Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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Cosmic singularity and strings
 WAS THE big bang really the beginning of time? Or did the universe exist before then? Such a question almost seemed blasphemous only a decade ago....
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Pollution begins at home
 IN THE human context, problems are the consequences of actions and reactions between man and the environment. The environment acts on man to create problems for him, and he reacts to solve the same. This forms the basis of evolution and of progress....
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Coal liquefaction to the rescue
 AT PRESENT 41 per cent of the primary energy needs of Pakistan are met through imports of about 7.8 million tonnes of crude oil, 5.2 million tonnes of oil products and 2.8 million tonnes of coal....
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You can be a blogger too
 BLOGGING — the practice of writing online journals — has just received a timely fillip with the news that Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has started one of his own....
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Icing on your electronic cake
 PUMP UP your website or blog with a few add-ons that will help you get under its bonnet, add functionality or just provide a bit of fun....
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When the geeks look back
 AS 2005 draws to a close, the time is ripe to reflect on the progress made during the year in software and related technologies. So, here is a brief look at...
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Webwatch
 Calculated movesWith the cricket fever still very much there, here is a scientific look at the sport. Use this website to find out how and where the principles of mathematics....
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Managing your time
IN AN increasingly busy life, time management has become essential for an individual. And, as in all other facets of life, software come to the rescue and to help manage tasks, appointments, events and other chores of a typical work routine....
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The future beckons
 THE TWENTIETH century was a golden age for scientific inventions. Rapid and worthwhile progress was made in the fields of technology, communication, media, business and agriculture....
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The guiding light — I
 DURING THE last 1,000 years, a series of monumental discoveries have revolutionized medical science. These discoveries have saved millions of lives and brought about remarkable improvements in the health of the people....
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Windows OS is flawed
A PREVIOUSLY unknown flaw in Microsoft Corporation’s Windows operating system is leaving computer users vulnerable to spyware, viruses and other programs that could overtake their machines and has sent the company scrambling to come up with a fix....
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New high-speed telecom link
PRIME MINISTER Shaukat Aziz inaugurated the high-capacity and high-speed SMW-4 international cable earlier this week, linking Pakistan with South-East Asia, Middle East, and Western Europe. The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited invested $30.41...
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Clicking back to 2005
 2005 WAS the year when an earthquake devastated the northern areas of Pakistan, when Katrina exposed the shortcomings of an unprepared superpower, and when a simple fault in an undersea cable left Pakistan vulnerable and isolated in the online world....
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Cool gadgets: Completely at home
 WHAT COULD BE BETTER than waking up to your favourite iPod music streaming through the Reason8 speaker chambers of the iHome iPod Clock Radio? The iHome boasts of a crisp radio...
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Byteback
 Notes. QUESTION: Can you suggest a website from where I can get good notes for Pakistan Studies and Islamiat for O’ Levels?....
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ITeaser
Think your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this ITeaser and find out for sure:...
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