Acting Scams

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

That phrase, in the Acting industry, is worth more than a $20 million-dollar, big-budget Film contract. If you havent experienced a scam yet, you soon will! There is almost no place like the Entertainment industry for con and scam artists. Thats partly because people can scam you out of your money legally by taking advantage of your dreams and inexperience in the industry.

The scams come in all forms, all shapes and sizes, and from all directions. You can even go to a reputed photographer or agent and find he or she trying to lure you into an Acting class, sell you something, or simply being dishonestall for the sake of making a buck. And for the scammers, there is almost no police involvement, little legal action one can take, and virtually no pun ishment.

There are many scams out there, but weve picked a few doozies to show you for the next few weeks. Heres one of our all-time favorites.

Scam #1 Suckers Wanted

You see an ad in the paper from what sounds like a reputable agency. In the ad, they rattle off about how they have launched the careers of so many famous people or have booked an unbelievable amount of jobs for their talent. Now, their ad claims, they are looking for new talent and new faces. And, what gets you even more excited: they claim you dont need any experience. All you have to do is go to their office for an interview and you will have a chance to be a big star.

Dead giveaways to look for:

First, reputable agencies dont have to put ads in the paper. They are so inundated with headshots from promising Actors; there really is no need.

Second, when an agency claims to have launched the careers of famous people, it usually isnt true, at least not the way they are portr aying it. They may only have had some brief affiliation with that celebrity, brief affiliation with that celebritys agency, or could just be making the whole thing up. Usually, when an agency tells you things like this, it is to get you to dream about stardomjust long enough for them to take your cash.

Third, most Actors need at least some Acting experience before going to an agency for representation. Although, there are some exceptions, it is very rare that an agency will work with people who have absolutely no experience, let alone invite inexperienced Actors in for consultation. Real agencies need experienced Actors who can perform well at auditions and get booked for parts. Once the Actor is booked, only then can a legitimate agency get paid.

Darryl Green, staff member, ActingMagazine.com

Author:: Darryl Green
Keywords:: Entertainment, Acting, performing arts, Actor, Actress, Theatre, Film,
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Dog Training

Pets, we all love to have them, specially an Dog which is one of the most WANTED pets. Why? Because they are the famous Men's Best Friend. Now just imagine how bad would it be to have a untrained Dog. An untrained Dog could litter anywhere in your house, back yard, front yard, just anywhere. After less than a month of having that untrained Dog with you, it could create all over inside your house that really bad odor that could be coming out of anywhere. Especially if you have carpet in your floor which absorbs all types of smells and odors that are so HARD to get it off, sometimes impossible. Now believe that all these things can be avoided if you go with your Dog through a proper Dog training.

If you are willing to go through the proper Dog training it will save you a lot of work and problems in many ar eas. But getting your Dog through the Dog training is not a easy thing to do. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and dedication to achieve just one small objective. To make your Dog become more familiar with the training, so that your Dog can accomplish a fast and productive Dog training you will need make all this Dog training more than just a 2, or 3 , times per week thing. You will need to make DOG TRAINING part of your daily life. You should try to work with your Dog in daily bases, that way your Dog will be more and more familiar with the tasks you ask and teach him to achieve. One good thing to remember is you must make your Dog training in short sessions, comparing to those long sessions you would normally have with your Dog 3 times a week.

Remember to make the Dog training a fun task for you and your Dog, so knowing you are talking to a Dog, give him simple commands to achieve such as, Sit, Come, Stay, avoid the HARD Ones since you are in the early stages of your DOG training sessions. Make sure you use short words for your commands and the best thing is to use a different command word for every different TASK you give. When telling him to stop a action , dont say CHILL DOWN, or cool off Dog, just say STOP. To make the Dog training even more fun, dont forget the treats. YES! Every time your Doggy achieves a task make him happy by giving him a treat, that way he will understand he did a good action, he will know he deserved that treat and will always want to deserve because he likes it. But only give the treat if your Dog accomplishes the task.

If you live alone, or you are a couple with no kids then you will have no problem in achieving a good Dog training, because both of you will understand what is going on, but if you have kids at home make sure they understand what is going on around them, because we know kids love to have fun with their pets, fool around in the house, dig and hide small objects, play and get dirty ever ywhere. So make sure they understand that there will be a time for all that.

