LETTERS
I am very pleased with the article on PPA that you have featured in the
"Selected Studies" in the January 2003 issue of Ambassadors magazine,
and your interest in our scholarly scientific organization.
I have received many
favorable comments from PPA officers and members about the article on the
Paleopathology Association published in your January
2003 issue of Ambassadors
magazine. I must say that I was amused by the photograph that you selected of me - it
was taken last May on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, when my husband and I were attending the annual Bach Choir of
Bethlehem festival. The rather odd-looking structure immediately behind me is
a bronze sculpture by a local artist, a graduate of Lehigh U - it reproduced
the form of a termite mound from South Africa! He currently had an exhibition
of several of these strangely beautiful sculptures, as well as several that
copied the root systems of trees, and they all looked very unusual against the
manicured lawns and Neo-Gothic buildings at Lehigh.
Prof. Mary L. Powell, PhD
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
Our Ikeda City in Osaka was declared a Rotary Peace City on
December 18th, 2002.
This city is derived in the Japanese history that our machinery civilization started from here 1800
years ago by setting up a weaving machine by 2 Chinese Princesses Kureha & Ayaha.
I will send you the photos and my article on this Peace Declaration Ceremony in Ikeda City.
Amb. Moto Nishimura
Tokyo, Japan
The French Cultural Center of Alexandria organized an international caricaturists exhibition called "Bonjour la caricature". The famous French caricaturist Plantu ( "le Monde" newspaper ) gave a lecture about the possible comparisons between the French and the Egyptians caricatures, on Thursday the 23rd January 2003.
The French Consul Gilles Gauthier, Director of the French Cultural Center, invited Egyptian caricaturists to discuss about this subject with Plantu.
Anne-Gaëlle_Wagner
www.alexfrance.org.eg
o.culturel@alexfrance.org.eg
I read the first issue of 2003 with great interest.
Amb. Geoffrey B.W.Little
"The Smiling Policeman"
Australia
polepfor@bigpond.com
I am a teacher working in Dubai. I wish to inform you about a DUBAI-cat with uncanny skills. The three year old male Persian cat "CutyBoy" can count, identify objects, understand many languages and has many other skills. The cat has been featured in many periodicals, including the American Online Magazine (www.catsinthenews.com) in the spring edition under the title "cat knows math in eight languages,answers with kisses." You can read about CutyBoy at his web site www.geocities.com/cuty_boy_2k.
Libe Rm
Dubai, UAE
librm@hotmail.com
Many thanks for having published the review of my book. I have written an article called "Did Americans and Russians fly to the Moon, or were all so-called "Moon flights" faked?"
I think I could find reliable proofs of why American and Russian flights to the Moon never took place. My arguments are not based on the analysis of photos (a photo provided in the article just supports them), they are of a different nature.
I don't affirm categorically that Americans and Russians never flied to the Moon. I just affirm that it was impossible with the technology level reached in those times and even now. Maybe we reached a different, more advanced level?
Der Voron
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
der-voron@linkeseite.zzn.com
American tanks are now ripping at the heart of Mesopotamia, the "land between the rivers" and the cradle of civilization. For 280 million Arabs, the symbolic effect of the tanks in the country is as devastating as a lethal sandstorm.
Pepe Escobar
Amman, Jordan
Angioma Alliance is a non-profit voluntary health organization created by people affected by cerebral cavernous malformations. Its website provides general information about the illness, networking and support opportunities for patients. Our scientific advisory board is headed by Issam Awad, MD, MSc, FACS, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado and past chair of the Cerebrovascular section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by cerebral cavernous malformations through education, support, and promotion of research. If you find that your patients have other needs that are not being addressed, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we may explore expanding our offerings and services.Connie Lee, Psy.D
Williamsburg, VA, USA
www.angiomaalliance.org
info@angiomaalliance.org
I am the student of final year MBBS here in Pakistan hoping to complete my studies to be a successful doctor. Personally I am requesting you to help me financially in purchasing a house. I do not request you to fully help for purchasing house ,but whatever is possible please help me and I will be optimistically looking forward for your kind reply and hoping you will co-operate. Please sir help me. As much as possible, even $1000.
Ubedullah Sahikh
Pakistan
ubedullahshaikh@rediffmail.com
Please include my address in The Ambassadors magazine mailing list.
Sultan Barq
sbarq@yahoo.com
I'm an M.D. and acupuncturist too, from Iran. I'm living in Iran now and would like to join "Doctors Without Borders" organization. Please guide me about it.
