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			<title><![CDATA[Ocean City Shark Tournament -]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/ocean_city_shark_tournament_floating_slaughter_wagons</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DPG member Donna Barrett covers the Ocean City Maryland Shark Tournament]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[X-Ray Mag Issue #30 Available For Download]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/x_ray_mag_issue_30_available_for_download</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Our friends at X-Ray Magazine just published issue #30 - it is now available for download]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waterproof Point & Shoot Camera Tests]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/waterproof_point_shoot_camera_tests</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[While the average consumer considers a waterproof point & shoot camera for everything from snorkeling to kayaking to snowboarding, us underwater photographers might consider it a great camera to take on a dive boat]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic Ridge May Yield Clues To Deep Sea Communities]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/mid_atlantic_ridge_may_yield_clues_to_deep_sea_communities</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and perhaps discover new species and clues to deep-sea food webs.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rumors Of Nikon D3000?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/rumors_of_nikon_d3000</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Rumors are floating around out there about a video-less version of the Nikon D5000, which will be called the D3000.Can it be?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Underwater Images 2009 Competition Winners Announced]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/underwater_images_2009_competition_winners_announced</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The winners of the 2009 Underwater Images Competition have been announced. Congratulations to DPG contributor Keri Wilk for taking Best of Show with his shot of a juvenile flying fish]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Toxic Algal Blooms]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/toxic_algal_blooms</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Migaloo Protection]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/migaloo_protection</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Australian authorities have warned the public to stay away from a rare white humpback whale named Migaloo that has made an appearance off the east coast]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Norway Helps Endangered Eel]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/norway_helps_endangered_eel</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Norwegian fisheries regulators in a landmark decision have banned all fishing of the critically endangered European eel starting in 2010 and cut 2009 catch quotas by 80 percent]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bacterial Contamination in Rinse Tanks]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/bacterial_contamination_in_rinse_tanks</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A new study says don’t dip your mask and regulator in those rinse tanks!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sandisk Unveils World's Fastest 32GB Card]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/sandisk_unveils_world_s_fastest_32gb_card</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[30MB/s Read & Write Speeds and 32GB Storage Capacity Help Photography and Video Enthusiasts Do More With Their DSLRs]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Electrified Coral Reef Off Florida Gets Federal OK]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/electrified_coral_reef_off_florida_gets_federal_ok</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A proposal to install an electrified artificial reef on the ocean floor off Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has won approval from a key federal agency]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[High Carbon Dioxide Levels Cause Abnormally Large Fish Ear Bones]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/high_carbon_dioxide_levels_cause_abnormally_large_fish_ear_bones</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Scripps study focuses on bony structures essential in fish orientation and acceleration]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adobe Updates Photoshop Lightroom, Camera Raw and DNG Specification]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/adobe_updates_photoshop_lightroom_camera_raw_and_dng_specification</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Adobe today released the final Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4 updates]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: Unseen Overpopulation Part 2]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/video_unseen_overpopulation_part_2</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The second edition of DPG Rick Morris' video on marine microbes]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Timor Seeks Help To Protect Whale, Dolphin Hotspot]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/timor_seeks_help_to_protect_whale_dolphin_hotspot</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The government of East Timor says it plans to establish a national park to protect a bounty of dolphins and whales]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Greenland Humpback Hunting Decision On Hold]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/greenland_humpback_hunting_decision_on_hold</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The US chair of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Portugal postponed a vote on the contentious issue until a special meeting later this year]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Herring In Need Of Protection?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/herring_in_need_of_protection</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 100 fishing, conservation, science and faith-based organizations signed a letter sent Tuesday to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce calling for emergency action to protect river herring caught offshore]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Digital Nikonos Industry Design Challenge]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/digital_nikonos_industry_design_challenge</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[DPG challenges the industry or any innovative engineer or do-it-yourselfer, to develop an adapter to utilize Nikonos lenses on any digital camera]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Pentax Splash Cam, With HD Video  - The Optio W80]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/new_pentax_splash_cam_with_hd_video_the_optio_w80</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pentax has released another waterproof and shockproof point & shoot, the Optio W80]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The End of An Era - RIP Kodachrome]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/the_end_of_an_era_rip_kodachrome</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[While we live in the digital photography era, for many of us it wasn't that long ago when we were shooting film. With the last run of Kodachrome expiring, we come to the official end of an era]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[USF, Mote Marine Sign Agreement To Be Partners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/usf_mote_marine_sign_agreement_to_be_partners</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The University of South Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota have made a three-year relationship official with a formal agreement to join forces on science, education and economic development projects.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay Crab Population Recovering]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/chesapeake_bay_crab_population_recovering</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population grew from 280 million crabs in 2007 to 418 million last year, according to wildlife officials in Maryland and Virginia]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blue Ocean Film Festival Wrap Up]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/blue_ocean_film_festival_wrap_up</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[With over 200 ocean-related film entries from around the world, BLUE Ocean Film Festival awarded its Best of Festival award to The Cove, produced by Oceanic Preservation Society]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fish Are Surprisingly Smart]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/fish_are_surprisingly_smart</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Fish lack many of our mental abilities but may use social learning strategies similar to those used by humans, according to new research.