❧❧❧ Whatever you can do or dream, you can BEGIN IT. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Goethe ❧❧❧
❧❧❧ You were born whole, not broken. Sandra Hammel ❧❧❧
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
RHODE ISLAND PETITION FOR REINSTATING ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS FOR INCOME TAX RI-1040
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Rhode Islanders who own their homes and are used to itemizing and deducting what they pay from their RI income tax on the annual Income Tax Return RI-1040 for things such as medical expenses, interest you paid on home mortgage, the total deduction on your house town's property tax and the charities that you donate to over the year - found that for the year of 2011 - all itemized deductions were no longer allowed. But there was a decrease in the top marginal income tax rate.
My RI tax for 2011 went up 40% over 2010. If you would like the return of the itemized deductions to RI, sign the petition for this action.
Federal form Schedule A with Itemized Deductions listed. Click image to enlarge.
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Jim Hummel states (he also has a video with a report at the link Hummel) -
"Taxpayers filing a return in Rhode Island face huge changes this year. Reforms the General Assembly passed two years ago - but just now taking effect - include the elimination of itemized deductions, meaning there will be some winners and some losers. Jim Hummel finds that the losers include those with huge medical bills - who now can't fully claim them as a deduction."
This Hummel report states that 100,000 Rhode Islanders pay more tax 300,000 Rhode Islanders pay less tax
I wonder about this. Homeowners? How have you found this to be for you? My RI tax for 2011 went up 40% over 2010. If you would like the return of the itemized deductions to RI, sign the petition for this action.
Rafael Nadal won the award from the International Community of Madrid. The award highlights not only the relevance and merit of sports, but also human values and transmitting outside the tennis court.
The chairwoman of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, presented Rafa Nadal today with the ‘International Prize of Sports of the Community of Madrid.
The ceremony took place at the Real Casa de Correos at 12:30 (local Madrid time).
The award aims to recognize the merits and values of individuals or institutions of international importance in the field of sport, based on their influence in the community and their human values.
“To be receiving this award in the first edition of its ceremony is very important. Especially in a community like Madrid’s that I feel so close to me and where I have been able to achieve a lot of success at the Madrid Masters and the Davis Cup” said the Spanish star after receiving the honors.
The award is a commemorative sculpture and a certificate signed by the president of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre.
Esperanza was also quick to highlight that "Rafa is an example to follow for all young people because he is full of values, specially as a sportsman. Nadal has shown that he knows how to win and how to lose. He has shown how to achieve success without becoming arrogant, and has specially stood out for knowing how to lose giving the deserved credit to his opponents”.
....................................................... Uploaded by PresidenciaComMadrid The President of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, delivers the first International Prize for Sport of the Community of Madrid, which has been given to tennis player Rafael Nadal, both in their professional merit as demonstrated by sporting values.
The article below was translated from French by Bluemama ~ Mathilde at The Forum at www.rafaelnadal.com
Toni, the other Nadal
Tennis - ATP
In the Nadal's family, Toni is a discrete sportsman. He was not a spanish quintuple champion like his cousin, the footballer Miguel Angel, and was only a table tennis champion of the Balearic Islands. He is "just" the tennis world N.1 coach, his nephew Rafael.
Exclusive interview, 1st part.
Toni, the public knows well Rafael well, but knows almost nothing about you. So, tell us about you! TONI NADAL: " You want me to speak about myself? "
If you should define yourself in a few words ? T.N. : It's difficult. I know myself, but I do not know how I am seen by the others. For me, I am a normal person.
Tell us about your way until now, professional and personnal T.N. : In Spain, I played tennis, but I was not very good : a 2nd category player. I've made studies (of Law and History). When i was studying in Barcelona, I was playing tennis at the same time. Once my studies finished , I returned to Mallorca, and I started to be a trainer in a club. That was about 1984, 1985. I worked there a few years, and when Rafa was 10 years old, i stopped with the club. With Rafael's father, I was managing two stores, so i didn't need to work . That allowed me to do everything with Rafa, to go with him on the circuit.
