Nadeem Omar
This set of photographs from F.E. Chaudhry depict the news journalist side of Chacha‘s portfolio.
!["Queen]("http://pakistaniat.com/images/FEC/FE-Chaudhry-Queen-Pakistan-2.jpg" "\"Queen")
!["Queen]("http://pakistaniat.com/images/FEC/FE-Chaudhry-Queen-Pakistan-1.jpg" "\"Queen")
In February 1961, Queen Elizabeth II, toured India, Iran, Nepal and Pakistan on her first ever tour of countries outside Europe. She arrived in Pakistan on 11th February, and was received at the airport by Govenor, Nawab Kalabagh Khan. As a staff reporter of The Pakistan Times, F E Chaudhry covered her entire visit, but only two pictures are presented here.
In the first picture, taken at the Lahore airport, where out of hundreds who gathered to cheer the Queen, only a select group of high profile politicians and bureaucrats are being introduced to the Queen. Bowing the head by gentleman in the suit while shaking hands with the Queen is only contrasted by the forced head bowing of two durbans holding spears at the entrance while clasping their hands in submission in the second picture, as Queen oblivious to their menial presence, is being escorted by the leading ladies to the Lahore Fort.
If the first picture projects an image of a modern, progressive nation, capable of hosting international dignitaries, the second picture deliberately re-creates a royal Indian past to highlight its ancient culture, with staged presence of durbans in Mughal costumes in a backdrop of a medieval fort built by the mighty Mughals, however, both joined by their acceptance of Western cultural and political domination revealed in the servile posturing of noted figures that frame the pictures and our history.
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Q&A; PC hard drive easier to erase than destroy.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) January 26, 2011 Byline: STEVE ALEXANDER; STAFF WRITER Q In a recent column, you wrote about cleaning off a hard drive with an “erase” program before getting rid of the computer. But I’ve been told that none of those programs really cleans up the hard drive, and that the only real way to get rid of your data is to destroy the hard drive. While I find that too aggressive, I’m also very nervous about someone getting my personal information. Any more suggestions? go to web site google redirect virus
PAM INGERMANSON, TUCSON, ARIZ.
A In theory, there are flaws in older erase programs that use Department of Defense technology to overwrite existing data. Here are some alternatives:
You could buy a “degausser” to demagnetize your hard disk, but they cost thousands of dollars (see tinyurl.com/6bn7c4h.) You could find a PC recycling firm in your area that will shred your hard drive.
You could destroy it yourself, but that poses problems. If you drill a hole in the drive, that leaves the rest of the data intact. If you smash the drive with a hammer, only some data might be damaged. If you burn the drive you might only release noxious chemicals without ever knowing if you had eradicated the data. site google redirect virus
The best solution may be to try a University of California erase program that uses a newer approach to disk cleaning that’s called “secure erase.” Find the free download at tinyurl.com/2xoqqw.
Q My four computers all get redirected when we use them for Google Internet searches. First the search takes me to a Google page with lots of items, but when I click an item I’m redirected to an alternate website. When I close the redirected website and click my original item, I’m then taken to the correct site. I know this is caused by malicious software, but my Norton security software and the Malwarebytes program you recommend can’t find anything. Could this be caused by my new wireless printer?
DAVID HAYES, OTTAWA, ONTARIO A Your printer’s not to blame. Your PCs have been infected with what’s commonly called the “Google redirect virus.” Symantec, the company that sells Norton security software, says it’s really a Trojan horse, a malicious program that masquerades as a useful one. The Trojan, which Symantec calls “Backdoor.Tidserv,” displays unwanted ads, redirects your browser from legitimate search results to potentially malicious Web pages, and keeps the PC vulnerable to other harmful downloads. You can find Symantec’s explanation and a free removal tool for the Trojan at tinyurl.com/ksmcdu. Click the arrow next to “download removal tool.”
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Other than Alvi Sb, most people–esp Nadeem Omar and my friend YLH–need to get a grip. The faux Mughal style is our own ‘indigenous’ servility and the man bowing does appear to be her own ‘gora’ subject. Are any of you seriously going to tell me that we treat our servants/’inferiors’ better than the British did theirs?