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FRIDAY'S STARTER Sam Coonrod will make his fifth start of the season and his first career appearance against Illinois. In his last outing, he pitched a career-best seven innings and set a new career high with eight strikeouts. The sophomore held Northern Illinois to two runs off of four hits, and only one of the runs was earned. He took a no-decision as the Salukis took home a walk-off win. SIU is 4-0 in games Coonrod has started this season.
ILLINOIS SERIES NOTES Southern Illinois leads the all-time series, 31-25. Over the last five years, the two teams are 6-6 against one another. The rivalry dates back to 1954, and more recently, the two teams have meet annually since 2007. Beginning in 2008, they have faced one another once a year at Rent One Park in Marion, Ill. SIU is 2-3 in five meetings with the Illini at Rent One Park. This will be the first year since 1985 that the Fighting Illini play multiple games at Abe Martin Field. In 2012, Illinois took a pair of games from the Salukis over St. Patrick's Day Weekend, but SIU rebounded to win a midweek game in Champaign in May.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING ILLINI After dropping three of their first four games, Illinois has won nine of its last 10 contests including a three-game sweep at Baylor last weekend. As a team, Illinois is hitting an even .300 and is led by senior outfielder Justin Parr who is hitting .424. The pitching staff hase been solid as well, posting a 3.39 team ERA.
HOME SWEET HOME SIU is off to a 4-1 start in five home games this season. In those five home games, the Salukis are hitting .300, and the pitching staff has posted a 2.00 ERA while holding opponents to a .200 batting average. Last season the Salukis started 5-1 at home before losing to Illinois.
ATTACKING LATE In the last five games, SIU has outscored its opponents in the final three innings of games by a margin of 14-3. On the season, SIU has outscored its opponents 36-18 in the seventh inning and later.
Ryan Casillas Over the last five games, first baseman Ryan Casillas is hitting .500 (8-for-16) to raise his batting average from .250 to .317. He also has a .619 on-base percentage during that stretch. He has drawn three walks in his last two games after drawing a total of one walk in his first 14 games this season.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY STARTERS Cody Forsythe will make his fifth start of the season in Saturday's game. Due to weather-related rescheduling, last Saturday he pitched on two days fewer rest than his normal schedule and lasted just three innings against Northern Illinois. It was his shortest start since his freshman year. He surrendered only one run off four hits and struck out two as SIU went on to win the game 4-2. On Sunday, Derek Fogel will make his fourth start of the season. Last Friday in his first start at Abe Martin Field, the lefty allowed three runs off seven hits in six and two-thirds of an inning. He took a no-decision after SIU rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning to win 8-3. In the game, Fogel uncharacteristically issued his first three walks of the season after not surrendering a free pass in his first 13 innings of work. Southern Illinois has not announced a starter for Monday's game.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE On Wednesday, Austin Montgomery was named Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Montgomery has received the honor in two of the four weeks that it has been handed out this baseball season. Montgomery also claimed the conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor following the first week of the 2012 season.
JONES AMONG MVC LEADERS Matt Jones leads the team with a .382 batting average, which ranks seventh in the MVC. He leads the conference in hits with 26 and is second in the Valley in RBI (15) and total bases (33).
BULLPEN Southern Illinois' bullpen has not allowed an earned run in the last 18 innings it has pitched. That stretches over five-plus games. The Saluki pen has allowed only eight hits during the streak. The Saluki pen has also not allowed a run of any kind in its last eight innings of work. The last time an SIU reliever allowed an earned run was in the eighth inning of the March 6 game at Murray State.
THAT WAS CLOSE Six of SIU's last seven games have been determined by two runs or less. The Salukis are 2-3 in one-run games and 2-3 in two run games. SIU is 5-1 in games determined by three runs or more and has not lost a game by more than three runs this season.
EATON ASCENDING CAREER LIST Closer Todd Eaton has earned a save in both of SIU's last two wins to give him three saves in three chances for the season and 13 for his career. He is two saves behind Andrew Weber for third most in school history. Already this season, Eaton has surpassed former Saluki Larry Beattie's 11 career saves to move into fourth place.
LOOKING AHEAD Following the series with Illinois, the Salukis will be back on the road for four straight games. First SIU will head to Eastern Illinois for a single game on Tuesday, March 19. The Salukis will then open the conference season at Indiana State with a three-game series beginning Friday, March 22.
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NCAA Softball Regional - @ UCLA's Easton Stadium
Post-Game Press Conference - Game Two
Alabama 4, Central Michigan 2
Alabama Head Coach Pat Murphy
"This is our sixth year, and the first one (game) to me always is the important one just to get out the jitters. New place, new people playing, and hopefully you survive it. We survived a couple of shaky innings and didn't hit the ball very well. We just made enough plays to get the win."
(Asked if the team will watch the next game or go back to the hotel to rest): "We'll watch a little bit of this game. Obviously, after seeing the score of the first game, anybody can beat anybody. You worry about that too. You just have to take care of who you're playing the next game and then just dream about winning."
(On the importance of walks): "We led the conference in walks and home runs basically every year. We'll take a walk. They've done very well with that. Those were huge. I looked up and we had three or four runs with one hit. The majority of the people on base were there on walks. I thought they did a good job of laying off very close pitches that could have been strikes but were called balls."
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Central Michigan head coach Margo Jonker
"I thought we competed in the game quite well, but we gave them too many opportunities...putting people on base. A couple of situations they also gave us some opportunities that way. I thought that there were some very positive moments, but obviously the home run was a killer. When they hit that one bad pitch...it is one of those situations they capitalized on one bad pitch. Good for them. For us, this is one game, we plan on spending a lot of time here.
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From 2010-2012, the Pasadena City College softball team seemed to lose its way as a program. The Lancers struggled for victories (27) spread out each in three straight nine-win years under three different head coaches. The South Coast Conference competition was even worse for the Lancers, who have won only 12 league games during that period.
In 2013, PCC second-year head coach Brittany Williams has built a near-freshmen squad, but one that has brought the Lancers back to respectability. Instead of trying to not get beaten by the 8-run mercy rule, Pasadena has pushed a few of the top SCC programs this season.
The Lancers are already two wins away from passing their entire win output of last year with an 8-10 record. On Thursday, visiting PCC gave perennial state power Mt. San Antonio all it could handle before losing, 6-4. On Tuesday, the Lancers held a late lead v. Long Beach City College, but fell to the host Vikings, 2-1.
"We are right on the cusp of becoming a winner," Williams said. "We're not going to be pushovers like we were the past few years. This week, we're proving we belong with the other SCC programs. We have potential, and we have players who understand the game, and are improving each week."
In the Mt. SAC loss, PCC scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to momentarily tie the Mounties, 3-3. Mt. SAC came back with three unearned runs off of PCC starter Melissa Izumida in the bottom of the inning. The Lancers held the Mounties scoreless the rest of the way and a bases loaded walk to Vanessa Contreras cut the lead to two runs in the seventh. However, PCC's comeback fell short when Mt. SAC Emily Seidel struck out Lancers' leadoff hitter/catcher Jazmin Hernandez to end the game.
PCC shortstop Allison Lacey batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Izumida scattered nine hits and struck out five (allowed three earned runs) to see her record fall to 4-5. The Lancers stranded 12 runners on base overall. Mt. SAC was led by two home runs from Alendrina Pichardo.
On Feb. 26, the Lancers took a 1-0 lead v. Long Beach on third baseman Katelyn Thordarson's RBI single in the fourth inning. Izumida, who has hurled three shutouts this year, blanked the Vikings on just two hits after five innings. In the sixth with one out, Izumida walked a hitter, then LBCC leftfielder Jezeree Misaalefua belted a 2-run homer over the left-center field fence. Izumida again became a hard-luck losing pitcher despite a complete game, four hits allowed, and striking out six.
