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How on earth is it that some of the most out of shape guys can pick up some of the hottest chicks? You know what I’m talking about, these fat, old, bald dirty looking men… it really amazes me when I see the women on their arm and I think “how’d he land such a hot chick? That should be me!” Well, thanks to the techniques that I’m going to be sharing with you, that is now me! I’m not out of shape by any means, but now I have what it takes to attract the hottest women around and you will too here.

The first tip I have for you is to speak with authority. Women love guys who are smart and intelligent. If you come from a position of authority, women will be attracted to you like never before. This shows that you are confident in yourself and women can spot this from a mile away. You can and should learn this skill over time.

The next technique I want to show you on how to attract women is to be able to give a great foot massage. Yes, a foot massage! If there is anything that women would love more than sex, it’s for their feet to be massaged. A foot massage can take a women to places that just about anything else falls short of. Women s[end a ton of time on their feel. Think about it, they are always painting their toe nails, so it’s not coincidence that they would love their feet to be pampered too. So what you want to do is invest in some good massage oil and have in on stand by for when the opportunity arises.

The next thing I wanted to touch upon is eye contact. Make sure you look her right in the eye. Hold that eye contact so she knows you are in control. If you look away she’ll think that you are weak. This is not a good position to be in, it can be a very frustrating one.

Last technique I want to share with you today is simple, just talk to women! This is so easy, nothing difficult here, just start talking to women. Maybe you’re scared to do this, but you don’t have to be at all. All she can tell you is that she is not interested then you move on. Think about this, what if she was interested and you never found out? Or what if you had to get rejected twice to find your one true love, would it be worth it? Of course! So be bold, start talking to women.

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Wildlife photography, it’s no longer taking photographs like a documentary photographer. Now days it is serious business, your photos must have impact, and a strong environmental message. As well it should be consistent with a motion. Going beyond, images that will grab our attention just remember beauty, cuteness, and the motions they evoke, the behavior they show, and most importantly the environmental relationship they portray.

Consider The Light Direction:

Most wildlife photographers are diligent about getting out early and staying late to experience that special light when the sun is low on the horizon. However, they often don’t put nearly as much effort in choosing the light direction, I see many choosing front lighting NOT good think about it. Front lighting is clichéd. So make your subject look unique, try using light from different direction, backlit situations works well with translucent body part and a rim light you got an almost mystical look.

High Contrast Scenes:

Combination of sunlight and shade can work in your favor. So take advantage of your film’s ability to handle high-contrast situations. When the sunlight falls on your subject, and the rest of the scene is in shaded. So you can focus on the subject, just meter the highlights and let the shadows fall, play with the scenes.

Use flash:

Flash Photography, Many times the subject is cooperative, but the light is ugly. Maybe there’s too much contrast and the pattern of light and shadow is impossible to work with. or flat light from cloudy and what light there is it may look drab. Fill –Flash can light up your shadows in a high-contrast scene, it will surely bring out the color of your subject on an overcast day. Don’t overlook this too tool in your quest for strong wildlife images.

Shoot Tight:

Wildlife shoots must be tight, all to often subject are way out in no man’s lands, these photographs are not enough to show expression or deal of your subjust.by shooting tight we are grabbing the viewer’s interest, and the nice thing about tight shoots they are more artistically. Beware shooting tight requires a powerful lens and a tolerant towards your subject, never hurt or stress your subject, they safety comes first.

Treating Your Subject As An Equal:

Any wildlife photo implies a relationship between photographer and subject. Looking down on the subject puts it in a position of lesser importance, like a pet or servant. Since we want viewers to see our subjects as special. Don’t shoot down on them the subject should be on the same level as the viewfinder. So, sore knees and dirty pants often are the marking of the seasonal wildlife photographer. Capturing animal behavior is perhaps the most obvious and often the easiest method of talking photos that are more than snapshots.

