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Every once in awhile a guitar student will express a desire to be in a band someday.If this is your ambition too, then read on. Whether you’re a guitar player or not doesn’t really matter. If you are a talented singer or musician then the question is, do YOU want to be in a band? In this article you will find some helpful ideas on how to get started in that direction.

One of the first things you will need to do is gain EXPOSURE for yourself. This can be as easy as following three simple steps:

1. Tell everyone you know that you want to start a band.(Word of mouth advertising is one of the best advertising strategies)

2. Make a flyer to put up around town (in music stores, at schools, on bulletin boards, etc.)

3. Place a classified ad in all the local newspapers

Here is an example of something you might say in your advertising:

“Lead guitarist seeking individuals interested in starting a Christian Rock band. Looking for a lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, bass guitarist and drummer. The emphasis will be on sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ through music. If you have a desire to use your musical gifts in this way, please call (give your name and phone number) for an interview.”

You can make the ad as detailed or generic as you need to. The important thing is to have a clear idea in your own mind of who you want in your band. Do you need a bass player, singer, drummer…? What type of qualifications or experience will you expect? Is age a factor? Jot down a list of questions to ask and keep it by your phone. When someone does call, you will be ready to have the interview right on the spot. Try to make your questions require only a very short reply, or yes or no answer. That way, it will be easier for you to take notes. If someone looks like a good potential band mate, get their phone number and tell them you would like to call them back after you are through holding your interviews. Try not to keep people waiting too long (between 2-4 weeks) if possible. When you’re ready, review your notes and decide who you want to call. Set up a time that is convenient for everyone you′ve selected to meet at YOUR CHOSEN LOCATION. This is important if you want to establish yourself as the originator of the band in order to maintain an influence on its direction. I should insert a word of caution here. You might want to “play it safe” by not inviting them to your home until after you get to know them a little better. After all, they are strangers, but it’s your call of course.

You may want to keep the first meeting with your new band members very low key. Use the time to make introductions, share past experiences, set goals, discuss ideas, etc. This will give you the opportunity to gauge whether you think each personality is going to be able to work together and get along. Avoid egocentric people like the plague as they will just create friction with other members of the band. Assess everyone fairly, but realistically. It’s better to get rid of a bad apple right away, rather than allow them to spoil the enthusiasm for the rest of the group.

After your first band meeting, you can aim for the next one to be an informal “jam” session. At this time you will be able to get a feel for whether the group is going to gel or not. But don’t be too hasty in your decisions! I remember one time “auditioning” for a band and being so self-conscious that I just couldn’t relax and enjoy the experience. It was a local band that I had known of for some years and often desired to be a part of. Even though I had already acquired quite a bit of experience performing on my own, this was different. It was someone else’s “thing”. Nothing seemed to go right! After I got home that evening, I was sure they would never call me back. The surprise was, they did! However, the second time wasn’t much better, but they decided to give me another chance and invited me to come back one more time. It’s a good thing for me, because the third time was the charm. Our voices and music blended so perfectly that I just knew I was in. I share this story so that you might give your new fledgling band some time to get off the ground. If nothing seems to ignite a spark after giving it a fair amount of time, then you might want to reconsider your options. That’s something only you will be able to determine.

Well, that’s about all there is to it really. Once you’ve got your band members picked, you’re ready to start making music! If you have some original tunes, be sure to share them with the others. See if anyone else in the group has written any songs too. Be open, honest and ready for almost anything. If you establish your own priorities first, it will help you to stay focused through whatever ups and downs may come along. And always remember, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

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If you think that TV commercials are just fillers to be sorted out from the “real” programs, then maybe you should think about it again. A recent string of commercials for GEICO have proven to be such a hit that they have been viewed by thousands of Youtube.com and MySpace.com visitors over and over again during the past few months.

The commercials feature voice-over artist D.C. Douglas introducing “real people″ alongside celebrities such as Little Richard, Burt Bacharach, Verne Troyer (Mini Me), Peter Graves and Charo.

Douglas, a voice-over artist, has been deluged with requests to do more commercials following the success of the current string of GEICO ads. A seasoned professional, providing voice-over services to small, medium and large-scale advertisers alike, Douglas is awed by the response. “It really does just blow my mind,” he said.

