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	    <title><![CDATA['I read The Atlantic, and all I got was this lousy magazine']]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/i-read-the-atlantic-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-magazine/28852]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The Atlantic seeks to investigate big ideas, but too often the head-slapping sensationalism overwhelms the discussion, according to one writer.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Atlantic seeks to investigate big ideas, but too often the head-slapping sensationalism overwhelms the discussion, according to one writer.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-10T18:06:20Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A weight-sensing electric skateboard]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/a-weight-sensing-electric-skateboard/28842]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The ZBoard -- a weight-sensing electric skateboard -- is unlike anything I've ever seen. Cool? Absolutely.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The ZBoard -- a weight-sensing electric skateboard -- is unlike anything I've ever seen. Cool? Absolutely.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/a-weight-sensing-electric-skateboard/28842]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sumi Das]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-07T12:00:25Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Network security]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-network-security/28835]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about network security.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about network security.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-04T08:12:20Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Meditation improves multitasking skills at work]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/meditation-improves-multitasking-skills-at-work/28827]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Mounting research helps bring meditation to the workplace. Deep breaths, everyone.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Mounting research helps bring meditation to the workplace. Deep breaths, everyone.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/meditation-improves-multitasking-skills-at-work/28827]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Kraft]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-04T07:41:29Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Scientists develop light-activated muscle for robots]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/scientists-develop-light-activated-muscle-for-robots/28792]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A team of researchers have used biological ingredients to build flexible muscle cells for advanced robots.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A team of researchers have used biological ingredients to build flexible muscle cells for advanced robots.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/scientists-develop-light-activated-muscle-for-robots/28792]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-03T09:06:42Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Apple rejects 'questionable' US drone strike tracker app]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/apple-rejects-questionable-us-drone-strike-tracker-app/28794]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Apple's app store has removed an application which allows users to track U.S. military drone strikes for 'questionable content'.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Apple's app store has removed an application which allows users to track U.S. military drone strikes for 'questionable content'.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/apple-rejects-questionable-us-drone-strike-tracker-app/28794]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-03T09:00:38Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How many homeless youth use social networks?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/how-many-homeless-youth-use-social-networks/28801]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ According to a new survey, the majority of young people -- without a roof over their heads -- remain connected through social networking.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ According to a new survey, the majority of young people -- without a roof over their heads -- remain connected through social networking.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/how-many-homeless-youth-use-social-networks/28801]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-03T08:57:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Mobile technology growth]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-mobile-technology-growth/28815]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about mobile tech growth.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about mobile tech growth.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-mobile-technology-growth/28815]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-03T08:43:47Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Top 10 worst cities for cellphone reception in the U.S.]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/top-10-worst-cities-for-cellphone-reception-in-the-us/28810]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Which city in the U.S. is the least reliable when it comes to mobile phone reception? Data firm OpenSourceMaps finds out.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Which city in the U.S. is the least reliable when it comes to mobile phone reception? Data firm OpenSourceMaps finds out.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/top-10-worst-cities-for-cellphone-reception-in-the-us/28810]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Korones]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-02T18:32:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[New research offers clues to Internet addiction]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/new-research-offers-clues-to-internet-addiction/28804]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Scientists have found a link between Internet addiction and a genetic mutation involved in nicotine addiction.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Scientists have found a link between Internet addiction and a genetic mutation involved in nicotine addiction.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/new-research-offers-clues-to-internet-addiction/28804]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Kraft]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-02T04:54:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[High-tech wristbands force doctors to wash their hands]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/high-tech-wristbands-force-doctors-to-wash-their-hands/28786]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ One Israeli company's solution to rampant healthcare-acquired infections.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ One Israeli company's solution to rampant healthcare-acquired infections.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/high-tech-wristbands-force-doctors-to-wash-their-hands/28786]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Korones]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-01T14:50:36Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Pop-up hangouts transform city scaffolding]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/pop-up-hangouts-transform-city-scaffolding/28769]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ With a DIY kit of parts, scaffolding eyesores become community spaces.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With a DIY kit of parts, scaffolding eyesores become community spaces.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/pop-up-hangouts-transform-city-scaffolding/28769]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Korones]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-01T11:43:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A forensic test that predicts hair and eye color of suspects]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/a-forensic-test-that-predicts-hair-and-eye-color-of-suspects/28777]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Scientists have developed a forensic test that can predict the eye and hair color of a possible suspect using trace DNA left at a crime scene.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Scientists have developed a forensic test that can predict the eye and hair color of a possible suspect using trace DNA left at a crime scene.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/a-forensic-test-that-predicts-hair-and-eye-color-of-suspects/28777]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Kraft]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-01T07:46:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Mobile spectrum]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-mobile-spectrum/28750]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about mobile spectrum.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about mobile spectrum.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-mobile-spectrum/28750]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-31T07:38:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Earthquake 'invisibility cloak' could save buildings from damage]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/earthquake-invisibility-cloak-could-save-buildings-from-damage/28756]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ One mathematician's plan to save structures from earthquake damage by wrapping them in shock-diverting rubber.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ One mathematician's plan to save structures from earthquake damage by wrapping them in shock-diverting rubber.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/earthquake-invisibility-cloak-could-save-buildings-from-damage/28756]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Korones]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-30T20:47:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Android phones power NASA satellites]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/android-phones-power-nasa-satellites/28748]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ What do you use to power a satellite? How about an Android smartphone?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ What do you use to power a satellite? How about an Android smartphone?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/android-phones-power-nasa-satellites/28748]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-30T15:49:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Areion: The 3D printed racer which reaches 88mph]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/areion-the-3d-printed-racer-which-reaches-88mph/28741]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 3D printing technology has given us guns, drugs, arms and robots -- but how would you like to print your own car?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 3D printing technology has given us guns, drugs, arms and robots -- but how would you like to print your own car?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/areion-the-3d-printed-racer-which-reaches-88mph/28741]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-30T11:00:15Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Electric vehicles]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-electric-vehicles/28735]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about electric vehicles.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about electric vehicles.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-electric-vehicles/28735]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-30T07:16:32Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: LED advances]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-led-advances/28731]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about LED technology.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ "The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about LED technology.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-led-advances/28731]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-29T07:35:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In global manufacturing, you're only as good as your partners]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-global-manufacturing-youre-only-as-good-as-your-partners/28721]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Brooklyn-based design duo CW&T designed a pen and funded its production through Kickstarter. Then a look-alike showed up for sale by a partner in the project. Uh oh.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Brooklyn-based design duo CW&T designed a pen and funded its production through Kickstarter. Then a look-alike showed up for sale by a partner in the project. Uh oh.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/in-global-manufacturing-youre-only-as-good-as-your-partners/28721]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Nusca]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-28T18:30:45Z</pubDate>
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