<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : United States : ATOM 0.3</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><entry><title><![CDATA[How to Get Cancer: Move to the United States]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/130131/1/" /><id>130131</id><summary><![CDATA[How to Get Cancer: Move to the United States]]></summary><issued>2009-08-07T11:53:52+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-07T11:53:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The risk of cancer for Hispanics living in Florida is 40 percent higher than for those who live in their native countries, a puzzling new study finds. The finding holds even after researchers corrected for the increase detection rates in the United States. And access to health care did not make things better.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[10 Steps to a Fascist America]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17692/1/" /><id>17692</id><summary><![CDATA[10 Steps to a Fascist America]]></summary><issued>2007-04-24T12:42:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-24T12:42:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[An article from the Guardian.  It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Brother Can You Spare $300 Billion ?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/82504/1/" /><id>82504</id><summary><![CDATA[Brother Can You Spare $300 Billion ?]]></summary><issued>2008-11-21T12:57:21+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-21T12:57:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The United States has asked four oil-rich Gulf states for close to 300 billion dollars to help it curb the global financial meltdown.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[50 States in 10 Minutes]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/12244/1/" /><id>12244</id><summary><![CDATA[50 States in 10 Minutes]]></summary><issued>2007-03-05T00:03:55+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-05T00:03:55+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[That 192 countries quiz was WAY too difficult for us geographically-challenged Plimers(Plimates?)... If your ego needs a boost try one a little closer to home - unless you live in one of those other 191 countries.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Cricket - The National Pastime of the US?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/sports/l/4052/1/" /><id>4052</id><summary><![CDATA[Cricket - The National Pastime of the US?]]></summary><issued>2006-10-22T22:30:52+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-22T22:30:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Cricket&#8212;now played by millions of people in 92 countries ranging from the Caribbean to Europe to Africa to South Asia&#8212;was once the national game of, yes, these United States. And one of the first outdoor sports to be played on these shores. An 1844 cricket match between teams from the United States and Canada was the first international sporting event in the modern world, predating the revival of the Olympic Games by more than 50 years.<br/><br/>Very interesting and informative article.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Not-So-Nice Things Said About America]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/82008/1/" /><id>82008</id><summary><![CDATA[Not-So-Nice Things Said About America]]></summary><issued>2008-11-16T18:24:22+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-16T18:24:22+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Here are 10 quotes, mostly by Americans, that are actually quite critical of the United States, but succeed nonetheless in being both witty and funny as well.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[US Military Bases Around The World]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45213/1/" /><id>45213</id><summary><![CDATA[US Military Bases Around The World]]></summary><issued>2007-12-25T17:57:19+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-25T17:57:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Military</a> of the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.defenselink.mil/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">US</a> is <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">deployed</a> in many <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/maps/9.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">countries</a>. This is due to many factors: the Cold War, in which the US government needed troops around the globe to counter the threat of the Soviet Union; and more recently, The War on Terror. The US has nearly 1.4 million active <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">personnel</a>, and over 369,000 of those are deployed outside the United States and its territories.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Real History of &quot;In God We Trust&quot;]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36320/1/" /><id>36320</id><summary><![CDATA[The Real History of &quot;In God We Trust&quot;]]></summary><issued>2007-09-21T01:09:07+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-21T01:09:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Despite some people's theories, the United States' national motto, &quot;<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">In God We Trust</a>&quot; was not added to paper money by mistake.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[America's Interests and the U.N.]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/62701/1/" /><id>62701</id><summary><![CDATA[America's Interests and the U.N.]]></summary><issued>2008-05-21T22:50:19+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-21T22:50:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Are they one and the same? What happens when they differ?<br/>Another in the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale_College" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hillsdale College</a> series of articles. This one from a speech by John Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (and admitably, biased). Permanent <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.hillsdale.edu/images/userImages/mschonert/Page_4221/ImprimisApril08.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pdf link</a>.