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As he walked out of the locker room and onto the court at United Spirit Arena one afternoon back in October, Jordan Tolbert gave himself a simple reminder.
Give Dad a call.
"But after practice, I don't know what was going on," Tolbert said. "I guess I had some stuff going on, and I didn't call him."
Tolbert, Texas Tech's 6-foot-7 sophomore forward, had no idea it would be his last chance to talk to his father.
How could he have?
After all, James Tolbert had always been a model of strength for his family.
As a construction worker, he rose early, off to the job at 6 a.m. to be sure that his children — Jordan, the middle child, his older brother, Kenneth, and his younger sister, Breanna — had what they needed.
"He was a hard worker," Jordan says. "He told me I would be nothing if I didn't work hard. He would tell me there's no secret about being good. You had to work for it."
James Tolbert also served as the disciplinarian. He was strict, Jordan said, someone who could be counted on to levy stern punishment when necessary. If Jordan got in trouble during the day, partaking in any variety of mischief young kids do, he knew his father would be there at the end of the day to set him straight.
"I was kind of scared because I already knew what was going to happen," Jordan says with a smile. "But he made me disciplined. At the time I hated it, but now I understand why."
On the basketball court, James Tolbert challenged his son to strive for more. As the tallest kid on the court, Jordan often dominated competition, but his father was quick to point out that each level would bring players more capable of matching up physically. That meant Jordan had to keep improving, had to keep expecting more out of himself.
"His dad would always push him to go harder," says Andre Crear, Jordan's childhood best friend and longtime teammate. "He'd always tell him, 'Jordan, you haven't done this yet. You haven't done that.' Jordan would try to do it the next game because his dad would always push him. He'd always push him harder so he'd do better."
Jordan had come to relish that influence, and as he grew to understand the reason behind his father's demands for greater work ethic, the bond between the two grew.
"They had a wonderful relationship," Jordan's mother, Trimeka Tolbert, says. "His father also played basketball a little bit in high school, so they just had fun all the time, especially when Jordan grew and could overpower him. They just had an awesome relationship."
'I just couldn't
believe it'
Jordan Tolbert rubs his jaw as he tries to express, for the first time publicly, what went through him when he found out his father, at 40 years old, had unexpectedly passed away after suffering a heart attack. But how do you put into words the loss of a man whose support and encouragement you had planned to lean on for so many more years to come?
"It was tough, man," Jordan says after a brief pause. "To wake up to that, I just couldn't believe it."
The weeks following his father's death were a blur for Tolbert. He joined his family in Fort Worth while Tech traveled out of town for a preseason scrimmage. When he returned, there was a lot to catch up on. New coach Chris Walker was implementing new schemes and new systems, but Tolbert had a hard time catching up. He scored 16 points on 7 of 7 shooting in Tech's opener, running on adrenaline as much as anything else, but he struggled in the games that followed to find a rhythm.
Friends and family rallied around him. Teammates, some of whom have experienced similar loss, stretched out their hands. But everybody grieves differently, and Jordan wasn't yet ready to just shake it all off and move on. "I'll tell you, I worried about Jordan," his mother says.
"I'm not going to lie," Jordan adds, "I wasn't living right for weeks. For a long time, I was doing things that wouldn't benefit me basketball-wise."
He wondered for a time why he was even still playing. The first time he took up basketball was around the time he was 8, when he joined Crear on a team coached by Crear's father. As Jordan sprouted up in height — "He grew drastically one summer," his mother said — he began dominating. He liked the feeling, his mom said, and carried a basketball around him everywhere he went.
"I learned that I was really dominant," Jordan says. "I thought about that, and then I thought I played because of dominance. A couple days later, I kept on thinking that can't be the only reason I play."
Playing with heart
It's hard to know why some words stick with us while others float by, unable to register. Tolbert said he is lucky to have the support of a great family and caring teammates, all of whom were quick to reach out after his father passed. But it was something his grandfather said recently that brought some calm to his existential angst.
"He told me, 'Slim, you're a lover not a fighter,'" recalls Jordan, who earned that nickname, Crear says, because he had no meat on his bones as a kid. "That just hit me in my heart. And I thought that as long as I play with my heart, as long as I put my heart into everything, I won't have any regrets. So I'd say I just have to play with my heart."
Tolbert has seemed to rediscover his heart for the game lately. He leads Tech in scoring (9.6 points per game) and rebounding (6.3) during league play, and he is coming off a week in which he averaged 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds as Tech split a pair of games against Iowa State and Texas.
"It's good that he has bounced back because he could have easily had a downfall," says Crear, who plays basketball at Angelina College in Lufkin. "He's doing well in the Big 12 right now, and that's a good thing."
Trimeka Tolbert has spent many days in Lubbock since that fateful day in October. Jordan refers to his mother as his best friend, and they've relied on one another often the last three months. Whether they are taking trips to the movies or just talking about life, the bond between the two has strengthened.
"Since his father's passing, we have grown closer," Trimeka said. "I'm getting to spend more time down there. I'm just having the time of my life with him. I never would have thought that through sadness this, I would say joy, is coming out of it by me and him getting really, really close."
Tolbert is now playing, he said, as much for his mother and the rest of his family as he is for himself. When he hears Trimeka cheering from the stands — "She's always the loudest one there," Jordan says with a laugh — he knows how much his playing the game means to others.
In other words, he's found the answer to his "why?"
"I've really just tried to refocus myself and reinvent myself," he says. "Lately I've been thinking that I'm not really living for myself. It's a lot of other people, like family and friends, who want to see me succeed. When times get hard, I just try to not think of myself and think of other people."
And tomorrow ...
Tolbert drags his long fingers across the brightly lit phone as he searches for another way to explain his healing process.
"I just try to find different ways to motivate myself," he said. "Poetry is one of the things I've been doing lately."
Tolbert comes across a poem on his phone by the late rapper 2Pac called "And Tomorrow," which describes the hope the artist clings to even when things on the outside seem to be spiraling out of control.
