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		<title>Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Adventurer&#8217;s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming

ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world&#8217;s tallest waterfall.
The waterfall, known as Angel Falls, was named after the American pilot who saw the natural wonder from ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adventurers-niece-saddened-by-renaming-of-venezuelas-angel-falls-247378/">Adventurer&#8217;s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela&#8217;s Angel Falls</a>.]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Stengle</dc:creator>
		
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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 on Gaea Times at  &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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/canada-mexico-south-africa-among-destinations-on-top-travel-lists-at-years-end-247033/</link>
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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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Canada, Mexico, South Africa among destinations on top travel lists at year&#8217;s end</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Keys resort reopens almost a year after New Year&#8217;s Eve fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Florida Keys resort reopens year after fire

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — A popular luxury Florida Keys resort has reopened almost a year after its primary building was ravaged by a New Year&#8217;s Eve fire.
Guests began checking into the 27-acre Cheeca Lodge Resort &#038; Spa Dec. 15 as workers completed finishing touches on a new main lodge constructed ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-keys-resort-reopens-almost-a-year-after-new-years-eve-fire-246971/">Florida Keys resort reopens almost a year after New Year&#8217;s Eve fire</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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eat-up-michigan-launches-culinary-tourism-effort-to-showcase-local-food-wine-246970/">Eat up! Michigan launches culinary tourism effort to showcase local food, wine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Yellowstone opens after 5-year closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Yellowstone opens

POWELL, Wyo. — Sleeping Giant Ski Area in northern Wyoming is opening to skiers for the first time since 2004.
The ski area&#8217;s operators originally had hoped to open as early as Thanksgiving weekend, but their plans were foiled by insufficient snow.
Sleeping Giant Ski Area calls itself one of America&#8217;s ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sleeping-giant-ski-area-near-yellowstone-opens-after-5-year-closure-246969/" title="Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Yellowstone opens after 5-year closure">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver
NEW YORK — Just in time for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Zagat has released an updated guide to Vancouver, with recommendations for restaurants and attractions in the city as well as for the ski resort town of Whistler and for beautiful Vancouver Island, which is reachable from Vancouver by ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zagat-issues-updated-guide-to-vancouver-246964/" title="Zagat issues updated guide to Vancouver">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museum exhibits drawings collected by Delta flight attendant who gives crayons to passengers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-exhibits-drawings-collected-by-delta-flight-attendant-who-gives-crayons-to-passengers-246962/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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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, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-exhibits-drawings-collected-by-delta-flight-attendant-who-gives-crayons-to-passengers-246962/" title="Museum exhibits drawings collected by Delta flight attendant who gives crayons to passengers">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Even if the skies are gray, Belize underwater is a multi-colored world for snorkelers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Wellenbach</dc:creator>
		
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Rainbows underwater in Belize even if sky is gray

CAYE CAULKER, Belize — It was a dark, rainy, gray day. We don&#8217;t go for monochrome excursions during our tropical adventures, so this kind of day was not acceptable.
Nonetheless, my two teenage children and I were going to make the best of our snorkeling trip along the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-if-the-skies-are-gray-belize-underwater-is-a-multi-colored-world-for-snorkelers-246948/">Even if the skies are gray, Belize underwater is a multi-colored world for snorkelers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/egypt-antiquities-chief-says-he-will-ask-berlin-to-return-nefertiti-bust-246637/">Egypt antiquities chief says he will ask Berlin to return Nefertiti bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-borders-to-over-10-million-serbs-montenegrins-and-macedonians-after-nearly-20-years-246389/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jovana Gec</dc:creator>
		
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EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia

BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union on Saturday opened its borders unrestricted to more than ten million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years, a major boost for the troubled region&#8217;s hopes for closer ties with the 27-nation bloc.
The three western Balkan nations celebrated the lifting of visas ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-borders-to-over-10-million-serbs-montenegrins-and-macedonians-after-nearly-20-years-246389/" title="EU opens borders to over 10 million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hyatt Hotels to operate 4 new hotel properties in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Hyatt Hotels to operate 5 new hotel properties

NEW YORK — Hyatt Hotels Corp. and DB Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., which is part of DB Group, said Friday that Hyatt will operate five new hotel properties in India.
The properties are scheduled to open between 2010 and 2014, and include: Park Hyatt Mumbai, Grand Hyatt Goa, Grand Hyatt .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hyatt-hotels-to-operate-4-new-hotel-properties-in-india-246246/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hyatt Hotels to operate 4 new hotel properties in India</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Boosting Tourism story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: Boosting Tourism story
LANSING, Mich. — In a Dec. 17 story about a new Michigan Promotion Fund, The Associated Press reported erroneously how the fund would be supported. The fund would rely on a portion of Michigan&#8217;s sales and use tax collections on certain tourism-related businesses, but would not also include a $2.50 fee on ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-boosting-tourism-story-246188/">Correction: Boosting Tourism story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Shaolin monks planning travel venture, will raise funds through share listing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Shaolin monks plan travel venture, share listing

