<?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</title><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 06:56:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:32:11 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Brain infection, not scarlet fever, may have caused Mary Ingalls' blindness - CBS News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Who would think that I, of all people, would seed this?&nbsp; I read constantly, and have since I was a little kid.&nbsp; So I remember the Little House on the Prairie books an wish I still had my originals.&nbsp;
I seem to recall it was "fever and ague" which I took as malaria.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16846843-brain-infection-not-scarlet-fever-may-have-caused-mary-ingalls-blindness-cbs-news</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16846843-brain-infection-not-scarlet-fever-may-have-caused-mary-ingalls-blindness-cbs-news</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>laura-ingalls</category><category>scarlet-fever</category><category>mary-ingalls</category><category>ingalls-wilder</category><category>brain-fever</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 06:56:31 +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=katrixx1056BFCE-5BF2-CD44-7892-9F52D24FC1BE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="244" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx1056BFCE-5BF2-CD44-7892-9F52D24FC1BE.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>Santorum says scouts may not survive if gays allowed &amp;#8211; CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs</title>
<description><![CDATA[That hysterical bigot Santorum is at it again.&nbsp; He claims that if the BSA stops banning gays at the national level, the organization may cease to exist.&nbsp; He also claims that this is an example of&nbsp;liberals trying to remove God from all areas of&nbsp;public life - fu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840055-santorum-says-scouts-may-not-survive-if-gays-allowed-cnn-political-ticker-cnncom-blogs</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840055-santorum-says-scouts-may-not-survive-if-gays-allowed-cnn-political-ticker-cnncom-blogs</guid><category>religion</category><category>santorum</category><category>boy-scouts</category><category>gay-ban-overturn</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 18:38:17 +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=katrixx1D06C315-CDB9-85A9-2820-F3EDB3DEB359.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx1D06C315-CDB9-85A9-2820-F3EDB3DEB359.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>'Gay' dog was not euthanized but adopted, named Elton by new owner - San Diego Top News | Examiner.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[What an ignorant jerk.&nbsp; This just goes to show how stupid anti-gay bigotry really is.&nbsp; Sending your dog to be euthanized because you think it's gay?&nbsp; He should be banned from owning animals after this.
The churches that drum "gay is evil" into their members' ears &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16809635-gay-dog-was-not-euthanized-but-adopted-named-elton-by-new-owner-san-diego-top-news-examinercom</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16809635-gay-dog-was-not-euthanized-but-adopted-named-elton-by-new-owner-san-diego-top-news-examinercom</guid><category>abuse</category><category>religion</category><category>dog</category><category>bigotry</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 19:36:37 +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=katrixxEC3E290F-4F1E-9062-D08E-BCA94118F627.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="330" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxEC3E290F-4F1E-9062-D08E-BCA94118F627.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What is hell?</title>
<description><![CDATA[There are lots of definitions of hell.&nbsp; Most religions don't even think such a thing exists (in terms of eternal torment), and I certainly don't.&nbsp; But, many do, and those who do can't seem to agree on what exactly constitutes hell.&nbsp;
My mom thinks that hell is exist&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16706348-what-is-hell</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16706348-what-is-hell</guid><category>myths</category><category>god</category><category>christian</category><category>not-news</category><category>hell</category><category>valhalla</category><category>hades</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:22:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mike Auldridge: A Dobro master&amp;rsquo;s resonant work - The Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mike will be greatly missed.&nbsp; I'm not much of a bluegrass fan - I prefer modern hard rock - but man, could he play the dobro!&nbsp; I used to see him perform at the Birchmere on New Year's Eve ... I'm sure tonight the Scene&nbsp;will have a tribute for him, and bring a tear &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268356-mike-auldridge-a-dobro-masterrsquos-resonant-work-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268356-mike-auldridge-a-dobro-masterrsquos-resonant-work-the-washington-post</guid><category>environment</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:26:40 +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=katrixx56BE615C-3AE7-E2A8-9161-D21874300696.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx56BE615C-3AE7-E2A8-9161-D21874300696.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Slate is looking for a technology blogger. - Slate Magazine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many of us, if we're here on Newsvine, like to write.