Thursday, 18 June 2015

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: A highest demanding automobile brand

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited engineers, manufactures and distributes luxury automobiles and automobile parts worldwide. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW established in 1998 after BMW was licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited operates from purpose built administrative and production facilities opened in 2003 across from the historic Good wood Circuit in Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Rolls-Royce Motors Cars Limited is the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded motor cars since 2003. Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce branded vehicles produced prior to 2003. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand. The Rolls-Royce Phantom 4-door sedan was the first product offered for sale in 2003. Since then, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has expanded its product line up to include an extended wheelbase version of the Phantom sedan, a Phantom 2-door coupé and Phantom convertible version and the less expensive Ghost 4-door sedan and Wraith 2-door coupé.

History

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce branded cars since 2003.
Although the Rolls-Royce brand has been in use on vehicles since 1906, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce branded vehicles produced prior to 2003. The Bentley subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and the other various predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between the foundation of each company and 2003. Current chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös joined the company in January 2010, with a pledge to regain the quality standards that made Rolls Royce famous in the 1980s. That year, the company's sales in China increased by 600%, meaning that it is now Rolls Royce's second largest market after the US.

Ownership and licensing of trademarks

In 1998, Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The most likely buyer was BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMW's final offer of £340 million was beaten by Volkswagen's £430m. A stipulation in the ownership documents of Rolls-Royce dictated that Rolls-Royce plc, the aero-engine maker would retain certain essential trademarks, including the Rolls-Royce name and logo if the automotive division was sold. Although Vickers plc sold the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production facilities, Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks to Volkswagen AG, Rolls-Royce plc chose to license the Rolls-Royce name and logo to BMW AG for £40m, because Rolls-Royce plc had recently had joint business ventures with BMW. BMW's contract to supply engines and components to Rolls-Royce Motors allowed BMW to cancel the contract with 12 month's notice. Volkswagen would be unable to re-engineer the Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles to use other engines within that time frame. With the Rolls-Royce brand identification marks split between the two companies and Volkswagen's engine supply in jeopardy, the two companies entered into negotiations. Volkswagen agreed to sell BMW the Spirit of Ecstasy and grill shape trademarks and BMW agreed to continue supplying engines and components until 2003. Volkswagen continued to produce Rolls-Royce branded vehicles between 1998 and 2003, giving BMW time to build a new Rolls-Royce administrative headquarters and production facility on the Good wood Estate near Chichester, West Sussex and develop the Phantom, the first Rolls-Royce from the new company. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited became the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded cars in 2003. Rolls-Royce announced in September 2014, that a new technology and logistics centre will built, due to open in 2016, 8 miles away from the main headquarters, in the seaside resort town of Bognor Regis.


Products

Phantom


Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase in use at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong.
  • From 2003 – Phantom 4-door sedan. Launched in January 2003 at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, this is the first model from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited. The car has a 6.75 L V12 engine sourced from BMW, but most components are unique to the car. Parts are sourced from Continental Europe and the UK. Assembly, leather work, wood work, and finishing are carried out in a new factory in Goodwood near Chichester, Sussex.
  • From 2005 – Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase. This car's wheelbase is 250mm longer than that of the standard Phantom sedan.
  • From 2007 – Phantom Drophead Coupé (convertible)
  • From 2008 – Phantom Coupé

Ghost

  • From 2010 – Ghost 4-door sedan. Rolls Royce announced in September 2006 that it would develop a new four-door model named Ghost. The Ghost will be smaller than the previous Rolls Royce automobile launched, the Phantom. Only 20% of the components would be sourced from BMW F01 7 Series, and it will be positioned below the Phantom.
  • On March 4, 2014, the new Ghost Series II was revealed to the public at the Geneva Motor Show. It has a facelift front with new LED headlights. The interior has had an update as well.

Wraith

  • From 2013 – Rolls-Royce Wraith coupé. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched a new car at the Geneva Motor Show on 5 March 2013. The new car, named the Rolls-Royce Wraith (in honour of the original Wraith built by the original Rolls-Royce Limited from 1938-1939) is a luxury coupe, with a long bonnet and a sleek roof line, and is a coupe version of the Ghost. It is powered by a 623 bhp, twin-turbocharged V12 engine connected to an 8-speed gearbox. Deliveries are expected to begin by the end of 2013. Rolls-Royce had already stated that the Wraith will be the most powerful Rolls-Royce motor car to date.

SUV

  • 2015 Rolls-Royce announced the production of SUV for the very first time in the company history. The Cullinan model was shown as a mule test model. According to Rolls Royce, "the new SUV will set new luxury standards among cars of this segment".

