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Ya Gotta Ask!

The e-mail came just yesterday. A friend had a friend thathad been trying for 20 years (that's not a typo: TWENTYyears!) to get Permanent Residency status but, due to INSpaperwork snafus and red tape, had been frustrated in hisefforts. The issue...

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The Boss Knows All And Is Everywhere

One day I was having a conversation with Kevin, one of the peoplethat works for me. Kevin is an excellent employee who is doingvery well, and I just had taken a minute to tell him he had donea good job on something. I feel it's very important to...

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Losing Relationships

Losing Relationships by: Michael Lipp I used to lose friends the same way I would lose car keys. They would somehow be misplaced. Of course, with car keys I go through a ritual to look for them – my night table, the jacket I wore yesterday, my...

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How to Burn Fat- Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secret #1

How to Burn Fat- Doctors' Proven Weight Loss Secret #1 by: Katrina Kern Let me ask you a personal question. As you read these words, right now are you burning fat? If you don't know the answer, you need to know about a simple, inexpens...

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Four Proven Strategies for Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions

Four Proven Strategies for Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions by: Dr. Stephen Kraus, Success Scientist 'Tis the season for making – and breaking – New Year's Resolutions… Are you one of the 40-50% of Americans who make a r...

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3 Easy Ways to Reduce Stress

3 Easy Ways to Reduce Stress by: Marla Sloane Stress, America’s #1 health problem, is a leading cause of major illness. In fact, heart disease, high blood pressure, and depression are just some of the harmful effects of stress. Research has sh...

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“Christmas For One: Mental Health Over the Holidays"

“Christmas For One: Mental Health Over the Holidays" by: Kristin Johnson My dear friend, poet Dessa Byrd Reed, often spends holidays alone as a widow. However, she doesn’t see this, as many people often do, as a depressing circumstance. In a...

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Linguaphone Language Learning Solutions

Linguaphone Language Learning Solutions by: Madhur Bajaj Language Training is integral to success in the International setting. It is increasingly recognized as a key element in assignment success. The ability to communicate in the local langua...

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Friends?

Friends? by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of October 18, 2004 I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of classes. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to l...

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Opening Hearts is as Easy as Opening a Window

Opening Hearts is as Easy as Opening a Window by: Sarah Smiley Two-year-old Owen goes to speech therapy twice a week. The therapist’s office is small and gloomy. There is one large window, but the shade is always down and very little light com...

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