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Japan to protect lives

and livelihoods in Afghanistan
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said that the government of Japan has signed an agreement with them in which $19 million dollars will be provided so that three eight-month projects can be completed that will protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan. According to a report from UNOPS: The first project will design and construct a new Arthal Bridge and repair the approach roads to the bridge, contributing to a safe, functional and integrated transportation network in Kabul City. The second project focuses on accessibility during winter and will build new facilities, or repair existing ones, for the effective management of traffic and maintenance of snow clearing equipment. It will also provide management and engineering training to the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) personnel to enhance their capacity to clear snow and prevent avalanches. The third project aims to improve preparedness for disaster and post-disaster responses in Ghor Province, where people are faced with cyclical occurrences of flood, drought and snow disaster. Peter Krogh Sorensen, UNOPS Director and Representative, said that thanks to this generous contribution from Japan, he is convinced that they can make a difference in the lives of the Afghan population.

Laboratory and Library Inaugurated in

Ghazni and Aid

Given To Balkh Education Department

March the second, Afghanistans Ministry of Education said that a laboratory room and a library was inaugurated in the Amir Mohammad Khan High School in Afghanistans central province of Ghazni. Education officials, community leaders, teachers and students attended the ceremony. The laboratory was provided with 166 instruments and the library was provided with 750 educational books. Meanwhile in the northern province of Balkh, Ministry of Education officials said that aid was given to the Balkh Education Department. $24,000 worth of furniture, such as tables and chairs were provided to the department. The furniture was then distributed to a high school and middle school in the Chimtal district of Balkh province.

Helmand province, attended the inauguration of the new building. The construction work had begun 2 years ago, and was finally completed at cost of $900,000. Funding for the project was provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The building has two floors, 19 offices and two conference rooms. Meanwhile in the western province of Herat, construction projects on two new factories has begun. Bakhtar News Agency reported today that a steel mill factory will be built in the province that will produce on a daily basis 150 tons of constructional wire. Same time, Pajhwok Afghan News reported that an iron-melting factory will be built in the province that will use old iron and imported iron from other countries to create 150 types of construction materials. The factory will be built in the industrial park that was established in 2002 by former provincial governor, Mohammad Ismail Khan. The PAN report said that the factories in the industrial park include manufacturers, such as those that make iron materials, utensils, ghee, cool drinks and washing liquids, as well as motorbike repair workshops. Finally, on March 5th, Afghanistans Ministry of Education announced that 2 new school buildings were inaugurated in Herat. One building is for the Abu Mansur Ali Boys High School in Zinda Jan district and the other is for the Qool Girls and Boys Middle School in Shindand district. Both buildings were built at a cost of 290,000 Euros, and funding for the project was provided by the Italian government. The buildings took 5 months to build. Each school buildings has 16 classrooms, 8 administrative rooms, and 6 restrooms.

Sports fields, surrounding walls, and water wells were put in for the schools as well. Moreover, each school was given 300 tables and chairs. The Ministry of Education told Bakhtar News Agency that due to classroom shortages, previously the students of these two schools were taught under tents.

Further improvement in Afghanistans Health System:

TB lab opened and clinic to be constructed

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that the first-ever tuberculosis (TB) laboratory was opened in the western province of Herat. The laboratory has the capacity to diagnose patients from five different provinces Herat, Nimroz, Badghis, Farah and Ghor. The lab is part of the Herat Zonal Hospital, which took three years to complete at a cost of one million US dollars. PAN reported that the funds were provided by the government of Italy. Daoud Saba, the provincial governor of Herat province, told everyone in an inaugural ceremony for the lab that patients would no longer need to go abroad for tests and treatment of the disease. TB is a preventable and treatable disease, but unfortunately, it is still a major public health issue in Afghanistan. The World Health Organization reported in 2010 that over 50,000 people tested positive for TB in Afghanistan. Hopefully, with the increase of labs such as the one that has been opened
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New court building opened in Helmand Construction projects on 2

factories begins and 2 new school buildings inaugurated in Herat
Afghanistans Bakhtar News Agency reported that construction work on a new building for the Helmand provincial court has finally been completed, and that an inauguration ceremony was held to celebrate the event. Muhammad Gulab Mangal, the provincial governor of

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Dr. Terry Neese, Founder of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, presented Dr. Yacoobi the award at the 9th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration.

Back to back victories for

Afghanistans football (soccer) team!

Afghanistan played against Bhutan on Wednesday 23rd of March and 25th, in the Asian Football Confederations (AFC) Challenge Cup 2012 pre-qualifying round. They easily defeated Bhutan 30- in the first game, and then in the second game, they shut them out once again with a score of 20-. In the first game, all 3 goals from Afghanistan were scored by Mohammad Sediq Walizada. He scored the first in the second minute, then one at the 35 minute mark, and then the final goal of the match in the 80th minute. In the second game, Nadeem Wahid scored the first goal in the 65th minute, and 5 minutes later, Israfeel Kohistani scored the second goal. Both games were played at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon, India. Now that they have defeated Bhutan, Afghanistan will join DPR North Korea, Sri Lanka and Nepal in Group D of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round, which is scheduled to be held from April 711- in Kathmandu, Nepal. Overall, there are four qualifying groups of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012: A, B, C and D. Group A consists of Myanmar, Bangladesh, Palestine, and Philippines. Group B consists of India, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei and Turkmenistan. Group C consists of Maldives, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia. The Asian Football Confederations Challenge Cup is a football competition for emerging nations. All the participants of the competition are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

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in Herat, more and more Afghans will be treated. In other health news, Afghanistans Bakhtar News Agency reported that a health clinic will be built in Zaranj city, located in Nimroz province. The clinic will be constructed on 200 square meters of land, and will be built at a cost of 1,700,000 afghanis (approximately $37,660). According to media reports, the new museum building will have state of the art security, conservation and administrative space and will include beautiful new exhibition space. The new building will one day be the home for the Hidden Treasures of Afghanistan Exhibition. The exhibit toured various museums in the United States in 20082009-, and is currently on display in London at the British Museum. The exhibit consists of carved ivories from Bagram, gold jewelry from ancient nomads, and Hellenistic sculptures found in Northern Afghanistan. The land for the site of the new museum building was donated by Afghanistans Ministry of Defense. My vision is for a museum that will be an even greater source of pride for Afghans from all regions. Afghans need a museum so that our children can learn about our nations rich cultural history at the crossroads of East and West, Makhdoom Raheen said at the ceremony. The Afghan National Museum was built in 1919.

