It hasn’t been just another week for Rafa Nadal Many tennis and emotional factors have made the victory in Rome even more special if that’s possible in the Spaniard’s history every trophy he adds to the Rafa Nadal Museum Xperience showcase is accompanied by a record in this new edition at the Foro Italico he continued to expand his legend after defending his title lifting his first crown of the season and the ninth of his career on the Italian clay But only Federer has won the same number of trophies on the same stage Nadal has not only been able to reach the figure in the Italian capital but has also surpassed it in Barcelona (ATP 500) Monte Carlo (Masters 1000) and Roland Garros (Grand Slam) he will be looking for his maximum number of trophies in a single tournament Finally being able to place this trophy next to these others is a beautiful moment So here it is for those of you who want to come and visit and I’ll see you in the museum.” “Paris,” Rafa Nadal said this morning from the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar moments before depositing the trophy at the Rafa Nadal Museum Xperience But before looking at the city that houses the Eiffel Tower we must look at Rome to understand the magnitude of a sublime victory which once again speaks to the Manacor native’s capacity for overcoming challenges After three consecutive semifinals in Monte Carlo he didn’t give up on reaching Rome and conquering it once more and Stefanos Tsitsipas were his four victims on a path to the final in which he didn’t drop a set and spent a total of just three hours and 22 minutes on court On the day designated for the title battle on the other side of the net was Novak Djokovic the man with whom he shares the most repetitive rivalry in history A total of 54 chapters explain the magnitude of this head-to-head which in Rome went even more in Nadal’s favor (28-26) the Italian final saw a 6-0 scoreline for the first time between the two Nadal won the opening set before losing the second set 4-6 and ultimately prevailing 6-1 in the third Djokovic’s volley into the net to seal the victory for the Spaniard served to mark the distance in another anecdotal duel between these two great players on the ATP Tour circuit Nadal’s ninth trophy in Rome also marks the 34th ATP Masters 1000 title of his career breaking the tie established last week when the Serbian won in Madrid the Spaniard leads the Spaniard by one point (34-33) while Agassi—fourth and the player who retired as the player with the most titles at this level—has 17 Nadal also consolidates his fourth place in all-time ranking for players with the most trophies won in their career There are now 81 on display in the display cases at the Rafa Nadal Sports Centre Museum and 42 of them collected solely between Monte Carlo While the Spaniard maintains a rich record on all surfaces his status as the all-time clay-court dominator is undeniable this week he further fueled that label with a new personal best Nadal became the player in history with the third most clay-court wins (429) and behind Manuel Orantes (538) and Guillermo Vilas (679) Nadal is just seven wins away from his 950 career wins That’s the seven he needs to win at Roland Garros Stay up to date with the best of tennis and enjoy exclusive promotions and events at the Rafa Nadal Academy By clicking the button you are accepting our privacy policy. Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain Manacor’s streets will transform into a magical spring stage for Manacor Encantat a seasonal campaign celebrating the Rondalles mallorquines creativity and a little business to honour Mallorca’s heritage while bringing some spring joy to the streets Seven giant sculptures inspired by Rondalles characters will adorn the town centre: the Dimoni on Passeig de na Camel·la and the Àguila de la Flor Romanial at Plaça des Cós These awe-inspiring installations set the scene for over a month of family-friendly and fun activities Opening on May 3, the festival features an open-air storytelling marathon and a creative picnic with painting and caricature workshops. On May 16–17, puppet theatre, an immersive escape room, and the popular Vermutada with live music to delight crowds. The inclusive Cursa Manacor Encantat race on May 17 at Plaça des Cós is a highlight alongside local shops offering discounts from May 24–26 a pottery market and ceramic workshops celebrate Manacor’s ancient artisan traditions with the Estupendos Burruños brass band closing the festivities on June 14 Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Website#gc87caebba7eb1d10f9dc1f3{display:none} Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish currently has more than 460 students representing 45 nationalities enrolled.Six years ago the school’s namesake was part of a massive disaster relief effort in his hometown after Mallorca was hammered by severe downpours Nadal opened academy doors to anybody seeking shelter from the treacherous conditions that tragically claimed 13 lives.Todo mi cariño a los que han perdido seres queridos por la Dana y muchísima fuerza a los que siguen buscando a los desaparecidos An intense week of tennis comes to an end at the Rafa Nadal Academy where the Manacor Challenger 75 has been held Rackets from around the world have gathered at this tournament to provide Majorcan fans with new days filled with good tennis The 22-year-old Italian ranked 175th in the world has overcome Swiss player Jérôme Kym in a tight victory (1-6 6-3 7-5) to secure his place in the final The other finalist is the 23-year-old Croatian ranked 134th in the world with his win against Uzbekistan's Khumoyun Sultanov (6-4 6-3) This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ya se conocen los finalistas del Challenger 75 de Manacor After five editions consolidating itself as a highly prestigious event within the ATP Challenger Tour circuit the Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar will celebrate its sixth edition from August 26 to September 1 The thousands of fans who will gather in the stands of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar will have the opportunity to see live in Manacor great players from the professional circuit and promising players destined to be part of the elite of world tennis Great stars such as the winner of 4 Grand Slam titles Carlos Alcaraz, the former world number 1 Andy Murray, or Spanish tennis references such as Fernando Verdasco or Pablo Andújar already know what it is to compete in the Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar an event rated by players as one of the best on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit the tennis players will seek to be part of a list of honors that already includes the Australian Bernard Tomic (2018) the Italian