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Dear readers and followers,
Yesterday, September 1st the, troubled satellite with live geckos and other scientific experiments onboard landed in Southern Russia, according to the Russian space agency, Roskosmos.
However all geckos were found dead after the capsule had been opened. They must be bead because of cold, annonced the Russian space agency. The touchdown of the Foton-M4 spacecraft occurred at 13:18 Moscow Summer Time. The mission of Foton-M4 thus lasted 44 days instead of 60 days, which it was expected to fly at the time of the launch.
Credit images: Russian Space Agency
The agency's press-release also claimed that an average altitude of the satellite's orbit had been 575 kilometers, exceeding that of the International Space Station, ISS. This "piece of information" was likely copied from a pre-launch announcement, because, in reality, the orbit-correction engine onboard Foton-M4 had failed to deliver the spacecraft to its planned orbit shortly after its liftoff on July 19.
However, July 24th, Russia's space agency has re-established communication with its Foton-M4 satellite in Earth's low orbit, three days after losing contact.
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In this paper, we look at the microbiome of traumatic wounds (specifically open fractures) at four specific time points: before and after the wound is cleaned when the patient presents to the emergency room, and at two follow-up visits. We also looked at associations between the wound bacterial diversity and different clinical factors. We collected samples by swabbing the wounds, and analyzed the bacterial communities using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Check out the paper for more details.
We found that, as wound healing progresses, the wounds become more similar to the corresponding healthy adjacent skin. Instead of being dominated by gram positive bacteria like healthy skin, the wound bacterial communities were almost half gram positive and half gram negative bacteria, and the ratio corrected back to a healthy state as wound healing progressed. We also found that wounds of the lower body region had more highly diverse bacterial communities, while wounds of the upper body had less diverse populations. There was no difference in the bacterial community diversity of wounds based on injury mechanism (blunt vs penetrating injury), wound severity, or whether the wound healing was clinically complicated. The abundances of specific taxa (i.e. species or genera) in wound communities differed over time and between different clinical categories, and these are outlined in the paper.
Overall I think this is a pretty cool paper (I know, I know, I'm biased... but I really do think it's cool) and worth a read. And of course, stay tuned because we have a lot more work to do as this ongoing study continues. Have questions or comments about the paper? Let me know in the comments below, or feel free to shoot us an email. I look forward to hearing your opinion.
Works Cited
Hannigan GD, Hodkinson BP, McGinnis K, Tyldsley AS, Anari JB, Horan AD, Grice EA, & Mehta S. (2014). Culture-independent pilot study of microbiota colonizing open fractures and association with severity, mechanism, location, and complication from presentation to early outpatient follow-up. J Orthop Res : 10.1002/jor.22578
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On Air: 09:00 - 10:00 EST (GMT-5)
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Storytelling is an ancient art form which comes naturally to us all. As small children, we engage in all kinds of play, and much of it is usually built around a story. It's so powerful and important to us that it's part of our genetic makeup.
With the advent of social media, marketers can now reach many more audiences than before. Simultaneously, brands have become aware of the value of building and maintaining community, in order to gain more traction and resonance with their customers. The child's game of Storytelling has now risen to the fore as a critical component of engagement, for both social media and community management.
Join us for an in-depth look at the power, importance and potential impact of storytelling for social media, community management, prospective customer engagement and audience resonance. Our panel of experts will address, discuss and debate complex topics and tools that are now being used to support Storytelling, such as content marketing, personalisation, authenticity, engagement, SEO and copywriting.
"It begins with knowing a story you want to tell. Everything else will follow." – Kevin Spacey, Content Marketing World keynote, 2014
Christie Fidura
President at The Perfect Circle
Christie Fidura is President of The Perfect Circle, a Community Management strategic consultancy. The former manager of the Adobe Community for EMEA, which was ranked 2nd out of the Top 106, Christie is based in London, where she co-manages the London Community Manager meetup group, #cmgrLDN.
Connect with Christie on Twitter at @cfidurauk or on Google+.
Jim Haysom
UK Sales Director at ROKT
Jim's career spans over 16 years helping well-known clients with their digital marketing strategy. With experience across all digital channels, Jim understands the power of grassroots advocacy and the importance of storytelling for building a brand, customer relationships and profitable sales.
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Matt Hope
Community Manager – Paid Specialist – Digital Strategist – Digital Imaginist
Lead community manager, and channel strategist for social media consultancy immediate future. Working with brands such as Levi's, IBM, Interflora and Southbank Centre and helped launch global start-ups like (secret music events network) Sofarsounds. Matt is a true living and breathing digital adventurer. Creating multi-channel narrative and pressing emotional buttons through data-driven storytelling. He's also mad into music and coffee, so he drinks a lot of espresso and makes a lot of playlists.
Connect with Matt on Twitter at @iftweeter or on Google+.
Krista Neher
CEO of Boot Camp Digital
Krista Neher is the CEO of Boot Camp Digital, author of the bestselling Social Media Field Guide, Visual Social Media Marketing and the textbook Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach and an international speaker. Krista is a social media pioneer, having run one of the first successful corporate Twitter accounts – before social media was even a recognized phrase. Krista has over 10 years of branding and marketing experience, working with companies like Procter & Gamble, GE, Macy's, Google and the United States Senate and has been featured as an expert in the New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, NBC, CBS, Mashable and the Associated Press. Krista is passionate about social media and created one of the first accredited social media certification programs in the world.
