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	<title>Completely Biased</title>
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	<description>"Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge</description>
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		<title>Must Haves: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So this book has been out there for quite a long time, but hey, a good book once is usually a good book all the time right?
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Paperback)

If you buy on Amazon.com the prices start as low as $0.01 not including shipping.
Personally I love this book, and it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=105</link>
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		<title>A Little Background?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize that I&#8217;ve been writing about the present but never my past. I guess I imagined this blog as being a &#8221;living in the present&#8221; type of feature. Except now I am starting to realize just how much your past can influence your future.  
I&#8217;ve always had a tendency to have men from my past stick around.  It&#8217;s like after we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=104</link>
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		<title>Whats in a cork?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leah and I have spent many an evening with a bottle or two or wine.  We have commented before on the bottle having traditional or synthetic corkage and as I remember, attributing a value to the different kinds. As though the very existence of a traditional cork makes the wine more refined or better. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=102</link>
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		<title>Special episode of Completely Biased - The Breakup Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it ever ok to break up via text message? How about post it note? In today&#8217;s dating world where relationships last shorter than a pilot of a bad sitcom, have breakup rules been redefined? Leah and Josh along with guest hosts Sukanya and Sayeda return to Completely Biased and go head to head how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=101</link>
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		<title>A Secret to a Successful Relationship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people wonder what the secret to a successful relationship is.  There are a million people out there willing to offer up the advice that it&#8217;s compromise, love, that mystery soulmate factor, etc.  Well here&#8217;s one more speculative piece of advice that you can add to your million that you&#8217;ve already heard.
No one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=100</link>
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		<title>Law Enforcement: No Pictures Please</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Many people believe that they have certain rights that should not be infringed upon, but what about the rights not specifically stated? Leah, Josh, and myself had already had debates of the subject that if a right is not denied, then it is reserved to the people. Reading over Slashdot, I came across a story [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=99</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why shouldn&#8217;t you be part of interoffice romances?  Because loose lips sink careers?  Dear Prudence says, don&#8217;t quit. 
When Harry Met Sally rear&#8217;s its head again when a girl writes to Dear Sugar about how to take things back to the way they used to be. 
Stingy mingy ways?  Get your mind out of the gutter.  Dear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=97</link>
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		<title>Debate This: Copyright Protection Versus Consumer&#8217;s Rights</title>
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I have to admit, I am a gamer. I play way too many games for my own good, and because of that I keep my eye on things in the tech markets a great deal. Today&#8217;s debate is about whether or not companies should be able to protect thier software at the cost of stability [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=93</link>
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		<title>Wine Cellars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[California&#8217;s heatwave is driving me insane.  Sure, I can hop in the pool to escape from the sweltering heat, but what about my delicious bottles of syrah?  How am I going to prevent the heat from turning what would be a symphony of scents and flovers into an offensive assault on my mouth?  A wine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=92</link>
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		<title>tomsaaristo: The Food and Wine Blogger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I peruse a number of quality blogs including tomsaaristo who posts daily on foodie related topics.  Tom recently did a series of wine blogs that went something like this:
&#8220;On Wine: Buying
Buying a wine for dinner might not be one of life’s easier tasks. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. The fact is, even a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=91</link>
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		<title>Debate This: Federal Air Marshals Turning In Phony Reports</title>
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United States Air Marshals: What do you think thier job is? To act as a police force in flight? To protect civillians in thier rush to get from place to place? Well, with a recent news peice popping up on Slashdot it comes down to an interesting debate over what is the best for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=90</link>
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		<title>Good Deals For the Podcasting Programmer? I wouldn&#8217;t know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I asked Josh what he wanted/needed (because in his world, everything he wants is something he needs) from Amazon.com. He picked the following items:
Behringer UB802 Eurorack UB802 Mixer (8 Inputs) :  This item is $39.95 down from $59.99.  He considers this &#8220;spaving.&#8221;  Saving by spending.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Addison-Wesley [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=89</link>
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		<title>Date with Manners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, please! Please! Please! All you single guys and gals out there, please follow proper dating ettiquette.  Peter Post of the Emily Post Institute (I wonder if there&#8217;s a relation or if it&#8217;s just a pen name&#8230;) recently wrote an article for MSN.com.  I find that there is a lot of game playing in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=88</link>
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		<title>Debate This: John &#8220;Jack&#8221; Thompson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost anyone that is paying attention to video game rights and lawsuits knows about this one man: Jack Thompson. Who is he, and why is he dangerous?

