South Africans protest against the xenophobic attacks that killed 13 people in 2008. There are fears that after the World Cup, there will be another wave of the violence against foreigners.

Hawaii blogger Ryan Ozawa recalled his early experiences at Down to Earth on his blog HawaiiWeblog.com: "During my college days, I’d often wander the cramped aisles, marveling at the dizzying array of products you could derive from soy, and the sometimes disconcerting substances that were called in to replace meat in popular recipes."