Owning a Dog is taking the responsibility to care, train, love and always give your best to your Dog, so when you are on your Dog training sessions, never forget one thing. Have Fun!

Dog Training

Hugo Roger is an expert and profession al Dog Trainer and is involved in many Dog training activites on his free time, and enjoy's giving free weekend lessons on Dog Training.

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The Cadaverous Beasts of SSARG Chapter 5: Arallets: Daughter to Siren

As Arallets and Tangor waited at the edge of the woodlands, looking about from the height of the tree some 150-feet up, Arallets asked Tangor:

How was it, that my mother originally came to Moiromma, I mean? I mean, all she told me was she left, and ended up on SSARG, perhaps you can fill in the gap?

Tangor looked at her, she seemed most interested in her superhuman mother; perhaps because she wanted to be like her, but couldnt, and wondered why. He was reluctant to say anything, then said,

I know I suppose what might be considered secrets your mother told me; secrets that are really not secrets, but I suppose I can try to explain to you:

Siren was standing on this frozen arctic planet, in silence, this ice planet in the galaxy her mother was born into. She now was born into, now with no weapons, no resources, starving: she had had imprints of all her mothers memories, her DNA, and plus some. She was a commander for a day, in the underworld, fighti ng the henchman, she felt great, the henchman called Agaliarept (Commanding General): who was more prudent than what she thought hed be, fought a good battle. Nonetheless, he gave into her, only to get rid of her, and her twenty soldiers that were doomed warrior anyways, doomed to sail in circles in the waters of the Great Gulf of Hades; and to be quite honest, wherever they went, he could careless. But he never figured on resurrection on her part, resurrection to Moiromma, and then came resurrection to SSARG.

He figuredduring those months in the gulf waters, that Siren would be subject to and her team mates subject to starvation, theyd all starve to death, and why provoke any more problems on the docks of hell, lest Lucifer hear of it and reprimand the commanding general, when the sea would take care of them for him.

In the plains and frozen frontiers of northern Moiromma, by the mountains of the far and grayer side of the planet, along the frozen waterways un der the weary and grieving eyes of Siren, grieving for the loss of her friends left in the depths of the underworld, the deep of earth, in the Gulf Stream of Hades on a vessel, where she was drifting for months with her comrades, she drowned herself trying to escape its forbidden waters; coupled with that, she was grieving for the loss of her mother Jokaneen, who was captured and brought to the vaults of Hell, and incarcerated until she lost her existence.

Siren was born of her mother, young yet, but full grown, and on the land called Moiromma, a planet of mostly glaciersas you well know how it can beland of permafrost, icy underground tunnels, where there are cells of Moirommalits, for the most part that is how they lived back then I suppose still do, besides a few villages spread here and there with normally no more than a few hundred citizens to the pack, or perhaps at most several hundred. But this far north, where she was, was mostly uninhabitable. Im sure you hav e not been this far north; anyhow, it is where she showed up suddenly, after her death in the Gulf.

It was quiet and still there, and again it was as though her mind was speaking to her, a house inside her mind, that housed her motherthe house she built in the vaults of Hell, in the tomb she laid in, died in, with, the one she sweat in and with that same body created her daughter, produced something before she diedJokaneen, the a great warrior, like Siren would turn out to be.

They, both would never forget the vaults of hell, where the Manticore and his demonic assistant wrapped Jokaneen, her mother up in a cocoon like state, put her into their complimentary vault like shell and forgotten for the most part. She had to live and die a stranger in this underground earthy world. She had named her child Siren; she might have called her any name, anything, but Siren was the spoken name that emerged from what was left of her decayed body. There was an instant though, when child and mother stood face to face, the instant before she died, before her advancing decompose flesh rushed past her like a ghost in the wind. And then, then she touched Siren, and stoppeddead!...dead!

That is how it was, how your mother came to be on Moiromma, and her death again on Moiromma, and her affair with the old man she lived with Kenaj. She loved him dearly I do feel, even more than me. We had our adventure, but she never forgot him. He gave his life up for her you know, fought the wild giant worms of Northern Moiromma.