 Jack Thompson is a man who is effectively at a constant legal battle with media, not just video games. His first fight came in with rap, against a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=84</link>
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		<title>Welcome Our New Contributor Luke!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After the wonderful addition of Sammy to our blogging team to handle the G-spot and what&#8217;s Love Got To Do With It at Completely Biased, we found just the right guy to handle our Debate This section as well as the Hoshnasi forums. 
Luke, a social conservative with a strong background in debate, customer service and technology.  He&#8217;ll be focusing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=87</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you had a choice between a wealthy new lover and your ex-husband, who should you choose?  Dear Prudence answers a major question at the end of last week&#8217;s column.
Is this how a Christian behaves?  Or how to deal with your friend&#8217;s increasing disinterest after she&#8217;s sent you naked pictures. Dear Julie sounds off.
Can love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=85</link>
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		<title>Debate This: Creative Correction - Child Abuse or Effective Parenting?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel is back in the public eye with her controversial book
Creative Correction: Extraordinary Ideas for Everyday Discipline 
Since when is a parenting book controversial? When gossip columnists and bloggers have picked up this website http://www.stoptherod.net/creativecorrection.html which accuses Whelchel of creating a child abuse handbook.  In fact, it takes particularly offensive parenting suggestions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=83</link>
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		<title>Must Have Feature: Wine Magazines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the best way to keep up on Wine News?  The best vintages, the new and improved in home wine cellars, maybe even the occasional rabbit corkscrew?  Wine Magazines.
Food and Wine Magazine has some of the best articles out there on Wine and it&#8217;s not as pricey as the Wine Spectator. Do keep in mind that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=82</link>
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		<title>Changing Formats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to improve Completely Biased, and in response to our esteemed readers and listeners, we will be changing up our format starting next week.
Monday: The Weekly Roundup, your one stop shop to catch up on all the problems facing today&#8217;s society as told through various advice columnists.  Sometimes it&#8217;s like watching Jerry Springer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=81</link>
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		<title>Ever Wonder What Happened To Your Mail?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I understand that bravery in the workforce is something rare.  Perhaps it&#8217;s difficult for people to admit they need help in finishing their jobs.  Sometimes it&#8217;s an issue of pride, other times its concern for job security, but whatever it is, there are instances where people are unwilling ask their employers to lighten up the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=79</link>
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		<title>Who Keeps The Ring?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, engagement rings are considered &#8220;conditional gifts&#8221; that are to be returned to the giver if the couple doesn&#8217;t end up getting married. Ownership of the ring to the receiver is conditional on the agreement to marry. Thus, when a jilted groom demanded a 3.41 carat ring back from his fiance, he would normally get it.
Well, he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=78</link>
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		<title>Completely Biased Advice Episode #0005 7/10/06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well guys and gals episode five is complete and ready for your ears.  This week we have two special guests to help us on the wine review, Sukanya and Sayeda .  Also we talked about getting married to a person who already has kids and is paying child support and what happens when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=77</link>
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		<title>$10,000 per Student for Shady Math Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kentucky is piloting a math program that that costs $300,000 per 30 students, owned and promoted by a contingent of politicians. The ridiculous cost is partly due to the required hardware and furniture purchases - &#8220;it&#8217;s necessary to buy both the hardware and software because the software seems to interfere with other programs.&#8221; Unbelievable.
I used [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=76</link>
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		<title>The Ten Commandments of Cell Phone Etiquette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In keeping with our advice on what to do and what not to do, we thought we&#8217;d pass along this little top 10 of things not to do while on your cellphone.
