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			<title><![CDATA[ Ching Shih (died 1844) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I read about this lady a few months ago, she was a pretty successful in her chosen career.
<br>
<br>

<h3>Ching Shih started her career as a Chinese prostitute called Shih Yang. She married in 1801, to one Cheng I who commanded a pirate fleet and fought in a
Vietnamese rebellion on the side of the Tay-son. They adopted a son named Chang Pao. By the time her husband died in a gale in 1807, he had united a pirate
coalition numbering 400 ships and over 70,000 sailors.</h3>

<h3>A master of... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:29:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ DOG GONE IT ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Inviting everyone to visit my new dog messgae board.   <img height="44" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/aBlueKnight/emotes2006/spam6.gif" width="42" alt="image">
<br>
<br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://doggoneit.yuku.com">http://doggoneit.yuku.com</a>
<br>
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gateway to Angus Macinnes Independence Day Hop ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p align="left"><strong>Angus Macinnes Independence Day Hop
<br>
<br>
Welcome to the hop. Please take time to explore the boards listed here. I think it is a very varied hop this time and hopefully you will find something to like
at each board and yaz ne&#39;r know you might just become a regular contributor. As always have fun with this. We will run from July 1 thru July 14. I think I
might have said July 15 someplace but the 14th will do. Don&#39;t want to lap over into other hops. Again... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:02:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Your invited --->Wildcats Playground Mid-July Board Hop ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <font size="4"><br></font>

<div style="text-align: center;"><br>
<font size="4">You are invited to join Wildcats Playground Mid-July Board Hop.</font>
<br>
<font size="4"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Please stop by our Board Hop forum</span> and sign up if you&#39;re interested in joining us.</font>
<br>
<font size="4">This hop will run from July 15th - August 15th.</font>
<br>
<font size="4">We do ask that one member of your board, hop at least once a week.</font>
<br>
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ It's a summer party with the Princess Bar Bar HOP! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br>
<font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">It a PARTY! Summer is soon to be arriving, so come &amp; hop with the Princess Bar Hangout!
 The hop will start 06/01 and end 06/30.
<br>
We have many boards that have signed up, so have fun as you check out the wonderful communities on YUKU/EzBoard!
<br>
<br></span></font>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 19:42:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Getting to know you board hop (updated) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Decided to start my own board hop for the summer, This is a gonna be a
<br>
board hop not like any other. You hop through the board, you leave a
<br>
message, your board
<br>
link, and you also tell something about yourself, at least one thing a
<br>
day. The more interesting and the more hops you have you have the
<br>
opportunity to win
<br>
becoming an admin. The 3 people with the most interesting things about
<br>
themselves will become Admins of the board. If your interested let me
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:57:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Spring Board Hop from #5 Privet Drive ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal">#5 Privet Drive has finally arrived at Yuku.  We would love to get to know you and hope you would like to get to know us.  Don&#39;t let
the name fool you. It is not just about Harry Potter.  We&#39;re constantly looking for CW fans, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Anime Otakus fans as well.  We
also have many other TV threads.  Got a fabulous fanfic to share with us? Or maybe you have the RPG bug?  Our interests range from daily chatter to important
issues . 
<br>
<br>
We... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ hello!! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ hey my name is Caitlin, i&#39;m 23 years old and i live in Torrington Connecticut
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:19:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Claymate Restaurant ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hopping in from Claymate Restaurant, hope everybody has a great sunday!!
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Psexy! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Top Of the day lass.  Well, it seems that the board here is dead.  I appreciate your dedication to duty.  I think we can discontinue with the daily readings
for now. </p>

