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Fellow reader Open to Discussion asks me some valid questions following my earlier post on the topic . I have decided to publish my answers here as well for more general readership.
OD asks:
1. why so much of poison my dear friend?
2. no where in india were the rulers were brahmins
entire UP and bihar had been ruled by Yadavs(OBC), rajasthan by jats (OBC), in tamil nadu all except Brahmins come under reserved cat, so some body amongst them must be ruler.
3. algebra questions are never asked in medical entrance!!
u set any syllabus, it does not matter, toppers will remain toppers.
for indigenous med, we have separate ayurvedic collages. there is no need to include it in allopathy
I respond:
Dear Open to Discussion:
The reason behind my relatively long posts is that I explore the forest, not stick to trees. If you will read the entire post, it merely says that it's a wrong thing for elite students to protest against possibility of equal opportunity for students who have been historically denied the privilege, owing to their socio-economic class.
To further this humble opinion, I have cited examples to show how the ruling classes guard their interests and growth by NOT sacrificing their privilege.
I do not wish to influence you into believing one way or the other, but I do not wish to find your words in my mouth either. Hence, my quick responses to your questions:
1. There is no poison. But yes, lots of anger. Because I possess a privileged 'caste' background myself, and I would not wish to support such protests being done by people coming from my social locations. Therefore I feel something in me is at stake too. Coming from Orissa, I have witnessed firsthand the violence against the so-called lower-caste and untouchable people. By not denying my privilege, I have understood to what extent I am a part of the oppressive sphere. And by seeing that the cycle is not being allowed to change, again by the ruling classes in Orissa, the Brahmin Bureaucracy and the Patnaik governance, I would be naïve not to see the role of my social class in perpetuating the crisis. For all I know, if I took my resume to a place of work in Orissa, (or anywhere in India), I will not have to feel conscious of my surname and no one will make assumption that by family name, such as, 'you are good only to mend shoes'. And you know what, I am born with this great privilege. Hence it's not a poison. Its an understanding of being privileged and expressing resentments when such privilege is mis-utilized, as at the current juncture by some fellow medicos.
2. I do not like to be dragged into this, because I personally think some of the Indian rulers I will name now are my favorites too. However, my point was not to say that Brahmin rulers should not be there, but to say that we must reserve seats for rulers of other caste varieties too (and overwhelmingly so, since they represent a much wider people). However my friend, to refute your supposition, following are few exemplars:
Historically, yes Brahmins were never the rulers. In fact, Hardly ever! But they surely collaborated with the local kings to help the caste division take place according to their sacred texts. We are well aware of the Brahmin sponsored Mauryan coup against the Nandas. Or several such dynasties. Since my post is mostly about current India, we will focus on the here and now (the India which began in 1947).
First, there needs to be a distinction between who are the actual rulers. As you know, there are thousands of people in the power structure but only a few really implement the policies. There are very many different Nations inside India. Only a few govern them through federal laws. I will refer to them here; (note, not all of them are Brahmin supremacists at all…quite the contrary, many are very progressive indeed. But this was beyond the point…since you need the statistics..)
The prime ministers: Nehru, Indira, Rajiv (one family that actually ruled..!), P.V. Narasimha Rao, Morarji Desai and Atal Bihar Vajpayee… (did I leave out any other name…Shastriji?)…Whoa…that's called real power.
Being the prime minister of India, being able to change national languages, being able to divide Tamil Nadu, being able to annex Tripura, being able to destroy Babri Masjid, being able to cause Bofors ….
Looking at the huge majority of PMs and all the Prime Minister's Men (ministers, bureaucrats), India has been ruled ALWAYS by the Brahmin caste, if that answers your curiosity. It's the prime ministers alone who decide over the fate of this country, alongwith their clouts of bureaucrats. Unless you want to include presidents, and we can talk of V.V. Giri, Shankar Dayal Sharma etc.
You bring up the question of Bihar and UP and cite OBC rulers. Clearly OBCs may not be equally disadvantaged. But partly also because they are more than 60% of population in those states. On a closer look, even as they are majority in UP, what do we see? Time after time, "Presidents Rule". Don't forget Romesh Bhandari's weapon to destabilize UP! Or creation of Jharkhand and the perpetual poverty that plagues Bihar, once the most treasured state of India. To even think that Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party or Rashtriya Janata Dal have ever ruled the country is a lie. Not even DMK or AIADMK. Although I will come to Tamil Nadu now.
Her Highness Jayalalitha is also a Brahmin. Not just that, she is a loyal ally of the BJP! So when you say "in tamil nadu all except Brahmins come under reserved cat, so some body amongst them must be ruler", you need do more research.
Kushwant Singh had given a statistical interface to suggest Brahminical hegemony in India long back. Those were the days when the right wing had not even seized India. Now situation is far worse. But here is a pointer to some of his findings:
The Brahmins control over 70% of the top decision-making posts in the political system, administration, judiciary, army, police, press, media and academics (Statistics on composition from 1935 and 1985)
For example, in 1935, during the Anglo-Brahmin Colonial Era, the 5% Brahmin caste group held most of the gazetted positions among Indians in the upper echelons of the administrative machinery. In 1985 one finds that out of 3,300 Indian Administrative Officers (IAS), 2,376 are Brahmins; from the rank of deputy secretaries upwards, out of 500, 310 are Brahmins; of the 26 state chief secretaries, 19 are Brahmins; of the 16 Supreme Court judges, 9 are Brahmins; of 438 district magistrates, 250 are Brahmins; and so on in other circles of power and policy in the Indian state. If we also include the "twice born" Brahmanical castes, mainly comprising the Banias and Kayasths, the combined state power of theirs jumps from 70% to almost 95%.
