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		<title>Water Playing a Big Part in Fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 70% of the Earth&#8217;s surface is covered in water. It&#8217;s great when we find useful purposes for water, since it is so abundant in our society. Most of this is salt water and not good for drinking. For those with cuts and scrapes on their arms and legs, the oceans have always been a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About 70% of the Earth&#8217;s surface is covered in water. It&#8217;s great when we find useful purposes for water, since it is so abundant in our society. Most of this is salt water and not good for drinking. For those with cuts and scrapes on their arms and legs, the oceans have always been a great place to heal those wounds fast. People that get more serious injuries from automobile accidents or sports injuries, may rely on water to help them recover too. An <a href="http://www.hydroworx.com/">Exercise Pool </a>is a great and controlled environment; where those with serious injuries can work on building their muscles and strength back up in the legs, arms, back, and other parts of the body.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Exercise-Pool.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2652" title="Exercise Pool" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Exercise-Pool-300x214.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a></p>
<p>I think a lot more doctors are encouraged with the results these exercise pools offer and highly recommend using them today. The water in these pools create resistance and this is what helps to build the muscle tissue back up. You don&#8217;t get that with air or people that do physical therapy outside of the water. This water resistance also works well when the person rehabilitating falls down or slips. They have the opportunity to fall on something that cushions them and the same can not be said for the floor or the ground outside.</p>
<p>In all the major sports and with all professional teams, they are always looking to find the best ways to heal their athletes in the safest and fastest conditions. They have been doing <a href="http://www.hydroworx.com/">Aquatic Therapy</a> for years in these rehab pools. They realize all the good benefits that come from this type of therapy. They usually have millions of dollars invested in their players, so they are not about to use something that doesn&#8217;t work or help their athletes return to a healthy state.</p>
<p>You may currently be dealing with a sports injury, auto accident injury, or an injury you suffered at work. If you don&#8217;t feel like you&#8217;re getting better, you may want to seek out more information about aquatic therapy. One of these rehab pools could help you to recover and get you back to the status before you had your injury. The fitness junkies may just want to use these exercise pools as a part of their daily work out routines. There may be a local health club that has one of these pools in their gyms, you could use to workout with regularly. I have always thought swimming was a good exercise and it works so many different muscles in the body. Not to mention that adding a little water to any exercise workout can be fun and keeps you from getting bored.</p>
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		<title>Real Estate Markets Still Hard to Figure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the experts on Wall Street keep predicting when the next boom in the real estate market will be and it seems they keep missing. Real estate is still not booming like some thought it would. The overall economy is in much worse shape than most of us first thought. Many of our current problems [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All the experts on Wall Street keep predicting when the next boom in the real estate market will be and it seems they keep missing. Real estate is still not booming like some thought it would. The overall economy is in much worse shape than most of us first thought. Many of our current problems can be blamed directly on the banking industry. I don&#8217;t think no one knows yet how deep this hole is, that we have dug for ourselves. You&#8217;re not alone, if things are tight on your end and you&#8217;re struggling to make ends meet.</p>
<p>Another disturbing trend outside of the real estate markets, is the fact we keep losing jobs. If the loss of job rates continue to increase, then no one will have the money to pay their bills or buy new land. The real estate market is not going to recover this year and it may even be years away from any long term recoveries. Our financial situations can&#8217;t get better with fewer jobs and this trend will have to change first, before America can begin to have any confidence in the guys that work on Wall Street. This is not a good time for a small business to start up and no one should be investing in the cheap stocks that are currently available. Your home and land just aren&#8217;t worth today what they were yesterday, but let&#8217;s hope tomorrow they will be worth the same as they&#8217;re today.</p>
