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		<title>Ben Henderson Bests Donald Cerrone In WEC Epic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oldest fight sport adage in the world is 'styles make fights'. For that reason, no one knew quite what to expect in Saturday's WEC Interim Lightweight Championship battle between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. Henderson was known for his dominating wrestling skills, while Cerrone has a reputation as a punishing striker. Instead of being a clash of styles, however, it was an instance where the differing approaches of the two competitors complimented each other perfectly. The result was a 'fight of the year' candidate bout that Henderson won by a narrow-yet unanimous-decision.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The oldest fight sport adage in the world is &#8217;styles make fights&#8217;. For that reason, no one knew quite what to expect in Saturday&#8217;s WEC Interim Lightweight Championship battle between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson. Henderson was known for his dominating wrestling skills, while Cerrone has a reputation as a punishing striker. Instead of being a clash of styles, however, it was an instance where the differing approaches of the two competitors complimented each other perfectly. The result was a &#8216;fight of the year&#8217; candidate bout that Henderson won by a narrow-yet unanimous-decision.</p>
<p>Henderson opened the fight with a takedown, but quickly got caught in a guillotine choke attempt. He extricated himself from this predicament only to find himself in a triangle choke that appeared for a moment to be a potential fight ending submission. That would not be the case, however, and Henderson would take control in the last half of the round with his powerful takedowns and &#8216;ground and pound&#8217; punching assault.</p>
<p>Rounds two and three were all Henderson, as he took Cerrone down almost at will and began to pummel him on the ground. Cerrone managed a couple of submission attempts from the bottom, and did what he could to keep Henderson off of him with upkicks but nowhere near enough to salvage either round.</p>
<p>The tide would turn again in the fourth round, as Cerrone began to time Henderson&#8217;s takedown attempts. He became much more difficult to get to the ground, as well as administering punishment of his own after stuffing takedowns with punches and knee strikes. Later in the frame, Cerrone came close to ending the fight when he locked in a nasty and unorthodox choke that WEC commentator Frank Mir described as &#8216;almost an inverted rear naked choke&#8217;. After some tense moments, Henderson was able to escape. Cerrone would also control the final round, evading Henderson&#8217;s takedowns while scoring with his striking. He had another potential fight ending submission attempt in the fifth round, as he locked in an arm bar and appeared to have good leverage as he twisted Henderson&#8217;s arm into a nasty angle. Nevertheless, Henderson was able to escape and finish off the fight.</p>
<p>The decision itself was somewhat surprising, with Henderson winning all three judges&#8217; scorecards by identical 48-47 scores. He&#8217;d clearly won rounds two and three, while Cerrone was the obvious winner of rounds four and five. This meant that all three judges had given the edge to Henderson in the first round, favoring his takedowns and ground punching attack over Cerrone&#8217;s two early submission attempts.</p>
<p>Henderson will now face WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner to unify the titles. Varner entered the cage after the decision was announced to &#8216;cut a promo&#8217; on the winner, and suggested the fight take place in December in Phoenix, Arizona though neither the date nor venue has been finalized.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and respected authority on sports betting <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">sportsbook directory</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.</p>
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		<title>Rivers Shines As Chargers Beat Chiefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Diego Chargers bounced back nicely from their Monday Night Football loss to Denver last week, opening a 20-0 halftime lead before coasting to a 37-7 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Chargers' quarterback Phillip Rivers passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Running back Ladanian Tomlinson ran for a season high 71 yards as San Diego evened their record at 3-3.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The San Diego Chargers bounced back nicely from their Monday Night Football loss to Denver last week, opening a 20-0 halftime lead before coasting to a 37-7 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Chargers&#8217; quarterback Phillip Rivers passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Running back Ladanian Tomlinson ran for a season high 71 yards as San Diego evened their record at 3-3.</p>
