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liked tis from a book (Tipping point)

2006-09-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

Connectors
*People with a special gift for bringing the world together, people specialists
*Know lots of people
*Have an extraordinary knack of making friends and acquaintances, making social connections.
*Have mastered the "weak tie"; a friendly, yet casual social connection.
*Manage to occupy many different worlds and subcultures and niches. By having a foot in so many different worlds, they have the effect of bringing them all together.
*Acquaintances represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.
Social glue: they spread the message

stand by me (Ben King)

2006-09-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me,

so* Darling darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me, Darling darling stand by me
andWhenever you're in trouble
Won't you stand by me, oh stand by me

vision to develop a unified mobile marketplace where every one has the reason to cheer.

2006-09-07T14:37:00.000-07:00

Youpark offers unique value added services to wireless operators, OEMs, Portals, brands, mobile software developers and provide high quality mobile applications and games to end users; hence bringing together the whole mobile marketplace.

Youpark – a mobile market enabler – links each participant of the mobile value chain togather .

It delivers best selling mobile applications and games for end users with wider options and a lot of variety to choose from. Youpark supports mobile content for Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile (Pocket PC), Windows Mobile (Smartphone), Palm, Linux and Blackberry platforms. Users have all round flexibility of payment and downloading. They can download the content to their mobiles/handhelds and desktops through web, WAP, on device portals (ODPs) and retail in-shops. Users can also get digital media by texting a short code number to youpark.

Youpark offers customized branded storefronts and a quality content catalogue to wireless operators, OEMs, Portals and brands to add more value to their offerings and strengthen their brand and moreover youpark’s value added services have high flexibility to integrate with existing infrastructures of Operators, OEMs etc. With merchandising and localization features they can strengthen their user base and penetrate in to local markets.

Indiagames & MTNL Launch Games On Demand At Rs.300 A Month

2006-08-30T05:51:00.000-07:00

Indiagames and MTNL have launched Games on Demand. As of today, the service is available only to users in Mumbai. Some similarities with the Indiagames offering with Airtel, but some differences too: Cost: For Airtel - Rs. 199/month. For MTNL - Rs.300/month
Source:ContentSutra

Opportunity for mobile application developers in banking sector of pakistan.

2006-08-27T11:29:00.000-07:00

I was making some efforts to find info on banking sector in pakistan. Apart from what i was looking for, i came across a very good piece of info, while browsing through archives of The News:

Mobile phone banking to start in 2006 (Story as of March):

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Ishrat Hussain announced on Thursday that mobile banking would start in 2006 and cost of each banking transaction would be Rs5 only. Inaugurating NIFT-e-Trust here at a local hotel, he said from 2006 all branches of commercial banks would be made online initiating the mobile banking era. According to him, before the start of ATM the cost of clearing each cheque was Rs20 and "currently ATM clearing cost is Rs15".

He said with the start of mobile banking the chances of bank robberies would go down automatically and bank customers would be more secure and safe in making banking transactions. He said before the start of this century, there was hardly any ATM service in the country. However, he said there were still dangers of hacking and terrorism like activities and that threat would continue but the banking system should be ready to face these challenges. He was of the view that the banks were making serious efforts to adopt modern technologies.

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2005-daily/20-05-2005/business/b1.htm

Why are mobile application sales dropping?

2006-08-24T10:07:00.000-07:00

An EXCELENT insight on mobile APPLICATIONS by Michael Mace

Interesting

2006-08-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

After doing some hectic work I was yawning a lot and thought what the hell is this and why do we actually yawn?? It is very interesting to note that the exact causes of yawning are still unknown. surprising!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawn
The hidden sexuality of the human yawn

Milton Keynes gets high speed net

2006-08-22T02:53:00.000-07:00

Milton Keynes looks set to become the first British city to get a high-speed wireless network based on so-called Wimax technology.

