The Importance of Elvis

Elvis is the #2 biggest selling music artist of all time (U.S.). He is second only to the Beatles, having sold over 118 million units (albums, singles, tapes, cds) and is now the biggest selling solo artist in U.S. history.

There is so much, TOO MUCH, that could be and has already been written about this American music icon, Elvis Presley. So I’m going to write about the cultural impact Elvis had on music and on society at large.

I was discussing the history of rock n’ roll with a guitartist friend of mine and the subject of Elvis came up. I mentioned that John Lennon had once purportedly remarked, “Before Elvis, there was nothing.”

My friend immediately bristled at the notion. “No way,” he replied, “he didn’t invent anything…Chuck Berry and Little Richard were playing rock n’ roll before Elvis…he got it from them. Chuck Berry kicks Elvis’ ass!”

I told my friend I thought he had missed the point. John Lennon and everybody else, including Elvis, knew where the roots of rock n’ roll lay — in African-American music.

Elvis said it himself. “‘The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I’m doing now, man, for more years than I know,’ Elvis told reporters in 1956. ‘I got it from them. Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now, and I said if I ever got to the place where I could feel all old Arthur felt, I’d be a music man like nobody ever saw.’” –Time Magazine

(Some have claimed that Elvis’ 1954 cover of bluesman Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s “That’s All Right” is the definitive first rock and roll recording. While this assertion may be widely accepted by Elvis fans – and Elvis WAS among the very first to make rock and roll records – most historians trace the “first” R&R record back to 1951 and a song entitled “Rocket 88,” recorded at Sam Phillips’ studio in Memphis, where Elvis also later recorded.

“March 1, 1951 – Sam Phillips records ‘Rocket 88′ with singer Jackie Brenston and Ike Turner’s band for Chess records. This recording is widely considered the first rock and roll record.” –Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Elvis did not invent rock and roll. But he was an innovator, nonetheless, transfusing the popular music of the fifties (then dominated by white “crooners” such as Frank Sinatra, Pat Boone, Eddie Fisher and others of that ilk) with black music, gospel music…SOUL music.

And that transfusion was an important component of the anti-segregation sentiment that was brewing at the time and that led ultimately to the Civil Rights Movement…and desegregation.

While Elvis’ contribution to rock and roll was enormous, his contribution to his GENERATION was even greater.

DA Jack Hayford is the editor of the popular music reference website,

How In The World Can A Person Buy A Star?

Let’s see now, how can one own a star? That’s sort of like asking if you can buy air or sunshine. Because they exist universally, stars belong to no one, so logically, if no one owns them, you would think that no one could sell them. Literally speaking, you can’t own a star. They belong to everyone who sees them.

Even if you name your star or have someone else name your star, astronomers will not use that name. Read below how stars receive their names. However, you can have companies send you a certificate with some stellar coordinates, a star map and a letter. This will help you locate the stars that you might want to consider your own. Note that you will be receiving just an expensive novelty item, though. No company can make your name official or guarantee that you indeed have bought a star that someone else hasn’t already bought through another company in the same business.

Approximately si thousand stars light up our night sky. If dealers indeed report these star names correctly, all of the stars have an owner. Therefore, if you want to own a unique star on your own, you’re out of luck: you probably won’t even be able to see it.

Below you will find a summary of the visit I received from one who purchased a star name from a company. See what he got for his money.

Most star names come from antiquity. In fact, The Almagest, one of the earliest star atlases, dates back to the third century BC. Today, however, the International Astronomical Union governs the names of stars, planets, moons, and other celestial bodies. Their power comes directly from an agreement with the world’s astronomers and international treaty. When you buy a star name from a company, the IAU will not recognize it.

Where do comets and asteroids get their names? Generally speaking, comets are named after people or machines who discover them. For example, Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp received credit for simultaneously discovering the comet that we now call by their names. The comet LINEAR received its name from the space probe that discovered it.

Asteroids don’t have the luxury of real names. Instead the IAU generally gives them a numeric designation. In the past, however, the IAU has given asteroids names suggested by the one who discovered the asteroid. Scientists, artists, and even musicians have found derivatives of their names tacked unto an asteroid. You never know. Maybe an asteroid has your name tacked unto it.

