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UCLA shocks No. 7 Texas behind Franklin, Coleman

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Sep 26, 2010 Johnathan Franklin carried the ball 19 times for 118 yards and a score, and the UCLA Bruins forced five turnovers en route to a 34-12 toppling of the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns. Kevin Prince, who completed just 5-of-8 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown, carried the ball 13 times for 50 yards and a score for the Bruins (2-2), who were coming off a 31-13 win over then No. 23 Houston. Derrick Coleman rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries for UCLA, which outgained Texas by a 264-85 margin on the ground to halt both the Longhorns' 20-game regular season win streak and a stretch of 16 straight wins at home. "Our game started on Tuesday at practice. We worked hard and we came out, executed and earned a win," Franklin said. "We felt all week that we could win this game. We had the mindset that we could move these guys and that we could win, so it was no surprise." Garrett Gilbert connected on 30-of-45 passes for 264 yards, a touchdown, and an interception for Texas (3-1), which was trying to go 4-0 to open the year for a fourth consecutive season. The last time the Bruins visited Austin they embarrassed Texas 66-3 on September 13, 1997. UCLA forced eight turnovers in that game. The Bruins now lead the all-time series, 3-2. "It's the hardest thing in the world when you do not play well as a team. It's an awful feeling for a coach. You feel like you let your kids down. You feel like you let your fans down. You let everybody down. It's just awful," Texas head coach Mack Brown said. Texas' turnover problems started early in the first quarter. The Longhorns got the ball near midfield on their second possession of the game. However, Gilbert was sacked on third down and lost the football. Cassius Marsh recovered for UCLA at the Texas 20. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity, though, as Kai Forbath missed a 49-yard field goal. Franklin fumbled the ball on UCLA's next drive, and Justin Tucker made a 31-yard field goal for Texas. The visitors were forced to punt early in the second stanza, but another turnover by the Longhorns gave UCLA the ball back as Curtis Brown fumbled the punt at the Texas four-yard line. Two plays later, Ricky Marvray caught a one- yard TD pass to give the Bruins a 7-3 lead. On the ensuing possession, Texas went for it on 4th-and-3 from the UCLA 40. A one-yard pass gave UCLA the ball in great field position and Forbath made a 39-yard field goal for a 10-3 game with close to 5 1/2 minutes left until the half. A D.J. Monroe fumble then set up Forbath's 49-yarder for a 13-3 UCLA margin. Each team had one more turnover before the break. The Bruins got the ball to start the second half and marched right down the field. Franklin highlighted an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a 35-yard run and capped things off with an 11-yard TD to extend UCLA's margin to 20-3. Texas got the ball to the Bruins' 17-yard line late in the third quarter, but had to settle for a 34-yard Tucker field goal with 2:14 left. Josh Smith returned the ensuing kickoff 45 yards to midfield. On the third play, Prince faked a handoff and ran 38 yards untouched into the end zone to make it 27-6. In the fourth quarter, James Kirkendoll caught a five-yard TD pass from Gilbert, but with only 2 1/2 minutes left to play. Coleman erased the score on a 29-yard TD run with just under a minute to go to seal the upset. Game Notes The programs last met in 1998, a 49-31 victory by the Bruins at the Rose Bowl...UCLA had lost 15 consecutive road games against ranked teams since a 2001 win at Oregon State...The Bruins controlled the ball for 35:29...Kirkendoll caught six passes for 42 yards, while Marquis Goodwin hauled in six passes for 62 yards for Texas.

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Bears boot late field goal to top mistake-prone Packers

