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<description><![CDATA[John attempts to uses his computer skills, management, and  multitasking to make a continual process improvement to his writing and analysis. If you like my work, please let me know. If I can help you in any way, just ask. He is a contractor in the Mideast with a US home in Hampden, Maine.]]></description>
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<title>American Dreams by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:42:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Paul Crown's life in America has many trials and tribulations. He is out on his own trying to make his way and learn to be an expert cameraman. He wouldn't dare say, "I told you so" but he was thinking it. He'd be pleased if she were successful in most anything she'd attempt but just not that profession. Sometimes, our best talent comes though when we don't see it.]]></description>
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<title>E Virginia Williams Was a Determined Woman</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:01:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Her talent was teaching others and her determination to see her vision become realized. She put her whole being into producing what she wanted to accomplish. Not many people are willing to risk everything to reach their goal. Then with a Ford Foundation grant and assistance from George Balanchine at N.Y. Civic Ballet, the Boston Ballet came into being in 1964. Boston Ballet opened the Nervi Festival in Italy, and in 1980 made history as the first American dance company to perform in the People's Republic of China.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of the Collectors by David Baldacci</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:45:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Milton Farb was a computer expert with a photographic memory and Caleb was a literary scholar who worked at the Library of Congress. Reubin Rhodes was a blue collar laborer with a West Point background. First the Speaker of the House is assassinated and then the head of the rare books division at the Library of Congress is found dead. Caleb's boss is found in a book vault. Initially, it was thought to be a possible heart attack.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of Stone Cold by David Baldacci</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:33:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[He can get the attention of people in high places. The main scene is Washington D.C. She is second generation having learned from her dad. She is so good at what she does that she is able to con a con. He had been a member of a covert operation a few years back and his name had been changed.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of The Narrows by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:41:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Harry Bosch is now dividing his time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He is renting a small apartment in Vegas to be near his daughter Maddie. His former wife lives there and he is building his relationship with his child who needs him. Things between Harry and Eleanor Wish are not very good since their divorce. He doesn't want to lose the quality time with his young daughter. ]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of Echo Park by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:43:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Years later, Bosch was looking through some of his unsolved cases and while there, receives a call from the district attorney's office. Harry was told that a man was accused of a couple brutal killings and was willing to give some past evidence in a deal to get a reduced sentence and avoid the death penalty. Bosch is assigned to interview a man by the name of Raynard Waits. He becomes upset when it is apparent that he and his partner may have overlooked a key clue back then. This clue could have solved the crime if they had recognized it.]]></description>
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<title>The Overlook by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:26:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A doctor, with access to nuclear particles used in his cancer research in a hospital environment, had just been murdered on the overlook. The crime scene is located at a spot just above the Mulholland Dam in LA. Harry's one time lover, Rachel Walling is also on the same trail. She believes it is too important for the LAPD to be involved with. He could also show him how the LAPD and FBI didn't always work in complete harmony.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of Along Came A Spider by James Patterson</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:24:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[She trusted him and if he could hide her away, there might be a good ransom to be had. Maggie's best friend was the son of the Secretary of the Treasury. Gary could slip right by and skillfully whisk her away. When he is not doing detective work, he plays his piano to relax. The novel, Along Came a Spider, involves the kidnapping of highly prized specimens and he hasn't even started yet.]]></description>
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<title>Our Form of American Democracy Allows Us to Be Enthusiastic Voters in 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:44:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have many rights of citizenship that are not always available to citizens in countries around the globe. These rights have often been earned at great expense to us. Iraq is one country where Democracy is interpreted differently, as I have witnessed by being here for a number of years. The new leadership is undecided as to what degree of democracy they will legislate. I believe a true democracy should allow freedom of religion which I don't see yet.]]></description>
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<title>Book Revue of Nine Dragon by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:49:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The owner had given him a matchbook at the time, that said; "Happy is the man who finds refuge in himself". Bosch had been carrying the matchbook with him since then. A triad is a sort of mafia or crime syndicate type group with roots in Hong Kong. Then, a special technique of lifting a fingerprint from a recovered shell casing, ends up belonging to screenwriter Henry Lau and not the triad guy.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:30:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There had been a brutal murder committed by a movie director. The young actress had been killed during wild sex. He then tried to disguise it as a suicide. Terry specialized in solving crimes like this and he had Bosch in his cross hairs. He was a bloodhound in the first degree.]]></description>
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<title>The Warriors by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:47:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Union soldiers are making gains and wrecking havoc with plantations in the south. Jeremiah walked for hundreds of miles to find his place in Georgia. The captain's daughter, Serena is an evil person who drives Jeremiah to such a state of madness that she virtually forces him to shoot her to save his life. Gideon Kent, who had been partially blinded in one eye, works for the railroad also. He gets taken up by the union cause.]]></description>
