Okay, we need a warning, like check with a doctor before you do this. Or maybe a psychiatrist. Or maybe just make sure you’ve backed up your brains on hard drive.
Back in 1967, I had just start Kenpo Karate, one of the Tracy Brothers offshoot branches, and the head instructor decided to put on a breaking seminar. I don’t know what he was thinking, maybe he had a side business selling insurance or something. At any rate, the potential for disaster was looming.
We entered the dojo and stacks of pine boards were waiting for us. As a group we were taught the theory of focusing, of punching through, and so on, and we were all excited. Then we started breaking the boards, one at a time, as the head instructor watched.
One of the students, a fellow named Jeff, asked if it was possible to break a board with the head. The answer was in the affirmative, but it shouldn’t be attempted until one was well trained. We then went into another room to break boards, and none noticed that Jeff had stayed behind.
We were heavily engaged in a group discussion, and suddenly there a tremendous cracking sound came from the room we had just left. It was such a sickly sound that we all turned and stared at the entrance to the other room. The other room, where the sound came from, where Jeff was.
Suddenly, Jeff stepped through the doorway, he was standing a bit crooked, and the look in his eyes was like little birdies whistling. We all held our breaths as Jeff crossed the room, he walked tilted, and the birdies winged around his head in a neat, little circling pattern. Jeff plonked into a seated zen position, and the head instructor, with an eye on Jeff, continued his speechifying.
Now, if you’re going to break a board with your head, and I don’t care if you study Uechi or Tae Kwon Do or Choy Li Fut or whatever, work up to it. Start with skinny boards, even an eighth of an inch, then work your way through a quarter, through 3/8s, and so on. Heck, even wear a some kind of protective helmet the first few times, the potential for injury is that great.
Oh, and at the end of that seminar for breaking? Jeff approached the fellow leading the seminar after it was all over and asked if is it possible to break a board using just your head. Maybe he should have thought about developing the hardest punch instead of just a hard head!
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Posted on 11 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
The Chesapeake Bay is well-known for its terrific charter fishing, nevertheless the bay area, especially Kent Island, also has a great deal to provide in the way of destinations for the wife and kids. Kent Island’s waterfront is to be found off the west coast of Queen Anne’s County. Kent Island sits at the foundation of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, linking Maryland’s eastern and western shores. The area provides a variety of marinas and restaurants that bring in travelers from near by Annapolis, Baltimore, as well as Washington DC. Separated from the mainland by Kent Narrows, Kent Island at one time functioned as a trading post just for the earliest fixed English settlement in Maryland. This island eventually was turned into a major seafood packaging and processing site.
Stevensville is the most well known town on Kent Island and is home to numerous historic structures, including the reconditioned Stevensville Train Depot and Christ Church, home to Maryland’s earliest congregation that was founded in 1631. Visitor information is available from the county visitor’s center at 117 East Main Street.
Metapeake County Park is situated on Kent Island’s western shore. The small recreation area provides fine views of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, boat ramps, and a nine hundred ft. long fishing pier. For individuals who enjoy lighthouses, the Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse can be looked at from the southern point of Kent Island. Terrapin Beach Nature Park will be located just north of the Bay Bridge on Kent Island. The park features a 1 mile wilderness trail, pond, two observation blinds, as well as a boardwalk to the Chesapeake Bay. The park is actually to be found off MD 18, inside of the Chesapeake Bay Business Park.
The Wildfowl Trust of North America manages the Horsehead Wetlands Center just east of Kent Island. The 500 acre sanctuary includes paths around 6 waterfowl ponds, each representing a unique wetland habitat. The visitor center provides a sizable picture window overlooking a waterfowl pond, great hands-on exhibits for youngsters, and an aquarium with wildlife from the Chesapeake Bay. The Center keeps a collection of captive waterfowl in the recreation area to represent various species, as well as furnishing a place pertaining to wild waterfowl that travel to the sanctuary.
