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POPSPQ | Daily Good Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts. --Author Unknown
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POPS“A Christmas Story” If you haven’t seen “A Christmas Story,” you’re in luck, as TBS runs a 24-hour marathon of the film every year, starting at 8 p.m. tonight and concluding 6 p.m. Christmas Day. It’s the perfect opportunity for your initiation to what will quickly become a must-watch film on your Christmas movie list. A Christmas Story IMDb user comments http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/usercomments
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POPSSanta Claus 'buried in Ireland' It is thought that the man who inspired the tradition of leaving presents under a Christmas tree, came from a wealthy family and he is believed to have given much of his fortune away. Early pilgrims visited the cathedral in Myra to pay their respects to the bishop. The bishop was originally buried at a local church in Myra, in modern day Turkey, when he died. Historians now believe his body was later moved to the abbey in Ireland by early crusaders. “St Nicholas Church is still standing and there is a slab on the ground which marks St Nicholas's grave,” he said. Few locals know of the much-loved figure’s link with Kilkenny. “It is an amazing story and yet very few people in Ireland know about St Nicholas's connection with this country,” he said. “Every year now we get visitors to the site, but still not that many.” i
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POPSManscaping - for real? Gillette is grasping at straws, so to speak, to find new revenue streams with a high-cost campaign to enlist women to send a mass-customized video to their partners. Gina Maniscalco at Lookingood.com was the first to alert me to it, and she raises valid concerns - there are enough hormones generated by these two videos (after watching the first, go to the site promoted at the end of it) to power a small army over a cliff!
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POPSDid Neanderthals have sex with modern man? They were eaten, pure and simple. The mark from butcher hook was discovered recently on the inner surface of one of their jaw. We're still eating each other, although not literally now. At least some of us sometimes... And how often cruelly and savagely... :( Oh, yes, almost forgot... About sex... Why not, after all? ;) This call of Nature is eternal...
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POPSVowels Worksheets Free vowels worksheets for teachers. Teach phonics and vowel sounds with these free vowel worksheets.
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POPSPolanski, rape, and the myth of "Not Like Us" More: Rapists don’t tip the homeless guy, because they have some spare change from Starbucks. Rapists don’t survive the Holocaust. Rapists don’t sit in the cubicle across from us at work, and send us funny xkcd cartoons. Rapists don’t have uneventful, long-term relationships with their college girlfriends. Rapists don’t show up on set every day, directing a critically-acclaimed movie. Rapists don’t get married, nervous in a tux at the end of the aisle. Rapists don’t spend their weekends browsing at the farmer’s market, and then stop for brunch and do the NYT crossword. Rapists don’t co-write this screenplay with us. Rapists don’t hang out at the pub with their friends, watching football and drinking just half a pint of beer, because they’re driving.… We tell these myths to ourselves and each other often, but of course, they are lies. A rapist is nothing but a man who doesn’t listen when you say stop.
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POPSRamadan Tradition: Algerian Women Choose Poetry Over Sitcoms "Even though we knew it had no powers of prediction, we believed the messages that the bouqala gave us," said the elder woman, as her daughter Hind listened attentively. "We were young dreamers, and when a bouqala told us we were going to meet a handsome man, we wanted to believe it." For her part, Hind keeps a booklet in which she has written down all the poems that her grandmother knows. "I think this heritage shouldn't be lost," said Hind. "It has survived for all these years because women have jealously guarded it. That's what I'm trying to do now by noting down all the poems." "I've even recorded several cassettes," she added. "I keep these audio tapes and listen to them constantly. This is my favorite one: The almond tree blossoms in the spring, The Moon discovers its light, Cheeks blush with modesty Before the lover who gives himself away."
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POPSMother Nature vs.The Automobile I am a weather fanatic. I'm posting this to share some of it with you. I had to leave out some interesting captions, because of the char. limit. Some of these pics are not as obvious as they look. I was unable to undo the captions I first clipped, because it is a slideshow on separate pages. You may click on any picture for details though.The last one looks b&w but, it is really an ice covered tree on top of a car.
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POPSFairy Rings English folklore, fairy rings were said to be caused by elves, fairies or pixies dancing in a circle, wearing down the grass beneath their feet. Toads would then sit on the mushrooms, poisoning them; hence the name toadstool. In Sussex they were called, “hag tracks”, in Devon people thought that fairies caught young horses and rode them in circles. Another myth states that fairy rings are doors into the fairies' world, transporting people to other places or making people appear in the same place in a different time. Young ladies are also warned not to touch the dew on the grass within the ring, as it is believed that it can cause skin problems. One of the largest rings ever found is in France. It is thought to be about 800 m in diameter and over 700 years old. an old medieval belief that the rings represented places where witches would have their gatherings. In Austria people thought that dragons' breath burned the land. Interesting, views on a natural phenomena.
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POPSSiberian Tigers-Photographs
The Siberian Tiger—Will It Survive? BY AWAKE! IN RUSSIA On a clear winter day in Russia's far east, a huge cat races across the glittering snow, chased by a helicopter. As a sharpshooter with rifle in hand leans out of the helicopter, the tiger leaps up a tree and roars a challenge. The man fires. The helicopter lands, and its occupants cautiously approach the striken beast. ARE the men poachers? No, they are researchers who use tranquilizer darts. They have come to study one of the most endangered animals on earth, the elusive Siberian tiger. All living things, including the great cats, are evidence of God’s wisdom and power, and he views them as worthy of his attention and care. (Psalm 104:10, 11, 21, 22) Many people who deeply appreciate the works of the Creator have confidence that a time will come when the Siberian tiger will no longer be in danger of extinction. — g 6/08 The Siberian Tiger—Will It Survive? Photo Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38504374@N02/sets/7
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POPSArtificial life will be created 'within months' more (at source): Carole Lartigue and colleagues removed the bacteria's entire genome and inserted it into the yeast - an organism that is distant from bacteria on the tree of life. Yeast is easier to manipulate in the lab and this process allowed the team to alter the genes - in this case, deleting one gene not necessary for bacteria to live.
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POPSMan carrying assault weapon attends Obama protest "Last week, during Obama's health care town hall in Portsmouth, N.H., a man carrying a sign reading "It is time to water the tree of liberty" stood outside with a pistol strapped to his leg.' It's not hard to see why the US murder rate (per capita) is four times higher than either Australia or the UK.
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POPSOriginal Sin Is it really in the bible Or was it a mistake or a way of manipulation by apostle Paul!!
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POPSGecko Remains - One Hundred Million Years Old I like the comment right at the end: "The fossil tree resin preserved the gecko's sticky toe hairs, called lamellae, which are also found on modern-day geckos. Such hairs enable the small reptiles to hang on to vertical surfaces or walk upside down--and have even inspired an artificial "gecko tape" that could someday give its users Spider Man-like clinging powers. "
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POPSTown Hall Madness or Spite. Town Hall Madness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2OsCt7f-IE I believe the town hall infantile displays of anger are ludicrous and make no sense at all. These people are the good little sheep of the GOP, Fox News and Right-wing Talk radio and are doing their partisan bidding. If they would stop and think about what they are doing... i.e. cutting off their nose to spite their face... they would stop this nonsense and realize they are yelling and shouting so the insurance companies can go on price gouging them. Health care will someday be so outrageously priced (actually it is now) that many will have to do without it. But the townhallers will not ever realize that... NO WAY! Because like I said, they are GOOD LITTLE SHEEP of the GOP, Fox News and Right-wing Talk radio.
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