&nbsp; And if you're checking out the Technology section, you like to either read or write about techie stuff.&nbsp; I'm posting this in case any of you want to check it out.&nbsp; Of course, if anyone gets the job, we want to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16192088-slate-is-looking-for-a-technology-blogger-slate-magazine</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16192088-slate-is-looking-for-a-technology-blogger-slate-magazine</guid><category>technology</category><category>blogging</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:27:15 +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=katrixx71EB5EA5-385B-8D69-4CFD-5DA179D18D58.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="147" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx71EB5EA5-385B-8D69-4CFD-5DA179D18D58.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How do Cats show Affection?</title>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that when a cat head-butts you, it's showing affection.&nbsp; And we know that when your cat brings you a dead mouse, it's showing affection (ok, I thought it was showing off or trying to feed me, but what do I know).&nbsp;
I was just reading this article:
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15657065-how-do-cats-show-affection</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15657065-how-do-cats-show-affection</guid><category>cats</category><category>not-news</category><category>affection</category><category>headbutt</category><category>purr</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 04:02:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Can You Slander a God?</title>
<description><![CDATA[We all have different ideas on various gods, whether or not they're human (and therefore a person), and whether holy books are inerrant words of their gods, and whether such gods even exist.&nbsp; This poses quite an interesting discussion.
I was recently accused of slander, beca&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15465222-can-you-slander-a-god</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15465222-can-you-slander-a-god</guid><category>religion</category><category>god</category><category>libel</category><category>dogma</category><category>slander-god</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:19:42 +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>My Take: Searching for God, settling for sex &amp;#8211; CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yet another of these weird Sunday articles on CNN.&nbsp; Here we have someone who has some serious hangups due to her religion.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15428864-my-take-searching-for-god-settling-for-sex-cnn-belief-blog-cnncom-blogs</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15428864-my-take-searching-for-god-settling-for-sex-cnn-belief-blog-cnncom-blogs</guid><category>religion</category><category>sex</category><category>christianity</category><category>s-m</category><category>wild-monkey-sex</category><category>sexual-hangups</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:57:24 +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=katrixx70B497C8-4DFE-6A87-84CA-1813764F69AF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx70B497C8-4DFE-6A87-84CA-1813764F69AF.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>Florida Senator Marco Rubio: The age of the Earth is &quot;a Great Mystery&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rubio&nbsp; tries to avoid giving the appearance that he's a young earther, and that he accepts dogma over science - but he doesn't succeed.&nbsp; We DO know the age of the earth,&nbsp;and for him to pretend otherwise is truly ignorant.&nbsp; The scary thing is that he's on a sci&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15284112-florida-senator-marco-rubio-the-age-of-the-earth-is-a-great-mystery</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15284112-florida-senator-marco-rubio-the-age-of-the-earth-is-a-great-mystery</guid><category>evolution</category><category>religion</category><category>rubio</category><category>creationism</category><category>young-earth</category><category>commentid-religion</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:23:22 +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=katrixx6D67E581-B673-7147-FD61-62B2924BD8B5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx6D67E581-B673-7147-FD61-62B2924BD8B5.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>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I think the vast majority of us are decent people.&nbsp; Just like in real life, the jerks sometimes manage to get the most attention.&nbsp; And just as in real life, someone you may get into it with here on a specific topic may end up being someone you enjoy talking to about som&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15198789-happy-thanksgiving</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15198789-happy-thanksgiving</guid><category>peace</category><category>culture</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>not-news</category><category>friendship</category><category>tolerance</category><category>turkey-day</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Devil's LSD (2 of 16) Sermon - Stan Coffey - Sermons Outlines, Illustrations</title>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, we had a 'viner copy and paste this text into an article, and he claimed he wrote it.&nbsp; The article was taken down by the NV community, since we can't pretend we wrote stuff we didn't.