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Are you sick of losing your money on Betfair?
Over 80% Betfair Members LOSE money, are you one of them? If you are then I’ve got some good news for you. I’m going to share my top 3 Betfair Trading Secrets with you for free.
Before I share my secrets with you, I want to make sure that you are familiar with the term “Betfair Trading”. This is when we do not just back or lay bets, we trade them……to GUARANTEE a profit. All you need to do is back at a high price and lay at a lower price on the same outcome in an event. If you want to learn more about this method, I recommend you to take a look at my website (provided below).
Now that I’ve got that out of the way, I’m assuming you know how to trade on Betfair now. Here are My Top 3 Betfair Trading Secrets:
Tip 1:
Study the market you are going to trade and stick with it until you completely “master” it. For example, I specialise in Horse Race Trading, I would not move onto Football Trading before I make consistent profits from the Horse Racing market. From experience, I find that if I diversify too early, I end up making more mistakes and find it harder to focus. Every market is different so I think it’s a good idea to devote all your effort into one market to master it before you jump into another.
Some of the things you should be asking yourself when studying a market are - “what variables in this market makes the price move?” and “What can I do to profit from this knowledge?”
Tip 2:
Make a plan. This is one of the most important things to do when starting your trading “career”. You must write down your trading strategy and stick to it. You must be able to justify why you backed a particular horse at a certain price and why you layed it at a certain price. I find that making a plan helps me to simplify my trading and, therefore, reduces confusion and costly mistakes. After I have a successful plan, all I have to do is stick to it and the money will come in.
Test your strategy either on paper or with small amounts of money to make sure it is successful. This testing procedure will reduce the chance of losing large amounts of money. I find that I learn best when there is a small amount of money on the line.
Tip 3:
Don’t get greedy. I find that most of the successful traders I’ve spoken to have all had experiences of becoming “too greedy” which caused them to lose large amounts of money in the early stages of their trading career. I asked them, “What piece of advice would you give to a beginner to prevent them from this experience?” They told me that the most important thing was “not to get too greedy. Stick to your plan and obey it at all times.”
They also revealed a technique that I still use today. That technique is to withdraw your winnings every week from Betfair so that you are only left with the amount you need to trade. This will give you the psychological effect of starting back at the bottom again at the start of every week. It also prevents you from losing more than what’s in your Betfair account and preserve your winnings

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Many of you who are new to the sport of ATV riding where exposed to it from a tourist standpoint. The business of renting all terrain vehicles out as a tourist attraction is a growing trend all around the world. If you are interested in testing ATVs out, it should be no problem to find a park fairly close where trails are set up and rentals are available. The ease of getting a hold of an ATV by renting them instead of having to buy your own contributes to the growth in popularity of riding quads.
Areas where tourism is a major source of income are often established that way because of the attractive terrain and nature surrounding the place. Untouched and unexplored land is any ATV rider’s dream, which is why trails have been established in these nature tourist areas. An area with already high tourist traffic is only enhanced when ATV riding trails are set up because a new crowd is lured in.
You could be very safe with saying that there are ATV trails and rentals established in every state in the nation. ATVing is popular all over the world as well, in places like Canada, Britain and Australia. In the United States Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada and Virginia have some of the most well known ATV trails. These trails, and many others, have become an important element in the tourist business.
People from all over enjoy ATV riding on their vacations because adventure tours and experiences are a popular tourist attraction these days. A thrill ride through the rough trails to give a person an adrenaline rush for a few hours is how many people define their vacations. Sky diving, bungee jumping and parasailing are all sports that have become major tourist attractions, and ATVing has joined the bunch.
An ATV ride for a thrill is a great day adventure for a tourist, but just as with the other thriller sports, ATVing can be very dangerous and tourist are often newcomers to the sport as well, which could cause a more dangerous scenario. This is why you and any tourist trying ATVing out for the first time on vacation should strictly follow the rules and regulations established by the rental shop taking you riding.
