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Ten Positive Life Changes for Fall Fall, as weve all known since we were little, is the season of change and transitions. Students get new classmates in school. Leaves change color. Summer flip-flops are traded in for chocolate-brown boots. The weath

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Todd: So, Adrienne, you are really into jewelry. You fix jewelry. Do you know a lot about gems and stones and things like that? Adrienne: No, I don't know a lot, but I know what I like. Todd: So what kind of stuff do you like? Adrienne: Well, I'm act

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