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		<title>Grants for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s a New Year, and a good time to go out on a limb with some cosmic observations about grants for 2012.
Even if you haven&#8217;t been affected personally, as so many people have, you know the economy has been in trouble the last three years.  Interest rates have been down, and in the world of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change and Grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot lately about grief.
Some grief is acute, such as the devastating loss we feel during those first couple of years following the death of someone close to us, or after we&#8217;ve been abandoned by a spouse or lover.  But life is also full of grief over smaller losses, and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Week&#8217;s Election</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/last-weeks-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s taken me a few days to write this blog post, perhaps because I’m still putting my own thoughts and reactions into perspective.  We knew this was going to be an historic election: Americans would elect either a Black man for President, or a woman for Vice-President.  I was excited and proud, either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real America</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/happy-4th-of-july/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Real America&#8230;.  What does that mean to you?
For those of us who are Americans, and even for those who aren&#8217;t from the U.S., the phrase is filled with meaning.
My father was a Texan, and my mother Canadian.  Both countries are in my heart, but I am an American.
Here&#8217;s what &#8220;The Real America&#8221; means to me:
Reverence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An American Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 20:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several readers have asked me to republish an article I wrote on my old blog a few months ago.  Here it is:
Some Personal Thoughts on MLK Day
As you may know, I&#8217;m part of an ethnically blended family. Two of my siblings are adopted and Hispanic, and one of my sisters-in-law was Korean. My husband is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroes Come in All Kinds of Packages</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/heroes-come-in-all-kinds-of-packages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grants for Organizations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago a nun living in Rome took my Grants Training Class. Her name is Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, and one of her jobs is finding grants for the projects undertaken by her order, the Sisters of St. Filippini. They work in the poorest areas of the world, providing education, healthcare, and nutrition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing the Charts on Amazon</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/climbing-the-charts-on-amazon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Internet Cash Machine, The Insiders&#8217; Guide to Making Big Money, Fast! is now available on Amazon, and it will be in bookstores within the next few days.  Co-author Joe Vitale and I will be doing a big launch of the book on Tuesday, January 15.  Be sure to order on the 15th, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Trees Around the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something mesmerizing about a Christmas tree.
I love to just sit in the dark and enjoy the lights on our tree.  It&#8217;s covered in memories, ornaments (many much the worse for wear) made over the years by my children and grandchildren, or chosen to remind us of special occasions or beloved pets.
After Dempsey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Could This Be Good?</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/how-could-this-be-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, I&#8217;m in the process of setting up the membership site for  www.YourInternetCashMachine.com.
(That&#8217;s also the name of my new book with Joe Vitale, due out in January.  If you haven&#8217;t yet done so, head over to the site and download the Free Sampler e-Book.)
New projects require new capabilities, so three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>http://grantmerich.com/blog/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Wheeler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the U.S. it&#8217;s Thanksgiving, a national holiday dedicated to giving thanks.
I don&#8217;t know about you, but lately I&#8217;ve been watching too much news, and worrying too much about the war, and the environment, and the Sudan.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong.  I believe in being a concerned citizen, and I vote and [...]]]></description>
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