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		<title>Insta-Drunk Spray: Like a Ninja, The Buzz Comes and Goes Quickly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A French-American scientist has reportedly created a spray that makes its user drunk instantly and then has its effects dissipate as quickly as they came. 
&#8220;Reportedly, not only does the sensation of being drunk wear off almost immediately but the user would also supposedly be able to pass a breathalyzer test, verifying that they are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A French-American scientist has reportedly created a spray that makes its user drunk instantly and then has its effects dissipate as quickly as they came. </p>
<p>&#8220;Reportedly, not only does the sensation of being drunk wear off almost immediately but the user would also supposedly be able to pass a breathalyzer test, verifying that they are no longer under the influence of alcohol.&#8221;</p>
<p>It would reportedly take 1,000 sprays to equal the level of alcohol in a single drink.</p>
<p><a href=" http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/spray-makes-instantly-drunk-only-lasts-few-seconds-231548193.html"> Would you buy an &#8220;Insta-Drunk&#8221; Spray? </a></p>
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		<title>Just Because: It&#8217;s Kate Upton Doing Something Called &#8220;Cat Daddy&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 03:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kate Upton made an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show and busted out a new dance move &#8220;The Cat Daddy&#8221; while Fritzie busted out his patented Rick Astley impersonation. I believe that we can declare &#8220;The Dougie&#8221; officially dead after this one. 
You&#8217;re welcome, America.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kate Upton made an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show and busted out a new dance move &#8220;The Cat Daddy&#8221; while Fritzie busted out his patented Rick Astley impersonation. I believe that we can declare &#8220;The Dougie&#8221; officially dead after this one. </p>
<p>You&#8217;re welcome, America.</p>
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		<title>Card Collector: SportKings To Include Broadcasting Legends</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Action shots and still photos for trading are fine and good, but memorabilia and autographs are where it&#8217;s at. That&#8217;s why an email I received about a new card set piqued my interest. SportKings offers a huge collection of legendary names and bridges the past to today&#8217;s heroes. The new set includes autographs of Muhammad [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Action shots and still photos for trading are fine and good, but memorabilia and autographs are where it&#8217;s at. That&#8217;s why an email I received about a new card set piqued my interest. SportKings offers a huge collection of legendary names and bridges the past to today&#8217;s heroes. The new set includes autographs of Muhammad Ali, for instance, and memorabilia cards of Bjorn Borg.</p>
<p>But one insert set rules the day. They&#8217;ve assembled a checklist of &#8220;Top 50 Broadcasters&#8221; &#8212; a veritable &#8220;Who&#8217;s Who&#8221; behind the microphone. Cosell, Harry Carey, Jack Brickhouse, Al Michaels, Harry Kalas and so many more. That&#8217;s a piece to put together. </p>
<p>Check out the Cosell!</p>
<p><a href="http://swollendome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cosell.jpg"><img src="http://swollendome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cosell.jpg" alt="" title="Cosell" width="300" height="214" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2623" /></a></p>
<p>Top 50 Broadcasters</p>
<p>TBC-VS 	Vin Scully<br />
TBC-MA 	Mel Allen<br />
TBC-RB 	Red Barber<br />
TBC-CG 	Curt Gowdy<br />
TBC-HC 	Howard Cosell<br />
TBC-BC 	Bob Costas<br />
TBC-JM 	Jim McKay<br />
TBC-KJ 	Keith Jackson<br />
TBC-AM 	Al Michaels<br />
TBC-DE 	Dick Enberg<br />
TBC-JB 	Jack Buck<br />
TBC-TH 	Ted Husing<br />
TBC-JBR 	Jack Brickhouse<br />