PCC second baseman Audrey Serna had two of the team's three hits v. LBCC winning pitcher Candice Shadwell. The Lancers are 2-4 in conference play, but have two 1-run losses and one 2-run defeat indicating they are a far more competitive squad than recent PCC teams.
After 18 games, Serna leads the team with a .423 batting average plus two home runs and 15 RBI. Thordarson (.321 average) is the Lancers' RBI leader with 17 and runs scored with 16. Izumida is doing well with a .412 average and she has struck out 52 batters in 53-2/3 innings pitched.
Today, Friday, March 1, the Lancers play in the Golden West Tournament in Huntington Beach. PCC plays at 9 a.m. v. Southwestern and at 1 p.m. against Santa Barbara City College. The tourney continues on Saturday, March 2 with games to be announced.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The top-ranked Alabama softball team earned two run-rule victories to open the Easton Classic, Friday at Rhoads Stadium. Alabama started the day with a 13-4 win over Iowa State and then capped off day one with a 9-1 victory against St. John's. With the pair of victories the Crimson Tide moves to 20-0 on the season.
Game One
The top-ranked Alabama softball team defeated Iowa State, 13-4 in six innings, in the Crimson Tide's first game of the Easton Classic at Rhoads Stadium, Friday afternoon.
With the win, starting pitcher Leslie Jury improves to 7-0, while junior Kaila Hunt led a balanced scoring attack with three RBI, going a perfect 2-for-2 on the day, with a walk as well. The Tide took advantage of patience at the plate, tallying nine walks and scoring 10 runs on walks, hit batters or errors.
Alabama wasted no time scoring, by plating three in the first inning, started by an Andrea Hawkins single. After stealing second, she scored on a Hunt single to short right field. The second run of the inning was scored on an infield error off the bat of Kallie Case, followed by Hunt scoring on a passed ball to cap off a three-run first frame.
After Alabama was set down in order in the top of the second, Iowa State battled back with four runs of their own without the benefit of a hit out of the infield, to take an early lead.
Alabama would strike back immediately in the third, scoring six runs – five courtesy of walks – to seize back the lead at 9-4. The Tide batted around the lineup, and a total of nine batters would reach base.
Jury would settle into a groove, setting down eight in a row from the second to the fourth inning – including two strikeouts.
Leading off the top of the fifth with a stand-up triple, freshman Haylie McCleney would score on a sac-fly off the bat of Hunt to extend the Tide lead out to six runs.
The Tide would tack on three runs in the sixth, adding to their lead that would eventually serve as the final score at 13-4.
Game Two
In the day one nightcap of the Easton Classic, Alabama defeated St. John's, 9-1, in five innings on Friday evening from Rhoads Stadium.
With the decision, starting pitcher Lauren Sewell improves to 4-0 on the season, while St. John's starter Ashley Beza drops to 2-3. Danielle Richard, who was 2-for-3 on the night, recorded two RBI to pace the Tide at the plate. Sewell allowed one unearned run on one hit and struck out six.
St. John's got the scoring underway in the top of the third after being held hitless through the first two frames. The run was plated on an error on Kaila Hunt.
The Crimson Tide answered back immediately with four straight hits to open the bottom of the inning – highlighted by Haylie McCleney's double to deep center that scored two runs. Singles by Hunt and Richard both drove in a run apiece, respectively. Ryan Iamurri brought home a pair of runs with a screamer to center, and increased the Alabama lead to 6-1.
Alabama added on to its lead, with an RBI double by Richard in the fifth. Andrea Hawkins' triple drove in the final two runs of the game to seal the victory, in a run-rule five-inning game.
Alabama will resume Easton Classic play on Saturday with a pair of games. The Tide will open the day against St. John's at 1:30. Day two of the Easton Classic will begin with Iowa State facing off against St. John's at 11 a.m.


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Floyd Mayweather brings upon himself many of his own problems, a fact boxing fans were reminded of Saturday night not when he landed two legal punches to knock out a billy goat named Victor Ortiz but when he got into a dust-up with HBO's Larry Merchant that became a YouTube favorite until HBO began hollering about copyright infringement.
By now you all know the third time was the charm for the 24-year-old Ortiz, who at least twice tried to head butt Mayweather before finally successfully leaping into his face and busting up his mouth and lip barely 30 seconds after referee Joe Cortez pointed to his forehead and warned him, 'Watch your head! Watch your head!''
Instead Ortiz used it as a battering ram late in the fourth round of a fight he was losing badly, launching himself into Mayweather's face with the crown of his head in a way that would have gotten him a $50,000 fine and a suspension from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Cortez took a point away for a deliberate act of mayhem after Ortiz finished profusely apologizing and kissing Mayweather on the cheek. Ortiz tried to continue that charade of remorse after Cortez clearly said, "Let's go!'' and then clapped his hands together between the combatants, the universal sign that the armistice was over and they were back at war.
Cortez then looked at the timekeeper, not noticing Ortiz again reach out toward Mayweather as if to embrace him. Mayweather extended his arms, his hands touching Ortiz and then suddenly rocked back and nailed him with a left hook and right hand that knocked him senseless. Although you can argue that it wasn't sporting, it was completely within the rules and within the proper boundaries of the sport. They were, in other words, legal blows not, as Merchant later termed them, "legal sucker punches.''
If one went to Twitter, the social media website, hundreds of boxers tweeted defenses of Mayweather, including former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who was always known for his gentlemanly manner yet unloaded on a defenseless Oliver McCall when his hands were at his side and tears were streaming down his face in the midst of a heavyweight title fight.
The heavily pro-Ortiz crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena booed lustily as Cortez counted the stunned and lifeless Ortiz out at 2:59 of the round and just after that the enmity Mayweather seems to engender whether he deserves it or not spilled over into the post-fight interview by Merchant.
Merchant asked Mayweather to explain his action and he did, pointing out that he "got hit with a dirty shot'' and reminding viewers of the oldest boxing axiom there is: "Protect yourself at all times.''
It was then that Merchant's distaste for Mayweather seemed to reveal itself when he said, "Even though it appeared he wasn't protecting himself…you unfairly took advantage of it.''
It was not a question. It was a statement. A statement that ignored both the rules and the conventions of the sport and minimized the clearly illegal and repetitive efforts Ortiz made to butt Mayweather. At that juncture Mayweather instructed Merchant to go interview Ortiz and then laced into him with an expletive-laden, disrespectful tirade, calling for his firing and surrendering what might have been the high ground had he simply walked away.
Merchant then lost it like Ortiz had when he was under assault from Mayweather, snapping that, "If I was 50 years younger I'd kick your ass.''
Mayweather's rudeness toward the 80-year-old Merchant does not ameliorate the way the latter handled those interviews. He seemed argumentative toward a fighter who was fouled and apologetic toward the perpetrator of the crime that caused the fight to degenerate into what it became.
When Merchant turned to Ortiz he gave him none of the same kind of pointed grilling. He asked him to describe what happened after first pointing out to him the roar of the partisan crowd.
Merchant asked "Was it your fault?'' and Ortiz replied, "Absolutely not. I obeyed exactly as I was told.''
Clearly he had not because Cortez A) told him to watch his head only seconds before he used it and B) said "Let's go!'' and clapped his hands together before stepping away from the fighters, a clear sign the time for apology had ended and the time to fight had recommenced.
Merchant did not call him on that. Instead he said, "You butted him. Was that just some reflex action?''
In a court room Mayweather's attorney would have jumped up and said, "Leading the witness!'' and any judge worth his salt would have said, "Objection sustained.''
