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	NATURE. Holy Cow. Hinduism's Sacred Animal \| PBS
		He is said to have appeared 5,000 years ago as a cowherd, and is often described as bala-gopala, "the child who protects the cows." Another of Krishna's holy names, Govinda, means "one who brings satisfaction to the cows." Other scriptures identify the cow as the "mother" of all civilization, its milk nurturing the population.
		Cows," Bibek Debroy, a columnist for India's Financial Express, wrote in a pointed 2003 essay.
		Under pressure to reduce cow populations, Delhi has hired nearly 100 of the urban cowboys, who are charged with catching and shipping cows outside the city limits, sometimes to special reserves where the animals are cared for.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/holycow/hinduism.html (755 words)

	Sacred cow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hinduism, the cow is considered sacred and its protection is a recurrent theme in which she is symbolic of abundance, of the sanctity of all life and of the earth that gives much while asking nothing in return.
		The ghee (clarified butter) from the milk of a cow is used in ceremonies and in preparing religious food.
		Cow dung is used as fertilizer, as a fuel and as a disinfectant in homes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacred_cow (1169 words)

	India's Sacred Cow
		The cow is considered to be a sacred species because it produces oxen as well as help in farming land.
		The arrival of the monsoon is always very uncertain and during droughts the cows do not reproduce and stop lactating, and so the law against killing cows and keeping them alive so that they can later produce oxen have brought back the recovery of the agricultural system from the failure of the monsoon.
		When a cow dies, an Untouchable, a lower ranking caste in India handle it, they sell the leather in factory and cook the meat and eat it despite the prohibition in the Hindu religion.
	members.tripod.com /meer_30/id24.html (913 words)

	Peace Abbey honoring its sacred cow - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Local - News
		A statue of Emily the Cow, who became a national sensation after her escape from a Hopkinton slaughterhouse 10 years ago, will be dedicated at the place she once found sanctuary.
		The 1,500-pound cow was lined up in front of the A. Arena and Sons slaughterhouse in Hopkinton, waiting her turn to be chopped into steak.
		The Randas captured the cow, and a jittery and skinny Emily ended up at the abbey that Christmas Eve after the Randas paid the slaughterhouse $1 for her.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/06/16/peace_abbey_honoring_its_sacred_cow (386 words)

	Sacred Cow - Man's Best Friend?
		The world over, the term "sacred cow" has come to mean any stubborn loyalty to a long-standing institution which impedes natural progress.
		Much of the religious West finds common ground with the rationalists, with whom they otherwise are usually at odds, on the issue of India's "sacred cow." Indeed, worshiping God is one thing, but to worship the cow while at the same time dying of starvation is a theological outlook much in need of reevaluation.
		India's cow is called the zebu, and an investigation of the controversy surrounding her brings us to the heart of village life in India.
	www.mothercow.org /oxen/sacred-cow.html (2500 words)

	Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fear - Science - RedOrbit
		Today's fears about mad cow disease, bird flu, and salmonella are actually quite rational compared to the fears about food found in centuries past, where superstition and science always ran together.
		Sacred Cow does not go into this phenomenology, focusing more on the historical emergence and social function of food fears than their existential meaning.
		I think of Sacred Cow as a kind of history of the present; it is not a standard history of what life was like in the past and there is no pretense about dissociating past and present.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/424793/sacred_cow_mad_cow_a_history_of_food_fear/index.html?source=r_science (1831 words)

	Cattle: Cow, Bull & Calf
		Cows represent all-good; the image of fruits of nature emerging from a cow's horn -- a horn of plenty -- is tied to the mythological Cow of Plenty, Surabhi, that belonged to the Vedic sage, Vasishtha.
		Kamadhenu is the sacred cow as she relates to Hindu ritual.
		They used to worship Mari at her sacred caves or "houses of Mari." It is believed that her guardian, a fiery-eyed, red-haired cow (or bull?) Beigorri, may occasionally be seen there still.
	www.khandro.net /animal_cow_bull.htm (4189 words)

	Hinduism and the Sacred Cow
		The cows of this world are the material reflections of the divine cows of the spiritual realm.
		When these rules are not followed, and when the world turns away from the injunctions of the scriptures by violating the rights of the helpless, at that time the Lord descends to reestablish the principles of religion, to punish the miscreants and to protect his devotees.
		The cows provide man with milk, ghee, and curds, all of which were essential in the worship of the Lord.
	www.indiadivine.org /hinduism/articles/39/1/Hinduism-and-the-Sacred-Cow (1266 words)

	Sacred Cow Tipping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sacred Cows are social agreements, decrees, doctrines or points of law that have outlived their positive purpose, if there ever was one, and have become a burden to society.
		As long as the agreement behind a Sacred Cow remains unconscious, the collective mindset of humanity continues to behave as if the agreement were still in force.
		Once an individual releases his or her agreements and their ancestors agreement with a given Sacred Cow, they are freed from the negative karma that is associated with it.
	www.omidyar.net /group/foodchain/ws/sacred_cow_tipping (1196 words)

