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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Beckham's dream scrutiny ins true



ROME (AFP) - England all-embracing David Beckham will join AC Milan on floater in January, the Italian club said on Thursday. The former England captain will join the team from January 7 when the Serie A season restarts following its winter break.

How HAS Harry turned Bentley from animation unwanted at Udinese to essential at the Emirates?
He was appearing more approximating a rusty old Vauxhall Astra than a top of the range Bentley until Harry Redknapp turned on the supercharger. David Bentley appeared at Tottenham with lots to say for himself and started with little to back it up.


"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." - Ray Kroc

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Man United 2 West Ham 0: Red-hot Ronaldo hammers home a title warning - Daily Mail



If squads rather than teams win league titles then Manchester United provided firm evidence last night that they remain English football's eminent force. Having seen his side take only a point the weekend meeting with Everton, United manager Sir Alex
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk


"When I played pool I was like a good psychiatrist. I cured 'em of all their daydreams and delusions. - Minnesota Fats

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Gary Zukav (as quoted in HeartMath Discovery Program)


Gary Zukav (as quoted in HeartMath Discovery Program)
If your thoughts are thoughts that draw low-frequency energy current to you, your physical and emotional attitudes will deteriorate, and emotional or physical disease will follow, whereas thoughts that draw high-frequency energy current to you create physical and emotional health.



"My advice to the unborn is, don't be born with a gambling instinct unless you have a good sense of probabilities." - Jack Dreyfus of Dreyfus Mutual Fund

Monday, October 27, 2008

Tottenham Hotspur right to go back to basics after costly experiment - Daily Telegraph



Welcome: Harry Redknapp is introduced to the Tottenham supporters at White Hart Lane before the match with Bolton Photo: JULIAN SIMMONDS However fleetingly, Redknapp was afforded a glimpse of the quality of personnel and principle that defines the
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

England 'won't win World Cup again': Platini - Tehran Times
“Soon in England you will have no English players, no English managers, just foreign speculators,” France football great Platini said in an interview with the Observer Sports Monthly here Sunday. Platini, who captained his country to victory in
Source: www.tehrantimes.com

Sam Wallace: An extraordinary tale of our time â€" the rise and fall - The Independent
Damien Comolli (left) oversaw the controversial departures of Juande Ramos's three best strikers Had Daniel Levy had access to a piece of information that appeared in the Arsenal match-day programme for the game against Manchester United last
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Money shot cheapens the appeal of cricket - Times Online
Sport has become the new pornography. We must salute Allen Stanford for this remarkable breakthrough. Stanford has set up a cricket match for Saturday; one in which a million dollars go to every player on the winning team - and nothing whatsoever to
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Galaxy star Donovan eyeing European move - ESPN Soccernet
Los Angeles Galaxy striker Landon Donovan is eyeing a move to the English Premier League or Spain's La Liga in the January transfer window. Landon Donovan is the leading all-time goal scorer for the U.S. (Andy Mead/WireImage) The United States' all
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Sorensen: Potters must improve - FOXSports.com
Sorensen was beaten three times by Brazilian striker Robinho who claimed his first hat-trick in English football as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday. Sorensen told the Danish Sporten website: "Robinho
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Reading 0 - Guardian Unlimited
Steve Coppell welcomed Iain Dowie and his QPR team to the Madejski Stadium in his programme notes, but it was instead the caretaker manager Gareth Ainsworth he pitted his wits against. The veteran midfielder's managerial debut was impressive and his
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Christmasâ€" tis the season for football directing - MCV
London, UKâ€" 27 October, 2008 â€" Is your favourite football club far from winning the league? Are they languishing at the bottom of the league table? This Christmas you have a genuine chance to make things better. Take on the job of a football
Source: www.mcvuk.com


"A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way." - Mark Twain

Friday, October 24, 2008

Sweet and sour for Kinnear as Beye is cleared but Owen is out - Guardian Unlimited



Habib Beye was sent of by Rob Styles during Newcastle's match with Manchester City. His red card has been rescinded by the FA. Photograph: Getty Images Joe Kinnear clenched his fist and punched the air with joy yesterday afternoon but the morning had
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sunderland Boss Keane Labelled ‘Manchester United Manager In The - Premiershiplatest.com
Newcastle United interim manager Joe Kinnear believes current Sunderland boss Roy Keane is the Manchester United gaffer ‘in the making’. Kinnear is impressed by Keane’s performance as the manager following the fellow Irishman’s distinguished
Source: www.premiershiplatest.com

