Week 1 South Alabama Football Highlights vs Pikeville College

Highlights from Game One of the 2010 Season vs Pikeville College Win 56-0 Shown to the team at the hotel the night before the Nicholls State Game. South Alabama Football Video Department Will Reid- Editor Jesse Hallford- Editor Kyle Govender- Field Cameraman Alex Clark- TV Shot Cameraman Basia Smith- Assistant Music: "Till' I Collapse" -Eminem "Pretty Boy Swag Remix" -Soulja Boy Feat. Gucci Mane



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHBSXGFTNR4&hl=en

2008 Jacksonville State vs Alabama A&M Highlight Reel

Motivational highlight prior to playing UT-Chattanooga. Video is from season opener vs Georgia Tech and home opener vs Alabama A&M.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKzeWY0UkSI&hl=en

Martin Luther King, Catalyst for a Peaceful Revolution

Martin Luther King received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his work leading a peaceful revolution in America's civil rights movement.

Early Years

Martin Luther King, Jr., originally Michael Luther King, was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Both King, Sr. and Alberta preached at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, as King Jr. would later do himself. He had an older sister, named Willie Christine, and a younger brother, named Albert Daniel.

King was exceptionally bright, enrolling at Morehouse College at only fifteen years old. There, he learned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. He then earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Crozer Theological School, before beginning his doctoral studies in Systematic Theology at Boston University. There he received his Ph.D. in 1955. While in Boston, King also met and married Corretta Scott King, with whom he would have two children.

Early Activism

In 1954, King accepted his first position as a full-time pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. By this point, at the age of 24, he was an executive committee member for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In December of 1955, King helped form the Montgomery Improvement Association, and took charge of the first major non-violent protest of the civil rights movement, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott was called in response to the arrest of a woman named Rosa Parks, who refused to forfeit her seat on a bus to a white man. The boycott lasted for 382 days, only ending when the Supreme Court declared the forced segregation of buses unconstitutional.

SCLC - Civil Rights Explosion!

Soon afterwards, in 1957, King was elected president of the newly formed Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), which provided a ideological and organizational foundation for the growing American Civil Rights Movement. He implanted into the SCLC moral ideas and techniques based on Christianity and the non-violent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. For more than a decade, he spoke at thousands of locations about civil rights and social justice, as well as writing five books and several articles on the topic. He organized many demonstrations advocating desegregation, labor rights, and the dismantling of prejudice Jim Crow laws.

King's actions cast him and the Civil Rights Movement into the public eye, becoming the focus of contemporary media attention. In particular, the Birmingham protests, which he organized, and the March on Washington, for which he represented the SCLC and delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, both during 1963, sparked a great deal of controversy. The March on Washington, organized by the so-called Big Six organizations of the Civil Rights Movement, ended up a resounding success. The next year, King was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. He was the youngest recipient in the history of the award.

Death and Legacy

On April 4, 1968, King was shot and killed while standing on a balcony outside his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. The next day,he had been scheduled to lead a protest by the city's garbage workers. Though a man named James Earl Ray was accused of plead guilty to the crime, the exact circumstances surrounding his death have been shrouded in mystery.

Since his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. has been recognized as one of the greatest advocates for universal civil rights in history, as well as one of the most remarkable modern orators. He is perhaps the most recognizable figure of the Civil Rights Movement, and has posthumously received many awards and recognitions, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Born: January 15, 1929

Died: April 4, 1968

Famous For: Leading figure of the Civil Rights Movement and SCLC, one of the greatest American orators.

Key Accomplishments: Doctorate in Systematic Theology from Boston University as well as 20 Honorary Degrees from various Universities, earned the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964.

Significant Quote: "I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers."

Fun Quote: "Our scientific powers have outrun our spiritual powers; we have guided missiles and mis-guided men."

