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	<title>Rebecca Mastey</title>
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		<title>Will Burning Kill It? Is It Toxic? And Other Questions on Foxtail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analytics told me today that someone came to my site wondering if fire will kill foxtail and if the aforementioned plant is toxic. In short, the answer to both questions is &#8220;no.&#8221; Another searcher wondered if you can make flour &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/will-burning-kill-it-is-it-toxic-and-other-questions-on-foxtail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Update and Brief Message to Bill Brady&#8217;s Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my note on this from yesterday. Hilarity Update: The Powers that Be have locked down the article to new and unregistered users to prevent further edit warring. And the original article stands alone. Yesterday, at about 5:15PM, I reverted &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/update-and-brief-message-to-bill-bradys-campaign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wikipedia Loves Bill Brady!</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/wikipedia-loves-bill-brady/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update alert! After hearing the umpteenth commercial about gubnatorial candidate Bill Brady&#8217;s mission to impoverish, degrade and/or kill every woman in Illinois, I decided to find out who this maniacal genius was. The results were amazing. It turns out, Wikipedia &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/wikipedia-loves-bill-brady/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BurstNET panics, 70,000 bloggers lose their presence</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/burstnet-panics-70000-bloggers-lose-their-presence/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/burstnet-panics-70000-bloggers-lose-their-presence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to several recent articles, that&#8217;s how the story goes. &#8220;Official&#8221; details state the following chain of events. * The FBI discovered terrorist material, including covert communications with key Al Qaeda operatives and a US-citizen hit list, on a website &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/burstnet-panics-70000-bloggers-lose-their-presence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The bean harvest</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/the-bean-harvest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s July so gardening is in full swing. First off, I&#8217;m pleased to report that my wayward spaghetti squash has already produced two little plants poking through the surface. More to the point, Dad and I harvasted two rows of &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/the-bean-harvest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Self contained squash garden</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/self-contained-squash-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I failed to take out any meat for dinner, and I&#8217;m back on the low-carb wagon, I thought the spaghetti squash on the counter would be a good choice. Slice it open and surprise! Are those worms? Nope. Inside &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/self-contained-squash-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Woodstock fireworks</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/woodstock-fireworks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just like last year, the Woodstock fireworks were stellar. We had an added treat, though: right before the first mortar went off it started raining. Although it reminded me of one of my dad&#8217;s memories of his childhood in Palatine &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/woodstock-fireworks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetables, Mom, not fruit(-like items)</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/vegetables-mom-not-fruit-like-items/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another round of research on fructose came out today, and, hopefully, it will strike one of the final nails into the coffin. Since we figured out that "corn syrup" and "high fructose corn syrup" are wickedly inexpensive sweeteners, we've put them in everything from white bread to grilled chicken breast to ketchup.  <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2010/vegetables-mom-not-fruit-like-items/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Appearance</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/words/2010/guest-appearance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Words]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Piotr Krzyzek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I made my first blog guest appearance last week over at Piotr&#8217;s tech-money-Linux-life-win blog. If you&#8217;re interested in reading my ramblings on taking the first steps to freelance writing, you can click right here and read the post. It&#8217;s accompanied &#8230; <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/words/2010/guest-appearance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>High insulin levels help you lose weight &#8211; at what cost?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/high-insulin-levels-help-you-lose-weight-at-what-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/high-insulin-levels-help-you-lose-weight-at-what-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Sugar on a Stick] I read an interesting study on the links between insulin levels and weight. The researchers suggest that a high insulin level is negatively associated with weight gain, which, in turn, suggests a high-glycemic diet is a benefit to those attempting to lose weight. I don't have access to the full-text version, but the abstract alone left me scratching my head. <a href="http://rebeccamastey.com/life/2010/high-insulin-levels-help-you-lose-weight-at-what-cost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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