According to Merchant, the guy who got butted in the face and then punched his assailant after the referee signaled the fight was back on "…unfairly took advantage'' while Ortiz was an innocent overwhelmed by his emotions. Some people don't believe in global warming either.
When I spoke with Merchant the next day he said he had seen no other butts by Ortiz, only "rough housing inside,'' and pointed out that no one on the broadcast team made any mention of Ortiz using his head illegally prior to the butt he was penalized for. Merchant claimed it had resulted from "in my mind, the heat of the moment. In that melee he lost it a little bit. I don't think it was premeditated. I'm not disputing it was intentional but it was in a moment of emotion.''
If it was in a moment of emotion how come he was warned less than a minute earlier to stop illegally using his head, a warning Merchant rightly pointed out the entire HBO broadcast team missed even though you could see it and hear Cortez say it? How many "moments of emotion'' do you get before they're not emotion but rather premeditation?
Merchant conceded this week that "Mayweather had the right to do what he did but that doesn't make it right. It was uncalled for whether within the rules or not. There is a line where there's bad sportsmanship.''
Indeed so, and Victor Ortiz crossed it. What Mayweather did was what every fighter I've spoken to since said they would have done. He did his job. The referee said "Let's go!'' He went. Soon after so did Ortiz.
What was most troubling is that it appeared to me Merchant, rather than simply asking questions to get two sides of the story, was accusatory toward the victim while trying to aid the perpetrator's escape from responsibility. He denied this. Watch the tape and you decide.
At one point during our conversation, Merchant cited his recollection of Lewis' refusal to hit McCall when his arms were at his sides while in the midst of what appeared to be a nervous breakdown as an example of what Mayweather should have done. Again, go look at the fight on YouTube. What you find is Lewis hitting McCall warily but repeatedly with right hands, including a stinging right uppercut and right-left combination not unlike the one Mayweather used to stop Ortiz just before referee Mills Lane stopped the fight.
Was the weeping McCall clearly defenseless that night? Yes. Did referee Mills Lane ask him if he wanted to fight and did McCall twice shake his head no? Yes. Did the fight proceed? Yes. Did Lewis hit him repeatedly thereafter? Indeed he did.
Merchant claimed he asked questions only to "try and get their side of the story and let the public decide. That's what I would have done with Mayweather but before I could he went off so that changed that custom of mine.
"In this case before I could pose the questions I got personally and professionally attacked. Maybe I should have been a little more rigorous on Ortiz but he looked like he didn't know what the hell was going on.''
Since the broadcast, Merchant has been widely defended, with many heaping praise on him for calling Mayweather out over his rudeness and abusive language. Floyd Mayweather was indeed out of line in the way he spoke to Merchant but the tone and tenor of Merchant's questioning was just as unfair and out of line.
Whether Floyd Mayweather "unfairly took advantage'' of Victor Ortiz or not, Larry Merchant's one-sided questioning of the two of them did the same to Floyd Mayweather.
Wow! Psychological blinding is definitely in effect. No matter how you spin it, check the rule books and you will clearly see that Cortez superly, royalty, fudged UP! Not only is he not firm or fair, he is not silly and senile. A ref does not turn and watch the timekeeper when the combatants are not in the neutral corners. When you call a timeout, after you penalize the guilty fighter, you send him to the neutral corner and check out the fouled fighter with the ringside doctor. After the doctor say that he can now fight, you call both fighters to the center of the squared jungle while standing between them. You then call time in, tell the suckas to touch up and resume the bout. Not for a minute do you get from in between them. OMFG! When in the cockfighter -- I mean boxers -- are in the zone, they are some outta-controlled cockfighting muthasuckas. Their job a 100 percent of the time is to fight when nobody is between them or saying STOP! You get from between them or let on loose, they will continue to fu*ck one another UP!
Silly and senile -- I mean firm, but fair referee -- Joe Cortez majorly FU*KED UP! And so many people in the media, fans, fanfaronades and boxing powers that be don't have the cojones to suck it up, admit to it and move the holy fu*k on. I'm with the words of UFC/MMA boss Dana White on this one. CORTEZ FU*KED UP! You have a third man in dat squared jungle to control the beasts. Trained killers KILL! Again, don't fault a fighting rooster for unfairly or otherwise killing the other one, when the officials or refs are not keeping them separate and their fudging job to contain da beasts.
I'm reminded of Michael Vick and his pitbull-fighting episodes. The dang dogs were taught and trained to fight and kill the weaker or temperarly off-guard bytchs in front of them at all times, PERIOD! This is how a great, good, boxer is TRAINED, people! When Sugar Ray Robinson was asked by Congress did he try to kill or hurt his opponent that he killed, he said, "It is my business to try to hurt or kill my opponent...I'm in the hurt business." When GOAT Ali was asked did he try to cripple or blind giant-arse Ernie Terrell, the GOAT said, "It is my job to...and it is the referee, doctors, judges job to save him...It is just my job to hurt him."
As far as the fight between Larry Merchant and Money May goes, da suckas were bulljivin!' It is was a page from the old wars of GOAT Ali and the late, great, Howard Cosell. And all that syet came from wrestling. Look how many times a wrestling announcer and wrestler get on their bulljivin." It is all about makin' dat moola and makin' those suckas born every minute to believe bullsh*t, so that they will empty their pockets to see the optical illusions that their a$$es believe are the real time, babbeee! Boxing is also show business. Holla!
two wrongs don't make a right ....knocking a guy out that way proves nothing more than if if it was done by a head butt....cause any bum could knock someone out either way ....shame on both fighters ....and Merchant was asking the questions that Floyd was trying to avoid...ever hear of respect for your elders?....floyd hasn,t either....too bad cause he is the best boxer in the world...no matter who you are or what you have accomplished you have to give respect before you gain it
Yay, Ron Borges! Finally, someone smart who sees it my way. Larry can be a pedantic douche sometimes. Mayweather is in the business to win, make money and not get hurt. Period. I think Larry's retort, 'If I were fifty years younger, I'd kick your....' was just silly. (He should have headbutted Money May.) LOL.
LOL. Ron Whoreges back under Mayweather's payroll. lol.
I agree wth this article. Victor was getting beaten and he became unglued. Twice before the headbutt that got a point taken away, New Evil Vic was warned about the head. Why after Cortez clapped and said "lets go" was Victor not looking at Floyd? Why after the short left hook didnt Vic turn his attention toward Floyd? What was Floyd supposed to do? "Hey, Headbutt kid, are you ready cuz I'm about to start fighting again" I don't want to hear it from Fighter4JC because he doesn't have cable and probably didn't even see the fight live. Times like these I reeeeealy miss Isaiah. He would be speuwing Kenducky Fraud this and Chicken Mayrunner that.
Legal punch, unsportmanship, whatever!! Victor stock has dropped, Dude is an idiot, not too long ago he quit vs maidana,We all forgot and forgave! he is in the biggest event he will ever starred in, dude is got the opportunity to seize the moment, he is losing clearly, but fight is still early, he flagrantly head butts money may and apoligizes, and continues to kiss him..WTF.. what is money may supposed to do? touch them up and continue fighting! All that talk about he's momma and daddy abandoning him early in life, He should of learn how to protect himself, in battle. He is more hollywood than a street hardend kid and now he is calling for rematch, How about a ppv refund?
Out-to-lunch Ortiz was out of his league. Radam says the headbutt was a result of Money May's evil kung fu grip, and not Victor's frustration. Who is calling it straight?
Larry Merchant is a major hater and HBO needs to be fire him..The interview questioning was so one sided damn give the Mayweather a fair shake then when he gets on Larry Merchant head he has this sum look on his face like he's done nothing wrong...he had that shit coming.
