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Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Javed Leghari Wednesday said even a single degree of a parliamentarian, if proven fake, will put all the degrees under suspicion. Talking exclusively to Awaz Apni News here, the HEC Chairman said degrees of all the parliamentarians including Rehman Malik and Babar Awan are being scrutinized while copies of 161 degrees, which were unintelligible, have been sent back. “Had the degrees were in readable condition, the verification process could have completed within a three-four days,” Dr. Javed Leghari added.

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for protecting democracy and democratic institutions adding that the elected assemblies and the government will complete their five-year mandated tenure regardless of what the opponents are saying and doing. He said that when the party went into elections it had promised the voters to launch a series of programmes meant for alleviating the poor of the country. “We are determined to complete our mandated period to fulfil the promises made to the poor”, he added. The President said that the government was pursuing a comprehensive programme of politico-economic emancipation and empowerment of the women as per cherished dream of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, who throughout her life fought for this cause. The President was addressing the balloting and cheque distribution ceremony under the Waseela-e-Haq programme of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday. Spokesperson to th...

Awaz Apni KARACHI: The members of Sindh Assembly hailing from Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), decrying the raise in power tariffs, termed it a stark injustice to people despite the continuous spells of power outages, Geo News reported Wednesday. According to a statement issued here, Muttahida demanded the government to retract its decision on tariffs hike. The MQM’s MPAs denounced in strong words the recent power tariffs raise by 14 paisas despite the raging power load shedding across Sindh including Karachi and termed the decision as ‘anti-people’. The MPAs said the ongoing power crisis is extremely disconcerting to the people and business strata across the country including Karachi. The Muttahida leaders demanded President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to take grim notice of this raise in power tariffs.

Awaz Apni KARACHI: The Board of Secondary Education, Karachi declared the result of Secondary School Certificate, Part II (Class X), General Group (Regular and Private), annual examination, 2010 on Wednesday. Tooba Wasim of Mama Parsi secured first position after getting 758 marks, Noorul Ain of Nazimabad School and Asma Binte Altaf jointly grabbed second position with 750 marks whereas Mehreen Salim of PMA Girls School got third position with 749 marks. 29,953 candidates appeared in SSC Part II examination among which 18,751 declared successful.

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: Government has hiked power tariff by 7.6 percent in line with the IMF agreement. According to the Ministry of Water and Power the revised tariff will be effective from July 1. The above raise will be in addition to the hike announced earlier by NEPRA in consequence to the monthly fuel adjustment. The notification says that the government has, under NEPRA Act, hiked the power tariff for consumers of eight power distributors as well as Karachi Electric Supply Company. The government’s original plan was to implement the hike from April this year but had to delay it for two months as country suffered from increased power shortfall and load-shedding. Earlier, the government had raised the electricity tariff by 4.6 percent in October 2009 and then in Janaury 2010 by 12 percent as part of its plan to bring in phases a total increase of 24 percent in the electricity rates. The consumers of up to 100 units will have to bear an additional burden of 29 paisas per ...

As commentary this would actually be pretty good, but I'm guessing it was just a typo (see here ). .

An Famous Blog Appadvice daily has claimed that iOS 4 on Apple iPad is coming in the month of November along with Multitasking. iAd platform will also be with iOS 4 and it will be coming in November. Apple has also hinted to launch iOS 4 in November. iAds will be a program for advertisers. So lets wait until November for the arrival of iOS 4 on iPad. I hope that my post was useful for all the readers.

Matt Yglesias uses the turnover in the office of Senate President pro tempore to complain about that the current presidential succession plan is both foolish (#3 after the president is someone in a ceremonial role that you qualify for by being superannuated?), and perhaps unconstitutional.  Fortunately, there's a plan already drafted.  The Continuity of Government Commission -- a bunch of big names from past Congresses and administrations, with political scientists Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein as the major players -- released their report on the presidency one year ago.  While their main focus was, as the title of the commission suggests, focused on the dangers of a catastrophic terrorist attack. The Mann/Ornstein report suggests removing Congress from the line of succession.  Furthermore, they also want to remove the tail end of the cabinet, limiting cabinet-level succession to State, Defense, Justice, and Treasury (in that order).  After that, the commission su...

