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	<description>Sizzling In Edmonton Featuring the Edmontonians Sizzling Twenty Under 30</description>
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		<title>Stephen Petasky</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Stephen Petasky was spending four nights in a tent on the roof of his Sobeys store in the dead of winter, he passed the time dreaming of warmer climes. He was taking part in the “Campers for Hampers” Christmas Bureau fundraiser, drumming up donations for the annual charity. Well, he’s not dreaming anymore: He’s jetting all over the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don Iveson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arriving to work on a red bicycle, Don Iveson sets an example to his constituents that every little bit helps. The political science graduate was the biggest news story in the 2007 municipal election. At 29, he is one of the youngest City council members ever. At the University of Alberta, he worked with the Gateway Campus Press, and later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natasha Thompson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was one of the most important decisions of Natasha Thompson&#8217;s life. She had just learned she was expecting her first child, and her employer was retiring: She had nine months to decide where her life was headed. As a constituency assistant to MP David Kilgour, she had been working primarily on immigration issues and recognized the need to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dustin Thomson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 20 years of age, Dustin Thomson is unlike most of his peers. Dustin finished high school six months early and has been running his own company for over a year. As a teen, he rode bulls on the rodeo circuit where he met a friend whose father worked for Ledcor. Dustin accepted a job there, working after school, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Bretchel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Michael Brechtel was born, his father was working on his thesis and the family was living in an orange Volkswagen van on the prairies. Michael and his siblings were taught to challenge societal norms and ask, “Why?” Michael is still all about pushing buttons. After studying business at the University of Alberta, he joined a communications firm and loved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jumana Jarrah</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jumana Jarrah’s mission to Nicaragua, where she provided chiropractic healthcare in the country’s schools, confirmed that she had chosen the right career path. “Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to help people out.” While she was studying biological sciences at the University of Alberta, Jumana was in a motor vehicle accident that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Watt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How we face adversity is as individual as the challenges before us. Kate Watt was 19 when her mom was diagnosed with cancer—worst case scenario: the disease was around her heart and lungs… she might have only two months to live. First, Kate withdrew from university just before final exams to spend more time with her mother. Then, she turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Shigehiro</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Shigehiro’s penchant for setting goals is directly related to his enthusiasm for sports. He picked up his first hockey stick at the age of five, and still plays. When he was seven years old, he knew how many pins he needed to win at bowling. He’s an avid golfer who plays with clients and takes part in charity tournaments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marlon Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlon Wilson—aka Arlo Maverick—has been performing with two of his cousins since their elementary school days. They formed urban group Politic Live, the first local hip hop band to take the stage at Peg City Holla, Canadian Music Week and JunoFest. They are the first Edmonton urban musicians to have a video charting on MTV and Much Music. During the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carolyn Jarvis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not so much about what I bring to Edmonton, but what Edmonton brings to me,” says Carolyn Jarvis, Global weekend news anchor, reporter and producer. She grew up in Richmond, BC, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. Then it was off to Toronto to seek fame in musical theatre. Instead, Carolyn joined the Weather Network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giri Puligandia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Christmas, when the Salvation Army is ringing bells for donations, Giri Puligandia’s mom reminds him that his father would find every kettle in the city and put in a $5-bill. That commitment to helping people is predominant in the life of this 29-year old. He is honouring the memory of the role model he never met. When Giri was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ailynn Santos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do Louis Vuitton bags, Ninja Turtles and Buddha have in common? They’re all in Ailynn Santos’ repertoire of incredible edibles at her Whimsical Cake Studio. When she was studying elementary education at the University of Alberta, she never imagined her career path would take a huge turn. Four years ago, Ailynn went to teach in New York City where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Gillese</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He speaks of comedy as a mirror for what’s going on, soaking up the culture of the day and spitting it back out in a form that makes people laugh. But, when Kevin Gillese withdrew from university to tour with an improvised comedy show, his parents didn’t get the joke. He was sure he was making the right move. Now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregg Strynadka</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moments Success can be measured in many ways: Going from zero earnings to $500,000 per annum in less than five years would be one way… building a one-man operation into a team of 150 licensed agents in that time would be another… as would having an office that doubles as a trophy room. But Gregg Strynadka genuinely believes that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cara Albo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cara Albo’s journey into the entertainment business has been life-long. At four years old, she was hair modeling… at nine she was singing. A fourth-grade performance in The Nutcracker pretty much sealed her fate. She was destined for a career on-stage. Making films was the most logical step for the forward-thinking Cara. She was just 18 when she started meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bryce Lambert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When his parents gifted him a few head of cattle to give him a good start in life, Bryce Lambert sold one to buy DJ equipment. He was a 16-year old student at Westlock High School who was relied upon to man the production booth for school plays. “I would audition for roles but they’d never let me [perform]… ’cause [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephani Carter and Brandy Burdeniuk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephani Carter and Brandy Burdeniuk might just as well enter construction sites carrying green batons. These young women have dedicated their careers—and lives—to ensuring the building industry is in harmony with Mother Earth. “We believe in doing right for the Earth and treating it well,” 26 year old Brandy says. The self-confessed “volunteer-aholics” met through MADE—Media, Art &#38; Design in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura Underwood &#8211; Profiler</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my practicum year of Grant MacEwan College’s Communications program, I already knew that I didn’t want to take the conventional path. My other course of study was in multimedia, and the combination of these fields immediately opened doors. I started freelancing through my company, Chemistry Communications and, when the possibility of writing the Sizzling Twenty under 30 profiles came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebecca Loo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until she was 11, Rebecca Loo lived in Malaysia. She says, “I never imagined I would go to university.” Now, she’s the first person in her family to get a degree—a BA in sociology from the University of Calgary—and credits her mom’s decision to move the family to Alberta as the precursor to her success. The 28-year old has been [...]]]></description>
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