More Action:

Animal behavior is perhaps the most obvious but and some action and you got more then a snapshot. So with simple action like walking or yawning won’t get huge response unless some other thing going on in the shot. Like pups playing (Active behaviors) Please remember there is no silver bullet for capturing behavior. It takes a lot of time with the subject, so hang in there.

What’s special about your subject?

Well, in general people are not to inform about nor are they experts in very many animals.
Your job as a photogrher is to show them why they are so special. Perhaps it’s a unique physical feature of the animal-eys, tongue, colors, toes.since most of these features aren’t very large, so highlight them usually means getting in close. Your subject features could well be its environment. Maybe like making a snack out of some blossoms and so on. The trick is to balance the image and grad the viewer’s attention to the subject and their environment where it is bad or good, you need to bring it home. Some time people get upset when other people feel or attribute human emotion to animals. To them I say lighten up and get a life. Beside recent studies have shown that many species experience the same emotions as you and me. So if you can a photo of an animal with a discernible emotion or mood, like a mother deer caring for her fawn (and the hunters will still kill them) or bees working together and so on you will make a great connected feeling and the viewer will be immersed in your photo and many just have a change of heart as the way they look at the world of nature.

How’s the weather?

People always are interested in the weather, so always include it in the image. This will tell people what the weather was like and they will linger a little longer on the image. Winter images are always good for this. For one thing a image with a warm blood animal’s breath turns to a steams in cold temperatures, nothing adds life to a image then like a creature’s breath. Flowers are always a good choice to indicate spring or summer and fall will you get the idea.

Show How The Animals Feels:

Some scientists get upset when people attribute human emotions to animals. Well, these scientist need to lighten up and get a life. Besides, recent studies have shown that many species experience some of the same emotions as you and me. It is very important to show the subject(s) motions, this will add great impact towards your photo and the viewer will be immersed in your photographic.

Characters: Detective John Clark, Lead Singer Deb Turbulent,
Bassist Chris Jones, Guitarist Jeff Zane, Keyboardist Jay Davis, Drummer Bill Webb

It was a sunny but cool Monday morning, about 10:30 a.m. I
had made it in late because, well, that isn’t your business.
Anyway, I listened to Sherry, my receptionist, rag me about
being late after telling me that I had a couple of calls from a
dame that seemed quite upset that I was not here yet. After
this weekend, a dame was the last thing I needed to hear
from. But again, that isn’t your affair either, is it?

Anyway, I had my feet propped up on the corner of my desk,
catching the sport scores from The Daily Grind in one hand
while alternating my other hand between a cigarette and a
nice cup of java that Sherry had poured me.

A couple of minutes later, I suddenly realized that this Monday
was not going to be like any other, because she walked in.
But, then again, so did they…immediately behind her.

She was one hell of a knockout…about five feet, eight inches
tall, with a page-boy haircut, a perfect height-to-weight
proportion, and a beauty complexion that made me want to
bask in island sun while sipping on coconut juice.

Deb Turbulent: Detective Clark, if you get in this late every
day, your weekly paycheck can’t be all that great.

Detective Clark: And, who says I get a weekly paycheck, Ms…

Deb: I′m Deb Turbulent, but don’t let the last name fool ya…
you’ll find I′m really a kitten at heart.

Clark: Yeah, I’ll bet. And, who are these fine looking upstanding gentlemen with you?

Deb: These fellas are the members of my band. Say Hi, boys…

Half of them nodded while the other half grunted, although I
couldn’t tell which half did which. I took this moment of brevity to remove my feet from my desk and sit up straight so that I could look like a Donald Trump employee as best I could. I also had the distinct desire to check my Beretta .380 to make sure it was loaded with silver bullets, as these guys looked like all they needed was a full moon to start a deadly party.

Clark: So, Ms. Turbulent…fellas, feel free to have a seat…just don’t take it with you when you leave, please.

Chris Jones: Why, you think we thieves?

Jeff Zane: Yeah, you think we’d be in this dump if we thieves?

