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VEDIC SPICES PREVENT ALZHEIMER

Curry Spice May Reverse Alzheimer's. Bright yellow curry spice not only may treat Alzheimer's disease, but also lower your risk of ever getting it. The same pigment that makes this spice yellow may help prevent Alzheimer's by breaking up the "plaques" that mark the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

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INGREDIENTS AND CHEMICALS THAT MAY CONTAIN MEAT, FISH, EGG OR DAIRY

Acid casein - Made from milk. Bread and cereal enrichment. Activated carbon - Vegetable (within USA) or animal (cow bone). Sugar processing and water purification. Adipic acid (Hexanedioic Acid) - Synthetic, may contain extremely low amount of meat products. Processed food to impart a tart flavoring.

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BHAKTI SHASTRI, BHAKTI VAIBHAVA COURSE

Come and immerse yourself in the stream of truths of bhakti scriptures in Vrindavan, whose atmosphere is mercifully helping sadhakas to work on their inner growth. Enhance your preaching and spiritual practice with a better basis in acharyas' beautiful explanations.

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THE PARENT OF ALL HUMANITY

Since there is but one ultimate source of everything, all human activity started from that divine beginning. And activity means thought and speech. As the Vedic texts explains, the original language was Sanskrit, as taught by the Supreme Himself.

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UPDATE ON TAMIL NADU RELIEF EFFORTS

We would just like to send a quick update regarding the relief efforts in Tamil Nadu. Our team of volunteers have been distributing free food throughout the affected areas for the last two weeks.

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TSUNAMI RELIEF, FFL SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Priyavrata das, director of Food for Life Global, requires devotees for relief work in areas affected by the recent Tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka. On January 14, Indradyumna Swami will arrive in the capitol, Colombo, to assist local devotees in setting up an infrastructure to distribute prasadam at refugee camps throughout the disaster areas.

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280.000 PEOPLE DIE IN TSUNAMI WAVES

The members of the World Vaishnava Association are offering their heartfelt prayers to all those who are suffering tragedy due to the Tsunami waves. So far 280,000 people are reported to have died. It is a great calamity that has hit the planet. This is a time to meditate about the cause of such calamities and the meaning of life.

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SRILA JIVA GOSWAMI'S DISAPPEARANCE FESTIVAL

Like every year the disappearance festival of Srila Jiva Goswami will be celebrated in Sri Radha Damodar Mandir, Vrindavan. You are cordially invited with your disciples, friends and family members to join this auspicious celebration.

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JOHN KERRY RECEIVES BHAGAVAD GITA

During a recent trip to Southwest Florida to survey hurricane damage, US Presidential candidate Senator John F. Kerry met with Krsna Prema dasi on the tarmac along side the Kerry/Edwards campaign jet at Southwest International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida.

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NEW YORK WAR PROTESTS

Does the public's outrage indicate that the people have been reading Srila Prabhupada's books over the last 35 years? We think it may!

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JANMASTAMI IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT

The Members' Dining Room at the House of Commons, which was transformed from its usual quaint wall-to-wall wooden panelled decor, to a traditional Hindu temple, hosted over 300 leaders and representatives from the British Hindu community on the 7th of September 2004.

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TONY BLAIR PRAISES KRISHNA CELEBRATIONS

The annual Hare Krishna Janmashtami festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, is the biggest celebration of its kind in the United Kingdom attracting over 60,000 pilgrims from around the UK.

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LIFE OF A MONK, AWAY FROM WORLD

While most people in Utah Valley lay snugly wrapped in warm comforters, Hare Krishna monks like Gyani are gathered for morning worship.

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CNN: INDIA 'TEST-FIRES GUIDED MISSILE'

India successfully test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said.

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VIHE BHAKTI VAIBHAVA COURSE

Study of the first six Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Improve further upon your Bhakti Shastri. Dive into the generous ocean of Vedic conclusions.

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SPECIAL DARSHAN IN VRINDAVAN

The last few days Jhulan Yatra has been going on and Radha and Krishna have been swinging in the cool rainy season breezes and are in a funny mood, so the Divine Couple manifests all these funny Darshans the day after Purnima.

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VINA.CC ATTACKED FROM AFGHANISTAN

Our web-site has been victimized by three attacks already this year, incapacitating www.vina.cc for a few days. Our system administrator was able to trace back the first attack (in January) to Afghanistan. Could it be that the Taliban or even Al Qaeda are attacking us?

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FIRST RATHA-YATRA IN CAITANYA BAITAG

On June 19, 2004 the first Ratha Yatra Festival was celebrated in Caitanya Baitag where Sri Caitanya came to take rest. Desiring to introduce this festival to this holy place, Pujyapad Bhakti Pradip Paryatok Maharaja constructed a Chariot for Lord Jagannath, who was brought to Vrindavan by Murari Gupta, Sri Caitanya's associate.

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SRI RADHA DAMODAR KARTIK FESTIVAL

Like every year the festival of 34 days will be celebrated on the grand occasion of 'Month of Kartik' also known as 'Month of Damodar' in Sri Radha Damodar Mandir, Sri Vrindavan Dham.

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DAINIK JAGRAN

India still maintains moral standards for its press. Only Dainik Jagran carries stories of bloody events and is popular amongst the general public. Still you will not find many photos of bloody encounters, dead or naked bodies in the Indian press.

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RADHA DAMODAR: CHANDAN YATRA & HISTORY

Chandan Yatra was observed during the month of May. The Deities of Radha Damodar are anointed with chandan (candana) and remain cool during the summer heat.

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STUDY IN VRINDAVAN

Come and immerse yourself in the stream of truths of bhakti scriptures in Vrindavan, whose atmosphere is mercifully helping sadhakas to work on their inner growth. Enhance your preaching and spiritual practice with a better basis in acharyas' beautiful explanations.

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INTERVAISNAVA RETREAT CENTER

We have been established in the tristate metropolitan area (PA, NY, and NJ) on 8 ½ Acres of pristine woodland on a lake for the last four years. Washington Lake is situated less than 100 miles from NYC and within easy reach of the 22 million metro area population.

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TRANSCENDING THE IRON CURTAIN

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet architect of reform, is turning the Communist world upside-down. His glasnost, or openness, and now peristroika, or restructuring, are transforming much of Eastern Europe

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ABORTION IN THE LAND OF DHARMA

Many people are not aware that abortion has been legal in India since 1972.  Every Indian hospital and Indian doctor is obliged to perform abortions if so requested by the people.

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