"... Today is built on tragedies which no one wants to face," Tolbert says, reciting the poem. "... But tomorrow I see change, a chance to build anew. Built on spirit intent of faith and ideals based on truth. And tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride. To know I fought with all my heart to keep my dream alive."
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|Beautiful mountain.
Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2016
|Very nice hike, beautiful mountain, amazing views!
|Posted Oct 30, 2016 11:43 pm
|savage couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2014
|savage couloir w/mike. nice and short sunday climb to even out the weekend! couloir was much softer than holy cross' cross yesterday, yet the snow conditions were good for late june. great summit views of all the surrounding northern sawatch mountains.
a gem off the typical fourteener path!
|Posted Jun 23, 2014 1:59 pm
|Savage Lakes
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2013
|Second time up, this time from Savage Lakes via Southeast Ridge, then traversed over PT 12453 A, PT 12340 B, PT 12018 and PT 12780 B to finish Holy Cross Wilderness ranked peak list.
Third time up, this time Savage Couloir with standard ridge descent. Couloir was okay for climbing, but would have been a rough descent if skiing, runnels, sun cups and a lot of small rocks - especially in lower half.
|Posted Sep 7, 2013 8:03 pm
|Savage Couloir
Date Climbed: May 16, 2009
|Took a 90 minute nap on the summit after topping out from the couloir. Snow wasn't great, but a beautiful line up. With Heather, Chase, Shawn.
|Posted Mar 22, 2011 11:34 pm
|East Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2009
|Climbed the East Ridge. Found a nice mostly grass slope to gain the ridge along the side of some trees before the face got too steep and rocky. Traversed (class 3) over PT 12898 to Missouri Pass and then crossed the pass and went up PT 12940 A. Descended a grassy slope from that one back to the Missouri Lakes trail and out. Savage was #66/132 in Eagle County, half done!
|Posted Aug 17, 2009 10:08 am
|Savage Couloir
Date Climbed: May 16, 2009
|It lived up to its name....the snow wasn't exactly in prime condition...it was pretty soft. Still, a great climb. A pretty nice area in the Sawatch
|Posted May 18, 2009 10:19 am
|Eric Holle
|Savage Couloir
Date Climbed: May 26, 2008
|Ben L. and I climbed ascended the Savage Couloir in fat conditions on a perfect day. Amazing walls surround the couloir and stellar views from the summit. Top 5 climbs.
|Posted May 27, 2008 1:58 am
Date Climbed: May 4, 2007
|5/3/07 - Up NE ridge, down E face, rotten snow. NE ridge is a breeze. Nice glissade of the east face, then a bunch of postholing through rotten spring snow back to the car. One of the more interesting areas of the Sawatch.
6/6/09 - Savage Couloir. Short approach, sweet steep snow climb, fun glissade. A hidden gem.
|Posted Mar 29, 2008 3:09 pm
|Mountain Jim
|North Face Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 1986
|We climbed the prominent snow couloir on the North Face which joins the East Ridge a short distance below the summit. We did exit the couloir to the left about 200 feet below the ridge due to loose rock ... thus the name for our route "Chute Out"
|Posted Mar 20, 2006 2:19 am
|Route Climbed: East Ridge via Missouri Lakes Date Climbed: July 16, 2005
|Great day for this beauty. Wonderful views of Holy Cross to the north and Massive to the south. The two posts below and this page convinced me to attempt this since my wife had been bugging me to hike back to Missouri Lakes since we went there last summer.
|Posted Jul 17, 2005 6:13 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2004
|Outstanding views from this one. I started from the trailhead at 2:00 AM with the idea of watching the sunrise from the top. I made it to the lake in good time but gave up the effort after wallowing around in the basin for a bit and decided to watch the sunrise from the lakes instead. A reasonable trade. Should have just packed in and spent more time in this neat area.
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People who are passionate about school safety have a vision -- a vision we share with concerned parents, educators, and especially with the kids we're obliged to protect.
It's a vision where our public schools become safe havens for kids -- warm, welcoming sanctuaries that foster an environment of teaching and learning and wall off the threats and violence so pervasive in our society.
In my talks across the country and in court cases I've worked on, it's become only too apparent that school safety has become a paramount concern in the public arena. That's actually good news if shining a brighter spotlight on the problem makes it easier to establish a new mindset and make our schools safer.
More and more news broadcasts focus on critical problems proliferating in schools around the country -- bullying, teachers having sex with students, and rapes and murders in schools. The mentality that something "could never happen to us" is being dispelled by headlines about kids dying on class trips, losing fingers in shop class, being hit by cars at poorly planned bus stops, and beating up their teachers.
As a school safety expert and consultant, I've faced an endless variety of challenges. The only common thread is that when standards are lax, children get hurt.
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Extending Health Insurance to the Working Poor: An Assessment of Health Status and Health Care Utilization Effects Among New York City Home Health Attendants, February 1990-June 1991 (ICPSR 9774)
Principal Investigator(s): Weitzman, Beth, New York University. Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Using a pre- and post-program design, this survey studied newly-hired home health attendants and their families, most of whom were without medical insurance until they became eligible for health benefits through their union. To assess changes in health status and health services utilization, the attendants were interviewed at the point of union enrollment, and again nine months later. The interview taken prior to enrollment in the benefits program elicited information about concern over health, recent injuries, and self-assessed health status, e.g., the presence or absence of specific health conditions such as diabetes, ulcers, arthritis, stomach trouble, high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, and back problems. Respondents were also queried about the extent and type of previous health coverage (including Medicare and disability insurance), limitations of daily functioning due to poor health, and recent health care utilization, including hospitalization, emergency room usage, and routine ambulatory care. The latter included questions about out-of-pocket expenses and the type of health services received, such as X-rays, CAT scans, sonograms, laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, stress tests, surgery, and setting of bones. Other questions addressed utilization issues of particular relevance to the New York City area, e.g., the use of city hospital clinics. The post-enrollment survey included parallel follow-up questions, as well as questions regarding the respondent's employment status and current benefits. Additional variables in the data collection include respondent's race, Hispanic origin, place of birth, past work experience, date of birth, and sex, plus the sex and dates of birth of family members.
