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		<title>Support the Fight Against MS By Sponsoring Me In The Santa Barbara Coastal Challenge Bike Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been a longtime supporter of the fight against MS. On October 1 &#38; 2, 2011 I will be participating in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s annual Coastal Challenge Bike Ride in Santa Barbara to raise awareness and funds &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/09/07/support-the-fight-against-ms-by-sponsoring-me-in-the-santa-barbara-coastal-challenge-bike-ride/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/09/07/support-the-fight-against-ms-by-sponsoring-me-in-the-santa-barbara-coastal-challenge-bike-ride/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Manufacturing Is Not Dead, But It Definitely Needs To Start Working Out, Says Andy Grove of Intel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andy Grove, one of the founders of Intel, on why the U.S. needs to get back on the stick in regards to manufacturing. First of all, we are still the largest manufacturer in the world, by the way. And we &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/09/01/u-s-manufacturing-is-not-dead-but-it-definitely-needs-to-start-working-out-says-andy-grove-of-intel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/09/01/u-s-manufacturing-is-not-dead-but-it-definitely-needs-to-start-working-out-says-andy-grove-of-intel/</link>
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		<title>Education Is Broken In U.S. But Testing More Is NOT The Answer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just discovered this blog by Roger Schank - he's a former professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon and a few other schools, now retired. I suggest taking a quick look if you want to get mad fast about the &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/08/20/education-is-broken-in-u-s-but-testing-more-is-not-the-answer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/08/20/education-is-broken-in-u-s-but-testing-more-is-not-the-answer/</link>
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		<title>Material Genome Project &#8211; Can It Help Save America&#8217;s Butt?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting new material and process innovations to market takes too long, according to the U.S. government, and observers everywhere. The new Federal Materials Genome Initiative aims to reduce the time it takes for advanced materials to go from concept to &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/08/16/material-genome-project-can-it-help-save-americas-butt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/08/16/material-genome-project-can-it-help-save-americas-butt/</link>
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		<title>Awesome Gamification Podcasts &#8211; McGonigal and Schell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned the other day, I spent part of January, February, and early March getting addicted to World of Warcraft. I was turned onto World of Warcraft as a model for improving applications in general by several podcasts and &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/14/awesome-gamification-podcasts-mcgonigal-and-schell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/14/awesome-gamification-podcasts-mcgonigal-and-schell/</link>
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		<title>Books You Should Read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of the books I've read recently are not quite business books, but they are hugely applicable to issues that business face in creating innovative products, getting them to market, and selling them successfully. For example, by Chip and &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/14/books-you-should-read/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/14/books-you-should-read/</link>
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		<title>What To Do If You Get Addicted To World of Warcraft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting in late January, I spent some time getting addicted to World of Warcraft. I finally had to quit - and completely delete the game from my computer - in March, since it was taking up a lot of time &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/11/what-to-do-if-you-get-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2011/04/11/what-to-do-if-you-get-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/</link>
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		<title>What I Make &#8211; Pens, Glass, Sawdust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's prompt in the Reverb10 project is: Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? A wooden pen The &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2010/12/06/what-i-make-pens-glass-sawdust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2010/12/06/what-i-make-pens-glass-sawdust/</link>
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		<title>Reverb10 Day Five &#8211; Let Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm participating in the Reverb10 project this year - an annual event and online initiative to reflect on my year and manifest what’s next. "Use the end of your year as an opportunity to reflect on what's happened, and to &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2010/12/05/reverb10-day-five-let-go/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2010/12/05/reverb10-day-five-let-go/</link>
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		<title>Capture both sunlight and heat to create electricity &#8211; achieve record-breaking efficiency!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Current photovoltaic cells are not too good at capturing the sun's energy - on average less than 20% efficient, and maxing out at about 40%. A new design hits 47% efficiency under certain conditions, by capturing the heat in sunlight, &#8230; <a href="http://nilsnet.com/2010/08/12/capture-both-sunlight-and-heat-to-create-electricity-achieve-record-breaking-efficiency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://nilsnet.com/2010/08/12/capture-both-sunlight-and-heat-to-create-electricity-achieve-record-breaking-efficiency/</link>
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