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		<title>Happy Holidays! Blessings of Peace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<!-- GООООООО -->Dear Friends, I&#8217;m inviting you to join me in giving a gift that helps create a firm foundation for peacebuilding, and offers justice, healing, and hope in our community. That&#8217;s the mission of the Fairfield Center. Let me tell you a personal story. On a recent dark day, I was discouraged by heavy rain, my first prescription [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Training Schedule is available!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that our 2012 Mediation and Communication Training schedule is finalized.  Please click on the link to the right to browse our offerings for the coming year.  If you are a regular mediator or volunteer on Fairfield Center&#8217;s roster, please contact us about discounts we offer for advanced trainings.  Any questions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/11/2012-training-schedule-is-available/</link>
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		<title>Save the Date! Valley Plane Pull April 14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5th Annual  Valley Plane Pull Save the Date! April 14, 2012 Inclement Weather Date April 21 Join your Friends! Join your Neighbors! Join the Community! More details coming soon!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/11/save-the-date-5th-annual-valley-plane-pull-april-14/</link>
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		<title>Come Celebrate our Intercultural CommUNITY in Harrisonburg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Harrisonburg International Festival ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/09/come-celebrate-our-intercultural-community-in-harrisonburg/</link>
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		<title>All-in-One Mediator Continuing Education in Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fairfield Center in Harrisonburg, VA, is offering any and all Virginia certified mediators the opportunity to complete the bulk, if not all, of their required continuing education units in just one day: the Fairfield Mediator Bonanza! This bonanza provides a variety of general and family topics that provide Continuing Education by the Virginia Supreme [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/06/all-in-one-mediator-continuing-education-in-virginia/</link>
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		<title>Success! Valley Plane Pull a Success Thanks to Teams, Sponsors, Volunteers and Attendees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was well worth the weather-induced wait: on April 30th, 2011, crowds gathered to see over a dozen teams grab on to the end of rope and pull &#8211; hard.  This tug of war wasn&#8217;t against another team, but rather a four-ton King Air Twin Turbo Prop airplane.  The competition was fierce, as sponsored teams [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/06/success-valley-plane-pull-a-success-thanks-to-teams-sponsors-volunteers-and-attendees/</link>
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		<title>Fairfield&#8217;s Ruebke Becomes FEMA Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fairfield Center is proud to announce that its executive director, Timothy Ruebke, is now a Federal Emergency Management Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist. This designation makes Ruebke available to implement mediation and other conflict resolution techniques in emergency and disaster-stricken areas anywhere in the nation.  He will continue to serve as executive director of Fairfield, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/05/fairfields-ruebke-becomes-fema-alternative-dispute-resolution-specialist/</link>
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		<title>Harrisonburg Restorative Justice Program Available for Nuisance Crimes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fairfield Center is increasing Harrisonburg's capacity to use Restorative Justice to address crimes and conflict that impact local people and communities.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/05/harrisonburg-restorative-justice-program/</link>
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		<title>4th Annual Valley Plane Pull</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone who made the 2011 Valley Plane Pull a Success! 4th Annual Valley Plane Pull Pulling Together for the Fairfield Center In Partnership with Downtown Dining Alliance bringing “ A taste of downtown at every event” 11am-3pm Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Weyers Cave, Virginia We Thank These Team Sponsors! Support These Organizations! ﻿ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/04/4th-annual-valley-plane-pull/</link>
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		<title>Manager&#8217;s Self-Assessment on Communication in the Workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How well does your office, team, or department communicate? How well are you able to cope with inevitable conflict that arises in working in team settings? Every group has strengths in these areas &#8211; and there is room to improve in other areas. Managers and team leaders can take this quick 8-Question Self-Assessment on Communication [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairfieldcenter.org/2011/04/managers-self-assessment-on-communication-in-the-workplace/</link>
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