Now that says clearly something! We can look at all chief secretaries of India and confirm the statistics even in 2006. Lets not forget Romesh Sharma either! These are again instances of not Brahminism so much, as they are instances of an absence of lower castes and tribes in the actual power structure of India.
And what is the percentage of Brahmin population in India? Five %
3. As regards, Algebra in entrance tests, again we miss the point when we look at certain question papers in some states than looking at the entire philosophy. First off, only students who have science backgrounds are usually eligible to sit for these tests. Which essentially demands knowledge of mathematics. And yes, when I said Algebra, it also meant Formulae and Values in Physics, which are integral to the examinations. The point I was making is that many complicated concepts make up for the entrance test, and most are foreign to students of minority community, ESSENTIALLY because they cannot afford a two-year coaching preparation education to know these concepts!
Since a 'good' education that can help someone fit into the system's demands requires Money with a big M, its not so simple to say that "Toppers will be Toppers". Toppers are those people who have access to the best of resources in their fields of studies and have incentives good enough to motivate them to secure that position. Please take it from me, as I have topped in many exams (state level, university level etc) myself, and I have to feel humbled to say that it was nothing so extraordinary to have achieved what I did, which others with similar environment could not have. Its only a systematic deprivation of sections of society from availing the resources that undernourishes them. Even to get loans for coaching, one needs to have a rich men network, to begin with. Unless we block the desired number of seats for the backward people and coach them for free (while continuing to charge the rich for their kids' education), we will be only part of the same oppressive ancestors who subjugated the country, territorially, and now as we realize more and more, mentally too.
Regarding Ayurveda, the point of reference was that the respect traditionally attached to Allopathic medicine science is because of the exclusivity and professionalism attached with Medical profession (reason why seats are always limited to begin with). And what I was offering was basic assertion that all of the medicinal practices (Allopathy, Ayurvedic and what we have…) need not gear towards becoming 'elitist'. Since health is the most common factor for survival, the attitude of practitioners should be to "massify" their skills, not "classify".
I am open to discussion as well. But more open to an understanding AND empathetic discussion geared towards social justice for people who are most marginal in our society; than towards justice for students who hold banners in their hands to shamelessly protest against equal opportunity (yes social equality needs sacrifice of individual liberty at many junctures). I can understand why the elites need to guard their class interests, but can never support their stands.


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Celebrated Vancouver musicians Barb Towell and Tina Chang will present an enchanted afternoon of vocal favourites. Classical gems by Schubert and Britten, cherished operatic arias (Caro mio ben, O sole mio) as well as riveting pop and Broadway songs (La vie en rose, Treat me rough) will leave you dancing and singing!
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Boy did she ever. She can never pursue a nuisance suit now.
Ms. Palsgraf sure is dumb. =)
Seriously, this is my favorite so far.
Nice… Definitely the best Palsgraf courtoon so far.
This is good…where's the train depot, though?
Her realtor must have been the eye of ordinary vigilance–"Well, Ms. Palsgraf, I don't foresee anything bad happening to you here."
Mrs. Palsgraf would make a spot on Wicked Witch of the East.
Best Palsgraf courtoon EVA!
enough with palsgraf
This is the best Palsgraf yet, I laughed out loud!
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Recent news items:
January 4, 2007: Friends of Sandwich Range and Wild River recognize the US Forest Service for its contributions to the New England Wilderness Act of 2006. Details and photos here.
December 1, 2006: "New England Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 4001) is signed by President Bush. In New Hampshire, the bill establishes a new Wild River Wilderness and expands the existing Sandwich Range Wilderness. The final boundary description is still to be prepared by the USFS, but is expected to closely follow the maps referenced by the legislation. Complete text of bill: HTML PDF Legislation details: Thomas GovtTrack Press releases: White House Sununu Gregg Articles: Laconia Citizen Union Leader
November 21, 2006: "New England Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 4001) is formally "presented to the President" for signature. If not signed or vetoed within 10 days (excluding Sundays), the Bill automatically becomes law on Saturday, December 2, 2006.
November 15, 2006: "New England Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 4001) is passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the President for signature. Thomas Summary & Status Complete congressional Record: PDF HTML Press releases: Sununu/Gregg USFS Campaign for American Wilderness Articles: Kendra Gilbert/Union Leader Paula Tracey/Union Leader Foster's Daily Democrat Burlington Free Press Maps
September 29, 2006: Revised "New England Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 4001) is introduced and passed in the Senate. Bill includes all previous NH designations, plus most of the land in the previous Vermont bill. Bill referred to the House for further action. Bill status.
September 25, 2006: Due to disputes concerning the Wilderness legislation pending for Vermont, the House fails to pass the pending Sandwich Range and Wild River Wilderness bills. Union Leader article.
September 19, 2006: Senate revises the "New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 2463) to add pending Wilderness legislation in Vermont, and passes the combined "New England Wilderness Act of 2006". Bill referred to the House for further action. Senate press release. Bill details.
