<?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 - glass</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/glass</link><description>Newsvine - glass</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:18:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:14:36 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>New Glass opera &quot;The Lost&quot; premieres in Austria</title>
<description><![CDATA[Forget minimalist.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[George Jahn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[George Jahn]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17725223-new-glass-opera-the-lost-premieres-in-austria</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17725223-new-glass-opera-the-lost-premieres-in-austria</guid><category>eu</category><category>austria</category><category>opera</category><category>world-news</category><category>premiere</category><category>philip-glass</category><category>glass</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:10:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4f035e0f-e37a-4423-a150-244d20eba1a2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4f035e0f-e37a-4423-a150-244d20eba1a2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The undated photo provided by Landestheater Linz shows Matthaeus Schmidlechner and Gotho Griesmeier in the Philip Glass opera 'The Lost' during a dress rehearsal in Linz, Austria. Glass wrote  &quot;The Lost&quot; &quot;Spuren der Verirrten&quot; for the new Linz opera house, where it world-premiered Friday,  April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Landestheather Linz, Ursula Kaufmann)&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=07eb9ed6-c1cd-4978-aa1a-8b72f538c52e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=07eb9ed6-c1cd-4978-aa1a-8b72f538c52e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The undated photo provided by Landestheater Linz shows the choir of the Philip Glass opera 'The Lost' during a dress rehearsal in Linz, Austria. Glass wrote  &quot;The Lost&quot; &quot;Spuren der Verirrten&quot; for the new Linz opera house, where it world-premiered Friday,  April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Landestheather Linz, Ursula Kaufmann)&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=342f5a01-6f58-4b10-a5ad-9fb52eb57e86.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=342f5a01-6f58-4b10-a5ad-9fb52eb57e86.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The undated photo provided by Landestheater Linz shows Matthaeus Schmidlechner and Martha Hirschmannr in the Philip Glass opera 'The Lost' during a dress rehearsal in Linz, Austria. Glass wrote  &quot;The Lost&quot; &quot;Spuren der Verirrten&quot; for the new Linz opera house, where it world-premiered Friday,  April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Landestheather Linz, Ursula Kaufmann)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>VC firms team up to invest in Google Glass ideas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Three influential venture-capital firms are teaming up to find and finance entrepreneurs who want to create applications and other accessories for Google Glass, an Internet-connected device that is setting out to turn wearable computing into the latest fashion trend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692369-vc-firms-team-up-to-invest-in-google-glass-ideas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692369-vc-firms-team-up-to-invest-in-google-glass-ideas</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>investments</category><category>glass</category><category>tec</category><category>google-glass</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:02:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Google picks 8,000 winners of 'Glass' contest</title>
<description><![CDATA[Google has picked out 8,000 people who will be given a chance to don a pair of Internet-connected glasses and make a fashion statement likely to be envied by gadget-loving geeks around the world.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17476976-google-picks-8000-winners-of-glass-contest</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17476976-google-picks-8000-winners-of-glass-contest</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>glass</category><category>google-glass</category><category>us-google-glass</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:02:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77baf560-0604-400a-af2f-d0524fa3c8c5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77baf560-0604-400a-af2f-d0524fa3c8c5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This June 27, 2012 file photo shows Google co-founder Sergey Brin demonstrating Google's new Glass, wearable internet glasses, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Google is starting to notify 8,000 people who will be invited to buy a test version of the companys much-anticipated Internet-connected glasses for $1,500. The invitations are being sent to the winners of a contest conducted a month ago. Google asked U.S. residents to submit applications through Twitter or its Plus service to explain in 50 words or less how they would use a technology that is being hailed as the next breakthrough in mobile computing. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Google to sell Internet glasses to contest winners</title>