TBC-DD 	Don Dunphy<br />
TBC-GM 	Graham McNamee<br />
TBC-EH 	Ernie Harwell<br />
TBC-MAL 	Marv Albert<br />
TBC-HCA 	Harry Caray<br />
TBC-JMI 	Jon Miller<br />
TBC-BS 	Bill Stern<br />
TBC-CH 	Chick Hearn<br />
TBC-MG 	Marty Glickman<br />
TBC-JW 	Jack Whitaker<br />
TBC-JN 	Jim Nantz<br />
TBC-CS 	Chris Schenkel<br />
TBC-LN 	Lindsey Nelson<br />
TBC-RH 	Russ Hodges<br />
TBC-RS 	Ray Scott<br />
TBC-JMA 	John Madden<br />
TBC-BP 	Bob Prince<br />
TBC-JBU 	Joe Buck<br />
TBC-MH 	Milo Hamilton<br />
TBC-BW 	Bob Wolff<br />
TBC-CT 	Chuck Thompson<br />
TBC-CB 	Chris Berman<br />
TBC-PR 	Phil Rizzuto<br />
TBC-MB 	Marty Brennaman<br />
TBC-CM 	Clem McCarthy<br />
TBC-BWA 	Bill Walton<br />
TBC-FH 	Foster Hewitt<br />
TBC-HK 	Harry Kalas<br />
TBC-JMO 	Johnny Most<br />
TBC-BE 	Bob Elson<br />
TBC-BM 	Brent Musburger<br />
TBC-PS 	Pat Summerall<br />
TBC-MHA 	Merle Harmon<br />
TBC-DV 	Dick Vitale<br />
TBC-DS 	Dick Stockton<br />
TBC-TK 	Tony Kubek<br />
TBC-BCO 	Bud Collins</p>
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		<title>FMC: The Oneders Propel Calipari to His First Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s one of the most divisive men in sports. You say the name &#8220;Calipari&#8221; amongst a group of college hoops fans and you&#8217;re more likely to hear diatribes about the NCAA and vacated Final Four appearances than an assessment of his coaching and recruiting skills. No coach has embraced the changing landscape of the college [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s one of the most divisive men in sports. You say the name &#8220;Calipari&#8221; amongst a group of college hoops fans and you&#8217;re more likely to hear diatribes about the NCAA and vacated Final Four appearances than an assessment of his coaching and recruiting skills. No coach has embraced the changing landscape of the college game (in practice, not in ideology) and the &#8220;One-and-Done&#8221; approach than Calipari. This year, he&#8217;ll face another mass exodus in June&#8217;s NBA Draft and begin the process again.</p>
<p>But, he&#8217;ll hit the recruiting trail with a piece of the net cut down following Monday&#8217;s win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Championship Title Game. Anthony Davis overcame a terrible shooting night (1-for-10) by dominating the glass (16 rebounds), blocking shots (6) and leading the team in assists (5). Doran Lamb led the Wildcats with 22 points, one of just three Kentucky players to score in double digits. </p>
<p>The Wildcats were aided by a number of missed layups/dunks by the Jayhawks, but those only played a small part in Kansas&#8217; overall deficiencies and abysmal shooting (35.5%). Tyshawn Taylor led Kansas with 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting, but committed a game-high five turnovers. </p>
<p>Critics will point to the vacated Final Four appearances and bemoan the &#8220;state of the game.&#8221; The rules are in place, and Calipari merely works to the best end. Even if you excise the vacated wins at UMASS and Memphis from his resume, Calipari owns a career .769 winning percentage. In three years at Kentucky, he&#8217;s compiled a record of 102-14 (.879). This year, Kentucky was the prohibitive favorite, and Calipari got these highly-touted young recruits to buy into team basketball, stave off upset bids and claim a title. </p>
<p>* I still like Tom Hanks&#8217; &#8220;That Thing You Do!&#8221; and decided to get a little punny.</p>
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		<title>Burger King Supplanted as No. 2 in Burgerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you mention the words &#8220;hamburger&#8221; or &#8220;burger joint&#8221; to a group of people in Los Angeles, you&#8217;re going to start an argument. There are many options available, from gastropubs to local mom and pop stands to the unavoidable large chains. I&#8217;d toss &#8220;Umami Burger&#8221; and &#8220;Bouzy&#8221; (a bar/grill down in the Beach Cities) into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you mention the words &#8220;hamburger&#8221; or &#8220;burger joint&#8221; to a group of people in Los Angeles, you&#8217;re going to start an argument. There are many options available, from gastropubs to local mom and pop stands to the unavoidable large chains. I&#8217;d toss &#8220;Umami Burger&#8221; and &#8220;Bouzy&#8221; (a bar/grill down in the Beach Cities) into the mix from my own tastes, but I&#8217;ll save those elaborate reviews for another time.