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		<title>Thanks for the dance lessons Don Cornelius</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was in elementary school, I was teased all the time about my dancing. My own family said I had no rhythm and danced like a bunny rabbit. My mom broke down and got me private dance lessons (that&#8217;s how I mastered the two step). But my real dance training came from watching Soul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anticipating the Fall 2011 TV season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love tv almost as much as I love books. The fall tv premiere season is very exciting for me. Seeing my favorite characters return is in some ways like reuniting with old friends. The first thing I want to do is catch up on the gossip. Does Beckett know Castle is in love with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally &#8211; Chuck Brown Nominated for a Grammy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting here watching Fox 5 DC&#8217;s profile on Chuck Brown. It warms my heart that DC&#8217;s own has finally been nominated for a Grammy for his song LOVE featuring Jill Scott with Marcus Miller in the category Best R&#38;B Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals Wind Me Up Chuck! Katina To view [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2011/02/10/finally-chuck-brown-nominated-for-a-grammy/</link>
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		<title>Hilarious! Shaq as Beyonce for Halloween</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am easily amused. But I think that this is something that any pop culture (or sports) fan will think is simply HILARIOUS!  Check out Shaq posing as Beyonce for Halloween! Katina]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/11/01/hilarious-shaq-as-beyonce-for-halloween/</link>
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		<title>Are you an Academic Hoarder?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Followers of my Twitter account (@krsprof) know that I watch A&#38;E&#8217;s Hoarders and TLC&#8217;s  Hoarding: Buried Alive all the time. After every episode, I look at my bookshelves, desk, and file cabinets and start sorting my belongings into the three stacks: keep, donate, throw away. I think one of the things that fascinates me about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/10/05/are-you-an-academic-hoarder/</link>
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		<title>The More Things Change &#8211; My two new blogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been to http://katinaraestapleton.com in the last day or so, you might have noticed something a little different. My blog &#8220;Song-in-Action&#8221; has been retired and replaced by my new blog &#8220;From the Desk of KRSProf.&#8221; Why? A few weeks ago, I was looking at my Song-in-Action posts and realized two things &#8211; the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/09/10/the-more-things-change-my-two-new-blogs/</link>
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		<title>Lalah &amp; Law Firms raise money &amp; awareness for local DMV causes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things is to use this blog to call attention to causes supported by musicians. Two great causes &#8211; the Lupus Foundation of America, DMV chapter and Gifts for the Homeless were supported by examples of Song-in-Action last Thursday. Lalah for Lupus In Prince George&#8217;s county, I was excited to be invited [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/06/26/lalah-law-firms/</link>
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		<title>Lady Gaga raises Lupus Awareness on Larry King</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week one of my twitter-friends sent me a link to music-related Lupus story. I was intrigued. Lady Gaga might have Lupus? Say it isn&#8217;t so. As anyone with Lupus can tell you, having Lupus sucks. I was very sad to hear that the singer might be battling with the disease. So I clicked the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/06/05/lady-gaga-raises-lupus-awareness-on-larry-king/</link>
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		<title>Trop-A-Rocka! Bret Michaels Wins Celebrity Apprentice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congrats! Bret Michaels rocks out and brings home the title of Celebrity Apprentice. His cause: the American Diabetes Association. He is a true champion and a great example of Song-in-Action. In his own words: “I’m here to win” and he did, while raising awareness and funds for Diabetes, a disease that affects 23.6 million people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.katinaraestapleton.com/content/2010/05/24/trop-a-rocka-bret-michael-wins-celebrity-apprentice/</link>
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		<title>Butterflies, Lennon, and Lupus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, one of my friends called to say she had an extra ticket to a lupus event featuring Julian Lennon. Did I want to go? Yes!!! Could I? Sadly no. I missed Julian Lennon performing Lucy, a lupus-tribute and I was kind of crushed. But I decided that it was a great hook for [...]]]></description>
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