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<title>Book Revue of Homeland by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:19:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[His uncle, Joseph Crown lives in Chicago and has made a fortune in the brewing trade. Mr. Crown had immigrated a few years earlier and had now become very successful. He wanted him to learn the beer trade from the beginning. Know each step of the process. The country was receiving many new people coming in through Ellis Island.]]></description>
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<title>There Is No Such Thing As a Perfect Time</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I bet you have a lot of uncompleted tasks you're saving for a rainy day. Success at anything will take time but not forever. As long as you are able to learn from your mistakes and move forward, you will always be moving closer to your targeted goal.Now is the right time to start and to begin to seek out your goals in life. No one is going to do it for you.]]></description>
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<title>What Does Attitude Have to Do With It?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Attitude is all about your behavior around other people. It can be positive or negative. Say something good and hold back on any negative thoughts you may have. The idea that you show the best qualifications on paper only got you in the door. You are the product that you are selling to a potential buyer.]]></description>
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<title>Is Plagiarism an Epedimic?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At first, I was somewhat flattered by the number of people that have linked to articles that I have written. I looked closer and saw complete rewrites of some of my articles. I never realized how bad people's grammar and spelling can get. Everyday, people use quotes. I know I do but I always give credit to the author who wrote it originally.]]></description>
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<title>The Titans by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jephtha is Jared's son. Amanda and Jared had gone west and then became separated. With his ministry background, he is totally against slavery. The story starts just before the beginning of the Civil War. He helps slaves and then goes to work as a reporter for the Kent family newspaper that had been started by his aunt Amanda. He works in Washington and worries about his sons on the confederate side. Gideon starts to see war as an unpleasant means of solving issues.]]></description>
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<title>The Lawless by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:26:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The most lawless of the clan seems to be Jeremiah Kent. He is the former soldier and buffalo hunter who becomes a gun toting outlaw in the untamed west. Gideon Kent met her at the funeral of her husband. They hit it off and soon there was a new romance in development. Though Eleanor has a lot of stress around her mom and dad, she had a secret desire to enter the theater to become a performer.]]></description>
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<title>The Americans by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:32:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[His actress-daughter now understands how loving an alien in the U.S. was not always looked upon favorably. She had married Leo, a Jew. Carter Kent, who was the son of Louis and Julia, also shared his personality.Will Kent was the son of Margaret and Gideon Kent. He had a dream of becoming a doctor.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review of The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:44:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Harry Bosch is short for Hieronymus Bosch who his mother had named after the Dutch painter she had admired. How do you investigate a murder that is thirty years ago and of your own flesh and blood? Although Harry could not bear to investigate this crime before now, he believed that it is probably why he chose to be a detective in the first place. His house has been condemned because of earthquake damage and his girlfriend is gone.]]></description>
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<title>The Seekers by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:48:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business Kent and son was doing well and it could have been a good opportunity for a young man starting out. Abraham didn't know what he wanted to do but he knew it wasn't that. He wanted a break from his father's control. She is both physically unhealthy and a little mentally challenged but they make the journey anyway. Abraham is infatuated with her.]]></description>
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<title>Mesopotamia in the Year 2011</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:46:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The sandy landscape doesn't look much different to me. Most of the Americans have gone as it is nearing the end of the year. Now that America is backing off, other outside players are trying to influence how this young democracy governs itself. This is an ancient society and it needs to realigns itself if it is going to enjoy the freedoms that are possible. They need an all inclusive government of the people and by the people.]]></description>
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<title>The Rebel by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:31:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Boston was ripe with distrust of the former colonial power, England. He met many of the early immigrants who came to New England and were involved in the revolt. He fit right in with the patriots like Ben Franklin, Sam Adams and Paul Revere. He could speak both languages and understood their concerns. Thomas Paine declared, "These are the times that try a man's soul."]]></description>
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<title>The Cumulative Vitae or The Standard Resume?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:22:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most all the companies that I considered working for in the Mideast wanted a CV instead of my updated resume. If you survive the electronic scan, you might get to see a human if it is accepted. That part is the same as with the standard resume we use in the US. It asks questions that are optional in our country. In the US, knowing your race, religion, affiliations and alliances are sometimes off limits.]]></description>
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<title>My Review of The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:14:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Amir and Hassan grow up together in Afghanistan. It doesn't matter to this boy but once in a while Amir will talk down to his friend, a Hazara. In Afghanistan, kite running is a very competitive sport. Amir also fears his father's blame is because his mother died giving birth to him. He discovers that a Taliban official had taken him from the home.]]></description>