Clark: Fellas, I didn’t mean to imply that…

Bill Webb: Yeah, yeah, yeah…let’s get outa here, Deb.

Clark: Hey, hang on…let’s start over, will ya?

I hadn’t paid the car payment yet, and the electric bill was
also closing in fast. I couldn’t really afford to lose these guys if they turned out to be viable paying clients. They calmed down a bit.

Clark: Okay, now what can I help you with?

Deb: Well, we’re like, one of the hottest bands in town, but we
can’t seem to sell many CDs anywhere.

Clark: Where have you been trying to sell them?

Jay Davis: Only about a million places.

Clark: Well, for now, just give me a few on your massive list.

Deb: On our website and at gigs, mainly. Oh, and we also have
a few copies in a couple of stores around town, but that means
nothing either.

Hmm…I pondered the situation for a moment…hot girl, and from the attitudes, probably a kick-ass band too. Hmm…why wasn’t the music selling?

Clark: Got a copy of your CD with you?

Jay: Sure…we never leave home without it.

Clark: I believe that saying is trademarked already by
American Express?

Chris: So? We’ll take it anyway!

I let that slide, with no response, as he did seem to be a ‘take all’ kind of guy, if you know what I mean. Jay got up and walked over to my desk while reaching in his pocket to withdraw a copy of their CD. Well, I was seriously hoping that it was a CD.

And then, there it was…

I couldn’t be for absolutely sure, because I hadn’t, yet, heard
the music, but if the music was anything remotely like the CD
cover, these guys were in a lot of trouble. There they were…
with a hot CD titled, “Shock Syndrome,” but they were just
sitting on a couch altogether, looking like they were watching
a repeat of Ted Koppel on Nightline. No emotion…not even an
attempt to play on what was, obviously, a great CD title just
begging to be acted out visually. Obvious to everyone…except
them.

Clark: Well now, ahem, tell you what-

Jay: Hey! Can you help us, man, or not?

Clark: I’ll certainly give it my best shot.

Chris: Ah, this is a load of crap…he don’t know nothin’ ‘bout
nothin’! Why we wastin’ our time here?

He stood up and headed toward the door.

Deb: Obviously, you don’t know Detective Clark’s reputation,
Chris.

She got up, moved toward my desk, perched half a gluteus
maximums on its corner, then gave me a 45-degree stare that
would have Dracula checking his pulse.

Deb: Detective Clark is known for his great…results…aren’t
you Detective Clark?

The words oozed from her pouty red lips with such sultriness, I
almost didn’t hear the gulp in my throat. But, they did, and
laughed. Deb pulled $500 from her side pocket so quickly, it
would have made Batman jealous.

Deb: Here ya go, Detective…that ought to hold you for a
couple of days, won’t it?

Clark: Sure, but how do I get in touch with you?

She was already heading toward the door, but paused to give
me a wry smile.

Deb: Don’t worry…we’ll be in touch with you. Let’s go, boys.

Although I already felt I knew the reason for the CD’s failure, to earn the gracious bucks she had so easily bestowed upon me,
over the next couple of days, I contacted several music locals to get their professional opinions.

I started with Bernie, owner of The Golden Eagle, which was
the current hottest live music spot in town. Next, I tarried on down the way to Music Keys, the largest music retailer in our area. And, just for good measure, I threw in a visit to KTUF, the hottest area radio station and the leading music and arts paper, The Entertainment Times.

Bernie said that, although Deb was the hottest thing since
Watermelon Kool-Aid, the rest of the guys didn’t quite fare so
well in the looks department, particularly, sitting on that dull gray couch on the CD cover.

Ted, owner of Music Keys, said pretty much the same, adding
that some customers couldn’t tell if they were trying to appear
Gothic, or just plain trying to appear.

Cindy, Music Director for KTUF, and who I thought might be a
tad bit jealous of Deb said that, although her listeners couldn’t see the CD, and the single was doing fairly well on her station, she thought that Deb might be throwing off the visual vibe. I never did get that one.

