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doc_0 | b'8:25 p.m.\n\nReigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens did not waste any time reaching the third round of the French Open, and her clinical display\nimpressed former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe.\n\nStephens, who did not play in Paris last year because of a foot injury, advanced at the clay-court Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 win over\nqualifier Magdalena Frech.\n\n"J ust FYI. Sloane Stephens is winning this tournament," McEnroe tweeted after Stephens wrapped up her match in a litte bit more than one\nhour.\n\nStephens had 17 winners to 13 unforced errors and did not face a break point.\n\n7:55 p.m.\n\nCaroline Wozniacki dropped just 25 points in her lopsided 6-1, 6-0 win over qualifier and Roland Garros debutant Georgina Garcia Perez of\nSpain, as the second-ranked Dane easily advanced to the third round of the French Open.\n\nWozniacki delivered a ruthless performance on Court Philippe Chatrier, limiting her mistakes to eight unforced errors. She did not face a\nbreak point and completed the win in 51 minutes. She put on a similar display in her opening match, hitting only 13 unforced errors in a\nstraight-set victory.\n\nWozniacki won her first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open this year and can return to the No. 1 ranking held by Simona Halep by\nwinning the title in Paris.\n\n7:30 p.m.\n\nThe French Open is Sam Querrey\'s least successful Grand Slam tournament and the American bowed out early again as this year\'s No. 12\nseed.\n\nHe was beaten 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 by Gilles Simon of France in the second round.\n\nQuerrey hadn\'t even won a single match at Roland Garros since 2014 until beating Frances Tiafoe in the first round.\n\nQuerrey has been as far as the third round in Paris just once in 12 appearances.\n\n6:50 p.m.\n\nA young American man trying an underhanded serve while cramping during a five-setter at the French Open. Hmmmm. Seen that before,\nhaven\'t we? Except, unlike for 1989 champion Michael Chang, the unusual strategy didn\'t help result in a victory for J ared Donaldson\nagainst Grigor Dimitrov.\n\nThe fourth-seeded Dimitrov came back to beat the 21-year-old Donaldson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in a second-round marathon that lasted 4\nhours, 19 minutes on Court 18 at Roland Garros.\n\nWhen it ended, Dimitrov leaned forward while raising each knee to give it a kiss 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d perhaps thanking his legs for carrying him to the win\nwhile Donaldson\'s gave way.\n\nDonaldson, who is ranked 57th, was actually two points from winning when he led 6-5 in the fifth and got to love-30 on Dimitrov\'s serve. But\nDimitrov took the next four points to hold for 6-all.\n\nDimitrov broke to lead 8-7 and served for the victory, but Donaldson broke right back.\n\nIn the next game, though, Donaldson could barely stand, let alone move well.\n\nHe double-faulted. Then he tried an underhand serve a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d not his first of the match, either 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d and lost the point.\n\nDimitrov hit a winner to break for a 9-8 edge, Donaldson slowly limped to the sideline for the changeover, and soon enough, it was over.\nChang famously used an underhand service motion while cramping during a fourth-round win against Ivan Lendl on the way to the French\nOpen title 29 years ago.\n\n6:30 p.m.\n\nKei Nishikori has rallied past local favourite Benoit Paire to reach the third round of the French Open for the fourth consecutive year.\n\nThe 19th-seeded J apanese player needed nearly three hours on Court Philippe Chatrier to win 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 against the Frenchman.\n\xe2\x80\x9cHe was attacking every shot," Nishikori said. "He has one of the best touches on the Tour, it was fun to play him and also a difficult match\ntoday."\n\n6:15 p.m.\n\nSecond-seeded Alexander Zverev trailed by a set and a break a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d and was down a broken racket, too 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d before eventually collecting\nhimself and coming back to beat 60th-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the French Open\'s second round.\n\nZverev equaled his best showing at Roland Garros; he also reached the third round two years ago.\n\nIf the 21-year-old German is going to get to the round of 16 he\'ll need to do something he never has at a Grand Slam tournament: defeat a\n\x0c' player ranked in the top 50. Zverev's next match comes against 26th-seeded Damir Dzumhur.
Lajovic lost his eighth consecutive match that stretched to five sets.
5:10 p.m.
Serena and Venus Williams have won their first Grand Slam doubles match in nearly two years.
The sisters moved into the second round of the French Open by coming back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over the 14th-seeded J apanese
pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato in front of a Court 3 crowd that raucously supported the Americans.
The Williams-Williams duo last competed at a major tournament together at Wimbledon in 2016. They won their 14th Grand Slam title in
women's doubles at the All England Club.
This return to doubles came a day after Serena Williams participated in Grand Slam singles for the first time in 16 months, winning her
first-round match at Roland Garros. Venus Williams lost in the first round of singles on Sunday.
3:50 p.m.
Jeremy Chardy first wasted a two-set lead and then bounced back to beat 17th-seeded Tomas Berdych to reach the second round of the
French Open.
Chardy led by two sets when their match was stopped by darkness on Tuesday, but Berdych mounted a comeback when they returned.
Chardy played well in the decider and broke Berdych twice to advance with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 1-6, 5-7, 6-2 win.
“At two sets all, it was difficult in my head, and physically, too," said Chardy, who had never beaten Berdych in five previous matches. "I
fought hard, all my body was shaking."
3:25 p.m.
Former French Open champion Novak Djokovic posted another straight-set win to reach the third round of the clay-court tournament.
Facing Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar, the Serb delivered a solid display to prevail 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 and move into the third round for the
13th time.
Djokovic, who underwent right elbow surgery earlier this year, is the 20th-seeded player in Paris, his lowest Grand Slam seeding since the
2006 U.S. Open.
3:10 p.m.
The Williams sisters are back in Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in nearly two years.
A day after Serena Williams made her return to singles play at a major following a 16-month absence, winning her first-round match at the
French Open, she is out on Court 3 at Roland Garros alongside her older sister, Venus.
They are facing the 14th-seeded pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato of J apan.
The American siblings, owners of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, received a wild-card entry. They haven't played doubles together at a major
since winning Wimbledon in 2016.
Serena Williams hadn't competed at any Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in J anuary 2017. She gave birth to a daughter
last September.
1:20 p.m.
Marco Trungelliti's long, strange trip as a French Open "lucky loser" has come to an end with a second-round exit.
Trungelliti is the 190th-ranked Argentine who headed home to Barcelona after losing in qualifying at Roland Garros, then drew headlines for
making the 10-hour, 650-mile (1,000-kilometre) drive back to Paris in a rental car with his 88-year-old grandmother, mother and brother once
he found out he could get into the main draw.
He then won his first-round match.
But Trungelliti was beaten Wednesday by 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1 in a match that lasted just under 2 hours.
Still, Trungelliti leaves with 79,000 euros (about $90,000) in prize money a€” and a great story to tell.
12:50 p.m.
Top-ranked Simona Halep put aside a terrible start and came back to claim 12 of the last 14 games, beating 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the
United States 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round of the French Open.
It was the last match of the tournament's opening round.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, played poorly in the first set, with only four winners and 16 unforced errors.
But she had 16 winners and 12 unforced errors the rest of the way, while Riske made more and more mistakes.
8:25 p.m.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens did not waste any time reaching the third round of the French Open, and her clinical display
impressed former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe.
Stephens, who did not play in Paris last year because of a foot injury, advanced at the clay-court Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 win over
qualifier Magdalena Frech.
"J ust FYI. Sloane Stephens is winning this tournament," McEnroe tweeted after Stephens wrapped up her match in a litte bit more than one
hour.
Stephens had 17 winners to 13 unforced errors and did not face a break point.
7:55 p.m.
Caroline Wozniacki dropped just 25 points in her lopsided 6-1, 6-0 win over qualifier and Roland Garros debutant Georgina Garcia Perez of
Spain, as the second-ranked Dane easily advanced to the third round of the French Open.
Wozniacki delivered a ruthless performance on Court Philippe Chatrier, limiting her mistakes to eight unforced errors. She did not face a
break point and completed the win in 51 minutes. She put on a similar display in her opening match, hitting only 13 unforced errors in a
straight-set victory.
Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open this year and can return to the No. 1 ranking held by Simona Halep by
winning the title in Paris.
7:30 p.m.
The French Open is Sam Querrey's least successful Grand Slam tournament and the American bowed out early again as this year's No. 12
seed.
He was beaten 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 by Gilles Simon of France in the second round.
Querrey hadn't even won a single match at Roland Garros since 2014 until beating Frances Tiafoe in the first round.
Querrey has been as far as the third round in Paris just once in 12 appearances.
6:50 p.m.
A young American man trying an underhanded serve while cramping during a five-setter at the French Open. Hmmmm. Seen that before,
haven't we? Except, unlike for 1989 champion Michael Chang, the unusual strategy didn't help result in a victory for J ared Donaldson
against Grigor Dimitrov.
The fourth-seeded Dimitrov came back to beat the 21-year-old Donaldson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in a second-round marathon that lasted 4
hours, 19 minutes on Court 18 at Roland Garros.
When it ended, Dimitrov leaned forward while raising each knee to give it a kiss 4€” perhaps thanking his legs for carrying him to the win
while Donaldson's gave way.
Donaldson, who is ranked 57th, was actually two points from winning when he led 6-5 in the fifth and got to love-30 on Dimitrov's serve. But
Dimitrov took the next four points to hold for 6-all.
Dimitrov broke to lead 8-7 and served for the victory, but Donaldson broke right back.
In the next game, though, Donaldson could barely stand, let alone move well.
He double-faulted. Then he tried an underhand serve a€” not his first of the match, either 4€” and lost the point.
Dimitrov hit a winner to break for a 9-8 edge, Donaldson slowly limped to the sideline for the changeover, and soon enough, it was over.
Chang famously used an underhand service motion while cramping during a fourth-round win against Ivan Lendl on the way to the French
Open title 29 years ago.
6:30 p.m.
Kei Nishikori has rallied past local favourite Benoit Paire to reach the third round of the French Open for the fourth consecutive year.
The 19th-seeded J apanese player needed nearly three hours on Court Philippe Chatrier to win 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 against the Frenchman.
“He was attacking every shot," Nishikori said. "He has one of the best touches on the Tour, it was fun to play him and also a difficult match
today."
6:15 p.m.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev trailed by a set and a break a€” and was down a broken racket, too 4€” before eventually collecting
himself and coming back to beat 60th-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the French Open's second round.
Zverev equaled his best showing at Roland Garros; he also reached the third round two years ago.
If the 21-year-old German is going to get to the round of 16 he'll need to do something he never has at a Grand Slam tournament: defeat a
12:30 p.m.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the third round of the French Open, making light work of 91st-ranked Lara
Arruabarrena of Spain in a 6-0, 6-4 win on Court 1.
The eighth-seeded Kvitova lost in the second round last year when she was coming back to the tour after a knife attack in her home in 2016
that left her needing surgery on her left hand, her playing hand.
The Czech player made the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012.
12:20 p.m.
Simona Halep has turned things around in her first-round match at the French Open and is headed to a third set against 83rd-ranked Alison
Riske of the United States.
After dropping the first set 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier, Halep grabbed 19 of the first 22 points en route to a 5-0 lead in the second, which
she eventually took 6-1.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, cleaned up her game in the second set, with only five unforced errors after
making 16 in the opener. Riske, meanwhile, had only two winners and 12 unforced errors in the second set.
12 p.m.
Top-seeded Simona Halep is in trouble in her weather-delayed first-round match at the French Open, losing the first set 6-2 to 83rd-ranked
Alison Riske of the United States.
Riske raced to a 5-0 lead and then broke Halep again in the eighth game to take the set.
In their only previous meeting on clay, in Rome in 2015, Halep dropped only three games in a 6-3, 6-0 victory. But Riske is giving the
Romanian a far tougher test this time.
11:20 a.m.
Play is underway on Day 4 of the French Open, with top-seeded Simona Halep facing 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States in the
last remaining match of the women's first round.
The encounter on Court Philippe-C hatrier was postponed from Tuesday amid gathering evening storms.
Halep, a two-time finalist at Roland Garros, needs to reach the semifinals or better this year to have a chance of holding onto her No. 1
ranking. She won both of her previous matches against Riske.
On the men's side, 2016 champion Novak Djokovic will face qualifier ] aume Munar of Spain in the second round.
The second-seeded players in both the men's and women's draws, Alexander Zverev and Caroline Wozniacki, will also be in action.
More AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Tennis
By The Associated Press
player ranked in the top 50. Zverev's next match comes against 26th-seeded Damir Dzumhur.
Lajovic lost his eighth consecutive match that stretched to five sets.
5:10 p.m.
Serena and Venus Williams have won their first Grand Slam doubles match in nearly two years.
The sisters moved into the second round of the French Open by coming back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over the 14th-seeded J apanese
pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato in front of a Court 3 crowd that raucously supported the Americans.
The Williams-Williams duo last competed at a major tournament together at Wimbledon in 2016. They won their 14th Grand Slam title in
women's doubles at the All England Club.
This return to doubles came a day after Serena Williams participated in Grand Slam singles for the first time in 16 months, winning her
first-round match at Roland Garros. Venus Williams lost in the first round of singles on Sunday.
3:50 p.m.
Jeremy Chardy first wasted a two-set lead and then bounced back to beat 17th-seeded Tomas Berdych to reach the second round of the
French Open.
Chardy led by two sets when their match was stopped by darkness on Tuesday, but Berdych mounted a comeback when they returned.
Chardy played well in the decider and broke Berdych twice to advance with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 1-6, 5-7, 6-2 win.
“At two sets all, it was difficult in my head, and physically, too," said Chardy, who had never beaten Berdych in five previous matches. "I
fought hard, all my body was shaking."
3:25 p.m.
Former French Open champion Novak Djokovic posted another straight-set win to reach the third round of the clay-court tournament.
Facing Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar, the Serb delivered a solid display to prevail 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 and move into the third round for the
13th time.
Djokovic, who underwent right elbow surgery earlier this year, is the 20th-seeded player in Paris, his lowest Grand Slam seeding since the
2006 U.S. Open.
3:10 p.m.
The Williams sisters are back in Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in nearly two years.
A day after Serena Williams made her return to singles play at a major following a 16-month absence, winning her first-round match at the
French Open, she is out on Court 3 at Roland Garros alongside her older sister, Venus.
They are facing the 14th-seeded pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato of J apan.
The American siblings, owners of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, received a wild-card entry. They haven't played doubles together at a major
since winning Wimbledon in 2016.
Serena Williams hadn't competed at any Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in J anuary 2017. She gave birth to a daughter
last September.
1:20 p.m.
Marco Trungelliti's long, strange trip as a French Open "lucky loser" has come to an end with a second-round exit.
Trungelliti is the 190th-ranked Argentine who headed home to Barcelona after losing in qualifying at Roland Garros, then drew headlines for
making the 10-hour, 650-mile (1,000-kilometre) drive back to Paris in a rental car with his 88-year-old grandmother, mother and brother once
he found out he could get into the main draw.
He then won his first-round match.
But Trungelliti was beaten Wednesday by 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1 in a match that lasted just under 2 hours.
Still, Trungelliti leaves with 79,000 euros (about $90,000) in prize money a€” and a great story to tell.
12:50 p.m.
Top-ranked Simona Halep put aside a terrible start and came back to claim 12 of the last 14 games, beating 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the
United States 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round of the French Open.
It was the last match of the tournament's opening round.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, played poorly in the first set, with only four winners and 16 unforced errors.
