This evening it is harder to imagine the horror of a 13thcentury sea battle, the timber-clash and slaughter, than the young Marco, 27 years earlier, filled with the fear and curiosity that begins all great journeys, sailing off between these islands for the Far East.

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It had been delayed, as you mentioned right at the beginning, and it was - there was a great deal of expectation, a great deal of curiosity to figure out what the Republicans were going to say and how they were going to address Hispanic voters.

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However, tomorrow we begin to plan for the next great challenge -- and start compiling incredible scientific data from Curiosity.

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"The drilling is going very well so far and we're making great progress with the early steps, " said Curiosity project scientist Prof John Grotzinger.

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When he thought of Curiosity at Gale, it reminded him of John Wesley Powell, the great nineteenth-century geologist and explorer, peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon for the first time.

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