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<description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Southern Oregon, Patti has been a writer for most of her life. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a minor in Interdisciplinary Rhetoric Writing. She currently writes for both business and pleasure. She has  knowledge and experience in many different subjects which she puts into her articles. She interviews people who contact her with their stories for possible inclusion into an article. She also writes eBooks which are available on her website.]]></description>
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<title>Help Wanted - Job Seeker Beware</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:05:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Work-at-home jobs aren't always what they seem, and millions of people who apply for jobs online are hooked into employment scams. This article relays the story of a job seeker who almost got scammed, how this particular type of employment scam works, and how to avoid employment scams.]]></description>
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<title>Michael's Murder - Capital Punishment Vs Life Imprisonment</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:04:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article examines capital punishment vs. life imprisonment through a very personal and painful story of the brutal murder of Michael, a 29-year-old man, the effect that the murder had on his family, and why they chose not to seek the death penalty.]]></description>
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<title>Unintentional Customer Alienation - Can Your Company Afford It?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:35:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most business owners and managers know that customer satisfaction keeps the doors open and the bills paid. Even though nearly all business owners do their best to ensure that their customers have a good customer experience, some still lose customers through unintentional customer alienation.]]></description>
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<title>How to Successfully Deal With an Obnoxious Neighbor</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Neighbors can be great or they can be difficult. The outcome of dealing with a disagreeable neighbor depends on how you approach the problem and the solution that works for both parties. This article covers creative ways of turning your neighbor from your enemy into a person that you can live with.]]></description>
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<title>Who's Who - Don't Let Them Fool You</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:00:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Who's Who scams have been around for many years but people still fall for the promise to be published in a directory of important people. While there are some legitimate Who's Who organizations, the majority of these companies are fraudulent and swindle people out of their money by playing on vanity.]]></description>
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<title>The Dark Side of Health Insurance</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:42:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our health care system is in dire need of a major overhaul. Read the story of Paul, a young man with a wife and two small children who died of cancer because his health insurance company refused to pay for his medical care after giving authorization for him to receive it.]]></description>
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<title>Anorexia - An Insider's Story</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:48:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many reasons for self induced malnourishment; low self-esteem, a loss of control over one's life and depression are just a few. This story by someone who has been there gives an insider's account of what it's like to be anorexic, and why it happened to her.]]></description>
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<title>Difficult People - How to Deal With Them Gracefully</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:31:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Difficult people are everywhere, but are predominately in our work and private lives. Dealing with a difficult person can be uncomfortable, but it must be done if harmony is desired. This article describes three types of difficult people and how to handle them with style.]]></description>
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<title>Have Your Prescription Medications and Some Back-Up Meds Too</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:36:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In these tough economic times, a lot of people have to choose between buying food, medicine, or are barely able to afford their meds. There are ways to save on prescription drugs, and ensure that you have enough medicine to last for a up to a month after your last prescription refill.]]></description>
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<title>Public Speaking - 7 Tips to Help Conquer Your Fear</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:11:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Public speaking doesn't have to be intimidating. Anyone can overcome their fear of speaking in front of a large or small group of people by taking small steps to overcome that fear. I learned a great deal while overcoming my public speaking phobia and I offer these 7 tips to help you overcome yours.]]></description>
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<title>Saying Goodbye to Mom</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:44:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I was little, I always wondered what sharing things and being close to my mom would be like. For most of my young life, my natural mother was immersed in drinking alcohol. She wasn't able to relate to a young daughter, and the end result was that she missed out on most of my growing pains and steps into adulthood.]]></description>
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<title>Company Cutbacks - Ten Ways to Tell If Your Job is on the Termination List</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:32:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Job security is no longer around. Bosses often don't tell their employees that their jobs are being eliminated, but the signs that it is going to happen are almost always there. If you know what to look for, you can save yourself some grief and take steps to make the cut as painless as possible.]]></description>
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<title>Recovering From an Abusive Relationship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Living in an abusive relationship breaks the spirit. Leaving the relationship can be difficult and the abused person faces feelings and problems are very complex. Learning how to recover from an abusive relationship will rekindle the drive and enthusiasm to live again and overcome the devastation that such a relationship causes.]]></description>
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<title>Daily Life With Fibromyalgia</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:44:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fibromyalgia is a painful, debilitating condition that robs a person of her strength, energy and sleep. Through the experiences of two women that have this condition, comes explanations of what daily life with fibromyalgia is like. ]]></description>
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<title>Toxic Friendships - Are You in One?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:51:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All of us enter into friendships that we think are going to last forever. Then out of the blue, the friendship changes, and we find ourselves the victim of a friend that has begun to undermine our confidence, whittle away at our self-esteem, and make us feel like we are inferior to them. This is called a toxic friendship. Inside this article are the stories of two toxic friendships and how they turned out. ]]></description>
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<title>Service for Sale - Are You in the Market?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:24:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people have great ideas for a service that they want to provide, but they don't think that there is a market for what they do. Ingenuity and hard work is what it takes to get a business going. Tapping into the existing market or creating your own isn't as difficult as it sounds. This article tells how to make it happen.]]></description>
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<title>Social Bias - A Weighty Problem</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:02:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prejudice against people that don't fit into societal standards is practiced worldwide. America is one of the leading countries that practices and encourages bigotry against larger people. Acceptance and tolerance for people of all sizes needs to be learned.  ]]></description>
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<title>The Key to Preventing a Home Invasion </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:34:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As busy people, we often forget to take proactive steps to ensure our safety inside our homes. We think nothing of trusting strangers or acquaintances, and that is often our biggest mistake. A little bit of planning can prevent us from becoming a victim.  ]]></description>
