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I'm glad that you've found an outside source. I think I understand better now what you're talking about, the process of mental impressions and reactions. I don't have Daniels book in print, but if possible could you point out that relevant bit in the online version so that I could see it in context?
I think the core of the breakdown in communication is your use of the terms nimitta and citta. As http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/b_f/citta.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; says, citta and vinnana (consciousness) can be synonyms sometimes, so I can't accuse you of misusing that. It's possible that we've been using it differently.
I have been using citta to mean the general state of the mind. I think you've been using it differently, but I'm still not clear exactly what meaning you intend. If you could find a definition that suits you and show me, I might get a better idea. If we explicitly define our terms, it might clear up some of the confusion.
As for nimitta, take a look at the definitions here and tell me if one fits what you intend your use to signify: http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/n_r/nimitta.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; As far as I can tell, your usage doesn't really match up, but you can clarify if you want.
And as for nama: http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/n_r/naama.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This matches what I had previously said. Nama =/= nimitta =/= citta. EDIT: Actually, for practical purposes I think it is okay for us to equate nama and citta. I tend to understand citta as more of the overall general flavour of the mind, this is how the satipatthana sutta uses it I believe (someone correct me it not), and nama refers more specifically to the various processes of the mind and not the whole. But they're similar enough that we can call them the same. The real issue is, that nimitta does not correspond to either of them. Your assertion that nimitta equals nama doesn't hold up as far as I can tell.This term is generally used as a collective name for the 4 mental groups (arūpino khandha), viz.
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Jan. 18, 2014 at 4:03 p.m.
Updated Jan. 17, 2014 at 7:18 p.m.
An oil-field truck collapsed a wooden bridge Friday night in Gonzales County, about 14 miles west of Yoakum.
Scott Mozisek, 31, said his dad's ranch is down the road from the bridge, which is on County Road 299. He said he saw a crane pull the truck from the ditch Saturday morning. There appeared to be no one injured in the collapse, he said.
A sign posted near the bridge indicates a 7,500-pound weight capacity, Mozisek said. He said company workers at the scene of the incident speculated that the truck weighed about 93,000 pounds.
"My 10-year-old niece said she wouldn't drive a four-wheeler over that bridge," Mozisek said.
He said it is not a vital bridge, but people use it to cut through the area.
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In honor of breast cancer awareness month, the Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday that it will host the fifth annual Dazzle & Dine presented by Belk, which treats five breast cancer survivors to a day of pampering at Van Michael Salon and a night of fine dining at Ray's on the River with Falcons players and wives.
Three Falcons players, RB Steven Jackson, LT Sam Baker and P Matt Bosher, will serve as guest speakers. S William Moore, DT Corey Peters, K Matt Bryant and several others will also be in attendance. The survivors will also be honored during the October 7 game vs. the New York Jets and a $2,900 grant courtesy of the NFL Foundation and Belk will be given to a local breast cancer awareness organization of the recipient's choice.
The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with the pampering at Van Michael Salon at 1:30 p.m. and a 6 p.m. dinner at Ray's on the River.


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She was born May 8, 1925, on Cato Mountain near Jerusalem, the daughter of Alvin and Flora Mae Freeman Rainwater. She married Hobert Blackwell in 1938 and had three precious children. She loved to sew her quilts and knit hats, and she was a member of Evans Mountain Full Gospel Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hobert Blackwell; son, William Everett Blackwell, Sr.; sister, Dorothy Rainwater; brothers, Pete and Raymond Rainwater; and a great-great-grandson, Chris Jenkins, Jr.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Melinda Blackwell; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Joe Barefield all of Appleton; six sisters, Betty Garner of Tiller, Gladys Garner and husband, Bobby, of McGehee, Loreda Kindall and husband, William, of Pine Bluff, Emmie Varnell and husband, Gene, of Stigler, Okla., Lillian Fleetwood of Rison and Olean Delaney and husband, Don, of Tasagould, Miss.; five grandchildren, Alvin Barefield, Junior Blackwell, Louise Cothren, Aneva Green and Milinda Jenkins; 11 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
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More disappointed than Sanchez? He was probably thinking he could get another extension.
That game wasn't a fluke. As has been previously asserted we were competitive with the Pats during the 09-10 seasons. Whether we are now is irrelevant and has much more to do with team building than the outcome of a game. Pats fans are just still sore about a wasted opportunity and a first round knockout at the hands of a hated rival.
They'll be even more disappointed when the Jets finally dump Tebow.
I'll really sleep better if this "was it a fluke?" debate could just get resolved. Gotta know how I'm supposed to feel about a single game from three years ago.
It gutter journalism this "league executive told me ..." stuff.
I don't think the Patriots give a damn about who runs the New York Jets, they are focused on running the Patriots.
I am not and was not a fan of Mike Tannenbaum but drafting Couples and Wilkerson in the last two years, signing Laron Landry are not exactly consistent with what this anonymous quote suggests.


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Hoping for the Nazi regime in Germany to be overthrown soon, many people fled to the western neighboring countries not to lose their family and business contacts. In May 1940, when the German armed forces overran the Benelux and France emigrants from Germany again found themselves in the realm of their pursuers. Among them were the Tannenbergs from Nuremberg.
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The clerk Arthur Tannenberg from Schenklengsfeld in Hesse and Regina Rindsberg, born June 26, 1906 in Nuremberg, had married in Nuremberg on June 6, 1933 and then moved to an apartment at Rothenburger Strasse. The young couple emigrated to Holland in October 1933. In June 1934 their son Hans Jack was born in Amsterdam.
