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Why does no one respect old Psycho-T's game. He had one of the biggest serves EVER, if not the most effective serve ever. It was also the most unique serve, as he had the quickest motion of all time. He was a ****** on grass, and had hard firm groundstrokes. On top of all this... HE IS AMERICAN, and he WON A GRAND SLAM! So, why no love for Roscoe Tanner, huh? Let's use this thread to appreciate and remember Psycho-T p.s. I know... he's not dead.
I never really have seen any of matches until recently on TTC. Before I thought he was a one trick pony with the serve, but his ground game actually wasn't that bad it just wasn't at the level of Borg, Connors, ect. But he is a way better rounded player than someone like Karlovic. So I liked his game and watching his matches. Roscoe Tanner the person, however is another story...
I respect his game. Even saw him once playing live in Wimbledon on one of the outside courts. His serving was the most impressive I've ever seen.
I bought tickets to see him play Connors in an exhibition in Minneapolis, (actually Bloomington, but who's heard of Bloomington?) Tanner was a no-show, (no reason was given). The crowd was disappointed but the promoters redeemed themselves by getting Kreik to fill in. Now that I know more about Tanner's selfish personality I'm suspicious about why he was a no-show. Probably didn't care about the awful problem not going created for other people. How do you replace the hardest server in the world? Kreik and Connors had some great points, though. Up close, I could really appreciate their court covering abilities.
Just goes to show how 1 slam wonders are often forgotten, even when they had a stroke that gets talked about generations later as one of the best ever (serve). Most all love is lost when a prior slam champions personal problems blemish the reputation.
Not that much to love here. Huge deadbeat on child support payments, then bounced a big check when he tried to buy a boat.
Last stages of Borg Tanner in 1979. Man that PDP was tiny! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVn...2D354AC5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19
A long time ago, Bud Collins published a collection of tennis essays called My Life With The Pros. One of the essays suggested that Tanner had saved Wimbledon by, if I remember correctly, taking Borg to five sets in what was supposed to be a cakewalk for BB, at a time when TV ratings had dropped because of Borg's dominance. The essay was called something like "How Roscoe Tanner Saved Breakfast At Wimbledon".
What's so important about Americans to non-Americans? (I'm american btw) Karlovic has a better serve, better volleys, and Tanner's backhand is only better by a little, though his forehand and movement are miles ahead.
I think I remember that article. That was the first live telecast of a Wimbledon final. I believe Wimbledon used to start the Men's Final precisely on the hour, making it more difficult for television intros. Roscoe helped NBC by purposely taking a long bathroom break to delay the start, thus helping the television intro. Taking Borg to 5 on the first live telecast was exciting and started the "Breakfast at Wimbledon" tradition on NBC.
what was about his person? could you tell me pls? the only match i´ve seen recently was his sf-loss to gerulaitis at the 79-uso
Karlovic has a better serve? Not in my book. Tanner was barely 6' and served routinely in the 130-140 range. I've heard commentators say that Karlovic's serve is fast, but it also has no work on it, it's just a flat bomb. Tanner's serve was all over the place with spin. Tanner's delivery was also better. His perfect toss and quick motion were perfect for disguising the location and type of serve.
Does anyone recall what racquets he used? My aunt babysat for his parents when they lived on Signal Mountain (just north of Chattanooga). I remember as a little kid being over at my cousins and her giving us what I vaguely recall was a steel Wilson she said the Tanners had given her. We sure beat the snot out that racquet. I've been wondering for years whether it had any significance.
His post tennis exploits are well documented. Just google them. But basically he has a long history of multiple felonies involving check fraud and theft. He also was arrested for failure of child support payments.
I have tried to ignore this thread, but being the resident expert on Tanner, I will chime in on this serve related aspect! Karlovic does have the better serve, but it's not an easy call. Karlovic's is simply better due to greater margin for error and thus, higher percentages. However, Tanner had MUCH MUCH better diguise, his serve was as unreadable as they come. Also, on the subject of height, Tanner actually felt his height worked for him. Most servers of that time, and now, that achieved comparable speeds to Roscoe were 6'3 and up. Tanner purposely worked on hitting low bouncing, low angle, high speed serves, which he felt people were less used to seeing and forced them to make awkward returns.
