<?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 - comparisons</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/comparisons</link><description>Newsvine - comparisons</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:57:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:40:14 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>How Does Your Child's School Rank Against the Rest of the World? </title>
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If your kids are in a good American public school, chances are you know it. (In fact, it's probably the reason you traded in that urban loft for the property taxes of the suburbs.) But what if you woke up one morning and found that a Wizard of Oz-style tornado had dropped your &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15848336-how-does-your-childs-school-rank-against-the-rest-of-the-world</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15848336-how-does-your-childs-school-rank-against-the-rest-of-the-world</guid><category>education</category><category>singapore</category><category>finland</category><category>comparisons</category><category>property-taxes</category><category>university-of-arkansas</category><category>interactive-graphic</category><category>school-kids</category><category>worl-rankings</category><category>global-report-card</category><category>jay-p-greene</category><category>poor-kinds</category><category>power-of-denial</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:56:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah95FB0322-7609-2B08-A817-41F0775FE8C9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah95FB0322-7609-2B08-A817-41F0775FE8C9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How new Kindle Fire compares with rivals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc. started shipping a larger version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet computer on Thursday. Here's a look at how it compares with the iPad and other tablets with similar screens.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15192455-how-new-kindle-fire-compares-with-rivals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15192455-how-new-kindle-fire-compares-with-rivals</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>amazon</category><category>tec</category><category>comparisons</category><category>kindle-fire</category><category>kindle-fire-hd</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:19:44 +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=ae4ca257-f0ff-4595-969a-7dee7e059ecc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ae4ca257-f0ff-4595-969a-7dee7e059ecc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=4e1e019c-ac20-44fb-8ef9-172ae3eb5db1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4e1e019c-ac20-44fb-8ef9-172ae3eb5db1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=7e7bc3c3-c63e-402e-994c-aa2655777b2b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7e7bc3c3-c63e-402e-994c-aa2655777b2b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=af7009a9-0a57-418a-975f-d3c4dde7f13b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=af7009a9-0a57-418a-975f-d3c4dde7f13b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How new Google Nexus 10 compares with rivals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Google has started shipping a larger version of its Nexus tablet computer, one that comes closer to competing with Apple's full-size iPad and other tablets. Here's a look at how the Nexus 10 compares with other tablets with similar screens.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15167532-how-new-google-nexus-10-compares-with-rivals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15167532-how-new-google-nexus-10-compares-with-rivals</guid><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>digital</category><category>test</category><category>life</category><category>tech</category><category>tablet</category><category>tec</category><category>comparisons</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:49:01 +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=ae4ca257-f0ff-4595-969a-7dee7e059ecc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ae4ca257-f0ff-4595-969a-7dee7e059ecc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=4e1e019c-ac20-44fb-8ef9-172ae3eb5db1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4e1e019c-ac20-44fb-8ef9-172ae3eb5db1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=7e7bc3c3-c63e-402e-994c-aa2655777b2b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7e7bc3c3-c63e-402e-994c-aa2655777b2b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&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=af7009a9-0a57-418a-975f-d3c4dde7f13b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=af7009a9-0a57-418a-975f-d3c4dde7f13b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Google shows Google's new 10-inch tablet, the Nexus 10.  The Nexus, which starts shipping Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, appeares on its face to be a good alternative to Apple's general-purpose tablet, and with a price tag that's $100 less. (AP Photo/Google)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Deficit comparisons Chart</title>
<description><![CDATA[As of June 30, 2011Federal DEFICIT 2011 = $1.7 Trillion (projected) Federal DEBT from the Treasury Department Website
09/30/2012&nbsp;&nbsp; ??&nbsp;&nbsp; No obama Budget Proposed or Projected with Mixed Congress
09/30/2011&nbsp;&nbsp; 15,261,623,030,891.79&nbsp;&nbsp; Projected&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dawn V]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dawn V]]></source><link>http://dawnv2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13240326-deficit-comparisons-chart</link><guid>http://dawnv2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13240326-deficit-comparisons-chart</guid><category>politics</category><category>deficits</category><category>comparisons</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:13:28 +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>Comparison of prices for summertime food favorites</title>