Matt Yglesias uses the turnover in the office of Senate President pro tempore to complain about that the current presidential succession plan is both foolish (#3 after the president is someone in a ceremonial role that you qualify for by being superannuated?), and perhaps unconstitutional.  Fortunately, there's a plan already drafted.  The Continuity of Government Commission -- a bunch of big names from past Congresses and administrations, with political scientists Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein as the major players -- released their report on the presidency one year ago.  While their main focus was, as the title of the commission suggests, focused on the dangers of a catastrophic terrorist attack. The Mann/Ornstein report suggests removing Congress from the line of succession.  Furthermore, they also want to remove the tail end of the cabinet, limiting cabinet-level succession to State, Defense, Justice, and Treasury (in that order).  After that, the commission su...

Following are Leaked Pics of Samsung SPH-M910 Intercept .

Well there are lot of rumors around that the Motorola Droid 2 Smartphone is going to launch next month on 23rd August with Google's operating system Android 2.2. The Phone is coming to challenge the recently launched iPhone 4. Well as i said at start that it is a rumor and not confirmed yet that will it really launched on 23rd August? Till now no Smartphone has the operating system Android 2.2 and Motorola Droid 2 will be first such Smartphone. the official pricings are not yet announced but according to some sources the price will be $199 along with 2 year contract. I hope that my post was useful for everyone.

I would write a critique of Kathleen Parker's Washington Post piece , but as a woman, my communication skills would suffer from my passivity and my "rhetorical-testosterone deficit." Sorry! (Really, really sorry.) .

The Municipal and County Government Employees Organization (MCGEO), which represents most county employees other than police officers, fire fighters and school workers, has included the following six questions in its questionnaire for County Council candidates.Question 4.The County Council cannot force the School Board to equitably share in the furloughs - this year or next. However, it is

A big thank you to those that took part in the Samsung bada London dev day follow-up questionnaire! The five lucky winners have now been informed and should receive a tasty treat from Samsung Mobile Innovator very shortly. If you’ve got any suggestions on what you’d like to see on this blog, please feel free to submit them and let me know. It takes two to make a thing go right (and of course), it takes two to make it outta sight!

SUNNYVALE, USA: MHL, LLC the entity responsible for administering the MHL Consortium, announced the availability of the MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) specification version 1.0 and Adopter Agreement. The MHL standard defines a new mobile interface to directly connect mobile phones and other portable consumer electronics devices to high-definition televisions and displays. One of the key advantages of the MHL specification is that it enables manufacturers to utilize widely established connectors available in today’s mobile and CE products. “The increasing availability of storage and media capabilities on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile electronics is contributing to the consumption of video on the go,” said Michael Palma, senior research analyst for Consumer Semiconductors of market research firm IDC. “The MHL specification should enhance the ability to link these portable devices to HDTVs opening up opportunities for manufacturers and service providers to deliver new applicat...

EL SEGUNDO, USA: Apple Inc.’s difficulties in satisfying the massive demand for the iPhone 4 are raising questions about the company’s management of the supply chain and prompting frustrated customers to consider competitors’ smart phones, according to iSuppli Corp. iSuppli estimates that Apple in 2010 will ship 21.7 million iPhone 4s, representing 51 percent of the 42.6 million iPhones Apple is expected to ship during the year. The attached figure presents Apple’s top-line forecast for the iPhone from 2008 to 2013—a sum that includes Apple’s previous-generation iPhone 3G and 3GS models. Releasing a new phone every June since 2007, when the first iPhone launched on the market, Apple has risen very quickly from virtually zero presence to become the No. 3 smart phone player, ranking just below Nokia Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM)—both of which have enjoyed much longer runs in the wireless field. Nokia, responding to the threat of the iPhone 4, recently reorganized its business u...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Adobe should cut its losses with Apple and target its flagship Flash Player at telecoms carriers, independent analyst Ovum has claimed in a new report. With the spat over Apple’s refusal to support the Adobe Flash technology on its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices continuing to generate column inches, Ovum believes it is time for Adobe to turn the tables by courting new sponsors of its technology in the shape of telecoms operators. The report states that Adobe and telecoms carriers are faced with similar threats and share similar goals in relation to value-added applications and content, and that carriers should therefore seek an industry-wide partnership with Adobe to use Flash as the basis of their own multi-screen device, development, delivery, and distribution systems. Ovum believes both sides could work together to create a developer ecosystem around connected devices that would compete with, and even outdo its rivals in terms of developer and user exper...

