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		<title>Energy Healing For Visualization Issues With Your Financial Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Lanning</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you&#8217;re working on financial concerns that you are facing on a day-to-day basis, there are many different ways that you can work with different types of energy healing formats by incorporating your visualization and imagery skills.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;re working on financial concerns that you&#8217;re facing, it is all about understanding how these topics resonate within your own life. Each person is going to be a little bit different.</p>
<p>By working with energy healing formats and visualization techniques, you can literally control everything that you are working on in your life so that you can have complete and total success.</p>
<p>The mind is a wonderful tool to use, and many people overlook this type of work in their life. This is where your visualization comes into play.</p>
<p>Healing of financial concern that you are facing is something that you have to understand how you first see this before you can work on healing. You have to get a clear picture in your mind.</p>
<p>Now it is time to take that picture and move one step forward towards your goals and see this turning into something that is very happy and positive for these issues that you are facing.</p>
<p>This is what&#8217;s going to shift your emotions in your visualization techniques so that you can then put a positive energy healing vibration out into the universe.</p>
<p>You can work with this type of method and technique for your financial concerns, as well as anything else that you happen to be facing at any given time. It is a wonderful technique to work with.</p>
<p>You can also incorporate many other types of alternative therapies into this regimen as well. You can work with things such as sound healing, EFT, color therapy, purging and releasing techniques, and many others.</p>
<p>It is all about you, your choices, and how you want to work with them for your visualization techniques for your financial issues.</p>
<p>Probably one of the most important steps is to remember that each and every one of us is going to resonate a bit differently and each one of us is going to take a little bit different time frame for this process to work.</p>
<p>Each person&#8217;s pathway is going to unfold a little bit differently depending on how they got there, the new types of visualization and energy healing methods that they use, and the things that they visualize during the session of where they want to go.</p>
<p>Here are the basics for you once again.</p>
<p>Work with your visualization skills, find that first image of where your life stance today, and see this unfolding for you in a positive and happy manner for these financial concerns that you are facing. Make sure to see everything in the present tense that is happening, make sure nothing is negative with in this visualization period, and work with different types of energy healing techniques to help enhance this.</p>
<p>Start with your visualization skills today and see how your financial problems turn around into something that you can be proud of tomorrow!</p>
<p>Nicole Lanning, expert healer in <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/energy_healing/1485/1">energy healing</a>, holistic healing, and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/energy_healing_customized_sessions/1485/2">energy healing customized sessions</a>, is the founder of Holistic Healing Minute and Healing Art Forms. Contact her today about setting up a healing session.</p>
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		<title>Tips Before Buying Wide Golf Shoes For Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 07:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Gibson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having wide golf shoes for men who play golf that have broader feet is imperative because the sport requires a lot of walking and it is important to be comfortable with what you wear. Your shoes must also give you the needed grip, balance and traction. It must not only make you feel comfy but it must also help in your performance.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having wide golf shoes for men who play golf that have broader feet is imperative because the sport requires a lot of walking and it is important to be comfortable with what you wear. Your shoes must also give you the needed grip, balance and traction. It must not only make you feel comfy but it must also help in your performance.</p>
<p>But choosing the perfect pair of shoes can be difficult especially if you have broad feet and you have no idea where to shop. There are only few brands and manufacturers that offer wide footwear and some can be very expensive.</p>
<p>Buying wide golf shoes for men online is the best way to take advantage of low prices and great deals. Shopping on the Internet is also hassle-free and you can browse hundreds of products easily. If you are a serious golfer who has broad feet, you should check out the products that are offered online.</p>
