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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title><![CDATA[Your e-mails: Remembering 2005 (CNN.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ogon0j8/*http%3A//www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/US/12/29/feedback.yir/index.html?section=cnn_latest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ogon0j8/*http%3A//www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/US/12/29/feedback.yir/index.html?section=cnn_latest</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:27:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As 2005 comes to an end, many people are contemplating the events, both international and personal, of the past 12 months. CNN.com asked readers how they will remember 2005. Here are a few of their responses, some of which have been edited:]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229192717</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pena: 2005 is a year of natural disasters (Sun Star)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=126a94fn1/*http%3A//www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2005/12/30/oped/rox.pena.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=126a94fn1/*http%3A//www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2005/12/30/oped/rox.pena.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:33:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOTHER Nature almost made it as Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2005. It topped the unofficial list of nominees at a panel discussion held by the magazine a few days before the official announcement.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229183351</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Re to Up Dividend Despite Losses (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127ujfs1e/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_munich_re_6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127ujfs1e/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_munich_re_6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:35:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Thursday it plans to raise sharply its 2005 dividend despite losses from the string of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that made this year the insurance industry's costliest yet in terms of natural disasters.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229163527</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Re to Up Dividend Despite Losses (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11l6abfqi/*http%3A//www.wjla.com/news/stories/1205/289632.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11l6abfqi/*http%3A//www.wjla.com/news/stories/1205/289632.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:23:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BERLIN (AP) - Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Thursday it plans to raise sharply its 2005 dividend despite losses from the string of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that made this year the insurance industry's costliest yet in terms of natural disasters.Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer in terms of gross premiums, said it saw an impact of nearly $1.8 billion on its net earnings from ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229152350</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Re to Up Dividend Despite Losses (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127r33iqd/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_munich_re_4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127r33iqd/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051229/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_munich_re_4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:20:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Thursday it plans to raise sharply its 2005 dividend despite losses from the string of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that made this year the insurance industry's costliest yet in terms of natural disasters.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229142031</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Re plans to raise 2005 dividend (BusinessWeek)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12u3kciv9/*http%3A//www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8EPR7780.htm?campaign_id=apn_euro_up&amp;chan=gb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12u3kciv9/*http%3A//www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8EPR7780.htm?campaign_id=apn_euro_up&amp;chan=gb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:48:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DEC. 29 4:59 A.M. ET Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Thursday it plans to raise sharply its 2005 dividend, despite losses from the string of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that made this year the insurance industry's costliest yet in terms of natural disasters.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229124828</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich Re Plans to Raise 2005 Dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u4nrkhh/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/051229/germany_munich_re.html?.v=2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u4nrkhh/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/051229/germany_munich_re.html?.v=2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:59:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Reinsurer Munich Re AG said Thursday it plans to raise sharply its 2005 dividend, despite losses from the string of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico that made this year the insurance industry's costliest yet in terms of natural disasters.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229105950</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group: records show reactor unsafe (Casper Star-Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13af7qmd3/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/12/29/news/wyoming/aff9068e1cbbd922872570e60000b35f.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13af7qmd3/*http%3A//www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/12/29/news/wyoming/aff9068e1cbbd922872570e60000b35f.txt</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:14:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JACKSON (AP) -- A watchdog group in Wyoming is questioning the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to produce plutonium-238 at the Idaho National Laboratory, saying it has found safety concerns in documents it has obtained.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229101433</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture Perfect: Post-Basel, photography rules in Miami's hippest art district (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13mj1u26c/*http%3A//www.timesleader.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/13479226.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_entertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13mj1u26c/*http%3A//www.timesleader.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/13479226.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_entertainment</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:32:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wynwood, the downtown Miami neighborhood being touted as one of the fastest-growing art districts in the country, is itself a work of art.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229093209</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group questions plutonium plan's safety (Billings Gazette)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13be4lrso/*http%3A//www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/29/build/wyoming/75-plutonium.inc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13be4lrso/*http%3A//www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&amp;display=rednews/2005/12/29/build/wyoming/75-plutonium.inc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:22:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JACKSON - A watchdog group is questioning the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to produce plutonium-238 at the Idaho Engineering Laboratory, saying it has found safety concerns in documents it has obtained.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229082227</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog group says records show INL reactor unsafe (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=130nqqv28/*http%3A//www.starherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15832960&amp;BRD=484&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=553253&amp;rfi=6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=130nqqv28/*http%3A//www.starherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15832960&amp;BRD=484&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=553253&amp;rfi=6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:28:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JACKSON (AP) - A watchdog group is questioning the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to produce plutonium-238 at the Idaho Engineering Laboratory, saying it has found safety concerns in documents it has obtained.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229062832</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we listening to Nature's warnings? (Bangkok Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11o3cg8c5/*http%3A//www.bangkokpost.com/News/29Dec2005_news97.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11o3cg8c5/*http%3A//www.bangkokpost.com/News/29Dec2005_news97.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:34:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While we struggled to pick up the pieces from the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami, Mother Earth continued to unleash her wrath in the form of earthquakes, hurricanes and flash floods throughout 2005. It is a strong message. But are we listening?]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229023402</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[2005: A look at the year that was (Northwest Explorer)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=124rha010/*http%3A//www.explorernews.com/articles/2005/12/28/front/news01.prt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=124rha010/*http%3A//www.explorernews.com/articles/2005/12/28/front/news01.prt</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:25:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The end of every calendar year always prompts the American media to take a quick glance over its shoulder at the year that was - just in case any readers or viewers forgot - and set the stage for the year to be.