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	<title>Russ Pond<title> &#187; Personal</title>
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		<title>Continuum Teaser Trailer &#8211; Web Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the teaser from Continuum, a web series that I worked on earlier this year. We shot it on the Canon 7D. Exciting project! For updates and information, check out the Continuum Facebook page.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the teaser from Continuum, a web series that I worked on earlier this year. We shot it on the Canon 7D.</p>
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<p>Exciting project! For updates and information, check out the Continuum Facebook page.</p>
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		<title>Taking the first step &#8211; Just do it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Hutchison Murray, a Scottish mountain climber discovered the solution to starting something when he made the decision to climb the Himalayas in the early 1950&#8242;s. Here&#8217;s what he said: &#8220;We had definitely committed ourselves and were half-way out of our ruts. We had put down our passage money &#8211; booked a sailing to Bombay. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Murray" target="_blank">William Hutchison Murray</a>, a Scottish mountain climber discovered the solution to starting something when he made the decision to climb the Himalayas in the early 1950&#8242;s. Here&#8217;s what he said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We had definitely committed ourselves and were half-way out of our ruts. We had put down our passage money &#8211; booked a sailing to Bombay. This may sound too simple, but is great in consequence. Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one&#8217;s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>It takes one step, and then Providence responds.  Love that!</p>
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		<title>Short film: The new Swedish Hero!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is very cool!  Check it out:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is very cool!  Check it out:</p>
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		<title>Increasing Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always find it fascinating how fast technology is changing. We are in such rapid technological advances, that it&#8217;ll make your head spin. I&#8217;m an electrical engineer, coming through college and into the workplace right when computers were become more mainstream and the Internet was on the cusp of something big.  This video is a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always find it fascinating how fast technology is changing. We are in such rapid technological advances, that it&#8217;ll make your head spin.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m an electrical engineer, coming through college and into the workplace right when computers were become more mainstream and the Internet was on the cusp of something big.  This video is a great example of how fast times are changing.</p>
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<p>This rapid dissemention of knowledge and information reminds of the following prophetic scripture:</p>
<blockquote><p>At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who turn many to righteousness will shine like stars forever. But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end. Many will rush here and there, and <strong>knowledge will increase</strong>. (Daniel 12:1-4).</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Shooting a commercial this weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re shooting a 30-second, spec commercial this weekend for an upcoming contest. If we win, the commercial will air on the Super Bowl. Pretty cool, eh? But, it&#8217;s a spec commercial, as in &#8220;speculative&#8221;, as in &#8220;no money&#8221;. So, I wanted to let folks know what we&#8217;re doing, and if you were interested in helping [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re shooting a 30-second, spec commercial this weekend for an upcoming contest. If we win, the commercial will air on the Super Bowl. Pretty cool, eh? But, it&#8217;s a spec commercial, as in &#8220;speculative&#8221;, as in &#8220;no money&#8221;. So, I wanted to let folks know what we&#8217;re doing, and if you were interested in helping out, we&#8217;d love to have you on board!</p>
<p>There are two key scenes that we&#8217;ll be shooting:</p>
<ul>
<li>Scene 1:  Pro baseball player getting ready to bat</li>
<li>Scene 2:  Kid&#8217;s birthday party with piñata</li>
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<p>Here&#8217;s what we need in the way of extras, cast, props and locations:</p>
<h2>Scene 1: Baseball Player</h2>
<p><em>Shoot on Saturday, need about 2 hours</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Extras: 10 or so baseball fans in colorful clothes</li>
<li><del datetime="2009-10-30T13:59:03+00:00">Cast: Adult pro baseball player</del> (done)</li>
<li>Props: Need baseball/softball uniform, batting helmet, gloves, wooden bat, cleats</li>
<li>Location: Baseball field, preferably at night (with lights on)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Scene 2: Piñata Party</h2>
<p><em>Shoot on Sunday, need about 3 hours</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Extras: need 6 to 8 kids ranging from 8 to 12 years old</li>
<li>Cast: need one boy (10 to 12) who can play our young baseball player</li>
<li>Props: two identical piñatas, some party banners and hats</li>
<li>Location: need to find a park</li>
<li>Need some kid wranglers to throw actual party for kids in between shots</li>
</ul>
<p>If you&#8217;re interested, send me an email at <a href="mailto:russ@toppup.com?subject=Baseball shoot">russ@toppup.com</a> and let me know how you&#8217;d like to help.</p>
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		<title>My son wants to join a new &#8220;family&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<title>Russ is &#8220;Rattled&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a fun song! I sing this to my wife often.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a fun song! I sing this to my wife often.<br />
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		<title>A really good &#8220;sex talk&#8221; by Bob Hamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching on Sex &#124; Bob Hamp from Bob Hamp on Vimeo.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6999128">Teaching on Sex | Bob Hamp</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bobhamp">Bob Hamp</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Chris Plekenpol&#8217;s story about Iraq &#8211; I Am Second</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From I Am Second]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From <a href="http://iamsecond.com" target="_blank">I Am Second</a><br />
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		<title>2009 Hotter &#8216;N Hell Bide Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Pond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some friends and I rode in the 2009 Hotter &#8216;N Hell bike ride yesterday. Allan and I did the 50-mile ride (the &#8220;gentleman&#8217;s distance&#8221;), and Kevin did the 100 mile ride. It was quite fun. More than 12,000 bikers participated. Here are some pictures from the ride.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some friends and I rode in the 2009 Hotter &#8216;N Hell bike ride yesterday. Allan and I did the 50-mile ride (the &#8220;gentleman&#8217;s distance&#8221;), and Kevin did the 100 mile ride. It was quite fun. More than 12,000 bikers participated.  Here are some pictures from the ride.</p>
<p><center><br />
<div id="attachment_394" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/camping1-300x225.jpg" alt="Hotels were sold out, so we camped down by a river." title="Camping" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-394" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Hotels were sold out, so we camped down by a river.</p></div></p>
<div id="attachment_390" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 309px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/carbs-299x300.jpg" alt="The night before the race, we had a big spaghetti dinner. Carbing up!" title="Dinner" width="299" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-390" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The night before the race, we had a big spaghetti dinner. Carbing up!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_391" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/allan-russ-225x300.jpg" alt="This Allan and myself just before the start of the race at sunrise" title="Allan &amp; Russ" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-391" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This Allan and myself just before the start of the race at sunrise</p></div>
<div id="attachment_392" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/riders_back-300x225.jpg" alt="These are the riders behind us at the start." title="Riders behind" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-392" /><p class="wp-caption-text">These are the riders behind us at the start.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_393" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/riders_front-300x225.jpg" alt="These are the riders in front" title="Riders Front" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-393" /><p class="wp-caption-text">These are the riders in front</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_396" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img src="http://russpond.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/the_ride.jpg" alt="Our 50-mile bike route" title="Our route" width="500" height="500" class="size-full wp-image-396" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Our 50-mile bike route</p></div><br />
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