Chicago also disappointed fans who bet on NFL football by failing to cover the pointspread as +4 road underdogs. Both teams’ ATS records match their straight up records with the Falcons moving to 4-1 against the number while the Bears slumped to 3-2. The 35 combined points went UNDER the posted total of 46.

Winning Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan chose to credit his defense rather than point to Chicago mistakes as the determining factor in the outcome:

“Our defense, give them some credit. Our guys stepped up and made some plays when we needed them to.”

The Bears did a good job shutting down Falcons’ star running back Michael Turner holding the NFL’s second leading rusher to only 30 yards. He came through with the game on the line, however, rushing for the winning touchdown with just over three minutes remaining in the game. Ryan praised his running back’s effort:

“Our offensive line did a great job just giving me just enough time to get the ball off, and then Michael Turner did what he does. The offensive line provided a great push and just paved his way.”

The Falcons are now 4-1 for only the fifth time in team history, the last coming in 2004. Despite their solid start, they’re still trying to keep pace with the red hot New Orleans Saints who improved to 5-0 with their win over the New York Giants earlier in the day. On this occasion, the Falcons’ Ryan was outplayed by the Bears Jay Cutler between the twenties but the Atlanta signal caller made all of the right moves in scoring range.

Atlanta can improve to 5-1 and break the mark for best start in franchise history with a win on the road at Dallas next Sunday. That’ll be followed by an even bigger road game, on Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints-a contest full of all sorts of implications for the eventual divisional championship in the NFC South. They’ll return home the following Sunday to host the struggling Washington Redskins. The Bears will be back on the road next weekend to take on the Cincinnati Bengals before returning home for games the following two Sundays against the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals.

Ross Everett is a experienced freelance writer who covers travel, poker and sports handicapping. He is a staff handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, flower arranging and deep sea diving. He lives in Las Vegas with four dogs and a pet coyote.

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Minnesota had no trouble covering the NFL pointspread as -10 road favorites. The cover improved the Vikings to 4-1 against the spread, while the Rams slumped to 1-4 versus the number. The 48 points scored went OVER the posted total of 44′.

After the contest, Favre talked about the great start at his advanced age:

“I hope there’s many more to come. I’d be lying if I said I thought I’d still be playing at 40 and not miss a game at this point. I just hope I can lead this team to bigger and better things.”

For the Rams, things can’t get much worse. St. Louis guard Richie Incognito surveyed the carnage:

“This is extremely tough. It wears on you, but to be a professional, you don’t let it show. You just keep preparing hard to go out and get a win.”

St. Louis is almost definitely the worst team in the NFL at this point. They’re averaging 6.8 points per game while giving up an average of 29.2 points per game. They’ve allowed more than 35 points in each of their last three games, they’ve committed seven turnovers in their past two games.

Minnesota will try to extend their undefeated start this weekend as they host the Baltimore Ravens. They’ll then face two tough games on the road, starting with the following Sunday at Pittsburgh against the defending Superbowl champion Steelers. A bigger game may loom a week later, as the Vikings will head to Lambeau Field in Green Bay for a rematch against Favre’s old team. The Rams will try to put one in the win column as they head to Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend. They’ll host the Indianapolis Colts the following Sunday before traveling to Detroit on November 1.

Ross Everett is a experienced freelance writer who covers travel, casino gambling and sports handicapping. He is a consulting handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, falconry and scuba diving. He lives in Southern Nevada with four dogs and a pet coyote.

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Those who bet on NFL football would argue, however, that while Jacksonville may have ‘won the battle’ the Rams won the financial ‘war’ as St. Louis easily covered as +9′ road underdogs. It was only the Rams second NFL pointspread cover of the season (2-4 ATS) while Jacksonville evened their record against the money at 3-3. The 43 points put on the board just managed to go OVER the posted total of 42. Jacksonville has now gone OVER in four of six games, while St. Louis evened their NFL totals record at 3-3.

The catalyst behind the Jags offense was running back Marcus Jones-Drew who churned out 133 yards and three touchdowns. He’d gone public the week before saying that the Jags needed to run more and he explained the motives behind the comments after the game:

“I just wanted to show people my frustration of losing/ I feel we are on the verge of being great, but we just have to feel the same way about frustration. I lashed out a little bit. I think I went overboard, but the coaches understood after I talked to them and told them what it was about.”

Jags’ QB David Garrard said that the win was a confidence boost:

“This offense can battle even when the situation looks kind of bleak. To have that composure, that poise … that was huge for us. That was a good test for us to be able to move forward.”