Funny how Mayweather's Mindless Minions try to fight for Floyd's legacy as though legacy, integrity and honor even matter to the likes of them. lol. as long as you get inside the girl's pants, who cares if it's by smooth talk, by force or at gunpoint? lol
We all know there severe headache Floyd Mayweather gives you, but I wanna ask you something:
What do you think of Miguel Cotto?
*the severe....
New Classic...New Evil Vic
Everybodeee and dey will always blame the victim
. That it is as American as apple pie and fibbing until even the knows know da know begins to question themselves, shutdown and automagically start believing dat balderdash. Vicious Victor and Money May were victims of a silly-and-senile referee. "Firm but fair," my arse! But I give da JC -- Joe Cortez da luv. His arse has fooled more than the lies about the righteous JC -- Jesus Christ! A referee is suppose to referee and administer the complete rules of the game at all times.
Optical illusions are all up in dat squared jungle causing mass confusions. For those who don't know the rules, an incompetent cheater can syet on you all as if you were toilet stools. Anyway, Joe Kotex -- I mean Cortez -- has all but admitted to being wrong. The suckas has said that the boxers know the rules, so he doesn't need to say sh*t. BULL! Knowing jive is not the job of enforcing it. [Boxers are always looking for an advantage, edge or to get away with murder without being charged.] JC was there to enforce the rules. He did not, no matter how you try to shape it, bounce it or spin it. Most people don'[t know sh*t 'bout boksing," in the words of Uncle Roger May. Other suckas and clowns just try to play dumb or go into deep self-denial for convienents [word misspelled, and I ain't got time to spell check; just like you dudes don't time to fact check the flickin' rules of refereeing.] Holla!
Hello TSS!!!! Wow how long has it been. So busy right now i cant believe I couldn't even squeezed a min to post on this great site. Well anyway what a fight that was. Just when Ortiz was having his way he gone and did that stupid move with the headbutt. I blame Ortiz about 25% Cortez 25% and Mayweather 50% for sucker punching the lights out of Victor. That was so uncalled for it wasnt even the first time he did that. He did the same to Mosley when Shane tried to apologyze also but he had a better chin. Either way I still felt that Ortiz was going to lose down the line but would've been interesting to see May handle Ortiz's strength and combinations. Unfortunately for May he would have like to get some rounds in against a southpaw.
Manny has said that he is willing to go take the test under Team Mayweather's demands but seems like Mayweather does not want to tango. Typical Floyd.
Why is my comments being crossed off? Was i out of line? What's up TSS U?
Whats up #1pacfan it's been a min but ain't shit change I still don't agree with most of what u say....just when he was having his way please! He landed one punch with that wild ass pac combination...if the ref says fight what should u do say( I'm going to wait until my opponent is ready before I start punching)... I'm starting to think a lot of u guys have never had a fight.....if u in any kind of fight and a guy is close enough to hit u protect your self u idiot ....the ref can't protect me better then I can so I would never put my well being in his hands that's just stupid ass f#$ck.
How to properly land a sucker punch,..by brownsugar.
Back when I was just a minor slumdog in the infamous community of the "Little New Jack" apartment complex, I learned to appreciate the virtues of having a good sucker punch in my arsenal(i didn't carry a gun because it was the easiest way to go to jail or die)... During hard times I took to opportunity to work as a maintaince man for a crooked ex-cop who was the Slum Lord of the afore mentioned apartment community...
If you didn't live in Little New Jack you probably wouldn't notice that it came with it's own internally installed brand of juridiction that was administered and adjudicated by the local drug kingpins... Nobody messed hardly with the guys who were passing thru as long as they were spending money, but if you lived there,.. You Had To Fight!!...
Somebody would pick you out and intentionally cause some trouble cause they didn't like the way you looked or wanted to get at your girl friend.. They would block of the exits or the parking lot with onlookers guzzling beer as if you were on HBO.. sometimes the crowds would number 40 - 50 people.
after several success "sucker punch a punk" defenses of my small corner of the universe I outlined a detailed instructional guide for those who would like to learn.
#1. A Sucker punch is a rouse,.. a con,.. a Houdini trick that is dependant on misdirection as it's key component..
You must be relaxed, poised and calm... use subtle misdirection such as looking into the sky as if you just say a new bird species,.. yawn continuously like you just got up from a drinking binge and can't get focused or feign a shocked reaction like you left a pot of oatmeal burning on the stove.
#2. Your feet should alread be in position,.. elbows slightly bent.. knees slightly bent, and shoulders slightly tensed so you can spring into action in a split second.
#3. Wait untill you quarry is at his most confident... the point where he's telling you how he'll tear you a new asshole and in the process of getting up in your face to make additional comments about your Momma.
#4. You should have been practicing the move for at least a month or two before you can utilize it with confident... personally my neighbor hood was so dangers and fraught with contention that I practiced throwing a left, right, left, 3 piece combination from a relaxed position when my hands were at my waist at least 30 to 50 times a day untill I could do a half second imitation of Sugar Ray Leonard.
#5. After you've landed the blows,...your adversary should be in a near comotose state.......At that point just walk away... sitting on your fallen foes chest doing your best ground and pound will only fuel resentment and retaliation... if you just leave.... the last memory your advisor will remember is that he was in your face and was suddenly severed from his senses in a way that will make him question his own manhood and purpose for existance for years to come.
This has been a free tutorial please use it wisely,.. and only if provoked and there is no other way out. I take no personal responsibility, fault or legal consequences if your sucker punch attempt somehow goes awry because of your lack of focus... or if you get cut down by gunfire a day later.
What's up #1 PACFAN,... always good to ready your posts...(the following is not addressed to you personally)........... I don't think Cortez was "Too" much out of order in the way he conducted the Mayweather/Ortiz bout... the shocking finaly had everyone placing blame when no blame is even needed.
EVEN if Ortiz had not landed the 10 rabbit punches that left a sizable swelling on the back of Floyds neck in previous round... or the elbows he landed while doing his best Ricky Hatton imitation,.. Even if he didn't grind the top of his head into Floyds face like a brillo pad several times before the 4th...and EVEN had Ortiz had never catipulted his head into Floyds face like a Bezerker from Gears of War,... Floyd was still well within his rights by displaying the type of Ruthlessness necessary to be one of the worlds best..
After Cortez walked Ortiz around the ring,.. he waived them together,... motioned his hands together and barked "LETS GO"... loudly enought that even our host who was in the kitchen making Mexican Mole Chicken and Rice heard Joe Cortez call the fight back into to play.
After the butt.....Ortiz was still blathering about something he had already apologized for... it was more like he was begging Floyd to take it easy on him,(at that point he didn't displaying the countenance of someone who was trying to win a fight) ....It was clearly evident that even Ortiz's most flaggrantly fouled bull-rushes failed to make any impact Floyd...
Just like Hatton,......... in fact far more easily than Hatton,.. Mayweather rode the few ineffectual storms initiated by Ortiz like a father cuddling his new-born son. With perfect and professional ease.
I made numerous posts that I felt the far bigger, younger, and stronger Ortiz represented a challenge that would make Floyd go to the well like Leonard had to do against Hearns in order to eake out a close victory.
How wrong I was...... to see that Floyd dispite his absense from the ring was on a far greater skill level reduced Ortiz to looking as ordinary as he does everyone else..
This was a facinating victory by Mayweather in my opinion on many levels... and the comical outburst by Merchant makes me laugh from the gut everytime I hear it.
I have to give a special shout out to Ali,...Roast, Salt Lover, RealTalk, Condor, DaveB, Shoulder Roll, and the many other readers who stated that Mayweather would spank Ortiz in a major way... I thought he'd win but thought it would be much tougher due to Floyds age and layoff... He's Taken on the Best Who are Taken The Test.