&nbsp; The NV mods chose not to restore the article, and also said he was welcome &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15058151-the-devils-lsd-2-of-16-sermon-stan-coffey-sermons-outlines-illustrations</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15058151-the-devils-lsd-2-of-16-sermon-stan-coffey-sermons-outlines-illustrations</guid><category>religion</category><category>coffey</category><category>sermon</category><category>devil</category><category>lsd</category><category>plagairism</category><category>commentid-religion</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:50:40 +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=katrixx4F6202AE-949A-B30F-DBD7-2EBFBFE67FD7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="127" width="227" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx4F6202AE-949A-B30F-DBD7-2EBFBFE67FD7.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>Groovy Underwear for Seniors?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bloomers?&nbsp; Hmm.&nbsp; The author may have a point - if we're not going to be respected due to our age, when we get old we can embarrass the kids.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14947289-groovy-underwear-for-seniors</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14947289-groovy-underwear-for-seniors</guid><category>underwear</category><category>seniors</category><category>not-news</category><category>bloomers</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:32:44 +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></item><item><title>Is the Abrahamic God a Male?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Someone posted today, quite upset because someone else referred to the Abrahamic god as a "she."&nbsp; This poster made it quite clear that her god is a male.&nbsp; So, several of us wondered about that.&nbsp; Why is it so important to some Christians to believe their god is a ma&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14809675-is-the-abrahamic-god-a-male</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14809675-is-the-abrahamic-god-a-male</guid><category>religion</category><category>female</category><category>god</category><category>male</category><category>sexuality</category><category>digestion</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:08:56 +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></item><item><title>Why my Bible seems to differ from Billy Graham's - CNN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[This author makes a very good point.

What has happened over the last 30 years is the religious right has perverted the Bible to fit its narrow view of what Christians should pay attention to. Abortion and homosexuality. Nothing else matters.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14645843-why-my-bible-seems-to-differ-from-billy-grahams-cnncom</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14645843-why-my-bible-seems-to-differ-from-billy-grahams-cnncom</guid><category>abortion</category><category>religion</category><category>love</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>religious-right</category><category>tolerance</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:18:00 +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=katrixx53791EDD-18A7-500F-A8E8-C53447391954.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx53791EDD-18A7-500F-A8E8-C53447391954.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>I'm Going to Rereg!</title>
<description><![CDATA[OK, I'm not.&nbsp; If I ever get banned, I'll be courteous and go away.&nbsp; But if I did turn into a jerk and rereg, I wonder who I might come back as.&nbsp; We have the obvious, such as:
From Sally, today (my inspiration for this so-called article):]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14545419-im-going-to-rereg</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14545419-im-going-to-rereg</guid><category>not-news</category><category>rereg</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:42:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously  - WTOP.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[So, the Boy Scouts have been caught letting pedophiles escape justice - but of course if you're a law abiding gay person, you're not allowed to be in their organization.&nbsp; Their attitude itself is a perversion.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14171704-boy-scouts-to-report-pedophiles-missed-previously-wtopcom</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14171704-boy-scouts-to-report-pedophiles-missed-previously-wtopcom</guid><category>discrimination</category><category>religion</category><category>boy-scouts</category><category>pedophiles</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 18:24:28 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx89A48E88-5C67-B8B8-4B04-87F282DEF44C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="351" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx89A48E88-5C67-B8B8-4B04-87F282DEF44C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gross kids' cereals, what did you eat?</title>