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How To Have Fun In Vegas If You Are not A Gambler

Sure gambling is the base for all of this, but because of the glitz and glamour of Vegas in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s it created a much larger lifestyle than just a bunch of grubby old men sitting around a dingy table playing poker in smoky little poker rooms.

As Vegas transformed into this megalopolis of entertainment and excitement, it gave to you something unique and fun that you just cannot find in another spot on the planet, not even in Atlantic City is it the same.

It gave you gaming and live entertainment with the hottest live acts that circle the globe. Anything from the newest rock ‘n’ roll to old school rap artists on Las Vegas stages. Comedians from all over perform in Vegas, as well as live magicians like David Copperfield. So it is partly because of splendor like this, and major acts like these coming together in one location that it makes it possible for a place like Vegas to exist. But really Vegas is an anomaly.

So this is what this is really about. Entertainment, food, and relaxation and recreation.

Coming to Las Vegas or even just going to visit a casino in the Caribbean or even in Atlantic City there is just so much more to do than sit around and play slots slowly draining yourself of your hard earned 500 dollars that you had put away solely for playing or entering one of the many poker rooms.

Instead of sitting around all the time eating cheap fried foods that the casinos serve for free while you play, look around or ask someone at the front desk what kind of shows may be happening at the casino in the time you’ll be there. Or you could even find out what hot new clubs they host in the area or at the casino itself. Clubs are always great places to meet people that are on vacation and looking to have a fun time with someone new. Meeting new people isn’t necessarily one of higher points of sitting at the slot machine for 10 hours a sitting.

Finding a nice restaurant in the area is also a good alternative to just spending another vacation doing the same thing by being in the room and then in the casino and back again never leaving the casino in a whole weeks time. Eating new things will also help broaden your horizons and maybe will help improve your experience of being at the casino when you begin to view it from the outside after being on the inside for so long.

So Finding other experiences at the casino and doing other things will make the whole experience that much better, think how nice it is to do new things and being adventurous on a vacation. And then you will leave feeling more positive about having been in Vegas or Atlantic City.

Jack Reider is writing his PHD on Caesar and Augustus, but also frequents the race track. He runs an online gambling guide to gambling-portal.com online casinos and sportsbooks.

New School vs Old School

Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Who cares? Which is the best? Professionals say that wines, and other products, get better with age. The same can be said about everything. Is this true, or are the newer trends better than the old. With music, there are many genres. Most can be labeled into two separate entities: classic rock and new age rock.

True classic rock is a blending of music from the 1960s to the 1980s; however, some music from the early 1990s are now included in this genre. Hard rock, progressive rock, arena rock, and even grunge rock are the basis for the classic rock stations’ survival. The Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Nirvana, and Lynard Skynard are some of the most noticeable bands associated with this time period. The most influential guitarist in the entire world, Jimi Hendrix, is considered one of the most played classic rock guitarists. Classic rock stations stick to the format of classic rock bands from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s mixed with 70s pop and R & B. Heart pounding, gut wrenching guitar riffs and recognizable bass guitar parts make classic rock distinctive among all other genres.

Modern or new school, rock includes the music from the late 1990s to present day. Artists such as Nickelback, The Cure, Morrissey, Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, and The Shins are included here. The music is generally a little less heavy, and sometimes even a little more pop, than the classic rock. Different modern rock radio stations play a different mix of music. Some stations stick to the overplayed popular music, while others play the more indie music that most people don’t get the chance to listen to. Still, others prefer to play both indie and popular; giving to every fan what they want.

The question still remains; which is better, classic rock or modern rock? In my opinion, both genres are amazing. I enjoy the more “active rock” radio stations that play everything from Pink Floyd and Roger Waters to Fall Out Boy and The Cure. A decent mix of anything rock will get my blood pumping. There need not be an outright “best genre.” And as for the chicken and the egg….. maybe they came at the same time!

