Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Some puzzling planets
 WITH new technology and advanced methods, scientists and astronomers are discovering fascinating worlds....
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Protect your computer from aging
 MOST of us know the joy and elation a brand new, bubble wrapped computer brings with it self. The glossy exterior is an invitation to do all those things we had...
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Webwatch
 Loaded with imaginative curricula and teaching ideas from the professionals at University of Illinois Extension, this site include great information on the basics of composting, germination, seeds and soils. Also The Great Plant Escape provide...
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I-Terms
Intranet suite: A generic term for a collection of internet- and web-based software and tools that can be adapted by a business to meet its technology needs when forming, using and...
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75,000 teachers get computer training in Pakistan
 IT was no mean achievement to train 75,000 Pakistani teachers and 3.5 million students in just two years with the cooperation of the federal and provincial governments....
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GM technology can bring about socio-economic change
 THE production and development of technology is not an isolated scientific activity; rather it is embedded in and influenced by the social, economic and political environment. This holds true for modern...
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Is camel milk good for human health?
 ACCORDING to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2003-04, the total camel population in this country is 800,000. The dromedaries are used for transportation and ploughing. Their meat, milk and hair (mohair)...
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Impact of fertilizers on health and environment
POSITIVE effects of fertilizer use on the environment are often overlooked and only the negative aspects are brought into focus....
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US should spend more on research, invest in China and India: Gates
THE United States needs to invest more in research, better fund its universities, and make “risky” investments in China and India in order to better compete in science and technology, Microsoft...
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SpaceShipOne wins $10m Ansari X prize
 HUMAN flight took a significant step forward today as the privately built SpaceShipOne flew into suborbital space for the second time in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize....
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India’s ‘teacher in the sky’
 INDIAN space scientists have launched a $20 million satellite — called ‘Edusat’ — that will be used exclusively for teaching. The “teacher in the sky” will address the twin problems of...
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Comsats convocation held
THE convocation of the Comsats Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) was held at the Convention Centre in Islamabad on Oct 4....
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Have back-up before you lose irreplaceable data
ONE billion personal computers have been sold across the world, says hi-tech consultancy Gartner Dataquest. The number of computers is set to explode in the next few years, reaching the two-billion...
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Byteback
 One OS needed I have two operating systems (Win98 on my C drive and WinXP on the D drive). I want to remove Win98. How? The second question is: I received an error “IS NOT VALID WIN32 APPLICATION”....
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ITeaser
THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:...
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Cool gadgets
 SONY unveils the new DVD camcorder, DVD Handycam DCR-DVD301, equipped with a 1.07 mega-pixel CCD on its image sensor, 3.5-inch LCD display and a 3.2-32mm/F1.8-2.3 Carl Zeiss vario-tessar zoom lens, enabling...
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