Hello budding fellows The warm feelings generated from the December season carry us into the New Year with a fresh perspective. It gives all of us a chance to assess what we have accomplished over the last 12 months, and make adjustments for a new beginning. This week get to know about Lahore Fort- chamber of heritage and Mughal art in our cover story section. Our technology page points out five cool tech toys your kids must know. Also read about 6 places you must visit in Pakistan. Read a story about girl and a monster.
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over story By: Hajra Iftikhar
Lahore Fort Chamber of heritage and Mughal art
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re you a Lahori? Or are you planning to visit Lahore? If yes, then mark historical places in your schedule too as if you miss such places you’ll regret yourself. Why? Oh’ yes, the answer is here, Guys! Let me take you to the visit of Lahore Fort today. So get yourselves prepared and have fun. Starting with the introduction of fort, the Lahore Fort, situated in the north-west 02 Nation December 17 , 2016
corner of the Walled City of Lahore, occupies a location which has been occupied for quite a lot of millennia. Assuming its present construction during the 11th century, the Fort was destroyed and rebuilt several times by the early Mughal rulers during the 13th to the 15th centuries. Oh’ wonderful, do you know Mughals were Muslim and they were the Kings of Sub-Continent; this means that Muslims had ruled for many years. Another interesting fact is that there are 21 monuments which survive within its boundaries comprise an outstanding repertory of the forms of Mughal architecture from the reign of Akbar during era of 1542-1605, characterized by standardized masonry of baked brick and red sandstone courses relieved by Hindu motifs including zoomorphic corbels, through that of Shah Jahan in 162758, characterized by the use of deluxe marbles, inlays of valuable materials and mosaics, set within lively decorative motifs of Persian origins. Alright, now this is the place which they used to call it ‘Diwan-e-aam’ it was just like our National Assembly;
you must have heard about National Assembly where prime minister and other members sit and take decisions. There is stage for ‘Shehshah e Hindustan’, security personnel were used to stand by king and in front of king there stand different members of his cabinet. That marble exertion in the state balcony in this area appears to be the most primitive structural existing at Lahore Fort. So here we have reached at ‘Diwan-eKhas’ Friends it was like our Senate, where only some members were allowed to enter and were used to discussed the matters of high importance. Shah Jahan in his fourteenth year of his rule in year 1642 A.D ordered to assemble the hall of forty pillars and its construction was completed
in under the custody of Asif Jah (brother of Noor Jahan, and brother in law of Shah Jahan. It is an arched pavilion cheerily built in semi-chaste marble and its walls was fashioned with pietra dura work which is sculpture of inlaying semiprecious sand into white marble. In the middle of the pavilion a foundation with marble cistern improved its royal exquisiteness. 03 Nation December 17, 2016
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Five cool high tech toys your kid must know
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1.Ubooly
Ubooly puts a fresh spin on plush toys by having your iPhone or iPod Touch zip into the cuddly body of a stuffed animal. Activate the Ubooly app and Ubooly’s face appears as you swipe the screen and awaken it. The toy listens and responds to a person’s voice and falls asleep when ignored.
2.Spark up magical book reader
If you enjoy reading stories out loud to kids, but find the fact that you might not always be available. slightly troublesome here’s a hightech alternative instead. Just clip the Spark up Reader to a book and read the story out once into its microphone. The device captures the audio for each page which kids can playback later.
3.Leap Reader Pen
Leap Reader Pen helps children learn how to write stroke-by-stroke. The pen instructs kids via a built-in speaker as they trace out letters in the provided workbook and eggs them on with encouraging words, flashing lights and sounds.
4.Sphere 2.0
The Sphero 2.0 robotic ball is what every little ball might aspire to be, if it could but dream. You can take it for a jog, see it swim or glow, race it under furniture, launch it off ramps and even use it as a game controller.
5.Code-a-pillar
For a fun, hands-on tech toy that’s perfect for preschoolers, the new Fisher-Price Code-a-pillar is a great choice. We featured it when it first launched earlier this year, and since then, so many parents of littles have let us know that it’s been a sound investment.
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7.What kind of room has no doors or windows?
9.There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
6.What can you catch but not throw?
8.What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
A stamp A coffin A Coin A needle. A meet A cold. A mushroom. A palm. A watermelon
4.What has an eye but cannot see?
5.Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
3.What has a head and a tail, but no body?
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2.Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? 1.What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
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Himalayan bulbul The Himalayan bulbul or White-cheeked Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family, native to central Asia. The Himalayan bulbul about 18 cm in length, with a wingspan of 25.5-28 cm and an average weight of 30 g. Its head, throat, and crest are black and white. The back side, and a lengthy tail are brown, the underside and pale yellow. Sexes have are alike. The song is a beautiful 4-piece whistle, which resembles an accelerated oriole whistle.
