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	<title>Musings on Birmingham</title>
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	<description>Observations about things going on in and around Birmingham, Alabama</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Advance view of Red Mountain Park tours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The front page of the Birmingham News features a story stating that &#8220;First tours to be held of 1,100 acre Red Mountain Park Sunday&#8220;. Current dates according to the park&#8217;s official website are:

Sunday, May 18th
Saturday, June 21st
Sunday, July 20th,
Sunday, August 17th
Sunday, Sept 21st

What follows are pictures from a tour I attended organized 2+ years ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Spent My Lunchtime</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/how-i-spent-my-lunchtime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 03:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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What fun!  I was invited to join a roundtable discussion organized by Mark Kelly of the Birmingham Weekly.  Look for the write-up in the coming weeks.  This was held in the &#8220;Bottle Room&#8221; of the B&#38;A Warehouse.  A stenographer typed all of our comments and recorded them on tape.  Mark facilitated some lively discussion where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TechBirmingham lives!</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/techbirmingham-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 03:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham Venture Club]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[David Gray]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[James Childs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Skjellum]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jim Rotch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marc Guthrie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MPI Software Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It took a little extra time, but TechBirmingham installed its new 2008 Board of Directors this afternoon, the SIXTH go-round for the local tech-industry leadership alliance.  Stepping down as past Chairman was David Gray, CEO of DAXKO.  Stepping up to take TechBirmingham where it needs to go is the new Chairman&#8230;Jennifer Skjellum, President of Verari Systems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham is Flat (and so is the rest of the world)</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/birmingham-is-flat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 22:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["Tanveer Patel"]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[CircleSource]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Impact of Offshore Globalization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I encourage you to attend this week&#8217;s TechFriday, a monthly gathering of people who come from all walks of life in the technology community.  The breakfast meeting occurs on the 2nd Friday of each month and features guest speakers.  At last month&#8217;s meeting we heard from Susan Matlock, President of Innovation Depot.  In the past, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fergie vs. Soccer vs. Motorcycles vs. UAB vs. Math Bee vs. Startup</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/busy-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 05:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If any of you were home and bored to tears on Saturday, then SHAME on you&#8230; there were some major activities from which to choose:

Fergie (and others) @ Crawfish Boil
Olympic Women&#8217;s Soccer: USA vs. Australia @ Legion Field
WERA motorcycle races @ Barber Motorsports Park
UAB Commencement Ceremonies @ UAB (of course!)
National Math Bee @ McWance Science Center
Birmingham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup a Startup FRIDAY NIGHT</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/startup-a-startup-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Startup returns for a second-go-round this weekend at the Innovation Depot.  Around 6 (maybe more) companies will get a kick-start as they work all weekend to build and refine their Internet-based business idea.  Participants will receive expert instruction/guidance from a team of organizers who will coach them throughout the &#8220;Business Development Weekend&#8221;. Then, one week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycle your electronics Saturday, 26 April</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/ecyclingday-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the 4th year in a row, TechBirmingham will hold what has been billed as the largest electronics recycling event in the Southeast.  The collection event will accept unused electronics of all types, whether working or not.  Most reusable equipment will be refurbished and deployed in area non-profits affiliated with the Junior League of Birmingham.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Miss About Atlanta</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/things-i-miss-about-atlanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[fosters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[JR's Log House]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[silver comet trail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the varsity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am about to return from an overnight business trip to Atlanta.  I have no burning desire to move back after 5+ years living in the Birmingham region, but there are a handful of things I personally miss (in no particular order) as I sit in one of their hundred (I dunno) Waffle Houses located at seemingly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meat Me in Birmingham</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/meat-me-in-birmingham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Livermore]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Moe's Original BBQ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orange Beach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Panama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Providence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For years, BBQ and grilling in Birmingham meant the likes of Dreamland, Full Moon, and Golden Rule.  Two recent entries into the region, one traditional and one international, bring cooked meat to a new level.  These are now my two favorite new restaurants in town.
You&#8217;ll find me at least once a week at lunch, dinner, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Tech Events&#8230; 4 Saturdays in a Row</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/upcoming-tech-events-4-saturdays-in-a-row/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BarCamp]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[ecycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Innovation Depot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s going to be a busy month in the tech world over the course of the next four weeks&#8230;

