The action-adventure-mystery, opening Christmas Day, sends Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. See the newly released [...]
Due for release in October, the 2009 Aptera 2e rolled out its pre-production model in the US this month. Despite appearances, the Aptera has an exceptionally sturdy body and its aerodynamic shape ensures minimum drag. It runs on a lithium-based battery designed to charge using an ordinary electric outlet and gives an average of 100 [...]
Introducing the new BMW S 1000 RR on the legendary Monza Racing Circuit, BMW Motorrad is for the first time launching an absolutely innovative supersports with a straight-four power unit.
With this world debut, BMW Motorrad is indeed establishing a true milestone in the world of sports machines, combining engine output of 142 kW [...]
Imagine placing your music player, cell phone or digital camera on a coffee table and uploading music, swapping contacts, getting directions or mailing photographs, all with a few clicks strokes of the finger. Microsoft Surface is well on its way to making interactive computing a reality. The technology is remarkably user friendly, engaging and [...]
The rising popularity of the iPhone and iPod is a major consideration in the design of video eyewear, The Cinemizer Plus. The follow-up model to the hugely successful Cinemizer by optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss, provides users a big screen experience while viewing movies and even 3D videos using iPhones and video capable iPods. Cinemizer Plus [...]
According to an article in the journal Science, material scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in association with researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, have managed to train a tiny virus, called M13, to build nano-scaled iron phosphate electrodes that make lithium batteries far more efficient and powerful, and environmentally [...]
Concern for Children (CFC) is a registered not for profit organization that works to improve the quality of life for children in Karachi’s urban slum areas.
For the past ten years CFC has run a variety of projects in Machar Colony, Karachi’s largest unofficial slum, housing 750,000 people on an average household wage of Rs 2500/month. [...]
The Indus Art Gallery is hosting a Group Show of Paintings by Hanif Shahzad, Shahzad Zar and their students. The artists have previously exhibited their work in several group shows at prominent galleries. The chief guests for the exhibition are Anwar Maqsood and Fatima Suriya Bajia, both prominent patrons of the arts.
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A former student of Karachi School of Art, Qamar Siddiqi is one of the outstanding graduates of his generation. He tends to work in sequences linked by themes of universal interest. Each one of his skillfully painted large canvas in bold colours contains a continuation; a complete story inspired by considered beliefs. In earlier sequences [...]
Luminaries, an exhibition of Colonial cut glass lamps and hanging lights, is a much needed opportunity for home owners and gift buyers to break from the common designs flooding lighting stores in Karachi. Although the designs are more traditional in style, they fuse effortlessly with contemporary and modern homes as well, bringing a new charm [...]