Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, December 4, 2013Volume 1, Issue 33

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Hope you’re all safe at your nests during the hartals. For most of you, another school term has come to an end, and you’re about to sit for your exams. Since you’re at home due to hartals, brush up on your studies, so that you can give an awesome exam! The month is closing in on celebrations like Christmas and New Years. This week, we’ve got colourful bath salts brewing

at Dr Meows Lab just for you, also our friend Armana Tarannum Khan sent in a cute story about her bunnies. Have you read The Legend of Zooey? If not, then checkout our review on the comic at Speedy’s Zone. Let us know your plans for the holidays and what you want for Christmas. Send us doodles, poems or letters on how your exams went or are going. We love hearing from you!

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Solution: A quick glance at the bomb would tell and expert that it is harmless. The batteries are missing and the cord is only connected to the key.

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2 disCoBang’s padTeacher of the weekArafat HasanSuperhero of the weekBlack WidowSports starPaul Randall Wight JrWord on the street Suraiya

3 talEs from tHE CityBLUEPRINT

4 BHootum’s ClassroomAmazing facts; Jokes; Colour itLearn English kids Tongue twisters

5 spEEdy’s ZonEComic The Legend of ZooeyMovie PlanesTV Liv and MaddieVideogame Super Mario 3D WorldMusic “Counting Stars” by One Republic

6 dr mEow’s laBMy pet story Rabbit talesDIY Night lanternFun science Colourful bath salts Animal facts Platypus

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The name of this adorable little soul is Suraiya. Her spontaneous lively presence was caught on camera on Universal Children’s Day. Her cheerful smile and her lively presence can lift up everyone’s mood. Even though she doesn’t have access to education, she smiles through each day and lives it to the fullest. The message we wanted to spread through celebrating Universal Children’s Day is to create awareness on child’s right. Let us all come forward and sponsor one child and their dream to ensure a bright future. We should all come together and lend our hands towards child development, to see these little stars shine bright amongst us. Farzina ahsan

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Big sHowName Paul Randall Wight Jr.Ring name The Big Show; The Giant; The Big Nasty; Paul WightHeight 7 feet Weight 193kgBorn February 8, 1972, Aiken, South Carolina

CAREER STATSWorld championship 11Tag-team championship 11

The Big Show won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice,

SuPErhEro of ThE WEEk

Real name Monica ChangSupporting charactersCrimson Dynamo; Hawkeye

Black widow first appeared in Mystic Comics #4 in 1940. She is an antihero, on the other hand can be considered to be a villain, who kills evildoers and gives their souls to the Satan, her master. The Black Widow initially debuted as a villain, but she was quickly sent to America and remolded herself as a superhero and Avenger. On the Avengers, she and others went on a mission to re-capture Captain America and ends up fighting against

the Red Skull. She also helps capture and recruit the Punisher into the team. She was an active member of the team throughout their missions. Monica was transferred to the New Ultimates, where

she was immediately set against her former teammates, as it was discovered that Nick Fury was so they say selling S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets.

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“I encourage my students to pursue their dreams and guide them to the best of my ability” says Arafat Hasan, and he means every word of it. An ex-student and now a senior teacher of economics and law at Sunbeams, Mr. Arafat has won the hearts of countless students in every institution he taught. His secret? A precious bond of trust and friendship, which is always respected.

Exceptionally knowledgeable and humorous, Mr. Arafat makes his classroom alive by encouraging participation and debates on economic issues. When asked what made his teaching method unique, his reply was “I make a genuine attempt to bring in positive energy when I walk into a classroom. I stress on the importance of class participation, for students feel more confident to express themselves.” Students crave his attention and opinions, so much that even detentions during lunch breaks became thought of as “hang outs” with their favourite teacher.

In his leisure, Mr. Arafat loves to go cycling with his friends, listen to 80’s pop music and read books. His answer in becoming a child again for a day was, “I would visit Disneyland with my family and take pictures with my favourite Disney characters.”

A grown man but a child at heart, Mr. Arafat continues to inspire students today by simply being himself.