But D.C. Douglas didn’t really need the GEICO commercials to be heard or seen. In addition to his voice-over work, he has a career as an actor in TV and movies which stretches back 20 years. He has been featured in guest star spots on several hit shows from “Beverly Hills: 90210″ to “Las Vegas” to “What About Brian” and has appeared in films such as “Under Siege II,” “The Commission” and “Totally Blonde.”

In addition to his work as a character actor and voice-over artist, Douglas is also a successful writer and film producer. He has written and produced several award winning films. He does everything in these films: produces, writes, direct, acts, edits, animates and of course promotes them as well.

In 2005, Douglas′s film short, “Duck, Duck, Goose!” played over 20 festivals around the world and received several awards, including Best Short from the Seattle True Independent Film Festival and Best Actor from the Trenton Film Festival.

However, Douglas is not resting on his laurels and has a number of film projects lined up for this coming year, 2007. D.C. will be in five films, including “Deadwater” with Lance Henriksen and “Universal Remote: The Movie” with Charles Q. Murphy; the Hallmark Channel TV movie “Final Approach” with Lea Thompson and Anthony Michael Hall and his own film short, “The Crooked Eye” starring opposite Fay Masterson.

Despite his current “voice over icon” status and increased profile brought about by the GEICO campaign, Douglas remains approachable and indeed available for anyone who needs a voice added to an advertisement. He jokingly says, “you can get national voice over talent with a click of your mouse.” His website www.myvoiceoverguy.com handles requests for smaller companies who cannot afford to go union. His union offers are handled by his Los Angeles agent Abrams Artists Agency. Not only can you find out about hiring Douglas on his site, you can also hear sound clips of those now famous GEICO commercials.

Tom A. O. Turan is a free-lance writer based in New York and usally writes about the film and television indsutry. You can find out more about D.C. Douglas’s voice-over services at myvoiceoverguy.com myvoiceoverguy.com

Photography is an art, and therefore there are no set rules for getting the perfect pictures. The following tips, however, will help to improve your photographic style, experiment, and get great pictures on a regular basis. Whether your subject is a child, a pet, or nature, try some of these tips on your next photographic foray.

1. Get on Their Level – With a live subject it is important to get at eye-level before taking the shot. For children and pets this may mean kneeling, squatting, sitting or even lying down to get on the same level as your subject. While it is fun to experiment with different angles, you will have much greater success if you look your subject in the eye.

2. Fill out the Frame – Photographs are more powerful and interesting if the subject fills out the frame. Many photographers make the mistake of being too far from the subject. It is best to zoom in close enough the that the subject reaches or goes just beyond the edges of the photo frame in your view finder. This allows the viewer to see more detail and expression, and prevents the background from taking over the photograph.

3. Get a Little Closer – When you think your shot is set, try taking a few steps closer. Get in closer to your subject will show detail and emotion that add interest to your photographs.

4. Simple backdrop – When photographing a specific subject be aware of what is going on behind them. You want to choose a backdrop that will not distract or obscure the look of the subject. Choose plain color background or simple natural greenery with few accents to really highlight your subject.

5. Use the Flash – Most people think that outdoor photos never require the use of a flash, but that is not the case. When the sun is at its brightest, can be the time when it casts the most shadow. Adding a flash on an already sunny day can even-out the shadows cast by wrinkles, strange angles, or other people. Just make sure that your camera flash is close enough to the subject to be effective.

6. Watch the Light — Light is one of the most important factors in photo taking. When you get ready to take a shot, pause for a moment to take accounting of where the sun is and what shadows may be obscuring the view. You don’t want your subject squinting into the sun, nor do you want the light so bright behind them that it makes the subject look dark in comparison.

7. Go Vertical – Don’t get stuck in a rut. Many pictures would look better if you just turned them vertically. There are certain subjects that lend themselves to a vertical framing such as lighthouses, the Eiffel tower, or a beautiful tree. Try going vertical with some less likely subjects to see the difference it will make.

8. Get out of the Middle – Another common mistake photographers make is to put the subject of the photograph directly in the middle of the frame. This technique is usually not the most pleasing to the eye. Instead shift your subject to one of the four corners of the frame so that it is prominent, but not center stage.

