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Tao delivered a 26-song set that included a generous selection of greatest hits, and a good mix of traditional, hard rock, and mellow tunes. – RAYMOND OOI/The Star
R&B king David Tao returns to Malaysia with an intimate concert in Genting Highlands.
DESPITE a four-year hiatus from the music scene, David Tao proved that he was still the undisputed, stylistically diversed, King of R&B Mandopop, as he gave a 5000-strong audience a show to remember during his two-hour-long The Glamorous Life concert at the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands last Saturday.
The last few years have been a journey filled with ups and downs for Tao. Following the passing of his father, popular actor Tao Dawei, in 2012, Tao went on a hiatus from music in order to spend more time with his family and concentrate on film directing.
His father had always been an inspiration to Tao, who named his current world tour "Xiao Ren Wu Kuang Xiang Qu" (meaning "minor characters' rhapsody" in Mandarin) after the senior Tao's most notable show in 1970. Midway through the concert, he put down his guitar and gave a heartfelt rendition of Blink Of The Heart, a song dedicated to his late father, released in his last album, 2013's Hello Goodbye.
Backed by a multinational six-piece band with three back-up singers, Tao single-handedly planned every detail of the concert – from the hanging white tear-drop lanterns overlooking the crowd, to directing and acting in a three-part short film shown throughout the show.
Sporting a leaner figure than in his Black Tangerine days, Tao delivered a 26-song set that included a generous selection of greatest hits, and a good mix of traditional, hard rock, and mellow tunes.
Aware that most of his fans were more familiar with his early material, he refrained from dipping too much into his recent album; performing only two songs from it while taking the opportunity to introduce his latest protégé Sharon Kwan via the duet Time To Say Goodbye.
Although the music rarely wavered from a mid-tempo groove (apart from the introduction and encore), Tao's musical diversity still came through. Besides rearranging several slow tunes like Melody into an upbeat number, Tao also proved his prowess with the guitar by transiting from an acoustic medley to a rock medley effortlessly.
Ever the perfectionist, Tao was visibly annoyed at a sound system glitch as he hit the high notes of Small Town Girl, though he graciously complimented the venue anyway, saying, "I like this place because I can be close to you all."
The crowd had obviously missed Tao, judging from the emotional singalong during the acoustic rendition of 10.30 Airport and Regular Friends, and the mad scramble to take pictures of Tao when he came down from the stage towards the end of the show. He did so while singing I Love You, which he dedicated to his fans, calling them the reason he is still in the Mandopop industry today.
Even at 44, Tao remains the consummate performer and a talented musician, and based on this performance, we can probably look forward to watching him revolutionise the Mandopop R&B scene for years to come.
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THE SEA IS OURS is an anthology of Southeast Asian steampunk. We are looking for steampunk stories that are set in Southeast Asia (SEA), or secondary worlds that evoke Southeast Asia, with Southeast Asian protagonists, in any of the countries that make up the region: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. We are seeking historically and technologically-innovative stories.
Steampunk, for the purposes of this anthology, is defined as an aesthetic that combines technofantasy, anachronism, retro-futurism, an alternate history/world, and the evocation of an incipient industrial revolution. How does the steampunk aesthetic look, feel, sound, smell, or taste like in these regions? What kind of technologies would grow in resource-rich SEAsia? What do our historical figures, our Parameswaras, Trung sisters, Lapu-Lapus, do in such a world?
Submissions are encouraged to explore various levels and kinds of technologies, not just steam technology. Locals myths can also find their way into these stories; what does the mix of technology and fantasy look like in such worlds? We welcome exploration of all kinds of stories: from the extraordinary to the everyday. What changes does accelerated technology create for the local landscape and societies? If historical events are given a steampunk twist, how do their outcomes change, or stay the same?
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Many trees and elevation changes. 3 tees/hole. Well known for tight play. Monthly tournaments year round. No water. Public Relations: John "Stash" DiSciascio 215-465-7489.
