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Nadal Wins French Open to Make History
Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated countryman David Ferrer in the French Open final, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
The victory makes Nadal the first man to win the same Grand Slam singles title eight times.
Carl Bialik and Tom Perrotta covered the action in Paris.
No Rain So Far
Against all odds, the rain has held off and the match appears ready to start. The PA system has started piping over the epic prematch music, and the players are taking the court.
The stands are about 2/3 full. The players get a standing ovation. Unlike for the semifinal, Nadal is the higher seed here, so he gets to come out second, to bigger applause.
But I expect the crowd to try to rally Ferrer to make this a competitive match — he won just five games in their semifinal meeting here last year.
Some Stats
Nadal, who is facing fifth-ranked Ferrer today, has won 9 of his last 10 matches against the Top 5 (all but one on clay), and 19 of his last 20 matches against the Top 10.
Nadal has won his last 16 matches on clay against Ferrer. (Ferrer said in his last press conference, "I won once when we were kids. I won to him on clay.") Their last four matches on the surface are hard to read. The last two were 2 of the closest they've had on the surface. But the two before that were Nadal's biggest routs against Ferrer on the surface. Ferrer has won just four sets in those 16 matches, and just two in their last 11 meetings — both in those last two matches.
Their matches on clay often swing wildly from set to set. During Nadal's 16-match winning streak, 11 of the sets he's won have been tight, decided by 7-5 or 7-6; but nine were 6-0 or 6-1 blowouts.
The Warm Up and Keeping Warm
The players are warming up, with one minute until match time. They seem to be running a bit behind — neither has taken serves. Nadal isn't known for following every prompt to the exact second.
It looks to me like his topspin forehand isn't popping off the court as much as usual in today's damp, cold conditions. Nadal was asked in a recent press conference how he'll remember this year's tournament. He said it's "the coldest I've ever experienced. I mean, the temperature was not what I expected."
What Does Ferrer's Spotless Record Count For?
Twelve times a player in the Open era has reached the French Open final having lost no sets in the tournament. Nadal — who remembers every point in his matches and pays attention to other players' matches, too — said, "he didn't lose a set during the whole tournament, so he's a player that brings you to the limit." Players who have such a spotless record entering the final are 8-3. Nadal himself has entered the final without a dropped set four times, and won each time. (He's also entered the final twice having lost some sets, and also won.)
Nadal has lost four sets here, but that's a bit misleading. Two were in his first two matches, when he was playing much worse than recently. And two were in his semifinal, against No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
Ferrer to Serve First
Ferrer will serve first. The match has begun.
1-0, Ferrer
Ferrer is in the lead! Ferrer is in the lead! Ferrer is the lead! Just wanted to put that out there, since no one expects to be able to say it very often.
1-0, Ferrer
Ferrer moves to 40-0 with a service winner, and holds with an ace. Neither were hit as hard as 123 miles per hour — Maria Sharapova yesterday said Serena Williams serves harder than Ferrer, and she's not far off — but Ferrer is very accurate with his serve and has turned it into a weapon, despite being a relatively short, for men's tennis, 5'9″, the same height as Williams.
1-0, Ferrer
Nice drop shot winner from Nadal. According to Roland Garros stats, he has only hit five other drop shot winners this tournament. The drop shot has become increasingly popular on clay, but Nadal doesn't use it that much.
Nadal wins his first three service points, the third after running Ferrer from side to side and then finishing him off with a drop shot. That point is one reason Ferrer struggles so much against the four players ranked above him: They are able to run him around the court with their powerful, accurate shots without missing much. One of the fittest men in tennis, he's happy to run all over the court, but it won't win him many points against a player as accurate and fit as Nadal. That's why he has to play aggressively, which he has so far. He just misses a couple of aggressive shots in Nadal's service game and Nadal holds at 15.
There's another drop winner from Nadal, off a half volley. He may not have many traditional drop-shot winners, but he loves to come to net when way ahead in the point and finish off the points with drop volleys.
2-1, Nadal
David Ferrer is no longer in the lead…
2-1, Nadal
Nadal moves ahead quickly to 30-0 as two more Ferrer shots miss. Ferrer can beat almost everyone with his fitness, but not the four best players in the world.
2-1, Nadal
It will be interesting to see how closely chair umpire Cédric Mourier tracks his stopwatch. Pascal Maria called Nadal for two time violations, the second costing him a service point, in Nadal's semifinal win. So far in this game, by my count, Nadal has taken 23, 26 and 31 seconds, respectively, after service points. He's allowed 20 seconds at Grand Slam tournaments.
2-1, Nadal
Ferrer gets a break point after Nadal started the game by winning the first two points. Nadal doesn't look terribly comfortable in today's conditions.
2-1, Nadal
Ferrer had a look at a second serve, but went for too much with his backhand and sent it long. Back to deuce. Nadal took 28 seconds before that crucial point.
Ferrer employs a shot that rarely works — a drop shot to Nadal's forehand side, after pushing Nadal deep. But Ferrer pulls off the backhand pass down the line. And Nadal takes 37 seconds before the next point, another break point for Ferrer. This time Ferrer converts, gamely chasing Nadal's shots around the court and this time showing willingness to hit to Nadal's forehand corner, which opponents have to do to open up his backhand side. Great response from the underdog. Ferrer is in the (co-)lead! Ferrer is in the (co-)lead!
Ferrer doesn't exactly stick to the letter of the law either, taking 22 seconds after his first service point and again after his third. Chair umpires will almost never call that, but if players consistently top 30 seconds, they might. Nadal argues that if players have to follow the rule, they can't deliver the epic, draining points that please crowds. But he routinely exceeds the limits even after short rallies.
3-2, Ferrer
Ferrer hits a few of his best backhands of the match, approaches net — and almost loses the point. A Nadal forehand passing shot divebombs, but just past the baseline. Ferrer follows it up with a big forehand down the line and then, on game point, a series of strong crosscourt forehands. Impressive pair of games from Ferrer and we're back on serve.
3-2, Ferrer
Ferrer has such a bad rap as a "boring" player. Not true! He doesn't have a lot of flash, but he has more variety than most players on the tour. Excellent volleys for someone who is considered a baseline grinder, and a fine touch. And he can come up with amazing shots. He's very comfortable out here and making this a match.
