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akistan's Independence Day, which is annually held on August 14, celebrates the country's independence from the British rule on that date in 1947. This day is an occasion to promote patriotism and national unity. There is great significance of Independence Day in the life of every Pakistani. The basic aim of Independence Day is to spread the message of patriotism and unity all over the country. But not only the Muslims of
Pakistan also the non-Muslims community of Pakistan also celebrates the independence of Pakistan with same passion and motivation. With great loyal commitment the Christians and Hindu community of Pakistan celebrates the independence day of Pakistan. Many young people wear the dresses of national flag green and white. People visit to different national ancient monuments and historical places of Pakistan. People decorate their homes and offices with national flags of different sizes. People visit the homes of their friends and relatives and exchange sweets and other gifts. Special Military parade and national flag hosting ceremonies are attended by thousands of 16
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Pakistanis. Different types of quiz programs are conducted to aware the young generation about the history and importance of Independence Day of Pakistan. Great tribute is also paid to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the independent Muslim state. Different national awards are also given to the people who did something special and unique for their country. Day is also dedicated to the freedom fighter who fortified their lives for the independence of Pakistan. Different ceremonies are conducted all over the day to tribute the heroes of freedom movement. Children love to decorate their homes with beautiful small buntings and different stickers on their faces. Large size banners are displayed on different markets, shops and plazas. National flags are raised on different Govt. and private institutions. Special lively lighting is done on diffident national and private buildings. The Parliament House of
Pakistan and other important national buildings are decorated with large banners, small and large buntings and with beautiful vivacious lighting. The exclusive and special addresses of the Prime minister, Army chief and president of Pakistan are to praise the country and about the importance of Independence Day of Pakistan.
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Cristina Sandu, model and singer. Born and raised in Republic of Moldova now Modeling in Florida. Modeling has always been my passion since I was little. I love music and dancing. I want to be part of a new generation on how people see the modeling world since I'm a proud Petite Model and my goal is to express my own perspective through modeling. I went to a modeling school in Moldova, I also did music and choreography. I have had the pleasure to work with many photographers, worked on different modeling projects and I've been published in magazines. I want to continue this Journey to fulfill my dreams.
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TASTE OF RAMA His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah visits Expo Centre at the ceremony of Ramadan & Eid Fair 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BY:
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Sharjah, June 2014 was the inauguration of the 28th Ramadan & Eid Fair on Saturday (June 28), Expo Centre Sharjah had become the center of all activities being held in Sharjah for the Holy Month of Ramadan. This was for the first time that the entire set of activities for the Sharjah Ramadan Festival was being held at Expo Centre Sharjah, which lasted for more than 30 days and includes numerous Islamic cultural activities and
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programs. “Expo Centre Sharjah had become the hub of all Ramadan activities this year. With the Sharjah Ramadan Festival, the Islamic Culture Capital celebrations and the 28th Ramadan & Eid Fair all happened at the same time and same place, all roads literally lead to Expo Centre during more than 30 days,� said Mr Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO, Expo Centre Sharjah. 21
“Expo Centre Sharjah has become the hub of all Ramadan activities this year. With the Sharjah Ramadan Festival, the Islamic Culture Capital celebrations and the 28th Ramadan & Eid Fair all happening at the same time and same place�. said Mr Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO, Expo Centre Sharjah While the Ramadan & Eid Fair held until July 28, the Sharjah Ramadan Festival events continued at Expo Centre until July 31. “Perhaps, there was no event taking place in the region in such a big scale during the Holy Month. We have been working with the relevant government entities and industry partners to ensure that every event
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will leave a memorable impression with visitors,” said Mr Midfa. The Ramadan & Eid Fair is featured over 100 companies who displayed a wide range of household and lifestyle products, apart from lining up enough entertainment, cultural and amusement activities in order to live up to its reputation as the most sought-after leisure and retail destination every Ramadan. “Besides the best shopping deals, the fair had a dedicated new segment – Taste of Ramadan -- that is catering exclusively to connoisseurs of fine food and beverages” added Mr Midfa.Visitor can also look up to Islamic lectures organized in different languages . Strengthening its appeal among
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28th Ramadan & Eid Fair attracted more then 120,000 of visitors families, other key attractions at the fair included a multi-cuisine food court, games & workshops for kids, cookery demonstrations, World of Flavors by celebrity chefs, heritage village, charity corner and raffle draws, among others. As part of the Sharjah Ramadan Festival and Islamic Culture Capital celebrations, Expo Centre paid host to nine pavilions, 30 art exhibitions, five
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Sharjah TV and another for Islamic lectures, in addition to the Ramadan Majlis, Art Bazaar, Spice Route Markets, Arab and Islamic Heritage Village and Islamic Heritage Theatre.
