VSS eNewsletter 6 January 2006

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VSS News

Online Chinese New Year Greetings Card

Our Cookbook Featured in Magazine

VSS Donation Cans

Calling All Teachers

Viewing Locations for the VSS World Hunger Sculpture

Mini Organic Food Fair

 

Other News

Narnia’s Founder and Our Fellow Animals

Raw Food Classes

Second Asian Vegetarian Congress – 19-26 March 2006

Singapore Runners Resource

 

VSS News

 

Online Chinese New Year Greetings Card

VSS’s online Chinese New Year greetings card is now ready, in time to send people before they load up on meat for the holiday. The card is on the VSS Downloads page of the VSS website:

http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=3.

 

Please send the card to family members, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. And, feel free to personalize it.

 

 

Our Cookbook Featured in Magazine

The VSS cookbook, New Asian Traditions, was featured in the December issue of the Association of Dutch Businessmen in Singapore’s magazine. The issue is now online at http://www.adb.org.sg/en_magazine_latest.htm, pages 21-22. The article features two recipes from the book. You can buy the VSS cookbook at most bookstores, such as Popular, but please call ahead to make sure that it is in stock.

 

 

VSS Donation Cans

New Green Pastures is an organic veg restaurant that has been supporting VSS by placing a donation can near the soup urn, where customers can help themselves to soup to go along with the meals they order. A sign encourages those who take soup to make a donation to VSS. The restaurant is located at the vegetarian oasis of Fortune Centre, at #04-22, Tel: 63368755, HP: 94512799.

 

If you know other veg outlets that might display a VSS donation can, please contact info@.... Money is needed for our education work. For instance, this weekend, we are packing another 10,000 copies of the VSS VCD for free distribution. Contact us if you’d like to help distribute the VCD. For instance, one couple took VCDs to distribute at their wedding dinner. We do ask a donation for large quantities of the VCD.

 

 

Calling All Teachers

The Green Teacher (http://www.greenteacher.com) is a magazine, published in Toronto, for teachers who want to include environmental education in their teaching. A VSS member has been asked to write an article about why and how to integrate vegetarianism into environmental education. If you are a teacher (or you know a teacher) who includes veg issues in their teaching, please share your ideas for possible inclusion in the article by writing to info@.... Also, if you are a teacher and would like to invite a VSS speaker or to use VSS materials (print or video), please let us know.

 

 

Viewing Locations for the VSS World Hunger Sculpture

Do you have ideas for venues, such as restaurants or cafés, that would like to take a turn to display the sculpture? You can visit the statue and the accompanying display panel online at http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=worldhunger.htm.

 

 

Mini Organic Food Fair

Kampung Senang (http://www.kg-senang.org.sg) is hosting a Mini Organic Food Fair on Sat, 7 Jan, 11am-2pm at the Whole Child Nurture Centre at 17J Jalan Hock Chye, 6289.4298. Find out about this Waldorf-inspiring early childhood education centre which serves the children organic vegetarian food. VSS will be participating.

 

 

Other News

 

Narnia’s Founder and Our Fellow Animals

C.S. Lewis, whose book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is now a hit movie, had strong views about the way we treat our fellow animals: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/features/cslewis/animals1.shtml.

 

 

Raw Food Classes

January 17 (Tue) and 19 (Thu) are the dates for two evening classes about how to prepare raw food. The classes feature two professional chefs from the U.S. Here are brief bios:

 

Robert Ferrari has worked at both the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, California. He has established himself as a premier Raw Food Chef with his innovative gourmet cuisine. Robert has the ability to transform fresh organic produce into stunning Raw Food creations.
 
Gail Ferrari grew up in the restaurant business with her family. When health problems occurred due to overeating, Gail turned towards eating healthy and healing foods. She became a Raw Food chef after taking her training in Oregon, and has healed herself from high blood pressure and lost 59lbs.

 

For details: ourplaceinternational@... or Qiuying at 9100.0443 or Susie at 9637.6020.

 

 

Second Asian Vegetarian Congress – 19-26 March 2006

Looks like Asian vegetarians are very sociable folks. Asia is hosting two vegetarian congresses this year. The first, the Asian Vegetarian Congress, will be held in March in Thailand: http://www.siamsewana.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=861#861. The second, the World Vegetarian Congress, will be held in India in September: http://www.ivu.org/congress/2006.

 

 

Singapore Runners Resource

The current issue of Health & Fitness magazine, available at selected bookshops and magazine kiosks, features an article on M. Rameshon, Singapore’s marathon record holder and a proud vegetarian. The magazine mentions a website, Singapore Runners Resource, set up by Rameshon’s Hwa Chong students: http://www.chs.edu.sg/~y03chs377/SRR/index_content.html. There, you can read and listen to an interview with Rameshon and find out much more about success in running and in life. 

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 13 January 2006

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VSS News

Form a VSS Team for the Singapore Biathlon

VCDs Ready

 

Other News

Martha Stewart Stops Wearing Fur

Pesticides

Veg Restaurant Moves to Changi Road

Mind Your Body

Quantum Spirituality

Interview with John Robbins’ Son, Ocean Robbins

 

 

VSS News

 

Form a VSS Team for the Singapore Biathlon

For the Singapore Biathlon, Sun, 26 March, at East Coast Park (http://www.safra.sg/singaporebiathlon), organizations can form teams of three to participate. Teammates need not run/swim together. If you’d like to be part of a VSS team, contact info@.... Show what vegetarians can do! After all, the Singapore national record holder in the marathon, M. Rameshon, is a vegetarian.

 

 

VCDs Ready

Last weekend, a team of 20 people, fueled by a hearty and delicious vegetarian lunch, finished packing another 10,000 copies of the VSS VCD, Seeds for a Better World. Most of readers of this Newsletter have already seen Seeds.

 

Please help to distribute it. The VCD can be distributed in many ways: to people you know, at vegetarian restaurants, and at events such as exhibitions or talks. Contact VSS about collecting VCDs and flyers for distribution: info@....

 

 

Other News

 

Martha Stewart Stops Wearing Fur

Martha Stewart, famous for her advice on food, fashion, and home decorating, has made a 5-min video to explain why she has stopped wearing fur. The video documents the terrible conditions our fellow animals suffer so that humans can make a fashion statement. Seeing these conditions reminds the watcher of what happens to nonhuman animals who we eat. Watch the video at: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=martha&Player=wm&speed=_med.

 

The video ends with Stewart saying something that applies as well to going vegetarian as it does to not wearing fur, “So much violence in the world seems beyond our control, but this is one cruelty we can stop by being informed consumers.“ By the way, Stewart’s daughter, Alexis, who co-stars on her tv show, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, is a vegetarian.

