smart city - the designing of future cities

                           Smart Cities

    A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in a secure fashion to manage a city's assets – the city's assets include, but are not limited to, local departments' information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems, hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement, and other community services. The goal of building a smart city is to improve quality of life by using urban informatics and technology to improve the efficiency of services and meet residents' needs. ICT allows city officials to interact directly with the community and the city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in the city, how the city is evolving, and how to enable a better quality of life. Through the use of sensors integrated with real-time monitoring systems, data are collected from citizens and devices – then processed and analyzed. The information and knowledge gathered are keys to tackling inefficiency.

Information and communication technology (ICT) is used to enhance quality, performance and interactivity of urban services, to reduce costs and resource consumption and to improve contact between citizens and government.Smart city applications are developed with the goal of improving the management of urban flows and allowing for real time responses to challenges. A smart city may therefore be more prepared to respond to challenges than one with a simple 'transactional' relationship with its citizens.[4] Yet, the term itself remains unclearto its specifics and therefore, open to many interpretations and subject.

Other terms that have been used for similar concepts include cyberville, digital city, electronic communities, flexicity, information city, intelligent city, knowledge-based city, MESH city, telecity, teletopia, Ubiquitous city, wired city.

Sectors that have been developing smart city technology include government services,[6] transport and traffic management, energy,health care,water, innovative urban agriculture and waste management.

Major technological, economic and environmental changes have generated interest in smart cities, including climate change, economic restructuring, the move to online retail and entertainment, ageing populations, urban population growth and pressures on public finances. The European Union (EU) has devoted constant efforts to devising a strategy for achieving 'smart' urban growth for its metropolitan city-regions.[11][12] The EU has developed a range of programmes under 'Europe's Digital Agenda".[13] In 2010, it highlighted its focus on strengthening innovation and investment in ICT services for the purpose of improving public services and quality of life.[12] Arup estimates that the global market for smart urban services will be $400 billion per annum by 2020.[14] Examples of Smart City technologies and programs have been implemented in Milton Keynes,[15] Southampton,Amsterdam,Barcelona

 Madrid[1and Stockholm.

An important cluster of Smart City technological companies exists in Israel with Tel Aviv being awarded the World Smart City Award in 2014. Israeli companies are implementing Smart City solutions worldw

Become a Circular City Whycities?

           Urbanisation is one of the key defining features of humanity as a whole. With approximately 50% of the world’s population currently living in urban areas, cities are responsible for over two thirds of the total global energy consumption, more than 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and generate 1,3 billion tonnes of waste per year.

    “What is a city? If you look at a map, it’s obvious: A city is a bunch of buildings. But it’s not quite so simple. Cities are living objects. They are life. In fact, they are the biggest form of life we have.”

    – Geoffrey West (Theoretical Physicist, Distinguished Professor Santa Fe Institute)

These trends continue to exacerbate serious social and environmental challenges, such as urban poverty, various forms of pollution, and vulnerabilities to natural events. However, cities are also centres of knowledge, allowing thought leaders to strive for a viable, greener economy with better governance within and beyond them.

Taking the above into account, we see cities as the hotbed of innovation and key inflection areas for change as circularity is now on the agenda at a significant level politically, socially and commercially. The ability to identify and implement solutions at the city level can lead to job creation, a cleaner environment, new or rejuvenated industries, and competitiveness in global markets.

The Circle Cities program identifies opportunities to foster a circular economy and aids in the creation of practical and scalable solutions to implement circular systems throughout a city.

The program commences with the application of our Circle Scan technique, illustrated in the steps below, and further uses the practical tools we have developed to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.


Phase 1: Analysis

The first phase of the Circle Scan creates a refined picture of the current circularity of a city. Defined as the “metabolism” stage, an analysis of how resources, materials, energy, and labor are being “consumed” and “digested” throughout the city is mapped in a visual diagram.

