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		<title>Urban farmfitters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you’ve seen that I’ve developed a new curiosity for urban farming. I love the idea of growing local. Here in NYC, I found downtown and near-midtown farms. It appears that cities around the world are becoming hot beds for urban farming. And new ideas pop up daily. Mashable presented 11 small-big and big-big ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book a night: Give a book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great, great idea to promote books and reading! World Book Night, 23 april 2012, is an annual celebration designed to spread the love of reading and books. Tens of thousands of people will go out into their communities to share the joy by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks. (Yes, printed books – love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2012/01/31/book-a-night-give-a-book/</link>
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		<title>Threefer: Art, art and more art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What’s around town for exhibit enthusiasts? Take a look. **************** Treasures of Islamic Manuscript Painting @ The Morgan Library &#38; Museum Through 29 january 2012 [Free Friday admission from 7pm - 9pm] In addition to its acclaimed collection of Medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, the Morgan is also home to important Islamic manuscripts dating from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2012/01/21/threefer-art-art-and-more-art/</link>
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		<title>Text at your own risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that texting while driving is an absolute no-no. I propose that texting while walking should be banned as well. If you live in a place where you have huge expanses of walkspace or European piazzas, then have at it. But this is Manhattan people. There’s hardly enough room for the population as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2012/01/13/text-at-your-own-risk/</link>
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		<title>The big list of travel: Where to go in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More lists – for 2012 though. Here’s the round up of the best places to see and be seen: Some are about pristine, untouristed locations, others have been chosen as best-for-your-buck; and then there’s the offbeat, off-trail adventures. There&#8217;s something for everyone, local or afar, and as a special treat, I&#8217;ve added a section on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2012/01/10/the-big-list-of-travel-where-to-go-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>2012 comes into view</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seems as though I just wished the curious g readers a Happy 2010. Did you catch up on my top 10 lists of the best films, plays and books (according to me, of course) and my yearly discoveries? As the new year approaches, a special thanks for another year of following the curious g. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2011/12/28/2012-comes-into-view/</link>
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		<title>2011: In review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.&#8221; Albert Einstein How about that – Einstein and I have something in common. Some of the most interesting finds I made in 2011 were random – and local – discovered while walking around the city. As the world struggles through economic challenges, political uprisings and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2011/12/27/2011-in-review/</link>
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		<title>My top 10 in ‘11: Films, plays + books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time to throw my top 10 lists into the bottomless pit of lists (apologies). As in 2010, I’ve focused on films, plays and books. These works surprised, informed and entertained me. Most importantly, they have peaked my curiosity enough to engage with them and just maybe discover something new. Off we go, in no particular [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2011/12/22/my-top-10-in-%e2%80%9811-films-plays-books/</link>
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		<title>Brooklyn Bridge Park gets some spin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday was a stunning December day in NYC. Temps in the mid-50s at this time of year are rare, so everyone takes their activities outside before the freezing temperatures, whipping winds and snow and ice storms create a state of near hibernation. For me anyway. I headed over the Brooklyn Bridge into DUMBO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2011/12/07/brooklyn-bridge-park-gets-some-spin/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a word – no it&#8217;s a phrase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first visual that popped into my mind when I read the 2011 word of the year was nearly everything designed by the prolific Karim Rashid. Last week, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year (WOTY) 2011 was revealed: I know what you’re thinking. I had the same reaction. That’s not a word, and did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2011/12/05/its-a-word-%e2%80%93-no-its-a-phrase/</link>
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