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			<title><![CDATA[Whaling: Japan not off the hook]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Sydney - Australia was still considering taking its whaling dispute with Japan to international courts, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Thursday]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['Sex Pest' Seal Attacks Penguin]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/__sex_pest___seal_attacks_penguin</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[X-Ray Mag Issues #23 Available For Download]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/x_ray_mag_issues__23_available_for_download</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our good friends at X-Ray Magazine announced the availability of issue #23]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[HSI and The HSUS Seal-Hunt Observers: Video Evidence Proves Innocence]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/hsi_and_the_hsus_seal_hunt_observers__video_evidence_proves_innocence</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today, representatives of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International return to court to refute charges relating to technical violations of Canada's Fisheries Act during the 2006 commercial seal hunt]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Six Sea Lions Shot to Death on Salmon-rich U.S. River]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/six_sea_lions_shot_to_death_on_salmon_rich_u_s__river</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Investigators searched for clues on Monday in the shooting deaths of six protected sea lions at a dam between Washington state and Oregon, while officials halted a controversial trapping program aimed at stopping the mammals from eating endangered sa]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Byron Underwater Festival-Winners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/byron_underwater_festival_winners</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Byron Underwater Festival took place from the 30th of April through the 4th of May in Byron Bay, check out the winners of the underwater photo shoot out competition]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mangrove Loss 'Left Burma Exposed']]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/mangrove_loss___left_burma_exposed</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the devastating force of the weekend's cyclone, a top politician suggests]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UWP Mag Issue # 42 Available For Download]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/uwp_mag_issue___42_available_for_download</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of UWP Mag was just announced. It is now available for download]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asia Dive Expo - ADEX 2008]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/asia_dive_expo___adex_2008</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DivePhotoGuide reports from the Asia Dive Expo in Singapore]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sealux CD300 Housing For The Nikon D300]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/reviews/sealux_cd300_housing_for_the_nikon_d300</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Colin Gans provides a comprehensive review of the Sealux underwater housing for the popular Nikon D300]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diatoms Discovered to Remove Phosphorus from Ocean]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/diatoms_discovered_to_remove_phosphorus_from_ocean</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Warms Arctic, Cools Antarctica]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/climate_change_warms_arctic__cools_antarctica</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Arctic and Antarctica are poles apart when it comes to the effects of human-fuelled climate change, scientists said on Friday: in the north, it is melting sea ice, but in the south, it powers winds that chill things down]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Revillagigedo / Socorro - Enjoying the Our World Underwater Prize]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/revillagigedo___socorro___enjoying_the_our_world_underwater_prize</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[When I was told that I had won the 1st Place in the a Wide-angle category of the Our World Underwater I couldn’t be happier, because the prize was a trip to Revillagigedo (Socorro). I had visited the islands before, but Revillagigedo is one of thos]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oxygen Depletion Threatens Ocean Habitats]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/oxygen_depletion_threatens_ocean_habitats</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Oxygen-depleted regions of tropical oceans are expanding, restricting habitats for fish and other marine life, an international team of scientists said in a study published on Thursday]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Undersea "Wind Farms" Tested]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/undersea___wind_farms___tested</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An Australia company is testing what could be the undersea equivalent of a wind farm]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Ocean Current Discovered]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/new_ocean_current_discovered</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Underwater Images Competition - 2008 Winners Announced]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/underwater_images_competition___2008_winners_announced</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Underwater Images Competition announced winners today, and many DPG members and winners of our past competitions are included in the rankings.Congrats to all the winners for an outstanding batch of images.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dates & Venue For OzTek 2009 Announced]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/dates___venue_for_oztek_2009_announced</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Keeping the passion alive by putting the thrill-factor back into diving, the OZTeK’09 Diving Conference & Exhibition’s tenth anniversary event is rapidly gathering momentum to again prove that, “few shows in the world can pack a punch quite lik]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nikon D3 - Sea & Sea MDX Housing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/nikon_d3___sea___sea_mdx_housing</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Today is a very special day. I feel like a kid with a new toy! I finally got my hands on my Sea & Sea D3 housing.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Giant River Stingrays Found Near Thai City]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/giant_river_stingrays_found_near_thai_city</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the seventh story in a continuing series on the Megafishes Project. Join National Geographic News on the trail with project leader Zeb Hogan as he tracks down the world's largest freshwater fishes]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Colossal Squid's Big Eye Revealed]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/colossal_squid__s_big_eye_revealed</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The huge eye of the world's largest squid has been revealed by scientists dissecting a rare, intact half-tonne specimen in New Zealand]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Preserving Arctic Fisheries Before Harvesting Them]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/preserving_arctic_fisheries_before_harvesting_them</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[U.S. mulls creating Bering Sea fish preserve as salmon and other species migrate north]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Agency Commits US$63M To Preserve Asia's Coral Triangle]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/agency_commits_us_63m_to_preserve_asia__s_coral_triangle</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An international fund that aids sustainable environment projects has committed US$63 million to help preserve Southeast Asia's Coral Triangle from overfishing and climate change.