Pak Henna Body Art !!!

Henna Body Art

Henna Facts

The "Henna Plant" (Lawsonia inermis) is a tall shrub or small tree, 2-6 m high. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Southern Asia, and Northern Australasia, in semi-arid zones.

Henna is commercially cultivated in western India, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Iran, Sudan, and Libya. Lawsonia inermis, produces a red-orange dye molecule, (lawsone). This molecule has an affinity for bonding with protein and thus has been used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, silk and wool.

The Henna Plant Powdered Henna Leaves

(Lawsonia inermis) (Ready for making the paste)

Dried, ground, and sifted henna leaves are easily worked into a paste that can be used to make intricate body art. This powder is mixed with lemon juice, strong tea, or other mildly acidic liquids. Essential oils with high levels of "terps" (monoterpene alcohols) such as tea tree oil, eucalyptus, cajeput, or lavender oils, will improve the stain characteristic. Many henna artists also add sugar to the recipe, to provide better "sticking" quality against the skin, which allows the paste to adhere to, and remain moist, on the skin to achieve a darker stain.

Our Henna Paste Recipe

* Powdered Henna Leaves * Lemon Juice

* Sugar * "Tea Tree" Essential Oil

Paste Sealer

* Lemon Juice * Sugar

* Tissue Paper * Plastic Wrap

For Weddings

Bridal henna on the hand

Bridal henna on feet and hand

The Flag of Pakistan

Sunset Colours Peshawar!!!

Sunset Colours Peshawar!!!
After a sunny day in the north western Pakistan, the Sun is going back, so just a farewell.

A challenging peak for the climbers and a paradise of trekkers, located in Hindukush, Chitral, Pakistan.
Pigeon keeping is a hobby in some parts of Pakistan and in the picture, I tried to show A boy with his pigeons, and sunset.

Extraordinary Paintings on walls!!!

Extraordinary Paintings on walls!!!

KPT Tower, Pakistan !

Pakistan Longer Towers.
Tenders for a landmark waterside development at Mai Kolachi adjacent to the Port of Karachi in Pakistan have been received and are currently being evaluated following the implementation of Aedas’ international competition-winning design for a mixed-use scheme.


Endorsed in 2007 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the development will command an iconic presence and provide an instantly recognisable beacon to Pakistan’s principal city of Karachi and the country’s largest sea port. The project is expected to commence on site in the second quarter of 2008.

The scheme which includes five high rise towers focuses around the centrepiece; an elegant 78-storey fully glazed tower The tower comprises 162,000sq m. of office space crowned with a 250-bed six-star luxury hotel with additional serviced apartments. The hotel bedrooms are cleverly arranged around an 85m-high atrium to maximise the magnificent views over the Arabian Sea.

Holidays !

Holidays.

If you-re planning on going for a holiday to anywhere across the globe, you can have a scroll through these beautiful photos of cities and famous landmarks and set it as your desktop background so that you know you have to remember to see it when you go. You might be planning to go to Sydney in Australia and want to go and see the beauty of the Sydney Harbour ? well we have outstanding images of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera house and also of other landmarks across the globe. Make sure you visit Flight Centre or the travel agency you plan to travel through for more information on how to get to the Eiffel tower, or other places when you get to the country you are holidaying in. Lots of cruises, hotels & Motels offers cheap deals. Flight Centre offers lots of travel deals to different destinations such as Queensland, Sydney, Melbourne, Europe, New york & London etc. These deals provides you cheap accommodation & cheap flights all over the world.

Wall Papers !

Pakistan Guns

Vulcan M134.
Ok guys you all know how obsessed I am with the M134 so I am writing a report on it. for those who have no clue what the M134 is here it is plain and simple; the Mini Gun! So since the article subject already says Vulcan M134 I will get right into it.

1890s: Electric motor introduced to the Gatling gun. (The Real One) The ancestor to the modern mini gun was made in the 1860s. Richard J. Gatling replaced the hand cranked mechanism of a rifle-caliber Gatling gun with an electric motor, a relatively new invention at the time. Even after Gatling slowed down the mechanism, the new electric-powered Gatling gun had a theoretical rate of fire of 3,000 rounds per minute, roughly three times the rate of a typical modern, single-barreled machine gun.



1960’s: Vietnam War. In the 1960s, the US military began exploring modern variants of the electric-powered, rotating barrel Gatling gun-style weapons for use in the Vietnam War. The US forces in Vietnam, which used helicopters as one of the primary means of transporting soldiers and equipment through the dense jungle, found that the thin-skinned helicopters were very vulnerable to small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks when they slowed down to land. Also the mini gun was tested for another reason; that reason is they also used the single barrel turret gun but because of the intense firing and over heating it caused jams the mini gun was tested to see how easily it jammed, which it hardly ever did.

