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Discworld Series Creator Terry Pratchett

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:15:45 -0400

Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and his full name is actually Terence David John Pratchett. Terry Pratchett is most famous for his Discworld humorous fantasy series of novels. Pratchett sold his first story in his teens and it earned him enough money to go out and buy a type writer to carry on with his writing. His very first novel, before Discworld started, was called The Carpet People. This was published by Colin Smythe in 1971. Terry Pratchett then worked fas a journalist for many years while writing the Discworld series in his spare time. By 1983 he released the first humorous Discworld novel, titled The Carpet People. By 1987 Terry Pratchett was able to turn to writing full time and since then he has never looked back. There are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series. Pratchett won a Carnegie Medal for "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents". In 1990 Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman did a collaboration and the novel Good Omens was born. It has been a longtime seller and was reissued in 2006. In September 2007 Terry Pratchett released Making Money and was an instant New York Times bestseller. **End Summary** Topics: terry pratchett]]> terry pratchett books]]> terry pratchett reading]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre reads Terry Pratchett books

Top 9 Fight Club Quotes

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:02:12 -0400

Fight Club is probably one of the best movies of the previous decade. It's more than a movie, and it's more than a book, it's a philosophy that will help you open your eyes, help you wake up and become free. It's based on a person that struggles with his growing discomfort with the American culture and what it is making of him. In an attempt to overcome this, he starts a fighting club called Fight Club. The Fight Club movie is an adaptation of the Fight Club book of the same name. The Fight Club movie and the Fight Club book are filled with great quotes that make you think. There are Fight Club quotes that really make you think, and there are Fight Club quotes that just make you laugh. Here is a list of the Top 9 Fight Club Quotes: 1. If I could wake up in a different place, at a different time, could I wake up as a different person? 2. Eyes closed, we imagined our pain as a ball of white healing light floating around our feet and rising to our knees, our waist, our chest. Our chakras opening. The heart chakra. **End Summary** Topics: fight club]]> fight club quotes]]> fight club movie]]> fight club book]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre has more Fight Club Quotes

Do an ITC Check to Monitor your Credit Record

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:34:38 -0400

By doing an ITC check on yourself, you can determine if your credit record has a good credit score or not. Obtaining a good credit score can be difficult, but maintaining it is even more difficult. By checking your ITC credit report regularly, you will know where you stand. It might sound like a difficult task, but obtain your credit report from the ITC credit bureau is easier than you think. It's a very important step in make sure your credit record is kept in a perfect condition. You need to be able to monitor it on a monthly basis as this will help you take the necessary steps when you see it is starting to fall below optimum. If you've been denied credit based on your credit report from ITC, it's all the more reason to perform an ITC check on yourself. This allows you to monitor your credit record and at the same time figure out what is the best course of action to take in order to fix it. Most of the things that can be wrong on your credit report is easy to rectify once you know about it. **End Summary** Topics: itc check]]> credit record]]> credit report]]> credit score]]> good credit score]]> good credit]]> bad credit record]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre - Do an ITC Check on yourself

Are You Awesome or Awsome?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:04:10 -0400

According to Google, people from the United States search for the word awesome 3,350,000 times a month. They also search 368,000 times a month for the word awsome. Seeing these statistics made me research a bit more. I came across a few debates on what is the correct form of the word awesome (or awsome). Which one is correct then? Awesome or awsome? The method I used to find out for myself which should is the correct spelling is described below. I might be wrong, but look at the facts and decide for yourself. If you look up the word awesome in the dictionary ( http://www.mydictionary.co.za/word/awesome.html ) you will see that is the correct way to spell it. Awesome. When you lookup the word awsome in the dictionary ( http://www.mydictionary.co.za/word/awsome.html ) though, you will notice it just refers you to the word awesome. Take note that not all dictionaries agree with this, and out of the three dictionaries that contain the word awesome, only one contains the word awsome. **End Summary** Topics: awesome]]> awsome]]> spelling]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre wants you to know you are awesome

