<?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 - Irma's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/</link><description>Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses. -- Margaret Millar</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:06:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:29:03 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>14 steps: Solving problems</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: 14 steps: Enjoy the moment
Everyone will have to overcome setbacks and problems. Sickness, the death of a loved one, a difficult exam, job related stress, anything that disrupts life in a negative way, is annoying.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/20/6898394-14-steps-solving-problems</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/20/6898394-14-steps-solving-problems</guid><category>health</category><category>stress</category><category>psychology</category><category>personal-development</category><category>problem-solving</category><category>spin-doctor</category><category>mlf</category><category>14-steps</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:22 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F6898419.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F6898419.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I love my spin doctor&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F6898436.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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F6898436.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Daydreaming&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Enjoy the moment</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Previous: 14 steps: Improve your communication skills
Next: 14 steps: Solving problems
The past and the future
Many people are occupied with the future. If I have that new job / if the renovation of our house has finished / if I get pregnant, then I&rsquo;ll be happy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5441110-14-steps-enjoy-the-moment</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5441110-14-steps-enjoy-the-moment</guid><category>health</category><category>happiness</category><category>personal-development</category><category>consciousness</category><category>meditation</category><category>conscious</category><category>mindfulness</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>mlf</category><category>14-steps</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:01:14 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F5441161.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="529" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F5441161.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="212" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mindfulness&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Quick and Dirty Guide to Polyamory</title>
<description><![CDATA[
 *This article contains mature subject matter involving relationships and sexuality. If these topics offend you, please leave this page and check out some of the other great articles on Newsvine.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rees Sloan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rees Sloan]]></source><link>http://rsloan.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/01/4444830-the-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-polyamory</link><guid>http://rsloan.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/01/4444830-the-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-polyamory</guid><category>fashion</category><category>open</category><category>romance</category><category>group</category><category>dating</category><category>poly</category><category>relationships</category><category>sexuality</category><category>polyamory</category><category>monogamy</category><category>polyamorous</category><category>triad</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 05:59:00 +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>14 steps: Improve your Communication Skills</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Previous: Promote Yourself]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/07/1728981-14-steps-improve-your-communication-skills</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/07/1728981-14-steps-improve-your-communication-skills</guid><category>health</category><category>leap</category><category>communication</category><category>personal-development</category><category>skills</category><category>body-language</category><category>social-skills</category><category>xyz</category><category>communication-skills</category><category>leaps</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>14steps</category><category>xyz-formula</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:38:51 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1732408.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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1732408.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&quot;Pie listens intently for his next assignment&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">fl|ccatt|http://www.flickr.com/people/chainsawpanda/|megan ann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>An open letter to Newsvine</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Djehuty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Djehuty]]></source><link>http://djehuty.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/26/1698249-an-open-letter-to-newsvine</link><guid>http://djehuty.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/26/1698249-an-open-letter-to-newsvine</guid><category>community</category><category>newsvine</category><category>moderation</category><category>meta</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:30:13 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fdjehuty2F1698269.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fdjehuty2F1698269.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/radiofree/438039061/&quot;&gt;Event the vines know not to park here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Promote Yourself</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Develop Your Talents]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/20/1680271-14-steps-promote-yourself</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/20/1680271-14-steps-promote-yourself</guid><category>health</category><category>confidence</category><category>personal-development</category><category>arrogance</category><category>promote</category><category>promoting</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>14steps</category><category>inner-critic</category><category>inner-coach</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:26:38 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1680292.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1680292.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">fl|ccatt|http://www.flickr.com/people/gerriet/|Gerriet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Develop Your Talents</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Promise Less, Do More]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1639143-14-steps-develop-your-talents</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1639143-14-steps-develop-your-talents</guid><category>health</category><category>learning</category><category>goals</category><category>personal-development</category><category>passions</category><category>talents</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>14steps</category><category>learning-style</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:49:25 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1639472.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="339" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1639472.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Passion&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">fl|ccatt|http://www.flickr.com/people/lenny_montana/|ThÃ©o</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Promise Less, Do More</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: influence others in a positive way]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/09/1555467-14-steps-promise-less-do-more</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/09/1555467-14-steps-promise-less-do-more</guid><category>health</category><category>expectations</category><category>personal-development</category><category>realism</category><category>honesty</category><category>demands</category><category>self-esteem</category><category>achieve</category><category>realistic</category><category>honest</category><category>perfectionism</category><category>perfectionist</category><category>self-worth</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>achievements</category><category>14steps</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:33:30 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1555663.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1555663.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/grraniml/26472147/&quot;&gt;source&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Influence Others in a Positive Way</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Make Contact]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/26/1513076-14-steps-influence-others-in-a-positive-way</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/26/1513076-14-steps-influence-others-in-a-positive-way</guid><category>health</category><category>influence</category><category>appreciation</category><category>support</category><category>recognition</category><category>personal-development</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>sincere</category><category>sincerity</category><category>involvement</category><category>influencing</category><category>compliment</category><category>time-out</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>compliments</category><category>14-steps</category><category>supportive</category><category>complimenting</category><category>emotional-contamination</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 22:13:57 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1513220.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1513220.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">fl|ccatt|http://www.flickr.com/people/benbengraves/|[Flickr User]</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>French euthanasia-row woman dies</title>
<description><![CDATA[A French woman with an incurable facial tumour who lost a legal challenge seeking euthanasia has died at her home near Dijon at the age of 52.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/20/1378744-french-euthanasia-row-woman-dies</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/20/1378744-french-euthanasia-row-woman-dies</guid><category>france</category><category>cancer</category><category>assisted-suicide</category><category>health</category><category>french</category><category>euthanasia</category><category>tumour</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:50:38 +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>14 steps: Make Contact</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Become Assertive