I nominated Dr. Yacoobi for this award due to her long time efforts to empower women and communities to bring education and health services to poor rural and urban girls and women, as well as other disenfranchised Afghans, said Dr. Neese. Her organization was the first to offer human rights and leadership training to Afghan women in the 1990s. She is an inspiration to Afghan and American women. Her visionary work is an example to everyone that women can persevere through the most challenging times to help build their country and educate their people. Dr. Yacoobi was honored. This is both an honor for me and an honor for the women of Afghanistan who are creating new lives for themselves through their pursuit of education, their creativity, and their drive to succeed under the most difficult of circumstances, she said. When women gain knowledge and have new opportunities for bringing some kind of economic security to their families, they become more valuable in the eyes of others and then see that value in themselves. Thank you for honoring all of us. About Dr. Sakena Yacoobi Dr. Sakena Yacoobi is Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), an Afghan women-led NGO she founded in 1995. Established to provide teacher training, education and health services to women and children, over 8 million have benefited from AILs programs to date. AIL was the first organization to offer human rights and leadership training to Afghan women in the 1990s. AIL supported 80 underground home schools for 3000 girls in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. AIL was first to open Womens Learning Centers for Afghan women a concept now copied by many organizations throughout Afghanistan.

Afghanistans National Museum

To Be Expanded

In an effort to preserve Afghanistans cultural heritage, in a ceremony held in the Nuristani room at the National Museum of Afghanistan, 20th of March, the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, pledged $5 million to support the planning, designing and constructing of a new museum building. Afghanistans Ministry of Information and Culture, headed by Makhdoom Raheen, also committed $2 million to support the new museum building.
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Afghan Woman Receives

Global Award!

On 11th of March, in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), received the inaugural Enterprising Womens 2011 Global Womens Hall of Fame award.

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The use of foreign words in conversation and on advertising billboards has some experts concerned about the effect on Afghanistans native languages. Afghanistan has two official languages, Dari and Pashto, and several unofficial languages that are spoken by the majority in an area, such as Uzbeki, Turkmani, Pachaie, Nuristani, Baluchi and Pamiri.

Mohamamd Saleem, a hairdresser in Taimani, has a board announcing his English Hair Fashion Style shop, although it is written in both Dari and English. He said most barbers use English, and were copying each other. Hairdressers think that if they choose English names, they look chic and will appeal more to youth.

in our life, our conversation should reflect that and change and progress as well. Using English words during our day-to-day conversations is a sign of progress because it is an international language. However, language experts are worried about the effect on local languages. Mohammad Hussain Yamin, a language and literature professor at Kabul University, described the use of English words as a betrayal of the native language. He warned that the purity of the language would be corrupted, and has called for a working group to be set up to find new Dari/ Pashto words if needed. The media should also play a role by making people aware of the importance of preserving and strengthening the countrys languages, and in broadcasting/printing in those languages. Habibullah Rafi, an academic and author, has also raised concern over the foreign invasion. If no attention is paid to this, a day will come when we only have prepositions and suffixes in our languages. All other words will be foreign, Rafi said. He also called for a council of scholars and academics to address the problem. Sayed Makhdum Rahin, the minister for information and culture, described the creep of foreign words into conversation as an infection and blamed the prevalence of NGOs and foreigners working for them. The use of the English word of guest house instead of the Afghan word in a nation which has used this word for hundreds of years is an embarrassment. Five years ago, the problem was not so prevalent, but even then a letter was sent to organisations to remove all foreign words from their banners and signs. Rahila Kohistani, head of the culture department at the Kabul municipality, said that according to regulations, advertising bill boards should be in the native languages of the country. However, their efforts to stop the practice had failed because many businesses using English words were owned or linked to influential people. As an example, she explained that when they approached the Parawila hotel to ask it to change its name, the hotel refused, saying it would only do so if the five-star Kabul Serena hotel was also forced to change its name. Abdul Fatah Omary, who runs the hotel, said Parwila is a German word. In the beginning, no one complained about the name, but once the hotel became popular, a delegation came from the ministry of information and culture and municipality to ask us to change the name. He said the owner was from Logar province and now lives in Germany and has refused to change the name unless other hotels using English or foreign words do so. Omary said it would cost a lot to change the name of the hotel.
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The constitution allows for the media to print or broadcast in any of the accepted languages, and states that the government should take steps to protect and nurture those languages. English is not one of them. However, in Kabul, English words such as general store, guest house, chicken soup and others pepper the advertising boards of businesses. Many English words are also slipping into every day conversation, such as soap, fashion, interview, even though all these words have a Dari or Pashto translation. Shah Barat, whose grocery store in Kabul is called FIFA General Store, said the name was chosen some years ago by his friends. He said he had no idea what FIFA meant, but knew it was famous so decided to go with that. FIFA is footballs world governing body. He said his aim was not to attract foreigners, and so had written the name of the store in Dari. The Spinneys Super Market in Sher Pur, however, caters almost exclusively to foreigners, and so its sign is written in English. Javid Ahmad, a worker at the store, said the owner had travelled overseas and thought the sign should be written in English as it would show that the store is international.
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Public views differ about such banners and boards. Shir Shah, a student at Parmakhtag Institute in Kabul, said English signs can be helpful for people who come from abroad. However, Ahmad Ramish, a shopkeeper in the fourth Macro Ryan area whose sign is written in Dari, said he did not see the point of using English. If we have nice Dari equivalent words, why we should use foreign terms? English is also becoming common in conversation. An employee of a foreign non-governmental organisation, who wished to remain anonymous, said he used English words, such as management, message and proposal. At first, he said, it was just a way to learn English, but now it had become a habit. The NGO worker said he was worried that using English all the time could harm the Afghan language. He said he was making an effort to break his habit. Ahmad Saboor, a social science student at Kabul University, also uses some English words such as interview and busy, even though he does not speak fluent English. As everything is in progress and changing