August 3, 2006: Pending Wilderness legislation endorsed by a range of environmental, timber, and government agencies in New Hampshire. Read letter of support.
April 2006: Articles and editorials about the NH Wilderness Act: Boston Globe Appalachian Mountain Club Wilderness Society Campaign for America's Wilderness Green Media Toolshed Concord Monitor American Chronicle Union Leader
March 30, 2006: "New Hampshire Wilderness Act or 2006" introduced in the House of Representatives by Jeb Bradley and Charles Bass. See bill text and status for Sandwich Range (HR 5062) and Wild River (HR 5059).
March 28, 2006: "New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 2006" (S 2463) formally introduced by Senators John Sununu and Judd Gregg. Press release. Bill text and status.
January 13, 2006: Friends' members Karen Coffey and Judith Reardon are guests of "Drive Time" on WMWV radio. Listen to 10-minute broadcast here. (Requires Windows Media Player.)
November 21, 2005: Final Forest Plan is released. Download the entire plan, or individual PDF documents including the Record of Decision and Executive Summary. Also see articles in Concord Monitor, Manchester Union Leader, Boston Globe. Listen to interview on NH Public Radio.
November 18, 2005: NH Representatives express support for new Forest Plan and for more Wilderness. See statements from Senators John Sununu and Judd Gregg, and Representatives Charles Bass & Jeb Bradley.
October, 2005: The new Forest Plan, originally slated for release at the end of September, is now expected in "mid-November."
October, 2005: Defenders of the Forest article in Yankee Magazine profiles the efforts of FSR members.
September 12, 2005: Representatives of FSR and FWR meet with Congressman Jeb Bradley in Boston to discuss new Wilderness legislation.
August 27, 2005: Neighbors of the WMNF (pictured at right) meet in Wonalancet to express their support for expanding the Sandwich Range Wilderness. (Letter to be posted soon.) See letter of support.
August 3, 2005: Senator John Sununu visits Sandwich to meet with Friends of Sandwich Range and Friends of Wild River to discuss options for more Wilderness in New Hampshire. See Laconia Citizen article.
May 2005: The Exchange on National Public Radio talks with WMNF Supervisor Tom Wagner and WMNF Archeologist Karl Roenke on the centennial of the US Forest Service. Listen to the program at the NPR web site.
April 2005: Friends of Sandwich Range of Friends of Wild River travel to DC to discuss Wilderness proposals with Senator John Sununu, aids to Senator Judd Greg, Congressman Jeb Bradley, and aids to Congressman Charlie Bass.
March 2005: US Forest Service Newsletter includes preliminary assessment of the DEIS comments. FS announces intent to release the final Forest Plan, EIS, and Record of Decision in September 2005.
December 17, 2004: DEIS comment period has ended. US Forest service begins process of digesting the 6,160 comments received.
September 18, 2004: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is released by the US Forest Service. Your comments are needed now.
October, 2003: The Friends of Sandwich Range and Wild River journey to Washington DC to discuss new Wilderness legislation with our representatives.
March, 2003: The Forest Service released the Draft Alternatives on which the final Forest Plan is likely to be based. To understand how the Alternatives could effect the Sandwich Range, read the FSR Comments on the Draft Alternatives (with maps)
January, 2003: The Friends of the Sandwich Range appeared on the "Wilderness" episode of Quest. Produced by Maine Public Television, the program aired on Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont public television several times in 2003, and poses the question: "Is there such a thing as true wilderness anymore in northern New England?" And don't missing the promotional video clip, which leads with a voice-over by FSR-member Evelyn MacKinnon, who was interviewed beside Algonquin Brook.
June 2001: Wilderness Society presents Murie Award to Friends of Sandwich Range members Fred Lavigne and Evelyn MacKinnon.


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Country French Toast Bake with Sausage
7 Nov 2013
Serves 4+ It's been a while but I finally have my kitchen up and running so I'm gearing up for the holidays. This is my favorite time of year — and cooking old favorites as well as testing new recipes are two of the reasons. (Plus I just love Christmas/Holiday music and play it continually until January!) Here is a breakfast dish that is easy, very tasty and can be made ahead of time. It might sound a bit strange, but after years of watching my husband eat pancakes/waffles and sausage together with syrup, it seemed like a good mix of flavors. Perfect for a holiday morning breakfast. I like being able to just pop it in the oven in the morning.
3 slices of bacon – cut into 1/4" pieces
1/2 pound pork sausage (or your *favorite already seasoned)
1 Tbsp fresh sage leaves, cut into strips (or use 1/2 Tbsp dried sage)
1/2 tsp pepper
generous pinch of salt
dash cayenne (optional)
1 Tbsp South Fork Sausage seasoning (available from Savory Spice Shop) or use Italian herbs instead
4 pieces of day old bread (I like to use egg bread or multi-grain)
3 Tbsp walnuts – rough chop
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla sugar (or regular sugar)
1 Tbsp cold butter – cut into thin slices
6 eggs
3/4 cup half-half or milk
Generously butter a 9 x 5 baking dish or spray with Pam baking spray.
Preheat oven to 350º (when you are ready to bake this dish)
Tear the bread into chunks and place them on the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar evenly over the top. Set aside.