Why did you involved in tennis, and not in football ? T.N. : Formerly, i was quite a good sportsman. I played a lot football, table tennis (i've been the Balearic Islands champion), i was swimming, then i saw some tennis on television and i wanted to try it. But i started late, at 14 years old, so it was not easy"
To be Rafa's coach, is this a way to go on with your high level career, or at least to keep a foot in the world of competition? T.N. : I believe that I am a better trainer than player (laughter). I prefer that. And, to tell you the truth, I do all the opposite of what I did when i was a sportsman : for example, if the way i was working was not goog, well now, at least, I know that i should use another method , so I do exactly the opposite ! (smiling) I believe that it is necessary to be logical, and to wonder : what do i need to be good? I see many trainers who want to repeat with their players what they did with themselves.
What is, for you, the definition of a good coach? T.N. : I do not know if what i've done until now is conform to what must be done to be a good coach, but i've always tried to do things in the most simple way. Without considering that the problem comes from the racket, neither the balls, the short, or anything else. For me, a good coach must have a good personality. What I want is that the player always respects his coach. Without that, it's impossible to work good. Then, what is important? To know the game and to know the players. There are many ways to do the game, to lead the practising session. Then, I believe that a good coach is the one who manages to transmit his motivation to his player. The best is when you share the same way or thinking, when you have a common project. If everyone has the same goal, everyone does what he has to do, whitout questions.
Do you have other passions than tennis ? What do you like to do when you have free time ? T.N. : For example, when i'm here in Paris, i like to visit the city. (The interview took place during Paris-Bercy Masters Series). I like much the "Quartier Latin". I go there almost everyday. To tell you the truth, I almost always walk to come from the hotel. During Roland-Garros, I almost walk everyday from the hotel to the stadium. One day i walk on a way, I discover a place, the following day, another. As I told you, I like the Latin Quarter. I also love Notre-Dame. Each time I come to Paris, during Roland-Garros, I go maybe two, three times to the Sacré Coeur. There's a beautiful sightseeing there, and i like the "Place du Tertre" with its painters. I like to play chess too! "
INTERVIEW: TONI NADAL - SECOND PART
You know Rafael since his little childhood. Is your relationship with him not fusional, being together all this time ? T.N. : We've spent much time together, on the tennis courts, since he is 3 years old. That makes almost 20 years!
What does this relationship bring to you? T.N. : An incredible thing for me : to be in Roland Garros, or Wimbledon, in a place that I would never have imagined to be. I see the match, on the Center Court : what is this supposed to bring me more than that? I am here for him. I was very happy at home, i still am (smiling). But with him, i could do incredible things
And on a human point of view? T.N. : I believe that I bring him more than he brings to me. But it is normal, because I am the uncle, and unfortunately, I am older than him (smiling). So it's completely normal that I bring him more. I had already ideas before knowing him, i try to make him take benefits ot if.
Does he still surprise you? T.N. : Everyone surprises me. When you want to be one of the best players, or one of the best lawyers, one of best (not the best, it's too hard) in your field. Many people often surprise me. When I see Djokovic, or Simon the other day (in Madrid's semi-final),when I see Gasquet hitting his backhand ... etc ... But I know that they are special players. They can do that.
Could you coach another player than Rafael? Would you be as much involved with another player as with him ? T.N. : Today, it is difficult to think that. For me, there is an essential thing: as a coach, I must be at the same height as the player, or perhaps a little higher. If not, there wouldn't be enough respect for each other. Today, it is difficult for a coach. When you need money, then you get money from the player. Some players think that when they pay you, they have the right to say anything to you. I am not in this situation. But what I would like more is to work with young people, not with already high level players. The players who are here have already the highest level, they are professional. A coach cannot bring them that much. I've always tried to teach Rafael things in tennis, but not only: i also wanted to teach him useful things for life. I tried to make Rafael being himself on the court and in life. I think that if you look at Rafa, he is a correct person, on the life and on the court.
Your fair play and your nephew's are exemplary ? T.N. : I don't know. But I think that we have a correct behavior. That's what we need. In life, victory is important, of course, but it's not the essential.
Is there a "sacred" respect between Rafael and you? T.N. : There is a "normal" respect. I am the coach. I am not the one which carries the racket to the man who changes the strings. Once, yes, I can go, but not 15 times. At home, i have a housemaid. She does her job, but she doesn't do some foot massages to me ! You understand ? I pay her, but i have the maximal respect for this woman. Each day, I tell her "thank you very much". This is not because i'm am socially "above" her, that I can do what I want. It's the same thing in tennis. You can often see behaviors on the court, ... pfff (sigh), which for me would be simply unacceptable. It would be unthinkable, impossible that Rafael speaks badly to me.