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HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY

The 4 most popular ways to do it
WAYS TO MAKE MONEY: 1
Make money selling your own product Yes, you can do this without spending money. This is the path most small business take - and probably the most profitable one. It is also the most difficult one of the 4 ways to make money without money. Its difficult and time-consuming. If youre forced to do it without a budget, it will be even more timeconsuming. But youre determined to build a profitable, long-term Internet business, right? Hard work is not a problem. Right? The most difficult part of this method is the product development. What can you make without spending a penny? Something that people will still buy from you? The answer lies in information products. We all have marketable skills. Youre an expert in something. Do you know a lot about cars? Write a mini-book on basic engine maintenance. Know a lot about kids? Write a book called 101 Ways To Keep 2-year olds entertained - youve already got your first buyer right here! This is really doable. There are people whod pay to know what you know.

Its great if you target small business owners who might be in the market for a business logo or other graphic design work. You cant believe everything you read about affiliate programs, but they can really make money.

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Make money selling advertising space The idea behind it is to offer free information from your web site to pull in high volumes of traffic. Once youve achieved that, advertisers would pay you to display their advertisements on your site. This is probably one of the oldest and most hyped ways to make money without money. It worked really well until the end of 2000. Its how Yahoo became big. With the dotcom bust in 2000, even Yahoo was forced to look to alternative revenue streams. Advertisers began to realize that, in most cases, web advertising is just not cost effective. Nowadays most people dont click ads right? Right? Wrong! Theres life in this old machine yet... Contextual advertising offers a real alternative to traditional advertising - and many web site owners are rediscovering this tried and tested way of making money from their web sites.

WAYS TO MAKE MONEY: 4

Make money doing what you already do This is not for you if youre looking to build a serious small business on the Net. Its the easiest of the ways to make money without money, but because its easy, it doesnt pay much. Very little in fact. It mostly involves getting paid to surf the Internet and getting paid to take surveys. Its like stuffing envelopes for money. If that blows your hair back, type getting paid to do surveys into the search box at Google and hit Enter. Take your pick. Dont expect to get rich though.

WAYS TO MAKE MONEY: 2

Make money selling someone elses product When you sign up as an affiliate / reseller for someone elses product, you refer people to the supplier site and you get a cut each time someone who you referred makes a purchase. It really is that simple. Probably the most doable of the ways to make money without money. But you will only make money at affiliate programs if you can find a good supplier. One thats honest about tracking of sales and one that will pay on time.
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Development Impacts of SME Investment $1 invested = $12 for local economy

Employees Compound annual employment growth of 26% Compound annual wage growth of 25% Health & pension benefits to 83% of employees Training provided to 86% of employees Average wage 37% higher than national average Average of 10% of employees promoted Suppliers $3m average business for other local companies 59% of COGS & capital investment paid to domestic businesses Support 331 businesses through input purchase Extend trade credit to 27% of local suppliers Customers Access to new, less expensive, higher quality goods

SMEs: Accelerating Local Economic Growth and Recovery

With the proper support and access to financing, SMEs in frontier markets like Afghanistan can serve as key contributors to local GDP growth and employment generation. SMEs in which SEAF has invested have grown significantly faster than the GDP of their local economies and have generated employment at a far faster rate than that of the overall economies in which they operate.

Government 100% of SEAFs investees pay taxes Average 7% of revenues

SME

Financiers $1.63 in additional capital from other investors/lenders

Neighbors / Community Average of $3,000 contributed to charities and local causes

Producers of Complementary Goods & Competitors

This outperformance of macroeconomic growth indicators has held true during times of economic expansion as well as during the recent financial crisis. For example, in 2009, the average SEAF SME experienced an 11% growth in revenues and a 9% growth in employment, whereas the average corresponding GDP growth and national employment growth in their respective countries were 6% and -1%, respectively. This data supports the view that SMEs can play a meaningful role in softening negative economic impacts and driving economic recovery. We believe this is due in part to their focus on local opportunities, their relative insulation from global value chains, and their generally greater ability to operate flexibly in uncertain markets.

Bringing Benefits to Other Local Stakeholders

As SMEs grow, they generate broad economic and social impacts on a wide variety of other players, including their suppliers, customers, competitors, financiers, governments, and local communities. SMEs catalyze growth in the local economies in which they operate by providing market linkages and increasing business for local suppliers, improved or better priced products for customers, examples of best practices and successful strategies for competitors, and tax and philanthropic contributions for communities.

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Here we have the 3rd happy country in the world

No. 3: Finland
Excellent education, universal health care, plentiful personal freedoms, trusted government, peaceful. Lots of R&D and low business startup costs give the Finns economic strength. But as is to be expected in a country with the highest redistribution of wealth, only 75% of Finns believe working hard will help them get ahead.

Shangrila, Pakistan
Shangrila Resort Skardu, also known as Heaven on Earth, is nestled amongst some of the worlds highest peaks. It encircles the heart shaped Kachura Lake and is surrounded by fruit laden orchards and flower filled gardens is remote and inaccessible.

