July 26, 2003
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 A couple of weeks back some doctors at a Singapore hospital attempted to separate two conjoined twins but unfortunately both of them died. The operation was a high-risk procedure and the...
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Cover Story: Slavery: active since time immemorial
 Slaves — the word is successful in conjuring up images of pained, sweating bodies dragged along by heavy chains, trudging across desert dunes. Well, that’s close enough but not the actual connotation of slavery....
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Being thankful
 To me, being a typical teenager, having undying needs, it seems as though I can never have all and be satisfied. At times, I can be so selfish as to think that it is my parents’ fault that they don’t earn enough to fulfil my wishes. But dear diary...
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To Work Late At Night
 The moon has been openly eying me for the past half-hour and I expect it will carry on for another 10 minutes. Its gleaming whiteness stood defiant to the darkness once,...
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Story Time: The damaged horse shoe
 For hundreds of years the horse was the most common means of transport. Before the tractor was invented, the horse was often used to pull farm machinery. It is still...
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Story Time: Turning over a new leaf
 Hameed’s exams had finished and he was free for two months. Excitedly, he began to think of the fun filled days ahead. Late nights, going out with friends, watching movies; in...
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Story Time: Stranded on an isolated island
 Summer vacations had started and everyone at home was eager to know where we would go this time. Last year, we went to Australia and this time, I was planning to...
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Fish out of water
 Fish in water look very nice. You must have seen blue, yellow, orange, silver and gold fish in aquarium tanks. But the problem with fish is that they can’t live outside...
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Country Hopping: Russia
 The Russian Feder-ation is the largest country on earth. It is situated in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Ural mountains are usually considered to divide Europe and Asia. It stretches from the arctic ocean, to eastern Europe and to the North....
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Book: The world’s greatest ghosts
 Want to know why the unsinkable Titanic sank? What terrorizes horror movie cast and crew before the release of the film? And ever wondered why serving Presidents of the United States...
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Movie: Sinbad: legend of the seven seas
 Based on Sinbad’s bookish adventures, DreamWorks presents Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas a visually impressive animated-cartoon movie....
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Web Site: Amazing stuff
 If you love wild and marine life and are interested in learning more about the unique species found in the animal kingdom, then log on to www.seaworld.com/AnimalBytes/ animal_bytes.html....
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Music: American life
 Queen of pop, Madonna, is back on the musical scene with her latest, mind blowing album American life. The album features eleven new compositions. It’s truly thought-provoking and inspiring, and anyone...
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CD Review: Pictorial collection
 I am sure this is what you have always been looking for: Pictures of Pakistan. This CD is a collection of 2,000 colourful images including the four provinces of the country:...
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Opinion Corner: Plans for the new school year
 IN the new school year I plan never to repeat the mistakes that I made the previous year. I also plan to work harder than I did previously and concentrate more...
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Health Line: Food and nutrition
 Anything that is eaten by human beings and other animals and plants to sustain life and health is known as food. It consists of proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, and fat used to...
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Miscellanea: An inspiring event
 The second Young Leader’s Conference (YLC), aimed at inspiring young people to discover and apply their leadership potential, was held early this month in Karachi. The lighting of a candle. by...
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Weekly Update: Eight climbers killed in Peruvian avalanche
 LIMA: At least eight foreign climbers were swept to their death by an avalanche as they were reaching the summit of the 5,800-metre Alpamayo peak, in Peru’s Andes mountains, rescuers said...
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Laugh it off!
 Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr Watson go on a camping trip, set up their tent and fall asleep. Some hours later Holmes wakes his faithful friend....
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Quotes
 * To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe....
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Quiz: Earthy matters
 1. The Earth is moving around the Sun at the speed of how many miles per hour?...
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Super Sis
 When I was 11 years old, a boy closely related to me tried to touch me. Since I was just a young girl at that time, I didn’t know what it really meant. I never dared to speak about it to my parents....
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Glass painting
 The art of glass painting started many years ago. During the Mughal era this technique was used to paint window panes. In the modern age it is one of the easiest and most famous forms of art which is not very difficult....
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Briefs: Does lightning strike twice?
 TZRANTCHA: The Cholakov’s mountainside farm, perched in the country’s Rodopi Moun-tains, near the southern border with Greece, has been hit by lightning no less than nine times in the past two...
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Mail Box
 A GREAT many students of schools and colleges are engaged in the unhealthy practice of smoking. The cause of this can be attributed to the negligence on the part of their parents. However, the environmental setting of their respective...
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Poet''s Corner
 You are not alone Some things are better unsaid Some words are better unheard Sometimes worse fate is better foregone Some people are better unknown...
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