Excellent victory by Mayweather...I can see Atlas, Dundee, Tyson, Lewis, Hagler, Duran, Leonard, and Hearns all nodding their heads in approval,....(even Klitschko said it was legal but unsportsmanlike) But you don't play when you fight...Have you ever seen a quarterback bullshit around when ref blows the whistle???? There's no room in the sport of boxing for Ortiz's conduct either... save the grab-ass for after the fight.......
I hope Ortiz can build himself back up and erase the stupidity of his actions from this fight... the kid still has major entertainment value. First assignment should be Berto, ...give Berto a rematch... then take on a Mike Jones, or Kell Brook,.. if he wins those,.. it'll be like he never left...and then he can get spanked again in a rematch with the boxer everybody loves to hate... Hopefully we can see Mayweather Vs Pac.
What' up Ali. As defensive as always...why don't you watch the last 30 seconds of that round in slow m and tell me if he landed just one punch. I saw about good three ones landing on Mayweather and to answer you regarding getting into fights i have, many to be exact. I was you say thuggin in it in my younger days but never had any rules. This is professional boxing not a street fight there's a difference.
What's up B-Sug?! It's always a pleasure reading your posts. I really felt that Ortiz never had a chance at winning the fight because of how difficult he had against Berto. I've always said that Berto was the most overrated fighter in the division. Mayweather was way beyond Ortiz's skill level. Good points about the sucker punch but to me a sucker punch is easy described as an advantage to hurt the guy first. A sucker punch always occurs when the other is not looking, not ready, and not willing to fight. I pulled one of those types of punches back in the day when I was so mad at my wife's ex because he called her a b#$#$$ so when i saw him at the b-ball courts not a word was said just looked in his eyes and I threw a straight right that staggered him but not on the ground. I then chased him and made him pay while he sat on the bench not willing to fight I then got more hits on him and getting in a toe in the forehead while my homie pulled me off. Now this was in front of all his buddies hahaha.
Dang! Darn violent people. All yall suckas shoulda been in dat squared jungle makin' and than shakin' dat moola. Holla!
Ali, cut da crap! You are taking da maxim, "protect ya' self at all times," a bit too far. Money May is a fighting machine, as is a roster, as is a pitbull dog, as is if any animal or ant when you are in or near his terrority. They will get into yo' a$$, anyway possible if the regulator is not doing his flickin' J-O-B! Money May hit Vicious Victor with a sucker punch -- BOTTOM-FU*KIN"-LINE, legally or not, but rightfully so, PERIOD! That is what a fu*kin' fightin' beast does.
It is flicking up to the powers that be to keep asskickers from gettin' an advantage -- fair or unfair. Referee Joe Kotex -- I mean Cortez -- did not do the proper JOB of a sweet science referee. He did not stand between the combatants and then tell them to fight. He was not between the fighters and was bytch lookin' at the darn timekeeper, because the sucka was in on gettin PAID. He put his money on Money May, and just simply guaranteed that he'd get paid for his bet.
[Joe Cortez is an uncover gambling bytch. He's at the betting and money cage more than your's truly. No matter what, VVO was not gonna win.]
Da game is seedy and -- in the words of Uncle Roger -- "most people don't know syet 'bout boksin!'" MFJC! Ali, just call a spade a spade. But, than again, you may not have the knowledge, or most likely da cojones. You are just one bias, prejudice Jack____, who will never admit to sh*t. I know some of your "best friends [are] Mexicans" from Kansas. YUP! You can see their a$$es waiting for the major tornado, so that they can get a lift to Wizard of Oz to request a brain, a heart and courage. Then they click their heels and realize that they were dreaming. Hehehehehe! Holla!
Thanks for the comments ali,.......@ #1PACFAN, wow... remind me not to try and go after your lunch money LOL...(but addressing your latest comment it was interesting that Roger Mayweather said to Floyd on fight night that it was to Floyds advantage that Ortiz gained 15 pounds overnight... they saw it as a weakness, interesting).......
in case no one has heard, 24/7 the final episode follows the fighters thru the weigh-in, thru the fight with footage of the fight, and follows them into the dressing rooms,.. where Ortiz put on an entirely different face than he had while the camera's were rolling. facinating stuff.
@ Radam, you make me laugh even when I don't want to sometimes... hope we can get that Mayweather Pac fight!!!
one of the most incomprehensible things I noticed about the fight is the way Jim Lampley kept giving credit for Ortiz landing shots when Mayweather actually the one doing the hitting... he was giving Ortiz huge credit for walking thru punches instead giving credit to the guy landing the punches... thereby trying to spin it as if Ortiz was winning because he was absorbing good punches...
I like Lampley because it's like listening to an over enthusiastic kid... he wears his heart on his sleeve and becomes biased immediately for some fighters... nothing exceptionally wrong with that,.. he's only human except for giving the casual fans the wrong impression, as they hang on his every word as if it were the goespel.
Ortiz reminded me of guys (champions) who continue to try to give there best even when they are out classed(until they self destruct)... like Hatton, or especially Ray BOOM BOOM Mancini, one of my faves since I live 75 miles away from Youngstown... Arquello and Livingstone Bramble gave him a beating that ultimately caught up with him in the later rounds.. Taking shots early in a fight should never be interpreted as being a good thing.. the guys who can do it eventually meet there master... (like Margarito for example)
nobody is superhuman when the punches start accumulating... (Adamek and aaron pryor almost being an exceptions because they could box too)
If that fight would have went 4 more rounds,.. Ortiz would not be in the position he is now... where he still has chance to make a come back. 4 more rounds of that abuse would have finished the kids career and destroyed his confidence...
Garcia had a plan to start slow and finish strong,... how crazy is that when Mayweather has the best stamina around? and was doing a better job of conserving energy?
Roger told Floyd in the corner..."we're gonna drown him in the later rounds"
Put this kid in with Roach, let him get some wins,.. then the rematch can be sold... as of now,.. there is no reason for a rematch. Hope Floyd has another couple of fights left,.. he was just getting warmed up himself.
I dont get you Radam. Are you really saying that Cortez was trying to let Mayweather win because he had money on Floyd to win? Or is this like when you sais Ortiz was gonna whip Floyd's arse but not you didnt mean he would win the fight. I need a translator. Sounds like the words of a sore loser. Scandalous talk.
WOW! Hehehehe! NO! The Roast, I think you need an intrepreter [spelling may not be right]. Da game of boksing is seedy. Everybodee and dey momma are on da take. Cortez is just gonna retire, SOON! C'mon, the Roast! Don't be naive. In Sin City, there is a lot of betting and setting up syet going on. [Like I said, Money May said that Joe Cortez bet on him, and just gauranteed that he'd get paid.] Cortez know where to find me. If I'd post some "scandalous talk," the Universe's powers that be would have knock it down by now, because if I libel da idiot Cortez, he'd be able to come after me and TSS -- for posting such "scandalous talk." C'mon, the Roast! Settle down, man! Chillax! It ain't dat serious. If you think that I'm up in Cortez's grill, ya ain't hear nuffin!' READ or LISTEN ta what some otha' cats are sayin!' Holla!
I musta' fo'got! BTW, the Roast, I made tons of moola by betting BIG that the bout would end in a controversial KO win for Money May or a D'Q for him. I sh*t you not. Sorry if you cannot understand my vibes. Holla!
