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Musicians and collectors alike can enjoy antique violins. These violins can be hundreds of years old and can sell for thousands, if not millions of dollars. Antique violins are artifacts of the past as well as beautifully made musical instruments. There are a wide variety of antique violins available, some of them one-of-a-kind treasures.

Many early violins are extremely valuable. The original King Charles IX violin made in 1564 by Andrea Amati is priceless. Other violins made in later years of the same century can sell for millions of dollars. Violins made by such world renowned makers as Amati, Stradivari, Vuillaume, Amati, Bergonzi, Guarneri, Gasparo da Sal, Stainer are extremely rare and are of great value to collectors.

These instruments are of great value because of their historical significance. Musicians prize these antique violins because they show the craftsmanship of their makers. They are often intricately designed and feature elaborate and unique carvings and engravings that are not found on many models today.

Many European Violin makers began making replicas of early violins in the mid 19-th century. These replicas were not made to confuse or trick collectors, but to appeal to students and other people who appreciated the designs of these instruments but did not have the money to purchase originals. Many contemporary violin companies continue to make these replicas in the hope of perpetuating classic violin designs. This strategy makes sense when people realize that the basic design of the violin has been relatively unchanged since the 18th century.

Antique violins are valuable for several reasons. They are rare artifacts, not much different from paintings and sculptures. Antique violins also provide models for current Violin makers to follow. Musicians appreciate the design and innovation present in original violins.

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Facts about MC Big Proof
“If I was you, suicide would be a way of life. If you was me , you’d kill you.” (Proof)

Before I start talking about D12’s gifted Mc Proof, I would like to thank and to give credit to the webmaster of the following Derty Harry website for the rare info I found about Deshaun Holton aka Derty Harry aka Proof:

http://angelfire.com/bxc3/dertyharry/main_bio.html


Deshaun Holton aka Proof was born on October the 2nd 1975 in Detroit.
Although they didn’t attend the same High School, Eminem and Proof have been friends since 1988. They used to live in the same street in Detroit.
Proof used to go to Osbourne High school while Eminem was attending Lincoln High. Both friends used to skip high school in order to rap together: in fact Eminem skipped Lincoln High and used to come to Proof’s school very often, because both friends wanted to rap together. This is how they met:

“I was skipping school, and he was skipping school also, passing out flyers for his concert he was having in Centerline. That had to be, like, ‘88 or something.” (Proof)

Some (white) underground Mcs from Detroit like Backstab the Kingpin are convinced of Proof’s racism. But Deshaun’s statements seem to prove the contrary.

CDNow has asked Proof how he felt about Eminem’s skin color at the time they met:

CDNow: Did you wonder what this blond, white kid was up to?

Proof: “You know, I went to Catholic school and had a great, great friend of mine who happened to be Irish; we were best friends since the sixth grade. So when I saw [Eminem] was white, I didn’t even jump off like that; when he rapped, he was dope. What made us get dope and become great friends was we both rhymed “first place” and “birthday,” and we’ve been tight ever since [laughs].”

Eminem and Proof have been real friends since the beginning. When Eminem was kicked out of his home, he would sleep at Proof’s house.
It is well known that Proof is an amazing freestyler.He won the freestyling competition in the Source magazine in 1999. He his a better freestyler than Marshall, but Marshall’s force is in the way he handles his words in his lyrics. That’s exactly what Proof states about their complementary talent:

“We were both impressed with each other. The advantage I’ve got over Em is freestyling; I’m the kind of guy who freestyles off the head, right? The advantage he had over me was that he knew how to write intricately; he knew how to put a song together and bring feelings about. That’s why I journeyed under him, like, “Yo, show me the ropes, homeboy.”

The idea of the D12 group composed of talented MCs and sick aliases with popped into Proof’s mind:

“I was in New York; I had this deal with Tommy Boy that didn’t work out, unfortunately. But I just had this idea that we could put together a team of dope MCs, put a lot of Detroit on as far as having MCs with skills. Everybody’s solo took so we’ll make aliases, like Eminem’s Slim Shady and I’m Derty Harry, and call it the Dirty Dozen — and at this time, to be honest with you, we thought The Dirty Dozen was a Western movie; we didn’t know it was an army movie [laughs].
That fits us, army rather than Western, ’cause we see ourselves more as gun-slingers, lyric-slingers. Then the idea was to form a pact whereas this team, whoever gets out first comes back and gets the rest of the group.”