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<title>Is Your Brand a True Reflection of You?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So you don't think your brand is creating a trademark? Create the good reputation or maintain the one you have if you are on the right path. Do you need or want the audience to promote your opinion as well as your unique knowledge on a given subject? To be successful in life, you should be considering these things. Are you creative or destructive?]]></description>
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<title>Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:55:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The circus came to town and excitement was in the air in many small towns across America. When the Great Depression had struck and then suddenly his parents died in a car accident, his class days as a veterinary medical student were over. Well dressed but penniless, he soon discovered that he was on a circus train. His budding romantic relationship with Marlena was done quietly and August didn't seem to suspect their interest. Occasionally, he would have some workers thrown off the train at night.]]></description>
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<title>The Furies by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:07:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Furies was my favorite volume from the saga of the Kent family. Amanda Kent was the granddaughter of Philip. Once she knew it was still there, she dreamed she could one day buy it back for family. Jared had married Grass Singing, an Indian girl, from years earlier and she had then died. She had also met Jared's son Jephtha who was entitled to the gold mine profits.]]></description>
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<title>Love and War by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:39:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The war itself was fought for many different reasons. Chiefly, the slavery issue was the main one. Secondly, the war was fought to keep the union in tact though an imperfect arrangement at the time. Brett's attitude about slavery changed dramatically after she met former slaves and helped those fleeing her native south. The war didn't teach Stanley or Ashton much.]]></description>
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<title>Heaven and Hell by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This was the exciting conclusion of the novel trilogy of this Civil War era by John Jakes. Carpetbaggers came in droves taking advantage of the opportunities created by those weaknesses. Politics were dominated by new freed men and northerners alike. There was a great deal of resentment on both sides. Those killed were from North and South so that was why there was so much hatred after the conflict was over. The Indians in the western expansion felt the full blunt of angry soldiers who were pushing them beyond their natural homeland.]]></description>
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<title>The Devil's Advocate by Taylor Caldwell</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:34:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this fictitious story written a few years ago, freedom was definitely lost and no one knew who they could trust anymore. Our constitution was no longer used and the government now controlled what was approved to be viewed on television and radio. The military now ran the country with a stern fist. What our forefathers had fought for was no longer honored or remembered. Luckily, there are minutemen like Andrew Durant who recognize the things that are wrong in the country.]]></description>
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<title>Writers Write for Profound Reasons and Beliefs</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A writer writes for many different reasons and his or hers belief are part of the package. It is a means of expression of a viewpoint and interpretation of the subject matter. He or she desires to add value to the lives of others. This may become a trademark if it is done in a way to exhibit views and attitudes. If it is the type of writing that the reader enjoys reading, it can develop in to a successful brand.]]></description>
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<title>North and South by John Jakes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:27:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This book starts out when two young men meet at West Point and become lasting friends. This novel deals with the thoughts and actions of those on both sides of the slavery controversy and how they interact. These two families remained connected throughout the times at West Point and leading up to the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln becomes the hero of slaves everywhere.]]></description>
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<title>Why Facebook and Twitter and Not Geocities or Genebase?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:56:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My advice to Twitter is don't tweak the tweet and Facebook should not make too many changes. They should reap the benefits of their good fortune of developing something that people care about. Why did these enterprises rise up to take the lead in social networking? What really happened to the site Geocities? About five years ago, there was a wonderful site in Canada called Genebase. It was booming in those days.]]></description>
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<title>The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:32:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chicago and the American people desired to have something that would at least rival or do one better than the French. They would build a giant wheel at Bethlehem Steel that would be the largest one piece casting ever. The axle and its fittings weighed 142,000 pounds. Meanwhile there was a serial killer operating in and around the city of Chicago.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Left Handed Southpaw With the LRRTM1 Gene?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:27:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Southpaws tend to excel especially in several fields such as in the artistic, creative and sporting expertise areas. Some famous people like Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Isaac Newton, Einstein, Beethoven, Mozart and Michelangelo have all been lefties. Those who possess the LRRTM1 gene are just ten percent of the world's population but include many of the achievers of our past and present. They have produced giants like Ben Franklin, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, Napoleon, Aristotle, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Let's not forget Bill Gates, Leonardo Da Vinci and Mark Twain. If you are a leftie, you are in good company and should be proud of it.]]></description>
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<title>One of My Favorite Mysteries Is Hour Glass by David Baldacci</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:19:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I'm not reading historical fiction, I enjoy a good mystery. "Hour Glass" was an excellent choice.]]></description>
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<title>John Jakes and His Historical Fiction Are Second to None</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:27:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Philippe Charbonneau, born with his mother's maiden name, later took his father's name and Americanized it to Philip Kent when he was newly in America. He had grown up in France. His actress mother, Marie, had had an affair with a British nobleman and Philip grew up not knowing the truth. The unfriendly sibling and his mean stepmother weren't having any part of another share in the inheritance. Eventually, they were chased out of the country by the brother, stepmother and their employees. Philip wanted to seek his fortune in the new land and hoped to do it in the printing business.]]></description>
