http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php en Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:04:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://imgsrv2.tennisuniverse.com/mtf/images2007/misc/rss.jpg http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9087 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:52:20 GMT *Auf Konzerttournee in Japan* Aktualisiert am 03.03.2010 *Während zweier Jahre hat der Musikverein Thurtal-Hüttlingen auf ein grosses Ziel hingearbeitet: Eine Konzerttournee in Japan, dem Heimatland ihres Dirigenten Yukio Yamada. Am 1. April geht das Abenteuer los.* *Hüttlingen* – Im Probelokal... Auf Konzerttournee in Japan
Aktualisiert am 03.03.2010

Während zweier Jahre hat der Musikverein Thurtal-Hüttlingen auf ein grosses Ziel hingearbeitet: Eine Konzerttournee in Japan, dem Heimatland ihres Dirigenten Yukio Yamada. Am 1. April geht das Abenteuer los.


Hüttlingen – Im Probelokal des Hüttlinger Musikvereins hängen zwei grosse Werbeplakate. Sie zu ergründen erinnert an Kunst: Manches ist auf Anhieb verständlich, manches jedoch braucht einen Sachverständigen. Die Plakate sind mit japanischen Schriftzeichen bekritzelt, auf dem einen aber sind der Musikverein Thurtal und eine japanische Musikgruppe abgebildet. Der andere Aushang zeigt ein Alphorn, daneben steht gross «Swiss Music in Japan». Auch ein junger Japaner mit Taktstock ist zu sehen: Es ist Yukio Yamada, der Dirigent der Brassband aus Hüttlingen. Die bevorstehende Reise nach Japan macht ihn überglücklich. «Es ist ein Traum», sagt der 29-jährige Musikstudent denn auch immer wieder strahlend. Geplant ist die 10-tägige Tour bis ins letzte Detail. Dafür hat ein 5-köpfiges OK-Team unter der Leitung von Paul Sauter gesorgt. Reise kostet 100 000 Franken Die Vorfreude ist gross, und die Tatsache, dass seit zwei Monaten alle budgetierten Einnahmen verfügbar sind, eine Erleichterung. 45 Personen umfasst die Reisegruppe, 31 Spielende und 13 Gäste. «Vom Sekundarschul- bis zum Pensionsalter», erklärt der OK-Chef. Auf die Mitreisenden fallen rund 60 Prozent der Gesamtkos-ten, die sich auf über 100 000 Franken belaufen. Auch zwei Krankenschwes-tern reisen mit, die Jugendlichen in der Gruppe werden mit einem Göttisystem betreut. Auf der anderen Seite der Erdkugel half Yamadas Vater mitorganisieren. Er ist Leiter einer Niederlassung des internationalen Studentenaustauschprogramms AFS und stellte wichtige Kontakte her. «Das war natürlich sehr praktisch», so der junge Dirigent, der erst vor vier Wochen für einen letzten Check in Japan weilte. Besonders freut er sich auf das Konzert in Tahara, wo er aufgewachsen ist. Damit geht ein lang gehegter Wunsch in Erfüllung. «Ich träumte seit Langem davon, mit dem eigenen Verein in meiner Heimatstadt ein Konzert zu geben.» Mit einem AlphornbläserDie Thurgauer werden dem japanischen Publikum einen Mix aus Schweizer Volksmusik und BrassbandMusik präsentieren. Darunter ist auch ein Ländler. Das dies seinen Landsleuten gefällt, bezweifelt Yukio Yamada keinen Moment. «Europäische Musik ist in Japan bekannt und sehr be-liebt.» Auch ein Alphornbläser ist in der Gruppe, er wird die «Swiss Lady» ins beste Licht stellen. Das ganze Programm ist am kommenden Sonntag ein letztes Mal vor der Abreise in Hüttlingen zu hören.

EVI BIEDERMANN Frühlingskonzert Am nächsten Sonntag um 19.30 Uhr in der Mehrzweckhalle Hüttlingen. ]]> Stevens Point http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9087 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9086 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:10:32 GMT Image: http://www.stlallsports.com/pics/novak_djokovic_sticks_out_tounge.jpg The 2010 Davis Cup starts in earnest next month and the expected challengers for the title can all be expected to make comfortable progress to the second round. Numerous top players are struggling with injuries, which...

