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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Should be more worried about the death rate at 100 percent
World population hits 7 billion on Oct. 31, or thereabouts LA Times – KENNETH R. WEISS – Oct 31, 2011 Demographers at the United Nations Population Division set Oct. 31, 2011, as the “symbolic” date for hitting 7 billion, while … more
Posted in Demographics, Environment - Nature
Tagged birthrate, census, demographers, population, world population
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Final words
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs New York Times – MONA SIMPSON – Oct 30, 2011 Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times. Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at … more
The lion and the lamb
Why Libya Was Attacked Rense.com – STEPHEN LENDMAN – Oct 27, 2011 In eight months, NATO’s killing machine destroyed 42 years of achievements, benefitting all Libyans. Why else would overwhelming numbers support him? After NATO attacked, hundreds of thousands rallied … more
French government prohibits meat eating in schools – oops… prohibits vegetarian meals
The French Government Outlaws Vegetarianism in Schools European Vegetarian and Animal News Alliance (EVANA) – EUROPEAN VEGETARIAN UNION – Oct 14, 2011 A governmental order issued on October 2, 2011(1) has determined that all meals served in school canteens in … more
Posted in Food: Field to Table, Government, Law
Tagged European Vegetarian Union, EVANA, vegetarianism
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Brought down by democracy
“I did all I could to help people understand the concept of real democracy, where people’s committees ran our country. But that was never enough, as some told me, even people who had 10 room homes, new suits and furniture, … more
Posted in Government, Politics
Tagged Gaddafi, Libya, Qaddafi
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I see your lie, and raise it: the whole material existence is built on a lie
Is America built on a lie? BBC News – MATT DANZICO & KATE DAILEY – 19 October 2011 Is the US Declaration of Independence illegal? On Tuesday night, while Republican candidates in Nevada were debating such American issues as nuclear … more
Posted in Government, Law, Politics
Tagged America built on a lie, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson
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Human Society or Animal Society?
“Last Train Home” – The Video Documentary Of The Human Cost Behind China’s Stunning Growth Story Zero Hedge – TYLER DURDEN – Oct 16, 2011 We all know that China has the biggest skyscrapers, the fastest growing economy, and the … more
Posted in Economy, Occupation, Religion
Tagged China, Last Train Home, Lixin Fan
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What’s the difference between the pig and me?
Occupy Wall Street Spreads Worldwide The Atlantic – ALAN TAYLOR – Oct 17, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow and has now spread across the world, motivating thousands to voice their anger at financial and social inequality, … more
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged 99 percent, day of rage, occupy wall street
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The holy name is all there is
This morning I was thinking about chanting the holy name. We get up and chant the holy name, and generally it requires some determination and effort, some sacrifice. I thought it’s exactly like a person who has in one way or another lost his ability to walk, and then has to go for some treatment at a rehabilitation (rehabilitation=re + abilitate) center. Every day for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, he is put into a very rigorous routine, and is forced to start using his legs again. At first it is very painful, very awkward, and it seems practically hopeless. But this treatment goes on for some time, maybe some years even, and at some point, he actually regains his original, natural walking capacity…more
Posted in Holy Name, Wonderful KRSNA
Tagged Brihad Bhagavatamrita, holy name, Sanatana Gosvami
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Marriage reservations
Bhutan’s royal wedding: How the king proposed when she was just seven years old News.com.au – ADAM PLOWRIGHT – Oct 13, 2011 The royal couple apparently met when aged 17 and seven respectively at a family picnic in Thimphu.
