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<description><![CDATA[Carol Knopf has had multiple careers including 10 years as a member of the California Bar (three and a half of which she spent as the Civil Case Management Attorney/Pro Tem Judge for the Ventura, California Superior and Municipal Courts. Carol also worked as an Employee Relations Specialist for The Boeing Company in Seattle where she represented the company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Washington State Human Rights Commission. In 2000, Carol joined WellPoint (now Anthem) as Corporate Employee Relations Manager in the then-corporate headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA. In 2003, Carol was diagnosed with a life-threatening ... ]]></description>
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<title>Pain Management - It's Okay to Ask For Help</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:04:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Okay, so they told me I was sick and it wasn't going to be easy.  But no one told me that it would be so painful.  And no one told me I didn't have to just suck it up and take it.  So for the better part of six years I admitted grudgingly that I was in terrible pain but didn't demand the relief I truly wanted.  Instead I took whatever was offered, even though this meant many sleepless nights crying into my pillow.  And then a doctor let me know I never have to be in chronic pain again.]]></description>
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<title>How to Unwind Karma - Leaving This Life With No Spiritual Debt</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:21:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether your 45 or 85, you come to a point in your life when you're tired of the constant pull of karma on your life.  Karma, a simple concept of cause and effect, provides that whatever you send into the world, comes back at you.  If you're tired of anger and despair coming back into your life, then the only way to unwind that karma is to release love and acceptance toward others.  But there is always a reason to be angry and the key is how to get past those reasons.]]></description>
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<title>Teaching Responsibility to a Toddler - Yes, Two-Year Olds Can Learn Responsibility</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest complaints parents have about their children is about responsibility.  "My kid doesn't take responsibility for anything.  He thinks I'm the maid and I should be doing everything for him."  Then it turns out the "kid" is 17; way too old to have mom or dad doing everything.  While it's not too late to break the habits of a 17-year-old, it's a easier to get it right the first time with a two-year old.  ]]></description>
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<title>Decorate With Pizazz - Start With One Color</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:25:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever picked up a decorating magazine and just about drooled over the elegant living rooms, lush master suites and adorable kids' rooms.  You can live like that too - well maybe with a little more clutter than they show in magazine photos - with very little effort.  Just start with one color.]]></description>
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<title>Making Memories - How to Live Forever in the Hearts of Those Who Love You</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:47:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You're sick and you've been told you won't get better.  After the shock of having a terminal illness is digested, what do you do next.  If your children are young, will they remember how much fun they had with you, as children? If you have grandchildren, will they remember baking cookies at grandma's house or going fishing with grandpa?  How loved ones remember you or whether they remember you at all depends on the memories you make while you're still here.  Making memories and recording them can give your family a legacy greater than leaving them money ever could.]]></description>
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<title>Decorating the Nursery - The World is More Than Blue and Pink</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:39:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time we didn't know if our baby would be a boy or a girl until that fateful moment in the delivery room.  Now, with routine sonograms, parents know long before birth whether the birth announcement will be blue or pink.  But your baby's nursery doesn't have to be limited to blue or pink, or even the neutral yellow that we once chose on the grounds it was perfect for boys and girls.  A nursery can and should be a place of wonder and discovery and an expression of the family in which your child lives.]]></description>
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<title>Decorating Your Bedroom - How to Create a Haven in Your Home</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:50:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of our day are spent juggling kids, careers, relationships and friends, trying to keep everyone happy, healthy, wealthy and on time.  The last third of the day, we sleep.  Whether we really rest of not is partly dependent on where we rest.  Is your bedroom conducive to rest, to sleep?  If not, a bedroom makeover can make two-thirds of your day more productive.]]></description>
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<title>End of Life Choices - How to Make Your Voice Heard While You Can Still Speak</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:51:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Risk takers warned to be careful have been heard to say, "Hey, what's the big deal, I could get hit by a truck tomorrow."  They're right.  They could get hit by a truck tomorrow or even today.  And so could you.  If you were seriously injured or critically ill, who would speak for you?  Does anyone know if you want to be on life support - or not?  Is it in writing?    If the answers to these questions are "no one, no, no," maybe you'd better read this article.]]></description>
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<title>Great Wardrobe on a Small Budget - How to Mix and Match Your Way to Great Style For Very Little</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:36:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most of us would love to have a great wardrobe. Most of us settle for whatever we think we can afford. But with very little effort, we can actually fill our closets with fantastic clothes for very little money. And with a little mixing and matching magic, we don't have to wear the same outfit twice for weeks.]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Small Business - People Need What You Do Well</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Everyone has a talent.  Maybe you're terrific at fixing computers, taking a pile of junk and organizing it into a workable office; photographing children, writing songs.  Whatever you can do, someone else can't manage.  And that's your market.  Take whatever talents you have and offer it to people who need those skills. By matching your skills and shoppers needs, you can start a business guaranteed to succeed.]]></description>
