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Perhaps it's a good idea to take a moment or two to explain what AdWords is. When you search for something on Google, you will notice that there are two different types of listings in the results. There are the normal results (also referred to as 'organic') which account for the vast majority of what you see. Then there are the paid results which normally appear at the very top of the normal listings, and also to the right side. If you look closely you will notice some indication that these are indeed ads.

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At first, it all sounds quite simple: create an ad and everybody that clicks will buy something. That may be true, but a lot of people have lost a lot of money by trying "this AdWords thing". That's because there are several elements that go into running an effective and profitable AdWords campaign. Also, depending on your niche, you could be placing ads against some very savvy competition.

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Ruthsella Corasol is the Owner of  http://WorkingAtHome101.com. Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

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Republished with author's permission by Ruthsella Corasol  http://WorkingAtHome101.com

The boy next door... the best of the Great Republic. You sleep easy throughthe night because of him... and millions like him. A Tribute!

The boy next door... the best of the Great Republic. You sleep easy through the night because of him... and millions like him. A Tribute! Author's program note. When was the last time you considered the state of our Great Republic and did anything -- anything at all -- to sustain and improve it?
If you cannot immediately say and cannot recall what you did, if you have nothing but rancorous thoughts and feelings about our continuing great experiment in the governance and well being of mankind, then stop and focus your full, undivided attention on this article and its subject: Howard Hector Martell, Jr. For this day, like every other day over the past 20 years, Howard Martell has served us... you, me, the Great Republic, all of us able to live life as we wish because of him and his colleagues in every great service of our great nation. To set the stage for this story, to provide the essential sound, I have selected music from one of the greatest public affairs programs ever -- "Victory at Sea." It is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in 1952-1953. The stirring music was composed by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett. Rodgers, well known for a string of iconic Broadway musicals, contributed 13 "themes"; short piano compositions a minute or two in length. Bennett did the scoring, transforming Rodger's themes into a variety of moods, all designed to touch your heart and fire your imagination. The result was pure magic. Find out for yourself. Go now to any search engine. Listen to a few of the "themes" to get you started. I like "Hard Work and Horseplay", "Theme of the Fast Carriers" and, of course, "The Song of the High Seas." However, to honor Howard Martell, listen to "Guadalcanal March." It is the essence of what a grand march should be... the kind of march Howard has so well earned... I'm playing it now as I write. New London. New London, Connecticut is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River which locals demand you pronounce to rhyme with "James", unlike the great river of London, England which rhymes with 'hems". The folks in New London insist upon their rendering; after all, they were part of the victorious Revolution that tossed the Brits out -- and their eccentric pronunciations. As you hear this said, you begin to grasp the fact that New London is not merely a place of picturesque aspects; just what meets the eye. Rather, it is a place where young boys glimpse the great sea at hand, so beckoning, and dream dreams of faraway places and what life can be. Howie Martell was such a boy. He was born June 27,1973, attended local schools, graduating from Griswold High School. People remember him, if they remember him at all, as shy, uncertain; a boy who would smile at you... but only after you had smiled at him. Teachers with many students to instruct would remember him indistinctly and call him "average." But such an appraisal would have been incomplete, inaccurate, failing to capture his essence, for this boy was a dreamer of great dreams... and New London, for centuries the home port of audacious mariners, offered him the means to live them, mere dreams no longer. On August 10, 1992, just 19, he left the comfort of family, friends, the only place he had ever known, placing his future in the hands of strangers who would, in due course and short order, become comrades, a word civilians may know but so seldom understand. And so Howard Martell entered the service of the Great Republic, discovering a destination more important than any of the 48 countries he came to visit. He found himself... and became a man. From this point, his