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Sep 28, 2010 Robbie Gould booted a 19-yard field goal with four seconds remaining in the game and the Bears took advantage of 18 Green Bay penalties to edge the Packers, 20-17, at Soldier Field. Devin Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a score and Gould kicked two field goals in the final four minutes, the final one coming after a Green Bay turnover. Aaron Rodgers completed a 12-yard pass to James Jones, but the linebacker tandem of Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher caused a fumble near the sideline. Tim Jennings pounced on the ball, and the Packers challenged the call, but replays showed Jennings stayed in bounds, giving Chicago the ball at the Green Bay 46. Jay Cutler threw a 21-yard pass over the middle to tight end Greg Olsen. Two plays later, Cutler's pass was picked off by Nick Collins, but Morgan Burnett was called for pass interference. The penalty set up the Bears at the nine, and on fourth down, Gould's kick kept the Bears (3-0) unbeaten. A penalty on the final kickoff return set a Green Bay franchise record. "We didn't play our best game and we won. That has to be a good sign," Cutler said. "Offensively we have to get a lot better. I have to play better. The defense did a good job keeping us in there." Cutler finished 16-of-27 for 221 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while Rodgers ended 34-of-45 for 316 yards, also with a score and a pick. Rodgers also ran for a score, but the Packers (2-1), who were penalized 152 yards, suffered their first defeat. Jermichael Finley caught nine passes for 115 yards in the loss. "That's not the way we play," Rodgers said of the penalties. "That's disappointing. We're not that team. We took points off the board and took big plays off the board as well." Hester eluded tacklers while running toward the right sideline and stepped by punter Tim Masthay at the five for the 62-yad score on the second play of the fourth quarter, giving Chicago a 14-10 lead. It was Hester's eighth career punt return for a touchdown, tying him with Rick Upchurch, Desmond Howard and Jack Christiansen for third-most all-time. Green Bay then held the ball for nearly eight minutes, going on a 12-play, 72- yard drive that was culminated by Rodgers' third down, three-yard scramble to the right, diving into the end zone just inside the pylon. That gave the Packers the lead back with 6:52 remaining. Mistakes, though, really did in the Packers. Nick Barnett picked off Cutler, but linebacker Frank Zombo was penalized for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Cutler. Another ill-advised penalty, an unnecessary roughness call on Collins for slamming Matt Forte to the ground, moved the ball to the Green Bay 29. Gould ended up kicking a 25-yard field goal with 3:59 left to tie the game to set up the dramatic finish. Gould was wide right on a 49-yard field goal try on the game's opening possession, and Green Bay went ahead 7-0 on a Rodgers seven-yard TD pass to Greg Jennings. Cutler was intercepted in the end zone by Derrick Martin later in the first quarter and Mason Crosby's 38-yard field goal with 4:41 left in the half made it 10-0. That drive also lasted nearly eight minutes, covering 14 plays, 73 yards. The Bears finally got on the scoreboard thanks to Cutler's nine-yard TD pass to Olsen with 26 seconds left in the half, and Chicago came up big on special teams midway through the third as Julius Peppers blocked Crosby's 37-yard field goal try. Earlier in the drive, the Packers had a 15-yard TD pass to Finley nullified by a holding penalty on Mark Tauscher. Chicago wasted a golden opportunity to take the lead inside two minutes left in the third when the Bears dropped two passes in the end zone, including a fourth down attempt from Cutler to tight end Desmond Clark. Game Notes The Bears are off to their first 3-0 start since 2006 and are the only unbeaten NFC squad...Hester trails only Eric Metcalf (10) and Brian Mitchell (nine) for most punts returned for touchdowns. Hester has 12 combined kickoff/punt returns for touchdowns...Peppers has 10 career blocked field goals...This was the first time since 1962 that both teams entered the game with a 2-0 record. The Packers won that September 30, 1962, matchup in Green Bay, 49-0...The teams won't see each other again until Week 17, the first time that the Packers have ever hosted Chicago in the season finale...Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly set a team record by playing in his 192nd game, surpassing Steve McMichael...Prior to the game, the Bears observed a moment of silence for George Blanda, who passed away Monday at the age of 83. Blanda played from 1949-58 for the Bears...Chicago defensive tackle Tommie Harris was benched and listed as inactive.

CWG may be called off: NZ chef de mission

Auckland: The Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, scheduled to begin Oct 3, is under serious risk of being called off, the New Zealand team's chef de mission Dave Currie said on Tuesday.

The unprepared state of the athletes village has stunned foreign delegates in the Indian capital and there was a mountain to climb to have it ready for its official opening on Friday, when the first athletes are scheduled to arrive, Currie said.

