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		<title>Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to leave France for US tour

DALLAS — The white alabaster figures draped in cloaks show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand swathed in cloth reaching up to wipe a tear.
The nearly 40 &#8220;mourners&#8221; commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medieval-mourners-to-begin-7-city-us-tour-next-year-in-1st-display-together-outside-france-247100/">Medieval &#8216;mourners&#8217; to begin 7-city US tour next year in 1st display together outside France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Top destination lists for travel at year&#8217;s end

NEW YORK — Here are some top destination lists for travel as 2009 ends and 2010 begins.
Lonely Planet&#8217;s U.S. staff&#8217;s top picks for 2010: U.S., Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Cuba, Italy, Philippines, Brazil, Costa Rica.
Concierge.com&#8217;s &#8220;2010 It List&#8221;: Marrakesh, Kyrgyzstan, Vancouver, Burma, Venice, Antarctica, Cuba, Sri Lanka, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/">Original source &nbsp;: Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eat up! Michigan launches culinary tourism effort to showcase local food, wine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Eat up! Michigan launches culinary tourism effort

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is launching an effort to promote culinary tourism and encourage local offerings on restaurant menus.
Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Don Koivisto said he hopes the program will help increase sales and profitability for Michigan&#8217;s specialty crop producers, and promote Michigan as a destination for culinary ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eat-up-michigan-launches-culinary-tourism-effort-to-showcase-local-food-wine-246970/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Eat up! Michigan launches culinary tourism effort to showcase local food, wine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museum exhibits drawings collected by Delta flight attendant who gives crayons to passengers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Museum exhibits pictures drawn by Delta passengers

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A museum is showing artwork collected by a Delta flight attendant who started handing out crayons to passengers after the Sept. 11th attacks.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is showing &#8220;Plane Art — Connecting People&#8221; through Jan. 25. Several dozen pictures are hanging at the museum, ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-exhibits-drawings-collected-by-delta-flight-attendant-who-gives-crayons-to-passengers-246962/">Museum exhibits drawings collected by Delta flight attendant who gives crayons to passengers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents.
Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s Royal Academy says prince of Liechtenstein has canceled major London art exhibit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Liechtenstein royal cancels major UK art exhibit

LONDON — The prince of Liechtenstein has canceled a major London art exhibition because British officials have held up the export of a Renaissance painting he bought in 2006, officials said Wednesday.
Prince Hans-Adam II pulled the plug on the exhibition, planned for autumn of next year, because of a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-royal-academy-says-prince-of-liechtenstein-has-canceled-major-london-art-exhibit-244922/">Original source &nbsp;: Britain&#8217;s Royal Academy says prince of Liechtenstein has canceled major London art exhibit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Ancient Egyptian wall paintings to return to Luxor

CAIRO — Egypt&#8217;s antiquities chief says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum will be returned to their original location in a tomb south of Egypt.
In a statement Wednesday, Zahi Hawass says the ancient pieces will be restored by experts and replaced .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-paintings-that-sparked-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-to-return-to-luxor-244837/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods course in Dubai despite golfer&#8217;s tarnished image, city&#8217;s debt woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Dubai says moving ahead with Tiger Woods course

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods&#8217; business partners in Dubai on Wednesday wouldn&#8217;t comment on the golfer&#8217;s personal woes, but say despite the emirate&#8217;s cash problems they are still pushing ahead with plans to build a course he laid out .
&#8220;The Tiger Woods Dubai &#8230; can confirm .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-woods-course-in-dubai-despite-golfers-tarnished-image-citys-debt-woes-244826/">Original source &nbsp;: Tiger Woods course in Dubai despite golfer&#8217;s tarnished image, city&#8217;s debt woes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient pharaonic wall paintings that caused feud between Egypt and the Louvre arrive in Cairo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Ancient wall paintings return to Egypt from France

CAIRO — An Egyptian airport official says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum have returned home.
Ahmed al-Rawi of the customs authority said that the ancient artwork arrived to Cairo on a flight from Paris on Tuesday evening and were handed over .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ancient-pharaonic-wall-paintings-that-caused-feud-between-egypt-and-the-louvre-arrive-in-cairo-244410/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Ga. man sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-ga-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243968/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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2nd Ga. man sentenced in terror case
ATLANTA — A second Georgia man has been sentenced for conspiring to support terrorist groups by videotaping U.S. landmarks and sending the videos overseas.

