<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033</id><updated>2011-04-21T16:15:12.079-07:00</updated><category term='International'/><category term='Sport'/><category term='Economy'/><category term='Opinion'/><category term='Technology'/><category term='Politic'/><category term='Travel'/><category term='Lifestyle'/><category term='Africa'/><category term='Asia'/><category term='America'/><category term='Health'/><category term='Politics'/><title type='text'>hard-lifey.blogspot.com</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>56</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-8094028599761205181</id><published>2011-03-29T05:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-30T04:33:16.087-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lifestyle'/><title type='text'>Newport Beach Houses - Buy A New Houses to Live in</title><summary type='text'>Are you still searching a new houses to stay in? California is a big state. There are lot of people here. And there are numerous best location here you may pass your life time. You have numerous alternatives if you like the California as your future home. If you enjoy stay in downtown where lot of interesting places may be accessed well, then you're able to select Los Angeles, San Diego or San </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8094028599761205181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8094028599761205181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/newport-beach-houses-buy-new-houses-to.html' title='Newport Beach Houses - Buy A New Houses to Live in'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5434737639921187411</id><published>2011-03-21T21:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T20:02:33.474-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Discovering Newport Beach Houses</title><summary type='text'>Newport Beach is a favoured travel destination in California. Numerous peoples enjoy to expend the vacationin this place. It's really a great place to escape from the busy routines on the working days. If you love to research the nature, this can be the best destination for you. You can go there with friends or family. It is going to be nice also to enjoy the honeymoon days with your wife. Once </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5434737639921187411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5434737639921187411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/discovering-newport-beach-houses.html' title='Discovering Newport Beach Houses'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-780777302149444342</id><published>2011-03-17T08:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-18T07:16:09.667-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>More governments advising citizens to leave Tokyo</title><summary type='text'>TOKYO (AP) -- Australia, Britain and Germany advised their citizens in Japan to consider leaving Tokyo and earthquake-affected areas, joining a growing number of governments and businesses telling their people it may be safer elsewhere.
The advisories came as the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in the northeast deepened in the wake of last week's earthquake and ensuing tsunami.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/780777302149444342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/780777302149444342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-governments-advising-citizens-to.html' title='More governments advising citizens to leave Tokyo'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-1364351531325749714</id><published>2011-03-15T21:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-16T20:44:28.147-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Ambitious India now world's largest arms importer</title><summary type='text'>NEW DELHI (AP) -- In its race to join the club of international powers, India has reached another milestone - it's now the world's largest weapons importer.
A Swedish think tank that monitors global arms sales said Monday that India's weapons imports had overtaken China's, as the South Asian nation pushes ahead with plans to modernize its military, counter Beijing's influence and gain </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1364351531325749714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1364351531325749714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/ambitious-india-now-world-largest-arms.html' title='Ambitious India now world&amp;#39;s largest arms importer'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6877003476246369097</id><published>2011-03-15T00:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T23:23:13.563-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Find Out Concluded Truth about  Newport Beach</title><summary type='text'>There are more matters that try to be arranged prior to having a holiday. People need to decide their holiday destination, get a place to stay, and many others. It is very significant for people to gather as much information as they can about their holiday destination, so they can enjoy their vacation even more. It will be such more beneficial to append their cognition pror to they go for a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6877003476246369097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6877003476246369097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/find-out-concluded-truth-about-newport.html' title='Find Out Concluded Truth about  Newport Beach'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-2477350438071272683</id><published>2011-03-13T04:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T03:57:52.640-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Years of nothing, then a quick arrest in rape case</title><summary type='text'>NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- It was definitely the same man raping women and girls along the East Coast, the attacks spanning from Connecticut to Virginia and growing more horrific as year after year passed. Investigators just didn't know who it was.
He eluded authorities as he committed high-risk outdoor rapes armed with a gun or knife, fleeing by foot or bicycle, stoking fear in one community after</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2477350438071272683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2477350438071272683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/years-of-nothing-then-quick-arrest-in.html' title='Years of nothing, then a quick arrest in rape case'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6588411363934129280</id><published>2011-03-12T06:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-13T06:06:50.786-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held Towns in East, West</title><summary type='text'>Libyan government forces attacked rebel-held towns Tuesday in eastern and western areas with airstrikes, rockets and artillery, in a continuing offensive against opposition fighters trying to topple leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Libyan warplanes carried out several airstrikes on rebel positions around the eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf, one of them hitting a two-story residential building and causing </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6588411363934129280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6588411363934129280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/pro-gadhafi-forces-attack-rebel-held.html' title='Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held Towns in East, West'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4466570905289715871</id><published>2011-03-11T18:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-12T17:55:47.685-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>A fresh focus on Social Security in budget debate</title><summary type='text'>WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the midst of the budget crisis, an old debate has broken out with new force: Should Social Security be seen as part of the deficit that Washington needs to rein in?
