<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - miasma's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - miasma's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:58:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:41:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Flight to Freedom for Puppy Mill Dogs - Ohio Dog Auction</title><description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania SPCA and Main Line Animal Rescue urges Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to investigate/question the state inspectors who walked by these animals during routine inspections of the kennels involved and did nothing to help them. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/30/3566879-flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs-ohio-dog-auction</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/30/3566879-flight-to-freedom-for-puppy-mill-dogs-ohio-dog-auction</guid><category>us-news</category><category>dogs</category><category>american-canine-association</category><category>americas-pet-registry</category><category>ohio</category><category>main-line-animal-rescue</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:58:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hard times in Charlotte, a city dependent on the banking industry</title><description><![CDATA[Now Charlotte is suffering. Unemployment has spiked to 12 percent, well above the national average. Subdivisions sit unfinished. Mansions cannot be sold.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3412235-hard-times-in-charlotte-a-city-dependent-on-the-banking-industry</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3412235-hard-times-in-charlotte-a-city-dependent-on-the-banking-industry</guid><category>business</category><category>clt</category><category>queen-city</category><category>mecklenburg</category><category>bank-of-america</category><category>wachovia</category><category>wells-fargo</category><category>banking</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:35:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Woman's Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws</title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Smith, 22, was found to have a severe form of food-borne illness caused by E. coli, which Minnesota officials traced to the hamburger that her mother had grilled for their Sunday dinner in early fall 2007.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/06/3354403-womans-shattered-life-shows-ground-beef-inspection-flaws</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/06/3354403-womans-shattered-life-shows-ground-beef-inspection-flaws</guid><category>health</category><category>hamburger</category><category>e-coli</category><category>bacteria</category><category>cargill</category><category>meat</category><category>beef</category><category>ibp</category><category>ne</category><category>mn</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:49:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> US Relaxes Control Over ICANN</title><description><![CDATA[The US will still be involved; every three years, ICANN's work will be evaluated by a committee, one member of which will be from the Dept. of Commerce.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/05/3349945-us-relaxes-control-over-icann</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/05/3349945-us-relaxes-control-over-icann</guid><category>technology</category><category>icann</category><category>internet</category><category>usa</category><category>domain</category><category>web</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:29:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Al Franken Reads the 4th Amendment to Justice Department Official</title><description><![CDATA["...no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/25/3316641-al-franken-reads-the-4th-amendment-to-justice-department-official</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/25/3316641-al-franken-reads-the-4th-amendment-to-justice-department-official</guid><category>us-news</category><category>doj</category><category>david-kris</category><category>al-franken</category><category>senate</category><category>constitution</category><category>4th-amendment</category><category>wiretap</category><category>search</category><category>seizure</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:11:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'The Cove' Brings International Attention to Japanese Dolphin Slaughter - ABC News</title><description><![CDATA[For centuries the people of the small Japanese town of Taiji have herded dolphins into a cove and slaughtered them for their meat.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/16/3278150-the-cove-brings-international-attention-to-japanese-dolphin-slaughter-abc-news</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/16/3278150-the-cove-brings-international-attention-to-japanese-dolphin-slaughter-abc-news</guid><category>world-news</category><category>dolphins</category><category>jp</category><category>the-cove</category><category>film</category><category>slaughter</category><category>movie</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:42:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dog missing after car stolen by wanted man </title><description><![CDATA[A couple's car is stolen with their dog in the backseat. Now, they've learned the suspect is wanted in at least 12 states.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/10/3248000-dog-missing-after-car-stolen-by-wanted-man-</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/10/3248000-dog-missing-after-car-stolen-by-wanted-man-</guid><category>us-news</category><category>bichon-frise</category><category>auto-theft</category><category>jason-osborne</category><category>dog</category><category>pet</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:43:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Online game turns dangerous for Madison teen, police say</title><description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts man who police say drove to Madison last week looking for a 17-year-old boy he met in an online game had an arsenal of weapons, restraints and rubber gloves in his vehicle when he was arrested Friday, Massachusetts State Police said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/04/3225212-online-game-turns-dangerous-for-madison-teen-police-say</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/04/3225212-online-game-turns-dangerous-for-madison-teen-police-say</guid><category>us-news</category><category>trevor-l-lucas</category><category>gloucester</category><category>ma</category><category>wow</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>psycho</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:20:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Animal House in Afghanistan</title><description><![CDATA[ The contractor was the subject of a congressional probe earlier this summer that found serious lapses in the company's handling of the embassy security contract, which internal State Department documents said left the embassy compound "in jeopardy." Nevertheless, the government &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3217859-animal-house-in-afghanistan</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3217859-animal-house-in-afghanistan</guid><category>world-news</category><category>camp-sullivan</category><category>g4s</category><category>wackenhut</category><category>armorgroup</category><category>hillary-clinton</category><category>afghanistan</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:01:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Second Degree Murder and Six Other Crimes Cheaper than Pirating Music </title><description><![CDATA[Jammie Thomas, a single mother of four who has to pay them $1.92 million for downloading songs. That's more expensive than murder and six other crimes]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/01/3214034-second-degree-murder-and-six-other-crimes-cheaper-than-pirating-music-</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/01/3214034-second-degree-murder-and-six-other-crimes-cheaper-than-pirating-music-</guid><category>business</category><category>music</category><category>cd</category><category>file-sharing</category><category>drm</category><category>fines</category><category>piracy</category><category>crime</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:46:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> New York Hedge Fund Buys Creative Loafing Chain</title><description><![CDATA[Atalaya Capital Management bid $5 million for the alt-weeklies in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Sarasota and Tampa, Fla.