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051229022542</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=14hq9qkkk/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=14hq9qkkk/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:18:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228221824</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local News (The Independent News Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11tt4h0nr/*http%3A//www.inhnews.com/year05/dec/dec28/yearinreview.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11tt4h0nr/*http%3A//www.inhnews.com/year05/dec/dec28/yearinreview.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:37:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[January Dianne LaVoie, kindergarten teacher at the Eagle Valley Elementary School in Clarissa, received the Crystal Apple Award. The award is given to teachers who have made a positive difference in the lives of their students and the community.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228193716</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[2005 — The Year In Review, Part 1 (El Defensor Chieftain)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11mju5pef/*http%3A//www.dchieftain.com/news/57489-12-28-05.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11mju5pef/*http%3A//www.dchieftain.com/news/57489-12-28-05.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:50:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The year 2005 was punctuated by a major fire, several high-profile DWI cases, an inordinate number of fatal crashes, political infighting, incredible community generosity in the wakes of the South Asia tsunami and Gulf Coast hurricanes, and lots of daily activity that proves that this is not a sleepy, laid-back area anymore.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228185041</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture Perfect: Post-Basel, photography rules in Miami's hippest art district (Miami Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13jb64q01/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/13479226.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_entertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13jb64q01/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/13479226.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=miamiherald_entertainment</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:16:35 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wynwood, the downtown Miami neighborhood being touted as one of the fastest-growing art districts in the country, is itself a work of art.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228171635</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropists give gift of time (The Capital Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11tfpfs9v/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz//index.php?ntid=66323</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11tfpfs9v/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz//index.php?ntid=66323</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:28:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Madison is lucky: So many of those who receive - companies as well as individuals - also give. At Christmastime, many local businesses open their pockets to provide toys for children and food baskets for needy families while for others, giving is a year-round activity.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228152849</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropists give gift of time (The Capital Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ttoag5o/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz//index.php?ntid=66399</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ttoag5o/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz//index.php?ntid=66399</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:27:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Madison is lucky: So many of those who receive - companies as well as individuals - also give. At Christmastime, many local businesses open their pockets to provide toys for children and food baskets for needy families while for others, giving is a year-round activity.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228152759</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[ A Museum That Puts Art First (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11hiqtm3c/*http%3A//uk.biz.yahoo.com/051228/244/g02vg.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11hiqtm3c/*http%3A//uk.biz.yahoo.com/051228/244/g02vg.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:25:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ San Francisco's new de Young Museum shows that eye-popping architecture doesn't have to come at the expense of function]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228142534</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Museum That Puts Art First (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11iscdsb0/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/7/2d3f7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11iscdsb0/*http%3A//asia.news.yahoo.com/051228/7/2d3f7.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:21:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ San Francisco's new de Young Museum shows that eye-popping architecture doesn't have to come at the expense of function]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228142105</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Museum That Puts Art First (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ugh1hcb/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20051228/bs_bw/id20051227955241</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ugh1hcb/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20051228/bs_bw/id20051227955241</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:13:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Although some say the new de Young Museum in San Francisco resembles a washed-up aircraft carrier, it also looks a lot like the golden hills of California. The roofline traces a gentle curve, and the facade's dimpled copper cladding changes character depending on the light and fog coming off San Francisco Bay. And that's just part of the thrill of this amazing new building designed by the Swiss ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228141341</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexican architect reshapes city's center without losing its past (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12tk2ns1j/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/28/DDG6QGDKN51.DTL</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12tk2ns1j/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/28/DDG6QGDKN51.DTL</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:43:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mexico City -- On a recent afternoon, Ricardo Legorreta stood on the terrace of a new office tower he has designed here, surveying an anarchy of styles from the 23rd floor. The panorama below is a tumult of sizes, forms and motifs, but he seems amused rather than frustrated.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228124324</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexican architect reshapes city's center without losing its past (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136hnoo3v/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/28/DDG6QGDKN51.DTL&amp;feed=rss.entertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136hnoo3v/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/28/DDG6QGDKN51.DTL&amp;feed=rss.entertainment</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:36:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On a recent afternoon, Ricardo Legorreta stood on the terrace of a new office tower he has designed here, surveying an anarchy of styles from the 23rd floor. The panorama below is a tumult of sizes, forms and motifs, but he seems amused rather than...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228123608</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PRAIRIE GARDENER: Oh by gosh, by golly, don't forget mistletoe with holly (Grand Forks Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u48he09/*http%3A//www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/13497623.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u48he09/*http%3A//www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/13497623.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:20:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New Year's Eve celebrations this weekend may prompt you to dig out the mistletoe, if you haven't done so already. This almost is obligatory if you want to mark the arrival of 2006 with a smooch from your sweetie.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228102054</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts, Briefly (New York Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11m33pa3t/*http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/arts/28arts.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11m33pa3t/*http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/arts/28arts.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:23:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The National Film Registry adds 25 films, Jack Black has a wild weekend and more culture news.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228072312</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was, and Wasn't, on the Public's Mind in 2005 (NPR)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cvtnaih/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1003</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cvtnaih/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1003</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:41:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina, soaring gas prices and events in Iraq captured the attention of the American public the most in 2005, according to an analysis of public opinion trends from the Pew Research Center. Pew Director Andy Kohut discusses what the public was and wasn't thinking about this past year.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051228004141</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was, and Wasn't, on the Public's Mind in 2005 (NPR)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cmkhuvj/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1001</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cmkhuvj/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1001</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:21:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina, soaring gas prices and events in Iraq captured the attention of the American public the most in 2005, according to an analysis of public opinion trends from the Pew Research Center. Pew Director Andy Kohut discusses what the public was and wasn't thinking about this past year.