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		<title>A Time-Honored Gift Children Love</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[     The gift-giving season is approaching. It can be difficult for absent relatives to remember the last gift they sent to their grandchild, nephew, or niece. A creative way to maintain the gift list and to deepen relationships is to give a book series, one book at a time. That grandchild, nephew, or niece will [...]<p><a href="http://www.tedfind.com/2011/11/02/a-time-honored-gift-children-love/">A Time-Honored Gift Children Love</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.tedfind.com">TedFind</a></p>



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<p>     The gift-giving season is approaching. It can be difficult for absent relatives to remember the last gift they sent to their grandchild, nephew, or niece. A creative way to maintain the gift list and to deepen relationships is to give a book series, one book at a time. That grandchild, nephew, or niece will anticipate each addition to the series with excitement. Too, it will eliminate giving the same gift two years in a row. If the child is too young to specify a coveted book series, begin with a classic book series, such as Beatrice Potter&#8217;s <em>Tales of Peter Rabbit</em>. Traditional tales assist absent relatives to bridge the miles between themselves and their special grandchild, nephew, or niece.<br />
    Giving a child a book series opens dialogue between absent relatives and their loved ones. A good way to start a conversation with a child is to read the same books they read. Many <a href="http://www.azed.gov/charter-schools/">Charter-school parents</a> read the literature selections their children read each semester. It creates an opportunity for parents to deepen their relationship with their children and it broadens family dinner conversations. Absent grandparents as well as aunts and uncles can participate in the conversation by giving their grandchild, nephew, or niece a book series.<br />
   A grandchild may enjoy a fashionable gift such as can be found at such sites as <a href="http://www.fashionrocks.com/">http://www.fashionrocks.com/</a> , but lasting gifts are interactive gifts. Giving a child a book series causes them to anticipate each new interaction with their absent relatives. Homeschool mothers are known to give their sons and daughters fewer <a href="http://www.fashionrocks.com/shop/womens/juicy-couture">juicy couture accessories</a> and more books. These mothers give their children at least one book a year from a series they either read as a child or researched online. <em>The Narnia Series</em>, <em>Nancy Drew</em>, or the <em>Hardy Boys </em>are a few age-appropriate series. Sometimes family children&#8217;s books are stored for years. Dusting these inherited volumes off can save money for visits and add to the delight a child feels as they open gifts from an absent relative.<br />
    Simple gifts are often the gifts that are remembered with fondness. This gift-giving season there are several affordable options for absent relatives to choose from. One of these options is a book series. Book series, given one book at a time, heighten the dialogue possibilities grandparents, as well as aunts and uncles, crave. <a href="http://www.angeltree.org/angeltreehome">Angel Tree</a> notes the difference a simple gift, such as a book, can make in a child&#8217;s life. Absent relatives can experience the same success an Angel Tree parent feels by giving a gift that bridges the miles.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of Role Models</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Role models are an important part of life and people shouldn&#8217;t leave behind role models just because they grow up and get busy with work. Everyone should have several role models at every stage of their life. These will likely change as a person grows and evolves. The person or character that you idolize at [...]<p><a href="http://www.tedfind.com/2010/11/18/the-importance-of-role-models/">The Importance of Role Models</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.tedfind.com">TedFind</a></p>



