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        <title><![CDATA[Shahrzad Elghanayan]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Plastic Military-Industrial Complex]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plastic toy soldiers have been around since the late 1930s and soared in popularity during the 1950s plastics boom. Photographer Luke Sharrett visited J.K. Manufacturing Co. in Kalkaska, Mich., the only plant in the U.S., says its owner, Jody Keener, that manufactures the legendary Tim-Mee soldiers. Then Sharrett drove home to Shelbyville, Ky., where he got a little carried away.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahrzad Elghanayan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:58:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Green plastic army men are seen piled in a container after being manufactured by J.K. Manufacturing Co. in Kalkaska, Michigan U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet Tequila's Smokin' Hot Cousin: Mezcal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mezcal, a smoky agave-based Mexican liquor, has been increasing in popularity in the U.S., thanks to a cocktail of vodka fatigue and small-batch, artisanal fever. Last year, Mezcal Union, a five year-old brand, exported about a third of its production, mostly to its northern neighbor. Expect to see more this year. In February, London-based Diageo, the world’s largest distiller, signed a distribution agreement with Mezcal Union to increase distribution in the U.S. Photographer Susana Gonzalez visited their roasting pit in Oaxaca to see how tequila's smoky cousin is made.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 16:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Bottles stand under the filling machine at the Mezcal Union production facility in the Xoxocotla town of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. The largest alcohol producers in the US are stressing the need to appeal to consumers who increasingly want products with Mexican heritage. The tequila and mezcal industry in the U.S. is expected to grow 17 percent between 2015 and 2020, according to data from Euromonitor. Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opening Up Treasures at New York’s Rare Book Shops]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Walk into a rare book shop and enter the enchanted, rarefied world of collectible books. Passionate booksellers and store owners will take you from shelf to shelf, exalting the virtues of prized first editions: classics, modern, and favorite children's books, too. We visited several on New York's Madison Avenue for a primer. Photographs by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A shelf of books at James Cummins Bookseller, in Manhattan, NY, Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Collectors of rare books invest significantly to purchase first editions, signed copies, and other rarities.  Credit: Victor J. Blue</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Aerial Views of 2015 from Bloomberg Photos]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We flew way up high to get a different perspective on the economy. Have a look at where we spent our leisure time, how what we ate was harvested, the energy we used created and the goods we produced transported.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahrzad Elghanayan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Inflatable pretzels and a donut are seen floating in a backyard pool at a home off Summit Drive in this aerial photograph taken over Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, July 10, 2015. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A New Museum in Rio Looks at the Future]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Architect Santiago Calatrava's signature skeletal design in Rio de Janeiro's rehabilitated Porto Maravilha houses a new contemporary science museum. Devoted to science and technology and opening on Saturday, Dec 19, Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow) invites visitors to imagine how we'll live in the next 50 years. Photographs by Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:29:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker uses a hydraulic lift, right, during the final construction phase of the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. The museum, part of the city&apos;s efforts to revitalize the downtown neighborhood ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, is scheduled to open on December 19. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Custom Choppers, Hand-Built in Brooklyn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Biker and motorcycle builder Larry Indian died in 2004. Tucked away in a 3,000-sq.-ft. garage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, five craftsmen continue hand-building the custom choppers, revered by aficionados as pieces of art. Actors Brad Pitt and Ewan McGregor, singer Steven Tyler, and WWE Chief Executive Officer Vincent McMahon are among those who have bought them. Each bike takes about three months to build. We took an up-close look. Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:13:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Custom Motorcycles on display inside the show room at Indian Larry Motorcycles in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, U.S., on Friday, December 9, 2015.Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[O Christmas Tree, Where Do You Come From?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The White House Christmas tree, an 18-foot Fraser fir, was raised in Pennsylvania, where more than 1 million Christmas trees are cut annually on 1,400 tree farms on 31,000 acres, according to the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association. We visited one in Muncy, Pennsylvania, Brown's Tree Farm, which expects to sell nearly 40,000 this holiday season. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahrzad Elghanayan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Fraser Fir trees are pictured after being chopped down and baled during the Christmas tree harvest at Brown&apos;s Tree Farm in Muncy, Pennsylvania, U.S. on Tues., December 8, 2015. Brown&apos;s expects to sell nearly 40,000 Christmas trees during the holiday season. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[First Skyscraper at Hudson Yards Reaches Max Height: Photos]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first skyscraper at the Hudson Yards Project in New York City, 10 Hudson Yards reached its full height on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, and is already 85 percent committed to such companies as Coach, L’Oréal USA, and digital-advertising company VaynerMedia. Related Cos., with partner Oxford Properties Group, plans to build six towers on the 28-acre site in what has been called the biggest private real estate development in the U.S. Photographs by John Taggart for Bloomberg]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Hughes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:44:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A building stands under construction past the silhouette of a construction worker before the start of a topping out ceremony at 10 Hudson Yards in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. The topping out of 10 Hudson Yards, a major milestone for the new neighborhood and New York City, was marked with the raising of the last batch of concrete to the top of the building and a lunchtime celebration with thousands of construction workers. Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[International Consumer Electronics Show]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:50:27 GMT</pubDate>
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