resume tells the story... it is all USN, the resume of a man who studied hard, knew his business -- the Great Republic's business -- and was esteemed by superiors who always found him ready to assist, eager to learn, and above all trustworthy and responsible. In the process a man was shaped who was the complete Navy professional, respected by all, able to be, as events required, a man who could lead, a man who would be loyal, a man you wanted on your team, because he (and this touches the heart of this man) always stood for the success of his team, never just his own. As people came to know him, they saw this... and admired the man who put collective success above mere personal gain. Thus the Navy took Howard Martell, once a shy boy no one could quite remember, to its heart. He received one deserved honor after another... Navy Good Conduct Medal... six times... Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal... four times... Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal... Iraq Campaign Medal... two times. And most telling of all a plaque from his fellow First Class Petty Officers who thereby saluted one of their own. He was indeed the complete Navy man... a man who twenty years before had made the right decision. The need for service in the age of selfishness. It is a truism that older citizens will engage in endless rodomontades which detail the innumerable outrages perpetrated by the young against society. How they are ill-educated, lazy, unkempt, unclean of body and language. How they cannot be depended upon... how they flout all established behavior, video game obsessed wastrels who cannot be trusted and will never amount to a hill of beans. Thus goes the jeremiad; you can catch a whiff of it whenever two adults of fifty or so gather. From the very start of the first civilization each man steps into this argument in his maturity, as easily as he dons casual clothes. It is one of the perqs of aging, and no senior citizen will ever give up this sacred right to pontificate. I shall not give it up either and so I give you some pungent thoughts on the matter of service, a concept that alternates between being an afterthought and the salvation of the nation. What we require is calm reflection and sensible policies on the matter. And so I choose to use my words not to grumble but to exhort... to touch a shy boy or girl reading this article and help them both select the responsible path, the path trod by Howard Martell and generations of young people before... the path of service... and the abiding need of the Great Republic for... you! Young friend, our way of governance, our core beliefs, the very future of our noble enterprise is not only challenged, but at risk. You have a choice -- mindless dissipation and decay, or personal development and redemption through the bestowal of your time, mind and heart to the pressing affairs of the Great Republic. In short, you can ignobly remain part of the problem, or become infinitely more valuable as part of the solution. There is nothing neutral about this decision. It is of the greatest possible consequence and can only be made by you. A great idea, the greatest notion of statecraft ever propounded, the Great Republic itself awaits your verdict, hopeful, expectant, confident. Howie Martell made the right choice. Will you? ... And now it is time to end Howard's military career with all the pomp and circumstance he has earned... and which a grateful Navy can provide. Stand forward Petty Officer First Class Howard Hector Martell, Jr.. For your service, your nation, your friends, family and comrades mean to honor you before the world in due recognition for what you have so abundantly given... above all the gift of loyalty and fidelity to a great institution so needed by this great nation. And so through each of the hallowed retirement traditions all Naval personnel know so well... until this event, at once festive and solemn, reaches the Shadow Box. This is a symbol of a sailor's many career accomplishments and recognitions. Shadow boxes contain a U.S. flag folded into a triangle, ribbons and medals, insignia and revered devices. They act as a reminder of ranks earned by the retiree and the awards received. It is a mark of the highest honor and cherished accordingly. Yours, Howard, comes complete with the unqualified gratitude of the nation you have served so well... none better... and the sincere thanks of us all. May God grant you sunshine and a fair wind to your many ports of call still to come. Envoi. End this article by returning to any search engine and playing the "Victory at Sea" theme. It remains glorious. About the Author Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Services include home business training, affiliate marketing training, earn-at-home programs, traffic tools, advertising, webcasting, hosting, design, WordPress Blogs and more. Find out why Worldprofit is considered the # 1 online Home Business Training program by getting a free Associate Membership today. Republished with author's permission by Ruthsella Corasol http://WorkingAtHome101.com.