 

 

Pesticides

A frequently asked question is: If I eat more plant-based foods, won’t I risk ingesting too much pesticide? The answer is that meat-eaters probably ingest more pesticide than do vegetarians. Why? Because during their short, harsh lives, our fellow animals eat foods treated with pesticides, and those pesticides concentrate in the animals’ flesh. Thus, when you eat meat, you are probably ingesting pesticide that concentrates as it moves up the food chain.

 

AVA inspects food for pesticide level and gives the following recommendation to those who wish to do more: http://www.ava.gov.sg/JAVASCRIPT/FAQfruits.htm.

 

A combination of rinse, soak and rinse will help to remove pesticide residues on vegetables substantially. The rate of removal depends on many factors such as the amount of residue present, technique of washing and rinsing etc. Generally, a 30s rinse, a 15min soak and a final rinse would be effective. It can remove surface residues by more than half the original amount present. When rinsing, pay attention to the base of the stems since dirt or pesticide tend to get trapped there. This is important if you are preparing “you-cai” where the whole intact vegetable will be used for cooking.

 

 

Veg Restaurant Moves to Changi Road

A reader informed VSS that Yuan Xiang Vegetarian Restaurant has moved from No. 220, Stadium Road to its new home at 134 Changi Road, Singapore 419720 (Lorong 104 Geylang)
* Open: Daily 0830 - 1500, 1700 - 2300
* Specialities: Vegetarian Cze Cha, Vegetarian Tim Sum
* Tel: 63443239
* Owner: Mr. Lee - handphone: 90093957 / 90620102
* Buses: 2, 7, 13, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 51, 60, 61, 63, 67, 93, 94, 155, NR7

 

Yuan Xiang has other outlets as well. See the Veggie Food Outlets page on the VSS website for details: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=listing_area.htm

 

 

Mind Your Body

This week’s Mind Your Body supplement to the Wednesday Straits Times contains one article on Bright Vision Hospital (http://www.bvh.org.sg/main.html), which serves vegetarian food exclusively, and Just Greens restaurant, an innovative veg eatery with two outlets, one in Chinatown and the other on Joo Chiat Place. For details on Just Greens, see http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=listing_area.htm.

 

 

Quantum Spirituality

It is not uncommon that spiritual leaders encourage people to move towards plant-based diets. Examples from the East are Sai Baba and Dada J.P. Vaswani and from the West, Anthony Robbins. Next week, another spiritual leader who encourages plant-based diets is speaking in Singapore. VSS will have a display.

 

Paramahamsa Nithyananda, from India, will be speaking on Wed, 18 Jan, 6.30pm, at DBS Auditorium, Shenton Way. His topic is Quantum Spirituality, and admission is free. To register, call 9246-8717 or visit www.grip.com.sg/choices.htm.

 

 

Interview with John Robbins’ Son, Ocean Robbins

John Robbins wrote Diet for a New America, a book that influenced many people to eat less meat. He also founded Earthsave (http://earthsave.org). Robbins’ son, Ocean, has followed in his father’s footsteps, founding YES (Youth for Environmental Sanity): http://www.yesworld.org. Read an interview with Ocean at http://www.geocities.com/spaarclub/Ocean.html.

 

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 20 January 2006

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VSS News

Organic Farm Special Event

VSS Team for Singapore Biathlon

 

Other News

One Veg Outlet Replaces Another

Veg Porridge Outlet Opens

Workshop on the Art and Science of Biogenic Foods

Help Save the Planet: Go Vegetarian

Seismic Shift in European Attitudes

New Branch of Veg Restaurant

When the Shoe Was on the Other Foot

 

 

VSS News

 

Organic Farm Special Event

This weekend, 21-22 Jan, Sat (9am-9pm) & Sun (9am-7pm), two local organic farms, Fireflies and Bollywood, are participating in a special event in Kranji, titled Spring Special 2006. VSS will have a display at Fireflies. We visited Fireflies last month as part of VSS’ organic tour.

 

Details at http://www.gardenasia.com/springspecial/index.htm. Fireflies’ contact is 62, Lot 75 Lim Chu Kang Lane 2 S. 719842, Tel: 6793.7875, www.fireflies.sg. A shuttle will be available from Kranji MRT.

 

 

VSS Team for Singapore Biathlon

Two people have agreed to take part in the VSS team for the Singapore Biathlon, Sun, 26 Mar, at East Coast Park (http://www.safra.sg/singaporebiathlon). If you’d like to be part of a VSS team, contact info@.... Teammates need not run/swim together.

 

 

Other News

 

One Veg Outlet Replaces Another

It’s sad when a veg outlet closes, but sometimes another veg outlet opens in its place. That’s what happened recently at Fortune Centre, a must-visit veg oasis. A reader reports that Tanaka Vegetarian moved out and Xin Yuan Vegetarian Food has taken its place. The reader recommends the new outlet for its large variety of good food. The address is 190 Middle Road, #02-13, S. 188979.

 

Specialty dishes include pineapple rice, claypot noodle, and noodle soups. Open every day, except Sunday, from 9am-8pm. Tel: 9295.6881 or 9693.0216.

 

 

Veg Porridge Outlet Opens

Mei Nu Dessert Porridge recently opened, offering a wide variety of vegetarian porridge. Here’s what they say about themselves:

 

Our sweet porridges and soups are cooked over low heat over a period of time to break down the grain, making it easy to digest and assimilate in order to provide your body with the nutrients it needs. As we cook the porridges and soups with top grade nutritious ingredients and Chinese herbs with no added preservative or artificial flavorings, the results are delicious low fat porridges and soups that have beautifying and slimming effects.

 

Stall 6, 5 Fingers Food Street at 2 New Bugis Street (U-Block), Opposite Bugis Junction.

Operating Hours: 12pm to 11pm Daily

Contact Person: Ada Wong - bleurose13@...

 

 

Workshop on the Art and Science of Biogenic Foods

Date: Saturday – 18 February 2006

Time: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Organizer: Synbiotics Health Optimum

& Venue: 15 Stanley Street, S. 068734

Contact: Tel: 6226 2621 for registration

Investment: $50.00 (includes sampling of organic juice and snacks).

Ask about possible discount for VSS members.

 

Help Save the Planet: Go Vegetarian
In a paper delivered at the 2005 American Geophysical conference, researchers reported that the usual American diet (of which 28% is derived from animal sources) creates the equivalent of nearly 1.5 tonnes more carbon dioxide per person per year than a vegan diet with the same number of calories. To read the full paper, go to http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~gidon/papers/nutri/nutri.html.