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Amazing Places

Machu Picchu
It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This is mystical place and a great spot to divinity. It is the Perus most popular place, so most of you like to see the place. People of Machu Picchu feel that they are the creators of god. This place offers you strange forces of nature that permit the individual to attain a contrary cosmic state. The place is located at 2300 meters above the sea level. So, you can enjoy the vicinity of the place. One day is enough to visit the spots around Machu Picchu. While planning to visit Machu Picchu, you need to understand a little about the geography of this area, because the location is remote and inaccessible.
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The Iguazu Waterfalls, Argentina-Brazil Border

Heralded as the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, the Iguazu Waterfalls are a true wonder of nature. They are located at the border of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. While the Argentinean side allows visitors to walk right around the water or explore the National Park, the Brazilian side is known for its panoramic views and splendor.

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Albert Einsetin
was a German-born (1879) theoretical physicist who discovered the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. He enjoyed classical music and played the violin. One story Einstein liked to tell about his childhood was of a wonder he saw when he was four or five years old: a magnetic compass. The needles invariable northward swing, guided by an invisible force, profoundly impressed the child. The compass convinced him that there had to be something behind things, something deeply hidden. Even as a small boy Albert Einstein was self-sufficient and thoughtful. According to family legend he was a slow talker, pausing to consider what he would say. His sister remembered the concentration and perseverance with which he would build houses of cards. In 1894, his fathers company failed: direct current (DC) lost the War of Currents to alternating current (AC). In search of business, the Einstein family moved to Italy, first to Milan and then, a few months later, to Pavia. When the family moved to Pavia, Einstein stayed in Munich to finish his studies at the Luitpold Gymnasium. His father intended for him to pursue electrical engineering, but Einstein clashed with authorities and resented the schools regimen and teaching method. He later wrote that the spirit of learning and creative thought were lost in strict rote learning. In the spring of 1895, he withdrew to join his family in Pavia, convincing the school to let him go by using a doctors note. During this time, Einstein wrote his first scientific work, The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields.
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Einstein applied directly to the Eidgenssische Polytechnische Schule (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. Lacking the requisite Matura certificate, he took an entrance examination, which he failed, although he got exceptional marks in mathematics and physics. The Einsteins sent Albert to Aarau, in northern Switzerland to finish secondary school. While lodging with the family of Professor Jost Winteler, he fell in love with Wintelers daughter, Marie. (His sister Maja later married the Wintelers son, Paul.) In Aarau, Einstein studied Maxwells electromagnetic theory. At age 17, he graduated, and, with his fathers approval, renounced his citizenship in the German Kingdom of Wrttemberg to avoid military service, and in 1896 he enrolled in the four year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the Polytechnic in Zurich. Marie Winteler moved to Olsberg, Switzerland for a teaching post. Einsteins future wife, Mileva Mari, also enrolled at the Polytechnic that same year, the only woman among the six students in the mathematics and physics section of the teaching diploma course. Over the next few years, Einstein and Maris friendship developed into romance, and they read books together on extra-curricular physics in which Einstein was taking an increasing interest. In 1900 Einstein was awarded the Zurich Polytechnic teaching diploma, but Mari failed the examination with a poor grade in the mathematics component, theory of functions. There have been claims that Mari collaborated with Einstein on his celebrated 1905 papers, but historians of physics who have studied the issue find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions. He was visiting the United States when Hitler came to power in 1933, and did not go back to Germany, where he had been a professor at the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He settled in the U.S., becoming a citizen in 1940. On the eve of World War II, he helped alert

President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Germany might be developing an atomic weapon, and recommended that the U.S. begin similar research. Later, together with Bertrand Russell, Einstein signed the RussellEinstein Manifesto, which highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons. Einstein taught physics at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey, until his death in 1955. When he came to USA, he joined the staff of the newly created Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He accepted this position for life, living there until his death. Einstein is probably familiar to most people for his mathematical equation about the nature of energy, E = MC2. Albert Einstein wrote a paper with a new understanding of the structure of light. He argued that light can act as though it consists of discrete, independent particles of energy, in some ways like the particles of a gas. A few years before, Max Plancks work had contained the first suggestion of a discreteness in energy, but Einstein went far beyond this. His revolutionary proposal seemed to contradict the universally accepted theory that light consists of smoothly oscillating electromagnetic waves. But Einstein showed that light quanta, as he called the particles of energy, could help to explain phenomena being studied by experimental physicists. For example, he made clear how light ejects electrons from metals. There was a well-known kinetic energy theory that explained heat as an effect of the ceaseless motion of atoms; Einstein proposed a way to put the theory to a new and crucial experimental test. If tiny but visible particles were suspended in a liquid, he said, the irregular bombardment by the liquids invisible atoms should cause the suspended particles to carry out a random jittering dance. One should be able to observe this through a microscope, and if the predicted motion were not seen, the whole kinetic theory would be in grave danger. But just such a random dance of microscopic particles had long since been observed. Now the motion was explained in detail. Albert Einstein had reinforced the kinetic theory,

and he had created a powerful new tool for studying the movement of atoms. On April 17, 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of anabdominal aortic aneurysm, which had previously been reinforced surgically by Dr. Rudolph Nissenin 1948. He took the draft of a speech he was preparing for a television appearance commemorating the State of Israels seventh anniversary with him to the hospital, but he did not live long enough to complete it. Einstein refused surgery, saying: I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly. He died in Princeton Hospital early the next morning at the age of 76, having continued to work until near the end. Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works. His great intelligence and originality have made the word Einstein synonymous with genius.

