<?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 - drink</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/drink</link><description>Newsvine - drink</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:28:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:16 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Fizzy soft drink sales fizzle again in 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Americans' consumption of fizzy soft drinks, on the decline since 2005, fell last year to its lowest level since 1996. If it weren't for increasingly popular energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull, the decline would have been worse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17459349-fizzy-soft-drink-sales-fizzle-again-in-2012</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17459349-fizzy-soft-drink-sales-fizzle-again-in-2012</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sales</category><category>drink</category><category>soft-drink</category><category>soft-drink-sales</category><category>drink-sales</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:50:41 +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></item><item><title>NJ students sickened by Bob Marley drink at school</title>
<description><![CDATA[Officials have removed a drink named after reggae icon Bob Marley after several New Jersey students were sickened.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15668692-nj-students-sickened-by-bob-marley-drink-at-school</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15668692-nj-students-sickened-by-bob-marley-drink-at-school</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>school</category><category>odd-news</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>bob-marley</category><category>marley</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:43 +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></item><item><title>FDA probe: Were deaths linked to energy drink?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal health authorities are investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called energy shots and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctors before they take them or other energy drinks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15191335-fda-probe-were-deaths-linked-to-energy-drink</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15191335-fda-probe-were-deaths-linked-to-energy-drink</guid><category>us</category><category>fda</category><category>politics</category><category>drug-administration</category><category>drink</category><category>energy-drink</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:16:45 +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>FDA: 5 reported deaths with Monster drink link</title>
<description><![CDATA[The highly caffeinated Monster Energy Drink has been cited in five deaths and one non-fatal heart attack, according to reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Dishneau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Dishneau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14621974-fda-5-reported-deaths-with-monster-drink-link</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14621974-fda-5-reported-deaths-with-monster-drink-link</guid><category>us</category><category>death</category><category>drug-administration</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>md</category><category>monster-energy-drink</category><category>energy-drink</category><category>monster-energy-drinks</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:45:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NYC health board likes big drink ban proposal</title>
<description><![CDATA[New York City's Board of Health signaled strong support Tuesday for the mayor's plan to fight obesity by banning the sale of large, sugary beverages at local restaurants.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David B. Caruso]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David B. Caruso]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12177189-nyc-health-board-likes-big-drink-ban-proposal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12177189-nyc-health-board-likes-big-drink-ban-proposal</guid><category>us</category><category>big</category><category>health</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>mayor-michael-bloomberg</category><category>ban</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>sugary</category><category>sugary-drink</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:17:50 +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=a0692dc2-fc32-4121-a5e1-c63989f81035.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0692dc2-fc32-4121-a5e1-c63989f81035.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, right, and board member Joel Forman listen to a presentation on sugary drinks during a New York City Board of Health meeting, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in New York.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The proposal was formally submitted to the city's board of health Tuesday morning. The board is expected to hold a series of public hearings during a 90-day comment period. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)&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=8847eec6-5c1e-4e1a-b355-ee5f6ff91e38.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8847eec6-5c1e-4e1a-b355-ee5f6ff91e38.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Susan Kansagra, assistant commisioner for chronic disease prevention and tobacco control testifies about sugary drinks during a  New York City Board of Health meeting, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The proposal was formally submitted to the city's board of health Tuesday morning. The board is expected to hold a series of public hearings during a 90-day comment period. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)&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=1e97b672-9173-48b9-a62e-3e42de3e6025.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1e97b672-9173-48b9-a62e-3e42de3e6025.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Andrew Moesel, spokesman for the New York Restaurant Association speaks to reporters outside a New York City Board of Health meeting, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in New York.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The proposal was formally submitted to the city's board of health Tuesday morning. The board is expected to hold a series of public hearings during a 90-day comment period. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)&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=9fac2908-45ec-41c3-b8c6-6c58dd4a71ce.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9fac2908-45ec-41c3-b8c6-6c58dd4a71ce.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 31, 2012, file photo, New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, center, accompanied by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda Gibbs and Howard Wolfson, Counselor New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, addresses a news conference at New York's City Hall. Mayor Michael Bloombergs proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries will be formally submitted to the city's board of health on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)&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=b0cfac77-f88f-4256-b83c-64ca604d0401.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0cfac77-f88f-4256-b83c-64ca604d0401.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;McDonald's employees serve a meal containing a large soda, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The health board voted unanimously Tuesday to begin a public comment period on the new rule. A formal vote on approval will come later, but several board members spoke strongly in favor of the plan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)&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=8684600a-7fd1-48e3-878f-679bd4bdb665.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8684600a-7fd1-48e3-878f-679bd4bdb665.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A meal with a large beverage is displayed on a tray at a McDonald's restaurant, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The health board voted unanimously Tuesday to begin a public comment period on the new rule. A formal vote on approval will come later, but several board members spoke strongly in favor of the plan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Where's Starbucks? Ranking our favorite coffees</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12013970-wheres-starbucks-ranking-our-favorite-coffees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12013970-wheres-starbucks-ranking-our-favorite-coffees</guid><category>for</category><category>coffee</category><category>drink</category><category>vie</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>three-quarters</category><category>altamericans</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 23:25:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120521-biz-dunkin-1111a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120521-biz-dunkin-1111a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Americans love their coffee. Three-quarters of adults drink coffee and 58 percent say they drink coffee daily, according to the National Coffee Association. Like other large consumer products in the U.S., a substantial number of brands vie for market share -- and for profit.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A look at the calorie counts of some soft drinks</title>
<description><![CDATA[New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity. Drinks would be limited to 16 ounces. The ban would apply only to drinks that contain more than 25 calories per 8 ounces.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11997112-a-look-at-the-calorie-counts-of-some-soft-drinks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11997112-a-look-at-the-calorie-counts-of-some-soft-drinks</guid><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>big</category><category>health</category><category>ban</category><category>drink</category><category>new-york-mayor-michael-bloomberg</category><category>sugary-drink</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:55:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NYC proposes ban on large sodas at restaurants</title>
<description><![CDATA[Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Gross]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Gross]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11979922-nyc-proposes-ban-on-large-sodas-at-restaurants</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11979922-nyc-proposes-ban-on-large-sodas-at-restaurants</guid><category>us</category><category>big</category><category>health</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>mayor-michael-bloomberg</category><category>ban</category><category>drink</category><category>sugary-drink</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 04:51:08 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1e090217-181c-44ff-ac83-dedf09bcc0af.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1e090217-181c-44ff-ac83-dedf09bcc0af.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man leaves a 7-Eleven store with a Double Gulp drink, in New York, Thursday, May 31, 2012. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city's restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity, an expansion of his administration's efforts to encourage healthy behavior by limiting residents' choices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&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=f6a73860-c6d2-4fd6-bd02-c58d26ba3d1e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6a73860-c6d2-4fd6-bd02-c58d26ba3d1e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Various size cups and sugar cubes  are displayed at a news conference at New York's City Hall, Thursday, May 31, 2012. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city's restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity, an expansion of his administration's efforts to encourage healthy behavior by limiting residents' choices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&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=f67b90b6-ef7f-4d58-97b1-f4e807f1c6c1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f67b90b6-ef7f-4d58-97b1-f4e807f1c6c1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, accompanied by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda Gibbs,  addresses a news conference at New York's City Hall, Thursday, May 31, 2012. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city's restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity,  an expansion of his administration's efforts to encourage healthy behavior by limiting residents' choices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Spitting charge dropped against McDonald's worker</title>