SHANGHAI — The famed fighting monks of China&#8217;s Shaolin Temple plan a foray into modern finance.
The local government entity in charge of managing the 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple&#8217;s tourism-related assets plans to join with China Travel Service in a venture that will seek to raise up to 1 billion yuan ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-shaolin-monks-planning-travel-venture-will-raise-funds-through-share-listing-245543/">China&#8217;s Shaolin monks planning travel venture, will raise funds through share listing</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>
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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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britains-royal-academy-says-prince-of-liechtenstein-has-canceled-major-london-art-exhibit-244922/">Britain&#8217;s Royal Academy says prince of Liechtenstein has canceled major London art exhibit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wayward plane&#8217;s pilots described being caught totally by surprise after missing Minneapolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Pilots described being caught totally by surprise

WASHINGTON — The pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis described to safety investigators being caught completely by surprise when a flight attendant called them to ask when the plane would be landing.
According to interviews and other documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wayward-planes-pilots-described-being-caught-totally-by-surprise-after-missing-minneapolis-244863/" title="Wayward plane&#8217;s pilots described being caught totally by surprise after missing Minneapolis">Read more >></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/" title="Ancient pharaonic paintings that sparked feud between Egypt and the Louvre to return to Luxor">Read more >></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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiger-woods-course-in-dubai-despite-golfers-tarnished-image-citys-debt-woes-244826/">Tiger Woods course in Dubai despite golfer&#8217;s tarnished image, city&#8217;s debt woes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Georgia couple gets unexpected breakfast with Obamas at White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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AP Exclusive: Tourists enjoy White House breakfast
WASHINGTON — A Georgia couple who showed up at the White House a day early for a tour somehow wound up at an invitation-only breakfast with President Barack Obama and the first lady.
It wasn&#8217;t a state dinner, but it left the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-georgia-couple-gets-unexpected-breakfast-with-obamas-at-white-house-244479/" title="AP Exclusive: Georgia couple gets unexpected breakfast with Obamas at White House">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia couple unwittingly attends White House breakfast despite not being invited</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Unwitting tourists attend White House breakfast

WASHINGTON — The White House is once again explaining how uninvited guests wound up shaking hands with President Barack Obama.
This time, a Georgia couple hoping to tour the White House ended up at an invitation-only Veterans Day breakfast.
White House officials say the couple mistakenly showed up a day early and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-couple-unwittingly-attends-white-house-breakfast-despite-not-being-invited-244471/">Original source &nbsp;: Georgia couple unwittingly attends White House breakfast despite not being invited</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scripps Networks, Cox complete deal that gives Scripps majority stake in Travel Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Scripps Networks, Cox complete Travel Channel deal

CINCINNATI — Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. said Tuesday they have completed a deal that gives Scripps a controlling stake in the Travel Channel.
Scripps gained a 65 percent stake in Cox&#8217;s Travel Channel, which reaches about 95 million U.S. households. Cox kept the remaining 35 percent.
When ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scripps-networks-cox-complete-deal-that-gives-scripps-majority-stake-in-travel-channel-244461/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Scripps Networks, Cox complete deal that gives Scripps majority stake in Travel Channel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing 787 test flight ending sooner than expected as weather closes in on Seattle area</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Weather bringing Boeing 787 test flight in early

EVERETT, Wash. — The first flight of the Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner is over.
The plane landed just after 1:30 p.m. PST at Seattle&#8217;s Boeing Field after about three hours in the air. The flight was cut short by deteriorating weather in the area.
But spokeswoman Lori Gunter says ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boeing-787-test-flight-ending-sooner-than-expected-as-weather-closes-in-on-seattle-area-244438/" title="Boeing 787 test flight ending sooner than expected as weather closes in on Seattle area">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</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>
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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>After years of delays, Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off on first test flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Tibbits</dc:creator>
		
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Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off
EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner is finally taking to the skies, more than two years later than the company planned.

