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		<title>What a cool phone? Where can I buy one?</title>
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		<title>Shades: Functional in day and night time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of traditional curtains? I like variety and find the drapes that most houses have a little monotonous. It is nice to spice up the living room or study or hallway with bamboo shades which can function equally well in the daytime and at night to manage the lighting environment in your house. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is your IP address?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found a useful website that can help you find your IP address. No fuss, no mess. While for most techies or geeks, this is second nature: you just know where to look. For most of the rest, it&#8217;s like looking under the hood of our car - we just don&#8217;t want to do it.

Go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/what-is-your-ip-address</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Turkey Time: Swedish Style</title>
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Thanks, Ed.

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/its-turkey-time-swedish-style</link>
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		<title>Photo of the Day: The Tea Ceremony</title>
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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/photo-of-the-day-the-tea-ceremony</link>
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		<title>OK. Who broke Google?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If it was you, please put the plugin back in the wall. I&#8217;m not seeing anything on Google from any server!
We&#8217;ll forgive you.

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/ok-who-broke-google</link>
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		<title>Sunset in Taiwan: 4:52pm Saturday Evening</title>
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		<title>Music: Psychobabble by Alan Parsons Project</title>
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		<title>Vouchers: Everybody Get Shopping!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taiwanese are to be given new vouchers worth about NT$3600 (or about US$200) by the government to encourage them to go out shopping. It seems the government is keen to get everyone here shopping again.
According to the Premier, people will be able to buy anything with consumer vouchers the government will issue next Jan. 19 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day: PhotoFrames from Muji</title>
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There are lots of cool looking frames in Muji, but I struggle to find them anywhere else in Taipei. Suggestions?

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/photo-of-the-day-photoframes-from-muji</link>
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		<title>The Slow Diet: It can work!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those looking for a miracle diet&#8230; one that sheds those kilos before the festive season arrives, you&#8217;ll no doubt be looking for the best diet pills, the ones that can help you shed 20lbs before the turkey comes out of the oven.
Of course, if you eat that Christmas pudding, that Thanksgiving feast, consume all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/the-slow-diet-it-can-work</link>
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		<title>Christmas Trees vs. Christmas Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each Christmas comes around just a little faster each year&#8230; And each year I always mean to make some photo holiday cards for my family and friends. Living in Taiwan means that a particular Christmas comes and goes quickly, so getting my act together quick enough is always a challenge.
But we do have rather cute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mazda 323 (2004) vs. Mazda 3 (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Which do you think is cooler? The new Mazda 3 (2010) with 2.5 liter engine, 167-horsepower, and a 10-speaker BOSE system&#8230;

or the Mazda 323 with 1.6 liter engine, 4 speaker, and about 105 horsepower!
Well, I wonder what the answer is&#8230; comment your answer, and you might just win one of them! *cough*

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/mazda-323-2004-vs-mazda-3-2010</link>
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		<title>Life Magazine Photo Archive: On the web</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s recently launched the new archive of Time Life Photos with lots of photographs from the earlier part of the 20th Century.

You&#8217;ll find images that have rarely been seen by the general public. So enjoy. And thank you, Google and Time Life!

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/life-magazine-photo-archive-on-the-web</link>
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		<title>Taiwan Vignettes: North Coast Scenic Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the third vignette on my blog: The North East Coast

This has to be one of my favorite places in all of Taiwan.

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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/taiwan-vignettes-north-coast-scenic-area</link>
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		<title>A new diet regimen: 5 steps to feeling better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearing 100kgs? I am. For quite some time, I&#8217;ve been wondering what the most effective diet pills are that can help me lose weight. In 2001 I was down to just 83kgs. But I seem to have put most of that back on in the last four years. Is it a disaster?
So I&#8217;m adopting a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/a-new-diet-regimen-5-steps-to-feeling-better</link>
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		<title>Hazing in the Military - Don&#8217;t soldiers care for their Comrades-in-Arms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across the story in the summer published in the Daily Telegraph in the UK which describes a hazing incident in the army that resulted in a poor soldier literally boiling himself to death. He suffered, not hypothermia, but    hyperthermia in which his body temperature soars above the regular range.
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/hazing-in-the-military-dont-soldiers-care-for-their-comrades-in-arms</link>
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		<title>Carpentry is King - or Queen!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife&#8217;s an industrious soul. Last year, out of the blue, Christine decided to take a basic course in carpentry that lasted nearly four months. During that time, she learned how to measure, screw, drill, paint, polish and make some great furniture! She even made this chair, which is a delightful chair, and well-made. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/carpentry-is-king-or-queen</link>
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		<title>Taiwan Vignettes: Kiting on the North East Coast</title>
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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/taiwan-vignettes-kiting-on-the-north-east-coast</link>
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		<title>Cash Registers in the 21st Century</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have seen them a thousand times&#8230; and probably never given them much thought. But each time you purchase something in a store, you&#8217;ll come across one or another type of retail pos systems.
I remember in the 70&#8217;s my parents owned a shop and bought a simple cash register. Each night, they&#8217;d have to tally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/cash-registers-in-the-21st-century</link>
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		<title>Taiwan Vignettes: Short Videos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to show some little vignettes of Taiwan life in a series of three videos.
Here&#8217;s the first: The Tamsui River


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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/taiwan-vignettes-short-videos</link>
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		<title>Jenga Stuff</title>
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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/jenga-stuff</link>
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		<title>Video: The Matrix meets Windows</title>
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		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/video-the-matrix-meets-windows</link>
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		<title>Ever considered franchising? I have &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s everyone&#8217;s dream to have their own home based business! In fact, I already looked at chocolate franchising and soda franchising for vending machines. But I wonder what other home business opportunities there are:

Cosmetics
Life Planning
Teaching
Handicrafts
&#8230; can anyone add others to the list?

There are a lot of scams out there on the Internet and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/ever-considered-franchising-i-have</link>
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		<title>Pay-As-You-Go vs. Wifi Calls: Both cheaper than roaming!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last time I was in the UK, I took my mobile phone with me, and managed to rack up nearly NT$4000 worth of calling bills. Man! I was being charged for everything, calls, messages, SMS, receiving calls, EVERYTHING!
That&#8217;s when I began to wonder if having one of thoseNokia unlocked phones would help. In fact, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.obblogatory.com/pay-as-you-go-vs-wifi-calls-both-cheaper-than-roaming</link>
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