But enough on a breif history here is the airsoft version:

Custom Creation M134 Vulcan Mini Gun. Full metal body construction, Full Fire and Functional Rotary barrels, 6 Barrel Will Turn When Shooting, Magazine Capacity: 1300 Rounds but with the back back box it will hold 3000 rounds, Length: 956mm, System: 12V Battery, shoots 250, Hop Up: fixed, and Weight: 16000.00g

This thing is a beast of all holy beasts! And heavy as an elephant, but still i would carry it around, so for the thing being so heavy and all I think the asking price is ok but really I feel the gun is too expensive! Infact the new Echo 1 mini is going to be $2000 instead of the $4000 asked price. The gun gets a full thumbs up and a wipe of the mouth, but the price gets two fat mans thumbs down!!!
Guns captured in Indo Pak war 1965.

MG 42 and MG 3 machine gun (Germany)


MG3 machine gun in "light machine gun" role, as made under license in Pakistan

MG 42 machine gun in LMG role, left side view, with bipod extended

صوابی یوسفزئ

Overview

The history and culture of Swabi is very rich. The late historian Roshan Khan Baba from this region wrote about the history of this great tribe in his book 'History of the Yousafzai Tribe'. A drive to Swabi from Jehangira or Mardan is scenic and a beautiful experience. Lush green fields and shady trees line the road on either side.

Swabi is proud of its illustrious sons like Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum founder of Islamia College, Peshawar and the brave martyr of the Kargil war Captain Karnal Sher Khan recipient of the highest military award of Pakistan Nishan-e-Haider. Hafiz rehmath Khan Of Rohilkand Badsh was from Swabi,The Great Muslim League Leader Bakht Jamal Khan was From Swabi ( Karnal Sher Killi)Now days Majid Ali of Karnal Sher Killi is Conducting his thesis on The Life of Bakht Jamal Khan. the Second most important leader of Muslim League Pordal Khan Was from Swabi.Many Swabiwaals are liberal in their outlook yet devout Muslims. They are well known for their hospitality.

Tobacco is a popular cash crop of Swabi along with vegetables, wheat, sugar cane and maize. Its climate is ideally suited for citrus in particular while many other fruits like watermelon, peaches and apricots are also grown there. Swabi is also rich with mineral resources founded in the Maneri village and its white marble is very popular throughout the country.

Maini is the most beautiful, religious and highly educated village of Swabi. There are the most famous Islamic institutes, i.e. "Madrassa Rahmania" and Dar Ul Najah".

Swabi is home to the largest earth–filled dam of the world, the Tarbela Dam. It also boasts one of the most prestigious institutions of Pakistan, the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology located in village Topi.

A six lane motorway connecting Islamabad with Peshawar passes through Swabi District with an access interchange at Ambaar.

People

The People of Swabi are famous for their hospitality. They are brave and look after their guests, they say guest is mercy of GOD. Many people work in the Middle East, Europe and America to support their families. People are very hard workers and moderate by nature. The people have strong unity among themselves and living peace fully.

Archaeological Sites

Swabi contains many important archaeological sites; it was part of the Gandhara civilization. Alexander the Great crossed river Indus where the village of Hund now lies on its right bank. Hund is an archaeological treasure and been the capital of the Hindu and Turk Shahi for nearly three hundred years. Archaeological sites are found peppered all over Swabi and they are great tourist attractions.^[1]

Rani Ghat is another start of the Gandhara archaeological site located further deep in the mountainous area. Rani Ghat is the famous historical palace on the top of mountain used by the Rani (queen) of that era. She was famous for buying the fresh air coming from Swabi side. She paid the villagers for clean air -- they were not allowed to pollute it by blowing the crops in the air for cleaning purpose. The ruins are still a famous place for visitors. As a part of the origin of Buddhist Gandhara civilisation it has also attracted re-construction funds from Japanese research institutes. With the help of Japanese funds the local NGO Shewa Educated Social Workers Association (SESWA) built a walkway to the historical sites and built fences to protect the area. It also built a mountain resthouse on Baga mountain which is a popular tourist site. This area attracted many tourists including Japanese, who came here for studies in the ancient times to learn about Buddhism.

Similarly the ruins of Darsan are also here. Not enough archaeological work has been done on this area and it needs attention from archaeologists.

Molana Abdul Qadir was a great scholar resident of the village of Pabaini. He was the founder of Pushto Academy and Pushto department. The first Pushto dictionary was written by him.

Partition

Before partition, Hindus also lived here and most of the businesses were owned by them, both Muslims and Hindus lived peacefully. The majority of Hindu population was present in Baja Bamkhel and Naranji village before partition. After partition, the vast majority of Hindus left for India. People from Swabi are from the Yousafzai tribe, also known as Yousafzai-Afghan and Awan's(Afghani).The Awan were traveld with Sher Shah Surri from Afghanistan to N.W.F.P . Their origin is Kandahar.

