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		<title>The Right Movie Won&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/03/the-right-movie-won/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[because The Hurt Locker is a film and not a hybrid movie-cartoon.  I saw Avatar in 3D and thought it spectacular entertainment.  It was a magical experience and would see it again on the big screen. But that attribute alone does not mean it was a great movie worthy of Best Picture status. 
Judging from the box office, the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The $1.99 Deli Sandwich</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/03/the-199-deli-sandwich/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was driving along Mission Gorge Road Sunday past and drove by a store that was advertising a deli sandwich for $1.99. While this may appeal to stretched consumers, the idea of pricing-to-survive troubled me. The Dow closed Friday over 10,500 and I presume will continue a slow march toward prosperity, no matter how ephemeral.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now the Gloves are Really Off</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/02/now-the-gloves-are-really-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At last Mr. Obama realizes that there is no crossing the aisle on health care reform.  It is clear the administration will be forced to craft a bill unilaterally and force it through Congress. This will please few people but at least it will be viewed as some progress and provide the Democrats with some political cover this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take off the Gloves!</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/02/take-off-the-gloves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The thinly veiled public relations exercise going on in Washington today over health care reform reminds of a story about Benjamin Franklin.  As you may recall, Mr. Franklin, always a master of self-promotion, invented a machine powered by heat that made enough noise to convince passersby that he was working on projects well past midnight. In his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running in Place</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/02/running-in-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have finally made peace with my new reality. And it is probably yours as well. All of us are facing a new era of working longer, harder and for less money.  If you are looking for someone to blame you are missing the point. What we are seeing is a return to normal global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bank Tax</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/01/the-bank-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The President yesterday fired another salvo in his battle with the nation&#8217;s largest banks. He wants to make sure taxpayers get paid back for the bailout. The recent spate of excessive bonuses set off this proposal.
I do not think the size of executive compensation is really the issue here. The problem is that the gang [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Act of War?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/01/an-act-of-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cyber-fracas now going on between Google and the Chinese is perhaps a preview of how future wars between major powers will be fought. Bytes will replace bullets. It will be more important to produce hackers than high school guards.
I believe the last conventional war was fought in Korea. Terrorism and hacking are most likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google and the Chinese</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s decision to leave the China market is interesting on several levels. Western business interests have pursued the Holy Grail of &#8216;The ChinaMarket&#8217; for the past 150 years. No one power or one interest has ever found much enduring success there with the exception of the Brits and the Portuguese. The lure of all of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No-Fault Banking</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/01/no-fault-banking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I noted that it is important to appreciate the difference between banks and bankers. Think of the latter as a close-knit economic guild. Because of this, they can move freely from bank to bank, collecting bonuses and options along the way. No where is it remotely important to actually perform well.
If you doubt this, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Cheer from the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2010/01/some-cheer-from-the-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s U-T business section featured a real retro-headline, &#8220;Finally,good news on 3 fronts&#8221;.  Unfortunately below the fold was this grim header, &#8220;Del Mar Heights office building sold at great loss&#8221;.  These headlines are emblematic of our times. True the economy is improving for some people, but for others, it remains a train wreck.
The Administration still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While in Mission Hills&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/10/while-in-mission-hills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;you have to try Lefty&#8217;s Chicago Pizzeria.  This is a great place right in the middle of the Hills. I used to rely on the drive over to North Park to the original store as a method of weight control.
I think I like it better than Phil&#8217;s, although if I said that out loud I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Market is Looking Up&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/10/the-market-is-looking-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;unless you are unemployed. The recovery we are witnessing this fall is spotty and inconsistent; I think this will be the way going forward.  Houses are selling briskly if properly priced, and I do not mean at fire-sale prices. Anyone who has tried to buy a bank deal knows the room is full of aggressive buyers with bushels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Meat and No Potatoes Will Go to Your Head</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/08/all-meat-and-no-potatoes-will-go-to-your-head/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My 15 year-old slumped back in his chair and stared up at the ceiling. He aimlessly fiddled with his iTouch perched on his stomach and avoided eye contact. He wanted the last few minutes of his life to have never existed, to go back in time before we gathered the family together that afternoon, before he got the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in California</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/07/back-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutjimscott.com/?p=256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, this place is different. When you travel you realize the extent to which this is a nation of many mini-nations. In Boston, for example, they are so quick on the horn there is no way to avoid getting one if you are first in line. You had better keep an eye out for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why it hard(er) to find a Starbucks out east</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/07/why-it-harder-to-find-a-starbucks-out-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutjimscott.com/2009/07/why-it-harder-to-find-a-starbucks-out-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dunkin&#8217; Donuts.
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