Cowboys, Romo Make Short Work Of Seahawks

By Ross Everett

Quarterback Tony Romo had another solid game, and the Dallas Cowboys made short work of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon in a 38-17 victory. Romo threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, and receiver Miles Austin caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game.

The Cowboys also got on the winning side of the NFL pointspread ledger with the win and cover as -10 home favorites. Dallas is now 4-3 against the spread for the season, while Seattle fell to 2-5 versus the number.

Romo has made greater patience in the pocket a priority this season, and it's paying dividends. Sunday's game was his third straight without an interception and he's stayed interception free in five games this season-more than he did all of last year. Romo couldn't resist a joke at his own expense:

"Shock! I'm seeing things. It's as simple as that. I'm not throwing and hoping."

Head coach Wade Phillips expressed his pleasure, but didn't want his team to start believing their own press clippings:

"I feel good about the progress we've made, but we've still got a ways to go."

Team owner Jerry Jones was happy with the performance and already looking ahead to next Sunday's game at Philadelphia:

"I'm just glad to see as many people really do as well and play as well as they did today. Philadelphia is the kind of game that I think we're ready for. ... Plus, I think we all remember so much -- I know I do and so many players on this team remember -- how we left Philadelphia last year."

Seattle quarterback Todd Hasselbeck played well, amassing 249 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions but didn't get much help from a defense that couldn't put the necessary pressure on Romo. He sounded frustrated in his postgame comments:

"We put two weeks into this game plan. I felt like we were ready. We just didn't get it done. .... I feel physically drained, emotionally drained. I'm frustrated. We're all searching for answers."

The big game for the Cowboys that Jerry Jones alluded to is next Sunday night as they travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles. The Cowboys have been installed as +3 underdogs with the total set at 47'. They'll head to Green Bay to take on the Packers the following Sunday before returning home to play the hated Washington Redskins. Seattle will host the lowly Detroit Lions next Sunday, with the Seahawks a -10 home favorite and the total set at 43. They'll hit the road for their next two games, facing the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings. - 23812

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Ross Everett is a widely published freelance sports writer and noted authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and betting odds portal sites. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.

The Ambitious Attorney and Green Screen LA

By Phil Guye

In an entire world of depleting resources and an economy that's doing all it can to stay afloat, there are many doctors, attorneys and corporate execs who are doing all that they can to market their abilities. They're trying their best to make people believe that their method of doing things are the best and that there can be little doubt that the costs that they charge are justified. Where does the green screen LA fit into the area of these ambitious people? It is clearly not difficult to think how and why these execs can make use of one of the most creative systems of film making to further their own ends, financially and otherwise.

Take the case of the impressive solicitor; he is a person who has graduated from a good law college with the sole intention of making it big not only on the legal front, but in politics too. Law and politics are always interlinked and any literate person, with a modicum of astuteness will be able to decode why the attorney went in search of the best cameraman in the photographic industry. He knows the person troubled must be a cutting edge genius when it came to employing the green screen LA. He also knew that this cameraman could make a short video of him that would leverage him to bigger heights as a solicitor.

So there he was, this lawyer who confessed that he could save just about anyone all suited and booted, a look of practiced shrewdness on his face, waiting for possible customers to fall for his talk, hook, line and sinker. Fall, they did; he succeeded in getting at least ten new clients in the first week after the video was released. But where did the green screen LA come in? The cameraman had used the green screen technique to photograph the attorney in front of the plain green screen. This was digitally removed and an image of a courtroom (with witnesses, judge and jury, all in attendance) was superimposed. The possible customer got a taste of what it was like to be in a courtroom, with a smart and savvy barrister arguing his case.

This is just the beginning of a long list that can be done using the green screen LA. All you need is the right kind of apparatus, the correct lighting apparatus and above all, a huge quantum of creative resourcefulness. A combination of all three is certain to take you places that you haven't ever been to; augmenting your image just as that of the attorney.

Today, there are lots of folks who get professional cameramen and videographers to put together the most bizarre of videos just for the heck of it. Girls in bikinis standing against the backdrop of a tundra icescape or aliens visiting the empire state building are just two such silly image. There's no doubt that the green screen LA feature is here to stay. - 23812

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UFC 94 Flashback: GSP Destroys BJ Penn

By Ross Everett

BJ Penn entered his main event battle against welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre looking to become the first man in UFC history to simultaneously hold titles in two weight classes. GSP never gave him the chance to make history, as he stopped Penn after four increasingly dominant rounds to retain his belt with a TKO victory and make a compelling case for being the pound for pound best fighter in mixed martial arts.

Both fighters had considerable fan support, with vocal, flag waving delegations from the Hawaiian Islands and Canada in evidence. During ring introductions, both men received enthusiastic cheers tempered with a few boos. After the opening horn sounded, however, the Penn backers had little to cheer about while the champions supports broke out in G-S-P chants on several occasions.

Boxing guru Freddy Roach recently praised Penn as the best technical puncher in MMA, but he had no opportunity to bring this weapon to bear as he had trouble finding the range from the outset. St. Pierre was unable to complete any takedowns during the first round, but easily dictated the pace and style of the bout.

GSP began to assert his dominance in round two"with Penn starting to fatigue he was no longer able to fend off St. Pierres single leg takedown attempts by balancing on one leg. GSP got a takedown early in the frame and began to mount a ground and pound assault while moving around in Penns legendary guard almost at will moving from half guard to side control with frightening ease.

The eventual outcome was foretold between rounds two and three, as the obviously exhausted Penn required a pep talk from his entourage that his fatigue was all in his head. Across the cage, GSP calmly sipped water looking for all the world that he could go 12 rounds.

