, 1987 and 1991


10 cm houfnice vz. 30

The 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 (howitzer model 30) was a Czechoslovak howitzer used in the Second World War. The 158 weapons captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10 cm leFH 30(t). It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, including II. and III./SS-Artillerie-Abteilung 3 between 1939 and 1940

Design and history

It was modified from an earlier Skoda design, the 10 cm houfnice vz. 28, that attempted to combine the field and mountain gun roles into one weapon. The Czechoslovak army decided to adopt it to replace their plethora of aged Austro-Hungarian field guns. They replaced the wheels with modern rubber-tired wheels, but curiously chose to retain the crewman's seat on the gun shield. It used the same carriage as the 8 cm kanon vz. 30 that could break down into three pieces for transport. It fired a 16 kilograms (35 lb) shell.

  * Engelmann, Joachim and Scheibert, Horst. Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz. Limburg/Lahn, Germany: C. A. Starke, 1974
  * Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385-15090-3
  * Kliment, Charles K. and Nakládal, Bretislav. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1997 ISBN 0-7643-0589-1
  * page on the two vz. 30 weapons


Deming (surname)

Deming is a surname of English origin, and may refer to:

  * Adelaide Deming, American artist
  * Barbara Deming, American feminist
  * Claiborne P. Deming, American businessman
  * David Deming, a noted scientist and writer, a professor at the University of Oklahoma
  * Calvin Deming (1896-1963), American politician
  * Edwin Willard Deming (1860–1942), artist
  * John Deming, English colonial settler of the Connecticut Colony
  * Lawson J. Deming, American radio and TV actor
  * Martin Chester Deming, American businessman and politician
  * Olcott Deming (1909–2007), American diplomat and ambassador
  * Peter Deming, American cinematographer
  * W. Edwards Deming, American statistician and quality expert
  * William Deming (politician) (1833–1891), American politician and physician


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Main article: Rafael Nadal

The 2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 15 January 2018, with the start of the Australian Open, and ended on 8 September 2018, with a loss at the semifinals of the US Open and subsequent injury.

The season was largely shortened by the hip, knee, abdominal and ankle injuries Nadal suffered during the year. He played only nine tournaments, his lowest since 2002 (which was his first year on the ATP tour). However, the season still saw Nadal win five titles including a record extending 11th title at the French Open, and have his highest winning percentage of a single season at 91.83%.

Year summary

Early hard court season

Exhibition matches

As of in his 2017 season, Nadal's schedule before the Australian Open included the World Tennis Championship, in Abu Dhabi, the Brisbane International and the Fast4 Showdown, in Sydney. However, he pulled out of all three events due to a knee injury.Richard Gasquet, included in the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament, which he lost in straight sets.Tie Break Tens, another exhibition tournament where only tie-break matches are played.Lucas Pouille in the quarterfinals and Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals, before losing in the final against Tomáš Berdych. Nadal closed his Australian Open preparation with another exhibition match against Dominic Thiem in the Margaret Court Arena, which he won in a third-set match tiebreaker.

Australian Open

See also: 2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles

In the first major tournament of the year, the Australian Open, Nadal was the top seed, knowing that he would need to reach the quarterfinals in order to secure the No. 1 position in the ATP rankings. Despite playing his first official match in more than two months, Nadal easily defeated Víctor Estrella Burgos in straight sets. Following strong performances in straight sets victories against Leonardo Mayer and Damir Džumhur, he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the fourth round, reaching the quarterfinals and thus retaining the world No. 1 status. In the quarterfinals he faced World No. 6 Marin Čilić, and despite leading two sets to one, he eventually had to retire after going down a break in the fifth set due to a hip injury.

Mexican Open


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Mexican Open

Having been relegated to No. 2 in the ATP rankings a week before, Nadal was set to play at the Mexican Open. However, he was forced to again pull out of the tournament due to the hip injury sustained at the Australian Open that was aggravated in a practice session.Facebook account, Nadal announced the withdrawal from the season's first two Masters 1000 tournaments: the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open.Roger Federer losing in the second round of the Miami Open.

Spring clay court season

Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals

As announced on 27 March 2018 by the Spain Davis Cup team captain Sergi Bruguera, Nadal represented his country participating in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie against Germany, in Valencia.Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev, in straight sets, to help Spain advancing to the semifinals.

Monte-Carlo Masters

At the Monte-Carlo Masters, Nadal successfully defended his title by winning an unprecedented 11th title in Monte-Carlo, reaching the finals without dropping a set and not losing more than 4 games in each set that he played against Aljaž Bedene, Karen Khachanov, Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov. In the final, he halted former top 4 player Kei Nishikori's resurgence by beating him in straight sets, extending his clay winning streak to 36 sets in a row. Additionally, none of his opponents were able to win more than 4 games in each of those 36 sets. This tournament victory marked the Spaniard's 31st Masters 1000 title, putting him yet again at the top of most Masters 1000 titles won, passing rival Novak Djokovic who stands at 30. His 36 straight sets won on clay also became a record, surpassing both Ilie Nastase and Guillermo Coria, who won 34 and 35 straight sets respectively and are the only players to win 30 or more consecutive sets on clay other than Nadal. In that process, he also retained his World No. 1 ranking for another week.

Barcelona Open


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Barcelona Open

Coming to Barcelona, Nadal again required to defend his title at the Barcelona Open if he were to retain his no.1 ranking, which he did in pure dominance. He extended his record of straight sets won on clay to 46 consecutive sets, with Martin Klizan, Nadal's quarterfinal opponent becoming the first man to take more than 4 games off in a single set against Nadal since Dominic Thiem beat him at last year's Rome Masters. Nadal's semifinal win against David Goffin was his 400th match won on clay, making him the only player, of either gender, to win at least 400 matches in both clay and hard courts. In the final, he defeated Greek rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets with the loss of only 3 games, despite the Greek having not lost a single set in the tournament. This victory was his 11th Barcelona Open title and his 77th overall. The win marked his 20th ATP 500 series title, which put him back atop the list of most ATP 500 titles, tied with Roger Federer. Additionally, it marked his 14th consecutive season in which he won at least 1 ATP 500 title.

Madrid Open

Fresh after achieving the 'Undecima' of Monte Carlo and Barcelona titles, Nadal had to defend yet another title at Madrid if he were to retain his No. 1 ranking, with the tournament taking place on his home soil. He reached the quarterfinals, defeating Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman in straight sets, to extend his record to 50 consecutive sets on clay starting from 2017 French Open. His win over Schwartzman broke John McEnroe's record of 49 straight sets won on a single surface.carpet in 1984. In a surprise, Nadal lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in quarterfinals, ending his 21-match and record 50-set winning streak on clay. He also relinquished his world no. 1 ranking to Federer in the process.

Italian Open


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Italian Open

Nadal next participated at the Italian Open with a chance to regain his No.1 ranking if he were to win the tournament, which he did convincingly. He started off fresh and dominant, dispatching both Damir Džumhur and Canadian #NextGen Denis Shapovalov in just the loss of 6 games. He reached the semifinals by mounting a comeback against home-favourite Fabio Fognini after losing the first set. In the semifinals, he faced his resurging arch-rival Novak Djokovic for the 51st time, beating him in two sets after a tight first set tiebreak. This victory was his 356th match win in Masters 1000 level, thus surpassing Roger Federer for most matches won in the category. He faced in form German Alexander Zverev in the finals who was riding on a 13-match winning streak after reaching his 3rd tournament final in as many weeks, winning the previous two. After easily winning the first set, Zverev won the second set and was up a break in the third set before a rain delay interrupted the match. However, after the delay, Nadal would go on to win 5 straight games to seal the victory.John McEnroe whom he was tied with before this tournament. He became world no. 1 again after relinquishing it for only one week.

