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		<title>SHERLOCK HOLMES&#8217; SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION AND ANALYSIS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[         Ever read about Science of observation, deduction and analysis? Oh, I’m not going to give a physics lecture! Well, it’s a grate thing. Imagine that somebody is coming to you and you already know what s/he was up to in the past or what s/he is going to ask you and so on… there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmasood.wordpress.com&amp;blog=836776&amp;post=10&amp;subd=mmasood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span>         </span>Ever read about Science of observation, deduction and analysis? Oh, I’m not going to give a physics lecture! Well, it’s a grate thing. Imagine that somebody is coming to you and you already know what s/he was up to in the past or what s/he is going to ask you and so on… there could be many cases in which science of deduction can be used. Here are some of the points which can help you all in deducing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>         </span>But you can always read novels of Arthur Conan Doyle in your leisurely time to known more about it. They are available on the net as e-books for free, and in printed form as well.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;" align="center"><strong><em><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">SHERLOCK HOLMES&#8217; SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION AND ANALYSIS </span></u></em></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt;">Note</span></strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt;">: Nos. 1-60 are from the <em>Doyle</em> complete canon; 61-94 are from the <em>Basil Rathbone</em> movies, and 95-97 are from the <em>Young Sherlock Holmes</em> movie.</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Like all other arts, the      Science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can only be acquired by      long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to      attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning to those      moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest      difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary      problems. Let him on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to      distinguish the history of the man and the trade or profession to which he      belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties      of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for. By a      man&#8217;s finger-nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser-knees,      by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his      shirt-cuffs &#8211; by each of these things a man&#8217;s calling is plainly revealed.      That all united should fail to enlighten the competent inquirer in any      case is almost inconceivable.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">You should consider your      brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it      with furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all lumber of every sort      that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him      gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so      that he has difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skilled      workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain attic.      He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work,      but of these he has a large assortment and all in the most perfect order.      It is a mistake to think that that a little room has elastic walls and can      distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every      addition of knowledge you forgot something that you knew before. It is of      the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out      the useful ones.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">An observant man can learn by      an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way. From a      drop of water, a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic      or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or      the other. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known      whenever we are shown a single link of it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Always approach a case with      an absolutely blank mind, which is always an advantage. Form no theories,      just simply observe and draw inferences from your observations.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is a capital mistake to      theorize before you have all the evidence. Insensibly, one begins to twist      the facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. It biases      the judgment.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The temptation to form      premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of this profession.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">They say that genius is an      infinite capacity for taking pains. It&#8217;s a very bad definition, but it      does apply to detective work.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The height of a man, in nine      cases out of ten, can be told from the length of his stride.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When a man writes on a wall,      his instinct leads him to write above the level of his own eyes.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">To a great mind, nothing is      little.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is a mistake to confound      strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most      mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which      deductions may be drawn.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">There is nothing new under      the sun. It has all been done before.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Often what is out of the      common is usually a guide rather than a hindrance. In solving a problem of      this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward. That is a      very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practice      it much. In the everyday affairs of life it is more useful to reason      forward, and so the other comes to be neglected. Most people, if you      describe a train of events to them, will tell you what the results would      be. They can put those events together in their minds, and argue from them      that something will come to pass. There are a few people, however, who, if      you told them a result, would be able to evolve from their own inner      consciousness what the steps were which led up to that result. This power      is what I mean when I talk of reasoning backward, or analytically.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">There is no branch of      detective science which is so important and so much neglected as the art      of tracing footsteps. Always lay great stress upon it, and practice it      till it becomes second nature.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Detection is, or ought to be,      an exact science and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional      manner.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Never guess. It is a shocking      habit &#8211; destructive to the logical faculty. Observe the small facts upon      which large inferences may depend.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When you have eliminated the      impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The main thing with people      when you talk to them in an investigation is to never let them know that      their information can be of the slightest importance to you. If you do      they will instantly shut up like an oyster. If you listen to them under      protest, as it were, you are very likely to get what you want.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Women are never to be      entirely trusted &#8211; not the best of them.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is good to adopt a system      of docketing all paragraphs concerning men and things, so that it would be      difficult to name a subject or a person on which one could not at once      furnish information.