Connect with Krista on Twitter at @KristaNeher or on Google+.
Alex Shebar
Community Director at Yelp London
Alex Shebar is a former reporter turned community manager and legendary rock star, but without any of the money, fame or musical talent. He is Yelp's London first Community Director. This job often includes eating and drinking around London, which is tough, but someone's got to do it. He thinks he's the man for the job.
Connect with Alex on Twitter at @alexshebar or on Google+.
Discussion Questions
- Do you think in words or in pictures?
- How can infographics improve audience reaction?
- Should storytelling be part of a lead generation campaign?
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- Which companies are doing great storytelling?
- How do you share stories across your organisation?
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Namtso Lake covers an area of 1920 square kilometers, it is the highest large lake as well as the second largest salt water lake in China. It is about 4, 718 meters above the sea level, its name means the sky lake in Tibetan language. Another explanation is from a Tibetan historical literature. It says that the lake is as blue as the sky drop on the ground, so it is call "the sky lake".
The shape of it is like a rectangle and is more than 70 kilometers (about 43 miles) long and more than 30 kilometers wide (about 19 miles).As the highest lake in the world, it is far from the pollution of modern civilization, and maintains its natural state. It is not only the sacred lake to Tibetan Buddhists, but the paradise for visitors.
What to see ?
Namtso Lake
The first highlight is the Namtso Lake itself. Every visitors coming to Namutso Lake will firstly be amazed by its pureness. Even they can feel their souls being washed by the clear and pure lake water. Standing by Namtso Lake, visitors will find them in a blue world. The blue lake and the blue sky blend into each other in the far.
The magnificent snow-topped peaks are partly hidden and partly visible in the distance. The weather on the plateau changes all the time: it is sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny. When the sun shines on the lake, the lake ripples, glistens and creates unique beauty.
Namtso Grassland
Visitors cannot miss the grassland when traveling to Tibet. The boundless Namtso Grassland is a must-see in the Namtso Lake scenic spot. Being on the vast grassland, visitors can see the vivid hares, wild yaks and other wild animals leisure and active around humans. On the grassland, the smoke of cooking gives out from the tents can make visitors be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts and gives visitors the feeling of nature.
Zhaxi Byland
There are five islands standing in the water area. Among them, Zhaxi byland is the largest in area of these five. Visitors can find many odd stones on the byland. Some of them are like trunks; some look like human beings; some resemble trees. Various kinds of vivid shapes can easily arouse your imagination.
Travel Tips
How to Get There: There are no direct buses to the lake. The best way is to hire a taxi or a mini bus from Lhasa.
Ticket Price: Busy season: 120Yuan/person (May to October); Slack season: 60Yuan/person (November to April next year)
Opening Hours: 6:00 to 18:00
More Tips: The nights are freezing cold even during the summer and the wind can be extremely strong. Take warm clothes and down sleeping bag if you plan to spend a night there, because the tents don't offer sufficient protection against wind.


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Among the visitors CULTNAT received on May 2013 are the following:•Mr. John A.Graham, former US Diplomat, international speaker, acclaimed writer & the founder of Giraffe Heroes International Organization. •H.E. Mrs. Neelie Kroes, vice president
On the 19th of May 2013, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Issa, minister of State for Antiquities met with Dr. Yasser El Shayeb to discuss ways to exploit information technology and possibilities of practical and intellectual energies provided by the center.During t
Within the framework of cooperation and integration between Egypt and Sudan concerning shared cultures among them, an MOU was signed between CULTNAT, represented by Dr. Yasser ElShayeb, the director of the center, and the Ministry of Culture, Tourism
CULTNAT has published a book containing all the joint works of Salah Jahin, the famous poet. It is the product of a joint cooperation between the center and the General Egyptian Book Organization,GEBO, in coordination with the Egyptian Society of Car
Cultural Program Events of May 2013:1.A film discussion about the famous Egyptian movie 'The Bus Driver' was held on 21st of May 2013 by Mr. Amr El Daly, scriptwriter specialist in the Filming Unit of CULTNAT. The discussion was about the absolute
CULTNAT continues to train CULTNAT. Aiming to develop the employees' language skills, the Training Section of CULTNAT continues the French language course for beginners, taught by Ms. Amira Seddiq and Mr. Ghassan Ghabriel. This month internal train
EGHeritage is a mobile application developed by CULTNAT for the iPhone and iPad devices on iOS operating system. It's a part of Egypt's heritage map, http://cultmap.cultnat.org information network.The application displays 5 types of heritage sites
Aiming to develop the employees' language skills, the Training Section of CULTNAT started an internal French language course for beginners taught by Ms. Amira Seddiq and Mr. Ghassan Ghabriel.
Chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mr. Atef Helmy and the Minister of Tourism Dr. Hisham Zazou, the first meeting of the Higher Committee was held on the 21st of April that comprised of the Ministry of Communications
Cultural program events of April 2013:1.A lecture titled 'Protecting Archeological Artifacts from Bio-deterioration' was held on the 16th of April 2013 by Dr. Samia Hassan Abdel Wahab, general manager of Pest Control in the Center of Research and M
For the second year, CULTNAT celebrated the Orphans' Day. Organized by Ms. Amera Seddiq among many volunteers from CULTNAT, the day was a great success. This year 50 children were hosted; the event was full of activities such as pottery painting, bea
Seeking to document the heritage of Sinai, CULTNAT established a new center in Serabit el-Khadim area. The center works on preserving the cultural and natural heritage of the area and developing it to be a local and international touristic attraction


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Nike Tennis Camp at University of Alabama
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This Alabama tennis camp offers overnight and day camps for boys and girls of all skill levels. Directed by top collegiate coaches, this junior tennis camp in Tuscaloosa delivers expert instruction and lots of fun!
Campers receive technical tennis instruction and drilling from an expert coaching staff and partake in supervised match play and a variety of evening social activities.
Highlights Include
- Instruction from UA head coaches, George Husack and Jenny Mainz, and their expert staff
- Fun off-court activities for overnight campers, including a pizza party, games and other social events
- 5-6 hours daily tennis training; 6:1 student to teacher ratio
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Camp Coaches
Camp Director George Husack
George Husack will be entering his fourth season at the Capstone as he was named head coach on June 13, 2012. Husack joins the Crimson Tide after having spent the last three seasons as associate head coach for the four-time defending national champion University of Southern California Trojans.View George Husack's Bio ⟩
George Husack had a vision to instill a winning mentality in Tuscaloosa and bring Alabama to national prominence. After only months at the reigns, Husack had the Tide back in the NCAA Championship tournament.
"My vision for this program is to be a championship contender, not only on the conference stage but also on a national stage," says Husack. "I want to create a culture, a standard. I'm going to be instilling my own thing. I'm used to competing on the last day of the season. I want these guys to experience competing and winning on the last day of the season."
After only one season, it was evident Husack's vision was coming to life. In addition to making the NCAAs as a team for the first time in three years, Husack's development of individual players shined through. Jarryd Botha, the Tide's No. 1 player, nearly tripled his win total from the previous year, earned a national ranking and a spot in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. He, and partner David Vieyra, were awarded All-America honors in doubles, the first for any Tide doubles teams in two decades.
Despite losing three starters, and gaining only one freshman, the team collected four more wins in Husack's first year than it did in 2012, which includes a 4-3 victory in the SEC Championship tournament against sixth-ranked Ole Miss in Oxford. Botha and Becker O'Shaughnessey earned All-SEC honors, while Daniil Proskura was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and winner of the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Southern region.
Husack, the 2012 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, joined the Tide after having spent the three seasons as associate head coach for the four-time defending national champion University of Southern California. In his role with the Trojans, he was responsible for coaching, player development and recruiting. As a team, USC compiled an 85-6 overall record throughout his tenure and had four individuals earn a combined 10 All-America honors under his watch. Husack also helped train and motivate one of the most decorated players in collegiate tennis, Steve Johnson, who won back-to-back NCAA Singles Championships and amassed 72 consecutive singles victories.
Prior to his appointment at USC, Husack spent two seasons as associate head coach at Illinois after having been the head coach at Santa Clara for five years.
While at Illinois, Husack helped the Illini to two straight trips to the NCAA Round of 16 while coaching student-athletes that attained top-10 rankings nationally in both singles and doubles. As with USC, his primary responsibilities included player development and recruiting.
Husack assumed the reins of head coach at Santa Clara in 2002 after having served as an assistant since 1995. Throughout his tenure as head coach, he built a program that reached many milestones including the highest national singles and doubles rankings in school history, a program record for most team wins in a single season as the Broncos went 20-8 in 2007, 19 All-West Coast Conference singles and doubles selections and 14 All-WCC All-Academic and ITA Scholar-Athlete honorees.
Husack, also an accomplished player, spent two seasons competing professionally on the International Tennis Federation and United States Tennis Association tours.
In addition to his professional experiences in tennis, Husack spent time in the business sector serving as a plan specialist for Franklin Mutual Fund, an operations analyst for Wells Fargo and Director of Marketing and Corporate Partnerships in athletics at Santa Clara.
A native of San Mateo, Calif., Husack earned his bachelor's degree in finance from San Diego State in 1991, while later attaining an MBA in marketing from the University of San Francisco in 1995. As a member of the San Diego State men's tennis team, he served as team captain as a senior and helped the Aztecs attain the program's first top-25 national ranking.
Husack and his wife Kristina have three children: Nina (8) and twins Grant and Greta (6).
Co-Director Robbie Weiss
Alabama men's tennis head coach George Husack announced back in August of 2016, the hiring of Robbie Weiss as the program's new assistant coach. Weiss replaces Ryler DeHeart, who recently accepted the associate head coach position at Florida State.View Robbie Weiss's Bio ⟩
"I am extremely grateful and excited about the addition of Robbie Weiss to our coaching staff," said Husack. "I have known about his playing career for years, but it became very clear when we first met that Robbie had incredible energy, enthusiasm and a strong desire to coach. He was a tenacious competitor with proven success and he wants to share this knowledge and experience with student-athletes. It's not often that you can coach alongside someone that has won a junior Grand Slam, an NCAA singles national championship, an ATP tour level event and defeated a world No. 1, let alone four of them. Robbie will make an immediate impact to our program in several different areas that we will all benefit from."