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global Sunscreen Won't Save Corals]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/global_sunscreen_won_t_save_corals</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do little to stop the acidification of the world oc]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[National Geographic, Energizer Team Up For Travel Photo Contest]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/national_geographic_energizer_team_up_for_travel_photo_contest</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We figured that this photo contest may be interesting to some of our readers.  I love to see great underwater images win contests like these.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Large 'Dead Zone' For Gulf Of Mexico This Summer]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/large_dead_zone_for_gulf_of_mexico_this_summer</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A team of NOAA-supported scientists are forecasting that the "dead zone" off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Banning Certain Fish Gear May Help Coral Reefs]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/banning_certain_fish_gear_may_help_coral_reefs</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world’s coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[WWF-"Mekong Dolphins On The Brink Of Extinction"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/wwf_mekong_dolphins_on_the_brink_of_extinction</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Pollution in the Mekong River has pushed the local population of Irrawaddy dolphins to the brink of extinction, a new report by WWF has revealed]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[LAUPS Announces 47th Annual International Photography Competition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/laups_announces_47th_annual_international_photography_competition</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society announces the 46th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Underwater Photography DSLR Packing Checklist]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/underwater_photography_dslr_packing_checklist</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Missing one small piece of equipment on a trip can stop an underwater photographer cold. Download our underwater photography packing list for DSLR cameras]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Right Whale Feeding Areas Declared Critical Habitat]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/right_whale_feeding_areas_declared_critical_habitat</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The future of one of Canada's most endangered animals, the North Atlantic right whale, has just got a little brighter.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Britain Losing Its Seabirds]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/britain_losing_its_seabirds</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Seabird populations across Britain are disappearing at an alarming rate]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[NYC Risks Being Flooded?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/nyc_risks_being_flooded</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Besides shaking skyscrapers, a major hurricane could send the Atlantic Ocean surging into the nation's largest city, flooding Wall Street, subways and densely packed neighborhoods]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Getting Smart About Metadata]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/getting_smart_about_meta_data</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Everyone involved with digital images shares the challenge of tracking and managing their rapidly expanding collections]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Olympus E-P1, A Nice Addition To Your Topside Camera Bag]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/the_olympus_e_p1_a_nice_addition_to_your_topside_camera_bag</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[While the E-P1 may not end up being used underwater, it may become an addition tot he photo gadget collection of the photography-addicted underwater photographer.This micro four-thirds point and shoot boats many SLR-like qualities including HD video]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tiffany's & Co. Supports Coral Reef Conservation]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/tiffany_s_co_supports_coral_reef_conservation</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Tiffany & Co. unveiled new store windows with an “Under the Sea” theme, designed to raise awareness about the damage coral harvesting inflicts on critically important marine ecosystems]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oysters In Deep Trouble]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/oysters_in_deep_trouble</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Scientists suspect water that rises from deep in the Pacific Ocean — icy seawater that surges into Willapa Bay and gets pumped into seaside hatcheries — may be corrosive enough to kill baby oysters]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Zealand Freshwater Fish In Trouble]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/new_zealand_freshwater_fish_in_trouble</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Increasing urbanisation and more intensive farming are killing New Zealand's freshwater fish species by degrading water quality, says the author of a report published this week by the Ministry for the Environment]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Didymo Found In New York Stream]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/didymo_found_in_new_york_stream</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Esopus Creek, a legendary Catskill Mountain fly fishing stream that is an integral part of New York City’s vast upstate drinking water system, is one of the latest bodies of water to be infected with Didymosphenia geminata]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Learning About Leatherbacks In South Africa]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/learning_about_leatherbacks_in_south_africa</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Endangered leatherback turtles are being "hammered" worldwide with massive reductions of up to 90 percent in some populations, but South Africa's conservation efforts appear to be paying off and the local leatherback populations are stable]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama Gives US First National Ocean Policy]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/obama_gives_us_first_national_ocean_policy</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[President Obama has given the U.S. it's first national policy on sustainably managing the countries oceans.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Greenland Ice Melting Faster Than Previously Thought]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/greenland_ice_melting_faster_than_previously_thought</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, according to a new study led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher and published in the journal Hydrological Processes]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nets Disable Minke Whales]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/nets_disable_minke_whales</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An injured minke whale has provided a unique insight into the dangers posed to marine animals by fishing gear]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[SeaLife DC1000 With SeaLife SL961 Digital Pro Flash]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/reviews/sealife_dc1000_with_sealife_sl961_digital_pro_flash</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Karin Brussaard reviews the SeaLife DC1000 and SeaLife S961 Pro Flash]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nikon D300S Leaked?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/nikon_d300s_leaked</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We've heard and reported on speculations of a Nikon D400 in our futures, but it iseems like it will be a Nikon D300S that is on the way]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Marine Life Keywords For Lightroom & Aperture]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/marine_life_keywords_for_lightroom_aperture</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Add keywords to your digital workflow process  for over 12,000 species of marine life and includes not only common names, but also genus and species names, and full taxonomic structure]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[12th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Winners]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/news/12th_cmas_underwater_photography_world_championship_winners</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The 12th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championships were held at Jeju Island in Korea between May 31st and June 5th]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Going Nudi In Anilao]]></title>
			<link>http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/going_nudi_in_anilao</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Mike Bartick takes a break from Going Nudi In California to go nudi in Anilao]]></description>
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