But she had 16 winners and 12 unforced errors the rest of the way, while Riske made more and more mistakes.
b'player ranked in the top 50. Zverev\'s next match comes against 26th-seeded Damir Dzumhur.\n\nLajovic lost his eighth consecutive match that stretched to five sets.\n\n5:10 p.m.\n\nSerena and Venus Williams have won their first Grand Slam doubles match in nearly two years.\n\nThe sisters moved into the second round of the French Open by coming back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over the 14th-seeded J apanese\npairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato in front of a Court 3 crowd that raucously supported the Americans.\n\nThe Williams-Williams duo last competed at a major tournament together at Wimbledon in 2016. They won their 14th Grand Slam title in\nwomen\'s doubles at the All England Club.\n\nThis return to doubles came a day after Serena Williams participated in Grand Slam singles for the first time in 16 months, winning her\nfirst-round match at Roland Garros. Venus Williams lost in the first round of singles on Sunday.\n\n3:50 p.m.\n\nJeremy Chardy first wasted a two-set lead and then bounced back to beat 17th-seeded Tomas Berdych to reach the second round of the\nFrench Open.\n\nChardy led by two sets when their match was stopped by darkness on Tuesday, but Berdych mounted a comeback when they returned.\nChardy played well in the decider and broke Berdych twice to advance with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 1-6, 5-7, 6-2 win.\n\n\xe2\x80\x9cAt two sets all, it was difficult in my head, and physically, too," said Chardy, who had never beaten Berdych in five previous matches. "I\nfought hard, all my body was shaking."\n\n3:25 p.m.\n\nFormer French Open champion Novak Djokovic posted another straight-set win to reach the third round of the clay-court tournament.\nFacing Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar, the Serb delivered a solid display to prevail 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 and move into the third round for the\n13th time.\n\nDjokovic, who underwent right elbow surgery earlier this year, is the 20th-seeded player in Paris, his lowest Grand Slam seeding since the\n2006 U.S. Open.\n\n3:10 p.m.\n\nThe Williams sisters are back in Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in nearly two years.\n\nA day after Serena Williams made her return to singles play at a major following a 16-month absence, winning her first-round match at the\nFrench Open, she is out on Court 3 at Roland Garros alongside her older sister, Venus.\n\nThey are facing the 14th-seeded pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato of J apan.\n\nThe American siblings, owners of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, received a wild-card entry. They haven\'t played doubles together at a major\nsince winning Wimbledon in 2016.\n\nSerena Williams hadn\'t competed at any Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in J anuary 2017. She gave birth to a daughter\nlast September.\n\n1:20 p.m.\n\nMarco Trungelliti\'s long, strange trip as a French Open "lucky loser" has come to an end with a second-round exit.\n\nTrungelliti is the 190th-ranked Argentine who headed home to Barcelona after losing in qualifying at Roland Garros, then drew headlines for\nmaking the 10-hour, 650-mile (1,000-kilometre) drive back to Paris in a rental car with his 88-year-old grandmother, mother and brother once\nhe found out he could get into the main draw.\n\nHe then won his first-round match.\n\nBut Trungelliti was beaten Wednesday by 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1 in a match that lasted just under 2 hours.\nStill, Trungelliti leaves with 79,000 euros (about $90,000) in prize money a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d and a great story to tell.\n\n12:50 p.m.\n\nTop-ranked Simona Halep put aside a terrible start and came back to claim 12 of the last 14 games, beating 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the\nUnited States 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round of the French Open.\n\nIt was the last match of the tournament\'s opening round.\n\nHalep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, played poorly in the first set, with only four winners and 16 unforced errors.\nBut she had 16 winners and 12 unforced errors the rest of the way, while Riske made more and more mistakes.\n\x0c' 12:30 p.m.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the third round of the French Open, making light work of 91st-ranked Lara
Arruabarrena of Spain in a 6-0, 6-4 win on Court 1.
The eighth-seeded Kvitova lost in the second round last year when she was coming back to the tour after a knife attack in her home in 2016
that left her needing surgery on her left hand, her playing hand.
The Czech player made the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012.
12:20 p.m.
Simona Halep has turned things around in her first-round match at the French Open and is headed to a third set against 83rd-ranked Alison
Riske of the United States.
After dropping the first set 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier, Halep grabbed 19 of the first 22 points en route to a 5-0 lead in the second, which
she eventually took 6-1.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, cleaned up her game in the second set, with only five unforced errors after
making 16 in the opener. Riske, meanwhile, had only two winners and 12 unforced errors in the second set.
12 p.m.
Top-seeded Simona Halep is in trouble in her weather-delayed first-round match at the French Open, losing the first set 6-2 to 83rd-ranked
Alison Riske of the United States.
Riske raced to a 5-0 lead and then broke Halep again in the eighth game to take the set.
In their only previous meeting on clay, in Rome in 2015, Halep dropped only three games in a 6-3, 6-0 victory. But Riske is giving the
Romanian a far tougher test this time.
11:20 a.m.
Play is underway on Day 4 of the French Open, with top-seeded Simona Halep facing 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States in the
last remaining match of the women's first round.
The encounter on Court Philippe-C hatrier was postponed from Tuesday amid gathering evening storms.
Halep, a two-time finalist at Roland Garros, needs to reach the semifinals or better this year to have a chance of holding onto her No. 1
ranking. She won both of her previous matches against Riske.
On the men's side, 2016 champion Novak Djokovic will face qualifier ] aume Munar of Spain in the second round.
The second-seeded players in both the men's and women's draws, Alexander Zverev and Caroline Wozniacki, will also be in action.
More AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Tennis
By The Associated Press
8:25 p.m.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens did not waste any time reaching the third round of the French Open, and her clinical display
impressed former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe.
Stephens, who did not play in Paris last year because of a foot injury, advanced at the clay-court Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 win over
qualifier Magdalena Frech.
"J ust FYI. Sloane Stephens is winning this tournament," McEnroe tweeted after Stephens wrapped up her match in a litte bit more than one
hour.
Stephens had 17 winners to 13 unforced errors and did not face a break point.
7:55 p.m.
Caroline Wozniacki dropped just 25 points in her lopsided 6-1, 6-0 win over qualifier and Roland Garros debutant Georgina Garcia Perez of
Spain, as the second-ranked Dane easily advanced to the third round of the French Open.
Wozniacki delivered a ruthless performance on Court Philippe Chatrier, limiting her mistakes to eight unforced errors. She did not face a
break point and completed the win in 51 minutes. She put on a similar display in her opening match, hitting only 13 unforced errors in a
straight-set victory.
Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open this year and can return to the No. 1 ranking held by Simona Halep by
winning the title in Paris.
7:30 p.m.
The French Open is Sam Querrey's least successful Grand Slam tournament and the American bowed out early again as this year's No. 12
seed.
He was beaten 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 by Gilles Simon of France in the second round.
Querrey hadn't even won a single match at Roland Garros since 2014 until beating Frances Tiafoe in the first round.
Querrey has been as far as the third round in Paris just once in 12 appearances.
6:50 p.m.
A young American man trying an underhanded serve while cramping during a five-setter at the French Open. Hmmmm. Seen that before,
haven't we? Except, unlike for 1989 champion Michael Chang, the unusual strategy didn't help result in a victory for J ared Donaldson
against Grigor Dimitrov.
The fourth-seeded Dimitrov came back to beat the 21-year-old Donaldson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in a second-round marathon that lasted 4
hours, 19 minutes on Court 18 at Roland Garros.
When it ended, Dimitrov leaned forward while raising each knee to give it a kiss 4€” perhaps thanking his legs for carrying him to the win
while Donaldson's gave way.
Donaldson, who is ranked 57th, was actually two points from winning when he led 6-5 in the fifth and got to love-30 on Dimitrov's serve. But
Dimitrov took the next four points to hold for 6-all.
Dimitrov broke to lead 8-7 and served for the victory, but Donaldson broke right back.
In the next game, though, Donaldson could barely stand, let alone move well.
He double-faulted. Then he tried an underhand serve a€” not his first of the match, either 4€” and lost the point.
Dimitrov hit a winner to break for a 9-8 edge, Donaldson slowly limped to the sideline for the changeover, and soon enough, it was over.
Chang famously used an underhand service motion while cramping during a fourth-round win against Ivan Lendl on the way to the French
Open title 29 years ago.
6:30 p.m.
Kei Nishikori has rallied past local favourite Benoit Paire to reach the third round of the French Open for the fourth consecutive year.
The 19th-seeded J apanese player needed nearly three hours on Court Philippe Chatrier to win 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 against the Frenchman.
“He was attacking every shot," Nishikori said. "He has one of the best touches on the Tour, it was fun to play him and also a difficult match
today."
6:15 p.m.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev trailed by a set and a break a€” and was down a broken racket, too 4€” before eventually collecting
himself and coming back to beat 60th-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the French Open's second round.
Zverev equaled his best showing at Roland Garros; he also reached the third round two years ago.
If the 21-year-old German is going to get to the round of 16 he'll need to do something he never has at a Grand Slam tournament: defeat a
b"12:30 p.m.\n\nTwo-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the third round of the French Open, making light work of 91st-ranked Lara\nArruabarrena of Spain in a 6-0, 6-4 win on Court 1.\n\nThe eighth-seeded Kvitova lost in the second round last year when she was coming back to the tour after a knife attack in her home in 2016\nthat left her needing surgery on her left hand, her playing hand.\n\nThe Czech player made the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012.\n\n12:20 p.m.\n\nSimona Halep has turned things around in her first-round match at the French Open and is headed to a third set against 83rd-ranked Alison\nRiske of the United States.\n\nAfter dropping the first set 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier, Halep grabbed 19 of the first 22 points en route to a 5-0 lead in the second, which\nshe eventually took 6-1.\n\nHalep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, cleaned up her game in the second set, with only five unforced errors after\nmaking 16 in the opener. Riske, meanwhile, had only two winners and 12 unforced errors in the second set.\n\n12 p.m.\n\nTop-seeded Simona Halep is in trouble in her weather-delayed first-round match at the French Open, losing the first set 6-2 to 83rd-ranked\nAlison Riske of the United States.\n\nRiske raced to a 5-0 lead and then broke Halep again in the eighth game to take the set.\n\nIn their only previous meeting on clay, in Rome in 2015, Halep dropped only three games in a 6-3, 6-0 victory. But Riske is giving the\nRomanian a far tougher test this time.\n\n11:20 a.m.\n\nPlay is underway on Day 4 of the French Open, with top-seeded Simona Halep facing 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States in the\nlast remaining match of the women's first round.\n\nThe encounter on Court Philippe-C hatrier was postponed from Tuesday amid gathering evening storms.\n\nHalep, a two-time finalist at Roland Garros, needs to reach the semifinals or better this year to have a chance of holding onto her No. 1\nranking. She won both of her previous matches against Riske.\n\nOn the men's side, 2016 champion Novak Djokovic will face qualifier ] aume Munar of Spain in the second round.\n\nThe second-seeded players in both the men's and women's draws, Alexander Zverev and Caroline Wozniacki, will also be in action.\n\nMore AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Tennis\n\nBy The Associated Press\n\x0c" | 8:25 p.m.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens did not waste any time reaching the third round of the French Open, and her clinical display impressed former U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe.
Stephens, who did not play in Paris last year because of a foot injury, advanced at the clay-court Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 win over qualifier Magdalena Frech.
"Just FYI. Sloane Stephens is winning this tournament," McEnroe tweeted after Stephens wrapped up her match in a little bit more than one hour.
Stephens had 17 winners to 13 unforced errors and did not face a break point.
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7:55 p.m.
Caroline Wozniacki dropped just 25 points in her lopsided 6-1, 6-0 win over qualifier and Roland Garros debutant Georgina Garcia Perez of Spain, as the second-ranked Dane easily advanced to the third round of the French Open.
Wozniacki delivered a ruthless performance on Court Philippe Chatrier, limiting her mistakes to eight unforced errors. She did not face a break point and completed the win in 51 minutes. She put on a similar display in her opening match, hitting only 13 unforced errors in a straight-set victory.
Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open this year and can return to the No. 1 ranking held by Simona Halep by winning the title in Paris.
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7:30 p.m.
The French Open is Sam Querrey's least successful Grand Slam tournament and the American bowed out early again as this year's No. 12 seed.
He was beaten 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1 by Gilles Simon of France in the second round.
Querrey hadn't even won a single match at Roland Garros since 2014 until beating Frances Tiafoe in the first round.
Querrey has been as far as the third round in Paris just once in 12 appearances.
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6:50 p.m.
A young American man trying an underhanded serve while cramping during a five-setter at the French Open. Hmmmm. Seen that before, haven't we? Except, unlike for 1989 champion Michael Chang, the unusual strategy didn't help result in a victory for Jared Donaldson against Grigor Dimitrov.
The fourth-seeded Dimitrov came back to beat the 21-year-old Donaldson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in a second-round marathon that lasted 4 hours, 19 minutes on Court 18 at Roland Garros.
When it ended, Dimitrov leaned forward while raising each knee to give it a kiss — perhaps thanking his legs for carrying him to the win while Donaldson's gave way.
Donaldson, who is ranked 57th, was actually two points from winning when he led 6-5 in the fifth and got to love-30 on Dimitrov's serve. But Dimitrov took the next four points to hold for 6-all.
Dimitrov broke to lead 8-7 and served for the victory, but Donaldson broke right back.
In the next game, though, Donaldson could barely stand, let alone move well.
He double-faulted. Then he tried an underhand serve — not his first of the match, either — and lost the point.
Dimitrov hit a winner to break for a 9-8 edge, Donaldson slowly limped to the sideline for the changeover, and soon enough, it was over.
Chang famously used an underhand service motion while cramping during a fourth-round win against Ivan Lendl on the way to the French Open title 29 years ago.
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6:30 p.m.
Kei Nishikori has rallied past local favourite Benoit Paire to reach the third round of the French Open for the fourth consecutive year.
The 19th-seeded Japanese player needed nearly three hours on Court Philippe Chatrier to win 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 against the Frenchman.
"He was attacking every shot," Nishikori said. "He has one of the best touches on the Tour, it was fun to play him and also a difficult match today."
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6:15 p.m.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev trailed by a set and a break — and was down a broken racket, too — before eventually collecting himself and coming back to beat 60th-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the French Open's second round.
Zverev equaled his best showing at Roland Garros; he also reached the third round two years ago.
If the 21-year-old German is going to get to the round of 16 he'll need to do something he never has at a Grand Slam tournament: defeat a player ranked in the top 50. Zverev's next match comes against 26th-seeded Damir Dzumhur.
Lajovic lost his eighth consecutive match that stretched to five sets.
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5:10 p.m.
Serena and Venus Williams have won their first Grand Slam doubles match in nearly two years.
The sisters moved into the second round of the French Open by coming back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over the 14th-seeded Japanese pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato in front of a Court 3 crowd that raucously supported the Americans.
The Williams-Williams duo last competed at a major tournament together at Wimbledon in 2016. They won their 14th Grand Slam title in women's doubles at the All England Club.
This return to doubles came a day after Serena Williams participated in Grand Slam singles for the first time in 16 months, winning her first-round match at Roland Garros. Venus Williams lost in the first round of singles on Sunday.
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3:50 p.m.
Jeremy Chardy first wasted a two-set lead and then bounced back to beat 17th-seeded Tomas Berdych to reach the second round of the French Open.
Chardy led by two sets when their match was stopped by darkness on Tuesday, but Berdych mounted a comeback when they returned. Chardy played well in the decider and broke Berdych twice to advance with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 1-6, 5-7, 6-2 win.
"At two sets all, it was difficult in my head, and physically, too," said Chardy, who had never beaten Berdych in five previous matches. "I fought hard, all my body was shaking."
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3:25 p.m.
Former French Open champion Novak Djokovic posted another straight-set win to reach the third round of the clay-court tournament.
Facing Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar, the Serb delivered a solid display to prevail 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4 and move into the third round for the 13th time.
Djokovic, who underwent right elbow surgery earlier this year, is the 20th-seeded player in Paris, his lowest Grand Slam seeding since the 2006 U.S. Open.
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3:10 p.m.
The Williams sisters are back in Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in nearly two years.
A day after Serena Williams made her return to singles play at a major following a 16-month absence, winning her first-round match at the French Open, she is out on Court 3 at Roland Garros alongside her older sister, Venus.
They are facing the 14th-seeded pairing of Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato of Japan.
The American siblings, owners of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, received a wild-card entry. They haven't played doubles together at a major since winning Wimbledon in 2016.
Serena Williams hadn't competed at any Grand Slam tournament since the Australian Open in January 2017. She gave birth to a daughter last September.
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1:20 p.m.
Marco Trungelliti's long, strange trip as a French Open "lucky loser" has come to an end with a second-round exit.
Trungelliti is the 190th-ranked Argentine who headed home to Barcelona after losing in qualifying at Roland Garros, then drew headlines for making the 10-hour, 650-mile (1,000-kilometre) drive back to Paris in a rental car with his 88-year-old grandmother, mother and brother once he found out he could get into the main draw.
He then won his first-round match.
But Trungelliti was beaten Wednesday by 72nd-ranked Marco Cecchinato of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1 in a match that lasted just under 2 hours.
Still, Trungelliti leaves with 79,000 euros (about $90,000) in prize money — and a great story to tell.
