KyaemonSupreme Court allows sex-abuse case to proceed against the Vatican – CSMonitor.com aces.http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0628/Supreme-Court-allows-sex-abuse-case-to-proceed-against-the-Vatican By Warren Richey, Staff writer / June 28, 2010 Washington The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to examine whether an Oregon resident who allegedly was sexually molested by a Roman Catholic priest as a teenager in the 1960s can sue the Vatican […]
Inside the Dire Financial State of the States – TIME http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1997284-1,00.html EXTRACTS How the Money Ran Out For the first time in four decades of collecting data, the National Governors Association (NGA) reports that total state spending has dropped for two years in a row. In hard-hit Arizona, for example, the state budget has sagged […]
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ToneToneFriend: On the other hand, they might have something bigger in mind? Something even more “chient chient thare” (XXI and other postings) as in the Hajj in pictures above. Friend: Who knows? Never underestimate the guy or guys. BBC article with video below: ———————————————————————————————— Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4606002.stm At least 345 Muslim pilgrims […]
Discussion continues. Friend: I wonder what the monks meant by “chient chient thare” (joyous crowd)? (see “XXI” and other postings) Friend: Yes, what has his friend monk in mind when he lauds U Ayethaka’s “chient chient thare” and encourages him to do even more? Friend: Indeed, what has U Ayethaka in mind when he promises this friend […]
DISCUSSION CONTINUES: Friend: What did Half Moon Bay area Dhammananda Newsletter’s article say about gambling and frequenting shows and entertainment? See below: by U Jotalankara http://www.tbsa.org/newsletters/vol23_no1.pdf http://www.tbsa.org/newsletters/vol23_no1.pdf Extracts: 4th bad friend (out of 4 bad friends). 4. The fourth bad friend, who is a fellow-spendthrift or who de- bauches, also has four characteristiocs: (1) being […]
College Tuition gone up. School taxes going up. Gas prices gone up. Sales taxes gone up. Medical costs up. Time magazine shows the “Broken States of America.” What else is new? Start saving for the children. Start saving for old age. Don’t spend all what you have! ***(Even the California Taxpayers Association, usually fighting for taxpayers, […]
Friends continue. Friend: Tragedies with crowds can happen, sometimes. What plans do you have? Friend: None? Too busy? or Don’t care? Don’t know? Friend: Everyone’s a Saya’s Saya! Friend: Just rely on monk’s “phone ta go”? Friend: Don’t forget we are now in US. Let’s learn from a recent US tragedy and its consequences. Friend: […]
Discussion continues. Friend: Let’s look at other tragedies happening in the West and how the authorities reacted. Friend: Those responsible got swiftly arrested. Got lengthy prison sentences. Nationwide safety checks. Places shut down. Friend: Medvedev said the party organizers had “neither brains, nor shame” and will be “punished to the full extent.” It’s not an […]
Discussion goes on. Friend: This one is from Indonesia. A tragedy at a concert. Al Jazeera English – Asia-Pacific – Several dead in Indonesia stampede http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2008/02/2008525135128117501.html At least 10 people have been killed after a stampede at a rock concert in Indonesia. The tragedy struck as hundreds of people were leaving the performance by underground […]
DISCUSSION CONTINUES. Friend: Take at look at CNN and others: Friend: What can we learn from them? Would you say you learn nothing at all? More than 60 killed in India temple stampede – CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/india.temple.deaths.uttarpradesh/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher New Delhi, India (CNN) — As many as 63 people — most of them children — were killed Thursday […]
Friends continue the discussion. Friend: Here’s one from MSNBC about another tragedy: India stampede death toll passes 200 – South and Central Asia- msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26950301/ Death toll in India temple stampede passes 200 Dozens more injured as 12,000 celebrated key Hindu festival in Jodhpur JODHPUR, India — A Hindu temple official blamed an unruly group of […]
Tone Tone’s friends continue their discussion. Friend: Most of us have come from the old country. The laws are more or less arbitrary. Mostly, the laws come out of the rulers’ or officers’ mouths. They can stretch them for their own benefit. Friend: Though most people are law abiding and observe the five precepts, some […]