Weiss has a tremendous amount of quality playing experience to offer, as he had a successful eight year (1988-95) professional career achieving singles ranks as high as No. 85 in the world. He claimed one title in his professional career winning the 1990 ATP World Tour 250 Series event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, defeating Jamie Yzaga in the finals. Weiss won three ATP Challenger singles events in Granby, Palm Springs, and Itu. He finished runner-up in four ATP Challenger singles events in Seattle, Aptos, Martinique and Cincinnati. The talented pro made it to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 250 Series event in Oahu, Hawaii, and he reached the quarter-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 events in Jakarta, Rosmalen, Newport, Durban and Brisbane. Throughout his career Weiss defeated four players that were ranked No. 1 in the world at the time; Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl and Patrick Rafter.
"I am super excited to get back into coaching college tennis," said Weiss. "It has been eight years since I have coached, and Alabama was my top choice of all the schools in the country. My wife graduated from Alabama, so we are huge Alabama fans. I don't think I have missed an Alabama football game in 10 years, and our whole house is decked out in Crimson Tide stuff. Alabama is truly a passion and love for my wife and I. It's a dream to be hired by George, and I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the program and The University of Alabama. Many people didn't give me a chance, so I am just really thankful for George believing in me. I am really excited to help elevate the program in any way that I can, and I am ready to start working with some of the new student-athletes coming in. It's my goal to help get the program into the top 10 in the country, and I will do everything in my power to help them."
He played all four years at Pepperdine (1985-88), where he was a college standout. On May 21, 2008, Weiss was inducted into the ITA Men's Tennis Hall of Fame, and later that same year he was elected into the Pepperdine University Hall of Fame. Weiss's senior year he won the NCAA singles championship. He earned All-America honors in 1986 and 1988, and he was named the ITA National Player of the Year for his outstanding performance in the 1988 season. The Hall of Famer compiled an astounding 55-2 singles mark his senior year, while maintaining a No. 1 ranking in singles play all season long.
Weiss was a member of the USTA Junior Davis Cup Team from 1984-86, and he won 13 national junior championships and finished runner-up in 12 national junior events. In 1984 he captured the 1984 Wimbledon Juniors doubles title with partner Ricky Brown.
Weiss has coached at three different universities, and he served as an assistant at two of them and head coach at the other. He was the men's tennis assistant coach at Pepperdine University for the 1997 season, before he went on to be the men's tennis assistant coach at Georgia Tech for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. From 2002-04 Weiss functioned as the Director of Tennis at Olde Towne Athletic Club in Marietta, Ga., and from 2004-06 he acted as the Director of Tennis at Laurel Springs Tennis Club in Suwanee, Ga. After six years, Weiss returned to the collegiate level as the women's tennis head coach at Cornell University from 2007-08.
Robbie is married to Linda Lombard Weiss. He has two stepdaughters in Jennifer Regan, 21, and Hannah Regan, 18.
"Robbie's wife Linda is an Alabama graduate so the passion and love for the Crimson Tide is already there," said Husack. "We all know what a special place The University of Alabama is, and our athletic department is second to none. We welcome Robbie, Linda and their family to the Capstone."
What Others Are Saying About Robbie Weiss:
"When Robbie was down at Pepperdine he did such a great job for them. I have such a tremendous amount of respect for him on the court for the way he competed and his relationships with his coach and teammates. I just can't say enough about him and how that is such a great hire by Alabama. It will be a parents dream to have their kid work under his guidance. Alabama could not have done better with the hire." – Dick Gould (Former Stanford Coach of 34 Years)
"Robbie was one of the best college tennis players of all time, as you can tell from his record. His senior year he played the No. 1 position for us, and he only lost two matches all year and that was with the no add system which is very tough. He won the NCAA singles championship his senior year. Robbie was very easy to coach because he is one of the nicest and gentle human beings that I have ever met. I think that he will be really good at coaching because he is really smart and highly intelligent. Robbie is very knowledgeable about the game, and he is a very likable person. He has all the traits he needs, so he will be an excellent coach. Robbie will do a great job, and Alabama is lucky to have someone of his quality." – Allen Fox (Weiss' Coach at Pepperdine)
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaMTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
Camp Director Jenny Mainz
Mainz is entering her 21st season as head coach for The University of Alabama's women's tennis team.View Jenny Mainz's Bio ⟩
In 21 seasons leading the Crimson Tide women's tennis team, Mainz has taken the program to heights never before seen in the program's long and rich history. Mainz, the only coach in Alabama history to take the Tide to six consecutive NCAA Championships and 11 overall, has coached 11 teams that have finished in the top 40 in addition to 18 singles players and 13 doubles teams ranked in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association polls. Her teams have consistently qualified for the NCAAs, earning the right to take part in postseason play a total of 11 times during her tenure at the Capstone.
