<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - MinnieApolis's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - MinnieApolis's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:37:38 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving</title><description><![CDATA[I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3539805-10-tips-for-a-sustainable-thanksgiving</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3539805-10-tips-for-a-sustainable-thanksgiving</guid><category>home-garden</category><category>food</category><category>agriculture</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>greenhouse-gases</category><category>sustainable</category><category>foodies</category><category>feast</category><category>festivities</category><category>think-globally</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The lights went out, and then they went out again ...</title><description><![CDATA[I had finished my breakfast of oatmeal and coffee and was checking out Newsvine online when the lights flickered and came back on again. That was about 8:15 am. Hmmm, interesting, I wonder what happened.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/23/3535271-the-lights-went-out-and-then-they-went-out-again-</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/23/3535271-the-lights-went-out-and-then-they-went-out-again-</guid><category>home-garden</category><category>electricity</category><category>minneapolis</category><category>power-outage</category><category>personal-narrative</category><category>flashlight</category><category>off-the-grid</category><category>what-to-do</category><category>in-the-dark</category><category>cold-shower</category><category>making-do</category><category>no-light</category><category>lights-went-out</category><category>power-lines-down</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:57:48 +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:thumbnail medium="image" url="/_vine/images/users/tn/MinnieApolis/3535288.jpg" width="75" height="100" /></item><item><title>Ancient crocodiles came in many forms, and some ate dinosaurs</title><description><![CDATA[Africa, the National Geographic says, was a land of dinosaurs and crocodiles. Fortunately some of the crocs actually ate dinos so that kept some of their numbers in check. 
There were crocs with pancake-like heads, and some that ate fish.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/19/3520952-ancient-crocodiles-came-in-many-forms-and-some-ate-dinosaurs</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/19/3520952-ancient-crocodiles-came-in-many-forms-and-some-ate-dinosaurs</guid><category>science</category><category>africa</category><category>archaeology</category><category>ancient</category><category>fossils</category><category>paleontology</category><category>national-geographic</category><category>crocodiles</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:33 +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>Western fireball may have been small asteroid</title><description><![CDATA["Witnesses in Colorado, Utah, Idaho and elsewhere say the fireball "turned night into day" and "shook the ground" when it exploded just after midnight Mountain Standard Time. Researchers who are analyzing infrasound recordings of the blast say the fireball was not a Leonid.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3517598-western-fireball-may-have-been-small-asteroid</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3517598-western-fireball-may-have-been-small-asteroid</guid><category>science</category><category>astronomy</category><category>colorado</category><category>utah</category><category>idaho</category><category>asteroid</category><category>meteor</category><category>meteorite</category><category>fireball</category><category>western-us</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:07:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is 'Minnesota Nice' Dead?</title><description><![CDATA[Minnesota news items from the past year give one pause when one considers that the natives have long prided themselves on being 'Minnesota Nice'. Minnesota is supposed to be a place where the whole state is just like the fictional Lake Woebegone of National Public Radio fame.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516852-is-minnesota-nice-dead</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516852-is-minnesota-nice-dead</guid><category>crime</category><category>trial</category><category>prostitution</category><category>question</category><category>stem-cell-research</category><category>scandals</category><category>ponzi</category><category>criminology</category><category>faked</category><category>backhoe</category><category>u-mn</category><category>is-it-dead</category><category>minnesota-nice</category><category>minnesota-nice-guys</category><category>thomas-petters</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:52 +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>Stork Amputee Gets an Artificial Leg</title><description><![CDATA[In August, Dietmar arrived in a bird reserve located between Dresden and Leipzig suffering from a broken leg. The sanctuary staff did everything they could to help Dietmar, but in the end the limb had to be amputated. However it has now been replaced with a carbon prosthesis.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516254-stork-amputee-gets-an-artificial-leg</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516254-stork-amputee-gets-an-artificial-leg</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>germany</category><category>animals</category><category>birds</category><category>amputee</category><category>prosthesis</category><category>stork</category><category>artificial-leg</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:38:03 +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></item><item><title>The December Multi-Cultural Calendar is Full</title><description><![CDATA[Dec. 6 is St. Nicholas Day (Christian)
Dec. 8 is Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
Dec. 8 is also the observance of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Dec. 12: 
Feast Day of our Lady of Guadalupe
beginning of the Advent fast (Orthodox)
