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	<title>Mike Sparr's Personal Website</title>
	<link>http://www.mikesparr.com</link>
	<description>E-Commerce, Technology, Business, Personal and Travel Information</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Glacier National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/07/02/glacier-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sparr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jamie and I ventured off last weekend for a few days&#8217; camping up Glacier Park.  It is just over 3 hours&#8217; drive north of Missoula and there are various campsites and hiking trails throughout.  Below are a few photos of our adventure.  I may post more as time permits.

Jamie and I on a turnout off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking &#8220;The M&#8221; - Photos of Missoula Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/06/15/hiking-the-m-photos-of-missoula-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I hiked &#8220;the M&#8221; (Mount Sentinel) with a friend and his two dogs.  The University of Montana sits at the base of Mount Sentinel and along the Clark Fork River.  Just a few days ago I posted photos of a freak snowstorm but since Friday it&#8217;s been beautiful, mid to high 70-degree weather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missoula In Summer - I think</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/06/11/missoula-in-summer-i-think/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a freak weather system and we actually saw snow, in JUNE!  Here is a photo taken of snow on Mount Sentinel here in Missoula, taken by my wife&#8217;s mobile phone this evening.

Snow in Missoula Montana in June.  This is not common, I promise.  

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		<title>Washington DC Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/06/09/washington-dc-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sparr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had a flurry of business meetings in and around Washington DC.  I was in Virginia, Maryland and DC and managed to walk around downtown Washington near the White House for one afternoon.  Below are a couple photos of the Washington Monument and also standing in front of the gates of the White [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stonebridge Mountain Ranch</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/05/24/stonebridge-mountain-ranch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 23:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jamie and I hung out with friends at their family ranch in Victor, MT.  It is about 30 minutes south of Missoula and the views were so cool I thought I&#8217;d share.

Jamie and I in Victor Montana at friend&#8217;s ranch.

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		<title>Machiavelli On Outsourcing</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/05/11/machiavelli-on-outsourcing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 05:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sparr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I read Machiavelli&#8217;s &#8220;The Prince&#8221; which was recommended reading for my friend&#8217;s MBA education and it really got me thinking.  About 2/3 through the book, Machiavelli speaks of hiring mercenaries and how they ultimately weaken the State.  If the mercenaries are successful in their job, then the State becomes indebted to them given the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamie and Aden</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/04/11/jamie-and-aden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife, Jamie, is an avid equestrian who competes in the sport of dressage.  It is all about the connection of horse and rider and she trains horses up through the levels.  Her last horse competed at Prix St. Georges and her baby, Aden (6 yrs), is getting ready to start competing this year.

Jamie on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linux server file space used up (found audit logs as culprit)</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/04/10/linux-server-file-space-used-up-found-audit-logs-as-culprit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/04/10/linux-server-file-space-used-up-found-audit-logs-as-culprit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a linux server running that hosts our internal systems like CRM.  We noticed significant slowdown of the system and failure to run batches on email.  In logging into the control panel for the server I was shocked to see 58GB of 73GB used for the disk.  Given only 9 domains and neither reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redbox Automated DVD Rental</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/04/05/redbox-automated-dvd-rental/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since last year my friend has been raving over Redbox, $1 DVD rentals, in our local Albertsons grocery stores.  Given I usually buy all my DVDs (avid collector), I didn&#8217;t try the service.  Tonight I tried for the first time.  You can either choose from the onscreen menu on the machine or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naughty posters</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/03/21/naughty-posters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surfing Facebook as I had some friend posts and requests left unanswered.  Some random browsing to a friend&#8217;s page and some other buddies must&#8217;ve posted some questionable material.  I thought this notice was kind of funny and definitely a &#8220;hip&#8221; way to deal w/ censored content.


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		<title>Mac OSX Leopard Xalan, Xerces errors</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/03/16/mac-osx-leopard-xalan-xerces-errors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/03/16/mac-osx-leopard-xalan-xerces-errors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally decided to &#8220;attack the mac&#8221; and get the environment working again after my Leopard upgrade.  In my prior post, I noted how the Leopard install turned off the web server and PHP (simple fix) but the major issue was killing my ability to run Castor and XML-based applications.
I scoured the forums and first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apache and PHP issues with Mac OSX Leopard upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/02/27/apache-and-php-issues-with-mac-osx-leopard-upgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/02/27/apache-and-php-issues-with-mac-osx-leopard-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently upgraded my OS on my Macbook Pro to Leopard.  I must say it was as painless as possible but there are a few hiccups given I have a web server and a few other development-oriented programs running on my notebook.  Apache and PHP were not working and I have an issue with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rival Central - Get Ready Sports Fans</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/16/rival-central-get-ready-sports-fans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sparr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend, Garren Du, recently launched a new sports site in time for Super Bowl Madness.  Football Squares and Fan Site
Why use Rival Central for your Super Bowl Squares league?

Create as many leagues as you want online and manage them from a single account.
Invite league members to sign up and join your league by providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New iPods in Old Docks Disable Video Output</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/02/new-ipods-in-old-docks-disable-video-output/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/02/new-ipods-in-old-docks-disable-video-output/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received this update from TWICE (This Week in Consumer Electronics) and thought I&#8217;d share - thankfully I don&#8217;t have any iPod accessories but sorry for those that may face this issue:

By Joseph Palenchar &#8212; TWICE, 1/2/2008 10:36:00 AM
   


New York — Consumers with an iPod introduced in September 2007 might encounter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Day Demolition</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/02/new-years-day-demolition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Sparr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Given everyone was off on New Years Day, Jamie and I decided to continue to be productive so in the morning we took a dip in the hot tub, had some lunch, and then proceeded to remove the old 70&#8217;s paneling that adorns most of the walls in the basement.
One of our goals was to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Treat - Install Apps on iPod Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/02/new-years-treat-install-apps-on-ipod-touch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2008/01/02/new-years-treat-install-apps-on-ipod-touch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a couple days off and so did everyone else.  Well that didn&#8217;t stop me from jailbreaking my iPod Touch, installing new apps and on the non-geeky side, ripping down paneling and knocking out a wall in my basement to make a large family room.  We&#8217;ll ignore the latter project for now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actual VC Due Diligence Checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/12/19/actual-vc-due-diligence-checklist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine is a seasoned Venture Capitalist based in Austin Texas and was kind enough to share his former fund&#8217;s due-diligence checklist with me.  This helped me prepare for our own fundraising and ensure we had everything in order ahead of time.  I was allowed to share this list and thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aspect Oriented Programming - Pointcut Syntax Examples</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/12/15/aspect-oriented-programming-pointcut-syntax-examples/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/12/15/aspect-oriented-programming-pointcut-syntax-examples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Spring Framework 2.5 Tutorial.  Given AspectJ pointcut expressions can seem somewhat cryptic, I thought sharing these examples might be useful.

Some examples of common pointcut expressions are given         below.


the execution of any public method:
execution(public * *(..))

the execution of any method with a name beginning with  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greatest Telemarketer Handling Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/12/01/greatest-telemarketer-handling-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sending Files To Your LG VX8350 Using Bluetooth On Mac</title>
		<link>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/11/26/sending-files-to-your-lg-vx8350-using-bluetooth-on-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikesparr.com/2007/11/26/sending-files-to-your-lg-vx8350-using-bluetooth-on-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was using Bluetooth and tried to use the OBEX commands to send a file to my LG VX8350 phone but the phone was locked down for that file type.  It refused the file.  I then chose the browse option, navigated to the MyPictures folder, and transferred the file successfully.  This may [...]]]></description>
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