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		<title>iTECH: The Best Lane Boosts the Bottom Line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology Helps Carriers Determine Which Routes Will Maximize Their Profits &#160; By Mindy Long, Contributing Writer &#160; This article appears in the Aug./Sept. 2011 issue of iTECH, published in the Aug. 1 print edition of Transport Topics. It is online here.&#160; &#160; Trucking companies are finding that not all freight lanes are created equal financially. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Trucks Reach the Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But Battery-Powered Delivery Vehicles Face Hurdles to Achieving Mainstream Acceptance From Fleets &#160; By Mindy Long, Contributing Writer, Special to E&#38;MU &#160; This story appears in the May/June 2011 issue of Equipment &#38; Maintenance Update, a supplement to the May 16 print edition of Transport Topics. The story is online here.&#160; &#160; It appears that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Kid Favorite: Tails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Both of my kids love Tails by Matthew Van Fleet. Evan has been a fan of the book since he turned one and now Madelyn is following in his footsteps. She loves the hands-on textures and gets so excited when she gets the book all to herself. That, of course, only happens when Evan is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Favorite Quote: Erma Bombeck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the &#8216;good&#8217; living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waving Goodbye to Daddy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in my living room at 8:00 a.m. on a weekday, this is the view that you&#8217;ll see.&#160; These two little ones stand at the door, waving and watching intently until their daddy&#8217;s car is out of view. Evan usually calls Bryan back two or three times. &#34;Daddy, I just have one more thing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Me Out to the Ballgame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent a perfect afternoon taking in a Washington Nationals baseball game yesterday. I think I watched approximately five minutes of the game. I spent the rest of the time watching my kiddos and thinking about how lucky I am. It&#8217;s true. Even on my worst day, I could take a look at these photos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Favorite Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you read the Nie Nie Dialogues&#8212;a blog by Stephanie Nielson? I&#8217;m a fan. In case you don&#8217;t follow Stephanie, she is a mom, a blogger and a burn survivor. I find her totally inspiring. It could be because my nephew is a burn survivor. I witnessed with lots of love and tears the ups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Booking Up Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am in the process of filling up the days of our summer calendar&#8212;camps, vacation to visit the grandparents, swimming lessons, and on and on. But it occurred to me that I am forgetting to schedule some of the most important things on my summer&#8217;s to-do list. Before I forget, here they are: &#8211;Catch fireflies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic of Disney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.&#8221; &#8211; Walt Disney I am still reeling from the excitement of our Disney trip earlier this month. I love Disney and find the entire experience of stepping into a Disney theme park completely inspiring. It is a hustling and bustling testament [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mindylong.com/the-magic-of-disney/</link>
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		<title>A Fresh Start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Monday! I am excited to start a new week. Even though I&#8217;m sleep deprived and still sorting through how I am going to conquer my to-do list this week, I am looking forward to what Spring has to offer. Easter always marks a time of new beginnings and I am feeling completely inspired in [...]]]></description>
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