Article by Rev Michael Bresciani

Between Hollywood, the new craze for Christian novels (fiction) and the old series of “Left Behind” flicks the average person, Christian or not, has been shown a picture of last day’s figures and personalities that is anything but accurate.

Pictures of the antichrist and the false prophet, the major players in the last days, range from dark robed characters leading an all new religion to a leader with 666 tattooed somewhere on his head. Not even close!

When Christ spoke of the last days deceivers he clearly inferred that they would be almost perfect in their deception. This eliminates the idea and the very possibility that they are fringy, off the wall, spooky or obviously spurious in appearance, behavior or rhetoric. Christ said “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Mt. 24:24)

In spite of a recent Barna report that indicates that as much as sixty percent of evangelicals and other Christians from Pentecostal to Catholic have voted for liberal policies and liberal politicians that does not mean the “elect” have been deceived. What it does mean is that not everyone who talks the talk; walks the walk. They were no doubt not among the “elect” to begin with. As to the question of “how do you deceive the very elect, you don’t, it is not possible!

It must be noted that there are major and minor figures in the last day’s panorama and Christ wanted us to notice all of them even if we could not see the key figures until the very last. Both the Apostle Paul and John warned that the spirit of antichrist was already at work in the world and would produce many antichrists. Spotting someone who labors under the spirit of antichrist is as easy as observing what fruit or result their labors produce. “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Mt 7:20) No rocket science needed here.

What is the fruit of liberalism in politics, what is the fruit of Hollywood, what is the fruit of pop culture, what is the fruit of pornography, what is the fruit of secular education, what is the fruit of violent games and media, the new penchant for gambling and the new morality? I will not insult anyone’s intelligence or their spirituality by adding the obvious answer here.

In politics secular liberalism produces the fruit of abortion, cloning, euthanasia, Godless education, legalized gambling, gay marriage and a list of other things too numerous to mention here. All of these things appeal to the flesh on various levels but all have to do with either fostering personal irresponsibility or fleshly indulgence. Gee, that’s some great fruit.

Here’s the rub. Those espousing these things make them look great and they themselves may look pretty great too. Deceivers are not clad with red robes, pitchforks and horns but most likely they will be well dressed and completely normal and attractive people. Enter the politicians.

The antichrist will no doubt be a political, military figure who will look as normal as apple pie and come up through channels of normalcy and proper education. Oddly, according to the Prophet Daniel, he will be an orator of unparalleled ability and will also harbor an unquenchable hatred for God. He will be able to suppress showing the hatred to the public for a while but as the world plunges toward Armageddon he won’t even try to hide it.

It would be easy to conclude that this “highly educated” generation would not allow such a person an inch of ground. Think again. It is modern secular education that actually helps to pave the way for his entrance and subsequent success. Progressive education has been working on the removal of all accountability to God feverously for the last sixty or so years. It has successfully knocked out both ends of the accountability question namely where do we come from and where are we going?

Modern minds think we come from apes and we are going to the stars to populate thousands of planets. In one generation secular education has managed to convince our children that they have no creator except time, a lightning bolt and a one cell amoeba and they are just about ready to carry themselves into the celestial bodies for ever. Whoops, there goes God!

Let’s not confuse our modern geniuses with facts. Like the fact that the entire theory of evolution is based on “prior philosophic postulation” which mocks the very definition of empirical science which is “repeatable and observable experimentation for the gathering of data,” not possible when speculating about what took place millions of years ago. We would need a world class team of physicists to explain to the average high school student (if they can get beyond reading 101) the problem of interstellar space travel is in a word “time” not space.

All of the aforementioned is a more classical way of saying something else found in the scriptures. Although the biblical explanation is far more simple it is yet much more profound. It relates to the antichrist and the very nature and power by which he manages to hoodwink the whole world by a series of very subtle deceptions. Top politicians, world class scientists and false prophets of every description are included in this single warning. “Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” (2th 2: 9-11)

Strong delusion implies that they will not be seen as abhorrent creepy religious quacks or fringy politicians with little or no standing in the minds of most people. They will indeed be the greatest leaders and orators of the age but with a message of a whole new life but sadly in the end it leads to death.

It would seem to some that these warnings are veiled inferences to the results of recent political events in the United States. To those who are spiritually cognitive I need not explain anything but conversely to the unbelieving all the explanation in the world would not suffice. I can use the simplest adage to correctly answer the question if I must, “if the shoe fits, wear it.”

