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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cm-life.com/2009/01/28/aworldwidefollowing/</guid> <description><![CDATA["Aniero" and "Kallo" may not be as well known at Central Michigan University as names like "Rao" or "LeFevour," but they are celebrities in their own right.Limit Break Radio, a podcast and Web site produced in the basement of Merrill Hall, has gained a following of between 70,000 to 120,000 regular listeners worldwide, making it one of the most popular "Final Fantasy XI" podcasts in the world.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cm-life.com/2009/01/28/aworldwidefollowing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wii owners may have empty stockings</title><link>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/05/wiiownersmayhaveemptystockings/</link> <comments>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/05/wiiownersmayhaveemptystockings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eric Joyce</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Lifeline]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/05/videogameshoppingguide/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Featuring a breadth of killer titles, the lineup of triple-A holiday games also features a breadth of subtitles.High-profile franchise games and heavily-anticipated sequels dominate the store shelves, with few original titles getting a heavy holiday push.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/05/videogameshoppingguide/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8216;Raving Rabbids&#8217; challenges players to use their rears</title><link>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/ravingrabbidschallengesplayerstousetheirrears/</link> <comments>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/ravingrabbidschallengesplayerstousetheirrears/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eric Joyce</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Lifeline]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/ravingrabbidschallengesplayerstousetheirrears/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Of all the innovative ways the Nintendo Wii allows games to be played, never have gamers been required to use their butts.Ubisoft wants to change that.The company's newest title for the Nintendo Wii, "Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party," utilizes your glutes to sled on a yak, surf in space, break it down on the dance floor and enjoy all the pleasures you never thought you could have in the self-proclaimed "first game in the world that you can play with your rear end.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/ravingrabbidschallengesplayerstousetheirrears/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Road Commission updates county light outage procedures</title><link>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/roadcommissionupdatescountylightoutageprocedures/</link> <comments>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/12/01/roadcommissionupdatescountylightoutageprocedures/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eric Joyce</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/24/proposedfederalhealthpolicymaylimitaccesstocontraceptives/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A proposed rule enacted by President George W. Bush's administration may give health providers greater religious and moral protections, while restricting access to contraceptive and abortion-related information.The New York Times reported the rule would prohibit hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and drugstores that receive federal funding from discriminating against employees who will not perform tasks involving abortion and sterilization procedures if it is against their religious and moral beliefs.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/24/proposedfederalhealthpolicymaylimitaccesstocontraceptives/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>No formal Tuesday class cancellations</title><link>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/03/noformaltuesdayclasscancellations/</link> <comments>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/03/noformaltuesdayclasscancellations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eric Joyce</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/03/noformaltuesdayclasscancellations/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Associate Dean of Students Mike Owens said there is no university policy for students who miss class on Election Day."There's not a separate policy dealing with elections any more than with a death in a family or anything like that," he said.Attendance policies will be based on individual instructors, Owens said.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/11/03/noformaltuesdayclasscancellations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Little planet, big fun</title><link>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/10/29/littleplanetbigfun/</link> <comments>http://www.cm-life.com/2008/10/29/littleplanetbigfun/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Eric Joyce</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Lifeline]]></category><guid
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