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		<title>Vegas Slots Give Way to Vegas Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to Las Vegas has always been a dream of mine. I always wanted to walk into a Vegas Casino and look over the aisles and aisles of slot machines you see on TV or on a movie about Las Vegas. I wanted to pick which aisle I went down and then choose which slot [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Going to <strong>Las Vegas</strong> has always been a dream of mine. I always wanted to walk into a Vegas Casino and look over the aisles and aisles of slot machines you see on TV or on a movie about Las Vegas. I wanted to pick which aisle I went down and then choose which slot machine I would actually play. I always figured I was destined to play the right slot machine and at the right moment. Where I would pull the slot lever one time and would win the jackpot on my first pull. I was always jealous of those that got this opportunity and just thought it would be so much fun choosing just 1 slot machine; out of all the ones visitors get to choose from daily. I still have never did this, but have been to a few other areas in the country that offer slots and with all of my pulls to-date, I still haven&#8217;t hit the big one yet.</p>
<p><strong>Las Vegas &#8211; Wynn Hotel</strong> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Wynn-Hotel-Las-Vegas.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2638" title="Wynn Hotel - Las Vegas" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Wynn-Hotel-Las-Vegas-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>While I still wait for my big chance to visit Las Vegas and play that slot machine for the first time; others are choosing Vegas for a different reason. Some will plan a trip to one of those big and fancy<a href="http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/"> Las Vegas Hotels</a>, where they will take-in the nightlife Vegas offers. The lovers that just can&#8217;t wait to spend eternity together will go to Las Vegas to just get married. A night on the town or a Vegas Wedding are all good reasons to choose a Vegas trip, but a whole new crowd of visitors are now dreaming of a Vegas Vacation.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Vegas-Poker.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2639" title="Vegas Poker" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Vegas-Poker-300x295.png" alt="" width="300" height="295" /></a></p>
<p>People are now going to Vegas to play cards and bet their money on their poker skills. I know this may not sound like anything new, but it really is. The television coverage that shows these big poker tournaments in Vegas taking place; has trickled through out the country. People all across America and in many different states, now want to visit Las Vegas for the big poker tournaments; rather than the bright lights and noises from the slot machines. It&#8217;s the tournaments on TV that has led to this new Vegas trend. The large <a href="http://www.encorelasvegas.com/">Las Vegas Resorts </a>will hosts and sponsor these poker tournaments on television and its great publicity for them. The poker players will want to stay in a location that has these huge poker tournaments, in the hopes they can make it to the final table and see their self on the TV screen playing cards.</p>
<p>For those people that like to play cards and trust in their poker skills; this may be the best way to spend your hard-earned money in Vegas. The odds may still not be in your favor, but card players do like the fact they have more control in poker; when compared to some of the other popular betting games that line up and down the Vegas Strip. Now I ask you, &#8220;<em>do you feel lucky today</em>&#8220;?</p>
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		<title>Gaming Technology Much Different Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pong &#8211; Video Game

Remember the days of playing Pong the video game? We couldn&#8217;t get enough of this new and exciting game, that we could actually control on our TV screens. About 4 decades and 1 million video games later, we have came a long ways from those &#8220;Pong days&#8221;. I doubt too many lessons are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pong &#8211; Video Game</strong></p>
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<p>Remember the days of playing Pong the video game? We couldn&#8217;t get enough of this new and exciting game, that we could actually control on our TV screens. About 4 decades and 1 million video games later, we have came a long ways from those &#8220;Pong days&#8221;. I doubt too many lessons are being taught to the <a href="http://www.westwood.edu/programs/school-of-design/graphic-design-multimedia/">Graphic Design School </a>students of today; about those early Pong years. The teachers and students are so much more advanced in the way they&#8217;re applying their gaming technology for today&#8217;s video games. If you haven&#8217;t picked up a video game controller in the last few years, you would be surprised at all the things these smart people are adding to these games.</p>