Holland was invaded by German troops May 10, 1940 and had to surrender five days later. About 160,800 Jews lived in Holland at that time, among them many German emigrants. They fell into the hands of Gestapo and SS. In July 1942 the mass deportations of Jews started at the concentration camp Westerbork heading for the extermination camps. About 106,000 people were deported from Holland until September 1944.
The Tannenberg family was murdered in camp Sobibor in Poland July 9, 1943.
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Dear Customer,
In an effort to improve equipment quality and availability, as well as help avoid freight damage — Union Pacific is requesting your assistance in handling defective rail cars. Because Union Pacific is often unaware of equipment quality issues that cause freight damage until after an incident, we are asking loaders and unloaders who detect an issue with a rail car to promptly release empty defective equipment within the Equipment Placement & Release System. Customers already use this system in myUPRR today to spot and release rail cars.
To release empty defective equipment, select the option "Release with Defect" rather than "Release Normal" and choose the reason for the rejection (i.e. "roof hatch damage"). For unloaders that notice a defect in a rail car but don't experience lading damage, it is still essential to release the rail car with noted defects to ensure quality equipment for the next user of the equipment. Unit train customers currently utilizing UTCI for releasing both normal and defective rail cars should continue to use that method. For customers that may experience damaged lading, please continue to follow the process of contacting Union Pacific Freight Claims for resolution.
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Did some experimenting with bluetooth and bandwidth, by creating a BT server that receives 40-byte packets and replies with 40-byte packets, similar to what the Gumstix is doing on my biped, but without any actual processing. My hope was to get more bandwidth by using a raw bluetooth socket instead of building on top of the bluetooth serial port profile, but alas, the SPP overhead is apparently negligible.
I can up the packets to 80 bytes and still get 60 frames per second between my desktop and my laptop, but on the gumstix I am stuck at about 15 fps even with the raw socket approach.
On a related note, one of my Gumstix is booting Windows CE now, so the above testing was all done with C#. Unfortunately, debugging requires either USB or ethernet and my biped has room for neither, so I need to figure out a way around that (ActiveSync over bluetooth?) before I reflash the Gumstix in the biped to boot CE as well.
Currently the CE-on-Gumstix stuff is only usable by people with Platform Builder (Microsoft's CE development suite), which is pretty expensive. But with any luck, that will change in the not-too-distant future.


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After a confidence boosting 4-1 win over D.C. United at Toyota Park last weekend, the Fire fly south to take on the Houston Dynamo at the fortress that is BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday night (LIVE 8pm CT on NBC Sports / La Ley 107.9 FM). Houston beat Premier League side Stoke City 2-0 at midweek and currently occupy the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, a position the Fire is fighting for.
Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Shadowing Andrew Driver – A threat both inside and out
Englishman Andrew Driver has had a stellar debut season in MLS for the Dynamo and his versatility has made him one of the most dangerous wingers in MLS this season.
WATCH: Match Preview: Fire vs. Dynamo
Though naturally left footed, Driver is comfortable playing on either wing and is most dangerous when playing on the right, where he can cut in onto his left foot.
Though not on the level of Brad Davis, Driver's crossing ability and dead ball prowess gives Houston another dimension and makes the Texas team even more threatening on set pieces.
READ: Fire winger Duka a no-go for Houston
When the ball is on the other side of the field, Driver gets into the box to support the forwards and has chipped in with three goals this season.
He's also not afraid to come inside and switch positions with withdrawn striker Giles Barnes who played primarily on the wing in England before being converted by Houston coach Dom Kinnear.
Driver's most recent goal came against D.C. United in May where he won the ball and played it wide to Will Bruin before bursting into the box and receiving a return pass before finishing.
Tracking Driver's runs when he does cut inside will be key on Saturday night.
How to beat the Houston backline – 1v1s and runs off the ball
In last week's match against D.C., the Fire forwards, most notably Chris Rolfe, made some brilliant runs off the ball and were found by great penetrating passes from midfield. Both of Rolfe's goals came from off the ball runs and more of the same will be needed on Saturday.
A weakness of the Houston defense is paying too much attention to the person with the ball and neglecting to pick up the runs from other forwards or midfielders.
In the Dynamo's last league match against New England, they allowed Diego Fagundez to pass the ball to Chad Barrett at the top of the box and pick up a return pass unmarked in the box. But for some better finishing, the Dynamo would've been a goal down.
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In the Dynamo's last league loss against the Red Bulls, the killer second goal came when the Houston defense fixated on Thierry Henry, allowing Johnny Steele to make a run into the box unmarked and the Irishman scored after a simple through ball from Henry.
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Off the ball runs from Rolfe and Mike Magee can open up the Houston defense and it will be up to players like Patrick Nyarko and Joel Lindpere to find the strikers as they did so well last Saturday.
The center midfield battle – who starts for the Fire
In recent weeks, Fire coach Frank Klopas has stuck with the midfield duo of Jeff Larentowicz and Alex to great effect but there are others knocking on the door for a starting spot and Saturday's match could be the perfect time to make a change.
Logan Pause and Daniel Paladini are back from injury and suspension respectively and I believe one could come into the starting lineup in place of Alex.
Houston are a team that have high-energy midfielders such as Adam Moffatt, Boniek Garcia and Ricardo Clark. All three are not afraid to get forward and this will force the Fire's two center midfielders to protect the back line.
With the fluidity of players like Giles Barnes, Driver and Garcia to deal with, a player like Pause or Paladini who are more defensive minded than Alex, may be more suited to deal with the flooded midfield.
Against a team like Houston, you must watch for through balls in behind the defense. A player like Logan Pause, who reads the game so well defensively and is constantly intercepting opposition passes, could be a better fit tactically.