The 2010 Davis Cup starts in earnest next month and the expected challengers for the title can all be expected to make comfortable progress to the second round. Numerous top players are struggling with injuries, which gives an advantage to the teams with greater strength in depth compared to those reliant on one elite player.

Spain, aiming for a third consecutive title, are without Rafael Nadal for their home tie with Switzerland, but the reigning champions will cope better than their opponents, who are without Roger Federer. Spain have three top 30 players in their squad and they should win easily against a team over-reliant on Stanislas Wawrinka.

United States have won the Davis Cup only once since 1995 and the third seeds have a good opportunity to end their barren run this time around. Doubles stars Bob and Mike Bryan should give them the edge against Serbia, but Novak Djokovic leads a strong Serb team that includes Nenad Zimonjic, the second highest ranked doubles player in the world.

Second seeds Czech Republic, featuring top singles players Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych and doubles specialist Lukas Dlouhy, should deal easily with Belgium and show they are capable of reaching a second consecutive final.

Russia will start as favourites with most Betting Online experts against India, but the potential absence of the injured Nikolay Davydenko could leave them exposed to the threat of a team that can rely on a win from in-form doubles pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.

The other four ties are harder to predict. Israel have greater strength in depth than Chile, but Fernando Gonzalez should win two rubbers. Robin Soderling carries Sweden in a similar fashion and Argentina might struggle to win the necessary three rubbers.

Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s France appear to be stronger than Germany and Tennis Betting suggests that home advantage should help them reach the last eight. Croatia and Ecuador meet for the first time and Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic can be expected to fire their team to the quarter finals against a team that struggles away from home. ]]> Philip Oliver http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9086 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9085 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:01:47 GMT James Ward, Dan Evans and Jamie Baker will compete for the two singles spots for Great Britain's Davis Cup match in Lithuania in Vilnius on 5-7 March.
Australian Open finalist and world number three Andy Murray withdrew from the team last month, handing the trio an opportunity to shine.
However, world number 169 Alex Bogdanovic has not been included.
Doubles specialists Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski are included in the six-strong squad, along with Ross Hutchins.
Great Britain have not won a Davis Cup match since their World Group play-off against Croatia in 2007.
And since then, four successive defeats have seen John Lloyd's team drop into Europe/Africa Zone Group II, the third tier of the competition.=

World number 288 Baker is the only player in the singles trio to have won a Davis Cup match, defeating Agustin Calleri in a dead rubber against Argentina in 2008.
Evans, ranked 258 in the world, lost both his singles encounters against Poland last year, while Ward, six places above his compatriot in the standings, has yet to make his debut.
"This is a real opportunity for some of our younger players to gain valuable Davis Cup experience," said captain Lloyd.
"I'm confident that they all have the ability to perform at this level and a passion to represent their country."
Lloyd will reveal his final quartet on 23 February for the match which takes place at the Vitas Gerulaitis Memorial Tennis Centre in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8505222.stm
Monday, 8 February 2010
Wimbledon Debentures 2010 ]]> wimbledononline http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9085 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9084 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:34:33 GMT Image: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3184956737_57a2ff47c3_m.jpg Andy Murray is a Grand Slam winner-in-waiting. Roger Federer led the chorus of approval for the Scot in the wake of his run to the Australian Open final, saying his vanquished opponent is too good a player not to win a... Andy Murray is a Grand Slam winner-in-waiting. Roger Federer led the chorus of approval for the Scot in the wake of his run to the Australian Open final, saying his vanquished opponent is too good a player not to win a major.

The fact Federer was spot-on in that analysis was of little comfort to an emotional Murray. The world number three was disappointed by the opportunities he missed in the third set of the final.

However, he may have been more frustrated that he did not bring the attacking game he used throughout the tournament to the final.

Federer of course is a master at preventing his opponents from playing the game they would like to and Murray will take some succour from Federer's assertion that he played some of the best tennis of his life in winning at Melbourne.

Still, the online betting odds suggest Murray would face a tough challenge, and perhaps the Scot should not be too downhearted.

