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	<title>Adrift at Sea &#187; Thoughts</title>
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	<description>Dan’s Blog about Sailing on a Telstar 28 named Pretty Gee, Friends, Family, Photography, Security, Technology, and other things.</description>
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		<title>Social Networking Sites and Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2010/03/16/social-networking-id/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2010/03/16/social-networking-id/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I am a member of some social networking sites and have a fairly high on-line presence, I thought I’d write a bit about security and social network sites. A lot of social networking sites, like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and such have a fair amount of personal information about anyone who is a member. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Cause of E. Coli outbreaks</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/11/03/e-coli/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/11/03/e-coli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agricorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e. coli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feedlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outbreak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Again, E. Coli is in the news. There was an article in the New York Times about the most recent E. Coli outbreak, which has been traced back to ground beef from Fairbank Farms. When I was growing up, there weren’t E. Coli outbreaks of the lethal nature found today. Certainly, the food-processing procedures and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling Lines—Cleats, Clutches, and Jammers</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/27/controlling-lines%e2%80%94cleats-clutches-and-jammers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/27/controlling-lines%e2%80%94cleats-clutches-and-jammers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boat Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cam cleat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clam cleat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clutch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jam cleat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lewmar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[powercleat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spinlock]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a sailor asking me about his mainsheet setup on an on-line forum, and was thinking of using line clutches or line jammers for his mainsheet. I tried to explain that this was both unwise and dangerous. A line clutch or line jammer can take too long to release—and in the case of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Sealants in a Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/24/marine-sealants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/24/marine-sealants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boat Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bedding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butyl rubber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polysulfide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polyurethane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sealants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silicone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing you have to do on boats is bed hardware. This has to be done on a regular basis, especially with hardware that is under heavy cycling loads, like cleats. However, using the right sealant can make this task much simpler. Most people are familiar with silicone caulk, since it is the most commonly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multihulls In A Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/08/multihulls-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/04/08/multihulls-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advantages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catamaran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disadvantages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multihull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sailboat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trimaran]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Multihulls have some advantages and disadvantages compared to monohulls, and a lot of how severe those advantages/disadvantages are depends on the exact design you’re looking at. Whether one will be suitable for your purposes depends a lot on what you’re trying to do. For instance, a lot of the charter market catamarans have trouble sailing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Omnivore’s Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/20/omnivore%e2%80%99s-dilemma/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/20/omnivore%e2%80%99s-dilemma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cafos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael pollan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[omnivore's dilemma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently, I am reading Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma. I am about halfway through the book.  Thus far, this is a fascinating book that takes a look at America’s modern food supply chain and how it has been corrupted by the oil, chemical, pharmaceutical industries and government intervention because of political, corporate and military reasons. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telstar 28—Evolution</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/02/telstar-28-evolution/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2009/01/02/telstar-28-evolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[28]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance cruising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretty gee]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I originally wrote the following post for the International Telstar Owners Association Forum.  I’ve decided to re-publish it here as well, since many of the visitors to my blog are interested in the Telstar 28. ********************************************************* The Telstar 28 was introduced in late 2003. Since the boat was introduced, it has had some changes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bilge Pumps</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/12/14/bilge-pumps/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/12/14/bilge-pumps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boat Projects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bilge pumps]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over on one of the sailing forums I participate in, there was a question about how to setup the bilge pumps on a boat.  Here are my thoughts on that issue. Ideally, the a monohull sailboat should have at least four bilge pumps.  Two would be electric, and two would be manual. The two manual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should We Bail Out Detroit</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/12/12/should-we-bail-out-detroit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/12/12/should-we-bail-out-detroit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stupidity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[George W. Bush’s plan to tap the TARP fund to bail out the big Three is short-sighted and irresponsible. It doesn’t matter where the money goes, it is throwing good money after bad. Letting the auto industry sink or swim on its own is the only way to get the UAW and the management of the big three automakers to accept a changed reality of the auto industry. Honda, Toyota, et al, all have factories in the USA now. Building cars that are fuel efficient is something that should have been done decades ago....]]></description>
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		<title>Another Brave Woman</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/08/03/another-brave-woman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/08/03/another-brave-woman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life with Gee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now, my thoughts are with an online friend, Mike, and his family. Mike is a fellow sailor, and I know him through one of the sailing forums I participate on. While I’ve never met Courtney, or her family, I have spoken and corresponded with them over the past year. His daughter Courtney is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ground Tackle</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/07/02/ground-tackle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/07/02/ground-tackle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sailing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[manson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretty gee]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was asked why I have such an oversized anchor hanging off the bow roller on the Pretty Gee. That’s a good question. The primary anchor I have on the Pretty Gee is a New Zealand-designed Rocna 15. It weighs 33 lbs., and is the same anchor that an acquaintance of mine uses on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Years, Seven Months and Seven Days Ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/06/11/seve/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/06/11/seve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family & Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life with Gee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/?p=345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven years, seven months and seven days ago was one of the happiest days of my life. It was November 4, 2000, and I married the most amazing woman I’ve ever met. I knew I was going to marry her the very first time I heard her voice. It is difficult to believe that today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of A