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One of the laws upon which the Hermetic principles of astrology are based is, The Law Of Vibration.

Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates - The Kybalion

This is possibly the most important law because it contains an explanation as to how everything in the universe, animate or inanimate, can be connected to each other.

As modern science endorses, everything in the universe is comprised of a swirling mass of energy. The density of these packets of energy and the speed of vibration of their component atoms and molecules, along with environmental forces, decide whether we observe an amorphous mass or a solid object. What also affects what we observe is us - the observer. The rate that our component parts oscillate have an effect on what we see.

The Hermetic teachings go much further than modern science has yet dared to venture. They teach that not only is all matter vibrating but that all emotions are a manifestation of vibration. Thus all thought, reason, emotion, will or desire are accompanied by vibratory rates, which may be lowered or raised at will by adepts.

In the same way that the vibration of a musical note can affect the atoms and molecules in a mirror and cause it to shatter, so it is postulated that man may affect the minds of others. If his thought processes are vibrating at a certain level then, through a well known phenomenon called resonance, it is possible for both minds to become ‘entrained’ or synchronised. This is often commented on in daily life when two people refer to each other as being ‘on the same wavelength′, or liking (or disliking) someone’s ‘vibes’.

According to Dr Percy Seymour, a Theoretical Astrophysicist, resonance is what makes it possible for a radio telescope to tune into specific vibrations in the Andromeda Galaxy (14 million, million, million miles away) and accounts for the Solar System playing a symphony of vibrations on the magnetic field of the Earth. It also foils the arguments of all those who believe that planetary forces beyond the Moon are too weak to have any impact on terrestrial life. Resonant Theory states that even small fluctuating forces can have large consequences, if the frequency of vibration coincides. This supports the main tenet of astrology, which is that personalities of individuals are related to the state of the Solar System at the time of birth*

Dr Seymour believes that the resonance between the tidal tug (due to gravity), of the very hot gases trapped in the magnetic field of the Sun and Earth, and resonance between the resulting fluctuations of the Earth′s magnetic field and the electrical activity of the neural network in the brain, are what link celestial firmly to terrestrial.

Basically Dr Seymour confirms the theory of harmonics put forward by John Addey in 1975: All astrological effects can be understood in terms of the harmonics of cosmic periods. This frees astrology from its somewhat limiting twelve-fold straightjacket and allows us to understand how new planets can be discovered without changing the fundamental basis of astrological thought and practice. Resonant theory (harmonics) is the Holy Grail for astrologers because there is no astrological doctrine in classical or modern astrology which cannot be explained by it.

It also explains why we attract certain events, or people, to us who reflect the state of our consciousness. Thus, when we are angry we are more likely to attract the violence or car accident which we are resonating with. More positively, it is the explanation for miraculous events in that we ‘entrain’ ourselves to good unfolding when our thoughts are constantly kept at the higher vibration, or frequency, of love and happy outcomes.

Each planet and star in the Cosmos possesses its own vibratory frequency. Every object and every word spoken also has its own signature vibratory frequency, as does every living thing. Mars vibrates to a frequency similar to the number 16 -which in turn vibrates to the colour of crimson; which vibrates to Iron; which vibrates to the gem Ruby; which vibrates to the musical tone C Major, which vibrates to the flower hollyhock etc., etc. This is the basis of the astrological principle of correspondence.

I believe that vibrations will one day prove to be the invisible threads which weave the fabric of life together. Resonant Theory, as Dr Seymour has discovered, explains many terrestrial phenomena including why astrology should not be dismissed as ‘ for entertainment value only’. I leave the last words to Dr Seymour:

“The claims made by many scientists that astrology is opposed to the basic principles of western science comes from a total misunderstanding of serious astrology, and an apalling lapse in their understanding of the methodology, philosophy and history of science itself.”

*Dr Percy Seymour. The Scientific Basis of Astrology ISBN 0-572-02181-x

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Online casinos

There are a large number of online casinos, in which people can play casino games such as Roulette, Blackjack, Craps, and many others. These games are played against the “house″, which makes money due to the fact that the odds are slightly in its favour. Some unscrupulous sites have been proven to offer rigged games, which are less mathematically fair than they appear.

