Reinoud Willemsen

While our main focus at the moment is on scaling up our river systems, our work to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues in parallel. Key is knowing where to sweep, as the patch is vast and very “patchy.” If we manage to accurately predict where the trash hotspots form, we can massively reduce the cost and time it takes to fully clean it up. Our idea is to use oceanographic modeling to get us roughly in the right areas, and then use drones to fine-tune the trajectories of the systems on a local scale. This summer, we’re returning to the patch for a six-week research trip to put all this to the test. This will be a key milestone toward making the Great Pacific Garbage Patch history.

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This is beautiful and resonates fully with how I keep the memories of Princess Q.

@News24 @JasonFelix Hahahaha ! Imagine leaving your multi-million rand house to drive couple of kilometers to Pretoria to sleep on the floor in the name of playing refugee 😂. The US is really toying with these Afrikaner-Americans 😂😂

How did @FNBSA manage to get the reputation of being a good bank for SMMEs? "How can we frustrate you today" 😠🤬 Are the other banks even worse?

Jesus Christ, I’ve never wanted anybody to win something more than I want Luis Enrique to win the CL this year after seeing this. I’ve got a nine year old daughter and this just flawed me. What a man

A few words about what happened on court.

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Vamos, @RafaelNadal!   As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.   Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.   I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.   And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.    OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.   We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.   I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.   I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.   And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.   Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.   Rafa that!   Best always, your fan, 
 Roger

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@plentifyHQ Nevermind, this was last week Friday. App is working again

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@plentifyHQ hi there, your app is not working?

@verashni @GenduToit That might have resulted in mistakes. Like my son's study permit, which was granted for 6 monts for no reason (instead of 2 years....). Costly mistake that is

@GenduToit They have had a special task team working around the clocks on it.

Leon Schreiber acknowledged in an interview with the Sunday Times yesterday that the backlog was halved over the past 3 months. He's been in the position for just over a month. Claiming it as a DA ministerial win goes beyond stretching the truth to just plain lying. Two thirds of the work was done under ANC's Aaron Motsoaledi before Schreiber stepped foot into the office.

37 hours after earning a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters (and six days after bronze in the 5,000), the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan wins the 2024 Olympic marathon over a field of legends in an Olympic record of 2:22:55. One of the all-time great Olympic distance running feats.

@TheRealClementM @Radio702 Rules change all the time. My one son was born when his mom already had PR, but we have to renew his permits every 2 years. Both sons were born here, both parents have a PR now, kids still on temp visas. Make it make sense

Home Affairs D.Minister Njabulo Nzuza on #TheCMShow says “not everyone born in SA qualifies for citizenship.1 of your parents has to be a SAn or SA permanent residency permit holder”. He says no 1 has written to HA about Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina’s parents. @Radio702

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And yet another unfortunate choice at #RSAvsPOR 😠 complete umwatchable for me. Who thought this was even a good idea? @WorldRugby @Springboks

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