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Store data in your body without cyborg modification

Floppy discs? Too 1980s. Thumb drives? Too easy to lose. Anyway, who needs a thumb drive when you can store data in your thumb? A new program called Sparsh lets you transfer files from one device to another simply by touching the screen and you dont have to join the Borg collective first. Transferring files from one computer to another is a major pain. Even cloudbased storage like Dropbox is still irritatingly complicated. Now Pranav Mistryof the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the solution. He gets that what we really want is to just pick up stuff from one machine and put in the other, as we do with a physical object. Mistry has designed a system to make this as simple as it could possibly be. The user touches a data item they wish to copy from a device, conceptually saving it in the users body, he says. Next, the user touches the other device to which they want to paste the saved content. For example, say you look up the phone number for the local pizza place on your laptop. Normally you then have to type all those numbers into your phone; but if both devices are running Sparsh, you simply touch the phone number on your laptops screen, then touch your smartphones keypad. The system knows that what you have transferred is the phone number and automatically dials it. Its like magic Behind the scenes, the first touch copies the phone number to a temporary file in either a Dropbox or an FTP account. The second touch retrieves the data. This requires both devices to be running the software and for a user to be signed into their Dropbox or FTP account. It works for any type of data, be it a photo, an address or a link to a YouTube clip. Right now Sparsh runs as an application on smartphones, tablets and other computers. But, Mistry says, the ideal home for Sparsh is to be built into an OS, so that it can provide the copy-paste feature across all applications. He says its currently possible to incorporate this into Googles Android mobile operating system and that his team has also implemented a browser-based version. Sparsh was presented at the Computer Supported Cooperative Workconference in Hangzhuo, China last week. It is not known if it will work forTime Lords, or as a pleasurable cure for hay fever, however.
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Reinventing the wheel: designing an impossible bike

If the usual ideas of how bicycles balance themselves are right, this weird contraption ought to quickly topple over. In fact it stays upright, an observation that might lead to a rethink of bicycle dynamics and perhaps to better bike designs. Push a riderless bike fast enough, and it stays upright for a surprising distance. When it starts tipping to the right or left, the front wheel steers into the fall, correcting the tilt. Earlier studies attributed this in part to the gyroscopic effect of the spinning wheels. But this model, built by Andy Ruina of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and colleagues, nullifies the gyroscopic effect with discs that spin in the opposite direction to the wheels. Also, its front wheel is mounted forward from the usual place a change expected to make the bike topple. The key to its stability seems to be that the centre of gravity of the handlebars is lower than the frames and forward of the steering axis. So when the handlebars start to fall, they do so faster than the frame. This twists the hinge to the front wheel, steering it into a fall.

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Sports Manual
Cristal History Cristal Quality Mineral Water
The Countrys most, renowned bottled water for its quality is being manufactured by Afghanistan Beverage Industries, also known as ABI. ABI has long understood the importance of providing a safer and consistently healthier alternative to tap water, and continue to lead the industry by manufacturing a mineral water that is unmatched in taste; and provides our bodies with the essential nutrients and minerals required in our daily regiment. Drinking water is a very personal product. People are extremely particular about what they put into their body, in turn into their health. It has to be just right in taste and purity. We use rigorous quality control procedures and tests starting from raw material to finished product in order to guarantee the consistent high quality to our consumer. Our Quality policy also ensures this as: We, the employees of Afghanistan Beverage Industries Ltd. Kabul, commit ourselves to attain total customer satisfaction on our products through dedicated team work by: Consistently meeting ABIs quality specifications. Continuously improving in all spheres of operations. In this month we present sport that everyone can start, even now. Running!

Running History Humans are born to run. Its just that we use it in more ways than our early ancestors. In the early days, humans ran to hunt down their prey, most of which are faster than they are. Therefore, they had to find the means to catch up with them. But later in history, humans found other uses for the faculty of running and that includes the running competitions we have today. How did these competitions come to be? This section will deal with that and a lot more. Track Running Modern organized track running has only been around for less than 200 years but it traces its roots to the old Greek Olympics. The first Greek Olympics was held in 776 BC where the only event held was a foot race. There were other games organized after that including the Roman Games in the Roman Era. However, games at the scale of the Greek Olympics and Roman Games were no longer held after the fall of the Roman Empire. It was only in the 19th century when the track running events started to become really organized. It was especially apparent during the first modern Olympics in 1896. Cross Country Running Cross country running, meanwhile, traces its roots in the early 19th century England. Originally known as paper chase, this sport used to be a game played by two groups of runners in a randomly chosen trail. The first group drops paper markers across the course while the other group chases the first one by following the paper trail they left behind. In 1878, the game was introduced to the United States by William C. Vosburg. Although it is initially intended to be a training exercise for track and field events, cross country running eventually became recognized as a sport in its own right. Today, it is a popular sport not only among men, but also among women.
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Fell Running
Just like cross country running, fell running originated from England, though it was also played in Scotland and Wales. In Scotland, they were usually held during fairs or highland games. They were held primarily to show the physical abilities of the competitors. From simple events during fairs, its popularity soared during the Victorian times and from there, the modern form of fell running came to be.

Road Running
Of all the road running events, the Marathon is probably the most popular. It is based on the legend of the Greek soldier Pheidippides who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce that they have defeated the Persians and died shortly afterwards. Compared to the other running sports, the marathon as we know it is a relatively new sport. It was organized only during the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Its first winner was a Greek named Spiridon Louis, clocking in 2 hours 58 minutes 50 seconds, which is almost an hour slower than the current record of 2 hours 4 minutes and 55 seconds set by Kenyan Paul Tergat during the 2003 Berlin Marathon. During the 1896 Olympics, the distance covered by the runners varied greatly from the marathon we know now. It used to be only 40 miles long. However, it changed several times until finally settling to the current distance of 42.195 kilometers. Running has been a natural human activity since time immemorial. Today, it is one of the most well-loved lifestyle activities around. Running will not surely lose its appeal to man as it has a lot of advantages. Probably, new variations will be devised by enthusiasts to make running more innovative and challenging that will eventually be added to the history of running.

WORLD BEST RUNNERS:

Running is one of the most basic and ancient sports. Running is a test of the mind and body in which athletes have consistently broken records and lowered times. But who is the best?

