The Daily Star: Internet Edition Fri. May 25, 2007

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Fri. May 25, 2007


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Minimising impacts of disaster
As a new comer in the disaster-preparedness/disaster risk reduction (DP/DRR) field, the writer has always pondered over the question why people in developed countries have better coping capacity thanthose

Toxic molds in immediate environment affect human health
Molds, also known as fungi are essential components of the ecosystem causing decomposition of many organic substances necessary to plant, animal as well as human life but excessive exposure to molds has

The Tree
I kept fasting
while I was in contemplation
under the tree

The tree
kept on talking
humming melodious tune
in my words

When I was fainting from hunger
the tree gave me