French Open

See also: 2018 French Open – Men's Singles


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

See also: 2018 French Open – Men's Singles

Nadal needed to win the French Open to retain his World No. 1 ranking. He began the tournament by defeating Simone Bolelli, Guido Pella, Richard Gasquet, and Maximilian Marterer all without losing a set en route to the quarterfinals. His opponent in the QF, clay-court specialist Diego Schwartzman, took the first set and became the first person to win a set against Nadal in the tournament since Djokovic defeated Nadal in straight sets in the 2015 French Open, thus ending Nadal's 37 sets win streak at the French Open. Nadal won the next three sets and continued his form by defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals in straight sets. In the final, he met Dominic Thiem, the only man to beat Nadal on clay in 2017 and 2018. Nadal dispatched the Austrian in three sets, never losing more than 4 games in a set, to win his record-extending 11th French Open title, equalling the record for most titles won in a single major by either men or women held by Margaret Court with her 11 titles in the Australian Open. His win was also his 17th major singles title, which is 2nd on the men’s Open Era list behind only Roger Federer.

Grass court season

Exhibition matches

Nadal's schedule for 2018 included the Queen's Club Championships, but in the week before he chose to withdraw from the tournament to be able to recover after the clay court season.Hurlingham Tennis Classic, an exhibition tournament played from 26 to 29 June at the Hurlingham Club, in London, to get some preparation for the following week's Wimbledon Championships. He first played Matthew Ebden, winning the match in two tight sets, and on the tournament's last day he played Lucas Pouille – this time losing in straight sets.

Wimbledon

See also: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

See also: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Despite being ranked ATP No. 1 coming to Wimbledon, Nadal was seeded 2nd according to their special formula (behind defending champion Roger Federer). He successfully replicated his previous result of reaching the 4th round by defeating Dudi Sela, Mikhail Kukushkin, and rising-star Alex de Minaur all in straight sets, guaranteeing himself the No. 1 ranking after Wimbledon. Nadal booked his first quarterfinal spot since reaching the Wimbledon final in 2011 by beating Jiří Veselý in straight sets. He proceeded towards the semis after outlasting Juan Martín del Potro in a five-set thriller which lasted nearly 5 hours. In the semifinals, he suffered a heart-breaking five set loss to Djokovic after squandering three set points in the third set, that would have put him at a 2-1 set lead after that set, with the match lasting two days due to Wimbledon's 11pm curfew.

North American hard court season

Canadian Open

Nadal opened his hard court season campaign by beating Benoît Paire in straight sets. In the round of 16, he beat resurging former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in straight sets, and followed this with a comeback victory against World No. 7 Marin Cilic, whom he lost to after retiring in the Australian Open, in the quarterfinals. He remained solid and defeated in-form NextGen player Karen Khachanov in straight sets to reach his first hard court final of the year. Nadal faced off against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final and won in straight sets, winning his 4th Rogers Cup title and extending his record Masters 1000 titles to 33 titles.2013 Western & Southern Open. He also became the 4th male player to win 80 career singles titles.

US Open


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

US Open

Having not played since his victory in Canada due to withdrawing from Cincinnati, Nadal was seeded No.1 at the US Open, where he was the defending champion. In the first round, Nadal faced compatriot David Ferrer, who was playing in his last grand tournament. In the last grand slam match of his career, Ferrer retired with a foot injury in second set. In the second round, Nadal faced Canadian Vasek Pospisil, who he defeated easily in straight sets. In the third round, Nadal faced Russian Karen Khachanov, who pushed Nadal hard before he managed to win in four tight sets. His next opponent was Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, whom he defeated in four sets. This marked the first year since 2011 that Nadal had reached the QF of all four majors. In his quarterfinal match, Nadal faced World No. 9 Dominic Thiem, whom he defeated earlier in the year in the French Open final. In an epic match, Nadal managed to seal the victory in the fifth set tiebreak, after having lost the first set 0-6. Nadal went on to then face Juan Martin del Potro, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal which Nadal had won in four sets. However, Nadal retired after going down two sets to love due to a right knee injury.Beijing and Shanghai to fully recover from the injury.

European indoor hard court season

Paris Masters

Nadal was scheduled to return from knee injury hiatus in the Paris Masters, but withdrew from an abdominal injury suffered during a training session. In that process, he also lost his world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic.

ATP Tour Finals

On November 5, Nadal announced his withdrawal from the ATP Finals due to the abdominal injury, and also citing an ankle injury on which he decided to undergo surgery.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2018, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins.

Key
W  F  SF  QF  #R  RR  Q#  P#  DNQ  A  Z#  PO  G  S  B  NMS  NTI  P  NH


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Tournament                     Match  Round                                        Opponent (seed or key)  Rank     Result                             Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
15 – 28 January 2018
1 / 1061                       1R     [Dominican Republic] Víctor Estrella Burgos  79                      Win      6–1, 6–1, 6–1
2 / 1062                       2R     [Argentina] Leonardo Mayer                   52                      Win      6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
3 / 1063                       3R     [Bosnia and Herzegovina] Damir Džumhur (28)  30                      Win      6–1, 6–3, 6–1
4 / 1064                       4R     [Argentina] Diego Schwartzman (24)           26                      Win      6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
5 / 1065                       QF     [Croatia] Marin Čilić (6)                    6                       Loss     6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–2 ret.

Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
26 February – 3 March 2018
Withdrew

Davis Cup World Group QF
Valencia, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
6 – 8 April 2018
6 / 1066                       QF     [Germany] Philipp Kohlschreiber              34                      Win      6–2, 6–2, 6–3
7 / 1067                       QF     [Germany] Alexander Zverev                   4                       Win      6–1, 6–4, 6–4

Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
15 – 22 April 2018
–                              1R     Bye
8 / 1068                       2R     [Slovenia] Aljaž Bedene                      58                      Win      6–1, 6–3
9 / 1069                       3R     [Russia] Karen Khachanov                     38                      Win      6–3, 6–2


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10 / 1070                      QF     [Austria] Dominic Thiem (5)                  7                       Win      6–0, 6–2
11 / 1071                      SF     [Bulgaria] Grigor Dimitrov (4)               5                       Win      6–4, 6–1
12 / 1072                      W      [Japan] Kei Nishikori                        36                      Win (1)  6–3, 6–2

Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
23 – 29 April 2018
–                              1R     Bye
13 / 1073                      2R     [Spain] Roberto Carballés Baena              77                      Win      6–4, 6–4
14 / 1074                      3R     [Spain] Guillermo García López               69                      Win      6–1, 6–3
15 / 1075                      QF     [Slovakia] Martin Kližan (Q)                 140                     Win      6–0, 7–5
16 / 1076                      SF     [Belgium] David Goffin (4)                   10                      Win      6–4, 6–0
17 / 1077                      W      [Greece] Stefanos Tsitsipas                  63                      Win (2)  6–2, 6–1

Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
7 – 13 May 2018
–                              1R     Bye
18 / 1078                      2R     [France] Gaël Monfils                        41                      Win      6–3, 6–1
19 / 1079                      3R     [Argentina] Diego Schwartzman (13)           16                      Win      6–3, 6–4
20 / 1080                      QF     [Austria] Dominic Thiem (5)                  7                       Loss     5–7, 3–6

Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14 – 20 May 2018
–                              1R     Bye
21 / 1081                      2R     [Bosnia and Herzegovina] Damir Džumhur       31                      Win      6–1, 6–0
22 / 1082                      3R     [Canada] Denis Shapovalov                    29                      Win      6–4, 6–1


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23 / 1083                      QF     [Italy] Fabio Fognini                        21                      Win      4–6, 6–1, 6–2
24 / 1084                      SF     [Serbia] Novak Djokovic (11)                 18                      Win      7–6(7–4), 6–3
25 / 1085                      W      [Germany] Alexander Zverev (2)               3                       Win (3)  6–1, 1–6, 6–3

French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2018
26 / 1086                      1R     [Italy] Simone Bolelli (LL)                  130                     Win      6–4, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
27 / 1087                      2R     [Argentina] Guido Pella                      78                      Win      6–2, 6–1, 6–1
28 / 1088                      3R     [France] Richard Gasquet (27)                32                      Win      6–3, 6–2, 6–2
29 / 1089                      4R     [Germany] Maximilian Marterer                70                      Win      6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
30 / 1090                      QF     [Argentina] Diego Schwartzman (11)           12                      Win      4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
31 / 1091                      SF     [Argentina] Juan Martín del Potro (5)        6                       Win      6–4, 6–1, 6–2
32 / 1092                      W      [Austria] Dominic Thiem (7)                  8                       Win (4)  6–4, 6–3, 6–2

Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
2 – 15 July 2018
33 / 1093                      1R     [Israel] Dudi Sela                           129                     Win      6–3, 6–3, 6–2
34 / 1094                      2R     [Kazakhstan] Mikhail Kukushkin               77                      Win      6–4, 6–3, 6–4
35 / 1095                      3R     [Australia] Alex de Minaur                   80                      Win      6–1, 6–2, 6–4


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36 / 1096                      4R     [Czech Republic] Jiří Veselý                 93                      Win      6–3, 6–3, 6–4
37 / 1097                      QF     [Argentina] Juan Martín del Potro (5)        4                       Win      7–5, 6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
38 / 1098                      SF     [Serbia] Novak Djokovic (12)                 21                      Loss     4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 8–10

Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 12 August 2018
–                              1R     Bye
39 / 1099                      2R     [France] Benoît Paire                        55                      Win      6–2, 6–3
40 / 1100                      3R     [Switzerland] Stan Wawrinka (WC)             195                     Win      7–5, 7–6(7–4)
41 / 1101                      QF     [Croatia] Marin Čilić (6)                    7                       Win      2–6, 6–4, 6–4
42 / 1102                      SF     [Russia] Karen Khachanov                     38                      Win      7–6(7–3), 6–4
43 / 1103                      W      [Greece] Stefanos Tsitsipas                  27                      Win (5)  6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
13 – 19 August 2018
Withdrew

US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2018
44 / 1104                      1R     [Spain] David Ferrer                         148                     Win      6–3, 3–4 ret.
45 / 1105                      2R     [Canada] Vasek Pospisil                      88                      Win      6–3, 6–4, 6–2


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

46 / 1106                      3R     [Russia] Karen Khachanov (27)                26                      Win      5–7, 7–5, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
47 / 1107                      4R     [Georgia (country)] Nikoloz Basilashvili     37                      Win      6–3, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
48 / 1108                      QF     [Austria] Dominic Thiem (9)                  9                       Win      0–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5)
49 / 1109                      SF     [Argentina] Juan Martín del Potro (3)        3                       Loss     6–7(3–7), 2–6 ret.

Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
29 October – 4 November 2018
Withdrew


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament                   Match  Round                           Opponent (seed or key)  Rank  Result                 Score
Kooyong Classic
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
9 – 12 January 2018
1                            1R     [France] Richard Gasquet        31                      Loss  4–6, 5–7

Tie Break Tens
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
10 January 2018
1                            QF     [France] Lucas Pouille          18                      Win   [10–1]
2                            SF     [Australia] Lleyton Hewitt      –                       Win   [13–11]
3                            F      [Czech Republic] Tomáš Berdych  20                      Loss  [5–10]

Australian Open Preparation
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
12 January 2018
1                            N/A    [Austria] Dominic Thiem         5                       Win   6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–8]

Hurlingham Tennis Classic
London, United Kingdom

Grass, outdoor
26 – 29 June 2018
1                            N/A    [Australia] Matthew Ebden       51                      Win   7–6(7–3), 7–5
2                            N/A    [France] Lucas Pouille          20                      Loss  6–7(10–12), 5–7

Schedule

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2018 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Date                   Tournament                Location           Category                    Surface   Prev.   Prev.   New     Result
                                                                                result  points  points
15 January 2018–       Australian Open           Melbourne (AUS)    Grand Slam                  Hard      F       1200    360     Quarterfinals (lost to Marin Čilić, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–2 ret.)
28 January 2018
26 February 2018–      Mexican Open              Acapulco (MEX)     500 Series                  Hard      F       300     N/A     Withdrew due to hip injury
3 March 2018
6 April 2018–          Davis Cup World Group QF  Valencia (ESP)     Davis Cup                   Clay      A       N/A     N/A     Spain defeated Germany, 3–2
8 April 2018
15 April 2018–         Monte-Carlo Masters       Monte Carlo (MON)  Masters 1000                Clay      W       1000    1000    Champion (defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 6–2)
22 April 2018
23 April 2018–         Barcelona Open            Barcelona (ESP)    500 Series                  Clay      W       500     500     Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–2, 6–1)
29 April 2018
7 May 2018–            Madrid Open               Madrid (ESP)       Masters 1000                Clay      W       1000    180     Quarterfinals (lost to Dominic Thiem, 5–7, 3–6)
13 May 2018
14 May 2018–           Italian Open              Rome (ITA)         Masters 1000                Clay      QF      180     1000    Champion (defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3)
20 May 2018
28 May 2018–           French Open               Paris (FRA)        Grand Slam                  Clay      W       2000    2000    Champion (defeated Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2)
10 June 2018
2 July 2018–           Wimbledon                 London (GBR)       Grand Slam                  Grass     4R      180     720     Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 8–10)
15 July 2018
6 August 2018–         Canadian Open             Toronto (CAN)      Masters 1000                Hard      3R      90      1000    Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–2, 7–6(7–4))


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12 August 2018
13 August 2018–        Cincinnati Masters        Cincinnati (USA)   Masters 1000                Hard      QF      180     N/A     Withdrew due to schedule change
19 August 2018
27 August 2018–        US Open                   New York (USA)     Grand Slam                  Hard      W       2000    720     Semifinals (lost to Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 ret.)
9 September 2018
29 October 2018–       Paris Masters             Paris (FRA)        Masters 1000                Hard (i)  QF      180     N/A     Withdrew due to abdominal injury
4 November 2018


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Total year-end points  10645                     7480               [Decrease] 3165 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal had a 45–4 (91.8%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2018 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings was 10–3 (76.9%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

