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A lot of online sports betting sites are developing software which is enabling members to take place in live wagering. Live wagering allows you to place bets on a game while it is going on. With this form of wagering, you will be able to place a bet on which team you think will win the game, but you will also be able to place bets on the events of the game as it unfolds on your television screen.

The way live wagering works is simple. If you are watching a basketball game you will be able to bet on every single play of the game while it is going on. All you need to do is be on your computer, while the game is on television. If your favorite player is heating up, you can place a bet that he is going to make his next shot. Or if one of the best free throw shooters in the league is at the foul line, you can bet that he will make one or both of his free throws.

The same rules apply with other sports such as football and baseball. Live wagering during baseball games is the easiest because the game is slower than basketball, football, etc. While watching a baseball game you will be able to bet on every pitch, every at-bat, and every inning.

The great thing about live wagering is that you can do it in addition to betting on the game as a whole. This will give you something to cheer for on every play of the game.

It appears that live wagering may be the next big hit. Find a site that offers this service and give it a shot!

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Playing guitar as a hobby or professionally can be very fulfilling. It is a great outlet for one’s creativity and passion, and is the perfect expression of one’s self. Whether you are a beginner guitar player or not, you could use the following tips and instructions to improve your guitar playing.

1) Good posture is Truly Underrated

While you can play guitar in almost any position, good position is integral to getting the most out of your guitar. Without good posture you could put yourself in greater risk for straining muscles – not to mention that wrong posture is truly awkward and uncomfortable to the player. You could even acquire or exacerbate back pain playing in the wrong position.

In a sitting position, sit up straight and cradle the guitar with your legs. Armless chairs are better for this sort of playing. If you are a classical player you might want to purchase a foot rest to elevate your left leg (if you are right-handed).

While standing, make sure you have good footing, with feet properly spaced. Keep the guitar high on your chest. If you have a guitar strap then you could avoid getting fatigued while playing your guitar.

2) Hold Your Pick the Right Way

If you are a pick player, one common mistake you can avoid is to hold your pick the right way. The proper way to hold a pick is to grip is firmly but not too tightly.

If you hold your pick to firmly, you could get your arm tired real easily. If you hold it too loose you could easily lose your pick during a very vigorous strumming session. The best place to hold your pick is somewhere in its middle.

Choosing the right pick is also another important choice you will have to make. If you are a beginner, you may want to use soft picks for strumming. They are also easier on the arms and do not need to be gripped too tightly. However, most flabby picks do not perform well when used to pluck individual strings, bass strings, or when flat picking.

3) Practice your arpeggios

After giving strumming a thorough work out, try working on arpeggios as they could seriously improve you playing style and will open you up to new guitar skills. Some players start with arpeggios before jumping into serious lead playing or complicated playing.

It also gives your playing much more variety than would be available if you stuck to simpler chord playing. And as mentioned, arpeggios are the gateway to higher level playing skills.

4) D Chord Secrets Revealed

The D-sus chord is a beautiful flourish when used to lead back to the D-chord. It is easily done by adding your pinkie finger to the chord at the third fret. Practice how this chord is used and you will find that it easily integrates into most contemporary songs.

You could also use this with other chords. You may refer to most chord charts to find out how these chords are done.

Conclusion

In the end practice is still the best way to get better at guitar playing. However, you can avoid wasting your time during practice by learning to practice smarter instead of just more. The tips mentioned above will help you get started on this road.

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Camelot – 4 Stars (Excellent)

"Camelot" is a wonderful Broadway musical that garnered Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Music, and Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. In other words, Camelot was a superb technical triumph in its day.

Camelot also won Golden Globes for Richard Harris for Best Actor (as King Arthur), Frederick Loewe for Best Original Score, and both Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) for Best Original Song "If Ever I Should Leave You".

Golden Globe nominations also went to Camelot for Best Picture, to Vanessa Redgrave for Best Actress (as Guenevere) and to Franco Nero for the Most Promising Newcomer (as Lancelot Du Lac).

