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		<title>An IP address is not an identity!</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/technology/identity-management/identity-management-in-libraries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Identity Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was invited to join a panel discussion at the Electronic Resources and Libraries conference in Austin, TX. Our panel topic was &#8220;Identity Management and Federated Authentication for Institutional Administrators&#8221; and focused on the issues around the management of electronic subscriptions. We described the consequences (legal, business-process or information system security based) arising from the lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Solar Sinter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[3D printing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markus Kayser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sand + Sun = Glass. This project by Markus Kayser is an amazing example of what is possible. The technology is based on sintering &#8211; a method used to create objects from powders.  Markus has created a machine that uses the sun&#8217;s energy to manufacture 3D objects using sand.  In sintering, powders are heated to just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing: Shark vs Octopus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Normally, I don&#8217;t post these kinds of articles, but this footage is amazing!]]></description>
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		<title>Chimney Removal</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/green/diy/chimney-removal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 13:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, I finally removed my old chimney. We have a small cabinet in the kitchen that is oddly dimensioned and just doesn&#8217;t make sense. I pulled out the shelves to see if I could remove this space waster and found what looked like a hearth with a water hookup. It turns out, my oddly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Cuts Their Own Budget &#8211; By $200,000!</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/politics/congress-cuts-their-own-budget-by-200000/</link>
		<comments>http://thomasblood.us/politics/congress-cuts-their-own-budget-by-200000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Appropriations Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; The House Appropriations Committee unveiled a short term Continuing Resolution (CR) to provide funds to keep the government operating over the next two weeks until a compromise can be reached on ayear-long funding bill. The CR, which includes $4 billion in spending reductions, will prevent a government-wide shut down that would occur [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Renewable Energy Law 2011</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/green/california-renewable-energy-law-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Californian State Senate passed a bill (SB 2X) this week which will require California utilities to get a third of their power from wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable sources by 2020. The bill was authored by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto). Opponents said it would drive up electricity bills for homeowners and manufacturers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How fast does your car loose value?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just came across Edmunds&#8217; infographic on vehicle depreciation. If you are curious about your own car&#8217;s  depreciation in value, scroll down to the calculator and find out. ; Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Source: How Fast Does A New Car Lose Value]]></description>
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		<title>Prius Cost of Ownership</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/green/prius-cost-of-ownership/</link>
		<comments>http://thomasblood.us/green/prius-cost-of-ownership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong &#8211; I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m driving a Prius. When I bought it in 2007, I was aware of the fact that the production process of a Prius is not exactly &#8216;green&#8217;. Wired magazine ran a story that suggested buying a used car instead, which I considered doing. Here is the problem though [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add Buddypress Profile Data</title>
		<link>http://thomasblood.us/computing/snippets/add-buddypress-profile-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buddypress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hacks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Buddypress allows you to add custom profile data during the member registration process. But how do you display this custom profile data in the member loop? Just to be thorough, let&#8217;s start by adding custom profile data to the registration page. On the profile setup page, you can add your additional member data. This additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Example of Speech Recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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