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227232144</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was, and Wasn't, on the Public's Mind in 2005 (NPR)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=120n4ean4/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=120n4ean4/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5071194</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:44:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[All Things Considered , December 27, 2005 · Hurricane Katrina, soaring gas prices and events in Iraq captured the attention of the American public the most in 2005, according to an analysis of public opinion trends from the Pew Research Center.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227214449</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[The year at a glance: Key events of 2005 (INQ7.net)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11vdu39k6/*http%3A//news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&amp;story_id=61279</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11vdu39k6/*http%3A//news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&amp;story_id=61279</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:42:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DISASTERS Countries around the Indian Ocean struggle to cope after the tsunami of December 2004. The estimated death toll eventually rises to 217,000.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227214224</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=151lfg4n7/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;s=1045855935235</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=151lfg4n7/*http%3A//www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768923095&amp;path=!health!healthology&amp;s=1045855935235</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:02:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227210223</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disasters near and far affect Parkland residents (Daily Journal)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129c0rakl/*http%3A//www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2005/12/27/community/news1.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129c0rakl/*http%3A//www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2005/12/27/community/news1.txt</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:26:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This is the first in a series which focuses on the most notable events in 2005. As the new year dawned, much of the world's attention was focused on Southeast Asia, devastated only days earlier by the worst known tsunami of modern history.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227192647</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Almanac (UPI)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1273i18rm/*http%3A//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051226-121257-7558r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1273i18rm/*http%3A//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051226-121257-7558r</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:46:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today is Monday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2006, with 363 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Uranus and Neptune.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227094659</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronology of news events in 2005 (Seattle Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=131ejjh11/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002705236_yearchron16.html?syndication=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=131ejjh11/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002705236_yearchron16.html?syndication=rss</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:19:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jan. 1: Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln starts distributing tsunami aid on Sumatra island in Indonesia...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227091939</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia well keeps pulse of earthquakes (Potomac News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13svm0dog/*http%3A//www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13svm0dog/*http%3A//www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:54:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227045433</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia well keeps pulse of earthquakes (Manassas Journal Messenger)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13r0ptr1q/*http%3A//www.manassasjm.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MJM/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13r0ptr1q/*http%3A//www.manassasjm.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MJM/MGArticle/WPN_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768936314&amp;path=</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:53:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051227045303</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural, man-made horrors mark '05 (Durango Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13ouasc5o/*http%3A//www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&amp;article_path=/news/05/news051226_2.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13ouasc5o/*http%3A//www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&amp;article_path=/news/05/news051226_2.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:31:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was the year that Christendom mourned a pope and America's fallen in Iraq surpassed 2,000. Natural disasters wrought chaos and death, terrorists attacked from Britain to Bali, and an outbreak of bird flu unleashed fears of a pandemic.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226153122</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural, man-made horrors mark '05 (Durango Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13osa4g8j/*http%3A//www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&amp;article_path=/news/05/news051226_1.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13osa4g8j/*http%3A//www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&amp;article_path=/news/05/news051226_1.htm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:16:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was the year that Christendom mourned a pope and America's fallen in Iraq surpassed 2,000. Natural disasters wrought chaos and death, terrorists attacked from Britain to Bali, and an outbreak of bird flu unleashed fears of a pandemic.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226151619</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning system gets boost (Honolulu Advertiser)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12dfluaen/*http%3A//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/26/ln/FP512260353.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12dfluaen/*http%3A//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/26/ln/FP512260353.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:09:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the coastlines of nations on the Indian Ocean a year ago shook up local civil defense officials and tsunami warning system scientists — and loosened purse strings for tsunami warning gear.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226150947</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF (Washington Post)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136c2b2c8/*http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500692.html?nav=rss_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136c2b2c8/*http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/25/AR2005122500692.html?nav=rss_world</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:29:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano staged a spectacular pre-dawn explosion Sunday, sending a column of ash two miles into the air and spewing red-hot lava.    ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226082930</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[World is better prepared one year after Asian tsunami (World Peace Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127v87tk2/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051226-010004-8856r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127v87tk2/*http%3A//www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051226-010004-8856r</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The eight-second earthquake that created the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami one year ago today also produced an unexpected silver lining: The world is more focused on preparing for massive disasters and fine-tuning the emergency response.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051226070700</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropists give gift of time (The Capital Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11s564m8v/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=66399</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11s564m8v/*http%3A//www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=66399</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 21:42:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Madison is lucky: So many of those who receive - companies as well as individuals - also give. At Christmastime, many local businesses open their pockets to provide toys for children and food baskets for needy families while for others, giving is a year-round activity.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225224256</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather trend not unusual: Disasters often run in cycles (The Des Moines Register)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=134uqm201/*http%3A//www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051225/NEWS08/512250350/1001/RSS01</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=134uqm201/*http%3A//www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051225/NEWS08/512250350/1001/RSS01</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:28:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The world is not ending.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225112840</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright spots in a dark year (Sun-Sentinel)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=138ie4kgq/*http%3A//www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/print/sfl-swick25coldec25,0,4172674.column?coll=sfla-travel-print</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=138ie4kgq/*http%3A//www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/print/sfl-swick25coldec25,0,4172674.column?coll=sfla-travel-print</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 08:09:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the world appears unwelcoming.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225090949</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latin America news in brief (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13fkvjrlp/*http%3A//www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479903.