Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 22, 2011: A vegetarian lawyer has sued Chipotle Mexican Grill for selling a bean dish that contains pork. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses the national fast food chain of duping the public into believing its pinto beans are vegetarian. The plaintiff Kevin Shenkman “reasonably assumed Defendant’s ‘Pinto Beans’ were not…
Source MINNESOTA, U.S., August 22, 2011: Whole Foods Market, which claims to be “the leading natural and organic food retailer”, is celebrating Hindu festival Diwali with a festive cooking class and sampler dinner. An announcement of the Minneapolis, Minnesota store of the Austin,Texas headquartered grocer suggests to “Recreate the festive atmosphere of Diwali” with a hands on Diwali cooking class…
Dasha Platonova, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished MUMBAI, INDIA, July 27, 2011 (Rough & Polished magazine): Gemfields, GIA India, World Land Trust and Jaguar Land Rover have collaborated with 10 of India’s top jewelry designers to create a pop-up collection of Zambian emerald jewelry that aims to create awareness and raise funds for the conservation initiatives of…
Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, August 23, 2011 (DNA India): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa celebrated her 100th day in office in style, by nullifying yet another decision taken by former Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi. She shifted the Tamil New Year Day back to the original month of Chithirai (mid-April). The previous Karunanidhi regime had in 2008, by a special resolution,…
Source Sattvic knowledge sees the one indestructible Being in all beings, the unity underlying the multiplicity of creation. Rajasic knowledge sees all things and creatures as separate and distinct. Tamasic knowledge, lacking any sense of perspective, sees one small part and mistakes it for the whole.— Bhagavad Gita 18:20-22
Source UNITED STATES, November, 2010 : A growing number of America’s most powerful bosses have become vegan. Steve Wynn, Mort Zuckerman, Russell Simmons, and Bill Clinton are now using tempeh to assert their superiority. As are Ford Executive Chairman of the Board Bill Ford, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, venture capitalist Joi Ito and Whole Foods Market Chief Executive Officer John…
Source UNITED STATES, August 18, 2011: Bill Clinton is a vegan — or is, at least, very close to being one. The former U.S. president doesn’t eat any dairy, eggs or meat, and consumes very little oil. Clinton has turned to eating solely plants in order to keep weight off and his heart healthy. Since his diet change, Clinton has…
Source “Yoga is love. It is nonviolence at the extreme edge.”— Mahatma Gandhi
Religion News Service VATICAN CITY, ITALY, 2011 (Religion News Service): Every Wednesday on Facebook, a new Pope is elected. Each week in the game Vatican Wars, an impassioned struggle begins anew to choose a virtual pontiff. All players start as priests and earn “stature points” by performing tasks that include prayer, celebrating Mass and counseling their flocks. Becoming a bishop…
Source GREELEY, COLORADO, August 17, 2011: Factory food took over most American schools in a rolling, greasy wave of chicken nuggets and pre-prepped everything over the last few decades. Now, real ingredients and spices like cumin and garlic — and in a modern twist, fiber-laden carrots snuck in where children do not expect them, like pasta sauce — are making…