Historically, stocks and bonds have been an excellent long-term investment vehicle. In essence, it means ownership in the businesses that power the world. As the world grows, so do the companies and the underlying stocks that are their foundation. Financial markets are no longer dictated by a few powerful exchanges like the New York Stock…
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Most Common Football (American) Penalties
For all of you “newbies” to soccer, when watching a game, you may be thinking that almost anything goes. This is soccer, after all. However, there are rules that must be followed and when an offending player commits an offence, his team must be penalized. In the NFL, when a player takes a penalty, the…
Book Review – Nature Born Intuition – How To Awaken And Develop Your Inner Wisdom
Have you ever said: “I’m not psychic, but sometimes I can be quite intuitive!” I have heard that statement many times. It must be a common feeling. There is a difference in the connotations of these two terms. People tend to describe intuition as natural, while references to the psychic often imply supernatural references. In…
Britt Johnson of East Carolina has been and always will be a pirate at heart
Since October 2003, East Carolina senior deep snapper Britt Johnson has had the chance to do something every person should be lucky enough to do at some point in their life: live their dream. Johnson’s dream, for as long as she can remember, was to be a football player at East Carolina University. “I’ve been…
Hockey greats: three players you should know
Ice hockey is a North American sport that descends from a similar European sport. Like American football and baseball, it took root in the new world and became more popular than its ancestor. The official birth of the game dates back to Montreal, Canada, in 1875, where it was played on a track the same…
I love NFL football! let me count the ways
As far as I’m concerned, there are two seasons in America (who cares what the weatherman says!). There is football season and off season. Then there’s everything else in between. Why am I saying such a ridiculous thing? Because I’m a die-hard soccer fan! Heck, I love everything, as long as it involves an oblong-shaped…
Simple NFL Systems #40 – Favorites of at least 14 points coming off a big ATS win
For those of you who like to bet on perennial Super Bowl contenders: Here’s a pretty straightforward NFL betting system that involves favorites of at least 14 points that’s been 20-0 ATS in the past 14 seasons and 3-0 ATS just last year. Differentials of at least 2 TDs aren’t really as common as you…
NFL 2013 Week 11 review: The best quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs of all time
WEEK 11 REVIEW The battle for #1 in the AFC West was fought between the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs and the 8-1 Denver Broncos. Tea bosses He entered the game well-rested after his bye week to face the broncos at home. Going into the game there were concerns about by Peyton Manning he sprained his…
What we know about poker pro Fred Sarge Ferris
When you think of all-time greats in the poker world, Fred “Sarge” Ferris has to be at the top of your list. Ferris played poker and did it well. Realizing that some people play poker for fun and others as a hobby, few of them had what it took to earn a living. Fred “Sarge”…
The defining characteristics of high performance teams
For several decades we have had a love affair with “teams”. We’ve done our best to differentiate “teams” from “groups” and other half-useful labeling maneuvers meant to help us all focus on the one ultimate work structure. Teams trump individuals, that’s the joke we’ve been sold, and it’s wrong. Understanding “teams” vs. “groups” isn’t as…