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POPSKudzu - The Invader That Ate the South In the southern US these photos are typical of the sites you see when driving anywhere. Vines covering signs and fences ... covering poles and electric lines ... close along highways and roads as if making an attempt to grow across. There are even recipes to cook Kudzu in the South. A very beautiful, picturesque nuisance.
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POPSNew Video of Earthrise from The Moon Remarkable video of Earthrise as seen from Moon orbit. See the now famous Earthrise photo from the Apollo 8 mission here: http://www.abc.net.au/science/moon/earthrise.htm
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POPSHalloween - From Celtic Samhain Eve There is a Japanese holiday, Urabon, that is similar to Halloween in some ways. Most of the Christian holidays coincide with the ancient or pagan holidays. "In many cases, this was the result of an attempt on the part of religious leaders to facilitate the transition of the people to the new religion: Rather than attempt to enforce a prohibition of the popular older beliefs, they scheduled their new holidays for the same time, and incorporated many of the traditional customs." This is a good article about several holidays and their origins.
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POPSJapanese Men Can Take "Daddy Exam" This would probably be a good "exam" for men in any country. There are way too many men in this world who also believe that raising children falls only to women. Get with the program dad! Male input into children's lives is immeasurable. These are your children too! Love 'em ... but don't leave 'em to their mothers to raise!
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POPSJapan's Prince Admits to Alcoholism Japan's Prince is the first Japanese royal to admit he is an alcoholic. There are other troubles in the royal household driving him to drink. Sounds like a lot of the rest of us ... drama, drama ... and life closing in.