As an artist, you like to spend the majority of your time creating art, but in order for the entire world to see your creations you need a website and targeted traffic. Once you have your site, how do you get visitors that are interested in your particular style and medium?

A great approach that invites surfers to your web site is to write articles about your style of art and then publish them in article directories. These types of articles are sought after by webmasters to add to their websites or send out to their email lists.

At the bottom of your article you can put a resource box, that lists your credentials and one or two links back to your website. Publishing articles like this can get you a lot of targeted traffic and can help you in a couple of ways.

First off, writing a decent informative article will establish you as an expert in your area. When you brainstorm topics for your article be sure you write an informative piece of interest - not just a sales pitch.

If you do pet portraits, write an article about how to immortalize your pet through art. If you create pottery, perhaps you can write about different styles of pottery. No matter what kind of art you create, make sure that your article will grab the readers attention and compel them to click through to your site.

A second benefit is that you will be getting highly targeted one way links from everyone who publishes your article. This will become much more important in the future as the search engines decrease the value of reciprocal links. The links from articles will grow over time as more and more webmasters publish it on their site.

Of course, you want to get the most mileage out of each article you write so you want to submit the article to directories where it has the highest chance to be seen and published by webmasters who have a need for content in the art niche. There are many huge article directories with all kinds of topics and you should submit to those, but you should also submit to targeted niche directories such as ArtistsContent.com where your article will be seen by hundreds of webmasters who would love to add it to their sites!

Of course the main reason for writing the articles is to get traffic that will appreciate (and maybe even buy) your art! Your article could be viewed by hundreds when another webmaster publishes it on their site or mailed out to an email list, and if they like the way it is written or feel a connection to you, they may just click through to your site. Believe me, I get plenty of traffic from the articles I write and that traffic can translate into more sales.

Here’s some tips on writing a great article that will help boost your art business:

1. Give your audience and answer to a problem. You can get a lot of ideas about what to write about from the emails that people send you through your site - do they ask how they can develop their artistic skills? Then an article on the basics of sketching might be just the ticket. Another thing you can do is put up a poll on your site and ask the users directly what they want to learn more about.

2. Use an attention grabbing headline. Get them to read the article with an interesting title, something like “Learn To Paint In 1 easy Steps” could compel any aspiring artist to click and read.

3. Write in a conversational tone. Don’t just spill out a bunch of dry facts, write like you talk. Go back through and read and edit. You want the article to flow nicely. Don’t make it too long or too short either about 3 to 6 words is good.

4. Use an outline to get organized. A lot of people get writers block when they sit down to start writing - sometimes just jotting down ideas in an outline form can help.

Follow these tips and submit to the right directories soon you may just have a few more clients that collect your art!

High-powered business executives know that their time is worth much money to their company. There are only so many hours in the day, and you have to be focused to spend them in the most profitable ways. One way you can save time in terms of required business travel is to choose a plane charter the next time you need to fly.

If you travel using commercial airlines, then you know what a waste of time it can be. You need to arrive at the airport hours before your flight takes off. After searching for parking, you often wind up far from the terminal and then need to track down a ride. After all that, your time is spent waiting in long lines for security clearances and boarding. You do not have time for this, so instead consider putting your valuable time to better use when you take charter flights.

The luxury charter flight experience begins in the comfort of your home or office. You simply make one phone call, and your personal air concierge will handle all of the specifics concerning your travel arrangements. You tell the concierge what you require, and he or she will make sure that everything is ready when you are. Within four hours of your phone call, we can have you up and in the air flying to any destination of your choosing.

One time-saving aspect of air charter is that you do not need to arrive hours early. You arrive before the flight, and a member of your personal flight crew escorts you to your private jet. It’s that simple.

If you need to work while in-flight, we can accommodate any additional help you may require. We have quality secretarial, legal, accounting, and technical personnel standing by and ready to help you prepare for your next big deal at the end of your journey, so that your time is maximized.