Prediction: 1-1 with the Fire goal coming from Chris Rolfe.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @irish_steve


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Ross Gelbspan | December 30, 2007
By Ross Gelbspan • Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 12:38
Losses to insurers from natural disasters nearly doubled this year to just below $30 billion globally after an unusually quiet 2006, a leading reinsurer said, from winter storms in Europe, flooding in Britain and wildfires in the U.S.
Munich Re also warned that climate change could mean a growing number of weather-related catastrophes in coming years.
Jon replied on Permalink
Proves that there are many
Proves that there are many economic benefits to dealing with the issue of global warming unlike what the typical deniers will try to lead us to believe - that reducing CO2 will destroy the economy.
ChrisCrawford replied on Permalink
Is there a trend?
Do we have any trend data on insurance payouts for weather-related losses? It would be interesting to see if there is an upward trend. Of course, you'd expect an upward trend because people are always building new houses and that increases the total value of property at risk. Hmm, this might be difficult to disentangle…
A few years ago
The insurance industry was one of the first to start worrying about AGW. I recall hearing something about it years ago, long before Katrina or any of the other "big ones". There was speculation about what would happen if the hurricane & tornado zones started expanding northward. Clearly there was enough of a trend to wake them up to the potential costs back then.
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Sock lost in dryer -- Global Warming to blame
Never mind that none of these payouts for insurance claims can be credibly linked Global Warming, any more than they can be attributed to evil spells by witches – but they chose, by their own admission, 2006, an unusually low year for payouts as a basis for comparison. They're called natural disasters for a reason.
But before you start crying for poor reinsurance companies like Munich Re, have a look at this:
"Reinsurance: Earnings up 17.7%
The Munich Re Group's reinsurance business performed successfully in the first nine months of 2007. Although the operating result fell by 13.0% to €3.2bn (3.7bn), reinsurance still contributed €2.8bn (2.4bn) to the Group profit, of which €314m is apportionable to the special tax factor.
The strong performance was due not only to the very good investment result, but also to underwriting business. "Our strict orientation towards risk-adequate prices and conditions in underwriting is paying off and makes our broad basic business very profitable", said Jeworrek."
Whaaaaaat?!! "risk-prices and conditions"?!! You mean insurers have a vested interest in playing up risks to justify higher premiums?
Who'd have thought? And yet it is a ploy that is making companies like Munich Re record profits.
Of course, none of this has escaped the attention of self-described Pulitzer winner Gelbspan … oh, wait, actually it has. Never mind.
ChrisCrawford replied on Permalink
Rob, after we dispense with
Rob, after we dispense with the useless sarcasm, there are a few tidbits of illogic remaining. First, nowhere does the article assert that any specific disaster is attributable to AGW. There's a huge difference between specifically attributing individual instances to a cause and statistically attributing collective trends to a cause. If somebody downwind from coal plant comes down with lung cancer, they have little chance of prevailing in a lawsuit against the coal plant operator. That doesn't mean that air pollution doesn't cause lung cancer.
Second, you misattribute the thrust of the article when you talk about Munich Re's profits. Profits can continue to increase even as payouts increase – if the reinsurer raises premiums. Thus, in the absence of data on premiums, your data is irrelevant.
Moreover, you fail to note the connection between the small number of weather-related disasters in 2006 and the big profits in 2007. There's a direct link there.
Lastly, you suggest that reinsurers are playing up risks to justify higher premiums. If they were selling to consumers or politicians, this might make sense, but they sell to primary insurance companies, who employ their own staff of risk assessment experts. PR fluff from reinsurers will not have the slightest impact on the number-crunchers at the insurance companies.
Chris you are a breath of
Chris you are a breath of fresh air! Excellent response. Although I doubt that any of your thoughtful points will register with the correspondent, it will keep other visitors here from being caught by these silly posts!
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"First, nowhere does the article assert that any specific disaster is attributable to AGW."
True enough. It is merely blatantly insinuated. I guess this line was just thrown in for kicks:
"Munich Re also warned that climate change could mean a growing number of weather-related catastrophes in coming years."
"There's a huge difference between specifically attributing individual instances to a cause and statistically attributing collective trends to a cause."
Of course, since the latter is absolutely meaningless. Corelation does not imply causation.
"If somebody downwind from coal plant comes down with lung cancer, they have little chance of prevailing in a lawsuit against the coal plant operator. That doesn't mean that air pollution doesn't cause lung cancer."
It doesn't mean it does, either – especially if your litigious victim smoked five packs a day. Corrrelation does not imply causation.
"Profits can continue to increase even as payouts increase – if the reinsurer raises premiums."
Not if they don't sell any insurance policies to begin with. Let's just say the popular acceptance of the notion of a theoretical Global Warming apocalypse is good for business.
"Moreover, you fail to note the connection between the small number of weather-related disasters in 2006 and the big profits in 2007. There's a direct link there."
Granted, I "failed" to note a lot of other things, such as what I had for lunch that day. No, I prefer to stick to that which is relevant to the argument. My bad.
"PR fluff from reinsurers will not have the slightest impact on the number-crunchers at the insurance companies."
Right, since their number one priority is passing the savings on to their customer, and driving the hardest bargain on their customer's behalf. And if reinsurance is too expensive, then they simply won't pay for it, damn it!
And here I thought you wanted to dispense with "useless sarcasm"?
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Weather-Related Insurance
Weather-Related Insurance Losses Doubled in '07
Losses to insurers from natural disasters nearly doubled this year to just below $30 billion globally . .
The article is unclear on seperating between weather-related and natural disasters.
The largest natural disaster, according to Munich Re, in 2007 was the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in July in Japan, with $12.5 billion in damage.
2006 was also a very quiet year, storm-wise, so absent better data, it is possible that 2007 was not out of the norm, in spite of what the headlines implies.