<description><![CDATA[Google is giving more people a chance to pay $1,500 for a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next breakthrough in mobile computing.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032202-google-to-sell-internet-glasses-to-contest-winners</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032202-google-to-sell-internet-glasses-to-contest-winners</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>glass</category><category>google-glass</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:16:15 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=12db9369-6883-4278-ae15-8afd639eb83e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=12db9369-6883-4278-ae15-8afd639eb83e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, file photo, Google co-founder Sergey Brin stands on stage during a bill signing by California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., for driverless cars at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, it is giving a few more people a chance to pay $1,500 for a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next breakthrough in mobile computing. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)&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=7780d3e0-093d-46de-b917-b2d35a8887fa.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7780d3e0-093d-46de-b917-b2d35a8887fa.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Google co-rounder Sergey Brin wears Google Glass glasses at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on UCSFs Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)&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=743d0ddc-6e33-4776-a35b-469e187613aa.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="331" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=743d0ddc-6e33-4776-a35b-469e187613aa.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Google co-rounder Sergey Brin, left, wears Google Glass glasses at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on UCSFs Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Google is giving more people a chance to pay $1,500 for a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next breakthrough in mobile computing. The product, dubbed &quot;Google Glass,&quot; will be offered to &quot;bold, creative individuals&quot; selected as part of a contest announced Wednesday. Participants must live in the U.S. and submit an application of up to 50 words explaining what they would do with the Google Glass technology. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ala. bus boycott organizer, professor dies at 96</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thelma McWilliams Glass, a longtime professor and civil rights pioneer who helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott, died on Wednesday. She was 96.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12953846-ala-bus-boycott-organizer-professor-dies-at-96</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12953846-ala-bus-boycott-organizer-professor-dies-at-96</guid><category>us</category><category>obit</category><category>us-news</category><category>glass</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:10:55 +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>Penguins sign forward Glass away from Jets</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Penguins on Sunday signed free-agent forward Tanner Glass to a two-year contract on the first day of NHL free agency.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12513024-penguins-sign-forward-glass-away-from-jets</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12513024-penguins-sign-forward-glass-away-from-jets</guid><category>nhl</category><category>sports</category><category>penguins</category><category>glass</category><category>tanner-glass</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 01:16:34 +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>Microsoft reveals Smart Glass technology</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12051478-microsoft-reveals-smart-glass-technology</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12051478-microsoft-reveals-smart-glass-technology</guid><category>technology</category><category>unveiled</category><category>devices</category><category>dive</category><category>glass</category><category>deeper</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>smart-glass</category><category>altmicrosoft</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:45:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/SmartGlassTEASE.photoblog400.JPG" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/SmartGlassTEASE.120;120;7;70;0.JPG" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Microsoft has unveiled a new technology it's calling Xbox SmartGlass -- a new way to share and dive deeper into media across a variety of devices. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Police shoot hostage-taker at California bank</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10555094-police-shoot-hostage-taker-at-california-bank</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10555094-police-shoot-hostage-taker-at-california-bank</guid><category>police</category><category>hostage</category><category>shoot</category><category>glass</category><category>buena</category><category>doors</category><category>buena-park</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>bank's</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:40:18 +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>Hostage-taker shot in bank, officers injured</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10557019-hostage-taker-shot-in-bank-officers-injured</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10557019-hostage-taker-shot-in-bank-officers-injured</guid><category>police</category><category>hostage</category><category>shoot</category><category>glass</category><category>buena</category><category>doors</category><category>buena-park</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>bank's</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:40:18 +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>The hidden dangers of gas fireplaces</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10425049-the-hidden-dangers-of-gas-fireplaces</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10425049-the-hidden-dangers-of-gas-fireplaces</guid><category>kids</category><category>burned</category><category>danger</category><category>glass</category><category>minimize</category><category>fireplaces</category><category>figuring</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:52:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/biz-120216-FireplaceSafety.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/biz-120216-FireplaceSafety.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;It’s estimated that hundreds of kids in this country are seriously burned each year by the super-heated glass on gas fireplaces. Companies are now figuring out ways to minimize the danger. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NY's Steuben Glass company closes lone factory</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's the end of the line for the Steuben Glass company, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for more than a century.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/29/9097493-nys-steuben-glass-company-closes-lone-factory</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/29/9097493-nys-steuben-glass-company-closes-lone-factory</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>us-news</category><category>glass</category><category>steuben-glass</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:51:03 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/80e23175-338e-48ad-97a4-5321a6fb9585.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="366" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/80e23175-338e-48ad-97a4-5321a6fb9585.jpg" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2003 file photo, Dave Robenolt works on a glass bowl at the Steuben Glass factory inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y.  Its the end of the line for Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for more than a century. The companys lone factory shut down Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, ending a high-end glassmaking tradition dating back to 1903. Most of the 60 workers were axed, but a few found jobs at glass pioneer Corning Inc., Steuben's former owner. (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/400/44911cc7-1194-4e66-b363-66f2ec1dcae8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="481" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/44911cc7-1194-4e66-b363-66f2ec1dcae8.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -  In this Sept. 18, 2003 file photo, a piece called Artic Fisherman by James Houston that sells for $4,700 is on display at the Steuben Glass store inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y.  Its the end of the line for Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for more than a century. The companys lone factory shut down Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, ending a high-end glassmaking tradition dating back to 1903. Most of the 60 workers were axed, but a few found jobs at glass pioneer Corning Inc., Steuben's former owner.  (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/400/34b98f3e-d390-4972-bb5d-309c52b4af55.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/34b98f3e-d390-4972-bb5d-309c52b4af55.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, an early piece of Steuben Glass from Thomas Dimitroff's collection is shown in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, Its the end of the line for Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for more than a century. The companys lone factory shut down Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, ending a high-end glassmaking tradition dating back to 1903. Most of the 60 workers were axed, but a few found jobs at glass pioneer Corning Inc., Steuben's former owner.  (AP Photo/David Duprey)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>End of the line for fancy Steuben crystal</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a memorable Hollywood scene from "Risky Business," the 1983 comedy drama that launched Tom Cruise to stardom, a mother's prized Steuben glass egg goes missing from the mantelpiece only to reappear &#8212; imperceptibly nicked &#8212; in the nick of time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/24/8461728-end-of-the-line-for-fancy-steuben-crystal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/24/8461728-end-of-the-line-for-fancy-steuben-crystal</guid><category>us</category><category>tom-cruise</category><category>us-news</category><category>glass</category><category>steuben-glass</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:31:50 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fb0c97b3-a422-44ce-b4a8-f504bba752a5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fb0c97b3-a422-44ce-b4a8-f504bba752a5.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -  In this Sept. 2003 file photo, a piece of Steuben glass is signed with a diamond tip pen by Sonya Hall, finisher, at Steuben Glass inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if it's vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/deed202c-afe8-4cd0-bd2d-e2f6a16111ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="481" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/deed202c-afe8-4cd0-bd2d-e2f6a16111ba.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -  In this Sept. 18, 2003 file photo, a piece called Artic Fisherman by James Houston that sells for $4,700 is on display at the Steuben Glass store inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if its vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim.  (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/c8a9fcae-06ee-4193-9f00-a507f4bb9d28.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="366" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c8a9fcae-06ee-4193-9f00-a507f4bb9d28.jpg" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2003 file photo, Dave Robenolt works on a glass bowl at the Steuben Glass factory inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if its vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/c8cfb4fa-db25-417e-8120-b9078d7416bd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c8cfb4fa-db25-417e-8120-b9078d7416bd.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -  In this Sept 18, 2003 file photo shows intricate engraving on a piece called Dragonfly by Eric Hilton at the Steuben Glass store inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if its vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey, 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/400/9fa92832-9cf6-474d-a3e7-5596ad8e1177.