Just like a job “interview” for a position in the business
world, a dance audition is the opportunity for you to market
yourself and your talents.

As most dancers who are auditioning
along with you will be talented enough to get the job, what will
help you to be the stand-out among them?

One of the first things you need to have is an updated resume
and headshot. Make sure you list every dancing job you’ve had,
no matter how small. You don’t need to spend a fortune on
pictures. A not too posed black and white shot, 8×10 should
suffice. Remember to keep your hair and make up simple. You want
to shine and keep the focus on yourself, not your jewelry. Make
sure you carry an extra copy of your resume and headshot with
you, just in case.

Remain focused at all times and don’t stop reaching to fulfill
your dream. How many times have you heard the story of
persistence paying off? Sometimes the only real difference
between those that fail and those that succeed is persistence.
It’s like a fighter who gets hit, falls on the mat, and then
gets up again. Many times you’re going to audition for the same
directors and choreographers. You’re not going to be perfect for
every show, but you just might be perfect for an upcoming one,
and you’ll want to make sure that you’re remembered. Make sure
that the director sees how interested you are.

Your interaction with your peers is also of great importance.
Remember that you’re being watched from the minute you walk in
the door of an audition. How do you interact with others? Do you
smile and make eye contact? Do you appear confident, positive
and focused? Do you keep a sense of good-humor about you?

Don’t forget to take care of yourself on a regular basis. A good
diet, exercise, plenty of sleep and relaxation will help keep
you in peak physical condition so you’ll be ready for the next
audition.

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In response to several queries I have had over the past few months, I have compiled a list of places where you can find a craft show near you. This information is only as accurate as the last updates made to the websites I have listed, so it is always a good idea to make a phone call or two to see if the shows in your area are still up and running.

Following are a variety of directories and listings for craft shows across North America:

http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/craftshows/index.html - This directory is filled with links to regional and specialized craft shows across the country.

http://www.craftlister.com/ - This site boasts over 13,000 listing for craft shows from all over. Once again it has regional shows and also provides a description of many of the craft shows available. A login to view detailed information is required.

http://www.craftsfairguide.com/ - This listing not only provides craft shows, but for a fee you can get detailed information and reviews on the craft shows that are on this site.

http://www.artfairsource.com/ - With listings of juried art and craft shows, this site provides statistics on top-selling events along with sales statistics that can help you decide if you are choosing a qualified event for your craft.

http://www.craftshowsusa.com/ - This site provides listing information for craft shows in all of the 50 states, and also has crafting resources and even a craft show promoter’s page for reference.

If you are just starting your craft show business, keep in mind the cost of a craft show, how far it is to travel, as well as things like the traffic at the event, the types of crafts that are sold at the show, and what sort of amenities it has (computer access for payment, electricity outlets, booth size, etc).

Choosing the right craft show for your operation is important to making a good profit in this business. If you are selecting shows that aren’t giving you a good return on your investment, then you might need to do a little more research to get the best bang for your buck!

Don’t forget to bookmark the sites you like. This handy feature available in all browsers will save you lots of time searching for scraps of paper with all the urls you have collected. You can even organize your “favorites” into folders to truly organize your online life. Hint: often times pressing the ctrl key plus the letter d will bookmark a site.
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Costumes are a great way to escape reality, and wearing your
favorite costume (especially on Halloween night) lets you
transform your personality into your desired character of
choice, and allows you to become someone else for a day!

Now do you wear the same Halloween outfit every year, or do you
go against the norm, and choose something wild and crazy by
adding outrageous makeup, wigs, and accessories! Well, let’s
have some fun and put your personality to the test, and see what
you usually attract to in a costume design.

What I would like to do is break down some popular themes, and
see what costume would appeal to which personality types:

Medieval Renaissance Costumes: A person looking to wear
this historic outfit would have charisma, charm, and passion in
their blood. You of course love fantasy renaissance, and this
era in particular transforms your imagination back to a time
where the wizard, warlords, and knights battled to gain power
and supremacy in their newly developed worlds. In the end your
tough macho exterior is protected by human armor, but your true
intimate nature is what wins the heart of the fairytale Princess.

Batman Costume: Now this is a classic, and seems to be a
favorite among the person who loves to be tough and mysterious.
You have a big heart though, you look out for the vulnerable
person, and that is why this character appeals to you. You have
to admit, this costume is cool, and you love all the high-tech
accessories that come with the outfit! Don’t forget the design
will expose all your physical attributes, and you’re ok with
that, because not only do you want to save the world, but also
share your appeal with that better half.