<p>Here are some tips on choosing men&#8217;s wide golf shoes:</p>
<p>Know You Measurements &#8211; Before you start browsing for golf footwear, you must know your size especially that you have particularly wider feet. Fortunately, there are now many online stores that offer shoes in various sizes and widths. You do not have to compromise the style and price before you go for a pair of these shoes.</p>
<p>Choose the Right Brand &#8211; Buying golf shoes from reputable shoe companies and brands is very important. Callaway has been making high-quality and comfortable shoes for years. Now, they have a wide variety of wide golf shoes for men that you can choose from in different styles and colors.</p>
<p>Personalize &#8211; It is possible that you will not find a pair that is right for you. But do not worry, you can always have a shoe personalized or adjusted to give you the utmost comfort and performance. You can also have a pair made that will completely fit you at shoe shops although it can be costly.</p>
<p>Where to Buy &#8211; You can save a lot of time and effort if you buy wide or extra wide golf shoes for men online. There are a lot of trusted and reputable sites that can offer the best value for your money such as Endless, which is Amazon&#8217;s partner. They also have free shipping and a generous return policy.</p>
<p>Go to <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/Wide_Golf_Shoes/1405/1">Wide Golf Shoes</a> to check out the different golf shoes in different sizes on the Internet. Or <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/Click_Here/1405/2">Click Here</a> to see the latest golf shoes right now.</p>
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		<title>Physical Therapist Jobs Provide Job Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adriana Noton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physical therapist jobs and PTA jobs pay good salaries and provide job security as well as job satisfaction to those who like helping others. The physical therapy assistant performs tasks that are very similar to those tasks performed by physical therapists. Like therapists, assistants perform therapeutic exercises and provide massages to patients with injuries or other limiting conditions. Therapists and their assistants must have a caring attitude.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Physical therapist jobs and PTA jobs pay good salaries and provide job security as well as job satisfaction to those who like helping others. The physical therapy assistant performs tasks that are very similar to those tasks performed by physical therapists. Like therapists, assistants perform therapeutic exercises and provide massages to patients with injuries or other limiting conditions. Therapists and their assistants must have a caring attitude.</p>
<p>The primary role of the assistant is to observe patient progress and to track patient improvement and record results in patient logs. The assistant will, in some clinics, be responsible for clerical work such as the ordering of supplies. Some clinics have assistants working primarily in administrative capacities and even managing the front office and entire clinic staff. The assistant must be willing to take on any job that the physiotherapist assigns to the assistant.</p>
<p>Therapists are licensed to help patients who have physically limiting conditions due to injury or illness through medically approved exercises and medical treatments such as whirlpool therapy. Sometimes a therapist will work with a patient for one week and in some cases a therapist will work with a patient for one year or longer given the patient&#8217;s medical condition. Therapists rely heavily on their assistants when they are treating their patients because therapists have large work loads and many people are currently in need of therapy.</p>
<p>A PTA preps patients for their exercise routines, prepares the workout area, and cleans up the workout area when the session is complete. The assistant will take note of the patient&#8217;s progress and make notes in the patient&#8217;s file and will report to the physiotherapist of drastic changes in the patient&#8217;s progress. Therapists rely heavily on their assistants to report improvement, stagnation, or limitations, a patient may be experiencing as soon as possible so that therapist can alter a patients exercise routine.</p>
<p>Pick the right PTA training because the right PTA training can open the right door to the right job in the health care industry. Most states require that a student complete an associate&#8217;s degree accredited program before working in the physical therapy health care field. The associate&#8217;s degree program should include biology, medical terminology, and anatomy with an emphasis in therapeutic treatment plans.</p>
<p>Most states require that students complete an associate&#8217;s degree before taking course work related to physical therapy work. However, some states allow students to start their training in physical therapy without an associate&#8217;s degree background. Some states require an associate&#8217;s degree background and course work related to emergency medical techniques such as CPR before a student can sit for the state exam.</p>