The cast was superb and included David Hemmings (as Mordred, who looked as slimy and cunning as possible), Lionel Jeffries (as King Pellinore) and Laurence Naismith (as Merlyn, the Magician).

Joshua Logan directed this film like a beautiful flower coming into blossom where it is planted only to be destroyed by fire.

Camelot, released in 1967, celebrates its 40th anniversary this October, and was based on the 1960 musical play Camelot written by Alan Jay Lerner with music by Frederic Loewe.

The play was based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel "The Once and Future King" and ran on Broadway for 873 performances. To say the least, it was well received.

The original cast for the play included Richard Burton as King Arthur, Julie Andrews as Queen Guenevere, Robert Goulet as Sir Lancelot, Roddy McDowell as Mordred, Robert Coote as King Pellinore and David Hurst as Merlyn with Moss Hart as the Director.

Camelot became a modern day legend when it was immortalized—after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963—by revealing that the show’s original cast recording had been the favorite bedtime listening in the White House. Kennedy’s favorite lines were in the final number (when King Arthur knights a young boy and tells him to pass on the story of Camelot to future generations):

Don’t let it be forgot,

That once there was a spot,

For one brief, shining moment

That was known as Camelot.

Since then, Camelot has been associated with the Kennedy administration, and the glory and the tragedy of the Kennedy family. Kennedy was the youngest elected President, the first Roman Catholic President, and the youngest President to die.

The following synopsis of Camelot from wikipedia.com is important in setting the stage for what I am about to reveal to you (the songs to accompany the scene are in parentheses):

"Guenevere arrives in Camelot on a wintry morning to marry King Arthur (of England) and is greeted festively by the Court. Arthur, shy and nervous, hides in the nearby woods ("I Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight?").

"Guenevere comes to the woods, uncertain about herself and her future ("The Simple Joys of Maidenhood"). She stumbles into Arthur, who tells her about life in Camelot ("Camelot"), and then discloses his identity. They are each happily charmed by the other.

"Arthur learns from Merlyn the wisdom of peace and brotherhood, and is inspired to establish the Round Table. The news of this reaches young Lancelot in France, who is determined to come to Camelot and join Arthur’s knights ("C’est Moi").

"A May Day celebration takes place on the castle grounds ("The Lusty Month of May"), where Arthur introduces his wife to Lancelot. Guenevere takes an instant dislike to the cocky young man and (challenges) him to engage three knights of the Round Table in a jousting match ("Then You May Take Me to the Fair"). Arthur is dismayed by this and (is) at a loss to understand a woman’s way ("How to Handle a Woman").

"In the jousting match Lancelot easily defeats all three knights, drawing the admiration of them all, including Guenevere. Lancelot falls in love with (Queen) Guenevere and is torn by the conflict between this love and his devotion to Arthur. He asks permission to leave Camelot for foreign conquests.

"Returning two years later, Arthur makes him a Knight of the Round Table. Arthur is painfully aware of the feelings between Lancelot and Guenevere but remains silent to preserve the tranquility of Camelot.

"Lancelot reveals his feelings to Guenevere ("If Every I Would Leave You"). Nevertheless, she remains faithful to Arthur, and helps him in carrying out the affairs of State ("What Do Simple Folks Do?").

"Mordred, Arthur’s illegitimate son, comes to Camelot to dishonor the King and try to gain the throne for himself. He schemes . . . to trap Arthur in a forest one night. During the night, Lancelot visits Guenevere in her chambers, where she reveals her love for him ("I Loved You Once in Silence").

"Mordred and some of the Knights of the Round Table interrupt, accuse Lancelot of treachery, and imprison him. Lancelot escapes, but Guenevere is sentenced to burn ("Guenevere"). At the last moment, Lancelot rescues her and takes her off with him to France.

"For the sake of his own honor and that of Camelot, Arthur must now wage war on France. Just before the final battle, he meets Lancelot and Guenevere, and forgives them both.

"In camp, Arthur meets a young stowaway who wants to join the Round Table. Arthur knights him on the field of battle and sends him back to England to grow up there and pass on to future generations the ideals of Camelot."