In order to be ready for an important meeting, you may need to also relax as you travel. If you don’t take care of yourself, you might not be in top form when it counts for a presentation or meeting, so it pays to rejuvenate when possible. Your flight can be a great time to luxuriate in five-star cuisine, of any variety of your choosing, which can also conform to any religious or liquor requirements. Nannies, hairdressers, and masseuses, as well as other assistants, can help make sure your travel time is well-spent, and help you relax before your important event.

No matter where you wish to travel, with whom, or what you require, it can all be handled with elegant ease by utilizing air charter, saving you precious time.

If there was ever a summer designated as the year of the blockbuster, super-hyped, mega, big-time movie packed with amazing special effects and will make a gazillion dollars by the end of its first day of release, well, 27 would be it. With sure-fire hits like Spider-Man 3, Shrek 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Harry Potter whatever and Transformers, it looks like 27 will definitely bring in the big dollars. It’s important to point out that all of those movies and all of the money they will make aren’t just the exclusive domain of the big screen.

As soon as those movies are relased, maybe even before, cross-media marketing will begin. You’ll be bombarded with requests and orders to download the hit theme song from each movie onto your Apple iPod Nano. Of course, you’ll also have to play the official video game on your Xbox 36. For those on the go, they will more than likely be able to play that same video game on their Sony Playstation Portable. Don’t forget getting the newest trailer sent to the digital camcorder display feature of your cellular phone too.

The marketing and advertising for these movies aren’t limited to the theater, radio or TV screen. Whatever it is that you are hooked up to, you can and will be reached with commercials and information. If you are always plugged into your iPod, you won’t be immune to any movie marketing mayhem. If you visit your favorite store or refurbished electronics retailer looking for the hottest game for your Xbox 36, you’ll see posters promoting the official video game of the movie all over the store. And the same thing will happen if you are looking for the latest Sony PSP accessories too.

The devices we use today are now places where we are bombarded with information, rather than just devices for entertainment. The new Harry Potter video game for the Sony PSP might have snippets of the film placed in there in order to entice the viewer to check out the movie itself. Conversely previews, for the new Shrek film will probably have an advertisement in it targeting Apple iPod Nano users to download the new hit theme song. And don’t forget sending text messages and getting video alerts on the Digital camcorder area of your cell phone for the latest Spider-Man news.

It’s all about being connected in today’s world. If you are connected with an iPod, Playstation Portable or an Xbox 36, you can and will be reached. Now, being subjected to all these advertisements and media messages are one thing, but reacting to them altogether is a subject best saved for another day.

That’s right, you can take advantage of the IRS tax code and save a lot of money that you’d otherwise send to Uncle Sam by doing what you love.

The secret is to simply set yourself up as a small business and take tax deductions for related expenses! This is very easy and inexpensive to do. You can then turn many personal expenses into business one that you can deduct!

It doesn’t matter if you are retired (in fact this is a perfect time) or just getting started in life. You can start doing a business in virtually any niche or subject that you love or have a passion about.

For example, if you are passionate about photography, there are multiple ways to offer a product or service to others for a fee, commission or whatever. I have a retired client that loves to travel to Italy. In fact they are on their way there as I write this for an extended trip.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the IRS would make virtually all of their travel expenses deductible?

There are multiple ways they could accomplish this in return for a little effort. They could write a travel guide to the particular region they will be staying in with reviews on restaurants, museums, stores, things that are a “must” see or do and other things that are worth skipping and why.

It could be just published as a $19.95 e-book. Don’t want to write anything? What about organizing a trip for others with you as their “guide”. Simply organize a trip with friends from church, old schoolmates, etc.

You can either become a travel agent or work with one to put together a trip making a profit on the difference between the costs the airlines and hotel charge and the “package” that you offer it for.

If you love horses, you might be able to offer rides for a fee at birthday parties or church events.

I could go on and on with potential ideas of taking something that you love to do and making it into a business to enable you to save thousands of dollars on your taxes. But let’s discuss how this works in general terms of taking your “expenses” and deducting them from your tax return.

But first you have to set up your business. Yes, you can incorporate (or set up an LLC) and I would highly encourage you to do so.

