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		<title>Seminar Week 3 Response – Logical Positivism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[            The article, “The Safety of Objects: Materialism, Existential Insecurity, and Brand Connection,” (Rindfleisch et al. 2008) roots itself in Terror Management Theory (TMT; Greenberg et al. 1990; Greenberg et al. 1986).  In particular, this theory is based on research in social and clinical psychology that posits self-esteem and cultural tendencies are susceptible to fears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar Week 2 Response &#8211; Boundaries of Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of marketing is one that has been both broadly and narrowly defined for more than a half-century.  However, more ink has been spilt over an existential question that has absolutely no objective answer; Karl Popper (1959) is right in suggesting that philosophy has no definition.  Whether or not we broaden, widen, deepen, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar Week 1 Response &#8211; What is Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the history of marketing, it is nearly impossible to blame the discipline for current displays of consumer abundance.  Marketing takes roots from the development of mercantilism and, even earlier (though not posited until fairly recently), from the theory of specialization of labour.  If we are to extend these theories to a sociological level, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My first conference: 2010 AMA Summer Educators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things associated with being an academic is the constant travel to conferences.  As publishing is the lifeblood of what we do, conferences are a chance to meet new colleagues, dialogue with potential collaborators, gather feedback on research-in-progress, relate new ideas to our own subjects-of-interest, and just get a chance to generally socialize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The new American Jewish establishment&#8230; a letter to Peter Beinart</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/06/03/the-new-american-jewish-establishment-a-letter-to-peter-beinart-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment,&#8221; Peter Beinart, 12 May 2010, New York Review of Books Harold Meyerson &#8211; The collateral damage from Israel&#8217;s raid, 2 June 2010, Washington Post Amos Oz &#8211; Israeli Force, Adrift on the Sea, 2 June 2010, NY Times Dear Mr. Beinart, I must thank you for writing your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell til &#8220;The Movie,&#8221; Mr Bauer&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/05/24/farewell-til-the-movie-mr-bauer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 23:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than Gene Simmons, more than Wilt Chamberlain, even more than James Bond&#8230; more than any other man I can think of, Jack Bauer was the hero women wanted to sleep with and men wanted to be. In fact, more than a man has had a &#8216;mancrush&#8217; on Jack Bauer, ever since the first shot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/05/18/summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, I&#8217;ve vastly neglected this site over the course of first-year, second semester. Quite a bit has gone on over the past 4 months since my San Francisco update. In the not too distant future, I&#8217;ll have to run a quick update on my first year in the program, followed by what&#8217;s to come&#8230; Bookmark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip Recap: &#8220;Honeymoon&#8221; in San Francisco, 7-14 January 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/01/18/trip-recap-honeymoon-in-san-francisco-7-14-january-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/01/18/trip-recap-honeymoon-in-san-francisco-7-14-january-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[San Francisco - January 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since about 1999, when I&#8217;ve gone on long vacations (1+ week), I&#8217;ve typically taken copious notes of exactly what I&#8217;ve done &#8212; where I went, what I did, what I ate &#8212; so that I could read my travelog and feel like I&#8217;m re-experiencing my trip.  I did this when I went to France, Israel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Review: Vampire Weekend &#8211; Contra (2010)</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2010/01/18/music-review-vampire-weekend-contra-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vampire Weekend Contra XL Recordings Rating: 8.5/10 Sophomore  albums from bands are always highly scrutinized. In anticipation of the new album, listeners are never quite sure if the band will think too much about what it&#8217;s going to do next, or if the recording is going be heavy-handed on studio overproduction.  After all, it seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter updates from 2009-12-07</title>
		<link>http://www.smalrus.com/2009/12/08/twitter-updates-from-2009-12-07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smalrus.com/2009/12/08/twitter-updates-from-2009-12-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smalrus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My anxiety is pretty high right now&#8230; I feel like throwing up&#8230; 18:12:06 Bookmark to: Hide Sites $$('div.d658').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });]]></description>
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