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	<description>Practical Work Advice and Motivational Tips for Effective Work Relationships</description>
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		<title>The Top 10 Rules of Work Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CBS Late Show with David Letterman is famous for its Top Ten lists. These inventories take current provoking or controversial subjects and treat them with sarcasm, humor or comedy. They can be very entertaining. This week's Comfort Food offers its own Top Ten list-not in Letterman tradition, but in a serious fashion. Consider these things when developing and maintaining your work relationships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over-The-Top Work Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered about the origin of the phrase "over-the-top"? Research indicates that during World War I, the British coined the phrase to describe how the infantry would emerge from the relative safety of the trenches and display excessive bravery by attacking the enemy across open ground. Today this phrase is used to describe excess and is meant to suggest the following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Relationships Are Like Mouth-Watering Creme Brulee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week's Comfort Food is about mouth-watering Crème Brûlée. You may well ask what Crème Brûlée has to do with relationships. Actually a lot...stay with me a moment. Crème Brûlée is a French term for what the English refer to as Burnt Cream. It consists of smooth custard topped with a small amount of sugar that has been caramelized using a small torch or broiler. It's usually a special dessert one enjoys in an elegant restaurant at the end of a superb dining experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouragement &#8211; Heart at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouragement can have a very powerful effect on bosses and co-workers. The literal meaning of the word, encourage, is to put heart into. When this definition is applied to work situations, it suggests: ]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Control Freak?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frightening things a person can experience in life is to be out of control. It is part of our nature to take charge, direct and have power over things, situations and people. It is perfectly normal to want to be in control of your life. But when that control extends to imposing your will upon and dominating everyone else around you as well, then you are out of control! Some of us have a higher need to control than others. Unfortunately, when this need becomes excessive, we turn into control freaks...you know...those people who insist on having their way and being in charge of every situation.]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Whining and Ask for What You Want</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you want something, the best way to get it is to make your request in a straightforward and positive way.  If it is important to you and you really want it, then bring it to your boss' attention. Here are eight steps you can take to get your requests granted at work.]]></description>
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		<title>Tongue-In-Cheek</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Althea DeBrule</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, to speak with one&#8217;s tongue in one&#8217;s cheek is to speak &#8220;insincerely or ironically&#8221;. This phrase dates back to 1748 when it was &#8220;cool&#8221; to show disdain or disrespect for someone by putting your tongue inside your cheek to make it stick out. While we rarely use [...]]]></description>
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