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		<title>Resident Evil:Afterlife</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will wish you were entering the afterlife after seeing this film. Hands down it takes the record for the worst film I have seen in at least the last 5 years. At LEAST. How can I count the ways this film blew? One by one I guess. General Plot: Shit. Pure and utter shit. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=147&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Life&#8230;Back to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/back-to-life-back-to-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;ve gotten a few messages wondering why I have been so quite the last year and also, more interestingly, why I never talk about modern warfare. To answer the first question, I was working on my masters until Sept 2009 which I&#8217;ve since completed then life got a little hectic and crazy so I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=141&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So I&#8217;m a Liar</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/so-im-a-liar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The post below written in November 2008 is clearly a lie. Well the last part is, the part about immediately posting again. Well its March 2010 now, better late than never. Watch this space from now on, this is the blog&#8217;s second life.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=136&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alive</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right, I&#8217;ve not been posting as I&#8217;ve just moved to England. Everything&#8217;s sorted now and I&#8217;ll begin regularly posting again next week. Watch this space!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=125&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rape used as political tool in Zimbabwe</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/rape-used-as-political-tool-in-zimbabwe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IHT reports today on the use of rape as a tool for political intimidation in Zimbabwe. The report is based off of the  research into the matter being conducted by the organisation AIDS-Free World. The organisation cites that 53 women and young girls, with ages ranging from 13 to 60, have stepped forward to document [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=118&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sinn Féin Surplus</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/sinn-fein-surplus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today BBC reports on Sinn Féin&#8217;s balance sheet surplus. The political party is cited as being one of the fiscally healthiest among the major parties.  The surplus, which can be attributed to good accounting and an influx of donations from members has been well-managed, and the group will continue the fiscal year in the green. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=115&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UDA Still Armed</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/uda-still-armed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lxpoetess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ulster Defense Association (UDA) continues to defy arm-decommissioning rules Watch the video here&#8230; . Perhaps to jog your memory here is a previous post on the topic. Sources: BBC<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=113&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Mass Execution</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/irans-mass-execution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday Iran held a mass execution of 29 criminals. Iran ranks second in the world for its number of executions: second only to China.  The Defenders of Human Rights Centre states &#8220;&#8230;the hanged men were deprived of a fair judicial procedure&#8230;&#8221;and were basic human rights. The hangings took place  behind the walls of Tehran&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=107&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2008 HeartWalk</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/2008-heartwalk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I am doing fund raising again for the American Heart Association&#8217;s Heart Walk in the Greater Orlando Area. This event is a wonderful way to support research and education on  heart disease and stroke- the leading killers in America today. Please visit my page and make a donation for a worthy cause if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=100&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Ireland in Photos-Derry Edition</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/northern-ireland-in-photos-derry-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to Ireland and Northern Ireland in March but the idea to actually post some photographs just dawned on me. This is not the entirety of my collection, so if you are looking for some particular photo of a mural, etc. do let me know and I will see if I have one. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1858532&amp;post=69&amp;subd=thegreatconnect&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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