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13fkvjrlp/*http%3A//www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479903.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 04:24:35 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The head of police in downtown Chihuahua City and his bodyguard were gunned down, prosecutors said Friday. José Torres and his guard were killed late Wednesday after they left a police station and headed home, said René Medrano of the Chihuahua state prosecutor's office.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225052435</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY FEST A BIT LESS CHEERY (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13fpo0g9r/*http%3A//www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13fpo0g9r/*http%3A//www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 04:24:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Santa Clauses, all 42 of them, were waving, dancing and shaking their fake bellies. Hip-hop and ``ranchera'' blasted from a half-dozen loudspeakers. Vendors shilled, children shrieked, and the twilight sky was tinged with pink cotton candy wisps and the tantalizing scent of tacos ``al pastor.'']]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225052405</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House issues tsunami disaster plan (Corvallis Gazette Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ea7lero/*http%3A//www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/12/25/news/the_west/satwst01.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ea7lero/*http%3A//www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/12/25/news/the_west/satwst01.txt</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:16:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan Friday for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225021619</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY FEST A BIT LESS CHEERY (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=139e07j0p/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=139e07j0p/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2005 00:39:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Santa Clauses, all 42 of them, were waving, dancing and shaking their fake bellies. Hip-hop and ``ranchera'' blasted from a half-dozen loudspeakers. Vendors shilled, children shrieked, and the twilight sky was tinged with pink cotton candy wisps and the tantalizing scent of tacos ``al pastor.'']]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051225013909</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY FEST A BIT LESS CHEERY (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=135n3ll79/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=135n3ll79/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:34:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Santa Clauses, all 42 of them, were waving, dancing and shaking their fake bellies. Hip-hop and ``ranchera'' blasted from a half-dozen loudspeakers. Vendors shilled, children shrieked, and the twilight sky was tinged with pink cotton candy wisps and the tantalizing scent of tacos ``al pastor.'']]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224153410</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY FEST A BIT LESS CHEERY (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13bnle4lh/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13bnle4lh/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13479901.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_world</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:12:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Santa Clauses, all 42 of them, were waving, dancing and shaking their fake bellies. Hip-hop and ``ranchera'' blasted from a half-dozen loudspeakers. Vendors shilled, children shrieked, and the twilight sky was tinged with pink cotton candy wisps and the tantalizing scent of tacos ``al pastor.'']]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224121225</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12b8v3a6a/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12b8v3a6a/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_10</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:32:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies Friday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224113232</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. issues plan on tsunami warnings (Winston-Salem Journal)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13l9bhnfj/*http%3A//www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768901360</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13l9bhnfj/*http%3A//www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1128768901360</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:12:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In an effort to prevent people living on the coast from being caught unawares by tsunamis, the White House issued a national plan yesterday for increased earthquake- and volcano-monitoring systems, deep-ocean buoys and other means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224081202</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to upgrade tsunami readiness (The Star-Ledger)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12jhu4qo7/*http%3A//www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-4/113540301125380.xml&amp;coll=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12jhu4qo7/*http%3A//www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-4/113540301125380.xml&amp;coll=1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:59:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies yesterday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224065916</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aas158o/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aas158o/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:16:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies Friday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224041622</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12apu08ni/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12apu08ni/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:35:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies Friday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224013548</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aab87tq/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aab87tq/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:33:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House directed federal agencies Friday to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224003330</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A moment of order comes to Mexico City (International Herald Tribune)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11v1birqu/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/23/features/mexarch.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11v1birqu/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/23/features/mexarch.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:13:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What Ricardo Legorreta, Mexico's best-known architect, is seeking in his latest project is to create a moment of order within the chaos.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224001357</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (ABC News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12kruea4a/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Politics/Tsunami/wireStory?id=1437708&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12kruea4a/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Politics/Tsunami/wireStory?id=1437708&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:06:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[White House Issues Plans for Earthquake, Volcano and Tsunami Warning System]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051224000654</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! 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News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aoc62kf/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12aoc62kf/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:25:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan Friday for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223232542</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top stories (Houston Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11rjdoa71/*http%3A//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3545030.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11rjdoa71/*http%3A//www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3545030.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:55:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan today for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223215548</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (ABC News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cobq64q/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1437708&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12cobq64q/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1437708&amp;CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:36:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[White House Issues Plans for Earthquake, Volcano and Tsunami Warning System]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223213645</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. unveils plan to prevent tsunami disaster (Baltimore Sun)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12bn0q601/*http%3A//feeds.baltimoresun.com/baltimoresun/news/nationworld/rss2?m=2949</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12bn0q601/*http%3A//feeds.baltimoresun.com/baltimoresun/news/nationworld/rss2?m=2949</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:28:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Effort aims to improve quake, volcano warning systems to protect coasts   Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan today for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities. ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223212807</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! 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News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ag9bggi/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ag9bggi/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:19:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan Friday for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223201911</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House issues tsunami disaster plan (Irish Examiner)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12kdurtac/*http%3A//www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=71451086&amp;p=7y45y388&amp;n=71451466</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12kdurtac/*http%3A//www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=71451086&amp;p=7y45y388&amp;n=71451466</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:16:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hoping to protect US shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan today for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223201659</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House plans to prevent a tsunami disaster (USA Today)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129kjcf8t/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-23-tsunami-plan_x.