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		<title>When Businesses Fix Themselves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was just before Arnold was elected Governor that he said something about all the &#8220;expertise&#8221; in Sacramento government that existed, yet the state was still running in the red.
The point of what he was trying to say is that &#8220;experience&#8221; does not equal success.  Obama used the same argument, Google has used it and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to Silk Scarf Winery in Summerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of those wineries that you could drive by and miss if you weren&#8217;t paying attention.  And if you did see it, you might not even stop because compared with some of the other wineries in the valley, it flies very low under the radar.
And if you did miss it, that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nugan Estate Shiraz &#8211; Size Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This wine totally surprised me. <strong>Not cheap at $29, but drinks like it's $79. </strong> It is a <strong>VERY BIG RED. </strong> This red wine has even exceeded my appreciation for the <a title="My review of a killer Shiraz" href="This red wine has even exceeded my appreciate for the Heartland Shiraz I reviewed a few weeks ago." target="_self">Heartland Shiraz I reviewed</a> a few weeks ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashton VSG Cigar Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you like cigars, you're gonna love this product.  It's been a while since <a title="My Cigar Reviews" href="http://www.brooksvannorman.com/tag/cigar-reviews/" target="_self">I've reviewed a cigar</a> here on the blog.  My local cigar shop told me this was the best product they had in the store for the money.  At $22.00 CDN, how could I say no  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heartland Shiraz Just Buy It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since <a title="BVN Wine Reviews" href="http://www.brooksvannorman.com/tag/wine-reviews/" target="_self">I've reviewed some wine</a>.  <strong>But don't think that I've stopped drinking it.</strong> I haven't.  In fact, the more I drink wines, the more I realize how much I like them.  And also how much I don't know about them. Recently, I tried a wine by famed <a title="Ben Glaetzer Rock Star Red Wine Guru" href="http://www.glaetzer.com/" target="_self" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.glaetzer.com/?referer=');">Ben Glaetzer</a>. This stuff is very very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cacao Nibs &#8211; Could this be the best food I eat?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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For the past year, I&#8217;ve been snacking on cacao nibs&#8230;I don&#8217;t remember where I read about them&#8230;but if you pressed me for an answer&#8230;I think it was my friend John Berardi out east.
I am always looking for natural ways to help my body deal with stress, recover from my crazy workouts and simply get more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to Hillside Winery in Naramata</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend we took a drive down to the south Okanagan valley here in western British Columbia, where some great wine is made on the <a title="Naramata Bench Winery Association" href="http://www.naramatabench.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.naramatabench.com/?referer=');">Naramata Bench</a>.  We love to get down there at least 3 times a year and taste wine. <strong>The scenery here in the Okanagan valley </strong> [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2005 Seven Sinners Napa Valley Syrah Wine Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok &#8211; I bought this wine for four reasons, without doing any research.  First, I love Syrahs.  (Shiraz is another description for the same grape).  Yes, there&#8217;s nothing like a good Syrah.  Find one and try it so that you know what I mean.  My thinking here was that even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zazubean Hottie Chocolate Review</title>
		<link>http://www.brooksvannorman.com/zazubean-hottie-chocolate-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love spicy foods and I love dark chocolate &#8211; so I&#8217;m therefore a perfect demographic for Vancouver, B.C. based Zazubean&#8217;s Hottie chocolate bar.
This product is certified organic and is fair trade certified &#8211; so you&#8217;ll feel good buying this product because as it says on the side of the bar &#8220;it&#8217;s good for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2005 Dona Paula Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Review</title>
		<link>http://www.brooksvannorman.com/wine-review-2005-dona-paula-cabernet-sauvignon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Van Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rockstar. Definitely not a coiffer.  This wine costs about $20 in Canada and I think it drinks like a wine much more expensive.  Bring this one out when you want something rich and tasty.  It&#8217;s not a really &#8220;big&#8221; wine, but it&#8217;s got all the right moves. One the nose you [...]]]></description>
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