Cat Costume: Every Halloween would not be the same if you
didn’t see the feline creature prowling around at your favorite
party! This person has independence written all over them, and
they love to play the game. Their seductive personality, and
sensual moves easily draw in their prey for a playful night.
You’re very comfortable in your own skin, and being that the
outfit is made up of sleek black designer fabric with sexy
nylons, high heel shoes, and a little trim of fur for the tail,
definitely expresses the true kitten in you.

Cleopatra Costume: Truly the most memorable woman in
Egyptian history, and someone with a passionate character
wearing this outfit tells us you love control and power! You
have complete confidence in your physical appearance, and you
use that to your absolute advantage to hypnotize the crowd. You
also thrive on attention, and you get it by showing off your
flashy gold jewelry, to the sensual Egypt influenced dress
topped off with her infamous decoration headpieces shaped as
serpents.

I hope you had fun reading this article, and who knows maybe you
might go against your character this year, and dress up as
something different for Halloween! Just think, instead of being
that Princess, you can be the Gothic chic, or if you normally do
the western thing, how about really shocking yourself and go as
fairy, just a suggestion!

Whatever you decide to dress up as, remember that it’s one time
out of the year that you can let your inhibitions go, and not
only let people laugh with you, but also allow them laugh at
you.

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Computer games have changed the way people played games. It has become a rage in the contemporary world. Various manufacturing brands have pitched in to invent the most interesting games of this era.

With advent of gaming devices like X-Box, Play Station, PSP3 there is a notable upsurge in the video games business. A recent article talks about OCZ’s “Mind Control” that has raised all sorts of controversies regarding this mind boggling game that can be controlled by mere thoughts and the click of mouse. It looks baffling to an average user thus adding on to the speculations encompassing this game.

These computer video games are easily available in all the high street computer games stores that you can select according to your requirements. For example, one of the most loved X-Box game is The Superman Returns. This gives the gamer the authentic superman experience, with all the virtual effects, adventures and stunts. You can mount the skyscrapers, or run with superman to overcome the disaster. Plus all the notorious villains of the superman series like Metallo and Parasite are also present to throw the gauntlet at the gamer. This thrill is accentuated by the virtual reality plus the graphics, music and sound tracks which further heighten the excitement to the pinnacle, making the whole experience all the more interesting.

With the arrival of Online marketing, these video games can be bought completely online with a single click of your cursor. You can also visit these computer games stores for the demonstration of a specific game before you buy it. These video games can also be played online by visiting any computer video game parlour.

Computer games or video games have added excitement to the life of numerous die hard video game fans. So, follow this trend and spice up your life with computer video games.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Marshall Blonstein Audio Fidelity 870 East Front
Street, #4 Ventura, CA 93001 Telephone: (866) 203-0647 Fax:(805)
648-7552 E-mail: info@audiofidelity.

net Website:
www.audiofidelity.net

Ventura, CA–07/12/05–In late 2001, after fifteen years as the
main force behind DCC’s success, Marshall Blonstein resigned as
President and Chairman of The Board of DCC Compact Classics to
form Audio Fidelity. He has continued his tremendous success
with the label and started his own series of gold disc releases.

Collectors around the world covet the 24 Karat gold discs and
there is one available now, that will have rock fans and
audiophiles alike licking their chops. The classic rock-metal
self-titled Montrose album. Preceding the Montrose release the
series kicked off with the Doobie Brothers Minute By Minute and
the Faces A Nod Is As Good As A Wink.

The buzz has already started in rock circles. Once people hear
the meaty Montrose power chords pounding through their speakers
and Sammy Hagar singing lines from ?Rock Candy? like ?You?re
rock candy baby, hot sweet and sticky? again, this classic rock
album will most certainly relive all the success it experienced
when it was released in 1973.

The lyrics are still smoldering after all these years and so is
Ronnie Montrose?s guitar. His legacy holds a lot of weight 32
years later and it is evident that he influenced legions of
guitar players with this album.

This 24 Karat Gold discs have a clear and even sound afforded by
the meticulous process of sourcing the music from the original
master tapes then converting it from analog to digital. Music
fans have a lot to look forward to in coming months, Audio
Fidelity will be releasing the self-titled Bad Company debut and
one of the best from the Deep Purple catalog Who Do We Think We
Are.

For More Information on Audio Fidelity Releases:
http://www.audiofidelity.net

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Did anyone ever notice that “Clap Your Hands” commercial on TV?
I’m just so glad its finaly off the air. I just couldn’t watch
the commercial without cracking up.

