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		<title>How to Defy Death and Live Forever&#8230; On Earth. (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/27/how-to-defy-death-and-live-forever-on-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 20:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember, as a kid, playing “make believe” story scenarios in the front lawn where I lived. With some of the neighborhood kids, we would play out our primal fantasies, often including battles fought with plastic swords and cardboard shields. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/27/how-to-defy-death-and-live-forever-on-earth/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1137&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Clark Academy: No Room for Fear (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/26/ron-clark-academy-no-room-for-fear-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 05:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is no need to write anything. The video speaks for itself. Filed under: Education<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1135&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moneyball: 10 Leadership Lessons (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/25/moneyball-10-leadership-lessons-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 06:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, is the greatest movie of 2011 and one of the greatest leadership movies of our time. The movie is honest and jarring. Most of all, it makes you think. We all have a past. We all &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/25/moneyball-10-leadership-lessons-video/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1128&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nameless and Comfortable</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/25/nameless-and-comfortable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 22:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-preservation is the enemy of a sacrificial life. Furthermore, self-preservation is the enemy to a life of impact. What do I mean by this? A life of impact inherently equals a life of self-sacrifice. One who desires to make a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/25/nameless-and-comfortable/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1124&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Excerpt from Radical Compassion: Clyde</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/21/excerpt-from-radical-compassion-clyde/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 22:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Lord, I know you love this woman and that you want her to be with you. But remember that this man loves her, too, and he needs her and she needs him and they need to be together. So give them some more time, even as you are healing her from her illness. Let them love each other as you love them.” <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/21/excerpt-from-radical-compassion-clyde/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1117&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Question for My Fellow Christians on the Issue of Marriage.</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/16/question-for-my-fellow-christians-on-the-issue-of-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/16/question-for-my-fellow-christians-on-the-issue-of-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question posted this evening by a Twitter friend: If marriage is sacred/religious then why don't people go to their pastor for a divorce rather than a lawyer?

In an age where churches across America seem more intent to discuss (preach against) gay marriage, this is a viable question for Christians across the globe.

"Why is this a viable question for Christians?" you may ask. 

Because when Christians stand up across America (and the world) and state that marriage is a spiritual union given by God between a man and a woman, yet use the law of the land - as opposed to the law of God - to dissolve said marriages at the same alarming rate as non-Christians, we have lost the right to speak on marriage as a sacred covenant. <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/16/question-for-my-fellow-christians-on-the-issue-of-marriage/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1113&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mpho Tutu: Faith Lived Out</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/12/mpho-tutu-faith-lived-out-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 05:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An excerpt from Mpho Tutu&#8217;s 2010 interview with the Huffington Post: Q: What are you earliest memories of learning about faith and God? A: I can remember getting into my teenage years and being in a boarding school where I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/12/mpho-tutu-faith-lived-out-5/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1107&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alexander the Great on Teaching</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/09/alexander-the-great-on-teaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. - Alexander the Great Filed under: Simply Jason<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1096&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mission of Every Teacher</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/09/the-mission-of-every-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For teachers everywhere: Our primary mission is to prepare our students for the tough world that awaits them after graduation.

Period. End of story.

While this primary duty of ours entails many different aspects - lessons planning, goal setting, disciplining, testing, grading, parent conferences, education, certifications, training, IEPS, etc. - training our students for their unknown journey into the world is our mission.