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Chris Jericho recently took part in an interview with Between The Ropes in which he discussed performing with Fozzy, what he considers the best period of his career, and more. In the following excerpt, Jericho responds to when – if ever – he intends to return to WWE:
It makes me laugh because we do signings every day at Uproar after our show. We have great fans but probably, I'd say one out of ten of them, will say 'When are you coming back to wrestling?' It's like, it hasn't been a week. Last week I lost the thing and then it's like on a Wednesday – 'When are you coming back?' What is the percentage? I don't know. Depends what we have going on tour-wise. I don't think we have anything booked as of yet. I know we're going to Australia at the beginning of March with Metallica. I don't when exactly. When is WrestleMania? At the beginning of April? There's always a chance. Once again, it all depends on what's going on with Fozzy and where we'll be at with the band. There's always a chance. I definitely don't want to make this something where I'm on for another year again. If there's something where I can pop in from time to time. I think that would be pretty cool. Let's say as of right now there's a 50-50 chance.
He also touched on Kevin Nash's recent controversial comments:
Nothing really hurt me about it. I think it was a stupid statement. Whether he was trying to push buttons or not, whatever, but that's my generation. Those were my guys, and I was there. I lived through it, dealt with it. It just was a stupid statement, whether he's trying to pull strings or whatever. I don't think he was. I think he was just saying it because he really believed that, and it's the typical big man mentality. Big guys always think that way, until they look through their career and realize the best matches they ever had were with guys that were my size. So I said what I had to say about it, and I wasn't going to get into a war with Kevin – I like Kevin – but I think it was a dumb statement.
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WWE taped this week's Main Event (airing tonight on ION Network) and Smackdown (airing Friday on SyFy) last night in Philadelphia, PA. Thanks to Chris Z. for the results.
Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro defeat R-Truth and Xavier Woods
Alberto Del Rio defeats Justin Gabriel
Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeat Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre
Jimmy and Jey Uso battle Luke Harper and Erick Rowan to a double count out. After the match, Harper, Rowan, Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan lay out The Uso's.
The Miz hosts Miz TV with guest Big Show. Show challenges Brock Lesnar to a match at the 2014 Royal Rumble. Paul Heyman excepts the match on Lesnar's behalf.
Rey Msyterio, Sin Cara, Fernando and Diego defeat Ryback, Curtis Axel, Jack Swagger and Curtis Axel.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton defeats Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston
Xavier Woods defeats Fandango
United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns defeat CM Punk, Road Dogg anf Billy Gunn.
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YOU ARE HERE >> Services > Health & Wellness > Ask the Expert > Your Health Care > When should I take my child to the ED
When Should I Take my Child to the Emergency Department?
Jennifer Godwin is a physician's assistant, at Banner Baywood Medical Center.
Question: When is it appropriate to take my young child to the ER?
Answer: When your child is sick, consider calling your doctor. However, some sick children need to be seen in the Emergency department.
There are some definite signs that indicate when you should take your child to the Emergency department:
- If your child is younger than one month – and has a temperature of 100.4F or higher.
- If your child is not acting right - If your child isn't making eye contact, feels limp and lifeless or has a strange cry.
- If your child is having difficulties breathing or starts to turn blue - If your child can't breathe, call 911.
- If his/her fever doesn't come down below 101 - an hour after fever medicine.
- If your child has a seizure.
- If your child shows signs of a urinary tract infection - Painful urinating, going more often, foul smell.
- If your child shows signs of dehydration - Not crying tears, a dry mouth and dry diapers for 12-24 hours.
- If your child shows skin symptoms - A rash that doesn't go away when you press on it, new and unexplained bruising, painful red swelling on one or more joints.
Most childhood fevers are caused by viruses and will go away on their own. Most children with fevers can wait overnight and be seen by their doctor in the morning. However, if your "gut feeling" is that your child is too sick to wait, please take them to the closest emergency department.
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I am running a network with two server, one running SBS 2008 which hosts a majority of the network services (DNS, DHCP, Exchange, IIS, DC, AD...), including the primary webpage at mydomain.com. The other server is a linux box running an apache web server. I'm trying to set the apache server to host the site site2.mydomain.com. I have changed the DNS settings on the first server so that site2.mydomain.com can be accessed from the internal network, but I cannot access site2.mydomain.com from the internet. I have tried using server farms and application request routing cache, as described on this page, http://forums.iis.net/t/1156458.aspx, but I still can't access site2.mydomain.com from the internet.
I don't have much experience with web servers, I usually just administer local networks, so I'm not sure if I'm going about this the right way. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.


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How great would it be if you could check off tasks for that....well....asshole that really irks you? And then leave the memo on her desk. The Hey Asshole Pad ($9) enables you to do just that....and then do it again 59 times.
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Jeremy Dwayne McDaniel
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: May 2, 1976 in New Bern, NC
High School: New Bern
College: Arizona (school history) (McDaniel college stats)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8785th overall since 1950)
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Social Event Venues
The Venues listed below have been used by the fraternities and sororities for social events with alcohol. Being listed on this page is not an endorsement of any of these venues. This information is provided as a resource for chapters and advisors.
Day's Inn - Mattoon300 Broadway Avenue, East, MattoonManager: Kristin Wick, firstname.lastname@example.com, (217) 234-8600Business License, Liquor License, and Certificate of Insurance are on file.
Marty's1666 4th Street, CharlestonManager/Owner: Dave, (217) 232-1545 or Ryan Senesac, (217) 512-9036
Liquor License and Certificate of Insurance are on file.
Charleston Country Club8355 Country Club Road, email@example.com, (217) 345-6603
Brick House/ UHotel920 W. Lincoln, CharlestonManager: Sam Fuller, firstname.lastname@example.com, (847) 747-8713
Mother's Night Club506 Monroe, CharlestonEvent Scheduling: Tammy Bell, email@example.com, (217) 549-7241
Manager: Jake Juracka
Richard's Farm
607 Northeast 13th Street, Casey
Manager/Owner: Chanda, (217) 932-5300
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2014-15 Patriot League Post-Mortem
The Patriot League lived up to its billing as one of the most competitive conferences in the country this season. That was expected given that many teams returned a lot from last season. It was also a deep league, evidenced by the numbers and the eye test, all a sign that the league is in a good place right now.
For a lot of the season, the league race saw the ten teams separated by about three or four games. The seven games separating first from tenth at the end of the season is a bit deceiving. As the season went on, you got the feeling that Bucknell was separating themselves a bit from the rest of the pack, although Colgate took them down to the wire for the top spot. The rest of the league was up for grabs all over.


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With the winter cold burying the Chicago area, it is time to think of favorite celebrations throughout the year. Brave the cold, wind and snow for a night of Disney merriment with Disney on Ice presents Let's Celebrate!
This Disney on Ice performance brings together family favorite holidays and celebrations. As favorite Disney characters skate around the arena, audiences will be awed by the surprises with every spin, jump and skate. Disney on Ice Let's Celebrates come to Chicago starting January 22 through January 26 at the Allstate Arena followed by a stop at the United Center from January 29 through February 9.
Favorite Disney songs, an original storyline, brilliant costumes and high energy action will have audiences celebrating some of the world's most popular events without ever leaving Chicago. The whirl-wind tour includes stops in Brazil for a Carnival parade, Hawaii for a luau with Lilo and Stitch, and Japan for the Sakura cherry blossom festival, along with invitations to a frightfully festive Halloween party with Jack Skellington and his Disney Villain friends, and a lavish Valentine's Day Ball with the Disney Princesses.
"Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate! gives families a reason to celebrate no matter what time of year it is," says Producer Kenneth Feld. "This uplifting and unforgettable spectacle showcases different celebrations around the globe, and families will walk away remembering to celebrate the everyday joys and successes in their lives."
"Audiences are going to love this colossal celebration," says Producer Nicole Feld. "We take the most exciting holidays and special events and pack them into one monumental show. You can travel the world in style and experience all the fun and excitement with your favorite Disney characters."