The White House is balking at calls to tackle Social Security's financial problems now, before baby boomers swamp the system. But the massive retirement program, like the rest of the government, is running a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4466570905289715871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4466570905289715871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/fresh-focus-on-social-security-in.html' title='A fresh focus on Social Security in budget debate'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-2758616598364959347</id><published>2011-03-10T22:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-11T21:54:39.103-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Wisconsin Capitol quiet after anti-union vote</title><summary type='text'>MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Capitol was eerily quiet Thursday night following three weeks of protests against anti-union legislation that drew tens of thousands of demonstrators to Madison. While people had been sleeping in the building for weeks, all eventually left after the Assembly voted to approve a bill eliminating public employee's collective bargaining rights.
The Senate had </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2758616598364959347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2758616598364959347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/wisconsin-capitol-quiet-after-anti.html' title='Wisconsin Capitol quiet after anti-union vote'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4282710612783523608</id><published>2011-03-09T08:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T07:00:40.391-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lifestyle'/><title type='text'>Newport Beach Houses, Great place for Nature Lover</title><summary type='text'>Numerous of us wolud like to relax on the beach. A deramind for tourism to discover the wind blowing breeze, cool waves and sandy beaches that inspire full fun and relaxation. Newport Beach is the solution to the aspiration of every person who thought of the beach environment as their ideal way to have fun and relaxation. Newport Beach Houses is the answer for a place to live for the dream of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4282710612783523608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4282710612783523608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/newport-beach-houses-great-place-for.html' title='Newport Beach Houses, Great place for Nature Lover'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4616574844906047115</id><published>2011-03-07T17:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-08T16:50:08.443-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Egyptian women's rights protest marred by hecklers</title><summary type='text'>CAIRO (AP) -- A protest by hundreds of Egyptian women demanding equal rights and an end to sexual harassment turned violent Tuesday when crowds of men heckled and shoved the demonstrators, telling them to go home where they belong.
The women - some in headscarves and flowing robes, others in jeans - had marched to Cairo's central Tahrir Square to celebrate International Women's Day. But crowds of</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4616574844906047115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4616574844906047115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/egyptian-women-rights-protest-marred-by.html' title='Egyptian women&amp;#39;s rights protest marred by hecklers'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4852386022131765918</id><published>2011-03-06T19:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T18:42:22.529-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>Mich. school wins 1st game after star player dies</title><summary type='text'>HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- A west Michigan high school basketball team mourning the death of a star player returned to the court Monday, winning a state tournament game that turned into a tribute for the 16-year-old who collapsed after scoring a winning basket last week.
Fennville High was playing its first game just four days after star guard Wes Leonard died from a heart ailment. Unbeaten Fennville</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4852386022131765918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4852386022131765918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/mich-school-wins-1st-game-after-star.html' title='Mich. school wins 1st game after star player dies'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4394798437992808129</id><published>2011-03-06T08:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T08:34:45.099-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>'The king is dead' at Dior fashion show</title><summary type='text'>Paris -- For the past week British designer John Galliano has rarely been out of the headlines following his alleged anti-semitic rant at a couple in a Parisian bar.
But Galliano's final couture show Friday for Maison Dior was notable for the complete absence of one thing -- any mention of his name.
Dior Couture's President Sidney Toledano did refer to Galliano during an emotional address to the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4394798437992808129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4394798437992808129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/king-is-dead-at-dior-fashion-show.html' title='&amp;#39;The king is dead&amp;#39; at Dior fashion show'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7266722237799570560</id><published>2011-03-05T14:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T14:16:39.160-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates</title><summary type='text'>NEW YORK (AP) -- Of America's 7,382 state legislators, only 85 are openly gay or lesbian. They are, however, playing an outsized and often impassioned role when the agenda turns to recognizing same-sex couples with civil unions or full marriage rights.
