<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Smith College eDigest - Faculty/Staff Notices</title><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/</link><description>Smith College eDigest - Faculty/Staff Notices</description><language>en-us</language><image><title>Smith College eDigest - Faculty/Staff Notices</title><url>http://www.smith.edu/images/b_hdr-news-digest.gif</url><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/</link></image><item><title>Pet Portrait Exhibit: Submissions Wanted</title><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/#14618</link><description></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smith.edu/edigest/14618</guid></item><item><title></title><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/#14642</link><description></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smith.edu/edigest/14642</guid></item><item><title></title><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/#14644</link><description></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smith.edu/edigest/14644</guid></item><item><title>Holiday Dessert Recipe Submission</title><link>http://www.smith.edu/edigest/#14649</link><description>Do you have a special holiday dessert recipe that you would like to share with your colleagues? If so, please submit your recipe to Madelyn Neely at mneely@smith.edu by Wednesday, December 2. Submitted recipes will be included in a booklet that will be given out at the Staff Council sponsored &quot;Cookies and Hot Chocolate&quot; holiday event, which will take place on Tuesday, December 8, from 2-4 p.m. 

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