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		<title>The Ripple Effect</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been involved in a very worthwhile project called The Ripple Effect, check it out!]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2011/07/13/the-ripple-effect/</link>
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		<title>Fukushima:  What Happened?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A speech I gave at Toastmasters recently.  This was Speech 7, &#8216;Research your speech&#8217;, and my goal was to explain the basics of how nuclear power plants work to a lay audience, using the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant as the prime example.  Also the word of the day was&#8217;perturbed&#8217;.  :-) Note: My aim here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2011/03/26/fukushima-what-happened/</link>
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		<title>Wellington Earthquake-Prone Buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wellington City Council has released a list of Wellington buildings considered to be at risk in a major earthquake. I&#8217;ve made a simple webpage which uses the data in that list to build a map of the earthquake-prone buildings in Wellington. Check it out at quake.howison.co.nz]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2011/03/04/wellington-earthquake-prone-buildings/</link>
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		<title>Matiu/Somes Island Panoramas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A while ago we (Phil, Leanne, Jess and I) went on a great trip to Matiu/Somes Island with our sister, making it a four-Howison outing! I took a few panoramas.  What can I say, it&#8217;s just kind of my thing I guess!  :-) View over Wellington overlooking the lighthouse View of Petone from the WWII [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2011/02/21/matiusomes-island-panoramas/</link>
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		<title>Chromium OS Speed Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t post much technical stuff here, but I&#8217;ve been into Linux (specifically Ubuntu) for a long time. I&#8217;ve been geeking it up tonight installing Chromium OS on my netbook, and decided a head-to-head boot-up speed test was in order. I measured how long it took for each OS from pressing the &#8216;on&#8217; button to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2011/02/19/chromium-os-speed-test/</link>
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		<title>Congratulations Luke and Jess!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of yesterday, Luke and Jess are now Mr. and Mrs. Howison Congratulations! It was a beautiful ceremony in the Wellington Botanic Gardens, officiated by Father Kevin. You can see me on the right as best man, and Chelsea on the left as matron of honour.]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2010/12/19/congratulations-luke-and-jess/</link>
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		<title>Sunny Beach Panorama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Panorama of the day:  Balaena Bay, Roseneath, Wellington on December 5, 2010.  Taken from the footpath after a swim. There was a yacht race going on in the bay.]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2010/12/05/sunny-beach-panorama/</link>
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		<title>Camborne Panorama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick little panorama (stitched together from 3 photos using Hugin) taken today on my way down Pope St to the Plimmerton train station. We&#8217;ve had beautiful weather for several days in a row &#8230; it&#8217;s getting dangerously hot and sunny, time to start wearing sunscreen and silly hats I think.]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2010/11/27/camborne-panorama/</link>
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		<title>Find the Aardvark</title>
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		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2010/11/05/find-the-aardvark/</link>
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		<title>Clutter, Junk, Stuff (Toastmasters Speech)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another speech which I gave at my Toastmasters club. This is for Speech 6: Vocal Variety.  In retrospect the topic didn&#8217;t really suit the vocal variety goals I was meant to aim for, but I think I did succeed in slowing down, speaking louder, two things I have been trying to improve on. Clutter.  Mess.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pacificempire.org.nz/2010/11/02/clutter-junk-stuff-toastmasters-speech/</link>
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