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October 2013 Volume 4, Issue 10
BARTON CREEKBARTON CREEKNews for the Residents of
Barton Creek NEWSNEWS
TRAVIS COUNTY SHERRIF'S OFFICE
CRIME PREVENTION TIPS• LOCKYOURCARS!!!!• Get toknowyourneighbors!Report suspiciousactivityimmediately!
• Secureyourvehicles,homes,garagedoorsatalltimes.(Ifyouhaveanalarm,useit!)Removergaragedooropenersfromyourvehicleatnightandwhenyouareoutoftown.
• Utilizetimersforlights,radios,andtelevisionstogivetheappearancethatsomeoneishomewhenyouareoutoftown.
• Securepatiodoorswitharod.• Keeptheperimeterofyourhomewelllit.• Takepicturesofvaluablesandkeepthemstoredinasecurelocation.
DON'T BE A VICTIM!CitizenObserverisbeingusedbytheTravisCountySheriffOfficetocommunicateinformationtoCitizens
rangingfromcrimealertsandoffendernotifications.Beintouchwithwhat’shappening!Visitwww.citizenobserver.comtodayandBeInformed!
• KeepaninventoryofallserialnumbersforvaluableitemsthatcanbegiventoLawEnforcementtotrackyouritemsifstolen.
• Neverleaveavacationmessageonyouransweringmachine.• Haveafriendorfamilymemberpickupnewspaperandmail,orstopdeliveryuntilyoureturn.
• Keepshrubberytrimmed,topreventhidingplaces.• Parkinwell-litareasatnight.• Donotleavevaluablesinplainsight.Locktheminthetrunkortaketheminside.
• Organize a community watch program in yourneighborhood.
• Secureallwindowsanddoorsatalltimes.
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Oakwilt,causedbythefungusCeratocystisfagacearum,isthemostdestructivediseaseaffecting liveoaksandredoaks inCentralTexas.Mostofthetreemortalityresultsfromtreeto-treespreadofthepathogenthroughinterconnectedorgraftedrootsystems,onceanoakwiltcenterbecomesestablished.Newinfectioncentersbeginwhenbeetlescarryoakwiltfungalsporesfrominfectedredoakstofresh,openwoundsonhealthyoaks.Woundsincludeanydamagecausedbywind,hail,vehicles,construction,squirrels,birdsorpruning.Researchhasshownthatbothoakwiltfungalmatsoninfectedredoaksandinsectsthatcarryoakwiltsporesaremostprevalentinthespring.Belowisabriefdescriptionofhowyoucanreducetheriskoffungalspreadwhenpruning.• Alwayspaint freshwoundsonoaks, includingpruningcutsandstumps,withwounddressingorlatexpaintimmediatelyafterpruningorlivetreeremovalatalltimesoftheyear.
• Cleanallpruningtoolswith10%bleachsolutionorLysol™betweensitesand/ortrees.
• Ifpossibleavoidpruningorwoundingofoaksduring the spring(currentlydefinedasFebruary1throughJune30).Reasonstopruneinthespringinclude:
• Toaccommodatepublicsafetyconcernssuchashazardouslimbs,trafficvisibilityoremergencyutilitylineclearance.
• Torepairdamagedlimbs(fromstormsorotheranomalies)• Toremovelimbsrubbingonabuildingorrubbingonotherbranches,andtoraiselowlimbsoverastreet.
• Onsiteswhereconstructionschedulestakeprecedence,pruninganylivetissueshouldonlybedonetoaccommodaterequiredclearance.
• Deadbranchremovalwherelivetissueisnotexposed.Pruning forother reasons (general treehealth,non-safety related
clearanceorthinning,etc.)shouldbeconductedbeforeFebruary1orafterJune30.Debrisfromdiseasedredoaksshouldbeimmediatelychipped,burnedorburied.Regardlessofthereasonsortimeofyear,properpruningtechniques shouldbeused.These techniques includemakingproperpruningcutsandavoidinginjuriouspracticessuchastoppingorexcessivecrownthinning.Ifyouareuncertainaboutanyofthisinformation,youshouldconsultwithaTexasOakWiltCertifiedarborist,ISACertifiedArborist,oranoakwiltspecialistfromacity,countyorstategovernmentagencysuchastheTexasForestServiceorTexasAgriLifeExtensionService.