SINGAOPORE: Seven leading players in the Near Field Communication (NFC) ecosystem, Ericsson, Gemalto, NXP, Oberthur Technologies, STMicroelectronics, Venyon, a company in the Giesecke&Devrient group, and ViVOtech have joined forces to form the MIFARE4Mobile Industry Group. The aim of the group is to enable its members to collaborate and work together to standardize and advance the uniform management of MIFARE applications on NFC-enabled secure elements, such as SIM cards, and mobile phones. MIFARE has become the most widely adopted contactless technology on the market today and is an essential element in public transportation schemes, ticketing systems and access management around the world. MIFARE4Mobile is a technology, which has been developed by NXP and is used to manage MIFARE-based services in NFC mobile devices, from the over-the-air installation to the end-user interaction via the user interface of the mobile phone. By bringing together some of the key players in the NFC e...

Here's Kevin Drum, Monday, on Russ Feingold's decision to oppose the banking bill as it came out of conference: But seriously: WTF? This is the final report of a conference committee. There's no more negotiation. It's an up-or-down vote and there isn't going to be a second chance at this. You either vote for this bill, which has plenty of good provisions even if doesn't break up all the big banks, or else you vote for the status quo. That's it. That's the choice. It's not a game. It's not a time for Feingold to worry about his reputation for independence. It's a time to make a decision between actively supporting something good and actively supporting something bad. And Feingold has decided to actively support something bad. That's  Monday.  And what was, apparently, the real-life effect of Feingold's stubborn stand?  Well..back to Drum, on Tuesday : After three Republican senators threatened to vote against the financial re...

Here's Kevin Drum, Monday, on Russ Feingold's decision to oppose the banking bill as it came out of conference: But seriously: WTF? This is the final report of a conference committee. There's no more negotiation. It's an up-or-down vote and there isn't going to be a second chance at this. You either vote for this bill, which has plenty of good provisions even if doesn't break up all the big banks, or else you vote for the status quo. That's it. That's the choice. It's not a game. It's not a time for Feingold to worry about his reputation for independence. It's a time to make a decision between actively supporting something good and actively supporting something bad. And Feingold has decided to actively support something bad. That's  Monday.  And what was, apparently, the real-life effect of Feingold's stubborn stand?  Well..back to Drum, on Tuesday : After three Republican senators threatened to vote against the financial re...

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My sister told me about a new TV series (well, new to me!) called The Generations Project , and I read a post on their blog about Geography .  This reminded me of another tip I should share with you -- using maps in genealogy research! Ten years ago (tomorrow, actually, happy anniversary honey!) I married an Englishman, and found I had a whole new line of genealogy to research, from scratch, and having never researched England genealogy.  No one had ever attempted his family history, so I set about doing it.  While I was researching I would ask him numerous questions such as, "Is Youlgreave close to Doncaster?," "Is Balby in Yorkshire County?"  I soon learned how much my husband DIDN'T know about his own country, so I was on my own. I have looked at historical maps and actually have a software program called AniMap* for US research, but I still revert to Google Maps for simple and quick answers to my geography questions.  I really like the "Get Directions...

Awaz Apni The dollar is an unreliable international currency and should be replaced by a more stable system, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in a report released Tuesday. The use of the dollar for international trade came under increasing scrutiny when the U.S. economy fell into recession. "The dollar has proved not to be a stable store of value, which is a requisite for a stable reserve currency," the report said. Many countries, in Asia in particular, have been building up massive dollar reserves. As a result, those countries' currencies have become undervalued, decreasing their ability to import goods from abroad. The World Economic and Social Survey 2010 is supporting a proposal long advocated by the International Monetary Fund to create a standardized international system for liquidity transfer. Under this proposed system, countries would no longer have to buy up foreign currencies, as China has long done with the U...