<p>If you think Pac Man was a move to the future, you haven&#8217;t seen nothing yet. Many of today&#8217;s games will take you through fantasties and worlds that only a visitor to this planet could create and not a real human being. At least that is the way I think. I&#8217;m constantly amazed at all the gaming graphics and colors these video game designers are coming up with. You would be hard-pressed to find a smarter group of people in any other modern industry.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s often said in schools, that our students of today that complete the 8th grade, have a higher level of education than our first president George Washington had. When you look at the people that make up the video gaming industry in the 21st century, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s too far fetched to say these folks are as smart , if not smarter, than Albert Einstein. These men and women are no doubt an elite group of folks and I&#8217;m sure they could have just as easily been a brain surgeon, military weapons designer, or anything else that would take a tremendous amount of concentration and creativity.</p>
<p>So where does these smart folks come from? The C.I.A.? Japan? Mars? Actually these people are our friends and neighbors down the street. They just took a different path after high school; than the majority of us did. Many of these high-paid professionals that are earning a weekly or monthly salary from designing video games, got their start in schools that offer graphic design courses. Adults that didn&#8217;t take direct paths into this industry after high school, can still get a degree in this type of technology. For those with jobs and families already and don&#8217;t think they have the time for a career change, can still get a degree online. A <a href="http://www.westwood.edu/programs/school-of-design/graphic-design-multimedia/">Graphic Design Online </a>school is perfect for people with busy lives, but still have dreams of entering this high-tech field. The really smart people have already done the hard work. They have created the roads and formulas that lead to these amazing video games we see kids and grown-ups both playing today. You don&#8217;t have to have their brains to succeed in this modern industry. Just the desire to learn and understand the technology they have already created and then learning how to incorporate your own twists into the video games of tomorrow. You never know, you may be the one holding the key to inventing the next game that had Pong&#8217;s popularity; it held back in the 1970&#8217;s.</p>
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		<title>Actor Corey Haim Found Dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corey Haim 1971 &#8211; 2010

There once was a story. A story with two Coreys. It was a story Hollywood would tell many times with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman. One Corey was good; while the other Corey not so good. One was a clean-cut kid that seem to have everything and the other seem to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Corey Haim 1971 &#8211; 2010</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2617" title="Corey Haim Found Dead in Burbank" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Corey-Haim-Found-Dead-in-Burbank-300x287.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="287" /></p>
<p>There once was a story. A story with two Coreys. It was a story Hollywood would tell many times with <strong>Corey Haim</strong> and <strong>Corey Feldman</strong>. One Corey was good; while the other Corey not so good. One was a clean-cut kid that seem to have everything and the other seem to find his way into a lot of troubles. In many fans eyes, the good Corey was Corey Haim and the bad one was Corey Feldman. If there was ever a time we would wake up to shocking news about an overdose on drugs; many would have believe the headlines would have read &#8220;<em>Actor Corey Feldman Found Dead</em>&#8221; and not the one we all woke up to this morning, that had it the other way around. Both Coreys had a lot of good times and their fans saw them as the best of friends on and off the big screen in Hollywood movies. The reason I mention Corey Feldman, is because you really can&#8217;t have one without the other. They were like twins, brothers, or maybe just like peanut butter and jelly. They went together and they was a perfect fit for each other. As a fan, I admire both Coreys and sad to see one-half gone today; when I woke up to see that actor Corey Haim was found dead in the early morning hours in Burbank, California.</p>