There was immediate second guessing of Rams’ coach Steve Spagnuolo’s decision to go for the tie with the team had the ball on the nine yard line with seven seconds remaining. Some suggested that a team with a 0-6 mark should have gone for the win at this point. Spagnuolo responded all but saying that this team wasn’t playing to win but ‘playing not to lose’:

“It was too close. We never wanted something bad to happen and we just couldn’t take the chance. I think it was the right thing to do.”

The Rams won’t have an easy task earning their first victory next weekend as they host the Indianapolis Colts. The Rams are a +13 home underdog with the total set at 45′. They’ll play another one of the NFL’s bottom feeders on the road the next week, facing the Detroit Lions before a bye week. Jacksonville will now have a bye week before returning to action on the road against the Tennessee Titans on November 1st.

Ross Everett is a widely published freelance writer specializing in travel, casino gambling and sports handicapping. He is a consulting handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, flower arranging and scuba diving. He lives in Las Vegas with four dogs and a pet coyote.

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Browns backers who bet on NFL preseason action were pleased with the outcome, as Cleveland easily covered as a -1 home favorite. The Browns are now 2-1 against the spread in the NFL preseason, while the Titans dropped to 1-2-1 against the number.

The battle for the Cleveland starting quarterback job was the big storyline of the game. Browns coach Eric Mangini conceded that the battle was very close but declined to give any indication of which way he was leaning:

“I’ll look at the tape tomorrow, talk to the coaches and continue to evaluate it. When the decision is made, I’ll let everyone know.”

Both signal caller aspirants have posted similar stats, but Quinn has thrown the only touchdown pass of the preseason for the Browns and this may make the difference. Anderson sounded as if he knew that he’d fallen short in his postgame comments to the media:

“It’s out of my hands. Let the chips fall.”

Quinn, meanwhile, suggested that the decision made no difference in the way he approached the game:

“I expect to practice on Monday. Derek and I are mentally tough guys. If our coach wants us to go forever, I’m sure we can go forever.”

Wide receiver Braylon Edwards caught Quinns third quarter touchdown strike, but refused to take sides or handicap the quarterback battle:

“That’s up to coach. Whatever decision he makes we’ll support. Right now, they both look good.”

Despite the loss, Titans coach Jeff Fisher has generally happy with the play of his starting QB Kerry Collins:

“Kerry spread the ball around quite a bit. We got some things accomplished that we didn’t see last week. I was pleased with the drives. We gave up a couple of plays, but I thought we handled the run with the starters”

Cleveland will conclude their 2009 NFL preseason schedule on Thursday night, traveling to Chicago for a game against the Bears. Tennessee will wrap up their exhibition slate on the same night as they welcome the Green Bay Packers to Music City USA.

Ross Everett is a noted freelance writer specializing in sports betting, harness racing, clogging, falconry and model railroading. He consults with a number of sports handicapping services and has made numerous TV and radio appearances. He lives in Las Vegas with his Asian houseboy, 3 dogs and a retired racing wombat

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Johannson rocketed to international fame and rock star like superstardom in Sweden by virtue of his 3rd round knockout victory over Floyd Patterson on June 26,’59 to become only the 5th heavyweight champion born outside of the US. Johannson was considered the underdog going into the matchup, and due to the perception that he wasn’t training particularly hard entered the bout a 5/1 underdog. Johansson was frequently seen in Catskill nightspots during his training camp with his attractive young secretary in stark contrast to Patterson’s disciplined regimen in preparation for his title defense.

Despite his devil may care approach to training, he shocked the boxing world on that night in Yankee Stadium. After a lackluster first two rounds, Johannson knocked Patterson to the canvas with a right hand early in the third. Patterson never recovered and was knocked down a total of seven times before the ref waved off the fight and awarded the victory to Johannson.

Johannson would hold the title for just under a year before he lost it back to Patterson in a rematch at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Patterson was the aggressor from the opening bell, and would eventually regain his title as he knocked Johannson out cold in the fifth round with a looping left hook. Johannson went down like he got shot, and took a ten count staring up at the lights with his leg twitching and blood dribbling out of his mouth. In the immediate aftermath of his victory, Patterson displayed the class of a champion as he was more concerned about Johanssons well being than celebrating his win. Patterson sat on the canvas with his fallen opponent cradling his head as medical personnel tended to Johannson. Floyd Patterson had just become the first man to regain the undisputed heavyweight championship, but his thoughts were with the man hed taken the title from.

