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	<title>the stick, the stone and the puddle &#187; opinions</title>
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		<title>no excuse for ignorance</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2011/11/no-excuse-for-ignorance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[a sad, yet preventable, tragedy occurred in 2008 when 3 men lost their lives and 2 other men&#8217;s injuries resulted into a coma&#8230;when their entered a confined space at a mushroom farm in langley, british columbia. 3 years later, the employees were fined on average $10,000 for each of the three owners! so, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>an open letter&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/10/an-open-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[to all organizations, but not limited to: best buy, future shop, army n navy, london drugs, safeway, subway, quiznos, save on foods, mazda, etc. you should all be ashamed of yourselves for the useless weekly (sometimes daily) over-promotion! most of these organizations (if not all of them) already have mastered the art of online promotion; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>nhl&#8217;s green initiative</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/05/nhls-green-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 01:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i ran across a post by the nhl on their green initiative. my initial reaction is &#8216;???&#8217;. the post is pure garbage and political bull-shit. it simply just seems that the green movement has truly become a must for every association, organization or political entity in order to gain support. after digging through the useless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>enough already</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/03/enough-already/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/03/enough-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;enough of crosby already! yes, you&#8217;ve heard me, enough of him already. i am not doubting his talent, his determination and his professionalism. the guy is a very very good hockey player, but he&#8217;s not the greatest and he will never be. there was this guy named gretzky and there is this russian kid named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hockey supercup</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/02/hockey-supercup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[for the last few seasons gary betman decided to open the season in europe. and every year the teams that were sent complained of having trouble upon their return to the north american continent. yet, the following year more teams were sent europe&#8217;s way. i guess if he couldn&#8217;t conquer the south, he thought he&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>trust the salesman part II</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/12/trust-the-salesman-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[after all the dealings with mazda dealers, i signed on the evening of the 21st with jim pattison northshore toyota for a toyota corolla, 2010, ce model without a/c. i went there based on the promise of the salesman that the car is in their parking lot: MR Barzan we have the exact vehicle that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tis the season</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/12/tis-the-season/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/12/tis-the-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s december and christmas is fast approaching. christmas lights have already started to be put up around the city. more are likely to come up. a few years ago i ran across a video of christmas dancing lights. at this point, there are tons of such videos on youtube. however here&#8217;s the one that started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>british columbia environmental &amp; occupational health research network</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/11/british-columbia-environmental-occupational-health-research-network/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/11/british-columbia-environmental-occupational-health-research-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i just returned from the annual general meeting for the british columbia environmental &#38; occupational health research network (in short bceohrn). it&#8217;s a network for everyone who is involved in some sort of research in bc. the network strives to get researchers from different disciplines talking to each other. why? well it&#8217;s simple&#8230; applying things learned in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>show &#8216;must&#8217; go on</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/11/show-must-go-on/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/11/show-must-go-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[given the media attention given to the latest flu, there&#8217;s no surprise that controversy appears due to it. now, while i won&#8217;t be talking about the h1n1 flu and how it can or cannot affect one, or the symptoms or how one can prevent it. a vaccine has been rolled out by pharmaceutical companies (in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on strike – to save ‘our’ lives</title>
		<link>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/10/on-strike-%e2%80%93-to-save-%e2%80%98our%e2%80%99-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.barzan.ca/2009/10/on-strike-%e2%80%93-to-save-%e2%80%98our%e2%80%99-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[if you live in the greater vancouver are then you&#8217;ve probably seen the sign &#8216;on strike to save lives&#8217;. well, as it turns out&#8230;we might as well get used to the idea of strikes. 2010 is fast approaching, and while many are blindsided by the olympics, there&#8217;s bigger events on the horizons for bc&#8217;s population. [...]]]></description>
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