Course Details
# Holes: 27
Target Type: Mach III
Tee Type: Mixed
Elevation: Some Low Hills
Foliage: Woodsy
Course Length: 7,204ft
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Hole Length: Under 300ft: 22 | 300 - 400ft: 4 | Over 400ft: 1
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The people who maintain this park deserve praise. Wonderful place to play. Shorter holes but great for all skill levels. Make sure you play holes 19-27 for some excellent views of the city.Worth the trip!
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Book your room at Aparthotel Playas de Liencres
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This family-friendly aparthotel is located in Pielagos (Boo), where regional attractions include Cabarceno Natural Park, Santander Cathedral, and Santander Ferry Terminal. Regional attractions also include Plaza Porticada and La Colegiata.
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- Conference space size (meters) - 50
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- Conference center
- Year Built 2000
- Conference space size (feet) - 538
- Free self parking
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Indoor pool
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Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Free self parking, Free parking nearby
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10:30 AM.
Onsite venue - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this buffet restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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"I have heard [Gabe] suggest that the game is crack, but it's more like all of the ingredients and equipment that you need to make crack, which I'd say is worse."Minecraft is a cross-platform, block-based sandbox game. It was originally intended as a Spiritual Successor of the free game Infiniminer and is inspired by Dwarf Fortress as well, even to the point that someone developed a program to convert Dwarf Fortress maps into Minecraft landscapes.Currently Minecraft has two main branches: "Classic" and simply "Minecraft" (previously "Beta"; "Alpha", "Infdev", and "Indev" before that), with the latter further sub-divided into "Survival", "Creative", "Adventure", and "Hardcore" modes. It is currently priced at �19.95 (US$26.95, �17.20), Classic is free to play, but has fewer features than the full release, plus the multiplayer mode of Classic was discontinued.Classic is a simple sandbox mode that can be played either single or multiplayer. Players can place or destroy blocks as they see fit, and can switch between various kinds of blocks. For the most part, it's focused solely on building, and can be used to easily make very large structures or pixel art. Many players have compared it to playing with LEGOnote , and the visuals definitely carry that vibe. Classic is free to play, and a good way to introduce someone to the mechanics of Minecraft, but it is extremely basic when compared to the full game's more varied and complex features.The full version features four modes: Survival, Hardcore, Adventure, and Creative.Survival adds myriad features, such as a crafting system, a day/night cycle, and hostile monsters, and unlike Classic, the player must collect blocks manually. Players are dropped into an empty world with absolutely nothing but the clothes on their back. At night, zombies, skeleton archers, Giant Spiders, exploding Creepers, and teleporting Endermen roam the land (unless you're playing on Peaceful Mode note ). The player is forced to scrounge for supplies, building up a base to protect from the nocturnal beasts while also mining deep underground for valuable materials. The landscape is also populated by more docile animals, like cows, that can be killed for their meat (which fills your food meter) and other useful items. Even after its official release, the game is constantly updated with many new features and tweaks, and players who have already paid for the game receive these free. For more details about Survival mode, refer to the analysis section. 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The game also exists as a mobile version for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and two official Android apps (one free and one paid version - both of which roughly correspond to the Classic and gold versions, respectively). An iOS version of this was released on November 17, one day before the computer version left Beta. A version for the Xbox 360 is also available, as is one for the PlayStation 3. A version has also been announced especially for the Raspberry Pi computer, based on Minecraft - Pocket Edition. Xbox One, Play Station Vita and PlayStation 4 versions have also been announced; both the Xbox One and PS4 versions will be available at the launch of their respective consoles. On September 15, 2014, Microsoft announced that they've bought Mojang and Minecraft for a record $2.5 billion, with all three of Mojang's founders quitting the dev team to follow other projects.Worth mentioning, one of the splashes that can pop up at the title screen is "Less addictive than TV Tropes!" 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Gulfport Yacht Club
2013 Racing Schedule & Notice of Race
Rules Rules shall be the 2013-2016 Racing Rules of Sailing as
prescribed by US Sailing.
