<?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/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/</link><description>What we do for ourselves dies with us; what we do for others and the World is and will be immortal.-Albert Pike</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:52:42 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>House GOP passes major antiabortion bill. Why Democrats are pleased. - CSMonitor.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[House Republicans passed legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks' pregnancy. The party's social conservative base is happy, but Democrats see a political boon.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19028017-house-gop-passes-major-antiabortion-bill-why-democrats-are-pleased-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19028017-house-gop-passes-major-antiabortion-bill-why-democrats-are-pleased-csmonitorcom</guid><category>abortion</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>house</category><category>trent-franks</category><category>pain-capable-unborn-child-protection-act</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:49:35 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie702A28817C-6BDB-060D-06C6-8E007B6CDE99.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie702A28817C-6BDB-060D-06C6-8E007B6CDE99.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School - Jessica Lahey - The Atlantic</title>
<description><![CDATA[This year's end-of-year paper purge in my middle school office revealed a startling pattern in my teaching practices: I discipline boys far more often than I discipline girls. Flipping through the pink and yellow slips--my school's system for communicating errant behavior to stud&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19027848-stop-penalizing-boys-for-not-being-able-to-sit-still-at-school-jessica-lahey-the-atlantic</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19027848-stop-penalizing-boys-for-not-being-able-to-sit-still-at-school-jessica-lahey-the-atlantic</guid><category>education</category><category>boys</category><category>adhd</category><category>classroom</category><category>reaching-boys</category><category>teaching-boys-strategies-that-work-and-why</category><category>dr-richard-hawley</category><category>teaching-boys-a-global-study-of-effective-practices</category><category>international-boys-school-coalition</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:12 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7051523304-C33B-194C-A700-0D191516B872.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7051523304-C33B-194C-A700-0D191516B872.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>School prayer: 50 years after the ban, God and faith more present than ever - CSMonitor.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[At the adolescent-unfriendly hour of 7:10 on this rainy spring morning in tiny Loachapoka, Ala., classes won't start for another half hour in the public school. But already the science lab at Loachapoka High School is coming alive with the banter of 13 teens sloughing off backpac&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19025056-school-prayer-50-years-after-the-ban-god-and-faith-more-present-than-ever-csmonitorcom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19025056-school-prayer-50-years-after-the-ban-god-and-faith-more-present-than-ever-csmonitorcom</guid><category>religion</category><category>prayer</category><category>school-prayer</category><category>bible-reading</category><category>state-sponsored-prayer</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:08 +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>Soy Sauce Overdose Sends Man Into Coma</title>
<description><![CDATA[A young man who drank a quart of soy sauce went into a coma and nearly died from an excess of salt in his body, according to a recent case report.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/17/19009935-soy-sauce-overdose-sends-man-into-coma</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/17/19009935-soy-sauce-overdose-sends-man-into-coma</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>coma</category><category>overdose</category><category>soy-sauce</category><category>hypernatremia</category><category>university-of-virginia-medical-center</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:25:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie709CC23780-DE28-8559-A510-2CF482F202F9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="563" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie709CC23780-DE28-8559-A510-2CF482F202F9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Richmond Hill bans number four in new addresses because of superstitious connotations | Toronto Star</title>
<description><![CDATA[Richmond Hill, long a haven for triskaidekaphobics who fear the number 13, has made a civic offering to tetraphobics who shudder at the thought of four.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18867224-richmond-hill-bans-number-four-in-new-addresses-because-of-superstitious-connotations-toronto-star</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18867224-richmond-hill-bans-number-four-in-new-addresses-because-of-superstitious-connotations-toronto-star</guid><category>canada</category><category>odd-news</category><category>mandarin</category><category>cantonese</category><category>address-change</category><category>richard-hill</category><category>tetraphobic</category><category>triskaidekaphobic</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 22:59:15 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C07621E1-5981-7D95-0845-92E9DBAA2A9B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C07621E1-5981-7D95-0845-92E9DBAA2A9B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Excavator in building collapse in police custody - Philly.