Proof has always been confident in Eminem’s loyalty, even if some other members of the group may have been worried:

“Not me; I’ve been there since day one, almost. I think the rest of the group may not have been there, but Proof has been beside Eminem all this time. I play a leadership role in the group, where I talk to everyone else; Em is like the president, and I’m the general. I talk to the rest of the fellas and put ‘em in line and show ‘em the direction. It’s a family, too, so there’ll be a lot of fighting and bickering, and some people might have felt it might not be the way it should be. So, yes, there were times when people felt funny about things. But now everybody thinks back to that, and we were tripping out over nothing.”

Acccording to Proof, Eminem’s success was the best thing that could have happened to D12:

“Right. Some people look at us like, “You’re gonna be Eminem’s group. You’re gonna be in his shadow.” They don’t realize how positive and great that is to hear; if you’re in the shadow of a guy who can sell almost 10 million records in just the states alone, great. That’s not a dis to us. But when they hear the album, they hear the individuality of each person, how everybody holds their own.”

It is so true that each D12 emcee has his own talent and ability to rap.

It is less known that Proof’s first stage name was “Maximum”. Proof has always been appreciated in Detroit for his raps and his freestyling qualities. He changed his nickname when people started calling him “Living Proof”, because in many people’s minds, Proof was the “living proof of the living MCs in Detroit”.


Proof has collaborated and still collaborates with numerous artists such as Dogmatic.
Proof’s first released Cd was called “From Death” and was co-produced with Da Goon Squad.

He has released a CD called “Promatic” with Dogmatic and a six Track solo EP called “The Search For Jerry Garcia”.
As well as for Eminem, Detroit has been very influencial to Proof who describes his hometown as “the type of place where eye contact can get you killed” and also as ” a city where the sun never shines, full of pot holes, snow and con artists ready to jack everything you got”.

My name is Isabelle Esling. I do teach English and German at public schools. I’m an Eminem biographer and a freelance music journalist.

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If we continue to allow over 1 million illegal aliens and illegal immigrants into our country each year then we must start teaching Spanish and make it a requirement to all in our schools. Since our nation is predominantly English speaking, yet we have currently 24 million illegal aliens in our nation of which 82% speak Spanish and 60% speak Spanish only we simply cannot operate our nation without being able to communicate between us you see?

Language and Communication Issues are serious and we need to do something. Either we require that all illegal aliens, illegal immigrants speak English or We Must Make Spanish Mandatory in All Schools and we must do this now.

We simply cannot run our nation in the future with 50 million people or one in 7 people speaking Spanish only. It is going to be a major dilemma and if these folks refuse to learn English or simply cannot due to the difficulty of the language then we all must learn Spanish so we can communicate.

Failure to communicate will lead to massive disruptions and inefficiencies in Business, Government and society. You cannot run a civilization if the humans in it cannot communicate with each other and if we continue to allow this massive illegal immigration then we must worry about the future. Please consider all this in 2006.

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With the compensation way of life growing throughout the planet, possessing professional indemnity insurance is developing into being more & more significant. If you don’t currently have liability insurance integrated into your building cover, then now is probably the time to look into acquiring improved cover. Here is some advice about why you require cover, & what to pay attention to. Get a public liability insurance quote online.

What is public liability insurance: Professional Indemnity cover is an insurance agreement that shelters you from claims that other people may perhaps make against you in the likelihood of an accident. If somebody damages their property or injures themselves in or around your property or company then the professional indemnity insurance will shelter you for any damages that could well happen. Insurance generally ranges from two hundred and fifty pounds up to ?1 million.

What are you protected against: Insurance will insure cover for accidents or loss that others could experience in or around your home or company premises. You are covered from claims from thief’s on top of damages that could happen to any person from falling items or workers carrying out maintenance. If an accident takes place on your grounds and somebody claims against you, your insurance policy will help out to pay any expenses.

What’s included A number of contents or property insurance policies have integrated liability insurance. You should check with your insurer whether this is the case, and what amount of cover you have. Even if the insurance is already included, you need to verify that you are correctly protected for any particular accidents that may possibly arise.

Premiums: The payments that you are likely to have to pay depend on the specific sort of cover you buy. If you only protect your house, then the premiums are extremely likely to be much less than if you are covering a business. Although, payments are somewhat cheap for the level of protection that you get, and its therefore necessary for anybody running a company.

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Make your life enjoyable, buy a decent chromatic tuner. Don’t try to tune your guitar by ear or by using a pitch pipe. If you are new to the instrument use a tuner. For example a Korg CA-30 Chromatic Tuner

Using a chromatic tuner is quite easy. Plug the guitar into the tuner using a standard guitar cord as if you were going to plug into an amp. Turn the tuner on.

