Professional Bull Riding has grown tremendously over the past 10 years. My dream is to one day turn on ESPN Sports Center to see highlights from the latest PBR Built Ford Tough Series event. The thought of that 15 years ago would have been insane. Today I think I can see a little light at the end of the tunnel but my opinions may be a bit skewed on this subject due to the fact I am engulfed with this amazing sport.
I rode bulls myself for 15 years and have been retired for 11 years. I have been an agent for Professional Bull Riders for the last 10 years along with raising bucking bulls. So, as you can see, the sport of Bull Riding has been a part of my life for the last 26 years. I’ve seen the sport from many different angles.
So back to my dream, Professional Bull Riding on ESPN’s Sports Center. I love sports center! That may be part of the reasoning for my dream but really it leans more toward my love for the sport of Professional Bull Riding. I’ve been a Professional Bull Rider, I’m currently an agent for Professional Bull Riders and I raise Bucking Bulls. I know the sport inside and out! I’ve seen the growth of this sport first hand. I’m excited about the growth but not satisfied. Because of my unique position, I know all about the sponsorship figures for these athletes along with earnings for the bull athletes. Yes the earnings are way better than they were 26 years ago and sponsorships back then were pretty much nonexistent but I believe these figures need to be more. I think that is a key factor in making the Sports Center dream a reality. Sports Center reports on sports that are main stream and involve athletes who rake in millions. Obviously, Professional Bull Riding is lacking in both of those categories.
I really believe the Professional Bull Riders Association (PBR) is doing all it can do to take this dangerous sport to the next level. Most people in this country grow up playing Baseball, Football and Basketball so they can connect with those sports as fans. That holds another key factor for the mainstream growth for Professional Bull Riding. Connection! The television broadcast of the PBR Built Ford Tough Series is helping with that but I think there needs to be more focus on introducing this sport to the youth of America. I don’t have all the answers on how that should be done but I do believe some sort of plan should be put in place. Maybe the PBR should dedicate a division for youth outreach. Like I said, I don’t have all the answers but hopefully this will be an area that is discussed. Who knows, maybe I will end up on a committee for this topic.
Until then the dream will stay alive! Next on Sports Center… da na na da na na!
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Will we see an increase or decrease in Short Sale Activity in 2011?
It’s been a bumpy ride for short sales investors since 2008. Over the last two years a lot of banks have been less than eager to approve short sales, instead drawing out the process for long periods of time and ultimately halting short sales completely for a while at the end of 2010 because of the robo-signing debacle. So is there light at the end of the tunnel for short sale investors?
Short Sale Predictions
While I have continued to operate my short sales business successfully through this mess, I must say that it has become more difficult for a short sale to get approved by the bank, so it’s taken working on more deals to create the same income (luckily for investors, there are a lot of short sale deals out there). If the short sale predictions for 2011 that are reported in the news are correct we should see a significant increase in short sales a fewer foreclosures during 2011. One report released today explains it like this:
“According to global ratings agency Fitch Inc. and Managing Director Diane Pendley industry experts are expecting to witness more short sales and fewer foreclosures in 2011, an encouraging sign for homeowners in the D.C. Metro, northern Virginia and Maryland regions as well as those seeking alternatives to foreclosure. A short sale, or a sale in which a property is sold for less than what is owed on the mortgage, can be an effective alternative to foreclosure while allowing homeowners to escape the burden of bankruptcy. The Tania Ivey Real Estate Group, which services Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offers a number of Certified Distressed Property Experts (CDPE) to advise clients in the short sale process. Home sellers in specific areas such as Fairfax County VA, or Loudoun County VA are seeing the number of Short sales increase. If you are a homeowner in Leesburg VA or Ashburn VA trying to sell your house you are competing with numerous Short Sales. Even areas such as Great Falls VA and Vienna VA are seeing a major part of the market being short sold.”
Read more: benzinga.com/press-releases/11/01/p784762/real-estate-short-sale-to-increase-in-2011-as-banks-attempt-to-dispose-#ixzz1BPPrqizR
Ultimately, the banks will be the ones that decide if they are ready to play ball in 2011. There will be no shortage of delinquent mortgages any time soon, and so it comes down to foreclosure or short sale for the banks. For both investors and homeowners alike, let’s hope the banks choose to start short selling more properties again.
Feb
Let’s discuss our points of view and opinions. In todays world nobody can be surprised by anyone’s confessions. You hear so many shocking stories everyday than ordinary problems are not to be bothered about anymore, in the sense of gossip, of course.
Most of men don’t like being talked about. Especially when it comes to their sexual potency. They want to impress ladies with being delicate good lovers and when they are not – something breaks inside them. They become very vulnerable and sex turns into their touchy subject – the one to avoid.
Erectile dysfunction has taken over the world. We don’t want to be funny about it or try to make it sound like a joke. Because of the fact that people are so addicted and dependent on bad habits and inadequate lifestyle it is difficult to stay healthy.
For the past years the issue has been talked about a lot. Doctors have been interviewed, men have been tested, and women have been asked. Different people have different things to say but mostly everybody agrees that erectile dysfunction can and should be treated.
If you ask any Medical specialist about erectile dysfunction they will tell you that everything big starts with little. Most men want to see result here and now and when they don’t’ see in within an hour they drop the idea of the treatment. This is the wrong attitude to have and mainly this attitude leads people to the problems they have.
Today men are ready to communicate but even 5 years ago they would hide away and try to shut themselves off fro reality that they thought was totally unfair to them. Due to the medical progress many different drugs appeared – some of them better than the rest but there is always a variety to choose from depending on the prescription.
Viagra is one of the most recognized pills by name and color. The color of the drug is blue so people have also given it the name – “blue pill”. Millions of men across the country have seen the light at the end of the tunnel with this pill. They confess it is exactly what makes them happy in bed. It is a little confidence secret that satisfies the whole couple.
There are a few rules to remember if you are about to start your Viagra treatment with the doctor. First of all, yes it is a prescription drug that has a particular dosage. If taken out of proportion the drug can take your body to an unsafe level and not let go. If you overall body state is diagnosed as weak you might ask your physician if the erectile dysfunction treatment is right for you. There might be some other way out of the situation but everything is strictly individual. What gives you side-effects might not do for us and vice versa.
The main Viagra working principle is increasing the flow of blood to the penis and its surrounding areas. It acts as a tonic for arteries and veins that surround your penis. As the regulated blood supply in the penis, it is not problematic to produce an erection, showing your sexual stimulation.
The drug should not be portrayed as you life-time pill that one should consume once in their life but usually it is a treatment that lasts for as long as you want to be sexually active. One dose per day is more than enough to be totally satisfied showing some continuous love to your partner and getting back the lost self-confidence. Try it – you will enjoy your sex … trust our word!