9. Steady does it – Make sure the camera is steady when you are taking photos. A steady camera will prevent a blurry photo. If you are not the best at holding steady consider using a tripod to get a clear shot.

10. Shoot Away – If you really want to get better pictures, take more pictures, more frequently. With a digital camera it is no longer a waste to snap away. Feel free to take a lot of photos of the same subject, just varying the angle, lighting, or backdrop. Experimenting will allow you to find the tricks that work best for you, and will ensure that you will have at least a few great shots of each subject.

Sara Wells is a successful writer for cameralensetech.com CameraLensETech.com She provides information and details on cameralensetech.com cameras and accessories on her website.

Are your students loathe to practice as much as they should? OK, you can stop laughing and pick yourself up off the floor now. I know it wasn’t the brightest question.

But I asked it to make a point, of course. Haven’t you been guilty of that misbehavior? I personally am a lifetime repeat offender. As adults we all know intellectually that if you don’t practice something, you don’t get better. We tell our students and ourselves this until the bile rises in our throat threatening an embarrassing episode. So why do we keep putting it off?

In the darkest recesses of your psyche a nagging whisper gives you the answer. It’s not fun. And in this day and age nobody wants to do anything that’s not FUN!

Now while I am not an advocate of the ‘everything should be entertaining’ school of thought, it is also true that practicing vies for your student’s miniscule attention span. Practicing is going head to head against the latest video game.

To compete with that there needs to be some pretty excellent mind candy. The very best flavor on the market seems to be success. Generally if you are good at something you like doing it over and over.

In order for you or your student to feel like he’s being successful he has to pass a number of observable milestones. According to studies this is one of the attractions to the ubiquitous computer games. Let’s face it, it doesn’t take long to see some progress on the computer. Most of us know that allure of almost getting to the next level of the game.

To capitalize on that same feeling our students need to have small enough goals to feel great pretty often. Not only that but they need to be able to look back and really experience how far they have come in the short practice times of a few weeks.

And you know what? There are ways to plug into this type of feel good. And a great bonus is that the student will do most of the work to set it up and get himself there.

Here is the trick. No, I am not going to quote any of the success gurus you regularly see on TV. Well OK, I really am, but you know they do have some good things to say and this is one they all seem to agree on.

Goal setting. And I mean setting it down on paper every week in the same little log book. Make up several menus to give your students a few ideas. Initially they will choose the things they want to accomplish. As they become more proficient many goals will become self evident, and they can come up with them alone. Your input will be necessary as they don’t know what they don’t know, but be aware of the fact that a major part of the process is that the student must participate in setting the goals, otherwise it is just more homework.

The goals need to be in several categories. Daily, weekly, monthly, for the term, for the year, for several years. Once a system is put in place and there is some small amount of class time devoted to it every week then the thrill of achievement will be built in. The pleasure loving student will begin to find practice can be fun because they can check off items and see success written into the book a mere few weeks after starting. The amount that can be accomplished with this miniscule discipline is amazing. The book fills up and your young musicians are impressed with their industrial strength production levels.

The trick is to put the system in place and then work with it for several months. A session at the end of the month where students get to share what they have accomplished does wonders for everyone’s feel good quotient and spurs more goals and more success.

Try it. You and your students will all be much better off for the experience.

Suzie Hammond is a teacher turned writer and factotum for: musicalcompositions.net musicalcompositions.net

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A visual arts event of understanding multi-cultural and inter-religious differences is reflected through in art. Plano Texas is home to a new Jewish Temple, Nishmat Am located on the same block as a Mosque and a Catholic Church at the corner of Custer and Independence. The close proximity of these three houses of worship is an example of the multiethnic and inter-religious nature of the people.

Ten north Texas artists known “Just Art”, happen to work right across the street at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. The artists decided to welcome the newcomers in the same spirit they were welcomed when they moved to Plano to work, and donate a multi-cultural artwork to the new temple.

The group of artists have very diverse ethnic and religious traditions. They have members that are Jews, Catholics, Mormons, Methodists and Agnostics. They have roots in Israel, India, Columbia, Italy, New York, Utah, Wisconsin and Texas.