Protective equipment ( see http://www.atv-parts-n-accessories.com/used_atv_parts.htm) is necessary. Ask for a helmet and safety goggles if they are not offered to you on your guided tour. Any time you are riding ATVs, no matter how much a beginner you are, expect to get dirty. You will be riding over rough trails that may not be much of a trail at all, which means branches, leaves, sticks and other objects will be kicked up as you ride over them. For this reason, wear full coverage clothing. Long pants and a long sleeve shirt should be satisfactory.
ATV riding and tourism are a great combination as long as the proper safety measures are taken. Newcomers should go through a short lesson before straddling the seat and taking an ATV for a ride. For tourists in any area where trails are set up, riding ATVs are a great way to get a rush and experience the environment at the same time.

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Running is one of the best ways to get into shape and to stay in great condition, because it is a sport you can practice on your own time, at your own pace, and without a lot of fancy equipment. However, making running your primary mode of exercise can prove to be a bit problematic because it puts your fitness at the mercy of the elements. Running on a crisp fall afternoon is a lot different than trying to hit the sidewalks for a great run in the heat of a scorching August day or in the frigid chill of a snowy January. Luckily, dedicated runners have developed ways to keep improving their skill and strength even when Mother Nature is not on their side.
During the warm days of summer, the most important thing that you as a runner need to worry about is dehydration. The combination of sweating from exertion and from the heat can take its toll. Many runners who are not anticipating the effects of the weather on their hydration levels end up facing symptoms that range from temporary discomfort to very serious problems that can land even the fittest runner in the hospital. To protect yourself from this summertime menace, be sure to drink plenty of fluids throughout the day. It is crucial to carry a bottle of water or a sports drink on your run with you. But because the stomach can only absorb a limited amount of fluid at a time, it is equally important to keep feeding your body liquid throughout the day in order to gradually replenish the water that you will inevitably lose on your run.
When the weather outside is chilly, runners often have trouble keeping their muscles warm enough, which can lead to injury. Cold increases stiffness, which makes muscles less flexible and responsive, and therefore more vulnerable to trauma. If you are set on running outdoors during the winter, you should plan on investing in some new running gear that will help you protect yourself against the dangers of cold weather. Shoes with enough traction to handle slippery patches of ice, and a good pair of athletic pants that will wick away your sweat while keeping your legs warm, are two crucial parts of safe winter running.
Many runners are firm believers that the great outdoors is the best place to run, and the benefits of sunshine and fresh air are certainly important. However, when the climate is inhospitable for running because of snow, excessive heat, slippery wet ground, or any number of other factors, it is often a better idea to hit the gym rather than the streets.
Running on a treadmill can help you build up your strength and endurance without risking the kind of injuries that hazardous weather can bring. Running on a treadmill is gentler on your knees than running on pavement. Because of this, many fitness experts recommend alternating between outdoor and treadmill running regardless of the weather. By knowing when it is a smart idea to stay inside, you will be able to make sure you avoid weather-related injuries so that you can be in peak condition when you get your next chance to run outdoors.

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We can’t be underwater all the time, we know that. It is a simple fact. Us, the diving species, sometimes we need to do “irrelevant” actions like eating, sleeping, filling the tanks and blogging.
Yes, I said blogging and not logging. We all log our dives, but since the second boom of the internet more and more divers are using different systems to share their dives in a more interactive way.
Now a days instead of logging your dive, you just blog about your dive on the internet. Yes. On the internet. You create your own blog, you add some photos, you customise the text, and you make a brief description of your experience. After you finish, you publish your new dive in your blog and instead of closing the book (like you used to do with your paper logbook), you invite your buddies to comment and add their opinions in your Blog.
Is this a weird idea? Not so weird if you understand the advantages. An old paper dive log was a private item. You never share your log because at the end of the day, no one really cares to read it. Boring technical info never brings feedback.
Understanding this and maybe searching for something different, the diving community has had its own virtual space since last year. A place, in the middle of virtual surface intervals, where divers from around the world type their everyday diving lives. When I created MyDivingLife.com I did it with the idea of letting everyone now about my life and about the future arrival of my son. My wife and I got the fantastic news while we were working diving in Thailand, and after 1 year diving between Australia, Thailand and Egypt. After a few simple emails and tons of requests for sharing the same space to other divers, MyDivingLife opened its doors to divers from all over the world.