Currie has accepted an offer from the Games Organising Committee (OC) to shift from their allocated accommodation - which he described as "substandard" - to another tower in the village premises.

Currie on Tuesday said the prospects of the Games being cancelled were now very real. "That's not a decision that we'll make (alone) but there are some realities. If the village is not ready and athletes can't come, obviously the implications of that are that it's not going to happen," he was quoted as saying by the New Zealand Herald.

"I think they (Commonwealth Games Federation) are in severe difficulties. In the time frame that is left, unless there is tremendous effort and energy and problem-solving ability to get it done, I think it's going to be extremely hard to get across the line.

"They've got a little bit of time but it's kind of two seconds to midnight really."

Currie said the half-built nature of New Zealand's proposed accommodation was "extraordinarily disappointing" to his delegation when they arrived last week.

There was a large amount of post-construction cleanup to be completed, along with issues surrounding cleanliness, plumbing, wiring, internet and mobile phones.

"It's pretty grim really and certainly disappointing when you consider the amount of time they've had to get the village ready for athletes to arrive," he said, noting there was still remedial work to be carried out on their new area.

New Zealand Olympic Committee officials were flying to India on Tuesday to inspect the village while Fennell also planned to arrive soon to "assess the situation first hand and provide our member countries and territories with a frank assessment".

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Michael Fennell on Tuesday described the village as "seriously compromised". "Final preparations for the Commonwealth Games Village have been of concern to the CGF since viewing the residential zone along with a number of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) advance parties on September 15th," Fennell said.

Fennell said problems arose due to constant pushing out of building deadlines. Now increased security around the site was slowing the building process.

New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) president Mike Stanley and secretary-general Barry Maister left for New Delhi on Tuesday.

Stanley said New Zealand was working with five other nations - England, Scotland, Wales, Canada and Australia - in assessing preparations for the Games. He said the group had voiced their concerns "at the highest possible level".

"What they are frustrated by is not enough action, not enough quick action, to see that, between the time we have now and the athletes coming into the village, or even the opening of the Games, things are going to be ready," he said.

Stanley did not want to speculate on how big a risk there was that the Games might not be able to proceed on time.

"There has always been a chance that something could happen to the Games," he said.

Davis Cup: India beat Brazil 3-2, enter World Group

Chennai: India completed a magnificent and historic comeback to beat Brazil 3-2 to remain in the Davis Cup World Group by winning both the reverse singles here on Sunday.

In the first reverse singles, Somdev Devvarman, leading 7-6 (3), 4-0, benefitted when Thomaz Bellucci conceded after falling ill and then Rohan Bopanna tamed Ricardo Mello 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3, to clinch the tie for India.

The oppressive heat and humidity finally got to the Brazilians, who were sitting pretty at 2-0 after winning the opening singles on Friday, but lost the doubles to the top Indian combination of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathy on Saturday.

It was the first time that India have come back from a 0-2 deficit to clinch a tie and much of the credit should go to the Paes-Bhupathi tandem that won their 24th consecutive Davis Cup doubles tie.

"We are back to where we belong," was how Bhupathi put the victory in perspective. "To come back after losing both matches on the first day is fantastic."

When the 30-year old Bopanna, ranked 479, won the final point of the two-hour match against the higher ranked Mello, it triggered huge celebrations both on court and in the stands.

Bopanna was mobbed by his team-mates who raced on to the court while the spectators cheered and danced in joy in sharp contrast to the Brazilian bench that presented a forlorn picture after their challenge melted in the oppressive weather.

Overall, the Indians adapted to the conditions far better and their choice of venue and surface stood vindicated while the Brazilians, for all their pre-match optimism, just could not cope with the weather.

"The heat and humidity was good for me and Bops (Bopanna). It didn’t hurt us, but it helped us. I stand by my decision and it was a good call," Somdev said.

Brazil team captain Joao Zwetsch said he was obviously disappointed that they lost after leading 2-0 and that the weather conditions did affect his players.

"It’s always disappointing to lose after leading 2-0, but I am proud the way our boys played. It is the end of the year and the boys are tired. The heat and the time difference made it difficult for us," he said.