3-2, Ferrer
Tom, I agree, and enjoy watching Ferrer. What is somewhat boring about him is how consistently he loses big matches to the best players. That's not necessarily his fault — we've discussed all the ways he has a narrow path to victory against them — but it does make the outcome feel predictable. He'll shed some of that reputation if he makes a match of this — and all of it if he pulls off the upset.
There is a word to describe that drop shot Nadal just hit. It's not a word we can write on this blog.
4-3, Nadal
Ferrer faces two break points after a volley that isn't good enough. He saves both with strong forehands into Nadal's forehand wing. As scary as it is, Nadal's opponents have to attack that side. He leaves a lot of space there and must occasionally be forced to cover it. Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and Ernests Gulbis all have found success this year with that strategy. Ferrer goes there again, but just misses long and Nadal has a third break point. He converts it with a great, dipping, crosscourt passing shot from his very strong, weaker side, the backhand.
4-3, Nadal
That break point tells you a lot about modern tennis. Ferrer hit a hard backhand down the line and followed it to the net — 20 years ago, that would have been a fantastic approach shot. Today, Nadal slides over there, flicks his racket and presto, crosscourt passing shot that Ferrer can't even touch. Mind boggling.
4-3, Nadal
The crowd's been rather muted so far. I think it's due to a combination of the cold, damp weather, their fatigue with Nadal's invincibility here, their expectation that Ferrer can't put up much of a challenge, and disappointment that neither French favorite Roger Federer nor a Frenchman is playing today. But the tennis has been very good so far.
4-3, Nadal
Carl, there's a crowd here? You sure?
4-3, Nadal
I agree about modern tennis, Tom. Though rackets and players' strength also have improved approach shots somewhat. Ferrer hits such a good one from his forehand side to open Nadal's service game that he didn't need to hit a volley — it was a winner.
5-3, Nadal
Nadal staves off the Ferrer challenge, sealing the hold with an ace, his first. Ferrer to serve to stay in the first set.
6-3, Nadal
What started out as a very good set from Ferrer quickly turned ugly. Bad double fault to give Nadal another break point, and Nadal takes advantage with a superb forehand angle forcing shot. First set in the books.
6-3, Nadal
Bad news for Ferrer: Nadal is 69-0 in his career when winning the first set on clay in best-of-five-set matches.
6-3, Nadal
Nice start for Ferrer — he gets to break point on Nadal's opening service game.
6-3, Nadal
Somewhere, Novak Djokovic is thinking, I wish I could have played in this cold mist on Friday!
6-3, Nadal
Nadal moves to game point but Ferrer gets back to deuce. Unfortunately he had to hit an "un-winner," as Tom called it, to get there. That's when Nadal returns a shot that looks good enough to win the point.
Nadal, by the way, took 28 seconds before one of his service points this game. No warning yet. Perhaps if this match remains lopsided, Nadal's slow play between points can at least keep it at a respectable length.
6-3, 1-0, Nadal
Ferrer again fails to convert a break point. He's working hard to get them but Nadal is so good at saving them. You have to lead your opponent by two points to win a game in tennis, and no one makes it harder to do so on clay than Nadal. It's not impossible to win points against him on the surface but his game and tactics make it so hard to do so consistently for any stretch, even one as short as one game.
6-3, 2-0, Nadal
Ferrer fails to hold the must-hold. Nadal hits another forehand winner down the line. Then he opens his service game with an ace, for four winners in four points. Now Nadal really is playing well. If he sustains it, this could be over quickly.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Nadal holds at love and looks like he's in a hurry. Umbrellas and ponchos are out, so perhaps he feels he's racing against a rain delay.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Well, we're soon to be set up for what would be the greatest comeback in the history of tennis (except that it won't happen). Ferrer about to be down two sets to love.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Ferrer's best hope here may be heavier rain. It's coming down steadily now, and umbrellas are up, but there's no sign of a delay.
I'm fully prepared for Ferrer to mount a comeback. In case he doesn't, there are some smaller targets he can aim for. If he wins one more game, he'll match Roger Federer's total in the 2008 final against Nadal. And if he wins two more, he'll match his own total from last year's semifinal against Nadal.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Only thing worse that sitting in the rain to watch tennis: Sitting behind someone else's enormous umbrella. One man walks down a few rows and asks a woman to hold hers closer to her head so he can see.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Ferrer rips a pair of backhands to win a point, then Nadal wins a cat-and-mouse point at net, and follows with a ferocious inside-in forehand winner to reach break point. He just misses a forehand down the line to let Ferrer off the hook and back to deuce.
6-3, 3-0, Nadal
Rain or no, Nadal gets enough topspin on a forehand to make Ferrer hit down on a very high backhand, and he hits it into the net. A Ferrer forehand saves another break point.
Tom, always surprised the etiquette here allows for umbrellas despite their potential to block views. I guess other Grand Slam tournaments don't encounter the issue because rain halts play — or, in Melbourne and London, raises the roof.
6-3, 3-1, Nadal
Impressive hold from Ferrer, who hits a forehand hard enough with Nadal at net to draw a rare volley error, then wins an extended rally when a Nadal backhand slice goes into the net.
6-3, 3-1, Nadal
Good stuff from Ferrer, who follows up a hard crosscourt forehand with a delicate backhand drop shot that Nadal doesn't bother chasing.
6-3, 3-1, Nadal
Credit Ferrer for trying new ways to trouble Nadal. His second straight backhand drop shot isn't as good, but Nadal's reply isn't great, either, and Ferrer nails the backhand crosscourt passing-shot winner.
6-3, 3-1, Nadal
Great stuff from Ferrer, surprising Nadal by hitting a short ball into Nadal's forehand corner with a backhand to get to break point. He'd be right back in this set if he converts.
6-3, 3-1, Nadal
Despite the unbalanced scoreline in the match, this Nadal service game doesn't feel lopsided. Ferrer has earned a few break points, and just had his best shot at converting but Nadal proved impenetrable, finishing the point with a backhand passing-shot winner past a disappointed Ferrer.
