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301) The Key (A Fairytale) Blue Shadows - Chapter 8 - (Part 3)
Author:
E. Raymond Rock
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
I am well aware of your repute as a warrior," it snarled, "killing many men without blinking an eye. What makes you think you can now turn your back on this and become a key seeker? I say once a killer, always a killer. It is in your blood, and no matter what you do, when the time comes, you will gleefully kill again."I was taken by surprise! This being knew all about me, and what he said was completely accurate; I did not hesitate a moment to kill Maradin's fiancé those many years ag...
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302) My Favorite Lighthouse Poster
Author:
Chris Campbell
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
So, what are your favorite lighthouse posters. There are plenty different types to pick from. Different styles, different colors, different feelings, and plain and simple, many different lighthouses. You know, there is the very simple, but stereotypical Cape Cod lighthouse. Just looking at one of these, you can image the sand getting stuck in your toes, and the mournful cries of seagulls fighting the wind and each other in their quest for scraps left by the sea. It's a pleasant and calming i...
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303) The Inheritance (Chapter Five To, "The Last Plantation")
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
(Part of: "The Last Plantation" Chapters)(1962) Amos, and Josh are sitting with Minnie Mae, out by her shanty, in back of the barn on the Wallace Plantation, Amos playing the banjo, and Josh drinking a large glass of something, it looks like beer, but he usually drinks beer with moonshine in it, so I'd bet that is what is in that large wooden cup of his. Burgundy, she is dancing wildly around the bonfire trying to catch the sparks as they drift off the burning wood and into the air,...
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304) Art Fair Dos and Don'ts
Author:
Alan Carter
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Now that the art fair season is in full bloom, it's time to talk about how to get the most out of them. I speak from some experience. For more than 20 years I exhibited my paintings at art fairs around the country. Oh, the stories I could tell.First, a word about what these shows are all about. They range from small neighborhood gatherings to full blown festivals complete with entertainment, food and drink, and top drawer artists. The better shows are juried, meaning applicants submit...
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305) How To Market Your Music Thru MySpace And Get Noticed!
Author:
Ila Bhatt
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Marketing your MySpace artist page will help you increase hits to your page which will translate into a growing fan base. But you should also promote your page in other ways.
As the internet becomes increasingly easy to navigate and to use as a marketing tool, placing your MySpace URL in various places will help people find you and learn more about your music.
Marketing on your web site
Always include your MySpace URL on your bands web site and vice versa. The more opportunities you gi...
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306) The Last Plantation (1960, Fayetteville)
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
(1960, Twenty-two miles outside of Fayetteville, on the last Plantation)The Wallace brothers don't realize the things we know, they think we don't hear a thing, or see a thing, as if we are blind and deaf, as if we are so busy with doing this and that, and singing and caught up in some black spell, they haven't learned much in their 80-years of life, I suppose, in some ways they are ignorant, in somewhat old fashion ways that is; on the other hand, they are no different than any white...
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307) The Key (A Fairytale) Blue Shadows - Chapter 8 - (Part 2)
Author:
E. Raymond Rock
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Impatiently, she blurted out, "All I know is that my husband and my children are my world. How could I search for this 'deeper happiness' and not compromise my feelings toward them, even if my family is temporary? I don't see what you are getting at. I can only see what's right in front of me; my family and the happiness they bring me. That's good enough for me. I'll handle whatever comes later." And she began to cry.A John could see that this woman partially understood Reality in her...
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308) The Saigon Syndicate ((2000 AD )(Story Twenty - "Voices Out of Saigon")
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Toai Le, until he was nineteen years old lived with his mother and father a neighbor to the Ly family, whom was the sister to Vang's husband, Nguyen Koea.Grandson to Bao Koea (a syndicate boss, in Saigon, born 1918, now 82-years old), and Great Grandson to Kha'n Koea (born 1891, now 108, years old, and a boss in the Saigon syndicate). Gangsters that went back to the late forties, to the Corsican gangsters in Marseille, smuggling gold, currency and narcotics into Europe, and the United...
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309) Beneath a Gibbous Moon (Cockfight)(Story Twentyone, "Voices Out of Saigon")
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Beneath a Gibbous Moon
((Cockfight in Lima, Peru) (Story Twentyone))Preface: this is a story about death, written by a robust sixty-year old man who had his fights in life over death, seemingly an imminent road we all have to go down, and not return to our heroic days here on earth, leaving youth and vitality behind. But a live dog is better than a dead lion, or so they say? And added into the stories of this book "Voices out of Saigon," the author adds a moment at a real cockfigh...
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310) The Henchman From Saigon (Final Story to "Voices Out of Saigon")
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Finality to: "Voices out of SaigonThe Henchman from Saigon
(Sept 1-2001 /Final Story to "Voices out of Saigon)Toai Le was now in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The trip they handmade to Lima, Peru for the cockfight, was still puzzling Morgan Carter, and he told his wife, Ming Ho Carter, not to visit, or see, only talk, to Zuxin, her best girlfriend. He had put two and two together, and explained to Ming; Zuxin's husband was related to the Koea boss', the syndicate bosses of Saigon....
