Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, August 21, 2013Volume 1, Issue 19

Tales From The CiTyTales From The CiTyEpisodE 18: ThE planEpisodE 18: ThE plan

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1Jonaki's headquarters

ConTEnTs

2 disCobang’s padSports star Miroslav KloseTeacher of the week Ahmed Shamim KamalWord on the street Nasir & JalalLearn English kids Tongue twistersSuperhero Professor X

3 TalEs from ThE CiTyThe plan

4 dr mEow’s labPet tips Top 3 safety tipsDIY Origami paper lanternsFun science Rainbow carnationsAnimal facts Cheetahs

5 spEEdy’s ZonEBook Destiny, RewrittenMovie Adele Blanc-secCartoon Axe CopToy PebbleVideogame Chronicles of Riddick

6 bhooTum’s ClassroomAmazing Facts; Fun factsJokes

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August is a funny month. You never know whether it’s going to be sunny or rainy tomorrow. Did you know that rainbows are caused by light rays being bent through raindrops? Thinking about that put us in the mood for rainbows, and that’s why we have some colourful crafts and

experiments for you to try this week. Why not make your flowers bloom in a rainbow of different colours? Or make some bright paper lamps? Check out what Dr Meow has in store for you.Are you having a fun time being back at school? Write to us at treehouse@dhakatribune.com and let us know.

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Solution: What is a patient with a broken arm doing in a gastro-intesinal ward? That seems a bit odd, inspector Danger said so himself 0 and how right he was!

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You can play this game and more online at: www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids

Eleven owls licked eleven, little, liquorice lollipops.

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

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An erudite and wonderful personality, this week our favourite teacher is Mr. Ahmed Shamim Kamal. Mr. Kamal embarked on his teaching career with a dream to change lives and create bright futures for his students. After completing his SSC and HSC in science, Kamal did his honours and masters in English and started his teaching career in Oxford International School. From there he joined Scholastica as a teacher of English Literature in 2006. Presently he teaches literature in classes 8, 9 and for O levels. When he isn’t teaching, Kamal writes, collects various books for his collection and sets his free time to “observe the world with pleasure and find ourselves.” Currently he is completing his MA in ELT from Dhaka University.

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How often do we help someone in trouble? These two are an example we can learn a lot from. Nasir and Jalal are best friends.

Their friendship started with a little act of kindness by Jalal. Little Nasir was getting beaten up by a random stranger he had asked money from.

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Nationality GermanyDate of birth: 9 June 1978Age: 33Country of birth: PolandPlace of birth: OpolePosition: AttackerFoot: Right

Major Teams:SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf (1997-98)FC 08 Homburg (1998-99)FC Kaiserslautern (1999-2004)Werder Bremen (2004-07)Bayern Munich (2007-11)Lazio (2011-present)

Career StatisticsGoals scored 199Games played 499Yellow card 33Red card 3 tahsin momin

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Jalal intervened and he begged the guy to stop. The stranger came back to his senses after Jalal’s plea to stop. He felt really guilty and apologised and walked off. Nasir was really shaken up. But he was really grateful to Jalal for saving him. To this day they are brothers in arms.

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Jonaki is really happy to have a new friend. Her friends at the Treehouse are not so happy about this. They just might have a very good reason for this.

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EpisodE 18: ThE plan

Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad

Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy

TalEs from ThE CiTy

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PET TIPs

ChEETahs

AnIMAl fACTs

• The cheetah is the fastest animal on Earth.

• It can speed up to 113km/h from rest in just a few sec-onds.

• The long black “tear lines” running from the inside of the cheetah’s eyes to its mouth protect its eyes from the harsh sunlight.

• Cheetahs are the only big cats that cannot roar but purr.

• Cheetahs have poor night vi-sion.

• They cannot climb trees.

• Cheetahs originated over 4 million years ago and thus are one of the oldest big cat species in history.

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You’ll need• An origami book (you’ll find

them at Boi Bichitra • Origami paper

Step 1Start with a square origami paper with designs on both sides, coloured side down. Both diagonals. Make sure they crease well when you unfold.

Step 2Fold one corner to the centre, and then repeat for the other 3 corners. Your origami paper will look like a kite now.

Step 3Flip the paper over.

Step 4Now fold the bottom tip to the centre and then repeat the same thing for the other 3 tips.

Step 5Flip it over again.

Step 6Fold the bottom right corner to the centre. Repeat for the other 3 corners.

Step 7Open the paper at the top. Pry open the paper, fold the flap to the top and away from you. Press the paper flat, and voila, your paper lantern is complete.

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origami papEr lanTErns

You will need • White carnations• Food colouring• Water• Scissors• Seven clear jars

How ToPut a few drops of each of the rainbow food colourings into the seven separate jars. Top the colours with water. Cut the carnation stems in a slanted way and put each flower into the different coloured solutions. Leave the flowers

rainbow CarnaTions!

Whether it’s a cat or a dog, you should always focus on making your home pet friendly for your four-legged friends. Secure your home before it’s too late. The following tips should do the trick!