6-3, 4-1, Nadal
Ferrer threw everything he had at Nadal there, and Nadal held anyway, finishing Ferrer's challenge off with a backhand winner down the line. More bad news for Ferrer: Forecast suggests that rain should stop in next hour or two, and it's not falling heavily enough now for a delay.
6-3, 4-1, Nadal
Fewer umbrellas out. The tournament looks likely to dodge a second consecutive Monday finish.
Nadal is playing like he's ready to finish very soon, opening Ferrer's service game with a forehand winner.
6-3, 4-1, Nadal
Ferrer, stretched wide, lifts a backhand lob over Nadal, but it's just wide. Two break points. Ferrer saves the first on a rare Nadal forehand error.
6-3, 4-1, Nadal
Ferrer, who saves the second break point with an inside-out forehand winner, has now matched Roger Federer's four games won in the 2008 final here against Nadal. In that match, Nadal saved a break point at 3-3 in the second set and didn't lose another game. Ferrer's missed chances at 1-3 in this set may prove similarly pivotal. He misses into the net to face a third break point, but saves it when Nadal misses a return.
6-3, 5-1, Nadal
Nadal breaks again when a Ferrer miss into the net creates another break point, which Nadal converts with an inside-out forehand winner. Nadal is seven games away, and it might take only seven games.
6-3, 5-1, Nadal
Chaos on court when a shirtless, masked man manages to get on court holding a red flare. He's quickly tackled and brought off court by a security guard. It all happens very fast. Nadal shakes the hand of another security guard, the crowd claps, and play resumes.
6-3, 5-1, Nadal
Nice start to Ferrer's must-win return game to stay in the set as he finishes off the opening point with a backhand volley winner.
6-3, 5-1, Nadal
Kudos to the security guards on court for defusing that potentially very dangerous situation quickly. The security at the gates hasn't always been as impressive, though. I usually bring a large backpack to the grounds. A couple of times I haven't been asked to open it, and when I am the check is usually quite cursory — a quick glance inside. I'm not bringing in any flares, of course. Hopefully no one brought in anything more dangerous.
Nadal may have been rattled by it all — it happened on his side of the court. He double faults to give Ferrer two break points.
6-3, 5-2, Nadal
Ferrer breaks back with another backhand volley winner. It's still hard to see Ferrer winning this set, but he was impressive in extending it there.
That court-rushing flare-holder could have been much worse. As it is, he's marred this match. Unclear if he was connected to the chanting fans in the upper levels. Many fans are standing and talking during this changeover, creating a murmur in the stadium.
Meanwhile, it's time to zip the jacket in the press seats.
6-3, 5-2, Nadal
Ferrer's rally is short-lived, as an error and a pair of double faults give Nadal a 0-40 lead, one point from a two-sets-to-none lead.
6-3, 6-2, Nadal
Ferrer breaks himself with another error at love. In 94 minutes, Nadal is up two sets to none and a set away from his eighth French Open title in just nine appearances here.
6-3, 6-2, Nadal
Very strange set, and not because of the tennis. Tennis courtside security needs work, though credit to the security folks there for reacting quickly. The worst incident in the sport's history, of course, happened 20 years ago, when Monica Seles was stabbed.
6-3, 6-2, Nadal
Crazed court rushers will always bring to mind the one who attacked Monica Seles with a knife 20 years ago in Hamburg, Germany, which Tom just mentioned. She missed 27 months and was never the same player. Glad this time no one was hurt.
6-3, 6-2, 1-0 Nadal
Nadal holds at love to start the third set.
Ferrer entered this match having lost no sets; no matter what happens, he'll finish the tournament with fewer dropped sets than Nadal. I mentioned earlier that players who have entered the final with no dropped sets are 8-3, including 4-0 by Nadal. The last player to lose from such a position was Alberto Berasategui, in 1994. But his opponent, Sergi Bruguera, had dropped just one set himself. The closest analogue to a Nadal win here came in 1982, when Mats Wilander dropped five sets before the final, yet beat Guillermo Vilas, who lost none.
6-3, 6-2, 1-0 Nadal
I saw some runners outside Paris run 10K this morning. Ferrer almost runs that far there chasing Nadal's shots, but Nadal still wins it with a smash. Then Nadal approaches net again and draws a passing-shot error to move to 15-30, and to 15-40 on a Ferrer error. Nadal has a chance to break and seize control of this third set.
6-3, 6-2, 2-0 Nadal
Nadal breaks at the first opportunity with a volley winner. Four games away from the title.
6-3, 6-2, 2-0 Nadal
Ferrer does well to win the opening point with his defense, scrambling to send a low, slicey shot back that Nadal pushes wide. Then the line judge may have cost him a 0-30 lead by calling a Ferrer shot out that Nadal acknowledges with a swipe of his foot was in. Nadal gives up the point anyway with a rare double fault.
6-3, 6-2, 2-0 Nadal
A strong Ferrer forehand down the line forces a Nadal error, and Ferrer has three break points.
Here's how cleanly Nadal had been playing before this sloppy game: He had 31 winners and 20 unforced errors. That's a very impressive performance against a player as dogged as Ferrer, who gets his racket on many shots that would be winners against everyone else.
As umbrellas reopen around the stadium to greet the returning rain, Nadal flicks a forehand winner up the line off a good Ferrer return. 15-40.
6-3, 6-2, 2-1 Nadal
Ferrer breaks with a wide return that Nadal sends into the net with his backhand. The rain seems heavier now as chair umpire Cédric Mourier gets out of his chair to check the conditions and talk to the players.
6-3, 6-2, 2-1 Nadal
No announcement yet from Mourier but the changeover is taking longer than usual. Mourier is consulting on his walkie-talkie. Nadal gets up to receive serve, so it looks like they'll play on, though Ferrer is staying put under his umbrella. He'll have trouble serving from there.
Surprised to see him be more resistant to playing on, after that excellent break. Though he hasn't held serve in his last three service games. So perhaps that's why.
