Apr 15, 2019
PAIN IS INEVITABLE, SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or…
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Countries: <span>Iran</span>
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Nov 15, 2018
A GREAT HONOUR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEMORY OF THE GREATEST ADMIRAL OF THE SEVEN SEAS CHENG HO/ZHENG HE
I cannot remember when I first heard about Cheng HO, the greatest navigator who travelled the realms of the Ming dynasty over the course of many journeys, as far as…
Oct 15, 2018
JEWS AND THE NOBEL PRIZES
One fringe benefit of being a International Humanitarian Physician who is an Anthropologist and is Jewish, is that the Jewish aspect is stressed a lot in countries where the inhabitants…
Oct 15, 2018
QATAR AIRWAYS: THE BEST ALL AROUND SERVICE AND MY FAVOURITE AIRLINE
When I left my home in La Habana, Cuba for Miami, the day before I was to take QR 778 to Doha, I was already full of anticipation, as is…
May 15, 2018
INDIA IN IRAN AT THE TIME OF THE SAFAVIDS (Safavids (1501-1722 CE)
Initially, the Safavids brought clerics from the Arab world, particularly Jabal Amil in what is now south Lebanon, but gradually a new breed of Iranian Shia faqih emerged. Of these,…
May 15, 2018
LOVE YOUR LIFE AND LET LIFE LOVE YOU
0 0 1 552 3148 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 26 7 3693 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> When travelling I have more time…
May 15, 2018
A JEW IN QATAR AND OTHER STORIES
A JEW IN QATAR AND OTHER STORIES It is sunny outside nary a cloud but haze over the multiple modern buildings that surround this bay in Doha, Qatar. this is…
Mar 15, 2018
THE JEW FROM SUDAN AND THE HAIRCUT IN MIAMI
0 0 1 637 3636 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 30 8 4265 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE JEW FROM SUDAN AND THE HAIRCUT…
Mar 15, 2018
WELCOME TO SPRING 2018 GREETINGS AND LISTEN TO THE SEEDS SPROUTING UNDER THE EARTH
TODAY around 6 pm, the official SPRING begins even though I saw a video from NASA, showing the passage of the SUN across the Equator few minutes ago. It is…
Mar 15, 2018
WHY IS ISRAEL SO MUCH MORE INNOVATIVE THAN ITS NEIGHBOURS? ONE EXPLANATION
0 0 1 597 3407 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 28 7 3997 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE --> From the BBC The Dirty Secret…
Feb 15, 2018
THE MAN IN SEAT 1K QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO THE USA
I always look forward to my Qatar Airways QR flights. Today's aircraft was a 787-900. I had a wonderful day at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. At the appointed hour an…
Dec 15, 2017
ACTIONS PROVE WHO SOMEONE IS, WORDS JUST PROVE WHO THEY WANT TO BE
ONE of the more significant events of 2017 has been the official acknowledgement of Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital. Most of the world agree, based on historical facts, that Jerusalem…