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	<title>Entertainment Daily &#187; Sculpture</title>
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		<title>The stories he could tell: Rich material in Salinger&#8217;s adopted home, Cornish</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Rich material in Salinger&#8217;s chosen home
CORNISH, N.H. — J.D. Salinger supposedly spent the latter half of his life writing for his own pleasure, composing each day in a pine house in the hills that overlooked towering maple trees, plowed hay fields and the neighboring mountains of Vermont.

The author of &#8220;The Catcher in the Rye,&#8221; who .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/02/04/the-stories-he-could-tell-rich-material-in-salingers-adopted-home-cornish-87630/">The stories he could tell: Rich material in Salinger&#8217;s adopted home, Cornish</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Salinger&#8217;s world: Rich material in late writer&#8217;s adopted home town, Cornish, NH</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hillel Italie</dc:creator>
		
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Salinger&#8217;s NH town has rich history of artists

CORNISH, N.H. — J.D. Salinger supposedly spent the latter half of his life writing for his own pleasure, composing each day in a pine house in the hills that overlooked towering maple trees, plowed hay fields and the neighboring mountains of Vermont.
The author of &#8220;The Catcher in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/02/04/salingers-world-rich-material-in-late-writers-adopted-home-town-cornish-nh-87625/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Salinger&#8217;s world: Rich material in late writer&#8217;s adopted home town, Cornish, NH</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of thousands of revelers ring in decade in Times Square, say goodbye to bleak decade</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/01/01/hundreds-of-thousands-of-revelers-ring-in-decade-in-times-square-say-goodbye-to-bleak-decade-75721/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Byrne</dc:creator>
		
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Revelers&#8217; cheers mark new decade in Times Square

NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of revelers in chilly weather in Times Square cheered when an 11,875-pound crystal ball covered with more than 32,000 bulbs dropped at midnight, ushering in the new decade and ending 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.
&#8220;Much ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/01/01/hundreds-of-thousands-of-revelers-ring-in-decade-in-times-square-say-goodbye-to-bleak-decade-75721/" title="Hundreds of thousands of revelers ring in decade in Times Square, say goodbye to bleak decade">>>></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>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:10:01 +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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/23/models-of-obama-homes-in-chicago-and-white-house-in-holiday-train-shows-at-botanical-gardens-63655/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese prepare for &#8216;Oba Mao&#8217; visit with flaming statue of US president, counterfeit goods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Anna</dc:creator>
		
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Chinese greet &#8216;Oba Mao&#8217; with flaming statue, fakes

BEIJING — The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he&#8217;s being greeted with &#8220;Oba Mao&#8221; T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts into flames.
Sunday&#8217;s arrival of a U.S. president ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/13/chinese-prepare-for-oba-mao-visit-with-flaming-statue-of-us-president-counterfeit-goods-60459/">Original article on  : Chinese prepare for &#8216;Oba Mao&#8217; visit with flaming statue of US president, counterfeit goods</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Artist makes sculpture of New Zealand lawmaker from cow manure to protest pollution policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site.

The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/06/artist-makes-sculpture-of-new-zealand-lawmaker-from-cow-manure-to-protest-pollution-policy-57839/">Source &nbsp;: Artist makes sculpture of New Zealand lawmaker from cow manure to protest pollution policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Da Vinci mode: Shows about art, invention around the country</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Cities host shows about da Vinci art, inventions

NEW YORK — Several cities around the country are in da Vinci mode with shows about Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s art and inventions.
In New York, &#8220;Leonardo Da Vinci&#8217;s Workshop: Inventor + Artist + Dreamer,&#8221; opens Nov. 20 at the Discovery Times Square Exposition and runs through April 4. The ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/02/da-vinci-mode-shows-about-art-invention-around-the-country-55964/">Da Vinci mode: Shows about art, invention around the country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sculpture from Cleveland man&#8217;s garden fetches $118K; work created by Egyptian sculptor Mokhtar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Egyptian sculpture from OH garden sells for $118K

CLEVELAND — A bronze Egyptian sculpture from a Cleveland man&#8217;s garden that he almost let an antique dealer take for $3,000 a few years ago has sold at auction for $118,000.
The 4-foot tall sculpture of a woman carrying a water vessel on her head was in the yard ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/02/sculpture-from-cleveland-mans-garden-fetches-118k-work-created-by-egyptian-sculptor-mokhtar-55902/">Read more : Sculpture from Cleveland man&#8217;s garden fetches $118K; work created by Egyptian sculptor Mokhtar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street&#8217;s loss is art lovers&#8217; gain: Philadelphia auctioneer selling off Lehman&#8217;s art trove</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joann Loviglio</dc:creator>
		