<description><![CDATA[A South Carolina McDonald's worker has been cleared of a charge that he spit into two customers' cups of iced tea.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11748068-spitting-charge-dropped-against-mcdonalds-worker</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11748068-spitting-charge-dropped-against-mcdonalds-worker</guid><category>us</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>spit-in</category><category>south-carolina-mcdonald</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:53:10 +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>Cops: McDonald's worker spit in customers' drinks</title>
<description><![CDATA[A South Carolina county's deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in two customers' cups of iced tea after the drinks were returned because they weren't sweet enough.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/18/11273358-cops-mcdonalds-worker-spit-in-customers-drinks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/18/11273358-cops-mcdonalds-worker-spit-in-customers-drinks</guid><category>us</category><category>odd-news</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>spit-in</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:58:26 +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>Odwalla chocolate protein drink recalled</title>
<description><![CDATA[Odwalla Inc. says it is voluntarily recalling its Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster beverage because four customers who have peanut allergies experienced severe allergic reactions after drinking it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11044381-odwalla-chocolate-protein-drink-recalled</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11044381-odwalla-chocolate-protein-drink-recalled</guid><category>us</category><category>health</category><category>recall</category><category>drink</category><category>protein</category><category>odwalla-chocolate-protein-monster</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 01:27:53 +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>Soda-drinking men at higher risk for heart attack</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10656549-soda-drinking-men-at-higher-risk-for-heart-attack</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10656549-soda-drinking-men-at-higher-risk-for-heart-attack</guid><category>attack</category><category>drinks</category><category>fruit</category><category>drink</category><category>men</category><category>beverages</category><category>sodas</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:02:11 +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>Kenya police: contaminated alcohol kills 17</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Kenyan policeman says 17 people have died after drinking a locally brewed alcoholic drink that officials believe was contaminated with a toxic substance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7759644-kenya-police-contaminated-alcohol-kills-17</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/14/7759644-kenya-police-contaminated-alcohol-kills-17</guid><category>deadly</category><category>kenya</category><category>drink</category><category>world-news</category><category>af</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:22:03 +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>Craft brewers look local for untapped demand</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some craft brewers are growing by shrinking.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Dishneau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Dishneau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7233082-craft-brewers-look-local-for-untapped-demand</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7233082-craft-brewers-look-local-for-untapped-demand</guid><category>us</category><category>food</category><category>local</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>fea</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 21:21:39 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/84ad4469-37e6-4a15-8688-fb05aae666f3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/84ad4469-37e6-4a15-8688-fb05aae666f3.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 25, 2011 photo, Flying Dog Brewery CEO Jim Caruso selects a beer to pour from a tap at the brewery's headquarters in Frederick, Md. The company plans to end shipments to more than a dozen states beyond the east coast in order to burnish its image as a craft brewer and attract more consumers who are interested in buying local.    (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)&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/400/4bcb28bb-79d5-4319-93d6-4e760248d4bf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4bcb28bb-79d5-4319-93d6-4e760248d4bf.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 25, 2011 photo, beer bottles move along a conveyor belt after being filled at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Md. The company plans to end shipments to more than a dozen states beyond the east coast in order to burnish its image as a craft brewer and attract more consumers who are interested in buying local. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)&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/400/2a13768e-e98b-46a8-91af-1c7618292ade.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2a13768e-e98b-46a8-91af-1c7618292ade.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 25, 2011 photo, Flying Dog Brewery's head brewer Ben Clark takes a sip of wort, a sugary liquid that is fermented by yeast to eventually create beer, at the brewery's headquarters in Frederick, Md. The company plans to end shipments to more than a dozen states beyond the east coast in order to burnish its image as a craft brewer and attract more consumers who are interested in buying local. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)&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/e2beeae9-9994-4b3d-aca9-84bf2bd55087.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e2beeae9-9994-4b3d-aca9-84bf2bd55087.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 25, 2011 photo, Flying Dog Brewery's head brewer Ben Clark washes the inside of a vessel as he creates wort, a sugary liquid that is eventually fermented by yeast to create beer, at the brewery's headquarters in Frederick, Md. The company plans to end shipments to more than a dozen states beyond the east coast in order to burnish its image as a craft brewer and attract more consumers who are interested in buying local. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Raise a glass to TV's top shows to drink to</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some television shows inspire a quest for the perfect cocktail, while others merely drive viewers to drink — anything. No matter which style of prime-time entertainment is preferred, a little pre-show planning can make all the difference when it comes to mixing television with mixed drinks. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ree Hines]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6324272-raise-a-glass-to-tvs-top-shows-to-drink-to</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6324272-raise-a-glass-to-tvs-top-shows-to-drink-to</guid><category>sports</category><category>television</category><category>drinking</category><category>drink</category><category>cocktail</category><category>glass</category><category>detour</category><category>gtl</category><category>half-men�</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:22:42 +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><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110322-ent-madmen-hmed.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110322-ent-madmen-hmed.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Why not enjoy a beverage of your own as &quot;Mad Men's&quot; Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm) relax with their own adult drinks?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Starbucks expanding rollout of 31-ounce drink size</title>
<description><![CDATA[The bigger-is-better concept seems to be striking a chord among some Starbucks customers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/5870259-starbucks-expanding-rollout-of-31-ounce-drink-size</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/17/5870259-starbucks-expanding-rollout-of-31-ounce-drink-size</guid><category>us</category><category>starbucks</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>bigger</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:56:07 +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/cbbe8fac-6616-4ee4-bd5a-4aade8e91f85.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cbbe8fac-6616-4ee4-bd5a-4aade8e91f85.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, a man pulls a cart past a Starbucks store in Beachwood, Ohio. Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout Tuesday of its Trenta cup size that can be filled with just shy of a quart's worth of iced beverages such as coffee, tea and lemonade. The nationwide rollout should be complete by May 3. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Your Career: Surviving the office holiday party</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the years, John Levisay has worked for some of the biggest corporate names, including eBay and General Electric, and he’s attended some of the biggest holiday parties. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eve Tahmincioglu]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eve Tahmincioglu]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/29/5543479-your-career-surviving-the-office-holiday-party</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/29/5543479-your-career-surviving-the-office-holiday-party</guid><category>today</category><category>education</category><category>holiday</category><category>party</category><category>drink</category><category>company</category><category>parties</category><category>alcohol</category><category>careers</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>john-levisay</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:32:15 +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/g-101128-biz-party-12p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-101128-biz-party-12p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Male and Female Colleagues Drunkenly Dance With Each Other at an Christmas Office Party&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Calif. bill would ban sports drinks from schools</title>
<description><![CDATA[California students seeking a lunchtime electrolyte boost would be out of luck under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Hindery]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robin Hindery]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/27/4379675-calif-bill-would-ban-sports-drinks-from-schools</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/27/4379675-calif-bill-would-ban-sports-drinks-from-schools</guid><category>us</category><category>schools</category><category>calif</category><category>ban</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>xgr</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:41:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Thirst for cash brings push to tax sweet drinks</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thirsty for new sources of cash, health-conscious lawmakers in cities and states across the country are reaching for the refrigerator, proposing taxes on sports drinks, teas and soda.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Gresko]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jessica Gresko]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/22/4331192-thirst-for-cash-brings-push-to-tax-sweet-drinks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/22/4331192-thirst-for-cash-brings-push-to-tax-sweet-drinks</guid><category>us</category><category>tax</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>drink-tax</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:45:08 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/421dcc4b-27f6-425d-89fd-e3c7c0f9997c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/421dcc4b-27f6-425d-89fd-e3c7c0f9997c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Seen though the glass refrigerator door, Antonio Garcia re-stocks beverages at The Corner Market in Washington, on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Lawmakers across the country are proposing taxes on sports drinks, teas, and sodas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&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/400/171929b4-6b78-4e2a-9023-38a676e73aaa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/171929b4-6b78-4e2a-9023-38a676e73aaa.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Antonio Garcia re-stocks sodas at a market in Washington, on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Lawmakers across the country are proposing taxes on sports drinks, teas, and sodas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&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/c1dc9ae8-a7bd-44f6-936b-aad33a7c47df.