I cannot express the gratitude I feel for those who have encouraged me over the years of this prophetic ministry. I can also say openly to the naysayers that I am not merely a grumpy kind of guy who just can’t seem to see anything hopeful in the present world. I not only see hope but my eyes are on the only real hope of this or any age before it. That hope is the Lord Jesus Christ. His finished work on the cross and his promise of salvation to all who will receive it will shine through even the darkest days of the rule of antichrist. The world offers no such hope nor can it ever.

I look forward to the day when I can throw off this mantle that requires me to address a world of unbelievers with a message that they doubt or disdain. I will do that when the Creator God plants the feet of his only begotten Son firmly on the Mount of Olives from where he first ascended back to his Father after his resurrection. That’s my day, what’s yours?

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The new Samsung B3310 is apparently a modest mobile phone but it has brought its simplicity in a much catchy setup and that’s what makes it a unique gadget.

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Samsung B3310′s TFT screen shows 256,000 colors and the size of the screen is 2 inches featuring 240 x 320 pixels resolution. To give it a different form factor, the front portion of the device carries major control keys below the screen that includes the navigation button in the center and call key and end on either side. The numeric keys are positioned in a horizontal position on the right side of the screen. There is a slide out QWERTY keypad as well. The overall measurement of the device is 91mm x 54mm x 17mm and it weighs 101 grams.

A Modest Multimedia Tool

As mentioned earlier, the Samsung B3310 is a meek mobile phone so it has been loaded with a 2 mega pixel camera that can click images with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. Not surprisingly video recording can also be done. Video playback of H.263, H.264, MP4 video files is easy on the video player of the phone.

This phone features a built-in MP3 player that can play music files in the MP3 music file format. The music player is easy to manage and simple to use and it comes with the Music storage feature as well. Apart from the MP3 player, for further music experience the users can use the stereo FM radio that comes with RDS facility.

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Samsung B3310 is a social networking friendly gadget and it gives fast access to various sites like Facebook, MySpace and Flickr. Data sharing and connectivity is a vital feature users look for in their mobile phones thus the company has loaded it with Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, HSCSD, USB, GPRS and EDGE to serve the purpose. WAP 2.0 and X-HTML are the web browsers that will let you enjoy a good Internet access feel through the phone.

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This article is one of a series of ten that gives you 101 Photography based business ideas.

Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the seventh 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.

Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here…

* HOLIDAY PHOTOS. Holiday photos can be sold to holiday companies, or agents who supply holiday companies. I am presuming here that you have some skill with a camera, but don’t think you have to be a pro. If the shot is unusual or humerous, some degree of imperfection can be corrected or overlooked. A lot more instant capture, on the run stills and videos are making it onto the front page, or tv screen now as advertisers try to get more ‘real’. Also remember there is quite an industry surrounding the holiday companies too, car hire, golf courses, hotels, to name a few. Always have your camera ready and don’t discard that shot out of the plane window too quickly. Someone may want it, the inflight magazine for example.

* BROCHURES. Brochures are everywhere for every type of business. With your computer you can not only provide the pictures, but the rest of the brochure. Brochures, flyers, business cards are all commonplace business promotional items, but what about specialising? Become the brochure king in your area, with not only competitive prices, but extra personal service, do a bit more than your competition and see the difference.

* STOOLS. I’m not talking animal droppings here! But stools you sit on, in your kitchen, at a fast food outlet. You can easily personalise them, or make them into a great promotional item for bars, restaurants and burger joints. You can either supply the graphic for them to apply, or source some stools of your own and offer the complete finished product. This would offer you more room for profit.

* TRAYS. You have probably seen stacks of trays in cafeteria style eating places which are just plain brown. Isn’t that a great place for a message? Special offers, or to reinforce the company message. Care homes, day centres, how many trays do you think are out there?

* VIDEO COVERS. I know we are all into dvd’s now, but videos still exist! Video outlets, second hand video outlets wedding videos, personal collections, promotions, there are millions of kids videos out there who have lost their covers. Investigate the market, someone will.

* VASES. These are great for adding photographs to, both inside and out, just takes some imagination. How many plain vases do you see. Look in a flower shop, they need something extra, that excites and entices the people in, not to say promotes the shop as well.

* PENS. Pens are amongst the cheapest items to use as promotional items. They can be given away by the box full, for less than a short newspaper ad. And carry on working long after. Pens with pictures on invite further investigation than ones with just words. How many words does a picture paint?