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Everything must go! Lehman Bros. art auctioned off

PHILADELPHIA — Even in these trying financial times, you&#8217;re not going to see many going-out-of-business sales like this one.
On Sunday, hundreds of works from the art collection of failed banking giant Lehman Brothers will go on the auction block at Freeman&#8217;s auction house in Philadelphia.
The 200-plus pieces of .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/30/wall-streets-loss-is-art-lovers-gain-philadelphia-auctioneer-selling-off-lehmans-art-trove-55156/">Wall Street&#8217;s loss is art lovers&#8217; gain: Philadelphia auctioneer selling off Lehman&#8217;s art trove</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Louisville&#8217;s 21c basks in glow of No. 1 ranking in magazine survey of top US hotels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Schreiner</dc:creator>
		
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Louisville hotel wins top ranking
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wade Johnson has plopped down in plenty of hotels, but the business consultant ranks his stays at 21c Museum Hotel in downtown Louisville as a one-of-a-kind experience.

Turns out, that one-of-a-kind experience has a large following.
The 90-room boutique hotel — where contemporary art is an eye-catching theme — won  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/26/louisvilles-21c-basks-in-glow-of-no-1-ranking-in-magazine-survey-of-top-us-hotels-51212/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Let there be opulence: Versailles exhibit reflects glory of palace creator, Sun King Louis XIV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — The Sun King shines again at Versailles.

Hundreds of long-dispersed portraits, sculptures and tapestries celebrating Louis XIV have returned to Versailles, a former hunting lodge that the autocratic French monarch transformed as a reflection of his glory into a palace of unrivaled opulence.
The exhibit &#8220;Louis XIV: The Man and the King&#8221; gives visitors the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/20/let-there-be-opulence-versailles-exhibit-reflects-glory-of-palace-creator-sun-king-louis-xiv-45279/">Let there be opulence: Versailles exhibit reflects glory of palace creator, Sun King Louis XIV</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Organizers say ArtPrize will come back to Grand Rapids next year</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/19/organizers-say-artprize-will-come-back-to-grand-rapids-next-year-45097/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GRAND RAPID, Mich. — A new art festival held this fall in Grand Rapids was so successful that organizers say they&#8217;ll do it again next year and maybe even make it an annual event.

The ArtPrize event became an instant hit and appeared to provide at least a temporary boost to local businesses and to Grand  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/19/organizers-say-artprize-will-come-back-to-grand-rapids-next-year-45097/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maurice Agis, UK sculptor whose runaway artwork killed 2 women in 2006 accident, dies at 77</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — British police say a sculptor whose inflatable artwork blew away and killed two people in a 2006 accident has died.

Durham Police said Thursday that Maurice Agis died at the age of 77 in Spain where he lived. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Two women aged 68 and 38 were killed when they .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/15/maurice-agis-uk-sculptor-whose-runaway-artwork-killed-2-women-in-2006-accident-dies-at-77-44382/">Source article &nbsp;: Maurice Agis, UK sculptor whose runaway artwork killed 2 women in 2006 accident, dies at 77</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian gays express disappointment in Clinton not decrying homophobia in Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Judah</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russia&#8217;s leading gay activist said Wednesday that he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with an outspoken foe of gay rights during her two-day trip to Russia and did not decry homophobia in the country.

Clinton attended a ceremony unveiling a statue of Walt Whitman at Moscow State University with .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/14/russian-gays-express-disappointment-in-clinton-not-decrying-homophobia-in-russia-43608/">Russian gays express disappointment in Clinton not decrying homophobia in Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soviet past lives in Moldova&#8217;s tiny Trans-Dniester</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Danilova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TIRASPOL, Moldova — Soaring statues of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, portraits of the city&#8217;s most productive workers adorning a square, red flags fluttering in the wind during a Communist demonstration.

Nowhere is Soviet-style Communism as alive as in Trans-Dniester, Moldova&#8217;s tiny breakaway republic, which dreams of joining Russia but is recognized by no one.
Come to this .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/12/soviet-past-lives-in-moldovas-tiny-trans-dniester-41433/">Original article &nbsp;: Soviet past lives in Moldova&#8217;s tiny Trans-Dniester</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>List of 10 winners of ArtPrize art competition taking place in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winners of ArtPrize, a new art competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., were announced Thursday. The event offers one of the world&#8217;s biggest art prizes: $250,000 for first place.