Quite correct. Roscoe was asked discreetly by NBC to help as Wimbledon would not budge on this. He claimed he was nervous and went to the bathroom for an extended stay! His taking Borg to 5 was icing on the cake for "Breakfast at WImbledon".
Bengt, I know he used a "PDP" during the 1980 final. That may have been the precursor to the Head Metal Edge..but someone may know more about that than me. Thank you.
At the height of his popularity he was using the PDP Open. The plastic yoke at the throat came in orange or white. The racquet became very popular after the '79 final. After PDP, he started using a Le Coq Sportif racquet. I can't recall the model. I don't recall what wood racquet he used prior to the PDP Open. I don't ever remember him using the red Head Professional or a Wilson metal racquet.
PDP Open http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_tennis/TANNER_Roscoe_19780614_GH_L.jpg Le Coq Sportif TXM http://www.sporting-heroes.net/tennis-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2602
Yes, now I remember that very cool looking Le Coq Sportif racquet. That must have been VERY EXPENSIVE back then. I knew he didn't use a Head Edge Metal (which was so popular in the 1980's, but I believe the PDP led to the development of the Head Edge Metal, but I could be wrong about that. Thanks LttlElvis for that last info.
He used the Red Head Pro The Master was navy blue was the Standard was light blue. They were good frames but the Pro was the top of the line. The Master and Standard were more round than the pro.
Right, I was misremembering: it wasn't that TV rating were dropping due to Borg's dominance; it was that Wimbledon had not yet become a big deal on TV. And I'd totally forgotten about the bathroom delay business. He really pushed Borg in that final, though. It's a shame to hear that he came up short in the ethics department. I really enjoyed watching him serve.
I remember him using the pdp not the head pro. BTW if you really want to feel your elbow pick up the old Head Pro and have a whack at it! JND28
In the 1977 AO Final (January) it was Tanners' serve as described above that enabled him to whip Vilas something like 6-3 6-3 6-3. The match was dominated by his serve that was staying low and swinging aggressively.
Roscoes's serve and ethics I always admired his efficient serving motion. Low toss, not a wasted motion. Like a windup toy. I'm always saddened upon hearing about former athletes in trouble. These days the athletes have smartened up, surrounding themselves with family and reputable advisors to take care of them. In the old days, they seemingly floundered around when their playing days were over and had to scramble to survive. Examples, Denny McLain, Art Schlichter, now Lenny Dykstra.
Yes. And video will never do that motion justice. To see it in person, is to see the single most awe-inspiring stroke ever developed. It's simply inhuman. On TV it just looks quick and a bit underwhelming. In person, it's sheer perfection. Seeing the blur of the racquet and the uncoiling of the body into the perfect ball position. It's stunning. Blinding and natural...yet unnaturally perfect, like a machine designed to serve.


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This science fiction television show from the UK is gaining fans by leaps and bounds as it gears up to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Doctor Who is popular with young and old alike. Although the show is light-hearted, hilarious and endearing, it also has some dark and frightening scenes that may scare a young child. In the revived series (2005 and later), "Blink" in season three is a good one to avoid if you're watching with a sensitive little one, as well as "Midnight" in season four — some adults even got the creeps from them. Other episodes parents reported as being a bit much for their kids were "Tooth and Claw" in season two and the two-part episode series "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances" in season one.
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One day, two cities, two councils and lots of discussion about taxes and taxpayers' money.
If you're a civics nut, Monday rocked. Anniston revived a mothballed gasoline tax. Jacksonville gave money — $1 million — to its public schools to build a gym. Let's assume that since this concerns politics and money, these councils' decisions haven't been met with unanimous community support.
For the record, both decisions makes sense.