The resulting Metabolism Map provides a visual understanding of the city’s consumption and digestion processes throughout the city, and how they contribute to either economic growth or waste.

The map identifies the most pressing issues within the system, including leakage points, in addition to where economic development has the potential to occur, creating a clear understanding of the opportunities for a circular economy.


Phase 2: Focus Selection

Based on the Metabolism Map delivered in phase 1, the sectors that will provide the most economic, ecological, and social impact in accelerating towards a circular economy are ranked and prioritised.

The prioritisation phase results in a list of sectors, which have the greatest potential to create jobs, improve air quality, and reduce resource demand throughout the city. This prioritisation enables the city to choose, together with stakeholders, which sectors to focus on when initiating this economic transformation.


Phase 3: Circular Improvements

In order to understand how resources, materials, energy, and labor will circulate or cascade throughout the city’s new economy, a Future Vision is designed to illustrate what a sector would look like within a circular economy. This provides practical strategies and guidance to begin the city’s transformation to this new economic approach.


Phase 4: Implementation

In order to create a tangible starting point for the city to start the transition towards a circular economy an Action Agenda is created together with the city’s main stakeholders. The agenda provides an overview of the immediate actions that the local municipalities and its stakeholders must take in both the short and the long term and ignites the transition towards a more sustainable, future-proof city.


Knowledge into Action

New-Dashboard-NEWLAYOUT-websiteOutcomes of the Action Agenda are translated into action in the Circle Deepdive, a workshop geared towards launching promising circular pilots by building coalitions that commit to a tangible implementation plan. The Circle Deepdive is set-up to engage key stakeholders who contribute their own understanding of the challenge to enrich and help implement the circular projects.

In order to maintain the momentum generated at a Circle Deepdive we are developing an online environment where cities can compare their progress in relation to other cities with similar goals, and measure their level of engagement in the circular economy. Each city will have its key metrics incorporated into a uniform digital Circle Cities Dashboard that will contain economic, ecological and societal metrics measuring areas such as recovered value, resource efficiency, air and water quality, renewable energy, and quality of life.
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The wonder of world -Taj mahal

                              Taj Mahal

About taj mahal

Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the Taj Mahal is synonymous to love and romance. The name "Taj Mahal" was derived from the name of Shah Jahan's wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and means "Crown Palace". The purity of the white marble, the exquisite ornamentation, precious gemstones used and its picturesque location, all make a visit to the Taj Mahal gain a place amongst the most sought-after tours in the world. However, until you know the love story behind the construction of the Taj Mahal, the beauty of the same would not enliven in your heart and mind and instead would come up as just another beautiful building/monument. It is the love behind this outstanding monument that has given a life to this monument. Come and explore the visceral charisma that it emanates

At the brink of dawn when the first rays of the sun hits the dome of this epic monument, it radiates like a heavenly abode, cloaked in bright golden. And then at dusk, basking in the glory of moon, it shines like a perfectly carved diamond; appearing as if straight owwut of some magical tale, leaving the viewers awestruck by its sense of grandeur. Nothing short of an architectural marvel, no wonder it stands proud at being one of the Seven Wonders of the World. And the rich beauty of this visual spectacle turns visceral when one hears the story behind it. The story of Taj Mahal!

Taj Mahal, "the epitome of love", is "a monument of immeasurable beauty". The beauty of this magnificent monument is such that it is beyond the scope of words. The thoughts that come into the mind while watching the Taj Mahal of Agra is not just its phenomenal beauty, but the immense love which was the reason behind its construction. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan got this monument constructed in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, with whom he fell in love at the first sight. Ironically, the very first sight of the Taj Mahal, the epitome of love and romance, also leaves visitors mesmerized and perpetually enthralledThe Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It's the history of Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence: a soul that is filled with love, loss, remorse, and love again. Because if it was not for love, the world would have been robbed of a fine example upon which people base their relationships. An example of how deeply a man loved his wife, that even after she remained but a memory, he made sure that this memory would never fade away. This man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was head-over-heels in love with Mumtaz Mahal, his dear wife. She was a Muslim Persian princess (her name Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and he was the son of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Akbar the Great. It was at the age of 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in love with her. Five years later in the year 1612, they got married.