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<title>Winds of War by Herman Wouk</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:03:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[World War II was the "Big War" with "Big" Players. Hitler's Germany was busy in Europe trying to control the rest of the continent with their military might and influence. Meanwhile in the Pacific region, Japan was plying its growing influence in that part of the world.]]></description>
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<title>Your Brand Deserves a Positive Trademark</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:01:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Make your profile look like a true reflection of you and shown completely positive. Any negatives can do damage to that trademark just the same way it would if you put it on a resume. Yes, even that resume goes around the world and a copy will still exist somewhere even after we all hang up our walking shoes. The World Wide Web can also promote your brand the way you want it to. This is a wonderful tool that can help you so take good care of your greatest asset, the reflection of you. Set high standards and protect your reputation.]]></description>
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<title>Baharia Was Not the Dreamland You Might Have Imagined</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When I first saw Baharia, I thought it was beautiful after having spent over a year at nearby Camp Fallujah. The land around Tallulah...]]></description>
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<title>Your Resume and Research Will Yield the Interview, Then What?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:18:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Be in an appreciation mode and exhibit your most positive attitude if you hope to land the job. Any negative comments about past employment will almost guarantee that you won't be offered the position. Your attitude should represent you in a positive manner.]]></description>
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<title>Control of an Eating Establishment - Requires Attention to Detail</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:17:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Consistency of products served to your clientele is all important. I may be one of the few who rate this issue as your number one task. ]]></description>
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<title>A Restaurant's Customer Satisfaction Rating is Paramount</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 13:09:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If an item is not favorable, it should be promptly removed from your menu. All items should be of high quality content that your reputation depends on. ]]></description>
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<title>Computers Have Evolved Since 1968 and Before</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:17:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Though I'm in a remote part of Iraq now, I've been around computers since 1968. It doesn't seem that long ago to me.]]></description>
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<title>We Have the Power and Ability to Overcome Any Obstacle</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know the assets that we all possess mentally? You may say "that is not pertaining to me". Please don't forget that big computer that sets on your shoulders. ]]></description>
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<title>Enter the Future With the Right Frame of Mind</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:04:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may need an overhaul like the car in back of the house. If that is the case, get in the best state of mind you can conjure up. It is a necessity. Make the needed adjustments before you start. Today, you need to specialize by taking specific courses to qualify for certain well paying jobs. ]]></description>
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<title>Nation Re-Building in Post Saddam Iraq</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:47:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq has been a nation since about 2000 BC. You may remember reading about Mesopotamia in history books. The Sumerian Age significance interests me the most about this place. ]]></description>
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<title>Nasiriyah - Seven Years After Jessica</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As you may recall, Jessica Lynch in the year 2003, spent some time in a hospital there. She and her convoy had come under attack in those early days here in Iraq. ]]></description>
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<title>MLM Requires a Clear View of Your Targeted Market</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:19:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is necessary to tap into the correct marketplace for the product you are promoting, if you are ever to be a success in this market. It is true that there are incredible numbers of people coming online daily adding to the huge group that are already online. There is also a great deal of competition for the products that you are promoting. This too increases every day. The key point here is that you need to make sure that you are reaching the right customer.]]></description>
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<title>Management Principles in a New World Disorder</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:49:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today's management techniques are not the desired process type that I would propose to utilize in this new curious workplace. There would be very little tweaking, of current management styles but more a transformation of the way that we do business.]]></description>
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<title>A Grateful Attitude is a Key to Success</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:13:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Consider any challenge you may have as an opportunity. Somewhere, there is a solution. You may need to spend some extra time thinking about how you can turn your problem into a positive outcome. Think about appreciating everything you do have. The negative occurrences that you have in your life usually won't outweigh the good portion. ]]></description>
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<title>You Never Thought You'd Lose Your Job</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 11:52:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You probably already know that the economy has changed and has become more global. Are you retraining for the new landscape and new opportunities? This lack of jobs has helped to keep salaries lower than they would have been in a more robust economy. There needs to be more training programs for the unemployed and ways developed to upgrade skills for those high end jobs. You will need to improve your skills to meet the new marketplace.]]></description>