It's difficult to be more exposed than Rafa and you are, and yet, you remain very humble T.N. : Yes Because the life is simple! Today, Rafael is world N.1. The four last years, it was N.2, he was well-known, known here, in Spain etc ... But this is a special life : to play the Roland-Garros final, to go to Dubai, to go to Wimbledon. All that is special. What is really important in life is the same thing, for you, for him, for everyone : health, family, etc ... Anybody would exchange immediatly his ranking to everything being well ! I think that people like Rafael, who had the luck to do what he wants, to succeed, must be grateful to life for that. You cannot give the bad example. What we all want is to live a little better. Not in the material meaning, just being happier in our relationships with the others. It is very important to say that to the players, so that they become aware of it.
Rafa Nadal is not only the Worlds best tennis player, hes also the No.1 most admired and popular person in his home country.
Lots of people, from kids, to teenagers and grandparents adore him and see in him a great example for everyone to follow. Hes a person full of charisma, someone who has build a career full of fame, fortune and great success, based on respect, consistency and values.
From the moment Rafa became the best tennis player in the world back in August. You would have thought that the kid from Mallorca would have let the hype that surrounds him on a daily basis, get to him and perhaps, to a certain extent, make him a less friendly person.
Well, it makes us happy to say that is absolutely not the case. That is not Rafa at all. He continues to be the same person that he was back before he even picked up a raquet for the first time. Someone humble, extremely polite and appreciative of everything and everyone that wants to meet him.
That may be the reason way hes been chosen as Spains most loved and appreciated person based on a poll carried out nationally and that was was completed by 20 thousand people.
Apart from Rafa, there were other public figures that appeared in the top 10 of the most loved and valued people such as Pau Gasol and Iker Casillas. The last one has appeared 6 consecutive times in the poll...
12/2/08 6:25 PM | Ricky Dimon Throughout the off-season, TennisTalk will recap Rafael Nadal's and Roger Federer's most memorable moments in 2008. Part 2 for Nadal features his season-opening week in Chennai, India.
It's probably not memorable for fans who exclusively follow Grand Slam events, but what a wild start to Nadal's season! His first tournament of the year in Chennai produced one incredible win and one devastating loss.
It took a ridiculous three hours and 55 minutes to complete. Oh yeah, let's take this time to remind everyone it was best two out of three, not three out of five, and yes, it still took that long. When it was all said and done, Nadal emerged with a grueling 6-7(3), 7-6(8), 7-6(1) victory. The tournament's No. 1 seed had to save four match points in the second set just to forced a decisive third, during which he had to come back from a break down.
“It was an unbelievable match. You don't play games like these every day,” said Nadal. “It is always an emotional time when I play against Moya. We both played a good game and I am sure the Chennai crowd loved it.”
Nadal, however, did not love the impact it had on him the next day. With no day of rest in between the semis and final, Nadal suffered perhaps his biggest beat-down ever, delivered by Russian Mikhail Youzhny. The 6-0, 6-1 drubbing lasted less than one hour; 57 minutes to be exact.
“This victory is a present from Rafa to me,” admitted a humble Youzhny. “I didn't win today, Rafa just lost the match because he couldn't move well.”
Needless to say, the rest of Nadal's 2008 campaign was far more straightforward than the crazy developments in Chennai.
Es el número uno del tenis mundial. Is the number one tennis world.Este año ha conquistado Roland Garros, Wimbledon, el oro olímpico en Pekín y, por si fuera poco, el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de los Deportes This year has won Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the Olympic gold in Beijing and, if this were not enough, the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
Por Toni Nadal By Toni Nadal
M acarroni, tortellini, spaghetti… y Natali, que era yo, su tío Toni.M acarroni, tortellini, spaghetti ... and Natali, it was me, his uncle Toni.Ésta era la alineación del Milan, el club de fútbol que me fichó para cosechar grandes éxitos, parecidos a los que obtuve también en ciclismo, nada menos que cinco Tour de Francia. This was the alignment of Milan, the soccer club that signed me to reap great successes, similar to those obtained in cycling, no less than five Tour de France.