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129kjcf8t/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-23-tsunami-plan_x.htm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:16:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan Friday for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223201618</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami donations around $13 billion (AlertNet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11p541i70/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2326909.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11p541i70/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2326909.htm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:06:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dec 23 (Reuters) - Government and multilateral agencies have pledged more than $7.3 billion in aid for nations hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, while global private donations amount to more than $5.7 billion.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223200644</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Tsunami Alert Plan (AP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12adc2tna/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12adc2tna/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/tsunami_bush_plan_1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:45:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Hoping to protect U.S. shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House issued a national plan Friday for increased earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223194554</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1.5 Million of Desperately Needed Medical Supplies Sent to Pakistan (PNN)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=125iceqou/*http%3A//www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=6428&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=125iceqou/*http%3A//www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=6428&amp;mode=thread&amp;order=0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:49:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dallas-based MediSend International and a global coalition of corporations and individuals are sending over $1.5 million in desperately needed medical equipment and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223144944</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day (The Mercury)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12pre2cb4/*http%3A//www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17650104%255E10949,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12pre2cb4/*http%3A//www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17650104%255E10949,00.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 04:03:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[1601 – Irish rebels Tyrone and O'Donnell are routed near Kinsale by British forces, clearing the way for the British settlement of Northern Ireland. 1789 – The Guardian , a store ship bringing supplies to the NSW colony, founders on an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope, losing most of her cargo.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223050328</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day (The Sunday Mail)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12s8sa7hn/*http%3A//www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17650104%255E10949,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12s8sa7hn/*http%3A//www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17650104%255E10949,00.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:52:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[1601 – Irish rebels Tyrone and O'Donnell are routed near Kinsale by British forces, clearing the way for the British settlement of Northern Ireland. 1789 – The Guardian , a store ship bringing supplies to the NSW colony, founders on an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope, losing most of her cargo.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051223045237</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annus horribilis (The Providence Phoenix)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12qjkdu4c/*http%3A//www.providencephoenix.com/features/other_stories/multi_1/documents/05167084.asp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12qjkdu4c/*http%3A//www.providencephoenix.com/features/other_stories/multi_1/documents/05167084.asp</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:16:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One year ago, I spoke to Alex Palermo, a psychic medium at the Tremont Tea Room, about his prognostications for the coming dozen months. (See " Seeing Things ," December 31, 2004.) His visions, delivered quickly and with wild gesticulations, were peppered with dark mutterings about "major threats to our security," "marred Iraqi elections," and "White House scandal."]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222191625</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor (Portsmouth Herald)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=121ccdemr/*http%3A//www.seacoastonline.com/news/12222005/letters/79237.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=121ccdemr/*http%3A//www.seacoastonline.com/news/12222005/letters/79237.htm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:58:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The recent ruling regarding intelligent design is truly a victory for the reality-based community. The issue at hand here is one of fact versus fiction.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222145856</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of US Companies Contribute to Tsunami Reconstruction (AllAfrica.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ia1a6uq/*http%3A//allafrica.com/stories/200512220080.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ia1a6uq/*http%3A//allafrica.com/stories/200512220080.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:30:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nearly one year after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Southeast Asia and Africa, approximately 600 U.S. companies have contributed almost $566 million for relief and reconstruction in affected areas, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce report.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222143057</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Red Cross 2005: Our Value and Our Values (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11pd835b8/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051222/dcth011.html?.v=37</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11pd835b8/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051222/dcth011.html?.v=37</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The American Red Cross reflects on the past year and thanks communities across the country for supporting the Red Cross mission -- preventing, preparing for and responding to emergencies.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222120000</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of U.S. Companies Contribute to Tsunami Reconstruction (U.S. Department of State)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12b6lile3/*http%3A//usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2005/Dec/21-880212.html?chanlid=eap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12b6lile3/*http%3A//usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2005/Dec/21-880212.html?chanlid=eap</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:13:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nearly one year after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Southeast Asia and Africa, approximately 600 U.S. companies have contributed almost $566 million for relief and reconstruction in affected areas, according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The contributions fall into four main categories: cash donated by the companies or their foundations; employers’ matches ]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222011310</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annus horribilis (The Portland Phoenix)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12n8nr06e/*http%3A//www.portlandphoenix.com/features/other_stories/multi2/documents/05165214.asp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12n8nr06e/*http%3A//www.portlandphoenix.com/features/other_stories/multi2/documents/05165214.asp</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:06:53 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One year ago, I spoke to Alex Palermo, a psychic medium at the Tremont Tea Room, about his prognostications for the coming dozen months. (See " Seeing Things ," December 31, 2004.) His visions, delivered quickly and with wild gesticulations, were peppered with dark mutterings about "major threats to our security," "marred Iraqi elections," and "White House scandal."]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222010653</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annus horribilis (The Boston Phoenix)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=132p88c3k/*http%3A//www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/multi_3/documents/05167079.asp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=132p88c3k/*http%3A//www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/multi_3/documents/05167079.asp</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:43:34 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One year ago, I spoke to Alex Palermo, a psychic medium at the Tremont Tea Room, about his prognostications for the coming dozen months. (See " Seeing Things ," December 31, 2004.) His visions, delivered quickly and with wild gesticulations, were peppered with dark mutterings about "major threats to our security," "marred Iraqi elections," and "White House scandal."]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051222004334</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake forum provides wealth of information (Piggott Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=122p4uj7n/*http%3A//www.piggotttimes.com/articles/2005/12/21/news/news4.