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Next Seminar Dates: May 17-21, 2017 & August 23-27, 2017
Sacred Economics • Permaculture • EcoDesign • Sustainable Building • Organic Agriculture • Visionary Leadership
- Overview
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Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage in Tumacacori, Arizona invites you to join us in an exciting and innovative approach to community development and cultural enhancement. Our model community of 115+ men, women, and children is an experimental prototype intentional community designed to be replicated throughout the world, and is the largest EcoVillage in the United States. For over 25 years, we have been working cooperatively to construct this learning center in an effort to share the fruits of our labor with other planetary citizens.
The Earth Harmony Sustainability Seminar is an opportunity to come and learn about our method of sustainability through practical advice. We'll be providing the necessary knowledge and tools to replicate this model of living anywhere. The world is rapidly changing and many of our resources are being mismanaged and/or are in very short supply. It is with the utmost sense of responsibility and accountability that we share this wealth of information with you. Please inquire for more information about international group seminars.
Six Sessions Presented by Experts in their Fields
|All Things Agriculture & Organic Gardening
Tarenta Baldeschi and Kamon Lilly, Master Gardeners
|Media & Marketing
Alten Hotz - EVP of Marketing 18 years NBC Universal and Amadon DellErba
|EcoVillage Development & Sustainable Building
Centria Lilly and TiyiEndea DellErba
|Community Wholeness Methods
Marayeh Cunningham, Ph.D., Psychologist
Niánn Emerson Chase, M.A.
|Leadership & Procedures
Gabriel of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase, Founders of Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage
Additional Details
- A certificate of completion is given for the Earth Harmony Sustainability Seminar.
- Register a month or more in advance and save $200! Payment includes housing and organic meals for duration of stay.
- Camping is optional and is included in the price. Please bring your own tent and a good sleeping bag, as it can get nippy at night. If you need a tent, we can provide one for $7/night.
- Tours of the facilities will be held throughout the seminar.
- How to integrate and apply development methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous peoples, and other time-tested practices.
- Choosing good land to maintain an agricultural community, and how to preserve ecological stability despite climate changes.
- Building with alternative and locally sourced materials; innovating with recyclables; water conservation and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.
- Regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture, and how they apply to community development.
- First-hand experience of food production, infrastructure maintenance, and social coherence in a fully functioning EcoVillage.
- Community-building strategies, conflict resolution tools, primary and continuing education, and elder-care.
- Maintaining global networking in a locally-based community through marketing and outreach media.
- The important role of leadership and procedures in building and maintaining cohesive systems in community.
Please note: This Earth Harmony Sustainability Seminar consists of 2 days of a practical "Hands in the Soil" mini-internship plus 3 days of academic panel sessions designed to teach practical lessons for building ecovillages and sustainable communities. While it provides an immersive, live-in study of a fully operational ecovillage, it is largely academic in nature. If you want a full Hands in the Soil experience, it would be best to come and take an agricultural internship. On-site lodging and meals are included with your Seminar registration.
Gabriel of Urantia, Avalon Organic Gardens Co-Founder
Gabriel is the co-founder of Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage and the visionary behind all of its areas of outreach and service, along with Niánn Emerson Chase. Gabriel is an activist and the founder of the Spiritualution℠ — Justice to the People movement, a published author of several internationally distributed books and articles, a musician and leader of a 9-piece Global Change Music band, and a spiritual leader and teacher whose mission is to change the world and to help individuals actualize their highest destinies and talents for the good of humanity.
Niánn Emerson Chase, Avalon Organic Gardens Co-Founder
Co-founder of Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage along with Gabriel of Urantia. Niánn has more than forty years of teaching, counseling, and administrative experience across age groups in both public and private school systems. A published author of many books and articles, Niánn is a life-long educator with an explorer's nature inherent in her ancestors Meriwether Lewis and Ralph Waldo Emerson. She is the Executive Director of the Global Community Communications Schools — both for the adult and the children's school divisions.
Centria Lilly, Eco-Building Project Manager
Prior to coming to Avalon Gardens, Centria had worked for 10 years in facilitating international adoptions from Thailand and Korea. She has been a business consultant, co-coordinator, and project manager for all eco-building and sustainable landscape-design projects for Avalon Gardens since 1993, specializing in management of alternative building techniques including creating structures with papercrete and straw bale.
TiyiEndea DellErba, Design Consultant & Project Manager
TiyiEndea came to Avalon Gardens in 1995 from Austin, Texas with a background in midwifery, the arts, and music. She serves as a record producer with nonprofit record label Global Change Music and has been a design consultant and project manager for EcoVillage development at Avalon Gardens since 1995.
Marayeh Cunningham, Ph.D., Psychologist
Marayeh attended the University of Texas, graduating with a Ph.D. in psychology and later earned a place in the "Who's Who of American Women" during her 30+ years as a clinical psychologist. Since 1993, she has served as a counselor at Avalon Gardens, working to develop methodologies of social coherence and conflict resolution in communities. In 2007 she became Executive Director of our Soulistic Hospice and Soulistic Medical Institute — outreaches where she continues to serve.
Tarenta Baldeschi, Master Gardener from Europe
Originally from Europe, where he grew up in Germany and Italy, Tarenta has lived and trained in intentional communities for more than 25 years. At a young age, he became a member of the German Stonemason & Sculptor Guild, specializing in stone restoration. After immigrating to North America, he lived and taught self-sufficient living for seven years with Native American Elders and now, since 1993, serves as a Master Gardener at Avalon Gardens.