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="184" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9fa92832-9cf6-474d-a3e7-5596ad8e1177.jpg" width="120" height="56" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, a signed piece of Steuben Glass from Thomas Dimitroff's collection is shown in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if it's vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8df4d45f-0760-45f0-a0dc-8a429e180e8d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8df4d45f-0760-45f0-a0dc-8a429e180e8d.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, Thomas Dimitroff poses for a photo with a piece of Steuben Glass from his collection in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if it's vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/36e97553-a795-4a5f-ab5c-90a5efac55b5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/36e97553-a795-4a5f-ab5c-90a5efac55b5.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, a piece of Steuben Glass from Thomas Dimitroff's collection is shown in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if it's vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5593f24b-acf3-4ec6-ab2b-eed77fc0b35c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5593f24b-acf3-4ec6-ab2b-eed77fc0b35c.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, an early piece of Steuben Glass from Thomas Dimitroff's collection is shown in Corning, N.Y. Steuben Glass, an American icon of handcrafted crystal for over a century, looks now as if it's vanishing for good. Its lone factory in Corning, a glassmaking company in southwestern New York, is shutting down Nov. 29, the week after Thanksgiving. With profitability elusive at the best of times, the prospects of reviving the 108-year-old vanity brand seem every bit as slim. (AP Photo/David Duprey)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Luxury crystal maker Steuben closes NY factory</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Ohio owner of Steuben Glass, the company still making luxury lead crystal by hand in the United States, said Wednesday that it plans to end production after 108 years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Dobbin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7544312-luxury-crystal-maker-steuben-closes-ny-factory</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7544312-luxury-crystal-maker-steuben-closes-ny-factory</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>glass</category><category>steuben-glass</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:38:46 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/89dbc5de-a0f7-40fb-a73f-4945909c4e09.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/89dbc5de-a0f7-40fb-a73f-4945909c4e09.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 18, 2003, file photo, shows a piece of Steuben glass as it is signed with a diamond tip pen by Sonya Hall, finisher, at Steuben Glass inside the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y.  The Ohio owner of Steuben Glass is shutting down production of the luxury lead crystal handcrafted in western New York since 1903.  (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)&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>Asahi Glass unveils super-strong smartphone cover</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gorilla glass, meet Dragontrail.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomoko A. Hosaka]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tomoko A. Hosaka]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/19/5883087-asahi-glass-unveils-super-strong-smartphone-cover</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/19/5883087-asahi-glass-unveils-super-strong-smartphone-cover</guid><category>technology</category><category>japan</category><category>as</category><category>glass</category><category>smartphones</category><category>asahi-glass</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:07:56 +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/400/747464a3-652c-44b9-9385-5d6869bef49e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/747464a3-652c-44b9-9385-5d6869bef49e.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A reporter tries to scratch the surface of a Dragontrail glass developed by Asahi Glass Co. with a key during a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Asahi Glass, Japan's largest glass maker, unveiled a super-tough, scratch resistant cover for gadgets that it says is six times stronger than conventional glass. The product represents Asahi's intensified ambitions to grab a chunk of the surging global market for smartphones and tablets. (AP Photo/Tomoko Hosaka)&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/d5fe9630-e239-4e33-a3ee-f429c833ff6d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d5fe9630-e239-4e33-a3ee-f429c833ff6d.jpg" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) Senior Executive Officer Nozomu Taguchi, right, and AGC Electronics Flat Glass Division General Manager Takahiro Ikezaki show a Dragontrail glass during a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Asahi Glass, Japan's largest glass maker, unveiled a super-tough, scratch resistant cover for gadgets that it says is six times stronger than conventional glass. The product represents Asahi's intensified ambitions to grab a chunk of the surging global market for smartphones and tablets. (AP Photo/Tomoko Hosaka)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mass. woman gets prison in glass-eating scheme</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after admitting that she and her husband intentionally ate glass particles, then submitted false insurance claims.