History of taj mahal

Mumtaz Mahal, an inseparable companion of Shah Jahan, died in 1631, while giving birth to their 14th child. It was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a magnificent monument as a tribute to her, which we today know as the "Taj Mahal". The construction of Taj Mahal started in the year 1631. Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome-builders and other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and also from Central Asia and Iran, and it took approximately 22 years to build what we see today. An epitome of love, it made use of the services of 22,000 laborers and 1,000 elephants. The monument was built entirely out of white marble, which was brought in from all over India and central Asia. After an expenditure of approximately 32 million rupees, Taj Mahal was finally completed in the year 1653.

It was soon after the completion of Taj Mahal that Shah Jahan was deposed by his own son Aurangzeb and was put under house arrest at nearby Agra Fort. Shah Jahan, himself also, lies entombed in this mausoleum along with his wife. Moving further down the history, it was at the end of the 19th century that British Viceroy Lord Curzon ordered a sweeping restoration project, which was completed in 1908, as a measure to restore what was lost during the Indian rebellion of 1857: Taj being blemished by British soldiers and government officials who also deprived the monument of its immaculate beauty by chiseling out precious stones and lapis lazuli from its walls. Also, the British style lawns that we see today adding on to the beauty of Taj were remodeled around the same time. Despite prevailing controversies, past and present threats from Indo-Pak war and environmental pollution, this epitome of love continuous to shine and attract people from all over the world.

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                                              Futsal 

Futsal, or futsala, is a variant of association football played on a smaller field and mainly indoors. It can be considered a version of five-a-side football.

Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football due to the surface of the field.The surface, ball and rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity, and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.[

   History of Futsal

                        broch198_small.gifThe origin of Futsal (Five-a-Side Soccer) can be traced back to Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani devised a five-a-side version of soccer for youth competion in YMCAs.  The game is played on basketball-sized courts, both indoors and out without the use of sidewalls.

The term FUTSAL is the international term used for the game. It is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese word for "soccer"-- FUTbol or FUTebol, and the French or Spanish word for "indoor" -- SALon or SALa. The term was adopted by U.S. Futsal since it includes the initials "fUtSAl" (USA). The term was trademarked in the United States after U.S. Futsal changed its corporate name within the state of California.

The game is frequently referred to as Five-A-Side or Mini-soccer.  Once Ceriani got the ball rolling, Futsal gained rapid popularity throughout South America, particularly in Brazil.  The skill developed in this game is visible in the world-famous style the Brazilians display outdoors on the full-sized field.  Pele, Zico, Socrates, Bebeto and other Brazilian superstars developed their skill playing Futsal.  While Brazil continues to be the Futsal hub of the world, the game is now played, under the auspices of FIFA, all over the world, from Europe to North and Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Asia and Oceania.

The first international competition took place in 1965, when Paraguay won the first South American Cup.  Six more South American Cups were held through 1979, with Brazil winning all of them.  Brazil continued its dominance with a victory in the first Pan American Cup in 1980 and won it again the next time it was played in 1984.  A U.S. team took part in the 1984 cup, but finished out of the running.

U.S. Futsal was founded in 1981 and incorporated in January, 1983.  Osvaldo Garcia was it's first president.  The game is referred to as Minisoccer,  five-a-side soccer, Futbol Sala or Futebol de Salao, but it is also widly refereed by it trademark name, Futsal.  The current U.S. Futsal president is Alex J.C. Para.