Obviously the article is
Obviously the article is about weather-related disasters. Why are you trying to drag an earthquake into it?
…The costliest disaster for insurers was a Jan. 18-19 winter storm, dubbed Kyrill in German-speaking countries, which killed 49 people, caused transportation havoc, damaged property and tore down power lines across a broad swath of northern Europe.
The storm resulted in insured losses of about $5.8 billion and total economic losses of some $10 billion, Munich Re said. Germany accounted for more than half the total.
Further, according to your
Further, according to your Star link, the insured losses from the earthquake were only $300 million of that $30 billion figure. You need to distinguish between the figures for insurance losses and those for economic losses which include losses not covered by insurance. And neither of those correspond with figures for the loss of life.
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in 2007, 3,500 Bangladeshi
in 2007, 3,500 Bangladeshi people lost their lives in the Hurricanes this year. Whereas, the July earthquake in Japan claimed only 7 lives. The overall picture here:
So the Kyrill storm was the
So the Kyrill storm was the biggest event for insurance losses; the Japan earthquake was the biggest loss for economic damages including insured and non-insured losses; and the storms in Bangladesh caused the greatest loss of life.
Apparently earthquake damages are mostly not covered by insurance.
Presumably a storm that did the same amount of physical damage in a poor country would be less of an economic loss than in a rich country, just because prices would be lower to begin with. So a US house destroyed by Katrina would be worth more in dollars than a similar house destroyed in a poorer country.
No wonder some economists are less worried about global warming; since poor countries will get hit first, the economic damage will be less, even though the human damage will be equal or worse.
And I guess they think measures to curb GHG emissions would affect rich countries' economies which means major damage to those economies just because they are so big that any effect on them looks major to an economist. So these economists have a truly warped view when comparing how important rich countries are to poor countries.
Obviously I'm not an economist, so I could be missing something here.
Check this out
This report has been featured on RealClimate, and although I am only 30 pages into it so far, I can recommend it very highly. The issues addressed have not been widely considered in discussions about AGW, and it is very thought provoking.
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task, [space inserted]view/id,4154/type,1/
Here's the RealClimate
Here's the RealClimate discussion of the CSIS report "The Age of Consequences":
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Holy smokes! You really did put us in your profile pic! With our teams so close in the standings and jockeying for first place, it makes sense. We're in this together!
I always do what I say I am doing…just a bad personality trait of mine.
It is going to be fun to start counting down the numer for either of our teams to clinch a spot in the 2010 Playoffs. Not sure I am completely feeling the "experts" saying our two teams could fight it out in the ALCS…We still have 7 fights between us first before the season is even over.
Rays Renegade
and today it was a upper catwalk that caused the Rays to have less than pure thoughts…. it's tough when the ball park comes back to bite ya….
Ah complacency is never a good thing. It doesn't even look like it's happening when it does. I think the Rays have what it takes to win AL East although the Yankees should never be underestimated. It's going to be a tight race that everyone's interested in!
Ah I know the feeling of your team just shutting down completely. (Uhm swept by the Orioles? Sigh..) I'm sure that sooner or later the team will pick themselves up again. The Rays are too talented of a team not to.
It is just karma coming back and saying "hello" to the Rays.
We put a uniformed mannequin in the catwalks (D-ring) against the Twins one season. Then had a Carlos Pena pop-up hit a speaker in fair territory and Justin Morneau could not get to it in time to fall to the turf.
So the Rays are 2-1 in the "catwalk wars", still a winning proposition. It is just a case of our own homefield advantage kissing us goodbye for our 6-game roadtrip/
Rays Renegade
It is more a bout with not taking the moment when it presents itself to destroy ot take your enemy. I want to go all militant here and quote Sun Tzu, but I will regress.
The hardest thing to so something is admit you are not as strong as you think and find the way to get that edge back without betraying yourself.
Rays need to re-evaluate, re-energize and re-submit to achieving the team goal.
Rays Renegade
Just wanted to wish you guys luck tomorrow. I'm heading to the game, and while some of our most frustrating losses this year have come from you guys, I'd rather you guys win the East as opposed to you know who.
If the Jays win tomorrow, I'll be happy. If not, it hurts the Yanks so that's alright with me too.
Now ain't the time to be comfortable. That's for sure. Maybe Longo should go around and kick some tail in the clubhouse.
I hate nights like this! I hate feeling that vibe of a lack of team energy. It's really just a terrible game to watch, and it's so obvious. Sloppy baseball is never fun.
Games in the Rogers Centre against the Ble Jays are always tough. You might remember the 2009 series games in Toronto seemed to always turn on one inning. Not expecting anything less in this 3-game series.
Toronto can be a huge spoiler down the stretch, as they have multiple games aginst the top three in the A L East, and can make some considerable noise as to who get the crown in the end.
Rays Renegade
The Rays cane get comfortable after October, and before March, but at this point inm the season, all toes need to be pointing in the same direction, trying to achieve the same goal…..hold a beautiful trophy in late October.
But we all know that is better said than done most days.
Rays Renegade
Worst thing is it was a Rays home game. Sometimes when you are on the road, there can be a little understanding of the funk or lack of effort. But when you are home, and two of those three losses during that homestand are to a team that will not make a Playoff venture…it sucks rocks.
Guess it could be worse…Could be 2007 and the Rays are already out of contention.
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Defense attorney seeks suppression of damaging statements mother made to cops about abused child
The public defender for a St. Paul Park woman charged with child abuse said in court Monday she would seek to suppress several statements her client gave to authorities while being questioned.
"I will be filing a motion challenging the voluntariness of statements she gave to law enforcement," public defender Jennifer Nelson said of her client, Katrice Mae Lund, 32.