Reach out]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/25/1255372-14-steps-make-contact</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/25/1255372-14-steps-make-contact</guid><category>arts</category><category>personal-development</category><category>conversation</category><category>body-language</category><category>listen</category><category>insecurity</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>reaching-out</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>small-talk</category><category>socialise</category><category>14-steps</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:01:59 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1255405.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1255405.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">fl|ccatt|http://www.flickr.com/people/emaringolo/|Esteban Maringolo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>14 steps: Become Assertive</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Needs

Become Assertive]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/23/1249521-14-steps-become-assertive</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/23/1249521-14-steps-become-assertive</guid><category>no</category><category>health</category><category>rights</category><category>respect</category><category>personal-development</category><category>aggressive</category><category>values</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>assertive</category><category>boundaries</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>assertiveness</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:03:13 +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>14 steps:  Needs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Know yourself

Needs]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/29/1193058-14-steps-needs</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/29/1193058-14-steps-needs</guid><category>health</category><category>safety</category><category>love</category><category>respect</category><category>needs</category><category>personal-development</category><category>acceptance</category><category>self-esteem</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>hierarchy</category><category>maslow</category><category>personal-growth</category><category>belonging</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>self-actualisation</category><category>self-respect</category><category>14steps</category><category>physiological-needs</category><category>cognitive-needs</category><category>aesthetic-needs</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:43:35 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1193076.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Firma2F1193076.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Beverly Davis: Richardson to Musharraf: Step Down! </title>
<description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson released a statement reacting to the asssassination of Pakistani former prime minister and opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, saying "We mourn for Ms. Bhutto. She knew the dangers to her safety.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188828-beverly-davis-richardson-to-musharraf-step-down</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188828-beverly-davis-richardson-to-musharraf-step-down</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>terrorism</category><category>musharraf</category><category>world-news</category><category>benazir-bhutto</category><category>bill-richards</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:14:04 +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>Statement by mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (New York) on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto</title>
<description><![CDATA["Today all New Yorkers, including the more than 100,000 who can trace their heritage to Pakistan, are saddened to learn about the assassination of Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188826-statement-by-mayor-michael-r-bloomberg-new-york-on-the-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188826-statement-by-mayor-michael-r-bloomberg-new-york-on-the-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>new-york</category><category>michael-bloomberg</category><category>world-news</category><category>benazir-bhutto</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:12:24 +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>Slain Bhutto's supporters take anger to the streets</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan put its paramilitary forces on "red alert" across the country on Thursday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked violent protests by her supporters.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188818-slain-bhuttos-supporters-take-anger-to-the-streets</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188818-slain-bhuttos-supporters-take-anger-to-the-streets</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>protest</category><category>world-news</category><category>terrorist-attack</category><category>pervez-musharraf</category><category>benazir-bhutto</category><category>karachi</category><category>violent-protests</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:09:13 +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>Bhutto murder 'could spark civil war'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The assassination of Benazir Bhutto threatens to plunge a nuclear armed Pakistan into civil war, opposition groups warned today.