Two side notes and then my revelation.

First, the song "If Ever I Would Leave You" (erroneously called "If Ever I Should Leave You" in the Golden Globe citation) was nominated and won in the category Best Original Song Written for a Motion Picture, even though it was not written especially for the film.

It was written for the original stage production of Camelot, and all the other nominees were songs especially written for films. This is the only instance in the history of the Golden Globe Awards that this has happened.

Second, even though Richard Burton won a Tony for Best Actor in the stage play and was offered the same part as King Arthur in the film, he turned it down. Richard Harris was magnificent in his performance as King Arthur in the film.

And the revelation? Camelot the play and Camelot the film were both truly inspirational musical productions, but I submit that the story Camelot was much more.

I felt in my heart that Camelot was also a primer in civilized human relationships and personal growth as well as a step forward for humanity. Let me explain.

When King Arthur realizes the relationship between his Queen and his chief knight, he says this, reacting like a man:

"I love them and they answer me with pain and torment. Be it sin or not sin, they betray me in their hearts and that’s far sin enough. I can feel it in their eyes. I can feel it when they speak, and they must pay for it and be punished. I shall not be wounded and not return it in kind! I’m through with feeble hoping! I demand a man’s vengeance!

When he calms down and says this, reacting like a king:

"Proposition: I’m a king, not a man. And a very civilized king. Could it possibly be civilized to destroy the (ones) I love? Did they ask for this calamity? Can passion be selected?"

In the end, King Arthur takes the high road. He would not punish either of them given his druthers, he realizes he still loves Guenevere and loves his best friend and knight, Lancelot, as a brother.

He cannot, however, stop Guenevere from burning at the stake for her indiscretion. He enlists his confidant King Pellinore to watch and see if Lancelot will attempt to rescue her in time. Thankfully, Lancelot does.

King Arthur sees the wisdom of the Round Table, bringing the knights of the kingdom together to protect the weak rather than fight among themselves at the expense of the weak.

King Arthur sees the wisdom of a legal system that gives the accused his day in court rather than fighting for his life in a duel whether the accused is guilty or innocent. Poor King Pellinore does not understand or accept this precursor to rule by law rather than rule by might.

King Arthur uses his love to overcome his pain and suffering and ultimately loses not only the love of his life but his best friend.

And, most important, despite going into a battle he may well lose and perhaps even die, he has the presence of mind to knight a young man to carry his hope into the future, so his vision will continue.

Is Alan Jay Lerner a great writer of screenplays? Perhaps the best, ever. You decide.

Camelot has been on my Top 10 Favorite Movie List for 40 years. Now you know why.

Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley

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The electric guitar was invented by a very talented man who went by the name of Adolph Rickenbacker. The first complete setup was back in the 1930’s, which was only a mere 70 years ago. On the other hand, the Classical guitar and the Acoustic Guitar have been around for many centuries. There is evidence that dates back to 1800 B.C., that shows the presents of guitars, or similar instruments. There is really no comparison between todays electric guitars and the past. The evolution of electric guitars has been nothing short of amazing. This article will give you a brief history of the electric guitar.

Adolph Rickenbacker manufactured his fist electric guitar in the early 1930’s, and equipped it with tungsten pickups. These pickups would sense the vibrations from the strings and convert them into electrical currents. The currents are relayed into the amp and produces sound.

Semi-hollow body are what the older guitars were know as. They were called this because they had sound holes in the body of the guitar. This style of guitar is still very popular today.As the Big Band era approached in the 30’s and 40’s, the use of electric guitars became more popular. Plugging the guitar into an amplifier would give the much needed sound levels to be heard over the loud surroundings of the bands.

A guy by the name of Les Paul is an excellent musician, but if for some reason you don’t know this name, he is the inventor of the solid body electric guitar. Les Paul invented the fist solid body in 1941.

This type of guitar is made of one piece of wood and has no sound holes. You are able to simply plug into an amplifier and start thrashing. Paul’s first original guitar he made was nothing to brag about. It consisted of nothing more than a rectangular body attached to the neck and six steel strings. However, a modern day Les Paul is simply a thing of beauty.

