<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Maria G.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Maria G.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:58:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:51:20 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Terror Appeals Judge Waits for Cases</title><description><![CDATA[Frank J. Williams is well prepared for his role as chief judge of a special appeals court designed to decide legal issues stemming from the detention of terror suspects.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Tucker, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/18/1373775-terror-appeals-judge-waits-for-cases</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/18/1373775-terror-appeals-judge-waits-for-cases</guid><category>terror</category><category>judge</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:58:09 +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:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/2a1b0acf-908a-4d74-9560-98fc14079bda.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>AirTran's New Non-Stop, Seattle to Baltimore</title><description><![CDATA[AirTran Airways said yesterday that it plans in May to begin flying five times a week to Seattle from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. 

It will mark the airport's only nonstop flights to the Northwestern city.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/04/597321-airtrans-new-non-stop-seattle-to-baltimore</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/04/597321-airtrans-new-non-stop-seattle-to-baltimore</guid><category>travel</category><category>airtran</category><category>ata</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>airlines</category><category>baltimore</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:27:00 +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></item><item><title>Biodiesel Available at Seattle Safeway</title><description><![CDATA[...Safeway's entrance into the market marks the first time such a prominent chain has taken the plunge into alternative fuels, another indication that the demand is growing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/22/580521-biodiesel-available-at-seattle-safeway</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/22/580521-biodiesel-available-at-seattle-safeway</guid><category>seattle-times</category><category>technology</category><category>biodiesel</category><category>fuel</category><category>transportation</category><category>energy</category><category>safeway</category><category>fossil-fuels</category><category>green-energy</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:55:00 +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></item><item><title>Seattle Hostel Closing to Make Way for Condos</title><description><![CDATA[For years, the 84 Union Building off Western Avenue was "Seattle's Ellis Island," where many immigrants made their first stop in Seattle.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/20/577959-seattle-hostel-closing-to-make-way-for-condos</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/20/577959-seattle-hostel-closing-to-make-way-for-condos</guid><category>us-news</category><category>hostel</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>backpacking</category><category>budget-travel</category><category>condos</category><category>condominiums</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:17:00 +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></item><item><title>Air France to start non-stop service from Seattle to Paris</title><description><![CDATA[Air France will start daily non-stop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Paris this summer with a new flight into Charles de Gaulle Airport starting June 11.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/20/577947-air-france-to-start-non-stop-service-from-seattle-to-paris</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/20/577947-air-france-to-start-non-stop-service-from-seattle-to-paris</guid><category>travel</category><category>europe</category><category>airlines</category><category>seattle</category><category>paris</category><category>transportation</category><category>seattleites</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:10:00 +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></item><item><title>Sonics choose Renton as preferred site for new arena</title><description><![CDATA[The 21-acre Renton site is across from a residential and entertainment development known as "The Landing" near the south end of Lake Washington.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/13/567339-sonics-choose-renton-as-preferred-site-for-new-arena?category=sports</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/13/567339-sonics-choose-renton-as-preferred-site-for-new-arena?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>sonics</category><category>seattle-sonics</category><category>renton</category><category>basketball</category><category>nba</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:08:00 +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></item><item><title>UW Men's Track Ranked 4th in Nation</title><description><![CDATA[For those who enjoy track and field--or feel a little pride for the purple and gold--last weekend was a milestone for the University of Washington men's track and field team.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/01/547347-uw-mens-track-ranked-4th-in-nation?category=sports</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/01/547347-uw-mens-track-ranked-4th-in-nation?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>darrold-williamson</category><category>dempsey-indoor</category><category>ncaa</category><category>track-and-field</category><category>track</category><category>running</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>college</category><category>university-of-washington</category><category>uw</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2007 07:43:00 +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></item><item><title>UW donations hit nearly $1 million a day</title><description><![CDATA[The University of Washington is expected to announce they raised $2 billion over an 8-year fundraising campaign.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/27/539632-uw-donations-hit-nearly-1-million-a-day</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/27/539632-uw-donations-hit-nearly-1-million-a-day</guid><category>seattle-times</category><category>education</category><category>bill-gates</category><category>william-gates-sr</category><category>university-of-washington</category><category>uw</category><category>fundraising</category><category>paul-allen</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:33:00 +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></item><item><title>Tacoma's World Famous Java Jive Closed Temporarily</title><description><![CDATA[Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma's nearly 80-year-old coffee pot-styled building that houses a karaoke bar, was closed indefinitely Wednesday after city inspectors found serious electrical, building and fire violations.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/25/536746-tacomas-world-famous-java-jive-closed-temporarily</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/25/536746-tacomas-world-famous-java-jive-closed-temporarily</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>tacoma</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>coffee</category><category>history</category><category>java-jive</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:48:00 +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></item><item><title>Safeway milk free of bovine hormone</title><description><![CDATA[Got milk? Safeway does, but it doesn't have a controversial artificial growth hormone anymore.