Online poker

There are a large number of online poker rooms which offer various games of Poker, most commonly Texas hold ‘em, but also Omaha, Seven-card stud, and other game types. Players play against each other, with the “house” making its money through the “rake”.

Online sports betting

Several major bookmakers offer fixed-odds gambling over the internet, with gamblers typically betting on the results of sporting events.
A relatively new internet innovation is the bet exchange, which allows individuals to place bets with each other (with the “house″ taking a small commission).

Funds Transfers

Typically, gamblers upload funds to the online gambling company, make bets or play the games that it offers, and then cash out any winnings. European gamblers can often fund gambling accounts by credit card or debit card, and cash out winnings directly back to the card.
Because of the questionable legality of online gambling in the United States, however, U.S. credit cards frequently fail to be accepted. However, a number of intermediary companies - such as Firepay, Neteller, and Moneybookers - offer accounts with which (among other things) online gambling can be funded. Casino operators and online poker rooms often offer incentives for using these ‘alternative payment methods’.
Payment by cheque and wire transfer is also common.

General legal issues

Online gambling is legal and regulated in many countries including the United Kingdom and several nations in and around the Caribbean Sea.
The United States Federal Appeals Courts has ruled that the Federal Wire Act prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting across state lines. There is no law prohibiting gambling of any other kind.
Some states have specific laws against online gambling of any kind. Also, owning an online gaming operation without proper licensing would be illegal, and no states are currently granting online gaming licenses.
The government of the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which licenses Internet gambling entities, made a complaint to the World Trade Organization about the U.S. government’s actions to impede online gaming.

The Caribbean country won the preliminary ruling but WTO′s appeals body has partially reversed that favorable ruling in April, 2005. The appeals decision effectively allowed state laws prohibiting gambling in Louisiana, Massachusetts, South Dakota and Utah. However, the appeals panel also ruled that the United States may be violating global trade rules because its laws regulating horse-racing bets were not applied equitably to foreign and domestic online betting companies. The panel also held that certain online gambling restrictions imposed under US federal laws were inconsistent with the trade body′s GATS services agreement.

In March 2003, Deputy Assistant Attorney General John G. Malcolm testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding the special problems presented by online gambling. A major concern of the United States Department of Justice is online money laundering. The anonymous nature of the Internet and the use of encryption make it especially difficult to trace online money laundering transactions.

In April 2004 Google and Yahoo!, the internet’s two largest search engines, announced that they were removing online gambling advertising from their sites. The move followed a United States Department of Justice announcement that, in what some say is a contradiction of the Appeals Court ruling, the Wire Act relating to telephone betting applies to all forms of Internet gambling, and that any advertising of such gambling “may” be deemed as aiding and abetting. Critics of the Justice Department’s move say that it has no legal basis for pressuring companies to remove advertisements and that the advertisements are protected by the First Amendment. As of April 2005, Yahoo! has provided advertising for “play money” online gaming.

In February 2005 the North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize and regulate online poker and online poker cardroom operators in the State. Testifying before the State Senate, the CEO of one online cardroom, Paradise Poker, pledged to relocate to the state if the bill became law. However, the measure was defeated by the State Senate in March 2005. Jim Kasper, the Representative who sponsored the bill, plans a 2006 ballot initiative on the topic.

Problem gambling

Because the internet brings gambling right into a player’s home, there is concern that online gambling increases the level of problem gambling. In the United States, the link between availability and problem gambling was investigated in 1999 by the National Gambling Impact Study, which found that “the presence of a gambling facility within 50 miles roughly doubles the prevalence of problem and pathological gamblers”. If this finding is correct, it is reasonable to expect that easy access to gambling online would also increase problem gambling.

That same report noted the possibility that “the high-speed instant gratification of Internet games and the high level of privacy they offer may exacerbate problem and pathological gambling”. Bernie Horn, of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, testified before Congress that the availability of online gambling “magnifies the potential destructiveness of the addiction”.

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Want to learn to play blues guitar? Playing blues is one of the simplest yet most complicated forms of music on any instrument. The range goes from fairly traditional arrangements of songs that everyone would recognise, to complex variations developed by various rock and roll musicians over the years, not to mention all the regional variations etc that can be involved. I’ve developed a few tips here that may help you get at least a little way along the blues highway.