Net connection firm Pipex is creating the network which should cover most parts of the city by the end of 2006.
Unlike wi-fi technology, Wimax offers high-speed net access over long distances, instead of just a few metres.

one of my old favo songs

2006-08-18T03:00:00.000-07:00

Smile an ever lasting smile
A smile can bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you gone
'Cos that would bring a tear to me

This world has lost its glory
Let's start a brand new story
Now my love

You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

Talk in ever lasting words
And dedicate them all to me
And I will give you all my life
I'm hear if you should call to me

You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

1 year of non stop learning

2006-08-15T04:25:00.000-07:00

today I am happy that i completed 1 year of non stop learning. exactly 1 year ago i came to this premises of mobileWeaver who was taking care of zyb at that time. then i moved to mobileWeaver itself (after some months i wud be celebrating 1 yr with mobileWeaver ;) . It would certainly remain one of memorable years of my life. i learnt a lot. made so many friends. came to know great poeple who are humble, have greatest level of ethics, down to earth and simply provide great enviornment. i don know how to thank 'em but i know i owe them a lot and they include all whom i have worked with: Abid gillani, umar akram, babar baig, taqweem anwar, Imran Aslam, Mansoor Qaisar, Farrukh Abbas, Sohail n Sarfraz, Aimal, TAK, Laeeq, Tariq, Ozman and yea Jibran and Tommy who were so supportive in initial days and most inspiring personality which actually attracted me towards mobileWeaver; Saleem Sb. I hope and pray that mobileWeaver marches along to achieve the highest level and every one be successful, even though i may remain with it or not.

Thanks to Almighty Allah for every thing and thank you all for your great support and providing me the chance to enrich my learning experiance.

happy again

2006-08-11T05:43:00.000-07:00

i have all the reason to smile and post again as blospot is opening here........ kool!!!

Yahoo and Microsoft link IM

2006-07-14T05:09:00.000-07:00

13 July 2006
Microsoft and Yahoo have made good on a promise to make their instant messaging solutions interoperate. On Thursday the pair will release a limited beta of a new instant messaging service that will let Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger with Voice to communicate ... [more

US and Japan to Lead $11.7bn Mobile TV Market

2006-07-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

10 July 2006
A report from analyst firm Juniper Research predicts that Broadcast Mobile TV will reach revenues of $11.7bn worldwide by 2011. Japan is predicted to lead the market with revenues reaching $2.9bn and the US will follow closely at $1.8bn. The UK is also predicted to ... [more]

it's time to make some GK ;)

2006-07-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

* A diet high in fat is said to impede memory.
* Most of a hog’s sweat glands are in its snout.
* Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
* McDonald’s salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers.
* All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job.
* Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.* ‘Vodka’ is Russian for ‘little water’.
* The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice.*
Elephants, lions, and camels roamed Alaska 12,000 years ago.
* The average horse jockey earns only $9 per race.
* In what country will you find the most Universities? India.
* Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.

dailytimes.com.pk

can trucks be used for cheap advertising in Pakistan?

2006-07-05T06:25:00.000-07:00

When Mansoor Qaisar & Umar Akram posted this on their blogs, i thought Can we use these trucks for cheap advertising in Pakistan? These trucks go in faar flung valleys of North, in deserts of sindh, plains of punjab and rugged mountains of Balouchistan...wherever people live. They can be a good advertising channel for FMCG companies to communicate brand and product awareness. On the road they are followed by millions of cars and buses and coasters carrying passengers who are decision makers for a product purchase. So can these trucks influence? One thing i know is that they would be cheap and would serve a purpose of travelling billboards covering an area of thousand miles. Hey folks, what do you say? Should trucks be commercialized?

Ahmed Fraz's work

2006-07-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ahmed Fraz.................great friend of mine did this with my pic........looking a bit real

Bloggers from Islamabad...lets protest against ban of blogspot in front of parliament house (attn:shirazi, Dr. Awab)

2006-06-30T10:32:00.000-07:00

We all are very much annoyed on the fact that blogspot does not open here. lets organize ourselves and arrange a peaceful protest in front of parliament house registering our concerns in the press as well. This is totally unfair and against personal freedom. I will request experianced bloggers like shirazi, Dr. Awab Alavi, mqaisar, adnan siddiqi etc. to support us in this cause. this would also be the first step of unifying the blogger community of Pakistan.......lets arrange it for the next weekend. WHAT DO U PPL SAY. please comment.