Over her last four seasons, Mainz has coached the Crimson Tide to some truly great heights. In 2012, her doubles pairing of Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Daines reached the final four in doubles. Guarachi also reached the final four in singles in that same season. The success of her individual athletes continued this past season, with Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe earning the Crimson Tide's first-ever national championship in doubles action. The pairing of Jansen and Routliffe claimed their national title and finished ranked as the top-seeded doubles team in the nation according to the ITA's final rankings for the 2014 spring season.
The Crimson Tide have been consistently ranked in the ITA's top-10 rankings each of the past three seasons and continue to play elite-level tennis in the Southeastern Conference. In 2011, UA finished fourth in the conference and claimed the SEC Western Division title for the regular season. The Tide once again claimed the Western Division title in 2012, this time finishing second overall. For the 2013 season, Alabama was ranked fourth in the conference, but the Crimson Tide continued to build upon its success as the team entered 2014.
Her 2014 squad made history, wrapping up the season as the sixth-ranked squad in the ITA rankings, which is the highest final ranking for the program. Alabama was ranked in the top-10 throughout the year, reaching a No. 2 ranking on May 1, the highest rank in the history of the program. The 2014 Crimson Tide women finished with just one loss in conference play and posted seven 4-0 sweeps throughout the season. But the most noteworthy accomplishment Mainz pulled off last season was capturing the program's first ever Southeastern Conference Championship. With a 4-3, come-from-behind victory at eighth-ranked Georgia, Alabama clinched at least a part of the 2014 SEC title; that wasn't enough for the Tide women. Alabama followed that up with a 4-0 sweep of Tennessee to claim the conference title outright on the final day of the season.
For a program that was 0-21 her first season to a conference champion, Mainz has surely transformed the women's tennis program into a perennial power and one of the University's most consistent teams.
As proud as she is of her team's on-court success, Mainz is equally as proud of their academic success. The Alabama women have impressed in the classroom each year under her tutelage. Most recently, the team earned the highest grade point average by an Alabama women's team following the conclusion of the 2013-14 season. In the past four seasons, the Tide women have laid claim to 21 ITA Scholar Athlete Awards, with five apiece coming in the first three campaigns and a program-best six following last season. The Crimson Tide's efforts in the classroom are unmatched as the women continue to lay claim to the conference's and NCAA's most prestigious academic awards following each season.
In the last four years, at least one member of the UA women's tennis team has been named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America team while the Tide has also claimed four consecutive SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards for women's tennis. Also, during those three seasons, a member of the women's team has claimed the NCAA Elite 89 Award, an honor that is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 89 championships.
"Academic success is imperative. I have always stressed the importance of academics and I always tell my players that no one can ever take your education away from you. I hope to help produce student-athletes who are well equipped to make an impact beyond tennis," says Mainz.
Being named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team started following the 2010-11 season, when Courtney McLane claimed the honor for the Tide. McLane received the award a second consecutive year following the 2011-12 season, as well. Following McLane's graduation, Antonia Foehse picked up where McLane left off, winning the award following the 2012-13 season. This past season, Mary Anne Daines followed her ex-teammates in earning the honor once again for Alabama women's tennis.
McLane was also honored by the conference for her academic success, earning the Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year award in 2011 and 2012. The same progression the Crimson Tide saw with the CoSIDA/Capital One All-American awards continued on in the conference as well, with Foehse claiming Scholar Athlete honors in 2013 and Daines earning the award in 2014.
Alabama's on-court success has helped them to achieve a prestigious honor in claiming three consecutive Elite 89 Awards. Daines claimed the Crimson Tide's first ever Elite 89 Award in 2012. The women didn't stop there though, with Zabor claiming it in each of the last two seasons and looking to keep the trend alive this season.
In order to help produce such well-rounded young women, Mainz preaches three core values to her players: having a blue-collar work ethic, striving for constant improvement and working together as a team.
"She believes in her players and takes the time to build a relationship with them," senior captain Emily Zabor said of Mainz. "She really cares about us as people and doesn't just look to us to do her dirty work and win championships. She wants us to succeed in the classroom, succeed on the court and enjoy ourselves while we're here. Her ability to create a relationship with us, and not just want us to be talented and win, gives us so much."
The Crimson Tide athletes under Mainz have seen a lot of success during their active time as an athlete with the team, but the women don't stop their studies once their playing days are over. Alabama women have earned three consecutive NCAA postgraduate scholarships to continue studies as the former athletes transition from student-athlete to just student. In 2012 Taylor Lindsey earned the honor for the Crimson Tide. She was followed up by Foehse in 2013 and Daines in 2014.
Although much of the successes of any athletic team are seen on the court, Mainz has produced well-rounded athletes that work just as hard away from the sport. Her women continue to exemplify exactly what it means to be a student-athlete at The University of Alabama.
In order to build the best possible person, not just athletes, Mainz has placed a focus on community service and giving back to the Tuscaloosa area. Her athletes are not just stars on the court and in the classroom, but they are also champions of the University and make an impact on their community.