<p>The Chargers easily covered the NFL pointspread as -6 road favorites. It was only the second pointspread cover of the year for San Diego, who moved their ATS record to 2-4. Kansas City dropped to 2-5 against the spread. The 44 points pushed against the posted total. Kansas City now has a NFL totals record of 3-2-2 to the OVER, while the Chargers have gone OVER in four of their six games.</p>
<p>After the game, QB Rivers suggested that the loss to Denver was a turning point for his team:</p>
<p>&#8220;Last week, we felt like we made progress. We had the attitude we were looking for, focus, but we didn&#8217;t win. But we knew we got better.&#8221;</p>
<p>Tomlinson broke off one of his most impressive runs of the year on the Chargers first touchdown drive, a 31 yard pickup that he said lifted the team&#8217;s spirits and led to the easy victory:</p>
<p>&#8220;It kind of got us going. It was something we needed and it was a big play for us. It was a staple of our offense. It&#8217;s been around for years, old power. It was perfectly blocked and was just a great job of execution.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Chiefs continued to struggle on their home field, which at one point was considered one of the toughest venues in the league for visiting teams. Chiefs&#8217; nose tackle Ron Edwards lamented this home field struggle:</p>
<p>&#8220;We want to win for the home fans, for us, for everyone out there watching,&#8221; nose tackle Ron Edwards said. &#8220;It&#8217;s real painful.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rivers pointed to the Chiefs&#8217; legacy of home field dominance in celebrating the win:</p>
<p>&#8220;Any time you come to Kansas City and win, it&#8217;s good. We talked about getting on a roll and you&#8217;ve got to win one first before you can. Hopefully, this is something we can build on.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Chargers return home to take on their hated rivals, the Oakland Raiders. Next Sunday&#8217;s game has San Diego listed as a -16&#8242; home favorite with the total set at 42&#8242;. They&#8217;ll travel to play the New York Giants the following week before returning home to face the Philadelphia Eagles on November 15. Kansas City will enjoy a bye week before returning to action on November 8 on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Their next opportunity for a home victory will come on November 15 against the Oakland Raiders.</p>
<p>Ross Everett is a widely published freelance writer and highly respected authority on sports betting <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">odds comparison</a>. He writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and <a href="http://www.oddsbay.com/">sportsbook directory</a> sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and a kangaroo. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.</p>
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		<title>Picking a Halloween Costume For You And Your Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costume parties, especially during Halloween can be a lot of fun. It is the time to have lots of fun and see your friends and relatives while wearing different kinds of colorful costumes. You will see costumes like animal costumes, monster costumes, fairy tale costumes, and more during such celebrations. Young and old people are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Costume parties, especially during Halloween can be a lot of fun. It is the time to have lots of fun and see your friends and relatives while wearing different kinds of colorful costumes. You will see costumes like animal costumes, monster costumes, fairy tale costumes, and more during such celebrations. Young and old people are sure to enjoy costume parties during the Halloween.</p>
<p>But no matter how fun these celebrations are, there are still difficulties involved in such gatherings. For example, the host of the party are sure to spend lots of money during the party. Another difficulties are schedule of the participants, especially if they are not available at the time of the party. Lastly, choosing an appropriate costume is also a trouble. If you don&#8217;t have a costume ready on your wardrobe, this problem will be a little more harder.</p>
<p>Choosing a costume theme can be hard. However, with a little patience and being updated with the latest craze, it will be a lot more easier. Here are some costume themes that will make your costume hunting a lot easier.</p>
<p><b>Television/Film inspired costume</b> are what the majority of people choose. Because they are popular, many people choose this costume theme. Examples are Twilight Saga, Michael Jackson, or President Obama costumes. During Halloween you will see lots of people wearing a Woody costume, Sasuke Costume, or a <a href="http://www.shrekdonkeycostume.org/" target='_blank'>Shrek Donkey Costume</a>. The majority of people attending costume parties consists of  individuals wearing costumes like these.</p>
<p>Another choice of costume during Halloween parties are <b>Fairy Tale themed costumes</b>. It is usually the little kids or ladies that choose this costume theme. As the name suggest, the people who choose this theme dress up as a Fairy Tale character.</p>