Watch out operators, wifi is coming - Research

2006-06-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

28 June 2006 Converged wifi/cellular handsets will crash through the blockades that operators and carriers put in their ... [more]

i am back

2006-06-23T04:55:00.000-07:00

after a lapse of seven days i am happy to blog again. i had a terrible blow of stomach infction. It feels all new when you regain health. Evrything looks so great and everything sounds so sweet.
~All good~

but the sad thing is that we cant access xyz.BLOGSPOT.com... this is totally bullshit from the govt. ahhh..........freedom of speech........ can't we protest in front of parliament house or somewhere aroud that place. ALL BLOGGERS FROM ISLAMABAD lets make a plan and execute this. Atleast authorities and people should get notice of this thing.

what do you people suggest?

HTC hails first tri-band windows launch

2006-06-16T04:42:00.000-07:00

15 June 2006 HTC has launched what it claims are the first tri-band 3G Windows Mobile Pocket ... [more]

Web-based VoIP service launches in UK

2006-06-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

14 June 2006 Yet another VoIP service has been launched at British consumers, this time the "revolutionary" service ... [more]

no title... my pic

2006-06-14T02:57:00.000-07:00

no title !

2006-06-14T02:42:00.000-07:00

my desktop

2006-06-08T06:03:00.000-07:00

50:50

2006-06-06T09:29:00.000-07:00

All planned !

2006-06-05T06:12:00.000-07:00

Pakistan plans world's largest mobile WiMax rollout

2006-06-05T03:52:00.000-07:00

Wateen Telecom, a subsidiary of Warid Telecom, and Motorola have signed the contract worth US$ 60 million for the deployment of Wi-max networks in the length and breadth of Pakistan. After the implementation of the project, Pakistan will become the first country in the world to have 802.16e Wi-Max technology for Wireless local loop application serving residential and corporate customers for data and voice alike at unprecedented data rates.

In a statement, the minister said the contract reflects on Pakistan’s improved image in the world as one of the serious and high-growth markets of the world, ahead of anyone else including India. "It is encouraging to note that this is the first ever commercial contract for nationwide Wi-max deployment in the world making it a historical milestone for Pakistan’s ICT sector," he said.
Various news sources

Business development

2006-06-04T11:44:00.000-07:00

Business development emcompasses a number of techniques designed to grow an economic enterprise. Such techniques include, but are not limited to, assessments of marketing opportunities and target markets, intelligence gathering on customers and competitors, generating leads for possible sales, followup sales activity, and formal proposal writing.

Successful business development often requires a multi-disciplinary approach beyond just "a sale to a customer." A detailed strategy for growing the business in desirable ways is frequently necessary, which may involve financial, legal and advertising skills. Business development cannot be reduced to simple templates applicable to all or even most situations faced by real-world enterprises. Creativity in meeting new and unforeseen challenges is necessary to keep an enterprise on a path of sustainable growth.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.mobi is not the answer to mobile content

2006-06-04T04:49:00.000-07:00

.mobi is not the answer to mobile content by ZDNet's Ryan Stewart -- The .mobi initiative may seem like a good way to get more people using the web with their cell phones, but ultimately it is going to fall short. RIAs give mobile users an unprecedented level of control over how they view content. It also gives content providers, advertisers and marketers a rich platform with which to hook users.

