The education vacation
School’s out! But the education process continues. Oh, the lazy hazy days of summer. How eagerly the children wait for exams to be over and the holidays to start. It’s fun time....
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Zooming in on life
Walking down the busy streets of a shopping area, you sometimes don’t realize that there are people on the footpaths who have made the roadside their abode. If you zoom in...
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Life in the tribal buffer zones
Towards the west of Pakistan lies the 2,200km-long buffer zone with Afghanistan. Its width varies from point to point, and although there are natural barriers in the shape of high mountains and thick jungles...
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The power of catnaps
Just for the record, many readers had expressed curiosity about the term ‘power nap’ mentioned in these pages a few weeks....
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Risking lives for nothing
Khuda Baksh Khan is a security guard who looks after a private bank’s ATM booth. He keeps a strict vigil on the many people drawing and depositing millions of rupees, while desperately looking forward to the Rs3, 000 he receives as salary at the end of the month....
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Red or dead
Take a careful look at the night sky this summer and watch out for a distinctive bright red dot near the constellation Aquarius, to the south....
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Alternatives to estrogen
Q: I have been on hormone replacement therapy for close to five years. I am ready to get off it. I take it for my bones. What are the...
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The other side of love
We often hear of couples — even friends seeking a relationship — complaining of the highs and lows of relationships....
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Life in the fast lane
Before my son was born, just like many other contemporary mothers to be, I dreamt of holding him in my arms and singing lullabies to him....
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EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
The first Matrix movie was a perfect little gem that came out of nowhere and blew everyone away. The greatest thing about it wasn’t the brilliant special effects or mind-blowing Hong Kong cinema-inspired martial arts’ action sequences...
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