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		<title>Bike Polo #Melbourne</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2010/04/04/bike-polo-melbourne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bike Polo crew have been playing in Melbourne for just over 2 years, in vacant car parks and on disused basketball courts, even under freeways.  The crew play every Tuesday evening and Sunday afternoon, basically anywhere they can find an enclosed space that’s large and flat enough.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights Here, Right Now Women Countdown to AIDS 2010</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/11/12/rights-here-right-now-women-countdown-to-aids-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AIDS 2010 conference theme, Rights Here, Right Now emphasises the central importance of protecting and promoting human rights as a prerequisite to a successful response to HIV. The right to dignity and  self-determination for key affected populations, to equal access to health care  and life-saving prevention and treatment programmes, and the right to  interventions based on evidence rather than ideology, are all incorporated in  this urgent demand for action.]]></description>
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		<title>I really dig Fred Hollows</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/10/25/i-really-dig-fred-hollows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was always something cool about Fred Hollows. So I was delighted to see his 90 second television ad has been named the world’s best not for profit television advertisement at an awards ceremony held in The Netherlands.]]></description>
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		<title>Good, Clean &amp; Fair an afternoon with Carlo Petrini founder of Slow Food</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/10/13/good-clean-fair-an-afternoon-with-carlo-petrini/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekgirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, shares his revolutionary ideas about food with Sydney International Food Festival director Joanna Savill, followed by a short question and answer session.

Sunday October 18 @ 2pm
Sydney Opera House.]]></description>
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		<title>Topic for Blog Action Day 2009 is&#8230;Climate Change.</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/25/topic-for-blog-action-day-2009-is-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekgirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're thrilled to announce that after receiving more than 10,000 votes from past Blog Action Day participants, the issue overwhelmingly voted as the topic for Blog Action Day 2009 is...Climate Change! Blog Action Day October 15, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Tickled Pink in association with the Breast Cancer Network Australia</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/18/tickled-pink-in-association-with-the-breast-cancer-network-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekgirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 7 – 31 October 2009, Tickled Pink will be hosted at Artereal Gallery in Rozelle (Australia) to support Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) - the peak national organisation representing Australians personally affected by breast cancer. Opening night pink drinks with the artists and tasty pink treats will be served on Wed Oct 7 from 6 – 8 pm. ]]></description>
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		<title>Demand that the slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan stops now.</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/10/demand-that-the-slaughter-of-dolphins-in-taiji-japan-stops-now/</link>
		<comments>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/10/demand-that-the-slaughter-of-dolphins-in-taiji-japan-stops-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekgirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past week, Ric O’Barry and a team of activists from Save Japan Dolphins and Earth Island Institute have been in Taiji, Japan, the site of the largest killing of dolphins in the world. Their brave vigil has brought media coverage from around the world and it shone a light on the dangers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALV announces 30 day Vegan Easy Challenge.</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/07/alv-announces-30-day-vegan-easy-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/07/alv-announces-30-day-vegan-easy-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By joining up for ALV’s 30 Day Vegan Easy Challenge you will be in the running to WIN $1000 plus other fabulous prizes! Don’t miss out on this great chance to make a difference. All participants receive a free info pack, recipes and a Vegan - You Can’t Get Greener keyring.]]></description>
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		<title>Mercy Corps: Healthy Food Carts For Kids</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/02/mercy-corps-healthy-food-carts-for-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekgirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Food carts seem to line nearly every street in Jakarta. Indonesia&#8217;s capital is home to 13 million people, many of whom rely on these ready-to-eat foods sold in neighborhood streets and alleys. The low cost and convenience make them an attractive option for families who are often too busy to prepare food or lack facilities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tetris Playing = All-Round-Yayness</title>
		<link>http://geekgirl.com.au/blog/2009/09/02/tetris-playing-all-round-yayness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure all rampantly-addicted tetris boffins suspected this:
&#8220;A new study published by the big thinkers at Mind Research Network has found that &#8220;practicing Tetris&#8221; can actually improve brain efficiency and lead to a thicker cortex in other areas of the tabula rasa. In short, the study was done in order to show that the brain [...]]]></description>
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