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		<title>San Francisco Stays Perfect In Exhibition Play With Win Over Cowboys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dallas Cowboys used their running game to take a 10-3 halftime lead, but the San Francisco 49ers reserves made the most of their opportunity in the second half. San Francisco outscored Dallas 17-3 after the break to win the NFL preseason contest by a 20-13 final score.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Dallas Cowboys used their running game to take a 10-3 halftime lead, but the San Francisco 49ers reserves made the most of their opportunity in the second half. San Francisco outscored Dallas 17-3 after the break to win the NFL preseason contest by a 20-13 final score.</p>
<p>San Francisco won outright as +6 road underdogs&#8221;oddly, it was their first pointspread cover of the NFL preseason despite their undefeated straight up record. Dallas ATS mark at 1-2 is identical to their straight up record. The 33 combined points dipped UNDER the posted total of 38.</p>
<p>Despite the setback, Dallas was excited about the play of their one-two combination at running back&#8211;Felix Jones and Marion Barber. After the game, Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett commented on his running backs:</p>
<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re a great combination. You don&#8217;t want to pigeonhole one as being this kind of back and the other guy being this kind of back. We just like to get them out there and let them play and they both have proven they can run both inside and outside and they can catch the ball, and they can block and do all those things. It&#8217;s just fun to see them get their opportunities.&#8221;</p>
<p>Dallas starting QB Tony Romo moved the team well, but failed to convert on two of his three trips into scoring position. He gave a reserved assessment of his team&#8217;s play:</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re continuing to grow as an offense and I think there is a lot of room for improvement.</p>
<p>Niners QB Shaun Hill had a lot of reservations about his teams performance despite the outright victory:</p>
<p>&#8220;I would have liked for it to have gone a bit smoother than it did. You can&#8217;t tell a whole lot right now. I just wish we could have put a few more points on the board. &#8230; There&#8217;s just certain plays out there that we need to make, but we didn&#8217;t. They were stopping those drives. Obviously, we have a lot of work yet to be done.</p>
<p>The 49ers will conclude their NFL preseason schedule on Friday night as they travel south to play the San Diego Chargers. Dallas will play the Vikings at Minnesota in their final preseason contest.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a experienced freelance writer experienced in travel, poker and <a href="http://www.anattasports.com">NFL football handicapping</a>. He is a staff handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily <a href="http://www.anattasports.com">sports picks</a>. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, falconry and deep sea diving. He lives in Southern Nevada with four dogs and a pet coyote.</p>
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		<title>Entertainment Ideas For Parties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a party that you are hosting to be as fun as possible you need to put some thought into the type of entertainment that you will provide. Music is, of course, essential. You cannot just play any music though. A mistake many people make is to just play their favorite CDs from their collection. Remember that your party is not just for you, so you need to play music that will appeal to as many of your guests as possible. If you have some spare cash available, you might also want to consider hiring a band or a DJ to perform.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are hosting a party then you need to put some thought into entertainment if you want it to be as fun as possible. Music is the most important form of entertainment at a party, so let&#8217;s start with that. Think about who will be attending and what types of music appeal to them. Whilst just playing your favorites may seem like a good idea, it is not if your guests do not like them also. Using CDs is fine if you do not have much money to spend, but hiring a DJ or a band is a nice touch that your guests will love.</p>
<p>While having music at your party is important, it may well not be enough to keep your guests entertained for the whole evening. Hiring a comedian or magician is certainly something to consider. You can probably hire a decent one for a couple of hours for around $100. There should be at least a few performers in your town to do such a gig. If you are not sure who to contact, ask for recommendations from friends, look in the phonebook or search online.</p>
<p>For the early stages of a party, getting out some games or having a quiz tends to be popular. People will not want to sit down and play Monopoly or Risk for hours, but playing poker for small change or having a &#8216;name that tune&#8217; competition are perfect. This is an especially good idea if the people attending the party are not really familiar with each other, as they will have something to talk about which will break the ice.</p>