Every year, the women's tennis team makes it a point to take advantage of every opportunity they have to help out those in need in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas. In the past two years, the team has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to help build a house for a person in need. The team also takes part annually in the athletic department's Halloween Extravaganza for local youth, as well as the Project AngelTree event, in which student-athletes help in making sure that children of incarcerated parents are provided presents each December holiday season.
For all their hard work on the court and in the community, Mainz and her team received a proclamation from Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, making September 16, 2014 "University of Alabama Women's Tennis Day". The proclamation was given to the team in recognition of all that they have done in the past year, and to make sure that the community takes note of the accomplishments of the Alabama tennis program.
Mainz is actively involved in collegiate tennis on the national front, serving on the ITA's Operating Committee from 2010-14. She also served as the chairperson for the ITA's South Region for three years and assumed the same role for the newly formed Southern Region in 2010, a position which she still maintains going into this season. Possibly her most prestigious work on the national front came in 2014, when the Alabama coach was a member of the ITA Board of Directors and served as the co-chair of the Division I Women's Committee for the ITA.
Mainz, once ranked in the top 10 nationally in doubles, was a three-year team captain for the University of Houston Cougars and a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection, garnering numerous accolades for her dedication to the game of tennis on the court. Off the court, however, is where she truly shined, earning CoSIDA GTE Academic All-America status and dean's list honors while also being a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society. Mainz graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Houston in 1991.
Camp Staff Jonatan Berhane
Berhane joined the Crimson Tide after spending the last four years as a head coach for the Western Kentucky women's tennis team.View Jonatan's Bio ⟩
"I am very excited and honored to be given the opportunity to work for The University of Alabama, which has the best athletic department in the nation," Berhane said. "I want to thank Jenny Mainz, Kevin Almond and Greg Byrne for giving me the opportunity to coach at Alabama, which I think is the biggest and best athletic brand name in the nation. I am very excited to work alongside Mainz, to help our student-athletes be successful and to have a women's tennis program that is one of the best in the nation".
During his tenure at WKU, Berhane was named the 2017 Conference USA Head Coach of the Year. He led the Lady Toppers to three-straight seasons over .500 and reached the semifinal round of the conference tournament by taking down a top-40 team in 2017. In the classroom, the Lady Toppers earned a perfect APR score for four consecutive years.
Before leading WKU, Berhane spent one season as an assistant coach for Youngstown State's men's and women's tennis programs, and two years prior, he served as a graduate assistant coach at East Tennessee State.
At Youngstown State, the women's team became the first Horizon League squad other than UIC to win the conference title since 1996. At the 2014 conference championships, the Penguins took down Wright State, second-seeded Milwaukee and top-seeded Cleveland State to claim the title. YSU went on to compete in the Charlottesville Regional against No. 3 seed Virginia to cap the historic season.
During his two years at ETSU, the Pirates won the regular-season championship in 2013, defeating two ranked opponents, and many of the student-athletes Berhane helped recruit powered ETSU to the 2014 conference tournament title.
Berhane's other coaching experiences included instruction at New York Shelter Island Camp and at the Monaco Athletic in Denver, Colo.
Berhane graduated from Lewis-Clark State College where he ranked as a Top 15 NAIA singles players in the nation, while also ranking in the top 10 in doubles. Before transferring to LCSC, Berhane attended Virginia Intermont College, leading his team to a top five NAIA ranking.
A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Berhane achieved a No. 10 Swedish ranking and was a finalist for the Swedish Championship doubles. He earned his MBA in sports management at ETSU in 2013. Furthermore, Berhane speaks three languages – Swedish, English and Tigrinya – and he also understands Norwegian.
Camp Details
We offer Overnight and Day (8:30am-4:30pm) camps for boys and girls, ages 9-18, of all ability levels. Camps are directed by UA head and assistant tennis coaches.
2019 Camp Dates & Directors
- June 2-6 (George Husack/Robbie Weiss)
- June 9-13 (Jenny Mainz)
Camp Program Offerings
All sessions are open to players of all abilities. Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
All Skills Program
The All Skills program is designed for tennis players of any skill level and background. Campers will learn fundamentals and improve upon their game.
Camp Program
The Nike Tennis Camp at The University of Alabama is open to any and all entrants, limited only by age, grade level, number of campers, and/or gender. Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
Directors By Week
The first week will be directed by University of Alabama Head Men's Coach, George Husack, and Co-Directed by his Assistant Coach, Robbie Weiss The second session of camp will be directed by University of Alabama Head Women's Coach, Jenny Mainz.
- All Campers: 3:00-4:00pm Sunday at the UA Varsity Stadium.
- Campers should come dressed to play as we will head straight to the courts after check-in.
- Day Campers will depart that afternoon at 6:30pm after check-in, a tennis evaluation (from 4:00-6:00pm) and a pizza party.
- Graduation: 2:15pm on Thursday at the UA Varsity Stadium. Parents are invited to attend!
- Check-out: Immediately following the graduation ceremony.
Day Camper Schedule
- Sunday: Day campers will arrive between 3:00-4:00pm, and depart at 6:30pm.
- Monday-Wednesday: Day Campers arrive at 8:30am and depart at 4:30pm.
- Thursday: Check-out begins at 2:15pm after graduation.
- A more complete schedule will be given to you upon check-in.
