Ad
4 Important Questions to Ask your Hand Sanitizer
Virtually all of the current group of readily available hand sanitizers are significantly lacking to say the least.
Here are 4 basic questions to ask before you purchase your next hand sanitizer:
- Is it alcohol-free (dries & damages skin)?
- Does it have long lasting germ killing power?
- Safe for kids (none of the chemical BAC)?
- Safe for the environment (No Triclosan)?
Now, you're an informed consumer.
NFL Wk 16: Redskins should place the blame at the top
He has worked hard to give his team ample resources to win.
He has built a new stadium and turned a floundering franchise into a financial juggernaut.
He brought back the franchises legendary coach, Joe Gibbs, to right the ship.
He tried a fresh set of eyes and offensive wizard, Jim Zorn.
He drank the kool-aid & hired the current, marquis coach- the 'mastermind', Mike Shanahan.
But they still suck on the field.
In 2009, 4-12 was good enough to get Zorn the boot. This year the 'Almighty' Shanahans (plural) are sporting a record of 5-9.
Who gets the bulk of the blame?
The head coach of a team with:
- 5-9 record
- league's worst defense
- O-line that ranks 30th of 32 teams?
- 18th ranked offense run by his son, Kyle?
Nope...the QB, 6-time pro-bowler Donovan McNabb; it's his first year in a completely new system on a terrible team.
At some point you must look at the the man steering the ship...even if he (and his 'didn't earn it' son) is infallible.
UFC 124: GSP unveils secret weapon
GSP travels the world seeking out the best instruction in the various fighting disciplines. He is a better student than champion...and that's saying alot.
His game is constantly evolving. GSP relies on no single aspect of his fighting arsenal. He's not a striker or a wrestler or a bjj guy. He is the epitome of a mixed martial artist.
St. Pierre spent time with Freddie Roach and rediscovered a forgotten technique: a crisp, stiff jab.
That's all it took. Koscheck had no answer for the boxing fundamental: the #1...the jab.
MMA 'strikers' are usually known for devastating power and not for solid boxing fundamentals or proper technique. Haymakers count in MMA but good technique transfers force more efficiently, reaches the mark quicker and allow the owner to properly defend a counter.
GSP didn't need to travel to a remote Indonesian mountain village to perfect his secret weapon.
He studied his adversary, refined his technique and tactics.
Sun Tzu would be proud.
Cam Newton is the best player in NCAA football...and I don't care what his Dad tried to do
The media is feeding the 24 hour sports monster by fueling this made for TV controversy regarding his father and a pay for play conspiracy theory.
Did Mr. Newton attempt to financially profit from his son's athletic abilities? Most probably.
Will some soon to be named, slick talking sports agent financially profit from his son's athletic abilities? Most definitely.
Has the NCAA, Auburn University, the SEC, the Auburn head football coach, sports media and countless others ALL financially profit from his son's athletic abilities? Without question.
So why is it OK for everyone to derive significant financial benefits from the athletic abilities of Cam Newton BUT the man that truly loves and raised him?
Because that's the way the people making all of the money in the current system created it?
Just asking.
CSAC's "punishment" of Chael Sonnen is a joke
Main event caliber UFC athletes only fight 2 or 3 times a year. So a 6 month lay off between fights is common, to be expected and by many fighters welcomed after a long, tough, grueling 5-round fight and the equally arduous training camp that preceded it.
So how is a 6-month suspension a penalty? It's rest... rest that he was likely planning to take anyway.
It's like suspending a school kid for the summer. Or your boss telling you at 5 pm on Friday that you're suspended and not to come back to work until Monday morning..."when you have your mind right".
Hello.
He can still train.
He will continue to earn money from ALL other sources outside of the octagon which commonly pay far more than a fight purse or fight of the night bonus.
And the $2,500 is pocket change for an elite UFC fighter.
CSAC, If you're not going to fairly and vigorously enforce a rule then why have it?
Pacquiao is the Greatest Ever
Ali is the icon.
Marciano, Frazier, Robinson, Leonard, Louis, Hagler, Hearns, Chavez, De la Hoya, Lewis, Jones, Foreman, Duran, Arguello, Tyson, Trinidad and a few others that I've certainly overlooked ( no disrespect intended) were all amazing in their primes. But the accomplishments of the gentleman from General Santos City are without peer.
