<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
			<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/css/rss2.xsl"?>

			<rss version="2.0">
			<channel>
			<title>Cultural Trends Examiner</title>
			<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
			<description></description>
			<language>en-us</language>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:44:48 -0700</pubDate>
			<lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:35:51 -0700</lastBuildDate>
			<generator>BlogCFC</generator>
			<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
			<managingEditor></managingEditor>
			<webMaster></webMaster>
			
			
			
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Buy your new car on Black Friday: The day after Thanksgiving</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Buy-your-new-car-on-Black-Friday-The-day-after-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Suzuki SX4.  Although Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the biggest retail shopping day of the year, few people consider it a good day to purchase a car. However, Black Friday is the best day to buy a car according to car pricing research...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:35:51 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Buy-your-new-car-on-Black-Friday-The-day-after-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Microsoft co-founder, billionaire Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Microsoft-cofounder-billionaire-Paul-Allen-diagnosed-with-cancer?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				
Paul Allen opening his Experience Music Project.
EMP Photo.
Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin&apos;s lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy. This announcement was sent in a memo to employees of ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Health</category>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:16 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Microsoft-cofounder-billionaire-Paul-Allen-diagnosed-with-cancer?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Sarah Palin on cover of Newsweek wearing sweatshirt and shorts</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Sarah-Palin-on-cover-of-Newsweek-wearing-sweatshirt-and-shorts?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Sarah Palin&apos;s latest Newsweek cover.  In yet another high publicity event to promote her book Newsweek has put Sarah Palin on its cover this week. The photo shows Palin in a casual pose wearing a red sweatshirt and shorts. The headline reads &amp;ldquo;...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Politics</category>
				
				<category>Sarah Palin / Carrie Prejean</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:08:09 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Sarah-Palin-on-cover-of-Newsweek-wearing-sweatshirt-and-shorts?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Johnny Depp to be paid record salary for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (video trailer)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Johnny-Depp-to-be-paid-record-salary-for-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-4?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.&amp;nbsp; AP Photo.  Johnny Depp has signed on to play Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 4: The Fountain of Youth for a record $33,600,000 according to Entertainment Daily. That amount is said to be ap...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<category>Movies</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:49 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Johnny-Depp-to-be-paid-record-salary-for-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-4?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>The Blind Side: A movie that demonstrates the true compassion we all need (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-Blind-Side-A-movie-that-demonstrates-the-true-compassion-we-all-need-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 The real Michael Oher of the Ravens.&amp;nbsp; NFL. The Blind Side is an inspiring compassionate movie that tells the story of the life of Michael Oher of the Baltimore Ravens, and the publicity is heating up for the film as it is prepared to open natio...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Motivational</category>
				
				<category>Compassion</category>
				
				<category>Inspiration</category>
				
				<category>Livingry</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:05:22 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-Blind-Side-A-movie-that-demonstrates-the-true-compassion-we-all-need-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Jewish born Bob Dylan sings about Santa (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jewish-born-Bob-Dylan-sings-about-Santa-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				
Bob Dylan sings &amp;quot;Must Be Santa&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; AP Photo
&amp;nbsp;
My mother used to babysit for the baby Bobby Zimmerman (now Bob Dylan) when he was a nice Jewish boy.  Now, he&amp;rsquo;s singing about Santa.  My mother and his mother must be turning ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Music</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:50:49 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jewish-born-Bob-Dylan-sings-about-Santa-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Good nutrition, common sense &amp; no vaccination prevent H1N1 Swine Flu &amp; Seasonal Flu (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Good-nutrition-common-sense--no-vaccination-prevent-H1N1-Swine-Flu--Seasonal-Flu-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Will this little pig and his buddies really infect &amp;quot;high risk&amp;quot; groups with H1N1 Swine Flu? What is the best way to protect ourselves and our families from the Swine Flu?&amp;nbsp; Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no long...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:26:50 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Good-nutrition-common-sense--no-vaccination-prevent-H1N1-Swine-Flu--Seasonal-Flu-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Jessica Simpson weight loss at 7 pounds per week: Dukes of Hazzard days (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jessica-Simpson-weight-loss-at-7-pounds-per-week-Dukes-of-Hazzard-time-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Jessica Simpson in her Daisy Duke days.&amp;nbsp; AP Photo.  In a recent report from OK! Magazine, Jessica Simpson&apos;s weight loss has totaled 12 pounds.  The article says that the star has dieting down to a science, loosing 7 pounds in one a week. While ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Health</category>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:19:49 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Jessica-Simpson-weight-loss-at-7-pounds-per-week-Dukes-of-Hazzard-time-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Atlanta Falcon Tony Gonzalez and wife pose naked for PETA ad (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Atlanta-Falcon-Tony-Gonzalez-and-wife-pose-naked-for-PETA-ad-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Tony &amp;amp; October Gonzalez pose naked for PETA ad.  Atlanta Falcons tight-end Tony Gonzalez posed naked with his wife, October, in the latest ads from PETA.  Gonzalez and his wife did this to bring awareness and attention to the efforts of PETA (Pe...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Environmental</category>
				