Feast of St.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513842-the-december-multi-cultural-calendar-is-full</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/17/3513842-the-december-multi-cultural-calendar-is-full</guid><category>home-garden</category><category>christmas</category><category>holidays</category><category>traditions</category><category>december</category><category>explained</category><category>st-lucia</category><category>boxing-day</category><category>saturnalia</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:53:04 +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>Missing dog found duct-taped, NY Reward Offered</title><description><![CDATA[Those of you who were upset by the news item about the discovery and rescue of a duct-taped dog will be heartened to know that some folks are taking it seriously enough to offer a nice reward for finding the perpetrator of the act. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509238-missing-dog-found-duct-taped-ny-reward-offered</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509238-missing-dog-found-duct-taped-ny-reward-offered</guid><category>home-garden</category><category>new-york</category><category>pets</category><category>dog</category><category>animal-abuse</category><category>animal-lovers</category><category>beagle</category><category>crime-prevention</category><category>duct-taped</category><category>reward-offered</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:36:25 +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>U.S. Arrests And Charges Two Madoff Programmers</title><description><![CDATA[Two of the programmers who worked for Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, creating the reams of fake stock investment transactions, have been arrested. They were released on bail of $1 million each. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507357-us-arrests-and-charges-two-madoff-programmers</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507357-us-arrests-and-charges-two-madoff-programmers</guid><category>business</category><category>arrests</category><category>madoff</category><category>bail</category><category>ponzi</category><category>bernie-madoff</category><category>programmers</category><category>1-million</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:15 +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>Row is brewing with Catholic Church over visionary claims at Marian shrine; Sun spins?</title><description><![CDATA[Clergy in Ireland are "alarmed" over the level of support for alleged Marian sightings claimed by a self-proclaimed Dublin visionary, the Belfast Telegraph reported.
A local clairvoyant claims the Virgin Mary appeared for a second time in three weeks at Knock Shrine on Saturday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507319-row-is-brewing-with-catholic-church-over-visionary-claims-at-marian-shrine-sun-spins</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507319-row-is-brewing-with-catholic-church-over-visionary-claims-at-marian-shrine-sun-spins</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>catholic-church</category><category>paranormal</category><category>clergy</category><category>virgin-mary</category><category>faithful</category><category>phenomena</category><category>october-31</category><category>marian-shrine</category><category>feast-of-the-immaculate-conception</category><category>knock-shrine</category><category>spinning-sun</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:44:11 +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>Predictions vary for 2012, last year in Mayan calendar cycle; Chicago puppet show explains it all</title><description><![CDATA[Giron and Von Orthal Puppets, a puppet company in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, are producing a play based on the Popol Vuh, or Mayan creation story. The production will debut next month in Guatemala.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/15/3503282-predictions-vary-for-2012-last-year-in-mayan-calendar-cycle-chicago-puppet-show-explains-it-all</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/15/3503282-predictions-vary-for-2012-last-year-in-mayan-calendar-cycle-chicago-puppet-show-explains-it-all</guid><category>us-news</category><category>chicago</category><category>play</category><category>2012</category><category>prediction</category><category>mayans</category><category>cultural-understanding</category><category>creation-story</category><category>puppet-show</category><category>popol-vuh</category><category>chilam-balam-restaurant</category><category>von-orthal-puppets</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:15:53 +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>EPA Orders Employees to Remove YouTube Climate Video</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/13/3499331-epa-orders-employees-to-remove-youtube-climate-video</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/13/3499331-epa-orders-employees-to-remove-youtube-climate-video</guid><category>us-news</category><category>environment</category><category>video</category><category>climate-change</category><category>youtube</category><category>epa</category><category>first-amendment</category><category>employees</category><category>removal</category><category>ordered</category><category>disciplinary-action</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:06:02 +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>Swastikas and Tinsel: How the Nazis Stole Christmas</title><description><![CDATA[More than 30 years after Rita Breuer first began collecting Christmas knickknacks, selected objects from the family collection have gone on show at the National Socialism Documentation Center in Cologne.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/13/3499294-swastikas-and-tinsel-how-the-nazis-stole-christmas</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/13/3499294-swastikas-and-tinsel-how-the-nazis-stole-christmas</guid><category>history</category><category>germany</category><category>christmas</category><category>propaganda</category><category>holidays</category><category>nazi</category><category>wwii</category><category>nazism</category><category>world-war-two</category><category>swastika</category><category>anti-christian</category><category>winter-solstice</category><category>christmas-cookies</category><category>germanic</category><category>observances</category><category>christ-child</category><category>sun-wheel</category><category>yule-lantern</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:55:08 +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>Susan Boyle set to sing on Dancing with the Stars</title><description><![CDATA[Susan Boyle is set to sing on a show called Dancing with the Stars this week. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/12/3496137-susan-boyle-set-to-sing-on-dancing-with-the-stars</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/12/3496137-susan-boyle-set-to-sing-on-dancing-with-the-stars</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>television</category><category>dancing-with-the-stars</category><category>susan-boyle</category><category>appearance</category><category>dwts</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:36 +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>Susan Boyle to sing in Toronto Nov. 26</title><description><![CDATA[Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who became a YouTube sensation, is set to sing in Toronto later this month. The Nov. 26 show will be her only Canadian appearance.