The artists will be gifting the Temple a multi paneled work of art that shows their varied visions and techniques, expressing a single theme. This artwork centers on lighting the “Shabbat” candles- the ceremonial that takes place on Friday nights in Jewish homes all over the world. Shabbat, the Hebrew word for Saturday, the day of rest is an expression of unity, family, tradition, honor, and respect for ones faith. The work of art celebrates this tradition with images common to the ceremonial Friday night meal. The artists chose candles, Challah bread and a wine goblet to express their understanding and respect of the traditions of Shabbat.

The style of each of these fifteen 12” x 12” canvases is as varied as the artists that created them. The art works range from classically representational art to abstract paintings. The small artworks are made using oil or acrylic paints. The canvases, while all are the same 12’ by 12” dimensions, vary from 1 inch to 2 1/2“ in depth giving the art work a more three dimensional look. The eighteen canvases will be bolted together to form an overall abstract form as they spread across the wall at the Temple.

The artists will present the work to the new congregation on December 17, 2006 at the dedication ceremony. The artists will be present to discuss their art work at the reception.

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Zune downloads are available from quite a few online Zune download retailers. The problem is which Zune downloads site do you sign up with. They all offer Zune movie downloads, they also all offer Zune music and video downloads. You see, the problem is that although a lot of these sites appear to offer similar deals. Only few actually provide their members with good, honest, quality support. When it comes down to it there are only 4 or 5 really good Zune downloads sites out there.

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I will only talk briefly about this because it is after getting really ridiculous lately with the amount of pop-ups and spyware that seem to litter these free Zune downloads sites. Look, if you want to have your identity stolen, not to mention possibly having your computer hacked then be my guest. I’ll enjoy my unlimited lifetime membership to the most reliable Zune downloads site on the internet.

Zune Downloads – Unlimited Lifetime Zune Downloads?

That’s right, I said unlimited and lifetime. The most reliable Zune downloads sites offer unlimited lifetime memberships. For a small membership fee of around $34, you can get unlimited Zune downloads. No, I am not just talking about music either you get unlimited movies, games, videos, music, software, TV shows, and more for your Zune. Now for those of you who are into pay per download, you know how costly it can be to download at those pay per Zune downloads sites. So save your money and get unlimited Zune downloads. It’s a onetime fee, and you are never charged again. There are over 5 million users and 300 million files. With numbers like that, you are bound to find whatever Zune downloads you can possibly think of.

Well there you have it, the decision which Zune downloads site to choose should be a no-brainer actually.

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Steve Somerton writes informative articles on various subjects including Zune Downloads – Where To Get Zune Downloads For Your Zune Player. You are allowed to publish this article in its entirety provided that author’s name, bio and website links must remain intact and included with every reproduction.

Although digital cameras have been around for a few years and are becoming more and more popular many of us still have a large number of older film camera paper prints, slides and negatives. Most people keep their paper prints and negatives at their homes and only use digital formats for new photos they shoot with their new digital cameras. In this article we will discuss converting your old paper prints into digital format.

Photos are usually kept at home in one of three formats:

Paper prints: the most common format, usually at sizes like 4X6 and 5X7. Over time paper prints tend to lose their quality. Depending on how well they are kept the paper might turn yellow and bend and the colors might fade.
Negatives: also known simply as film. This is the processed film usually 35mm from which the prints where made. Although negatives can get damaged over time they are more likely to maintain their high quality. Negatives are hardly used unless new paper prints are needed.
Slides: very similar to negatives used for projecting photos on a large screen.

There are many advantages to digital photography. Having your photo album in digital format allows you to easily print paper copies either at home or using a printing service, to view your photos on your computer, to share photos with friends and family and maybe most importantly to practically archive your photos for eternity. So if digital format is that good why not convert all those old photos from traditional paper and negatives to digital? Here is how:

There are different considerations when converting from paper to digital. Professional photographers spend a lot of time and money on this process. For most amateurs and consumers very simple methods can be used which are both cheap and easy. Scanning paper prints and negatives requires different equipment and considerations. For most home users scanning the negatives is not necessary.