Photograph by Ali Javed Taken at Islamabad
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HOW TO MAKE A LEMON BATTERY Materials
Lemon Galvanized nail Additional lemons Alligators clips Small led bulbs
Method to make lemon battery
1. Roll the lemon on hard surface. This will release some of the juice that will get this battery start. 2. Stick the nail and the penny in the lemon. An adult need to cut a small slit for the penny. 3. You may have notice that batteries positive (+) and negative (-) ends. On the lemon
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battery the copper is positive and the nail is negative. 4. Touch the copper and zinc with same hands. What do you notice as you complete this circuit? 5. You can take this experiment to next level by turning a few more lemons in the batteries. Two or four lemons should have enough juice to power up a small led bulb. You should have to lose led bulbs attach these clips to the bulb and watch what happens. 6. The lemons aren’t creating energy on their own but are a part of the battery. The citric acid in the lemon is perfect for electrons (small patricides) to flow through. The zinc from the nail oxide in the citric acid releasing electrons. This electron flows when a circuit is completed. Try the experiment and I’m sure you going to love it.
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6youplaces must visit
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Pakistan is full of breathtaking locations which will make you fall in love with this country all over again.
neelum valley
Neelum Valley Neelum is one of the most beautiful valleys of Azaad Kashmir, and it hosts several brooks, freshwater streams, forests, lush green mountains, and a river. Here, you see cataracts falling down the mountains; their milky-white waters flowing over the roads and splashing against the rocks, before commingling with the muddy waters of river Neelum Skardu Shangrila Lake Lower Kachura Lake is located in Kachura village 20 minutes from Skardu city (nearly 2,500 m or 8,200 feet) town. Shangrila Lake after a resort built on its bank in 1983.It is a popular tourist destination, and has a unique restaurant that is built on the fuselage of an aircraft that had crashed nearby. Deosai National Park 12 Nation December 17 , 2016
deosai national park
skardu shangrilla Naltar Valley
Deosai National Park falls in Skardu Baltistan and has an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above sea level, making the Deosai Plains one of the highest plateaus in the world. The park protects an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). It is well known for its rich flora and fauna of the Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe eco region. In spring, it is covered by sweeps of wildflowers and a wide variety of butterflies. Deosai is second highest plateau after Chang Thang Plateau Tibet. Naltar valley Naltar is a valley near Gilgit, Hunza and Nomal, Gilgit Baltistan in the Gilgit–Baltistan province of Pakistan. Naltar is 40 km (25 mi) from Gilgit and can be reached by jeeps. Naltar is a forested (pine) village known for its wildlife and magnificent mountain scenery. The white palace The White Palace of Marghazar was built in 1940 by the first king of Swat, Miangul Abdul Wadud (Badshah Sahib) in the small town of Marghazar situated at about 13 kilometers away from Saidu Sharif. The greenery of gorgeous landscape persuaded King of Swat Miangul Abdul Wadud (Badshah Sahib) in 1935 to build a summer resort here. The King brought marble from Agra, bronze from Belgium and artisans from Turkey who designed and constructed the palace, completing it in 1941.
AZAD KASHMIR
Azad Kashmir Azad Kashmir is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long-running conflict between India and Pakistan. The territory shares a border with Gilgit–Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations and other international organisations as “Pakistanadministered Kashmir”. The territory also borders Pakistan’s Punjab province to the south and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the west.
the white palace
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Vegetables in Pakistan
By Iqra Saeed
Vegetables ruling Pakistan Vegetables fooling Pakistan Ginger is a boss of all Catching us with awful trawl Lady finger gets swagger High price causes soul stagger Tomato, peas are worthy pastors Served as being big masters Onion, Potatoes are simple fellows Treating us a bit mellow Garlic, Round Gourd, Zucchini, pumpkin All are racing hard to win Cabbage, Spinach and Brinjal Ready to set us on kindle Vegetables crushing poor man Their worth turns him to wan Censuring Veggies lavish life This trend needs to get unrife
Death
Halfway Down
Halfway down the stairs Is a stair Where I sit. There isn’t any Other stair Quite like It. I’m not at the bottom, I’m not at the top; So this is the stair Where I always Stop.
Be Proud Of Who You Are
Halfway up the stairs Isn’t up And it isn’t down. It isn’t in the nursery, It isn’t in town. And all sorts of funny thoughts Run round my head. It isn’t really Anywhere! It’s somewhere else Instead!
I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows. I am who I am from my head to my toes. I tend to get loud when speaking my mind. Even a little crazy some of the time. I’m not a size 5 and don’t care to be. You can be you and I can be me. I try to stay strong when pain knocks me down. And the times that I cry is when no one’s around. To error is human or so that’s what they say. Well tell me who’s perfect anyway.
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