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Martial Artists Doubt Makes Us Weak

Sports – People engage in violence for a number of reasons. Bullies enjoy picking on people that are weaker. Muggers do it for profit. Angry mates act out of rage and revenge. Some use violence to seek status in the pecking order of their gangs. But at the bottom of our need to act violently, you'll often find feelings of self-doubt and weakn

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Martial Arts and Self-Defense Wisdom Stretch Before A Fight, Not During A Fight

Sports – One of the funniest, yet not-so-bright, things that I have ever heard of someone doing during a fight was actually done by one of my former students. Even though the incident that I am about to relate to you happened several years ago, it still makes me laugh every time I think about it. Even now as I type this article, I have a smile on my face an

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Shin-Toshi - Best Kept Martial Arts Secret

Sports – Mickey N. Fisher founded Shin-Toshi more than 25 years ago, in 1963. This precedes Bruce Lee's development of Jeet Kun Do by six months. Mr. Fisher began his training in karate with the Korean Art of Tae Kwon Do. He received his first degree black belt from Jhoon Rhee. Mr. Rhee awarded Mr. Fisher his black belt despite the fact that his immediate i

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What Are Hard Style and Soft Style Martial Arts

Sports – Sometimes one would see references to 'hard' style and 'soft' style martial arts. To many non-martial artists, these terms may be puzzling. In North America, these terms are used to classify martial art styles into two main categories. Japanese/Okinawan karate and Korean tae kwon do are generally referred to as hard styles. Movements in both karate

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Marriage - Compromise

Family – There is one key to making a successful marriage that is probably one of the hardest things in the world to do. It's called compromise. Why is this so hard? Simple. We may be part of a marriage but we are still individuals. And as individuals we have different likes and dislikes. It's not like we married a clone of ourselves, Our partner may not an

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Radiohead fans: the new album's price is up to you!
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Radiohead fans: the new album's price is up to you!

Music – Well, at least for the digital download version, it is. Currently available for pre-order only through their own site, the album, In Rainbows, (including download form) will be available on October 10.

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John Kerry Came To Fame Via 'Phony Soldiers'

Do No Evil – You would think that John Kerry would know exactly what Rush Limbaugh was talking about, when he commented on the phony soldiers promoted by the anti-war left, like Jesse MacBeth. After all, Mr. Kerry gained national prominence on the shoulders of such phony soldiers, such as the head of the Vietnam Veterans Against The War, Al Hubbard. In fa

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Huge fine for music file-sharer
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Huge fine for music file-sharer

Money – The jury ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, from Minnesota, to pay for offering to share 24 specific songs online - a cost of $9,250 per song.

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All in the family: Cheney and Obama related
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All in the family: Cheney and Obama related

Family – While doing a genealogy research, Lynn Cheney discovers that Barack Obama and Dixk Cheney are related; they're 8th cousins.

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US lacks labs to test for 'dirty bomb'
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US lacks labs to test for 'dirty bomb'

News – The U.S. has a shortage of laboratories to test the thousands of people who might be exposed to radiation if a "dirty bomb" detonated in a major city, according to a recent congressional investigation.

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Cute Japanese models vs hot import models

Men – Cute Japanese girls or Hot Import Models! Fight!

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Gemma Atkinson in a skimpy yellow bikini

Men – Nice Set of photos of UK hottie Gemma Atkinson

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Cell Phone Recycling - How To Recycle Cell Phones

Science – Cell phone recycling in America, at the current rate of less than 10 percent, has a long, long way to go. We have several options, as presented in this article. "It's an easy call to make."

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A Sweet Buzz!

Celebrities – A collecton of HOT celebrity gossip links!

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Hiroko Mima is Mima Hiroko - Miss Universe Japan 2008

Celebrities – Hiroko Mima is a 21 year old athlete from Tokushima Prefecture and the new Miss Universe Japan 2008. She was crowned as Miss Universe Japan on April 3, 2008. She is the official representative of Japan to the Miss Universe 2008 pageant that will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

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