Bopanna, although not serving as well he would have liked to, still outplayed Mello for the best part of the three sets by firing more winners and being more composed despite the pressure he was under after Somdev's victory left India’s hopes in his hands.

"I just went out there thinking positive and played freely. My captain (Shiv Prakash Misra) told me to focus on my serves and be aggressive. That’s precisely what I did. Of course, the encouragement I received from my team-mates did help," said Bopanna.

On the other hand, the 29-year-old 75th-ranked Mello put on a game show, but it was obvious that the heat was getting to him. Towards the end, he appeared flatfooted and on occasions, did not bother to chase balls, like he did Friday when he beat Devvarman.

Bopanna, thus, more than compensated for the loss to Bellucci in Friday’s opening singles when he lost while leading 5-2 in the fifth set.

The Bangalorean, who last week reached the men’s doubles final at the US Open along with Pakistan’s Aisam Qureshi, won the first and third sets on service breaks in the fourth game.

Mello did his best to save the situation and his best moments were in the second set when he held breakpoints, but could not convert them.

"The turning point was in the second set when I led 5-4 and was up 40-30 on Bopanna’s serve, but I failed to convert. It became 2-0 instead of 1-1," Mello recalled.

The loss in the tie-break effectively snuffed out Mello’s challenge as Bopanna consolidated his position in the third with an early break before coming through in a canter. He even had time to smile once he realised that his opponent had all but given up.

Earlier, Somdev looked the better player though he blew a few breakpoints and the first set spilled into a tie-break.

"My strategy was to move him around and not allow him to push me. It was more about attitude, really. I had recovered well from my Friday’s five-set match and was prepared for today’s match," said Somdev.

Bellucci, looking pale and weak, said he fell ill in the tie-break. "I was tired after Friday’s match but had recovered. In the tie-break, I felt ill and could not continue in the second set," he said

ADL: Planned march in Estonia insults memory of forced labour camp victims

Saying it would “trample on the memory” of World War II labor and concentration camp victims, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned a march, planned for July 31 in Vaivara, Estonia, to honor an Estonian division of the Nazi SS that fought in a 1944 battle against Soviet troops.
            Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and a Holocaust survivor, issued the following statement: “Opposing Soviet repression is one thing, but celebrating the Nazi SS is quite another.  Unfortunately, in the past we have seen Estonian officials participate in such events, rather than oppose them.  Vaivara should evoke mourning and reflection, not celebration. Twenty thousand Jews from across the Baltics were imprisoned in the Vaivara camps, as were other victims and prisoners of war.  Every two weeks the Jews who were too sick or frail to work were murdered.  Those who march will trample on their memory.  A telling choice once again lies before Estonian officials.  They, along with responsible members of Estonian civil society, should unequivocally condemn the planned march in Vaivara. The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world’s leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry”/

Latvia did not support Georgia’s initiative to move Olympics from Sochi

Political differences should not hamper both sports and culture and decision concerned the venue for the Olympics is in the competence of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a REGNUM correspondent was informed at the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia today on November, 26. Besides, according to spokeswoman for the ministry, Diana Eglite, Latvia's ambassador in Moscow, Andris Teykmanis said today to journalists that Latvia in spite of Georgian calls would take part at Olympics 2014 in Sochi.
Earlier, on November, 25, the Sports and Youth Issues Committee of the Georgian Parliament sent a letter to the Latvian Saeima subcommittee on Sports where the Georgian side called Latvian parliamentarians to back the idea of lifting the decisions to hold the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi for political reasons. Georgia also applied to the International Olympic Committee to move Winter Olympics 2014 from Sochi for security reasons.

