<?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 - islands</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/islands</link><description>Newsvine - islands</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:47:44 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:51:39 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Disputed Falkland Islands hold referendum</title>
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People living in the Falkland Islands are voting in a referendum on their political status on Sunday and Monday at a time of heightened tensions between Argentina and Britain over their sovereignty.
The two countries went to war over the territory, known to the Argentinians as&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17259429-disputed-falkland-islands-hold-referendum</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17259429-disputed-falkland-islands-hold-referendum</guid><category>islands</category><category>war</category><category>military</category><category>referendum</category><category>overseas</category><category>argentina</category><category>citizen</category><category>dispute</category><category>vote</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>colony</category><category>colonialism</category><category>reject</category><category>territory</category><category>falkland</category><category>malvinas-islands</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:47:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterE25CACA0-B476-384C-0EC2-AEE18CB9B503.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterE25CACA0-B476-384C-0EC2-AEE18CB9B503.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Japan sees new Chinese activity near islands - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English</title>
<description><![CDATA[China accused of sending four ships and also increasing air operations in disputed East China Sea waters.
Chinese ships have entered waters near a group of disputed islands  for the first time in three weeks, prompting a strong protest from  Japan, which says China's air force h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14722683-japan-sees-new-chinese-activity-near-islands-asia-pacific-al-jazeera-english</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14722683-japan-sees-new-chinese-activity-near-islands-asia-pacific-al-jazeera-english</guid><category>japan</category><category>china</category><category>asia</category><category>islands</category><category>world-news</category><category>east-china-sea</category><category>territorial-dispute</category><category>chinese-ships</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:38:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound09ED5A44-8450-0FB1-1FC7-EE1A2E5FC2AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="89" width="135" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound09ED5A44-8450-0FB1-1FC7-EE1A2E5FC2AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Video: Chinese paratroopers storm island during mass exercise - Telegraph</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of China's seven military command groups held a joint military drill involving infantry, artillery and air forces to improve the ability of paratroops to land on and capture an island.
The exercise by the Nanjing Military Command is thought to be part of a show of strength b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14470157-video-chinese-paratroopers-storm-island-during-mass-exercise-telegraph</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14470157-video-chinese-paratroopers-storm-island-during-mass-exercise-telegraph</guid><category>japan</category><category>taiwan</category><category>china</category><category>islands</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>dispute</category><category>world-news</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:22:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc87099767-B2F6-2886-F34E-C1F11C1BCD50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc87099767-B2F6-2886-F34E-C1F11C1BCD50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent - Yahoo! News</title>
<description><![CDATA[
BEIJING (AP) &mdash; Protests against&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;over its control of disputed islands spread across more than two dozen cities in&nbsp;China&nbsp;and turned violent at times Saturday, with&nbsp;protesters&nbsp;burning Japanese flags and clashing with Chinese paramilitary p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paleo1969]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paleo1969]]></source><link>http://paleo1969.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13884407-anti-japan-protests-in-china-swell-turn-violent-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://paleo1969.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13884407-anti-japan-protests-in-china-swell-turn-violent-yahoo-news</guid><category>japan</category><category>china</category><category>islands</category><category>east</category><category>world-news</category><category>sea</category><category>national-shame</category><category>contested</category><category>embassy-protest</category><category>japanese-owners</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paleo1969A606E481-1212-3558-987E-F1EF4FD663AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paleo1969A606E481-1212-3558-987E-F1EF4FD663AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Poll: Stranded on an Island with One Toy</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Imagine, you won a free cruise through the South Sea islands. You arrive and find it to be a boat that reminds you of the SS Minnow. You are adventurous though, so decide to take the cruise. While you are out a storm kicks up and your boat is blown way of course and capsizes, it&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T1Truth]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T1Truth]]></source><link>http://ttruth3829683.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11046925-poll-stranded-on-an-island-with-one-toy</link><guid>http://ttruth3829683.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11046925-poll-stranded-on-an-island-with-one-toy</guid><category>games</category><category>poll</category><category>game</category><category>islands</category><category>toy</category><category>toys</category><category>island</category><category>fun</category><category>not-news</category><category>slinky</category><category>legos</category><category>rubiks-cube</category><category>frisbee</category><category>play-doh</category><category>pogo-stick</category><category>etch-a-sketch</category><category>silly-putty</category><category>magic-8-ball</category><category>nerf-ball</category><category>yo-you</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:14:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TTruth3829683FA010AE7-79F6-6CDA-7320-D5A404407D67.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="203" width="266" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TTruth3829683FA010AE7-79F6-6CDA-7320-D5A404407D67.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>For a 100 Years, &quot;Underground Railroad&quot; Ran South</title>
<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, S.C. -- 
        (AP) — While most Americans are familiar with the Underground Railroad that helped Southern slaves escape north before the Civil War, the nation's first clandestine path to freedom ran for more than a century in the opposite direction.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10743838-for-a-100-years-underground-railroad-ran-south</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10743838-for-a-100-years-underground-railroad-ran-south</guid><category>history</category><category>south</category><category>underground</category><category>islands</category><category>florida</category><category>assisted</category><category>american</category><category>escape</category><category>masters</category><category>railroad</category><category>native-american</category><category>slaves</category><category>sympathizers</category><category>idian</category><category>spanish-held</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:07:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New Island Born—Future Tourism Hot Spot?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A volcano beneath the Red Sea has given Earth a New Year's gift: a new island about 40 miles (60 kilometers) off the coast of Yemen.