Lund made numerous statements about how her 2½ -year-old received numerous bruises and other injuries, according to the complaint. Mostly she blamed the injuries on a man she was living with at the time.
She is charged with Malicious Punishment of a Child and Child Neglect/Endangerment. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in jail and/or a $10,000 fine upon conviction.
She is alleged to have said the bruises would heal, but admitted despite the fact she thought the man was abusing the toddler, Lund kept leaving the child alone with him.
The man gave authorities a statement denying he abused the child, and blamed Lund.
"If she was older, I'd smack her," the man allegedly told authorities about Lund's comments toward the child.
The man then allegedly told the mother "that she was just a baby and Katrice responded, 'she's not a baby. She knows what she's doing, she's calculating,'" according to the criminal complaint.
The hearing was set for Dec. 20 in Hubbard County District Court.


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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by ClubHoUno, Mar 16, 2010.
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LES- FDR & Seward Pk....prefer outdoors, especially during the summer.
Love my pb10 mid. VS17@50lbs is about to break. Going to try some polys next.
used to play LES/East River Park all the time when I loved close, not familiar w the Seward Park courts.
Anyone alter their grips? I saw the Redondo Classic grip mod thread - I think I'll try Balsa wood first to get a more square grip first. if that fails, ****.
I added two layers of extra power tape at the wider faces that works as well. Then I replaced the original DNX grip with Babolat Leather grip and a Dunlop Hydratac Overgrip.
I don't use/own a PB 10 mid, but I do use modified Volkl handles.
I have them setup as follows :
- 1 layer of head tape on the diagonal bevels
- 3 layers of head tape on the left side/right side bevels
- no tape on the top and bottom bevels.
This rounds/squares up the handle a bit. It also slightly increases grip size. I use a leather grip + Supergrap overgrip and I can still feel the bevels just fine with that setup. Hope this helps.
Since I use a 1hbh I only tape half of the handle since I don't touch the upper half, and hence don't need to modify it. This keeps the added weight to a minimum as well. It's not really noticeable.
Awesome, thanks Gee + Od1n for the tips on tape. will give that a try. probably easier than me fiddling with balsa.
Seward Park courts are on Essex bet Grand and Hester.
Using white athletic tape is common on the circuit to enlarge or change grip shapes--not every player can afford Roman's fees. It is easily available from the trainers, and tears in a straight line, which is even better than cutting. Also, its rough outer surface and stickiness when hot, allows your grip to adhere to your modification well. Additionally, 1/2 inch lead tape is of the same thickness, so they are interchangeable on the pallets for whatever your needs maybe.
Hi Gee,
How's it going with the PB10 Mid? How do you like it so far? Now it's not so hot anymore here, I assume you've given it some court time.
I'm considering trying this racquet as a replacement for my C10 Pro (or just as an addition).
Best regards,
Hi rlau,
I played 5 sessions with the PB10 Mid so far. Here are my findings.
First session
The first session I hit the PB10 Mid on an artificial grass court. I only practiced groundstrokes, volleys and smashes for an hour.
I noticed that it swings very light compared to my TF335. It is also very low powered. When you mishit the ball it has no pace with a dead feel but this kind of symptom also means a very good feedback from the racquet.
Volleys are the best part with the PB10. Very maneuverable and rock solid. That DNX stuff at 3 and 9 o'clock position really works great.
Hitting smashes felt more effortless than I was used to with my TF335. I only was forced to concentrate a bit better with high lobs because its smaller headsize but that's not a bad thing.
Note: The second through the fifth session I played on a Provision court (artificial claycourt).
Second session
A different feeling than the first session.
Groundstrokes felt more solid with a firm ball contact. Through this I also noticed a more plow through effect. Especially with my one handed backhand when I hit through. My slice bh also felt buttery and smooth.
Volleys were solid as well like during the first session. You can really feel it has a solid firm head that is very suitable for net play.
And finally I also hit some serves because we played a doubles match.
A fantastic serving stick! Light into the shoulder with an effortless swing and still you clearly feel the weight behind the ball. Especially with flat serves. Slice and kick serves are also great. I was a bit anxious my slice and kick serves with the PB10 Mid wouldn't be as good as with midplus frames but I was gladly surprised it did its job very well. My slice and kick serves were more penetrating than with a Head MG Prestige Mid (that I demoed a few years ago) because of the 16x19 open string pattern of the PB10 Mid.
Third session
The third session again on Provision. This time I played a singles match. The first set with the PB10 Mid and the second one with my TF335. I won both sets with 6-1 but I felt more confidental with my regular TF335 into the rallies because the TF335 feels more solid during groundstrokes.
Fourth session
Fourth session I practiced with a former 6.0 player who hits with a lot of space and quick variations. We only hit groundstrokes and some volleys and smashes.
Groundstrokes felt not as solid as previous sessions and underpowered to my taste. It definitely needs more swingweight IMO.
So this time it all didn't feel as great as previous sessions.
Fifth session
Before the fifth session I added about 5 grams of lead at 12 o'clock position.
First I warmed up against that same guy (former 6.0 player).
My groundstrokes felt a lot better with the added weight. More power and more solid.
After that warming up of 20 min we played a doubles match.
During the match I hardly lost a point at my service. Really remarkable! It is an such a terrific serving racquet!
Serve of returns were difficult because all players were serving well but they felt precise and solid when I was successful.
So... I still need some time to get used to the PB10 Mid. Though it serves great I still think it swings too light with my groundstrokes. Maybe I 'll add another 5 grams at 12 in order to increase the swingweight.
Besides I need to customize the grip shape a bit more. I prefer a bit thicker and more square shape. I already put 2 layers of Tesa extra power tape at the top and bottom pallet faces. So I 'll add another layer.
