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		<title>Roots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to feel my roots (no, that&#8217;s not a euphemism). After moving to Canada I have felt like a static nomad. I&#8217;ve had no history here, no family stories or childhood memories to tie me to Edmonton. I don&#8217;t wander past a school and reminisce about walking through the gates that seemed so massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Clown Nobody Loves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walking down the street an old man with a painted smile and a large ragged hat squirts water at strangers. People slow their pace behind him, or give him a wide berth as they pass, doing their best to avoid eye contact else they might have to engage him. He approaches unsuspecting pedestrians standing at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/07/11/the-clown-nobody-loves/</link>
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		<title>Paul Potts in Town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is uplifting. He went from this to this.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/05/19/paul-potts-in-town/</link>
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		<title>Fast-Food Free Schoolzones?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adbusters posted an interesting blog citing evidence that fast food restaurants within 1/4 mile of a school significantly increases the average obesity rate of kids at that school. I do wonder if the fast food stores are as much a symptom of a &#8220;poor diet area&#8221; as a cause, in the same way that Payday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/05/18/fast-food-free-schoolzones/</link>
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		<title>Joss Whedon on Humanism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary.&#8221; - Joss Whedon, 10th April 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTY8-XPhTzQ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/05/11/joss-whedon-on-humanism/</link>
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		<title>Who Do Healthcare Cuts Hurt?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alberta Health Services Board announced service cuts on 15th April, about three weeks after it gave all of its members a 25% pay increase. The board members now each get paid $50,000 for their part-time positions, plus $750 &#8220;meeting compensation&#8221; for every one of the approximately 4 meetings per month. (My job requires that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/04/26/who-do-healthcare-cuts-hurt/</link>
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		<title>How Rich Are You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you&#8217;re poor? Follow the link to get some perspective. Does where we sit amongst our peers matter as much as where we sit globally? I suspect not. Global Rich List]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/02/23/how-rich-are-you/</link>
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		<title>Canada Explained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rick Mercer explains how the Canadian democratic system works in the event of a loss of confidence. Link to YouTube video]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/02/21/canada-explained/</link>
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		<title>Always Grow. Grow All Ways.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love commercials that don&#8217;t obviously push the product they are hoping to sell, when they seem to take the higher road and encourage thought and discussion, when they focus on creativity and aim to inspire. This is exactly what the Alberta Milk advertising campaign has done since 2003, when the campaign began. I found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/02/19/always-grow-grow-all-ways/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Featured!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My video is featured on the front page of Windows IT Pro magazine&#8217;s website!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.simoncollier.ca/2009/01/27/im-featured/</link>
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