Calderon: Ronaldo pursuit over forever - Crewe Guardian
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insisted on Friday his club's pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo is officially over. Ronaldo, 23, was Real's top transfer target during the summer but Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson kept hold of his man and
Source: www.creweguardian.co.uk

Ronaldo backs himself for world and Euro awards - ESPN.com
Cristiano Ronaldo has backed himself to win both the 2008 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards after inspiring Manchester United to the Champions League and Premier League double last season. JohnPeters/GettyImages Ronaldo with one of
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Smith defends Celtic against Ince - BBC Sport
Rangers' Walter Smith has hit back at Blackburn boss Paul Ince for describing Celtic's Champions League defeat by Manchester United as "embarrassing". The Rangers manager defended the state of Scottish football after Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by the
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Moyes Can't Wait For United Epic - soccer365.com
Everton boss David Moyes is looking forward to their battle with Premier League high flyers Manchester United at Goodison Park. He said: "It is a game we are looking forward to. I think there will be more pressure on them to win the game. "Obviously
Source: www.soccer365.com

Calderon: Ronaldo pursuit over forever - Western Telegraph
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insisted on Friday his club's pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo is officially over. Ronaldo, 23, was Real's top transfer target during the summer but Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson kept hold of his man and
Source: www.westerntelegraph.co.uk

I deserve to win the Ballon d'Or, says Manchester United's Cristiano - Times Online
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United winger, thinks he deserves to be named both the European and World Player of the Year. The Portugal international is favourite to win both the Ballon d'Or and Fifa's World Player of the Year award after
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Real Madrid drop Ronaldo interest - BBC Sport
The 23-year-old winger, who is under contract at Old Trafford until 2012, was heavily linked with a switch to Spain earlier this year. "Manchester (United) would not like to lose him - that is the situation," Calderon told Radio Five Live's
Source: news.bbc.co.uk


"Look high, look low, and we see that gamblers actually form the majority of the world's inhabitants." - James Runciman, Side Lights (1893)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution


Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
Heartfelt positive feelings create far more than a healthy psychological effect. They fortify our internal energy systems and nourish the body right down to the cellular level. For that reason, we like to think of these emotions as "quantum nutrients."



"If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?" - Stanislaw J. Lec "Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck." - George S. Clason

Monday, October 20, 2008

Aaron Antonovsky (1987). Unraveling The Mystery of Health:


Aaron Antonovsky (1987).
Unraveling The Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well. We are coming to understand health not as the absence of disease, but rather as the process by which individuals maintain their sense of coherence (i.e. sense that life is comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful) and ability to function in the face of changes in themselves and their relationships with their environment.



"But, Steve, if you bring back a $3.49 prime rib buffet, you'll have lines out the casino front door and down Las Vegas Blvd." - Mark Pilarski

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Nathaniel Hawthorne A bodily disease, which we look


Nathaniel Hawthorne
A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual past



"Blackjack is the only casino game an amateur can learn to play and at which he can definitely win." - Lawrence Revere, author, Playing Blackjack as a Business

Friday, October 17, 2008

Chiefs are not daunted by sharp Arrows



Extract not securable.

Nigeria: Glo/CAF Awards Nominees - Onigbinde, Laloko Disagree
Daily Independent (Lagos) FIFA and CAF technical committee member, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, and former Nigeria Football Association (NFA) technical committee director, Coach Kashimawo Laloko, have disagreed on the ballot of the Glo/CAF Awards nominees

Fletch completes Forest liability move
Nottingham Forest have completed their floater move for experienced midfielder Carl Fletcher from Championship rivals Crystal Palace. Fletcher (l): Has made Forest move Facebook del.icio.us ma.gnolia Yahoo!

Palestine to play first match in apartment stadium
Palestine is set to play its first exhaustive soccer match on nest soil. Palestine will host Jordan in a friendly on Oct. 26 at the Ram stadium in Gaza municipal after 10 agedness of playing habitation readies in Jordan and Qatar, FIFA said Friday.

Ridsdale defends Ramsey deal
Peter Ridsdale refutes accusations that not including a peddle-on clause in Aaron Ramsey's move to Arsenal will alter the club in the future. Ramsey: Already impressing at Arsenal Facebook del.icio.us ma.gnolia Yahoo!