6-3, 6-2, 2-1 Nadal
Nice start from Ferrer, as a Nadal forehand sails long and then Ferrer hits behind Nadal again into the forehand side for a winner. A forehand winner down the line brings Ferrer to 40-0. Nice to see him make a set of this, if not yet a match.
6-3, 6-2, 2-2 Nadal
A Nadal forehand sails long and Ferrer holds at love. Nadal's forehands sailed on him in last year's final when the rain came, as he couldn't get his usual topspin on the ball to control it. Novak Djokovic won eight straight games at a similar stage in the match. Ferrer is at two so far. Nadal looks ready to halt that streak with an ace to open the fifth game of the set.
6-3, 6-2, 3-2 Nadal
After not winning many baseline rallies lately, Nadal finds a way to avoid them — two aces and two other unreturned serves give him the easy hold.
6-3, 6-2, 3-2 Nadal
Ferrer misses twice to give Nadal a 0-30 opening on Ferrer's serve. Ferrer hesitates before the next point as it sounds like someone in the box behind him is coughing and others are attending to the person. Ferrer shakes it off and gets back to 30-30 with two well-played, aggressive points.
6-3, 6-2, 3-3 Nadal
Nice recovery from Ferrer as Nadal commits two errors and Ferrer holds.
6-3, 6-2, 3-3 Nadal
Crowd is livening up, cheering Ferrer on to break again. He opens well, winning a long rally when a Nadal backhand goes wide.
6-3, 6-2, 3-3 Nadal
It's worth emphasizing again just how well Ferrer was playing heading into this final. One way to measure that is the ratio of the percentage of return points he won to the percentage of service points he lost. A ratio well above 1 is dominant. Nadal's heading into the final was 1.38. Ferrer's was 1.58. Just one player has headed into a final at the French Open with such a high ratio as Ferrer's in the last 20 years: Nadal, in 2007, 2008 and 2012. The Nadal who Ferrer is facing now isn't quite playing at the dominant level of those years, but he's still Nadal, and a very bad matchup for Ferrer, or anyone, on clay.
6-3, 6-2, 3-3 Nadal
Ferrer gets a break point with an inside-out forehand, down-the-line backhand combo. Simple strategy, tough to execute. But if he breaks here, he'd be ahead in a set for the first time since 3-2 in the first set. And as I type that, he pushes a routine shot long. Back to deuce.
6-3, 6-2, 4-3 Nadal
Ferrer just misses a crosscourt forehand and Nadal escapes with the hold. That was a bad miss from Ferrer on break point, but an understandable one. He got into position to break with aggressive play, and he missed his opportunity with aggressive play. One sword, two edges, etc.
6-3, 6-2, 4-3 Nadal
Nadal looks hungry to win the title in these next two games, but Ferrer isn't playing along. After a great Nadal forehand winner, Ferrer approaches the net and wins, then hits a forehand winner. Nadal responds with another forehand winner, and it's 30-30.
6-3, 6-2, 4-3 Nadal
6-3, 6-2, 5-3 Nadal
Disaster for Ferrer: He double-faults at break point and Nadal will serve for the championship. Djokovic double-faulted last year on match point here in the final.
6-3, 6-2, 5-3 Nadal
Ferrer starts well, with a good return that eventually leads to a Nadal error. But he follows with a backhand error and Nadal is three points away from his eighth French Open title.
If Nadal does hold here, he will have 12 Grand Slam titles, moving into a tie for third with Roy Emerson, behind Roger Federer (17) and Pete Sampras (14).
6-3, 6-2, 5-3 Nadal
Ferrer misses another backhand and it's 30-15. Nadal is two points away.
6-3, 6-2, 5-3 Nadal
Ferrer just misses a crosscourt backhand return and Nadal has two match points. This match has lasted less than half as long as Nadal's semifinal win over Djokovic.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Nadal wins on a forehand winner, what else?
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Lots of yells from the crowd preceded that match point, interrupting Nadal and draw an angry, drawn-out si vous plait from chair umpire Mourier. Nadal shakes it off, hits a big serve, draws a sliced return, and rips the winner. He falls to the ground, hops up to give Ferrer a mini-hug at net, and gets ready for the trophy ceremony with a traditional Nadal shirt change, always a crowd-pleaser.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
The tournament insists on piping in epic music before and after big matches. It's a bit insistent, like, look, this is a big match! Here it also serves to distract from just how long it takes to bring out the multi-part, enormous trophy podium. Let's see if the poor guys whose job it is to lug the parts out can do it faster than they did yesterday after the women's final. That took longer than Serena Williams's semifinal victory.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Ferrer, playing in his first Grand Slam final, has never before experienced losing one. That means he gets to experience for the first time sitting around during a Grand Slam trophy ceremony chiefly to celebrate his opponent.
Nadal, in a postmatch TV interview, mainly congratulates Ferrer and wishes him the best. These two are Davis Cup teammates and good friends, with one edge to their friendship: Nadal keeps beating him. That's 20 wins in 24 meetings, including 17 straight on clay.
Nadal adds how special it is to win after coming back from 7 months off tour due to knee injury, and thanks his family, his team, and all those who sent him supportive messages over Facebook and Twitter.
A female voice over the PA breaks up the rhythm of these postmatch interviews by translating into French. Nadal himself did speak a little French there. As Tom wrote the other day, Nadal's French isn't quite up to the level of Novak Djokovic's or Serena Williams's.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Nadal also thanks his physio, Rafael Maymo, and says he supports a roof being built on the stadium to bring it up to par with Wimbledon and the Australian Open — and ahead of the U.S. Open.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Ferrer gets nice applause when the interviewer notes he reached the final without dropping a set. Ferrer congratulates Nadal, saying he deserves all his success: "I think he is the best."
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
A quirk of the rankings system means that since Nadal merely defended his points from winning last year, while Ferrer improved on his performance with his first Grand Slam final, Ferrer will pass Nadal and move to No. 4 in the rankings. That likely will be his seed at Wimbledon, which means Nadal, as the fifth seed, could be drawn to play a quarterfinal against Ferrer, Roger Federer, Andy Murray or Novak Djokovic.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Usain Bolt is on hand to present the winner's trophy. The screen shows highlights of Bolt running. Yannick Noah, who was the last Frenchman to win here, back in 1983, would have been the obvious choice, but he has previously alleged that Spanish athletes use performance-enhancing drugs, so his presence would have made this trophy ceremony more awkward even than the usual trophy ceremony.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Nadal holds the trophy aloft and then the Spanish national anthem plays. Fans here have gotten very familiar with this music during Nadal's reign.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Now, to the speeches. Ferrer says he doesn't speak French, so he speaks Spanish. He congratulates Nadal, thanks the public and his family.