Scanning paper photos prints

Photo paper prints are easy to scan. You can choose to scan them yourself at home (purchasing a scanner that can do the job is usually cheap and costs less than a $100). You can also choose to mail them (or hand them) to a professional scanning service that will scan them for you and mail you back the originals and a DVD with the digital scans (such services include www.digmypics.com, www.digitalpickle.com, www.britepix.com and many more)

There are pros and cons to scanning at home or using a professional service. If you have a small number of photos scanning at home is easier. If you have plenty of photos using a service might be easier but you can end up spending more money. In addition mailing your one and only hardcopy of your photos is a risk since they might get lost.

If you are going to scan at home consider the following:

Resolution: the resolution of a scan is measured by the number of dots per inch that the scanner can produce. Most scanners can scan at 1200 DPI or more. Usually the scanner can be set to scan at different resolutions. The higher the resolution the slower the scan and the bigger the photo file size will be. For most paper prints scanning at 300 to 600 DPI is enough but you can experiment scanning at higher resolutions if you feel it provides better results.
Speed: If you have a small number of photos speed is not an issue. If you have hundreds or more of photos scanning speed becomes important. To get fast scans you would have to scan at the lowest resolution possible that results in good enough scans – for most paper prints 300 to 600 DPI is enough.. Also if you’re going to buy a scanner check the scanning speed (usually measured in the number of scans per minute make sure that you check the speed at the DPI you’re going to use).
Photo feeding: if you only have a small number of photos this is not an issue. If you have many photos make sure that the scanner you buy allows fast and easy loading of photos. Some higher-end scanners will let you load a stack of photos and will automatically feed and scan them for you. These scanners are the right choice if you are planning on scanning hundreds or more photos.

Scanning negatives and slides

Scanning negatives and slides is harder than scanning paper prints. In most cases it is easier and maybe cheaper to use a professional scanning service (such services include www.slidescanning.com, www.myspecialphotos.com, www.pixmonix.com and many more). If you want to scan at home your standard flat scanner will not be good enough. In most cases you will need to spend money on purchasing a film/slides scanner. Those scanners are more expensive than the flat paper scanners. Negatives and slides are small high resolution sources and thus require scanning at higher DPI than paper prints. In most cases 2400DPI or higher should be used.

The considerations for scanning negatives and slides are similar to scanning paper prints. If you need to scan just a few negatives or slides speed and ease are not important but if you’re going to scan hundreds or more you should spend more money on scanners that can feed the negatives or slides automatically or can just load a roll of film and scan it.

The good news is that in most cases scanning negatives is not needed at all. For most amateurs and consumers scanning home photo paper prints is more than enough and scanning the source negatives is a not needed. It is recommended of course to keep the negatives in a safe place. You can use the digital scans for future prints or just for viewing on your computer screen and sharing with your friends and family.

In conclusion scanning your photo paper prints is easy. You can do it yourself at home or you can use a professional scanning service. You can convert all your memories into digital format with a small investment and make sure that you can enjoy those photos and also keep them in their original quality for eternity.

Ziv Haparnas is a technology veteran and writes about practical technology and science issues. This article can be reprinted and used as long as the resource box including the backlink is included. You can find more information about photo album printing and photography in general on printrates.com printrates.com - a site dedicated to printrates.com digital photo printing.

Home is where your heart is. It is the place to go when you want to relax, have fun and do what you want. You will want every place in your home to be attractive - just the way you want it. This applies to your yard as well, and considering that your surroundings affect the way you feel, the appearance of your yard is of great importance.

Landscaping is an art. It is a place that contributes to the tranquility of your surroundings. Landscaping helps you achieve the aesthetic quality you desire for your garden and/or yard.

Landscaping does not need to be done by a professional design team. That is the beauty of it. You and your family, including your children can help assist in designing your surroundings for a more “family” type environment.

Here are some ideas to start you off.

You might want a garden, full of blossoming flowers, something that encircles your whole house. This is great since it will serve as the perimeter for your landscaping project.

Other ideas include assigning spots for other family members. Your children will want a play area where they can run and play with their friends. You might consider planting a shade tree to protect them from the harmful effects of extended exposure to the sun.

Another point to consider is an area your older children (or you and your spouse!) can use to play sports, grill some steaks or just relax in a chair and get the tan you desire. This is an important feature for your yard because you can consider it a place where you have fun and just relax.

Other areas should also be reserved for drying your clothes (if you choose not to use a dryer, for trash cans, and for your pets. These areas should be as close as possible to your house for easy access.