<p>If you have a garden to make use of for your party, then it would be a shame not to use it, right? You could buy some fireworks and have a little display. It does not matter if it is the traditional time to use fireworks or not. It will actually be better if you use them &#8216;out of season&#8217; because it will be more of a surprise for your guests. A small barbecue is a good idea too. Light it up and leave some burgers and sausages next to it and you can let people cook for themselves if they are hungry.</p>
<p>You do not need to go overboard and implement all of these ideas. Good music with one or two additions is all that you need to ensure that you and your guests have a great time!</p>
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		<title>How To Get An Electric Airsoft Rifle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arty Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are surprised at first when they realize they can get an electric air soft rifle on the Internet. When they find out all they need to do to get started is to sit down in front of their computer and make sure their Internet connection is strong, they are pleasantly surprised.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people are surprised at first when they realize they can get an electric air soft rifle on the Internet. When they find out all they need to do to get started is to sit down in front of their computer and make sure their Internet connection is strong, they are pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>Their enjoyment increases when they find out the air soft guns they are looking for are plentiful on the web. The best of these places have comprehensive warranties and shipping policies that take all the worry out of ordering something like a pump action air soft shotgun online.</p>
<p>There are always a few considerations you&#8217;ll need to take into account so that you can use your new electric air soft rifle properly and these include:</p>
<p>*	The fact that you should never get the gun wet. The inner workings of any electric air soft rifle or even a Black 757 Spring Airsoft Pistol Hand Gun can be ruined if they get wet.</p>
<p>*	You should never use anything but seamless high grade perfectly round ammo. Trying to use a nonconforming kind of ammunition can break your gun completely.</p>
<p>*	Never take off or try and alter the orange tip of your gun.</p>
<p>*	Remember that if you&#8217;re gun gets jammed you can&#8217;t try and fire it right away. You need to remove the jammed ammunition from inside because trying to fire the gun when jammed will break it.</p>
<p>Finding the best online supplier is a lot easier when you have a checklist to work with. Of course the top of that checklist you want to take a look at the inventory the place supplies. It&#8217;s important to choose an electric air soft rifle supplier that has a variety of different replicas to choose from.</p>
<p>Remember too that you want to pick a place that is legitimate. That means you should look for the websites that have verifiable customer testimonials on them. It&#8217;s important that you find a supplier who has a good track record of selling air soft guns to satisfied customers.</p>
<p>Getting an electric air soft rifle that suits you is easier than you might have imagined. You can save money right away because there is no need to get in your car and drive anywhere when you can shop for one of these air soft guns online at home.</p>
<p>Arty Roy is an expert when it comes to getting an <a href="http://www.airrattle.com">electric airsoft rifle</a> that suits someone&#8217;s individual tastes. He knows where all the best <a href="http://www.airrattle.com/airsoft_gun_s/1.htm">cheap airsoft guns</a> are.</p>
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		<title>Knowing Your Air Soft Guns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arty Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you've made the decision about the kind of air soft guns that you want there are still several other things that you'll need to look at to make sure that you understand safe operation and maintenance of your new replica.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once you&#8217;ve made the decision about the kind of air soft guns that you want there are still several other things that you&#8217;ll need to look at to make sure that you understand safe operation and maintenance of your new replica.</p>
<p>While these replicas come in various styles that range from pistols and pump action shotguns to military replicas and even sniper rifles, they all need to be handled with the same care to ensure a long life and safe operation.</p>
<p>There are a few things that you&#8217;ll need to know about any air soft guns that you choose.</p>
<p>1.	You can never get any part of your gun wet. It&#8217;s important to remember that air soft guns work best when they are completely dry and the inner mechanisms can spoil if you get them waterlogged.</p>
<p>2.	Never remove the blazing orange tip of your gun in any way. Very often altering any aspect of the cheap air soft guns that you get will render the replica unusable.</p>
