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		<title>Libya, I’m just sayin’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m getting closer to getting into Libya – try to keep me out. I&#8217;m going to see Leptis Magna, among many other fabulous sites.

It appears that Americans have moved back up the “like” chain. Although after reading though many travel sites to confirm the recent lifting of VISA restrictions for Americans, the general consensus appears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion and the POTUS Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t conducted a survey in a while. This one seemed timely.
In light of the debates over the potential mosque near Ground Zero, I have questions that I’ve been mulling over about religion, politics and the President of the United States (POTUS). 
Along the lines of this: If you were of voting average in 1960, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/08/21/religion-and-the-potus-survey/</link>
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		<title>Odd jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget about doctors, lawyers, investments bankers, editors, and designers. Dime a dozen. Ever wonder what the least common jobs are?
The Huffington Post looked at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics&#8217; (BLS) most recent employment and wage data to find out. They came up with 13 uncommon offerings.
Here’s number 8: geographer. Take a look at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/08/18/odd-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Museum-bound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With much of the world holidaying, NYC museums have accommodated tourists (and staycation locals) with some great exhibits.
Here’s what piqued my curiosity and is on my radar pre-Labor Day.
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A British Life in a Mountain Kingdom: Early Photographs of Sikkim and Bhutan
@Rubin Museum of Art

The first exhibition of photographs by John Claude White, a British government [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/08/13/museum-bound/</link>
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		<title>Tattoo – for two?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now here’s an inventive ad campaign. It works on the idea: How far will someone go for freebies?
Rocks Off has been operating concert cruises in New York Harbor for 10 years. Recently, the company began offering five pairs of tickets to anyone who will get a tattoo of the company’s name or fish logo. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/08/07/tattoo-for-two/</link>
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		<title>This just in: It’s raining on Google Earth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget Doppler 5000 for weather updates, simply go to Google Earth 5.2.
Google Earth’s newest update for the clouds layer projects images of rain and snow over the areas with that weather.

While it’s only available for precipitation tracking over North America and some parts of Europe thus far, it’s very cool. Google Earth has offered weather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/08/01/this-just-in-it%e2%80%99s-raining-on-google-earth/</link>
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		<title>Happy happy joy joy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How is happiness quantified?
Ask the researchers at the Gallup World Poll. Between 2005 and 2009, they surveyed thousands of people in 155 countries in order to measure two types of well-being.
The key questions to respondents: How would they rate their lives on a scale from zero to 10 (worst to best), and thoughts on positive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/07/27/happy-happy-joy-joy/</link>
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		<title>One giant leap for space tourism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Huge news for pending space tourists: Virgin Galactic’s planned space flights took another step toward reality last week, flying with a crew aboard!
This story piqued my curiosity last December in Space available, followed by the mothership update. I’ve been curiously watching Virgin Galactic’s trajectory for its space tourism program.
Last week, on 16 july 2010, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/07/22/one-giant-leap-for-space-tourism/</link>
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		<title>Hey world – presenting Miss Bhutan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How does a country that only gave up its “absolute monarchy” status in 2008 (because its then leader, King Jigme, insisted) transition to the 21st century?
Slowly, very slowly.
Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia bordered primarily by India. Bhutan is unique: it measures its success by GNH (Gross National Happiness) instead of GNP (Gross [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/07/20/hey-world-%e2%80%93-presenting-miss-bhutan/</link>
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		<title>Singing the praises of To Kill A Mockingbird @50</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago, Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel was published on 11 july 1960. It immediately became a best-seller, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and was made into an Academy Award-winning film in 1962.
The novel has never gone out of print and 11 july 2010 is its golden jubilee.
I saw [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecuriousg.com/blog/2010/07/11/singing-the-praises-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-50/</link>
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