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        <title><![CDATA[China steps up efforts to export nuclear reactors - including Westinghouse's]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/china-steps-up-efforts-to-export-nuclear-reactors-including-westinghouses/19985]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Three moves this week demonstrate country's determination to sell nuclear abroad as it builds and plans 150 reactors at home - more than a third of the world's present total.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-17T11:42:39Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Car-sharing service RelayRides halts service after cease-and-desist letter]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/car-sharing-service-relayrides-halts-service-after-cease-and-desist-letter/19982]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yet another peer-to-peer service comes up against regulatory hurdles in New York State.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/car-sharing-service-relayrides-halts-service-after-cease-and-desist-letter/19982]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Channtal Fleischfresser]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-17T10:10:03Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is Argentina so resistant to the e-book?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's capital just held its 39th Book Fair, the largest in the Spanish speaking world. But largely missing was the item revolutionizing publishing everywhere else: the e-book.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Mount]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-17T10:00:52Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[North America, prepare for more e-scooters]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[China has long been the primary driver of electric scooter and motorcycles sales. That trend is shifting just a bit, according to a report by Navigant Research.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-16T17:41:02Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Japan lawmakers push for nuclear restart]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/japan-lawmakers-push-for-nuclear-restart/19783]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[To paraphrase them: &quot;Fire up the fission. These imported fossil fuels are breaking us.&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-15T12:28:34Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Brazil's largest city to get free public WiFi ahead of World Cup]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/brazils-largest-city-to-get-free-public-wifi-ahead-of-world-cup/19787]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Will the fast-approaching World Cup give Sao Paulo residents the free public WiFi they have long been promised?]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/brazils-largest-city-to-get-free-public-wifi-ahead-of-world-cup/19787]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Channtal Fleischfresser]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-15T11:54:32Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Fracking envy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/fracking-envy/754]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Energy analyst Chris Nelder reports from a foreign country deep in the throes of shale gas fever.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-15T10:00:04Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The rise of alternative learning in laneways, pubs and new 'schools']]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/the-rise-of-alternative-learning-in-laneways-pubs-and-new-schools/11536]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE -- Wish someone had taught you how to be confident or how to find a job you love? Melburnians are picking up some life lessons and new skills as part of a trend in &quot;altucation.&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lieu Thi Pham]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-15T09:30:44Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama, Cameron encourage deal that gives corporations political power]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/obama-cameron-encourage-deal-that-gives-corporations-political-power/19646]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Should businesses in the West have enough political power to potentially change law?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-14T22:42:09Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[5 reasons the financial industry is ripe for disruption]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/5-reasons-the-financial-industry-is-ripe-for-disruption/19718]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Technology companies offering financial services are going after markets long ignored by traditional bankers.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/5-reasons-the-financial-industry-is-ripe-for-disruption/19718]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-14T22:01:15Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[MI5 latest victim of failed UK IT projects over spy safety]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mi5-latest-victim-of-failed-uk-it-projects-over-spy-safety/19532]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[MI5 has been forced to abandon a multi-million pound IT project due to safety worries for intelligence agents.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mi5-latest-victim-of-failed-uk-it-projects-over-spy-safety/19532]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-13T11:21:25Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese companies buying up Detroit's auto mindshare]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/chinese-companies-buying-up-detroits-auto-mindshare/19524]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Chinese owned companies are buying up engineering talent in Detroit and may soon ship cars in the United States.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/chinese-companies-buying-up-detroits-auto-mindshare/19524]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-13T03:33:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Israel opens 'cyber gym' to combat cybercrime]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/israel-opens-cyber-gym-to-combat-cybercrime/19486]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Israel Electric has taken on hackers in a new way: by opening a &quot;cyber gym&quot; to give cybercrime combatants the opportunity to practice.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/israel-opens-cyber-gym-to-combat-cybercrime/19486]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-11T14:59:27Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[State moves to remove 3D printed gun blueprints from the web]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/state-moves-to-remove-3d-printed-gun-blueprints-from-the-web/19415]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The State Department has began moving to try and force downloadable blueprints for 3D weaponry offline.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/state-moves-to-remove-3d-printed-gun-blueprints-from-the-web/19415]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-10T16:54:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[FCC floats plan to speed up in-flight Wi-Fi]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/fcc-floats-plan-to-speed-up-in-flight-wi-fi/19454]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[In-flight Wi-Fi connections&acirc;&euro;&rdquo;when they're available&acirc;&euro;&rdquo;tend to be slow and expensive. The FCC introduced a proposal that could help speed up service and push prices lower.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/fcc-floats-plan-to-speed-up-in-flight-wi-fi/19454]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-10T16:02:39Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Hong Kong's farms transition to attract urban hobbyists]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/hong-kongs-farms-transition-to-attract-urban-hobbyists/11249]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[HONG KONG -- Leisure farms just outside this gritty city cater to the weekend farmer.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/hong-kongs-farms-transition-to-attract-urban-hobbyists/11249]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vanessa Ko]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-09T10:00:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Santander: Test bed for smart cities and open data policies]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/santander-test-bed-for-smart-cities-and-open-data-policies/2001]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Spanish city of Santander is blanketing streets with wireless sensors to track its every move. But the CEO of a sensor manufacturer says success depends on open data and citizen involvement.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Catherine O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-09T10:00:19Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[New York bike share backlash will happen. Here's why it matters]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/new-york-bike-share-backlash-will-happen-heres-why-it-matters/2044]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[10,000 bicycles will hit the streets in the media capital of the world, but the best study of its success will be in social media.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/new-york-bike-share-backlash-will-happen-heres-why-it-matters/2044]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline McCarthy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-08T17:02:54Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Why hospital bills are no longer a secret]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-hospital-bills-are-no-longer-a-secret/19264]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[You can finally see how much U.S. hospitals charge.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-hospital-bills-are-no-longer-a-secret/19264]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-08T14:20:55Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Can Mexico dismantle its monopolies?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/can-mexico-dismantle-its-monopolies/11337]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY -- As the government promises to open up markets long dominated by one or two companies, investors are showing optimism for Mexico's economy. But can competition crush the monopolies?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Villagran]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-08T10:00:42Z</pubDate>
                                
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