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Mini-Course: How To Speak Pashto - Lesson 3 "This is"

In this lesson of our Pashto mini-course, we focus on one of the most important and beginner-friendly grammar rules in Pashto: using “Da … de” to say “This is …”. Mastering this structure is a key milestone in How to speak Pashto , because it allows you to describe objects, places, and people from day one. In English, we say, “This is a house.” In Urdu, the equivalent is “Yeh ghar hai.” In Pashto, the same idea is expressed as “Da kor de.” Here, “Da” means this, “kor” means house, and “de” (pronounced like day but with a soft 'D' as in fa th er) works like is. This sentence structure is extremely common in everyday Pashto conversations and forms the foundation of Pashto language basics. Pashto also has masculine and feminine nouns , just like Urdu. For masculine nouns, we commonly use “de”, while feminine nouns often use “da” depending on context and dialect. At the beginner level, focusing on commonly used masculine examples helps learners build confidence ...

Will Quantum Computing rescue the Internet of Things (IoT)

The IoT is the latest fad in the computing world. If you haven’t heard it yet, it is the Internet of Things! It does what it is supposed to do. It connects the electronic devices to the internet, e.g., your refrigerators, microwave ovens, cars, and even doorknobs. By 2020, it is estimated that 50 billion devices will be connected to the IoT. Despite the pace of connectivity, IoT is still figuring out some very basic problems, such as privacy concerns, security issues, integrating it with traditional computing , data transfer, etc. With the rising number of crimes, traditional computing doesn’t seem very promising. Perhaps Computing based on Quantum Mechanics may resolve these pressing issues.  What is Quantum Mechanics? It is a branch of physics that deals with matter at the subatomic level and its interaction. It differs from Classical Physics in that energy, momentum, and other subatomic properties are quantized or restricted to a certain level. At that level, matter c...

Job Enrichment – Reigniting Enthusiasm

Job enrichment  denotes assigning new or redesigned job descriptions to the current job roles and responsibilities. Each designee in any organization is assigned certain tasks and roles that s/he are expected to fulfill, so they are entitled to a certain amount of recompense in terms of money, bonuses, perks, and other  fringe benefits . The main purpose of job enrichment is to reignite enthusiasm in the employees and give them the feeling that they are cared for and that the management is not only concerned about their current job and tasks but also endeavors to give them skill sets that will be beneficial for them in the long run. For example, the  network administrator  may be assigned the new task of  data backup  of the organization's online assets. Similarly, job enlargement is to increase the job responsibilities within the ambit of the same designation.  For example, besides the clerical and business correspondence, the personal secretary c...