As often is the case on Gurnee Avenue, Anniston's approval to reimpose an unenforced tax on gasoline retailers was enveloped in backstory and confusion. The short version: the city stopped collecting the 2-cents-a-gallon tax in 2007, though no definitive reason has been unearthed and, apparently, there isn't a paper-trail record that proves the details behind the stoppage. Nevertheless, Anniston has literally left money on the table that's earmarked for road maintenance.
In other words, good move, Anniston.
Jacksonville's decision is more controversy than confusion. If you've followed Jacksonville politics in recent months, you're aware that the Board of Education and City Hall have been overwhelmed by the future of Kitty Stone Elementary School and the city's need for a new public safety complex. Earlier this year, the board voted to build a new and improved Kitty Stone. Dissenters were numerous. The council, on a 3-2 vote Monday, agreed to give the board $1 million to build a "competition" gym for the new school, with the money being drawn from a borrowed $14 million for the new police station and City Hall improvements.
Good move, Jacksonville? Probably so. When building, you only get one chance to do things right the first time. And in Jacksonville, where Kitty Stone is both an educational and historical icon, it's hard to disagree with the council's million-dollar decision.
The point, in case you're wondering, has nothing to do with Anniston and Jacksonville and everything to do with residents and their involvement with local government. In a single day, two councils made major decisions that, depending on where you live, how much you drive and where you children are educated, could affect thousands of people's lives. These weren't rote actions. They were debated, vetted and voted on. They passed.
Oftentimes, local government is more boredom than sexy, juicy politics. But it matters. If you don't think so, ignore it at your own peril.


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Football: Remember to Root for the Good Guys
Football tonight - And it's not too hard to choose sides when one side is a noble, and proud Wildcat and the other is an annoying, ugly bird with a profane knickname.
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Not to mention they bad guys are coached by SATAN...oh, I mean Spurrier. Yeah, I'm a Vol fan.
Too bad about the game though, it was good to see UK doing so well. I didn't want to see them take a loss till a little later in the season. - October 05, 2007
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Oh well, it's just that game which is played until the season starts.
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(Sigh) Back to reality. Can't wait to see that Patterson kid play.
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Great Job over LSU. This will help in getting my Trojans back on top.
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By Khaled Diab
A new search engine claims to filter out 'haram' (sinful) content for the faithful. Should non-believers now demand their own version – let's call it Godpile – that blocks religious content?
10 September 2009
We live in tough times for the faithful, for vice has gone virtual and a worldwide web of sin has been weaved online. The fleshpods of the internet make the fleshpots of Egypt seem tame in comparison, and all the godlessness online would make the throne in heaven shake in rage.
Luckily, some good Samaritans have come to the rescue. A few months ago, a group of Orthodox rabbis launched Koogle, the kosher search engine.
Perhaps not to be outdone, a Muslim equivalent has also just been launched in time for Ramadan, a time when virtuousness is an extra-special virtue. I'mHalal claims to filter out haram or sinful content, and may soon promote halal or virtuous content through special widgets.
"Our goal is to create a safe environment for Muslims to search the worldwide web," said the search engine's creator Reza Sardeha, an Iranian-Kuwaiti based in the Netherlands. In addition to blocking sexually explicit content, I'mHalal is also progressively excluding content deemed to be haram by selected Islamic scholars.
Secular and progressive Muslims are not amused. "Muslims are not children. What's the point of free will if someone else always decides for you what's right and what's wrong?" believes Mona Eltahawy, an Egyptian journalist based in New York.
Even some devout Muslims find it objectionable. "Two words I'm absolutely sick of: halal and shari'a – and coming from a practicing Muslim that's saying something. One more Halal invention and I'm converting to Scientology," said one commenter on Facebook discussion.
Despite the protests that this amounts to censorship, Sardeha insists that: "We have absolutely no intention of being a dictatorial search engine" and that I'mHalal is not intended to be a "political censor".