17 Secrets to Sticking to Your Exercise Routine – and Maximizing Results

1. Make natural food choices – go through the pantry and donate anything that is in a box, can or frozen from a processed source. The more natural the foods you eat – in their most raw states, the more energy you will derive from it. Avoid anything that has a wrapper or if your tongue has to do gymnastics to pronounce the ingredients. Food shop often to keep fresh organic foods readily available. Shop only around the outside of the grocery store. The more money spent on marketing a food item, the worse off it is for you. If the food was around 100 years ago, it’s most likely good for you and not genetically modified, fortified or altered from its natural state.

2. Rely on the Thermic Effect of Food – Ten to 35 % of our metabolism can come from the Thermic Effect of Food – which is the energy needed to process the food consumed. If you eat 5 – 6 smaller meals a day, you will never feel like you are on a diet, your energy will be steady, you will never go into a hyperglycemic state and your body will become a fat burning machine which will be prepared to exercise at any give time. Each meal should be a mini version of what you are likely used to if you currently eat 3 meals a day. Every meal should contain a lean protein, a starchy carbohydrate and a fibrous carbohydrate.

3. Change Your State – Once you make up your mind about something, become relentless about it and the process of achieving the result is much more seamless. When you decide you want to feel and look better and acquire the knowledge to do so, making the right decisions regarding eating and exercising becomes effortless. Relate your health to other accomplishments you have achieved in your life. To decide means to cut off any other possibility. Make your health a must in your schedule and in all of your decisions.

4. Apply the 90 / 10 rule – If 90 percent of the time you are making healthful food choices in the right amounts and you are exercising regularly and intensely, enjoy the other 10% of the time without an ounce of guilt. You can plan ahead for your 10% if you know a party is coming up over the weekend or if you will be traveling and have to miss a workout. But in the event that you are overcome by the dessert menu, indulge without any remorse and know the very next meal that you will be back on track.

5. Warm up before a strength training session – Warming up increases blood flow to muscles by about 55%, giving you better muscle contraction. You’ll sweat earlier, which helps to regulate your body temperature. It also jump starts the neuromuscular connection which initiates the release of carbohydrate and fat enzymes and hormones while reducing your perceived exertion during strength training. Just 5 minutes of walking or cycling will meet this requirement.

6. Vary your cardio exercises – Alternate between two or more cardiovascular activities like walking and cycling or kickboxing and step aerobics. This will help to optimally develop your cardiovascular fitness, maintain the element of fun in exercise, help you avoid over-training, as well as injury. Bottom line, you will expend more calories.

7. Incorporate several cardio techniques – Use a combination of continuous, interval, circuit and Fartlek (speed play) training. Changing techniques forces your body to adapt and become more efficient. Vary the intensity and modify impact styles. For example, if you have been walking the same path at the same pace every day, begin to incorporate bursts of acceleration intermittently. The underlying principle is that change is what keeps the body progressing, making improvements and burning fat.

8. Plan your workouts in Phases – Organize your workouts into a cyclic structure. For example, for two to three weeks, exercise at a lower intensity for 45 to 60 minutes, and then, for the next two to three weeks, perform 20 to 30 minutes at your highest intensity. The following 2 to 3 weeks, workout at a moderate intensity for 30 to 45 minutes. This system allows you to maintain a high level of fitness and not over-train. This cycling of workout structures will help your body become more efficient at fat burning.

9. Circuit Train – Perform several strengthening exercises interspersed with a short cardio segments. For example perform a leg press, lateral pull down and abdominal crunch followed by 3 minutes of cycling. Then repeat another 3 strength exercises followed by 3 minutes of walking. Circuit training has a lower dropout rate, is an efficient calorie burner, increases muscular strength and decreases body fat.

10. Strength Train with Multi Joint exercises – Choose exercises that work compound muscle groups – meaning more than one muscle group at a time. This will give you the most mileage per exercise. Examples include squats, lunges, and push ups. For every pound of muscle on your body you need 35 to 50 calories per day to sustain it, while every pound of fat on your body requires only a modest 2 calories per day.