<p><strong>Corey Feldman &amp; Corey Haim</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Corey-Feldman-left-and-Corey-Haim-right.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2618" title="Corey Feldman (left) and Corey Haim (right)" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Corey-Feldman-left-and-Corey-Haim-right-262x300.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Corey Haim was only 38 years old and even though he was took away from us all too soon, he has lived more in his 38 years; than most of us will ever live in our own lives. We could live to be 100 years old and I think Corey Haim would have still lived a fuller life. He was very young when he started acting and met up with his good friend Corey Feldman. Both of the Coreys played in a lot of good movies, but I think the one I like most or will remember the most is a 1992 movie called <strong>Blown Away</strong>. This movie featured Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and <strong>Nicole Eggert</strong>. We got to see little Jamie from Charles in Charge grow up in this one and she wasn&#8217;t so innocent in this Corey Haim flick.</p>
<p><strong>Blown Away &#8211; Corey Haim &amp; Nicole Eggert</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Corey-Haim-and-Nicole-Eggert-in-Blown-Away.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2619" title="Corey Haim and Nicole Eggert in Blown Away" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Corey-Haim-and-Nicole-Eggert-in-Blown-Away-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Corey Haim also had an innocent start in Hollywood with one of his early movies called <strong>Silver Bullet</strong>. The 1985 movie Silver Bullet was one of my favorite Corey Haim movies. I have seen this movie about a dozen times and even as an adult now, I still like to watch this one. Corey plays a crippled kid in a wheelchair, but wait until his uncle Red (Gary Busey) fixes up that wheelchair. I don&#8217;t know anyone that didn&#8217;t like to see Marty (played by Corey Haim), his sister and actor Gary Busey as Uncle Red take on a werewolf. This is one of Stephen King&#8217;s best movies and it&#8217;s a must-see for anyone who hasn&#8217;t ever seen Silver Bullet with Corey Haim. If any TV stations have a Corey Haim tribute this weekend, you can bet that Silver Bullet will be one of the movies featured.</p>
<p><strong>*Corey Haim Movie List*</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Silver Bullet</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Lucas</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. The Lost Boys</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. License To Drive</strong></p>
<p><strong>5. Watchers</strong></p>
<p><strong>6. Dream a Little Dream</strong></p>
<p><strong>7. Blown Away</strong></p>
<p><strong>8. Dream a Little Dream 2</strong></p>
<p><strong>9. Demolition High</strong></p>
<p><strong>10. Merlin</strong></p>
<p><strong>11. Lost Boys 2</strong></p>
<p><strong>12. American Sunset</strong></p>
<p>Those are just some of the Corey Haim movies that were popular or ones he was best known for. He played in about a dozen other movies and also had a reality TV spot in 2007. The reality show was called <strong>The Two Coreys </strong>and he was once again paired up with his good friend Corey Feldman. Which Corey Haim movie or movies did you like best?</p>
<p>Corey Haim was one of the good guys. For anyone that grew up in the 1980&#8217;s, you could see Corey Haim on all the TV channels and on all the covers for the teen magazines. He was a big 80&#8217;s teen idol and there weren&#8217;t many that were bigger than Corey Haim, if there was any. All the guys wanted to be him and the girls wanted to be with him. He was certainly one of the teen legends from the 1980&#8217;s; in which that decade produced so many teen idols in both male and female variety. You can talk about Michael J. Fox, Kirk Cameron, Corey Feldman, Scott Baio, and all the other popular ones and Corey Haim was right up there with them all. The female teen idols from the 1980&#8217;s like Nicole Eggert or <strong>Alyssa Milano </strong>was also good friends with Corey Haim. Alyssa Milano was &#8220;Sam&#8221; on Who&#8217;s the Boss and I saw earlier on CNN News where they was showing a quote from her on her Twitter page in regards to the passing away of Corey Haim.</p>
<p><strong>Alyssa Milano and Corey Haim</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Alyssa-Milano-and-Corey-Haim.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2620" title="Alyssa Milano and Corey Haim" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Alyssa-Milano-and-Corey-Haim-192x300.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Corey Haim&#8217;s life today can be called a tragic one and one that didn&#8217;t have a happy ending on March 10th. If you were doing the story of Corey Haim&#8217;s life on March 9th in 2010; then you would have seen a great Hollywood story and one that was taking a few bumps as he was approaching 40. Now we will never get to see a 40 year-old Corey Haim, due to an accidental over dose in Burbank, California in the early morning hours local time. I look forward to seeing which TV stations will honor the legacy of Corey Haim and all the upcoming specials that will soon be airing his life story. RIP Corey Haim&#8230;</p>
