April 29, 2006 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Tightening the noose WHEN Alan Moore wrote the comic book series V for Vendetta, now a cult classic of sorts, little did he, or anyone else for that matter, know that his version of the Orwellian nightmare would come true some 20 years later.... Fighting for survival SUKKUR: “The day I see a dolphin die, a part of me dies with it. It’s like mourning for your own child,” says a weather-beaten Nazir Mir Bahar, originally a mohanna (indigenous fishing community of the Indus).... The politics of environment SOIL was the substance that defined the century that just ended. Ice will define the one that has just begun. Frozen in the ice sheets of the globe’s high latitudes and... Invasion of computer snatchers IMAGINE someone creeping into your living room and tweaking your DVD player so that it no longer played any discs. Or what about a DVD disc that did not like the... Mobile computing on the go MOBILE computing has pervaded our daily lives, ensuring that we are connected 24/7, wherever we are. But is it enough? Demands by mobile users for more flexibility have led to the... Diverse applications IN many fields, the ability to keep on the move is vital in order to utilise time efficiently. Efficient utilisation of resources can mean substantial savings in transportation costs and other... Webwatch DELIGHTS http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/ If you are interested in experimenting with chemicals, this is just the website for you. Here, you can have creative fun to your hearts’ content.... You’ve got mail HOW often have you encountered a situation where an intended mail was sent without any error but the recipient claimed that he did not get it?... Leading the healthy route EXPERTS at the Centre of Leadership and Change Management at Wharton, US believe that leaders are made, not born. Warren Bennis (Professor and founding chair of the Leadership Institute at the... Threat to our common future COUNTRIES across the globe actively celebrated World Earth Day last week to mark the event when in 1970 about 20 million people in the US took to the streets to demand... Key date in icing over of Antarctica established THE moment the Pacific and Atlantic oceans linked up, ultimately leading to the freezing of Antarctica, has been traced to 41 million years ago, according to a study of the seabed off the tip of South America.... CDGK squad spoils Earth Day event WHILE people across the globe were celebrating the 36th Earth Day, about 300 school children had to sit idle as beach-cleaning along the Clifton shoreline could not be resumed over the... Victims of cyber crime DESPITE its global importance, mishandling of the internet is a threat faced by a lot of people all over the world. The internet can serve as a haven for hackers, snoops,... Byteback ISP QUESTION: Please suggest a good ISP for dial-up connection. Also, how can I increase the speed of my dail-up connection to 56Kbps? Usman Nadeem... ITeaser Think your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this ITeaser and find out for sure:... Cool gadgets Go wireless THE LOGITECH Z-5450 DIGITAL is a well-integrated wireless desktop system, which combines room-filling sound with a wide selection of 5.1-channel interfaces and decoders....

Contributions Privacy Policy © DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2006