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Raiders Upset Visiting Eagles

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The Oakland Raiders scored the only touchdown of the game in the first quarter and then prevailed in the kicking duel that followed en route to a–9 upset of the visiting Philadelphia Eagles. Much maligned quarterback Jamarcus Russell played his best game of the season despite two interceptions, throwing for 224 yards and a touchdown.

NFL betting enthusiasts who backed the Raiders as a whopping +14 home underdog were never in any trouble as Oakland took the lead late in the first quarter and never relinquished it. Oakland evened their mark against the NFL pointspread at 3-3, while the Eagles dropped to 3-2 against the number. The 22 points scored went well UNDER the posted total of 40′. It was the Raiders‘ fourth UNDER in six outings, while it was the Eagles‘ first UNDER of the season against four OVER verdicts.

After the victory, Raiders‘ coach Tom Cable said for the first time all season his team focused their intensity in the right direction:

„We went out and threw a fight on somebody and said, ‚Enough. Let’s play. That’s all you can say. There’s no magic words or anything like that.“

Last week’s 44-7 loss to the New York Giants may have served a wakeup call to the Raiders. In particular, they were offended by comments made by Giants‘ linebacker Antonio Pierce that the game ‚felt like playing a scrimmage‘. Raiders‘ wide receiver Louis Murphy didn’t dispute the comments but instead took them to heart:

„That gave me extra fuel. You have to look yourself in the mirror and man up. His comments were true. We played flat. We didn’t play with any emotion. This game was totally different. We took those comments to heart.“

The Raiders‘ defense received the bulk of the credit for the victory as they pressured Donovan McNabb all day, sacking him six times. The Eagles became the first team in three years to not score an offensive touchdown against the Raiders. Richard Seymour and Trevor Scott each had a pair of sacks, and Scott had the following observation:

„I’m sure they watched the Giants game and thought we were sorry. But all week coach Cable talked about persevering and forget the past and move forward so we can get to where we want to go.“

After the game, McNabb had little to say:

„I’m embarrassed by the way we came out here and played. We’re a much better football team.“

The Raiders will try to put together an actual winning streak as they host the New York Jets next Sunday. Oakland is a +7 home underdog with the total set at 35. They’ll play their hated rivals the San Diego Chargers on the road the following Sunday before a bye week. Philadelphia will play the Redskins at Washington next Monday night. The Eagles are a -6′ road favorite with the total set at 38′. They’ll return home for games the following two Sundays against the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and highly 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 a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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UFC Flashback: Joe Lauzon Tops Jeremy Stephens In Ultimate Fight Night Main Event

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Ever since he burst onto the MMA scene with a shocking first round KO upset of Jens Pulver at UFC 63, Joe Lauzon has been working to earn respect. For some reason hes had trouble being taken seriously as a top contender in the UFCs lightweight division. He may not fit the classical profile of a fighter, looking more like a fresh faced kid and is often referred to as a geek due to his educational background in computer science. In the main event at the UFC Ultimate Fight Night in Tampa, Lauzon withstood a game challenge from late replacement Jeremy Stephens to earn a 2nd round submission victory.

Lauzon was in control of the fight throughout, but Stephens gave a good account of himself despite his opponents obvious technical superiority on the ground. Lauzon appeared to be on the verge of ending the fight midway through the second with a ground and pound assault that he attempted to transition into a rear naked choke. Stephens fought back with a vengeance despite his disadvantageous position and opened a nasty cut on Lauzon’s forehead with an elbow strike.

Lauzon gained a new sense of urgency not wanting to lose on a stoppage due to the cut. He regained control on the ground and from full mount twisted into a nasty arm bar. Stephens tried to extricate himself, but was eventually forced to tap giving the bloody Lauzon a hard fought triumph.

The semifinal matchup featured another impressive effort from Cain Velasquez, who many have pegged as the heavyweight superstar of the future. Velasquez is a formidable physical presence at 6’2″ 241 pounds, and has very well developed technical skills for a fighter with only five bouts under his belt. He trains with the American Kickboxing Academy, and has a reputation as the hardest worker and most dominant sparring partner in a gym who includes among its membership superstars such as Bobby Southworth, Cung Le and Josh Thompson.