<p>3.	Never try and fire a jammed gun. Remember that you need to remove whatever is obstructing the mechanism or you can break any air soft guns.</p>
<p>Of course there are other rules that deal specifically with safety and one of the first is that you should always have safety goggles at the ready. The best online suppliers will have a section detailing the accessories they sell and one of these is usually safety goggles.</p>
<p>One of the things that you should look for is customer reviews on these products. When it comes to safety glasses one of the features you need to have is adjustability so that your whole face can be covered and ammunition cannot find its way in around the sides of the lens.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s important when you&#8217;re shopping for an electric airsoft rifle that you take a good look at the website of the company that you are considering dealing with to make sure they have a comprehensive shipping policy as well as a good guarantee.</p>
<p>Of course it&#8217;s important to remember that you want to have fun with your new air soft guns regardless of the type that you choose. However, once you learn a little bit about the replica that you own and how to operate and maintain it safely you&#8217;ll find your enjoyment will be increased and you&#8217;ll have your air soft guns in good shape for years.</p>
<p>Arty Roy is an expert with <a href="http://www.airrattle.com">air soft guns</a>. He knows how to handle an <a href="http://www.airrattle.com/airsoft_gun_s/1.htm">electric airsoft rifle</a> and stay safe.</p>
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		<title>Atlanta Manhandles San Francisco In NFL Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's obvious that the San Francisco 49ers are heading in the right direction under Mike Singletary, but you couldn't tell by watching their game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons scored six touchdowns against the Niners, with running back Michael Turner accounting for three of the scores as Atlanta routed San Francisco by a lopsided 45-10 final score. It was the Niners' worst defeat since a 41-0 loss back in 2006 under former coach Mike Nolan.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s obvious that the San Francisco 49ers are heading in the right direction under Mike Singletary, but you couldn&#8217;t tell by watching their game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons scored six touchdowns against the Niners, with running back Michael Turner accounting for three of the scores as Atlanta routed San Francisco by a lopsided 45-10 final score. It was the Niners&#8217; worst defeat since a 41-0 loss back in 2006 under former coach Mike Nolan.</p>
<p>The NFL betting lines had the game listed as a &#8216;PICK&#8217;, giving the Falcons the ATS win with their easy straight up victory. It was the 49ers first loss against the spread this season, while Atlanta upped their record to 3-1 to the money. The combined 55 points went OVER the posted total of 39&#8242;. It was San Francisco&#8217;s second OVER of the year in five games, while Atlanta has split their NFL totals with a 2-2 mark.</p>
<p>After the game, the fiery Singletary apologized for cussing out former 49er and current Falcons&#8217; lineman Harvey Dahl:</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll put it this way: I wish I had more coaching etiquette. I don&#8217;t. I love my players and when someone responds about my players in a particular way, I may do some things I shouldn&#8217;t do. I have to get better at those things as time goes on. Even though the player was talking to me, I should not have said what I said. It wasn&#8217;t anything bad, it was just something that shouldn&#8217;t have happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>Roddy White set a Falcons&#8217; record with 210 receiving yards, and was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on his second touchdown of the day. With his team in full control, Atlanta coach Mike Smith had to be amused:</p>
<p>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t hit the landing because if he hits the landing it&#8217;s not a 15-yard penalty. I told him if he&#8217;s going to do it, it needs to be Olga Korbut. And he looked at me like he doesn&#8217;t know who Olga Korbut is. Then I told him, &#8216;Well, maybe Mary Lou Retton.&#8217; And then I figure that&#8217;s &#8217;86, he doesn&#8217;t know who Mary Lou Retton is. It went right over his head and my head.&#8221;</p>
<p>Smith admitted that he hadn&#8217;t been in top form so far this season:</p>
<p>&#8220;I felt like I haven&#8217;t been playing well up to this point in the season. Me and coach Smith had a talk. He was like, &#8216;You gotta get back to being yourself again. You gotta go out there and be the old Roddy. No pressure. Just go out there and play.&#8217;&#8221;</p>
<p>The Falcons will return home on Sunday to host the Chicago Bears. They&#8217;ll play their next two on the road, traveling to Texas for a game against the Dallas Cowboys the following week and to New Orleans to face the Saints on Monday, November 2. The 49ers will have a bye this week before traveling to Houston to play the Texans on October 25. They&#8217;ll play at Indianapolis the following Sunday before returning home to take on the Tennessee Titans on November 8.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a widely published freelance sports writer and respected authority on <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">World Cup soccer betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">betting odds</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.</p>
