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    <description><![CDATA[Smart Takes is a regular digest of the day's news headlines viewed through a SmartPlanet lens, offering an editor's take on breaking stories and opinion from around the Web and highlighting information that will make you smarter.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Privacy concerns]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-privacy-concerns/22628]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about privacy concerns for businesses and consumers.]]></description>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-09T09:35:47Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Flexible batteries spark up in smart textiles]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/flexible-batteries-spark-up-in-smart-textiles/22621]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A team of researchers have created flexible batteries that can be woven into smart textiles.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A team of researchers have created flexible batteries that can be woven into smart textiles.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T21:47:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A dose of intelligence for lab medicine]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/a-dose-of-intelligence-for-lab-medicine/22317]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Bostech CEO Brad Bostic wants to bring cloud computing and CRM software to the healthcare business. It could be a matter of life or death.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bostech CEO Brad Bostic wants to bring cloud computing and CRM software to the healthcare business. It could be a matter of life or death.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T18:52:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Devices worth millions discarded by Britons each year]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/devices-worth-millions-discarded-by-britons-each-year/22584]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Tonnes of gadgets are discarded every year - but are we missing out on some extra cash by being too lazy to recycle?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tonnes of gadgets are discarded every year - but are we missing out on some extra cash by being too lazy to recycle?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T16:54:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Spy drones track European farms]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/spy-drones-track-european-farms/22586]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ European farmland may soon be under the surveillance of drones - is the U.S. next?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ European farmland may soon be under the surveillance of drones - is the U.S. next?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/spy-drones-track-european-farms/22586]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T14:35:29Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Heathrow facial recognition technology stalled]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/heathrow-facial-recognition-technology-stalled/22585]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ London Heathrow's e-gate technology installation now faces yet another setback ahead of the Olympics.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ London Heathrow's e-gate technology installation now faces yet another setback ahead of the Olympics.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/heathrow-facial-recognition-technology-stalled/22585]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T11:57:43Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Robots learn 'sockification']]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/robots-learn-sockification/22583]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Robots developed at UC Berkeley shed light on how models can learn to complete complex tasks with 'perception mechanisms'.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Robots developed at UC Berkeley shed light on how models can learn to complete complex tasks with 'perception mechanisms'.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/robots-learn-sockification/22583]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T11:23:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Market matters]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-market-matters/22574]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about updates in international markets.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about updates in international markets.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T09:19:04Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[IBM, Tulip partner on India's largest datacenter]]></title>
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	    <description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday, IBM revealed a partnership with Indian Internet service provider Tulip Telecom to design and build the largest datacenter in India.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ On Tuesday, IBM revealed a partnership with Indian Internet service provider Tulip Telecom to design and build the largest datacenter in India.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/ibm-tulip-partner-on-indias-largest-datacenter/22559]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T17:46:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[UK's Labour party accuses chancellor of 'contempt' for green policy]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/uks-labour-party-accuses-chancellor-of-contempt-for-green-policy/22550]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint has accused the chancellor of the exchequer of 'reviling in contempt' for environmental policy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint has accused the chancellor of the exchequer of 'reviling in contempt' for environmental policy.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T13:45:58Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: A global economy]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-a-global-economy/22544]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about the global economy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about the global economy.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T09:22:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[3D printing used to rebuild woman's jaw]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/3d-printing-used-to-rebuild-womans-jaw/22527]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A team of doctors reports the first successful transplant of a prosthetic jaw created by a three-dimensional printer.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A team of doctors reports the first successful transplant of a prosthetic jaw created by a three-dimensional printer.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/3d-printing-used-to-rebuild-womans-jaw/22527]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T17:58:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In pursuit of a single identity, online and off]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-pursuit-of-a-single-identity-online-and-off/22526]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A transatlantic team of researchers are working on establishing a system to track individuals' "super-identity" with the aim of cutting down on fraud and increasing security.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A transatlantic team of researchers are working on establishing a system to track individuals' "super-identity" with the aim of cutting down on fraud and increasing security.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-pursuit-of-a-single-identity-online-and-off/22526]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T16:50:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[America's infrastructure problem (and why budgeting is to blame)]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/americas-infrastructure-problem-and-why-budgeting-is-to-blame/22518]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Why does an economic powerhouse like the United States have infrastructure in such poor condition? Governing's Alex Marshall blames the budgeting process.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Why does an economic powerhouse like the United States have infrastructure in such poor condition? Governing's Alex Marshall blames the budgeting process.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/americas-infrastructure-problem-and-why-budgeting-is-to-blame/22518]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T16:13:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. military phones: Android is system of choice]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/us-military-phones-android-is-system-of-choice/22501]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. government has approved the use of Android smartphones for use in the field to communicate and exchange classified information.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The U.S. government has approved the use of Android smartphones for use in the field to communicate and exchange classified information.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T10:52:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Google supports female students in STEM subjects]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/google-supports-female-students-in-stem-subjects/22492]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Google's 'Mind the Gap!' program is designed to encourage more women to join the engineering profession.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Google's 'Mind the Gap!' program is designed to encourage more women to join the engineering profession.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/google-supports-female-students-in-stem-subjects/22492]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T10:16:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Can you read this? You're one of the lucky ones]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/can-you-read-this-youre-one-of-the-lucky-ones/22488]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The 'digital divide' - what is it, and what should businesses be aware of?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The 'digital divide' - what is it, and what should businesses be aware of?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/can-you-read-this-youre-one-of-the-lucky-ones/22488]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T09:39:20Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Top picks in aviation]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-top-picks-in-aviation/22439]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's roundup of must-read stories from the web. This morning we're reading the top picks in the aviation industry.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's roundup of must-read stories from the web. This morning we're reading the top picks in the aviation industry.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T08:57:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In Mexico, the Mayan Apocalypse prophesy causes a boom in tourism]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-mexico-the-mayan-apocalypse-prophesy-causes-a-boom-in-tourism/22481]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[    Anthropologists unanimously agree that what is commonly referred to as the Mayan Apocalypse, simply represents the end of a 394-year cycle known as the Baktun, The Week reports. The Baktum...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[    Anthropologists unanimously agree that what is commonly referred to as the Mayan Apocalypse, simply represents the end of a 394-year cycle known as the Baktun, The Week reports. The Baktum...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-mexico-the-mayan-apocalypse-prophesy-causes-a-boom-in-tourism/22481]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ina Damm Muri]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T06:53:33Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cheap, wifi-based cell phone plan could challenge large providers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/cheap-wifi-based-cell-phone-plan-could-challenge-large-providers/22454]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Republic Wireless offers unlimited calls, texting, and data for $19/month, trusting its customers to switch to wifi whenever it's available.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Republic Wireless offers unlimited calls, texting, and data for $19/month, trusting its customers to switch to wifi whenever it's available.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/cheap-wifi-based-cell-phone-plan-could-challenge-large-providers/22454]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Waters]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T00:43:30Z</pubDate>
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