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November 10, 2012 Windows 8 sports a new interface termed ‘Modern UI’, which was previously called the ‘Metro UI’, but the title has since been changed due to rumoured legal reasons. PHOTO: NOMAN ANSARI I didn’t expect  Windows 8  to be very good. Why? Because Windows 7 was excellent, and as longtime Microsoft consumers understand, the Redmond based software giant hasn’t released two quality iterations of Windows in a row. Not until now, that is. Windows 8 has been a pleasant surprise. It looks quite gorgeous, runs lightning fast, and best of all, is rock solid. For the $15 upgrade price I purchased it for here in Pakistan, it is an absolute steal for an officially licensed operating system. Over the years, whenever Microsoft has tried to take revolutionary steps with Windows, the initial results have invariably been rocky, with Windows 95 and Windows Vista having had especially poor launches. Meanwhile, some of the best versions of the operating sys...

1.  Whitehaven Beach     Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia WOW! This beach is incredible. Pure white squeaky sand, crystal clear water...   read more Photo by Kassi10 2.  Agonda Beach     Goa, India Beautiful beach! Very quiet - it's like a secret... Took a boat at sunrise to see dolphins.   read more Photo by genlovestotravel 3.  Flamenco Beach (Playa Flamenco)     Puerto Rico, Caribbean Culebra is the best kept secret in the Caribbean. I hope it stays that way, because…   read more Photo by SpanishParrot 4.  Las Caletas     Puerto Vallarta, Mexico If you can get here during the day, it's a fantastic little hangout. Beautiful beach...   read more Photo by Walksy22 5.  Sapodilla Bay     Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Worth trying to find! This is a ...

manum-maa nayaz-mandi ke be to nayyaazdaara I am needful person, who needs you gham-e-choon to naaz-nini behzaar naaz-dara I will take for granted very dearly the sorrow of a beloved like you  tuu-e- afataab, chashman wa jamaal tust roshan You are the sun; my eye is alight with your beauty agar ast-o-baazgeeram be ke chashm e aaz-daaram if I giveup you , to whom I ll go yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha kahin zahir kahin chhupa dekha kahin mumkin hoa kahin wajib kahin fani kahin baqa dekha yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha kahin zahir kahin chupa dekha kahien woh baadshaah-e-takht nasheen kahin kaasa liye gadaa dekha yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha kahin zahir kahin chupa dekha kahin wo der libaas-e-mashokan bar-sare naaz aur aada dekha kahin zahir jahin chupa dekha yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha kahin aashiq niyaz ki soorat seena Girya-o-dil jala dekha yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha kahin zahir kahin chupa dekha yaar ko humne ja-ba-ja dekha COURTESY: http://ww...

You’ve probably heard that certain foods can help your memory improve, and will allow you to think with better clarity. “But what foods are actually considered brain foods?”   you may ask. Believe it or not, there are a copious amount of foods that protect your brain, improving how good it’ll work, and can even generate new brain cells. Yes, you read it right… new brain cells! You can still generate new brain cells–even when you’re an adult. A common myth recently espoused that brain cells quit occurring once you’ve reached adulthood, but reputable and prolific new research has debunked this myth. Regardless of how old you are, you  can   make new brain cells. Keep in mind that all cells need nutrients to continue their growth. This means your brain needs foods that will give it the building blocks it needs to work right. When you have more neurons and connections within your brain, it means you have a stronger memory and your mind can work better. Keep your ...

1 -  Hadhrat Zainab (Radhiyallaho anha): She was the eldest daughter of the  Prophet Mohammad  (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam)   and was born in the fifth year of his first marriage, when he was thirty. She embraced Islam and was cousin married to her cousin Abul Aas bin Rabi. The story of her emigration to Madinah and her getting wounded by the Qureysh has already been given in the early part of this chapter. She suffered long from that wound, and at last died of in the beginning of 8 A. H, Her husband also embraced Islam later and joined her in Madinah. She had a son Ali (Radhiyallaho anho), and a daughter Amamah. Ali died during the lifetime of the  Prophet Mohammad  (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) . This same Ali (Radhiyallaho anho) was the person who sat with the  Prophet Mohammad  (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam)   on the camels back at the time of his triumphal entry into Mecca. We read frequently in Hadith about a little girl riding on the b...

INTRODUCTION The position of women in society has often been the subject of much debate. Islam’s position regarding this has usually been presented to the Western reader with little objectivity. This paper is intended to provide a brief and accurate explanation of the Islamic stance, drawing upon the authentic sources of the Qur’an (God’s final revelation) and Hadeeth (sayings, actions and approvals of Prophet Muhammad, (P). The paper begins with a look at the position of women in pre-Islamic societies. It then focuses on some major questions: what does Islam teach   regarding the position of women in society? How does this stance differ from,or resemble, the position of women in the era in which Islam was revealed? Finally, how does this compare with the rights gained by women in recent decades? II  HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES In order to assess if Islam made any notable contribution to the restoration of woman’s rights, it may be helpful to briefly review how wom...

by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark Walker and Company, 608 pages, $28.95 January/February 2008 Reviewed by Samanth Subramanian The full title  of Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark's book sounds, at first, too alarmist, as if it had been written for the next Jason Bourne movie. But this is a story that needs very little embellishment. With classically straightforward journalism,  Deception  covers the creation and proliferation of a rogue nuclear program, the campaign to mask it from international vision and the side effect formation of potent Islamic terror networks. An alternate edition of the book includes the word "conspiracy" in its subtitle; considering the levels of collusion that Mr. Levy and Ms. Scott-Clark pick apart, that word is well chosen. The dominant motif in  Deception  is essentially one of control–intelligence and military control of the executive branch in Pakistan, and in the United States, executive control o...