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These days, the bowling shirt is not a fashion reserved solely for an evening at the local lanes. With a demand for retro articles, the bowling shirt has experienced greater demand as well. It was in the 1950's that teenagers and young adults started to don this attire while out and about, as opposed to just in the bowling alley. This opened a new door for the shirt in terms of popularity.

The sport of bowling has been traced back to ancient Egypt, as long ago as 3200 BC archaeologists have unearthed tombs bearing the remains of games played with pins similar to bowling. It is a timeless game that appeals to all age groups and, even today is enjoyed by millions of people across the country and throughout the world. Although a bowling shirt is not a requirement of play like bowling shoes, it has certainly become associated with the sport of bowling.

The classic shirt has several common characteristics. For starters, it is always a button-up shirt with a collar and a shirt pocket. The color scheme is in block patterns of only two colors. For instance, the shirt may be all black with a white colored pattern or it may be blue on the back and white on the front. Finally, it is always a short-sleeved shirt crafted in a box cut design. This combination of characteristics makes it extremely recognizable among other shirts.

Bowling enthusiasts who wish to take the design one step further have the option of customizing their shirts. There are many retailers that offer custom embroidery and silk screening customers provide a shirt and either a picture they wish to have displayed on the back or the print they wish embroidered on the front or back. Often, team or company logos will be added to the back of the bowling shirt for each member of a team to add personality and recognizability. The options surrounding personalization are only limited by your imagination.

Most importantly, the bowling shirt is extremely comfortable, made usually of cotton or a cotton blend. It is also quite a versatile article of clothing. Although not too dressy, these casual shirts are still the equivalent of a polo shirt and certainly a step up from the tee-shirt.

Bowling is a classic sport played by generations of people. Its appeal transcends age, sex, and culture. The sport of bowling includes several components that have come to be part of the American consciousness. Most recognizable are bowling balls, bowling pins, bowling shoes, and the bowling shirt. Bowling balls, as well as bowling pins, can serve very little purpose outside of a bowling alley, with the exception of decoration. Bowling shoes, although not worn outside a bowling alley, have been copied by fashionable sneaker companies such as Converse and Vans. However, the bowling shirt certainly holds a place both inside the bowling alley and out. It's a stylish shirt that gets noticed wherever you might wear it. It is truly the most versatile element of the sport of bowling.

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Introduction
The 2006 Football World Cup offers a timely opportunity to consider the wider social and political implications of sport in general and football in particular, with particular reference to the racial dimension to sporting competition. Now of course, Dr Frances Cress-Welsing in her much acclaimed book, ?The Isis Papers? (1991), provided an in-depth psychological analysis of the racial/sexual symbolism of a variety of sports. Similarly, Abdullah Nazir Uhuru in his excellent book ?Killing ?Me? $oftly? (2005), provides an insightful analysis of football, drawing upon Cress-Welsing?s work. The aim of this essay is to build upon these works and also to assist Afrikans to understand that, life is politics and everything in life is political, therefore sport has a politicised and racialised dimension to it, just like all other forms of people activity.

We are at War
If viewed from the narrow perspective promulgated by ?the West?, war involves military conflict between nations. However a more holistic definition of war would be:

?any sustained aggressive action by one identifiable group, be it national, racial, ethnic, religious, socio-economic etc. against another similarly identifiable group where the aim is to cause significant harm - be it physical, psychological, emotional or spiritual ? to the other group over a sustained period of time.? (Grant 2006)

According to this definition Caucasians have been waging a racial war against Afrikans for over three thousand years (and we should not forget their cousins the Arabs). This war manifests itself in different ways, for example the physical war is not just confined to overt physical violence but also includes acts designed to directly attack the physical health of Afrikans e.g. the use of medicines banned from use in ?the West? in Afrika, the whole HIV/AIDS scenario and the deliberate and concerted attempts to reduce Afrikan fertility worldwide, of which it forms a part, being examples of European aggression.

One of the most important tactics in war is what is described as ?Psych Ops? or Psychological Operations. It has been well established that propaganda is crucial in warfare, even during overt military conflict, and the creation and dissemination of propaganda is a crucial component of psychological operations. The purpose of psychological operations is to weaken or destroy the enemy?s will to fight and resist, or crucially ? particularly with respect to Afrikans - convince the enemy that in fact there is no war taking place and that his/her goals and aspirations coincide with and are in harmony with that of the propagandist.

Sport as War
Sport is used as an expression of national pride and prowess on an ongoing basis, but particularly at times of collective national anxiety. In this context team sports become more crucial than individual sports from a nationalistic perspective, particularly when the team is representing the nation as opposed to a club. From a racial perspective individual sporting encounters can have great psychological significance, particularly when they take place in highly combative sports e.g. boxing.