* DOOR KNOB HANGERS. You know the ones you hang on hotel room doors, do not disturb and the like. There’s a big market right there, B&B’s, office blocks, millions of doors out there. Not to mention doors in the home, ‘keep out’ with a scary photo of little angel!

* CEREAL BOXES. You can get printed well known cereal boxes with your own photo on. Hotels and guest houses again spring to mind, but what about in the home, to help the kids eat up those healthy cereals?

* FINGERNAIL DECALS. This is a great one on its own, but would go even better with temporary tattoos. Can be sold with a general image on, or maybe on behalf of a manufacturer. Personalised ones could be offered by mail, or with a booth in a shopping centre. You decide.

This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would’nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.

Don’t forget a lot of well known high street businesses started life on a kitchen table, why not yours?

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Album informationOne of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s, Vulgar Display of Power is said to have played a major role in defining post-thrash metal, slowing down the tempos and incorporating a harder-edged vocal style. Several songs from this release have become some of the band’s best known, such as “Fucking Hostile”, “Mouth for War”, “This Love”, and “Walk”, the latter of which reached #35 on the UK Singles Chart. The album is the band’s first to be labeled with a Parental Advisory. “Fucking Hostile” was covered by Machine Head, and has received radio play, yet was not released on an album.During the 90s, MTV’s Headbangers Ball used excerpts from the album’s songs for the show’s opening theme, bumpers, and closing theme. Perhaps the most prominent sample is that of Anselmo screaming “hostile,” taken from the end of the song “Fucking Hostile”. “Rise,” “Regular People (Conceit)” and “Mouth for War” were covered by Robert Prince for the first-person shooter computer game Doom, and a cover of “This Love” appeared in Doom II: Hell on Earth.The title of the album is from a line in the 1973 film, The Exorcist. When Father Damien Karras asks Regan MacNeil (or the demon who possesses her) to break her own straps and release herself using her evil power, Regan replies ‘that’s much too vulgar a display of power’.Philip Anselmo has a tattoo on the back of his neck which reads ‘ATR’, which is an abbreviation for ‘Attack The Radical’ which is the subtitle of the seventh track on the album.In April 2007 the title was used for the book A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa, which includes many song titles to name its chapters. The book details those involved and the details leading up to the murder of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott. The Abbott family have stated that they are against the book and took no part in its writing. Reception Professional ratingsSourceRatingEntertainment Weekly(A)AllmusicVulgar Display of Power peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album achieved Double Platinum status in 2004. In 2001 Q magazine named it one of the “50 Heaviest Albums of All-Time.”IGN named Vulgar Display of Power the 11th most influential heavy metal album of all-time. They said about the album:”This album makes the list because it took heavy metal and made it heavier. It took darkness and made it darker. It took anger and made it angrier. Never before had a band tuned down its guitars and crunched a heavier riff than on this album. “Mouth for War” and “A New Level” and “No Good (Attack the Radical)” stand out on an album where every track is a classic track. Dimebag Darrell was an innovator and a true godsend for heavy metal. One of the most underrated players in the genre. And this may sound corny, but the way the band was able to turn seemingly negative aspects of the genre – hate, anger, violence and despair – into positive thoughts is somewhat akin to De La Soul dropping a positive message into rap.”Entertainment Weekly (3/6/92, p. 59) – “..one of the most satisfying heavy metal records since Metallica’s early-80s cult days…11 caustic songs of unabashed brute force…a fully realized album that goes way beyond metal’s usual crunch-and-burn.” – Rating: AQ magazine (7/01, p. 90) – “Pantera’s new, heavier direction…was succinctly summed up by ‘A New Level’s sludge-thick chorus and the neck-snapping riffage of bile-flecked hate anthem ‘Fucking Hostile’.”It has been listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before Youe Die. Track listingAll songs written and composed by Pantera. #TitleLength1.”Mouth for War”  3:562.”A New Level”  3:573.”Walk”  5:154.”Fucking Hostile”  2:495.”This Love”  6:326.”Rise”  4:367.”No Good (Attack the Radical)”  4:508.”Live in a Hole”  4:599.”Regular People (Conceit)”  5:2710.”By Demons Be Driven”  4:3911.”Hollow”  5:45 PersonnelPhil Anselmo – Lead VocalsDimebag Darrell Guitar, Backing VocalsRex Brown Bass, Backing VocalsVinnie Paul – DrumsPantera Arranger, ProducerTerry Date Producer, Engineer, MixingProduced & Engineered & Mixed by Terry Date and Vinnie Paul.Co-produced by PanteraRecorded and mixed at Pantego Sound Studio, Pantego, Texas (R.I.P.).Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, New York City.A&R coordination: Derk Oliver.Cover photo: Brad Guice.Band photography: Joe Giron.Art direction: Bob Defrin.Design: Larry Freemantle Chart positionsChart (1992)PeakpositionUS Billboard 20044German Albums Chart69 References^ Doomworld Official list of songs that inspired music from Doom and Doom 2 Retrieved on 27 March 2007.^ Garza, Janiss (March 6, 1992). “A Vulgar Display of Power: Music Review:Entertainment Weekly”. Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309798,00.html. Retrieved August 23, 2009. ^ Allmusic Review^ IGN: Top 25 Metal Albums^ “Artist Chart History – Pantera > Albums”. Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5375&model.vnuAlbumId=413295. Retrieved 24 October 2008. ^ “Chartverfolgung / Pantera / Longplay” (in German). Musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Pantera/longplay. Retrieved 24 October 2008. v  d  ePanteraVinnie Paul Abbott  “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott  Rex Brown  Phil AnselmoStudio albumsMetal Magic  Projects in the Jungle  I Am the Night  Power Metal  Cowboys from Hell  Vulgar Display of Power  Far Beyond Driven  The Great Southern Trendkill  Reinventing the SteelLive albumsOfficial Live: 101 ProofCompilationsFar Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys’ Vulgar Hits!EPsWalk  Alive and Hostile E.P.Singles”Cowboys from Hell”  “Cemetery Gates”  “Psycho Holiday”  “Mouth for War”  “This Love”  “Hollow”  “Walk”  “I’m Broken”  “Planet Caravan”  “5 Minutes Alone”  “Drag the Waters”  “Suicide Note Pt. I”  “Floods”  “Where You Come From”  “Cat Scratch Fever”  “Revolution Is My Name”  “Goddamn Electric”  “I’ll Cast a Shadow”VideosCowboys from Hell: The Videos  Vulgar Video  3 Watch It Go  3 Vulgar Videos from HellSide projectsArson Anthem  Damageplan  Down  Gasoline  Necrophagia  Rebel Meets Rebel  Southern Isolation  Superjoint Ritual  Viking CrownRelated articlesDiscography  Terry Date Categories: Pantera albums | 1992 albums | Albums produced by Terry Date | Atco Records albums

