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		<title>Deception In the Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a thing about deceptive advertising, and deceptive promotional practices. Lately the news media has taken up the drum for various causes, and is using age old deceptive practices in the reporting of the news.
The latest one is in jobless numbers. &#8220;Jobless claims fall for fourth straight week&#8221;, the headline said.
Makes it sound like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assuming Burdens to Open Doors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The potentials ahead are unlimited. Doors to open and discoveries to be made, and all kinds of things awaiting to enrich the life and bring prosperity.
But wait&#8230; what is this? Bramble bushes and pinnacles in front of every door. Debris to clear, blocks to scale, and then, keys to find and a heavy door to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want a maid. Or housekeeper. Or whatever term they prefer now. That has been my goal for a long time. I&#8217;m a terrible housekeeper, so I&#8217;d like to just outsource (or insource) that particular job!
It isn&#8217;t really selfishness. I&#8217;d be creating employment! Jobs are in short supply, so I&#8217;d be a producer, not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bad Time to Realize Your Business is in Trouble</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re noticing some trends lately. They indicate that people are scared. And it is hurting businesses all over. We deal primarily with startups and very small businesses. We&#8217;re seeing the impact first hand across a full spectrum of industries. A few are growing as they replace more costly options. Many are collapsing completely, most are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethics of Education and Promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have an educational site, is it ethical to promote items on the site that you profit from, or is that a compromise of your informational integrity?
I have a business educational site. The purpose of the site is to promote scam awareness, educate people about what helps them really earn, and how to spot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Competition and the Wal-Mart Equation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard people complain that &#8220;Wal-Mart comes into a town and drives small businesses out.&#8221; I do not think this is true. There are those who resent me for saying this. But I think it is simply a matter of competition.
People buy from Wal-Mart because they sell things people want. Any business can do that. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legality of Cash Gifting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lady called me today. She sounded worn, a little scared, and uncertain. She wanted a website &#8211; but you could tell she was not certain about even asking &#8211; not sure she could afford it, probably. I gave the standard reply: &#8220;Depends on what you need.&#8221; Then I asked her the standard exploration question: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You&#8217;re Thinking 80/20, You&#8217;re Wasting Effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home and Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our company uses the &#8220;90/10 rule&#8221; instead of the &#8220;80/20 rule&#8221;.  Because we have discovered that if you choose the right 10%, it really does get 90% of the results.
If you are expecting only 80% of the results for 20% of the labor, then you are expending too much effort for too little result. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Loss of Group Conversation</title>
		<link>http://frumpyhausfrau.com/business/the-loss-of-group-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://frumpyhausfrau.com/business/the-loss-of-group-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love a good forum &#8211; if that forum emails me when there are posts. I liked being able to post something of value, and get conversation about it. And I liked that the conversation was there, and searchable. I liked being able to ask a question, or brainstorm something, and get responses.
Ryze was one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Scathing Report on Grant Writer&#8217;s Institute</title>
		<link>http://frumpyhausfrau.com/business/a-scathing-report-on-grant-writers-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://frumpyhausfrau.com/business/a-scathing-report-on-grant-writers-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, this is not something I want to do. I like to believe in the good intentions of people. And I rarely feel the need to write an article solely for the purpose of exposing a business that acts in a way that I can only consider to be highly unethical.
Grant Writer&#8217;s Institute, which goes [...]]]></description>
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