November 25, 2006
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Hi kids!
 It was almost three in the morning when the mother woke up and came out of her room for some reason. She noticed that the light in her teenaged son’s room was still on....
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To lie or not to lie
 Yes, you are right, it is the same old boring topic, but I bet this will not be useless if it has some effect on us and our practical lives as well as our society as a whole....
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Save a drop
 Dear Diary,“What is going on in this hotel;not a single drop of water, what am I gonna do?” I thought disappointedly. I was in a hotel waiting for water to run in the taps so as to get ready to attend the Second South Asian Conference on Sanitation. Time was moving fast....
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The African crocodile
 The African crocodile is a ferocious beast. It is a true man-eater. Whilst living in East Africa, I would often hear horrifying tales about these reptiles....
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Along came a lizard
 As soon as I stepped into the corridor my sixth sense gave me a red alert. I was about to enter the girls’ common room when one of the girls...
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If only I had listened
 It was two years ago, when I was 12 years old, but I still remember it clearly. My parents were stopping me but I was blinded by the happiness that awaited me....
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Divine help
 The incidental cool windy weather in the scorching summer season had beckoned Shaheer to wander away from his shanty abode and toward this isolated spot amidst wild vegetation....
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Thanks, Andre!
 We all dream of living fairytale lives. The ones we read about where someone struggled and achieved greatness; when miracles and magic indeed happened. Such has been the story of Andre Agassi’s life....
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Blogging The new emerging pastime
 Henna, a student at Karachi University, regularly writes about technology and events happening in and around Karachi. While Henna focuses on much broader subjects and events, Saira, a young management trainee...
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Stuck in between
 Fashion, manner, way or style are different words but mean the same. According to the Oxford dictionary, fashion means a popular style of clothes, hair, etc.,...
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Dare to dream!
 The national awards ceremony of the sixth annual Unilever International Art Project for schools was held recently in Karachi. The event marked the culmination of a two-day exhibition in which art pieces designed by children across Pakistan were showcased....
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Weekly update
 US man sets Guinness record with 4,594 pound rubber band ballCHICAGO: Building a huge ball out of more than 175,000 rubber bands is dangerous business. Really!...
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Mailbox
Open manholes In most Pakistani cities and towns, there is a persistent problem of manholes. We find that these are left unattended and open even on main roads. These often cause serious accidents....
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Quotes
All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon sand. Ella Wheeler Wilcox The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field — and keep on doing it....
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MUSIC: A light year at snail’s speed
 The duo from Peshawar has surely caused a stir in the Pakistani pop music scene with their first album A light year at snail''s speed. The duo are famous for their...
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WEBSITE: Ferryhalim
Are you bored of surfing the Internet and can''t decide what to do? Well, then www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal is a website which has many small games which will make you want to play them for hours....
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MOVIE: MacGyver
 Richard Dean Anderson plays Angus MacGyver, a cool scientist with principles, in the recently-released MacGyver: The Complete First Season on DVD. Aired in 1985, more than 20 years ago, the serial...
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In the news
 1) Om Prakash, an Indian boy, has been awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize for leading a campaign against child labour and child slavery. Om was awarded the $100,000 prize organised by a Netherlands-based group at a ceremony in The Hague....
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Poets’ corner
Flower Red, pink, yellow and white, Flowers are very lovely and nice. Flowers use every where,...
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Super sis
Dear Super Sis, I am 16 years old and am doing my matriculation. I want to be a doctor and I know I will be because I am a bright and straight-A student. The problem is that I want to be an army doctor....
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Stay young with strong bones
 Bones are the body''s foundation. Having strong dense bones is essential to good posture, strength and balance. The quality of our skeletal structure has a direct impact on our appearance, vitality and energy level....
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Kumhar Mela at Arts Council
 A three-day Kumhar Mela kicked off at the main lobby of the Arts Council last week. The exhibition attracted a lot of people from almost all walks of life....
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