<p>Again thanks for all your hard work. You rock.</p> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Leighla's Place ]]></title>
			<link>http://thegrouchyscotsman.yuku.com/topic/1588/t/Leighla-s-Place.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Come by my new board at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.leighlasplace.yuku.com">www.leighlasplace.yuku.com</a> for a chat and some games! See you soon! ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:22:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Merry Christmas Ye scurvy Lot! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <span id="temp-1"><span><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ErmmJ8py3JE&amp;rel=1&border=1" width="425" height="373" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never"></embed></span></span> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A Car Show I Stumbled On To... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ YouTube:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSPzdnHu7yc"><br>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSPzdnHu7yc</a>
<br>
<br>
What the deal is, I went down to this place called Guitar Palace or something like that, down on 71st street, to see if my guitar was worth as much as folks
have been telling me for quite a while. (BTW... Verdict: Ol&#39; Splurge is a good playing guitar, nice fast action and good sound, but it&#39;s definitely not
worth the $$$ that folks have been telling me.)
<br>... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:16:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Message from Pearl - Broken Computers ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ PEARL WISHES YOU ALL WELL BUT SHE WILL BE DOWN FOR A WHILE. BOTH OF HER COMPUTERS BROKE DOWN TODAY. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WILL TRY TO GET UP AND RUNNING AFTER
SHE GETS BACK FROM VACATION. THANKS OMAHATRUCKER ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Jim AKA RapidFire)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Skull Island-Sexiest  of the seas Contest ! ]]></title>
			<link>http://thegrouchyscotsman.yuku.com/topic/1584/t/Skull-Island-Sexiest-of-the-seas-Contest-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <img id="fullSizedImage" alt="logo48462516.jpg picture by Cherihere" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Cherihere/logo48462516.jpg?t=1188652748">
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<br>
<br>
<img alt="image" src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Cherihere/Pirate/th_2016865478.jpg"><img alt="image"... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (pearl casThrillo)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:21:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Happy Birthday Denikasgranny- 8-21 ]]></title>
			<link>http://thegrouchyscotsman.yuku.com/topic/1583/t/Happy-Birthday-Denikasgranny-8-21.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <img alt="thpirate_bday.jpg" src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Cherihere/CHRISTMAS/HB/th_thpirate_bday.jpg">
<br>
<font style="background-color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Denikasgranny!
<br>
<br>
<br>
<img alt="B14.jpg" src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Cherihere/CHRISTMAS/food/th_B14.jpg"><img alt="B11.jpg" src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Cherihere/CHRISTMAS/food/th_B11.jpg"><img alt="B8.jpg"... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Been Experimenting with Devient Art ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://kate-mccridhe.deviantart.com/gallery/">http://kate-mccridhe.deviantart.com/gallery/</a> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Kate McCridhe)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ This PGA Tournament this weekend... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>I&#39;ve been cowering in my apartment all day... what with these Oklahoma
<br>
typical summer days... and getting depressed about next week.  Now...
<br>
I know something like a PGA tournament coming to town is good for the
<br>
local economy and all that rot... buuuuuut...
<br>
I discovered I&#39;m just up the street from it.
<br>
I had a bad feeling when a general e-mail went out at work saying
<br>
we&#39;ll have to get parking permit stickers... but when I was out doing
<br>
my... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Kate McCridhe)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hi Summer Hoppers ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p>Hello everybody, i hope you all have enjoyed a wonderfull summer, here in denmark it have been raining cats and dogs almost every day until now EWWWWW well
i have my 3 weeks summer vacation starting the 11 of august so i have still hope for a few days without rain LOL
<br>
<br>
HUGSSS Frenchy</p> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:19:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wow... I just got handed a MAJOR compliment today... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I don&#39;t know exactly how the conversation started today, but a few of us were cubicle hanging... got to discussing generalities of our luck with
co-workers.
<br>
<br>
I mentioned that my worst luck has been with the women in my field that were on some mission to prove that women can do the job.  I made a face and spoke in a
nazal grumble &quot;Them wimin libbers are a pain in the butt to us <em>real</em> liberated women.&quot;
<br>
<br>
The guys looked at me quizically. 
<br>
<br>
I said,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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