Rafael disfrutaba de mis relatos y, por supuesto, se lo creía todo. Rafael enjoyed my stories and, of course, I believed everything.No se le ocurría poner en duda la veracidad de lo que le contaba. He was not going to question the veracity of what he had.
El hecho de ser el primer niño que nació en la familia, su contagioso entusiasmo, su inocencia y su candidez lo convirtieron en nuestro juguete. Being the first child born in the family, his contagious enthusiasm, her innocence and gullibility turned it into our toy.
Aparte de mis habilidades deportivas, yo era mago. Apart from my sports skills, I was a magician.Una de las anécdotas que recuerdo con más cariño tiene que ver precisamente con mis dotes harrypotterianas. Yo dirigía la Escuela de Tenis del Club de Manacor. One of the anecdotes that I remember with more affection has to do precisely with my talents harrypotterianas. I ran the School of Manacor Tennis Club.Teníamos un torneo en otro pueblo y uno de los chicos que iban a jugar me falló. We had a tournament in another town and one of the guys who were going to play me wrong.Le dije a Rafael que él iba a ser su sustituto. I told Rafael that he was going to be his replacement.Contaba sólo siete años y era su primer partido de competición. He counted only seven years and was his first game of competition.Su contrincante tenía catorce años y ya estaba experimentado. His opponent was fourteen and already experienced.La paliza que iba a recibir era fácil de predecir para un mago como yo. The beating was going to receive it was easy to predict for a magician like me.Salimos en mi coche para ir a jugar el partido y yo le iba dando tácticas para descentrar al oponente, las tácticas más locas que se me fueron ocurriendo. We went out in my car to go to play the game and I was going to give decentralized tactics for the opponent, tactics more mad that I was going on.Rafael se moría de la risa. Rafael was dying of laughter.Al final le dije: “No, ahora en serio, Rafael. At the end I said, 'No, now seriously, Rafael.Si veo que te da una paliza descomunal, tú no te preocupes, que yo haré llover y pararemos el partido”. If I see that gives you a huge beating, you do not worry, that I will stop raining and the match. "“¿En serio?”, me preguntó, “¿puedes hacer que llueva?”. "Really?" I asked, "Can you make it rain?".“¡Por favor, Rafael! Con mi magia puedo hacer de todo”. "Please, Rafael! With my magic can do anything."
El cielo estaba nublado y el partido empezó como yo había previsto. The sky was overcast and the party began as I had anticipated.Rafael iba perdiendo 3-0. Rafael was losing 3-0.Pero con siete años Rafael ya era muy luchador y tenía una confianza verdaderamente ciega en sí mismo; así que empezó a remontar el partido y consiguió poner el marcador 3-2. But seven years and was very Rafael fighter and had a truly blind trust in himself, so I started to pick up the game and managed to make the score 3-2.En ese momento, como había previsto el parte meteorológico, se puso a llover y paré el partido. At that time, as he had expected the weather, it was raining and stopped the match.A los cinco minutos de esperar, Rafael se me acercó sigilosamente y en un susurro me dijo: “Toni, puedes parar la lluvia cuando quieras; ¡creo que le puedo ganar!”. A five-minute wait, Rafael quietly approached me and told me in a whisper: "Jack, you can stop the rain when you want it, I think I can win."
Esta anécdota la he contado en muchas ocasiones por la gracia que me hizo, pero también porque define muy bien el carácter de Rafael. I told this story many times by the grace that made me, but also because it defines very well the nature of Rafael.
Lo que yo destacaría de él es esa capacidad de lucha que ya demostraba de pequeñito. What I would emphasize it is this ability to fight and showed it to tiny.Si hay algo que se echa en falta hoy día en cualquier ámbito y en cualquier profesión, aunque afortunadamente no en todos los casos, es precisamente la voluntad de superación, el esfuerzo, la perseverancia y la satisfacción por el trabajo bien hecho. If something is missing today in any field and in any profession, though fortunately not in all cases, it is precisely the will to overcome, effort, perseverance and satisfaction for a job well done.