It was in the 50’s that Gibson hooked up with Les Paul and presented the Gibson Les Paul to the world. From that day there was no turning back. The Gibson Les Paul has been a major success for over 50 years, and is considered the most popular selling electric guitar on the market. One guy very partial to the Gibson is Slash from Guns n’ Roses.

Leo Fender soon became the next big thing in solid-body guitars. Leo invented the Fender Broadcaster in the late 40’s. The Broadcaster was introduced to the public in 1954, but instead of Broadcaster, it was named the Fender Stratocaster or Fender “Strat”. The Fender Strat guitar was very different from the Gibson in the fact the the Strat had a different body shape, used different hardware, and was much lighter. Despite these differences, the Fender has become the second favorite guitar among musicians. Musicians such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and many others play the Fender Stratocaster.

Today, there are many other guitar manufactures that produce solid-body guitars. Here are a few:

WashburnIbanezESPJacksonPaul Reed SmithKramerDeanEpiphonePeavySchecter

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The word “vintage” refers to the wine from a particular harvest or
crop. The term has been expanded to describe various things that
are old or choice. In the world of guitars, this extension of the
meaning of “vintage” is used designate an older, and usually a
desirable, guitar. Most collectors and many players value guitars
from the mid 1920s to about 1970. Guitars that were manufactured
before the mid-1920s are often considered by collectors and players
to be too crude and primitive in design. There are of course
exceptions this rule, such as Martin and Washburn parlor guitars
dating back to the Civil War era. Guitars after 1970 are not highly
collectable, not only because of their youth, but because of
sub-standard manufacturing and material standards that developed
during the 70’s.

Why might you desire to seek out and purchase vintage acoustic
guitars or other vintage stringed instruments? Well, there are
actually two great reasons to buy vintage: Number one, you are a
collector; and/or, number two, you are a player.

The collector of vintage guitars, like the collector of anything,
is looking for examples from specific time periods–examples that
are as pristine as possible with original everything: original
finish, bindings, inlay, tuners, fretbard, frets, bridge,
bridgepins, etc.–all with the original case if possible. Some
collectors do not even play their trophies–they just exhibit them.
Being a player, it seems to me that to put a fine vintage guitar
into retirement as a wall hanger is almost a sacrilege. Instruments
are made to be PLAYED!

The player of vintage guitars is an entirely different animal. He
is not so concerned with whether everything is original.
Furthermore, he might not even care if much of the finish is worn
off the guitar and it is replete with nicks and dings and even
someone’s initials carved in the top! The main reason the player
buys vintage is because of the SOUND. Through the aging of the wood
and the vibrations over many years of playing, the sound of a
vintage acoustic guitar opens up into something quite wonderful.
Mellow, yet crisp; resonant; complex. Sometimes there is a haunting
“aftertaste” of each note that really cannot be described.

Because they are collectable, vintage guitars can be quite
pricey–however there are some great deals still out there, and
there are many lesser known names that are much less expensive that
the Gibsons and Martins–yet they have the virtues of vintage! One
of my favorite guitars is a May-Bell arch-top guitar with a round
soundhole made by Slingerland of Chicago during the Great
Depression. My cost, including the work necessary to make this
guitar playable, was $196.00! You can see this instrument at:

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One caveat for the would-be vintage guitar buyer: Unless you are a
luthier, or know one who works inexpensively, don’t buy instruments
from an online auction. If you’re knowledgeable enough to recognize
what the worst case scenario would be and have counted the cost,
fine–otherwise, buy from a reputable dealer. Buying from a local
dealer is great, but vintage instrument dealers are few and far
between. There is no reason to feel uncomfortable buying a vintage
guitar from dealer who will ship if the dealer offers and stands by
a satisfactory return policy. Many dealers have websites with great
photos and most of them completely understand that upon playing the
guitar you might not be satisfied and may wish to return it.