But determining what is sinful is no easy feat. Halal, like its cousin kosher, is pretty straightforward when it comes to diet. The overwhelming majority of Muslims accept that eating pork and drinking alcohol is haram (sinful). Of course, many are willing to run the risk of divine retribution ("vengeance will be wine"?) to savour the joys of intoxication, but even if a flying pig landed beside them on a desert island, they might well not eat it.
However, beyond the bread-and-butter issue of food, determining what is halal is wrought with difficulty. In fact, it could spark a theological controversy and force this search engine, which is currently targeted at "moderate Muslims", to install varying levels of virtue and vice.
For instance, like Judaism, the strictest interpretations of Islam ban "graven images", not to mention poetry and song. Should an Islamic search engine, then, block YouTube, TV channels and all embedded images on a page?
How about non-halal views? Should a search engine like this not return results that contradict Islamic orthodoxy, are critical of Islam, or advocate atheism? Although I understand why people adhere to a faith and take a more nuanced view of religion than many other non-believers, I write plenty of stuff that would be considered haram.
Luckily for me and open-minded Muslims, I'mHalal does not seem to have blocked my writings questioning Islam and religion, such as my guides to Ramadan for the non-believer and the drinker, or my piece on atheism in Islam.
Although I don't like the idea of divine or worldly censorship, my belief in freedom of choice means I cannot object to self-censorship of this sort. The danger is that, once the technology is perfected, theocratic regimes, such as in Saudi Arabia or Iran, could force citizens to use it and block other alternatives.
But as the genie is now out of the bottle, at this rate we may soon have search engines designed to answer people's spiritual questions modelled on the Ask Jeeves format, possibly named Ask Jehovah or Ask Allah. Since there seems to be a growing market for niche search engines, may be we'll soon get one for atheists, perhaps it could be called Godpile, which blocks religious content. Personally, I wouldn't use Godpile, just as I wouldn't use I'mHalal, but there might be a market for it out there.
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Would Perry's locks really make him a lock to win?
Published 5:06 pm, Tuesday, July 5, 2011
It started with a nickname: Governor Goodhair.
Rick Perry got the moniker from the late Molly Ivins, the legendary liberal columnist who also sometimes called the governor "The Coiffure."
As the limelight atop Perry's famed head has dimmed and brightened - intensifying during the heated 2010 gubernatorial race and again as he's mulled over a presidential bid during the past month or so - public attention to his hair has grown, too.
Whether basing the governor's presidential potential on his resemblance to actor Bruce Greenwood (who portrayed the president in two films) or making passing references to his tresses and "rugged good looks," a number of media outlets are discussing Perry's style in the same sentence as his stances. And they may not be wrong to do so.
"People systematically prefer the handsomer candidate or the better-looking candidate," said Steven E. Schier, a political science professor at Minnesota's Carleton College.
Schier cited evidence showing politicians' appearances play a role in how the public perceives their leadership potential, but "hair and looks are a problem if that's all you got," he said.
"With Perry, what you have is a fellow who does have hair and looks," Schier said. "He doesn't really have any national record to speak of, and the real question is, 'How would he travel outside of Texas?' "
Should Perry jump on the presidential bandwagon, he'll have to show he has more than a good stylist, Schier said. Perry has tried to demonstrate his political and policy bona fides during coast-to-coast appearances over the past months, but it remains to be seen whether that will be enough to prove he's not just "a pretty boy who has nothing between the ears," Schier said.
If he does run, Perry's appearance could at least help him among potential GOP rivals, said Bruce Buchanan, a University of Texas at Austin government professor who specializes in presidential politics. The gleam from Perry's polished hair or the extra dazzle in his smile could help him catch voters' attention.
"It could influence, for example, in a primary situation like the Republicans find themselves now, when you have a whole bunch of people with similar issues," Buchanan said.
Hollywood and cowboy analogies abound in stories about Perry in recent weeks.
