7 Deadly Social Sins

 

Excerpts from Chapter 7 – Seven Deadly Sins

One Acre At a Time

Okay so the global warming threat is now in our faces more than ever.

We have all seen the film “An Inconvenient Truth”. (If not, I suggest you do ASAP). If not checked, the repercussions include a dangerous rise in sea levels, unstable weather conditions (tsunamis, hurricanes), failed crops, depletion of natural resources, and the extinction of species (possibly humans!)

If you are not already doing your bit towards a greener, cleaner planet then hopefully you can put your money where your mouth is and check out the Raintrust Foundation.

Film Review – “CRANK”

Got this DVD off a mate since it had Jason Statham

(of transporter fame) in the lead role.

Not a great movie in terms of story. Definately worth watching to kill some time. With a non-stop array of strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use, you have a winner 😉

Some really funky, trippy visual stuff going on right through the movie.

2nd Gen iPod Shuffle goes BLACK ;-)

They say innovation is a quality for successful entrepreneurship. The Chinese for one
have definitely taken this up a notch!

How can you go wrong with a functional mp3 player for 15$ ?? I have seen a lot of fakes in the asian markets. From the pictures the black shuffle seems impressive, they even got the packaging right.

Added bonus : Its “assomboled” in China 😉

Source : Engadget

Lil’ Bush : Satirical political comedy !!

I stumbled upon episodes 1&2 of this show while leeching for some Comedy Central material.

With a lot of influence from SOUTHPARK, meeting the Simpsons somewhere along the way its 30 mins of witty comedy and also mature in addressing the real world issues.

End of an Error (era!)

Finally I have completed my BA. Degree. After 3 years and 36 written university examinations, I dare not say I’m more ‘educated’ 😉

Back to the Future?

Remember the Robot b9 from “Lost in Space” ? The show literally defies description.

A company has started manufacturing full life-size replicas! Complete with “warning!” alerts. If your prepared to shell out US$25000 here’s your chance to own a piece of 60’s memorobilia.

Rama Setu : Man made or Natural, We must PROTECT IT!!!

If any of you have been following my older rants on the ram setu your well aware of the intentions of the Indian Government in implementiong Sethusamudram canal built between itself and Sri Lanka.

This means digging a big hole through the Rama Sethu Bridge and effectively destroying it. The economic benefits are said to be enormous but there are also high economic costs – estimated at hundreds of millions of Rupees which will probably escalate into billions by the time the project is completed.

The SOCIAL OVERHEAD COST of the offence caused to over 1 billion Hindus by destroying a traditional place of pilgrimage and worship will be immense.

In Hindu tradition, our entire environment is regarded as sacred and there are specific instances which provide important symbols for this. Witness the reverence Hinduism has for the great rivers – for example the sacred Ganga river – for their life giving and life sustaining qualities, the mountains which source these life giving forces and provide protection and indeed the whole land which is regarded as the Mother in addition to the regard for the millions of plants and animals.

The Rama Sethu land formation (also known as Adam’s Bridge), linking southern India to northern Sri Lanka, is an example of such a sacred symbol which is revered in Hindu tradition as the bridge constructed by Lord Rama and his army to cross into Lanka and defeat the demon Ravana.