In some states you have to go to the court house and fill out a form known as a “DBA”. That’s for “Doing Business As”. So you could say… Jane Doe (your name) doing business as Tax Saver and Associates.

Your business does NOT have to make a profit in order to legally take those deductions…. but it does need to have a “profit motive”! Under the IRS rules, a profit motive is presumed if you earn ANY net income during any 3 out of 5 tax years.

In fact, your business need NEVER actually be profitable to keep your business deductions going as long as you can keep proving a profit motive. Did you know that Amazon.com has yet to show a profit after all these years and billions of dollars in sales? But nobody could successfully argue that they don’t have a profit objective.

Evidence of Permax heart valve damage has increased following a new study published in the March 27 issue of the medical journal Archives of Neurology. This study provides further support of the problems linked to Permax. Heart valve damage was found to increase with long-term use of the drug. The purpose of this study was to compare Permax patients with those treated with the drugs Mirapex and Requip.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of Permax heart valve injury problems in 22. Permax (peroglide) has been on the market since 1989. Permax has been prescribed to treat Parkinson’s patients and people suffering from Restless Legs Syndrome. A black box warning was added to the drug’s label in 26 as a result of increasing concern over Permax heart valve damage side effects.

Recent studies were conducted in Britain and Italy to evaluate serious concerns that Permax heart valve damage occurred with long-term use of the drug. In the British study, 11,417 people were given Permax. The test subjects were 37 times more likely to develop heart problems. The Italian study involved 155 Parkinson’s patients who were taking Permax. Heart valve damage was reported in 23.4% of the people taking the drug in that study.

The Mayo Clinic has also reported problems with Permax heart valve injury. According to a report by doctors at the Mayo Clinic, three patients who took Permax for three to seven years suffered serious heart valve damage. Two of the patients had significant heart damage requiring valve replacement surgery. The Mayo Clinic doctors recommended that given the dangers associated with Permax, patients with heart problems should not take the drug.

Permax heart valve damage symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath and swelling of the feet and ankles. In some cases, patients with serious heart valve injuries can require heart valve replacement or if left untreated, the patient may suffer heart failure resulting in death.

Heart valve damage inhibits valves from opening or closing. There are two primary types of heart valve disease. Stenosis (obstruction) occurs when a valve opening becomes narrowed, making it difficult do pump blood throughout the body. Regurgitation (insufficiency) is when a valve is prevented from completely closing causing the blood to leak backward instead of flowing forward.

On March 29, 27, following the increasing evidence of Permax heart valve damage problems, the FDA announced a Permax recall. In light of the recall, the FDA is prompting patients currently taking the drug to discuss alternative treatment options with their doctor and monitor for possible Permax heart valve injury problems.

After the mega uranium merger between SXR Uranium One (SXR) and UrAsia (UUU), speculation has run rampant as to which uranium companies will next consolidate. With a soaring uranium price and lofty market caps, anything is possible. Or is it? Some of the more likely targets seem reluctant to sell out too soon.

On the heels of SXR Uranium One?s announcement to acquire UrAsia Energy, one might conclude this could spawn the beginning of widespread consolidation in the uranium sector. In the early morning hours after the $5 billion deal was announced, SXR Uranium One chief executive Neal Froneman emailed StockInterview writing, ?Our focus on the U.S. has not changed.? In previous interviews, Mr. Froneman has kindly been transparent in his intentions to not only build up his uranium assets in the United States, but to pursue a senior stock exchange listing, presumably the New York Stock Exchange.

On Tuesday, the Financial Times (UK) reported that investors wanting high-quality exposure to the uranium bull market are basically limited to buying shares in Cameco Corp (CCJ). Froneman told the newspaper, ?The new Uranium One will provide an alternative to Cameco.? He?s right, but there are also two mid-size uranium producers ? Denison Mines and Paladin Resources ? with sufficient market capitalization to acquire one or more of the smaller uranium juniors. Widely respected Justin Reid, uranium analyst at Sprott Securities, told the Financial Times, ?for them to retain market share, they have to do something aggressively, and they have to do it now.?