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dabigtuna: Neal. Very dedicated Pirate fan, and I like where the team is headed. With the impressive play of Jaramillo and Diaz as of late, has there been any consideration to giving Doumit some starts in positions other than catcher?
Huntington: I appreciate the support and the question, dabigtuna. Ryan is in the middle of his rehab and making quality progress and we are looking forward to his return as our regular catcher. Robinzon and Jason have played well in his absence and provide us quality depth at the catcher position.
tylerrc: Is there any chance that Tom Gorzelanny stays in his bullpen role for awhile?
Huntington: tylerrc, Tom has shown flashes of the pitcher he was two years ago out of the bullpen. That gives us even stronger conviction that we are on the right path for getting him back into the role of quality Major League starting pitcher. Quality starting pitching is much tougher to acquire than relief pitching, and as a result, Tom will make a bigger impact as a starter than he will as a reliever.
jm_bucsfan: Which prospects are performing above expectations and which ones are struggling more than you expected?
Huntington: jm_bucsfan, above expectations: Brad Lincoln has shown above average velocity and breaking ball while making significant improvements in his delivery mechanics and changeup. Andrew McCutchen continues to make quality progress in all areas at Triple-A. Chase D'Arnaud has had a very solid two months in West Virginia. A lot of people are concerned about Pedro Alvarez's batting average and while his overall production is not where he, or we, want it to be, he is making quality progress in his first season as a professional baseball player.
schnoah2: Neal, Thanks for taking these questions. I was wondering if you could fill us in on what is taking place at the Dominican Facility. Is it attracting more talent or players because it's new?
Huntington: schnoah2, our state of the art facility that was Bob Nutting's vision has already begun to pay dividends. Our current coaching staff and players on our Dominican Summer League team have already reaped the benefits of the first-class facility, and the impact on the free agent players have been as positive as we could have hoped.
schnoah2: With our compensation pick for not signing Tanner Scheppers last season, will we go safe with that pick so we don't lose it if they don't sign? Or will you go out and still take the top talent on the board?
Huntington: We are looking to add quality talent with each and every pick in the Draft and our process at pick No. 49 will be no different than any other pick in the Draft.
peterock75: Does Andrew McCutchen have any chances of making an impact this season?
Huntington: peterock75, impact is a strong word. Andrew continues to make good progress and we expect his arrival in Pittsburgh this summer and look forward to him patrolling the outfield at PNC Park.
backbay: In hindsight, do you feel the Jason Bay move was in Pittsburgh's best interest?
Huntington: backbay, as we review the events of last summer, and particularly the Jason Bay trade, the reality remains we did not have enough talent to put ourselves into position to compete. And as difficult as the decision was to trade Jason, the uncertainty of the offseason trade market and the uncertainty of our ability to resign him indicate to us that the summer trade was the right time. There is a lot of inaccurate information out about the players we could have received, and we still feel good about the package we received for Jason.
jollyrog: How would you assess the job of John Russell so far this year? Would you like to see him more animated at times?
Huntington: jollyrog, JR continues to do a quality job maximizing the abilities of those in his clubhouse, be it players or staff. While Pittsburgh loves a fiery and animated manager/head coach, it is our belief that the quiet intensity that JR brings to the position and his willingness to have a tough and strong conversation behind closed doors is the most appropriate message given the current environment. Our players have been vocal about their respect for JR and we believe they play hard for him.
billbuc23: How much credit should we give Joe Kerrigan for the improved performance of our pitchers?
Huntington: billbuc23, Joe has played a significant role but has not been the only factor. Given our performance last year, there would have been a likely regression to the mean which in this case would have resulted in better performance, but Joe's knowledge, intensity and program, combined with the defensive improvements led by Perry Hill and Gary Varsho have resulted in a much improved starting rotation.
swesker: With Young getting some looks at second base, is the plan for him to be the future second baseman? Young is a good player, definitely a great pickup, but I would hate to see Sanchez leave.
Huntington: swesker, given the contract status of some of our veteran players, we have to potentially prepare for the future without some of them. In a short look, Delwyn Young has shown his abilities to believe he has the chance to be a part of this organization, potentially as an everyday player or as a role player. As does every club in a mid to small market, we will have to make value-based decisions and some of those will be tough decisions.
bucoholic: Hi Neal, Would you anticipate being active during this year's Trade Deadline?
Huntington: bucoholic, we do anticipate being active. We've made progress in the depth of talent within our organization but there is still the need to accumulate more. We will continue to seek out good baseball trades and work to improve the overall talent level needed to become a consistent championship caliber organization.
clamdig: Neal, Andy LaRoche has been a pleasant surprise since his slow start, but do you think he will ever pick up some power and be a 20-25 home run guy?
Huntington: clamdig, as an organization we believe that good hitters with certain indicators can develop power as they mature. We feel that Andy has the indicators and that he will develop extra-base and home run power as he settles in at the Major League level.
backbay: Do you believe Craig Hansen can contribute at some point during the year?
Huntington: Craig is continuing to work back from his injury that has essentially bothered him off and on since Spring Training. We feel that now that we have a full understanding as to the cause of his ailment and what will be a proper course of treatment, we look forward to Craig getting healthy and continuing to work and fulfill his vast potential.
Huntington: Thanks again, everyone, for joining me. This will be the last question of the day.
buccofevah: When can we expect to see some of our prospects be promoted to higher levels?
Huntington: buccofevah, we are pleased with the overall progress with the prospects in our system. In the big picture, our system is based upon patient, progress-oriented development. Player movement is dictated by the players' progress mentally, physically and fundamentally. We have some guys getting close to being ready to tackle the challenge that comes with in-season promotion.
