MobilE: CBS launches iPhone television application

TV.com has been released by CBS Mobile, the new free mobile application will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to view full episodes of select CBS television shows and other programs via a Wi-Fi or 3G mobile network.
No iPhone application has yet to provide free television content directly form a television studio based in the [...]

DiscoveR: Caffeine Prevents Skin Cancer?

Caffeine might offer some protection from skin cancer, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle noted in a study published online Feb. 26 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
“We have found what we believe to be the mechanism by which caffeine is associated with decreased skin cancer,” said lead researcher Dr. Paul Nghiem, an [...]

TecH: Gmail Goes Offline

If you live in Gmail, but don’t always have a broadband connection available, today should be a happy day for you. Google is rolling out a new system for letting Gmail users access their accounts offline. Google will cache your messages on your system using Google Gears. You’ll be able to open your browser to [...]

Sen. John Kerry – Engaging the Muslim World

Thursday, February 26, 2009, Sen. John Kerry, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was hosted a hearing entitled “Engaging with Muslim Communities around the World.”
He should be applauded for his efforts, and for bringing together a great group of people to talk about the issue. One of the panelists is former Sec. of State Madeline [...]

Outback Australian town to run on solar power 24 hours a day

Cloncurry, a town of over 4000 people in north-west Australia, is gearing up to produce solar thermal power capable of supplying all of ts electricity needs, 24-hours a day. The technology used will ensure the 10 megawatt Cloncurry solar thermal power station will continue to generate electricity when the sun is not shining and will [...]

AKFC: The MasterCard Foundation Expands Savings Services

Programs with Aga Khan Foundation Canada and CARE Canada to benefit an estimated 900,000 people in Tajikistan and Rwanda

TORONTO, ONT. – February 25, 2009 – The MasterCard Foundation has announced two new programs to expand savings initiatives in Tajikistan and Rwanda with Aga Khan Foundation Canada and CARE Canada. With a total investment of $9 [...]

An Essay In Glass By Maria Cook

Would you like to look inside the new Aga Khan headquarters on Sussex Drive? It’s the white building with the crystalline roof.
Ottawa Magazine’s latest Interiors issue will be on the newstands on Monday. It has excellent photographs and a thoughtful article by Karim H. Karim, the director of the Carleton University School of Journalism.
He suggests [...]

Javna foresees a distinct improvement in the mobile advertising sector

Javna, the leading Arab company specializing in software solutions and wireless applications, announced its Symbian certification and the successful passing of its MobiAd advertizing platform of the international Symbian trial testing and evaluation.

 
The regional company with its headquarters in the Jordanian capital expects the Javna Media Network Platform to remarkably improve the mobile marketing and [...]

Lifeline for endangered albatross

The outlook for endangered seabirds looks better thanks to a scheme that reduces the numbers accidentally killed by the fishing industry.
Three-quarters of albatross species are at risk of extinction, largely due to the way long lines are deployed to catch fish such as tuna.
 
The birds are attracted to the baited lines and can become entangled [...]

NASA spacecraft to seek out Earth-like planets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. spacecraft toting the biggest camera ever sent into space will be launched next month to scour our region of the Milky Way galaxy for warm, rocky planets like Earth that may host life, NASA said on Thursday. The Kepler spacecraft is scheduled to spend 3-1/2 years looking at more than [...]

Ismaili Marathon Gallary-Mumbai India 2009

Aga Khan Film Screening – Atlanta – Feb 23 2009

 AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis, will be screening in Atlanta at 6PM on Monday, Feb 23rd at Emory University (White Hall 207) as part of Islam Awareness Month.
Source: Aga Khan Film Blog

BoOk: The Emergence of Scientific Traditions In Islam

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Hackers target Xbox Live players

Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network.

The booting services are proving popular with players who want a way to get revenge on those who beat them in an Xbox Live game.
 
The attackers are employing data flooding tools that have been used against websites for many years. [...]

Jupiter in space agencies’ sights

Nasa and the European Space Agency have decided to forge ahead with an ambitious plan to send a probe to the Jupiter system and its icy moon Europa.

The proposal could be the agencies’ next “flagship” endeavour, to follow on from the successful Cassini-Huygens mission to the Saturn system.
Officials had been considering the Jupiter mission along [...]

