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The spice is right for Nadia

July 16 - 22, 2008
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Nadia Ali Abdulrahman is helping to spice up the life of the nation with a range of traditional recipes which have food-lovers eating out of her hands.





Win a job and have a 'wheelie' good time

July 16 - 22, 2008
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Hasan Abdul Nabi Al Khunaizi has had a 'wheelie' good time entering the GulfWeekly's photographic contest ... offering a JOB on this newspaper as its prize.





Cashing in on trash

July 16 - 22, 2008
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ENTERPRISING University of Bahrain students Ahmed Mohammed Majdi and Mahmood Thamer Al Reefi are seeing gold in a pile of empty cans.





Brush with success

July 16 - 22, 2008
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CELEBRATED Indian artist Vijay D'Costa visited the island this week to show art enthusiasts the fabric of his skills.





Forty years of thrift

July 16 - 22, 2008
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Awali's thriving thrift shop - which raises thousands of dinars from local charities - unveiled its sparkling new interior to customers this week as part of its 40th birthday celebrations.





Roller-coaster ride in the wild

July 16 - 22, 2008
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With individuals and governments around the world cutting down forests to make way for bio-fuels and profit, one man is taking his passion for travel, wildlife and woodlands a step forward.





Honey, they shrank the packets of food

July 16 - 22, 2008
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THE humble American consumer, already dogged by soaring petrol prices and declining wages, now has something more sinister to contend with: downsized groceries ... and they've started to appear in Bahrain's supermarkets and cold stores too.





US-style learning journey at school

July 16 - 22, 2008
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A hallmark of American education has always been its dedication to offering a 'well-rounded experience' for its students.





Laala giving poets the chance to reach out across the globe

July 16 - 22, 2008
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BUDDING writers and poets can turn to an enterprising teenager in Bahrain to showcase their work to the world.





COME AND JOIN US ON SATURDAY - TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

July 16 - 22, 2008
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COME and join us for a splashing time at The Lost Paradise of Dilmun Water Park this coming SATURDAY for the special GulfWeekly readers' cut-price day out.





Helping to inspire the young

July 16 - 22, 2008
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Motivational instructor Mohammed Al Motawah is determined to help inspire young Bahrainis to put their talents to the test in the world of business and economics.





Batelco directory enquiries charges for fixed line calls

July 16 - 22, 2008
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A 150 fils directory enquiry charge has this week beeing introduced for land lines calls for the first time in Bahrain ... and a part of it will be given to charity.





Are we off our trolleys?

July 16 - 22, 2008
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THE_cost of shopping has increased by 19.6 per cent in one year, according to Shilpa's weekly shopping list.





Teenagers should shun piracy

July 16 - 22, 2008
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I had to write an essay recently about the issue of DVD piracy. There are a ridiculous number of video and DVD stores in Bahrain and piracy of movies has become so mainstream in the kingdom that no one appears to believe that it is ethically and morally wrong to distribute or purchase these cheap offerings.





New plea for Belize children

July 16 - 22, 2008
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Bahrain's charity champion Yvonne Trueman is taking her aid initiative - 'children for children' from strength to strength by bringing together two infant pre-schools from Bahrain and the Cayman Islands to help youngsters at the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Home in Belize.