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/21/5691681-mass-woman-gets-prison-in-glass-eating-scheme</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/21/5691681-mass-woman-gets-prison-in-glass-eating-scheme</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>eating</category><category>glass</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:48:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Philly Union League inducts 1st female president</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Union League of Philadelphia, founded in 1862 to support the Union and President Abraham Lincoln's policies but known today as a hub for hobnobbing, power lunches and debutante balls, welcomed its first female president on Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/14/5647030-philly-union-league-inducts-1st-female-president</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/14/5647030-philly-union-league-inducts-1st-female-president</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>league</category><category>us-news</category><category>abraham-lincoln</category><category>glass-ceiling</category><category>glass</category><category>ceiling</category><category>union-league</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:54:50 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a5325004-c6b3-4c6d-afe2-857a0448958b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a5325004-c6b3-4c6d-afe2-857a0448958b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Joan Carter receives the gavel from her predecessor Jack Zook, left, as she takes the podium during a lunchtime ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.  Carter, a businesswoman who was among the first women admitted to the club in 1986, became their first  woman president Tuesday. (AP Photo)&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/400/615da926-28cf-4f0a-affe-638e8d48f7ad.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/615da926-28cf-4f0a-affe-638e8d48f7ad.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Joan Carter makes remarks under a painting of President Abraham Lincoln during a lunchtime ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.  Carter, a businesswoman who was among the first women admitted to the club in 1986, became their first  woman president Tuesday. (AP Photo)&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/400/8d32fb2b-633a-42c5-8f56-7f839169c330.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d32fb2b-633a-42c5-8f56-7f839169c330.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Joan Carter raises her glass with other members for a toast during a lunchtime ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.  Carter, a businesswoman who was among the first women admitted to the club in 1986, became their first  woman president Tuesday. (AP Photo)&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/400/0944a307-dd65-4487-a974-589ad997de77.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0944a307-dd65-4487-a974-589ad997de77.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Joan Carter is seen during a lunchtime ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.  Carter, a businesswoman who was among the first women admitted to the club in 1986, became their first  woman president Tuesday. (AP Photo)&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/400/616a8a3c-423c-455d-9f80-d07e2abd6d95.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/616a8a3c-423c-455d-9f80-d07e2abd6d95.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Joan Carter is seen during a lunchtime ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.  Carter, a businesswoman who was among the first women admitted to the club in 1986, became their first  woman president Tuesday. (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mass. woman pleads guilty in glass-eating scheme</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts woman admits that she and her husband intentionally ate glass particles, then submitted false insurance claims.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/28/5196147-mass-woman-pleads-guilty-in-glass-eating-scheme</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/28/5196147-mass-woman-pleads-guilty-in-glass-eating-scheme</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>eating</category><category>glass</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:45:42 +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>Garage sale find called pricey Ansel Adams lot</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago,  made a $200 million find. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan McCartney]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ryan McCartney]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/27/4763298-garage-sale-find-called-pricey-ansel-adams-lot</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/27/4763298-garage-sale-find-called-pricey-ansel-adams-lot</guid><category>news</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>adams</category><category>cnn</category><category>glass</category><category>ansel-adams</category><category>the-arts</category><category>negatives</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>daily-news<a></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:12:36 +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/ap/ansel adams photos-934471651_v2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="279" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/ansel adams photos-934471651_v2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="84" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 2,1980 file photo showing late photographer, Ansel Adams posing in front of his photograph of one the views of Yosemite National Park titled &quot;Monolith:  The Face of Half Dome, 1927,&quot; in his home in Carmel Highlands, Calif.  A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives found in Fresno have been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams and are worth at least $200 million. The negatives were bought 10 years ago at a garage sale in Fresno for $45. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Beauty products offer Japan women rare promotions</title>
