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	<title>The Soft Pitch &#187; General Interest</title>
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		<title>Sometimes You Have to Talk About Someone Else (Because They Won’t)</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/16/sometime-you-have-to-talk-about-someone-else-because-they-won%e2%80%99t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequently write in this blog about things Avnet is doing in the community – like the food drive that’s  or the pillow drive of a month or so back.  Part of why we have so much going on in the community is our people.  Especially our leaders.  One leader in particular.  Who was recognized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softball event enhances Avnet&#8217;s brand</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/15/softball-event-enhances-avnets-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/15/softball-event-enhances-avnets-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
A record crowd and a record 36 Valley-area businesses competed in Avnet’s 7th Annual 16-Inch B2B (Business-to-Business) Softball Desert Classic tournament on Saturday, November 14 in Tempe, AZ. The 16-inch softball classic is one of Avnet’s key annual community outreach programs, attracted more approx. 1000 players and fans.
Men&#8217;s champion again for 5th year was Dirks Moving and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation Comes in Small Packages</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/28/innovation-comes-in-small-packages/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/28/innovation-comes-in-small-packages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee engagement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It used to be that that quote “Good things come in small packages” made me think of the ruby bracelet my husband bought me for our 10th wedding anniversary. Nowadays I veer off to thoughts of an iPod Shuffle the size of lapel pin or my newest toy, a Flip Mino HD.  I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kermit Was Wrong – It’s Easy Being Green</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/23/kermit-was-wrong-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-easy-being-green/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/23/kermit-was-wrong-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-easy-being-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to write about Avnet’s award for the “greening” of its data center, then I saw that one of our IT directors has written about it internally and he has provided a much better write up than I could – so this comes from Bruce Gorshe, IT Director &#8211; Data Center Operations.  The list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the MDA Cell Block</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/20/notes-from-the-mda-cell-block/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/20/notes-from-the-mda-cell-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging from the cell block today … locked up for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
 I’m doing my best to raise money for MDA   and looking for a little help from my friends. 
Believe me, there have been moments when I wondered why I agreed to this.  But now that I’m here talking to these kids, there’s no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift for You: Customers Matter</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/22/a-gift-for-you-customers-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/07/22/a-gift-for-you-customers-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently started subscribing to a blog about how to write a better blog (for those interested it’s Copyblogger and I find it interesting and instructive). The last post I read admonished bloggers to focus more on providing quality content and not be so self-promotional. A blog post should be like a gift, providing you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop, Take Time to Listen and Learn</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/26/stop-take-time-to-listen-and-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/26/stop-take-time-to-listen-and-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s the last day of our fiscal year, and I know all our teams are working hard to make it happen for their customers, suppliers and our shareholders.  The energy is high and quite frankly I’ve spent the last two weeks just trying to stay out of their way. So I haven’t asked for details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A great weekend filled with memories and a bright future</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/17/a-great-weekend-filled-with-memories-and-a-bright-future/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/17/a-great-weekend-filled-with-memories-and-a-bright-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Cubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domo 77]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry careys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milton Bradley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Molex]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My wishes came true, went to Wrigley Field and saw the Cubs play on Saturday and Sunday with my best friends and wife and son. The Cubs played bad and and watched our right fielder, a guy (Milton Bradley) who gets paid $10 million dollars lose track of how how many outs there were and threw the ball [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Goals Are Greater than One</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/05/two-goals-are-greater-than-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/06/05/two-goals-are-greater-than-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Canyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YMCA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Multi-tasking is a myth – or so-said a brain researcher interviewed on radio a few weeks ago.  Her point was you may think you’re being ultra-efficient and doing two things at once, but what’s really happening as far as your brain is concerned is more like a fast game of ping-pong, your attention is bouncing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Quick Technical Answers from Avnet</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/05/21/how-to-get-quick-technical-answers-from-avnet/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/05/21/how-to-get-quick-technical-answers-from-avnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Gorel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical expertise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting quick answers to technical questions can be a bit frustrating as most of us know.  My daughter’s laptop froze up recently, so I did a quick online search, found the answer in a technical forum in just a few minutes (unfortunately looks like it&#8217;s something I can’t fix like replacing a battery, everything is indicating [...]]]></description>
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