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/26/3194653-new-york-hedge-fund-buys-creative-loafing-chain</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/26/3194653-new-york-hedge-fund-buys-creative-loafing-chain</guid><category>business</category><category>weekly</category><category>newspaper</category><category>atalaya</category><category>eason</category><category>atlanta</category><category>charlotte</category><category>tampa</category><category>dc</category><category>sarasota</category><category>chicago</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:06:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Biggest Wave Ever Ridden by a Woman</title><description><![CDATA[On August 11th, Brazilian big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira surfed what is now documented as the "biggest wave ridden by a woman," in Dungeons, South Africa.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3189955-biggest-wave-ever-ridden-by-a-woman?category=sports</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3189955-biggest-wave-ever-ridden-by-a-woman?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>surfing</category><category>maya-gabeira</category><category>record</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sheriff: NC senator shoots intruder at his home.</title><description><![CDATA[Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten tells The Star-News of Wilmington that 74-year-old state Sen. R.C. Soles shot the man who was taken to a hospital.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3189501-sheriff-nc-senator-shoots-intruder-at-his-home</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/25/3189501-sheriff-nc-senator-shoots-intruder-at-his-home</guid><category>us-news</category><category>wilmywood</category><category>ccso</category><category>r-c-soles</category><category>n-c-general-assembly</category><category>wilmington</category><category>columbus-county</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:45:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Senator says Army failed to protect troops from 'deadly poison' in Iraq </title><description><![CDATA[The Army has defended its handling of the case and of Kellogg Brown & Root, the company that earned millions in bonuses for restoring Iraqi oil production.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/24/3185697-senator-says-army-failed-to-protect-troops-from-deadly-poison-in-iraq-</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/24/3185697-senator-says-army-failed-to-protect-troops-from-deadly-poison-in-iraq-</guid><category>us-news</category><category>army</category><category>kbr</category><category>hexavalent-chromium</category><category>dod</category><category>war-on-terror</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:09:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Invasion of Genetically-Engineered Eucalyptus</title><description><![CDATA[Here's a great idea: Let's bring into our country a genetically-engineered, non-native tree that is known to be wildly invasive, explosively flammable, and insatiably thirsty for ground water.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3178057-the-invasion-of-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3178057-the-invasion-of-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus</guid><category>us-news</category><category>gmo</category><category>ge</category><category>eucalyptus</category><category>usda</category><category>arborglen</category><category>international-paper</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:56:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>C.A.T.S. unveils new Sprinter service</title><description><![CDATA[ The new service will replace the current #5 route that runs from Uptown to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3176959-cats-unveils-new-sprinter-service</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3176959-cats-unveils-new-sprinter-service</guid><category>us-news</category><category>cats</category><category>charlotte-area-transit-service</category><category>bus</category><category>sprinter</category><category>hybrid</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:56:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Idaho GOP Leader Who Helped Spur Coup Arrested for Gun Assault</title><description><![CDATA["I'm trying to find out why he's taking pictures of my house. I said, 'Knock on my door, let me know what you want.' Then, I think he's reaching for his business card and he pulls out a concealed weapon and I think he's going to blow my head off."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3176802-idaho-gop-leader-who-helped-spur-coup-arrested-for-gun-assault</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/21/3176802-idaho-gop-leader-who-helped-spur-coup-arrested-for-gun-assault</guid><category>us-news</category><category>teabagger</category><category>gop</category><category>libertarian</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>handgun</category><category>nutter</category><category>challis-mcaffee</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:21:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>President Obama's Bold New Method of Fighting Contract Fraud</title><description><![CDATA[Is President Obama taking off the gloves when it comes to fighting contract misconduct? If so, the contractors featured in our Federal Contractor Misconduct Database, many of which perform work for the government in locations far away from US soil, could find out the hard way why&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3174787-president-obamas-bold-new-method-of-fighting-contract-fraud</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3174787-president-obamas-bold-new-method-of-fighting-contract-fraud</guid><category>us-news</category><category>raymond-azar</category><category>fraud</category><category>contractor</category><category>bribery</category><category>us-army</category><category>sima</category><category>sima-salazar</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:51:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>For American Who Blew Whistle, Only Reward May Be a Jail Sentence</title><description><![CDATA[The jail time could be tempered by the possibility of financial reward. Under IRS regulations, people who blow the whistle on tax cheaters can be eligible for rewards of up to 30 percent of any money the IRS recoups.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3174758-for-american-who-blew-whistle-only-reward-may-be-a-jail-sentence</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/20/3174758-for-american-who-blew-whistle-only-reward-may-be-a-jail-sentence</guid><category>world-news</category><category>whistleblower</category><category>usa</category><category>switzerland</category><category>ubs</category><category>banks</category><category>fraud</category><category>tax</category><category>irs</category><category>birkenfeld</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:40:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rahm Emanuel: Bipartisanship Is Dead</title><description><![CDATA[After all, if the White House believes that GOP leaders have made a strategic decision that icing health care reform is their primary goal, why continue striving for bipartisan compromise?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[miasma]]></dc:creator><link>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3167730-rahm-emanuel-bipartisanship-is-dead</link><guid>http://miasma.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/19/3167730-rahm-emanuel-bipartisanship-is-dead</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>healthcare</category><category>potus</category><category>rahm-emanuel</category><category>barack-obama</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:18:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>