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve visited Disneyland or met people from Los Angeles, you&#8217;ve undoubtedly heard of the California staple, In-N-Out Burger, and may have rolled up with a &#8220;protein&#8221; or &#8220;animal-style&#8221; burger off of the not-so-secret menu. I&#8217;ll leave you to debate In-N-Out vs. Five Guys Burgers &#038; Fries. </p>
<p>The research firm Technomic, Inc. released its new ranking of U.S. restaurants on Monday, and Burger King actually dipped behind Wendy&#8217;s among the major burger chains. I knew getting rid of &#8220;The King&#8221; character was a mistake! To the surprise of no one, Subway and Chipotle made great strides, but I didn&#8217;t quite anticipate a 6% bounce from Red Lobster. </p>
<p>Anyway, I say to <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-wendys-burger-king-20120319,0,2485864.story"><em> Bring Back &#8220;The King&#8221; </em></a></p>
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		<title>Designer Cupcakes Around the Clock</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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The time has come for creativity, reinvention and expansion. If you&#8217;re leaving the local watering hole, one of many restaurants, historic shops or a concert venue (you&#8217;re not that far away from the famed Sunset Strip), you just might be jonesing for a late-night sugar rush. The original cupcake shop, Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills, [...]]]></description>
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<p>The time has come for creativity, reinvention and expansion. If you&#8217;re leaving the local watering hole, one of many restaurants, historic shops or a concert venue (you&#8217;re not that far away from the famed Sunset Strip), you just might be jonesing for a late-night sugar rush. The original cupcake shop, Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills, unveiled a huge innovation. It&#8217;s the arrival of the 24-hour CUPCAKE ATM!. </p>
<p>That&#8217;s right. You don&#8217;t need to settle for the candy rack at the gas station. If you&#8217;re willing to roll out to Beverly Hills in the middle of the night, you can have sugary goodness dispensed by a robotic arm. </p>
<p>I saw a bit on &#8220;Good Day LA&#8221; that trumpeted its arrival. The machine reportedly holds some 600 cupcakes at a cost of $4 per cupcake. It&#8217;s a surcharge over the normal cost inside, but that immediacy is worth it &#8230;. right?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/cupcake-343319-nelson-sprinkles.html"> Sprinkles 24-hour ATM </a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to roll over there later this week following my studio run for FOXSports.com. Don&#8217;t worry. The &#8220;Road to Swoll&#8221; will not be slowed. I will gift those cupcakes to folks on line. Sugar fixes on me!</p>
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		<title>Chris Cornell&#8217;s Rendition of &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across this one earlier today &#8211; thought I&#8217;d share it with you all. Enjoy.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I stumbled across this one earlier today &#8211; thought I&#8217;d share it with you all. Enjoy.</p>
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		<title>Van Halen&#8217;s New Song: Is it a Hit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Flacco Wonders Aloud about Making News, Media Coverage &amp; Tebow</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Flacco became the latest NFL player to chime on the phenomenon of Tim Tebow. It&#8217;s a story that has shifted beyond the walls of the sporting world and has created a larger dialogue (have some questioned their faith?).
