The Jury Is Out on the First 100 Days of this Government

Posted by anas on May 31, 2008 in Pakistan | 2 comments On 28th May, many in Pakistan celebrated or condemned the first ten years of Pakistan becoming an overt nuclear power. But the date had another teeny-weeny element of significance: it almost completed 100 days of Pakistani politicking since the elections of 18th Feb. In scientific disciplines, from physics to statistics, we have concepts like cross-section; in biology and medicine we have a...
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Daylight Saving Time: What's the Fuss All About?

Posted by anas on May 31, 2008 in Pakistan | 2 comments Tonight, there won’t be midnight in Pakistan for a second time. But there will be chaos, at least it is said so. It has already started. Some people have already refused to advance their clocks. Some claim they cannot offer Maghrib prayers at 8 while others simply call it a political move. For me, politics is the keyword here. In Pakistan, every move of government is seen in a political...
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Theory & Practice

Posted by anas on May 31, 2008 in Thought Provokers | 0 comments In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they never are.
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Temperature Sensor in Cell Phones

Posted by anas on May 31, 2008 in Mobile Phones | 0 comments In this age of rapid cell phone advancement, the users are struggling to keep apace with the burgeoning mobile technology. Yet it often surprises me when I’m walking out in this Middle Eastern heat dumbfounded; trying to guess the temperature with which the sun is burning my face. I’m unable to comprehend why the mobile phones which are packed with features such as accelerometer...
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rescind: cancel

Posted by anas on May 31, 2008 in Word of the Day | 0 comments Because of the public resentment, the king had to rescind his order. GRE Word of the Day – AnasImtiaz.com – 31/05/2008
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