<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Scientists discover the 'No Parking' tree : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/"/><tagline>Scientists discover the 'No Parking' tree : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2009, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2009-11-30T20:49:51+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover the 'No Parking' tree]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/98031/1/" /><id>98031</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientists discover the 'No Parking' tree]]></summary><issued>2009-03-06T07:53:55+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-06T07:53:55+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The tree, a deciduous hybrid related to the rowan, was first noticed in a small lay-by at Watersmeet in North Devon in the 1930s with a no-parking sign tacked to the bark.<br/><br/>It is only recently that scientists have undertaken a biochemical analysis to confirm the tree is a new species and it was formally named yesterday.]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Randy Pentis said having a person allegedly call a tree service to remove someone else's tree is rare. &quot;It's criminal,&quot; Pentis said. &quot;It's grand theft of property.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Tree of Life Animal Kingdom]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/130511/1/" /><id>130511</id><summary><![CDATA[Tree of Life Animal Kingdom]]></summary><issued>2009-08-12T00:25:10+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-12T00:25:10+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Emerge from the heavy foliage of the Oasis - Before you stands the 145-foot tall Tree of Life. The branches span 165 feet across. There are over 100,000 leaves on the tree and the trunk is 50 feet wide. 20 artists carved into the trunk, branches and roots over 320 animals. Thousands worked on the construction of the Tree of Life which took 18 months to build. <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/AK-treeoflife/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Photos</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Rare tree kangaroo species has twins at Neb. zoo]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/88809/1/" /><id>88809</id><summary><![CDATA[Rare tree kangaroo species has twins at Neb. zoo]]></summary><issued>2009-01-11T07:54:46+01:00</issued><modified>2009-01-11T07:54:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Nebraska zookeepers are seeing double and they're thrilled about it, with the birth of twins to a rare species of tree kangaroo.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Tree of knowledge officially declared dead]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/2008/1/" /><id>2008</id><summary><![CDATA[Tree of knowledge officially declared dead]]></summary><issued>2006-10-03T21:14:02+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-03T21:14:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[mephitic dipsomania blamed for execrable deracination of erudition<br/><br/>declared &quot;deontologically deleterious&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Synthetic tree captures carbon 1,000 faster than real trees]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/127190/1/" /><id>127190</id><summary><![CDATA[Synthetic tree captures carbon 1,000 faster than real trees]]></summary><issued>2009-07-09T17:01:58+01:00</issued><modified>2009-07-09T17:01:58+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Scientists have designed a synthetic tree that traps carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to combat growing emissions.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The first tree genome is published. No, not on paper.]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/649/1/" /><id>649</id><summary><![CDATA[The first tree genome is published. No, not on paper.]]></summary><issued>2006-09-21T00:16:22+01:00</issued><modified>2006-09-21T00:16:22+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Wood from a common tree may one day factor prominently in meeting transportation fuel needs, according to scientists whose research on the fast-growing poplar tree is featured on the cover of tomorrow's edition of the journal Science.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Anne Frank's tree to be cut down]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/13496/1/" /><id>13496</id><summary><![CDATA[Anne Frank's tree to be cut down]]></summary><issued>2007-03-18T01:27:15+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-18T01:27:15+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The old chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is to be cut down.<br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_Tree" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">more from wiki on the tree</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[World's first synthetic tree is no giant redwood, but may lead to technologies for heat transfer, soil remediation]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/75783/1/" /><id>75783</id><summary><![CDATA[World's first synthetic tree is no giant redwood, but may lead to technologies for heat transfer, soil remediation]]></summary><issued>2008-09-11T10:06:21+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-11T10:06:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pooktre Tree Shapers]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/14409/1/" /><id>14409</id><summary><![CDATA[Pooktre Tree Shapers]]></summary><issued>2007-03-28T19:10:48+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-28T19:10:48+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. 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The extract could be a boon for oral health when added to chewing gum and mints.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ Self destructing palm tree found in Madagascar]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/47516/1/" /><id>47516</id><summary><![CDATA[ Self destructing palm tree found in Madagascar]]></summary><issued>2008-01-17T00:39:57+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-17T00:39:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A new species of palm tree which flowers spectacularly once in its long life and then dies has been discovered in Madagascar.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Mean Cop Won't Let Owner Rescue Cat In His Tree]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/87192/1/" /><id>87192</id><summary><![CDATA[Mean Cop Won't Let Owner Rescue Cat In His Tree]]></summary><issued>2008-12-31T14:39:52+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-31T14:39:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A Phoenix cat named Brutis got himself into some major trouble when he ran up the wrong tree. The tree  belonged to a  police officer who refused to let Brutis' owner onto his property to remove him, citing liability concerns (and causing outrage in the neighborhood).]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientists find new species in Papua New Guinea]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/102020/1/" /><id>102020</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientists find new species in Papua New Guinea]]></summary><issued>2009-03-25T08:19:19+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-25T08:19:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A brilliant green tree frog with huge black eyes, jumping spiders and a striped gecko are among more than 50 new animal species scientists have discovered in a remote, mountainous region of Papua New Guinea.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Can A 35ft Xmas Tree Fit In A Two Story House?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/85178/1/" /><id>85178</id><summary><![CDATA[Can A 35ft Xmas Tree Fit In A Two Story House?]]></summary><issued>2008-12-16T08:26:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-12-16T08:26:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[You betcha'.  <br/><br/>Some might call it a waste of a tree, but this is pretty clever no matter how you look at it.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Tree suits! German cops' secret weapon]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/82455/1/" /><id>82455</id><summary><![CDATA[Tree suits! German cops' secret weapon]]></summary><issued>2008-11-21T01:56:13+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-21T01:56:13+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[German police have gone to new lengths to nab a serial burglar &#8211; dressing up in tree suits and waiting in a forest for eight hours.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Living Root Bridges]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/130128/1/" /><id>130128</id><summary><![CDATA[Living Root Bridges]]></summary><issued>2009-08-07T11:47:50+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-07T11:47:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. 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The National Safety Council offers some safety tips to make sure a mishap doesn't spoil your holiday season.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Tree House Restaurant]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/81282/1/" /><id>81282</id><summary><![CDATA[Tree House Restaurant]]></summary><issued>2008-11-07T04:06:32+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-07T04:06:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Tree-House restaurant, on Highway 58 at the entrance in Onoyama Park in the south of Japan. What may look like a genuine tree is actually a man-made concrete structure, just like the French used to build in the late 19th century. Customers actually have to get in an elevator inside the &#8220;trunk&#8221; to reach the restaurant.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Golf Ball Embedded In Tree]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/sports/l/95830/1/" /><id>95830</id><summary><![CDATA[Golf Ball Embedded In Tree]]></summary><issued>2009-02-22T18:12:35+01:00</issued><modified>2009-02-22T18:12:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A long lost golf ball, caught in a tree turned up when the tree was sliced up.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Why the Nasca's big mistake was to cut down the huarango tree]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/135301/1/" /><id>135301</id><summary><![CDATA[Why the Nasca's big mistake was to cut down the huarango tree]]></summary><issued>2009-11-01T19:39:30+01:00</issued><modified>2009-11-01T19:39:30+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[For more than eight centuries, the Nasca culture prospered in the coastal valleys of Peru until its sudden downfall around 600 AD.<br/><br/>A team of archaeologists has now found convincing evidence the decline was self-inflicted and began with the cutting down of a tree that could have protected them from devastating climate change.]]></content></entry></feed>