Prototypes

  • Rolls-Royce 100EX (2006)
  • Rolls-Royce 101EX (2006)
  • Rolls-Royce Hyperion (2008)
  • Rolls-Royce Mini (June 2009)
  • Rolls-Royce 200EX (2009; known as ″RR04″ also)
  • Rolls-Royce 102EX (2010)

Sales

The all-time high record of sales was achieved in 2014, at 4,063 cars, beating 2013 sales by 433 cars. In 2011, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited sold 3,538 cars, an increase of 31 percent compared to 2010, beating the previous sales record from 1978. The strong sales growth occurred in the Asia Pacific region, Britain and the Middle East with sales increases of 47 percent, 30 percent and 23 percent respectively.

Monday, 8 June 2015

Educational Sector Reforms in Pakistan

An Introduction to the Existing Education System in Pakistan

Training has dependably been the key wonder of a human culture. Man dependably longs for learning. Furthermore, we therefore utilize distinctive strategies for the procurement of learning and shrewdness. Instruction is the most effectual apparatus or strategy towards the obtaining of learning. Man is intrinsically uninformed, for his characteristic is unfilled of any prior data. His state is of no worth without being talented discernment and learning. Allah made Adam and gave him from His own particular information, in this way Adam turned into the father of an astute animal to be specific "humanity". It is yet a truth that man is no superior to anything creatures on the off chance that he does not have the personnel of information.

We typically have two methods for getting learning i.e. i. formal instruction and ii. casual or day by day experience-based training. What we should examine in the present discourse is the "formal instruction". We further particularize the subject and set it under the heading of "Change of Educational System in Pakistan." The subject is thorough and consideration requesting. Numerous books, propositions, and exploration papers have as of now been composed on this subject, and thus, my commitment as this little bit of composing is no worthier than an expansion of another drop in the ocean.

Various elements are included in the low execution of Pakistani instructive framework. I would prefer not to be faulted one; I would rather indicate passes on every single significant side.

A few Suggestions on the System

I am going to propound a couple of recommendations on the change of the framework, which may, to a couple individuals, sound brutal or impracticable. In any case, these are my proposals, as it would turn out, and that is the reason my words must be given regard as an individual assessment on the subject.

To accomplish a radical change, we have to nationalize the entire instructive structure quickly. The state ought to put a prompt boycott on the non-public school frameworks. This is to secure a national solidarity. In the vicinity of a plenty of non-public schools with no staff training and low capability, and fundamentally unrelated syllabi, the ability of new era is being undermined, as well as a society of class refinement is being bolstered in Pakistan. On the off chance that it appears to be outlandish, the entire private segment ought to be rendered as semi legislative to sanction a "national accreditation strategy". This will permit just those tuition based schools that, at initially, come up to, and furthermore keep up the endorsed standard of instruction and offices. It is intriguing that we have at least 3 instructive structures. To start with, the framework that is for the tip top only, an absolutely English medium, westernized framework with a strict boycott on the utilization of Urdu; second, the arrangement of non-public schools that serve upper white collar class; in conclusion, government schools and philanthropy organizations serving one and all, especially poor people. I for one admire the stride taken by our late Prime Minister Zulifqar Ali Butto that he nationalized every instructive foundation.

The Punjab Government ought to have a long haul approach concerning the instruction division and such an arrangement ought to be executed and controlled by the legal, with the goal that no taking after government may shame the decision of Supreme Court. Remittances, offices, and comparative offers for the educators ought to be managed and made more successive. Invigorating courses to meet the most recent advancements must be led once per year. In any case, the instructors should not be given a lot of unwinding and their affectation and investigation ought to be rebuilt and managed. We have a superior structure of educators' assessment at region level subsequent to the presentation of devolution plan in 2002. Presently most undertakings of the schools are managed by Executive District Officers (Education), who are further helped by District Education Officers. The very framework, if upgraded, can deliver higher execution.

As per the idea of an advanced welfare state, training ought be free as well as necessary for all. The base level for mandatory training ought to be secondary school instruction. As opposed to utilizing English as medium of instruction, we must advance our national dialect and the medium all through the nation ought to be Urdu. English, close by every single other dialect including Arabic, Persian, and the provincial ones ought to be proclaimed just an auxiliary subject included in the educational module. On the off chance that English appears to be excessively vital, it ought to be given a quality equivalent to Urdu, not more.

Proposals on Examination System

Most importantly, I have significant issues with the entire structure of examination. It is loaded with slips. Globally, the arrangement of examination is called "evaluation and assessment framework". However, what we have in Pakistan is neither appraisal nor assessment, yet just a test of understudies' capacity to remember things.

The arrangement of general educators on examination focuses includes a few issues. Rather than the educators, every leading body of auxiliary instruction and college ought to choose normal invigilators with the selective capacity of directing examination. They ought to be honed for this given end of their occupations. Also, the months from May to mid-August ought to essentially be pronounced examination free in light of the fact that the temperature goes to great statures in these months. Since Pakistan does not have a decent ventilating or cooling framework in summer, it is constantly shocking perspective for the understudies to sit in examination in singing warmth. In like manner, the time term for hundred imprint paper ought to be stretched out to three and half hours. Since understudy needs to check his participation, sign diverse sheets, and some other comparative exercises are performed inside the examination focus, the time is overwhelmed by no benefit of the understudy. The included half hour will significantly help the members. The schools ought to lead one and only mid-term examination rather than a first term and second term examinations. This mid-term ought to be directed 4 months prior to the last.