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the WWE Championship twice, the ECW World Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship twice, making him the first and only wrestler ever to hold all four championships.In addition to these

championships, he has also won the WWE Intercontinental Championship once, the WWE United States Championship once, and WWE Hardcore Championship three times. tahsin momin

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After being disappointed the third time, the Boy is really out to get Jonaki. What will happen? Stay tuned to find out

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Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad

Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam TanmoyColour by Rio Shuvo

talEs from tHE City

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rofL Q. Did you hear about the kidnapping at school?A. It’s ok, he woke up.

Q. Did you here about the guy who lost his whole left side?A. He’s alright now!

Q. What did the cat say after eating two robins lying in the sun?A. I just love baskin’ robins.

Q. Why do bicycles fall over?A. Because they are two-tired!

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You can see this activity and more online at: www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

‘I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream...’

TOngUeTwIsTeRsTongue twisters are difficult to say. How fast can you say it without making any mistakes?

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The long awaited release of the new console Wii U introduces itself with another game from the Mario series. Super Mario 3D World, has created a platform where you can play with up to four different players in three-dimen-sional experience. A new kind of crea-ture- Sprixie has been introduced in this game.

The Sprixies are cute fairy creatures that seem to have hold something Mario’s arch nemesis Bower wants and thus,he captures them. Mario, Luigi,

Princess Peach and Toad rise to the oc-casion and head out on an adventure to rescue Princess Sprixie, her people and her kingdom. Each of the characters have their own unique ability.

This game offers an option to play with a female lead character, which was previously not an option in any of Mario series games.

This game has a lot of fun and sim-ple puzzles which you will enjoy. Super Mario 3D world is available in Wii U.

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no morE Counting dollarsReleased this September, One Repub-lic’s third studio album “Native” is a brilliant collection, but one track stands out. The third single, Counting Stars is an absolutely groovy breath of fresh air.

Every song is perfect for some spe-cial moment; and this one seems meant for those times of stress and sleepless nights, dreaming of a new beginning. The catchy lyrics and funky beats will lift your spirits and get you head bang-ing in no time.

The music video is also enjoyable. It shows a funny Christian Revival Ser-vice, where they burst into dancing with the beat. Everything about this single is clean, exciting and notewor-thy. It’s definitely one of One Republic’s best works.Counting Stars topped the UK Official Singles chart this year and by the looks of it, isn’t coming down easy. The album is available in the CD stores in Dhaka. rad sharar

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Once upon a time, in a chilly land named Farago lived a witch Frostella. The critters of Farago lived in fear of Frostella, because she would send out her army of samurai snowmen to prey on them and offer them to her as her meal. All hell breaks loose when some animals (a cranky rabbit, an owl, a silly squirrel and a badger) are attacked in the woods by three snowmen. With a thundering sound, arrives Princess Zooey, to rescue the critters. Mighty

Punch Studios, The Legend of Zooey, is a colourful story about a samurai princess and her mission to save the furry/feathery critters of Farago, from becoming the evil witches’ meal. The artwork and the cutesy humour make it a fun read. The Legends of Zooey comics are available at all the branches of Cream and Fudge factory as well as Meena Bazar (Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Banani and Uttara.) rUBaB nayeem Khan

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Problems begin to arise when Liv returned home after four years of casting as a Hollywood star. Twin sisters, Liv and Maddie, who once remained best friends, now share a slightly more complicated rela-tionship with each other and to add further spice to this drama, they both attend the same high school.

Maddie is a talented student, excelling both in athletics and studies. On the other hand, Liv, formally being a Hollywood star is more self-obsessed who loves putting on makeup and greatly enjoys anyone mentioning her acting career. Having most of the attention for the past four years, Maddie, the basketball phenom-enon has had a rise in her popu-larity in school, which was made complicated with the return of her glamorous sister. Their two younger brothers Joey and Park-er enjoy themselves with their monkey business, which remains overshadowed by their drama teen sisters. Their father, Pete and mother, Karen hopes to control disasters as they both work in the same school as their daughters.

