<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://news.usti.net/xml/rss.html"><channel><title>MY USTI.NET News: News of Georgia</title><copyright>Copyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><link>http://news.usti.net/</link><description>News of Georgia</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat Jun 28 20:03:04 2008</lastBuildDate><ttl>2880</ttl><image><title>MY USTI.NET News</title><width>123</width><height>36</height><link>http://news.usti.net/</link><url>http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif</url></image>
<item><title>Loggerhead turtle to be freed</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bs/Uus-turtle.R45j_IuS.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bs/Uus-turtle.R45j_IuS.html</guid><timestamp>1214682886</timestamp><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:54:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bs/Uus-turtle.R45j_IuS.html">&#60;/a>BRUNSWICK, Ga., June 28 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old female loggerhead turtle is about to roam free in the Atlantic Ocean after spending her life so far in aquariums and refuges.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bs/Uus-turtle.R45j_IuS.html">Loggerhead turtle to be freed&#60;/a>&#60;br />BRUNSWICK, Ga., June 28 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old female loggerhead turtle is about to roam free in the Atlantic Ocean after spending her life so far in aquariums and refuges.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>New gene therapy delivery method created</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ap/Uus-genetherapy.RHEV_IuQ.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ap/Uus-genetherapy.RHEV_IuQ.html</guid><timestamp>1214513087</timestamp><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:44:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ap/Uus-genetherapy.RHEV_IuQ.html">&#60;/a>ATHENS, Ga., June 26 (UPI) -- The risk of using viruses to deliver gene therapy might soon be eliminated thanks to a U.S.-developed non-viral synthetic delivery method.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ap/Uus-genetherapy.RHEV_IuQ.html">New gene therapy delivery method created&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATHENS, Ga., June 26 (UPI) -- The risk of using viruses to deliver gene therapy might soon be eliminated thanks to a U.S.-developed non-viral synthetic delivery method.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>New technology to rid food of pathogens</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bw/Uus-foodpathogens.RwM1_IuP.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bw/Uus-foodpathogens.RwM1_IuP.html</guid><timestamp>1214433290</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:34:50 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bw/Uus-foodpathogens.RwM1_IuP.html">&#60;/a>ATHENS, Ga., June 25 (UPI) -- University of Georgia researchers say they have developed technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food such as salmonella.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bw/Uus-foodpathogens.RwM1_IuP.html">New technology to rid food of pathogens&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATHENS, Ga., June 25 (UPI) -- University of Georgia researchers say they have developed technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food such as salmonella.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Small Georgia earthquake passes unnoticed</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bl/Uus-quake.RRUs_IuO.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bl/Uus-quake.RRUs_IuO.html</guid><timestamp>1214331323</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:15:23 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bl/Uus-quake.RRUs_IuO.html">&#60;/a>DALTON, Ga., June 24 (UPI) -- Seismologists say they received two reports from people in northern Georgia who said they noticed an earthquake that measured 2.8 on the Richter scale.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bl/Uus-quake.RRUs_IuO.html">Small Georgia earthquake passes unnoticed&#60;/a>&#60;br />DALTON, Ga., June 24 (UPI) -- Seismologists say they received two reports from people in northern Georgia who said they noticed an earthquake that measured 2.8 on the Richter scale.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Nunn may be open to Dem VP run</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/az/Uus-politics-obama-nunn.RljD_IuG.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/az/Uus-politics-obama-nunn.RljD_IuG.html</guid><timestamp>1213644288</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:24:48 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/az/Uus-politics-obama-nunn.RljD_IuG.html">&#60;/a>WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., has emerged as a real possibility as a running mate for likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, sources say.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/az/Uus-politics-obama-nunn.RljD_IuG.html">Nunn may be open to Dem VP run&#60;/a>&#60;br />WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., has emerged as a real possibility as a running mate for likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, sources say.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Cyber malfunction halts nuclear plant</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bt/Uus-nukeplant.R4DA_Iu6.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bt/Uus-nukeplant.R4DA_Iu6.html</guid><timestamp>1212761686</timestamp><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:14:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bt/Uus-nukeplant.R4DA_Iu6.html">&#60;/a>BAXLEY, Ga., June 6 (UPI) -- A Georgia nuclear power plant had an unexpected emergency 48-hour shutdown after a recent software update, company officials said.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bt/Uus-nukeplant.R4DA_Iu6.html">Cyber malfunction halts nuclear plant&#60;/a>&#60;br />BAXLEY, Ga., June 6 (UPI) -- A Georgia nuclear power plant had an unexpected emergency 48-hour shutdown after a recent software update, company officials said.