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The 42-year-old man who was operating the excavator in Wednesday's building collapse in Center City turned himself into police  Saturday.Sean Benschop, from the 4900 Block of N. 7th street, was charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 13 counts of recklessly endangeri&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18867087-excavator-in-building-collapse-in-police-custody-phillycom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18867087-excavator-in-building-collapse-in-police-custody-phillycom</guid><category>philadelphia</category><category>us-news</category><category>building-collapse</category><category>involuntary-manslaughter</category><category>reckless-endangerment</category><category>crane-operator</category><category>sean-benschop</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 22:55:47 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70CE598595-16D1-84B6-3EAD-4A52BD2BDA2E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="450" width="338" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70CE598595-16D1-84B6-3EAD-4A52BD2BDA2E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Despite Legal Moves, PNG's Terrifying Witchcraft Killings Look Set to Continue | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[One step forward and several giant steps back. That&rsquo;s how the U.N.&rsquo;s human-rights office described the reintroduction last week of the death penalty in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the concurrent repealing by parliament of the country&rsquo;s bizarre 1971 Sorcery Act.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18866829-despite-legal-moves-pngs-terrifying-witchcraft-killings-look-set-to-continue-timecom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18866829-despite-legal-moves-pngs-terrifying-witchcraft-killings-look-set-to-continue-timecom</guid><category>human-rights</category><category>death-penalty</category><category>odd-news</category><category>papua-new-guinea</category><category>witchcraft</category><category>immolation</category><category>sorcery-act</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 22:12:14 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70FA7E3400-5A71-46E0-29F8-52F1D68D0014.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70FA7E3400-5A71-46E0-29F8-52F1D68D0014.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Women Of The Wall Pray At The Western Wall With Few Ultra-Orthodox Protesters</title>
<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM &mdash; Prayers by a liberal Jewish women's group at a key Jerusalem holy site passed without incident Sunday, in contrast to violent scuffles with ultra-Orthodox protesters a month ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18866717-women-of-the-wall-pray-at-the-western-wall-with-few-ultra-orthodox-protesters</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/09/18866717-women-of-the-wall-pray-at-the-western-wall-with-few-ultra-orthodox-protesters</guid><category>violence</category><category>women</category><category>religion</category><category>tradition</category><category>western-wall</category><category>jerusalem</category><category>ultra-orthodox-jews</category><category>skullcap</category><category>torah-scroll</category><category>prayer-shawl</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 21:56:23 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7061B2FAD6-5DC6-B03E-176A-BAC8CD9300E0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7061B2FAD6-5DC6-B03E-176A-BAC8CD9300E0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Book Publishers Are Still Dragging Their Heels on Selling You E-Books | Underwire | Wired.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The truth is, book publishers still aren&rsquo;t sure what to make of digital publishing. BEA 2013 boasted a &ldquo;Digital Discovery Zone,&rdquo; but for every business aimed at revolutionizing delivery to consumers, there were two whose purpose boiled down to making the digital&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/08/18852027-why-book-publishers-are-still-dragging-their-heels-on-selling-you-e-books-underwire-wiredcom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/08/18852027-why-book-publishers-are-still-dragging-their-heels-on-selling-you-e-books-underwire-wiredcom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>amazon</category><category>apple</category><category>platform</category><category>publishing</category><category>ebooks</category><category>digital-media</category><category>nook</category><category>kindle</category><category>book-expo-america-2013</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Jun 2013 00:39:10 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70DFCAF69F-047D-344D-FC63-AA1FBCB6123B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70DFCAF69F-047D-344D-FC63-AA1FBCB6123B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Beginning, Middle, and Endor | No More &amp;#8216;Wars&amp;#8217;: 10 Reasons George Lucas Should Have Quit After &amp;#8216;Jedi&amp;#8217; | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Star Wars: Episode VI &ndash; Return of the Jedi  is far from a perfect movie, but when it was released 30 years ago this week (on May 25, 1983), it offered a thoroughly satisfying end to the movie trilogy that had changed pop culture forever. Or so moviegoers thought.
