<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : california : XML WIDGET</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><link><id>62533</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/62533/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Millions in Grant Money Go to California Colleges for Stem-Cell Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twelve academic institutions in California recently received approximately $271 million in grant money from a state agency to construct laboratories for stem-cell research, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (&#8220;In California, Millions Are Distributed for Stem-Cell Research,&#8221; May 8, 2008).]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>41</score><crdate>5/20/2008 12:34:39 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-20T12:34:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>39330</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/39330/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Why Does Glenn Beck Hate California So Much?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right-wing blowhard Glenn Beck didn't make any friends in Southern California on Monday. Media Matters caught him in flagrante delicto on his talk radio show, declaring, &quot;I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today.&quot;]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>117</score><crdate>10/23/2007 5:29:36 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-23T17:29:36+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>28488</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/28488/1/</url><title><![CDATA[West Nile virus kills 1, infects 27 in California ]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Nile virus has surged in parts of California, killing one woman and infecting 27 other people, health officials said on Sunday. *gak*]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>-5</score><crdate>7/22/2007 11:52:37 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-07-22T23:52:37+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>30519</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/30519/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Supercomputer Makes Near-Instant Movies of California Quakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only in California will you soon be able to experience a life-threatening earthquake and watch a locally made, supercomputer-generated, 3-D movie of that shaking ground within 30 minutes of the first jolt.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>131</score><crdate>8/7/2007 8:07:38 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-08-07T08:07:38+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>42091</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42091/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California Sues Toymakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday sued 20 companies, including Mattel Inc. and Toys &quot;R&quot; Us, claiming they sold toys containing &quot;unlawful quantities of lead.&quot;<br/><br/>If the suit is successful, the companies could pay a US$2,500 fine for each violation.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>31</score><crdate>11/20/2007 9:13:03 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-20T09:13:03+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>130985</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/130985/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California might act to jail more drug offenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two weeks after federal judges ordered California to reduce its prison population, an arm of the Schwarzenegger administration is set to vote on increased funding to police anti-drug units, potentially putting even more offenders behind bars.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>70</score><crdate>8/18/2009 12:48:42 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-08-18T00:48:42+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>61964</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61964/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Top California court backs gay marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the state cannot bar same-sex marriages, marking a major victory for gay rights advocates that may have national implications.]]></description><comments>17</comments><score>323</score><crdate>5/15/2008 1:48:54 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-15T13:48:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>126333</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/126333/1/</url><title><![CDATA[New Miss California crowned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miss Yosemite Valley became Miss California this week. There's no mention about her thoughts on gay marriage. Somebody alert Perez.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>27</score><crdate>7/1/2009 1:09:52 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-07-01T13:09:52+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>35697</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35697/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California bans cell-phone use for teen drivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A message from the state of California to its 16- and 17-year-olds: Dnt txt n drv &#8212; thx.<br/><br/>Should be illegal period.]]></description><comments>15</comments><score>254</score><crdate>9/14/2007 2:56:56 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-09-14T14:56:56+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>67038</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/67038/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California to Canada: Head over here with your water bombers, eh?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With wildfires raging across California, the friendly neighbours to the North are more than happy to lend a hand... er, planes.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>152</score><crdate>6/28/2008 1:19:19 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-06-28T13:19:19+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>28857</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/28857/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Voracious Jumbo Squid Invade California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds are invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>104</score><crdate>7/25/2007 9:27:26 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-07-25T09:27:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>133753</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/133753/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California Says Regulations Hurt Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulations on small businesses in California have cost the state's economy $492 billion and 3.8 million jobs, according to a report quietly released by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office this week.]]></description><comments>10</comments><score>110</score><crdate>9/28/2009 1:00:31 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-09-28T01:00:31+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>115488</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/115488/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California County Declares Anarchy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contra Costa County of California said that they would no longer prosecute a wide range of crimes including assault, theft, traffic laws, certain drug crimes and more.<br/>Before you get too excited or outraged it is a bs ploy to ensure that the prosecutor's office gets fully funded in the budget negotiations.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>125</score><crdate>5/19/2009 3:37:29 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-05-19T15:37:29+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>81098</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81098/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California Voters Ban Gay Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[California voters have passed a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage... which would overturn a court ruling that gave gay couples the right to wed just months ago. <br/><br/>The passage of Proposition 8 represents a crushing political defeat for gay-rights activists, who had hoped public opinion on the contentious issue had shifted enough to help them defeat the measure.]]></description><comments>50</comments><score>706</score><crdate>11/5/2008 1:19:10 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-11-05T13:19:10+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>18704</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/18704/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California's population nears 38 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[One out of every eight Americans now lives in California, state officials say.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>42</score><crdate>5/2/2007 2:46:53 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-05-02T02:46:53+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>19910</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/19910/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Hundreds flee S. Californian Island wildfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters working through the night turned back flames that threatened Santa Catalina Island's main city and forced hundreds of people to evacuate amid falling ashes.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>-1</score><crdate>5/11/2007 2:01:54 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-05-11T14:01:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>16376</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/16376/1/</url><title><![CDATA['Landmark' Ocean Plan Passes in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation's most ambitious plans to protect marine life was approved Friday when a state panel voted to ban or restrict fishing across more than 200 square miles of water off Central California.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>22</score><crdate>4/14/2007 12:54:46 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-14T12:54:46+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>17875</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17875/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California condor chick hatches in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[A California condor chick has hatched in Mexico for the first time in at least 60 years.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>37</score><crdate>4/25/2007 5:55:25 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-25T17:55:25+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>18370</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18370/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Algae bloom kills birds, sea animals off California coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bloom of ocean algae that produces a toxic acid has sickened and killed hundreds of birds, sea lions and dolphins in California, environmentalists said.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>50</score><crdate>4/29/2007 3:49:57 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-29T03:49:57+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>14207</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/14207/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Got problems? Blame California.]]></title><description><![CDATA[California crazy is leaking into other states. Run while you still can, Idaho!]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>27</score><crdate>3/26/2007 6:25:48 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-26T18:25:48+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>