	Sacred cow
		The first use in English that I have found of the term 'sacred cow' as a description of the recipient of that long-standing Hindu veneration is in an American newspaper from the 1850s.
		It seems he was right to question the lack of knowledge of sacred cows in the USA at the time.
		The figurative use of the term 'sacred cow', to refer to a project or process that is immune from tampering, is American in origin and also dates from the late 19th century.
	www.phrases.org.uk /meanings/309250.html (403 words)

	The Sacred Cow Animal Rights Memorial
		The bronze statue of the bovine at her Peace Abbey grave was officially dedicated Sunday as the Sacred Cow Animal Rights Memorial.
		Throughout Hindu literature and included in religious practice is the acknowledgement of the cow as sacred.
		With the life-sized statue of Emily the cow, the Memorial is accompanied by bronze plaques that express the compassionate sentiments of such great thinkers as Albert Schweitzer, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein and contemporary animal rights activists John Robbins, Michael Tobias, Michael Klaper, Alice Walker, Fr.
	www.peaceabbey.org /memorial/sacredcow.htm (1610 words)

	Douglas VC-54C "Sacred Cow" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nicknamed the Sacred Cow, this VC-54C became the first military aircraft to transport a president of the United States when President Roosevelt took it to the USSR for the Yalta Conference in February 1945.
		One special feature is an elevator behind the passenger cabin to lift the president in his wheelchair in and out of the plane-an otherwise difficult procedure.
		Appearing as it did during President Roosevelt's trip to Yalta, the Sacred Cow provides a wonderful exhibit for visitors and a superb example of the craftsmanship, skill, and perseverance of the Museum's Restoration Division staff and volunteers.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/annex/an27.htm (417 words)

	sacred - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		Dedicated or devoted exclusively to a single use, purpose, or person: sacred to the memory of her sister; a private office sacred to the President.
		For example, "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler" would mean that if any other code changed the contents of register 7, dire consequences would ensue.
		The comment "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler" appearing in a program would be interpreted by a hacker to mean that if any _other_ part of the program changes the contents of register 7, dire consequences are likely to ensue.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/sacred (562 words)

	The "In The Truth" Sacred Cow
		A "sacred cow" is an idol or image, real or imaginary, that is worshipped as representing God and Jesus Christ, or the teaching and worship of a system of false beliefs and lies represented as truth coming from them.
		The imaginary "sacred cow" and its worship, is first begun in the interest and sincerity of people desiring and to hear truth from God's Word proclaimed by a pastor or preacher, who seemingly is revealing God's way and truth about salvation, and who seems to desire to lead his followers into all truth.
		Another heresy and lie of this "sacred cow" idol that perpetuates its "in the truth" worship, is their false teaching about restoring a hierarchial government within the church.
	www.donina.org /truthsacredcow.html (2646 words)

	Was The Pope a "sacred cow"?
		Sacred cow: One that is immune from criticism or jest, often unreasonably so.
		Yes, The Pope was a "sacred cow", not to be trifled with.
		As far as sacred cows are concerned, the notion was gone ever since the monarchy was overthrown, and even more destroyed ever since the hypie movement and the war between the left and right winged pundits started.
	surveycentral.org /?x&V=21160&ReSort=1 (5645 words)

	India/Hindu/Religion/The Cow in India/Sacred Cow/Holy Cow/Gentle Cow/Nihal Mathur
		The sanctity of the cow is perhaps the foremost sentiment of Hindus for whom this sacred animal has far deeper nuances in Indian culture and ethos than is generally understood.
		It is a celestial being born of the churning of the cosmic ocean.
		In fact, the cow is even more than a mother in the sense that it fulfills all the needs of her children as well.
	www.judypat.com /india/cow.htm (399 words)

	The Sacred Cow Project 2003
		The Dedication of the ‘Sacred Cow’ stone carving at Shute Farm Studio attracted a crowd of 200 people to witness the unusual ceremony linking Hinduism and Christianity through Agriculture.
		The five-ton block of Bath stone has become an exquisite life size carving of a cow in traditional Indian style and was carved by Ganesh Bhat, assisted by Paul Fry.
		With farm cows Rosie and Paris, named by the children of Hartcliffe Bristol presiding over the celebrations, Stephen Britten welcomed everyone to participate in the ‘Pooja’ ceremony conducted by Ganesh Bhat, followed by a blessing by the Reverend Colin Horn and the final dedication by Anthony Gibson, OBE, Regional Director of the National Farmers Union.
	www.shutefarmstudio.org.uk /news_sacred_cow_2003.htm (480 words)

	Cow: The Sacred Provider
		rendered by the cow to ease the burden of the poor.
		Cow dung serves both as fuel and manure.
		of the Indian cow to the survival of the rural poor is indeed significant.
	www.indiadairy.com /info_sacred_cow.html (247 words)

