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		<title>A contrarian view on tax cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Cordova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What little experience I have regarding owning a business, I have learned that tax cuts for businesses do not make jobs. I&#8217;ll take my business as an example. We may be hiring in the next six months or so, because as the business grows, I become less capable of performing the ever growing list of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having a Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.opticiansfriend.com/main/2011/11/02/having-a-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Cordova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never thought that having one&#8217;s own practice would be so much fun. That&#8217;s not to say I think it to be easy. I would hardly say &#8220;I&#8217;m successful&#8221; as of yet.  As with any new business, it can sink or swim.  I&#8217;d like to thinkthat we have something good going here and we&#8217;re growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a rant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Cordova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something unnerving about the way the stock market is behaving. I for one don&#8217;t invest in it because I do not trust the information we get from corporations. Corporations are extremely concerned about short-term gain without giving one iota to the prosperity of the corporation in the long term and actually being productive. R&#38;D in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essilor Acquires Half of Shamir</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Cordova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you may be aware, Essilor purchased 50% of Shamir Insight. Let me start by saying that I absolutely love the Shamir Autograph II. It is my go-to lens. I have had zero complaints from patients. I&#8217;ve compared them to Essilor&#8217;s Physio Enhanced and although it is pretty decent, there really isn&#8217;t a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Cordova</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Started my own practice with my wife. Having lots of fun setting up the place. It&#8217;s amazing having a dream finally come to fruition.]]></description>
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