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		<title>A Complete Guide To Lucid Dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Scraysbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreams that you have where you know they are dreams and control the final outcomes of the dream are called lucid dreams. These are the type of dreams where you pick the subject or the person they are about and make the dream come out the way you want yet you feel like you are fully awake, similar to day dreaming.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dreams that you have where you know they are dreams and control the final outcomes of the dream are called lucid dreams. These are the type of dreams where you pick the subject or the person they are about and make the dream come out the way you want yet you feel like you are fully awake, similar to day dreaming.</p>
<p>There are no limits to what you can experience through lucid dreams. You can be the star of a romantic fantasy novel, or high action adventure, you can control the outcome or change the endings to what makes you happiest.</p>
<p>The advantage of lucid dreams over normal dreams is obvious; you control them! They can be so vividly real that you may even have to do checks to be sure that you are really dreaming and not awake.</p>
<p>One simple test is to try reading something. In a dream the words you see will keep changing, making it impossible to read properly. This is a sure sign that you really are having a lucid dream.</p>
<p>You may be having a fantasy about someone you want to be with. This may be impossible in real life, but of course anything is possible when you are lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>As soon as you realize you are dreaming start to change it, so that what you want to happen does. For example, imagine you are with the person you have been fantasying about, but now that person returns your smile, you get closer and soon touch. Just use your imagination to control your dream.</p>
<p>Because your body has a biological need to sleep, your mind can remain in a semi-conscious state while your body is resting, which is what makes lucid dreams physically possible.</p>
<p>It can take awhile to learn the techniques of lucid dreaming if you have never done it, but it can be learned over a period of time with practice.</p>
<p>A good way to start is by trying to recall your dreams. Describe the images, from your dreams as vividly as you can. You can keep a pad and pen or pencil by the bed or lounge chair. Keep them handy so you waste no time jotting down your images clearly. If you don&#8217;t remember everything, don&#8217;t worry. When the dream repeats its self and it will, you will have an opportunity to finish recording it. Do this technique with all your lucid dreams and you will have a record to use as a reference.</p>
<p>Lucid dreaming is a great tool for writers. You can actually dream about all the characters, the plot and the way you want your story line to move. You can use lucid dreaming for expressing all your dormant desires and manifesting them in reality.</p>
<p>You can sometimes continue the dream where you left off, if you wake up, recall everything you can about your dream, and go back to sleep. Lucid dreams have been found to have a pattern, so chances are you will be able to recall more each time as it reaches a conclusion to your liking.</p>
<p>If you wake before your normal time, let&#8217;s say you have a couple of hours to go; this is the easiest time for lucid dreaming. It may seem like you have been awake and thinking all the time, but you have actually been lucid dreaming.</p>
<p>Soon you will be surprised at how easy it really is to do. One short cut you can try is to use self-hypnosis; it can help prepare your mind to recall vividly your lucid dreams.</p>
<p>You can sometimes put your mind into the mode of lucid dreaming using other techniques, such as binaural beats, which are a recent development in sound technology. By using sound waves to put parts of the brain responsible for lucid dreaming to work to instantly put you into the lucid dream condition and help you recall lucid dreams.</p>
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		<title>The Mapes Hotel: Lost Landmark Of Northern Nevada History</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a cold, gray morning in late January 2000, the historic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded by 75 pounds of explosives tucked into the art-deco structures support columns. The controlled demolition came despite years of effort by a number of groups within the community and nationally to preserve the building with lawsuits, redevelopment proposals, and grass roots lobbying efforts.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a cold, gray morning in late January 2000, the historic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded by 75 pounds of explosives tucked into the art-deco structures support columns. The controlled demolition came despite years of effort by a number of groups within the community and nationally to preserve the building with lawsuits, redevelopment proposals, and grass roots lobbying efforts.</p>