 

Seismic Shift in European Attitudes

Human recognition of and concern about the terrible things we do to our fellow animals is growing. Note the term “seismic shift” in this Reuters article about proposed European product labels related to animal welfare standards: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticleSearch.aspx?storyID=168992%2B11-Jan-2006%2BRTRS&srch=animal%2Bwelfare.

 

Of course, treating chickens nicer before killing them still seems somewhat inadequate, especially when there’s so much healthy, tasty veg food.

 

 

New Branch of Veg Restaurant

Roma’s Deli, in Shaw Tower, has opened a new branch: Roma's Cuisine, 505 Beach Road, Golden Mile Food Centre, #01-85, S. 199583.
* Open: (Mon - Sat) 11:00am to 8:00pm

* Tel: 6245 1897
* Menu: Western and Oriental Style Food
* Bus: 961 from Lavender MRT along Lavender St

 

 

When the Shoe Was on the Other Foot

Vegetarianism is about humans not eating our fellow animals, but there was a time when our fellow animals were eating our prehuman ancestors. Here are two articles about that:

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5443.html

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10819471

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 26 January 2006

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Happy Chinese New Year to All Our Chinese Readers

 

 

VSS News

VSS Chinese New Year Greetings Card

Vegetarian Food Fair for Charity

Desaru Trip in April – Pls Book Soon

 

 

Other News

More on Fishing

Vegan Bodybuilder

New Wholegrain Veg Outlet

NY Times Magazine on the Personalities of Our Fellow Animals

Workshops on the Art and Science of Biogenic Foods

Stats on the Number of Marine Animals Eaten by Humans

Issue 4 of Vegetarian Journal 2005

How I Became a Vegetarian

 

No newsletter next week L

 

 

VSS News

 

VSS Chinese New Year Greetings Card

Just a reminder that the animated VSS Chinese New Year Greetings Card is available for emailing at http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=4. Just go there and click on the link, but you need PowerPoint software to view the card.

 

And, don’t forget the other great stuff on the Downloads page of the VSS website, including the “Love Us Not Eat Us” decal: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index.

 

 

Vegetarian Food Fair for Charity

Celebrate Chinese New Year by helping to raise funds for Man Fut Tong Nursing Home (http://www.mft.org.sg). Come to Tiong Bahru Plaza on Sat-Sun, 11-12 Feb, 10am-8pm. Don’t miss Singapore’s largest collection of Handmade Paper Fans, vegetarian food, appearances by the God of Fortune, performances, and a VSS exhibition. Free admission. Contact: Victor @ 6368.3301 or c_lovecommunications@....

 

 

Desaru Trip in April – Pls Book Soon

VSS has planned a 2-day, 1-night trip to Desaru for 14-15 Apr. Enjoy a scenic get-away, including kite-flying, with four vegan meals, all at a reasonable price.

For details, please go to the VSS Events calendar and change the month to April: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view.

 

 

Other News

 

More on Fishing

Last week’s VSS Newsletter carried a poem about a reluctant fisher. In response, someone sent in a piece by the 19^th century composer Schubert on the same theme. Read the English translation at http://www.hitech-solutions.com/Trout/Schubert.htm. And, listen to the melody at http://ingeb.org/Lieder/dieforel.html (click on Melodie in the upper left).

 

Vegan Bodybuilder

Kenneth G. Williams is a vegan who has enjoyed success in bodybuilding championships. Read more about him and watch his tv ads for veganism at

http://www.idausa.org/kgw_frame.html. Visit his own website at

http://www.veganmusclepower.com. And, he’s on the cover of the latest issue of VegNews: http://www.vegnews.com/current_issue.html.

 

 

New Wholegrain Veg Outlet

Genesis Health Food Restaurant, #1 Lorong Telok, S. 049014 (near Raffles Place MRT), specializes in whole-grain foods. This new outlet offers Eastern and Western food, including cream soup and salad with whole wheat bun. No dairy or egg products are served; the cream is made from rice and nuts. Open 7.30am-6pm, except 7.30am-3pm Fri, closed Sat, and Sun 9-3. Contact: 6438-7118, genesishf@....

 

 

NY Times Magazine on the Personalities of Our Fellow Animals

The cover story of this past week’s New York Times magazine reports research on the personalities of our fellow animals. All the more reason not to eat them. You may have to register to read the article, but it’s free: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/magazine/22animal.html?emc=eta1&pagewanted=print.

 

 

Workshops on the Art and Science of Biogenic Foods

Synbiotics Health Optimum is organizing a series of vegetarian health events on 18th Feb (Sat): 3-5pm, 7-9pm and 19th Feb (Sun): 2-4pm at 15 Stanley Street, S. 068734. To register, call 6226.2621. Details at http://www.vegetarian-society.org/downloads/Detox_n_Regeneration_with_Biogenic_Cuisine2.pdf.

 

 

Stats on the Number of Marine Animals Eaten by Humans

Last year, this Newsletter reported a web resource for calculating the number of our fellow land animals who we eat annually. Here is the URL for similar data on marine animals, except that data are by weight rather than by individuals: http://faostat.fao.org/faostat/form?collection=Fishes&Domain=FishCatch&servlet=1&hasbulk=0&version=ext&language=EN.

 

 

Issue 4 of Vegetarian Journal 2005

You can read selected articles from Vegetarian Journal magazine online at http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2005issue4/index.htm. Lots of recipes and health info.

 

 

How I Became a Vegetarian

This one isn’t from Singapore; it’s from the US. But it makes the good point that if done well, going vegetarian isn’t about shrinking our food choices; it’s about expanding them, by discovering all the great options in veg food. Plus, there’s a funny story of how sibling rivalry was what finally brought the writer to go veg:

http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=3637.