Huntington: Thanks again everyone. I appreciate your continued support and hope to see you all at the park this summer.
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Thread: Kickapoo Learns Muay Thai!
4/26/2011 8:41pm, #1
Kickapoo Learns Muay Thai!
Hello, Bullshido, and welcome to what is going to possibly be the first of many fun-filled installments of me trying to learn Muay Thai.
The operative word I have used thus far is try. This is because, as I've learned:
1. Muay Thai is very hard.
2. I am not particularly good at Muay Thai.
3. I am so not good at Muay Thai, in fact, I fear I have set the art back at least a generation.
We begin our earnest journey for knowledge in Perrineville, New Jersey, where I live. You will notice that this is not Lodi, New Jersey, where North Jersey Muay Thai is located. These two places are actually pretty far apart, by New Jersey's road systems.
I was told to arrive at 5:45 to sign my waiver and all those lovely formalities. Want to guess what time I had to leave my house at?
If you guessed '4:30!', you are right, or perhaps cheating at our game. Yes, I drove an hour and fifteen minutes on New Jersey's beautiful road systems, the vast majority of it on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
Now, I'm going to pause here and discuss this a bit. In terms of driving stress and dangers you are exposed to, an hour and fifteen minutes on the NJ Turnpike is probably less safe then driving thirty-six consecutive hours somewhere else in the country. Keep in mind that the New Jersey Turnpike is in fact Interstate 95-it becomes the New Jersey Turnpike in our state and our state alone, perhaps to explain why, as soon as you get on the road in New Jersey, you have entered the Thunderdome. There is no rhyme or reason to how people behave on this stretch of road. People often add several zeroes to the front or back of the posted speed limit. I think one police officer patrols the entire stretch of road.
It is not a good time, is what I'm trying to say. However, in the interest of me trying to learn Muay Thai and the interest of you learning I am bad at learning Muay Thai, I persevered, despite the fact the air conditioning in my car does not work and New Jersey knows this and designs her climate around making me as least comfortable as possible.
Soon enough, I arrived in beautiful, scenic, Lodi New Jersey. I am of course joking. Lodi is not beautiful or scenic, unless you enjoy the scenery of an urban sprawl.
Coming in, I noticed right away that there were check cashing storefronts. I have never been to Lodi, but I have been to most of New Jersey, and let me tell you, 'Checks Cashed' is an ill omen.
Soon I arrived at my destination, or at least the road it was on. My map claimed my destination would be on my right, but upon closer, I realized that I had no idea where the **** it was. I walked up the road a bit, then back down.
I saw a young man packing some items into a bag from the back of a Mercedes-Benz. I had to do this carefully. Startling people in New Jersey cities is not often a good idea.
"Hey, man. I'm looking for 95-B, do you know where it is?"
He pointed at the building I was next to.
Hiding in plain sight, eh, NJMT? I'm onto your ways.
I begin to walk towards the door when he shouts that he will see me inside. I feel vaguely threatened for a second until I realize he is likely being friendly.
I open the door and climb the staircase up the gym. I introduce myself in the side room to the several Krus inside and fill out my waiver. I must look young because they checked twice to make sure I was at least 18.
I walk into the gym as the children's class is finishing. There are kettlebells, dumbbells, treadmills, as well as a few weight benches of various description. Around a sixth of the gym is dominated by a ring, and next to the weights there are a few small tractor tires hanging from the ceiling wrapped in duct tape. It looks like a fighter's gym and I love it already.
At six, everyone grabs a jump rope and starts skipping. We jump rope for five minutes, then do some more general fitness. Pushups, jumping jacks, a lot of core work. Then, the class breaks and we (me and two other new students, one of whom I find out is named Thor) step to the side with one of the instructors to learn the fundamentals.
We go over footwork and basic evading while the instructor talks a bit about the general style they try to teach at NJMT. We go over basic hand position in Muay Thai while I try to remove all I ever knew about boxing. We go over jabs and straight rights before Kru Ray tells us we will not be learning elbows that day. I am moderately disappointed before I remember that with great power comes great responsibility, and I am tranquil again.
We then move into very unfamiliar territory: kicks and knees. Despite my McDojo TKD red belt, I apparently do not have very good kicks. My knees were terrible. I teeped Thor in the penis. It was awful. I didn't swing my hands enough. I swung my hands wrong. I didn't thrust my hips enough. My thrusting was inadequate. I thrusted the wrong way. There was so much incorrect thrusting I feared I would need to be registered on some sort of database.
Then, we go over holding the pads for one another, how to hold them for punches and kicks and teeps and knees. We throw some basic combos to learn how to properly hold the pads, or in my case, how to allow a kick to slide through.
After that, we talk a bit about scheduling and how we'd pay (1 month or 6 months at a time, with a 20 dollar a month discount for paying 6 months). Class wraps up and I begin the arduous trek home.
Btw, over the course of my trip, I pay ten dollars in tolls to the state of New Jersey."That was the only way you could destroy me. Neither do I quail at death nor act in deference to any god. So drop your talk, I come resolved to die. But first, there are these gifts I bring for you." At once he hurled a javelin at his enemy, then sent another and another still straight to the mark. - Virgil's The Aeneid
4/26/2011 9:59pm, #2
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Good to see another person jumping into Muay Thai, it always warms my heart. I personally am on a boxing contract right now, but as soon as I am off I am back to Muay Thai (boxing is sweet, but doesn't fill the void left in my heart from stopping Muay Thai). Good luck with your Muay Thai adventures, and remember to be civil when kneeing opponents in the kidneys.
4/27/2011 1:35am, #4
A great read, and congrats, for starting MT. Half of your story was quote-worthy.