In a heavy skillet, cook the bacon pieces until crisp – stirring often. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon and place them in a bowl. Then add the sage leaves to the bacon drippings and stir until crisp. This will only take about a minute or so. Remove and add to the bacon bowl.
In the same pan, brown the pork sausage and *season it with the South Fork Sausage seasoning, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook until crumbly and cooked through. With a slotted spoon, move the sausage to the bacon/sage bowl and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes. Gently mix in the walnuts and spoon the mixture evenly over the bread.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, and half-half until well blended. Then stir in the slices of cold butter and pour the mixture over the sausage and bread. Press with a spoon to help immerse the bread. Cover with tin foil and refrigerate overnight or just refrigerate it for about an hour so the flavors have a chance to blend and the bread soaks up the egg and seasoning.
Bake at 350º for 40 minutes covered in foil. Then remove the foil and bake another 8 minutes. Drizzle with maple syrup and serve.


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Thursday, July 30, 2009 is our day in Skagway, Alaska. Traveling near the Chilkoot Trail of the gold rush miners, we went by bus north to Carcross in the Yukon Territory of Canada. As the Klondike Highway crossed the northern portion of the railroad, we saw the old log cabin where the gold miners had a weigh stop to make certain that they had enough provisions to be allowed into the Yukon. (The railroad north of Fraser was washed out this year.) You can see the National Park Service Map here. We stopped at the world's smallest desert and went on to view Emerald Lake. Then we had lunch at the Caribou Crossing Trading Post. (Don't be taken in by the fake Dall sheep up on the mountain.) Then on our way back, at Fraser on Route 2 (the South Klondike Highway), we boarded the White Pass Yukon Route train returning south to Skagway.
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Looking more and more like the Championship's answer to Captain Birdseye thanks to a newly-sprouted beard made from pure white light, Ipswich manager (and Pies' absolute footballing hero) Mick McCarthy delivered a brisk and beautiful retort to claims that some of the club's fans were left frustrated by last night's 1-1 draw away against Leeds.
Incidentally, the result leaves Ipswich just one place and four points outside the play-off positions, though it would seem that garnering just one win in their last eight games is starting to drag a little in certain circles – not that our Mick is overly fussed.
Now, we can't exactly verify this but Surrey-based journalist/editor Glenn Ebrey (of East Surrey and Sussex News & Media and the Croydon Advertiser) is quoting McCarty to have responded to the criticism thusly…
Quote of the season from Mick McCarthy tonight: "Some people might be frustrated with that result? Some people can fuck off."
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December 06, 2010 (KATAKAMI / RIA NOVOSTI) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived on Monday in the Polish capital of Warsaw for potentially groundbreaking state visit.
Medvedev will discuss bilateral ties, including Russian-Polish energy cooperation, as well as European security issues with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
On Tuesday, Medvedev will visit the Soviet War Memorial in Warsaw before leaving for a Russia-EU summit in Brussels.
Medvedev's spouse Svetlana will also meet with the Polish first lady, Anna Komorowska.
The top-level talks in Poland are expected to be "very positive," Medvedev's aide Sergei Prikhodko told journalists.
"The sides intend to strengthen current positive trends in bilateral relations and create conditions for the improvement of Russian-Polish ties in all spheres," Prikhodko said.
Ties between Russia and Poland, which had been hampered for decades over a range of historical disputes, have improved since the two sides were drawn together in grief after the April 10 plane crash in western Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
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Medvedev and Komorowski will also give their assessment of the probe into April's tragedy, which occurred when the Polish presidential plane hit trees while landing in thick fog near the western Russian city of Smolensk. Besides Kaczynski, the crash claimed the lives of 95 Polish dignitaries, including the president's wife, who were on their way to a memorial ceremony in honor of thousands of Polish officers killed by Soviet secret police in Katyn near Smolensk.
The State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, in late November recognized the 1940 massacre as a crime committed by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's regime. Poland welcomed the move.
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Enough of my curmudgeonly scepticism, it was time to play the PC version. After a fairly lengthy loading screen (well, black screen with white pixel in top-left) the juicy CryEngine 3 dawned on me. Considering this game shouldn't be as component demanding its amazing how Crytek have improved on the original. It brings to mind the early current-gen graphics with it's crazy attention to reflections and how everything is kinda shiny (in a good way).
If I had to pin a single word to Crysis 2, it would be streamlined. Rather than having 5 separate suit powers from the original, Crytek have combined certain powers to give your nano-suit a themed set of complimentary abilities. One hopes this will enhance your feeling of superiority and not leave you short-handed in the heat of battle. And I can confirm those battles will be super-heated, the annoying extra-terrestrial floaty gits of the first are to be replaced with agile stalker aliens whose powers match your own.
My curmudgeonly self must resurface, it wasn't all good news. Straight after leaving the PC station I swaggered onto the console version. The overriding themes of shiny blackness were in abundance, but here the similarities end. Considering the press releases allude that the console version is the lead skew, it staggered belief how shoddy it was playing. I'm a reasonable man, but there's no way Crytek should've showcased Crysis 2 on console when it just wasn't ready, especially in a convention saturated with other first person shooters, this shouldn't be the first experience console players have with Crysis. Apparently a major decision for having a city setting was to ease the load on the less powerful consoles, but it didn't seem to make any difference. The main offender was the frame rate, at times of heavy stress it seemed we were approaching single figures. To disguise this slightly however, a heavy motion blur was used to deliberately obscure the definition.