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=122p4uj7n/*http%3A//www.piggotttimes.com/articles/2005/12/21/news/news4.txt</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:35:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In late 1811 and early 1812, three large earthquakes rocked the New Madrid fault and caused the church bells to toll as far away as South Carolina. Residents as far north as Ottawa, Canada, felt the earth tremble.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221203556</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MediSend International, BHP Billiton, and Estech Systems,Inc. Make Possible a $1.5 Million Shipment of Desperately  (PR Web via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=121fu1s7c/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20051221/bs_prweb/prweb324304_2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=121fu1s7c/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20051221/bs_prweb/prweb324304_2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) December 21, 2005 -- A Pakistan Airlines plane departed Houston Intercontinental on December 16th bound for Islamabad with over $1.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221130000</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preliminary Estimates in Swiss Re sigma Study Confirm 2005 as Costliest Ever (Insurance Journal)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12bo1ac9b/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2005/12/21/63327.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12bo1ac9b/*http%3A//www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2005/12/21/63327.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:37:44 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, 2005 looked certain to be a record-breaking year for insured losses. Swiss Re's newly issued sigma report has now confirmed the sad fact.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221123744</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[MediSend International, BHP Billiton, and Estech Systems,Inc. Make Possible a $1.5 Million Shipment of Desperately  (PR Web)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11p9dp3gu/*http%3A//www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324304.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11p9dp3gu/*http%3A//www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb324304.htm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:20:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dallas-based MediSend International and a global coalition of corporations and individuals are sending over $1.5 Million in desperately needed medical equipment and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan. [PRWEB Dec 21, 2005]]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221092037</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most never felt small quake (2theadvocate.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1210g2l5t/*http%3A//www.2theadvocate.com/stories/122105/new_quake001.shtml</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1210g2l5t/*http%3A//www.2theadvocate.com/stories/122105/new_quake001.shtml</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:33:53 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[FRENCH SETTLEMENT -- When Toni Guitrau felt her house shake Monday night, she thought it was someone celebrating the New Year a little early -- not a 3.0-magnitude earthquake centered several miles outside this Amite River community.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221083353</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[3.0 Earthquake Rumbles Louisiana (Free Internet Press)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12c359ljm/*http%3A//freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=5290</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12c359ljm/*http%3A//freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=5290</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:47:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[USGS scientists said the quake hit last night near French Settlement and nine miles east of Port Vincent, registering a 3.0 on the Richter scale. Geologists say that would make it hard to feel in Louisiana because of the soil makeup. The Port Vincent Police Department said no one reported feeling the quake. Read More Also, a 3.9 rumbled near Carlsbad, New Mexico]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221034733</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurers set for 'costliest ever year' - Swiss Re (Insurance Business Review)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1378m56a1/*http%3A//www.insurance-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=BF6D1DE7-20DC-4026-9BD8-5A033B46F4C3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1378m56a1/*http%3A//www.insurance-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=BF6D1DE7-20DC-4026-9BD8-5A033B46F4C3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:47:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The reinsurance heavyweight Swiss Re has estimated that 2005 will prove the costliest year on record for insurers after a panoply of natural disasters prompted unparalleled payouts.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221024730</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Modern Space in Mexico City's Historic Center (New York Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11t7h3fsu/*http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/arts/design/21lego.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11t7h3fsu/*http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/arts/design/21lego.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:23:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An architect hopes to bring urban renewal with his bold new project.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221012312</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright spots in a dark year (Sun-Sentinel)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13e0j8qk5/*http%3A//www.sun-sentinel.com/features/columnists/sfl-swick25coldec25,0,942076.column?coll=sfla-features-col</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13e0j8qk5/*http%3A//www.sun-sentinel.com/features/columnists/sfl-swick25coldec25,0,942076.column?coll=sfla-features-col</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:03:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the world appears unwelcoming.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051221000336</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Disasters, Terrorism and Political Change – a Look Back at 2005 (Voice of America)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11n0cp83c/*http%3A//www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-20-voa61.cfm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11n0cp83c/*http%3A//www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-20-voa61.cfm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:47:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nature's fury -- from ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines to devastated South Asian mountain villages -- brought tragedy and united the world in recovery efforts in 2005.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220224737</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural disasters and man-made crises in 2005 (Middle East Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=128fcvnrf/*http%3A//metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20051220-044856-3996r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=128fcvnrf/*http%3A//metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20051220-044856-3996r</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:06:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[PARIS -- Major world events of the year, to December 15.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220140607</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANWR battle rages in Senate (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=125h5g56m/*http%3A//www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~3173823,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=125h5g56m/*http%3A//www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~3173823,00.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:06:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON--House of Representatives approval of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was less than five hours old Monday morning when senators took up the debate, but they aren't expected to vote on the issue until Wednesday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220130645</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[(AFX UK Focus) 2005-12-20 09:52 GMT: Swiss Re says 2005 costliest yr ever for insurers UPDATE (Interactive Investor)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12srl98g0/*http%3A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&amp;articleid=5501687&amp;subject=general&amp;action=article</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12srl98g0/*http%3A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&amp;articleid=5501687&amp;subject=general&amp;action=article</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:20:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ZURICH (AFX) - Swiss Re said it expects 2005 to be the costliest year ever for the insurance industry, with natural and man-made catastrophes causing an estimated 225 bln usd of total financial losses, an estimated 80 bln of which was insured.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220112012</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoppers can give families around the globe a fair deal (The Idaho Statesman)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1326psr09/*http%3A//www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/NEWS0503/512200335/1001/NEWS</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1326psr09/*http%3A//www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/NEWS0503/512200335/1001/NEWS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:05:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for unique gifts for family, friends and co-workers? Do you want to help support artisans in some of the world's poorest countries?]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220100549</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Almanac (UPI)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127bosoi4/*http%3A//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051219-115905-1555r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=127bosoi4/*http%3A//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051219-115905-1555r</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:46:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today is Monday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2005 with five to follow. This is the first day of Hanukah. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Uranus and Neptune.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220094659</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHRONOLOGY-Major natural disasters in 2005 (AlertNet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11om85hj5/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B741114.