የብርሃኔ እናት የደስታ እናት አልማዝዬ ናት።

ይህ ዘፈን የቆየ ቢሆንም እጅግ በጣም ደስ የሚል ለዛ ያለው ነው። በተለይ ወንድም እና እህት ወይም አክስት እና አጎት እንጂ ባል እና ሚስት የማይመስሉት አባት እና እናቶቻችንን በጣም የሚገልጽ ነው። አባቶቻችንን እና እናቶቻችንን ፍጽም ተወዳዳሪ የሌላቸው ጨዋዎች እና ሰው አክባሪዎች መሆናቸውን ከዚህ ዘፈን መረዳት ይቻላል። ይህም ዘፈን ጨዋነት በተሞላ ለዛ ሲጫወቱት ደስ ይላል። በባህላችን የራሳችን የትዳር ጓደኛችንን የምናሞስበት ዘፈን እንዳለን ያመላክታል።

የኪንግ ታሪክ እና የ፪፭ኛ አመት አገልግሎት እዮቤልዮን የሚመለከት ታሪክን የሚዳስስ ጥንቅር::

ዶክተር ማርቲን ሉተር ኪንግ የታሪክን ሂደት የለወጠበት እና “የወገን ፍቅር “ የሚለውን ሃሳቡን ብዙ ሰዎች በከፍተኛ ተነሳሽነት የገነቡበት ነው። የኪንግ ታሪክ እና የ፪፭ኛ አመት አገልግሎት እዮቤልዮን የሚመለከት ታሪክን የሚዳስስ ጥንቅር እንዴት የዶክተር ኪንግ ልደት ወደ ብሄራዊ የአገልግሎት ቀን እንደተሸጋገረ ያሳያል። የሰበአዊ መብት ፋናወጊ የሆኑት ኮንግረስ አባል ጆን ሌዊስ ፤ ሬቭረንድ ዶክተር ጆሴፍ ሎወሪ እና ሩቢ ብሪጅ ተካተውበታል። ይህ ስድስት ደቂቃ የፈጀ ዝግጅት የዶክተር ኪንግን ታሪክ መዘከር ጠቀሜታው ወገንን ማገልገል የበለጠ መነቃቃትን እንዲፈጥር እና ለወገን እና ለህብረተሰብ አገልግሎት አመቱን ሙሉ በማንኛውም ቀን እንድንሰጥ ዝግጁነታችንን በበለጠ ያጠናክራል።

ኢትዮጵያዊቷ የሙሽራ ቀሚስ ዲዛይነር አምሳለ የሲኤንኤን አፍሪካን ቮይስ እንግዳ።

Rhode Island native Donald Paradis, once chief adviser in Ethiopia, dies at 86

01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, December 7, 2010

By Thomas J. Morgan

Journal Staff Writer

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (now queen) and H.R.H. Prince Claus with Donald Paradis, right, on a visit to Ethiopia in 1967.

Photo courtesy of the Paradis Family

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island native Donald E. Paradis, 86, who served as chief adviser to the government of Ethiopia for 11 years beginning in 1957, and who wrote speeches for the late Emperor Haile Selassie, died Nov. 28 in Sibley Memorial Hospital, in Washington, D.C.

As speechwriter for the emperor, and also for the prime minister and foreign minister, he drafted Haile Selassie's addresses to the United Nations, and accompanied him on state visits, including one to the United States in 1963 to address the U.N. General Assembly and to meet with President John F. Kennedy.

Paradis described the emperor in a 2008 speech as "the quintessential benevolent dictator." He said that Haile Selassie, given his own way, would have modernized his nation at a much quicker pace, but was "a captive of the system," needing the support of rich landowners who felt threatened by the modern world.

"He stood with one foot in the feudal past and the other in the 20th century," Paradis said.

The emperor was eventually overthrown in a coup.

Paradis was born in West Warwick and grew up there, graduating from West Warwick Senior High School in 1940. A varsity player, he received an offer of a football scholarship from Boston College, but instead accepted a full academic scholarship at Wesleyan University, from which he graduated in 1943 with honors.

He was a cum-laude graduate of the Harvard Law School in 1950, and served as president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau from 1949 to 1950.

Paradis was commissioned an ensign in the Navy in 1944, one of the so-called "90-day wonders" due to the length of their training, and spent two years serving on mine-layers and minesweepers.

From 1950 to 1952, he was assistant general counsel for the European headquarters of the Marshall Plan, then for the next three years was deputy U.S. observer for the State Department to the European Coal and Steel Community, a framework that evolved into the European Union.