6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Nadal
Nadal says he's sorry for Ferrer's loss, and congratulates him for all he's done, including for Spanish tennis. He, like Ferrer, speaks in Spanish. He thanks his team and the public. Bolt stands around awkwardly.
Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Nadal traditionally bites his trophies after winning tournaments. It's a signature of his. Here he gamely holds on with his teeth for a while so that everyone can get the traditional photo of Nadal biting his trophy.
Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Two days ago at around this time, Nadal was on the brink. He was down a break in the fifth set to the top-ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic. Nadal's comeback to win the semifinal, then cruise through the final today against David Ferrer, adds another great chapter to the book Nadal could write someday about his eight — or maybe eventually 10? 15? — French Open titles. But it's not even his greatest comeback this year. Nadal four months ago returned to tennis as a big unknown quantity, sidelined for seven months after one of the most disappointing losses of his career at Wimbledon last year. No one really knew how he'd do. He's done better than just about anyone has through this stage of the season, winning 43 of 45 matches (Djokovic was 41-1 at this point two years ago). Nadal has reached the final of all nine tournaments he's played, winning seven, and has won 22 straight matches. And while his ranking will, oddly, slip to fifth tomorrow, he has almost no points to defend for the next seven months — he's ahead of Djokovic in the race for the year-end No. 1 ranking by nearly 2,000 points, and is the first to qualify for the year-end championships in London. And he's smiling from ear to ear here as he poses for endless pictures long after most fans have left, putting his arms around staffers who pose in various configurations. Extrapolating from Nadal's typically joyous clay-court season to the rest of the season is always tricky. After he won here in 2011, he didn't win another tournament for 10 months, after he returned to clay. I mentioned that to him last year in the post-final press conference, and he ran through the tournaments one by one, pointing out he'd played well in most of them. His post-French Open campaign in 2012 was even tougher, though, as he won just two matches on grass before leaving the tour with injury. Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray will feel they have chances against Nadal on grass and on the fast hard courts later this summer. Ferrer will, too – he's 3-3 against Nadal off clay. Ferrer was the second-best player during this tournament, winning even more easily than Djokovic and Nadal had. Nadal said his friend deserved a first major final for all his hard work over the years. Ferrer deserved it for crushing his opponents before the final. There, he met the man who crushes just about everyone on crushed red brick. This year, Nadal is playing well enough to keep rolling off clay — and his knees look better than ever. We'll see how they and he hold up when he returns to tennis in just two weeks at Wimbledon.
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Hope, a native of Asheville, N.C., finished the 13.1-mile course in 1:27.41 ahead of former All-American and three-time Southeastern Conference champion Sarah Madebach (2nd – 1:27.49) and former standout Jill Skinner (3rd - 1:28.26).
With a field that featured 1,017 female competitors and a course that snaked up and down the many hills that Athens has to offer, Bulldog distance coach Jeff Pigg was pleased with the efforts of one of his freshman runners.
"She has been working hard all year and has already shown many signs of improvement," said Pigg. "We kind of recognized that she might not break into our top 10 as we prepared for the SEC Championships, which shows you how deep this team is. She mentioned that her mom was going to be in town and asked if she could run the half-marathon and I told her for sure. I am really proud of the way she took advantage of his opportunity."
Hope, a Biology major who is in the Honors Program at UGA, has competed in three meets for Georgia's cross country team this season. In addition to placing in the top 25 at the squad's two home meets, Hope was the third Lady Bulldog finisher at the Gene Mullin Furman Invitational on Oct. 9 after taking seventh overall (18:52) in the 5k race.
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Language translation provider Systran has unveiled its first hybrid machine translation server that combines rule-based machine translation and statistical machine translation.
Called the Systran Enterprise Server 7, the product has been designed for enterprise use, and it works to deliver consistent and reusable translations for corporate customer requirements.
Combining self-learning and linguistic technologies, the Systran Hybrid MT server lets users customize translation programs to fit their particular needs. For instance, a spokesman for the company said Thursday that employees of a company with operations in France and the U.S. can easily translate documentation and e-mails back and forth in French and English.
"In today's increasingly interconnected world, organizations that use translation technology have a distinct advantage over competitors," said Systran CEO Dimitris Sabatakakis in a statement, noting that the company's Hybrid MT product helps companies "communicate more effectively with customers, partners, and employees around the world."
Because of the self-learning features of the product's modules and tools, users can manage data and reuse translated content, Systran said.
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Based in Paris with U.S. headquarters in San Diego, Systran has been in the translation technology business since 1968. While the company's Enterprise Server has long been used on intranets for multilingual collaboration among employees seeking to understand foreign language information, the new server product expands the company's expertise into publishing. Previously, the company's machine translation technologies have been used to translate common information like e-mail, Web pages, presentations, and corporate documentation.
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Erislandy Lara-Freddy Hernandez in Play For June 30th
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Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (16-1-1, 11KOs) will take a stay-busy fight on June 30th against Freddy Hernandez (30-2, 20KOs). The fight will be televised by Showtime from the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Hernandez returns from last October's upset decision over former champion Luis Collazo.
In the main event, IBF 154-pound champion Cornelius Bundrage will defend his title in a rematch with ex-champion Cory Spinks.
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This fight is a joke. But it is a stay busy fight and they are not hyping this thing up. I wonder how Freddy feels about thisComment by Hougigo on 06-08-2012
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Lara KO Hernandez inside a minute. I guess staying busy is smart though.Comment by BoxingGenius27 on 06-08-2012
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Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday praised House Speaker John BoehnerJohn BoehnerRank-and-file Republicans fear lame-duck vote on pricey funding bill New Trump campaign boss took shots at Ryan on radio show Election reveals Paul Ryan to be worst speaker in U.S. history MORE's (R-Ohio) decision to take up the Senate transportation bill or a similar measure.