Luca Nardi (2022) and Serbian Hamad Medjedovic (2023) Rafa himself has encouraged all fans to enjoy the tournament: “It is one of the most special weeks for us at the academy We already have great experience organizing top-level tournaments and we love seeing the positive response from the public enjoying first-class facilities and spending some beautiful days on an island as incredible as Mallorca we have managed to create something more than a tennis tournament thanks to all the leisure events that are organized around the Challenger I think it will be a success and I encourage everyone to come and experience it with us ” The Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar has already established itself as one of the summer events in Mallorca bringing together 10,000 spectators in each edition fans will be able to enjoy a wide range of leisure music and gastronomy for all audiences and ages will also offer television coverage of the event through the Movistar Plus sports channels This synergy amplifies and consolidates the sponsorship that Movistar has had since 2016 with the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar a leading sports center in which young players from all over the world are trained in tennis and academically and in which world-class competitions are hosted As in the five previous editions, tournament tickets will be free and fans will be able to download them through the website www.rafanadalopen.com all fans who download their tickets will be able to visit the Rafa Nadal Museum for only 10 euros View of Cuevas del Drach Imagine standing at the entrance of a dark, mysterious cave, its passages twisting deep underground. While the thought of sliding into the unknown might spook most, for thrill-seekers, it's just another day of exploration. The @ActionAdventureTwins captured this eerie experience by dropping a GoPro into one of the deepest pits in the US The video, posted by James and Edward, the @ActionAdventureTwins, has racked up 362,000 views and nearly a thousand comments. It also features guests Nate and Ben, identical twins from Pennsylvania who run their own adventure channel, @DeepFreedom Ellison's Cave is 12 miles long and 1,063 feet deep making it the 12th deepest cave in the United States Representative Image Source: Pexels | francesco ungaro and we're gonna see the deepest cave in America and we're gonna drop a GoPro down it." The duo stand at the rocky mouth of the pit The explorers drop the GoPro camera down the opening sending it deep into the dark belly of the pit Then the GoPro is dropped down another pit with a depth of about 586 feet The footage first depicts scenery of flying dust motes with the sounds of dripping water cascading between the jagged rocky structures and craggy walls Representative Image Source: Pexels | parfait fongang The camera rotates in circular motion revealing the precipitous cave walls with monstrous accumulation of limestone formations and fractured gypsum rocks The camera then flashes the bedrock of the cave mounded with stones and pebbles the GoPro is 714 feet below the Earth's surface they pull the rope upwards from the black abyss they almost seem to lose the camera as it gets entangled in the axle of the drill One of the twins says at the end of the footage “I don’t know what this footage looks like but I am just surprised we got the GoPro back.” Image Source: YouTube | @kennethprice5628 The footage of the shadowy chasm gave eerie vibes to several people. “I’m not going to lie, when it got to the bottom I was anxious for a second. I saw one of those white rocks and was like... omg is that a ghost,” commented @bombud1. @trilfiger448 added “The muffled descending sound was terrifying And the spinning...I was just waiting for something to jump-scare me.” Image Source: YouTube | @sk8ordie725 @waya420 said It would be fun to explore it with a drone if you could.” Image Source: YouTube | @paulmillard1973 The footage was also shared on Instagram where it has 371k views and over 10k likes the pair of cavers twins descended the pit a second time in November 2023 this time going all the way down themselves and narrated their experience in the caption “We can't believe we finally managed to drop down the pit after planning this for a long time We will be back to this cave to see where it goes down there!” Correction: The article originally stated that the Ellison's Cave was the deepest pit in America but it is the deepest unobstructed pit in the country This article originally appeared last year Wild beavers have been released for the first time in a Dorset nature reserve over 400 years after the semi-aquatic creatures went extinct in England Wild beavers have been released for the first time in a Dorset nature reserve, over 400 years after the semi-aquatic creatures went extinct in England the heritage and nature conservation charity called the move a "real watershed moment" of the species' history in the country Two pairs of Eurasian beavers were released at the 82-acre Little Sea lake within the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve which is unrestricted by fenced enclosures The news arrives one week after a major policy announcement by government agencies DEFRA (Department for Environment allowing these animals to legally roam here for the first time since the 16th century In mainland Britain, beavers were hunted to extinction for their fur, meat, and scent glands. But now, according to The National Trust they will eventually play a vital role in restoring the ecosystem "creating wetland habitats that support countless other species." Wetlands will retain water during droughts and floods with dams filtering water to improve its quality downstream - YouTubewww.youtube.com touted the "watershed moment," saying they’d worked closely with Natural England "for the past seven years" to develop their approach “Our chosen site at Little Sea is highly suitable for these special creatures due to it being an expansive body of fresh water surrounded by dense willow woodland which will provide the beavers with plenty of food," she said in a statement but by creating glades within the willow woodland new areas of open wetlands will form to benefit many of the reserve’s rare species including water voles keeled skimmer dragonflies and tiny ‘bladderwort’ carnivorous plants." called the reintroduction a "historic moment for nature in England," saying "Beavers disappeared from our landscapes centuries ago and this release is the beginning of a new chance for these animals to thrive in the wild again." The also move draws on "high levels of public support," according to Dr. Roisin Campbell-Palmer, and the release cites a "detailed management plan" created by the Trust. However, as detailed in a report by Britain’s Channel 