The most potential proposals concerning the examination framework go thus. The auxiliary school authentication ought not be construct simply in light of the select examination of registration. The entire record of every past result ought to be enlisted with the school. No less than 40% of the aggregate signs of registration examination ought to be granted on the premise of an understudy's past execution in the secondary school vocation, code and lead, discipline and the similar.[1] The privilege of recompensing these 40% imprints ought to be given to the concerned school and a jury of senior instructors ought to choose to offer imprints to an understudy with full autonomy. PC labs ought to appropriately work in schools and the yearly aftereffect of each understudy must be enlisted with the school. Likewise, the 60% remaining characteristics of the registration examination ought to be dispersed in two classes i.e. subjective and target classifications. Subjective examination will help us assess an understudies capacity to make and compose, while the target strategy will help us check the precision of his memory. Just along  these  lines, we can dispose of the well known packing framework in Pakistan.

Thoughts on Paper-Setting

If there should be an occurrence of an absolutely hypothetical, subjective paper setting, the most extreme number of the inquiries requested that be endeavored must be close to 4. The decision level ought to drop by 25%, boiling down to just 25%. This is to propose that an applicant will need to endeavor 75% of the inquiry paper rather than just a large portion of the aggregate inquiry, specifically 50%. Consequently, the aggregate number of inquiries will decrease to six and the competitor will be requested that endeavor just 4. Each inquiry ought to comprise of two sections and both parts ought to have distinctive setting of composing, albeit bearing the same topic. Besides, we should now dispose of putting conventional sort of inquiries in the inquiry papers. Our inquiry paper setting is amazingly tedious with nothing but the same old thing new at all. This framework must be systematized now, in light of the fact that it is a major need of great importance. We generally place such inquiries in the inquiry papers that are promptly accessible in manuals and test papers for understudies' packing (Rattafication). Because of this effortlessly accessible material, the motivation of buckling down and composing inventively have ceased to exist. You won't have the capacity to locate a solitary understudy today who is fit for composing something on any given subject from his own. The truth of the matter is that this is not an understudy's lack, but rather the issue of the framework.

Furthermore, the target sort will be the second piece of this examination framework bearing the 50% of the aggregate imprints. As it is as of now in vogue, there ought to be no decision in such a sort of examination. Be that as it may, what I propose what's more is a verbal test or viva voce to be incorporated in the goal sort. This will incredibly upgrade the standard of our target sort questions.

A Few Words on Marking System

Stamping of papers bears indistinguishable issues. There are, perceptibly, a goodly number of slips starting right with the dispatch of answer sheets to the recompensing of last stamps. For example, per paper remittance is far underneath the gauges. The sum fluctuating from 2 to 8 rupees is a joke of the aptitudes of an expert instructor. Training office needs to utilize master paper checkers/markers with the sole obligation of evaluating and assessing the answer sheets. Consistent stipends should be conceded to these expert checkers, while they ought to be given adequate time inside which they are made mindful to invest equivalent energy in every paper. Paper weighing ought to get on in crisp, early hours of the day.

The dispatch of the papers to markers' homes is the center issue of checking downturn. Subsequent to having gotten answer sheets at home, markers appropriate them among their companions and relatives to lessen the weight. Besides, some degenerate markers look for a wellspring of wage in this methodology. Numerous a gifted understudies are clobbered by dull and bankrupt understudies through gift. Further, additional recompense for good penmanship is, as I would like to think, damaging to innovative understudies, as it has nothing to do with the mental capacity. Along these lines, such an idea must be annulled.

The stamping of the experimental investigations (practicals) requests our quick consideration. The proportion of dealing in this class is high. Neutrals should survey understudies' capacity, however what is done is oppositely inverse.

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

Below is a listing of most of the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for a list of shortcut keys used in other programs. Please be aware that some of these shortcuts may not work in all versions of Microsoft Word.
Note: If the device you are using does not have Function keys (F1-F12) on its keyboard, like a Chromebook, certain shortcuts will be unavailable to you.

Shortcut Description
Ctrl + 0 Toggles 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + D Open the font preferences window.
Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + S Save the open document. Just like Shift + F12.
Ctrl + T Create a hanging indent.
Ctrl + U Underline the selected text.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + Shift + L Quickly create a bullet point.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.
Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + / + c Insert a cent sign (¢).
Ctrl + ' + <char> Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented è you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increases the selected text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decreases the selected text size by one.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
F1 Open Help.
F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12 Save As.
Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Shift + F12 Save the open document. Just like Ctrl + S.
Shift + Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift + Insert Paste.
Shift + Alt + D Insert the current date.
Shift + Alt + T Insert the current time.
In addition to keyboard shortcuts, users can also utilize their mouse to perform some common actions. The following section contains examples of mouse shortcuts.
 
