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		<title>Natural Black Hair Care Growth Tip &#8211; Patience is key</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that I have learned in my journey to growing longer hair is to be patient.  In the country where I live &#8211; the United States of America, most of us are used to having almost everything we want or need instantly. If we want to eat, we can go to a fast food [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=35&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Book Availability &#8211; Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair and Natural Black Hair</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The books Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair and Natural Black Hair are now both available in iTunes, for the ipad, ipod touch, and iphone, as well as the Barnes and Noble Nook Bookstore. Books purchased in the nook bookstore can be downloaded to the nook, or with the free nook app, they can be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=197&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair now on iTunes</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/twelve-steps-for-growing-black-hair-now-on-itunes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair is now available on iTunes. So, if you are an iphone, ipad, or ipod touch user, you can order a copy to read on your device. For information click here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=185&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Product For Detangling Black and Afro Textured Hair</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/new-product-for-detangling-black-and-afro-textured-hair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northwest Scents™ Black Hair Care Products]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a new product available for detangling natural Black and Afro Textured hair. The product is called Northwest Scents Detangling and Cleansing Cream. It feels like a conditioner, but you use it like a shampoo. It cleanses without leaving the hair &#8220;squeaky&#8221; and while the product is in your hair (it should be put [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=171&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of Nigerian Hairstyles</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/photos-of-nigerian-hairstyles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 03:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nigerian Hair Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read some of my earlier posts on this blog, you know that I started out talking about my childhood in Nigeria and my recollections of the fancy hairstyles that I grew up accustomed to seeing on the heads of Nigerian women. Even though I don&#8217;t wear those styles now, I have always [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=128&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Question about my hair routine</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/question-about-my-hair-routine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Can you please tell me your method of how you grew your hair, and how long it took, because i want to regrow my hair naturally, thank you. Answer: Hi. My method began when I realized that the problem wasn&#8217;t that my hair wasn&#8217;t growing, it was breaking off. So instead of focusing on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=92&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Question about heat damage</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/question-about-heat-damage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question. I&#8217;ve got heat damaged ends that won&#8217;t revert. Do I just keep on pressing (lighter application of heat and heat protectants)or lay off the heat. I haven&#8217;t pressed in about 6 months and the new growth is killing me! Thx. Answer: I would suggest that you trim the heat damaged ends off, if it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=84&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Pressing Comb</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/choosing-a-pressing-comb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I use a regular gold n hot pressing comb when I press my hair. I purchased it at my local Sally&#8217;s Beauty Supply. I have a link in some of my posts to a different brand of pressing comb that you can purchase online if there is no Sally&#8217;s in your area. The main point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=77&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair now at Amazon.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve Steps For Growing Black Hair is now available at Amazon.com. So, if you are an Amazon shopper, and you&#8217;d like to get a copy of our book, you can order it through Amazon. Or, if you prefer to shop in person, and you have a favorite bookstore that you would like to support, you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=59&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Black hair products affiliate program / small business opportunity</title>
		<link>http://ofranklin.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/black-hair-products-affiliate-program-small-business-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ofranklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking about starting an affiliate program for our black hair product line, Northwest Scents™. An affiilate program is where you get a small commission for referring buyers to a product.  If they buy the product through your link, you get paid.  If you have a blog, website, or ezine that caters to people who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ofranklin.wordpress.com&amp;blog=17143&amp;post=58&amp;subd=ofranklin&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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