'Have I told you lately that I love you dad?' Happy Fathers day Amador Balentien

Author's program note. All families have lore, that is things which its members believe to be true but may only be a figment of their collective imagination. "Remember the time when...." And everyone does, whether that recollection is real or not, whether the matter took place as recalled or not. Because on such memories the very idea of family, the most important institution of all, is built. This is such a story. I will swear on a stack of Bibles every word is true... although that may not actually be so. That doesn't matter... it's family gospel... and therefore precious. Here is a piece of Lant family lore... I believe it will resonate with you and make you smile. "Allemande Left". My parents loved to square dance, and just because I was born (February 16, 1947) saw absolutely no reason why they should stop doing so... even if they just couldn't find a baby sitter. "Shirl," he probably said, "We'll just take him along. It'll be just fine. He is 3 after all." And when you're healthy, happy, still on the sunny side of 25, in love, hankering to promenade... why then you do the thing most calculated to cause sensible elders to exclaim, "Donald Marshall Lant, have you got a lick of sense?" And he'd look sheepish, of course, but it was worth it. Because he'd got to swing his purty li'l partner, and no one -- absolutely no one -- could take that away! And the memory was sweet... Lulu Belle and Scotty. Myrtle Eleanor Cooper (1913-1999) and Scott Greene Wiseman (1908-1981) were known professionally as Lulu Belle and Scotty. Cute, perky, wholesome to an almost nauseating degree, they were one of America's major country music acts of the1930s and 1940s. An astonishing 20 million rabid fans used to tune into the "National Barn Dance" on WLS-AM in Chicagoland to listen and forget the cares of the day. Thus, when the chance came not just to hear their favorites on the radio but to see them and dance live to the music they loved, why then the mere fact no baby sitter could be found was not going to be an obstacle. And so the three of us piled into a car that worked at all only because of my father's alchemy and nimble fingers... we were going to square dance... and with Lulu Belle and Scotty no less. "Roll away with a half sashay." My parents were sociable people. They liked people and people liked them. And so when the three of us arrived, there would have been the kind of high energy greetings, quips and cracks which distinguished the boys (and girls) who had won the war. "Don, you dawg. Still driving that hunk of junk?" "Shirley Mae, you look soooo good." "And who's that cute little guy you brought? No baby sitter, huh?" The caller. Then the most important person of the evening appeared and moved with just a hint of swagger to the mike. It was the caller, and there could have been no square dance without him. And didn't he know it? Thus, as he took control of the mike, he took control of everyone present... and so everyone paid rapt attention to every word he uttered. He was a grand figure... very often with deep roots in Appalachia where so many of the square dancing traditions had begun. If so, he was spare of figure, lean, even gaunt. He believed in Great Jehovah, stern God of the Old Testament, the Great Republic, his right to moonshine, what was suitable for a man... and a woman. He could be courtly; he could be forbidding and even cruel... but at a square dance he was all suave condescension. And he knew, with Louis XVIII, that punctuality was the politeness of kings... and so this monarch of the evening started on time, every time. "Evenin' folks. Are you ready to swing your partner?" The yells were raucous, resounding, ear-splitting, all shouting at the top of young voices that they were indeed ready to obey his every command. And so the music began, a shot to your expectant brain and toe-tappin' feet. We can easily imagine it to be one of Lulu Belle and Scotty's greatest hits, "This Train Is Bound For Glory." "This train is bound for glory, this train. This train is bound for glory, this train. This train is bound for glory, Don't carry nothing but the righteous and the holy, This train is bound for glory, this train." (Find it now in any search engine. Its insistent sound is waiting for you now.) In the hands of such practiced masters as Lulu Belle and Scotty this traditional American gospel song (first recorded in 1925 by Wood's Blind Jubilee Singers) became a rollicking rendition perfect for square dancing. But first, there was the little matter of what to do with... me! And here is where we see so clearly the difference between 1950 and today... Sitting at the side of the dance floor would have been elderly ladies (reluctantly) past their capers... (still) hopeful gals (wall flowers)... and boys too fastidious about their possible partners... or folks just plain shy. In short, all my ready-to-soar parents had to do was see who was sitting out this figure, and the baby sitting problem was solved. I helped them out, so family lore has it, because I had (God's honest truth) a smile to die for and party manners which have not deserted me to this day; no whimpering like certain friends and relations I could name. I was glad to go, glad to enjoy, glad to see them so happy... and if I could brighten the lives of others not quite as happy, why so much the better. It was what one did at a party, and I aim to please. Blithe, unworried, pleased to follow the strict and intricate commands of the caller, my parents danced on whilst I, having partied enough for one evening, slept the sleep of the just, contented. And so a handful of happy hours passed until Lulu Belle and Scotty played their signature song. It was a ballad, not a square dance and the caller, with whatever degree of reluctance, gave way to the waltz that demanded two people locked in an embrace, eyes only for each other. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", composed by Scott Wiseman, "Scotty", and released in 1945. (Find it now in any search engine.) "Have I told you lately that I Iove you Could I tell you once again somehow Have I told you, with all my heart and soul...?" Well, Dad, I'm tellin' you now. Thanks for always taking me with you. Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Services include home business training, affiliate marketing training, earn-at-home programs, traffic tools, advertising, webcasting, hosting, design, WordPress Blogs and more. Find out why Worldprofit is considered the # 1 online Home Business Training program by getting a free Associate Membership today. Republished with author's permission by Ruthsella Corasol http://WorkingAtHome101.com.