<p>Those who are part of the health care industry earn good incomes but most people in the health care field work in health care not for the good pay but because they want to help people. Most people in the health care field report that they are in this career for humanitarian reasons and not economic reasons. The good pay is a residual benefit of the job but the true satisfaction comes from the opportunity to be of service to people in need.</p>
<p>Physical therapist jobs and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/pta_jobs/1335/1">pta jobs</a> provide job security because there is a continuing need in the health care field because of the needs of the aging population. A career path in health care provides job security to those who want to help people in need. The physiotherapist relies heavily on his assistant who performs tasks such as helping patients with their therapeutic exercises, giving patients therapeutic massages, and helping to run the front office.</p>
<p>The medical field is an ever-expanding field that is much needed because of the aging population. There is an especially high demand for <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/Physical_therapist_jobs/1335/2">Physical therapist jobs</a> and speech pathology jobs</p>
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		<title>Crosby&#8217;s Shootout Winner Gives Penguins Victory Over Blue Jackets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Columbus Blue Jackets learned a valuable lesson about NHL hockey on Friday night-it's dangerous to 'sit on a lead' and particularly against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Down 3-1, Pittsburgh tied the game late in the third period as Ruslan Fedotenko and Alex Goligoski each lit the lamp with less than three minutes remaining. After a scoreless overtime period, Sidney Crosby scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Penguins an improbable 4-3 victory. It was the 9th win in ten games for Pittsburgh, who are a perfect 6-0-0 on the road.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Columbus Blue Jackets learned a valuable lesson about NHL hockey on Friday night-it&#8217;s dangerous to &#8216;sit on a lead&#8217; and particularly against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Down 3-1, Pittsburgh tied the game late in the third period as Ruslan Fedotenko and Alex Goligoski each lit the lamp with less than three minutes remaining. After a scoreless overtime period, Sidney Crosby scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Penguins an improbable 4-3 victory. It was the 9th win in ten games for Pittsburgh, who are a perfect 6-0-0 on the road.</p>
<p>NHL hockey betting enthusiasts cashed wagers on the road underdog Penguins, but on the moneyline at +117 and the puckline. Pittsburgh has gotten off to a great start this year, going 11-2-0 in the first month of the season. Columbus is struggling to stay above .500 at 6-5-1. The 7 combined goals scored went OVER the posted total of 5&#8242;.</p>
<p>Crosby&#8217;s game winning score in overtime wasn&#8217;t exactly the stuff of highlight reels, with the puck barely trickling over the line:</p>
<p>&#8220;It was kind of a fluky. The puck kept going. I don&#8217;t know if he lost it or he didn&#8217;t know where it was or whatever. I just tried a quick shot. I thought he had the save there. It just trickled in.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jackets&#8217; goalie Steve Mason gave this version of events:</p>
<p>&#8220;It hit my stick and I didn&#8217;t get it settled until it was over the line. It just trickled over and I was too late on it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Penguins&#8217; left winger Chris Kunitz scored a shorthanded goal and praised the leadership abilities of team captain Crosby:</p>
<p>&#8220;It shows a lot of character from our captain. He goes out and he&#8217;s never quitting on anything. Sometimes a team goes packing, down by two with 3 minutes left. But he goes out, he&#8217;s on the bench, he&#8217;s saying, &#8216;Let&#8217;s get the next one.&#8217; So we go out there and he finds himself the puck and he gets it to Goligoski, he gets a great shot and puts it in the net to get us to overtime.&#8221;</p>
<p>Columbus&#8217; Rick Nash suggested that his team is having trouble &#8216;closing out&#8217; games:</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not closing games. We got the lead in a lot of the games already and just can&#8217;t seem to close it out. They are the defending Stanley Cup champions. You can tell why they&#8217;re such a good team. We are a team that needs to learn how to play with the lead.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pittsburgh will host Minnesota on Saturday night before heading to southern California next week for games against the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks. Columbus will play at Washington on Sunday before hosting the San Jose Sharks next Wednesday. That&#8217;ll be followed by a game in Atlanta against the Thrashers the next night.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a widely published widely published freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/football_betting/813/1">football betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_directory/813/2">sportsbook directory</a> sites. He lives in Northern Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.</p>