I understand there is frustration associated with the 24-hour &#8220;All Tebow, All The Time&#8221; coverage. I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joe Flacco became the latest NFL player to chime on the phenomenon of Tim Tebow. It&#8217;s a story that has shifted beyond the walls of the sporting world and has created a larger dialogue (have some questioned their faith?).</p>
<p>I understand there is frustration associated with the 24-hour &#8220;All Tebow, All The Time&#8221; coverage. I don&#8217;t know that I agree with the proposition that the national media ignored the Ravens&#8217; wins over Pittsburgh this season. </p>
<p>In fact, I remember myriad stories coming into and heading out of Week 1. &#8220;Could Flacco beat the Steelers?&#8221;</p>
<p>Am I the only one to remember those debates? It was the thing that dominated the preseason analysis of the Ravens. After the win, Flacco and the Ravens received their love in the press for winning the first round (they got proper love for earning the season sweep), but lest we forget, this is a perennial conference title contender. </p>
<p>The &#8220;he just wins&#8221; (I know he&#8217;s piled up a ton of them) doesn&#8217;t work in Baltimore. It doesn&#8217;t work in New York &#8211; never has.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re expected to win double-digit for the Ravens, and even in the Baltimore press, Flacco&#8217;s efforts are dissected and plays are singled out in convincing wins. The defense receives the headlines (Suggs this year) and Ray Rice is a favorite in fantasyland. But, it&#8217;s business as usual there (and in New York).</p>
<p>For Tebow and the Broncos, it&#8217;s a new world order. They were 1-4 and sinking. Plugging in Tebow was, at the time, more a PR move than a football move. And, it&#8217;s worked. And week after week, regardless of circumstance, it&#8217;s worked. The legend grew. </p>
<p>Again, this isn&#8217;t just about football. SI put the man on the cover twice in four weeks. I want to know the sell-through numbers at supermarket checkouts. He moves the needle. He incites passion.</p>
<p>We, as football consumers, know well the ins and outs of each team. We know the players, the stats and break it down in every manner possible. The Tebow story is for the masses. </p>
<p>The ticker-tape parade brings coverage. The big dance in Indianapolis brings the spotlight. Given the chance in the playoffs, Flacco will have the opportunity to </p>
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		<title>Baylor Springs The Big Upset: Robert Griffin III Fantasy Owners Rejoice</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kendall Wright made Robert Griffin III owners in fantasyland positively giddy when he snagged a tipped ball out of the air and sprinted 87 yards for a touchdown. The Bears shocked the Sooners and further jumbled the already confused BCS standings. 

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kendall Wright made Robert Griffin III owners in fantasyland positively giddy when he snagged a tipped ball out of the air and sprinted 87 yards for a touchdown. The Bears shocked the Sooners and further jumbled the already confused BCS standings. </p>
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		<title>Lockout Fundraising Efforts: Dig Deep</title>
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		<title>Buzztime &#8220;The Season&#8221;: Trivia Night and You&#8217;re Under Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was a middle-school student in Chicago, I had an unhealthy obsession with trivia. Box scores, football and baseball almanacs … and Alex Trebek were part of my daily existence. I read the backs of trading cards to learn players’ hobbies and hometowns. Mr. Trebek was like that crazy uncle in the corner spouting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since I was a middle-school student in Chicago, I had an unhealthy obsession with trivia. Box scores, football and baseball almanacs … and Alex Trebek were part of my daily existence. I read the backs of trading cards to learn players’ hobbies and hometowns. Mr. Trebek was like that crazy uncle in the corner spouting off facts and figures about places and things you’d think he was making up during a holiday party. Interestingly, several friends and industry colleagues have battled wits on “Jeopardy” and experienced SNL-like moments with the esteemed host. I’ll revisit those stories at another time. </p>
<p>My point is that, to this day, I’m consumed by minutia and trivial facts. That’s quite obvious, or I wouldn’t be watching a ton of tape, scrawling tiny notes in the margins and living in Excel. Nor would I have the ability to connect actors and actresses from bit roles to much later roles, particularly if they appeared on “Law &#038; Order” or “Saved By The Bell.” I have crazy range as a walking version of IMDB.</p>
