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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"&gt;&lt;meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"&gt;&lt;meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"&gt;&lt;meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"&gt;&lt;link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CJUDDSE%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt;  &lt;w:worddocument&gt;   &lt;w:view&gt;Normal&lt;/w:View&gt;   &lt;w:zoom&gt;0&lt;/w:Zoom&gt;   &lt;w:punctuationkerning/&gt;   &lt;w:validateagainstschemas/&gt;   &lt;w:saveifxmlinvalid&gt;false&lt;/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid&gt;   &lt;w:ignoremixedcontent&gt;false&lt;/w:IgnoreMixedContent&gt;   &lt;w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext&gt;false&lt;/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText&gt;   &lt;w:compatibility&gt;    &lt;w:breakwrappedtables/&gt;    &lt;w:snaptogridincell/&gt;    &lt;w:wraptextwithpunct/&gt;    &lt;w:useasianbreakrules/&gt;    &lt;w:dontgrowautofit/&gt;   &lt;/w:Compatibility&gt;   &lt;w:browserlevel&gt;MicrosoftInternetExplorer4&lt;/w:BrowserLevel&gt;  &lt;/w:WordDocument&gt; &lt;/xml&gt;&lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt;  &lt;w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"&gt;  &lt;/w:LatentStyles&gt; &lt;/xml&gt;&lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;style&gt; &lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 	{size:8.5in 11.0in; 	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; 	mso-header-margin:.5in; 	mso-footer-margin:.5in; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --&gt; &lt;/style&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; &lt;style&gt;  /* Style Definitions */  table.MsoNormalTable 	{mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; 	mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; 	mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; 	mso-style-noshow:yes; 	mso-style-parent:""; 	mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; 	mso-para-margin:0in; 	mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:10.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-ansi-language:#0400; 	mso-fareast-language:#0400; 	mso-bidi-language:#0400;} &lt;/style&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;BizHive and The Sales Mechanic, in partnership with the Macomb County Department of Planning &amp;amp; Economic Development, are launching a program allowing business owners the opportunity to learn and use fast and efficient tactics and tools to grow their sales in a tough economy.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-size:100%;color:black;"  &gt;The six-week course is specifically designed for executives and their key staff who are serious about stabilizing, growing, and sustaining company sales and marketing efforts in new markets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" &gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" &gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Just a Few of The Benefits - Sales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to benchmark your existing efforts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating your proper sales message&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining the proper sales tools needed&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding and measuring the competition&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Building a winning sales team&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to generate consistent leads&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Managing a sales campaign&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And much more...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" &gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;font-size:85%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Just a Few of The Benefits - Marketing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to create your key marketing messages&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Defining how prospects buy from you&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where prospects make their buying decision&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to match your offer to these prospects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The marketing tools top companies are using&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to track your marketing efforts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to establish a proper marketing budget
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And much more...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Where:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;st1:address st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:street st="on"&gt;27500 Donald Court&lt;/st1:street&gt;,  &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Warren&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:state st="on"&gt;MI&lt;/st1:state&gt; &lt;st1:postalcode st="on"&gt;48092&lt;/st1:postalcode&gt;&lt;/st1:address&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;              &lt;/span&gt;Off Van Dyke near I-696 (&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&amp;amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;tab=wl&amp;amp;q=27500%20Donald%20Court%2C%20Warren%2C%20MI%2048092"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Map&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;When:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; The 2009 Success Express will arrive at the &lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&amp;amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;tab=wl&amp;amp;q=27500%20Donald%20Court%2C%20Warren%2C%20MI%2048092"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Stage 3 Production Studio&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Wednesday morning, April 22&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; and will continue for six consecutive Wednesday mornings until May 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Cost:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; $200 Per Person (covers all six sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Agenda:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week# 1 –&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Evaluation&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Framing your marketing and sales messages&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Your value proposition&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Who, what and why will they buy?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week # 2 - &lt;span style=""&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Process&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Marketing and sales processes&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Capturing prospect demographic data &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Finding and measuring your competition&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week # 3 - &lt;span style=""&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Tools &lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Traditional tools&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Emerging tools&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Marketing tools top companies are using&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week # 4 -&lt;span style=""&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Prospecting&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Prospecting techniques&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;How to generate consistent leads&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Old school and new school ways&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week # 5 -&lt;span style=""&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;The Sales Process&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The sales interview&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Effective closing techniques&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Sales miscellany&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Week # 6 -&lt;span style=""&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Employing Salespeople&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Proven sales team building techniques&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Job descriptions &amp;amp; pay plans&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Effective sales management &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"&gt;An Online Registration system has been created so that business owners can conveniently register for the course on the Internet. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;style&gt; &lt;!--  /* Font Definitions */  @font-face 	{font-family:Georgia; 	panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; 	mso-font-charset:0; 	mso-generic-font-family:roman; 	mso-font-pitch:variable; 	mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;}  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:""; 	margin:0in; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 	{size:8.5in 11.0in; 	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; 	mso-header-margin:.5in; 	mso-footer-margin:.5in; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --&gt; &lt;/style&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; &lt;style&gt;  /* Style Definitions */  table.MsoNormalTable 	{mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; 	mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; 	mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; 	mso-style-noshow:yes; 	mso-style-parent:""; 	mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; 	mso-para-margin:0in; 	mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:10.0pt; 	font-family:"Times New Roman"; 	mso-ansi-language:#0400; 	mso-fareast-language:#0400; 	mso-bidi-language:#0400;} &lt;/style&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=718676"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Secure Registration For The Success Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"  &gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;  The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Success Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt; is sponsored by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.biz-hive.net/"&gt;BizHive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.davebilbrey.com/"&gt;The Sales Mechanic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.macombcountymi.gov/BusinessDevelopment/about_mcped/index.html"&gt;The MCPED&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;The Success Express is sponsored and developed by BizHive and the Sales Mechanic.&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7420969264909070099-7137902295118236718?l=successexpressmi.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-04-14T21:45:33.208-04:00</app:edited><media:thumbnail url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_z4KwEtpPCu4/SeU4rQ55pqI/AAAAAAAAAAg/aKpsE7_7rPQ/s72-c/MC+Logo.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><media:rating>nonadult</media:rating></channel></rss>