<p><b>Animal inspired costumes</b> are also another popular choice. The usual choices for such costumes are dogs, cats, and rats. There are also  Animal costumes that are TV/film inspired such as a Shrek Donkey Costume, a Garfield costume, a Snoopy costume, or Disney characters costumes.</p>
<p><b>Monster themed costumes</b> are the last but not the least on our list of costume themes this coming Halloween. Because of obvious reasons, people are buying these costumes during the Halloweens. Common choices for this costume theme are Vampires, Zombies, Witches, and Werewolves.</p>
<p>There are too many costume choices for a costume party which will not fit this short article. We may have listed here some ideas, but it is still up to you if you&#8217;re gonna pick an Obama costume, a <a href="http://www.shrekdonkeycostume.org/" target='_blank'>Shrek Donkey Costume</a>, a Naruto costume, or a Darth Vader costume. So pick wisely and have a happy Halloween!</p>
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		<title>Wouldn&#8217;t It Be Nice If You Could Save Cash Going To The Zoo? You Can By Utilizing Zoo Coupons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helene D. Clapp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saving with zoo coupons will give your entire family a rest from reality. Going to the zoo has been a fantastic pastime for a long time. Before they were called zoo's they were labeled menageries back in BC times in China. In 1752 the name zoo took over in Vienna Austria. It was first brought to NYC in Central Park in 1765 as the first United States zoo. We look forward to taking our kids to the zoo when they are little; the joy on their little faces is priceless.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can take your entire family to the zoo and save greatly with zoo coupons. planning a trip to the zoo has been made for many years. Before they were called zoo&#8217;s they were called menageries back in BC times in China. In 1752 the name zoo took over in Vienna Austria. It was originally brought to NYC in Central Park in 1765 as the only United States zoo. When our children are born we can&#8217;t wait until the day that we can take them to the zoo.</p>
<p>Now you can locate over 300 zoos around the US with some of the most exotic animals. When the menageries were formed, it was because kings would compete to see who could collect the best of the world creatures. The zoo has some of the most exquisite beasts in the world. The events that zoos have are incredible and the trainers make them extremely entertaining. When you use zoo coupons you can save a lot of cash. Websites have valuable coupons and so does the zoos own website.</p>
<p>We can enjoy all of the beautiful animals of the world in one place since the zoos have made it so easy. Family time is very vital and a lot of people forget or get caught up in their busy lives that they don&#8217;t get to spend the time that they need to together. What a great way to spend that time is at the zoo; the scenery is absolutely gorgeous.</p>
<p>With the world the way it is, finding something fun to do is not easy: visit the zoo. Zoos are still closing but other businesses are suffering. The zoo is a great place to take your family to bond.</p>
<p>Memories can be made that will continue with you for all time from your outing at the zoo. You can view the ferocious beasts that they have behind glass or in cages: exotic birds, lions, tigers and bears. Some of the zoos offer a petting zoo that you can actually go and feed the deer, llamas, goats and camels. You can also see the wonderful water part that has the dolphins, seals and whales. Zoos are a must see so cut your coupons and save today!</p>
<p>Make your family surprise with <a href="http://1zoocoupon.com/">zoo coupons</a> and you might also like <a href="http://patrlindsey.tumblr.com/post/947068255/fast-food-coupons-let-you-get-excellent-food-and-save">fast food coupons</a></p>
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		<title>A Fun Review Of The Goonies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christie Boyle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you remember the eighties, then you certainly remember The Goonies. This movie was a classic. On the other hand, if you still haven't seen it for some crazy reason... Think Pirates of the Caribbean meets Stand By Me meets Indiana Jones meets The Sopranos meets... Well, it's a whole lot of different movies all wrapped into one, really. It's primarily an adventure flick, but it makes a lot of stops along the way, and stands as one of the all time classic kids movie downloads.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you remember the eighties, then you certainly remember The Goonies. This movie was a classic. On the other hand, if you still haven&#8217;t seen it for some crazy reason&#8230; Think Pirates of the Caribbean meets Stand By Me meets Indiana Jones meets The Sopranos meets&#8230; Well, it&#8217;s a whole lot of different movies all wrapped into one, really. It&#8217;s primarily an adventure flick, but it makes a lot of stops along the way, and stands as one of the all time classic kids movie downloads.</p>