About Ramadan & Eid Fair 2014: The Ramadan & Eid Fair, a key component of the Sharjah Ramadan Festival, was organized by Expo Centre Sharjah in association with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry from June28 to July 28,
theatrical performances, more than 65 lectures, seminars & panel discussions, which saw participation from 20 countries from around the world. For the first time in the emirate, the festival featured an Islamic book fair, as well as a collection of Mamluk Quran manuscripts and rare Islamic artworks. Its majlis hosted imminent scholars, scientists and artists as speakers. The festival included a pavilion for
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2014. Exhibit profile included gift and novelties, perfumes and cosmetics, healthcare products, home electronics & household appliances, home furniture / interior decoration, textile and fashion garments, sports equipment & wears, stationery items, foodstuff, natural & artificial flowers, mobile phones, computers & accessories, toys, and imitation and fashion jewelry, among others. The show was open for visitors from 8.30pm to 1.30am during Ramadan and on weekends (Thursdays & Fridays) from 8.30pm to 2am. During Eid holidays the visiting hours were from 5pm to 11pm.
experience of a lifetime.� A company with their supporter managed some of the region's largest events. Door No. 1 is a platform provides events organization, exhibition management and brand promotion with a unique approach leaving all the traditional methods behind.
Expo Centre Sharjah had officially launched Taste of th Ramadan 2014 from 28 June th 28 July 2014 in support of the Door No. 1 L. L. C as the exclusive official event agent. Door No. 1 is one of the leading Event & Exhibition Management Company located in Middle East with their Moto. “We are here to create an 26
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uslims all over the world wait anxiously for Eid. The day comes after the month of fasting on 1 s t shaw'wal, a time of celebration for those who fast and spend whole month of Ramadan refraining from food, sensual pleasures and evil practices . Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.This has to do with the communal aspects of the fast, which expresses many of the basic values of the Muslim community like, empathy for the poor, charity, worship, steadfastness, patience etc. Fasting is also believed by some scholars to extol fundamental distinctions, lauding the power of the spiritual realm, while acknowledging the
subordination of the physical realm. It also teaches a Muslim to stay away from worldly desires and to focus entirely on the Lord and thank Him for his blessings. It is a time of happiness for everyone especially for those who spent the month of Ramadan in complete invocation to Allah. Festive remain for three days and there are special holidays in governmental and private organizations in muslim countries as well our borthers and sisters have fun all over the world. When the joys of Eid are about to begin designers launch their mesmerizing Eid collection to lure their fashion hungry clients. There would be a huge crowd in markets, salons. 28
People buy new clothes; decorate houses giving sellers an opportunity to do a brisk business. On chaand raat families and friends gather in open areas to spot the new moon, when moon is sighted, people wishes each other 'chaand raat mubarik'. People go for last round of shopping with big smiles on faces; girls decorate their hands with mehndi and wear bangles. Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, as mentioned in the Quran, to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan and pay the Zakat and fitra before offering the Eid prayers. On Eid day Muslims offer eid prayer, that is performed in congregation in masajids and open areas. After that they greet each other by saying 'Eid mubarik' then I think the most exciting moment comes of giving 'Eidi' to the young ones during visit to their family, friends and neighbors. The day also called 'sweet eid'
because females of the household cook mouth watering desserts. In all excitement and joy I think we should remember the less privileged people who don't have basic necessities, and Eid day is like an ordinary day for them. They have nothing to celebrate nothing new to wear when they open their closets. People say that “they don't have any concern' but I think helping the needy is our duty as a human being. On one side money is spent on shopping extravagantly and on the other side, nothing to eat due to poverty. Eid is an event to spread happiness and brotherhood everywhere. All that we need is fellow feeling, sincerity and compassion for our unfortunate members of society. Serving humanity especially on the day of Eid makes us feel more contented. May be our help makes them feel happy and Allah forgive us in our lives and the life hereafter. 29
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influencers,VIP’s and celebrities such as singing sensation Kanika Kapoor; former Bollywood actress Madhoo; actress, comedian, writer and singer Meera Syal MBE; and one of India’s original supermodels, host and VJ Nina Manuel were privy to a runway show featuring the latest collections from all participating designers, presented by the designers themselves. The evening also featured a classical dance performance by celebrated Kathak dancer Fasih ur Rahman of the Akademi institute.