The fact that times have consistently gotten faster makes an all-time comparison difficult. This list focuses on recent history, and all runners featured on the list performed at world level at some point during the 20 years prior to 2011. Usain Bolt Bolt sent shock waves through the world in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, shattering the world 100-meter record while appearing to slow down and celebrate the last 20 meters. He followed that victory up with the 200-meter and relay gold medals, setting world records in all three events. Hichan El Guerroj Having achieved two Olympic, four World Championship and three World Indoor Championship gold medals, El Guerroj is one the great world runners.

Haile Gebrselassie Gebrselassie has broken 26 world records and is the owner of two Olympic, three World Championship and three World Indoor Championship gold medals. Michael Johnson Winner of four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship titles, Johnson would be included in any all-time top 10. Florence Griffith-Joyner Holder of the 100- and 200-meter world records that have stood for more than 20 years. Flo-Jo was the winner of three Olympic and one World Championship Gold medal, she had a world class career, but her life was tragically cut short when she died a tragic and untimely death at the age of only 38. Tegla Loroupe A Kenyan native who is a world record holder for the 20 km, 25 km and 30 km events, Loroupe is previously the marathon world record holder. She is a two-time winner of the New York City Marathon and is the first African woman to do so. Loroupe is also a top 10 achiever off the track, successfully pursuing a career as a global spokeswoman for peace, womens rights and education. Svetlana Masterkova The glamorous Masterkova is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and the current world record holder for the mile. Her double gold medal success in 1996 came after a 2-year maternity leave absence. Mizuki Noguchi Known as the Queen of the Half-Marathon, the Japanese runner is world record holder in the 25 km and 30 km events. She also won gold in the 2004 Olympic marathon in a race considered the most brutal of all time, due to the oppressive heat and air pollution in Beijing. Paula Radcliffe Radcliffe is a celebrity in her native U.K., having won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2002 and also been awarded an MBE from the Queen. Radcliffe holds a World Championships gold medal and is the world record holder for the womens marathon. Toshihiko Seko A simply magnificent marathon runner, Sekos lifetime commitment to the marathon is illustrated by his quote The marathon is my only girlfriend; I give her everything I have. Seko has marathon wins at the events in Fukuoka (four), Boston (two), New York City and London.

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through the throat and between the vertebrae and has left a cluster of fine cut marks on the bone.
One of the pieces of a 2,600 year old brain after removal from the skull.

The brain-containing skull was found at Heslington, Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. OConnor and her team suspect the site served a ceremonial function that persisted from the Bronze Age through the early Roman period. Many pits at the site were marked with single stakes. The remains of the man were without a body, but the scientists also found the headless body of a red deer that had been deposited into a channel. Laser imaging, chemical analysis and other examinations revealed that the brain naturally preserved over the millennia. The scientists found no evidence for bacterial or fungal activity, and described the tissue as being odorlesswith a resilient, tofu-like texture. The condition of the brain is remarkable for its age. In the air, even in the chill of a hospital mortuary, brain tissue very quickly decays to liquid before muscle and other soft tissues show much evidence of decay, OConnor said.

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She and her colleagues suggest that a fortuitous series of events -- for the brain and science, not the victim -- led to the organs preservation. Shortly after the man was killed, his head must have been placed, or fallen into, the waterlogged pit that was free of oxygen. While other soft human body parts may not preserve well under such conditions, the wet environment appears to be perfect for keeping brains fresh, due to the very different chemistry of brain tissue, OConnor said. The researchers dont think the violent way the man was killed aided his brains preservation. While severing his head separated it from the rest of his body, including the bacteria-filled gut, the decapitation would also have produced a gaping wound that would have been open to immediate infection from micro-organisms involved in putrefaction. The quick burial in conditions not suited for microbial activity likely prevented that from happening. In addition to describing this unusually well preserved brain, the journal paper provides the first in-depth study of other prehistoric human brains and soft human tissues discovered by scientists. They include the body of the 5,000-year-old Tyrolean Ice Man, the Inca mummies of the high Andes, the tanned bog bodies from across Northern and Western Europe, good condition bodies sealed in lead coffins -- such as the St. Bees man, and crypt burials at places like Spitalfields Church, London, where bodies with surviving brain tissue were found. Glen Doran, chair of the anthropology department at Florida State University, told Discovery News that two aspects of the new study immediately struck him as notable. First, he said, such preservation is testimony to the amazing preservation in wet sites. Truly amazing things come out of the muck. The second, he added, is the absolutely stellar analysis brought to bear on this special find. Based on this discovery and other known prehistoric, intact human brains, he agrees that rapid burial in an aqueous environment, as well as near-continual submersion, are essential to human brain tissue preservation. The cranium is well designed to protect the brain in life and can, under the right circumstances, remain on duty long after the normal expectation of service, he said.
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A brain in near-perfect condition is found in a skull of a person who was decapitated over 2,600 years ago
One of the worlds best preserved prehistoric human brains was recently found in a waterlogged U.K. pit. The brain belonged to an Iron Age man who was hanged and then decapitated, with his head falling in the pit shortly thereafter. Scientists believe that submersion in liquid, anoxic environments helps to preserve human brain tissue.