Mouse shortcuts Description
Click, hold, and drag Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Double-click If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text that the mouse triple-clicked on.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

Windows 7 Installation - Step By Step Procedure

The setup procedure of Windows 7 is easy. Although the setup can be started within Windows, it is better to do a clean install by booting the computer directly from the Windows DVD. As soon as the startup procedure has detected the DVD, the user is asked for confirmation to boot from the Windows 7 DVD.  In one of the following steps you have to choose between the two types of installation: an upgrade and a custom (advanced) installation.

Upgrade or custom installation
An upgrade installation performs an upgrade of the currently installed Windows. This results in a reinstall of Windows without formatting the partition: if possible settings, personal files and installed programs are transferred to the new installation. Although this sounds attractive, problems out of the previous Windows install can be imported as well. That's one of the reasons why a clean installation is preferred above an upgrade installation, therefore rather choose for the custom installation procedure where the hard disk can be repartitioned and/or the system partition formatted (before proceeding make sure there is a backup of the personal files!).
The setup procedure of Windows 7 is easy. Although the setup can be started within Windows, it is better to do a clean install by booting the computer directly from the Windows DVD. As soon as the startup procedure has detected the DVD, the user is asked for confirmation to boot from the Windows 7 DVD.  In one of the following steps you have to choose between the two types of installation: an upgrade and a custom (advanced) installation.

Selecting a partition
During setup the user is asked which partition to install Windows 7 on. If there are no partitions yet (or if the current partitions have to be deleted) the hard disk has to be partitioned first. This can be done with partitioning software before the setup starts, but can be done during setup as well by the link Drive options (advanced) at the moment the user is asked on which partition to install Windows. If the setup assigns a disk letter other than C:, abort the setup and try again. This behavior happens after Windows is installed on a non-partitioned hard disk where the DVD player has been assigned the disk letter C: first. Restarting the setup is important to make sure Windows is installed on a C: partition.

ATTENTION: If Windows is installed on a partition which already contains a Windows Vista/Windows 7 installation (without formatting) then programs, settings and personal data will be transferred automatically to the new operating system while the old system files will be moved to the folder Windows.old. In case this back-up is not desired, repartition and/or format the hard disk!

 

WHAT IF THE COMPUTER DOESN'T BOOT FROM DVD...

If the computer doesn't boot from the Windows 7 DVD, the boot order has to be changed in the BIOS (in most cases the DEL or F2 key must be pressed while booting the computer, to get access to the BIOS). Look for something like boot order or boot sequence. Change the boot order and make sure the DVD player will be the first boot device (before the hard disk does). If the setup has finished, the boot order can be restored to the previous settings.

WHAT IF THE HARD DISK IS NOT RECOGNIZED?

During the setup procedure, you are asked on which partition to install Windows 7. If there is no partition to choose from, possibly the hard disk is not recognized by Windows. The most common cause is a SATA controller or RAID configuration (a combination of two or more hard disks working together to achieve a faster and/or more reliable system) which isn’t supported by Windows yet. This problem can be solved by loading the missing drivers (at the moment when is asked for which partition to install Windows on) with the option Load Driver from disk, CD or USB memory stick. The hardware drivers needed for the controller are stored on the CD with drivers and software for the motherboard. For better support, download the newest drivers from the website of the motherboard manufacturer (see the page about installing hardware drivers).
TIP: Some motherboards have a feature to load a SATA hard disk as an IDE hard disk. Search the BIOS settings for an option like Native SATA support/AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), and disable it. Although this setting works fine, it is better to install the original drivers for the SATA controller afterwards followed by restoring this setting.

SYSTEM RESERVED PARTITION

Both Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate create a 100 Mb hidden primary partition called SYSTEM RESERVED, besides the partition for the Windows installation. This partition is used for BitLocker (to enable encryption of the Windows partition) and contains the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) as well. Bitlocker is not used by many en the recovery console can be started from the Windows DVD as well. Therefore the system reserved partition is needless in most cases. However, there is no option to prevent the creation of the system reserved partition during setup. If you don't want the system reserved partition there are two options: partition the hard disk before starting the setup or reformat the currently available primary partition during setup (without repartitioning). There is a workaround as well to get rid of the system reserved partition during setup: delete the created Windows partition, add the free space to the 100 Mb system reserved partition, format the system reserved partition and install Windows on the enlarged partition.

Creating a new user account
After the computer is restarted, you are asked for a name for the user account and the name for the computer (only use short names without spaces). The next screen can be used to enter a password for the user account (although it is advised to enter a password, it is not necessary). When the computer is used by multiple users it is wise to create multiple user accounts after the setup has been finished (visit the page about setting up a user account for more information).

