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	<description>Its time to get your dreams!</description>
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		<title>New Definition of Autism Will Exclude Many, Study Suggests</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and might make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, a new analysis suggests. The results of the new analysis are preliminary, but they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you for your support Yung N Gifted Entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Academy of Special Dreams Foundation, please accept our heartfelt appreciation for your contribution to support scholarships for the artistic expressions of adults with special needs. Your contribution will be used for scholarships to deserving special needs adults. It is only through the support of you and other organizations and individuals that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culinary Art Class R.O.P Vocational Education.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Culinary Art Class R.O.P Vocational Education. Please print the recipe and bring it to class for our next lab.  Thank you all. Chef Elvi The Academy of Special Dreams welcomes our Community Ambassador Elvia Nieto who supports our mission to increase public awareness, recognition and appreciation of the creative talents of people with disabilities. Elvia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you Wells Fargo Bank for your donation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you Wells Fargo for helping the Academy of Special Dreams ! Your dedication and generosity is invaluable. Your support of the special needs community helps increase public awareness, recognition and appreciation of the creative talents of people with disabilities by providing opportunities to many Artists in your community. The Academy of Special Dreams offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singing is what I love doing and singing is the only thing I want to do</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emmanuel, the adopted son of Children First Foundation! Emmanuel and his brother Ahmed were adopted from Iraq, both suffering limb deficiencies as a result of chemical warfare. They were abandoned at an orphanage and rescued by Ms Kelly, who is also the guardian of the once-conjoined Bangladeshi twins, Krishna and Trishna. Emmanuel further said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Jorge Luis Plata, Academy Community Ambassador</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Academy of Special Dreams Foundation welcomes Jorge Luis Plata as our Community Ambassador from Oaxaca, Mexico. Plata supports our mission to increase public awareness, recognition and appreciation of the creative talents of people with disabilities. His mission is to seek ways to work collaboratively with the Academy of Special Dreams by fostering relationships with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A deaf and mute girl who learns to play the violin against all odds.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of a deaf and mute girl who learns to play the violin against all odds. One of the most touching advertisements I&#8217;ve seen in a long, long time. For &#8220;deafness&#8221;, see hearing impairment. For &#8220;Deaf&#8221; as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For &#8220;inability to speak&#8221;, see muteness. Deaf-mute is a term which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn CPR, AED, and First Aid in ASL!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In American Sign Language, (ASL), I wanted to share with you all about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, (CPR). Here is a brief video of CPR candid camera made from Italy. Smile! Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of rescue breathing and chest compressions delivered to victims thought to be in cardiac arrest. When cardiac arrest occurs, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Academy, Cristian Gargena</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you Cristian for your support helping the Academy of Special Dreams Foundation! Your dedication and generosity is invaluable. Your support of the special needs community helps increase public awareness, recognition and appreciation of the creative talents of people with disabilities by providing opportunities to many Artists in your community.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the Academy, Melanie Sheade</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you Melanie for your support in Vive the Special DREAM Concert 2011 and welcome to the Academy of Special Dreams Foundation.  Your dedication and generosity is invaluable. Your support of the special needs community helps increase public awareness, recognition and appreciation of the creative talents of people with disabilities by providing opportunities to many [...]]]></description>
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