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c1dc9ae8-a7bd-44f6-936b-aad33a7c47df.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Fanta soda cans are seen at The Corner Market in Washington, on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Lawmakers across the country are proposing taxes on sports drinks, and sodas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&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/400/88dc29fd-b6c5-49c5-b6af-f81da40a93fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/88dc29fd-b6c5-49c5-b6af-f81da40a93fe.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Antonio Garcia re-stocks beverages at The Corner Market in Washington, on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Lawmakers across the country are proposing taxes on sports drinks, teas, and sodas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cops: Man awaiting sobriety test takes last swig</title>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities said a central Florida man took one last swig of alcohol while waiting to take a sobriety test. Marion County Sheriff's deputies stopped 61-year-old Dana Seaman after noticing his car swerve three times. Seaman said he'd been drinking and agreed to a sobriety test. But first, Deputy Eric Larson said he watched Seaman drink from a cup and toss it under the passenger seat. According to a police report, the cup smelled strongly of alcohol.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/03/4237173-cops-man-awaiting-sobriety-test-takes-last-swig</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/03/4237173-cops-man-awaiting-sobriety-test-takes-last-swig</guid><category>us</category><category>dui</category><category>odd</category><category>odd-news</category><category>drink</category><category>us-news</category><category>marion-county-sheriff</category><category>dana-seaman</category><category>deputy-eric-larson</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 19:33:46 +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>Kombucha: Wonder tonic or slimy sludge?</title>
<description><![CDATA[This year's hottest cool beverage is a fizzy, fermented drink with a tangy taste and a strange name. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Helm, R.D.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Janet Helm, R.D.]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/23/4195566-kombucha-wonder-tonic-or-slimy-sludge</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/23/4195566-kombucha-wonder-tonic-or-slimy-sludge</guid><category>health</category><category>tea</category><category>drinking</category><category>mushroom</category><category>drink</category><category>bacteria</category><category>tonic</category><category>chew-on-this</category><category>fermented</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:09:03 +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/g-hlth-100415-rombucha-2p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="354" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-hlth-100415-rombucha-2p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;synergydrinks.com&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kuchar's ball takes hop into fan's drink</title>
<description><![CDATA[A bad hop put Matt Kuchar's ball in the drink at the Masters. A fan's drink.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/09/4138612-kuchars-ball-takes-hop-into-fans-drink</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/09/4138612-kuchars-ball-takes-hop-into-fans-drink</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>masters</category><category>drink</category><category>matt-kuchar</category><category>in-the-drink</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:55:10 +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/cc59af69-e04d-4895-a95f-e646a28934a9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="469" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cc59af69-e04d-4895-a95f-e646a28934a9.jpg" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Matt Kuchar carries a cup of beer after his ball landed in it on his approach shot to the ninth green during the second round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)&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/d7439b16-b551-4ab6-8e62-351a5aeb642e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d7439b16-b551-4ab6-8e62-351a5aeb642e.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jason Thompson, right, from Summerville, S.C., hands Matt Kuchar back his ball after it landed in Thompson's cup of beer on the ninth green during the second round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>German Protestant leader quits after DUI incident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany's top Protestant cleric resigned on Wednesday after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit, an incident that she said had undermined her authority.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geir Moulson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Geir Moulson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/24/3943475-german-protestant-leader-quits-after-dui-incident</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/24/3943475-german-protestant-leader-quits-after-dui-incident</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>bishop</category><category>driving</category><category>drink</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:39 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8d31d6ee-94bd-49b0-8f02-9e764acd2b54.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d31d6ee-94bd-49b0-8f02-9e764acd2b54.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ARCHIV - Landesbischoefin Margot Kaessmann verlaesst am 11. Januar 2008 nach einer Beisetzung einen Friedhof in Hannover. Die Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), Margot Kaessmann, ist betrunken am Steuer ihres Dienstwagens erwischt worden. EKD-Sprecher Reinhard Mawick bestaetigte der Nachrichtenagentur DAPD am Dienstag, 23. Feb. 2010, einen entsprechenden Bericht der &quot;Bild&quot;-Zeitung. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, Archiv)  ---  FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2008 file photo bishop Margot Kaessmann leaves a cemetery in Hanover, northern Germany. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, 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/400/5eddce72-382c-42a1-9f8f-73d20ec8a548.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5eddce72-382c-42a1-9f8f-73d20ec8a548.