Liquid Pools That Shimmer

Majestic ripples. Waves of time spreading outwards. Timeless and hidden soothing the mind.

Blues And Greens

Wayward and alone. Agreed solidarity. Bold and beautiful. Creative and alive.

A View of Paradise.

Tropical pools. Bamboo trees. Rocks and waterfalls. The sun blazing high above.

Northern Lake

Misty mountain top. Lake of dreams. Enter the green valley and become one with nature.

Tree of Life

Never ask why. Fate surely has other plans for you when a mystic light is shining on you.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Ancient Atomic Warfare (Part Two)


In ancient Sanskrit the Brahma weapon has been described as the modern equivalent of an atomic bomb. There is mounting evidence around the world showing perhaps an atomic war has already occurred on the face of the earth in ancient times.

In ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, there are descriptions of men and gods using incredible flying machines and weapons, in particular, the Brahma weapon has been described as having the ability to melt people much like radiation does from the result exposure. The Brahma weapon once used was described as being brighter than a 1000 Suns, the land lay waste, and death to survivors. The same horrific descriptions are so stunningly similar to the descriptions of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II has to be indistinguishable.

Ancient cities like Mohenjo Daro and Harappa when excavated archaeologists and  researchers have the discovered skeletal remains of people scattered throughout the city, face down on the ground on ancient streets, with many of them holding hands, and as if killed in mid stride so fast by some kind of deadly force quick enough to decimate everyone. A great number of victims lay on the ground unburied and untouched by animals or decay. What is more startling and particularly unusual is that these skeletal remains are some of the most radioactive ever found and are compared to radioactive exposure to those suffered at Hiroshima.

David William Davenport, an expert in ancient Sanskrit, elaborates in his amazing book Atomic Destruction in 2000 BC, that his research has determined that some kind of atomic war occurred much earlier in prehistory and that he has discovered many other ancient cities and locations around the world that appear to have suffered the same kind of atomic destruction. Many of these ancient archaeological sites all show signs of some kind of an atomic catastrophe and are highly radioactive to this day.


The Brahma weapon was said to be as deadly and dangerous as to be used only once for its disruptive power will last centuries. The weapon was clearly a doomsday weapon and meant as a bluff or ultimatum. Ancient Sanskrit literature describes the weapon causes severe environmental damage as well. Any area where the weapon is used becomes instantly infertile for eons and all life in and around that area ceases to exist. It is said that men and women become sterile. The entire land becomes a desert, barren and lifeless.

This was the most devastating weapon ever created. Any country or nation using it would have supreme power over another and the burden of actually having used such a horrible weapon. Suffice it to say, the ancient Hindu Sanskrit was prominently recognized by Germany and Nazi scientists in the Second World War. The Nazi regime was scouring the Earth looking for ancient artifacts and forgotten knowledge that would help them win the war against the Allies. Many historians and researchers firmly believed that Germany’s top scientists have gotten their atomic bomb ideas from the Mahabharata.


 Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer was the Manhattan Project Chief scientists working on the atomic bomb in the 1940s, was a well-known reader of the ancient Sanskrit literature.  After the atomic test bomb was successfully demonstrated as a viable weapon to be use to end World War II, Oppenheimer gave an interview where he quoted the Bhagavad Gita, “Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.” Oppenheimer undoubtedly regrets in the discovery of the atomic bomb and its final destructive purpose directed at another city, and killing thousands instantly. He emphatically realized that it was as if history was repeating itself from the pages of what was once thought of as myth and legend, but now has come full circle into a horrific reality. When we study and interpret the ancient Indian texts in modern terms, with today’s technology, we suddenly get a clearer perspective that this could actually be a description of an atomic attack on a populated city.

The Mahabharata eerily describes the Brahma weapon like “a single projectile charged with all the power of the universe. An incandescent column of smoke and flame as bright as 10,000 suns, rose in all its splendor. It was an unknown weapon, and iron thunderbolt, a gigantic messenger of death, which reduced to ashes an entire race…..corpses were so burned as to be unrecognizable. Their hair and nails fell out; pottery broke without any apparent cause, the birds turned white. After a few hours, all foodstuffs were infected…..” The amazing descriptions residing in the Sanskrit literature are totally reminiscent of nuclear bomb devastation and the deadly residual affects from exposure to radiation poisoning.


