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		<title>How to (REALLY) Keep Your Family from Getting Sick this Winter!!!</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/10/26/how-to-really-keep-your-family-from-getting-sick-this-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/10/26/how-to-really-keep-your-family-from-getting-sick-this-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to (really) keep your family from getting sick this winter!

I have 6 kids &#8211; 4 in Elementary School (Jake, Sahara, Meghan, Kyle) one toddler and one infant, plus I travel on airplanes and through germy airports.   Like dominos the first one gets sick then the rest fall. I think we had 5x flus in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Megabits to the Masses! (my goals for Tech Policy Summit 09 #tps09)</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/10/my-goals-for-tech-policy-summit-tps09/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/10/my-goals-for-tech-policy-summit-tps09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 07:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What will we find at Tech Policy Summit aka #tps09 and the Broadband Summit #tpsbb tomorrow?  
Follow me @wirelesscott on twitter as well as#tps09 and #tpsbb for live updates and coverage of the Tech Policy Summit 3-day event by @TechPolicy (website/agenda click here).
There are some excellent speakers and notable folks (except me, wah wah), which can either mean great thought-provoking debates or dreary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mothers Day!</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/10/happy-mothers-day/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/10/happy-mothers-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 07:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My short Mother&#8217;s Day with my 5 kids + 1 in oven and my wife was enjoyable, but I was sad to leave on such a beautiful holiday day, leaving my wife to bravely take on the task of single-handedly manage our household while I&#8217;m off suffering in places like Washington D.C. and San Francisco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Hand in the Pirate Rescue!</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/01/my-hand-in-the-pirate-rescue/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/05/01/my-hand-in-the-pirate-rescue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I contract to a company across the river from my home in Hood River, Oregon.  This company, Insitu, manufactures very cool man-sized drones with amazing imagery capabilities.  I provide them technical consulting services on communications systems ranging from radio to networking to video based on my broad and directly applicable experience in wireless, broadband, networking and VoIP/Video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Probe the Past To Protect the Future</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/03/05/probe-the-past-to-protect-the-future-4/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2009/03/05/probe-the-past-to-protect-the-future-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.&#8221;  Fabulous point-on closing to this article.  Andrew, even those who may know all which you presented above, it still begs being brought forth in a single and powerful presentation as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday &#8211; Keeping it out of the RED</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2008/11/28/black-friday-puts-your-wallet-in-the-red-2/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2008/11/28/black-friday-puts-your-wallet-in-the-red-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My neighbor and I have acknowledged that the best time of year to buy, anything, is Black Friday.  This is how you ultimately keep your annual wallet in in the black, however the desire to state your claim as an Uber Consumer (aka American) is not necessary, especially in these financial times.
Sure, the theory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REGISTER to VOTE!!! and BATTLEGROUND STATES&#8230; why to VOTE!</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2008/09/18/register-to-vote-and-battleground-states-why-to-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2008/09/18/register-to-vote-and-battleground-states-why-to-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Know anyone in a battleground state?
Make sure they vote!!!
I created this email to send to folks who live in a &#8220;battleground&#8221; state or might know folks who are.  I want to inspire people to vote and ask that you forward this on to others.  Below is a link anyone, no matter political affinity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark/Space Releases Public Preview of The Missing Sync for BlackBerry</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/02/27/markspace-releases-public-preview-of-the-missing-sync-for-blackberry/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/02/27/markspace-releases-public-preview-of-the-missing-sync-for-blackberry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m pleased to announce that Mark/Space, Inc. has just made available a public preview of The Missing Sync for BlackBerry. While the final release version won&#8217;t be available until the end of the quarter, the public preview lets interested individuals take a pre-release version for a spin to check out its features.
The Missing Sync for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Wi-Fi Support</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/02/12/improving-wi-fi-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was traveling last Friday I had several hours to kill before my flight left, so where better to sit and do some work than at Denver International Airport, which sports Wi-Fi in the while airport by AT&#038;T and allows roaming partners like my subscription to Boingo.
I found a comfortable spot in a restaurant, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE &#8211; Missing Sync (OS X) for BlackBerry</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/01/11/update-missing-sync-os-x-for-blackberry/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/01/11/update-missing-sync-os-x-for-blackberry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only a few short days after I posted this and notified all parties of the post, this appeared on the Mark/Space website home page&#8230;
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry &#8211; Product Preview
Missing Sync reliability and usability, coming soon for BlackBerry.