All meals are included for overnight campers. Lunch is included for Day Campers. Meals start with dinner on the first day and end with lunch on the last day.
Evening Activities
Off-court and evening activities may include a pizza party, games on the "Quad", movie night, camp games night, swimming, and other social events. Campers also have access to varsity track, swimming pools, and numerous recreational facilities.
Campers will have access to 30 courts - 12 varsity lighted courts, 12 courts at the Recreation Center across the street, and 6 regulation NCAA hard courts at The Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. In the event of rain, campers will play in the indoor facility. Campers will also be able to use the varsity track, swimming pools and numerous recreational facilities.
2018: Overnight campers will stay in air-conditioned Martha Parham dorms with staff supervision. Campers stay 2 per room (some triples and quads available) and are assigned rooms based on requests and then by age and gender. There is air conditioning in the dorms!
Weekend Stayovers
There are no weekend stayovers offered at this location.
Designated Airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
Nike Tennis Camp does not provide any transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into the Birmingham Airport and schedule a shuttle/bus from the airport to camp through Birmingham Door to Door Shuttle. Their phone # is 205-591-5550 and their website is www.birminghamdoortodoor.com.
If you have a camper arriving by air and is deemed an "unaccompanied minor" by the airlines and must be met by a camp staff or shuttle company employee, there may be a fee that needs to be paid in advance of camp. You will still have to arrange transportation to/from camp. Please call 1-800-645-3226 two weeks prior to camp to provide camper's flight and shuttle information.
Registration Packet
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Camp Code: TNXRUA
*The Nike Tennis Camp at University of Alabama is solely operated by US Sports Camps, which is not affiliated with The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama or The University of Alabama.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:00am Wake-up and breakfast
- 8:30am Stretching / Warm-ups
- 8:45am Coaches presentation
- 9:00am Drill groups with focus on stroke mechanics and match tactics
- 11:45am Lunch
- 1:15pm Warm-up / Coaches' Presentation
- 1:30pm Point play, matches and games
- 2:30pm Off-court speakers (nutrition, mental toughness, fitness)
- 4:30pm Afternoon session ends, campers go to dorm
- 5:15pm Dinner
- 6:30pm Evening Activity
- 10:00pm Campers to rooms
- 10:30pm Lights Out
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Wonderful & encouraging experience
August 8, 2018: Our daughter had a wonderful encouraging week at campers and loved the coaches! They did an amazing job teaching, encouraging and then the personal note from her group coach at the end was the icing on the cake! She thoroughly enjoys the Alabama Nike Tennis Camp and can't wait to return next year!
— Kristin T. - Parent
Loved every minute
October 8, 2018: She loved every minute. She felt like she improved significantly. She was able to hit much harder and place the ball. She is looking forward to next year.
— Renee S. - Parent
Enjoyed the overall environment
August 9, 2018: My son enjoyed the overall environment. The staff was great and he made a lot of friends. The tennis instruction was strong and encouraging.
— Liz B. - Parent
great interaction with staff
6/30/2017 - My daughter loved the interaction with new coaches and new kids when they transitioned into court play and then team play.
— Kristin T. - Parent
will attend every year
6/30/2017 - Cole looks forward to this camp every year. He loves the environment, instructors and his 5 days of independence. He will attend every year until he ages out.
— Alan S - Parent
dream come true
6/30/2017 - My son's dream has been to play on the UA courts, especially indoor. He was literally in heaven and had the best time. He loved meeting friends that have the same passion for the game that he does. He also loved playing all day long everyday!!! He definitely plans to come back next summer.
— Leslie H. - Parent
Thoroughly enjoyed
7/8/2015 - This was the first year that my daughter has attended a Nike camp and she thoroughly enjoyed the tennis and activity provided by the wonderful staff. They were very professional!
— Jennifer P. - Parent
would love to come back
11/21/2015 - My daughter really enjoyed camp and she would love to come back next year.
— Angel T. - Parent
well planned and stuctured
6/28/2015 - I feel like the camp was well planned and structured yet fun for them. We have recommended this camp to a lot of tennis friends!
— Stephanie W. - Parent
camp was perfect
6/26/2015 - Everything about the camp was perfect. I had so much fun and I think it really helped improve my game. Even though I am a senior this year, I would love to come back next year with the younger girls on our team so they can have the opportunity to enjoy this experience.
— Mallory M. - Camper
would love to have multiple weeks
6/26/2015 - Would love to have multiple weeks spaced out in the summer. Would like camp to last an entire week - Sunday to Friday or Saturday. Also, would like day campers to be able to spend time with overnight campers at Burke in the evenings or during downtime. Would be more fun for the kids - especially teenagers.
— Christopher B. - Parent
camp should run saturday to sunday
6/25/2015 - I believe the camp should run Sunday to Saturday. It is very hard to take a day off work and drive to Tuscaloosa when it could be done on a Saturday or Sunday early morning. That was the only issue I had. The camp ending on a Thursday in the middle of the day was a little ridiculous. My son loved the camp and had a blast.