Kent Narrows separates Kent Island from the mainland. The local area has plenty of seafood dining places as well as marinas. It also has lots of outlet stores. The Chesapeake Exploration Center is situated on the Kent Narrows waterfront. The Exploration Center holds the Queen Anne’s County Office of Tourism and includes interpretive exhibits relating to the Chesapeake Bay. It is also a nice place to pick up pamphlets and information for local points of interest.
Pick up a copy of Kent Island’s local paper, The Kent Island Bay Times, at a local magazine stand for up-to-date activities as well as entertainment information. The paper is circulated each week.
If you are a sports enthusiast but need to set up an outing for the entire family, then Chesapeake Bay Sports Fishing has the solution to help you set up an exciting sports fishing vacation . With the many local attractions, there will surely be something to interest each family member. Also, visit this website for interesting fishing information and up-to-date news.
Posted on 10 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
In the past, sport fans were wondering if they could watch their favorite live global matches in affordable rate and convenient ways. Technology development has answered the question. Watching your favorite matches from computer, for free, is now possible for everyone.
In order to watch the live games you must first download one of the free P2P programs that are widely available. Currently there is around eight of these p2p programs available on the net but as with any software i’m sure more will appear in the future.
After downloading a P2P program, just like other software, you need to install it. There are channel lists to choose from. Just some clicks to choose which one you want to watch and there it launches.
The channels actually originate from people sharing their TV signal, so if you had a TV card installed on your computer you could also share your channels with everyone else. Most of the streaming football or other major sports will have volunteers who will agree to share their TV stations for each and every live match.
Sharing signals also has other big benefits: each can get better signal quality. The more people who watch the same channels, the stronger the signals will be and thus everyone gets the advantage of watching their favorite matches without disturbance.
Currently Sopcast and TVU seem to the most popular p2p program to use, probably because they are both Spyware / popup free and thousands of channels can be found from ESPN, Star Sports, Sport Channel 1, 2, 3 and 4, SHTV, Guangdong Sports, the list is endless.
According to statistics Sopcast has been downloaded by over 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of people could watch the bigger games. PPlive used to be the most popular but now will only broadcast in China.
Once you have P2P programs, think of watching all live matches of English and European popular football leagues such as Champions League, International football, Russian football leagues, and the Chinese Ultra League. The list is countless, not yet to say other popular sports’ live matches. Whether you are a fan of tennis, boxing, hockey, cricket, golf, etc, watching the live matches for free is just possible.
Sport fans, you just need a computer set and Internet connection to access the live matches throughout the world. Watch from anywhere you are comfortable with. Again, it’s free!
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Posted on 10 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
After the thrilling and fun session of hunting in the wild, bringing a hunt target like deer home will make you feel perfect. Yes, we were once used to the situation where men hunted to find food for their family. The fun still sticks to some people until now. But then it is time to skin the deer.
Skinning a deer can take hard process if you are not experienced yet. But it will soon be easy if you follow the steps. Physically, deer has separate skin and muscle tissues that make it easier to skin.
Hang the deer down to start the skinning process. This way, it is easier to clean the deer from dirt and dust it gets during the journey home, and also from the skin itself. Do not wait too long for the skinning. Two hours is the maximum time. If you wait more than two hours, the skin may be more difficult to drag and the meat will no longer be fresh.
Take a shard knife and stab between the lower leg’s large tendon and bone. Keep focusing on the part and put your finger in to sense the lump.
Once you have found that lump, sever the lower leg at the lower end of the two parts of the double joint. Cut the skin and the tendons here and then snap the deer’s leg over your own leg, using your body’s leverage to break it.
The next step is to move on the upper side and make more holes near the deer’s tendon and front legs. Keep focusing on the holes. If they are good, it will be easier for you to skin the deer later.
You will then sever and snap the front legs as well, making the skinning process easier. Use your finger tips and thumbs to get inside the skin near the lower leg incisions and begin to pull the skin off.
The skinning process may be hard in the beginning since the skin is quite tight. But once you can pull off some inches, the rest will be easy to finish. And even more after you see the meat, the reward of your hunt.
Skinning a deer, while not particularly romantic, is a process that should take around ten to fifteen minutes and relies almost entirely on your own body weight and strength.