This comedy sitcom is a great show to watch mainly for teenag-ers and pre-teenagers who may relate to this hilarious drama with their lives. Liv and Maddie is avail-able in CD stores around Dhaka city. syed azraF zaman

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drEaming to flyDisney’s production Planes is an ad-venture based movie with occasional punch lines that poses itself as an en-joyable comedy. Like, the movie “cars”, this movie contains vehicle characters in the form of planes. The story here is that Dusty Crophopper (a Nebras-kan crop duster), dreams of participat-ing in the annual international air race called “wings around the world”. With help from the legendary former fighter plane “Skipper” and his mechanic pal

“Dottie” he hopes to establish himself as a strong contestant. Ripslinger, the three-time winner of this annual race has no intention to lose and plans to hamper Dusty’s chances of winning the competition by sabotaging him.

Will the underdog Dusty be able to overcome such obstacles and beat Ripslinger? Grab a copy of the movie to know. “Planes “is available in all local CD and DVD stores around Dhaka. syed azraF zaman

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a BuBBly HEavEnWe’ve got a fun experiment with a ball and a balloon, for all you scientists out there. Read on to find out.

What you need Washing soda – 1 cup A plastic bag A rolling pin (or anything to crush

lumps) A bowl A spoon Essential oils – rosemary, lavender,

mint or other Food colouring

What you need to doPut the washing soda into the plastic bag and crush the lumps using a rolling pin or other. Ask an adult to do this for you. Then empty the bag into a bowl and add 6 drops of the essential oil of your choice. Next, add a few drops of food colouring, stir well, and the mixture is done! You may use it as you please but remember to store it in dry containers.

What’s happeningBath salts are a mixture of Epson salt (magnesium sulphate), table salt (sodium chloride) and washing soda (sodium carbonate). When you mix them up, the solution is very easy to lather and foam. Combined with colour and scented oils, it makes the bath very smooth, bubbly and beautifully scented.

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Rabbits aren’t always exactly the innocent little fur balls everyone presumes them to be. Witness to countless incidents which have either made us double over with laughter or facepalm ourselves, they have been a constant source of entertainment for us. Vanilla and Coffee, the older females, and Cookie and Tangy the younger ones stay inside our house, and are usually fine in their cages, except for when they go berserk trying to get out, especially Coffee. I’d usually secure the cage doors with a rope or something similar just to ensure they don’t get out in our absence and make a mess inside the house. But one fateful night, God only knows what happened. I woke up the next morning to my sister practically blowing her

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The Platypus lives near freshwater streams and lakes. It generally burrows just above water level and the entrances are generally on lake banks, under tree roots and in rivers.

The diet includes shrimps, pea-shells, mussels, worms and aquatic insects. It also eats fish eggs and frogs. It hunts mainly at night and uses its bills to locate prey.

A Platypus can spend 17 hours a

day resting in their burrows. Adults usually have several burrows.

It can temporarily store food in their cheek pouches. As they do not have teeth, this mammal grinds its food

between pads in their bills A Platypus swims with its ears, eyes

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head off laughing. Naturally, I got up to see what it was all about and lo and behold! Both Tangy and Cookie were nowhere to be seen and mysteriously enough Coffee was locked up in Tangy’s cage with what I’d like to imagine as a helpless expression on her face, both paws up against the rails, as if begging us to let her out. She really did seem utterly confused. And then we see Cookie come hopping around the corner. She notices us, runs back, and peeks out from behind the wall, one ear sticking out like a child caught in a prank. Then, Tangy comes along. In all her smug glory, nuzzles her face against the cage Coffee’s in, hops over to us, and lies down right there by my feet; like she knew nothing of it. The whole house, may I add, was littered with rabbit poop. Oh well, the perks of having

Its night time and you can’t sleep? Well then, it’s time for you to have some fun! Grab a jar and create your own firefly lantern.

You NeedGlowsticksGlass jarDiamond glitter

What you need to doTake an empty glass jar. Cut open

two glowsticks and empty it’s contents into the jar. Put diamond glitter inside the jar alongwith the glowing particles.

Seal the top with a lid and shake. Your firefly night lantern is ready to sparkle! sama e deen

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pets these are. We still like to think of it as Tangy and Cookie pulling a prank on Coffee, letting her out and trapping her inside their cage instead. After all what’s life without a bit of cartoon in it!

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