11. Exercise first thing in the morning – Morning exercisers have a higher likelihood of showing up. Later in the day, the odds that you’ll skip your workout increase as interruptions arise and fatigue sets in. Morning exercise also helps regulate your hormone response, telling your body to release fat and kick start your metabolism.

12. Eat a “primer” meal prior to working out – Having a small balanced meal prior to exercise will help you burn fat. After you eat, your blood sugar rises and exercise acts like insulin to help regulate blood glucose. Eating will also give you the energy for a more intense workout – you will therefore burn more calories.

13. Train with intensity – To get the full benefits of exercise, you must graduate from the “pink weights” and moderate walking. Do not be afraid to increase your resistance and challenge your muscles and cardiovascular system. In order to change, you have to push your physical limits beyond what you are accustomed to.

14. Stay hydrated. In order for fat to be metabolized, it must first be released from the fat cell and then be transported by the bloodstream where it is shunted to the liver and other active tissues to be used as fuel. If you are in a dehydrated state, the liver has to come to the aid of the kidneys and can’t focus on it’s role of releasing fat. A general rule of thumb is to take your body weight and multiply it by .55 to estimate how many ounces of water you should consume daily.

15. Exercise using bursts of acceleration and recovery. Research shows that heart rate variability is the greatest predictor of health. To train for the greatest heart rate ranges, perform bursts of activity throughout the day. For example, you can sprint out to the mail box, run in place for 60 seconds while your food is heating up or burst up 3 flights of stairs. Bursts of acceleration can last up to 60 seconds and can be repeated 5 – 7 times daily every other day. Your metabolism will remain raised after the burst (known as the afterburn) and will remain elevated for up to an hour or more depending on how intense the burst was. Overall, performing short bursts throughout the day contributes to calories burned, fat lost, improved health and mental clarity.

16. Journal – writing down your goals, having a mission, recording physical activity and logging food consumed are a proven way to get results. Those who commit goals and a plan to paper have a higher success rate. You can use a journal that is specifically developed to walk you through the fat loss process like the one available in the Feminine, Firm & Fit program ( KelliCalabrese.com” target=”_new KelliCalabrese.com) or use a new blank document or notebook to record your feelings, successes, obstacles and achievements.

17. Exercise with a buddy – your chances of sticking to your exercise program are higher when you enlist a significant other. Having accountability to a partner is more motivating than exercising alone. Choose a partner who is important to you, who shares in your goals and is of a similar physical ability (or slightly better).

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Persuasion Through Needs is Achieved in the Film Fargo

The film Fargo, an Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1996, has several characters that exemplify the first process premise of needs, in turn making this film persuasive. This film is based around the life of a man named Jerry Lundegaard, whom is deep in debt and is married to a woman whose father has no respect or admiration for him. His typical day at work involves ripping customers off at the car dealership where he works as the head sales manager.

His need for respect and money leads him to hire an ungainly pair of men to kidnap his wife so that he can collect ransom money. Unfortunately, his personal needs lead to a homicide spree throughout Fargo, North Dakota. Determined to solve any case bestowed upon her, Marge Gunderson, the police officer from Brainerd, Minnesota, seems to walk onto the scene of a multiple homicide – which sparks her quest to find the murderer. The two whom kidnapped Lundegaard’s wife seem to end up in more trouble than the ransom money is worth. Eventually, Lundegaard is taken in for conspiring and kidnapping, while the other two hoodlums that carried out the kidnapping and murders throughout the movie, one dies at the hand of the other, and the surviving one is taken to jail.

Process premises are very relevant to this movie’s persuasive appeal – as several characters appear to be engulfed by their own personal needs and desires. “Process premises rely on psychological factors that operate in nearly all persuaders (Larson 147).” In this movie, the director uses several process premises to persuade our emotions into allowing us to relate to and enjoy this film. Specifically, needs, the first process premise, are used as a persuasive tool, “Each of us has a set of individual needs. Some of them are critical to us – we can’t live without them (for example. food, water, clothing, and shelter). Others are not critical – we can get along with out them, at least for a while (Larson, 152).” This type of persuasion is key, “To be really effective, persuaders [authors, producers, or advertisers] must successfully determine their audience’s needs (Larson, 152).” Due to the individual nature of human beings, we all have several different priorities. However, the needs that we all feel are similar in nature and can be explained by several different theories.

