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		<title>Not selected for officer school</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2010/03/13/not-selected-for-officer-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though this is another problem with the Navy, I won&#8217;t categorize it with that group of posts, at least not without supporting statistics.
I applied for the FY11 Limited Duty Officer program but I was not selected. Honestly, I don&#8217;t know what it takes to be picked up. The requirements for civilians to become an officer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with the Navy (Enlisted)</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2010/01/04/problems-with-the-navy-enlisted/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2010/01/04/problems-with-the-navy-enlisted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing with my series, I will now talk about the problems I see with the enlisted people in the Navy. Since I&#8217;ve been enlisted for more than 13 years, I&#8217;ve seen a definite change in the quality of people coming in the Navy and I&#8217;m not the only one to notice it.
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		<title>Vista &#8220;Widgets&#8221; on Windows XP</title>
		<link>http://localtech.gidblog.com/2009/12/14/vista-widgets-on-windows-xp/</link>
		<comments>http://localtech.gidblog.com/2009/12/14/vista-widgets-on-windows-xp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalTech</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://localtech.gidblog.com/2009/12/14/vista-widgets-on-windows-xp/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well many people loved the feature on Windows Vista called &#8220;Widgets&#8221; but lets face it, not many people are too happy with Windows Vista. So after doing a little bit of research, I found out that Google actually had the same feature (most likely before Microsoft even came out with Vista) and it works on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with the Navy (Officers)</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/12/09/problems-with-the-navy-officers/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/12/09/problems-with-the-navy-officers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, I&#8217;m starting to get some flak about my previous post about Navy Chiefs. Honestly, I don&#8217;t care if people hate my opinion. I get enough hate from my &#8220;Hawaii Sucks&#8221; post. I wrote about my experiences with them during my time in the Navy. Not everyone will have the same experiences as myself; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Install Adobe Flash - Without Administrator Rights</title>
		<link>http://localtech.gidblog.com/2009/12/03/install-adobe-flash-without-administrator-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://localtech.gidblog.com/2009/12/03/install-adobe-flash-without-administrator-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LocalTech</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I actually wrote something on here, but now that I&#8217;m back into my I.T roots, I guess I might as well give everyone a few tips and tricks every now and then just to keep the site alive.
Well I&#8217;ve recently joined a new company and their software policy is quite a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with the Navy (Chiefs)</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/11/17/problems-with-the-navy-chiefs/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/11/17/problems-with-the-navy-chiefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/11/17/problems-with-the-navy-chiefs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m interested in writing a book about my time in the Navy, especially the problems I see. This, and future, blog posts are mostly my thoughts and ramblings as I think of things to write about (if I ever get the opportunity). So, if you are so inclined, feel free to post comments with your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once again, no time for hobbies</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/08/22/once-again-no-time-for-hobbies/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/08/22/once-again-no-time-for-hobbies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;m on another ship, I don&#8217;t have much time off anymore. I&#8217;ve been planning on rewriting my Python programming book, writing the sequel for GUI development, and some programming projects I&#8217;d like to do. But the way my command runs things, I have less time off now than I did when I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accepted for Ph.D. program</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/08/01/accepted-for-phd-program/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/08/01/accepted-for-phd-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just accepted to a university to start on my Ph.D. School doesn&#8217;t start until October but that&#8217;s fine. I don&#8217;t know how much time the Navy will give me to work on the degree anyways.
One of the reasons I haven&#8217;t posted in a long time is because I have been deployed so bloody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Programming ebook direct download available</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/06/15/programming-ebook-direct-download-available/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/06/15/programming-ebook-direct-download-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you tracking my book writing progress, you may be happy to know that I finally had a chance to find a file hosting site. Originally I was planning on creating a web page just for the downloads but that was more work than I wanted to do; I already have the blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota - 2009 May Promotion</title>
		<link>http://cars.gidblog.com/2009/05/15/toyota-2009-may-promotion/</link>
		<comments>http://cars.gidblog.com/2009/05/15/toyota-2009-may-promotion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nihal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Promotions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cars.gidblog.com/2009/05/15/toyota-2009-may-promotion/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard about the rumors fluttering about in the recent Spanish Grand Prix ~ Barcelona, about Toyota&#8217;s plan to quit Formula One over what seems to be the current hot topic amongst many of the F1 teams ~ the &#8220;budget cap&#8221; row. So what else is new anyway, the global economic slowdown is definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Gel laptop cooling pad</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/04/22/review-gel-laptop-cooling-pad/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/04/22/review-gel-laptop-cooling-pad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/04/22/review-gel-laptop-cooling-pad/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reprinted from my Epinion. Note that there are several different types of gel coolers on the market, such as Thermaltake, Targus, et al.)
