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		<title>the frugalista</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/12/06/the-frugalista/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer benson schuldt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What could make a woman pass on a pedicure, refuse hair appointments, and choose at-home eating over dining out? For Natalie P. McNeal, the answer was $20,000 of debt. She became “The Frugalista” when she declared a personal “no-buy month,” and saved hundreds of dollars, which she applied to her balance due. By continuing this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>justice</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/11/28/justice-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marvin williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephane Hessel, a 93-year-old philosopher, concentration camp survivor, and former member of the French Resistance, has written a booklet, Be Indignant. Since the publishing of the tract and its 11 printings, he has inspired the nation to fight for social justice. Hessel said to the French: “Don’t be complacent. Don’t simply accept the widening gap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>autocorrect?</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/11/06/autocorrect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marvin williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Zimmer, linguist, lexicographer, and language columnist for The New York Times, recently wrote an article about how incorrect the autocorrect text feature on our smart phones can be. He told how Hannah had received a text message from her father, which read: “Your mother and I are going to divorce next month.” No sooner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>fashion police</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/11/01/fashion-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer benson schuldt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The southern Italian town of Castellammare has created its own version of the &#8220;fashion police.&#8221; The police force there is authorized to fine women who wear risqué clothing such as mini skirts, skimpy jeans, and low-cut tops. One town official claimed that the ban made Castellammare a “civilized city.” While I’m not sure these laws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tale of two rich men</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/10/21/tale-of-two-rich-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>winn collier</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us are familiar with the story of Zacchaeus, the “wee little man” (as the Sunday school song goes) who climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus passing by. However, Luke sets Zacchaeus’ story in close context to the story of another rich man—a young and wealthy leader who visited Jesus. The proximity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>active faith</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/09/16/active-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regina franklin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Did you know that?!” When my student responded with disbelief at what he had learned in researching his social justice project, my heart leaped with excitement. Teaching in a private prep school, I look for ways to help my students see beyond their somewhat sheltered world. My delight was short-lived, however, when he continued by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>among us</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/09/01/among-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>roxanne robbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 2 months in Uganda, I was without a car and had to travel by foot or by using public transportation. I squeezed into crowded matatus (minivan taxis) and weaved through traffic on the backs of boda bodas (motorcycle taxis). Many times, when no ride was available, I walked in the pouring rain. Moving about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>is it worth it?</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/07/26/is-it-worth-it-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike wittmer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=7432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lou Gehrig may not have died from Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Hall of Fame pro baseball player is the namesake for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating neurological disease that slowly paralyzes its victims and ultimately leads to death. New research reveals that Gehrig may not have had ALS, but exhibited similar symptoms due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>having it all</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/07/11/having-it-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer benson schuldt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York City is known as “the city that never sleeps,” and for a time Scott Harrison was partly to blame. As one of the top nightclub promoters on the planet, his nocturnal dealings brought him notoriety, success, and wealth. In addition to his business proceeds, companies paid him thousands of dollars to endorse their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>it&#8217;s only money</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/03/14/its-only-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike wittmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grigori Perelman won the Millennium Prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute for solving a problem that had stumped mathematicians for a century. When told that the prize came with a $1 million award, Grigori, a reclusive genius who lives with his elderly mother in Russia, said that he would need to think about whether to [...]]]></description>
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