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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><generator>NFE/1.0</generator><title>"selling techniques" location:usa - Google News</title><link>http://news.google.com?ned=us&amp;hl=en</link><language>en</language><webMaster>news-feedback@google.com</webMaster><copyright>&amp;copy;2009 Google</copyright><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:24:22 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:24:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>"selling techniques" location:usa - Google News</title><url>http://www.gstatic.com/news/img/logo/en_us/news.gif</url><link>http://news.google.com?ned=us&amp;hl=en</link></image><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/PowerSelling-GoogleNews" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Class to teach selling techniques for eBay - News-Leader.com</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090705/NEWS01/907050361/1007/news01/Class-to-teach-selling-techniques-for-eBay&amp;usg=AFQjCNEY6XdppNdVn3fJr0OELelf7kscyw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090705/NEWS01/907050361/1007/news01/Class-to-teach-selling-techniques-for-eBay</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:00:39 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090705/NEWS01/907050361/1007/news01/Class-to-teach-selling-techniques-for-eBay&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEY6XdppNdVn3fJr0OELelf7kscyw"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Class to teach &lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt; for eBay&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;News-Leader.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Nellie Lamers, a University of Missouri education specialist, will be the instructor for a two-day hands-on training titled &amp;quot;Learn to Sell on eBay,&amp;quot; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dAJKKWfw_RkgwPM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Across the metro, even million-dollar homes are having trouble selling - Pioneer Press</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.twincities.com/ci_12814510&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqGiz3O-77U-9xu8RSgKCvE0EhiQ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.twincities.com/ci_12814510</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:04:03 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.twincities.com/ci_12814510&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGqGiz3O-77U-9xu8RSgKCvE0EhiQ"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Across the metro, even million-dollar homes are having trouble selling&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;Pioneer Press&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;What&amp;#39;s more, one of the most basic home-&lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt; — the open house — is less likely to work in the million-dollar market because such events can &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dqy6nE-EXg4tuIM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Advisers, investors call for reinstating uptick rule - InvestmentNews</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090628/REG/306289983&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhxaRbIiPBKdr3pxsPsjxTMeSmxQ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090628/REG/306289983</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:15:56 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090628/REG/306289983&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEhxaRbIiPBKdr3pxsPsjxTMeSmxQ"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advisers, investors call for reinstating uptick rule&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;InvestmentNews&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Advisers in that group use short-&lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt; and funds that apply those techniques to try to reduce risk for clients. The SEC proposal is so broad, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dhxi6PSjlyArdSM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Business briefs - Vallejo Times-Herald</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_12824754&amp;usg=AFQjCNHXmMvFeEW0sNe9T6ceBPntFZ-Grw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_12824754</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:08:06 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_12824754&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHXmMvFeEW0sNe9T6ceBPntFZ-Grw"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Business briefs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;Vallejo Times-Herald&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;11 -- 1 to 4 pm -- Soft &lt;b&gt;Selling Techniques&lt;/b&gt; That Really Work!, Solano College SBDC, 360 Campus Lane, Suite 102, Fairfield. $30. * Aug. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=d0T3QVzPHQ4hxpM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Proactive Selling Strategies - Community Advocate</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.communityadvocate.com/news/2009/0703/homes/033.html&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaTEG5Sv0MSqFUC9UOtY43C3EnpA</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.communityadvocate.com/news/2009/0703/homes/033.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:40:07 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.communityadvocate.com/news/2009/0703/homes/033.html&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHaTEG5Sv0MSqFUC9UOtY43C3EnpA"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Proactive Selling Strategies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;Community Advocate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;This is not to say that reading books on &lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt; is a bad thing. However, each house has a special uniqueness about it that requires very &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=d7QOuWXdQew5PhM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>World-Class Branding Expert Howard Lim Offers 1-3 Day Intensives ... - MarketWatch</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/world-class-branding-expert-howard-lim-offers-1-3-day-intensives-that-deliver-optimal-positioning-and-messaging-for-small-to-mid-size-businesses&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkgoWB5fNVXEdPq5ILGZyNoVXVWw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/world-class-branding-expert-howard-lim-offers-1-3-day-intensives-that-deliver-optimal-positioning-and-messaging-for-small-to-mid-size-businesses</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:06:20 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/world-class-branding-expert-howard-lim-offers-1-3-day-intensives-that-deliver-optimal-positioning-and-messaging-for-small-to-mid-size-businesses&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFkgoWB5fNVXEdPq5ILGZyNoVXVWw"&gt;&lt;b&gt;World-Class Branding Expert Howard Lim Offers 1-3 Day Intensives &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;In fact, many people tune out traditional &lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt;. Successful companies need to address this shift in consumer behavior by developing business &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=doBdwTU3sBV2YaM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Sales Aptitude Tests or Sales Aptitude Testing Inadequate; Total ... - SBWire (press release)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/29142&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEv7fqUeoHZe_JlqowvMHwC7_eBg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/29142</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/29142&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEEv7fqUeoHZe_JlqowvMHwC7_eBg"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sales Aptitude Tests or Sales Aptitude Testing Inadequate; Total &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;SBWire (press release)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;Or, a pre employment sales aptitude test may not take actual &lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt; (learnt by actual sales experience) into account. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dvNZTE80m2cv7qM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Famous Salesman Billy Mays&amp;#39; Death: Genuine, Or Elaborate Pitch For ... - Enduring Vision (satire)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;sa=T&amp;url=http://www.enduringvision.com/news/arts_062909.php&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2rfBOC2wT0r-SseKxQlLqlBXNmQ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.enduringvision.com/news/arts_062909.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:44:35 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;url=http://www.enduringvision.com/news/arts_062909.php&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE2rfBOC2wT0r-SseKxQlLqlBXNmQ"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Famous Salesman Billy Mays&amp;#39; Death: Genuine, Or Elaborate Pitch For &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;Enduring Vision (satire)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; and smelling fresh from the powerful cleaning agents on the fabric, would be an evolution of the duo&amp;#39;s current state-of-the-art &lt;b&gt;selling techniques&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="p" size="-1"&gt;&lt;a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;amp;ncl=dPEmNDROYC0SpGM"&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Special sections: Colorado Produce Buy-local efforts buoy Colorado ... - The Packer</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?authorid=129&amp;categoryid=279&amp;fd=R&amp;feedid=216&amp;sa=T&amp;src=recent&amp;url=http://thepacker.com/Buy-local-efforts-buoy-Colorado-fresh-produce-industry/Article.aspx?articleid=367892&amp;usg=AFQjCNH91eWEs0-Dk1haniATrCTdMJqDKA</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://thepacker.com/Buy-local-efforts-buoy-Colorado-fresh-produce-industry/Article.aspx?articleid=367892&amp;authorid=129&amp;categoryid=279&amp;feedid=216&amp;src=recent</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:57 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="80" align="center" valign="top"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" class="j"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="lh"&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?authorid=129&amp;amp;categoryid=279&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;feedid=216&amp;amp;sa=T&amp;amp;src=recent&amp;amp;url=http://thepacker.com/Buy-local-efforts-buoy-Colorado-fresh-produce-industry/Article.aspx?articleid=367892&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH91eWEs0-Dk1haniATrCTdMJqDKA"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Special sections: Colorado Produce Buy-local efforts buoy Colorado &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#6f6f6f"&gt;The Packer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="-1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; 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