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of the A.M. Costa Rica staff Business and community leaders from Manuel Antonio and Quepos are coming together to discuss the recent troubles of the area that include a late December assault on two tourists by a street gang. Roberta Felix, owner of Hotel California in Manuel Antonio, said a group of about 25 people composed of police, entrepreneurs and concerned citizens met Wednesday to come up with solutions to the tourist towns problems. She said she was optimistic the community was ready to act proactively to address the primary concern of the state of the youth of Quepos. The meeting comes only a few weeks after two Washington women were brutally attacked on a beach in Manuel Antonio. The attack has been highly publicized. Some community leaders are calling for "immediate prevention" of crime, which would entail the incarceration of the members of the youth gang who are believed responsible for much of the towns troubles. Ms. Felix sees a far more complex and long-term solution that would include providing positive outlets for the youth of Quepos. Ms. Felix, the founder of Fundación Roberta Felix, an organization helping disabled children, sympathizes with the impoverished children who participate in drug and gang lifestyles. She said she was once drug addicted and defiant in her youth because of the effects of much abuse. She said she thinks many children in Quepos are treated as "throw away kids," who are never given a chance to do something positive. Ms. Felix said she is trying to reach out to the children to participate in her foundation. She said |
she thinks that community projects
will help enhance the self esteem of the troubled children.
A leading suspect in the case of the gang attack on two women is not a minor. Police are investigating charges of sexual violation and robbery against Denis Chinchilla Araya, a member of an intimidating street gang of Quepos. Ms. Felix said the night spot where the girls were partying is partly to blame for the attack. She said Mar y Sombra should have hired private guards to protect the patrons. She said she would like to see night spots on the beach closed down, because they are havens of dangerous activity. She said no other discos or bars had security issues. Frederico Ramirez, owner of Mar y Sombra for 34 years, said that blaming his establishment is ridiculous. He questioned whether if owners of bars or hotels in Quepos take responsibility from the crimes that often occur near their doors. He said the police have been sleeping for too long and that is why crime is common. Ramírez defended his position by saying that he already hires four guards during the busy season, and two guards patrol the grounds during the low tourist season. The recent attack occurred about 150 yards down the beach, which at that time of night is a dark, secluded area. The long-time restaurant owner said that the Ministerio de Salud is forcing him to re-apply for a new permit as a result of the latest attack and he is not sure he will be allowed to continue operating his business as a disco on weekends. The ministry is responsible for a wide range of health issues. He said he was not invited to the recent community meeting attended by some of the affected businesses. |
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The Contraloría General de la República, the chief financial entity, has been asked to investigate. The amount of liquor involved may be as much as 40,000 liters. and Costa Rica may have been cheated out of nearly $1 million in taxes. A liter bottle costs 850 colons (some $2.25) without tax. Liquor tax doubled the amount to the consumer. The Fábrica Nacional got its monopoly in 1851 and has been the only legal source in Costa Rica for distilled spirits since. The new emergency fiscal plan passed in December by the Asemblea Nacional provides new incentives for bootlegging and custom scams. The law adds a tax of 5 colons to each unit of liquor. A.M. Costa Rica incorrectly reported that the unit was a 750 milliliter bottle. Actually, the unit is approximately a shot. Burglary suspect loses hand By the A.M. Costa Rica staff A man suspected of trying to burglarize a home in Limón ran into the homeowner who happened to be carrying a machete. The suspect, identified by the Fuerza Pública as Manuel Garriet Marshal, 45, lost his left hand in the confrontation. The owner, identified as Cedeño Jonson, also administered two cranial fractures, police said. The confrontation took place in Barrio San Juan about 4:20 a.m. police said. |
Library in Quepos
gets a big lift By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Ambitious plans for a multi-functional library in Quepos have recently been handed a much-needed lift. After starting out with nothing, and continuing that way for over a year, the group charged with making the project a reality raised $1,500 at a single event in mid-December. Kris Krengel, president of the Cultural Association of Quepos and Manuel Antonio, Monday reported that the group had a successful auction at La Colina Bar. The sum was from the sale of auction items and money generated from drink sales at the event. All items were donated. Next on the agenda is a flea market at the Hotel Plino, planned for Sunday. Best-selling Canadian author, William Deverall, will donate proceeds from sales in Costa Rica of his soon to be launched book, "The Laughing Falcon," to the association, said Ms. Krengel. A meeting is also planned with the Canadian Embassy in the next couple of weeks. The embassy is supporting Deveralls book launch, and are to help plan a reading in the Quepos area to help promote book sales, hence the library. The local municipality is still working to have the old Ministerio de Salud building in Quepos transferred into its name so that group may develop it as the site for the library. Wave dumps boat
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff A mid-morning fishing party just south of Limón ended in death for one man, and a 15-year-old still is missing. Four persons were tossed in the water when a big wave overturned the panga or open fishing boat about 10 a.m. The dead man is Róger Martínez Retana, 38, according to the Judicial Investigating Organization. The missing boy is Adrián Ramírez González. Another occupant, a boy, 12, said he managed to survive by clinging to a fuel can. Another man also made it out of the surf safely. The boat overturned in the open sea at the mouth of the Río Wesfalia. Lets do lunch,
