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Sealed with a kiss: The US Open final in pictures

ATPWorldTour.com (Tennis) 

pPop icons and sporting legends, including Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, flocked to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview'Arthur Ashe/a Stadium Sunday to soak in the atmosphere of the 2024 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a men's singles final./p pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a, No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, claimed his second Grand Slam... Читать дальше...

International Literacy Day: Education for mutual understanding and peace

Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated September 8 as International Literacy Day in 1966, and the theme for 2024 is “Promoting Multilingual Education: Literacy for Peace and Understanding.” Since 1966, UN member states have celebrated September 8 as International Literacy Day. While the organization’s initial goals have largely been achieved in […]

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Depowering downwind in strong winds

SailingForums: Capri/Catalina 14 Talk 

I'm a new Sunfish sailor and need some advice. I've sailed my boat about 12 times on our local lake and usually the winds are no more than about 6 knots. I usually launch at the marina and sail upwind until half my time is up, then turn and sail downwind back to the marina. I've been able to handle this fine in light winds. Well yesterday the winds got up to maybe 12 knots and I had a lot of fun sailing upwind. But when I started back to the marina the wind got really strong I was going...
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