"He looks the part of a politician (even down to his hair) and has the kind of résumé that immediately credentials him for the role of president," declared Stuart Rothenberg, one of Roll Call's contributing writers, in the paper's opinion section.
"It helps that he delivers a good speech and looks like the lead in an old Western movie," added Steve Chapman, a Chicago Tribune columnist and editorial writer, in an article on RealClearPolitics .com.
Across the pond in Great Britain, The Economist went gaga over the governor, too, but described him as less John Wayne and more Placido Domingo.
"He bounded to the podium, handsome in a sharp dark suit, and unleashed a booming voice. In fact with his square face and jet-black hair he looks a bit like a singer of operatic arias," a columnist known as Lexington wrote in the paper's blog on American politics. "He clenched his fists, jutted his chin, crouched, sprang and gesticulated wildly. The crowd loved it."
Some outlets have pitted a few GOP candidates as competition against Gov. Goodhair's tresses. Tea partier Michele Bachmann and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman get some mentions for their manes, but the main competition seems to be former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
"Critics in Texas like to call him Governor Good Hair, and indeed, his hair is good - maybe even, perish the thought, as good as Mitt Romney's," John Heilemann wrote in a recent New York Magazine article.
Vanity Fair contributing editor James Wolcott sees the tension mounting between the two barbershop favorites.
"Will Texas Gov. Rick Perry - i.e., George Bush III - get in the race?," he asked. "Please, let it be so. He and Romney can have a hair-off, with hot combs at dawn."
Even Rush Limbaugh got in on the act, offering an aside in one of his radio commentaries, "And he's got great hair."
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The distance between us is not a space for error. it took a mistake to realise that. my long term love would be shattered fast but re- attached if he felt where my heart was at. (it's in his grasp) he holds me up when i begin to lapse, his palms support and fill in the cracks. due to a recent string of ignorant mishaps i'd be suprised if he didnt throw it back toss it up and swing a bat pin it to a bull's eye to launch darts at or place it ontop a bottle and cock his barrel back. i'm out of line , out of character i hate the way i act. my drunken stage presence has me asking the director where the bathrooms at because my grand preformance involves knifes and bottle-caps. i've been nominated for best piece of ass , so my acceptance speak will thank all those who recycle trash. - bag your laughs i'm tying up my lungs untill i can only gasp struggling for breath untill my visions turns black unhappy with myself so i'll be glad if they collaspe finishing off bottles so i can start to pass wishing to sleep like aurora until prince philip extracts------me from my dreams from my reality from the tradjety that i'm going to be if i keep traveling these paths haphazardly knowing that if i continue to stray - he'll give up on finding me walk away cursing for wasting his time with me truthfully i'm sorry i dont know what the fuck is wrong with me i'm killing my entire reason for living besides from my daughter and looking at the example i'm giving if i wasnt such a wimp i would've pressed harder on the knife if i could i'd draw back with erasers and just wipe but all i can do is come clean and apologize we have never kissed, never touched or otherwise we havent shared an ocean or awoke with the sunrise we have never spoke so we can not start with lies my " somewhere out there someone" i say a prayer tonight we will find one another but is forgivness in sight take from me these tears , polish the stars within your eyes it has never ben so clear that i've got to make it right i love and anticipate you , like wishing for christmas in july im sorry
truly loved it.....first time i read through i was just noticing the flow of it and the way it sounds out loud......i read it a second time for content.....both were totally on point......nothing was forced....there were so many parts i liked so im not even going to bother quoting or anything......damn nice piece peace and blessings
yea i agree... everything was top notch in this piece... "if i wasnt such a wimp i would've pressed harder on the knife if i could i'd draw back with erasers and just wipe but all i can do is come clean and apologize" i liked that part... nice job.
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Well done usually this isn't my style of reading and i stop half way but i really enjoyed it and was glad i finished reading. Im sorry..............that line was the clencher, it was extremley strong, that did it for me....Great piece keep it up..........