During the so-called ?Cold War? the Olympic medal table was a source of fierce competition between the US and the Soviet Union (White Russian Empire) and the GDR (German Democratic Republic). This desperate desire to top the medal table was the catalyst for the proliferation of the use of performance enhancing drugs by both the US (using a ?free market? capitalist methodology) and the Eastern bloc nations (using a state controlled methodology).

Nations have even gone to war over the outcome of sporting contests. I believe it was the result of a World Cup qualifier in the 1970?s that led to a military conflict between Honduras and Ecuador.

When you add in the element of ?race? the psychological concoction becomes potent. We need to understand that in the conflict between global Europe and global Afrika Caucasians are defending and promoting a psychological position which says:

?We are the most evolved and human of all peoples/races. It is our destiny to rule the Earth and everything above and beneath it. We will do anything that is required to maintain our dominant hegemonic position, including acts of genocide. Afrikans are in the position they occupy (economically, educationally, militarily, healthwise etc.) because of their inferiority (genetic and cultural) and the benefits of European intervention in Afrika (despite any past wrongdoings) have outweighed any detriment caused.?

Now, the Afrikan position is generally confused and whilst it should be built around the position that:

?Europeans have proven themselves utterly ruthless, untrustworthy, imperialistic, racist and intent upon world domination. Since they will not and cannot accept the equitable sharing of the Earth?s resources in line with the population sizes and needs of different groups of people on Earth they must be confronted and defeated by us. History has taught us that we cannot rely upon any other group of people to come to our aid.?

It is in fact more often based around the belief that:

?We are all people and through our suffering we hope to show all people the meaning of true humanity. We should forgive Europeans for their past errors and should not affront them by seeking redress/reparations for past wrongs. We hope that over time Europeans will accept us as their equals and whenever and wherever we live as a minority amongst them our priority should be to integrate and gain acceptance from Whites.?

This latter Afrikan position is a recipe for degradation, defeat and elimination and is based upon Afrikan xenophilia (at one and the same time our greatest strength and weakness) and the inferiority complex that most Afrikans now possess.

These very different psychological positions determine the collective or dominant, comparative European and Afrikan responses to all aspects of people activity, including sport. Whereas Europeans have developed a whole lexicon of words and phrases which bring together the psychology of war/killing/violence and sport e.g. ?killer instinct?, ?finish them off?, ?hammer blow?, ?sucker punch?, ?kill off the opposition/game? to describe events, even in non-violent sports, Afrikans do nothing more than mimic this aggressive approach to sport having no indigenous cultural reservoir of such extreme sporting hostility to tap into. One of the most famous quotes in British sport came from Bill Shankley, a former manager of Liverpool football club. When asked about the significance of football, Shankley said,?It is not a matter of life and death. It is more important than that.?

For Europeans, it is and always has been more than just a game. It is war on a pitch, track, court, or on whatever playing area the sport is contested.

The significance of football
Association Football is the most popular sport in the world. It is played in every country in the world and almost every country in the world has a national team. Given this situation football generates a huge amount of domestic and international media coverage and success becomes the source of a great deal of national pride. It was even reported that a ceasefire was called to the civil war in the Ivory Coast for the duration of that country?s participation in the 2006 World Cup. Team sports are seen to represent a nation?s culture and character far more than individual sport and therefore as the most popular sport in the world the way a national team plays football is presented as telling the viewer a lot about who and what that nation is like, their strengths and virtues, weaknesses and vices.

Therefore, when watching football even the alert novice will notice that Afrikan teams - as well as individual Afrikans playing for majority Caucasian nations and clubs - are characterised according to enduring negative Caucasian racial stereotypes i.e. physically strong, fast, athletic, na?ve, exuberant, brutal, whilst lacking in tactical awareness, finesse and thinking skills. It is presented as brains vs brawn when European confronts Afrikan.

The media discussion around Tiger Woods epitomises this profound negative racial stereotyping of Afrikans. Tiger Woods? ability to drive a golf ball long distances has consistently been ascribed to his explosive attributes stemming from his Afrikan genetic ancestry inherited from his father. On the other hand his mental strength, ability to focus and perform under pressure is just as invariably attributed to his Oriental genetic ancestry inherited from his Thai mother. This is despite the fact that his father has played the major role in developing his golfing talent and is on record as stating that he used the psychological techniques he learned as a soldier in the US army to help develop his son?s mental strength.

When Portugal played Angola in the 2006 World Cup, great play was made of the fact that Portugal ruled Angola until 1975, however this was not presented in a negative light from either perspective and the commentators were quick to note how they had found groups of supporters from each country who mingled together and said that their nations were ?brothers?. Of course you can always find slave minded Afrikans if you try and it just shows you how the mind can come to rationalise an abusive relationship. This inferiority complex, which is one of the real factors retarding the development of Afrikan football is manifested in the number of high profile continental Afrikan footballers ? particularly star players ? sporting ghastly chemically straightened and/or dyed hair.