University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Student Demographics

Many people are aware that the University of Alabama Birmingham (commonly referred to as UAB for short) has a proud history of serving students in the southern portion of the United States since its founding in 1936. What many folks do not realize is that the UAB student demographics actually reflect an impact on a global scale that goes far beyond simply reaching young men and women in Alabama and surrounding states like Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. This article aims to show that the UAB student demographics are quite diverse and in many ways serve as a model makeup for peer universities aiming to mimic the diversity found on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Perhaps the most surprising statistic for casual followers of UAB is to learn is that the degree of influence this institution of higher learning has actually makes an impact on a global scale. The total school enrollment of just over 18,000 students represents people from all walks of life as there are 110 different countries representing in what some onlookers would consider a surprisingly diverse student body given the Alabama location which is not normally associated with being an international hub. Even when analyzing the demographics from a purely domestic perspective there is no denying that this college has a makeup comprised of varying backgrounds and ways of thinking that rival any comparable scholastic environment as evident by the fact that student enrollment encapsulates pupils from all 50 states.

The varied makeup of the school goes beyond mere geographical diversity. In fact, from an ethnic diversity perspective UAB posts numbers envied by other colleges aspiring to foster a population make up that promotes such varied viewpoints and backgrounds. While the percentage of Hispanic Americans enrolled at the University of Alabama Birmingham is well below the US percentage of 14.7% the campus wide figure of 1.7% of the student body is about on par with the state population of Alabama which is comprised of 2.9% Latin or Hispanic Americans. Despite the Latin Americans figure UAB actually exceeds nationwide ratios in other areas. In terms of percentage of African Americans (27.1% of the student body) and Asian Americans (4.4% of students) UAB is above both state and nationwide levels. While the percentage of Caucasian students currently attending UAB (65.3%) is below both the state of Alabama (71%) and overall US Census national figure (73.9%) this is generally considered a positive movement for promoting a less homogeneous student body.

There is an applicable old saying along the lines of "two heads are not better than one when they have the same mind" and this is rarely the case with the UAB student demographics that promote both geographical and ethnic diversity school wide so that the whole of the university will be greater than the sum of its parts.

2009 GMAC Bowl Highlights [Tulsa vs. (22) Ball State]

January 6, 2009, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama Tulsa caps off its 2008 season with its second consecutive GMAC Bowl victory over the Ball State Cardinals with a school record-eleven wins and an NCAA record of having the #1 offense in the country for two consecutive years. scores.espn.go.com Subscribe to the Tulsa Official Athletics Podcast: podcasts.cstv.com For ESPN highlights please see: www.youtube.com



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvh46tza6mY&hl=en

Benson Hall 2floor Dance ASU

Winston of the dean list boys (the ACE) is tryin to learn hw to do the MJ dance funny stuff



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyImzv2x2Bc&hl=en

Albany State University MRSB Pretty Brown Eyes

Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band perform Pretty Brown Eyes at the KSU game in 2009.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSIAYJOI6g&hl=en

Ohio State vs Marshall 2010

Terrelle Pryor tossed 3 touchdown passes and No. 2 Ohio State beat Marshall 45-7. Let the Heisman Hype start but dont get to ahead of yourself just one game. Don't be surpise if the Buckeyes are rank #1 if Alabama stuggles this week. Next Week: #13 Miami vs #2 Ohio State GameTime: 3:40 pm Eastern



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVXTh9cIjs4&hl=en

LSU College Football Outlook For 2010

The LSU Tigers are in a bit of a rebuilding stage after they lost to a team in Penn State in their bowl appearance to cap off a disappointing season by recent LSU standards. The people at LSU certainly expected Les Miles and his Tigers to defeat Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions, but some injuries on the defensive line seemed to prevent this from happening in my estimation. The signing of a guy like Cassius Marsh should be able to cure some of the worries LSU fans have about their defensive line going into the future. Les Miles knows he has to reload and make sure some of those top notch recruits he has signed over the last couple of years truly begin to develop and develop quickly.

According to ESPN LSU has signed the number four overall tight end prospect in the country in Travis Dickson out of the state of Mississippi and the number twenty athlete in the country Ronnie Vinson. These are two major recruiting successes that stick out for me. LSU does seem to be holding down their home state fairly well on the recruiting front. They also seem to be getting their share of athletes out of the state of Texas which is always a positive sign out of that football hot bed.

LSU has never been afraid to use their tight end or their full back in unique formations so they expect people like Dickson to be a solid pass catchers as long as a solid all around blocker. Les Miles probably sees an iopening on the recruiting trail and in the Southeastern Conference more generally speaking with Urban Meyer having to take some medical time off in order to recover from heart problems.