Kamon Lilly, Master Gardener & Cosmo Artist
Kamon was raised in the mountains of Wyoming where he and his family lived almost entirely off the land and the fruits of the earth. Currently a Master Gardener at Avalon Gardens, Kamon has more than 40 years of experience in organic gardening and herbology in diverse climates ranging from Wyoming, to Hawaii, and now Arizona. He has also taught yoga, martial arts, and the identification and use of edible and medicinal wild plants, and is an artist who works almost exclusively with natural materials, making musical instruments, sculptures, and jewelry called Cosmic Gifts of the Earth.
Amadon DellErba, COO & General Manager Global Change Media
Born and raised at Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, Amadon has a lifetime of experience and an excellent overview of all aspects of this growing sustainable community. In addition to being a musician, recording studio engineer, and actor, Amadon is the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Global Change Media. Amadon uses conscious media to educate and inspire others to live a sustainable lifestyle.
Alten Hotz, Former EVP of Marketing 18 Years NBC Universal
Alten has an extensive background in marketing and advertising from longterm positions as Director of Sales and Marketing at CNN, Senior Vice President of Marketing at GE-NBC Universal Networks, and Director of Marketing for the Network Sales division of Turner Network. Recently, he specializes in developing and maintaining global networks for locally-based projects and communities.
TaliSeen JahRing, Avalon Organic Gardens Farm Manager
TaliSeen JahRing has worked internationally on farms holding various positions from harvest manager to consultant. Now settled in Southern Arizona, he serves as a full-time volunteer with Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage where he heads up the organic food production of the 215-acre property specializing in management of permaculture and regenerative food systems. A relentless problem solver, TaliSeen has built custom gardening-tools to assist in chemical-free planting and weed control. He is also a technology pioneer, launching web-technologies to empower others to succeed in non-corporate organic farming. As a technology lead, he also teaches and inspires students to think creatively as to how to use technological solutions for environmental problems in a holistic way. An avid musician, when TaliSeen isn't in the gardens or on the computer, you're likely to find him improvising on the piano.
Thursday: Day 1
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
Followed by an introductory social gathering and sharing.
Friday: Day 2
7:30 a.m. — at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
1. All Things Agriculture & Organic Gardening
9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Presented by: Tarenta Baldeschi & Kamon Lilly, Master Gardeners
- conservation
- choosing good soil and land with water above or below ground
- reforestation
- recycling
- wildlife corridors
- agriculture
- permaculture
- food forest
- greenhouses
- aquaculture
- herbology
- animal husbandry
- seed banking
- live stock
- farming with climate changes
Lunch Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm At Sacred Feast Dining Hall
2. EcoVillage Development & Sustainable Building
1:05 pm - 3:05 pm
Presented by: Centria Lilly and TiyiEndea DellErba
- architecture
- monolithic domes
- papercrete
- yurts and tipis
- straw bale
- glass fiber reinforced concrete
- insulation
- renovation with recycleables
- alternative energy
- wind / solar / stand-alone and grid-tie
- water conservation
- waterless toilets
- rainwater harvesting
- greywater harvesting
- wetlands filtration systems
Continued topics
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Presented by: Centria Lilly, Public Relations Director
- environmentally sustainable enterprises
- eco-banking, eco-tourism, cottage industries
- cooperating with city, county, state, and federal government
- partnering with bureaucracies
- alliances with other organizations
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
Saturday: Day 3
7:30 a.m. — at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
3. Education
9:00 am - 11:45 am
Presented by: Niànn Emerson Chase, M.A.
- childhood development
- sex education
- parenting
Lunch Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm At Sacred Feast Dining Hall
4. Media & Marketing: Bringing your EcoVillage and cottage industries to the world.
1:05 pm - 3:05 pm
Presented by: Amadon DellErba
- internet
- brochures
- flyers, graphics
- art
- painting
- music
- theater
- dance
5. Community Wholeness Methods / Health Care
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Presented by: Marayeh Cunningham, Ph.D., Psychologist
- nutrition
- personality integration & development
- psychospiritual counseling
- dis-ease prevention
- elder care
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
Sunday: Day 4
7:30 a.m. — at Sacred Feast Dining Hall
6. Leadership & Procedures: The Nuts & Bolts of Order & Holding A Community Together & Growing
9:00 am - 11:45 am
Presented by: Gabriel of Urantia and Niànn Emerson Chase, Founders of Avalon Organic Gardens & Ecovillage
- spirituality
- service
- conflict resolution
- eldership
- forgiveness vs. revenge — community harmony
Lunch Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at Sacred Feast Dining Hall (you have to request this at Registration on Thursday)
Designed For
- Gardening enthusiasts, ecotourists, food and climate activists, rural and urban planners, landscape architects, community organizers, and all students of sustainability.
- This seminar is offered biannually Currently upcoming dates:
- May 17-21, 2017
August 23-27, 2017
Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage,
in Southern Arizona
One of North America's largest EcoVillages
- 3-day Seminar: $2,000 (Skip the first 2 days of Hands In the Soil Mini-Internship)
5-day Seminar: $2,500
Register 1 month or more in advance for a $200 discount!
Other Opportunities
- Internships
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Last week, Underwriter Laboratories (UL) announced that it will introduce a program to train and certify installers of photovoltaic products and systems. The program, set to launch in July of this year, is geared toward professional electricians interested in expanding their skill set to meet the demands of the growing solar energy industry.
Certification programs, like the one to be launched by Underwriter Laboratories, are designed to build a qualified workforce capable of installing solar energy systems safely and efficiently. Training programs usually consist of hands-on course work centered on proper installation techniques, photovoltaic components, and maintenance considerations. Certified professionals are more likely to identify solar energy products and installation defects that may negatively affect performance.