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12:50 p.m.
Top-ranked Simona Halep put aside a terrible start and came back to claim 12 of the last 14 games, beating 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round of the French Open.
It was the last match of the tournament's opening round.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, played poorly in the first set, with only four winners and 16 unforced errors. But she had 16 winners and 12 unforced errors the rest of the way, while Riske made more and more mistakes.
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12:30 p.m.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the third round of the French Open, making light work of 91st-ranked Lara Arruabarrena of Spain in a 6-0, 6-4 win on Court 1.
The eighth-seeded Kvitova lost in the second round last year when she was coming back to the tour after a knife attack in her home in 2016 that left her needing surgery on her left hand, her playing hand.
The Czech player made the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012.
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12:20 p.m.
Simona Halep has turned things around in her first-round match at the French Open and is headed to a third set against 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States.
After dropping the first set 6-2 at Court Philippe Chatrier, Halep grabbed 19 of the first 22 points en route to a 5-0 lead in the second, which she eventually took 6-1.
Halep, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and a year ago, cleaned up her game in the second set, with only five unforced errors after making 16 in the opener. Riske, meanwhile, had only two winners and 12 unforced errors in the second set.
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12 p.m.
Top-seeded Simona Halep is in trouble in her weather-delayed first-round match at the French Open, losing the first set 6-2 to 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States.
Riske raced to a 5-0 lead and then broke Halep again in the eighth game to take the set.
In their only previous meeting on clay, in Rome in 2015, Halep dropped only three games in a 6-3, 6-0 victory. But Riske is giving the Romanian a far tougher test this time.
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11:20 a.m.
Play is underway on Day 4 of the French Open, with top-seeded Simona Halep facing 83rd-ranked Alison Riske of the United States in the last remaining match of the women's first round.
The encounter on Court Philippe-Chatrier was postponed from Tuesday amid gathering evening storms.
Halep, a two-time finalist at Roland Garros, needs to reach the semifinals or better this year to have a chance of holding onto her No. 1 ranking. She won both of her previous matches against Riske.
On the men's side, 2016 champion Novak Djokovic will face qualifier Jaume Munar of Spain in the second round.
The second-seeded players in both the men's and women's draws, Alexander Zverev and Caroline Wozniacki, will also be in action.
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More AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Tennis
By The Associated Press |
doc_1 | Dunn posted 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt), four assists, three rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 21 minutes during the Timberwolves'
95-89 loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Dunn recorded a career-high three blocks, handed out four dimes for the second straight game, and shot the ball extremely well from the
field. The rookie has now received 20 minutes or more nine times this season. Meanwhile, starting point guard Ricky Rubio struggled,
finishing with one point while missing all five field-goal attempts in 27 minutes of action. There has been no indication that Rubio's job is in
jeopardy, but Dunn could conceivably force his way into somewhat of a time share if he continues to play at such a high level.
Dunn posted 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt), four assists, three rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 21 minutes during the Timberwolves'
95-89 loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Dunn recorded a career-high three blocks, handed out four dimes for the second straight game, and shot the ball extremely well from the
field. The rookie has now received 20 minutes or more nine times this season. Meanwhile, starting point guard Ricky Rubio struggled,
finishing with one point while missing all five field-goal attempts in 27 minutes of action. There has been no indication that Rubio's job is in
jeopardy, but Dunn could conceivably force his way into somewhat of a time share if he continues to play at such a high level.
b"Dunn posted 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt), four assists, three rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 21 minutes during the Timberwolves'\n95-89 loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday.\n\nDunn recorded a career-high three blocks, handed out four dimes for the second straight game, and shot the ball extremely well from the\nfield. The rookie has now received 20 minutes or more nine times this season. Meanwhile, starting point guard Ricky Rubio struggled,\nfinishing with one point while missing all five field-goal attempts in 27 minutes of action. There has been no indication that Rubio's job is in\njeopardy, but Dunn could conceivably force his way into somewhat of a time share if he continues to play at such a high level.\n\x0c" | Dunn posted 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt), four assists, three rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 21 minutes during the Timberwolves' 95-89 loss to the Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Dunn recorded a career-high three blocks, handed out four dimes for the second straight game, and shot the ball extremely well from the field. The rookie has now received 20 minutes or more nine times this season. Meanwhile, starting point guard Ricky Rubio struggled, finishing with one point while missing all five field-goal attempts in 27 minutes of action. There has been no indication that Rubio's job is in jeopardy, but Dunn could conceivably force his way into somewhat of a time share if he continues to play at such a high level. |
doc_10 | b'Action is being taken to bring awareness to rare diseases in our state. A bill is making its way to the house this week that could help in that\neffort.\n\x0c' Action is being taken to bring awareness to rare diseases in our state. A bill is making its way to the house this week that could help in that
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| Action is being taken to bring awareness to rare diseases in our state. A bill is making its way to the house this week that could help in that effort. |
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A NEW group, Muslims for Marriage E quality, has been established this week to build support for the a€ yesa€™ campaign in the upcoming
postal survey on marriage equality.
The group will bring together a diverse cross-section of Muslims to advocate for equal rights within the Muslim community and provide
support to sex, gender and sexually diverse Muslims throughout the course of the campaign.
The founding of Muslims for Marriage Equality follows the endorsement of the a€°yesa€™ campaign by Melbourne-based Imam Nur
Warsame and the national advocacy group Muslims for Progressive Values.
Group founder Fahad Ali is a community activist and former peer educator with the AIDS Council of New South Wales.
&€ceThere is a diversity in belief and opinion on equal marriage within the Muslim community,a€¢ said Ali.
&€ceThe notion that all Muslims are opposed to equal rights for same-sex couples is absolutely incorrect. There is a strong thread of
egalitarianism and social justice within the Qura€™ an and we think that it is very applicable to the question of same-sex marriage.a€*
In addition to advocacy work, Muslims for Marriage E quality is offering temporary postal addresses to anyone who cannot have their ballot
paper sent to their home address for safety reasons.
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A NEW group, Muslims for Marriage E quality, has been established this week to build support for the a€ yesa€™ campaign in the upcoming
postal survey on marriage equality.
The group will bring together a diverse cross-section of Muslims to advocate for equal rights within the Muslim community and provide
support to sex, gender and sexually diverse Muslims throughout the course of the campaign.
The founding of Muslims for Marriage Equality follows the endorsement of the a€°yesa€™ campaign by Melbourne-based Imam Nur
Warsame and the national advocacy group Muslims for Progressive Values.
Group founder Fahad Ali is a community activist and former peer educator with the AIDS Council of New South Wales.
&€ceThere is a diversity in belief and opinion on equal marriage within the Muslim community,a€¢ said Ali.
&€ceThe notion that all Muslims are opposed to equal rights for same-sex couples is absolutely incorrect. There is a strong thread of
egalitarianism and social justice within the Qura€™ an and we think that it is very applicable to the question of same-sex marriage.a€*
In addition to advocacy work, Muslims for Marriage E quality is offering temporary postal addresses to anyone who cannot have their ballot
paper sent to their home address for safety reasons.
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A NEW group, Muslims for Marriage Equality, has been established this week to build support for the ‘yes’ campaign in the upcoming postal survey on marriage equality.
The group will bring together a diverse cross-section of Muslims to advocate for equal rights within the Muslim community and provide support to sex, gender and sexually diverse Muslims throughout the course of the campaign.
The founding of Muslims for Marriage Equality follows the endorsement of the ‘yes’ campaign by Melbourne-based Imam Nur Warsame and the national advocacy group Muslims for Progressive Values.
Group founder Fahad Ali is a community activist and former peer educator with the AIDS Council of New South Wales.
“There is a diversity in belief and opinion on equal marriage within the Muslim community,” said Ali.
“The notion that all Muslims are opposed to equal rights for same-sex couples is absolutely incorrect. There is a strong thread of egalitarianism and social justice within the Qur’an and we think that it is very applicable to the question of same-sex marriage.”
In addition to advocacy work, Muslims for Marriage Equality is offering temporary postal addresses to anyone who cannot have their ballot paper sent to their home address for safety reasons. |
doc_1000 | b'Sidnei Araujo with his eight year old son J oao who was tragically killed (1st photo). Araujo had been involved in a bitter custody dispute\nwith his ex-wife Isamara over their son (2nd photo)\n\nA dad has shot dead eleven people including his eight-year-old son and ex-wife in a New Yeara\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s Eve massacre.\n\nSidnei Araujo, 46, burst into a family party in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo in Brazil, and went on a killing spree armed with a handgun.\nHe killed eleven people including his ex-wife Isamara Filier, with whom he had been locked in a bitter custody battle, and their son J oAfo\nVictor before turning the gun on himself.\n\nOne man was shot in the leg but survived by pretending to be dead, his sister said.\n\nA teenager who was also at the party told O Globo TV station: a\xe2\x82\xacceAt first, | thought it was nothing, then I realised | had heard gunshots. |\nhid in the bathroom. He tried to break the door, but couldna\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 t.a\xe2\x82\xac\xc2\xab\n\nPolice found a 9mm pistol, a pocket knife and explosives on Araujoa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s body. The other victims, who were all adults, included\nIsamaraa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s 33-year-old brother Rafael.\n\nLiliane Ferreira, who was hosting the party, was killed along with five of her relatives.\n\nHer husband was wounded and remains in hospital.\n\nAraujo left an audio message on his mobile phone apologising and blaming his ex-wife.\n\nHe was a government scientist at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials and had studied at prestigious universities.\nFriends have been left shocked by his actions.\n\nOne wrote online: 4\xe2\x82\xacceHea\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s always been wonderful. We grew up together.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacoeYou can not believe he did such outrage. He was an example of a person.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\x0c' Sidnei Araujo with his eight year old son J oao who was tragically killed (1st photo). Araujo had been involved in a bitter custody dispute
with his ex-wife Isamara over their son (2nd photo)
A dad has shot dead eleven people including his eight-year-old son and ex-wife in a New Yeara€™ s Eve massacre.
Sidnei Araujo, 46, burst into a family party in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo in Brazil, and went on a killing spree armed with a handgun.
He killed eleven people including his ex-wife Isamara Filier, with whom he had been locked in a bitter custody battle, and their son J oAfo
Victor before turning the gun on himself.
One man was shot in the leg but survived by pretending to be dead, his sister said.
A teenager who was also at the party told O Globo TV station: a€ceAt first, | thought it was nothing, then I realised | had heard gunshots. |
hid in the bathroom. He tried to break the door, but couldna€™ t.a€«
Police found a 9mm pistol, a pocket knife and explosives on Araujoa€™s body. The other victims, who were all adults, included
Isamaraa€™ s 33-year-old brother Rafael.
Liliane Ferreira, who was hosting the party, was killed along with five of her relatives.
Her husband was wounded and remains in hospital.
Araujo left an audio message on his mobile phone apologising and blaming his ex-wife.
He was a government scientist at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials and had studied at prestigious universities.
Friends have been left shocked by his actions.
One wrote online: 4€ceHea€™ s always been wonderful. We grew up together.
&€oeYou can not believe he did such outrage. He was an example of a person.a€*
Sidnei Araujo with his eight year old son J oao who was tragically killed (1st photo). Araujo had been involved in a bitter custody dispute
with his ex-wife Isamara over their son (2nd photo)
A dad has shot dead eleven people including his eight-year-old son and ex-wife in a New Yeara€™ s Eve massacre.
Sidnei Araujo, 46, burst into a family party in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo in Brazil, and went on a killing spree armed with a handgun.
He killed eleven people including his ex-wife Isamara Filier, with whom he had been locked in a bitter custody battle, and their son J oAfo
Victor before turning the gun on himself.
One man was shot in the leg but survived by pretending to be dead, his sister said.
A teenager who was also at the party told O Globo TV station: a€ceAt first, | thought it was nothing, then I realised | had heard gunshots. |
hid in the bathroom. He tried to break the door, but couldna€™ t.a€«
Police found a 9mm pistol, a pocket knife and explosives on Araujoa€™s body. The other victims, who were all adults, included
Isamaraa€™ s 33-year-old brother Rafael.
Liliane Ferreira, who was hosting the party, was killed along with five of her relatives.
Her husband was wounded and remains in hospital.
Araujo left an audio message on his mobile phone apologising and blaming his ex-wife.
He was a government scientist at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials and had studied at prestigious universities.
Friends have been left shocked by his actions.
One wrote online: 4€ceHea€™ s always been wonderful. We grew up together.
&€oeYou can not believe he did such outrage. He was an example of a person.a€*
| Sidnei Araujo with his eight year old son Joao who was tragically killed (1st photo). Araujo had been involved in a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife Isamara over their son (2nd photo)
A dad has shot dead eleven people including his eight-year-old son and ex-wife in a New Year’s Eve massacre.
Sidnei Araujo, 46, burst into a family party in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo in Brazil, and went on a killing spree armed with a handgun.
He killed eleven people including his ex-wife Isamara Filier, with whom he had been locked in a bitter custody battle, and their son João Victor before turning the gun on himself.
One man was shot in the leg but survived by pretending to be dead, his sister said.
A teenager who was also at the party told O Globo TV station: “At first, I thought it was nothing, then I realised I had heard gunshots. I hid in the bathroom. He tried to break the door, but couldn’t.”
Police found a 9mm pistol, a pocket knife and explosives on Araujo’s body. The other victims, who were all adults, included Isamara’s 33-year-old brother Rafael.
Liliane Ferreira, who was hosting the party, was killed along with five of her relatives.
Her husband was wounded and remains in hospital.
Araujo left an audio message on his mobile phone apologising and blaming his ex-wife.
He was a government scientist at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials and had studied at prestigious universities.
Friends have been left shocked by his actions.
One wrote online: “He’s always been wonderful. We grew up together.
“You can not believe he did such outrage. He was an example of a person.” |
doc_1001 | b"Apple decided to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets, and kept only a single Lightning port that can be\nused for both listening to audio and charging the phones. The company bundled Lightning-powered EarPods along with the devices, and a\nLightning-to-3.5mm adapter to smooth the transition for many users. The adapter was tiny and could easily get lost, and replacing it would\ncost you Rs. 900 ($9 in US). However, Pioneer looks to eliminate the need of an additional accessory, and to that effect has launched its\nnew headphones called Rayz Plus with a Lightning port that is integrated into its Lightning headphones cable.\n\nThe headphones come with a Lightning port compatible for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, and it has a pass-through built-in tiny\ndongle that houses a separate Lightning port for charging. The sleek dongle blends seamlessly with the earphones, and allows users to\ncharge and listen to music at the same time. It also eliminates the need to carry a special adapter, as the earphones are made keeping in\nmind current generation iPhone handsets.\n\nThe Pioneer Rayz Plus headphones are priced at $149.95 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and it come with adaptive noise cancelling that you can\nactivate and deactivate at your preference. The noise cancellation feature takes into account ambient noise and adapts to it accordingly. It\nalso features an auto-pause mode that automatically pauses music when you receive a call, and restarts it when the phone call ends. The\nauto-pause mode also works when you remove the headphones from your ears. By downloading the accompanied iOS app Rayz (Pioneer\nsays its coming soon), you can program the smart button on the in-line remote, fine tune the EQ, and enable Hear Thru mode (turn off noise\ncancellation) easily. The in-line remote lets you control your music and apps without using the smartphone.\n\nThere's a $99.95 (roughly Rs. 6,700) Pioneer Rayz headphones as well, but it comes sans the charging port. The Rayz Plus is available in\nBrown and Grey, while the Rayz is available in White and Grey colour variants. There's no word on availability outside of the US.\n\x0c" Apple decided to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets, and kept only a single Lightning port that can be
used for both listening to audio and charging the phones. The company bundled Lightning-powered EarPods along with the devices, and a
Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter to smooth the transition for many users. The adapter was tiny and could easily get lost, and replacing it would
cost you Rs. 900 ($9 in US). However, Pioneer looks to eliminate the need of an additional accessory, and to that effect has launched its
new headphones called Rayz Plus with a Lightning port that is integrated into its Lightning headphones cable.
The headphones come with a Lightning port compatible for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, and it has a pass-through built-in tiny
dongle that houses a separate Lightning port for charging. The sleek dongle blends seamlessly with the earphones, and allows users to
charge and listen to music at the same time. It also eliminates the need to carry a special adapter, as the earphones are made keeping in
mind current generation iPhone handsets.