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When someone thinks their      house is on fire, their first instinct is at once to rush to the thing      which they value most. It is a perfectly overpowering impulse.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Often the strangest and most      unique things are very often connected not with the larger but with the      smaller crimes, and occasionally, indeed, where there is room for doubt      whether any positive crime has been committed.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">As a rule, the most bizarre a      thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace,      featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face      is the most difficult to identify.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Usually in unimportant matters      there is a field for the observation, and for the quick analysis of cause      and effect which gives the charm to the investigation. The larger crimes      are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime the more obvious, as a      rule, is the motive.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It should be your business to      know things. To train yourself to see what others overlook.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In an investigation, the      little things are infinitely the most important.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Never trust to general      impressions, but concentrate yourself upon details. On examining a woman&#8217;s      appearance, you should realize the importance of sleeves, the      suggestiveness of thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a      boot-lace. In a man it is perhaps better first to take the knee of the      trouser.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Singularity is almost      invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the      more difficult it is to bring it home.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The most difficult crime to      track is the one which is purposeless.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Depend on it, there is      nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">You must look for consistency.      Where there is a want of it you must suspect deception.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Your eyes should be trained      to examine faces and not their trimmings. It is the first quality of a      criminal investigation that you should see through a disguise.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Circumstantial evidence is a      very tricky thing. It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if      you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an      equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Your method should be founded      upon the observation of trifles.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The ideal reason would, when      one had been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not      only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results      which would follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole      animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has      thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to      accurately state all the other ones, both before and after. We have not      yet grasped the results which the reason alone can attain to. Problems may      be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a      solution by the aid of the senses. To carry the art, however, to its      highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to utilize      all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself      implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which,      even in these days of free education and encyclopedias, is a somewhat rare      accomplishment. It is not impossible, however, that a man should possess      all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his work. A man      should keep his little brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he      is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his      library, where he can get it if he wants it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Often the impression of a      woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Read nothing but the criminal      news and the agony column. The latter is always instructive.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The most practical thing that      you ever can do in your life would be to shut yourself up for three months      and read twelve hours a day at the annals of crime. Everything comes in      circles. The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It&#8217;s all been      done before, and will be again. Then when you have heard some slight      indication of the course of events in an investigation, you should be able      to guide yourself by the thousands of other similar cases which should      occur to your memory.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">An investigator should look      at everything with reference to his own special subject. One, for example,      can see some scattered houses along a countryside, and become impressed by      their beauty. But to the investigator, the only thought sometimes should      be a feeling of their isolation and the impunity with which crime may be      committed there.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Crime is common. Logic is      rare. Therefore it is upon logic rather than upon crime that you should      dwell.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Pipes are occasionally of      extraordinary interest. Nothing has more individuality, save perhaps      watches and bootlaces.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Always in an investigation      you should put yourself in the man&#8217;s place, and, having first gauged his      intelligence, try to imagine how you would proceed under the same      circumstances.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Results are come by always      putting yourself in the other fellow&#8217;s place, and thinking what you would      do yourself. It takes some imagination, but it pays.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is of the highest      importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a      number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your      energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Make it a point of never      having any prejudices, and of following docilely wherever a fact may lead      you.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In an investigation, it is      only the colourless, uneventful cases which are hopeless.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In an investigation, always      look for a possible alternative, and provide against it. It is the first      rule of criminal investigations.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The features given to man are      means by which he shall express his emotions, and you can read a man&#8217;s      train of thought from his features, especially his eyes.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Some people without      possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">As long as the criminal      remains upon two legs so must there be some indentation, some abrasion,      some trifling displacement which can be detected by the scientific      searcher.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The Press is a most valuable      institution, if you only know how to use it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">One characteristic that the      detective should have in the Science of Deduction and Analysis is the      ability to throw the brain out of action and to switch all thoughts on to      lighter things wherever you think things could no longer work to      advantage.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Education never ends. It is a      series of lessons with the greatest for the last.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">First real insight into the      character of parents is gained by studying their children.