Finally, April, Music Editor with Entertainment Times, said pretty much what I had felt at the beginning…that the sales were probably due to a conflicting title and image. She added that, with a title such as “Shock Syndrome,” there should have been an obvious display of lightening or electricity all around the group, or lightening or electricity appearing to strike the band members as they stood in an open field on a dark night. I told April that I, personally, thought that an appearance, whereby, their hair stood on ends was a good idea, but April waved that off as old-time. Oh, well…you can’t win ‘em all.

So, here I sit, a couple of days later, after just having spoken with Deb, who is on her way in to get the verdict on the CD cover. Hopefully, she won’t take the news as grim, because
the cover is fixable (I think). Oh, I also graciously asked her to leave the boys at home in the interest of our creating a
serious plan of execution.

Detective John Clark, At Your Service, Anytime…

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The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures. No other national story has such tremendous lessons, for the American people and for the rest of mankind. Academic historians in particular often impose a double straitjacket on U.S. history: first, that economic issues have been paramount in shaping American politics; and second, that government intervention in the American economy has been necessary and benign. The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures. No other national story has such tremendous lessons, for the American people and for the rest of mankind (Paul Johnson). These 2 significant subjects have remarkable effect on ethno-racial classifications in American history.

Discourse formation is very important in social sciences and social practices.
After Columbus entrance to new world, a discourse was shaped that Europeans are better, civilized, and cultured than Indians. This discourse remains today, and it is a tool for intervention and political goals. When race loosed its influence, was added other attribute, ethnicity. As a ‘hybrid category’ that entered ‘the ethno-racial imagination of American social life’ just over a quarter of a century ago, the classification ‘Hispanic’ remains as pliable as the very texture of race has proven to be (Goldberg, 1997: 64). Thus, in the current discursive atmosphere surrounding the debate on race and ethnicity no existing knowledge or truth claim commands such authority that it can categorically prohibit the proposal of a fusion of race and ethnicity as units of analysis. For instance, Latinos cannot escape the preponderance of race in the United States. The history of the discourse on Americanness and national belonging consists largely of episodes featuring the dominant white core racializing marginal groups and the latter responding in varied ways (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

The 1790 Naturalization Act restricted citizenship to white landowning males. When they ceased to be property, blacks became a problem in the United States. Public policy condemned the vast majority of blacks to generations of poverty and excluded them from ‘the industrial activity taking place in the rapidly growing cities of the North and West in the aftermath of the Civil War,’ even while European immigrants found here a land of opportunity (Steinberg, 1981, 198). For the so-called persons of color, to speak about race in the United States has meant necessarily to locate oneself in relation to normative whiteness (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

Communities of color in the United States have fought to attain full citizenship, and we cannot belittle the fruits that their effort has yielded. Lynchings and Jim Crow prohibitions no longer figure in the menu of sorrows that blacks in this country have to endure. The overall society no longer condones public aggression against minority groups to the degree that it did forty years ago (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

Racial minority groups prove their ability and power in social, sports, and artistic opportunities. Native Americans, for instance, have had to contend with suffering questions stemming from the legitimacy of mixed-bloods or cross-bloods in matters of cultural and communal belonging. Native Americans have occasionally had to deal with issues of blood quanta to establish reservation membership eligibility. African-Americans have made the political gains they currently possess because of a racial self-assertion that galvanizes the community, lending them a sense of wholeness. Their sense of a common history and a shared destiny often extends to black immigrants whose ancestors experienced their slavery past elsewhere (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151). For example, I could recall for a moment the big night of 29 February 1940, when the Academy Award to the Best Supporting Actress for the role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind went to Hattie McDaniel, making her the first black person ever to win an Oscar (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