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Police grabbed a burglary suspect after he showed up at a home seeking the lunch investigators claim he left behind. Fuerza Pública officials are calling the case one of the strangest in recent years. It all started in the community of La Cruz de Guatil de Acosta when a family arrived home to find the door to their house open. When they entered, a burglar fled out the back door. However, the family quickly noticed that the man had left behind a briefcase that contained what appeared to be his lunch. The suspect, identified by the last names of Arias Abarca, 22, showed up a few hours later because he wanted to retrieve his lunch, police said. However, the occupants of the home were waiting, and they were able to identify him when police arrested him in a nearby coffee field a short time later. The arrest triggered an outpouring of complaints of prior burglaries by residents. Hondurian street kid killed, says child group Special to A.M. Costa Rica In what continues to be the constant murder of children and young people in Honduras, another street youth was murdered Saturday in Tegucigalpa, according to child protection group Casa Alianza. Ariel Alexis Garay, 17, was walking through the busy Galindo market in central Comayaguela, a city adjacent to the capital of Tegucigalpa, when he was approached by two unidentified males, who opened fire and shot him twice, wounds which later killed him. Because the Casa Alianza graveyard is full, the agency's street educators found a place in a nearby graveyard where Alexis was buried. Alexis, who was originally from Orica, would regularly sleep in La Merced Park in Tegucigalpa, where Casa Alianzas street educators attended him. Alexis was addicted to toxic shoe glue, according to the group. Casa Alianza is looking into the possibility of increasing the size of the graveyard plot for more children. More than 1,500 people under the age of 23 have been murdered in Honduras since Casa Alianza started collecting statistics in January 1998, claims the group. Despite government efforts to investigate the murders, there have been few advances, said the group. The group also says that ambassadors from the five country members of
the European Union represented in Honduras have written to the government
of Ricardo Maduro expressing their concern over the constant murders of
Honduran children and youth.
U.S. Customs strengthens
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff and wire reports WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Customs Service has announced both the domestic and international expansion of a multi-agency financial crime task force targeting financial systems used by terrorist organizations. Led by the U.S Customs Service and labeled Operation Green Quest, the increase relates to the number of dedicated field units, which stands at one right now. It will be raised to 15 after the changes. It is anticipated that there will be limited costs involved. Free trade sparks protest
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services MEXICO CITY, Mexico Farm groups here continue to protest the reduction in agricultural tariffs that took place Jan. 1 under terms set by the North American Free Trade Agreement. Over a dozen protesters are carrying out a hunger strike at a major city intersection near the U.S. Embassy. In his folk song, singer Andres Contreras says the Mexican campo, or countryside, cannot take any more and that the small farmers have lost their patience. He says people should listen to the complaints of the peasants, known in Spanish as campesinos so that they might preserve their traditional lifestyle, living off the land. Nearby, 16 men and women lie under a tarp covered in blankets. They are representatives of various campesino organizations and they are undergoing a fast to draw attention to the cause. One of the organizers of this protest, at the Angel of Independence monument here, is Fernando Olivaria Saavedra. He says the free trade agreement has been a disaster for the campo, although he admits that some sectors have done well because of the treaty. He says large farm operations have benefited most and that the government failed to take into account the needs of the peasants who work small plots of land and are ill-equipped to compete with Canada and the United States, the other treaty participants. The government of President Vicente Fox has tried to mollify the farmers by opening a dialogue with them. Last week, Fox even suggested that he might be disposed to renegotiate parts of the agreement, something he had previously said he would not do. But the president warned that it might not be wise to reopen treaty negotiations since the country could lose more than it gains in a new deal. Free trade advocates have supported the government's refusal to renegotiate and have expressed concern that Fox might damage both trade and his own credibility by giving in to the farmers groups' demands. Sergio Sarmiento, a Reforma newspaper columnist notes that the overall effect of the agreement has been positive. In the past ten years, he says, Bank of Mexico figures show a more than 58 percent increase in exports. He also notes that imports of cheaper grains and other products from the United States and Canada have kept food prices for consumers much lower than they would have been without the treaty. Sarmiento says the real problem is not trade, but the inability of the small, inefficient farms to produce and compete. But the farm protest has taken on political force and is being backed by members of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution and some members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for 71 years until Fox became president two years ago. Oil prices increase
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services WASHINGTON, D.C. Global oil prices are again rising despite the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision to boost output by seven percent amid concern over Venezuela's long-running general strike and the prospect of a U.S. led war with Iraq. Venezuela and Iraq are both organization member nations. Crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange climbed to $32 per barrel Monday. In London, Brent crude was selling for more than $30 per barrel. Last week, crude oil prices soared to $33 per barrel before the organization announced its decision to boost production. The markets were reacting to the Venezuelan strike and the U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf. Venezuela has been the world's fifth-largest oil exporter. But the general strike now in its seventh week has paralyzed Venezuela's oil industry and led to widespread shortages of fuel and food. Venezuela's opposition called the strike to force President Hugo Chavez to resign and call early elections. He refuses to give in to their demands. In a related development, Chavez is expected to meet with Kofi Annan, U.N. secretary general, Thursday in New York to discuss Venezuela's political crisis. U.N. officials also say Chavez is due to speak to reporters afterwards. International pressure is building for a solution to the conflict in Venezuela, which usually provides 13 percent of U.S. oil imports. On Monday, Venezuelan police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse hundreds of Chavez supporters who attacked opposition demonstrators in the capital, Caracas, and the city of Maracaibo. |