Another day passed!! (Islamabad)

2006-06-03T02:35:00.000-07:00

Operators slash roaming rates by 50 per cent

2006-06-01T05:58:00.000-07:00

A handful of European mobile operators banded together today in agreement to halve the price of average wholesale roaming tariffs. A move expected to result in a 50 per cent reduction in the retail price of roaming services across Europe. T- Mobile, Orange, Telecom ... [more]

my today's horoscope :)

2006-06-01T03:51:00.000-07:00

You are mentally alert, sharp, and on your toes during this time period. You will perform superbly in a debate or other mental task that requires quick thinking, fast response, and fluent expression of ideas. Writing comes easily now, so if you have some writing you need to do, now is a good time to do it. Business negotiations and organizational meetings of any kind run very smoothly. You can expect an upbeat atmosphere with a willingness and readiness to act on progressive ideas.
On this date you are compatible with Taurus

Pakistani on SMS blasphemy charge

2006-05-27T03:43:00.000-07:00

A Pakistani Christian has been arrested because he sent blasphemous text messages to Muslims from his mobile phone, police say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5021326.stm

Orange to offer free broadband in UK

2006-05-25T07:46:00.000-07:00

Orange is to offer free broadband in the UK through its Wanadoo business as the pair officially merge next week, according to reports. The UK's Guardian newspaper says an announcement on the free broadband - the second in the UK following Carphone Warhouse's move ... [more]

Iris Scanning Cell Phones a Reality

2006-05-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

Eye-scanners may soon be used to verify cell phone users according to Xvista, a UK-based company which has developed the first portable iris scanner.

Developed through a $3.4 million, six year partnership with the University of Sussex, the xVista system offers an accurate and secure method of checking an individual's identity.

xVista's technology discreetly and securely map the iris for individual characteristics, first registering the eye to a central database by creating a template. The... [Continue reading Iris Scanning Cell Phones a Reality]

learning

2006-05-22T12:03:00.000-07:00

Nowadays am learning a lot. Working on some projects. I finished some assignments and learnt that how people change themselves just to keep themselves in limelight. everyone wants to be talked about. hmmmmm.......human is so complex....but i believe am lucky enough to land in such an organization who has pick of the people. I think focus and committment are essential ingrediants to cook any thing. :)

You Have Type A Personality

2006-05-21T03:28:00.000-07:00

You are hyper, energetic, and always on the moodYou tend to succeed at everything you attemptAnd if you don't succeed at first, you quickly climb your way to the top!You could be called a workaholic, but you also make time for funAs long as it's high energy and competitive, you're interestedYou have the perfect personality for business and atheltic success Do You Have a Type A Personality?

view from my roof top.......lonely cloud and sunset in Islamabad

2006-05-20T11:06:00.000-07:00

A view from my terrace.....Islamabad the beautiful!

2006-05-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

Live mobile TV hits Hong Kong!!!

2006-05-17T07:34:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong operator PCCW this week began broadcasting real-time TV over its 3G network to 110,000 mobile subscribers. . [More].

North American Skypers get free calls

2006-05-17T00:19:00.000-07:00

Previously, Skype users in both countries were required to pay for Skype calls to traditional telephones, but users in both countries can now make free SkypeOut calls to the two North American countries until the end of the year. [More].

2006-05-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

You Are Internal - Realist - Empowered

You feel your life is controlled internally.
If you want something, you make it happen.
You don't wait around for things to go your way.
You value your independence and don't like others to have control.

You are a realist when it comes to luck.
You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random.

You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you...
But you do your best to try to make your own luck.

You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order.
You realize that working the system does get you further.
You know who to defer to and who to control.
When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

2006-05-16T11:22:00.000-07:00

Your Blogging Type is Unique and Avant Garde

You're a bit ... unusual. And so is your blog.
You're impulsive, and you'll often post the first thing that pops in your head.
Completely uncensored, you blog tends to shock... even though that's not your intent.You tend to change your blog often, experimenting with new designs and content.

Check your blogging personality here!!!

ahhmmmm........

2006-05-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

my desktop wallpaper

2006-05-10T05:15:00.000-07:00

She is nowadays at my desktop!!