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It seemed to me somethin quite 'personally' done in a very simple way. A ridig rhyme scene that fitted in well with the piece. I felt you tailed off once or twice. Over emphasising certain points. Or should i say, over elaborating. But how the piece was, it aint worth mulling over...but just to look to in the future... ..resp...


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EA SPORTS has started a gameplay series for FIFA 15 and the first video details improved visuals. Nick Channon, Sr. Producer of FIFA 15, narrates the trailer and discusses the advancement in player faces, character models, lighting, and kits moving realistically and getting dirty as the game progresses.
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This is a discussion on FIFA 15: Incredible Visuals Video within the PlayStation & Trophy News forum, part of the PS3Trophies.com Headquarters; EA SPORTS has started a gameplay series for FIFA 15 and the first video details improved visuals. Nick Channon, Sr. ...
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Already thought the FIFA 14 graphics were amazing, hard to believe these actually look like they're gonna be better, but they do.
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indeed, The A.I., and its overused scripting that screwed you out of results for shits n' giggles, needs addressing. These trailers rarely show how the game actually plays or looks either.
Last years PS4 version had a lot going for it in terms of creating a great atmosphere and feel, but it was a step back in basic gameplay terms.
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Xiangkang Yin (La Trobe University) |
Capital Asset Pricing with Asymmetric Information |
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Anna Gunnthorsdottir (AGSM) |
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Paul Frijters (Queensland University of Technology) |
All-Pay Auctions with Budget Constraints and Fair Insurance We study all-pay auctions with budget-constrained bidders who have access to fair insurance before bidding simultaneously over a prize. We characterize a unique equilibrium for the special cases of two bidders and one prize, show existence and a heuristic for finding an equilibrium in the case of multiple bidders and multiple prizes. We end with an example of non-uniqueness of equilibria for the general case of multiple prizes and multiple players. |
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Yuliya Meshcheryakova (Vixtoria University Wellington) |
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Optimal Monetary Policy with Real Time Signal Extraction from the Bond Market Monetary policy is conducted in an environment of uncertainty. This paper sets up a model where the central bank uses real time data from the bond market together with standard macro indicators to estimate the current state of the economy more ef_ciently, while taking into account that its own actions in_uence what it observes. The timeliness of bond market data allows for quicker responses of monetary policy to disturbances compared to the case when the central bank has to rely solely on collected aggregate data. The information content of the term structure creates a link between the bond market and the macro economy that is novel to the literature. To quantify the importance of the bond market as a source of information, the model is estimated on U.S. and Australian data using Bayesian methods. The empirical exercise suggests that there is some information in the U.S. term structure that helps the Federal Reserve identify shocks to the economy on a more timely basis. Australian bond prices seem to be less informative than their U.S. counterparts. This may be because Australia is a relatively small and open economy. |
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Learning and Discovery with an application to Incomplete Contracts |
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Peter Abelson, Discipline of Economics, The University of Sydney |
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Air-Raid is no more. Today I'm talking to podcaster Aaron Roden. For the past 5 years Aaron was the host of "Air-raid." a super cool music interview show out of seattle. I know him because he's in my facebook group "the Independent Podcast Alliance." a group for people who do shows out of their kitchens and basements. he recently posted that he was stopping his show. I was bummed and asked him to come on the show and talk about his show. I know this has nothing to do with movies, but Aaron's an interesting guy and this In the past 5 or 6 years I've been doing this show, my life has changed and made it harder to spend as much time on it. So i've thought about ending. There have been long stretches between episodes. Which was something i availed for years. But I still have more episodes in me before i pack it up and spend time with my daughter. The Tommy Wiseau Interview We talked about on the show: From his About page: The Air-Raid podcast launched in the summer of 2010 after host, Aaron Roden, an avid