Learn To Play Blues Guitar- Easy Step 1
Learn a simple blues chord progression. The most basic blues comprise of what’s called a one, four, five, or I IV V as it’s usually written in roman numerals. The number represent the chords of the harmonized major scale in each particular key. This is a complicated way of saying it, but in simple terms the chords to a I IV V in the key of A would be A, D7, A, E7, D7, A. This is a truly versatile chord progression and will sound good at any tempo and also whether strummed or fingerpicked.

Learn To Play Blues Guitar- Easy Step 2
Experiment with different rhythms. The progression shown above will work with just about any rhythm, providing that it’s steady and you can keep it in time. Why not try a funky 16ths feel? If you don’t know how this sounds think of the funky guitar from the Shaft song. Using the rhythms and strumming patterns from other songs can be a great way of broadening your rhythmic horizons.

Learn To Play Blues Guitar-Easy Step 3
Learn some relevant scales. I’d suggest the pentatonic scale to begin with, and maybe the blues scale once you get the hang of that. They are both among the simplest of all scales to learn, yet contain miles and miles of musical sounds for you to experiment with. Practice the scales by playing up and down them, and this will develop your speed and timing. After a while you will find that you can add a lick or two to the progression shown in Step 1, and you’ll soon see what fun there is to be had.

Learn to Play Blues Guitar- Easy Step 4
Learn some licks. Blues is about progression and interpretation, and part of that is learning other guitar player’s licks and applying your own spin to them. You may take some SRV licks and slow them down, or just cycle three or four notes you heard on a BB King record, but this process is an essential part of developing your own sense of blues playing. In time you’ll find that you develop your own licks that encompass everything you’ve listened to and try to learn.

Learn To Play Blues Guitar- Easy Step 5
Learn some techniques. There are certain techniques that make blues guitar what it is, and if you want to have your own blues sound you will do well to learn them-Sliding: Just as it sounds, sliding from one note to another on a single string. The slide can be up or down the neck, and the notes can be 2 frets apart or 20, that’s up to you. Bending Strings: The bend is probably the most recognisable part of blues playing-it’s literally bending a string up so it reaches a higher pitch. It takes some time to get your fingers strong enough, but boy is it worth it! Vibrato: Another well known technique, this is where they player holds one note and makes it wobble by wiggling their fingers or wrist. Listen to BB King for great examples of this.

As we said, if you want to learn to play blues guitar there is more involved than a small guide like this can teach you, but if you follow these steps you will be well on the way!

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Along with Seinfeld and Frasier, Friends dominated the must-see TV of the 1990’s. Winner of innumerable television awards, the show features the lives of six friends in their late-twenties/early-thirties living in New York City - Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry). The six friends spend the majority of their time in a coffee house named “Central Perk” or in either Monica’s apartment or Joey and Chandler’s apartment.

The Friends (Season 5) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which we learn that Ross and Emily’s wedding continued despite Ross’s accidentally saying Rachel’s name instead of Emily’s. However, Emily is not happy, and Ross cannot seem to make it up to her. Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler go to great lengths to conceal their newly blossoming romance from the rest of the friends. As the season progresses, the various friends learn one-by-one that Monica and Chandler are an item. The season finale follows the entire cast through Las Vegas (where they followed Joey who went there to shoot a movie). While in Vegas, Chandler and Monica agree to get married, but when they get to the chapel, they find that Ross and Rachel have beat them there…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Friends (Season 5) DVD:

Episode 98 (The One After Ross Says Rachel) Air Date: 09-24-1998
Episode 99 (The One with All the Kissing) Air Date: 10-01-1998
Episode 100 (The One Hundredth) Air Date: 10-08-1998
Episode 101 (The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS) Air Date: 10-15-1998
Episode 102 (The One with the Kips) Air Date: 10-29-1998
Episode 103 (The One with the Yeti) Air Date: 11-05-1998
Episode 104 (The One Where Ross Moves In) Air Date: 11-12-1998
Episode 105 (The One with the Thanksgiving Flashbacks) Air Date: 11-19-1998
Episode 106 (The One with Ross′s Sandwich) Air Date: 12-10-1998
Episode 107 (The One with the Inappropriate Sister) Air Date: 12-17-1998
Episode 108 (The One with All the Resolutions) Air Date: 01-07-1999
Episode 109 (The One with Chandler’s Work Laugh) Air Date: 01-21-1999
Episode 110 (The One with Joey’s Bag) Air Date: 02-04-1999
Episode 111 (The One Where Everybody Finds Out) Air Date: 02-11-1999
Episode 112 (The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey) Air Date: 02-18-1999
Episode 113 (The One with the Cop) Air Date: 02-23-1999
Episode 114 (The One with Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss) Air Date: 03-18-1999
Episode 115 (The One Where Rachel Smokes) Air Date: 04-08-1999
Episode 116 (The One Where Ross Can’t Flirt) Air Date: 04-22-1999
Episode 117 (The One with the Ride Along) Air Date: 04-29-1999
Episode 118 (The One with the Ball) Air Date: 05-06-1999
Episode 119 (The One with Joey’s Big Break) Air Date: 05-13-1999
Episode 120 (The One in Vegas: Part 1) Air Date: 05-20-1999
Episode 121 (The One in Vegas: Part 2) Air Date: 05-20-1999

About the Author

Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a thedvdreport.blogspot.com movie review site where you can find more reviews like this one of the thedvdreport.blogspot.com/2006/02/friends-season-5-dvd.html Friends (Season 5) DVD Review.

Cheating can be defined as something against the accepted norms or standards mostly known to everybody. Cheating has been noticed in many ways in many places. Among the several forms and methods of cheating tricks employed in casinos take an interesting part. Players thus benefit unfair advantage from the game they play. Card cheating is gaining prominence day by day as the number of players increase along with cheating methods.

Cheating can be hard cheating or soft cheating especially in relation to poker games. Cheating is hard core in poker games. This explains the possibility of cheating in much regulated casinos and other card rooms. Cheating can be done, generally in three ways.

1. By means of collusion

2. Using cheating gaffs
3. By false shuffling

Collusion
Using a partner or partners to cheat at poker is called as collusion. This is basically playing quite differently against the players and also involves dumping, signaling and whipsawing. Dumping is the method of losing consciously to a partner with crooked plans in mind. Signaling is trading information between partners were whipsawing is where players at opposite ends of the table join together to trap other players in between.

In online poker, collusion is an easy method and also very difficult to trace the trap when played and done it well. Using multiple connections and IP addresses, one can very well cheat a partner in the poker room.

A method of collusion is sleight of hand. This is the group of techniques used by a usual card cheater, who is also known as a card shark. He takes the control of the order of cards or probably one specific card. A definite technique of mixing the deck by means of false shuffling and cutting is employed in the process of card cheating by the card shark.

Bottom dealing is one of the processes of collusion which involves shuffling the cards in such a way that the high cards are placed on the bottom of the deck. It is very much easy to detect than any other methods of cheating.

Cheating gaffs
This consists of marked cards, holdout devices, glims etc. a detailed description is given below.
Marked cards
Poker players continue to find out newer tricks in playing the game of tricks. They skillfully employ specialized cheating techniques in the game of poker. One is marked cards and many have already learned how to mark their cards during the game. This gives an advantage to the players in the game play in such a way that they can mark cards they desire or think crucial in the game play.

Marked cards also known as Readers can easily be identified by looking at the back of the cards. Marking on the cards can be done by means of scratches, changing designs in the cards, nail marks, dirt marks or a bend on the cards which cannot be noticed easily.

Holdout devices
These are devices used by the cheat during games to hold a card or cards during a game. The devices are not complex and very much easy to use. But these are not very handy when not used properly. There needs special manipulative skill and ability to use the holdout devices for cheating in games.

The holds out devices are used mainly to keep aside a card or cards for sometime and conveniently retrieve it later.

There are popular holdouts like sleeve holdout, ring holdout, vest holdout and cuff holdout. All these are inventions of the 19th century and mechanical holdouts have also come in to foray. These are comparatively easy to use, but even then there needs a special skill and capability in handling the mechanical holdouts.

The people who specializes in various card cheat techniques is called as card mechanic, base dealer, paper player, hand mucker and cross player. Card mechanic is the one who is well specialized in sleight of hand technique. Base dealer is the one who specializes in bottom dealing. Base dealer is also called as second dealer. A cheat who makes use of the marked cards is called as paper player. A card cheat that specializes in switching cards is called as hand mucker. The one who uses mechanical holdouts is called as machine player.