Velasquez had some difficulty finishing off tough UFC newcomer Dennis Stojnic. Stojnic displayed impressive toughness and a chin of granite, which is less surprising given his training home at Amsterdam’s Golden Glory gym where he works alongside such fighters as K-1s Semmy Schilt and DREAMs Alistair Overeem. Stojnic did become the first of Velasquez’s opponents to make it into the second round as he withstood a brutal beating near the end of the first to make it to the bell.

In the second round, Velasquez quickly caught his opponent and sent him to the canvas with a nice combination which he followed up with another ground and pound attack to earn the TKO verdict.

On the undercard, Josh The Dentist Neer earned a tapout victory over the sports best known (and perhaps only) vegan, Mac Danzig.

In the opening bout of the evening, up-and-coming welterweight Anthony Rumble Johnson used his significant height and reach advantage to dispatch tough Luigi Fioravanti. Though most observers were impressed with Johnson’s wall to wall domination of the tough US Marine Corps veteran, he was very critical of himself in his postfight interview calling his performance sloppy.

The live crowd in Tampa gave a very poor account of themselves, at times booing fighters mercilessly for no apparent reason whatsoever. Their behavior reached a nadir in Cain Velasquez’s post fight interview, where he was booed mercilessly despite an impressive victory and informing Joe Rogan that he was about to become a father for the first time.

Ross Everett is a widely published freelance writer and respected authority on soccer 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 a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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Helio Gracie: Father Of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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Helio Gracie–patriarch of the legendary Gracie MMA family–died earlier this year in Rio De Janeiro at age 95. His influence on martial arts, and even more so the sport that is known known as mixed martial arts, is staggering. The Gracie family name will forever be synonymous with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA and the UFC due to the accomplishments of Helio Gracie and his progeny.

Helio Gracie began studying martial arts early in life, and by the age of 16 had already begun to teach judo in his native Brazil. While Helio had no problem mastering the theoretical aspects of judo, he found that many of its techniques required a great deal of brute strength which made them less effective for a smaller fighter such as himself. Along with his brother Carlos, he began to adapt many of judos techniques to make them more reliant on leverage rather than strength. This experimentation led to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) which is often referred to as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in his honor.

Gracie also had a professional fighting career of his own, taking on champions from other fighting disciplines in an early version of modern MMA. These bouts were grueling, unregulated affairs with rules that were often made up as they went along and time limits that seem barbaric by todays standards. By his own recollection, he had 15 fights against the top fighters of his day. These included pro wrestlers, boxers and other martial arts specialists.

Gracie’s most famous opponent was against legendary Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura. Gracie fought bravely in a losing cause, and ironically may have enhanced his reputation in defeat. He refused to submit to a reverse arm bar (the move that is now known as a ‚kimura‘ in honor of its inventor), and the fight ended after his brother Carlos threw in the towel after Helio’s arm had been broken.

Gracie’s greatest impact, however, may have been through his progeny which is an important part of Brazilian sports and mixed martial arts even today. Royce Gracie is well known as the first UFC superstar, while sons Rickson Royler, Renzo have also achieved considerable fame in professional MMA. At the time of his death, Helio Gracie was a 6th Dan Judo black belt and the only living 10th degree master of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Gracie died at age 95, after suffering stomach problems though the cause of his death was officially listed as ’natural causes‘. His last words are classic and highly fitting for a man who gave so much to martial arts and fighting sports:

Gracie’s last words are as follows:“I created a flag from the sports dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection and nerves of blood.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and noted authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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Colts‘ QB Manning To Get Record Contract Extension

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In what has to be one of the least difficult front office personnel decisions in sports history, Indianapolis Colts‘ owner Jim Irsay has confirmed that the team will sign quarterback Peyton Manning to a contract extension that could make him the highest paid player in NFL history. Manning’s current deal will expire after the end of the 2010 season, with the final two years having been voided due to his meeting a number of performance based criteria. The decision was made before the Colts‘ Superbowl loss to the New Orleans Saints.