Renewable Energy World reported that the number of certified professionals in the solar energy industry increased dramatically last month. The North American Board of Certified Energy Professionals (NABCEP), the largest provider of photovoltaic (PV) installer certifications in the United States, certified 287 new PV professionals after its March 13, 2010 exam. With the addition of these newly certified installers, NABCEP has increased the total number of certified solar professionals to a total of 1,196 individuals nationwide, a 32% increase since September of 2009. In just two years, the number of NABCEP certified solar energy professionals has more than doubled from 517 in March of 2008.
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Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta is up!
Oh finally I am able to get Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta installed. Been trying to do this since 3 days ago. Thanks for Andre Ziegler that my installation problem is caused by the bootstrapper and pointed me to download the full installer which I guess is made available later after complains from users like me.
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Now is to get SQL Server 2008 Feb CTP running in the same VPC. Then hopefully lah I will be able to do some talk on this service pack next month.
Kopi Luwak – The king of all coffees
And the price you pay for? Its selling at $65 somewhere in US! Check out this video from Veronica Belmont. (FYI she is voted one of the 2007 Top 10 Sexiest Geeks)
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Days of anguish
days of pains
Your burning bush
wet from the rains
left only few & little flames
So lonely and alone
I'm at home but far away from home
Who's to blame
well I blame you
cause I reached out
sometimes quiet
sometimes loud
Some signs from you
or was it just imagination
those signs are still there
or did I leave just at the wrong station
I chose this path
I knew the pain
it needs no math
maybe you feel the same
and just know more
just went through another door
that's still closed to me
so soon I'll be free
and then the rains
turn from water into wine
or better gasoline
so the bush will burn again
and so our love
in this life
like all those
lives before
& days, pains & time
won't count no more
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The mixed up emotions of a sad soul that yerns for yeserday like in THE BEATLES famous song.Truly emotional and very soul searching poetry.
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British director Katie Mitchell's renowned exhibit Five Truths, originally created by the London National Theatre and 59 Productions for London's Victoria and Albert Museum. It consists of ten video monitors, on which videos of Ophelia's scene of madness from Shakespeare's Hamlet are projected. All the scenes are performed by Michelle Terry in the style of five major theater directors of the 20th century: Konstantin Stanislavsky, Antonin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski and Peter Brook. Read more


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Let her have a facebook when she wants one. Let her wear what she wants, but have some judgement so she doesnt wear something she'll regret. DONT ask her about school dances. Dont try and make your fashion have a comeback in her wardrobe. Allow her to have a phone, when her best friend gets one. Allow her to go places with her friends when she shows an intrest in doing so. Let her wear bikinis. Say yes. Dont always have boring dinners. Be spontanious. Ell her she's beautiful. Make a family game night. Milk nightly stories for all you've got-they dont last forever. Show her the importance of virtues and values by staying true to your own. Let her get the puppy. Make HER take care of it. Sign her up for a sport, she will value the sense of team. Dont pressure her about grades, but make sure she has her own standards. Say 'I love you' often, and mean it.
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Based on hundreds of painstaking hours of research and data, Cage Captions combines statistics gathered from virtually every UFC fight along with as many walkout songs as humanly possible. read news >>
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This digital archive is sourced from two microfilm collections: American Fiction, 1774-1910, which contains works taken directly from Lyle H. Wright's American Fiction: A Contribution Towards a Bibliography, and post-1900 works from the Library of Congress Shelf List of American Adult Fiction. The Wright bibliography, one of the most comprehensive in existence, contains more than 15,000 titles that comprise some two million pages. For works originating from the period 1911-1920, this collection is based on the Geoffrey D. Smith bibliography and sourced from the William Charvat collection of American Fiction at the Ohio State University, which comprises nearly three-quarters of all adult fiction published in the U.S. These works reveal much about the socioeconomic, political, and religious tenor as America became a distinctly 20th-century nation.
Miami University has a long and proud tradition of student involvement in both radio and television productions. This exhibit will celebrate five decades of students in broadcasting. Many of these productions can be found online in the WMUB Archives. For questions about the exhibit, contact Marcus Ladd at email@example.com or (513) 529-0462.
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Singles, Doubles, and Mixed events are offered - you may enter up to one of each - 3 in total:
Stanley Park Tennis Courts Near the Beach Avenue entrance to Stanley Park
Queen Elizabeth Park Tennis Courts Access parking lot on 37th Avenue between Cambie and Main Street.
In case of rain alternate locations are: Grant Connell Tennis CentreDelta Town and Country Inn
Late Registration (After April 22, 2011)
One Event: $80Two Events: $105Three Events: 120
Registration is a two (2) step process.Step One is to register for the Outgames where you will be asked what sports you will be participating in, and if you are attending the Conference. Once your payment of the Outgames fee has been verified and processed you will receive an e-mail containing information and registration links on the individual sport(s) and/or conference.
To register please click on the REGISTRATION TAB or click here.
VIP Tournament Rules
The VIP follows the standards of Tennis Canada and GLTA rules of play.
Attire: Proper tennis attire required. Non-marking shoes required. Shirts required.
Warm-up: 5 minutes. Strictly enforced.
Default/Being Late: 0-5 min=loss of toss and 1 game; 5-10 min=loss of toss and 2 games; 10-15 min=loss of toss and three games; 15 minutes or more=default
Check-in: required 15 min before match time. Early check-ins may be asked to play early. Any appeals will be decided by the tournament director.
Rest Breaks: 20 seconds between points (not counting tracking down balls; 90 seconds on changeovers; 2 minutes between sets.
Players are allowed a reasonable amount of time for bathroom breaks.
Scheduling: Consolation matches will be scheduled as courts become available. Please check with the match desk for the consolation schedule.