People who've read my work in the past could claim I'm biased towards the PC, and I would fully agree, but I am really not needlessly dumping on the console version. I want it to be good, I'm sure it can be good. I just wish Crytek didn't have to showcase the console version at Eurogamer.
Crysis 2 has a confirmed release date of 25th March 2011 across PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It is also set to feature 3D support across all platforms.


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Goshen College announces candidate of choice for president
GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen College Presidential Search Committee announced alumna Rebecca Stoltzfus as its candidate of choice to become the college's 18th president during an all-campus gathering May 24.
She would follow in the footsteps of her father, Victor Stoltzfus, who was president of Goshen from 1984 to 1996.
Stoltzfus is vice provost for undergraduate education at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. She oversees initiatives to enhance undergraduate instruction and campus efforts to support inclusivity and academic success. She also has experience cultivating major financial gifts for the university. Since 2011, she has been part of the leadership team of public engagement initiative Engaged Cornell.
Stoltzfus is also a professor in Cornell's Division of Nutritional Sciences. Before joining the faculty in 2002, she taught human nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of malnutrition in women and children in low-income countries.
"The transformative education I received at Goshen College has fundamentally shaped my understanding of the world and my work as a global health researcher, as a teacher and as a leader in higher education," she said. "Thus, I am deeply honored by this call to return to my alma mater to serve and lead at this time."
Stoltzfus graduated from Goshen in 1983 with a major in chemistry and received master's and doctoral degrees in human nutrition from Cornell.
"We believe that Rebecca's extensive leadership experience at two of the top academic institutions in our country as a distinguished professor and administrator will serve her as president and the college very well as we together continue to build on the positive path we are on," said Conrad Clemens, chair of the Goshen board of directors.
Stoltzfus will be formally introduced to the college community when she visits the campus June 14-15. The search committee will review feedback received during the visit and present a final recommendation to the college and Mennonite Education Agency boards.
"In addition to being someone who knows how to listen well, ask good questions, solve hard problems and put everyone around her at ease, Rebecca's passion for and commitment to the college's Anabaptist-Mennonite core values of compassionate peacemaking and global citizenship exemplify her life and work," said search committee chair Faith Penner.
Stoltzfus graduated from Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Va., which honored her with an alumni award in 2009. She also served on the Goshen board from 1998 to 2007.
Stoltzfus is married to Kevin W. Miller, a 1985 Goshen graduate with bachelor's degrees in biology and nursing and a master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
They are parents of Lydia Miller, a Goshen College senior majoring in mathematics, and Gabe Miller, a Goshen College sophomore majoring in environmental science. Her parents are alumni Victor and Marie Stoltzfus of Goshen.
Goshen provost Ken Newbold will serve as interim president beginning July 1 until Stoltzfus takes office in early November.
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Red is a warm colour. It stimulates action and ensures that you get things done.
Other associations: Excitement, Love, Passion, Power, Energy, Protection, Strength.
Blue is an ideal colour for the workplace because it boosts productivity.
Other associations: Calm, Comfort, Peace, Serenity, Success, Tender, Trust, Logic, Cool.
The colour green stimulates the urge to move. It is important to regularly vary your posture between sitting and standing to avoid health problems.
Other associations: Harmony, Health, Hope, Comfort, Nature, Peace, Relaxation, Security.
Yellow is a warm and happy colour. It gives you energy.
Other associations: Cheerful, Confidence, Creativity, Excitement, Friendliness, Optimism.
White is a cold and sterile colour. Because it is bright, it can make spaces seem larger.
Other associations: Calm, Clarity, Cleanliness, Down-to-Earth, Happiness, Honesty, Hygiene, Peace, Purity, Serenity.
Black creates a perception of seriousness and professionality.
Other associations: Elegance, Glamour, Power, Security, Tough, Efficiency, Upper Class, Dignified.


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A drinking glass made of ice sits on the bar. (All photos: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Not your average saloon
For those looking to beat the heat in New York City, the newly opened Minus 5 ice bar has an extravagant solution.
The entire bar — from the walls and furniture, down to the decorations and drinking glasses — is constructed and carved from 350 blocks of extra-clear carver's ice.
After paying a $20 admission fee, visitors are decked out in heavy faux fur parkas and led through a meat locker door into the freezing lair. Inside, hand-carved murals and sculptures adorn the walls and bartenders equipped with snow boots and long johns whip up frosty cocktails.
With the thermomstat set at a chilling 23 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-5 degrees in Celsius — get it?) and a ban on heat-emitting devices like cellphones, the $5 million novelty bar is unequivocally the coolest place to be in the city.
The freezing lounge, located at the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue, welcomes children and families from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., after which it becomes an establishment exclusive to nightclub crowds.
Professional ice carvers are commissioned to change the look of the bar every few months.
Although a variety of cocktails are served, Minus 5 specializes in vodka-based creations.
The chandelier and other decorations are carved out of ice blocks weighing up to 100 pounds each.
Heavy parkas are provided to all guests, but the faux-fur design costs a little extra.
You have to wonder: Just how crazy are the utility bills?
A pressure gauge is frozen in the ice at Minus 5.