And because the world is tough, we must be disciplined in our methods of teaching and reaching kids.  <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/09/the-mission-of-every-teacher/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1092&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Dalai Lama on the Use of Time</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-dalai-lama-on-the-use-of-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 03:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every one of us is getting older, which is a natural process. Time is constantly moving on, second by second. Nothing can stop it, but what we can do is use our time properly; that is in our hands. Whether &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-dalai-lama-on-the-use-of-time/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1089&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Descendants (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-descendants-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 01:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am no authority on movies. I am certainly no authority on family. But this is a great movie every family should see. A journey through pain, truth, loss, confrontation, humiliation, disappointment, redemption, forgiveness and restoration. Beautiful. &#160; Filed under: &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-descendants-video/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1084&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Waiter is the Enemy!</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-waiter-is-the-enemy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right. You heard me correctly. Your waiter is indeed the enemy. You may not have heard, but there is an international conspiracy taking place. Even as I am writing this, waiters all over the world are scheming to take &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/05/the-waiter-is-the-enemy/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1072&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Karen Armstrong on Compassion</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/karen-armstrong-on-compassion/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/karen-armstrong-on-compassion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My work has continually brought me back to the notion of compassion. Whichever religious tradition I study, I find at the heart of it is the idea of feeling with the other, experiencing with the other, compassion. And every single &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/karen-armstrong-on-compassion/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1069&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christ or Pain? Our Motives for Conversion</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/christ-or-pain-our-motives-for-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/christ-or-pain-our-motives-for-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is one&#8217;s conversion to Christianity  - or any religion, for this matter &#8211; a conversion based on fear, necessity or desire? What are the motives for one&#8217;s conversion? Historically why have people converted? Why did I convert? These are important &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/04/christ-or-pain-our-motives-for-conversion/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1063&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Junior Seau: 1969 &#8211; 2012 (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/03/junior-seau-1969-2012-video/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/03/junior-seau-1969-2012-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 07:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it would disingenuous for me to write a long journal on Junior Seau, the former San Diego charger player found dead today in his home &#8211; I did not know him nor did I follow his career &#8211; I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/03/junior-seau-1969-2012-video/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1057&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Noah Porter on Leadership</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/noah-porter-on-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/noah-porter-on-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don&#8217;t take too much advice — keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/noah-porter-on-leadership/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1050&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Ford: Undeterred Leadership (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/tom-ford-undeterred-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/tom-ford-undeterred-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successful leaders know exactly what they want. Successful leaders are sometimes a little &#8220;off,&#8221; a little different. Successful leaders have, at times, potentially been bullied. These people think different and therefore are treated differently. When I use the word &#8220;successful,&#8221; &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/02/tom-ford-undeterred-leadership/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1045&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Life and Your Problems</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/01/on-life-and-your-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/01/on-life-and-your-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never tell your problems to anyone&#8230;20% don&#8217;t care and the other 80% are glad you have them. - Lou Holtz, retired football coach and College Football Hall of Famer Filed under: Simply Jason<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1043&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ahhh&#8230; Thankful for the Democrats, FDR and the FDIC</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/01/ahhh-thankful-for-the-democrats-fdr-and-the-fdic/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/01/ahhh-thankful-for-the-democrats-fdr-and-the-fdic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When asked why I am a Democrat, I state four letters&#8230; F.D.I.C. Today in our History class in the (special education) academy I teach at &#8211; remember, I said, &#8220;special education&#8221; &#8211; we began the daunting task of uncovering the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/05/01/ahhh-thankful-for-the-democrats-fdr-and-the-fdic/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1039&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama&#8217;s New Campaign Slogan: FOWARD (VIDEO)</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/barack-obamas-new-campaign-slogan-foward-video/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/barack-obamas-new-campaign-slogan-foward-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Simply Jason<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1018&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gandhi on Christians</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/gandhi-on-christians/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/gandhi-on-christians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.  - Mahatma Gandhi Filed under: Simply Jason<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1014&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Chris Christie Weighs In (No pun intended) VIDEO</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/gov-chris-christie-weighs-in-no-pun-intended-video/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/gov-chris-christie-weighs-in-no-pun-intended-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday evening I had never laughed so hard while watching C-SPAN. Come to think if it, rarely do I laugh while watching C-SPAN. But on this night President Obama was in rare form comedically, and late night talk show &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/30/gov-chris-christie-weighs-in-no-pun-intended-video/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1009&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nelson Mandela on Leadership</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/nelson-mandela-on-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/nelson-mandela-on-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. - Nelson Mandela &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/nelson-mandela-on-leadership/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1005&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>White House Correspondent&#8217;s Dinner&#8230; President Obama: Comedian-In-Chief</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/white-house-correspondents-dinner-president-obama-comedian-in-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/white-house-correspondents-dinner-president-obama-comedian-in-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny, witty, in command. Proud of the President&#8230; Fun Night! Filed under: Simply Jason<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=1003&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life Is Full of Exits</title>
		<link>http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/life-is-full-of-exits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason C. Prater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is full of exits. I heard that quote in Johnny Depp&#8217;s recent movie, Rum Diary. Simplistic yet true. Life is also about perspective. What one person views as trash, another person views as treasure. Beauty is in the eye &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://jasonprater.org/2012/04/29/life-is-full-of-exits/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jasonprater.org&#038;blog=8156628&#038;post=997&#038;subd=jasoncprater&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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