Dhaka Tribune Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 18
Tales From the City Episode 17: flashback
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Jonaki's Headquarters Hey Friends! It’s back to school week! The schools are starting again after the holidays, which means it’s early mornings and class tests all over again. I love school, but I hate getting up so early. Do you feel the same way? Let me know! We’re also about to hit the rainy season soon, so make sure you keep
your umbrellas with you when you go out. We’ve got some cool experiments and games and crafts for you to try when you’re stuck home on a rainy day. Write to us to let us know how your holidays went.
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DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan
Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Treehouse Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Afshan Sattar Azfar Rahman Natasha Rahman Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Alveera Mamoon Sama E Deen Rifat Binte Haider
Solution: The girl is the murderer, as she is the only one who would have eaten a piece of cake during afternoon-tea. The lady would never dare touch a piece of fattening cake just before a meeting of her Weight Watchers’ club and the man could not have eaten the cake either as he suffers from diabetes, indicated by his use of insulin.
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Cartoonist Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy Graphics Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Mohammed Mahbub Alam Production Masum Billah Advertising Shahidan Khurshed Circulation Wahid Murad Email treehouse@dhakatribune.com Website www.dhakatribune.com
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Sports star Stephan El Shaarawy Teacher of the week Fazle Rabbi Word on the street Under the sky Learn English kids Paint it: Pets
3 Tales from the city Flashback
4 Dr Meow’s Lab
Pet tips Gold fish care DIY Revamped lamp Fun science Fire works Animal facts Sea dragon
5 Speedy’s Zone
Book Firecrackers Movie Tintin: The secret of the unicorn Cartoon Ben 10 Toy Ludo Videogame Toy Story 3
6 Bhootum’s Classroom Amazing Facts; Fun facts Jokes
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Discobang's Pad
teacher of the week
super hero
Captain Underpants Enemies Dr Diaper, Dr Diaper's Evil Robots, The Turbo-Toilet 2000, The Talking Toilets, Zorx, Klax and Jennifer, The Dandelion Of Doom, The Lunchroom Zombie Nerds of the Zombi Juice, Professor Pippy Pee-Pee Poopypants, Tiny Tippy, Slightly Younger Tiny Tippy, Wedgie Woman, Robo-George and The Harold 2000, The Bionic Booger Boy, Carl, Trixie and Frankenbooger, Captain Blunderpants, Kipper Krupp tahsin momin
Real Name Principal Benjamin Krupp Location Of Origin USA. Abilities He has a unique and effective Wedgiebased fighting style. After taking the Super Power Juice, Captain Underpants becomes very strong, and gains the ability to fly.
word on the street
Najat Fayeza Swagota
The other half Life in Dhaka means busy roads, exams, homework, and there are so many other things to worry about ... for some of us. For this little kid, though, his ceiling is the open sky. His bed is wherever in the streets he can fall asleep. Lunch is not a “what” but a “when.” Sure, he’ll have things to worry about when he’s older, but for now, he sits quietly, just being him. Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
LearnEnglishKids
paint it! Here are the names of six pets: dog, budgie, snake, hamster, rabbit, and cat. Colour the cat orange. Colour the dog black. Colour the snake yellow. Colour the rabbit gray. Colour the hamster brown. Colour the budgie green.