Justin Reid?s recent thesis, 27 ? Uranium Equities, is appropriately sub-titled, ?The Sector Moves Towards Production & Consolidation.? His dual theme for uranium mining stocks in 27 is consolidation and U.S. uranium miners offering a security of supply. Reid wrote in his February 14th report, ?We expect that the acquisition parade has just begun and will become a common theme in 27. Moving forward we suggest that the U.S. will be a focus, as security of supply, aggressive development plans, and a large resource base waiting for exploitation should be attractive to companies looking for production visibility within a stable political climate.?

As an aside, we phoned Justin Reid to congratulate him on his brilliant and comprehensive 12-page uranium mining report. We also wanted to thank him for joining the growing minority of analysts who view the numerous advanced uranium exploration companies, developing their U.S. assets, as one of the more promising and safer havens for investors ? the dominant theme in our articles over the past year. After all, the United States presently operates more than 23 percent of the world?s nuclear reactors and annually consume about 55 million pounds U3O8. By contrast, U.S. uranium production has only recently risen to about three million pounds of mined uranium oxide. U.S. utilities need reassurance there will be security in future supply so this market remains the premier country for uranium mining production for at least the next decade.

Are you annoying people when you go to the gym for your workout? You may not even know that you are annoying people with your bad gym ethics. When that is the case, it is embarrassing.

Some gyms will put up a notice of what do’s and don’ts but many do not. Gym etiquette is supposed to be common sense, but we all know that common sense sometimes is not so common. If you workout regularly at the gym, you would have come across inconsiderate and annoying people. Don’t these people have common sense? Of course they do, but it either did not occur to them that they are annoying you or they are simply inconsiderate and rude.

So before you unintentionally annoy other gym users and get yelled at, here are some gym etiquettes you must know. Observe these ethics and make your gym workout be an enjoyable experience not only to you but to others too.

?Good Housekeeping - Put back the weights where they are supposed to be after using them. By not stashing them into where they belong, you not only inconvenienced others having to look for the weights, you are also creating possible accident situations where people may trip over the barbells and other weights lying cluttered all over.

?Do Not Grunt Loudly - Some people grunt loudly because they are oblivious to the fact that others may want to concentrate on their lifts and do not want to be distracted by loud grunts. Others grunt to show off usually when lifting heavy weights. Either way, it is bad ethic.

?The Smart Aleck - Do not tell other people what to do even if their lifting form is wrong unless you are asked for your opinion. Dishing out unsolicited advice will simply bruise their ego. They will just think that you are trying to show off. There is an exception though. This is when poor lifting form may lead to injuries. Even then, do so only when their set is over and not to interrupt them when they are lifting weights.

?Hygiene - Keep yourself neat and clean at all times. Do not wear the same T shirt or socks you wore at your last workout. Being in an enclosed area, you may really stink.

?Chatting And Idling About - You may go to the gym for social reasons. So you go about making friends and chatting people up. What you do not know is that many people are unlike you. They go to the gym with just one thing in mind. Have a great workout and go home. So you are taking up their time. Furthermore, your chatter will also distract and annoy other people.

?Do Not Hog - Do be aware that the gym equipments are for all to share. When resting before your next set, do not rest on the machines or sitting on the benches. Others will want to use them while you are resting between sets.

?Use Clean Towel - If you are sweating profusely, wipe your sweat. It is unhygienic to have your sweat dripping everywhere. It is even worse when you use the weight stations and leaving your puddles on benches and seats. Clean up your sweat residue on the equipments all the time.

?Creating Excessive Noise - Have you ever been irritated by loud clanging of weights when people workout? Treat the weights and machines with tender loving care. Why damage the equipments and irritating other people at the same time. If you cannot control the weights, then the weights are probably too heavy for you anyway.

Be sensitive to others and when you are annoyed by certain unethical behaviors, make a mental note not to do the same thing. If only gym etiquettes are to be observed by all gym users, our workouts will be so much more pleasantly enjoyable. So, bear in mind your gym ethics the next time you head for the gym.