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he research, titled A b u s i n g Performance Optimization Weaknesses to Bypass ASLR, identifies an Android performance feature that weakens a s o f t w a re p ro t e c t i o n called Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), leaving software components vulnerable to attacks that bypass the protection. The work is aimed at helping security practitioners identify and understand the future direction of such attacks. The work was conducted at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) by Ph.D. students Byoungyoung Lee and Yeongjin Jang and research scientist Tielei Wang, and reveals that the introduction of p e r f o r m a n c e optimization features can inadvertently harm the security guarantees of an otherwise vetted system. In addition to describing how vulnerabilities originate from such
designs, they demonstrate real attacks that exploit them. "To optimize object tracking for some programming languages, interpreters for the l a n g u a g e s m ay l e a k address information," said Lee, lead researcher for the effort. "As a concrete example, we'll demonstrate how address information can be leaked in the Safari web browser by simply running some JavaScript." Bypassing ASLR using hash table leaks was previously believed to be obsolete due to its complexity. By exhaustively investigating various language implementations and p re s e n t i n g c o n c re t e attacks, the research aims to show that the concern is still valid. "As part of our talk, we'll present an analysis of the Android Zygote process creation model," Lee said. "The results show that Zygote weakens ASLR as
a l l ap p l i c a t i o n s a re created with largely identical memory layouts. To highlight the issue, we'll show two different ASLR bypass attacks using real applications -- Google Chrome and VLC Media Player." The Black Hat Briefings w e r e c r e a t e d approximately 16 years ago to provide computer security professionals a place to learn the very latest in information security risks, research and trends. Presented by the brightest in the industry, the briefings cover everything from critical information infrastructure to widely used enterprise computer systems to the latest InfoSec research and d e ve l o p m e n t . T h e s e briefings are vendorneutral, allowing the presenters to speak candidly about the real problems and potential solutions across both the public and private sectors.
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launching new services on top of 4G, including voice and video conferencing. This means that hackers targeting the IP network could potentially gain access to your voice and video calls if they are not encrypted. There could also be a huge increase in the
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n the modern world of today, who says an engineer can't be an aspiring supermodel? Marcia Alvarado has pursued a career in the field of engineering since she was a child. She has used her athletic ability to get through college and sheer determination to create a successful professional career as a structuralengineer. Men's fashion has been a part of Marcia's life since she began working as a structural engineer in NewYork City in 2005. She worked two jobs, like many New Yorkers do. Full time during the day at a large engineering firm and in evenings and weekends at the men's Banana Republic retail store.At Banana Republic, she became intrigued by men's fashion and started implementing it in her everyday attire at work. She learned very quickly that your presentation can be just as important as your knowledge and skill set in the business world. When you dress in a professional manner, it demands a certain level of respect. This has been proven over the years in her engineering career and provided her with numerous opportunities. Modeling has been more of a recent dream and never really thought of as a possibility; from someone who never performed in the liberal arts world as a model or actor. Someone who knows nothing about the industry except what she watches on television like everyone else. She questioned
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if she would be believable as a male model and whether men would be inspired by her unique look and emulate it within their attire. Can any female be that convincing as a male model? In this modern world and lifestyle, the answer is yes and Marcia Alvarado is doing just that. As she goes about her daily life, Marcia has many random encounters with people from different cultures and lifestyles in social and business settings where they assume she is male. She doesn't always feel the need to correct these assumptions initially, but she usually sets the record straight before too long to Marcia has always operated with the best qualities of both genders; a heart of gold and a mind of steel. She would challenge you to pick which gender to attribute those qualities to. Her reality is that she enjoys being a woman who has a great eye for men's fashions and wears it well. Her innate genuine personality is captured by the photos that photographers like, which makes her modeling shoots more of a relaxed and enjoyable experience. For the future, Marcia hopes to tell her story and share her understanding to the world through the photography and modeling career in hopes to open some people minds to see people for their individuality and their unique life.
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he largest island in t h e wo r l d Greenland, located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. Greenland possesses the world's second largest ice sheet. The climate is arctic to subarctic, with cool summers and cold winters. Extremely down temperature and here survival of human is miracle and visiting this island is not possible for everyone but except only the brave ones. Here we feel proud to tell you about Safiullah
Rana citizen of Norway, a 33 years old Pakistani, not only Pakistani but the first daring and courageous Pakistani presently in Norway , who cross the Greenland on ski, a distance of 600 km in horribly below temperature less than minus 35 degree Celsius. Rana have very brave and challenging personality and he decided to make it possible, he spend many hours for training before making that adventure as a weight of 60 kg on the back is not an easy task. Safiullah started his venture on 25th april with a team of seven people
Safiullah Rana 1st Norwegian
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He is a very lucky and blessed person because he has not only courage but also have sources to make possible the impossible. Safi shell out 75,000 Norwegian Krone for the trip. In everyday life he is a nice sympathetic heart person, the teddy bear with him in the pictures shows his love toward his family and humanity also. He has love for everyone besides that playing football is Rana's hobby and being a football player he come out as an icon. He said “my parents had always been very encouraging and have helped me at every critical juncture of my life”. More he said “my parents are like my friends and they have always made the right decisions for me. It is because of my parent's prayers and efforts that I'm here and the credit for my success goes to them”.