The top three goes a little something like this:
&#8220;1. Thou shalt not subject defenseless others to cell phone conversations. When people cannot escape the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=75</link>
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		<title>Laid-off employees asked to return iPods they received as gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Semiconductor received a lot of press last month for announcing plans to give every employee a 30-gig video iPod as a reward for its &#8220;best fiscal year&#8221;. The company then laid a bunch of people off and demanded the iPods back, claiming that they were just loaners.
Well, didn&#8217;t anyone ever tell National Semiconductor that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=74</link>
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		<title>More Manners Travesties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people enjoy reading advice columns and etiquette horror stories because it gives them a cue of whther or not their are acting appropriately.  For others, it&#8217;s a source of entertainment.  For other still it is a way of connecting with others in their own situations.  That would explain the massive popularity of Etiquettehell.com.
Mainly stories [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=73</link>
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		<title>Dirty Laundry On The Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gossip Maven and hobnobber to the teeny bopper stars like Lindsey Lohan and Amanda Bynes, Perez Hilton has gotten some press of his own.  A livejournal blog called ohnotheydidn&#8217;t has ousted Perez Hilton&#8217;s extracurricular activities.  
Perez Hilton&#8217;s real name is Mario Lavandeira and he has a popular and profitable blog that centers around snarky comments about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=71</link>
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		<title>Police Hating on Skating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skaters getting hassled is no new thing, and many times they were doing something illegal.  However when you get thirty people or more together supporting somthing such as skateboarding it has to make you stop and say &#8220;If they aren&#8217;t rioting what did they do wrong?&#8221;  People have a right to assemble for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=72</link>
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		<title>How old are you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I went out with a few of my girlfriends to a bar in Santa Monica. It was a typical Friday night, filled with 20 to 30 somethings cruising the bar with beers in one hand and cellphones in the other. Young professionals with nothing to do on a Friday night but get sloshed.
Some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=70</link>
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		<title>Defending Constitutional Rights or Obstructing Justice?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for following the 4th amendment and not giving private information to the police without a subpoena. The police needed the information to help identify a man who sexually threatened a child. She faces a 30 day suspension without pay.
According to this North Jersey Media Group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=69</link>
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		<title>Myspace Now Responsible For Morals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proof that anyone can basically sue for just about anything.
In a case much publicized last week, a girl was sueing Myspace.com because she met a 19 year old college student from Texas on the networking site who sexually assaulted her. 
This week, the accused sexual predator filed a countersuit against Myspace.com claiming that the site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=68</link>
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		<title>Slow drivers in the fast lane should be prevented from breeding.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m only partially kidding about the title, but seriously, what is with people in California! Specifically those people who do 60-65 in the fast lane with miles of clear road ahead. I think it’s the most inconsiderate thing in the world of driving. Imagine if you will the freeway has a decent amount of morning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=57</link>
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		<title>Advice on Getting Over a Breakup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elsa Simcik, of writinggal.com and MSN.com, along with guidance from Greg Behrendt, co-author of It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken, give tips on how to make each one of your breakups a more worthwhile experience.
They urge post breakup gals to ask themselves the following questions:
What did I like about him? Make a list of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=66</link>
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		<title>How Not to Steal a Sidekick Concludes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a three week saga, that involved a taxi, a stolen sidekick, a girl from corona, a man from Manhattan, and thousands of internet fans, the stolen sidekick saga concludes.
To sum up this 2 week long story, the family claimed they purchased the phone for $50 from the subway, asked Evan, the author of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=65</link>
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		<title>Pentagon memo: Homosexuality a disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of so many gay rights issues in the forefront, including gay marriages, gay adoption rights, etc. it&#8217;s interesting to read that the Pentagon considers homosexuality a disorder.
According to the Associated Press &#8220;The [Pentagon] document outlines retirement or other discharge policies for service members with physical disabilities, and in a section on defects lists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=64</link>
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		<title>Never pay a cell phone termination fee ever again.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the little known secret to getting out of your cell phone contract early without paying a termination fee? Make your carrier lose money by keeping you.