To be more artistic and aesthetically appealing, be prepared to use basic landscaping materials such as rocks, pebbles, trees, lawn and fences. These will help you achieve the view you want people to see and the functionality that a basic yard needs.

Perhaps a good thing to remember when designing your own yard is that you and other members of your family have artistic capabilities too. Remember that your home’s yard requires a family’s touch so you’ll be proud to say that you have created your own yard.

Bill McRea is the publisher of garden-facts.com/ Garden Facts also gardendecor.24hour-info.com/ Garden Decor and landscapetrees.24hour-info.com/ Landscape Trees Landscaping and Gardening with information and products.

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Two Old Jews
[Maggots on a tree]

(Advance: The two old Jews came from the sea, just walked right out from the sea one day, just like that did miracles all around, for the world to see, and the Devil saw this and his demon, said: ‘This is not good…!)) And like maggots on a tree they fell upon the Jews…!))

“How shall we kill these two old Jews?” said the devil, “these long nosed fools, with silo-caps and all.” (He was talking to the assembly at the United Nations.)

Said Agaliarept [Satan’s Henchman], the General Secretary in disguise, “Is this a situation, a problem—if so, how do we abscond them.”

“How shall we kill these two old Jews?” Said the Devil in repute; the ancient foe, now ruthless, discreet with pain: for they had done many miracles and slandered his name.

“Drug them; make their souls drowsy, like a sunken ship in a still canal,” said the General Secretary, pale and warm.

“Anyone can tell they have guts!” Said the Devil in despair, but to touch their souls I do not dare…

—Ah! They were desperate men, with broken teeth, trying to chew on something they could not eat. They were hungry to put them into tombs, save, God would not prevent them, also.

The two old Jews, just looked at the Devil as if he had a straw hand-wrought crown upon his head—said the Devil with bleeding, suffering a palpitating mind, venomous—hate, eyebrows raised: scented animal like skin, a groan for death, enchantments: “I’m going to kill them!”

Then one of the old Jews, over hearing this, said, “I don’t revive the dead,” and with His finger, the Devil turned his flesh to fire, punishing him.

Charity mingled within his irises, (watching the camera crew), his flaming heart took pity on the two old Jews: walked like an angel in front of the multitude, and like a snake capturing the ecstasy of the kill to be, he wound himself around them, as if on a tree.

Breathlessly the old men, drenched with sweat, reverberating heart, heard the echoes from the Devil: “You, whom I once worshiped, beautiful and silent, because you turned from me, here is our corpse-worm! — Now you’re boredom is brutalized, wake-up Almighty God!” he screamed and screamed this, up to the heavens. And then the Devil tightened his thighs, and the two Jews died….

—And they all danced in a waving cadence, from the Middle East, to Europe, to the United Nations, saying: “The Jewish infection is dead, we have stopped the Messiah from coming, and we now are the kings of the land.” Then the earth trembled and cracked, likened to a swift sword, a sharp slice into her side the whole earth shook in demise.

Said a voice far-off in the sky, “Be Thou! Damned to Hell! And for the Jew, Thou art worthy of our aid!” (And the clouds were filled with angelic beings.)

Henceforward, the Vampires of Hell (with scorpion tails, iron wings, and long she-phantom hair, drenched in the blood of hells-torment) filled the earth –a billion corpses lay side by side, stretched from Gog to Magog, in the Valley: there the blood reached seven feet high.

And the Lord of Lords saw all this, standing on high, saw the claws of Satan, pacing, like a lion, with metal and agate eyes (in full fledged passion), and the two old Jews likened to a-fire, crept under the sun, appeared to everyone, and then the Lord of Lords raised his hands, as all the Demon in all the lands, in fathomless despair, disappeared! (For a thousand years.)

#1172 2/6/2006

In Spanish
Translated by Nancy Penaloza

Dos viejos judíos
(Gusanos sobre el árbol)

(Avance: los dos viejos judíos vinieron desde el mar, justo caminaron directo desde el mar un día, tal cual, haciendo milagros por doquier, para que el mundo los vea, y el Diablo vio esto y su demonios, dijeron: (¡“este no es… bueno”! y como gusanos sobre el árbol, ellos cayeron sobre los Judíos…!)

