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Spilling the beans on coffee
by Mohinder
Singh
IN
1984 an American plastic salesman named Howard Schultz visited Italy, and was
impressed by the coffee culture there; 1500 espresso bars in Milan alone. But
what especially fascinated and impressed Schultz was the deft manner in which
the bartenders (barista) created a drink.
Towards a greener
tomorrow
by R.N.
Malik &
Anoop Kumar
GREENERY
forms an indispensable part of a city’s existence. It is manifested in six
forms i.e. trees, herbs, creepers, shrubs, flower plants and grasses. Trees and
shrubs are generally planted along the roads (arboriculture) and in green belts,
while herbs, creepers, flower plants and grass are grown in gardens to enhance
the landscape of a township.
Tiny ‘terrorists’
on the roads
by Rajdeep
Bains
"I’M
teaching my 12-year-old to drive," a father visibly puffed up with pride
tells a gathering. He is greeted not, as you would expect, with disapproval, but
with a mixture of congratulations, envy and even regret on part of the listeners
that the they themselves had not done this before he did.
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