Posted April 21st, 2011 by Lee Pointer
The best
self defense techniques are often the simplest and most direct. The problem with most traditional martial arts moves is that they are too complex. Not only does this mean it takes years of practise to master them but in a real situation they are often forgotten or the martial artist has too many choices to make.When I teach people
self defense tips I aim to give them just a view which they will find easy to use in a real attack or violent encounter. I have studied many martial arts ...
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Filed under:Sports and Fitness
Posted April 11th, 2011 by Lee Pointer
Personal defense alarms are protection devices that can be used to alert others about emergencies, attacks or other safety hazards. They are small and lightweight, easily carried in your pocket or purse and emit a shrill siren that can heard up to a block away. They are a lot like security alarms found in a home or business, except that they are not permanently attached to the wall, but may be carried with you at all times. Personal alarms can be used as a safety alarm, emergency or ...
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Filed under:Self Improvement
Posted February 19th, 2011 by Lee Pointer
First Place Honors
'Ready to Work' was awarded First Place honors at The Meeker Classic International Art Competition in September, 2009, and will be the image used on the poster, brochure, postcard and other memorabilia for the 2010 event. The show is held in conjunction with the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials that takes place each September in northwestern
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Filed under:Art and Entertainment
Posted February 19th, 2011 by Lee Pointer
The word "reflecting" can mean many different things and as I write this it does to me. I am currently reflecting on the direction of my art, how blessed I have been to be able to pursue my passion in the creation of art, and even my recent fascination with reflections. I am captivated by them and am seeking them out - looking for the next one that I may be able to capture creatively in pastel or acrylic.I am "reflecting" on the fact that this is quite a departure from the type of art I
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Posted January 20th, 2011 by Lee Pointer
The CBO predictions that we've talked about, the unemployment number where if you add the number of unemployed and compare it to the actual number of jobs available when Obama took office, it would be 9.75% unemployment? The CBO is unquestioned in their credibility. Nobody ever says they're lying. They are the coin of the realm! You dig deep into this whole story, and the CBO gives their predictions for economic growth for this year and next.Are you sittin' down?The CBO projects growth to be ...
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Filed under:News and Society
Posted November 2nd, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Given the testimony from court case in Georgia, Obama has alot
of explaining to do. His attorney, Jablonski, was a NO SHOW as ofcourse, was
Obama.The following is a nutshell account of the
proceedings.Promptly at 9am EST, all attorneys involved in the Obama
Georgiaeligibility case were called to the Judge's chambers. This was
indeeda very interesting beginning to this long awaited and important
case.The case revolved around the Natural Born clause of the
Constitutionand ...
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Filed under:News and Society
Posted October 2nd, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Muay Thai is a Martial Arts Training style that is deeply connected to the past history of the Asian country of Thailand. The country of Thailand has an extended history of violent military invasions from its bordering countries. Because of this, Thailand's inhabitants have been repeatedly forced to use their own fighting skills to defend the country from attacks by other military groups.1.In the earliest years the only things they Thai people had to rely upon for protection during battle were ...
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Filed under:Hobbies
Posted September 3rd, 2010 by Lee Pointer
If you would like to store or archive the contents of web pages as printed output, you might have noticed that you come across quite a few problems. The content of all the web pages are not always formatted to fit inside a page and often runs off the side, pages often break at unexpected and often inappropriate points and sometimes the content just runs into one single long column that is hardly easy to read. Many website developers provide specially formatted web pages containing the same ...
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Filed under:Computers
Posted August 27th, 2010 by Lee Pointer
The history of Muay Thai as a martial art is deeply rooted in the past of the country of Thailand. Thailand has a long history of militant invasions from neighboring countries. As a result the people of Thailand were forced to depend on their own abilities to defend themselves from unwelcome intruders.Originally all the Thai people had were short-range spears and clubs to use in battle. This close combat fighting led to the development of fighting methods that included using the hands, feelt, ...
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Posted August 1st, 2010 by Lee Pointer
Countess Erszebet Bathory was a breathtakingly beautiful,
unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad
Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried - though,
being a noblewoman, not convicted - in Hungary for slaughtering
612 young girls. The true figure may have been 40-100, though
the Countess recorded in her diary more than 610 girls and 50
bodies were found in her estate when it was raided.
The Countess was notorious as an inhuman sadist long before her
hygienic ...
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Filed under:Self Improvement