The non-profit, diving blog system, has managed what many diving expos worldwide haven’t managed yet, to bring divers closer to other divers. Don’t get me wrong, these are not Dive Business executives, these are simple diving fanatics, people in love with the SCUBA world, people that have realised that sharing your passion is one of the most interesting experiences ever.
At the begining, like any story, MydivingLife had just a bunch of ocassional bloggers, now days it has more than 200 dedicated blogs that include Dive Centers Owners in Tasmania to Zookeepers in the US. Diving Blogs from all countries, all diving organisations, different temperatures, styles and philosophies.
The result? An amazing success! Why? Well, it is not difficult to understand. MyDivingLife www.mydivinglife.com only talks about one topic: Diving, and the writers and authors of every review, article and blog, are just real people, real divers with feelings, fears, dreams and personal lives.
No, there are no Jessica Albas (pity!) or superheros here, the real diving community is a bunch of people that are in permanent search of new information, knowledge and buddies. Because behind all the bytes and data that the intenet hides in it’s code, divers from all over the world are leaving a testimony of a process, a development, a learning curve.
After each dive, after each moment remembering that experience, the author and diver is sharing with us something that is so difficult to explain to a non diver. Only we understand when a diver tries to explain the peace, the freedom, the excitement and the joy a perfect dive.
So if you think the world is crazy? Maybe you are right, but out there there are people even more crazy, people that want to scream hard how much they love diving.. and that’s how we have read in the past months from divers wedding engagments, divemasters every day working life, tsunami survivors, PADI Course Directors experiences, or simply diving students going thorugh the first sessions of confined water exercises.
In a personal view I’m still in the process of understanding why blogging is such an addiction. I guess it is like diving: it is not so much about the diving, it is about being able to share with the world, the amazing feeling you get everytime you touch the water.
So, in my case, while we wait a few years until my 8 week old son is able to read my Blog, I will continue writing, leaving a handbook of lessons, experiences and instructions of how to go on diving trips with prams, nappies, excitement and the faith that diving will always be there for us.
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Many will dismiss outright the ability to make good returns on your investment through the medium of sports betting. It is not really surprising as betting is hard work, solitary, and you have to grind out thousands of bets to get your returns.
Of course to many members of society - betting also carries a great big “loser” tag. This is not without justification since the vast majority of sports bettors do lose. I would, however, estimate that the percentage of “losers” would be equally high in the world of stock trading and investment markets if you considered those individuals who entered that environment without the necessary experience. Most people trust their savings and investment income to experts and no doubt if the betting public trusted their income to the 1% or 2% of betting experts who made a profit - the loser label might become less sticky.
So what kind of returns can you expect?
Anywhere between 18% and 22% on betting turnover (that money actually put through the sportsbooks) annually. Of course this could vary greatly - years of 30% and 13% would also be possible. The laws of probability defy accurate annual estimates.
You will notice that I have not stated losing years - this is because they are rare - I have experienced one in my life time, my first. I am always aware of the possibility but I am confident I will never experience one again - partly because of the numerous hedging methods now available on the sports betting exchanges. I wonder how many young people on Wall Street today can confidently say they will only have one losing year? There may be a handful, those engaging in arbitrage and those experienced in ’selling’ as well as ‘buying’ the market - but there won’t be many.
So do the sportsbooks close accounts if you are a winning player? Well curiously the answer is ‘yes’. I say curiously because if the book is doing its job properly, it is taking the action from both sides of the line (odds on the event) and simply taking the commission in the middle. The sportsbook makes its money whatever the result - they are merely commission-takers. Winning bettors do not win money from a sportsbook, they win money from other losing players. I guess some books simply do not like winners - but many manage the action well and allow big bets. Big bets means big turnover, big turnover means big profits.