<description><![CDATA[A glut has driven down soft-shell lobster prices in Maine. Some other popular summertime foods and their advertised prices this week in the Portland area:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12525857-comparison-of-prices-for-summertime-food-favorites</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12525857-comparison-of-prices-for-summertime-food-favorites</guid><category>us</category><category>farm</category><category>cheap</category><category>us-news</category><category>lobster</category><category>comparisons</category><category>food-and</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:15:55 +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>Mayor, 24, shies away from comparison to Obama</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540346-mayor-24-shies-away-from-comparison-to-obama</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10540346-mayor-24-shies-away-from-comparison-to-obama</guid><category>politics</category><category>kate</category><category>comparisons</category><category>ithaca</category><category>influenced</category><category>kate-snow</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>myrick</category><category>rock-center</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:14:28 +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>Why Samuel Jackson can't get a job</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10478282-why-samuel-jackson-cant-get-a-job</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10478282-why-samuel-jackson-cant-get-a-job</guid><category>jackson</category><category>samuel</category><category>rough</category><category>comparisons</category><category>jacksons</category><category>sounded</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>samuel-jacksons</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:27 +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>How Perception Affects Our Self-Esteem</title>
<description><![CDATA[I remember asking my favourite question (how much someone would rate their looks out of 10) to a high achiever with nagging self-doubts.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10091680-how-perception-affects-our-self-esteem</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10091680-how-perception-affects-our-self-esteem</guid><category>health</category><category>confidence</category><category>value</category><category>tom-cruise</category><category>gender</category><category>richard-gere</category><category>communication</category><category>relationships</category><category>perception</category><category>comparisons</category><category>self-esteem</category><category>imperfections</category><category>yardstick</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:15:53 +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></item><item><title>Will Bush's Legacy Hurt Rick Perry? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Rick Perry is suddenly looming large on the national stage, after entering the presidential race last weekend. He looks like a formidable candidate in part because of his skill at raising money through "bundlers," leading to inevitable comparisons to George W.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/16/7385807-will-bushs-legacy-hurt-rick-perry</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/16/7385807-will-bushs-legacy-hurt-rick-perry</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>republican</category><category>rick-perry</category><category>evangelical-christians</category><category>comparisons</category><category>texas-governor</category><category>race-to-white-house</category><category>bundlers</category><category>bushs-legacy</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:55:14 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah9321AD6B-E517-76E8-EC24-B695EC3B9221.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah9321AD6B-E517-76E8-EC24-B695EC3B9221.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="64" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - England riots: The global reaction</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The riots in British cities have unsurprisingly dominated headlines in domestic papers. But there has also been extensive coverage overseas.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></source><link>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7336132-bbc-news-england-riots-the-global-reaction</link><guid>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7336132-bbc-news-england-riots-the-global-reaction</guid><category>iraq</category><category>army</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>india</category><category>spain</category><category>harry-potter</category><category>youth</category><category>revenge</category><category>activist</category><category>london</category><category>crackdown</category><category>england</category><category>greece</category><category>arab-world</category><category>generation</category><category>new-york-times</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>shot</category><category>world-news</category><category>riots</category><category>uk</category><category>demonstrators</category><category>restraint</category><category>police-brutality</category><category>comparisons</category><category>hooliganism</category><category>hypocritical</category><category>el-pais</category><category>condemnation</category><category>anti-social-behaviour</category><category>royal-wedding</category><category>egyptians</category><category>british-government</category><category>underclass</category><category>illegitimate</category><category>arsonists</category><category>social-inequality</category><category>iranian-government</category><category>twitter</category><category>priyanka-chopra</category><category