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I took a single class last week and it was awesome. It's at the same venue I train bjj, too bad I can't attend on a regular basis because of my schedules, but they intend to offer more classes, and as soon as it happens I'm gonna study the possibility to start it. I was a karate kid (shotokan) kindda infant back in my days, so the feeling of REALLY kicking and REALLY punching was amazing.
Ok, sorry if I sounded too jumpy, guess I'm still in the mood of last night's bjj class, which was specially great.
Good for you for trying it out, now you have a pretty good story about how you started training.
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did you kick any poo
this is important
4/27/2011 7:36am, #7
Some advice:
MT, especially at the start, is just cardio and power.
So, train cardio and power, and you will advance quickly. :)
4/27/2011 7:45am, #8
No, technique is just as important as in other combat sports. Those who don't concentrate on improving it at the early stages will progress very slowly.
Cardio and power spring from technique. When you learn how to breath and use efficient technique (e.g. whole body in punches instead of just arms) you can hit harder and more often."Boxing is the art of hitting an opponent from the furthest distance away, exposing the least amount of your body while getting into position to punch with maximum leverage and not getting hit."
Kenny Weldon
4/27/2011 7:55am, #9
I debate that! :D
Though, of course, you are right, too!
Now, Kickey surely already brings some physique as a boxer, but in my experience, if people gas after warmup, they don't get much of the technique. :)
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My MT club recently got rid of the previous coach who somehow managed to run a club despite knowing less than nothing about MT, and replaced him with a professional fighter and accredited coach. First session is in a few hours, and I'm hoping it's more like what you've described than what I've had for the past year.
Oh and cool story.


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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by romeo8880, May 13, 2012.
Oh it's true, it's dammmm true
Raonic definitely has top 10 and probably at some point top 5 potential. So he lost his first match in Rome on slow red clay. Even the best in the world lose in early round matches when they are established. Doesn't mean a thing that he lost here.
Yes he is future Top 5 player .
He is focused and his mind is sorted which i don't see in tomic.dimitrov,gulbis etc.
About the today loss then its even happen with Top players e.g. nadal lost dodig,Federer lost benneteau & Volandari, Nole & Murray many matches!!
Not a big deal ..he can make a move in RG.
I'm sure someone will bump when Milos first cracks the top 5.
Hopefully in the next 4 month's.:twisted:
His interview yesterday:
Some people need to retire for him to be a top 5 candidate.
Relax. Raonic is only 21. Federer just broke into the top 10 at 21. A little too early to count your chickens.
I think he should play Nice next week
Raonic is 11 in the race. Not bad for a 21 year old. He won't be a future dominating player I think, but he will do well, crack the top 10 and maybe the top 5. Not that farfetched.
He tweeted 2hrs ago:
I'm off to Monaco
Wonder if that's to prepare for Nice, or just for RG.
Top Ten bound first, he had better put on his climbing shoes with spikes and then get adjusted to what top ten life is, keeping others climbing up out of it and always getting to the quarter finals .
Yes, They are Young Emperor Penquins, the crown of feathers comes later in life
Hopefully in the next 4 month's
... next 4 month's
... month's
For all that is holy, don't use apostrophes to pluralize words.
It's months.
No apostrophe.
Totally agree. He has the potential to be top 10-15 by the end of the year.
Sorry, the top 5 only has 1 opening in the next few years or so. He's going to have to battle it out with every player on tour other than MurDjokodalerer.
Yes he does have top five potential and he has realised that other players do 'jump one everything he hit' but then that is what the top five had to come to terms since they started the climb to the top
Yes he does.
Man he's good. Juan Monaco lollll
I don't know about top 5 right now. Let see him get to top ten. Pushing Monaco is not bad on his weakest surface. This points he get on Grass and Summer Hardcourts will be key for his jump to top ten.
Very bad performance from Raonic. Was expecting A LOT better from him at this stage. Not impressed and not happy with what I saw from him against a very poor player like Monaco who is not at all talented. 0-8 on BPs is telling stuff on how bad Raonic's return game is. Especially considering Monaco isn't even a good server.
Considering clay is Monaco's bread-and-butter and Raonic's worst surface, I don't get the humour in this. Monaco has also had a very solid year for the most part. Raonic is ranked around #20 right now, with practically no points to defend for the rest of the season and his most favourable tournaments coming up. I'd say a Top 15 year-end ranking is very likely (he's #13 in the Race now) with even Top 10 being reasonably possible. If he stays healthy long-term, I think a Top 5 ranking is probably inevitable at some point, although that's probably at least 2-3 years away.
He's borderline top 20 despite missing 4 months last year.
He just lost to a top 15 player on his weakest surface, and his opponent's strongest surface, in 5 sets.
Raonic is doing fine.
Tsonga smashed Monaco at RG 2009 which was Monaco's best surface and Tsonga's worst. Why did Raonic not show this same potential even if he's not great on clay? He's still got enough talent to make the surface irrelevant. That's what good players are supposed to do. Raonic lost to Monaco and he should not have, no matter if it's clay or not.
Agreed. I don't see what is so terrible about losing to Monaco, a higher seed, on Monaco's best surface (and Raonic's worst surface).
Because Monoco is not a Slam quality player. Monaco is one who loses in the first or second rounds of Slams, be it grass, hardcourts AND CLAY! Raonic should NOT have lost this match!
Monaco was ranked 68 in the world when he played Tsonga in 2009. He is unquestionably playing much better now.
And Tsonga has lost to Isner, Dolgopolov, Simon and Haas this year on clay. Perhaps you try to pick a better example.
Monaco is arguably playing the best tennis of his career lately. This is the dawn of Monaco 2.0 :shock:
And watch when Monaco only wins 3 games against Nadal in another dismal effort similar to his Davis Cup effort. Monaco is the most overrated player of all. He is not a Slam player. The fact that Federer made this guy look like a practice partner when Monaco was in form tells us everything about Monaco. Clay or not, Monaco is a clown.