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We turn our heads in horror when terrorists behead their captives and we decry depictions of punishment we feel doesn’t live up to our ethical obligations toward those we don’t like. Remember Saddam Hussein? The ‘Butcher of Baghdad’ as he was known, was sent to meet his 72 virgins as penance for his butchering predilection. So, why is it that intentional butchering and beheading of trees, especially crape myrtles has become the accepted norm? It would be bad enough if this happened once to a tree, but this bizarre ritual has become an annual first rite of spring for a growing number of horticultural sadomasochists.

So, what is the point of butchering our crape myrtles and what drives seemingly logical people to this unspeakable act? Have people been cooped up too long during the winter or perhaps gone off their meds to the point they have this insane need to butcher something alive? It could be an offshoot (pardon the pun) of the old sales technique used by unscrupulous tree pruning firms to convince homeowners their trees would fall in a storm and crush their homes unless they were regularly topped. Hopefully most folks now know this butchering actually makes the tree weaker and more susceptible to disease. Someone needs to tell these folks an uprooted crape myrtle couldn’t even take out a decent size doghouse.

Then there is the myth about crape myrtles flowering better if you behead them. It doesn’t work well for people and it doesn’t work any better for crape myrtles. Imagine those ancient unpruned specimens that seem to bloom just fine or better yet, those crape myrtles in the wild, surely longing for a pruning job so they can flower and reproduce. I always like the line about getting rid of the unsightly seed pods. Okay fine… turn about’s fair play. How would you feel if someone cut off your reproductive organs for appearance sake? Maybe if your crape myrtle’s been sneaking around at night with a maple, fine… but if not, what’s your excuse?

I’ve studied the varying magnitude of cuts from simply removing the old seed heads to trunk cuts into wood with a 4″ diameter. Everyone has a different excuse for this ritual, all of which have the same logic of taxing the nation into prosperity. The depth of the cut seems directly proportioned to the testosterone level of the mutilator and horsepower of their power equipment.