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ARCHIV - Margot Kaessmann  am 28.Oktober 2009, in Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, waehrend der Tagung der 11.Synode der EKD. Die Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), Margot Kaessmann, ist betrunken am Steuer ihres Dienstwagens erwischt worden. Die Auswertung einer Blutprobe der Bischoefin ergab 1,54 Promille, wie ein Sprecher der Staatsanwaltschaft Hannover am Dienstag, 23. Februar 2010 der Nachrichtenagentur DAPD sagte.  (Photo/Daniel Maurer,file)-----Bishop Margot Kaessmann of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, EKD,  during a meeting of the 11th synod of the EKD in Ulm, Germany,  Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Daniel Maurer,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/400/5a908535-064e-472b-84e8-816ad5e28bdd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5a908535-064e-472b-84e8-816ad5e28bdd.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ARCHIV - Margot Kaessmann, Bischoefin der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Hannover, am  21. April 2007 in Bremen. Die Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), Margot Kaessmann, ist betrunken am Steuer ihres Dienstwagens erwischt worden. EKD-Sprecher Reinhard Mawick bestaetigte der Nachrichtenagentur DAPD am Dienstag, 23. Feb. 2010, einen entsprechenden Bericht der &quot;Bild&quot;-Zeitung. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)  --- FILE - Margot Kaessmann, Bishop of the Evangelical Church of Hanover, seen during a press conference in Bremen, northern Germany, Saturday, April 21, 2007.(AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)&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/400/8d9a61ae-558c-41df-96ab-569910c679a9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d9a61ae-558c-41df-96ab-569910c679a9.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lutheran Bishop Margot Kaessmann announces her resignation during a news conference in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Germany's top Protestant cleric has announced her resignation after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. Margot Kaessmann said Wednesday that she is stepping down as the head of the Lutheran church following the weekend incident. Kaessmann was stopped by police Saturday after running a red light in Hanover. (AP Photo/dapd/Joerg Sarbach)&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/400/8c8976f5-c750-46d7-9b4a-85f5df30af2f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8c8976f5-c750-46d7-9b4a-85f5df30af2f.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lutheran Bishop Margot Kaessmann announces her resignation during a news conference in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Germany's top Protestant cleric has announced her resignation after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. Margot Kaessmann said Wednesday that she is stepping down as the head of the Lutheran church following the weekend incident. Kaessmann was stopped by police Saturday after running a red light in Hanover. (AP  Photo/dapd/Joerg Sarbach)&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/400/1558e313-44c7-47a5-8f48-5ab5cdea6d6f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1558e313-44c7-47a5-8f48-5ab5cdea6d6f.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lutheran Bishop Margot Kaessmann, chairwoman of the Council of the Lutheran Church in Germany, EKD, boards a car as she leaves after a news conference in Hanover, Germany on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Germany's top Protestant cleric has announced her resignation after she was caught driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. Margot Kaessmann said Wednesday that she is stepping down as the head of the Lutheran church following the weekend incident. Kaessmann was stopped by police Saturday after running a red light in Hanover. (AP  Photo/dapd/Joerg Sarbach)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Breathe! 7 ways to simplify your life today</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you don't volunteer your time, you've got to figure out a way to do it. Whether it's helping out at your kid's school, a nonprofit or abroad, you have to do something. Wherever you go, it's a great thing to do. Another good option is to give cash if you can't give your time.Shed stuff, clothes, etc., that you don't want or don't need. You'll get a good feeling not only from donating it, but also living in a newly decluttered space.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Nancy Snyderman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dr. Nancy Snyderman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3822151-breathe-7-ways-to-simplify-your-life-today</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3822151-breathe-7-ways-to-simplify-your-life-today</guid><category>water</category><category>apple</category><category>drink</category><category>your</category><category>beans</category><category>you</category><category>breathe</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>today-health</category><category>don't</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:55:27 +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>Brewer, Monster-maker settle 'Vermonster' dispute</title>
<description><![CDATA[The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Rathke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lisa Rathke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3412659-brewer-monster-maker-settle-vermonster-dispute</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3412659-brewer-monster-maker-settle-vermonster-dispute</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fight</category><category>drink</category><category>monster</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:10:21 +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/d769d65e-7112-4707-a7c6-c4f80dbe99f9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d769d65e-7112-4707-a7c6-c4f80dbe99f9.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 photo, Matt Nadeau poses with Vermonster beer at his Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, Vt. The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled. On Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009 the two sides reached a settlement that allows Rock Art to continue to market the brew, an American barley wine, anywhere in the country. In return, Rock Art agreed not to market energy drinks, which it never intended to do, said Douglas Riley, a Rock Art lawyer. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>