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		<title>NCAA Basketball Tourneys Coming Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[College basketball fans love the month of March. This is commonly referred to as &#8220;March Madness&#8221; and anyone that has ever seen college basketball in some of these tournament games; know where the madness comes from. The local tournaments start up tomorrow for the ACC and SEC Divisions and these will crown a conference champ [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>College basketball fans love the month of March. This is commonly referred to as &#8220;<em>March Madness</em>&#8221; and anyone that has ever seen college basketball in some of these tournament games; know where the madness comes from. The local tournaments start up tomorrow for the ACC and SEC Divisions and these will crown a conference champ for the 2010 season. Other basketball conferences are doing the same this week too and a lot of these games will decide which 65 teams make it to the Big Dance. The &#8220;<em>Big Dance</em>&#8221; is the main tournament and we are still a week away for it to begin. The conference games are just the appetizer for college basketball fans and I hope everyone gets to see their team in the NCAA Tournament and doesn&#8217;t have to watch the NIT Tournament next weekend.</p>
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<p>Too bad my home doesn&#8217;t have a <a href="http://www.standsandmounts.com">home theater seating</a> design set up. If I had about 8 of these seats in my home now, you could bet they would be filled with my friends this weekend and next weekend too. We love watching the college basketball games on TV and I already have a 50&#8243; television in place. I only need these cool seats that recline and have the beverage holders on each side of them and I would be ready to host a basketball party!</p>
<p>Both of my teams have to play well starting tomorrow; for them to secure a spot in the NCAA tourneys this year. I need for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC; then the Georgia Bulldogs have a late start time tomorrow in their game with the Razorbacks from Arkansas. These will be the two big games on my schedule tomorrow in college basketball and will also have to find a way to watch the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks play an NBA game. So I have 3 basketball games to watch tomorrow night and a 50 inch screen to watch them on. Too bad I will be laying down on the couch to watch them by myself, because I would prefer to have company over and a few of those stadium-style seats to sit on. Good luck to your favorite college teams and maybe we both can make it to the Final Four this year in Indianapolis, Indiana.</p>
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		<title>Traditional Lighting for Modern Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think I was born a few decades too late. I am probably someone you could call old-fashion, but I do love some of the modern things and couldn&#8217;t live without them. I have always been a fan of those late 1970&#8217;s to early 1980&#8217;s homes. You still get to see them in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes I think I was born a few decades too late. I am probably someone you could call old-fashion, but I do love some of the modern things and couldn&#8217;t live without them. I have always been a fan of those late 1970&#8217;s to early 1980&#8217;s homes. You still get to see them in the movies and the ones that have the &#8220;sunken&#8221; living rooms, with carpet on the walls, and a big fish aquarium I really like. Most of the modern homes really don&#8217;t go in that direction anymore, but you can still decorate inside with some of the more traditional home furnishings. <a href="http://www.lightingshowplace.com/brand/MurrayFeiss">Murray Feiss</a> has a long list of ceiling fixtures, bathroom lighting, and chandeliers that are traditional items for inside the home, but do work great with some of the modern designs. Unless you plan to build a custom-made house from a traditional period, more than likely you&#8217;re living in a modern home now. Home owners can make a lot of changes inside the home to give it a more traditional look. You may like most of the modern designs your home has now. Perhaps just adding a Feiss family designed chandelier in the living or dining room is as far as you want to go. I think most will agree, the traditional fixtures and lighting home improvements; work well with the newer built homes. Your local hardware and home improvement stores may offer very few selections in the traditional items. Your best bet is to look online for the retailers that do carry a lot of the older or traditional items.</p>