podcast listener, had an epiphany—he likes to talk and he has some great friends with interesting stories. Why couldn't he have his own podcast featuring his friends as guests? Originally intended as a something Drinking in the Studiothat Aaron (Air) and wife, Mairead (Raid) would co-host, the format quickly changed when Mairead sat in front of the microphone and realized that dead air doesn't make for good fake radio. She decided to switch her focus to behind-the-scenes work. Air-Raid wasn't Aaron and Mairead's first joint venture. In 2008, the pair briefly contributed to a dueling music blog. The blog lived on MySpace as "Larry vs. Mary" and served as a medium for Aaron and Mairead to fight about music reviews. The blog was short-lived, but served as a necessary stepping stone to podcastery. As Air-Raid gained momentum in its second year, Aaron augmented his guest pool with entertainers. The show morphed into a musician/comedian talk show, delving into life stories and journeys to the present. Guests range from comedians like Dana Gould (The Simpsons, Seinfeld) and Pete Holmes (Ugly Americans), to Souse and Seussmusicians such as John Roderick (The Long Winters) and Eric Early (Blitzen Trapper). Despite th


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- An accomplished venture investor, private equity principal, company advisor, entrepreneur, and public speaker, Chris manages a portfolio of over three-dozen consumer web, mobile, and wireless technology start-ups as well as an array of mature enterprises through his holding company, Lowercase Capital. Among his representative investments is Twitter Inc., where Chris was one of the first investors and works with the company every week as a strategic advisor.
Previously, Chris served as Head of Special Initiatives at Google Inc. In that role, among other responsibilities, he founded and headed up the alternative access and wireless divisions. His most visible projects include Google's 700MHz and TV white spaces spectrum initiatives, the company's groundbreaking data center in Oregon and Google's free citywide WiFi network in Mountain View, CA. Chris also spearheaded many of Google's business development and M&A transactions and was on the founding team of the company's New Business Development organization.
Before joining Google, Chris held a number of executive roles at one of the world's largest streaming and digital media distribution companies, Speedera Networks (acquired by Akamai Technologies), and was ultimately responsible for their legal and corporate development efforts. Prior to Speedera, Chris was an attorney with the Silicon Valley law firm of Fenwick & West where he handled venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and licensing transactions for technology clients such as Macromedia, VeriSign, and Kleiner Perkins. In 2008, Chris proudly worked on President Barack Obama's campaign as a Telecommunications, Media, and Technology advisor, a speaking surrogate, a field office volunteer, and as Co-Chair of Finance and a Trustee of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
The Wall Street Journal cited Sacca as "Possibly the most influential businessman in America" and he was also recently recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, annually selecting 20 of the world's most promising leaders and public servants under the age of 45. In addition, Chris serves as an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School at Oxford University. Chris regularly appears on television, radio, and in print and has been featured in Business Week, Fortune, Fast Company, and on CNBC, BBC, CNN, FOX, and NPR as an expert in the realms of entrepreneurism, venture capital, and disruptive technologies. In parallel with his frequent keynotes at technology industry events, Chris is perennially hired by many of the world's largest companies, financial institutions, universities, and even some governments to speak about innovation, workplace design, and business strategy in a digital era. Back home, Chris is a fixture in the Silicon Valley startup community, and his reputation for fruitful and fun collaborations with early stage companies earned him a 2009 TechCrunch Crunchie Award nomination for Best Angel Investor.
Chris graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center where he was a member of The Tax Lawyer law review and was honored as the school's Philip A. Ryan and Ralph J. Gilbert Memorial Scholar. He also graduated cum laude from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and was an Edmund Evans Memorial Scholar as well as a Weeks Family Foundation Scholar. During his studies, Chris attended university at each of Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador, University College Cork, in Cork, Ireland, and the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. Long before that, beginning in 6th grade, Chris attended the State University of New York at Buffalo for six years of graduate-level mathematics classes wearing thick glasses, awkward braces, and knowing the entire time that technology and computers would be passions of his for life.