Words by Boyzone

2006-05-09T03:39:00.000-07:00

smile an ever lasting smile
a smile can bring you near to me
don't ever let me find you gone
'cause that would bring a tear to me
this world has lost its glory
let's start a brand new story
now my love
you think that I don't even mean
a single word I say

it's only words
and words are all I have
to take your heart away

talk in ever lasting words
and dedicate them all to me
and I will give you all my life
i'm here if you should call to me
you think that I don't even mean
a single word I say

it's only words
and words are all I have
to take your heart away

it's only words
and words are all I have
to take your heart away

Donate!!

2006-05-08T07:05:00.000-07:00

Pakistan vs India

2006-05-05T04:47:00.000-07:00

Skype intros 100-way calling

2006-05-03T06:36:00.000-07:00

Internet telephony provider Skype is bringing conference calling to the masses, allowing up to 100 users to join in the same conversation. With the introduction of Skype 2.5 beta today, the company has introduced an early preview of its Skypecasts service. [more]

The Cloud takes on operators with UK-wide wifi deal

2006-05-02T07:47:00.000-07:00

Mobile phone companies in the UK today came under attack as wifi operator The Cloud announced an "all you can eat" internet tariff that allows calls over VoIP. The £11.99 per month tariff for unlimited access to the internet at around 7,000 hotspots around the UK includes ... [more]

Yusuf Kasdit

2006-04-30T06:19:00.000-07:00

Excellent friend of mine!!! from Thialand... very intelligent and hard working guy...... I have a lot of respect for him in my heart and pray for his excellent future!!!

Skype hits 100M subscriber mark

2006-04-29T07:20:00.000-07:00

Skype said Friday that it now has more than 100 million registered users of its free Internet-based calling service, nearly double the number of registered users it had in September 2005

2006-04-27T07:20:00.000-07:00

Pakistan Telecommunications' profits down

2006-04-27T07:04:00.000-07:00

Pakistan Telecommunications, the country's largest telecoms provider, said Wednesday its net profit in the nine months to March 31 had declined 28% on year on lower revenues.
The company released a statement to the Karachi Stock Exchange reporting a net profit of PKR15.28bn ($255m) in the period between July and March, down from PKR21.32bn twelve months earlier.

2006-04-27T03:36:00.000-07:00

فرشتہ مجھ کو کہنے سے میری تحقیر ہوتی ہے
۔۔ میں مسجودِ ملائک ہوں مجھے انساں ہی رہنے دو

Contact me

2006-04-26T04:12:00.000-07:00

Mansoor Ehsan
mobileWeaver …weaving the mobile value chain (www.unwirepark.com )

Microsoft Takes Aim at Next Windows Mobile

2006-04-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

Just as Windows Mobile 5.0 appears to be hitting its stride, Microsoft has begun working on the next generation of its mobile device operating system, which it has code-named Crossbow. Crossbow will include heavy integration with Microsoft Office 2007 and Exchange 12, and could potentially hit the market within the coming year, according to speculation at PC World. Of course, even in the unlikely event that the OS releases in 2006, the slow process by which carriers release new phones would probably delay its appearance on North American handsets until well into next year.

Hi-tech Toilets

2006-04-26T00:29:00.000-07:00

With the automatically opening lid, heated seats, warm-water massage spray, hot air dryer and catalytic air purifier, it’s no wonder Neorest trumpets its toilets as “an experience beyond words.” The cost for this luxury commode is upward of $2,000. Somewhere, Thomas Crapper is smiling.

Did you know?

2006-04-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

The tongue is a muscle with glands, sensory cells, and fatty tissue that helps to moisten food with saliva. You cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For instance, if salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to identify it. As soon as saliva is added, the salt dissolves and the taste sensation takes place. There are 4 basic tastes. The salt and sweet taste buds are at the tip of the tongue, bitter at the base, and sour along the sides.

