<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rash of Manhole Cover Thefts : RSS 2.0</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>plime.com</webMaster><copyright>2008, plime.com.</copyright><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><pubDate></pubDate><generator>Plime/1</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><title>Rash of Manhole Cover Thefts : RSS 2.0</title><url>http://www.plime.com/images/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Rash of Manhole Cover Thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's been a rash of thefts of manhole covers in the city of Long Beach. Some 55 have been stolen in the past few months -- five of which were just discovered missing on Tuesday. The problem is that when left uncovered, the holes are a danger to people and cars.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/plime-com/l/60885/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (2)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/plime-com/l/60885-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/plime-com/l/60885-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/plime-com/l/60885-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (0)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/plime-com/l/60885/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><item><title><![CDATA[SkandarGraun @ 5/7/2008 8:37:55 AM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the price of metal increasing so bad that it is worth to collect manhole covers?<br/>Whats next? <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_sign_theft" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stealing traffic signs for the aluminum?</a>]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/rss2_0.rss#q3</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/rss2_0.rss#q3</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[mobase @ 5/7/2008 7:30:08 AM]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have some theories on this.<br/><br/>1) They're being chrome plated and bolted to rims, rolling on dubs.<br/><br/>2) They're going to show up in some artists' concept piece, complete with all the requisite bush/nazi references, global warming, corporate evil, blahBlahBlah. <br/><br/>3) Kids think it's funny to watch dogs and people disappear into a hole in the street. It would amuse me, that's for sure.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/rss2_0.rss#q2</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60885/1/rss2_0.rss#q2</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item></channel></rss>