January 14, 2007 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Magazine. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Leadership lapses As you go to the top you lose touch with the bottom. Is this the definition of leadership in modern times?... Explaining pertinent points I have based this piece on the feedback I received from some of my annoyed young readers. I find they have deviated fairly from the accepted norms for the expansion of learning process.... Loss of memory It was a rather unusual December night when Karachi received its first winter rain in 26 years. To get rid of the chill we were having a special Kashmiri chai at my brother’s seaside apartment.... Mob rule The other day, when I was going back home from work, I saw an accident on one of the busy thoroughfares. A truck had probably hit a car, slightly damaging it.... Tracking the Polar changes Despite the cold wave that we are experiencing, the world is warming and the temperature is rising. The trees are disappearing, the human race is relying more on cars.... Chill thrill All of a sudden the entire country is experiencing chilly weather conditions. While it may be a routine affair elsewhere during this part of the year, but Karachi is really surprised this year by the intensity of the weather.... In need of care Khudabad is a famous town in Sindh. It is located on the right side of Indus Highway, between Sehwan and Dadu. From 1701 to 1750AD, Khudabad served as the capital of Sindh.... Sensational Seattle While moving out of Idaho and entering Washington to visit Seattle, one can really feel the difference between the busy American life on the streets amidst skyscrapers and the serene green landscape.... Beware, my dear birds In Punjabi folklore there is a song which goes as follows:... A commendable decision The recent decision taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding different cases against the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) should be appreciated by all those who want the country to prosper.... Hot Seat “I had no idea even at the eleventh hour, of what the show was going to be about,” former city nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan tells what he was feeling before he walked on to the set of Begum Nawazish Ali.... The games that the West plays For an eight-year-old boy they were amusing anti-heroes. The clothes that they wore looked like costumes and their features were strange. They were Red Indians and we boys got to know about them through good old western movies.... Genius but not great If there is any military genius next to Alexander, it is none other than Taimur, who not only conquered many countries like him but never lost a single battle.... Darwinian test awaits Australia’s new blood When Charles Darwin visited Australia on the Beagle in 1836 and reeled from the abundance and variety of the fauna, he thought that "surely two distinct creators must have been at work".... A masterclass by Australia TRADITIONALLY speaking, it is wrong to say that the Ashes is now back home. After all, England — the MCC, to be more specific — has been the home for the trophy for more than a century.... Time to get our act together The POA’s general council meeting held on Dec 30, 2006 in Lahore has left much to be desired. The only good thing that has come out of it is the fact... Signs ahead do look good LAST week we discussed in general terms the performance of the national team on the field in the international arena, and found it much below par and, as such, disappointing.... Hanging of Saddam Hussein Mobs get sadistic when executing their targets. In America, by the 1890s, lynchers burnt, tortured, and dismembered their victims to prolong suffering and excite a "festive atmosphere" among the killers and onlookers.... From Here, There, and Everywhere PANMUNJOM: A North Korean soldier observes the south side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas, north of Seoul.... Humour tinged with satire WE had among us a poet who refused to avail the opportunities the printing press has offered to the writers and affirmed his faith in the oral tradition of poetry.... Mosaic The increasing incidence of obesity has raised the figures of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast and colon cancer, gall bladder disease and high blood pressure. Nearly three fourths of people above 60 years of age are obese and 40 percent of them have a combination of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome.... Newsmaker Name: Kate Middleton: After more than a quarter of a century, the scene is being repeated. A young girl is hounded by the media as she tries hard to go about her everyday life... Health Interactive QI turned eighteen this summer and have been encountering problems with my menstrual cycles for the past few years. The cycle was okay when it started for the first time but... From the scrapbook This week we present an image of Dawn’s Pakistan Supplement of August 15, 1947, in the possession of Sharif al Mujahid.... The seeds of separation This refers to Sowing the seeds of separation by Amar Jaleel on December 24, 2006. The writer started his article by saying, “We, the ordinary people, are oblivious of the selected few who write speeches for the rulers of Pakistan....

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