There were 1,262 entries competing. The public voted for 10 finalists after the first week and then voted for their favorites among the finalists to determine the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/08/list-of-10-winners-of-artprize-art-competition-taking-place-in-downtown-grand-rapids-mich-40572/" title="List of 10 winners of ArtPrize art competition taking place in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rio erupts in celebration after announcement the city will host 2016 Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Nearly 50,000 people cheered in celebration when Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of the 2016 Olympics, jumping and shouting in a Carnival-like party on Copacabana beach.

A huge roar was heard at the famed beach the moment International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the words &#8220;Rio de Janeiro&#8221; to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/02/rio-erupts-in-celebration-after-announcement-the-city-will-host-2016-olympics-38341/" title="Rio erupts in celebration after announcement the city will host 2016 Olympics">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Illinois University unveils memorial sculpture for victims of campus shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEKALB, Ill. — Officials at Northern Illinois University have unveiled a sculpture at the site of a campus shooting that left five students dead in 2008.

The piece by artist Bruce Niemi is called &#8220;Remembered&#8221; and was unveiled Thursday at the DeKalb campus. The sculpture is in addition to a memorial garden outside the lecture hall ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/02/northern-illinois-university-unveils-memorial-sculpture-for-victims-of-campus-shooting-38301/" title="Northern Illinois University unveils memorial sculpture for victims of campus shooting">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Da Vinci&#8217;s forgotten sculptures, other rare works make first US appearance at Atlanta museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Leonardo da Vinci once spent nearly two decades creating a 26-foot sculpture of a horse to honor a royal Italian family, only to have the plaster masterpiece destroyed by French soldiers.

The Italian artist best known for his paintings and inventions rather than sculpting abilities created more than a dozen sculptures in his lifetime, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/01/da-vincis-forgotten-sculptures-other-rare-works-make-first-us-appearance-at-atlanta-museum-37926/">Da Vinci&#8217;s forgotten sculptures, other rare works make first US appearance at Atlanta museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers seek to unbury Boston&#8217;s black history at centuries-old cemetery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Somewhere among the grassy hills, canopy trees and 19th century angel sculptures rest Butler and Mary Wilson.

In the early 1900s, the husband and wife team helped black World War I servicemen, fought discrimination against African Americans and oversaw the creation of the Boston NAACP chapter — the most active in the nation at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/26/researchers-seek-to-unbury-bostons-black-history-at-centuries-old-cemetery-37121/">Source &nbsp;: Researchers seek to unbury Boston&#8217;s black history at centuries-old cemetery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Museum seeks to remake Montezuma&#8217;s reputation with major show about last Aztec ruler</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The world-famous British Museum, home of the contested Elgin Marbles sought by Greece, is leaping into another controversy with a special exhibit re-examining the life of Montezuma, the doomed last ruler of the Aztecs.

The Montezuma exhibit that opens Thursday is the fourth and final British Museum show devoted to the use of political .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/23/british-museum-seeks-to-remake-montezumas-reputation-with-major-show-about-last-aztec-ruler-36351/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Missing sculpture prompts tighter security at Bernard Madoff&#8217;s former NY beach home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTAUK, N.Y. — Security has been tightened at Bernard Madoff&#8217;s former beach home after the theft of a sculpture off the front porch.

East Hampton Town Police Chief Todd Sarris says the 4-foot-tall sculpture, with an Aztec motif, is valued at around $300.
A caretaker reported the sculpture missing on Saturday. He said he&#8217;d last seen it .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/17/missing-sculpture-prompts-tighter-security-at-bernard-madoffs-former-ny-beach-home-34187/">Original source &nbsp;: Missing sculpture prompts tighter security at Bernard Madoff&#8217;s former NY beach home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Picture this: New art competition in Mich. offers $250K for the top prize, public picks winner</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/15/picture-this-new-art-competition-in-mich-offers-250k-for-the-top-prize-public-picks-winner-33839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Prichard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A school of glimmering, silvery-white fish wriggle high above a downtown river. A few blocks away on a Michigan sidewalk, four stark red piranhas have taken large bites out of a running man&#8217;s briefcase and rear end. A purple, 10-foot-tall jelly bean stands outside a nearby castle.

As the first ArtPrize art ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/15/picture-this-new-art-competition-in-mich-offers-250k-for-the-top-prize-public-picks-winner-33839/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Picture this: New art competition in Mich. offers $250K for the top prize, public picks winner</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bronze sculpture valued at $500,000 was donated to Goodwill; now it&#8217;s going to back to owner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A valuable bronze sculpture that was donated to charity without the donor or recipient realizing its worth is going back to its owner.