4 News "There’s just not a realistic option there for farmers to be able to manage the impact of beavers," said David Exwood Deputy President of the National Farmers’ Union "There will be cases where they need to remove beavers There will be places where our members will not want to see them and we just don’t think that is there in this current plan." That said Minister for Nature Mary Creagh noted that there will be capital grants available to deal with beaver impacts "including the ability to remove beaver dams within two weeks of their construction - YouTubewww.youtube.com In a real-life example of these useful rodents having a major impact on their environment and the people around them, a colony of beavers in the Czech Republic finished a $1.2 million dam project stuck in limbo by administrative red tape The endeavor had been held up for seven years due to permit issues but the beavers constructed their own two days—no money or documentation required Representative Image Source: Pexels | Anni Roenkae The discovered reservoir contains three times the volume of all Earth's oceans combined. It was surprising, because usually, the Earth’s mantle, 254 to 410 miles deep, is an efflux of scorching hot rocks covered with magma. According to New Scientist scientists have long believed that the mantle’s “transition zone,” the boundary between the upper and the lower mantle could contain water trapped in rare minerals via GIPHY “There is something very special about the crystal structure of ringwoodite that allows it to attract hydrogen and trap water This mineral can contain a lot of water under conditions of the deep mantle.” Representative Image Source: Pexels | Its MSVR The team discovered this ringwoodite around 430 miles underground in the mantle This gave a clue that the water on Earth could have simply seeped from within its core rather than coming from a comet or asteroid collision “It’s good evidence the Earth’s water came from within,” Jacobsen told New Scientist via GIPHY scientists employed 2,000 seismometers that helped them study the seismic waves generated by more than 500 earthquakes As these waves quiver through the Earth’s core scientists can examine them from the surface “They make the Earth ring like a bell for days afterward,” said Jacobsen Since the waves take longer to travel through wet rocks than dry rocks the speed of the waves told scientists which rocks could contain water the temperatures and other conditions were just perfect to squeeze the water out of the ringwoodite “It’s a rock with water along the boundaries between the grains almost as if they’re sweating,” explained Jacobsen Representative Image Source: Pexels | Lucian Photography The discovery of this huge ocean could provide some fascinating insights about Earth’s water cycle and how seas and oceans were initially formed on the planet “We should be grateful for this deep reservoir,” said Jacobsen and mountaintops would be the only land poking out.” “Geological processes on the Earth’s surface, such as earthquakes or erupting volcanoes, are an expression of what is going on inside the Earth, out of our sight,” added Jacobsen “I think we are finally seeing evidence for a whole-Earth water cycle which may help explain the vast amount of liquid water on the surface of our habitable planet Scientists have been looking for this missing deep water for decades.” where it’s generating buzz across social media “Suddenly I was confronted with this image of what at that time felt like a mythical creature,” shared Jordan Boersma, the expedition's leader, with the National Audubon Society the most surreal moment of my life.” The camera trap had captured an unmistakable image of the elusive pheasant pigeon John Mittermeier of the American Bird Conservancy echoed the wonder: “To find something that’s been gone for that long and then to figure out that it’s not extinct it feels like finding a unicorn or a Bigfoot The discovery of this chicken-sized floor-dwelling pigeon wouldn’t have been possible without the help of local villagers and hunters especially a hunter named Augustin Gregory Gregory guided the team through the village of Duda Ununa west of Mt recommending the most appropriate locations for setting camera traps had seen the pigeon somewhere along the ridgeline via GIPHY “It's like finding Waldo in the actual jungle.” “It's always fun seeing grown men giddy about wholesome things.” via GIPHY Representative Image Source: Pexels | Hugo Sykes “Analyzing thousands of seismic recordings from Antarctica, our high-definition imaging method found thin anomalous zones of material at the CMB (cosmic microwave background) everywhere we probed,” said Dr. Edward Garnero, co-author of the study, in a university press release “The material’s thickness varies from a few kilometers to 10’s of kilometers This suggests we are seeing mountains on the core in some places up to 5 times taller than Mt the co-authors of the paper included Mingming Li and Sang-Heon Shim from Arizona State University and Dr Sebastian Rost from the University of Leeds they unfolded these colossal mountains hidden deep beneath the Earth’s surface via GIPHY Deep inside the Earth’s surface, the boundary between its core and mantle has been an environment of curiosity for geologists worldwide. According to Insider about 2,000 miles under the Earth's surface and the material changes from solid rock in the mantle to a “gooey iron sludge” inside the core Geologists study seismic waves spreading from the epicenter of an earthquake to the inside of a planet to understand what lurks and happens in the planet’s innards seismic data is probably not that interesting to look at But that wiggly line contains an amazing amount of information!" Hansen told Insider Representative Image Source: Sectional view of the Earth showing central fire and underground canals linked to oceans From Mundus Subterraneous by Athanasius Kircher (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images) This particular study suggested that there was a layer of “ancient ocean floor” squished between the core-mantle boundary It was subducted long ago as tectonic plates shifted They called this region the “ultra-low velocity zone (ULVZ).” This zone was denser than the rest of the mantle Scientists found this ancient ocean floor by scanning the seismic waves reverberating through it just the way a body is examined through an X-ray or medical scan provide the highest resolution imaging of the interior structure of our planet and we are finding that this structure is vastly more complicated than once thought,” Hansen said in the press release “Our research provides important connections between shallow and deep Earth structure and the overall processes driving our planet.” Representative Image Source: Pexels | NASA Using a system of sound wave echoes from the core-mantle boundary Hansen and her team identified unusual spurts of energy within several seconds of examination they compared the layer of this “pencil-thin” material to the thickness of Earth’s layers The ULVZ or mountains they found ranged from less than about 3 miles to more than 25 miles the discovery of these underground mountains can provide a potential explanation of how heat escapes from the magnetized core further study of these ancient ocean floor materials could provide insights into how volcanic eruptions happen when the mantle plumes or hot spots travel back to the surface A frustrated person tries to avoid single use plastics Emma Beddington, a writer for The Guardian had a challenge: Try to live one month without any single-use plastics and record her progress each day Her experience was more difficult than she could have imagined you could use reusable bags to carry groceries and buy fresh produce instead of packaged veggies but virtually everything else in the store had some form of plastic packaging and packed cuts of meat (luckily for the last one While she was able to achieve her shopping by inconveniently buying reusable paper or cloth bags then shopping from specialty shops and bakeries that don’t use plastic containers or bags she still fell short after nearly two weeks of mindfully running around and finding places and items that were plastic-free While she was shopping for supplies for a night of cocktails she blanked out and accidentally bought ice in a plastic bag single-use plastic is a part of nearly every consumer product or the packaging Even if you take away the food in the average grocery store there are several products that use non-reusable plastic packaging or containers such as laundry detergent Even paper products such as toilet paper and paper towels are sealed in plastic wrap Even if you do find a place in which you can purchase items with a reusable bottle it’s often a specialty store for specific items and you’d have to find other shops in your area or online that can refill your supplies with the containers you provide It’s nearly impossible to escape single-use plastics in the modern world Even non-fast food restaurants contribute to the single-use plastic problem.Photo credit: Canva It’s an ever-growing problem, too. According to the Smithsonian plastic waste in 2021 went to landfills instead of being incinerated or recycled Even recycling the very few types of single-use plastics that are able to be recycled don’t do much Those plastics are typically repurposed for other single-use plastic items like soda bottles that eventually end up in landfills anyway Even recycled plastic ends up in a landfill eventually.Photo credit: Canva So what can a person do about all of this? Well, there are small ways you can individually help by refilling and using metal water bottles, coffee tumblers, cloth grocery bags, and containers while also buying products and supporting businesses that use green alternatives to single-use plastics whether they come from farmer’s markets or online In terms of the bigger picture aside from voting with your wallet you can start or contribute to letter campaigns to companies saying that you would buy their products more often if they provided alternative ways to purchase or collect them without single-use plastics or disposables and federal representatives about this issue and with enough people they could introduce a bill to help bring more attention Using a reusable metal water bottle is one small yet impactful way to reduce plastic waste.Photo credit: Canva There has been an ongoing global debate about the quality of drinking water. While many people swear by filtered or packaged water, others vouch for tap water. There are various health and economic reasons attached to both and people have been stuck between figuring out which to pick. Years ago, The Story of Stuff shared a mind-boggling instance from the city of Cleveland that settled the debate for many The Fiji brand created an ad campaign proposing that they’re better than tap water any day the campaign didn’t have much effect as the city of Cleveland defended tap water with concrete evidence Representative Image Source: Pexels | Steve Johnson many people pointed out that they prefer tap water over bottled water any day Representative Image Source: Pexels | RDNE Stock Project The chairperson of the Investigations Subcommittee “Neither the public nor federal regulators know nearly enough about where bottled water comes from and what safeguards are in place to ensure its safety.” How is it safer than tap water The entire chaotic discussion also brought to light that bottled water companies are charging way more for a possibly lower-quality product The cost of bottled water was a whopping 2000 times higher and is simply being sold to feed the profit needs of various companies via GIPHY Apart from health-related and financial reasons tap water is also better than bottled water due to environmental reasons Bottled water does more harm to the environment than to people The massive demand has companies manufacturing bottles on a humongous scale The list of why tap water is comparatively better goes on Billions of people don’t have access to any clean water let alone the choice between tap and packaged water So instead of spending millions on packaging the money could be used to improve the water system for better distribution Representative Image Source: Pexels | Mali Maeder why do people continue to swear by packaged water Several ad campaigns have indirectly manipulated the idea that tap water is bad and not designed for drinking people's mindset is fixed on the idea that water used for washing dishes and clothing couldn’t possibly be the same as what they consume the study concluded that there isn’t much difference between tap and packaged water harm to the environment and manipulation of the human mindset is an unwanted scenario altogether tap water for the win is the new recommended mindset This article originally appeared 3 months ago Kentucky—is a majestic place with a disturbing name I have a theory that every person is constantly pulled—almost by some invisible magnetic force—to one particular place that feels safe and magical and misty with nostalgia. Maybe it’s thegazebo where you got married or the garage where you started your first band the white noise will gently dim and life will briefly make sense again For me, that place is the flat part of a nondescript boulder positioned opposite a 15-foot waterfall with a very disturbing name I first visited Dog Slaughter Falls as a middle-schooler and I was adamantly not stoked about the idea somewhat artsy kid searching for meaning in the conservative Bible Belt town of