Through examining the first process premise of needs, Packard’s Eight Compelling Needs expose several needs when looking at the personalities and emotional needs of two main characters in the film Fargo. Lundegaard and Gunderson, both fulfill several of Packard’s Eight Compelling Needs, which are:

The need for emotional security, the need for reassurance of worth, the need for ego gratification, the need for creative outlets, the need for love objects, the need for a sense of power, the need for roots, and the need for immortality (Larson, 152-160).

The need for Emotional Security is defined as the need to know that one is safe and secure in a world that has an abundance of threatening characteristics. Stability and long-term prospects often are not experienced, while financial strain and personal relationships sometimes go awry. Many different factors put our emotional security at risk.

Lundegaard, his wife and one son are not doing very well financially and his work situation seems to be deteriorating (Weaver). His security for his family and self are not just at risk, but in a more miserable state – his security has been torn. Leaving him no choice but to seek out other ways of ensuring emotional security, Lundegaard stages a kidnapping in order to receive ransom money from his wife’s father with the hopes of alleviating his problem and gaining back his emotional security.

The need for Reassurance of Worth can be described as the need to feel that you have accomplished something and that the tasks, which you complete, are of value. This concept is well described by Packard:

… people need to feel valued for what they do

– whether it is in a factory, at a desk, in a classroom, or in a day-care center. Housewives, blue-collar workers, managers, and public sector workers all need to feel that they are accomplishing something of value, are needed by their families and organizations, and are appreciated by others (Larson, 155).

Lundegaard is subject to this need for similar reasons as the first need of emotional security. His job, even though he is the “head sales manager,” does not give him any fulfilling rewards or any sense of accomplishment that Packard outlines as important feelings that are desired and needed by all persons. As a way to battle his lack of worth, you can catch the character’s eyes gleaming with joy and his face light up with a smile when he has accomplished something that he feels as important. In his own way he is attacking the lack of accomplishment and through his outwardly appearance, this is notable. One of the key reasons that Lundegaard stages the kidnapping is to hide from his wife that he is having financial troubles and to reassure her that he is capable of supporting the family. This reason stresses the need for reassurance of worth- a need that many people feel lacking in their own lives.

Ego gratification is the third need that Packard believes is a need shared by all individuals. This need states the simple fact that people like to be brought up emotionally, and given extra value through compliments, which will increase their own self worth and ego. Self perception is often the culprit of a low self-esteem – this issue can often be alleviated through the careful “’stroking’ [and making the person]… feel as if they are really special – a step beyond mere self-worth. (Larson, 156)”

Gunderson’s job as police officer in a small town in Minnesota leaves her ego slightly battered due to a lack of uplifting comments. The film does not state whether she has a family- so it is safe to assume that ego gratifying comments must come from friends or colleagues. However, working for a police force in a small town probably does not give many chances for these types of comments. Gunderson uses her own expertise and the way she carries herself throughout the movie to give a boost to her ego. Gunderson “just goes about her everyday business, eating (in nearly every scene), talking to the people in the community, and examining bloody corpses as if no day is different from the next (‘Fargo’).” However, she does take a rather stern tone with Lundegaard when she is interviewing him about the murders, this tone signifies one of her many attempts to gain ego gratification.

Creative Outlets is a need, which many movie viewers can easily relate to. This need is one where we seek to be recognized for out own individual accomplishments. Straying away from Lundegaard and Gunderson for a moment, the role of the 2 kidnappers must be evaluated regarding this need. The 2 kidnappers represent a stark contrast in personalities. One is a very quite, large, bold, and threatening looking man that tends to keep his public appearance in check throughout the movie. The disparity between the two is seen in the second kidnapper’s personality and attitudes. He is maintains a smaller build and can be characterized as a hyper and attention seeking individual.

