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	<title>Metrodopulos</title>
	
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	<description>Opinions on Everything</description>
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		<title>Dear Florida Hospital and United Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/I2Er-_b8_RA/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2010/07/24/dear-florida-hospital-and-united-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[florida hospital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An open letter.
Dear Des Cummings of Florida Hospital and the executives of United Healthcare:
Last week I received a letter signed by you about the impending contract between your hospital group and my medical insurance, United Healthcare.
Thank you for the information regarding your contract negotiations, but please allow me to give you my opinion. I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Takkies</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/Pq-C73G1wGQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/08/10/old-takkies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afrikaans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apartheid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[madiba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old takkies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rugby 1995]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south african history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south african stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to link my work, please take a look at my new project that is a collaboration of South African Stories.
The idea is the following, from my about page &#8211; somewhat of a South African History through the words of strangers.
Sometimes things are just the way they appear.
And sometimes they aren’t.
When I first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biltong Box</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/5hhrYzC3KHo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/06/23/biltong-box/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biltong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biltong box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biltong recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homemade biltong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orlando]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been craving biltong way too much lately so I went sourcing the webs and didn&#8217;t come up with anything really decent. The best I could find was around $25 for 1lbs (450g) plus delivery.
So I built my own box today.
Components :
1 x wardrobe moving box (home depot)
1 x set of shower curtain hooks
1 x [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smokeless Cigarettes – NJOY</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/NcfkT58ON4M/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/06/11/smokeless-cigarettes-njoy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[njoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smokeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smokinganywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south africa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smokeless cigarettes are the newest forms of nicotine replacement methods in the aim to quitting smoking, NJOY the reasons why it doesn't work. ]]></description>
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		<title>Magic vs Cavs – Game 6 (2009)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/hGLE6jX_bxE/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/31/magic-vs-cavs-game-6-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 16:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cavaliers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eastern conference finals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nba]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I managed to buy some &#8220;brokered&#8221; tickets a week or so before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, a semi-final if you don&#8217;t understand the way this works.
Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers &#8211; with Magic leading the series 3-2 (best out of 7 wins the series and goes to the final).
I&#8217;ve been to a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/xQIrgyFPCns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/29/hiit-high-intensity-interval-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gym]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high intensity interval training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Without getting into the very technical aspects of a HIIT (high intensity interval training) session &#8211; I will do my best to explain why you should and of course, why you possibly should not be doing this exercise. If you decide to start a regime, be prepared for extreme weight loss and increased fitness.
Simply put, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stomach Vacuums</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/H4gV5DE60Q4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/25/stomach-vacuums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 01:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glycemic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lose weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stomach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



Here is an article that I found that really describes the concept of a stomach vacuum. By strengthening your inner abdominals (the ones that actually hold your gut in) you can greatly decrease the size of your belly and drop some real inches from your waistline.
Traditional ab exercises strengthen and build the abdominal muscles and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Video</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/LAGbI4zItMY/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/24/modern-warfare-2-gameplay-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 03:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call of duty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gameplay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infinityward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern warfare 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warfare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
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		<title>Modern Warfare 2 Trailer</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/qB6-rJ7wlUc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/24/modern-warfare-2-trailer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 03:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infinity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern warfare 2 trailer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nba eastern conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tnt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warfare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>R10,000 fine for this guy</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/3TikMUxhBZg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/05/11/r10000-fine-for-this-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Papadopulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a little strange. We have just finished moving house &#8211; the unpacking is done and the furniture is all assembled and arranged perfectly. The cable-guy is coming out tomorrow and I even have a working garage door (after searching for the remote for three hours).
The last thing on my list was to sort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Diving – Bahamas</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/AMUUPGyTpyQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/04/28/shark-diving-bahamas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bahamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carribean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norwegian Cruise Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[papadopulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scuba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stuart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stuart cove]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife&#8217;s family had planned a cruise to the Bahamas a few months ago and even though we are close to signing the final paperwork on our house we decided to go along anyway.
It was a lot of fun, except that I would never recommend Norwegian Cruise Lines to anyone. As far as freestyle dining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HDR Experiment</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/gyekpMwGitI/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/04/07/hdr-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mapping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[papadopulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/04/07/hdr-experiment/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I played around with some free HDR software today for the first time. HDR as I understand it as an absolute beginner is portraying a very wide range of intensity levels in a single image. To do this, multiple shots are taken at different exposure levels and then combined to produce a final output.
If you&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White People Dancing</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/I0TG-Ja22xo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/03/25/white-people-dancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stupid Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorcee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prilosec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What can I say about this ad. It&#8217;s been on TV for a while now so obviously the company likes the response that it is getting. A junior ad executive somewhere is wondering what he really has to do to get fired from his firm.

What a plan, though. A 40-something divorcee is out partying at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timelapse Scion tC – Moving Car</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/vYzENP1FpsU/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/03/18/timelapse-scion-tc-moving-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Papadopulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oviedo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time lapse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timelapse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was totally impromptu. As my camera was still setup and my interval timer still plugged in, I decided to let my wife drive, opened up the sun roof and held my camera for dear life. This was part tripod and part my cramping fingers holding as steadily as I could (at least in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timelapse Traffic</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Metrodopulos/~3/-TjNlRJn37U/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/2009/03/18/timelapse-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexpapa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Papadopulos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oviedo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metrodopulos.com/blog/?p=205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is one of my latest attempts at the timelapse photography, with some not so perfect results.
First of all, you might notice (hopefully not) a speck on my lens, or rather my ND filter. Secondly, the shutter just wasn&#8217;t right and I was getting too blips and sometimes the effect of traffic moving backwards &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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