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<title>Secrets Of Abundance - How Practicing Gratitude Enriches Our Lives</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:37:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Turn on the news; look at the balance in your checking account.  Some things we'd rather not know.  It's easy to get depressed over the state of the world and the state of our lives.  So how do we turn that corner and find the abundance we expected when we first went out in the world.  It's actually a lot easier than you think.  It all starts with gratitude.]]></description>
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<title>Waking Dreams - The Easy Answer To &quot;What's Next?&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:26:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you stumped about what steps to take with your career, your relationships, your life in general?  How do we know where to go and what to do?  Is there someone we can ask and be assured we're getting the right answers?  Actually life's answers are right there in front of us.  It doesn't cost a penny to get them either.  All we have to do is pay attention.]]></description>
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<title>It's Not the Camera, It's the Photographer - You Can Take Great Family Photos With Any Camera</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you find out you're family is going to grow, it's tempting to go out and buy the best camera equipment you can find to capture every moment of your pregnancy, birth and new baby's life.  But it isn't the camera that makes great shots; it's the photographer.  Here's a few tricks to taking great family photographs that anyone can learn.]]></description>
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<title>Diversity In The Workplace - How To Promote A Workplace Where All Employees Are Welcome</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diversity in the workplace means more than complying with state and federal employment laws.  It means establishing an environment where all employees feel welcome.  Companies reap rich rewards when all employees are treated with courtesy and respect, and those rewards are not just monetary.]]></description>
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<title>Terminating An Employee - How To Handle Terminations Safely And Securely</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:45:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[No matter how carefully we screen job applicants, how diligently we set expectations and how effectively we perform as job coaches, anyone who manages employees will inevitably have to terminate employees.  The way in which an employee is terminated can affect the entire workplace.  It can have an impact on security, productivity, and morale.  A little preparation can make terminations easier and safer for everyone.]]></description>
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<title>Hire Hard, Manage Easy - Hiring the Right Person the First Time</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:45:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How many times have you hired someone and regretted it almost immediately.  You needed someone to fill a position and you were so desperate you took the first person who could walk and chew gum at the same time.  Six months later you can't wait to terminate him and your human resources manager is saying no.  Here's some tips on how to avoid the agony of living with a poor employee.]]></description>
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<title>Amazing HU - The Power Of A Single Sound To Alleviate Pain</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:44:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When our health is in jeopardy or we think it is.  We do everything we can, running frenetically from one doctor to another.  While health care practitioners can do much to improve our health, we have the power to alleviate our own pain and other symptoms.  And all it takes is a single word: HU.]]></description>
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<title>The Abled Disabled - The Assumptions We Make About the Disabled Are Often At Odds With Reality</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:06:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The minute we see someone with a visible disability, or someone alerts us to the fact that someone has a hidden disability (either mental or physical), we create a set of assumptions.  In most cases, the assumptions are wrong and the result can have disastrous consequences, both for us and the person on whom we're passing judgment.   ]]></description>
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<title>Domestic Violence - How to Keep It Out of the Workplace</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:09:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know that domestic violence frequently spills over into the workplace?  Angry spouses and significant others with a propensity for violence use the workplace as their staging area with devastating consequences.  What every employer needs to know about making their company a safer place to work.]]></description>
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<title>Stop Waiting To Die - What To Do When You're Diagnosed With An Incurable Disease</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:59:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Living with an incurable disease can free you to do things you never had the courage to try.  You can, of course, sit in your room, watch daytime TV, take your pain medication and wait to die.  When that gets old, what else can you do?  Almost anything you want!]]></description>
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<title>Love Never Dies - Lessons Learned From A Cat</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 14:31:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When we lose someone close to us, it's easy to feel their love drifting away.  But with the loss of a loving cat, I learned that love never dies.  A loving soul, whether human or animal, leaves part of itself embedded in our hearts forever.]]></description>
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