The Ivory Coast team at the 2006 World Cup was a good example with their star striker Didier Drogba parading his greasy, chemically straightened hairdo along with another teammate, apparently using a different formulation, whose hair was simply stiff and dry and a third teammate whose hair, worn in china bumps, was dyed a bizarre shade of grey and purple. The sad desire to attain European hair texture and the desire for and attainment of European women as success symbols by Afrikan footballers are simply manifestations of the deep-seated self-loathing that prevents Afrikan teams from looking the top Caucasian nations squarely in the eye and truly believing that they can win consistently. How can you overcome those whom you believe to be your superiors and whose approval you desperately crave? Indeed despite his Europeanised hairdo and mind Drogba has been the target of fierce criticism in England for his extreme ? although not unique - diving and feigning of injury.

There are in fact three key determining criteria for success in the football World Cup. These are:

1. Wealth of the nation,
2. Long footballing tradition,
3. Population size.

To be successful, countries almost invariably need to meet at least two of these criteria. In fact these are key factors for most international team sports and for nations climbing the Olympic medal table.

Ethnic cleansing in action ? The England and Netherlands football teamsIn my first two books ?Niggers, Negroes, Black People and Afrikans? (2003) and ?Blue Skies for Afrikans? (2005) I provided an in-depth analysis of the process of cultural and biological assimilation taking place in the UK, Brazil, Australia and other locations around the world. I set out six steps to Whiteness, which can be briefly summarised as:

Stage 1 ? Initial contact
Stage 2 ? First a trickle then a flood
Stage 3 ? The Dam breaks ? The coffee coloured dream
Stage 4 ? The Silent Elimination Begins ? Rise of the Near Whites
Stage 5 ? Decline of Mixed Race people, Death of Afrikans
Stage 6 ? Death of Mixed Race people and Absorption of Near Whites

As suggested above, this process on the one hand involves biological assimilation through miscegenation and on the other hand cultural assimilation through social psychological processes and techniques leading to dramatic changes in the social values of the target group.

Sport reflects both the biological and cultural transformation of the target group (in this case us) as well as reinforcing the prevailing racial hierarchy. Most of you will be familiar with the well worn adage:

If you?re White that?s right,
If you?re Yellow you?re mellow,
If you?re Brown stick around,
If you?re Black step back.

And all the structures, systems and processes of the social, political, economic, educational, religious etc. institutions of Caucasians are designed to reinforce and maintain this racial hierarchy. Football is no exception and provides very clear, tangible examples for Afrikans who have awoken from our collective cultural coma.

The 2006 World Cup has provided some very stark examples. Let us firstly examine the England football team. Since Viv Anderson became the first Black man to be selected for the full England team in 1978 there has been a trend of increasing numbers of Afrikans selected to represent England at football. Viv Anderson like other Afrikans achieving sporting ?firsts? was selected as much for his docile, Uncle Tom personality as for his undoubted footballing talent. There were other Black footballers who were worthy of consideration at this time and similarly in baseball, Jackie Robinson was selected as the first Afrikan to play major league baseball because of his combination of talent and docility. He knew his place in White society and was willing to accept the many racial insults and slights from his White team mates and others in order to be ?accepted?. In fact Jackie Robinson should not have been the first. There was an Afrikan from Cuba who was selected to join a major league baseball team, however he was discarded after he punched down a team mate who insulted him.

There has been a trend in English football whereby it has proved far easier for Black footballers to be selected for the England squad as opposed to actually making the starting line-up. As Abdullah Uhuru (2005) has eloquently described the key central positions: centre half, central midfield and the highly coveted striker positions have proven most difficult for Afrikans to secure, since they comprise the ?spine? of the team (with only the least glamorous centre half positions regularly coming into Afrikan possession), whereas the more peripheral wide positions have always been made more available to Afrikan players at all levels.

The 2006 World Cup has marked a sea change in the fortunes of Afrikans footballers with regard to the England football team. The composition of the 23 player squad reflects both the individual racism of the England manager, Sven Goran-Erickson, the collective racism of English football and the huge growth in miscegenation involving Afrikan-Caribbeans over the past thirty years. Erickson selected one Afrikan player (Sol Campbell) for his squad and five Dual Heritage players (Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Aaron Lennan, Jermaine Jenas and Theo Walcott). Two of the Dual Heritage players (Ferdinand and Cole) form part of Erickson?s preferred first eleven. Erickson?s selection reflects the racial hierarchy of White, Brown, Black with the omission of two Afrikan players (Darren Bent and Jermaine Defoe) from the World Cup squad and the inclusion of one Dual Heritage player (Theo Walcott) being absolutely inexplicable.

When behaviour cannot be explained on rational grounds then one needs to consider irrational explanations. Racism is irrational behaviour and provides the best explanation, not only for the selection of the England 2006 squad, but also for patterns of team selection throughout English football at club and national level, right down to schoolboy football.

