February 19, 2005
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Hey Kids!
 There was a girl named Sana who lived with her dadi; paternal grandmother, and father’s sister. She was a very pampered child, yet somehow she never took the relationship seriously....
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Marching to a different tune
 I remember reading Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in class 11 at St. Joseph’s Convent in Karachi during 1992 and wondering what the hell was going on. Who talked like that...
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Debate: CAN BRAGGING MAKE YOU POPULAR?
 Are you familiar with such statements? These statements are usually common to teenage conversations. Some people have a great tendency of showing off, bragging and even telling tales. In other words, they are total braggarts. Making celebrities their relatives and showing off expensive stuff are some of the many things that braggarts usually do to impress other people Bragging entails...
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Debate: When mishap strikes!
 You never think it could happen to you; but sometimes we get hurt at home or at school or on the street and need to know about first aid. First aid...
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Cover Story: Africa calling!
 As I stepped down from the bus, I instantly sensed that something was wrong. “Now what?” I retorted rather angrily....
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Cover Story: Autobiography of a donkey
 I am a little, grey donkey called Canter. I live with my master, Grey Wilson, in Meadow Farm. I don’t like my master too much because he doesn’t treat me...
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Cover Story: MEMOIRS OF AN EXECUTIONER
 My eyes dazzled with tears as I peered through the open window at the morning sun and the clear blue sky. Yeah… exactly twenty five years ago… on a morning just...
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Ikebana — therapy for peace
 The flower arrangements that you see on these pages are not a mere collection of flowers in a vase. It is a getaway to spiritual tranquillity. Let us look at it...
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Making the most of your time
 Tania was looking for her Physics journal in her messy, untidy cupboard. Her room looked as though it was hit by a hurricane. Downstairs her mom was calling her to have her breakfast. “Just coming, mom.....
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Earth Alive: Focus on environment
 The number of people vulnerable to floods around the world is expected to rise to at least two billion by 2050, particularly in Asia, due to climate change and population growth, a UN expert has warned....
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Weekly Update: Disease looms as up to 450 die in Pakistan floods and snow
Disease threatened flood survivors in Pakistan’s southwest Monday as officials said the death toll from freak rains and snow across the country was as high as 450....
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Briefs: Parents of Sri Lankan tsunami baby found
DNA tests have confirmed a Sri Lankan couple’s claim that a four-month-old baby who survived the tsunamis was their child....
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MOVIE: Confessions of a teenage drama queen
 Lola (Lindsay Lohan) with sensitivity towards everything moderate and unadorned, is forced to leave an awesome life at New York when her mom moves to boring New Jersey....
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BOOK: Fantastic Mr. fox
 Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl is an interesting story about a fox, his family and three evil farmers. Mr. Fox lives in a hole under a tree. He has...
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MUSIC: Borrowed heaven
 “The Corrs” after their first performance in 1994 at Boston have been a major hit then and their first two albums are the vivid examples of their fame. The Irish band...
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ON AIR: Johnny bravo
 There was once an exceptional looking big boy who wanted ladies to treat him the way he treated them. So he would go up to them, wearing his sunglasses under...
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GAME TALK: Pirates of the caribbean
 The movie Pirates of the Caribbean was good, but its game is definitely better. It combines role-playing and action/adventure to entertain a wide range of gamers....
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COMPUTERS: How to make money off the Internet So Adventurer’s feeling any lighter (pun intended) after Valentine’s Day. Anticipating your needs that you might be requiring cash to refill your pockets, this week we have decided to focus on...
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FEATURE: Painting pictures with patches…
 A collage is the art of making pictures by sticking cloth, pieces of paper, photographs, and other objects onto a surface. Today we’ll learn how to make different objects...
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FEATURE: Get your spade and shovel
 Most kids love to care and nurture little kittens, puppies and plants. Encouraging their natural interest in growing things can lead to a life-long passion for gardening! Here are some tips...
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CELEBRITY: Tete- a’-tete with Hasan Raza
 Pakistan is known for the enormous amount of talent possessed. Due to which many budding youngsters have made their debut at a raw age and then have gone into oblivion....
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Quotes
 Most people are awaiting ‘Virtual Reality’; I’m awaiting virtuous reality....
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Mail Box
 Children and advertising
Looking at the childish `creativity’ of most advertisements in the print and electronic media can make anyone sick! These advertisements are extremely childish in approach and the language used is ridiculous....
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Poets’ Corner
 Colours of life Your red, radiant rose Proves that life glows The blue, bright sky Proves you're a good guy...
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Recipe: Cherish your sweet tooth
 Coconut balls Ingredients 4oz butter 3 cups oats ½ cup walnuts ½ cup milk...
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Super Sis
 Confidential to Boring Teen, Just because you feel you cannot hang out with a ‘certain’ group of people does not make you stupid. And if you are not friends with only the popular girls in school, it does not make you a boring person at all. You are simply different from them, and equally special...
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