September 08, 2007
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 A bright young boy I know seemed to be in a fix. All around him were books and more books and he couldn’t decide which ones to get....
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Size zero won’t help you look good
 “Saba! Come here and finish your lunch,” shouted Saba’s mother. “No mummy, I’m on a diet. I’m going to the gym and please don’t remind me to have dinner....
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Feudalism — to be accepted or abolished?
 “Ah! I can’t bear this,” I moaned and turned off the television on which a drama based on feudalism was being aired. With my eyes full of tears, I picked up the newspaper to relieve myself of that unpleasant feeling....
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The pot calling the kettle black
 Beginning with the meaning of the topic, i.e. criticising others of what we ourselves are doing, this situation is normally prevalent in our society. This practice has caused many people to be enveloped within the boundaries of pride and arrogance....
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The vanishing plane
The people living in the vicinity of the airport are protesting against the expansion of the Heathrow Airport in London. They maintain that the proposed expansion would further aggravate the pollution problem of the world....
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Cutting down calories with fun
Are you depressed and frustrated because people always make fun of your chubby bodies? Well don’t be, because you can become smart within a matter of months....
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At once darkness prevailed
 She looked simply gorgeous. Her emerald green jora was really mesmerising. Her soft green eyes twinkled with happiness and the blush on her rosy cheeks was the evidence of the fact that it was Nimal’s engagement day....
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A day in the life of a doctor
 The sweet perfume of red roses wafted through the open window of my bedroom. I gazed out at the rain-soaked grass of my garden and sighed with satisfaction for it was, I believed, Sunday....
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Harry Potter theme park
 It has been a decade of magic — the magic of Harry Potter and his world. Since 1997, it has bewitched millions of people of all ages across the globe....
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Write and be recognised
 “What? You have become a writer? How come? I mean seriously, you wouldn’t even touch the newspaper a few years ago,” a school friend inquired with an expression of curiosity on...
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The Old Stone Age
 Archaeologists divide the early age of humankind into three periods: Paleolithic (Paleo means old and lithic means stone), Mesolithic (Meso means middle) and Neolithic (Neo means new)....
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Studying no more a painful experience
 Generally speaking, most of our lives are spent acquiring formal education and no doubt being a student is a tough job. There are times when we get irritated or bored out...
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Facts about tornadoes
 The following are some facts about tornadoes: • Tornadoes are one of nature’s most violent storms. In an average year, about 1,000 tornadoes are reported across the United States, resulting in 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries....
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Weekly update
Soy sauce gets the scoop on ice cream. TOKYO: Soy sauce is such a staple of the Japanese diet that now it’s even being put on ice cream. A Japanese company has made a surprise hit by creating a special blend for ice cream — said to taste a bit like caramel....
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My pet
 Many of you must have owned pets; but most people have cats, dogs or birds as pets. Though in some other countries people have strange pets, there is hardly any one in our country who would have owned an unusual pet....
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Quotes
We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them....
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BOOK: The kite runner
 The highly acclaimed debut novel of Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini, The Kite-Runner is the first novel to be written in English by an Afghan....
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MOVIE: Just my luck
 After Herbie: Fully Loaded, Lindsay Lohan is back with Just My Luck; a movie where she plays Ashley Albright, easily the luckiest person on the planet! The movie is based in Manhattan where Ahsley’s life is perfect like a T....
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GAME TALK: Liberty city stories
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PS2 is an all new epic adventure set in now classic Liberty City. Taking place three years prior to the events of Grand Theft...
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ON AIR: Cafe vision
DO you know about the best youth talk show? Cafe Vision is a youth talk show aired on Indus Vision which present the voice of the next generation....
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Mailbox
Save water, save life. Have we ever realised how much water we consume as well as waste in our day to day life? Not surprisingly, we misuse water in our daily lives due to our carelessness....
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Super sis
Dear Super Sis, I have two problems. 1-- I want to learn the guitar. I have checked the internet a lot of times but all the guitar learning websites either demand money or membership with address, phone no....
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Poets’ corner
Quaid-i-Azam, the founder of nation, Every soul knows his great narrations, He was the cause of Pakistan’s creation, On the differences between culture and tradition...
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Laugh it off!
A motorcyclist hits a fat man crossing a lane. Fat Man: Road hog! Why didn’t you drive around me? Motorcyclist: I don’t think I have enough gas!...
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Machar Art: A journey through Mohammadi ‘Machar Colony’
An art exhibition at the Commune Artist Colony is being held from September 8 to September 14 which has been organised by Concern for Children (CFC)....
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