Formulations of community’s ethno-racial identity by Latino spokespersons often boast a superior understanding of the complexity of racial codification, stressing the extent to which our historical experience challenges the black–white binary that has informed thinking on race matters in the United States. Latino scholars often claim that ‘while ‘‘race’’ distinctions and prejudice exist in Spanish America, they do not, nor ever have they, taken the form of institutionalized discrimination as in the United States’ (Kanellos, 1998, 178). One gathers from the distinction herein proclaimed a marked interest in stressing the exceptionality of Hispanic racial thought. But, however, meaningful we may find the distinction for inquiries into the epistemology of racial classifications (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

By the same token, the New York-based Puerto Rican leadership that launched the Young Lords Party constructed Latino subjectivity based on a very deep sense of self-differentiation with respect to American society’s dominant white core (Silvio Torres-Saillant, 2003, 123-151).

Part of the impasse exhibited by the current conversations on ethno-racial identity has to do with the difficulty of harmonizing the often fractious rapport between the concepts of race and ethnicity. Already ‘a great deal of scholarly attention has gone into studying both race and ethnicity,’ but, as Manning Marable contends, ‘too often the discussion has been mired in old debates and definitions,’ which leads him to recommend ‘a new and critical study of the relationship between race and ethnicity’ (Marable, 2000).

Sociologists have long focused on white ethnic identity; considerations of white racial identity are more recent. White racial identity is commonly portrayed as a default racial category, an invisible yet privileged identity formed by centuries of oppression of nonwhite groups. Whiteness has become synonymous with privilege in much scholarly writing, although recent empirical work strives to consider white racial identity as a complex, situated identity rather than a monolithic one. The study of white racial identity can greatly benefit from moving away from simply naming whiteness as an overlooked, privileged identity and by paying closer attention to empirical studies of racial and ethnic identity by those studying social movements, ethnic identity, and social psychology (Monica McDermott and Frank L. Samson, 2005, 245-261).

Although the main story to tell about white ethnic identity during the past 30 years has been its declining distinctiveness and importance, there are nonetheless some counter-examples, primarily from small, relatively isolated communities of recent European and Middle Eastern immigrants to the United States. Arab Americans are an especially interesting example, as they are officially considered white by the U.S. Census yet often have stronger identification with their countries of origin than with a white racial identity (Monica McDermott and Frank L. Samson, 2005, 245-261).

Conclusion

Today, with the death sentence that the scholarly community has pronounced on the concept of race, the widespread interrogation of the idea of nation as a stable arena within which to configure one’s identity, and the general awareness of the fragility of ethno-racial ontology in light of the disruptive impact of hybridizing crossings, we have little justification for hoping that a sustained exploration of the relation between race and ethnicity will break new productive ground. The time may have come for us to desist from the effort to distinguish between the two and to accept their conceptual fusion. Using race and ethnicity synonymously may lead us out of the epistemological and political impasse.

While we may agree that some basic differences exist ‘between the way that nonwhites view race and the way that race is viewed overall in the United States,’ we might fail to detect any salutary implications in the claim that the construction of race in American country ‘has been more fluid, transcending ‘the binary division adopted in the United States. Racial paradigms in America, we are told, follow a continuum with no fixed demarcation between categories, and US ethno-racial groups, coming from a culturally and generally mixed racial background, had to enter “a biologically based biracial structure” that featured European Americans at one end of the polar and African Americans at the other, with Native Americans and Asian Americans occupying “ambiguous gray positions vis-à-vis the dichotomy” (Rodrı´guez, 1994: 131–132).

My name is Javad Alipoor, I’m from Tabrize, I’m 25years old. I have empirical science diploma. I finished high school in 1998. My A.M degree is Islamic studies and political science, Imam Sadiq university of Tehran, Iran. I finished it in 2003. I passed 190 credits in undergraduate.
I’m studying 2 disciplines in M.A degree. I’m studying political science and International relations in Imam Sadiq university of Tehran, that I almost finished it. Also, I ‘m studying North American studies in institute for North American and European studies, university of Tehran. I translated political articles and essays from English to Persian, and published in Persian publications and magazines.
Qualifications: language; Persian, English, Azeri (Turkish), Arabic (familiar). Computer skills; Win 98 & XP, Internet Explorer, Word, and Search Engines.

