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		<title>SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of a two-part post about an event I attended last night (21st Feb), organised by the Society for Location Analysis (SLA). It was held in Hampshire County Council&#8217;s headquarters in Winchester, but the SLA &#8211; and &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/sla-event-part-1-open-data-powering-the-information-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=924&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LocalGovCampNW (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 2 of a post about LocalGovCampNW, an unconference held in Preston on 4th February. It&#8217;s the second instalment, as last week I ran out of time, and had to get something in by midday on Thursday to meet Weekly Blog &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/localgovcampnw-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=699&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preston is a nice place. Oh, and Local Gov Camp North West (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/preston-is-a-nice-place-oh-and-local-gov-camp-north-west-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston &#38; LocalGovCampNW (Part 1) On Saturday I attended Local Gov Camp North West, or #LocalGovCampNW as it&#8217;s known on Twitter. Whilst it&#8217;s only a couple of weeks since UK GovCamp, I couldn&#8217;t resist going along, even though it&#8217;s quite &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/preston-is-a-nice-place-oh-and-local-gov-camp-north-west-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=661&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I shan&#8217;t be blogging this week</title>
		<link>http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/why-i-shant-be-blogging-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I shan&#8217;t be blogging this week as it&#8217;s already Wednesday evening and I&#8217;m tired. The deadline for Weekly Blog Club is midday tomorrow, and I&#8217;m in the office first thing, so I&#8217;ve only got tonight. No, I&#8217;m going to switch &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/why-i-shant-be-blogging-this-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=629&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I know I&#8217;m biased, but&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live and work in Hampshire. I&#8217;m biased. But I still think this is really nice. Tagged: 2012, Business, Hampshire, Tourism<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=589&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Camping without the tents: UK GovCamp 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent Friday and Saturday in London at UK GovCamp 2012, or #UKGC12 as it&#8217;s known on Twitter. It was an &#8220;unconference&#8221; with no prepared agenda. If you aren&#8217;t familiar with unconferences, Steph Gray gives a good description in his November &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/camping-without-the-tents-uk-govcamp-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=489&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tracks, Maps, and Apps</title>
		<link>http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/tracks-maps-and-apps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got the idea of blogging about maps and apps a couple of weeks ago whilst reading Louise Brown&#8217;s fascinating first post for the #weeklyblogclub entitled: &#8220;How will I be using technology in 2012&#8243;. I&#8217;m interested in technology &#8211; not &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/tracks-maps-and-apps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=279&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drumalism &#8211; great new app from @SemanticTourist</title>
		<link>http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/drumalism-great-new-app-from-semantictourist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markbraggins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Peters aka @SemanticTourist describes himself on Twitter as an: &#8220;Open Data enthusiast and LinkedData fan; armchair developer&#8230;&#8221; In a great example of that armchair development &#8211; in his spare time over Christmas &#8211; he&#8217;s put together an excellent app &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/drumalism-great-new-app-from-semantictourist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=326&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Something for the weekend, Sir?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit a traditional barbershop and you can get a haircut for under a tenner. It may not have the exoticism of today&#8217;s stylist or unisex salons, but its history is every bit as exotic, and much longer. According to The &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/something-for-the-weekend-sir/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=286&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Starts and Looking Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right. No more excuses. There are only so many times I can sharpen and rearrange my metaphorical pencils. This is my first blog post for 2012. Or, to put it another way, my fifth blog post ever. It&#8217;s dedicated to &#8230; <a href="http://markbraggins.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/new-starts-and-looking-forward/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markbraggins.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21300615&amp;post=172&amp;subd=markbraggins&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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