The currently unnamed landmass first appeared in NASA satellite photos taken on December 23.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Pavlov]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ivan Pavlov]]></source><link>http://ivan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10204179-new-island-bornfuture-tourism-hot-spot</link><guid>http://ivan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/21/10204179-new-island-bornfuture-tourism-hot-spot</guid><category>islands</category><category>science</category><category>geology</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ivanBDEC0571-7185-96FD-52F3-24F132F1676B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="120" width="160" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ivanBDEC0571-7185-96FD-52F3-24F132F1676B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Extinct' tortoises may still be roaming a Galapagos island</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A giant tortoise species studied by Charles Darwin and believed to be extinct for more than 150 years may be alive and well, an ambitious genetic survey has revealed.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10159790-extinct-tortoises-may-still-be-roaming-a-galapagos-island</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10159790-extinct-tortoises-may-still-be-roaming-a-galapagos-island</guid><category>islands</category><category>science</category><category>galapagos</category><category>charles-darwin</category><category>ecology</category><category>tortoises</category><category>extinct-tortoises</category><category>150-years-ago-thought-extinct</category><category>gentic-survey</category><category>pickly-pear</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:32:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB0E4EEA7-1722-BADA-E4DC-390CC275A0ED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="105" width="187" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB0E4EEA7-1722-BADA-E4DC-390CC275A0ED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Big Cat Spotted in Palm Beach Co. Seaside Town</title>
<description><![CDATA[OCEAN RIDGE - A large cat -- possibly a bobcat -- has been roaming a seaside town in Palm Beach County.  
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/27/9047673-big-cat-spotted-in-palm-beach-co-seaside-town</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/27/9047673-big-cat-spotted-in-palm-beach-co-seaside-town</guid><category>islands</category><category>town</category><category>cat</category><category>environment</category><category>habitat</category><category>roaming</category><category>possible</category><category>oceanside</category><category>bobcat</category><category>large</category><category>spotted</category><category>undeveloped</category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:05:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046712BCE765-A98E-AEDD-EC0C-D98DA8666D67.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046712BCE765-A98E-AEDD-EC0C-D98DA8666D67.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oldest Human Remains in North America Found - Arlington Springs Woman</title>
<description><![CDATA[In 1959 the skeletal remains of a woman were found on Santa Rosa island, part of the Channel Island group off the coast of California. The Arlington Springs Woman.
New carbon dating techniques now show the remains to be 13,000 years old.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kavika]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kavika]]></source><link>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/26/8493437-oldest-human-remains-in-north-america-found-arlington-springs-woman</link><guid>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/26/8493437-oldest-human-remains-in-north-america-found-arlington-springs-woman</guid><category>history</category><category>islands</category><category>woman</category><category>rosa</category><category>channel</category><category>arlington</category><category>santa</category><category>arlington-springs-woman-santa-rosa-island</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:07:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Mega-Poll: Religion Or Sensuality?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Rico Rodriguez swam ashore after his small boat capsized not too far away. He laid on the beach sand as though it were his bed. Slowly taking breaths and resting his tired arms and legs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Big Brother Commission]]></source><link>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/25/7162239-the-mega-poll-religion-or-sensuality</link><guid>http://bigbrothercommission.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/25/7162239-the-mega-poll-religion-or-sensuality</guid><category>mexico</category><category>spain</category><category>islands</category><category>religion</category><category>latin-america</category><category>pacific-ocean</category><category>atlantic-ocean</category><category>bible</category><category>hernan-cortes</category><category>latino-culture</category><category>adult-magazines-with-autonomous-holographic-images</category><category>pleasure-versus-religion</category><category>sensuality-versus-holiness</category><category>eternal-versus-temporary</category><category>god-versus-material-possessions</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:05:21 +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></item><item><title>The Most Remote Inhabited Islands in the World </title>
<description><![CDATA[
People have been traveling the seas for thousands of years. We have inhabited nearly every corner of the Earth,  and we&rsquo;ve done so with gusto.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></source><link>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/13/7079073-the-most-remote-inhabited-islands-in-the-world</link><guid>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/13/7079073-the-most-remote-inhabited-islands-in-the-world</guid><category>travel</category><category>islands</category><category>remote</category><category>different</category><category>south-pacific</category><category>andaman-island</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:37:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=krishna109DD6D5556-BACF-8E3A-B9A1-06529073C956.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=krishna109DD6D5556-BACF-8E3A-B9A1-06529073C956.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Examining Breed-Related Causes of Death for Dogs - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[What is your friend going to pass from?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rochart]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rochart]]></source><link>http://rochart.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6519921-examining-breed-related-causes-of-death-for-dogs-nytimescom</link><guid>http://rochart.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/24/6519921-examining-breed-related-causes-of-death-for-dogs-nytimescom</guid><category>islands</category><category>dogs</category><category>cancer-institute</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:47:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Satellites help scientists discover 657 new islands</title>