The "Les Miserables" song serves as the title of Boyle's debut album, which drops Nov. 23.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/12/3496112-susan-boyle-to-sing-in-toronto-nov-26</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/12/3496112-susan-boyle-to-sing-in-toronto-nov-26</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>canada</category><category>toronto</category><category>singer</category><category>mall</category><category>susan-boyle</category><category>new-album</category><category>free-concert</category><category>lunch-hour</category><category>overnight-sensation</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:01:41 +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>Cat swine flu: H1N1 latest illness shared by owner, pet</title><description><![CDATA[A 16-pound orange cat in Ames, Iowa, did something last month that will now and forevermore have a lot of cat lovers taking care to sneeze into their sleeves.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3481043-cat-swine-flu-h1n1-latest-illness-shared-by-owner-pet</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3481043-cat-swine-flu-h1n1-latest-illness-shared-by-owner-pet</guid><category>health</category><category>pets</category><category>swine-flu</category><category>iowa</category><category>cat</category><category>h1n1</category><category>influenza</category><category>surprise</category><category>transmission</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:24:03 +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></item><item><title>It's just like that movie, Night of the Living Dead...</title><description><![CDATA[The way people have been treating Obama these past several months is come to think of it, a lot like that old movie, Night of the Living Dead. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3480992-its-just-like-that-movie-night-of-the-living-dead</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3480992-its-just-like-that-movie-night-of-the-living-dead</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>racism</category><category>zombies</category><category>character</category><category>parallels</category><category>metaphor</category><category>black-man</category><category>night-of-the-living-dead</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:13:05 +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>Novice metal detector man discovers 'stunning' treasure hoard</title><description><![CDATA[A Iron Age treasure hoard has been unearthed by a safari park keeper using a metal detector for the first time.
David Booth was stunned when he found several 2000-year-old gold neckbands in a field in Stirlingshire. He had driven to the site and parked his car.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3473078-novice-metal-detector-man-discovers-stunning-treasure-hoard</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/07/3473078-novice-metal-detector-man-discovers-stunning-treasure-hoard</guid><category>history</category><category>scotland</category><category>discovery</category><category>treasure</category><category>necklace</category><category>iron-age</category><category>metal-detector</category><category>gold-jewelry</category><category>david-booth</category><category>torc</category><category>stirlingshire</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:09:26 +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 spine-tingling ending for 'Paranormal Activity'</title><description><![CDATA[An interview with the stars of the micro-film, 'Paranormal Activity', which did an astounding amount of business in its opening weeks for a thriller film that only cost $15,000 to make.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/06/3467241-a-spine-tingling-ending-for-paranormal-activity</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/06/3467241-a-spine-tingling-ending-for-paranormal-activity</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>movies</category><category>film</category><category>interview</category><category>actors</category><category>thriller</category><category>supernatural</category><category>micro</category><category>paranormal-activity</category><category>low-budget</category><category>katie-featherston</category><category>micah-sloat</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:50:10 +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></item><item><title>Sammy, the Painting Dog</title><description><![CDATA[Stadelbacher has taught many of her dogs to paint, but Sammy was a real natural. "Far in advance of the first session, each dog had to know many commands -- to grab onto something, to hold onto another location, and to 'go paint,'" says Stadelbacher.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/05/3464056-sammy-the-painting-dog</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/05/3464056-sammy-the-painting-dog</guid><category>arts</category><category>video</category><category>dogs</category><category>pets</category><category>fundraiser</category><category>animal-lovers</category><category>service-dogs</category><category>sammy</category><category>painting-dog</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:52:14 +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></channel></rss>