The cellular phone has single-handedly changed the way that we communicate with the world. As more and more people are losing their traditional telephone service in favor of their mobile phone, the next trend in the telecommunications world is the development of Fixed to Mobile Convergence (FMC), which gives you the ability to switch seamlessly from your cellular network to a land line network infrastructure, and back again. It is expected that by the year 21 the idea of Fixed Mobile Convergence will be common in the telecommunications industry.

With the slipping revenues shared by the traditional telephone companies, combined with the increasing number of people using IP networks to carry date and voice, are creating a model that is transitioning from long distance call, to a model based on a calling person. This may sound confusing but in the end this means the inevitable end of long distance charges when you make a phone call.

With FMC a user would be able to take advantage of the cellular networks outside without ever having to sacrifice connectivity for better mobility. When a user enters an indoor environment which is a place where many cell phone calls get dropped, a converged handset will detect the presence of a wireless network and automatically switches to a lower frequency, keeping the call quality up throughout the change. The key that makes FMC successful is the handset. There are several different models that you can purchase that have the ability to switch from cellular to WiFi networks. As they become more popular the prices begin to decrease, and also are dependant on the types of plans offered by the carrier.

When it was announced that Apple would be releasing their own multi-functional cellular device, it was said that the carrier who would be offering service for the new phone would be Cingular Communications which is now AT&T Wireless. They will likely be the implementers of cellular to WiFi calling plans. One of these current examples of a recently released fixed to mobile convergence is the AT&T Unity Plan. This plan allows subscribers to call anyone nationwide who is also a subscriber of AT&T wireless or wire line free of charge and without restriction.

The Apple iPhone will run on the most recent MAC operating system for the Internet and video functions, and also comes equipped with a digital camera, the ability to run Google maps, texting, conference calling, as well as multimedia messaging. The iPhone will also have Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity to ensure that you are fully connected at all times. I have yet to mention one of the best parts about the iPhone, it is also a video iPod. Apple is going to have a release date for the iPhone in June, 27. Be sure to be one of the first to get yours at a store near you. The 4GB version will cost you $499 and for double the memory at 8GB it will cost you $599. Be the envy of all of your friends and have the coolest new mobile device that money can buy.

If you are single, dating, or trying to get to ?I DO? and spend too much time hurting and not enough time loving this may be the most important love relationship advice you could ever receive. Did you know that some people just don’t let themselves have love? Some are eaten alive with the ?fear of commitment.? Some can?t let themselves take the risk or feel vulnerable so they string you along in a dating relationship. Some people don’t love themselves enough to value you if you love them. Here’s how to spot the signs of a hopeless case, using little known relationship tips.

The truth is that unless a soul is willing to be involved with you, there is no hope whatsoever for a love relationship. No set of skills you learn from any book, seminar, or TV program can create a breakthrough when the other does not choose it. Of course, this can be terribly frustrating for you if you are dating or married and a willing partner. It’s painful, a lot like hitting your head against the wall. Nonetheless, all too often we do not listen when we are told no, because we believe there must be something more we can do to fix the situation so that our desires prevail. Each of us wants what we want when we want it, especially when it comes to love relationship, so we tend to ignore the inevitable and keep on trying. I’ve done this myself. I may be a therapist, but I am a woman first and I learned these lessons through painful firsthand experience.

In a dating relationship, a man who says, “This relationship doesn’t fit into my 2-year projection,” or a woman who tells you, “I leave everybody with whom I get involved,” is telling you that he or she is not available. And that’s the truth. Most likely this person has chosen this dating relationship with its current limitations because it didn’t have long-term potential in his or her mind. It doesn’t matter how great the sex is, how attractively you dress, or how well you get along, the day will come when you will hit a nasty wall of resistance. You may even hit the wall right after you attain an amazing state of ecstatic union. Then, out of the blue, everything will come to a screeching halt. When suddenly your love interest informs you, “It’s over,” it’s super important to listen to what is being said to you and heed the message. Otherwise you are in for deeper disappointment.

