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Entertainment features
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 Movies : Potter�s battlefield
In Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) returns for his fifth year of study
at Hogwarts. To his dismay, Harry discovers that the wizarding community has been led
to believe that the story of his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort
(Ralph Fiennes) is a lie.
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| Happennings
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Dateline : July 13
In 1923, the
Hollywood sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Los Angeles. It
originally reads �Hollywoodland,� but the last four letters are dropped when
the sign is renovated in 1949.
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| Connect
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Editors Note
Mobile
phones certainly are cool. They�re an amazing invention and great way for
people to keep in contact with their friends. With
text messaging, Internet connections, cameras, video games and the ability to
play MP3s, today�s phones are light years ahead of what dinosaurs like me grew
up using. Back when I was a teen, if I wanted to talk to one of my friends, I
actually had to use a phone that had wires attached to it. Imagine that.
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| Education Excercises
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Exercises : Banana wars
Street vendors at busy intersections are a common sight for any
resident of Bangkok. Despite repeated complaints from motorists and crackdowns
by police, the selling of everything from flowers to food continues in areas
all around the capital. Read this story from the Bangkok Post to
learn about one intersection where commerce and cops collide.
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