Eligibility & Entry Racing is open to GYC Members and guests sailing
Catamarans and monohulls 22' or shorter that have a
Portsmouth Rating. Guests pay a $10 fee for racing
activities. Guest scores do not count for
club series results.
Schedule The series will run from March through November.
Races will be held on the first and third Saturday of each
Month except for when regattas result in a change.
Make up races will be scheduled when regattas or other
circumstances conflict with a normal club race date. A
minimum of 3 boats are required to race. All races shall
be buoy races except the July 4th Tony Kruse Ironman
Regatta and the Ma Kruse Gaboon.
Skippers' Meeting 12 Noon for races during standard time.
1:00 PM for races during daylight savings time.
Races will generally start one hour after the Skippers'
Meeting unless otherwise stated.
Skippers' Meeting for the Tony Kruse Ironman and Ma
Kruse Gaboon will be announced shortly before each
Spring Series March, April and May
Summer Series June, July and August
Fall Series September, October and November
Trophy Races April 6th – Howard Snyder Memorial
June 15th – Oscar Olsen Regatta
July 4th - Tony Kruse Ironman Regatta
September 7th – Gordon Isco Hurricane Handicap Regatta
Race Committee All GYC Sailors wishing to be scored for the club series will be
required to serve on Race Committee at least once during the
racing season. Member serving on Race Committee will
receive points equal to their series average for each race
served. GYC Sailors wishing to opt out of serving on Race
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Start Sequence Five minute start sequences will be used. Boats starting more
than 15 minutes after the start will not be scored. Last start
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Scoring Races will be scored using the US Sailing Portsmouth number.
No scores will be excluded. Members serving on Race
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Non-trophy races are awarded single point values.
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Awards A yearly GYC Series Winner will be awarded to the Skipper
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awarded. There will also be Spring, Summer and Fall Series
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yourself. A barging buoy may be used and is considered part
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A race will be abandoned if the first boat does not round the
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DENISON, TX -- The first TAPS Park and Ride shelter is now ready for riders.
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A Denison business owner donated the shelter because she saw people waiting in the rain and walking around the lot. TAPS director, Brad Underwood, says they expect thousands of riders to use it.
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Underwood hopes to place more shelters across the area.
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Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law Tuesday a measure that allows Oklahomans to openly carry handguns.The measure, Senate Bill 1733, allows those who are licensed to carry a firearm under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act a choice: to openly carry a weapon or conceal it.
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Thanks to your support of the Avera Race Against Breast Cancer, the All Women Count! Program at Avera recently received the Women's Cancer Network Partnership Award. On November 7, the foundation was honored to receive this award from the South Dakota Women's Cancer Network.
The All Women Count! Program, which is funded through proceeds from the Avera Race, assures that all women in South Dakota have access to quality education and screening services for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer as well as additional survivorship services. This award recognizes the invaluable contributions from all of you to help Avera in the fight against cancer.
Thank you to the Lincoln High School Student Council for giving back to the community! In October, they raised over $1,000 by auctioning off football jerseys in h onor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Proceeds benefit local patients and families at the Avera Cancer Institute.
The Sioux Falls-based cancer-fighting organization known as Feisty Fighters donated $45,000 to cancer research at a press event on Oct. 16.
Kris Gaster, Assistant Vice President of Outpatient Cancer Clinics with the Avera Cancer Institute, was on hand to accept a $10,000 donation from the organization, which is made up of men and women from the area who host events, including a 60-mile walk, to raise money and support efforts towards a cure.
Feisty Fighters also donated funds to the Susan G. Komen South Dakota and the Edith Sanford Cancer Breast Cancer foundation at the event. Gaster said the funding will go towards research, especially genetic work that can help patients who may benefit from drugs not yet approved for use by the FDA.
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Members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity from the University of South Dakota delivered a load of teddy bears to the Avera Children's Hospital, as part of their 19th Annual Teddy Bear Run. Fraternity members actually ran the bears in shifts 60 miles up Interstate 29.