>income-inequality</category><category>police-mistreatment</category><category>bad-guys</category><category>social-divisions</category><category>malcontent</category><category>british-police</category><category>european-media</category><category>cricket-match</category><category>british-writer</category><category>western-democracies</category><category>american-audience</category><category>the-indian-express</category><category>the-times-of-india</category><category>khaled-said</category><category>robert-mackay</category><category>phone-hacking</category><category>civilized-society</category><category>tunisians</category><category>mohammed-bouazizi</category><category>us-debt-crisis</category><category>norway-mass-killings</category><category>british-cities</category><category>shopping-at-harrods</category><category>top-bollywood-actors-safe-in-london</category><category>mosaab-elshamy</category><category>peacefully-toppling-murdering-regimes</category><category>stealing-dvd-players</category><category>egyptian-netizens</category><category>toppled-president-hosni-mubarak</category><category>conflict-transformation-professionals</category><category>dictatorial-regimes</category><category>crackdowns-in-the-arab-world</category><category>britains-reaction</category><category>pakistans-dawn-newspaper</category><category>caroline-jaine</category><category>frances-liberation-newspaper</category><category>ulf-poschardt</category><category>disunited-kingdom</category><category>germanys-die-welt</category><category>chinese-system</category><category>deeper-roots</category><category>walter-oppenheimer</category><category>british-riots</category><category>protests-in-israel</category><category>beijings-global-times</category><category>jana-news</category><category>col-muammar-gaddafis-regime</category><category>lootings</category><category>highly-censored-iranian-media</category><category>ravi-somaiya</category><category>yobbery</category><category>poor-living-conditions</category><category>us-papers</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:59:59 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigsaf4F533B6C-D39C-997F-AEC6-61B1DF990F05.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigsaf4F533B6C-D39C-997F-AEC6-61B1DF990F05.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Advice on how to Compare Merchant Account Providers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Simple and effective advice for anyone out there looking to find a better deal on their credit card processing account]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ira_english88]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ira_english88]]></source><link>http://ira-english88.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6969117-advice-on-how-to-compare-merchant-account-providers</link><guid>http://ira-english88.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/28/6969117-advice-on-how-to-compare-merchant-account-providers</guid><category>business</category><category>small</category><category>credit</category><category>card</category><category>advice</category><category>comparisons</category><category>processing</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:38:11 +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>Is it Racist to criticize Greece?</title>
<description><![CDATA[What is happening in Greece offers insights into what's happening in America, right now.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vintage Viner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vintage Viner]]></source><link>http://vintage-viner.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/10/4263036-is-it-racist-to-criticize-greece</link><guid>http://vintage-viner.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/10/4263036-is-it-racist-to-criticize-greece</guid><category>america</category><category>money</category><category>politics</category><category>greece</category><category>insights</category><category>racist</category><category>comparisons</category><category>not-racist</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:44:30 +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>Final Thoughts On Drawing Comparisons To Hitler</title>
<description><![CDATA[ I understand I am becoming very close to being one of "those" who choose  to fan the fires of division.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Bimrose]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dan Bimrose]]></source><link>http://dan-bimrose.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/29/4084822-final-thoughts-on-drawing-comparisons-to-hitler</link><guid>http://dan-bimrose.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/29/4084822-final-thoughts-on-drawing-comparisons-to-hitler</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>hitler</category><category>comparisons</category><category>palin</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:17:42 +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> Disease and Disadvantage in the United States and in England</title>
<description><![CDATA[excerpt:  ""That's the title of a study published by The Journal of the American Medical Association.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[teresa-498430]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[teresa-498430]]></source><link>http://lazzone.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/15/3156272-disease-and-disadvantage-in-the-united-states-and-in-england</link><guid>http://lazzone.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/15/3156272-disease-and-disadvantage-in-the-united-states-and-in-england</guid><category>study</category><category>health</category><category>health-care</category><category>england</category><category>united-states</category><category>comparisons</category><category>expenditures</category><category>level-of-care</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:44:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A look at pro-Israel lobbying by J Street, AIPAC</title>
