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	<title><![CDATA[Life Cycle: Zen and the Art of Producing Chopsticks]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simran-sethi/zen-and-the-art-of-produc_b_125631.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><em>Life Cycle is a series that looks at the birth, life and death of everyday objects. </em></p>

<p><img alt="2008-09-11-sticks.png" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2008-09-11-sticks.png" width="500" height="104" /></p>

<p><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-With-Chopsticks">"Apply a firm but gentle pressure on the food, just enough to keep the food from falling from the chopsticks. Too much pressure is more likely to cause your chopsticks to cross at the narrow ends unless they're perfectly aligned and could launch your food across the table."</a></p>

<p>People have been impressing their dates with chopstick dexterity since the...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-10-23T18:34:00-04:00</date_published>
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