After completing a singles match a player is allowed up to 30 minutes before being required to play again, 15 minutes after a doubles match.
Substitutions: None, unless approved by tournament director.
Scoring: Main draw singles and doubles matches will be best of 3 sets, with a standard 7-point (first to seven by two) tiebreak at 6-all in games, unless the tournament coordinator or site desk manager deems it necessary to shorten the match because of time constraints, at their discretion. Possible alternative formats include, but are not limited to:
Consolation matches (except consolation finals) will normally consist of one of these two options, at the discretion of the site desk manager.
Line Call Disputes: If disputes occur, you can request a line judge from the tournament desk, though this is not a guarantee.
Any line judge assigned to a court will rule only calls that are questioned. The judge's ruling is final.
Score Disputes: If players cannot agree on the score, resume play at the last point all players agree.
Balls: One can of balls per match.
Miscellaneous: The GLTA rule book will apply for all match situations at the VIP. The maximum time between sets is 2 minutes, or a reasonable bathroom break, as deemed by the site desk manager. The maximum time allowed between change of ends is 90 seconds. The maximum time allowed between points is 20 seconds. No extra time will be allowed for a player to recover condition. A player is allowed one injury timeout per match of 3 minutes for a treatable medical condition. A player's first offence for time violation during a match will cause the offending player to receive a warning. The second offence will result in loss of game for the offending player, the third offence will result in loss of the match. For example. player A twists an ankle during a match and asks for an injury timeout. The allowed 3 minute period begins at the moment the player asks for the timeout or when the player fails to return to the court (whichever comes first) after the 20 seconds between points or the 90 seconds between games, as applicable. If after 3 minutes the player fails to return to the court, the player will receive a warning. If after an additional 20 seconds the player has still not returned to the court, the player will lose a game. If after yet another 20 seconds the player has still not returned to the court, the player will forfeit the match. Any player who has received a registration packet will be considered to be informed of this policy.
VTA Tennis Rules and Q&A
How high is the net supposed to be at the ends and center?
At the ends, the top of the net cord shall be 3 feet 6 inches above the ground. At the center, the top of the net cord shall be 3 feet above the ground.
If a player cannot call a ball out with certainty, should he replay the point?
No, any ball that cannot be called out is presumed to have been good, and a player cannot claim a let on the basis that he did not see a ball or "I'm not sure."
The Server claims that the Receiver must stand within the lines bounding his Court. Is this necessary?
No. The Receiver may stand wherever he pleases on his own side of the net.
May the Server in a singles game take his stand behind the portion of the base line between the sidelines of the Singles Court and the Doubles Court?
No. He has to be within the singles court.
A server makes an attempt to strike at the ball, but misses. Is this a fault?
A Server makes no attempt to strike at the ball, but catches it in his hand or his racket. Is this a fault?
A player serves from a wrong Court. He loses the point and then claims it was a fault because of his wrong station. Is this correct?
No. The point stands as played and the next service should be from the correct station according to the score.
Who sets the pace, the server or receiver?
The server. However, the Server must wait until the Receiver is ready and if the Receiver claims to be not ready and does not make any effort to return a service, the Server's claim for the point is not honored even though the service was good.
However, the Receiver, having indicated he is ready, may not become unready unless some outside interference takes place.
Can the Server in doubles stand outside the imaginary extension of the outside edge of the doubles sideline?
A ball is served, first hits the net, and then touches the Receiver (or something he is wearing) before hitting the ground. Is this a let or a fault?
It's a let.
If a delay between first and second serves is caused by the Receiver, an official, or outside interference, is the whole point replayed or does only get his second serve?
He gets two serves. However, if the delay is caused by the Server, he has only one serve to come. A spectator's outcry (of "out," "fault," or other) is not a valid basis for replay of a point, but action should be taken to prevent a recurrence.
A spectator gets into the way of a player, who fails to return the ball. May the player then claim a let?
Yes. In this case, he was obstructed by circumstances beyond his control. Furthermore, even if he had previously served a fault, he has the right to two services.
May a player claim a let because he thought his opponent was being hindered, and consequently did not expect the ball to be returned?
A player serves or hits a ball that strikes a ball lying in his opponent's court. Is this a let?
No, the ball is good and the opponent must continue (trying) to play the point. However, if a ball in play strikes a rolling or stationary "foreign" ball that has come from elsewhere after the point started, a let should be played.
May a player request that a ball or balls lying in his opponent's Court be removed?
Yes, but not while a ball is in play. The opponent must honor this request.
If a player serves out of turn, how is this resolved?
The player who ought to have served shall serve as soon as the mistake is discovered, but all completed points scored before such discovery shall stand. If a game shall have been completed before such discovery, the order of service shall remain as altered.
If a mistake is made regarding changing ends, how is this resolved?
The players must take up their correct station as soon as the discovery is made and follow their original sequence.
The racket flies from the Server's hand and touches the net before the ball has touched the ground. Is this a fault, or does the player lose the point?
The Server loses the point because his racket touches the net whilst the ball is in play.
In serving, the racket flies from the Server's hand and touches the net after the ball has touched the ground outside the proper court. Is this a fault, or does the player lose the point?
This is a fault because the ball was out of play when the racket touched the net.
During his service delivery, a server's foot/feet land inside the court after he has struck the ball. Is this a foot fault?
No, so long as the ball has left his racket before his feet/foot touch or cross the baseline, it is not a foot fault.
Can the server touch with either foot an area outside the imaginary extensions of the center-mark and sidelines?
No. This is a foot fault.
Does the receiver (or receiver's partner in doubles) have to warn an opponent that he is committing foot faults prior to calling them?
