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    <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTER</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131428,131540#msg-131540</link>
      <author>mnagowski</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Now at seven, with our domination at the Outdoor Heps today. I think the only  titles left to claim are crew.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Danny Nathan blog</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131539#msg-131539</link>
      <author>David Harding</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The [b]New York Times[/b] started a pre-tournament [url=http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/lacrosse-a-player-gets-ready-for-the-tournament/]blog by Danny Nathan[/url], but it seems to have only lasted a day.

As sample, from right after the selection show:
[quote=Danny Nathan blog]10:05 p.m. — Interview with the Ithaca Journal’s Brian Delaney. I respond with cookie cutter non-controversial answers as our team has been brilliantly trained to do by our fantastic sports information director, Julie Greco. I blatantly lie to Delaney, telling him that I wasn’t thinking about the possibility of playing Duke in the second round, the team that ended our road to the championship in the Final Four last season. Revenge would be sweet, but truth be told, I couldn’t be more focused on playing a dangerous Ohio State team. Our upperclassmen learned a hard lesson in 2006 when we looked past UMass and lost at home in the first round. When playing a high-caliber team like Ohio State, the moment you lose focus is the moment you get upset on your home field.[/quote]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:30:36 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131538#msg-131538</link>
      <author>Swampy</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote ebilmes]
Not sure how you fail to stop the goalie on an end-to-end rush. It's bad enough in hockey if some guy is allowed to waltz in past 2-3 skaters and score, but this was a terrible way to start the game.
[/quote]

I didn't watch the game and only saw this play as the #1 play of the day on ESPN's top-10 (ouch!). Nonetheless, in theory one of our attackmen is supposed to ride the goalie and make him pass off. The other attackmen and middies are supposed to cover their open defensemen and middies, making the furthest middie or the defender closest to their goal the open man. If their goalie beats the attackman who's covering the goalie,then another defender should slide over to pick the goalie up, and the beaten defender should be recovering to help double-team the goalie.

The theory is that passing and catching in lacrosse are more difficult and have more potential for mistakes than cradling and running.

That said, OSU's speed was evident on the video of their game against UNC. Although lacrosse is the &quot;fastest game on two feet,&quot; not all teams are equally capable of handling raw speed. Obviously, for this game, Cornell was one of those less capable.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 11:27:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131537#msg-131537</link>
      <author>ugarte</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I expected less from the season but more from this game. This team lost so much to graduation last year. I suppose what I remain most disappointed about is the defense in the last 10 seconds of the semifinal last year...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 10:38:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131536#msg-131536</link>
      <author>FarEastLax</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I didn't get to see the game.  If you take a look at the general stats (without seeing the score), you would expect that we won the game.  What the hell happened?   

Being down 11-2 at halftime in a home playoff game is downright ghastly.  I know Ohio State is good, but I didn't think they were [i]that[/i] good.  And I know we can play poorly at times, but we're not [i]that[/i] bad.  

If you look back at the last several years, there have been very few if any games in which we haven't even been competitive.  I thought we seemed to be finally coming together a bit after the Brown and Hobart games.  I guess not.  Today's game was a real clanger.      

On the bright side, what a game by Glynn: 13 of 19 faceoffs along with two goals and two assists.  There's one guy at least that showed up.  And, all in all, a good year in light of our experience and skill levels.  We seemed to be clearly outmanned in the Syracuse, Carolina and Ohio State games this year, so there is plenty to work on for 2009.  We badly need help in the goaltending department; that's the key place to start.  And some fundamentals on offense also need work: off-ball movement; passing accuracy; not relying on Glynn and Siebald too much; etc.

Let's hope we can build on this for a better 2009.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 06:02:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131535#msg-131535</link>
      <author>mnagowski</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I made the trek to Ithaca today. 

It was a beautiful day for a sporting event, I got a lot of much needed Vitamin D, and the view from the Crescent is spectacular, as always. 

Our defense was non-existent, while tOSU's ride was vicious. And I look forward to them beating Duke next week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:27:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[John Spencer Is Dead] Re: Sue B.U., Dartmouth, too.</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?5,131411,131534#msg-131534</link>
      <author>billhoward</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Thank you for the post. It's possible the professor has more of a case than the WSJ critic lets on. Maybe Dartmouth is hostile to ecofeminist teaching in freshman literature courses. Or maybe not. 

It brightened up an otherwise sad day for Cornell at the heads of Ohio State.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:42:21 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU - Cornell wins war of the stats</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131533#msg-131533</link>
      <author>billhoward</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Very faint comfort. Cornell was ahead in most every statistic:

Shots 37-29 
Ground balls 31-27
Face-offs 16-9
Fewer failed clears 3 vs 4 (Cornell 14x18, OSU 24x28)
Extra man offense 2x5 vs 1x4 
Second-half scoring 5-4 

... but 7 saves out of 22 shots on net. Ouch.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:36:36 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
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      <author>Al DeFlorio</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote ebilmes]Myers had (by my count) one save when he was pulled. After two more goals (on two shots), he was back in. Goaltending like that gave Cornell zero chance to win this game, even if the offense was there.
[/quote]
12 OSU goals vs. 2 Cornell saves up to the point when Harer entered the game.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:23:45 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131531#msg-131531</link>
      <author>Al DeFlorio</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote Rita]Did anyone else watching lax ESPNU mentally start chanting &quot;You can't spell&quot; when they flashed the &quot;Road to Foxborough&quot; promo? I saw it during the Navy-UNC game. 

