<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : world : 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>88939</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/88939/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Developing world saved as U2 announce new album ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>95</score><crdate>1/12/2009 3:07:54 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-01-12T03:07:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>81084</id><url>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/81084/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Super Obama World]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you&#8217;ll love Super Obama World game.]]></description><comments>10</comments><score>433</score><crdate>11/5/2008 9:17:37 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-11-05T09:17:37+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>75487</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/75487/1/</url><title><![CDATA[World Name Profiler - What's in a name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map. <br/><br/>The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London.]]></description><comments>25</comments><score>238</score><crdate>9/9/2008 3:11:18 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-09T15:11:18+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>4278</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/4278/1/</url><title><![CDATA[17 World&#8217;s Tiniest Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world  really<br/><br/>(Some images on page NSFW)]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>5</score><crdate>10/24/2006 1:14:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-10-24T13:14:50+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>96642</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/96642/1/</url><title><![CDATA[5 Ways People Are Trying to Save the World (That Don't Work)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over.]]></description><comments>9</comments><score>250</score><crdate>2/26/2009 5:19:55 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-02-26T17:19:55+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>12696</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/12696/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Meet the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very moving art from Brazilian Artists.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>66</score><crdate>3/9/2007 8:24:02 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-09T20:24:02+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>11143</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/11143/1/</url><title><![CDATA[2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses.<br/><br/>All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two airports about 3000m above sea level and two airports below sea level), bonus airports and various rules such as if a plane crashes and which planes could be used in the race.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>14</score><crdate>2/19/2007 9:54:55 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-02-19T21:54:55+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>12812</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/12812/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Propaganda Art From Around The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interesting collection of propaganda art and posters from around the world. American, British, German, Chinese, Russian... Mostly World War II and cold war era stuff. Also a section on &quot;health and hygiene&quot; that is particularly interesting!]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>63</score><crdate>3/11/2007 11:34:43 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-11T11:34:43+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60690</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/60690/1/</url><title><![CDATA[5 of the world&#8217;s most polluted cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some places in the world are just like heaven, some like hell; almost literally. Human activity can sometimes have devastating effects not on just the environment, but sometimes on the population too. Here&#8217;s a list of five of the most polluted cities in the world, in no specific order.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>37</score><crdate>5/5/2008 3:36:24 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-05T15:36:24+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>5299</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/5299/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Jonesing for a world record.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joneses from all around the world met in Cardiff, Wales, where they attempted to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with the same family name.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>-10</score><crdate>11/6/2006 8:55:23 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-11-06T20:55:23+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>116810</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/116810/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Festivals of Lights Around The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festival of Light or Celebration of Light is common for many disparate events and groups throughout the world. The events range from deeply religious and significant observances to cultural festivals to small local celebrations and displays. Landmarks and other buildings illuminated really look so magnificent.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>30</score><crdate>5/24/2009 5:42:16 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-05-24T17:42:16+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>53165</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/53165/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Live World Stats]]></title><description><![CDATA[World population, infections, marriages, bicycles produced,..  Watch them all change live before your eyes. Not really, but close: the numbers on this page are estimations based on past statistics.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>5</score><crdate>3/5/2008 10:16:47 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-05T10:16:47+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>75599</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/75599/1/</url><title><![CDATA[It's an ill wind... soggy summer produces Britain's world record marrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records. This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the biggest ever marrow after weighing in at 65 kilos (113lbs).]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>327</score><crdate>9/10/2008 6:57:24 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-10T06:57:24+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>67296</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/67296/1/</url><title><![CDATA[World Trade Center won't be rebuilt by 2011]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is over budget and won't be finished by the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin towers, the owners reported Monday.<br/><br/>&quot;The rebuilding effort is not where it should be,&quot; says New York Gov. David Paterson.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>57</score><crdate>7/1/2008 5:25:53 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-01T05:25:53+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>56059</id><url>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/56059/1/</url><title><![CDATA[New Rome Is Falling Into Disrepair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India.<br/><br/>Basically it was a <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">shared-world</a> created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went on to discover the continents on the other side of the globe. Little has been heard from the colony for 2 years. Mayhaps there is yet hope to determine their fate?]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>187</score><crdate>3/28/2008 12:19:34 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-28T00:19:34+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>96263</id><url>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/96263/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Twelve Animals: World maps as Chinese zodiac]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a series of illustrations entitled &#8220;Twelve Animals,&#8221; graphic artist Kentaro Nagai rearranges the world map to create the beasts of the Chinese zodiac.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>478</score><crdate>2/24/2009 11:34:46 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-02-24T23:34:46+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>130323</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/130323/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Bundaberg claims new bra chain world record]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has taken more than three years to come together, but now the town of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland is claiming a world record for the longest chain of bras.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>209</score><crdate>8/10/2009 8:38:24 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-08-10T08:38:24+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>40396</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/40396/1/</url><title><![CDATA[World Toilet Summit gets down to business ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a World Toilet Summit?]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>117</score><crdate>11/2/2007 10:38:27 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-02T10:38:27+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>112188</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/112188/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Briton wins 'best job in the world': &#163;74,000 for six months looking after a string of sun-kissed Pacific islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bungee-jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker has won the 'best job in the world' - as a 'caretaker' for a string of sun-kissed islands along Australia's famous Great Barrier Reef. Update on <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/l/88857/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this post</a>.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>248</score><crdate>5/6/2009 9:37:15 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-05-06T09:37:15+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>33125</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/33125/1/</url><title><![CDATA[7 Abandoned Wonders of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos!]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>43</score><crdate>8/25/2007 8:04:19 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-08-25T20:04:19+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>