The question still remains whether Jordan Jefferson is the answer at quarterback and whether or not LSU has done enough to develop the receivers they need in order to replaces of Early Ducet and even Dewayne Bowe. Jefferson has to worry about the offensive line as several analysts have question whether they are packing the necessary beef up front in order to give a guy like Jefferson time to throw. The fans of LSU want to see more beef on the offensive line and they also know that the Tigers will even have trouble keeping with the speed rushers from a school like Auburn unless there is a vast improvement. If you have trouble with the speed rushers from Auburn you are certainly going to have trouble with the superior athletes of Florida.

Utah Valley University Cops, Open Carry Part 2

Trolley Square, Utah, Virginia Tech, Columbine, Northern Illinois University, University of Alabama, University of South Florida, Dawson College: Montreal, Canada, Fort Hood, and Ohio State University just yesterday. For some reason, mass shootings like to occur on college campuses and other "Gun Free Zones". Perhaps it is because bad people go to where they know they will have the least resistance in carrying out their diabolical plans. I believe this to hold true from a petty thief all the way up to a fascist dictator. I did not break any laws www.utahconcealedcarry.com nor did I disrupt school activities as is evident from the videos I recorded. A student called in to campus police and asked if I was legally allowed to carry a gun. The student did not call in panic or to report a crime, it was simply a question, and I believe it should have been handled as such. When the officers approached me and I realized that it was not going to be a simple check to see if I had a Concealed Firearm Permit, and I when I realized that it was going to be my word and Utah law against the opinions of two law enforcement officers, I pulled out my iPhone and pressed record. I did so, not to make the officers look unintelligent but to have a personal record of the incident. My reasoning to press the matter beyond that is explained in great detail throughout dozens of posts on the following website: www.utahconcealedcarry.com I have been open carrying for a long time, well before I had a ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyYu9dhIY0&hl=en

How Graduate Education Builds the Knowledge Economy in Alabama

Did you know that graduate education at UA plays a profound role in Alabama's 21st century economic development potential? That UA's 50000+ graduate degree-holding alumni will contribute over $13 billion in value-added income to the state over their lifetimes? Learn more as Dr. David A. Francko, Dean of the UA Graduate School and Chair of the Alabama Council of Graduate Deans narrates an eye-opening new video, "How Graduate Education Builds the Knowledge Economy in Alabama."



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kD2-sSdso&hl=en

HBCU Battle in Alabama

Alabama A&M is set to match up against Alabama State. Check out what CSTV's analysts have to say about this classic HBCU matchup. For more exclusive college football news, log on to www.cstv.com/video



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXxSu5rgO0E&hl=en

Medicare Ambulance Fraud: How to Report False Claims for Fraudulent Ambulance Transport

Under Medicare "Part B" - Supplementary Medical Insurance for the Aged and Disabled - Medicare covers medically necessary ambulance services. Ambulance services are deemed medically necessary "if they are furnished to a beneficiary whose medical condition is such that other means of transportation are contraindicated." 42 CFR 410.40. Although "bed-confinement" is itself neither sufficient nor required as evidence of medical necessity, it is a "factor to be considered." A Medicare beneficiary is bed-confined if three requirements are met: "(i) the beneficiary is unable to get up from bed without assistance; (ii) the beneficiary is unable to ambulate; (iii) the beneficiary is unable to sit in a chair or wheelchair."

Medicare imposes an additional requirement for non-emergency, scheduled, repetitive ambulance services, such as dialysis transport: in addition to itself determining that medical necessity requirements are met, the ambulance service provider must, before providing service, obtain a written order from the patient's physician certifying the medical necessity of ambulance transport. 42 CFR 410.40(d). Such order is valid for 60 days.

Effective April 1, 2002, CMS established a fee schedule for ambulance services, replacing the previous "reasonable charge" billing procedure. See 42 CFR 414.601. The fee schedule defines several different levels of ambulance service. Payment is made on the basis of services actually performed - rather than on the type of call or vehicle involved. For example, Basic Life Support (BSL) is defined as "transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and medically necessary supplies and services, plus the provision of BLS ambulance services." Accordingly, ambulance providers are required to maintain all records demonstrating the medical necessity of transport services billed to Medicare or Medicaid, as well as the actual provision of a level of service requiring an ambulance.