After Partition

Today almost the whole population is Pakhtun of the Yousafzai tribe, however even today Hindus and Sikhs are found in some areas of Swabi.

'Thand Koi .is the village Of Swabi. Thand Koi is a beautiful village and it is home to the Manora (Abaseen)Means (Green Village). Thand Koi also has a resthouse on Mountain and another one on Pang Peer Mountain near olive gardens. Both these spots are famous tourist spots. Thand Koi has some of the best Maily MAKHA, Kabaddi, Cock Fighting, and Dog Fighting, jalsa(bail raice), and Asses, Akor, Gulu Dandai, Bilorai and Pat patonay. players in whole of Swabi district. Thand Koi has more than 10 schools which is one of the highest for any village of its size in the whole of Pakistan.

The well-known Islamic scholars of this village are mufti Gulzar Khan Babakhel, Maulana bin Amin, Maulana Shamsul Nawaz, Maulana Hussain Ahmed.

The most populated village in Swabi is Yar Hussain, a village in Tehsil Lahor. Archaeologically, Lahor was the original Lahor and the Lahore city of Panjab was raised after this one. Hund was called Hind and Lahor was the capital of Hind.

The museum of Peshawar is decorated with the historical utensils and ornaments of Lahor. The poets of Pashtu Mir Nawas Khan, Bakhshir, Norbaz Haji, belonged to this locality.

An historical place in Swabi District is Haryan, named after the Arians civilisation. Haryan is located 3 km from the main Swabi-Jahangira road from Lahor Tehsil and on the bank of river Indus. in old period, Haryan was well developed and spread from Hund to Attock fort of Mughal King Akbar. the proverb is famous amongst old people that "if the goat climb to the roof of one house in Haryan, then she could visit entire area from Hund to Attock", because of the densely populated area.

Beka village is at the edge of River Indus. People are very hospital caring and famous for their rich culture. Historically Village Beka was replace by river Indus. It was the famous village during Akbar (emperor). Akbar sent his faithful soldiers to live in this area. After flood on old Beka people move parallel to river on other side e.g. existing Beka, Nabi, Sala, and Haryan till Zida.

In Beka village, Yusuf Zai clan, Khattak clan, Shahib Zadgan (Bacha Sahib) and Blar Khel are living. Literacy rate is high compare to other villages. Haji Mohabat Khan late was a social welfare activist. He aimed to bring literacy in females as equal to man. Haji Mohbat khan devoted his life for the welfare of people. He donated his land for girls Primary school, Girls High school and also land for grave yard and hospital. The Bacha Sahib family served for a long time. Their ancestors were scholars from Bukhara (Central Asia). They are famous in Tib (Health). Every year people come from miles and miles and from abroad to celeberate uras (celebration). Swabi has a green valley called Gadoon. Gadoon touches its boundaries with Haripur up side Bunir.

One of the most famous village in Swabi is Kernel Sher Khan Kalay (Previously called Nawan Kalay). The village was renamed after Kernel Sher Khan who gave his life for his nation in the Kargil War. Sher Khan is the only Pukhtoon to have received the highest military award in Pakistan, the Nishan-e-Haider. His tomb lies close to the Mardan Swabi highway near Shewa Adda.

Next to Kernel Sher Khan Kalay is the village Shewa. Shewa is a beautiful village and it is home to the tomb of Yousuf Khan and Sher Bano. Shewa also has a resthouse on Baga Mountain and another one on Karmar Mountain near olive gardens. Both these spots are famous tourist spots. Shewa has some of the best Mukha players in whole of Swabi district. Shewa has more than 12 schools which is one of the highest for any village of its size in the whole of Pakistan.

Tourism

Swabi is notable for being the setting for the Yusuf Khan and Sherbano folktale, a famous Pashtun love story. Visitors come to the village of Shera Ghund and climb the mountain to visit the tomb of Yousaf Khan. Gadoon Amazi is one of the most popular places for tourist, especially the village of Mangal Chai.

Kund park which lies on the banks of the rivers Indus and Kabal. It is located in town Tordher. Tordher is second leading trading city after Swabi.It contains nearly 50,000 population.People are very hospitable and highly civilized. There are 18 primary and three high schools. Another tourist area is Ghazi-Bharota dam, which lies near Topi and Tarbela. Mahaban Hill in Gadoon has a scenic beauty like Swat and other hilly areas. Pir Galai resort is here, 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level. From here one can see Mansehra, Buner and Kaghan Hills.

