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	<description>Like the Oak Tree, Branching Off in Random Directions</description>
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		<title>Building Teamwork Through Marshmallow Towers</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/05/building-teamwork-through-marshmallow-towers</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/05/building-teamwork-through-marshmallow-towers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Neat concept. 

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		<title>TED Talk on Math Class</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/05/ted-talk-on-math-class</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/05/ted-talk-on-math-class#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I really like what this teacher has to say about children needing to derive formulas instead of just being taught them and I like how he integrates physics with math.

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		<title>Official Rebuttal to Daily Herald Article</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/04/official-rebuttal-to-daily-herald-article</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/04/official-rebuttal-to-daily-herald-article#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that saw last Sunday’s Provo Daily Herald front page  story, the reporter claimed I made a number of statements which I did not. I  understand how a reporter occasionally gets things wrong, especially from oral  conversations, but in this case, I gave the Herald a letter in writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My lengthy absense</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/03/my-lengthy-absense</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/03/my-lengthy-absense#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, for having a blog, I&#8217;ve been posting pretty slow here, eh? Actually, I&#8217;ve not been lazy, just busy. A LOT of my time is being spent at www.UtahsRepublic.org in exposing the lack of constitution oriented education our children are receiving in the school system. Please go take a look and sign onto the petition.
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		<title>Algebra in Wonderland?</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/03/algebra-in-wonderland</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/03/algebra-in-wonderland#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Someone sent me a link to this NY Times story about how Alice in Wonderland was really a story about math. Who knew?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/opinion/07bayley.html?pagewanted=all
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		<title>Amazing Inspirational Art</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/amazing-inspirational-art</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/amazing-inspirational-art#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazing art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What a gifted young lady to produce such stunning art. It&#8217;s not hard to believe she really has seen heaven.

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		<title>Glenn Beck on the cycle of democracy</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/glenn-beck-on-the-cycle-of-democracy</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/glenn-beck-on-the-cycle-of-democracy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[glenn beck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Beck reviews the cycle of history for nations, and Bill Maher says stupid people (ex. anyone not believing in evolution) need to have their decisions made for them.

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		<title>A Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If a first grade teacher read at the fifth grade level, we'd be outraged. But what if she had only third or fourth grade mathematics skills and lacked the conceptual understanding needed for teaching mathematics?  Unfortunately, this is the reality for all too many licensed K – 8 teachers in this country. ]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Rips Obama and Pelosi&#8217;s Transparency Lies</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/cnn-rips-obama-and-pelosis-transparency-lies</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/cnn-rips-obama-and-pelosis-transparency-lies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ecstasy for the ears.

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		<title>Utah&#8217;s Republic Project on Air</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/utahs-republic-project-on-air</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2010/01/utahs-republic-project-on-air#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utah's republic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday I was on Red Meat Radio talking about the Utah&#8217;s Republic project (www.utahsrepublic.org) which has a goal of restoring constitutional education in Utah. Rather than repeat everything I&#8217;ve posted on that site, here&#8217;s an audio link if you&#8217;d like to hear the radio segment (14 minutes) and then a link to the post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Run Lemonade Stands</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/12/government-run-lemonade-stands</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/12/government-run-lemonade-stands#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I like this clever and easy to grasp analogy to the health care system.  

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		<title>Math Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/math-update</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/math-update#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Singapore math]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Howdy  folks,

I&#8217;ve been buried  with projects, one of which is getting Mathino ready for purchase as quickly as  possible so those of you that want it for Christmas can get it. It&#8217;s really a  fantastic game (since I didn&#8217;t create it I can say that  ).

There&#8217;s been a  bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roots of the Bible Review</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/roots-of-the-bible-review</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/roots-of-the-bible-review#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago when I was in a religious institute class at Utah State, one of the great teachers I had shared with the class the concepts behind something called gematria, which is a system of examining the meaning behind the language of words and numbers in the Hebrew language. In a conversation with this teacher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Comedian</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/my-favorite-comedian</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/my-favorite-comedian#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Hawkins has to be my favorite comedian. There&#8217;s a bunch of his stuff on YouTube but even more at his website www.timhawkins.net. Check it out. Here&#8217;s a couple of the best songs he&#8217;s done.


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		<title>Warped Humor</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/warped-humor</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/warped-humor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some pretty funny videos.

U.S. Condemned For Pre-Emptive Use Of Hillary Clinton Against Pakistan

Anonymous Philanthropist Donates 200 Human Kidneys To Hospital

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
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		<title>Global Warming = Global Government</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/global-warming-global-government</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/global-warming-global-government#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On October 14th, Lord Christopher Monckton gave a presentation in St. Paul, MN on the subject of global warming helping to expose the true nature of those behind the movement. Are they really concerned about global warming (now that the earth&#8217;s been cooling for 11 straight years and scientists have conclusively shown the earth goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socialism: Kingdom of God or Chains on Freedom</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/socialism-kingdom-of-god-or-chains-on-freedom</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/socialism-kingdom-of-god-or-chains-on-freedom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last  week Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan dictator, said, &#8220;Every day I am more convinced that  socialism is the kingdom of God here on earth. Every day I&#8217;m more revolutionary,  more socialist every day. I&#8217;m taking Venezuela toward socialism, the people and  workers.&#8221; 
I  suppose if you&#8217;re the dictator, socialism must feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah Ethics Bombshell &#8211; Goodbye Utah if this Passes</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/utah-ethics-bombshell-goodbye-utah-if-this-passes</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/utah-ethics-bombshell-goodbye-utah-if-this-passes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
IF  THIS ETHICS BILL PASSES, UTAH WILL CEASE TO EXIST AS A FREE  STATE

 

I attended a town  hall meeting last night where Senators Howard Stephenson and Curtis Bramble went  through the text of the Government Ethics Reform bill citizens initiative. Under  the guise that Utah legislators need ethics reform, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wage Reform = Tort Reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/wage-reform-tort-reform</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/wage-reform-tort-reform#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tort reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Legislator,
The law firm I work for doesn&#8217;t  handle medical malpractice cases but I feel the need to write to express my  concern for legislation being considered in Utah.  I am attaching for your  review a recent NY Times article that should help explain some of the facts  regarding the ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hitler takes on Obamacare</title>
		<link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/hitler-takes-on-obamacare</link>
		<comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/2009/11/hitler-takes-on-obamacare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Someone got very creative. Be sure to watch till the last line&#8230;it&#8217;s the best.

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