Starting February 2008, UK brand, Organic Apoteke will be available in two specialty stores in the US, namely, Henri Bendei in New York City and Studio@Fred Segal in Los Angeles. The brand is currently only available at Whole Foods Market in the US and its UK distribution point based in London.

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Whole Foods Market will open two new locations in Los Angeles in the coming year, in Venice and Tustin, featuring among many other thing a butter bar...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI.O: Quote, Profile , Research) on Wednesday and said it will buy smaller rival Wild Oats Markets Inc. (OATS.O: Quote, Profile , Research) for about $565 million to help it compete with traditional grocers offering more organic and freshly prepared foods.

Illuminati is a name that refers to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment era secret society founded in the late eighteenth century. However, in modern times it refers to a purported conspiratorial organization which acts as a shadowy power behind the throne, allegedly controlling world affairs through present day governments and corporations, usually as a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati, or the "Illuminated ones", are the masterminds behind events that will lead to the establishment of such a New World Order. Confusing the issue further is the fact that there are also several modern fraternal groups which include the word "Illuminati" in their names.In rarer cases, the Illuminati refers to an elite set of enlightened individuals who may not cooperate but are uniquely empowered by their enlightenment, much like the intelligentsia classes of today are empowered by their education and intelligence. These are people who have become illuminated and have achieved a higher mystical understanding of the universe. Many secret societies and mystical traditions are concerned with this kind of illumination or enlightenment, such as the Rosicrucian Societies, the Martinists and the original Bavarian Illuminati. It is also notable that the Bavarian Illuminati has had influence on the Jacobin Club during the French Revolution, which birthed some of the first enlightenment revolutionary ideas against the "Old Order".