<description><![CDATA[You might think that we already know about more or less all of the land masses on Earth, but you'd be wrong. A new study by researchers from Duke University and Meredith College of the globe's geography has revealed the existence of 657 new islands, reports Our Amazing Planet.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sgt W]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sgt W]]></source><link>http://slopchute.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/20/6501596-satellites-help-scientists-discover-657-new-islands</link><guid>http://slopchute.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/20/6501596-satellites-help-scientists-discover-657-new-islands</guid><category>technology</category><category>islands</category><category>satellite</category><category>satellite-images</category><category>new-islands</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:31:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Slide Show of the World's Smallest Regions</title>
<description><![CDATA[This article offers a photo journey to 15 of the world's smallest regions. Some are independent countries, while others are territories, but they're all under 30 square miles. 

The list includes:

 the world's smallest region, at .17 square miles (hint: it's in Europe);]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sydney - 5]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sydney - 5]]></source><link>http://alysmum.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/09/6442611-a-slide-show-of-the-worlds-smallest-regions</link><guid>http://alysmum.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/09/6442611-a-slide-show-of-the-worlds-smallest-regions</guid><category>travel</category><category>islands</category><category>territories</category><category>former-colonies</category><category>worlds-smallest-regions-geography-travel</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:21:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'  </title>
<description><![CDATA[Developed with tailor-made hotel complexes and luxury villas, and sold to millionaires, the islands, off the coast of Dubai, are accessible by yacht or motor boat.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5890430-the-world-is-sinking-dubai-islands-falling-into-the-sea</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5890430-the-world-is-sinking-dubai-islands-falling-into-the-sea</guid><category>world</category><category>islands</category><category>sinking</category><category>world-news</category><category>dubai</category><category>sea</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:57:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Phoenix Islands - National Geographic Magazine</title>
<description><![CDATA[After a rare bleaching disaster, the reefs of the Phoenix Islands bounce back.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kshark]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kshark]]></source><link>http://kshark.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/31/5745980-phoenix-islands-national-geographic-magazine</link><guid>http://kshark.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/31/5745980-phoenix-islands-national-geographic-magazine</guid><category>weather</category><category>pacific</category><category>islands</category><category>environment</category><category>diving</category><category>bleaching</category><category>coral-reefs</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Jan 2011 01:38:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Star Islands Through Eyes Of Wormholes</title>
<description><![CDATA[  Well  &hellip;.. this do indeed show that self sufficiency can be done &hellip; yet only proves it has been done and will be done again &hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Isis-2447035]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Isis-2447035]]></source><link>http://isis2447035.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/17/5484205-star-islands-through-eyes-of-wormholes</link><guid>http://isis2447035.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/17/5484205-star-islands-through-eyes-of-wormholes</guid><category>islands</category><category>odd-news</category><category>wormholes</category><category>star-islands</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:41:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BBC News - Who, what, why: What happens when a country loses its 'birth certificate'?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fiji has admitted to losing the legal document confirming its independence from the United Kingdom. But does that threaten its existence as a state?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bigsaf]]></source><link>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5313688-bbc-news-who-what-why-what-happens-when-a-country-loses-its-birth-certificate</link><guid>http://bigsaf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/19/5313688-bbc-news-who-what-why-what-happens-when-a-country-loses-its-birth-certificate</guid><category>haiti</category><category>france</category><category>state</category><category>constitution</category><category>celebrations</category><category>pacific</category><category>islands</category><category>prince-charles</category><category>jamaica</category><category>rights</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>legal</category><category>coral</category><category>world-news</category><category>colonial</category><category>uk</category><category>parliament</category><category>researchers</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>fiji</category><category>existence</category><category>recognition</category><category>colonialism</category><category>document</category><category>original</category><category>1776</category><category>volcanic</category><category>preservation</category><category>statehood</category><category>legitimacy</category><category>constitutional-law</category><category>guarded</category><category>symbolic</category><category>university-college-london</category><category>birth-certificate</category><category>international-community</category><category>1970</category><category>legal-document</category><category>parchment</category><category>future-generations</category><category>west-london</category><category>40th-anniversary</category><category>1804</category><category>research-student</category><category>photocopy</category><category>piece-of-paper</category><category>reprints</category><category>confirming-independence</category><category>national-archives-experience</category><category>american-declaration-of-independence</category><category>bullet-proof-glass</category><category>humidity-controlled-cabinet</category><category>independence-order</category><category>colonial-masters</category><category>1840</category><category>right-to-independence</category><category>catherine-redgwell</category><category>professor-of-international-law</category><category>her-majestys-government</category><category>independence-act</category><category>independence-papers</category><category>prof-roda-mushkat</category><category>states-constitution</category><category>cease-to-exist</category><category>international-law-expert</category><category>brunel-university</category><category>julia-gaffield</category><category>national-archives-colonial-correspondence</category><category>edward-corbet</category><category>hm-agent</category><category>british-affairs</category><category>sir-george-nugent</category><category>lieutenant-governor-of-jamaica</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:18:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Eighty Islands have Disappeared in Florida: The States Shifting Landmass...Oil?