We need to be clear that this is not an attack on Dual heritage footballers. They have no more control over ? or understanding of - White Racism than Afrikan footballers and are simply trying to pursue their chosen profession. On the other hand this recognition should not cause us to shy away from the reality described above which also includes the fact that lighter skinned Afrikans will be treated preferentially to darker skinned Afrikans unless they demonstrate some degree of race consciousness, in which case all bets are off.

If we move on to considering the Dutch national team we see the same scenario. Holland have taken to the field in the World Cup with an all Caucasian starting eleven for the first time in many years. It has not been uncommon in the recent past for the Netherlands to field a national team with five or six Afrikans in the starting line up, however the new Dutch manager Marco Van Basten decided he would clear out the old (Afrikan) guard and bring in new (Caucasian) talent. What is interesting is that he has kept some older experienced players in his team such as Edwin Van der Saar and Philip Cocu and they are all as old, or older, than the discarded Afrikans and are all Caucasian. Van Basten?s team selection is reflective of the backlash against Afrikans and non-White Muslims in the Netherlands and symbolically reflects the desire of the White Dutch to assert European culture and values. This ?clash of cultures? was brought to a head in the Netherlands by the murders of a homosexual right wing politician, Pim Fortan, and a ?radical? film-maker by two different Muslim men.

The racial slight in the Dutch squad selection was so stark that an Afrikan recent Dutch international player, Jimmy Flloyd Hasselbank, noted how Dutch managers always blame the Afrikan players when things go wrong for the national team. These racial disputes go back many years and in the lead up to the 1996 European Championships there was a huge falling out between the Caucasian manager and the Afrikan players which ultimately led to a dismal performance by the Dutch team as team morale disintegrated.

Similarly, in England we see the growth in English nationalism - which can be traced to Scottish and Welsh devolution and first made itself visible in a sporting context at the 1996 European Championships - leaving Afrikan footballers out in the cold, even though virtually all of them are assimilated Negroes with only one Afrikan Premiership footballer, Andrew Cole, having an Afrikan wife/partner.

Conclusion
We are at war, but only one side is fighting. Caucasians are and always have been, an extremely warlike people. Sports such as boxing, American football and rugby reflect the strong European cultural desire for modern gladiatorial combat. Sport is war without the killing. The desire for the maintenance of the racial equation White/Black = White Power and the reality of the other sociological equation White + Black = Racial Conflict means that all areas of human activity are racialised and until Afrikans snap out of our collective waking coma we will continue to be defeated in a game we don?t even realise is taking place let alone know the rules.

Since most professional sportsmen are Negrotised I shall be cheering on the teams with the greatest number of Afrikans during the 2006 World Cup whilst keeping the relative unimportance of twenty two men chasing a leather ball around for ninety minutes in context.

Up you might ?Race?!

Paul Ifayomi Grant

June 2006

Paul Ifayomi Grant is a UK based writer and consultant. He has published two books, 'Niggers, Negroes, Black People and Afrikans' and 'Blue Skies for Afrikans'. He will be bringing out two new books in July 2006, 'Saving Our Sons - A guide for Parents' and 'Sankofa the Wise Man, and his amazing friends' (a children's book). He has expertise in economic development, personal development, and community safety and prior to setting up his consultancy Navigation Consulting Ltd was Deputy Chief Executive of a multi-million pound urban regeneration company. He is available for lectures and workshops.

Mountain bike gears are continually becoming more and more complicated and intricate. Today&amprsquos bikes can come with up to 27 gear ratios. It is common for a mountain bike today to use nine gears in the back and three sprockets of different sizes in the front for gear ration production.

Why so many gears? The most common reason is that a large number of gears allow a rider to pedal at the same pace no matter what terrain that he/she is on. This can be understood better if you think about a bike that just has one gear. Every time you turn the pedals one full turn, then the rear wheel also turns one full turn, too (1:1 gear ratio).

For example, your back wheel is measured at 26 inches. If you pedal one full turn, then this would mean that your wheel moved 81.6 inches. If you are riding at 50 RPM, then you will be able to go 340 feet per minute. This means that you were going 3.8MPH, which is equivalent to walking speed. This speed is great for going up a hill that is steep, but it is not a good speed for flat ground or racing downhill.

If you want your bike to go quicker, then you will need a different ratio. If you want to reach a speed of 25 MPH downhill using a 50-RPM cadence, then you will need to have a 5.6:1 gear ration. If you have lots of gears on your bike, then you will be able to get that ratio so that you can continue your pedaling at a consistent pace, no matter what terrain you are on or what your speed is.

A typical mountain bike that has 27 gears will have six gears so incrementally close to the other that you will not be able to determine that there is any difference between the gears when you change them.

Most mountain bike riders decide to choose a gear system with a front socket that is suitable for the slope or terrain that they usually ride on and they stay with this choice, even though it may be more difficult under a heavy load to shift the gears. This is purely a personal decision, but it is simpler to shift between gears when the rear socket, rather than the front one.

