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    <subtitle>Alexander Avila, PhD, is a respected college professor, national media celebrity and speaker and the author of LoveTypes: Discover Your Romantic Style and Find Your Soul Mate (Avon Books, 1999). Over 24 million Internet users have used Dr. Avila&apos;s LoveType system to find their soul mates. Featured on numerous national and international media outlets, Dr. Avila is the creator of the new personal transformation reality TV show, The Invincible You. His mission is to teach individuals how to connect with each other and create lasting and uplifting relationships. For your free LoveType quiz, go to www.lovetypes.com.</subtitle>
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    <title>The Invincible You:  Lesson 1:  The Key To Riches: The Art of Reversal </title>
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    <published>2011-12-06T19:07:24Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-11T02:46:23Z</updated>

    <summary>In these especially difficult financial times, money is a big issue for a lot of people.  No matter how much we make, it seems that we just don&apos;t have enough to go around.  </summary>
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        In these especially difficult financial times, money is a big issue for a lot of people.  No matter how much we make, it seems that we just don&apos;t have enough to go around.  
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    <title>Why Everything You Know About Happiness Is All Wrong: New Lessons From The Field of Positive Psychology  </title>
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    <published>2011-09-05T20:21:01Z</published>
    <updated>2011-09-08T17:16:05Z</updated>

    <summary>With this new focus on finding, and enhancing, our positive psychological traits, we are no longer stuck in that &quot;poor me&quot; mentality that tells us we will never improve our mental or psychological states of mind. Positive Psychology teaches us that we have the ability to truly foster our greatness, or, as I call it, &quot;our invincibility&quot;--to be the best, healthiest, most successful, and happiest people we can possibly be on earth. </summary>
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        With this new focus on finding, and enhancing, our positive psychological traits, we are no longer stuck in that &quot;poor me&quot; mentality that tells us we will never improve our mental or psychological states of mind. Positive Psychology teaches us that we have the ability to truly foster our greatness, or, as I call it, &quot;our invincibility&quot;--to be the best, healthiest, most successful, and happiest people we can possibly be on earth. 
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    <title>Emotional Invincibility: How To Build a Reservoir of Strength, Health and Wealth</title>
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    <published>2011-06-17T20:31:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-21T12:36:00Z</updated>

    <summary>Now, there&apos;s a simple, research-proven way to build a long-lasting and long-term sense of emotional and physical well-being. It boils down to a simple formula.</summary>
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        Now, there&apos;s a simple, research-proven way to build a long-lasting and long-term sense of emotional and physical well-being. It boils down to a simple formula.
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<entry>
    <title>The 7 Secrets to A Wonderful Marriage</title>
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    <published>2011-05-01T20:03:07Z</published>
    <updated>2011-05-03T13:26:43Z</updated>

    <summary>He has discovered 7 simple rules, based on his longstanding research with married couples, that can help husbands and wives stay together.</summary>
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        He has discovered 7 simple rules, based on his longstanding research with married couples, that can help husbands and wives stay together.
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<entry>
    <title>Health Don&apos;t Mean A Thing Till We Ain&apos;t Got Our Spring</title>
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    <published>2011-03-09T21:15:04Z</published>
    <updated>2011-03-10T14:00:29Z</updated>

    <summary>As I&apos;m sitting here with a mean ear infection and a nasty chronic flu, with my entire face feeling like a stuffed up house of horrors, I ask the questions: Why is health only important when we lose it?   Why do we only realize the importance of being healthy when we are sick? </summary>
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        As I&apos;m sitting here with a mean ear infection and a nasty chronic flu, with my entire face feeling like a stuffed up house of horrors, I ask the questions: Why is health only important when we lose it?   Why do we only realize the importance of being healthy when we are sick? 
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    <title>How to Be Your Own Valentine</title>
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    <published>2011-02-08T20:47:03Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-10T13:50:35Z</updated>

    <summary>That annoying day, Valentine&apos;s Day, is coming, that day when you&apos;re alone and you wish you had someone, or you have someone and you wish you were alone.</summary>
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        That annoying day, Valentine&apos;s Day, is coming, that day when you&apos;re alone and you wish you had someone, or you have someone and you wish you were alone.
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    <title>The 4 Magic Questions: Find Your Soul Mate In 5 Minutes or Less</title>
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    <published>2011-01-24T21:01:51Z</published>
    <updated>2011-01-26T14:04:36Z</updated>