This is a nice little article that explains how cellphone companies lose money when you are roaming. It seems that many service providers have a section in their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=63</link>
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		<title>Scientology the Reckoning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I posted an article on Scientology, Christian Science Church and the impact of the law on their refusal of certain types of medical treatment in a piece summarizing religious exemption laws. I sited a piece from codebot.org that described in detail the beliefs of the Church that are not revealed until after a long [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=61</link>
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		<title>Steal A Dog?  What A Jerk!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was in college, I finally moved to an apartment with a decent sized back yard.  The patio had enough room for a BBQ, a patio set and a garden.  Yes, I didn&#8217;t live the typical college life.  My roommate and I were the Asian Martha Stewarts.  My college sweetheart, knowing my desperation to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=60</link>
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		<title>Scientology, Christian Science Church, And the Law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A college journalism student did an in depth look at the Church of Scientology and posted his findings on codebot.org.  Personally, I&#8217;m not one to bash on any religion.  I feel that regardless of what anyone believes religiously, as long as it perpetuates a stronger understanding of morals that better the universal good, it can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=59</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the longevity of a marriage based on not being tempted or facing temptation and turning in down?  Dear Margo addresses a woman facing an 11 year itch.
Been intimate with a transexual?  Shouldn&#8217;t they have to warn you first?  Dear Abby answers post sex change operation ettiquette. 
What do you do when your  best friend is going to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=58</link>
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		<title>Ebay, Craigslist, et al.  Who Should Be Responsible?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the creation of user created content like Myspace, eBay, Craigslist, etc. there is basically minimal police for the millions of interactions going on each day.  Someone spreads some lies on Myspace?  A user has to shut down that account.  Someone rips you off on eBay?  Hope you used paypal because it&#8217;s up to you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=56</link>
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		<title>Have a beef with 202 strangers in a night club?  Blow the sucker up.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I fellow by the name of Abu Bakar Bashir was released from prison today. He served his two year sentence after being convicted of conspiracy. Basically he was the top guy of a particular terrorist group who gave the official nod to that particular attack in Bali on 2002 which killed mostly tourists (80 Australians [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=55</link>
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		<title>My New Razr: Not Under Contract? Get an Upgrade on Your Cellphone!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to use a Motorola V-some number that was horrible.  The first one I had to get replaced because I couldn&#8217;t hear out of the ear piece.  They sent me a replacement that would power down in the middle of my calls!  Finally, I got the one I just recently replaced which ended up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=54</link>
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		<title>The Luck Of The Draw?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at the bank today and overheard a girl talking rather loudly to her ex-boyfriend.  Among the TMI that was her conversation, no one could help but overhear a couple of key phrases specifically, &#8220;My friends ask me what&#8217;s so special about you but what they don&#8217;t get is it&#8217;s not what&#8217;s special about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=53</link>
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		<title>Does Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Mean Anything?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh and I did the interview with Evan of How Not to Steal a Sidekick II.  The story has only gotten larger since spurring a lot of people to ask: Is a stolen cellphone really worse than public humliation?   The New York Times ran a couple of articles about online viglantism and it&#8217;s after affects.
A student named [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=52</link>
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		<title>&#8220;How to Get the Guy&#8221; Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So of course I watched the premier of &#8220;How to Get a Guy&#8221; last night. So far, I must say it’s a cross between Sex and the City and any other reality show on TV. The show picks 4 single women who live in San Francisco and track them as they search for love. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get The Guy Premiers Tonight!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sammy and I have been looking forward to How To Get The Guy since we knew it was coming out.  Of course, I wasn&#8217;t looking forward to it for me since I&#8217;m happily attached but the tips will prove supremely interesting for our purposes at the G-spot blog.