The other popular cheating methods involve false shuffling, and confederacy.

False shuffling
This is the process of shuffling the cards in such a way that the desired cards are placed in the correct position. In shuffling cards, the deck would be pre arranged and the card cheat makes sure he does not misplace or disturb that part of the deck. This part of the stock control is also done with the technique of riffle shuffle which is even more difficult.

Card cheats are growing with improved means of techniques in card games especially in poker games. It is also interesting to note that the cheating practices are not something invented today or yesterday. This has been prevailing since the earlier days in public game rooms. It is now modernized in techniques and has been rightly implemented in the well regulated game rooms. The growth and the techniques involved in tricks also show that cheating would undergo tremendous changes and would find newer dimensions in the days to come.

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Celtic design tattoos, both because of their ancient historical symbolism and because they are simply among the most beautiful tattoos in the entire tattoo universe, are among the most requested of all tattoo designs. Both men and women of all ages have become intrigued with the aura surrounding Celtic design tattoos, and are hoping some of it will rub off on them.

The inspiration for Celtic design tattoos originated in Great Britain, dating as far back as drawings from the sixth century which appeared in manuscripts of Scripture which was copied in elaborate calligraphy by the Christian monks of the period. The manuscript decoration was extremely ornate, but Celtic design tattoos can be as intricate or as simple as their wearers desire.

The Monks responsible for the Celtic manuscript had the responsibility of combining the pagan imagery of the Celts with their accepted Christian symbols, to aid in the evangelization of the Celtic peoples. The Celtic design tattoos which most clearly illustrate this blending of symbolism is the Celtic cross tattoo, which is a traditional Christian cross with a circle at its center said to represent the ancient Druidic symbol for the sun.

Celtic design tattoos are most often known for their fascinating knots and interlacing, or “plaitwork” which will entertain viewers endlessly as they try to unravel them. The Celtic knot is another Druidic symbol, evoking the unending cycles of life and death, and the perfect and eternal circle.

The universal appeal of Celtic design tattoos, in fact, many lie in their abstract nature. With flowing spirals, squares, and geometrical forms, they are more of an attempt to create an emotion in the viewer rather than to be representational art.

One of the most delightful elements of Celtic design tattoos, in fact, is in their portrayal of animals. The animals in Celtic design tattoos are as complex as the Celtic knots; cats, deer, dogs, lions, tigers, birds and dragons are portrayed when the lines and thread of plaitwork, instead on forming eternal knots and loops, end with the depiction of animal heads, feet and tails. Many of the animals are inspired by medieval depictions of animals, and have a highly appealing air of whimsy.

The shamrock, of course, is one of the oldest Celtic design tattoos; while for the Irish it signifies excellence, and even has religious significance as a sign of the Holy Trinity, it is most widely known as a good luck charm. Those of Irish descent are especially fond of using an Celtic Shamrock tattoo to display their pride in their heritage.

The one drawback to having Celtic deign tattoos done is that they demand a tattoo artist with an exceptional amount of skill. Their symmetrical designs require a precise outline and steady had in the inking process, and some of them can take hours to complete. But done properly, Celtic design tattoos are true works of art!

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“Do we want to use the Good China?”

Porcelain is an extremely hard substance made by combining a white clay called kaolin with petuntse, a form of feldspar, found only in China. It is ground to a fine powder and fired at 2200° ƒ. Melting these together form a very hard and durable non-porous natural glass. This, while holding its shape when molded is highly heat resistant. Artificial porcelains are not as strong or heat resistant as they are fired at much lower temperatures, making them much more susceptible to breakage.

Bone china is made by adding the ash of burned animal bones to the kaolin, petuntse mixture. English porcelain makers discovered this process in 1750. Although not quite as durable as that made without the ash, it is more translucent and a preferred process for that reason. The painting and decorating are done in several ways. The most common of these is the deep blue cobalt seen in most examples from England and China. Enamel colors can also be added, but require a second firing to make them more permanent. Chinese and English differed in their methods. English methods can be spotted by the lack of dark lines separating the colors as used by the Chinese, where as the English blended together with no line. Transfer painting, where a design goes first from a copper plate to tissue paper and transferred to the porcelain object is used making mass production possible. Oriental porcelain dates back to the Tang Dynasty ( 618-907ad).