The product key
In the next step the user is asked for the product key, however it is not needed to specify the key. The option Automatically activate Windows when I'm online is enabled by default but can be deactivated when immediate activation is not desired (useful when one doubts whether the hardware is compatible, in that case the product key can still be used on another computer).

Home network, Work network or Public network
After the window with the date and time settings has been confirmed, the user is asked what network the computer is connected to: a home network, a work network or a public network. Depending on the type of network files and/or printers are shared with other computers in the network. If the computer is in a home or work situation, Home network or Work network would be the most obvious options to choose. However, if the advantages of a network like sharing files and printers are not used at all, choosing for Public network as location type is probably the best option to choose because this results in a better secured computer. The selected option can be changed afterwards within the Network and Sharing Centre.

HomeGroup
If Home network is chosen as location type the next window asks the user which personal files must be added to the HomeGroup. The HomeGroup is secured with a user account independent password and can be filled with files (e.g. personal documents, pictures, music and videos) which can be accessed by another computer in the network. Skip creating a HomeGroup if there is no need to share the files with other computers!

 

 

WORKAROUND FOR THE LIMITATIONS OF A W7 UPGRADE-DVD

During the upgrade procedure with the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD the setup searches automatically for an activated and validated Windows installation (this is not the case for the Express Upgrade-DVD). A 'clean' install cannot be done with the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD following the standard procedure of a normal Windows 7 DVD! Before you can proceed the Windows 7 upgrade procedure there must be an installed, activated and validated Windows. Start the setup from an already installed Windows and choose Custom setup (instead of an Upgrade setup) to achieve a clean installation of Windows 7. The files of the old installation will be stored in the folder Windows.old which can be deleted afterwards by using Disk Cleanup.

DELAYING THE WINDOWS 7 ACTIVATION FOR 4 MONTHS

Without product activation, Windows 7 can be used for 30 days, after this period the operating system switches to a modus with reduced functionality (RFM). The command SLMGR -rearm makes it possible to extend this period three times with 30 days. To achieve this, run the Command Prompt (Start menu, All Programs, Accessories) in administrator modus by right clicking on the shortcut and choosing for Run as administrator. Following this procedure, the allowed period can be maximized to four months. The command SLMGR shows the other options of the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool, like changing/removing the current product key and showing the current licence information.

After the setup has been finished...

Now Windows is installed, it is time to change some settings concerning the Windows Explorer and the Control Panel. According to the default settings the different items are shown by categories. The commands on this website assume that the control panel is showing all options by setting the view to big or small icons instead of categories.
The system files are hidden by default, which is fine for less experienced users. However, some of the changes mentioned on this website assume that both system and hidden files are made visible. This is done by changing the following settings on the tab View (available through the button Organize of the Windows Explorer, Folder and Search Options, see the page optimized Windows 7 settings as well):
  • Enable the option Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
  • Disable the option Hide extensions for known file types.
  • Enable the option Show hidden files, folders and drives.
ATTENTION: Unhiding files isn't always practical for daily use. If needed hide them after you are finished.


Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Active Threats to the Democracy in Pakistan



