<?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 - collar</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/collar</link><description>Newsvine - collar</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:44:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 06:45:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Aussie fake-bomb plotter sentenced to 13 1/2 years</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to a Sydney teenager as part of a bizarre extortion plot was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison on Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15287892-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-sentenced-to-13-12-years</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15287892-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-sentenced-to-13-12-years</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:02:43 +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=15b3cc10-57f9-49c8-a9d8-8e843c520134.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15b3cc10-57f9-49c8-a9d8-8e843c520134.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Madeleine Pulver arrives at the New South Wales State District Court, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters, an Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to Pulver in Aug. 2011, as part of a bizarre extortion plot. Peters pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 13 years and six months jail Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=d97fe841-fbd2-4a48-a1a3-cc02c4efd9da.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d97fe841-fbd2-4a48-a1a3-cc02c4efd9da.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bill Pulver speaks to the media outside the New South Wales State District Court, after the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Peters, an Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to Pulver's teenage daughter Madeleine in Aug. 2011, as part of a bizarre extortion plot,  pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 13 years and six months jail Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=5cba8575-b334-4932-97fc-55e5c5f55925.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cba8575-b334-4932-97fc-55e5c5f55925.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Madeleine Pulver makes a statement to the media outside the New South Wales State District Court, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, after the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters, an Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to Pulver in Aug. 2011, as part of a bizarre extortion plot. Peters pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 13 years and six months jail Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dad says Australian extortionist almost succeeded</title>
<description><![CDATA[The father of a teenager who spent 10 hours in a Sydney mansion with a fake bomb chained around her neck revealed Wednesday he might not have called the police had he known it carried an extortion note.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14821989-dad-says-australian-extortionist-almost-succeeded</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14821989-dad-says-australian-extortionist-almost-succeeded</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><category>collar-bomb</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:30:39 +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>Ex-wife: Aussie fake-bomb plotter had mental woes</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to a teenager was reeling from the breakdown of his marriage, drinking heavily and exhibiting wild mood swings in the years before the bizarre extortion attempt, his ex-wife and a psychiatrist said Friday at his sentencing hearing.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14546364-ex-wife-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-had-mental-woes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14546364-ex-wife-aussie-fake-bomb-plotter-had-mental-woes</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:20:59 +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=bbdd67e2-5d3b-4bf1-809b-426ae527ef01.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bbdd67e2-5d3b-4bf1-809b-426ae527ef01.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Belinda Pulver right,  and her husband Bill Pulver, center, mother and father of collar bomb hoax victim Madeleine Pulver, arrive at New South Wales state District Court in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 . The Pulvers were at the court for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters the hoax collar bomber. Peters, an Australian investment banker who admitted chaining a fake bomb to the teenager drank heavily and went through wild mood swings in the years before the bizarre extortion attempt, his ex-wife said Friday at his sentencing hearing. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=24c768a4-881c-4919-a057-b05749d5e4b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="484" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=24c768a4-881c-4919-a057-b05749d5e4b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Belinda Pulver, left, and her husband Bill Pulver,  mother and father of collar bomb hoax victim Madeleine Pulver,  arrive at New South Wales state District Court in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 . The Pulvers were at the court for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters the hoax collar bomber. Peters, the 51-year-old faces up to 20 years in prison for tethering a bomb-like device to the neck of then-18-year-old Madeleine Pulver in August 2011 while she was alone in her family's Sydney mansion. In March, he pleaded guilty to aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offense. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=8de09628-cdbb-40b1-adac-85155f01600b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8de09628-cdbb-40b1-adac-85155f01600b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bill Pulver, left,  father of collar bomb hoax victim Madeleine Pulver, arrives at New South Wales state District Court in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 . The Pulvers were at court for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters the hoax collar bomber.  