Dr.Amir Ipakchizadeh
amiripak@yahoo.com
Congratulations - we read the last issue of The Ambassadors Magazine and enjoyed the variety of articles. Meanwhile, I am preparing a series entitled, "Memoirs of a Consultant Pediatrician in Kuwait". It would be a great pleasure if The Ambassadors Magazine accepts publishing it in future issues.
Dr. Osman Nashaat MD & Mrs. Salwa Nashaat
Switzerland
permal_osman@hotmail.com
I have a cosmological theory that weaves a thread through everything from space to cognition, a egalitarian theory that begins with the premise that governments need people more than people need governments, and a discussion that disputes the soundness of Plato's Philosopher King.
If you are interested in innovative thinking, please visit my web address (www3.telus.net/martinmh).Gordon Wayne
martinmh@telus.ne
I am sending to The Ambassadors Magazine the Announcement of HEJ-
COMSTECH (CPC) International Workshop on "The Development of Medicines from Plants" which will be held on September 8-13, 2003 in Karachi, Pakistan.Dr. Anwar Nasim
Adviser Science, COMSTECH Secretariat,
Islamabad, Pakistan
anwar_nasim@yahoo.com
UNA-GB is proud of having been the organizational sponsor of the International
Women's Day Breakfast at Simmons College, March 7, 2003. The Opening Speaker: was Patricia Rieker, PhD, Simmons College who spoke about "Perspectives on Women's Health". The moderators were Dora Gutierrez, M.D.and Latino Health Institute. Other speakers were: Zobeida Bonilla, PhD., Boston Women's Health Book Collective; Roseanna Means, M.D., Women of Means; and Liz Metallinos-Katsaras, PhD., R.D., Nutrition Department Simmons College.UN Association of Greater Boston (UNA-GB)
info@unagb.org
My book entitled "Half Full, Or Half Empty?" includes an imaginative collection of poems expressing faith, hope, determination, responsibility, kindness, compassion, Alzheimer’s Disease, nature, famous inventors, unity, plus much more.
This book shows respect for the young, old, rich, poor, homeless and it even includes excerpts from English to French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. It also offers tips and helpful websites.Ana Monnar, MSc
Miami, FL, USA
anareads@bellsouth.net
BioVision - the World Life Sciences Forum took place in Lyon, April 8-11, 2003, bringing together more than 2 400 participants from the field of life sciences: 12 Nobel prize laureates, 10 heads of state, industry leaders, scientists, non-government organizations, the media etc… Professor Watson, who was behind the discovery of the DNA molecule in 1953, the French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin and the Minister of Research, Claudie Haigneré, attended this great event, which dealt with the major issues of this sector and of our society. To find out more about the Forum, check out the video interview of Mr Philippe Demarescaux, founder of Biovision at www.emf2.com/rapports/click.php?urlid=448&user=unknown
Aderly Lyon
France
adgensite2003@exite.com
The war on Iraq is an issue that needs to be discussed in The
Ambassadors Magazine.
I will be sending daily media information on this topic.
Prof. Ibrahim Sayad, MD
Consultant dermatologist
Kuwait
isayad@yahoo.com
I am currently working with the Liverpool Yemeni Arabic club to create a visual and auditory exhibition on traditional Yemeni folk stories. I am having difficulty with my research and was wondering if you can help by suggesting books which contain Yemeni folk stories or by forwarding any transcripts of stories in English and or Arabic which you might have access to.
Becky Barnett
Yemeni Storytelling Project
Liverpool, UK
binkybarnett@hotmail.com
The International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health was held at Université du Québec à Montréal in May 2003. It was the first forum of its kind in the world and organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in collaboration with several national and international partners which attracted more than 400 delegates. The forum included more than 150 excellent presentations from Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America, and the Middle East.
The forum will bring together scientists, policymakers, and representatives of civil society from all over the world, united in their firm belief that there is no frontier between people's well-being and the health of their environment. The proponents of this type of approach, which we also call eco-health, will draw upon their experiences, their results, and their investigations to shed light on the current debate over health and the environment.
Diane Hardy
Media Relations Officer
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Ottawa, Canada
www.idrc.ca/media/EHH_e.html
www.idrc.ca/forum2003
I'm the webmaster of: "www.qozi.com/anthropology". I think my site and your site: http://ambassadors.net/megastars.htm are compatible for a link exchange. So, please take a look at my site and decide about that and if your answer is positive all you have to do is submit your info here: http://www.qozi.com/anthropology/form.html.