Syed Haris Ahmed was sentenced to 13 years in prison Monday for sending the tapes of U.S. landmarks to terror suspects overseas. The 24-year-old faced up .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-ga-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243968/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 2nd Ga. man sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in Independence, Mo.: From Victorian to frontier Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Christmas past in Independence, Mo.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Victorian Christmas, a frontier Christmas and Nativity sets from around the world can all be found in Independence, Mo.

Decorations at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W. Pacific, feature Victorian touches throughout 26 rooms, with carolers dressed as characters from Dickens&#8217; &#8220;A Christmas Carol.&#8221; At the Vaile Mansion, 1500 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/christmas-in-independence-mo-from-victorian-to-frontier-christmas-243964/" title="Christmas in Independence, Mo.: From Victorian to frontier Christmas">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hope Diamond, Wittelsbach gem to go on display together at Smithsonian museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Famed blue diamonds to join up at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON — Two of the world&#8217;s most famed blue diamonds will be on display together starting in January.
The 31.06-carat Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond will join the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian&#8217;s National Museum of Natural History on Jan. 28, the museum announced Monday.
It&#8217;s the first time in more than .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hope-diamond-wittelsbach-gem-to-go-on-display-together-at-smithsonian-museum-243923/">Hope Diamond, Wittelsbach gem to go on display together at Smithsonian museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamey Keaten</dc:creator>
		
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France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt

PARIS — Fragments of an ancient wall painting that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum are heading home.
France returned the ancient artwork to Egyptian officials after President Hosni Mubarak inspected one of the fragments following a visit with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy. The pockmarked slab ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-returns-wall-paintings-sought-by-egypt-after-feud-243893/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta adding to tourist appeal of Olympic Park area with 3 new museums in next 5 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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Atlanta Olympic Park area: 3 new museums, 5 years

ATLANTA — New York City has Times Square. New Orleans is known for the French Quarter, and in San Francisco, camera-toting tourists flock to Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf.
Now, city leaders in Atlanta hope to add Centennial Olympic Park — and the growing roster of museums dotting it — to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlanta-adding-to-tourist-appeal-of-olympic-park-area-with-3-new-museums-in-next-5-years-243885/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Atlanta adding to tourist appeal of Olympic Park area with 3 new museums in next 5 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBS News pays for trip to Samoa for family in adoption saga</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bauder</dc:creator>
		
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CBS pays for trip in adoption story
NEW YORK — CBS News helped pay for a Wisconsin family&#8217;s trip to Samoa and an emotional meeting that was a key moment in Saturday&#8217;s &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; special on an adoption scam involving children taken from their South Pacific homes under false pretenses.

While the network defended its involvement, the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbs-news-pays-for-trip-to-samoa-for-family-in-adoption-saga-243079/">CBS News pays for trip to Samoa for family in adoption saga</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>T. Rex heading to Oregon for stay at Portland museum; display to last through summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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T. Rex going to Ore. for stay at Portland museum

PORTLAND, Ore. — A skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex will spend much of 2010 along the banks of the Willamette River at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
The museum says the skeleton is that of a 40-foot-long predator dinosaur that weighed 7.5 tons and lived .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/t-rex-heading-to-oregon-for-stay-at-portland-museum-display-to-last-through-summer-242730/">Original article &nbsp;: T. Rex heading to Oregon for stay at Portland museum; display to last through summer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bahamas man charged in shotgun robberies of cruise passengers taking Segway tours in Nassau</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Bahamas man charged with robbing Segway tours

NASSAU, Bahamas — A 21-year-old man has been charged with robbing two groups of cruise ship passengers with a shotgun as they toured the capital of Nassau on Segways.
Court officials say Dekota Von Lockhart of Nassau was arraigned Thursday on 16 counts of armed robbery. He was not represented .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bahamas-man-charged-in-shotgun-robberies-of-cruise-passengers-taking-segway-tours-in-nassau-242713/">Bahamas man charged in shotgun robberies of cruise passengers taking Segway tours in Nassau</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Major Athens exhibition on love in antiquity pairs sacred and mundane</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Paphitis</dc:creator>
		