"In a non-officiated match, the Receiver, or his partner, may call foot faults after all efforts (one to the server and a request for an umpire) have failed and the foot faulting is so flagrant as to be clearly perceptible from the Receiver's side."
If a player asks the Referee or Line Umpire for an explanation of how he has foot faulted, should he be given that information?
A ball hits the tape and bounds off in an unexpected direction. Is this interference?
A player catches a ball that appears to be going out. Is this OK?
No. An outgoing ball is still definitely in play until it actually strikes the ground, backstop, a permanent fixture, or a player. However, prior to beginning a match players can agree to stop such balls from interfering with play on other courts. The player stopping such balls must do so from outside the court.
A ball is hit into the net and the player on the other side, thinking the ball is coming over, strikes at it and hits the net. Does he win or lose the point?
He loses the point if his touching the net occurs while the ball is still in play.
Jane hits a shot to Jill and it goes out. Jill calls it out just as she attempts to hit it back. Is this fair?
Yes. According to the rules, Jill simply must call Jane's shot out before Jill's return (of the out ball) has either gone out of play or been hit by Jane.
Does a player lose the point if his return hits a permanent fixture, scoring device, or other object attached to a net post, but lands in the court?
If a player double hits the ball on a swing, does he lose the point?
Maybe. Only when there is a definite (intentional) "second push" by the player does his shot become illegal, with consequent loss of point. Two hits occurring in the course of a single continuous swing are not deemed a double hit.
Does a player win or lose the point if he or his racket (in his hand or otherwise) or anything which he wears touches the net, posts, or the ground within his opponent's court at any time while the ball is in play?
A player, attempting a volley crosses an imaginary line in the extension of the net before striking the ball. Is this legal?
No, he may not strike the ball before. However, he can follow-through across the net.
Does a player win or lose the point if the ball in play touches him or anything that he wears or carries, except his racket?
Does a player win or lose the point if he throws his racket at and hits the ball for a winner?
May a player jump over the net into his opponent's Court while the ball is in play and not suffer penalty?
No. He loses the point.
A and B are playing against C and D, A is serving to D, C touches the net before the ball touches the ground. A fault is then called because the service falls outside the Service Court. D and C call a fault. Is this correct?
No. C and D had already lost the point before "fault" could be called, because C touched the net whilst the ball was in play.
In doubles, a service ball strikes one of the receiving players before it has touched the ground. Is it a fault?
No, receiving team loses the point.
If a player accidentally hinders his opponent in making a stroke, does he lose the point?
No. Unless it was deliberate, the point should be replayed.
A player, after his return is in the air, gives advice to his partner in such a loud voice that his opponent is hindered. Can the opposing team call interference?
Yes. This can be considered intentional hindrance. Such communications should be brief and quiet.
If your opponent's hat blows off while a ball is in play, can you call interference and claim the point?
No. This is presumably not an intentional act and that point can be replayed.
If a drop shot spins back over the net, can a player reach over the net in order to play the ball?
Yes and the opponent loses the point if he attempts to hinder him from doing so.
If the ball in play touches a permanent fixture (other than the net posts or net cord) after it has hit the opponent's court, who wins the point?
The player who struck it. However, if it hits a permanent structure (bench, score cards, etc.) before it hits opponent's court, his opponent wins the point.
A player hits a ball (from a wide position) that travels outside the net posts and below the level of the top of the net and lands in. Is this a legal shot?
Is a stroke good when a ball in play hits another ball in the air?
A let should be called unless the other ball is in the air by the act of one of the players.
Is it a good stroke if the ball touches a stationary or moving object (bird, butterfly, trash) on the Court?
It is a good stroke unless the stationary object came into Court after the ball was put into play in which case a let must be called. If the ball in play strikes an object moving along or above the surface of the Court a let must be called.
Trick Question: Its mixed doubles and deuce with the male player serving. The male player on the other team is playing the ad side. Where does the server serve, to the woman in the deuce court or the male in the ad court?
He shall serve to the male player of the opposing team irrespective of which half of the court he is standing, and when the female player is serving, she shall serve to the female player of the opposing team.
Can a doubles team alter the order of who serves first at the beginning of each set or only the 1st and 3rd sets? How about for the side on which they return serves (deuce or ad side)
They can alter service rotations or return positions at the beginning of each set.
Doug and Tim doubles against Lane and Bruce (again). Bruce has just held serve to make the score 6-6. Doug serves the first point of the tiebreak. Lane serves out the tiebreak for his team. Who serves the first game of the next set?
Either Lane or Bruce because the player (or pair in the case of doubles) whose turn it was to serve first in the tie-break game shall receive service in the first game of the following set.
How long does a server have between a first service fault and when the second service must be struck?
This must be done "without delay" and the Receiver must play to the reasonable pace of the Server and must be ready to receive when the Server is ready to serve.
How long a delay is allowed between points?
A maximum of 20 seconds from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of one point to the time the ball is struck for the next point.
How long a rest period is allowed during change overs?
No more than 90 seconds may elapse from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of the game to the time the ball is struck for the first point of the next game.
However, after the first game of each set and during a tiebreak, play shall be continuous and the players shall change ends without a rest period.
How long a rest period is allowed between sets 1 and 2? How about sets 2 and three?
At the conclusion of each set, there shall be a set break of a maximum of 120 seconds from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of the game to the time the ball is struck for the first point of the next game, or a reasonable time for a bathroom break.
How many injury time outs are allowed for an injury? What is their allowed length?
Only one 3-minute suspension of play is allowed for an injury. Play shall never be suspended, delayed or interfered with for the purpose of enabling a player to recover his strength, breath, or physical condition.
Is a time out allowed for clothing, footwear, eyewear adjustment?