U.S. plans closer scrutiny
of foreign visitors Special to A.M. Costa Rica WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. immigration authorities are implementing tightened registration procedures on foreign visitors in a policy designed to enhance national security while continuing to allow foreign visitors to enter the United States. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System was launched Sept. 11, 2002 to register selected foreign visitors with U.S. immigration authorities. At U.S. ports of entry, the Immigration and Naturalization Service has questioned and fingerprinted thousands of visitors from 145 countries before allowing them into the United States. At the same time, several groups of men already in the United States have been asked to report to INS offices for similar registration. Most of the people affected by the new registration procedures are citizens of Arab or Muslim majority countries. U.S. officials insist that the new system is based solely on national security concerns about terrorist threats. "The last thing in the world we want to do is discourage people from... the Arab world, from continuing to visit the United States," explained Richard Haass, the State Department's director for policy planning, in a speech to a Moroccan audience Friday. "What we are trying to do is find a balance, to strike a balance, between retaining our openness and our welcome, while at the same time providing the necessary security," he said. In a June 6, 2002 speech announcing the program, John Ashcroft, attorney general, said the purpose of the registration requirement for the visa applicants and current visitors was to "determine if foreign visitors follow their stated plans while guests in our country, or even if they overstay the legal limit of their visas." Most of the approximately 300 million yearly foreign visitors to the United States come as tourists, students, for business purposes, or to visit friends and relatives. According to most estimates, the vast majority pursue their stated purpose and return home. However, the National Commission on Terrorism report released more than one year before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks said that as many as two million visitors who legally enter the country each year "overstayed their visa and remained here to live." In 1996, well before that report was issued, Congress had requested INS to implement a comprehensive entry-exit registration system by 2005 in order to gain a better knowledge of who was in the country. Terrorism suspects are
Special to A.M. Costa Rica WASHINGTON, D.C. John Ashcroft, attorney general, and Robert Mueller, FBI director, released a statement Monday regarding the arrest of suspects in Frankfurt, Germany. "Today German authorities arrested a number of suspects in Frankfurt as part of an ongoing terrorism-related investigation between the FBI and German law enforcement. "The United States deeply appreciates the excellent cooperation of the German government in this matter. We are confident that our continuing partnerships with our international allies in the War on Terrorism will bring us ultimate victory." U.S. hands poor of
Special to A.M. Costa Rica WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States has donated $2 million to the United Nations World Food Program to help hungry and displaced people in Colombia. In a release Thursday, the program said the U.S. contribution will help assist 375,000 displaced Colombians. The program said the U.S. donation will enable it to continue with mother-child health programs and nutritional recovery activities, and to support preschoolers. The program also said its assistance aims "not only to satisfy the immediate food needs of the displaced, but to encourage children to attend school and to provide displaced persons with the necessary food so they can participate in productive and skills-development activities." Lieberman proclaims
Special to A.M. Costa Rica Joseph Lieberman, Connecticut senator, announced Monday that he will be a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. president in 2004. The vice presidential running mate with Al Gore in 2000, Lieberman joins a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls for the party nomination, including Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, North Carolina Senator John Edwards, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt and Vermont Governor Howard Dean. At least five others are considering running as well. Two big name Democrats who announced they would not seek the nomination are Gore Lieberman had stressed since 2000 that if Gore ran again, he would not and South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle, the party's leader in the Senate. Addressing a group of students at his old high school in Stamford, Connecticut, plus a national television audience, Lieberman said the nation can "renew the American dream . . . if our leaders are ready to lead." Regime rebel criticizes
By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services MIAMI, Fla. The leading pro-democracy dissident in Cuba says the decades-old U.S. economic embargo is a poor tool for promoting change on the communist-run island. In an address to Cuban exiles here, Oswaldo Paya said reform can only come to Cuba when Cubans themselves take the initiative. He says change cannot be imposed from abroad, whether through an economic embargo or any other means. Paya says some people believe the embargo is the solution to Cuba's problems, but he says it is not. He says others believe that foreign investment, tourism, and cultural exchanges with Cuba can bring change. But, he added, these ideas leave out the primary agent of change in Cuba, which is the Cuban people. The United States recently relaxed the embargo to allow the cash sale of food and medicine to Cuba. But the Bush Administration insists overall U.S. policy to the island will not change. Paya, 50, is best known for championing the Varela Project, a grass-roots petition campaign seeking a referendum on civil liberties and other reforms in Cuba. The initiative generated more than 11,000 signatures but so far has been cast aside by the island's communist-controlled national assembly. Paya's rejection of the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba, along with his efforts to promote change while working within the legal confines of Cuba's constitution, have made him a controversial figure here. Many hard-line Cuban exiles back the embargo and advocate President Fidel Castro's ousting by virtually any means. Generally ignored by Cuba's state-run domestic news media, Paya is better known abroad than in his native island. Paya recently met with Colin Powell, secretary of state, in Washington
and had an audience with the Pope at the Vatican. Last year, he received
the European Union's top human rights award.