Is it possible that ancient civilizations thousands of years ago, possessed the same technology we have today that somehow was lost to history? There are mounting evidence and strange anomalies that point out the fact that ancient civilizations had perhaps possession of knowledge and abilities that we in the modern world have yet to discover and are just beginning to rediscover lost technology is becoming clearer the more we learn.

Mainstream scientists are still reluctant to fully acknowledge more recent discoveries of lost cities that  push human history further back in time than was thought possible. Investigators relying on ancient literature like the Bible and the Mahabharata have actually helped them to locate more ancient cities that push the start of human civilization beyond Egypt 5000 years ago to even further back in time to at least 10,000 years ago. The more scientists and archaeologists discover the more questions arise as to why and how. Is it possible these ancient tales and myths actually have some basis in truth? Researchers and investigators say the evidence is all around us and waiting to be unearthed.

Peter Brook's The Mahabharata
Mahabharata (The Condensed Version of the World's Greatest Epic)
Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization (3 Volume Set)
From Harappa to Hastinapura: A Study of the Earliest South Asian City and Civilization (American School of Prehistoric Research Monograph Series)
Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945 to 1990





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Friday, March 18, 2011

Ancient Atomic Warfare (Part One)


There are some startling clues around the world that corroborate that the Earth might have been in some kind of earlier nuclear war that coincidentally is described in The Bhagavad Gita ancient Hindu Scripture.


Evidence have been discovered that there might have been some kind of nuclear war that occurred thousands of years ago, before the Dawn of civilization as we know it has today. Incredible, recent discoveries over the last century has produced evidence and locations around the world to clearly show signs of some kind of atomic catastrophe occurring in those places that somehow happened thousands of years ago, before the discovery of atomic energy. How is this possible?


Back in 1979 David William Davenport, a British researcher and expert in ancient Sanskrit, wrote his astonishing book Atomic Destruction in 2000 BC. Davenport studied for years the Hindu scripture the Mahabharata that described cities that were completely destroyed by some kind of all powerful weapon. His investigation leads him to the ruin city Mohenjo Daro, also known as the Mound of the Dead, located today in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Mohenjo Daro was constructed over 4000 years ago and is known as one of the oldest cities ever built. Archaeological remains of the city were rediscovered in 1922 by the Archaeological Survey of India and beginning in the 1930’s a massive excavation period began continuing again in the 1960’s, and 1980’s as further surveys investigated this ancient civilization.


Davenport was born and raised in India and was obsessed with translating the Indian Sanskrit into English and interpreting the philosophical meaning and historical facts retained in its pages correctly. Davenport‘s ultimate hypothesis and discoveries found at Mohenjo Daro were astonishing in that he concluded the city was destroyed by some kind of ancient atomic blast. Davenport states examples of different types of degree of devastation that occurred at Mohenjo Daro.


Davenport discovered a radius of 1.5 km of damaged which spreads from the center outwards, indicating a massive amount of intense heat unleashed a total destructive force. Archaeologists and Davenport have discovered bricks, walls, fused rocks, that had been melted, and “black stones” are the remains of ceramic vessels that have melted into one another by some brief intensive heat reaching over 2000°C. Davenport located an actual epicenter of all this destruction and found within this area were crystallized fused rock and looked very similar to what you find in the after affects of an atomic blast, much like what is discovered at the Nevada Test Site during their atomic blasting in the 1950s in which vitrification occurred from the melting of rock and sand so fast that it cools and looks like glass. 

What are most disturbing are the remains of the inhabitants that were discovered in 1927. Found in the suburbs of Mohenjo Daro lay skeletons of people who were lying flat on the ground dead apparently oblivious to the impending doom that was coming for them as some were still holding hands when they were all suddenly overcome by some unexpected cataclysm. The skeletal remains are in remarkable conditions and have never been disturbed, and show high levels of radiation exposure. Could this be evidence that the city Mohenjo Daro and its inhabitants are victims of an atomic blast from a war happening thousands of years ago?