Pilots Michael Carriker and Randall Neville lifted off at about 10:30 a.m. PST from Everett&#8217;s Paine Field on a four-hour flight over Washington state to perform a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-years-of-delays-boeing-cos-new-787-jetliner-takes-off-on-first-test-flight-244387/">Original article on  : After years of delays, Boeing Co.&#8217;s new 787 jetliner takes off on first test flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter season at Yellowstone opens Tuesday for guided snowmobile and snowcoach trips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Winter season at Yellowstone opens Tuesday

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park&#8217;s winter season begins this week.
The nation&#8217;s oldest national park opens for commercially guided snowmobile and snowcoach trips on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Al Nash is spokesman for Yellowstone. He says it&#8217;s common for snow levels to be low early in the winter season. In some years ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/winter-season-at-yellowstone-opens-tuesday-for-guided-snowmobile-and-snowcoach-trips-244332/" title="Winter season at Yellowstone opens Tuesday for guided snowmobile and snowcoach trips">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Ga. man sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</title>
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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 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-ga-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243968/">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 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/christmas-in-independence-mo-from-victorian-to-frontier-christmas-243964/">Christmas in Independence, Mo.: From Victorian to frontier Christmas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has lifted its travel alert for Honduras, saying the improved security situation there has removed the immediate threat to the safety of U.S. citizens in the country.
The U.S. originally issued the alert after the June 28 coup sparked protests, primarily in the capital, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-department-lifts-travel-alert-for-honduras-243963/">State Department lifts travel alert for Honduras</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hope-diamond-wittelsbach-gem-to-go-on-display-together-at-smithsonian-museum-243923/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 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/" title="France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</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 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <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/">Atlanta adding to tourist appeal of Olympic Park area with 3 new museums in next 5 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba
ROATAN, Honduras — Breathing underwater was a strange sensation. It was even stranger because I&#8217;ve never been scuba-certified. Stranger yet that my wife — who is reluctant to even duck her head under water — was happily swimming 15 feet underwater behind me as we plumbed the depths on this island ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snuba-diving-offers-crash-course-in-underwater-breathing-for-budding-divers-243863/" title="Snuba diving offers crash course in underwater breathing for budding divers">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Airways cabin crews vote for strike ahead of busy Christmas travel period</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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British Airways cabin crews vote to strike

LONDON — British Airways cabin crews will strike over the busy Christmas period, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday makers into uncertainty.
The Unite union said Monday crew members plan to walk off the job on Dec. 22 and strike for 12 days.
The union says 92.5 percent of the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-airways-cabin-crews-vote-for-strike-ahead-of-busy-christmas-travel-period-243845/">British Airways cabin crews vote for strike ahead of busy Christmas travel period</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbs-news-pays-for-trip-to-samoa-for-family-in-adoption-saga-243079/" title="CBS News pays for trip to Samoa for family in adoption saga">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</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 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/t-rex-heading-to-oregon-for-stay-at-portland-museum-display-to-last-through-summer-242730/">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>White House party crasher Tareq Salahi resigns from Virginia tourism panel over backlash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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Party crasher resigns from Virginia tourism job

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man who crashed a White House state dinner without an invitation has resigned under criticism from the Virginia Tourism Authority board.
Tareq Salahi resigned in an e-mail sent to Gov. Tim Kaine and Alisa Bailey, president of the Virginia Tourism Corp.
Salahi and his wife Michaele ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-party-crasher-tareq-salahi-resigns-from-virginia-tourism-panel-over-backlash-242264/">White House party crasher Tareq Salahi resigns from Virginia tourism panel over backlash</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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-athens-exhibition-on-love-in-antiquity-pairs-sacred-and-mundane-242141/">Read more : Major Athens exhibition on love in antiquity pairs sacred and mundane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Granada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended for ignoring 1st arrival of flight from Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Grenada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended over flight snub

ST. GEORGE&#8217;S, Grenada — The top tourism official in Grenada has been suspended for failing to greet the inaugural flight to the Caribbean island by Canadian-based Sunwing Airlines Inc.
Tourism Board director William Joseph is the first official to face disciplinary action since the lack of a greeting for the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/granadas-tourism-chief-suspended-for-ignoring-1st-arrival-of-flight-from-canada-241639/">Source &nbsp;: Granada&#8217;s tourism chief suspended for ignoring 1st arrival of flight from Canada</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA examines communications network involved in last month&#8217;s massive air traffic snarl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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FAA examines reliability of communications network

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across the country.
The Nov. 19 episode — which resulted in delays of 819 flights and forced air traffic controllers to manually ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/faa-examines-communications-network-involved-in-last-months-massive-air-traffic-snarl-241612/">Read more : FAA examines communications network involved in last month&#8217;s massive air traffic snarl</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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/skiresortscom-advice-for-celebrating-christmas-on-a-ski-trip-hint-bring-your-own-tree-241177/</link>
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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 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/skiresortscom-advice-for-celebrating-christmas-on-a-ski-trip-hint-bring-your-own-tree-241177/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Visitor Center sees 2.3 million visitors in 1st year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/capitol-visitor-center-sees-23-million-visitors-in-1st-year-241176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Capitol Visitor Center sees 2.3 million visitors