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'We ARE most amused.' 43,000 pages of Queen Victoria's journals posted online... as we dig into royal reality.

by  Dr. Jeffrey Lant.

Author's program note. In 1979 my first book "Insubstantial Pageant: Ceremony & Confusion at Queen Victoria's Court" was published by Hamish Hamilton in London and Taplinger in New York. It was treated as front page news in England, because it was based on hitherto unknown and unreported papers, including unpublished documents made available to me by Her Gracious Majesty The Queen.

Aside from their undeniably important content, something else was significant about this matter; the fact that it was the research of an American, indeed the very first Yank ever admitted to the treasure trove that resides in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle. In fact, so far as I know, I remain all these many years later the only American still.  And so I am uniquely qualified to write this story.

"Soldiers of the Queen".

As every monarch has known, a royal story goes better with a strong, rousing tune, and this one is no exception. Thus I have selected one of the best marches of the Empire on which the sun never set, "Soldiers of the Queen." It was written and composed by Leslie Stuart in the1890s for the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal. Its lyrics were not merely catchy, they were very gospel to the people who thrilled to their imperial achievement.

"It's the soldiers of the Queen, my lads Who've been, my lads, who've seen, my lads In the fight for England's glory lads When we've had to show them what we mean."

Go now to any search engine and find this pip of a tune which you'll probably recall from Shirley Temple's 1939 film "The Little Princess." It is sure to get your blood stirring if you've got even a drop of the old English about you.

Enter by the tradesmen's door.

To gain access to the sovereign's private papers, you must apply to the Royal Librarian, in my day Sir Robin Mackworth-Young. The key to entry was being a "recognized scholar." This meant being a known author or having secured the Ph.D. from a known university. In my case it necessitated being patient until I took my Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1975. As soon as I had it in hand, I left for England, for Windsor, for the papers I needed to complete my book.

Perhaps only a scholar given such access can know and understand the thrill, the giddy excitement as you travel to such riches. But reality entered the picture at once. I was told to go to the tradesmen's entry where a footman in powdered hair handed me a quill pen and told me to sign in. Me? Tradesmen's entry? The sage of Cambridge?

More sobering reality.

The footman then picked up a candelabrum and a giant key.  "This way," he said ("doctor" and "sir" omitted), as if I were the butcher's boy; leading me the few steps to the door at the base of the Round Tower. He unlocked the massive door and told me to ascend the stairs to the top where another heavy door would be unlocked.The concrete stairs were steep; it was cold. There was no light. I was a prisoner in the Tower, locked in at their pleasure, wondering how to get out. Now I was thrilled no longer; I was in a story that could easily be written by Edgar Allan Poe or M.R. James, both masters of the macabre.

"We've been expecting you."

Then as I reached the top, the door swung open, there was light, warmth and a greeting from Miss Jane Langton. She showed me my room, told me which papers they had laid out and explained the rules, viz that I must take tea with the staff daily and leave for luncheon. I resented both rules; I had come a long way to gather what I needed... and luncheon was immaterial. Still I was logged out then, too, to log in again in 60 minutes sharp.

Her Majesty The Scribbler.

Victoria became sovereign by birth, merit being no part of the matter. But she became a writer by hard work, assiduous effort, and the constant perfecting of her craft. I liked that about her from the start, for she knew the burden of the blank page... and she knew the necessity to write regularly, frequently, and follow the writer's first rule: to write about what she knew. She did, publishing two best-selling books, writing thousands of letters (only a fraction in print) and creating the most important royal journal ever written.