Not if it is intentional. However, play may be suspended for a reasonable period and the player may leave the Court to correct the problem, if the clothing becomes unusable through circumstances outside the control of the player. Players who wear glasses may call time out due to misty but playable weather.
How about for a broken racket or string?
If a racket or racket string is broken, no time out is allowed. A player who leaves the Court to get a replacement is subject to the Point Penalty System.
How long is the warm-up period?
5 minutes.
Is coaching or any type of instruction allowed during team competition?
Yes. During the match a player may receive coaching from a captain who is sitting on the court only when he changes ends at the end of a game, but not when he changes ends during a tiebreak game. No form of coaching is allowed during non-team competition.
Can a player receive coaching during an authorized rest period when play is interrupted and he leaves the court?
Yes. In these circumstances, when the player is not on the court, there is no restriction on coaching. However, no player may receive coaching during a toilet visit.
Issues not covered in the Rules of Tennis, but addressed in the Code of Tennis
Spectators have no role in making line calls and should not be asked to do so.
It is both the obligation and prerogative of a player to call all shots landing on his side of the net.
Players should help their opponents make calls when the opponent requests it.
When a player does not call an out ball against himself when he clearly sees it out -- whether he is requested to do so by his opponents or not -- he is cheating.
When making calls, keep in mind that the opinion of a player looking down a line is much more likely to be accurate than that of a player looking across a line. A player who stands on one base line and questions a call concerning a ball that landed near the other base line is probably being ridiculous.
In doubles when one partner calls a ball out and the other one good, the doubt that has been established means the ball must be considered to have been good. The reluctance that some doubles players have to overrule their partners is secondary to the importance of not letting your opponents suffer from a bad call.
Normally, asking for a replay of a point is a sign of failure to exercise line-calling responsibilities, and should occur only on rare occasions. One of these is as follows. Your opponent's ball -- a serve or otherwise -- appears out and you so call, but return the ball to his court. Inspection reveals that your out call, which stopped play, is in error. Since you actually returned the ball a let is authorized. Had you not returned the ball the point would have been your opponent's.
When you are hindered attempting to return a shot that you could not have returned even had there been no hindrance, a let is not authorized.
A request for a let does not mean that the let is automatically granted. For example, a request for a let because you have tripped over your own hat should be denied.
Once an out, fault, or let call is made play stops, regardless of what happens thereafter.
When a player is injured in an accident caused by his opponent, it is the player who must suffer with respect to the match, not the opponent. For example, A accidentally throws his racket and incapacitates B so that B is unable to resume play within the time limit; even though A caused the injury, it was accidental, and B must be defaulted, not A.
In returning service the partner of the receiver should call the service line for him, with the receiver calling the center line and the side line, although either partner may make an out call on any shot (service or other) that he clearly sees out.
Returning a first service that is obviously out without an out call in an attempt to catch an opponent off guard is cheating. At the same time, if the receiver in good faith gives the server the benefit of the doubt and returns an out ball, the server is not entitled to refuse the benefit of the doubt and ask for a let on the basis that since he saw the serve out the return caught him by surprise.
When you feel that your opponent, a net rusher, is foot-faulting but his violations are not sufficiently flagrant for you to be sure and to call, the situation can be irritating. Compliance with the foot fault rule is very much a function of a player's personal honor system. Habitual foot faulting, intentional or careless, is just as surely cheating as is making a deliberate bad line call. Even if no ethics were involved, from the practical view it behooves a player to avoid foot faults. It is not uncommon in a match having officials for a chronic foof faulter to become so upset by the frequent foot fault calls against him that his whole game disintegrates.
With respect to a player moving when a ball is in play or about to be in play, in general he is entitled to feint with his body as he wishes. He may change position on the court at any time including while the server is tossing the ball to serve. Movements or sounds that are made solely to distract an opponent, such as waving the arms or racket, stamping the feet, or talking are prohibited.
In the area of common courtesy and consideration for others on adjoining courts, don't spoil the game for your partner, opponents, and others by losing your temper and using vile language or throwing your racket.
Wear proper tennis attire and tennis shoes. Tank tops and fogging shoes are not allowed. Also, don't place towels or clothing over the net or on the court.
If there is a clothing, shoes, equipment or racket malfunction during a point, the point will be finished before any corrective action is taken.
Neither the server nor his net man should make an out call on a first service even though he thinks it is out, because the receiver, not being sure of the ball, may give the server the benefit of the doubt and then hit a placement. However, either the server or the net man should volunteer a call on any second service he clearly sees to be out for his call terminates the point.
In doubles the net man is usually in the best position to hear a service touch the net, though custom supports the calling of a let in singles or doubles by any player who hears an otherwise good serve touch the net. For a call of a service let to be valid, it must be made prior to the return of serve either going out of play or being hit by an opponent.
Calls involving a ball's touching a player, a player's touching the net, a player's touching his opponent's court (invasion), hitting an opponent's return before it has passed the net, and a double-bounce, can be very difficult to make. Any player who becomes aware that he has committed a violation in one of these areas should announce the violation immediately in order to avoid unnecessary expenditure of energy by his opponent.
In all of the above areas the prerogative of decision belongs to the player or team involved. To illustrate, A thinks B's shot is a double- bounce, catches B's shot and claims the point. B, however, feels sure there was no double-bounce; since B has the prerogative of decision the point is B's. On occasion even though B thinks there was no double-bounce he will defer to A's judgment because A was in a better position to see what happened.
During warm-up, you should make a special effort to hit his shots directly to your opponent. Courtesy dictates that you not practice your service return when your opponent practices his serve.
A player wishing to practice serving must do so during the warm-up, not just before serving. Once a match has started there is no basis for further practice or warm-up.