GENEVA, Switzerland The 3rd Biennial 5 a Day International Symposium will bring health professionals and industry representatives together next week to widen the initiative to boost increased fruit and vegetable consumption. The symposium will be held in Berlin, Germany, from Jan. 14 through 15. "Increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables is a necessary part of the effort to reduce the growing global burden of chronic diseases," says the World Health Organization's Dr Derek Yach, executive director of Non-communicable Diseases & Mental Health. Chronic diseases now contribute to 60 per cent of deaths and 49 percent of the global disease burden. And already, 79 per cent of these diseases which include cardiovascular diseases, stroke, type II diabetes, cancers and obesity are occurring in developing countries. This is largely a result of a few major risk factors, including tobacco use and a significant change in diet habits and increased physical inactivity. Such changes are taking place in the context of increasing industrialization, urbanization, economic development and food market globalization. The World Health Report 2002 attributes at least 2.7 million deaths globally per year to low fruit and vegetable intake. Evidence suggests that there |
is insufficient consumption of these
foods in most countries of the world. As well as helping prevent chronic
diseases, adequate fruit and vegetable intake also improves nutritional
deficiencies and increases resistance to infectious diseases.
"The increasing burden of chronic diseases is one of the leading health problems of our time, with significant implications for the future health and prosperity of millions of people in both the developed, and increasingly, the developing world," says Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the organizations director general. "The 5 A Day program is playing an important role in working with the private sector to encourage greater consumption of fruit and vegetables. "We need to find ways to extend the 5 A Day concept globally, and especially to tailor it to the conditions, cultures and distribution systems of the developing world," says Dr. Yach. "Boosting fruit and vegetable consumption is a simple message with profound implications for global food production and distribution systems. But we must ensure that public health needs remain the overall driver of this, not delivery system bottlenecks," he said. The symposium will highlight lessons learned from 5 A Day-type programs and examine ways to adapt the program appropriately to different national realities in developing countries, in an effort to boost fruit and vegetable consumption. |
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This newspaper seeks the prompt return of two men who ran high-interest investment operations that have gone out of business. Luis Enrique Villalobos Camacho, 62, was associated with Ofinter S.A., a money exchange house, and with his own private investment business that had about $1 billion in other peoples money on the books. Villalobos closed his business Oct. 14 and vanished. Louis Milanes operated Savings Unlimited and several casinos in San José. He left the country with other members of his firm the weekend of Nov. 23. He may have as much as $260 million in his possession. Both operations catered to North Americans. |
Villalobos had about 6,300 customers. Milanes
had about 2,400.
Villalobos and Milanes are the subjects of international arrest warrants. Associates of both men have been jailed. A.M. Costa Rica has posted a $500 reward for information leading to the detention of either man with the hopes that others will make similar pledges. The newspaper believes that investors only will see some of their money when the two men are in custody. Milanes has few supporters in San José. On the other hand, as the letters frequently on this page show, Villalobos still has supporters who believe that he will reappear and settle his debts. They believe he is in hiding because of a predatory Costa Rican government. |
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Poems by Gajanan Mishra : 11214 / 22768
Love Is Nothing But Hate - Poem by Gajanan Mishra
Love is nothing but hate
At present as you see
And said Luke Easter.
But without love
No one can live
Even for a moment.