Pakistan, since its day of beginning, has confronted a few difficulties to secure a genuine fair framework, which could promise its survival, steadiness and advancement. Each fair period has been trailed by the military tenet. Tragically, the plant of majority rule government has not taken its attaches sufficiently profound to make the nation, "a tough just express." This is the reason that as of not long ago vote based system in Pakistan is inclined to numerous dangers. These dangers radiate from inward and additionally outside variables. Inward dangers incorporate political, social, financial, and additionally religious which have brought about the debilitating of popular government in Pakistan. Absence of full grown authority, encounter between the primary organs of the state, poor relations between the middle and the territories, wild debasement, doubt among the legislators, solid organization and emergency of administration are the prompt dangers to majority rule government in Pakistan. Besides, interfering with the constitution has additionally managed an extreme hit to popular government in Pakistan. Notwithstanding this, terrorism, vitality emergency, ethnicity and sectarianism, abusive behavior at home, religious prejudice, financial flimsiness, unemployment, and late common catastrophe is representing an extraordinary danger to majority rule government in Pakistan. This, as well as repeating outside intercessions in our national undertakings, our nation's discolored picture over the world, and frail discretion is additionally contributing in destabilizing vote based setup. Fueling to the flame, Government's lack of concern towards individuals and its powerlessness to determine these issues is mounting dissatisfaction among the masses. This dissatisfaction is demonstrating venomous and it could crash the procedure of majority rule government in Pakistan.
Absence of initiative is one of the best dangers to majority rule government in Pakistan. Since the grievous downfall of the considerable Quaid we have been without experienced and capable initiative. Nonappearance of visionary initiative has been the greatest difficulty for the nation. Our pioneers have constantly served their own personal stakes and have stripped the country of the essential comforts of life. In such conditions, vote based system has endured a considerable measure is as yet enduring. The harmful propositions of our political points, have not just smirched the picture of Pakistan before the globe, yet have likewise demonstrated deadly for the fair survival.
For a solid political environment, the similarity between all the foundations of the administration is critical. Without developed and sensible administration, the encounter between establishments is winning. For example, the administration's resistance with usage of the choices of the Supreme Court on different matters of national significance (counting the NICL defilement case) is a state of concern. Therefore, there is surfacing an administration legal jumble. By obstructing an oversight of the court, the administration is attempting to run its undertakings, in which the top need is to finish the residency. The conflict between the fundamental organs of the state has been prompting the disaster of the popularity based state.
Poor relations in the middle of focus and the four territories of the nation are likewise a risk to popular government. Coordination between them is fundamental to run the apparatus of the state easily. Unexpectedly, the inside and areas have dependably been at loggerhead with one another. Disharmony over common assets and different issues have held popular government under strain. The grievous fall of Dhaka was the consequence of such combative relations. That is the reason; Pakistan has dependably been encountering political flimsiness. These conditions have over and over given armed force a method of reasoning to topple the non-military personnel government.
The continuous turmoil has begun another verbal confrontation about the military part in the equitable setup. Because of absence of political knowledge, our lawmakers have as often as possible welcomed the military, to topple the majority rule government by selecting unlawful means. Subsequently our awkward pioneers have imperiled the survival of political and fair estimations of the nation. Resultantly, the seed of an extraordinary just culture, sowed by the colossal Quaid, never seemed to transform into a solid tree.
Also, interfering with the constitution has brought about indelible harm to vote based system. A constitution is considered as a gatekeeper of popular government. Sadly, the constitution, which was drafted following nine years of the autonomy in 1956, was strangled after military upset by Ayub Khan in 1958. A legitimate constitution was figured in 1973, yet every despot trimmed this constitution in understanding to his own particular individual hobbies. Besides, our political powers have likewise assumed a horrendous part in breaking down the first draft of the constitution. Resultantly, we have stayed not able to ensure the solid equitable customs.
Solid organization and primitive framework are another danger to majority rules system. Their mystery coalition is ruining the development of majority rules system in a smooth manner. Their bargain with one another has brought about the gathering of force in less hands. Indeed, even the all inclusive suffrage could have not been successful. In this way, the flow is power in a modest bunch families is making the structure empty. Today we will barely see individuals from white collar class and lower class in governmental issues, on account of sheer drive and impact of these legislators, such class couldn't get free hand to partake in governmental issues that is totally against the Democracy. Noam Chomsky has rightly said in regards to wrecking of majority rule government that" in the event that you need to limit vote based system exchange force of choice making from open enclosure to unaccountable foundations, rulers and sovereigns, religious ranks, military juntas, and medieval Lords.
Political disharmony is turned out to be venomous for the fair setup. All the major political forces are occupied in point scoring and habitual pettiness. They are minimum concerned with tending to the issues of the country, and consequently, a feeling of hardship among the individuals is recreating tremendously. Without participation between the political preeminent, the fantasy for a sturdy popularity based state would remain a dream.
Fanning the flame, wild debasement is demonstrating disastrous for popular government to survive. Debasement remains a considerable obstruction for Pakistan and majority rule framework. Straightforwardness International (TI) has positioned Pakistan 34th most degenerate country on the planet. In the first place administration of PPP in 1988 was sacked due to charges of debasement, also decisions held in 1997 were blamed for such charges, and the late trade off on defilement as NRO, has brought up numerous issues in the psyches of country against the believability of political world class. The threat of debasement is emptying the bases of officially powerless popular government.
The apparition of debasement is developing stronger without genuine responsibility. Responsibility which goes for fortifying the bases of majority rule government is inadequate in our nation. The national against debasement organization, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) which was made in 2002 and enriched with the forces of exploring and arraigning the arguments against the degenerate pioneers, has neglected to assume its part adequately. . In this way, without responsibility everybody, whatever unlawful he does, supposes it as his privilege. It is a kind of storm which is debilitating the vote based system to its roots and representing an incredible risk.
Absence of responsibility coupled with emergency of administration is representing a test to the smooth running of the framework. Pakistan is confronting a consistent situation of poor administration. It has produced question and has undermined the capable and straightforward conveyance of open administrations and the usage of projects in a productive way. Neediness has been developing in the nation at a disturbing level and in simply most recent three years of popularity based administration, it has come to 40 every penny from 17.13 every penny in 2008. Inferable from expanding neediness, individuals discover themselves tested even to acquire fundamental staples, for example, flour and heartbeats. Pakistan's level of human advancement is low and its instruction pointers are the most noticeably awful in South Asia. Notwithstanding having gigantic common assets, our nation has gone into a stagflation, which is the most exceedingly terrible ever situation. Venture is quickly flying from Pakistan because of unfavorable monetary environment in the nation which is not a promising sign for popular government.
Attributable to poor administration, the legislature is losing control over lawfulness circumstance. At the point when people put themselves in front of establishments, they set a terrible illustration. Suicide assaults, target killing, burglary and different unlawful acts have gotten to be standard of the day. Blameless individuals have been slaughtered on ethnic premise and government appears to be defenseless in such manner which is likewise an unsafe sign for just run the show.
The current regrettable circumstance of contentions and doubt are singularly the results of a frail equitable setup. Media assumes a critical part in embellishment and reshaping the convictions of a layman. Tragically, the late media buildup in connection to the political exercises has been exasperated the circumstance. Media's biasness has touched off a fire of political unevenness and disharmony which thus, has been debilitating the foundations of just culture in Pakistan.