(SSARGs layout/Geography; Arallets has a map of the world given to her by Tangor: in the south of the planet SSARG, is what is known as the Quiet Mound, where Siren had her fortress; to the southwest, are the grasslands of the Vipers, and by the mound area is the Forest of the Rats, more northeast. Farther north is the land of the Manticore, a rough country with cliffs and hills, more likened to canyons and so forth? Then du e north, from the mound, and beyond the Mantic ore country, on the other side of the world, is the Bear country, high cliffs, where the bears live on mesas. And to its west is the Dark side of the planet, where the Talisman, and their kind live; and heading back to the mound, you would run into the Cliff Dwellers, where the king, Atok lived, Sirens old lover who forced himself upon her; in the Chamber Kingdom)) Information taken from the graph made for the original story, Planet SSARG [Planet of Grass which involved Siren, written on napkins (19-chapters) written 6/2004, in Lima, Peru also on planes, etc.))

Note: Chapters one thru three were written 4/25/2006; chapter four was written on 4/26/2006, all chapters written out during my lunches at El Parquetito (outdoor caf, in the sun), in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. Chapters information taken from parts or Episode #28; 29: The Cadaverous Planets

See Dennis' web site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

Author:: D ennis Siluk
Keywords:: Chapter Story
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The Parasite from Moiromma #9 to "The Cadaverous Planets" SF

For every effect there is a source; and who shall have the right to possess it? It is a good question.

And to kill a killer, you must be a more sever killer, or be killed.

The Mosquito of Malaria

And so it may be asked by healers how one philosopher gets his immunity to a certain disease, and at what price; and there is always the upfront price, and the hidden price: you say: What source was it? Aw yes, a good question. And so I shall answer it the best I can. And again we are led back to the planet of many odd characters, the planet called Moiromma; the planet whose residents have ended up on planet Earth throughout the ages; as well as ending up on most of the planets within our and their, solar systems.

There are a number of stories of Moiromma, the planet of ice, but in all its history, the most well known philosopher was Tfarcevol (I think you have most likely heard of him by now); otherwise known as Tig [for short, this is one of those storie s.

Like a parasite with a dying tongue waiting to latch out at everyone and everything, as if the entity was created to kill, or so it acted, and held such a philosophy, was from the planet Moiromma. He had died several years after its king, Uhluhtc. Like many others from his world, he [he being: Ttg, or Tfarcevol was stranded on earth, in none other than the Amazon basin. It was the year 1913. He acquired the resources to make him immune to the malaria disease, and used it for his own vindictive purpose. He, like his former colleges, were considered more beast than human, similar to a missing leak; a kind of brute monster of sorts. Tig being, as huge and strong looking as he was, was not uncommon for his kind; a scabby skin that protected him from the arctic like weather of his world; again, here was a world he ended up on, where he was a nobody and on Moiromma, well, he was well known: a Plato of sorts.

So Tig lived as he did, isolate, with few friends in the thick of the Amazon for some thirty years. For some reason he had a craving, like his predecessors, for the sweet flavor of flesh, and its hot blood. This flesh, human flesh was more than a luxury of protean, it seemed to give him energy, so much energy, it was hard to keep him calm, like a drug if you will, or possibly like alcohol, an addictive forming substance. He would get intoxicated with it; possessed by it; do almost anything to get it; obsessed if not dysfunctional when using it, and if he didnt have it he again would be dysfunctional. Most of the inhabitants who came to earth from Moiromma, enjoyed human flesh, but Tig craved it. It acted on him like there was no shutoff valve. And the thousands of his victimstheir scattered bones were laying throughout the Amazon, up and down the Amazon; it was all his testimony to this champion of passions.

There was a $50,000-reward for him dead or alive; again I say, for in the thirty-years he had been responsible for 1134-deaths: cannibalism was his drawhis signature of sorts for the people of that vicinity to know it was his doings: again, he loved his trade so much, to the point of sucking out all the bone marrow of his victims, and countless malaria victims he went out of his way to infect and stranded in the world of delirium. Oh I suppose for his race, this was not unusual, but for humankind it was not acceptable, tolerable. And so Tig made, that is, had made, a deal with Aznar the Demon, to talk to the mosquito in its immune system language, a language of the body: a genetic language not knowable by most, and so a deal was made, and Tig would supply one-hundred bodies to the mosquitoes, so they could have a feast, this was their price, a supply of blood; and for the demon, Aznar, the price was an invitation to his planet, to give him explicit instructions of its whereabouts; and whom he knew, so he could at a later date play his whimsy games should he lack amusement here on e arth. He even gave him Jokaneens name, telling him she was responsible for Uhluhtcs death, and should he go there, to Moiromma, he might have fun with her, and cause her to commit suicide, which would make his day, and possibly shed end up down here on earth. Ah, yes! then you should had seen his face turn a hefty smile. He like that plan so much he started opening his eyes wider and wider, and let out a vast amount of hissing sssssssssssssss.