Johannson would again face Patterson less than a year later, with the champ retaining his title via 6th round knockout after an exciting slugfest that saw both competitors taste the canvas. Eventually, however, Patterson’s superior conditioning prevailed and he earned the victory. Johannson would fight only four more times after that, all in his home country of Sweden, before retiring for good in’63.

Patterson and Johannson remained close lifelong friends and would travel to visit each other every year until the American champion died in 2006. While it is commonplace today for former in-ring adversaries to become close personal friends(eg: Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosely, Mickey Ward and Arturo Gatti), it was less common in the’60s. Johannson remained a big star in Sweden, occasionally appearing in movies and enjoyed good health well into his 60′s when old age began to take its toll.

Johannson was married and divorced twice, and is survived by five children. Ingemar Johannson enjoyed rock star like status in Sweden during his title reign and remained a widely respected and admired sportsman throughout his life. He’ll be remembered by the international boxing community for the vital role he played in popularizing the sport in Europe and Scandinavia.

Ross Everett is a experienced freelance writer who covers travel, poker and sports handicapping. He is a consulting handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, flower arranging and scuba diving. He lives in Las Vegas with four dogs and a pet coyote.

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One should always try to network with other businesses in the area. If you happen to run a web development business, you should be linking to friends and others who you have networked with. Ask for a link back- it’ll do wonders in the future as search engines see that you have friends on the Internet. It also helps because the website is likely to be very relevant to the content of your own website.

Directories are still popular on the Internet, It was once common for Internet users to find directories to even find websites- but things changed once the search engines took over. Search engines still see directories as valuable tools, and getting listed in one is a good thing. The listings you get vary based on the directory; look for local directories that are relevant to your business niche and industry.

If you have competitors in your niche, such as the kid down the road who just started a web development business, you might see how they are ranking. If the result is better than your own ranking, look at what links they have built through free online tools. Make an attempt to gain the same links if at all possible. Many times it may not be, but it’s worth researching.

Link exchanges are very popular. Those who use automatic programs to do so can get in trouble- this isn’t white hat SEO. Instead make custom emails and send them out to those who you think would link back to you. This might include any clients you have had, or even a competitor who might want to network with you just as much as you need to network with him.

Always be sure to use a tool to check that link exchanges you initiate are going well. Tools will allow you to check the state of links daily so that you know website owners don’t remove your link. In the event they do, you can be notified so you can either ask why, or at least remove the link to that website from your own website.

Final Thoughts

Building links is the key to making your presence on the Internet. Just remember to do it the right, respectable, way. Otherwise you could bring the progress of your company and its rankings to complete halt entirely.

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The big mistake that is made when cutting a cigar is that a person will use the bite and spit method. This is a lot of times not a preferred method, as it will not be acceptable in many settings that you will be in. This as a result means that you will have to find a better way of cutting your cigar.

The more acceptable method is the use of a cutter in order to properly cut a cigar. This is the method that many setting will require that you use. If you do not have one, then make sure that you purchase one from a local tobacco store that sells these.

If you are able to buy a cutter, then make sure that you get one that is part of a combination of a cutter and lighter. These will cost a little more, but it is well worth the money that you will spend. These cutters are designed in order to cut the cigar quickly and with as clean of a cut as possible. This will help to ensure that your cigar is not damaged and as a result unable to be enjoyed by yourself.

If you use a knife, then you need to make sure to be careful and not cut yourself in the process, this can happen a lot quicker than you would expect. The top thing is to remember safety first in your cutting. These methods are more acceptable than the spitting method that was mentioned earlier.

As mentioned before the bite and spit method is many times not looked upon as being an acceptable method for cutting a cigar. This is only something that is accepted I a Hollywood movie and is not acceptable in the normal everyday world. This is something that you will want to keep in mind if you are without a cutter.

These are the main two acceptable methods in which to cut your cigar. This is a society based issue that a lot of people face on a daily basis. They are simply unaware of the proper way to do this. If they do use the cutting method, then they either don’t cut it enough or cut too much off and ruin their cigar.

When you are looking for tips on how to cut a cigar, make sure that you head to the internet for all the tips and research that you can find. Many people are not used to this, and it is a better idea to take the time to learn, than to simply act like you know what you are doing and ruin your cigar. If you follow these tips, then you are sure to not ruin your cigar and wind up looking like a complete fool in front of your friends.

Ryder is a consultant for an online specialty lighters store and has expert knowledge of cigar accessories,including pipe lighters.