I’m guessing some folks just loathe natural beauty. You know the type… their lipstick glows in the dark, their neon fingernails are longer than McDonald.s french fries, the number of body piercings would make my grandma’s herd of hogs blush, and they’re adorned with more tattoos than a NASCAR car has sponsors. These must be the folks that just can’t leave natural beauty alone. Our local governments have banned most other things of any use or entertainment value, surely pruning implements can’t be too hard to license.

I’m proposing criminal legislation on intentional butchering of trees, in particular crape myrtles, be considered a capital offense with the following sentencing guidelines:

First Degree Crape MurderTexas Chainsaw Cut (premeditated felony) – cuts on trunks greater than 4″ diameter*Sentence: Life sentence chained to an unpruned crape myrtle, watching constant reruns of the Anna Nicole Show.

Al-Qaeda Beheading Cut (premeditated felony) – cuts on trunks between 2″ and 4″ diameter*Sentence: 20 years of watching Nancy Grace on CNN, with all trips to the restroom to be accompanied by Senator Larry Craig. All pruning privileges are permanently revoked.

Second Degree Crape MurderLimbada, the Forbidden Cut (premeditated felony) – cuts on trunks between 1″ and 2″ diameter*Sentence: 10 years of listening to Dick Vitale announcing basketball games… with the sound turned up. All pruning privileges are permanently revoked.Third Degree Crape MurderLorena Bobbitt Cut (premeditated felony) – cuts on limb tips between.25″ and 1″ diameter (If cuts are made on male trees only, sentence is doubled according to the hate crimes statutes).*Sentence: Surrender of all pruning implements for 24 months, a 12-step anger management course, and a 5-page essay on the book, ‘Trees are People Too.’Involuntary Tree SlaughterSpastic Surgery (not premeditated misdemeanor) – topping limbs less than.25″ in diameter This charged is reserved for neighbors who decide on a spur of the moment to copy their neighbors in order to not be viewed as outcasts.*Sentence: Surrender of Felco Pruners for 6 months, suspension of all pruning privileges for 1 year, and completion of Pruning 101.

If you’re ready to become rehabilitated, first… put away the pruners. The willowy new growth that emerges will still flower and thank goodness, the leaves and flowers mask much of the mutilation once spring begins. The worst problem the first summer is that the weak branch angles combined with the size of the flower heads will make the new growth much more likely to break in a strong wind. Once the leaves drop in the fall, you must stare again at the scars and damage from the previous years cuts. It’s going to take 2 to 3 years for the new growth to lengthen enough to replace the beheaded tops.

In a time of energy conservation, it’s bad enough homeowners spend unnecessary energy and time to disfigure an otherwise attractive plant, but the idea that businesses actually pay money to outside contractors to make their plants look this bad is so bizarrely stupid, it defies logical explanation. Let’s see, the contractor is paid to pick out good looking plants for the job site, plant them, maintain them, warranty them, then return and make them look as bad as is humanly possible. As the Bill Engvall song mused, ‘Here’s Your Sign… I’m Stupid!’

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Look my friend…

I’m not going to waste your time with a bunch of garbage about “why self defense is important” and all that. You should already know that it’s everyone’s right and responsibility to be able to protect themselves and those they love.

You’re here because you want something more, right?

You’re here because you want real-life, no-holds-barred street fighting techniques that are designed to break, crush and maim your attackers. You want the details on “dirty” street fighting techniques that are made for survival – and may even save your life.

None of this “twist your foot this way” or “move your wrist an extra half inch” crap that anybody can spout off in some kind of “karate 101″ book. The common street criminal knows that he doesn’t need to be a 10th degree black belt to kick the living snot out of “Average Joe Citizen”.

He knows this because while you are walking around confident in your own safety and security, he’s bloodying his knuckles in real street combat! That means that…

…unless you’ve served hard time or been locked in realhand-to-hand combat in a war zone, you’re at a severe disadvantagein a real street fight! Until now! Because…

What I’m About to Show You is Designed toSlaughter Your Opponent. Not Stun, Not Knock Down -But Brutally Decimate Them!

But Wait! Before You Continue Reading…

…I just need you to promise me one thing. That is – that you’ll only use what I’m about to show you to defend yourself WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

These moves are designed to cripple, maim and possibly even kill an attacker. This is precisely why they’re not allowed in any sport fighting or cage fighting match. They’re that dangerous and that effective.