<description><![CDATA[I called gordy a "quisp" today, and he wasn't sure what that meant, or if it was a good thing to be.  Quisp and Quake were cereals back in the 70s that tasted exactly the same as cap'n crunch.  Quisp had some Martian dude as its mascot.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14154812-gross-kids-cereals-what-did-you-eat</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14154812-gross-kids-cereals-what-did-you-eat</guid><category>kids</category><category>breakfast</category><category>not-news</category><category>cereal</category><category>quisp</category><category>commentid-not-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:23:47 +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>Is 25% the New Standard for Tipping?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some waiters are saying that the standard tip for good service should now be 25%.&nbsp; I can remember when it was 15%, and then it went up to 20%.&nbsp; That seemed ridiculous to me, and so does this.&nbsp; I understand that prices are going up - but that includes the cost of th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14110292-is-25-the-new-standard-for-tipping</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14110292-is-25-the-new-standard-for-tipping</guid><category>business</category><category>service</category><category>restaurants</category><category>waiter</category><category>tipping</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:17:06 +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>Foto Friday - Cenotes, ziplining, etc. in Mexico</title>
<description><![CDATA[
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The Mayan Jungle was a great experience. &nbsp;Here are a few photos of some of the cool things we saw and did. &nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14012420-foto-friday-cenotes-ziplining-etc-in-mexico</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14012420-foto-friday-cenotes-ziplining-etc-in-mexico</guid><category>mexico</category><category>not-news</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>cenotes</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:35:55 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxE4D2287B-CD1D-9880-F8D5-7600DDA5E32D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxE4D2287B-CD1D-9880-F8D5-7600DDA5E32D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Swimming in the cenotes was an incredible experience, but the water was chilly.&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=katrixx73B991A7-B4E4-82EA-2428-2FD2DE9A4F20.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx73B991A7-B4E4-82EA-2428-2FD2DE9A4F20.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There were a few tight spots to swim through, but well worth it.&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=katrixx6D460DA2-A79A-9738-A2BB-C002EA312CFC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx6D460DA2-A79A-9738-A2BB-C002EA312CFC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ziplining - and I don't even like heights.&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=katrixx04F5CC82-55E1-3E05-2C29-C217A0E4BF13.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx04F5CC82-55E1-3E05-2C29-C217A0E4BF13.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I actually climbed up that thing to the zipline tower?&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=katrixxDAC903DA-F3D0-8FB6-EE59-CAABCF3F3A1E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxDAC903DA-F3D0-8FB6-EE59-CAABCF3F3A1E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;It blends into the shadows, but these little coatimundis weren't shy at all.  Unfortunately, we also saw a big coati kill a little one. Apparently the males do that quite often.&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=katrixx7366C07B-8A87-B527-4278-FA09709E59A1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx7366C07B-8A87-B527-4278-FA09709E59A1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Young dolphins being trained&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=katrixx63A65536-F91B-3FA7-9F1F-2DD004635F98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx63A65536-F91B-3FA7-9F1F-2DD004635F98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Xel-Ha - a beautiful natural water park.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Foto Friday - Mayan Ruins at Tulum</title>
<description><![CDATA[
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Tulum was a trading site south of Cancun. &nbsp;It was one of the last Mayan cities - at its height between 1300 and 1500, before diseases introduced by the Spanish likely were its downfall. Salt was one of the main items traded. &nbsp;The people here worshipped the Desce&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14011869-foto-friday-mayan-ruins-at-tulum</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14011869-foto-friday-mayan-ruins-at-tulum</guid><category>history</category><category>mexico</category><category>mayan-ruins</category><category>tulum</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:55:42 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx6B324AB6-8B21-52C7-E793-E7FFBACDFC21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx6B324AB6-8B21-52C7-E793-E7FFBACDFC21.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ruins at Tulum&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=katrixxF086AC38-DBB6-C62F-6665-8C74D200E501.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxF086AC38-DBB6-C62F-6665-8C74D200E501.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Steps leading up to what was a home site&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=katrixxA47C63E4-2EB1-7E4B-7420-B093A7908497.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxA47C63E4-2EB1-7E4B-7420-B093A7908497.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=katrixxD239502C-5A1C-C219-31C1-3F9044E11C07.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxD239502C-5A1C-C219-31C1-3F9044E11C07.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This one is fascinating - you can still see the face carved into the rock, and a little of the original paint. &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=katrixxA332CF2A-DBFE-1E5C-6817-ADAC2FE06E57.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxA332CF2A-DBFE-1E5C-6817-ADAC2FE06E57.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=katrixx0000CC05-CBA6-5F29-BD8F-4982659C6037.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx0000CC05-CBA6-5F29-BD8F-4982659C6037.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Check out the little iguana in the lower left!&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=katrixxE9767B7D-B49A-1ACF-E2A7-243D820C9A6C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxE9767B7D-B49A-1ACF-E2A7-243D820C9A6C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;What gorgeous water.  Hard to imagine it filled with Mayan canoes.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Are other religions' rituals scary?  Mayan purification and Christians </title>
