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		<title>Father Christmas found dead :-&#124;</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/12/02/father-christmas-found-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spoof : Father Christmas Killed in Tragic Sleigh Accident, Say Cash-Strapped Parents
St Nicholas, the jovial and benevolent bearer of Christmas gifts
died when his custom-made sleigh collided with a Jumbo Jet just outside the North Pole, newly-impoverished parents reported to their children yesterday.
The man more commonly known as &#8220;Father Christmas&#8221; (or &#8220;Santa&#8221; to the offspring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google may be doing the rounds again…</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/07/28/google-may-be-doing-the-rounds-again%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/07/28/google-may-be-doing-the-rounds-again%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We Buy Kidneys : Google may be doing the rounds again…
Google may be doing the rounds again…
It’s been said through the grapevine that Google may be doing the rounds again. What do I mean by ‘doing the rounds’? &#8211; updating page rank (or PR)…
What good is PR? I guess for some people who like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Idiots</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/07/27/american-idiots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/07/27/american-idiots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Music Video Code by Lyricise.com
Related Posts:Sungha Jung from South KoreaGraphic Design for the Bristol Music Festival5 mistakes designers tend to makeToday in Music &#124; Music News ReviewWorDog - World Domination Game]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Dorrington &#8211; Rare indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/steve-dorrington-rare-indeed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2008/01/28/steve-dorrington-rare-indeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve

There are 373,766 people in the U.S. with the first name Steve.
Statistically the 153rd most popular first name.
More than 99.9  percent of people with the first name Steve are male.
Names similar to Steve:

Steven
Stephen



Dorrington

There are 638 people in the U.S. with the last name Dorrington.
Statistically the 41520th most popular last name.

Steve Dorrington 
There is 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Sorry to Everyone Who Knows Me But&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/28/im-sorry-to-everyone-who-knows-me-but/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/28/im-sorry-to-everyone-who-knows-me-but/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leona Lewis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to make this public apology to anyone who knows me. Everyone who knows me, knows my musical tastes. I have tastes that fit my age nicely. Well something happened on Saturday night&#8230;
I had just knocked up a nice chicken curry (low cholesterol kids, so don&#8217;t worry). I sat down in front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just upgraded to WP 2.3 and&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/28/just-upgraded-and/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all went to bat sh*t. I have some plugins, you know those things that do stuff on the blog, and they&#8217;re not compatible&#8230;
Well hopefully it is all sorted out now and back up and running.
Lesson of the day? Backup BEFORE you upgrade &#8211; no matter what they say, there will always be something to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you have experiences of bad coders?</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/14/do-you-have-experiences-of-bad-coders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/14/do-you-have-experiences-of-bad-coders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having experience of using local and outsourced programmers:
Never EVER believe the following from a programmer:
1. Examples of work* (unless on the site of someone you know and they&#8217;ve been openly using it for at least 3-6 months)
2. Testimonials (unless from someone you know &#8211; see 1 above)
3. Reviews (unless from someone you know &#8211; see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 mistakes designers tend to make</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/05/5-mistakes-designers-tend-to-make/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/05/5-mistakes-designers-tend-to-make/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ excellent article on web design mistakes 








clipped from www.articlefollow.com




1. PDF files for online reading
Users hate coming across a PDF file while browsing, because it breaks their flow. Even simple things like printing or saving documents are difficult because standard browser commands don&#8217;t work. Layouts are often optimized for a sheet of paper, which rarely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where have you been to my lovely?</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/01/where-have-you-been-to-my-lovely/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/10/01/where-have-you-been-to-my-lovely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, been well busy doing stuff. If you look hard enough you will easily find out what I&#8217;ve been up to&#8230;
It&#8217;s not rocket science, but you will have to read ;-) to find out.
Don&#8217;t you love a mystery?
&#8220;Money isn&#8217;t the key to happiness&#8230;
But if you have money &#8211; you can have a key made!
Related Posts:I'm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apprentice/partner(s) wanted/Mentor available</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/25/apprenticepartners-wantedmentor-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/25/apprenticepartners-wantedmentor-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Niche]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t really know what to call this post so I&#8217;ll just tell it like it is and you can work out for yourself what it should be&#8230;
Before you think &#8216;oh no, another one of those &#8220;give me $1000 and I will make you $1,000,000&#8243; scams &#8211; this is not an offer it is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WorDog &#8211; World Domination Game</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/22/wordog-world-domination-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/22/wordog-world-domination-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ WorDoG is inspired by the great strategy board game &#8220;Risk&#8221;. Conquer the world. WorDoG is not just a simple copy, but extends the players possibilities to enjoy a more versatile gameplay. It&#8217;s even possible to join alliances with other players and fight for three-dimensional worlds.








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 1.1 Principles
Conquer the world by conquering each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do you mean &#8211; We Buy Kidneys?</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/11/what-do-you-mean-we-buy-kidneys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/09/11/what-do-you-mean-we-buy-kidneys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, I can&#8217;t tell you yet &#8211; it is something I am working on&#8230;
Very soon I will reveal all &#8211; if you are knowledgeable you can work out how to find out ;-)
Onward and upwards
::edit:: I have been hounded &#8211; Sneak preview: www.WeBuyKidneys.com 
Related Posts:Google may be doing the rounds again…Apprentice/partner(s) wanted/Mentor availableWhat is this Bidding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is this Bidding Web Directory?</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/30/what-is-this-bidding-web-directory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/30/what-is-this-bidding-web-directory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went onto a &#8216;bidding web directory&#8217; I am trying to work out what this is.
What is a bidding web directory?
You INSTRUCT me to add my link &#8211; then you ask me for a bid of a minimum of $1? Why?
Why should I pay you $1 to list on this bidding web directory if I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do I Need To Get My Web Site Indexed</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/23/why-do-i-need-to-get-my-web-site-indexed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/23/why-do-i-need-to-get-my-web-site-indexed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Your Site Indexed
You need to get your web site index by the search engines so people can find you!
If you were to think of your site as a shop on the high street of your local town &#8211; People would walk past, see your displays and shop front and maybe pop in. This however [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create, Launch and index your website &#8211; The 48 Hour Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/20/the-48-hour-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.carpetdog.co.uk/blog/2007/08/20/the-48-hour-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarpetDog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Discover how to create, launch and get any website quickly indexed in 48 hours!&#8221;

Update: Price dramatically reduced! The 48 Hour Plan 
I&#8217;m spilling the beans! How long does it take you to come up with an idea, build a website and launch it? Not only launch it but also have it quickly indexed in the [...]]]></description>
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