[Assam] Update in revisions on Hinduism in California's textbooks

Tue Mar 28 06:41:40 PST 2006

Hindu Press International <hpi.list at hindu.org> wrote:  From: Hindu Press International <hpi.list at hindu.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:43:38 -1000
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Subject: HPI, March 24, 2006

             March 24, 2006 

   California Board of Education Proceeds With Textbook Revisions  
   Challengers to New York Flushing Temple Board Claim Election Irregularities   
   First It Was McDonald's French Fries, Now It Is Kellogg's Rice Krispies With Beef

    1. California Board of Education Proceeds With Textbook Revisions  www.insidebayarea.com
  SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, March 20, 2006: HPI note: This article updates the situation with the California sixth grade social studies books. 

Members of the California Board of Education began meetings with publishers Thursday for final editing sessions of sixth-grade history textbooks. The Sacramento meeting comes despite lawsuits filed against the state by two Hindu groups, who challenge the way Hinduism is presented in the books and who say they take issue with the way the state went about its approval process.

Liz Russell of Teachers Curriculum Institute publishers in Palo Alto said the current dispute is one of the most drawn-out approval processes she's seen in her 25 years in textbook development. Russell said, "I appreciate the input from different (Hindu) groups; they've made us all much more sensitive and much more knowledgeable about Hinduism, and much smarter about the process. " Russell, who will meet with state officials today to discuss the changes, said she's concerned that a protracted legal battle might prevent publishers from getting the textbooks distributed to schools in time for the beginning of the new school year. 

Earlier this week, a Sacramento Superior Court judge declined to impose a temporary restraining order to keep the textbooks from going to press, and scheduled a hearing for April 21. Meanwhile, some publishers say they may go ahead with printing and binding the textbooks to ensure they meet the state's deadline for finalized editions to be ready for consideration by school districts by the end of May.

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    2. Challengers to New York Flushing Temple Board Claim Election Irregularities   www.templedemocracy.org
  FLUSHING, NEW YORK, March 21, 2006: The group of devotees who challenged the legality of the Board of Trustees of the Flushing Ganesha Temple and caused court-ordered elections have posted a report on the results at "source." The original board won the election handily. However, the fact the election was called at all means -- to our understanding -- that the board is not "self-appointed" as the original members claimed, and that elections will need to conducted at regular intervals in the future. At "source," the challengers question the results of the election, although HPI understands the results have been certified by the court supervising the case.

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    3. First It Was McDonald's French Fries, Now It Is Kellogg's Rice Krispies With Beef  www.kelloggnutrition.com
  USA, March 9, 2006: Pardip Kumar of Malaysia sent us the following material which comes from the Kellog's website at "source." The information reveals that several of the popular snack products that appear to be vegetarian are actually not.

Gelatin is used to help the texture of the product and is derived from either beef or pork. Kellogg's(R) Frosted Mini-Wheats(R) and Kellogg's(R) Rice Krispies Treats(R) cereals contain type B gelatin, which is derived from beef.

Whenever marshmallow ingredients are present in a Kellogg's(R)cereal brand, the marshmallow contains type A gelatin, which is derived from pork. Kellogg's(R) Krave(TM) Snack Bars also contain type A gelatin derived from pork sources. 

Type B gelatin is derived from beef sources and is found in the frosting of all varieties of Kellogg's(R) Frosted Pop-Tarts(R), Kellogg's(R) Frosted Pop-Tarts(R) Snak-Stix(TM), all varieties of Kellogg's(R) Pop-Tarts(R)Pastry Swirls, and Kellogg's(R) Nutri-Grain(R) Minis with Yogurt Icing.

Plain (unfrosted) Kellogg's(R) Pop-Tarts(R) do not contain gelatin. None of the equipment that comes in contact with the gelatin in Kellogg's(R)Frosted Pop-Tarts(R) is used in the production of the other pastries.

Kellogg's(R) Rice Krispies Treats(R) Squares contain type A gelatin in the marshmallow, which is derived from pork sources.

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