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Faruk Sikder
Chance Favours the Prepared Mind Readers, this week our favourite teacher is Fazle Rabbi. He finished his SSC and HSC from Sylhet Cadet College. Afterwards, he completed his Masters from Dhaka University in Economics. Although a diehard fan of Formula Racing and exploring new adventures, watching documentaries and reading books, Rabbi choose his profession as a teacher, as nothing beats his enthusiasm towards Economics. From 2007-2008, Rabbi taught in Bangladesh International Tutorial. From 2009 onwards he has been teaching A level Economics at the Aga Khan School, Dhaka. Rifat binte haider
sports star
Stephan El Shaarawy Date of birth October 27, 1992 Place of birth Savona, Italy Club shirt number 92 The 5’10” AC Milan winger was born in Italy to an Egyptian father and Italian mother. He started his professional career with Serie A side Genoa. After a couple of seasons, he was loaned to Padova and eventually, made his permanent move to AC Milan. El Shaarawy was awarded the Series A Young Footballer of the Year 2012 after winning the Series B Player of the Year the season before. Soon after his breakthrough season, he has been considered to be an up-andcoming and potential world class player. His incredible dribbling and technical skills are a nightmare for opponents. He is a player with a future and a joy to watch! Career league and cup total Appearances 107 ; Goals 32 International appearances 10 ; Goals 1
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Treehouse Comics
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Created by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Story by Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Illustration by Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy
Tales From the City
Episode 17: flashback
The story So it seems like Jonaki found a new friend at her new school. All is not as it seems, so let’s go back to earlier in the day and see what’s really going on
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Dr Meow's Lab
sea creatures facts
Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragon • They are shaped like a leaf • They can camouflage perfectly to blend in with the seaweeds. • They are generally found in Australia
• They have very long, thin snouts; slender trunks covered in bony rings • Sea dragons survive on tiny crustaceans such as mysids, or sea lice. • They are very closely related with sea horses. • Sea dragon males are responsible for childbearing. rifat binte haider
Fun
Science
Fireworks! You will need • A candle • Matches • Pin or Paper Clip • Cup with water • Salt, pepper, flour or any powder like stuff from the kitchen Step 1 Tell your parents or a guardian to light the candle. Step 2 Take the salt and pour a bit of it into a small dish. Step 3 Wet the tip of the paper clip or pin in the cup of water.
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diy
What to do Roll out the wrapping paper onto the work surface. Secure it properly. Roll the lampshade in the paper until you reach the taped edge. Trim off any extra paper. Meet the two edges and tape the area. Using a permanent marker, trace the top and bottom edge of the lampshade onto the wrapping paper. Remove the wrapping paper. Use scissors to create a lampshade template.
Step 4 Dip the tip of the paper clip or pin into the salt. Try to get some of the salt to stick.
Step 5 Now, carefully, stick the tip of the paper clip or pin with the salt on it into the candle flame. Notice the colours coming from the salt! Step 6 Take the paper clip or pin out of the flame as soon as the colours stop. It will get hot if you leave it in the flame too long. Do the same thing with different ingredients from the kitchen! What colours do you get from pepper? Flour? Baking soda? How does this work? Different chemicals give off different colour flames when they burn. By trying different elements on the pin, you may be able to see yellow, green, blue or other colours. By using very specific chemicals, these crackers produce the amazing colours that we see in the skies! afshan sattar
PET TIPS
Different Shades of Colours Things you need • Old lamp with a paper shade • Fabric to cover lampshade • Hot glue • Iron • Scissors • Wrapping paper • Permanent marker • Painter’s tape • Decorative ribbon • Decorative trim
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Roll out a new piece of wrapping paper and tape the template to the paper with painter’s tape. Iron the fabric and pin the pattern to it. Hot-glue the unironed edge of the fabric along the existing seam on the lampshade. Apply the glue on top of the folder. Decorate with ribbons as you please. Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
Something Fishy
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Goldfish make great pets for those who aren’t being able to keep pets like cats, or dogs. Taking care of them can be easy if you follow these simple rules. Tank Goldfishes grow to about 10-12 inches and if you are planning to keep more than three, you might as well get a large tank. Add water based on the number of goldfishes for example: 10 gallons for one goldfish, 20 for two and so on.
