<?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 - Jim Comfort's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/</link><description>My Two Cents</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:35:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:33:57 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>'I Think It Will Work': Mother Comes Up With Unusual Punishment For Her Son - Local News - Spokane, WA - msnbc.com</title>
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If you drove down 37th Ave. anytime Saturday, you might have done a double take. A local mother was trying to teach her son a lesson. Talesha Roberson caught her son, LaJuane, stealing an iPod from school. He had stolen many things before and his mom was fed up with it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10644600-i-think-it-will-work-mother-comes-up-with-unusual-punishment-for-her-son-local-news-spokane-wa-msnbccom</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10644600-i-think-it-will-work-mother-comes-up-with-unusual-punishment-for-her-son-local-news-spokane-wa-msnbccom</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>thief</category><category>us-news</category><category>stealing</category><category>parenting</category><category>punishment</category><category>spokane-wa</category><category>talesha-roberson</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:31:29 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfortAB4F0518-9257-8B68-4138-8196D977D17C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfortAB4F0518-9257-8B68-4138-8196D977D17C.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>Thoma Files $4 Million Lawsuit Against City, Kirkpatrick </title>
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SPOKANE, Wash.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10535393-thoma-files-4-million-lawsuit-against-city-kirkpatrick</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10535393-thoma-files-4-million-lawsuit-against-city-kirkpatrick</guid><category>law-enforcement</category><category>us-news</category><category>disability</category><category>alcoholism</category><category>police-officer</category><category>spokane-wa</category><category>a-d-a</category><category>bob-dunn</category><category>alex-rozier</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:20:20 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort0712835D-30A0-816A-98ED-5A710E6B51EB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="189" width="209" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort0712835D-30A0-816A-98ED-5A710E6B51EB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="109" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Technology in Society Today</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In analyzing points raised by Emmanuel G.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10275607-technology-in-society-today</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/31/10275607-technology-in-society-today</guid><category>technology</category><category>economy</category><category>risks</category><category>society</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Report: Two South Carolina high school students beaten up after Tebowing at basketball game - College Basketball News | FOX Sports on MSN</title>
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The rivalry between two South Carolina high schools boiled over after a basketball game, with two fans of the victorious side reportedly beaten up by opposition supporters after Tebowing.
The Wando High School pair were attacked after their school had inflicted a 20-point defe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161049-report-two-south-carolina-high-school-students-beaten-up-after-tebowing-at-basketball-game-college-basketball-news-fox-sports-on-msn</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161049-report-two-south-carolina-high-school-students-beaten-up-after-tebowing-at-basketball-game-college-basketball-news-fox-sports-on-msn</guid><category>football</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>praying</category><category>us-news</category><category>high-school</category><category>charleston</category><category>tebow</category><category>tebowing</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:41:11 +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>Evans: LSU star defensive back, punt returner Tyrann Mathieu draws strength from past turmoil - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN</title>
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The tears in Tyrann Mathieu's beady brown eyes only began to tell the tale of his heartache.
They welled last month as the star LSU cornerback spoke longingly of his maternal grandfather, Lorenzo Mathieu, who helped raise him here in this resilient city until he died of compli&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/05/9983839-evans-lsu-star-defensive-back-punt-returner-tyrann-mathieu-draws-strength-from-past-turmoil-college-football-news-fox-sports-on-msn</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/05/9983839-evans-lsu-star-defensive-back-punt-returner-tyrann-mathieu-draws-strength-from-past-turmoil-college-football-news-fox-sports-on-msn</guid><category>new-orleans</category><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>lsu</category><category>louisiana</category><category>bcs</category><category>tyrann-matthieu</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:26:15 +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></item><item><title>Vandals destroy Nativity scene, Christmas decorations | www.wsbtv.com</title>
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MILTON, Ga. &mdash; Several homeowners in North Fulton County awoke Saturday morning to find a damaged Nativity scene and a Santa Claus lawn ornament hanging from a tree.
Vandals struck several houses in the Gates Mill subdivision in Milton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/30/9831070-vandals-destroy-nativity-scene-christmas-decorations-wwwwsbtvcom</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/30/9831070-vandals-destroy-nativity-scene-christmas-decorations-wwwwsbtvcom</guid><category>santa-claus</category><category>us-news</category><category>action-news</category><category>north-fulton-county</category><category>ken-tazza</category><category>gallery-vandals</category><category>gates-mill</category><category>carl-willis</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:30:05 +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>Comedian Bill Maher creates firestorm with profane tweet about Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow  - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN</title>
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Comedian Bill Maher drew the ire of Tim Tebow fans and Christians over the weekend after a profane tweet reveling in the Broncos' blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills.