On one film I worked, I needed a Celtic sword and the director wanted some runes on the blade. Obviously buying a real sword would have been expensive and I couldn’t one at the various prop houses around town that would please the director. I realized I was going to have to create one from scratch.

First I got a wooden martial arts practice sword (these can be found wholesale for around $20). In a pinch, I imagine a wooden staff or broom handle could be used. However, make certain you use a hardwood or the sword could catch fire when you cure the outer layer of the blade.

I cut and sanded down the blade until it was an eighth of an inch thinner than the final sword I would need. When I had the sword the shape and width I desired, I coated the wooden blade with a layer of polymer clay. Polymer clay is available inexpensively at most craft stores. I prefer the Sculpey 3 brand, but FIMO is also very popular. To add the Celtic runes, I found rubber stamps of various characters and stamped the icons into the clayso they ran down the length of the blade.

I baked the sword (it would just fit diagonally in my oven) to set the polymer clay. After sanding the blade to make it look smooth, I used Silver Leaf color of Rub ‘n Buff to make the blade silver. I got Rub ‘n Buff at my local craft store, but you can order it online here:

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The sword looked fantastic and got many compliments from cast and crew. I had to keep a sharp eye on the it though, because everyone wanted to play with it. I don’t know how it would hold up for fighting, but such a sword looks very realistic for non-actions scenes.

Further, the wooden core gives it enough weight and heft to look realistic. Sometimes fake swords are made with a foam-core base. That means that when the sword is moved suddenly, it can wangle. I saw this just last night in a big budget Chinese film and it was very distracting.

Dan Rahmel has made significant contributions including authoring over a dozen books (e.g. Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking from Focal Press), working as an Art Director and an Electrician in Hollywood feature films and television, operating a celebrated film web site ( cvisual.com cvisual.com), and investing in California real estate.

When you start with something new, you are usually so eager to jump into this new venture with both feet that you forget that every subject has its own basic information and way of doing things. When you start learning guitar playing, you want to be the new sensation on the hit charts within one day. Woa – pull in the reigns. Learn the guitar basics first. Why? You will be a better guitar player later on. Even the masters of the guitar started off with the basics and progressed from there. There are many things that are included when you learn guitar basics: the chords, the scales, the fingering, but perhaps most importantly, you need to learn all of the different parts of the guitar.

How is a guitar constructed?

One of the basic reasons to learn guitar basics, is to know the different parts of a guitar. As you progress, you will meet different terms for the parts of a guitar and if you do not know those terms, you can find yourself struggling to learn the guitar. First of all, you should know what the body of the guitar is:

1. The guitar’s body is the large wooden part of the guitar.

2. The thin part of the guitar that is connected to the body of the guitar is called the neck.

3. The bridge is located on the body of the guitar near the hole.

4. The strings of the guitar begin at the bridge and end at the pegs, which is located on the head of the guitar.

5. The head of the guitar is on the end of the neck not connected to the body.

6. There are small metal pieces located at various intervals along the neck of the guitar. These metal pieces are called the frets. When the player presses the strings into the frets at various intervals, the strings vibrate and produce different pitches.

The way you hold the guitar differs for nearly every type of song you play on a guitar. If you are right handed, your right hand is your strumming hand. Thus, you hold your guitar so that your right hand rests on the strings of the guitar above the hole. This means that your left hand is your picking hand, and your left hand should rest on the neck of the guitar. If you are left handed, then you should use these directions as well, only reversed.

Take time to learn the guitar basics and you will be richly rewarded not only with money, but also with a life long relationship with a wonderful instrument.

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I cradled me and looked after my being
remembered Bible stories
Jesus healing sick souls
once mine.