For those of you who have no idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=50</link>
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		<title>Updates on the Sidekick II story from Evan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After Evan listened to our most recent podcast uploaded last night, he noticed that we discussed internet ethics and mentioned him as well as the eBay laptop and sent us the following update:
&#8220;Hey..Just to let you know&#8230; Gordo contacted me on Myspace.. Said the girl wants money for the Sidekick. Trying to debate what to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=47</link>
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		<title>How Could You Not See The Building?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, as I was going to pick up some tea from a local teahouse, I pulled into the parking lot right after this rather large van.  The van was a throwback from the 70s, I almost expected to see a guy in the drivings seat wearing tye-dye and and headband.  I waiting for the van [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=46</link>
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		<title>Completely Biased Advice Episode #0004 6/11/06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leah and Josh go head to head on the concept of online ethics.  Is it right to play judge and distribute punishment in the form of global reputation smearing?  As bloggers, podcasters and individuals with access to creating websites about anything we desire, do we have a responsibility to verify facts before reporting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=44</link>
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		<title>The Last Contact with Gordo718 - How Not To Steal A Sidekick II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Josh tried contacting the other parties involved, we were only able to get in contact with the larger guy referred to on his myspace as Gordo718.  He was nice enough to respond, however, I have a strong feeling that all the other parties are no longer checking their email due to the bombardment of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=42</link>
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		<title>Interview with Evan transcript.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were reading over the comments about Evan&#8217;s iterview and first we&#8217;re pleasantly surprised that there is such a large population of people who are both committed to ethics and morality and are grammatically saavy.  I think you guys are going to save society! 
Thanks to Freyar over on the Stolen Sidekick forums we now have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=41</link>
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		<title>Interview with Evan of How Not To Steal A Sidekick II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So we finally wrapped up the interview with Evan and inserted the wonderful Stolen Sidekick song from Blind Routine. During the interview we address what his website www.evanwashere.com/stolensidekick is really about for him, his response to some of his doubters and uncover his relentless pursuit of proving his honorable purpose. He gives a short update [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=40</link>
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		<title>An Interview with the Man Behind the Site - Stolen Sidekick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just talked to Evan of the Stolen Sidekick Saga and he has agreed to an interview with us today.  We plan on discussing his purpose, his challenges and his response to all of the doubters, nay-sayers and skeptics.  We&#8217;re also hoping to discuss the ethical and moral ramifications of his actions.
Stay tuned and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=39</link>
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		<title>A Response from the Accused - How Not To Steal A Sidekick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I ask as many of the parties as I could to come onto Completely Biased and to tell us their side of the story and I got a response from Gordo718 He is the guy in a few of the SK pictures shown on Evan&#8217;s site.
He said:
&#8220;i dont have nothing to do with this i [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=38</link>
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		<title>The Sidekick Story Unravels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obviously, the stolen sidekick story, originally posted by Josh here, is close to our cause as a podcast that gives advice and discusses moral and ethical situations. 
It appears that people are having doubts about Evan, the guy with the stolen sidekick, because of his history, online businesses, and claims put forth by other people.  These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=37</link>
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		<title>Stocking and a Number in My Husband&#8217;s Briefcase - The Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy doing the weekly roundup, because, well, I am constantly astounded by the ability of people to believe what they want to when the truth is the exact opposite of what they believe.
What would you do if you found a phone number and a pair of stockings in your husband&#8217;s briefcase?  What if the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=36</link>
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		<title>First Date Tips Have Never Been So Sweet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a Sugar Productions fan.  No, I&#8217;m not talking candy and baked goods, I&#8217;m talking popsugar.com and dearsugar.com.  The sugar gang came up with some really great first date tips including:

Increase connection by focusing on conversation where you can explore each others backgrounds and interests. Also, don’t forget to balance talking and listening. 
 

Compliment your date, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friendster for Wines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, I thought people who had Myspace and Friendster accounts for thier dogs were a little off the wall.  I love Muffin as next as the next guy, but does she really need her own online space?  How about your bottle of wine?
I just created a new account on BottleNotes in hopes that my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=34</link>
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		<title>Drinks on me?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leah already explained the sequence of events that occurred on our first G-night experience. So, I won&#8217;t rehash that event. However, I will explain my perspective of the night. It&#8217;s very unusual for me to ever approach a man.