"Wow, Jesus just f***ed #TimTebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere ...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/27/9748637-comedian-bill-maher-creates-firestorm-with-profane-tweet-about-denver-broncos-qb-tim-tebow-nfl-news-fox-sports-on-msn</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/27/9748637-comedian-bill-maher-creates-firestorm-with-profane-tweet-about-denver-broncos-qb-tim-tebow-nfl-news-fox-sports-on-msn</guid><category>nfl</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>buffalo-bills</category><category>denver-broncos</category><category>christian</category><category>bill-maher</category><category>tim-tebow</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:33:48 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort1CF81C65-2C21-D192-56F3-BF788FC3AE98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="185" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort1CF81C65-2C21-D192-56F3-BF788FC3AE98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris ejects own player from game - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN</title>
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Losing six straight games will drive any NFL coach crazy, but that wasn't the only thing that upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Raheem Morris on Sunday.
During the Bucs' loss to the Carolina Panthers, Morris ejected one of his own players in the second half.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/05/9226814-tampa-bay-buccaneers-coach-raheem-morris-ejects-own-player-from-game-nfl-news-fox-sports-on-msn</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/05/9226814-tampa-bay-buccaneers-coach-raheem-morris-ejects-own-player-from-game-nfl-news-fox-sports-on-msn</guid><category>nfl</category><category>football</category><category>sports</category><category>coach</category><category>tampa-bay-buccaneers</category><category>raheem-morris</category><category>player-ejected</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:08:20 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort6FC5F9B6-91A0-1D55-410E-87A52273B8FA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="185" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jimcomfort6FC5F9B6-91A0-1D55-410E-87A52273B8FA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>State Keeps Custody In Baby Hitler Case</title>
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State Keeps Custody In Baby Hitler Case
Updated: Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011, 5:49 AM ESTPublished : Monday, 21 Nov 2011, 3:30 PM EST]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/22/8959172-state-keeps-custody-in-baby-hitler-case</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/22/8959172-state-keeps-custody-in-baby-hitler-case</guid><category>new-jersey</category><category>us-news</category><category>heath-campbell</category><category>joycelynn-aryan-nation-campbell</category><category>deborah-campbells</category><category>baby-hitler</category><category>meet-baby-hitler-s</category><category>more-options-get-myfoxphillys</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:20:05 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullB4A2C45B-0880-9154-C9C4-E5844478EDC9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullB4A2C45B-0880-9154-C9C4-E5844478EDC9.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>Judge releases Thompson from jail - Spokesman.com</title>
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A federal judge ruled late this afternoon that convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. should be released from jail pending his sentencing, which he set for Jan. 27.
U.S. District Court Judge Fred Van Sickle reversed a Friday order by U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/08/8708523-judge-releases-thompson-from-jail-spokesmancom</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/08/8708523-judge-releases-thompson-from-jail-spokesmancom</guid><category>us-news</category><category>convicted-felon</category><category>officer-mike</category><category>van-sickle-said</category><category>convicted-karlthompson</category><category>van-sickle</category><category>want-thompson</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 03:42:57 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null67A06E4A-F739-7703-4867-99D23FC5C4F8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="65" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null67A06E4A-F739-7703-4867-99D23FC5C4F8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="65" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dan Wheldon injured in 15-car crash at Vegas - NASCAR News | FOX Sports on MSN</title>
<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon has been seriously injured after his car went sailing through the air during in a massive 15-car wreck early in Sunday's Las Vegas Indy 300.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/16/8353343-dan-wheldon-injured-in-15-car-crash-at-vegas-nascar-news-fox-sports-on-msn</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/16/8353343-dan-wheldon-injured-in-15-car-crash-at-vegas-nascar-news-fox-sports-on-msn</guid><category>sports</category><category>auto-racing</category><category>indy</category><category>las-vegas-motor-speedway</category><category>dan-wheeldon</category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:41:03 +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=null0A56D1E0-5D67-58E2-8C85-23EF1B778F8B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="185" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null0A56D1E0-5D67-58E2-8C85-23EF1B778F8B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The California boy, 11, who is undergoing hormone blocking treatment  | Mail Online</title>
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The lesbian parents of an 11-year-old boy who is undergoing the process of becoming a girl last night defended the decision, claiming it was better for a child to have a sex change when young.
Thomas Lobel, who now calls himself Tammy, is undergoing controversial hormone block&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/01/8085382-the-california-boy-11-who-is-undergoing-hormone-blocking-treatment-mail-online</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/01/8085382-the-california-boy-11-who-is-undergoing-hormone-blocking-treatment-mail-online</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>lesbian-transgender-son-parenting-gender-identity-disorder-hormone-blocking-treatment-sex-changegend</category><category>pauline-moreno-pauline</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Oct 2011 21:32:01 +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=nullE13E853F-9BD0-0208-FDF9-D1F87161033F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="87" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullE13E853F-9BD0-0208-FDF9-D1F87161033F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="87" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Turning page from Tressel in Columbus</title>
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COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; The garage door at Jim Tressel's home is up. His two tiny dogs run across his perfectly manicured lawn, their white fur a blur.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7767136-turning-page-from-tressel-in-columbus</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7767136-turning-page-from-tressel-in-columbus</guid><category>sports</category><category>fox-sports</category><category>charles-davis</category><category>luke-fickell</category><category>but-jim-tressels</category><category>several-ohio-state</category><category>bill-reiter</category><category>fox-sports-florida</category><category>ohio-states</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:32:06 +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>On Homosexual &quot;Outing&quot;</title>
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What's the logic behind "outing" closet homosexuals?&nbsp; If homosexuality is such a personal thing that the homosexual community insists that it's no ones&nbsp;business, why, then, would they feel the need to out someone who may or may not be a homosexual?
