<?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 - Par4TheCourse's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/</link><description>&quot;Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.&quot; - Benjamin Franklin -</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:04 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Leader of Revolution Muslim Pleads Guilty to Using Internet to Solicit Murder and Encourage Violent Extremism </title>
<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, VA&mdash;Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, 33,  of New York City, pleaded guilty today to using his position as a  leader of Revolution Muslim Organization&rsquo;s Internet sites to conspire to  solicit murder, make threatening communications, and use&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367216-leader-of-revolution-muslim-pleads-guilty-to-using-internet-to-solicit-murder-and-encourage-violent-extremism</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367216-leader-of-revolution-muslim-pleads-guilty-to-using-internet-to-solicit-murder-and-encourage-violent-extremism</guid><category>south-park</category><category>us-news</category><category>anwar-al-awlaki</category><category>revolution-muslim</category><category>counterterrorism-section</category><category>mohamed-hamoud-alessa</category><category>revolution-muslim-youtube</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:21:50 +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>Three Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions Investigation Has Yielded 20 Plea Agreements to Date </title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON&mdash;Three Northern California real estate investors have  agreed to plead guilty today for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids  and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in  Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367206-three-northern-california-real-estate-investors-agree-to-plead-guilty-to-bid-rigging-at-public-foreclosure-auctions-investigation-has-yielded-20-plea-agreements-to-date</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367206-three-northern-california-real-estate-investors-agree-to-plead-guilty-to-bid-rigging-at-public-foreclosure-auctions-investigation-has-yielded-20-plea-agreements-to-date</guid><category>san-francisco</category><category>us-news</category><category>district-court</category><category>contra-costa</category><category>fbi-special-agent</category><category>san-francisco-field-office</category><category>barry-heisner</category><category>hilton-wong</category><category>calif-dominic-leung</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:12 +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>Updated and Improved – Corrections Statistics by State! </title>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for the latest statistics for your state&rsquo;s crime or incarceration rate?&nbsp; See the NIC&rsquo;s Corrections Statistics by State.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367189-updated-and-improved-corrections-statistics-by-state</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367189-updated-and-improved-corrections-statistics-by-state</guid><category>mental-health</category><category>us-news</category><category>evidence-based-practice</category><category>crisis-interventions</category><category>inmate-behavior-management</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:16:38 +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>SunShot Initiative Newsletter:  Sandia Tool Estimates Value of PV Systems</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power  Electric allows property owners to determine the value of a new or  existing photovoltaic system installed on residential and commercial properties.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367165-sunshot-initiative-newsletter-sandia-tool-estimates-value-of-pv-systems</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10367165-sunshot-initiative-newsletter-sandia-tool-estimates-value-of-pv-systems</guid><category>sandia-national-laboratories</category><category>solar-power-electric-trade</category><category>pv-valuetrade</category><category>solar-power-electric</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:44 +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>Department of Justice Reaches Agreement to Compensate Servicemembers for Wrongful Foreclosures Agreement Reached as Part of the $25 Billion Federal-State Mortgage Servicing Agreement</title>
<description><![CDATA[The settlement agreement with the nation&rsquo;s five largest servicers  announced today by Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of  Justice&rsquo;s federal and state partners includes substantial financial  compensation to homeowners who are servicemembers and establi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366997-department-of-justice-reaches-agreement-to-compensate-servicemembers-for-wrongful-foreclosures-agreement-reached-as-part-of-the-25-billion-federal-state-mortgage-servicing-agreement</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366997-department-of-justice-reaches-agreement-to-compensate-servicemembers-for-wrongful-foreclosures-agreement-reached-as-part-of-the-25-billion-federal-state-mortgage-servicing-agreement</guid><category>wells-fargo</category><category>us-news</category><category>permanent-change</category><category>civil-rights-division</category><category>eric-holder</category><category>ally-financial</category><category>armed-forces-legal-assistance</category><category>danger-pay</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:41:02 +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>STOCK Act Passes: House Votes For Weakened Insider Trading Bill </title>
<description><![CDATA[
WASHINGTON -- A weakened version of the STOCK Act banning insider trading by members of Congress and the  administration passed the House Thursday without curbs on "political  intelligence" or new clean-government rules.