— William H. - Parent


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Use therein in a sentence
- This chamber with what you see therein should already have suggested to your heart, if it is sincere, more than words could do. [2]
- Our Magister, who was well-skilled in it, taught him therein, and was, as heretofore, well content to be with us. [10]
- These gentlemen, I understand, entered upon the duties designated at the times respectively stated in the schedule, and have labored faithfully therein ever since. [7]
- And what perfect tranquillity, what smooth travelling found therein. [11]
- The case went to the Supreme Court, and therein it was decided that the bank was constitutional. [7]
- It is obvious to all that I therein intended to give time and opportunity. [7]
- And the plan therein proposed is yet one of the most potent and swift means of ending it. [7]
- It was clear that only a woman could have arranged so perfectly this room and all therein. [11]
- The Secretary has sent my letter to the Provost-Marshal General, with direction that he adopt and follow the course therein pointed out. [7]
- As to the second article, I think it would be impracticable to return to bondage the class of persons therein contemplated. [7]
- And with one scene therein, and it the most momentous in all my days, I shall begin my tale. [11]
- The oath therein required seems to be proper, and the remainder of the section is substantially identical with a law already existing. [7]
- If so, I repeat my request of an absolute retraction of all offensive allusions contained therein in relation to my private character and standing. [7]
- Therein lies the promise that this monopoly is going to extend its commerce wide in the earth. [5]
- Some lines therein opened up a chamber of her being never before unlocked. [11]
- And therein the little lady showed herself a person of wisdom. [11]
- Long had she lingered round a bird-nest to leave therein the gaudy wing of a butterfly. [13]
- You will have just such control of General McDowell and his forces as you therein indicate. [7]
- Again and again Jo had come round to the rest-house since one direful day, but had not, found his way therein. [11]
- Hundreds of homes, isolated because of a victim of the plague found therein, became ghastly breeding-places of the disease, and then silent, disgusting graves. [11]
- That look was fearful to see, and all of hell was expressed therein. [9]
- The garden was deserted; I could hear the plash of the fountains, but no other sound therein. [4]
- Therein lay his anxiety. [9]
- I fear I am not worthy of all which is therein kindly said of me personally. [7]
- This boat and all therein should be mine. [11]
- We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom, and our own error therein. [7]
- Moist rappee, and a Tonka-bean lying therein. [6]
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This week we are focusing on verses 16 and 17 which state
Hey Ginny
I just wanted to thank you for posting your dog bone pattern. I found it on crochetpatterncentral.com - I've finished half of it so far, but hopefully the I'll be able to finish the last half tomorrow. If you feel like dropping by to see it, I'll probably be flashing it in about a week or so. I'm planning a small contest, so I'll only be showing parts of it at first.
Thanks once again.
Hey Ginny
I was wondering if you could help me on how to sew the two pieces of the dog bone together. If you have time to help, would you mind writing it to my e-mail? I have a little competition going on on my blog, where people have to guess what I'm crocheting. If you write on there, it'll be too easy for them to find out what I'm doing.
Thank you so much.
That was a very thoughtful and inspiring post. I've enjoyed poking around your blog. Sorry it took me so long to find you. :)


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Hi Ladies!
This Sunday I'm going Christmas Shopping with my brother to Cardiff, I can't wait! It's going to be so much fun :-) Lot's of Starbucks Gingerbread Latte's and Christmas Songs!
In anticipation I thought I'd make a Wish List!
Snow Fairy Shower Gel
Magic Wand
The Comforter
I'd love to get some products from LUSH, I've only ever had one thing from there and loved it, so it would be nice to try out their best sellers.
Dolce and Gabbana The One
A gorgeous fragrance but quite expensive! I'd love to own it but may wait to see if I can get it in the boxing day sales.
River Island Purse
A friend of mine recently celebrated her 18th Birthday and one of her presents was this purse. It's stunning and that same night my purse broke! It was fate I tell you!! I can't wait to see what ones they have there.
Soap and Glory Makeup Sets
Have you seen the Soap and Glory Christmas sets? They look amazing!!! I'm hoping to get the EYES BOX :-)
How can you not just love the packaging,
The last and most important thing on my Wish List is for me and my family to have a great time this Christmas. Laugh constantly and make lot's and lot's of memories.


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As pulled from the Google Australia weblog on the fires in Australia goes into detail and has a live map of the fires, included below.
As a snapshot of this here's what it looked like when I grabbed it this morning:
There's more maps of fire in Australia at aus-emaps; this is a link to static copies of maps, which is better than the live image because of heavy server load.
The University of Maryland / NASA MODIS view of Australian fires has satellite coverage as well as historical coverage so that you can get details on past days fire and previous years.
The best single source I could find for maps of Australia is aus-emaps. They say about themselves:
This site brings together a number of third party services to provide a single reference point to a comprehensive collection of online maps of Australia (whole-of-the-continent to street level) and location-specific information.
Our online mapping service is intended to be operational 24/7, however, occasional disruptions may occur. We give no warranties as to its fitness for any purpose or availability since we have no control over services and content provided by others.
This online mapping service may change at any time. See our terms of use for further details.
Special thanks to Mike Williams for his inspirational tutorials and to Google Map Development Team for sharing source code to so many interesting applications.
update: a fire map of Australia showing the fire seasons, from the global fire monitoring center at Uni Freiburg.