The Pioneer Rayz Plus headphones are priced at $149.95 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and it come with adaptive noise cancelling that you can
activate and deactivate at your preference. The noise cancellation feature takes into account ambient noise and adapts to it accordingly. It
also features an auto-pause mode that automatically pauses music when you receive a call, and restarts it when the phone call ends. The
auto-pause mode also works when you remove the headphones from your ears. By downloading the accompanied iOS app Rayz (Pioneer
says its coming soon), you can program the smart button on the in-line remote, fine tune the EQ, and enable Hear Thru mode (turn off noise
cancellation) easily. The in-line remote lets you control your music and apps without using the smartphone.
There's a $99.95 (roughly Rs. 6,700) Pioneer Rayz headphones as well, but it comes sans the charging port. The Rayz Plus is available in
Brown and Grey, while the Rayz is available in White and Grey colour variants. There's no word on availability outside of the US.
Apple decided to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets, and kept only a single Lightning port that can be
used for both listening to audio and charging the phones. The company bundled Lightning-powered EarPods along with the devices, and a
Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter to smooth the transition for many users. The adapter was tiny and could easily get lost, and replacing it would
cost you Rs. 900 ($9 in US). However, Pioneer looks to eliminate the need of an additional accessory, and to that effect has launched its
new headphones called Rayz Plus with a Lightning port that is integrated into its Lightning headphones cable.
The headphones come with a Lightning port compatible for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, and it has a pass-through built-in tiny
dongle that houses a separate Lightning port for charging. The sleek dongle blends seamlessly with the earphones, and allows users to
charge and listen to music at the same time. It also eliminates the need to carry a special adapter, as the earphones are made keeping in
mind current generation iPhone handsets.
The Pioneer Rayz Plus headphones are priced at $149.95 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and it come with adaptive noise cancelling that you can
activate and deactivate at your preference. The noise cancellation feature takes into account ambient noise and adapts to it accordingly. It
also features an auto-pause mode that automatically pauses music when you receive a call, and restarts it when the phone call ends. The
auto-pause mode also works when you remove the headphones from your ears. By downloading the accompanied iOS app Rayz (Pioneer
says its coming soon), you can program the smart button on the in-line remote, fine tune the EQ, and enable Hear Thru mode (turn off noise
cancellation) easily. The in-line remote lets you control your music and apps without using the smartphone.
There's a $99.95 (roughly Rs. 6,700) Pioneer Rayz headphones as well, but it comes sans the charging port. The Rayz Plus is available in
Brown and Grey, while the Rayz is available in White and Grey colour variants. There's no word on availability outside of the US.
| Apple decided to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets, and kept only a single Lightning port that can be used for both listening to audio and charging the phones. The company bundled Lightning-powered EarPods along with the devices, and a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter to smooth the transition for many users. The adapter was tiny and could easily get lost, and replacing it would cost you Rs. 900 ($9 in US). However, Pioneer looks to eliminate the need of an additional accessory, and to that effect has launched its new headphones called Rayz Plus with a Lightning port that is integrated into its Lightning headphones cable.
The headphones come with a Lightning port compatible for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, and it has a pass-through built-in tiny dongle that houses a separate Lightning port for charging. The sleek dongle blends seamlessly with the earphones, and allows users to charge and listen to music at the same time. It also eliminates the need to carry a special adapter, as the earphones are made keeping in mind current generation iPhone handsets.
The Pioneer Rayz Plus headphones are priced at $149.95 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and it come with adaptive noise cancelling that you can activate and deactivate at your preference. The noise cancellation feature takes into account ambient noise and adapts to it accordingly. It also features an auto-pause mode that automatically pauses music when you receive a call, and restarts it when the phone call ends. The auto-pause mode also works when you remove the headphones from your ears. By downloading the accompanied iOS app Rayz (Pioneer says its coming soon), you can program the smart button on the in-line remote, fine tune the EQ, and enable Hear Thru mode (turn off noise cancellation) easily. The in-line remote lets you control your music and apps without using the smartphone.
There's a $99.95 (roughly Rs. 6,700) Pioneer Rayz headphones as well, but it comes sans the charging port. The Rayz Plus is available in Brown and Grey, while the Rayz is available in White and Grey colour variants. There's no word on availability outside of the US. |
doc_1002 | b'Queensland Council of Civil Liberties (QCCL) president, Michael Cope, said today, a\xe2\x82\xacceYesterdaya\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s COAG meeting was another\nexample of the now familiar process where after each terror incident our governments hack away at our rights to privacy and due process.\n&\xe2\x82\xacoeGiven it is clear that terrorist attacks are, sadly, not going to stop soon, where does that process end? a\xe2\x82\xac* asked Mr Cope. a\xe2\x82\xacceHow\nmuch of these precious rights will eventually be left?\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceOnce again these decisions have been justified on the basis of at best opaque claims that somehow the new powers would have\nprevented previous incidents or are needed to prevent future ones.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceThe police are to be given the power to hold people for questioning for up to 14 days. This is not as has been suggested in the media a\npower of preventative detention. It is a power to gather evidence.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacoeWe have always opposed powers to detain suspects for questioning only. This is a draconian extension of those powers and will be\nopen to abuse.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceln 2009 the then Queensland Labor government accepted the argument of QCCL that the drivers licence photo database contained\nhighly sensitive private information that should be protected. That is why our law says that police must have a warrant to access it for\nmatters not related to the laws it was created to administer.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceThe Palaszczuk government has now agreed, without the consent of the individuals involved, to remove that protection and hand this\ndata to another government to create an even bigger honey pot.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\nMr Cope said, a\xe2\x82\xaccelt is inevitable that once this database is created other bureaucrats will want access to it. Will the government allow the\nRSPCA access to it as they once had access to telecommunications data?\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceOnce again the usefulness of this database must be called into question. In the US the algorithm used to search their equivalent data\nbase has produced false results on 15% of occasions.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xaccelt is said that some people must lose their rights to protect the rights of others. This is a nonsense. By these laws everyone loses their\nrights.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceWhen trying to prevent harm the state has to respect fundamental rights. It is not a simple matter of balancing. What is often missed is\nthat by creating laws that give police and spies wide powers the state exposes all of us to the risk of another type of harm 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9c the arbitrary\nuse and abuse of those powers.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacoeThe risk of abuse is not slight. History show this time and time again. The point is reinforced when you consider that inevitably once\nthese powers are made available in one area of the law, they will almost certainly be extended to others over timea\xe2\x82\xac*\n\x0c' Queensland Council of Civil Liberties (QCCL) president, Michael Cope, said today, a€ceYesterdaya€™s COAG meeting was another
example of the now familiar process where after each terror incident our governments hack away at our rights to privacy and due process.
&€oeGiven it is clear that terrorist attacks are, sadly, not going to stop soon, where does that process end? a€* asked Mr Cope. a€ceHow
much of these precious rights will eventually be left?
&€ceOnce again these decisions have been justified on the basis of at best opaque claims that somehow the new powers would have
prevented previous incidents or are needed to prevent future ones.
&€ceThe police are to be given the power to hold people for questioning for up to 14 days. This is not as has been suggested in the media a
power of preventative detention. It is a power to gather evidence.
&€oeWe have always opposed powers to detain suspects for questioning only. This is a draconian extension of those powers and will be
open to abuse.
&€celn 2009 the then Queensland Labor government accepted the argument of QCCL that the drivers licence photo database contained
highly sensitive private information that should be protected. That is why our law says that police must have a warrant to access it for
matters not related to the laws it was created to administer.
&€ceThe Palaszczuk government has now agreed, without the consent of the individuals involved, to remove that protection and hand this
data to another government to create an even bigger honey pot.a€*
Mr Cope said, a€celt is inevitable that once this database is created other bureaucrats will want access to it. Will the government allow the
RSPCA access to it as they once had access to telecommunications data?
&€ceOnce again the usefulness of this database must be called into question. In the US the algorithm used to search their equivalent data
base has produced false results on 15% of occasions.
&€celt is said that some people must lose their rights to protect the rights of others. This is a nonsense. By these laws everyone loses their
rights.
&€ceWhen trying to prevent harm the state has to respect fundamental rights. It is not a simple matter of balancing. What is often missed is
that by creating laws that give police and spies wide powers the state exposes all of us to the risk of another type of harm 4€“ the arbitrary
use and abuse of those powers.
&€oeThe risk of abuse is not slight. History show this time and time again. The point is reinforced when you consider that inevitably once
these powers are made available in one area of the law, they will almost certainly be extended to others over timea€*
Queensland Council of Civil Liberties (QCCL) president, Michael Cope, said today, a€ceYesterdaya€™s COAG meeting was another
example of the now familiar process where after each terror incident our governments hack away at our rights to privacy and due process.
&€oeGiven it is clear that terrorist attacks are, sadly, not going to stop soon, where does that process end? a€* asked Mr Cope. a€ceHow
much of these precious rights will eventually be left?
&€ceOnce again these decisions have been justified on the basis of at best opaque claims that somehow the new powers would have
prevented previous incidents or are needed to prevent future ones.
&€ceThe police are to be given the power to hold people for questioning for up to 14 days. This is not as has been suggested in the media a
power of preventative detention. It is a power to gather evidence.
&€oeWe have always opposed powers to detain suspects for questioning only. This is a draconian extension of those powers and will be
open to abuse.
&€celn 2009 the then Queensland Labor government accepted the argument of QCCL that the drivers licence photo database contained
highly sensitive private information that should be protected. That is why our law says that police must have a warrant to access it for
matters not related to the laws it was created to administer.
&€ceThe Palaszczuk government has now agreed, without the consent of the individuals involved, to remove that protection and hand this
data to another government to create an even bigger honey pot.a€*
Mr Cope said, a€celt is inevitable that once this database is created other bureaucrats will want access to it. Will the government allow the
RSPCA access to it as they once had access to telecommunications data?
&€ceOnce again the usefulness of this database must be called into question. In the US the algorithm used to search their equivalent data
base has produced false results on 15% of occasions.
&€celt is said that some people must lose their rights to protect the rights of others. This is a nonsense. By these laws everyone loses their
rights.
&€ceWhen trying to prevent harm the state has to respect fundamental rights. It is not a simple matter of balancing. What is often missed is
that by creating laws that give police and spies wide powers the state exposes all of us to the risk of another type of harm 4€“ the arbitrary
use and abuse of those powers.
&€oeThe risk of abuse is not slight. History show this time and time again. The point is reinforced when you consider that inevitably once
these powers are made available in one area of the law, they will almost certainly be extended to others over timea€*
| Queensland Council of Civil Liberties (QCCL) president, Michael Cope, said today, “Yesterday’s COAG meeting was another example of the now familiar process where after each terror incident our governments hack away at our rights to privacy and due process.
“Given it is clear that terrorist attacks are, sadly, not going to stop soon, where does that process end?” asked Mr Cope. “How much of these precious rights will eventually be left?
“Once again these decisions have been justified on the basis of at best opaque claims that somehow the new powers would have prevented previous incidents or are needed to prevent future ones.
“The police are to be given the power to hold people for questioning for up to 14 days. This is not as has been suggested in the media a power of preventative detention. It is a power to gather evidence.
“We have always opposed powers to detain suspects for questioning only. This is a draconian extension of those powers and will be open to abuse.
“In 2009 the then Queensland Labor government accepted the argument of QCCL that the drivers licence photo database contained highly sensitive private information that should be protected. That is why our law says that police must have a warrant to access it for matters not related to the laws it was created to administer.
“The Palaszczuk government has now agreed, without the consent of the individuals involved, to remove that protection and hand this data to another government to create an even bigger honey pot.”
Mr Cope said, “It is inevitable that once this database is created other bureaucrats will want access to it. Will the government allow the RSPCA access to it as they once had access to telecommunications data?
“Once again the usefulness of this database must be called into question. In the US the algorithm used to search their equivalent data base has produced false results on 15% of occasions.
“It is said that some people must lose their rights to protect the rights of others. This is a nonsense. By these laws everyone loses their rights.
“When trying to prevent harm the state has to respect fundamental rights. It is not a simple matter of balancing. What is often missed is that by creating laws that give police and spies wide powers the state exposes all of us to the risk of another type of harm – the arbitrary use and abuse of those powers.
“The risk of abuse is not slight. History show this time and time again. The point is reinforced when you consider that inevitably once these powers are made available in one area of the law, they will almost certainly be extended to others over time” |
doc_1003 | NEW DELHI: The government plans to revise the regulatory framework for airports as well as look at having multiple aerodromes in metros
as part of long-term efforts to boost capacity amid rising passenger numbers.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation J ayant Sinha today said the main challenges are airport and airspace capacities. An appropriate
framework for the next 15 to 20 years would be worked out under NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman, Sinha said, adding that
capacity needs to be built ahead of demand. Revising regulatory framework for airports, strengthening of Airports Authority of India (AAI),
forging partnerships with states, having multiple airports in metros and boosting air navigation system to manage crowded airspace would
be the key aspects under the initiative, he said.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued for a detailed study to understand the demand and capital requirements for NABH Nirman.
"We have done a lot of preliminary work. We want to have a detailed study city by city... that will give us demand forecast, traffic forecast
city by city for major airports, financing requirements," Sinha told reporters here.
According to him, there is a need to have very high quality digital airspace management to accommodate the diversity of flying equipment
as well. "We are going to see a situation where we continue to grow 12 to 15 per cent in volume terms," he added. India is one of the fastest
growing aviation markets in the world. The minister noted that there are commercially viable airports as well as non-viable ones.
Financing options would be looked at for viable and non-viable airports under the initiative, he added. In his budget speech, Finance
Minister Arun J aitley had said, "We propose to expand our airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new
initiative - NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman.
Balance sheet of AAI shall be leveraged to raise more resources for funding this expansion". About funding sources, AAI Chairman
Guruprasad Mohapatra said various options, including bank financing, masala bonds and external commercial borrowing would be looked
at. In the next financial year, he said terminal buildings projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore would be started. To a query, Sinha said various
aspects related to seaplanes are being studied.
b'NEW DELHI: The government plans to revise the regulatory framework for airports as well as look at having multiple aerodromes in metros\nas part of long-term efforts to boost capacity amid rising passenger numbers.\n\nMinister of State for Civil Aviation J ayant Sinha today said the main challenges are airport and airspace capacities. An appropriate\nframework for the next 15 to 20 years would be worked out under NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman, Sinha said, adding that\ncapacity needs to be built ahead of demand. Revising regulatory framework for airports, strengthening of Airports Authority of India (AAI),\nforging partnerships with states, having multiple airports in metros and boosting air navigation system to manage crowded airspace would\nbe the key aspects under the initiative, he said.\n\nA Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued for a detailed study to understand the demand and capital requirements for NABH Nirman.\n"We have done a lot of preliminary work. We want to have a detailed study city by city... that will give us demand forecast, traffic forecast\ncity by city for major airports, financing requirements," Sinha told reporters here.\n\nAccording to him, there is a need to have very high quality digital airspace management to accommodate the diversity of flying equipment\nas well. "We are going to see a situation where we continue to grow 12 to 15 per cent in volume terms," he added. India is one of the fastest\ngrowing aviation markets in the world. The minister noted that there are commercially viable airports as well as non-viable ones.\n\nFinancing options would be looked at for viable and non-viable airports under the initiative, he added. In his budget speech, Finance\nMinister Arun J aitley had said, "We propose to expand our airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new\ninitiative - NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman.\n\nBalance sheet of AAI shall be leveraged to raise more resources for funding this expansion". About funding sources, AAI Chairman\nGuruprasad Mohapatra said various options, including bank financing, masala bonds and external commercial borrowing would be looked\nat. In the next financial year, he said terminal buildings projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore would be started. To a query, Sinha said various\naspects related to seaplanes are being studied.\n\x0c' NEW DELHI: The government plans to revise the regulatory framework for airports as well as look at having multiple aerodromes in metros
as part of long-term efforts to boost capacity amid rising passenger numbers.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation J ayant Sinha today said the main challenges are airport and airspace capacities. An appropriate
framework for the next 15 to 20 years would be worked out under NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman, Sinha said, adding that
capacity needs to be built ahead of demand. Revising regulatory framework for airports, strengthening of Airports Authority of India (AAI),
forging partnerships with states, having multiple airports in metros and boosting air navigation system to manage crowded airspace would
be the key aspects under the initiative, he said.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued for a detailed study to understand the demand and capital requirements for NABH Nirman.