Davenport and other researchers investigating the ancient Hindu Sanskrit in great detail believe so. They ascertain that the information described in the Mahabharata is so compelling with historical and philosophical information that dates back before the Christian Bible is worth further investigation and interpretation. What reads as science fiction and fairytales in the Hindu Sanskrit may actually have some bases in truth.

Researchers of ancient Sanskrit literature and theologist point out the fact that with better technology today we have been able to interpret and corroborate events that happened in not only the Bible, but the events that happened in the Mahabharata as well. Information obtain in ancient writing is not only relevant today philosophically and spiritually, but perhaps contains a lost technology that somehow the ancients had knowledge of that we are now just starting to develop and understand.

The Bhagavad Gita (Classics of Indian Spirituality)
Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation
Buddhism, the Religion of Mohenjodaro, Harrappa Cities
Maha-bharata - The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse


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Friday, March 11, 2011

Ancient Warfare with Atlantis


In the sacred Hindu scripture The Bhagavad Gita describes extraordinary technology in a war that existed between the Rama Empire and Atlantis over 10,000 years ago.


In ancient hieroglyphics from Egypt to India depicts ancient people gazing up at the sky watching other people traveling by hover crafts of some kind and transferring great distance across the Earth. Reports of seeing UFOs in the sky has never been told in such detail as in the ancient Sanskrit writings like the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

The Bhagavad Gita is a sacred Hindu scripture composed of hundreds of versus within the Mahabharata and consider being a very significant text in history of literature and philosophy. The Sanskrit describes a great civilization known as the Rama Empire dating back to 10,000 BC. Further translation of the Sanskrit text reveals a highly advanced civilization and that is surprisingly comparable to our own with modern conveniences. What makes this ancient Hindu scripture so significant and interesting is the fact that it describes not only man-made UFOs, airships, flying cities and fortresses, and perhaps even atomic warfare centuries before the creation of this kind of technology.


When modern researchers read the Bhagavad Gita ancient Indian epic it sounds very much like science fiction having the Gods mastering the land and sky with incredible flying machines and controlling awesome weapons of destruction. When the ancient Indian epic is studied more closely it reveals that the Rama Empire was locked in a war with the inhabitants of Atala also known as Aka or better known today as Atlantis.

What makes the events described in the Mahabharata and Ramayana regarding the Rama Empire war is the fact that it existed simultaneously over 10,000 years ago with the highly developed cultures of Osiris and Atlantis in the West. According to pre-dynastic Egypt records and archaeological evidence the Osirian civilization was located in North Africa and the Mediterranean basin, and many believed it was flooded when Atlantis sank into the ocean. Ancient Egyptian records allude to the existence of an Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean, along with Plato’s writings and descriptions of a great patriarchal continent culture that was extremely technologically advanced.


What is becoming clearer as researchers and theorists study and interpret the Bhagavad Gita is the incredible descriptions of advance knowledge covering enlightened consciousness, tales of wisdom, sophisticated weaponry based on atomic power, and detailed descriptions of mythological flying machines called Vimanas. The ancient Sanskrit epic even hints that the Rama Empire had successfully destroyed numerous ancient civilizations including Atlantis.

But if that’s true, where is the evidence of this? Surprisingly, there are numerous places on the earth that bear a striking resemblance to some kind of ancient atomic warfare. Could there have been a great global war that existed over 12,000 years ago? A war that obliterated all signs of their existence and culture. A war that ultimately set them back into the Stone Age to be forgotten in history except in mythical tales handed down through thousands of generations.


Mainstream scientists are just starting to realize and discover more archaeological anomalies that do not fit in the standard timeline of today regarding an advanced culture of human beings that existed somehow over 10,000 years ago and yet these mysterious almost forgotten, highly sophisticated cultures could build monolithic structures weighing hundreds of tons that we in our modern culture of today cannot replicate even with our most powerful machines.

