Manny survived a questionable knockdown in round one to totally dominate Barrera for the remainder of the fight. How lopsided was it? Manny landed 30 or more punches in six of eleven rounds before the end came at 2:56 of the eleventh when Barrera was down for the second time in the fight. The other knockdown occurred in round three.

Overall, Pac Man landed 309 of 838 total punches, including 257 of 570 power shots, outlanding Barrera by a better than 2-1 margin in that department. That's an average of 76 total punches thrown and 28 landed per round — par for the course for Manny. The out-gunned Barrera put up decent numbers, landing 172 of 547 total punches, none having any effect on Pacquiao. Barrera's jab wasn't a factor either, as he landed an average of just seven per round, throwing 26 per frame. It was All Manny, All The Time in Texas.

Six months later, Pacquiao dropped Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the first round, but had to settle for a draw as Marquez slowed the pace of the fight with effective counter punching. Manny landed just 148 of 639 total punches, averaging just 53 thrown per round. Marquez landed 158 of 547 total punches and had a 122-100 edge in power shots landed, hitting on 36% to 43% for Pac Man.

The fight featured odd and controversial scoring. Guy Jutras scored it 115-110 for Marquez, while John Stewart saw it 115-110 Pacquiao. Burt Clements had it 113-113, scoring the first round 10-7, instead of 10-6 as the others saw it. Had Clements scored the first round 10-6, Manny wins a split decision.

In March 2005, Manny lost a unanimous decision to Erik Morales in the first fight of their memorable trilogy. Morales controlled the fight with his jab, landing 96 of 303 to just 34 of 349 for Manny, who was bothered by a cut over his right eye that occurred in round five. Overall, Morales landed 265 of 714 total punches to 217 of 894 for Pacquiao. Morales also landed 41% of his power shots, all set up by an effective jab — even vs. the southpaw Pac Man. Pacquiao also complained of the Winning gloves he was contractually obligated to wear as a factor in his defeat.

In the rematch ten months later, Morales led on all cards through five rounds, but Manny, wearing his beloved Reyes gloves, invested in a body attack early in the fight and it began to pay dividends by round six. Pac Man outlanded Morales 32-8 in power shots in that round and the route was on. Morales, unable to hold Manny off any longer, landed just 20 jabs over the next four rounds. Morales was down in the ninth and twice more in the tenth before the end came at 2:33 of the tenth. Manny held a 103-45 edge in power shots landed after round five. It was the first time Morales had been ko'd in 52 fights.

The rubber match was all Manny vs. the now brave, but shop-worn Morales, who left all his fight in the steam room as he struggled to make 130 lbs. once again. Pac Man had a 73-25 edge in power shots landed in rounds two and three, closing the show by landing 51 of 71 before the end came at 2:57 of round three. Morales, forced to slug with Manny, landed just 14 jabs in three painful rounds.

Following his devastating loss to Pacquiao, Barrera won six straight, including a majority decision win over Morales to take a 2-1 lead in their trilogy. Barrera won the battle of the jabs vs. Morales, landing 67 of 314 to 49 of 236 for Morales. That jab enabled Barrera to land 49% of his power shots, including 61% in round three, 65% in round six and 59% in the pivotal eleventh round.

Barrera narrowly escaped the Staples Center in Los Angeles with a split decision win over Rocky Juarez in May 2006. The fight was originally announced a draw before it was later discovered that judge Ken Morita's card should have read 115-114 Barrera, not 114-114. Duane Ford scored it 115-114 Juarez, who had a 105-84 edge in power connects for the fight. Judge Anek Hongtongkam scored Barrera 115-114. Barrera's 84-30 edge in jabs landed was the difference in the fight. He averaged 30 thrown per round.

