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Call centres: problems & potential
 The call centre industry is changing. It’s changing so rapidly that most people working for call centres have been overwhelmed by their increasing workloads. Now there are more computers to look...
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Byteback
 EDITOR’S REPLY: Pate.b is an encrypted and parasitic file-infecting virus and a network aware worm. It appends to PE, EXE and SCR files in the Windows directory and subdirectories...
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Seismology: Tremors near Karachi
 Between July and October, several jolts were felt in coastal parts of Karachi, particularly in some areas of the Defence Housing Authority, causing considerable anxiety among residents....
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Discovery: Mysterious new creatures
 The saddest thing about the discovery of a mysterious new mammal on the forest paths of Borneo, is that the creature itself will never know how rare, endangered and exciting to the world’s media it is....
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Technology: The road to silicon valley
 The buzzword today is IT. Information technology has seeped into all major fields, making it necessary for every country to develop its IT sector as quickly as possible....
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Geekworld: Music on the go
 Among the few things that people nowadays just refuse to live without is music. Music is one of the most popular forms of entertainment. It provides an easy escape from the problematic world we live in....
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Webwatch
 We have all heard of the side effects that cosmetics can cause. Here is a website which delves deep into the chemistry of cosmetics. It includes a list of chemicals that can inflict long-lasting...
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Tips and tricks: Codes and errors
Software development generally requires highly skilled professionals having a keen eye for detail and those who are able to deliver the goods within a given time frame....
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Nitty-gritty: About the first manned flight
 Man needed to walk miles each day in search of water and food. Animals provided him with the first form of transportation. Though this didn’t lessen man’s worries a lot, it did broaden his horizons....
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Aviation: Highways in the sky
 Most of us travel by air so often that we have stopped marvelling at the technologies behind air travel. We may know a thing or two about jet engines or aerodynamics...
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Global update: US forced into a U-turn on climate
The White House was forced into a U-turn on climate change last week after appearing to misjudge critically the international and domestic mood on its efforts to tackle global warming....
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National scene: Asian states agree to pool energy assets
Asian countries — including the central Asian republics, China, Russia and Pakistan — have agreed to pool in their vast energy resources and enhance regional cooperation by uniting financial resources and technical expertise to counter a looming energy crisis....
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In the end...: The costliest year
 The world has suffered more than $200 billion in economic losses as a result of weather-related natural disasters over the past year, making 2005 the costliest year on record, according to...
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Cool gadgets
 The Panasonic VDR-M53 mini-DVD camcorder boasts of a 2.5inch LCD screen, 24X optical zoom, easy-to-use menus and still-shooting capabilities. Given that it’s the most...
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