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POPSReligious Silliness I wonder if anyone has considered how this might affect the psyche of this little girl? Oh, wait. It's a century old tradition. Well, that's good enough for me.
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POPS"Divine Pratfalls" An entertaining read on one soul's search for spiritual enlightenment. Full text: http://www.realitysandwich.com/divine_pratfalls
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POPSIn Conservative Nepal, a Tribune for the ‘Third Gender’ Speaks Out This is a terrific story about a youngish man, who has decided to buck the ultra-Conservative views of his country, Nepal, and its politics, and fight, ever so gently, for equal recognition of gays, lesbians, transgendered and other sexual minorities. I love stories like these. It gives me a much more positive outlook and the inherent fairness of the human race.
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POPSShame. Johnny Gurkha Peter Mendelson had a visa for his bum bandit toy boy within days of deciding he wanted the boy. Thousand of our sternest allies are being denied access to the safety and security that their sacrifices have created. What's wrong with the electorate? Who would you rather have as an ally, the politician who is an habitual liar and gets everything his office demands; or the simple soldier who would die to keep you safe? I know which one you deserve, and while that parasite sucks out enormous expense claims and unearned salary, we loose the respect of the very men we ought to be giving everything to.
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POPSSignificance of Deepavali Festival Diwali offers an opportunity for gifting. People throng markets to purchase a multitude of gifts for their friends and family. This article briefly mentions gifts available online as well as in conventional markets to celebrate this occasion.
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POPSUnited Nations Reform: Fact or Fiction? The United Nations promised international cooperation on eliminating the major threats to peace and security and the most serious impediments to the protection of human rights and human dignity. Sixty years after the UN officially came into existence, 24 October 1945, the trail is one of broken promises. While important successes have marked some of its paths, the international machine has been hijacked and manipulated to subvert the very causes it was intended to promote. A number of factors have forced UN reform to move much higher up on the global agenda than ever before: the exposure of the billion-dollar UN-run Oil-for-food scam, peacekeeper-rapists, and paralysis in the face of genocide in Sudan.However, in an environment where there is little, if any, consensus on the most critical issues of our time, the real game is one of finger-pointing. Undoubtedly, the "blame America first" will continue. http://www.eyeontheun.org/un-reform.asp
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POPS2008 Diwali Festival in India Celebrate Diwali 2008 with memorable Diwali Gifts. Infibeam.com offers wide range of Diwali Gifts like Diwali Diyas, Candles, Sweets, Diwali Pooja Thalis, Cakes, Chocolates, Diwali Idols, Gold & Silver Coins, Gift Hampers at lowest price and free shipping in all over India.
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POPSFree TIBET! 'nuff said. Kathmandu cops kick and beat Tibetan protesters after locking them in a police van. The prisoners were accused of storming the Chinese consular office in the Nepalese capital.
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POPSThe dental trick After 11 years of performing the “dental trick”, as it is known, her worst fears were realised. A sharp pain in her jaw as she turned in circles around the big top made her relax her bite. She plunged more than 30ft and was taken to hospital unconscious.
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POPSAfrica Volunteers Cosmic Volunteers offers international volunteer programs in 8 countries. Cosmic Volunteers is an international not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001 with operations in Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, Vietnam.