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		<title>Rocks Into Gold &#8211; A Parable</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Woeppel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A parable is a short story that conveys a profound truth.  A friend of mine, Clarke Ching, wrote this compact business book that contains a GREAT idea.  Spend 20 minutes reading it.  You&#8217;ll be glad you did. Rocks Into Gold &#8211; Helping Programmers THRIVE through the Credit Crunch &#8211; by Clarke Ching View more presentations [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A parable is a short story that conveys a profound truth.  A friend of mine, Clarke Ching, wrote this compact business book that contains a GREAT idea.  Spend 20 minutes reading it.  You&#8217;ll be glad you did.</p>
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<p>The story&#8217;s protaganist is a software developer that fears he may lose his job.  His company is about to lose a major client and he comes up with a very simple idea to change his company&#8217;s offer, helping both his client and his company.  I found it very thought provoking &#8211; it made me think about how my firm creates and presents an offering to a client.</p>
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