How can Monaco be playing better when he got bounced in the first round of Australian Open this year? :lol: Nobody cares if Monaco is playing well in garbage useless small clay tournaments. What matters is how you perform in the Slams. And Monaco on average is eliminated in the Slams most of the time by the 2nd round. A lot of the time gone in the 1st round.
Fascinating that, to you, the 13th seed is "a very poor player . . . who is not at all talented". And yet somehow (for reasons apparently unknown to you yet known to the seeding committee) this "very poor player" ended up as the 13th seed -- and justified it.
The 13th seed beat the 19th seed today in 5 sets. The surface was the 13th seed's best and the 19th seed's worst.
Yet somehow to you it was an epic failure for the lower seeded player.
Clearly not.
Well said. Monaco is one of the better clay court players in the world.
I thought Raonic would win (he probably would have if didn't have so many UE's), but the higher ranked player/better clay court player won, as he should have.
He has already reached his potential, he proved it today against Monaco
No more big servers... please...
Man, you guys are a bunch of Negative Nancys.
mind your P's and Q's
Pros and cons
do's and don't's
How many S's in Mississippi?
More worried about people failing to kern, letter space and lead really.
Monaco is ranked #15 and is one of the best 5 or 6 clay court players on tour. Poor server? Not. His 1st serve was over 70% today. Check your facts before you post.
monaco served well. i watched most of the match and couldn't believe some of the poor shots raonic hit. it was like he was using the middle of the net for target practice. if he had played a bit better and converted a few break points i think he would have won the match.
As a point of interest, Monaco is one of Raonic's buddies on the tour, along with Ferrer and Del Potro.
Has anyone read Raonic's interview? His first serve failed him big time.
And huge thanks fo RDS and TSN for showing the entire match...all 4 1/2 hours of it, as well as all of Wozniak's matches.
Yes he is, he is very focused and his serve is one of the best in history. He just needs to come inside the baseline more often and be more aggressive after his big serves
He strings his runs together in slams from time to time, doesn't he? E.g. didn't he make a little noise last year in Flushing? And that was on a hard court.
Bingo. Raonic didn't play his best today but can't take anything away from Monaco. The guy is some serious run of form right now and if Raonic was at his best, it'll still would of been a tough test regarding the end result. Sadly, he plays Nadal and Nadal plays the same sort of game but better, show he's kinda screwed for that one.
I agree with you. Raonic couldn't get a 1st serve in the box after the first set or a fh in the court for most of the match and yet took it to 5. That IMO is impressive.
From the bits I read of his comments he indicated that he was not upset by the outcome of the match. He earned some more points and will now get ready for the green stuff.
And the bottom line from Raonic...
I wish I could have played better," said Raonic, who will start his grass campaign in just over a week at Halle, Germany. "I really didn't do a lot of things well so I was just trying to make the most of it and I was able to have my opportunities -- to have my chances."
Yes, Monaco made noise by becoming one of the highest seeds whom Federer has ever literally obliterated publicly on a tennis court. Literally it was man on man r*pe! :shock: :lol:
Really well that does not say much for milos then does it. I thought you were the one talking about milos taking out nadal, of course you said that isner could upset him also.
Just shows there is a big difference in what you are fantasizing about and what is reality. Hard to believe your picks to possibly take rafa out cannot even get past no name hammers, to funny.
You like being the devil's advocate...so here's a challenge for you. Given the up=coming 4th rd. matches, who do you see as advancing to the next round.
Stop being a critiiic...let's see your insight into what will happen in he second week...
I never said anything about Raonic taking out Nadal. You have me confused with somebody else. I said that Raonic is the most promising young players out there and despite still being fairly raw, is closer and closer to beating guys in the top 3 than anybody else in the sport if the conditions suit him and if he's serving huge or basically having a great day.
But again, anytime you feel Raonic is closer, he's still so far away. Can't even beat a mug like Monaco :lol:
For all I know, Raonic will go out in the 3rd round of Wimbledon too against a non grass courter like Almagro right when Federer, Nadal or Djokovic is waiting in the next round. Or Raonic will slip and fall again and be gone for another 7-8 months.
Raonic is a huge disappointment thus far considering his talent.
No talented player should be losing to Juan Monaco anywhere! You're going to see just how pathetic and useless Monaco is when Nadal smashes him 6-1 6-2 6-0 like the typical useless little mug Monaco is with his wimpy light-weight game and zero creativity and zero power. Monaco isn't a Slam player. The fact that Raonic with his 88 UEs still took it to 5 sets shows Monaco is just a weedy little pusher.
Wawrinka over Tsonga. Berdych over Del Potro. Nadal over Monaco (Monaco won't win more than 4 games). Federer and Djokovic over the clowns they're slated to play.
one of the clowns is looking pretty good right now.......
Another big win for Raonic!!!
Raonic another player thats terrible for tennis.Serving machine.thats it.
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"It's a 181 on iTunes. It needs to go 180 up before I'm like, smiling," she told Mike Will Made It on the phone. "Did we make the right decision? The right song? I get nervous you know I'm having a panic attack."
3. Reminder: Miley's Seriously Talented: The celeb may have become famous for a number of things now, but let's not forget—she's got some pipes on her. When telling the story of her first meeting with Pharrell, viewers heard Miley belt "Jolene" from a 2012 summer backyard session clip. It was amazing. And Pharrell thought so, too.
"I said to my manager, 'I wanna work with her.' And he reached out," Pharrell said. "I was just like, 'Oh my God, you guys have no idea of how crazy this girl's voice is. You listen to her sing 'Jolene' and you just go, 'OK.' So when we sat down, I was like, 'Listen, go to Miami and all I wanna do is talk and if we make music, we make music. If we don't make music, we don't make music."
4. She's Also Pretty Hilarious: During a rehearsal, Miley was terribly sick, but that didn't stop her from bringing on the laughs when she could.
While discussing how she should do her hair for the performance with will.i.am and her mother Tish, Cyrus asks, "Or am I gonna go Shakira-Shakira?" and then busts into the perfect impersonation of the Colombian crooner by singing her hit "Hips Don't Lie."