What is interesting with regards to the events that happened in The Bhagavad Gita was the fact that it was considered simply works of fiction and fantasy. Modern day researchers and scientists have discovered that a lot of the descriptions of flying craft and weapons are very similar to the kind of technology we have today, even in some cases more advanced than our own.

For if you read the ancient Sanskrit epic centuries before today in a time without atomic weapons, modern jets, and computer technology, than the whole Sanskrit epic reads more like a fairytale. Modern scientists have eerily discovered that the advance antigravity machines described in the Bhagavad Gita are technologically correct and feasibly possible to reproduce, and could actually fly as described when the Rama Empire used their flying craft to wage war in the heavens thousands of years ago.


Lost Cities of Atlantis, Ancient Europe & the Mediterranean (Lost Cities Series)
Ancient Mysteries - Atlantis: The Lost Civilization
The Bhagavad Gita (Classics of Indian Spirituality)

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time




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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey


THE BEATLES

"Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey"
(Lennon/McCartney)

What was the inspiration for John Lennon to write this particular song? Paul McCartney mentioned on the Beatles Anthology that John got the idea from the Mahirshi, who said that everyone has something to hide. The Monkey reference was added by John later from a cartoon done in a London music magazine depicting Yoko as a monkey on John’s back interfering with his talent and relationship with the Beatles. But this was in the late 1960s with civil unrest, wars raging, and mistrust of Government. The Cold War was still in effect and spies were everywhere. Everybody had something to hide and secrets to keep.

People were frustrated looking for answers and experimenting with drugs like LSD. The Beatles themselves were going through a restless time and maturing in an effort to find their individuality. The Beatles retained a lot of information and spiritual advice from the Mahirshi. The lyrics of this particular song keep the positive reinforcement statements the Mahirshi applied to all his lectures to the Beatles while they were visiting India in 1968.

(Seems the same feelings are resonating truer today in our own time post 9-11, with the war in Iraq raging on, and Big Brother Government growing ever prevalent stealing our civil rights away in order to keep control and the peace, how significant over 40 years later after the creation of this song the message is still true. Not to mention the housing market meltdown, global recession, and alarming unemployment rate skyrocketing. Everybody has something to hide and secrets to keep. From stock market greed, banks, fraudulent loan companies, corrupt elected officials, cover-ups, misinformation, manipulation of media, and outlandish government-sponsored military secret operations being conducted every day.

People are indeed frustrated and looking for answers. This is an incredible time in history to test people’s faith and belief systems to the max. Worrying about it is not to going help if you actively do nothing. Using drugs is not going to help. Keeping politically active, informed, and mindful of critical information surely will. Never take anything just on face value, do the research, and have a public voice for change. Keep peace in your heart and pray to whatever God you pray to for peace and harmony. I know this message is kind of heavy, but to be a truly enlightened spiritual being, we have to rise above this difficult time, go deeper and higher, find the truth, joy, and love found buried deep in our hearts and soul, and make a positive difference to make the world a better place.)





THE BEATLES
"Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey"
(Lennon/McCartney) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lngGPsJ1pQ

Come on come on
Come on come on
Come on is such a joy
Come on is such a joy
Come on let's take it easy
Come on let's take it easy
Take it easy take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey

(Ooh) The deeper you go the higher you fly
The higher you fly the deeper you go
So come on (Come on) come on
Come on is such a joy
Come on is such a joy
Come on let's make it easy
Come on let's make it easy (Oh)
Take it easy (Yeh yeh yeh) take it easy (Hoo)
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey
Oh!

Your inside is out and your outside is in
Your outside is in and your inside is out
So come on (Ho) come on (Ho)
Come on is such a joy
Come on is such a joy
Come on let's make it easy
Come on let's make it easy
Make it easy (Hoo) make it easy (Hoo)
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey
Hey!

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on...
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on...

The Beatles Anthology
The White Album (Remastered)
Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation
The Good Citizen: How a Younger Generation Is Reshaping American Politics, Revised Edition


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Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Writing Process (15 Things You Need to Know About Writing)


Learn about the writing process and 15 key steps to becoming a more diligent and successful writer. Whether you are starting out as a freelancer or blogger these helpful tips and habits can help you become a better writer.