In Hawaii and Illinois, gay state representatives were lead sponsors of civil union bills signed into law earlier this year. In Maryland and Rhode</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7266722237799570560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7266722237799570560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/gay-legislators-having-impact-in.html' title='Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5521402275047950314</id><published>2011-03-05T01:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T01:16:27.375-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>West Virginia edges No. 11 Louisville 72-70</title><summary type='text'>MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Truck Bryant sank two free throws with 1 second left to lift West Virginia to a 72-70 win over No. 11 Louisville in their Big East regular-season finale Saturday.
West Virginia (20-10, 11-7 Big East) clinched a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The Mountaineers earned their fourth consecutive 20-win season under coach Bob Huggins and the seventh straight </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5521402275047950314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5521402275047950314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/west-virginia-edges-no-11-louisville-72.html' title='West Virginia edges No. 11 Louisville 72-70'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-3800276186299514330</id><published>2011-03-04T20:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T20:25:53.400-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lifestyle'/><title type='text'>Britney Spears Strips Down For V Magazine</title><summary type='text'>source : Britney Spears Strips Down For V Magazine

Sultry and half-clothed on the cover of V Magazine, Britney Spears declares, "The b***h is back and better than ever!" The fierce pop singer, whose seventh studio album, 'Femme Fatale,' lands March 29, talks openly about her album, boys and fame, adding that she has moved past the media scrutiny that plagued parts of her career.
"I try to block </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3800276186299514330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3800276186299514330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/britney-spears-strips-down-for-v.html' title='Britney Spears Strips Down For V Magazine'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-126422381295534823</id><published>2011-03-04T17:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-04T17:48:32.146-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>US teens, young adults 'doing it' less, study says</title><summary type='text'>ATLANTA (AP) -- Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their predecessors, more aware of sexually spread diseases. Or perhaps emphasis on abstinence in the past decade has had some influence.
Or maybe they're just too busy.
"It's not even on my radar," said 17-</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/126422381295534823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/126422381295534823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/us-teens-young-adults-it-less-study.html' title='US teens, young adults &amp;#39;doing it&amp;#39; less, study says'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6286095347383380960</id><published>2011-03-04T16:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T16:48:53.328-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Makeityourring Diamond Engagement Rings : Endless Love</title><summary type='text'>Conclude of picking out diamond is that they reasoned as symbol of love, honour and oneness. This make up Makeityourring Diamond Engagement Rings are one of the most popular picks in engagement rings. You will be able to find that this days couples favour awarding kakeityourring diamond engagement ring to their beloved and the reason out of its fame is its unique appear and it has the force to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6286095347383380960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6286095347383380960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/makeityourring-diamond-engagement-rings.html' title='Makeityourring Diamond Engagement Rings : Endless Love'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7007556595237828959</id><published>2011-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T15:21:41.567-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>AP Enterprise: US push not halting guns to Mexico</title><summary type='text'>BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Federal agents are barely able to slow the river of American guns flowing into Mexico. In two years, a new effort to increase inspections of travelers crossing the border has netted just 386 guns - an almost infinitesimal amount given that an estimated 2,000 slip across each day.
The problem came into sharp focus again last month when a U.S. Immigration and Customs </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7007556595237828959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7007556595237828959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/ap-enterprise-us-push-not-halting-guns.html' title='AP Enterprise: US push not halting guns to Mexico'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6256344771207782109</id><published>2011-03-04T07:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T07:57:27.161-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lifestyle'/><title type='text'>Diamond Engagement Rings - Symbol Your Love</title><summary type='text'>Have you determined any decently girl for yourself and without her you find lonely and the world didn't appear worthwhile? You can not opine your spirit without her. Well, you are in love that deep so it's raw that you prefer to let engage with her. Once you discourse engagement, the most significant matter in your idea is to find Makeityourring Diamond Engagement Rings elegant so you'll able to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6256344771207782109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6256344771207782109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/diamond-engagement-rings-symbol-your.html' title='Diamond Engagement Rings - Symbol Your Love'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-237020846529109371</id><published>2011-03-03T22:35:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-03T22:35:28.750-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politic'/><title type='text'>4 Dems join GOP fight to block EPA climate rules</title><summary type='text'>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four Democrats are joining a Republican effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing heat-trapping pollution blamed for global warming.
Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma and Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will sponsor a bill supported by 43 Senate and seven House Republicans that would bar </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/237020846529109371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/237020846529109371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/4-dems-join-gop-fight-to-block-epa.html' title='4 Dems join GOP fight to block EPA climate rules'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4157685543782989821</id><published>2011-03-02T19:11:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-02T19:11:35.395-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Technology'/><title type='text'>Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video</title><summary type='text'>WASHINGTON (AP) -- New Internet video services from companies such as Netflix and Apple are offering a glimpse of a home entertainment future that doesn't include a pricey monthly cable bill.