In fact, the only times I&#8217;ve approached men included asking for a cigarette or a light for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=33</link>
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		<title>Ever Wonder About Wine Get Togethers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wine lovers across the globe are in luck.  There are two sites that help wine lovers connect with wine lovers. 
&#8220;LocalWineEvents.com is the ONE place where all the worlds Food and Wine, Spirits and Beer events are found: Wine Tasting, Cooking classes, Wine education, Single Malt scotch tasting, home brew beer competition and more!
Whether you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=32</link>
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		<title>No More Wednesdays at the Brewery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe next time we avoid hitting the after work bar scene on a Wednesday.  Something tells me that there are probably more loafers than professionals at the bar on Wednesday nights.  That something is called my eyes. 
To recap the first day in the G-spot experiment the bars were filled with women, 21 year old boys, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=31</link>
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		<title>Sidekicked Some Butt!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those that are not big followers of digg.com or late breaking internet stories. A girl left her Sidekick II in a cab last night (6/6/06.) It was found by another group of people. The owner of course called and sent text messages saying &#8220;Reward if found&#8221;. For most phones this is where it would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=30</link>
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		<title>I Need To Chill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession.  I drank unchilled Martini &#038; Rossi Asti last night.  What was I supposed to do?  It had been on my wine rack for most of the day and the freezer didn&#8217;t chill it in time for dessert.  A travesty.  I don&#8217;t recommend it.  Nor do I recommend any unchilled dessert wines.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=18</link>
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		<title>Mission 1: After Work Bar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sammy and I are working together on her weekly pursuit of happily ever after.  Each week, we are going to pick a location and an objective.  Before heading out to the location of the week, we&#8217;re going to explain exactly why we picked the location and what we hope to accomplish. 
This week we&#8217;ve picked a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=29</link>
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		<title>The Breakup - A Movie Review with a Dose of Reality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me will tell you that I&#8217;m a big movie snob.  I don&#8217;t enjoy blockbuster movies that overemphasize special effects to make up for a sloppy plotline, lack of character development and flat scripting.  That doesn&#8217;t meant that I don&#8217;t enjoy the occasional fantastic blockbuster, like this weekend&#8217;s release of The Breakup.
For some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=22</link>
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		<title>Dr. Beckermann Piesporter Michelsberg Qualitatswein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The wine we are going to review in Episode Four is described as follows on Epinions.com:
&#8220;Dr. Beckermann Piesporter Michelsberg Spätlese, 2003 - Fresh and Delightful
Oct 30 &#8217;04 (Updated Nov 12 &#8217;04)The Bottom Line Refreshing, well-balanced, light in alcohol, inexpensive, delightful. &#8230;and recommended.
The wine I am drinking today is a fresh, fruity, gulpable German Spätlese that I bought for about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=26</link>
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		<title>Welcome To The G-Spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sammy, a new writer on Completely Biased, has named her series of blogs the G-spot.  Sammy, a young professional, is venturing back out into the dating world after a 6 month hiatus.  What is post college dating like when the club scene is exhausted and you&#8217;re tired of playing stupid reindeer games?  In one word: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=28</link>
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		<title>Completely Biased Advice Episode #0003 6/4/06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Leah and Josh review Bull&#8217;s Head of Eger 2002, a Hungarian table wine, discuss what to do when faced with the possibility of abusive inlaws (if everyone knew how evil their in-laws could be before the marriage!), a husband who is faced with a wife who says she never loved him and where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=27</link>
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		<title>Should I Reconnect With Past Crushes While Married? - The Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woman who considers her husband a problem asks Prudence if it would be reasonable to drum up platonic relationships with her past high school crushes.  Who is she kidding? It&#8217;s the third question in last week&#8217;s column.
A couple doesn&#8217;t consummate their marriage for over a year, the husband asks Margo, how do I get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=25</link>
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		<title>A Sangria Recipe - Excellent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I peruse a number of different advice sites and every once and a while people like to ask questions that I never knew I wanted the answer to.  Now that summer has rolled around, I absolutely need to have a dose of sangria, maybe over tapas on my balcony. 
