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...first 17 years of my life, all spent in Karachi, I have never?and, I am sure, never will?witness what you describe. Social work is taking place in Karachi, which is now the main seaport, industrial and financial hub of the country. The city boasts several top-notch educational institutions, its standard of living is increasing and security is getting better. I invite you to visit, and assure you of complete peace. Marya Husain Karachi
...GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY. The spaghetti western reached its pinnacle form in this classic directed by Sergio Leone. Set in the war-torn American Midwest, the film follows three top notch gunslingers on their search for a lost treasure. The trouble is, they aren’t working together. Clint Eastwood, in a reprisal role from A Fistful of Dollars, plays the Good: a gruff silent type with at least a shred of principle. Eli Wallach plays the Bad, a cruel devil named Angel Eyes who’ll do anything...
...Union that cheap Russian ice vessels and their crews became available to tour operators, and Antarctic tourism could really begin to develop, with the 1990-91 season setting a then record of 4,698 shipborne arrivals. Some predict that by 2005 as many as 22,000 people annually will notch up a visit, all on hardy hulks like the Akademik Ioffe. Air travel is costly and almost impossible, due to Antarctica's furious climate, which plays more havoc with schedules than any who advisory could ever do. (The weather can delay flights for two weeks or longer, with no flights...
...MOUNTAIN, the stern granite profile, which has for generations been the state's most recognizable landmark, carved naturally by a glacier 30,000 years ago into New Hampshire's Cannon Mountain; as a result of erosion, after decades of efforts to preserve it; in Franconia Notch State Park. The 40-ft. face has appeared on license plates, postage stamps and the state quarter. New Hampshire officials are debating whether to restore the monument...
...knew Courtney could do it,” said Harvard coach Gordon Graham. “She was picking it up a notch towards the end of the season...