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PERFORMERS AIRING  TONIGHT! 8P/7C Hosted by WENDY WILLIAMS CHRIS BROWN Chris Brown brings his bad boy swag and megawatt energy to the 2014 Soul Train Awards. TAMAR BRAXTON As one of today's premiere vocalists, Tamar Braxton is set to wow us all in a special tribute performance. MISSY ELLIOT Anytime Missy takes the stage, it's a must-see moment. Be there on Sunday, November 30 to witness it. DA BRAT The 2014 Soul Train Awards will mark the return of Da Brat back to the big stage. LIL' KIM What's soul music without a touch of hip hop royalty? Queen B blazes the Soul Train Awards stage. MA$E Hip hop heavyweight and '90s chart ruler Ma$e serves up a special performance at this year's show. TANK Sunday, November 30 will see one of soul music's most consistent hit makers and MVPs go center stage. NICO & VINZ Nico & Vin

Members of  CARDelish enjoy a delicious way to save  ! Pancake Tips: Mistakes To Avoid Pancakes are one of the best things to ever happen to breakfast, second only to bacon . They're so light and fluffy, and they masterfully absorb butter and syrup. Or at least that's the case when you make pancakes right. But not all pancakes are made properly. Actually, a lot of people botch their pancakes. It's time we put a stop to this.   The principles behind making the perfect pancakes are simple: Just whip up a quick batter and fry them up. But so much can go wrong along the way, risking dense, flat or burned pancakes. If you've experienced these pancake tragedies, you're probably committing at least one, if not all nine, of the common pancake mistakes. Find out what they are and put an end to your pancake misery. The Mistake: You're Skimping On Ingredients You may opt for all-purpose flour for convenience's sake, but Alton Brown swears by

The “Art Wall” at FuegoMundo displays a few of Masha Hleap-Hershkovitz fathers'   works as a tribute to his name, and as a kick-off to their rotating local South American artist exhibit at FuegoMundo. It is estimated that Hleap produced over 3,000 pieces of art in his lifetime.  He was well known for making a painting out of a memory and pleasantly surprised many people with his gift of a painting depicting a portrait of themselves or recent casual encounter or place of interest they shared together. Hleap did not like to sell his art; he preferred to give it away.  His art appears in many homes around the world, including South America, the Caribbean and Europe. Daddy Daughter at Zaban Park 1973 Dr. David Hleap | 1930-2007 “Larger than Life” David Hleap was born in Russia in 1930-  Prior to WWII, emigrated together with his parents and younger sister, to Colombia, South America when he was 5.   He was raised in Cali, Colombia and put himself thro