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<p>Role models are an important part of life and people shouldn&#8217;t leave behind   <a href='http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Someone_Watching_You/'>role models</a>   just because they grow up and get busy with work. Everyone should have several role models at every stage of their life. These will likely change as a person grows and evolves. The person or character that you idolize at age 5 is going to be very different than the one you admire at 30 or 40.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t currently have a role model in mind, take some time to think about the people you admire and seek to emulate. Maybe there&#8217;s a mentor or a business leader that you have unconsciously put in the position of a role model. If you can figure out what it is about them that you admire and what you can learn from their example you can turn them into a conscious role model &#8212; a standard to attempt to achieve. More importantly, you can take steps to honor those qualities in a visible way, because calling attention to them will help you incorporate them more fully into your daily life. </p>
<p>Figure out imaginative ways to mimic your role model. Maybe you can put on a   <a href='http://www.thecostumegallery.com/beatles-costumes.htm'>Beatles Costumes</a>   for Halloween or wear the same perfume as Oprah. Surround yourself with biographies, quotes, and photos of your role models and study the way they walk through the world so that you can better understand yourself. That, after all, is the true purpose of a role model, to help you know yourself and where you&#8217;re going.</p>
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		<title>A Life Strategy When Personal Injury Happens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a life strategy is an important way to order one&#8217;s goals, and to put priorities in their proper order. It helps to understand where one is, and where one might be going, in order to function in the world as an effective person. It&#8217;s just as important, however, to have some flexibility, for the [...]<p><a href="http://www.tedfind.com/2010/08/17/a-life-strategy-when-personal-injury-happens/">A Life Strategy When Personal Injury Happens</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.tedfind.com">TedFind</a></p>



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<p>Having a   <a href='http://www.drphil.com/articles/category/2'>life strategy</a>   is an important way to order one&#8217;s goals, and to put priorities in their proper order. It helps to understand where one is, and where one might be going, in order to function in the world as an effective person. It&#8217;s just as important, however, to have some flexibility, for the times when goals and strategies go by the wayside because of emergencies. </p>
<p>Being flexible, especially in relation to one&#8217;s most important personal goals, is never easy. But it is a life skill that can be as useful as any other strategy, and being able to cope is part of survival. Everyone has moments where unexpected events will put plans on hold. Here, it can be an essential part of any life strategy to be willing to ask for help. Sickness and injury are both times when it&#8217;s essential to lay the immediate goals aside, and focus on what&#8217;s necessary. Having a community of support is always a good idea, and these are the times that do demonstrate why. For sickness, friends and family are able to fulfill a very valuable role. For injury, the right   <a href='http://www.gurfeindouglas.com/our-cases'>New York City personal injury lawyer</a>   can fulfill the function of watching over the more tedious parts of a life strategy, so the loved ones can focus on helping the injured party to heal.</p>
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		<title>Misspelling &quot;Tatto Machines&quot; Yields Great SERP</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was looking online for wholesale tattoo supplies when I accidentally typed in &#34;tatto machines&#34; instead of &#34;tattoo machines.&#34; I ended up finding some really good results for the misspelled query. This got me to thinking about all of the things people must misspell when they are doing searches on the Internet. I bet &#34;effect&#34; [...]<p><a href="http://www.tedfind.com/2008/06/12/misspelling-tatto-machines-yields-great-serp/">Misspelling &quot;Tatto Machines&quot; Yields Great SERP</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.tedfind.com">TedFind</a></p>



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<p>I was looking online for <a href="http://www.superiortattoo.com/category.aspx?categoryID=187">wholesale tattoo supplies</a> when I accidentally typed in &quot;<a href="http://www.superiortattoo.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=5084">tatto machines</a>&quot; instead of &quot;tattoo machines.&quot; I ended up finding some really good <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SERP">results</a> for the misspelled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query">query</a>. This got me to thinking about all of the things people must misspell when they are doing searches on the Internet. I bet &quot;effect&quot; and &quot;affect&quot; are switched all of the time, along with &quot;<a href="http://www.superiortattoo.com/">tatto supplies</a>&quot; instead of &quot;tattoo supplies.&quot;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve even heard that <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> has tons of stuff that were typed in wrong so the bidding is really low. I think that I need to check this out for myself. But back to my point, it just amazes me how I misspelled one word and I got to a site that ends up ranking well for when it&#8217;s spelled correctly. I&#8217;ll have to purposefully misspell words in the future to see what comes up. There are words like &quot;tattoo&quot; that people misspell more than other words and it will be interesting to see what comes up.</p>
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