Hi Gee,
Thanks for the feedback and sharing your experiences with the PB10 Mid. So in conclusion you could say that in stock form it's a great serve and volley stick (i.e. excellent for doubles), but lacks a bit of swingweight for the groundstrokes (i.e. not terrific for baseline play)?
(By the way, what is your rating according to the Dutch rating system? Just curious.)
Best regards,
The stick was designed 10 pts head light to be customized for what is standard practice for the level of play for which it was designed.
It plays fine stock for a few, but it was not designed to play straight off the rack.
Yes it is like you concluded. Though it is very arm friendly racquet with a great control it needs more weight into the hoop for a more solid and powerful baseline game.
I used to play at level 4 (Dutch rating). And you?
Thanks for your confirmation. I 'll examine more my best setup with the PB10 Mid.
I also think it needs a crisp and powerful string. I prefer multi but I don't like too much string movement. What string do you recommend? (I read many posters use MSV Focus Hex 1.10).
I used to be a level 5 player when I was young, but I now (aged 35) only play at level 6 (Dutch rating). Trying to get better, but I just don't have enough time to play as often as I would like.
Being somewhat of a racquet junkie I'm always interested in trying something 'better'.
I found that the stick played real well with Volkl Gripper 17ga which I strung at 56M/52.5C. NRG2 worked and felt very similar.
I recently had three cortisone shots to reset my shoulder, so I don't mess with poly. However, I tried it once with Cyclone 17 ga/16 ga Legend gut at 50 lbs M/C, and it really played awesome. When my shoulder feels good, I may try it again.
A question for the Dutch guys: do you know how the USA rating system corresponds to our Dutch rating system? I've always guessed that a Dutch rating of 6 corresponds to a USA rating of about 4, but that's just a wild guess. I've never been able to find any info on this.
My apologies for taking the thread off topic. I recently bought a PB 10 mid too, because of it's supposed arm friendlyness. This stick only has enough power for me when I string it at low tensions. I really love how it plays with MSC Focus Hex 1.10 at 17 kilo (about 37,5 pound), but unfortunately a poly string at very low tensions is still a poly string... my arm doesn't like it too much.
Hi Rich,
Having looked at the US rating system, I'd consider myself a high 3.5 or low 4.0 player, so I guess you're probably right.
Perhaps instead of a relatively stiff poly like MSV Focus Hex you could try a softer co-poly like Kirschbaum Pro Line II or Volkl Cyclone. Or maybe even a powerful multifilament string like Tecnifibre X-one Biphase. Or a hybrid of those. And you could try adding a couple of grams of lead at 12 o'clock to increase the power level.
Best regards,
Yes, Dutch 6 is comparable with 3.5-4.0 USA. See this international rating comparison table.
Maybe it's hard to believe but I learned from the book Technical Tennis from Lindsey/Cross that strings or lower string tension don't really add power. So called power strings (or a lower tension) deflect more that 'll result into a higher ball traject. Through this you 'ĺl hit deeper into the court. That 'll give you the illussion that you hit harder. Of course you should read this book if you want to understand this. ;-)
Stiffness, headsize, racquet length, swingweight and racquet speed are the most important factors that contribute to the power potential of a racquet.
So... you can add weight to increase the power potential of the PB10 Mid as I did. IMO this is also the best way to increase the power of a frame because you should play with the heaviest (highest swingweight) frame you can still handle comfortably. Besides this 'll improve both the power and control whereas you 'll lose some control by lowering string tension (or with a so called more powerful string).
I added lead strips of 20cm at 12 (about 5g). It feels more solid and powerful but still too maneuverable to me. I think I 'll add even more weight.
Thanks for the info on the rating system. That table is really handy.
Thanks for the tips on strings I should try (I thought that MSV Focus Hex already was considered soft for a poly, but maybe I was wrong... I'll look into softer strings) and on string tension. With these low tensions, the ball trajectory indeed seems to be much higher. But isn't the size of the sweet spot also related to string tension? It may be just in my mind, but I really feel that racquets like the PB 10 Mid and the PB 9 play easier with low tensions... Anyway, it's interesting info.
You're welcome.
True. A lower tension will increase the sweet area as well as adding weight into the hoop.
In that case you should first determine where you hit the ball most frequently.
Especially at 3 and 9 'll widen the sweet area. Adding weight at 10 and 2 or at the tip of the head 'll raise the sweet spot a bit.
I don't think the PB10 Mid needs more weight at 3 and 9 because of the DNX material in that area. It has enough torsional stability IMO as volleys feel rock solid to me.
That's why I prefer to add weight at 12. Furthermore it is very headlight in stock condition.
Concerning strings you can try a multi string like TF X-1 Biphase 17g that is very comfortable and lively as well. That is at least a lot more arm friendly than a poly string.
Okay, after weeks of demo-ing this frame, I just placed an order for a "matched" pair of PB10 Mids from TW and went with Kirschbaum Helix 17 @ 55lbs. I am totally psyched... Can't wait for Thursday.
I find it hard to believe that this racquet has not drawn out the kind of fervent support we see from the PSL or the 6.1 95 or the K/BLX 90 or the Prestige Mid. It's everything you could want in a player's frame and a great template for customization...
After a very happy time with PSTs, I'm ready for this next racquet phase...
Would be very curious to continue to explore optimal string & tension with this frame.
Allright PB 10er's I'm preforming a last second re-demo of the racquet in my sig and the PB 10 mid. I love the thinner beam and flex of the PB10, but can't get over the plow and control of the 6.1 95.
So I want to lead up the PB10 on my re-demo, whats the best lead set-up to increase plowthru?
I would start with 3 grams at 3 & 9.