You can tell that an owner is adamant about resigning a player when he tells the media that he wants to make him the highest paid player in league history, and Irsay did just that at the NFL’s Superbowl media day on Monday:

„You know it’s going to get done. I think it’s clear, and we’ll start on it this summer. That’s been the way we do things [to hammer out an extension when a player is entering the final year of his contract]. And it’ll be the biggest [contract] in history; there’s not much doubt about that.“

Not exactly the most advantageous negotiating position to make public that you’re committed to breaking the bank to resign a player. Then again, it’s not like Manning is a quarterback that can easily be replaced as Irsay emphasized:

„It simply comes to one question, and that’s replaceability. Everything is based on the replaceability factor. You make decisions based on who you can afford to target and keep. … Other guys you really want to [re-sign] you might have trouble doing it, because of what it costs you, and how much attention they’re getting [from other teams in free agency]. We don’t have that luxury and we’ve had to work hard.“

Manning’s agent, Tom Condon, has already had preliminary discussions with the Colts‘ management about a new deal. Condon also represent’s Peyton’s brother Eli Manning, and negotiated a $97.5 million contract extension from the New York Giants for him last year. Peyton’s contract will almost certainly exceed those figures, with some speculating that he could receive $20 million per year with a $50 million signing bonus up front.

Ross Everett is a widely published freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and World Cup betting sites. He lives in Southern Nevada 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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Manning Ties Unitas With Colts‘ Opening Day Win

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The often maligned Indianapolis Colts defense matched the ferocity of their Jacksonville Jaguars counterparts play for play, and one touchdown pass from Peyton Manning proved to be enough to earn victory by a 14-12 margin in the NFL season opener for both teams. The victory was Manning’s 118th in a Colts uniform, tying the legendary Johnny Unitas for the franchise lead. Unitas, of course, was the personification of the franchise during their years in Baltimore.

NFL sports betting enthusiasts who took the Jaguars as +6 road underdogs were rewarded with the pointspread cover. Indianapolis dropped to 11-16 ATS over the past three years when favored. The 26 combined points went well UNDER the posted total of 45. Despite their reputation as an offensive juggernaut, the Colts have actually trended to the UNDER over the past three seasons, with 19 UNDERs in their past 35 lined games. The Jaguars, conversely, have a slight edge to the OVER in that span with a 19-14 mark over the past three years.

After the contest, Manning displayed his characteristic humility when asked about tying the mark held by the Colts‘ hall of famer Unitas:

„I’ve never felt comfortable with comparisons with him. I think he’s kind of in his own category. But I am proud of those wins.“

Manning was more concerned about the welfare of receiver Anthony Gonzalez who lefthe game with an injury:

„I asked Rashean Matthis what happened and he said, ‚I didn’t even touch him . He has worked so hard in the offseason, I just hope it’s not a season-ending injury.“

Colts coach Jim Caldwell won his first game at the helm of an NFL team, and was pleased with the effort of the defense:

„Obviously, the defense played well and came up big at the end. We thought it would be a grind, and it was. I think our team certainly played tough, played hard, played with a lot of energy.“

Jacksonville wasnt overly discouraged after the contest either, pleased with the intensity and their effectiveness in shutting down one of the NFLs best offenses. Maurice Jones-Drew praised the tenacious Indy defense after the game:

„They just did a great job in the red zone stifling our offense. My hat’s off to them. But we have to learn how to finish.“

Quarterback David Garrard also gave credit to the tenacity of the Indy pass rush:

„I thought, ‚Here we go again, we have a great chance. You love to be in that situation. We were trying to get the ball to Maurice, but you’ve got to slow those pass rushers down. We did what we could do.“

The Jaguars will open their 2009 NFL home slate on Sunday as they host the Arizona Cardinals. Theyll travel to Houston for a game against the Texans the following week. The Colts will head to south Florida for a game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on sports betting odds comparison. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks 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 energy secretary Donald Hodell.

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How To Succeed In Event Photography

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Event photography has been a profitable occupation for those who have a creative bent of mind. An event photographer receives a good fee for using his photographic expertise to take pictures in different events of both formal and informal nature. People want to treasure such events and reminisce about them affectionately through the photographs, which is why event photography is so important.

Event photography is a great alternative for all those professional photographers who are properly trained. But in order to be good at it there are a few points that must be kept in mind.

The first point to consider is the kind of event that is being photographed and the ultimate use of the pictures. For example, if you are covering a corporate event, where the images are likely to be published in an internal magazine, then you must concentrate on the exact proceedings of the event and develop a sequence of photos that show how the event unfolded. On the other hand, if you are photographing a private occasion, then it would be much wiser to concentrate on the people, especially their faces.

Having an alert mind is vital for event photography. You must be completely attentive to the developments during the event and must be aware of when to click photos. Even the customers favour those photographers who can understand the things going on around them and need not be guided on the appropriate moment to take a picture. Even though you will develop this skill only after covering a few events, you should constantly keep making efforts to master it.