To challenge the cable TV industry's dominance in the living room, though, online video services need popular movies and TV shows to lure viewers, and access to high-speed Internet networks to reach them.
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4157685543782989821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4157685543782989821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/comcast-nbc-deal-opens-door-for-online.html' title='Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7090756979081564073</id><published>2011-03-02T10:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-02T10:32:50.343-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lifestyle'/><title type='text'>The Perfect Engagement Ring for your Loved  one</title><summary type='text'>set for weddding party, and searching the finest engagement rings? take diamond engagement rings of your selection that are available in yellow and white gold and platinum well as palladium and you can also choice what stone that you and your loved one likes. The foremostinitiative matter which you mustiness see if you would like to give a perfect diamond engagement ring to your beloved is the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7090756979081564073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7090756979081564073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/perfect-engagement-ring-for-your-loved.html' title='The Perfect Engagement Ring for your Loved  one'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-55280455262611989</id><published>2011-03-01T21:47:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-01T21:47:09.103-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>German minister quits amid plagiarism scandal</title><summary type='text'>BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's popular defense minister resigned Tuesday amid a deepening scandal over plagiarism allegations that threatened to become a liability for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in upcoming regional elections.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg announced his decision days after Bayreuth University revoked his doctoral title. It said he had violated academic standards in his </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/55280455262611989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/55280455262611989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/german-minister-quits-amid-plagiarism.html' title='German minister quits amid plagiarism scandal'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7230869609956033033</id><published>2011-03-01T21:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-01T21:32:38.725-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>Titans' Simms will fight driving-while-high charge</title><summary type='text'>NEW YORK (AP) -- Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms will fight to clear himself and defend his rights and reputation after being charged with driving while high on marijuana, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.
Simms appeared briefly in a Manhattan court Tuesday, leaving with a May 2 trial date. He had previously rejected what prosecutors said was a last-chance plea deal, but his lead </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7230869609956033033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7230869609956033033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/03/titans-simms-will-fight-driving-while.html' title='Titans&amp;#39; Simms will fight driving-while-high charge'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4176347004610241670</id><published>2011-02-28T21:28:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-28T21:28:25.734-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Clinton: US sending aid teams to Libya's borders</title><summary type='text'>GENEVA (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. is sending assistance teams to Libya's borders with Egypt and Tunisia. The teams will help desperate refugees trying to flee a potential civil war.
Clinton says the U.S. has pledged $10 million to help refugees.
Speaking after a day of discussions with European allies in Switzerland, Clinton says the U.S. is leaving all </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4176347004610241670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4176347004610241670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/clinton-us-sending-aid-teams-to-libya.html' title='Clinton: US sending aid teams to Libya&amp;#39;s borders'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-3626372916109888075</id><published>2011-02-27T21:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-27T23:53:17.612-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Union bargaining just a dream for many gov workers</title><summary type='text'>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Whenever Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has asked lawmakers to weaken benefits for state employees, his proposals have met little resistance from workers.
Mississippi is among those states - many in the South - where most government employees do not have the right to collective bargaining, the benefit that has caused a political upheaval in Wisconsin and has become a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3626372916109888075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3626372916109888075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/union-bargaining-just-dream-for-many.html' title='Union bargaining just a dream for many gov workers'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7542894501196703478</id><published>2011-02-26T14:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T16:29:11.527-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Boy stuck 2 years in Ukraine arrives in Belgium</title><summary type='text'>BRUSSELS (AP) -- A baby trapped more than two years in Ukraine by bureaucratic hurdles has arrived in Brussels with his parents, a pair of legally married Belgian men, ending the couple's long legal battle to bring their son home.
Samuel Ghilain arrived with his parents - Peter Meurrens and Laurent Ghilain - shortly after 10 p.m. (2100 GMT, 4 p.m. EST) Saturday to a crowd of thrilled relatives </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7542894501196703478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7542894501196703478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/boy-stuck-2-years-in-ukraine-arrives-in.html' title='Boy stuck 2 years in Ukraine arrives in Belgium'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6379550073676196227</id><published>2011-02-25T18:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-25T20:31:53.997-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politic'/><title type='text'>Lawyers seek to double fees in Indian claims case</title><summary type='text'>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers representing Native Americans helped win a record $3.4 billion settlement with the federal government.