Camara sticking with Seasiders
Derby defender Mo Camara has extended his juice spell at Championship rivals Blackpool for one more day. Camara: Extended jawbone stay Facebook del.icio.us ma.gnolia Yahoo!

Blundell key to Quakers - Penney
Blundell played under Penney at his former club Doncaster Rovers Darlington manager Dave Penney has backed striker Gregg Blundell to sustain his run of unpunctual goals in Saturday's trip to Wycombe.

Telkom Cup fixtures
Extract not achievable.


"Luck never gives; it only lends." - Proverb

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet


He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb



"The majority of casino players leave to much to chance when playing in a casino. To put it bluntly, they don't have a clue as to how to play." - Henry Tamburin, gambling author

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

As a people, we have become obsessed with


As a people, we have become obsessed with Health. There is something fundamentally, radically unhealthy about all this. We do not seem to be seeking more exuberance in living as much as staving off failure, putting off dying. We have lost all confidence in the human body.
- Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail, 1979



"A lottery is a salutary instrument and a tax…laid on the willing only, that is to say, on those who can risk the price of a ticket without sensible injury, for the possibility of a higher prize." - Thomas Jefferson

Fa Unwilling To Return To Madrid



The Spanish Football Federation insist they will choose an appropriate venue for the proposed match enclosed by the European champions and England - four senility after racist chanting at the Bernabeu blighted a friendly in Madrid.

Trapattoni Set To Shun Reid Again
Giovanni Trapattoni will shape a jammed decision on his midfield for Wednesday's earth Cup qualifier against Cyprus after insisting he has no problem with Andy Reid.


"Everything in life is luck." - Donald Trump

Monday, October 13, 2008

Finn lifts Nazareth to 2-1 victory over Stevens Tech in women's soccer - Democrat and Chronicle



Senior Kelly Finn scored one goal and had one assist to lead Nazareth to a 2-1 victory over visiting Stevens Tech (N.J.) on Sunday in Empire 8 women's soccer. Kaylee Benz kicked in a cross from Finn in the 32nd minute to give the Golden Flyers a 1-0
Source: www.democratandchronicle.com

Women’s Soccer Ties Ivy Foe, Defeats Marist - Columbia Spectator
The Columbia women’s soccer team had its win streak snapped on Friday night, but it remains at the top of the Ivy standings with Penn and Princeton after two significant draws over the weekend. The Lions and Quakers could not break their 1-1 tie
Source: www.columbiaspectator.com

NW Briefs | UW loses to No. 3 Bruins - Seattle Times
Facing its third-consecutive Top 5 opponent on the road, the No. 16 Washington women's soccer team dropped its third straight match, 4-0 LOS ANGELES â€" Facing its third-consecutive Top 5 opponent on the road, the No. 16 Washington women's soccer
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com



One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds. - Dan Bennett

Thursday, October 09, 2008

The best six doctors anywhere And no one


The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.

- Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990


"I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get." - Sam Shoen

Monday, October 06, 2008

John Steinbeck A sad soul can kill you


John Steinbeck
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.


"I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get." - Sam Shoen

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet


He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb



"It can be argued that man's instinct to gamble is the only reason he is still not a monkey up in the trees." - Mario Puzo, Inside Las Vegas

Friday, October 03, 2008

If you have health, you probably will be


If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
- Elbert Hubbard



"Good luck needs no explanation." - Shirley Temple Black

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Kinnear reveals Ashley talks



The 61-year-old, who was drafted in as interim manager last Friday, knows his stay at St James' Park will be finite. However, as efforts perdure to push through a sale, Kinnear hinted he could be at the helm for a little longer than first thought.


"Didn't I warn you-Huh-Didn't I tell you one of 'em was going to win!?? So now, what do we do?" - Jack Norris

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Wolves hamstrung externally wingers



Michael Kightly missed lots of last season with an ankle injuryMatt Jarvis will be out for at least two months after tearing his hamstring in Wolves' nightmare 3-0 digs defeat by Reading on Tuesday night.

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10 qualities you be short to be informed about Chelseas Champions League opponents CFR Cluj
Champions League: CFR CLuj v Chelsea, Wednesday, 7.45pm Chelsea travel to Transylvania today to take on Romanian side CFR Cluj in the Champions League.

Man Utd count cost of Champions League win
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that his side's comfortable victory bygone Aalborg could carry a colossal worth after two key players picked up injuries in the Champions League stroll.

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"If I had the money and the drinking capacity, I'd probably live at a roulette table and let my life go to hell." - Michael Ventura