Thus each day I was allowed in the Round Tower, I was in direct, personal converse with the majesty that reigned over a preponderance of the known world. At first, of course, there were her quirks and abysmal handwriting to learn. This wasn't easy for Queen Victoria was famous for her illegible hand and abbreviations... the text messaging of her day. However, in due course I mastered both to the extent that the staff would bring me papers they were working on and asked for my opinion. Thus, I built bridges with people not keen on my American heritage and became a known master of royal cryptograms, to the extent the staff would often compliment my proven skills... and in truth I earned their regard, though there were frustrating times when the Queen's execrable handwriting defeated us all.

Now available to the world at queenvictoriasjournals.org.

Now thanks to the generosity of Queen Elizabeth II you need not demonstrate that you are a "recognized scholar" to gain access. No interview required with a pompous minor member of the royal staff; no forced tea or luncheon... just you and the great Queen, from the comfort of your home. All this deserves the highest praise and gratitude and as the complete collection is indexed (a gigantic task indeed), your praise should swell, too.

But now it is time to dip into Her Majesty's actual words, where you find from the very first a woman of honesty, directness, of strong sentiments, but no pretence at all. See for yourself...

On her birthday, May 24, 1837. "Today is my eighteenth birthday! How old! and yet how far I am from being what I should be. I shall from this day take the firm resolution to study with renewed assiduity, to keep my attention always well fixed on whatever I am about, and to strive to become every day less trifling and more fit for what, if Heaven wills it, I'm some day to be."

On proposing to her adored Prince Albert, (October 15, 1839). "My mind is quite made up, and I told Albert this morning of it. The warm affection he showed me on learning this gave me great pleasure. He seems perfection, and I think that I have the prospect of very great happiness before me. I love him more than I can say..."

And this effusion: "I really cannot say how proud I feel to be the Queen of such a nation." She entered it into her journal the evening of her coronation, June 28, 1838... but she felt this way every day of her life. I felt this commitment strongly as I worked busily in the Round Tower so many years ago! Now this feeling can be yours wherever you are as you dig in to her most private thoughts. God save the Queen... and every word she ever wrote.    

 About the Author

Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Services include home business training, affiliate marketing training, earn-at-home programs, traffic tools, advertising, webcasting, hosting, design, WordPress Blogs and more. Find out why Worldprofit is considered the # 1 online Home Business Training program by getting a free Associate Membership today.

 Republished with author's permission by Ruthsella Corasol  http://WorkingAtHome101.com

Overlooking the clover no longer. Resilient, plucky, useful...andcute. What's not to like?

by  Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Author's program note. For all that it's just 4:17 a.m. (I looked) I bounded out of bed.You see, I had a particular purpose this day, to make amends to a friend, someone I'd taken for granted, the ultimate insult in any relationship. But this friend, in addition to a host of sterling qualities you'll learn about here, is also of a forgiving nature, able to pardon the millions who have seen it... but not perceived it. And so, with long overdue fence mending to do, I didn't linger in my cool sheets but let the bird song, welcome outside my window, accompany the tune in my head, the tune I want to share with you right now... for it's a bona fide mood enhancement for sure: "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover".

This is the song your grandmother sang as she dandled you on her knee. It made you smile... it made her smile. It was bright! Cheerful! uplifting... and easy to sing... with zesty lyrics worth a million grins!

It was written in 1927 by Mort Dixon with Harry M. Woods and was sung by a host of recording artists great and aspiring including Al Jolson, Arthur Godfrey, Nick Lucas, even Bugs Bunny (in the 1952 cartoon "Operation Rabbit."). Art Mooney was the person who probably did the most to popularize it. Personally, I prefer the original version by Jean Goldkette (1927). It's got that authentic 1920s big band sound that I like so much; the sound that makes you want to get up, dance your most famous moves and make a complete fool of yourself, putting a smile in every word you say for days to come. Go find it now in any search engine and sing out. You're about to experience the undeniable power of clover... and with their luck pulling for you you'll never overlook them again.

About Clover (Trifolium).

Clover (Trifolium) or trefoil is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. It is, as its encyclopedia entry felicitously states, of a "cosmopolitan distribution." That is to say, you can find it in all temperate climates. Now think for a minute what that means and what it says about this hardy, chipper plant which one fine day set out to carpet the world and did so... right up to and including the clover you can see this very minute in your own front yard. This is, therefore, not a plant to be under estimated, and wise folk never do; plucking a sprig on their way to work, to wear the whole day long, as a request for this beneficent plant to give what it has to spare -- grit and tenacity, to be inhaled with its subtle scent.

