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Design can sometimes seem pretty mundane?how hard is it to change the shape of a coffee mug??but often the most random life experiences can inspire grand ideas. Witness the way John Mackey, a six-time college dropout, changed his diet (from meat eater to vegetarian) and in doing so envisioned the nation's first natural-food market, which he eventually built into Whole Foods, a $9 billion business that has revolutionized the food industry. Similarly and against terrific odds, inspiration is what propelled ceramicist Eva Zeisel out of prison, where she had been confined on false accusations...
...this year, she has seen the price of groceries take a bigger and bigger chunk of the couple's fixed income. What was a 300 renminbi ($40) monthly bill is now 500 renminbi ($66) and prices are still rising. Hence the salted egg, which Kong is buying instead of meat. "We are still able to afford food," she says. "But if prices keep going up, I think the government should allocate special food allowances...
...years of high economic growth and relatively stable consumer prices, inflation is back on the table - and a bitter fruit it is. China's Consumer Price Index showed a 5.6% year-over-year increase in July, the sharpest rise in more than a decade. Food prices soared 15.4%, with meat and poultry alone rising 45% due to shortages caused by outbreaks of livestock disease as well as severe flooding in agricultural areas. But it's not just food prices that are taxing consumers. The costs of rents and mortgages were up 4.4%, making housing the second most inflationary category after...
...Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, a communal organization that maintains temples and represents nearly half of the city's Sikh population, passing an injunction requiring that all Sikh weddings in Delhi must now take place in gurdwaras,as Sikh temples are known, and not in hotels. No liquor or meat is to be served, according to the injunction, and the ceremony must be wrapped up before noon...
Despite these flaws, Siegel’s extensive film is a stirring testament to the resiliency and independence of Farmer John. While “The Real Dirt” may not contain the meat of serious organic food debates, it does make for a tasty appetizer to snack...