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					  <title><![CDATA[Dealing with Difficult Board Members]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1696/1/Dealing-with-Difficult-Board-Members/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ On last season&#8217;s &#8220;The Apprentice&#8221; reality show, celebrities volunteered their time to team up and compete, not
 for a job with the Donald Trump organization, but to win a large donation to
 their favorite charity. The show&#8217;s concept is to win tasks and prevent hearing the infamous words, &#8220;You&#8217;re Fired!&#8221; from Donald Trump. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:53:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What you Should Know]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1698/1/What-you-Should-Know/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Having sat on a board for almost ten years, I continue to be astonished at how
 little most volunteers know about what the job entails. While it is important
 to volunteer your time for this position, there are things you must know in
 advance in order to prepare for what is ahead. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Adelaide Polsinelli)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:23:58 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: A Vital Board Tool, But Beware]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1675/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Vital-Board-Tool-But-Beware/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Like it or not, e-mail is a permanent fixture of contemporary business communications. In real estate, board members and property managers use e-mail to discuss the most official and the most personal matters of their lives, from scheduling meetings to disseminating documents, to sharing a quirky video on YouTube. E-mail allows board members to discuss their concerns without having to call a meeting, work around everyone&#8217;s schedule, and find a place to physically meet. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan J. Levin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:55:42 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: A Look at the Board Member Election Process]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1674/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Look-at-the-Board-Member-Election-Process/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[It is an annual rite of passage for owners of co-ops and condos. Once a year or thereabouts, they gather in a common area&#8212;in my co-op in Astoria it was the basement, right off the washers and dryers&#8212;and vote for next year&#8217;s board. Sometimes the elections are closely contested. Often, the same people stay on the board for decades. Sometimes&#8212;as was the case with my building&#8212;we owners were so desperate to not be on the board that we elected a president, who didn&#8217;t even live in the building. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:07 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Cable Choices for Co-ops and Condos]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1639/1/Cable-Choices-for-Co-ops-and-Condos/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Two months ago, Sam Levy felt like he was spending more time on the phone with Time Warner than with his girlfriend Nikki. Levy, who lives in western Brooklyn, a region served exclusively by Time Warner, was having trouble with his cable service and Internet connection, and, working full time, he could not wait around his apartment for the cable repairman between the hours of noon and 5 p.m. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Brendan Flaherty)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:56:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Avoiding Conflicts of Interest]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1618/1/Avoiding-Conflicts-of-Interest/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Although the position offers little compensation apart from the satisfaction of a job well done, building board members are still in charge of running a business&#8212;a business with revenues, expenses, and assets. Regardless of the size of the complex and whether it is of the co-op or condo variety, a board member&#8217;s job can hardly be considered insubstantial. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 11:56:26 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Where Can Boards Turn?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1609/1/Where-Can-Boards-Turn/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Most board members are volunteers&#8212;some may have experience with certain aspects of running a building, but most come to the job relatively green, armed only with a sense of responsibility and a desire to serve their building community. So where do boards turn for help when a question comes up, or a situation arises that they don&#8217;t feel equipped to answer on their own? ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Denton Tarver)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:37:43 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Case Study in Queens]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1589/1/A-Case-Study-in-Queens/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[My family and I have been living in Glen Oaks Village 
 in Queens for over 25 years. Originally built for the families of soldiers 
 returning after World War II, the garden-style cooperative community is one 
 of the largest in the New York metro area, boasting nearly 3,000 units and 
 providing housing for some 10,000 residents. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Roseanne Corrado)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:43 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Technology Greeting You at Your Door]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1539/1/Technology-Greeting-You-at-Your-Door/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When it comes to living in New York City, having a doorman in your condo or co-op is a luxury that almost everyone wishes they could have. A doorman has many functions, among them providing a sense of security and collecting packages for residents when they aren't home. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:21:41 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How Boards and Residents Can Reduce Noise]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1527/1/How-Boards-and-Residents-Can-Reduce-Noise/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[New York City is known as the city that never sleeps&#8212;and for good reason: the city noise can be enough to keep anyone awake 24/7. In a city packed with millions of people, who often live in tight quarters, New York City residents experience noise pollution from both external sources (construction, for example) as well as within residential buildings. Recent regulations have been introduced to address noise within the city. In addition, there are steps boards, shareholders and residents can take to lessen the amount of noise within co-ops and condos. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:09:01 EST</pubDate>
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