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		<title>Henderson Tops Cerrone For Interim Lightweight Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oldest fight sport adage in the world is 'styles make fights'. For that reason, no one knew quite what to expect in Saturday's WEC Interim Lightweight Championship battle between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. Henderson was known for his dominating wrestling skills, while Cerrone has a reputation as a punishing striker. Instead of being a clash of styles, however, it was an instance where the differing approaches of the two competitors complimented each other perfectly. The result was a 'fight of the year' candidate bout that Henderson won by unanimous-decision.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The oldest fight sport adage in the world is &#8216;styles make fights&#8217;. For that reason, no one knew quite what to expect in Saturday&#8217;s WEC Interim Lightweight Championship battle between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. Henderson was known for his dominating wrestling skills, while Cerrone has a reputation as a punishing striker. Instead of being a clash of styles, however, it was an instance where the differing approaches of the two competitors complimented each other perfectly. The result was a &#8216;fight of the year&#8217; candidate bout that Henderson won by unanimous-decision.</p>
<p>Henderson opened the fight with a takedown, but quickly got caught in a guillotine choke attempt. He extricated himself from this predicament only to find himself in a triangle choke that appeared for a moment to be a potential fight ending submission. That would not be the case, however, and Henderson would take control in the last half of the round with his powerful takedowns and &#8216;ground and pound&#8217; punching assault.</p>
<p>Rounds two and three were all Henderson, as he took Cerrone down almost at will and began to pummel him on the ground. Cerrone managed a couple of submission attempts from the bottom, and did what he could to keep Henderson off of him with upkicks but nowhere near enough to salvage either round. At times, Cerrone looked downright clueless as to what tactical approach to take.</p>
<p>The tide would turn again in the fourth round, as Cerrone began to time Henderson&#8217;s takedown attempts. He became much more difficult to get to the ground, as well as administering punishment of his own after stuffing takedowns with punches and knee strikes. Later in the frame, Cerrone came close to ending the fight when he locked in a nasty and unorthodox choke that WEC commentator Frank Mir described as &#8216;almost an inverted rear naked choke&#8217;. After some tense moments, Henderson was able to escape. Cerrone would also control the final round, evading Henderson&#8217;s takedowns while scoring with his striking. He had another potential fight ending submission attempt in the fifth round, as he locked in an arm bar and appeared to have good leverage as he twisted Henderson&#8217;s arm into a nasty angle. Nevertheless, Henderson was able to escape and finish off the fight.</p>
<p>The decision itself was somewhat surprising, with Henderson winning all three judges&#8217; scorecards by identical 48-47 scores. He&#8217;d clearly won rounds two and three, while Cerrone was the obvious winner of rounds four and five. This meant that all three judges had given the edge to Henderson in the first round, favoring his takedowns and ground punching attack over Cerrone&#8217;s two early submission attempts.</p>
<p>Henderson will now face WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner to unify the titles. Varner entered the cage after the decision was announced to &#8216;cut a promo&#8217; on the winner, and suggested the fight take place in December in Phoenix, Arizona though neither the date nor venue has been finalized.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance writer and highly respected authority on sports betting <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/odds_comparison/763/1">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_directory/763/2">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 Mapes Hotel: Lost Landmark Of Northern Nevada History</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mapes Hotel in Reno, Nevada met its demise on Superbowl Sunday of 2000 when 75 pounds of explosives packed inside the structure's support columns brought it to the ground. The controlled demolition came despite years of effort by a number of groups within the community to preserve the building with lawsuits, redevelopment proposals, and grass roots lobbying efforts. The National Trust for Historic Preservation even took up the cause, challenging the destruction in a lawsuit that eventually reached the Nevada Supreme Court.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Mapes Hotel in Reno, Nevada met its demise on Superbowl Sunday of 2000 when 75 pounds of explosives packed inside the structure&#8217;s support columns brought it to the ground. The controlled demolition came despite years of effort by a number of groups within the community to preserve the building with lawsuits, redevelopment proposals, and grass roots lobbying efforts. The National Trust for Historic Preservation even took up the cause, challenging the destruction in a lawsuit that eventually reached the Nevada Supreme Court.</p>