* [Russia] Karen Khachanov 3–0
  * [Argentina] Diego Schwartzman 3–0
  * [Austria] Dominic Thiem 3–1
  * [Bosnia and Herzegovina] Damir Džumhur 2–0
  * [Greece] Stefanos Tsitsipas 2–0
  * [Germany] Alexander Zverev 2–0
  * [Argentina] Juan Martín del Potro 2–1
  * [Georgia (country)] Nikoloz Basilashvili 1–0
  * [Slovenia] Aljaž Bedene 1–0
  * [Italy] Simone Bolelli 1–0
  * [Spain] Roberto Carballés Baena 1–0
  * [Australia] Alex de Minaur 1–0
  * [Bulgaria] Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
  * [Dominican Republic] Víctor Estrella Burgos 1–0
  * [Spain] David Ferrer 1–0
  * [Italy] Fabio Fognini 1–0
  * [Spain] Guillermo García López 1–0
  * [France] Richard Gasquet 1–0
  * [Belgium] David Goffin 1–0
  * [Slovakia] Martin Kližan 1–0
  * [Germany] Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
  * [Kazakhstan] Mikhail Kukushkin 1–0
  * [Germany] Maximilian Marterer 1–0
  * [Argentina] Leonardo Mayer 1–0
  * [France] Gaël Monfils 1–0
  * [Japan] Kei Nishikori 1–0
  * [France] Benoît Paire 1–0
  * [Argentina] Guido Pella 1–0
  * [Canada] Vasek Pospisil 1–0
  * [Israel] Dudi Sela 1–0
  * [Canada] Denis Shapovalov 1–0
  * [Czech Republic] Jiří Veselý 1–0
  * [Switzerland] Stan Wawrinka 1–0
  * [Croatia] Marin Čilić 1–1
  * [Serbia] Novak Djokovic 1–1

Finals

Singles: 5 (5 titles)

Category                           Titles by surface  Titles by setting
Grand Slam (1–0)                   Hard (1–0)         Outdoor (5–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)                   Clay (4–0)         Indoor (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–0)  Grass (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Result  W–L  Date      Tournament                        Tier          Surface  Opponent                     Score
Win     1–0  Apr 2018  Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (11)  Masters 1000  Clay     [Japan] Kei Nishikori        6–3, 6–2
Win     2–0  Apr 2018  Barcelona Open, Spain (11)        500 Series    Clay     [Greece] Stefanos Tsitsipas  6–2, 6–1
Win     3–0  May 2018  Italian Open, Italy (8)           Masters 1000  Clay     [Germany] Alexander Zverev   6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win     4–0  Jun 2018  French Open, France (11)          Grand Slam    Clay     [Austria] Dominic Thiem      6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win     5–0  Aug 2018  Canadian Open, Canada (4)         Masters 1000  Hard     [Greece] Stefanos Tsitsipas  6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Earnings

  * Bold font denotes tournament win
Event                Prize money  Year-to-date
Australian Open      A$440,000    $348,128
Monte-Carlo Masters  €935,385     $1,501,270
Barcelona Open       €501,700     $2,117,558
Madrid Open          €149,390     $2,296,214
Italian Open         €935,385     $3,412,970
French Open          €2,200,000   $5,975,970
Wimbledon            £562,000     $6,717,922
Canadian Open        $1,020,425   $7,738,347
US Open              $925,000     $8,663,347
                     $8,663,347

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Television

Some of Nadal's matches had significant audiences on Spanish television:


2018 Rafael Nadal tennis season

Some of Nadal's matches had significant audiences on Spanish television:

  * At the Madrid Open, the round of 16 match versus Diego Schwartzman had an average 5.2% share and 780,000 viewers on Teledeporte,Dominic Thiem had an average 7.9% share on Telemadrid.
  * At the French Open, the semifinals match versus Juan Martín del Potro had an average 3.4% share and 419,000 viewers, and the final match versus Dominic Thiem averaged 6.5% share and 877,000 viewers, both on Eurosport.
  * At the Wimbledon Championships, the semifinals match versus Novak Djokovic had an average 2.3% share and 244,000 viewers on Movistar #0, and an average 1.6% share and 175,000 viewers on Movistar Deportes.
  * At the Davis Cup quarter-finals tie versus Germany, the Saturday matches had an average 4.4% share on Teledeporte,
  * 2018 ATP World Tour
  * 2018 Roger Federer tennis season
  * 2018 Novak Djokovic tennis season
  * 2018 Juan Martín del Potro tennis season
  * Official website (in Spanish)
  * ATP tour profile


Dissected Loess Plains

The Dissected Loess Plains are located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The 25,123 acres (10,167 ha) natural feature is located in Lincoln County and surrounding counties, in the U.S. state of Nebraska, and is waymarked in the municipality of Gothenburg. A landscape of geological morphology, the plains are characterized by loess, a landscape characterized by deposition of soil that has been blown to the site by windstorms. The Dissected Loess Plains are a National Natural Landmark, designated in 1987.

Description

Loess, wind-blown silt, is a relatively common soil type in the interior of North America. The Dissected Loess Plains are exceptional because of the depth of loess laid down, with deposits up to 200 feet thick.erosion upon the loess.

The Dissected Loess Plains were identified and published as a unique biome in 1948.United States Department of Agriculture characterizes the biome as a mixed-grass steppe, which where not used for agriculture contains mixtures of tallgrass prairie and shortgrass prairie plants. The grass and forbs are eaten by pronghorn, jackrabbits, prairie dogs, and a variety of other rodents. Coyotes prey upon the hares, prairie dogs, and smaller rodents.


Dotzigen

Dotzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

Dotzigen's Schlossli

Dotzigen is first mentioned in 1182 as Tocingen.

The earliest trace of settlements in Dotzigen are six Hallstatt grave mounds on the Dotzigenberg. This was followed by a Roman era settlement near the current village center. During the Middle Ages it was part of the Herrschaft of Strassberg, which was acquired in 1393 by Bern. It was part of the low court of Diesbach in the bailiwick of Büren.

The village church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1242. After the Protestant Reformation, in 1531, it came under Bernese control and the parish was immediately dissolved. At first the village was part of the parish of Büren and then later of Diessbach.

The village was along the Büren-Aarberg road and the inhabitants traded produce to those towns and operated a rest station. The Jura water correction projects of the 19th century helped prevent flooding and destruction in the village. In 1876 the Solothurn-Lyss railroad connected the village to those larger cities. Easy transportation links allowed commercial and industrial developments in Dotzigen. A distillery opened in 1888, followed by a brick factory in 1891 and a Parketterie furniture factory in 1898. Despite the presence of an agricultural cooperative and a metal foundry, in 2000 over two-thirds of the labor force commuted to towns such as Biel, Lyss and Grenchen. The historic Schlössli outside the village was built in 1898 by the brick manufacturer Johann Schaller.

Geography

A farmhouse in Dotzigen

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1932)


Dotzigen

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1932)

Dotzigen has an area of 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi). Of this area, 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) or 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 26.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 46.2% is used for growing crops and 7.3% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

Dotzigen lies in Seeland at the western edge of the Dotzigen/Stedtli Mountains. In the west the Old Aare flows (the part of the Aare River that flows after the Jura water correction); it is now a protected floodplain. The Jura water correction made possible the expansion of the town in the flat area of the municipality.

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Büren, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Seeland.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules in a Chief Argent a Mullet of the first.

Demographics

Dotzigen has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,490.As of 2010, 6.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.


Dotzigen

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (1,304 or 93.7%) as their first language, French is the second most common (21 or 1.5%) and Italian is the third (13 or 0.9%). There are 3 people who speak Romansh.

As of 2008, the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 619 Swiss men (46.5% of the population) and 46 (3.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 630 Swiss women (47.3%) and 3 (0.2%) non-Swiss women.

As of 2010, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.8%.

As of 2000, there were 562 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 682 married individuals, 80 widows or widowers and 67 individuals who are divorced.