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Z Machine creates ice in nanoseconds]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/13370/1/" /><id>13370</id><summary><![CDATA[Z Machine creates ice in nanoseconds]]></summary><issued>2007-03-16T14:11:03+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-16T14:11:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory of United States, owns the Z Machine f Sandia's, which is capable to produce a temperature higher than Sun's. Recently has successfully obtained ice from water in just a few nanoseconds.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[US population to hit 300 million ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/3427/1/" /><id>3427</id><summary><![CDATA[US population to hit 300 million ]]></summary><issued>2006-10-16T23:29:07+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-16T23:29:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The United States' population will hit 300 million on Tuesday morning.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Who Won The War of 1812?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/3139/1/" /><id>3139</id><summary><![CDATA[Who Won The War of 1812?]]></summary><issued>2006-10-14T17:40:21+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-14T17:40:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;In 1814 we took a little trip  <br/>Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip,  <br/>We took a little bacon and we took a little beans  <br/>And we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.&quot;<br/><br/>The War of 1812 in which &quot;The Battle of New Orleans&quot; was fought was a war between the British and the United States, with Canada and the Native-Americans thrown in as well.<br/><br/>The question is who won that war? Lets put it this way, what Americans learn in school is different than what Canadians learn.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Heatwave in the Western United States ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/28317/1/" /><id>28317</id><summary><![CDATA[Heatwave in the Western United States ]]></summary><issued>2007-07-21T11:24:20+01:00</issued><modified>2007-07-21T11:24:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The oppressive heat that crept over parts of the western United States during the first few days of July 2007 took hold of the entire West during the week of July 4 through July 11. Deep red tones blanket every western state in this land surface temperature image.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[United States to lift a ban on haggis]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/47962/1/" /><id>47962</id><summary><![CDATA[United States to lift a ban on haggis]]></summary><issued>2008-01-22T14:23:33+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-22T14:23:33+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Scotland is considering lobbying the United States to lift a ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the sheep-stomach-based national dish. Mmmmmm...haggis.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Dropping Out Of The Electoral College]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45923/1/" /><id>45923</id><summary><![CDATA[Dropping Out Of The Electoral College]]></summary><issued>2008-01-03T14:35:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-03T14:35:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Electoral</a> College of the US has it proponents and its detractors. One possible replacement is the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">National</a> Popular Vote <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">(NPV)</a>. Maryland is the first state in the nation to pass laws to enact this system provided enough other states does likewise.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Let Mexico Burn!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/13044/1/" /><id>13044</id><summary><![CDATA[Let Mexico Burn!]]></summary><issued>2007-03-13T19:30:41+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-13T19:30:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yet another unbelievable example of massive Mexican cajones! The Mexican government has filed a formal grievance with the United States because New Mexico fire fighters briefly crossed the border to extinguish a fire that started in the U.S. and spread South.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barack Obama Elected 44th President of The United States]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81049/1/" /><id>81049</id><summary><![CDATA[Barack Obama Elected 44th President of The United States]]></summary><issued>2008-11-04T23:07:40+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-04T23:07:40+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Breaking over 200 years of history, the first black man has been elected as the president of the United States]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/93052/1/" /><id>93052</id><summary><![CDATA[Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty ]]></summary><issued>2009-02-06T02:51:43+01:00</issued><modified>2009-02-06T02:51:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[As Obama and Congress further extend the dictatorial reach of the federal government, expect more states to assert their rights under the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The United States of Mind ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/78161/1/" /><id>78161</id><summary><![CDATA[The United States of Mind ]]></summary><issued>2008-09-29T23:14:57+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-29T23:14:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Certain regional stereotypes have long since become cliches: The stressed-out New Yorker. The laid-back Californian.<br/><br/>But the conscientious Floridian? The neurotic Kentuckian?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[United 300]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25163/1/" /><id>25163</id><summary><![CDATA[United 300]]></summary><issued>2007-06-25T22:13:43+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-25T22:13:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Yet another 300 mash up, this time mixed with United 93]]></content></entry></items></xml>