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival – Wakatobi (Main Page)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/dpg_underwater_photo___video_festival___adex_2008_reports</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We just wrapped up two great events in Southeast Asia. Use this main page to link to the coverage of the 2008 DPG Underwater Photo & Video Festival at Wakatobi and to our coverage of ADEX 2008]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2008 DivePhotoGuide Underwater Photo & Video Festival – Wakatobi (Part II)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/2008_divephotoguide_underwater_photo___video_festival_____wakatobi__part_ii</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Twenty photographers & videogrpahers descended on Wakatobi, Indonesia for a very special underwater photo & video event. Wendy & Jason report back on the diving, the activities and the images]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2008 DivePhotoGuide Underwater Photo & Video Festival – Wakatobi (Part I)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/2008_divephotoguide_underwater_photo___video_festival_____wakatobi__part_i</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Results and winning images from the first annual DivePhotoGuide Underwater Photo & Video Festival  was held in Wakatobi, Indonesia from March 28 – April 15th, 2008]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Zealand Squid Thaw Put on Ice]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/new_zealand_squid_thaw_put_on_ice</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Technicians in New Zealand have postponed until Monday the delicate process of defrosting a colossal squid caught in Antarctic waters last year]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Narwhals More at Risk to Arctic Warming Than Polar Bears]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/narwhals_more_at_risk_to_arctic_warming_than_polar_bears</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[MacBook Air Review For Underwater Photographers]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/macbook_air_review_for_underwater_photographers</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Is Apple's new MacBook the best kind of Air  since nitrox? Here is my review of my new Macbook Air specifically for underwater photographers.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Last River Porpoises Dying in Polluted Yangtze]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/last_river_porpoises_dying_in_polluted_yangtze</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The planet's last river-dwelling finless porpoises are dying in part due to exposure to insecticides and mercury in China, a new study says...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bangkok - Illegal International Trade]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/bangkok___illegal_international_trade</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand, launched today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring n]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Nikon D3 Firmware To Replace Corrupted Release From April 15]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/new_nikon_d3_firmware_to_replace_corrupted_release_from_april_15</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Nikon released a new firmware update for the D3 digital-SLR camera after confirming that the last update caused image data to become corrupted]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Safina and Klinger Call For Fishing Moratorium To Prevent Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Extinction]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/safina_and_klinger_call_for_fishing_moratorium_to_prevent_atlantic_bluefin_tuna_extinction</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Carl Safina and Dane Klinger call for a five-year moratorium on the possession of bluefin throughout the western Atlantic and the closure of Gulf of Mexico spawning areas.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lembeh Photo Blog From Mark Bartick]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/lembeh_photo_blog_from_mark_bartick</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A photo blog with many macro shots of Lembeh Straits. Join Mike while he is in Indonesia via his blog.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aquatica Housing For The Canon 1DS mark III]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/aquatica_housing_for_the_canon_1ds_mark_iii</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Aquatica is proud to announce its latest addition, the housing for the fabulous Canon 1DS mark III, with 21.1 mega pixels this camera/housing combination will push the boundaries of underwater photography to another level]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rebreather Training In Grand Cayman With Dive Tech]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/rebreather_training_in_grand_cayman_with_dive_tech</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A dedicated week of Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving or CCR training with Dive Tech in Grand Cayman]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Giant Undersea Volcano Found Off Iceland]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/giant_undersea_volcano_found_off_iceland</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A giant and unusual underwater volcano lies just offshore of Iceland on the Reykjanes Ridge, volcanologists have announced]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[No sex for all-girl fish species]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/no_sex_for_all_girl_fish_species</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Major success in the fight against illegal fishing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/major_success_in_the_fight_against_illegal_fishing</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing since 2005]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sony XDCAM PMW-EX3]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/sony_xdcam_pmw_ex3</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The underwater cinematographer market has been salivating over the Sony XDCAM ever since it first hit the market and the housings are on the way, as are the new generation of XDCAM's]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Olympus E-3 Nexus Underwater Housing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/reviews/olympus_e_3_nexus_underwater_housing</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our friends at LetsGoDigital posted a review of the Olympus E3 DSLR in the new Nexus housing, a combination we've been eager to hear more about since Olympus announced this partnership during DEMA last October...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DEMA's "Be a Diver" TV Advertising Campaign Launches May 5]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/dema__s___be_a_diver___tv_advertising_campaign_launches_may_5</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Strategically timed to support retailer marketing efforts for the coming summer diving season, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association will launch the Be A Diver national television advertising campaign on May 5, 2008]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sea & Sea MDX-PRO Mark III Underwater Housing]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/reviews/sea___sea_mdx_pro_mark_iii_underwater_housing</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Eric Cheng of Wetpixel posted a great review of the Sea & Sea MDX housing for the Canon 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DEEP Indonesia Photo Competition Winners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/deep_indonesia_photo_competition_winners</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel are proud to formally announce the winners of the 2008 DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: The Whale Sharks of Djibouti on BBC]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/video__the_whale_sharks_of_djibouti_on_bbc</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Whale Sharks of Djibouti have been made popular by Felipe Barrio's winning image in last year's Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Fast:Track, BBC World's weekly travel programme covers these gentle gianst]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Remote Slave Unit]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/remote_slave_unit</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Remote Slave Unit RSU is a very sensitive microprocessor controlled photosensor that triggers underwater strobes over large distances. No TTL function is build in the RSU as in the Digital Adapter]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[List of Moisture Alarms]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/list_of_moisture_alarms</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our friends at Wetpixel have a great thread on moisture alarms that can be added to DSLR housings. We figured that this information would come in handy to many of our members who don't have one of these handy devices already built into your housings]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/study_sees_an_advantage_for_algae_species_in_changing_oceans</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Contrary to expectations, a microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the coming decades, a team of scientists reported Thursday...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/10_ways_you_can_improve_earth__s_health</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The scientific and political arguments surrounding the health of our planet can make the whole topic seem beyond the grasp of the individual. How fast is the climate changing? Exactly what effect to humans have? And what will the government do about ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coral Spawn Turns Palau Seas Pink]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/coral_spawn_turns_palau_seas_pink</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific has occurred right on cue...]]></description>
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