There is one more thing you might want to consider before buying
vintage. In my experience with vintage instruments, there always
seems to be at least one minor playing problem in even the best
repaired and restored vintage guitar: a slight buzz here–a little
rattle there. This is why I own one guitar that I purchased new.
When you buy a new guitar, you start with a perfect saddle height,
perfect neck angle, perfect fingerboard, perfect frets, etc. New
guitars have their merits–but if had to make a choice between
buying only new or buying only vintage–I’d choose vintage hands
down!

Copyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lee Griffith is an avid acoustic guitar player and a vintage instrument enthusiast. He invites you to receive a FREE REPORT on a revolutionary acoustic guitar lesson kit, along with his weekly newsletter via email. just click on optin.flatpickpost.com optin.flatpickpost.com

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Internet has another lure now. And that goes by the name of Bingo. Online Bingo is the latest craze amongst the gaming fraternity who have decided to give the cars and bikes and the guns and tanks a miss and settle for something as sensationally sedate as Bingo.

Bingo is an indoor game, quite similar to Lotto. It is a game of chance, wherein you have Bingo cards with numbers with you. Numbers are called out at random and you have to tick off the corresponding numbers in your card. The first person to complete ticking off the numbers in a particular order wins the game. Isn’t it a wonder, how something as simple has fired the imagination of countless millions across the world.

The Internet abounds in Bingo web sites, both free and paid, for you to engage in some wholesome fun with players from around the world.

At the online Bingo stops that are free, you do not need to tender any monetary deposit to register and be eligible for a round of Bingo. Besides being free, these sites sometimes give you a chance to try your jackpot luck. However, there are generally terms and conditions attached with these contests. But don’t fret! At the free Bingo online sites, you might just be required to promote the particular site to the most number of people to be able to take part in the jackpot contest.

In fact, you can also expect to bag some cash bonus if you can rope in more members to the site.

Online Bingo is at its best at these sites. Not only do you get to indulge in some heady Bingo blitz for free, but you are also given a chance to earn some extra buck.

The paid Bingo sites are good stopovers too. There are many sites that offer regular jackpot contests but you need to pay to be able to take part in these contests.

Playing Bingo online is not much different than the traditional paper and pen mode. The computer will call the numbers and they will be shown on the top left corner of the screen. But there’s no room for cheating here, for the computer has a record of the numbers on your Bingo card.

Playing Bingo online won’t entail overhauling your entire PC setup. A computer and Internet connectivity are all you need. Most Bingo games are Macromedia Flash based, while there are some that require you to download some software from the site. Not much considering the oodles of fun that await you.

Another lure of playing Bingo online is the chance you get to mingle with players from all around the globe. Most of the Bingo sites house chat groups so that you can strike up some associations while at play. Gives you that feeling of belonging to a community too.

Online Bingo has caught on and is spreading like wild fire.

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Online camera retailers usually use the following three methods to convince an online shopper to purchase one of their digital cameras. They are: The Bait and Switch, Transaction requires a Callback, and Card Charged before product shipment.

Bait and Switch

One of the oldest tricks in the book, is listing a popular product at an amazingly low price to draw consumers in only to find that it is not in stock, or in stock in a gray market or refurbished condition (but not readily declared as such). The market is very competitive and any quick search on a reseller rating website will produce a long list of companies to buy from. Retailers recognize that the lowest price in that long list of search results ultimately translates to clicks and traffic so they will take unethical measures to draw you to click on their link.

Some of the worst practitioners of this exercise are merely boiler room organizations that consist of a room with only telephones at a nondescript location with dark windows. Essentially, their business plan is to sell gray market products without disclosing that fact, or new products at cost, to get you on the phone to “hard-sell” you accessories at an obscenely marked up price you will “need”. If you don’t want these accessories suddenly the camera you wanted to order becomes out of stock. These companies make virtually nothing from the sale of the camera. Their whole directive is to sell accessories. Their pay is totally dependent on it so this is a very hard selling technique. Needless to say, these are the same type of businesses that do not want to hear back from you if you are having problems with your purchase.

