<?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 - Laura T. Coffey's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://lauracoffey.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2012 14:32:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:46:28 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>'Hungry Girl': 10 ways to beat the snack attack under 200 calories</title>
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Want to munch on satisfying snacks that taste great but don&rsquo;t add lots of extra calories and fat grams to your daily diet? Try these smart suggestions from Lisa Lillien, host of &ldquo;Hungry Girl&rdquo; on the Food Network, and stick to your diet resolution!
Simply Snacki&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/9988377-hungry-girl-10-ways-to-beat-the-snack-attack-under-200-calories</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/9988377-hungry-girl-10-ways-to-beat-the-snack-attack-under-200-calories</guid><category>diet</category><category>snacks</category><category>hungry-girl</category><category>healthy-eats</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:41:28 +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 url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/tdy_curry_eat_120106.thumb.jpg" /><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=45898991" /><media:description type="plain">To help keep your weight loss resolutions, &quot;Hungry Girl&quot; Lisa Lillien shares a few tasty treats that will satisfy hunger pangs, but aren't filled with tons of extra calories. </media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vidya-rao6E4B974E-6E83-BD3F-861C-BCD2FDA137CB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="104" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Need a snack fix? Try some jerky.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Simply Snackin</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=vidya-rao6E4B974E-6E83-BD3F-861C-BCD2FDA137CB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="313" ></media:content></item><item><title>Should dogs be viewed as 'living souls' or property?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TODAY Show]]></source><link>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/05/9957785-should-dogs-be-viewed-as-living-souls-or-property</link><guid>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/05/9957785-should-dogs-be-viewed-as-living-souls-or-property</guid><category>animals</category><category>lawsuits</category><category>dogs</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:57:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Girl Hunter' shoots, eats squirrels -- and makes it gourmet</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Georgia Pellegrini has viewed herself as an adventurous meat eater for years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9929509-girl-hunter-shoots-eats-squirrels-and-makes-it-gourmet</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/04/9929509-girl-hunter-shoots-eats-squirrels-and-makes-it-gourmet</guid><category>hunting</category><category>meat</category><category>chef</category><category>cooking</category><category>recipes</category><category>featured</category><category>offal</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 13:52:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey69A07BCF-A753-19B5-E356-E445EAC0BC89.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">De Capo Lifelong Books</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey69A07BCF-A753-19B5-E356-E445EAC0BC89.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="199" ></media:content></item><item><title>How important do you think authenticity is to the quality of a dish?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Related link: This quirky Chinese restaurant serves Pac-Man dumplings]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/15/9474552-how-important-do-you-think-authenticity-is-to-the-quality-of-a-dish</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/15/9474552-how-important-do-you-think-authenticity-is-to-the-quality-of-a-dish</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:16:06 +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>How important do you think it is for Santa Claus to have a real beard?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TODAY Show]]></source><link>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/07/9256425-how-important-do-you-think-it-is-for-santa-claus-to-have-a-real-beard</link><guid>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/07/9256425-how-important-do-you-think-it-is-for-santa-claus-to-have-a-real-beard</guid><category>christmas</category><category>holidays</category><category>santa</category><category>photographs</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:39:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>If this mom can make a pancake giraffe, anybody can</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I don&rsquo;t cook. It scares me. I wish I didn&rsquo;t feel this way, but I think it&rsquo;s a hazard of being married to a man who seriously likes to cook.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TODAYMoms]]></source><link>http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9079123-if-this-mom-can-make-a-pancake-giraffe-anybody-can</link><guid>http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9079123-if-this-mom-can-make-a-pancake-giraffe-anybody-can</guid><category>food</category><category>cooking</category><category>breakfast</category><category>pancakes</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey37872323-D8BD-DC05-A36D-A334D4113DBF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Handy tip from the book &quot;OMG Pancakes&quot;: Kids love to help stir food coloring into pancake batter.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Photo courtesy of Laura T. Coffey</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey37872323-D8BD-DC05-A36D-A334D4113DBF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="224" width="298" ></media:content></item><item><title>Hailee Steinfeld's Miu Miu ad deemed irresponsible, banned</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Look]]></source><link>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/23/8980100-hailee-steinfelds-miu-miu-ad-deemed-irresponsible-banned</link><guid>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/23/8980100-hailee-steinfelds-miu-miu-ad-deemed-irresponsible-banned</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:26:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey9FF3D5EC-7ACE-35D5-9A64-FD3327207A2E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Shouldn't Hailee Steinfeld, the 14-year-old actress who played Mattie Ross in the 2010 movie &quot;True Grit,&quot; know better than to sit on those unsafe railroad tracks?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Miu Miu</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lauracoffey9FF3D5EC-7ACE-35D5-9A64-FD3327207A2E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ></media:content></item><item><title>Untitled Post</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></source><link>http://lauracoffey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8980112-untitled-post</link><guid>http://lauracoffey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8980112-untitled-post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:14:59 +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>Reese's python purse has PETA hissing</title>
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By Natalie FinnEonline
Reese Witherspoon didn't skin the python herself, but that's little comfort to PETA.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals unloaded on the Oscar winner today after she was photographed toting a designer bag made with genuine python skin.