<p>While the efficacy and justification of demolishing the Mapes is debatable, one thing that is not is the glorious history of the hotel. It was built in&#8217;47, and signaled the start of the modern era of casino gambling. Despite the notoriety of Bugsy Siegel and the Flamingo in Las Vegas, it was the Mapes that became the first building in the nation to have a hotel, casino and live entertainment under one 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 never experienced the massive growth that occurred in Las Vegas and 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. The old properties may have historic value to pop culture historians, but their survival doesn&#8217;t make economic sense. They&#8217;re simply &#8216;analog players in a digital world&#8217;.</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 highly respected authority on <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/World_Series_betting/689/1">World Series betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and <a rel="nofollow" target='_blank' href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_review/689/2">sportsbook review</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>Houston Earns Big Road Win At Cincinnati</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behind a career day for quarterback Matt Schaub, the Houston Texans erased a 17-14 halftime deficit to score-- points in the second half and defeat the host Cincinnati Bengals 28-17. Schaub threw for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns against one interception in the solid road victory. Against a team that had won three straight games in the final seconds, Houston never gave Cincinnati the chance to create any late drama. Cincinnati dropped to 4-2 with the loss while Houston evened their record at 3-3.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Behind a career day for quarterback Matt Schaub, the Houston Texans erased a 17-14 halftime deficit to score&#8211; points in the second half and defeat the host Cincinnati Bengals 28-17. Schaub threw for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns against one interception in the solid road victory. Against a team that had won three straight games in the final seconds, Houston never gave Cincinnati the chance to create any late drama. Cincinnati dropped to 4-2 with the loss while Houston evened their record at 3-3.</p>
<p>Houston took the money as +3&#8242; road underdogs with the outright win, and both teams are now 3-3 on the season against the NFL pointspread. The 45 points just managed to stay UNDER the posted total of 46. The Texans have gone UNDER in 4 of 6 this season while the Bengals evened their NFL totals record at 3-3.</p>
<p>After the victory, Schaub said that his team knew of Houston&#8217;s penchant for late game comebacks and that &#8216;putting them away&#8217; would be a priority:</p>
<p>&#8220;Every game went down to the wire for them. Credit goes to them because they were able to find ways to win those games. So it was a matter of putting the game away.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Texans&#8217; taciturn head coach Gary Kubiak would only offer that:</p>
<p>&#8220;Matt continues to put up exceptional numbers on the road.&#8221;</p>
<p>The defense did a stellar job as well, shutting out the Bengals in the second half. In the third quarter, Houston only allowed six yards on nine plays for a franchise record. Cornerback Dunta Robininson talked about the defensive corps mindset:</p>
<p>&#8220;It was swarm tackling. Everybody has a job to do, and today we made this team a one-dimensional team. Overall as a defense, we played well.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the losing locker room, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco admitted that his team knew that they couldn&#8217;t rely on last minute heroics to win games:</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s our fault. We&#8217;ve been saying that we can&#8217;t keep winning with the way we&#8217;ve been playing. We&#8217;ve got to be consistent for all four quarters.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Bengals will play their next two games at home, starting with a contest against the Chicago Bears this Sunday. Cincinnati is a -1 home favorite with the total set at 42. They&#8217;ll host the Baltimore Ravens the following Sunday before traveling to Pittsburgh for a game against the Steelers on November 15. The Texans host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, with Houston a -3 home favorite and the total set at 44.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a world famous sports writer and a noted authority on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sports_betting/641/1">sports betting</a> and harness racing. He contributes <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/NFL_football_betting_free_picks/641/2">NFL football betting free picks</a> for a number of media outlets. He lives in Southern Nevada with three dogs and a retired racing wombat.</p>