When you are pedaling uphill, then you will find that it is much better to choose a sprocket that is smaller on the front and then shift gears with the nine gears that are available on the rear. If you are more speeds on the rear sprocket, then you will find that it is much more efficient to ride.

Mountain biking needs gears so that you can keep an overall speed going. If you didn&amprsquot have gears, then you would find it difficult to build up any speed and you would find it nearly impossible to pound your pedals for extra control. Gears help to move the pedals and enable you to gain that speed.

Andrew Caxton is a consultant who writes on many consumer topics like bicycles for http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com. You can find more information and resources on mountain bike reviews at his website.

There is an Act in New Jersey, called the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act, which allows New Jersey drivers the ability to buy basic car insurance policies in New Jersey, for cheaper than all of the other available car insurance policies in the state. In all honesty, there isn't much that will beat the most inexpensive car insurance policy plan available, however there are some things that you should know about the insurance plan which is being offered before you eliminate all of your other options.

The Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act is useful in that it allows all drivers to obtain inexpensive car insurance in New Jersey, because the policy that is offered is significantly cheaper than what you will pay for a standard automobile insurance policy. This basic car insurance policy includes $15,000 per person, for personal injury protection, and $250,000 for significant or permanent injuries. This plan also includes $5,000 of property damage per accident. Unfortunately, liability insurance for bodily injury is not included in this basic insurance policy, however, it is an option that can be added, to the tune of $10,000 per accident for the policyholder.

This basic car insurance policy also does not include uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, nor does it include collision or comprehensive coverage. Collision and Comprehensive coverage are options which can be added on, but it depends on which form of the basic car insurance policy was issued to the policyholder.

Although this basic car insurance plan is the cheapest available, it offers very minimum coverage. This coverage is enough to get you by if you simply need a cheap insurance plan, but there are much better plans with better and more comprehensive features and even though these plans are more expensive, they are well worth taking a look at when you are considering all of your options. The basic car insurance is a quick and inexpensive fix for people who are currently driving without insurance, or who cannot get regular automobile insurance coverage because of their credit rating, or their driving record. However, this basic car insurance policy is not for everyone, because the coverage offered is not exactly desirable.

When it comes to choosing the right automobile insurance plan for your situation, it is absolutely imperative that you really shop around. Affordable car insurance in New Jersey can be easy to find, as long as you understand where to look, and how to properly compare quotes in order to ensure that you are receiving the best available policy. There are many different approaches that you can take when it comes to obtaining car insurance quotes, but the method which is generally quickest and the most effortless is simply to do a search online for car insurance companies with offices located in New Jersey. Most websites dedicated to car insurance will offer you the ability to obtain a free quote simply by inputting some information about yourself, your vehicle and your driving record.

Once this information is sent in, the insurance company will respond with a free automobile insurance quote. There is no limit to how many free car insurance quotes you can collect, so you should make a point to spend a great deal of time researching before you come to any conclusions. You should collect car insurance quotes from every local insurance provider that you can find, then sit down and really weigh your options before coming to any conclusions. Just because an insurance company offers you an extremely low quote, this does not mean it is the best available insurance for your situation. The basic car insurance policy offered by the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act is proof of this, because even though the insurance quote seems great, the coverage is not really worth the price that you pay for it.

In addition to price, there are some other factors that you should consider when you begin to shop around for insurance providers. There are a large number of different insurance companies and agents available on the internet, each competing to give you the best possible quote for your automobile insurance. Many of these insurance companies have offices in various states, but they may not have a local office in New Jersey. What this means, is that if you ever have questions or concerns pertaining to your insurance policy, you will not have a local insurance provider to turn to in order to address these problems. This is one of the largest problems associated with doing your automobile insurance shopping on the internet. Before you choose an insurance provider, make sure that there is either a local office that you can visit when you have questions, or that there is a toll free 1-800 that you can call, with a friendly voice on the other end who will walk you through your concerns. Large insurance companies do not always have your best interest in mind, so make sure that you are opting for insurance coverage through a company that will continue to be helpful and easy to work with after you buy your insurance plan.

Something else that you need to keep in mind while shopping for insurance is that there are providers who will offer special discounts and rates if you ask for them. While you are weighing all of your options and considering all of your choices, ask the local agencies that you are considering if they offer any special rates or discounts. In an attempt to be competitive, and to make sure that you choose them as your insurance provider, most insurance companies will discount your rate, or offer you a special deal. You should also make sure that you are obtaining the right kind of insurance for your situation. For example, there are special insurance plans designated for young or new drivers in order to offer them discounted rates. Additionally, vehicles that are older than fifteen years may qualify for antique car insurance, which entails a discounted rate for cars which are appreciating in value rather than depreciating as a normal vehicle would.

