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What is the oldest pro-sports stadium in the world still in use?

Fenway Park, home of the Boston RedSox was built in 1912. Old Trafford, home of Manchester United was built in 1910.

These two teams have occupied the same spot since they opened, and after renovations, are still in use.

Is there an older pro sports stadium somewhere in the world that’s older than one of these two?

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 26, 2010 at 11:44 am

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What sports star can we still use as a role model to the youth of the world?

I am conducting research for a college paper on the standards we use in regards to sports celebrities. Any input would be appreciated.

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3 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 15, 2010 at 9:26 am

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Foreclosure News: Many States Still Experiencing A Drop In Home Values

According to foreclosure news in a number of states, the prices for foreclosed properties are still dropping despite the presence of some positive economic indicators in several states.  Some experts suggest that investors and other home buyers can delay their purchase a little bit if they are planning to acquire  foreclosed homes.  At least five states have experienced  substantial decreases in foreclosed property prices during the period between July and August 2009.  These five states, according to foreclosure news, are Kansas, Alaska, Maryland, New York, and Idaho.

According to foreclosure news, the average home price in the state of Maryland has dropped by more than 3.6 percent from $188,988 to $182,125 for the above-mentioned period.  Meanwhile, the average value of homes in Idaho has dropped to $147,341 from $154,114 for a decline of 4.4 percent.  In Alaska, the average home value declined by more than 4.5 percent from $217,289 to $206,921.  A drop of more than 4.5 percent also occurred for the average price of properties in the state of New York from $287,861 to $274,026.  And in the state of Kansas, the average value of homes fell by more than five percent from $81,069 to $76,660.

Such kind of foreclosure news suggests that the housing crisis continues unabated but an examination of other factors indicates that the real estate market will soon reach equilibrium at a rate that is faster than had been previously predicted.  These factors have to do with government efforts to encourage people to buy homes for the first time and the decline in mortgage rates.

However, before researching foreclosure news, potential buyers of foreclosed properties need to educate themselves on the usual procedure for purchasing a foreclosed home.  First of all, homes that have been foreclosed by government-backed agencies are listed by auction houses and agencies.  They are usually marketed via private auctions although some of them may be listed by real estate agents.  Properties repossessed by banks are called Real Estate Owned or REOs.  While they are also sold in auctions, REOs are listed through real estate agents, instead of by auction houses and listing agencies.  The prices of such properties may be more negotiable because they are usually up for sale for a longer time.  There are also a number of other factors that an investor or home buyer has to consider.  Therefore, they need to be knowledgeable about these factors before searching for the right foreclosure news.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 13, 2010 at 3:50 am

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Sport Combat Is Still Sport

Like many people over the Memorial Day weekend I took time out to remember our nation’s fallen heroes, but afterwards I went to a friend’s house to enjoy a barbecue.


The food was great and except for the whining of a few liberals I had a great time. At one point a friend of a friend came over to pick my brain about martial arts. He wanted to improve his health and get back into shape without injuring his back again.


He wanted to learn a good sport martial art that would give him a workout, but also teach him self defense. He looked confused when I told him that he wouldn’t be learning self defense, and the best he could hope for from most martial arts schools was a good workout.


The fact is most people don’t realize that sport combatives like boxing, mixed martial arts, wrestling and fencing are just sports.


I am not taking anything away from them by any means.


All take a lot of skill, training, and heart to compete in, but at the end of the day they only simulate real life combat.


In boxing for example, there are rules governing what moves a fighter can and cannot use in a match.


Head butts, elbows, and biting are all fouls that could end a boxing match, but are perfectly acceptable in a street fight for self defense.


In Kendo, a shinai (bamboo practice sword) can pass across the neck and do no damage in a match, but in real life it could sever an artery ending the fight.


Sports are games and they are meant to be fun. And no matter how competitive they might be, nobody is ever supposed to get hurt or die.


I had to laugh some weeks back when I saw a website advertising deadly mixed martial arts (MMA) techniques that had been banned by Ultimate Fight Championships (UFC).


Of course they had been banned from the UFC because it is a sport. And as difficult as it is, as great as those athletes are, it is simply not kill or be killed combat.


So what happens when things escalate to kill or be killed combat?


Where do combative sports fit in?


And is it even worth your time to do these sports?