And that’s exactly why you need to have them “under your belt”. Because these moves could be all that’s standing between you and some tattooed street thug who wants to rip you limb from limb.

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This article is one of a series of ten that gives you 101 Photography based business ideas.

Want to make money with digital photography? Want your own Photographic Business? Its not just wedding photography, read on to find out other ways to make money and start your own business in the exciting world of Photography! Here is a list of the fifth 10, with an outline of the type of business that can be made.

, Your own digital, photography based, home business could start here…

* TEMPORARY TATTOOS. People love tattoos, kids love them, but after a while they lose their novelty. Thats where temporary tattoos are king! You can remove them, or they wear off. Apart from a personalised service, tattoos of loved ones, pets etc, how about a mobile service? Track meets, races, football, fairs, carnivals, markets. Add it to cartoons as well, with the right media, a camera and a printer you are in business.

* LIGHT SWITCH COVERS. You have seen the plastic light switch covers in hardware stores. Well how about making your own, either a cut out print on its own, or behind the plastic bought cover. Business premises, households, gifts, souvenirs. Advertise in electrical outlets.

* FAKE HEADLINES. We have all seen the newspapers (genuine), that were printed on the day people were born. How about copying, (not exactly don’t want to get sued) front pages of newspapers,trade press, magazines? Offer a front page spread of someone’s story on their favourite rag “Cindy Taylor Is 11 Today!” “George Trent Catches Worlds Biggest Fish!” You gert the idea, have some humerous fake news stories to fill out the page.

* MIRRORS. Stickers or transparency film work well to liven up ordinary mirrors, can be bought ready to go, made quite cheaply, or picked up for pennies at sales, or markets. A mirror covered with a theme, or personalised as a gift stands out. You can’t buy them. Cat lovers, fishing nuts, sports, you decide.

* PHOTOMONTAGE. You can make great unique works of art here, with many images of a famous place, or any theme you like. Make it big, sell as a poster,or frame it. Keep it on your memory,as you may need lots of copies!

* SUNCATCHERS. Suncatchers, or even dreamcatchers made from transparency film are great selling items. And you can let your imagination go wild on the dreamcatchers. Light landscapes work well on the suncatchers, when they are illuminated by the sun and cast colourful images around the walls. Good for advertising, or themed ones, how about coffee shops?

* KEYCHAINS. Personalised keychains, or corporate ones can be made quite inexpensively with oven shrink film. How about hand carwash places as advertising media? Car hire firms, taxi companies, couriers? There are a lot of keys out there, don’t forget the housing market estate agents, rental properties!

* STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. This is a broad subject that includes libraries and agencies. Basically you lodge your best photographic efforts with them and they try to sell it for you with their, hopefully, strong contact base in the publishing industry. For their trouble they take a percentage. This was an area where your work had to be mostly large format and on slides. And technically perfect. A lot has changed with the digital photographic revolution and the arrival of the internet. Most things are digital now and the subject matter is endless, the internet wants pictures of everything. It is still a crowded market though. Why not start your own? Or just have your own website, selling your particular area of interest.

* BOOKMARKS. Lots of places to sell these, bookshops have become coffee shops, or is it the other way around? Either way the bookstore owner or coffee purveyor would love the customers to be using their bookmarks.

* AMATEUR SPORTS. You have to be careful here, with the privacy laws that exist, for example in swimming pools. But I am sure if you introduced yourself as a budding sports photographer who would make available prints, or downloads for any rising star at a competitive price, you would be welcomed. Especially if you looked the part and acted in a professional manner at all times.

This is just to get your creative juices going and your brain storming with ideas! The internet has opened up a never ending need for images, of anything and everything. Stock photography has changed, gone are the highly professional, large format shots of models and beaches, that had to be technically perfect, well they are not gone, but they are not the only opportunities for aspiring photographers who want to make a living with their hobby, their passion. Images that you would’nt believe started life as a photograph end up everywhere these days and the ability to transform these images is available to everyone, and in the comfort of their own home.