"We have done a lot of preliminary work. We want to have a detailed study city by city... that will give us demand forecast, traffic forecast
city by city for major airports, financing requirements," Sinha told reporters here.
According to him, there is a need to have very high quality digital airspace management to accommodate the diversity of flying equipment
as well. "We are going to see a situation where we continue to grow 12 to 15 per cent in volume terms," he added. India is one of the fastest
growing aviation markets in the world. The minister noted that there are commercially viable airports as well as non-viable ones.
Financing options would be looked at for viable and non-viable airports under the initiative, he added. In his budget speech, Finance
Minister Arun J aitley had said, "We propose to expand our airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new
initiative - NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman.
Balance sheet of AAI shall be leveraged to raise more resources for funding this expansion". About funding sources, AAI Chairman
Guruprasad Mohapatra said various options, including bank financing, masala bonds and external commercial borrowing would be looked
at. In the next financial year, he said terminal buildings projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore would be started. To a query, Sinha said various
aspects related to seaplanes are being studied.
| NEW DELHI: The government plans to revise the regulatory framework for airports as well as look at having multiple aerodromes in metros as part of long-term efforts to boost capacity amid rising passenger numbers.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today said the main challenges are airport and airspace capacities. An appropriate framework for the next 15 to 20 years would be worked out under NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman, Sinha said, adding that capacity needs to be built ahead of demand. Revising regulatory framework for airports, strengthening of Airports Authority of India (AAI), forging partnerships with states, having multiple airports in metros and boosting air navigation system to manage crowded airspace would be the key aspects under the initiative, he said.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued for a detailed study to understand the demand and capital requirements for NABH Nirman. "We have done a lot of preliminary work. We want to have a detailed study city by city... that will give us demand forecast, traffic forecast city by city for major airports, financing requirements," Sinha told reporters here.
According to him, there is a need to have very high quality digital airspace management to accommodate the diversity of flying equipment as well. "We are going to see a situation where we continue to grow 12 to 15 per cent in volume terms," he added. India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. The minister noted that there are commercially viable airports as well as non-viable ones.
Financing options would be looked at for viable and non-viable airports under the initiative, he added. In his budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said, "We propose to expand our airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new initiative - NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman.
Balance sheet of AAI shall be leveraged to raise more resources for funding this expansion". About funding sources, AAI Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said various options, including bank financing, masala bonds and external commercial borrowing would be looked at. In the next financial year, he said terminal buildings projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore would be started. To a query, Sinha said various aspects related to seaplanes are being studied. |
doc_1004 | Winning numbers drawn in ‘Badger 5' game
MADISON, Wis. (AP)_ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
04-17-21-27-29
(four, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
Aq Maximum prize: $45,000
Winning numbers drawn in ‘Badger 5' game
MADISON, Wis. (AP)_ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
04-17-21-27-29
(four, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
Aq Maximum prize: $45,000
b'Winning numbers drawn in \xe2\x80\x98Badger 5\' game\n\nMADISON, Wis. (AP)_ The winning numbers in Sunday evening\'s drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery\'s "Badger 5" game were:\n04-17-21-27-29\n\n(four, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)\n\nEstimated jackpot: $10,000\n\nAq Maximum prize: $45,000\n\x0c' | Winning numbers drawn in 'Badger 5' game
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
04-17-21-27-29
(four, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $10,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000 |
doc_1005 | b'The White House confirmed Monday morning that President Obama will give his final farewell speech from Chicago\'s McCormick Place on\nTuesday, J anuary 10.President Obama left Hawaii Monday morning where he\'s been on vacation with family. He will fly to Chicago next\nweek to say goodbye to the American people.The president is choosing his hometown to make his historic farewell remarks. It\'s set to take\nplace on the evening of J anuary 10 and will be open to the public.In an email from President Obama, he said he just started writing his\nspeech, but he plans to make it a thank you to those who have been with him on what he\'s calling an amazing journey. He also wants to\nensure the smooth transition of power.Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States 10 days after this\nfarewell speech.The speech gives President Obama one last chance to define his presidency and how his two terms have reshaped\nAmerican life.He said, "Since 2009, we\'ve faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger."The president also said he\'ll\noffer some thoughts on where he thinks the country is going in the future.For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov/farewell/info\n\x0c' The White House confirmed Monday morning that President Obama will give his final farewell speech from Chicago's McCormick Place on
Tuesday, J anuary 10.President Obama left Hawaii Monday morning where he's been on vacation with family. He will fly to Chicago next
week to say goodbye to the American people.The president is choosing his hometown to make his historic farewell remarks. It's set to take
place on the evening of J anuary 10 and will be open to the public.In an email from President Obama, he said he just started writing his
speech, but he plans to make it a thank you to those who have been with him on what he's calling an amazing journey. He also wants to
ensure the smooth transition of power.Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States 10 days after this
farewell speech.The speech gives President Obama one last chance to define his presidency and how his two terms have reshaped
American life.He said, "Since 2009, we've faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger."The president also said he'll
offer some thoughts on where he thinks the country is going in the future.For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov/farewell/info
The White House confirmed Monday morning that President Obama will give his final farewell speech from Chicago's McCormick Place on
Tuesday, J anuary 10.President Obama left Hawaii Monday morning where he's been on vacation with family. He will fly to Chicago next
week to say goodbye to the American people.The president is choosing his hometown to make his historic farewell remarks. It's set to take
place on the evening of J anuary 10 and will be open to the public.In an email from President Obama, he said he just started writing his
speech, but he plans to make it a thank you to those who have been with him on what he's calling an amazing journey. He also wants to
ensure the smooth transition of power.Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States 10 days after this
farewell speech.The speech gives President Obama one last chance to define his presidency and how his two terms have reshaped
American life.He said, "Since 2009, we've faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger."The president also said he'll
offer some thoughts on where he thinks the country is going in the future.For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov/farewell/info
| The White House confirmed Monday morning that President Obama will give his final farewell speech from Chicago's McCormick Place on Tuesday, January 10.President Obama left Hawaii Monday morning where he's been on vacation with family. He will fly to Chicago next week to say goodbye to the American people.The president is choosing his hometown to make his historic farewell remarks. It's set to take place on the evening of January 10 and will be open to the public.In an email from President Obama, he said he just started writing his speech, but he plans to make it a thank you to those who have been with him on what he's calling an amazing journey. He also wants to ensure the smooth transition of power.Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States 10 days after this farewell speech.The speech gives President Obama one last chance to define his presidency and how his two terms have reshaped American life.He said, "Since 2009, we've faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger."The president also said he'll offer some thoughts on where he thinks the country is going in the future.For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov/farewell/info |
doc_1006 | Video calls for medical purposes can save people a trip to the hospital, but setting up such a system can be fraught with technical issues.
Regular video call platforms lack the high security needed to safeguard sensitive patient information. Often, they also suffer from a lag or
poor picture quality.
Higher-end systems, on the other hand, tend to require some investment in infrastructure and for both parties to be at fixed locations -
meaning that patients may still have to travel a short distance for their consultations.
This is why the national video consultation system announced last week by the Integrated Health Information Systems could prove to be a
game changer.
It allows people to log on with their computers in the comfort of their own homes, or even on the go using a smartphone application.
Related Story Video consultations rolled out to cut hospital trips
The system also makes use of two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption - both of which are considered part of the recipe for
secure communication online.
Six public healthcare institutions have agreed to join the project. More, including private ones, could come on board later.
With pilot projects beginning as far back as 2005, Singapore's telemedicine journey has come a long way - yet there is the sense that this is
just the start of the journey.
Video call consultations are hardly mainstream now, but if the problem of Singapore's overcrowded hospitals and specialist outpatient
Clinics is to be solved, they will have to be.
That is not to say that the human touch is being forsaken. Video consultations will never replace a first visit to a doctor.
Rather, having a reliable virtual system in place to deal with less serious cases will hopefully mean more face time for the patients in the
clinics, who often need it more.
SEE FORUM
Video calls for medical purposes can save people a trip to the hospital, but setting up such a system can be fraught with technical issues.
Regular video call platforms lack the high security needed to safeguard sensitive patient information. Often, they also suffer from a lag or
poor picture quality.
Higher-end systems, on the other hand, tend to require some investment in infrastructure and for both parties to be at fixed locations -
meaning that patients may still have to travel a short distance for their consultations.
This is why the national video consultation system announced last week by the Integrated Health Information Systems could prove to be a
game changer.
It allows people to log on with their computers in the comfort of their own homes, or even on the go using a smartphone application.
Related Story Video consultations rolled out to cut hospital trips
The system also makes use of two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption - both of which are considered part of the recipe for
secure communication online.
Six public healthcare institutions have agreed to join the project. More, including private ones, could come on board later.
With pilot projects beginning as far back as 2005, Singapore's telemedicine journey has come a long way - yet there is the sense that this is
just the start of the journey.
Video call consultations are hardly mainstream now, but if the problem of Singapore's overcrowded hospitals and specialist outpatient
Clinics is to be solved, they will have to be.
That is not to say that the human touch is being forsaken. Video consultations will never replace a first visit to a doctor.
Rather, having a reliable virtual system in place to deal with less serious cases will hopefully mean more face time for the patients in the
clinics, who often need it more.
SEE FORUM
b"Video calls for medical purposes can save people a trip to the hospital, but setting up such a system can be fraught with technical issues.\nRegular video call platforms lack the high security needed to safeguard sensitive patient information. Often, they also suffer from a lag or\npoor picture quality.\n\nHigher-end systems, on the other hand, tend to require some investment in infrastructure and for both parties to be at fixed locations -\nmeaning that patients may still have to travel a short distance for their consultations.\n\nThis is why the national video consultation system announced last week by the Integrated Health Information Systems could prove to be a\ngame changer.\n\nIt allows people to log on with their computers in the comfort of their own homes, or even on the go using a smartphone application.\nRelated Story Video consultations rolled out to cut hospital trips\n\nThe system also makes use of two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption - both of which are considered part of the recipe for\nsecure communication online.\n\nSix public healthcare institutions have agreed to join the project. More, including private ones, could come on board later.\n\nWith pilot projects beginning as far back as 2005, Singapore's telemedicine journey has come a long way - yet there is the sense that this is\njust the start of the journey.\n\nVideo call consultations are hardly mainstream now, but if the problem of Singapore's overcrowded hospitals and specialist outpatient\nClinics is to be solved, they will have to be.\n\nThat is not to say that the human touch is being forsaken. Video consultations will never replace a first visit to a doctor.\n\nRather, having a reliable virtual system in place to deal with less serious cases will hopefully mean more face time for the patients in the\nclinics, who often need it more.\n\nSEE FORUM\n\x0c" | Video calls for medical purposes can save people a trip to the hospital, but setting up such a system can be fraught with technical issues.
Regular video call platforms lack the high security needed to safeguard sensitive patient information. Often, they also suffer from a lag or poor picture quality.
Higher-end systems, on the other hand, tend to require some investment in infrastructure and for both parties to be at fixed locations - meaning that patients may still have to travel a short distance for their consultations.
This is why the national video consultation system announced last week by the Integrated Health Information Systems could prove to be a game changer.
It allows people to log on with their computers in the comfort of their own homes, or even on the go using a smartphone application.
Related Story Video consultations rolled out to cut hospital trips
The system also makes use of two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption - both of which are considered part of the recipe for secure communication online.
Six public healthcare institutions have agreed to join the project. More, including private ones, could come on board later.
With pilot projects beginning as far back as 2005, Singapore's telemedicine journey has come a long way - yet there is the sense that this is just the start of the journey.
Video call consultations are hardly mainstream now, but if the problem of Singapore's overcrowded hospitals and specialist outpatient clinics is to be solved, they will have to be.
That is not to say that the human touch is being forsaken. Video consultations will never replace a first visit to a doctor.
Rather, having a reliable virtual system in place to deal with less serious cases will hopefully mean more face time for the patients in the clinics, who often need it more.
SEE FORUM |
doc_1007 | For this weeka€™s CREET Beat Feature, KGNC Agribusiness Director James Hunt visited with Dr. Gayman Helman who is Resident
Director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Amarillo.
For this weeka€™s CREET Beat Feature, KGNC Agribusiness Director James Hunt visited with Dr. Gayman Helman who is Resident
Director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Amarillo.
b'For this weeka\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s CREET Beat Feature, KGNC Agribusiness Director James Hunt visited with Dr. Gayman Helman who is Resident\nDirector of the Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Amarillo.\n\x0c' | For this week’s CREET Beat Feature, KGNC Agribusiness Director James Hunt visited with Dr. Gayman Helman who is Resident Director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Amarillo. |
doc_1008 | b'The Race to the Cup was the event of the day, but for a handful of young Steamboat Springs alpine snowboarders it\'s a race to the rings\nthat has dominated their thoughts.\n\nCompetitions Saturday and Sunday brought top competition to Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat, and as soon as it was over, some of\nthe best from those races were ready to hit the road and catch flights to Italy, where they\'ll begin competition for the season on the World\nCup circuit.\n\nIf that goes as well as they are hoping it might, an even bigger trip could await in February, to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.\n\xe2\x80\x9cI\'m a little nervous. Who wouldn\'t be," Steamboat Springs\' 21-year old Maggie Rose Carrigan said. "I\'m also really excited."\n\nSteamboat\'s long been a training hotbed for alpine snowboarding, with many of the nation\'s and some of the world\'s best setting up in the\ncity to train with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coach Thedo Remmelink.\n\nFive U.S. men competed at least once on the alpine snowboard World Cup last year and all of that group 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d led by Michael Trapp, AJ.\nMuss and Robby Burns 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d have trained extensively with the Winter Sports Club and will be gunning for the Olympics this year.\nRecommended Stories For You\n\nOthers, like Sunday\'s Race to the Cup winner, Christian de Oliveira, a Steamboat-trained Australian riding for the Portuguese, are hoping to\nmake the Olympic team for other nations.\n\nThe top-ranked U.S. woman, too, is pure Steamboat a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d Maggie Rose Carrigan, a 2015 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, who\'s\nonly this season planning on hitting the World Cup full time.\n\nShe\'s opted not to take on the full schedule in the past as she wrapped up work in high school, then started seeking her college degree\nonline from Colorado Mountain College. She\'s spent her time in the off-season working at the Holy Name Catholic Church preschool.\n\nThis year, however, is different, the opportunity for the Olympics too big to ignore. She\'s taken time off from school and work to focus on\nher snowboarding.\n\nShe\'s not necessarily worried about her potential results if she were to get in. It\'d be a trip to prepare for the next trip, the 21-year old said,\nconsidering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Beijing her truest chance to climb the podium.\n\nBut, it\'s a trip she\'s intent on taking nonetheless.\n\nShe has some serious work to do if that\'s going to happen, and she started with it this weekend in Steamboat at the Race to the Cup event.\nShe placed third Saturday in parallel giant slalom a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d the only discipline that will actually be contested at this year\'s Olympics, much to the\ndisappointment of riders 4\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9d then was second Sunday in parallel slalom, only faltering two-thirds of the way down the course on her final\nrun of the day.\n\nCanada\'s J ennifer Hawkrigg won Sunday while Millie Bongiorno, an Australian rider training in Steamboat, took the honors Saturday.\n\n\xe2\x80\x9cIt really gives me confidence," Carrigan said of her back-to-back podiums in Steamboat. "These races were to get me ready for some big\ncompetitions. I\'m really ready for the World Cup, and I\'m excited."\n\nThat was just a warmup, and she planned to leave Monday for Carezza, Italy and the first alpine snowboard World Cup of the season.\n\nJust who she\'s competing against is complicated.\n\nThere are two other American women in the equation for the Olympics, Abby Champagne and Lynn Ott. From that group, it was Carrigan\nthat got the nod to compete last winter at the World Championships, but the Olympics is a different beast.\n\nEach nation can bring four athletes per gender per event, but only a maximum of 26 snowboard athletes, and that counts across all\ndisciplines. There are five disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle, Big Air, snowboard cross and alpine. So the math doesn\'t allow eight U.S. men\nand women in each event.\n\nAt some point in J anuary, someone will have to decide whether or not a rider like Carrigan is worth a spot ahead of, say, an extra halfpipe\nsnowboarder, or another slopestyle rider.\n\nIt\'s unclear just how many spots on the team U.S. Olympic officials will allocate to alpine snowboarders, but no one\'s banking on more than\none per gender. And, before anyone worries about their standing against the slopestyle or Big Air team, they\'ll need to meet the basic\nrequirements set by the Olympics themselves: a top-30 finish in a World Cup and 100 accumulated FIS points.\n\nThe U.S. sent just one alpine rider to the 2014 Olympics, Steamboat\'s J ustin Reiter, but a major factor in that was a lack of qualified\ncontenders, and that\'s what Steamboat riders like de Oliveira, for Portugal, and Bongiorno, for Australia, will be most focused on.\n\nThe most basic requirements are within Carrigan\'s grasp. She\'s only raced in five World Cups previously and she\'s placed as high as 35th.\nThe requirements to make the U.S. team, to get a spot ahead of an athlete in another discipline, will likely be more demanding, however. A\npodium finish would definitely be enough, but if that doesn\'t happen Carrigan expects she\'ll need at least one top-20 result.\n\n\xe2\x80\x9cI\'m planning on it," she said. "I\'ve been dreaming of it since | was a child. When you grow up here, you have to dream of the Olympics."\nShe\'ll have five races to make that happen, starting Thursday with that race in Carezza. There\'s another a day later in Cortina d\'Ampezzo,\nItaly, a third next month in Lackenhof, Austria and finally two J an. 20 and 21 in Rogla, Slovakia.\n\x0c' The Race to the Cup was the event of the day, but for a handful of young Steamboat Springs alpine snowboarders it's a race to the rings
that has dominated their thoughts.
