Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
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When chaos reigns supreme
 The October 8, 2005 earthquake was a disaster of monumental proportions, simply because the government or civic agencies had no disaster management plan in place...
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Creepy crawlies
 AN insect of the family Pseudococcidae genus Phenacoccus severely infected the cotton crop in the cotton-growing provinces (Sindh and Punjab) of Pakistan in 2005. It was the first time...
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Quality of life
 Human beings look for quality in all aspects of life – for example, food, clothing, living style, education and housing. In this regard, human beings also consider the quality of drugs...
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Byteback
 EDITOR’S REPLY: There are two possibilities. First, you, like thousands of people in the world, have been infected with the blaster worm. You need to go to norton.com and get the removal tool...
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Monitoring wildlife
 The applications of modern scientific technology in biological sciences around the world has made it possible to monitor ecosystem trends and biological entities through a number of methods...
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Around the world in a few minutes
 For those who take an escape from the newspapers and from TV channel news, here is a website which is an easy outlet for the current and past affairs from around the world....
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Crash and Bang
 The game was originally released on the PSP, quite like GTA: Liberty City Stories, but both have also been released on the PlayStation 2, not long after its release on the handheld...
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Video editing made easy
 Most of the time people ask me the way to edit any movie or a song in any video editing software like Adobe Premiere or Adobe After Effect. Often, they come across with the problem...
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A new surgery for gallbladder removal
 Doctors in New York have removed a woman’s gallbladder with a technique they hope will cause less pain and scarring than the usual operation and allow for a quicker recovery....
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In hope of another world
 There are several theories (and myths) regarding Earth’s neighbouring planet Mars — its watery past and the signs of life, however. Recent studies and data provides more intriguing evidence....
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Here and There
 Physicians and patients at a health awareness programme observed that any reduction in the cost of glucose detection tests conducted at laboratories or homes could lead...
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News Beat
 Post-menopausal women who ate as little as 57g (2oz) of beef or lamb a day had a 56 per cent increased risk compared to those who ate none, according to researchers at the University...
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Cool Gadgets
 JUST five minutes a day will help keep pet odours away. The Sila Waterless Bath and Flea Repel Brush neutralises pet odours using ionic technology. This breaks down impurities in the air...
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Top Ten
Here are the top 10 games of this week, Here are the some highly anticipated games due to be released in the coming months...
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