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		<title>Florida Holds Off Mississippi State To Remain Undefeated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a subpar game from quarterback Tim Tebow and a determined effort from the host Mississippi State Bulldogs, the Florida Gators remained undefeated by scrapping out a 29-19 victory. Florida led by only 3 points at halftime before pulling away in the fourth quarter. The usually efficient and accurate Tebow had two touchdowns returned for interceptions and passed for only 127 yards with no touchdowns. The usually accommodating Tebow left the stadium without speaking to reporters, clearly upset with his performance.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despite a subpar game from quarterback Tim Tebow and a determined effort from the host Mississippi State Bulldogs, the Florida Gators remained undefeated by scrapping out a 29-19 victory. Florida led by only 3 points at halftime before pulling away in the fourth quarter. The usually efficient and accurate Tebow had two touchdowns returned for interceptions and passed for only 127 yards with no touchdowns. The usually accommodating Tebow left the stadium without speaking to reporters, clearly upset with his performance.</p>
<p>College football betting enthusiasts who took the +22&#8242; with Mississippi State as a home underdog enjoyed an easy pointspread cover. The Bulldogs improved their ATS record to 4-3 with the cover, while Florida evened their college football pointspread record to 3-3.</p>
<p>Head coach Urban Meyer accepted much of the blame for his team&#8217;s substandard performance:</p>
<p>&#8220;I did not coach well tonight. I put Tim in some tough situations. As an offense, we&#8217;re not well right now. Tim&#8217;s not trying to be a hero. But we might be asking him to do too much.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Gators&#8217; are 76th in the nation in red zone efficiency, and Meyer took the blame for that fact as well:</p>
<p>&#8220;The problem is they&#8217;ve got a coach that wants to score so damn bad that he&#8217;s pressing them and some of those guys aren&#8217;t ready for that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Defensive end Pernell McPhee gave Tebow fits all night and talked about his team&#8217;s effort after the game:</p>
<p>&#8220;We knew they liked to get the ball to Tebow there. I felt like we frustrated them and made them do some new things they did not usually do tonight. They got in the I formation tonight and that is the first time I have ever seen them do that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Florida led by only 3 points heading into the final quarter but used a Chris Raney 8 yard rush and a Dustin Doe interception return for a touchdown to open up some breathing room. Jonathan Banks cut into the lead for Mississippi State late in the game with an interception return for touchdown of his own.</p>
<p>The Gators face a tough challenge next weekend as they enter into their matchup against University of Georgia-what used to be known as &#8216;The World&#8217;s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party&#8217;. Florida is a -16 favorite in the contest. They&#8217;ll face Vanderbilt the next week before heading to Columbia, SC for a game against the University of South Carolina and their longtime coach Steve Spurrier. Mississippi State will play at Kentucky as+3&#8242; road underdogs next weekend before a bye week. They&#8217;ll return to action on November&#8211;th at home against the University of Alabama.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a widely published freelance sports writer and noted authority on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/football_betting/622/1">football betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_directory/622/2">sportsbook directory</a> 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.</p>
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		<title>Rams Foil Comeback Attempt To Beat Bengals In Preseason NFL Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle Boller filled in for an injured Mark Bulger, and the St. Louis Rams improved to 2-1 on the NFL preseason with a 24-21 victory over the host Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams led 24-14 heading into the fourth quarter, but a Bengals TD early in the frame made for some drama down the stretch. The Bengals couldn't close the deal, however, and dropped to 1-2 on the NFL preseason.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kyle Boller filled in for an injured Mark Bulger, and the St. Louis Rams improved to 2-1 on the NFL preseason with a 24-21 victory over the host Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams led 24-14 heading into the fourth quarter, but a Bengals TD early in the frame made for some drama down the stretch. The Bengals couldn&#8217;t close the deal, however, and dropped to 1-2 on the NFL preseason.</p>
