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Arthur puts art in the picture

July 11 - 17, 2007
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BUSY corporate executive Arthur D’Souza has given up the nine-till-five routine to concentrate on his passion for an original photographic art form he hopes to promote all over the world.





Speed thrills but kills

July 11 - 17, 2007
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THE other night when my dad was driving back home from his work, he noticed that on the highway there was a lot of commotion and a huge crowd by the side of the road.





Fountain of youth

July 11 - 17, 2007
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IT’S a familiar sight the world over: children splashing around in a fountain on a hot summer’s day.





Homeland of the domestic moggy

July 11 - 17, 2007
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THE ancestry of the world’s household cats can be traced to just five lineages which lived alongside ancient settlers in the Fertile Crescent, an area stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf.





Dilmun cats – a rare Bahraini breed

July 11 - 17, 2007
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THE local Dilmun cats have evolved over the centuries to adapt to Bahrain’s extremely high summer temperatures, and are quite different from other domestic cats worldwide.





Budding soccer stars of future

July 11 - 17, 2007
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THE next A’ala Hubail could be learning the trick of his trade in one of the soccer schools aiming to identify the island’s most promising young footballers.





Humming a merry win

July 11 - 17, 2007
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Newspaper delivery boy E P Velayudan has bought prize draw tickets every month for the past 10 years … and finally his number came up with a humdinger of a prize!