<?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 - Pittsburgh</title><link>http://pittsburgh.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Pittsburgh</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:17:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Missing Girl, 12, Found With Boyfriend, 14</title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- Police have found a 12-year-old girl sent home from a Pittsburgh school Monday with her 14-year-old boyfriend.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3720965-missing-girl-12-found-with-boyfriend-14</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3720965-missing-girl-12-found-with-boyfriend-14</guid><category>us-news</category><category>missingpersons</category><category>children</category><category>people</category><category>relationships</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:17:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>MD man returns book overdue 73 yrs to western PA public school library</title><description><![CDATA[The headline about says it all. A man was a sixth-grader in the Pittsburgh area when he checked out a book on the history of Rome. He kept it all these years in good condition; when it was rediscovered in his home, he mailed it to a relative in Pennsylvania to return it for him.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><link>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3718975-md-man-returns-book-overdue-73-yrs-to-western-pa-public-school-library</link><guid>http://MinnieApolis.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3718975-md-man-returns-book-overdue-73-yrs-to-western-pa-public-school-library</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>pennsylvania</category><category>pittsburgh</category><category>overdue</category><category>library-book</category><category>history-book</category><category>73-years</category><category>way-overdue</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:13:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Eat'n Park Embroiled In Cookie Controversy</title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- Eat'n Park may be the place for smiles, but the restaurant chain is frowning over cookies made by a company in Texas.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3717929-eatn-park-embroiled-in-cookie-controversy</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/05/3717929-eatn-park-embroiled-in-cookie-controversy</guid><category>business</category><category>food</category><category>justice</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:57:28 +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>Would you PC,(GPS) chip, your children?</title><description><![CDATA[Place a computer chip in your child ?  Knowing where they are,24 hours a day,everyday,every minuet of the day.  For His/Her safety, your Safety, your peice of mind.  Which one is it?  It's not like your putting a GPS, in there car.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LindaMarie2]]></dc:creator><link>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/03/3710627-would-you-pcgps-chip-your-children</link><guid>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/03/3710627-would-you-pcgps-chip-your-children</guid><category>technology</category><category>tech</category><category>sicence</category><category>family</category><category>child-welfare</category><category>school</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:48:00 +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>Would you choose your child's gender? // Current</title><description><![CDATA[  Would you ?   Do this ?  Or is it just satisfying enough, to know your HAVING a child. And not worry about what it's gender is going to be ! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LindaMarie2]]></dc:creator><link>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/02/3706792-would-you-choose-your-childs-gender-current</link><guid>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/02/3706792-would-you-choose-your-childs-gender-current</guid><category>technology</category><category>tech</category><category>marriage</category><category>parenting</category><category>adoptions</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:08:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Snow, ice snarl Midwest </title><description><![CDATA[ Holiday travelers battled slick, icy roads and scattered flight cancellations and delays on Wednesday as a major winter storm began to spread across much of the nation's midsection -- and the worst of the weather was still expected to come.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[redshadowwithgreenbackground]]></dc:creator><link>http://redshadowlyingdownwithagreenbackground.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/24/3671210-snow-ice-snarl-midwest-</link><guid>http://redshadowlyingdownwithagreenbackground.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/24/3671210-snow-ice-snarl-midwest-</guid><category>us-news</category><category>holiday</category><category>midwest</category><category>snow</category><category>ice</category><category>storm</category><category>winter</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:38:14 +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>Immigration reform: What's 'moderate'?</title><description><![CDATA[With an advocate for illegal aliens staking out the far-left extreme of the immigration reform debate, the Obama administration's upcoming proposal will reveal much about what "moderate" and "bipartisan" mean to this White House.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[onomatopoeia]]></dc:creator><link>http://overmountainman.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/22/3664061-immigration-reform-whats-moderate</link><guid>http://overmountainman.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/22/3664061-immigration-reform-whats-moderate</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:32:44 +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>Why the Grinch is so green </title><description><![CDATA[Imagine growing up in a house like that and not turning into a guilt-ridden psycho.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chello]]></dc:creator><link>http://allpurpose.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/21/3658013-why-the-grinch-is-so-green-</link><guid>http://allpurpose.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/21/3658013-why-the-grinch-is-so-green-</guid><category>politics</category><category>global-warming</category><category>economy</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:10:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Toys for Tots Still Needed Despite Donations from Convoy of Cops and Cars</title><description><![CDATA[Toys for Tots donations came by the car-full and police car-full in Mt. Pleasant Friday. But the Clare and Isabella Counties toy drive still needs more toys for Saturday's distribution. They've seen a steep decline in donations from previous years.