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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…we
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let's <i>be</i> bridges</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You're going on a quest for</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> a continual</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> flow of 24/7 energy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You're gonna get some ‘<b>dunamis</b>’!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You recently read that <i>d</i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>unamis</i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is the
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It can be translated in two ways: as</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘</span><b style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">dynamite</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’ or ‘</span><b style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">dynamo</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Both
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But <i>you're</i> drawn to <i>‘dynamo’</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Meaning: <b>“One who possesses a constant flow of power/energy/ability.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So you've decided to get some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You're gonna name it, claim it and pray it into reality.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By doing what's necessary to stay current, sharp, focused and determined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So you can be especially productive with your new superhuman strength.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm coming too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I was growing-up - my mother had a real bee in her bonnet about posture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if she caught me walking with even a hint of a slump - I'd get a
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She'd say: "Deborah - throw those shoulders back and stick your
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd respond: "I would, if I had a chest to stick out."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She'd shoot back: "Then pretend you do!"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Ha! Pretend I do? This should be interesting. But I did it,
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So to this day I'm mindful of how important my posture is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not just my physical stance - but my particular approach and attitude
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As an example, the way I choose to conduct myself as a small business
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I position myself in a non-threatening, positive and helpful way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(...the friendly, "I could be your solution" stance.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the kind of proper posture I'm all about now.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">We also have <i>psychological blind spots</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">And they can be quite troublesome.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our egos tend to blind us to these pesky spots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"> ...through electronic communication.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">And we
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;"> …through being in community with each other,
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">It's what I call <i>electronic serendipity.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">(But I think it's actually known as 'SerenDipfy'!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They were easy and they were fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And although I outgrew these particular puzzles- they taught me something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a person, friend, colleague </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And we
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">...with all the 24/7 data we're inundated with now, it's a great way to pull a picture into view.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It wasn't that long ago when most people worked outside the home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now many of us are running small businesses <i>from</i> our home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> We're the solopreneurs of today!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We love our daily routines.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We're quite used to the way we do things.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And truth be told - we're comforted by this. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But we know it's easy to become too accustomed to our habits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So we realise how important it is to break our regime when needs be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>So we can stretch our creative selves!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>“If you insist on doing things the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We make
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">…we "box" them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So I've decided to try and upgrade to an even better version of my professional self.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yep, I’m
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…communicative, confident, credible, consistent, clever and courageous.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And <i>now</i>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Time</i>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Time is out to</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> prove itself constant, regardless of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And it continually reveals how cavalier we are about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />When ever your official summer starts...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It gives one pause - doesn't it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So –</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">are we who we say we are</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">or seem to be?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We can <i>stir things up </i><b>or</b> we can <i><b>stir one another up</b></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One is
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You can
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Actually,
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(…attack
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
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<br />Debby Barnes' Sunday SideLineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216073495419071532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284650831300033426.post-20355469616789711102015-05-24T15:31:00.001+01:002015-05-24T15:31:23.064+01:00Invisible Nudges<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Those
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">...one
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">- what
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don’t
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I usually go and act like all
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They
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‘They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh…’ Psalms 92:14 NIV)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Like most, when I think about <b><i>monotony</i></b> -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think about the tedious moments that make-up each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One’s routine, custom, pattern or habit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The stuff we consider –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…unexciting,
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The daily grind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But if we flip it, we realize -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ...positive patterns provide predictability that allow us comfort, control and
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And if
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(* serving with kindness, gratitude and honourable intent)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And every day matters more than the one before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After all, we've only got one wonderfully monotonous but meaningful life to live!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…do you
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One that
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…of
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With a
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What kind of an Audio-Visual
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I value you + your views, so let's communicate!</span></div>
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