Peters, the 51-year-old faces up to 20 years in prison for tethering a bomb-like device to the neck of then-18-year-old Madeleine Pulver in August 2011 while she was alone in her family's Sydney mansion. In March, he pleaded guilty to aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offense. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=34a63733-14f9-4ffd-a17b-7d095000d085.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=34a63733-14f9-4ffd-a17b-7d095000d085.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Belinda Pulver, left,  and her husband Bill Pulver, mother and father of collar bomb hoax victim Madeleine Pulver, arrive at New South Wales state District Court in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 . The Pulvers were at the court for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters the hoax collar bomber.  (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&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=1cc7e787-dd92-4fbb-bd22-b9477b2f84d4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="387" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1cc7e787-dd92-4fbb-bd22-b9477b2f84d4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Belinda Pulver, along with Bill Pulver, not in photo, , mother and father of collar bomb hoax victim Madeleine Pulver, arrives at New South Wales state District Court in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 . The Pulvers were at the court for the sentencing of Paul Douglas Peters the hoax collar bomber.  (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Antique dog collar stolen from Harding's Ohio home</title>
<description><![CDATA[An antique dog collar belonging to former President Warren G. Harding's beloved pet "Laddie Boy" has been stolen from the 29th president's historic home in central Ohio.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12190567-antique-dog-collar-stolen-from-hardings-ohio-home</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12190567-antique-dog-collar-stolen-from-hardings-ohio-home</guid><category>us</category><category>missing</category><category>president</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>dog-collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:15:07 +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>Sentencing set for Australian fake-collar-bomber</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker who chained a fake bomb to a 18-year-old woman's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt will be sentenced June 21.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10928466-sentencing-set-for-australian-fake-collar-bomber</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10928466-sentencing-set-for-australian-fake-collar-bomber</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:56:09 +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>Australian admits fake-collar-bomb extortion bid</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker pleaded guilty Thursday to chaining a fake bomb to a young woman's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt last year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10603858-australian-admits-fake-collar-bomb-extortion-bid</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10603858-australian-admits-fake-collar-bomb-extortion-bid</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:51:37 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/915bb83a-d0a8-40e6-9ad1-345cf01ecd0e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/915bb83a-d0a8-40e6-9ad1-345cf01ecd0e.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2011 file photo, Australian collar bomb hoax suspect Paul Douglas Peters leaves the Federal Courthouse after waiving extradition to Australia, in Louisville, Ky, USA. Peters' lawyer Kathy Crittenden pleaded guilty Thursday, March 8, 2012, on his behalf in a Sydney courtroom to a charge of aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offense by knowingly detaining 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e65f4fd1-b12e-4285-8387-d68c403d1672.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e65f4fd1-b12e-4285-8387-d68c403d1672.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2011 file photo, Australian collar bomb hoax suspect Paul Douglas Peters leaves the Federal Courthouse after waiving extradition to Australia, in Louisville, Ky, USA. Peters' lawyer Kathy Crittenden pleaded guilty Thursday, March 8, 2012, on his behalf in a Sydney courtroom to a charge of aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offense by knowingly detaining 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fur flies in snub of Scorsese 'Hugo' dog</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270252-fur-flies-in-snub-of-scorsese-hugo-dog</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270252-fur-flies-in-snub-of-scorsese-hugo-dog</guid><category>awards</category><category>collar</category><category>filmmaker</category><category>barked</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>loudly</category><category>clearall</category><category>golden-collar-awards<p><br</category><category>golden-collar-awards</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:53 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-hugo-blackie.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="267" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-hugo-blackie.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="80" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Uggie who? The filmmaker took a stand and barked loudly for Blackie the Doberman, who was passed over by the Golden Collar Awards.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Woman files 2nd appeal in collar bomb conviction</title>
