With a management that would not have known Peter Drucker from Curious George, it was no surprise that staff were treated as a burden, not a resource.

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As is the selection of children's books (perennial favorites like "Curious George, " "Madeline" and "The Giving Tree") at Burlap, the intriguing Cobble Hill clothing and gift shop.

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It is curious that the scandal came just weeks before the visit of President George W. Bush who is scheduled to arrive in Colombia in March.

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Home to George Washington for most of his adult life, Mount Vernon in Virginia has been open to a curious public since 1860.

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