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You cannot escape the scrutiny.]]></description></item><item><title>Oh no, she didn't!</title><link>http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/809531</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/6ece94b02a0fd943868493a555f65848</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Here I go again with my weekly rant, which sometimes is very hard to hold back for a whole week. This week in particular was very disturbing. ]]></description></item><item><title>Worshipping heroes and other delusions of grandeur</title><link>http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/809524</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/e40608a0434d62cc1747c8cabd8e2a7d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We judge our heroes not by their ability to delight, but by their capacity to disappoint. 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