Dear Sugar recommends Annie&#8217;s Sangria Recipe. 
Quite simply the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=24</link>
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		<title>My Long Term Boyfriend&#8217;s Parents HATE Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the full story of the main advice piece featured in Episode 3 of Completely Biased.
&#8220;I have a huge problem and I need some advice. My boyfriend and I have been doing the long distance thing for about eight months. I love him very much. We are very happy together in all aspects of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=23</link>
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		<title>What Kind Of Wino Are You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nest is one of my favorite sites for couples.  I know, I know, I&#8217;m not a newlywed, but I don&#8217;t care.  I love the Nest!
currently they have a quiz going on that tells you how well you know wines.  Check it out here.
Let me know how you do!

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		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=21</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Roundup - Proper Linkage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every week I&#8217;m going to do a quick roundup of all the advice requests around the advice giving community. Onto the roundup!
What do you do if your tenents are doing drugs? Ask the Elder Wisdon Circle. They recommend not calling the police or trying to evict them and to just be thankful that they&#8217;re good tenents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=20</link>
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		<title>A night at the movies with the kids.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But I don&#8217;t have kids.
Leah her roommate and I went to see DaVinci Code on Sunday. Let me say, it’s a decent movie, now that that’s out of the way I&#8217;ll move onto the point of this blog. Two mothers brought three children to see this movie at the 7:00 pm showing and naturally they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=16</link>
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		<title>I Could Gouge His Eyes Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arguements and disagreements are a fact of life when you have two people who are sharing a life together.  Whether it&#8217;s a fling, a long term relationship or a marriage made in heaven smooth sailing doesn&#8217;t really exist as a constant when you&#8217;re dealing with two individuals with their own personalities, beliefs, and ideas.
A lot of people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=17</link>
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		<title>Are We Too Old To Drink Out Of Tumblers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first wine I ever had was in college out of a red solo cup or something to that effect at a party.  Later, when my friends and I started to develop a real interest in wine beyond just an alcoholic drink we started having wine and cheese parties.  Sadly, we still weren&#8217;t using the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=15</link>
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		<title>Completely Biased Advice Episode #0002 5/18/06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh and Leah discuss a young woman who has issues with her boyfriend&#8217;s myspace network, give advice on men&#8217;s cologne, and talk about Josh&#8217;s Macbook Pro purchase while reviewing an almond sparkling wine from Almond Creek Vineyards.  Check out the new format and feel free to leave feedback about the new site and podcast.
Episode 2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=14</link>
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		<title>The Amazing Thing About Love (or Like) by Leah Tran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve been single.  In fact, I&#8217;m currently in the longest relationship I&#8217;ve had since college and definitely the happiest.  I have very few single friends left too.  A couple of my past college roommates are now engaged!  My point is that I don&#8217;t remember what it was like to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=13</link>
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		<title>Need Advice?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Completely Biased, a podcast production by Hoshnasi Productions, is looking for anyone needing advice on romance, relationships, manners, or anything else under the sun.
For more information on Hoshnasi, please visit www.hoshnasi.com.
Please submit your requests for advice to completelybiased@hoshnasi.com. Include a detailed account of the problem you are seeking advice on and an anonymous alias. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=6</link>
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		<title>New Episode coming soon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We sorted out the kinks from Episode one, plus we have added some new topics of discusion. Not to mention I picked up a new piece of hardware to help us out! A MacBook Pro (MBP).
Apple released the new MacBook this Tuesday and I got speed bumped a bit, but my MBP is still a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=5</link>
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		<title>Completely Biased Advice Episode #0001</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Completely Biased&#8217;s first podcast addresses a girl who is going to meet her online love interest for the first time, a young man who feels like an outsider, a woman whose husband gave flowers to another woman right in front of her and manners related to knitting.
Here it is!
Check it out and tell us what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hoshnasi.com/Completely_Biased/?p=3</link>
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