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		<title>MLK Day, Prejudice and Racism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day in the US where we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.  For those of you in other countries who may not be familiar with the legacy of MLK, there is a great lesson plan that you can read on the HP Teacher&#8217;s Exchange.  I&#8216;ve included the link [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering 9 &#8211; 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was Grandparent’s Day at my grandchildren’s school.  As I dressed to go spend my day with them, I deliberately chose a red blouse with USA emblazoned in sequins on the front.  Why the red blouse?  Why wear the sequined “USA” for an elementary school function? Because, today is September 11th.  It only seemed appropriate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New This Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s hoping that everyone successfully made the start of the new school year!   I’ve certainly seen a difference in the traffic on the lake (much less) as well as the road (ugh – need I say more?)! Here’s my news from the river this week….
“The Book!”
A Valentine for Miranda has been “launched” and I’m very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Disease &#8211; An Equal Opportunity Killer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States?   Did you know that one out of two women will die of heart related disease?  I didn’t but the statics certainly got my attention!  I’m writing a series of articles for Empowher on heart disease.  The information I’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTY720 (Fingolimod) &#8211; New Oral Medication for Multiple Sclerosis!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alamofire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news for Multiple Sclerosis patients just keeps getting better and better.  Another pharmaceutical company has joined the race to be first-to-market with a new oral medication for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.  Novartis AG is expected to apply for approval for it&#8217;s oral medication FTY720 (Fingolimod) before the end of the year.  Read the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations!  It&#8217;s a Book!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alamofire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for a CELEBRATION!  I have some really COOL, and MOST EXCELLENT news to share!
My very first children’s book, A Valentine for Miranda, has been released under the Alamofire Publishing imprint!   (Whoo hoo!!!  Claps!  Cheers!  Sighs of relief! Smiles!  Hugs!)  Yes, you heard me right.  I&#8217;ve given birth to an honest-to-goodness REAL book!
The book was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cladribine (Mylinax) &#8211; Oral Medication for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting choices in treatment options may be on the horizon for persons with Multiple Sclerosis.  For the first time ever, we are one step closer to an oral medication as a treatment option.  Merck Serono recently submitted a request to the European Medicines Agency for the approval of oral Cladribine for the treatment of Multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reinventing Mary!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alamofire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several have asked about my silence this month.  What have I been up to?  Where have I been?  Why am I so quiet?
Quite frankly, I&#8217;ve been pursuing a dream.  I&#8217;ve often been described as a &#8220;gifted&#8221; storyteller.  To me, there is nothing special in that.  I come from a long line of storytellers.  There is nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Acts of Discouragement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alamofire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There must have been something in the water.  Or, perhaps it was simply the overwhelming heat.  Regardless of the cause, last week was the week of discouragement.   Everyone I talked to was “blue.”  The reasons may have changed from person to person but result was the same.  They were discouraged.  
One of my girlfriends is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Fourth of July America &#8211; I Miss You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alamofire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is July 4th – our Independence Day.   As I write this post, I’m cooking fajitas, cutting up watermelon and waiting on the arrival of children and grandchildren to celebrate.  I love this country and this holiday.  My family immigrated to America in 1645.  I love the freedoms that we enjoy and am so grateful [...]]]></description>
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