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		<title>Hara, so you don&#8217;t fall down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hara, by Howe In ancient Japan, to say that someone ‘thinks with their head’ was an insult. Thinking was understood as something that came from a point in the belly: the Hara. You&#8217;ve heard of Hara Kiri (ritualistic suicide by stabbing one’s self in the gut). There are many other references to this special spot [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Howard&#8217;s new book is here!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Without further ado, I&#8217;d like to announce that my book &#8220;How to GET Great Service&#8221; is available on Amazon. Click the link below to read a free chapter, and maybe even purchase! How to GET Great Service]]></description>
		
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		<title>NLP &#038; Persuasion Video document</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Live in action at a one-day intensive training for the managers at EON-IS This session was unrehearsed and performed without a director, recorded with permission at the clients&#8217; premises in Prague. Click on the video to play and don&#8217;t worry if it&#8217;s too long; you can always click again later! More video to come:  Click [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Are Czechs getting even more polite?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The zebra path. What a hassle. But it's simple: Look for the zebra, walk over there. Look at the driver, wait for him to stop, and cross. If you're driving, it’s the place to stop and let other people cross. It is, after all, a two way street.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Former jobs you won’t find on my CV</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of some of the other jobs I've done over the years. Each experience has been educational, some more remarkably than others...]]></description>
		
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		<title>News from China 2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I was at a government business lunch -- it had nothing to do with my business but they invited me anyway; they like to measure my progress in the local Hainanese dialect. On the menu this time were bee larvae and turtle meat...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>News from China 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Every morning I maneuver my electric scooter through traffic for a 20-minute death ride. By the time I get to campus, my adrenaline is pumped in anticipation for the day ahead."]]></description>
		
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		<title>6 Bad Habits to Ruin Your Relationships</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows how to improve our relationships: rapport, goodwill, honesty and EQ. You know what to do. Now, here are 6 things that you should not do! In addition you will see the best way to react when someone else is guilty of these. Read on...]]></description>
		
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