<p>The movie follows, who else, The Goonies. This gang of misfits, led by Mikey Walsh, is known around the city of Astoria, Oregon for always getting into some sort of trouble. The story really kicks off when the rich folks in town decide to buy up the neighborhood to convert it into a golf course. The city of Astoria is really gorgeous, and it&#8217;s too bad that it only features prominently in the first act of the film before it gets into the cave-dwelling adventure stuff.</p>
<p>So, the Goonies have to go get some buried treasure to save their neighborhood. They find a treasure map in dad&#8217;s attic, they go to a restaurant on the edge of town where it turns out there are some Italian gangsters known as the Fratellis hiding out, and keeping their little brother, Sloth, a gigantic, deformed monster with a heart of gold chained up to a chair watching black and white TV all day. So the kids have to somehow get into the caves under the restaurant and find the treasure without getting the Fratellis&#8217; attention and&#8230;</p>
<p>Does the plot sound complicated? It actually isn&#8217;t, it&#8217;s just really fast paced. Don&#8217;t worry, you don&#8217;t have to keep all of this in mind. From moment to moment, all the booby traps, gangsters and grown ups are really doing is giving the Goonies something to run away from while they bond as friends and seek out the treasure to save their neighborhood.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s really just a whole lot of fun. It inspires you with a sense of adventure, like this stuff can happen in real life. While it&#8217;s not likely that it WILL happen, the movie is at least rooted enough in reality that it doesn&#8217;t get into the supernatural or anything like that, so it could, technically, happen in real life, no matter how implausible and unlikely that might be.</p>
<p>The film was thought to be incredibly fast paced, a little too break-neck, when it was released, but times have changed. Today, you won&#8217;t get out of a kid&#8217;s movie without seeing seven manic chase scenes, and at least one character getting dragged along an assembly line conveyor belt. The Goonies is relatively laid back in comparison to the madcap CGI films out today.</p>
<p>But in any event, it&#8217;s one of the all time great eighties flicks, as it well should be, having been produced by Spielberg and directed by Richard Donner. The style, the fashion, the music, it all adds up to a movie that couldn&#8217;t have been made in any other decade.</p>
<p>However you look at it, the movie&#8217;s a classic. It&#8217;s sort of like Indiana Jones with kids in the lead. If you have fond memories of the film from your childhood, give it another watch, and keep it on your hard drive to share with your own kids one of these days.</p>
<p>Whatever makes it great for you is why you have to have it. <a href="http://www.moviedownloadsites.net">Divx Movie Download</a> Tunes by the Fascinations and the Velvelettes that were unsuccessful in the the 60s became top 40 UK hits in the 70s. And the entire band members together share an extra ordinary combination which proves a catalyst in their music career.</p>
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		<title>Costumes And The Fun They Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things to do when I was just a child was to emulate my favorite cartoon characters. Whether it be American or Japanese cartoons, once I have taken interest in a character, there&#8217;s no stopping me. And because of this, my family regularly gives me costumes of my favorite cartoon characters, for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of my favorite things to do when I was just a child was to emulate my favorite cartoon characters. Whether it be American or Japanese cartoons, once I have taken interest in a character, there&#8217;s no stopping me. And because of this, my family regularly gives me costumes of my favorite cartoon characters, for they are rather supportive of me and any hobbies that I may have. When I got my first costume, I was so excited and happy! Now I don&#8217;t just copy the movements of my favorite characters, I can now look just like them! I would wear these costumes everyday, preferably at night because it is more comfortable.</p>
<p>Nowadays, I don&#8217;t wear costumes anymore, at least not on a regular basis now that I am now a grown up. However, my interest in costumes never diminished. Today, I have many hobbies, but one of them is definitely collecting costumes.  And right now I am more fascinated at the highly detailed costumes compared to the costumes back then. Sometimes, I browse the net for costumes when I have the free time. I would see Superman Costumes, Naruto costumes (from the Japanese anime), the Simpsons costumes, a <a href="http://www.mrpotatoheadcostume.net/" target='_blank'>Mr Potato Head Costume</a>, StarCraft Costumes, and many more that really makes me happy for they are all great.</p>
