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	<description>Great people. Great stories. Great writers.</description>
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		<title>Bites from Beijing #8: Meeting Michael Phelps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ni Hao!
It’s another late night in Beijing but, with my days numbered, let me give you a quick synopsis of the past few days.
It has been all about Volleyball the past few days. I’ve been able to sneak out to Chaoyang Park for Beach Volleyball and cheer on our favorite American teams. I don’t know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/22/bites-from-beijing-8-meeting-michael-phelps/</link>
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		<title>Yastrzemski Memories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During one’s life, the thought of mortality eventually hits home. It has happened to me a few times, but none more prevalent than on Tuesday, August 19th.  Interestingly, it was also my father’s birthday. I visited his grave sight that day, which heightened my emotions, but it was not what ignited them.
On Tuesday, August 19, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/21/yastrzemski-memories/</link>
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		<title>Bites from Beijing #7: Gold Medal Matches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ni Hao!
Beijing is finally getting the days they prayed for…sunny skies (mostly blue) and cool mornings and evenings.  I had such a bonus day yesterday as I was lucky to go back to the beach volleyball venue and watch Misty May and Kerri Walsh win again. Also, an angel from heaven made sure I got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/18/bites-from-beijing-7-gold-medal-matches/</link>
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		<title>Bites from Beijing #6: Swimming &#038; Volleyball</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ni Hao from Beijing,
I have been so remise in writing, but I have been so busy “living” these games that I don’t have much time to write about them.
I’ve been fortunate to attend quite a few Olympic events. You have to know, since I was a child, I dreamt of being in the Olympics, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/15/bites-from-beijing-6-swimming-volleyball/</link>
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		<title>Jots from Jeff: Collectibles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few upcoming auctions to check out:
August 22&#8230; Inside the Park Collectibles
516-747-7932)
August 22&#8230; Collectible Classics
(724-446-3079)
August 27 &#38; 28.Mastro
(630-472-1200
Bob McCann is currently having a sports sale (not auction). For more information you can call (610) 367-1827.
Recently, one of the T206 Honus Wagner Cards was auctioned for $1.62 million. It was not the Gretzky T206 card, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/14/jots-from-jeff-collectibles/</link>
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		<title>Sports Collectors Convention Filled With Passion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If there’s an industry with more passion than the Collectibles Industry let me know.
The National Sports Collectors Convention recently convened at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. It took place from July 29th to August 2nd.
Hall of Famers and super stars were everywhere. The Tri Star Autograph Pavilion saw plenty of action the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/13/sports-collectors-convention-filled-with-passion/</link>
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		<title>Bites from Beijing #5: Church in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[______________________________________________________________________
 Jan Barranco-Grams is a well-traveled, professional business woman in the travel industry. She is currently on assignment at the Olympics in Beijing. Jan will post Blogs, “Bites from Beijing,” exclusively for HOFN.com that will keep us abreast of her fun lifestyle while in China during the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Our group had tickets to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/10/bites-from-beijing-5-church-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Olympics: Past the point of no return?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have the Olympics passed the point of no return? Watching the opening ceremony resplendent with fireworks and a multi-million dollar production budget, I got to wondering about the point.
What exactly are the Olympics? The games are certainly are not the world wide celebration of amateur sport the Greeks envisioned when the Summer Games were reconstituted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/09/olympics-past-the-point-of-no-return/</link>
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		<title>Bites from Beijing #4: Tragedy in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Jan Barranco-Grams is a well-traveled, professional business woman in the travel industry. She is currently on assignment at the Olympics in Beijing. Jan will post Blogs, “Bites from Beijing,” exclusively for HOFN.com that will keep us abreast of her fun lifestyle while in China during the 2008 Olympic Games.





Dear family, friends, and readers:
A very sad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/09/bites-from-beijing-4-tragedy-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Media-Darling Favre to Media Capital of the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And you thought this was all coming to an end soon. It’s now just beginning. Brett Favre is going to the media capital of the world where he’ll be playing for the New York Jets. Spare us.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve never disliked Brett Favre. I’ve enjoyed watching him play. He used to be a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.hofmag.com/2008/08/07/media-darling-favre-to-media-capital-of-the-world/</link>
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