	Why Is the Cow Sacred? --Hindu dharma Aghanya -- Beliefnet.com
		The cow is not even sacred, in the way it has been misunderstood by Europeans.
		The cow is literally taboo, a very different animal indeed from the sacred cow of popular delusion.
		It is true that later sects began to call the cow "the mother" and even wrote some dubious scripture to support this, but it was a rather childish transference of reverence from the mother to the cow because both provide milk!
	www.beliefnet.com /story/82/story_8229_1.html (470 words)

	The Observer \| Food monthly \| Sacred cow
		The owner, Greg Sherry, calls it the Kobe-burger, because though the cows come from Oregon, they are raised according to the methods of cattle farmers in Kobe, Japan.
		At one extreme, the beery diet is given only a fleeting mention, at the other pole, Kobe cows are depicted as nothing short of bovine Waynettas on holiday, for whom life is but a cycle of food, booze, snooze and - so as not to strain the poor dears - the occasional rubdown.
		It helps when we sell the cow at auction.' And with that, he escorted us to our taxi and we returned from misty Mt Rokko, myself and Majima, each wondering what the other was thinking.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /foodmonthly/story/0,9950,889220,00.html (2243 words)

	THIS SACRED COW CALLED BODE GEORGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The sacred cows are fat unlike you and me, the lean grazing, migrant herds one see all over the country.
		We believe a systematic slaughter of OBJ’s ballooned sacred cows are long overdue but then it appears he has kicked off with the cast in the ID card scam.
		His days as a sacred cow are numbered as Nigerians and friends of Nigeria all over the world eagerly look forward to the NPA probe panel report and subsequent prosecution as the barometer for measuring OBJ’s anti-corruption posture.
	www.nigerdeltacongress.com /tarticles/this_sacred_cow_called_bode_geor.htm (1543 words)

	Droppings from the Sacred Cow
		Unfortunately, although the cow can get the meal down, it doesn't sit too well in her stomach and obviously it has proven to have detrimental effects on other parts of her body, i.e.
		Amongst all the coverage of the mad cow mania was a TV interview with a U.S. congressman saying he didn't have much confidence in a Canadian food inspection system that would leave the head of a cow suspected of having the disease in a freezer for four months.
		And if the congressman thought that cow's head had been in the freezer a long time, he should see how long politicians have had their head stuck in the sand here when it comes to supporting agriculture.
	www.organicconsumers.org /madcow/sacred52903.cfm (905 words)

	Physicians Practice Digest -- No More Sacred Cows! Stop Playing Favorites With Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first action many people think of when dealing with a sacred cow is to terminate the person.
		If, as is generally the case with sacred cows, your practice indirectly condoned the inappropriate behavior by inaction, then termination might bring significant problems.
		Don't forget, this person probably likes the power, the control, the recognition, the money, or whatever else it is that her behavior and your toleration of it have produced.
	www.shands.org /professional/ppd/practice_article.asp?ID=252 (1601 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: New Sacred Cow, Kenna, CD
		This is not the type of record you'll proudly play for all your friends: This is the sort of maddeningly infectious pop album that worms its way into your subconscious even as you bury it in the bottom of your CD collection.
		This highly anticipated debut, New Sacred Cow, was released by Columbia Records on June 10 of 2003.
		Overall, New Sacred Cow is an amazing debut, and a must have for fans of light industrial rock (or any genre, for that matter).
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=2VS28JU32H&ean=696998695924 (866 words)

	Cow Protection - Your model for proper treatment of our mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Methane Biogas, generated free from cow dung, is almost identical to natural gas and is now recognized as a revolutionary source of controllable energy.
		Cow Urine Therapy and all traditional practices from Indian Systems of Medicine have a strong scientific base.
		India's old ways of cow protection could be the new way of maintaining the world's delicate environment.
	www.mothercow.org (418 words)

	Shooting the Sacred Cow
		But alot of these Sacred Cows are things that you probably have in your game designs and which you may find your design gets better from a little culling of the herd.
		Maybe it is. But maybe its just a sacred cow that needs to be shot so you can get back to designing the REAL cornerstone of the design.
		That is, if I understand you correctly in that you're not talking about sacred cows, which would be darlings for the mass populous of roleplaing culture, but darlings for you, the designer, as you're designing your own game.
	www.indie-rpgs.com /forum/index.php?topic=9546.0 (4786 words)

	Sacred Cow
		This seems a little insulting to Hindus, for whom the phrase "sacred cow" has a very different meaning indeed (as well as it being the original one).
		anti-idolism teachings in the Bible; it's a "sin" to worship an idol, such as the sacred cow (which may be the identical sacred cow that Hindus worship).
		However, a sacred cow is something that is immune from criticism or cannot be destroyed.
	c2.com /cgi/wiki?SacredCow (559 words)

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