The approximately 1,200-pound sculpture, titled &#8220;Vanessa-Helena-Katharina-Landegger,&#8221; by prominent American sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey, was donated to Goodwill Industries of South Florida in May by a Miami investment firm, which asked to remain .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/10/bronze-sculpture-valued-at-500000-was-donated-to-goodwill-now-its-going-to-back-to-owner-32631/">Bronze sculpture valued at $500,000 was donated to Goodwill; now it&#8217;s going to back to owner</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>For sale: Luxury NYC duplex where Madoff fraud came crashing down; Fla. estate also available</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hays</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — It&#8217;s where Bernard Madoff broke down and confessed to his massive fraud, frantically wrote checks for millions of dollars as the scheme unraveled and appeared in a bathrobe to greet the FBI agents who arrested him.

Soon the world will see whether Madoff&#8217;s luxury penthouse apartment — perhaps the only former crime scene ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/09/for-sale-luxury-nyc-duplex-where-madoff-fraud-came-crashing-down-fla-estate-also-available-32007/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : For sale: Luxury NYC duplex where Madoff fraud came crashing down; Fla. estate also available</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man butts heads with Colorado town officials over bare-bottom statue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SILT, Colo. — At least one critic in the western Colorado town of Silt said a new sculpture of a bare-bottom rock climber is exposing the public to a little too much art. The statue shows a climber of undetermined gender scaling a cliff. It stands at a downtown intersection.

Forrest Jacobs said he complained to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/02/man-butts-heads-with-colorado-town-officials-over-bare-bottom-statue-30267/">Source &nbsp;: Man butts heads with Colorado town officials over bare-bottom statue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Allentown, Pa., museum acquires collection from estate of modernist artist Peter Grippe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania art museum has received one of its largest gifts ever — about 500 works and property once owned by modernist artist Peter Grippe.

The collection given to the Allentown Art Museum features Grippe&#8217;s own sculptures, drawings and prints. It also includes works by Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/01/allentown-pa-museum-acquires-collection-from-estate-of-modernist-artist-peter-grippe-29872/">Allentown, Pa., museum acquires collection from estate of modernist artist Peter Grippe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tickets on sale for Chinese terra cotta warriors exhibit in Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Fifteen of China&#8217;s famous terra cotta warriors are coming to Washington in November for an exhibit at the National Geographic Museum. It&#8217;s the final U.S. venue for the extraordinary statues, which have also been on display in Santa Ana, Calif., in Atlanta and in Houston.

It&#8217;s also the only venue in the Northeast, and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/31/tickets-on-sale-for-chinese-terra-cotta-warriors-exhibit-in-washington-29543/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Tickets on sale for Chinese terra cotta warriors exhibit in Washington</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Barcelona: Take it all in by cable car, bike, or on a stroll</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm Goldstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, Spain — By metro, tram, bus, bike, car or on foot, taking in the streetscapes, panoramas and often-startling architecture of Barcelona can make for a full itinerary. But while you&#8217;re here, you&#8217;ll also want to check out what&#8217;s inside — art, history, and of course, tapas and wine.

Start with an overview of what awaits  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/31/barcelona-take-it-all-in-by-cable-car-bike-or-on-a-stroll-29524/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Risking Islamic ire, Saudi Arabia opens a rich history to foreign archaeologists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Abu-nasr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as &#8220;the rose-red city, &#8216;half as old as time,&#8217;&#8221; and which provided the climactic backdrop for &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.&#8221;

But far fewer know Madain Saleh, a similarly spectacular treasure built by the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/30/risking-islamic-ire-saudi-arabia-opens-a-rich-history-to-foreign-archaeologists-29200/">Risking Islamic ire, Saudi Arabia opens a rich history to foreign archaeologists</a>.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A rare, 19th century hand-carved goose decoy that once plied Pennsylvania&#8217;s Susquehanna River before being sold in Argentina, and considered by some to be a floating sculpture, is going on the auction block. It could bring in as much as $400,000.

The decoy was originally purchased by an American expatriate living in Argentina .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/29/well-traveled-rare-american-goose-decoy-to-be-auctioned-in-nyc-after-time-in-pa-argentina-28847/">Original article &nbsp;: Well-traveled rare American goose decoy to be auctioned in NYC after time in Pa., Argentina</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German police confiscate hundreds of sculptures attributed to Giacometti</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — German police have confiscated hundreds of bronze and plaster statues alleged to be the works of Alberto Giacometti and arrested an art dealer and two others on suspicion of selling the fakes across the globe.

