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		<title>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Extremely Excellent or Incredibly Insensitive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[9/11: few combinations of numbers hold as much power as these three. This is a date which lives in infamy and remains an enduring symbol of loss and confusion, even over 10 years later. While there is some controversy over whether or not Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is focused on 9/11, the reality is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The dollar is up. The dollar is down. What does it mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dollar is up. The dollar is down. What does it mean? By Jeffrey D. Carlson, CFP® You hear it regularly in the news: “The dollar rose today against other major currencies,” or “The dollar lost ground today on foreign exchange markets.” Just like stocks and bonds, currencies can fluctuate in value in comparison to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/02/the-dollar-is-up-the-dollar-is-down-what-does-it-mean/</link>
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		<title>The Skittles-Space Continuum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Where are the tickets?” I said with a half-panicked gasp. The line was moving steadily ahead, and we were almost at the admissions booth. My husband searched his wallet, while I frantically fondled my video camera case; my pockets full of gum, tissues, and Dramamine for motion sickness; and my backpack stuffed with water bottles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/01/the-skittles-space-continuum/</link>
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		<title>Tips on Caring for Your Upholstery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Furniture is one of the biggest expenses in your Baltimore home. It is important to know the ways to clean you upholstery the correct way. Caring for Upholstery can be done easily using these tips. You can increase the life of upholstery by following a few simple rules: 1. Removing dirt that becomes embedded in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paws for Purple Hearts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paws for Purple Heart lend support to their fellow Veterans&#8230;in companionship, lifelong friendships and Hearts of Gold&#8230; Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) is the first program of its kind to offer therapeutic intervention for veterans and active-duty military personnel by teaching those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to train service dogs for their comrades with combat-related physical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/01/paws-for-purple-hearts/</link>
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		<title>Are You Ready for Home Ownership?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to become a first time home owner? This is a great time as the market is open to new buyers in many ways and interest rates are low.  Are you ready for this journey to home ownership? Let’s discuss some items to consider as a first time buyer of a home.  Ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skin Care Help For Dry Winter Skin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does your skin look like during the winter months? In winter the low temperatures, ice, snow and severe weather conditions can have an adverse affect on your skin. Even if you live in an area where old man winter is not as difficult to deal with, there tend to be harsh, strong winds and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/01/skin-care-help-for-dry-winter-skin/</link>
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		<title>Sherlock Holmes: A Game Worth Playing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is written so that you don’t need to have seen the first chapter in order to understand most aspects of the story, so it is easy to forget that it is a sequel. Still, there are weaknesses typical of a second outing in a series. The movie attempts to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/01/sherlock-holmes-a-game-worth-playing/</link>
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		<title>Pets and Carpet Cleaning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most would guess, I being a Clarksville pet owner, would rather my dog relieve himself of any excrement that he might have; urine, vomit, or hairballs, outside in nature so I do not have to clean it up. Unfortunately while these accidents occur infrequently at best, many other people deal with this problem more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenelg Leadership Council</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This short presentation shares the results of the Glenelg Leadership Conference held at Glenelg High School in Howard County, Maryland. The youth of this conference got involved and participated in a Mastermind group brainstorming content. Watch the video and listen to the story! Enjoy!]]></description>
		<link>http://villageconnector.com/howardcountymd/2012/01/glenelg-leadership-council/</link>
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