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POPSAre We Alone in these Billions of Stars? The same question with a good answer. This is a good article that tries to explain the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. I believe. Not little green men ... but something else out there.
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POPSBeautiful Planet - Photos of Nature Photos in the clip: Uluru - Australia Monument Valley, Arizona, USA Pismo Beach, California, USA Columbia Gorge, Oregon, USA Great natural beauty photos site. Some of the photos are very large. I love the ones of the redwood forests in California. I remember going there as a young child. The trees are awesome. There are several albums of nature photos at this site. It's a good resource for nature photos.
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POPSJohhny Can't Write Have you looked at any young person's handwriting lately? I can barely read my 9 year old grandson's printing, and he is to start learning cursive this year. I doubt that this will be legible either. My great-uncle Lawrence had the most beautiful handwriting. It was all swirls and curls in beautifully, carefully written words. This has become a thing of the past. Too Bad!
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POPSIs It Wrong to Correct Someone's Grammar? My kids and grands get so angry at me when I correct them ... but like the article says, "As standards decline, civilization declines." Maybe this makes me a stickler, or a prude ... but this is the way I operate. I can speak slang and I keep up with the meanings of all the new youth and tech lingo. That doesn't mean I have to say (this on top of my list of phrases that make me cringe), "I'm done!"
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POPSIt’s daylight science time again I remember taking my kids and grand to the school bus stop in the dark after the switch. It's great having more light in the evening. I don't like driving in the evening or at night, so I can stay out and do more without having to worry about rushing home when everyone is going home from work.
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POPSGoogle Hires Goats to Mow the Grass The White House and Central Park have employed goats to mow the grass ... why not Google! Great eco-friendly way to do the job. Costs the same as Gasoline lawnmowers, but no carbon emissions. Kudos Google!
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POPSLife on Mars Could be Hydrogen Peroxide Based I think if we keep looking we will eventually find life on Mars and other planets. If not, then I agree with Carl Sagan ... if humans were the only life in the universe it would "be a terrible waste of space".
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POPSIs There Slavery In Your Chocolate? This clip is for abailart. This is another even worse example of the bottom line being the driving force behind inhumane treatment of the workers who produce the things we buy every day. This story broke back in 2001, and I'm glad to read that there has been some progress in addressing this atrocity. But as can be seen by this quote from the article there is still money talking in these decisions. "the U.S. chocolate industry and its allies mounted an intense lobbying effort to fight off legislation that would require "slave free" labels for their products." Unfortunately, Money Talks! Legislators have their hands tied by lobbyists and special interest groups. Sad!
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POPSAmerica's Near-Poor - There But For Grace ... I see this a lot here in America. I may even be one of these people myself! One paycheck from welfare or becoming a "street person" with no home. Women are in more vulnerable to this than men. I recently spent the day with a homeless woman. I saw where she lived (in the woods behind a shopping center) I saw where she slept (in a sleeping bag on some plastic bags and newspaper) and I went to the grocery store with her to buy her meal for the day (after she had earned $3.00 answering some questions at a market research office ... where I met her). I took her to a county office to get 6 public bus coupons so she could get across town to pan-handle for money to continue paying for her small storage room where everything she owned was stored. There but for grace my friends!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_But_For_the_Grace_of_God_(Stargate_SG-1)
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POPSA Reason To Smile I have known a few "beautiful people" with horrid personalities ... or, they fake being nice. What I hate is when people get older and they stop seeing the fun and beauty in the world. Real "stick-in-the -mud" personalities, raining on everyone's parade. An interesting result for this study. So, beauty is as beauty does.
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POPSTiny Creatures Rediscover the Joy of Sex This one's for righthand. I guess God does approve of sex. This tiny mite has redeveloped the ability to mate after their arachnid (spider) ancestors lost this ability. Most members of the species reproduce asexually (females having babies without a male partner). This makes these mini-mites one of a kind ... rediscovering sexual reproduction.
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POPSWonder cancer herb found in Mabira forest reserve in Uganda
" The director for Research -Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory at the Ministry of health Grace Nambatya Kyeyune on Wednesday that the bark of the plant can also be used as an afrodisiac for men who suffer partial impotence. " It is also known to boost the human immune system and can be used as painkiller," Dr Nambatya said." "The high demand for the plant on the international market is threatening its existence in Africa and Uganda is lucky to have it even if it's in protected areas according to NFA." " Prunus africana is just one of the species of flora in Mabira central forests reserve, a medium altitude moist semi-deciduous forest and the biggest single natural forest block remaining in the central region of Uganda is endowed with." "Mr Mapesa revealed that, "Mabira central forest reserve also has wild robusta coffee, dioscoria tubers, yams and other plants whose economic importance is still under investigation and must therefore not be lost".
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POPS66 Year Old to Become Britian's Oldest Mum I had my last child (2nd marriage, mid-life baby) at age 40. I can comment with authority on this one. I agree with the professor in the article ... "I am shocked by the idea of a 66-year-old woman giving birth."
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POPSNature Vs. Nurture Begins in Womb I have seen this come true in y own children and grandchildren. I have a grandson who is extremely aggressive and combative, and his mother smoked during her pregnancy. My son, on the other hand, is just the opposite, and I have never smoked. I wonder if these results hold true for those of us that have had to suffer under second hand smoke most of our lives.
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POPSPhoto - New York City Blackout 1977 I remember this event. I also remember this was "back in the day" when America wasn't so concerned with our security (pre 9-11). The big news stories were how many people that were stuck in elevators and how many babies were born 9 months later. Times have changed!
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POPSEarth Mysteries - Ancient Sites and Landscapes Interesting site that investigates the things of earth that are revered or considered sacred. Stonehenge in particular, and the occurrence of ley lines through sacred sites in England and throughout the world is discussed.
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POPS"The Road to Hell" - Iraqi Refugees I vividly remember watching the Vietnamese employees and families of the American Embassy struggling and crying to get out of the country when the U.S. withdrew. The news videos and still photos were frightening and heartbreaking. http://www.fototime.com/34F181AC0E828BE/orig.jpg I see this is happening again ... in slow motion. Sad, but predictable.
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POPSDeaths of gamers leave their online lives in limbo This actually sounds like a great idea. I have kept a book with all my online ID's and Passwords. It really came in handy recently when a virus cleaned out all of my documents and photos folders on my computer. I had several of my ID's and Passwords in a folder .. fortunately not complete passwords. just hints I would know. My youngest daughter knows most of my ID's and passwords ... but not all of them. I think I'll look into one of these ... and the USB drive thing sounded like a good idea too.
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POPSGreen Roofs - The Roof with Benefits What a really great idea! I believe these will be the roofs of the future ... if we want to preserve and enhance our environment and stop global warming. Read more about all of the benefits of this type of roofing on their web site. See more green roof photos (including a pic of the system from a side view) here: http://www.geekarmy.com/templates/links.php?id=2594
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POPSTake The Archaeology Quiz Fun quiz to find out how much you know about Archaeology. (I got all of them right because I love to read about archaeology and ancient history!)
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POPSRevealing Photos Loosing Their Impact Don't get me started with censorship! If you don't like what you are seeing, close your eyes or turn away. If you don't like what's on TV or cable, change the channel! Beauty (or in this case obscenity) is in the eyes (and minds) of the beholder." 'Nuff said!
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POPSGay Marriage - Accepted Tradition in the Past The more we investigate, the more we discover. Homosexuality is not something that just sprang up in the last century. It is documented all throughout history. I thought we were supposed to learn from the past?
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