Identified types of fraud related to ambulance transport include:

-- False billing for ambulance service to patients who are not bed bound or otherwise in need of transport by ambulance;

-- False records reflecting fictitious patient conditions intended to justify unnecessary ambulance service;

-- False records indicating health services - such as oxygen - that were not provided;

-- False billing for individual transport when transport was in fact provided on a group basis;

-- False billing for ambulance services that were never provided; and

-- Paying Illegal kickbacks to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in exchange for referrals of dialysis patients.

Under the federal False Claims Act, persons with credible first-hand knowledge of such ambulance fraud and false claims for unnecessary ambulance transport services to Medicare, may be entitled to substantial rewards. The False Claims Act requires companies who have defrauded Medicare to re-pay three times the amount of the total false claims plus up to $11,000 in fines per false claim. Accordingly, the amounts recovered against large ambulance companies who game the system can be in the millions, tens of millions, or even more. Whistleblowers who report the fraud by filing suit under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act may be entitled to as much as 25% (and under certain circumstances up to 30%) of such recoveries. Additionally, employees who blow the whistle are entitled to certain protections, including reinstatement, treble back-pay, and attorneys' fees and costs.

Top East Coast Allied Health Schools

United States has many Allied Health Schools to its credit. Students from different parts of the world are often attracted to these Schools. Both West and East Coasts in US are rich in many high graded Allied Health Schools. There are many Allied Health Schools in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

In Alabama, there are many top colleges such as Fortis University, Strayer University, South University, Remington and Virginia College. Most of these colleges offer various Diploma Programs in Medical Office Management and Administration, Pharmacy Technician and Technology and Surgical Technician and Technology.

The Top Allied Health Care Schools in Delaware are Dawn Training Center, Harris School of Business and Strayer University's Campus. They offer many diploma programs in Medical Billing, Coding and Transcription and Multi Skill Health Technology.

In Georgia, the top schools include Sanford Brown Institute in Atlanta, Advanced Career Training Institute in Morrow, Medix school in Atlanta, Brown Mackie College in Atlanta and Everest Institute in Decatur, Bauder College in Atlanta, Laurus Technical Institute, Keller Graduate School of Management under Devry University has campuses in Atlanta, Gwinnett, Stockbridge and Decatur. Argosy University also has a campus in Atlanta. These schools offer MBA Degree and Diploma Programs in Dentistry, Cardiovascular Technology etc.

Top Kentucky Health Schools include Draughons Junior School in Bowling Green, Spencerian College in Lexington Daymar, Thomas College in Crestview Hills, Beckfield School, National College of Business and Technology in Louisville, South Western College and Indiana Wesleyan University's College at Louisville. Maryland has many such Top Colleges like Medix College, Kaplan University in Hagerstown, TESST College of Technology and Sanz School etc. The reputed colleges in Massachusetts include Health Training Center in Milford, Worcester and Lynn, Mildred Elley in Pittsfield, Porter and Chester Institute in Westborough, Braintree and Chicopee, Bay state College in Boston, Lincoln and Technical Institute, Salter School, The Salter School and Branford Hall Career Institute.

The State of Michigan too has many Top Allied Health Care Schools like 'New Horizons' which has campuses at Troy, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Flint, East Lansing Livonia, Dorsey School in Southgate, Roseville and Madison Heights. Mississippi has many top colleges like Antonelli College in Jackson, Hattiesburg, Belhaven, Blue Cliff and Virginia College. The State of New York has College like Berkeley College in midtown Manhattan, Hunter Business School, TCI School of Technology, Anthem Institute in New York City, Bramson ORT College, Branford Hall Career Institute in Bohemia and Albany, Bryant and Stratton College, Plaza College in Jackson Heights, Ridley-Lowell Business and Technical Institute in Binghampton and Poughkeepsie, Suburban Technical School in Hempstead and Anthem Institute. New York University SCPS is another top Allied Health School in New York. North Carolina's top Schools include Miller-Motte Technical College in Raleigh, Wilmington and Greenville, South College in Ashville, Medical Careers Institute in Concord, Greensboro and Brookstone College which has so many campuses through out North Carolina.

The Top Health Schools in Ohio are many such as Bohecker College, Miami-Jacobs Career College, Ohio Business College, RETS College, National College of business and Technology, Beckfield College, Harrison College, Ohio Valley College of Technology and Tech Skills which has campuses in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus and Cleveland Institute of Dental - Medical Assistants, Inc.