Quick-start writing sites have sprung up all over the Internet and do deliver exposure to new and old writers alike, but some sites push writers to write more than they are capable of. It is true that the more content you have, the more readership and follower you have, the more income you can make, but some Internet writing sites try to mass produce as much product from the writers they get. The writing process should never be as if you’re stuck on an assembly line, pushing out nameless articles and bits of writing with very little interest involved. Where is the line drawn? Be mindful of Internet Writing sites that want to milk you for all your writing talent that you have.

It is true that in the real-world writing, serious journalistic articles, and writing for newspapers all have deadlines and rules to get the information to the masses as quickly as possible. But times have changed, and we are now living in the information society, conducting business, receiving news, expanding our community, sharing information, connecting our lives more than ever on the World Wide Web. Legitimate freelance writing jobs are everywhere and so are scams. Deadlines and assignments should be completed on time as long as it is legitimate gig and it is worth it.

The writing process for a writer should be enjoyable and not a tedious, forceful effort. When writing becomes stale, mundane, and forced it isn’t a happy situation. All writers have a certain speed in which they are able to write. I personally do my best writing at night, even at midnight, where suddenly I get a burst of energy and ideas that flow much better than they do in the morning. A good imaginative writer can pull themselves together on a short moment’s notice and write something tangible for the reader to enjoy. Some of the best writing happens when you’re “on” and can occur at the oddest times. Be mindful of your mood and feelings as this can play a part in how your writing is expressed. Don’t forget the details, the facts, and the reason why you’re writing in the first place. Make sure it’s enjoyable for the most part.


Prolific writers like Stephen King are very successful in that they’re able to write several books in one year, every year, and not just a casual book, but bestsellers. Nobody becomes a Pulitzer Prize winner overnight. Some writers keep a journal and start by merely wanting to put down their thoughts on paper. Is a very good idea and could be a great start for a writer to begin by expressing themselves about their daily activities and thoughts. This personal diary can easily manifest itself into a book version of their memoirs later in life. Indeed, with today’s technology with e-books and your greatly accumulating writing efforts such as articles, manuscript, screenplays, ideas, and poetry, all have a place to be published either electronically or old-fashioned book publishing.

Another good point is writers need to stick together. Association with other writers can be a great asset and having mentors to help guide you through all the hurdles yet to come. Making friends with other writers can be important collaborative partnership and lifetime friends can easily be made. But be courteous, polite, and open-minded. Don’t force yourself on another writer, be friendly and open to ideas. Because nobody understands a writer better than another writer. The writing life can be an extremely lonely one. You’re sitting in a small room with your pen and paper or in front of your computer and keyboard, trying to hammer out some writing expression that must come out before the end of time or before the hour strikes again. Finding writing support groups, and befriending other writers can greatly motivate and inspire you to write the best you can and as often as you can.

All writers have unique writing styles and habits. Famous writer Kurt Vonnegut had a unique writing style frequently mixing personal experiences, political satire, and science fiction. Some writers do extremely well under pressure while others do not. But most importantly, writers need to be focused with their ideas and their approach on the subject or story that they plan to undertake to completion. Especially new writers need to learn about structure, pacing, flowing, and discover what methods and approach best work for them. Most highly, enjoy the writing that you are doing, and do it well to the best of your knowledge. All writers can stand for room for improvement, and they get that each and every time they write something new every single day and every single moment of their lives.

15 things you need to know about writing:


1. Find your own voice and style.

2. Write about what you know and have an interest in.

3. Don’t be afraid to do the research on a subject you do not know.

4. Make the subject you are writing about interesting and new.

5. Write in an environment you feel comfortable in like at home or a coffee shop.

6. Determine your most favorable time of the day to write, morning, noon, or night.

7. Avoid distractions. Pick an area to write, that is beneficial to your writing process.

8. Have a plan and a general idea of what you’re going to write about. An outline.

9. Try to work at a pace that you’re suited for, take small steps, and gradually work your way up to speed. Written articles and manuscripts that looked hastily put together tend to look rushed and often get rejected.

