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POPSVanishing Barns "Competition for land — to rent or buy — has grown cutthroat and overwhelming, a matter of networking and schmoozing (at church, at the local coffee shop, while selling seed) worthy of the corporate boardroom. (Some here tell of people who call the widows of farmers who have died days or hours earlier, hoping to secure land.)"
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POPS"Class Warfare!" Luke 1:52-53 - “He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.” Luke 6:20-21 - “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.” Luke 9:10-17 - Jesus takes food from someone who has more than he needs and gives it to those who have none. Luke 12:13-21 - A parable where Jesus denounces a man who builds bigger barns and storehouses instead of sharing his wealth with those in need. Luke 18:18-30 - A story where a rich ruler asks Jesus what he must do the be righteous, and Jesus tells him to give away all of his money and possessions to the poor.
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POPSIncredible Edible Egg Find out what all those words on the egg carton really mean. More terms defined at the source. I had no idea that free-range and free-roaming weren't defined.
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POPSElephants Have An Achilles' Heel, And It's Their Feet
"An elephant foot looks stumpy, but, as one expert has written, it is "a masterful piece of evolutionary development." Elephants, in fact, walk on tiptoe, with soft, wedgie soles for support. In zoos, though, elephants stand around a lot. They get fat. Their nails grow. When a fat, long-nailed elephant takes a step on concrete, its nails can crack. Water or waste seeping into the cracks can infect the toes. If the infection reaches bone, the elephant is done for. Twenty years ago, in Atlanta, Mr. Theison briefly had charge of an elephant whose feet were so diseased that the only comfort he could offer was an epsom-salts soak. "That was neglect," he says. "If an elephant Tash's age has foot problems, then that elephant's in the care of somebody who doesn't know about elephants." But on foot-care know-how, aficionados hotly disagree. The call for a federal elephant-foot regulation first came from a California group called In Defense of Animals (also active on fur coats and foie gra
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POPSCats in VT Prison are Being Paroled I can see both sides to this. Programs where inmates care and train dogs are working. These women are emotionally attached to these cats. It'll be hard for them to give them up.
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POPSTiny Houses in Texas Talk about "cottage living!" These are really small! Interesting that the use of recycled lumber drives up the cost so much. I think the best use for these would be urban in-fill on micro-sized lots, or else as accessory dwelling units--mother-in-law apartments--in the backyard. Amazingly, they're quite livable!
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POPSDust Fills The Air "Rothstein in 1964 was interviewed by Richard Doud for the Smithsonian. In contrast to Rothstein’s articles on the mechanics of picture taking, he offered Doud an analysis of how his picture “Fleeing a Dust Storm” changed over time. Its very meaning. Its purpose."
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POPSHog Giant Smithfield Transforms Eastern Europe The Virginia-based pork giant has squashed small-scale hog farming in Romania and Poland, just as it did in the United States in the 1990s. Smithfield says pork prices dropped by about one-fifth, saving consumers about $29 per year. While this is good news for us, farmers are run out of business forced to seek employment elsewhere and the new Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are creating vast open disease ridden cesspools. Unbearable stenches, and wrecked communities. They used high-level cronyism to move through the maze of the Romanian political system. This is a prime example of the poisonous downside of corporate globalization.
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POPSFormer governor endorses John Edwards Barnes added. Barnes said Clinton will have a difficult time winning the general election because so many Americans have a negative view of her. "Whether we like it or not, she's a polarizing figure and I think she would have a very difficult time being elected and governing," he said. Taylor said, "I am ready for a president who can bring people together."
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POPSUnited Egg Producers Recruits Kids In Its Sordid Campaign Against Animal Welfare
As outlandish as the cartoon is, it represents what the UEP has been trying to do for years: fight to preserve the status quo in its industry for the sake of the bottom line by deriding egg producers who choose not to use battery cages. A quick bit of background: Most egg-laying hens in the United States are confined in battery cages-barren wire cages so restrictive, the animals can't even spread their wings. Unable to nest, dust bathe, or perch, each bird has less space than a sheet of letter-sized paper on which to live for a year before she's slaughtered. It's hard to imagine a more miserable existence. In cage-free egg farms, while birds typically don't go outside (rendering the above cartoon even more absurd), they're at least able to walk around, lay their eggs in nests, and perch. In addition to cage-free birds typically not having outdoor access, even free-range birds are able to go inside barns when they want.
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POPSTravel Photos This site allows you to see the worlds most spectacular attractions without having to leave your home.
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