&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18784459-beginning-middle-and-endor-no-more-wars-10-reasons-george-lucas-should-have-quit-after-jedi-timecom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18784459-beginning-middle-and-endor-no-more-wars-10-reasons-george-lucas-should-have-quit-after-jedi-timecom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>star-wars</category><category>george-lucas</category><category>lucasfilm</category><category>jar-jar-binks</category><category>prequel-trilogy</category><category>obi-wan-kenobi-could</category><category>endor-ewoks-luke</category><category>leia-death-star</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 01:15:17 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C8B858A7-A922-E360-75FB-7B88081703B7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C8B858A7-A922-E360-75FB-7B88081703B7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BEA: Book Criticism Ethics Panel | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[At BookExpo America, the annual publishing-industry convention held in New York City&lsquo;s Javits Convention Center, most of the attention falls on books and authors: publishing-company booths fill the massive space, advertising upcoming titles and offering a chance for some au&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783713-bea-book-criticism-ethics-panel-timecom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783713-bea-book-criticism-ethics-panel-timecom</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>blogs</category><category>critics</category><category>bookexpo-america</category><category>code-of-ethics</category><category>book-reviewers</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 00:14:46 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C7F3EAB5-AAD0-6F2F-EF83-C61AC774EDF7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C7F3EAB5-AAD0-6F2F-EF83-C61AC774EDF7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pot Magazines Equal To Porn? Booksellers Join Marijuana Magazines' Lawsuit Against New Colorado Pot Law</title>
<description><![CDATA[Booksellers have joined the fight alongside marijuana magazines challenging a new Colorado law which requires pot magazines to be treated like pornography and kept behind a counter at shops.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783355-pot-magazines-equal-to-porn-booksellers-join-marijuana-magazines-lawsuit-against-new-colorado-pot-law</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783355-pot-magazines-equal-to-porn-booksellers-join-marijuana-magazines-lawsuit-against-new-colorado-pot-law</guid><category>marijuana</category><category>colorado</category><category>magazines</category><category>pot</category><category>us-news</category><category>aclu</category><category>censorship</category><category>pornography</category><category>booksellers</category><category>barnes-and-noble</category><category>high-times</category><category>behind-the-counter</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2013 23:31:27 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie700015F054-DA9D-657C-9772-584C0D4079EE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie700015F054-DA9D-657C-9772-584C0D4079EE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Andrew Losowsky: 9 Books That People Will Judge You For Reading (And Why They're Wrong)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some people just can't help being judgmental. They roll their eyes when they see your shoes, your haircut... but worst of all can be when they see what you're reading.
A book can say so much about a person -- and it can also say nothing at all. It's simply what they are reading &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783286-andrew-losowsky-9-books-that-people-will-judge-you-for-reading-and-why-theyre-wrong</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/05/18783286-andrew-losowsky-9-books-that-people-will-judge-you-for-reading-and-why-theyre-wrong</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>books</category><category>reading</category><category>judgement</category><category>inferno</category><category>the-bible</category><category>the-hobbit</category><category>fifty-shades-of-grey</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2013 23:24:44 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie708930A55C-DDB4-FDDF-C021-8CDF96B2D78B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie708930A55C-DDB4-FDDF-C021-8CDF96B2D78B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Nate Pietrini, Chicago Principal, Camps Out On School's Roof After Students Reach Reading Goals</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Public Schools District may be amid turbulent times, but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped teachers, students and administrators from doing amazing things.