The Sports. Very briefly the US pros generally turn to Basketball as a major source of income simply because of the sheer number of games -
you need to bet high numbers of games to get the returns. Remember a good bettor will still lose around 4.4 to 4.6 bets out of 10. Football (NFL) is big too though game numbers are few. Hockey does not have many takers but the lines are often the best value - the prices can be very generous. Baseball runs somewhere in between. In the UK and Europe it is mainly Soccer and Horse Racing. There is no tax on betting in the UK which is a big advantage and no pari-mutuel system on horse racing. The price you get in the morning is the price you stay with - unlike US horse betting which is subject to starting price odds and heavy taxes.
The key to success in any trading or betting environment is value. If you are not getting a value price, then you will find it hard to make a profit.
You need to indentify the “product” eg a stock or a team - it doesn’t matter. If your expectation of that product doing well is higher than the price on display - in relative terms. You “buy” it. Still, if you are not profitable in your betting after say 350 bets or thereabouts - it may be time to say “ok this is not for me” or “ok let me re-think my betting strategy.” You simpy cannot tell if you are a good or bad bettor after 10, 20 or 50 bets - with those low numbers you are still falling victim to standard deviation and probability.
Generally I have found that sports betting produces bettor average returns year on year. It is tougher psychologically as you generally act in a lone capacity. No corporate social or support structure, no lunches, no team environment. But then no bosses, politics…you know the score.
Betting is also virtually recession proof, lets face it only a huge war might disrupt the national sports schedule. Sports markets are not influenced by the economy. You worship different gods and your path is one that runs through the wilderness and is not well trodden. You will love it or hate it..

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Although online Keno is a game of pure luck and the numbers are picked randomly, there are a couple of simple strategies often used by players wanting to succeed.
This quick guide will give you some general winning tips and smart game strategies:
Keno strategy #1 : Let the Old Man chase you
Play numbers that haven’t come up in recent games. The theory being that they will start coming up in order to make the long-term results for each number even out.
Keno strategy #2 : Chase the Old Man
Instead of betting on the numbers that haven’t come up the most often, the keno player will bet on the numbers which have come up.
Keno strategy #3 : Play it again
This strategy is used most often in land-based casinos. The player finds a discarded losing ticket from a previous game and plays it again.
Keno strategy #4 : Successive Numbers
Selecting pairs such as 16 and 17 or maybe 53 and 54 would qualify as successive numbers. Although there is no proof this actually works over the long run it does seem like many of the numbers that come out are in consecutive pairs.
Keno strategy #5 : Let it Ride
This strategy is very simple and the most common: play the same selection of numbers for a few rounds…

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Introduction
Knowing the true odds in a poker-playing situation will often make you rethink the way you play a hand. Most players use intuition, and are often quite good at doing this, to guess what the odds are and therefore how to play a hand. However there is a more exact (although less practical) way to determine odds and that is with poker odds calculators. These can be found at many places on the Internet, downloadable or Internet based, and for free or for sale. In this article I will be using the Free Online Poker Odds Calculators that I have developed to demonstrate the basic principles behind their use.
Hand Odds Calculators
This group of poker odds calculators allows players to enter the player and board cards, hit a “Calculate” button and have the results displayed about how often each player will win, tie or lose. These poker odds calculators can be found for all types of games from Texas Holdem to Draw Poker. Free online examples of these calculators are Texas Holdem Odds Calculator and Omaha Odds Calculator. Use these to get a feel to how certain hands fare against each other. Quite often you will be surprised that your intuition does not correspond to the true odds - for example in Texas Holdem Ace/King suited is only a 50/50 chance against a pair of twos before the flop.
The shortcomings of these types of odds calculators are that they assume a player will not fold and extra money that may be added in future betting rounds.
Tournament Equity Calculator
Tournaments are a form of poker where players start with an equal amount of chips and continue playing until one player has all the chips. Prizes may be paid for multiple places, the number depending on the event. A question that is quite often asked is “Given the amount of chips each player holds at a certain point in a tournament, how much prize money on average should each player win?” This is where a tournament equity calculator comes in (see Poker Tournament Equity Calculator for an example).
