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POPSMeet Japan's First Western Geisha "Sayuki denies she's a flawless example of Japan's ancient flower and willow world. "Being a geisha takes a lifetime to perfect," she deflects, as she clacks along in lacquer sandals that she wears slightly too small to make her size-8 feet look more petite. Sayuki, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, became the first foreign woman in the notoriously closed profession's 400-year history to formally debut as a geisha two years ago, in late 2007. "I've only just begun," she says. "To many of my geisha sisters, I'm still a walking disaster." Read it all here: http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/news/japans-western-geisha Long article, but interesting.
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POPSDo Left Still See Benefits of Depopulation? More food for thought on confusing issues. This would take some of the reasoning away from the the theories as to the philosophical driving forces behind the Climate Change Cabal. We know these are one wing of a global dominance effort who've basically hi-jacked a manufactured issue, but I'd included depopulation as one of their backbone goals. Then again, this may be just propaganda so we think, "Oh! Maybe they ARE sincere. Maybe this isn't an ulterior motive behind climate change fascism."
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POPSGiving what we can Oxford academic setting up society where members pledge to give at least 10% of what they earn to charitable causes. I've also got an article on my desk from Sunday Times News review about it (can't find it online I'm afraid)
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POPSThey should have thought it through With all due respect to the people who are fighting for what they believe, they really should have put more time into thinking about their protest. Their ideas are solid, their concerns are valid, but the concept always seemed weak to me. This is just another point of embarrassment. Of course, true believes won't be stopping.
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POPS'Unfriend': dictionary's word of the year To spite the naysayers, there is at least one case in which men (and women) of letters will be happy. According to the Scrabble website, "unfriend" is an acceptable word, worth 12 points when played on blank spaces.
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