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BRIGHT AND BEAUTY You are such bright that appear after When water is hugged by handsome light Aroma of your shy is beyond description But I can be in your description Rose grow on hot land but makes it cool Your little delicate symmetry is my gratitude If there is generosity so its you Now my thirsty destination lies within you Combination of seven colours of Rainbow you are Dark Strom Bless me because of you What are you, a orchard of flowers And I am fragrance of your Heart BY SYED SHAHARYAAR HUSSAIN
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While spending two nights near Bangkok International Airport, I finally decided to go to P h n o m Pe n h , Cambodia. I had met a man on my flight from Bangkok to Singapore who said that Phnom Penh was a good tourist destination and that the Riverfront area of the city was quite nice. I booked both my flights f r o m B a n g ko k t o Phnom Penh and an inexpensive hotel in the Riverfront area on the Internet. I flew to Phnom Penh on Monday, 21 October. After obtaining my visa on arrival at the airport a n d c l e a r i n g immigration, I took a taxi to the Queens Wood hotel in the Riverfront area.The taxi was a nice Toyota Camry with good air conditioning, and the driver said that he a lw ay s u s e s t h i s particular taxi. During the taxi ride to the hotel, I asked him about
day trips out of Phnom Penh that were listed on a brochure in the taxi. He described one to Chiso Mountain with a stopover at the Killing Fields on the way back to Phnom Penh that appealed to me, and I reserved that daytrip with him for later in the week. When we arrived at the hotel, he gave me his card with his phone number and then waited until I checked in so that he could also contact me at the hotel. The hotel could use a facelift but would be adequate during my stay in Phnom Penh. It had a
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breakfast room restaurant off the ground floor lobby where a simple buffet breakfast was served daily. It also had a restaurant on the eighth floor with a nice view overlooking the city. My room was a corner room with a large double bed, thermostat controlled air conditioning, a refrigerator, a hot water kettle, WiFi, en suite facilities, and an in-room safe. It also had good city views from the two corner windows. After settling into my room, I went for a walk to explore the neighborhood and to purchase some extra water for my refrigerator. I walked through a large local market area near the hotel and then explored the Riverfront area from the Night Market to 178 Street. The man on the flight to Singapore was correct when he said that this area of Phnom Penh was very nice. The Riverfront area occupies a portion of the Daun Penh District of Phnom Penh adjacent to the Ton Le Sap River near where it joins the Mekong River. It extends west from the river into the city for approximately three city blocks. There is a spacious public area between the river and Preah Sisowath Quay, the main street adjacent to the buildings facing the 67
river, and it is popular with people both during the day and after dark. Numerous nice hotels, restaurants, and shops are located here. I spent Tuesday morning w a l k i n g f o r s e ve r a l kilometers and exploring the area along the river from the Night Market to the Samdech Chuon Nath statue. I admired the architecture of the Royal Palace, temples, monuments, and many of the public and private buildings. The Dorngkeur God Prayong complex is adjacent to the river opposite the Royal Palace Park. It is beautiful, and there were people paying to set caged birds free – some of the literature states that the birds are trained to fly back to their cages. I also walked through several parks and greenbelt areas that included the Royal Palace Park and Kron Ngoy Gardens. It is nice to find an area where you can enjoy walking both during the day and at night. 69
After lunch, I spent time at the Wat Ounalom temple while I waited for the Royal Palace afternoon tour to open. T h e R oy a l P a l a c e complex which includes the Silver Pagoda, is spectacular and should not be missed when visiting Phnom Penh. The Silver Pagoda, officially known as Preah Vihear Prea Keo Morakot, is the official temple of the king of Cambodia and contains many national
treasures of Cambodia. Among the treasures are gold and jeweled Buddha statues, including the 17th century baccarat crystal Buddha, the “Emerald Buddha of Cambodia,� and the lifesized gold Maitreya Buddha decorated with 9,584 diamonds. The largest diamond is 25 carats and the gold Buddha weighs 90kg. I met my driver for my Wednesday daytrip to Chiso Mountain. On
the way to the mountain, I was able to get a close look at other areas of Phnom Penh which were much more typical of an ordinary Southeast Asian city. My driver informed me that there were ongoing demonstrations by people protesting t h e r e c e n t Government elections. After passing several security checkpoints, we were forced to detour along tiny onelane roads. Security 70
forces had closed the main highway to deter country-side people from traveling to Phnom Penh presumably to participate in the political protests. After circumventing the checkpoint roadblock, we returned to the main highway and continued on to Chiso Mountain. My driver told me that the villagers near Chiso Mountain specialized in cooking fresh chickens and recommended that we eat lunch there. I told him that I would like my chicken grilled, and he said that he would order lunch while I went sightseeing. I had requested that he purchase water before he picked me up because Cambodians can purchase water much cheaper than foreigners. People hiring a car and driver in Cambodia should always have the driver purchase the water for the trip. Chiso Mountain is located 62 kilometers south of Phnom Penh and is the