Why everybody needs to try more loft—and that means you! New Golf Digest testing proves you need more loft on your driver than you think

Dick Helmstetter remembers the first time he saw a group of long drivers in training. This was long before portable launch monitors, laser-distance-measuring devices or even reliable swing-speed gauges.
"They were using stopwatches," says Helmstetter, Callaway Golf's senior executive vice president and chief of new products. "They figured 10 seconds of hang time was what they needed to be competitive. They had it figured out back then. They knew that the longer the ball stays in the air, the farther it's going to go. Period."
The lesson of the stopwatches from years ago has been confirmed by recent Golf Digest player and robot testing. Higher is better. The action plan for average golfers is simple: Take the headcover off your No. 1 club right now. If the numeral on the sole is less than 10, and you are not a member of the PGA Tour, try a driver with more loft. It could change your life.
"The single thing that I have found to help people hit the ball better with the driver is to give them higher loft," says Tom Stites, director of product creation for Nike Golf. He's convinced that about 90 percent of average recreational golfers would see better results if they could add 1 or 2 degrees of loft to their drivers. "But golfers really do have a psychological barrier to loft," he adds.
Even older pros are learning the benefits of more loft. Lanny Wadkins, who has played high-level golf for more than 30 years, has always been known as the quintessential low-ball hitter, and he played drivers with as little loft as possible during his glory days as a pro. He's a changed man.
"The launch monitor has taught us all to try to launch it higher with less spin," says Wadkins, who says more loft also helps him work the ball. "I started thinking about it after watching a long-drive exhibition. I thought they were popping the ball up. But then I saw those pop-ups were going 330, 340."
So what's the loft on Lanny's new driver? 9 degrees? 9.5? Try 10. "I'm enjoying the new technology," he says. For you to do the same, the short answer is go higher.
10 more yards
For most golfers, adding loft to their drivers will add an average of at least 10 yards to their drives.
That's right. Shots hit by a higher-lofted club flew an average of 10.8 yards farther than those hit with 9-degree drivers at robot swing speeds of 65 to 95 miles per hour (the range for most golfers). The robot tests were performed for Golf Digest by Gene Parente, owner of Golf Laboratories Inc. in San Diego.
Does this mean we all should dump our 9-degree drivers for new clubs with 3-wood loft? Not exactly. As driver technology improves, a loft designation becomes more of an afterthought. Instead, focus on getting the proper launch angle and ball flight.

 

Rules: Grounding a club - Brief Article

SITUATION: Player A, while competing in a stroke-play championship, discovers his ball in a sand bunker. (A sand bunker is a hazard. Grass-covered ground bordering a sand bunker, or within one, is not considered part of the hazard. A ball is in a bunker when any part of it touches a bunker.)
COMMON MISTAKE: In taking his address, Player A rests the bottom of the club on the ground. Rule 13-4 does not permit grounding the club in a sand bunker or water hazard. Hence, Player A must incur a two-stroke penalty. In match play, the penalty is loss of hole.CORRECT PROCEDURE: When preparing to hit a recovery shot from a sand bunker (or water hazard), make sure to keep the club elevated. The bottom of the club is not allowed to touch the sand, the surface of the water, or any area of ground inside the hazard.

RULES OF THE GAME : What Is 'Grounding the Club'?

Throughout his career, Jack Nicklaus has never grounded his club at address. Rather, he hovers the clubhead above the grass to preclude a violation of Rule 18-2b covering "Ball moving after address." (One of the requirements of addressing the ball, except in a bunker or water hazard, is grounding the club.)
But did Nicklaus' habit save him in water hazards, where the player is not permitted to touch the ground or the water within the hazard (Rule 13-4)? What if Nicklaus brushed the tops of tall grass within the water hazard while hovering the clubhead, or while taking a practice swing? The answer is found in Decision 13-4/4: No penalty, "provided the player did not improve his lie or test the condition of the hazard." 
Another hypothetical situation: Suppose Nicklaus' ball were in the water hazard, and he took his stance and hovered his club. What if the ball then moved? He would be penalized one stroke, and he would be required to replace the ball. Remember, when the player's ball is in a hazard, he need only take his stance to satisfy the definition of "addressing the ball."
Water hazards (and bunkers) are especially tricky on matters concerning grounding your club. If your ball lies on a bridge spanning a water hazard, you may ground your club on the bridge. If your ball touches a line defining the margin of the water hazard, you are permitted to ground your club outside the hazard.