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When you bet on college football you learn that you can’t count your money until the game was over and such was the case here as Iowa even managed to cover the pointspread as they won outright as +2 road underdogs. Iowa improved to 5-2 against the spread while Michigan State dropped to 3-4 against the number. The 28 combined points went UNDER the posted total of 42′. The Spartans have gone UNDER in four of their seven games while the Hawkeyes have played UNDER the total in 5 of 7.

Stanzi threw three incomplete passes into the end zone before he hit McNutt with the game winner. There were 2 seconds left on the clock when the play began, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz commended McNutt on his effort to get open on the play:

“He made a nice break inside, made a great grab.”

Ferentz was also proud of the way his team responded after falling behind late on the road:

“It speaks to our players, the character that they have. They realized they still had time.”

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio also praised his players for their tough defensive stand at the end of the game:

“When we scored at the end, I thought that we had it. I’m proud — not happy. Proud of the way our football team responded.”

The Hawkeyes became only the second team in Big Ten history to win at Penn State, Michigan State and Wisconsin in the same season. Michigan was the first to accomplish the trifecta when they did it in 1997.

Michigan State will take to the road next weekend for a game at Minnesota. They’ll host Western Michigan the following Saturday before playing away at Purdue on November 14. Iowa will play their next two games at home, starting with Indiana next Saturday. They’ll host Northwestern a week later before a big game on November 14th on the road against Ohio State.

Ross Everett is a freelance writer and respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and sportsbook directory 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.

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Investors need to see the most true to life re-creation of your project in order to be certain of exactly what they are investing in. 3D software for the design of architectural models will always lack specific effects that only a tactile model can deliver. Architecture is an art form and any presentation of such should appeal to as many of the senses as possible, including in aspects of texture and coloring.

There are features that 3D models can deliver that traditional methods cannot. This cutting edge form of model making allows for the incorporation of pertinent project data without having to create a secondary, side report. With this inclusion these models are able to present valuable project facts with minimal resources.

Software generated models involve far less concern regarding the use of delicate materials. Lighting effects are achieved without the hassle that is known to be a part of the physical model making process. Ultimately these can be cheaper, in a way, less subject to damage, and easier to construct.

It is accuracy however that they lack. Accuracy when using 3D architectural models is lacking in a major way. First, 3D software can never truly display a three dimensional re-creation of any project. The resulting image has been and will always be two dimensional.

Another major loss is the ability for designers of different trades to come together during the formative stages of the design process. For many years the traditional model has been the round table at which various individuals working within the project can come together to discuss design issues and implement working solutions. Software negates even this important process, further compromising accuracy in architectural models.

If you want to know more about architectural model and architectural renderings, make sure you visit Tom Tripp’s websites. You may find some fantastic ideas for your projects there.

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Poker–like sports betting–can be a profitable endeavor, and one in which knowledge and skill can counteract the theoretical odds against him. Legendary poker theorist Bob Caro once noted that while there are some professional poker players, sports bettors or blackjack players there’s not a single professional roulette player.

The reason for that is that the house advantage in roulette is too high to overcome by any combination of skill, money management, strategy or discipline. To throw in another Caro concept, its a case where the decisions made by the roulette player simply don’t have a role in overcoming the house advantage. Over the long haul whether you choose red or black, even or odd the house edge remains the same.

Caro stresses the paramount importance of discipline to a poker player’s long term success and profitability. It’s important to keep in mind that to succeed as a professional gambler that you need to approach a trip to the casino with a diametrically opposite mindset to that of the recreational gambler. A recreational gambler heads to the casino to *avoid* discipline and ‘unwind’. The professional uses discipline to his advantage.

And the lesson that Caro gives to the would be expert poker player is the same lesson that Im going to give to you here. The first step toward becoming a successful sports gambler is to approach it with the same discipline that youd approach any other job. You must start to think about sports and sports wagering like a professional and not like a recreational gambler. The greater degree to which you can apply a regimented framework to the sports betting process, the greater degree to which you will be successful at it.

Now, I have no problem with recreational sports gamblers”or any other recreational gamblers for that matter. Recreational sports gamblers are, in fact, crucial to the survival of those of us who do this for a living. Theyre not our prey”like they are for the poker professional”but a thriving recreational sports gambling industry keeps the sportsbooks in business, and what I do is utterly useless if my book doesnt pay me.

If your goal is to bet recreationally, that’s great. Unless you have the dedication, desire and discipline to approach it at a profession a recreational approach to gambling is ultimately better for most people. You might benefit from some greater money management discipline, but at the end of the day as long as you don’t bet more than you can afford to lose it’s really no big deal.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sports news and World Cup betting 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.

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