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		<title>Abuse of Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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&#8220;The misuse of the arcane process of reconciliation&#8212;a process intended  for deficit reduction&#8212;to enact substantive policy changes is an  undemocratic disservice to our people and to the Senate&#8217;s institutional  role,&#8221; Democratic Senator &#8211; Robert Byrd

Wall Street Journal has an opinion column up this morning talking about the use of reconcilliation to ram [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HELP&#8230; Success is Killing my Business!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever pulled your brain together long enough to formulate this thought? It came for me after I landed a couple of large clients that suddenly made up over 75% of my revenue... potentially.

As a fledgling start-up, getting a couple big fish so early in the game was almost intoxicating. Using their names in circles of related businesses opened quite a few doors. Things were really looking promising. As we began to bring on these customers, it was apparent that we were going to bring on additional staff and take down some extra office space.

This is where things began to get shaky...]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting the Idea of a New Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just had a great talk this morning with the US Director of this amazing organization that is actually doing something about the AIDS orphan crisis in Africa. There's a verse in the Bible that talks about people "of whom the world was not worthy". ]]></description>
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		<title>Delta grants a do-over!</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/delta-grants-a-do-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally... a no hassle airline experience!]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time to Stand for Truth &amp; Life!</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/its-time-to-stand-for-truth-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The truth about the Planned Parenthood agenda. Join a peaceful march tomorrow to take a stand against this organization's war on the black and Hispanic culture!]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's amazing to me that 2010 is already here... '09 was such a blur. This time last year, I was "employed"... now I have 9 employees! I am living the life I have dreamed of for a long time. I have long ago learned that the best way to make the most of every minute is to embrace a life of gratitude...
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		<title>3 Steps to Overcome Twitter Burnout</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/3-steps-to-overcome-twitter-burnout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, even when you know all the rules that you're supposed to follow... you still find yourself trapped by the tyranny of the urgent. Next thing you know, days (maybe even weeks) slips by without an update. It feels to overwhelming to get back in the fray...]]></description>
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		<title>A Rock Star Spouting Solid Business Stats</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chester french]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at ReadWriteWeb have a pretty great post about how the band, Chester French, has used the Force.com space to develop an application to build a relationship with their fans. If you haven't heard, the record business is desperately trying to find a way to save it's proverbial ace (arse if you're Scottish). Reason being that it buried it's head in the sand for a little too long, as iTunes took a nearly irrevocable market share.]]></description>
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		<title>BEWARE: Don&#8217;t Mess w/ the ProAdvisors</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/beware-dont-mess-w-the-proadvisors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened... One of my employees has spent a ton of time going thru the certification process to become a Certified Pro Advisor on Quickbooks. Just this week, she completed the process, and as any good boss should be... I am totally excited about this major accomplishment, and posted a congratulatory post on our Corporate blog as quickly as I could type. I]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding and Navigating the Information Highway via Web 2.0</title>
		<link>http://topherthoughts.com/understanding-and-navigating-the-information-highway-via-web-2-0/</link>
		<comments>http://topherthoughts.com/understanding-and-navigating-the-information-highway-via-web-2-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Topher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding and Navigating the Information Highway via Web 2.0
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