<p>Most of my friends and work colleagues are as obsessed with statistics, box scores, rankings, award winners, league leaders and champions as I am. A quick work meeting or dinner devolves into a multi-hour debate about the heroes and villains of the sporting world, framed, of course, by the cities in which the participants were raised. Naturally, those “meetings” tend to occur at establishments with a ton of flatscreen televisions and ongoing trivia games. </p>
<p>I received an invite from a friend to check out a new competition that began in Week 1 of the current NFL season. It’s called “The Season” and builds off of the long-established Buzztime platform. You know. Those are the screens you’re watching as you wolf down wings and suds at HOOTERS or Buffalo Wild Wings. You always leave the establishment feeling a little smarter and puffing your chest out. Don’t lie. That 1965 AL MVP knowledge (Zoilo Versalles) had to come in handy sometime.</p>
<p>Anyway, “The Season” unites fans of teams across different bars and time zones. Jersey-clad participants team up to answer trivia questions against fans of that week’s opponent on the actual professional slate. (There were an inordinate number of Raiders jerseys at the bar I visited, priming the pump for a “Why the Raiders should come back to LA” column.) Fans answer multiple choice trivia questions and earn points based on the speed in which they buzz in correctly. The game is divided into quarters and includes football staples such as the “Hail Mary” and “Two-minute Drill.”</p>
<p>It’s your chance to represent your favorite team and show off your knowledge. Embrace your inner Cliff Clavin. Perhaps there’s a fellow triviaphile that catches your eye as you dominate a round of trivia while ensconced in a Vince Wilfork jersey. </p>
<p>If you can’t shake yourself free of “bath night” for your kids or get stuck in traffic, you can chime in on your smartphone. </p>
<p>Think of yourself as Joe Montana or John Elway … or that crazy uncle who would have been your “life line” to put you over the top. Your team needs you!</p>
<p>Click <a href=” http://www.buzztime.com/the-season/faq.html<br />
“> here </a> to find out how you can get in the game. </p>
<p>I’ll be down at the end of the bar.</p>
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		<title>Friday Levity: A Jimmy Fallon Protest Song</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Child&#8217;s Play in Vegas: Jump in the Sandbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idle construction equipment is getting new life in Las Vegas. The great hub of nightlife and chicanery, long noted as an adult playground, has a new toy. &#8220;Dig This&#8221; opened to give people an opportunity to learn how to use the equipment and move mountains (or piles of sand and rocks). 
For $750 per hour, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Idle construction equipment is getting new life in Las Vegas. The great hub of nightlife and chicanery, long noted as an adult playground, has a new toy. &#8220;Dig This&#8221; opened to give people an opportunity to learn how to use the equipment and move mountains (or piles of sand and rocks). </p>
<p>For $750 per hour, people can learn to use an excavator or bulldozer after completing a short training session. Sadly, the economy has left many of these machines idle, so Ed Mumm got creative.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/adults-life-sized-sandbox-near-las-vegas-strip-091241211.html"> Go Get Your Sandbox! </a></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m intrigued. Do I get a certificate to take to a prospective employer? Do I get a discounted rate if I were to then rent a piece of equipment? You know, maybe I can leave less of a deposit before I roll it down the street?</p>
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		<title>FME: The Kim Kardashian Music Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s tied to sports, what with her new NBA husband and star brother-in-law. So, in the spirit of bringing you the best of sports and entertainment, here is this &#8230; 
OK, so this isn&#8217;t exactly the best in terms of music. Let&#8217;s call it what it is &#8230; it&#8217;s inspirational.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She&#8217;s tied to sports, what with her new NBA husband and star brother-in-law. So, in the spirit of bringing you the best of sports and entertainment, here is this &#8230; </p>
<p>OK, so this isn&#8217;t exactly the best in terms of music. Let&#8217;s call it what it is &#8230; it&#8217;s inspirational.</p>
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