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	<description>Dissecting everyday images of escape and paradise.</description>
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		<title>Nobody’s laughing at the clownfish spokesmodel for Dell’s fantastic new monitor</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2010/02/nobodys-laughing-at-the-clownfish-spokesmodel-for-dells-fantastic-new-monitor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What better way to showcase your new monitor than with a clownfish or two? Finding Nemo changed the world for better or worse. Can Dell? The Dell UltraSharp U2711 monitor is now shipping—sans fish. Will its color gamut be the ultimate desktop medium to paradise? Professionals awaiting something new (and not glossy) from Apple may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political coconut launching ~ hitting real people’s livelihoods instead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republicans and Democrats have long used escape and paradise to clobber one another, sometimes joining forces to lance a particularly malignant personality (think Gary Hart and the yacht named Monkey Business). Having a Democratic President from Hawaii has been both a blessing and a curse for those who want to use the state as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhoto Face Recognition ~ An Objective Visual Research Tool?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2010/02/iphoto-face-recognition-an-objective-visual-research-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2010/02/iphoto-face-recognition-an-objective-visual-research-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business and Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medium to Paradise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ships, Yachts, and Boats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Automobile lovers have long known the importance of the right smile on the front end of a vehicle, but thanks to iPhoto we can objectively conclude that cruise ship companies share the goal of putting their best face forward. The bow of the Norwegian Dawn popped up as an “Unknown Face” while I was processing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSX Freight Train Ads ~ from Baltimore to the Beach on a Single Gallon of Fuel</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2010/02/csx-freight-train-ads-from-baltimore-to-the-beach-on-a-single-gallon-of-fuel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2010/02/csx-freight-train-ads-from-baltimore-to-the-beach-on-a-single-gallon-of-fuel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beaches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CSX freight map web ad has been around for a while now. The animation starts in Baltimore and draws your eye along the freight line all the way up the eastern seaboard to Boston. It’s hard not to watch where it’s taking you. The approach is a compelling way to illustrate just how efficient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines Additional Charge for Air</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/southwest-airlines-additional-charge-for-air/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/southwest-airlines-additional-charge-for-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This commercial from Southwest has been waiting for its place on the blog for a while.&#160; It portrays a scuba diver with his instructor who engage in an uncomfortable conversation about tank air being a $35 upgrade: &#160; Okay, it’s funny (even though you can’t talk when you’re down there).&#160; The only issue is whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dent May &amp; His Magnificent Ukulele</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/dent-may-his-magnificent-ukulele/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/dent-may-his-magnificent-ukulele/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may not be able to pronounce “ukulele” (even though you might think you can), but that sweet island instrument takes you away.&#160; And “Dent May” may sound like a scrappy warplane piloted by a WWII hero during the Pearl Harbor attacks, but it’s actually an indie pop musician from Mississippi/New York enamored with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Sweet Pyongyang, Capital of Paradise</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/dear-sweet-pyongyang-capital-of-paradise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2009/04/dear-sweet-pyongyang-capital-of-paradise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medium to Paradise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning’s wanderings take us to North Korea where the eastern terminus of their Hyoksin (“Renovation”) subway line is 낙원, Rakwon or Ragwon, (“Paradise”), thus making the famed North Korean subway/underground bomb shelter a true medium to paradise.&#160; This knowledge came by way of a Foreign Policy photo reportage called “The Land of No Smiles.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Clubman ~ Etch-A-Sketch Paradise</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/03/mini-clubman-etch-a-sketch-paradise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/03/mini-clubman-etch-a-sketch-paradise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals and Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dolphins and Whales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Palm Trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clubman in the Mini line of cars has at least two paradise ads floating around the Internet.&#160; The scenes look like this: You can see that&#160; no dolphins, flamingoes, or hairy-chested men in Speedos were spared from these fantastic line-art displays. Here is the speedboat/dolphin version: &#160; And here&#8217;s the Speedo/airplane/flamingo/metal-detector version: &#160; In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gulfstream G650 ~ fast trip to paradise from pretty much anywhere</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/03/gulfstream-g650-fast-trip-to-paradise-from-pretty-much-anywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/03/gulfstream-g650-fast-trip-to-paradise-from-pretty-much-anywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Commerce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gulfstream launched the G650 on March 13, 2008.  In your G6, you can travel 7,000 nautical miles at 0.85 Mach or 5,000 nautical miles at 0.90 Mach.  Yes, that&#8217;s just short of the speed of sound.  But the real story here is the fine publicity shot that they chose: Oh, yes, that&#8217;s a beautiful island.  Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beach beds ~ no, for real this time</title>
		<link>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/02/beach-beds-no-for-real-this-time/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rapidsea.com/2008/02/beach-beds-no-for-real-this-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, a bed maker has put their bed where the beach is: That&#8217;s WeatherMaster outdoor furniture from the Spinnaker Collection by Laneventure.&#160; Other bed makers, like Hastens, Simmons, and Tempur-Pedic, just want you to think that your bed is a medium to paradise. But, in the end, can you really imagine lugging one of these [...]]]></description>
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