				<category>Health</category>
				
				<category>Compassion</category>
				
				<category>Politics</category>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<category>Animals</category>
				
				<category>Sports</category>
				
				<category>Livingry</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:50:05 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Atlanta-Falcon-Tony-Gonzalez-and-wife-pose-naked-for-PETA-ad-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>New Orleans Free Clinic sees 1000 ordinary people: Producer comments  (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-Orleans-Free-Clinic-sees-1000-ordinary-people-Producer-comments--video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Free Clinic in New Orleans attracts 1,000 &amp;quot;ordinary people.&amp;quot;  Keith Olbermann&amp;rsquo;s Countdown chose to highlight and raise money for the Association of Free Clinics to highlight the growing health care problem in this country and 1,000 p...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Health</category>
				
				<category>Compassion</category>
				
				<category>Events</category>
				
				<category>Television</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:53:02 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-Orleans-Free-Clinic-sees-1000-ordinary-people-Producer-comments--video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Shaniya Davis body found while her mother Nicole Davis remains in jail (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Shaniya-Davis-body-found-while-her-mother-Nicole-Davis-is-in-jail-for-the-crime-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Shaniya Davis.&amp;nbsp; Family Photo.  The body of Shaniya Davis has been found today, November 16.  Shaniya disappeared from her home in Fayetteville, North Carolina on November 10, 2009 when her mother, Antoinette Nicole Davis, told authorities that ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Family Life</category>
				
				<category>Crimes</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:57:03 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Shaniya-Davis-body-found-while-her-mother-Nicole-Davis-is-in-jail-for-the-crime-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>New NIH study claims to reveal why children are susceptible to H1N1 Swine Flu (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-NIH-study-claims-to-reveal-why-children-are-susceptible-to-H1N1-Swine-Flu-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Perhaps why swine flu is most dramatic effect of children. AP Photo.  A November 16 study released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) claims that the 2009 H1N1 virus does actually have molecular similarities to previously circulating strains...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Health</category>
				
				<category>Swine Flu</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:29 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-NIH-study-claims-to-reveal-why-children-are-susceptible-to-H1N1-Swine-Flu-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>More money for weaponry, but where is the money for livingry?</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-More-money-for-weaponry-but-where-is-the-money-for-livingry?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Our tiny, uniuqe Spaceship Earth has enough for us all.  We live on a planet that has enough resources to support all living beings with all the physical resources we need.  There is enough to go around.  That was proven with food about 1976, and it...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Motivational</category>
				