Ironically dating that leads to a true love relationship is terrifying to the hidden part of us that’s responsible for our safety and survival. If we love deeply and surrender to love, fear naturally arises. Opening up to another being tends to bring up old wounds from the past, especially childhood. The survival system can be stronger than the human heart. Its only interest is in protecting us from getting hurt by anyone or anything. For some of us, the possibility of establishing a profound connection poses perhaps the biggest threat. The fear of commitment often masks a deeper issue. You may feel “not good enough,” “engulfed,” “not perfect,” and so on. The fire of passion is literally too hot for many people to handle, so they run away. Without making the soul choice to hang in there and face the fire, our desired connections don’t stand a chance.

There are love relationship tips you can use to let you know that you have snagged someone afraid of connection. See if these sound familiar:

1. After the sexual excitement has died down a bit your lover becomes elusive.

2. Your love interest starts avoiding opportunities to get together, and when you mention it you are called a “complainer.”

3. Any mention on your part of moving into more commitment is met with evasion, “Do what you need to do for yourself. Don’t worry about me.”

4. Your partner develops a roving eye. Sitting at a dinner table you see your beloved watching everyone that passes.

5. The sexual interest dies between you. You express a desire for more affection and are told that you are “too pushy.”

It doesn’t matter what techniques you use in a love relationship. Unless there is an awakening of consciousness and a desire to increase the level of intimacy, there cannot be a breakthrough. In my therapeutic practice I have watched women spend ten years with men who were terrified of being abandoned but were also terrified of commitment. When push comes to shove this type of man chooses his freedom over the woman. He is often too concerned with what he could miss out on later to commit to today.

In my book, The Passion Principle: Discover Your Personal Passion Signature and the Secrets to Deeper Relationships in Love, Life and Work, I identify 5 signature styles of relating. Each has a healthy balanced, loving aspect, which makes for great relationships and a wounded side, which shows up as the inability to love or commit for one reason or another. They are the Warrior/Conqueror, Lover/Vamp, Creator/Martyr, Prophet/Perfectionist, and Visionary/Perfectionist. To create a breakthrough in receiving the love you want or commit to the love you have, you must step into the balanced healthy aspect of your signature.

In romantic relationships the Warrior is committed, sexy and loyal. The Conqueror works so many hours s/he is not available for commitment. The Lover is wonderful with commitment and intimacy. The Vamp can be desperately needy and make you want to run from commitment. The Creator is fantastic at commitment. The Martyr feels trapped in intimate relationships and runs at the first sign of commitment. The Prophet is a blissfully connected lover. The Escapist is a Houdini who will run from you at the first sign of commitment. The Visionary is positive, high energy and a great mate. The Perfectionist is disappointed by anyone who turns up in the flesh because they are searching for the perfect mate.
The wounded aspects of the ?passion signatures? can get in the way of deepening intimacy and cause you to waste precious time. I have seen men and women spend 3 years trying to find Mr. or Ms. Right, and no one was ever good enough. If this type is your partner, you won’t be good enough either.

You can beg a workaholic Conqueror to come home and put your relationship first for decades, only to bury this type of mate before the request is honored. You can also consume five years trying to get a Martyr to join you in a grounded, forward-moving relationship to no avail, and forfeit just as many years of effort trying to establish a significant relationship with a Vamp who is only attracted to the unavailable. Relationships can be used as vessels for growth and healing, but only between willing partners.

A 45-year-old Martyr grew up under the domination of an angry, controlling mother. As an adult, he continued waging battle against his mother by never committing to one woman. In a series of monogamous relationships, he provoked a long stream of women to become hostile and demanding, just like his mother, until the day came when each one could not stand any more and left him in disgust. What he didn’t realize was that his past was ruling his life and that love would elude him forever unless he dealt with his wounds. His latest girlfriend, a woman who wanted to understand her patterns, brought him to my office. She asked me to help her decide whether or not to stay in it, or break it off.

The man was the eternal “nice guy” who would do anything for his woman, except commit. Each of his previous girlfriends only knew this side of him, because he was a chameleon. His defiance of her was never put in her face. It was subtle, insidious, behind-the-back stuff, nothing she could put her finger on. He seemed to be there, in the dating relationship, except he wasn’t really there. He told his new love interest that he was keeping his connections with the other women because he didn’t like to hurt people. He insisted that he wasn’t stringing anyone along . . . it was just that he had never found the one woman to whom he could commit. His fears were sabotaging the relationship.