<p>Boller did withstand a hard hit from linebacker Keith Rivers that knocked his helmet off his head. Despite the hit, he Rams #2 QB was 14 of 20 for 96 yards. After the game, he talked about the play:</p>
<p>&#8220;I could have slid a little earlier. It is what it is. My chin strap hit just above my eyes. It was a good scramble, but maybe if I can get down a little sooner, the coaches would like that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rivers insisted the hit wasnt intentional:</p>
<p>&#8220;I was just trying to get to the ball. It wasn&#8217;t anything intentional.&#8221;</p>
<p>Boller had struggled last week after starting QB Bulger was forced to leave the game with a broken pinkie finger but played well this week. Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo gave him credit in his postgame media comments:</p>
<p>&#8220;He moved the team. He drove us down there after the bad start. When you score on a drive, the quarterback deserves the credit.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bengals second string QB J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan didnt have it quite so easy&#8221;he was sacked three times, lost a fumble and had two passes deflected by linemen. The lost fumble added to the Bengals NFL preseason turnover woes&#8221;theyve lost five fumbles and thrown three interceptions for eight turnovers in three games. O&#8217;Sullivan talked about the problem after the game:</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve just got to find a way to eliminate it. It puts you in such a disadvantage any time you turn the ball over. That&#8217;s one of the things that has to change immediately.&#8221;</p>
<p>Head coach Marvin Lewis concurred:</p>
<p>&#8220;When you turn the football over, you have a difficult time winning, whether you&#8217;re playing in the regular season, the preseason, junior high, sixth grade, whatever it is.</p>
<p>St. Louis will get the NFL regular season underway on Sunday, September 13th as they travel to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals open the NFL regular season at home against the Denver Broncos.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance writer and noted authority on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/football_betting/569/1">football betting</a>. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_directory/569/2">sportsbook directory</a> 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.</p>
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		<title>Saints Upset Colts In Superbowl Thriller</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Orleans Saints used a 14 point fourth quarter to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday to win their first Superbowl in franchise history. Drew Brees broke open a tight game midway through the final quarter with his touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, and Tracy Porter scored on a 74 yard interception return as the Colts were driving on the next series to secure the victory. Brees was named Superbowl MVP on the basis of his 288 yard, 2 touchdown, 0 interception performance. He completed 32 passes in the game, tying New England's Tom Brady for the all time record in that category.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The New Orleans Saints used a 14 point fourth quarter to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday to win their first Superbowl in franchise history. Drew Brees broke open a tight game midway through the final quarter with his touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey, and Tracy Porter scored on a 74 yard interception return as the Colts were driving on the next series to secure the victory. Brees was named Superbowl MVP on the basis of his 288 yard, 2 touchdown, 0 interception performance. He completed 32 passes in the game, tying New England&#8217;s Tom Brady for the all time record in that category.</p>
<p>After enthusiasts had come in early on the favored Colts, a good deal of buyback on the Saints had pushed the line to -4&#8242; and the New Orleans backers were enriched by their team&#8217;s outright victory. The underdog has now covered three straight Superbowls and taken the money in five of the last seven games. The 48 points scored stayed well under the posted total of 57, which was the highest over/under number in Superbowl history.</p>
<p>In his postgame interview, Brees gave much of the credit to the city of New Orleans:</p>
<p>&#8220;We play for so much more than ourselves. We played for our city. We played for the entire Gulf Coast region. We played for the entire Who Dat nation that has been behind us every step of the way. It means everything. We&#8217;re here because of their strength and everything they fought through here the last few years. They&#8217;ve given us so much support, so we owe it all to our fans.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Just to think of the road we&#8217;ve all traveled, the adversity we&#8217;ve all faced. It&#8217;s unbelievable. I mean, are you kidding me? Four years ago, whoever thought this would be happening? Eighty-five percent of the city was under water. Most people left not knowing if New Orleans would ever come back, or if the organization would ever come back. We just all looked at one another and said, &#8216;We&#8217;re going to rebuild together. We are going to lean on each other.&#8217; That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve done the last four years and this is the culmination in all that belief.&#8221;</p>