Round three was similar to the previous one, with GSP taking his opponent to the mat with a decreasing level of resistance and mauling him with punches and elbows once he got there. His complete control over the BJJ black belt Penn was incredible. That may be the most exceptional thing about Georges St. Pierre"his willingness to attack his opponents strengths and success at doing so.

The fourth round was a wall to wall rout for the Canadian welterweight champion, who started by effectively trading strikes with Penn before taking him down once again and resuming his highly successful ground based attack. At this point with GSP moving around at ease and Penn mounting little resistance it was apparent that the challenger was physically spent. St. Pierre almost ended the fight on the ground, as referee Herb Dean repeatedly reminding Penn that he needs to fight back. Penn survived the round on instinct alone, moving around just enough to keep the referee from stopping the proceedings. After the horn sounded to end the fourth round, however, it was evident that Penn had nothing physically or emotionally left. As he leaned headfirst against the cage in exhaustion, an impromptu conference amongst his handlers on whether or not to continue became moot when the fight was stopped by Dean on advice from the ringside physician. There was no argument whatsoever from Penn or his entourage.

Displaying his characteristic class, GSP delayed his celebration until he had crossed the cage and kneeled by his vanquished foe to honor his competitive spirit. After a quick celebration among GSP and his team, he faced his next challenger in the person of Thiago Alves.

In the co-feature attraction, Lyoto Machida kept his undefeated professional MMA record intact with a first round TKO victory over Thiago Silva. Silva had no answer for Machidas well rounded skills and unorthodox Shotokan karate based style. Machida took his opponent down and knocked his opponent down twice"all counters as Silva was coming forward and Machida backing away. As the first round entered its final seconds, it appeared that Silva started to ease up in anticipation of the horn. Machida used this opportunity for another takedown, and then nailed his surprised opponent with a powerful punch that ended the fight. - 23812

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Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and betting odds portal sites. He lives in Southern Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.

Picking the Correct Materials For Your Green Screen Studio

By Phillip Guye

There are a large amount of talks going on about which materials to use for your green screen. Expert recommendation will tell you that you can't accept just green. There's a right shade of green that's fit for green screen studio use. If you use any other shade, it won't have an identical effect and it will not be able to accomplish what it is set out to do.

It is for certain, correct to go for only a particular shade of green and a specific type of material because it will give you optimum results. However, in truth, you can actually make any effective green screen from almost any sort of smooth and green surface. The particular aftermath of that may change according to preference but it does not mean that other type of green screen studio materials will be unusable.

If you're one to go for quality, and you need to use the very best screen for your video productions, you can search the web or ask around what makes the perfect green screen material. The likeliest event is that you're going to be pointed in different directions. When it reaches that point, you have got to trust your own instincts and go with what you believe will work for you. Because certain materials may work for some folk but it does not for others. So you have got to be a discerning purchaser. Also keep in mind that professional green screen material can be rather expensive. Separate a portion of your position just for the green screen material alone if you truly need to make a good green screen studio.

If you are looking for material that won't burn a hole in your pocket, there are rules in finding useable material that will neither leave you penniless nor pissed off at the end of the day : Use something solid like a card or smooth wood. Color it green. Make sure that you cover each space in paint because inconsistencies will be magnified 100 times in your production.

Employ a kind of fabric. There are 2 ways to go about this, you can either go for green fabric or take another fabric and then dye or paint it green. This method can be a bit tricky though since you've got to make sure that there are no black spots and fabric has the tendency to be insubstantial. - 23812

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The 5 Secrets About Why Every Gym Rips You Off.

By Nick Harris

Gyms are massively overrated. Maybe you are going to one now, or you had a great experience with one before, but let me tell you that there are plenty of reasons to give up the gym and find another way to work out.

So hey, if you're already a gym fan, no worries, but if you're unsure, check out these 5 reasons why.

#5: Gym Prices Tend to Be Rather Obscene.

Gyms are unbelievably expensive for what they offer. Is there anywhere else in the world where you go maybe 2, 3 times a week, do all the work yourself, and pay extremely steep fees for the privilege? Hey, if you've got a great gym and can afford it, more power to you. But there are just too many out there that are complete rip-offs.

#4: People in Gyms Can Go Insane.

You start to see the same people over and over at the gym, and they get into specific routines. These routines can become more and more absurd, because these people know they're being watched in close quarters. That is why you have to deal with the spectacle of Mr. thickest-neck-ever coming in and grunting his way through 30 unnecessarily heavy repetitions in front of you. Nowhere else in the world do you have to put up with stuff like that.

#3: Do You Enjoy Covering Yourself in Other People's Sweat?

Yeah, the signs are all over the place and you want to hope that everyone in the gym is a nice, caring person who really will help you out by not leaving their sweat all over the machine, but the ugly truth is that most people simply don't wipe down the machines if they can get away with it.

#2: Repetition Breeds Contempt.

No matter how may audio books you go through, magazines you bring, albums you listen to, or variations in exercise you try and do, you'll eventually be repeating yourself in a gym, where - face it - you're confined into a little room for hours, doing the same repetitive movements over and over until you can feel a difference. Life is too short.

#1: Outdoors Equals No Costs and No Limits, Either.

If you're finally ready to cut the cord and free yourself from the oppressive confines of your neighborhood sweat-box, you'll discover a shining, dynamic, vital world outside its doors, once that allows you to go for a run in literally any direction you want, without a hassling machine setting your limits for you. You might also notice that this 'go anywhere' running doesn't cost over $100 a month. You're welcome! - 23812

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