Like millions of Chinese, Fu Yajun left her hardscrabble life in the countryside for the promise of high wages at a coastal factory town. But the work she found at a Guangdong shoe manufacturer was far from her dreams, and the low and unstable salary barely put food on her table. But a $600 loan changed everything. "We didn't see a bright future working for others," said the middle-school dropout. "After that experience, my husband and I decided to come back home to start something of our own." Fu and her husband turned to Wokai, a U.S. microfinance firm whose name in Chinese means "I start." Wokai provides microloans to more than 350 impoverished farmers in China -- with the funds coming from donors around the world. Nicknamed "Facebook for Farmers," a contributor to Wokai.org can choose exactly where the funds go. Farmers' profiles and photos are posted online and donors choose to whom and how much they give. Fu had init...

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This time it's Rand Paul. Via the Huffingtonpost , we find this from a blog called Barefoot and Progressive : From Huffingtonpost: Is Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul a creationist? Last week, Paul spoke at a conference for the Christian Home Educators of Kentucky at a Louisville church where he dodged a question about the age of the earth and expressed skepticism about faith-based programs. The first question during the Q&A was from a man who asked a two-part question, including how old Paul believed the world was. "I forgot to say I was only taking easy questions," Paul joked, adding: "I'm going to pass on the age of the Earth. I'm just going to have to pass." Barefoot and Progressive tracks down the Christian Home Educators of Kentucky and finds that one of the group's objectives is to: Protect children from mental physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by secular humanists in a socialist society or governmental system. Though t...

Four members of SEIU Local 500's endorsement committee have issued the following response to Council At-Large candidate Becky Wagner's mass email on the union's endorsement decision. Hide the children, folks!Ms. Wagner,As members of the SEIU Local 500 Committee on Political Empowerment, we were both surprised and disappointed by your public assault on the integrity of our endorsement process.

Jay Hutchins, who is running for MD State Delegate in District 19, and Eric Luedtke, who is running for MD State Delegate in District 14, will be on the "Political Pulse" TV political show on:Thurs, July 1st at 9 p.m.Fri-Sun, July 2nd-4th at 6:00 p.m. and Tues, July 6th at 9:30 p.m.Political Pulse is on Montgomery Municipal Cable in Montgomery County.

Hari ini, tepatnya tanggal 30 Juni 2010, lewat prakasa dari @ mashable ditetapkan sebagai Hari Media Sosial atau Social Media Day . Hari di mana bertemunya seluruh warga dunia untuk berkumpul dan berbincang antar sesama pecinta Media Sosial baik blogger, facebooker, tweeple, hingga kaskuser. Laman Social Media Day di Mashable Efek Social Media memang luar biasa dahsyat. Social Media lewat salah satu medianya yakni jejaring sosial, dapat memberikan ’sedikit’ pilihan bagi individu. Seakan seseorang ‘tidak’ mempunyai kendali penuh atas pilihannya sendiri. Saling mempengaruhi antar individu sangat kuat dalam jejaring sosial. Contoh dari efek ini dapat dilihat dari gerakan Bibit Chandra, koin untuk Prita, atau Bilqis. Selain itu, Social Media telah mengubah perilaku serta kebiasaan seseorang. Pola konvensional mulai ditinggalkan senada dengan perkembangan Social Media . Misalkan kebiasaan membaca koran di pagi hari mulai ‘bergeser’ dan beralih ke media lain. Seperti mengikuti berbagai a...

Korean giant Samsung has unveiled a rugged phone called Samsung Xcover E2370 which offers a standby time of 67 days. This means the phone's battery can last upto 2 months (1,600 hours) in a standby mode, or upto 22 hours in talktime mode. The phone features a 128×160 pixel TFT display, packs a 5MB internal memory and a VGA camera. Other key features include Bluetooth, GSM/EDGE connectivity, music player, flashlight with a dedicated button and a microSD slot for upto 2GB memory expansion. The handset also features 5MB internal memory and a microSD expansion slot which can be expanded up to 2GB memory. The Xcover E2370 is likely to hit European market in the next few months. The phone is certified with IP54 rating which means it can withstand dust and water. Xcover comes with a 2000mAh battery that claims to give a standby time of up to 67 days (or 1,600 hours) and talk time of nearly a day (up to 22 hours). Other features Xcover includes are FM Radio, music player, Bl...

