Hi kids!
So wrote Robert Frost, one of the leading 20th century American poets, in his beautiful poem “Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening”. What the poet had in mind when he wrote these lines cannot be said with certainty. But it clearly has a message for everyone....
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Cover Story: How to get good grades
There it comes again. A dismal time for one and all. The fated exams are here to rock our leaky shaky boats with their turbulent storms. Was that stretching it? I think not. After a whole year spent frolicking by in careless abandonment this period brings an understandable sickening feeling. Fear not, for contained herein is something...
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Debate: Can computers replace teachers?
Have you noticed the high technology that rules the world? Inventors invent electronic objects to make our lives problem free and luxurious. These include objects such as cars, air conditioners, cell...
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Debate: GHOSTS — myth or reality?
I am not going to tell you something that might give you the creeps, so be relaxed....
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Story Time: What I lost?
My younger brother Hasan’s birthday was approaching and we had planned a grand party. He was going to be fourteen and he was very excited. All the family members were making...
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Story Time: A visitor in the basement
“Hey give me back my magazine Emma; mom brought it for me not for you,” I said in a firm tone snatching away the magazine....
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Story Time: I am happy
I am a beggar. Begging is our family profession. My father and mother also beg. My father begs in such a painful voice that people are compelled to give him...
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Feature: Clean Up the World
‘Clean Up the World’ is a community based environmental programme that inspires and empowers individuals and communities from every corner of the globe to clean up, fix up and conserve their...
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Face to face with Faisal Shah
The fashion industry is a booming business in Pakistan these days. It is the one way that connects the fashion designers with the common people, the one way that allows everyone...
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Miscellanea: Japanese cultural show
The Japan Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of Japan organized a cultural cum educational fun activity at the premises of The Hampton School, Karachi, recently. A large number of students...
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Book: The world in your hand!
Ever dreamt of having knowledge on various topics and subjects in one general book? Want to buy a book that covers everything from man’s evolution to World Cup cricket? Well, such...
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Movie: King Arthur
Myths, legends and lores have always arrested the attention of cinegoers. Movies based on such themes enjoy a lucrative running at the box office as the audience finds the picturesque locales,...
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Website: with regards...
Are you thinking of paying regards to someone special, through the Net? Don’t waste time browsing loads of boring stuff, rather log on to www.regards.com and pick a greeting card that...
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Game Talk: Mario kart
The favourite characters of Mario Kart racing are back with the new game of the series Mario Kart: Super Circuit. This game is much better than its predecessors, Mario Kart 64...
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Weekly Update: Egypt’s cats got the pharaoh treatment
PARIS: The ancient Egyptians put as much care into mummifying their animals as they did to their kings and relatives, according to a study published recently in the British scientific journal...
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Man climbs into lions’ den
MELBOURNE: An Australian man climbed into a lion enclosure at Melbourne Zoo and attempted to pat the big cats before being captured and taken to a hospital mental ward....
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Quotes
* The pen is the tongue of the mind—Cervantes* The worst men often give the best advice.—Bailey * Those who school others often should school themselves.—Non...
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Mail Box: Lack of libraries
I want to draw the attention of concerned authorities towards the lack of good book centres and libraries....
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Poets'' Corner
To a soldier We know the way of wrong and right. We know the way to fight a plight. We know to use our power and might, With valour, courage and foresight....
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Beautiful intersections
Karachi, one of the biggest and most populated city of Pakistan is also known as the “City of Lights”. The city was not as huge at the time of Partition but...
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Earth A Live: Focus on environment
Large swaths of ocean deprived of oxygen, and thus devoid of fish and plant life — known as “dead zones” — are the primary threat to the world’s oceans in the 21st century, surpassing even overfishing, claimed experts at a UN Environment Programme meeting....
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Computer: Safety rules on the WWW
Why the Internet is like playing a video game: How many of you play video games? Good ... many of you. Now let me ask you a question: “In video games...
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Health Line: Seven ways to stay healthy
There is no life without health. Health is verve, joy, hue, and you. To enjoy all truly, all you have to do is to follow seven easy rules....
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Super Sis
I have two brothers and one sister. They all are elder to me. They don’t love me nor do they care for me. A few days ago, I and my sister quarrelled over an issue. From that day the three of them are not talking to me. Though just I and my sister were involved in that issue, they all are behaving rudely towards me. I wish I had no brothers and sisters so that my...
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