Prosecutors in Stuttgart said Wednesday a 59-year-old man in Frankfurt, as well as a 61-year-old art dealer and his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/19/german-police-confiscate-hundreds-of-sculptures-attributed-to-giacometti-26028/">Read : German police confiscate hundreds of sculptures attributed to Giacometti</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaurs from the friendly to threatening stalk the trail at this NC museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DURHAM, N.C. — The 18-foot-long Parasaurolophus is friendly and patient, allowing children to climb its back, sit on its tail and pat its bumpy, coral-colored skin.

But walk along the tree-lined path, and the evil 30-foot-long Albertosaurus lies in wait. The relative of Tyrannosaurus rex is ready to pounce — but will its next meal be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/17/dinosaurs-from-the-friendly-to-threatening-stalk-the-trail-at-this-nc-museum-25434/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Dinosaurs from the friendly to threatening stalk the trail at this NC museum</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unusual tours give glimpse of hidden, off-the-beaten path Paris</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/17/unusual-tours-give-glimpse-of-hidden-off-the-beaten-path-paris-25433/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helene Goupil</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — You&#8217;ve posed for a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower, checked out the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and walked to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. If you think you&#8217;ve done it all in Paris, don&#8217;t worry, there are plenty of off-the-beaten-path adventures for your return.

Away from landmarks, tourist crowds .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/17/unusual-tours-give-glimpse-of-hidden-off-the-beaten-path-paris-25433/" title="Unusual tours give glimpse of hidden, off-the-beaten path Paris">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Mr. President: Antigua&#8217;s gift is to rename highest peak &#8220;Mount Obama&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anika Kentish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ST JOHN&#8217;S, Antigua — Antigua&#8217;s highest mountain officially became &#8220;Mount Obama&#8221; on Tuesday as the small Caribbean nation celebrated the American president on his birthday and saluted him as a symbol of black achievement.

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer presided over the re-christening ceremony at the base of the mountain, unveiling a stone sculpture and plaque honoring .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/04/happy-birthday-mr-president-antiguas-gift-is-to-rename-highest-peak-mount-obama-22007/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Greece&#8217;s Acropolis Museum to restore film reference to Christians vandalizing Parthenon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece — Greece&#8217;s new Acropolis Museum said Tuesday it would restore references to early Christians vandalizing the ancient Parthenon temple, which were deleted from a film shown to visitors for fear of angering the country&#8217;s powerful Orthodox Church.

The decision last month to delete the short segment angered the film&#8217;s creator, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Constantin ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/04/greeces-acropolis-museum-to-restore-film-reference-to-christians-vandalizing-parthenon-22001/">Greece&#8217;s Acropolis Museum to restore film reference to Christians vandalizing Parthenon</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County

DES MOINES (AP) — Whether you&#8217;re on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa.
The foliage is pretty anywhere along the Mississippi River but particularly in Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, about .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/08/03/travel-briefs-21717/">Travel briefs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Work by major South African artists erected in Johannesburg, part of public art collection</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/29/work-by-major-south-african-artists-erected-in-johannesburg-part-of-public-art-collection-20497/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — South Africa&#8217;s bustling commercial capital paused for art Wednesday, with an unveiling ceremony for a monumental sculpture on a downtown traffic island.

A four-story sculpture welded from jagged sheets of steel is hard to veil. So what was revealed Wednesday in Johannesburg — as passing commuter vans honked and trains rumbled under a nearby .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/29/work-by-major-south-african-artists-erected-in-johannesburg-part-of-public-art-collection-20497/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Work by major South African artists erected in Johannesburg, part of public art collection</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Madame Tussauds wax people: see them, hear them, feel them, above all take pictures with them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Manning</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The seriously starstruck can find their favorite celebrities in cement, in wax, in lights — and occasionally in the flesh — around this Hollywood Boulevard entertainment crossroads that is now home to Madame Tussauds&#8217; newest wax museum.

The $55 million, three-story wax people palace opens Saturday next to Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theatre, steps away .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/28/madame-tussauds-wax-people-see-them-hear-them-feel-them-above-all-take-pictures-with-them-20277/">Madame Tussauds wax people: see them, hear them, feel them, above all take pictures with them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French sculptor creates Michael Jackson&#8217;s image in front of Pompidou Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — French artist Jean-Baptiste Seckler is sculpting a public tribute to the late Michael Jackson in front of Paris&#8217; Pompidou Center.

Seckler says he wanted to sculpt outdoors to break &#8220;the silence and the concentration&#8221; required by sculpting or painting. He says a public place is appropriate for a sculture of the pop star because .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/07/28/french-sculptor-creates-michael-jacksons-image-in-front-of-pompidou-center-20261/" title="French sculptor creates Michael Jackson&#8217;s image in front of Pompidou Center">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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