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		<title>Dragon*Con, here I come!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In August 2010, I went to my first scifi convention in probably a decade or more. It was in Dallas and I went to see a man I greatly admire as both actor and activist, Edward James Olmos. The following February, I found myself again in the Dallas area for the Women of Sci-Fi Expo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thurs marks 50th anniversary of first American in space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 5, 1961, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. became the first American in space after climbing atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket. The approximately 15-minute suborbital hop officially put the Americans into the space race, which had begun in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Shepard, a Naval aviator known for his icy demeanor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bodie Olmos makes inspirational L.A. Marathon finish as donors push fundraising past $10,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Battlestar Galactica&#39;s Bodie &#34;Hot Dog&#34; Olmos, the son of Edward James Olmos, finished great in his first marathon amidst some pretty bad weather for the event. Rain, wind and cold assailed the more than 26,000 runners and walkers in the event.&#160; While Bodie was finishing the last leg of the race, donors heeded the call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With the finish line in sight, Bodie Olmos has raised nearly $8K for cancer research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last several weeks a windfall of donations has netted nearly $8,000 for the American Cancer Society. The contributions are coming by way of Bodie Olmos&#39; fund-raising efforts, held in conjunction with his running the Los Angeles Marathon. At the time of this posting, Mr. Olmos was a mere $275 way from $8,000 &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donations for cancer research on pace to reach $5K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Donations in support of Bodie Olmos&#39; marathon run for cancer cure are racking up and you can still help.&#160; Just visit Bodie&#39;s&#160;Active.com Donations page and make your contribution to fight this terrible disease! Every single cent counts! And for those who need a reminder, the marathon is in L.A. and will be on March 20.]]></description>
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		<title>X-Men: First Class trailer released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#39;ll just say this before you get on to the awesome: James McAvoy as a young Charles Xavier, I approve! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrbHykKUfTM]]></description>
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		<title>This may be the best commercial EVER&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There isn&#39;t really much to say as this pretty much speaks for itself, but I&#39;ll say this: This is so my brother&#39;s kids! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0]]></description>
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		<title>BSG: 4.0 disc art disparity rectified</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I gave up on Universal setting things right in regards to the art for Battlestar&#160;Galactica Season 4.0 discs in the DVD complete series boxed set. I wrote them about what I felt was inferior art on that set of four discs (which included Razor) and here was their response: Dear Dawn, Thank you for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.battlestarcafe.com/bsg-40-disc-art-disparity-rectified/</link>
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		<title>BSG fans, support Bodie as he runs to raise funds for cancer research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a tweet today, filmmaker Michael D. Olmos&#160;announced that his brother Bodie will be running in the 2011 Honda LA Marathon/LA 5K/LA Roadrunners on March 20, raising money for the fight against cancer. Bodie&#160;if you&#39;ll remember played Viper pilot Brendan &#34;Hot Dog&#34; Costanza&#160;in Battlestar Galactica&#160;and is the son of Edward James Olmos. At his Active.com [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EDITED: Folks, Don&#8217;t Sit This One Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Petitions by Change.org&#124;Start a Petition &#187; I learned today through a petition at Change.org that Republicans in an anti-abortion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would &#34;change&#34; the definition of rape, which could potentially alter the health insurance coverage for certain instances of the crime.&#160; Now, folks, I have no idea how this one [...]]]></description>
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