Williamsburg I was still a lump of unformed human clay—largely consumed by rock music and entirely disinterested in matters relating to the shoeboxchurch my parents drug me to each Sunday But I was also a Certified Strait-Laced Good Boy so I entertained my mom’s pitch: an afternoon of hiking with a group of older folks guided by the botanical knowledge of a nature-loving priest Turns out this was more of a demand than an invitation so I invited my friend Tyler along for this frolic from hell—at least I could suffer alongside a kindred spirit I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this foolishness let alone have it alter my brain chemistry in a real Dog Slaughter Falls is located within Daniel Boone National Forest which sprawls across 708,000 acres and 21 counties in Eastern Kentucky you still might be familiar with its star attraction: the massive and majestic Cumberland Falls one of the only places on Earth where you can regularly see a "lunar rainbow"—a phenomenon created by moonlight rather than sunlight Visiting the so-called "Niagara of the South" was a staple of my formative years Outside of buying scratch-off tickets and meandering around Wal Mart there really wasn’t much to do in Williamsburg so we frequently made the 20- or 30-minute trip up to Corbin cranking whatever new indie-rock album we were obsessed with I vividly remember road-testing Modest Mouse’s Good News for People Who Love Bad News as we navigated those windy roads late at night my senses heightened by the darkness and perpetual motion my friend Calep showed up with a burned copy of Brand New’s The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me—hearing "Jesus Christ" in that setting felt legitimately cinematic having borrowed an unwieldy camcorder from a classmate trekked down to the Falls' beach area and staged a tragic suicide scene from our (still-unfinished) amateur film It’s Great to Be in Cincinnati I’ve always felt a restorative force at Cumberland Falls and I know a lot of people who feel similarly but living near the Falls was a badge of honor—something I could name-drop to a stranger in conversation and feel vaguely proud But…it was also a state park swarmed with tourists—it belonged to everyone - YouTubewww.youtube.com Let’s talk about the name—or, more specifically, how little we know about it. According to Kentucky State Parks, the origin of the grisly "Dog Slaughter" moniker "remains a mystery," despite regular questions from visitors.The Independent Herald is that "unwanted pets were once killed there." Yeah Another: "that hunting dogs were once slain by a beast unknown at this site—maybe a wolf maybe a bear … some even say Bigfoot." (This also calls to mind the local legend: the Mulberry Black Thing but we’ll save that one for another day.) they knew a deeper truth obscured from the general public parks program services supervisor (previously park naturalist) at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park since September 2023 (Dog Slaughter is technically not located on park property though there is a connecting trail.) "I’ve heard that [frontiersman] Daniel Boone wrote in his journal about how he brought his hunting dogs with him in the area and they chased a raccoon and the raccoon went under the lip of the Dog Slaughter Falls waterfall," she says "The hunting dogs didn’t see the cliff Daniel Boone supposedly named it Dog Slaughter Falls The other story is pretty broad: Basically there was a group of early settlers of Kentucky and they encountered a pack of wild dogs out there at the falls.“ former trails maintenance supervisor and volunteer coordinator at Cumberland Falls State Park calls Dog Slaughter a “local landmark”—but with a name that invites a lot of complaints "According to what the Park had written Dog Slaughter Falls was named for an incident that happened before the area was very populated,” she says the locals were out hunting [raccoons] in the area using dogs The dogs had the coons pinned in the creek when the raccoon got one of the dogs in the water Everyone knows dogs do not stand a chance with a raccoon in the water.” Connie Howard has been hiking there for over four decades and lives in a cabin near the trailhead she’s had “many hikers who have gotten lost knock on [her] door during the night.”) But she doesn’t think “anyone is sure” how Dog Slaughter got its name told me it was because of hunting dogs being killed by a mysterious beast that lived in the area,” she says The whole "slaughter" branding may intimidate some people from venturing out there—notably, on the horror front, it even inspired aCreepypasta involving a camping trip I’ve always been out there with at least one other person—or with a large group of people I mostly wanted to avoid Tyler and I jostled in my family’s minivan as it slowly rumbled roughly three miles down a gravel road I remember Shania Twain’s country-pop hit "Man I Feel Like a Woman" playing on the radio its signal shifting more to static with each bump—it felt like an omen We arrived at an unmarked pull-off area overseen by a huge rock and all of the churchgoers piled out of their cars and onto the trail somewhat frightening) 50-something man we’ll call Jerry decided to become our unofficial tour guide As the rest of the hikers moseyed along the shady our out-of-nowhere buddy countered that peacefulness with lots of antics he shouted caveman gibberish with a cavernous roar; at one point he frantically jumped on a downed tree that crossed along Dog Slaughter Creek in what remains the funniest thing I’ve ever seen his body soaring a Superman-like free-fall before smoothly skidding into fresh mud I was falling in love—even if I was embarrassed to admit it at the time I felt serene among the fizzy creek sounds and creeping moss and cold rocks a short swim away from the base of the falls and I was hypnotized by the unending rush of water "This is always just…out here," I thought And I’ve dusted off that disbelief every time I’ve returned over the following two-plus decades often joined by my wife (Jen) and our Brittany Spaniels (Tegan and the late Gabriel) depressive person by nature—I have trouble slowing down savoring the good moments before they slip through my fingers But I crave the zen-like tranquility I feel at Dog Slaughter I always leave feeling blissfully still—as if I’ve stopped the flood Millions of years ago, Earth was home to a supercontinent called Gondwana, which included present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica. Around 140 million years ago tectonic plate movements caused South America and Africa to begin drifting apart gradually creating the Atlantic Ocean that now separates the two continents Representative Image Source: Pexels | Kellie Churchman Representative Image Source: Footprints