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry is built on the same technology that has garnered 4.5-mice ratings from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OS X and BlackBerry Sync</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/01/06/os-x-and-blackberry-sync/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2007/01/06/os-x-and-blackberry-sync/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll begin here with the summary and call for cooperation for the sake of OS X and BlackBerry users everywhere! I have included sync instructions at the end of this post FYI.
Mark/Space has EXCELLENT syncing software for phones and OS X users known as the &#8220;Missing Sync&#8221;. It includes an easy-to-use interface and it works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Associate Blogger</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2006/11/22/welcome-associate-blogger/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2006/11/22/welcome-associate-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to introduce a new associate blogger &#8211; Juris the Reader.  
I respect greatly Juris&#8217; insight into this world and human nature.  He is one who definitely has Blunt Perspectives and I expect those who read this blog will enjoy greatly his contributions.
Welcome Juris &#8211; we eagerly await your first posting!
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		<title>Limbo Without a Pole</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2006/09/25/limbo-without-a-pole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here I sit after having spent a full weekend painting the new house that I am renting after an arduous summer moving and making some hard decisions.  It is funny how true it is that you cannot judge a book by its cover.  Specifically to this house we are renting; it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lobbying Internet Communications</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2006/07/04/lobbying-internet-communications/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2006/07/04/lobbying-internet-communications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In reading Jeff Pulver&#8217;s blog entry &#8220;Crash Course in Lobbying 101&#8243; I look at the Internet Communications crowd and believe it&#8217;s hurdles to be similar to my experiences in the WISP (Wireless ISP) genre of the community.  Similarly, Pulver began his efforts by creating successful businesses and lobbying for Voice over IP (VoIP) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IEEE Approves 802.16e &#8220;Mobile WiMAX&#8221; Standard</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/12/08/ieee-approves-80216e-mobile-wimax-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/12/08/ieee-approves-80216e-mobile-wimax-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) this morning announced the approval of the 802.16e standard, the specification that will serve as the basis for mobile WiMAX technology.
Though the announcement had been expected since the standard was completed nearly two months ago, the news that 802.16e has been approved by IEEE&#8217;s Standards Board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless Movements in TV Spectrum</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/11/25/wireless-movements-in-tv-spectrum/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/11/25/wireless-movements-in-tv-spectrum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House passed a bill today that gives broadcasters until Dec. 31, 2008, to stop using analog spectrum. The bill also authorizes $990 million for a digital-to-analog converter box program to help people get digital TV. The switchover program would be funded from an auction of the vacated wireless spectrum, which will be allocated for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not Bigger, it&#8217;s Excessive in Texas</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/09/25/its-not-bigger-its-excessive-in-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/09/25/its-not-bigger-its-excessive-in-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Society & Self]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I spent 5 months in early 2004 living in the true &#8220;Heart of Texas&#8221;, a few miles from Independence where the Texas constitution was signed, Sam Houston used to attend church, in Washington County with the historic &#8220;Independence Trail&#8221;.
I think Texas is a great state, or I would not have chosen it for building my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program Integration &#8211; RSS, Blogs, Web, and Email</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/09/09/program-integration-rss-blogs-web-and-email/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/09/09/program-integration-rss-blogs-web-and-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I began using NetNewsWire, an RSS reader program for the Mac.  Safari&#8217;s RSS is terrible to use, and NNW has integration with a built-in web browser and a Mail-ish approach to viewing RSS &#8230;  move over Safari, Camino, and Mail?!
Excerpt from a post I made to the NNW discussion community&#8230;
I would like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomato Fruit Salad, Hold Everything&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/08/29/tomato-fruit-salad-hold-everything/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/08/29/tomato-fruit-salad-hold-everything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting contemplation while on the phone with an old friend of mine.  We were discussing variations of fruit salad, which ultimately can be a combination of any fruits you prefer, with or without some form of a sweet and possibly whipped mix.
It then occurred to me that tomatoes are considered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Under the Influence of Advice</title>
		<link>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/08/21/under-the-influence-of-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://bluntperspectives.com/2005/08/21/under-the-influence-of-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Society & Self]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is interesting to me how some people are just not good at taking advice, even a healthy dose of constructive criticism.  Personally I do all right, I however am into &#8220;self improvement&#8221;, and tend to enjoy hearing others perceptions of my interactions and personality.  I have my fair share of proud moments [...]]]></description>
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