On the domestic uses and beauty of clover.

One day long ago I visited a Persian aristocrat at his opulent home in Teheran in the waning days of the last shah. I found him in his lavish garden where he had prominently posted these words, "One is nearest God in a garden." The very first thing he showed me was a pot of clover, plants which because of the hot climate needed careful care. He gave it himself though he had a squad of gardeners to attend. Clover entranced him, as it entrances all sensitive people.

To be honest, I did not always feel that way about clover. When I was a teen-ager during the hot, humid, sultry Illinois days I cringed when my father or grandfather asked me to mow the lawn. You see, these were the days before power mowers and thus it was very difficult to mow the clover so close to the ground.

Worse, because clover retains water after just a few pushes the blades were clogged, the entire operation at an end until they were cleaned, the moist, fragrant clover removed... a task to be done over and over again under the sweltering sun, still oppressive in my memory. And while Grammie never forgot to bring something cool against the heat, her eagle eye also never failed to spot the place you missed, a place where there was more clover still. Thus, push by push, we came to an understanding, clover and I. They would proliferate. I would keep their riotous potency under control. But there was never any doubt about whose power was the greater or whose contribution more important, to the nation or the lawn.

Clover and your lawn.

Ever since there have been lawns, grass, and clover there has been a raging debate amongst gardeners about which course of action is best, what should be done, at what time and how. It is now time for me to add my two-cents. I have utterly no hope or expectation that this will settle the matter...

The case for adding clover to the lawn seems compelling. It adds greenness to the lawn, staying green because of its retained moisture during even sustained dry spells. Clover in the lawn also cuts the work and cost of watering and fertilizing. Clover also enables its habitat to support more wildlife, both plant and animal. For instance, clover nectar keeps the bees around giving them the time and inclination to pollinate fruit trees and vegetables. It also attracts such good things as parasitic wasps, aphids, scales and whiteflies. Urban dwellers like me might be dubious about such "benefits" but true gardeners rejoice and cultivate clover accordingly. The only "drawback" is this: if you walk through clover barefoot, you may well be stung by a bee. As a true son of the soil, I say this: if you're walking barefoot through the clover, you deserve what you get, tender foot take note!  Clover in the service of the world.

The cattle which feed upon the endless salad around them need no such warning. They are intent instead upon their feed which is delicious and which we in turn feed upon. And so clover nourishes the beasts which nourish us.This is where the saying "To be in clover" originates; it refers to the cattle fattening thereon and the bounty to us. Do not, however, let them over feed upon this richness, for then the cattle may sicken and die, proving again that too much of any good thing can be lethal.

Three poets and clover.

To finish this article, I descended to the Cambridge Common where the clover this year is thick and fragrant. I wanted to see what three great poets saw before they wrote their tributes to clover, Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888).

Whitman in "There Was a Child Went Forth" wrote about how children become what they see, urging us to show them the important things in life, including "grass, and white and red morning glories and white and red clover, and the song of the phebe-bird." He was sensitive to them all, and they all loved this man so made for such unstinting affection.

Dickinson, in "Purple Clover" wrote

"There is a flower that bees prefer, And butterflies desire."

Her first lines were limpid, her later lines characteristically impenetrable to all, perhaps even herself. But she loved the purple clover, that much is indisputable, and so we honor -- even if we do not understand -- her.

Alcott

This poet of Concord, Massachusetts, just up the road a piece from where I write, sketched the idyllic scene where clover finds its urgent destiny, providing comfort to our human kind. In "Clover-Blossom" she wrote

"In a quiet, pleasant meadow/ Beneath a summer sky Where green old trees their branches waved/And wind went singing by".

There, there in that place we all wish to rest a while, touched by sun, caressed by summer's breeze, made welcome and comfortable by clover, the clover we know better now and which we shall never overlook again. For as Whitman wrote,

"These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day." 