"No matter h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Look]]></source><link>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/02/8600015-reeses-python-purse-has-peta-hissing</link><guid>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/02/8600015-reeses-python-purse-has-peta-hissing</guid><category>snake</category><category>reese-witherspoon</category><category>peta</category><category>purse</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:24:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null269667C2-C937-5BD3-7E01-4E3B72C6BBE9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="184" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sssssssseriously: Reese's purse is made from real python skin.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Fame Pictures</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null269667C2-C937-5BD3-7E01-4E3B72C6BBE9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="194" ></media:content></item><item><title>Trick-or-tipsy: Vampire wine gives Halloween a grown-up bite</title>
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Oh yeah, baby: Halloween = freaky cocktail time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/31/8552789-trick-or-tipsy-vampire-wine-gives-halloween-a-grown-up-bite</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/31/8552789-trick-or-tipsy-vampire-wine-gives-halloween-a-grown-up-bite</guid><category>halloween</category><category>wine</category><category>vodka</category><category>vampire</category><category>liquor</category><category>featured</category><category>cocktails</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:19:20 +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 url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null7F4B80DB-2C44-F933-DB40-21731581C301.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="208" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In addition to the blood dripping from the letter &quot;V,&quot; bottles of Vampire cabernet sauvignon feature an excerpt from the 1813 poem &quot;The Giaour&quot; by Lord Byron on the back. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Vampire Vineyards</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null7F4B80DB-2C44-F933-DB40-21731581C301.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="172" ></media:content></item><item><title>Did man order size 14.5 slipper, get size 1,450 instead?</title>
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Shopping for footwear online is always fraught with a measure of peril.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Look]]></source><link>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/20/8415470-did-man-order-size-145-slipper-get-size-1450-instead</link><guid>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/20/8415470-did-man-order-size-145-slipper-get-size-1450-instead</guid><category>slipper</category><category>online-shopping</category><category>featured</category><category>footwear</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:09:19 +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 url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null16E6B8B2-F35A-77BE-2667-D6B1FF649D83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lost in translation: Tom Boddingham says he's the proud owner of a slipper that's &quot;the same length as a grizzly bear or a family car.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Caters News Agency</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null16E6B8B2-F35A-77BE-2667-D6B1FF649D83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ></media:content></item><item><title>Clad in baseball cap and sunglasses, first lady shops at Target</title>
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TODAY staff and news services 
Attention Target shoppers: You could have been standing in line with Michelle Obama.
The first lady, hard to recognize in a baseball cap and sunglasses, shopped Thursday at a Target store in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington, D.C.