I haven't been in New England for years, so I checked on Google and it is still apparently [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;q=Foxboro,+MA,+USA&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=geocode_result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=title]Foxboro[/url].[/quote]
Well, maybe not, Rita: http://www.townfoxborough.us/ **]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 21:59:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131530#msg-131530</link>
      <author>ebilmes</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I left early. This was an ugly game to watch. Cornell was completely outplayed on their home field.

Not sure how you fail to stop the goalie on an end-to-end rush. It's bad enough in hockey if some guy is allowed to waltz in past 2-3 skaters and score, but this was a terrible way to start the game.

Myers had (by my count) one save when he was pulled. After two more goals (on two shots), he was back in. Goaltending like that gave Cornell zero chance to win this game, even if the offense was there.

What happened -- was the Cornell team distracted due to finals? Tough way to end the season. Let's hope our young team looks a little more seasoned this time next year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 21:29:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131529#msg-131529</link>
      <author>Rita</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Did anyone else watching lax ESPNU mentally start chanting &quot;You can't spell&quot; when they flashed the &quot;Road to Foxborough&quot; promo? I saw it during the Navy-UNC game. 

I haven't been in New England for years, so I checked on Google and it is still apparently [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;q=Foxboro,+MA,+USA&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=geocode_result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=title]Foxboro[/url].]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 21:22:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131528#msg-131528</link>
      <author>billhoward</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote Beeeej]It's really kind of sobering when the best thing you can say about the team is that they didn't spontaneously combust on national television.[/quote]
One could also say we looked okay in the second half. 

And we should be thankful that Comcast customers were spared the spectacle entirely.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:49:55 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131526,131527#msg-131527</link>
      <author>Beeeej</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It's really kind of sobering when the best thing you can say about the team is that they didn't spontaneously combust on national television.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:27:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Cornell vs. OSU Postgame</title>
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      <author>scoop85</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Well, now at least I was able to clear space on the DVR :-/.  

Not much good to say about this one.  Jack Emmer seemed to hit it on the head when he said it seemed as if OSU had 7 defensemen on the field.

I know we have a young team, but I am concerned that today we looked so overmatched and were dominated athletically.  I hope we can chalk it up to &quot;one of those days.&quot;

As an aside, could the play-by-play guy have been any more clueless?  Do some research, man!  Emmer was good, except when he kept calling Jake Myers &quot;Matt.&quot;

I know that I, and probably most followers of the Big Red, have assumed that Martinez would be handed the No. 1 goaltending job next year.  While it's hard to make too much of today, Harer certainly was superior to Martinez.  It will be interesting to see how that shakes out.

Given the improvement in the rest of the Ivies, next year will be tough sledding.  But that's why they play the games.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:18:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131525#msg-131525</link>
      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[15-7 final, Cornell season ends.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:07:34 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[15-7, in a last bid to make it respectable, 2:01 to go.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:03:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131523#msg-131523</link>
      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[15-6, under 3 mins to go.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:03:06 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[14-5, time running out (9 mins to go).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:51:49 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131521#msg-131521</link>
      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[12-3.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:20:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131520#msg-131520</link>
      <author>Trotsky</author>
      <description><![CDATA[12-2.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:18:57 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131519#msg-131519</link>
      <author>Tom Pasniewski 98</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Gametracker has us up 8-6 in faceoffs at the half and tied in groundballs - the other stats are horrible.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:17:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>scoop85</author>
      <description><![CDATA[So, time to vent.  I got a bad feeling when Schroder scored to open the game, and the nausea has only increased. Hard to imagine a worse performance.  It looks like we are in quicksand as OSU blows by our D, and we are getting absolutely no open looks on O.  The comparative speeds of the two teams is stunning.  We are losing the vast majority of ground balls. And the goaltending (can the kid from Ithaca High get his diploma a year early?)

Today's game really brings to mind how remarkable our in-close passing was last year; even though we've had a pretty good season (exceeding many expectations), I have never seen us with anbywhere near the crisp passing from 2007.  All half it seemed that our offensive strategy was to simply try to bull our way from behind the net; the few passes made off the slide were innefective.  How the heck did we score 20 on Denver and 15 on Hobart (and how did OSU only get 2 against Notre Dame)?

Let's see how they come out the second half.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:11:36 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131517#msg-131517</link>
      <author>Tom Pasniewski 98</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote Al DeFlorio]I don't think I can remember a worse half for Cornell lacrosse.  No O, no D, no clearing,no goaltending, and I'm guessing Cornell's behind on faceoffs, too.  Yikes.[/quote]

Given Al's vast historical knowledge, that is unfortunately saying a lot right there.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:04:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>Al DeFlorio</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I don't think I can remember a worse half for Cornell lacrosse.  No O, no D, no clearing,no goaltending, and I'm guessing Cornell's behind on faceoffs, too.  Yikes.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:02:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131515#msg-131515</link>
      <author>Tom Pasniewski 98</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Of course UMBC had cut it to 11-4 by halftime last week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:01:28 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131514#msg-131514</link>
      <author>Tom Pasniewski 98</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I'm only slightly more hopeful about Cornell's chances given UMBC's rally last week from 11-2 down.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:59:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>Jacob '06</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[quote Jacob '06]It would be nice if we could get a save at some point in this game.[/quote]

.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:54:34 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
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      <author>likeshockey</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I should stop watching. I did that last year against Duke and when I turned the TV on again, we had just tied the score. Boy was it heart breaking to lose that game.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:42:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>[Other Sports] Re: Lax: NCAA 1st round vs. Ohio State (pre-game)</title>
      <link>http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,131484,131511#msg-131511</link>
      <author>Jacob '06</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It would be nice if we could get a save at some point in this game.]]></description>
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