<description><![CDATA[A comparison of the approaches and resources used by two pro-Israel lobbying organizations: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a well-established group that emphasizes support for Israel, and J Street, a liberal, year-old upstart focused on bringing peace to the Middle East:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/25/2860549-a-look-at-pro-israel-lobbying-by-j-street-aipac</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/25/2860549-a-look-at-pro-israel-lobbying-by-j-street-aipac</guid><category>us</category><category>israel</category><category>middle-east</category><category>politics</category><category>lobbying</category><category>comparisons</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 07:08:00 +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>George W. Is No Martyr </title>
<description><![CDATA[Ordinarily we are able to limit the comparisons to Harry S. Truman to the campaign season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/24/2351172-george-w-is-no-martyr</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/24/2351172-george-w-is-no-martyr</guid><category>bush</category><category>history</category><category>comparisons</category><category>harry-truman</category><category>place-in-history</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:21:42 +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>GET HAPPY! - 10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica S.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Erica S.]]></source><link>http://kissmeimabbw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/13/2209346-get-happy-10-things-science-says-will-make-you-happy</link><guid>http://kissmeimabbw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/13/2209346-get-happy-10-things-science-says-will-make-you-happy</guid><category>people</category><category>tim</category><category>outlook</category><category>home</category><category>goal</category><category>social</category><category>life</category><category>health</category><category>human</category><category>money</category><category>neighbors</category><category>martin</category><category>express</category><category>future</category><category>stephen</category><category>family</category><category>opportunity</category><category>tips</category><category>post</category><category>research</category><category>lives</category><category>help</category><category>strategy</category><category>culture</category><category>work</category><category>volunteer</category><category>watch</category><category>personal</category><category>dreams</category><category>ed</category><category>writing</category><category>healthy</category><category>smile</category><category>priority</category><category>duke-university</category><category>comparison</category><category>exercise</category><category>humans</category><category>at-home</category><category>smell</category><category>damage</category><category>robert</category><category>friends</category><category>initiative</category><category>rose</category><category>letters</category><category>ryan</category><category>success</category><category>dunn</category><category>damaging</category><category>the-joneses</category><category>depression</category><category>control</category><category>relationship</category><category>dream</category><category>attitude</category><category>thriving</category><category>damaged</category><category>happy</category><category>creativity</category><category>actions</category><category>psychology</category><category>memory</category><category>creative</category><category>happiness</category><category>support</category><category>treasure</category><category>goals</category><category>feeling</category><category>richard</category><category>possibilities</category><category>pleasure</category><category>angel</category><category>action</category><category>unhappy</category><category>successful</category><category>positive-outlook</category><category>thanks</category><category>effects</category><category>interaction</category><category>scientific</category><category>altruism</category><category>caring</category><category>things</category><category>habits</category><category>tip</category><category>smiling</category><category>friend</category><category>expression</category><category>psychologist</category><category>relationships</category><category>finding</category><category>elizabeth</category><category>achievement</category><category>meaning</category><category>roses</category><category>pleasant</category><category>optimistic</category><category>moments</category><category>anxiety</category><category>well-being</category><category>positive</category><category>moment</category><category>boost</category><category>understanding</category><category>thank-you</category><category>amy</category><category>self</category><category>tal</category><category>neighbor</category><category>avoid</category><category>write</category><category>bliss</category><category>comparisons</category><category>american-culture</category><category>effect</category><category>aspire</category><category>self-esteem</category><category>satisfaction</category><category>accomplishment</category><category>donate</category><category>donating</category><category>feels</category><category>strategies</category><category>helpful</category><category>treasures</category><category>findings</category><category>habit</category><category>volunteering</category><category>forgiveness</category><category>affects</category><category>make-friends</category><category>feelings</category><category>reward</category><category>researcher</category><category>jen</category><category>opportunities</category><category>seligman</category><category>achieve</category><category>scientifically</category><category>healthier</category><category>gratitude</category><category>in-control</category><category>writes</category><category>enjoyable</category><category>smiles</category><category>achieving</category><category>feel</category><category>difference</category><category>aspiration</category><category>affect</category><category>social-interaction</category><category>aspirations</category><category>possibility</category><category>unhappiness</category><category>accomplish</category><category>vitality</category><category>thrive</category><category>proven</category><category>forgive</category><category>endorphins</category><category>positivity</category><category>sonja</category><category>positive-psychology</category><category>happier</categor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13 Dec 2008 14:21:30 +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>Christian and Jewish Beliefs- a comparison</title>