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<title>Divorce - What Happens to the Children?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:40:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Divorce is painful, and heart wrenching. Children are the most affected, and are often the ones that suffer the most pain. Many parents are unaware of the damage that is inflicted upon their children during a divorce. ]]></description>
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<title>Ageism In America - Discrimination Against Older People In Health Care</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:02:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Older people face many things as they age, including discrimination in health care. The U.S. Health Care system is set up to care for everyone regardless of age. Because of prejudice, attitudes, and lack of training in caring for older patients, over 50% of people age 60 and older receive reduced health care from our nation's health care providers. Ageism in health care isn't new, but it isn't getting any better. ]]></description>
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<title>Forever Daddy's Little Girl</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A father is one of the most important people in a woman's life. He shapes his daughter's life as she grows, and he instills values, morals and confidence in her as a person. He sets the bar for her relationships with other people. When her father leaves through death, divorce, or emotional abandonment, it can leave a woman devastated, and many questions unanswered, and sometimes it takes a woman long time to resolve feelings from the loss of her father. ]]></description>
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<title>Growth of Physician Assistants - The Expansion of Accessible Medical Care</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:37:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The shortage of medical doctors in the United States is alarming. Millions of people go without health care due to lengthy wait times to see their doctor. Physician assistants provide excellent medical care, and public  acceptance of physician assistants as health care providers is increasing. Public awareness of physician assistants is rising but in a lot of areas, people are still unaware that physician assistants exist. ]]></description>
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<title>Insured vs Uninsured - The Segregation of American Health Care</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:55:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For people that have health insurance, obtaining health care is much easier than it is for people that don't have health insurance. America treats each group differently, and works against its own people when it comes to affordable and accessible health care. If American health care reform ever does happen, it may be too late to compete with the countries that are stepping up to provide affordable and high quality health care to millions of Americans who can't get it in their own country. ]]></description>
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<title>The Dissolution of American Privacy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:34:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We don't want to think about it, but our private lives have become public. Technology growth is removing our personal privacy and allowing almost every aspect of our lives to be tracked, recorded and evaluated.  Most people don't have anything to hide, but it is disconcerting when a simple purchase is recorded and analyzed, or a trip to run daily errands is scrutinized by hidden eyes and recorded in a database. ]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Business - Planning for Success</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:22:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people jump into a business feet first without any prior planning. When the business fails, they wonder what happened. Lack of business planning is a suicide plot for a new business. This article explains what must be done to start a business, and what to do to help a new company succeed. ]]></description>
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<title>Too Good to Be True - The Power of the 21st Century Internet Con Artist</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:58:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Twenty-First century con artists are very slick, and they have the technological tools and knowledge to perpetrate fraud and scam victims out of billions of dollars annually. This article touches on some of the common hi-tech scams, and some reasons why people fall for them. ]]></description>
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<title>We See What You Do, We Hear What You Say - Employee Privacy in the Workplace</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:10:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The use of electronic eyes and ears in the workplace has caused a lot of controversy in the corporate world. Employees feel like bugs under a microscope, and employers have a responsibility to protect the company and its resources. Hi-tech crime has made work life difficult for employers and employees alike. This article explains why employee monitoring is essential to a company, and how an employee can successfully cope with with being under constant surveillance. ]]></description>
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<title>Cross Training for Organizational Productivity and Success</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:28:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cross-training is a very powerful tool to enhance organizational and employee goals. Effective use of cross-training can put the organization and its employees on a smoother road to success, and minimize some of the daily struggles that organizations face. ]]></description>
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<title>Solutions On The Screen - Is Movie Therapy For You?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:31:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People often have situations that they don't know how to deal with. Unbeknownst to many, sometimes the answer to the dilemma is right there on the television or movie screen. A movie combined with other elements can be a very effective coping tool. ]]></description>
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<title>Insulin - A Beginner's Guide to The Basics</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:13:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you dread the thought of using insulin in your diabetes treatment plan because of a fear or dislike of needles, this guide should help to put you at ease. Insulin is necessary for the body to function, and often people put off using it because of the fear and myths associated with insulin use. Putting off insulin use because of fear or misinformation can be detrimental to diabetes control.]]></description>
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<title>Diabetes Etiquette - What You Don't Say Does Matter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:13:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Diabetes is a tough disease. People that have diabetes should be treated with the same dignity and respect that people without diabetes are treated with. If you have ever said any of the things listed here to a person with diabetes and received a chilly reply or the silent treatment, this article will explain why, and what is appropriate to say, and what is not. ]]></description>
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<title>Hand In Glove - Is Your Food Really Sanitary?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:35:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We often wonder if our restaurant food is handled safely by a food handler. The laws that require food handlers to wear gloves is controversial. A food safety report shines some light on this subject, and suggests that requiring food handlers to wear gloves doesn't make our food any safer than a thorough hand washing does. The article that you are about to read will make you sit up and take notice. ]]></description>
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<title>Homework Help -  Helping Your Tutor To Help You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have trouble with class assignments, have a tutor and still can't get on track, this article is for you. Many times the importance of an assignment and preparing to be tutored is overlooked when seeking help.  These guidelines will help you get the maximum benefit from your tutoring sessions. ]]></description>
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<title>College Survival: The Nontraditional Student's Guide to Surviving College</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:57:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are of nontraditional college age and thinking about returning to school, this guide will help you survive college. Also listed are 10 requirements that will guide you through the steps of college success. ]]></description>
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<title>Negative Situations: Turning the Tables</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:12:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever been in a negative situation with another person and didn't know how to change the situation to positive, this article has some suggestions that will help. Sometimes all it takes is an open mind and some kind words. ]]></description>
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