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		<title>Gig week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a manic start to the week with gig's at the O2 Academy for Biffy Clyro and the NIA for Muse.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Monday I went to see Biffy Clyro. They were good but I thought not as good as when I last saw them in Dublin. May have been more to do with the pillar blocking most of my view!</p>
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<p>Tuesday was a trip to Birmingham again for Muse. I&#8217;d not seen them before and went along because I heard they put on good shows. I was not disappointed. Although some others thought it wasn&#8217;t as good as previous gigs I loved the stage setup and the jam sessions. In particular the interlude with just the drum and bass players was superb. When the popular songs, like New Born, did come on the crowd jumped so much the floor bounced like a spring board.</p>
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<p>Tonight I plan on sitting in a quiet room and sleeping!</p>
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		<title>Full moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'd never seen the moon through a powerful telescope and was amazed at
what I saw.]]></description>
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<p>With full zoom I could make out craters and the undulating<br />
circumference set againg the blackness of space.</p>
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		<title>Congratulations to Tom and Lucy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom, one of my closest friends, has announced his engagement to the lovely Lucy this weekend. I'm so happy for the both of them and wish them all the best for the future. Just hope he survives the stag do!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tom, one of my closest friends, has announced his engagement to the lovely Lucy this weekend. I'm so happy for the both of them and wish them all the best for the future. Just hope he survives the stag do!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Training round up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Just shy of a hundred miles this week but 72 were in one go. Its not ground breaking but I felt like I could have done more. Found a superb descent from Broadway Tower, definitely one to be done in&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just shy of a hundred miles this week but 72 were in one go. Its not ground breaking but I felt like I could have done more. Found a superb descent from Broadway Tower, definitely one to be done in the other direction.</p>
<p>Next step &#8211; more hills!</p>
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		<title>Feeling the credit crunch</title>
		<link>http://www.rajf.co.uk/life/feeling-credit-crunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The impact of the credit crunch is starting to reach further into my everyday life than I&#8217;d expected. I was speaking to one of the ladies who help run the boat club and she was saying how we&#8217;re going to&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The impact of the credit crunch is starting to reach further into my everyday life than I&#8217;d expected. I was speaking to one of the ladies who help run the boat club and she was saying how we&#8217;re going to find it hard generating revenue this year.</p>
<p>Many of the companies who sponsor the clubs big events, like our regatta, are pulling out or reducing funding. Iit could get really difficult for the club but I think the team spirit shall come into play and we&#8217;ll find more people pulling together to raise money or reduce cost. I&#8217;ve found myself doing little things like turning off the lights when not needed. I wonder if we could hook up the ergos to the grid and supply our own power!</p>
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		<title>Bloc Party at the Civic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Went to see Bloc Party at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night. I&#8217;ve seen them several times before and yet again this was a superb gig. Its great to hear some of their new tracks live as well as&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Went to see Bloc Party at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night. I&#8217;ve seen them several times before and yet again this was a superb gig. Its great to hear some of their new tracks live as well as some of the classics; they even played &#8216;Two More Years&#8217;.</p>
<p>I hear they&#8217;re playing again in Birmingham in October so be sure to try and get tickets.</p>
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		<title>Blog update</title>
		<link>http://www.rajf.co.uk/life/blog-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been using this blog as an experimental space for some time with good and bad results. </p>
<p>With it being gray and miserable in Sydney I&#8217;ve been using my time to try and spruce things up a little. I&#8217;m hoping&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been using this blog as an experimental space for some time with good and bad results. </p>
<p>With it being gray and miserable in Sydney I&#8217;ve been using my time to try and spruce things up a little. I&#8217;m hoping that this latest them brings together some of the best bits of past experiments. Its certainly been interesting trying to develop it on my travel laptop.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d appreciate and and all feedback.</p>
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		<title>MR2&#8217;s birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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<p>My faithful MR2 has made it to 200000 miles. I&#8217;ve owned the car hearly 5 years and loved every mile (bar some sideways cornering)!</p>
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<p>My faithful MR2 has made it to 200000 miles. I&#8217;ve owned the car hearly 5 years and loved every mile (bar some sideways cornering)!</p>
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		<title>Recollections of Langley family coal merchants</title>
		<link>http://www.rajf.co.uk/life/recollections-of-langley-family-coal-merchants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>My mom recently mentioned a story that had been published in the Black Country Bugle about some distant relatives. The article <a href="http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle-news/displayarticle.asp?id=305965">Recollections of Langley family coal merchants</a> details some family history on my Mother&#8217;s side and makes for an interesting read.&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My mom recently mentioned a story that had been published in the Black Country Bugle about some distant relatives. The article <a href="http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle-news/displayarticle.asp?id=305965">Recollections of Langley family coal merchants</a> details some family history on my Mother&#8217;s side and makes for an interesting read. I&#8217;m amazed at the quality of the old pictures.</p>
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		<title>The hardest endurance event</title>
		<link>http://www.rajf.co.uk/life/the-hardest-endurance-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Of all the endurance events I&#8217;ve done nothing is quite as hard as 3 hours in Ikea with my mom!</p>
<p>The course is long and split onto many levels. On the way there&#8217;s tat stops a plenty and like food stops&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of all the endurance events I&#8217;ve done nothing is quite as hard as 3 hours in Ikea with my mom!</p>
<p>The course is long and split onto many levels. On the way there&#8217;s tat stops a plenty and like food stops you need to watch how much time you spend at them.</p>
<p>what really sets the Ikea challenge apart from the rest is that once you&#8217;ve completed the showroom part, and think you&#8217;re on the home straight, you have to go through the self service course.</p>
<p>I made it through though, without spending a thing, and in only an hour longer than expected. For those of you wanting a tougher challenge try Ikea on a bank holiday.</p>
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