 

 

 

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2D1N Desaru Beach Retreat
Date: 14-15 April 2006 (Easter Friday & Saturday)
When did you last scamper along the beach like a child? Feel the wind in your hair and hear the trees singing?
Our day and night at Desaru promises this and more. A truly relaxing interlude – you’re welcome to bring along your hobbies
and share them; join us planet gazing, kite flying, beach-walking or just lazing. It’s time to reward yourself…
Gathering Time:          8.30am (please be punctual)
Gathering Venue:      Changi Ferry Terminal (@ Changi Ferry Road)
[Returning Time: Arrive Changi Ferry Terminal, Singapore ~ 4.30pm, 15th April]
Rates Per Person:
	Triple-sharing	Twin-sharing	Children (2-11)
VSS member	SGD 140	SGD 145	(please enquire)
non-member	SGD 145	SGD 150
The cost of the trip includes: the ferry ride from Changi Ferry Terminal to Desaru and return, land transfer between the pier
and the hotel, accommodation in an Executive Garden Villa room at Desaru Golden Beach Hotel, and four vegan meals
**Participants are advised to purchase their own travel insurance which is not included in the package.
To register:
1. E-mail kee_yew@... [enquiry call 9362 7493].
2a. Transfer fund to DBS Bank Current A/C: 100-900423-1 and send the ATM fund transfer receipt OR
2b. Send a cheque payable to "Vegetarian Society (Singapore)" to:
Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
190 Clemenceau Ave, #04-19/20
Singapore Shopping Centre
Singapore 239924
2c. Transfer fund via internet banking, to DBS Bank Current A/C: 100-9004231 and email the transaction reference number to <kee_yew@...> immediately
Registration Deadline: 20th March 2006

 

 

 

VSS eNewsletter 8 February 2006

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VSS News

Vegetarian Food Fair for Charity

Desaru Trip in April – Spaces Limited

Singapore Food Festival

 

Other News

Fruit and Veg Consumption May Cut Stroke Risk

High Intake of Veg Protein Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

Court Recognises Chimpanzee as Legal Subject

Rodent Romeos Sing

Do Other Animals Laugh?

Roma Cuisine Launches New Outlet

True Health Holistic Retreat 2006

New Tanjong Pagar Veg Outlet

No Magic Bullets: No Black & White

 

 

 

 

VSS News

 

Vegetarian Food Fair for Charity

Celebrate Chinese New Year by helping to raise funds for Man Fut Tong Nursing Home (http://www.mft.org.sg). Come to Tiong Bahru Plaza on Sat-Sun, 11-12 Feb, 11am-9pm. Don’t miss Singapore’s largest collection of Handmade Paper Fans, vegetarian food, God of Fortune’s special appearance (12 Feb), performances, and VSS materials. Free admission. Contact: Dilys @ 98753188.

 

 

Desaru Trip in April – Spaces Limited

VSS has planned a 2-day, 1-night trip to Desaru for 14-15 Apr. Enjoy a scenic get-away, including kite-flying, with four vegan meals, all at a reasonable price.

For details, please go to the VSS Events calendar and change the month to Apr: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view

 

 

Singapore Food Festival

This year, the Singapore Food Festival will be held 30 Jun-30 Jul. Last year, VSS participated to a small extent and there was a special Vegetarian and Fruits Jamboree weekend. This week, VSS attended a planning meeting at the S’pore Tourism Board office for this year’s Festival. They want ideas from restaurants, shops, educationists, etc. about lively, fresh events for 2006. If you have ideas, please contact info@....

 

 

Other News

 

Fruit and Veg Consumption May Cut Stroke Risk

Eating more than the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may further reduce the odds of suffering a stroke, researchers found:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/hl_nm/stroke_dc

 

 

High Intake of Veg Protein Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

People who eat more protein from vegetables tend to have lower blood pressure, according to a new study in the January 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060118100742.htm. Please note that in this study and in the one above, the studies do not say that vegetarians never suffer strokes or high blood pressure; all they say is that aspects of a vegetarian diet were found to correlate with less risk of stroke and high blood pressure.

 

 

Court Recognises Chimpanzee as Legal Subject

In a landmark ruling, a judge in Brazil ruled that a chimpanzee, named Suíça, was a legal subject. The judge explained: “It is well known that the penal right to due process is not static, but rather subject to constant change, where new decisions must be adapted to modern times.” For details: http://www.animalsentience.com/news/2005-11-06.html

 

 

Rodent Romeos Sing

On a Valentines Day note, human scientists have finally figured out what female mice have always known: male mice sing courtship songs: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4395664.stm. Other singing animals include bats, cetaceans (such as whales), and humans (although to prevent noise pollution some of us should be banned from singing outside the shower).

 

 

Do Other Animals Laugh?

The two articles above suggest that our fellow animals are, indeed, more like us than we used to think, making it even more unpalatable that we eat them. Further evidence of our similarities with other animals comes from a researcher who believes that other animals, such as chimps, dogs, and rats, do something a bit like a human laugh: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4401695.stm.

 

 

Roma Cuisine Launches New Outlet

Roma’s Cuisine recently opened a new outlet at 208 Jalan Besar, S. 208894, (Miao Zhai - directly opposite Jalan Besar Plaza); Nearest MRT: Lavender. Open: (Mon-Sat) 11:00am to 8:00pm; Tel: 6245 1897. 

Menu: Vegetarian Western and Oriental Style Food, including Italian food such as vegetarian chicken mushroom, baked rice, baked mushroom pasta, baked sizzling potato, spaghetti, and pizza, as well as burger specialties and appetizers such as salad and herb bread. Oriental - All kind of steamed buns, lotus rice, and glutinous rice, as well as vegetable rice.

 

True Health Holistic Retreat 2006
True Health is a Catholic organization that combines health, vegetarianism, and other important matters. They are holding a holistic health stay-in retreat 10-12 March at Monfort Centre, 622 Upper Bukit Timah Road. Speakers to include:

 

Fr Anselm Phang, OCD

Sebastian Liew, N.D., Doctor of naturopathy, Clinical herbalist  

Wendy Yeo, Food / herb consultant

Sister Priscilla, FDCC 

Susan Amy, co-author of VSS’ “New Asian Traditions, Vegetarian Cookbook”

Edgar Gho, Stress consultant.

 

For details and registration, call Thomas Tan at 93969560 or email/fax thomastansh@... / 68440837.

 

 

New Tanjong Pagar Veg Outlet

Tanaka Vegetarian has relocated to the corner of Wallich and Peck Seah, just next to Tanjong Pagar MRT, in the new BP Food Centre. They hope to expand to 24 hours later this year. And, they offer brown rice! Contact Mr Goh (9001.5798) for details or if you’d like to work there.

 

 

Carnival of Vegetarian Delights

To celebrate Valentines Day, a large number of well-known veg eateries are banding together to put on a Carnival of Vegetarian Delights, Tues, 14 Feb, 10am-5pm, Kim San Leng Food Centre, Blk 134, Geylang East Ave 1, #01-229, Tel: 6745.5702. Ms Choo. Sims Ave: Bus No: 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, 67, 853C. VSS materials will be available.

 

For details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DharmaNews/message/3152.