home of the Phnom Chiso ancient Hindu temple built in the 11th century. Phnom Chiso is located on top of Chiso Mountain and shares the top of the mountain with recent Buddhist temple structures. A c c o rd i n g t o t h e literature, most people who visit Phnom Chiso choose the easier climb of about 180 steps via the northern entrance and descend via the southern entrance. My driver took me to the southern entrance stairway with 412 steps and waited while I climbed to the top to visit Phnom Chiso temple. Once I arrived at the top of the mountain, I began exploring the Buddhist temples where I met a young lady who began to show me around. She also took photos of me at various places. Although she could use some refinement of her
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photography skills, I was very happy to have her accompany me. Phnom Chiso is the highlight of the 380 meter high mountain. The original name of the temple was Sri Suryaparvata. It was built in the 11th century of laterite and bricks with carved sandstone lintels by the Khemer Empire King Suryavarman I who practiced Brahmanism. It faces to the East with ancient laterite steps descending straight down the side of the mountain to the plain below and toward a building known as Son Reveang, which is now used as a Buddhist place of worship. Beyond Son Reveang is Tonle Om, the baray of the temple. The views from Phnom Chiso are stunning. Although Phnom Chiso is damaged, it is very photogenic and a delight to explore. Now that I have visited
Phnom Chiso, I would very much like to explore the plains area to the East of Chiso Mountain on a return visit to Cambodia. Once I completed my visit to Phnom Chiso and the adjacent temples, I said good-bye to my friend and gave her a nice tip for her guide services. The climb down the southern stairs was uneventful and my driver was waiting for me with lunch. Lunch consisted of a rather small chicken that had been grilled and a large bowl of cooked green beans.We ate lunch at a sheltered structure while we watched local villagers slaughter more chickens – at least, we knew that our grilled chicken was indeed fresh. The lunch was good but it was also grossly overpriced. I would recommend that if someone visits Chiso Mountain, they
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might want to consider skipping the fresh chicken lunch offering at the southern entrance to the mountain. After lunch we began the return journey back toward Phnom Penh. We had passed an interesting Buddhist temple complex on our way to Chiso Mountain. It was situated several kilometers to the northwest of Chiso Mountain, and I asked my driver to stop there
on our way back to Phnom Penh. Within the Buddhist temple complex is Prasat Neang Khmau, two ancient brick prasats that were built in the Angkorian-era in the 10th century under King Jayavarman IV and dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. This temple complex was picturesque and well worth a short visit. As we continued on the main highway toward Phnom Penh, I noticed
that security personnel no longer occupied any of the prior checkpoints along the highway. Our final stop was at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, which is located roughly 17 km south of Phnom Penh. According to the literature, it is best-known of the more than 300 sites known as the “The Killing Fields� w h e re t h e K h m e r Rouge executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. It was an orchard and a Chinese graveyard prior to becoming a mass grave site containing more than 8,895 bodies. Most of the original buildings were destroyed by angry Cambodians after the site was discovered following the defeat of the Khmer Rouge by the communist Vietnamese army during 1979. A Buddhist stupa with transparent acrylic sides has been erected to house human skulls and bones exhumed from 73
the mass graves – it contains more than 8,000 human skulls. At one corner of the site, there is a museum that h a s a v i d e o presentation in addition to static exhibits. Each visitor is provided with a brochure and an individual audio player with earphones. The site includes 19 locations keyed to the audio tour and also has signs in both English and Khmer. In addition, the audio tour also included sur vivor stories that can be played at any time during the tour. Most of the people brutally executed here had been transported from the S-21 Prison in Phnom Penh which today is known as the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. I s p e n t T h u r s d ay morning at the National Museum of Cambodia. This
m u s e u m h a s magnificent artifacts from all over Cambodia and is another “mustsee� attraction when visiting Phnom Penh. Before entering the museum, I walked around the outer perimeter of the building to see the statues and artifacts on display outside . Photography within the museum is prohibited but a photo pass can be purchased that allows
visitors to take photos in the open central c o u r t y a r d a re a . I purchased a wonderful book at the museum gift shop that features many of the best museum artifacts. After a late lunch on Thursday, I returned to my hotel and spent the re m a i n d e r o f t h e afternoon downloading and editing photos. I also spent some time on the Internet deciding where I
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wanted to go and what I wanted to see on Friday, my last day in Phnom Penh. I traveled by “tuk tuk� on Friday from my hotel to Wat Phnom. Wat Phnom stands on the only hill in Phnom Penh and is the tallest religious structure in the city. It was originally built in 1373 and stands 27 meters above the ground. Legend has it that Daun Penh, a wealthy widow, found a large koki tree in the river and inside the tree were four bronze statues of Buddha. Lady Penh constructed a small shrine on top of an artificial hill made by the people living in the village. The structure has been built and rebuilt several times. Wat Phnom is the center of celebration during the Khmer New Year and Pehum Ben. After visiting Wat Phnom, I went to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum which was