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Baseball Base Set The 1985 Topps set totals 792 cards and was issued in wax cello and rack packs or as a factory set Subsets include Record Breakers Father and Sons All Stars First Draft Picks Olympic Team and Manager cards Player cards had a thin white border surrounding the player picture with the team name appearing in a colored box angled up from the lower left corner The team logo appeared in a circle on the right border and the area below the team name and logo was colored and contained the player s name and position Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Traded Set The Traded set totals 132 cards issued in wax packs or as a factory set and was printed in Ireland on white cardstock The cards are identical in appearance to the base set except for T suffixed numbering and are ordered alphabetically by player name This set featured traded players managers and rookie cards Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Glossy Send Ins This set totals 40 cards and was available by mailing in game cards that were inserted into 1985 Topps wax packs The fronts feature glossy player photos while the back say All Star Set Commemorative Edition and include the players name team and position Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Glossy All Stars This set totals 22 cards and was available as an insert in 1985 Topps rack packs The set features 11 cards each for the American and National League All Star teams Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Topps Super The Super set is a large size version of regular issue cards The 60 cards in this set were available in 3 card packs or by mail in Size 4 78 x 6 78 160 in Other sets Traded Pete Rose Bronze Metal replica of his 1985 Topps card available to dealers who purchased a Topps Traded case Size 1 3 4 X 1 3 4 160 inches Minis 132 These cards are blank backed and the mini versions 10 reduction of a portion of the regular set printed on white stock These cards were printed in Canada as a result of a test of new printing equipment by OPC Size 2 3 8 X 3 9 32 160 inches Gallery of Champions 12 This set is metal replicas of regular issue cards in 1 4 scale of twelve award winners from the previous season There are two variations bronze and silver The Dwight Gooden card has a third variation in pewter given to dealers who bought the set The sets were issued in a velvet lined case Rub Downs 32 While there are thirty two rub down sheets the set features 112 different players The player images as well as the other baseball equipment images can be transferred to another surface by the backs Size 2 3 8 X 3 15 16 160 inches sheet Stickers 376 The full color photos are produced by Panini and are numbered on both sides The back has info about an offer to order an autographed team ball or poster Size 2 1 8 X 3 160 inches 3 D 30 This set was printed on plastic with the player picture raised above the surface to appear three dimensional The player s name is across the top with the team logo on the side The backs are blank except for two peel off adhesive strips Size 4 1 4 X 6 160 inches Parallel Sets In 1985 Topps issued Tiffany sets of the Base set and the Traded set in limited quantities only available as Factory sets Licensed sets For the O Pee Chee sets that resembled the Topps issue see 1985 O Pee Chee Retail Food Issues These are sets issued by other companies in conjunction with Topps Circle K 33 card box set Features all time career home run leaders Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Drake s Big Hitters 33 cards issued in Drake s Cakes Backs resemble Topps regular issue in red as opposed to green Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Gardner s Bakery 22 card Milwaukee Brewers team set issued with baked goods in Wisconsin Backs resemble the Topps regular issue in blue instead of green Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Hostess 22 card Atlanta Braves team set issued with baked goods in Atlanta area Backs resemble the Topps regular issue in blue instead of green Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Wendy s 22 card Detroit Tigers team set issued with purchase of food at Metro Detroit locations Backs resemble the Topps regular issue in red as opposed to green Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Woolworth s 44 card box set Features All Time Record Holders Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Football Base set The 1985 football set contains 396 cards and was issued in wax packs rack packs and factory sets This set features horizontal fronts Subsets include Record Breakers playoffs league leaders checklists and Team Leader cards Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Box Bottoms This is a 16 card set found on the bottom of wax pack boxes as a panel of four They resemble the regular issue cards except for the red borders instead of black and the words Topps Superstars are above the photo The cards are lettered A P Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Glossy Inserts This is an 11 cards set issued as an insert in rack packs The backs state that it is the NFL Star Set with red and blue motif similar to the baseball version above Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in USFL The USFL set contains 132 cards issued as a factory set The fronts have red borders with a blue and white stripe and feature the USFL logo The backs have both NFL and USFL statistics Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in USFL Generals Topps issued a 9 card set of the New Jersey Generals as a complete panel The cards wers made available to a youth group called the Generals Infantry Club Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in when cut individually Coming Soon Stickers These stickers were inserts in football wax packs This set has only 30 stickers and share the same numbering as the regular