¿“Cómo mataremos a estos dos viejos Judíos”? dijo el Diablo, “esos narizones tontos, con cabezas de silo y todo”. (El estaba hablando por la Asamblea en las Naciones Unidas).

Dijo Agaliarept (El cómplice de Satán), el secretario General disfrazado ¿“Es esta es una situación, un problema?-de ser así, ¿Cómo podemos apartarlos?

¿Cómo mataremos a estos dos viejos Judíos?, dijo el demonio en reputación el viejo enemigo, ahora despiadado, discreto con dolor por que ellos habían hecho varios milagros y habían difamado su nombre.

“drógalos; hazles adormecer sus almas, todavía, como un barco hundido en un canal dijo el Secretario General, pálido y acalorado.

“Cualquiera puede decir que ellos tienen tripas! Dijo el demonio en desesperación, pero tocar sus almas yo no me atrevo…

Ah! Ellos eran hombres desesperados, con dientes rotos, tratando de masticar algo que ellos no podrían comer. Estaban hambrientos de ponerlos a ellos dentro de tumbas redimidos, Dios no lo evitara, también..

Los dos viejos Judíos, solo miraron al demonio como si el tuviera mano de paja-llevando implícito una corona sobre su cabeza- digo- el demonio con una sangrante, sufrida mente palpitante, venenosa. Con odio, cejas levantadas: piel olorosa de animal, un gemido de muerte, hechicerías: voy a matarlos.

Entonces uno de los viejos Judíos, habiendo oído esto, dijo, “yo no resucito a los muertos”. Y con su dedo, el diablo giró su carne para encenderlo, castigándolo.

La caridad mezclada dentro de sus iris, (mirando el equipo de cámara), su corazón ardiente se compadeció de estos dos viejos judíos: andando como un ángel delante de la multitud, y como una serpiente capturando al éxtasis de ser la muerte, el se enrollo alrededor de ellos, como sobre un árbol.

Jadeando los ancianos, empapados con el sudor, retumbando el corazón, oyeron los ecos del Diablo: ¡” Usted, a quien yo una vez venere, hermoso y silencioso, debido a que usted se aparto de mi, aquí esta nuestro cadáver-agusanado! ¡-Ahora usted, el aburrimiento es brutalizado, despierta Dios Todopoderoso!” él gritó y gritó esto, hasta el cielo. Y luego el Diablo apretó sus muslos, y los dos judíos murieron.

- y ellos todos bailaron en una cadencia agitadora, del Oriente Medio, a Europa, a las Naciones Unidas, diciendo: ” La infección judía está muerta, hemos parado la llegada del Mesías y ahora somos los reyes de la tierra. ” Entonces la tierra tembló y se rajó, comparada con una espada rápida, una rebanada aguda en su lado; la tierra entera sacudida en fallecimiento.

Dijo una voz lejana en el cielo, ¡” Seas tu! ¡Condenado al infierno! Y para el judío, ¡”Tu arte es digna de nuestra ayuda”! (Y las nubes estuvieron llenas de seres angelicales.)

De ahí en adelante, los Vampiros de Infierno (con colas de Escorpión, alas de hierro, y el pelo largo de la-fantasma, mojado en la sangre de los tormento del infierno) llenaron la tierra-un billón de cadáveres recostados de lado a lado, estirado desde Gog a Magog, en el Valle: allí la sangre alcanzó siete pies de alto.

¡Y el Señor de Señores vio todo esto, estando de pie sobre alto, vio las garras de Satán, paseando, como un león, con ojos de metal y de ágata (en pasión llena emplumada), y los dos viejos judíos comparados a un fuego, se arrastraron bajo el sol, apareciéndose a cada uno, y luego el Señor de Señores levantó sus manos, como todo el Demonio en todas las tierras, en la desesperación incomprensible, desapareció! (Durante mil años.)

#1172 2/6/2006

Aquí esta una historia en prosa poética, de los futuros tiempos bíblicos, esto no esta solamente presagiado en la Biblia, sino traducida por el autor en 1984, sin poner dentro de un formato hasta ahora, talvez este es el tiempo correcto para esto también.