Rafael es sobre todo un trabajador, y sería bueno que éste volviera a ser un valor en alza. Rafael is above all a worker, and that it would be good to be back a hike in value.Tengo la convicción de que la satisfacción viene por la vía del esfuerzo. I am convinced that the satisfaction comes through the effort.Y si consiguiéramos que la sociedad asumiera esto, si se lo inculcáramos a nuestros jóvenes, dejaríamos resueltos muchos de los problemas que tenemos. And if you assume that the company obtain this, if it inculcáramos to our young people leave resolved many of the problems we have.
No voy a enumerar las virtudes de mi sobrino porque me avergonzaría hacerlo y, sobre todo, porque sacaría las cosas de la normalidad en que están. I will not enumerate the virtues of my nephew because I am ashamed to do so and, above all, because it would draw things that are normal.Rafael es eso, un chico normal que ha sido educado para ser normal, pero la repercusión mediática de su trabajo le obliga moralmente y muy humildemente a servir de ejemplo. Rafael is that, a normal guy who has been educated to be normal, but the media impact of their work forces him morally and very humbly to serve as an example.Los padres de Rafael lo han educado de tal forma que le han reconocido los buenos resultados en todo lo referente a su formación, pero jamás le han escatimado el esfuerzo. Rafael's parents have educated so that you have acknowledged the good results in all matters relating to their training, but you never have spared the effort.No voy a negar que existen unas habilidades innatas, pero lo importante bajo mi punto de vista es que uno tenga la satisfacción de cumplir con su deber. I will not deny that there are innate abilities, but the important thing in my view is that one has the satisfaction of fulfilling their duty.
Rafael demuestra siempre interés por su trabajo; es disciplinado y persistente. Rafael always shown interest in his work is disciplined and persistent.Y no me refiero sólo a los partidos. And I am not referring only to the parties.Siempre se entrega en los entrenamientos, en su trabajo con su preparador y con su fisioterapeuta. Always comes in training, in his work with his coach and his physiotherapist.Y éste es el verdadero valor de lo que hace; tener interés por hacer bien su trabajo, superarse y aprender cada día un poco más. And this is the true value of what it does, have an interest to do their job well, overcome and learn a little more each day.Al fin y al cabo, el tenis sólo consiste en pasar una bola por encima de una red. After all, tennis is to move only one ball over a network.Sentirse especial por ser bueno en tenis sería tan tonto como sentirse especial por jugar bien al escondite. Feel special by being good at tennis would be so foolish as to feel special by playing well at the hideout.Es por esto por lo que hay que buscarle algo más. It is for this reason that we must look for something else.Rafael disfruta de su profesión porque disfruta luchando, obligándose a trabajar ya intentar mejorar. Rafael enjoys his profession because they enjoy fighting, obliged to work and try to improve.
Pienso que el éxito de Rafael es vivir todo lo que le está ocurriendo con total normalidad; confiar en sí mismo, pero sin dejar nada al azar. I think the success of Rafael is to live everything that is happening is completely normal; rely on itself, but leaving nothing to chance.Su mérito está mucho más en su voluntad trabajadora que en un don innato. Its merit is much more in his will that a worker innate gift.Y puedo asegurar que yo he tenido muy poco que ver. And I can assure you that I have had very little to do.Precisamente esto es lo que más me llena de orgullo. That is precisely what most fills me with pride.Jamás me ha pedido la intervención de mi magia para ganar un partido. I have never asked for the intervention of my magic to win a match.
Toni Nadal es entrenador y tío de Rafael Nadal. And coach Toni Nadal is uncle of Rafael Nadal.
And here is the google translation of the above article ~ they are always awkward and a little inaccurate in the translation:
The humility of a series outside
Is the number one tennis world. This year has won Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the Olympic gold in Beijing and, if this were not enough, the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
By Toni Nadal
Macarroni, tortellini, spaghetti ... and Natali, it was me, his uncle Toni. This was the alignment of Milan, the soccer club that signed me to reap great successes, similar to those obtained in cycling, no less than five Tour de France.
Rafael enjoyed my stories and, of course, I believed everything. He was not going to question the veracity of what he had.
Being the first child born in the family, his contagious enthusiasm, his innocence and made him their gullibility in our toy.