The first Futsal World Championship conducted under the auspices of FIFUSA (before its members integrated into FIFA in 1989) was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1982, with Brazil finishing in first place.  The Brazilians repeated as champions at the second World Championship in 1985 in Spain, but lost in the third World Championship in 1988 in Australia to Paraguay.  FIFA took over direct sponsorship of the event in 1989 in Holland and 1992 in Hong Kong. Brazil won both times.  The U.S. Futsal (Indoor Team), finished third in 1989 and second in 1992 at the FIFA Five-a-Side World Championship.  The highest showing by any team from the United States in a FIFA tournament until the U.S. Womens team won the gold medal in China for outdoor soccer.  The Third FIFA World Championship was held November 24 through December 11, 1996, in Spain and for the first time FIFA names it the FIFA Futsal World Championship.  The Fourth FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Guatemala between November 18 to December 4th, 2000.  The fifth Futsal World Championship was held in Taipei in December 2004.

The first international Futsal match played by the U.S. Futsal National Team was in May 1984 in Nanaimo, Canada, and the United States won 6-5.  The first international Futsal match in the United States was held in December, 1985, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California.  The U.S. select team, defeated Australia, 9-5.

U.S. Futsal has conducted a National Championship each year since 1985.  Futsal is establishing itself at the youth level in the U.S.  The Boys and Girls Clubs of America took a strong interest after the Columbia Park Club in San Francisco asked U.S. Futsal to give a demonstration.  The national organization adopted the sport, and it is now played at about 1,100 Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the U.S.  The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) also plays the sport in a close working relationship with U.S. Futsal since 1988.

The U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) and U.S. Futsal signed an agreement in August of 1995 and in 1999, to promote futsal in all their National State Association as their game of choice for indoor soccer under the auspices of U.S. Futsal

    

Differences Between Futsal & Soccer

Soccer.                                               Futsal (Five-a-Side Soccer)
 

#5 Ball                                                 #4 Ball - 30% less bounce
11 players                                                   5 players
3 substitutions                                  Unlimited “flying” substitutions (12 Players on a Team)
Throw-in                                                        Kick-in
Running Clock                                       Stopped Clock
45 minute halves                                20 minute halves
No time-outs                                      1 time-out per half
Goal kicks                                         Goal Clearance (throw)
Some contact                                  No shoulder charges or sliding tackles
No absolute time limit
to restart game                                4-second rule on restarts

Offside Rule                                     No Offside Rule
Goalkeeper steps                            No restrictions, but limited to 4 seconds
Goalkeeper cannot touch
by hand a ball kicked back             Goalkeeper cannot touch by hand a ball played back

Unlimited back passes to
Goalkeeper                                             One back pass to Goalkeeper
No sub for player sent off                  Player sent off can be substituted for after 2 minutes or other has scored
Corner kick placed in arch                 Corner kick placed on corner

  

  
  

Barack Obama

                           Barack Obama

44th President of the United State

January 20, 2009

Vice President     Joe Biden

In office

January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004

Preceded by     Alice Palmer

Succeeded by      Kwame Raoul

Personal details

Born                    Barack Hussein Obama II
                            August 4, 1961 (age 55)
                             Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Political party     Democratic

Spouse(s)     .     Michelle Robinson (m. 1992)

Children .            Malia
                  .          Sasha

Parents               Ann Dunham
  .                         Barack Obama Sr.

Residence  .      White House

Alma mater      Occidental College
                     .     Columbia University
                          Harvard University

Awards             Nobel Peace Prize (2009)

Website      .     White House
               .          Organizing for Action
                     .    Obama Foundation

Barack Hussein Obama II (US Listeni/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/;[1][2] born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office and the first president born outside the continental United States. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School between 1992 and 2004. While serving three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, he ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 against incumbent Bobby Rush.