Through the second kidnappers attention seeking comments – we can see his desire to be recognized for his ideas, reasoning, and general beliefs. Several instances when the two are traveling together, he will make a comment; when he is ignored by the first kidnapper, the second kidnapper will make a comment about him [the first kidnapper] not listening to him. Further, he will badger him for being so quite and uses this type of communication to stress that he is capable of formulating ideas on his own.

The need for Love Objects is experienced through Gunderson’s relations with a past friend from her earlier years. The importance of love objects is felt by any person whom seeks the feeling of belonging. Gunderson seeks this feeling, and in trying to fulfill it she meets up with an old friend. The feeling is felt- but too strong for her own comfort when then guy she is meeting comes on to her and tries to put his arm around her. This is an example of a failed attempt to fulfill one of Gunderson’s needs.

Power is one of the most important aspects of conversation and even broader, our existence in society (Anjek). The need for a Sense of Power goes beyond control, and into the realm of satisfying several other needs by establishing power. Lundegaard seeks out the fulfillment of several needs; emotional security, ego gratification, and reassurance of worth through the use of money to establish power. He believes that money will be the encompassing solution to his problems. The ends do not justify the means, however, in this situation. Kidnapping and holding his wife ransom to gain financial power is not justified by his need for gaining financial power. The relevance of his needs to the viewers of this film is summed up through Larson’s statement; “We Americans, perhaps more than members of any other culture, seem to be programmed to chase potency and power to gratify our need for them symbolically (Larson, 159).”

The need for Roots is one need that many people experience when they move away from home or work for a company that tends to transfer them to a different location frequently. “In the decade following college graduation – The average American moves at least a dozen times (Larson, 160).” The town of Fargo is portrayed by the director in a washed out tone though the blinding white of the snow. Occasionally the film’s director paints the scene with the dull grays and browns of police uniforms and winter jackets. The slow pace of the film reflects the town’s remote location and unhurried ambiance. The town is a perfect stereotype of the small town that many people in America have left behind as they have grown older and moved to more populated areas of the county. This setting offers viewers a chance to relate and reflect on their own experiences, further persuading the viewers to feel the needs and emotions felt by the characters in the film.

“None of us wants to believe in out own mortality (Larson, 160).” The need for Immortality is a need shared by the characters in this film and the majority of the persons viewing the film. “Studies have show that only the fear of giving a speech, exceeds the fear of dying. (Larson, 160)” The fear mortality shines through Lundegaard and Gunderson in their quests for an ego boost, love, self-worth, and the realization of most of the needs outlined by Packard’s Eight Compelling Needs. At several points in the film, each of them say, do and make decisions that will prolong or enhance their lives.

Although Packard’s Eight Compelling Needs explain the motives of the characters in the film Fargo, it is important to note that these needs also coincide with Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs. These needs include from the lowest level to the highest: Basic Psychological needs, Safety and Security needs, Belongingness and Love needs, Esteem Needs, and Self-actualization needs (Larson, 161-166). Maslow argues that humans will first fulfill the needs at the bottom of the pyramid, or the basic psychological needs. Moving up, eventually to self-actualization needs, people move through several different needs, each one requiring different solutions and fulfillment strategies. Each of Packard’s Eight Compelling Needs concur with Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs, however Maslow goes further to explain the order which people will fulfill these needs.

The persuasive strategies used in the film Fargo take advantage of the Process Premises, specifically needs, outlined by Packard and Maslow. The persuasive techniques used in Fargo rely heavily on its audience. “…The first premises serve as springboards for persuasion in enthymemes…these needs whether identified by Packard’s list or Maslow’s Pyramid or some other model, are strongly felt by audiences (Larson, 166-167).” Our emotions allow us to relate to the characters and the needs, which they seek to fulfill. When the audience of a film can relate to the characters, they are persuaded to emerge themselves into the film and experience the same feelings and emotions of those characters. Audiences of this film were divided when it was release, many could not grasp the comedic seriousness of the movie, but the persuasive power of relating to the viewers general needs allowed for the films success. The needs and desires of each character, specifically, Lundegaard and Gunderson, outline these persuasive strategies.

