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		<title>Till stars sleep at night</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2010/10/01/till-stars-sleep-at-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hearts, habits and promises to break, Friends to find, music to make, Daydream a fantasy, Switch off my brain, Dance till stars sleep at night. Drink books at noon, erode regrets, Seduce a mind with idleness, My toes need sand, And snow, my tongue, Ancient melodies tune my heart. And float on waves in distant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=375&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Caribbean Artist Jonathan Guy-Gladding</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2010/08/01/an-interview-with-artist-jonathan-guy-gladding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Guy-Gladding was one of the first Caribbean artists to have a website and in the early days of Simiya when there were only a hand full of featured links, Jonathan&#8217;s works would be displayed every few days. The use of vivid color in life settings the Caribbean is slowly losing and the exploration of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=379&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gustave Caillebotte&#8217;s Floor Scrapers</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2010/07/01/gustave-caillebottes-floor-scrapers-in-san-francisco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The de Young museum in San Francisco is presenting a special exhibition of art from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris called the Birth of Impressionism. There are nearly 100 works by renowned artists living in France during the latter half of the 19th century. Prior to the industrial revolution the Church and royalty were the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=366&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The St. Bernard Project of New Orleans, Louisiana</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2010/04/01/the-st-bernard-project-new-orleans-louisiana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be volunteering with the St. Bernard Project in New Orleans, Louisiana to help their efforts to rebuild the city after hurricane Katrina. It is a noble cause led by Zack Rosenberg who speaks here about the challenges and rewards of the work they do. Should you ever forget, the impact of the hurricane [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=287&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Millennium Development Goals</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2010/01/01/my-millennium-development-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for 2015 aim to halve poverty and hunger, school the world&#8217;s children, arrest disease, provide gender equality, spare mothers and their infants from untimely deaths,  save the environment and forge global partnerships in the pursuit of development. The 2009 MDG report notes many successes. The poverty target seems achievable.  Between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=245&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Second Language</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2009/10/01/my-second-language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started learning Spanish in high school in the Caribbean but didn&#8217;t pay much attention to it as I found the sciences more interesting. Being surrounded by Spanish speaking countries, the language seemed to be something that would come in useful eventually, even if I didn&#8217;t quite know how. After five years of half-hearted attention [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=218&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Skype for Personal Spanish Lessons with a Private Tutor</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2009/09/01/using-skype-for-personal-spanish-lessons-with-a-private-tutor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have found that Spanish has made travel more feasible and enjoyable. The knowledge has greatly increased the number of holiday destinations which I can visit without fear of being lost. Travel, not just for recreation but business and education too. I have worked and studied in both European and Latin American countries because of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=224&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to make Greek style yogurt</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2009/07/01/how-to-make-greek-style-yogurt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a simple recipe I use every two weeks to create Greek style yoghurt. Tools and Utensils: 1 Salton YM9 1-Quart Yogurt Maker 2 Cuisipro Donvier Yogurt Cheese Maker Measuring cup Ingredients: 1 quart of pasteurized milk (From supermarket) 1/4 cup powdered milk 1 container of plain yogurt with live and active cultures How [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=229&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to use LinkedIn for your job search</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2009/01/08/how-to-use-linkedin-for-your-job-search/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.simiya.com/2009/01/08/how-to-use-linkedin-for-your-job-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a short list of what I have found that works: LinkedIn Strategies Make sure your LinkedIn profile is completely filled in. Make it look like an expanded resume so that people can get a good feel for what you have done. There is a limit on the length of the description of each [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=185&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Many Facets of Employee Performance</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2008/12/10/the-many-facets-of-employee-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently discussing motivating workers to emulate the top performers in a team. It quickly became apparent that performance was being used to describe initiative, innovation, process and skill. These four characteristics are needed in different combinations depending on the tasks assigned to an individual. For example, skill and innovation would be necessary for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=195&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Times Have Changed</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2007/11/13/how-times-have-changed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent BBC article outlines a war of words between the Venezuelan and Spanish heads of state at the recent Ibero-American summit in Chile. Even King Juan Carlos of Spain became involved. The series of events seems farcical, but there was a serious undertone. Mr. Chavez called former Spanish Prime Minister Aznar, a close ally [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=78&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Telmex vs Telefónica in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2007/11/05/telmex-vs-telefonica-in-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[El Economista reports that Francisco Gil Díaz, the ex finance minister of Mexico, and current president of cell phone provider Telefónica Movistar, has struck against the incumbent fixed line telephone company, Telmex. By law Telmex cannot provide television services, but Movistar is taking no chances by suggesting that Telmex pay an extra tariff to do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=18&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worth the Risk?</title>
		<link>http://blog.simiya.com/2007/11/03/hello-world-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colin Powell has some definite views on risk. This passage arrived in my inbox as part of an email chain I received recently.&#8220;Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.&#8221; Powell’s advice is don’t take action if you have only enough information to give you less than a 40 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.simiya.com&amp;blog=2104706&amp;post=15&amp;subd=voicepoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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