Starting with the Low E (thickest string on the guitar) strike the string and adjust the tightness of the string with the tuning peg until the green light shines. If the red arrow is pointing to the right the string is SHARP and needs to be loosen, and if a red arrow is pointing to the left then the string is FLAT and you need to tighten the string.

Work from the top thickest string to the bottom thinnest string. You should tune the string in standard tuning Low E, A, D, G, B, and High E.

Tuning by Ear

Tuning a guitar by ear requires time and experience. Using an electronic tuner is the best way to learn the correct tones, which will ultimately become part of you “sonic library”. Once you’ve achieved a basic understanding of the correct notes and sounds you are ready to start learning how to tune by ear.

The notes for standard tuning are E (thickest string) A, D, G, B, e (thinnest string). When naming notes you always start with the thickest string, and end on the thinnest. If you play the thickest string open you produce an E note. If you played the one next to that open, you produce an A note.

The 5th fret note of any string (except the G string) is the note of the string below it open. Take the Low E for example. The 5th fret is an A note, so is the string below it. The A string’s 5th fret is a D note etc.

Assume the Low E is already tuned (based on reference note from a piano or tuner etc), the 5th fret of the Low E, is the same as the A string open. So to tune the A string, play the 5th fret of the Low E string, and the A string open at the same time (together with two fingers), then tighten or loosen the tuning pegs for the A string (the one you are not pressing) until it sounds exactly the same as the 5th fret of the Low E. You will notice a “wobbly” sound that changes until your are exactly in tune.

To tune the next string next to the A string of the 5th fret of the A string will be the same as the D string open. Play the 5th fret A string and the D string open. Adjust accordingly.

Continue this until the G string, where you match the B string with the 4th fret of the G string.

With the LOW E on the bottom and the high E on the top. Remember on the guitar the LOW E is the thickest TOP sting, so tablature is presented opposite of the direction the guitar strings are oriented.

Confused. Don’t be, just keep working in conjunction with you tuner and your ear. Before you know it, it starts to become easier.

Bill McRea publisher of http://www.guitarwarehouse.com and the guitar blog at guitarwarehouse.com. Also publisher of http://www.kansasfans.com and http://diabetes-at-home.blogspot.com/.

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When you are just about to begin to play cricket it is not always easy to decide what you need to purchase. If you go into a sports shop and ask them what you need, you will finish up coming out with a substantial amount of equipment that you don’t need. So, it is better to fathom what you will want ahead of you going shopping. That way you are very much more likely to buy what you want, instead of what the shop manager suggests you need.

Below, is essentially an exhaustive cricket equipment list, you don’t have to get everything on this list, as lots of organisations will loan you kit especially at junior level:

Cricket whites, cricket bats, balls, helmets, gloves, batting (wicket keeping) inner gloves, wicket keeping gloves, batting pads, wicket keeping pads, box, chest pad, arm guard, inner thigh pad, cricket boots (bowling boots; batting boots), box (groin guard), stumps and bails.

For most sports meetings you will ever partake in you will require to have your very own set of whites. Cricket whites consist of white cricket trousers & cricket shirt. It is very important to check that you acquire a good pair of cricket trousers & also a good white cricket shirt & jumper as it can quickly turn pretty cold if you are standing out on the field for a substantial long time especially if you are playing in England (the start and end of the season are the coldest). Find superb deals on cricket balls.

If you can not rent kit from your club the other most important items of equipment are a cricket bat and box. A good quality cricket bat is necessary if you intend to score countless of runs & is a very individual piece of equipment, spend several hours picking your bat, if at all possible you should go to a sports store & try one out before you buy in order for you to know how it feels to hit with. As soon as you know what you want you can often get bats on the Web a great deal cheaper). You need a good box to protect your groin from the ball, as getting hit down below’ is awfully painful, so investing in a good box before you start is a must - you can not bat without one.

Related topics of interest include: F1 Merchandise & Cheap Toys.

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Britney Spears was born December 2 1981 as Britney Jean Spears in Kentwood, Louisiana, USA.

Many people who knows Sagittarian Britney Spears knows that Britney Spears was born to sing. Before she made a name for herself in the entertainment world, Britney performed in local dance reviews and church choirs. Spotting her unusually keen interest in performing, her attentive parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, sent Britney Spears for an audition in Atlanta when the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club called for performers. She was eight years old then. Although Britney Spears was not selected during the process (she was too young for the show), a producer on the set noticed the extraordinary talent in her and arranged for Britney Spears to spend 3 full summers in Broadway Dance Center and Professional Performing Arts School. Despite her young age, a door was opened to Britney Spears when she DID appear in an Off-Broadway Production, Ruthless in 1991.

