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Cricketers turned street fighters. This segment is about current cricketers who would be good streetfighters and people who you wouldn’t want to run into on a street.

(1). Andre Nel. A big guy who is scary on the field. I’d hate to see what he is like off it. His full bloodied temper would serve peace for around half a second if a keffufle broke out on the street.

(2). Andrew Symonds. An outback aussie who eats raw red meat and catches wil boars and poisonious snakes with his hands. Has never lost a fight and nor will he. His tanned skin would give him a camouflage feature in a dark alley which makes him even more intimidating and hard to hit. (3). Andrew Flintoff. Has done boxing training for over 5 years. His idol and one of his best friends is Ricky Hatton. He was recently quoted saying “he could take down three Australian’s if a fight broke out on the field”. Im not rating him any higher because he seems to be the nicest and most whole hearted player in world cricket.

(3). Shane Bond. Apparently back in New Zealand he use to act as the local cop in his home city. Instead of the cops catching the criminals Bond use to get joy out of getting rough with people who could defend themselves. If they got away im sure he could send down some thunderbolts that would stop them in their paths.

(4). Shahid Afridi. He is an absolute nut with the bat on and off the field. As seen by him trying to hit sixes off his first ball at the crease and by hitting a spectator in the head with his bat recently in South Africa. He is a small guy but built like a house and surely has to rate up there.

(5). Inzamam Ul Haq. He once hit a guy in the crowd with a stump who called him a “potato”. Although that is an accurate thing to call inzy he is a heavyweight and has a chin like a rock. Thus he has to be up there but his fitness worries me. Im sure he wouldn’t win if the fight went on for longer than ten seconds. But big inzy could finish them before the ten seconds i spose. Just not in this category.

(6). Andre Adams. Born in Jamaica and playing for New Zealand. He was known to be a top streetfighter back in the day in Christchurch. And his arm’s are close to WMD’s.

(7). Mark Boucher. He is gritty and has a comptetive heart of a lion. He wouldn’t stop until he has used his last breathe. Thus, i wouldn’t want to run into him and he sure makes our top ten.

(8). Shane Keith Warne. Although he’s not much of a street fighter. He sure is connected. And with his text speed he would be able to work up a crowd and his opponent would be fighting an army bigger than that of the USA withing minutes.

(9). Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Use to be an old bus driver. Apparently no one rode without a ticket while he was driving the bus. His cricket shots have a whiplash effect after contact is made and im sure his punches would to.

(10). Ian Bell. Only joking. In fact im sure some female tennis players would beat Ian Bell in a fight. But he is a great batsmen with special talent.

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Are poker ‘bots’ raking online pots?
Pull up a chair at a friendly poker game in a buddy’s den and you probably know the other players and have some idea of their card-playing weaknesses – like Big Al’s habit of fingering his chips when he’s itching to raise. But take a seat at a table in one of the rapidly multiplying online card rooms and there’s no telling who’s sitting to your right – or if the player is even human.

Concern is growing in online chat rooms and news groups devoted to poker that sophisticated card-playing robots – known as “bots” in the nomenclature of the Web – are being used on commercial gambling sites to fleece newcomers, the strategy-impaired and maybe even above-average players.

“It is pretty much a certainty that bots are playing online,” said Gautam Rao, a 43-year-old Canadian poker pro who regularly plays three high-stakes Internet games simultaneously. “… What we don’t know is how strong they are.”

Widespread use of bots capable of beating your average player would pose a significant problem for the red-hot online poker sector, which has grown exponentially in recent years and is expected to top the $1 billion revenue mark this year. Without some way of verifying the identity – and humanity – of players, the business could be significantly undercut.

Many don’t see a threat
But skeptics – and there are many – argue the complexities of the game and the changing strategies ensure that creation of a program that can “read” opponents’ cards using screen scanning techniques and respond in real time is years away at best. They point to the handful of commercial products that purport to give online players significant advantage, which they roundly deride as woefully inadequate, as proof today’s bots are no match for humans.

Rao and his fellow believers have a ready answer: A bot capable of playing against the best humans already exists.

ICM Poker Bot

Theoretical basis of Qigong The human body is a complicated system. Gases form, food is digested, Qi and blood circulate, saliva secretes, waste material is discharged, the PH changes, and spiritual activity influences metabolisms, all happening continuously in response to the growth of life. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) regards such physiological changes as results of fluctuations and changes in the flow and function of Qi which circulate throughout the body through channels and collaterals. Qigong is a psychopneumatological exercise, drills posture, respiration and focus of the mind in order to unclog the channels and collaterals and re-establish body equilibrium.

Benefits of practicing Qigong: Qigong can affect the complex mechanism of the human body in various ways. Qigong experts and doctors in the past have done much research and established many theories. Contemporary research has further proven that Qigong is a holistic exercise, which requires little of the environment but produces a positive effect on the functions of all body organs and systems or tracts.

Effects on the Respiration System The effect of Qigong is very obvious on the respiratory system. Most people can deepen, prolong, invigorate and slow down their breathing after from 10-20 times per minute to 4-5 times or even fewer. When Qigong practice is effective, oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide decrease. This indicates that Qigong increases alveolar ventilation by activating gas exchange. Reduction in the number of respiration does not cause shortage of oxygen but saves much bio-physiological energy which otherwise would be consumed in more respiratory movement.

Effects on the Digestive System Qigong exercise invigorates and regulates digestion. Studies have shown that the up-and-down movements of the diaphragm muscles in the Qigong-practicing group of patients were much larger on scale than in a comparison group that did not practice Qigong. The stomach fundus of a Qigong practitioner was also found to be six times higher than that of a non-practitioner. These Qigong-related changes prevent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and premature aging.

Effects on the Blood Function Qigong can dramatically change the peripheral blood picture. Measuring Qigong effects on blood shows white cells increase 13 to 23 percent on average. The phagocytic index of white cells may also increase from 40 percent to over 90 percent after Qigong practice.

Effects on Cardiovascular Function Static Qigong (also known as Quiescent Exercise) is particularly effective in slowing the rate of heartbeat. Qigong can significantly reduce pulmonary pressure, of which the effect is better than intravenous injection. After Qigong practice, the systolic pressure dropped 18 millimeters and the diastolic dropped 16 millimeters.

Effects on Metabolism It has been proved that a practitioner抯 gas metabolism is reduced when one enters the quiescent state of Qigong, but change in the quantity of oxygen while doing Qigong exercise can reduce gas metabolism to the minimum level required by the human body ordinarily, which is lower than simply lying.

Effects on the Nervous System Function Practicing Qigong can produce beneficial effects on the function of the nervous system, especially the cerebral cortex.

Taiji ( Tai Chi)

Taiji originated from ancient China. Nowadays, it is practiced as an exercise for health. It……

- is suitable for almost anyone

- is easy to learn for health improvement

- has gentle and circular movements

- integrates the body and mind

- has many different forms

- is enjoyable to practice

- is known in China for centuries to be effective for arthritis

Concentrating on correct posture and breathing control, Tai Chi’s movements are fluid, graceful and well balanced, promoting the complete harmony of body and mind. Tai Chi provides the mental relaxation and physical fitness so essential in our modern stress-filled lives.

Tai Chi is an unusual form of martial arts whereby we believe in building strength - mental and physical from within, softness is stronger than hardness, moving in a curve is better than a straight line, yielding is more efficient than confronting. It is especially different from western types of sports such as rugby where the harder and quicker the better. Tai Chi is a sport that strengthens the body as well as the mind from within.