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Finding and Utilizing a Free Poker Room

It can be very simple to find a free poker room online. Because online poker is such a competitive market, there are a number of different poker websites that will offer a free poker room, as well as a room in which money is used for the poker games. If a person does not know of a free poker room that they can use, search engines can be used to generate a listing of potential poker rooms in which a person can play for free.

While for a number of people money is the motivating factor when it comes to playing poker, many people also know that one cannot win that money without having the skills and capabilities to do so. Poker is not just based on luck and probabilities, but also on the particular abilities of the individual poker player. Because of the need for strong skills when it comes to playing poker, a free poker room offers novices and more experienced poker players to gather in a comfortable setting and play poker for free to learn. Each person is located in their home or where they have an internet connection. This allows the players comfort and convenience, which enables them to focus more centrally on the game itself.

Whether a person is just learning about poker or they have played for years, a free poker room can offer them a lot of unique opportunities. Playing with other people who are just interested in learning to hone their skills helps to expose the individual to a bevy of new ideas. Learning is important in any field, and doylesroom.com/ poker is no excuse. Free poker rooms offer individuals a great way to learn and evolve with no negative side effects.

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Making Money Gambling: Is it Possible?

Have you ever downloaded gambling software? If you have I’m sure you know now what most of these do – Eat away your wallet.

But now a day everyone is talking about ‘beating the game’ and winning. There is now a ‘system’ that will let you win in Blackjack, Poker and Baccarat. They claim by using a simple system you can win big at the casinos.

Let me tell you one thing: Casinos aren’t set-up to give away money. They’re set-up to take away money. If a casino is giving away money it’ll be gone within a few hours. That’s why the casinos you play at, which are still here, take more money in than they give out.

However, that’s in the long run. You may be lucky, and you might be able to take out more money from the casino then you took in. If so, you’re lucky.

Winning big at the casinos doesn’t happen often. You might win a few dollars but that’s just an investment the casino makes so that you’ll be back to lose some more dollars. Every bet you play, you’re thinking that the next one you’ll win. If that is so, you might be addicted and that is the worst thing that can happen.

Play responsibly. Those ‘beat the casino’ systems might work – but remember this:

If I bet $10 today at the casino, win, and then bet tomorrow $100, win, and then bet $1 000, win and bet again and again, then one day I have to lose. And when I lose I’ll lose everything.

That’s why I say the casino makes an investment in you. When you win, that makes you happy and people like to feel happy. That is why you’ll be back and try to multiply that feeling of happiness 10 times more (because humans are greedy), and then ultimately we lose.

In the end, it’s always more lucrative owning the casino than playing in it. However, if you play for fun, with reasonable amounts and use strategy, than that’s healthy. In one of the gaming sites I own ( roxtergames.com www.RoxterGames.com – Casino Games &
Internet Bet Portal), almost all the games can be beaten if people would stop and think using strategy. That’s because I operate a small low-budget gaming/betting website. At the big casinos it’s much harder to win using strategy, but it’s probably not impossible.

Remember, gambling is good when you wager reasonable amounts and play smart. Think strategy and play for fun. Playing like this will make you happier in the long run than winning before losing big.

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Inside The Oscars – Nominee Leonardo Dicaprio’s Aura

All the Academy Awards nominees for Best Actor have given outstanding performances… on the surface. They spoke their lines believably, developed an interesting character, got the voice, the walk, the look. Perhaps most extraordinary, these superb actors received direction with enough objectivity to improve a character’s portrayal, rather than destroying it.

No wonder the Oscar nominees are so greatly admired. Yet only a tiny minority of them have gone all the way, changing their CHAKRAS. This takes the greatest talent, and a rare kind of courage.

What it is like to shift that deep, playing a part? Nothing within you feels the same. Imagine a length of beige cloth that you are dying green. Most people would be satisfied with a cloth that looks green. But you won’t be satisfied with some simple dunk in the vat. You find a way to do the ultimate transformation. Consequently, the cloth changes so completely that if you held the most powerful microscope in the world up that cloth, the most minute fibers would glow bright green.