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<title>Could You Meet the Bar Ownership Challenge If it Were an Option?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:11:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may know how to mix drinks and that is one thing but knowing how to control your customers is another requirement of equal value. Even if you think that you've hired the best barkeeps, still be aware of the feedback that you get from both customers and fellow employees and be sure to watch your tallies carefully. Compare other staff takes on similar nights and the liquor costs accordingly. Be on top of what is going on at all times. It can get hectic especially on busy nights. That careful observation needs to involve the times when you are behind the bar, as well as when you are on the customer side of the establishment.]]></description>
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<title>Colonial Governor John Endicott Was My 11th Great Grandparent</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:26:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The good preacher not only administered to the souls of his parishioners but actively sought to bring about a new social order. He was the driving force behind the governors of Dorchester that rapidly became known as a puritan town and who actively sought to create a sober, godly, giving society there. Dorchester reformers also showed a striking concern for relieving the deserving poor; for feeding, clothing, and educating their children; for providing shelter for the elderly and fuel for the indigent. These things were as much a part of godly reformation as the fining of drunkards, the stocking of those who swore, or the flogging of the idle and vagrant.]]></description>
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<title>Frank Julian Sprague Was a Great American Inventor</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:58:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Frank Julian Sprague had many inventions dating from the time that he worked with Thomas Alva Edison until later when he did his research independently. The Sprague motor was his first technological breakthrough. Sprague's company had introduced two important inventions: a constant-speed, non-sparking motor with fixed brushes, and a method to return power to the main supply systems of equipment driven by electric motors. His contributions promoted urban development by increasing the size that cities could attain by allowing greater concentration of business in commercial sections through use of electric elevators in skyscrapers. He became known as the "Father of Electric Traction".]]></description>
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<title>Is the Restaurant Business Your Forte?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:14:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here is where you need to zero in on a basic menu that isn't out of control. If you are smart, you will keep it simple. Simple is good. Then, the items that you decide upon, need to be excellent recipe items and extremely consistent once you make your selection. You need to serve food that is the kind people think about and want to return for more of the same. Serve a large portion to your customers and give them homemade bread with their meal. Your special "draw" or calling card to your restaurant is because you serve unique and interesting faire that is top quality in all regards.]]></description>
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<title>Major General Benjamin Lincoln Accepted the Sword of Surrender at Yorktown</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 10:31:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hingham had several early Lincoln family residents, all of these families originated in the Norfolk, England area. Historians have spent years trying to piece together the Lincoln family genealogy.  I've also spent much research in the genealogical field and am related to many Hingham ancestors which includes g-g grandfather Benjamin Lincoln Sr. and g-g grandmother Sarah Lincoln who was the sister of the general. My grandmother, Augusta Cushing's family goes back to early Hingham as well as does my grandfather, Ralph Sprague's family.]]></description>
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<title>&quot;A Great and Godly Adventure&quot; by Godfrey Hodgson</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 10:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The emerging colonial life wasn't easy and held many hardships for the pilgrims. The book about the Mayflower doesn't seem to uncover any new knowledge about the facts but tends to give a better understanding of the Adventure of the Mayflower and its passengers. Also, the condition during the time in England seems to give a clearer picture for the reader. They ventured out on a chance for a new lifestyle and a promising future. It didn't turn out the way they had planned. Everything that possibly could go wrong, did and then more so.]]></description>
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<title>Y Chromosome Testing For Genealogical Research</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:14:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Y Chromosome DNA Test is used to indicate the male's cell codes that are carried down from father to son whereas the MT DNA test called the maternal lineage ancestry test is the female equivalent. The Mitochondrial cells are carried down from the mother. Genetic codes of these cells help to verify genealogical data.]]></description>
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<title>&quot;Flags of Our Fathers&quot; by James Bradley</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:34:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All together, 7,000 marines went ashore that day at Iwo Jima. They went onshore not realizing that 22,000 Japanese soldiers awaited them. The defending soldiers had the island heavily fortified and were nearly invisible since they had built tunnels underground as well as protective bunkers. The marines were very vulnerable landing on that island beach. The marines were taking on nearly impossible odds that day. It had been an ambush in many ways but the marines knew there were at least some defenses there. When the battle began, the marines were like sitting ducks.]]></description>
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<title>Aren't We All Pilgrims, Really?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:26:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't waste your valuable time ever. You better get started with a concrete plan and let your reality be fulfilled in a positive way.  It may take an incredible amount of energy and focus, so be prepared. You need to keep an even keel and be pointed in a good orientated direction. Like the pilgrims of mayflower fame, we may need to call upon some divine intervention in order to reach the proper shore.]]></description>
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<title>What Does Detroit and Baileyville, Maine Have in Common?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 13:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Both had industrial bases that were a beacon for workers from near and far. One is in auto-making and the latter in paper-making.  They share a heyday of over a hundred years ago. Why did these industries go into decline? Was it the cause of poor planning or a loss of new ideas? As the automobile transformed the country, Detroit quadrupled in population in those early days. The booming economy thrived, skyscrapers were built, retail districts flourished and expansion continued for a number of years. Detroiter's became prosperous and Baileyville inhabitants were living the good life and providing for their families.]]></description>