Dream</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/03/14/death-of-a-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2008/03/14/death-of-a-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[28]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circumnavigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flicka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heather neill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[larry pardey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lin pardey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretty gee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[s/v flight of years]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/2008/03/14/death-of-a-dream/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Heather Neill announced her plans to circumnavigate the globe in s/v Flight of Years, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka last year. This was a rather unusual announcement, given that Heather was not a sailor, and had relatively little experience sailing at the time of her announcement. You can read about her and her preparations at her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New England Sports Fans</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/10/29/new-england-sports-fans/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/10/29/new-england-sports-fans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/2007/10/29/new-england-sports-fans/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This season seems to be an unusually good one for New England sports fans. Last night, the Boston Red Sox just swept the Colorado Rockies to take the 2007 World Series. It does appear that the curse of the Bambino has finally been broken, as this is their second World Series victory in just four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/06/11/six-years-ago/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/06/11/six-years-ago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.dankim.com/2007/06/11/six-years-ago/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago today, I was cast Adrift At Sea. The amazing woman who had agreed to marry me in September 1999 finally lost her fight with pancreatic cancer. Gee passed away at 11:00 am, six years ago today, exactly seven months and seven days from the start of our wedding. Even today, I find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Give In</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/04/19/why-give-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/04/19/why-give-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why give in to the criminals? Why give in to the terrorists? A while back, I wrote about one of the more sane responses to terrorism—you can read that post here. Why should we help the criminals and the terrorists achieve their goals? I think the media in this country has to re-think its approach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An American Problem</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2007/04/18/an-american-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my on-line friends, Alex, recently posted this message in response to the killings at Virginia Tech. I have been watching the news here in the US&#8230; What drives young people to go to a school and shoot people like that??? And its not the first time either&#8230; God help America&#8230;.this is so crazy&#8230;.. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>37 Days and Meta’s Story</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/11/28/37-days-and-meta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite blogs to read is 37 Days, by Patti Digh. A recent post of her talks about the movie “March of the Penguins”, and talks about a young woman named Meta. The story really hit home for me, since Meta was about the same age as my identical twin and, like him, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/11/13/transportation-in-massachusetts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason over at Pelican in Her Piety has pointed out two excellent editorials in the Boston Globe. The first is on the right to privacy and the right to public safety and the recent policy of swabbing and searching bags on the MBTA. The second is on the Mass Turnpike Authority’s recent decision to lift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comcast HD DVR vs. Tivo</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/11/06/comcast-dvr-vs-tivo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/11/06/comcast-dvr-vs-tivo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on John Battelle’s Searchblog, is a post about the new Comcast HD DVR and how it compares to a Tivo. Some of the commenters have mentioned a few other technologies in their comments. One is the Windows Media Center-based Home Theater PCs. Another is the Macintosh computer. I commented on his blog, and this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The War On Moisture Has Casualties</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/11/01/the-war-on-moisture-has-casualties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article from today’s New Zealand Herald, we see that the “War on Moisture” has claimed at least one casualty. A diabetic man fell into a coma because he wasn’t allowed to bring his insulin aboard the plane. Mr. Tui Peter Russell started feeling ill on the flight, and when he spoke to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Really, You Don&#8217;t Say</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/10/24/really-you-dont-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, scientists are stating the obvious again. In a recent NYT article, they publish the results of a study, which concludes that listening to music at too loud a volume will lead to hearing damage. Umm&#8230;this is news?]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Character</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/10/05/developing-character/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s quote of the day was from Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran wrote: “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Some days I wonder about that. There are days, when I look back at what I’ve been through and wonder what effect it has had on who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 11</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/11/september-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paris Parfait has an excellent entry for today. It truly expresses the difference between being an American and the American government—which has abused the tragedy of this day to hold on to political and economic power for itself. My thanks to Erin for the link. From Paris Parfait’s post: No words adequate to describe the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woo &amp; Hunter&#8217;s Wedding: Part 3—Airline Security Redux</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/03/woo-hunters-wedding-part-3%e2%80%94airline-security-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/03/woo-hunters-wedding-part-3%e2%80%94airline-security-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got up this morning at about 5:00 a.m. I had an 8:10 flight to catch back up to Beantown. After getting dressed and packed, I walked down to the hotel lobby. I asked the front desk to call a cab for me, to take me to the Newport News airport. A few minutes later, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woo &amp; Hunter’s Wedding: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/02/woo-hunter%e2%80%99s-wedding-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/02/woo-hunter%e2%80%99s-wedding-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, I headed down to Newport News, Virginia. Getting to Newport News was a challenge, but not all that bad, except the nine-and-a-half hour day spent in Logan International Airport. Flying down to Virginia, while tropical storm Ernesto is sitting over the state is not really my idea of fun, but I had made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woo &amp; Hunter’s Wedding: Part 1—The Joys of Air Travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/01/woos_wedding%e2%80%94pt1%e2%80%94air-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/09/01/woos_wedding%e2%80%94pt1%e2%80%94air-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I’m writing this post from my hotel room, down in Newport News, Virginia. I flew down this evening for a wedding tomorrow. I’m due to fly back on Sunday morning. The problem with air travel, aside from the security issues, is that trying to do so during the hurricane season can be challenging. Yesterday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blame</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/08/29/blame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on Dear Elena, there is a post titled “Blame”. It is about whether Daniel or Kim is responsible for their daughter’s death. Elena died from a bacterial infection about six months ago. I can understand this behavior. I went through much the same thing after my twin brother, David, was killed. I also went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Someone Leaves</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/08/21/when-someone-leaves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year or so ago, I started watching the Showtime TV series, Dead Like Me. I recently got the DVD set of the series. It is about Georgia, an eighteen year-old woman, who is killed by a falling piece of the Mir Space Station, and then becomes a grim reaper. In the TV show, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Terrorism?</title>
		<link>http://blog.dankim.com/2006/08/13/what-is-terrorism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Define: Terrorism This is the definition according to Wikipedia. Terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious, or ideological change.[1][2] Terrorist attacks are designed to influence the broader society to which those killed, injured, or taken hostage belong. The dramatic focus of [...]]]></description>
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