CleanIf you are serious about bringing in a pet, then you should clean everything in your house and keep it clean for at least 4 days or more until you have to clean it again. If your pet makes a mess, clean it up straight away, before it’s too late.

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OrganiseKeep your pet’s toys, brush and other items in one place. You wouldn’t want them to get mixed up with yours. If they are lying around elsewhere, guests might trip on them, and you would not want that to happen.

BatheCats will need a shower, once every month. Dogs, on the other hand need a bath every time they get dirty. Fol-low this, and you’ll have a stench free home, and a healthy and happy pet.

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3 safETy Tips for pETs

in the jars for 8-10 hours and watch blooming rainbows! For best results, leave the flowers overnight.

ExplanationAs water evaporates from the flowers, more water is pulled up through tiny tubes called xylem that run up the flower stem. The food colour particles diffuse with this water to all parts of the flower, especially the petals, giving the white carnations these amazing rainbow colours ! sama e deen

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disCovEring faTE The StoryEleven year old Emily Elizabeth Davis is surely destined to be a great poet like the legendary Emily Dickinson. When Emily asks her mom who is a professor and a writer, about her dad, her mom hesitates at first. Eventually, she tells Emily that her father’s name was written somewhere in Emily’s favourite Dickinson’s poetry book. But when Goodwill mistakenly takes the book away, it’s up to Emily and her friends to embark on a journey around the city of Berkeley, and to recover what will mark Emily’s destiny.

Any Good?With several Emily Dickinson’s poetry and valuable messages on the importance of family, friendship and moralities, Destiny, Rewritten will teach you to be kind, compassionate and creative. Get hooked till the very last page of the book. sama e deen

Book

The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena is a must play for avid fans of action adventure games. As the famous criminal Richard B. Riddick, your objective is to break out of Butcher Bay, a menacing and nearly inescapable intergalactic prison and gain freedom.

From fist fights to smashing weapons, the use of various game play devices will help you complete your

mission and guarantee your freedom. Critical thinking and caution will save

you in the nick of time, though it might take a lot of patience to break free.

But with fantastic voice acting, graphics and intriguing story plots, this game will entrance you and will definitely live up to be one of the top action treats on your list.

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MusT PlAy GAME

handmadE dolliEsDolls and soft toys are every child’s first playmate. However, conventional plastic dolls and furry teddy bears may not be as safe for your child as you’d like to believe. Having said that, Treehouse brings to you, a distinctive gift that can safely be your little one’s first toy, Pebble. Pebble, an initiative by Hathay Bunano, sells hand manufactured soft toys with unique, quirky designs all over the world. Hathay Bunano (translated as hand knitted) is a Bangladeshi non-profit fair trade organisation with the aim to provide local employment for disadvantaged rural women, while also preventing economic migration to the cities. This exclusive toy range has items like rattles, made with organic cotton to ensure the baby’s hygiene, hats, blankets, sets of toy characters, animal friends, food chewies, Christmas décor and rag dolls! For more information, contact http://www.akhoni.com/Pebble and gift your child something that is safe for them and screams cute! muniRa fidai

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advEnTurE rEloadEdThe popular French detective, Adele Blanc-Sec is a movie about a pre-WWI journalist who investigates mystical occurrences. Although a French movie dubbed into English, this movie has been said to be the modern day Lara Croft based movie. Adele sets out to Egypt to find the famous pharaoh and the imprisoned scientist in hopes to find her sister again. Her adventure is matched with her action abilities which capture the mind of young audiences. If one watches the movie attentively, they are rewarded with a unique heroine and a historical fantasy.

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MovIE

aXE rulEHere’s an animated series written by a kid. It is about a police officer who uses his axe as a weapon to fight evil. He sleeps only minutes a day and spends every night battling bad guys like Telescope Gun Cop and Doctor Stinkyhead. From Aliens to zombies, the police officer fights everyone. Anyone who threatens Axe Cop’s friend, or messes with the law automatically becomes an enemy. Although Axe Cop initially started as a web-comic, it went to become a novel and now an animated series. Although there is violence involved; the series is filled with amusing moments ready to capture your heart. Rifat binte haideR

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Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

Lettuce

Lettuce who?

Lettuce in, it’s freezing out here.

A prisoner, after many years, is

finally released.

He runs around yelling, “I’m

free! I’m free!”

A little kid walks up to him and

says, “So what, I’m 4.”

Q.How do you make a tissue

dance?

A. You put a little boogie in it.

roflQ.Which flower talks the most?

A. Tulips, of course, ‘cause they

have two lips!Q. A man arrived on Friday in

a small town. He stayed for

two days and left on Friday.

How is this possible?A. His horse’s name is Friday!Q.What did 0 say to 8?

A. Nice belt!Q.What did the mushroom

say to the fungus?A. You’re a fun guy [fungi].

Q.What kind of trick can a bunny do on a BMX bike?

A: A BUNNY HOP Q.Why did the grasshopper go to the

doctor?A. Because he felt jumpy.

fun fACTs

• A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.• A shrimp’s heart is in its head.• In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand, or attempted to do so.• It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.• The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.