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Healthy bacteria found inside chicken eggs</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Uus-chickeneggs.RVS2_Iu4.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/aq/Uus-chickeneggs.RVS2_Iu4.html</guid><timestamp>1212611692</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:34:52 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Uus-chickeneggs.RVS2_Iu4.html">&#60;/a>ATHENS, Ga., June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they&#39;ve found chickens don&#39;t get the intestinal bacteria necessary for good health from the environment, but are born with the bacteria.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Uus-chickeneggs.RVS2_Iu4.html">Healthy bacteria found inside chicken eggs&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATHENS, Ga., June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they&#39;ve found chickens don&#39;t get the intestinal bacteria necessary for good health from the environment, but are born with the bacteria.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Report: PTSD barracks near firing range</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/at/Uus-ptsd.RlTc_Iu3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/at/Uus-ptsd.RlTc_Iu3.html</guid><timestamp>1212567354</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:54 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/at/Uus-ptsd.RlTc_Iu3.html">&#60;/a>FORT BENNING, Ga., June 3 (UPI) -- A newly built Army barracks designed to help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder is located near a firing range, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/at/Uus-ptsd.RlTc_Iu3.html">Report: PTSD barracks near firing range&#60;/a>&#60;br />FORT BENNING, Ga., June 3 (UPI) -- A newly built Army barracks designed to help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder is located near a firing range, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Food imports prone to unsanitary practices</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cr/Uus-globalfood.RkYN_Iu3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cr/Uus-globalfood.RkYN_Iu3.html</guid><timestamp>1212472486</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cr/Uus-globalfood.RkYN_Iu3.html">&#60;/a>GRIFFIN, Ga., June 3 (UPI) -- Sanitation for food production is not uniform worldwide and food  imported into the United States may put some at risk, a researcher warns.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cr/Uus-globalfood.RkYN_Iu3.html">Food imports prone to unsanitary practices&#60;/a>&#60;br />GRIFFIN, Ga., June 3 (UPI) -- Sanitation for food production is not uniform worldwide and food  imported into the United States may put some at risk, a researcher warns.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Obama crosshairs photo stirs blogger ire</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dn/Uus-politics-obama-photo.R2C5_IyL.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/dn/Uus-politics-obama-photo.R2C5_IyL.html</guid><timestamp>1211385291</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:54:51 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dn/Uus-politics-obama-photo.R2C5_IyL.html">&#60;/a>ROSWELL, Ga., May 21 (UPI) -- A Georgia newspaper publisher says he won&#39;t be intimidated by the outcry over an illustration showing Barack Obama in the cross hairs of a sniper rifle.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dn/Uus-politics-obama-photo.R2C5_IyL.html">Obama crosshairs photo stirs blogger ire&#60;/a>&#60;br />ROSWELL, Ga., May 21 (UPI) -- A Georgia newspaper publisher says he won&#39;t be intimidated by the outcry over an illustration showing Barack Obama in the cross hairs of a sniper rifle.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Female child molesters often abused</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/db/Uus-childmolesters.RHny_IyF.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/db/Uus-childmolesters.RHny_IyF.html</guid><timestamp>1210825917</timestamp><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 04:31:57 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/db/Uus-childmolesters.RHny_IyF.html">&#60;/a>ATHENS, Ga., May 15 (UPI) -- A University of Georgia study says many female child molesters were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/db/Uus-childmolesters.RHny_IyF.html">Female child molesters often abused&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATHENS, Ga., May 15 (UPI) -- A University of Georgia study says many female child molesters were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Fruit fly study could lead to pain control</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/do/Uus-fruitflies.Rrdk_IyD.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/do/Uus-fruitflies.Rrdk_IyD.html</guid><timestamp>1210707072</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 19:31:12 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/do/Uus-fruitflies.Rrdk_IyD.html">&#60;/a>ATHENS, Ga., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they&#39;ve discovered why maturing fruit flies switch from voracious eating to the avoidance of food.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/do/Uus-fruitflies.Rrdk_IyD.html">Fruit fly study could lead to pain control&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATHENS, Ga., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they&#39;ve discovered why maturing fruit flies switch from voracious eating to the avoidance of food.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Bar owner criticized for Obama T-shirts</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ab/Uus-politics-obama-shirts.R1lO_IyD.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ab/Uus-politics-obama-shirts.R1lO_IyD.html</guid><timestamp>1210706552</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 19:22:32 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ab/Uus-politics-obama-shirts.R1lO_IyD.html">&#60;/a>MARIETTA, Ga., May 13 (UPI) -- A Georgia bar owner has come under fire for selling T-shirts of a cartoon monkey with the slogan &quot;Obama in &#39;08.