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	<title>Startup Fiance &#187; Natural Disasters</title>
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		<title>You Can Go Repack Your Bags</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/you-can-go-repack-your-bags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first bad experience with the TSA was in Austin, TX while heading home from a holiday trip.  It was 5 am, the line was almost out the door, and I was very low on my egg McMuffin intake, so &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/you-can-go-repack-your-bags/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Too Good to Pitch?</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/too-good-to-pitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nine year old boy in Connecticut has been told he is simply &#8216;too good&#8217; to pitch in their local youth baseball league.  Here is an excerpt from the story according to ESPN.com: &#8220;The right-hander (Jericho Scott) has a fastball &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/too-good-to-pitch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Police Receive Medals For Raiding Wrong House</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/police-receive-medals-for-raiding-wrong-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year in Minneapolis, eight officers with SWAT training raided a home that was allegedly connected to a major drug operation.  Upon entering the home there were shots fired at the officers by the homeowner, Vang Khang.  Acting out in &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/police-receive-medals-for-raiding-wrong-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pay for What You Weigh</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/pay-for-what-you-weigh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article the other day titled, &#8220;The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets&#8220;, written by Newsweek. The article brings up a lot of good points about our carbon footprint, pointing out the fact that &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/pay-for-what-you-weigh/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Poodles Rant</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/a-poodles-rant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Ignorant Woman at the Park, Butterfinger and I were walking our two dogs along the cement walk, minding our own business, following park regulations, and chatting about life, when your vicious poodle decided to charge 20 feet from your &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/a-poodles-rant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Only a Child</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/im-only-a-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is from the UN Earth Summit in 1992. The speaker is 12 year old Severn Suzuki (Wikipedia entry for Severn Cullis-Suzuki), and her childrens group ECO (Environmental Childrens Organization) raised all the funds needed to speak at the &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/im-only-a-child/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/southern-california-earthquake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I missed the earthquake, AGAIN!  Instead of sitting at home in our computer chairs, like we normally are on a Tuesday morning, we were out running errands, and pointlessly debating whether or not to bring checked bags with us on &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/southern-california-earthquake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Wild</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/out-of-the-wild/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Butterfinger is back.  I picked him up at the airport last Thursday with the dogs in tow.  Dirty, stinky, sunburned, exhausted, and happy; really, really happy.  He spent the greater part of this past month as a nomadic person in &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/out-of-the-wild/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ITD&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/itds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first day alone in weeks:) Although I have really enjoyed spending time with family, friends, and getting to know new people, today was a well deserved respite from the over-stimulation I have been receiving as of late. I was &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/itds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ta-Ta to The Worst &#8220;President&#8221; Ever</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/ta-ta-to-the-worst-president-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the subject line somewhat is a misnomer since I would hardly qualify someone like you to work in the White House mail room. I cringe at actually using the term ‘President’ because you are not my president, and I &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/ta-ta-to-the-worst-president-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cattle Network News</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/cattle-network-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cattle Network is not a website I frequent regularly, but during an unrelated search regarding food, I came across a list they have published showing the percent change in food prices. The most recent statistical data they have published &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/cattle-network-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s Favicon</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/googles-favicon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obviously I spend a lot of time on the web, maybe even an exorbitant amount by some accounts, so I am bound to be affected by even the smallest change. The other day I felt as if something was not &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/googles-favicon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hurty Throat</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/hurty-throat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first day in months that I actually have to leave the house and converse with someone I am not already acquainted. Not only do I have to make conversation with this person, it would probably be in &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/hurty-throat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Water is Bad for Laptops</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/water-is-bad-for-laptops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 18:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can not tell by reading this post, but I am writing from a different computer. Why? Well, like the clumsy idiot I often am, I spilled water all over my laptop this morning. I got into a pointless argument &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/water-is-bad-for-laptops/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tucker vs. The Cactus</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/tucker-vs-the-cactus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 03:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tucker is a hunter. In fact, when Butterfinger and I were first considering what to name our little cow-dog it was a toss up between Tucker and Hunter. He loves to chase anything fitting three basic criteria &#8211; small, fast, &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/tucker-vs-the-cactus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gassing Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I stood there and watched the digital numbers creep up past $70, I could not help but be thankful that I was not at one of those older-style pumps at which all of the numbers click as they rapidly &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/gassing-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PDRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I arose from bed this morning at the ripe hour of noon, I came to the sneaking realization that a dangerous and incapacitating disability was going to rule my every action this cinco de Mayo. As a result of &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/pdrs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Animals Strike Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The animals of this world are not pleased, and they took it upon themselves to let us know of their discontent through two well-publicized displays of violence. The first vicious act took place during the beginning of last week, when &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/the-animals-strike-back/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon Fundamentalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what I deem to be an ironic turn of events, I spent a few hours this past Friday watching various documentaries and news clips regarding polygamy&#8217;s place on a global scale, only to read on the front page of &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/mormon-fundamentalism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Clouds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up near one of the world&#8217;s 439 (and counting) nuclear power reactors. We drove past these massive, cement structures at least once per week as they are located adjacent to one of the major thruways in Montgomery County. &#8230; <a href="http://startupfiance.com/2008/making-clouds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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