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	<title>Darren Osborne</title>
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		<title>Decipering the list of authors on a paper</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/26/list-of-authors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my line of work you end up reading a lot of scientific papers. Most of them are dry and horribly worded. A colleague pointed out this great story about scientific writing &#8211; How to Write Like a Scientist. In &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/26/list-of-authors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=662&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Magellan eXplorist 610 review</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/16/magellan-explorist-610-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 18 months ago I was fortunate enough to be one of the first to test out the Magellan eXplorist GC. Overall I was thoroughly impressed with the unit and suggested that Magellan was back in the game. During the &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/16/magellan-explorist-610-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=644&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isaac vs Noah &#8211; 4 months</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/12/isaac-vs-noah-4-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just returned from Melbourne this morning, our first trip down south in more than 12 months and the first time with Noah. We got a number of comments along the lines of &#8220;He looks like you&#8221;, &#8220;He looks like &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/03/12/isaac-vs-noah-4-months/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=638&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some illuminating stats regarding solar panels</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/02/07/some-illuminating-stats-regarding-solar-panels/</link>
		<comments>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/02/07/some-illuminating-stats-regarding-solar-panels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October 2010, after much deliberating and number crunching, we installed solar panels on our roof. I&#8217;m glad we didn&#8217;t wait any longer. A few days later the then NSW Premier Kristina Keneally reduced the gross feed in tariff from &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/02/07/some-illuminating-stats-regarding-solar-panels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=628&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Geomate Jr? Don&#8217;t panic.</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/27/have-a-geomate-jr-dont-panic/</link>
		<comments>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/27/have-a-geomate-jr-dont-panic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geocaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I purchased a Geomate Jr GPS receiver for my son. It&#8217;s a great simple to use unit designed for kids. The interface is simple, but that was to ensure it was cheap and easy to use. &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/27/have-a-geomate-jr-dont-panic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=617&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Talking science in 2012</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/26/talking-science-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ABC Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know we&#8217;re back into the swing of things when you start doing your regular science chats around the country. As per last year I&#8217;ll be chatting to ABC Mid North Coast (Port Macquarie) each Wednesday at 10:10 am (new &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/26/talking-science-in-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=605&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Neongeo geocaching app review</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/17/neongeo-geocaching-app-review/</link>
		<comments>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/17/neongeo-geocaching-app-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geocaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[android]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been using Neongeo by Can-o-Worms for the past four months and it&#8217;s quickly become my tool of choice for geocaching in the suburbs. It was the first Android app to take advantage of the Geocaching Live API, released by &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/17/neongeo-geocaching-app-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=585&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Compare the pair</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/15/compare-the-pair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had friends around for dinner tonight and one of them commented about some other friends of theirs who have set up a blog (or something similar) in which they dress up son number 2 and place him in the &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/15/compare-the-pair/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=577&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,900 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2012/01/01/2011-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=571&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pulping Xmas cards into biofuel</title>
		<link>http://darrenosborne.com/2011/12/28/pulping-xmas-cards-into-biofuel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spindocbob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was preparing yesterday for my spot on Radio National Summer Breakfast with Waleed Aly and I came across this wonderful bit of research from Imperial College, London &#8211; Go to work on a Christmas card. The study claimed that &#8230; <a href="http://darrenosborne.com/2011/12/28/pulping-xmas-cards-into-biofuel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=darrenosborne.com&#038;blog=9196786&#038;post=566&#038;subd=spindocbob&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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