I&#8217;ve owned several fan-based laptop coolers. After going on the third one because the fans are cheap and die after several months, I decided to look for something different.
I had read a review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gang violence and the drug culture</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/03/18/gang-violence-and-the-drug-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/03/18/gang-violence-and-the-drug-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been watching a lot of the History Channel&#8217;s Gangland series and Investigation Discovery&#8217;s Gang Nation lately. One thing I&#8217;ve noticed is that much of the gang violence is due, directly or indirectly, to drugs. Well, no duh.
When Prohibition was enacted, the outlaws had a ready source of easy money. Bootlegging, moonshining, the speakeasies, et [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving again</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/03/18/moving-again/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/03/18/moving-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/03/18/moving-again/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First, I want to apologize to everyone who has submitted comments to the site for the last few weeks. Something happened with my email system and the notices that comments were made got sent to the spam box. I think so many comments were made in a short amount of time that the system thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting fleeced at the Navy Exchange</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/02/01/getting-fleeced-at-the-navy-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/02/01/getting-fleeced-at-the-navy-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2009/02/01/getting-fleeced-at-the-navy-exchange/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having recently returned from Iraq, I found out that the new service uniforms are finally available at the Navy Exchange (NEX) Uniform Shop. These new uniforms are designed to replace the office working whites (the &#8220;ice cream man&#8221; uniform) and the working blues (the &#8220;Johnny Cash&#8221; uniform). For those who haven&#8217;t seen it yet, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Home</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/12/21/im-home/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/12/21/im-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to let everyone know that I made it back safely from Iraq. I know that disappoints a lot of the Hawaiians who read the &#8220;Hawaii Sucks&#8221; post; I received several death threats while I was over there. Glad I disappointed you.
I&#8217;m still working on my Python programming ebook. It&#8217;s just taking a bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota - 2008 November Promotion</title>
		<link>http://cars.gidblog.com/2008/11/20/toyota-2008-november-promotion/</link>
		<comments>http://cars.gidblog.com/2008/11/20/toyota-2008-november-promotion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nihal</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cars.gidblog.com/2008/11/20/toyota-2008-november-promotion/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a short post about the current promotion, aptly named :  Festive Moments Celebration, that is currently running at all UMW Toyota Motor outlets in the country for the month of November, 2008. The year is almost coming to an end and as it&#8217;s the norm everywhere, offers can be really attractive around these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stupid Management Policies</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/11/16/stupid-management-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this is something that has bothered me for a long time. The military, and by extension the federal government, certainly appears to be run by incompetent imbeciles. Of course, nearly everyone knows this already so I&#8217;m probably not saying anything that isn&#8217;t already known. But I need to vent.
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		<title>US Elections and the &#8220;Voter&#8217;s Responsibility&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/10/28/us-elections-and-the-voters-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/10/28/us-elections-and-the-voters-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to my wife today about how much I hate election years. You have a bunch of idiots spewing garbage all over TV while the media falls over itself dedicating hours of airtime restating the same &#8220;news&#8221; about the campaigns.
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		<title>Python ebook</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/10/09/python-ebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/10/09/python-ebook/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just created a new blog for my upcoming ebook: Start Programming with Python. Right now it&#8217;s mostly just a place holder, though I do provide links to my current tutorials. Once I have converted the tutorials to a rough draft of the book, I will post it there for community comments. That way I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a book</title>
		<link>http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2008/10/07/writing-a-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystalattice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who care (which is probably very few), I am working on a programming tutorial book. Naturally, it will be about Python and wxPython. It&#8217;s essentially the book form of my tutorials, plus more information to fill it out.
I will release it as an ebook; if warranted, I will look at publishing it in [...]]]></description>
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