&quot;&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ab/Uus-politics-obama-shirts.R1lO_IyD.html">Bar owner criticized for Obama T-shirts&#60;/a>&#60;br />MARIETTA, Ga., May 13 (UPI) -- A Georgia bar owner has come under fire for selling T-shirts of a cartoon monkey with the slogan &quot;Obama in &#39;08.&quot;&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after more storms</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bq/Ayb117265614.RU6P_IAC.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bq/Ayb117265614.RU6P_IAC.html</guid><timestamp>1210567809</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 04:50:09 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bq/Ayb117265614.RU6P_IAC.html">&#60;/a>SENECA, Mo. - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bq/Ayb117265614.RU6P_IAC.html">22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after more storms&#60;/a>&#60;br />SENECA, Mo. - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aj/Ayb117264626.RU6P_IAB.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/aj/Ayb117264626.RU6P_IAB.html</guid><timestamp>1210559416</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:30:16 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aj/Ayb117264626.RU6P_IAB.html">&#60;/a>SENECA, Mo. - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aj/Ayb117264626.RU6P_IAB.html">22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms&#60;/a>&#60;br />SENECA, Mo. - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ar/Ayb117253510.Ry3d_IAB.html</link><media:content url="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="132" width="240"/><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ar/Ayb117253510.Ry3d_IAB.html</guid><timestamp>1210546241</timestamp><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:50:41 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ar/Ayb117253510.Ry3d_IAB.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" height="79.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />&#60;/a>SENECA, Mo. - Search crews combed debris-strewn fields for possible tornado victims Sunday as residents picked through the remains of homes demolished by storms that smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 21 people in three states.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ar/Ayb117253510.Ry3d_IAB.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" height="79.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms&#60;/a>&#60;br />SENECA, Mo. - Search crews combed debris-strewn fields for possible tornado victims Sunday as residents picked through the remains of homes demolished by storms that smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 21 people in three states.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ax/Ayb117259675.RIMF_IAB.html</link><media:content url="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="132" width="240"/><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ax/Ayb117259675.RIMF_IAB.html</guid><timestamp>1210529417</timestamp><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 18:10:17 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ax/Ayb117259675.RIMF_IAB.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" height="79.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />&#60;/a>PICHER, Okla. - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three states.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ax/Ayb117259675.RIMF_IAB.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt38905.jpg" height="79.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />23 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms&#60;/a>&#60;br />PICHER, Okla. - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three states.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. man executed, ending 7-month moratorium</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dt/Ayb117125565.RHYg_IA6.html</link><media:content url="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/av/photo-cnt37179.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="240" width="193"/><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/dt/Ayb117125565.RHYg_IA6.html</guid><timestamp>1210157410</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:50:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dt/Ayb117125565.RHYg_IA6.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/av/photo-cnt37179.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />&#60;/a>JACKSON, Ga. - A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/dt/Ayb117125565.RHYg_IA6.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/av/photo-cnt37179.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Ga. man executed, ending 7-month moratorium&#60;/a>&#60;br />JACKSON, Ga. - A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. Aquarium plans &#39;wow&#39; dolphin exhibit</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/du/Uus-dolphins.RgqF_Iy7.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/du/Uus-dolphins.RgqF_Iy7.html</guid><timestamp>1210141210</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:20:10 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/du/Uus-dolphins.RgqF_Iy7.html">&#60;/a>ATLANTA, May 7 (UPI) -- The Georgia Aquarium announced Tuesday a partnership with Marineland of Florida to set up a dolphin exhibit described as Atlanta&#39;s &quot;next big wow.&quot;&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/du/Uus-dolphins.RgqF_Iy7.html">Ga. Aquarium plans &#39;wow&#39; dolphin exhibit&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA, May 7 (UPI) -- The Georgia Aquarium announced Tuesday a partnership with Marineland of Florida to set up a dolphin exhibit described as Atlanta&#39;s &quot;next big wow.&quot;&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. court denied execution stay to Lynd</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ay/Ayb117116372.R7XV_IA6.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ay/Ayb117116372.R7XV_IA6.html</guid><timestamp>1210098707</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:31:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ay/Ayb117116372.R7XV_IA6.html">&#60;/a>ATLANTA (AP - - The Georgia Supreme Court has denied William Earl Lynd&#39;s request for a stay of execution, paving the way for him to become the first inmate in the nation to face execution since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection is constitutional.