Degenerative disc disease in the neck (the cervical spine) causes: 1  Decreased flexibility. 2  Neck pain. 3  Stiffness. 4  Pain radiating to the back of the shoulder or into the arms. 5  Numbness and tingling in the arms and hands. 6  Weakness. 7  Lower back and leg pain and weakness.
People & Events: Boston Brahmins. The term Boston Brahmins refers to a class of wealthy, educated, elite members of Boston society in the nineteenth century. Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the term in a novel in 1861, calling Boston's elite families the Brahmin Caste of New England..
The Brahmin are the highest of the four Hindu castes, made up of priests and scholars of Vedic literature and their traditional occupation is to concern themselves with the spiritual guidance of the people, conduct rites at marriages, births, deaths and other auspicious occasions.he Brahmin people are Hindu and due to their privileged priestly position, are sought by others for religious guidance. As custodians of Hinduism they worship deities on a larger scale. Regional variations are present as prominence is given to a particular deity.