If Federer was on a different level to everyone else last month, then Murray was on a plane in between the champion and the rest of the field. It is no exaggeration to say Murray will be Federer's biggest threat at the rest of this year's Grand Slams and the tennis betting will reflect this.

Rafael Nadal will have something to say about that at Roland Garros, but the clay court king faces another enforced spell on the sidelines. He will face a tricky draw at Paris and it is amazing to think that Federer will be glancing at Murray's progress, rather than that of his old rival.

The pressure on Murray to win a Slam will only ease when he breaks his duck, but all that can be asked of him is to improve at each event. In beating Marin Cilic, who thrashed Murray at the US Open, the Scot confirmed his ongoing progress. ]]> Philip Oliver http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9084 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9083 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:09:01 GMT Image: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3184956737_57a2ff47c3_m.jpg Andy Murray has reached the second Grand Slam final of his career after defeating Marin Cilic in the semi-final of the Australian Open. The Scot started slowly and lost the first set, but eventually went on to win 3-6 6-4 6-4...
Andy Murray has reached the second Grand Slam final of his career after defeating Marin Cilic in the semi-final of the Australian Open. The Scot started slowly and lost the first set, but eventually went on to win 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2.

It wasn't the best tennis Murray had ever played, but he is through to the final and that is all that counts. He is right on top of his game at the moment and even an in form Roger Federer might not find it easy to stop him.

The world number one made short work of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second semi-final today and there is no doubt that Murray v Federer is the final everybody wanted.

After coming through his semi-final against Cilic, Murray has a couple of days to get some well deserved rest before the final on Sunday. In a contest that is likely to be very competitive extra time in between matches could help the British number one.

As for Murray’s confidence going into the final, well he is clearly backing his own ability right now. Speaking after his victory on Thursday, he said that he wants "to be remembered for winning it" something he has "definitely got a chance" of doing if he plays his best tennis.

The online sports betting markets made Murray one of the pre-tournament favourites and he will be pleased he has lived up to that title so far.

However, it is 74 years since a British male won a Grand Slam title, so Murray won't be taking things too lightly. He is aware that he could make history and at 22-years-old, could record a victory that will act as a springboard for the rest of his career.

However, Federer's tennis odds make him favourite to win the title and Murray is clearly in for a tough match. ]]> Philip Oliver http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9083 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9082 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:13:15 GMT

Unsurprisingly, most of the attention after Andy Murray's Australian Open quarter final victory over Rafael Nadal centred on the Scot. His victory over the holder took him into his third Grand Slam semi-final without losing a set - the tennis betting now suggests he has a good chance of lifting the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

However, there were also some positives for Nadal. This might not appear to be the case - it was his 11th defeat in his last 12 meetings with a player in the top ten and the knee problems which plagued him last year appear to have resurfaced.

Nonetheless, the world number two had his chances against Murray. He had 12 break points in the match, two more than his opponent, but crucially he converted two less. He failed to build on a good start but there were enough glimpses of his old self to suggest he can emerge from his current malaise.

Nadal is lacking in confidence. He has lost some of his aura and the unshakable self-belief that so often carried him through matches. This decline has been capitalised on by Murray and Roger Federer.

However, the Spaniard played some stunning points against Murray and produced only one more unforced error than the Scot. Still, it is winners that count and he was 15 adrift of Murray on that front. In addition, his ground strokes lacked punch and were often too short, but this should not worry him too much.

This part of the game is Nadal's speciality and as his confidence returns his play from the back of the court will steadily improve. By the time the clay court season starts later in the year he should be fit and fresh, the tennis betting odds will reflect this.

So perhaps Murray should bask in the glory of his victory over Nadal while he can - he will surely not dominate long rallies against Nadal as much next time they meet. ]]> Philip Oliver http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9082 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9081 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:26:23 GMT

Australian Open - Andy Murray, Serena Williams

The world number five has a tough draw and while the Australian Open odds don't make him the favourite for the title he is ready to make the breakthrough and win his first Grand Slam.

A four-time Australian Open winner, Serena has started the season in determined mood after the trauma of last year's US Open, which spells trouble for her rivals.

French Open - Rafael Nadal, Justine Henin

Nadal has taken time to recover from 2009's injury troubles and personal issues, but he will be back to his best at Roland Garros.