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Eighty islands have disappeared, caused by factors which the USGS continues to study.Yes, storms and hurricanes have been a factor...and sea-level rise. Artificial canals have caused numerous changes, including the conversion of the intertidal area.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Always Well Said]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Always Well Said]]></source><link>http://alwayswellsaid.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/14/4672659-eighty-islands-have-disappeared-in-florida-the-states-shifting-landmassoil</link><guid>http://alwayswellsaid.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/14/4672659-eighty-islands-have-disappeared-in-florida-the-states-shifting-landmassoil</guid><category>oil</category><category>hurricanes</category><category>alaska</category><category>economy</category><category>islands</category><category>fuel</category><category>florida</category><category>politics</category><category>news</category><category>storms</category><category>drilling</category><category>petroleum</category><category>erosion</category><category>offshore-drilling</category><category>national-security</category><category>usgs</category><category>updates</category><category>everglades</category><category>rainforests</category><category>oil-exploration</category><category>marshes</category><category>oil-giants</category><category>sea-level-rise</category><category>drill-baby-drill</category><category>mudflats</category><category>u-s-oil-wells</category><category>deepwater-horizon-spill</category><category>us-oil-exploration</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:10:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Falwayswellsaid2F4672718.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Falwayswellsaid2F4672718.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Falwayswellsaid2F4672719.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Falwayswellsaid2F4672719.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Greece Sells Islands?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Greece puts its islands up for sale to save economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GOZO-unlimited]]></source><link>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/25/4563268-greece-sells-islands</link><guid>http://gozounlimited.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/25/4563268-greece-sells-islands</guid><category>economy</category><category>islands</category><category>greece</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:36:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Greece puts its islands up for sale to save economy </title>
<description><![CDATA[Desperate attempt to repay debts also driven by inability to find funds to develop infrastructure on islands]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/25/4560217-greece-puts-its-islands-up-for-sale-to-save-economy</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/25/4560217-greece-puts-its-islands-up-for-sale-to-save-economy</guid><category>sale</category><category>islands</category><category>greece</category><category>world-news</category><category>greek</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:19:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is This The Most Beautiful Island on the Planet? Some Stunning pictures</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bora – Unquestionably the most mythical of the Pacific islands remains the island of all dreams.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4546368-is-this-the-most-beautiful-island-on-the-planet-some-stunning-pictures</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4546368-is-this-the-most-beautiful-island-on-the-planet-some-stunning-pictures</guid><category>travel</category><category>islands</category><category>scuba-diving</category><category>lagoon</category><category>travel-destination</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><category>bora-bora-gallery</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:33:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>AFP: Pacific islands adapt to climate change</title>
<description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON — New research has cast doubt on warnings that rising sea levels caused by climate change are slowly inundating low-lying Pacific islands.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[northerngirl]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[northerngirl]]></source><link>http://northerngirl.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4459482-afp-pacific-islands-adapt-to-climate-change</link><guid>http://northerngirl.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4459482-afp-pacific-islands-adapt-to-climate-change</guid><category>islands</category><category>global-warming</category><category>environment</category><category>climate-change</category><category>rising-sea-levels</category><category>agw</category><category>alarmists</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 23:21:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Low-Lying Pacific Islands 'Growing Not Sinking'</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new geological study has shown that many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking. The islands of Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among those which have grown, because of coral debris and sediment. 
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[John S.-1381946]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John S.-1381946]]></source><link>http://js10131979.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4457685-low-lying-pacific-islands-growing-not-sinking</link><guid>http://js10131979.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/03/4457685-low-lying-pacific-islands-growing-not-sinking</guid><category>islands</category><category>global-warming</category><category>gore</category><category>science</category><category>hoax</category><category>climate-change</category><category>scam</category><category>farce</category><category>seawater</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:28:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>