Manny isn't merely the current pound for pound king. He is the best ever regardless of era or circumstances!
Why shouldn't NCCA players be given a monthly stipend?
You know how much the players earned... officially?...nada!
There is all of this hoopla about dirty agents and players taking illegal money and gifts but let's do the math.
- Big time, national powerhouse programs make literal fortunes off: tickets, corporate sponsorships, merchandise, television and bowl games.
- Coaches get paid millions in: salary, sneaker/equipment/jersey deals, tv shows and speaking fees.
- Television: makes zillions off of advertising related to these games.
- NFL and NBA get a de facto farm system.
- Players: get a sham education better known as 'maintaining eligibility' and their bodies hammered.
And the university paying a player in a revenue producing sport (mostly football and basketball) the astonishing sum of $1,000 per month would do what to the orbit of the earth?
Someone please help me understand!
The Loss of an All-Time Great- Reggie Allen
But the Reggie Allen to whom I refer is (to me) the greatest one of them all.
I and all those who know and love him lost an amazing friend. His death hurts so badly that I cannot bear to speak of him in the past tense.
Uncle Reg is merely 46 years old.
For those that didn't know him, I can only describe him as a 'good dude'.
That guy who is always the peace maker. The one that never has a bad word to say about anyone nor ever participates in bashing someone behind their back.
The buddy that will reach out with an e-mail or phone call out of the blue...but you don't fear answering the phone because he is never asking for money. You know...that guy.
Reggie will always try to arrange reunions for all the boys from college but the number always grows because tangential friends are also welcome
He can't fathom abandoning the Dallas Cowboys just because they are losing. We call him to give him the business but he'll just laugh and hang in there with them. He feels that he should stick with them no matter what because that is the kind of guy he is.
This Reggie Allen, my Reggie Allen will never appear on ESPN's Sports Center. He doesn't have a Super Bowl ring. He will never be inducted in any Hall of Fame.
But to me...He is everything.
Please pray for his family and all those that are fortunate enough to know him.
We are hurting.
UFC 121: Cain was Able and the moral to this story
Brock Lesnar is a human force of nature and believed by many to have been unbeatable. But that's why they actually conduct the fight. Opinions don't matter once the 'door of truth' slams shut on the Octagon.
People (presumably Brock supporters) are upset about everything and specifically the promotion of the main event. They feel that the emphasis and media attention directed towards Cain's Hispanic heritage was in some way....I don't know what their point is but suffice it to say- they're unhappy.
Both Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar have wonderful and similar stories. Unfortunately, one of these rags to riches tales of the son of a hard working, family man doesn't resonate with a large portion of MMA's core demographic.
I like both fighters. They both have great stories. Brock is proud of his work ethic and upbringing so why shouldn't Cain enjoy similar passion towards his roots?
When I watched the countdown promo show I saw the quintessential tale of how in America if you work hard and dream big good things can happen regardless of where you come from.
To0 bad that this binding ideal was/is apparently lost on so many of the MMA faithful.
I am my brother's keeper
I am often criticized for stating that contact and combat athletes often need to be protected from themselves.
Their hyper-competitive instinct is a large part of what allows them to compete at the highest levels. Also the motivating factors of significant financial gain, the roar of the crowd and the pursuit of the elusive ill-defined ‘glory’ may combine to cloud a young man’s judgment.
Young players/fighters have a difficult time admitting injury or restraining themselves; older players/fighters often have difficulty retiring and staying so.
But if you don’t believe me just read the words of Miami Dolphin linebacker Channing Crowder as told to the Associated Press:
"If I get a chance to knock somebody out, I'm going to knock them out and take what they give me," Crowder said Wednesday. "They give me a helmet, I'm going to use it."
There's particular concern about helmet hits, but many players are unhappy about the crackdown. That includes Crowder, who said concussions are a normal part of the game.
He thinks he gets one every week and often keeps playing.
"If I'm knocked out, I don't know where I'm at, I can't say my name, now I can't play football," he said. "If I get hit in the head and black out for a second and now I get back up dizzy, OK, I'm ready to go."
Crowder said the NFL is "making a big deal about nothing" and cited money as the motivation.
Like it or not…as an orthopedic spine surgeon intimately involved in sports especially football, boxing and MMA at their highest levels- I am my brother’s keeper.