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		<title>ATM skimmers, man, these things are scary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard of these happening in the Emirates. Be careful! ATM skimmers: man, these things are scary Boing Boing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve heard of these happening in the Emirates. Be careful!</p>
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<p><a href='http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/01/atm-skimmers-man-the.html'>ATM skimmers: man, these things are scary Boing Boing</a>.</p>
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		<title>Christmas Craft and Gift Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some great ideas in the Holidays from Instructables Crafts for Christmas Make Christmas Ornaments]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Crafts-for-Christmas/">Crafts for Christmas</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Christmas-Ornaments/'>Make Christmas Ornaments</a></li>
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		<title>View from the top of Burj Dubai</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, at least he didn&#8217;t jump off.]]></description>
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<p>Well, at least he didn&#8217;t jump off.</p>
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		<title>Abstract Photograph</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<title>Unbelievable Rock Star</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Stinging Bicycle Saddle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Mister Jalopy reported a swarm of bees under the seat of one of his bikes for sale at Coco&#8217;s Variety in Los Angeles. Upon hearing the news, neighbor Amy Seidenwurm headed over to the store, donned her bee suit, &#8230; <a href="http://misterian.com/2009/08/stinging-bicycle-saddle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Yesterday, Mister Jalopy reported a <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/05/bike-seat-sports-a-b.html">swarm of bees</a> under the seat of one of his bikes for sale at <a href="http://www.cocosvariety.com/">Coco&#8217;s Variety</a> in Los Angeles. Upon hearing the news, neighbor Amy Seidenwurm headed over to the store, donned her bee suit, and bravely herded the bees to a cardboard box, transferring them to &quot;<a href="http://www.dinosaursandrobots.com/2009/08/mobile-bee-hive.html">greener pastures where the flowers are dripping with nectar and hives are clean and commodious</a>.&quot; </p>
<p><a href="http://beehuman.blogspot.com/2009/08/2-wheels-2000-bees.html">2 Wheels, 2000 Bees</a></p>
<p>&#160;</p>
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<p>From <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/06/bees-swarm-under-bik.html">boingboing.net</a></p>
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		<title>Star Wars Cantina Band</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many ways can it be done? First the original Then on a piano. On a Chapman Stick And here&#8217;s a good jazzy version Solo acoustic guitar jazz blues style This post inspired by the boingboing.net post of a Ragtime &#8230; <a href="http://misterian.com/2009/08/star-wars-cantina-band/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many ways can it be done?<br />
First the original</p>
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<p>Then on a piano.</p>
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<p>On a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_Stick">Chapman Stick</a></p>
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<p>And here&#8217;s a good jazzy version</p>
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<p>Solo acoustic guitar jazz blues style</p>
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<p>This post inspired by the <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/07/80s-music-played-as.html">boingboing.net post</a> of a Ragtime version of some &#8217;80 hits. The boingboing post seems to have disappeared which explained as quoted below.</p>
<blockquote><p>I like <a href="http://www.scottbradlee.com/">Scott Bradlee&#8217;s</a> ragtime versions of popular 80s songs.</p>
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<p>    The songs featured are:<br />
    Come on Eileen &#8211; Dexy&#8217;s Midnight Runners<br />
    Don&#8217;t You Want Me Baby &#8211; Human League<br />
    THE FINAL COUNTDOWN &#8211; Europe<br />
    Axel F &#8211; Harold Faltermeyer<br />
    Material Girl &#8211; Madonna<br />
    Every Breath You Take &#8211; The Police<br />
    Don&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217; &#8211; Journey<br />
    Living on a Prayer &#8211; Bon Jovi<br />
    Never Gonna Give You Up &#8211; You&#8217;ve Been Rickrolled! ( or<br />
    Ragtimerolled?)<br />
    Total Eclipse of the Heart &#8211; Bonnie Tyler</p>
<p>(Via <a href="http://www.blogadilla.com/">Blogadilla</a>)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Dust Storm Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The photo was taken here. I was out and about and even ended up trying to take a shortcut back to the office to avoid a traffic jam and ending up going in a big circle! It is hard to &#8230; <a href="http://misterian.com/2009/07/dust-storm-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>The photo was <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29.31652000,47.94810500&#038;spn=0.001,0.001&#038;t=k&#038;hl=en">taken here.</a></p>
<p>I was out and about and even ended up trying to take a shortcut back to the office to avoid a traffic jam and ending up going in a big circle! It is hard to keep the bearings when you can&#8217;t even tell where the sun is coming from to help your sense of direction.</p>
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		<title>Always Wear Sunscreen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Toddler takes wild river ride in toy truck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing story of a young boy who drove his toy truck into the Peace River in British Columbia and was found more than ten kilometers downstream kneeling on the top of his overturned toy truck. His first words to his &#8230; <a href="http://misterian.com/2009/07/toddler-takes-wild-river-ride-in-toy-truck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Amazing story of a young boy who drove his toy truck into the Peace River in British Columbia and was found more than ten kilometers downstream kneeling on the top of his overturned toy truck. His first words to his rescuers were &#8220;Where&#8217;s the car at?&#8221;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/toddler-takes-a-river-ride-on-his-toy-truck/article1216961/">See the full story here.</a></p>
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