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    <title><![CDATA[Direct Selling News]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Capsalus Corp. Completes Purchase of Genewize Life Sciences, Inc.]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Capsalus Corp. (OTCBB:WELL) has completed the acquisition of the stock  of GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc., the wholly owned direct-selling subsidiary of GeneLink Biosciences, Inc. (OTCBB:GNLK), a leader in consumer genomics. The deal will provide immediate revenues.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, Acquisitions/Mergers, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T17:54:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thai Direct Selling Association Honors Top Direct Sellers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Thai Direct Selling Association (TDSA) recently held a grand gala, “A Night of Brilliant Success,” to honor the nation’s best direct sellers for 2011. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[World News, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T17:51:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ready, Set … Submit! DSN Global 100]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Turn in your Company’s Information for the <em>DSN</em> Global 100 List<br/><br/>

<em>DSN</em> utilizes several sources to compile our annual Global 100 list, including financial sources, professional researchers, personal interviews, media articles, quotes by company executives, corporate websites, annual reports and other industry sources, such as self-reported data from company CEOs and CFOs. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, DSN Global 100, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-16T17:55:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS: Avon Considering HSN CEO Grossman]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Avon has approached Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN, Inc., to replace Andrea Jung as Avon’s CEO. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-15T20:46:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Public Direct Sellers Release Financial Results]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five of the direct selling industry’s top public companies—Avon, Primerica, USANA, Nu Skin and Tupperware—recently released financial results for the fourth quarter 2011 and year-ending 2011.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T17:34:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Good News for Direct Sellers: Channel Growth in Online Retail]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Euromonitor International, a world leader in strategy research for consumer markets, recently reported global online retail sales were up in 2011. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T21:25:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thank You for Contacting Direct Selling News!]]></title>
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Static,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T19:22:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Executive Connection with Michelle Jones, Senior Vice President, Take Shape For Life]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/executive_connection_with_michelle_jones_senior_vice_president_take_shape_f</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this month’s Executive Connection, <em>Direct Selling News</em> Publisher and Editor in Chief John Fleming speaks with Michelle Jones, Senior Vice President with Take Shape For Life, about leadership, team building and changing lives through direct selling. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Exclusive Interviews, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T21:51:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cosway Corp. 2011 Annual Report]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/pdfs/CoswayCorp_AnnualReport_2011.pdf</link>
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Company Reports,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T19:47:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scentsy Introduces New Brand]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scentsy, Inc., the international party-plan company based in Meridian, Idaho, recently introduced a new brand—<em>Velata</em>. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[U.S. News, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T18:42:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Direct Selling Edge Conference]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV March  8 & 9, 2012]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-02-01T17:28:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Direct Selling Met the Coffee Market]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[America has a love affair with coffee. Every day, more than half of the country’s adult population admits to habitually downing a cup of joe—the liquid equivalent of 146 billion cups each year. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Cover Story, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:48:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Organo Gold: Making Coffee with a Special Ingredient]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/organo_gold_making_coffee_with_a_special_ingredient</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[What words come to mind when you think of coffee? Probably words like fresh roast, rich aroma, mocha, full-bodied, perhaps even Starbucks. One word that is very unlikely to come to mind when thinking about coffee is <em>mushroom</em>. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Young Company Focus, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:46:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Take Shape For Life: Success through Support]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/take_shape_for_life_success_through_support</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It’s the second month of the New Year. Do you know how your diet is progressing? ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Company Spotlight, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:43:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Orenda International: Lifting People with Every Purchase]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/orenda_international_lifting_people_with_every_purchase</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Bob Hall and his brother George began building their business plan for Orenda International, they were determined to build it differently from any company where they had previously worked. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Industry with Heart, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:35:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[February 2012]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/executive_announcements_february_2012</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alticor, Blyth Inc., LiveSmart 360, USANA Health Sciences, Immunotec Mourns the Death of Dr. Gustavo Bounous]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Executive Announcements, Magazine,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:33:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[News in Brief, February 2012]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/news_in_brief_february_2012</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ViSalus, 2011 American Business Stevie Awards, AL International, Tahitian Noni International, Neways, Latino Trendsetter Awards, Nu Skin, Herbalife, The Pampered Chef, Primerica]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[News in Brief, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:27:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Letter from John Fleming, February 2012]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/letter_from_john_fleming_february_2012</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the migration to our new web platform now complete, I thought this would be a good place to further explain our objectives in case you missed the article in last month’s publication.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Publisher's Note, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:24:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Financial News, February 2012]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Blyth Inc., Educational Development Corp., ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp., LifeVantage Corp., Mannatech Inc. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:22:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[February 2012 – It’s an Election Year, and Not Just for Avon]]></title>
    	  <link>http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/february_2012_its_an_election_year_and_not_just_for_avon</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last year was eventful for many direct sellers, including some management shake-ups, continued economic uncertainty and a strengthening U.S. dollar that shed international sales for many. As 2012 begins, more big news certainly lies ahead.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Canaccord Summary, Magazine, Featured,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-01T14:21:06+00:00</dc:date>
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