Keystone Technical Institute, McCann School of Business and Technology and Allied Medical and Technical Institute in Pennsylvania, National College of Business and Technology in Virginia are other Top Allied Health Care Schools in East Coast.

Cheerleading Tryouts: What You Need To Know To Be Prepared

Trying out for a cheerleading team can be one of the most exciting and scary experiences in a young girl's life. To make a high school or lower cheerleading team it is essential to come prepared for try-outs. Here are some tips to help you be ready for your cheerleading experience.

First of all, make sure you know the requirements for your cheerleading squad. Many teams require at least some basic tumbling skills, such as proficient cartwheels and round-offs, and quite a few are now requiring more advanced skills including back handsprings or even back tucks. Other requirements may include passing grades for a school cheerleading squad, a knowledge of basic cheering skills and jumps, splits, and the ability to make cheering and fund raising events. Talk to the cheerleading director or coach if you are considering trying out for the team to learn what requirements your squad has. This person may also be willing to help you learn these important skills before try-outs begin.

Once you have determined the requirements for your squad, you should get to work right away improving your cheerleading skills. Many of the things you will need to learn take time for your body to be able to do. For example, learning the splits is a process that can take several months depending on your current skill level. I will be writing articles with recommendations on stretches you can do to be able to do the splits and to improve overall flexibility.

I recommend getting ready for try-outs by first improving the flexibility of your body. If you are new to cheerleading and tumbling, you should spend at least 20 minutes every day just stretching. There are many stretches you can do to increase your flexibility in your legs, back, and arms. Flexibility is important to have in everything a cheerleader does.

Tumbling is another important aspect of cheerleading. It is important to take one skill at a time and learn each completely before moving to the next skill to insure confidence and gracefulness. Some things to watch for when doing any tumbling skills are hand placement and alignment. Your body should always travel in a straight line. Start with the cartwheel. It may to helpful to draw a chalk line to make sure your leading foot, hands, and landing position are in one straight path. Once you are confident with your cartwheel, switch to learning round-offs. Video tape yourself performing these skills and see how you look. Make sure your legs are straight when in the air and that tumbling looks smooth and easy.

Once you have learned the tumbling skills mentioned above, you are ready to learn to do a back handspring. When learning more advanced tumbling skills, it is important to have an instructor and spotter present. This will help insure that you learn these skills correctly and prevent injury. An instructor can also trouble-shoot your tumbling and help you develop these skills more quickly than on your own. An instructor will likely have you start by learning to do a walk-over and practicing handstands. You can work on these skills on your own so you are ready to advance more quickly when you begin working with an instructor. There are mats that are designed to assist learning back handsprings including handspring trainers and the training wedges. Back handsprings are designed to be done on their own and in tumbling passes. Standing back handsprings are sometimes incorporated into cheers and are often more difficult than round-off back handsprings. A back handspring can take up to a year for a dedicated beginner to do it confidently on her own. If you have previous tumbling experience, that time can be shortened significantly.

For try-outs, you may have to show that you can do a standing back handspring if your squad requires this skill for cheers. Squads are more likely to require this skill if they compete in national cheerleading competitions. You will probably also be required to put together a tumbling pass to perform before the judges. This tumbling pass will require your best tumbling skills and should begin and end with cheering. When cheering in a tumbling pass, as with every time you cheer, it is appropriate to yell from the diaphragm cheers such as "go team" and "we're number 1". Yelling from the diaphragm will protect your voice and sound better than screaming. Yelling sounds like "Whoo" is not appropriate for cheering, and most judges will doc your score for doing so.

You will also need to be able to do jumps for cheerleading try-outs. These include the spread eagle, toe-touch, front hurdler, and right herkie and left herkie (also know as side hurdler). Ask the cheerleading coach or someone else like a former cheerleader to help you with technique for your jumps. Important things to remember are to point your toes, place your arms correctly as they should be for the particular jump you are doing, and above all smile, smile, smile. Once you have the technique down you should work on improving the height of your jumps and the height of your legs when in the air.