AKU: Aga Khan University Research Fellowships 2009

Programme Description
The research fellowship programme at AKU-ISMC commences in September and offers a unique opportunity to pursue research within an intellectually stimulating and supportive environment. Fellows play an active role in the intellectual life of the Institute, participating in a wide range of seminars, workshops, and conferences. They also enjoy the opportunity of interacting with [...]

IIS: Doctoral Scholarship Programme 2009-10

 
The Institute awards doctoral scholarships each year to suitable candidates. Preference is given to those applicants who have completed the Institute’s three year Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities and who are interested in pursuing careers in Islamic studies.
More specifically, the doctoral scholarship programme aims (1) to encourage the study of certain neglected areas [...]

IIS Publishes Work on Khutbas of Fatimid Caliphs

The latest IIS publication, Orations of the Fatimid Caliphs: Festival Sermons of the Ismaili Imams by Paul Walker, is the tenth publication in the Ismaili Texts and Translations Series.
For Full Review visit IIS Publications Page

WebSite: World of the Indian Ocean

A celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Aga Khan University featuring intellectual and imaginative explorations of the Indian Ocean cultural and scientific realm hosted primarily at the National Museums of Kenya.

Round-table Discussions · Cultural Performances
Plenary Sessions · Film Screenings · Workshops
Concerts · Exhibits
Worlds of the Indian Ocean
connecting the past to the future
February 19–23, 2009· Nairobi, [...]

Building a better society through CIVIC participation

The commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee was an opportunity for Ismaili Muslims to come together in the spirit of voluntary service and contribute to the wellbeing of the communities where they reside. This was one of the underlying objectives of the CIVIC programme in Canada.
CIVIC — Challenging Ismaili Volunteers in Communities — was an initiative [...]

EducaTion: Full Bright Scholarship 2009

Application process and Deadline: May18, 2009
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Source: USEF Pakistan

Windows Mobile Online Storage Beta Coming Soon

Microsoft has revealed some details of a forthcoming service that will allow Windows Mobile users to synchronize information between their phone and the Web.
The service, called My Phone, will provide a place to store data such as photos, videos, text messages and calendar items. Users will then be able to share that data with others [...]

Eboo Patel on CNN ( FACES OF FAITH )

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Aga Khan When At Harvard..!!

In a message dated 17/02/2009 6:03:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, As Received writes:
Subject: MHI at Harvard
John Feil Stevenson, son of the Democratic presidential candidate for America, who was his room-mate in college, recalls,
“Karim didn’t go in much for clothes. During the time I knew him, he owned two suits and one pair of shoes [...]

AKDN Careers: New Vacancies

 
For detail viewing and application visit: The Aga Khan Development Websit
Source: AKDN

Scientists developing spray-on solar panels

Researchers in Australia have started a three-year project to develop a spray-on coating for solar panels and more efficient cells that are less costly than today’s PV. Australian National University (ANU) is working with new Australian solar company Spark Solar and Finnish materials company Braggone Oy on the method, which could be commercially available by [...]

DownLoad: Marketing Management(Mellinium Edition) By Kotler

Exclusive Download Complete Book in Pdf Formate of  Marketing Management by Philip Kotler
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Darwin’s Gift To the World Celebrated This Month

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who realized and demonstrated that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors through the process he called natural selection. February 12 marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th year since he published the pivotal “Origin of Species.”
 
The fact that evolution [...]

AMD’s new Phenom II chips take on Intel

Micro Devices added new Phenom II desktop models on Monday, including triple-core processors, in its continued attempt to outdo Intel desktop price-performance.
The Phenom II “Dragon” line of desktop processors uses AMD’s new 45-nanometer technology and comprises both quad-core (X4) and triple-core (X3) parts.
 
The triple-core Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition processor is priced at $145, [...]

Green printer uses coffee dregs as ink

The paperless office is a great notion, but in reality there are still many scenarios where the printer needs to be switched on and fed with environmentally unfriendly consumables – paper and ink. Recycling and re-using paper for print jobs has become well entrenched, but the expensive and often frustrating process of replenishing the ink [...]