Pulsating street drama
Throughout the world, streets with their distinctive character set the stage for human drama, where the theatrics of social interaction, exchange and human movements, both on an individual scale and on a community level, are well choreographed....
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The mid-levellers
Ours is a fractured society. One segment is affluent, highly educated and brimming with new ideas and aspirations. It easily compares favourably with any highly developed nation anywhere in the world....
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Goodbye to all that
Britain, by and large, is a contented society. But for all the huge social advances of the past 50 years, it is clear that some things have gone badly awry. We have become a less integrated society: more divided by class, income and geography....
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PROFILE: Shah Sharahbeel – Perfectionist to the core
Born on the 16th of March, Shah Sharahbeel possesses many of the qualities typical of a Piscean. Known for their sensitivity for things and the environment they live in, people born under this sign are extremely gifted artistically,...
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On the money
The Affluenza virus is a set of values which increase our vulnerability to psychological distress: placing a high value on acquiring money and possessions, looking good in the eyes of others and wanting to be famous....
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Embodiment of hope
In the make-shift field hospital set up by an NGO called Al-Khidmat in Bagh, near the LoC in Azad Kashmir after the October 8 earthquake, I was struck by the condition of a young girl whose right arm had been amputated and had plaster around her waist and right leg....
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The minimalist approach
Minimalist and individualistic, the clothes are fiercely ambitious and different. Cool funky tops and jeans are the designer’s forte, transforming a simple personality radically...
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Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
I came to Brazil with the intention of studying its planned city — Brasilia — and how it has dealt with housing problems and its successes and failures. The other incentive was to look at the problems related to low-income housing in other cities in Brazil....
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Functional yet elegant
With professional expertise frequently employed to decorate homes, more and more residences are becoming picture-perfect abodes straight out of home decor magazines....
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Early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Q: My doctor thinks I might have rheumatoid arthritis. He wants to start treatment quickly. Why the rush? How is the diagnosis made? My mother had it and took aspirin....
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Surprise, surprise
Taking my daily ramble around the garden was not so easy today but, as it was my husband’s birthday and I was on the hunt for something to surprise him with, I was determined to manage. The problem was snow and lots of it....
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Eight days a week
Adapted from John Le Carre’s novel by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles (he also made the wondrous City Of God) and screenwriter Jeffrey Caine, The Constant Gardener is a powerful political thriller which also works as a love story and character piece....
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Something fishy
Chinese prawns
Ingredients
˝ kg prawns
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
˝ tsp Chinese salt
1 tsp salt...
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