January 18, 2003 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! Some time back a friend of mine paid a visit to her old school. She was very excited after she came back as most of her old teachers had recognized her.... COVER STORY: Knowledge powerhouses A library is a collection of printed or written material arranged and organized for the purpose of study and research, general reading or both. University technical research libraries also include collections... DEAR DIARY: A Confession I have a confession to make. I hope writing on your crisp white pages would in some way, make my conscience lighter.... Focus on environment Earth’s population will be forced to colonise two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate.... COUNTRY HOPPING: Mauritius Official name: Republic of Mauritius Area: 2,040 sq km Population: 1,141,000 Capital: Port Louis Currency: Mauritian rupee... FEATURE: The phadda culture We are all too familiar with the word phadda. In fact, it has become a word commonly used by all of us, specially teenagers. So what really is this phadda culture... Installation of peripheral devices I hope most of you still carry sweet memories of your childhood. Do you remember that game in which we had to join different pieces and blocks to build a house?... PROFILE: The Wright brothers: The men who taught the world to fly For centuries man dreamt of flying, but he knew that the ‘flying carpets’ of the Arabian Nights were nothing but meagre dreams. Wright brothers, however, revolutionized the whole concept turning the... HERITAGE: Our handicrafts — our heritage The major element of our cultural heritage lies in our folk arts and crafts. Our handicrafts, a cottage industry, have survived from generation to generation. Art has been inseparable from man... STORY TIME: Greeny learns a lesson David’s drawing room was tastefully decorated. With new gleaming furniture and beautiful showpieces here and there, the place was absolutely lovely. There were many paintings hanging from the wall. One of... STORY TIME: My most cherished memory As I flipped through the album containing photographs (rather memories) of my school days, my gaze fell on a picture of myself standing on a stage holding a microphone. A wave... POETS CORNER New Year Who comes dancing over the snow? His soft little feet all bare and rosy Open the door... QUOTES * One may smile, and smile and be a villain. —William Shakespeare * I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked, and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy. —Oscar Wilde.... MAIL BOX Little chicks are beautiful creatures. Their real colour is either yellow or white. But people who sell them in the market dye them all sorts of unnatural colours.... WEEKLY UPDATE PARIS: Molecular biologists say they have identified a gene in ripe strawberries that could help create vitamin-drenched, transgenic food of the future.... MISCELLANEA The musical fiesta held last Saturday to honour the National Blind Cricket Team and to celebrate their winning of the Blind Cricket World Cup 2002 held in Chennai, India, was most welcome.... SUPER SIS My problem is really complicated. I am a 12-year-old Muslim girl. I chat on the net. A few days back I added a non-Muslim man who lives in Oman.... BOOK: Hopes and dreams Dear Mr Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, is an extraordinary book. The letters and diary entries of Leigh Botts take us into the world of a sensitive 11-year-old.... MOVIE: Extreme Ops Here is a movie with lots of action, adventure and thrill. ‘Extreme Ops’ tells the story of a six-member film crew who go out to shoot an avalanche for a TV... MUSIC: Now or never T The much eagerly awaited album, ‘Now or never’ was released last year much to the delight of Nick’s fans all over the world. Nick proves himself an able musician with... WEBSITE: Writing style Is writing a ‘natural gift’ or a ‘learned skill’? How to best revise and evaluate your piece of writing? Questions like these are answered at www.tipsforwriters.com. Should you want to get... CD REVIEW: Webster’s dictionary A dictionary cum thesaurus is the best combination to have in your computer. As the CD says, it is for you to discover all kinds of fascinating things you didn’t know...

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