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How To Improve Your Soccer Bets is a series of articles that describe some well known and well used statistical techniques that will help the soccer punter make more informed bets. Each of the techniques has its own advantages and disadvantages and using them in isolation will improve your chances of winning. However, together they will prove invaluable in your battle with the bookies. In each article we will describe in detail how a particular method works giving you enough information for you to go ahead and create your own forecasts. We will also give you information as to where you can already find websites that use this technique in comprising their weekly forecasts.

The statistical methods described in this set of articles will help you to arrive at a better decision about the match, or matches, that you are betting on.

In this article we will be describing the well known Rateform method. The Rateform method has its origins in The Rating Of Chessplayers by Professor Elo, and from the Punters Revenge by Tony Drapkin and Richard Forsyth. The basis of the Rateform method is that each of the two teams taking part in a match is given a point score that is based on their current form. Although this sounds very simplistic, and it is, its calculation is a little more involved.

Here are the basic rules?

1. Each team is given a point score representing their current form.
2. At the start of the season each team is given 1000 points.
3. When a match is played both teams contribute some of their points towards a kitty.
4. The home team supply more points into the kitty than the away team. This is done to reflect the home teams advantage of playing at home.
5. The winning team takes the kitty, unless the result is a draw in which case both sides share the points. In the case of a draw the away side gains points and the home side looses points. Here is how a typical calculation is made?

home team points total = HTPOINTS
away team points total = ATPOINTS
home team contribution to kitty = HTKITTY = 7% of HTPOINTS
away team contribution to kitty = ATKITTY = 5% of ATPOINTS
the kitty therefore = KITTY = HTKITTY + ATKITTY
if the result is a HOME WIN then

home team receives KITTY points added to HTPOINTS

away team receives zero points added to ATPOINTS and looses its 5% contribution to the kitty if result is an AWAY WIN then home team receives zero points added to HTPOINTS and looses its 7% contribution to the kitty away team receives KITTY points added to ATPOINTSif the result is a DRAW then home team receives KITTY / 2 points added to HTPOINTS away team receives KITTY / 2 points added to ATPOINTS

Let?s look at a simple example of how you could apply this?

To calculate the possible outcome of a match based on rateform the away rateform is subtracted from the home rateform and the difference is compared against set values for home, away and draw possibilities.

For example we could make our set values as follows:

AWAY WIN &amp#61663 -250 DRAW 150 &amp#61664 HOME WIN

RATEFORM DIFFERENCE = HOME TEAM RATEFORM ? AWAY TEAM RATEFORM

So, if the RATEFORM DIFFERENCE is less than -250 then the match is likely to be an away win, if the RATEFORM DIFFERENCE is greater than 150 then the match is likely to be a home win, and if the RATEFORM DIFFERENCE lies between then the outcome is most likely to be a draw.

Now it?s your turn?

Of course you may choose to use different values to those shown above and by experimenting you may come up with better values to use. You could also decide not to reset each teams points to 1000 at the start of the season but instead let them carry over into the next season. Another alternative would be to have a rolling calculation where you calculate the rateform for each team on say the last six months.

Here is a list of all the articles in this series?

How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Rateform Method.
How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Footyforecast Method.
How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Win Draw Loss Method.
How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Simple Sequence Method.
How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Score Prediction Method.
How To Improve Your Soccer Bets Using The Superiority Method.

Malcolm Nossiter is the owner of http://www.1×2monster.com and http://www.footyforecast.com. He has been providing hundreds of 1X2 tips every week since 1999. Please visit 1×2monster.com for a fountain of information on soccer betting.

If you're wondering how to improve team morale, there's nothing better than team shirts, jackets, hats, and of course, team equipment custom bags. These usually have the team name, player number, logo, and team colors screened onto the materials so everyone on the team can wear identical outfits or carry matching team equipment bags.

Boosting Team Morale

Individuals on a team never feel totally united unless they have something in common. Team equipment custom bags serve this purpose well. They are practical and can be printed with matching decals or logos so that every team player has matching team duffle bags. Team players will have a sense of pride as they carry their new bags to every event!

Team Equipment Custom Bags have many Uses

Team bags can be used for trips to “away” games. Players can use them to carry their uniforms, equipment, or even personal items. They're great to include in some team lifestyle photos as well. They can also be used for any sport, including baseball, soccer, swimming, cheerleading, basketball, football, lacrosse, gymnastics, and hockey.

There are also different styles of team bags - small, large, with outside or inside pockets, etc. Bags can differ in how they zip. Some may have the zipper going straight across the mid-top while others may zip around the top edges. Many bag colors and screen-printing colors are available so you can match your team colors perfectly with a team bag of choice. Also, some team bags include Velcro straps on the sides for carrying additional items.