Another matter stays to be one of the significant dangers to popular government is the feeble legal arrangement of Pakistan. Occasionally when the majority rule principle was ousted by the military ruler the powerless legal played a critical lead in reinforcing the hands of military. The feeble legal has given each military a lawful cover under the appearance of practicality. In present situation, there is again a danger that history could rehash itself if the watchmen of vote based system kept on slighting the standards of popular government and legal.
Aforementioned dangers to majority rule government identify with the political circle which are altogether offering ascent to social dangers. Neediness stricken society, unskilled masses, social foul play, abusive behavior at home, feeling of unreliability and disappointment among the masses are sowing the seeds of contempt for vote based system.
Frail and neediness stricken society, conceives hatred. A general public, lacking nourishment security, is minimum concerned with their rights. Clique and unbiased attitude couldn't be the lobby sign of such a society, where more than 50% of the aggregate populace of the nation is living underneath the neediness line. Thus vote based patterns can't win in such a domain where the individuals are paying expense even on the buy of a match box and the grain is getting past their scope.
Moreover, uneducated masses, have additionally contributed in breaking down the political arrangement of the nation. A country with such a low proficiency rate can just breed a delicate political and fair culture. An informed individual is mindful of his rights and can battle for the standards, and resultantly, his voice can't stay unheard. In opposition to this logic, a uninformed society debilitates the equitable qualities.
Tragically, the political mind of the individuals is likewise extremely negative because of low level of political mindfulness and socialization. Also, this pattern permitted the hegemonic strengths to keep media, instructive foundations, associates and open gatherings from joining a political cognizance into the individuals. The masses are even not ready to oppose the Martial Laws, and the common society is constantly succumbed to the military tenet.
In setting to Pakistan social unfairness is a common highlight. Residents of Pakistan are uninformed of social equity idea and its impacts on society. Pakistan's respectful and military rulers and exclusive class have been ravaging this nation since freedom. Social equity is a standard, worth and guideline of the sound society and character of a prosperous serene nation, one ought to understand the way that social bad form does not just influence the life of a typical man additionally imperil national apparatus. It is the thing that on which entire framework is taking into account and on the off chance that its shaky than the nation would be in line of where now Pakistan stands.
Expanding abusive behavior at home is additionally demonstrating impeding for vote based system to win. Regular target murdering, coercion, capturing for payoff and different criminal acts made individuals powerless. Feeling of frailty is expanding and individuals shaky even inside their homes. Insurance of the life and property of the regular individuals is the as a matter of first importance obligation of the administration. Yet, inferable from government's disappointment is rearing dissatisfaction among the masses which thusly is offering ascent to unfavorable conditions for majority rules system and clearing way for hostile to fair powers to become possibly the most important factor.
Financial dependability is a sign of a popular government. It assumes the part of a spine for popular government. Then again, monetary precariousness serves as toppling component for popular government. Notwithstanding having all the assets and power the administration has been not able to deal with the economy effectively and concoct feasible arrangements to enhance the lives of regular individuals. Our economy which, has as of now been enduring vigorously on account of terrorism, is hit hard by late turmoil in Karachi and surges in 2010 and 2011. Agrarian area is seeing a most exceedingly terrible situation ever. As opposed to indicating upward turn GDP is continually going down. Every one of these elements are driving Pakistan to the verge of political unsteadiness.
Vitality emergency is further fanning the flame. Vitality is much the same as fuel for the economy; comparably presence of vitality emergency makes the economy defenseless and unfavorably influences the modern division. Case in point, the material business of Pakistan is severely hit by the vitality emergency. Numerous material units in Faisalabad have been shut down. Actually, the entire nation is experiencing the planned and unscheduled force blackouts, which undoubtedly have irritated both residential life and financial exercises in the nation. Individuals have begun unsettling in boulevards and harming open property. Hence, the vitality irregularity has turned into a risk to the monetary development and flourishing of Pakistan.
This, as well as offering ascent to unemployment. Decaying states of rural and mechanical parts and government's powerlessness to give work to its masses is in a roundabout way debilitating the bases of vote based system. The continuous turmoil in numerous Arab nations is the aftereffect of the disappointment of the rulers to give livelihood and different necessities of life to their kin.
Perpetual swelling coupled with nourishment emergency is likewise a perilous sign for popular government. Sustenance products are getting past regular man's span. The world's budgetary specialists have set Pakistan on a rundown of 36 nations that face a genuine nourishment emergency, cautioning that if the circumstance compound individuals may attack storage spaces for sustenance. Reasons for sustenance shakiness are as different as its results yet government's fragile administration has made this issue complex and not just undermining the lives of more than 83 million Pakistanis.
The late common catastrophe, fit as a fiddle of surges, which has incapacitated our economy, is genuine test for the legislature. All the parts of the economy, particularly horticulture and industry, have been seriously hampered by tis demolition. Under the above said sad conditions, the disappointment of the administration to handle this test would be a disappointment of majority rule government itself.
The present stream of fanaticism and terrorism has delivered another philosophy. This new ideological methodology is likewise the most quick risk to popular government in Pakistan today. These radical components similarly control the legislature and the regular individuals. Their own particular variant of Islam has turned into a method for playing with the slants of the officially denied masses. Henceforth, the bearers of this new belief system of administration consider popular government non Islamic and therefore totally pointless for an Islamic state. The overarching states of the nation and the interest for usage of sharia (their own particular variant), is a confirmation to this ideological conviction. For these components, the idea of vote based system is western hence against Islam.
Religious narrow mindedness and Sectarianism are further perpetrating an overwhelming harm to popular government in Pakistan. The seed of religious narrow mindedness, that took its establishes in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, has now developed into a solid tree. Each progressive government has neglected to give security to minorities. Late episodes of unmitigated killings of the populace of Shia group have further uncovered the administration's disappointment in ensuring the minorities. In a report with respect to religious opportunity discharged by Washington Pakistan was referred to among 10 nations, "neglecting to adequately secure religious rights". The report incorporates a considerable rundown of contextual analyses of roughness and oppression Ahmedis, Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and other Muslim groups.
Repeating remote intercession into our national and household issues is likewise demonstrating dangerous for majority rule government to support. A nation, with strong popularity based standards, does not permit any remote energy to mediate into its matter of residential and national hobby. Nations, particularly America, are more keen on surrounding Pakistan's arrangements than that of its own. Our national uprightness is in question because of our political disharmony and equitable excess. US have constantly applied its impact on every administration, whether it’s a popularity based or military, to serve its clandestine hobbies. Its staunch backing to each military ruler has created an indelible harm to vote based system and has never given a reasonable opportunity to choose fair government to survive.
At last, Pakistan's discolored picture over the world as a genuine fair country is at the very least a danger in itself. Over all the military and semi military tenet strangled the law based manage in the nation. World Bank and other monetary establishments have industriously laid approvals upon the Pakistan. These monetary punishments and controls upon exchange is the result of weedy equitable in the past and incessant military overthrows.
From the above dialog it is clear that majority rule government has numerous dangers some are inner and others from outside front. The need of great importance is to demonstrate the genuineness of reason. Taking after are the sober minded answers for strengthen the feeble popularity based culture in the nation.
• Political gatherings must be reinforced to advance political culture and maintain a strategic distance from political disharmony.
• Sovereignty of parliament must be guaranteed to shield popular government from dangers postured by hostile to state performing artists.