To Kill a Killer

The problem now was not over for the demon and his cohorts, the mosquitoes; nothing is ever so easy as giving a gun to a minor, and saying: take care. And Tfarcevol was just that with his poisonous insides. Matter of fact, he was dangerous, like an atomic bomb on both sides of the wall, both the demon world and the insect clan, as they now pondered about their own doom; the doom of the malaria mosquito, and its instinctive-ness to survive. How could this be, one may say, oh it is so. Fear ran for a month up and down the backs of all involved that is all but Tig. He was the only one that knew the mosquitos secret to destruction, as now did Aznar (as he was heavily thinking of Jokaneen of Moiromma ((but did devote time to the other problem of the immune system of the mosquitoes)).

Agaliarept, a general from Hell, hearing that Tig had this cursed formula was even more upset than Aznar, and insisted he find a way to neutralize Tig, before he neutralized the Malaria Mosquito, and then what, 5% of mankinds suffering would be eliminated, and Lucifer, the archangelic being, would get mad that he didnt do a thing to stop this mess. What was the means to kill him, thus, one needed to either infect his immune system for better or worse. But their system, the system of the Moirommalite was not the same as humans.

To the insects, Tig was just a big parasitebut now they were being fed information of danger into their systems, like a dog that has been hurt, his whole body t akes in a hundred signals: so they were absorbing the demons transmitting fear signals. The main single being: Extinction!

If he was the only one with the capability of sustaining life with this infection inside his body, should he eliminated the capability to resist plasmodium infection he would be the only one capable of surviving, thus, he could give death to the death givers.

With the spell of a wizard and the craft of the devil, Aznar had his friend Buer transform into a mosquito and then when Tig was sleeping, bit him with a transfusion of a deadly chemical that would switch off production of the productive parts that protect the parasite from its own poison, once that ability was neutralized, or eliminated, the ability to transmit was nil, death perused. And with that fatal bite, Tfarcevol never again woke up.

Moiromma Cells

But let me explain a little about the Moiromma cell system; for Tfarcevol knew it well. But like so many haunting and brilliant scientists, forgot about the existence of others versus his scientific goals; and thus, sacrifice was open-ended, and he also was subject to lifes weaknesses, such as addiction.

The Moriommaion citizens acquired a new structured system, it was done so his race would survive; for at an earlier date, the planet was abandoned in fear of total extinction, if not by famine by other means. As a result, the remaining residents cellular structure was modified. Yes, chromosomes, DNA, RNA and so forth (synthesis). Tfarcevol had taught this to his pupils so this is how I know. Anyhow, the ones who escaped the planet were mostly the elites, the ancient Moriommaion. Again I must say even one simple cell could be synthesized, and was to create their new system that involved a number of factions (and produced the ability to: time travel, thermostat body adjustments, and behavior modification to a more aggressive soul; all meant for survival purposes on a planet that w as most injurious).

These creators were of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous and so forth, like humans in many ways, but again with modifications as I have stressed thus far. These new alterations caused the atoms to jump from one state to another; also modification took place in molecules as well; artificial as I have noted before. In a way it was a meaningless piece of chemistry. A peaceful race turned into a maddening race. One might think it was better to leave them die out in peace, rather than allow them to move on and be a menace to their own people at times, their own planet and to the two solar systems thereabouts. But it was as it was.

These mortal beings, semi-inorganicI am hardly adequate to go beyond this; as a human I am suspicious, but they were not of demonic substance, pure nucleic acid, or DNA I assure you, different yes, and in some manner significantly more efficient to be quite frank. And as weve now seen in this last story, could n ot endure all the elements of earth, just as well as not being able to endure their own Planet at times, or Mercury. So life no matter where you are sent has it trials and tribulations.

Dennis Siluk's new book is out, Spell of the Andes, a beautiful book of poems on Peru... dennissiluk.tripod.com

Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Short Story
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Do Americans Really Understand Irony?