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodney-889389]]></dc:creator><link>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/19/3651309-toys-for-tots-still-needed-despite-donations-from-convoy-of-cops-and-cars</link><guid>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/19/3651309-toys-for-tots-still-needed-despite-donations-from-convoy-of-cops-and-cars</guid><category>us-news</category><category>toys</category><category>for</category><category>tots</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:36:59 +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>Mall Shopper Robbed While Changing Baby's Diaper</title><description><![CDATA[MONROEVILLE, Pa. -- A mother with her child was the victim of an armed robbery in a Monroeville Mall parking lot early Wednesday evening, Monroeville police said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3648611-mall-shopper-robbed-while-changing-babys-diaper</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3648611-mall-shopper-robbed-while-changing-babys-diaper</guid><category>us-news</category><category>crime</category><category>robbery</category><category>shopping</category><category>mall</category><category>safety</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:27:45 +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>Pennsylvania Catholic university cites &quot;partnership&quot; with Planned Parenthood</title><description><![CDATA[A Catholic university in Pittsburgh includes Planned Parenthood on its "partners list" for community engagement.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aimee Franc]]></dc:creator><link>http://trueautism.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3646750-pennsylvania-catholic-university-cites-partnership-with-planned-parenthood</link><guid>http://trueautism.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3646750-pennsylvania-catholic-university-cites-partnership-with-planned-parenthood</guid><category>politics</category><category>abortion</category><category>planned-parenthood</category><category>catholic</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:05:51 +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>Coming Home With Dream Car, Man Dies Near Train Tracks</title><description><![CDATA[DERRY, Pa. -- A man who had just bought his dream car lost control of the classic vehicle as he drove it home and went barreling toward an oncoming train in Derry, Westmoreland County.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3645006-coming-home-with-dream-car-man-dies-near-train-tracks</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3645006-coming-home-with-dream-car-man-dies-near-train-tracks</guid><category>us-news</category><category>accident</category><category>death</category><category>tragedy</category><category>transportations</category><category>automobiles</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:42:38 +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>Veterans warmed by Santa's good cheer - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</title><description><![CDATA[It's good to see groups going to the VA Hospitals. I myself have spent time in the Hopital and only friends to come by - Nice to see VFW and DAV and others to go and visit sick Veterans!
I wish more would take time out of there day and visit a VA Hospital:]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken59]]></dc:creator><link>http://ken59-1.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3644573-veterans-warmed-by-santas-good-cheer-pittsburgh-tribune-review</link><guid>http://ken59-1.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3644573-veterans-warmed-by-santas-good-cheer-pittsburgh-tribune-review</guid><category>us-news</category><category>veterans-affairs-department</category><category>agent-orange</category><category>va</category><category>veterans-health-care</category><category>veterans-affairs</category><category>va-health-system</category><category>va-claimes</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:17:04 +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>Drinks cost woman her legs</title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - A WOMAN is suing a hospital in Pittsburgh after they amputated her legs because she sat with them folded for up to 12 hours while passed out drunk.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[aoimiyazaki]]></dc:creator><link>http://aoimiyazaki.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/10/3614719-drinks-cost-woman-her-legs</link><guid>http://aoimiyazaki.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/10/3614719-drinks-cost-woman-her-legs</guid><category>health</category><category>compartment-syndrome</category><category>legs</category><category>drinks</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:49:43 +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>Paul's good health care idea won't ever survive - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</title><description><![CDATA[Why will this bill fail? 
Ron Paul, the libertarian congressman from Texas, whom nobody ever confused with a me-too Republican, has proposed a health care reform that deserves the name "reform."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisafrequency]]></dc:creator><link>http://lisafrequency.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/09/3610201-pauls-good-health-care-idea-wont-ever-survive-pittsburgh-tribune-review</link><guid>http://lisafrequency.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/09/3610201-pauls-good-health-care-idea-wont-ever-survive-pittsburgh-tribune-review</guid><category>health</category><category>health-care</category><category>health-care-bill</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:03:42 +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>Chronic Art: Dude Makes Amazing Mosaics From Roach Papers</title><description><![CDATA[Cliff Maynard of Pittsburgh has blazed a unique trail on the stoner art scene. The 37-year-old creates amazing mosaics using the humble medium of used roach papers from smoked joints.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alapoet]]></dc:creator><link>http://alapoet.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/06/3595327-chronic-art-dude-makes-amazing-mosaics-from-roach-papers</link><guid>http://alapoet.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/06/3595327-chronic-art-dude-makes-amazing-mosaics-from-roach-papers</guid><category>arts</category><category>marijuana</category><category>art</category><category>mosaic</category><category>cannabis</category><category>roach</category><category>weed</category><category>pot</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:31:26 +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>Pittsburgh mystery letters revealed as art project - Yahoo! News</title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH – Two pieces of mail arrived at Michael Tolson's house on Nov. 24. Neither had a return address.