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KIGALI (Reuters) - A professor arrived back in Rwanda on Wednesday after being extradited from the United States to stand trial for his part in the country's 1994 genocide, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said.
Professor Leopold Munyakazi, who had been living in Alabama and teaching French, is accused of genocide, murder, crimes against humanity and conspiracy to commit genocide, said Faustin Nkusi from the prosecutor's office. He said the charges related to Munyakazi's actions in the former Gitarama prefecture.
Ethnic Hutu extremists killed more than 800,000 Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus in a three-month rampage in 1994.
The Tanzanian-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which closed in December 2015, convicted 61 people of involvement in the genocide, including leading military and government officials.
Further cases are being heard by Rwandan courts or a separate body - the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals - backed by the United Nations.
On arrival at Kanombe International Airport in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Munyakazi started naming people he alleged "put me into this", before police stopped him from speaking to reporters.
Rwandans who fled the country have been convicted abroad or extradited back to Rwanda to face trial.
"This is the fourth deportation from the United States, where we have sent 21 arrest warrants for genocide suspects," Nkusi told Reuters.
Munyakazi was arrested in 1999 in Rwanda but was subsequently released on bail as the prosecution gathered evidence. He fled to the United States in 2004 before his trial could begin.
Rwanda says it has issued over 600 arrest warrants globally for genocide suspects still at large.
Writing by Katharine Houreld; editing by Elias Biryabarema and Andrew Roche


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If you are looking for a wheelchair, you could do a lot worse than look on the web for one. Shopping online has several advantages, and finding a good wheelchair is easy using the web.
Better choice
Buying a wheelchair online gives you a far better choice than you would get shopping on the High Street. It is far easier to shop around and compare products. The internet is also a good place to test the market and see what kinds of wheelchairs are available.
Things to bear in mind
However, that does not imply that you should not be careful when shopping for wheelchairs online. Not every wheelchair you see on the web will be suitable. You have to be selective just as you would if you were shopping on the High Street. Take your time and do your research.
- Start by making a list of what you need from your wheelchair.
- For example, the maximum and minimum dimensions and whether it is foldable or not.
- If you are buying a foldable wheelchair, consider the person who will be folding up the chair.
- The folding mechanism must be easy for that particular person to operate. The chair will have to be light enough for them to lift into the boot of a car or carry upstairs. Once folded the chair has to be small enough to fit into the boot of a certain type or size of the car.
- Whenever it is possible to test out your wheelchair before purchasing it, you're going to make a more informed decision. Since there aren't that many options in most areas, you may have to turn to the internet to find a reasonable selection. In this case, you don't want to make a purchase without making sure that you can exchange the wrong wheelchair. Most of the online merchants understand that a wheelchair is a personal item and will be more than happy to be as effective as they can be.
Whom you buy from is crucial
It is wise to buy from a specialist firm rather than a general website. Wheelchairs are specialist items, so it is wise to buy one from a well-established firm that understands these products and sells only good quality wheelchairs. If you use a well-established firm, you should end up with a good quality wheelchair. However, make sure that the firm you are buying from offers a proper warranty and has a fair returns policy. Double-check the cost of delivery. Wheelchairs are bulky items, so delivery costs can be high and need to be properly accounted for.


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Nothing worse for a five-year-old brother to see her sister being dragged to a bus where she was going to be brutally assaulted – and he even begged the attacker to stop.
The infamous gang rape case of 23-year old Jyoti Singh Pandey happened way back 2012, but the world still couldn't forget it. Now a somewhat similar incident took place just recently, in which a 45-year old man raped a three-year-old girl in a bus.
Seems nothing has changed since the brutal gang rape case of Jyoti Singh Pandey in 2012.
The attacker, bus cleaner Sheikh Munna, caught the toddler's attention by offering her chocolate. She was then dragged to a parked luxury bus. Her screams were heard by her five-year-old brother, who ran over to the bus and banged on the door, trying in vain to rescue her.
The boy ran to his mother, a widowed rag-seller, and told her what happened to his sister. The mother ran to the neighbors for help. The neighbors rescued the girl from the bus and then beat up the rapist.
"We found the girl lying in a pool of blood on a bus seat," a senior police officer reported.
He also reported that the attacker's hands and trousers was smeared with blood.
The girl was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
"The child's clothes were torn and she was bleeding profusely but her condition has improved since last night and possibly she will survive. Signs are clear that she had been brutalised," one senior doctor said.
Although it was clear that the rape took place, the police still ran tests to prove that the girl was indeed violated. Forensics are examining the blood stains from the crime scene. The police also seized the bus where the incident happened.
In 2013, a five-year-old girl was taken hostage, raped, and tortured in New Delhi.
The rape culture in India made headlines around the world. It seems that the out-of-control rape epidemic in the country couldn't be solved just yet. According to Amnesty International, "authorities have not effectively implemented new laws on crimes against women. The majority of rape cases still go unreported."
"In India, cows are worshiped and girls get raped," said one furious netizen.
This report lays down the horrifying statistics:
"In India a women is reportedly raped every 15 minutes. Multiply that by 24×7, 365 days a year. And keep in mind the majority of rape cases still go unreported. The statistics on crime against women is even worse: Every 2 minutes, a women in India is a victim of a crime. This ongoing issue with violence against women raises the real and serious question of whether India is truly ready for a seat on the global table."