Michael McAuliff]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366981-stock-act-passes-house-votes-for-weakened-insider-trading-bill</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366981-stock-act-passes-house-votes-for-weakened-insider-trading-bill</guid><category>politics</category><category>house-votes</category><category>senate-passes-stock-act</category><category>weakened-insider-trading-bill</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:05 +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>A Question For Conservatives</title>
<description><![CDATA[Have you read the Bible?
I know you speak of your Christian values, but have you really sat down and taken a glance at the Good Book?
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366918-a-question-for-conservatives</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366918-a-question-for-conservatives</guid><category>religion</category><category>fruit-fly</category><category>gabe-berman</category><category>question-for-conservatives</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:28:19 +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>Drive-through funeral parlour offers convenience for mourners </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Family and friends pay their last respects to a loved-one &ndash; at a drive-through funeral parlour.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366884-drive-through-funeral-parlour-offers-convenience-for-mourners</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366884-drive-through-funeral-parlour-offers-convenience-for-mourners</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>drive-through</category><category>funeral-parlour</category><category>convience</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:20:29 +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>Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.399 Million from Baltimore Housing Authority Account </title>
<description><![CDATA[Defendant Provided His Identity to Conspirators to Illegally Transfer Funds Out of Housing Authority&rsquo;s Bank Account
BALTIMORE&mdash;Keith Eugene Daughtry, age 50, of Washington, D.C., pleaded  guilty today to conspiring to commit bank fraud in connection with a  scheme to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366752-conspirator-pleads-guilty-in-scheme-to-fraudulently-obtain-over-1399-million-from-baltimore-housing-authority-account</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366752-conspirator-pleads-guilty-in-scheme-to-fraudulently-obtain-over-1399-million-from-baltimore-housing-authority-account</guid><category>us-news</category><category>conspirator</category><category>housing-authority</category><category>pleads-guilty</category><category>fraudulently-obtain</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01:04 +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>Oil Refinery Poisons Killed Wife, Widower Claims</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&nbsp;INDEPENDENCE, MO. (CN) - A husband claims his wife died of lung cancer  because the oil refinery across the street from her home leaked arsenic,  benzene, mercury and a host of other pollutants into the ground, air  and water.

By Marimer Matos]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366696-oil-refinery-poisons-killed-wife-widower-claims</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366696-oil-refinery-poisons-killed-wife-widower-claims</guid><category>north-america</category><category>us-news</category><category>bp-products-north-america</category><category>ronald-ginson</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +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></item><item><title>Shenanigans Called on George Brett's Ionic Jewelry </title>
<description><![CDATA[
&nbsp;DES MOINES, Iowa (CN) - Hall of Fame baseball legend George Brett has  falsely advertised necklaces and bracelets as being able to improve  health and sports performance, a federal class action alleges.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366655-shenanigans-called-on-george-bretts-ionic-jewelry</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366655-shenanigans-called-on-george-bretts-ionic-jewelry</guid><category>us-news</category><category>college-world-series</category><category>george-brett</category><category>hudson-mallaney-shindler</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:45:45 +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></item><item><title>Things I Could Do Before I Had Children  [Slideshow]</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I had a makeover last night with some of my girl friends. We got our  hair styled and we got our make up done and then we went out for dinner.

&nbsp;
Jen M.L.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366484-things-i-could-do-before-i-had-children-slideshow</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366484-things-i-could-do-before-i-had-children-slideshow</guid><category>things</category><category>slideshow</category><category>could-do</category><category>before-children</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:24:49 +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>Keystone XL Pipeline Review Lacked 'Expertise And Experience,' State Department IG Finds </title>
<description><![CDATA[
WASHINGTON -- The State Department did not improperly conduct its review  of the Keystone XL pipeline, the Department's Office of the Inspector  General concluded in a report delivered to Congress Thursday, and made available to The Huffington Pos

Joshua Hersh]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366433-keystone-xl-pipeline-review-lacked-expertise-and-experience-state-department-ig-finds</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366433-keystone-xl-pipeline-review-lacked-expertise-and-experience-state-department-ig-finds</guid><category>us-news</category><category>information-act</category><category>keystone-xl-pipeline-project</category><category>pipeline-review</category><category>lacked-expertise-experience</category><category>state-department-ig-finds</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 23:18:42 +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>200K Possibly Exposed to Measles at the Super Bowl</title>
<description><![CDATA[
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- If you were lucky enough to attend the Super Bowl events in Indianapolis last week, you may need to see a doctor.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366217-200k-possibly-exposed-to-measles-at-the-super-bowl</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366217-200k-possibly-exposed-to-measles-at-the-super-bowl</guid><category>us-news</category><category>measles</category><category>super-bowl-xlvi</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:45:11 +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>Assistant Administrator of Houston Hospital Indicted for Alleged Role in $116 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme </title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON&mdash;An assistant administrator of a Houston hospital was arrested  today on charges related to his alleged participation in a $116 million  Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health  treatment, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365497-assistant-administrator-of-houston-hospital-indicted-for-alleged-role-in-116-million-medicare-fraud-scheme</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365497-assistant-administrator-of-houston-hospital-indicted-for-alleged-role-in-116-million-medicare-fraud-scheme</guid><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>human-services</category><category>us-news</category><category>criminal-division</category><category>fraud-section</category><category>medicare-fraud-strike-force</category><category>dallas-regional-office</category><category>chicago-field-office</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:51:14 +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></item><item><title>Mitch McConnell takes aim at 'liberal thugs'    </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to launch a fierce attack  on the Obama administration and congressional Democrats, calling out  &ldquo;liberal thugs&rdquo; for intimidating their opponents in the name of  political expediency.