CoH applies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513240-on-homosexual-outing</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513240-on-homosexual-outing</guid><category>outing</category><category>homosexual</category><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Walmart shopper runs after seeing suspects allegedly stealing beer, jumps on their car in attempt to stop them from leaving parking lot | abc13.com</title>
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A single mom from Alvin says something has been lost in today's society -- people not taking a stand when they see something wrong. She also says thieves know this and are banking on it and a change is long overdue.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6918211-walmart-shopper-runs-after-seeing-suspects-allegedly-stealing-beer-jumps-on-their-car-in-attempt-to-stop-them-from-leaving-parking-lot-abc13com</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/22/6918211-walmart-shopper-runs-after-seeing-suspects-allegedly-stealing-beer-jumps-on-their-car-in-attempt-to-stop-them-from-leaving-parking-lot-abc13com</guid><category>wal-mart</category><category>theft</category><category>beer</category><category>us-news</category><category>stealing</category><category>good-samaritan</category><category>all-video</category><category>houston-photos</category><category>recently-published-todays</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:46:11 +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>Ted Kennedy Aide Convicted</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former office manager to late SEN. TED KENNEDY has been convicted on charges of wire fraud and theft in Washington, D.C.

Ngozi Pole, Kennedy's former Senate office manager, was found guilty after giving himself more than $75,000 in bonuses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5983428-ted-kennedy-aide-convicted</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5983428-ted-kennedy-aide-convicted</guid><category>scandal</category><category>us-news</category><category>democrat</category><category>ted-kennedy</category><category>celebrity-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:01:48 +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>Sarah Palin: Democrats have 'the fighting instincts of a bunch of sheep'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday night on Fox News, Ms. Palin said that one thing she loves about the GOP is that it believes in competition among its members.

"You know ... we don't have just the fighting instincts of a bunch of sheep, like I think a lot of Democrats do," said Palin.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5967601-sarah-palin-democrats-have-the-fighting-instincts-of-a-bunch-of-sheep</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5967601-sarah-palin-democrats-have-the-fighting-instincts-of-a-bunch-of-sheep</guid><category>politics</category><category>fox-news</category><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>tea-party</category><category>sarah-palin</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2011 17:38:33 +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>Eagle Pic</title>
<description><![CDATA[ After seeing some eagle pics here on Newsvine, I decided to upload an eagle picture that I took two winters ago from my front porch.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/29/5948038-eagle-pic</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/29/5948038-eagle-pic</guid><category>eagles</category><category>birds</category><category>virginia</category><category>nature</category><category>wildlife</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>bald-eagles</category><category>foto-friday</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:06:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjimcomfort2F5948094.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fjimcomfort2F5948094.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>Attempted Pipe Bomb Attack Along MLK Parade Route In Downtown Spokane; Suspect At Large</title>
<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. - KHQ has learned that Monday's thwarted device is actually a pipe bomb. Sources in Washington, D.C. told NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams that the bomb was surrounded by shrapnel and filled with smokeless powder, or gun powder.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5885797-attempted-pipe-bomb-attack-along-mlk-parade-route-in-downtown-spokane-suspect-at-large</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5885797-attempted-pipe-bomb-attack-along-mlk-parade-route-in-downtown-spokane-suspect-at-large</guid><category>fbi</category><category>bomb</category><category>news</category><category>us-news</category><category>spokane-washington</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:49:08 +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>The Java serialization algorithm revealed</title>
<description><![CDATA["Serialization is the process of saving an object's state to a sequence of bytes; deserialization is the process of rebuilding those bytes into a live object. The Java Serialization API provides a standard mechanism for developers to handle object serialization.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5866044-the-java-serialization-algorithm-revealed</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5866044-the-java-serialization-algorithm-revealed</guid><category>technology</category><category>algorithm</category><category>serialization</category><category>core-java</category><category>java-tips</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:07:16 +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>The One that Got Away</title>
<description><![CDATA[ I recently started a new hobby, and I hate it already. Not really, but I am finding that it can be a frustrating hobby at times. I decided that since I'm a grandpa that I should start doing what grandpa's do...namely, fish.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/2906021-the-one-that-got-away</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/2906021-the-one-that-got-away</guid><category>boat</category><category>sports</category><category>fishing</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:56:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Left or Right, they're both posturing and politicizing the Arizona shooting</title>
<description><![CDATA[ People on both the left and right sides of the political spectrum have been politicizing the recent Arizona shooting incident.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Comfort]]></source><link>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/11/5817145-left-or-right-theyre-both-posturing-and-politicizing-the-arizona-shooting</link><guid>http://jimcomfort.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/11/5817145-left-or-right-theyre-both-posturing-and-politicizing-the-arizona-shooting</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:43:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
