tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834551691023205732024-03-13T18:04:30.693-07:00Germany Vegan Travels Group - WhatsApp Group Link - Vegan SudeshWelcome to the Global Vegan Community for Travelers and Hosts. Get Travel / Relocation / Immigration & Online Visa Services with 24/7 support. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-62495837682607637782019-04-25T00:54:00.001-07:002019-04-25T00:54:28.302-07:00European Union bid to ban names like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for vegan and vegetarian food products is being challenged
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is ‘unreasonable and costly’ proposal threatened to cause ‘widespread administrative chaos, confusion and time wasting’. If the bid is voted into effect next month, vegan and veggie burgers could be named ‘discs’ and sausages ‘tubes’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Vegan Society said the measures would not only affect vegans but also prove costly for public authorities that currently serve vegan food, such as government departments, health providers, education establishments, police forces and prisons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The proposed amendment banning the use of the words burger, sausage or steak for products that do not contain meat was passed by the European Parliament’s agricultural committee earlier this month as part of a revision of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But the Vegan Society says it contravenes EU consumers’ rights to be informed adequately as to how goods can be used and denies the vegan community the benefits offered by EU law on clear labelling. It claims that alternative vocabulary put forward such as ‘vegetable disc’ does not constitute clear food labelling under EU consumer law because such terms are not easily interpreted. It has legally challenged the plans in a formal letter to EU officials, signed by its chief executive George Gill, on the grounds of breaching fundamental human rights of vegans. Mr Gill said: ‘As consumers are increasingly moving away from eating animals, the demand for vegan products is growing. There’s no denying that meat, dairy and egg industries are feeling threatened by this and desperately trying to restrict the marketing of vegan products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘These proposals have little to do with consumer protection and instead are motivated by economic concerns of the meat industry. We are calling on EU officials to reject these irrational measures for vegan meat alternatives to be banned from using the qualified conventional terms everyone has been using for decades.’ Dr Jeanette Rowley, from The Vegan Society, said: ‘This proposed measure is not aligned with EU policy on respect for diversity. It is not in the public interest and, if implemented, would have a disproportional impact across society by affecting the normal daily functioning of all public and private entities that provide food. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-34664864234537188222019-04-18T23:16:00.001-07:002019-04-18T23:16:18.611-07:00Vegan Studio: Actor, Actress, Model, Designer, Writer
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As <b>Sir Winston Churchill</b>
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we give.” </span>By v<span class="_58cm">olunteering</span> with us, you not only benefit lives of many families in a <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/vegan?source=feed_text&story_id=1712068719008435"><span class="_58cl">#</span><span class="_58cm">vegan</span></a>
way, but also your own as well. It’s time to invest in your future as
well. There is no better time to invest in your future than now. So what
are you waiting for, simply email your resume to: <b><span style="color: #38761d;">vegan@sudesh.org</span></b> to join us in any way you fee<span class="text_exposed_show">l you can help Vegan Sudesh to reach it's goal to make the future a brighter one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A will to change is all you need. Some of the ways are outlined below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">=> <b>Spread the word:</b> tell your friends about us, share about us on social media.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">=> <b>Volunteer:</b> your skill and time is invaluable to us. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">You can share it with our social platform.</span></span><br />
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truly your pen is mightier than the sword! If you belong to the media
profession, help us further our cause by writing about us.</span></span></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-42549535283388367982019-04-18T23:15:00.001-07:002019-04-18T23:15:40.378-07:00WhatsApp Group Link: Vegan Fashion Broadcast
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To join, DM at any of our socialmedia page </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-24924905748878134222019-04-17T20:35:00.001-07:002019-04-17T20:35:50.363-07:00Vegan Models, Fashion & Activism
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We should highlight some of the sexier things in the vegan
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://instagr.am/vegan.model">instagr.am/vegan.model</a></b> page is about our multimedia