<description><![CDATA[The roots of Christianity can be found in Judaism, therefore it is not surprising that the two religions share many similarities in their basic beliefs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jessiyvonne]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jessiyvonne]]></source><link>http://jessicaygentry.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/08/1970199-christian-and-jewish-beliefs-a-comparison</link><guid>http://jessicaygentry.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/08/1970199-christian-and-jewish-beliefs-a-comparison</guid><category>religion</category><category>judaism</category><category>comparisons</category><category>religions</category><category>christanity</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:38:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Day The Republicans Lost The 2008 Presidential Election</title>
<description><![CDATA[Watching pictures of the very statesmanlike Barack Obama on his  first overseas tour has not only been extremely uplifting and enlightening in the power of this man to win friends everywhere, to treat people with empathy and respect and to make his own impact on the hardest heart&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/22/1686465-the-day-the-republicans-lost-the-2008-presidential-election</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/22/1686465-the-day-the-republicans-lost-the-2008-presidential-election</guid><category>iraq</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>politics</category><category>commander-in-chief</category><category>republicans</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>respect</category><category>empathy</category><category>comparisons</category><category>world-tour</category><category>prsident</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:42:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>From Four Colors to The Silver Screen: &quot;Wanted&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Comic book adaptations are always a tricky thing to pull off correctly. Do them right, and you're a hero to geeks everywhere. Do them wrong, and you're Joel Schumacher.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Carr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bryan Carr]]></source><link>http://bryancarr.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/29/1622995-from-four-colors-to-the-silver-screen-wanted</link><guid>http://bryancarr.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/29/1622995-from-four-colors-to-the-silver-screen-wanted</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>angelina-jolie</category><category>movies</category><category>wanted</category><category>comics</category><category>morgan-freeman</category><category>fight-club</category><category>comparisons</category><category>james-mcavoy</category><category>mark-millar</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:21:27 +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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbryancarr2F1623135.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="392" width="254" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbryancarr2F1623135.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="185" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Little known fact: Rodin's first draft of &quot;The Thinker&quot; actually looked like Ms. Jolie here.&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_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbryancarr2F1623138.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="391" width="254" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fbryancarr2F1623138.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="185" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;So...so hard not to make a Bon Jovi reference...&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>An overstimulated, underinformed Wesleyan sophomore writes a campus newspaper editorial on Barack Obama's commencement speech</title>
<description><![CDATA[Though I'm just a sophomore, I snuck into Barack Obama's commencement speech this weekend (stickin' it to the man since 1988!) to listen to the words of wisdom of The Great One, as he's informally known on campus.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Redruby]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Redruby]]></source><link>http://redruby.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/30/1521339-an-overstimulated-underinformed-wesleyan-sophomore-writes-a-campus-newspaper-editorial-on-barack-obamas-commencement-speech</link><guid>http://redruby.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/30/1521339-an-overstimulated-underinformed-wesleyan-sophomore-writes-a-campus-newspaper-editorial-on-barack-obamas-commencement-speech</guid><category>campaign</category><category>student</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>comparisons</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 04:05:38 +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>Tax Proposals, Candidates 2008</title>