<p>Usually, you can only wear your costumes during the Halloween and Christmas seasons, for it is the time where lots of people are having their costume parties. But now there exists costume roleplay conventions, or more popularly known as cosplay conventions. It is where many people gather together wearing different kinds of costumes. Although cosplay is originally a Japanese term, people from the west are beginning to accept the term. Cosplay in America and Japan are almost the same, with their difference lies on the characters found in such events. For example, American cosplayers commonly feature western characters, so you will see people wearing a Batman costume, a Shrek costume, or a Mr Potato Head Costume during these events. Cosplay in Japan commonly feature characters from their local cartoons. But this rule is not really written in stone. Usually you will see anime characters in American cosplay conventions and western super heroes on eastern cosplay events.</p>
<p>Funny thing about cosplaying these days is that you are not restricted to your gender when it comes to costume choices. You can crossdress without raising suspicions about your sexuality during cosplay events. So, during such events you will commonly see a boy wearing a Sailor Moon costume or a girl who wears a Mr Potato Head Costume.</p>
<p>Costumes are really interesting for it can make your fantasy a reality, even if only through your clothes. Even adults have joined the fun because it really is fun. For I think that they are a lot of fun, I think I will join some cosplay events when I have the time. You should try it at least once too. After all, millions of happy cosplayers can&#8217;t be wrong!</p>
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		<title>Vietnam War Film The Classic Apocalypse Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlene Foster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coppola is one of those directors who's tried his hand at everything, never really settling down. He's so in love with the cinema, so curious, that he's never truly satisfied to return to the same subject matter twice. In fact, outside of the Godfather films, he's never really revisited a genre. So Apocalypse Now is, at once, a definition of what he did, and nowhere near a definition of what he did. It doesn't contain any of Coppola's usual stylistic touches because he really has no formula or pattern for how he makes his films, and that's why it is his signature film.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coppola is one of those directors who&#8217;s tried his hand at everything, never really settling down. He&#8217;s so in love with the cinema, so curious, that he&#8217;s never truly satisfied to return to the same subject matter twice. In fact, outside of the Godfather films, he&#8217;s never really revisited a genre. So Apocalypse Now is, at once, a definition of what he did, and nowhere near a definition of what he did. It doesn&#8217;t contain any of Coppola&#8217;s usual stylistic touches because he really has no formula or pattern for how he makes his films, and that&#8217;s why it is his signature film.</p>
<p>The film is allegedly based on Heart of Darkness, the novel, but outside of a few key parallels, the two are very different stories, albeit sharing a similar nihilistic tone and a few moments. We follow Martin Sheen as the alcoholic Captain Ben J. Willard, a secret operative who has grown more and more psychotic in his time away from the action.</p>
<p>All he wants is to be put back in the field. &#8220;Every day, Charlie grows stronger while I grow weaker&#8221;. He thrives on the blood lust of battle and can&#8217;t take another day cooped up in this room. The opening scene is immediately gripping, with the choppers flying overhead and Willard simply going insane in a bedroom somewhere in Saigon, waiting for his next mission.</p>
<p>When Sheen punches the mirror, that wasn&#8217;t in the script. In fact, the entire production of the film is a tale of legend, of insanity, of incredible difficult and of more odd and unusual happenings than even occur in the film itself. We could discuss them more in depth, but that would take more time than we have for this review, so we&#8217;ll just focus on the film for now.</p>
<p>The movie is simply loaded with unforgettable characters. Without even discussing the main cast, we have Cockroach, a youth from Harlem capable of sleeping through the most intense battle, waking up to launch a perfectly arced grenade at an enemy hiding in the shadows, eliminate him, and go back to sleep. We have Dennis Hopper as a maniacal photo journalist, and Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, a mix of samurai, Patton and surfer dude, sending his men out to hit the waves amidst napalm detonating against the beach.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t even getting into the main cast, these characters appear for one scene and then disappear from the film forever. Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz doesn&#8217;t even appear until the very end, but his presence, his mere existence, casts a shadow that commands the entirety of the film, despite his limited screen time, or perhaps, mythologized by his non-presence.</p>