This Saturday will feature our area&#8217;s second BarCamp event. It&#8217;s an unusual &#8220;un-conference&#8221; that rocked the world of local techies over a year ago.  With such broad topics as Ruby on Rails and juggling!  Show up at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bull(ish) . . . . . about Birmingham</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/bullish-about-birmingham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m bullish about Birmingham&#8230;  and I&#8217;m not shy about letting anyone know.
A recent article in the Birmingam Weekly reminded me once again about my outlook.  No, I&#8217;m not talking about the witty (Kyle) Whitmire who writes regular social commentary about Birmingham.  Instead, I&#8217;m talking about my favorite writer at the Weekly&#8230; Mark Kelly, the thoughtful writer who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Good to Live in Alabama</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/its-good-to-live-in-alabama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing this from a hotel room in Orlando, FL.  No, I&#8217;ve not seen Mickey this trip&#8230; it&#8217;s all been about business and forging new business partnerships.  Ignoring the fact that it&#8217;s much colder in Birmingham than here (oh, by about 20F), I just read an interesting online report from the Birmingham Business Journal about the recession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past is Prologue with Dynamic Duo; Katopodis/Langford</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/past-is-prologue-katopodis-langford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two days running on the front page of the Birmingham News and lead stories on the evening TV news, the hot story is that of Dr. John Katopodis (often mispelled Katapodis) and Mayor Larry Langford and their first endeavor with bringing computers to the community.  The two are also at the heart of the current effort to bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Birmingham Trademarks - pt. 4</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/interesting-birmingham-trademarks-pt-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And the review of Birmingham’ locally-owned trademarks continues.  Here is an interesting sampling of the next 1,000 trademarks from the uspto.gov website:


RECYCLE USA (in association with graphic mark to the right) // Promoting anti-pollution, conservation and environmental awareness by personal appearances or photographs of a costumed woman in person or on television or in printed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TechMixer is tonight&#8230; don&#8217;t miss it!</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/techmixer-is-tonight-dont-miss-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s TIME&#8230; leave the office early this afternoon and get yourself downtown to the McWane Science Center.  There is a good chance that there will be 800+ people in attendance tonight, if the projections are even half right. It&#8217;s too late to pre-register, but you can learn more at www.TechMixer.org.  The following is what TechBirmingham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Dare to Defend My Choice of Candidate</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/i-dare-to-defend-my-choice-of-candidate/</link>
		<comments>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/i-dare-to-defend-my-choice-of-candidate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not political&#8230; my liberal friends think I&#8217;m conservative, my conservative friends think I&#8217;m liberal, and for that reason I usually keep my mouth shut when it comes to politics&#8230;
&#8230; but since when (forget that, I know the answer) did the American public let the mass media choose their candidates for the Presidential election?  This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Birmingham Trademarks - pt. 3</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/interesting-birmingham-trademarks-pt-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>curtispalmer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[And the review of Birmingham&#8217; locally-owned trademarks continues.  Here is an interesting sampling of the next 1,000 trademarks from the uspto.gov website:


BIO BEAST // Diesel fuel made from renewable fats and oils // Since: February 2007 // Registrant: Michael Carter


MODERN WHOMP // Clothing; namely, tee shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and caps distributed in connection with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WIIFM in Birmingham?</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/wiifm-in-birmingham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a personal note, I was recently asked why I do some of what I do.  In other words, what&#8217;s in it for me?  Even though I&#8217;ve moved on from TechBirmingham, I continue to do extra-curricular activities &#8217;round town.  I&#8217;m quietly (as much as possible) working on my next endeavor &#8212; leading a new software company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TechMixer EXPO announced</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/techmixer-expo-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got an email from the good folks at TechBirmingham, announcing the next TechMixer on Tuesday, February 12th.  This one follows the more traditional &#8220;expo&#8221; format of yesteryear, unlike the &#8220;unplugged&#8221; (and lower key) event in November.  The TechMixer returns to the McWane Science Center&#8217;s 3rd floor, sans the Bob the Builder exhibits that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Birmingham Trademarks - pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://curtispalmer.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/interesting-birmingham-trademarks-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The saga continues to find more interesting trademarks that hail from Birmingham with the second thousand out of six+:


IT Triathlete // educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops and conferences featuring training and information in the fields of information technology, business processes and communications skills + computer software development, consultation and engineering // Registrant: Computer Technology Solutions, Inc.


BIRMINGHAMGAL //  Short-sleeved or [...]]]></description>
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