Jul 15, 2014
ENGLISH THE LINGUA FRANCA OF EUROPE AND ALREADY THE WORLD
Those of us who are English speakers may take comfort in the fact that there is hardly any place on earth that we will not be understood! The formation of…
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Jul 15, 2014
A NEW DAWN FOR INDONESIA : WELCOME PRESIDENT J0KOWI
WELCOME PRESIDENT JOKOWI OF INDONESIA I am sure there are thousands of politicians and businessmen in Indoneisa, shivering in their boots at this welcome news of a simple son of…
Jul 15, 2014
Mh 017 Bad Luck For Malaysia And Nail
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…
Jul 15, 2014
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM MALAYSIA A MOSLEM COUNTRY
IT is so very important to me to say my Shabbat prayers here in this Moslem Country where they chant anti Israeli songs each day and the politicians call Israel…
Jul 15, 2014
CELEBRATING BASTILLE DAY, THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY IN MALAYSIA
IT is 14th of July 2014 Bastille Day Fete Nacional France Celebrations Parades Fireworks yes in France but I am in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Since I have family in France…
Jul 15, 2014
TOURIST NOT AN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN MALAYSIA: LAZY DAYS IN KUALA LUMPUR
This is the first time, in a very long while, that I have spent any time as a tourist in the capital of Malaysia. First of all, I have to…
Jul 15, 2014
MEDICAL CARE IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY: STORY OF IGNORANCE, GREED AND SUFFERING
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…
Jul 15, 2014
THE BARBER POET OF LA HABANA
THE BARBER POET OF LA HABANA EL ULTIMO ROMANTICO It was a balmy evening in La Habana, Cuba. As usual people were milling about, this being a Friday, more than…
Jul 15, 2014
CHRONOLOGY OF DISEASES AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE NEW WORLD
CHRONOLOGY OF METABOLIC DETERIORATION WITH INCREASING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS When I began working with the American Indians, I was shown a copy of a painting by Seth…
Jun 15, 2014
LESSONS FOR A VISITOR TO ISRAEL
LESSONS FROM ISRAEL A visit to Israel is an eye opener, even those who keep abreast of what is happening there. On a recent short visit, I was amazed how…
Jun 15, 2014
WANDERING JEW: THE SHABBATH VARIATIONS
I have been fortunate enough to be traveling on an irregularly irregular basis all around the world since 1993, and since 2002 fairly regularly to South East Asia. I have…
Jun 15, 2014
BODY AS PROTEST; THE CUBAN CONTEXT
BODY AS A PROTEST: THE CUBAN CONTEXT Two very distinct, contrary to each other, changes has been occurring to the Cuban Bodies over the course of few years. 1. Overweight…