“Hard Sell” is the ugly brother of the average “Soft Sell” - typically, your camera being in stock doesn’t depend on the results of the “soft-sell” technique. Soft-selling is generally just good sales, along the same lines of “do you want fries with that?” Occasionally annoying, usually ethical and, in some rare cases, useful at bringing things to your attention that you may not have considered.

One easy way to identify these organizations is to look at the typical accessories like: batteries, memory, camera bags, etc and look at the prices. If they are selling the cameras for hundreds less than other websites but their accessories are noticeably and drastically higher than others, that should be a red flag.

Another interesting scenario is if you choose a model of camera and three places have a price within just a few dollars of each other (which is not too suspicious in of itself). But upon further investigating each site, you find that all the “recommended accessories” are exactly the same from website to website and are exactly the same inflated price. In my research, I found three sites that were identical, turns out they were all the same company. Unscrupulous businesses will always have three or four websites in play at any one time. As soon as one of them has been branded by one too many burnt customer experiences, they shut it down and up pops a new one offering all the same exact products as their sister sites allowing them to spread the misery over a wider, less noticeable customer base.

Transaction Requires a Callback

Once you have made a purchase through a retailer’s website, if there is a problem with the card, address, etc it is a good standard and legitimate practice to prompt a phone call to verify certain facts which is why unscrupulous retailers will exploit this standard business practice and even fabricate them to provide an opportunity to hard sell you the stuff they need to sell you and that you don’t want, at least, not at their prices. If you read a lot of reseller feedback entries in the rating websites, take special note of the poorly scored complaints, if you see a series of people complaining of the “call back” scenario, stay away.

Ideally, you should be able to go to a retailer’s website, choose your product, enter your payment method, confirmation of delivery with tracking number and receive your product. Good resellers may find themselves in a position to verify customer information and that alone should not cause alarm, but the second the subject of additional product you did not put in your order comes up, beware.

Card Charged Before Shipment or Long Shipping Times

Because a lot of unethical camera retailers depend on the misrepresentation of gray market stock, they sometimes make a practice of taking your order and not shipping it straight away. Wanna know why? Typically, gray market products can’t be bought on demand, one or two at a time, but in large bulk shipment sizes. So what they do is take your order along with several others until they compile enough to constitute an actual order for the product. They are basically selling you what they don’t have and intending you to hang on a hook until there are enough of other people like you that come along wanting to order the same item.

In the US, it is against the law to charge your account until the product ships. If you have found that you have been charged but the retailer cannot prove that your stuff is en route, cancel your order immediately.

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People born under the Chinese sign of the Rat are lucky! Rats are intelligent and great with people, surrounding themselves with many friends. The Rat’s natural charisma ensures they are the centre of attention at social gatherings. They keep their friends too as they are very loyal.

Rat people enjoy the good things in life, fine clothes, wines and gourmet food. However, they can have a mean streak, they don’t waste money and have an eye for bargains. They are astute in financial matters and will have money tucked away for emergencies.

People born under this sign are fortunate. They are talented, ambitious and often successful in business. However, they need to avoid taking on too much at one time as they can run out of energy before completing a project.

Rats can keep secrets as long as they are their own. They do have a tendency to gossip and can readily give away other people’s secrets. But Rats are so charismatic that nobody is angry with them for long.

There are twelve signs in Chinese astrology. To learn about the other Chinese signs, click on the link below.

There are twelve Chinese year signs in the Chinese Zodiac. Unlike in our western astrology, in Chinese astrology each sign lasts for a year. Legend has it that as Buddha was about to depart the earth he summoned all the animals to say goodbye. Only twelve turned up so, to show his appreciation of their loyalty, he vowed that from then on each year would bear the name of one of the animals.

Chinese astrology is based on the Lunar Calendar. This means the Chinese New Year does not fall on the same day each year and can vary by as much as 3 weeks. So for babies born in late January/early February it is necessary to consult the charts to determine the correct sign.