The former prime minister was killed by a suicide bomber as she left a public rally in the city of Rawalpindi today.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188808-bhutto-murder-could-spark-civil-war</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/27/1188808-bhutto-murder-could-spark-civil-war</guid><category>pakistan</category><category>war</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>suicide-bomber</category><category>benazir-bhutto</category><category>rawalpindi</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:06:44 +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>Russian Woman Advertised for 'Spouse' on Craigslist.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[A West Los Angeles man and the Russian national who he married last year were arrested today by federal immigration officials after being charged with marriage fraud for allegedly entering into a sham marriage so the woman could obtain documents that would allow her to remain in &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/30/1131958-russian-woman-advertised-for-spouse-on-craigslistcom</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/30/1131958-russian-woman-advertised-for-spouse-on-craigslistcom</guid><category>immigration</category><category>marriage</category><category>internet</category><category>craigslist</category><category>us-news</category><category>marriage-fraud</category><category>sham-marriage</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:15:06 +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>She was a fake wife and migrant cheat, but US spies let her into their secrets</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Lebanese woman who became an agent for the FBI and CIA after faking her US citizenship used her position to gain access to secret files on the terrorist group Hezbollah - the latest security breach to hit America's top intelligence agencies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/15/1098736-she-was-a-fake-wife-and-migrant-cheat-but-us-spies-let-her-into-their-secrets</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/15/1098736-she-was-a-fake-wife-and-migrant-cheat-but-us-spies-let-her-into-their-secrets</guid><category>fbi</category><category>cia</category><category>fraud</category><category>us-news</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>security-breach</category><category>sham-marriage</category><category>intelligence-agencies</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:59:11 +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>Belgian is brain of paedophile ring,</title>
<description><![CDATA[The European paedophile ring that was targeted by police services across the European Union was led by a Belgian from Bruges (West Flanders).]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/06/1076340-belgian-is-brain-of-paedophile-ring</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/06/1076340-belgian-is-brain-of-paedophile-ring</guid><category>europe</category><category>belgium</category><category>abuse</category><category>australia</category><category>child-abuse</category><category>world-news</category><category>paedophile-ring</category><category>operation-koala</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:53:46 +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></item><item><title>14 steps: Know yourself</title>
<description><![CDATA[Previous: Self Esteem

Know yourself]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1069452-14-steps-know-yourself</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1069452-14-steps-know-yourself</guid><category>interest</category><category>health</category><category>value</category><category>passion</category><category>personal-development</category><category>self-improvement</category><category>personal-values</category><category>food-for-thought</category><category>14steps</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:04:12 +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>Face it - oldies want chums, too</title>
<description><![CDATA[Social networking online is no longer the province of the young - more and more 'silver surfers'are joining in, Chris Stevens finds]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1068563-face-it-oldies-want-chums-too</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1068563-face-it-oldies-want-chums-too</guid><category>technology</category><category>myspace</category><category>social-networking</category><category>facebook</category><category>social-networks</category><category>silver-surfer</category><category>saga-zone</category><category>mychumsclub</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:33:43 +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>Michal Prochazka - lightening Kundera's unbearable burden of history</title>
<description><![CDATA[Last week the best-known living Czech author, Milan Kundera, was awarded the State Prize for Literature.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067120-michal-prochazka-lightening-kunderas-unbearable-burden-of-history</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067120-michal-prochazka-lightening-kunderas-unbearable-burden-of-history</guid><category>czech-republic</category><category>arts</category><category>milan-kundera</category><category>state-prize-for-literature</category><category>the-unbearable-lightness-of-being</category><category>michal-prochazka</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:25:04 +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>Tea rooms: a modern Czech phenomenon</title>
<description><![CDATA[Take some new age music, mix it with Turkish rugs, Moroccan tiles and Chinese lanterns and finally, add some tea - what you get is a typical Czech cajovna or tearoom, a place which has gradually won its place alongside Czech pubs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067116-tea-rooms-a-modern-czech-phenomenon</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067116-tea-rooms-a-modern-czech-phenomenon</guid><category>czech-republic</category><category>tea</category><category>world-news</category><category>tearoom</category><category>cajovna</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:19:14 +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>Notes on the Looming Global Energy Crisis</title>
<description><![CDATA[With the world's attention focused on energy problems, important developments have emerged in the Tehran meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Caspian Sea-area leaders.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irma]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Irma]]></source><link>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067108-notes-on-the-looming-global-energy-crisis</link><guid>http://irma.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/01/1067108-notes-on-the-looming-global-energy-crisis</guid><category>energy</category><category>russia</category><category>iran</category><category>pipeline</category><category>tehran</category><category>caspian-sea</category><category>world-news</category><category>vladimir-putin</category><category>mahmoud-ahmadinejad</category><category>geopolitics</category><category>energy-issues</category><category>energy-game</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:08:33 +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></channel></rss>
