Archive for March, 2010
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Cow Slaughter Ban Bill Passed In Karnataka Assembly
From the Deccan Herald
Amid uproarious scenes, Karnataka Assembly today passed the controversial cow slaughter ban Bill, which provides for stringent punishment for violaters and makes the offence cognisable and non-bailable.
After more than a four-hour debate, the Bill was passed by voice-vote as the entire opposition — Congress and JDS — trooped into the well of […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Remember When Organic Used To Mean Green?
From our friend Madhava GhoshBack in the day the organic pioneers had several motivations for promoting organic — better for the future of the soil because of closed systems of returning organic wastes to the soil, less pesticides in the environme…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Chewing The Chewed? Texts Without Context
A interesting and somewhat disconcerting article about the effects of contemporary expressions of media on our already fractured and conditioned consciousness, and how we are participating in what may end up being a collective cultural “movement” beari…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
The Illusion Of Time
“In the transcendental realm there is no creation and no destruction, and thus the duration of life is eternal unlimitedly. In other words, everything in the transcendental world is everlasting, full of knowledge and bliss without deterioration. Since there is no deterioration, there is no past, present and future in the estimation of time.
“It is […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
“Loving Exchanges” Devotion, Association & Service
by Sukhavaha dd
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught us by his example: “I am not a bramana, ksatriya, vaisya,or sudra. Nor am I a brahmacari, grihastha, vanaprastha, or sannyasi. These are all temporary designations. My only true identity is to be the servant of the servant of the servant of the Lord of […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by jm
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Learning To Climb New York City’s Trees
Click here to read the full article from the New York Times“Too many kids growing up in the city are disconnected not just from employment and education, but also nature, and this combines all three,” said Adrian Benepe, the parks commissioner. …
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack
A serious note about heart attacks – You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Gardens Gardens Anywhere
From our friend Madhava Ghosh’s blogHopefully by the end of today I will have some lettuce planted in cold frames. I usually plant some radishes between the rows because they are up and gone before the lettuce will need the space. Possibly by day’…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
“For the Anniversary of My Death” by W. S. Merwin
Every year without knowing it I have passed the day
When the last fires will wave to me
And the silence will set out
Tireless traveler
Like the beam of a lightless star
Then I will no longer
Find myself in life as in a strange garment
Surprised at the earth
And the love of one woman
And the shamelessness of men
As today writing […]
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Cities Prepare For Life With The Electric Car
Click here to read the full article from the New York TimesIn nearby Silicon Valley, companies are ordering workplace charging stations in the belief that their employees will be first in line when electric cars begin arriving in showrooms. And at th…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Gardens Gardens Anywhere!
Hopefully by the end of today I will have some lettuce planted in cold frames. I usually plant some radishes between the rows because they are up and gone before the lettuce will need the space.
Possibly by day’s end or tomorrow latest I will be able to get some tilling down to prepare beds for […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Finally, A Replacement For Big Oil?
From our friend Madhava Ghosh’s blog “View From A New Vrindaban Ridge”Posted Dec 22nd 2009 5:00PM by Joseph Lazzaro Can any fuel form make a serious run at oil use in the U.S. in the decade ahead? Natural gas might — largely as a result of natura…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Warning, Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous To Your Health
Click here to read the full article from GQEarlier this winter, I met an investment banker who was diagnosed with a brain tumor five years ago. He’s a managing director at a top Wall Street firm, and I was put in touch with him through a colleague w…
Comments Off - Posted in Contributors by Club 108
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Bamboo Rising
It is balmy weather here now, not quite T shirt weather but very comfortable outside and all the snow is melted, daffodil shoots thrusting through the soil surface. A zillion things to do, yesterday I was cutting firewood for next winter. I like having next winter’s wood cut and stacked before summertime so it is […]
Comments Off - Posted in Cows and Environment, Contributors by Madhava Gosh
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
National “Best Books” Finalist Defies Darwin
By Madhava Smullen on 27 Feb 2010from ISKCON News Image: natureiq.com The Egyptian vulture breaks eggs using rocks as a tool. A book by two Hungarian ISKCON devotees, Isvara Krishna Dasa and Bhagavat Priya Dasa, has been chosen as a Finalist i…