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Monday, February 18, 2002
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Puzzle site that got over 2.7 million hits a month

HELLO Friends and welcome to the column. There are a lot of things going on these days and everybody seems to be busy. Tourists are busy in Shimla and Kufri throwing snowballs on each other, politicians are busy biting their nails waiting for the outcome of the recently held assembly elections. What you guys are busy with; let's ask Windy, Cliparti and Fluppy.

Windy: Welcome friends! Well as expected I am busy with my last revision of the course and looking forward to face the exams with full confidence.

Cliparti: That's like Windy. I was expecting it from you. Well! as far as I am concerned, I am working hard and would be able to revise my course before the exams start. How about you Fluppy?

 


Fluppy: Well! I believe more in results.

Cliparti: That's right Fluppy, we all believe in results. Howz your preparations going on?

Windy: Ha!Ha!Ha! He said it clearly that only the results will tell as they always do for him, no matter how many times he finish his course.

Fluppy: What do you mean Windy?

Windy: Very clear, the result would be same as usual - the border case, clearing some subjects failing in others.

Fluppy: You are a big demoraliser! And for your kind information, I am preparing very hard this time and my results will speak more than what I say here.

Cliparti: Well! That's good. Fluppy seems to be determined to turn all the stones this time.

Windy: Well! Only the time will tell that. Anyways, what you guys have this week for our friends.

Fluppy: I have some interesting information for our friends. For some real information on science, books and projects you can logon to www.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html. This is a great site on science and is very practical. Though you may not a lot of information on this site, which are vital from the examination point of view. But the overall concept of this site gives an insight into the science subject.

Cliparti: Wow! That's a good idea. You know what's most important in science is the thorough understanding of the concept and if your fundamentals are clear, you will never have any problems in science subjects. The same logic applies to the Mathematics also. However, in History, Geography and languages, what matters most is your learning capacity. So, the best way of learning science is to treat is fun and not as burden.

Windy: That's correct Cliparti. Lets explore other information, which we have for our friends. I have got this site www.brainpop.com, which is a brain refresher and offers wider aspects of science related matters. Some of this information could be useful for your examination purposes, while the other information could be refreshing and entertaining, besides being highly academic in nature. This site provides information mainly in the form of movies, which are very well made and covers a wide variety of subjects. Overall it's a worth visiting site as it has a lot of interesting information for our friends. The best part of this site is that this is also entertainment in academic way and a great brain refresher.

Fluppy: That's a nice piece of information from Windy, as many of our friends would be looking forward to some entertainment besides the hectic study schedule these days. I hope our friends would like that too. Hey! Cliparti, What do you have for us this week.

Cliparti: Something very special guys! And for a change it's not on studies. Since you guys have become so serious about studies, so I can afford to take a break with our friends and I hope this will not reverse the study mood you guys have built up over the weeks. I found this site www.kidcrosswords.com. It's a good site on kids puzzles and crossword and offers great entertainment to the visitors and guess what, it is a popular site too. This fact is established by the fact the site got over 2.7 million hits in the month of October. So guys, when you are free and want some healthy entertainment, you can log on to this site and solve these puzzles and crosswords. I hope that it will built up your momentum for studies further as some entertainment is always necessary for studies. On that entertaining note, we are signing off wishing you luck for your studies and exams. 

— Ira Verma

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