Henin was once nearly as dominant as Nadal in Paris, winning four titles in five years. Clay is Serena's weakest surface and Henin will be ready to take advantage.

Wimbledon - Andy Roddick, Serena Williams

Roddick did everything but win last year's event, losing an epic final to Roger Federer, so his new-look game is capable of ending his long Grand Slam drought.

Serena had the better of the traditional family showdown at Wimbledon last year and I expect her to be in better form than Venus (and everyone else for that matter) again this time around.

US Open - Roger Federer, Elena Dementieva

Federer's five year winning streak at Flushing Meadows was ended by Juan Martin del Potro last year, but the New York hard courts remain the Swiss Legend's domain.

At Wimbledon last year the Russian showed she is ready to make the step up, narrowly losing an epic semi-final to Serena Williams. She can go one better than she did at the 2004 US Open, when she reached the final.

Davis Cup - Spain

Spain have won the last two Davis Cups and thrashed Czech Republic 5-0 in the 2009 final. With Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in their ranks, as well as David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo, they will again be hard to beat especially at home on clay.

Fed Cup - Russia

Russia have won four of the last six Fed Cups and have enough strength in depth - six players in the current top 20 - to justify their status as the strongest nation in the women's game.

Meanwhile, in horse racing betting news the odds for this year's Cheltenham Festival are really starting to hot up and could be worth keeping an eye on. ]]> Philip Oliver http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9081 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9080 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:33:35 GMT I want Andy Murray to emerge victorious at the O2 Arena this week and I am pleased to read that this tennis blog on ATP World Finals betting (http://betting.betfair.com/tennis/event-preview/atp-world-finals-a-night-at-the-opera-251109.html) thinks that he has a chance. What do you all think... I want Andy Murray to emerge victorious at the O2 Arena this week and I am pleased to read that this tennis blog on ATP World Finals betting thinks that he has a chance.

What do you all think though? He will probably have to defeat Federer to do so, but he does hold a decent record against him so I don't see why not.

Come on Murray!!! ]]> gunnerryan http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9080 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9079 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:48:35 GMT Welcome to tennisjamie's thought of the day, a place for me to give my brief thoughts on the wonderful world of tennis.

24th November 2009

"Rafael Nadal is short on confidence right now. No doubt about it. The injury lay-off has had a negative affect on him and it showed in his defeat to Robert Soderling at the O2 Arena. Let's hope he is back to his best after the break. Tennis needs him on top form."

There we have it, my first thought of the day! There will be many more, but for now, take a read of this tennis blog on the ATP World Finals.

Until next time... ]]> tennisjamie http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9079 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9078 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:50:27 GMT Almost 3 years have passed, a lot has happened.

I finished university, I finished teacher training, and I've also completed my first year of being a "real" teacher torturing students with grammar, vocabulary, literature and so on :lol: But it's great.

But that's not the big news, finally, Jonathan and I decided to get married next year. Although there seems to be plenty of time, we've started planning everything. Last week I went dress-shopping, didn't find the right dress though :lol: I went to a zillion shops with bridal collections but none of them had THE DRESS. So I decided to work with a designer and get my own dress. And we cannot agree on where we wanna have the big party. So each week we "test-eat" at different locations getting fat :lol:

Well, I hope all of you are fine, I'll try to come here more regularly, promise :hug: ]]> NiciSunflower http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9078 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9077 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:14:45 GMT Freelance writing and their experience I am a freelance writer, I have more than 2 years experience in freelance work. I have more than 10 years work experience in various companies and various sections. But now a day overall economy is very low, so two years back I decided to start with... Freelance writing and their experience

I am a freelance writer, I have more than 2 years experience in freelance work. I have more than 10 years work experience in various companies and various sections. But now a day overall economy is very low, so two years back I decided to start with freelance work.

I am doing work for my existing clients as well as new clients and I am trying to keep them very happy with me so that only I can maintain my relationship. I am getting clients and projects from freelance website like www.net4manpower.com. I am one of the power members in this site. I won more than 55 projects from this site. When I started my freelance career that time I don’t know about any websites and I confused about how to get the projects? How to contact the job providers? That time my friend Mr.Johnsmith Thakal help me , he only tell about this website and tell me don’t want to pay any amount for registration and bid, Just free service and also secure payment.