Barrera's jab, and Juarez's inactivity, again was the difference in the rematch, won by Barrera via unanimous decision. Marco landed 105 of 369 jabs (28% — 31 thrown per round), while Juarez, despite promising to be busier in the rematch, averaged just 45 total punches thrown per round. He averaged 54 thrown per round in the first fight. Overall, Barrera landed 178 of 564 total punches to 134 of 542 for Rocky.

Marco's six-fight winning streak came to an end last March with a unanimous decision loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight that appeared closer than the judges cards (116-111 Marquez 2x & 118-109 Marquez) showed. Marquez was dominating the seventh round before a picture-perfect Barrera right hand sent Marquez to the canvas on all fours. Barrera then hit Marquez while he was down. Referee Jay Nady didn't see the punch that dropped Marquez, only the punch that landed while Marquez was down and ruled no knockdown and took a point away from Barrera as well for the foul. Overall, Marquez had a 197-146 edge in power shots landed, scoring with the harder shots all night. Barrera landed 30% of his 32 jabs thrown per round, but the counter-punching Marquez still landed 44% of his power shots.

Judging from the outcome of the first fight and Barrera's performances vs. Marquez and Juarez, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that only Manny can beat Manny in this fight. True, Barrera had training camp distractions before the first fight. In the weeks before his first meeting with Pacquiao, it was revealed he underwent a surgical procedure in 1997 to remove several malformed blood vessels in his head and a steel plate was inserted to protect the area.

Then, 18 days before the fight, as a precautionary measure ordered by the California sheriff's office, Barrera was forced to flee his Big Bear training camp due to wildfires sweeping thru Southern California.

Rudy Perez, who trained Barrera his entire career was not in camp and will not be in Barrera's corner the night of the fight. In fact, Barrera trained in Guadalajara for the rematch, to be closer to his family, under the tutelage of local trainer Fermin Hernandez. Longtime assistant Sendai Tanaka and Marco's brother Jorge will be in Marco's corner. Perez currently trains 122-lb. champion Israel Vazquez.

As for Manny, the weight of his country remains on his shoulders. No Manny training camp is without distractions such as trips back and forth to the Philippines. It's safe to say trainer Freddie Roach has a firm grasp on the situation, having been there and down that before with Manny. Manny's peaking at 28, while Barrera's four years older than he was for their first meeting and we all know how that ended.

Barrera's only chance for victory is to control the fight with his jab and slow the pace of the fight like Marquez did vs. Manny, but that's not likely. Manny's a better fighter now than he was vs. Marquez, which means he's better now than he was for the first Barrera fight. Hard to imagine him fighting a better fight than he did the first time around. Manny at 80% should be enough to defeat Barrera this time around. That being said, Manny could put an end to the Hall of Fame career of Barrera, a five-time champion in three different weight classes.