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Visitor Center has hosted 2.3 million people since opening a year ago on Dec. 2, 2008.
That&#8217;s twice the number of people who visited the Capitol in the year before the visitor center existed. In the past, before the center&#8217;s Exhibition Hall and Restaurant existed, people ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capitol-visitor-center-sees-23-million-visitors-in-1st-year-241176/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Capitol Visitor Center sees 2.3 million visitors in 1st year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New resort in British Columbia for skiers: Revelstoke</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-resort-in-british-columbia-for-skiers-revelstoke-241175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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New ski resort in British Columbia: Revelstoke

ASPEN, Colo. — Ski.com has added Revelstoke Mountain Resort, a new ski destination in British Columbia, to its top 100 list.
Revelstoke, described by Ski.com as the newest resort in North America, also claims the continent&#8217;s biggest vertical, up to 720 inches of snow annually, 3,000 acres of lift-serviced terrain, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-resort-in-british-columbia-for-skiers-revelstoke-241175/">New resort in British Columbia for skiers: Revelstoke</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmastime in Minneapolis means Target Holidazzle parade, Thursday-Sunday through Dec. 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Christmastime in Minneapolis means Holidazzle

MINNEAPOLIS — Christmastime in Minneapolis means the return of the Target Holidazzle parade.
The event, now in its 18th season, takes place every Thursday through Sunday until Dec. 20, starting at 6:30 p.m., with thousands of people gathering along Nicollet Mall between Fourth and 12th streets to watch.
Floats feature holiday and storybook .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/christmastime-in-minneapolis-means-target-holidazzle-parade-thursday-sunday-through-dec-20-241171/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Christmastime in Minneapolis means Target Holidazzle parade, Thursday-Sunday through Dec. 20</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10 ski resorts with diversions for the rest of us</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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10 ski resorts with diversions for the rest of us

NEW YORK — Skiers want nothing but to be on the slopes this time of year. But what if they bring friends or family along who don&#8217;t ski?
Shermans Travel — www.shermanstravel.com — a publisher of travel deals and destination advice, has come up with a list .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/10-ski-resorts-with-diversions-for-the-rest-of-us-241167/">10 ski resorts with diversions for the rest of us</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest pilot who overshot destination blame air traffic controllers in part for incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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Northwest pilots blame US air traffic controllers

WASHINGTON — Two airline pilots who overshot their destination have blamed U.S. air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures.
Capt. Timothy Cheney, 53, and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, said in documents filed Nov. 24 with the National Transportation Safety Board that controllers did not ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northwest-pilot-who-overshot-destination-blame-air-traffic-controllers-in-part-for-incident-241090/" title="Northwest pilot who overshot destination blame air traffic controllers in part for incident">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washed-out Florida Panhandle road is 14-miles of solitude for determined bikers, hikers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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Washed-out Fla. road gives hikers a beach paradise

GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE, Fla. — It&#8217;s a 70-degree fall weekday, and I&#8217;m sitting on a powdery white beach lapped by gentle turquoise waves as I eat a pear and &#8220;work&#8221; on my travel story about Gulf Islands National Seashore.
It seems life couldn&#8217;t get much better — but ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washed-out-florida-panhandle-road-is-14-miles-of-solitude-for-determined-bikers-hikers-241061/">Washed-out Florida Panhandle road is 14-miles of solitude for determined bikers, hikers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest pilot who overshot Minneapolis blame air traffic controllers in part for incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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Northwest pilots blame air traffic controllers

WASHINGTON — The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis have blamed air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures.
Capt. Timothy Cheney, 54, of Gig Harbor, Wash., and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, of Salem, Ore., said in documents filed Nov. 24 with the National Transportation Safety ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northwest-pilot-who-overshot-minneapolis-blame-air-traffic-controllers-in-part-for-incident-241011/" title="Northwest pilot who overshot Minneapolis blame air traffic controllers in part for incident">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>President George H.W. Bush, a World War II veteran, to dedicate war museum on Pearl Harbor Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Graczyk</dc:creator>
		
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H.W. Bush dedicates war museum on Pearl Harbor Day

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Former President George H.W. Bush is helping dedicate a $15.5 million gallery expansion that carries his name at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Texas.
Bush is expected at the museum in Fredericksburg on Monday, the 68th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/president-george-hw-bush-a-world-war-ii-veteran-to-dedicate-war-museum-on-pearl-harbor-day-240982/">President George H.W. Bush, a World War II veteran, to dedicate war museum on Pearl Harbor Day</a>.]]></description>
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