History of English Bull Terriers

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:50:35 -0400

The English bull terriers came into existence where the bull dog and terrier breeds were crossed. They were originally bred for dog-fighting, but these dogs are lovable companions. The sport of dog-fighting became infamous when bull baiting was prohibited by law in England in 1835. There was need of a smaller breed so that on the arrival of police at the dog fights the dogs could be more easily hidden under one's coat. As the dog fights usually remained longer than bulldog fights this dog breed had to be more energetic and light. The older type of bulldog was crossed with different terriers including Manchester terrier for the creation of a new type of fighting dog. By crossing a bulldogs and terriers many mental and physical features like alertness in terrier, cohesiveness and high threshold of pain of the bulldog amalgamated in one breed. It obtained the ability of a canine gladiator which would fight to the death to please his master. It got the head which is more closely resembled to that of the early bulldog and it was much leggier compared to bull terrier. **End Summary** Topics: english bull terriers]]> bull terriers]]> bull terrier breeds]]> terrier breeds]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre knows about English Bull Terriers

Learn about Tarot Card Reading

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:46:27 -0400

There has always been a fascination for people when it comes to tarot card reading. It has been ridiculed by many, but the idea of learning about a person's future by reading symbols on card has always generated interest because of the mystery that surrounds it. Tarot card reading is done to gain an insight in to a person's future. This is done by reading tarot card which are said to tap into a spiritual energy. The process is called divination. There are three sets of cards, and at a tarot card reading they will only make use of one of these sets. The Rider-Waith deck is the most common tarot cards that you get. You can recognize them by the simple drawings on the face of the cards. Early versions of the tarot card made use of color to determine the outcome of a tarot reader's predictions. The other two decks are the Book of Thoth and the Mythic Tarot decks. The Thoth makes use of signs of the zodiac and also makes use of astrology signs. The Mythic deck make use of the Greek mythology and it's characters. **End Summary** Topics: tarot reading]]> tarot card reading]]> tarot]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre has written about Tarot card reading

What are the Jeet Kune Do Techniques?

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:21:43 -0400

Before considering what the Jeet Kune Do techniques are, you must know that there are basically two different systems from Jeet Kune Do. The first is the original Jeet Kune Do techniques and then we also have the Jeet Kune Do techniques concepts. Do describe what Jeet Kune Do techniques are, we'll stick to the first and original Jeet Kune Do system. The Jeet Kune Do techniques provides a science of combat fighting that uses the quickest and most efficient means to defeat your opponent. It is not a sport. The Jeet Kune Do techniques can relate to your life as much as it does to combat. It uses the idea of opposites, yin and yang, complimenting each other to achieve your goals. The Jeet Kune Do techniques are best understood when you look at the translation of it. It means, "The way of the intercepting fist or foot". It teaches you that your opponent is the most vulnerable at the point where he is busy attaching, and this leaves a perfect chance for you to strike. **End Summary** Topics: jeet kune do]]> jeet kune do techniques]]> jet kune do]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre can teach your about Jeet Kune Do techniques

Successful Dog Training Tricks

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:22:47 -0400

The best time to start using our dog training tricks, is when you first bring him home. It doesn't matter whether it's a 6 week old puppy or a 6 year old dog. To train your dog simply means that you are educating it in a loving environment and letting him know that he can get anything from you as long as he asks you first and acts the correct way. To successfully train your dog you will need to make sure you have the correct skills and with a few dog training tricks you are able to obtain these skills. The success will also rely on the dog's health, history, daily route, age as well as breed predispositions. Before you can start with any training, you need to have your veterinarian check out all health aspects of your dog and give him a clean bill of health. Dog friendly house You need to create a dog friendly environment in your house. This means limiting access to chew-able objects like shoes and remote controls. You also need to assure that you've got enough space for the dog to run around and get exercise. **End Summary** Topics: dog training tricks]]> dog training dvd]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Chris Meistre teaches you about dog training tricks !