<description><![CDATA[
I had the honor of participating in a Mayan purification ritual last week, in Mexico.  Ok, it was touristy, or the Mayan priest wouldn't  have done it for our edification.  Still, it was very interesting.  We walked into a cenote, with candles lighting our way.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13997369-are-other-religions-rituals-scary-mayan-purification-and-christians</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13997369-are-other-religions-rituals-scary-mayan-purification-and-christians</guid><category>mexico</category><category>religion</category><category>priests</category><category>rituals</category><category>mayan</category><category>southern-baptist</category><category>cenote</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:01:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx0691150A-D819-0D07-9604-4BF3BB8DA96B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx0691150A-D819-0D07-9604-4BF3BB8DA96B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mayan Purification ritual in a cenote&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=katrixxF0035020-D9D0-0DDE-9056-DA52D26C52F6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxF0035020-D9D0-0DDE-9056-DA52D26C52F6.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>Did We Win?  Is Chick Fil A No Longer Funding Hate Groups?</title>
<description><![CDATA[It appears that Chick-Fil-A has backed down and will no longer fund hate groups like Focus on the Family - but so far, it's the Chicago Alderman who said that, not the corporate headquarters.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it's true, this is a wonderful thing, and the public backlash and boycott&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13986961-did-we-win-is-chick-fil-a-no-longer-funding-hate-groups</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13986961-did-we-win-is-chick-fil-a-no-longer-funding-hate-groups</guid><category>religion</category><category>boycott</category><category>hate-group</category><category>homophobe</category><category>chick-fil-a</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:02:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx65DC1675-8327-A8E1-F8F2-6200835CCF9D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="105" width="186" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx65DC1675-8327-A8E1-F8F2-6200835CCF9D.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>The 4 Goofiest Curses from the Bible | Cracked.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[I've often wondered about that whole killing the fig tree thing.&nbsp;&nbsp;God doesn't bring the tree rain, or more likely, Jesus walks by it when it isn't in season to fruit.&nbsp; Then he blames the tree when it doesn't produce fruit, and kills it.&nbsp; I'm sure it sinned som&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/26/13494268-the-4-goofiest-curses-from-the-bible-crackedcom</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/26/13494268-the-4-goofiest-curses-from-the-bible-crackedcom</guid><category>religion</category><category>bible</category><category>offal</category><category>curses</category><category>hemmorhoid</category><category>fig-tree</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:35:15 +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=katrixx5C9574E9-70FE-DCB8-260F-387CA3A6D30F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="130" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixx5C9574E9-70FE-DCB8-260F-387CA3A6D30F.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>Treasure hunter who found &amp;#39;Ship of Gold&amp;#39; now sought by US Marshals | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Mr. Thompson has not been made aware of and has no knowledge of the warrant out against him and it&rsquo;s my understanding when he does come back from sea he has every intention of complying with that court&rsquo;s order,&rdquo; attorney Avonte Campinha-Bacote told FoxNews.com&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/26/13493334-treasure-hunter-who-found-ship-of-gold-now-sought-by-us-marshals-fox-news</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/26/13493334-treasure-hunter-who-found-ship-of-gold-now-sought-by-us-marshals-fox-news</guid><category>gold</category><category>odd-news</category><category>scam</category><category>shipwreck</category><category>treasure</category><category>treasure-hunter</category><category>ship-of-gold</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:32:24 +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=katrixxBC0EFC6E-2B6C-BA9D-3D4C-9BF10904026E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="128" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=katrixxBC0EFC6E-2B6C-BA9D-3D4C-9BF10904026E.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></channel></rss>