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my tv this week

my tv this week

Charmed, I’m sure!
Nothing – well OK that’s not actually true but I’m hardly likely to admit to hav ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
What a shock for US jock

What a shock for US jock

US Shock-Jock Don Imus was fired for referring to a women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos”.

I’ve made no secret of the fact that rac ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
Who will take Kate’s place?

Who will take Kate’s place?

It seems the oh so blissfully happy coupling of Prince William and Kate Middleton is not so oh so blissfully happy after all.

Pressure fro ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
Opinion

Opinion

Fatima Habib (28 year old Bahraini girl) says: I first tried acupuncture to lose weight in 2005.

I heard about the process from a friend wh ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
A matter of fat

A matter of fat

What is the difference between overweight and obesity?

Overweight refers to an excess of body weight compared to set standards. The excess ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
The philosophy of acupuncture

The philosophy of acupuncture

The word acupuncture literally means piercing with needles (‘acus’ meaning needle and puncture meaning piercing of the skin).

The focus of ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
Obesity levels high

Obesity levels high

According to the National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2000 and documented in 2002 the overweight and obesity levels amo ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Cover Story
Pins and needles for  the perfect figure

Pins and needles for the perfect figure

Fancy a six-pack or an hour-glass figure? Acupuncture for weight loss is the hottest treatment to raise its head on the island, writes ASMA SALMAN.

April 18 -25, 2007
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Local News Round-Up
Bahrain this week ...

Bahrain this week ...

Bahraini citizens will have to produce 65 per cent more by 2015 than they do now to maintain the country’s competitiveness, an economist has s ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Local News
With a splash and Sawasdee

With a splash and Sawasdee

Members of the Thai community in Bahrain celebrated their New Year festivities with a splish, splosh, splash in true traditional style!

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April 18 -25, 2007
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Local News
Irish eyes smiling over new album

Irish eyes smiling over new album

When the Londoner bar at the Bristol Hotel, Manama, was in its zenith in 1992, a 17-year-old Irish girl with a guitar stepped onto the stage. ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Local News
The Wisperer

The Wisperer

You don’t know me; I know you, of course - or at least I know what’s being said about you. I’m ‘the whisperer’.

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April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Shaikh Salman secures first UK podium finish

Shaikh Salman secures first UK podium finish

THE BAHRAIN flew in Oulton Park Island Racing Circuit - Shaikh Salman bin Rashid Al Khalifa became first Bahraini driver to take a podium finish in ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Massa's Moment

Massa's Moment

Gulfweekly's Chief Photographer T. Andrew Morton captured the joy of victory as Felipe Massa held off rival Lewis Hamilton to win the Gulf Air ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Bahrain ‘A’ and Bahrain ‘B’ triumph abroad

Bahrain ‘A’ and Bahrain ‘B’ triumph abroad

Jubilant Bahrain could not lose at the prestigious 23rd RBSC International Cricket Sixes held in Thailand after both A and B sides reached the fina ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Ready to play the blame game

Ready to play the blame game

The Great Indian Cricket Disaster continues to rumble on after days of drama, dissections and decisions.

A host of new plans have been made ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Horoscopes & Style Talk
Heads turning as Bob returns

Heads turning as Bob returns

The new darling among women is Bob. Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has fallen for him and in the spring, a lot of fashion-conscious women will ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
‘I’m Lewis Hamilton’

‘I’m Lewis Hamilton’

There seems to be the new magic number in Formula One, replacing seven which is the number of times Michael Schumacher has won the driver’s champio ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Support for young racing icon Hamad

Support for young racing icon Hamad

As part of a long-term strategy to support Bahrain’s global vision to be the Middle East racing hub, Gulf Finance House (GFH) and Khaleeji Com ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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Sport Opinion
Ladies enjoy home draw

Ladies enjoy home draw

Riffa Golf Club’s ladies section took on the ladies from Awali Golf Club in a closely fought contest with 9 holes played at Riffa followed by anoth ...

April 18 -25, 2007
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