all others in the line of devotion.
hare krishna hare krishna, krishna krishna hare hare
hare rama hare rama, rama rama hare hare.

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“The Bay Area of today is vastly different from what it was two centuries ago. The grizzly bears, elks, bald eagles, ospreys, antelopes, wolves, and condors have totally disappeared. Introduced European annual grasses have seized the meadowlands from the native bunch-grasses. The widespread logging of trees for lumber, tanning bark, firewood, railroad ties, and fence posts have altered the forests. Ponds and lakes have been drained, rivers channelized, and thousands upon thousands of acres of marshes and swamps have been destroyed. The immense flocks of geese, ducks and pelicans, the great runs of salmon and steelhead, the enormous schools of smelt, the once numberless seals and whalesincludes a sworn statement
by Luis detailing the facts of his situation.
   The petition and statement indicate that Luis’ homelife in
Guatemala was troubled and that he fled because “[f]ood,
shelter and safety are things [he] did not have in Guatemala.”
He lived with his mother, father, and four siblings. His father
is an alcoholic, and every time he was drunk, he beat up Luis’
mother in front of Luis and his siblings. He beat her with open
and closed fists and with a belt. Luis would try to defend his
mother during these attacks, but he was a child and lacked the
bodily strength to do so. When Luis tried to defend his mother,
his father would beat him in the same manner, leaving bruises
all over Luis’ body. The beatings would end with Luis’ father
kicking