of a long-neck dinosaur (Diplodocus) The research was conducted by a team led by Southern Methodist University (SMU) paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs. “We determined that in terms of age, these footprints were similar,” Jacobs said in a SMU press release “In their geological and plate tectonic contexts Representative Image Source: Painting from a series by Ernest Untermann in the museum at Dinosaur National Monument The dinosaur footprints they found were pressed into mud and silt along the trails of ancient rivers and lakes Dinosaurs stamped these footprints on the ground nearly 120 million years ago while they were roaming the grounds of Gondwana even before it broke off from the larger supercontinent Pangea via GIPHY “One of the youngest and narrowest geological connections between Africa and South America was the elbow of northeastern Brazil nestled against what is now the coast of Cameroon along the Gulf of Guinea,” Jacobs explained “The two continents were continuous along that narrow stretch so that animals on either side of that connection could potentially move across it via GIPHY revealed that most of the dinosaur fossils were created by “three-toed theropod dinosaurs,” and a few were also likely made by sauropods or ornithischians were discovered in the Borborema region in the northeast part of Brazil and the Koum Basin in northern Cameroon the team also came across fossil pollen smudged in chalky sediment that was aged to around 120 million years ago Representative Image Source: VARIOUS DINOSAURS IN GOBI DESERT Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images) Commenting on this, Jacobs said, “Muddy sediments left by the rivers and lakes contain dinosaur footprints, including those of meat-eaters, documenting that these river valleys could provide specific avenues for life to travel across the continents 120 million years ago.” via GIPHY Jacobs first discovered the dinosaur tracks in Cameroon in the 1980s, and he presented them at the First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces, convened by paleontologist Martin Lockley, in 1986, per CNN “One beauty of this Earth is that any of us can see that Africa and South America used to fit together like puzzle pieces,” he said “It is easy to conceive that in a connected world could and would be likely to move from place to place.” This article originally appeared 2 months ago one of the biggest sensations of world tennis The 19-year-old Filipino Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar alumni arrived at the Miami Open on an invitation from the organisers as the world number 140 Few would have been bold enough to predict she would return from North America one of the best 75 players on the planet after one of the biggest upsets on the WTA Tour in 2025 the young player beat home player Katie Volynets 6-3 7-6 to earn herself an opportunity to square off against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, whom she defeated 7-6 In the third round she saw off Madison Keys number 5 in the world and the current Australian Open champion (6-4 Having progressed to the quarterfinals without playing due to the withdrawal of Paula Badosa fate served her up an encounter with Iga Swiatek with whom she had previously crossed paths the Polish player attended Alex’s graduation ceremony at the Rafa Nadal Academy The two players shared an emotional moment together and they met again on one of the biggest stages in the world of tennis Alex beat the five-time Grand Slam champion 6-2 earning herself international recognition and a place in the Miami Open semifinals Always with an eye on the progress of the most promising talents at his academy where Eala has been honing her craft for the last 7 years Rafa Nadal himself wrote on social media; “Congratulations Alex Such a great victory for you and for the Philippines” which were picked up by the specialist press come after years of hard work and practice In 2018 she arrived in Manacor with her brother Michael to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy and she has been progressing ever since in her tennis she won the doubles title at the Junior Australian Open alongside Priska Nugroho and the following year she did likewise at the Junior French Open In 2021 she also claimed her first ITF title on the very courts of the Rafa Nadal Academy In 2022 she made history by winning the Junior US Open singles title consolidating herself as one of the most promising young players in women’s tennis In 2024 she picked up her first win in a WTA 1000 during the Mutua Madrid Open and won her first trophy in the W100 category in Vitoria-Gasteiz the Filipino player was knocked out of the Miami Open by one of the biggest stars on the women’s tour Alex Eala returns to Manacor having become the first Filipino player in the Open Era to beat a player in the WTA Top 10 and one in the Top 5 since the rankings were first published in 1975 She has also become the first Filipino woman to break into the Top 100 the best of her story is yet to be written and her best records are still to come It’s not often that we see players of Filipino origin shine in the tennis world and although it’s too early for big celebrations Alexandra Eala ‘s career is looking promising that’s what the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar player is achieving this season she has been the protagonist of an unprecedented record for the Philippines Without representation in the women’s team in a U-14 World Cup since 1993 last August in Prostejov (Czech Republic) losing only two heats against the two teams that would go on to play in the final for the title: the United States and the Czech Republic Eala carefully prepared for her participation in the US Open juniors where she was able to display a high level of tennis winning both of her qualifying matches and reaching the main draw of a Grand Slam of this category for the first time she was also able to win a main draw duel against Australian Annerly Poulos 6-1 although Thailand’s Mai Napatt Nirundorn put an end to her adventure in New York she was also able to score another win alongside Elina Kalieva also a player from the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar Her strong performance on the American hard court provided a huge confidence boost for the Filipino gem she traveled with Rafa Nadal Academy coach Daniel Gómez to Stellenbosch She came within a whisker of the singles final and on the verge of winning the doubles after falling in the final round But her big moment was in store a week later in Cape Town a Grade A tournament saw Alexandra Eala take the singles title and advance to the semifinals in the doubles It was confirmation of her confidence and outstanding tennis Her level of excellence in South Africa was also maintained in Osaka where she returned to competing on the ITF Junior circuit in a new Grade A tournament combining backhand slices and the audacity to hit drop shots could keep her from winning another trophy “Although her level was already very high in previous tournaments demonstrating great improvements in her serve and also in her drop shots,” explains Rafa Nadal Academy coach Daniel Gómez Eala’s rise to prominence began a few years ago and she already had a prestigious title at Les Petit As in Tarbes and a creditable runner-up finish at the U12 Orange Bowl she’ll be ready to travel back to Miami next December to fight for this title again She has every reason and a lot of hard work behind her to dream of another success you will reap the rewards of your labor.