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Exhibition on love in antiquity opens in Athens

ATHENS, Greece — When it came to endearments, Philonides wasn&#8217;t a man of subtlety.
The lid of a small 5th century B.C. Greek vase, intended as a gift to a flute-player named Anemone, bore a picture of male and female genitalia. To avoid any misunderstanding, Philonides and Anemone&#8217;s names .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-athens-exhibition-on-love-in-antiquity-pairs-sacred-and-mundane-242141/" title="Major Athens exhibition on love in antiquity pairs sacred and mundane">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>George H.W. Bush helps dedicate new gallery at Pacific War museum in Texas on Pearl Harbor Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Graczyk</dc:creator>
		
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Bush helps dedicate new Pacific War museum gallery

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Former President George H.W. Bush used a large pair of gold scissors Monday to cut a red ribbon and dedicate an expansive new gallery that carries his name at the National Museum of the Pacific War.
Bush and his wife, Barbara, were among some 4,000 people  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/george-hw-bush-helps-dedicate-new-gallery-at-pacific-war-museum-in-texas-on-pearl-harbor-day-241180/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SkiResorts.com advice for celebrating Christmas on a ski trip (Hint: Bring your own tree)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Advice for celebrating Christmas on a ski trip

NEW YORK — There&#8217;s a new Web site for skiers, and it offers a lot more than deals.
SkiResorts.com also has features on all aspects of the ski experience. Readers can check out profiles of resorts like Loon, N.H., or learn nicknames for various types of snow, from fluffy  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/skiresortscom-advice-for-celebrating-christmas-on-a-ski-trip-hint-bring-your-own-tree-241177/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oprah descends on White House for interview, tour for primetime Christmas special</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Oprah visits White House for Christmas special
WASHINGTON — Oprah and Obama, teamed up again.
The billionaire talk show host descended on the White House on Thursday, accompanied by a giant array of personnel and equipment, to interview President Barack Obama for her coming prime-time Christmas television special.
In addition to a solo interview with the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oprah-descends-on-white-house-for-interview-tour-for-primetime-christmas-special-239681/">Oprah descends on White House for interview, tour for primetime Christmas special</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rembrandt, who died a pauper, still losing parts of what history believed was his art legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Manning</dc:creator>
		
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Lines of art blur between Rembrandt and his pupils

LOS ANGELES — Before he died 340 years ago, Rembrandt van Rijn lost his house, studio and most of his money. He even sold his wife&#8217;s grave to pay bills.
Since then, he&#8217;s also been stripped of credit given to him for hundreds of drawings and paintings.
Experts say ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rembrandt-who-died-a-pauper-still-losing-parts-of-what-history-believed-was-his-art-legacy-239525/" title="Rembrandt, who died a pauper, still losing parts of what history believed was his art legacy">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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Versailles closed as French museum strike spreads

PARIS — The royal palace at Versailles is closed to visitors because of a museum workers&#8217; strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
A Versailles official says the chateau, which normally gets thousands of visitors daily, is closed Thursday for lack of enough personnel. The extensive .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/versailles-chateau-closed-to-tourists-as-french-museum-worker-strike-continues-239213/">Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC&#8217;s Christmas tree lighting ushers in tourist, shopping season around Rockefeller Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC tree lighting ushers in tourist season

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lit the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, ushering in tourist season in one of New York&#8217;s busiest holiday shopping districts.
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets around the giant tree Wednesday to catch performances by Aretha Franklin, Shakira, the Radio City Rockettes ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nycs-christmas-tree-lighting-ushers-in-tourist-shopping-season-around-rockefeller-center-239022/" title="NYC&#8217;s Christmas tree lighting ushers in tourist, shopping season around Rockefeller Center">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Art &amp; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Rare exhibition brings together Spanish sacred art