10. Screenplays and book manuscripts often get rewritten several times, as suggested by producers, editors or publishers who want the best quality of work, and doing a rewrite is standard practice. Some articles can be done in one sweep, while other articles might take longer and should be rewritten or edited for structure, spelling, and grammar errors.

11. Be diligent and persistent with your writing.

12. Find a mentor or writing social group for support and ideas.

13. Be observant of other writers that are already successful and learn from them.

14. Write more than you need. Have plenty of detail and know that you can leave some out in the course of editing.

15. Keep your passion alive and go for it! Have confidence in yourself and believe in yourself.

Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work (Writers Digest)
Everything You Need to Know About Creative Writing


T.S.Garp © Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Banks versus Credit Union


Banks were great in their day as institutions to save your money, but now the tide has changed as increasing fees dominating the banking community are on the rise, more and more people are turning to credit unions or online banking for an alternative to conventional banks.


Many banks today advertise that they are free without any hidden fees, but that is not always the case, and where your money is concerned, it’s better to shop around and keep up to date on your bank’s notifications of changes made to your bank account and additional fees and/or cost applied to your checking or savings account that could cost you a lot of money in the long run. Here is an assessment of some of the banks that are offering free checking.

Chase Checking has no monthly service fee with direct deposit or 5+ debit card purchase within a statement period, otherwise $6. Bank of America My Access Checking has no monthly maintenance fee if opened online and no minimum balance. HSBC Choice Checking has free checking with direct deposit; otherwise you must maintain $1,500 in deposit balances of $5,000 in combined balances in HSBC accounts or pay an $8/month fee. Capital One Rewards Checking has no monthly service fee or minimum balance requirements, unlimited check writing, and reward miles for banking transactions.

SunTrust Free Checking has no minimum balance requirements nor any monthly maintenance fee, and free checks (first-order only). Most banks offer direct deposits or high monthly averages in your checking account before they offer you any kind of free checking. Citibank EZ Checking, for instance, has no monthly fee and unlimited check writing when you maintain a combined average balance of $1,500 across link city Bank accounts. The rates have just changed and you must either have direct deposit or maintain a monthly balance of almost $2000, otherwise you’ll be paying a $20 monthly fee starting in November 2010. It is very advantageous to be aware of banks when they start raising their fees constantly, and if you calculate a $20 monthly fee for any reason, and 10 months later you’re losing $200 out of your account nearly every year.


PNC Bank Free Checking has no monthly service charge or minimum balance; non-PNC ATM fees are reimbursed if you have a $2,000 average monthly balance. US Bank Silver Package Checking has no monthly maintenance fee. Schwab Bank High Yield Investor Checking has free checking, no ATM fees, free checks, any ATM fees are refunded worldwide, free online bill pay and a Visa Platinum Check Card.

BB & T Free Checking is an online banking system that has no minimum balance requirements or a monthly maintenance fee. ING Electric Orange has free checking, no minimum checking account balance required. As of November 2010 ING Direct Electric Orange checking account is offering a $50 bonus when you open a new account, use your electric Orange debit card to make three signature (non-PIN) purchases within the first 45 days and your $50 bonus will be automatically be deposited into your account on day 50.


The bottom line is, if you’re sick and tired of increasing bank fees, outrageous interest rates, and hidden penalties that cost you a bundle. Then I recommend researching and familiarizing yourself with online banking and the benefit of credit unions as an alternative to banks. Credit unions are nonprofit organizations that have little or no fees. Credit unions are members owned and better interest rates and reduced fees. The benefits of credit unions is that they offer Free Checking, Free Checks, Unlimited Check Writing, Free Online Access to your account, Free ATM, and/or Debit Card, Free E-Statements, No Low Balance Fee, and they can offer great rates on car loans.