<description><![CDATA[Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, sentenced to life in prison for a bizarre bank robbery plot in which a Pennsylvania pizza delivery driver was killed by a bomb locked around his neck, says she has filed her own appeal for a new trial.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/24/9014830-woman-files-2nd-appeal-in-collar-bomb-conviction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/24/9014830-woman-files-2nd-appeal-in-collar-bomb-conviction</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:10:35 +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></item><item><title>Pa. woman appeals federal collar bomb conviction</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania woman sentenced to life in prison for a bizarre bank robbery plot in which a pizza delivery driver was killed by a bomb locked around his neck wants an appeals court to grant her a new trial on grounds that she wasn't mentally competent to stand trial, among other issues]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/07/8686894-pa-woman-appeals-federal-collar-bomb-conviction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/07/8686894-pa-woman-appeals-federal-collar-bomb-conviction</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 22:29:08 +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>Australian man charged in 'collar bomb' hoax</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker accused of chaining a fake bomb to a teenage girl's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt was charged Saturday with kidnapping and other offenses after being extradited from the U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristen Gelineau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/23/7913035-australian-man-charged-in-collar-bomb-hoax</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/23/7913035-australian-man-charged-in-collar-bomb-hoax</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>united-states</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:08:41 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2130c06b-625f-467e-897a-18d686995ed2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2130c06b-625f-467e-897a-18d686995ed2.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2011 file photo, Paul Douglas Peters, left, of Sydney, Australia, is escorted from the Federal Courthouse in Louisville, Ky., after he was arraigned in connection with a bomb hoax in Australia. The Australian man accused of chaining a fake bomb to a teenage girl's neck as part of an extortion attempt is being extradited from the U.S. to Australia. New South Wales police said Friday Sept. 23, 2011 that Australian detectives were sent to the U.S. to assist in the extradition  (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw Jr., File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Collar bomb suspect in Ky. to return to Australia</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian investment banker who is wanted on charges of placing a fake bomb around a student's neck in an attempt to extort money from her millionaire father waived extradition Wednesday and will soon be headed to his home country to face charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Barrouquere]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brett Barrouquere]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7747721-collar-bomb-suspect-in-ky-to-return-to-australia</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7747721-collar-bomb-suspect-in-ky-to-return-to-australia</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>hoax</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:35:40 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ec7bf9b2-a6f1-4fbc-a3df-830b0f0d388f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ec7bf9b2-a6f1-4fbc-a3df-830b0f0d388f.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2011 file photo, Paul Douglas Peters, left, of Sydney, Australia, is escorted from the Federal Courthouse in Louisville, Ky., after he was arraigned in connection with a bomb hoax in Australia. Peters appeared in U.S. District Court in Louisville on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 and waived extradition. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw Jr., File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Questions linger in case of 'collar bomb' hoax</title>
<description><![CDATA[The masked intruder who fastened a fake bomb around a millionaire's teenage daughter was armed with an aluminum baseball bat. He warned her not to call police and left demands for money. He also left an email address, a clumsy move authorities said helped lead to his arrest.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Schreiner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bruce Schreiner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381136-questions-linger-in-case-of-collar-bomb-hoax</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381136-questions-linger-in-case-of-collar-bomb-hoax</guid><category>bomb</category><category>australia</category><category>suspicious</category><category>hoax</category><category>united-states</category><category>device</category><category>world-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>as</category><category>collar</category><category>fbi-swat</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:10:07 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6b21e9dc-6e67-4afc-a2f3-13ca61f778da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6b21e9dc-6e67-4afc-a2f3-13ca61f778da.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Belinda Pulver looks at her husband William as he makes a statement regarding the arrest of a 50-year-old man, in Sydney, Australia Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Paul &quot;Doug&quot; Peters was arrested on Monday and charged with breaking into Pulvers' home and chaining a fake bomb to their 18-year-old daughter Madeleine's neck, the FBI said. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4447a5af-e2ea-4328-9cda-31ba9dcd45da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4447a5af-e2ea-4328-9cda-31ba9dcd45da.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;William Pulver makes a statement with his wife Belinda at his side, regarding the arrest of a 50-year-old man, in Sydney, Australia Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. Paul &quot;Doug&quot; Peters was arrested on Monday and charged with breaking into Pulvers' home and chaining a fake bomb to their 18-year-old daughter Madeleine's neck, the FBI said. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6d63341d-bc73-4f04-b485-046361ffb8c5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6d63341d-bc73-4f04-b485-046361ffb8c5.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul Douglas Peters, left, of Sydney, Australia, is escorted from the Federal Courthouse in Louisville, Ky., after he was arraigned in connection with a bomb hoax in Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw Jr.)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8bd48f3e-1a6a-4105-a49c-606751d40905.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8bd48f3e-1a6a-4105-a49c-606751d40905.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul &quot;Doug&quot; Peters, 50, is seen in a booking photo taken by authorities at the Oldham County Jail in LaGrange, Ky. and made available by WLKY-TV in Louisville, Ky, Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011. Peters was arrested by the FBI Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at the home of his ex-wife in a Louisville suburb. He is accused of chaining a fake bomb to an 18-year-old Australian woman in a suspected extortion plot. (AP Photo/Oldham County Jail via WLKY-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5a78be20-d706-4016-9d50-c8ac4c5cd021.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="352" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5a78be20-d706-4016-9d50-c8ac4c5cd021.jpg" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul Douglas Peters, left, of Sydney, Australia, is escorted from the Federal Courthouse in Louisville, Ky., after he was arraigned in connection with a bomb hoax in Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011  (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw Jr.)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e4c4ca0e-2ea5-4b0b-b48b-2341e3fb2d9a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e4c4ca0e-2ea5-4b0b-b48b-2341e3fb2d9a.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul &quot;Doug&quot; Peters, 50, is seen in a booking photo taken by authorities at the Oldham County Jail in LaGrange, Ky. and made available by WLKY-TV in Louisville, Ky, Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011. Peters was arrested by the FBI Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at the home of his ex-wife in a Louisville suburb. He is accused of chaining a fake bomb to an 18-year-old Australian woman in a suspected extortion plot. (AP Photo/Oldham County Jail via WLKY-TV)  MANDATORY CREDIT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Witness in collar bomb trial gets reduced sentence</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania man has received a reduced sentence for his testimony against the alleged mastermind of a bank robbery plot that ended with a pizza delivery driver being killed by a bomb strapped to his neck.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/06/6803494-witness-in-collar-bomb-trial-gets-reduced-sentence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/06/6803494-witness-in-collar-bomb-trial-gets-reduced-sentence</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:32:09 +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>Pa. woman gets life plus 30 in collar bomb death</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced Monday to spend the rest of her life in prison for a bank robbery plot in which a pizza delivery driver was killed by a bomb locked around his neck &#8212; even though both she and the victim's family claim that she's innocent and that the real killers went free.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6152374-pa-woman-gets-life-plus-30-in-collar-bomb-death</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6152374-pa-woman-gets-life-plus-30-in-collar-bomb-death</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>collar-bomb</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:05:05 +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>Woman convicted in deadly Pa. collar bomb robbery</title>
<description><![CDATA[Barring appeals, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong will spend the rest of her life in federal prison for her conviction in a disjointed and deadly plot that killed a pizza delivery driver who was forced to rob a bank wearing a metal bomb collar that later exploded.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5367186-woman-convicted-in-deadly-pa-collar-bomb-robbery</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5367186-woman-convicted-in-deadly-pa-collar-bomb-robbery</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>collar-bomb</category><category>marjorie-diehl-armstrong</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:54:24 +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>Closings set in Pa. fatal collar bomb case</title>
<description><![CDATA[Closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of a Pennsylvania woman charged in a bank robbery plot that ended with a pizza delivery driver killed by a bomb locked to his neck.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5328857-closings-set-in-pa-fatal-collar-bomb-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/21/5328857-closings-set-in-pa-fatal-collar-bomb-case</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>collar-bomb</category><category>kenneth-barnes</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:17:17 +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>Streaking Falcons keep finding wins in 4th quarter</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Turner doesn't mind Atlanta being described as a blue-collar team, he actually thinks it fits the Falcons.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Odum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Charles Odum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/13/5286628-streaking-falcons-keep-finding-wins-in-4th-quarter</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/13/5286628-streaking-falcons-keep-finding-wins-in-4th-quarter</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>falcons</category><category>collar</category><category>blue-collar</category><category>michael-turner</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:06:20 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f3719b9d-2833-4619-a5ba-325eace3ecbb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="349" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f3719b9d-2833-4619-a5ba-325eace3ecbb.