I was so tempted
felt emotions that hummed.
I wanted to taste the moment
smell the scent
smother the lion in all who pursued me.

I touched the moon,
and then I slept there.
I thought I heard you singing.
It was way past midnight,
but I still decided to wait,
grant you entrance into my images of rain
and memories of storms.

I searched for a compass held inside my pocket,
that’s where I keep my treasures.
I pulled out reams of paper first
poetry carefully written
and there
between the folds
tightly clad
my compass
my moral measuring tool.
I held it to the light
yet
could not decipher the rainbows
nor the thunder.

Tiny angels sing
I heard them in the colors
I held one in my hand as she was weeping.

I am that golden child she breathed
I am the smoke beyond the river
I am the token of the dragon
the dew
and the lace
that lines the trees
I am the unspoken poem.

Grace
I hold its measures
set music to my dancing
I am the figure that makes a shadow
behind a blinded curtain.

Beyond this day
and far off into the distance
I think I see her treasure.
I released her
set her on her way to finding answers
and moons to sleep on.

I thought all
wrote about it
then picked up my pencils and left.

I cradled me and looked after my being
remembered Bible stories
Jesus healing sick souls
once mine.

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I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.

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What is it about Humor that can really get things going? Have you ever been in a workplace meeting where everyone is “brainstorming″ some new idea? Everything is going stagnant and nothing is getting done. Everyone is inputting his or her ideas but nothing seems to gel. All of a sudden, someone cracks a joke, the tension is gone and the meeting rolls along.

While attending a meeting in a computer manufacturing business, one of the participants looked over at the table and saw these beautiful cookies laid out for everyone. She commented, “Since I’m new, I have to ask, do we have these cookies at every meeting? I’m concerned I’m going to gain weight while working here”. Another participant stated, “Of course and it is a problem because when B started here, he was only 120 pounds″. At this, everyone just roared since B was about 220 pounds.

Humor helps people to relate to each other. As kids, we are always cutting each other down in jest. We can’t be serious all the time because our relationship won’t grow. At a party, who is the star? Isn’t the one that shines the one that is telling stories that are comical or telling jokes? Have you said, “He’s so funny, I love to be around him”. Do you remember a joke that someone said? In a conversation, your memory may all of a sudden stumble across a joke that someone said even years ago. We may be in the middle of a serious conversation and all of a sudden, we remember something funny that someone said. We have to contain ourselves because of the seriousness of the conversation but we just want to bust out laughing. If we do lose control, the other participant of the conversation is having a hard time seeing what you are laughing about due to the seriousness of the conversation. Do you let them in on the joke?

People that are serious all the time can become lethargic and depressed. Have you ever been around someone that just broke up with their boyfriend or girlfriend? They’re down and all you want to do is get them back up. So, you start telling them jokes. You cut them down and tell them here’s my opportunity to kick you while you’re down. You ask them since Susan dumped you can I date her now? You’re willing to say anything to get them back up. (Besides, he knows you didn’t even like Susan!)

Being constantly depressed can change your body’s biochemistry. Often, people that are chronically depressed are treated with pharmaceutical drugs. Many of these individuals may have a family history of depression. Humor can change the person’s biochemistry and if significant enough, could it possibly alter the level of need to be dependent upon pharmaceutical drug?

Although it is not the subject matter of this article, there is a lot of scientific study in this area. People that are suffering from depression do well when their counselors utilize humor as a medium in their relationship. There is a lot of opportunity to benefit from various therapies such as music therapy and art therapy.

People that are humorous are fun to be around. They tend to be very energetic and have a lot of friends. Friendship makes the world go round.

Have you read your joke of the day?

Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to humor-guides.com/ Humor

If your New Year’s Resolution didn’t include a good laugh, don’t worry about it. New York native and author, J. Peter Yakel, says he’s got you covered with his whirlwind international tale, “The Legend of Juggin Joe” (Lulu Press, www.lulu.com).