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Manacor’s dream of supplying its residents with safe high-quality tap water has been deferred to 2025 This delay shatters the left-wing ruling party Mes-Esquerra AIPC’s ambition to achieve this milestone in 2024 for the first time in the city’s history following a decision to postpone the construction of a crucial sewage treatment plant The delay, caused by technical modifications necessary for future facility maintenance, is set to hold off construction to June at the earliest with an expected completion time of eight months emphasised the importance of finding better alternatives for the distribution of various elements The city council and the municipal water company SAM are yet to approve these modifications highlighting a careful and unhurried approach to this ground-breaking project to be located in the SAM company premises within the agro-food industrial area being four times larger than the existing facility it promises to produce up to 10 million litres of water daily tailored to the population’s demand curve This development is particularly noteworthy in Manacor one of the few municipalities on Mallorca where tap water is currently considered harmful to health The project aims to rectify a situation that has persisted since the 1980s, offering hope for a future where the tap water in Manacor can be consumed safely and without hesitation The U19 team has drawn 3-3 in a tricky game at Manacor that got off to a manic start with five goals in the first half although the defences had the upper hand after the break with only one further addition to the scoreline Barça were dominant and effective early on and took a quick 2-0 lead Vilanova got the first and Mújica then found the net for the first time since joining the club from Las Palmas The home side bounced back in solid fashion Mújica managed to pull one back for Barça in the second half The draw leaves the team in fourth place with 32 points from 19 games and next week they are home to Zaragoza who have the same name number of points as the Blaugrana Joan Gaià, once a partner in a human resources consultancy, found his true calling in farming at his family’s farm His decision came after a late-night call from a client leading him to establish an agricultural and livestock farm specializing in cheese production Despite initial challenges with non-native goat breeds and adapting to global warming Gaià’s dedication was reignited through a conversation with Xavier Prats of Fepira focusing on selling Mallorca’s artisanal products Overcoming challenges such as the near-extinction of the native Pitiusa goat and high transportation costs and finds joy and peace in the gentle nature of his goats a reflection of their breeding history in Ibiza For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala fell short against Oksana Selekhmeteva in the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor Tournament Leg 3 on Friday who was coming off a marathon three-setter in the second round This was Eala's third straight quarterfinals in Manacor after winning her first professional title in the first leg and reaching the quarters in the second leg In the third leg, she won against Spaniard Ana Lantigua de la Nuez and German Silvia Ambrosio in the first two rounds Eala, who attends the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain currently ranks third in ITF juniors and no Last year, Eala won the Australian Open Juniors doubles title and reached the singles semis in the French Open Juniors {{gallery.imageDetails.images.0.description}} Barça Alusport claimed their third straight win in the league in a week where they also won massively It took just a quarter of a minute for Jordi Torras to open the scoring Barça threw everything at the islanders and following some fine saves from Paco Sedano But that wasn’t enough for the goal-hungry home side a goal that knocked the wind out of a Manacor side that clearly knew that the game was already lost Aicardo made doubly sure of that with three minutes of the half remaining and the players went in for the break with FCB in a healthy 4-0 lead Barça Alusport slowed things down in the second half but still managed to find the net again thanks to a powerful drive by Jordi Torras The visitors desperately opted to play a rush-goalie system and at least make the scoreline a little more respectable but the chances were still all going Barça’s way Ari Santos grabbed their sixth goal with three minutes remaining Barça thus completed a three-match winning streak which they’ll be hoping to extend to five by the time of the UEFA Futsal Cup The next two fixtures will be against Magna Navarra and Umacon Zaragoza FILIPINA teen tennis sensation Alex Eala continues to work harder as she nears transition to the pros Eala turns 17 on May this year and only has two years left in the International Tennis Federation's Juniors level where she is currently ranked 8th in the world she was quick to bag back-to-back big wins in the qualifying draw of the $25,000 ITF pro tournament in Manacor last Sunday to advance to the second round The 16-year-old ace is now on the third and final round of the qualifiers and will face top-seeded France's Alice Rame on Tuesday night Results will determine if she enters the main draw The Rafa Nadal Academy scholar is currently ranked WTA no 526 since she begun joining the pro in 2020 She also bagged her maiden Women's title January last year conquering the first leg of the W15 Manacor I won my 1st and 2nd round qualifying matches here at the ITF 25k Pro Tournament," she wrote on Facebook Eala also skipped this year's Australian Open Juniors to give way to her pro journey She currently holds the Grand Slam's Girls' Doubles title she won in 2020 with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho Get more of the latest sports news & updates on SPIN.ph Spin.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. 