Author Archives: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Hare Krishna, Steve Jobs
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
Banks helping you lose your money
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
Science of Scrambled Eggs
How to Hatch a Dinosaur Wired.com – THOMAS HAYDEN – Sep 26, 2011 Horner’s plan, in essence, is to start off by creating experimental atavisms in the lab. Activate enough ancestral characteristics in a single chicken, he reasons, and you’ll … more
Dire Forecasts
BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: “The Collapse Is Coming…And Goldman Rules The World” Zero Hedge – TYLER DURDEN – Sep 26, 2011 In an interview on BBC News this morning that left the hosts gob-smacked (google it… it is … more
Deflation means real value for your money
Forget Gold—What Matters Is Copper Zero Hedge – GONZALO LIRA – Sep 24, 2011 The ongoing price collapse of copper signals that the markets have collectively decided that there is going to be no resurgence of the global economies—at least … more
One lucky cow
Famous fugitive cow finally caught Daily Chilli – Sep 4, 2011 Initially billed for slaughter, six-year-old Yvonne broke free from a farm on May 24 and retreated to the woods in the Upper Bavarian district.
Science of the Eternals
A Point of View: Can religion tell us more than science? BBC News – JOHN GRAY – Sep 16, 2011 Science hasn’t enabled us to dispense with myths. Instead it has become a vehicle for myths – chief among them, … more
Cluster bombs rejected in favor of H bombs
Companies ejected from London arms fair for ‘promoting cluster bombs’ Guardian – NICK HOPKINS – Sep 16, 2011 The world’s largest arms fair has thrown out two exhibitors after they were found to be promoting cluster munitions that have been … more
Orders from Higher Authorities: Call for Civil Disobedience
Praying in Paris streets outlawed Telegraph – HENRY SAMUEL – Sep 15, 2011 Praying in the streets of Paris is against the law starting Friday, after the interior minister warned that police will use force if Muslims, and those of … more