Now they want a judge to double their fees.
Instead of being paid up to $99.9 million, as initially agreed, attorney Dennis Gingold says he other lawyers deserve at least $224 million for their work on the case since 1996.
He and other lawyers "have achieved a stunning</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6379550073676196227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6379550073676196227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/lawyers-seek-to-double-fees-in-indian.html' title='Lawyers seek to double fees in Indian claims case'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-1989126116744124807</id><published>2011-02-25T00:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-25T02:12:09.806-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>Fighting Spreads as Ivory Coast Ceasefire Collapses</title><summary type='text'>Ivory Coast is moving closer to a return to civil war with the collapse of a ceasefire in western provinces and the spread of fighting in the commercial capital, Abidjan. The incumbent president's youth leader is calling for Friday rally against United Nations peacekeepers.
The United Nations says a six-year ceasefire in Ivory Coast has been broken by fighting between rebels and government troops</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1989126116744124807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1989126116744124807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/fighting-spreads-as-ivory-coast.html' title='Fighting Spreads as Ivory Coast Ceasefire Collapses'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-8409454261496601079</id><published>2011-02-24T06:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-24T08:28:12.178-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>Lakers end 3-game skid, blow out Hawks 104-80</title><summary type='text'>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- All-Star game MVP Kobe Bryant scored 20 points, Pau Gasol added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers easily ended their three-game skid with a 104-80 victory over the struggling Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Shannon Brown scored 15 points as the two-time defending NBA champions got right back into form after stumbling into their hometown All-Star weekend </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8409454261496601079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8409454261496601079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/lakers-end-3-game-skid-blow-out-hawks.html' title='Lakers end 3-game skid, blow out Hawks 104-80'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-2993660126171978810</id><published>2011-02-23T15:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-23T17:19:26.247-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>China to execute 4 accused in Xinjiang violence</title><summary type='text'>BEIJING (AP) -- China's highest court approved the executions of four men convicted in a series of murders in the restive western region of Xinjiang described as acts of "terrorist violence."
The four were accused of killing nine people in three separate incidents between August and November of last year, the Xinjiang-based wlmqwb.com website reported Wednesday.
In the most serious act, six men </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2993660126171978810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2993660126171978810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/china-to-execute-4-accused-in-xinjiang.html' title='China to execute 4 accused in Xinjiang violence'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-64253156843084111</id><published>2011-02-22T15:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-22T18:25:59.783-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>One year later, focus on Woods is score, not words</title><summary type='text'>MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- Tiger Woods is the talk of the Match Play Championship again.
At least this year it's about how he plays, not what he says.
That doesn't mean his prospects are any better.
Woods passes another mile marker this week on what appears to be a slow road back. The first was Thanksgiving, the one-year anniversary of when his life came crashing down around him. The next one will be </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/64253156843084111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/64253156843084111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/one-year-later-focus-on-woods-is-score.html' title='One year later, focus on Woods is score, not words'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-3267171411253024684</id><published>2011-02-22T03:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-22T06:58:43.682-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Wisconsin governor warns of layoff notices</title><summary type='text'>MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned Tuesday that state employees could start receiving layoff notices as early as next week if a bill eliminating most collective bargaining rights isn't passed soon.
Walker said in a statement to The Associated Press that the layoffs wouldn't take effect immediately. He didn't say which workers would be targeted.
"Hopefully we don't get to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3267171411253024684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3267171411253024684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/wisconsin-governor-warns-of-layoff.html' title='Wisconsin governor warns of layoff notices'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4415206473293089484</id><published>2011-02-20T18:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T21:57:44.098-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Florida Homeless Man Set on Fire During Fight</title><summary type='text'>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police in Florida are searching for a man they say set another man on fire during a fight Friday.
Fort Lauderdale police said 58-year-old John Gibbons set 51-year-old William Stouffer on fire early Friday morning while the two were fighting behind a Burger King restaurant.
Stouffer was doused with some kind of accelerant before the other man lit him on fire, Detective </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4415206473293089484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4415206473293089484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/florida-homeless-man-set-on-fire-during.html' title='Florida Homeless Man Set on Fire During Fight'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-372744719205682237</id><published>2011-02-20T12:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-20T15:17:28.664-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><title type='text'>Tobacco damage awards piling up in Fla., where court ruling spares plaintiffs much legal work</title><summary type='text'>MIAMI (AP) -- A Florida Supreme Court ruling that threw out a $145 billion award against cigarette makers is biting Big Tobacco back, making it dramatically easier for thousands of smokers to sue and turning the state into the nation's hot spot for damage awards.