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Posted on 10 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
The Calgary Stampeders used a solid all around game from running back Joffrey Reynolds to beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31-23 before 35,000 fans at McMahon Stadium in weekend CFL action. The victory evened the Stamps record at 3-3 on the season and left them tied for first place in the CFL West Division with Saskatchewan and Edmonton.
Reynolds ran one touchdown and caught another to lead the Stamps offensive attack. After the game, he received some heavy words of praise from veteran CFL signal caller Henry Burris:
“Joffrey, he’s been an animal. He’s a proven professional. To me, he’s the best running back in the league and he shows it game in and game out.”
Reynolds displayed impressive humility as he accepted Burris compliment:
“Any time that you can be mentioned with great players in this franchise and in this league, you’ve got to be happy about that. I’m just trying to play good football and just help us win games.”
Winnipeg running back Fred Reid insisted that his team needs to compete for 60 minutes if they want to win games in the CFL:
“We have to play four quarters. The slow start hurt us. We played hard and came back in the second half. I wish we could have pulled it out. We have to keep fighting.”
Calgary safety Wes Lysack praised the competitive tenacity of the Blue Bombers:
“Give credit to them. They gave us a heck of a fight, but we found a way to get a win. Wins are hard to come by in the CFL.”
The Stampeders travel to Edmonton for a Thursday night game against the Eskimos. Winnipeg will head home to face the CFLs best team, the Montreal Alouettes.
Ross Everett is a widely published widely published freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
When legendary quarterback Brett Favre announced his return to the NFL from what has become a seemingly annual flirtation with retirement, many second guessed the Minnesota Vikings’ decision to sign “The Gunslinger”. On Sunday, Favre and the Vikings answered those critics in the best way possible-with a lopsided 34-3 beatdown of the Dallas Cowboys. Favre threw 4 touchdown passes in the victory and the Vikings’ defense sacked Dallas QB Tony Romo six times in the blowout.
NFL football betting fans also cashed tickets on the Vikings as -3 point home favorites. This was the shortest pointspread of the divisional playoff weekend and many thought that Dallas’ momentum would carry them to victory. The 37 combined points went UNDER the posted total of 45. Minnesota had gone UNDER in four of six games to conclude the regular season.
After the contest, Favre boasted that a playoff run was a large part of his motivation to return to NFL action:
“”This is what I came back for. Probably the most fatigued I got today was celebrating. I feel like I’m playing the same way. I have the same enthusiasm. As long as I’m out there, the enthusiasm and the passion that you see is real. And I know the guys feed off of that. Fans enjoy that, because it is real and genuine. Today was like this season: It’s been wonderful.”
Sidney Rice caught three of Favre’s touchdown passes:
“Same ol’ Brett. He’s doing thing he’s done since he first came in the league: moving around, getting the ball out, breaking tackles and even running down the field and throwing blocks. That just shows you how big of a heart he has.”
Head coach Brad Childress mixed up a bunch of metaphors as he took a swipe at the prognosticators who picked Dallas to win:
“The Tasmanian devils were coming from Dallas that were about to bombard the state of Minnesota and run through us like Sherman through the South. All of us felt it quite palpably.”
Cowboys’ QB didn’t have much to say in defeat:
“Any time you come in with the expectations and goals we set and don’t accomplish them, No. 1, it’s frustrating. Right now, it’s just hard to think the season is over.”
Cowboys’ head coach Wade Phillips had a similar take:
“It’s like the elevator falling from the top. It’s tough when it’s over. If you don’t win it all, you have not reached your goal.”
The Vikings will now head to New Orleans for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Saints. Minnesota is a +3′ point road underdog with the total set at 52′.
Ross Everett is a widely published freelance writer and respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
The English Premier League season is only a couple of weeks old, but newly promoted Burnley has already pulled off what may be the biggest upset of the season in all of European soccer. In their first home game at the top level of English soccer in 33 years, Robbie Blake scored early in the game and Burnley held on to upset reigning league champions Manchester United before 20,000 jubilant fans.
