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		<title>Recap: Nov. 22 &#8211; 28</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/recap-nov-22-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, another week gone. I hope you&#8217;re all still enjoying my regular updates of life here in Cali &#8230; they definitely make me realize how fast time is going by.
Sunday &#8211; Let&#8217;s just say, I am very thankful there are other Mac users here. The power cord for my MacBook stopped working on Saturday, causing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2520&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peru, here I come!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one month I will be chilling on the Alto Madre de Dios River in the Amazon jungle of Peru. Needless to say, I am ridiculously excited.
The last bell of the academic period will ring here at Colegio Ekklesia on Friday, Dec. 18. Three days later I will hop on a plane for a short [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2531&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Viven solas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emilse, the gracious woman who offered me a room in her home for the duration of my stay in Cali, left last Wednesday for a three-month trip to Oregon to visit her children and grandson.
Hence, I am living alone. For the first time.
It&#8217;s incredible to me how much my lifestyle has changed since leaving Ottawa [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2518&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Politics about nothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Andrew Coyne is right.
Politics in Ottawa has stopped being about anything important, any serious issues, and is now just sound bites and empty arguments. It&#8217;s flat out disturbing.
I vote for politicians because I believe in their vision for the country (or city, or riding). I expect those in government to &#8230; you know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2524&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recap: Nov. 15 &#8211; 21</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/recap-nov-15-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a thoroughly jam-packed week, though it may not seem very exciting for anyone not &#8230; well, me. But here is my recap anyway.
Sunday &#8211; A friend of Emilse&#8217;s gave me a pedicure after church. While I don&#8217;t mind the occasional pampering, it&#8217;s more awkward than anything else when I can&#8217;t even make basic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2505&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bulatci found guilty</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/bulatci-found-guilty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today a jury found Emrah Bulatci guilty of first-degree murder in the death of RCMP constable Chris Worden, who was stationed in Hay River, Northwest Territories for several years. Worden was shot and killed two years ago.
While I never met the officer when I was in Hay River for a few months in 2007, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2508&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>H1N1 rumours</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/h1n1-rumours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As H1N1 continues to run rampant, so do conspiracy theories &#8230; and some ideas that don&#8217;t seem so far-fetched. I find it difficult to navigate online sources of information, and I&#8217;ve heard arguments both for and against the vaccination from people I trust (including someone who used to work for the World Health Organization, who is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2498&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recap: Nov. 8 &#8211; 14</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/recap-nov-8-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been in Cali for almost three months now &#8230; here&#8217;s a recap of this week.
Sunday &#8211; I finally booked my flights to Peru and spent a couple of hours on skype with my friend planning our trip around the country. More details on our itinerary to come soon.
Monday &#8211; I&#8217;ve been waiting for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2476&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/remembering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For as long as I can remember, I have been involved in Remembrance Day activities in some way. If I wasn&#8217;t in a parade or attending a ceremony, I was watching Parliament Hill events on TV. Every year on 11/11, at 11:11, I was silent for a full minute.
I have two favourite memories from Remembrance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2478&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recap: Nov 1 &#8211; 7</title>
		<link>http://observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/recap-nov-1-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my week was not at all eventful, but here&#8217;s the recap anyway.
Sunday &#8211; My Nova Scotia friend got married and I so wish I could have been there. Congrats, Janet!
Monday &#8211; It was a civic holiday in Colombia, and therefore we had no school. I decided to go for a run, but I&#8217;ve had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=observationsofanewsjunkie.wordpress.com&blog=2602544&post=2460&subd=observationsofanewsjunkie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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