Casually d&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Look]]></source><link>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/29/8043435-clad-in-baseball-cap-and-sunglasses-first-lady-shops-at-target</link><guid>http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/29/8043435-clad-in-baseball-cap-and-sunglasses-first-lady-shops-at-target</guid><category>target</category><category>shopping</category><category>featured</category><category>michelle-obama</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:31:09 +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 url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/110930/tdy_kelly_mobama_110930.thumb.jpg" /><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=44728925" /><media:description type="plain">Wearing sunglasses, Michelle Obama took a shopping trip at Target. The TODAY anchors chat about how the First Lady tried to go incognito.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></item><item><title>How long should you search for a pet before giving up? </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TODAY Show]]></source><link>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/13/7749106-how-long-should-you-search-for-a-pet-before-giving-up</link><guid>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/13/7749106-how-long-should-you-search-for-a-pet-before-giving-up</guid><category>missing</category><category>animals</category><category>dogs</category><category>pets</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:07:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Love a deal? Meet Collin and our new coupon blog, Hip2Save</title>
<description><![CDATA[
By Jen Brown, director of TODAY.com
It&rsquo;s no secret we all love a good deal, and here at TODAY.com we love hooking you up with the best savings out there.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[allDAY]]></source><link>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/06/7562209-love-a-deal-meet-collin-and-our-new-coupon-blog-hip2save</link><guid>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/06/7562209-love-a-deal-meet-collin-and-our-new-coupon-blog-hip2save</guid><category>featured</category><category>big-news</category><category>jen-brown</category><category>hip2save</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:25:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-sveres123F79D3620-14AD-F236-AA5F-752EAF84B1AD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Collin, right, blogs at her computer with her sister, Bryn. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Hip2Save</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-sveres123F79D3620-14AD-F236-AA5F-752EAF84B1AD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ></media:content></item><item><title>Introducing Hip2Save and 5 tips to start couponing</title>
<description><![CDATA[
TODAY.com is entering into a new partnership that&rsquo;s designed to help&nbsp;our readers save their hard-earned money.&nbsp;We&rsquo;re teaming up with Hip2Save.com, a coupon blog that runs 25 to 30 deal-focused posts each day.
The partnership will make it easy for TODAY.com &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Life Inc.]]></source><link>http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/06/7562632-introducing-hip2save-and-5-tips-to-start-couponing</link><guid>http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/06/7562632-introducing-hip2save-and-5-tips-to-start-couponing</guid><category>money</category><category>featured</category><category>bargains</category><category>coupons</category><category>budgeting</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:23:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/2011/January/110126/x_30_tdy_moneycoupon4110126.thumb.jpg" /><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=41282642" /><media:description type="plain">Collin Morgan of Hip2Save.com offers five tips for people new to using coupons. </media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-sveres1233D8658B1-B8A1-68F4-F826-F142DA4636C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Collin Morgan is the founder of Hip2Save.com.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Hip2Save.com</media:credit><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-sveres1233D8658B1-B8A1-68F4-F826-F142DA4636C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="199" width="300" ></media:content></item><item><title>'Octomom' to appear on TODAY with her kids</title>
<description><![CDATA[Update 7/8: Watch the interview on TODAY:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[allDAY]]></source><link>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/06/7029971-octomom-to-appear-on-today-with-her-kids</link><guid>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/06/7029971-octomom-to-appear-on-today-with-her-kids</guid><category>nadya-suleman</category><category>featured-today-interviews</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jul 2011 01:13:29 +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 url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110807-octomon-scene3-hmed-530a.thumb.jpg" /><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=43683060" /><media:description type="plain">Nadya Suleman and nine of her 14 children give TODAY's Ann Curry a taste what it's like in their household as the kids create chaos live on set. </media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-tdy-110707-octomom-new-330a.120;120;7;70.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Nadya Suleman will give her first-ever live in-studio interview with her octuplets on TODAY this Friday.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">PacificCoastNews.com</media:credit><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-tdy-110707-octomom-new-330a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ></media:content></item><item><title>Untitled Post</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></source><link>http://lauracoffey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6957289-untitled-post</link><guid>http://lauracoffey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6957289-untitled-post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A good buzz? These cocktails have toasted bees and other critters </title>
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Looking for a cocktail with a bit of a thrill factor? How about a bit of a crunch factor? Well, then, here ya go.
White &amp; Church, a new restaurant that just opened in New York City, has tailored a special section of its drink menu for would-be &ldquo;Survivor&rdquo; and &ldq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/22/6910457-a-good-buzz-these-cocktails-have-toasted-bees-and-other-critters</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/22/6910457-a-good-buzz-these-cocktails-have-toasted-bees-and-other-critters</guid><category>drinks</category><category>insects</category><category>featured</category><category>cocktails</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:28:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/lauracoffey/6910498.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Yup. Those are worms in that there margarita. Avocado, too, which lends creaminess.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Katie Quinn / TODAY.com</media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/lauracoffey/6910498.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="298" ></media:content></item><item><title>Now available! PB&amp;J sandwiches in a ... can?</title>
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By Laura T. Coffey
Does the idea of a canned sandwich that stays fresh for a full year or more fill you with longing? Queasiness? Utter fascination?
