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	<title>Battles With Boredom &#187; Uncategorized</title>
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		<title>CISSP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 5, after six months of preparation, I took, and passed, the CISSP exam. Here are some of the lessons I learned along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Alive</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2011/08/29/im-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, I&#8217;ve managed to survive the flood unscathed, besides downed power, Internet and servers. The rest of Bethel hasn&#8217;t been so lucky. Photos will follow as my Internet situation improves.]]></description>
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		<title>More Biking in Chapada dos Guimarães &#8211; Mato Grosso</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2010/12/26/more-biking-in-chapada-dos-guimaraes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights of the last two weekends&#8217; mountain biking adventures in Brazil.]]></description>
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		<title>Commentary on FailPoint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This little gem is from my colleague. It clearly illustrates the present status of telecommunications in Vermont, and probably the rest of northern New England.]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Road by Cormac McCarthy</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/11/20/book-review-the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, at the suggestion of a friend, I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I didn&#8217;t know what to make of it until I saw a preview for the movie, due soon in theaters. The Road is about a man and his young son who try to make their way through a post-apocalyptic United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My New Bujin Bokken</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/08/19/my-new-bujin-bokken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My new bokken from Bujin Design just arrived. I opted for the hickory jigenryu style, and chose the smallest one I could get because I really like having a lighter, nimbler sword.]]></description>
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		<title>Shobu Aikido Vermont Summer Gasshukku with William Gleason Sensei</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/08/17/shobu-aikido-vermont-summer-gasshukku-with-william-gleason-sensei/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aikido]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I had the pleasure of training with William (Bill) Gleason Sensei, who taught several classes at our dojo in Woodstock, Vermont. Gleason Sensei has been incorporating more techniques to develop internal control and power into his teachings, which is still new to me, and very interesting. I am looking forward to more of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Spending in an Economic Slowdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/06/03/it-spending-in-an-economic-slowdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago, I heard a fellow podcaster state that in this economy, it&#8217;s a good idea to try to get vendors of IT equipment and services to give their best price because they&#8217;re willing to make deals. While I agree with the sentiment, on one level, I am a bit disturbed. Why? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40th Anniversary of Osensei Morihei Ueshiba&#8217;s Passing</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/26/40th-anniversary-of-osensei-morihei-ueshibas-passing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/04/26/40th-anniversary-of-osensei-morihei-ueshibas-passing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 26, 1969, Morihei Ueshiba, best known as the Founder of Aikido and referred to by aikidoka as  Ōsensei (&#8220;Great Teacher&#8221;) and , died at the age of 85. Ōsensei&#8217;s legacy lives on today, as Aikido is practiced around the world, with his students and their students continuing to hand down his teachings.]]></description>
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		<title>Scam of the Day: Stimulus Payment, Python, Pants, and Bombing.</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/01/06/stimulus-payment-python-pants-and-bombing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/01/06/stimulus-payment-python-pants-and-bombing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolaidis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one just came in via my mom. I consider myself fortunate enough to have a mom who can recognize a good scam when she sees one. And, on that note, is anyone else reeling from astounding spike in spam over the last couple of weeks? I mean everywhere, from email to IM to Skype, [...]]]></description>
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