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Your thoughts about dogs      should be analogous. A dog always reflects the family life. Whoever saw a      frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling      people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. And their      passing moods may reflect the passing moods of others.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When a doctor does go wrong      he is the first of criminals. He has the nerve and he has the knowledge.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When you follow two separate      chains of thought, you will find some point of intersection which should      approximate to the truth.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Do not agree with those who      rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen      exactly as they are, and to underestimate one&#8217;s self is as much a      departure from the truth as to exaggerate one&#8217;s own powers.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is always good to have      someone with you on whom you can thoroughly rely. Local aid is always      either worthless or else biased.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It is my belief, founded upon      experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys do not present a more      dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The average petty thief has a      more extensive knowledge of the value of objects, than the average      collector.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The best place to hide      anything, is where everyone can see it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">It&#8217;s often a mistake to      accept something as true, merely because it&#8217;s obvious. The truth is only      arrived at by the painstaking process of eliminating the untrue.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">One of the first principles      in solving crime, is never to disregard anything, no matter how trivial.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">People generally forget in      assuming a disguise, that the shape of the ear is an almost infallible      means of recognition and identification to the trained eye.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Facts are always convincing.      It&#8217;s the conclusions drawn from facts, that are frequently in error.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">To the trained ear, footsteps      have a characteristic rhythm as identifiable as fingerprints.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When murders are committed,      there usually is something that unfortunate victims have in common, that      might indicate the motive. If, on the other hand, they appear incidental,      then they are sometimes a part of something more sinister.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The science of detection is      very much like stringing a handful of beads. In an investigation, the      suspects are the beads, where you then must try to string them together      with some thread to make a connection, in order to solve the mystery.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Houses, like people, have      definite personalities.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Surgical instruments that      save life, are hardly more pleasant to look at, than those that take it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Murder like matrimony,      generally has a motive.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In this profession, one has      to take chances.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Egomaniacs are always so much      more chatty when they feel they have the upper hand.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Suicides, invariably leave      notes behind them. Murders do not, and when you drive a person to suicide,      that&#8217;s murder.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Often a good disguise to assume,      is that of a postman. No one ever looks twice at a postman.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When women are involved in      crime, their method, whatever it is, is apt to be peculiarly subtle and      cruel. Feline not canine.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Poison is a woman&#8217;s weapon.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Whenever setting a trap, in      order to catch someone, it&#8217;s best to bait it with the food they like.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">In an attempt to solve a      crime, it&#8217;s best to duplicate the conditions under which the crime      occurred.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Never trust plans already      made by other people, they have a habit of becoming to widely known.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Sometimes to leave one      unguarded, can be a skillful trap for one&#8217;s opponent.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The imagination is where      crimes conceived, and where they&#8217;re solved.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Even when facts clearly      indicate one thing, it is not always the case. That&#8217;s why so many murders      remain unsolved. People will stick to facts, even though they prove      nothing. Now, if you go beyond facts, use the imagination as the criminal      does, imagine what might have happened, and act upon it, you will usually      find yourself justified.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">An investigator always needs      something more than legends and rumors. Proof, you must have proof.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">When examining footprints,      it&#8217;s good to know that, clubfooted people invariably bring their full      weight down on the toe. If other peculiarities arise, such as, the      footprint being balanced from toe to heel, then the footprint must have      some other compensating deformity to explain it, such as, the footprint      being made by a person not really clubfooted, but wearing a clubfooted      shoe.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The obvious always appears      simple.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">No matter what situation      arises, one must adapt oneself to the tools at hand.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Every crime, always exhibits      a pattern and a purpose in it.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Purpose and motive are the      last things a sane man would imply, if he were posing as a madman. Unless      there is method in his madness.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The temptation of the sudden      wealth, could possibly turn a once seemingly harmless person, into a      ruthless killer.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Murder is an insidious thing.      Once a person has dipped their fingers in blood, sooner or later they&#8217;ll      feel the urge to kill again.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The terrifying part about      blackmail is, that the victim is afraid to fight the accusation, no matter      how false. Once the accusation is made, their name becomes smeared and      sometimes their life is ruined.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Anything is possible, until      proven otherwise.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Never trust the obvious.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">The deductive mind never      rests. It&#8217;s not unlike a finely tuned musical instrument, which demands      attention and practice. Problems of logic, mathematical equations and      riddles are some ways of fine-tuning the mind.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">A great detective relies on      perception, intelligence, and imagination.</li>
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<p style="text-align:center;" align="center">&#8220;Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>The mystery of a `jalabi`</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is in my daily routine that when I come back home after offering Asar prayers I have to drive to phase II of our town to fetch milk. It is a 10 minutes drive to the milkman’s `dara` from my home. I don’t go dashing here and there on my car… I just fetch [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmasood.wordpress.com&amp;blog=836776&amp;post=8&amp;subd=mmasood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is in my daily routine that when I come back home after offering Asar prayers I have to drive to phase II of our town to fetch milk. It is a 10 minutes drive to the milkman’s `dara` from my home. I don’t go dashing here and there on my car… I just fetch the milk and return home. Yesterday when I was leaving for the milkman’s `dara`, my mother asked me to buy some `jalabians` and `pakoras` from the local market.<br />
