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		<title>Sarah Kay &#8211; If I should have a daughter&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2011/04/02/sarah-kay-if-i-should-have-a-daughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March, 2011, Sarah Kay did an inspirational TED Talks presentation. Since the age of 14, she has been a spoken word poet and founded Project V.O.I.C.E. (Vocal Outreach Into Creative Expressions). Now, she is 22 and codirects the project, which encourages people, especially teenagers, to use spoken words as a tool to help in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Printing 3-D models in stainless steel</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2009/08/04/printing-3-d-models-in-stainless-steel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At one point in my life, I wanted to be an engineer. Well, yes, the kind that drives steam engine locomotives, but that&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m talking about here. I wanted to be the kind of engineer that used a slide rule when I was young and then moved to computers, later. I&#8217;ve been fascinated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts and Crafts Show Now Taking Applications &#8211; Ninth Annual Heritage Walk and Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, September 5, 2009, Heritage Partners of Cherokee County will host the Ninth Annual Heritage Walk and Festival in Konehete Part, Murphy, NC. Local area artists and crafters are invited to visit the Heritage Walk and Festival website and download an application form in PDF format. (See the left column right next to &#8220;Arts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New arts and crafts guide and marketplace</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2009/05/20/new-arts-and-crafts-guide-and-marketplace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following paragraph is excerpted from the press release on PRWeb: Announcing the Launch of the Most Comprehensive Online Guide and Marketplace for American Arts and Crafts The new venture, AmericaCreates.com, AmericaCreates.com, offers electronic storefronts for independent artists while also inviting consumers to explore the artist experience and learn about upcoming creative events and associations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hand-crafted Steel Roses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love blacksmithing. There is something almost magical about heating iron to a nice red heat and then reshaping it with precise hammer blows. One of the things I like to make are hand-crafted steel roses. However, for a couple of reasons I won&#8217;t go into here, I&#8217;m not able to do it right now. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article: A Basket Case in North Carolina &#8211; New York Times Travel Section &#8211; May 20, 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 12:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to thank my friend, Jerry Chautin, for alerting me to an article in the New York Times, A Basket Case in North Carolina, written by David Rakoff, and published on May 20, 2007. In this article, the author talks about taking a week-long class at the John C Campbell Folk School, in Brasstown, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campbell Folk School to Expand Blacksmith Shop &#8211; Brasstown, NC 28902</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2007/05/25/campbell-folk-school-to-expand-blacksmith-shop-brasstown-nc-28902/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 09:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(From the Folk School Website:) The new Blacksmith studio fundraising campaign has begun! Timber framers from all over will gather at the Folk School for an old fashioned barn raising! The John C. Campbell Folk School is proud to announce plans for an annex to the historic Blacksmith Shop, originally dedicated to Francis Whittaker in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John C Campbell Folk School &#8211; Sing Behind The Plow Documentary</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2007/05/25/john-c-campbell-folk-school-sing-behind-the-plow-documentary/</link>
		<comments>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2007/05/25/john-c-campbell-folk-school-sing-behind-the-plow-documentary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 08:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watched Sing Behind The Plow last evening and enjoyed it greatly. It is an outstanding production and anyone who loves the Folk School and what people have been doing there for decades should get a copy of this DVD. Hopefully, it will be rebroadcast on UNC-TV and other public stations in the future. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Admission Is Free To September 4 Heritage Walk and Festival in Murphy, NC</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/09/03/admission-is-free-to-september-4-heritage-walk-and-festival-in-murphy-nc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Admission Is Free To September 4 Heritage Walk and Festival in Murphy, NC Historic Murphy, North Carolina What began in 2001 with fewer than 100 souls braving the pouring rain to take a &#8220;heritage walk&#8221; through historic Murphy has blossomed into a 4th annual series of events coming Saturday, September 4, 2004. Last year over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual Heritage Walk &amp; Festival &#8212; Murphy, NC &#8212; Sept. 4, 2004</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/07/31/4th-annual-heritage-walk-festival-murphy-nc-sept-4-2004/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 03:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one day event will be held on Saturday, September 4 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm at the Old L&#038;N Depot, Railroad Street Park and the Pocket Parks in the historic town center of Murphy. Produced by Heritage Partners of Cherokee County, the annual event began in 2001 with the Heritage Walk and a [...]]]></description>
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