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The Nurse Governance Council bake sale brings in the bucks to benefit nurses! Almost $6,000 was raised to support the Nursing Excellence Fund! Thank you to everyone for baking, buying and benefiting!
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Thank you to everyone for their support in the Compassion in Action Charity Rummage. Over $2,000 was raised to benefit patients with blood disorders or those undergoing a bone marrow transplant.
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The more fiscally conservative House Republicans are signaling they won't prop up the Highway Trust Fund, the main driver of federal highway spending, when it runs out next year. That could put a crimp in Congress's broader push to maintain highway spending through a new surface transportation bill, which looks increasingly unlikely to be passed this year.
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By ANDY BENOIT May 22, 2012, 6:00 am
Reports about a possible contract extension for Broncos left tackle Ryan Clady recently led to a wave of arguments that his performance had been declining. Those arguments arent flawed, but their main points of evidence are.
In truth, Cladys performance has declined. As a first-round rookie in 2008, he instantly proved to be footballs most athletic left tackle, if not footballs best left tackle. His 2009 season was equally impressive. In the spring of 2010, however, Clady tore his patellar tendon in a pickup basketball game. He didnt miss any regular-season action, but he clearly didnt have the same explosiveness. Last season, he regained much of his original form, but he was also mistake-prone.
This is where the flawed evidence comes in. ESPN.com recently got statistical to highlight Cladys 2011 woes. In 16 starts, according to Stats L.L.C., Clady allowed a career-high nine sacks and was penalized 12 times. Since allowing just a half-sack as a rookie, Clady has given up 24.5 sacks over the past three years.
Heres the problem: sacks allowed is a respectable statistic, but only if taken with a grain of salt. The people at Stats who track and grade game action are required to record the result of a play, not what actually happened on a play. In Cladys case, many of his allowed sacks were a consequence of Tim Tebows running around to buy time. Sure, the man Clady blocked may have gotten the sack, but Clady successfully blocked for an entire seven-step drop; Tebow just turned it into a 13-step drop.
Another caveat: a sacks allowed stat can show that a talented left tackle was beaten by a talented edge rusher one or two times, but it cant show that that talented left tackle singlehandedly kept the talented edge rusher at bay on the other 30-something dropbacks. Sometimes whats more important than what a player did on a play was what a player was asked to do. Last seaon, the Broncos were often able to ask their left tackle to face the opposing teams top pass rusher with no tight end help or even a chip block.
This is not meant to be a defense of Ryan Clady. Although Clady did improve as a run blocker in 2011, his overall play has indeed dipped a bit from his first two years. Twelve penalties are far too many, and so are nine sacks when considering that Denver ranked 32nd in pass attempts. But there needs to be more emphasis on the grain of salt. Watch the film and youll see, quite clearly, that Clady is a good football player. He just is. The numbers suggest hes a bottom-feeder; the film shows hes a top-feeder.
To judge Clady, or any offensive lineman, solely on his sacks allowed is akin to judging quarterbacks on interceptions. Fewer negative plays does not equal better performance. Alex Smith threw five interceptions last season; Tom Brady threw 12. But because quarterbacks can be portrayed through multiple statistical categories, no one in their right mind would argue that Smith was a better quarterback than Brady. Smith threw for 3,144 yards; Brady threw for 5,235. Smith had 17 touchdowns; Brady had 39.
Unfortunately, offensive linemen have no other statistics. Sure, there are the little-known rushing stats by field lane (the Broncos when running left last season had 67 power runs, 22 runs of 10-plus yards and 19 negative plays, which are solid all-around numbers), but those are vague and often misleading. For example, a lot of runs to the left are set up by a right guards pull block. How is that depicted in the stats?
Many football statistics are circumstantial and/or influenced by a multitude of factors. Whats important is to trust how a player especially an offensive lineman looks on film and make that the backbone of evaluation. Because this is what quality front offices do, dont be surprised if Denvers mistake-prone left tackle soon becomes one of the highest-paid players at his position
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I'd vowed not to say anything more about Marc Dann because it's really a waste of my time, and yours. Since he resigned a few days ago his screw-ups will be fading from public view anyway – at least until the Republicans mine them for gold before next fall's elections.
