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		<title>Bands Embrace File Sharing Sites While Corporations Wage War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Staggs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BitTorrent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copyright infringement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counting Crows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing in life is free, unless it’s on the internet. However, not everything you find online is actually free. This week there was an uproar online about file sharing facilitator BitTorrent. BitTorrent is one of the biggest file sharing sites on the internet and has been the target of anti-piracy legislation for some time. Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt Romney’s Bullying Past: Is it Relevant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Salovich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bullying crisis in America has been pushed into the spotlight recently, and who would have thought Mitt Romney would be involved? Because suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death in teens in the country, bullying remains a major issue among the country&#8217;s youth. With that said, many Americans were surprised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Late Than Never</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/public-education/better-late-than-never/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leighann Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[going back to school]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[High School Diploma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s always been standard to start college after high school, but certain events can happen in life that put college on hold. Being a single parent, not being able to afford tuition, or just lack of desire all inhibit starting college. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,  “thirty-eight percent of all college students are now 25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage: Will This Decision Help or Hurt Him?</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/political/obamasupportsgay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Salovich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABC news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[announcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina&#8217;s recent decision to ban gay marriages has the country in an uproar. This new law, which passed 61 to 39 percent on Tuesday, defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman and will no longer offer benefits to same-sex couples in the state. North Carolina was already against gay marriages, but this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Google TV Catch On With New Technology?</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/business-technology/will-google-tv-catch-on-with-new-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Staggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Consumer Electronics Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alecdifrawi.com/?p=2924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As broadcast and cable television is augmented by online content, television manufacturers are scrambling to integrate the two formats. All-in-one television/internet browsers are the solution that hardware manufacturers, such as Apple, and internet giants like Google, are looking to produce. The latest news is that LG is producing a new Google TV that will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Time for King James to Take His Throne</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/alec-difrawi-sports/king-james-expectations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/alec-difrawi-sports/king-james-expectations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronnie Smith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alecdifrawi.com/?p=2856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The time has come when even I have run out of patience when it comes to Lebron James. I’ve been one of those NBA fans that have been quietly sitting by, waiting for the Akron Hammer to finally get that elusive 1st NBA championship. We may be the minority. Most NBA fans give him an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats on Graduating! Now What?</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/public-education/nowwhat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leighann Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Now What]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alecdifrawi.com/?p=2892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[College graduation is a very exciting day for a student. Finally all that work is over! However, a new adventure begins. After the family barbeques and gifts, then the real world kicks in. Suddenly you’re an adult and now it’s time to find a job. With the way the economy is currently, finding a job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asteroid Mining: A New Frontier</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/business-technology/asteroid-mining-a-new-frontier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/business-technology/asteroid-mining-a-new-frontier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Staggs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asteroid mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planetary Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture capital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alecdifrawi.com/?p=2847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The hot-button topic in science and business this week is asteroid mining. As intrepid investors place their bets on the lucrative business of asteroid mining, it’s possible that the industry could take off, resulting in next “gold rush”. Will we be flocking to space next in hopes of striking it big? Recently, Eric Anderson, founder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My 2012 NFL Draft Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.alecdifrawi.com/alec-difrawi-sports/my-2012-nfl-draft-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronnie Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 NFL Draft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BountyGate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Irvin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Junior Seau]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans Saints]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Tannehill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trent Richardson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alecdifrawi.com/?p=2769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In one of the craziest offseasons in NFL history, it was good to finally get back to some normal football activities again. In the wake of BountyGate, the 2012 NFL Draft was a welcome reprieve from an offseason filled with scandals and all around bad news. Now that we know our teams’ picks, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trayvon Martin Case: A Closer Look At Stand Your Ground Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Salovich</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[authority]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[threat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you stand your ground if you were placed in a situation that you felt threatened in? Would you use deadly force as a means of self-defense? What if your life was at risk and you had no other option? More than half of the states in the US have adopted some form of self-defense [...]]]></description>
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