<p>While the logic and necessity of demolishing the Mapes is very questionable, one thing that is certain is that the hotel was an important part of Northern Nevada history. The opening of the Mapes in&#8217;47 ushered in a new era in casino gambling, and changed the economy and way of life in Nevada forever. The Mapes was actually the first property in the country to combine a hotel, casino and live entertainment under the same roof. It also became the hotel of choice for celebrities staying in Northern Nevada. Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe stayed at The Mapes during the filming of &#8216;The Misfits&#8217;. Joseph McCarthy, America&#8217;s famed anti-Communist crusader, admitted to a reporter over cocktails in the Mapes Lounge that he really didn&#8217;t have a list of Communists in the US despite his frequent and vitriolic insistence to the contrary.</p>
<p>In the 50s and 60s it became, along with Lake Tahoes Cal-Neva Lodge the place to be seen in Northern Nevada. The top floor, window-walled Sky Room showcased performances by the legends: Sinatra, Louis Prima, Mae West, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis, Jr., and the Marx Brothers among others. Subsequent years were not kind to downtown Reno but the Mapes prospered during the 60&#8242;s and 70&#8242;s. The hotel finally closed in&#8217;82, due more to financial difficulties experienced by the Mapes family caused by one of their other Northern Nevada gaming properties than anything else.</p>
<p>Reno has yet to experience the sort of growth that has been seen in Southern Nevada, and for that reason the destruction of the Mapes is more open to debate than the hotel demolitions to the south. Even the demolition of The Sands&#8211;perhaps the most historically significant casino in the state&#8211;is hard to argue against given the inability of such a small property to compete in the current Las Vegas marketplace and in light of the value of the mid-strip real estate.</p>
<p>This is not the case in Reno, where land and buildings for development in virtually every casino area are abundant. The city argued that the land on which the Mapes stood was necessary for their redevelopment efforts&#8211;a somewhat absurd position given the realities of downtown Reno and the lack of any real development on the property since the demolition. Despite receiving a number of viable concepts for the Mapes Building, the City Redevelopment Authority rejected all of them and the Mapes was destined for demolition.</p>
<p>The behavior of the City Redevelopment Authority throughout the process has come into question. Overlooking the Truckee River, the hotel was perfectly placed between the downtown casino area and the riverfront district. In&#8217;96, the city purchased the htoel and began accepting proposals for redevelopment. Despite receiving a number of proposals that made sense both in terms of their financial workability and positive impact on the downtown area, the City Redevelopment Authority nixed all of them and insisted that the hotel be razed.</p>
<p>After the demolition of The Mapes Hotel, the lot remained vacant for almost a year until a temporary ice skating rink was constructed in the winter of 2001. The site now houses a permanent ice skating rink which, while not a bad use for the land, brings into question the insistence by the City Redevelopment Agency that none of the proposals to preserve the building were viable. Clearly, they had no specific plan or even general idea of what to do with the land but for some reason wanted to see the hotel come down. This has led to all manner of speculation, ranging from financial self interest to a rumor that the structure was &#8216;haunted&#8217; and needed to be destroyed to forestall future paranormal activity in Washoe County. Whatever the reason, the city of Reno lost a valuable landmark of a more civilized era.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance writer and respected authority on sports betting <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">betting odds portal</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.</p>
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		<title>Japan&#039;s Pro Wrestling Icon: Mitsuharu Misawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mitsuharu Misawa died in Hiroshima, Japan earlier this year less than a week before his 47th birthday. He was in a tag team match for his Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion with Go Shiozaki against Bison Smith and Akitoshi Saito. Saito hit a back suplex on Misawa, which appeared to knock him unconscious. Medical staff attempted to revive him in the ring, but when CPR failed he was taken to a hospital by ambulance. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on arrival.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mitsuharu Misawa died in Hiroshima, Japan earlier this year less than a week before his 47th birthday. He was in a tag team match for his Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion with Go Shiozaki against Bison Smith and Akitoshi Saito. Saito hit a back suplex on Misawa, which appeared to knock him unconscious. Medical staff attempted to revive him in the ring, but when CPR failed he was taken to a hospital by ambulance. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on arrival.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s at least a small bit of solace amid the tragedy of Misawa&#8217;s death&#8211;he died in the ring doing what he loved, and what he did better than just about anyone on the planet. Misawa&#8217;s last moments were spent working the kind of brutally stiff, athletically realistic match that got a generation hooked on Japanese wrestling.</p>