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11om85hj5/*http%3A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B741114.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:06:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dec 20 (Reuters) - The toll of dead and missing from the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami stands at around 231,000, according to collated figures from government ministries.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220050643</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pen pals (San Francisco Bay View)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ua747k4/*http%3A//www.sfbayview.com/121405/deathabundance121405.shtml</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11ua747k4/*http%3A//www.sfbayview.com/121405/deathabundance121405.shtml</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:52:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Please read the article below about New Orleans by Jordan Flaherty.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220025222</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists warn of another Indian Ocean disaster (New Straits Times)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12u7fmln9/*http%3A//www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/20051220093524/Article/indexb_html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12u7fmln9/*http%3A//www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/20051220093524/Article/indexb_html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:52:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lightning does strike twice in the same place. That is the warning of seismologists as they assess the risk of another Indian Ocean tsunami.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220025215</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning lights flash for next tsunami: scientists (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ivri53v/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051220/sc_afp/asiaquake1yeartsunami_051220003210</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12ivri53v/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051220/sc_afp/asiaquake1yeartsunami_051220003210</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:32:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lightning does strike twice in the same place.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220013210</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microfinance Hailed As Top Initiative of 2005 (HispanicBusiness.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=131eu871j/*http%3A//www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=27307&amp;cat=PR+Newswire&amp;more=/pr_newswire/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=131eu871j/*http%3A//www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=27307&amp;cat=PR+Newswire&amp;more=/pr_newswire/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:03:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year of natural disasters and the continuing need for economic growth the world over, microfinancing is poised to address global social and financial concerns, according to Grupo Salinas, a Mexican leader in microfinance initiatives.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051220000349</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key events of 2005 (TurkishPress.com)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11h3f0prj/*http%3A//www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=91515</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11h3f0prj/*http%3A//www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=91515</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:12:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[JANUARY: Countries around the Indian Ocean struggle to cope with the effects of the tsunami that devastated coastlines in 11 countries on December 26, 2004. The estimated death toll eventually rises to 217,000, with Indonesia's Aceh province the hardest hit.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051219211213</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[House OKs ANWR, Senate fate uncertain (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12564hch4/*http%3A//www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~3172844,00.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12564hch4/*http%3A//www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~3172844,00.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:21:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON—Congressional negotiators added Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil drilling to an annual defense spending bill Sunday afternoon, promised some of the oil tax money to disaster relief and sent the proposal to the House and Senate for final passage.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051219202142</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best books in a year of war, anxiety (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1305026mv/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/RVGQSG56SU1.DTL</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1305026mv/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/RVGQSG56SU1.DTL</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:43:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This was the year of the war. Titles stacked up on Iraq, Afghanistan, Islam, neocons, leftists and terrorism. Books arrived on wars past and their effects today, sometimes offering us parallels for understanding the present bloodletting.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218144328</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health (Muzi)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=124po7559/*http%3A//dailynews.muzi.com/news/ll/english/1386147.shtml?cc=10006</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=124po7559/*http%3A//dailynews.muzi.com/news/ll/english/1386147.shtml?cc=10006</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:15:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BRISBANE, Australia - Countries across the Asia-Pacific region coping with an outbreak of bird flu plan to stage a mock disease outbreak next year to gauge how well they would respond to a pandemic or other major health threat, an Australian official said Tuesday.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218101522</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Hole in the World Aid Web Lessons learned in modern disasters point to gaps in the charity net (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12t4p4g19/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/CMGCOFT54K1.DTL</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12t4p4g19/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/CMGCOFT54K1.DTL</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:28:33 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At 6 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, Hurricane Katrina moves across southern Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. By 5:02 p.m., Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco declares a state of emergency and activates the state's emergency response and recovery system.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218092833</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best books in a year of war, anxiety (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12tpeufq3/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/RVGQSG56SU1.DTL</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12tpeufq3/*http%3A//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/12/18/RVGQSG56SU1.DTL</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:28:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This was the year of the war. Titles stacked up on Iraq, Afghanistan, Islam, neocons, leftists and terrorism. Books arrived on wars past and their effects today, sometimes offering us parallels for understanding the present bloodletting.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218092814</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the World (Arizona Daily Star)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11m51efio/*http%3A//www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/107525.php</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11m51efio/*http%3A//www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/107525.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 07:17:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI — India and Pakistan agreed Saturday to begin work by 2007 on a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran, moving ahead with the project despite U.S. disapproval.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218081707</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been one heck of a year: Choose to give (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1355e8ilg/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1355e8ilg/*http%3A//www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:50:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor fatigue, anyone? Maybe not, but at least donor confusion. It's the end of the year, and charities in the Bay Area are still asking for money in the name of Hurricane Katrina. My mailbox brings fresh appeals.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218045050</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devastation: 'I kept thinking about all the ones who died' (Independent)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u8gldm5/*http%3A//news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article333789.ece</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11u8gldm5/*http%3A//news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article333789.ece</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:13:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I had lost my job as head of research for a career consultancy and I decided to travel around the world for a year. I needed time to think about what I wanted to do next. I'd just done a Masters so I wanted some time out from the rat race.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218011311</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been one heck of a year: Choose to give (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=139532gpm/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=139532gpm/*http%3A//www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:20:50 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor fatigue, anyone? Maybe not, but at least donor confusion. It's the end of the year, and charities in the Bay Area are still asking for money in the name of Hurricane Katrina. My mailbox brings fresh appeals.