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<title>Norman P Sprague - Another Iwo Jima Hero</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:06:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During World War II, as a fighting marine, dad had witnessed a horror that was unimaginable to most. Not only on Iwo Jima but at Bougainville and Guadacanal in the Solomon Islands, Tarawa, Okinawa and all other places the 3rd Marine Division took him to face danger and destruction. In later life, he referred to himself as a "pencil pusher", if someone were to ask what he did for a living. While in Boston, he had spent time at Bentley School of Accounting and enjoyed that type of occupation. He helped organize the first office union and was also a trustee of the St Croix Credit Union.]]></description>
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<title>Marketing With Observation and Intelligence</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:03:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Successful people do things that we need to know about. Perhaps, you should copy some of their ways in which to do business. We can learn from these leaders, so be sure to observe how successful people operate their businesses. Then, try using some of the marketing concepts and ideas that they use. If you hope to monetize your site, plus switch on the correct receptors, that will draw in the best customers, you have to reach those people looking for your product. Those targeted customers are seeking your specific product so make sure to tell them where you are located.]]></description>
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<title>Economies Are Not Built by Chance - Thought and Innovation Are a Necessity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:07:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After over a hundred years of production on the bank of the St. Croix River. The St. Croix Paper Company became Georgia Pacific and then Domtar Industries. This reminds me of a few years ago when another paper mill that I worked at, closed in Boston. That paper mill was Bay State Paper Company on the Neponset River there. Bay State was the latest in a long list of owners but that plant held the distinction of being the oldest operating paper mill in North America.]]></description>
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<title>Secure and Protect Your Valuable Laptop Files</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Change your passwords often and don't use the same one at multiple accounts on different sites. It may be a convenience to you but you can keep a list somewhere in a safe place for remembering them. Once you lose your opt-in list or a contact list of friends and business people, this will cause you a great deal of time and phone calls to re-construct it. You might want to have a copy on a removable stick of any of your contacts. If you open emails, make sure you know the person. Most of those viruses are in the emails we open unknowingly.]]></description>
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<title>Surfing Into Retirement on a Budget</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:05:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It seems that a lot of people that are just one or two years older than me are computer illiterate. Will my baby boomer group be the first big group of computer users down at the senior citizen center? Will I be an older online entrepreneur trying to compete?]]></description>
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<title>Our Wise Thoughts Are Awesome Tools</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every one of us is a thinker and it isn't necessarily determined by our level of intelligence. Creativity and focus are the main tools that you need, to create a successful entity.  We can all learn something from anyone, in fact. Ever person has a unique perspective on different issues while those with the best ideas will get the prize in the end. Our success will come from our unique ideas and our perseverance. Apply yourself, with your ideas and creativity, and anything is possible. Don't let go of your thoughts and bring your project to completion. Never quit before you reach the finish line.]]></description>
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<title>Detroit May Be Non-Coherent</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:10:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Detroit needs to have a brain-storming and come up with a far superior engine and much better designs. Get over your financial woes and roll up your sleeves, I say. Make better cars and engines and the people will return to your showrooms. Produce much better mileage engines in your factories and up to date designs. They must still have a few good engineers who can produce something good.]]></description>
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<title>Encourage Your Circle of Influence</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:42:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During this latest economic downturn, it may be especially difficult to maintain a positive attitude. Try to always look on the brighter side, think about everything you are fortunate to be blessed with.]]></description>
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<title>Progressive Goal Setting Techniques</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:34:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you don't first have a well defined goal in life, you shouldn't hope to be very successful at anything you do. This concept can be in reference to whatever path you choose to be part of. May it be school, work or in family life, the requirement is similar. No direction will cause us to be off course and with no landing in sight.]]></description>
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<title>How Should You Target Your Niche?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:54:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Know what you want and who you plan to reach via this marketplace. Your site needs to be attractive visually and interesting enough to hold visitors focus, for more than a few minutes. Have enough content so your web surfer needs to return to absorb all that holds his or hers interest. Create a story-line from your own experiences, with a positive attitude always and the uplifting ideas and basic fundamentals needed to reach that goal. This way, you have no viable competition and your prospects will be far better than the next person, simply because your story has been untold elsewhere.]]></description>
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<title>Motown, Make Me a Better Mousetrap</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:38:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Didn't we once produce things such as elevators, electric light bulbs, computers and spaceships?  It is time to get back to work boys. China isn't going to produce everything we need to stay on top. The American people expect excellence from Detroit. I hope you still have what it takes. I wonder if we didn't make a big mistake by bailing out an industry that refuses to produce anymore.]]></description>
