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	<title>Lafang</title>
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		<title>Pinoy Halo-Halo on Top Chef</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/05/11/pinoy-halo-halo-on-top-chef/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/05/11/pinoy-halo-halo-on-top-chef/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 04:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Chefs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pinoy Pride]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dale Talde]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[halo-halo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pinoy dessert]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Top Chef Season 4]]></category>

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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9HE8epZI/AAAAAAAAAC4/17DqLOS9K0I/Pizza%20with%20Sausage.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde |" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9HE8epZI/AAAAAAAAAC4/17DqLOS9K0I/s72/Pizza%20with%20Sausage.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9HE8epZI%2FAAAAAAAAAC4%2F17DqLOS9K0I%2Fs72%2FPizza%2520with%2520Sausage.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9HE8epZI%2FAAAAAAAAAC4%2F17DqLOS9K0I%2FPizza%2520with%2520Sausage.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9IU8epbI/AAAAAAAAADI/49OqvF-LLmo/Roasted%20Pork%20Tenderloin.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde |" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9IU8epbI/AAAAAAAAADI/49OqvF-LLmo/s72/Roasted%20Pork%20Tenderloin.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9IU8epbI%2FAAAAAAAAADI%2F49OqvF-LLmo%2Fs72%2FRoasted%2520Pork%2520Tenderloin.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9IU8epbI%2FAAAAAAAAADI%2F49OqvF-LLmo%2FRoasted%2520Pork%2520Tenderloin.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9H08epaI/AAAAAAAAADA/DPSgmqSlINs/Tandoori%20Pork%20Ribs.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde |" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9H08epaI/AAAAAAAAADA/DPSgmqSlINs/s72/Tandoori%20Pork%20Ribs.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9H08epaI%2FAAAAAAAAADA%2FDPSgmqSlINs%2Fs72%2FTandoori%2520Pork%2520Ribs.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9H08epaI%2FAAAAAAAAADA%2FDPSgmqSlINs%2FTandoori%2520Pork%2520Ribs.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9J08epcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4f8yIiiwmkk/Tofu%20Steak.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tofu Steak" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tofu Steak"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9J08epcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/4f8yIiiwmkk/s72/Tofu%20Steak.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9J08epcI%2FAAAAAAAAADQ%2F4f8yIiiwmkk%2Fs72%2FTofu%2520Steak.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh6.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9J08epcI%2FAAAAAAAAADQ%2F4f8yIiiwmkk%2FTofu%2520Steak.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%20Tofu%20Steak%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tofu Steak"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9KU8epdI/AAAAAAAAADY/DDwhRMsAkQY/Tuna%20Tacos.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tuna Taco" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tuna Taco"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9KU8epdI/AAAAAAAAADY/DDwhRMsAkQY/s72/Tuna%20Tacos.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9KU8epdI%2FAAAAAAAAADY%2FDDwhRMsAkQY%2Fs72%2FTuna%2520Tacos.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9KU8epdI%2FAAAAAAAAADY%2FDDwhRMsAkQY%2FTuna%2520Tacos.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%20Tuna%20Taco%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde | Tuna Taco"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9LE8epeI/AAAAAAAAADg/UuY2GJLt09I/Turkey%20Bratwurst.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde |" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9LE8epeI/AAAAAAAAADg/UuY2GJLt09I/s72/Turkey%20Bratwurst.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9LE8epeI%2FAAAAAAAAADg%2FUuY2GJLt09I%2Fs72%2FTurkey%2520Bratwurst.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9LE8epeI%2FAAAAAAAAADg%2FUuY2GJLt09I%2FTurkey%2520Bratwurst.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"/></a></td>
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<a class="lightBox" rel="g5" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9Lk8epfI/AAAAAAAAADo/-tjXWXe2sQo/Venison%20Loin.jpg?imgmax=512" title="Top Chef | Dale Talde |" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/lafangko/SCR9Lk8epfI/AAAAAAAAADo/-tjXWXe2sQo/s72/Venison%20Loin.jpg" metadata="%7B%22t%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh5.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9Lk8epfI%2FAAAAAAAAADo%2F-tjXWXe2sQo%2Fs72%2FVenison%2520Loin.jpg%22%2C%22f%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Flh5.ggpht.com%2Flafangko%2FSCR9Lk8epfI%2FAAAAAAAAADo%2F-tjXWXe2sQo%2FVenison%2520Loin.jpg%3Fimgmax%3D512%22%2C%22a%22%3A%22Top%20Chef%20%7C%20Dale%20Talde%20%7C%22%7D" alt="Top Chef | Dale Talde |"/></a></td>
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</table><link id="px_editstylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/plugins/photoxhibit/photoxhibit.php?option=css&gid=5&1215303523" rel="stylesheet"/>I was never a big fan of reality TV shows until two years ago when I came home from overseas for good. Call me ‘baduy’ but that’s not gonna change anything - I was addicted to ABS-CBN’s Pinoy Big Brother, the local version of the popular Big Brother reality shows overseas. I was so into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nepali food trip in the &#8220;Valley of the Gods&#8221; (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/04/30/nepali-food-trip-in-the-valley-of-the-gods-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/04/30/nepali-food-trip-in-the-valley-of-the-gods-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is one of the many backlogs I have . . . “What is Nepali food?” That was one of the most asked questions we got from friends before we left for Kathmandu in August last year. It was a question that I found quite difficult to answer. For one, it was going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postcards: SITIO REMEDIOS</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/04/01/postcards-sitio-remedios/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2008/04/01/postcards-sitio-remedios/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been three months since my last post here. With tons of other commitments and changed priorities, I have not been able to update this blog until last week when I was trying to look for a post that I simply couldn’t find. I realized then the necessity for a new theme. Hence, the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PANAGGAPAS</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/12/04/panaggapas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ILOCOS NORTE COMES TO SALCEDO MARKET
The Salcedo Community Market and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte will host an Ilocos food and crafts fair on Saturday, 15 December 2007, showcasing the finest fresh produce, specialty food items and indigenous crafts from the Ilocos region.