Tickets for Chicago-area performances of Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate! are available at the Allstate Arena and United Center box offices, all Ticketmaster locations, on the web at www.ticketmaster.com, and by phone at (800) 745-3000. All seats, excluding VIP and Front Row, are $12 for opening night performances – 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.22, at the Allstate Arena, and 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the United Center.
Parking for all performances of Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate! is FREE in all official Allstate Arena and United Center parking lots.


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October 22, 2013
Slipcovers are the quick-change artists of home decor. They allow homeowners to change from a neutral color scheme to brightly colored patterns and to unify furnishings of various styles. They are a stylish, but functional addition to a room design just as maple hardwood flooring in Anderson's Dellamano collection adds a classic, but distinctive look.
They can also alter the style of furniture. Wooden legs on sofas and chairs, for instance, can be hidden by a straight or pleated slipcover without losing its traditional look. A smooth, contemporary style can be achieved with a stretchy form-fitting cover for a family room. It's even possible to convert a wooden-armed sofa into a modern piece by wrapping foam padding around the arms before adding a slipcover.
Changing slipcovers seasonally is a simple but effective way to introduce different colors into a design plan without the expense or work involved in reupholstering. When a special occasion or holiday dinner takes place, slipcovers can add a new look to seat cushions and pillows.
Versatile Combinations
Slipcovers tend to bring a cozy atmosphere to a room, and they can be found in a range of colors and textures to fit modern decor as well as traditional home design.
Mixing fabrics and patterns works best when slipcovers complement existing soft furnishings such as window treatments and area rugs. One color repeated in each creates a unified ensemble. It may be the base color used for the furniture cushions or an exuberant, bolder hue against a neutral background.
One way to get two looks is to have reversible pillows. They may have a different pattern on each side or a solid that reverses to a print or stripe. Choose reversible pillows in which both sides coordinate well with slipcovers for even more versatility.
However, it's important to make sure the pillow fabrics have the same colorfastness as the slipcovers to ensure that neither will be ruined by "bleeding" colors.
Outdoor Uses
In addition to interior decor, slipcovers are useful for patio and deck furniture, particularly in warm-weather areas where outdoor spaces are used throughout the year and subjected to more wear and tear. Periodic cleaning will keep stains at bay.
While most slipcovers are made of washable materials, those that are used outdoors need added protection against sun and water damage. All-weather fabrics that resist the elements come in a wide array of colors and patterns that homeowners can use for slipcovers.
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How to Select The Right Computer Repair Service
There is nothing more frustrating than having a computer failure in the middle of a day's work. You need it fixed and you need it fixed now. How do you know who to call for computer repair?
First let's take a look at the common causes of computer crashes before we delve into how to find a good Myrtle Beach computer repair technician.
In most situations the cause of a computer failure is a virus. This will not come as a surprise to most of us. Computer hardware is actually pretty reliable and is usually not the actual problem that caused the crash.
Here are some things to look for to know if you have been attacked by a virus:
- Is your computer running slower than normal?
- Does your screen freeze and become unresponsive?
- Are there programs that usually load quickly and are now taking what seems like forever to load?
- Do you notice a lot of new popup windows?
- Right in the middle of working does your computer unexpectedly reboot itself?
- You get the blue screen of death.
- Is your system sending error messages?
Most people think they are immune from a computer virus or being hacked. GoDaddy.com probably thought the same thing and millions of customers suffered this past Monday when their systems were compromised.
The first step is to run your anti-virus software if you suspect that you have a problem caused by virus. Don't have an anti-virus program installed? Call us today for some good advice. If you do have an anti-virus program and it shows there are no viruses on your system then you probably are experiencing a hardware failure and will need the services of a local computer repair technician.
How to choose the very best computer repair technician
Will they come to you? No one wants to drive all over Myrtle Beach and then leave their computer for several days or even weeks to have their computer fixed. If you can find an on-site technician you will save your travel time and often can be back up and running faster than dropping off your system at a computer repair shop.
Are they professional? When you call for service are you treated with respect and are they able to schedule a time quickly? When the technician arrived how were they dressed? Were they neat and did they have on a shirt or uniform that identified the company they represented?
Timing – were they able to schedule a time that is convenient to arrive at your home or office and determine the cause of the problem? If they have to take your computer offsite for repair, did they give you a reasonable estimate of how long the computer repair would take?
Experience – how long has the computer repair technician been in business? Are they certified in the type of system that you need repaired? If necessary, do they have the ability to remove the data from your computer and then reinstall your information? Note – if you are not backing up your data CALL us today.
Are they affordable? Be sure and ask questions regarding the repair. You don't want to pay more for computer repair than it would cost to purchase a new unit. Ask their opinion on the best route to take whether it is computer repair or a new computer.
Free evaluation – in many instances an evaluation of the problem can be performed remotely and a determination made before the technician makes a trip to your location. When you call for service ask them if they have can do a remote analysis.
Guarantee – does the computer repair technician offer any kind of guarantee on their work. How long is the guarantee or warranty good for?
The next time your computer is giving you a fit – don't panic – give us a call. We are your on-site computer repair shop.
One On One Computers
6251 Lindsey Road Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
(843) 215-2084
Your on-site computer repair source in Horry County!
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Very informative especially on how to identify if the computer needs to be repaired, and then proceeding with advertising the computer repair services is very ingenious. This helps a lot in identifying, before making that house call.


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I read a bunch of input(sensors) where I get 0(off) or 1(on) for every sensor. These values I get in a char* where I have the result for all sensors. 1 bit for every sensor.
When I want to use these values in my code I don't feel like it is a good idea to AND this result with another char with the one bit set which i'm interested in since the code gets very bloated then.
Instead i was thinking of to make a struct like this one:
struct sensors {
unsigned int Sensor0:1;
unsigned int Sensor1:1;
unsigned int Sensor2:1;
unsigned int Sensor3:1;
unsigned int Sensor4:1;
unsigned int Sensor5:1;
unsigned int Sensor6:1;
unsigned int Sensor7:1;
struct sensors s1;
memcpy(buf, (char*)&sensors, 1);
But from what I've read a struct might not save every component after each other in memory and might insert padding and other stuff in between which makes this a no go.
Am I wrong about this? Are there any better ways to do this?


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Northstar California rider Chas Guldemond didn't finish near the top, but that honor did go to an American. U.S. teammate Sage Kotsenburg captured the gold medal in Men's Slopestyle.
Kotsenburg, a 20-year old from Park City, Utah, won the first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics and the first ever rewarded in the slopestyle event.
Guldemond took 15th and U.S. teammate Ryan Stassel was 14th. The pair did not compete in the medal round event. The semifinals and finals were both held Saturday.
Guldemond had a strong showing on the opening day of competition on Thursday. His score of 86.0 was good enough for fifth place in his heat.
Guldemond has been snowboarding since 1996, competing since 1997, and turned pro in 2006.
For the laid-back Kotsenburg, winning the gold wasn't expected. By his own recollection, he hadn't won a snowboard competition since he was 11.
"I'm pretty surprised I won, honestly," he said. "Coming here and winning, I can't even describe the feeling. It's so cool."
The slopestyle event — a steep snowboard course featuring long rails and big jumps — debuted at these Sochi Olympics and made headlines earlier in the week when American Shaun White, the most famous athlete the sport has known, dropped out of the competition.
By comparison, Kotsenburg was among the least-known participants.
A total of 20 riders hit the mountain Saturday morning, competing for one of four remaining spots in the afternoon finals. Kotsenburg posted the second-highest mark and was the only American to advance.
Impressed by Saturday's run in the finals, the judges gave Kotsenburg a score of 93.5 in the finals. Norway's Staale Sandbech (91.75) claimed the silver, while Canadian Mark McMorris (88.75) rebounded from a tough qualification round to take the bronze.