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<title>Web Publishing For Goal Extenuation</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:32:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You are promoting to a targeted group who will find your site by entering certain search parameters that will bring them into your realm. If you have pointed them in the right direction, by the choice of your words, you will find success. Those keywords need to be placed in articles, tags, title, descriptions and details of your website setup.]]></description>
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<title>How Can You Monetize a Website?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:30:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once you pick your niche, you need to build your site around your targeted customers. These will be your customers so don't vary your theme. Stay on subject.Your unique content has to be interesting and informative. It may be your site, but it's all about them. Your customers are now your audience so speak to them as you choose your precise keywords that you will place in your weblogs and website. You need to brainstorm about what you think they will type in to that search box at Google, Yahoo and Msn.]]></description>
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<title>Give and Take Thoughts That Encourage Success</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:25:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All of us like to feel appreciated and cared for. The joy of giving can be equally satisfying and the rewards can be beyond belief. Just try it yourself if it is not something you do regularly. I've known a few people who were rich or well off and they tended to hold on to everything they possessed. If there was a tax benefit or a self-benefit by entertaining an important client, it was a different story. ]]></description>
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<title>Do You Consider Yourself a Successful Online Entrepreneur?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:22:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You thought that you had already done everything you needed to do in order to be one of the pros. If you are like most people, you have everything lined up correctly but you haven't pushed all the magic buttons yet. If you listened to advise online, maybe they left out the most important part. Not only that but some of the things that worked a few years ago, may no longer work.]]></description>
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<title>Is Your Website a Search Engine Magnet?</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/1771841</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:54:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you possess unique content and good products, you interest the right people in your niche. It is a matter of finding them and letting them know that you have something they want. Make sure your blogs and articles have the right keywords that apply to the market in your target area. Try to utilize modern techniques with an emphasis on search engine optimization.]]></description>
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<title>Intel is the Result That is Acquired by Careful Observation</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:44:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We should never try to re-invent the wheel since we don't need to. Others have already discovered most of what we needed to know, about most any given subject. There is a very good chance that the answer is already known or may be staring us in the face.]]></description>
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<title>Ham Radio 40 Years Ago - A Memoir</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:52:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Forty Years Ago, it was a major requirement to learn the morse code which is a system of dots and dashes, in order to get a beginner's ham license. Once I had mastered this, Doug ordered the written exam for me and I passed it and received my Novice Class license from the FCC. I had a whole wall of QSL cards from many hams that lived in several states and provinces. The equipment today is far advanced from those early days of tube radios.]]></description>
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<title>Attitude is of the Utmost</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/1633802</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:23:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The attitude you possess will help to determine how successful you can be. You need to be motivated and have positive thoughts at all times. You need to set goals and have confidence about your activities in whatever you do regardless of where you are. Attitude is a must when interviewing for a job. The best qualified person for the job doesn't always get it. The person with the better attitude will most likely land the position. Employers prefer positive thinking and acting individuals over those with negative thoughts.]]></description>
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<title>Increase Your Success Rate Ten-Fold</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/1627129</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:32:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Build up your determination and drive, have a clear focus and make your dreams come true. Success will come to you, provided your goals are set and you are pointed in the right direction and on the pathway. Don't ever give up on your dreams.]]></description>
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<title>Who Inspires You to Greatness?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:06:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One man who influenced him greatly was Napoleon Hill. Earl became a successful writer and author. He produced a spoken word record called "The Strangest Secret" that received Gold Record status. He also had a very successful radio show called "Our Changing World". Napoleon said "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve". Hill had been influenced by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie believed that the process of success could be elaborated in a simple formula that could be duplicated by the average person.]]></description>
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<title>Is This a Housing Crisis Or a Financial Crisis?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:48:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, our government contributed to the problem but greed by owners and investors was the main cause after inflating prices.  The out of control housing costs caused this financial situation. It definitely is a world wide financial crisis caused by an overinflated real estate market that has spread over nearly the entire globe. European realty costs are as inflated as American pricing.]]></description>
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<title>Change You Desire May Not Be the Change You Acquire</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:05:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For good or for ill, it will be John Shelby McCain III or Barack Hussein Obama. While you could have had the first woman Chief Executive or first Mormon President, you still have a chance to have the fist woman Vice President. You could have had the first Governor who was the son of a Governor or the first First Lady sitting in the White House. You could have had two Presidents in the White House or the son of a major auto manufacturer there.]]></description>
