A nice reading for those turning 40 or recently turned 40.
I Bet My 40s Are Totally Going To Rock
By Ed Heidegger
39-Year-Old
You know what I'm really excited about? Turning 40! The Big Four-Oh. I've got one hell of a landmark birthday coming up, and I'm pumped! I may have spent these past 39 years meandering through life, focused only on petty concerns, without any direction or drive, but not anymore. My unremarkable....
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Paper is published online
Today my first journal paper is published online. Its Title is
Optimization and simulation of reservoir operation with sediment evacuation: a case study of the Tarbela Dam, Pakistan
Noor M Khan, Tawatchai Tingsanchali
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Regards,
Noor
Optimization and simulation of reservoir operation with sediment evacuation: a case study of the Tarbela Dam, Pakistan
Noor M Khan, Tawatchai Tingsanchali
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121519566/abstractor
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7173
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You can access Abstract free of cost,but for full article, an account with Wiley Inter science is required.
Regards,
Noor
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Mayors of the Moment
An American magazine Foreign Policy, has listed Nazim Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal as second among the three of the World's top mayors for the year 2008. Congratulations to All the Pakistanis, on this Global Acclamation.
The Link is
There is a debate going on, if the magazine listed the ranking of the mayors or not (http://fiverupees.blogspot.com/2008/11/mustafa-kamal-worlds-second-best-mayor.html). But for me, listing in the World's Top Mayors, as the Mayor of the moment is enough to buck up the guy for his efforts.
The Link is
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4509&page=3
There is a debate going on, if the magazine listed the ranking of the mayors or not (http://fiverupees.blogspot.com/2008/11/mustafa-kamal-worlds-second-best-mayor.html). But for me, listing in the World's Top Mayors, as the Mayor of the moment is enough to buck up the guy for his efforts.
Monday, November 3, 2008
2008 Universities Ranking
The recent ranking may be seen on LINK
My University in Pakistan, the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, is at 590 Number. The Web Site of the university, mentions that "We are proud of being in the list of top universities" I thin for the first time?
BUT I am proud because the UNIVERSITY is providing Graduate Level Education to Charging a small fee of just 120 US$/year. Compare it with the charges of AIT where I am studying. Its annual tuition charges from a student are about 5,250 US$/year (28 credits @ 375US$/credit). Further compare it with that of Harvard Univ (ranked No, 1) which are of order of 32,000 US$/year.
Should not I be proud of being affiliated to an institute, providing nearly free professional education of Masters level?
http://www.topuniversities.com/university_rankings/results/2008/overall_rankings/fullrankings/
My University in Pakistan, the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, is at 590 Number. The Web Site of the university, mentions that "We are proud of being in the list of top universities" I thin for the first time?
BUT I am proud because the UNIVERSITY is providing Graduate Level Education to Charging a small fee of just 120 US$/year. Compare it with the charges of AIT where I am studying. Its annual tuition charges from a student are about 5,250 US$/year (28 credits @ 375US$/credit). Further compare it with that of Harvard Univ (ranked No, 1) which are of order of 32,000 US$/year.
Should not I be proud of being affiliated to an institute, providing nearly free professional education of Masters level?
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