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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Dinosaurs had ‘earliest feathers’
The creatures are all more than 150 million years old. The new finds are indisputably older than Archaeopteryx, the “oldest bird” recognised by science. Professor Xu Xing and colleagues tell the journal Nature that this represents the final proof that … Continue reading
Posted in Wild Life
A microchip that detects the type and severity of cancer in just half an hour
Because the signature biomarkers that indicate the presence of cancer at the cellular level are generally present only at low levels in biological samples, detecting them is a procedure that usually takes days and involves a room filled with computers. … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
From the Past: The Old Bridge of Mostar
Stari Most ,”The Old Bridge”, is a 16th century bridge in the city of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) that crosses the river Neretva and connects two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until the bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture
The Governor General of Canada speaks with young British Columbians at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby
On Monday, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, led a Truce Dialogue as part of Canada’s expression of the Olympic Truce in the run-up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The Dialogue, which took … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Ismaili Photography Competition: The Winners
2009 ISM Photography Competition For full preview of the photographs and detail info visit Source
Posted in Arts & Culture
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SPS joins list of private universities including Aga Khan University
Armed with a Sh500 million war chest in funds, partly raised through a private placement, the Kenya School of Professional Studies is set to expand its facilities after getting the green light to operate as a private university. This means … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Education
A beacon of hope from the summit of Afghanistan’s highest mountain
An old Afghan proverb states: “There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.” Four Afghan Ismailis took it literally. Together with a team of Frenchmen, they set out to climb Noshaq — the country’s highest mountain. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Aga Khan University: First National Seminar on Suicide Prevention
First National Seminar on Suicide Prevention Suicide: Hidden Realities in Pakistan September 30, 2009 Aga Khan University’s Department of Continuing Professional Education and Suicide Prevention and Research Interest Group (SPRInG) in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public … Continue reading
Posted in AKU Pakistan
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Heart attacks kill over 17m people every year
KARACHI – The World Heart Day was commemorated on Sunday with a view to encourage people around the globe to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of heart attacks which, together with strokes, kill over 17 million people … Continue reading
Posted in Health
World Heart Day observed
World Heart Day is commemorated on September 27 every year to encourage people around the globe to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of heart attacks which, together with strokes, kill over 17 million people every year. Chairman, … Continue reading
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Water found on the moon – what will it mean for the future?
Newspapers and websites around the world are buzzing with the news that water and hydroxyl (hydrogen and oxygen) molecules have been found in the polar regions of the moon. NASA announced yesterday that instruments aboard three separate spacecraft revealed that … Continue reading
Aga Khan University: Preventive measures for heart disease
World Heart Day is commemorated on September 27 every year to encourage people around the globe to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of heart attacks which, together with strokes, kill over 17 million people every year. This … Continue reading
Lisbon Forum 2009: Creating a Culture of Human Rights through Education (Lisbon, 13-14 November 2009)
Lisbon Forum 2009: Creating a Culture of Human Rights through Education Lisbon, 13-14 November 2009 The mission of the European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity of the Council of Europe, also known as the North-South Centre (NSC), is … Continue reading
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Aga Khan University commemorates World Heart Day on Sunday, September 27, 2009
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Aga Khan University commemorates World Heart Day on Sunday, September 27, 2009, and the theme this year is ‘Work with Heart’. Over 17.2 million people die each year from heart diseases globally, and is now the major cause … Continue reading
Posted in AKU Pakistan
ECD: What Is Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate? What Causes Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate?
Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most frequent birth defects in newborns. About one in 700 infants a year in the United States and one in 600 in the United Kingdom are affected. A cleft is characterized as … Continue reading
The baoli that lives up to its name
The Chashma-e-Dilkhusha (the spring which pleases the heart) had started looking dirty and causing pain to not just history lovers but also to believers of this baoli’s ‘medicinal properties’. The only baoli (step well) to still hold water in Delhi, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture
Aga Khan Foundation may hike DCB stake
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (EKFEB), which is the single largest shareholder and holds 49 per cent of Development Credit Bank Ltd equity, is looking at hiking its stake in DCB, post the Government of India notification that … Continue reading
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