The receiver's indication of being ready is tantamount to indicating that his team is ready. While no server should serve if he sees either of his opponents is not ready, he is not expected to check both opponents before each serve. It is the receiver's responsibility to signal ready only when both he and his partner are ready. Likewise, the server should check his partner's readiness before he serves, for his serving is an indication that his team is ready.
When a server requests three balls to be in his hand prior to each point he is to serve the receiver should comply with this wish when the third ball is readily available. Since only two balls are normally needed for a service, the receiver should not be required to get the third when it is some distance away, nor, under the continuous play rule, should a server during a game be permitted to retrieve a distant third ball himself. The distant balls should be retrieved at the end of a game. When a tournament specifies a new can of balls for a third set, it is mandatory that the new balls be used unless all the players agree to use the old balls.
To eliminate arguments about the score the server should announce, in a voice audible to the players and spectators, the set score prior to his first serve in each game, and the game score prior to serving each point.
If you feel that your opponent is a chronic staller, foot faulter, or makes a larger number of what you feel sure are bad calls, you may call for an umpire and refuse to continue until the umpire arrives. Both players are still required to call their own lines and keep score. The Umpires will simply confirm or overrule lines calls when requested to do so.
USTA Regulation I.V.II. authorizes the Referee to switch to No-Ad scoring before the start of any round without prior notice ... after inclement weather or other factors cause the tournament to fall behind its published schedule.
USTA Regulation I.V.4 authorizes the use of the Set Tie-Break or the Match Tie-Break in lieu of the third or final set.
The Referee may suspend or delay play at any time as may be necessary and appropriate.
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Report: Derrick Rose buys Trump Tower condo in Chicago for $2.8 million
|The Trump Tower in Chicago, new home to Derrick Rose.(Getty Images)
Chicago Bulls All-Star point guard Derrick Rose has apparently found just such a place. The NBA's reigning NBA MVP has reportedly purchasing a three-bedroom condominium in Chicago's exclusive Trump Tower for nearly $3 million.
ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com has the jaw-dropping details.
"It's definitely an unbelievable feeling just being up there," Mr. Rose, 23, said before Saturday's game against the UtahJazz. The view is nice and I don't take it for granted. It's a blessing.The Chicago Tribune notes that the Trump Tower is the second tallest building in Chicago.
County records show that a private trust paid $2.8 million in January for a 3,102-square-foot unit near the top of the 92-story tower and two parking spots, financing the deal with a $1.7 million mortgage from Northern Trust Co.
The condo offers uninterrupted, nearly panoramic views of Chicago, said Andrew Glatz, president of Chicago-based brokerage Crown Heights Realty and an active agent in the tower. The unit also includes four bathrooms and a den.
"He got one of the top four units in the building," said Mr. Glatz, who was not involved in the deal. "For a guy who's 23 and living a bachelor life, I can't imagine a better bachelor pad."
Rose signed a 5-year $94 million maximum contract extension back in December. He also reportedly inked a lengthy and lucrative new deal with shoe and apparel manufacturer adidas that reportedly could be worth as much as $200 million.
Rose, 23, is averaging 22.8 points, 8.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Bulls this season. Chicago currently holds the NBA's best record, at 35-9.


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This review is from: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Computer Case Includes 1 x 200mm Front, 1 x 140mm Rear 2 x USB 3.0 Fan Controller
Pros: Build quality is very high. The metal is rigid, and the paint feels durable. The door on the front of the case is held shut with magnets, not a fragile latch. Modularity of the 3.5" HDD racks is exceptional, and every 3.5" space includes a mounting rail which can accept a 2.5" drive. You can choose to use any combination of the three sections of rackspace in any arrangement. Optical drive bays feature a clipping mechanism, so there are no screws here either. Every part of the interior is painted, including areas which most observers will never see. Tons of space for cable management. Hidden SSD mounting bracket on the back of the motherboard tray. An extra cutout allows CPU power to be routed behind the motherboard, rather than across the top. Plenty of space for CPU cooler backplate installs. Rubber grommets in major cable routing areas. Universal thumbscrews everywhere in the case that doesn't have a toolless system. LED lighting system for the back panel IO ports with a push-button toggle on the top of the case. Fan controller with variable speed and expansion space for many additional fans. Motherboard standoffs come pre-installed for standard ATX motherboards, with 2 extra included (11 total).
Cons: No interior lighting included. Not every passthrough from the interior to the cable-routing side wall is grommeted. No FDD space on the front panel. Only the screws intended for the power supply have hex heads in addition to phillips; those intended for the motherboard have dome heads instead. Preinstalled motherboard standoffs will require adjustment if you want to use a form factor other than ATX. (Micro ATX for example.)
Other Thoughts: The cons are minor grievances. This case is seriously fantastic. I had some bad experiences with NZXT products in the past, and was a little skeptical about build quality; glad I took a chance on this. I would recommend it to anybody looking for a full tower. Take your time with the cable management and you can make a really clean looking build.READ FULL REVIEW
This review is from: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
Pros: Immediately dropped ten centigrade for idle temperature.
Looks cool.
Cons: Gigantic.
Somewhat difficult install.
Other Thoughts: It's a giant heatsink that works like a giant heatsink. I installed it in a few minutes on an ASRock Extreme4 Z68 motherboard, LGA 1155 socket. The idle temperature for my CPU immediately dropped about 10 degrees Celsius to ~33 C.
The bad news, though, is that the cooler is huge. I was able to fit in in my Rosewill Challenger (mid-tower) case, but it required some cutting of the motherboard backplane to accommodate the nuts for the cooler's backplate. It wasn't a hard mod, but if you don't have the air tools to cut steel you'd be out of luck.