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I just loved this video of this sweet lady! Hopefully I'll never be put in this position, but if I am, I sure hope I can respond like she did. Enjoy!
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Witness While Being Mugged
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That's right. My body was once again invaded by germs! This time I was awaken at 4:00 in the morning to the most horrible nauseous feeling ever! And let me just tell you (without being too graphic of course) what ensued afterwards was the most violent form of having food escape from my body that I have ever experienced! It was so NOT FUN!
Have I mentioned before how much I hate germs! Oh, I believe I have a time or two or three. And, yes, I do have an immune deficiency (my blood work shows that I am deficient in IgA). Guess we don't need bloodwork to prove that when you see how easily and often I get sick, huh?
You know what is so bizarre to me is how that little, bitty, microscopic thing can manifest itself the exact same way in someone else's body. It's like it has it's own little DNA map on it which allows it to know exactly how to make the next person's life miserable. You see, Natalie did this very thing just the other day. She threw up, had diarrhea and then was totally fine. The germ is doing the same thing in me, although I do not feel fine!
In the midst of my experience at the crack of dawn, I said to Jason, "I definitely do not want to get pregnant ever again!" For those of you that don't know, my two pregnancies were filled with puking every day for the whole length of the pregnancy. That's right – 9 months, well, actually 18 months since it was times two! That's a year and a half of nausea and throwing up! And let me just tell you, my body can not go through that again.
So, I am off to try and recover once again from the germ!
Filed under In my Brain
Happy Birthday Nicko!
Today our sweet Nicholas is 4 years old! It's hard to believe, but I tell you, he is so proud! He holds his head high and says, "Today is my Birthday!" To celebrate we had a couple of his friends come to the park yesterday for his party. Everyone brought their bikes and we all played at the park most of the afternoon. It was a great day!
I was reflecting last night when we put him to bed how thankful I am for this sweet boy! We are starting to see more of his personality, which is really fun. He is a great encourager and is quick to say thank you to mommy for dinner. He is also very tender hearted and loving. And yet at the same time, he is more and more becoming a BOY! In fact, I have been known to think to myself when he is aggressive, destructive, or messy, "why do you have to be such a boy!" 🙂
Here are some pictures from his party:
Filed under About the Kiddos
The Girls' Night Out event on Friday night was a SMASH! It was a huge success! I can't even describe adequately how well everything went. The vendors were awesome and included massages, jewelry, financial planning, fitness tips, and eyebrow threading! I must say the eyebrow threading was my favorite! Then the food worked out great too, with three of our spouses serving on trays and an awesome chocolate fountain. And our speaker, Amanda Ober from WESH 2 news did a fabulous job! Her content was perfect and just right for our audience! We had just about 100 ladies there and 25 of them desire to have follow-up from us!
SO, I am very thankful for how well the evening went! But I would say, along with that, I am so thankful for how God helped me to stay calm throughout and even during set-up! Typically I can become overwhelmed and even start clamoring with things like this. However, I just went with the flow all day and night!
I must say one of my favorite aspects of the whole thing, was my renewed vision and calling as a believer in Christ. The day of the event, I was in my car listening to "From the Inside Out" by Hillsong United. I just cried out to the Lord in agreement with the words from this song. Here are some of the lyrics that resonated with me tremendously –
Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself
In bringing You praise…
In my heart and my soul
Lord I give You control
Consume me from the inside out
Lord let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love you from the inside out…
And the cry of my heart
Is to bring You praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out
As I looked forward to the event, I was renewed at how all I really want to do is bring Him praise! I want people to know Him and for His WILL to be done! And that definitely was the cry of my heart that day and I pray I will continue to hold that purpose true in my heart in the craziness of the world!
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The music production studio IMAscore composes the hymn for the 50th awards ceremony of the Grimme Award. The orchestral piece of music, written by the team's lead composer Andreas Kübler, will be used as musical opening and on other occasions during the event.
For us as a team, but also for me personally, writing music for the Grimme Award is a great honour, because there is hardly no other television prize that is so prestigious. The fact that it is the hymn for the 50th anniversary makes it above all the greatest milestone in our career. We are very thankful for this opportunity.", said Kübler.
The Grimme Award will be awarded on the 4th April of this year. Every year since 1964, the Grimme Institute awards productions and TV achievements, which "use the specific possibilities of the TV medium in an extraordinary way and can be a model in terms of content and method for TV practice." (Statute of the Grimme Institute).


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They're All Winners
... although Fern does have some words for Reco if he wants to be successful.
Bravotv.com: What were you looking for in this finale fashion show?
I wanted to see several fully realized collections … with a point of view that were beautiful, well-made and marketable, clothes that people would want to buy, own and wear. I wanted to see a spark that says "I'm here to stay … I have something to add to the fashion industry." I wanted to see a collection of clothes that would convince me that these designers would in fact be around in a few years, and they wouldn't just become a name attending parties forever as a former contestant on a reality TV show.
Bravotv.com: What did you think of the four final collections (individually?)
I think they each did an admirable job, some more so than others.
I'm also always interested when they have a chance to speak in front of an audience and explain themselves. Communicating and describing a concept and relaying their passion is a big part of the world they are entering and it is important to communicate clearly, and this time they had to "set the stage" for what we were to see.
