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		<title>How to Be the Conversation Concertmaster at an Event You Host</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helena Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIP Very important protocol: In our casual, mixed culture setting, introductions how to’s can get lost. This protocol has proven to be respectful and smooth. Introduce younger people TO older folks. Men TO women, subordinates TO superiors. Say their names clearly and pause so that guests can greet each other and shake hands if they wish.]]></description>
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		<title>Grilled Herb Cutlet with Oven Roasted Sweet Potato</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Honore Gbedze</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Place the cutlets on the grill and flatten with a spatula to ensure that the meat closest to the bone is directly on the grill so that it cooks. Grill both sides for approximately 5 minutes each side.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Annual Sage Awards Reach Deeper into the Community Jointly Presented by SAGE &amp; TAN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helena Kaufman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hilton Metrotown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We believe the talents and achievements of our richly diverse community members MUST be noted and praised,” says Sage Foundation Founder, Honore Gbedze. “We feel that people who are supported will be inspired to continue to excel and to motivate others in the community.”]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Finances with Your Valentine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you and your spouse celebrate Valentine's Day over a candle-lit dinner, you may want to avoid romance-killing topics like, "Honey, let's talk about our financial future." But you really should have that conversation sooner rather than later to keep your relationship on a healthy footing.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros and Cons of Fixed Income</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first step to take in building the fixed-income portion of your portfolio is to filterer out investments that aren’t suitable for you. Factor in your goals, income needs, and time horizon.]]></description>
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		<title>Why don’t we trust our leaders?</title>
		<link>http://www.theafronews.ca/2012/01/20/8728/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our trust in leadership has decreased as the speed and availability of information has increased. The flow of Information has fundamentally changed over the years and while leaders were once looked to to provide the answers to our questions (they were, after all, the ‘ones’ in the know), now they seem out of touch, and somehow removed from what happens on a day-to-day basis.]]></description>
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		<title>One on One with Chungsen S. Leung, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wish for Canada is to build the most successful multicultural society in the world where freedom, rights, and acceptance are exercised and enjoyed by all.]]></description>
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		<title>King Would Be Disappointed in U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, it is important to reflect on King’s concept of the Beloved Community. In summarizing the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement, King stated, “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” King envisioned a Beloved Community that was non-discriminatory, equitable, sensitive, and compassionate.]]></description>
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		<title>Vis-à-vis with Honorable Senator Mobina Jaffer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never forget the power of an education. You are fortunate to live in Canada, which is home to several world-renowned universities. Knowledge is power, work hard and make the most of your education. ]]></description>
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		<title>Women and personal finances</title>
		<link>http://www.theafronews.ca/2012/01/11/8644/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women increasingly marry later, have fewer children or remain childless, yet still are more likely to live in poverty, particularly single-mother families.]]></description>
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