But in response to a story in yesterday's Columbus Dispatch, I'm gonna take the bait. Dann's paramour, Jessica Utovich, resigned in the middle of this whole mess, nearly two weeks before Dann finally stepped down himself. Turns out that her resignation was the result of yet another screw-up that Dann had a hand in creating:
When she learned that then-Attorney General Marc Dann was going to tell the world the next day that he had an affair with a female staff member, Jessica Utovich hurriedly decided to quit her job with the office.
She submitted her resignation late in the afternoon on May 1.
But that evening, Utovich talked to Dann, with whom she had been romantically involved for several months last year. She says he convinced her to rescind her resignation. She agreed.
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Later that day, while speaking to The Dispatch editorial board, Dann professed ignorance of the whole situation: "I don't know why she resigned."
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Now, I realize Utovich is a grown-up. Adultery is not right. She didn't have to get involved with Dann. She's not excusing herself for any of that.
And yet: Utovich is 28 to his 46. He's got a generation's worth of experience and (one would hope) wisdom on her. He was a powerful man and his attention was surely flattering. More to the point, he was her boss. He had an obligation to uphold professional propriety.
And then he fucking feigns ignorance of a conversation that apparently cost her her job?! What a douche.
Marc Dann has wreaked havoc on three different categories of women: the two (or more) women who suffered hostile environment harassment; his wife, who has been embarrassed at the bare minimum and more likely emotionally bruised; and now his ex-girlfriend, who involuntarily lost her job as well as her lover. It's a perfect trifecta.
So just for a minute, I want to spare some sympathy for Jessica Utovich, who definitely got far more than she bargained for – and a pretty lousy bargain it was. I'm glad she's seeking legal counsel, and I hope she gets some satisfaction.


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Joe Cathy has a recent post in which he posits that word Nephilim that appears in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33 should be understood as "The Fallen Ones." He is responding to a post by Claude Mariottini. Joe takes up the first of two suggestions offered by Mariottini. He, Joe, suggests that the word is derived from the common Hebrew root npl, with the meaning "fallen ones." The other suggestion supported by some scholars is that the word is from Hebrew nephel, which means "miscarriage." Mariottini prefers to leave the word untranslated but worries that this causes problems for the lay interpreter.
The more or less default interpretation of Nephilim is "Giants" (LXX εί γίγαωτες).
I would like to proffer another suggestion. Nephilim doesn't have a Hebrew equivalent at all but is from an Akkadian word. I agree with Joe that it is based on the Semitic root npl which in Hebrew, Aramaic and Ugaritic means "to fall." But in Akkadian the root is seen in the verb napalu(m) which, even in the G-stem, means to "hack down" or "destroy (see AHw, 733)." In some contexts, it means "to destroy cities." In my view, the meaning "Destroyers" fits well in the context of Genesis 6:4. I quote from the NRSV with a minor change (in italics),
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went into the daughters of humans, who bore children to them. These were the heroes that were of old, men of renown.
In the last sentence the phrase, "heroes that were of old, men of renown (הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם, אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם)" seems to me to strongly imply a military order. In fact, the word I translated as "men" (following a literal meaning) is translated "warriors" in the NRSV. The hard question in this passage is, does this last clause relate to the Nephilim or to the offspring of the sons of God and the daughters of humans? If the former is the case, my suggested is supported. Those who destroy walled cities must surely have been "heroes that were of old, men of renown." If the latter, my suggestion is unaffected. I think the best way to understand the whole passage is to take the clause "when the sons of God went into the daughters of humans, who bore children to them" as defining the mythical time in which the (first) Nephilim were on the earth. That is when the "the heroes that were of old, men of renown" were on the earth. But I admit it is not very clear from context. The Nephilim that are seen in the land that "devours its inhabitants" in Numbers 13:33 could also be understood as "destroyers" who tear down cities.