As of 2000, there were 118 households that consist of only one person and 36 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 491 apartments (92.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 18 apartments (3.4%) were seasonally occupied and 24 apartments (4.5%) were empty.As of 2010, the construction rate of new housing units was 0.8 new units per 1000 residents.in 2011, was 2.56%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Sights

The mill in Dotzigen

Jeremias Gotthelf mentioned the sour Dotziger wine in one of his books, which grew and continues to grow at the foot of the mountains.

At the foot of the Dotzigen Mountains is a small castle, known for its gilded copper roof. At the exit of the town in the direction of Diessbach is an old flour mill powered by a water wheel. This has been restored and is available to visitors by reservation. The old mill is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Politics


Dotzigen

Politics

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the BDP Party (21.1%), the SPS (19.6%) and the Green Party (6.8%). In the federal election, a total of 507 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.1%.

Economy

As of 2011, Dotzigen had an unemployment rate of 1.87%. As of 2008, there were a total of 525 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 48 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 10 businesses in this sector. 449 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector.

In 2008 there were a total of 429 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 23, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 39 of which 22 or (56.4%) were in manufacturing and 17 (43.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 367. In the tertiary sector; 259 or 70.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 4.6% were in education and 76 or 20.7% were in health care.

In 2000, there were 295 workers who commuted into the municipality and 572 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.

Religion


Dotzigen

Religion

From the 2000 census, 165 or 11.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,032 or 74.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 5 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.36% of the population), there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 57 individuals (or about 4.10% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 31 (or about 2.23% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 6 individuals who were Buddhist and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 82 (or about 5.90% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 38 individuals (or about 2.73% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education

In Dotzigen about 572 or (41.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 126 or (9.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 126 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.8% were Swiss men, 16.7% were Swiss women, 4.8% were non-Swiss men.

The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 222 students attending classes in Dotzigen. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 24 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 16.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 12.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 4 primary classes and 65 students. Of the primary students, 3.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 3.1% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 7 lower secondary classes with a total of 133 students. There were 2.3% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 4.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language.


Dotzigen

As of 2000, there were 84 students in Dotzigen who came from another municipality, while 52 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

Transportation

Main article: Dotzigen railway station

Dotzigen was connected to the Swiss railway network by the construction of the Solothurn-Lyss-Bahn in 1876. Today the trains run only to Büren an der Aare, or Kerzers on the other side. Dotzigen can be reached in a car via A5 (Solothurn-Biel).

  * Hornerblätter, from the Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dotzigen.
  * Dotzigen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  * Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren Distributor of numerous publications about Dotzigen and the Büren district (in German)


WISEPA J184124.74+700038.0

WISEPA J184124.74+700038.0 (designation is abbreviated to WISE 1841+7000) is a binary system of brown dwarfs of spectral classes T5 + T5,Draco at approximately 131 light-years from Earth.

Discovery

WISE 1841+7000 was discovered in 2011 from data, collected by Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Earth-orbiting satellite — NASA infrared-wavelength 40 cm (16 in) space telescope, which mission lasted from December 2009 to February 2011. WISE 1841+7000A has two discovery papers: Gelino et al. (2011) and Kirkpatrick et al. (2011).Gelino et al. examined for binarity nine brown dwarfs using Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system (LGS-AO) on Keck II telescope on Mauna Kea; seven of these nine brown dwarfs were also newfound, including WISE 1841+7000. These observations had indicated that two of these nine brown dwarfs, including WISE 1841+7000, are binary. Kirkpatrick et al. presented discovery of 98 new found by WISE brown dwarf systems with components of spectral types M, L, T and Y, among which also was WISE 1841+7000.

Discovery of companion

Component B of the system was discovered in 2011 Gelino et al. with Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system (LGS-AO) on Keck II telescope. It was presented in the same article as the component A.

Distance

Trigonometric parallax of WISE 1841+7000 is not yet measured. Therefore, there are only distance estimates of this object, obtained by indirect — spectrofotometric — means (see table).

WISE 1841+7000 distance estimates

Source                     Parallax, mas  Distance, pc  Distance, ly  Ref.
Gelino et al. (2011)                      40.2 ± 4.9    131.1 ± 16
Kirkpatrick et al. (2011)                 ~22,4         ~73,1
(not assuming binarity)

Non-trigonometric distance estimates are marked in italic. The best estimate is marked in bold.

The other eight objects, checked for binarity by Gelino et al. (2011) on Keck II:


WISEPA J184124.74+700038.0

* binarity found:
      + WISE 0458+6434 (T8.5 + T9.5, component A discovered before by Mainzer et al. (2011)
  * binarity not found:
      + WISE 0750+2725 (T8.5, newfound
      + WISE 1322-2340 (T8, newfound)
      + WISE 1614+1739 (T9, newfound)
      + WISE 1617+1807 (T8, discovered before by Burgasser et al. (2011)
      + WISE 1627+3255 (T6, newfound)
      + WISE 1653+4444 (T8, newfound)
      + WISE 1741+2553 (T9, newfound)


Anna Jaquez

Anna Jaquez (born 1953) is an American artist, art professor and metalsmith. She lives and works in El Paso, Texas.University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).El Paso Museum of Art.

Early life

Jaquez' father was a builder who added onto their house frequently.University of Texas at El Paso.

Jaquez still draws inspiration from the use of odd materials that her father incorporated into his building.

Work

Jaquez' work explores the interplay of small, detailed items within larger scale structures.Gaspar Enriquez, who Jaquez met as a graduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the late 1980s, was an influence on her as a teacher.Pat Mora in her metal work.Mexican-American culture in her art.

Jaquez made art jewelry for many years before becoming a large-scale sculptor.

  * Profile page
  * Original UTEP Pickaxe Art: Anna Jaquez
  * Creativity Salon: An Interview With Metal Artist Anna Jaquez


1987 Japan women's national football team

This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 1987.

Results

1987.08.04  Japan        1–3  Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei
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            Takakura ?'       ? ?'
                              ? ?'

1987.08.09  Japan      1–2  Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei
            Yamada ?'       ? ?'
                            ? ?'

1987.12.12  Japan  0–1  United States  Chinese Taipei
                        ? ?'

1987.12.15  Japan                5–0  Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei
            Kioka ?'
            Nagamine ?'
            Takakura ?', ?', ?'

Players statistics

Player           −1986   08.04  08.09  12.12  12.15  1987  Total
Futaba Kioka     21(8)   O      O      O      O(1)   4(1)  25(9)
Etsuko Handa     21(3)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  25(3)
Kaori Nagamine   14(12)  O      O      O      O(1)   4(1)  18(13)
Michiko Matsuda  14(5)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  18(5)
Asako Takakura   14(3)   O(1)   O      -      O(3)   3(4)  17(7)
Midori Honda     14(0)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  18(0)
Masae Suzuki     14(0)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  18(0)
Akemi Noda       13(2)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  17(2)
Mayumi Kaji      13(0)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  17(0)
Yoko Takahagi    13(0)   O      O      -      -      2(0)  15(0)
Kazuko Hironaka  13(0)   -      -      O      O      2(0)  15(0)
Takako Tezuka    10(1)   O      O      O      O      4(0)  14(1)
Chiaki Yamada    8(0)    O      O(1)   O      O      4(1)  12(1)
Yuko Oita        2(0)    -      -      -      O      1(0)  3(0)
Akiko Hayakawa   0(0)    O      -      -      -      1(0)  1(0)

  * Japan Football Association


10 dollar note

Banknotes with the denomination of 10 dollars have been issued by a number of countries; see the following articles:

  * United States ten-dollar bill
  * Australian ten-dollar note
  * Canadian ten-dollar note
  * New Zealand ten-dollar note
  * Banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar


Weinland

Weinland may refer to:

Places

  * Târnăveni, a city in Mureș County, central Romania
  * Zürcher Weinland, Andelfingen District, Switzerland

People

  * David Friedrich Weinland (1829–1915), German zoologist and writer
  * Dietlind Weinland
  * Ernst Weinland (1869–1932), German physiologist and parasitologist
  * John Weinland Killinger (1824–1896), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  * Manfred Weinland

Other uses

  * Weinland (band), an independent band from Portland, Oregon, United States
  * Vinland, an area of coastal North America explored by Norse Vikings
  * Weinland Park, a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio
  * Wineland (disambiguation)


Annobonae

Annobonae is Latin for "of the island of Annobón", it may refer to a number of species found on the island and in the surrounding waters:

  * Coptops annobonae, a species of beetle
  * Monochamus annobonae, a species of beetle
  * Pterolophia annobonae, a species of beetle
  * Thecacoris annobonae, synonym of Thecacoris trichogyne, a species of plant
  * Xylotrechus annobonae, a species of longhorn beetle
  * Annobonensis (disambiguation)


Demikhovo

Demikhovo (Russian: Демихово) is a rural locality (a village) in Rozhdestvenskoye Rural Settlement, Sobinsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 5 as of 2010.

Geography

Demikhovo is located on the Vorsha River, 33 km northwest of Sobinka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kudelino is the nearest rural locality.


2018 Qujing International Challenger

The 2018 Qujing International Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Qujing, China between 19 and 25 March 2018.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country  Player              Rank1  Seed
TUN      Malek Jaziri        84     1
SLO      Blaž Kavčič         116    2
BLR      Ilya Ivashka        148    3
ITA      Lorenzo Sonego      160    4
ITA      Stefano Napolitano  180    5
ITA      Salvatore Caruso    185    6
KOR      Lee Duck-hee        195    7
AUS      Jason Kubler        201    8

  * 1 Rankings are as of 5 March 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  * [China] Cui Jie
  * [China] Gao Xin
  * [China] He Yecong
  * [China] Xia Zihao

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  * [India] Sriram Balaji
  * [South Korea] Chung Yun-seong
  * [Latvia] Mārtiņš Podžus
  * [Australia] Luke Saville

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2018 Qujing International Challenger – Singles
  * [Tunisia] Malek Jaziri def. [Slovenia] Blaž Rola 7–6(7–5), 6–1.

Doubles

Main article: 2018 Qujing International Challenger – Doubles
  * [Belarus] Aliaksandr Bury / [Chinese Taipei] Peng Hsien-yin def. [China] Wu Di / [China] Zhang Ze 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [12–10].


1990 ATP German Open – Doubles

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

 1. [Sweden] Anders Järryd / [Spain] Emilio Sánchez (second round)
 2. [Ecuador] Andrés Gómez / [Spain] Javier Sánchez (second round)
 3. [France] Guy Forget / [Switzerland] Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
 4. [Mexico] Jorge Lozano / [United States] Todd Witsken (quarterfinals)
 5. [United States] Kevin Curren / [Australia] Laurie Warder (first round)
 6. [Czechoslovakia] Petr Korda / [Czechoslovakia] Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
 7. [Iran] Mansour Bahrami / [France] Éric Winogradsky (second round)
 8. [Denmark] Michael Mortensen / [Netherlands] Tom Nijssen (first round)

Draw

Key

  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking

Finals

  Final

  WC     [Spain] Sergi Bruguera        4  6  7
         [United States] Jim Courier

         [West Germany] Udo Riglewski  6  1  6
         [West Germany] Michael Stich

Top half


1990 ATP German Open – Doubles

Top half

  First round                                Second round                             Quarterfinals                                                        Semifinals

                                             1             [Sweden] A Järryd       2  4
                                                           [Spain] E Sánchez
  Q            [Argentina] P Albano       6  6                                                       Q                          [Argentina] P Albano       6                   6
               [Argentina] H de la Peña                                                                                [Argentina] H de la Peña
  WC           [West Germany] E Jelen     1  3                                                                                Q                          [Argentina] P Albano      5  6  2
               [West Germany] M Westphal                                                                                [Argentina] H de la Peña
  WC           [West Germany] P Kühnen    2  3                                                                                [Argentina] G Luza         7                         2  6
               [West Germany] M Zoecke                                                                                [Brazil] C Motta
               [Argentina] G Luza         6  6                                                                                [Argentina] G Luza         6                   6
               [Brazil] C Motta                                                                                [Brazil] C Motta
               [Netherlands] P Haarhuis   7  4             6                                         7                          [Iran] M Bahrami           4                   1
               [Netherlands] M Schapers                                                                                [France] É Winogradsky
  7            [Iran] M Bahrami           6  6             7                                                                                [Argentina] G Luza  1                          3
               [France] É Winogradsky                                                                                [Brazil] C Motta
                                                                                WC             [Spain] S Bruguera         6                          6
                                                                                [United States] J Courier
                                             3             [France] G Forget       6  7
                                                           [Switzerland] J Hlasek
               [Czechoslovakia] T Anzari  2  3                                                                                [Argentina] J Frana        4                   5
               [Czechoslovakia] D Rikl                                                                                [Brazil] L Mattar
               [Argentina] J Frana        6  6                                                                                3                          [France] G Forget         2  4
               [Brazil] L Mattar                                                                                [Switzerland] J Hlasek
               [Argentina] M Jaite        4  4                                                                                WC                  [Spain] S Bruguera         6                         6
               [Uruguay] D Pérez                                                                                [United States] J Courier
               [Sweden] D Engel           6  6                                                                                [Sweden] D Engel           7                   6                          4
               [Sweden] P Henricsson                                                                                [Sweden] P Henricsson
  WC           [Spain] S Bruguera         4  6             7                                         WC                         [Spain] S Bruguera         5                   7                          6
               [United States] J Courier                                                                                [United States] J Courier
  5            [United States] K Curren   6  4             6
               [Australia] L Warder

Bottom half


1990 ATP German Open – Doubles

Bottom half

  First round                                                              Second round                                                         Quarterfinals                                                              Semifinals

  6            [Czechoslovakia] P Korda                                 6  7
               [Czechoslovakia] T Šmíd
               [South Africa] S Kruger                                  3  5                                                                                6  [Czechoslovakia] P Korda                                 6           6                          6
               [South Africa] B Talbot                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] T Šmíd
               [Uruguay] M Filippini                                    2  6             6                                                                        [West Germany] U Riglewski                               3           7                          7
               [France] J-P Fleurian                                                                                [West Germany] M Stich
               [West Germany] U Riglewski                               6  7                                                                                [West Germany] U Riglewski  4  6  7
               [West Germany] M Stich                                                                                [West Germany] M Stich
               [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia] G Ivanišević  6  6                                                                                4           [Mexico] J Lozano          6                           1  6
               [Hungary] B Taróczy                                                                                [United States] T Witsken
               [Czechoslovakia] K Nováček                               4  3                                                                                [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia] G Ivanišević  1           3
               [Czechoslovakia] M Šrejber                                                                                [Hungary] B Taróczy
                                                                           4             [Mexico] J Lozano          6                           6
                                                                                [United States] T Witsken
                                                                                [West Germany] U Riglewski  7              6
                                                                                [West Germany] M Stich
  8            [Denmark] M Mortensen                                    4  5                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] J Čihák    6  2
               [Netherlands] T Nijssen                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] C Suk
               [Sweden] R Båthman                                       6  7                                                                                [Sweden] R Båthman                                       2           5
               [Australia] D Macpherson                                                                                [Australia] D Macpherson
               [United States] C Beckman                                6  7                                                                                [United States] C Beckman                                6           7
               [United States] L Jensen                                                                                [United States] L Jensen
               [Brazil] D Marcelino                                     3  6                                                                                [United States] C Beckman   2  5
               [Brazil] M Menezes                                                                                [United States] L Jensen
  Q            [Sweden] R Bergh                                         4  4                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] J Čihák   6                           7
               [Sweden] M Gustafsson                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] C Suk
               [Czechoslovakia] J Čihák                                 6  6                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] J Čihák                                 3           6                          6
               [Czechoslovakia] C Suk                                                                                [Czechoslovakia] C Suk
                                                                           2             [Ecuador] A Gómez          6                           3              2
                                                                                [Spain] J Sánchez

  * 1990 ATP German Open Doubles draw


Dotyk

For the festival, see DOTYK (film festival).