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith stands on the sideline during the third quarter of his team's NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5fd2aeff-6821-45f9-98be-2914d7e4554f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5fd2aeff-6821-45f9-98be-2914d7e4554f.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann (71) is congratulated by wide receiver Roddy White (84) after scoring a touchdown on an interception of Cleveland Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, in Cleveland. The Falcons won 20-10. (AP Photo/David Richard)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/47f14bdc-a189-42c5-875f-9bd7364e8c62.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/47f14bdc-a189-42c5-875f-9bd7364e8c62.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner, left, runs for 4 yards as Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita defends in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Prosecutor calls Pa. collar bomb suspect 'twisted'</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania woman fidgeted and whispered angry denials as a federal prosecutor told a jury that she played a role in a devious scheme to lock a bomb onto the neck of a pizza deliveryman and force him to rob a bank.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joe Mandak]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/12/5275713-prosecutor-calls-pa-collar-bomb-suspect-twisted</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/12/5275713-prosecutor-calls-pa-collar-bomb-suspect-twisted</guid><category>us</category><category>bomb</category><category>trial</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>collar-bomb</category><category>brian-wells</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:01:33 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4d52d10f-3ae5-436f-a240-143f38a60f1f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4d52d10f-3ae5-436f-a240-143f38a60f1f.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Douglas Sughrue, defense attorney for  Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, heads into federal court for the jury selection process of her trial on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, in Erie, Pa.  Armstrong is to stand trial on charges she masterminded a bizarre 2003 bank robbery that she allegedly hoped would pay for a hit man to kill her father. Instead, federal prosecutors say, a pizza deliveryman forced to rob the bank was killed when a timed pipe bomb exploded while still attached to a metal collar locked onto his neck.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/907eecaf-268d-483d-a437-fee1fcd7d944.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/907eecaf-268d-483d-a437-fee1fcd7d944.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The federal courthouse building is seen, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, in Erie, Pa. Jury selection began in an Erie federal courtroom here for Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong's trial on charges she masterminded a bizarre 2003 bank robbery that she allegedly hoped would pay for a hit man to kill her father. Instead, federal prosecutors say, a pizza deliveryman forced to rob the bank was killed when a timed pipe bomb exploded while still attached to a metal collar locked onto his neck. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dickens' dog collar fetches $11,590 in NYC auction</title>
<description><![CDATA[A dog collar that belonged to Charles Dickens has fetched $11,590 at a New York City auction.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3904821-dickens-dog-collar-fetches-11590-in-nyc-auction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3904821-dickens-dog-collar-fetches-11590-in-nyc-auction</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>charles-dickens</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>collar</category><category>dickens</category><category>dog-collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:40:45 +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>Saints prove they can win with defense, running</title>
<description><![CDATA[Put aside the video game-like numbers Sean Payton and Drew Brees have teamed up to produce in one of the most prolific coach-quarterback relationships in the NFL.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Martel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brett Martel]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3328071-saints-prove-they-can-win-with-defense-running</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3328071-saints-prove-they-can-win-with-defense-running</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>saints</category><category>drew-brees</category><category>collar</category><category>sean-payton</category><category>blue-collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:53 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/df0e6f50-5bd2-4456-881e-afcbaaaa6200.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="336" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/df0e6f50-5bd2-4456-881e-afcbaaaa6200.jpg" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) runs past Buffalo Bills linebacker Keith Ellison (56) for a fourth quarter touchdown during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.  The Saints won, 27-7.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/10008801-d466-454e-aa64-a82724f894ee.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="426" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/10008801-d466-454e-aa64-a82724f894ee.jpg" width="120" height="128" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws under pressure from Buffalo Bills' Aaron Schobel (94) during the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/David Duprey) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/97a69782-27ab-4e3d-8a79-7968b676b34c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="354" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/97a69782-27ab-4e3d-8a79-7968b676b34c.jpg" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) scores a fourth quarter touchdown as Buffalo Bills corner back Terrence McGee defends during an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.  The Saints won, 27-7.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oregon dad gets probation in shock collar case</title>