Afghan Refuges Camp

The Afghan Refugee Camp was established more than 20 years ago when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and five million Afghanis fled to Pakistan for shelter. This was the biggest camp in the country. Most of the refugees speaking the same language and culture had little problem settling down. But the huge flow of arms (confiscated from Soviet soldiers during the war), together with the rise in drug smuggling from Afghanistan and theft had become great challenges for the local population. The local people wished to have peace in Afghanistan so that refugees could leave as soon as possible. This camp is also called Sawabi Camp. The very hospitable people of Sawabi have graciously accepted this camp's presence for more than two decades. Baja, the small village of Swabi famous for many reason. The people are very highly educated most of the serve in the Pakistani army. Many of them are doctors, professors, civil judges and chief secretary.

Games

A View of Cock Fighting.

In the category of games, two types of games are played in Swabi. Local and ancient games include Maily MAKHA, Kabaddi, Cock Fighting, and Dog Fighting, Horse racing, and Asses, Akor, Gulu Dandai, Bilorai and Pat patonay, etc.

The popular games of modern times are: cricket and football. The Famous player in cricket in all over the district, Ibrahim Shah, also belongs to Village Khunda. Swabi is regarded as one of the best volleyball nurseries in the country. Many of the national team players are from this district, including former national volleyball team captain Raheem, originally from village Zaida.

Mukha, a type of archery, is the traditional game of Swabi, in which different villages take part. Mukha uses a bow and an arrow made from a long bamboo stick. Instead of a tip, th e arrow has a flat dish-shaped head called Tobray. The Makha game has a famous rivalry between the two villages Mangal Chai and Channi of the Gadoon. People come from all over the Swabi to enjoy this game.

Kabbadi is one of the most famous sports of the area. Panj Pir is the current champion of the game.

The Hub of Streams and Rivers

Swabi is home to dozens of streams and two great rivers, the Indus and the Kabul River. Both the rivers meet at a place called Kund, another major tourist attraction. The Indus river with its spectacular blue colour and the Kabul river's muddy brown water go side by side without blending. It is a treat to watch these two rivers hug each other quietly for thousands of years in their own special way. Also there are several small streams in different locations of the Swabi. A unique stream is in village Maini. The water of the stream comes out in the centre of the village. Its speciality is that in the winter the water of the stream is so hot. And in the summer water becomes cold. This water is used for irrigation in the village. This stream is called china which means spring. The three villages named Kotha, Topi and Maini are collectively called Utman. They all have natural springs called cnina in Maini, chino in Kotha and bayin in Topi.

Gadoon Amazai

Gadoon Amazai is one of the biggest Industrial estates of the North-West Frontier Province. Here there were once 580 industries and mills but due to improper planning it is losing its charm. The owners were not giving workers their rights. Twelve hour shifts, with no weekend leave, no casual leave, and no medical leave. Labour law of Pakistan meant nothing to the industrialists because many of them were ministers and members of assembly. Often workers demonstrated and government withdrew incentives because industrialists were sending their products to others parts of Pakistan at low prices while other industrialists from different parts of Pakistan were also against them for many more reasons. One reason was that the industrialists of Gadoon were not giving rights to workers and even not giving jobs to them while often labour leaders were charged in false cases and often put in jails. Most of them are still wanted in many false charges and they live in hiding from government eyes so when incentives were withdrawn local people and labour leaders would not take any action. And it is also a cause of disturbance of the Gadoon Amazai industrial estate.

Maneri is the most popular village of Swabi. It is a big village with a huge population. Most people are in Guld and Europe. It has the most educated people of the district. They are famous for hospitality and bravery.

Architecture

New Port House in Antwerp by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design the headquarters of Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium. Covering 12,000 m² of floorspace, the project is expected to be completed in 2013 and will accommodate 500 people when finish. The construction will spend 31.5 million euros excluding VAT and architect’s fees.

The jury/board of directors finally opted for the proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects, because:

.The design preserves as much as possible of the dignity of the present building as a monument, adding a new object to the site.

• The board and its advisors had confidence in a team such as Zaha Hadid Architects being able to further develop the project so as to achieve a high quality end result that can act as a “shop window” for the Port Authority.

The AIA (American Institute of Architects) has listed nine winners of the 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture. The selected projects are beleived to have a tremendous impact on the social and physical fabric of the communities they serve. The nine winers are: Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore (John G. Waite Associates, Architects PLLC), Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, California (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), Charles Hostler Student Center, Beirut, Lebanon (VJAA), The Gary Comer Youth Center, Chicago (John Ronan Architects), Horno³: Museo del Acero, Monterey, Mexico (Grimshaw Architects), The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, New Orleans (VJAA), The New York Times Building, New York City (Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFowle Architects), Plaza Apartments, San Francisco (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects), and Salt Point House, Salt Point, New York (Thomas Phifer and Partners)