My client who was the wounded Lover/Vamp had been replaying a traumatic childhood scene of her own with the boyfriend. In relationship with him, she basically was trying to get her abandoning father not to leave. Her dad had walked out on her family when she was a small child, never to be seen again. Both she and her boyfriend were full-grown adults, yet when it came to love they were hopelessly locked in a painful cycle of tug of war. She was sabotaging her happiness by trying to persuade an unavailable man to love her.

Remember: There are no bad guys here. Sometimes we’re ready for things and sometimes we are not. A sign that you are personally unready is that you continue dating people who are also not available when you check below the surface. Or if they are available, you “make” them not good enough, or tell yourself, “Not now.” If you are on the receiving end of a message of reluctance, hang in there for a little while in case your love interest becomes more comfortable. Seek help in processing your feelings if you must. But if you find your self-esteem draining from you while you wait, or you feel less and less valued by your mate, it is time to “cut bait” (break up), toss “the fish” (your partner) back into the sea, and walk away.

There are more easy-to-apply love relationship tips and tools you can use to create commitment in what looks like hopeless cases. In my book, The Passion Principle: Discover Your Passion Signature and the Secrets to Deeper Relationships in Love, Life and Work, you will find lots more to help you have the love relationship you deserve.

Here’s one final thought. If you are in a loving relationship, it is vital that managing the relationship and growing in the relationship become your two highest priorities. You must be honest and diligent, take responsibility for your own energy, feelings, thoughts, and defenses, and try to understand your impact on your partner. This last item matters most when things are going wrong or you want to deepen your connection. These are keys to unleashing romantic passion.

Excerpt from The Passion Principle, Copyright Donna LeBlanc 26

26th chapter of ?Capital? by Marx is called ?The secret of primitive accumulation?. It is not difficult to guess that the matter concerns accumulation, its origin and features. From the very beginning the author outlines a process of accumulation in the following way: producers have capital and the labor-force and these conditions stipulate capitalistic production, which provides surplus value, which in its turn causes a primitive accumulation of capital. Karl Marx supposes that the starting point of accumulation is a capitalistic production. Moreover, Marx considers the accumulation plays the same role in political economy as the ?original sin in theology? and correlates these concepts to the same period.
Marx divides people on two basic categories: those who work hard and those who do not (also known as the working class and the capitalists). The working class wills to work but does not have the means of production and any other kinds of property while capitalists do have the means of production and property. So the capitalists exploit the labor of workers and increase their own capital and prevent workers from obtaining the means of production. As far as producers (workers) need to earn their living they have to take jobs from capitalists and receive trifling wages; they can not be self-employed so far.
In order to transform money or goods into capital there are needed two persons owning different commodities and money, which can contact in some way and make an exchange. Thus at least one of them increases the value he or she possesses. These are the basics of capitalistic production mode and Marx concludes that primitive accumulation is the same (namely historically ?divorcing the producer from the means of production?). In the process of accumulation capitalists increase their capital and centralize the production of commodities in their hands more and more and at the same time laborers are exploited more.
Marx believes that feudal society gave birth to the capitalistic society when serfage was cancelled and the laborers were not fastened to the soil any more, and became free. In order to illustrate this point Marx gives the following example: when a ?slave? or the laborer escapes from his ?owner? or feudal, he becomes a free worker (so called wage-worker) from that moment and needs a market to sale his labor-power there. But he still has to take job from another feudal (in order to make his labor materialized) and there is no a single guarantee that the work conditions will change for the better. So Karl Marx called this a ?vicious circle?. In capitalistic society everything just as in feudal concerning exploitation or servitude of the workers (it is slightly transformed). Each country goes through this process which lies in expropriation of the soil first of all and then the means of production from laborers beginning from the agriculture and finishing with other trades. Marx dates all these developments to the 14th and 15th centuries.
During exploitation the self-consciousness of laborers increases and revolution occurs when oppressed people run to extremes.