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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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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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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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POPSTravel Photos This site allows you to see the worlds most spectacular attractions without having to leave your home.
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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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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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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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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