One contained a collage of paper scraps.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nic-24]]></dc:creator><link>http://Nic-24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3582729-pittsburgh-mystery-letters-revealed-as-art-project-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://Nic-24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3582729-pittsburgh-mystery-letters-revealed-as-art-project-yahoo-news</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>pittsburgh</category><category>art</category><category>letters</category><category>mystery</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:59:12 +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>Respect &amp; Protect - World AIDS Day 2009 â�� Official Website</title><description><![CDATA[Today, is World AIDS Day.  Wear a Red Ribbon, to support awareness and knowledge regarding AIDS/HIV.  
  Regardless of your sexuality, AIDS is a disease that effects everyone,race,color,sexual orientation or religious back ground.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LindaMarie2]]></dc:creator><link>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/01/3570978-respect-protect-world-aids-day-2009-official-website</link><guid>http://LindaMarie2.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/01/3570978-respect-protect-world-aids-day-2009-official-website</guid><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:40:25 +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>'Unusual event' reported at Beaver County nuclear plant   </title><description><![CDATA[The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported an "unusual event" at FirstEnergy's Beaver Valley 2 nuclear reactor early this morning when leakage of reactor coolant into the plant's pressurized relief tank occurred.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/29/3563818-unusual-event-reported-at-beaver-county-nuclear-plant-</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/29/3563818-unusual-event-reported-at-beaver-county-nuclear-plant-</guid><category>us-news</category><category>nuclear-power</category><category>plant-leakage</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:59:12 +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>There may be no law against dissing a cop, but ...</title><description><![CDATA[The police practice of detaining and charging people for impolite behavior gives the police arbitrary power to harass citizens they do not like. This practice must stop."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BT Stephens]]></dc:creator><link>http://bt-stephens.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3544563-there-may-be-no-law-against-dissing-a-cop-but-</link><guid>http://bt-stephens.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3544563-there-may-be-no-law-against-dissing-a-cop-but-</guid><category>politics</category><category>1st-amendment</category><category>freedom-of-speech</category><category>police</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:46 +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>Good News Wednesday: Playing some Thanksgiving Day football? Beware of deer</title><description><![CDATA[
Shutdown Corner Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:37 am EST

PSA: Playing some Thanksgiving Day football? Beware of deer
By MJD]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nic-24]]></dc:creator><link>http://Nic-24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3543812-good-news-wednesday-playing-some-thanksgiving-day-football-beware-of-deer</link><guid>http://Nic-24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3543812-good-news-wednesday-playing-some-thanksgiving-day-football-beware-of-deer</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>football</category><category>deer</category><category>friends</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:33 +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>Pittsburgh Mayor, Wife To Separate</title><description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his wife, Erin, are separating, according to statements released by their attorney late Monday night.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3538398-pittsburgh-mayor-wife-to-separate</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3538398-pittsburgh-mayor-wife-to-separate</guid><category>politics</category><category>government</category><category>state</category><category>city</category><category>pittsburgh</category><category>marriage</category><category>separation</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:26 +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>EMS Chief Suffers Heart Attack, Dies Responding To Crash</title><description><![CDATA[DUQUESNE, Pa. -- The Duquesne EMS Chief died after he suffered a heart attack while responding to a crash that injured two people in Duquesne Sunday night.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[us_news]]></dc:creator><link>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/23/3534318-ems-chief-suffers-heart-attack-dies-responding-to-crash</link><guid>http://htvusnews.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/23/3534318-ems-chief-suffers-heart-attack-dies-responding-to-crash</guid><category>us-news</category><category>emergency</category><category>services</category><category>death</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:19 +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>Steelworkers plan worker-owned cooperatives in North America</title><description><![CDATA[The United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A.  have announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing worker-owned cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dale R. Gowin]]></dc:creator><link>http://luminist.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516022-steelworkers-plan-worker-owned-cooperatives-in-north-america</link><guid>http://luminist.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/18/3516022-steelworkers-plan-worker-owned-cooperatives-in-north-america</guid><category>business</category><category>cooperatives</category><category>labor</category><category>union</category><category>steelworkers</category><category>collective-bargaining</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pittsburgh eyes students' wallets</title><description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh wants to tax one of its most abundant resources: students.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Par4TheCourse]]></dc:creator><link>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3506717-pittsburgh-eyes-students-wallets</link><guid>http://par4thecourse.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3506717-pittsburgh-eyes-students-wallets</guid><category>education</category><category>tuition-tax</category><category>colleges-and-universities</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:45:26 +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></channel></rss>