<p>The film works on every level. It&#8217;s an incredible action film, a fascinating political statement, it&#8217;s funny, and, at times, it&#8217;s even endearing. However, while it succeeds on all these levels, the nihilism cast over the film by Kurtz and Willard eventually overwhelms all these other aspects and creates a film that is dark, psychedelic, and a frightening look into the human heart.</p>
<p>Coppola always cites Rumble Fish as his own favorite amongst his films, but fans will duke it out between Apocalypse Now and The Godfather Part 2. Of course, it&#8217;s always up to the individual viewer, but without a doubt, this film is certainly his most ambitious, his most unpredictable, and his most insane movie.</p>
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		<title>View The Adventure Film Exiled Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lakeisha Dodson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love action flicks, but you're getting tired of all this whiz bang, shaky camera stuff where you can't tell what the heck is going on, Exiled may be the antidote you're looking for. This makes any worthwhile action movie downloads list because the action isn't so darned all over the place. Everything is clear and coherent, you can tell what's going on. You rarely see action this... Graceful.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you love action flicks, but you&#8217;re getting tired of all this whiz bang, shaky camera stuff where you can&#8217;t tell what the heck is going on, Exiled may be the antidote you&#8217;re looking for. This makes any worthwhile action movie downloads list because the action isn&#8217;t so darned all over the place. Everything is clear and coherent, you can tell what&#8217;s going on. You rarely see action this&#8230; Graceful.</p>
<p>The story follows a former gangster who ran from his gang after ripping off their boss. Since, he&#8217;s gotten married and had a child. The movie begins when the boss sends a pair of hitmen to take him out. This is complicated by the fact that these two were friends with their target, and furthermore, a couple of retired members of the Triad have come to protect their old friend from the other two.</p>
<p>These characters are all friends since their youth, and there&#8217;s a sense of warmth and sentimentality as the five characters come to a compromise and decide to honor friendship before duty. They decide to pull off a big score to help support the hero&#8217;s wife and child before settling their differences. The result is something much more personal than the usual &#8220;It&#8217;s Just Business&#8221; approach to violence in gangster movies.</p>
<p>Johnnie To, the Hong Kong action legend, directed this film with a sense of sweetness and sentimentality and nostalgia. John Woo and Ringo Lam defined the Heroic Bloodshed genre alongside To with films like Hard Boiled and City on Fire, and To was always considered sort of the third wheel of the genre. This film, however, is much different from anything you might have seen from that era of Hong Kong action.</p>
<p>The movie has an odd, dreamlike quality to it. An opening gunfight has a bathroom door fly off its hinges and it twirls gracefully around the room until the firefight finally ends. Later we see a character throw a Red Bull can into the air, and the entire gunfight happens in slow motion before the can hits the ground. This is a bullet ballet.</p>
<p>The action is clear and coherent, the story isn&#8217;t always so clear. This actually helps the film&#8217;s dreamlike feel, so if you just watch it for the characters and for the action, the weird, twisty-turny story won&#8217;t infringe upon your enjoyment of the film and what it really does have to offer the viewer.</p>
<p>The genre of Heroic Bloodshed was defined by angry violence, often showing one man up against an army as a parallel to the independent people of Hong Kong and their anger against the Communist China. After Woo and Lam went to Hollywood, Johnnie To stayed behind and redefined the genre on his own terms, turning it into something a little less vitriolic.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s truly a rare spectacle in the world of action. Even if you&#8217;ve seen everything John Woo and Ringo Lam have ever made, this movie will show you something you haven&#8217;t seen before. It&#8217;s definitely something to watch if you&#8217;re looking for an action scene with its own approach to the usual shootouts and fight scenes.</p>
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		<title>Steam Punk &#8211; Defining Steam Punk For The Average Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steampunk is a culture dedicated to a revamp of the Victorian Age. This classical age is mixed up with fantasy, typically filled with massive steam-powered mechs, and extravagant dirigibles. Steampunk genre is depicted in various different forms, including clothing, music, art, and literature.