<description><![CDATA[A contrast-and-compare tool for political junkies. All the original candidates are still there just in case you pine for Rudy or Mitt or Bill or Dennis, etc.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/15/1303911-tax-proposals-candidates-2008</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/15/1303911-tax-proposals-candidates-2008</guid><category>campaign</category><category>taxes</category><category>clinton</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>seniors</category><category>mccain</category><category>candidates</category><category>obama</category><category>tool</category><category>tax-policy</category><category>comparisons</category><category>proposals</category><category>tax-plans</category><category>how-will-it-affect-me</category><category>tax-brackets</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:07:45 +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>Rivals Liken Huckabee to Bill Clinton</title>
<description><![CDATA[To hear Mitt Romney tell it, Republican Mike Huckabee shares more with Democrat Bill Clinton than a hometown in Hope, Ark., and a stint as Arkansas governor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liz Sidoti]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Liz Sidoti]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/23/1182225-rivals-liken-huckabee-to-bill-clinton</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/23/1182225-rivals-liken-huckabee-to-bill-clinton</guid><category>clinton</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>huckabee</category><category>comparisons</category><category>republican-mike-huckabee</category><category>democrat-bill-clinton</category><category>clinton-comparisons</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:02:21 +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/400/8d7e4c3d-73b4-4631-976e-5d8c6687cca1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d7e4c3d-73b4-4631-976e-5d8c6687cca1.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican Presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, campaigns in Waterloo, Iowa in this Dec. 20, 2007 file photo. Sure, the presidential candidates have their talking points on taxes, their policies on poverty, their white papers on war. But look beyond their top-tier issues and voters can find an eclectic assortment of ideas that reflect the candidates' particular passions, their attention to the arcane and, in some cases, outsized expectations.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, 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/a6f3779c-a3c3-4fb8-8061-5046a3b7ad75.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a6f3779c-a3c3-4fb8-8061-5046a3b7ad75.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, speaks to supporters Saturday Dec. 22, 2007 during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)&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/400/38946b47-4a1a-4a55-81d6-528ae878bcef.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/38946b47-4a1a-4a55-81d6-528ae878bcef.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, speaks to supporters, Saturday Dec 22, 2007 during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)&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/400/0b83b782-6fe8-4274-af51-79f4dea0c995.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0b83b782-6fe8-4274-af51-79f4dea0c995.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, greets supporters Saturday Dec 22, 2007 during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)&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/eae15d83-22ee-4830-9e44-c0088d24ed81.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eae15d83-22ee-4830-9e44-c0088d24ed81.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, speaks to supporters, Saturday Dec 22, 2007 during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Get lost: a Google 411 and Microsoft Live Search 411 throwdown</title>
<description><![CDATA[Google and Microsoft are now both offering free versions of dial in 411 services, providing directions to and phone numbers of tons of destinations across the United States. Google's service is called "GOOG 411" and can be reached by dialing 1-800-GOOG-411.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[FDBryant3]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[FDBryant3]]></source><link>http://fdbryant3.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/31/1062189-get-lost-a-google-411-and-microsoft-live-search-411-throwdown</link><guid>http://fdbryant3.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/31/1062189-get-lost-a-google-411-and-microsoft-live-search-411-throwdown</guid><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>weather</category><category>search</category><category>microsoft</category><category>telephone</category><category>information</category><category>directions</category><category>411</category><category>comparisons</category><category>livesearch</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:12:26 +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>Why the US went to war in Iraq... and why Iran is next</title>
<description><![CDATA[This chart blew me away. While we constantly hear about "soaring" gas prices here in the US, this illustration makes clear how good we have it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[evano]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[evano]]></source><link>http://sheep.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/14/836541-why-the-us-went-to-war-in-iraq-and-why-iran-is-next</link><guid>http://sheep.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/14/836541-why-the-us-went-to-war-in-iraq-and-why-iran-is-next</guid><category>iraq</category><category>oil</category><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>war</category><category>news</category><category>gasoline</category><category>comparisons</category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:00:47 +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></channel></rss>