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I have a semi-morbid fascination with bad gaming. If a game is deemed bad, I'm curious enough to want to try it for myself just to see how bad it really is. However, after the utter spanking Time and Eternity has garnered from people who've played it, I'm actually willing to let that sleeping dog lie. Yet here I am, semi-hypocritically, reviewing its soundtrack. Why? Because the music (save for a handful of tracks) is by beloved composer Yuzo Koshiro. "Moon Beach" from Streets of Rage is still one of my all-time favorite pieces of VGM so I figured, "even though Time and Eternity is a bad game, how bad can a Koshiro soundtrack be?" Well... the soundtrack itself isn't bad per se, but it definitely feels phoned-in.
The music presented here is paint-by-numbers orchestral JRPG music. Heroic themes sound appropriately heroic. Castle themes sound appropriately regal. Location themes seem to fit their locations. Even "Memory Disorder" on disk 2, with its choir vocals, sounds like a lazy imitation of the classic Final Fantasy VIII piece "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec." In short, there is little originality in this soundtrack. It was not even until I consciously looked at the data that I realized that Takeshi Yanagawa, a composer I've never heard of, composed a few of the tracks; namely location themes. Nothing of his stood out, so while the style throughout the OST is consistent, it's mostly consistently bland, and there's no sense of identity in Yanagawa's compositions.
I honestly can't remember anything about the first disk of music, despite having listened to it multiple times in various different ways. I listened to it intensely with headphones in a comfortable and quiet room. I listened to it in the car during my commute. I listened to the tracks in order and even listened to them in random order. All I really remember is that I remember nothing. Considering how memorable many of Koshiro's pieces are (e.g. the aforementioned "Moon Beach" from Streets of Rage), this disappointed me.
Then I heard the opening song of disk 2. "Bout! –Theme of Towa" is not only the best piece of music on the soundtrack, but it's one of the best pieces of video game music I've heard all year. I've listened to this song at least 10 times and have not tired of it. It reminds me of classic mecha anime, especially at the 1:03 mark. I was instantly transported back to my childhood watching Robotech (as the US dub of Macross was known back in ye olden days) on TV. This is the Koshiro I know, and I would gladly put this track on a "Best of Yuzo Koshiro" CD.
I cannot be alone in my disappointment regarding Time and Eternity's soundtrack. When I see the name Yuzo Koshiro, I have high expectations, and my expectations were not met. Sure there was one super awesome piece of music, but one stellar track does not save 28 also-rans. Then again, a game as reportedly slapdash as Tokitowa doesn't deserve much more than a token effort, even from a top-notch composer, but tracks like "Bout! –Theme of Towa" still appeal to that little sense of hope shining in all our JRPG hearts.
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Pretty simple. When you spam your hero hotkey it automatically centers the screen on your hero. In Dota spamming your courier hotkey centers the screen on your courier, which is useful in case you queued it to come a while back and need to quickly find its location and make sure its not going to die, etc. Please make it so if you spam your courier hotkey in HoN, it centers the screen on your courier.
Clarification: by "spamming" I mean just clicking the hotkey more than once in sucession
It already works this way... if you set your courier to Ctrl 1, hitting 1 twice centers the screen on your courier.


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Labour scooped a record-breaking audience for a party political broadcast last night, as the nation tuned in for the news before the royal interview, and found itself watching "On The Slide" instead.
The five-minute black-and-white film, made by Howard Guard, attacked the Conservatives' record and set out the shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown's plans for "fair taxes".
The timing of yesterday's broadcast was agreed two months ago, long before the Princess of Wales agreed to give her interview to Panorama. By chance, it was the first time a broadcast has been screened on a Monday outside an election campaign, because there is live football on television tonight, tomorrow and Thursday nights, and Labour insisted on a broadcast the week before the Budget. David Hill, the party's chief spokesman, said it was the party's sixth broadcast this year. The Tories have only used two of their permitted six. "They neither feel they have a message worth putting across, nor do they have any coherent line of attack against us," he said.
A Tory party spokesman said: "All the research indicates that PPBs only have any real impact in the run-up to an election. We are quite content for Labour to continue to waste resources on the wrong kind of advertising at the wrong time of year."
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