Paradis joined a Wall Street law firm from 1953 to 1957, specializing in securities underwriting and petroleum negotiations in Central and South America.

He became chief adviser to the Ethiopian government, serving from 1957 to 1968. His duties included legal, banking, agricultural, economic, political and commercial affairs. According to a biographical paper, he promoted modernization of the country, including steps to a constitutional monarchy with a parliament and cabinet. He also worked to shape the country's foreign policies.

Paradis helped create the Organization of African Unity, drafting that body's charter. He was a member of delegations that negotiated with the United Nations and other organizations on matters such as rail and air transportation.

Paradis was president of the Chappaqua Oil Corp., and negotiated oil contracts in Libya until Col. Moammar Gadhafi led a revolution and confiscated the corporation's assets.

Paradis was the husband of the late Elizabeth [Reid] Paradis. He had most recently lived at the Collington Retirement Community, in Mitchellville, Md.

He is survived by a companion, Teresa "Tita" DeGavre, two children and two grandchildren.

tmorgan@projo.com

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Doro Wett: A Flavorful, Unique Ethiopian Stew

by Sarah K

agan

on 07/29/10 at 05:03 PM

The latest installment in our Around the World in 80 Dishes series is doro wett, an Ethiopian chicken stew with a thick, spiced sauce. When I was working on this story, I was struck by a quote in chef Marcus Samuelsson's book New American Table, which focuses on immigrant cooking in America. "I've always thought that in America—where you have access to the highest-quality ingredients and great cooking supplies—you can often make ethnic food that actually tastes better than it does in its native country," writes Samuelsson. This is a bold statement, but it makes sense: These days, in most parts of the country, we can buy not only top-notch, fresh-from-the-farm produce, meat, and dairy, but also all the once-obscure seasonings required to produce authentic dishes from around the world. Case in point: berbere, the pungent spice mix that's a required element in many Ethiopian recipes, including doro wett. Our recipe (from Samuelsson) explains how to make it at home, but you can also easily order it from kalustyans.com, an indispensable source for many ethnic ingredients. (We often find ourselves linking to Kalustyans from Around the World in 80 Dishes articles.)

Do you like to cook less-known ethnic dishes? Do you agree with Samuelsson's statement—do you find it easy to get top-quality ethnic ingredients?

Tagged with: Cooking, International Cooking, Sarah Kagan

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Searching for Ethnic Food in Santa Rosa

Bay Area foodie reviews Khooma Lama

By MARIAM HOSSEINI

Updated 1:45 PM PDT, Wed, Jul 28, 2010

I am forever wishing there were more ethnic restaurants in Sonoma County to explore.

To be fair, things have come a long way in the last few years; after all,Santa Rosa now boasts more than a few Vietnamese restaurants and there's even an Ethiopian restaurant (and a good one at that).

One of my newer favorites is Khoom Lanna, a Thai restaurant located in Santa Rosa's Railroad Square. I visited on a Saturday night, and was struck by the simple, elegant interior. This theme carries over into Khoom Lanna's food, as each dish is beautifully prepared but isn't overdone or stuffy.

My dining companion and I shared two entrees. The first was eggplant with beef.

Drunken Noodles

Fried Bananas with Coconut Ice Cream

Stir-fried with ample basil and chili, the eggplant was soft and buttery and the beef was well-seared. Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables, so I really enjoyed this dish and found myself wishing the serving size was a little larger.

The next entree we shared was the drunken noodles.

I can't seem to visit an Asian restaurant without ordering at least one noodle dish, and I'm glad I chose this one at Khoom Lanna. The wide rice noodles were stir-fried and had that great chewy, slightly charred flavor that I love. Strips of beef, basil, chili, garlic, and vegetables rounded out this dish.

Unable to resist the siren call of fried bananas and coconut ice cream, I also split a dessert.

This was a decadent dessert to say the least and definitely meant to share. I don't have much a of a sweet tooth, but I'm a sucker for Southeast Asian ones. Warm, crispy bananas with molten interior against cold, tropical ice cream? Yes, please.

The service at Khoom Lanna is great too: attentive without being pushy. I left feeling excited not only for my next visit, but finally, for the state of ethnic food in Sonoma County. We're headed in the right direction.

Mariam Hosseini is a Bay Area native who has been writing about food and travel for six years. She blogs regularly atyogurtsoda.com.

First Published: Jul 28, 2010 1:40 PM PDT