<description><![CDATA[It shouldn't be surprising that Panasonic's star manager for developing appliances for women is a woman herself &#8212; except that this is Japan, a nation notorious for holding back females in the workplace.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuri Kageyama]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Yuri Kageyama]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/17/4293129-beauty-products-offer-japan-women-rare-promotions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/17/4293129-beauty-products-offer-japan-women-rare-promotions</guid><category>business</category><category>japan</category><category>as</category><category>glass</category><category>ceiling</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 09:52:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5f24054e-8826-4d38-88b0-7eb4b82bd093.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5f24054e-8826-4d38-88b0-7eb4b82bd093.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this April 23, 2010 photo, Panasonic's beauty production development team manager Shiori Yamada stands by one of her popular products, the ball-shaped Nano Care humidifier billed as moisturizing your skin, during an interview with the Associated Press at her office in Tokyo, Japan. It shouldn't be surprising that Panasonic's star manager for developing appliances for women is a woman herself, except that this is Japan, a nation notorious for holding back females in the workplace. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)&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/400/07c0d7e9-4eb7-47d9-9c0a-15cee3e46984.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/07c0d7e9-4eb7-47d9-9c0a-15cee3e46984.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this April 23, 2010 photo, Panasonic's beauty production development team manager Shiori Yamada speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her office in Tokyo, Japan. It shouldn't be surprising that Panasonic's star manager for developing appliances for women is a woman herself, except that this is Japan, a nation notorious for holding back females in the workplace. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>US crystal-maker gets fresh shot at fed contract</title>
<description><![CDATA[A U.S. crystal-maker will get a second chance at a contract to make glassware for U.S. embassies after the State Department agreed to do a better job seeking out and favoring American companies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Gormley]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Gormley]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/25/4069494-us-crystal-maker-gets-fresh-shot-at-fed-contract</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/25/4069494-us-crystal-maker-gets-fresh-shot-at-fed-contract</guid><category>business</category><category>ny</category><category>state-department</category><category>glass</category><category>steuben-glass</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:11:54 +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>Duke looks to end drought, get through round of 16</title>
<description><![CDATA[Duke can forget the Final Four &#8212; at least, for now.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joedy McCreary]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joedy McCreary]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4059913-duke-looks-to-end-drought-get-through-round-of-16</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4059913-duke-looks-to-end-drought-get-through-round-of-16</guid><category>sports</category><category>duke</category><category>ncaa</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>glass</category><category>ceiling</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:59:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b4bdd116-1016-4c2a-990c-890755ef5e3a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b4bdd116-1016-4c2a-990c-890755ef5e3a.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski waves to fans as he exits the arena after Duke defeated California 68-53 during  an NCAA second round college basketball game Sunday, March 21, 2010 in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)&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/ed72ab01-796b-4061-a877-a06a9e516999.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="398" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ed72ab01-796b-4061-a877-a06a9e516999.jpg" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Duke's Nolan Smith, right, practices with the team during practice for the NCAA college basketball tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, March 18, 2010. Duke plays Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a first-round game Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scoop: Kate Gosselin to go ‘Dancing’</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kate Gosselin’s next big television gig will be a stint on “Dancing With the Stars.”]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Courtney Hazlett]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/28/3963028-scoop-kate-gosselin-to-go-dancing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/28/3963028-scoop-kate-gosselin-to-go-dancing</guid><category>people</category><category>music</category><category>collapse</category><category>roof</category><category>michaels</category><category>glass</category><category>purim</category><category>miley-cyrus</category><category>bret-michaels</category><category>the-scoop</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>kate-gosselin�s</category><category>snooki</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 01:41:56 +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/100228-miley-hmed-3p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100228-miley-hmed-3p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The &quot;Hannah Montana” star is a money-making sensation in music, TV and film. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100301-scoop-gosselin.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100301-scoop-gosselin.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 photo, Kate Gosselin appears on the NBC &quot;Today&quot; television program in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Witness: Glass 'everywhere' in NYC atrium collapse</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ice broke through the ceiling of an atrium at the Sony Building in New York City, showering glass over partygoers who scurried to avoid it and leaving 10 with minor injuries, authorities and a witness said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/28/3960511-witness-glass-everywhere-in-nyc-atrium-collapse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/28/3960511-witness-glass-everywhere-in-nyc-atrium-collapse</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>collapse</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>us-news</category><category>glass</category><category>atrium</category><category>glass-atrium</category><category>sony-building</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:34:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e113a05c-d6d3-439f-931c-6a3bafb97541.