INDIANAPOLIS — El Greco&#8217;s vision of the veil of Veronica hangs near a golden crown with 447 emeralds. Just a few steps away, a recumbent sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ rests before its return to a Spanish hermitage in time for Holy Week.
&#8220;Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/art-devotion-ind-museum-shows-sacred-works-from-spain-mexico-peru-never-assembled-before-238967/">Source &nbsp;: Art &#038; devotion: Ind. museum shows sacred works from Spain, Mexico, Peru never assembled before</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center ushers in tourist season in NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Tree lighting ushers in tourist season in NYC

NEW YORK — The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting is ushering in tourist season in the busy holiday shopping district in New York.
Rockefeller Center spokesman Keith Douglas says the city&#8217;s most famous Christmas tree helps bring an extra 400,000 people to the center every day, for a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/christmas-tree-lighting-at-rockefeller-center-ushers-in-tourist-season-in-nyc-238943/">Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center ushers in tourist season in NYC</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va. tourism agency says 40 Years of Travel Sweepstakes is its most successful promotion ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Virginia travel sweepstakes draws record entries

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Tourism Corporation says its 40 Years of Travel Passions Sweepstakes is the most successful promotion it&#8217;s ever held.
The agency says it received more than 171,000 sweepstakes entries, which is a record.
The agency gave away 40 trips in 40 weeks to mark the 40th anniversary of .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-tourism-agency-says-40-years-of-travel-sweepstakes-is-its-most-successful-promotion-ever-238844/">Va. tourism agency says 40 Years of Travel Sweepstakes is its most successful promotion ever</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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Many Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, workers at the city&#8217;s premier art institutions went on strike, leaving tourists out in the cold Wednesday and some residents worried about the image that France projects.

The Pompidou Center modern art museum and the Musee ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238789/">Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Some main Paris museums closed due to strike

PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, the city&#8217;s premier art institutions were hit by strikes that left tourists out in the cold and had some French people worried about the image their country projects to foreigners.
The Pompidou Center modern art ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238779/" title="Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Main Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — Some of the French capital&#8217;s most important museums, including the Louvre, the Pompidou Center and the Musee d&#8217;Orsay, are closed because of a strike.

Strikers are upset about a government policy not to replace half of retiring public servants.
The work stoppage began at the Pompidou modern art museum .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-louvre-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-238653/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukrainian museum says portrait of Venetian Doge in its collection is Titian&#8217;s work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Ukrainian museum claims it owns a Titian portrait

KIEV, Ukraine — The director of a Ukrainian museum claimed Tuesday that a portrait of a Venetian Doge in its collection is a work of Titian, even as an expert warned that art historians are best placed to make that call.
Vladimir Ostrovsky said the State Hermitage Museum in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukrainian-museum-says-portrait-of-venetian-doge-in-its-collection-is-titians-work-238191/">Original source &nbsp;: Ukrainian museum says portrait of Venetian Doge in its collection is Titian&#8217;s work</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New London museum wing traces connections between art in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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London museum opening medieval/Renaissance wing
LONDON — A London museum is opening a new 30 million pound ($49 million) wing displaying the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and exploring the connections between the periods.
The wing opening Wednesday is the first permanent collection of medieval and renaissance art to be displayed at the Victoria .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-london-museum-wing-traces-connections-between-art-in-the-middle-ages-and-the-renaissance-238184/">Read the original article &nbsp;: New London museum wing traces connections between art in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Little Dipper coaster from closed Kiddieland moves to Six Flags Great Americain Gurnee, Ill.</title>
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Chicago-area Six Flags buys Kiddieland coaster

GURNEE, Ill. — Weeks after Kiddieland Amusement Park closed in suburban Chicago, Six Flags Great America has bought its famed wooden roller coaster — The Little Dipper.
Spokeswoman Brooke Gabbert says Six Flags paid $33,000 for the roller coaster that had been at Kiddieland since 1950.
Gabbert says the plan is to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/little-dipper-coaster-from-closed-kiddieland-moves-to-six-flags-great-americain-gurnee-ill-237773/">Little Dipper coaster from closed Kiddieland moves to Six Flags Great Americain Gurnee, Ill.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In seafaring Norfolk, exhibit looks at &#8216;Golden Age of Piracy&#8217; and taps into pirate craze</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Pirate exhibit in Norfolk taps into pirate craze