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Find out more here FILIPINA tennis phenom and Globe ambassador Alex Eala’s campaign in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour W25 Manacor hit a bump after she was beaten by third seed Jana Fett of Croatia The 15-year old had control of the match early against the 24-year Croatian 210 player in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings as Eala shattered a 4-4 deadlock by holding her serve and then breaking Fett’s serve to take the first set The second set was also a nip-and-tuck affair until Fett asserted herself by scoring three straight points from a 3-all score to 3-3 tie to claim the second canto Fett kept her momentum up in the third and zoomed off to a 5-3 lead after she broke the Filipina youngster’s serve kept her wits and scored the next two points to equalize the count at 5-5 Eala even had a solid shot in taking the lead after surging ahead at 40-15  Fett relied on her experience to erase the deficit and went on to win the frame The Croatian eventually broke Eala’s serve to take the match that lasted two hours and 57 minutes The setback snapped Eala’s three consecutive quarterfinals appearance in as many tournaments since winning her first-ever professional singles title in January this year Mindanao Gold Star Daily holds the copyrights of all articles and photos in perpetuity Any unauthorized reproduction in any platform shall be liable for copyright infringement under the Intellectual Property Rights Law of the Philippines As the hit TV show nears its finale it turns out you don’t have to be a ‘melt’ to fall for Mallorca’s good looks It was a muggy morning in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar – in the meteorological rather than the Love Island sense. Although the villa where the programme is filmed is only 6km away, the small town of caramel stone houses in the interior of Mallorca I parted a bead curtain and entered the Rotes Noves stationer I wondered aloud whether office supplies salesman Jack who has baffled the other Love Islanders with his passion for pens had been in to have a look at the selection on offer “We don’t see much of them here,” said María “The crew are staying mostly at hotels on the coast in Cala Millor and Cala Ratjada.” I said it was a shame the contestants are stuck in the villa and don’t get more of an idea of what goes on in the area “Yesterday we had the street market,” she said “so they could have tried our local produce Then tonight there’s the tremponada in the square We set up tables and serve platters of trempó – our salad of chopped tomatoes it sounded a lot more appealing than the spaghetti bolognese and romantic musical chairs at the villa Read moreI had fetched up in Sant Llorenç because I was following one of the routes on the Walking on Words app which traces literary routes all over Mallorca information posts mark key locations associated with writers and their works runs from Colònia de Sant Pere on the coast to the north down to Manacor Street cafe Photograph: AlamyI didn’t really fancy that in the sultry July heat I walked up into town along the pedestrianised main drag where dogs slumbered under cafe tables and well-heeled tourists were buying espadrilles hats and baskets – the dwarf fan palm is indigenous to Mallorca and there is a great craft tradition in the town using its leaves The delis were doing a brisk trade too, with people buying sobrassada and camaiot sausage, made from the local small black pigs, for picnics on the beach or in the hills. Artà is on the edge of the Llevant Peninsula natural park where hiking and cycling routes lead to some of the wildest beaches on the island From Santuari de Sant Salvador visitors should be able to see Menorca on a clear day Photograph: AlamyI walked down lanes of sandstone houses with turquoise Ripening figs spilled tantalisingly over the tops of high walls that shielded secret gardens I climbed up the steps – I stopped counting at 200 – to Santuari de Sant Salvador the church within a fortress that dominates the town I looked down at the russet roofs and across to the sea between the mountains they say you can see all the way to Menorca but in this muggy weather there was just a blue blur FILIPINA teen tennis prodigy Alex Eala saw her W25 Manacor journey come to an end after falling short to Jana Fett of Croatia after a thrilling decider of a 4-6 rallied from a set down and claimed her momentum throughout had a gallant attempt in the third set but the 24-year-old opponent was able to maintain her pace until the end of the match that lasted two hours and 57 minutes Fett is the third seed of the tournament and has a career-high Women’s Tennis Association ranking of No who just began joining the pro tour last year She also clinched her maiden pro title in the first leg of W15 Manacor Día triste en Mallorca. Mi más sincera condolencia a los familiares de los fallecidos y heridos por las graves inundaciones en San Llorenç. Tal y como hicimos ayer volvemos a ofrecer hoy las instalaciones de @rnadalacademy para todos los afectados que necesiten alojamiento THE Philippines' Alex Eala overcame a jittery start to beat home bet Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers and win her first professional title in the W15 Manacor tournament in Mallorca The youngest in the field in International Tennis Federation tournament at 15 Eala bounced back after losing the first set then forged ahead in the decider to take the fight out of an opponent 13 years older than her The Australian Open Juniors doubles champion entered the $15,000-event as a junior reserve player and the lowest seed She ended it as the unlikely champion in an auspicious start to her year The come-from-behind win over Cavalle-Reimers capped a dream run for Eala before toppling tournament top seed Australian Seone Mendez in the second round The Filipina netter then eased past Frenchwoman Carole Monnet in a marathon battle that lasted three hours the shrugged off fatigue to outplay Adithya Karunaratne in the semifinals with less than 24 hours interval before the final to move to the quarterfinals of the last leg of the W15 Manacor on Friday morning (Manila time) at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca Not a single score was given in the first 20 minutes of the match that lasted for over three hours while 24-year-old Ambrosio tied it in the following before the 15-year-old eventually pulled away in the decider the German opponent already has a handful of experience in the pros just had her first singles title two weeks ago the Filipina ace managed to sustain the winning momentum from her last game in the the International Tennis Federation’s $15,000 tournament We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. 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