Nokia X3 is an exciting new phone with 2.2 inches TFT screen and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Being a XpressMusic phone, its media player, which supports various formats like MP4, H.264 and WMA, is the most brilliant feature. The phone also has a 3.2 MP camera with features lie 4x zoom, picture editor, full focus and tones like sepia, normal and negative. It also has a 3.5 mm audio jack and also supports various modern technologies like GPRS, EDGE, bluetooth, WAP 2.0, etc. Several network providers like Vodafone, Virgin, Orange, O2, etc. are offering various Nokia X3 deals . These mobile phone deals offers many great discounts and free gifts like laptops, automatic cash back, free talktime and much more. But these are only contract deals i.e. users have to sign a contract with the network providers. A number of websites provide information about various cheap mobile phone deals . So, you can compare these deals and avail the best one for yourself.

Now-a-days, various mobile phone deals are being offered in the market. They are unbelievable deals which not only saves you a huge amount of money but also gives you additional benefits. With the increase in cut throat competition in the market, all the mobile phone manufacturing companies are launching low price mobile phones to attract more customers and earn high profits. There are many low cost mobile phone deals in the market which offer great discounts and free gifts. But, getting a free laptop with mobile phones are just unbelievable. Like mobile phones, laptops also helps to stay connected with your dear ones and is the most useful device. Laptops of various brands like Acer, Toshiba, Dell, HP, etc. are available free of cost with handsets of several mobile phone brands such as Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG, etc. But, this free gift is only available with contract mobile phones . In contract phone deals, a person has to sign an agreement with the network provider for a spec...

Nexus One users can now rejoice with this chunk of news. The phone gets updated with the Android 2.2 version code named as Froyo FRF85. With this amendment, users will enjoy over-the-air software updates on their devices. The updated software comes up with various applications and features which will enhance their mobile experience shares the official Nexus One blog. Users can now cherish a handset with good communication and multimedia features. This update supports Adobe Flash within the browser offering an overwhelming speed. With the Android 2.2 version, users can experience some varied features like dedicated shortcuts, improved security, portable Wi-Fi hotspot and multiple keyboard languages. Mobile enthusiasts can adopt the new camera and gallery features which might keep them glued to their mobile phones. Functions such as the new UI for controlling zoom, flash, white balance, geo-tagging, focus and exposure should further up the ante. With the use of LED flash, videos can be s...

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Shades Of The Old Punjab Across rural Punjab, Sikhs and Hindus are helping restore mosques destroyed during Partition Chander Suta Dogra, Outlook India, July 5, 2010 Brothers In Arms •Around 200 mosques across Punjab have been repaired, rebuilt or built from scratch with the help of Sikhs and Hindus in the last 10 years •Many destroyed during Partition riots are now being restored by village

Australia's new Leftist Prime Minister does not support legalising homosexual marriage Most Australian conservative commentators are thoroughly freaked by Ms Gillard's far-Left background. But there is little of that to see in her deeds or policy positions whilst in government. Both Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan started out on the Left and a Rightward drift is in fact normal as people get older and wiser. I suspect that we are seeing quite a lot of that in Julia. It may also be worth noting that she owes her ascent to PM not to her party's Left but to its Right. Such a drift has certainly happened before in the Australian Labor Party. Former Queensland Premier Ned Hanlon is a good example of that. Starting out as a Leftist firebrand he ended up so far Right he was almost out of sight. He even used police to crush a strike. I can't remember even Joh Bjelke Petersen doing that. The Labor party is tribal, however, so Laborites still honour him, rather in...

Australia's new Leftist Prime Minister does not support legalising homosexual marriage Most Australian conservative commentators are thoroughly freaked by Ms Gillard's far-Left background. But there is little of that to see in her deeds or policy positions whilst in government. Both Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan started out on the Left and a Rightward drift is in fact normal as people get older and wiser. I suspect that we are seeing quite a lot of that in Julia. It may also be worth noting that she owes her ascent to PM not to her party's Left but to its Right. Such a drift has certainly happened before in the Australian Labor Party. Former Queensland Premier Ned Hanlon is a good example of that. Starting out as a Leftist firebrand he ended up so far Right he was almost out of sight. He even used police to crush a strike. I can't remember even Joh Bjelke Petersen doing that. The Labor party is tribal, however, so Laborites still honour him, rather in...