First I am not have 100% hope in this site, after that I thought let we try, so I will join free with this site and bid the projects, slowly I won the projects and clients. Now many clients from www.net4manpower.com are my life long customers and still now I will not worry about the payment. They are providing me 100% payment security. But when I see this site first, I am not getting hope or confidence this site, because there design is simple and not good look. But there service is very good.

Every freelancer should be satisfying your clients then only you can get more work from us.

Freelance project biding

I’m join with project outsourcing website and submitted my profile and portfolio first, because many freelancers doing this mistake that is they are joined with freelance sites but they will not provide their overall details. But in this kind of freelance website all the clients must see the portfolio and profile first after that only they will select you. Normally I ‘m quoting affordable cost for n4mp clients, but I will not provide very cheap rate, according to my work I will offer good price. I am investing 90$ per month subscription and earn more than 500$ per month, so it is very helpful for me.

Many people they are interested in home based works but they are very lazy to submit the bid. But in my experience I am not waiting for more time for projects reply. I will get immediate response from net4manpower clients and also other freelance site.

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All the best. ]]> sijukan http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9077 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9076 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:08:04 GMT First let me start by saying I am a huge Fedor Emelianenko fan. He is most like the most dominant fighter to date in the history of MMA regardless of Weight class. "The Last Emperor" as he is known is was born September 28, 1976 (let it be known I was born almost exactly 1 year later Sept, 19th 1977) he weighs in approximately 233 pounds and fights as a Heavyweight. His current official record is 30-1* with 1 no contest. The asterisk next to his name is to denote his one loss came in a tournament where he was hit with an illegal elbow and cut. The bleeding was unable to be controlled and therefore he could not continue so the one who hit him was given the win so he could advance. if not for the tournament format the fight would have been declared a no contest as it was very obvious the elbow was not intentional. Almost all MMA rankings have him listed as the #1 heavyweight fighter in the world and many have him as the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world his record and stats can be viewed here. Now that you know who this is about let me go into the topic on hand.

Now it is widely accepted and I even agree that at the moment the Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC is the current top dog in the MMA world. In almost every weight class they boast at least 5 of the top 10 fighters and in some weight classes even more. The one weight class that seems to be in the biggest contention is the Heavyweight division. And The UFC has some great young and veteran fighters. It is also widely felt that the HW division in MMA in general for the most part is the most talent shallow division.

Read more by MMA Forum Official Blogger The Don ]]> truebluefan http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9076 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9075 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:31:18 GMT --- --- ]]> Tommy_likes_me http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9075 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9074 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:27:20 GMT Bruno Agostinelli of Niagara Falls Canada defeated the odds and won the deciding match in Davis Cup versus Peru and avoided relegation for the Canadians. He won the 5th and deciding match in front of a hostile Peruvian crowd. Congrats Bruno on the win. Lets see what he does this week in... Bruno Agostinelli of Niagara Falls Canada defeated the odds and won the deciding match in Davis Cup versus Peru and avoided relegation for the Canadians.

He won the 5th and deciding match in front of a hostile Peruvian crowd. Congrats Bruno on the win.

Lets see what he does this week in Lexington and also Good luck to Frank as he travels to Indy!!!:) ]]> gatter21 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9074 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9073 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:14:54 GMT Hey all,

Ferrero's awesome win today made me very happy! It's good to see one of my favorite players happy again, he deserves it.
On with my own life, work was hot today but fun. The day went by quickly and I have four days to go before my holiday starts. I'm so looking forward to that, two weeks of doing absolutely nothing. Well, with the exception of my trip to Rome. :) Rome, baby! Can't wait...Although I will be boyfriend free for a week, I'll live but I'm kinda going to miss him. He on the other hand will probably love his freedom, lol. No one he has to share his bed with and he gets to ride his motorcycle without me holding on for dear life. Lucky guy.
Well, that's it for me today. No more ramblings. Sleep calls.

Love,

Joyce ]]> Joyce_23 http://www.menstennisforums.com/blog.php?b=9073