December 02, 2006
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Hi kids!
 It is difficult to describe in words the agony that a friend is going through. One weekend her teenage son went out with friends and when they dropped him back he seemed to be quite disoriented and quietly went to sleep....
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That very first dose…
 The use of psychoactive drugs — drugs that have the potential to alter a mental state — has become a universal menace and Pakistan is no exception....
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Coaching Centres: Are they status symbols?
 Miss Fauzia, a professor of physics at a government college, says: "How are we expected to teach efficiently when the students are not paying proper attention. They have only one thing on their minds that they will study the topic in their coaching centre."...
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One interesting question
Once upon a time in a small village lived a farmer. He had seven sons. One day the farmer fell seriously ill and died. After a few months his elder son found a bag full of gold coins....
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A Bird’s tale
 A few weeks back, a sparrow made a nest in our drawing room. It was located at the top of the window. We thought that the nest was rather unsafe and that it could fall down any minute as the bird had taken the support of the net curtain that covered the window....
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Autobiography of a candy wrapper
I am a candy wrapper, which has no value in this world except that people like the sweet or sour candy inside it. I was processed in a factory and was...
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Who’s the thief
 “Please be quiet for a minute. Will you?” I shouted at my friends Saira and Maham. “I am reading the mail that Nadia sent me this morning!” “Okay, we will, but...
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Barbie dolls every girl’s passion
 If a girl is asked to name a beautiful, lovely, stylish, charming and nicest playmate that she was obsessed with since her childhood, the name that will automatically come out of...
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I think I can, I will
 It was his daily routine to talk about and negotiate different matters with me till late night over a hot cup of tea or coffee....
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Our beach is sacred
 Although our sea coast is over six hundred kilometres long but much of it is not worth running to for fun and relaxation. The one beyond Hub Chowki, near Gadani, is...
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The staff room
 The staff room is a room full of mystery. Every child wonders at least once during his school life, “What happens there? What could they be doing in there?” Some think it is a place where teachers meet to discuss plans to make the lives of the students more miserable while others think more...
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Weekly update
 KARACHI: Pakistan’s prolific run-scorer Mohammad Yousuf set a world record on the fourth day of the third test against the West Indies here on Monday with his eighth century of the...
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Mailbox
Traffic mayhem Apart from other existing problems, traffic hazards these days seem to make the lives of citizens miserable. Karachiites are already leading very fast lives and to add to their troubles the traffic in the city is totally uncontrollable....
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Quotes
Until you make peace with who you are, you''ll never be content with what you have Doris Mortman....
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Bo Bice: the real thing
Many were left astounded when southern rocker Bo Bice lost the American Idol finale to Carrie Underwood. Admitting he is glad to be idol-free, Bice has released his debut album The Real Thing....
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Poets’ corner
Moon It is a moon It can’t come in the afternoon It is white like a pearl Like a hair band of a girl...
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Super sis
Confidential to JM It is wonderful to find a young person like you so keen on acquiring higher education, despite the odds. Now if only all young people around would start thinking this way…
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Recipe
Egg pakora Egg pakora Ingredients 6 boiled eggs each cut into 4 pieces...
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Believe it or not
Strange buffalo: In Finland, there is found a buffalo whose milk is black in colour but still tastier than white milk....
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Don'ts of success
Don''t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can carry easily. Don''t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved....
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