title: Getting a The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference error in java, but I dont have any ampersands in my xml file
body: <p>I am getting the error</p>
  
  <pre><code>The entity name must immediately follow the '&amp;' in the entity reference.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I don't have any ampersands in my XML document! Does anyone know why this might happen? Here is the XML document I am trying to parse:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;rss version= "2.0" &gt;
  &lt;channel&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;
  &lt;title&gt;Best iPad strategy games&lt;/title&gt;
  &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/198mhX3FVmw/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;          &lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;
  &lt;title&gt;Share your life with friends in real time with Spin&lt;/title&gt;
  &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/9G84sETG_9I/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;    &lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;
  &lt;title&gt;How to stop receiving notifications from a website in OS X Mavericks&lt;/title&gt;
  &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/IyxFbLcmoOE/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;   &lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;
  &lt;title&gt;iPad mini with Retina Display hitting resellers in the UK, 4G LTE models still     look scarce&lt;/title&gt;
  &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/FGTUITMMR0E/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;  &lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;
  &lt;title&gt;Procraster for iPhone helps you fight procrastination and break down large projects&lt;/title&gt;
  &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/o5ATGmzDthw/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Pad &amp; Quill brings ages-old craftsmanship to all new leather bags and sleeves&lt;/title&gt;        &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/NJzAu_PyQNo/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;BillGuard 4.0 for iPhone brings spending analytics, savings alerts, and more&lt;/title&gt;   &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/HY4zCH7l1QM/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;GTA: San Andreas coming to iOS in December, game controller support in tow&lt;/title&gt;&lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/SVNSBiViJdk/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla fixes server issues that left user data vulnerable&lt;/title&gt;&lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/Nzhq0f5O3Ns/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Iterate 58: Paul Haddad on Tweetbot 3&lt;/title&gt;&lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/XJ4dCJWZFVo/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;\item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Deal of the Day: Incipio EDGE PRO Hard Shell Slider Case for iPhone 5S&lt;/title&gt;&lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/ypt-j2OBqOM/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Moshi Ionbank 10k battery pack review: Good looks and plenty of power&lt;/title&gt;   &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/0HUTAMqX82k/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;
  &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Infinity Blade goes free for Black Friday week&lt;/title&gt;    &lt;link&gt;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/q0XdepWSTiM/story01.htm&lt;/link&gt;&lt;/item&gt;    &lt;item&gt;&lt;title&gt;Procreate 2 for iPad now available, adds 64-bit, iOS 7 design, new GPU    accelerated filters, and more&lt;/title&gt;   
  &lt;/channel&gt;&lt;/rss&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance for any help!</p>