Steampunk has become a major hit in the fashion industry. Various designers are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steampunk is a culture dedicated to a revamp of the Victorian Age. This classical age is mixed up with fantasy, typically filled with massive steam-powered mechs, and extravagant dirigibles. Steampunk genre is depicted in various different forms, including clothing, music, art, and literature.</p>
<p>Steampunk has become a major hit in the fashion industry. Various designers are beginning to incorporate cogs, and gears, classic steampunk designs, into there clothing lines, and fashion shows. Typically, however, steampunk fashion can be seen as a growing trend within the cosplay scene. Groups of friends get together, wearing stylized, and often modified, Victorian style clothing, portraying themselves as pirates, explorers, adventurers, or even mild mannered socialites. Outfits include decorated coats, and top hats, goggles, and sometimes ray guns! This particular type of fashion caters greatly to the &ldquo;Do-It-Yourself&rdquo; community, where most the accessories carried by the cosplayers, are painted, and created entirely on there own. Ray guns are masterfully designed by mixing Nerf guns with standard household accessories. The bravest and the bold of this community actually fabricate these items themselves out of wood, and metal.</p>
<p>Steampunk elements within the music genre aren&rsquo;t as popular as other styles; however it does encompasses all different styles of music, including rock, rap, . Steampunk rock has a particular sound to it, the beats are dark, and gritty, are mixed with a presence of folk, and can often have a shanty sound to them. Abney Park is an aptly named Steampunk band that is not only influenced by it in there music, but also in the instruments and personas they carry with them on stage Other, rap and hip-hop influenced music usually has a dark up-beat bass, with lyrics depicting a post-apocalyptic world, or even that of a mad scientists workshop. Dr. Steel is an example of this. His beats are catchy and heavy hitting, but his character resembles that of a mad scientist.</p>
<p>Steampunk has been picked up by the art culture surprisingly fast. You can easily find paintings of dirigibles and other flying machines traversing grey skies above vast, desolate landscapes.  Such art can be found online, at your local art shows, and in galleries. While the purpose and perspective of such paintings is unlike anything else, the art styles can be very similar to other styles you have seen. While being dark and dreary, the artwork often depicts a violent sea, a dungeon-like-lab, or a deadend world, sometimes Frankenstein-esque. It is easy to point out anything steampunk inspired because the style is particularly unique compared to others.</p>
<p>Literature has made breakthroughs with the Steampunk culture. The birth of this trend can actually be linked back to H.G. Wells, and Jules Verne. Without there knowledge, the inventions, and worlds that these two writers depicted became the base of what we see in today&rsquo;s Steampunk community. The idea of a massive submarine, such as the one in &ldquo;Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea&rdquo;, and a brass time machine in &ldquo;The Time Machine&rdquo; set up the idea of futuristic, yet what we would call retro nowadays, machines that seem so out of place in there given time periods. This idea was the very basis of Steampunk, and has been the driving force for many fanatics and hardcore fans.</p>
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		<title>Beat Making Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Maddox</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a secret beat machine that can&#8217;t be beat.</p>
<p>The word&#8217;s not out on the street too much on this one yet, so you could still get the ZOOM SB246 Street Boxx Hip Hop Composer Drum Machine for about one hundred and eighty dollars and get a beat machien that is packed with samples created by hip hop artists especially for hip hop artists.</p>
<p>And although the SB246 looks like a toy, this thing is kickin&#8217;. You get 500 Hip Hop sounds like police sirens, gunshots, banging on the pots and pans, screeching metal, city sounds and the list doesn&#8217;t seem to stop.</p>
<p>It also packs authentic sounding kicks, snares, claps, beatbox, percussion and much more such as a fat synthesizer and acoustic instrument simulator circuitry. Accessible special effects involve everything you would expect like strings and scratch and much more.</p>
<p>And if any of the 500 presets don&#8217;t work for you, you could produce and save your own with at least five minutes learning time.</p>
<p>Shipped with a pair of Samson headphones with flip-up speaker cups for the DJ booth, you can work the beat live using any of the 70 included drum kits and push them, and the over 25 basses and synths, out the multi-effects processor that gives you compression, oscillating Rez Filter, Killer Verb, BPM Flanger and Delay, Chorus, Lo-Fi, and a lot more. You&#8217;re also full with plenty more than two hundred radio ready loops from a group referred to as Beatkangz.</p>
<p>With a built-in sequencer, including a loop recording feature, no load-time lag, and A/C as well as battery power, the ZOOM SB246 may be the fastest, easiest and least expensive beat machine for building the right tracks for any hip hop style. Do not allow the low cost or children&#8217;s toy look keep you away. This box is fat. Word.</p>
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