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		<title>Make Some [Nature] Noise</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/09/03/make-some-nature-noise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
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Arrived to work early this morning for a meeting, (difficult enough in its own right), but especially so in the rain, because Texans transform into Sunday drivers when clouds spit. 
I was early so I did some freelance browsing while I waited and found something fun. After playing with it for a few minutes, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grossly Strong</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/09/02/grossly-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FYI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dung beetle]]></category>
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Earth&#8217;s strongest creature meets its mate in a pile of shit. Talk about a turnoff. 
It is estimated that the appropriately named dung beetle, or Onthophagus taurus, can pull 1,141 times its own weight. Mind boggling.
Why would anything need to pull that many times its own weight?
Female dung beetles will burrow into a pile of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brand Boutiques</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/31/brand-boutiques/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neat-o]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr. Clean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Tarts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ranch Ranch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tide]]></category>

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Pop Tarts recently opened a bakery, (if that&#8217;s what you call it), in New York. You can visit a Mr. Clean car wash in Ohio, Atlanta and Texas and now Tide is entering the dry cleaning business with three stores in Kansas.
A product/brand-specific boutique is brilliant marketing and a great way to boost brand/product presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See What I Did There?</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/28/see-what-i-did-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Items to Ponder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peeks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welcome to facebook]]></category>

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Social networks make it easy to share anything and everything with the world. That&#8217;s why Vegas&#8217; branding statement has been (unofficially) rewritten to: &#8220;What happens in Vegas ends up on Facebook.&#8221;
The appropriate moments captured are a perfect way to share with friends and family, (and sometimes co-workers), the amazing time you had &#8211; what you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Fun Shirts</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/25/some-fun-shirts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[t-shirts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[threadless]]></category>

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Clothes can be a great way to express yourself &#8230; how you&#8217;re feeling, the team you support, your religious or political affiliation &#8211; these are just a few of the ways clothing can define the wearer, or express his/her opinion.
If you&#8217;re looking for some new threads, check out some fun t-shirts from Threadless.




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		<title>Wishing Well</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/24/wishing-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[birthdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wishing]]></category>

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Think of all the occasions we append with wishing&#8230;

birthdays
losing an eyelash
tossing a coin to where the Goonies dwell
11:11 a.m. / p.m.
upon a star
before (and after) a test
splitting the wishbone
rubbing a genie&#8217;s lamp (I still have yet to find one)

To preface the following suggestion, I will say that I enjoy making a wish. Even if those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over My Head</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/20/over-my-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peeks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chupacabras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[star gazing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[that's what she said]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twss]]></category>

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A couple weeks ago, I spent about two hours on my balcony with a good friend scanning the sky, trying to distinguish planets from stars. It&#8217;s much harder than you think.1
Wine + stars = deep [red] conversation. 
Discussion topics included: 

The Universe and everything that&#8217;s out there.
For the record, &#8220;out there&#8221; is a big place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Is Near A Computer</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/19/ross-is-near-a-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FYI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook Places]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foursquare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gowalla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[location services]]></category>

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In addition to your [Facebook] friends and family knowing what&#8217;s on your mind, who you&#8217;re friends with, (and a handful of other info), you can now keep them apprised of where you are, using a service other than Gowalla and/or foursquare.
If you don&#8217;t already use foursquare or Gowalla, then you are like me (and anyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Flight Purrrchase</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/18/in-flight-purrrchase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aerating wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in-flight purchase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Menu Wine Breather Carafe]]></category>

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I once heard that the majority of sales revenue from in-flight magazine purchases is generated from pet-related products. 
Most people are without their pets while on vacation, so they miss them and think, &#8220;Oh, that padded stepladder for Mittens will help her get hair all over our clean sheets!&#8221;
Or, &#8220;Baxter will love that modern dog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pee Green[er]</title>
		<link>http://www.rossclurman.com/blog/2010/08/18/pee-greener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Clurman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neat-o]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroma Profile Smart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

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Looking for a way to reduce your impact on our planet? Now you can! Wash your hands with toilet water! That&#8217;s not a serious statement, but its technically accurate! Keep reading!
Pee greener. No, not from dyed St. Patrick&#8217;s Day beer, but by utilizing this combination sink/toilet that recycles the waste water from washing your hands [...]]]></description>
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