You will probably be required to learn some new cheers and a dance the week of try-outs. New cheers and dances are generally used to make try-outs fair for all the participants. Everyone has the same amount of time to learn the try-out material. Be sharp in all of your movements. Your arms should remain tight when doing cheers so they do not look sloppy. Cheer loudly, clearly, and not too fast so you are easy to understand. Work on your facial expressions. Pull out that video camera again and record yourself doing the cheers and dance. This will help you see where you can use improvement or to make sure you look happy and confident. Practice all you can so you know the material completely. You don't want to be the participant who is watching and copying others doing the dance beside you. Ask other people including the cheerleading coach if they will watch you cheer or dance and critique you. This will help you get over the try-out jitters and can be really helpful.

When tryouts come, be prepared. Bring a water bottle, towel, snacks, extra hair bands, your good luck charm, and anything else you think you may need to help you feel prepared and relaxed.

That is it. These are all the skills you will need to know for try-outs. Once you have done all you can do to prepare, try not to be nervous. Just remember to smile all the time and make eye contact with the judges. Be as confident as possible. If you don't have the best techniques for all the skills, don't worry. Many times, cheerleaders who can't do more than a cartwheel make the team over girls with more advanced skills because they are fun to watch and look like they love cheering. Be positive during the try-outs and once again, SMILE!

Twist the Yard- QPsiPhi is AKA

Twist the Yard at Alabama State University The Brothers of Omega Psi Phi Switch with the Lovely Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epXvE_n5cM&hl=en

Pendergraph Leads ASU Past Cal

Senior Jeff Pendergraph carried Arizona State to a huge win over California 83-66. Palestra.net's Jason Parks has your coverage from Tempe.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsVAKtQva10&hl=en

Carolina Beats Alabama-Last 2 Minutes & Post-Game Celebration

The 19th-ranked University of South Carolina Gamecocks thrashed the #1 team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, October 9, 2010 by a score of 35-21. The greatest win ever for the University of South Carolina football program, this afternoon was a historic one: -The highest-ranked opponent ever beaten by the Gamecocks -Steve Spurrier's 107th SEC win, placing him alone in second place, behind only Bear Bryant (of Alabama). -The Gamecocks' first win in the SEC on CBS (3:30 slot) -Snaps a 19-game Alabama win streak (29 regular season games) -Greg McElroy's first loss since 8th grade -Marks the third major Gamecock sport to defeat a Number 1 team in the calendar year 2010 (Basketball over Kentucky in January, Baseball over Arizona State in June at CWS were the other two).



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2fWlv7-TA&hl=en

Alabama Real Estate

Every state has its own unique aspects, which lends itself to people looking for something new or looking to invest. There are a number of different types of properties and Alabama real estate that lends itself to those who are interested in real estate investing. There are several different types of Alabama real estate that can be excellent investments. These are rental, vacant and raw properties.

If you are new to real estate investing or just considering the idea of investing in property for personal but not professional reasons, you may be confused as to what constitutes each type of property. Raw land or raw properties are those properties that are strictly land. Alabama real estate that falls under the category of raw land probably is completely undeveloped. This means that water, electric, sewer or septic, and phone lines would have to be brought in. Raw land is most often found in areas that are completely undeveloped like woodlands. They make great investments or uses for camping and hunting.

Raw land is slightly different from vacant land, while often time the terms are used interchangeably vacant land is more likely to be land that has septic or sewer, water, electric and phone lines available and already on the property but that would be the only development. In other words, Alabama real estate vacant land is more likely to be ready to build property. This type of Alabama real estate is excellent for quick turn around. These properties can be purchased just about anywhere. They are a little more expensive usually than raw land because they do have some development and are ready to build. Alabama real estate of this type is most likely to be found closer to developed areas. Depending on the area, it is also easy to purchase this type of land in times when the market is favorable to buyers and then sell it off as soon as it became a sellers market.

Rental properties are usually developed properties, homes or buildings depending on if you are dealing with residential Alabama real estate or dealing with commercial Alabama real estate. These properties are purchased with long-term continual income in mind. Usually rent is set to the loan payment or mortgage payment plus between 100 and 200 dollars. This gives the homeowner not only the loan payment but also a tidy income. In fact, there are some people who make an excellent full time living off just the income gained from their rental properties.