Chinese Years:

February 9, 2005 - January 28, 2006: Rooster
January 22, 2004 - February 8, 2005: Monkey
February 1, 2003 - January 21, 2004: Goat
February 12, 2002 - January 31, 2003: Horse
January 24, 2001 - February 11, 2002: Snake
February 5, 2000 - January 23, 2001: Dragon
February 6, 1999 - February 4, 2000: Rabbit
January 28, 1998 - February 5, 1999: Tiger
February 8, 1997 - January 27, 1998: Ox
February 19,1996 - February 7, 1997: Rat
January 31, 1995 - February 18, 1996: Pig
February 10, 1994 - January 30, 1995: Dog
January 23, 1993 - February 9, 1994: Rooster
February 4, 1992 - January 22, 1993: Monkey
February 15, 1991 - February 3,1992: Goat
January 27, 1990 - February 14, 1991: Horse
February 6, 1989 - January 26, 1990: Snake
February 17, 1988 - February 5, 1989: Dragon
January 29, 1987 - February 16, 1988: Rabbit
February 9, 1986 - January 28, 1987: Tiger
February 20, 1985 - February 8, 1986: Ox
February 2, 1984 - February 19, 1985: Rat
February 13, 1983 - February 1, 1984: Pig
February 25, 1982 - February 12, 1983: Dog
February 5, 1981 - January 24, 1982: Rooster
February 16, 1980 - February 4, 1981: Monkey
January 28, 1979 - February 15, 1980: Goat
February 7, 1978 - January 27, 1979: Horse
February 18, 1977 - February 6, 1978: Snake
January 31, 1976 - February 17, 1977: Dragon
February 11, 1975 - January 30, 1976: Rabbit
January 23, 1974 - February 10, 1975: Tiger
February 3, 1973 - January 22, 1974: Ox
February 15, 1972 - February 2, 1973: Rat
January 27, 1971 - February 14, 1972: Pig
February 6, 1970 - January 26, 1971: Dog
February 17, 1969 - February 5, 1970: Rooste
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January 30, 1968 - February 16, 1969: Monkey
February 9, 1967 - January 29, 1968: Goat
January 21, 1966 - February 8, 1967: Horse
February 2, 1965 - January 20, 1966: Snake

Author: Tony Luck who runs a website with advice for moms-to-be and new moms. The site includes the interesting baby-talk.co.uk/chinese_calendar.htm chinese birth chart which is supposed to tell you whether the baby you are expecting will be a boy or girl, and a baby-talk.co.uk/conception_chart.htm conception chart which estimates when the baby will be born.

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Here it is. Barack Obama’s most electrifying speeches of the 2008 election collected in a single volume that you will treasure for years. Experience the excitement, word-for-word, of 15 of his most electrifying speeches including Obama’s announcement of his candidacy for the President of the United States; The night he won the Iowa Caucus and declared …at this moment, in this election, we are ready to believe again. The historic race speech where Obama shares his vision for a more perfect union. His inspirational A World that Stands as One speech given to a crowd of over 200,000 people in Berlin, Germany. The last night of the democratic primary, when, after 54 contests, he could say I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. And finally, his historic victory speech on November 4, 2008 when he became the 44th President of the United States.

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Review date : 2008-12-05
The Capacity to Govern: A Report to the Club of Rome

The world is in need of what I call FOUNDATIONAL-INSPIRATIONAL POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. "Foundational Leadership" is leadership which focuses on laying foundations for a better future. "Inspirational Leadership" is leadership gaining support and cooperation by presenting an inspirational realistic vision for the future.

The collection of speeched by Barack Obama clearly demonstrates a great potential of becoming an outstanding foundational-inspirational American and global leader. Let us hope that this potential will be fully realized.

This collection of speeches is strongly recommended for close reading by leaders, students of leadership and political science, scholars and practitioners interested in rhetorics (in the positive classical sense of the term), and indeed by all active citizen world-wide.

Yehezkel Dror, Professor of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Author of THE CAPACITY TO GOVERN (2002) and of THE NEW RULER (in preparation)

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Review date : 2008-11-29
The details of the book are covered well in other reviews, but I do
want to add that this book includes the last speech of his campaign
(on Nov 3 in Manassas Virgina) where he diverts from his stump speech
a bit and reflects on his historic campaign.