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is a project by <a href="https://instagr.am/vegansudesh"><b>Vegan Sudesh</b></a>.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-51925080136106184892011-04-14T07:38:00.001-07:002011-04-14T10:57:19.239-07:00Dutch to ban Halal & Kosher slaughter<br><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" align="center"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"">Dutch to ban Halal & Kosher slaughter</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">11 April 2011</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><br><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"></span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">The political situation in the Netherlands is going to make a historical change. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>After, an announcement made lately to launch Animal Rights Police in the Netherlands. Now, a bill is moving through parliament to ban Halal and Kosher religious slaughter of animals on the grounds that it is a cruel and inhumane practice. The bill currently enjoys support from a majority of Members of Parliament and is expected to be put up for debate sometime this week. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">The bills sponsor, the pro-animal party (PvdD: Party for the Animals) is being joined by the extreme right wing anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders. The Dutch right wing is said to support the bill out of its hostility toward the Dutch Muslim population.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">Halal is Islamic; Kosher is Jewish. Both religions demand that animal slaughter is carried out with a single cut to the throat while the animal is conscious. When the animal is slaughtered under ancient Jewish and Muslim dietary laws, it is left to bleed out while conscious, afraid and in pain. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">The issue is one of competing interests: freedom of religion versus animal rights. Animal rights activists claim the ritual slaughter is a cruel and barbaric practice that is both unnecessary and unwarranted. Though, the Muslim and Jewish fundamentalists say the ban would be a violation of their religious freedom.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">After passing this bill the Netherlands will join New Zealand, Scandinavian countries and Switzerland which have had similar bans in place for decades.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%"> <br></span></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;"> </span></font><div class="gmail_quote"><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <font size="2"><span>The Global Campaign to Stop Animal Sacrifice</span></font></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Impact;color:green;font-size:22pt">SUDESH KUMAR FOUNDATION</span></p> <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; font-family: times new roman,serif;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="4"><span>Email: <a href="mailto:stop.animal.sacrifice@sudeshkumar.org" target="_blank">stop.animal.sacrifice@sudeshkumar.org</a></span></font></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arabic Typesetting';font-size:22pt"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';color:red;font-size:16pt">JOIN:</span><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';font-size:16pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:16pt"><a href="http://facebook.com/StopAnimalSacrifice" target="_blank">facebook.com/StopAnimalSacrifice</a></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br><span style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:16pt"></span><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';font-size:16pt"></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';color:red;font-size:16pt">WATCH:</span><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';font-size:16pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:16pt"><a href="http://youtube.com/StopAnimalSacrifice" target="_blank">youtube.com/StopAnimalSacrifice</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><font style="font-family: arial black,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" size="6"><a href="http://www.sudeshkumar.org">www.sudeshkumar.org</a></font><br> <span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic""></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Gothic""></span></p> </div><br> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-88615185568867145332011-03-18T19:58:00.001-07:002011-03-22T05:52:52.634-07:00Animal Slaughter brings Earthquake<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></p> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="6"><font face="arial black,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara"><font color="#009900"><font size="1"></font></font></span></font></font> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="6"><font face="arial black,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara"><font color="#009900">Book Review <br></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'"> </span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara">Understanding Earthquakes</span></b></font></font></div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font color="#999999"><font face="arial black,sans-serif"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara">M M Bajaj, Ibrahim and Vijayraj Singh</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara"></span></b></font></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font color="#999999"><font face="arial black,sans-serif"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara">H. B. Prakashan, </span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara">Indore</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara"></span></b></font></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><br></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A Plea to Stop Animal Slaughter, Via Science Now!</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This book is a plea to stop slaughter of animals, birds, and (even) fish because it will avert earthquakes. It is difficult to say what prompted the authors – all physicists of fame and high learning – to enter the rough and tumble of geology and that, too, of earthquakes. But, then, science has its own angularities. After all, the high priest of modern science, Albert Einstein, also meddled with the science of geology by propagating EPW (Einsteinian Pain Waves) theory. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Whatever one's predilections, it has to be conceded that the idea is unique. And novelty is not the only argument in favour of the book which is actually based on paper(s) read by the authors. The BIS (Bajaj-Ibrahim-Singh) Theory is claimed to be a further development on EPW of Einstein. The book claims it is possible to forecast earthquakes which are caused by excessive killing of animals. Now either it is all based on 'real' correlations or is a set of spurious ones. The answer would depend upon whether, and a priori, one is willing to subscribe to the theory whose validity is all but proven so far. And to that extent, the book is truly novel and hence absolutely and eminently readable. After all, science still does not have even the modicum of an answer as to why the earthquakes happen and how they can be predicted with reasonable accuracy. The book certainly fills the gaps in the science of seismology which is still a nascent science. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The argument, otherwise highly technical and full of scientific jargon, given so lucidly and simply in the abstract of the book is quite unique to say the least. It is based on the, "reports received" from different parts of the world that several earthquakes have the history of millions of animals being butchered in or near the high risk seismic zones. Hence the suspicion and the scientific inquiry that organising the butchering of animals in the abattoirs worldwide has something to do with the quakes. The book claims to have studied the complex role of nociceptive waves (or the waves generated by the immense noise by the animals on the verge of being butchered) in shear-wave splitting which is related to seismic anisotropy. This splitting is associated with the cracks in the crust aligned by stress. The origin of earthquakes due to the interaction of nociception waves with gravity waves is critically examined in the book. An earthquake of 8 Richter occurs only when the resonant frequency is extremely high. Low frequency resonances lead to earthquakes of 0.1 to 0.2 Richter. Low frequency resonances are hardly felt or realised by the ordinary people. High frequency resonances (originating due to the slaughter of millions of animals daily for years together) lead to powerful singularities with the gravity waves. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Dying Animals Cause Acoustic Anisotropy </span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Now the point which the authors have tried to make is that acoustic anisotropy leads to a very strong anisotropic stress on a rock. The daily butchering of thousands of animals continually for several years generates acoustic anisotropy due to Einsteinian Pain Waves (EPW) emitted by dying animals. And the accumulated acoustic anisotropy is found to be related with the stress history of rocks. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The book claims that since the EPW travel a great distance with time, abattoirs of one country may lead to havoc in another country. But then comes a final "warning" from the scientists laced with spirituality: '...we should close down all the abattoirs (visible and hidden) of the world. Our environmental problems are responsible for the mega-event of earthquakes. ' If this had come from a religious saint, people would have taken it at face value. But, coming from scientists of some fame, the approach needs a careful analysis sans religiosity which is a tall order given the Indian context. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The central theme of the book that shear wave splitting occurs possibly due to aligned fluid-filled inclusions and abattoirs, is open to question, and needs a further in-depth study, which the authors claimed to have done with a promise that a fresh book of over 600 pages is coming out shortly on this very aspect. However, the authors have been fair to mention, if not examine in the introductary part, all existing hypotheses on the subject though finally, they settle down on their own hypothesis of large-scale abattoir activity being the causative agents for major earthquakes. In chapter 2 they move to the complex theory which is a set of mathematical formulae which may not be of much interest to a person not properly initiated in mathematical and statistical mumbo jumbo. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Latur Ealthquake Explained </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">It is "Experimental Aspects" in chapter 3 which is absolutely revolutionary and candid. After preliminary observation as to how the nociception waves (EPW) interact with the earth's natural rhythmatic vibrations and lead to responses which are extremely powerful (of the order of 10 40 MW) causing crack density (CD) which is directly proportional to EPW – itself a result of 'animals butchered daily' the authors come straight to the most recent of the Indian calamities – the Latur (Khillari) earthquake. And from here it is a non-stop journey to earthquakes at various places. Indian earthquakes of </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Utterkashi</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Assam</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> follow the Latur tragedy. Then comes </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">America</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> where the earthquakes of Northridge (1994), Long Beach (</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">California</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> – 1933), Landers (</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">California</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> -1992), </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">San Francisco</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> (1906), New Madrid (Missouri – 1811-12) have been mentioned. </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Russia</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> is next where Neftegorsk (1995) finds a major mention. Kanto (1923), Nobi (1891), Kita-Tango. (1927), Sankiru Tsunami (1933), Shizuoka (1935), Tonankal (1944), Nankai (1948), Fukui (1948), Off-Tokachi (1952), Kjta-Mino (1961), Nigata (1964), Off-Tokachi (1968), Kobe (1995) – all of Japan – have also been described not so much as a part of scientific inquiry but to demonstrate the pattern and familiarity of the authors with what they are talking about.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Some of the data accumulated from aforementioned places, juxtaposed with the famous study by Nemichand has been put to productive use by the authors to make a comprehensive table of strong earthquakes of the 20th century and the date from 3,937 ,,officially recognised major abbatoirs" in different parts of India to establish further the hypothesis proprounded that earthquakes are caused by large scale animal slaughter. Some of the obiter dicta by the authors are certainly open to serious question. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The "Theory" will be Tested </span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The hypothesis propounded in the book will be testable very shortly when in the wake of "Mad Cow" disease afflicting cows in England resulting in an overall ban on exports of beef from England to other European Union countries there is a proposal for the 'destruction' of an estimated 4.5 million to 11 million cows in England. Whatever the number of cows destroyed eventually it will surely be the first time in the world anywhere that so many animals will be killed at one go. And going by the BIS Theory it must (automatically) produce a major earthquake. And going by the same, BIS analysis, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">England</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> or at least neighbouring </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Europe</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> can hope to have the biggest jolt in history - not figuratively but literally – in the shape of an earthquake. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">From the Book </span></b></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">In the words of Nils Bohr, 'Prediction is difficult, especially of the future.' Despite this, one of the objectives of the present investigation is to explore the possibility of earthquake prediction based on well defined hard core principles. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Mathematicians and scholars can predict the tides. Then, why do they have so much trouble in predicting earthquakes? Accurate tables of the time of high or low tide can be worked out months or even years ahead. Earthquake forecasts often go wrong within a few days, sometimes within a few hours. People are accustomed to the difference. They are not surprised when a heat wave turns out to be a blizzard. In contrast, if the tide table predicted low tide but the beach was under water, there would probably be a riot. Of course, the two systems are different. The mechanism of earthquakes is extremely complex. It involves following parameters: (1) air pressure, (2) tectonic plate movement, (3) Einsteinian pain wave intensity, (4) geographical location, (5) local rate of killing of animals, (6) underground nuclear testing, (7) faultlines in the rock, (8) volcanic activity, etc. Compared to earthquakes, tides are much simpler, because they can be easily predicted. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Candara; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">We speak of the unpredictable aspects of earthquakes just as if we were talking about rolling dice or letting an air balloon loose to observe its erratic path as the air is ejected. Since there is no clear relationship between cause and effect, such phenomenon are said to have random elements. Yet there was little reason to doubt that precise predictability could, in principle, be achieved. 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Offering chocolates, fake tuna and even dog food, the store is hoping to cash in on a small but rapidly growing market.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Renowned for its mining industry and blue-collar attitude, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Dortmund</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> is an unlikely choice for </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Europe</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">'s first vegan supermarket. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"If someone opens a supermarket that has no animal products in them, that seems crazy," said animal ethicist and store owner Ralf Kalkowski. "But people are celebrating."</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Vegilicious, which opened on February 26, occupies over 100 square meters in the city-centre, technically making it the only vegan supermarket in </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Europe</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Using soy, spices, and oils to supplement traditional animal-based ingredients, the shelves are stacked with over 1500 products. Vegilicious offers chocolate bars, cereals, and even meat imitations, like fake chicken wings, which use cane sugar sticks to serve as 'bones.' </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"People say they can't live without cheese, but we've got 30 different cheese alternatives," said Kalkowski, who co-owns Vegilicious with wife Kim. "You can have anything you think you might be missing, so there's no need to eat animal products anymore."</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Starting with a café and online shop, the Kalkowski's and their 16 staff have so far maintained a customer flow of 120-150 people per day. They have even managed to attract non-human clients, selling vegan dog- and cat food. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"It's ridiculous if you rescue one animal, but feed them with another dead animal," he said.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p></div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; COLOR: #009900; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">What is veganism? </span></b></p> <div class="im"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Vegans abstain from foods containing any animal products, including egg, honey and milk. This differs from vegetarians, who only renounce meat.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"Vegans believe animals should be left alone, it's not just about avoiding cruelty", said Amanda Baker, from the Vegan Society </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">UK</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">. "If animals are farmed, you have to take away their freedom." </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Baker told Deutsche Welle that many male animals are killed at birth because they cannot reproduce, while females are exploited for artificial breeding, which dramatically decreases their life expectancy. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"For example, the dairy industry and the meat industry are the same industry. You can't separate one from the other," she said. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Aside from animal ethics, some turn to veganism to stem environmental problems. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector is responsible for 18% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, as well as being a major cause of deforestation and water pollution. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Veganism can also reap health benefits, as high meat consumption has been linked to cardio-vascular diseases, which are responsible for 49% of European deaths annually. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Kalkowski explained that many older customers have shopped at Vegilicious for health reasons as his products are cholesterol free. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p></div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Veganism has been stigmatized as expensive and excessive and vegans are often regarded as extremists for going beyond vegetarianism, according to Kalkowski, who laments the reactions of some meat-eaters to the opening of Vegilicious. </span></p> <div class="im"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">He said that when his supermarket was first mentioned in the press, the paper was forced to remove online comments inciting a pro-meat flash mob before his store. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">He thinks these prejudices are based on myths, of which the biggest is the assumption that a meatless diet deprives the body of vital nutrients. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"You can get all necessary nutrients from a plant based diet, except for vitamin B12," Kalkowski explained, "and that's one thing we supplement with a product from the </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">UK</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">." </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Importing products from the </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">UK</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, US and even </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Australia</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> is common, but a significant portion of vegan merchandise is produced locally, according to </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Germany</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">'s biggest Vegan Wholesaler, AVE.<span> </span></span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">AVE owner Tobias Graf believes veganism's popularity is expanding, not least because his business is booming.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"In the last few years a lot of new products were established, produced and discovered," he said.<span> </span>"We've personally grown year by year, 100% for the past three years."</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">It is not only vegans who are catching onto the craze, "No, I'm not vegan," one Vegilicious shopper explained. "I have never tried real vegan food. I think it's good so I can now try."</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Ralf Kalkowski hopes his supermarket will entice more people to buy animal-free food, but the question remains - how do vegan products truly taste? </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"It even tastes better," he said, "because you have a good conscious."</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Author: Hannah Wandel</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Editor: Nathan Witkop</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Source: Deutsche Welle /</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">10/03/2011</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Batang; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></p> <div> </div></div> <div> <div class="im"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact; COLOR: rgb(0,102,0); FONT-SIZE: 26pt">SUDESH KUMAR FOUNDATION</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="6"><a href="http://www.sudeshkumar.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#33cc00">www.sudeshkumar.org</font></a> <br> </font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(192,192,192)" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br><font size="6"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/StopAnimalSacrifice" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,204,204)"></span></a></font></p> </div> <div class="im"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="4">JOIN: <a href="http://facebook.com/StopAnimalSacrifice" target="_blank">facebook.com/StopAnimalSacrifice</a></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="4">WATCH: <a href="http://youtube.com/StopAnimalSacrifice" target="_blank">youtube.com/StopAnimalSacrifice</a></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial black, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p></div></div></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183455169102320573.post-57359999353669280612011-02-28T22:11:00.001-08:002011-02-28T22:49:37.288-08:00Human Rights of Domination & Abuse<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact; COLOR: green; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus"><font size="6">Human Rights of Domination & Abuse?</font></span></div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*PURPOSE:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> The purpose of this essay is to present the truth about modern industrialized factory farming – A human system of domination, abuse & the genocide of animals. We humans often gather to party & celebrate; we raise & clink our glasses & we say: Cheers! Then we spear pieces of meat with our forks & we fill our bellies with the pain & suffering of farm animals. Please come & follow me as I now take on the identity of a Baby calf for this essay.