Dale Mathurin
www.qozi.com/anthropology
anthropology@qozi.com
Please be informed that the Homepage of the Penang Down Syndrome Association in Malaysia has changed to www.dsapenang.org.Please update the link in your Down Syndrome Database.
Herbert Froehlich
Singapore
hfsing@singnet.com.sg
The Syrian Arab Republic will be arranging an international meeting in Damascus under the patronage of the Ministry of Tourism on 22 July 2003. The Damascus International Touristic Meeting for Businessmen & Investors offers potential opportunities for international companies to invest in Syria.
alfaek@net.sy
Syrian Arab Republic
This issue of The Ambassadors is full of spicy material!
Hala El-Banna
PhD candidate
Cairo University, Egypt
dalou@excite.com
I read with interest what was written in the Ambassadors magazine about treatment with honey and bee stings. A book written by Eng. Shehata Abdelfattah, published by the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture in 2001 called Honey and its Uses mentioned its use in the treatment of gout, rheumatic fever, neuritis, and spondiylitis. It also talks about studies on its use for AIDS medication.
Dr. Refaat Iskandar, PhD
Consultant Veterinary
Director of RAN International Co.
Giza, Egypt
Letters from the Chief Editor
"Cutyboy
the Persian Dubai Cat" - This is in response to the letter sent to The
Ambassadors by a teacher in Dubai regarding the genius cat which apparently masters math in 8 languages and answers questions through kisses.
The proud owner has delivered her kitty to Sahadevan Panicker, a mathematician at the Gulf Modern School in Dubai, in order to have him tested.
"I don't know how that animal does it but he certainly has some peculiar gift with mathematics. I spent just 10 minutes testing him with algebra, geometry, Pythagoras and square roots and he was right every time!"
On top of all of that, Cuty insists on being called Hema's youngest
son and through sign language he claims to be no ordinary cat but a 'human cat'."
Interestingly, Cutyboy even has his own website which can be seen at http://www.geocities.com/cuty_boy_2k/,
Is this cat programmed before birth? Or does life change the program? I am personally very skeptical of
the story of the allegedly genius cat, since it lacks scientific evidence.
Right now it remains a fictitious story until the cat is assessed critically
in an academic veterinary center.
"A letter from India"
In response to the Indian journalist, Nabanita Dutt's, regarding the submission of the following four articles for publication in The Ambassadors Magazine about India, Thailand and Japan:
"Profile Cabbages & Condoms: How a Thai national has brought the rubber contraceptive out of the closet",
"Eunuchs: India's Third Gender",
"Temple Prostitutes of India", and
"Irezumi: Body Art Japan is Embarrassed About"
Your articles will be sent to a reviewer and we will inform you of their opinion..
Congratulations:
To Prof. Abdel Moneim Abdel Aal, MD, FRCP(Edin), head of the dermatology & andrology department at Al-Azhar University for his excellent scientific achievements which led to his election as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. Prof. Abdel Aal is an author of seven well known books including "Moneim Dictionary of Dermatology."
Thank you:
Special
thanks to H.E. Prof. Ali Abdel Fattah, former Egyptian Minister of Health
and Dean of Ain Shams Medical College for his invitation to the 1953 alumni from Cairo, Alexandria, and Ain Shams
Medical Colleges. I enjoyed attending this celebration which was held in January 2003, and more than 100
doctors and their families attended this well-organized social event. Prof. Abdel Fattah is the founder of a new non-profit
organization that cares for children with special needs.
The
memoirs of all his colleagues will be published in a new book entitled,
"Khamseen Sana Tib" (50 Years of Medicine), edited by Dr.
Mahmoud
El-Banna.
Condolences:
Prof. Robert Evan Kendell (1935-2002), the former dean of Edinburgh's Medical College and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (London) and chief medical officer at the Scottish Office died suddenly from unsuspected brain tumor. He is one of Edinburgh's renowned physicians. He was editor of three editions of the authoritative book, "The Companion to Psychiatric Studies" with Prof. Andrew Zealley. Our condolences to his wife Dr. Anne, his family, colleagues and students.
I
Miss You:
Dr. Refaat Iskandar Ghally, PhD, the well-known veterinary consultant passed away suddenly on his 70th birthday (1933-2003). He was one of the distinguished figures in the poultry industry and pharmaceuticals. He was the founder of both RAN and ICEC International companises with activities in Britain, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Spain, and USA. "Dear brother - I MISS YOU"
Dr. Talaat I. Farag
Chief Editor
drfarag@ambassadors.net