Britney Spears remembers the role in Ruthless very clearly; recalling that at 10 years old, she was playing a child who was really sweet on the outside but evil on the inside. “It was fun!”, she laments.

The entertainer in 11-year-old Britney won the hearts of the judges when she auditioned for a place in The Mickey Mouse Club again and got the part for 2 years. After 2 fun-filled years of working on the Orlando-based set for the Mickey Mouse Club, Britney, at 14, returned to Kentwood for an ordinary year of high school - but as expected, the energetic Britney Spears found herself itching to get back into the limelight.

It seems that Britney was born to enliven the lives of those around her and enjoys idyllic lazy days on a beach. Beautiful Britney Spears took the world by storm when her first single “Baby One More Time” made its debut at number 17 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart!

The shopoholic Britney Spears proclaims her love for romance novels, her NEED to sing and her love for travel. Despite rumors and negative feedback from critics (mainly about being a bad role model because of the skimpy clothes on stage), Britney Spear’s reputation and attitude towards life as a famous teen remains relatively untarnished and refreshing to a fault.

However, life as a pop Princess is tough, especially when the rumor mill won’t stop spinning. Her influence on the young and old is indisputable. Britney Spears raised eyebrows when she pulled attention-grabbing stunts that stunned the world - like kissing Madonna at the Video Music Awards and her short (very short 55 hours) marriage to her childhood friend, Jason Allen Alexander. But obviously, that’s not all. The name ‘Britney Spears’ have been linked to several high profile names and figures in and out of the entertainment world - like Prince William (heir to the English throne), Justin Timberlake (N’Sync) , Collin Farrell (actor) and Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit). She married Kevin Federline, a back-up dancer, in 2004. Britney proclaims that she has done everything there is to be done at her age and the only thing that she can’t wait to do now….is to have a baby!

Britney’s sister, Jamie Lynn, is following in her sister’s footsteps and set to enter the world of entertainment herself. Jamie Lynn has the full support of her sister, the pop Princess, Britney Spears and with her support, we are all pretty sure that Jamie Lynn is set to have a very successful career in showbiz.

Britney Spears won the following awards in her career (till 2004)

MTV Europe: Best Female Artist, 2004

Access Hollywood: Top Star, 2004

MTV European Music: Best Female Artist, 1999

MTV European Music: Best New Artist, 1999

MTV European Music: Best Pop Artist, 1999

MTV European Music: Best Song, Baby One More Time, 1999

Center States of U.S.A: Miss Talent, 1990

Dean Erickson. Journalist, and web site builder Dean Erickson lives in Texas. He is the owner and co-editor of all-britney-spears.info on which you will find a longer, more detailed version of this article.

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Landlords and rehabbers take notice - you may soon be focused on the new concepts of “Virtual Real Estate Investing“. There are many variations on what this term means, encompassing everything from using the internet to aid in real estate investing efforts to participating in online games such as SecondLife.

To get the facts, I sought out the man generally considered to be the father of virtual real estate investing: Bryan Ellis.

“I began using the term ‘virtual real estate investing’ in the late 1990’s when I realized the clear similiarities in profit strategies, regardless of whether the “real estate” is “virtual” or “physical” said Ellis.

Bryan Ellis cites the similar strategies one can employe to make money from “virtual property” and “physical property” as a primary parallel of the two markets. “These types of assets - websites and physical real estate - can be monetized in very similar ways like buy lo/sell high, leasing/rental and advertising opportunities” he says.

The parallels really are obvious. Consider this: If you own a piece of real estate in a desirable neighborhood, your real estate has value because other people are interested in that location. Likewise, if you own a desirable domain name, others will find value in it because it serves their purposes. Regardless of the type of asset, you can sell or lease or use any number of strategies to turn the assets into cash.

In our next installment of this series on virtual real estate investing, Bryan Ellis will share the internet analogies to the physical concept of real estate development.

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A Revealing Album That is Locked and Loaded and Setting its Sights On Our U.S. Military

October 24, 2005–San Jose, CA– It wasn’t until Dennis Kyne returned to the US to finish his civilian duty that he learned the most painful lessons of 15 years served in the US Army. His own Military and his own countrymen let him down. Kyne was shocked to return home and learn about the side effects of his exposure to depleted uranium weapons. He was thankful that he did not swallow Pyridostigmine Bromide tablets, a requirement set forth for all military personnel during the Gulf War I. He decided to disobey orders and threw them all away. His comrades who did swallow them are now suffering from un-diagnosable diseases. Now all he wants to do is Support The Truth. With a revealing book with the same name under his belt, it was time to let the music do the talking.