Most porcelain since the 1300’s has come from the city of Jingdezden and is regarded as the finest product over the centuries. Those products from the Ming and Qing Dynasties ( 1368-1912) are considered as artistic treasures by most collectors. The painting of enamel over the glaze became a popular technique during this period as well. Many of the products, especially out of Japan, are considered art treasures. One of these, kakiemon is especially prized. First produced about 1600, it features simple designs on white backgrounds as opposed to Imari Ware or Arita which incorporates dense colors of blues and reds.

The original porcelain brought into England in the 1600’s , was very expensive. For that reason French and English porcelains were in great demand even thought they were using the cheaper soft porcelain. In 1708 the hard paste porcelain was developed in Germany by chemist Johann Bottger. This led to a factory in Meisson. Their products, known as Dresden porcelain was considered the finest in Europe for nearly a century. Worchester porcelain introduced in 1751 became the standard of English porcelain due to its wide variety of colors and designs and made mostly out of bone china.

Porcelain today is made mostly in the United States ( Lenox), Germany ( Rosenthal) and Japan ( Noritake). Porcelains have had many uses throughout history. Today, besides statues , collector plates, and other art objects, it is used extensively in plumbing fixtures, electrical insulators as well as the aero space industries and a host of other use.

Porcelain plates have always been considered a beautiful gift for any bride- to -be. Serving on porcelain has come to be considered a loving way to welcome guests and to show how special they are. Yes, we will be using our good china tonight for it is a tradition that has certainly spanned the ages.

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There’re several thousand online casinos in the world today - is it possible to find in this multitude the one which best for you? The answer is yes. There’s only a handful of companies out there who provide professional casino software. Various online casino owners purchase the software, but the look and feel, payment methods and bonus structure remain mostly unchanged and depends on the software used. Thus, you will often hear phrases like “Microgaming casinos”, “Playtech casinos”, “Cryptologic casinos”, etc. Some online casinos use their own, or “proprietary”, software, but you have to be extra careful with those!

Some casinos will not accept (”blacklist”) gamblers from certain countries, due to high level of fraud, so check your country is not blacklisted before you sign up.

Once you’ve decided on casino/software, follow these simple rules to minimise risking your money:

Try out their customer support system. If can’t find contact telephone numbers or there’s no 24 hour technical support, find another casino!
Look at the domain name. Unusual, long-winded and complicated names with a lot of hyphens usually indicate that this a new or amateur business. Avoid.
Check the licence. An online casino may legally operate without it, but a few good established casinos will have it, even if to boost customers’ confidence and their sense of security.
Does casino offer ‘free chips’ or free trial games? This is a good way to try out casino software without risking your own money.
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Bon Voyage, that’s the topic for this party and while you’re getting ready to throw that perfect bash you should make sure to seek out the best party supplies for the occasion. Guests will love a bon voyage themed party at just about any occasion where the honored guests receive a gift in the form of a trip from home. Many guests have probably pitched in for the tickets as a group gift and will appreciate a little party where they can gather to have fun and feel good about themselves.

Typically supplies will be paper items that are themed for the trip. If the lucky travelers will be heading out on a cruise to a tropical locale then look for items with a tropical accent. Paper plates, napkins and cups will often be found with such themes. You can blend the tropical theme with a boating one. The table centerpiece might consist of a life preserver or you could hang up heavy rope around the party area similar to the rope used on ships. Old sails might make for unique table cloths.

Don’t forget that large banner for your party that proudly states, ‘Bon Voyage So and So!’ Banners make great presentation pieces and really help to decorate the area. Sand can also be an essential party supply item for the Bon Voyage party. You can lay down a plastic tarp on the deck or patio and pour sand out on it for the party. The little bit that gets kicked out on the lawn won’t cause too much of a problem and later on you can use that sand as filler in a sandbox for the kids or grandkids.

Other needed party supplies are themed balloons, streamers, garland, napkins, utensils, and you can even create themed guest bathroom for the party with little seashell shaped soaps and towels with boats on them.

