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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-96537211774836100?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/96537211774836100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/96537211774836100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/4-best-and-3-worst-sweeteners-to-have.html' title='The 4 Best, and 3 Worst, Sweeteners to Have in Your Kitchen'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-8620989589169606850</id><published>2011-09-26T08:03:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T08:03:00.153-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BBB Launches Scam Resource for Consumers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.enewsbuilder.net/dallasbbb/e_article002176450.cfm?x=bjPTbBL,bfvQF5ww"&gt;http://www.enewsbuilder.net/dallasbbb/e_article002176450.cfm?x=bjPTbBL,bfvQF5ww&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-8620989589169606850?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8620989589169606850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8620989589169606850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/bbb-launches-scam-resource-for.html' title='BBB Launches Scam Resource for Consumers'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-8164630411780363467</id><published>2011-09-23T08:04:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-23T08:04:00.844-05:00</updated><title type='text'>White Lies and Worse</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/white-lies-and-worse/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/white-lies-and-worse/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-8164630411780363467?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8164630411780363467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8164630411780363467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-lies-and-worse.html' title='White Lies and Worse'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-7721951342964152222</id><published>2011-09-21T08:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-21T08:02:00.477-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Was Pat Robertson Right?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/was-pat-robertson-right/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/was-pat-robertson-right/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-7721951342964152222?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/7721951342964152222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-6739851830001966608?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/6739851830001966608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/6739851830001966608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/who-needs-will.html' title='Who Needs a Will?'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-3229342228322681130</id><published>2011-09-19T08:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-19T08:01:00.792-05:00</updated><title type='text'>When It’s Time to Hit the Road</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/when-its-time-to-hit-the-road/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/when-its-time-to-hit-the-road/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-3229342228322681130?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/3229342228322681130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/3229342228322681130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-its-time-to-hit-road.html' title='When It’s Time to Hit the Road'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-8669933868481859597</id><published>2011-09-16T08:00:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T16:31:58.007-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Eavesdropping on the Nursing Home Staff</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/eavesdropping-on-the-nursing-home-staff/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/eavesdropping-on-the-nursing-home-staff/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-8669933868481859597?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8669933868481859597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8669933868481859597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/eavesdropping-on-nursing-home-staff_16.html' title='Eavesdropping on the Nursing Home Staff'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-4464659039045304353</id><published>2011-09-14T08:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-14T08:01:00.307-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Squirt of Insulin May Delay Alzheimer’s</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/health/research/13alzheimers.html?_r=1"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/health/research/13alzheimers.html?_r=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-4464659039045304353?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/4464659039045304353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/a-big-risk-in-the-health-care-handoff/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/a-big-risk-in-the-health-care-handoff/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-3468522301837815100?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/3468522301837815100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/3468522301837815100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/big-risk-in-health-care-handoff.html' title='A Big Risk in the Health Care Handoff'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-3104159007645314030</id><published>2011-09-09T08:03:00.020-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-09T08:03:00.108-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A "Keeper" added to A Softer Place Book Store!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://astore.amazon.com/asofterplace-20/detail/0307719111"&gt;http://astore.amazon.com/asofterplace-20/detail/0307719111&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See Paula Span's NY Times review of this award-winning book:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/the-caregivers-bookshelf-a-keeper/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/the-caregivers-bookshelf-a-keeper/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-1003956374648535330</id><published>2011-09-09T08:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-09T08:02:00.531-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: A Doctor’s Decline</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/the-caregivers-bookshelf-a-doctors-decline/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/the-caregivers-bookshelf-a-doctors-decline/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-1003956374648535330?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/1003956374648535330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/1003956374648535330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/caregivers-bookshelf-doctors-decline.html' title='The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: A Doctor’s Decline'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-2847883284968727381</id><published>2011-09-07T08:03:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-07T08:03:00.771-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Helping Hand, Paid on Commission</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/a-helping-hand-paid-on-commission/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/a-helping-hand-paid-on-commission/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-2847883284968727381?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/2847883284968727381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/2847883284968727381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asofterplace.blogspot.com/2011/09/helping-hand-paid-on-commission.html' title='A Helping Hand, Paid on Commission'/><author><name>A Softer Place</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qn1s9IzYQ8A/SuoNrJ0t6cI/AAAAAAAAABA/D17ALDQzaqU/S220/asp.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639144949695378006.post-8399042190919160421</id><published>2011-09-05T08:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T16:28:52.927-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lipitor, Available to Anyone</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/lipitor-available-to-anyone/"&gt;http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/lipitor-available-to-anyone/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6639144949695378006-8399042190919160421?l=asofterplace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6639144949695378006/posts/default/8399042190919160421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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