A valuable fact that is learnt from this type of odds calculator is that the value of chips decrease as the player gains more chips. For example doubling the amount of chips a player has increases that player’s equity less than double. This would mean that in tournaments you should fold more often than in cash game, especially with marginal hands. If you play a lot of single table tournaments, Party Poker SnG tournaments like I do for example, you will find many situations where a tournament equity calculator can help point to the right play. This is particularly true as you get close to the prize money or “bubble”.
The limitations of these types of calculators are that they usually assume equal skill levels and disregard the size and position of the blinds.
Conclusion
Poker odds calculators can be a very helpful resource in the arsenal of serious poker players. However one must take care not to overemphasize the results given and to realize the assumptions and limitations of these calculators.

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Choosing an online poker room now a days is a much more difficult task then it was a just a few years ago. Online poker has grown by leaps and bounds just in the past few years and the number of rooms has grown and is growing at a rapid pace. When choosing an online poker room you should take into account at the very minimum the following: safety, quality and comfort. These are the 3 things that Gambling Guru, http://www.gambling-guru.com, takes into account before beginning any of our online poker leagues.
Safety
By safety it is meant as to how safe is it to move money in and out of the poker room. Take this into account first and foremost whenever trying out an online poker room. Since the industry is not heavily regulated by governing bodies and is mostly self-regulated you need to know you can trust the poker room you choose to handle your money.
For this reason it is best to stick with poker rooms that have established themselves in the industry and have built a solid player base. Poker rooms such as Paradise Poker, Absolute Poker, PokerRoom.com and Party Poker have proven to be stable online poker rooms that are going to be around for the long haul. All of these poker rooms not only have proven to be reliable, but have also not rested on their past accomplishments. Each of these poker rooms also has a 3rd party check their poker algorithm to make sure it is working properly and deals fair hands time and time again. This quality check makes sure these poker rooms remain at the industry forefront.
Quality
Quality can mean different things to different people when discussing online poker rooms. In this case it refers to a couple different things. Here it is referring to software quality. Choosing an online poker room which is satisfying visually, in game play, and in reliability is important. Most online poker rooms now offer versions of their software to download and try out playing with play money before commiting to playing for real money.
Gambling Guru recommends choosing a room which is satisfying visually in order to maximize the online poker playing experience. Some rooms take extra steps to make the table seem more life like. For example poker rooms such as Pokerroom.com have added people as avatars to their tables. Other rooms such as Paradise Poker do not have people at their tables, but have added options where a player can order a drink or snack from a menu. This is something that personally keeps players entertained, however so slightly, while waiting in between hands.
Another option to balance into the equation is the quality of the game play. Make sure that the room choosen offers all of the features you need to make game play fun and easy. Decide if it is easy to follow the action going on at the table. Some rooms such as Pokerroom.com highlight the player whose turn it is to act. This seems obvious, but some rooms don’t offer this option. The player must keep track of the action in the chat dialogue box. If however, you are playing multiple tables, then you may want to be able to quickly click back and forth between tables and find out where the action is visually without having to scroll through a chat box to find out.
Finally, take into account software and server reliability. This is listed third here, but may be the most important factor in choosing an online poker room. It is definitely no fun to have to be constantly disconnected from the room during play, especially when a crucial decision must be made. If you find you must battle this problem often with your online poker room it will add additional stress to the online poker experience.
Comfort
Most importantly you need to feel comfortable with the poker room you have chosen. This means you must take every element from above into consideration and decide if the online poker room you have chosen is right for you. If you don’t feel comfortable with the poker room in any of the above categories then I would suggest finding a new place to play online poker. Whether you are logging on to play for poker for fun or to try to make a career out of playing online poker, you need to have confidence in the poker room to deliver your money, deliver answers to your questions quickly and accurately, and deliver an enjoyable playing experience.
If you would like more information regarding online poker rooms that Gambling Guru supports, you can read our Poker Reviews at http://www.gambling-guru.com/poker_reviews.php

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I remember buying my first set of Golf Clubs. The choices, were confusing at best, loft, weight, length, lie, flex… the list goes on.
I went to a Pro Shop and asked, “What golf club would be best for me?” The answer from the Golf Pro at the shop was “get whatever looks good to you.” I immediately thought “sarcasm” “I can’t be bothered with you” or “we only deal with golfers who know what golf club they need or what they need it for. I was wrong.