References available at http://www.TexasOakWilt.org.
Pruning Guidelines for Prevention of Oak Wilt in Texas
NOW IS THE TIME TO PRUNE YOUR OAKS TREES
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How To Execute The One-Handed High Backhand Volley Approach Shot
ByUSPTA/PTRMasterProfessionalFernando Velasco
TENNISTIPS
Look in the next Newsletter for: How to execute “The Lob”
Inpreviousnewsletters,Iofferedtipsonhowtohitaforehandgroundstroke, a two-handedbackhand, one-handedbackhand,forehandvolley, the twohandedbackhandvolley, the serve, theforehandhalf-volley,theone-handedbackhandvolley,theoverhead“smash”,theforehandservicereturn,thebackhandservicereturn,theforehandhighvolleyapproachshot,andthetwohandedhighvolleyapproachshot.Inthisissue,Iwillofferyouinstructionsonhowtoexecutethe
one-handedbackhandhighapproachshot.Thisshotisusedwhenaplayeriscaughtin“no-person’sland”(aroundtheservicelinearea)andreceivesahighballtovolley.Theimportantpartofthisshotistobeabletohitadeepvolleyatthefeetoftheopponentsand/ortohitadeepvolleyclosetothebaseline,sotheopponentisputintoadefensivemode.Thiswillcausetheplayertohitasofterballsotheplayercannowmoveclosertothenetforthe“killerorplacementvolley”.Intheillustrations,DarinPleasant,DirectoroftheATPAcademyattheGreyRockTennisClub,showsthepropertechniquetoexecutethisstroke.
Step 1:TheReadyPositionandSplitStep:WhenDarinrealizesthathe iscaught in“no-person’s land”,he takes the split stepbybendingofthekneesandstayingonhistoes.Hisracketisinthevolleypositionandhisfeetareangledtowardthepathoftheincomingball.Noticethatthelefthandisonthethroatoftheracket.
Step 2:TheBackSwing:OnceDarinrealizesthattheballhasbeendirectedtohisbackhand,hewillturnhisupperbodyandwilltaketheracketslightlyback.Noticethatthelefthandisstillonthethroatoftheracket.Hehasloadedhisweightontohisleftfootandwillbereadytostepforwardtomeettheball.Hewillmakeaslightchangetowardthecontinentalgripontherighthand.
Step 3:ThePointofContact:Darinisnowreadytostepintotheball.Hehiskepthereyeontheballandhiscenterofgravitynowisshiftedtowardthepointofcontact.Noticetherighttoepointingtotheballmeetingtheracket.Thefaceoftheracketisopentoallowhimtohitbehindtheballandallowmaximumnetheightandallowhimtohittheballdeep.Thecontroloftheballwillbemadewiththerighthand,whichisholdingtherackettighter.Therighthandwillkeepthefaceoftheracketata45degreeangleatthepointofcontact.
Step 4:TheFollowThrough:OnceDarinhasmadecontactwiththeball,hefinishesthefollowthroughwithhisleftwristlaidback.Hisleftarmispullingbackforbetterbodybalanceandhiseyesarestillwatchingtheracketwherehemadecontactwiththeball.
Step 5: TheMovefortheKillVolley:AstheballisheadedtowardtheopponentandDarinrealizesthathisshotisdeepHenowmovesclosertothenetfortheputawayvolley.Ifhisshotwasnotdeep,Darinwilldecidetostayclosetotheservicelinetoprotecttheloboverhishead.Bythelookinhiseyesandhissmile,hejustdida“killvolley”.
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Time To Slow Down!
Back To School School started in August, so now is the time fordriverstopaycloserattentiontotheschoolzonesintheneighborhood.Wewanttoremindyouthatthespeedlimitinaschoolzoneis20mphandtrafficfinesdouble!
Other changes to be aware of include;• Childrenbehavingunpredictably• SchoolBusStops• CrossingGuards–pleaseobeytheguards!Remember, theyarethereforthesafetyofyouandyourchildren• Newareasoftrafficcongestion• Bepreparedfordelays• Useofcellphonesinschoolszonesisprohibited!
Pleasegiveyourselfextratimeinthemorningsandmid-afternoonsandrememberifyouaretravelinginaschoolzonetoslowdown.
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