Apart from my sports skills, I was a magician. One of the anecdotes that I remember with more affection has to do precisely with my talents harrypotterianas. I ran the School of Manacor Tennis Club. We had a tournament in another town and one of the guys who were going to play me wrong. I told Rafael that he was going to be his replacement. He counted only seven years and was his first game of competition. His opponent was fourteen and already experienced. The beating was going to receive it was easy to predict for a magician like me. We went out in my car to go to play the game and I was going to give decentralized tactics for the opponent, tactics more mad that I was going on. Rafael was dying of laughter. At the end I said, 'No, now seriously, Rafael. If I see that gives you a huge beating, you do not worry, that I will stop raining and the match. " "Really?" I asked, "Can you make it rain?". "Please, Rafael! With my magic can do anything. "
The sky was overcast and the party began as I had anticipated. Rafael was losing 3-0. But seven years and was very Rafael fighter and had a truly blind trust in himself, so I started to pick up the game and managed to make the score 3-2. At that time, as he had expected the weather, it was raining and stopped the match. A five-minute wait, Rafael quietly approached me and told me in a whisper: "Jack, you can stop the rain when you want it, I think I can win."
I told this story many times by the grace that made me, but also because it defines very well the nature of Rafael.
What I would emphasize it is this ability to fight and showed it to tiny. If something is missing today in any field and in any profession, though fortunately not in all cases, it is precisely the will to overcome, effort, perseverance and satisfaction for a job well done.
Rafael is above all a worker, and that it would be good to be back a hike in value. I am convinced that the satisfaction comes through the effort. And if you assume that the company obtain this, if it inculcáramos to our young people leave resolved many of the problems we have.
I will not enumerate the virtues of my nephew because I am ashamed to do so and, above all, because it would draw things that are normal. Rafael is that, a normal guy who has been educated to be normal, but the media impact of their work forces him morally and very humbly to serve as an example. Rafael's parents have educated so that you have acknowledged the good results in all matters relating to their training, but you never have spared the effort. I will not deny that there are innate abilities, but the important thing in my view is that one has the satisfaction of fulfilling their duty.
Rafael always shown interest in his work is disciplined and persistent. And I am not referring only to the matches. Always comes in training, in his work with his coach and his physiotherapist. And this is the true value of what it does, have an interest to do their job well, overcome and learn a little more each day. After all, tennis is to move only one ball over a network. Feel special by being good at tennis would be so foolish as to feel special by playing well at the hideout. It is for this reason that we must look for something else. Rafael enjoys his profession because they enjoy fighting, obliged to work and try to improve.
I think the success of Rafael is to live everything that is happening is completely normal; rely on itself, but leaving nothing to chance. Its merit is much more in his will that a worker inborn gift. And I can assure you that I have had very little to do. That is precisely what most fills me with pride. I have never asked for the intervention of my magic to win a match.
And coach Toni Nadal is uncle of Rafael Nadal.
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Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal smiles attending the Millionaire Fair in Moscow, Friday, November 28, 2008. Affluent Russians check out expensive toys on sale at the luxurious Millionaire Fair that opened Friday in Moscow. The global financial crisis has hit wealthy Russians particularly hard, with the World Bank estimating it has reduced their wealth by some $300 billion. Photo credit: Misha Japaridze, AP
Tennis player Rafael Nadal and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas presents the match "Friends of Iker vs. Friends of Rafa" to raise funds against malaria.
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I love my life. I love where I live. And I am passionate about my passions. I love to dance. Necessary to live: music, piano, singing, writing, acting, painting.
I have been fighting for and supporting the arts all my adult life. Since 2004, I have been working with other activists to end the Darfur genocide.
I have traveled to Europe many times since my early twenties. Places I have been: many USA states including Hawaii, Montreal, Canada, Barbados, France, Spain, Luxembourg, England, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Germany - and have wonderful memories.
My last trip was in May - June 2013 to Spain.
I would like to travel to Europe and Kyoto, Japan.
I love the southwest where I have visited Hopi, Navajo, Zia and San Idlefonso potters.
Life is exciting and I intend to live it full-out to the end.
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Throughout the off-season, TennisTalk will recap Rafael Nadal's and Roger Federer's most memorable moments in 2008. Part 2 for Nadal features his season-opening week in Chennai, India. 
Millionaire Fair November 28, 2008 ~ Moscow