Competitions Saturday and Sunday brought top competition to Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat, and as soon as it was over, some of
the best from those races were ready to hit the road and catch flights to Italy, where they'll begin competition for the season on the World
Cup circuit.
If that goes as well as they are hoping it might, an even bigger trip could await in February, to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
“I'm a little nervous. Who wouldn't be," Steamboat Springs' 21-year old Maggie Rose Carrigan said. "I'm also really excited."
Steamboat's long been a training hotbed for alpine snowboarding, with many of the nation's and some of the world's best setting up in the
city to train with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coach Thedo Remmelink.
Five U.S. men competed at least once on the alpine snowboard World Cup last year and all of that group 4€” led by Michael Trapp, AJ.
Muss and Robby Burns 4€” have trained extensively with the Winter Sports Club and will be gunning for the Olympics this year.
Recommended Stories For You
Others, like Sunday's Race to the Cup winner, Christian de Oliveira, a Steamboat-trained Australian riding for the Portuguese, are hoping to
make the Olympic team for other nations.
The top-ranked U.S. woman, too, is pure Steamboat a€” Maggie Rose Carrigan, a 2015 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, who's
only this season planning on hitting the World Cup full time.
She's opted not to take on the full schedule in the past as she wrapped up work in high school, then started seeking her college degree
online from Colorado Mountain College. She's spent her time in the off-season working at the Holy Name Catholic Church preschool.
This year, however, is different, the opportunity for the Olympics too big to ignore. She's taken time off from school and work to focus on
her snowboarding.
She's not necessarily worried about her potential results if she were to get in. It'd be a trip to prepare for the next trip, the 21-year old said,
considering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Beijing her truest chance to climb the podium.
But, it's a trip she's intent on taking nonetheless.
She has some serious work to do if that's going to happen, and she started with it this weekend in Steamboat at the Race to the Cup event.
She placed third Saturday in parallel giant slalom a€” the only discipline that will actually be contested at this year's Olympics, much to the
disappointment of riders 4€” then was second Sunday in parallel slalom, only faltering two-thirds of the way down the course on her final
run of the day.
Canada's J ennifer Hawkrigg won Sunday while Millie Bongiorno, an Australian rider training in Steamboat, took the honors Saturday.
“It really gives me confidence," Carrigan said of her back-to-back podiums in Steamboat. "These races were to get me ready for some big
competitions. I'm really ready for the World Cup, and I'm excited."
That was just a warmup, and she planned to leave Monday for Carezza, Italy and the first alpine snowboard World Cup of the season.
Just who she's competing against is complicated.
There are two other American women in the equation for the Olympics, Abby Champagne and Lynn Ott. From that group, it was Carrigan
that got the nod to compete last winter at the World Championships, but the Olympics is a different beast.
Each nation can bring four athletes per gender per event, but only a maximum of 26 snowboard athletes, and that counts across all
disciplines. There are five disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle, Big Air, snowboard cross and alpine. So the math doesn't allow eight U.S. men
and women in each event.
At some point in J anuary, someone will have to decide whether or not a rider like Carrigan is worth a spot ahead of, say, an extra halfpipe
snowboarder, or another slopestyle rider.
It's unclear just how many spots on the team U.S. Olympic officials will allocate to alpine snowboarders, but no one's banking on more than
one per gender. And, before anyone worries about their standing against the slopestyle or Big Air team, they'll need to meet the basic
requirements set by the Olympics themselves: a top-30 finish in a World Cup and 100 accumulated FIS points.
The U.S. sent just one alpine rider to the 2014 Olympics, Steamboat's J ustin Reiter, but a major factor in that was a lack of qualified
contenders, and that's what Steamboat riders like de Oliveira, for Portugal, and Bongiorno, for Australia, will be most focused on.
The most basic requirements are within Carrigan's grasp. She's only raced in five World Cups previously and she's placed as high as 35th.
The requirements to make the U.S. team, to get a spot ahead of an athlete in another discipline, will likely be more demanding, however. A
podium finish would definitely be enough, but if that doesn't happen Carrigan expects she'll need at least one top-20 result.
“I'm planning on it," she said. "I've been dreaming of it since | was a child. When you grow up here, you have to dream of the Olympics."
She'll have five races to make that happen, starting Thursday with that race in Carezza. There's another a day later in Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Italy, a third next month in Lackenhof, Austria and finally two J an. 20 and 21 in Rogla, Slovakia.
The Race to the Cup was the event of the day, but for a handful of young Steamboat Springs alpine snowboarders it's a race to the rings
that has dominated their thoughts.
Competitions Saturday and Sunday brought top competition to Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat, and as soon as it was over, some of
the best from those races were ready to hit the road and catch flights to Italy, where they'll begin competition for the season on the World
Cup circuit.
If that goes as well as they are hoping it might, an even bigger trip could await in February, to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
“I'm a little nervous. Who wouldn't be," Steamboat Springs' 21-year old Maggie Rose Carrigan said. "I'm also really excited."
Steamboat's long been a training hotbed for alpine snowboarding, with many of the nation's and some of the world's best setting up in the
city to train with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coach Thedo Remmelink.
Five U.S. men competed at least once on the alpine snowboard World Cup last year and all of that group 4€” led by Michael Trapp, AJ.
Muss and Robby Burns 4€” have trained extensively with the Winter Sports Club and will be gunning for the Olympics this year.
Recommended Stories For You
Others, like Sunday's Race to the Cup winner, Christian de Oliveira, a Steamboat-trained Australian riding for the Portuguese, are hoping to
make the Olympic team for other nations.
The top-ranked U.S. woman, too, is pure Steamboat a€” Maggie Rose Carrigan, a 2015 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, who's
only this season planning on hitting the World Cup full time.
She's opted not to take on the full schedule in the past as she wrapped up work in high school, then started seeking her college degree
online from Colorado Mountain College. She's spent her time in the off-season working at the Holy Name Catholic Church preschool.
This year, however, is different, the opportunity for the Olympics too big to ignore. She's taken time off from school and work to focus on
her snowboarding.
She's not necessarily worried about her potential results if she were to get in. It'd be a trip to prepare for the next trip, the 21-year old said,
considering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Beijing her truest chance to climb the podium.
But, it's a trip she's intent on taking nonetheless.
She has some serious work to do if that's going to happen, and she started with it this weekend in Steamboat at the Race to the Cup event.
She placed third Saturday in parallel giant slalom a€” the only discipline that will actually be contested at this year's Olympics, much to the
disappointment of riders 4€” then was second Sunday in parallel slalom, only faltering two-thirds of the way down the course on her final
run of the day.
Canada's J ennifer Hawkrigg won Sunday while Millie Bongiorno, an Australian rider training in Steamboat, took the honors Saturday.
“It really gives me confidence," Carrigan said of her back-to-back podiums in Steamboat. "These races were to get me ready for some big
competitions. I'm really ready for the World Cup, and I'm excited."
That was just a warmup, and she planned to leave Monday for Carezza, Italy and the first alpine snowboard World Cup of the season.
Just who she's competing against is complicated.
There are two other American women in the equation for the Olympics, Abby Champagne and Lynn Ott. From that group, it was Carrigan
that got the nod to compete last winter at the World Championships, but the Olympics is a different beast.
Each nation can bring four athletes per gender per event, but only a maximum of 26 snowboard athletes, and that counts across all
disciplines. There are five disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle, Big Air, snowboard cross and alpine. So the math doesn't allow eight U.S. men
and women in each event.
At some point in J anuary, someone will have to decide whether or not a rider like Carrigan is worth a spot ahead of, say, an extra halfpipe
snowboarder, or another slopestyle rider.
It's unclear just how many spots on the team U.S. Olympic officials will allocate to alpine snowboarders, but no one's banking on more than
one per gender. And, before anyone worries about their standing against the slopestyle or Big Air team, they'll need to meet the basic
requirements set by the Olympics themselves: a top-30 finish in a World Cup and 100 accumulated FIS points.
The U.S. sent just one alpine rider to the 2014 Olympics, Steamboat's J ustin Reiter, but a major factor in that was a lack of qualified
contenders, and that's what Steamboat riders like de Oliveira, for Portugal, and Bongiorno, for Australia, will be most focused on.
The most basic requirements are within Carrigan's grasp. She's only raced in five World Cups previously and she's placed as high as 35th.
The requirements to make the U.S. team, to get a spot ahead of an athlete in another discipline, will likely be more demanding, however. A
podium finish would definitely be enough, but if that doesn't happen Carrigan expects she'll need at least one top-20 result.
“I'm planning on it," she said. "I've been dreaming of it since | was a child. When you grow up here, you have to dream of the Olympics."
She'll have five races to make that happen, starting Thursday with that race in Carezza. There's another a day later in Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Italy, a third next month in Lackenhof, Austria and finally two J an. 20 and 21 in Rogla, Slovakia.
| The Race to the Cup was the event of the day, but for a handful of young Steamboat Springs alpine snowboarders it's a race to the rings that has dominated their thoughts.
Competitions Saturday and Sunday brought top competition to Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat, and as soon as it was over, some of the best from those races were ready to hit the road and catch flights to Italy, where they'll begin competition for the season on the World Cup circuit.
If that goes as well as they are hoping it might, an even bigger trip could await in February, to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
"I'm a little nervous. Who wouldn't be," Steamboat Springs' 21-year old Maggie Rose Carrigan said. "I'm also really excited."
Steamboat's long been a training hotbed for alpine snowboarding, with many of the nation's and some of the world's best setting up in the city to train with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coach Thedo Remmelink.
Five U.S. men competed at least once on the alpine snowboard World Cup last year and all of that group — led by Michael Trapp, A.J. Muss and Robby Burns — have trained extensively with the Winter Sports Club and will be gunning for the Olympics this year.
Recommended Stories For You
Others, like Sunday's Race to the Cup winner, Christian de Oliveira, a Steamboat-trained Australian riding for the Portuguese, are hoping to make the Olympic team for other nations.
The top-ranked U.S. woman, too, is pure Steamboat — Maggie Rose Carrigan, a 2015 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, who's only this season planning on hitting the World Cup full time.
She's opted not to take on the full schedule in the past as she wrapped up work in high school, then started seeking her college degree online from Colorado Mountain College. She's spent her time in the off-season working at the Holy Name Catholic Church preschool.
This year, however, is different, the opportunity for the Olympics too big to ignore. She's taken time off from school and work to focus on her snowboarding.
She's not necessarily worried about her potential results if she were to get in. It'd be a trip to prepare for the next trip, the 21-year old said, considering the 2026 Winter Olympics in Beijing her truest chance to climb the podium.
But, it's a trip she's intent on taking nonetheless.
She has some serious work to do if that's going to happen, and she started with it this weekend in Steamboat at the Race to the Cup event.
She placed third Saturday in parallel giant slalom — the only discipline that will actually be contested at this year's Olympics, much to the disappointment of riders — then was second Sunday in parallel slalom, only faltering two-thirds of the way down the course on her final run of the day.
Canada's Jennifer Hawkrigg won Sunday while Millie Bongiorno, an Australian rider training in Steamboat, took the honors Saturday.
"It really gives me confidence," Carrigan said of her back-to-back podiums in Steamboat. "These races were to get me ready for some big competitions. I'm really ready for the World Cup, and I'm excited."
That was just a warmup, and she planned to leave Monday for Carezza, Italy and the first alpine snowboard World Cup of the season.
Just who she's competing against is complicated.
There are two other American women in the equation for the Olympics, Abby Champagne and Lynn Ott. From that group, it was Carrigan that got the nod to compete last winter at the World Championships, but the Olympics is a different beast.
Each nation can bring four athletes per gender per event, but only a maximum of 26 snowboard athletes, and that counts across all disciplines. There are five disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle, Big Air, snowboard cross and alpine. So the math doesn't allow eight U.S. men and women in each event.
At some point in January, someone will have to decide whether or not a rider like Carrigan is worth a spot ahead of, say, an extra halfpipe snowboarder, or another slopestyle rider.
It's unclear just how many spots on the team U.S. Olympic officials will allocate to alpine snowboarders, but no one's banking on more than one per gender. And, before anyone worries about their standing against the slopestyle or Big Air team, they'll need to meet the basic requirements set by the Olympics themselves: a top-30 finish in a World Cup and 100 accumulated FIS points.
The U.S. sent just one alpine rider to the 2014 Olympics, Steamboat's Justin Reiter, but a major factor in that was a lack of qualified contenders, and that's what Steamboat riders like de Oliveira, for Portugal, and Bongiorno, for Australia, will be most focused on.
The most basic requirements are within Carrigan's grasp. She's only raced in five World Cups previously and she's placed as high as 35th.
The requirements to make the U.S. team, to get a spot ahead of an athlete in another discipline, will likely be more demanding, however. A podium finish would definitely be enough, but if that doesn't happen Carrigan expects she'll need at least one top-20 result.
"I'm planning on it," she said. "I've been dreaming of it since I was a child. When you grow up here, you have to dream of the Olympics."
She'll have five races to make that happen, starting Thursday with that race in Carezza. There's another a day later in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, a third next month in Lackenhof, Austria and finally two Jan. 20 and 21 in Rogla, Slovakia. |
doc_1009 | b'Feb. 3 (UPI) -- K.T. McFarland, a former White House deputy national security adviser, withdrew for consideration to become the U.S.\nambassador to Singapore after her nomination stalled in the Senate.\n\nMcFarland, previously an adviser to President Donald Trump\'s transition team, was originally nominated in May and again early last month\nafter the Senate failed to consider her for the post.\n\nShe was deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn but was removed in April by his successor, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.\n\n"Lam disappointed that K.T. McFarland has withdrawn from consideration to be ambassador to Singapore," Trump said in a statement\nreleased Friday afternoon by the White House. "K.T. served my administration with distinction."\n\nTrump blamed Democrats for the Senate\'s failure to act on the nomination.\n\n"Unfortunately, some Democrats chose to play politics rather than move forward with a qualified nominee for a critically important post,"\nTrump said.\n\nIn December, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ben Cardin of Maryland asked Congress to further examine what\nMcFarland knew about possible communication between the Trump campaign staff and the Russian government.\n\nIn response to written questions from Booker, McFarland testified in J uly that she was "not aware of any of the issues or events" related to\nthe reported interactions Michael Flynn had with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.\n\nAn email exchange obtained later by The New York Times seemed to contradict McFarland\'s testimony, revealing that she was aware of a\nphone call between Flynn and Kislyak.\n\nFlynn was forced out three weeks after the president\'s inauguration. Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to making false statements to the FBI\nabout his contacts with Russia\'s ambassador to the U.S. and agreed to "cooperate fully, truthfully, completely and forthrightly" with the\ninvestigation looking into Russian meddling in the presidential election and whether advisers to Trump colluded with Russian agents.\n\n\xe2\x80\x9c| wish K.T. the best as she uses her considerable wisdom and skill as a commentator to explain to the American people how to make\nAmerican foreign policy great again," Trump said in his statement.\n\nMcFarland was a commentator on Fox News. In 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for the New York Senate seat then held by Hillary Clinton.\n\x0c' Feb. 3 (UPI) -- K.T. McFarland, a former White House deputy national security adviser, withdrew for consideration to become the U.S.
ambassador to Singapore after her nomination stalled in the Senate.