The Clarets were putting good pressure on Man U goaltender Ben Foster early in the game, and Blake made their effort pay at the 18 minute mark when he scored on a near post volley. That was the only score of the game, despite the best efforts of the visitors who seemingly awoke from their slumber at this point and began to put the pressure on the Burnley upstarts. Man U would hold a 19-9 shots on goal advantage for the game, and hold a lopsided 67%/33% time of possession edge.
Still, Burnley would hold the advantage on the big scoreboard at the end of the game thanks to the steady play of their netminder Brian Jensen who withstood the Man U onslaught to preserve the historic victory. Jensens biggest save came on a penalty shot by Michael Carrick just before halftime. Afterwards, Burnley manager Owen Coyle commended Man U general Sir Alex Ferguson with his graciousness in defeat:
“Sir Alex dealt with defeat in the gracious manner I would expect of someone like that. He is the best manager in world football and I still expect Manchester United to be champions.”
Burnley has been the favorite to be relegated back to the Champions League, and they looked like they didnt belong after a 2-0 opening game loss to Stoke City. Coyle spoke of the teams naysayers in his postgame comments:
“One or two have already written us off. I am not surprised about that. When you look at the financial side, we will have to produce every week. Outside this club, everybody looked at our first five games and expected we would be on zero points. We were disappointed on Saturday and we needed to be brave this time. Now we have a massive game on Sunday against Everton, although whatever happens we are three points better off than we were at this stage in the Championship last season.”
Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that his team didnt play well, but wasnt about to minimize Burnleys first English Premier League victory since 1976:
“It was a bad performance considering the chances and possession we had. Maybe if we had got the penalty just before half time it would have made a difference but in saying that we were too frivolous with the chances we had. It has been a long time out of the top flight for them and you cannot deny them their victory.”
Manchester United will try to get back on the winning track on the road against Wigan at DW Stadium. Burnley will look to keep their winning ways intact as they host Everton this weekend.
Ross Everett is a widely published widely published freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
Allen Iverson is one of the most high profile NBA free agents left on the market, and several teams have expressed interest in the dynamic guard. On Wednesday, Iverson sent a Twitter update indicating that the Memphis Grizzlies had made him an offer. Later that night, that information was confirmed by Memphis GM Chris Wallace.
Iverson had received the most interest from the Charlotte Bobcats and Miami Heat. Both teams have a lot of upside for ‘The Answer’-the Bobcats are coached by his Larry Brown, whom Iverson played for in Philadelphia. Miami would likely use Iverson in a reserve role-while he bristled at that assignment in Detroit, he’s suggested that he’d be more receptive to it on a contending team.
From a financial standpoint, however, there are problems with both Miami and Charlotte. The Heat is already over the salary cap, and simply doesn’t have the personnel budget to pay Iverson what he could demand elsewhere. Charlotte, meanwhile, is up for sale and for that reason under severe financial constraints. They’d likely be able to offer Iverson a short term deal with the prospect for renegotiation later, but that may not be something he’s interested in.
Memphis, on the other hand, has $3.5 million dollars of free space under the salary cap. They could easily outbid either Miami or Charlotte, and would also make Iverson the focal point of the team. While GM Wallace confirmed that they’d made a formal offer to “AI” he was mum on the specific terms:
“We’re heading into the home stretch before the season, and we have had interest in Allen all summer. We’ve been in touch on a fairly consistent basis and had dialogue with his agent, Leon Rose, since the beginning of free agency. We’ll probably add another guard at some point, but we don’t need to rush to do it.”
The enigmatic Iverson appeared in only 57 games for the Nuggets and Pistons due to injury and averaged a career-low 17.5 points per game. His reputation for infighting with teammates and coaches is as legendary as his aversion to practice. On the other hand, no one has ever questioned his talented, toughness or work ethic when the game starts. Iverson remains one of the most potent scoring threats in the sport and his willingness to play through injuries that would land most NBA players on the disabled list has made him a fan favorite. And that might be the crux of his appeal in Memphis-on a team going nowhere Iverson will put butts in the seats and get the local community excited about the Grizzles which is something that they’ve been unable to do with any regularity.