If my suggestion turns out to be correct, it is possible that those who incorporated the Nephilim material into the Hebrew text may not have known what Nephilim meant and took it as a collective name for some class of strange folks. If that is the case, it may be best not to try to translate it.
Before I go on to what may be the most irrelevant point of all in this post, I want to make it clear that this is just an untested suggestion. It is not necessarily an original suggestion and not necessarily a suggestion in which I have much stock. I have not reviewed the secondary literature or consulted the Akkadian passages that may or may not support this understanding of the Akkadian verb. Nor have I made any real effort to explain how or when it may have come into the Hebrew Bible. I may do these things at a later date and then again, I may not.
Now for what is the most irrelevant point in this post. There is an Egyptian word nfrw that means "soldiers" The reason that this may be irrelevant is that the Egyptain word on which it is based, nfr, means "beautiful" or "good." And nfrw may best be understood as "beautiful young men of the army." For both phonetic and etymological reasons it is unlikely that this Egyptian word has anything to do with the Nephilim of the Hebrew Bible but for a while I worried about it, so I thought it was worth sharing.
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I like this idea of the Nephilim being understood as the destroyers. I had not thought of the Akkadian cognate. I will do some primary research in the CAD and other relevant literature. You really may be onto something here.
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So it's just good to get through and get a good feel out there and make sure if you've got a chance to win your matches easier to do so.
That's what I was able to do today, so I'm pleased.
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Sometimes I do go back in time and I look at the matches I have played against certain opponents. But this one, you know, is from 2007 in the first round, so I really didn't know that much. I really wanted to focus more on how I was going to try to play.
I wasn't sure exactly how passive or how aggressive he was going to play. I think he actually did a very good job of playing offensive tennis, you know.
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Like I said, I didn't have any setbacks since Hamburg really, and that's very good looking forward.
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For him it's just a question of like, you know, staying injury free right now, but training hard at the same time and playing in a lot of tournaments, just getting, you know, getting out there and, you know, sort of facing the music, you know, every other week.
I think this year is going to be very important for him to make a big step in the rankings. Start knocking on the door of the top 10. I think he has what it takes to move up, and clearly this match today with Raonic is very interesting, which many of the players are following in the locker room right now.
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You've just got to be able to react. Important is to set yourself up that you have multiple options and you're most dangerous for your opponent. I think it's important to not always hit it in the same spot so you I mean, you can disguise it to some degree, but what you want to be able to do is show your opponent that you can hit it all so when it gets important he doesn't know where it's going to go.
Then with me, I can manage with a slice and then the topspin and the flat backhand. I try to mix it up as much as I can. But at the same time, I also need to be able to just make enough in a row just for consistency and also for my confidence.
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I know everybody can, but a double hander usually doesn't. The one hander, it's so natural for us to play the slice that you almost have to tell yourself to always stay on the front foot and play aggressive.
On a quicker court like here it's definitely one thing you want to do.
Q. Coming to the fourth round match against potentially Jo Wilfried Tsonga, knowing his game so well, does it make it easier to play him?
Today I didn't know if my opponent liked the inside out forehand more or the inside in forehand or more the backhand down the line or backhand crosscourt.
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Apple's updated iPhone 5 for T-Mobile goes through FCC testing
An iPhone native to T-Mobile USA has been the stuff of legend for so long that we still have a hard time believing it's real, even after the carrier confirmed it in no uncertain terms. We're a little more credulous now that Apple has run the iPhone 5 through some class permission changes at the FCC. True to the words of Apple and T-Mobile, the updated A1428 is now clear to use 42Mbps HSPA+ data on the AWS frequencies that the UnCarrier uses (along with smaller Canadian providers, we'd add). The refreshed iPhone doesn't have any surprises lurking underneath — the LTE was already in place — although that in itself isn't surprising. It's a mid-cycle tweak meant chiefly to expand Apple's market reach, and we wouldn't expect much more iPhone-related FCC action for awhile.
Brad Molen contributed to this report.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple, T-Mobile
Source: FCC
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