This is significant because you will not be able to find a transcript
of this one online because a copy was not given to reporters. As
riveting as his victory speech.

Review date : 2008-11-29
Being on a budget I let myself get only one item to remember the election by — this book was it.

It has every important speech of the campaign starting with his announcement to run for president and ending with his Victory speech on election night in Grant Park. In between you get his speech on race, his acceptance speech at the democratic national convention, his speech after he won the Iowa caucuses — and 11 others.

This edition is called the "international version" because it contains a bonus speech — his one in Berlin, which technically was not part of his campaign.

The best part is that when you read these, you actually hear his voice, and find yourself re-inspired.

Review date : 2008-09-19
This book starts with Obama’s speech announcing his candidacy for the President of the United States and goes straight through to his riveting victory speech in Grant Park in front of 200,000 people.

This book also includes —

The night he won the Iowa Caucus and declared "…at this moment, in this election, we are ready to believe again."

The historic "race speech" where Obama shares his vision for "a more perfect union."

The last night of the democratic primary, when, after 54 contests, he could say "I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."

There are a total of 15, complete, unedited, full text transcripts which can be read and savored in a fraction of the time of watching these speeches live. I was able to relive the best moments of the campaign, one after another, after another.

…And of course his victory speech on Nov 4, 2008 when he became President of the United States.

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Her father, David Lopez, is a computing specialist and her mother, a nurse. They are Puerto Rican. Jennifer Lopez has 2 sisters: Lynda (journalist) and Leslie (professor).

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Year 1995 marks her real beginning in cinema with My Family of Gregory Nava. This first role makes Jennifer Lopez cited in the Independant Spirit Award. The following year, Jennifer Lopez wins a contest to incarnate the main character of film Selena, which traces back the life of the popular Latino singer. Her participation is very noticed and Jennifer Lopez is even nominated at the Golden Globe Awards. Jennifer Lopez, works the same year on U Turn, Anaconda and Blood and Wine.

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On June 5 2004, Jennifer Lopez married singer Marc Anthony.

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Jennifer Lopez has recently acted in two independent films, El Cantante (with her husband) and Bordertown which will release in 2007. Jennifer Lopez finishes to record her first album entirely in Spanish, called Como Ama Una Mujer, with producer/composer Est?fano (Ricky Martin, Paulina Rubio, Thalia,…) and which the first single is called Qu? Hiciste.

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Other of her albums are: J. Lo (Ain’t It Funny, Carino, Come Over, Dame (Touch Me), Dance With Me, I’m Gonna Be Alright, I’m Real, I’m Real (Murder Remix), Love Don’t Cost A Thing, Play, Secretly, Si Yo Se Acabo, That’s Not Me, That’s The Way, Walking On Sunshine, We Gotta Talk) in January 2001, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes (Ain’t It Funny (Murder Remix), Alive (Album Version), Feelin’ So Good (Bad Boy Remix), If You Had My Love (Dark Child Master Mix), I’m Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix), I’m Real (Murder Remix), Let’s Get Loud (Pablo Flores Remix), Love Don’t Cost A Thing (RJ Schoolyard Mix), No Me Ames (Tropical Remix), Play (Sack International Remix), Que Ironia (Ain’t It Funny) (Tropical Dance Remix), Si Ya Se Acabo (Radio Remix), Una Noche Mas (Pablo’s Miami Mix Radio Edit), Waiting For Tonight (Hex’s Momentous Radio Mix), Walking On Sunshine (Metro Remix)) in February 2002, This Is Me… Then in November 2002.

As an actress, Jennifer Lopez has played in An Unfinished Life, Anaconda, Angel Eyes, Antz, Blood and Wine, Bordertown, El Cantante, Enough, Gigli, Jack, Jersey Girl, Lambada, Maid in Manhattan, Money Train, Monster-in-Law, My Family/Mi Familia, My Little Girl, Out of Sight, Selena, Shall We Dance?, The Cell, The Wedding Planner and U Turn.

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