known as Office 21 and was called S-21 Prison under the Khmer Rouge from 1975 until 1979. It was originally the Tuol Sleng Primary School and Tuol Svay Prey High School. Office 21 was created under orders of Pol Pot on 17 April 1975 and designed for detention, interrogation, inhuman torture, and killing after confessions from the detainees were received and documented. The brochure from the museum states that an estimated 20,000 p e o p l e w e r e imprisoned here.Typical imprisonment lasted two to four months and political prisoners were held between six and seven months. Many of the prisoners from here were transported to the Choeung Ek killing field. The museum has displays of torture techniques employed by the Khmer Rouge, photos and documents 76
of many of the prisoners, photos of the Khmer Rouge leaders, and many other historical photos of Phnom Penh and the killing fields. In retrospect, I believe that it would have been better if I had visited t h e Tu o l S l e n g Genocide Museum before visiting the Choeung Ek Genocide Museum. After leaving the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, I asked my “tuk tuk” driver to go to the traffic circle w h e r e t h e Independence Monument is located and then eastbound along Neak Banh Teuk Park.While driving past the park, we passed a large group of security personnel resting in the park with their riot shields stacked together on the grass. There is another traffic circle at the eastern end of the park where the Samdech Chuon
Nath statue is located. Since this was my last day in Cambodia, I went one last time to the Pop Café Restaurant which was my favorite restaurant in Phnom Penh. It is an authentic Italian restaurant where I noticed a man eating a wonderful looking pizza at a small table in front of the restaurant as I was looking for dinner one evening. The restaurant was very nice and the food was delicious. It is managed by a lady named Davy and a customer volunteered to take a photo of me with Davy and her staff during my last dinner in Cambodia. I flew to Bangkok the next morning and spent the night near the Bangkok International Airport before catching my early morning flight back home to Los Angeles.
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BEAUTY DUTY
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here's a good chance we'll be indulging in some of our favourite unhealthy foods this summer, from ice cream and sugary snow cones to hamburgers and hot dogs, but that doesn't mean we can't work some of the good stuff into our diets, too. These five delicious foods are easy to come by come summer, and they also have the added punch of amazing skin benefits.
MANGO Rightly called the king of fruits for not just its taste but also for health benefits. The soft pulpy fruit has an amazing effect on skin too. Rich in vitamin-A and rich antioxidants, it fights against skin aging, regenerates skin cells and restores the elasticity of skin.
LEMON
Lemon is a fruit of all seasons and almost always finds place on your kitchen shelf or refrigerator. With its vitamin C content, its juice will keep your skin beautiful. A glass of warm water with a tea spoon of honey and a dash of lemon juice on an empty stomach every morning is a great skin cleanser. With its astringent properties, it can be used to lighten the skin tone and also diminish acne scars. Rub the inside of a lemon peel on your elbow remove dark spots. Mix lemon and honey and use it as a natural bleach on your skin.
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APPLE An apple a day keeps the doctor away is clichĂŠd, but its health benefits are undisputable. Apple's antioxidant property prevents cell and tissue damage. Studies by nutritionists have shown that apples contain abundant amounts of elastin and collagen that help keep the skin young. Applying a mixture of mashed apple, honey, rose water and oatmeal can act as a great exfoliating mask on your skin.
WATERMELON
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Watermelon is great for skin, thanks to its high content of water. It is rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that combats the free radicals that are to blame for sunburns and wrinkles. That's right—consuming watermelon provides natural UV protection from the inside out. Don't skip the sunscreen, but do fill up on watermelon this summer.
This is one fruit that's abundantly available in India all through the year. We know it's a good source of iron, magnesium and potassium and helps reduce menstrual cramps. The effect of banana on skin too is not something that can be ignored. Bananas are rich in vitamin A, B and E and hence works as an anti-aging agent. A fresh mashed banana facial can do wonders for your skin.
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FOOD FANTASTIC
GULGULAY RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
White flour 300 gm Clarified butter as required Eggs 2 Yogurt 2 tbsp Sugar 1 Cup White sesame , Almond pistachio ½ cup Baking Soda 1 tsp RECIPE METHOD: In a mixing bowl add 300 gm white flour with 2 eggs, 2 tbsp yogurt, 1 cup sugar, ½ cup white sesame, almond, pistachio, grated coconut and 1 tbsp baking soda to mix well. Then pour a little water to make a thick batter. Heat oil in a pan and grease two table spoons with oil. Now with the help of the spoon put batter in the oil and deep fry. Then put it on a absorbing paper. Dish it out top with icing sugar and serve.
