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POPS Attack of the Living Front Groups
A front group typically has some, but not necessarily all, of the following characteristics: Avoids mentioning its main sources of funding. Note that this does not necessarily mean absolute concealment of sponsorship. Some front groups go to great lengths to conceal their origins, funders and personnel links to sponsors. Has a misleading, feel-good name that disguises its real agenda, such as the National Wetlands Coalition, which opposed policies to protect U.S. wetlands, or Citizens for a Free Kuwait, which purported to represent U.S. citizens but was actually funded almost entirely by the royal family of Kuwait. Sometimes the name of a front group might seem to suggest academic or political neutrality ("Consumers' Research," "American Policy Center"), while in fact it consistently turns out opinions, research, surveys, reports, polls and other declarations that benefit the interests of a company, industry or political candidate. Learn more at source...
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POPSArtificial Plants Formed in 1989, The Silk Forest provide and install a range of artificial trees, plants, flowers, food, props and custom designed props for specialised environments including hotel receptions and cruise ships to name just two.
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POPSLiquorice allsorts are SRS BZNS, people! A LiveJournal user has written a saga about her father’s obsession with, disappointment in, and subsequent harassment of Cadbury Bassett and their Liquorice Allsorts. It’s a hilarious read as an otherwise logical and stately engineer battles with righteous indignation against those whom he perceives are perpetrators of the horrible crime of tampering with his precious Allsorts.
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POPSArtificial Plants Formed in 1989, The Silk Forest designs, manufactures & installs a range of artificial trees, plants, flowers, food, props and custom designed props for specialized environments.
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POPSCommercial Sculptures This represents a selection of the possibilities, from these limited edition shapes to commercial sculpture, contemporary sculptures and special commissions meeting the particular needs of your space.
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POPSClose To Death, Casualty Of Landmine, Doctor Saves Elephant's Life Now aged three, Mosha wolfs down 200lb of food a day and has had to have a larger limb fitted to support her bulk. “She has grown in confidence and now likes to play with the others.” Landmines still pose a threat to the Thais. A recent survey estimated there are about 100 new casualties each year. The majority of the banned weapons are thought to have been placed by insurgents, most commonly in the south of the country. FAE staff member Soraida Salwala said: “Mosha should live many long, happy, elephant years.
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POPSPlastic Food Most people will agree that Japan is ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to technology, but perhaps a lesser known fact is that Japan also excels when it comes to making plastic models of food.
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POPSFake Plants The Silk Forest designs, manufactures & installs a range of artificial trees, plants, flowers, food, props and custom designed props for specialized environments.
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POPSArtificial Plants The Silk Forest designs, manufactures & installs a range of artificial trees, plants, flowers, food, props and custom designed props for specialised environments.
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POPSJohn McCain: Proud of His Supporters Diane Fedele - a racist blaming Obama for the fact that she is a racist. :lol: KFC should sue her for associating their brand with her sick racism. From the Video: When you got a Negro running for President he's definitely a second stringer. Oh John, you must be proud.
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POPSCorruption and Conscious in China Although it at first seems appealing to have public officials take responsibility for the disasters that slip by one their watch, it may not be the best course of action. For instance, there was a baby food scandal in 2004, and the government reacted by holding people responsible - heads of companies and several public officials were executed. But now a similar problem is happening again. Why? Because by holding an individual responsible for what is a societal lapse, it allows everyone else to keep on doing business as usual without addressing the fundamental underlying problems. In the case of corruption or dereliction of duty, the communist party's punitive actions have not served as a deterrent, quite the opposite. Perhaps we should also consider this in our own context, for we all own a small part in the disasters we blame on our politicians.
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POPSFDA: Melamine Found In Baby Formula In China Reports in the Chinese news media say that as many as 60 babies have been admitted to hospitals with kidney stones and that the illnesses have been linked to powdered formula. In March 2007, the discovery that pet food was causing kidney disease and death in dogs and cats across North America led to the largest pet food recall in U.S. history. Melamine and a related chemical, cyanuric acid, had been added to grain products in China to fraudulently increase their apparent protein content, making them appear to be gluten. The products were sold as gluten to U.S. and Canadian pet food manufacturers.
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POPSHistory of History Great NYer article I'd clipped recently and so was glad to be able to clip the online version too!
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POPSChina doesn't care a jot about the public! This regime has proved to be callous and indifferent to crucial issues affecting us all. The fake trade in China is simply masked by a few token arrests by their Government. They allow dangerous drugs and products to be dispensed all round the World at potentially high human cost. The Chinese system is rotten to the core!
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POPSBurma's Junta Counts Its Fake Votes, Millions In Peril
GRAPHIC PHOTO A US diplomat based in Rangoon claims the figure may be as high as 100,000 dead. The junta trumpeted what it claimed was a "massive turnout" in its constitutional referendum on Saturday, as thousands of tonnes of food, medical supplies and emergency relief specialists waited on tarmacs around the world for permission to enter the country. "Diarrhoea rates are very high in many of the affected townships; for children under five, diarrhoea is a disaster, adding, malaria and dengue were endemic to this region. United Nations agencies are concerned that there are hundreds of thousands of traumatised, injured people and that if they do not get medical treatment, they will die. Doctors in one hospital were treating up to 5000 outpatients a day, said Unicef's health chief in Rangoon. "They are exhausted. They are working long hours and they really need support. "They are full of patients and they cannot be treated properly due to a lack of human resources and drugs."
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POPSIn Search of a Test-Tube Hamburger Ok, PETA...you need to keep your nose and money out of franken-food creation. You self righteous SOB's are misguided in this stupidity. HOW ABOUT SOME CONCERN FOR THE ANIMALS (US HUMANS) Ingesting this ungodly abomination? Listen, if you want to pollute your system with god-only-knows-what, that's on you, but your money would be better spent elsewhere.
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