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BIO - Norman A. Rubin, Afula Israel

Former correspondent for the Continental News Service, USA, now retired. Free-lance writer for the past twenty years writing on various subjects - Near East culture and crafts, archaeology, fantasy; religious history and

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Health & Fitness > Addiction Computer Addiction Disorder: Symptoms and treatment: 2 of 5
Looking back over the years at my journalistic career and as a freelance article and short story writer I found that I never lacked the location or the source in which to obtain written informational material to assist me in writing the copy. During that period my favorite place was the local library that had a wealth of refe... More..
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel destinations: Israel: 5 of 12
Being a retired gentleman has quite a lot of advantages. For example my wife and I wanted to visit the Joe Alon Center - the Museum of Bedouin Culture near Kibbutz Lahav, northeastern Negev Desert (Israel). We named a date in the middle of the week, avoiding the madness of the Shabbath (Sunday) drivers and off we went. We le... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Believing in ghosts: 50 of 114
Ghosts are seen as a pale wavering shifting form seemingly made of fog that appears suddenly before one's eyes. The word 'ghost' also called an apparition is an alleged disembodied spirit of a dead person. A place in which ghosts are supposed to appear is described as haunted. Thus the appearance of a ghost has often been reg... More..
Computers & Technology > Identity Theft & Internet Scams How to detect and avoid Internet scams: 8 of 17
Sooner or later for every technological advance in communications there will be a group of nefarious villains that will try to make an illicit financial gain from the new techniques.Once upon a time in the recent past you would simply switch on your computer and enter into the wonder world of Cyber Space. You used your word p... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Back pain: Causes and treatment options: 9 of 19
(A spine-tingling exploration to the reasons and remedies of man's (and woman's) oldest afflictions an aching back.)Story after story has been told of horrors of misery and pain. "I desperately need help!" an elder from Boston complained to his physician. He told that his back pain started over one year ago when he reached re... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership What you need to consider before getting a pet: 42 of 88
The city of Tokyo, Japan is reputed to be one of the most crowded cities in the world. The municipality of the metropolis imposes various restrictions on its citizens from owning a vehicle to caring for a pet. Thus having a pet of some sort is quite prohibitive due to the crowded conditions, so the residents like all pet love... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting The joys of being a grandparent: 15 of 31
When my two sons come with their families to my house for a visit, the day is quite sunny and cheerful, as both my wife can have fun and games with our grandchildren; we can hold intelligent conversations with them on their schools, their play, and other activities. We provide for them complete attention and unconditional lov... More..
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) The appeal of birdwatching: 11 of 22
(The study of birds can open a whole new line of adventure. Birds are full of life, color and song that make bird watching an exciting and interesting hobby.)The day of retirement from the office came and you were honored with a testimonial to a faithful employee who gave many years of loyal service to the firm. An inscribed ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History History of the game of Chess: 2 of 4
When you are playing a game of chess, have you ever thought of thethe background to this game? Chess is probably the world's mostfascinating and universal board game; it is unlike other board games ofchance that have been part of man's life for thousands of years.Before we continue playing let us ponder deeply the origin and ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Recreational & Youth Understanding popular dart game rules and strategy: 2 of 4
(The game of darts' or rather a variety of related games, in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dart board) hung on a wall.)One of my pleasures in my retiring years is to gather at my favorite watering hole and join with a small group of fellow pensioners in a game of darts with a frothing glass of beer in hand. We ... More..