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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!
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		<title>Rape used as political tool in Zimbabwe</title>
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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&blog=1858532&post=118&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=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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		<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&blog=1858532&post=115&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=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>
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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
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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&blog=1858532&post=107&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=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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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&blog=1858532&post=100&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=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&blog=1858532&post=69&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Milestone&#8230;actually 10.000 stone?</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/milestoneactually-10000-stone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanted to say thanks to my readers, this blog has over 10.000 hits since I started it late last year. I forget the day I started it exactly, and what day we hit ten thousand hits&#8230;.anyway&#8230;. I thought it should be noted that you all are awesome. Keep reading, and I&#8217;ll try to keep it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&blog=1858532&post=68&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Being Idle</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/the-importance-of-being-idle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not even going to pretend that this concept is my own, but I&#8217;ve been thinking about the social contract most people seem to sign. I only realised a short while ago it existed, go figure. Well I just would like to encourage all of you to rethink and re-evaluate the lives we&#8217;re all leading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&blog=1858532&post=67&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prison Camp Evidence Destroyed&#8230;.Sound Familiar?</title>
		<link>http://thegreatconnect.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/prison-camp-evidence-destroyedsound-familiar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you all, but personally I&#8217;ve had enough of the ridiculousness going on at Guantanamo Bay. Today the BBC reports on the destruction of interrogation notes regarding detainee treatment. According to Lt-Cmdr William Kuebler the Pentagon manual states:
&#8220;Keeping the number of documents with interrogation information to a minimum can minimise certain legal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegreatconnect.wordpress.com&blog=1858532&post=65&subd=thegreatconnect&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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