Information Technology

221 Microsoft Word Tips.

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BrowsePrev
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Alt + Ctrl + Home
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Esc
Cancel
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Ctrl+E
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Shift+F3
ChangeCase
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Left arrow
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Rt arrow
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Alt + Shift + C
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Alt+Drag (or press Ctrl + Shift + F8 and drag, but Alt + Drag is far easier!)
ColumnSelect
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Ctrl + Del
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Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4
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Ctrl + F10
DocMaximize
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Ctrl + F8
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Alt + Ctrl + S
DocSplit
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DrawGroup
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Ctrl+C
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F5, Ctrl+G
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Alt E, K
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Ctrl+V
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Alt E, S
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Alt + Shift + Backspc
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F4
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Ctrl+H
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EditUndo
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Shift+End
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F8 (press Esc to turn off)
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Alt + F4 (<9>)
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Alt + F4 (Word 97)
FileExit
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NOT Ctrl+N!!
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Ctrl+N
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Ctrl+O
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Ctrl+D
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Alt O, S
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Shift + F5
GoBack
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Ctrl + >
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Ctrl + ]
GrowFontOnePoint
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Ctrl + T (or drag the ruler)
HangingIndent
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F1
Help
Microsoft Word Help

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Shift + F1
HelpTool
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Ctrl + Shift + H
Hidden
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Click on it
HyperlinkOpen
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Ctrl + M (or drag the ruler)
Indent
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Alt + Ctrl + M (or Alt I, M)
InsertAnnotation
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F3
InsertAutoText
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Alt I, B
InsertBreak
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Alt I, C
InsertCaption
Inserts a caption above or below a selected object

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Ctrl + Shift + Return
InsertColumnBreak
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Alt + Shift + D
InsertDateField
Inserts a date field

98
Alt + Ctrl + D
InsertEndnoteNow
Inserts an endnote reference at the insertion point without displaying the dialog

99
Alt I, F
InsertField
Inserts a field in the active document

100
Ctrl+F9
InsertFieldChars
Inserts an empty field with the enclosing field characters

101
Alt I, L
InsertFile
Inserts the text of another file into the active document

102
Alt I, N
InsertFootnote
Inserts a footnote or endnote reference at the insertion point

103
Alt + Ctrl + F
InsertFootnoteNow
Inserts a footnote reference at the insertion point without displaying the dialog

104
Ctrl + K
InsertHyperlink
Insert Hyperlink

105
Alt I, D
InsertIndexAndTable s
Inserts an index or a table of contents, figures, or authorities into the document

106
Alt + Ctrl + L
InsertListNumField
Inserts a ListNum Field

107
Alt + Shift + F
InsertMergeField
Brings up a dialog to insert a mail merge field at the insertion point. (It does not intercept the button on the Mail merge. toolbar)

108
Ctrl + Return
InsertPageBreak
Inserts a page break at the insertion point

109
Alt + Shift + P
InsertPageField
Inserts a page number field

110
Ctrl + Shift + F3
InsertSpike
Empties the spike AutoText entry and inserts all of its contents into the document

111
Alt + Shift + T
InsertTimeField
Inserts a time field

112
Ctrl + I
Italic
Makes the selection italic (toggle)

113
Ctrl + J
JustifyPara
Aligns the paragraph at both the left and the right indent

114
Ctrl + L
LeftPara
Aligns the paragraph at the left indent

115
Down arrow
LineDown
Moves the insertion point down one line

116
Shift + down arrow
LineDownExtend
Extends the selection down one line

117
Up arrow
LineUp
Moves the insertion point up one line

118
Shift + up arrow
LineUpExtend
Extends the selection up one line

119
Ctrl + F11
LockFields
Locks the selected fields to prevent updating

120
Alt + Shift + K
MailMergeCheck
Checks for errors in a mail merge

121
Alt+Shift+E
MailMergeEditDataSo urce
Lets you edit a mail merge data source

122
Alt + Shift + N
MailMergeToDoc
Collects the results of the mail merge in a document

123
Alt Shift + M
MailMergeToPrinter
Sends the results of the mail merge to the printer

124
Alt + Shift + I
MarkCitation
Marks the text you want to include in the table of authorities

125
Alt + Shift + X
MarkIndexEntry
Marks the text you want to include in the index

126
Alt + Shift + O
MarkTableOfContents Entry
Inserts a TC field (but it is far better to use Heading Styles to generate your Table of Contents instead)

127
Alt or F10
MenuMode
Makes the menu bar active

128
Alt + Shift + F11
MicrosoftScriptEdit or
Starts or switches to Microsoft Development Environment application, allowing you to view the HTML/XML source code that would be behind the document if it were in ..htm format (or that is behind it if it already is in .htm format).

