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...village of swaying palms an hour outside the state capital of Trivandrum - has infused yarn with organic herbs and plant extracts, and claims that regular contact with cloth made from this material will relieve itches, rashes and other skin disorders. With a sharp eye for the contemporary obsession with Eastern traditional medicine, the weavers have dubbed their cloth ayurvastra - referring to the ayurvedic principles on which production is based. After cleaning, the raw yarn is coated with a natural gum, and it's then soaked in medicinal dyes prepared with pomegranate, turmeric and indigo, among other plants. "The idea...
...Mention All-American swimmer. Cromwell has not disappointed. Already one of the best swimmers in the league, this record only adds to Cromwell’s fame, The co-captain had been an integral part of a team pushing to garner yet another EISL championship and impress at the Eastern Championships, as he consistently has placed in the top three spots in his individual races while bolstering the relay teams with his impressive times. One such performance occurred at the Bulldog Invitational in Georgia earlier this season-- Cromwell finished first, second, and third in his individual events...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team declared that it is the team to beat in the competitive Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) with dominating wins over both Princeton, 193-160, and Yale, 248-105 in the annual meet of the three squads. Captain Dave Cromwell led the charge, setting a meet record in the 200-yard backstroke and contributing to the victory in the 200 relay. Four swimmers notched two wins for the Crimson (7-1, 6-1 EISL), which can now grab a share of the league title with a win next weekend against Penn...
...strike a blow for free speech, but by publishing the cartoons, Europe's media outlets were perceived by some Muslims to be willfully ignoring religious sensitivities, which fueled the anger even more. Yet the demands by Muslim leaders that European governments punish journalists who have run the cartoons--Middle Eastern Interior Ministers gathering in Tunis last week expressed no preference for how, although a prayer leader in Gaza urged beheading--strike Europeans and Americans as unreasonable infringements on the ideals of free speech and limited government. The Bush Administration has attempted to uphold press freedom while acknowledging Muslim rage, calling...
...joke about Islam, but I was extremely offended by these cartoons because I know what kind of society produced them. I am well educated and had a high-paying corporate job in Denmark, but I was still subjected to derogatory comments all the time because I look Middle Eastern. Every single second-generation Muslim Dane I met wanted to get the hell out. Why? They say, "We grew up here, but we feel unwelcome. We can't get jobs." Perhaps it's the same feeling that Jews felt at the time of the Nazis or black people...