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		<title>Upcoming Travel Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An up-to-date travel schedule is available on Dopplr. 2012 17 Jan &#8211; 01 Feb: The Hague &#38; Amsterdam, The Netherlands 02 Feb &#8211; 05 Feb: London, UK 05 Feb &#8211; 08 Feb: The Hague &#38; Amsterdam, The Netherlands 28 May &#8211; 05 June: Toronto, Canada 06 June &#8211; 19 June: New York City, and Washington DC, USA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement of Lieutenant Colonel Gary Barnes CSC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashanth Shanmugan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was at the retirement drinks of Lt. Col. Gary L. Barnes at the Victoria Barracks Officers Mess in Sydney. I first met Gary on Remembrance Day 2011 at the Officers Mess. We became instant friends. Gary is Australia&#8217;s longest and last National Serviceman. He has had a stellar career spanning over 40 years. He retired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recte et Fortiter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was submitted for the jubilee publication of the 75th anniversary of Homebush Boys High School: Two events will be celebrated this year. Through the course of history those two events have became intertwined in the rich tapestry of our nation’s history. A great scholastic institution, Homebush Boys’ High School, will celebrate 75 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sustainable New York City</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashanth Shanmugan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After travelling for five hours across America we arrived in New York City late on Tuesday evening. Much of Wednesday was spent at Baruch College at the City University of New York with orientation, getting passes, IDs, and getting the feel of the campus, the city and getting to know the other fellows and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day at Cisco Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashanth Shanmugan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning we travelled to San Jose in the Silicon Valley, to the Global Headquarters of Cisco. We had a full day at the Executive Briefing Centre where we were given an overview of all the energy efficient and innovative initiatives and technologies at Cisco, from the EnergyWise System to Cisco Cloud. My favourite was the TelePresence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journey to America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashanth Shanmugan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be in the United States from this weekend, and I hope to bring some stories, observations and reflections from San Francisco, New York City and Washington, D.C. I have been invited to be a fellow on the Climate Change Professional Fellows Program, run by Baruch College at the City University of New York, and funded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney University Australian Football Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though I have always been a rugby fan, I have been following Aussie Rules, (wrongly called AFL), for a while. I barrack for the Bombers. Somewhat unusual for a Sydneysider to support a Melbourne team, but my reasons are many. When I was living in Europe, I decided that when I eventually got back to Australia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year: 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I asked &#8220;what do we want to do with the 364 days left in 2010?&#8221; The essential message was to make the most of each day. The City of Sydney has a good theme for the New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks and for 2011: Make Your Mark. I shall adopt that as my theme for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was exactly a year ago that this weblog and website (BlogSite) was launched on Human Rights Day in The Hague with a &#8216;reception&#8216; held in Amsterdam. It was been an amazing year recording and writing my ideas, observations and views on global affairs and the human condition. Today, a year later, I am in Sydney. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Mr President</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashanth Shanmugan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, President Barrack Obama of the United States celebrates his 49th birthday. He shares his birthday with some notable historical figures. From the British Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, to the Swedish diplomat and humanitarian, Raoul Wallenberg. Who would have thought that the child born on the 4th of August 1961, would overcome the social barriers, of [...]]]></description>
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