The 2006 ruling has helped generate more than $360 million in damage awards in only about two dozen cases. Thousands more cases are in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/372744719205682237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/372744719205682237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/tobacco-damage-awards-piling-up-in-fla.html' title='Tobacco damage awards piling up in Fla., where court ruling spares plaintiffs much legal work'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4507683645745562015</id><published>2011-02-19T14:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-19T17:36:51.133-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>Obama: Education Key to US Competitiveness</title><summary type='text'>President Obama used a visit to the U.S. West coast this week to highlight the importance of improving education standards to ensure future U.S. competitiveness. He met with leaders of American technology companies, and visited high-tech facilities at Intel Corporation in Oregon.
Obama's visit to Intel, and private talks the previous day with technology business leaders, were part of his drive to</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4507683645745562015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4507683645745562015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/obama-education-key-to-us.html' title='Obama: Education Key to US Competitiveness'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4873814810129070182</id><published>2011-02-19T06:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-19T09:34:41.490-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Senate passes broad aviation bill</title><summary type='text'>WASHINGTON (AP) -- A broad aviation bill that would advance modernization of the nation's air traffic control system and boost airport construction was approved Thursday by the Senate.
The bill was approved 87-8. A similar aviation bill cleared a House committee earlier this week.
Congress has been struggling for more than three years to pass an aviation bill that renews Federal Aviation </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4873814810129070182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4873814810129070182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/senate-passes-broad-aviation-bill.html' title='Senate passes broad aviation bill'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-7097588921982979641</id><published>2011-02-18T03:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-18T06:54:29.610-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><title type='text'>Ohio executes neo-Nazi who killed 3 at college</title><summary type='text'>LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio executed a neo-Nazi Thursday who shot two men and a teen to death at Cleveland State University more than a quarter-century ago in a shooting spree that targeted blacks.
Frank Spisak, who read Bible verses in German for a final statement, was pronounced dead at 10:34 a.m. after an injection of sodium thiopental at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
Spisak, 59, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7097588921982979641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/7097588921982979641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/ohio-executes-neo-nazi-who-killed-3-at.html' title='Ohio executes neo-Nazi who killed 3 at college'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5827506777951816294</id><published>2011-02-17T03:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-17T06:35:20.786-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>EU Renews Sanctions Against Zimbabwe</title><summary type='text'>European Union sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and most of his colleagues in the ZANU-PF party have been renewed despite requests from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they be abandoned. The EU has lifted restrictions against 31 people, mostly wives of those on the sanctions list and a few minor political personalities.
Restrictions including visa bans and asset </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5827506777951816294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5827506777951816294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/eu-renews-sanctions-against-zimbabwe.html' title='EU Renews Sanctions Against Zimbabwe'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-6082517866635801520</id><published>2011-02-16T18:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-16T21:56:16.472-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>Indian PM Vows 'Serious' Action Against Corruption</title><summary type='text'>Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is making a public outreach to get his country's parliament moving again after months of gridlock.
In a nationally televised news conference, he vowed action against corruption and urged media organizations to steer away from coverage that lowers the nation's self-image.
The prime minister chastised senior television journalists, mainly from domestic </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6082517866635801520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/6082517866635801520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/indian-pm-vows-action-against.html' title='Indian PM Vows &amp;#39;Serious&amp;#39; Action Against Corruption'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-8092300712150464556</id><published>2011-02-16T02:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-16T05:09:45.555-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Egypt's military plans for constitutional referendum</title><summary type='text'>Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's military has launched a plan to swiftly enact constitutional reforms, an important step to get the embattled Arab nation back in working order, political and military figures said Tuesday.
The military has formed "an apolitical and independent constitutional committee" to propose constitutional reforms within 10 days, according to Wael Ghonim, the activist who </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8092300712150464556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8092300712150464556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/egypt-military-plans-for-constitutional.html' title='Egypt&amp;#39;s military plans for constitutional referendum'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5552770726316917083</id><published>2011-02-15T07:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-15T10:27:53.355-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>Egypt Strives to Return to Normalcy</title><summary type='text'>Egypt's military is laying out a timeline for transferring power to an elected government.
Egypt's military said it will rule for six months, until elections are held. But protests, sit-ins and strikes have stalled efforts to get Egypt back to normal life, after President Hosni Mubarak left office.
