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				<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d be honest. I was a bit emotional as I was preparing my presentation for the PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter. If you&#8217;ve seen some of my presentations, you&#8217;ll know that I love telling stories to get the message across. But for this presentation, the story really hits home as I&#8217;m reminded of a friend [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>My good friend <strong>Neil Hambly</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/Neil_Hambly" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://dataidol.com/neilhambly/" target="_blank">blog</a>) was moderating the session and had the recording immediately uploaded to YouTube for reference. Thanks, <strong>Neil</strong>. I hope the SQL Server community (and the whole IT community, in general) find value in my insights and experiences (a.k.a mistakes.)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="100%" height="353" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sTtaIbkVcL0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px #999999 solid; background-color: #eaeaea; padding: 6px 6px 6px 6px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px;text-align:center;">If you can&rsquo;t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then <a href="https://www.edwinmsarmiento.com/dealing-with-the-myth-of-work-life-balance-for-the-it-professional/" title="Dealing With the Myth of Work-Life Balance for the IT Professional">click here</a>.</div></p>
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