Dotyk is the debut studio album by Polish singer Edyta Górniak which was released in Poland on May 8, 1995, by Pomaton EMI.

The album was certified 4× Platinum selling over half a million copies.

Track listing

 1. Jestem kobietą
 2. Będę śniła
 3. Dotyk
 4. Szyby
 5. Niebo to my
 6. Nie opuszczaj mnie
 7. Litania
 8. Kasztany
 9. Pada śnieg
10. To nie ja
11. Jej portret

Singles

  * Once In A Lifetime – To nie ja

Promo singles

  * Jestem kobietą
  * Dotyk
  * Będę śniła

Music videos

  * To nie ja
  * Once In A Lifetime
  * Jestem kobietą
  * Dotyk

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Dotyk
Region         Certification  Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)  4× Platinum    500,000


Anna Jelmini

Anna Jelmini is an American female track and field athlete. On May 13, 2009 she set the US high school record in the discus throw with a toss of 190 feet 3 inches, breaking the existing record by US Olympian Suzy Powell set in 1994 and subsequently tied by Jelmini on April 24, 2009. inches, the second longest toss in US high school history behind US Olympian Michelle Carter's 54 feet 10-3/4 inches, from 2003.Shafter High School in Shafter, California in 2009 and attended Arizona State University.Athlete of the Year and Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year."

After four years at Arizona State University she won the 2013 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.NACAC U23 championship discus titles (2010, 2012), one NACAC U23 Championship shot put silver medal and one World Junior Championships finalist.

High School Personal Bests

Event     Mark                     Date          All-time U.S. HS Rank
Discus    190 ft 3 in (57.99 m )   May 13, 2009  1
Shot Put  54 ft 4.75 in (16.58 m)  May 13, 2009  2


Weingartnerfels

Weingartnerfels is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

49°31′27″N 12°37′55″E / 49.52417°N 12.63194°E


Valdivieso advertising sign

The Valdivieso advertising sign (Spanish: letrero publicitario de Valdivieso)outdoor advertisement at 93 General Bustamante Street, Santiago, Chile. Erected around 1954, it was declared a National Monument of Chile on May 31, 2010.

The neon sign turns on at 9:00 PM during the summer and at 6:00 PM during the winter.

History

The Valdivieso advertising sign was built in 1955 by the Luminosos Parragué company.

"The companies wanted their products to portray a sort of 'magic.' That's why we used a mechanical electromagnetic system that, in time, ended up transforming the champagne bottle into a classic icon."

  * Monarch advertising sign
  * Boston Citgo sign
  * ID:2169 Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (Chile)
  * Sitio web oficial del fabricante (Parragué)

33°26′27″S 70°37′52″W / 33.44083°S 70.63111°W


Valdo

Notable people with the name Valdo include:

Given name

  * Valdo Alhinho (born 1988), Angolan footballer
  * Valdo Filho (born 1964), Brazilian footballer
  * Valdo Randpere (born 1958), Estonian musician, businessman and politician
  * Valdo Spini (born 1946), Italian politician
  * Valdo H. Viglielmo (1926–2016), American scholar and translator of Japanese literature
  * Valdo Williams (1928–2010), American jazz pianist
  * Valdo Zeqaj (born 1994), Albanian footballer

Surname

  * Muntu Valdo (born 1977), Cameroonian musician
  * Peter Valdo (c. 1140 – c. 1218), founder of the Waldensians

Nickname

  * Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva (born 1980), also known as Valdo, Brazilian footballer
  * Valmiro Lopes Rocha (born 1981), known as Valdo, Cape Verdean footballer
  * Valdomiro Soares Eggres (born 1984), known as Valdo, Brazilian footballer
  * Andrevaldo de Jesus Santos (born 1992), known as Valdo, Brazilian footballer


Anna Jakubowska

For Polish chess player, see Anna Jakubowska (chess player).

Anna Jakubowska

Anna Teresa JakubowskaWarsaw Uprising.

Jakubowska was a member of the Chapter of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Decorations

  * Honorary badge "For Merit for the Protection of Human Rights" by the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
  * 2006: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
  * 1992: Warsaw Uprising Cross
  * 1944: Cross of Valour
  * 1984: Armia Krajowa Cross


Abe Pineles

Abe Pineles is an American North American champion bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

  * North American Bridge Championships (1)
      + Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (1) 2022

Personal life

Abe is married to Greta. They have two daughters.


Çuxuryurd

Çuxuryurd or Chukhuryurt or Chukhur”yurt or Chukhuryurd may refer to:

  * Çuxuryurd, Agsu, Azerbaijan
  * Çuxuryurd, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan


Çuxuroba

41°28′N 48°44′E / 41.467°N 48.733°E

Çuxuroba (also, Chukhuroba) is a village in the Khachmaz Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Mollabürhanlı.

  * Çuxuroba (as Chukhuroba) at GEOnet Names Server


Çuxanlı

Çuxanlı or Chukhonly or Chukhanly may refer to:

  * Çuxanlı, Absheron, Azerbaijan
  * Çuxanlı, Gobustan, Azerbaijan
  * Çuxanlı, Salyan, Azerbaijan


Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center

Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (PAZA/ZAN) is located just outside the main gate of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 700 North Boniface Parkway in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The Anchorage ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States.

Center breakdown

ATOP/Ocean21 Automation Platform.

Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) is the northern, eastern, and westernmost center and is one of three designated oceanic centers. The Anchorage ARTCC has control responsibility for more than 2,500,000 square nautical miles (8,600,000 km2) of airspace divided between three areas of specialization and 15 sectors. ZAN operates on two separate automation platforms, ATOP (Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures) and MEARTS (Microprocessor En Route Automated Radar Tracking System)/FDP-2000 (Micro En Route Automated Radar Tracking System). The facility also makes use of other technology systems such as FDP2000, DOTS+, ANICS, ADS-B, ADS-C and Wide area multilateration (WAM).

Some of the sectors cover extremely large geographic areas and on average use more communications frequencies per sector than any other facility. RADAR coverage is limited to 55-60% of the airspace.

Automation systems

MEARTS (Microprocessor En Route Automated Radar Tracking System)

The Microprocessor-En Route Automated Radar Tracking System (MEARTS) is a radar processing system implemented with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment, for use in the Anchorage, Alaska Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and Center Radar Approach Control (CERAPs) environments. It provides single sensor and a mosaic display of traffic and weather using long- and short-range radars and at Anchorage it processes and displays Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance as well. The MEARTS interfaces with multiple types of displays, including the flat panel Display System Replacement (DSR)(modified).