129
Alt + Ctrl + F1
MicrosoftSystemInfo
Execute the Microsoft System Info application

130
F2
MoveText
Moves the selection to a specified location without using the clipboard (press Return to execute the more)

131
Tab
NextCell
Moves to the next table cell

132
F11
NextField
Moves to the next field

133
Alt + F7
NextMisspelling
Find next spelling error

134
Alt + down arrow
NextObject
Moves to the next object on the page

135
Ctrl + F6
NextWindow
Switches to the next document window, equivalent to selecting a document from the Window menu.

136
Ctrl+Shift+N
NormalStyle
Applies the Normal style

137
Ctrl + 0
OpenOrCloseUpPara
Sets or removes extra spacing above the selected paragraph

138
F6
OtherPane
Switches to another window pane in Normal View (for instance, if you have if you have a Footnotes pane open in Normal view and want to switch to the main document and back without closing the pane).

139
Alt + _
OutlineCollapse
Collapses an Outline in Outline View by one level

140
Alt+Shift+rt arrow
OutlineDemote
Demotes the selected paragraphs one heading level

141
Alt + +
OutlineExpand
Expands an Outline in Outline View by one level

142
Alt+Shift+down arrow
OutlineMoveDown
Moves the selection below the next item in the outline

143
Alt+Shift+up arrow
OutlineMoveUp
Moves the selection above the previous item in the outline

144
Alt+Shift+left arrow
OutlinePromote
Promotes the selected paragraphs one heading level

145
Alt + Shift + L
OutlineShowFirstLin e
Toggles between showing the first line of each paragraph only or showing all of the body text in the outline

146
Ins
Overtype
Toggles the typing mode between replacing and inserting

147
PgDn
PageDown
Moves the insertion point and document display to the next screen of text

148
Shift+ PgDn
PageDownExtend
Extends the selection and changes the document display to the next screen of text

149
PgUp
PageUp
Moves the insertion point and document display to the previous screen of text

150
Shift + PgUp
PageUpExtend
Extends the selection and changes the document display to the previous screen of text

151
Ctrl + down arrow
ParaDown
Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph

152
Shift + Ctrl + down arrow
ParaDownExtend
Extends the selection to the beginning of the next paragraph

153
Ctrl + up arrow
ParaUp
Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph

154
Shift + Ctrl + up arrow
ParaUpExtend
Extends the selection to the beginning of the previous paragraph

155
Ctrl+Shift+V
PasteFormat
Applies the previously copied formatting to selection

156
Shift + Tab
PrevCell
Moves to the previous table cell

157
Shift + F11
PrevField
Moves to the previous field

158
Alt + up arrow
PrevObject
Moves to the previous object on the page

159
Ctrl + Shift + F6
PrevWindow
Switches back to the previous document window

160
Sfift+F4
RepeatFind
Repeats Go To or Find to find the next occurrence

161
Ctrl+Spacebar
ResetChar
Makes the selection the default character format of the applied style

162
Ctrl+Q
ResetPara
Makes the selection the default paragraph format of the applied style

163
Ctrl +R
RightPara
Aligns the paragraph at the right indent

164
Ctrl + *
ShowAll
Shows/hides all nonprinting characters

165
Alt + Shift + A
ShowAllHeadings
Displays all of the heading levels and the body text in Outline View

166
Ctrl + <
ShrinkFont
Decreases the font size of the selection

167
Ctrl + [
ShrinkFontOnePoint
Decreases the font size of the selection by one point

168
Ctrl + Shift + K
SmallCaps
Makes the selection small capitals (toggle)

169
Ctrl + 1
SpacePara1
Sets the line spacing to single space

170
Ctrl + 5
SpacePara15
Sets the line spacing to one-and-one- half space

171
Ctrl + 2
SpacePara2
Sets the line spacing to double space

172
Ctrl + F3
Spike
Deletes the selection and adds it to the "Spike" AutoText entry (which allows you to move text and graphics from nonadjacent locations)

173
Alt + PgUp
StartOfColumn
Moves to the first cell in the current column

174
Ctrl+Shift+Home
StartOfDocExtend
Extends the selection to the beginning of the first line of the document

175
Ctrl +Home
StartOfDocument
Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the first line of the document

176
Home
StartOfLine
Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the current line

177
Shift+Home
StartOfLineExtend
Extends the selection to the beginning of the current line

178
Alt+Home
StartOfRow
Moves to the first cell in the current row

179
Alt+Ctrl+PgUp
StartOfWindow
Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the first visible line on the screen

180
Shift+ Alt+Ctrl+PgUp
StartOfWindowExtend
Extends the selection to the beginning of the first visible line on the screen

181
Strl + Shift + S
Style
Activates the Style drop-down on the Formatting toolbar

182
Ctrl + =
Subscript
Makes the selection subscript (toggle)

183
Ctrl + +
Superscript
Makes the selection superscript (toggle)

184
Ctrl + Shift + Q
SymbolFont
Applies the Symbol font to the selection

185
Alt A, F
TableAutoFormat
Applies a set of formatting to a table

186
Alt A, H
TableHeadings
Toggles table headings attribute on and off

187
Alt + click
(Alt + drag to select several)
TableSelectColumn
Selects the current column in a table

188
Click in left margin
TableSelectRow
Selects the current row in a table

189
Alt + double-click
TableSelectTable
Selects an entire table

190
Alt + Ctrl + U
TableUpdateAutoForm at
Updates the table formatting to match the applied Table Autoformat settings

191
Shift + F9 (Alt + F9 toggles all field codes on or off)
ToggleFieldDisplay
Shows the field codes or the results for the selection (toggle)

192
Alt T, C
ToolsCustomize
Allows you to customizes the Word user interface (menus, keyboard and toolbars) and store the customizations in a template (defaults to Normal.dot, so be careful!)