This review is from: Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Dual Front Mounted USB 3.0 Ports, Three Preinstalled Fans: 1 x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1 x Top 140mm Fan, 1 x Rear 120mm Fan
Pros: Enough space for anything you want to stuff in.
Paint inside looks really nice.
Ventilation is excellent, and the filter for the PSU intake is a nice touch.
Screwless mounts for drives work well.
Included fans work like fans should.
No sharp points anywhere on the case, inside and out, so you won't get cut.
Construction is strong.
Cons: The front audio jacks are garbage, and the leads back to the motherboard are not shielded. You hear a lot of horrible noise in the line (and in fact, I wasn't even able to get the headphone port's detection to work correctly). The plastic parts of the front face plate, in general, feel cheap and breakable.
The cage for hard disks interferes with motherboard that have their SATA ports going out the side. They're usable, but it's extremely difficult to work with.
There are "four" disc drive sized bays, however the top one is obstructed by the front ports.
Other Thoughts: If the faceplate were better thought out, this case would be five-star rated. All of the metal work looks and feels great, but the plastic on the front is so bad that it feels like it will snap any time you attempt to remove the faceplate. While the top disc drive (5.25" bay) is obstructed and cannot be used, it does include another set of screwless mounts which could be used as spares if any of the others were damaged (and they being made of cheap plastic, this is very possible).READ FULL REVIEW


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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Honda motorcycles top reliability study in the UK
In a survey conducted in the UK by bike magazine MCN, Honda motorcycles have come out on top as the most reliable of all bikes. Eight of the top ten positions were taken by Honda motorcycles, with the NT700V Deauville being voted as the most reliable of all motorcycles, followed by the CBR600RR, ST1300 Pan European, Honda's CBR1100XX Blackbird, CBR1000RR Fireblade, VFR800, VFR800 VTEC and the CBF1000.
More than 12,000 riders voted in this survey, answering questions about their bikes' build quality, reliability, handling, running costs, and engine and braking performance. We aren't surprised Honda bikes were judged the most reliable, but we do believe Honda need to start building bikes that are a bit more exciting than the current lot. For inspiration, just look at the Aprilia RSV4 and the BMW S1000RR…
Friday, March 19, 2010
Dougie Lampkin tears up Lord March's estate
Some guests really can be a pain in the ass. Here's Dougie Lampkin, tearing up Lord March's estate. Such a nice little house, ruined by a madman on a motorcycle...
Via Hell for Leather
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Doug Polen to offer tuition to Ducati buyers in the US
Doug Polen, 1991 and 1992 World Superbikes champ, will teach Ducati buyers in the US to ride their bikes the way they are really meant to be ridden...
Ducati, in the United States, are offering a one-day traning camp with two-time World Superbikes champ, Doug Polen. Those who buy a 2009 or 2010 model Ducati 1198, 1198S, 1098R or 848 before the 15th of June will be eligible for the offer and will be invited to spend a day with Polen (who currently runs the 1-on-1 Riders School) at one of a dozen track venues.
'I am excited to be teaming up with Ducati for this promotion. For the past few years, I've been mastering the transition from racing bikes to teaching others my secrets, and now it's time for a new generation of Ducs to start flying,' says Polen, who won the WSBK title in 1991 and 1992, aboard the Ducati 888. If you're in the US and are planning to buy a new 1198, spending a day with Doug could be the best way of learning to put that bike to really good use…!
Via Motorcycle.com
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
2010 Zero S, DS, X and MX announced
Self-proclaimed leaders in the electric motorcycle industry, Zero Motorcycles have announced their 2010-spec Zero S, DS, X and MX bikes. 'With added power, increased acceleration, and enhanced power pack technology, Zero Motorcycles is continuing the innovation it's known for and taking electric motorcycle technology to the next level,' says a press release from the company.
The street-oriented Zero S, the dual-sport Zero DS and the off-road X and MX bikes are all fitted with lithium-ion 'Z-Force' battery packs. Zero claim they've made the bikes' electric motors lighter and more compact and improved cooling, which results in more power, improved acceleration and improved durability.
While the four bikes are fitted with different suspensions components, they're all fitted with the same battery/electric motor, which produces 23 horsepower and 68Nm of torque. Range is about 80km, top speed is 105km/ and the batteries take less than four hours for a full recharge. Prices range between US$7,500 for the Zero X to $9,000 for the Zero S.
Of the four bikes here, we do think the Zero S is vaguely interesting, but when it comes to style, lust-worthiness and the price-vs-performance equation, it does seem electric bikes have a long, long way to go before they catch up with their IC-engined brothers. In any case, for more details on the 2010 Zero range, visit the official website here
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
25th Anniversary Suzuki GSX-R600 unveiled in the UK
After the 25th anniversary GSX-R750 that was unveiled at the end of last year, Suzuki GB have now released the 25th Anniversary special edition GSX-R600, just 25 units of which will be built. The bike's paint scheme is a replica of a 1999 GSX-R600 and there's a Yoshimura exhaust, a top yoke plaque and certificate, and £8,799 price tag.
The very first GSX-R600 was launched in 1997, and in 1999, Italian rider Fabrizio Pirovano won the World Supersport Championship aboard a GSX-R600. For more information on how you can get your hands on the 25th Anniversary GSX-R600, visit the Suzuki website here
In the meanwhile, another very special Suzuki – a GSX-R1000 prepared for 1993 500cc world champ Kevin Schwantz (he rode a demo lap at the Isle of Man on this bike, in 2007) – was recently auctioned off for charity. Danny Palmer, of Palmers Motorbikes, was the winning bidder – he paid £9,500 for the machine, which will now be put up on display at the Palmers showroom.
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