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Cover Story: Dams and deltas
 With waterflow decreasing at an alarming rate, it is no surprise that the Indus delta has been identified as endangered. Shamim F. Khalid details the scenario Pakistan has greatly benefited from building dams in the past and boasts of the largest mud dam...
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DOTCOM: Diet is who you are
 Hafsa Ahsan brings a website that helps route eating habits towards a healthier path This is an age of gadgets and junk food — a lethal combination for one’s health. The former ensures lack of exercise in the daily routine by means of the innovative easy-to-use devices...
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Q’N’A: Byteback
Umair Mohsin responds to your queries From where can I download Active Speed software for free? Will it increase my internet’s speed......
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GAME ON: The assassin
 A new kind of look, great gaming experience and an engrossing storyline saves Assassin’s Creed from ending up in the mediocre category, writes Sohail Saleem First Person Shooters have taken over the PC in the past eight months and current consoles except the Wii, include the games The Orange Box, Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4....
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Wireless fun
 Unless you have been living in some alien land for the past year or so, you must have seen the term ‘Wi-Fi’ on many products and services that have come to Pakistan. Maybe you have probably figured out ...
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COOLGADGETS
 Checking the tyre pressures of your car is generally pretty tedious and involves checking each tyre individually, either with your own tool or a trip to the garage. This gizmo lets you see the pressure without leaving the driving seat....
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CAREERS: Building blocks civil engineering
 Huge bridges, tall buildings, sprawling roads, grand hotels and residential towns are all miracles of civil engineering. Wikipedia defines this field as a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and natural built environment....
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Out of this world: Hark! Who goes there?
 Has 55 Cancri finally come to share the limelight that exclusively belonged to our sun? Fatima Sajid digs into the matter Forty-one light years away from Earth shines the star 55 Cancri, which cradles a family of at least five planets to form a solar system very much like ours....
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TIPS AND TRICKS: PC, or cellphone? Take your pick
 Making use of Bluetooth remote control is easy, fun and useful, particularly for business users. Nizar Diamond Ali explains how Mobile phones have taken over the world in terms of myriad of functionalities. It is no longer just a gadget for making calls....
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FROM FAR AND WIDE: Palaeontology
 Engineering techniques of an unusual British dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri have shown that it fed on fish, despite the fact that it looks like a meat-eater, according to BBC News The discovered dinosaur’s skull is bent and stretched in the same way as the skull of today''s fish-eating crocodiles....
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Fun internded: Servered!
 Last week, our office went through two major crises, aside from the [major] ordeal of watching ‘Alvin and the chipmunks’ at our weekly in-house movie matinee. One was the loss of a major project due to the current situation in the country....
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INTERVIEW
 Critics cite construction of dams as an example of lopsided development, blaming the government for shortage of portable water. What is IUCN’s stance on it Pakistan has the largest irrigation system in the world. There are three major dams, 19 barrages, two siphon...
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