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		<title>Slacktivism is running rampant</title>
		<link>http://tportis.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/slacktivism-is-running-rampant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many organizations are jumping on the slacktivism bandwagon. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism
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		<title>Healthcare Reform: A Balanced Viewpoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sure we have all seen the videos circulating about the town halls and the amount of passion, anger and unrest evident there. It seems that Senator Arlen Specter is featured a lot for some reason.  I have had the opportunity to meet the Senator and think he is a really nice guy.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=137&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overlooked strategies to a successful blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife Denise has reached at least the first tier of a having a successful blog at www.hearingelmo.com
She recently accepted an invitation from WellSphere to be part of their extensive network, and regularly exceeds 1,000 readers each week. She is now considered one of the top health bloggers in the country. This is “rare air” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=134&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news that comes to us month after month of hundreds of thousands of people losing their jobs is staggering. The numbers are so large it is almost impossible to comprehend the impact. We quickly think about money problems, repossessed cars and foreclosed homes as a potential impact for families who are impacted. Indeed, it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=132&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three words I am tired of hearing and reading&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know other people have written their version of “most overused words,” but I thought I would put in my own.
1.	“In this economy…” is used in almost every report or story that has to do with finances. Almost every workshop or conference has these words in the description.
2.	“24/7…” is used in the place of “frequently” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=126&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should get a degree in psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently recommend that people seriously consider getting an undergraduate or graduate degree in psychology. Some people believe a degree in psychology means a career in psychotherapy, which is not the case at all. In fact, most people with a degree in psychology do not spend their days providing counseling services. The settings for people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=121&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Sense of Dread</title>
		<link>http://tportis.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/a-sense-of-dread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things we have trouble seeing is the cumulative effects of pretty much anything in our lives. It is usually not doing something for one hour, or one day or even a few weeks that has significant impacts on our lives, it is what we do or face day after day after day.
One [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=120&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Lion at Judiciary Square</title>
		<link>http://tportis.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/the-lion-at-judiciary-square/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Portis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC has a lot of memorials that most people do not know about. Family and friends help keep them from being forgotten. On my way to a meeting near Judiciary Square this morning I stopped by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and took this picture.


	
The writing says: &#8220;It is not how these officers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=114&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You are where you are in life…</title>
		<link>http://tportis.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/you-are-where-you-are-in-life%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the commonalities I see in working with students who are 18 or who are 50 involves &#8220;decisions.&#8221; There are those who accept that where they are in life and where they are going is primarily a result of choices and decisions they have made (and continue to make). On the other hand, there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=110&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;But we have no choice&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://tportis.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/but-we-have-no-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the massive bailout bill failed in the House, everyone is watching to see what will happen next. Are we going to be standing is soup lines, or are things not going to be as dire as predicted? No one really knows.
The thing that continues to catch my attention is &#8220;we have to do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tportis.wordpress.com&blog=631334&post=101&subd=tportis&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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