They said BoehnerJohn BoehnerRank-and-file Republicans fear lame-duck vote on pricey funding bill New Trump campaign boss took shots at Ryan on radio show Election reveals Paul Ryan to be worst speaker in U.S. history MORE had limited options and warned that if he insisted on a partisan House transportation package it would have led to a political defeat similar to GOP capitulation on a payroll tax package in December.
"Passing a similar bill is pleasing to my ears, and they should forget about the job-destroying, destructive bill Chairman [John] Mica is trying to marshal through that body," he added in reference to the Florida Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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"The question is will the Speaker choose partisan gridlock over bipartisan cooperation," said Sen. Charles SchumerCharles SchumerDems' Florida Senate primary nears its bitter end Trump was wrong: Kaine is a liberal in a moderate's clothing Trump poised to betray primary supporters on immigration MORE (N.Y.), the third-ranking Senate Democratic leader.
Boehner said Thursday that "as I told the members yesterday, the current plan is to see what the Senate can produce and to bring their bill up."
Schumer said the Senate will pass the two-year package by Tuesday and predicted it would create close to 3 million jobs.
"In an election year like this one, the bipartisan Senate agreement is a rare accomplishment," Schumer said. "After the Senate passes the bill on Tuesday, all eyes will turn to the House. The question will be, 'What will Boehner do?'"
Schumer warned Boehner not to take a hard-line partisan stance in talks over the transportation bill.
"The Speaker should remember the lesson of the payroll tax cut debate and not repeat his mistake," Schumer said. "Whenever he lets a small group on the hard right dictate what he should do, he loses and America loses and bipartisanship loses. We hope he's learned that lesson."
Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellJuan Williams: Trump's race politics will destroy GOP Rank-and-file Republicans fear lame-duck vote on pricey funding bill Clinton, Trump sharpen attacks MORE (Ky.) have an agreement to begin voting on 30 amendments to the transportation bill Thursday afternoon.
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No. When talking about material imbalances, if you say Black is up two pawns, it means he has two pawns more than White. Otherwise you say Black is up a piece for a pawn, as in this case.
its alot easier to say black is up two pawns tho
It may be easier, but it's also completely wrong and no serious chess player will know what you're talking about. It might make sense to you, but if you think of material as having such a static value, it will hamper your chess progression. A knight for a pawn is not worth the same as two extra pawns. I would much rather have a knight for a pawn in most situations this early in the game, while two extra pawns could be totally useless in the form of isolated, tripled rook pawns, for example.
Expertise87 is correct of course.
A knight is not ALWAYS worth three pawns. That's why with any chart of piece values it will say "RELATIVE Value of the pieces." A White knight on e6 and a White knight on a1 are not of equal value. In fact, the same White knight on e6 is likely of greater value than a White ROOK on a1 with White pawns on a2 and b2 and a White knight on b1.
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They insisted that they could not even talk to me unless I could provide them with an invoice number. I consistently ionformed them that I could not locate my invoice but could provide them with the order number. They refused to even talk with me. Well in March of this year my computer completely shut down and I had to again call tech serv. Again faced with very rude techs but this time I was vigilant because my computer was less than a year old. My continous calls trying to convinve them to talk with me without an invoice number lasted for about two weeks.
I was finally able to call and speak with a supervisor, who very easily researched, and found my invoice number. Now they were ready to talk with me. I had to ship the unit back to the company. This cost me $33.00. After a week I called and learned that they had not not worked on my computer but promised to begin working on it because the parts were in. Needless to say it took about two and a half weeks before the completed the work.The problem; the motherboard was bad, remember a less than one year old system.
Well I received my computer and everything was fine. That is until almost one month later, May 28th to be exact. The motherboard went out again, or according to tech support, based on my computer completely shutting down again, that's what it appears. Now I must pay another $33.00 to have it shipped, and I guess wait for another two weeks until they replace the mother board with another cheap motherboard. I have had enough....but I also have paid almost $1300 for this system.....
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In 2011 and 2012, we announced operational goals we plan to achieve by 2015.
reduction in energy consumption from 2004.
reduction in paper consumption (2010 baseline); paper used will:
- Contain an average of 20% post-consumer, recycled content.
- Be sourced entirely from certified forests.
reduction in global water consumption (2010 baseline).
diversion of global waste from landfill.
electronic waste streams to be disposed of using certified, responsible vendors.
reduction in global GHG emissions (2010 baseline), equal to more than 30% aggregate reduction in emissions from 2004 to 2015.
This is a new goal for 2015, that builds on the May 2011 announcement.
Environmental Management System (EMS)
Bank of America employs an EMS that is well recognized as best-in-class for financial services and service-sector companies in general. Our EMS helps us to identify, manage and mitigate environmental risk and improve environmental performance across our corporate real estate portfolio. The foundation of the EMS is the bank's stringent environmental policy that ensures a commitment to:
- Compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations
- Pollution prevention and environmentally sustainable practices
- Continuous improvement in all areas of environmental management
Our EMS includes detailed protocols that comprehensively address compliance across all environmental media. The EMS covers all key areas including roles and responsibilities, training, inspections, inventory procedures, formal targets, documentation, measurement, complaint response and emergency procedures.
A core component of the EMS is an online tool for bank employees and partners. This tool provides the unique ability to understand and manage environmental compliance across the bank's significant real estate footprint—roughly 8,500 buildings and 110 million square feet.
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- A centralized repository for environmental compliance and sustainability data for the entire real estate portfolio
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We have an ambitious goal to reduce our absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by the end of 2015. This goal spans all of our global operations in more than 35 countries and builds on our previous GHG reduction of 18% from 2004-2009.
Our current target represents an overall global reduction in aggregate GHG emissions of more than 30% from our 2004 baseline. This is equal to eliminating the annual GHG emissions from more than 124,000 passenger vehicles.
To further advance our GHG reduction goals, we announced that 20% of our corporate real estate portfolio will be certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system by the end of 2015. By the end of 2014, 19% of Bank of America's workplace portfolio (more than 17.5 million square feet) is comprised of LEED-ceritifed space.
