August 30, 2003 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! It was a scene to behold: the teenager was challenging his little sister to go upstairs (where it was dark due to power failure) and get his watch from his room. She was putting up one excuse after another for not going there. Not that she didn’t want to help her brother.... Cover Story: Phobias: Just A Fear Or A Real Illness? Do such words sound familiar to you? Maybe you have been saying them yourself before or may be you have often heard people talking like this. As a matter of fact, we must have observed at least a few people who suffer from an abnormal.... Ragging freshmen I am sure the word ragging is quite familiar among the students at universities and colleges as well. The practice of ragging is common not only in our institutions, but is prevalent all over the world.... Celebrity: Beckham mania! David Beckham, the captain of Eng-land and Real Madrid “Midfielder” was declared by surveyors as the most recognizable person on God’s green earth. For a person who is described by commentators... Story Time: The enchanting watch Wake up Huda! Wake up. It’s your birthday today! Don’t you want to get ready?” said Huda’s mother.“Oh mom! Come on, it’s my birthday today. Let me sleep for five more minutes please,” yawned Huda.... Story Time: Ahmad’s night match It was a very cool night. Ahmad was watching his favourite drama serial on television. Suddenly the doorbell rang. As there was no body at home except for Ahmad, he went... Strange laws * In Texas, it’s against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession. * In Philadelphia, you can’t put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760. * Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.... Country Hopping: Singapore An independent city-state on the southern tip of the Malay-Peninsula, Singapore comprises one major island, Singapore Island, and more than 50 adjacent islets. The narrow Johore Strait separates Singapore Island from Malaysia on.... Computers: The Sound system “Welcome to the Dawn group of newspapers. Please dial the extension number you need now or wait for further assistance”. Every time I dial the Dawn office number this is the... Book: Science Dictionary Puzzled over the periodic table, or are Biology definitions driving you bonkers? Chambers School Science Dictionary answers the scientific conundrums of your school syllabus (which otherwise may tend to put you... Movie: A view from the top A view from the top feels like a typical romantic comedy where the filmmakers thought that 40 minutes of comedy followed by 40 to 50 minutes of romance would be a... Opinion Corner: E-books vs regular books AS e-mail will never make the real world postal service obsolete, e-books will not render real books obsolete (not in the foreseeable future at least). Even though the concept of a... Weekly Update: Lizard may provide diabetes cure PARIS: A hormone found in the saliva of the Gila monster, the only poisonous lizard in the United States, is showing promising results in the treatment of type two diabetes, according to a report issued on Monday at the congress of the International.... Miscellanea: Inauguration of the Unilever Art Competition After its much touted success last year, Unilever Pakistan formally inaugurated the Unilever international art competition for the year 2003; an annual event designed to promote art and creativity at the... Quotes * Absence makes the heart grow fonder. —Thomas Haynes * Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent. —Properitus... Vocabulary: Confusing words Ability, capacity: Although there is generally some overlapping in the way these words are used, the following distinction should be made.... Super Sis I am very weak in math; I always fail in it. Now I am in class VII and of course math will get more difficult than before. What should I do? Please don’t ask me to take tuition because I have tried it and it is useless. Even working hard does... Recipe: Summer salad Ingredients: 2-3 cucumber 2-3 tomatoes 1/2 cauliflower... Mail Box I WOULD like to draw your attention towards street cricket which is no doubt a great source of entertainment to children as it gives them some time for physical activity without going far away from their residence. but sometimes this.... Poet''s Corner Goodbye, my friend As the years pass, And we grow apart. I want you to know,...

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