FDP2000 (Flight Data Processing 2000)


FDP2000 (Flight Data Processing 2000)

The Flight Data Processing 2000 (FDP2000) system replaced the oceanic flight data processing capability provided by Offshore Computer System (OCS) at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). FDP2000 provides new hardware and software with added capabilities. The added capabilities include winds aloft modeling for improved aircraft position extrapolation accuracy, and support of Air Traffic Services Inter-facility Data Communications Systems (AIDC) ground-to-ground data link with compatible Flight Information Regions (FIRs). The OCS software was re-hosted from the Hewlett-Packard (HP) 1000 platform to the HP 9000 platform. FDP2000 provides flight data to the Microprocessor-En Route Automated Radar Tracking System (Micro-EARTS) radar data processing system. FDP2000 also integrates the existing Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) functions for data link communications with Future Air Navigation System 1/A (FANS 1/A)-equipped aircraft.

ATOP (Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures)

The Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) program replaced oceanic air traffic control systems and procedures and modernized the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) facilities at Oakland, New York, and Anchorage. The ATOP program fully integrated flight and radar data processing, detects conflicts between aircraft, provides data link and surveillance capabilities, and automated the manual processes used previously. ATOP also reduced the workload on controllers through the use of electronic flight strips instead of the paper strip method used for decades to track trans- oceanic aircraft.

ATOP achieved full operating capability (FOC) at the New York, Oakland, and Anchorage ARTCCs in March 2005, October 2005, and April 2007, respectively.

The program provided the FAA the automation, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C),100 nautical miles (190 km) to 30 nautical miles (56 km). ATOP also allows the FAA to meet international commitments and helps the FAA avoid losing delegated airspace used by air carriers and military flights.


Since the ATOP hardware was procured in 2001 many components have reached end of life. The present contract has provisions for technology refresh in FY 2008 to initiate ATOP hardware technology refresh at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) and Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). This is part of the plan to implement a total system upgrade midway through the planned ATOP system life cycle. The refresh is scheduled to replace operating systems and all major system components (e.g., servers, workstations, communications switches, and interface gateways) with state-of-the-art components available at that time.

The technology refresh is planned for 2008–2009.

DOTS+ (Dynamic Ocean Track System Plus)


DOTS+ (Dynamic Ocean Track System Plus)

The Dynamic Ocean Track System Plus (DOTS+) automation system is located in each of the three Oceanic Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs), (Anchorage, Oakland, and New York) and in the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC). The DOTS, upgraded and frequently referred to as "DOTS +", permits airlines to save fuel by flying random routes, in contrast to structured routes, and permits the air traffic controller to achieve lateral spacing requirements more efficiently. The DOTS generates flexible oceanic tracks that are optimized for best airspace utilization and best time/fuel efficiency. Flexible tracks are updated twice a day using forecasted winds aloft and separation (vertical and lateral) requirements. The DOTS oceanic traffic display gives a visual presentation of tracks and weather. The DOTS sends traffic advisories and track advisories to users and receives aircraft progress reports from the commercial communications service providers (CCSP). These external data exchanges are achieved through interfaces with the National Airspace Data Interchange Network (NADIN) Packet Switch Network (PSN) for Position Reports, Air Traffic Management (ATM) messages, Pilot Reports (PIREPS), and the Anchorage FDP2000. An interface to the Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS) will improve coordination between the oceanic and domestic Traffic Flow Management (TFM) systems/activities. The DOTS Weather Server, installed at the ATCSCC, receives National Weather Service (NWS) wind and temperature data via the Weather and Radar Processor / Weather Information Network Server (WARP/WINS) system. The weather data is then distributed to the ARTCCs via commercially provided Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) telephone lines. DOTS+ supports separation reduction initiatives as stipulated in RNP-10 (Required Navigation Performance) for decreasing lateral separation from 100 nautical miles (190 km) to 50 nautical miles (93 km).

ANICS (Alaska NAS Interfacility Communications System)

Key Note: The Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications System (ANICS) program has been renamed to Alaska Satellites Telecommunication Infrastructure (ASTI) during Concept and Requirements Definition (CRD) phase of the Acquisition Management System (AMS). The Investment Analysis Readiness Decision (IARD) was approved on March 19, 2008.


ANICS provides wide area NAS telecommunication services within the state of Alaska and connectivity to NAS facilities within Alaska from NAS facilities outside of Alaska.

ANICS service is provided by FAA-owned satellite earth stations and leased transponders on two communications satellites. NAS facilities are connected to ASTI demarcation points through access circuits. These access circuits may be implemented by a copper or fiber optic cable, microwave radio, or leased services. Communications interfaces provide for Voice Grade (VG) services (VG1, VG2, VG3, VG5, VG6, VG7, VG8, VG10) and for digital services for data rates from 300 bit/s to 1.544 Mbit/s.

The ANICS equipment provides remote maintenance monitoring and control. The equipment is controlled and operated from the Network Control Center (NCC) using the Harris Corporation Air Traffic Network Manager (ATNM), centrally located in the Anchorage (KZAN) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC).

ANICS Phase 1 (ANICS P1) provides critical communications with 99.99% availability at 52 sites by using two sets of ground station equipment and two satellite transponders to create two parallel communication paths with switchover capability.

ANICS Phase 2 (ANICS P2) sites provide essential communications with 99.9% availability at 12 sites by using one set of ground station equipment and one satellite transponder. Phase 2 ground station sites are enclosed in radomes that protect the equipment and antenna from the weather. Additional Information: http://download.harris.com/app/public_download.asp?fid=416%5B%5D

ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast)

Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control was the first facility in the world to begin using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS) for air traffic control separation services using a 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) separation standard. It was first deployed on January 1, 2001 in that portion of western Alaska known as the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta/Bristol Bay regions.


ADS-B will be implemented by the Surveillance and Broadcast Services (SBS) Program to provide two services: (1) "Critical Services" consisting of ADS-B and ADS-Rebroadcast, and (2) "Essential Services" consisting of Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TIS-B) and Flight Information Service Broadcast (FIS-B). Nine ADS-B enabled applications will be developed and assessed: (1) ATC Surveillance, (2) Enhanced Visual Acquisition, (3) Enhanced Visual Approach, (4) Final Approach and Runway Occupancy Awareness, (5) Airport Surface Situational Awareness, (6) Conflict Detection for flight and Air Traffic Management (ATM) operations, (7) CDTI/MFD Assisted Visual Separation (CAVS), (8) Interval Management (e.g., merging and spacing) and (9) Weather and NAS Status Situational Awareness. SBS will provide data to FAA defined Service Delivery Points (SDP) as the demarcation points between SBS-provided services and ground-based user systems.

Implementation: The SBS applications span all national airspace domains (Oceanic, En Route, Terminal and Surface) and require tightly coupled coordination with the Terminal and En Route Service Units. Interfaces will be integrated to all major automation platforms that serve the NAS - En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM), HOST Computer System (HCS), Microprocessor En Route Automated Radar Tracking System (MEARTS), Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), Common Automated Radar Terminal System (CARTS) and Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP).

SBS will be implemented in two segments. The SBS Program will develop connectivity and validate ADS-B suitability for ATC services through integration to the five primary automation platforms and establish an In-Service Decision (ISD) on ADS-B, ADS-R,TIS-B and FIS-B in Segment 1 by 2010. Additional capabilities (e.g., integration with ATOP) will be addressed as system enhancements in Segment 2 by 2013.

The SBS vendor will install and own about 340 SBS ground stations in three regions of the U.S. by 2010 with an option to install over 400 more by 2013. The SBS vendor will provide SBS capability to the FAA under a fee-for-services arrangement.