Love is necessary
For the soul as
Food stuff and water
To the body
We have to depend
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Every person is indebted
To others
They love each other
Looking other's welfare
Is Love, Luke Easter
Love is nothing but
Going or coming
Closer and closer.
Poems by Gajanan Mishra : 11214 / 22768
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Love is necessary in life.
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General question, how do you control a rally from the baseline(in match, aggressive rallying)? I'm asking this question because I'm mainly a baseliner (4.0) who plays a counterpunching style, which I don't really like. I demo'ed a ig prestige mp and a blade98 2013 today, found that i can generate aggressive topspin angle shots with the prestige more consistently than the blade, but I needed to spend a lot of power on groundstrokes. Whereas with the blade, I generated power and heavy shots easily, but could not play aggressive topspin angle shots consistently. Any thoughts?
How would you control a baseline rally if players were required to play with the same standard issue racquet every time?
sure, a couple of things, but why not like a counter punch style? Imo, every good player is a counter puncher at his base. They rally aggressively till they get an attack-able ball to really go after, then transition back to baseline or on in to net to finish. What else are you going to do? Try to hit winners from the baseline?? Or hit an approach and crash net every point against poly powered baseliners who love a target to pass? No, ...counter punch is the Style of Most of the Greats, with some being more aggressive on the rally than others, but it is still the same. Rally to get a UE or short ball....then go more offensive on the attack. How to control a rally? Either you hit heavy Top spin with some good power and depth or you really drive the ball strongly to open court with the occasional hit behind them, or you mix these two.
Yeah what's wrong with counter punching? I don't know about controlling the rally from the get-go but works for me is just hitting deep cross court until I get a short ball. Once you get a short ball I usually go for a winner or approach down the line
There's nothing wrong about counterpunching... as someone said, the basic of tennis strategy is too WAIT for the right ball or for a mistake. To control a rally, you need a wise mixture of stroke quality, shot selection, dynamic footwork and court positionning... it's very long to explain, so be more precise about what yyou need to improve.
My problem with my counterpunching game is that I put every ball back at the guy instead of making him run and do things that can result in unforced errors or short balls. I find myself getting tired running and being pushed around a lot. I would like to be aggressive from the start. Occasionally I go for aggressive returns but I keep on hitting them out with the power racquet (eg blade 98) I use for retrieving shots. I have to admit that I do have many areas to work on technique-wise (footwork, stroke quality). Thank you for your input and I'm open to more opinions or questions!
First tip Increasing the quality of your shot isn't always necessary to be more agressive. Sometimes, your opponent will leave you some space to move slightly forward because rare arw those who can force you out of no man's land for the whole match. Even if your contact point is just an inch inside the baseline, that's an inch you want to take away from your opppnent. The bottom line: hit as many balls as you can from inside the baseline. Second tip Develop a reliable backhand slice. It's not meant to simply keeping the ball in play when you are pressured... you can use it to force your opponent to make adjustmentsbetween your top spin and back spin shots. Third tip When you're under pressure, think about a deep cross court ball. No need for extreme pace or spin, just a good ball placement will likely bring you back in the game.
The most important thing you can do is to keep the ball deep. Your goal is to keep the opponent from going on the offensive. Hitting with pace and a lot of spin is not effective if the ball is landing short of the service line.
Actually, as 5263 showed times a many, the ''necessity of depth'' is largely exaggerated. You have to consider angles a well... the point is to be neutralizing. Look up for what he calls ''smart targets."
I find that if I start a rally and really work at moving the ball corner to corner, nice & deep with good net clearance, I almost always control the point. If i get pulled into trying to outhit my opponent and end up hitting balls up the middle, my opponents will tee off on anything short, even if I am hitting hard. best to get your opponent moving, even if they know where you are going. they still have to move and you can pull errors if you are patient.
Then develop a better condition, tennis is not golf where you hit one stroke and then go for a relaxing walk (unless even walking is to tiring and you take a cart). :grin:
thanks 10is, and Imo you stated that quite well. Depth is one aspect and likely a good one at a point where you can be very consistent. But, In this day where even avg players hit with pretty good pace & spin, often a safer moderate depth can work well if the line of shot is away from the opponent, keeping them on the move. This shorter length shot, with good spin and pace can really groove you into an extremely versatile, and measured shot that is useful for passing shots as well as smart angles to move the opponent around and open the court. That thread that 10is mentions is "Practice for Smarter Targets"... http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=413112&highlight=practice+for+smarter+targets
really aggressive players off the top of my head. almagro, prime davydenko, when berdych plays his best i feel he goes after virtually every ball, but a lot of times he is willing to get in rally's. also i have watched http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ko/E/Evgeny-Korolev.aspx play a couple times and he was going after every single ball, hitting the fence a bunch, it was great to see.