    <summary>What if you could ask four simple questions and instantly know if someone was a potential soul mate, or a dud date?  Now, there&apos;s a scientific way to weed out the incompatible dates from those who have true soul mate potential.</summary>
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        What if you could ask four simple questions and instantly know if someone was a potential soul mate, or a dud date?  Now, there&apos;s a scientific way to weed out the incompatible dates from those who have true soul mate potential.
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    <title>The 7 Secrets Of Personal Invincibility: #1: Open Your Reservoir of Weakness</title>
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    <published>2010-12-22T23:58:45Z</published>
    <updated>2010-12-23T02:05:24Z</updated>

    <summary>As 2010 ends, and 2011 begins, the time is ripe to look toward your future.  Do you want more of the same, or do you want to be different, better, happier, and richer next year?  </summary>
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        As 2010 ends, and 2011 begins, the time is ripe to look toward your future.  Do you want more of the same, or do you want to be different, better, happier, and richer next year?  
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    <title>The Miracle of Suffering</title>
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    <published>2010-10-29T20:03:49Z</published>
    <updated>2010-11-05T16:17:22Z</updated>

    <summary>All of us suffer in life.  No matter how hard we try, we don&apos;t exactly get what we want--whether it&apos;s love, success, health, happiness, money, approval, recognition, and so on. Or, maybe we get what we want, and then we want more--we&apos;re still not satisfied. </summary>
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        All of us suffer in life.  No matter how hard we try, we don&apos;t exactly get what we want--whether it&apos;s love, success, health, happiness, money, approval, recognition, and so on. Or, maybe we get what we want, and then we want more--we&apos;re still not satisfied. 
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<entry>
    <title>The Power of 80-20</title>
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    <published>2010-10-24T22:05:06Z</published>
    <updated>2010-11-05T16:16:53Z</updated>

    <summary>Do you ever feel overwhelmed in life--with too much to do and not enough time to do it in? </summary>
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        Do you ever feel overwhelmed in life--with too much to do and not enough time to do it in? 
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<entry>
    <title>The Invincible You</title>
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    <published>2010-09-09T01:02:05Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-10T18:51:58Z</updated>

    <summary>The Invincible You is the best you can be, and the best you can become, both internally and externally.  Today, with the help of my friends, some of the foremost doctors and self-improvement specialists in the world, you will receive cutting edge, life-transforming information.</summary>
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        The Invincible You is the best you can be, and the best you can become, both internally and externally.  Today, with the help of my friends, some of the foremost doctors and self-improvement specialists in the world, you will receive cutting edge, life-transforming information.
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<entry>
    <title>Broken Engagement: Who Gets the Ring?</title>
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    <published>2009-09-04T13:08:26Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-10T18:20:16Z</updated>

    <summary>When a man breaks his engagement to a woman, what is the correct procedure for the handling of the ring? Does the woman get to keep it or is she supposed to return it to him? A: Legally, there are...</summary>
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        When a man breaks his engagement to a woman, what is the correct procedure for the handling of the ring? Does the woman get to keep it or is she supposed to return it to him? A: Legally, there are...
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    <title>Widowed Mom to Son: Sleep with Me</title>
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    <published>2009-08-25T21:58:34Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-10T18:17:59Z</updated>

    <summary>A college friend of mine, who is a freshman, recently told me that he is at his wit&apos;s end. His widowed mother insists that he sleep in the same bed with her. His mother&apos;s insistence on putting him in his...</summary>
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        A college friend of mine, who is a freshman, recently told me that he is at his wit&apos;s end. His widowed mother insists that he sleep in the same bed with her. His mother&apos;s insistence on putting him in his...
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<entry>
    <title>Why is it that some men don’t want to commit?</title>
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    <published>2009-05-18T15:20:14Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-19T15:23:05Z</updated>

    <summary>Q: I have two friends who are both in relationships with men they’ve been seeing for at least two years. Neither man wants to discuss marriage even though they say they love these women. A: Let’s run down the possibilities....</summary>
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        Q: I have two friends who are both in relationships with men they’ve been seeing for at least two years. Neither man wants to discuss marriage even though they say they love these women. A: Let’s run down the possibilities....
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<entry>
    <title>He thinks I’m in love with him because we’ve had sex.</title>
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    <published>2009-05-06T22:05:52Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-07T22:07:56Z</updated>

    <summary>Q: I am in a relationship with a man and just became intimate with him. I am not in love with him, but really like him. He views our sexual intimacy, however, as proof that I must love him. I’d...</summary>
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        Q: I am in a relationship with a man and just became intimate with him. I am not in love with him, but really like him. He views our sexual intimacy, however, as proof that I must love him. I’d...
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