Sep 15, 2017
A LOVE POEM TO THE RESILIENCY OF CUBAN PEOPLE SUNG BY PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE
I had already left France and Belgium when the storm IRMA was pending and when I reached Doha in Qatar, it was evident that there would be no flight to…
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Sep 15, 2017
MIAMI IS MULTIETHNIC AND MULTICULTURAL SO IT IS GOOD TO SAVOUR IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE ENTERING AMERICA
Miami airport was closed during and after the Hurricane Irma, I had to wait two extra days in Doha, Qatar. 15h 20 minute flight from Doha to Miami, it was…
Aug 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS THE MAN IN SEAT 1 K
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, in my opinion and those of many others, QATAR AIRWAYS is the best Airline in the world and I look forward to each and every flight with…
Aug 15, 2017
THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON: A MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGICAL ENCOUNTER AT 39 000 FEET
THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON: A MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGICAL ENCOUNTER AT 39 000 FEET. The sleek Airbus 350 took off from New York JFK airport on time, now climbing over…
Aug 15, 2017
A TALE OF TWO CITIES; NEW YORK AND DOHA, A GOOD METAPHOR FOR DECLINE
A TALE OF TWO CITIES: IN A MATTER OF HOURS. A GOOD METAPHOR NEW YORK AND DOHA To travel from Havana to Doha, one has to transit either in Miami…
Aug 15, 2017
Purpose in Life and HEALTH
I remember the Nobel Prize winner British writer, VS Naipaul saying: when you do not have a project in life, it tends to become boring. I have a chance to…
Aug 15, 2017
CUBAN ENDOCRINE SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. NOV 8-10, LA HABANA, CUBA
An excellent opportunity to Visit CUBA! An opportunity to meet Cuban Clinicians and Researchers. Topics covered are Endocrine Diseases as well as Reproductive Health in women with Diabetes. I am…
Aug 15, 2017
AMERICA THE ANGRY, AMERICA THE UNFRIENDLY, AMERICA THE UNWELCOMING
I have never felt unwelcome in this country and I have been coming in and out of the country with certain regularity for more than twenty years. My reason to…
Aug 15, 2017
CUBA IT IS TIME TO VISIT THE TREASURE OF CUBA: ITS PEOPLE
It is a great pleasure for me to show my favourite country to visiting people. In the last year, I have had multiple visitors including some friends from my university…
Aug 15, 2017
HAVANA IS THRIVING DESPITE THE NOISES FROM YUMA: NOTES FROM AUGUST 2017
While the everyday life in Havana has been affected a little, especially for people with limited income, because of the pronouncements coming from Washington, the resiliency of the Cuban people…
Aug 15, 2017
THE JEWISH GENERAL AND CREATION OF A MUSLIM COUNTRY AN ARTICLE BY BERNARD-HENRI LEVY
It’s quite a story. This story may seem unlikely in this era of generalized war between cultures, civilizations, and religions. And I am grateful to British journalist Ben Judah for…
Aug 15, 2017
SAD STATE OF DIABETES CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: DIABETES IS A SOCIAL ILLNESS
THE SAD STATE OF DIABETES CONTROL IN AMERICA A study was recently published comparing patients with Type 2 Diabetes who are attending Endocrine Clinics in North America, for a study…