• Judiciary ought to be settled on free and its choices must be regarded to advance coordination among foundations.
• Educational changes ought to be presented. Government ought to amend its instructive arrangement and make it a great deal more powerful both in letter and soul.
• Political mindfulness must be made among the masses.
• The part of primitive rulers and administrators in governmental issues must be minimized to advance fair culture.
• Viable monetary arrangements must be placed set up to forestall financial insecurity and enhance the lives of basic individuals.
• There is a urgent need of experienced administration turn away the dangers to majority rule government.
• Youth interest in political procedure must be energized.
• The administration ought to outfit a commendable outside arrangement and might obviously characterize its level of association and participation with the world.
• A powerful and productive arrangement of check and parities is the urgent need of great importance to fortify the equitable procedure.
• There are couples of against government channels that attempt to highlight the skeptical side of the nation, such projects ought not to be shown as they break down the picture of nation.
To close, it can be said that popular government doesn't simply spring out of slender air, it is a progressive procedure taking decades some of the time hundreds of years. Our pioneers must understand the significance of majority rules system and must regard the force appointed to them through vote. Despite the fact that vote based system is confronting a multidimensional dangers yet they can be handled proficiently if will is there. Our pioneers must evade their personal stakes and hold turns in hands to battle against all the opposition to political strengths. They must arrange and use open power in right bearing to make mindfulness. All the foundations must work in similarity with one another to fortify popular government. All the hostile issues in the middle of areas and focus must be determined on need premise. Great administration must be guaranteed to support majority rule government. Majority rules system can be supported by equipped administration who acknowledges and comprehends the genuine reason for fizzled popular government in Pakistan. The administration ought to outfit a commendable outside arrangement and might plainly characterize its level of communication and participation with the world. On the off chance that we need to get by as a country, we all ought to try aggregate endeavors to support the weak plant of vote based system into a leafy foods giving plant.