2006-04-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

2006-02-18T06:19:00.000-08:00

2006-02-18T06:14:00.000-08:00

2006-02-17T07:43:00.000-08:00

bi to mahtab shabi baz az an koche gozashtam fekr nakon yade to bodam kar nadashtam vel migashtam

Government Leadership Award

2006-02-16T23:38:00.000-08:00

In recognition of Pakistan reaching the fantastic milestone of over 20 million people now connected to mobile communications services, growing rapdily from under 1% mobile penetration in beginning of 2000 to over 13% by the end of 2005. This award was presented during the GSM Association’s Leadership Summit on Monday 13 February.

2006-02-14T06:22:00.000-08:00

Mobile Weaver Releases Platform for Wireless Operators, OEMs and Software Developers to Consolidate and Deliver the World's Mobile Content

2006-02-14T06:10:00.000-08:00

Turnkey Platform Is Backed by Hi-Tech Veterans That Helped Launch Skype, Maxthon and Ascio Technologies

(BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13, 2006) – Mobile Weaver ApS today announced the launch of Unwirepark -- a turnkey platform to aggregate and provision disparate mobile content to end users -- on the eve of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Unwirepark allows wireless Operators, MVNO’s and OEMs to tap into an eco-system of consumer-friendly mobile content such as value added applications and deliver the content to customers through their mobiles or over a branded Web storefront. Through the Unwirepark platform, OEMs can deliver true value-added services to diverse global customer bases that seek a diverse menu of mobile-content options.

The Mobile Weaver platform gives Operators, MVNO’s and Brands the ability to manage their software-partner relationships and evaluate the popularity of various content categories and applications to better alter or enhance service.

Unwirepark.com's content can be delivered to various mobiles such as the Pocket PC, Symbian, Palm and Windows Smart Phone. The platform also includes a future-proof infrastructure with a stable plug-and-play mechanism, giving it the flexibility to provide multiple levels of outsourcing to meet the unique requirements of individual customers.

Mobile users in 180 countries can access Unwirepark.com's content online through PayPal, SMS, or credit card.

Umar Akram, vice-president and founder of Unwirepark, stated, “We wanted to nurture an emotional bond with our customers by identifying new content opportunities for them and leveraging best practices we've acquired over the years through working with leading companies across the globe.”

About Mobile Weaver

Mobile Weaver, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, was founded by three wireless visionaries backed by a trio of wireless-technology veterans who have helped launched industry-shaping ventures such as Skype, Maxthon Internet browser and Ascio Technologies. The company's flagship product, Unwirepark, is a turnkey platform that aggregates and provisions disparate mobile content to end-users for Operators, MVNO’s and OEM’s. Mobile Weaver brings an eco-system of diverse content to the diverse world of mobile users. For more information, visit http://www.corp.unwirepark.com/.

Google's Genie

2006-02-14T03:01:00.000-08:00

Internet giant Google is preparing to muscle in on the lucrative global mobile content market with a dedicated premium wireless content play. The company is preparing an assault on the market as the next stage of its ambitious plans to drive revenues from content and advertising.

Google's move could have a massive impact on the mobile content market. It would also give it a foothold in a global mobile entertainment sector worth an estimated $31.7 billion by 2009

Fourteen top firms join forces to define new standard architecture for native games

2006-02-11T04:48:00.000-08:00

A group of the most influential firms in the mobile games market have combined forces with a view to creating and supporting a new open architecture for high quality native-code games for mobile devices, with the first implementation of the architecture hoped to emerge before the end of the year.
The fourteen partners include many of the industry's largest publishers, such as Activision, Digital Chocolate, Electronic Arts, Konami, Microsoft and Square Enix, as well as technology firms Ideaworks3D, Symbian, MontaVista, Tao Group and Texas Instruments, handset manufacturers Nokia and Samsung and operator SK Telecom.

Find the working environment that best suits you

2006-02-11T00:46:00.000-08:00

In the ideal situation, the interviewer and the interviewee are equally interested in finding a perfect fit. Look out for yourself. Ask hard questions about work conditions, drawbacks, and low points. If asked tactfully and backed up with research, well-directed questions of this sort won't offend a responsible interviewer. After all, a happy employee is going to be more productive than someone who hates his job.