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ay/Ayb117116372.R7XV_IA6.html">Ga. court denied execution stay to Lynd&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA (AP - - The Georgia Supreme Court has denied William Earl Lynd&#39;s request for a stay of execution, paving the way for him to become the first inmate in the nation to face execution since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection is constitutional.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. execution would be first since Supreme Court ruling</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ca/Ayb117100166.Rpo8_IA6.html</link><media:content url="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ad/photo-cnt36769.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="240" width="193"/><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/ca/Ayb117100166.Rpo8_IA6.html</guid><timestamp>1210075231</timestamp><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:31 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ca/Ayb117100166.Rpo8_IA6.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ad/photo-cnt36769.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />&#60;/a>ATLANTA - Georgia moved forward with preparations to execute a convicted killer, who on Tuesday night could become the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a three-drug lethal injection procedure.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/ca/Ayb117100166.Rpo8_IA6.html">&#60;img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ad/photo-cnt36769.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Ga. execution would be first since Supreme Court ruling&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA - Georgia moved forward with preparations to execute a convicted killer, who on Tuesday night could become the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a three-drug lethal injection procedure.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. parole board holds hearing for convicted killer</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Ayb117073215.R7qv_IA5.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/aq/Ayb117073215.R7qv_IA5.html</guid><timestamp>1210001412</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:30:12 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Ayb117073215.R7qv_IA5.html">&#60;/a>ATLANTA - A clemency hearing is under way for a convicted Georgia killer whose execution would be the first since the U.S. Supreme Court found lethal injection constitutional.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/aq/Ayb117073215.R7qv_IA5.html">Ga. parole board holds hearing for convicted killer&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA - A clemency hearing is under way for a convicted Georgia killer whose execution would be the first since the U.S. Supreme Court found lethal injection constitutional.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Water park proposed during Ga. drought</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cd/Uus-droughtpark.Rgat_Iy4.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/cd/Uus-droughtpark.Rgat_Iy4.html</guid><timestamp>1209950457</timestamp><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 01:20:57 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cd/Uus-droughtpark.Rgat_Iy4.html">&#60;/a>BUFORD, Ga., May 4 (UPI) -- A proposal for a new water park in Buford, Ga., will be given consideration despite the state&#39;s ongoing drought, officials say.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/cd/Uus-droughtpark.Rgat_Iy4.html">Water park proposed during Ga. drought&#60;/a>&#60;br />BUFORD, Ga., May 4 (UPI) -- A proposal for a new water park in Buford, Ga., will be given consideration despite the state&#39;s ongoing drought, officials say.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Ga. high school wins &#39;Idol&#39; concert</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bz/Uus-idolconcert.R6tp_Iy3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bz/Uus-idolconcert.R6tp_Iy3.html</guid><timestamp>1209834013</timestamp><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 17:00:13 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bz/Uus-idolconcert.R6tp_Iy3.html">&#60;/a>ATLANTA, May 3 (UPI) -- Kellie Pickler says she excited about performing for students at a Georgia high school whose text-messaging won them a concert by the &quot;American Idol&quot; finalist.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bz/Uus-idolconcert.R6tp_Iy3.html">Ga. high school wins &#39;Idol&#39; concert&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA, May 3 (UPI) -- Kellie Pickler says she excited about performing for students at a Georgia high school whose text-messaging won them a concert by the &quot;American Idol&quot; finalist.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
<item><title>Suit challenges Ga. lethal-injection doses</title><link>http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bn/Uus-lethalinjection.RCCH_IAU.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">wed/bn/Uus-lethalinjection.RCCH_IAU.html</guid><timestamp>1209578423</timestamp><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:00:23 GMT</pubDate><description>&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bn/Uus-lethalinjection.RCCH_IAU.html">&#60;/a>ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia death row inmate has renewed the challenge to lethal injection by claiming that dosages of the lethal chemicals are not correct.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></description><media:text type="html">&#60;p>&#60;a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.georgia/2/wed/bn/Uus-lethalinjection.RCCH_IAU.html">Suit challenges Ga. lethal-injection doses&#60;/a>&#60;br />ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia death row inmate has renewed the challenge to lethal injection by claiming that dosages of the lethal chemicals are not correct.&#60;/p>&#60;br clear="all"/></media:text><media:credit role="publishing company">(UPI)</media:credit></item>
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