Tuesday is a public holiday for the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. Banks are shut and the Egyptian </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5552770726316917083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5552770726316917083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/egypt-strives-to-return-to-normalcy.html' title='Egypt Strives to Return to Normalcy'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-762886695888980767</id><published>2011-02-14T19:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T22:03:36.538-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Asia'/><title type='text'>UN Security Council Urges Permanent Cambodia-Thailand Cease-Fire</title><summary type='text'>The U.N. Security Council is urging Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their ongoing border dispute and establish a permanent cease-fire. A recent flare up of the decades-old dispute has led to at least 10 deaths during clashes between soldiers from the two southeast Asian nations.
The foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand met behind closed doors with the 15-member council and Indonesia's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/762886695888980767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/762886695888980767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/un-security-council-urges-permanent.html' title='UN Security Council Urges Permanent Cambodia-Thailand Cease-Fire'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4964908911373173523</id><published>2011-02-14T14:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T17:28:17.398-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>Mugabe's Absence Reportedly Hinders Zimbabwe Government</title><summary type='text'>President Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe last Friday for medical treatment in Asia. Mugabe's recent absences from Harare means that the executive branch has met for just two hours in the last two months.
Mugabe told colleagues he was traveling to Singapore for a post-operative check after an operation on one of his eyes. His spokesman George Charamba said he had a cataract removed during his annual </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4964908911373173523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4964908911373173523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/mugabe-absence-reportedly-hinders.html' title='Mugabe&amp;#39;s Absence Reportedly Hinders Zimbabwe Government'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-1891413976648836627</id><published>2011-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T16:53:40.198-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Asia'/><title type='text'>Taliban Claims Responsibility for Kabul Blast</title><summary type='text'>The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Kabul on Monday that killed two people.
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kabul City Center, which includes the Safi Landmark Hotel, popular with foreigners staying in the capital.
The explosion killed two security guards and wounded several other people. A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1891413976648836627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1891413976648836627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/taliban-claims-responsibility-for-kabul.html' title='Taliban Claims Responsibility for Kabul Blast'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5979235162676876174</id><published>2011-02-14T04:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T07:23:49.346-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><title type='text'>Laughing Gas Returning as Option for Laboring Moms</title><summary type='text'>The use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, during childbirth fell out of favor in the United States decades ago, and just two hospitals -- one in San Francisco and one in Seattle -- still offer it. But interest in returning the dentist office staple to the delivery room is growing: respected hospitals including Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center plan to start offering it, the federal government </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5979235162676876174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5979235162676876174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/laughing-gas-returning-as-option-for.html' title='Laughing Gas Returning as Option for Laboring Moms'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-3972648014184213999</id><published>2011-02-14T03:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T06:12:28.779-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Africa'/><title type='text'>Italy Seeks to Deploy Police in Tunisia to Stem Tide of Refugees</title><summary type='text'>Tunisia's interim cabinet says it plans to discuss a response to the thousands of people who have fled the country and landed on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa during the past few days. Italy has expressed serious concern over the mass influx of refugees and says it wants to deploy police to Tunisia to tackle the problem.
More than 4,000 refugees have arrived on Lampedusa in recent days and</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3972648014184213999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3972648014184213999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/italy-seeks-to-deploy-police-in-tunisia.html' title='Italy Seeks to Deploy Police in Tunisia to Stem Tide of Refugees'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-3637676354912929982</id><published>2011-02-14T02:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T05:45:05.480-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Technology'/><title type='text'>Apple Working on Smaller, More Affordable Line of iPhones</title><summary type='text'>Apple Inc. is working on a new line of iPhones and a software overhaul that would make it easier for customers to access entertainment and personal photos and videos, according to people familiar with the matter.
One of these people, who saw a prototype of the new iPhone several months ago, said the new device-one of its codenames is "N97"-was intended to be sold alongside the current line of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3637676354912929982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/3637676354912929982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/apple-working-on-smaller-more.html' title='Apple Working on Smaller, More Affordable Line of iPhones'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-1811895034337979824</id><published>2011-02-14T02:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T05:10:00.952-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Italy Declares Emergency as Tunisian Immigrants Arrive</title><summary type='text'>Italy's government has declared a humanitarian emergency after thousands of immigrants fleeing unrest in Tunisia landed on a small Sicilian Island.
In a statement Saturday, the government says the emergency status will allow Italy's civil protection officers to take action needed to help the citizens from North Africa.