193
Alt + F8
ToolsMacro
Runs, creates, deletes, or revises a macro

194
F7
ToolsProofing
Checks the spelling and grammar in the active document

195
Ctr.l + Shift + E
ToolsRevisionMarksT oggle
Toggles track changes for the active document

196
Shift + F7
ToolsThesaurus
Finds a synonym for the selected word

197
Ctrl+U
Underline
Formats the selection with a continuous underline (toggle)

198
Ctrl + Shift + T
(or drag the ruler)
UnHang
Decreases the hanging indent

199
Ctrl + Shift + M
(or drag the ruler)
UnIndent
Moves the left indent to the previous tab stop

200
Ctrl+Shift+F9
UnlinkFields
Permanently replaces the field codes with the results

201
Ctrl + Shift + F11
UnlockFields
Unlocks the selected fields for updating

202
F9
UpdateFields
Updates and displays the results of the selected fields

203
Ctrl + Shiift + F7
UpdateSource
Copies the modified text of a linked file back to its source file

204
Hover over comment
ViewAnnotations
Show or hide the comment pane

205
Dbl-click the endnote reference
ViewEndnoteArea
If in Normal View, opens a pane for viewing and editing the endnote (toggle). If in Page/Print Layout View, switches from the body text to the endnote or vice versa

206
At + F9
ViewFieldCodes
Shows the field codes or results for all fields (toggle)

207
Dbl-click the footnote reference
ViewFootnoteArea
If in Normal View, opens a pane for viewing and editing the footnote (toggle). If in Page/Print Layout View, switches from the body text to the footnote or vice versa.

208
Alt V, F
ViewFootnotes
If in Normal View, opens a pane for viewing and editing footnotes and endnotes (toggle). If in Page/Print Layout View, switches from the body text to the footnotes/endnotes or vice versa.

209
Alt V, H
ViewHeader
Displays header in page layout view

210
Alt V, N
(or Alt + Ctrl + N)
ViewNormal
Changes the editing view to normal view

211
Alt V, O
(or Alt + Ctrl + O)
ViewOutline
Displays a document's outline

212
Alt V, P
(or Alt + Ctrl + P)
ViewPage
Displays the page more-or-less as it will be printed, and allows editing (In Word 2000 the menu item is called Print Layout, but fortunately the command hasn't changed.

213
Alt + F11
ViewVBCode
Shows the VB editing environment (Tools + Macro + Visual Basic Editor)

214
Alt + left arrow
WebGoBack
Backward hyperlink (useful if you clicked on a page number hyperlink in the table of contents and then want to return to the TOC)

215
Alt + rt arrow
WebGoForward
Forward hyperlink

216
Alt W, A
WindowArrangeAll
Arranges windows as non-overlapping tiles

217
Ctrl + left arrow
WordLeft
Moves the insertion point to the left one word

218
Shift + Ctrl + left arrow
WordLeftExtend
Extends the selection to the left one word

219
Ctrl + rt arrow
WordRight
Moves the insertion point to the right one word

220
Shift + Ctrl + rt arrow
WordRightExtend
Extends the selection to the right one word

221
Ctrl + Shift + W
WordUnderline
Underlines the words but not the spaces in the selection (toggle)

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts (Part 3)

Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.


Useful Keyboard Shortcuts (Part 2)

Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE

If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:


Display or hide the Start menu. WIN Key
Display the System Properties dialog box. WIN Key+BREAK
Show the desktop. WIN Key+D
Minimize all windows. WIN Key+M
Restores minimized windows. WIN Key+Shift+M
Open My Computer. WIN Key+E
Search for a file or folder. WIN Key+F
Search for computers. CTRL+WIN Key+F
Display Windows Help. WIN Key+F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. WIN Key+ L
Open the Run dialog box. WIN Key+R
Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U



Useful Keyboard Shortcuts (Part 1)
Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run

devmgmt.msc = Device Manager
msinfo32 = System Information
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
mmc = Microsoft Management Console
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
notepad = Notepad
wordpad = WordPad
calc = Calculator
msmsgs = Windows Messenger
mspaint = Microsoft Paint
wmplayer = Windows Media Player
rstrui = System Restore
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x
netscp = Netscape 7.x
netscape = Netscape 4.x
waol = America Online
control = Opens the Control Panel
confiltered= Opens the Printers Dialog