Ok so i will make it quick, Just went out for a hit w the demo PB10 mid.
Put all the lead I had left(4gs) @ 12 and plowthru felt good in warm up. But once we moved on to something a little more competitive my balls from the base-line were coming off the racquet at the speed of light.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this frame but i cant afford to lose the base-line smash ability from my all-court game.
So ne full fast swingers out there that has tamed this beast?
If so whats ur set-up, strings, tension, lead?
I would love to be converted my serve and volley game is unbreakable w this stick!
Thnx PB 10er's
It may be sound weird but keep adding weight at 12 (or where ever you want) till your racquet speed 'll be slower and your shots are landing just before the baseline due the higher sw.
Through the slower swing you 'll be able to hit with more precision as well. Finally you 'll discover your ideal (maximum) swingweight by this way.
I love this stick!!
5 minutes into the demo I decided to order the PB10.
It plays great at low tension and, for me, it does everything right.
Serves, volleys are fantastic, 1HBH is sweet, ground strokes silky smooth. I can generate plenty of topspin, (not as much as with my POG but after all the POG is a Spin Monster) but I can easily hit powerful flat shots without losing control. The stability if offers makes it so easy of block the opponents big serves...I could go on all day...
Big, Big Volkl PB 10 mid Fan!!!!
My matched PB10s arrived on Weds and I've played 3 sets with them. So far they're everything I was hoping for. 1HBH was the first to find a groove and then the forehand. I was dumping the early volleys into the net and then eventually figured it out. The most amazing thing about the way the racquet forces me to play (prepare earlier, swing smoothly) is the options I feel like have on both wings (loop it, flatten it) and it feels like i have a tiny bit more time to make that decision. It's also forcing me to use my feet more thoughtfully. I had a hard time adjusting my flat serve at first, but I seem to have started to find the sweetspot towards the end of my match. And so far happy with the Helix 1.25 at 55.
But I agree with the consensus above that the racquet seems a bit slight in stock form. I'll probably start toying with a bit of lead over the next few months.
My PB10mid in stock with gut and poly strings came out at 346 static weight and 6 pts headlight (32.4cm). Considering I was expecting the racket to be around 10pts headlight in stock I was hoping I could have room to experiment with lead tape. Well, considering that my stock racket is already 6pts something I would have achieved if my stock had been around the TW stated 10pts headlight mark - should I therefore consider adding any lead at 12 to see if I can get more pop? I reckon the balance would probably go around 5 pts if I add say 3 grams or so...any thoughts?
Just picked up 3, but I'm having quite a bit of trouble dialing it in. I'm coming from a KBlade 98 so that might have something to do with it. I feel I can find the sweetspot much more consistently with the KBlade whereas with the PB10 it's been very sporadic. Might have been the strings or I'm just not good enough to wield the racquet.
What's the string set up you are using in the PB10?
ALU Power mains, Duraflex crosses at an unknown tension. Came like that. Have never been a big fan of either string so that might be one reason. Finding the sweetspot just seemed really difficult though. I can hit with my friend's Tour 90 just fine though so it shouldn't be a headsize issue
Also, on the rare occasions I did find the sweetspot, it seemed kind of low on the string bed. I'm more used to it being higher up in the hoop so that could also be another reason.
Agree with your last point. The swee spot does seem slightly lower on the face than i am used to. I think that's why it took me a while to figure out how to serve effectively with it. Was consistently making contact on flat serves too high in the hoop. But now that I have adjusted my timing, I can't argue with the results...although I still think it needs a bit of added weight.
I'm using Kirschbaum Helix 17 at 55lbs for both mains and crosses. So far, so good.
same exact happened to me in the beginning. I picked it up because I have always got along well with all the 10 series Volkl rackets.
I got discouraged because I didn't play well with it in the beginning but after taking a break from it and picking it back up it got better everytime I used it. Now I think it is one of the best rackets that are still being made.
First get the racket strung to your specifications then keep using it. The change will happen pretty quickly and you will be happy it did.
Yea. I got pretty discourage when trying to warm up with the PB10. When I switched back to my normal racquet everything just seemed so much easier. Laying the PB10 on top of my KBlade, I'm pretty sure it's not a headsize issue cause there doesn't seem to be that big of a difference between the 98 and the 93. However, it just seemed like I was shanking a lot with the PB10. I'm looking to switch to the PB10 because it's softer to use as I'm playing through a SLAP tear injury.
Also, any ideas on raising the sweetspot aside from lead at 12 o'clock?
Lead @ 9 and 3 to raise sweet spot.
On both demos w the PB10 I had trouble dialing it in as it is the first mid size stick i have used, but I eventually mastered it. Not surprisingly all I had to do was play my best all the time lol. Cant be lazy w this stick, except on the 1HBH cant miss one of those w this stick.
Im getting my PB 10 in a week and chose it because it forces me to play @ my best on a more consistent basis, and accentuates the best parts of my game, serve, volley, transition, slice BH. Gonna be strung w Focus Hex 17g @ 58(too high?) and I decided on 7gs of @ 12 to start w as the 5gs @ 12 I have on the demo feel like Im on the right path. Cant wait!
Oh and both demos I received from TW either had redone grips w over grip or 3 OG's, so I have no idea what the grip really feels like.
I fear it is, as I have heard, more like the Head grip shape and less like the Wilson which I prefer.
How do u guys like the grip shape and what would u compare it too?
Yes, it's more oblong and Head-like. And the wrap itself is a bit slippery...may try swapping a leather grip and over grip... Also on one of the racquets one of the staples near the butt cap has started bulging out. Will have to gently tap it with a hammer to get it back in there...
