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	<title>Mark Schulte</title>
	<link>http://www.markschulte.com</link>
	<description>journalist, teacher, IT enthusiast</description>
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		<title>Examiner.com and the hyper-local long tail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brady Holt was bored in history class last week. But instead of doodling in a notebook or tapping away at Brick Breaker on his phone, the 20-year-old University of Maryland junior used the period to knock out a review of the new Hyundai Sienna minivan. He posted it to his "DC Car Examiner" section of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/12/10/examiner-com-and-the-hyper-local-long-tail/</link>
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		<title>Solar dreams in the snow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time. The president famously installed solar panels on the roof of the White House West Wing in 1979 to highlight his "new solar strategy" for the nation. The energy-saving move was largely symbolic (the solar cells were used to heat hot water for the staff), and the panels were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/12/06/solar-dreams-in-the-snow/</link>
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		<title>Closing achievement gaps in Connecticut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bridgeport, Connecticut is in many ways a typical mid-sized east coast city, but its public schools are failing its poorest students at higher rates than anywhere else in the country, even as its wealthiest succeed.
In an effort to close the gap between its highest and lowest achieving students, the city adopted a small but ambitious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/11/24/closing-achievement-gaps-in-connecticut/</link>
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		<title>Dire straits in the Gulf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After major infusions of cash in school systems throughout the Arab world, young people are now much more likely to receive an education, or at least attend school, than ever before. The problem, according to a significant recent study, is that the quality of the education they receive is, in many cases, shockingly poor.
And for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/11/16/dire-straits-in-the-gulf/</link>
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		<title>Stoddert Elementary gets an overhaul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Fenty likes to play.
Memorably described as a "handsome triathlete" by the Post's Michael Grunwald during his run for office in 2006 (next to Linda Cropp's "matronly grandmother"), Fenty has always been enthusiastic about the benefits of exercise--especially for kids.
Since taking office, he's been moving forward aggressively on that basis, using $21.5 million in taxpayer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/10/21/stoddert-elementary-gets-an-overhaul/</link>
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		<title>3D titles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing terribly exciting here, but I've been wanting to learn how to make titles in 3D space and animate them for some time. I set this up last night pretty quickly, just to familiarize myself with the principles.

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		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/10/16/3d-titles/</link>
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		<title>Motion tracking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am somewhat hesitant to post this powerfully geeky and clumsy effort, but hey... that's what blogs are for.
Last night's project involved motion tracking, a feature in After Effects that allows users to overlay still images or video on a moving object. It seems fairly straightforward, but becomes tricky when the object you're tracking moves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/10/15/motion-tracking/</link>
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		<title>After Effects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Columbus Day was cloudy and cold this year, so I thought it might be fun to stay inside and learn some new software.
That's the kind of nerd I can be.
But I'm not talking about AJAX, ColdFusion, or anything as dry and tedious as that. If I'm going to do it in my spare time it's [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/10/14/after-effects/</link>
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		<title>Kudos from Qatar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm thrilled to report that my student news collaboration has been shortlisted for the 2009 World Innovation Summit for Education award in the Innovation category. It's quite a coup for us, as that category turned out to be the most competitive, with 226 entries. The winner will be announced September 30.
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		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/09/01/kudos-from-qatar/</link>
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		<title>Brazil nuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is going on in Brazil? First this and now this. Terrifying!
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		<link>http://www.markschulte.com/2009/08/18/brazil-nuts/</link>
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