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Getting your first tattoo can be the most important decision you may make regarding your personal aesthetic and the statement it carries to the World. It should not be a rushed decision, nor should it be one made lightly. People that stumble into a tattoo parlor and randomly pick flash off the wall that semi-interests them late at night after a few pints at the local pub, often regret their decision for the rest of their life. The process may not be exactly the same for any two people, but the tips I outline in this article will give you a guideline of things to consider when settling upon your first tattoo design that will lead to you being proud of your artwork whenever you look at it or show it to someone else – even years down the road when you have almost completely forgotten that you even have a tattoo!

The first tip is patience. Do not rush into a design decision. Be sure that the design you settle on meets all of the emotional requirements you will place on your first tattoo. Remember, painful surgery or cover-ups are the only ways to get rid of a tattoo once you have it and both options take a lot of money and thought to implement.

Think of a theme. Here I do not mean that you need one, but you should consider it early if you decide that you do what to embrace a theme. If you get a permanent piece of art that doesn’t fit your theme idea, it will either be out of place on your body in contrast to future tattoos or you are back to cover-ups or surgery. Some people only get one tattoo. That is fine, of course, but most people that get ink once get the fever (like I did) and plan out many return trips to their favorite artist to balance out the tattoos they already have.

Choose your artist well. Be sure to shop around for someone that has consistently great art. All artists will have a portfolio of their own designs and final tattoos in their parlors. If they do not, avoid them!

Talk to other people who have tattoos you admire. The do not have to have tattoo styles or designs that you want yourself, just decent solid art of which they can be proud. Word of mouth recommendations are usually the best for an artist. Things to ask about an artist include cost, cleanliness, and heavy-handedness. Good artists usually charge less for art they like, design, or rarely get a chance with which to work. Once you get a good recommendation, talk to the artist about cost in terms of what they enjoy and their own designs if you do not already have one in mind. Be sure to discuss the health code issues, as different states and countries have different health regulations. Always go to the artist and parlor that adheres to the regulations or exceeds them.

Some artists are more “heavy-handed” than others. This works for and against you. Artists that place the ink deeper into your skin will cause slightly more pain (if you have any pain at all – more on that below), but they will also be giving you a tattoo that will last longer and stay brighter with proper care.

Placement is a major factor. Be thinking about if you want other tattoos and how the one that you ill get first will interact with tattoos you may get later. Certain areas of your body will be much more sensitive than others. This can be an attraction for some as well as a turn of for others. Know you body’s limits and think about where you are going to have your design placed. Test placing is standard. Pay close attention to this step. Don’t let an artist rush you through it (although usually they are quite helpful with this step.) Again, this will be there permanently, so do not take this step lightly.

Make sure you design says something emotionally to you. Do not just get a cartoon or a heart with a name on it on a whim. Take out a piece of paper and write down all of your favorite things, artistic or otherwise, and try to narrow down what you are attached to personally. I am a Tibetan music specialist and I have a love for old bad monster movies and therefore I have a theme of Tibetan art featuring Tibetan mythological creatures, for instance.

Back to the artist and the design: some artists specialize in a particular type of art. Seek these artists out if you have a theme or special style in mind. In my case, I found a great artist that studied Tibetan art informally. His work converting my designs to flash was superb and I am very proud of my tattoos because of it (as is he, for that matter.) Let me say again, shop around and do not rush into anything.

One way I found to seek out a great design is using custom tattoo design software and images found online. I provide a review of some of the sites I have looked into on the website listed in my by line resource. Play around with images you find online, especially if you do not have a local tattoo artist to visit. That way you can be prepared to drive to an area that does have many tattoo artists and shop around in one trip. Show the designs you are considering to someone that has a tattoo already and if possible take them with you to get your first tattoo. Assuming all goes well, you can be that person for someone else next time.

Once you get the tattoo, he artist will provide you with heath and care suggestions. Pay attention to these as the tattoo will heal properly and last longer. You can avoid fading, blotchiness, infection, and a myriad of other undesirable things if you merely adhere to the care tactics presented by the parlor. I regularly get compliments on my tattoo as being bright or new-looking, and I got my first tattoo over four years ago.

A well-thought out, well-placed piece of quality artwork will be your pride and joy for years to come, if you exercise patience and do a bit of online and word-of-mouth research. It is as simple as that! Have fun with your first tattoo and welcome to the World of sporting a stunning, inspiring tattoo!

Quentin Yu
Percussionist/Ethnomusicologist/Artist
Honolulu, HI, USA

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