Well, okay, here is something easier to imagine: What happens when an aura reader like me turns movie critic? I can read the deepest possible shifts within an actor. And that is just what I will do in this article, with an in-depth critique of Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in “Blood Diamond.” (If you would like to receive links to the photos I used in this article, email me at my website.)

Since I can read auras from regular photographs (and could teach you to do the same, incidentally), it is easy to compare the aura of an actor just being himself to his still shot from the movie, where he is in character. Did I see this movie? No. All I know about this role is that he plays a South African mercenary. But reading from photos, I asked this question: Who could transform all the way? Here is what I found about Leonardo in this movie:

Root chakra—How his personality projects when he enters a room
As himself: Powerful charisma, with a very strong physical presence and a healthy dollop of ego.
In the movie: Tough as nails, indomitable, ready to kill. A complete change of aura.

Sex chakra—What would he be like as a lover?
As himself: Strong drive, intensely appealing, emphasizing physical sensuousness, takes his time.
In the movie: Bad boy sexiness, way hard to get, intensely desirable… especially if you like men on the sadistic side. Right off, DiCaprio achieves a complete change of aura.

Solar plexus chakra—Handling power, what is his pattern at the time of this photo?
As himself: Huge confidence. Not arrogant, there is an almost regal sense that “Nobody messes with Leonardo.”

In the movie: Loves power, lives for it. Power-seeking dominates his aura, projects more than other databanks. Incidentally, to this character “power” means getting your way, with as much cruelty as possible just for enjoyment. Glad to say, for Leonardo this represents a complete change of aura.

Heart chakra—How does he handle emotions?
As himself: Intensely private, Leonardo has become a walking computer about emotions, having developed enormous detachment about his inner experiences. Along with a huge repertoire of felt emotions, he has analyzed, memorized and compartmentalized how to project various emotions. (The closest you or I might come to meeting someone like this is if you happen to know a very experienced, analytical therapist…. Or a highly self-conscious, long-term therapy patient.)
In the movie: Cold-hearted, interested only in himself and deadened even to his own feelings. It’s another complete change of aura.

Communication chakra—Truthfulness? Talent? What shows here?
As himself: Crafty and wily, Leonardo is like a card player holding a full deck. He could choose any way to act. Truthfulness almost seems irrelevant, as if this is a consideration only for people with such limited consciousness that they are given only one card to play. He does not have issues about cheating people or lying, just an extraordinary flexibility. (And if you should be thinking, “Aren’t all actors like this?” the simple answer is, “Absolutely not. This is the throat chakra of a master actor.”)
In the movie: Would just as soon lie as spit, and glad to do both. Stored rage and bitterness contribute to his need to stay in hiding as a person, keeping all his communications under control. Score one more complete change of aura.

Spirituality chakra—How does he connect to God?
As himself: Huge consciousness here shows a very advanced soul. This is the aura of someone who is far more awake inside than most people you will meet on the planet.
In the movie: Access to spirit is limited. He moves forward on his own steam, not expecting or receiving much conscious help from anyone but himself. If he thinks about God at all, that would be a cruel God of hatred. Voila! Here is another complete change of aura.

Soul expression chakra—Deep down, how does this person feel as a human being?
As himself: Glowing, enjoying his life to the maximum, Leonardo is a highly self-actualized person.
In the movie: Because he puts himself first in every situation, this man shows a strong connection at the high heart chakra. Grim more than happy, he still shows a me-first determination that can be highly inspiring to an audience. (Most people do not do nearly enough on-target, joy-bringing, “me first.”) This also counts as a complete change of aura.

Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio is one of America’s most talented actors. In “Blood Diamond,” he has given his chakras a complete and credible makeover. Cleverly, he has combined characteristics of strength, self-confidence, exceptional focus, and that outrageous sexiness.

It makes sense to lay on the sex appeal during a performance. This correlates strongly with winning, whatever your category as an actor. Academy voters may think they have responded to range of emotion or other refined artistic values, but if human, they respond most strongly to the amount and kind of sex appeal projected in a film.

Rose Rosetree has given over 700 media interviews. She is America’s leading aura reader and face reader, teaching on three continents and available for personal sessions over the telephone.

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