Since last month, about 2,000 Tunisian immigrants have flocked to Lampedusa, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1811895034337979824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/1811895034337979824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/italy-declares-emergency-as-tunisian.html' title='Italy Declares Emergency as Tunisian Immigrants Arrive'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-8687335736694359228</id><published>2011-02-13T01:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-13T04:03:16.400-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Opinion'/><title type='text'>Did Facebook bring down Mubarak?</title><summary type='text'>(CNN) -- "People protested and brought down governments before Facebook was invented. They did it before the internet came along."
--Malcolm Gladwell, February 2
"This is the revolution of the youth of the internet, and now the revolution of all Egyptians."
--Wael Ghonim, February 7
As we watch, transfixed by the sights and sounds of jubilation in the streets of Egypt, the question on many </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8687335736694359228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8687335736694359228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/did-facebook-bring-down-mubarak.html' title='Did Facebook bring down Mubarak?'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-4989574420981021266</id><published>2011-02-13T00:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-13T03:05:04.652-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sport'/><title type='text'>Clijsters to face Kvitova in Paris final</title><summary type='text'>(CNN) -- Kim Clijsters will face Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic in the final of the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris on Sunday.
The reigning Australian Open champion beat third seed Kaia Kanepi from Estonia 6-1 7-5.
World No.18, Kvitova made even lighter work of her semifinal dispatching America's Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-2 6-0.
"I felt very comfortable. I'm happy it was a shorter game today. I look </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4989574420981021266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/4989574420981021266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/clijsters-to-face-kvitova-in-paris.html' title='Clijsters to face Kvitova in Paris final'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-8533012623282962864</id><published>2011-02-12T20:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T23:41:57.942-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International'/><title type='text'>Mass grave with 153 bodies found in northern Iraq</title><summary type='text'>Baghdad (CNN) -- Security forces in northern Iraq found a mass grave containing scores of people killed during the height of sectarian violence last decade, police told CNN on Saturday.
At least 153 bodies were discovered in Buhriz, just south of Baquba in Diyala province -- a region north and east of Baghdad that endured waves of violence during the Iraqi war.
Baquba police Lt. Col. Ghalib Atiya</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8533012623282962864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/8533012623282962864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/mass-grave-with-153-bodies-found-in.html' title='Mass grave with 153 bodies found in northern Iraq'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-5687295672676344633</id><published>2011-02-12T19:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T22:18:16.197-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politic'/><title type='text'>Donald Trump makes his case for presidency</title><summary type='text'>Billionaire Donald Trump plunged into Republican politics today, telling an enthusiastic crowd that if he runs for the White House -- and wins -- that "America will be respected again."
The real estate developer and reality TV star said he'll decide by June whether to join the crowded field trying to defeat President Obama.
His reason? America, Trump said, is becoming "the laughingstock of the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5687295672676344633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/5687295672676344633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/donald-trump-makes-his-case-for.html' title='Donald Trump makes his case for presidency'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-2996095758099464277</id><published>2011-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T20:14:57.793-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Iowa 'Tribes' Flex Their Muscles With Support for Presidential Candidates</title><summary type='text'>The path to the presidency begins in Iowa but for the 2012 GOP candidates who fail to attract the support of the state's most influential groups and political operatives, the journey could very well end there.
These groups, known as "tribes," are intimately familiar with the ins and outs of the caucuses that launch the presidential nominating process and offer candidates infrastructure, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2996095758099464277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2996095758099464277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/iowa-flex-their-muscles-with-support.html' title='Iowa &amp;#39;Tribes&amp;#39; Flex Their Muscles With Support for Presidential Candidates'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4785735197713363033.post-2285187306293752735</id><published>2011-02-11T18:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T21:51:44.594-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>TSA administrator assures GOP on unionizing airport screeners</title><summary type='text'>Washington (CNN) -- The head of the Transportation Security Administration assured Republican lawmakers Thursday that unionization of airport screeners is not likely to lead to illegal strikes or work slowdowns, but said he would be willing to fire workers en masse should that happen.
Administrator John Pistole, who last week said he will allow the nation's 40,000-plus screeners to vote for </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2285187306293752735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4785735197713363033/posts/default/2285187306293752735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hard-lifey.blogspot.com/2011/02/tsa-administrator-assures-gop-on.html' title='TSA administrator assures GOP on unionizing airport screeners'/><author><name>proudpinaywoman.blogspot.com</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02809372807274737694</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