stickers hence the skip numbering The fronts are white bordered with a color frame while the backs say Coming Soon Size 2 18 x 3 160 inches Stickers This set totals 285 stickers some of which came in pairs Stickers 1 5 are a Super Bowl XIX subset Unlike previous years there are no foil stickers in the set An album was also available for placing the stickers in Size 1 1516 x 2 916 160 inches Ice hockey Base Set The 1985 86 Topps hockey set totals 165 cards and was issued in 12 card wax packs In a bar below the player photo is the player s name and position while the team logo is situated in the upper left or right corner The backs have career stats and personal notes Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Box Bottoms This 16 card set appeared as four different 4 card panels on the bottom of wax pack boxes The cards are lettered A P Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches individually Stickers This is a 33 card insert set found one per wax pack Dubbed the Hockey Helmet Stickers there were included 21 stickers of team logos pucks and numbers along with 12 All Star players They are printed on white card stock Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Wrestling WWF Pro Wrestling Stars The first Topps card set since the 50s to feature pro wrestlers This 88 count set was issued in 9 cards wax packs and is split up into 66 photo cards and 22 stickers The photo cards have white borders with the wrestler s name or caption in red text and are divided into three subsets Wrestlers Ringside Action and The Superstars Speak The stickers have die cut photos over a ring rope style background The backs of the sticker cards form an image Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 in Non sport Cyndi Lauper The Cyndi Lauper set has 66 total cards Thirty three of the cards have photos over a spotty pink background with backs that have the card number and text The remaining 33 cards in the set are stickers that have puzzle backs Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Duran Duran Topps issued a 66 card set about the English rock band Duran Duran There are 33 cards that feature the group and its members in action poses and other publicity shots on gray backgrounds The backs have the card number with brief text There are also 33 sticker cards the backs of which combine to form a large picture Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Garbage Pail Kids Further information Garbage Pail Kids In 1985 Topps released the first two series of GPK The first series has 82 cards with backs featuring fake permits and licenses based on the Nutty Awards set from 1964 The second series has 84 cards with backs that also feature fake awards based on the 1968 Kooky Awards set by Topps Both series have several variations but unlike the second series the first does not have any puzzle backs Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Goonies The Goonies set has 101 total cards There are 84 story cards 15 stickers one title card and one checklist The story cards have black borders with parchment style frames The stickers feature puzzle backs Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Gross Bears This 29 piece set is a series of Big Bad Buttons featuring artwork of cartoon bears The buttons sold one to a box without gum were made in Japan Size 2 160 diameter Rambo This 88 card set is based on the film First Blood Part II starring Sylvester Stallone There are 65 story cards with red borders and barb wire photo frames There is a 22 sticker subset with yellow borders and puzzle backs Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Return To Oz This 44 count set is made up entirely of sticker cards The backs of some of the stickers are story cards while others are puzzle pieces Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Rocky IV Another Sylvester Stallone film was depicted on cards this time the fourth film about the boxer Rocky Balboa The set has 77 cards Sixty six cards have a photo with a yellow caption panel and red boxing glove design at the bottom The card backs have brief text with the series title There are 11 stickers with yellow framed photos over red backgrounds Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Voltron Tattoos This set of tattoos is based on the Voltron Defender of the Universe cartoon A 24 count tattoo sheet was issued one per paper packet without gum One sheet has eight large tattoos and sixteen small ones Size 6 78 X 9 58 160 inches Wacky Packages Further information Wacky Packages This edition of Wacky Packages was marketed as having all new designs The set has 44 numbered stickers The backs of the stickers form one of two puzzles the Beastball or the Batzooka Size 2 5 X 3 5 160 inches Sources Beckett Dr James et al 2002 Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide Beckett Publications Dallas Texas ISBN 1 930692 17 X Lemke Robert F 2006 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards KP 160 Newton Abbot Iola Wisconsin ISBN 0 896893 72 3 Beckett Dr James et al 2005 Beckett Football Card Price Guide Beckett Publications Dallas Texas ISBN 1 930692 41 2 Tuff Stuff 2005 Standard Catalog of Football Cards Krause Publications Iola Wisconsin ISBN 0 873498 66 6 Benjamin Christopher et al 1988 The Sport Americana price guide to the non sports cards Edgewater Book Co Cleveland Ohio ISBN 0 937424 36 6 Murphy Mark 2002 Unopened Pack Wrapper amp Display Box Guide Mark Murphy Stamford Connecticut Beckett James 2004 Beckett hockey card price guide amp alphabetical checklist Beckett Publications Dallas Texas ISBN 1 930692 36 6 v 160 160 d 160 160 e Topps Sports Card products 1940s 160 1950s 160 1960s 160 1970s 1970 160 1971 160 1972 160 1973 160 1974 160 1975 160 1976 160 1977 160 1978 160 1979 160 1980 160 1981 160 1982 160 1983 160 1984 160 1985 160 1986 160 1987 160 1988 160 1989 1990 160 1991 160 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