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		<title>Rethinking Environmental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Notable New Music Coming Out of West Michigan&#8230; Again?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble released a recording of Steve Reich&#8217;s Music for 18 Musicians that ended up reaching #1 on the iTunes and Amazon classical charts, and spending eleven weeks on the Billboard &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/notable-new-music-coming-out-of-west-michigan-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=327&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Climbing Mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mini-Julie</title>
		<link>http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/mini-julie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Rare Find</title>
		<link>http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/rare-find/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend we spent two days mowing sections of the North Country Trail.  The weather was beautiful and we got to spend some quality time in the woods. When we were mowing one particular section of trail, Frank and I &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/rare-find/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=301&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perkins is Producing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an email from my mom today and she was bragging about eating fresh tomatoes and summer squash from her garden.  While tomatoes are a ways off up here in Michigan, the greens and other early crops are coming &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/perkins-is-producing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=296&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perkins 2009</title>
		<link>http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/perkins-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything is a bit slow this spring, especially my blogging and the garden.  There&#8217;s really no excuse for the lack of blogging except for laziness.  For the garden, the reason is an unseasonably cool spring. The one big change at &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/perkins-2009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=290&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Age</title>
		<link>http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/ice-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ice on the inside of the cold frame this morning was a wonderful reflection of what February has been like&#8230; cold, but with beautiful and interesting weather patterns.  And lots of ice.  As a result, I have two ice &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/ice-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=279&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy New Year and to share a photo of what Abigail did on New Year&#8217;s Day. As we did last year, we joined some friends at a cabin down at Pinckney-Waterloo for &#8230; <a href="http://silerspath.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/happy-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silerspath.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5155302&amp;post=274&amp;subd=silerspath&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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