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311) Understand the Trend of Cosplay Costume in International Market
Author:
Dave Page
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Cosplay costumes are of Japan origin. These costumes are also designed by some of the international counties like USA, UK AND CANADA. These designs are entirely different in appearance and culture of japan. Some of the Cosplay models which are popular in these countries are star trek, science fiction characters like aliens, start wars etc. most of the popular costumes which are popular in Japan like Nazi are not of much use in international market.Though the origin of Cosplay costumes...
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312) Linda's Black Magic (Chapters 1 Thru 3)(Part of Story 13 To, "Voices Out of Saigon")
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
((Fall of 1985) (part III, to 'Cassandra's Delicatessen'))Chapter I:
A Touch of Black MagicAllen Pitman was now fifteen-years old, and Linda, thirty-one, and she bought him a year's membership at the gym, the one she went to in Fayetteville, North Caroline. Allen showed it to his mother father, Rose and Paul (Rose and Paul Pitmen (owners of the 'Pitmen Delicatessen, 1985, each 32-years old, having Allen, their son born when she was 17-yeaars old, pregnant, one year older th...
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313) The Fate of Equiano Determined at Last
Author:
Arthur Edgar E. Smith
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Towards mid May, 1763 Equiano was sunk in depression, all the time believing that Fate's blackest clouds were gathering over his head, and expecting that upon their bursting would mix him with the dead and when the ship on which he was engaged was about to sail for England, it was then Captain Doran sent for him ashore.
Equiano was frightened as to what was going to befall him now. But then Doran's messenger intimated him that his fate has been determined. With fluttering steps and trembling...
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314) The Key (A Fairytale) - Chapter 7 - A Step Above Oblivion (Part 5)
Author:
E. Raymond Rock
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
I couldn't make out what it was at first, but then to my horror I discovered what was now curled in my robes; a large cobra! This was no imaginary ghost; this was real.I could hardly breathe. I immediately launched into the inner work to keep my body still, but it was impossible to concentrate on the breath in my nose; I was fixated on the pressure of the snake against my stomach and the movement of the diaphragm in my solar plexus as it rose and fell with my breathing.Any thou...
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315) Wedding Portraits - Scripting & Organizing Group Family Photos
Author:
Ray Gadd
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
IntroPosed family group shots are timeless moments included in most wedding albums. While memorable, shooting these scenes can be time consuming and stressful to both the photographer and the families if not well planned out in advance. We at Steve Smith Weddings have compiled our tricks of the trade and would like to pass them along to you. Whether you're a wedding planner, meticulous bride/groom, or a photographer, we feel that these tips will help make executing your family...
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316) "Sure..." (April 16, 1998) (Story Nineteen) Part Two To - "Walking Men"
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Sometimes we make history by who we know, and hang around with, not by who we area, and Nanh Khoa, was determined to do so. He fled to Thailand from Saigon, it was 1989, and he stayed there until the opening months of 1990. He found where Pol Pot was living, living since 1984, on a plantation villa, near Twat, under the protection of guards, and the unit 838. We all have a hero, and Pol Pot was Nanh's new hero, even though he killed 26% of the population in Cambodia, between the years of 197...
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317) The Best Magic Tricks For Beginners
Author:
David Bowley
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Have you ever had a friend who just did a card trick and you were dying to know how it's done? How would like to be the one who has the secret knowledge? In this article we're going to look at 2 of the best magic tricks for beginners.Dealing a Royal FlushThis trick involves a little setup at the beginning - you need to get all the cards you need for a royal flush at the top of the deck. For those of you who don't know, a royal flush is the best hand you can get in poker and con...
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318) The Principles of Magic Secrets
Author:
David Bowley
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Why are magician's so secretive? How come magic is so magical? What makes magic so amazing? I aim to try and answer these questions in this article and help you understand the principles behind the secrets of magic.You may have heard of the TV programme "Breaking the Magician's Code". A lot of people (mainly magician's) didn't like that show because it was telling you how the tricks were done. When a magician becomes a magician officially - for example if they join a professional magi...
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319) The Key (A Fairytale) - Chapter 7 - A Step Above Oblivion (Part 4)
Author:
E. Raymond Rock
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
This I didn't want to hear. But knowing that it was best to follow a John's advice, I made my way to the cliff and carefully peered over the edge staying as far back as I could. There, one hundred feet below were teeth-like jagged rocks that would impale anyone unfortunate enough to fall from this precipice. I glanced back in the direction of my hut. Could I stay awake without subjecting myself to this kind of insanity? And I found myself walking back, climbing the steps, and resignedly sitt...
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320) Bird Carving As a Specialty in Wood Carving
Author:
Philip Roets
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Today in the world of specialization we no longer regard someone as a medical doctor, but as a pediatrician or allergist or some other form of specialization in the medical field. This holds true for many professions, trades and other aspects of our world today. Specialization also holds true for the arts and crafts in general and for the woodcarving or sculpturing art in particular. Those that specialize in carving fish belong to the National Fish Carvers Guild and a number of other organ...
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