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Decor For tank decoration, use gravel such as large rocks which are too big to
swallow or small rocks which won’t get stuck in your fish’s throat. If your fish tank has a light, keep it lit for 12 hours each day. You can also put in some artificial plants to pretty up your fish’s home. Filter Installing a filter in the tank will help clean the fish’s waste out of the water. Clean water will keep your fish healthy and happy. Cleaning the tank If you don’t want your fish to be unhappy, clean out the aquarium once every two weeks. Food Feed your fish 1-3 times daily. Keep track of time; you wouldn’t want to over-feed your pet. Temperature Goldfish like to live in temperatures like 15-20 °C in the winter. Remember that they will not eat below 10-14 °C. Rubab Nayeem Khan
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Speedy's Zone of new beginnings
video games
“Firecracker” by David Iserson is a story that will not only make you laugh, but also inspire you to embrace the quirky, awesome side of you that you left behind. The story is about a young girl named Astrid Kriegar, a high school student who satisfies her powerhunger by using her family’s name and fortune. It’s the only thing she cares about, well, besides her grandfather. A rich politician who made his money building nuclear warheads, he is the only member of her family who understands Astrid, because he too, is just like her, a “firecracker.” Astrid had a perfect life living in a rocket ship in
her parent’s backyard. It was when she got kicked out of Bristol Academy for cheating when things started going south. Forced to join public school, Astrid made a vow to find out who tattled on her as she struggles to live though every next day in public school. Along the way, she learns a thing or two about friends, enemies, and herself. This book is one of those laugh-outloud funny stories! It will make not just young readers laugh, but teenagers and adults as well. A hilarious page-turner with an quirky narrator, this book is definitely going to leave you wanting more. Afshan Sattar
cartoon
movie
Omniverse
A World of toys An absolute winner, Toy Story 3 is a must play game for all. A different spin of the movie with the same name, this game opens an absolute new world for its fans, to explore, discover and interact in. The game has two modes. The Story Mode lets you explore and play scenes, seen just like in the movie but with a new twist. The Toy Box Mode on the other hand is about role play. You could be Buzz, Woody or Jessie in a Wild West town, completing and discovering quests, and buying more toys to interact with. Exciting scavenger hunts, races and puzzling missions make this game a real treat for all. With brilliant messages on friendship, cooperation and chivalry, Toy Story 3 is definitely a game to watch out for. Sama E deen
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MUST read Book
After both Gwen and Kevin (Ben’s previous experienced partners) leave, Ben Tennyson is teamed up with rule-following rookie partner Rook Blonco. Together, they explore new areas and fight new villains, all the while being tracked by the greatest huntsman in the universe, Khyber. This new form of Ben 10 has Ben venturing out on his own. While the previous series’ had also done this, what’s new in Omniverse is that Ben is now the one calling all the shots, with his new partner not completely being able to stop Ben’s reckless side. Ben has lost some of the maturity gained in Alien Force and now, thinks of himself more of a superhero than a plumber (alien peacekeeper). As a result, Ben not only has aliens to deal with, but his own ego too. Airing on Cartoon Network, this new show holds a lot of potential and promise and can easily become anyone’s favourite! rifat binte haider
belgium venture Readers, this week we bring in for you the classic age old journalist. “The Adventures of Tintin” was surely one of the highlights of 2011. One might think Tintin was almost gone; nevertheless the release of the movie surely brought in a lot of excitement. Meet Tintin and his dog Snowy in their adventure in Belgium. Soon, they come across Unicorn, a miniature model ship. Turns out, there are two guys in desperate need of the ship, who are both unsuccessful to buy the ship from Tintin. What comes next is the unexpected twist which poses a threat to Tintin’s life. Moreover, the secret behind the ship is also revealed. Although adopting a book into a film brings in loads of criticism, this movie definitely maintained up to its original book. Do not miss out on this adventurous film! rifat binte haider
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Colours on the Board Want to play a game which brings everyone together? The Classic Ludo is your answer! With 2 to 4 players you can play Ludo any time of the day. Although the rules vary between different cultures; basic rules remain the same. One has to safely guard all the tokens to “home”; while saving them from being “eaten” from opponents. By luck in rolling dice to 6 and “eating” tokens of other members, you will be crowned first. The rest of the players then play on to determine the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places. On one hand you can download Ludo or even play online; however it is best played in the traditional way with everyone. Ludo is easily available in supermarkets within a range of Tk200. rifat binte haider
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Bhootum's Classroom
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fun facts
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