 

 

No Magic Bullets; No Black & White

When thinking about nutrition, it’s tempting to look for wonder foods that can whisk away disease and, on the other hand, to label some foods as all bad. However, in reality, health and food’s contribution to good health is much more complicated. For example, the following article suggests that while soy products are good and are better than meat, they are not a magic cure for high cholesterol and other health concerns: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060122/ap_on_he_me/fit_soy_health.

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 13 February 2006

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VSS News

Carnival of Vegetarian Delights

Food Trails

VSS Cookbook Still Available

 

Other News

No Bird Brain: A Parrot Who Understands Zero

You Don’t Need this Book – But Someone You Know Might

Holistic Charity Fair

Request for Vegetarian Confinement Lady

Veg Outlet Closings

Strawberries

Great Quotes from Carl Sagan and Others

 

 

VSS News

 

Carnival of Vegetarian Delights

To celebrate Valentines Day, a large number of well-known veg eateries are banding together to put on a Carnival of Vegetarian Delights, Tues, 14 Feb, 10am-5pm, Kim San Leng Food Centre, Blk 134, Geylang East Ave 1, #01-229, Sims Ave: Bus No: 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, 67, 853C. VSS materials will be available, including the Hunger sculpture.

 

For details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DharmaNews/message/3152.

 

 

Food Trails

One idea for this year’s Singapore Food Festival, 30 Jun-30 Jul, 2006, is to organize food trails. This is a bit like the event that VSS held last 24 December, in which people boarded a bus and visited organic farms, shops, and restaurants. In addition to eating, trails can include talks and hands-on activities. If you have ideas, please contact info@....

 

 

VSS Cookbook Still Available

A reader reports being pleasantly surprised during a visit to Borders bookstore to see three shelves of veg cookbooks, including 8 copies of the VSS cookbook, New Asian Traditions. Other veg cookbooks included New Enchanted Broccoli Forest and Living among Meat Eaters. There are books for all sorts of diets: vegan, raw food, real food, baby food, and low-fat.

 

In a hurry? There’s a book with 30-minute veg recipes. That not fast enough for you? There’s a 20-min veg book too. Can’t get to Borders? Other bookstores, such as Awareness Place at Bras Basah Complex, also carry the VSS cookbook and others, as does the National Library.

 

 

Other News

 

No Bird Brain: A Parrot Who Understands Zero

Ever tried teaching a young child to grasp the concept of zero? No easy, but apparently a researcher has successfully taught the concept to a 28-year-old parrot, a cousin of the chickens who we eat in such large quantities: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/07/0715_050715_parrotzero.html.

 

 

You Don’t Need this Book – But Someone You Know Might

Speaking of brains, veg cooking is included in the huge series of Complete Idiot’s Guides:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592574173/ref=nosim/002-6638080-9838423?n=283155. More information on the author: http://www.veganchef.com.

 

 

Holistic Charity Fair

Kampung Senang, which promotes vegetarianism in many ways, is holding a holistic charity fair cum street collection at Bencoolen St open ground Feb 23, 26, & 28, 8am-6pm, to raise funds for a new centre for holistic lifestyle. In addition to attending the fair, you might also like to volunteer to help out at the event. For more information: email@..., http://www.kg-senang.org.sg, or 6785 2568.

 

 

Request for Vegetarian Confinement Lady

A reader wrote to VSS to ask if we have contacts for vegetarian Confinement Ladies. No, we do not, but if anyone knows someone who can offer their services to help a new addition to Singapore’s vegetarian population, here is the necessary information:

 

Location: Bayshore Rd, the east side of Singapore

When: July and August 06

Contact: 9695.1665 Tracy Lim

 

 

Veg Outlet Closings

Many small businesses have a short life span. Sadly, that is also true of veg outlets. The following have closed or will be closing soon. We wish all the best to all the people there who made being vegetarian easier: Vegaan, at Biopolis; Magenta, on North Canal Rd; and Zheng Yu Zhai Vegetarian Restaurant, at 333 Joo Chiat Road (last day, Sunday 19 Feb).

 

The closings are a reminder to us to try our best to patronize veg outlets and to convince more people to eat less meat. See the list of outlets on the VSS website: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=/index.php?module=Static_Docs&func=view&f=listing_area.htm

 

 

Strawberries

Strawberries contain vitamin C, potassium, folate, and flavanoids. A study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry suggests that phytonutrients, compounds found in abundance in strawberries and other berries, can help fight cancer: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=8674.

 

 

Great Quotes from Carl Sagan and Others

Many scientists, past and present, have urged that we humans make a major change in how we think about and act towards our fellow animals. This quote from Carl Sagan is one example:

http://www.primatesworld.com/Shadows.html

 

For more of great quotes, pls visit: http://www.sentientbeings.org/notables.htm

 

 

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2D1N Desaru Beach Retreat
Date: 14-15 April 2006 (Easter Friday & Saturday)
When did you last scamper along the beach like a child? Feel the wind in your hair and hear the trees singing?
Our day and night at Desaru promises this and more. A truly relaxing interlude – you’re welcome to bring along your hobbies
and share them; join us planet gazing, kite flying, beach-walking or just lazing. It’s time to reward yourself…
Gathering Time:          8.30am (please be punctual)
Gathering Venue:      Changi Ferry Terminal (@ Changi Ferry Road)
[Returning Time: Arrive Changi Ferry Terminal, Singapore ~ 4.30pm, 15th April]
Rates Per Person:
	Triple-sharing	Twin-sharing	Children (2-11)
VSS member	SGD 140	SGD 145	(please enquire)
non-member	SGD 145	SGD 150
The cost of the trip includes: the ferry ride from Changi Ferry Terminal to Desaru and return, land transfer between the pier
and the hotel, accommodation in an Executive Garden Villa room at Desaru Golden Beach Hotel, and four vegan meals
**Participants are advised to purchase their own travel insurance which is not included in the package.
To register:
1. E-mail kee_yew@... [enquiry call 9362 7493].
2a. Transfer fund to DBS Bank Current A/C: 100-900423-1 and send the ATM fund transfer receipt OR
2b. Send a cheque payable to "Vegetarian Society (Singapore)" to:
Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
190 Clemenceau Ave, #04-19/20
Singapore Shopping Centre
Singapore 239924
2c. Transfer fund via internet banking, to DBS Bank Current A/C: 100-9004231 and email the transaction reference number to <kee_yew@...> immediately
Registration Deadline: 20th March 2006

 

 

VSS eNewsletter 22 February 2006

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VSS News

Wellness Seminar Series Resumes

VSS AGM

 

Other News

Holistic Charity Fair

Veg Cooking Class by Wendy Yeo

Organic Bazaar

New Veg Hawker Stall with HK-Style Tim Sum

Fast Food Can Cause Fast Problems

 

 

VSS News

 

Wellness Seminar Series Resumes

The first session of the VSS Wellness Seminar Series in 2006 takes place Thur, 9 Mar, 8pm-9.30pm. The topic is Why Raw? with Julia Jus, a raw food chef who lives in Chiang Mai and speaks English well: http://www.juliajus.com/about_julia.html. A VSS member who uses a raw food diet was very impressed by a session Julia did on her last visit to Singapore.

