Monthly Archives: October 2011

Where monarchy looks better than democracy

Posted on October 14, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema BBC News – Oct 13, 2011 Jigme Wangchuk was educated in India and Britain and took over after the abdication in 2006 of his father, who began the country’s democratic transition. In … more →

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Let them eat tablet computers!

Posted on October 12, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

India announces $35 tablet computer for rural poor Yahoo! News (AP) – KATY DAIGLE – Oct 5, 2011 India introduced a cheap tablet computer Wednesday, saying it would deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of … more →

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Gold hasn’t gone up in value

Posted on October 12, 2011 Author: Hansadutta das

Germany should end the secrecy and bring its gold home Goldseek – LARS SCHALL – Oct 10, 2011 I believe that the time will come when oil-producing countries and other natural resource exporters will no longer sell their commodities for … more →

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Call to Sankirtan

Posted on October 10, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Someone has commented that the Krishnas and the Hindus will need to get involved in politics at some point

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Self-sufficient communities avoid economic woes

Posted on October 10, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

The Amish largely untouched by U.S. financial crisis Scripps Howard News Service – TIM GRANT Sep 30, 2011 When Wall Street banks hit rock bottom three years ago and investors across the nation were crying uncle, members of one American … more →

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Pilgrim’s Progress? Steve Jobs the quasi spiritualist

Posted on October 9, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

In his younger days, Steve Jobs traveled to India with a friend in search of a spiritual experience, but he didn’t realize that India – or the holy tirtha – had already come to him in the person of A.C. … more →

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Milk: the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on October 7, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

German fashion designer makes clothes from milk Reuters – NATALIA DROZDIAK – Oct 7, 2011 BERLIN (Reuters) – A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can … more →

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Dark energy and dark ignorance

Posted on October 7, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Something exploded, the Big Bang, means something existed before the explosion. So much intelligence, time and money is poured into researching the mysterious forces at play in the universe—the so-called dark energy—yet all the while, the smartest minds in science … more →

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Hare Krishna, Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

For a while in his youth, every week, Steve Jobs used to walk seven miles across town to the Hare Krishna temple for the Sunday feast. He was a life-long vegetarian. Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011 Wired – Oct 5, … more →

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Banks helping you lose your money

Posted on October 5, 2011 Author: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Durbin to Bank of America Customers: ‘Get the Heck Out of That Bank’ ABC News – SUNLEN MILLER – Oct 3, 2011 “Bank of America customers, vote with your feet, get the heck out of that bank,” Durbin said on … more →

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