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051218002050</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested for vandalizing mayor's home (Capital News 9)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13ises1o9/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74739%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161121&amp;Sec=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13ises1o9/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74739%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161121&amp;Sec=1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:29:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ALBANY A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after vandalizing the home of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings for the second time in two years. FULL STORY >> Updated: 12/17/2005 4:25 PM]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217222902</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested for vandalizing mayor's home (Capital News 9)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13irtl0ip/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74738%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161118&amp;Sec=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13irtl0ip/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74738%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161118&amp;Sec=1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:44:02 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ALBANY A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after vandalizing the home of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings. FULL STORY >> 12/17/2005 12:15 PM ALBANY Pataki calls for special session Governor Pataki is hoping to enact tougher gun control laws by calling for a special session of the legislature.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217204402</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested for vandalizing mayor's home (Capital News 9)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13i10ubrt/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74733%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161112&amp;Sec=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13i10ubrt/*http%3A//www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/?addvid=74733%0d%0a%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&amp;varid=161112&amp;Sec=1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:14:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ALBANY A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after vandalizing the home of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings. FULL STORY >> 12/17/2005 12:15 PM BETHLEHEM Teen accused of rape A Bethlehem High School student accused of rape is behind bars.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217191422</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been one heck of a year: Choose to give (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1386tn7ro/*http%3A//www.kentucky.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=1386tn7ro/*http%3A//www.kentucky.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor fatigue, anyone? Maybe not, but at least donor confusion. It's the end of the year, and charities in the Bay Area are still asking for money in the name of Hurricane Katrina. My mailbox brings fresh appeals.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217150557</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been one heck of a year: Choose to give (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136pe0b7e/*http%3A//www.kansas.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=136pe0b7e/*http%3A//www.kansas.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:20:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor fatigue, anyone? Maybe not, but at least donor confusion. It's the end of the year, and charities in the Bay Area are still asking for money in the name of Hurricane Katrina. My mailbox brings fresh appeals.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217132030</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 film festival lineup (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12mhfcfpd/*http%3A//www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051215/EVENTS01/312150001</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12mhfcfpd/*http%3A//www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051215/EVENTS01/312150001</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:16:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 17th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will launch Jan. 5 with “The New World,” starring Colin Farrell, Q’orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale and Christopher Plummer.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217131605</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been one heck of a year: Choose to give (San Jose Mercury News)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13b36rfov/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=13b36rfov/*http%3A//www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/13429959.htm?source=rss&amp;channel=mercurynews_local</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Donor fatigue, anyone? Maybe not, but at least donor confusion. It's the end of the year, and charities in the Bay Area are still asking for money in the name of Hurricane Katrina. My mailbox brings fresh appeals.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217122043</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[In brief (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=123o9jpjt/*http%3A//www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/13430570.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=123o9jpjt/*http%3A//www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/13430570.htm</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:41:52 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Matthew Kelly will be in Huntington at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Saints Peter and Paul Church to discuss his new book, “The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved.” The event is free.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217114152</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[US plan for fencing at border is criticized (Boston Globe)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=14jpvnscl/*http%3A//www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2005/12/17/us_plan_for_fencing_at_border_is_criticized?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+World+News</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=14jpvnscl/*http%3A//www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2005/12/17/us_plan_for_fencing_at_border_is_criticized?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+World+News</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:03:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mexico MEXICO CITY -- A bill moving through the US Congress that demands security fencing with lights and cameras be built along the Mexico-US border will not stop the flood of illegal immigrants, Mexico said yesterday. The House of Representatives voted 260 to 159 late Thursday to require the high-tech fencing along parts of the US border, while seemingly moving ...]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051217090329</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Calendar (Berkeley Daily Planet)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12fl61iou/*http%3A//www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=12-16-05&amp;storyID=22975</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12fl61iou/*http%3A//www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=12-16-05&amp;storyID=22975</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:24:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Aurora Theatre “Marius” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Dec. 18. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. Berkeley Rep “Brundibár” A musical fable at the Roda Theater through Dec. 28. Tickets are $15-$64. 647-2949.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051216172419</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Mapfre Tepeyac S.A. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11rtrdmte/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/051216/20051216005341.html?.v=1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11rtrdmte/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/051216/20051216005341.html?.v=1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ OLDWICK, N.J.----Dec. 16, 2005--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- of Mapfre Tepeyac S.A. . The rating outlook is stable.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051216170800</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biosafety lab faces public concerns (Los Alamos Monitor)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129rh55rh/*http%3A//www.lamonitor.com/articles/2005/12/15/headline_news/news02.txt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=129rh55rh/*http%3A//www.lamonitor.com/articles/2005/12/15/headline_news/news02.txt</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:25:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[How to breathe new life into an unused building at Los Alamos National Laboratory was the subject of two preliminary meetings this week. The environmental scoping process will continue today with a final session in Espanola.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051215232526</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeing Earth from cloud top to seabed (USA Today)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12j9c5iaq/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2005-12-14-earth-science-observation_x.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=12j9c5iaq/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2005-12-14-earth-science-observation_x.htm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:31:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earth scientists are beginning to live an impossible dream. They are establishing systems to monitor our entire planet continuously, from the outer fringes of the atmosphere to the deepest seabed. They even are beginning to track the grinding of rock upon rock that generates earthquakes.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051215013107</sortelement></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyeing Earth from cloud top to seabed (The Christian Science Monitor)]]></title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11nqr5r5s/*http%3A//www.csmonitor.com/2005/1215/p17s02-stct.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Mexico+Earthquake/SIG=11nqr5r5s/*http%3A//www.csmonitor.com/2005/1215/p17s02-stct.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:33:27 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Earth scientists are beginning to live what they once considered an impossible dream.]]></description><sortelement xmlns="emm">20051214233327</sortelement></item></channel></rss>