Case in point: Principal Nate Pietrini slept on his school&rsquo;s roof last week in an effort to excite students about&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/01/18686825-nate-pietrini-chicago-principal-camps-out-on-schools-roof-after-students-reach-reading-goals</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/01/18686825-nate-pietrini-chicago-principal-camps-out-on-schools-roof-after-students-reach-reading-goals</guid><category>education</category><category>reading</category><category>incentive</category><category>chicago-nate-pietrini</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 02:17:22 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70B2B7E1D9-12B5-E0A1-A72C-9B0B269E081E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="223" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70B2B7E1D9-12B5-E0A1-A72C-9B0B269E081E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Herb DeGroft, Virginia School Board Member, Faces Ouster After Sending Racist Michelle Obama Emails</title>
<description><![CDATA[A string of racist emails and controversial remarks have shaken up a school board in southeastern Virginia's Isle of Wight County, and now one of the people responsible is facing intense pressure to resign.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/01/18680829-herb-degroft-virginia-school-board-member-faces-ouster-after-sending-racist-michelle-obama-emails</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/01/18680829-herb-degroft-virginia-school-board-member-faces-ouster-after-sending-racist-michelle-obama-emails</guid><category>politics</category><category>virginia</category><category>republican</category><category>michelle-obama</category><category>recall-election</category><category>herb-degroft</category><category>isle-of-wight-county</category><category>byron-bailey</category><category>racist-emailsm</category><category>school-boardm</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 16:01:58 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7036209DFE-FE97-3E79-24AF-188022D14D8E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7036209DFE-FE97-3E79-24AF-188022D14D8E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New poison letters put ricin under microscope - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[(CNN) -- The information age has made it easier to find instructions for anything -- even how to extract the deadly poison ricin from castor beans. At least 10 ricin-laced or suspected ricin-laced letters have been sent to government officials in recent weeks, including President&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18666164-new-poison-letters-put-ricin-under-microscope-cnncom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18666164-new-poison-letters-put-ricin-under-microscope-cnncom</guid><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>letters</category><category>gun-control</category><category>ricin</category><category>castor-beans</category><category>james-everett-dutschke</category><category>ricin-laced-letters</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 02:30:52 +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>Arizona mom freed from Mexican jail 'screamed' for joy - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nogales, Mexico (CNN) -- An American woman who was released from a Mexican jail cried out for joy when she crossed the border into Arizona. "I'm home! Finally!" Yanira Maldonado exclaimed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18665849-arizona-mom-freed-from-mexican-jail-screamed-for-joy-cnncom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18665849-arizona-mom-freed-from-mexican-jail-screamed-for-joy-cnncom</guid><category>mexico</category><category>arizona</category><category>arrested</category><category>marijuana</category><category>video</category><category>world-news</category><category>drug-smuggling</category><category>nogales</category><category>yanira-maldonado</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jun 2013 02:10:44 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7048AB1AE7-B845-6047-6FF7-F640764D2BC0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7048AB1AE7-B845-6047-6FF7-F640764D2BC0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arrests made after police break up fight at Michael White Elementary School on Cleveland's east side</title>
<description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND - Arrests have been made after Cleveland police broke up a fight at an east side elementary school, following what turned out to be a false report of shots fired.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18662551-arrests-made-after-police-break-up-fight-at-michael-white-elementary-school-on-clevelands-east-side</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18662551-arrests-made-after-police-break-up-fight-at-michael-white-elementary-school-on-clevelands-east-side</guid><category>ohio</category><category>education</category><category>cleveland</category><category>hammer</category><category>stick</category><category>kindergarten-graduation</category><category>michael-white-elementary-school</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 22:41:54 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C38E9E6F-EE53-05D3-B351-0A7C4CF20B66.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70C38E9E6F-EE53-05D3-B351-0A7C4CF20B66.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>D.C. council member pushes name change for Washington Redskins – In America - CNN.com Blogs</title>
<description><![CDATA[(CNN) &ndash; David Grosso, 42, was born and raised in the metropolitan Washington area so it's not tough to see why he's a diehard Washington Redskins fan. Been going to games since he was a boy. Season ticket holder. But Grosso, like so many others, objects to the name and masc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18662465-dc-council-member-pushes-name-change-for-washington-redskins-in-america-cnncom-blogs</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18662465-dc-council-member-pushes-name-change-for-washington-redskins-in-america-cnncom-blogs</guid><category>sports</category><category>racism</category><category>washington-redskins</category><category>derogatory</category><category>washington-redtails</category><category>d-c-city-council</category><category>david-grosso</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 22:34:45 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie709121D6D8-A04A-12F9-3995-A28AA35D3063.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie709121D6D8-A04A-12F9-3995-A28AA35D3063.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Do Bicycle Helmet Laws Really Make Riders Safer? - Eric Jaffe - The Atlantic Cities</title>