Let me start by saying that I am an American Ok, there I have admitted it. But let me go on to make myself slightly more unpopular by suggesting that our American society does present Us with a range of valuable and positive aspects. (no I am not being ironic yet) Before you stop reading, let me counter that by suggesting what I see as the greatest fault of our modern society. A self absorbed US-centric attitude? A destructive ill conceived foreign policy that is destroying our reputation across the globe? No, neither of these. In my opinion the greatest tragedy is the lack of widespread Irony in our daily lives and conversations.

So what is Irony? Let me start by explaining the concept, so that at least my fellow Americans can understand the idea even if they do not get it. Merriam Webster Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com) provides several definitions, with the following providing a succinct and accurate explanation: the Use of words to express something other than (and especially) the opposite of the literal meaning. So if I trip over and say Gee Im co-ordinated today, that would be an example of Irony. The act of falling over is opposite to the literal words. I have Used this example, becaUse some of you may be thinking Hang on, but isnt that the same as sarcasm? I could of course answer by saying Gee- arent you clever today, but I will stick to the shorter answer of no.

Although I have provided a single definition of Irony above, there are in fact several forms of Irony. Sadly, for those people who mix and match these concepts sarcasm is not one of these forms. The difficulty is that sarcasm is Usually said in an ironic way, but this is not always the case. In short, it is possible to have either sarcasm or Irony without having the other. Going back to my original example where I fell over, if you had mocked me and said Gee youre co-ordinated today, that would be sarcastic becaUse of the scornful snigger. But as you will re member from above it is also defined as Irony. However, if you had mocked my poor mishap by saying Gee arent you unco-ordinated, then you will have lost the touch of Irony and simply descended to the lowest form of wit sarcasm. (For a further explanation of the difference between these two concepts see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Irony#IronyvsSarcasm)

So in essence Irony can be misunderstood as sarcasm becaUse the two concepts do overlap. Sarcasm mUst have the mocking or sneering tone, and the confUsion therefore arises becaUse so often sarcasm occurs when making ironic statements which are positive when clearly something negative is intended. JUst to be confUsing, I note the potential for both Parody and satire to incorporate both Irony and sarcasm for even greater effect. (http://www.modern-masterpieces.com)

So, do Americans really not understand Irony? It would seem unlikely given its close connection with sarcasm, but still possible. It is true that m any English comedians find the American circuit more difficult for this very reason. The fact that Irony is Used to different effect in the US does not mean that it is not Used to significant and striking purpose.

The world wide success of shows like The Simpsons and Seinfeld is partially attributed to their fantastic Use of Irony. These shows both allow ironic Humor to seep out, in stark contrast to the more traditional Comedy setups of so many American sitcoms, which are far more gag focUssed.

To conclude this section of self congratulatory praise for how Us Americans DO actually understand and Use Irony, I note the two (American) Golden Globes awarded to the very ironic English sitcom The Office (http://www.bbc.co.uk/Comedy/theoffice).

What is that you say? The Globes are voted for by Hollywoods foreign press too, and this is likely to have been a big influence, especially given the relatively small scale success of the show in America. Ok, a fair commen t I guess. But secondly, and far more distressingly, The Office has been remade for the US market. So, firstly we heap accolades on this fine piece of Television and then we deconstruct it, de-Irony it, Americanise it and repackage it. Perfect! I think the whole argument could be lost on this sad point alone.

Do not distress however, the surge of Irony is coming, and will not be stopped. It has been said that Americans take themselves too serioUsly to drop Irony into everyday conversations. Well, there is little doubt in my mind that this is changing. Lines from shows such as The Simpsons are being copied and Used by millions of children across this great land, and slowly but surely the old gags that amUsed former generations will give way to this higher form of Humor Irony.

Well, I think that cleared up issue - not!

Biography:

Michael Watson studied English Literature at University, where he gained an interest in literary criticism particularly rel ating to drama and prose fiction. Michael has more recently focUssed on genres of Literature and literary techniques. As a side interest Michael manages http://www.celebritycomparison.com

Bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Irony#IronyvsSarcasm

http://www.modern-masterpieces.com

Author:: Michael Watson
Keywords:: Humor,Comedy,Television,Literature,America,US,Irony,Funny,Entertainment,Parody,Culture,USA,Book
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Sedna to Cibara Part III to "Project: Space Tomb"

