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	<description>My thoughts and opinions on everything from business and marketing to movies and music. The daily life of a midwestern marketing girl.</description>
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		<title>I am glad Microsoft didn&#8217;t buy Yahoo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Am I the only one who thought that Microsoft and Yahoo didn&#8217;t have the first thing in common? Microsoft is still deeply rooted in the OS/Software/Desktop culture, biz model and products. Yahoo is all about the web and always has been. They aren&#8217;t winning the battle of the web right now but they are certainly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/i-am-glad-microsoft-didnt-buy-yahoo/</link>
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		<title>HyperMilling How to Save Money on Gas, fuel economy and Drive Cheaper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to read this article about driving, gas mileage and hypermilling which is basically the art of conservative driving to save gas in general by getting about 30% better gas mileage. Of course the results differ depending on which car you drive (or truck) but I think this article brings up a lot of good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/hypermilling-save-money-gas-mileagefuel-economy-drive-cheaper/</link>
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		<title>How to keep learning new skills as we get older</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to think that it was weird to not be learning all the time. You spend 9 years in grammar school, 4 years in high school and if you are lucky, 4 years in college. All total,  that is 17 of your first 21 years in school with daily lessons, lectures, homework, required reading, tests, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/how-to-keep-learning-new-skills-as-we-get-older/</link>
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		<title>Late Earth Day Suggestions and Tips to Save Energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been busy beyond belief with work latley and not able to really blog at all. I did want to make this quick exception to blog belatedley about Earth Day since I think this is an important topic that everyone should be taking action on and looking to find out how they can reduce [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/late-earth-day-suggestions-and-tips-to-save-energy/</link>
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		<title>Kristi Yamaguchi on Dancing with the Stars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was hopeful when I heard that Kristi Yamaguchi was going to be on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars that she would rock the competition because she was such a talented figure skater. I made a similar transition from competitive figure skating in my own life (hobby) from 1984-1994 to social and sometimes competitive Swing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/kristi-yamaguchi-on-dancing-with-the-stars/</link>
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		<title>Google Search Box on the Search Results Page Sucks - Site Search</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I noticed this search box on the Google search results page beneath the Amazon.com listing a few weeks ago and thought, cool. Lets see if it gets me past the home page amazon and to the search results page on Amazon.com. It would take me one step closer to what I am looking for on this site if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/google-search-box-on-the-search-results-page-sucks-site-search/</link>
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		<title>Spring Weather - April, May, June</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of spring and it has been over 40 degrees and sunny all day in Chicago. This has been a minor miracle considering that from November 1, 2007 through February 29, 2008 this winter has been awful. We have had snow every week during that time and sometimes snow fell 2 or 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/spring-weather-april-may-june/</link>
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		<title>TopGear USA Names New Host Adam Corolla</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Jalopnik reported last week Adam Corolla has been named the first host of TopGear USA in it&#8217;s newest iteration of GEAR on NBC in 2009. (per an announcement on his radio show and some pix with TG cars, see K Nob left.) I have read all kinds of mixed reviews online and heard people&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/topgear-usa-names-new-host-adam-corolla/</link>
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		<title>New Quarterlife TV Show on NBC ROCKS!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been reading for months about this new show Quarterlife and how because of the writer&#8217;s strike, it got a shot at airing on network TV when it had only been an online show before that point. I ran into the Quarterlife show the other night on TV by accident and thought I would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theprotagonist5.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/new-quarterlife-tv-show-on-nbc-rocks/</link>
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		<title>Oscars, Trends and Once Movie Wins Best Song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think people were generally happy with the outcomes of the Oscar awards last night. Although there weren&#8217;t any big blockbuster films this year that were box office smash hits or huge societal movements, there were some well made movies that got recognized for their hard work. I was especially happy to see that Glen [...]]]></description>
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