July 17, 2004
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 Seventeen-year-old Ahmed seemed really upset. He had been made fun of by his friends just because he had to wait for his father’s driver to pick him, while his friends...
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Cover Story: Pocket money talks
 We cannot do without pocket money, can we? And if deprived of it, we realize that money really does make a teenager’s world go round. Kids are persistently complaining about being...
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I lost you...!
 How can I forget that day? It was a Wednesday at around five in the evening. We received a call from my grandmother that his condition was deteriorating every second. She was crying and I could sense that the sadness was all around....
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Story Time: A memorable birthday
 I was sitting in my room looking at my birthday snaps, and I remembered the day I got the biggest surprise of my life....
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Story Time: The special cake
 “Hey Azmat, what have you brought to eat during the recess today? It’s your turn isn’t it?” asked Khalid as he reached the bus stop and stood by his friend....
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Story Time: The Fire
 It didn’t matter how fast I ran, the fire caught up with me and hurt me. I was tired with the running and wet with sweat. I tried screaming for help...
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Add new words...
 Hey! Do you have fattism? Has someone around you been born-again? Or is any sibling of yours a foodie? Hmm......
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Feature: The world of herbs
 Since prehistoric times, plants have been used to treat various diseases. Even today, not only are herbs used to treat ailments but also to manufacture beauty care products. This practice has...
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Writing Skills: Brainstorming
 We’ve been receiving numerous letters from you all, requesting us to tell you how to improve your writing skills. Well, keeping your requests in mind, we’re starting an exciting new section, ‘Young writers’. Follow the tips each week and...
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Lamb hand reared in city zoo
 Shobha and Sahmoo, keepers of the city zoo, have fondly nursed an orphan mouflon lamb, that now considers them her parents. She follows them all day as they move about in...
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Focus on environment
 A growing controversy over phthalates — chemicals frequently used in cosmetics, including nail polish and fragrances — highlights dramatic differences in the way potential toxins....
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Miscellanea: A big step towards a brighter future
 During the third Young Leaders’ Conference - International (YLC-I), which started on July 1, 2004, participants learnt various dimensions and forms of leadership roles that they can play in the years...
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Weekly Update: Mystery illness kills rare parrots
 AUCKLAND: Three of the world’s rarest parrots, New Zealand’s big green kakapo, have died within a space of 24-hours, prompting an environmental emergency, conservation officials here said on Tuesday....
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Book: A billion for Borris
 Fourteen-year-old Annabel Andrews of the hit book Freaky Friday is back! Just when things were beginning to settle down, her life takes an unexpected turn and that too all because of...
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Movie: Around the world in Eighty Days
 This Walt Disney production is based on the classic novel by Jules Verne, but smartly takes the liberty of certain alterations from the original plot....
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Music: Kevin lyttle
 Here comes Big Kev and his hip-hop, Jamaican dance-hall and R’n’B. Did you know that his first single (and big international hit) Turn Me On has eight writing credits? Closer inspection...
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Web Site: www.monkeydoo.com
 Looking for some good ways to shock your friends? Have you always ended up looking like a fool when your friends have played a prank on you? Well, here is an...
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Game Talk: Ratchet & clank
 Going Commando is the sequel of the hugely successful platform game Ratchet and Clank on the PS2. Our heroes Ratchet and Clank (obviously) are back in the sequel to be hired...
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Quotes
 Faith is the continuation of reason. —William Adams God’s mill grinds slow, but sure. —George Herbert...
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Super Sis
 I am 15 years old and study in class 10. My spoken English is very poor. First I thought that maybe I had problems with my English language, but I score really good marks in English in my class....
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Health Line: Control your cholesterol
 Cholesterol is a word you may well have heard but never really understood!...
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Mail Box
 Quaid-i-Azam used to say that what our people need is a good education for the development of the country. Yet, despite the many steps taken to improve...
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Quiz: Lit-smart
 1) There were seven vowels in the English script, five of them are still in use: A,E,I,O,U. What were the other two?...
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Briefs: Tarzan’s tiger shot dead
 MIAMI: A Florida official Tuesday shot dead a 360-kg tiger near a residential area, after a 28-hour hunt for the escaped big cat owned by a onetime “Tarzan” actor, according to...
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Riddles
What’s the greatest worldwide use of cowhide? To cover cows. • What’s long and thin, covered in skin; red in parts, and put in tarts? Rhubarb....
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Poet''s Corner
 Your presence Even without the sunlight It’s a beautiful sight It is raining by my side Birds are joyfully singing Flowers are beautifully dancing...
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