NORFOLK, Va. — Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of &#8220;Black Sam&#8221; Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor&#8217;easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-seafaring-norfolk-exhibit-looks-at-golden-age-of-piracy-and-taps-into-pirate-craze-237733/">In seafaring Norfolk, exhibit looks at &#8216;Golden Age of Piracy&#8217; and taps into pirate craze</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Collector sells $3.2 million in prized stamps to help pay for National Postal Museum expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Collector sells stamps, $3.2M, to help Smithsonian

WASHINGTON — A wealthy investor has sold two of his prized stamp collections to help pay for an expansion of the Smithsonian&#8217;s National Postal Museum.
William H. Gross sold the collections last week at an auction in New York. The collections included stamps from the Confederacy and British colonies in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/collector-sells-32-million-in-prized-stamps-to-help-pay-for-national-postal-museum-expansion-237318/" title="Collector sells $3.2 million in prized stamps to help pay for National Postal Museum expansion">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RISD Museum hopes to acquire white marble sarcophagus from city-owned museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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RI museums consider relocating sarcophagus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gina Borromeo is well-versed in ancient artifacts, but one recent question from a museum curator caught her off-guard: &#8220;Do you want a sarcophagus?&#8221;
And not just any sarcophagus. This was a white coffin with marble dating as far back as the 2nd century that depicted followers of the Greek ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/risd-museum-hopes-to-acquire-white-marble-sarcophagus-from-city-owned-museum-237313/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : RISD Museum hopes to acquire white marble sarcophagus from city-owned museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New policy to give National Park Service share of profits from bioprospecting in parks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-policy-to-give-national-park-service-share-of-profits-from-bioprospecting-in-parks-237308/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mead Gruver</dc:creator>
		
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Nat&#8217;l parks seek share of profitable science

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The National Park Service is rolling out a new policy for companies and others who stand to profit from conducting scientific research in national parks.
The policy is expected to go into effect early next year following more than a decade of concerns about so-called &#8220;bioprospecting&#8221; in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-policy-to-give-national-park-service-share-of-profits-from-bioprospecting-in-parks-237308/">Original article &nbsp;: New policy to give National Park Service share of profits from bioprospecting in parks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian chef missing at sea on Caribbean cruise

ROME — Colombian maritime authorities searched Sunday for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from a U.S. cruise ship off Colombia&#8217;s Caribbean coast, officials and the man&#8217;s family said.
There were different accounts about when and where Angelo Faliva, 31, was last seen as the Princess Cruises .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-italian-cruise-ship-chef-missing-in-caribbean-life-preserver-cant-be-found-237290/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Park officials: Man&#8217;s body found 200 feet below South Rim at Grand Canyon</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/park-officials-mans-body-found-200-feet-below-south-rim-at-grand-canyon-237100/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Park rangers recover man&#8217;s body at Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man&#8217;s body has been found 200 feet below the canyon&#8217;s South Rim.
Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge says the park&#8217;s communication center began getting calls Saturday afternoon about a man spotted over the edge in an area between .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/park-officials-mans-body-found-200-feet-below-south-rim-at-grand-canyon-237100/" title="Park officials: Man&#8217;s body found 200 feet below South Rim at Grand Canyon">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-miniskirt-student-to-star-in-carnival-parades-in-rio-and-sao-paulo-236338/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil miniskirt student will parade in Carnival

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil — Brazilians will be seeing a whole lot more of the student whose short pink dress got her booted from college: She&#8217;s agreed to march in the nation&#8217;s famously flesh-baring Carnival parades.
Geisy Arruda, who became an instant celebrity after being heckled by hundreds of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-miniskirt-student-to-star-in-carnival-parades-in-rio-and-sao-paulo-236338/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Skip the plane, take the train? More Americans looking for Thanksgiving cheaper travel options</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/skip-the-plane-take-the-train-more-americans-looking-for-thanksgiving-cheaper-travel-options-235512/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Tarm</dc:creator>
		