Sedna to Cibara
[Part III to Project: Space Tomb

The Planet Cibara, looking up at Moiromma

Sednas composition was ice and soil, mixed for the most part with (H20) water; (CH4) methane and frozen CO2 (carbon dioxide). The soil was carbon richbrown from the components. Temperatures on Sedan got 300 below zero (at 450-plus, all heat nonexistent, it seldom got to that point). It is two thirds the size of the Planet Pluto, and travels a 1000-million mile orbit in one direction, and is ten times the distance from earths sun, to earths stable 93,000-million mile distance. This is what the Cibaralites astronauts were chasing as it was bound to cross over into Cibaras orbit, in the outer limits of earths solar system, past Pluto and beyond. This large mass of frozen rock, would remain in Cibaras orbit but a few days, only to have a window of a few hours, for opportunity to break loose with its orbit, to descend to the planet Cibara, or else be pulled along with Se dans magnetic hold, equal to that of the Earths vs. the Moons.

International Space Probe [Explorer

The travelers body makeup was capable of withstanding extreme limits of cold, thus, the space-probe [explorer, was now chasing Sedna like a bee, and even if the heading system did not work well, just the motion of the probe at such a high velocity would keep the outer part of the craft hot, thus, theyd not freeze to death.

At the Space Observatory, Los Andes, Space Center, Tom had explained all to Too who was now monitoring the space vessel, chasing Sedna into an unfamiliar orbit, and beyond the Oort Cloud (or Kuiper Belt), where a trillion comets dwelled (balls of frozen gas, dust, and water). Here they whoosh, flew by like a bullet freely, and the two Cibaralites knew it was dangerous, and difficult to transcend, but if they could get into the gravity of Sedna, theyd be pulled along and perhaps protected if bombarded by an oncoming comet happened; and thus p ulling themselves out of the gravity belt, in time to catch Cibaras. For, inasmuch as they could tell, the space craft could pull its self out of the no atmosphere asteroid, and into that of Cibaras with ease, for it had done so with earths a dozen times over; it was not like theirs a hundred years ago, which was quite primitive, but strong enough to what was needed at the time.

The two scientists knew Sedna would enter into the dusty and complicated comet scattered belt aheadand soon, and into the outer realm of the solar system, but they could follow with the help of Hobble IV, a space telescope some thirty million miles past the moon, monitoring dead space, and galaxys for the International Community, and Military Scientist; yet at the moment, it was freed for their use, at Toos request, as he had said he needed to get some data on the comets in the Oort Cloud, knowing, had he said more on the two astronauts, theyd be hunted down by several military Comet-Space Pro bes, which acted like assassins.

Interlude

[Narrator This is a good place to take a rest from the story and explain the following. Too followed the explorer probe carefully with the two telescopes working together, to send back the reflections of the giant asteroid, called Sedna, and its warm space craft, which showed its heat level as all things in motion have, onto their sensory screen, thus catching a dotted glimpse of their whereabouts as they followed the asteroid, into the density of the Oort Cloud. Again both so self consumed with the moments happenings, they did not look at priorities, if they had them, or even consequences; thus not reporting nothing to the authorities. In the past 100-years or so, they had chartered, over 10,000-new planets in other galaxys, but not Cibara, or Moiromma, beyond the Oort Cloud, in another solar systemyou might add. The reason being, planets unlike stars do not generate their own light, but reflect the planets stars light. And Cibara and Moiromma, where too far between earthss sun; and their own sun, which was 200-million miles beyond them, going in the opposite direction of Earth. Both Cibara and Moiromma had moons, thus, a protection at times from the elements coming in from space, likened to Earths Moon. But at best, only a small wobble in Cibara could be detected with a dim shadowy orb along with it, and that was very faint to the searchers, which Tom noticed searching beyond Sedna; but no sooner had Too taken the telescope he followed Sedna againnoticing beyond Sedna, there was something else, But why would the two Cibaralites pinpoint their planet to us? Too mumbled out loud? and only to us?

[Sedna The travelers had caught Sednas orbit just before they passed Plutonow looking back at Neptune behind them, the space travelers smiled at one another, as did Too to Tom, as they kept watch on the progress as they neared and entered the Kuiper Belt, bodies of comets and asteroids all a bout, here and there, objects everywhere. (Sedna having a 1000-plus mile diameter, the travelers hoped it would be a good shield for them until they reached their home planet; inasmuch as, Sedna looped around Cibara in its long and enduring orbit. They were like hitchhikers.)