Though the `jalabians` were delicious, the `pakoras` were tasteless. On examining one `pakora` my mother explained that the tastelessness was due the `porana basin` by which they were made.<br />
There, my father told me an interesting tale about `jalabi`. He told me that an English foreigner living in Pakistan used to buy `1 pao jalabians` everyday from a near by bakery. One day the `halwayi` questioned him, `Why do you buy `1 pao jalabians` EVERYDAY? ` . The foreigner answered that he bought these `jalabians` EVERYDAY and did a lot of research on them EVERYDAY to find out how in one `jalabi` the `shira` is filled even when there is not even a single joint in it.<br />
My friend dahaf when u will read it u will certainly realise that the name of my blog should reamin `My Life Experience`.</p>
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		<title>Secret Languages/Mystery Messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muhammad Masood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moparopyop hopadop a lopitoptoplope lopamopbop. That means â€œMary had a little lambâ€ in the secret language of Opish. Have you ever thought of using a language all your own? How about Double-Dutch, Na, or Skimono Jive? If you speak a secret language, no one will understand a word you say (until you tell them how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmasood.wordpress.com&amp;blog=836776&amp;post=7&amp;subd=mmasood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--BodyText--><em>Moparopyop hopadop a lopitoptoplope lopamopbop</em>. That means â€œMary had a little lambâ€ in the secret language of Opish. Have you ever thought of using a language all your own? How about Double-Dutch, Na, or Skimono Jive? If you speak a secret language, no one will understand a word you say (until you tell them how it&#8217;s done). Sound like fun? Try it! We&#8217;ve used â€œMary had a little lambâ€ for each example.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Double-Dutch</h1>
<p><!--BodyText--></p>
<table border="1" class="sgmltable">
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">b &#8211; bub</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">k &#8211; kuk</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">s &#8211; sus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">c &#8211; cash</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">l &#8211; lul</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">t &#8211; tut</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">d &#8211; dud</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">m &#8211; mum</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">v &#8211; vuv</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">f &#8211; fuf</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">n &#8211; nun</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">w &#8211; wash</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">g &#8211; gug</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">p &#8211; pub</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">x &#8211; xux</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">h &#8211; hutch</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">q &#8211; quack</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">y &#8211; yub</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">j &#8211; jug</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">r &#8211; rug</td>
<td align="left" vAlign="top">z &#8211; zub</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Vowels are pronounced normally, but consonants become syllables.Example: <em>M</em>uma<em>r</em>ug<em>y</em>ub <em>h</em>utcha<em>d</em>ud a <em>l</em>uli<em>t</em>ut<em>t</em>ut<em>l</em>ule<em>l</em>ula<em>m</em>um<em>b</em>ub.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Eggy-Peggy</h1>
<p><!--BodyText-->This secret language is used mostly in England. Add â€œeggâ€ before each vowel.Example: Meggary heggad egga leggittle leggamb.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Gree</h1>
<p><!--BodyText-->Add â€œgreeâ€ to the end of every word.Example: Marygree hadgree agree littlegree lambgree.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Na</h1>
<p><!--BodyText-->Add â€œnaâ€ to the end of every word.Example: Maryna hadna ana littlena lambna.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Pig Latin</h1>
<p><!--BodyText-->This is the most popular and well-known secret language. Move the first letter to the end of the word and add â€œayâ€ to it.Example: Arymay adhay aay ittlelay amblay.</p>
<h1 class="level2">Skimono Jive</h1>
<p><!--BodyText-->Add â€œskâ€ to the beginning of every word.Example: Skmary skhad ska sklittle sklamb.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muhammad Masood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so that all the competitions, exhibitions, debate and declamation contests, science projects and especially the CRICKET WORLD CUP comes when my exams are on my head? Why is it so that my father does not let me read novels even when I have tried to convince him that reading is indispensable for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmasood.wordpress.com&amp;blog=836776&amp;post=4&amp;subd=mmasood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Why is it so that all the competitions, exhibitions, debate and declamation contests, science projects and especially the CRICKET WORLD CUP comes when my exams are on my head?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why is it so that my father does not let me read novels even when I have tried to convince him that reading is indispensable for improving English Language?<br />
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		<title>My Nice Teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muhammad Masood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[          Irahkub an ugly git, filthy brat and a foolish know-it-all. Coordinator rather `O level coordinator`. He says `Coordination ka koi be masla ho to mere pass iya kro`.           He can make matters worse let alone solve them. Showing unethical rude attitude, using informal language when in a good mood, sharing his personal life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mmasood.wordpress.com&amp;blog=836776&amp;post=3&amp;subd=mmasood&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span>          </span>Irahkub an ugly git, filthy brat and a foolish know-it-all. Coordinator rather `O level coordinator`. He says `<em>Coordination ka koi be masla ho to mere pass iya kro</em>`.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>          </span>He can make matters worse let alone solve them. Showing unethical rude attitude, using informal language when in a good mood, sharing his personal life experiences at the most crucial time of studies, all of these good qualities and habits are found in his good nature and attractive personality and aided him a lot in becoming a famous Professor of my college.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>        </span>He is a very good friend of those students who follow his advices and never revolt against his steps for the betterment of my college. It might be due to this quality of Mr. Irahkub of befriending students easily that the principal chose him as a marvelous `O level coordinator and a faithful and able Head of Department. Mr. rarba and Irahkub have the supreme quality to revive their lifetime experiences and share them and impart important lessons inferred from these experiences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>           </span>And if these experiences are taught to the deserving students when the exams are on their heads <em>to pher double mazaa hoo jatae haa.</em><span>  </span></p>
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