<description><![CDATA[Typically in transportation &mdash; and most social arenas, for that matter &mdash; laws promoting safety precautions lead to an increase in public health. Legislation on speed limits, drunk driving, and seatbelt are a few of the most obvious examples. Even bans on the relatively&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18635867-do-bicycle-helmet-laws-really-make-riders-safer-eric-jaffe-the-atlantic-cities</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18635867-do-bicycle-helmet-laws-really-make-riders-safer-eric-jaffe-the-atlantic-cities</guid><category>health</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:03:07 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70898B4600-A543-8B5F-8E97-7A16C01FE2FA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70898B4600-A543-8B5F-8E97-7A16C01FE2FA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>One Scouts ban remains intact: Atheists | Religion News Service</title>
<description><![CDATA[(RNS) The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to accept openly gay Scouts has raised the question: Are atheists and other nonbelievers &mdash; the only remaining group BSA still bans &mdash; next?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18634520-one-scouts-ban-remains-intact-atheists-religion-news-service</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18634520-one-scouts-ban-remains-intact-atheists-religion-news-service</guid><category>culture</category><category>ban</category><category>us-news</category><category>boy-scouts</category><category>atheists</category><category>exclusion</category><category>non-sectarian</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 22:28:20 +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>Bible Banner Ruling Appealed by Texas School District</title>
<description><![CDATA[BEAUMONT, Texas -- A Southeast Texas school district is appealing a court ruling that allowed high school cheerleaders to display at football games banners emblazoned with Bible verses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18594935-bible-banner-ruling-appealed-by-texas-school-district</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18594935-bible-banner-ruling-appealed-by-texas-school-district</guid><category>texas</category><category>education</category><category>free-speech</category><category>beaumont</category><category>1st-amendment</category><category>liberty-institute</category><category>kountze-high-school</category><category>bible-banner</category><category>9th-texas-court-of-appeals</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 01:49:27 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70667BD8D2-47E2-B610-5295-67A39293879F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="489" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie70667BD8D2-47E2-B610-5295-67A39293879F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kentucky's Lincoln County High School Has Prayer At Graduation, Despite Objections From Students</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kentucky's Lincoln County High School&rsquo;s graduation ceremony included a student-led prayer last Friday, despite objections from at least six of the school&rsquo;s students.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18594477-kentuckys-lincoln-county-high-school-has-prayer-at-graduation-despite-objections-from-students</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18594477-kentuckys-lincoln-county-high-school-has-prayer-at-graduation-despite-objections-from-students</guid><category>education</category><category>free-speech</category><category>1st-amendment</category><category>objections</category><category>graduation-ceremony</category><category>lincoln-county-high-school</category><category>student-led-prayer</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 01:29:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie703C1D1677-B736-C26F-8189-20E311AAC715.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="429" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie703C1D1677-B736-C26F-8189-20E311AAC715.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="129" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Typo puts Miss Universe Canada crown on wrong head - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Denise Garrido seemed stunned when she was announced the winner of Miss Universe Canada on Saturday. The 26-year-old, who has a black belt in taekwondo and a degree in biomedical sciences, waved to the crowd in Toronto before being surrounded by the 56 other contestants. At one p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18591627-typo-puts-miss-universe-canada-crown-on-wrong-head-cnncom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18591627-typo-puts-miss-universe-canada-crown-on-wrong-head-cnncom</guid><category>world-news</category><category>miss-universe-canada</category><category>riza-santos</category><category>denise-garrido</category><category>3rd-runner-up</category><category>beauties-of-canada</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 22:05:58 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7036D3C8D2-EE8E-FD4B-58C4-00FE137ABD6E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7036D3C8D2-EE8E-FD4B-58C4-00FE137ABD6E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boy Scouts of America Has A Lot To Learn From the Girl Scouts | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[In their statement of purpose called &ldquo;What we stand for,&rdquo; the Girl Scouts explicitly reject discrimination of any kind and consider sexual orientation, &ldquo;a private matter for girls and their families to address.&rdquo; Noting their affirmation of freedom of relig&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[trekie70]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[trekie70]]></source><link>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18564192-boy-scouts-of-america-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-the-girl-scouts-timecom</link><guid>http://trekie70.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18564192-boy-scouts-of-america-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-the-girl-scouts-timecom</guid><category>discrimination</category><category>flexibility</category><category>us-news</category><category>boy-scouts</category><category>sexual-orientation</category><category>girl-scouts</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 21:22:09 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7034F3C423-2224-A8A8-4D67-B32D1ADE8F80.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="197" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=trekie7034F3C423-2224-A8A8-4D67-B32D1ADE8F80.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>