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		<title>Why are some businesses thriving in these uncertain times?  (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does this story from the owner of a small CPA from sound familiar? 5 new Clients. In the last 30 days. There are a half-dozen more prospective Clients scheduled for initial consults.  With a big smile, eyes beaming, this excited CPA shared these numbers &#8211; yesterday.  Music to my ears in this economy!! How did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=242&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Rodeo&#8217;s Getting Rougher&#8230;Foreclosures Jump!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreclosures spiked up during the first quarter of 2010.  California accounted for nearly 25% of all foreclosures, according to Yahoo! Finance.   California&#8217;s statewide 90-day moratorium on foreclosures pushed many into 2010.  If that&#8217;s the main driver there should be a similar rate (1 in 62 properties) or even an increase during the second quarter.  Nationwide, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=234&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Power Branding:  4,121,233 Views In 3 Days!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Will It Blend?&#8221;  That phrase and frequent video demonstrations put Blendtec on the Internet&#8217;s viral map.  Why?  Their current use of Apple&#8217;s massively publicized iPad introduction clearly answers that question.  Blentec has racked up more than 4 million views in 3 days  with their latest must see video: The iPad: Will It Blend?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=231&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2010&#8230;Here we go!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riding in a rodeo provides a fantastic analogy for the launch of this new decade.  I feel bruised from last year&#8217;s wild ride.  How about you?  Yet, the experience has provided valuable learning opportunities which have resulted in new insights.  So, as last year&#8217;s bruises continue to heal it&#8217;s not as daunting to get back into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=222&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Attitude Is Our Biggest Asset&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or our greatest liability!  Good news: It&#8217;s up to us!  We can decide which it&#8217;ll be &#8211; Asset or liability? We certainly live in interesting times.  The economy.  Terrorism.  Fill in the ____________!  What&#8217;s your most disturbing concern?  Don&#8217;t say it out loud.  Reflect on it for a moment.  How does it affect your attitude?  Your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=206&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Returning Soon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jointhefray.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/returning-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.to blogging!  I&#8217;ve been out with the flu and pneumonia.  I&#8217;ll be posting on a regular basis again very soon.  Thanks for your patience!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=201&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Time For Analogies, Not &#8220;How-To&#8221; Manuals</title>
		<link>http://jointhefray.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/a-time-for-analogies-not-how-to-manuals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Godin&#8217;s recent blog post, &#8220;Learning By Analogy,&#8221; provides an excellent insight for finding a path through the current economic environment.  Analogies and lateral thinking can yield innovative, lower risk innovations &#8211; and a powerful way to move forward when everyone around you&#8217;s treading water.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=194&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie &amp; Freddie: Clean-up or Cover-up?</title>
		<link>http://jointhefray.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/fannie-freddie-clean-up-or-cover-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huffington Post called attention to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac firing their Inspector General.  Fannie posted a loss of nearly $19 billion last quarter &#8211; that&#8217;s a lot of money to lose in 3 months &#8211; and more than a 26% quarter-to-quarter increase.  The Federal Treasury has been asked for another $15 billion to cover continuing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=191&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Heading Over 12%?</title>
		<link>http://jointhefray.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/unemployment-heading-over-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters reports &#8220;12 reasons unemployment is going to (at least) 12 percent&#8221; with an ominously compelling argument.  A key point to this analysis &#8211; unemployment increases after recessions end &#8211; focuses on historical trends for prior recessions.  After the last two recessions, unemployment continued to rise for more than a year after the technical end of the recessions.  Given the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=188&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SEMPER FI!  Happy Birthday, U.S. Marine Corps!!</title>
		<link>http://jointhefray.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/semper-fi-happy-birthday-u-s-marine-corps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Wolfe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serving with distinction since November 11th, 1775 -  THANK YOU MARINES!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jointhefray.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6363934&amp;post=182&amp;subd=jointhefray&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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