Too looked about through the telescope, he could see a 900-mile diameter asteroid, called 2004-DW, kind of a giant for the Kuiper Belt objects one might say, reddish-brown, orbiting close to Pluto, and nearing Sedna, as it had passed, so close, the probe was almost sucked into its thrust; somehow, both huge bodies neutralizing one another, as the space craft wobbled about between them two great bodies for a short moment; thus, settling closer to Sedna.

The female Cibaralite looked at the chronometer, it was 4:00 PM, earth time, terrestrial time, who knows, it was morning on Sedna, for the reflection of the sun could be seen on its convexity (outer curve, which reflected the mountains, and a few craters, shadows mixed with light; an orange kind of light.) They could see the Northern hemisphere; it looked like the probe was capable of pulling away from Sednas gravity.

As the travelers neared Cibara they shifted into Cibaras orbit quickly and whirled about, they fell fast and deep into its atmosphere, red hot speeding through it, burning up as if the brakes of a train were being pushed on too quickly, way too quickly. They needed to slow down, and should they crash, theyd be nothing but vapor. But they were on the Northern Hemisphere, and as the cold of the winter hit the body of the probe, it cooled, and the travelers went into a frozen crater lake, this also, sizzled the outer frame of the space craft, allowing it to cool instantly, and as it sank, warmed the waters and unthawed the frozen ice, some 18-inches thick; but safe they were.

They would remain on Cibara for a short while; but they had a job to do back on the Moon, which would affect the Earth, and both travelers, gave an oath, to do it or die trying. The Cibaralites were a revengeful type of people you might say.

[Part four, on a napkin yet.

Dennis Siluk http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Short Story
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History Of The Swing

Swing Dance Anyone has the power and ability to showcase his individuality as he is presented with various ways of expressing himself. This can be done through the written word or by orally articulating his thoughts and ideas. Some people can better express themselves through singing songs that touch the heart while there are others who would rather perform in front of an audience to exhibit their artistic skills. Dancing is one way of displaying one's flare on the Dance floor. Be it a professional or an amateur Dancer, one thing is common in their experiences, that of an exhilarating feeling as one moves to the beat of the music and doing the appropriate movements.

Swing is one of the more notable and enduring Dances that have been developed. When you talk about Swing, it is very interesting to note that there are a number of Dance forms falling under this category. The swing Dance includes the Balboa, Bop, Charleston, East Coast swing , Jitterbug, Jive, Lindy Hop, Push, Shag, West Coast Swing and Whip.

It was during the 1920s, in the United States, that people took their first steps to swing music. Swing traces its roots to Jazz music as the Dance originated from the African American community during that period. The swing fever went on to conquer the rest of the world. From the late 1920s until the 1940s, these years are referred to as the swing era. Even today, the Dance steps in swing are still being performed to modern music.

The first swing Dance was the Lindy Hop that was Danced in the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. The Lindy Hop can be executed to any jazz or blues music. Then came the Jitterbug, Charleston and other variations of the swing Dance. The basic differences with these swing Dances involve the step patterns that may consist of 6 or 8 beat rhythm units. Some swing Dance makes use of spinning and pushing moves mixed with some kicking moves, which makes this Dance style truly quite energetic to accomplish. Swing may also be combined with other well-known Dance styles. As an illustration, the Dance swango is a mix of swing steps as well as that of the tango, another favorite Dance.

Ever since swing was first done on the Dance floor, numerous competitions have cropped up showcasing the swinging prowess of its followers. Dancing contests generally distinguish between ballroom swing and street swing. The former follows strict step patterns as it is Danced mostly during competitions for ballroom dancing while the latter is more flexible to interpretations. The type of swing Dance performed should likewise conform to the music being played. Swinging jazz music is apropos to Lindy Hop and ragtime music is most suitable to Charleston. Hip hop Lindy, as the term implies is Danced to the tempo of hip-hop music while Country Western Swing is apt to country and western music. Each state in America also have their respective popular swing Dances that includes the West Coast Swing in California, DC Hand Dancing in Washington, DC, Imperial Swing in St. Louis, Missouri, Supreme Swing in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Whip in Houston, Texas.

Swing Dance is certainly one of the Dance styles that will be passed on from one generation to the next as its steps continue to evolve.

Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Dance

Author:: Michael Russell
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