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I was dropping off my sister at the Miami International Airport. The lovely Cuban woman behind the counter at the Versailles Coffee shop at the Departure area made me a…
HOW DO MOST PEOPLE KEEP FIT? If you are a rickshaw puller in Calcutta or a Bici driver (bicycle taxi) driver in Baracoa, you wouldn't be concerned too much about…
THE BROWN SUGAR DOCTOR TO THE KICKAPOO When I began working with the Indians, I used to introduce myself as the Sugar Doctor, in keeping with the humour of the…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE It was a pleasant evening. Good Northern Mexican food, good company of friends involved in Pubic Health. The now defunct El Modelo…
FINDING MEANING IN THE MODERN WORLD On the early days of this New Year 5775, I stared into the tranquil Atlantic Ocean as the sun was setting. Boats were gently…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE STRESS IN OLDER MEN A NEW DEFINITION OF OLD This morning after reading an article published from Oregon State University, I conclude:…
SPEND A MORNING WITH AN AUSTRALIAN/CUBAN/JEWISH ANTHROPOLOGIST ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The morning was welcomingly fresh; the temperature was a mild 57 F/11 C with no sign of rain. The…
WOULD BIALY BY ANY OTHER NAME TASTE THE SAME? A BIALY IS NOT A BAGEL I was recently engaged in one of our long conversations with my dear friend Dr…
INTERNET BY CANDLELIGHT No, I don't mean to go back in time, by energizing Internet by Candlelight. During the heyday of alternative lifestyle, they used to talk about Steam Guitar…
SAUDADE, LE MAL DU PAYS, ANORANSA, LONGING For MM et LBGS Le Mal du Pays Diamond Head menhirs in quiberon sacred hill for the lakota wickiup in sierra madre oriental…
MH 017 BAD LUCK FOR MALAYSIA AND NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR MH, AND LOTS OF MEMORIES FLYING THEM I am at the International Airport in Kuala Lumpur, just one…
MEDICAL CARE IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY STORY OF IGNORANCE, GREED AND SUFFERING Let us call this South East Asian country, Srivijaya. Charming people, wonderful smiles, tolerant of others, they had…