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	<title>solutionsfit.com &#124; Jacob Orshalick</title>
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		<title>Agile Adoption Challenges:  The Four Stages of Learning</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/10/13/agile-adoption-challenges-the-four-stages-of-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having taken some college courses on Psychology, the subject has always been interesting. Recently while reading Introducing NLP, I came across The Four Stages of Learning. This struck a chord when thinking about the challenges encountered with organizational Agile adoption. The The Four Stages of Learning as described in the book are: 1. Unconscious Incompetence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep your layouts DRY with Rails and jQuery Mobile</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/10/02/keep-your-layouts-dry-with-rails-and-jquery-mobile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[jQuery Mobile presents a bit of a challenge when trying to keep your layouts DRY. In a general HTML document layout you have the head content, a header, a footer, and the page specific content. In other words, an HTML document is a single &#8220;page&#8221;. With jQuery Mobile you sometimes have several &#8220;pages&#8221; in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to get in shape and learn something?  Try out Boxing</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/28/want-to-get-in-shape-and-learn-something-try-out-boxing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year I turned 30, one of those milestones in life. I would like to say it didn&#8217;t bother me, but&#8230; So I spent some time reflecting on the things I&#8217;ve always wanted to do and learn. Not knowing what you want in life is like going on a journey without a destination. How will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Java and Rails integration with JAX-RS and ActiveResource</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/25/java-2-rails-with-jax-rs-and-activeresource/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[JAX-RS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Java]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rails]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ActiveResource makes it easy to integrate Rails applications through RESTful services, but what if the resource is being produced by a Java application. JAX-RS is the best bet for writing these resources and with a few tricks we can get a service to conform to the requirements of an ActiveResource service. Read on to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coder to Consultant:  5 Steps to Build Social Awareness</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/23/coder-to-consultant-5-steps-to-build-social-awareness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social awareness is a critical skill as a consultant. No, I&#8217;m not referring to the latest social networking technology, I&#8217;m talking about how well you navigate social interaction with others. It&#8217;s easy to fall into the habit of sitting at your desk all day long and coding. Coding is your job and hopefully you enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running the WOKC Oktoberfest 5K</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/22/running-the-wokc-oktoberfest-5k/</link>
		<comments>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/22/running-the-wokc-oktoberfest-5k/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year I ran the WOKC Oktoberfest 5K in Addison, TX. The proceeds from the race go toward a great cause: All proceeds benefit Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer (WOKC), a Dallas-based non-profit organization founded in 1980 dedicated to eradicating pediatric cancer by funding innovative research, education and treatment, while providing hope to children and families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coder to Consultant:  5 Steps to Build Confidence</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/09/15/coder-to-consultant-5-steps-to-build-confidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent discussion with a colleague, we were pondering the idea of how a coder can become a consultant. When I say coder, I&#8217;m referring to someone who has become skilled at the craft of developing software. This is not a junior developer, but a developer who has the ability to solve complex software [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Grails at Dallas Techfest</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/08/15/mobile-grails-at-dallas-techfest/</link>
		<comments>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2011/08/15/mobile-grails-at-dallas-techfest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who attended my presentation on Saturday at Dallas Techfest. As promised you can find the slides and source code at the links below: Presentation Slides Source Code]]></description>
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		<title>Enterprise Mashups at Dallas TechFest</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/07/30/enterprise-mashups-at-dallas-techfest/</link>
		<comments>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/07/30/enterprise-mashups-at-dallas-techfest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[REST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jQuery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who attended my Enterprise Mashups with RESTful Web Services and jQuery presentation at Dallas Techfest. The following links provide access to all presentation materials: Presentation Slides Live Example Download Example Zip]]></description>
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		<title>JBoss Seam: Agile RIA Development Framework</title>
		<link>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/05/11/jboss-seam-agile-ria-development-framework/</link>
		<comments>http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/05/11/jboss-seam-agile-ria-development-framework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacob.orshalick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBoss Seam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[JBoss just published a white paper that describes how Seam enables rapid development of RIAs by eliminating technology hurdles and placing developer focus back on solving business problems. Specific enterprise use cases demonstrate how increasingly complex features can rapidly be introduced into a software product with Seam in an iterative fashion. The white paper is [...]]]></description>
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