<description><![CDATA[A northwestern Oregon man who used a shock collar for dogs on his young children has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3327729-oregon-dad-gets-probation-in-shock-collar-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3327729-oregon-dad-gets-probation-in-shock-collar-case</guid><category>us</category><category>case</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>shock-collar</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:31:19 +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>Dad accused of using dog shock collar on his kids</title>
<description><![CDATA[A father was accused of using a dog shock collar on his four children. Salem Police Lt. Dave Okada said the 41-year-old man was jailed Tuesday on charges of criminal mistreatment. He said the father acknowledged putting the electronic dog collar on his four children and shocking all of them at least once.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2783485-dad-accused-of-using-dog-shock-collar-on-his-kids</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2783485-dad-accused-of-using-dog-shock-collar-on-his-kids</guid><category>odd</category><category>odd-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>collar</category><category>shock-collar</category><category>dave-okada</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2009 19:20:11 +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>Baltimore police commissioner makes collar himself</title>
<description><![CDATA[After Baltimore's New Year's Eve fireworks celebration was canceled by strong winds, the city's police commissioner hit the streets and collared a few revelers who he said fired illegal guns into the air.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Nuckols]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Nuckols]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/01/2265160-baltimore-police-commissioner-makes-collar-himself</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/01/2265160-baltimore-police-commissioner-makes-collar-himself</guid><category>commissioner</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-year</category><category>collar</category><category>after-baltimore</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:03:32 +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>‘Puppy cam’ is latest Web sensation</title>
<description><![CDATA[It takes a village of some 4 million to raise six cuddly pups, or at least to ogle them for hours on end.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/15/2114766-puppy-cam-is-latest-web-sensation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/15/2114766-puppy-cam-is-latest-web-sensation</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>litter</category><category>holt</category><category>collar</category><category>puppies</category><category>ham</category><category>pups</category><category>today-pets</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>brad-hunstable</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:06:16 +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>'Green Collar' Jobs Seen As Prosperous</title>
<description><![CDATA[When 1,800 workers lost their jobs after a Maytag appliance factory and headquarters closed last year in the small town of Newton, Iowa, a wind turbine blade company saw opportunity &#8212; an available, skilled workforce in the middle of one of America's hardiest wind energy production regions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Skoloff]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brian Skoloff]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/02/1272566-green-collar-jobs-seen-as-prosperous</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/02/1272566-green-collar-jobs-seen-as-prosperous</guid><category>jobs</category><category>science</category><category>collar</category><category>green-collar-jobs</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:03:31 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ee355e25-6ba4-43c9-8f4b-d79ea2e56608.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ee355e25-6ba4-43c9-8f4b-d79ea2e56608.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A rainbow is visible looking West from Palm Springs, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 next to an array of wind turbines. The wind energy industry currently employs about 45,000 people in the U.S. and had $9 billion worth of investment last year, a 45 percent increase from 2006, said Randall Swisher, executive director of the American Wind Energy Association. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/351512b1-8661-445e-9002-a2c2af05a0e2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/351512b1-8661-445e-9002-a2c2af05a0e2.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Solar panels on the roof of one of Rockefeller Center's buildings in New York are unveiled during a light rain in this Nov. 20, 2007 file photo. Industry experts say, with the right incentives, thousands of new jobs could be created in the &quot;green&quot; sectors from ethanol production to wind turbines and solar panels, and all the parts, maintenance and construction to support them. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/87b7b2ce-2bd4-48b9-8531-17ca0af8f143.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/87b7b2ce-2bd4-48b9-8531-17ca0af8f143.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A R.I.P. sign hangs on the gate as a worker exits the plant on the eve of the final day of production at the Maytag plant in Newton, Iowa in this October 24, 2007 file photo. When 1,800 workers lost their jobs after the appliance factory and headquarters closed last year, TPI Composites Inc., a wind turbine blade company saw opportunity &amp;#8212; an available, skilled workforce smack in the middle of America's hardiest wind energy production region. (AP Photo/Steve Pope, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>