Tips for Choosing Team Equipment Custom Bags

1. Choose Durable Materials

A team equipment custom bag is only as good as its materials. Choose team bags with heavy-duty, two-way zippers for easy access to the bag and long-lasting enjoyment. The material for the bag itself should be thick and enduring in all types of weather. It should also be double-stitched at all stress points. This enables your team players to carry heavy items in their team bags without the fear of it busting at the seams!

2. Choose Colors Wisely

Team equipment custom bags will likely have the colors of your team however, pick dark colors for the bags if possible. White, light blue, light pink and other light colors tend to become “dingy” in appearance after only a short period of time - especially for games played outdoors. If your team colors happen to be blue on a white background, ask for the opposite for your team bag logos. You can have a blue bag with white lettering for the same effect.

3. Choose the right Size

There are several different shapes and sizes of team equipment custom bags. Choose the size that best fits your team's needs. If the team players must carry sports equipment, a larger-sized bag will probably work well.

4. Save Money on Team Equipment Custom Bags

Don't ask team members to order the bags individually. Instead, order them in bulk and take advantage of quantity discounts. You can usually find great prices online as well. Online stores such as BagsforSports.com offer team equipment custom bags for almost any kind of sport. You can even include a logo to be printed or ask the company to make one for you.

Using team equipment custom bags is one way to encourage your team and give them a boost of confidence as they carry their new team bags with pride and enjoyment!

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web.Learn more about Tips for Team Equipment Custom Bags or Majon's Sports directory.

Like everything else, gym or physical education uniforms have evolved over the last twenty years. For many of us, the standard gym uniform when we were in school consisted of a polyester knit pair of shorts and a 2-ply, reversible cotton or 50/50 gym shirt. In many cases, in addition to our school name, we would have a ?name bar? screen-printed on both garments with which to write our name. In addition to being unattractive, these uniforms were downright uncomfortable and were not what you would prefer to wear for any athletic activity.

As more and more schools began to require gym uniforms the trend became to find less expensive alternatives since students were required to purchase these in many cases. Some changes were:

• Knit shorts were replaced with mesh.

• T-shirts took the place of the reversible tops.

• The shorts got longer and a vast majority of these products began to be produced overseas at lower cost (and lower quality).

These uniforms were a little more comfortable but were still mass produced with no differentiation between male and female students.

All along, one of the biggest problems with phys. ed. uniforms has simply been getting the students to wear them. Like it or not, young people are fashion conscious and they want to wear attractive, yet comfortable, clothing in gym class just as they do in any other class. Phys. ed. teachers have been fighting this battle forever but as long as schools continue to purchase these uniforms on the basis of price the problem will continue. The lesson that we have learned is that the schools are generally more concerned about cost than the students/parents are. Like any other clothing that they purchase, they want something nice.

Today we have many other options. Reputable, American manufacturers can design uniforms in a variety of ways that are both affordable to the school and tailored to the wants and needs of the students and teachers. Here are some of the ways uniforms are being designed:

• A variety of new, state of the art ?moisture management? fabrics on the market are used to construct functional gym shorts and even tops in many cases.

• In addition to providing a variety of material choices, good manufacturers are customizing the uniform to the particular school?s needs. For instance, inseam and rise measurements can be altered.

• Separate patterns are available for women and men. At some schools, girls in particular can be a problem if they are forced to wear men?s or unisex shorts. Again, if you provide the students with a uniform they like you have effectively ended the compliance issue.

In summary, there are many options available to the gym uniform purchaser today. There are still generic, low cost (usually imported) products available but there are also higher quality garments that are much more attractive, comfortable as well as functional if schools can separate themselves from the ?cheapest is best? philosophy. Those schools that choose to spend the little extra that it takes are having much less problem with compliance and even find that their students buy extra sets to use at home. Even a t-shirt, when combined with a modern gym short, can make for an inexpensive yet popular uniform when the proper graphics and accents are applied. And most importantly, the students will want to wear them.

Cisco Athletic is a high-quality athletic uniform manufacturer. Their custom-made team uniforms, warm-ups, and accessories are available for all major sports, including gym uniformsVisit their website at http://www.ciscoathletic.com or call 1-800-437-1757.

Like any other debt, student loans could influence your future decisions and your credit history. Additionally, when a student loan debt has exceeded eight percent of your income, it is seen as bad credit when assessed for further loans.

There are two approaches in reducing your student loan debt burden. When interest rates of loans fall, your education loans could be consolidated or refinanced.

There are several kinds of student loans. However, the most common are the federal and private student loans. The U.S. Department of Education?s Federal Student Aid programs manage the federally funded loans. The federal educational loan is the easiest kind to obtain.

Federal student loans are more advantageous compared to private student loans. The interests on federal loans are tax-deductible and on particular kinds of service, the student loan could be forgiven.

On the contrary, private loans do not provide any benefit. In consolidating your student debt, it is advisable not to mix the private and federal loans together. Be sure to consolidate every one of your federal student loans. Then, you could consolidate your private loans separately.

