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		<title>20 Movie and TV Scenes That Belong in Sales Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Movie and TV scenes can turn sales training from another slide deck into a useful argument about prospecting, persuasion, trust, incentives and ethics. These 20 clips are ranked by their direct value to sales teams, with discussion questions for managers planning an off-site retreat, sales kickoff or coaching session. They range from Jim and Dwight&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guru Is Gone: The 5 Best Gang Starr Songs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Author&#8217;s Note: I originally wrote this piece in April 2010, just days after we lost Keith Elam, better known to the world as Guru. At the time, listing out my favorite tracks was a way to process the loss of an absolute giant. Years later, these beats and rhymes haven&#8217;t aged a day. What follows &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stan Rogers: The Voice, The Fire and The Legend of Flight 797</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stan Rogers was a Canadian folk musician whose booming baritone and storytelling prowess defined maritime music for a generation. Known for classics like &#8220;Barrett&#8217;s Privateers&#8221; and &#8220;Northwest Passage,&#8221; Rogers died tragically at age 33 in the fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797. DavePye.com explores his enduring legacy, the enduring mystery surrounding his final moments, and &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elliot Page in Trailer Park Boys: A Cameo For The Ages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elliot Page played Treena Lahey in Season 2 of Trailer Park Boys, a 2002 cameo that remains one of the best pieces of forgotten or flat out unknown Canadian pop culture trivia. Before their Oscar-nominated role in Juno or starring in The Umbrella Academy, the Halifax-born actor spent a summer in Sunnyvale Trailer Park befriending &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tears in Snow: Blade Runner 2049 Honors a Remarkable Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Updated on 6/4/26: In Denis Villeneuve&#8217;s Blade Runner 2049, the recurring motif of snow serves as a profound thematic counterpoint to the relentless rain of Ridley Scott&#8217;s original 1982 film. While the original culminated in Roy Batty&#8217;s iconic &#8216;tears in rain&#8217; monologue, Officer K&#8217;s journey ends with tears in snow. This analysis, originally published in &#8230;]]></description>
		
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