Kyne makes his way through 11 tracks of emotional fist waving at our government and military on his new rock album I’m Not Resisting. “All We Want Is The Truth” opens the album with Kyne sounding like Iggy Pop, a real ear catching start to an album. His high energy level bites like a pit bull and it hangs on without letting go throughout this solid release. Five of the tracks were recorded at KZSU Stanford Live and they are crackling with that live off the floor spontaneity that every artist yearns for while in the studio. The entire album has that feel from start to finish. That essential gritty edge and undying tension is just what the doctor ordered to convey such a distressing message.

This CD is jam packed with powerful eye opening messages and good music to back it all up. It does not get any more sincere than this. That was the intention of Kyne all along, to carry a message to his fellow man while rocking your soul every step of the way.

Contact Person: Dennis Kyne

Address: PO BOX 720254, San Jose CA, 95172

Telephone: 303-817-9878

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Did you know that good songwriting is often the key to establishing a successful music career? But more than that, it can be fun! When you write a song you are able to express yourself in new and creative ways. Whether you’re sad, happy, angry, or in love… with words, you can fly!

Freedom of expression is one of the greatest priviledges we have, but with it comes some responsibility. Words are very powerful and have been used successfully by many for better, or worse. When writing a song, consider how your words are going to impact your listener. Do you wish to alienate them, or draw them into your perspective on things?

A good song will create an emotional reaction in people, and that’s exactly what you’re trying to achieve! You want to get your listener to feel with you. You want to move them emotionally. You want them to like your song and be willing to listen to it again and again. If you can get your audience to identify with you on some level, you will be on the road to creating a good song.

As you are stirring up your creative juices you may discover that finding just the RIGHT word is sometimes a bit frustrating. But with the RIGHT songwriting tips and resources it becomes a lot easier! Here are three of the most important songwriting tools you should have:

1. DICTIONARY - A dictionary is essential when writing. Besides giving you the correct meaning of a word, it will also help you to express yourself more clearly. You will discover new words while expanding your vocabulary too!

2. THESAURUS - A thesaurus is another important tool to help with creating your songwriting material. You can use a thesaurus to find different words that have similiar meaning.

3. RHYMING DICTIONARY - As the name implies, a rhyming dictionary organizes words that rhyme in alphabetical order using the vowel sounds A E I O U. For example, if you were looking for a word that rhymes with Abel you would look under A sounds. Words rhyming with Abel would be listed in alphabetical order.

There isn’t really a secret formula for writing a good song because determining what is “good” is subjective and a matter of personal opinion (some great songs have broken all the so called “rules”). However, many successful songwriters have used the following format to write a “Hit” song:

INTRO: Approximately 4-8 measures of instrumental music that contains part or all of “the hook” (a part of the melody that is easy to remember).

VERSE: Each verse should be written in such a way as to “set up” the chorus. Try to keep the meter of your song even by matching the syllables of your words. Be consistent with the sentences that rhyme. Verses should create an anticipation of fulfillfment.

CHORUS: This is where you make your statement. Stress the most important part of your song and make it tasty. Think of your chorus or “hook” as being like the icing on a cake. You want your words to be worth remembering.

VERSE: Continue to follow the idea of your song all the way through, don’t get side-tracked!

CHORUS: This is where you have the opportunity to repeat your “hook” which should continue to emphasize your songs main theme.

BRIDGE: This is where you can create some interest and tension by changing your melody line, modulating to a different key, or adding an instrumental guitar part, etc. Don’t make it too long, approximately 8 measures or so. It should build or crescendo to the final chorus.

FADE CHORUS: This is generally the same as your first chorus, but you will end by repeating it over and over, then gradually fade out to end your song. Use your “hook” generously, but don’t over-kill!

Be flexible and use your imagination! Don’t just copy or mimic what is currently popular. Remember that some of the biggest names in the music business made it to the top because they were not afraid to be ORIGINAL or have a different sound. So, experiment, be yourself, and most of all- have fun!

FREE Reprint Rights - You may publish this article in your e-zine or on your web site as long as you include the following information:

Kathy Unruh is a singer/songwriter and webmaster of ABC Learn Guitar. She has been writing songs and providing guitar lessons to students of all ages for over 20 years. For free guitar lessons, plus tips and resources on songwriting, recording and creating a music career, please visit: http://www.abclearnguitar.com

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