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		<title>Recession Survival Smarts Call For Taking It Easy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from Forbes.com. Click on link to read entire article.
&#8220;Boxer, the draft-horse in Orwell&#8217;s Animal Farm, had a single solution for every problem: &#8220;I will work harder.&#8221; That didn&#8217;t work out so well for poor Boxer. And though business advice columnists often push a similar theme to businesspeople and entrepreneurs, it won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation in the shadow of war and peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Karen Southall Watts is a member of the UP advisory board. Her blog address is http://karensouthw.wordpress.com.
“Learning to have a conversation that doesn’t turn into a confrontation” &#8212; this statement caught my ear as I was half-listening to the BBC news on television the other night. It turns out this particular piece of news wasn’t really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s your politician?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a secret obsession—soap operas from Asia. Ok, it’s not a secret anymore. I just love them. Most of my favorites are from Taiwan and South Korea. They often have formulaic plots, usually have funny side characters, and best of all they end after a few weeks. My latest indulgence is a Korean drama called “City Hall” about a sassy woman who becomes the mayor of her hometown and romances an up and coming national politician. What does this have to do with United Professionals?]]></description>
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		<title>Two UP Members Appointed to Advisory Board</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Bishop is the  Marketing Program Manager at AutomatedQA, and is responsible for the company&#8217;s  online campaign strategy, messaging and material development, communications and  sales department support. To United Professionals, he offers experience in  online strategy and implementation of community building and communications  programs. Tom brings more than ten  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coping Strategies for Hard Times</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic meltdown is old news. The decay of the housing industry has been talked to death. Sometimes life is just hard, so what are we supposed to do? How can we move from whining and victimhood to coping, achieving and succeeding?

First, beef up your communication skills. In order to get what you need in life you must be able to express yourself. Great communication skills are what help you ace job interviews, meet interesting people and sell yourself and your ideas. Employers expect you to be able to talk to customers, solve problems without resorting to slang or vulgarity and write up readable reports. Potential mates (or dates) want someone who listens attentively and responds empathetically.]]></description>
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