As banks increase their rates and fees yearly, credit unions are fast becoming a great alternative, and most people that have made the switched from banks to credit unions are quite happy that they have done so, and abandoned their old bank. When it comes to your hard earned money and savings you’ve spent a lifetime making, shouldn’t you keep it the best place without being over run by hidden penalties or fees? Credit unions are a safe and stable alternative to banks that many people are discovering every day.

THE CREDIT UNION WORLD: Theory, Process, Practice--Cases & Application
Hands Around The Globe: A History of the International Credit Union Moveme
Credit Union Investment Management (Frank J. Fabozzi Series)
Building Better Credit Unions


T.S.Garp © Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved.

Become A Writer (The Do’s & Don’ts)


In this modern age of technology, a new writer still needs to do his homework, and learn as much see can about the writing craft before he could be successful and accepted by his peers.


So you’ve decided to become a writer. Welcome to the world of writing and into a world where you are given the opportunity to express your deepest feelings and articulate in your own words, thoughts, ideas, and learned knowledge. As a writer you will be able to break through the ranks with your own unique voice and style. If you are courageous, diligent, and lucky enough to be recognized for your writing by your peers and the general public, than you have made it alongside well known, established authors through history that have labored long and hard, working tirelessly over their entire career in trying to write something worth reading.

Success as a writer doesn’t happen instantly and everybody has to pay their dues. J.K. Rowling spent years writing the Harry Potter books and what makes her more famous was the fact that she was a single poor mom who had an idea for a novel which became a major multimillion dollar book series. Becoming a great writer takes time and effort in learning the craft and sticking to it. Some writers spend years studying journalism, writing/reading comprehension, English literature in college, trade schools, and universities. While other writers just pick it up naturally and learn as they go. The long and short of it is that writers learn at different paces, and however long it takes you, the more you write, the more you learn.


Good writers should read as much as they can whenever they can. Setting time aside for reflection and reading can greatly help a writer to write. Indeed, with today’s technology there are many tools to help a writer write even faster without ever touching a keystroke. The main point is to try to write and read as often as you can and grow as much as you can as a writer. Statistically, this is the best era in history to be a writer and with 21st century technology it has made it so easy for almost anyone to create an e-book and immediately start publishing on the Internet.

The new generation of writers today is able to publish at lightning speeds. I first began as a struggling writer many moons ago with an old electric typewriter, and I used to send out my manuscripts and poetry through conventional mail to book publishing companies, literary agents, and magazines, and waited and waited for the response letter to come. I was only slightly disappointed that I got rejection notices time, and time again. But what I was most thankful for was the critique the editors gave me and helpful advice to make my work even better, and I really appreciated the fact that they wanted me to keep writing and submitting whenever I could. This constructive criticism is necessary for learning to begin and spur you on to become even better writers


I studied journalism and read other people’s work in fiction writing, screenplays, short stories, and poetry. I quickly learn screenplay writing by mostly just reading dozens of movie scripts and collaborating with other screenwriters. Having learned the basics of writing screenplays helped me land a job in a film company. Writers today should be mindful to study as much they can and learn by example of other writers work and try to produce the best work they can in a reasonable amount of time without over rushing to publish. But the Internet has made it extremely easy to publish and some writers barely put any effort to write something really good.

Let’s not forget the old adage that it’s better to have quality than quantity. Nobody should be pushing you to write more than your means, unless you’re working for somebody else who has you under a strict deadline and promise you a big reward. Some writers fail to do that and end up writing junk. Always check your spelling and grammar. Do your research and check for facts before writing your articles. Never plagiarize. Take the right amount of time you need to complete the best work you possibly can make. A job half done is a job done badly. Use your own voice and unique style and not somebody else’s when writing articles. Consistently try to elaborate and expand on the subject matter, remaining factual on the details, and most importantly always expressing everything in your own words. This is your time and your moment to really produce genuinely good work and a testament to your true writing skills.


How Writers Work: Finding a Process That Works for You
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Working Writer Happy Writer: How To Build A Thriving Writing Business From Nothing
J. K. Rowling (Biography (a & E))
Making a Good Writer Great: A Creativity Workbook for Screenwriters
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition
Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Magazine Articles


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