Ryan joseph GiGgs Sunday, Jun 28 2009
Uncategorized 5:36 am
Ryan Joseph Giggs (born on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for the entirety of his club career to-date. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but more recently playing in a deeper playmaking role.
Giggs holds a host of football records, including that of being the most decorated player in English football history. On 16 May 2009, he became the first footballer to collect 11 top division English league title medals. Giggs was the first player in history to win two consecutive PFA Young Player of the Year awards (1992 and 1993) and is the only player to have played and scored in every single season of the Premier League since its inception.
Giggs has had a long-lasting domestic and continental career and is the first player in UEFA Champions League history to have scored in 12 successive seasons, on top of being elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007 the English Premier League Team of the Decade, in 2003, as well as the FA Cup Team of the Century. Giggs is also the only united player to have played in all 11 Premier League winning teams and all three League Cup winning teams. At the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, held on 21 May 2008, Giggs surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton‘s record of 758 appearances for Manchester United to become the club’s all-time leader in appearances.
At international level, Giggs played for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on 2 June 2007, and was once the youngest player to ever represent his country. As well as the many honours Giggs has received within football such as being named in the Football League 100 Legends, he was appointed an OBE in the Queen’s 2007 Birthday Honours List, and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005, for his services to English Football
AveNgeD $eV3nFolD B@Nd Monday, Jun 1 2009
Uncategorized 5:22 am
Inception (1999-2004)
The band was formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach, California with original members M Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev, and Matt Wendt. M Shadows came up with the name as a reference to the story of Cain and Abel from The Bible, although it is not a religious band.[1] Upon its formation, each member of the band also took on a pseudonym which were already nicknames of theirs from high school.[2] The band released two demos in the years 1999 and 2000. Avenged Sevenfold’s debut album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were just eighteen years old and in high school. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings in 2001. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, the introductory track “To End The Rapture” was re-recorded featuring a full band element. The album was subsequently re-released on Hopeless Records in 2002.
The band started to receive recognition, sharing the stage with metal acts like Mushroomhead and Shadows Fall and playing on the Take Action Tour.[3][4] Having settled on their fourth bassist, Johnny Christ, they released Waking the Fallen on Hopeless Record in August 2003. The band received profiles in Billboard and The Boston Globe, and played in the Vans Warped Tour.[5][6][7] In 2004, Avenged Sevenfold toured again on the Vans Warped Tour and recorded a video for their song “Unholy Confessions” which went into rotation on MTV2‘s Head banger’s Ball.[8] Shortly after the release of Waking the Fallen, Avenged Sevenfold was signed to Warner Bros. Records.
Lebron James Dunking or How to Improve Your Vertical Jump Today Friday, May 29 2009
Uncategorized 7:08 am
Did you see Lebron James’ in-game dunk from the free throw line? How about his left handed jam over Dwight Howard? Seeing Lebron James dunking is simply amazing. Just in case you didn’t know: the 24-year old forward is in fifth place in dunks (90) this season (2008/2009). Only Dwight Howard (125), Amare Stoudemire (96), Nene (95) and Andrew Bynum (92) dunked more till the 02.06.2009.Believe it or now, James, standing at 6’8” and 250 lbs, has a 41-inch vertical. Now, how did he manage to get such a vertical jump?Here’s the secret: Olympic Weightlifting. Just like Baron Davis, Lebron used Olympic Weightlifting to increase his vertical jump. And here’s why: Several independent studies have proved the effectiveness of Olympic weightlifting in order to increasing your vertical jump. For example a group of lifters used Olympic lifts (High pulls, Power Clean, and Clean and Jerk) was compared to those using vertical jump exercises (Single and Double Leg Hurdles Hops, Alternated Single-leg Hurdle Hops, etc).After 8 weeks the Olympic weightlifting group had significantly increased their standing jump and their 10 meter sprint speed over the control group using standard vertical jump exercises (Tricoli, 2005). Of course, this isn’t the only exercise LeBron used to increase his vertical jump. Squats, Lunges, Leg Presses, Leg Extensions and Jump Rope are things you need to know about if you want to improve your vertical jump. But two things are crucial here: the right number of repetitions and the proper execution. That means you need a concrete workout plan.But keep in mind: jumping ability is about power AND quickness. So you also need to work on your quickness. Here’s a highly effective exercise to improve your quickness: Wind sprints (6 sets, 50 meters, 3 times and a week). That means to sprint or to run very fast for a short period of time, several times, 20-30 seconds in between. So, next time you see Lebron James dunking turn off the TV and start to workout!
English conversation Wednesday, Mar 25 2009
Uncategorized 10:48 am