Ross Everett is a widely published freelance sports writer and respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Southern Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
Duke University is far from being a national college football powerhouse, but they’re no longer a team you can take lightly either. #6 ranked Virginia Tech found that out on Saturday, and what they expected to be an easy afternoon became a tightly contested affair. In the end, Virginia Tech prevailed for a 34-26 road victory but not without some anxious moments. Virginia Tech improved their record to 4-1, while Duke dropped to 2-3 on the 2009 college football season.
Despite the straight up loss, Duke won where it counted as they rewarded sports players who bet on college football with the ATS victory as +17 home underdogs. Duke evened their mark at 2-2 in their lined games, while the Hokies dropped to 2-3 against the spread. The 60 combined points scored went well OVER the posted total of 48. Virginia Tech has gone OVER in 3 of 5 games this year, while Duke has gone OVER in all three of their games with posted totals.
The Hokies were saved by the career day posted by their quarterback, Tyrod Taylor. Taylor threw for 327 yards on 17 of 22 passing and two touchdown passes. After the game, Taylor modestly downplayed his own impact on the outcome of the game:
“I know we have a lot of talent on the offensive side of the ball. It’s just my job to get the ball to them.”
Venerable Tech coach Frank Beamer saw his team defeat Duke for the ninth straight time, but noted:
“I don’t think that’s the old Duke football team.
Blue Devils coach David Cuttcliffe said his team is reaching the point where moral victories dont mean much any more:
“We got close enough in the fourth quarter to go beat a great team. Once you taste that, you like it. I wouldn’t say we spit it out — it wasn’t a choke — but we just didn’t finish.”
Despite getting the win, Hokies coach Beamer was critical of the performance:
“Too many penalties and too many long plays. We weren’t as sharp as we would like, but I don’t think it was lack of effort. Part of it was Duke, and part of it was us. … Sometimes I think you’ve just got to win some games that’s not real pretty on the road, and this is probably one of those.”
Still, he praised his team for doing what they needed to do to preserve the victory:
“When we needed to run the football, and we did, and got points, that was critical to this ball game. They were going to take the run away, so you’ve got to be able to throw the ball.”
Virginia Tech will host Boston College next Saturday before traveling to Atlanta the following weekend for a game against Georgia Tech. Duke will play at North Carolina State next Saturday before a bye week. Theyll return to action at home on October 24th against the University of Maryland and play on the road at Virginia the following week.
Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on World Cup soccer betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and betting odds sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
The Montreal Alouettes withstood a tough challenge from the Saskatchewan Roughriders to win their 7th game of the season by a 34-25 margin. Montreal remained atop the CFL with a 7-1 record, while the Roughriders slipped to 4-4. Als rookie QB Chris Leak scored the winning points with a touchdown on the first play of his CFL career.
After the game, Leak recounted his high pressure introduction to CFL football:
“It’s a about trust – that’s the number one thing. I’m just happy for the opportunity to earn the trust of the coaches and my teammates.”
The Alouettes swept the season series from Saskatchewan, having won 43-10 in Regina in early July. Saskatchewan has only won twice in their past eleven trips to Montreal, and will have to wait until next season to try and gain a measure of redemption.
The Roughriders held the edge in most of the statistical categories, but were undone by turnovers and a failure to cash in on drives deep into Als territory. Riders coach Ken Miller said in his postgame comments that there was plenty of responsibility to go around:
“It’s a team game and the fault doesn’t lie with any individual. Darian played probably his best. He turned the ball over three times, but he made plays with his feet and was a leader for us. I’m really proud of the way the men battled, but our team still needs to be tuned up some.”
Durants favorite target on the day was Weston Dressler, who caught eight passes for 179 yards and after the game gave a glass half full assessment of his teams performance:
“We were in it until the end. I think we showed we can complete with the best team in the league and I think we just have to keep working at it. We’re really close to being a great football team.”
Both teams will enjoy a bye next weekend, with Montreal returning to action on Friday, September 4th as they travel to Vancouver to play the BC Lions. Saskatchewan will return to action on Sunday, September 6th as they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Ross Everett is a freelance writer and noted authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
Posted on 3 March '10, under Sports. No Comments.