It makes me laugh because of Singapore. One day I got into a cab
with two of my friends, and one of my friends had a bad
backache, so he told the Singapore Cab driver to take us
somewhere where you could get a good back rub.

So the driver takes us to this place thats way of the beaten
track, and then points at a staircase to go up. So we walk up
this staircase, and we see this Lady standing there, and there
is only one table.

She motions us to sit down, and then she brings us all a beer.

Then she stands next to the table and says. “What can I do for
you?”

My friend explains to her that. “The Cab driver said you could
get a good back rub here.”

She smiles and says yes. “We have the best here.”

Then she claps her hands and a curtain opens. The open curtain
reveals a whole bunch of women standing there in skimpy outfits.

My friend says. “No not that.”

Then she claps her hands, and another curtain opens up revealing
more women in skimpy outfits.

Then my friend says. “My back aches, thats all, I have on my
mind.”

Then she claps her hands again, and all the women behind curtain
number one start to take off their skimpy outfits.

My friend says. “No, just a back rub.”

Then she claps her hands again, and all the women behind curtain
number two start taking all their skimpy outfits off.

Then I said to her. “You don’t understand, my friend only came
here for a back rub.”

Then she claps her hands again, and this totaly naked women
jumps up on the table and starts wrapping her thighs around my
neck.

I said. “No, back rub, just a back rub.”

Then she claps her hands again. “And says okay back rub.”

I said. “Yes, back rub.”

Then she claps her hands again and the woman starts taking my
shirt off.

I started to say to her that. “Its my friend that wanted the
back rub and not me.”

But I could see she was ready to clap her hands again. So, I
just said. “Okay.” Affraid of what would happen next if she
claped her hands again.

So now this woman is giving me a back rub, and my friend says to
the Lady. “What about the two of us?

So of course she claps her hands again, and one woman rushes
over, and then she claps her hands again, and another woman
rushes over. Then the Lady claps again, and the woman that was
rubing my back walks away.

So, I’m thinking good. “The Lady has everything figured out at
last.”

So I gulp down the rest of my beer, thinking that my friends
will just get their back rub now, and then we can get out of
this strange place.

But no, I was wrong. The Lady says to me. “Would you like
another beer?”

I said. “Thank you, but no, I’m fine.”

Then the Lady says. “Come with me.”

I said. “Come with you where?”

Then she says. “You have to get the second part of your back rub
now. But I need you to lay down for it.”

I said. “Why do I need to lay down for a back rup?”

She gave me a strange look and said. “Why do you have to ask so
many questions?”

So then, she takes me into this room and points and says. “Lay
here on your stomach.”

Then she claps her hands again and before I know it a bunch of
women are rubing their hands all over my back.

Then after a few minutes, the Lady says to me. “Turn over on
your back.”

So, I turn over and then the women start pouring all this lotion
on me and then they start rubing up and down my chest. Then I
feel one of the women lift my arms and pull them back all the
way back behind my head. Then I feel some hands around my waist,
and then in a split second, I feel my pants and shorts come
sliding off.

Then I said. “No not this.”

The Lady said. “Whats wrong?”

I said. “I don’t want to have sex, just a back rub.”

She says. “Okay no sex, but we can’t do this with your clothes
on.”

I said okay. “But no sex.”

As I said the words no sex, I could then feel the women
spreading my legs wide apart. Then I felt the women spreading
the lotion and rubing it all up and down my thighs. Then the
women turned me over on my side and started to spread and rub
the lotion all over my buttocks.

Then I heard laughing. I asked. “What are they laughing at?”

Then the Lady said. “The butterfly, they’re laughing at the
butterfly on your butt.”

Then the Lady asked. “Why do you have a butterfly on your butt?”

I said. “I didn’t think anyone would see it there.”

She kept her promise, there was no sex, but was that ever one
heck of a rub down. I just couldn’t figure why they needed so
many women to do the job.

When we walked out of the place at last.

I asked my friends. “Did the two of you have the same kind of
rub down?”

They both replied. “No, just our backs.”

I said. “I don’t get it. Why would that Lady have the women do
all that to me, and only have the women rub your backs?”

One of my friends smiled and said. “She just wanted to see you
with your clothes off.”

Then my other friend said. “Yeah, I think that Lady had the hots
for you.”

I guess I will really never know the real answer to that
question, but whatever the reason, it was a great rub down. But
I will always think of that Lady in Singapore if I see someone
claping their hands a lot.”

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