Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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In a tangle
 Recent rains have added to the suffering of people residing in our metropolitan cities. While traffic congestion is a direct consequence of poor traffic signal operations, municipal organisations’....
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Byteback
 QUESTION: I use Windows XP with 512MB RAM and a Pentium 4 processor (2.4GHz). Sometimes my computer automatically restarts after which the following message appears...
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More earthquakes expected in Indo-Pakistan region
 THE mountains of Tibet, the Tien Shan and the Himalayas are the result of very distant past compression caused by plate collision of the Indian plate into the Eurasian plate....
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Fly away home
 PINCHING a bright orange butterfly in one hand and an adhesive tag the size of a baby’s thumbnail in the other, the entomologist bent down so his audience could watch the big moment....
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A few good men
 IF you are a fan of Real Time Strategy (RTS) games and are looking for something challenging, apart from the cumbersome First Person Shooters (FPS) and sports games, then Company of Heroes....
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A computer for every lap
 IT’S past nine and like all other weary Karachiites I am sitting in the darkness of my house, hoping that the KESC engineers do their job and restore power supply to my neighbourhood....
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Webwatch
 Whether you are a student or a teacher of computer science, this website is definitely worth book marking for regular visits. It features e-books on a variety of subjects related to computers...
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IM anywhere and everywhere
 IF you are the average internet user out there, chances are you use multiple instant messaging (IM) software to talk to your family and friends. At any given point in time...
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Chilling to the core
 THE study of atmospheric and environmental sciences lead to the understanding of the greenhouse effect which helps us recognise the dangers posed to our planet because of global warming....
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The ongoing UFO phenomenon
 Scientists debate their existence, believers are ready to swear that they are a reality, sceptics think they are a figment of imagination or hoaxes by bored individuals looking for publicity....
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Big bang theorists share Nobel physics prize
The Nobel prize for physics was awarded last week to two scientists who helped to prove that the universe began with the big bang. John Mather of the Nasa Goddard Space...
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Pakistan among the most polluted countries
Pakistan is among those countries where oil pollution is at high levels, says a United Nations study released last week. The other port countries facing the same problem include Bangladesh....
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Cool gadgets
 VISIBALL GOLF FINDER has lenses which block out all ambient colours, leaving the golf ball visible. The glasses come in two styles: the fit-over style and the wraparound style...
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Reaching out
A wise person once said that human beings are social animals. This axiom surely rings true for those who have integrated information technology into their lives and are forever online....
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