Knowledge about the venue would assist you in photographing the event appropriately. You should have some idea as to where the proceedings are going to take place, and what will be a proper position for you to get impressive pictures.

The photographer must also have the technical knowhow of the camera and its features so that pictures involving tricky angles can be conveniently taken without losing out on any important moment of the event. Lighting is critical for clicking good pictures and to do a good job, the event photographer must be aware of how much of it will be available at the time of the event. On the basis of this understanding, you must be forearmed with proper equipment and with the camera in the correct mode.

Last but not the least, an event photographer also needs to have an affable personality. You must be able to connect with the people you have to photograph. When you are able to associate with the group and feel the mood of the event, your subjects will be at ease and the pictures will come out much better.

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Horse Supplements And The Right Business Strategy

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A horse supplement company’s objective ought to be to make a cost-effective, basic, smart formula for the full wellness and diet of the whole horse. Clients should be expecting peak functionality and maximum pleasure from their equines as well as fulfillment, secure feeling from the products they are using and the service delivered will be unparalleled, uncompromising professionalism, truthful and have integrity they are doing the most they can for the owner and their horses.

Nutrition, exercise, breeding and proper care are the essentials that comprise the horse athlete. The highest degrees of efficiency in working or show horses can only be realized when standard feed and supplement requirements are attained for the equine. A horse supplement should give a complete and nicely balanced package of nutritional vitamins, nutrients, probiotics and digestive aids in a single carrier that is certainly needed by equines in all varieties and levels of performance.

There are a large number of nutritional supplements available on the market nowadays. Yet, few are produced, well balanced and buffered to fulfill the necessities of all types of horses, and several are expensive and tough to use everyday and the horse owner just determines the horse doesn’t have to have this supplement when in actuality they do as most of the feed stuff is processed, outdated, rotten and missing much of its vitamins and minerals.

A nutritional supplements objectives must be to work at the cellular level bathing the cells in best possible nutrition, and the cells will reply with resilience, wellness, and long life and the formula ought to have withstood the test of time and produced champions.

This technique builds stronger overall health and in turn the whole horse exhibits effectiveness, stamina, and a virtually marvelous prevention to parasites and illness. If the cells are balanced, the whole equine is healthy.

Horse vitamins specialists have tons of thoughts and expert opinions on ways to take care of the equinesby implementingadvanced horse supplements to their daily food plan.

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The NFL Returns To London As New England Dominates Tampa Bay

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Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers was played in an unusual venue, but produced the expected result. In the NFL’s third regular season game in London, England the Patriots showed the Wembley Stadium crowd why they’re among the league’s best as they methodically dismantled the Bucs en route to a 35-7 victory. Oddly, it took a trans-Atlantic trip for the Pats to get their first road win of the season-the Bucs were ‚officially‘ the home team in the contest. New England QB Tom Brady threw for 308 yards and 3 touchdowns, though was picked off twice in the workmanlike victory. Tampa Bay remained winless, slipping to 0-7 while New England improved to 5-2.

The Patriots easily covered the pointspread as -15′ ‚road‘ favorites, and improved their record against the number to 4-3 on the season. The Bucs have struggled almost as badly against the NFL pointspread as they have straight up, and slipped to 1-6 versus the money.

Afterwards, Pats‘ QB Brady said that he’s enjoying the trip to England-as well as the victory:

„I’m feeling great. I keep rolling. That’s two wins in a row. We went out there and put two touchdowns on the board there in the second half. We had plenty of distractions coming over here, but everybody was really energized. To get the win and fly home and have a bye week off is just great.“

NFL football is still a big deal in soccer mad England, and over 80,000 fans jammed the stadium for the game. League commissioner Roger Goodell has stated that he’d like to see multiple regular season games held in London, with a possibility of the city eventually receiving an NFL franchise. Even a superstar like Tom Brady wasn’t quite used to the rock star like treatment he received in England:

„All the flashbulbs were going off there before the kickoff. They went on for about 10 minutes, which you don’t see in the States too often. I think it’s a privilege to come over here and get to enjoy this type of experience. It will probably never happen again for us, so we’ll retire 1-0 internationally.“

Even the taciturn coach Bill Belichick was pleased with the experience:

„It’s a great way to end this week. It’s been an enjoyable couple days here and glad we could end it on a positive note.“

And even in Europe, Bucs‘ first year coach Raheem Morris continued to sound like a man in over his head as he made his weekly excuse filled post game comments:

„Tom, he’s the guy that changed the game. He’s the guy you worry about constantly. When you have a great quarterback like that, that’s what he does and that’s what he will do for you.“

The Bucs have now lost 11 straight games, their longest losing streak since a NFL record 26 game losing run in’76-77. As Brady noted, New England will have a bye next week as will Tampa Bay.