Other environmental goals
In 2012, Bank of America also announced operational goals it plans to achieve by the end of 2015:
- 25 percent reduction in energy consumption from 2004 – equal to eliminating 1.2 million megawatt hours of annual energy use from our portfolio.
- 20 percent reduction in paper consumption (2010 baseline). Paper used by the bank will average 20 percent post-consumer recycled content and will be sourced entirely from certified forests.
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- 70 percent diversion of global waste from landfill. All electronic waste streams will be disposed of using certified, responsible vendors.
- 30 percent aggregate reduction in global GHG emissions (2004 baseline).
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"Since 2009, we've invited vendors to respond to the CDP Supply Chain Survey, which helps us accurately track and measure greenhouse gas emissions and associated risks that impact our global supply chain. In 2014, we requested disclosures from 192 vendors – an increase of 19 vendors over last year – and despite the expansion in the number of survey respondents, we achieved a best-in-class response rate of 91 percent, up from 88 percent in 2012 and 90 percent in 2013. In the wake of the survey, we provided individualized feedback regarding each vendor's level of transparency and performance to the participating vendors and their vendor managers. This has facilitated ongoing dialogue between us and our vendors which promotes collaboration and provides a meaningful opportunity to recognize leadership among our highest-performing vendors."
In addition to engaging our supply base via CDP, we have integrated environmental sustainability criteria into our supplier sourcing processes. Sourcing managers are provided with sample sustainability questions and scoring criteria for RFPs and RFIs.


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Monument Square : A moment from 75 years ago…posted: , by Abraham
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Before the angular bank building stood at what is now 1 Monument Square, the eastern end of the Square was home to Edwards & Walker hardware store. This was the vantage point for the view below, looking west along Congress Street. The photo was taken in 1935, using a glass-plate 4×5″ camera. Before the invention of cellulose film, glass provided the needed transparent surface for photographic emulsions.
This particular photograph preserves a very brief moment, recorded 75 years ago, but the image continues to inform us!
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At Matternet we are creating the next paradigm of transportation using networks of small flying vehicles.
We aim to impact millions of lives and empower individuals by bringing access to goods.
Our company is at a critical moment of product development and we're looking for the most creative minds in technology to build the company that will define this decade.
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That looks like a spectacular idea. I look forward to seeing where it goes. But, I have absolutely none of the technical skills you are looking for. So, I'll be doing that from the sidelines. Best of luck ;-)
I believe you guys are working on the next big thing after the internet! How is the development going? I'd love to see some pictures of prototypes :)
I have all of those requirements in Finland already ;-)
Biggest challenge of this project is not technical but regulatory. Unfortunately as bright a mind can be, it can't change the stupidity of EU bureaucrats who will impose their "commercial drone forbidden - except if you're a big DOD supplier" regulation a across the 28 member states.
@Hugues, That's exactly the problem.
It slows down so ingenious ways. Too bad but we are just humans.
With all the trimmings :)
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It's somewhat of a mistake to think regulatory issues in Africa are any simpler. Drones are essentially banned in Kenya and South Africa, despite the good intentions behind their use. This banning has actually been in reaction to applications for legal use, rather than precautionary safety or security concerns. While the right 'persuasions' might allow exceptions, it's an unpredictable and high risk regulatory environment, particularly for commercial ventures such as Matternet.
Daniel: I think it's because most of the innovators in this space are also small businesses. If regulation cuts off your income for an extended period of time, the business folds, regardless of how innovative you are.
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Jd Byrider Aka Cnac ripoff and harassment they just prey on the little person Canton Ohio
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Boy was I ever wrong.... The first thing that happened 3 weeks into this, was my tires would mysteriously deflate so I called them, well you quessed it, not covered under warranty, so I set up an appointment with the tire shop for later that week.
A day or two passed and I was comming home from work and the fron tire blew throughing me into a curb and ruininf my front end. I called them again and thet said it wasnt their fault.
I ended up paying for this at arout 300 dollars.
Second thing was the brakes... I took it up to their so called service tard center and they said it was fine a month passed and they where horribly squealing so I made an appointment.
They put new brakes on but the squealing returned, flustered I pulled off the front passenger tire and noticed that I had missing inside caliper pads on the front of the vehicle no new rotors and my suspension I had payed them to fix look liked I came from a salvage yard.
third thing was the exhaust... I had a heat shield loose so I brought it up there again and they fixed it for free! great I thought, ahhhh not really, they just simply put a hose clamp around the heatshield to hold it together.
Then my flex pipe was leaking, well after 3 attemps at their shop they finally helped me out and had me take it to a muffler shop wich they fixed.
During this time, since I had to take off work to get the car fixed, I got let go from my job because mysteriously they are not open on weekends late enough for me to get it there, 12 noon on Sat. Sun CLOSED.
So I get caught up and back on track and then a week behind again, then is when the phone harassment started.
I told them to quit calling, I have already paid you or worked someting out with the manager and they would threaten me.
They even said that they woould put a boot on my vehicle beind 2 days behind (LINDA) said this. I was even told that I was probably a welfare person and that I was not a man and not respnsible.
I get it now JDBYRIDER, you set up your service contract so that people cannot make the appointments.
You set up the payments so you cant pay off the car.
In the last year almost, my balance is at 7000 dollars owed.
Just plain rediculus if you ask me.
I could have bought the same car but a GT for 1800 dollars.
I wish people would exchange E-mails and join up in a joint lawsuit againt this company and their terrorist cnac phone antics to sue that pants off these people or at the very least put them out of buisness.
They just prey on the little person.
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Nathan Douglas said it felt great to make the England team for next month's Commonwealth Games four years after his last major championship.
The 31-year-old triple jumper was named in the athletics line-up alongside fellow Oxford City AC member Hannah England and Lawrence Clarke, from Christmas Common, near Watlington.
While 1,500m runner England and sprint hurdler Clarke were always likely to be selected, Douglas has had more of a battle, missing 2011 and 2012 through injury.
"After the disappointment of London 2012, this feels really great," he said.