Just a quick note, I added a little more back bend on my serve and am getting UNGODLY(satanic) kick w the PB10, I highly suggest all of u that can, safely, try that, do so. PERFECT for serve and volley.
I went out to hit w/ the PB10 again today. Restrung at my usual tension, definitely did hit a lot better. However, I still can't find the rhythm/consistency that I have w/ my KBlade. I don't know if I should keep trying it or just give up on it.
I don't find the control with the PB10 Mid either like you mentioned. I have much more feel and better directional control with my PK Black Ace 98. My slice bh feels much more comfortable as well. Maybe it is due the 18x20 string pattern.
So I definitely switched to my PK BA98.
I think it's mainly because the KBlade affords me a greater margin for error. I know my strokes aren't that great and I tend to be a bit lazy on the footwork/preparation.
Demo'd the PB10 Mid a couple of weeks ago and have just taken the plunge. Will have mine as soon as they can get the stock in. Have chosen to have them strung with NXT Tour 17 am yet to decide what tension though, am split between 55lbs and 56lbs...
Off-topic: if you're looking to sell your PB10 Mid, I may be interested....
Best regards,
My suggestion is keep at it w the PB 10 and it will make u a better player. Then for those days u wanna be a little lazy and PB10 is frustrating u, have another racquet to play that will help u out a little more.
Or sell me ur PB10:twisted: Ill pay well:twisted:
My 3 are virtually brand new. How much you want to pay, haha
I really struggled with my PB mid 10s for ages, and so nearly gave up on them. Now I have them weighted up to 377g (12 o'clock and handle to keep the original balance) and I could not be happier.
The extra weight means I really don't notice the grip shape anymore, and to be honest I don't really care what strings or tension I am using, that all seems redundant. I have gone from 65 to as low as 40lbs alupower BB.
All I seem to be aware of is the smooth swing and the soft feel, it is kind of effortless.
For serve I have made a slight grip adjustment to get a bit more index finger knuckle round, which results in a very heavy serve.
Compared with a K88 I found slightly less kick on serve, but none of that lag on the backhand where if you don't get the racket moving early enough you have had it.
PB Md10 is a racket you can really grow into and feel very comfortable with. Even if my results were suffering I would still want to use this racket, but they are better and my level of play does not drop significantly at points over a long match.
Hey guys. I just demoed the Volkl DNX 10 since it was on sale. After 5 minutes with it I fell in love. No other racquet compared to it for me. However, I found the PB10 and noticed that other than balance they are almost identical in terms of specs.
Is there any major reason to get the PB10 over the DNX 10 considering the price difference is $70+?
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Bob spent a lot of time and money on the case though. Listen to the podcast and contribute to his legal defense if you care about open source.
Join me for A special night with Randal Schwartz where I'll be talking about "Perl second-best practices", which I describe as:
So, you don't have time to read Damian Conway's "Perl Best Practices" book, to understand his "256 guidelines on the art of coding to help you write better Perl code"? Hear Randal Schwartz provide the executive summary, including pointing out where Randal disagrees with Damian, and why. This high-speed overview will help you understand "code layout, naming conventions, choice of data and control structures, program decomposition, interface design and implementation, modularity, object orientation, error handling, testing, and debugging." But using shorter words.
If everything goes well, I'll be recording this and putting it into my Vimeo feed in HD.
Trying to get the "blog" google juice going here, along with others, this is indeed my Perl Blog.
When I originally started posting here, this was my only blog, so early messages were about everything interesting. But I got a personal blog at vox.com, and since then have been keeping this Perl Blog to simply being a Perl Blog.
Recently, I've been learning, writing about, speaking about, and teaching Smalltalk, so I also have a Smalltalk Blog where I speak strictly about Smalltalk-related items.
For a rollup of all of my blogs and web presences, you can follow my Jaiku feed.
I was drawn to last week's podcast episode of The Command Line because they mentioned my name (thank you, EveryZing!). When I listened to the entire podcast, I heard some mis-statements about Perl as being strictly an interpreter, so I added comments to the show, as well as subscribing to the show for updates.
Well, it looks like my comments made it into the initial content in this week's show, which delighted me immensely. It's good to make sure people understand how compiled Perl has already existed for 20 years, and will be even more explicit in Perl 6.
Rob Griffiths IM'ed me saturday while I was sitting at ATL airport, asking what my day rates were.
My normal reply was "depends on the task", and asked him what he had in mind. As he described it, it fleshed out to all of 10 lines in my head, so I said "well, buy me lunch and we'll call it even". He couldn't believe that it could be that short to create or to write.
Ten minutes later, I showed him the code that he added to a hint for today about renaming old iChat logs.
Hadn't tried it on my own data, but told him "it should probably work". I'm pretty good at previewing code in my head.
So there I am, famous again. And got a free lunch for 10 minutes work. Not bad.
...I've come to the preliminary conclusion that PHP makes Perl look like Japanese for its sheer compact complexity and power. There's something about Perl that's scary, something that's beautiful, something that compels me to express myself with it. It's going to be addictive stuff, i can tell. ...
... from a recent livejournal post


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Posted at: 01/09/2014 10:23 AM
Updated at: 01/09/2014 10:30 AM
By: Britney Glaser, KPLC
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(KPLC) -- Holiday dinner is probably about the last place you could expect to find a healthy boost from ingredients, but there are actually several holiday spices that provide unique health benefits.
Clinical nutritionist and chiropractor, Dr. Eric Snow, says you probably do not even realize you are doing your body good: "There are some health benefits to a lot of the foods that we use, especially in the spices."
Let's start with peppermint. Dr. Snow says it relieves pressure from sinus congestion and helps with stomach woes.
"Have some peppermint tea or even something with some peppermint oil in it to help relieve an acidy stomach or indigestion," he said.
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