 

The venue is Magazine Cafe, 16 Morse Road No. 207 (along Wishart Road), Tel: 6271.6938. Only 1km from Harbour Front MRT. Bus: SBS 10, 30, 93, 97, 100, 131, 143, 145, 166, SMRT 61, 188, 963, 97A, 100A, 30B. Admission to the seminar is $5. Please email kee_yew@... to reserve your seats early.

 

 

VSS AGM

The VSS constitution mandates an AGM each March. This year’s event will be held Sunday, 19 Mar from 2pm at 12 Prince Edward Rd, #06-01, Podium A, Bestway Bldg, the same place the AGM was held in 2005. Everyone is welcome, but only members can vote. No memberships will be sold at the door. Light snacks will be served, and we hope to screen some videos.

 

Directions: Bestway Bldg is few minutes walk from Tanjung Pagar MRT. Take exit D for MAS Bldg and M Hotel. Buses 131, 167, 186, 608, 700, 970, alight at International Plaza, 10 Anson Rd; Buses 10, 70, 75, 97, 100, 107, 130, 162, 196, 400, alight at Apex Tower, 70 Anson Rd.

 

Other News

 

Holistic Charity Fair

Kampung Senang, which promotes vegetarianism in many ways, is holding a holistic charity fair cum street collection at Bencoolen St open ground Feb 23, 26, & 28, 8am-6pm, to raise funds for a new centre for holistic lifestyle. In addition to attending the fair, you might also like to volunteer to help out at the event. For more information: email@..., http://www.kg-senang.org.sg, or 6785.2568.

 

 

Veg Cooking Class by Wendy Yeo

Learn to make and enjoy tasting creative, healthy, organic meatless dishes on Sat, 25 Feb, 3pm-4.30pm with Wendy Yeo. The class is sponsored by True Health and will be held at the Church of St Peter and Paul, 225A Queen St, in the Praise and Worship room/canteen.

 

Dishes to be taught and tasted are brown rice burger, fruit salad, banana almond smoothie, and mushroom soup. A nominal fee of $10 will be charged for the ingredients. For more information and to register, call the Church office at 6337.2585.

 

 

Organic Bazaar

Living Space will hold its first monthly Organic Bazaar on 24-25 Feb from 10am-6pm at 17 Hong Kong St., (Clarke Quay MRT), tel: 6534.0340.

The bazaar will feature at discounted prices, more than 500 varieties of organic produce and products including fresh fruits and vegetables, beans and grains, condiments, dried goods, household cleaners and skincare items from Australia,
Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom and United States.

 

 

New Veg Hawker Stall with HK-Style Tim Sum

A new veg hawker stall, named Shu Shi En, has opened at Geylang East Food Centre, Blk 117 #01-16 Aljunied Ave 2, near Geylang Polyclinic and Aljunied MRT. Open from 6.30am-8pm, but closed Mon and Tues except 1^st and 15^th of the lunar month. Special dishes include self-made HK-style tim sum. Contact: 9178.7321.

 

 

Fast Food Can Cause Fast Problems

More revelations about health problems and the fast food industry. McDonald’s recently revealed that their fries contain wheat and dairy, plus more trans fats than previously reported:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0602150170feb15,1,5988996.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

 

A report by British researchers states that customers would have to walk about 9 miles to walk off a Big Mac lunch, while a meal at KFC requires a 6-mile walk: http://channels.netscape.com/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/burnoffbigmac/burnoffbigmac&floc=wn-ns

However, there is good news in the same report. We can go back to the original fast food – raw fruits and vegetables - an apple (sold by some McD’s outlets) contains about 45 calories and requires only a 0.3 mile walk, and a stick of celery has even fewer calories requires only a 0.013 mile walk. But, walking is fun and good exercise. So, why not take a break from your computer, and walk to the supermarket or wet market and get some fruits and vegetables!

 

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VSS eNewsletter 28 February 2006

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VSS News

VSS AGM

Raw Food Seminar

Meal-in-a-Drink Smoothie

Interview in I-S Magazine

 

Other News

Mixed Marriages – When Only One Spouse Is Vegetarian

Strange Listening

Frozen Airplane Food That Tastes Good

 

 

VSS News

VSS AGM

The VSS constitution mandates an AGM each March. This year’s event will be held Sunday, 19 Mar from 2pm at 12 Prince Edward Rd, #06-01, Podium A, Bestway Bldg, the same place the AGM was held in 2005. Everyone is welcome, but only members can vote. No memberships will be sold at the door. Light snacks will be served, and we hope to screen some videos. Want to propose something for the AGM agenda? Write to info@....

 

Directions: Bestway Bldg is few minutes walk from Tanjung Pagar MRT. Take exit D for MAS Bldg and M Hotel. Buses 131, 167, 186, 608, 700, 970, alight at International Plaza, 10 Anson Rd; Buses 10, 70, 75, 97, 100, 107, 130, 162, 196, 400, alight at Apex Tower, 70 Anson Rd.

 

 

Raw Food Seminar

The first session of the VSS Wellness Seminar Series in 2006 takes place Thur, 9 Mar, 8pm-9.30pm. The topic is Why Raw? with Julia Jus, a raw food chef who lives in Chiang Mai and speaks English well: http://www.juliajus.com/about_julia.html. A VSS member who uses a raw food diet was very impressed by a session Julia did on her last visit to Singapore.

 

The venue is Magazine Cafe, 16 Morse Road No. 207 (along Wishart Road), Tel: 6271.6938. Only 1km from Harbour Front MRT. Bus: SBS 10, 30, 93, 97, 100, 131, 143, 145, 166, SMRT 61, 188, 963, 97A, 100A, 30B. Admission to the seminar is $5. Please email kee_yew@... to reserve your seats early.

 

 

Meal-in-a-Drink Smoothie

When VSS does food demos as part of a talk, we often demonstrate our Meal-in-a-Drink smoothie found on p. 88 of the VSS cookbook “New Asian Traditions.” For instance, later this week, we are doing that for teachers and parents at secondary school in Sembawang. The smoothie is easy to make, flexible in terms of what ingredients to add, and a hit with the people who come to our talks.