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When I was young, I was asked by a very evil spirits, and I was afraid of frightening. But I was with my friends took their interest. We are locked alone in a dark bathroom with candles and mirrors talked to 13 times "bloody Mary."
For those who do not know who this "bloody Mary" make a slight exception.
"Bloody Mary" is a ghost is said to appear in a mirror when summoned. "Bloody Mary" is often believed to be the spirit of a mother (often a widow) who murdered her children, or Queen Mary I, known in history by the sobriquet "Bloody Mary", or a young mother whose baby was stolen from her, which made her go mad in grief and she eventually committed suicide.
It is often a test of courage, as it is said that if Bloody Mary is summoned, she would proceed to kill the summoner in an extremely violent way, such as ripping his or her face off, scratching his or her eyes out, driving the person insane or bringing the person into the mirror with her. Other variations say that the querent must not look directly at her, but at her image in the mirror; she will then reveal the querent's future, particularly concerning marriage and children.
You go into a room with a mirror and turn all the lights off (this works well in a bathroom). You begin, in a whisper, to chant "bloody mary. bloody mary, Bloody Mary", as you continue to chant your voice should grow louder and louder into a near scream. While you are chanting you should be spinning around at a medium rate and taking a glimpse in the mirror at each pass. Near the 13th repetition of the words . . . "she" should appear and...?
So, in one such evening call spirits we have come alternately in the bathroom and then rush to acquire. When almost all of this strange ritual has remained current one girl, it is strange, too, Mary. We decided to voice all over it fun and closed the door. Mary pronouncing long spells, it is well handled, but when she screamed and tried to open a door, we did not even think to open it. Waiting a moment, we really opened the door and it was a terrible picture. Mary lying on the floor, waving in the emptiness piece of broken mirror. Mary was all blood, cutting T-shirt in several places, persons and scratched her eyes looked in the mirror shattered not flashing glance.
At came screaming parents and raised ambulance. Female long treated at the hospital, then I do not met.
But recently, I met her, invited her to drink, we vows and she told that she saw in the mirror. After the 13rd call, she saw in the mirror vague outlines of anything terrible. Tried to escape, but the door was closed and she had to deploy.
Shape was true and what was in the mirror was leave drops of blood on the floor of the bathroom. Female substance and could not moving from their seats.But when her hands started to face and it was painful, she tried to flee in the shape of the bottle of cream. Mirror broken, but the figure has not disappeared, just became more clear. She grabbed a metal mirror and grants bloody Mary, which have become ghost adverse wound, which went smoke. Once opened the door to the bathroom was bright and bloody Mary is not clear. So the girl escaped.
Was this hallucinations or actually, you decide, for themselves, I have identified with the choice.
And finally, to distract you from the terrible thoughts, I tell you about the cocktail bloody Mary.

Bloody Marys, and the non-alcoholic Virgin Mary, are frequently served in the morning, although they are a popular drink later in the day as well. Traditionally, a Bloody Mary should not be served after six PM.
While there is not much complexity in mixing vodka and tomato juice, more elaborate versions of the drink have become trademarks of the bartenders who make them. A common garnish is a celery stick when served in a tall glass, often over ice. A beer chaser may also be served with the Bloody Mary, although this often depends on the region you are in.
Ingredients: 3 parts vodka, 3 parts tomato juice, Ground salt and pepper, 6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce, 5 drops Tabasco, 1 tsp. celery salt, 1 tsp. horseradish, Dash of lemon or lime juice, Dash of orange juice (optional).
May be shaken vigorously or stirred lazily, as desired. Garnish with a celery stalk; a skewer of olives, pickles, carrots, mushrooms, or other vegetables; or even meat (salami, shrimp, etc.) and cheese (see photos). Occasionally, pickled asparagus is also used.

I hope you like this story, and You see me in the future.

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Sputnik Anniversary

[Words heard round the world on October 4, 1957: "Beep. Beep."]

Fifty years ago today, the Soviet launch of Sputnik changed the United States forever--propelling science to the center of policymaking and launching a tradition of well-informed governance that, unfortunately, has since been in a woeful decline.

Luckily at least one presidential candidate wants to do something about it: Hillary Clinton, who will be giving a speech today on science policymaking at the Carnegie Institution. According to the AP she plans to unveil the following proposals:

_ Expand human and robotic space exploration and speed development of vehicles to would replace the space shuttle.

_ Launch a space-based climate change initiative to combat global warming.

_ Create a $50-billion strategic energy fund to research ways to boost energy efficiency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

_ Comply with a legal requirement that the executive branch issue a national assessment on climate change every four years. She would also expand the assessment to reflect how U.S. regions and economic sectors are responding to the challenges posed by climate change.

_ Name an assistant to the president for science and technology, a position that was eliminated in the Bush White House.

_ Re-establish the Office of Technology Assessment.

Cool, huh? Unfortunately I'll miss Hillary's speech--Mooney and Nisbet are off to Seattle for this talk. But if you want to get a sense of just how bad the science policy gap is that Hillary hopes to fix, check out this Al Jazeera segment, featuring yours truly, on Bush's gambling of the planet...

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