The answer to this one is extremely simple. Keep it deep, and be able to keep it deep when your opponent hits it deep. First one to break and give up a short ball gets attacked and loses control. If you can't do this to your opponent, then he/she is better than you from the baseline, and you are going to have to come up with something else. Obviously it's not just that simple, and people have weaker sides, excellent/bad movement, etc but at the most basic level, keeping it deep and playing the high percentage shots is how you maintain control.
I am familiar with that thread. There are dozens of things to consider when it comes to controlling a baseline rally. Of course, angles is one just as hitting low slices might be one. Avoiding the middle 1/3 of the court is a simple and well-known strategy. Problem is, most of the rec. players I see have no depth control. They can hit with good spin but half of their shots land well short of the service line. Without good depth control, good luck hitting a short angle over and over in a rally. If the OP wants to keep it simple and get the quickest bang for his buck, my recommendation to him would be to concentrate on keeping the ball deep. If he is able to dominate from the baseline hitting short angles, more power to him.
Yes. The point is that many have no depth control because they give it little to no thought. Their main thought is to take a big cut at the ball and hit with lots of spin. They end up hitting a ball that lands short of the service line 2/3 of the time and sits up. Then they wonder why they are getting beat by the "pusher" that loops the ball 10' over the net and lands deep over and over and over. If the OP was keeping the ball deep in rallies there would be no need for this thread. My advice to him is to concentrate almost solely on keeping the ball deep for some time. Maybe he can do this more consistently with a loopy ball or slice, maybe he will have to hit with less pace than he likes.
Maybe so, but I don't follow your logic. Hit deep because you have no depth control. You have no depth control because you give it no thought. You are taking big cuts that land inside the svc line?? Now that is some major spin to make that happen. Most that can create that much TS have some skills & have heard time and again to hit deep. Of course this does not relate to the info given by the OP, as he states his problems are lots of UEs and hitting back to them; Which my suggestions of hitting away from them and using more conservative targets would address if he works on it. Also, leaving balls that sit up short is not a big problem against a pusher that loops the ball 10' over the net each shot, since that is not how short balls are attacked. Don't know how you figure someone with no depth control and too many UEs is going to compete against a good pusher by going for extra depth & trying to beat a pusher at his own game, while hitting too many long is one of his already stated problems? Sounds more like the cycle of problems that we see players trapped in every day at the rec level...mostly due to the myth of how hitting deeper is the holy grail to solve all rally problems.
Agree 100% The OP has many more problems than UE's and hitting back to the other player - he also mentions footwork, stroke quality, and short balls. When comparing racquets, he focuses on hitting aggressive topspin angle shots. Then he mentions that he would like to be "aggressive from the start" and move away from a counterpunching style. If he thinks that going for angles or being aggressive is going to solve his problem, more power to him. My advice is to simplify things and just focus on keeping the ball deep as a starting point.
Not trying to give you a hard time, as Imo we are having a meaningful discussion. I hope you feel the same. Above you cite going for angles, which I never said. There is an important difference between going for angles vs hitting away to the open court. Basically this is the common problem of going from one extreme to another to solve a simple problem. No need to focus on hitting deep, when working moderate depth will work well with less risks. No need to "go for angles" when just hitting away to the open court will work, again...with less risks....especially when his and the universal problem is really missing shots. No one struggles or is asking for advice when they are making the shots they attempt with confidence.
I'm also going to post something here from an old thread- This is exactly my experience as well. I also find that in most matches I watch between rec. players, USTA juniors, college players, etc., the person keeping the ball deep most consistently wins.
Yep, and that is an excellent perspective on.... how things look to the substantially weaker player trying to play over his head......almost always it looks this way. They have a very limited perspective on what it takes to play and the next level, and this leads them to many false conclusions. When a near equal 5.0-5.5 player plays it close or beats this guy he discusses, there will be many balls hit to mid court and even some will be clean winners. If either one of them focuses heavily on keeping all shots deep, he will lose badly AND the only exception is if they both make that mistake...but that is quite rare for true 5.5 level players. They usually know better. Go to DJ vs anyone good, highlight points on you tube and you will see how on these exceptional long points how often the strong mid ct balls outnumber the real deep ones by more than 3 to one...and amazingly often..the pt ending winner is hit off one of the deeper balls faced in that rally. Maybe if I remember, I'll link a few here when I get where I have you-tube available. Best lessons of how points should be worked and played is by study in very well matched players. Little is learned in lopsided matches because the better player can get away with too much. It is easy for him to hit deeper and more accurate against the weak players, as well as make up for showboat misses by winning the next point.
Yes, and these balls are hit with extreme pace and spin. The OP cannot hit to these locations with any consistency, let alone with any amount of pace and spin. Using a 4.0 as an example would be much more helpful, IMO. My experience with people at this level is that keeping it deep is what is sorely lacking - regardless of whether it is an even matchup or not. Apologies to the OP if I am not giving him enough credit. My advice to him has not changed.
