<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : traffic : 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>114405</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/114405/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Dog Dodges Traffic To Save Another Dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the dog eat dog world of New York City rush hour driving, throw in an actual dog, two, really, and you have quite a tie-up.<br/><br/>Just before 6:30 a.m., a 9-year-old female yellow lab chow mix ran onto the Major Deegan Expressway and was hit by a car at exit 3. That's when another dog, her son, ran to the rescue, right there on the busy highway. The dog wouldn't let anyone near, barking at traffic and police officers, even as they tried to help. <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://abcnews.go.com/US/AmazingAnimals/story?id=7587664&amp;page=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hero dog</a><br/>*I would have trouble stopping on this road, drivers are so crazy*]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>829</score><crdate>5/14/2009 6:34:57 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-05-14T18:34:57+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45156</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45156/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The Science of Traffic Jams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not surprisingly, one driver braking poorly screws traffic for miles. A new braking monitor might help. It also might help if people learned how to drive.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>45</score><crdate>12/24/2007 1:02:38 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-24T13:02:38+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>49781</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/49781/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Mystery Emu Snarls Traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities in east Georgia are seeking the owner of a wandering emu that made drivers gawk and clogged traffic on Interstate 20 before it was finally caught.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>231</score><crdate>2/7/2008 8:05:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-07T20:05:50+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>120017</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/120017/1/</url><title><![CDATA[72-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Tasered at Traffic Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[All right, explain this one to me? A 72-year-old great-grandmother was tasered and arrested during a traffic stop in TX. Hard to believe she would have been a threat to the police officer, but there are some extenuating circumstances.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>411</score><crdate>6/4/2009 1:19:22 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-06-04T01:19:22+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>18447</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18447/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Ten Tips To Build A High Traffic Web Site or Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you wish to seriously learn about high traffic web sites or blog, then you must read the article by the famous Steve Pavlina at his blog StevePavlina.com.<br/><br/>This article, Ten tips to build a high traffic web site or blog, is a definite must read for any serious web publisher.]]></description><comments>6</comments><score>13</score><crdate>4/29/2007 11:33:39 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-29T23:33:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>108142</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/108142/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Dog Keeps Vigil In Traffic, Onlookers Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two boxers, alone on an isolated stretch highway likely strayed into traffic. One animal was struck and killed; the other, loyal to its companion, defied vehicles to protect the body.<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/dog_braves_staten_island_traff.html#3367777" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Some good news</a>]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>504</score><crdate>4/19/2009 9:01:33 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-04-19T09:01:33+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>80261</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80261/1/</url><title><![CDATA[McCain's brother calls 911 to complain about traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[When told that 911 is not for traffic complaints, he said &quot;F*ck you&quot; and hung up.<br/><br/>911 operator called back and got his voicemail. Then McCain called again to complain..<br/><br/>Audio of calls in video. <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.news8.net/news/stories/1008/564210.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">He will no longer</a> campaign for his brother.<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRWsUk14Wl7f42nDYetTT8-6PR3wD941DD0G1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Latest report from AP</a>]]></description><comments>11</comments><score>417</score><crdate>10/25/2008 8:53:53 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-10-25T08:53:53+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57125</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/57125/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Monkey in Diapers Captured after Traffic Chaos in Orlando]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orlando police captured a diapered monkey who created a traffic headache on Friday.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>126</score><crdate>4/5/2008 9:28:55 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-05T09:28:55+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>42692</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42692/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Traffic blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nice prank from Germany. Lot of bikes in the traffic circle.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>35</score><crdate>11/28/2007 4:47:07 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-28T04:47:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45220</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/45220/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Canine Loyalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dog's companion is hit by a car. The dog stands by its companion side trying to revive it, while at the same time snarling and barking at traffic refusing to leave its companion's side. Traffic came to a halt as drivers were impressed at the show of loyalty.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>492</score><crdate>12/25/2007 10:28:51 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-25T22:28:51+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>44826</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/44826/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Traffic Jam Mystery Solved By Mathematicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathematicians from the University of Exeter have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. Many traffic jams leave drivers baffled as they finally reach the end of a tail-back to find no visible cause for their delay.]]></description><comments>8</comments><score>373</score><crdate>12/20/2007 8:27:53 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-20T08:27:53+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>99385</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/99385/1/</url><title><![CDATA[7 Things to Do While Stuck in Traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research has shown that over the course of a lifetime, the average American will spend literally weeks of their existence sitting in traffic. You might be inclined to react unenthusiastically to the thought of pitching those hours into the great abyss every year, but as it turns out, that time doesn't really have to go to waste. In reality, you might find that being stuck in gridlock is your favorite time of the day.]]></description><comments>9</comments><score>362</score><crdate>3/13/2009 12:03:05 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-03-13T00:03:05+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>129369</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/129369/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Heavy traffic foils Cyprus congestion scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scheme aimed at ending the rush-hour traffic gridlock in the Cyprus capital was abandoned on Wednesday -- because of too many cars on the road.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>66</score><crdate>7/29/2009 2:36:10 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-07-29T14:36:10+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>98374</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/98374/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Stockholm's Elegant Solution to Traffic, Pollution and Budget Deficits]]></title><description><![CDATA[This short vid shows how Stockholm improved their air quality, reduced traffic congestion and made some $ by charging people who drove in the city instead of using public transportation. They did it by implementing an OCR camera system that reads license plates. Smart.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>15</score><crdate>3/8/2009 7:23:39 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-03-08T19:23:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>53192</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/53192/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Traffic Jams Explained and Recreated [video]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dont you just hate it when you get stuck in a traffic jam to then find that theres no reason for the jam? A team of Japanese researchers has recreated the phenomenon on a test-track for the first time.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>181</score><crdate>3/5/2008 12:40:56 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-05T12:40:56+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>77815</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/77815/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Leadfoot owes $1.9 million in traffic fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Brazilian driver had his car impounded after police realized he had almost 1,000 traffic violations. The good news is that if he pays the $1.9 million in 90 days, he gets his $6,500 car back.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>188</score><crdate>9/26/2008 2:58:08 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-26T14:58:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>42338</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42338/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Congressman Claims He Got A Traffic Ticket Because He's Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was pulled him over because he had swerved over the center line before making a left turn. Of course, he doesn't want to pay the $75 ticket so he slanders the police force saying he was pulled over because he's african-american not because he failed to obey traffic laws.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>163</score><crdate>11/22/2007 10:51:26 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-22T22:51:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45003</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45003/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Air Traffic Radio Reporter Arrested For Attempted Pedophilia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Ballard, 27 is an on-air traffic reporter. He was busted in a sting-operation when he drove to where he thought he would be meeting a 14-year old for sex. What makes this exceptionally obscene is he couldn't find a babysitter so he took his 6-month old daughter with him.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>223</score><crdate>12/21/2007 2:25:56 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-21T14:25:56+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>58208</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/58208/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Traffic Jams Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amasci is a cool site that I check out a lot.  Here is his explaination of how a traffic jam works]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>131</score><crdate>4/14/2008 2:02:12 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-14T14:02:12+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>131356</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/131356/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Traffic noise could be ruining sex lives of frogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic noise could be ruining the sex lives of urban frogs by drowning out the seductive croaks of amorous males, an Australian researcher said Friday. A well-projected and energetic croak is the male frog's most important asset in the quest to attract mates to his pond, Melbourne University ecologist Kirsten Parris said.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>299</score><crdate>8/22/2009 9:07:33 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-08-22T09:07:33+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>