Seriously, it's so addicting to watch.
5. Miley Has Her Moments: Cyrus was extremely nervous about her VMAs performance, and apparently ran into some trouble before even hitting the red carpet.
The plan was to arrive in a police car with the famous teddy bear by her side, but when the car missed her vehicle parked to the side, plans changed. And Miley threw the F-bomb about 12 times.
"This f--king...it's been ruined. So f--k it, let me just get out of the f--king car. No, I don't wanna now reverse and then everyone see me get in the car. That wasn't the point. The point was to show up in the f--king car. This is f--king lame. Stop f--king backing me the f--k up. This s--t looks lame. Are you kidding? Let's just get out. F--k it."
OK, eight times. Our apologies.
Regardless, fans would have never guessed what went down in that car, because the second Miley hit the carpet, it was all smiles, twerking and sticking her tongue out for the cameras.
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Quote:Huh, sounds interesting, but why not just throw real fast consecutive jab cross combinations?
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Sony Ericsson K850 ReviewSony Ericsson K850
Last year, the K800 was the best 3-megapixel cameraphone in our comparison, and after the 5-megapixel models like the N95 were announced, SE had to do something to stay compatitive. The K810 was just a minor update, redesigning the exterior but not improving anything on the functionality and it cannot be considered as the next level. K850 which we introduce you here is the real successor of the K800 improving the key feature – the camera, with 2 additional megapixels resolution, built-in lens cover, updated interface, additional flash for focus-assistance and higher resolution for video capturing. This is the top-end Cyber-shot phone of Sony Ericsson, its most-advanced camera phone up to date. Of course, the model doesn't improve only the camera, but also brings newer generation of the software with updated multimedia menu to turn into all in one device.
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1. Siva (unregistered)
Thnks for the review .. but here i want to say some thing .. 1.) This phone has got a new platform ie a200 which is very advanced .. 2.)the firmware currently is not that stable and camera wise also its not the perfect.. and Jan 08 is when new firwmware is going to be released... 3.)UI is awesome and especially it comes with MegaBAss which is only found in W series.. So get the phone and just be patient for the new firmware release in jan.. and please do conduct a cam test then .. K850 will win every phone outthere in 5MP segment... happy new year
2. aem (unregistered)
give complete review?
3. nick (unregistered)
i was just wondering where i would find the firmware for this phone and also, if it's not too inconvenient, can someone explain to me the process of getting music/pictures/themes onto the phone? and how to get the pictures/videos uploaded to my computer?
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kindly update this review.. this model has been changed a bit.. get a new one and try it.. you are giving the k850 a bad name..
5. Mr J (unregistered)
I have had the K850 since early december and I am now on to my third handset. The phone seems to have seriosuly dodgy firmware which when it decides to crash, it turns the phone in to a nice paper weight. Unless you have the right kit to be able to complete a full firmware flash, you have to send it back to your service provider for repair. I have also suffered numerous software crashes on the phone, it turns it's self off ever now and then and when it does come back on, it does not ask for any security codes. Not a big issue I agree, but what the hell is it doing if not a full restart? Surely it should be as if the phone has just been turned on.... There was a newer version firmware released maybe 2 months ago which I applied to the phone in the hope that it would cure the problems, it didn't and I have only just received the handset back from my service provider for the second time, minus the battery....so I still don't know if the handset is working properly. BTW, I am in the UK and on the 3 network......stay clear!!
6. dave diddy (unregistered)
Please Please Please, Save yourself of all the trouble by not buying one of these. I have been using a K850i for 12 months now and my 4th replacement handset has just broken, again! Nice features of the phone but generally runs slowly and crashes a lot and from my experience needs replacing with a new/replacement handset every 2-3months. All the problems were still occuring with this phone even after several firmware updates from sony ericcson's website.
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i don't know, i'm happy of my k850i.. it's ain't crash (mayby just 1 time), a little laggy (but rare cell phone don't lag..) but everything else just working fine.
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Demar made the shot Vince missed vs Philly
Demar made the shot Vince missed vs Philly
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Demar has more heart than Vince thats why.
We aren't in the Eastern finals so it doesn't matter lol.
I think it's best if we stop with the DeRozan/Carter comparisons. By his 4th year, Carter was one of the top 5 players in the league, and won countless games for us at the buzzer.
I interpreted his celebration as more of a, "screw all the haters, I just single-handedly won the game".
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Leamington-based RNF Digital Innovation is proving to be right on track for Bridgestone as the apps they developed help drive the tyre giant's sales success.
The Firestone Tyre Pressure Calculator app for use by farmers and the Bridgestone Challenge app developed for use by Bridgestone's sales teams, are delivering impressive results since being launched a couple of years ago.
Revolutionising Bridgestone's sales force, assisting customers and helping to land new contracts, RNF Digital Innovation – located next to Bridgestone at the Pure Business Park in Leamington - is proving a major driving force for Bridgestone's business.
The Firestone Tyre Pressure Calculator app is already proving an invaluable aid to farmers. It helps them to identify the correct pressure to set their tyres with benefits including reduced soil compaction, less wear and tear on their tyres and increased fuel economy.
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RenoJay wrote:Back in February I started this thread about private money lending. Now that I have some experience, I thought I'd report back for anyone who's looking for fixed income outside of the bond market.
I've made two loans and about to do a third. Here are the basics:
1. First borrower had credit issues from a short sale of a vacation property. He bought a newer home in my area, put down about 40% cash down payment and borrowed the rest from me at 8.5%. Our letter of intent stated he needed to make automated payments via a processor. Thus far, every single payment has arrived a few days before the first of the month. So far so good.
2. Second borrower also bought a newer home with about 40% down payment. Interest rate to me is 9.5%. Same deal as the first borrower (all payments received) except they pay on the 4th instead of the 1st.