<p>A top level amateur wrestler in high school, his skill gained the attention of All Japan Pro Wrestling president Shohei Giant Baba. He made his professional debut in&#8217;81, and got his first big break in&#8217;84 when he was chosen as the second Tiger Mask replacing Satoru Sayama. In&#8217;90, he had his longtime tag team partner (and occasional rival) Toshiaki Kawada unmask him.</p>
<p>Misawa would wrestle as himself from then on, and become an even bigger star in the process. In June,&#8217;90 he became one of the top stars in All Japan Pro Wrestling when he defeated Jumbo Tsuruta. He soon faced Triple Crown Champion Stan Hansen in an unsuccessful challenge for the title, and would become arguably the biggest native star in Japanese pro wrestling for the next decade.</p>
<p>He had legendary battles against Kawada, Hansen, Kenta Kobashi, and Steve Dr. Death Williams in singles competition. Misawa would continue as a mainstay in AJPW until the early part of this decade. After the death of Giant Baba, he left to establish Pro Wrestling NOAH. He would serve as the companys president while wrestling a full time schedule until his untimely death.</p>
<p>Japanese pro wrestling served as an introduction for many American fans into shoot fight sports and MMA. Before the Internet, fans would trade videotapes to stay up on the latest matches from Japan and along with Jushin Thunder Liger and The Great Muta Keiji Mutoh it safe to say that Misawa is one of the wrestlers most responsible for getting a generation of American fans hooked on the product.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">World Cup betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">sportsbook directory</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.</p>
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		<title>The Historical Roots Of MMA: Muhammad Ali Vs. Antonio Inoki</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While mixed martial arts fighting has only recently become popular in the United States, contests between fighters of different martial arts disciplines have taken place in Japan for many years. They weren't called "mixed martial arts" until recently, but they were definitely an embryonic form of the now booming sport. Many of the most famous events of this type took place in Japan during the'70's involving pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While mixed martial arts fighting has only recently become popular in the United States, contests between fighters of different martial arts disciplines have taken place in Japan for many years. They weren&#8217;t called &#8220;mixed martial arts&#8221; until recently, but they were definitely an embryonic form of the now booming sport. Many of the most famous events of this type took place in Japan during the&#8217;70&#8242;s involving pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki.</p>
<p>Before and after his matchup against Muhammad Ali, Inoki would frequently compete against other martial artists in what are widely accepted to be &#8220;worked&#8221; (ie: having a predetermined outcome) matches. Inoki fought boxer Chuck Wepner, judo Gold Medalist Wilhelm Ruska and world karate champion Willie Williams among others. His most famous match internationally, however, was against Ali.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a great deal of uncertainty about many of the stories surrounding how the event came together and transpired, but a few facts are now known. Ali took the fight as it was a large and presumptively easy paycheck. The big money he was earning is what kept him from walking out when his camp started to disagree with Inoki&#8217;s handlers over the rules and &#8216;finish&#8217; fo the fight. Some suggest that it was supposed to be a fair fight going in, but Ali at the last minute insisted on rules more favorable to him. The more likely version of events is that Ali&#8217;s handlers agreed to a predetermined finish, only to have Ali balk at the last moment.</p>
<p>By the time the fight began, Ali&#8217;s handlers had obtained a ridiculously one sided set of rules that prohibited Inkoi from using a closed fist, striking Ali in the head at all, using any chokes or submissions or even trying to take the fight to the ground. Were it not for the huge amount of money he&#8217;d be leaving on the table, Inoki would have been justified in not fighting at all under these highly restrictive and one-sided conditions.</p>