But if you choose unwisely the first time, don't worry -- jobs are no longer forever. People change careers nowadays about as often as their hairstyles. Chances are, even the person who interviews you, if he or she hasn't been living in a cave with blind fish, will understand that you probably won't be with the company for life. Gone are the days of the 1950s "company man" who signed up after college and stayed on until he retired. Nevertheless, choosing a job and career right the first time saves a lot of time and angst.

for details http://www.didyouknow.org/info/jobs.htm

2006-02-08T07:40:00.000-08:00

کتنا حسیں تھا اپنا سفر
سارے جہاں کی خوشیاں تھیں ساتھ
بچھڑ گئے ہم دُکھ کی ہے بات
میری زندگی - میرے ساتھ نہیں
چلے ۔۔۔ چلے تھے ساتھ ساتھ
رُکے ۔۔۔ رُکے تھے ساتھ ساتھ

2006-02-08T02:08:00.000-08:00

this is quite old but look what it says:

How does Nokia work with Handango? Nokia has teamed with Handango to form a handheld software alliance to increase the sales of your handheld and wireless software. Through this alliance, Handango now powers the Americas' Software Market for Nokia.

What about Europe, Asia, Australia ??

2006-01-20T06:39:00.000-08:00

my blogging activities are suspended for certain reasons but i will continue the story laters

2006-01-04T06:06:00.000-08:00

Pakistan to issue 10,000 cricket visas
January 4, 2006

8,000 Indians can cross the border to watch the series. Pakistan Government would issue 10,000 cricket visas for fans from across the globe to enable them to watch the upcoming series against India, a top Pakistan Cricket Board official said today.
"Eight-thousand visas will be issued [to Indian fans] and another 2,000 will be issued to fans who have purchased tickets through the internet from various countries," Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, told reporters. "There is lot of interest in the series but then there is only so much space in a stadium. We also have to look at facilities, comfort and security of the people who come to watch the matches," Shaharyar said explaining the cap on visas.
He clarified that cricket visas were "non-police reporting visas", meaning the visa holder did not have to report to the local police which is the normal procedure for Indian and Pakistani nationals when they cross the border.

2005-12-31T06:20:00.000-08:00

Gar jamaal-e yaar nabuad baa khayalash hum khusham, Khaana-e darvesh ra sham’ee ba az mehtaab neest.
If I cannot see her, at least I can think of her, and so be happy; To light the beggar’s hut no candle is better than moonlight.

Dilam dar aashiqui aawareh shud aawareh tar baada, Tanam az bedilee beechareh shud beechareh tar baada.
My heart is a wanderer in love, may it ever remain so. My life’s been rendered miserable in love, may it grow more and more miserable.

Gar khalq jahaan zinda bajaanand wa lekin, Mun zinda-e ishqam ki shaheed-e gham-e yaaram.
People think they are alive because they have soul in them, But I am alive because I have love in myself, And I’m a martyr due to the beloved’s affliction, (for, to a lover, nothing is dearer than the affliction brought forth by the beloved).

Tu shabana mi numaai be barkay boodi imshab, Ke hunooz chashm-e mastat asar-e khumar daarad.
You look sleepless, in whose embrace did you pass the night; Your intoxicated eye has still the signs of tipsiness.

Ba khak darat rau ast maara, Gar surmah bechashm dar neaayad.
The dust of your doorstep is just the right thing to apply, If Surmah (kohl powder) does not show its beauty in the eye!

Ze shab bedaariye mun taa seher chashmash kujaa daanad? Ki O shab taa seher kaaray bajuz khuftan nami daanad.
How can her eyes reflect any sympathyWith my night-long wakefulness? For she herself knows of nothing In the night, except sleeping.

Mun tu shudam tu mun shudi,mun tun shudam tu jaan shudiTaakas na guyad baad azeen, mun deegaram tu deegari
I have become you, and you me,I am the body, you soul;So that no one can say hereafter,That you are are someone, and me someone else.

2005-12-31T05:30:00.000-08:00