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="323" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e113a05c-d6d3-439f-931c-6a3bafb97541.jpg" width="120" height="190" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - The Sony building is shown in New York City in this July 25, 2005 file photo. Fire officials say ice has broken through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people have sustained minor injuries. A spokesman for the New York City Fire Department says ice and glass fell into the lobby area of the Madison Avenue building on Saturday night Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, 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/400/86c983e4-b2ac-4e45-8efe-c0e7fa115e3f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/86c983e4-b2ac-4e45-8efe-c0e7fa115e3f.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Broken glass litters the floor of the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the building and people sustained minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/de2bfbec-75a8-4db7-bb7d-a00a57ecdab4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/de2bfbec-75a8-4db7-bb7d-a00a57ecdab4.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A sign is posted to the door of the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the building during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/abed865f-85f3-4c12-a160-4bcadf362b27.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/abed865f-85f3-4c12-a160-4bcadf362b27.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The lobby in the glass atrium of the Sony Building is taped off as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through the glass atrium at the building with people sustaining minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/400/57ed2bbb-0ada-4fd1-b307-53201f9e73d7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/57ed2bbb-0ada-4fd1-b307-53201f9e73d7.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A security guard stands at the entrance to the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through the glass atrium at the building and 10 people sustained minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/fd78a4bc-4a93-465a-ab5b-8b6cfdc1492f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fd78a4bc-4a93-465a-ab5b-8b6cfdc1492f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A passerby peers into the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through the glass atrium at the building with people sustaining minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/c76f99ea-13a2-4a28-8c01-7ac1228c1e56.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="347" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c76f99ea-13a2-4a28-8c01-7ac1228c1e56.jpg" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A sign is posted to the door of the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the building with people sustaining minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/400/8dc56344-660b-4344-9131-9b857eb2a388.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8dc56344-660b-4344-9131-9b857eb2a388.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Sony Building is seen in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the building with people sustaining minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&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/b0286b5e-fcb6-4082-b049-179ff4c3c011.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b0286b5e-fcb6-4082-b049-179ff4c3c011.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A worker repairs a broken glass panel in the ceiling of the atrium in the Sony Building as it sits closed to the public in New York Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Authorities say ice broke through the glass atrium at the building with people sustaining minor injuries during a party Saturday night.  (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cheers! Brits toast new shatterproof pint glass</title>
<description><![CDATA[Soon Britons will be able to get smashed at the pub while their pint glasses won't.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregory Katz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gregory Katz]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/04/3853785-cheers-brits-toast-new-shatterproof-pint-glass</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/04/3853785-cheers-brits-toast-new-shatterproof-pint-glass</guid><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>world-news</category><category>glass</category><category>pint-glass</category><category>soon-britons</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:26:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0dd1b9c8-33f0-41d8-9474-003176ace7c5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0dd1b9c8-33f0-41d8-9474-003176ace7c5.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;British Home Secretary Alan Johnson holds two prototype pint glasses designed not to break up into dangerous shards on impact, in London, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The British government wants pubs to try out shatterproof pint glasses as a way to cut back on beer-related violence. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau) &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/a7f7b6be-b97a-45bf-b820-50eca87df523.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a7f7b6be-b97a-45bf-b820-50eca87df523.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;British Home Secretary Alan Johnson holds two prototype pint glasses designed not to break up into dangerous shards on impact, in London, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The British government wants pubs to try out shatterproof pint glasses as a way to cut back on beer-related violence. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau)  UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>