SIZZLING CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE INGREDIENTS: Chicken Breast½ kg Green Chili Paste2 tsp Salt½ tsp
To Prepare Sizzling: Butter50 gm Tomato Ketchup1 cup Chili Sauce2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic2 tsp
Lemon Juice2 tbsp
Tomato Paste1 cup
Black Pepper½ tsp
Oil2 tbsp Water1 cup
Salt½ tsp Stock1 cup Corn Flour1 tsp 80
RECIPE METHOD: In a bowl. Add in chicken breast with 2 tsp green chili paste. 1@ tsp salt, ginger garlic, 1 cup tomato paste, 2 tbsp oil and 1 cup water. Cook it on a low flame. When the chicken tenders close the stove. To prepare sizzling, add in ½ cup tomato ketchup. 2 tbsp chili sauce, 2 tbsp lemon juice, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp salt, 1 cup stock and 1 tsp cornflour and mix it. Heat the sizzling platter, add in 50 gm butter in it and put the chicken over.
KULFA FALUDA RECIPE INGREDIENTS: For Kulfa: Milk 750 ml Khoya 250 gm Cream1 cup Cardamom powder½ tsp Chopped pistachio3 tbsp Sugar1 cup White bread crumbs1 cup Condense milkas required Kewra essence few drops
For Faluda: Faluda Vermicelli1 cup Milk250 gm Khoya125 gm Basil seeds1 cup Red syrup½ cup Coconut powder2 tbsp Kewra essence few drops Seasonal fruitsas required Dry fruits for garnish
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For kulfa: In a bowl add 750 ml of milk, 250 gm khoya and 1 cup sugar to mix well. Then add 1 cup cream to mix well. Then add few drops of kewra essence, 3 tbsp chopped pistachio, ½ tsp cardamom powder, 1 cup white bread crumbs and add as required condense milk to mix to form a mixture. Then fill it in kulfa mould and freeze for 4 to 5 hours. For faluda: in a pan add 250 ml milk, 125 gm khoya and few drops of kewra essence to cook till it turns thick. Then cool it and turn off the flame. Then in a serving glass add 1 cup basil seeds, as required fruit chunk, 1 cup faluda vermicelli, 2 cup coconut powder, ½ cup red syrup and chilliedmilk mixture. In the end garnish with dry fruits.
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In The Expendables 3, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and the rest of the team comes face-toface with Mel Gibson, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stone banks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill. or so he thought. Stone banks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables — but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy.The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet. Oscar winning director Mel Gibson plays the villain in The Expendables 3.
STEP UP ALL IN The movie Step Up All In features all-stars from the previous Step Up installments who come together in glittering Las vegas battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
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Gabbar movie is full on Action and Drama movie. And Akshay Kumar also known as Khiladi of Bollywood and he has perfected for this movie because Akshay Kumar is real Khiladi. Gabbar movie directed by Krish and this movie produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Sanjay Leela Bhansali also done worked with Akshay Kumar his last blockbuster hit movie Rowdy Rathore. Gabbar movie is officially remake of Tamil successful movie Ramana and Ramana movie is directed by Tamil director A R Murugadoss. Tamil movie Ramana was critically appreciated and was also commercially successful. In this movie Vijay kanth played the main lead role in the movie.
GABBAR Reliance Entertainment Presents 2014 Upcoming Bollywood Movie Singham 2. This is Action Movie directed by Rohit Shetty and Produce by Reliance Entertainment, Ajay Devgan Films. This is Sequel of previous to the Super hit Film Singham-2011. Singham was a super duper hit bollywood movie whose dialogues are excellent & also people like so much. The Singham was released in theatres in the year 2011. Ajay Devgan is going to be rock again with a new upcoming movie Singham 2. Singham 2 is the most expected movie of 2014. 83
Lesser Known Facts of Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom Priyanka Chopra is slowly carving her way to the top with some impeccable performances. After she stunned all with her Barfi role, the actress is all set to hit hard with a biopic. Priyanka Chopra is seen playing boxer Mary Kom in her biopic, by the same name. The film is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Omung Kumar. With the first look just released, Priyanka Chopra is already winning accolades on that front.