Finding and Buying The Best Inline Skate Wheels For Your Inline Skates Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/outdoor-sports-articles/finding-and-buying-the-best-inline-skate-wheels-for-your-inline-skates-3115419.html#ixzz0xVAvBSnd Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

nline skating has become the officially new version of roller skating and is the best way to step out on wheels. Inline skating and roller blading is excellent fun and may also be great physical exercise for anyone looking for an alternate to normal skating. Inline skates tend to be roller skates with wheels in parallel, which means you have up to 4 wheels 1 behind another. This creates a skate with create agility, speed, and control.

Rollerblade wheels naturally need replacing over time and need to be changed. Inline skating enables the skater to make sharp turns and cuts, that has produced a whole new sport of roller hockey - hockey on roller blades or inline skates. Inline skating also allows a skater to climb up hills, and come down them too, much like a skier might, which makes it excellent physical exercise for individuals who want to get outside. All of this fast action on skates does have one consequence, and which is actually the wear on the roller blade wheels.

Wheel rotation is actually a great way to prolong the life of your wheels. You can make your inline skate wheels last another 80-100% of life via rotation. Roller blade wheels will need replacing first on the insides from the wheel, and often the front and back wheels will need replacing first. Thus before changing rollerblade wheels, they can be rotated and balanced a few times to even wear. Rotating usually means switching all of them from one skate to another and reversing the wear side, and also generally moving the external wheels to inside.

Make no mistake, eventually you'll have to replace your own roller blade wheels. At this point, discovering replacements is not hard, but buying the proper wheels takes some decision making. There are some factors, the first being size of the wheel. The size of inline skate wheels is calculated in millimeters, and generally is available in 72mm to 80mm sizes, although you'll find much smaller for special reasons.

The majority of roller blades may accommodate any kind of dimension, but others will not hold the bigger sizes so check your handbook. The larger dimension wheels are going to be faster, and may last longer. The smaller wheels will give you more control and stability. Something about the low end (72-74 millimeters) is actually recommended for the beginning roller blader.

Another important consideration is the hardness of the wheel. Hardness is actually measured by the durometer scale, which uses numbers and characters to indicate hardness from the wheel. In general, the harder the wheel, the longer it'll last. However softer wheels give a skater with additional control and effectiveness. For the average skater, again something moderate is actually suggested. See the suggestion which came with your own manual, or look through something among 78A and 82A.

Finally, you want your wheels to look sharp. Let's not kid ourselves, the majority of guys don't want pink wheels, and some do not want loud colors. Many will require the color and design from the wheel and how it fits their own skates into account. Don't be self conscious in doing so. Of course cost is a consideration, and these days you can buy wheels through all sorts of sources, both in stores and online.

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3 Simple Tips To Lose Belly Fat Fast!

As a nurse I learned if you want to lose belly fat and you're carrying a little or a lot of belly fat around, it's important to lose it, especially for the health of your heart. Studies have shown that people with pear shapes or who are carrying extra pounds around the waist have more incidences of heart attacks than those who don't. Weight loss problems and dieting failures do not help your middle section either.

1. But what you can do is first of all completely understand that you're headed for some serious health problems if you don't lose not only your belly fat but any other excessive fat you might be carrying around. Your body and its health should be a top priority if you plan to be around for a long time and live a healthy quality of life also.

Keep this first and utmost goal in mind that you must lose the weight or suffer some serious health consequences. Many people never think about the possibility of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, heart attack and many others affecting them. Plaque from fatty diets can collect around all the organs, not just the heart and blood vessels.

2. Next start an eating or food diary and start immediately to document what you eat every day down to the last morsel. Make this exact. Look it over after a couple of days or so and see what you can eliminate. Eliminate any food that you are indifferent about. Food that you nibble on or chow down on that you don't care that much about should go first. Immediately stop drinking any soda or diet pops, which really aren't foods and pack a lot of calories. If you can cut down or eliminate meat and dairy products. That may seem hard but they are acidic and have high concentrations of fat and dangerous added hormones, pesticides, herbicide and growth factor in milk. Start eating a ton of veggies and fruits every day - go for a diet that includes a lot of raw or living foods. These will nourish your body, provide you with a lot of nutrients, give you plenty of fiber and natural water and help you lose weight fast.