				<category>Environmental</category>
				
				<category>Community</category>
				
				<category>Buckminster Fuller</category>
				
				<category>Peace</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:15 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-More-money-for-weaponry-but-where-is-the-money-for-livingry?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Jon &amp; Kate Gosselin to each say what happened on &#39;Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8&#39; series finale</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Jon--Kate-Gosselin-to-each-say-what-happened-on-Jon--Kate-Plus-8-series-finale?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Jon &amp;amp; Kate will not be on the couch together.&amp;nbsp; TLC Photo.  TLC, is reporting that both Jon and Kate Gosselin will appear on the Jon and Kate Plus 8 series finale to tell their sides of the story.  Jon and Kate will each give one-on-one inte...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Television</category>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<category>Celebrity Gossip</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:51:35 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Jon--Kate-Gosselin-to-each-say-what-happened-on-Jon--Kate-Plus-8-series-finale?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Sarah Palin was unaware that her daughter Bristol was sexually active</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Sarah-Palin-was-unaware-that-her-daughter-was-sexually-active?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Sarah Palin tells Barbara Walters she did not know her daughter was sexually active. AP Photo Sarah Palin did her best to remain in the public eye when she released yet another bombshell on Barbara Walters in an interview that will air next week on ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Sarah Palin / Carrie Prejean</category>
				
				<category>Celebrity Gossip</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:04 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Sarah-Palin-was-unaware-that-her-daughter-was-sexually-active?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Walmart introduces &#39;Barbie&#39; Edward and Bella Twilight dolls (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Walmart-introduces-Barbie-Edward-and-Bella-Twilight-dolls-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Edward &amp;amp; Bella Twilight Barbie dolls at Walmart.  Now anyone can share Edward and Bella as a gift.  Walmart has released the &amp;ldquo;Barbie&amp;rdquo; type dolls, and they are sure to be a hit with Twilight fans.  The dolls will be available at Walma...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Entertainment</category>
				
				<category>Movies</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:52 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Walmart-introduces-Barbie-Edward-and-Bella-Twilight-dolls-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Michael Jackson&#39;s &#39;This is It&#39; movie extended through Thanksgiving (video)</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Michael-Jacksons-This-is-It-movie-extended-through-Thanksgiving-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Michael Jackson&apos;s &amp;quot;This Is It&amp;quot; movie continues to sell record tickets. (AP Photo) In just five days &amp;ldquo;Michael Jackson&amp;rsquo;s This Is It&amp;rdquo; movie grossed over $100,000,000 making it the number one movie at the box office this week...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Movies</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:48:13 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Michael-Jacksons-This-is-It-movie-extended-through-Thanksgiving-video?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Obama declares H1N1 Swine Flu a national emergency:  What should you do?</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Obama-declares-H1N1-Swine-Flu-a-national-emergency--What-should-you-do?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				&amp;nbsp;Friday night a declaration making the H1N1 swine flu pandemic a national emergency was signed by President Obama. This gives his Health and Human Services Secretary great freedom in the means to fight the growing illness.According to health aut...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Swine Flu</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:48:45 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Obama-declares-H1N1-Swine-Flu-a-national-emergency--What-should-you-do?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Paris Hilton says her voice persona is an act:  Has she been fooling us?</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Paris-Hilton-says-her-voice-persona-is-an-act--Has-she-been-fooling-us?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				    According to Paris Hilton, the baby voice she speaks in isn&apos;t real, after all.  She does it to amuse herself.&amp;quot;I would do the baby voice and it&apos;s kind of like this character I made up, but in real life I&apos;m completely different, I&apos;m very down ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Television</category>
				
				<category>Celebrities</category>
				
				<category>Celebrity Gossip</category>
				
				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:26 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Paris-Hilton-says-her-voice-persona-is-an-act--Has-she-been-fooling-us?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>&#39;Balloon boy&#39; incident may lead to charges filed:  Was it a hoax planned by Richard Heene?</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Balloon-boy-incident-may-lead-to-charges-filed--Was-it-a-hoax-planned-by-Richard-Heene?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Falcon Henne balloon in flight with no box beneath. (AP photo)&amp;nbsp; TMZ reports that the Larimer County Sheriff&amp;rsquo;s Department intends to file charges against the Heenes in the &amp;ldquo;Balloon Boy&amp;rdquo; incident.  TMZ says that Sheriff Jim Alde...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>Crimes</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:03:41 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-7311-Cultural-Trends-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Balloon-boy-incident-may-lead-to-charges-filed--Was-it-a-hoax-planned-by-Richard-Heene?cid=exrss-Cultural-Trends-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			</channel></rss>