Alabama real estate investing can provide a wealth of opportunities to provide an income not just tomorrow but well into the future. It is not without its risks. Rental properties sometimes end up vacant; land can sit for years before there is someone interested in it, the market can also fall and even when it becomes stable not reach the point it was at when the purchase was made indicating an over all loss for whatever type of property it is.

How Many People Die an Hour Smoking?

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) embarked on a major 50 state anti-smoking effort. The thrust of the program is to enhance public education and to develop a national anti-smoking policy. Simply stated, the goal is to reduce the death count (and related illnesses) from smoking in the United States. Currently some 444,000 people die annually from direct and indirect tobacco diseases.

Men still dominate the statistics with about 270,000 fatalities per year (averaged between 2000 and 2004); female deaths totaled 174,000 during the same period.

This means that during an average 10-year period, nearly 4.5 million people in the U.S. alone will die prematurely due to the use of cigarettes.

Results globally are equally staggering. According to a study led by researchers at the University of Queensland and the Harvard School of Public Health, around 5 million people died from smoking-related causes in 2000. Men were even more likely than women to succumb to smoking-related diseases. In developing countries, for example, more than 80 percent of deaths were among men.

While these numbers are impressive, consider adjusting them to an hourly time frame. Using an average of 365.25 days per year (incorporating leap years), an average year has 8766 hours. This means that almost 51 people die due to smoking every hour in the U.S. That's about one person every minute.

Globally, the smoking-related death toll is around 570 people per hour or almost 10 people per minute.

Smoking does more than kill, however. Statistics amassed by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and others show that smoking brings along many other negatives (e.g., reduced quality of life, shortened life spans, loss of productivity, increased sick days, greater risk of heart and lung disease and increased risks associated with pregnancy and childhood illnesses).

In fact, in 2000, the CDC estimates that about 8.6 million people were suffering from at least one chronic disease due to current or former smoking. Many of these people were actually suffering from more than one smoking-related condition - chronic bronchitis, emphysema, heart attacks, strokes, and cancer.

Thus, the efforts to curtail smoking are based on a solid health footing.

But, the CDC anti-smoking effort provides other insight into smoking across the U.S. Using a "smoking prevalence" index (the percentage of people in each state who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke regularly), the CDC found that the region from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi-Alabama Gulf Coast and from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River fared the worst. West Virginia topped the scales at 26.5 percent. But, Indiana (26 percent), Kentucky (25.2 percent), Missouri (25 percent) and Oklahoma (24.7 percent) led the Nation. Utah (9.3 percent) and California (14 percent) had the lowest smoking incidence.

Many of the lowest smoking states used one or more of the stop/prevent smoking strategies that the CDC has outlined in the past. These include increasing the price of tobacco products, enacting and enforcing smoke-free laws, curtailing tobacco advertising and promotion, enacting anti-smoking media campaigns, limiting access to tobacco products and encouraging and offering assistance to smokers to quit.

Further testimony to reducing cigarette use is linked to groups that promote nonsmoking as part of their religion. Mormons and Seventh-day Adventists have much lower rates of lung and other smoking-related cancers than most other groups

Quitting pays generous dividends, too. The CDC notes that the risk of developing most smoking illnesses lowers the longer one quits and younger one is when they do quit. In fact, people who stop smoking at younger ages gain the greatest benefits. Quitting by age 35 eliminates 90% of the risk due to tobacco use. Still, as the CDC notes, "The argument that 'it is too late to quit smoking because the damage is already done,' is not true."

The message is clear - smoking is hazardous to your life; quitting (or never starting) is better for you, your loved ones, your friends and your co-workers.

Quarterback Camps

I am a former NFL Quarterback that was an 8th round draft choice by the Buffalo Bills in 1980, and today I want to talk about Quarterback Camps.

I got a phone call from a father who had a son and was looking for a Passing Camp, and he wanted to know if I might be able to recommend a QB Camp?

So after doing some Google research and making some phone calls, there are over 10 Quarterback camps that I found that looked interesting.

Some are location based, i.e. just one location, some are regional and some are national.

They all seemed to offer similar quarterback training.

They all start with the Quarterback center exchange and stance. And work into the different drops and footwork needed.

Most teach the all the different types of drops and throws that all Quarterbacks must learn.

The 3, 5, 7 step drop plus shotgun. Most also go over the typical quarterback passing tree.