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Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips

CHICAGO — With economic pressures still hitting household budgets hard, many Americans are forgoing air travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, they&#8217;re opting for cheaper alternatives such as trains or their own vehicles.
Others are staying home completely. Thanksgiving travel plummeted a staggering 25 percent between 2007 and 2008, and many .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/skip-the-plane-take-the-train-more-americans-looking-for-thanksgiving-cheaper-travel-options-235512/" title="Skip the plane, take the train? More Americans looking for Thanksgiving cheaper travel options">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC warns: Thanksgiving travel, family gatherings could cook up more swine flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-warns-thanksgiving-travel-family-gatherings-could-cook-up-more-swine-flu-235349/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu

ATLANTA — Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.
Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table — and at crowded airports and shopping malls.
Just as the pandemic seems to be waning around the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-warns-thanksgiving-travel-family-gatherings-could-cook-up-more-swine-flu-235349/">CDC warns: Thanksgiving travel, family gatherings could cook up more swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists; officials fear 2010 influx will worsen baboon behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Courtney Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Visitors to South Africa&#8217;s premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country&#8217;s high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
The cheeky primates have learned how to open car doors and jump through .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/furry-felons-rob-safrican-tourists-officials-fear-2010-influx-will-worsen-baboon-behavior-235172/" title="Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists; officials fear 2010 influx will worsen baboon behavior">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows

NEW YORK — Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.
Holiday train shows are also held in other ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/models-of-obama-homes-in-chicago-and-white-house-in-holiday-train-shows-at-botanical-gardens-235126/" title="Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Google documents artifacts of Iraq&#8217;s national museum, photographs to be posted online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
BAGHDAD — Google is documenting Iraq&#8217;s national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

The museum was ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of Saddam Hussein&#8217;s ouster in April 2003, and only reopened to visitors early this year. Schmidt, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-documents-artifacts-of-iraqs-national-museum-photographs-to-be-posted-online-234985/" title="Google documents artifacts of Iraq&#8217;s national museum, photographs to be posted online">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Little thanks expected this holiday at NYC airports, nation&#8217;s worst air travel bottleneck</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/little-thanks-expected-this-holiday-at-nyc-airports-nations-worst-air-travel-bottleneck-234379/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David B. Caruso</dc:creator>
		
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Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck

NEW YORK — Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season. But travelers shouldn&#8217;t expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they are headed to New York City.
Despite some recent improvements, the Big Apple&#8217;s three major airports continue to make .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/little-thanks-expected-this-holiday-at-nyc-airports-nations-worst-air-travel-bottleneck-234379/">Original source &nbsp;: Little thanks expected this holiday at NYC airports, nation&#8217;s worst air travel bottleneck</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last year&#8217;s drop; most opt for car</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nafeesa Syeed</dc:creator>
		
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More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON — The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car.
The group says about 33.2 million people will travel by car this year, a 2.1 percent jump from 2008. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-americans-expected-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-after-last-years-drop-most-opt-for-car-234147/">Source article &nbsp;: More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last year&#8217;s drop; most opt for car</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, &#8216;family,&#8217; famous friends</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/motown-sound-returns-to-where-it-began-50-years-ago-with-founder-family-famous-friends-234108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Karoub</dc:creator>
		
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Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

DETROIT — Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward.
The event ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/motown-sound-returns-to-where-it-began-50-years-ago-with-founder-family-famous-friends-234108/">Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, &#8216;family,&#8217; famous friends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday travelers waited longer to book this year, if they&#8217;re traveling at all</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Freed</dc:creator>
		
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Holiday travelers waited longer to book this year

MINNEAPOLIS — Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren&#8217;t going at all.
Travelocity reports that the average advance purchase fell to 55 days for  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holiday-travelers-waited-longer-to-book-this-year-if-theyre-traveling-at-all-233803/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

MOSCOW — A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov, with 101 passengers on board, got stuck in the ice earlier this week ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-icebreaker-carrying-more-than-100-tourists-on-antarctic-cruise-reaches-clear-water-233183/">Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</a>.]]></description>
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