<p>Never known for his elocution, Peyton Manning had little to say after the game particularly about the decisive interception return:</p>
<p>&#8220;Made a great play. Made a great play. Corner made a heck of a play. Certainly disappointing, very disappointing. Disappointing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Saints&#8217; coach Sean Payton made a bold call at the beginning of the second half when he called for an onside kick. New Orleans recovered and linebacker Jonathan Casalis suggested it was a game changing play:</p>
<p>&#8220;We were really excited when he made the call. That changed everything.&#8221;</p>
<p>Payton explained the diva-like decision:</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to be aggressive. We&#8217;d seen the onside kick all week and guys executed it well. It turned out to be a big change of possession.&#8221;</p>
<p>The city of New Orleans will celebrate their team&#8217;s victory with a parade. With Mardi Gras celebrations already scheduled to begin shortly thereafter, it could be quite some time before New Orleans returns to business as usual. Add New Orleans to cities like Miami, Bar Harbour, Palm Springs and Fire Island as must see spots for any fabulous football fan on the go.</p>
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		<title>Cowboys Beat Bucs In NFL Opener For Both Teams</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Romo passed for a NFL career best 353 yards and threw three touchdown passes as the Dallas Cowboys got their 2009 season off to a good start with a 34-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raheem Morris went down in defeat in his debut as Bucs head coach, while the Cowboys answered a lot of questions about how their receiving corps would respond to the absence of Terrell Owens, now with the Buffalo Bills.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tony Romo passed for a NFL career best 353 yards and threw three touchdown passes as the Dallas Cowboys got their 2009 season off to a good start with a 34-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raheem Morris went down in defeat in his debut as Bucs head coach, while the Cowboys answered a lot of questions about how their receiving corps would respond to the absence of Terrell Owens, now with the Buffalo Bills.</p>
<p>The Cowboys easily covered the pointspread as -4 road favorites, and improved to 16-12 over the last three years when laying points. Tampa Bay dropped to 17-17 over the same timeframe as an underdog. The 55 combined points went OVER the posted total of 39.</p>
<p>After the game Roy Williams, who will be counted on to take up the slack from the loss of T.O., couldnt resist a wisecrack at his former teammates expense:</p>
<p>&#8220;Career-high passing yards? Without T.O? &#8220;No, it&#8217;s good. It&#8217;s good for him. It&#8217;s good for this team. It was a team effort. Everybody contributed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said he wasnt surprised at the the performance of his receiving corps:</p>
<p>&#8220;They are playmakers, and we knew that going in. But until you do it, the naysayers are going to say: &#8216;Hey. You don&#8217;t have this or that.&#8217; But I think we do.&#8221;</p>
<p>Romo, meanwhile, preferred to focus on the victory:</p>
<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t think about yards. You&#8217;re not judged off of yards. You&#8217;re judged off of winning and losing at this position.&#8221;</p>
<p>Raheem Morris talked about taking the loss in his NFL coaching debut:</p>
<p>&#8220;Obviously, we&#8217;re disappointed. But there were a lot of good things on offense.&#8221;</p>
<p>Perhaps the brightest silver lining in the dark cloud of the loss was the performance of Cadillac Williams. Williams appeared fully recovered from two knee surgeries in a little over a year, and rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown.</p>
<p>Bucs cornerback Ronde Barber suggested that the final score masked the fact that the team played well:</p>
<p>&#8220;We had our chances. The final score is definitely not indicative of how good we played at times. Those big plays absolutely destroy you football team.</p>
<p>The Cowboys will return home for their next game hosting the New York Giants. Theyll remain at home the following week as they welcome the Carolina Panthers to Texas. The Bucs will head to upstate New York to face T.O and his new team, the Buffalo Bills.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on sports betting <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/odds_comparison/543/1">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themodelshipblog.com/goto/sportsbook_directory/543/2">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 energy secretary Donald Hodell.</p>
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