There are three scenarios to determine a person's eligibility in consolidating his federal student loans. There are many kinds of student debt consolidation plans offered. When students do not consolidate their student loan debt, this will result in the inability to acquire future mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and other kinds of credit.

Student Loan Consolidation ? How Does Consolidation Help?

When a certain student initially applied for a number of student loans from different providers and organizations, each student loan agency or provider offered distinct interest rates as well as term or period of time for the loan to be paid back. The concept of a student loan consolidation is to grab all the varying student loans and put them all into one single, simple and handy loan.

Then the student will only make one payment each month for all the loans incurred, than several or individual loan payments each month with this, the student will then save time as well as money. With a much lower interest rate plus less checks to issue each month, are a few of the advantages of executing a student loan consolidation.

Who Should Consolidate Student Loans?

Generally, individuals apply for a student loan consolidation to cut on their payments each month and to save on money for an accumulated period of time. The faster you settle your student loan, the more money you can save.

5 Student Loan Consolidation Advantages.

1. Lower payments every month.

2. Have simple and convenient loan payments.

3. Have fixed interest rates. With certain federal student consolidation loans, one may have a permanent fixed rate on a student loan.

4. Payment period can be extended. You can then give attention on earning money rather than making several monthly student loan payments.

5. In school consolidation arrangements. Student loan consolidation can help ease the burden of several monthly bills.

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NextStudent?s Education Finance Advisors not only answer questions and provide guidance through the often confusing student loan process, but they also empower borrowers with the knowledge they need to make the financial decisions that best meet their college goals and objectives.

Parents and students often spend hours devising strategies to fund their college education dreams. With tuition costs rising just about every year, even parents who planned and saved for their child?s education find that there is a funding gap. NextStudent is a federal student loan provider, certified by the Department of Education to fund and provide federal student loan consolidation loans including Stafford Student Loans and PLUS Student loans. NextStudent?s Education Finance Advisors not only help student loan borrowers through the federal student loan process, but also inform them on other college loan options to bridge the ?tuition gap? between savings and federal aid.

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When it comes to choosing a federal college loan provider, students and their parents have many options. The distinguishing factors between lending institutions are the incentive packages and level of customer service they offer. Reputation is key when choosing a quality student loan provider, so be sure to get all incentive packages sent in writing. If a company won?t do that, they most likely will not honor the package. NextStudent always will honor agreements in writing because it stands behind the facts it proliferates.

Education Finance Advisors at NextStudent make college funding simple. EFA candidates attend a four-week education finance training course that includes both classroom and supervised on-the-job training. In order to obtain NextStudent certification, EFAs in training first must score a 90 percent or higher on the NextStudent Student Loan Compliance test and go on to six months of on-the-job training in four areas: NextStudent?s Federal PLUS Student Loans, Stafford Student Loans, Private Student Loans and Federal Student Loan Consolidation.

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Among all sports betting, soccer betting is the easiest and has the most lucrative payout. It is easy in the sense that it can only be a home win or away win or a draw. It could only be Over or Under when it comes to total goal bet.

It easier said then done when you are actually betting on the game. Punter?s seems to get carried away with emotion and greed. These are the two main reasons why most punters lose in soccer betting. I can say about 80% of those people who bet on soccer, lose their money in it. Only 20% of the punters will make a healthy amount from their bookmakers.

It?s very important for anyone who likes to start a soccer betting career to first learn and master the basic principal. It is a very simple principal and yet not everyone can master it. It is called the greed and emotion principal. We should put greed and emotion away when we are betting in any soccer match.

You first set your plan to make a certain amount of winning from the bookmaker and you should stick to it. Call it a day off when you have met your objective. You should also set a limit to what you can bet. Put a stop lose point in your nett daily wages. If you hit the limit, you should stop and wait for another day to make a come back.

What punters usually do it to double up when they are loosing. This method is the surest way to dig your own grave. It?s good when you double up and you win the bet but you should always consider what if you loose the bet. Soccer betting is a long term investment and you should plan your strategy properly and stick to it.

Some new punters will place a bet with their eyes close. This is because they don?t know what to look out for when placing a bet. There are a lot of services that offer good tips for the match. You should consider going for these service if you are not sure about what game to bet.

You should always do a lot of research about the match that you are going to bet. I will list down a few important things that you should look out for before you place a bet.

Opening odds of each game should be noted. This will tell a lot about the game.

It will also be good to find out the lineup of the team. Find out who is playing and who is not playing.

What kind of form is the team now in? Have they been on the winning form or losing form?

And lastly, the statistics of the match plays a part too. Have Team A always win when playing Team B.

Writer is the author for ?Make Your Bookie Your ATM Machine? and has more than 12 years of experience in the soccer betting industries. To know more about the author, you can visit http://www.soccerbettingpro.com and writer also provide paid tips services where he is one of the best Banker?s Bet provider in the world. Visit http://www.soccerbettingpro.com/tips