“Sure, the ball dropping creates an initial rush of excitement for almost everyone″, says Yakel, “but shortly after the confetti settles, people tend to step back and think, ‘Oh boy, another year of work, frustration and challenges’, instead of, ‘Happy days are here again!’. Sometimes they make these hardcore resolutions, and we all know that there’s no humor in that!”

For those too mired in the daily grind to give themselves a break, the literary dervish says his resolution was to share a dose of his own humor. Says the 3rd generation Westerloer, “Have a laugh on me. Pick up the book, gather up your mental sheep, and get the flock outta here! Check out of reality, and into the hilarious world of Juggin Joe!”

What’s so funny about the book, you ask? The effervescent jokemeister says, “This is an over-the-top country humor story that centers around the life and times of a boy dubbed ‘Juggin Joe’, for his uncanny abilities playing the jug. First off, how many people do YOU know that play the jug???” Without pause, he adds, “That’s what I thought…now, just how Joe acquires such a rare musical gift, and his subsequent rise to international stardom, is a real adventure. The book is loaded full of situational humor, wrapped around a true love story. Joe even has a hand in helping to end the Cold War, but you′ll have to read it to believe it.”

Yakel says the added hook in his book is that it’s written in a wholly-unconventional style that he calls ‘country-speak’. “Other authors just don’t write like me. That’s not a boast, it’s a simple fact. When I crafted the book, I knew my text style might present some with an initial reading challenge”, he says, “but it’s the country dialogue that’s exactly what makes the book so much fun to read. Grammatically, Juggin Joe is an English teacher’s worst nightmare”, he quips, “but it’s the good nature of the story that shines through it all. Joe is a larger-than-life character, but one who people can really identify with. Best of all″, says Yakel, “It’s a light-hearted adventure that allows people to put their cares and worries aside for awhile.”

As for whether or not ‘Juggin Joe’ is delivering the guffaw goods to the starving masses, Yakel is optimistic. “The book has gathered a bit of attention recently”, he says, adding that reviews have been good thus far. “I was recently interviewed by a magazine as an ‘Author in the Spotlight’, and references to Juggin Joe are popping up on the ‘net.” The self-published author said he hopes his blend of humor, unforgettable characters, and unique writing style prove to be the right combination for happy readers in 2006. And if not? “Well”, says Yakel, “there’s always the sequel to Juggin Joe that I’m working on now!”

If your laugh tank is empty, or you know someone in desperate need of a sense of humor, “The Legend of Juggin Joe”, is a mouse click away. Purchasing information, as well as a free chapter preview, is available from Lulu Press at: www.lulu.com/content/99988

Photography is a beautiful thing, no matter what you are taking pictures of, whether it is of your family, pets, nature or your home, photographs are wonderful. When taking pictures, it is normally because you want to “capture the moment” so years later you can pick up he photograph and say “wow, look at me 20 years ago” or “gee honey, you look great with that tree in the background”. Things like that need to be keep and when you look at them again you will remember what a great time you had where ever you were.

Photos are also taken on special occasions, like when your baby takes their first step, when they go to “big school″ for the first time or when they graduate. Memories such as these are precious and are even easier to remember when you have pictures to look at. The only horrible thing about photography is when you take the most beautiful picture, only to discover that your lens was dirty and the picture came out terrible and you cannot retake it. There is only one solution to this problem.

Anti-fog spray works magically on cameras. Before you are going to be clicking away, take a soft cloth and some anti-fog spray and clean the lens. That’s all you have to do, it’s quick, easy and the cleanness lasts! You will not have to wipe the lens after every photo you take it lasts for quite some time before you will have to clean it again. Do not drench the cloth with spray, just put on enough to make the cloth slightly damp. Wipe the lens softly, and the work is complete, you can now start clicking away!

So now you can take those pretty pictures and they will come out just as the original thing you saw, anti-fog spray really does the trick.

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