How to get control from the baseline? Maybe hitting on the rise on every ball into the open side smart target? Wasn't that what Agassi always did? Maybe OP should try that? At least I will since I have a mental problem: I always start moving my feet too late when I see a short ball. If you try to hit all the balls on the rise, then you're forced to stay alert all the time. :mrgreen:
Not usually extreme, But yes, very good pace and spin; which pretty much tends to even out because that is all relative to level....so with 4.0 the pace & spin would be less, but mostly would zero out relative to the level of play. 125mph serve are good for pros & 100mph is good for 4.5... Both with get aces with that and even less at times vs the level, so no, using 4.0 wouldn't be a better example in every respect. Using high level pros shows that even the best of the best of the best clearly can't put away even half of the mid ct balls against a worthy opponent....much less the 5.0 in your example. If anything, pace and spin are the easiest thing to match of the avg pro, but it is doing it with location consistency that is the challenge.
''If anything, pace and spin are the easiest thing to match of the avg pro, but it is doing it with location consistency that is the challenge.'' That and doing that against another pro. When players are well matched, you don't see too many roaring line painting winners... Much harder to hit big when you face high quality balls for your level than if you play someone way bellow your abilities. As a side note, I would add that a good ball placement is largely overlooked by many people, yet ball placement is more important than hitting big.
If you plan on playing linear tennis against a smart player, you will be handed a tennis lesson you won't forget and that's what you're advising here... I've seen Federer slicing balls short at an angle, even against Djokovic, and I have yet to see someone who's not lefty pick that slice up for a winner. It's not deep and it's not penetrating, but it earns him inside forehand situations. That's one of many things which violates the ''must hit deep'' mentra...
Pace & Depth Vs Spin & Angles. Sounds like Nadal Vs. Fed. I use my inside out top spin forehand or backhand slice low and right to pull people right all the time so I can kit back into the left corner. This can be done either way, just think of the shot that your opponent is going to hit and try to make it the hardest shot you can think of. Most commonly the backhand on the run.
Yes, that is the normal mindset, and maybe that is why it is so tough for many to get their head around it. What 10is & I are talking about is using Pace and Moderate Depth....with good spin and to the open court. Basically it just takes a bit of all that into account, but without the extreme or any..., except pace/power can go up due to the margin of error with the target. No need to hit so much spin that it sits up short, even for a short angle... but I'm not even talking short angles mostly. Mostly describing hitting to the open court with solid margin of error. If you can manage solid pace and spin for your level of play....then target that for moderate depth to the open court side...then you can keep them on the move while building a point. You also increase your odds on earning a sitter to attack in the process. With smarter targets, you can add more power and spin with way less fear of missing. It's a little like the guy who just works to hit his driver 250-260 down the middle of the fairway, except in tennis we want to avoid the middle center T area, a bit more....or looking at the open court area as the fairway to split.
To control: be the last guy hits a short ball!!! If you can do this "easy" task, then you are in control.


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737 people visited the Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons from Sunday, March 12 to Saturday, March 18 (Spring Break). 172 people visited the 24 Hour Room.
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Burns, 24, has three England caps to his name - the last of which came last summer in Argentina - but has suffered a dip in form this season, coinciding with his decision to leave Gloucester.
As a result, he did not feature during the RBS 6 Nations with Owen Farrell and George Ford the go-to fly-halves for head coach Stuart Lancaster.
Due to injuries and Premiership final commitments, Lancaster has a headache at fly-half for the summer tour to New Zealand and Burns is in contention to start the first Test in Auckland on June 7.
And upon his return from New Zealand, it has been confirmed he will be plying his trade at Welford Road.
"Everyone wants young English players and in Burns I've got one of the hottest talents at 10 in the English game," said Cockerill.
"When he's as good as he can be, he's as good as anybody. He's coming to one of the toughest environments that will cut no quarter for him, so let's see how he gets on."
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Borromean Rings Cowl
Evelyn Lamb wrote a blog post about sarah-marie's knitted torus links, and opened with a picture of the (5,3) torus knot cowl sarah-marie had made for Madison. She then gave an image of the (probably) most famous link, the Borromean rings.
sarah-marie thought, There should be a Borromean ring cowl! and proceeded to search Ravelry for a pattern or project or post and, coming up with nothing, decided one should be made as soon as possible. That evening, she handed some yarn scraps to Madison and asked her to cast on. The next morning, she started typing up this pattern. And the rest is history.
Needles: One 16"--20" or 24" circular needle.
Techniques needed: Cast on, knit, bind off.
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Twitter user @555uhz is a very devoted "Top Gun" fan.