3. Third deal is about to close. The home is older, but still is valued at more than the buyer is paying, and they're putting down 33%. They'll pay 10% interest and 3/4 of a point at closing.
In all cases, the broker and I checked their credit, their employment, their taxes and met with them personally. We also checked the homes, got inspections, etc. In each case, the borrowers were "near bankable" meaning they all had good credit but had done a strategic short sale at some point when their homes went deeply underwater.
Overall, I'm quite happy with this new found investment class. Each home has plenty of equity so should I ever need to foreclose I should be able to get my money back. All the payments have arrived like clock work, and I get the chance to meet each borrower, look them in the eye, and let them know that late payments will lead to them losing their home. Unless home values tumble tremendously from here, then I've definitely become a fan of hard money lending for my fixed income portfolio.
RenoJay: I'm glad this is working out for you. I would still recommend that you get the book "Invest In Debt", by Jimmy Napier and the calculator that I mentioned in an earlier post on this thread. I believe that if you got the book and calculator and learned how to use it from the book, it would make you a lot more money than they cost. It did for me. Good luck.


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Michaela is four weeks old today. Last night was the first time since her birth that I experienced the combination of a bad sleep followed by an early awakening. She and I sat in the way-too-hot living room (we're in the midst of an early heat wave) for a few hours this morning as she tried to sleep and I tried to find something worth watching since my eyes were far too heavy to read the systematic theology book I'm working my way through. Needless to say, there are slim pickings in the early morning hours, but I did find some interesting religious programming. Here are a few mostly cynical lessons I learned this morning while watching the religious programming available to me (something I have not had opportunity to do since my three-year old was about Michaela's age):
- Beth Moore has the biggest, most expressive eyes I've ever seen. Her eyes are like dinner plates and are constantly changing with her always-impassioned preaching teaching. I think Moore is perceived to have more credibility than many other teachers because she uses terms like "the present participle." She digs into the Greek and tries to do some level of exegesis on her texts. Unfortunately, as others have pointed out (see an excellent review of one of her books at Modern Reformation) and as I've seen in my brief experiences of reading her books and curricula, she tends towards the mystical and experiential. "Basically she says, don't let theology and doctrine confuse you when you can figure it out with God for yourself in a way that works for you." There are far worse teachers out there, but there are also better ones. And of course there's the issue of her being a female preacher teacher.
- When a church is composed almost entirely of white people, the cameras will continually zoom in on the one or two black people in the congregation. When a church is composed almost entirely of black people, the cameras will continually zoom in one the one or two white people in the congregation. And speaking of cameras, if you've ever been at a church where they record footage of the congregation, you'll know how difficult it is to worship God while a camera is pointed in your direction.
- The hosts of "Lifeline" affirmed that it is an evil generation that seeks for a sign, yet they spent their entire program asking some young preacher all about the signs he has experienced. There was no mention of the message he preaches. They spoke only about signs and wonders, often insisting that these have all been verified and documented. As they spoke to him, gold dust began appearing on his clothes. Apparently this is a common occurrence for him. A university in Scotland once tested this gold dust and found it was purer than 24 karat gold. However, it is a heavenly substance so although it usually looks like gold, it is often a different substance altogether, so don't try testing it on your own. He also has emerald dust appear on or around him and this portends a financial miracle. Jewels falling from the sky (which don't hurt when they hit your head) are also a common sign from God. God once even turned a cup of hotel water into "wine" which is actually a heavenly beverage he can only barely describe, though he did provide a photograph. And, of course, everything he does is directly commanded by the voice of God.
- Some self-styled prophets think nothing of reading passages from their own books and concluding with "this is the word of God." The mere thought of reading my own writing and announcing "this is the word of God" terrifies me! And well it should.
- The King James Version of the Bible is the refuge of many of the most heretical teachers. It seems odd, but I suppose they feel this version lends a certain credibility to their ministry. I have a feeling that a person who sells gives away "miracle olive oil soap" has really worked his way through the issues surrounding the biblical texts and has determined that the King James is superior to other translations.
- Joyce Meyer has reinvented herself. She no longer storms across a stage barking at the audience about their failures. She now sits sedately discussing issues of health and wellness.
I had to conclude that "Christian" television is no better now than it was three years ago even in the absence of Benny Hinn and Robert Tilton.
I was speaking with my sister this morning and were talking about having our daughters, both of whom are three, begin to send each other letters. They both love to dig the mail from our mailboxes, but there is never any mail addressed to them. Maryanne mentioned that she never gets personal letters anymore, and truth be told, neither do I. In fact, the only personal letters I ever receive are ones from long-lost friends asking me to support their most recent ministry venture. Email is a pretty poor substitute for a good old fashioned letter, especially when every letter I receive just asks me for money.
Denny Burk, who serves as assistant professor of New Testament at Criswell College in Dallas, has an excellent article at BP News. He writes about Brian McLaren's statement about Da Vinci Code. McLaren said, "Frankly, I don't think it has more harmful ideas in it than the Left Behind novels." Burk responds: "The more I hear from emerging church leader Brian McLaren, the more I fear he is not competent to be a leader of God's people…The problem with what McLaren says here is that he cannot (or will not) distinguish what is malignant from what is benign. No one goes to hell merely for believing dispensational premillenialism, a theology of the end times that is portrayed in the 'Left Behind' novels. Yet anyone who denies the deity of Jesus most certainly will, and this is precisely what is argued in 'The Da Vinci Code.' You don't have to like dispensational premillenialism to see that its teachings about the end times do not come anywhere close to the damning heresy reflected in 'The Da Vinci Code.' Any pastor that cannot (or will not) see that isn't competent to hold the office." You can read the article here.
Finally, I apologize to those of you who do not enjoy book reviews. My wife pointed out to me that I have posted quite a few lately. That is true and yet I have a couple more to do. I've been reading a lot lately and have accumulated a list of books that I need to review while I can still remember what they are about!