I liked Anna's collection a great deal, as it is very saleable, colorful, wearable and feminine. She referenced Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights painting which was quite ambitious and inspirational, but her clothes did not have much of a connective thread through the collection.
I was pleased however to see how Anna emerged as the season progressed. In the beginning she was quiet and unassuming, never seemed to be in the fray, and she just stayed steady, and got better and better and became more of a person/designer we wanted to know and hear from. Through most of the season, the "girls" were much less interesting personalities than the "boys" … but in the end, I really think the girls rose to the top and for the right reasons; their talent took them there.
Daniella was clearly the youngest and spunkiest of the girls … but she also has something to say, which she always did — both verbally and creatively through her clothes. I was impressed by her introduction to her finale collection which "paid homage to all the strong women in her family"… it was a nice touch. Her collection truly held together as a "collection."
She hit on several strong fashion points and used her fabrics in an interesting way. She "treated" her leathers, layered her looks, made the shoulders a focal point which held throughout the collection. She is definitely going to be someone we will see again.Reco: while I feel like he has become an audience favorite, both for his outspoken opinionated points of view, along with some remarkable clothes throughout the season, I was not overwhelmed with his finale collection. I thought for sure he would blow the roof off Cipriani because we all know how badly he wanted to win. But I felt he thought he had already won, and the clothes were almost secondary. I do think Reco is a talented designer and I did like several of his looks, especially when he makes tight-fitted, constructed pieces … but he lost me with his Aztec references, and his collection just didn't hold together or hold up to what I believe he is capable of. He needs to quiet down a little and just work and let the clothes talk!
James-Paul did a very thoughtful and interesting collection. I am also very partial to some of his designs, as I have been a big fan through the years of Eskandar, Yojhi, Comme de Garcon, Yeohlee, and EGG in London. I like his intellectual take and perspective, and clothes that are loose, and cut in clever ways. I would wear many of James-Paul's looks ... starting with the very first one on the show that won the first challenge.
Using "indigenous" tribes as inspiration — in today's inter-connected global world — I thought was very clever. I also do like clothes that have a dual purpose. They are however VERY difficult to explain and present on a runway. His clothes need to be in a presentation format, where he explains them all, and shows the way the folds happen and how the wrap becomes a hood or a papoose.
I think James-Paul has a great deal of talent and I know of several designers who would be very smart to hire him.
Bravotv.com: What do you think about Isaac's comments to Daniella again about being sizist?
I don't think it's such a big issue, but I've known many young designers who are of a certain size and they never make clothing they could wear.
I also thought that geez if they would just dress themselves they would have a huge market and audience for their work. I truly dislike designers' collections which stop at size 10 or stores that don't buy them up to 14 or even 16. The average size in America is 14, and that is not fat.
There are many women who are not in the tweens and 20s, and who work and buy great clothes, and do not need to shop in the "big girl" size department. So in general, the industry is "sizist" … not Daniella.Bravotv.com: Two other designers did show that day (as decoys) — what did you think of their collections?
I think they had fun and said, "Hey, let's go for it. We have nothing to lose" … and so they did. Merlin's collection was a costume party, and he would do just fine designing for the performing arts.
Johnny's collection was too many things, and too sporty and casual, and just didn't give me a message or a position that I could grab onto and remember.
I think he too has real talent, and will be someone I'd like to check in on in a few seasons. He totally grew on me, especially when the light bulb went off and he decided this was a competition worth staying in and even more worth winning.
Bravotv.com: What do you think is next for the eliminated designer?
I hope an ego check is first on the list. Then I hope he really concentrates and focuses on his "specialty" and does that better and better before he tries to be a little bit of everything for everyone. He's just not quite ready to be a brand yet. I know all the publicity and press is seductive and it takes over, but he needs to decide if he wants to be a designer and be taken seriously by the profession, or he just dismisses the "profession" and thinks he doesn't need any of us and he knows better. In which case what he needs next is a great deal of luck, and to win the lottery.
Bravotv.com: What would you hope the public thinks about when voting for the winner of The Fashion Show?
I hope they do not make it a Miss or Mr. "Congeniality" contest. It is much too easy to be swayed by the personalities and the back stories, and vote for the person you liked best, but this is a fashion design competition, and the clothes in the end have to be understandable, wearable, and be worthy of media attention, and buyers … and the fashion public. There is great awareness provided to the winner, and a unique platform for their work to be seen and promoted ... to say nothing of a great deal of money. So I think ultimately, there are three choices here, and I truly believe they are all winners, so really you can't make such a big mistake at this stage.
Good luck to all of them — they all deserve the spotlight they are in!!


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The Female Solution: How To Help Military Family Members Find Peace
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On Memorial Day 2017 we are officially launching our global initiative, Mothers Day 2020: A Celebration of World Peace. Memorial Day is a time to remember those who have passed on, and many remember the Veterans of war. For those whose family members have served in the millitary, even in peace time they still struggle with an internal battle within, fighting memories of killing, death, and suffering. How do we help our veterans find peace within? How do we as a human family choose never to create the horror of war again? Can our veterans help us keep the peace in the violence plagued cities where we live? Daniel Habeel of RTW Vet Center joins us to discuss ways veterans can help the inner city and to encourage participation in a very important fund drive to keep RTW strong and vibrant in its service to American war veterans.