Since January, the mysterious tweeter has been posting scenes from the 1986 Tom Cruise classic flick on his account — one screen grab at a time. Twitter.com/@555uhz
Beginning with the opening credits, @555uhz uploaded each frame individually, even including captions for scenes that have dialogue.
Since posting the shots, the Twitter account amassed over 5,200 followers but was not following anyone else.
But despite the free publicity, Paramount does not appreciate their 110-minute movie being broken down for Twitter users.
On Tuesday, the studio's lawyers sent a take-down notice to the @555uhz account. "No one is authorized to copy, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use Top Gun without the express written permission of Paramount."
Twitter has since suspended the account, and is directing inquiries to its copyright and DMCA policy, where the social media site says it processes DMCA notifications in the order in which they are received and those flagged are given the opportunity to file a counter-notice if reported material removed is believed to be in error.
The suspension has sparked a debate over balance between intellectual property, artist rights, and consumer convenience. It has also caused an Internet backlash, with many citing this "Top Gun" moment as a response to Paramount's actions:
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We went south for the 3-day weekend with some friends. Boy, did it feel good to get out of the snow and into warmth and sunshine. Cricket was even willing to lay on the rocks in our backyard to get some sunshine.
We were able to ride on our tandem bike for the first time this year! Two bike rides that were amazing! Two morning runs that we didn't have to layer up! Yay!
We hiked Angel's Landing in Zions. Amazing. Cricket did fabulous... although she is not smiling in the picture and has gone to bed early tonight :).
We found a beautiful trail in Snow Canyon with lots of frogs in the stream making their sounds. Awesome.
And, some wonderful hugs and delicious breakfast with parents and extended family!
Back ready for a week of work and closer to spring! Its got to be around the corner, isn't it?
My little red tether is my anchor in running with my friends. A beautiful guide dog has been my tether/anchor in mobility and independence for 17 years: 1. Pantera 2. Cricket, and now my beautiful 3. Georgina (Georgie). A life of family and friends is my joy and anchor in life.
The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it. CC Scott
Monday, February 18, 2013
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- GOOSE said...
The sundhine looks so inviting. I have to admit I am looking forward to Spring. Happy you had a wonderful time down south.
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- wendy said...
that last photo screams JOY and LOVE
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Great pics!
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Gauhati High Court Recruitment for 10 Technical Assistant, Technical Officer and Developer Vacancies
Gauhati High Court Recruitment for 10 Technical Assistant, Technical Officer and Developer Vacancy: – Dear government job seekers, if you are looking for government jobs in Assam then you have good news. The Gauhati High Court at Guwahati has issued a notification for the recruitment of 10 posts. This posts name is Technical Assistant, Technical Officer, Developer and other.
Registration for online application will be opened on 07 February 2017 and will be closed on 26 February 2017. It is a golden opportunity for all the interested candidates who are looking for government jobs in Gauhati High Court Vacancy.
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Post: – Technical Assistant, Technical Officer and Developer.
Eligibility: – BE/ B. Tech/ M.Sc./ MCA.
Location: – Gauhati (Assam).
Last date: – 26 February 2017.
Age limit: – 18 to 38 years.
Vacancy details of Gauhati High Court Recruitment: –
Advertisement number: – HC.XXXVII-19/2016/2062/R.Cell.
Name of official website: – http://ghconline.gov.in.
Name of Organization: – Gauhati High Court.
Total Vacancy: – 10 posts.
Name of posts: –
1) Senior Developer – 02 posts.
2) Developer – 03 posts.
3) Senior Technical Officer – 03 posts.
4) Technical Assistant – 02 posts.
Important dates for Remember: –
- Starting date for online application – 07 February 2017.
- Last date for online application – 26 February 2017.
- Last Date For online application fee – 28 February 2017.
Eligibility: – BE/ B. Tech/ M.Sc./ MCA with specialization in computer science/ electronic/ IT.
Age limit: – Not less than 18 years and not more than 38 years.
Age relaxation: – Relaxable up to 05 years for SC/ST/ PWD category.
Pay scale: – Salary in hand of-
- Senior Developer – Rs 35,291 per month.
- Developer – Rs 25,209 per month.
- Senior Technical Officer – Rs 30,800 per month.
- Technical Assistant – Rs 19,800 per month.
Application fee: – Rs 170 for SC/ST/PWD category and Rs 340 for all others.
Mode of payment: – Through challan at any branches of State Bank of India.
Selection process: – Candidates will be selected on the basis of written exam/ skill test and performance in interview. Further details of selection process for Gauhati High Court Vacancy can see the official notification.
How to apply: – Applicants can apply application by online mode through the website of Gauhati High Court Recruitment http://ghconline.gov.in. Registration for online application will be opened on 07 February 2017 and will be closed on 26 February 2017.
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The Gauhati High Court was established on 1 March 1948 after the Government of India Act 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas Act, 1971.


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