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	<title>America: Laid Off &#187; Hope</title>
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	<description>Layoff trends in America</description>
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		<title>Daily Show Clip</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freelance writing and editing jobs at Go Freelance. Join today for only $7.00. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon &#8211; Thurs 11p / 10c]]></description>
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		<title>Simplify Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RCN&#8217;s remote control has 59 buttons.  Comcast&#8217;s has 53.  They are designed to be &#8220;Universal&#8221; remote controls, but frankly are pretty antiquated as far as Universal Remotes go.  So, there are a lot of useless buttons on the remote control.  Well, useless to me anyway.  Why do I even have cable?  AT&#38;T U-verse keeps hounding <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/simplify-your-life'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Searching for jobs is much easier these days with sites like monster.com, dice.com, and so on. Compared to having to buy a newspaper, go through the classifieds, circle, call, and snail mail, you can search for and apply to many jobs in a matter of minutes. So what are you doing with the rest of <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/volunteering'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Killer Inside Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I caught a glimpse of Jessica Alba at the &#8220;The Killer Inside Me&#8221; premier at the Tribeca Film Festival and was surprised at how normal she looked.  Had she not been surrounded by lights, cameras, and paparazzi, I may not have noticed her. It&#8217;s easy to look at a company or a person and immediately <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/the-killer-inside-me'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hump Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday is called &#8220;Hump Day&#8221; because it&#8217;s the middle of the work week and you&#8217;re getting over the &#8220;hump&#8221; heading down the easy side of the slope into the weekend. Point taken. But what if I love my job?  People who enjoy what they do everyday don&#8217;t necessarily even have a &#8220;hump day&#8221;.  Others hate <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/hump-day'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where are you going?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have to have a goal in order to reach it. Share the love]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes you have to look harder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ctrl+a]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to look a bit harder than you usually do to find what you&#8217;re looking for.  You found this, obviously, now deconstruct how you ended up here.  What steps did you take?  Can you repeat those steps in your search for a job? Share the love]]></description>
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		<title>Just Breathe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your life seems like it&#8217;s been turned upside down, stop. Breathe. Just breathe. Making any important decisions at this point is not a good idea. Cry. Scream. Laugh hysterically. Breathe. Now, what needs to be done in the next five minutes? Go take care of that and that only. Breathe. Share the love]]></description>
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		<title>Change your POV</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By getting out of your comfort zone you will gain a  new perspective.  That perspective may just change the way you think which will in turn change the way you act.  Changing your point of view about anything is a good exercise. Try and see your performance at work from someone else&#8217;s point of view.  <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/change-your-pov'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Daddy, why don&#8217;t you have a job?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjoseff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Despair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is having a hard time understanding why I don&#8217;t work where I used to anymore. Explaining how you got laid off is difficult enough to do with adults, much less an eleven year old. Here are some bits of advice: Be honest &#8211; tell your child what happened at their level.  Maybe use <a href='http://www.americalaidoff.com/daddy-why-dont-you-have-a-job'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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