The grocer chain said milk suppliers for the grocer's Northwest processing plants have stopped using recombinant bovine growth hormone, or rBGH. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/22/532285-safeway-milk-free-of-bovine-hormone</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/22/532285-safeway-milk-free-of-bovine-hormone</guid><category>business</category><category>safeway</category><category>northwest</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>foodies</category><category>food</category><category>nutrition</category><category>bovine-growth-hormone</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:35:00 +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></item><item><title>Starbucks Dropping Some Bovine Growth Hormone Milk</title><description><![CDATA[As of this month, 37 percent of milk, half-and-half, whipped cream and other liquid dairy products that Starbucks purchases are free of bovine growth hormone, also known as rBGH, spokesman Brandon Borrman said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/18/527159-starbucks-dropping-some-bovine-growth-hormone-milk</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/18/527159-starbucks-dropping-some-bovine-growth-hormone-milk</guid><category>business</category><category>starbucks</category><category>coffee</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>food</category><category>bovine-growth-hormone</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:46:00 +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></item><item><title>A New Wave of Philanthropy in Seattle</title><description><![CDATA[Call it the "Seattle mystique," or the "compassion corridor," but philanthropy is creating a kind of economic hub in the region.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/18/527149-a-new-wave-of-philanthropy-in-seattle</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/18/527149-a-new-wave-of-philanthropy-in-seattle</guid><category>seattle-times</category><category>business</category><category>economic-forecast</category><category>philanthropy</category><category>charitable-giving</category><category>gates</category><category>bill-gates</category><category>hiv</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:36:00 +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></item><item><title>Where Money's No Object, Space Is No Problem</title><description><![CDATA[The new Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park opens on a prime piece of downtown waterfront property.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/16/522769-where-moneys-no-object-space-is-no-problem</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/16/522769-where-moneys-no-object-space-is-no-problem</guid><category>nytimes</category><category>arts</category><category>art</category><category>seattle-wash</category><category>seattle-art-museum</category><category>seattleites</category><category>sculpture</category><category>seattle</category><category>artsvine</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:23:00 +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></item><item><title>Dynastic Dysfunction &amp; Loathing: Curse of the Golden Flower</title><description><![CDATA[From the article: [In "Curse of the Golden Flower,"] Chinese director Zhang Yimou achieves a kind of operatic delirium, opening the floodgates of image and melodrama until the line between tragedy and black comedy is all but erased.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493286-dynastic-dysfunction-loathing-curse-of-the-golden-flower</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493286-dynastic-dysfunction-loathing-curse-of-the-golden-flower</guid><category>nytimes</category><category>movies</category><category>chow-yun-fat</category><category>zhang-yimou</category><category>li</category><category>gong</category><category>curse-of-the-golden-flower-movie</category><category>entertainment</category><category>martial-arts</category><category>china</category><category>chinese</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:38:00 +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></item><item><title>New American Airlines Non-Stop Austin to Seattle Route</title><description><![CDATA[This Spring, flying to SXSW, networking with tech giants Microsoft or Dell, and collaboration between the hot music scenes in both Austin and Seattle will be easier.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493204-new-american-airlines-non-stop-austin-to-seattle-route</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493204-new-american-airlines-non-stop-austin-to-seattle-route</guid><category>business</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>flights</category><category>airlines</category><category>austin</category><category>sxsw</category><category>texas</category><category>travel</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:33:00 +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></item><item><title>IPOhome 2006 Annual Review</title><description><![CDATA[See who got money, and who made money, in 2006. Great data, statistics, analysis and predictions of IPO's in America, including: The biggest IPOs of 2006, Industry Breakdown (Health Care tops all), The five biggest IPO losers, Top Five Chinese IPO's, and Top Tech IPOs.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493191-ipohome-2006-annual-review</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493191-ipohome-2006-annual-review</guid><category>business</category><category>ipo</category><category>ipos</category><category>initial-public-offering</category><category>finance</category><category>tech</category><category>biotech</category><category>investment</category><category>capital</category><category>returns</category><category>profit</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:20:00 +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></item><item><title>Seattle Times: 2006 Business &amp; Technology Review</title><description><![CDATA[Top 2006 ten news stories from the Seattle Times, for the Seattle tech and business sectors. Some of the highlights include:]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493179-seattle-times-2006-business-technology-review</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493179-seattle-times-2006-business-technology-review</guid><category>technology</category><category>clearwire</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>tech</category><category>amazon</category><category>amazon-com</category><category>s3</category><category>elastic-compute-cloud</category><category>nokia</category><category>eli-lilly</category><category>biotech</category><category>2006</category><category>top-ten</category><category>business</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:10:00 +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></item><item><title>You Grew Up in Seattle?! Behold the Rare Lifelong Seattleite</title><description><![CDATA[From the article:  You meet someone new at work or at a party. After exchanging names and professions, the next question you're asked is, "Where are you from?" 

"Here," you reply.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493165-you-grew-up-in-seattle-behold-the-rare-lifelong-seattleite</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493165-you-grew-up-in-seattle-behold-the-rare-lifelong-seattleite</guid><category>us-news</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>humor</category><category>tech</category><category>opinion</category><category>commentary</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:01:00 +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></item><item><title>Top Seattle Tech Stories of the Year</title><description><![CDATA[John Cook, Seattle P-I venture capital reporter, shares his views of  "the top technology stories of the year from Seattle's startup, venture capital and entrepreneurial communities." Apparently 2006 was smoking hot, including "$455 million in 79 Web 2.0 deals during the first th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493140-top-seattle-tech-stories-of-the-year</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/22/493140-top-seattle-tech-stories-of-the-year</guid><category>technology</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>tech</category><category>2006</category><category>zillow</category><category>newsvine</category><category>venture-capital</category><category>startups</category><category>entrepreneurs</category><category>web-2-0</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:49:00 +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></item><item><title>Seattle is the Most Literate US City, Second Year in a Row</title><description><![CDATA[From the article:]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria G.]]></dc:creator><link>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/12/479847-seattle-is-the-most-literate-us-city-second-year-in-a-row</link><guid>http://MariaG.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/12/479847-seattle-is-the-most-literate-us-city-second-year-in-a-row</guid><category>arts</category><category>seattle</category><category>seattleites</category><category>literacy</category><category>reading</category><category>literature</category><category>united-states</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:27:00 +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></item></channel></rss>