These are the routes and throws that all quarterbacks will be making in a game.

For 3 step drops the passing routes will be: Quick Slant, Quick Out, Hitch, Slip Screen.

For the 5 step drop the passing routes are: curl, 10 yard out, 10 yard in, Quick Post.

For the 7 step drop or shotgun the throws that are taught are: the deep out, the comeback, the deep in or dig route, the post, and the go route.

From there most progress to work with quarterback passing mechanics. The football grip, the football position while you are doing your drops, and the release.

Once these basic fundamentals are covered the passing camps start to teach passing drills.

I personally know of 36 different quarterback passing drills that you can practice on.

Some of the Quarterback practice drills are:

1. The Elway Scrabble Drill

2. The Garbage Can Drill

3. The Goal Post Drill

4. The Quick Feet Drill

5. Long Ball Drill

Most quarterback drills cover four major categories:

Quarterback Fundamentals

Quarterback Footwork

Quarterback Passing Accuracy

Developing Quarterback Arm Strength

Some of the higher priced Camps will also cover quarterback defense reads techniques and actual film room study.

Most of the Quarterback camps that I found during my search were in the price range of $149-$249 for a 1 day quarterback camp to the top of the line 3-4 days quarterback camp costing $399-$699.

For those of you parents or football players that can't afford that or have time constraints you can find the same information taught at these football camps on Quarterback Training DVD's at half the price usually under $80.00!!!

If you were like me, I always wanted to get my hands on any type of quarterback training that might help me to get better.

ASU vs Heavy Hittazs

watch



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JMqYajKKYU&hl=en

Stingettes 5th qtr 2009 game3

ASU vs Ed Waters 5th quarter



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkkmsMS8DD0&hl=en

Ohio State vs Miami 2010

#2 Ohio State - 36 #12 Miami - 24 Just like last time.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-3GfiFQ7_A&hl=en

Fight on State - Penn State University - Fight Songs

Available on itunes at: click.linksynergy.com



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empwCOcNsH4&hl=en

Magic City Classic 2009 Stingettes

Stingettes dance to Remember the Time @ MCC 2009



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3reOE2jWsNo&hl=en

ASU Alpha Kapp Alpha Sorority Inc 2

ASU'S Alpha Kapp Alpha Sorrority Inc after their probate in the spring of 2k8



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz_qhVLRFqo&hl=en

Cell Implants Improve Motor Control in Parkinson's Patients

Human retina cell implants improved motor symptoms in a group of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who participated in a recent study, and they appeared to be safe and well tolerated, according to a report published in the Archives of Neurology.

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, postural instability and slowed ability to start and continue movements. Most patients with PD require therapy with the medication levodopa to control symptoms three to five years after a diagnosis of PD.

Motor Fluctuations

However, disease progression and long-term oral treatment with levodopa may lead to the development of motor fluctuations and difficulty in performing voluntary movements (dyskinesias).

Human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells produce levodopa and can be isolated from post-mortem human eye tissue, grown in culture, and implanted into the brain attached to microcarriers. (The retinal pigment epithelium is the pigment cell layer found in the inner layer of the retina of the eye.)

These implants have been shown to ease motor problems in animal models of Parkinson's disease in earlier research, according to the article.

48 Percent Improvement

Natividad P. Stover, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues conducted an open-label pilot study to evaluate the effect of unilateral implantation of human RPE cells attached to gelatin microcarriers.

Six patients with advanced Parkinson's disease received cell implants, which were inserted into the brain tissue. The researchers performed efficacy evaluations at one and three months after surgery, and then at six, nine, 12, 15, 18 and 24 months. Yearly follow-up visits are ongoing and will continue.

"The implants were well tolerated," the authors report. "We observed an average improvement of 48 percent at 12 months after implantation in the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale motor subscore with the patient in the off state, which was sustained through 24 months."

Quality of Life

"Improvement was also observed in activities of daily living, quality of life and motor fluctuations. No off-state dyskinesias were observed," they add.

"On the basis of the motor improvement and tolerability observed in this open-label study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study has been initiated to more objectively test efficacy and continue to assess safety," the authors conclude.

My Thoughts About Alabama vs VA Tech 2009

cowboy's thoughts on the game this saturday



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhX3Hc2Foi0&hl=en