McFarland, previously an adviser to President Donald Trump's transition team, was originally nominated in May and again early last month
after the Senate failed to consider her for the post.
She was deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn but was removed in April by his successor, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.
"Lam disappointed that K.T. McFarland has withdrawn from consideration to be ambassador to Singapore," Trump said in a statement
released Friday afternoon by the White House. "K.T. served my administration with distinction."
Trump blamed Democrats for the Senate's failure to act on the nomination.
"Unfortunately, some Democrats chose to play politics rather than move forward with a qualified nominee for a critically important post,"
Trump said.
In December, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ben Cardin of Maryland asked Congress to further examine what
McFarland knew about possible communication between the Trump campaign staff and the Russian government.
In response to written questions from Booker, McFarland testified in J uly that she was "not aware of any of the issues or events" related to
the reported interactions Michael Flynn had with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
An email exchange obtained later by The New York Times seemed to contradict McFarland's testimony, revealing that she was aware of a
phone call between Flynn and Kislyak.
Flynn was forced out three weeks after the president's inauguration. Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to making false statements to the FBI
about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. and agreed to "cooperate fully, truthfully, completely and forthrightly" with the
investigation looking into Russian meddling in the presidential election and whether advisers to Trump colluded with Russian agents.
“| wish K.T. the best as she uses her considerable wisdom and skill as a commentator to explain to the American people how to make
American foreign policy great again," Trump said in his statement.
McFarland was a commentator on Fox News. In 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for the New York Senate seat then held by Hillary Clinton.
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- K.T. McFarland, a former White House deputy national security adviser, withdrew for consideration to become the U.S.
ambassador to Singapore after her nomination stalled in the Senate.
McFarland, previously an adviser to President Donald Trump's transition team, was originally nominated in May and again early last month
after the Senate failed to consider her for the post.
She was deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn but was removed in April by his successor, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.
"Lam disappointed that K.T. McFarland has withdrawn from consideration to be ambassador to Singapore," Trump said in a statement
released Friday afternoon by the White House. "K.T. served my administration with distinction."
Trump blamed Democrats for the Senate's failure to act on the nomination.
"Unfortunately, some Democrats chose to play politics rather than move forward with a qualified nominee for a critically important post,"
Trump said.
In December, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ben Cardin of Maryland asked Congress to further examine what
McFarland knew about possible communication between the Trump campaign staff and the Russian government.
In response to written questions from Booker, McFarland testified in J uly that she was "not aware of any of the issues or events" related to
the reported interactions Michael Flynn had with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
An email exchange obtained later by The New York Times seemed to contradict McFarland's testimony, revealing that she was aware of a
phone call between Flynn and Kislyak.
Flynn was forced out three weeks after the president's inauguration. Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to making false statements to the FBI
about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. and agreed to "cooperate fully, truthfully, completely and forthrightly" with the
investigation looking into Russian meddling in the presidential election and whether advisers to Trump colluded with Russian agents.
“| wish K.T. the best as she uses her considerable wisdom and skill as a commentator to explain to the American people how to make
American foreign policy great again," Trump said in his statement.
McFarland was a commentator on Fox News. In 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for the New York Senate seat then held by Hillary Clinton.
| Feb. 3 (UPI) -- K.T. McFarland, a former White House deputy national security adviser, withdrew for consideration to become the U.S. ambassador to Singapore after her nomination stalled in the Senate.
McFarland, previously an adviser to President Donald Trump's transition team, was originally nominated in May and again early last month after the Senate failed to consider her for the post.
She was deputy national security adviser under Michael Flynn but was removed in April by his successor, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.
"I am disappointed that K.T. McFarland has withdrawn from consideration to be ambassador to Singapore," Trump said in a statement released Friday afternoon by the White House. "K.T. served my administration with distinction."
Trump blamed Democrats for the Senate's failure to act on the nomination.
"Unfortunately, some Democrats chose to play politics rather than move forward with a qualified nominee for a critically important post," Trump said.
In December, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ben Cardin of Maryland asked Congress to further examine what McFarland knew about possible communication between the Trump campaign staff and the Russian government.
In response to written questions from Booker, McFarland testified in July that she was "not aware of any of the issues or events" related to the reported interactions Michael Flynn had with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
An email exchange obtained later by The New York Times seemed to contradict McFarland's testimony, revealing that she was aware of a phone call between Flynn and Kislyak.
Flynn was forced out three weeks after the president's inauguration. Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1 to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. and agreed to "cooperate fully, truthfully, completely and forthrightly" with the investigation looking into Russian meddling in the presidential election and whether advisers to Trump colluded with Russian agents.
"I wish K.T. the best as she uses her considerable wisdom and skill as a commentator to explain to the American people how to make American foreign policy great again," Trump said in his statement.
McFarland was a commentator on Fox News. In 2006, she unsuccessfully ran for the New York Senate seat then held by Hillary Clinton. |
doc_101 | SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper with proposals to simplify the authorisation process
and regulatory framework for venture capital (VC) managers on Wednesday (Feb 15).
Currently, VC managers are subject to the same regulatory framework as other fund managers. However, MAS said at a briefing that
differences between VC managers and fund managers make some rules less relevant.
Announcing the review of regulations for VC managers last year, Deputy Prime Minister and MAS chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam had
noted that VC funds and fund managers were typically smaller in size and headcount than traditional asset managers, and contribute to the
economy in a different way by supporting entrepreneurship in Singapore and the region.
MAS capital markets assistant managing director Lee Boon Ngiap said the proposed simplified regime a€cerecognises the lower risk they
pose, given their business model and sophisticated investor basea€*.
Under the simplified authorisation process, MAS will no longer require VC managers to have directors and representatives with at least five
years of relevant experience in fund management. Instead, the regulator said it would focus primarily on ensuring the VC managers are fit
and proper.
MAS also proposed to simplify the regulatory framework so new and existing VC managers will no longer need to be subject to the same
capital requirements and business conduct rules as other fund managers.
Mr Lee said the proposed changes a€cewill allow new VC managers a faster time-to-market and reduce their ongoing compliance burden.
We hope this will attract more VC managers to spur them to play a greater role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation".
Still, the central bank said it was important that the VC industry remained sound, had good governance and adequate controls against
financial crime, and upheld high standards of integrity.
MAS will continue to require VC managers to comply with anti-money laundering obligations and retain regulatory powers to deal with
errant VC managers.
There are currently 30 VC fund managers in Singapore that provide capital and expertise to businesses that are in the start-up or early
growth phases.
While the industry has been growing at a healthy rate, MAS said there was still room to further expand the size and scope of VC funding
available for startups. The simplification of the authorisation process and regulatory framework for VC managers is also part of the
regulator's support for the Committee on the Future Economy's (CFE) recommendations announced last week.
The public consultation will last until Mar 15, and MAS said it hoped to roll out the changes by J uly this year.
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper with proposals to simplify the authorisation process
and regulatory framework for venture capital (VC) managers on Wednesday (Feb 15).
Currently, VC managers are subject to the same regulatory framework as other fund managers. However, MAS said at a briefing that
differences between VC managers and fund managers make some rules less relevant.
Announcing the review of regulations for VC managers last year, Deputy Prime Minister and MAS chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam had
noted that VC funds and fund managers were typically smaller in size and headcount than traditional asset managers, and contribute to the
economy in a different way by supporting entrepreneurship in Singapore and the region.
MAS capital markets assistant managing director Lee Boon Ngiap said the proposed simplified regime a€cerecognises the lower risk they
pose, given their business model and sophisticated investor basea€*.
Under the simplified authorisation process, MAS will no longer require VC managers to have directors and representatives with at least five
years of relevant experience in fund management. Instead, the regulator said it would focus primarily on ensuring the VC managers are fit
and proper.
MAS also proposed to simplify the regulatory framework so new and existing VC managers will no longer need to be subject to the same
capital requirements and business conduct rules as other fund managers.
Mr Lee said the proposed changes a€cewill allow new VC managers a faster time-to-market and reduce their ongoing compliance burden.
We hope this will attract more VC managers to spur them to play a greater role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation".
Still, the central bank said it was important that the VC industry remained sound, had good governance and adequate controls against
financial crime, and upheld high standards of integrity.
MAS will continue to require VC managers to comply with anti-money laundering obligations and retain regulatory powers to deal with
errant VC managers.
There are currently 30 VC fund managers in Singapore that provide capital and expertise to businesses that are in the start-up or early
growth phases.
While the industry has been growing at a healthy rate, MAS said there was still room to further expand the size and scope of VC funding
available for startups. The simplification of the authorisation process and regulatory framework for VC managers is also part of the
regulator's support for the Committee on the Future Economy's (CFE) recommendations announced last week.
The public consultation will last until Mar 15, and MAS said it hoped to roll out the changes by J uly this year.
b'SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper with proposals to simplify the authorisation process\nand regulatory framework for venture capital (VC) managers on Wednesday (Feb 15).\n\nCurrently, VC managers are subject to the same regulatory framework as other fund managers. However, MAS said at a briefing that\ndifferences between VC managers and fund managers make some rules less relevant.\n\nAnnouncing the review of regulations for VC managers last year, Deputy Prime Minister and MAS chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam had\nnoted that VC funds and fund managers were typically smaller in size and headcount than traditional asset managers, and contribute to the\neconomy in a different way by supporting entrepreneurship in Singapore and the region.\n\nMAS capital markets assistant managing director Lee Boon Ngiap said the proposed simplified regime a\xe2\x82\xaccerecognises the lower risk they\npose, given their business model and sophisticated investor basea\xe2\x82\xac*.\n\nUnder the simplified authorisation process, MAS will no longer require VC managers to have directors and representatives with at least five\nyears of relevant experience in fund management. Instead, the regulator said it would focus primarily on ensuring the VC managers are fit\nand proper.\n\nMAS also proposed to simplify the regulatory framework so new and existing VC managers will no longer need to be subject to the same\ncapital requirements and business conduct rules as other fund managers.\n\nMr Lee said the proposed changes a\xe2\x82\xaccewill allow new VC managers a faster time-to-market and reduce their ongoing compliance burden.\nWe hope this will attract more VC managers to spur them to play a greater role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation".\n\nStill, the central bank said it was important that the VC industry remained sound, had good governance and adequate controls against\nfinancial crime, and upheld high standards of integrity.\n\nMAS will continue to require VC managers to comply with anti-money laundering obligations and retain regulatory powers to deal with\nerrant VC managers.\n\nThere are currently 30 VC fund managers in Singapore that provide capital and expertise to businesses that are in the start-up or early\ngrowth phases.\n\nWhile the industry has been growing at a healthy rate, MAS said there was still room to further expand the size and scope of VC funding\navailable for startups. The simplification of the authorisation process and regulatory framework for VC managers is also part of the\nregulator\'s support for the Committee on the Future Economy\'s (CFE) recommendations announced last week.\n\nThe public consultation will last until Mar 15, and MAS said it hoped to roll out the changes by J uly this year.\n\x0c' | SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper with proposals to simplify the authorisation process and regulatory framework for venture capital (VC) managers on Wednesday (Feb 15).
Currently, VC managers are subject to the same regulatory framework as other fund managers. However, MAS said at a briefing that differences between VC managers and fund managers make some rules less relevant.
Announcing the review of regulations for VC managers last year, Deputy Prime Minister and MAS chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam had noted that VC funds and fund managers were typically smaller in size and headcount than traditional asset managers, and contribute to the economy in a different way by supporting entrepreneurship in Singapore and the region.
MAS capital markets assistant managing director Lee Boon Ngiap said the proposed simplified regime “recognises the lower risk they pose, given their business model and sophisticated investor base”.
Under the simplified authorisation process, MAS will no longer require VC managers to have directors and representatives with at least five years of relevant experience in fund management. Instead, the regulator said it would focus primarily on ensuring the VC managers are fit and proper.
MAS also proposed to simplify the regulatory framework so new and existing VC managers will no longer need to be subject to the same capital requirements and business conduct rules as other fund managers.
Mr Lee said the proposed changes “will allow new VC managers a faster time-to-market and reduce their ongoing compliance burden. We hope this will attract more VC managers to spur them to play a greater role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation".
Still, the central bank said it was important that the VC industry remained sound, had good governance and adequate controls against financial crime, and upheld high standards of integrity.
MAS will continue to require VC managers to comply with anti-money laundering obligations and retain regulatory powers to deal with errant VC managers.
There are currently 30 VC fund managers in Singapore that provide capital and expertise to businesses that are in the start-up or early growth phases.
While the industry has been growing at a healthy rate, MAS said there was still room to further expand the size and scope of VC funding available for startups. The simplification of the authorisation process and regulatory framework for VC managers is also part of the regulator's support for the Committee on the Future Economy's (CFE) recommendations announced last week.
The public consultation will last until Mar 15, and MAS said it hoped to roll out the changes by July this year. |
doc_1010 | WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) -
Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:43 pm |
President Donald Trump returns to the White House via Marine One in Washington, Monday. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
President Donald Trumpa€™s attorneys have provided the special counsela€™s office with written descriptions that chronicle key
moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Mr. Trumpa€™s legal team recently shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and special counsel
Robert Mueller to a few select topics, the people said. The lawyers are worried that Mr. Trump, who has a penchant for making erroneous
claims, would be vulnerable in an hours-long interview.
The decision to share materials with Muellera€™ s team is part of an effort by Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers to minimize his exposure to the
special counsel, whom the president recently attacked in a series of tweets.
Mr. Trump has told aides he is 4€cechamping at the bita€* to sit for an interview, according to one person. But his lawyers, who are carefully
negotiating the terms of a sit-down, recognize the extraordinarily high stakes.
As part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Mueller is probing whether Mr. Trumpa€™s campaign
coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed justice by trying to block the investigation. In particular, his team is focused
on Mr. Trumpa€™ s firing of his national security adviser and the FBI director, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
The president has denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a 4€cewitch hunt.a€*
Behind the scenes, his lawyers are moving into what one adviser called a€cecrunchtime,a€* reviewing the likely questions Muellera€™ s
team will have for the president.
In preparation, Mr. Trump on Monday brought on another lawyer, hiring former U.S. attorney J oseph diGenova to join his personal legal
team.
J ohn Dowd, an attorney for the president, declined to comment on any records provided to the special counsel.
&€oeWe have very constructive, productive communications with the special counsel and his colleagues,a€¢ he said in an interview Friday.
a€ceWea€™ re blessed to have them,a€* Dowd said of the conversations with Muellera€™ s team. a€cel think ita€™ s helpful to them and of
course I think ita€™ s very helpful to us.a€*
Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsela€™ s office, declined to comment.
The written materials provided to Muellera€™s office include summaries of internal White House memos and contemporaneous
correspondence about events Mueller is investigating, including the ousters of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director
James Comey. The documents describe the White House players involved and the presidenta€™ s actions.
Special counsel investigators have told Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers that their main questions about the president fall into two simple
categories: 4€ceWhat did he do? 4€* and a€ceWhat was he thinking when he did it? a€*
Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers expect Muellera€™s team to ask whether Mr. Trump knew about Flynna這s communications with Russian
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition, for example, and what instructions, if any, the president gave Flynn about
the contact, according to two advisers.
Mr. Trump said in February that he fired Flynn because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contact with Kislyak. He said he
fired Comey because he had mishandled an investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The records do not include Mr. Trumpa€™ s personal version of events but provide a narrative of the White House view, the people said. Mr.
Trumpa€™ s lawyers hope the evidence eliminates the need to ask the president about some episodes.
DiGenova, whose addition to Mr. Trumpa€™ s legal team was first reported by the New York Times, declined to comment on the role he will
play.
Now the head of a law firm with his wife, Victoria Toensing, diGenova served as an independent counsel who investigated whether former
president George H.W. Busha€™ s staff looked at former president Bill Clintona€™ s passport files during the 1992 presidential campaign.