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*The SUN:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I have never seen the Sun with it's white rays of light that shine down to the Earth.. I have never heard the birds sing in the morning that greet the new day. I have never seen the wind blow gently through a field of wild grasses. I have never looked out at a vast landscape in the distance. & I have never looked up to see the eternal blue sky. Where is the sun? Where is the beautiful sun? I want to be intimate with the Sun, the wind & the sky. But, I will never see this Sun that I so deeply yearn for.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*MY BIRTHDAY:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I am a Baby calf. I was born on an industrialized factory farm in August 2010. It was a noisy day at the farm. My mother gave birth to me & I fell to the cold cement ground here in this concrete building. My mother licked me & I felt her gentle touch. I nursed with her & slept near her for only a precious few days. Then an angry Homo Sapien man with a rope & a stick beat me & lead me to my new home: A cage. I struggled with this human & I cried to my mother. I did not want to leave her. I remember seeing my sad mother fade away in the distance as I was taken away. I never saw my mother again.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*MILK, YOGURT & CHEESE:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> I was born so that humans can eat dairy products such as Milk, cheese, butter & yogurt. My mother will go off now to give her cow's milk to humans – rather than to me. I am only a byproduct of the dairy industry. I will be slaughtered for veal, baby calves liver, leather shoes & leather coats.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*CAGES:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Now I am here alone in this small cage, in a fluorescent lit, cold cement building with ammonia fumes & desperate animal sounds. I am fed unpleasant food. I am injected with antibiotics & hormones to plump me up for slaughter. I can not move around. I want to run & jump as all baby animals do. I want to run in a meadow & see the wild flowers & hear the sparrows sing. But, here I am in this alienating, existential & lonely Homo Sapien industrialized factory farm.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*CRAZY:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Some of the other baby calves are going crazy. One of them bites at the cage & rocks back & forth all day. Another baby calf hits his head against the cage & kicks the walls trying to escape. & Another calf just lays there all day staring out into space.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*HOMO SAPIENS:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> The humans who work here are emotionally disturbed people. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*George:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> There's George who hates animals; He swears at the animals & he beats them; He has a rage deep down in his soul; He was abused as a child; Now as an adult he likes the power & control he has over animals; He enjoys getting revenge on animals for all the shame & humiliation he endured as a child. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*Larry:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Then, there's Larry who is part of the human conspiracy against animals; Larry says that God told man to dominate, conquer & exploit animals for human use; Larry doesn't care whether animals feel pain or fear; Larry has turned his brain off in order to kill & eat animals; Larry in turn teaches his children the party line -- that it's okay to harm animals for human use.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*VEAL MEAT, BABY CALVES LIVER & LEATHER COATS & SHOES:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> A Restaurant, a Grocery store & a Clothing store put in an order for: Veal meat, Baby Calves liver & a Leather coat & Leather shoes – on a Monday. So my farmer calls in a work order for a transport truck on Tuesday & slaughter time on Wednesday. On Thursday I will be the special entrées of the day: Veal with wine & Baby calves liver with onions. On Friday I will be hung on a rack as a leather coat & on display as leather shoes for sale.</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">*SLAUGHTER:</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> It is February 2011. I am now 6 months old & it is time for me to be slaughtered. I am anemic & weak; I am covered in sores & my spirit is broken. A frowning human comes to take me away this day; He uses a pitch fork to prod me out of the building onto the truck. I stumble into the back of the truck, pushed by other baby calves. When the truck is full, we travel off to the slaughter yard. It is a cold day & the wind blows & I shake. One of the sick baby calves falls to the floor of the truck & is stepped on by other calves; That baby calf dies there alone on that crowded truck: haemorrhaging out, with a broken hip -- while no one in the universe cares. When we arrive at the slaughter house I hear frightening sounds, the cries of the dying in the distance. We walk down a long dark path, in single file. I am so afraid. I have given up all hope. Now it is my turn to die. My life is about to end. Good-bye mother, good-bye other baby calves, good-bye planet Earth. The human puts an electric bolt gun up to my forehead. I hear a loud zap. Electricity races through my head & body; I see lightning; My head & body burn; I stiffen, then I breathe my last breath & I fall to the Earth. & I die. </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Mary Hamer </span></p> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Andalus; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus">Animal Rights Advocacy Group</span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus"><font color="#33cc00">SUDESH KUMAR FOUNDATION</font></span></p> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus"></span> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus">Email: <a href="mailto:animal.rights@sudeshkumar.org"><span style="COLOR: green">animal.rights@sudeshkumar.org</span></a></span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Australian Sunrise'; COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus"></span> </div></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0