The Golf Pro at that shop began to explain to me that most golf pro shops have golf clubs with many different features for many different players. Some golf clubs are for higher loft, while other golf clubs are for a lower loft. Golf clubs for a slow swing speed and golf clubs for a fast swing speed. We have Golf clubs for this and golf clubs for that.
So, in the end, what he was trying to tell me was. “You have never really played golf before. Therefore, you do not know what features your golf clubs need. Get the clubs that look the best to you, it will build confidence and make you want to play more. You will then want to get lessons, improve your game, and get ready for your Second set of golf clubs.”
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Did you know that over 50% of women now run their own home business or work from home? Get your compass out and find the following directions because we are going to try and make things run a little smoother for you using the ancient art of object placement - Feng Shui.
The most ideal locations to situate a home office, in order of best to second, third ad fourth best are the North (the Career Sector), the Southwest (the Wealth sector), the Northeast (Skills and Talents sector) or the South (the fame and recognition sector.) If possible try to locate your home office in one of those locations.
Here are some other general tips that are thought to bring prosperity to your business.

Always sit with a solid wall behind your back to ensure that you have support in your life. Never sit with a window behind you.
In the office always place the fax machine, telephone, and computers in the southeast wealth sector, as this will attract more contacts.
Position your desk to have a clear view of the door. If this isn’t possible, hang a small mirror so you can easily view the door’s reflection.
Don’t put a shelf over your desk. This symbolizes burdens the world crashing down on you at any moment. The heavy shelf also symbolizes burdens and difficulties.
Avoid having sharp accessories, such as a paper cutter blade or the corner of a Xerox machine pointed at your desk. It is shar chi that symbolizes the cutting knife-edge or a disapproving finger pointing at you.
Make sure that you can walk completely around your desk in a full circle. This makes sure colleagues or workload does not cramp you. You should have space to breathe!
Do not have clutter in your office. Desktops must be kept tidy and clutter free. Avoid placing In and Out trays on your desk. Try to keep what is in use on your desktop.
If you own a NCR or cash till try and place that in your southeastern wealth corner as well.
Avoid placing cactuses in your office as the needles of these plants are thought to create negative shar chi. Shar or sha chi is stagnant or harmful energy.
In your office, never have the main door opening into your desk as this causes you to be faced with unexpected situations to deal with. Never have a door jamming against your desk, or your prosperity will always be blocked.
Do not place your desk in a room so that it is between two doors because this causes chi to rush by and pass you by along with all of your good fortune. In other words the good energy walks in one door, right past you and out the back door!
Never set your desk at the top of a staircase as chi will roll down the stairs and cause you loss of opportunity and wealth. If this is unavoidable, place a mirror above the front door looking in and facing the staircase.
If people entering your business immediately face a wall and a long corridor try placing a hanging crystal in this area to allow good chi to accumulate. Also place mirrors here to direct the chi into your office.
Do not place large electric equipment, such as photocopy machine or microwave near to the main door. These are considered to be “hot” items that cause energy to dissipate. Heat causes the dispersal of good chi.
Do not place paper cutter or fax machines or any machine with a blade next to the front door. The “cutting” energy can cause staff and customers to be unpleasant and even possibly to back stab and fight each with other.
Do not place an empty vase next to the main door, as empty vessels suck good chi trying to enter your place of business. If you have a vase make sure it is full of flowers!
If you have candles in your office, light the wicks to make sure they are burnt, even if you don’t plan to light the candle. An unlit candle is bad feng shui as it represents the limitations of possibility.
Place a fish tank or fishpond in the southwestern corner of your office. If this is not possible consider building a Koi pond in the southwestern sector outside your building.
To enhance your wealth and prosperity, position your indoor water feature in the southeast element of your home or office. For career luck, place it in the north. A tabletop fountain made of bamboo or flat round stones is always good for this purpose.
If you have a company signboard or logo it should be optimally placed in the southeastern area, the Southern area or the northern area of your home office.

May wind and water shower you with many blessings!

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