His hiring, pushed by Trump attorney J ay Sekulow, was delayed briefly to ensure that diGenovaa€™s work for the president would not
conflict with his firma€™ s other clients. Toensing represents Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for Mr. Trumpa€™ s legal team.
a€ceFormer U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia J oe diGenova will be joining our legal team later this week,a€* Sekulow said in a
statement.a€* | have worked with J oe for many years and have full confidence that he will be a great asset in our representation of the
President.a€*
DiGenova and Mr.Trump share the view that a faction inside the FBI sought to frame Mr. Trump. In February, diGenova criticized FBI
Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for trying to withhold the names of FBI officials from a
controversial GOP House committee memo that called out their roles in seeking a surveillance warrant of a former Trump campaign aide.
In 1997, DiGenova wrote a column in the Wall Street J ournal arguing that the Constitution allows for the indictment of a sitting president.
The legal question has never been tested in court. Many scholars have argued the Constitution prohibits criminally charging a president,
leaving impeachment as the only avenue to hold a president accountable for legal violations until he or she leaves office. Mr. Trumpa€™ s
own legal team has made that argument. Many experts believe a controlling J ustice Department opinion prohibits Mueller, technically a
b'WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) -\n\nMonday, March 19, 2018 at 6:43 pm |\n\nPresident Donald Trump returns to the White House via Marine One in Washington, Monday. (Reuters/Leah Millis)\n\nPresident Donald Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s attorneys have provided the special counsela\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s office with written descriptions that chronicle key\nmoments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.\nMr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s legal team recently shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and special counsel\nRobert Mueller to a few select topics, the people said. The lawyers are worried that Mr. Trump, who has a penchant for making erroneous\nclaims, would be vulnerable in an hours-long interview.\n\nThe decision to share materials with Muellera\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s team is part of an effort by Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s lawyers to minimize his exposure to the\nspecial counsel, whom the president recently attacked in a series of tweets.\n\nMr. Trump has told aides he is 4\xe2\x82\xaccechamping at the bita\xe2\x82\xac* to sit for an interview, according to one person. But his lawyers, who are carefully\nnegotiating the terms of a sit-down, recognize the extraordinarily high stakes.\n\nAs part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Mueller is probing whether Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s campaign\ncoordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed justice by trying to block the investigation. In particular, his team is focused\non Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s firing of his national security adviser and the FBI director, according to people familiar with the inquiry.\n\nThe president has denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a 4\xe2\x82\xaccewitch hunt.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\nBehind the scenes, his lawyers are moving into what one adviser called a\xe2\x82\xaccecrunchtime,a\xe2\x82\xac* reviewing the likely questions Muellera\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s\nteam will have for the president.\n\nIn preparation, Mr. Trump on Monday brought on another lawyer, hiring former U.S. attorney J oseph diGenova to join his personal legal\nteam.\n\nJ ohn Dowd, an attorney for the president, declined to comment on any records provided to the special counsel.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacoeWe have very constructive, productive communications with the special counsel and his colleagues,a\xe2\x82\xac\xc2\xa2 he said in an interview Friday.\na\xe2\x82\xacceWea\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 re blessed to have them,a\xe2\x82\xac* Dowd said of the conversations with Muellera\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s team. a\xe2\x82\xaccel think ita\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s helpful to them and of\ncourse I think ita\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s very helpful to us.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\nPeter Carr, spokesman for the special counsela\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s office, declined to comment.\n\nThe written materials provided to Muellera\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s office include summaries of internal White House memos and contemporaneous\ncorrespondence about events Mueller is investigating, including the ousters of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director\nJames Comey. The documents describe the White House players involved and the presidenta\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s actions.\n\nSpecial counsel investigators have told Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s lawyers that their main questions about the president fall into two simple\ncategories: 4\xe2\x82\xacceWhat did he do? 4\xe2\x82\xac* and a\xe2\x82\xacceWhat was he thinking when he did it? a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\nMr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s lawyers expect Muellera\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s team to ask whether Mr. Trump knew about Flynna\xc3\xa9\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s communications with Russian\nAmbassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition, for example, and what instructions, if any, the president gave Flynn about\nthe contact, according to two advisers.\n\nMr. Trump said in February that he fired Flynn because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contact with Kislyak. He said he\nfired Comey because he had mishandled an investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.\n\nThe records do not include Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s personal version of events but provide a narrative of the White House view, the people said. Mr.\nTrumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s lawyers hope the evidence eliminates the need to ask the president about some episodes.\n\nDiGenova, whose addition to Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s legal team was first reported by the New York Times, declined to comment on the role he will\nplay.\n\nNow the head of a law firm with his wife, Victoria Toensing, diGenova served as an independent counsel who investigated whether former\npresident George H.W. Busha\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s staff looked at former president Bill Clintona\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s passport files during the 1992 presidential campaign.\nHis hiring, pushed by Trump attorney J ay Sekulow, was delayed briefly to ensure that diGenovaa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2s work for the president would not\nconflict with his firma\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s other clients. Toensing represents Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s legal team.\n\na\xe2\x82\xacceFormer U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia J oe diGenova will be joining our legal team later this week,a\xe2\x82\xac* Sekulow said in a\nstatement.a\xe2\x82\xac* | have worked with J oe for many years and have full confidence that he will be a great asset in our representation of the\nPresident.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\nDiGenova and Mr.Trump share the view that a faction inside the FBI sought to frame Mr. Trump. In February, diGenova criticized FBI\nDirector Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for trying to withhold the names of FBI officials from a\ncontroversial GOP House committee memo that called out their roles in seeking a surveillance warrant of a former Trump campaign aide.\n\nIn 1997, DiGenova wrote a column in the Wall Street J ournal arguing that the Constitution allows for the indictment of a sitting president.\nThe legal question has never been tested in court. Many scholars have argued the Constitution prohibits criminally charging a president,\nleaving impeachment as the only avenue to hold a president accountable for legal violations until he or she leaves office. Mr. Trumpa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s\nown legal team has made that argument. Many experts believe a controlling J ustice Department opinion prohibits Mueller, technically a\n\x0c' Justice employee, from charging a sitting president.
But diGenova argued there is no clear statute or constitutional provision that would prevent the indictment of the president.
&€ceThe nation, in fact, could conceivably benefit from the indictment of a president,a€* he wrote in the column, which was published while
Clinton was under investigation by an independent counsel. a€celt would teach the valuable civics lesson that no one is above the law.a€*
Justice employee, from charging a sitting president.
But diGenova argued there is no clear statute or constitutional provision that would prevent the indictment of the president.
&€ceThe nation, in fact, could conceivably benefit from the indictment of a president,a€* he wrote in the column, which was published while
Clinton was under investigation by an independent counsel. a€celt would teach the valuable civics lesson that no one is above the law.a€*
WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) -
Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:43 pm |
President Donald Trump returns to the White House via Marine One in Washington, Monday. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
President Donald Trumpa€™s attorneys have provided the special counsela€™s office with written descriptions that chronicle key
moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Mr. Trumpa€™s legal team recently shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and special counsel
Robert Mueller to a few select topics, the people said. The lawyers are worried that Mr. Trump, who has a penchant for making erroneous
claims, would be vulnerable in an hours-long interview.
The decision to share materials with Muellera€™ s team is part of an effort by Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers to minimize his exposure to the
special counsel, whom the president recently attacked in a series of tweets.
Mr. Trump has told aides he is 4€cechamping at the bita€* to sit for an interview, according to one person. But his lawyers, who are carefully
negotiating the terms of a sit-down, recognize the extraordinarily high stakes.
As part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Mueller is probing whether Mr. Trumpa€™s campaign
coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed justice by trying to block the investigation. In particular, his team is focused
on Mr. Trumpa€™ s firing of his national security adviser and the FBI director, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
The president has denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a 4€cewitch hunt.a€*
Behind the scenes, his lawyers are moving into what one adviser called a€cecrunchtime,a€* reviewing the likely questions Muellera€™ s
team will have for the president.
In preparation, Mr. Trump on Monday brought on another lawyer, hiring former U.S. attorney J oseph diGenova to join his personal legal
team.
J ohn Dowd, an attorney for the president, declined to comment on any records provided to the special counsel.
&€oeWe have very constructive, productive communications with the special counsel and his colleagues,a€¢ he said in an interview Friday.
a€ceWea€™ re blessed to have them,a€* Dowd said of the conversations with Muellera€™ s team. a€cel think ita€™ s helpful to them and of
course I think ita€™ s very helpful to us.a€*
Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsela€™ s office, declined to comment.
The written materials provided to Muellera€™s office include summaries of internal White House memos and contemporaneous
correspondence about events Mueller is investigating, including the ousters of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director
James Comey. The documents describe the White House players involved and the presidenta€™ s actions.
Special counsel investigators have told Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers that their main questions about the president fall into two simple
categories: 4€ceWhat did he do? 4€* and a€ceWhat was he thinking when he did it? a€*
Mr. Trumpa€™s lawyers expect Muellera€™s team to ask whether Mr. Trump knew about Flynna這s communications with Russian
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition, for example, and what instructions, if any, the president gave Flynn about
the contact, according to two advisers.
Mr. Trump said in February that he fired Flynn because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contact with Kislyak. He said he
fired Comey because he had mishandled an investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The records do not include Mr. Trumpa€™ s personal version of events but provide a narrative of the White House view, the people said. Mr.
Trumpa€™ s lawyers hope the evidence eliminates the need to ask the president about some episodes.
DiGenova, whose addition to Mr. Trumpa€™ s legal team was first reported by the New York Times, declined to comment on the role he will
play.
Now the head of a law firm with his wife, Victoria Toensing, diGenova served as an independent counsel who investigated whether former
president George H.W. Busha€™ s staff looked at former president Bill Clintona€™ s passport files during the 1992 presidential campaign.
His hiring, pushed by Trump attorney J ay Sekulow, was delayed briefly to ensure that diGenovaa€™s work for the president would not
conflict with his firma€™ s other clients. Toensing represents Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for Mr. Trumpa€™ s legal team.
a€ceFormer U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia J oe diGenova will be joining our legal team later this week,a€* Sekulow said in a
statement.a€* | have worked with J oe for many years and have full confidence that he will be a great asset in our representation of the
President.a€*
DiGenova and Mr.Trump share the view that a faction inside the FBI sought to frame Mr. Trump. In February, diGenova criticized FBI
Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for trying to withhold the names of FBI officials from a
controversial GOP House committee memo that called out their roles in seeking a surveillance warrant of a former Trump campaign aide.
In 1997, DiGenova wrote a column in the Wall Street J ournal arguing that the Constitution allows for the indictment of a sitting president.
The legal question has never been tested in court. Many scholars have argued the Constitution prohibits criminally charging a president,
leaving impeachment as the only avenue to hold a president accountable for legal violations until he or she leaves office. Mr. Trumpa€™ s
own legal team has made that argument. Many experts believe a controlling J ustice Department opinion prohibits Mueller, technically a
b'Justice employee, from charging a sitting president.\n\nBut diGenova argued there is no clear statute or constitutional provision that would prevent the indictment of the president.\n\n&\xe2\x82\xacceThe nation, in fact, could conceivably benefit from the indictment of a president,a\xe2\x82\xac* he wrote in the column, which was published while\nClinton was under investigation by an independent counsel. a\xe2\x82\xaccelt would teach the valuable civics lesson that no one is above the law.a\xe2\x82\xac*\n\x0c' | WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) -
Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:43 pm |
President Donald Trump returns to the White House via Marine One in Washington, Monday. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
President Donald Trump’s attorneys have provided the special counsel’s office with written descriptions that chronicle key moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Mr. Trump’s legal team recently shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and special counsel Robert Mueller to a few select topics, the people said. The lawyers are worried that Mr. Trump, who has a penchant for making erroneous claims, would be vulnerable in an hours-long interview.
The decision to share materials with Mueller’s team is part of an effort by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to minimize his exposure to the special counsel, whom the president recently attacked in a series of tweets.
Mr. Trump has told aides he is “champing at the bit” to sit for an interview, according to one person. But his lawyers, who are carefully negotiating the terms of a sit-down, recognize the extraordinarily high stakes.
As part of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Mueller is probing whether Mr. Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed justice by trying to block the investigation. In particular, his team is focused on Mr. Trump’s firing of his national security adviser and the FBI director, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
The president has denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a “witch hunt.”
Behind the scenes, his lawyers are moving into what one adviser called “crunchtime,” reviewing the likely questions Mueller’s team will have for the president.
In preparation, Mr. Trump on Monday brought on another lawyer, hiring former U.S. attorney Joseph diGenova to join his personal legal team.
John Dowd, an attorney for the president, declined to comment on any records provided to the special counsel.
“We have very constructive, productive communications with the special counsel and his colleagues,” he said in an interview Friday.
“We’re blessed to have them,” Dowd said of the conversations with Mueller’s team. “I think it’s helpful to them and of course I think it’s very helpful to us.”
Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsel’s office, declined to comment.
The written materials provided to Mueller’s office include summaries of internal White House memos and contemporaneous correspondence about events Mueller is investigating, including the ousters of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey. The documents describe the White House players involved and the president’s actions.
Special counsel investigators have told Mr. Trump’s lawyers that their main questions about the president fall into two simple categories: “What did he do?” and “What was he thinking when he did it?”
Mr. Trump’s lawyers expect Mueller’s team to ask whether Mr. Trump knew about Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition, for example, and what instructions, if any, the president gave Flynn about the contact, according to two advisers.
Mr. Trump said in February that he fired Flynn because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contact with Kislyak. He said he fired Comey because he had mishandled an investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
The records do not include Mr. Trump’s personal version of events but provide a narrative of the White House view, the people said. Mr. Trump’s lawyers hope the evidence eliminates the need to ask the president about some episodes.
DiGenova, whose addition to Mr. Trump’s legal team was first reported by the New York Times, declined to comment on the role he will play.
Now the head of a law firm with his wife, Victoria Toensing, diGenova served as an independent counsel who investigated whether former president George H.W. Bush’s staff looked at former president Bill Clinton’s passport files during the 1992 presidential campaign.
His hiring, pushed by Trump attorney Jay Sekulow, was delayed briefly to ensure that diGenova’s work for the president would not conflict with his firm’s other clients. Toensing represents Mark Corallo, a former spokesman for Mr. Trump’s legal team.
“Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Joe diGenova will be joining our legal team later this week,” Sekulow said in a statement.” I have worked with Joe for many years and have full confidence that he will be a great asset in our representation of the President.”
DiGenova and Mr.Trump share the view that a faction inside the FBI sought to frame Mr. Trump. In February, diGenova criticized FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for trying to withhold the names of FBI officials from a controversial GOP House committee memo that called out their roles in seeking a surveillance warrant of a former Trump campaign aide.
In 1997, DiGenova wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal arguing that the Constitution allows for the indictment of a sitting president.
The legal question has never been tested in court. Many scholars have argued the Constitution prohibits criminally charging a president, leaving impeachment as the only avenue to hold a president accountable for legal violations until he or she leaves office. Mr. Trump’s own legal team has made that argument. Many experts believe a controlling Justice Department opinion prohibits Mueller, technically a Justice employee, from charging a sitting president.
But diGenova argued there is no clear statute or constitutional provision that would prevent the indictment of the president.
“The nation, in fact, could conceivably benefit from the indictment of a president,” he wrote in the column, which was published while Clinton was under investigation by an independent counsel. “It would teach the valuable civics lesson that no one is above the law.” |
doc_1011 | b'CARIFTA a\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x80\x9c Day 3- Rock wins second medal\nRoneldo Rock won Barbadosa\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 tenth medal with a bronze in the Under-18 Boys 800m at the CARIFTA games.\nThis is Rocka\xe2\x82\xac\xe2\x84\xa2 s second bronze medal. He also finished third in the Under-18 Boys 1500m.\n\x0c' CARIFTA a€“ Day 3- Rock wins second medal
Roneldo Rock won Barbadosa€™ tenth medal with a bronze in the Under-18 Boys 800m at the CARIFTA games.
This is Rocka€™ s second bronze medal. He also finished third in the Under-18 Boys 1500m.
CARIFTA a€“ Day 3- Rock wins second medal
Roneldo Rock won Barbadosa€™ tenth medal with a bronze in the Under-18 Boys 800m at the CARIFTA games.
This is Rocka€™ s second bronze medal. He also finished third in the Under-18 Boys 1500m.
| CARIFTA – Day 3- Rock wins second medal
Roneldo Rock won Barbados’ tenth medal with a bronze in the Under-18 Boys 800m at the CARIFTA games.
This is Rock’s second bronze medal. He also finished third in the Under-18 Boys 1500m. |
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