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Materials to be used
- metal parts: all parts are casted in solid platinum 950, besides the Ancort logo and the navigation key (these two parts are made of 18 carat rose gold).
- wooden parts: side parts of the phone and reverse side of the phone made of macassar ebony, carrying material used is carbon, coated with macassar ebony with 7 layers of polyester surface (hand polished), the wooden part on the reverse side can be hand decorated (possible personalization e.g. company logo or clients name/initials).
- keypad (front side): all keys are being produced in solid platinum and then hand engraved and then hand-coloured.
- option: also black rhodium treatment of the platinum is possible (black, shiny look).
- navigation key: navigation key has been produced in solid 18 carat rose gold and carries 28 round cut diamonds. Weight is 1,5 carats and quality is “G – vvs1” or better.
- navigation button: ½ carat princess cut diamond in natural blue colour. The specification for the blue diamond option is “D – IF”.
- side buttons: double button made of cut to shape natural blue diamonds 1,2 carats in total.The quality is “D – IF”.
- single button: made of cut to shape natural blue diamond ½ carat in weight, quality is “D – IF”.
- on/off button (top): made of cut to shape natural blue diamond 1 carat in weight, quality is “D – IF”.
- diamond lines: each side carries 25 ½ carat princess cut five blue diamons on each side (total 50 diamonds, 10 of them are blue diamond). Left and right quality is “D – IF”.
- setting: channel setting
- total weight: 25 carats

Accessories
- leather pouch: Connolly leather, black colour – hand made with platinum trimmings and lock witj additional platinum decoration encrusted with round shaped diamonds in vvs1 quality G/H colour.
- presentation box: hand made macassar ebony box with suede leather lining (beige), platinum trimmings and lock. Space for the phone, leather pouch and phone tutorial and accessories (possible personalization e.g. company logo or clients name/initials), music function when opening the box (clients choice of song/music theme).

Certificates
- for all diamonds used we provide separate international diamond certificates
- for the platinum used we provide a peter aloisson certificate

Technical Specification of the Diamond Crypto Smartphone
Operation System: Windows CE
Main processor: Motorola MX21 (266 MHz)
Memory: 64 РњР± (Flash)/64 РњР± (RAM)
Network standards: GSM 900/1800
Main display type: colour TFT (262.144 colours)
Touch Screen size: 2.2” (33.84×45.12 mm)
Resolution: 240×320 pixels
Antenna: Embedded antenna
Keypad: Latin alphabet
Virtual keypad: Yes
SIM-card: Plug-in (3 Р’) type
Battery (standard): 1350 mAh (Li-Polymer)
Battery operation in stand by mode: > 100 hours
Talk time: > 2 hours
Dimensions (HxWxL): 115С…53С…24 mm
SMS support: Yes
MMS support: Yes
E-mail support: Yes
Internet support: Yes
WAP 2.0 support: Yes
GPRS support: Class 10
JAVA support: Yes
Modem: Yes
Synchronization with PC: Microsoft ActiveSync
Interface: USB
Number of preset melodies and tones: 29
Media Player: Wav, MP3
Phonebook: 4000 numbers
Number of numbers for one subscriber: 5 numbers + fax and E-mail
Subscriber groups, groups: 26
Organizer: Yes
Keys for Quick access to programs: Yes
Charging: battery charging via AC-adapter or via USB-Cable
Standard set: Crypto Smartphone, charger, standard battery, cables, PC synchronization set (a cable and CD with software), User manual, certificate of warranty, pouch.
Viewing office documents: Microsoft Word

Main Cryptographic characteristics
Encryption processor: TMS 320 VC 5416
Crypto Phone call: Yes
Crypto SMS: Yes
Crypto E-mail: Message body and attachments
Encryption button: Dedicated button
Key power: 1077
Crypto algorithm: Symmetric 256 bit
Key distribution method: Public key
Data encryption in the phone: Yes
Syllable intelligibility: 87%

- Tempest-proof special screens, filers and protection methods are used in Crypto Smartphone and protect reliably non-encrypted information from leakage into the air.
- A physical sensor of equiprobable keys – a user enters the selected keys into a Crypto Smartphone manually or automatically from a key sensor. Depending on the user requirement a Crypto Smartphone may have a separate portable or fixed key generator in a set to enter keys in the device.
- Two similar Crypto Smartphones should be used to provide the encrypted communication. Crypto Smartphones can function in the standard (public) and secure mode.
- Open key length 256 bit based on the elliptic curve.
- A public key is formed for each commutation session.
- A user can independently generate encryption keys and input them in the Crypto Smartphone.
- Compatibility with ISDN, PSTN Ancort phones.
- EDA (Encrypted Document Access) password protection.

Price of the Brilliant Crypto Smartphone is $1.3 million

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