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and highly respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks 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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Edmonton Gains Sole Possession Of First Place In CFL West With Win Over Stamps

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The Edmonton Eskimos survived a wild back and forth CFL shootout against the Calgary Stampeders before prevailing 38-35 to take over sole possession of first place in the CFL West. Ricky Ray hit Fred Stamps with a 23 yard touchdown pass with just nine seconds to play to earn the victory, erasing the lead that Calgary had earned with their own TD pass less than a half minute earlier.

Winning QB Ricky Ray said that he enjoyed playing in the shootout:

„That was a ton of fun. In the CFL you get to play in a lot of games like this, especially against a guy like (Calgary quarterback Henry) Burris, who has done this to us. It’s great to come out on the winning end of a shoot-out like that. It’s a great uplift for the team. It’s a huge win for us.“

Eskimos head coach Richie Hall said that the outcome couldnt have been timed any better:

„Regardless of what happens, we are coming back in first place. Now we have one up on Calgary. It’s going to be a dogfight for all the teams in the West and any chance you get to win, especially a win like this, it’s a real bonus. It’s great for our confidence.“

Calgarys Burris remembered a very similar situation in a game last year where Edmonton won by the same margin on a last play touchdown:

„They got us last year in this situation and of course you didn’t think it was going to happen again or even could happen again. It felt so great to get that late touchdown and with 38 seconds on the clock nobody was even thinking about last year. We had to stop Jackson and we didn’t. And we had to stop Ray and we didn’t. Kudos to Edmonton.“

Both teams have a bye next week. Calgary returns to action on Aug. 28 in Toronto while the Eskimos will next play on Aug. 29 when they host Hamilton.

Ross Everett is a freelance writer and respected authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks 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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Lose Fat – Fresh Insights – Lose 20 Pounds Easily

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Trying To Lose Weight Can Be Frightening! It’s essential to grasp that the business of slimming is exactly that – a very profitable market. A vast amount of cash is spent on diet related products – and many companies are in a position to dupe would-be slimmers into buying their goods.

In All Honesty, Is It Really That Bad? It’s quite likely that you’re hoping to drop at least a few pounds, even if your problem isn’t extreme. Around seven tenths of people in America can be classed as having weight problems. Unbelievably, that translates to two hundred & ten million people… What’s more, that figure is a staggering 60 percent for the rest of the world as well. It’s a sad indictment of the 21st century!

Take the United Kingdom – nearly a quarter of all adults are considered obese. This figure is set to get much higher. By 2050 the obesity level could be ninety per cent!

But we can do something about it! Nobody would wish this problem on either themselves or others. Nevertheless, weight management doesn’t have to be about spending a fortune on gimmick food. Healthy dietary information is more relevant.

It is commonly understood in medical circles that weight problems lead to other difficulties, including… Liver Disease – High Cholesterol – Osteoarthritis – Sleep Apnoea – Heart Disease – Heart Failure – Cancer – Type Two Diabetes – High Blood Pressure. This illustrates that we don’t just need to lose weight so that we can look more attractive.

You need to be able to maintain the optimum weight for YOU. The right weight for one person isn’t necessarily the right one for someone else. We all need to be able to maintain a certain weight when we’ve reached it.

We should also teach our kids about good health. We should educate our youngsters from an early age, helping them to form good habits from the start. We’ll have to endure the consequences if we don’t make some changes – the really sad thing is so will our kids. We can surely adopt better parenting skills than that?

So not to put too fine a point on it – we have to become more nutritionally aware before the problem gets any bigger. It’s only when we’ve got a handle on healthy eating ourselves that we can teach it to others. But more than just the next generation – we could help to reverse the obesity trends we were discussing above if we start to get it right now.

(C) Scott Edwards 2010. Look at Reduce Weight and Fat or www.weightlossdietwar.com/ReduceWeightFat.html.