DAWN - Magazine; January 13, 2008

January 13, 2008

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Nine-to-five: A mad, mad house If you are stuck in a 9 to 5 world, you really have no choice but to accept that you will have to deal with all sorts of freaks on a daily basis All kinds of people constitute human resource in the corporate world. Some are annoying, some are dumb, and some are just plain vile and evil.....		BOARDGAME: Snakes and ladders The Wall Street wakes up every morning to a jingle bell, hoping to rake in billions depending on market perception of where the world is going What do Arthur Anderson and Enron have in common, apart from the fact that they once had a client-vendor relationship....

Corporate cult: On the up and up The new mantra of how to evaluate corporate success is by looking at the number of companies you have hopped across as you go up your career ladder Corporate social responsibility has assumed a new meaning. It is a “holier than thou” process of image building, which companies and its executives need to adopt to look....		Home run: Resenting the age of retirement A retiree takes time to adjust to the new phase of life, either to pursue one’s hobbies or to devote full time to relaxation It is always the first few weeks after retirement that are really taxing.....

Smokers Corner: Confessions of an absurdist Much as I was impressed by the way Benazir had so brilliantly reinvented herself on her return, now I can actually say the same for Mian Nawaz Sharif Ireached the voting age in 1988 and since then I have voted in all the elections, rigged or otherwise....		HONOUR KILLING: Daughter of the beast Settling into a new land is difficult, but to refuse to let go of your cultural baggage is tragic as was the case with Parvez. This culture clash between a 57-year-old father and a 16-year-old daughter led Parvez to kill his youngest daughter Aqsa...

Past Present: When there’s a will… The tradition of writing a will originated with the emergence of the institution of private property. Subsequently, in patriarchal societies it became obligatory for women to produce a male heir to carry the family’s name forward and to remain in possession of family property....		Globe trotting: Nice knowing you Nice offers everything you could wish for in a holiday destination — history, spectacular scenery, rchitecture nd a buzzing night life Generally, it is perceived that bankers as a community are a boring lot — always messed with numbers or messing with numbers....

Food for thought: The pineapple’s sweet spot In the winter, I look south for my fruit. Summer’s sweet strawberries and ripe peaches are months away, but the tropics offer a steady supply of alternatives until then. My favourite has always been pineapple; at its best, it is sweet, meaty and great for eating as is or added to other dishes.....		HEIRLOOM: Families vs dynasties It is time analysts stopped excusing political ynasties citing cases of political families. It is disservice, whether borne of naivette or of eliberate subversion, to the process and under-standing of democracy in developing countries.....

Edible Species: Mushrooms’ true colours Mushrooms are fungi, a kingdom apart from plants, and they are underappreciated in our “fungiphobic” culture Taylor Lockwood never paid much attention to mushrooms. But when he moved from Los Angeles to the redwood-carpeted northern California community of Mendocino during the warm....		Healthcare: Trauma talk There is a golden hour between life and death. If you are critically injured you have less than 60 minutes to survive Deaths caused by injuries are on the rise in Karachi. The current health policy formed by the government of Pakistan makes no mention of injury prevention.....

Bitter Sweet: The stakes are high India dominates the world of cricket with its enormous market for sports and unmatched economic influence. But it has traditionally struggled to be a frontline side in terms of pure cricketing success....		SHOBHAA’S DAY: Tough being Bhutto I wonder what the poster boy of Pakistan, the current Facebook hero, Bilawal is going to do with his newly-acquired international fame Dekho bhai, I know that as a good neighbour I should be keeping my nose out of your affairs. But given the horror of recent events in Rawalpindi, it’s impossible to stay chup! Right now....

Islamabad Dateline: Sense and sensitivity With 10 months to pass before America votes for its new president, the race for the White House has begun Probing personal questions of election candidates should be mandatory. Our mainstream TV channels are racing with each other to reach the finishing line....		SPORTS ROUNDUP: A string of poor performances The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the names of 11 working committees for its newly formed governing board. It has taken the PCB two months to come up with the names of these committees....

Calypso craze: Resurgent West Indies Despite the fact that South Africa came back strongly in the Cape Town Test to level the ongoing Test series 1-1, Chris Gayle and company’s win in the series opener at Port Elizabeth has taken many people by a pleasant surprise.....		Hindsight: Who will set the ball rolling? Last year, Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan received an honorary degree of PhD from the London Metropolitan University for his outstanding contribution to the game of squash. It was the only memorable achievement in international squash for Pakistan in 2007....

Auntie agni: Less than perfect Is wife no. 1 ready for you? And if her wifely opinion doesn’t matter, do you think, once you are married, Romeo will take your opinion seriously?...		Quiz-O-Mania: They left us last year ONE: Even Benazir Bhutto’s opponents haven’t got over the shock of her assassination. No other leader enjoys the kind of popularity she did on a nationwide basis. But then she was not the first political leader in the subcontinent to meet a violent end.....

Medical Notes: Hey, honey Honey has anti-microbial actions which help in wound healing Cough is a common symptom of upper respiratory infection. It can persist even after the infection has been treated and is a major cause of sleep disturbance.....		Letters WHILE the world talks about religious fanatics, I am a Dawn fanatic. I read it with great interest. Simply put: the new look of Sunday Magazine is mind-blowing I agree with the views of Ms Sana Fiyaz (Dec 30, 2007) regarding Smokers’ corner, SWOT and Auntie Agni.....