<p>The painfully boring event that ensued was, despite many suggestions to the contrary, an actual fight. Inoki spent most of the match on the ground, unsuccessfully imploring Ali to join him and throwing kicks at his opponent&#8217;s legs. Ali did even less throughout the match, throwing a few jabs and trying to protect his knees and legs. The fight was scored on a 5 point system, and ended up in a 74-74 draw. It&#8217;s worth noting that Inoki had three points deducted for very dubious infractions: the first for throwing (and missing) with a drop kick, the second for throwing an elbow to Ali&#8217;s head and the third for a swift kick to Ali&#8217;s ribs. Had these deductions not occurred, Inoki would have won by decision. From a strict standpoint of scoring boxing, he probably deserved to win since he at least tried to execute a fight plan despite the restrictions he faced. For all practical purposes, however, a draw was the proper outcome. Both guys got paid and no one won, least of all the fans.</p>
<p>The fight was officiated by former pro wrestler &#8220;Judo&#8221; Gene Labell, a legendary tough guy considered at the time to be the &#8216;baddest man on the planet&#8217;. He could have easily beaten up both men, possibly at the same time. That might have provided some much needed entertainment to liven up the tedious charade masquerading as a fight.</p>
<p>In the aftermath of the fight, Inoki&#8217;s popularity was greater than ever&#8211;in a perverse way he was something of a hero due to his trying to fight despite the rules being stacked so soundly against him. He remained one of the country&#8217;s most popular professional wrestlers and even enjoyed a career in Japan&#8217;s parliament. Without missing a beat, he quickly resumed his series of fights against other martial artists who were apparently all more comfortable with the &#8220;worked&#8221; environment of pro wrestling. Among his &#8220;victims&#8221; was none other than Leon Spinks, presumably serving as some sort of vindication for his draw with Ali. The popularity of these matches led to a number of promotions that were essentially hybrids of martial arts and pro wrestling, and these led to the big Japanese MMA promotions of today.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance writer and highly respected authority on sports betting <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">World Cup betting</a> 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.</p>
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		<title>When You&#039;re Looking For A Great Inflatable Slide Manufacturer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you&#8217;re looking for the best inflatable slide manufacturer, inventory is a huge part of it but not everything. Of course you&#8217;ll look at a 16&#8242; Backload Slide right away and imagine all the fun that your clients and their children will be able to have with it and of course you want to look at all the different themes to pick the most exciting ones with the most outstanding colors.</p>
<p>So when you see something like the Rainbow Slip and Slide right away you start to imagine all the fun you can create for your customers and the profits for yourself. The inflatable slide manufacturers that you come across have thought of everything and this unit is a single slide which is perfect for the smaller backyards in today&#8217;s subdivision homes.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re looking at all the different inflatable slides for sale you&#8217;ll quickly see there&#8217;s nothing that these manufacturers haven&#8217;t thought of. They&#8217;ve even go the units like a 24&#8242; GIANT INFLATABLE DOUBLE LANE SLIDE for the people with the kind of room that can use one of these.</p>
<p>However, you want to make sure that you&#8217;re being responsible and providing the products to people who will enjoy them and who will be safe at the same time. That&#8217;s why you want to make sure that you&#8217;re getting the best product from an inflatable slide manufacturer. There are several things that you&#8217;ll need to look for so that you&#8217;re getting the best possible craftsmanship and these include:</p>
<p>*	a flexibility. When you&#8217;re looking at all the different inflatable slides for sale you want to be sure that you can get customized colors. It&#8217;s important that you can get a flexibility here that you can pass along to your clients.</p>
<p>*	Craftsmanship. Make sure the thing is put together properly. When you get one that&#8217;s American made you can be sure that it will have the best stitching possible that&#8217;s often doubled or quadrupled.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re looking for an inflatable slide manufacturer you want to be dazzled and to imagine the beaming smiles of your clients and their children as they have the time of their lives. It&#8217;s always good to make sure that you find inflatable slides for sale that are of top quality so that you know nothing will go wrong with everyone&#8217;s good time.</p>
<p>Billy Holmes knows how to get the best <a href="http://www.bouncingadventures.com">inflatable slide manufacturer</a>. He knows where to get <a href="http://www.bouncingadventures.com/shop/slides-wet-dry-c-4.php">inflatable slides for sale</a> at the right price.</p>
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