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		<title>Atlanta Threatens to Ban Nascar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent Nascar circuit led them to Atlanta Motor Speedway this past Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500. It&#8217;s the first trip to Atlanta, Nascar takes each year and they plan to visit Atlanta again later this year. The actual speedway is located in Hampton, Georgia; which is several miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. One [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The recent <strong>Nascar </strong>circuit led them to Atlanta Motor Speedway this past Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500. It&#8217;s the first trip to Atlanta, Nascar takes each year and they plan to visit Atlanta again later this year. The actual speedway is located in Hampton, Georgia; which is several miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. One of the Nascar drivers wasn&#8217;t too happy in Atlanta this past Sunday; when <strong>Carl Edwards</strong> felt <strong>Brad Keselowski </strong>wrecked him during the 500 mile race. It was off to the pits for Carl Edwards and his Nascar team, but it wouldn&#8217;t be where this story ended. In a deliberate retaliation, Carl Edwards got his car fixed and was allowed back on the track. It didn&#8217;t take long for him to get his revenge as he hit Keselowski&#8217;s car intentionally, that sent him flying high into the air, from the Atlanta Motor Speedway.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Carl-Edwards-Retaliation-in-Atlanta.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2600" title="NASCAR Feuding Drivers Auto Racing" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Carl-Edwards-Retaliation-in-Atlanta.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="271" /></a></p>
<p>Nascar President <strong>Mike Helton </strong>had a chance to lay down the law and set an example, but he failed to do so. He only thought Edward&#8217;s actions was worth a slap on the wrist as Carl Edwards is now on probation and will be allowed to race in the next Nascar race. This decision might be fine for Mike Helton and his other co-workers that make up the Nascar officiating crews, but it&#8217;s not working with the folks in Atlanta. Helton might want to take a step back and think about his decision again, because he doesn&#8217;t understand that people are wanting to get back at Carl Edwards. If Carl Edwards would have did this move against Dale Earnhardt Junior, there would probably be snipers lined-up the next time Edwards came back to Atlanta.</p>
<p>Mike Helton also fails to realize that he doesn&#8217;t have his own medical staff to treat serious injuries. All Nascar injuries and those that could have threaten lives would have been left for the medical professionals in Atlanta to take care of. Atlanta is saying &#8220;no thanks&#8221; to the poor leadership of Mike Helton and is now deciding if Mike Helton, Nascar, or Carl Edwards will even be allowed to return to the state of Georgia. It&#8217;s possible that Mike Helton may have forced Nascar out of the biggest southern state for Nascar Racing and not even know it. Georgia authorities may even seek legal action against Carl Edwards, if they can find any loop holes in the current Nascar contracts and how they pertain to the state of Georgia and Georgia laws. The result of all of this could turn out to be an all out ban on Nascar driving in the Peach State and it won&#8217;t entirely be Carl Edwards fault. No one was even considering a Nascar ban, until Mike Helton failed to hand down proper punishment against Carl Edwards.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re a current Nascar driver, the rules have now been laid down by Mike Helton. If another driver on the track makes you mad or bumps your car, you&#8217;re free to go after him and regardless of how bad you wreck him, you will only receive probation for your actions. Even though Brad Keselowski&#8217;s life was in serious danger, this is fine by Mike Helton and Nascar. Mike Helton showed absolutely no leadership skills this week and apparently he could care less if Brad Keselowski is on the Nascar Circuit or not; judging by the way he let Carl Edwards off in this latest incident in Atlanta. I&#8217;m glad to see Atlanta officials taking matters in their own hands and taking up for the medical workers that would have had to perform life-saving procedures, if Keselowski would have needed any on Sunday in Atlanta.</p>
<p><strong>Should the City of Atlanta Ban Nascar?</strong></p>
<p>A. Yes</p>
<p>B. No</p>
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		<title>Argentina Ski Trips Await You</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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For those that like to ski and plan exotic ski trips; perhaps a trip to Argentina is what you&#8217;re looking for. To ski in Argentina sounds like a once in a lifetime trip, for those that like to take on new and exciting ski slopes. Your challenge awaits you and your friends; when you decide [...]]]></description>