Los Viejos y la muerte

Cuando mi madre murió, era como apagar una vela, casi como si ella estuviera lista para unas vacaciones. Cuando la muerte venga, espero que sea simple para mí; quizás la vida sea mucho más difícil que el morir, en aquel momento (el tiempo y el lugar) para ella; Cristo estando en su rincón, ella se sintió mucho más salvada, ella quiso ir-, ella solamente no estaba segura si ella tuviera suficiente viento para volar-, para apagar la vela. Así, demuestra: los viejos y la muerte son más sabios.

*1161 [2/2/06] un Poema en prosa

Sonnet to War,
Trampled Bones

Calm is the day, with clouds full of angels

Heaven is greatly troubled. I, just me,

See the winds shifting and the cross thrown.
Where once the world bowed, to praise the Lord.
Now all I hear are sounds of death and war.

No more boundaries, for the world are shown.
The feet of armies march on human bones.

Yea! Thus, barks the deep: entrenched troubled heart.

Voices from afar, and across the seas,

Above the heavens— satellites: watching!
From ocean to ocean (unspoken) ships depart
From horizon to sunset, thus, go in search

(The dust descending, dim and grave species)
Whose hearts foretell of death, not of birth…!

#1163 2/4/2006

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Astrologers everywhere are laughing at the astronomers’ recent “demotion” of Pluto to a “dwarf″ planet. This is like trying to demote a grizzly to the status of a teddy bear by merely changing its name.

The ferocious nature of a grizzly bear doesn’t change just because you want to change its name. Neither Does Pluto. This is scientific arrogance.

Most astronomers tend to make pronouncements as if they really know what’s going on in the heavens. But, then, ten years later they have to eat their words when they make another discovery that invalidates the previous one.

Ancient astronomers were much wiser.

In my own book, “No One Is a Mystery - How to Use the Planets to Understand Anybody″ I wrote, “[the ancient astronomers] realized that the planets are not merely material objects traveling through physical space; they are also moving psychically through our inner space. Therefore, they are full of psychological meaning.”

This poses a challenging question: “Why should we spend so much time and money exploring outer space when we have not even explored the planets that live within our psychic space?”

It is a great tragedy that most people have not yet awakened to a psychic awareness of their own inner planets. If they had, they would certainly be living their lives quite differently.

Pluto is not just a dwarf planet on the edges of our solar system. It functions as a very powerful force within the birth charts of many individuals. It’s nature is to transform, destroy, eliminate, annihilate, or obliterate any opposition to its intentions. Let’s look at a few examples.

Does anyone doubt the threat in the countenance of Hillary Clinton? Folks sometimes sense she is like a poised cobra ready to strike. Her overtly hawkish attitude toward pursuing the Iraqi invasion startled many people. Hillary has Pluto conjunct Mars and Saturn in Leo square the Sun, Venus and Mercury in Scorpio. These are powerful and coercive elements of a very demanding and threatening ego that will go to great extremes to get what it wants.

If you were to look at the birth chart of Bugsy Siegel, a notorious mafia figure in the 30s and 40s, you would see that he has Pluto in Gemini square (90 degrees) his Saturn, Sun, Venus and Mercury in the slippery sign of Pisces (”the thief”). This was a very violent man who freelanced as a hitman for mob bosses.

One of the most cruel and inhumane people of the Nazi regime was Joseph Mengele. He performed medical experiments on young children at Auschwitz. He also had Pluto in Gemini square Mercury and the Sun in Pisces.

How can we doubt the aggressive, brutal force of Benito Mussolini, the notorious fascist of World War II? He had Pluto conjunct Moon, Mars and Saturn in Gemini.

Further, does anyone doubt the arrogance of George W. Bush who has Pluto conjunct his Mercury and Venus in Leo rising? He seems to strut as if he is the emperor, the proud lion of Leo. He once said, “I’m the commander — see, I don’t need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. I don’t feel like I owe anybody an explanation.” At another time he said, “Our enemies . . . never stop thinking about new way to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”

So, it doesn′t really matter if astronomers choose to “demote” Pluto. Pluto couldn′t care less. It still remains one of the most powerful forces in the psyche of aggressive and demanding egos who use its power to get what they want — often at their own peril.

Randall Curtis is a professional astrologer with world-wide
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