Akshay Kumar Impressed with Junior who Beat 50 other Dogs Akshay Kumar has been heard praising Junior, his canine co-star in Entertainment, and with good reason. Turns out, director duo Sajid-Farhad had auditioned 50 dogs but zeroed in on Junior as they felt his eyes conveyed the required
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I'm not Sidelined in 'Kick' Actress Jacqueline Fernandez agrees that "Kick" is a Salman Khan-starrer all the way, but she is also confident that she's not sidelined in the movie due to his presence. "I don't even know why people are even asking me this question," Jacqueline said here to a question about whether she fears being sidelined in the film.
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Waqar Younis, who in May Accepted the Coaching Job for the Second Time
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akistan coach and former pace man Waqar Younis has promised to rejuvenate his country's fastbowling attack. Waqar, who in May accepted the coaching job for the second time in four years, said he wanted pace to play a pivotal role in Pakistan cricket again. “We shouldn't just be depending on our spinners, we also need to rely on our pace bowlers,” he told reporters in Lahore on Monday. “We have some talented pacers and they can be groomed for the future.” “Even with Sri Lanka we will not just depend on our spinners the pace bowlers are also being prepared to do their work in those conditions,” Waqar said. “Pakistan has been blessed with some world-class pace and spin bowlers and I want to make both of them equally important for the team.” on pace has decreased since 2010
following the spot-fixing bans handed out to former pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir. Waqar said the tour to Sri Lanka would be tough, since Sri Lanka had been playing non-stop cricket and a lot of Test matches. “They have recently played England and South Africa, two good Test sides, so it will be a test for us in their conditions,” Waqar said. “But in the past we have done well there so I am confident.” Waqar said Pakistan would be playing three full series before the World Cup in early 2015 and he wanted to use them to prepare a strong nucleus for the oneday tournament in Australia and New Zealand. “But at the same time we also have to ensure we do well in these series and create a positive momentum,” he said. 85
GERMANY 7 Steps To WORLD CUP As the World Cup begins, Joachim Low is the longest-serving manager in the tournament, but he's still pondering a question that probably should have been settled years ago. Just what sort of team is Germany meant to be? The question is linked to the ideological conflict within German domestic football, which is dominated by the rivalry between FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. Bayern's manager is Pep Guardiola, who is revered as a genius. Dortmund's J端rgen Klopp might be the country's most popular celebrity. Both men tower over Low. They have opposing visions of how the game should be played. Guardiola's Bayern stand for possession and control, Klopp's Dortmund for speed and energy. Germany's performance in the 2010 World Cup was more reminiscent of Dortmund than Guardiola's Bayern. But the 2014 team would be dominated by Bayern players.And at least one key member of that group is keen on replicating his club environment on the international stage.
Germany 4-0 Portugal The contest is over after 12 minutes when Portugal concede a penalty. M端ller scores a hat-trick and Hummels buries a header from a Kroos corner. Pepe is sent off and Germany play the second half as though it is a training session. The match showcases how Germany would play under ideal conditions. They create an impression of composed co-ordination. Many moves look automatic, as though they unfold according to pre-determined patterns. Players know in advance where the ball is going to go and where they need to be.
Germany 2-2 Ghana Gotze gives Germany at 51st-minute lead, but Ayew and Gyan strike back. Ghana's second goal comes after a mistake in midfield by Lahm. Low sends on Miroslav Klose and Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Klose equalises immediately. 86
Germany 1-0 USA The result is decided by Muller's superb shot. The USA have energy but they lack true quality. Nevertheless, Lahm still has to make a crucial sliding block to deny the Americans an equaliser in injury-time.
Germany 2-0 Algeria Germany play badly in the first half. Without the injured Hummels, the defence looks slow and cumbersome, and Neuer must charge off his line to cut out counter-attacks. Mustafi's second-half injury forces a change: Khedira comes in to midfield, Lahm to right-back. Germany win the game with extra-time goals from Schürrle and Özil.
Germany 1-0 France Hummels glances in a header from Kroos's free-kick. Then Germany play on the counter-attack. France are too nervous to commit many men forward. Nevertheless,Karim Benzema has seven chances – but he cannot beat Neuer. The press expect Löw to stick to his script that Lahm would play in the middle.
Germany 7-1 Brazil Müller scores early from Kroos's corner, and, as Löw later puts it, the Brazilians “crack up”. Germany score four times between the 23rd and 29th minute. It is the most astonishing half of football in the history of the World Cup. Schürrle adds two more in the second half. His second goal is applauded by the home crowd. Two days later, reports suggest Mats Hummels revealed that Germany players agreed at halftime to ease off on Brazil, to avoid causing the hosts any further embarrassment.
Germany 1-0 Argentina Germany get that little bit of luck. Higuain, Messi and Palacio miss chances for Argentina. Neuer is fortunate not to be sent off for a flying challenge on Higuain. On 88 minutes, Löw sends on Mario Götze. “Show the world you are better than Messi,” he tells him. “You can decide the World Cup.” On 113 minutes, he does. 87
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