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<p>For those that like to ski and plan exotic ski trips; perhaps a trip to Argentina is what you&#8217;re looking for. To <a href="http://www.argentinaski.com/">ski in Argentina</a> sounds like a once in a lifetime trip, for those that like to take on new and exciting ski slopes. Your challenge awaits you and your friends; when you decide to make the decision to travel to some of the most beautiful ski slopes in the world. The pictures from Argentina are breath-taking and I&#8217;m sure these snow-packed hills and mountains would be very challenging. Skiers that are in search of new areas to show-off their skiing skills, will find all they want and more in these ski resort areas located in Argentina.</p>
<p>Your first choice will be deciding on where to stay in Argentina. I could see a lot of skiers selecting <a href="http://www.argentinaski.com/eng/chapelco-mountain/">Cerro Chapelco </a>or the <a href="http://www.argentinaski.com/eng/cathedral-mountain/">Cerro Catedral Ski Resort</a>, for their skiing vacations in Argentina. These are great looking places to visit in Argentina; judging by some of the pictures I have seen in these areas. It would make a great gift to give someone that likes to take off on long trips to go skiing. What&#8217;s the longest ski trip you have ever planned away from home? Have you or someone you know ever left the country to go skiing before? If a long-distance ski trip is something you would like to do, I can&#8217;t think of another place better than the slopes located in Argentina.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Chapelco-Mountain.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2594" title="Chapelco Mountain" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Chapelco-Mountain.jpg" alt="" width="136" height="105" /></a></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.argentinaski.com/eng/ski-resorts.htm">Argentina Ski Resorts</a> are just like the ones in the U.S., if not better in some cases. They provide everything the local travelers or people coming from other countries would want in a ski resort. The resorts all offer various activities that you and your friends or family will love. You can choose to go alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, or take an adventure with the sledges led by Siberian dogs. I think one of the expeditions that <strong>Chapelco Mountain</strong> offers would be fun too. You can take an expedition on snowshoes or in the snow cats. There is just a little bit of everything to do in these beautiful ski resorts in Argentina. You and the whole family will have plenty of activities to choose from, if you decide to make your next family vacation a ski trip to Argentina.</p>
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		<title>Dreaming of a Fortune</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How the 4&#215;1 Fortune Matrix is turning dreams into reality. What are you dreaming about?

What&#8217;s in your dreams these days? No matter how often I ask this question, I seem to get the same 3 answers each time. Paying off my bills, buying a new car, or buying a new house is the 3 things [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>How the <a href="http://fastlanetraffic.com/rotate.php?id=7478">4&#215;1 Fortune Matrix </a>is turning dreams into reality. What are you dreaming about?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://fastlanetraffic.com/rotate.php?id=7478"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2581" title="Dreaming of Fortune Money" src="http://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Dreaming-of-Fortune-Money-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>What&#8217;s in your dreams these days? No matter how often I ask this question, I seem to get the same 3 answers each time. Paying off my bills, buying a new car, or buying a new house is the 3 things we dream about most. How do we plan to achieve this? Most usually associate these dreams with winning the lottery. Well you don&#8217;t have much control of winning the lottery and the odds suggest getting struck by lightning twice on the same day is more likely. I guess with odds like that, you can continue to dream about getting out of debt or buying a new house or car.</p>
<p>If want to do something about those fortune dreams; then join the <a href="http://fastlanetraffic.com/rotate.php?id=7478">Fortune Program </a>online and begin making strides to getting anything you want in life. This is an explosive online program and still not that many people know about it or have yet to sign up. The sooner you can join, the better money you will make in the long term of your fortune dreams.</p>
<p>If we could just get out of debt and pay off the bills we currently owe, most of us would feel rich now. While it might have been easy to obtain all those debts you know owe. It&#8217;s going to be a lot tougher to get them paid off. Your current financial situation may take a lifetime to get out of your current debts. If want to try and speed up the process, give the <a href="http://fastlanetraffic.com/rotate.php?id=7478">Fortune Program</a> a try today and start working your way to a debt-free life and then you can decide on which new car or home to buy.</p>
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