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<title>Enhance Your Genealogical Research With DNA Testing</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:34:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can verify scientifically the data and records that you may have researched previously over a great deal of time. You get a special scraper that is used to scrape the dna from the inside of your cheek and then the DNA is  placed in a chemical solution and sent back to the laboratory. I took the Y DNA test and my wife took the MT DNA test. The Y chromosome passes from father to son and therefore, it is valuable for genealogy since it generally follows the surname lineage.  My wife's mitochondrial test analyses X chromosome genetic material that passes to both sons and daughters.]]></description>
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<title>Nurturing an Idea</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:18:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nurture your ideas and turn your dreams into reality. Only you can do this. Don't let your idea die. You deserve to be the best you can be. Put your hidden talents to good use. These talents that you possess and the ideas that you produce are valuable.]]></description>
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<title>Action - It Speaks Louder Than Words</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Inaction doesn't get you anywhere. There is nothing to show if you sit out the life game. The time that passes you by, you will never get back. If you don't have a well constructed plan, the action may not be successful. Write down notes of how you intend to accomplish your mission.]]></description>
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<title>Motivation and Articulation</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:09:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Set your goal or goals, then make your plan of how you are going to achieve it. Most people think they need all their ducks in a perfect row. If this was truly the case, no one would ever get anything accomplished. As long as you have a clear vision of what you want and need to bring to completion, you can begin in earnest. Just know you have a plan in place and what you need to do in order for it to materialize.]]></description>
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<title>Meddybemps Memoirs II</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:29:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tommy used to get bunnies from the "Rabbit Man" who lived in Charlotte. Nelson Craig lived on bunny lane right on Route 214. Mr. Craig had bunnies of many colors out in his barn behind the house.Tommy had them for several seasons until he suffered his first heart attack. We once had a boat we called the "Queen Mary". It was a big wooden boat that leaked really badly. I can remember always bailing it out. In those days, we had an old Champion motor that was about 5 HP.]]></description>
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<title>Keyword Consciousness is a Sensible Reality</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:46:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The modern way is to place your keywords strategically in your title, subtitle, meta tags, articles and even in your domain name if possible. As the internet expands, the keywords that you use become more and more important. Double check your meta tags regularly to make sure they correspond to the contents of your pages at all times.]]></description>
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<title>Define Your Website Objective - Fire Up Your Laptop!</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:36:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Define the purpose of your website. Put your enterprise on a solid foundation. Know what you want and who you are. Always use your unique skills because for that, you have a great advantage.]]></description>
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<title>MeddyBemps Cottage Was in Our Family Nearly Fifty Years</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:40:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My dad and mom purchased our camp on beautiful Meddybemps Lake Maine in 1946. They bought our camp (what cottages are called in downeast Maine) from...]]></description>
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<title>Do You Have the Skin to Be a Successful Entrepreneur?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:03:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your performance self evaluation will give you a clearer picture that you are pointed in the right direction. If you are going to be successful at anything, you have to believe it can be accomplished and know that you will make those goals in a timely manner. Those checkpoints will help you to determine if you are on target.]]></description>
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<title>A Successful Linkbaiter Has A Fully Optimized Backlink</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:04:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The targeted market or niche where you concentrated your efforts has now brought you the important links that you desired.  Were you merely link baiting or do you have other techniques in order to get your online business in high gear?  Search engine optimization is very important but so are your back links.]]></description>
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<title>Keyword Placement Is The Essence Of Optimum Marketing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:25:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Keywords that you choose and place effectively within a website will be like little magnets for search engines out in spider land.  Using the wrong keywords may bring those who like your site content but will not buy anything you have to offer.]]></description>
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<title>Are You A Marketing Kindred?</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:19:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Online marketing can show us some really questionable content. Thankfully, there are  a great deal of positive proposals that are worthy of our attention there. We need to always be aware of what we get ourselves into and try to only form alliances with the kindreds and mentoring types that are among us there.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Your Multi Level Marketing Success Rate?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:44:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Certain conditions need to be  in place in order to reach your goal of success. Are you doing everything right and not seeing the correct end result? What is your marketing approach?]]></description>
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<title>Does Your MLM Pursuit Have You Motivated Yet?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:12:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting started in online marketing sometimes requires extra motivation. The extra efforts will ensure that your future will be brighter and more meaningful.]]></description>
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