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		<title>Myrmecophilous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spelling Bee Funds Used for Audio Books at Austin Public Library
The funds raised by the Austin Chronicle Adult Spelling Bee were used to complete the collection of 2010 Audie Winners at APL. The “Audies” recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment.
At least they&#8217;re promoting an understanding of irony, if not literacy.
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		<title>My first earthquake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I experienced my first earthquake last night in LA. I&#8217;m staying in Manhattan Beach, and at about 2:17:11 AM (PST) this morning, I was rudely shaken awake by our planet. Thanks, Earth. I quickly Googled up this link in a sleepy haze to be sure I wasn&#8217;t dreaming. As you can see, at 2:17:10 AM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OMGZZ! Cell phones cause cancer!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Science!
No no no no no. This guy is a crank. The first thing he does is claim that the swine flu isn&#8217;t &#8220;real medicine.&#8221; And this is Fox News, where no facts are checked, ever. He cites an &#8220;increase in the incidence in brain cancer&#8221; as proof! Well, there is also an increase in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=601</link>
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		<title>Google Spreadsheets / Forms tip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love the form feature, but it&#8217;s still very simple and can be difficult to work with. But I did find a good trick to updating a sheet with a form attached (which is surprisingly not a standard feature):
To edit a form and columns so that they continue to match-up:
First make a backup if you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=599</link>
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		<title>Rebus bottle caps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone was showing me a Lone Star bottle cap last night with an absolutely inscrutable little rebus puzzle in it. I got curious today if anyone had cataloged these tiny brain teasers, and thinking it unlikely, Googled it. Sure enough &#8211; every single one photographed and organized by series. Internet, you&#8217;re amazing.
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		<title>Visiting Iran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Nihar is posting some really interesting stuff about his recent backpacking trip across Iran. Check out part one here and part two here. Looking forward to the next installment, Nihar!
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		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=596</link>
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		<title>Apologies to my economist friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As seen on Metafilter:
An engineer, a chemist, and an economist are shipwrecked and stranded on a desert island. Luckily, several cases of catering-size cans of food have washed up on shore alongside them. Unluckily, they have no can opener. They decide to think on it for twenty-four hours, then present their solutions to the dilemma.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Citi cards if you hate bad customer service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been dealing with fraudulent charges on my card for months now, and in the meantime I&#8217;ve had to make payments on this balance. I had a similar issue once with Discover and they corrected it immediately. With Citi, it&#8217;s been a months-long ordeal. Finally they sent me a letter showing a scribbled signature on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=592</link>
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		<title>MJ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my first musical memories is hearing Vincent Price&#8217;s creepy intro to Thriller echoing through my grandmother&#8217;s dining room. I distinctly recall crawling under the table across the room to seek solace from the huge, dusty console radio. I guess it freaked me out a little.
I, like so many kids my age, was also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=590</link>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Disputed Election &#8211; The Big Picture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[					Compelling photos from the Boston Herald: 
A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. (OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images)
via Iran&#8217;s Disputed Election &#8211; The Big Picture &#8211; Boston.com.
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		<link>http://www.blendor.com/?p=584</link>
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