 

The smoothie is so popular that we need more people who can demo it. If you’d like to learn and would be willing to do public demos (you do not have to pay for the ingredients), please contact info@....

 

 

Interview in I-S Magazine

Last Friday’s (24 Feb) issue of I-S Magazine contained an interview about vegetarianism with a VSS member (p. 6). Here are two questions from the interview:

 

1. How do you rate Singapore as a place for vegetarians? It’s a great place. There’s lots of variety and people go out of their way to accommodate you.

 

2. What’s the best vegetarian eatery in town? Personally, I like my own kitchen.

 

 

Other News

 

Mixed Marriages – When Only One Spouse Is Vegetarian

Vegetarians come from many different religious backgrounds. For example, here’s a thoughtful piece that may be useful to people of any religious background, from the Jewish Veg website: http://jewishveg.com/schwartz/mixmarrg.htm

 

 

Strange Listening

Brian Conroy is a vegan who put together a one-person comedy show called Vegan Monologues: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3386. You can listen to two of his pieces at http://69.17.119.150/invasion and http://69.17.119.150/mybeef.

 

 

Frozen Airplane Food That Tastes Good

A reader who recently returned from a trip to East Asia was impressed by the variety of veg options on the airlines. He requested “no egg, no dairy”, and when the other passengers were given ice cream, he received a thick slice of frozen pineapple. Great idea! Frozen banana is also excellent.

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 8 March 2006

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VSS News

New Date for VSS AGM

Take a Meat Eater for a Meal

Reminder – Raw Food Seminar This Thursday

Only 3 Spaces Left for Desaru Trip

World Vegetarian Congress – Goa – Sep06

 

Other News

Want to Be a Youth Delegate for UN Commission on Sustainable Development – NYC in May?

Vegetarian Cooking Class – March 20, 21, 22, 23

Looking at the Ingredients List

Winston Churchill on Test-Tube Meat

Who Was the Biggest Dino of Them All – A Vegetarian, Of Course

 

 

Happy International Women’s Day

 

 

VSS News

 

New Date for VSS AGM

There is a new date and time for the VSS AGM. The AGM will be held Sat, 25 Mar, 10am-12noon. The venue remains the same: Bestway Building, 12 Prince Edward Rd, #06-01, Podium A. Everyone is welcome, but only members can vote. No memberships will be sold at the door. Light snacks will be served, and we hope to screen some videos.

 

Directions: Bestway Bldg is few minutes walk from Tanjung Pagar MRT. Take exit D for MAS Bldg and M Hotel. Buses 131, 167, 186, 608, 700, 970, alight at International Plaza, 10 Anson Rd; Buses 10, 70, 75, 97, 100, 107, 130, 162, 196, 400, alight at Apex Tower, 70 Anson Rd.

 

 

Take a Meat Eater for a Meal

Mon, 20 Mar is the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere and the day the people in many countries are celebrating Meatout Day (www.meatout.org). In Singapore, we’re going to have our Singapore Meatout Week later in the year, probably July.

 

However, we do want to do something on 20 Mar to connect with people in other countries. So, we’re going to have a “Take a Meat Eater for a Meal” day. In other words, on that day (or some day near then), vegetarians take a meat eating friend, family member or colleague for a veg meal. This could be eating out or a home-cooked meal. Give it a try, and let us know how it goes: info@....

 

 

Reminder - Raw Food Seminar This Thursday

The first session of the VSS Wellness Seminar Series in 2006 takes place Thur, 9 Mar, 8pm-9.30pm. The topic is Why Raw? with Julia Jus, a raw food chef who lives in Chiang Mai and speaks English well: http://www.juliajus.com/about_julia.html. A VSS member who uses a raw food diet was very impressed by a session Julia did on her last visit to Singapore.

 

The venue is Magazine Cafe, 16 Morse Road No. 207 (along Wishart Road), Tel: 6271.6938. Only 1km from Harbour Front MRT. Bus: SBS 10, 30, 93, 97, 100, 131, 143, 145, 166, SMRT 61, 188, 963, 97A, 100A, 30B. Admission to the seminar is $5. Please email kee_yew@... to reserve your seats early.

 

 

Only 3 Spaces Left for Desaru Trip

There are only 3 places left for VSS’s 2-day, 1-night trip to Desaru for 14-15 Apr. Enjoy a scenic get-away, including kite-flying, with four vegan meals, all at a reasonable price. For details, please go to the VSS Events calendar and change the month to Apr: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view

 

 

World Vegetarian Congress – Goa – Sep06

Registration is now open for the World Vegetarian Congress to be held 6-10 Sep06 in Goa. Find out about the Congress programme, post-Congress tours, hotels, and more at http://www.ivu.org/congress/2006. The Congress is only held every two years, and who knows when it will next be in Asia.

 

 

 

Other News

 

Want to Be a Youth Delegate for UN Commission on Sustainable Development – NYC in May?

Environmental Challenge Organization (Singapore) has asked VSS to look for youth who might like to participate in the 14th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14). It's happening 1-12 May 2006. Too many people still don’t know about the connection between meat production and ecological destruction. Go to New York and help educate people: http://www.shoutsingapore.org/singapore_youth_for_csd14

 

For background on the Env-Veg link, visit: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=5

 

 

Vegetarian Cooking Class – March 20, 21, 22, 23

Genesis Health Food Restaurant, 1 Lorong Telok, will be holding the same vegetarian cooking class on 4 consecutive evenings, March 20, 21, 22 and 23, from 6pm-7.30pm. Featured dishes include granola, waffles and savoury rice. Additionally, there will be health talks by a registered dietician and a registered nutritionist.

 

Last, but not least, you can sample the food prepared during the class and enjoy a light meal. Each class costs $50. For details, call 6438-7118 or email genesishf@.... Please register in advance.  

 

 

Looking at the Ingredients List

VSS sometimes receives inquiries about whether a particular product contains ingredients derived from our fellow animals. Since we vegetarians don’t eat meat, should we also avoid any product that involves the suffering of other animals? Is it possible to be 100% pure? Is making the effort productive? Here is one view: http://www.veganoutreach.org/howvegan.html. What do you think?