A human skull dated to about 2,684 years ago with an exceptionally preserved human brain still inside of it was recently discovered in a waterlogged U.K. pit, according to a new Journal of Archaeological Sciencestudy. The brain is the oldest known intact human brain from Europe and Asia, according to the authors, who also believe its one of the best-preserved ancient brains in the world. The early Iron Age skull belonged to a man, probably in his thirties, lead author Sonia OConnor told Discovery News. Cause of death is rarely possible to determine in archaeological remains, but in this case, damage to the neck vertebrae is consistent with a hanging. The head was then carefully severed from the neck using a small blade, such as a knife, added OConnor, a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Bradford. This was used to cut
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Friday 29 April 2011at Westminster Abbey
Prince William and Kate Middletonwill get married on April 29, 2011. A total of 1900 invitations had been distributed to the king, the leader of the world, close relatives, and friends of the couple. Their marriage will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11 am. Invitation of Prince William and Kate Middleton that distributed on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II looks very elegant and classic. The invitation has white color and a size of 86 inches, and stamped with the symbol of the golden EIIR. Reportedly, the invitation had been accepted by some invited guests. The men invited guests are expected to wear uniform, suit, or black tie. There is no dress code for the women invited guests, but, reportedly, women are expected to wear a hat at the wedding ceremony. Royal party did not release the names of the guests who will attend William and Kate Middleton wedding to the media. But, lately the media crews reportedly managed to get a little leakage of some of the names of guests who will come to the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and newcomer Sonakshi Sinha have been named the most searched Indian celebrities on the web in a new survey by Indian movie portal. Salman beat action star Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn in the survey carried across the metros as well as tier-II and tier-III cities. Bollywood heartthrobs Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor wrapped up the top five.

After being awarded by the Afghan Parliament in November of 2010 for his recent achievements, Farhad Darya received an additional Peace Building Award for his brave dedication towards Peace in Afghanistan. The Award was presented to Farhad Dray by a guest of honor Mr. Gulab Mangal, governor of the Helmand province - the stronghold of Taliban. After Mr. Daryas brave appearance in Lashkar Gah stadium, people feel safer, and we all witness obvious security improvement in Helmand ... Said Mr. Mangal.

What is on Akons wish list? On his first concert tour in India the Senegalese-American singer has made a very special request to his organisers he wants to meet his pal Shah Rukh Khan and taste the special cuisine in every city that he visits. Of couse, Akon will meet Shah Rukh. Weve worked the meeting into Akons schedule after he hands over a cheque to needy children in Mumbai, said Sujit Jain, MD, Netsurf Entertainment. Not only that. On the rappers insistence, the venue for his birthday party Friday has been shifted from Mumbai to Pune to avoid a bottleneck of guests. After his meeting with the Bollywood superstar, Akon will head for Pune for his very private birthday bash and an intimate 45minute concert will be attended by no more than 1200 people.

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The sensational looking Philips Pronto gives you complete control of your AV entertainment, lighting and music throughout your entire home. Sensational design and a breathtaking color display give the new Pronto instant appeal. The smooth top and flush display is backed by an ergonomic soft feel grip with a stylish metallic finish.

Viliv N5 Series

64GB SSD, 1.33GHz Intel Atom CPU, Built-in 3G, Windows 7 Home Premium, Handheld MID/UMPC
Because the viliv N5 is a full-powered PC, you wont have the limitations of other mobile devices. Use the N5 to surf the web-as-you-know it: including Flash, HTML5, and all the rest of the rich web. Install anything you like. Pocket it, and go anywhere. The viliv N5 features a superfine 4.8, WSVGA touchscreen, 64GB SSD and an Intel Atom 1.33GHz CPU. From a pocket PC standpoint, the N5 has a surreal (for its size) battery life of 6 hours of actual use. Along with an instant-on feature that allows you to resume Windows 7 from sleep in under five seconds--and remarkable 150-hour standby time--the N5 is unique in being a truly ultraportable device that delivers the full rich web experience. Rich web is complemented by rich media. The N5 supports 720p HD video playback, HTML 5, Adobe Flash, and features integrated WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G HSPA (AT&T 3G & T-Mobile EDGE compatible only).
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Pico Pocket Projector
Optomas PK301 Pico pocket projector provides projection power anywhere. Featuring up to 50 ANSI lumens and native widescreen WVGA resolution, the palm-sized PK301 enables you to easily share videos, photos and graphics at home or on the road. Enjoy unlimited content playback at your fingertips with the microSD card slot, HDMI and VGA connectivity. Compact and robustlyfeatured, the PK301 sets a new standard for mobile projecting.

HD-PVR High Definition Personal Video Recorder

The HD-PVR from Hauppauge is the worlds first High-Definition video recorder for making real-time H.264 compressed recordings at resolutions up to 1080i. HD-PVR records component video from cable TV and satellite set top boxes, with a built-in IR blaster to automatically change TV channels for scheduled recordings. Audio is recorded using AAC or Dolby Digital. The recording format is AVCHD, which can be used to burn Blu-ray DVD disks. Two hours of HD recordings, recorded at 5 Mbist/sec, can be burnt onto a standard 4.7 GB DVD-R or DVD-RW disk for playback on a Blu-ray DVD player. The HD PVRs amazing recording quality allows personal archival recordings of your favorite high definition TV programs from any component video HD set top box. The HD PVR also has standard definition composite and S-Video inputs so you can record your old home video tapes into an AVHCD format for creating Blu-ray recordings. Other features include recording high definition video at up to 1080i resolution, 720P or VGA/D1. Includes HD software video player so you can playback recordings to your PC screen. NTSC, PAL, and SECAm support. IWorks with Windows XP and Vista.
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When we talk about skin care we should not think only in terms of cosmetics. To have a smooth and clean skin we need the proper nutrition and one of its main requirements is to obtain vitamins. They are responsible for her health and also can help us to avoid some skin problems.