Manu Raju]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365478-mitch-mcconnell-takes-aim-at-liberal-thugs</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365478-mitch-mcconnell-takes-aim-at-liberal-thugs</guid><category>politics</category><category>chuck-schumer</category><category>mcconnell</category><category>liberal-thugs</category><category>liberal-reply</category><category>republican-reply</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +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></item><item><title>CPAC Panel Will Feature White Nationalist Leader Brimelow Overt racism at CPAC</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It was bad enough when CPAC recently allowed the wacko  paleo-conservative John Birch Society to have an exhibit, but this year  things are exponentially worse.

Charles Johnson]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365455-cpac-panel-will-feature-white-nationalist-leader-brimelow-overt-racism-at-cpac</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365455-cpac-panel-will-feature-white-nationalist-leader-brimelow-overt-racism-at-cpac</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>cpac</category><category>john-birch-society</category><category>paleo-conservative</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:45:50 +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>Federal Jury Convicts Minneapolis Man for Committing Sexual Abuse Against a Child </title>
<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;Yesterday in Fergus Falls, a federal jury found a  31-year-old Minneapolis man guilty of committing aggravated sexual abuse  against a child.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365415-federal-jury-convicts-minneapolis-man-for-committing-sexual-abuse-against-a-child</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365415-federal-jury-convicts-minneapolis-man-for-committing-sexual-abuse-against-a-child</guid><category>us-news</category><category>red-lake-indian-reservation</category><category>fugitive-task-force</category><category>aggravated-sexual-abuse</category><category>joseph-valerian-parshall</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:40:31 +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>A License to Touch?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
SALT LAKE CITY (CN) - A self-described "relaxation studio" has sued Utah  over a new massage law that requires a license to administer treatments  like the "island breeze," "pleasure cruise" and "wave of euphoria."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365377-a-license-to-touch</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365377-a-license-to-touch</guid><category>us-news</category><category>lake-city</category><category>beaches-bodyworks</category><category>salt-lake-countys</category><category>pleasure-cruise</category><category>massage-law</category><category>relaxation-studio</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +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>EU Wants to Avert Another Breast Implant Scandal</title>
<description><![CDATA[
(CN) - A "boom" in ruptured breast implants from France led the  European Commission on Thursday to call for increased oversight of  medical devices .
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365354-eu-wants-to-avert-another-breast-implant-scandal</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365354-eu-wants-to-avert-another-breast-implant-scandal</guid><category>health</category><category>european-commission</category><category>medical-devices</category><category>european-health</category><category>health-ministers</category><category>newly-identified-health-risks</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:34:16 +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>World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opening Today</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The world&rsquo;s largest offshore wind power farm, Walney Farm, is opening off the coast of Cumbria in the UK today.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365328-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-opening-today</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365328-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-opening-today</guid><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>worlds-largest</category><category>offshore-wind-power-farm</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:30:02 +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>How Many Kids Are Sexually Abused by Their Teachers? Probably millions.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Los Angeles police are investigating a teacher aide at Miramonte Elementary School who allegedly sent love letters to an 11-year-old student.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365275-how-many-kids-are-sexually-abused-by-their-teachers-probably-millions</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365275-how-many-kids-are-sexually-abused-by-their-teachers-probably-millions</guid><category>police</category><category>teachers</category><category>us-news</category><category>investigating</category><category>sexually-abused</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:22:29 +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>Global warming: CU-led study pinpoints Earth's ice loss</title>
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Earth&rsquo;s glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and  Antarctica are shedding about 150 billion tons of ice annually,  according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
The total mass ice loss from Greenland, Antarctica and all Earth&rs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365043-global-warming-cu-led-study-pinpoints-earths-ice-loss</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365043-global-warming-cu-led-study-pinpoints-earths-ice-loss</guid><category>global-warming</category><category>environment</category><category>greenland</category><category>antarctica</category><category>ice-caps</category><category>earths-glacier</category><category>earths-ice-loss</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:51:59 +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>ABB revs-up electric car charging network</title>
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(Reuters) - Chargers  for electric cars may become a "billion dollar business" by 2017, said  an executive at Swiss engineering firm ABB, which is teaming up with  governments and companies such as RWE to roll out a network.

By Caroline Copley]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365011-abb-revs-up-electric-car-charging-network</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10365011-abb-revs-up-electric-car-charging-network</guid><category>business</category><category>chargers</category><category>electric-cars</category><category>billion-dollar-business</category><category>swiss-engineering-firm</category><category>charging-network</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:48:21 +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>60 Members of Congress and Nearly 400,000 American Citizens Urge Obama to Halt Arctic Offshore Drilling</title>
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As the Obama Administration moves to open up Arctic waters for  exploratory offshore oil and gas drilling, a raising tide of opposition  is emerging to counter the decision.

Stephen Lacey]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></source><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10364969-60-members-of-congress-and-nearly-400000-american-citizens-urge-obama-to-halt-arctic-offshore-drilling</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10364969-60-members-of-congress-and-nearly-400000-american-citizens-urge-obama-to-halt-arctic-offshore-drilling</guid><category>environment</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>halt-arctic-offshore-drilling</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:43:27 +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></item></channel></rss>