 

 

Winston Churchill on Test-Tube Meat

The following article gives background on the idea of growing meat in a laboratory, an idea that apparently emerged in the 1930s from different sources, including Winston Churchill. Don’t expect to see such meat in the stores any time soon. Would you eat such meat? Vegetarians vary in their view: http://satyamag.com/sept05/hawthorne.html

 

 

Who Was the Biggest Dino of Them All – A Vegetarian, Of Course

Young kids seem to have a special affinity for dinosaurs (for example, the purple one named Barney). So, if you want to convince them that they can grow big and strong on a veg diet, tell them about that the world’s biggest dinosaurs were vegetarians who were much bigger than any of their carnivorous cousins. According to the following article, Argentinasaurus weighed an incredible 100 tons and was 120 feet long.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060301/sc_space/thebiggestcarnivoredinosaurhistoryrewritten

 

 

 

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VSS eNewsletter 15 March 2006

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VSS News

Reminder: VSS AGM – Sat., 25 March

Take a Meat Eater for a Meal

Three Spaces Left for Desaru Trip in April

 

 

Other News

Sign of the Times – Local

Going to Great Heights to Support Vegetarianism

Want To Take Over a Veg Stall?

Ask and You Shall Receive – Vegetarian Food

Birds with Memories like Elephants

A Calm Animal and a Fast Knife

 

 

VSS News

 

Reminder: VSS AGM – Sat., 25 March

The VSS AGM will be held Sat, 25 Mar, 10am-12noon. The venue is Bestway Building, 12 Prince Edward Rd, #06-01, Podium A. Everyone is welcome, but only members can vote. No memberships will be sold at the door. Light snacks will be served, and we hope to screen some videos.

 

Directions: Bestway Bldg is few minutes walk from Tanjung Pagar MRT. Take Exit D for MAS Bldg and M Hotel. Buses 131, 167, 186, 608, 700, 970, alight at International Plaza, 10 Anson Rd; Buses 10, 70, 75, 97, 100, 107, 130, 162, 196, 400, alight at Apex Tower, 70 Anson Rd.

 

 

Take a Meat Eater for a Meal

Mon, 20 Mar is the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere and the day the people in many countries are celebrating Meatout Day (www.meatout.org). In Singapore, we’re going to have our Singapore Meatout Week later in the year, probably July.

 

However, we do want to do something on 20 Mar to connect with people in other countries. So, we’re going to have a “Take a Meat Eater for a Meal” day. In other words, on that day (or some day near then), vegetarians take a meat eating friend, family member or colleague for a veg meal. This could be eating out or a home-cooked meal. Give it a try, and let us know how it goes: info@....

 

 

Three Spaces Left for Desaru Trip in April

Only three places remain for VSS’s 2-day, 1-night trip to Desaru for 14-15 Apr. Enjoy a scenic get-away, including kite-flying, with four vegan meals, all at a reasonable price. For details, please go to the VSS Events calendar and change the month to Apr: http://www.vegetarian-society.org/revamp/html/index.php?module=PostCalendar&func=view

 

 

Other News

 

Sign of the Times – Local

As an old song says, “The times they are a-changing.” This is certainly true in regard to human’s attitudes towards our fellow animals. Most of these signs come from the West, such as laws regulating better imprisonment conditions for pigs and hens who will later be killed for meat.

 

But, there are signs here in Singapore too. For example, have you ever wondered why at circuses here, we don’t see lions, tiger, etc.? The answer comes from our friends at ACRES (www.acres.org.sg):

 

As of January 2002, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority no longer allows the import and exhibition of performing wild animals in travelling circuses. This is enforced under Part II (Importation, Transhipment & Exportation of Animals & Birds) & Part IV (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) of the Animals & Birds Act. The statutes are available online at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg.

The ban covers all wild animals. Domesticated animals, such as dogs and cats, are still allowed to be used for circus shows.

 

 

Going to Great Heights to Support Vegetarianism

Bala, a yoga teacher and VSS supporter, participated in the Singapore Vertical Marathon 2006 on 12 Mar. As he did in 2005, Bala climbed Suntec Tower 4 backwards, wearing a chicken head costume and a t-shirt saying, "H51N, Love animals, eat plants" on the front and back. Not surprisingly, Bala drew a lot attention from fellow runners, onlookers and the media. For example, a journalist from LianHe ZaoBao interviewed him on the issue. To support Bala, VSS set up a small booth to distribute free apples (contributed by Bala), as well as our VCDs and flyers. Chris Turner, another VSS supporter, turned up at the booth in a Spiderman suit, speeding up the VCD and flyers distribution, and attracting lots of youngsters. Spiderman briefed them on how a balanced vegetarian diet can boost athletic performance.

 

 

Want To Take Over a Veg Stall?

Someone contacted VSS with news that the stallholder of a veg outlet at Kallang Bahru, Blk 16 is planning to retire and wants someone to continue to provide veg food via the stall. If you are interested, contact Kim Eng at 6741.6418. You may need to call multiple times to get through and be able to speak Mandarin to talk with Kim Eng.

 

 

Ask and You Shall Receive – Vegetarian Food

Some people worry that they can only find veg food at veg outlets, but actually, most food outlets can cook up something tasty for us. All we have to do is ask. Here’s an example from Dawn Kua.

 

I'm writing about Restaurant Ember at Hotel 1929 (50 Keong Saik Road in Chinatown). They are a lovely restaurant but do not have many vegetarian options on the menu. However, every time I've gone, I've had no problem asking them to whip up something vegetarian for me, and invariably it's delicious.

 

Recently, they added a vegetarian entree to the menu, and when I last went a few weeks ago, the manager, Sabrina, mentioned that she felt bad that I always ate the same thing (though I could eat the pumpkin risotto and the tofu with enoki mushroom in a miso sauce every day, not to mention the desserts!); so, she said that they would be adding more vegetarian dishes to the menu!

 

I've found that many restaurants will cook something vegetarian for you if there is nothing on the menu, but Ember has gone a step further. They really do take what their guests like to heart and they have the most genuine and warm service too!

 

 

Birds with Memories like Elephants

The stereotype says that birds have tiny brains, so they must not be able to think much at all. On the other hand, elephants are, according to legend, supposed to have powerful memories. It turns out that birds’ memories aren’t so bad. Here’s a quote from an article on research that found that a hummingbird, “with a brain no bigger than a grain of rice and which feeds on hundreds of flowers each day, could pinpoint the location of flowers it had visited and when the bit of nectar in each would be replenished. Such episodic memory was previously thought to be exclusive to humans.” You can read the entire article at

 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060307/sc_afp/canadaukresearch_060307222448

 

 

A Calm Animal and a Fast Knife

The following article contains alleged excerpts from a conference of the American Meat Institute Foundation. Specifically, the article focuses on the advice researchers gave about slaughtering, such as achieving vocalization rates of 5% or less. Vocalization is when the nonhuman animals cry out while being killed:

http://www.pitch.com/Issues/2006-03-02/news/stline_1.html

 

 

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