Whatever physiological response you have, now is your big chance to try a canned sandwich for yourself.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/18/6662447-now-available-pbj-sandwiches-in-a-can</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/18/6662447-now-available-pbj-sandwiches-in-a-can</guid><category>food</category><category>sandwiches</category><category>canned</category><category>convenience</category><category>guilty-pleasures</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:52:49 +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 url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/lauracoffey/6662475.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A complete meal ... and it even comes with taffy for dessert!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">markonefoods.com</media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/lauracoffey/6662475.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="224" ></media:content></item><item><title>Ann Curry to report live from Pakistan</title>
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In the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, NBC News' Ann Curry will travel to Pakistan to report live on the developing situation on the ground there.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[allDAY]]></source><link>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/04/6585833-ann-curry-to-report-live-from-pakistan</link><guid>http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/04/6585833-ann-curry-to-report-live-from-pakistan</guid><category>ann-curry</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2011 21:17:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/sveres123/6596013.jpg" width="120" height="187" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Virginia Sherwood  /  Gallery </media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/sveres123/6596013.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="360" width="231" ></media:content></item><item><title>How would you feel about attending a midweek wedding?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TODAY Show]]></source><link>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/22/6515775-how-would-you-feel-about-attending-a-midweek-wedding</link><guid>http://discuss.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/22/6515775-how-would-you-feel-about-attending-a-midweek-wedding</guid><category>family</category><category>work</category><category>weddings</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:40:20 +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>Are food and wine pairings just so much poppycock?</title>
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Good heavens, even a Neanderthal knows that you&rsquo;re supposed to pair a Malbec with a juicy Argentine steak, or a domestic Chardonnay with roast chicken, or a pinot noir with salmon, or a Muscadet with oysters.
Right?
Well, if a new survey is any indication, avid wine drinke&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bites]]></source><link>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/06/6421446-are-food-and-wine-pairings-just-so-much-poppycock</link><guid>http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/06/6421446-are-food-and-wine-pairings-just-so-much-poppycock</guid><category>wine</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:48:47 +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><media:thumbnail url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/lauracoffey/6421452.jpg" width="120" height="132" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Glug, glug, glug ... who needs food?!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Matt York  /  AP file</media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/lauracoffey/6421452.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="270" ></media:content></item><item><title>Vote: Should men pay the tab for a date or is that an antiquated tradition? </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kathie Lee & Hoda]]></source><link>http://klh.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6321887-vote-should-men-pay-the-tab-for-a-date-or-is-that-an-antiquated-tradition</link><guid>http://klh.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6321887-vote-should-men-pay-the-tab-for-a-date-or-is-that-an-antiquated-tradition</guid><category>women</category><category>money</category><category>men</category><category>dating</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:40:59 +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>Dan Rather: Retiring in mid-70s is for sissies</title>
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Is retirement overrated -- especially if you love what you do for a living?
Dan Rather would tell you yes. In fact, in a new book called &ldquo;Dig This Gig,&rdquo;&nbsp;Rather offers career advice to twentysomethings and reflects on his decades as a journalist.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura T. Coffey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Life Inc.]]></source><link>http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/08/6182734-dan-rather-retiring-in-mid-70s-is-for-sissies</link><guid>http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/08/6182734-dan-rather-retiring-in-mid-70s-is-for-sissies</guid><category>media</category><category>jobs</category><category>career</category><category>featured</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:57:17 +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><media:thumbnail url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/lauracoffey/6182857.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dan Rather: &quot;I am going to keep working.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Suzanne Plunkett / AP file</media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/lauracoffey/6182857.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="219" width="298" ></media:content></item><item><title>Is Elton John attending royal wedding or not?</title>
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Oh, that Elton John. Ever the man of mystery.
Back in January, the famed singer and pianist -- and close friend of the late Princess Diana -- told Reuters he didn&rsquo;t expect to attend the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Windsor Knot]]></source><link>http://windsorknot.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/01/6164868-is-elton-john-attending-royal-wedding-or-not</link><guid>http://windsorknot.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/01/6164868-is-elton-john-attending-royal-wedding-or-not</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:07:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/120/lauracoffey/6164913.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The truth is out: Elton John and partner David Furnish have been invited to the royal wedding.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Evan Agostini  /  AP </media:credit><media:content url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/400/lauracoffey/6164913.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="211" width="298" ></media:content></item></channel></rss>
