Nov 15, 2014
POST MODERNITY AND THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Post Modernity and the Future of Communications My sister told me that she had lunch with six adults and as many children at a nice restaurant in Cayman Islands, it…
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Nov 15, 2014
SPICING UP YOUR HEALTH: BRING ON THE MASALA
MOGULS GOT IT RIGHT SPICE UP YOUR LIFE A BIT BRING ON THE ROGAN JOSH OR CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA On a recent visit to Miami, my good friend and I…
Nov 15, 2014
ANTHROPOLOGY IN MEDICINE: IS THERE AN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE HOUSE?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ANTHROPOLOGY IN MEDICINE IS THERE AN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE HOUSE? I was about to qualify as an Endocrinologist from the University of…
Nov 15, 2014
HOW TO LEAD AN INTERESTING LIFE: MOVIES AND MEMORY
There are some childhood memories, for me, the tropical torpor of the village of Kuala Belait, in Brunei, where wearing a newly acquired jacket which made me sweat heavily, I…
Nov 15, 2014
WELCOME IMAM FIDEL MOHAMMED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF TURKEY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE MUSLIMS IN CUBA, WELCOME TO FIDEL MOHAMMED FROM PROF HONORARY TURKISH PRESIDENT If Barack Obama ever said that it was not Columbus…
Nov 15, 2014
CULTURAL FRANKENSTEIN: CUBA AND THE WORLD
Australian researchers have uncovered how the massive DNA molecules that appear in some tumours are formed like Frankenstein's monster, stitched together from other parts of the genome. This solves a…
Nov 15, 2014
FROM INDIANS TO CUBANS A FREQUENT FLIER ODYSSEY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE FROM INDIANS TO CUBANS A FREQUENT FLIER ODYSSEY At 630 AM, as NPR was broadcasting the news of the day, I drove…
Oct 15, 2014
YOU BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE TAMED.. THE WORDS OF ANTOINE ST EXUPERY
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…
Oct 15, 2014
DOES ANTHROPOLOGY HAVE A FUTURE?
DOES ANTHROPOLOGY HAVE A FUTURE? Yes. Why? The importance of OTHER is more relevant and urgent than ever before. How else are we going to understand, disparate cultural entities, interacting…
Oct 15, 2014
HOW DO MOST WESTERNERS KEEP FIT? A LESSON FOR EMERGING EAST, ESPECIALLY INDIANS AND MALAYSIANS
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…
Oct 15, 2014
SUPERMODERNITY AND TRADITION IN ONE DAY : MIAMI TO THE INDIAN RESERVATION IN ONE DAY
SUPERMODERNITY AND TRADITION IN ONE DAY MIAMI TO THE OMAHA INDIAN RESERVATION. Hey, Doc, said my Omaha Indian teacher, I don't know where Belgium is, but it does not matter,…
Oct 15, 2014
THE BROWN SUGAR DOCTOR TO THE KICKAPOO
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…