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		<title>Fore Street</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2011/07/fore-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wood-burning oven burns to the side of an open kitchen at Fore Street where the expansive menu changes frequently.]]></description>
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		<title>World-Class Wine and Lobstah</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you travel 2,000+ miles for a superior dining experience, wine selection matters.]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin America Safety Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking something boring and making it better creates a user experience with an unexpected surprise.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Signs in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dubai's geographic location makes it important for trading and as a port. Oil was discovered in 1966 which led to a major influx of foreign workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Santa Monica Pier</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-santa-monica-pier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[amusement park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anglers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arcade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[california]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ferris wheel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 100-year-old Santa Monica Pier is located on the Pacific coast, at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Washington Monument</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-washington-monument/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 05:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1996, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation with help from Target Stores kicked off the Washington Monument Restoration Project which raised $5 million to fund the restoration of the entire 555-foot, 5 1/8-inch monument. The project was completed in 2000.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Potomac River</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-potomac-river/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arlington memorial bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Potomac River near the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial with the Arlington Memorial Bridge in the background.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Lincoln Memorial</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-lincoln-memorial/</link>
		<comments>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-lincoln-memorial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 05:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lincoln Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, was dedicated on May 30, 1922 and each year attracts almost four million visitors.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Parasailing</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-parasailing/</link>
		<comments>http://thestearns.net/2010/05/photo-of-the-day-parasailing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 04:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing says love quite like reeling your kid out on a line being hauled around choppy seas.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Charleston</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-charleston/</link>
		<comments>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-charleston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charleston, South Carolina is a city rich in history, tradition, and Southern culture. The Historic Downtown District has stood throughout Charleston’s history and is a living museum.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Nyhavn</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-nyhavn/</link>
		<comments>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-nyhavn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[boat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a certain charm to Nyhavn, a colorful waterfront district of Copenhagen that&#8217;s a popular tourist destination. But &#8220;colorful&#8221; means more than the bright canal-front buildings in the photo above. In its day, Nyhavn was an active harbor best known for pubs, prostitutes, and partying. The infamous reputation has given way to tourism, the old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Disneyland</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was an adolescent, friends of my parents had a daughter in a musical group that made the cut to be an act at Disneyland. Little did I know that decades later my own daughter would perofrm at Disneyland.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Farringdon Within</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-farringdon-within/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anketill de auvergne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 25 wards in the City of London - Farringdon Within is one of them. And so is Farringdon Without.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Solage Calistoga</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-solage-calistoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[california]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solage Calistoga is marketed as a luxury hotel in the Northern California Wine Country. My experience was inconsistent with the marketing message: over-priced, lack of attention to detail, and not-so-luxurious.]]></description>
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		<title>Photo of the Day &#8211; Queen Mary 2</title>
		<link>http://thestearns.net/2010/04/photo-of-the-day-queen-mary-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RMS Queen Mary 2 is the first ocean liner to be built since the Queen Elizabeth 2. Queen Mary 2 is the largest, longest, widest, tallest and most expensive ocean liner in history.]]></description>
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