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		<title>Under Armour Bite Tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you Dr. John for my Bite Tech Performance Mouthwear! (That&#8217;s a mouthful &#8211; pun intended) I haven&#8217;t been writing all summer because I&#8217;ve been running. I&#8217;m training for the Hartford 1/2 Marathon in October and have been busy hitting the pavement. Today I got what has been described by other athletes as a secret [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1166&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping at Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent the end of last week at the 3D Summit in Boston. Throughout the course there was one word that kept popping up &#8211; Confidence. Definition: The state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. The question [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1152&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Change the Filter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A filter, simply put, is anything that changes what comes through the other side. We use filters in our water to remove impurities. We use a filter on a camera lens to control the way light appears. We have filters imbedded in ourselves, too. You probably don’t realize you’ve got one. Maybe several. It may [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1149&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What about Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 10:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dental Marketing: Why It’s Getting Big This is a guest post by Yodle, a leader in local online advertising, the fastest growing locally based online media company in the U.S. (according to Borrell Associates), and co-author of the recently published Local Online Advertising for Dummies. What challenges do dentists face in the age of Internet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1144&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Graduated, Now What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a post this morning about giving advice to new graduates who are entering the business world. The advice offered said that just because you graduated, doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you know anything. You are full of potential, but you are just beginning your education. In other words, settle down with your fancy book learning. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1133&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>250,000 MILEStone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few weeks I&#8217;ve been watching my odometer turn it&#8217;s way towards 250,000 miles. I&#8217;ve been getting sentimental about it since I&#8217;ve never had a car last that long. I originally bought it because the CEREC could fit standing up in the back. I carried that baby all over the place and had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1115&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4 Areas of Focus for the Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are the owner, a team leader, the office manager, or any other position where you have some influence, there are 4 areas you should be spending up to 85% of your time (FYI 72% of statistics are made up on the spot).  Putting these 4 areas together can help build a strong team [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1067&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Insider’s Guide to Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Siobhain Meacham. Siobhain is one of our fabulous customer service representatives at our branch office in Rocky HIll, CT. I asked Siobhain to tell us a little bit about how to get the most out of your next call to her department. ____________________________ My co-workers and I were chatting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1059&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oh So Close</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately the word &#8220;goal&#8221; has been showing up a little more in my vocabulary. I&#8217;ve seen a couple of presentations now on setting goals, and following through on them. But have you ever thought about your failed goals? You know&#8230;the ones you set out to accomplish, but for one reason or another they&#8217;re not completely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1047&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Steps to Overcoming a Setback</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McGongial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I tweaked my knee during a game in my adult co-ed rec soccer league. Like David Beckham, I was hoping to use this season as a launching pad to South Africa this summer, but unfortunately I too will be left off the roster. The past few weeks I have been so excited about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openwideblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10087724&amp;post=1025&amp;subd=openwideblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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