<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : world : All Links : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://world.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). 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Pyromaniacs take note. If you love fire &#8211; and fireworks or trick or treat are too tame for your taste buds &#8211; you&#8217;ll be blown away by the Bolas de Fuego festival in El Salvador.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>140</score><crdate>11/5/2009 10:28:29 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-05T22:28:29+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135351</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135351/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Racism in China Rears Its Ugly Head Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a young girl named Lou Jing competes in a televised singing competition in Shanghai, message boards go crazy with those attacking her based on the color of her skin and her background.]]></description><comments>18</comments><score>629</score><crdate>11/3/2009 11:11:53 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-03T23:11:53+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135348</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135348/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Bear kills militants in Kashmir]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir.<br/>*every body wants a piece of the action*]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>194</score><crdate>11/3/2009 7:39:16 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-03T19:39:16+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135346</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135346/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Enormous Jellyfish Sink Japanese Fishing Boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pink, slimy and repellent, the Nomura&#8217;s jellyfish is an authentic horror of the deep that's been assaulting Japan. 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As an example: a performer such as Rod Stewart would be lost without his voice, hence the &#163;3.5 million insurance policy which covers his vocal chords.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>62</score><crdate>11/3/2009 1:13:13 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-03T13:13:13+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135291</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135291/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Couple Sues Elderly Neighbour over Smoke]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple in a suburban community have filed a lawsuit against their neighbour citing the &quot;low lying fog&quot; of tobacco smoke that wafts over their property.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>195</score><crdate>11/1/2009 5:05:17 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-01T17:05:17+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135287</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135287/1/</url><title><![CDATA[After 60 Years in an Iron Lung, Woman Loses Her Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian woman who spent more than 60 years in an iron lung to treat polio has died at the age of 83. June Middleton entered the Guinness World Book of Records in 2006 as the person who has spent the longest time in an iron lung. An <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/l/113441/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">American woman</a> hs also been in an irong lung for 60 years.]]></description><comments>8</comments><score>445</score><crdate>11/1/2009 9:51:46 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-11-01T09:51:46+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135271</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135271/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Science of Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although most of these are comical, there are a few that give pause... A slight pause. Photos with explanations in the comments.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>117</score><crdate>10/31/2009 11:05:07 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-31T23:05:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135223</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135223/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Free Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[14 residential, 3 commercial units<br/>Pre-War, 4 story, abandoned rathole<br/>Squatters included at no charge]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>178</score><crdate>10/29/2009 6:30:20 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-29T18:30:20+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135218</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135218/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Frozen fluid saved by rape victim leads to suspect's arrest - 6 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. 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Really terrifying stuff.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>492</score><crdate>10/28/2009 9:13:02 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-28T21:13:02+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135174</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135174/1/</url><title><![CDATA[How to memorialize friends who have passed away on Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have a friend or a family member whose profile should be memorialized, please contact us, so their memory can properly live on among their friends on Facebook.<br/><br/>*Pretty cool*]]></description><comments>11</comments><score>596</score><crdate>10/28/2009 3:16:19 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-28T03:16:19+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135172</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135172/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Father accused of abducting man he believes killed his daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired accountant whose daughter was killed 27 years ago was facing charges last night over the alleged abduction of the man he always blamed for her death. The man was left bound, gagged and injured outside a French courtroom.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>368</score><crdate>10/28/2009 2:40:24 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-28T02:40:24+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135162</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135162/1/</url><title><![CDATA[S.F.Bay Bridge Closed After Repaired Brace Falls Into Traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHP confirmed that a broken structural cable and eyebar brace that fell onto the upper deck of the Bay Bridge early Tuesday evening was part of the emergency reinforcement that was installed on the span last September.<br/><br/>*YIKES*]]></description><comments>5</comments><score>450</score><crdate>10/27/2009 11:00:28 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-27T23:00:28+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135143</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135143/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Woman causes two fatal crashes, seven years apart at the same intersection.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having regard to Mrs Thiele's driving behaviour in both of these incidents ... I am driven to conclude that Mrs Thiele is a motorist of quite limited aptitude, competence and temperament,&quot; the coroner said.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>396</score><crdate>10/27/2009 8:17:17 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-27T08:17:17+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135088</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135088/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Wearable hummingbird feeder]]></title><description><![CDATA[They'll think your eyes are juicy, delicious flowers!]]></description><comments>15</comments><score>441</score><crdate>10/25/2009 6:40:47 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-25T18:40:47+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135085</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135085/1/</url><title><![CDATA[88-Year-Old Woman Walks 10,000 Miles in Husband's Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[15 laps a day for eleven years -  Martha Michel has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>372</score><crdate>10/25/2009 3:18:03 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-25T15:18:03+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135075</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135075/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Medium dog, SUV have same carbon footprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of New Zealand researchers claim a medium-sized dog has about the same carbon footprint as a sport-utility vehicle due to its diet.]]></description><comments>8</comments><score>234</score><crdate>10/25/2009 12:09:15 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-25T12:09:15+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135074</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135074/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Somalis made to view executions]]></title><description><![CDATA[People in Merca said al-Shabaab militia patrolled the town with loudspeakers, demanding they attend the executions.<br/><br/>The militants also ordered schools to close for the day as they were keen for children to watch the two men being shot dead by a firing squad. <br/><br/>Somali children's rights groups say al-Shabaab is intent on brainwashing the young to believe in violent Islamism.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>129</score><crdate>10/25/2009 11:41:57 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-25T11:41:57+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135069</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135069/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Uff da!  Norway Publishes 2008 Tax List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway is releasing official records showing the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/22/world/AP-EU-Norway-Money-Roll.html?_r=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">annual income and overall wealth</a> of nearly all the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://skattelister.no/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">country&#8217;s taxpayers. </a>]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>277</score><crdate>10/25/2009 9:46:58 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-25T09:46:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>135057</id><url>http://world.plime.com/world/l/135057/1/</url><title><![CDATA[10-Year-Old &quot;Mermaid Girl&quot; Has Died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called &quot;mermaid syndrome,&quot; and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10.]]></description><comments>5</comments><score>722</score><crdate>10/24/2009 6:41:16 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-10-24T18:41:16+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>