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Vitamins and minerals

Here are some of the major vitamins and minerals necessary for your skin to be healthy:

Vitamin A It helps the skin to maintain the strength. Vitamin A prevents excessive drying of the
skin and the appearance of acne. You can provide your body with vitamin A from foods like: Eggs, Milk, Liver, Carrots, Mango, Spinach, Breakfast cereal

Vitamin E Vitamin E has antioxidants that fight the free radicals and harmful skin. Must be taken in high quantities when the skin is hurt by the sun or other aggressive factors. You can obtain vitamin E from: Almond, Sunflower seeds, Peanut butter, Hazelnuts, Sunflower oil, Spinach, Broccoli, Mango Vitamin C It cares your body from heal skin injuries and strengthens the immune system
preventing you from colds and diseases that also affect the skin. You can find Vitamin C in: Oranges, Grapefruit, Mandarins, Lettuce, Spinach, Green peppers, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Cabbage

Vitamin D Vitamin D is the antioxidant that plays significant role in the pigmentation of the skin. You can be provided with vitamin D from: Milk, Rice, Margarine, Salmon, Tuna, Liver, Cheese Sunlight also supplies the body with vitamin D Vitamin B It helps in fighting stress and in the treatment of certain skin problems. There are several vitamins in the group: Vitamin B1 antioxidant that helps the body to release toxins from the bloodstream Vitamin B2 maintain healthy skin and prevent acne Vitamin B3 improves circulation Vitamin B5 helps to reduce stress Vitamin B6 care for the immune system
We can find Vitamin B in: Wheat germ, Oatmeal, Whole products, Oat bran, Brown rice, Dairy products, Milk, Live, Fish, Eggs

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Zinc It is one of the most important lelements involved in the process of skins self treatment. Foods rich of zinc are: Dairy products, Beans and lentils, Maya, Nuts, Seed, Cereal products, Pumpkin seeds
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Hotels and Guesthouses
Omega Residence and Restaurant Kabul Croatian Cusine Wazir Akberr Khan, 13th Street, House 365 Tel: 0700 220 884 Sanpo Guesthouse formally Unica Royal Mattress Haji Yaqoob Square Kabul Serena Hotel & Suites Froshgah Street Tel: 0799 654 000 Safi Landmark Hotel Charahi Ansri Tel: 0202 203 131 The Inter Continental Hotel Baghe Bala Road Tel: 0202 201 321 Gandamack Lodge Hotel Sherpur Square Tel: 0700 276 937 Heetal Plaza Hotal Street 14, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 167 824 The International Club Haj Yaqoob Square, Street 3, Shar-e-Naw Tel: 0774 763 858 Boccaccio Street 10, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 200 600 Easyfood Delivers from any restaurant to your home Tel: 0796 555 000 / 0796 555 001 Rumi Qala_e Fatullah Mina Rd Tel: 0799 557 021 Jirga Restaurant Street 10, left lane 1 Tel: 0777 300 090 Surfi Qala-e Fatullah Main Rd. Tel: 0700 210 651 Herat Restaurant Shar-e Naw, main road Opposite the park Khosha Restaurant Above the Golden Star Hotel Tel: 0799 888 999 Fat Man/What-a-Burage Caf Wazir Akbar Khan, main road Tel: 0700 298 301 / 0777 151 510 L`Atmosphere Street 4, Taimani Tel: 0798 224 982 Flower Street Caf Street 2, Qala-e Fatullah Tel: 0700 293 124 Cabul Coffeehouse & Caf Street 6, left, Qale-e Fatullah Tel: 0752 005 275 Le Bistro One street up from Chicken Street Behind the MOl, Shar-e Naw Tel: 0799 598 852 Le Pelican Caf du Kabul Darulaman Road almost opposite the Russian Embassy Bright orange guard box La Cantina Third left off Butcher St, Shar-e-Naw Tel: 0798 271 915 Taverne du Liban Street 15, Lane 3, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 828 376 Cedar House Behinde Kabul City Center, Shar-e-Naw Tel: 0799 121 412 Istanbul Main road, left side, Between Massoud Circle Jalalabad Road Tel: 0799 49 7818 Shandiz Pakistan Embassy Street, off Street 14 Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 342 928 Everest Pizza Main Road, near to Street 12 Wazir Akabar Khan Tel: 0700 263 636 Bella Italia Street 14, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 600 666 Springfield Pizza Take Away Lane 3, Street 15, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 001 520 Namaste Street 15, left lane, last house Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0772 011 120 Delhi Darbar Shar-e-Naw, Close to UK Sports Tel: 0799 324 899 Anar Restaurant Lane 3, Street 14, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 567 291 Golden Key Seafood Restaurant Lane 4, Street 13, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 343 319 Mai Thai House 38, Lane 2, Street 15 Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0796423040 New World Between Charayi Haji Yacub and Charayi Ansari, Shar-e-Naw Tel: 0799 199 509

ATMs
Kabul City Center, Shar-e-Now , AIB Main Office, Opposite Camp Eggeers (AIB) Shar-e- Now Branch, next to Chelsea Super Market (AIB) HQ ISAF, Outside Cianos Pizzzeria, US Embassy Street (AIB) KAIA Militry Airbase, Outside Cianos Pizzeria, Air port (AIB) World Bank Guard Hut, Street 15, Wazir Akbar Khan (Standard Chartered) Street 10, Wazir Akbar Khan (Standard Chartered)
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Restaurants
The Grill Street 15, Wazir Akbar Khan Tel: 0799 818 376 & 0799 792 879

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A newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place. While they were walking through the barn, the farmers mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head Yes and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, he would shake his head, No and mumble a reply. Curious, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about. The farmer replied, The women would say, What a terrible tragedy and I would nod my head and say, Yes, it was. The men would ask, You wanna sell that mule? and I would shake my head and say, Cant. Its all booked up for a year.

There was this man in a mental hospital. All day he would put his ear to the wall and listen. The doctor would watch this guy do this day after day. So the doctor finally decided to see what the guy was listening to, so he put his ear up to the wall and listened. He heard nothing. So he turned to the mental patient and said, I dont hear anything. The mental patient said, Yeah, I know. Its been like that for months!

A lawyer, an economist, and a teacher were going to the bathroom. The lawyer gets done, washes his hands, and then proceeds to use almost the entire roll of paper towels to dry his hands. He says I was taught to be thorough. The economist gets done, washes his hands, but uses only one paper towel. He says I was taught to be environmentally friendly. The teacher gets done and leaves without washing his hands. He says I was taught not to piss on my hands.
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