"That was one of the aims for me – to be back on home soil with a home crowd.
"It has been four years since I was last at a major championships.
"It's been a messy four years to say the least, so it was nice to get that reward, especially as the last time I was at a major championships was the 2010 Commonwealths in Delhi."
Douglas was fourth in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and his selection will be popular among his fellow athletes.
World record holder and former Olympic champion Jonathan Edwards tweeted: "@NathanJDouglas well done mate, a shining example of perseverance".
Douglas is fourth in this year's UK rankings with a best jump of 16.65m, just 4cm beyond Kola Adedoyin, who was not selected.
"It is tight, to be fair," said Douglas. "Nobody in England has put themsleves out there. No one has got over 17m yet.
"Getting back over 17m is the next stage."
Douglas's next competition will be the Sainsbury's British Championships from June 27-29, where he hopes to qualify for the European Championships.
Clarke, 24, won bronze in Delhi and could go better in Glasgow.
He tweeted: "Proud to be selected for the Commonwealth Games!!"
England, 27, finished fourth in the 1,500m and fifth in the 800m in 2010, but her form since suggests she will be a medal contender this time.
Former Oxford University student Ben Moreau will run for England in the marathon.
Daniel Hooker, Dark Blues captain last year, has been selected in the T37 100m for cerebal palsy athletes.
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Mark Thompson, executive vice president and provost
Mark Thompson was appointed executive vice president and provost in July 2013 after serving as senior vice president for academic and student affairs since 2008. Prior to that, he served as dean of the School of Business for five years. He joined Quinnipiac in 1998 as associate dean of the School of Business. He is the University's chief operating officer with broad authority and responsibility for internal operations, including academic affairs, student affairs, athletics, public safety and information technology.
Thompson holds a doctorate in economics from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in economics/finance from Bentley College.
Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs
Lynn Bushnell has been vice president for public affairs since 1996 and has been with Quinnipiac since 1994. She oversees the Quinnipiac University Poll, public relations, media relations, special events, publications, Quinnipiac's Web site, Ireland's Great Hunger Museum and Quinnipiac's commercial radio station AM 1220 WQUN.
Bushnell earned a master's degree in New England studies from the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine, and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y.
Salvatore Filardi, vice president for facilities and capital planning
Salvatore Filardi joined Quinnipiac in 2012, previously the associate vice chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus. In his eighteen years in higher education, he has been involved in facilities management, energy management, campus planning, construction, and building commissioning for dozens of colleges and universities across the country. He oversees facilities management, campus planning, construction and real estate acquisitions for each of Quinnipiac University's three campuses.
He holds a bachelor's in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell University and a MBA in finance, organizational management, and strategy and management from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Cindy Gallatin, vice president and chief operating officer for online programs
Cindy Gallatin was appointed to vice president and chief operating officer for online programs in 2015. Before her appointment, she served for a decade as associate vice president and chief operating officer for online programs. Prior to that, Gallatin served in various roles of increasing responsibility in Quinnipiac's online education arena and also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Business.
Before joining Quinnipiac, she held positions in sales and marketing for a marketing database company, Survey Sampling Inc., and for a medical textbook publishing division of Prentice-Hall.
Gallatin holds a BS in biology from Fairfield University and an MBA in marketing from the University of Bridgeport.
Jean Husted, vice president/executive associate to the president and interim vice president for human resources
Jean Husted joined Quinnipiac in 1997 as executive associate to President John L. Lahey and has served since that time as a key member of the president's cabinet. She oversees all operations and special projects of the Office of the President. In July 2015, she assumed the position of vice president for human resources.
Husted earned a master's degree in economics from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, an MBA from Quinnipiac and a bachelor's degree in business and economics from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Joan Isaac Mohr, vice president of admissions and financial aid
Joan Isaac Mohr was appointed vice president of admissions and financial aid in July 2013 after serving as vice president and dean of admissions for 20 years. She joined Quinnipiac in 1993 after 20 years in admissions at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., leaving as assistant vice president for enrollment management and dean of admissions. Isaac Mohr is responsible for admissions and financial aid for undergraduate and graduate programs, excluding the School of Law.
She received her master's degree in education from Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., and her bachelor's degree in history and education from Hofstra.
Keith Rhodes '91, vice president for brand strategy and integrated communications
Mark Varholak, vice president and chief financial officer
Mark Varholak was appointed vice president and chief financial officer in July 2015, after serving as associate vice president for budget and financial planning since July 2013. Prior to that he was the University's associate controller for ten years.
Varholak earned his MBA with concentrations in finance and international business from New York University. He also holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and international business from Pennsylvania State University.
Donald Weinbach, vice president for development and alumni affairs
Donald Weinbach was appointed vice president for development and alumni affairs in 1996 after six years as executive director of development and alumni affairs at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. He oversees all fundraising and state and governmental affairs.
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Honey Bee - Movie Review
Asif Ali, who recently married his fiancee Zama Mazreen, is out with his latest movie Honey Bee, which has hit the marque today. Actor Lal's son Jean Paul, who is making his debut as director with this film, seems to have taken inspiration from Hollywood movie Hangover as it offers enough hints at it. Even a couple of songs appear to be the rip-off of Bob Marley and Far East Movement's songs. The movie will surely impress youngster, who can relate many scenes with their own life.
Honey Bee featuring Asif Ali, Bhavana, Baburaj, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Lal and Archana Kavi in leads, is a tale of youth and friendship. The movie is a mixture of comedy, romance and suspense and this blend makes it a unique film. Set against the backdrop of Fort Kochi, the movie revolves around a group of five, how they land up in trouble after getting inebriated and how they try to wriggle out of it.
Sebastian (Asif Ali), Abu (Sreenath Bhasi), Ambrose Perera (Balu Varghese), Fernandez Disilva (Baburaj), Angel (Bhavana) and Sara (Archana Kavi) are members of a music band based in Fort Kochi. They share a very deep friendship. Sara is the sister of Ambrose. Angel is in love with Sebastian, but her brothers HC Michael (Lal), who is against their relationship, gets a marriage proposal for Angel with SI George. What happens next will form the crux of the story.
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