Listen, if you train in combat sport, just realize that it is not self defense training.


Sure combat sports have striking, grappling, and weapon usage, but they are just the beginning of real close combat training.


But what is VITALLY important for even the most die-hard self-defense or martial arts junkie is that it is ONLY combat sport that can provide the conditioning for actual combat.


The two MUST fit hand in hand with one another; otherwise both camps are kidding themselves.


A chilling example of this principle involves the first family to fall victim to the BTK (Bind, Torture and Kill) serial killer Dennis Rader.


It was January 15, 1974 when 15-year-old Charlie Otero came home and found his mother father and his younger brother and sister dead at home. The victims had been tortured before being killed and the females had been masturbated on by the killer.


In the years to come this modus operandi would become all too familiar to the police in and around Wichita Kansas.


As the police investigated the Otero family murders they found no reason for the murders, and the family was by no means an easy target. Joseph Otero, 38, had been a career Air Force man and an excellent boxer.


His wife Julie, 34, had extensive Judo training, and all the children were known to be skilled in the sport as well.


People that knew the family thought they were well trained in self defense, but they weren’t. They had no idea how to deal with a killer like Rader as they were conditioned to fight with rules, regulations, and etiquette.


Again, if interested, use combative sport training as a fun, entertaining way to get fit. But unless you plan on bringing a referee to that critical moment when you will be called upon to defend yourself and your family, I suggest tuning off the pay-per-view crap and investing in some REAL self defense training.

For more information on Chris “Lt. X” Pizzo former soldier, cancer survivor, mercenary, barroom bouncer, educator, and hand-to-hand combat instructor, and his incredible FREE Accelerated Battlefield Combatives close-combat learning system, visit http://www.TopSecretTraining.com


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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 11, 2010 at 8:27 pm

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Publishing News Articles Is Still A Secret

Many persons rather not to write news articles as they believe that researching the topic and writing unique contents will not be  simple for them. When you write a news article you need to have your own ingenuity. It is not simple to find out other news articles on the web and duplicating and pasting them to produce your own. This is categorized as a false business and is a breach of copyright which is a definite breakdown. 

You may be startled to learn that there is an easier way of doing things. Surely you are familiar with Public Domain. These are news articles written by many authors that have established their news articles to be public domain. This means that anybody can use them for whatever purpose they want. The writers of public domain news articles have waived their rights to their works which means that the public can copy them as their own. 

Using public domain news articles is one of the easiest ways to write news articles. You can correct them and rewrite them in your own language and fine tune them according to how you want. You have all the ideas there so it’s simply a matter of finding suitable material for the matter you want to write about. It takes all the effort and time out of spending hours on the internet or in the local library searching for enough news for your article. Insert your own keywords and keyword phrases, give it a gripping eye-catching title and there you have it. 

The main advantage of using this method is that you keep away from the risk of getting sued for breach of copyright as the news articles were already in the public domain. Another advantage is that there is far less work required than would be needed if starting from scratch. To cap it all, just think of all the time it saves. 

By using public domain news articles for your site or for any project is that added factor of saving you a lot of money. It rules out the need to hire experienced and seasoned writers that some website operators use to write their articles. An average of five hundred worded news articles may only cost you about 10 to 15 dollars. Although this does not seem very expensive, just think about how this cost could soar if you need hundreds of news articles to fill the requirements of your site. 

Public domain news articles are also very useful if you need to publish articles for an e-zine or newsletter. There is no need to appoint some paid writers or spend hours scratching your head searching for suitable material for your e-zine or newsletter. You can save time, money and the possibility of being sued for copyright infringement by using public domain material and fill the pages with what you need. 

This is a virtual untapped resource and many people fail to realize the true value of public domain news articles. The power of news articles with keywords and keyword phrases has been invaluable in recent years for many internet businesses and sites that want to rank high in search engine results. 

The demand for news articles has grown in the past few years and there has been a significant increase in the number of news article writers. This is especially so as newer and newer subjects and topics have arisen on the internet so demand has also grown. 

Forget the negative thoughts that writing a news article is a difficult task. It is so simple once you notice the value of public domain news articles. Find them by doing a search in the search engines, read them, choose what is appropriate for your needs, copy and paste and then edit them and make them your own. What could be easier?

 

 

 

 

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - February 22, 2010 at 11:52 am

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