Entitled “Panaggapas: The Ilocano Harvest,” the day-long event is organized by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE BASI REVOLT</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/12/04/the-basi-revolt/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/12/04/the-basi-revolt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1807, the people of Piddig (in Ilocos Norte) rose in revolt against the oppressive tax measures being imposed by the Spanish colonial government, particularly on the production of basi — the sugarcane wine much-loved by Ilocanos.
It was a grievance that has been festering since 1782 when the first revolt occurred against the tobacco and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SISTER ACT: THE ASSUMPTION TART</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/15/sister-act-the-assumption-tart/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/15/sister-act-the-assumption-tart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Pafi, have you had an &#8216;Assumption tart&#8217; before?&#8221; was Michelle&#8217;s question from out of the blue while we were seriously contemplating about some serious thing last week. I just gave her a stoic look. Then we both broke into raucous laughter that sent us almost rolling on the floor.
When you mention &#8216;Assumption tarts,&#8217; says Michelle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/13/your-age-by-eating-out/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/13/your-age-by-eating-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>BRINGHI NI CLAUDE TAYAG, YUMMY!</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/04/bringhi-ni-claude-tayag-yummy/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/04/bringhi-ni-claude-tayag-yummy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Being in the design (interior design and graphics) field requires one to keep abreast with developments in the industry by continuously reading trade-related books and magazines on a regular basis. This habit has changed drastically since I started my food blog two years ago. Nowadays, whenever I step into a bookstore, I’d by-pass art and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SHOW TIME!</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/10/03/show-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>&#8216;GELATIN PUDDING,&#8217; ANYONE?</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/21/gelatin-pudding-anyone/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/21/gelatin-pudding-anyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>BAKED ADOBO RICE A LA PAELLA</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/12/baked-adobo-rice-a-la-paella/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/12/baked-adobo-rice-a-la-paella/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/adobo-rice-paella.jpg"/>]]></description>
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		<title>AT THE TABLE OF JIM THOMPSON: Glutinous Rice In Coconut Milk[ Khao Niao Nah Sang Kha-Ya ]</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/05/at-the-table-of-jim-thompsonglutinous-rice-in-coconut-milk-khao-niao-nah-sang-kha-ya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rice-balls-2.jpg"/>]]></description>
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		<title>FROM BOHOL TO KATHMANDU</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/01/from-bohol-to-kathmandu/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/09/01/from-bohol-to-kathmandu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/door-kathmandu.jpg"/>]]></description>
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		<title>KALUKO &#124; KAYUKO [Stuffed Gabi &#124; Taro]</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/30/kaluko-kayukostuffed-gabi-taro/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/30/kaluko-kayukostuffed-gabi-taro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/kaluko.jpg"/>]]></description>
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		<title>ISLAND FLAVORS &#124; Bloggers Day Out</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/21/island-flavors-bloggers-day-out/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/21/island-flavors-bloggers-day-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>AT THE TABLE OF JIM THOMPSON:Gaeng Panaeng Neua &#124; Spicy Beef Curry</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/11/at-the-table-of-jim-thompsongaeng-panaeng-neua-spicy-beef-curry/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/08/11/at-the-table-of-jim-thompsongaeng-panaeng-neua-spicy-beef-curry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lafang.mikemina.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/beef-curry.jpg"/>]]></description>
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		<title>HEAVENS FOR THE PALATE</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/07/22/heavens-for-the-palate/</link>
		<comments>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/07/22/heavens-for-the-palate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of my backlogs are reviews of restaurants that I have been to for the past year since arriving in Manila back home for good from overseas. Most of these reviews are in draft format and waiting to be finished and eventually published here. So when the assignment to write for PEOPLE ASIA magazine came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIAJENG CUSINANG MATUA</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/07/20/viajeng-cusinang-matuaa-kapampangan-culinary-tourconclusionla-moderna-sisig-and-gosioco-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>VIAJENG CUSINANG MATUA</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/07/16/viajeng-cusinang-matuaa-kapampangan-culinary-tourpart-3-pampangas-famous-churches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>BREAK MUNA!</title>
		<link>http://lafang.mikemina.com/index.php/2007/06/20/break-muna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
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