If you drink beer, quit. This is a sure way to develop a beer belly from excessive calories. If you do this you will not need any fad diets, diet pills, expensive weight loss plans or programs. Most are designed to part you with your precious hard-earned cash. Focus on buying fresh fruits and fresh veggies and make huge salads (red-leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce or romaine, not iceberg lettuce which has few nutrients).

3. Belly fat is resting on top of the abdominal muscles of course. I see many articles claiming that you can lose belly fat by exercising, but this can't be true. You can strengthen your abdominal muscles and this will help BUT you must make an effort to lose weight to get rid of your belly fat. Sit-ups are one of the best approaches to tightening the abdominals. Practice sucking in your stomach to tighten the abdomen throughout the day when you're driving or watching television or anytime.

You can lose your belly fat and experience a lot of other weight loss too. Just get started today. Even one little change is a start in the right direction. Do make one change in your diet and lifestyle today and add one change or more each day for the next week and you should start to see your belly fat disappear. Continue your diet and lifestyle changes to keep the weight off! YOU can do it!

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Malinga ruled out of second Test

Sri Lanka suffered a big jolt sprouted of the endorse cricket Trial against India as paceman Lasith Malinga was on Weekday ruled out due to a buckram joint.

Malinga's epilepsy from the line-up, which give also be without old Muttiah Muralitharan, gift resign Bharat a large aid as they move to destruct the series. The merchandise Judge begins here from Weekday.

Malinga returned to Trial cricket in spectacular pattern as he took cardinal wickets, phoebe in the endorse innings, in Sri Lanka's blanket 10-wicket win in the opening fit at Galle.

Malinga, who remained out of competing cricket for a lengthened example, is promising to be replaced by Dilhara Fernando.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials maintained that Malinga is not mangled.

"There is no trauma as specified to Malinga. Since he is forthcoming after a far fortuity, he is state invigorated. We requirement to protect him and he may freedom third Examine," Nishanta Ranatunga, SLC Intimate told PTI.

"He only has several nervousness which is popular to firm bowlers," said Sri Lanka's Media Handler Brian Socialist.

Fernando in all likelihood module ask Malinga's estimate but the Lankan unit direction also has the alternative of Dammika Prasad and Nuwan Kulasekara.

Ajantha Mendis, who tormented the Indians in their ending circuit here, leave need Muralitharan's site in the playacting cardinal.

Mendis took six wickets in the exclusive use fearless before the Judge serial but was neglected by the selectors in the for the firstborn Judge.

Murali tougher to face than Warne

Other Bharat leader Sourav Ganguly has the receive of tackling two of the maximal spinners of all nowadays - Muttiah Muralidharan and Shane Warne.

On Fri, he chose the Sri Lankan onwards of the Inhabitant as a tougher customer to play on the 22-yard airfield.

Paid luminous tributes to Muralidharan, who old from Examine cricket on Thursday with a account of 800 Effort wickets, Sourav said: "I don't poorness to get into a examination, but I would raise Warne. Murali is writer precise, has statesman variations and so is tougher to tackling."

Sourav termed Muralidharan's Effort withdrawal as the end of an era.

"Warne and (Indigotin) Kumble had already retired and now (Muttiah) Muralidharan... It is the end of an era," the 38-year-old said. "His (Murali's) book leave be very rocklike to break… He has been a great chapter in Sri Lankan cricket, having reigned supreme for much than 15 geezerhood. He is cruel to be compared with anybody," he another.

Articulate almost Murali's retirement, Sourav said that he chose, similar galore new greats, to weary when he was at the eyeshade of his progression.

"All majuscule players provide when they are at the crown. It's really a precise way to bid goodbye to Check cricket after taking 800 wickets. (Sunil) Gavaskar, Shane (Warne), Astronaut (McGrath) all called it quits in maturity of their respective careers. I am careful when Sachin Tendulkar decides to afford, he too give do a similar aim," said Sourav.

Sourav said Muralidharan allay has a lot of cricket leftist in him and hoped he would act to music in shorter formats of the fearless.