Tahoe's Jamie Anderson competes Sunday
The inaugural Olympic Women's slopestyle event final at the 2014 Winter Games is scheduled to take place Sunday at 1:15 am PST. Anderson, one of the favorites to win gold, place second in qualifying. She grew up skiing at Sierra-at-Tahoe.


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I was a bit reluctant to post these shots but I wanted to bring you in the loop. These extensions are completely created in 3D and have been tracked to actual footage. I created these test shots to find the most practical way to demonstrate the uses of 3D tracking without getting overly complicated. These might not even be the actual lessons in the upcoming training but I'm exploring the most useful techniques and these were 2 very doable concepts. I'll probably add more destruction
What to expect:
The matchmoving training will be demonstrated using Boujou 4, one of the most popular packages on the market. The fine folks over at 2D3 were nice enough to loan me a license for this upcoming series, and although the software may seem expensive to individual artists you will find the techniques and principals universal. Now if you get a job working at a big studio, don't be surprised to see it being used.
Additionally I'll be using 3D Max only… but hey these tutorials will be FREE. I will show you how easy it is to prepare the tracking data for any 3D program even After Effects.
I have more important things to save up for, ok
i cant be buying 10,000$programs when i'm not even 1/3 of the way to 500$ for a PS3+Games/Accessories
Right click on every object except the matteobject (deactivate the button renderable or visible to camera or something like that but leave receive shadows checked) render it out with an alpha channel and it should work!
SWEEEEt i can't wait! haha! =D
>>Mocha is a great tracker, but it's a 2D Tracker
>>Instead of Pointtracking (After Effects) it does planar tracking.
Thanks for the clarification... now I got it.
>>Greetings from germany to the caribbean (man I wish I could be there right now
You can be there-- virtually.
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You make visual effect seem so easy for an aspiring artist. Cant imagine in 3 year where we will all (as the VCP online community) be.
Amazing! Cant wait for that day..........................!!!
Big up to the Kramers!!
Quoting Kramer from a Seinfeld episode: "I'm out!"
I'm sure it's a great program.
But not for those on a limited budget.
Is that where future Video CoPilot tutorials are going?
First time posting, love the site. I've even bought all the products and they are excellent.
The scope and ambition is amazing. I can see why some people might be a little worried that they're going to be priced out of following along, but as a lot of people have already said there are cheaper alternatives out there and like the brilliant Bullet DVD shows you a lot of stuff like 3D is universal to a lot of applications, you just have to work it out.
At the end of the day you're going to want to create effects that no one has ever seen or done before, so there will be some departure between what Andrew is doing and what you want to do.
Can I get a "well said"?
AutoDesk FBX
3DS Max
After Effects
Cinema 4D
Animation Master
Pixel Farm XML
AutoDesk FFI
Shake 4.1 Multi-plane
Kuper Control
Flair MRMC
Thanks andrew!!!
just wondering, when will be the t-shirt available and will the shirt available worldwide?
Thanks again!
Many thanks for all the hard work you do, whether it's in AE, 3DS Max, or whatever you may decide to use for your future tutorials!
Mocha is a great tracker, but it's a 2D Tracker like the one in After Effects. Instead of Pointtracking (After Effects) it does planar tracking. You can replace something on a screen with it and stuff like that but it's not for 3D tracking.
Greetings from germany to the caribbean (man I wish I could be there right now :) )
3d Studio Max is from Autodesk also is Maya(formely from Alias)... Maxon does Cinema 4D.. altough they may seems similar, they aren't from the same company!!
Unfortunately; when autodesk bought Maya from Alias (i think they bought alias...) they didn't tought of doing 3D Max on Mac... i think only Softimage and 3D Max is only PC... Anyone tested 3D Max on Booth Camp??
Being boujour and expensive program, have you considered Mocha? I saw a tut made by Aaroon and It seems to be a very good integration with AE.
Greetings from the Caribbean!
i do agree with u with you, not to focus solely on After Effects, as Visual Effects and Motion Graphics encompasses many programs. i apreciate your hard work and look forward to this and many tutorials
Hey, check out my new skate vid http://www.craigstephen.co.uk/blackwhite.html
...btw, my niece loves her autographed Sam postcard!
Ma man when you are in London next i seriously need to get you a few rounds in Ye Auld Tavern. Would love to hear your views on startin up a production studio.
Have a good day and Take care.
- Derrick
just want to say thanks and encourage you.
THX for all AK this blog is one of the best source os information of VFX.
Sorry for my english!
It's like, some people here aren't ready for Expressions, but one day, they're going to start asking questions and we will have several tutorials available. Likewise, those interested in 3D & AE integration will be able to find a valuable resource now and in the future.
Besides, of the 80+ plus tutorials (including the basic training) there are only 4 3D tutorials... let's be realistic, this site could use a few more :)
did i allready say thanx?
and take a look at my bullet time test : http://www.wideo.fr/video/iLyROoafYbuq.html
all the best
But, what about using Icarus as a free option?
Love From Spain
This is going to be the most watched tutorial on the planet :)
Awesome I can't wait!
I'm familiar with 3D Tracking and with destroying stuff, but I guess you will take it to the next level like always.
Did you use Cameramapping to blend the 3D Elements with the original footage?
and i gotta say, u Blew me away, Andrew, with these pictures!
i was kinda expecting just a placement of a simple 3D text on a footage road or something...but this is, like, deeper than that!
i bet the extra Grain in the first picture, is to try to implent the 3D part in the scence better, right?
...seems like its the most complicated thing of all...make it all believeable...adding shadows..using the right materials on 3D Max ..etc. bet its kinda tricky with the whole workflow of it.. :\
but youll show us, heh..right? :]
Thank u Very much for this upcoming series!! :]
p.s-hope u filmed all that footage-"handheld" style...=more believeable, tougher to track :]
That was nice
but the first shot [ on the street ] was a little unreal !
Good luck ;)
See ya!
Oh, and in the future, if you are looking for a 3d tracker that is a little more affordable... Syntheyes (http://www.ssontech.com ) is much cheaper than Boujou. That's the program I have and use :)
This is what am talking about, here we are, in the world of VFX.... Guys! have u imagined or had wished to break ur house apart, destroy ur bridges, make a hole in the middle of your living room, wake up ur wife/mum/dad early in d morning tell them there is a dragon hole in the car park????? here your dream has finally come true.
I have always waited for these time/training/period...VFX Matchmoving and Camera Tracking/3D Compositing and Integration.... with these Teriffic Skills you can Simulate the Reality!!!
Thanks Andrew for taking the Community to another next level, showing the people how to build their own world.
I had loved 3D Matchmoving and Integration, cuss it gives you power to simulate your world... you know films like, Gurrassic Park, Matrix, SpiderMan...... virtually all contemporary VFX Films out there made great use of this Skills.
So Andrew we can wait, we crossed our fingers, and ready to move to the Big Boys Level... let's ditch Motion Graphics for a while nowwwwwww?
Dont mind me! am just a fan of it! maybe after these awesome skills we can build our Videocopilt Community Zion, replicate of Zion in the Matrix.
Thanks Andrew, God bless.
Best after effects website ever!!
I've already tried that kind of stuff using the same programs .
but i quickly let go of the thing ^^
realy hope this tutorial will come out soon
be interesting to see how its done in max.
i think there would be cheaper alternatives than boujou ; )
however...can't wait : )
Thank youu soo much!
I always thought how did they get these holes in the street in Godzilla :D
You guys are great !
looking forward to it
Best of luck from Moscow, Russia!
By the way the example looks very cool!
keep up the good work as always