Paul Gray James Joyce once told a friend, “One of the things I could never get accustomed to in my youth was the difference I found between life and literature.” All serious young readers notice this difference. Joyce dedicated his career to erasing it and in the process revolutionized 2[...]
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January 1st, 2010 - 12:03 am § in Articles
Excuses (not lame) for Humour Issue
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.” Can’t remember really who told it. I think that is not important- at least not for now. The message is important. And I thi[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:02 am § in Articles
Inter-faith dialogue: Change for peace
Jaklan Habib It is stated that in the past there have been hostilities between the religions, but it is necessary now to strive for mutual understanding, for social justice, for universally valid ethic foundation, peace and freedom. The historic process to this insight was often marked by violence, [...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Articles
10 signs indicating the end of the world is near
Its official now, the world will end soon, not in 2012 as the scientist are telling you but on some later generations. Using my intelligent and ossum brain, I have thought, thought and then after thinking a lot, thought some more and came up with 10 rock-solid signs that will shake you right here, r[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary: 11
Sadruddin Ahmed Lesson 11 Still More about Adjectives Here is a list of adjectives which are usually or always used predicatively and which can be followed by the prepositions indicated: answerable to dependant on incumbent on parallel to [...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Articles
When Famous went Funny
People that are famous in various spheres of life are also human, like us. They also surely had fun in their days. Here is a collection of funny stories of some famous people like Leo Tolstoy, Mozart and even Tiger Woods, the best golfer. Let’s have a look to their stories! Leo Tolstoy – pr[...]
January 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am § in Articles
Best Jokes in the World
University of Hertfordshire research on Best Jokes in the World The University of Hertfordshire recently concluded a research project to find the best jokes in the world. This world famous, year long, project set out to discover the world’s funniest joke. It was created by Prof. Richard Wis[...]
December 5th, 2009 - 5:45 am § in Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary – 10
Sadruddin Ahmed More about Adjectives Here is a list of adjectives which are usually or always used predicatively (after the linking verbs) and are followed by the preposition ‘to’: Accustomed close prone resistant adjacent conducive proportional similar[...]
December 1st, 2009 - 1:50 am § in Articles
The Birthday Problem!
Zubair Idris Mathematics has always fascinated me. I came across the birthday problem when I was in middle school. Today I share it with you. Imagine you are on the top deck of a double-decker bus with nothing in particular to do but count your fellow passengers going off to work or university in th[...]
December 1st, 2009 - 1:40 am § in Articles
Imam Hanbal – a legend
Fahima Ali Imam Hanbal, born in 164 AH (or 789 CE) in Khorasan (modern day Turkmenistan), was the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh (jurisprudence). In spite of all the present animosity among adherents of different madhabs, it is interesting to note how the Imams themselves never belittled each[...]