 About the Author

Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Services include home business training, affiliate marketing training, earn-at-home programs, traffic tools, advertising, webcasting, hosting, design, WordPress Blogs and more. Find out why Worldprofit is considered the # 1 online Home Business Training program by getting a free Associate Membership today. Republished with author's permission by Ruthsella Corasol http://WorkingAtHome101.com

Compatibility- Will Make Or Break You

Relationships are a great thing for anyone to have. Humans are typically social creatures and while some may be more social than others, we all enjoy at least some company. You do not have to be a social butterfly with over nine thousand friends, even just having one or two really good friends is enough.

There are all types of relationships out there and people may have compatibility issues depending on what kind of relationship they are in. Whether it is as lovers, friends, co-workers, family, all these relationships have certain aspects about them that you should be aware of.

The fact that every relationship is a little different can make maintaining them difficult. While there are certainly different approaches depending on what kind of relationship you are in, there are some basic tenants that apply to every kind of relationship. Utilizing these basic tips you should have a much easier time keeping any relationship in working order.

1. Having clear definitions for your relationships is important. You need to know just what kind of relationship you have with someone. A co-worker should not get the same amount of quality time as say a lover would.

2. You should always keep your act together to make sure you do not let your relationship crash and burn. If you find yourself as being unreliable, then fix that. If you are frequently missing meetings then it may be a compatibility, or you may simply be too busy. Whatever the case, make sure to be clear if you wont be able to make it.

3. Honesty is the best policy, but how you word it can be hurtful to others. You do not have to lie to them, or even white lie, but you do not have to be as blunt as possible either. Using some tact when you tell them something is never a bad thing.

4. Do not be a people pleaser, either. There are types of people out there that run around doing anything and everything they can to make others happy. This is a waste of energy. Just be yourself and your friends will be happy with that.

5. Gossiping is a bad habit that a lot of people have. They may not even mean to be hurtful, but betraying someones trust and talking behind their back is always hurtful. If someone confides in you, keep it to yourself unless they say otherwise.

6. We all know the golden rule, treat others as you would like to be treated. This rule still applies. If you want to be treated with kindness and respect, then treat them with kindness and respect as well.

7. One of the major compatibility issues people face is that they simply do not listen. Listening is imperative for any relationship, you need to accept their feelings so that you can act accordingly.

8. A relationship is a back and forth. You need to give as much to it as you take from it. If you and your friends or lovers are always doing what you want, going where you want to go, then they will get tired of it and leave.

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Cashless Society-Never See One Red Cent

There are probably plenty of people today that think the moves that are being made to a cashless society are good ones. They get their paycheck directly deposited into their bank account and then use their debit card to make purchases.

If they have truly set up their own little cashless society they probably pay their bills online as well. They never see one red cent, they never hold a dollar bill in their hands anymore and they do not even have a checkbook either.

Everything they do and buy is with that little plastic card they get from the bank.

I for one still like the idea of having some bills and coins in my pocket, it makes me feel more secure. That may sound silly but I work hard for my money and like to see some of it on occasion.

There is even a more advanced form of being able to make purchases on the rise today as well. Cell phones.

You have most likely seen the commercial of the guy sitting in his chair, then realizing he has to go to the bank he gets up and gets into his hat and coat only to realize once more that all he has to do is take a photo of both sides of his check and send the photo to the bank to make his deposit. Then he removes his hat and coat and sits back down.

I agree that this sounds like a neat idea but then I think, why has he not just set up direct deposit with the company he works for? Maybe this works for third party checks as well but they make the commercial seem like it is his weekly paycheck.

I guess that in this ever growing, ever changing digital world this is called progress.

Then there are all of those restaurant and retail store gift cards and reloadable cash cards, too. Some of the cash cards are not reloadable but the idea is still there. You can usually purchase one of these cards for one of three set denominations from $25 to $100.

They are put out by the two major credit card companies Visa and Mastercard and can be used just about anywhere and for anything. All that is required of the user is to register the card online or by phone to activate it. Much like activating a credit card.

If everyone has the ability to pay for things they want electronically, almost no one would need a credit card. Buying small things on credit could possibly become a thing of the past.

Major purchases like buying a house or a car would still require a person to have a good credit rating but maybe consumers would stop getting themselves in way over their heads if they found it easier to live within their means.

Having instant access to their bank balances and the ability to pay using their cell phone could make the idea of a cashless society a reality sooner than anyone thinks.

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