In 2004, Obama received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate with his victory in the March Democratic Party primary, his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July, and his election to the Senate in November. He began his presidential campaign in 2007 and, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2008, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. He then defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months after his inauguration, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

During his first two years in office, Obama signed into law economic stimulus legislation in response to the Great Recession in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Other major domestic initiatives in his first term included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare"; the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. In foreign policy, Obama ended U.S. military involvement in the Iraq War, increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered U.S. military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and ordered the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. In January 2011, the Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives as the Democratic Party lost a total of 63 seats; and, after a lengthy debate over federal spending and whether or not to raise the nation's debt limit, Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

Obama was reelected president in November 2012, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2013. During his second term, Obama has promoted domestic policies related to gun control in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and has called for greater inclusiveness for LGBT Americans, while his administration has filed briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (United States v. Windsor) and state level same-sex marriage bans (Obergefell v. Hodges) as unconstitutional. In foreign policy, Obama ordered U.S. military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq, continued the process of ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan, promoted discussions that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change, brokered a nuclear deal with Iran, and normalized U.S. relations with Cuba.

The new American President-Donald Trump

                     President-elect of the United State

Donald John Trump (/ˈdɒnəld dʒɒn trʌmp/; born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, reality television star, and politician who is President-elect of the United States as well as chairman and president of The Trump Organization, the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests. During his career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide. He was elected as the 45th U.S. president on November 8, 2016, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and will take office on January 20, 2017. At 70 years old, Trump will be the oldest person to assume the presidency.

Trump was born and raised in New York City and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971 he was given control of his father Fred Trump's real estate and construction firm and later renamed it The Trump Organization, rising to public prominence shortly thereafter. Trump has appeared at the Miss USA pageants, which he owned from 1996 to 2015, and has made cameo appearances in films and television series. He sought the Reform Party presidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew before voting began. He hosted and co-produced The Apprentice, a reality television series on NBC, from 2004 to 2015. As of 2016, he was listed by Forbes as the 324th wealthiest person in the world, and 156th in the United States, with a net worth of $3.7 billion in October 2016.[3]

In June 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for president as a Republican and quickly emerged as the front-runner for his party's nomination. In May 2016, his remaining Republican rivals suspended their campaigns, and in July he was formally nominated for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Trump's campaign received unprecedented media coverage and international attention. Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false. Several rallies during the primaries were accompanied by protests or riots. On October 7, a 2005 audio recording surfaced in which Trump bragged about forcibly kissing and groping women or being able to do so; multiple women accused him of similar conduct shortly thereafter. He apologized for the 2005 comments and denied the allegations, describing them as part of a wider smear campaign.

Trump's platform included renegotiation of U.S.–China trade deals, opposition to particular trade agreements such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, stronger enforcement of immigration laws together with building a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border, reform of veterans' care, repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and tax cuts. Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, Trump called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration, later stating that the ban would focus instead on countries with a proven history of terrorism, until the screening for potential terrorists is improved.

                                     Taking office 

                                  January 20, 2017

Vice President     Mike Pence (elect)
Succeeding          Barack Obama

iPhone-7

                        About iPhone 7

    Digital world

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Our take on Apple’s latest and greatest
Jet black version of the iPhone 7, 7 Plus may be available in select cities
By Malarie Gokey — October 14, 2016 2:00 PM.

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Go big or go home: Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus, with its amazing dual cameras, is the one to buy.

Read: Apple iPhone 7 Plus Review

At long last, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus are here, and yes, everything you’ve heard is true. There’s no headphone jack, you can dunk the new iPhones in water, and the camera on the iPhone 7 Plus can perform all sorts of magic tricks. Otherwise, the changes are quite subtle.

We’ve been using the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus since they came out in September. We gave both the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus stellar reviews, which you can read in full below. Here’s everything you need to know, including specs, features, pricing, and availability.

Read our iPhone 7 review

Read our iPhone 7 Plus review
Small design changes on a waterproof body

The iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus don’t look all that different from last year’s iPhone 6S and 6S Plus — you’ll have to wait for next year’s iPhone 7S/8 for major changes, and of course, rumors are already plentiful.

The biggest cosmetic difference (besides the removal of the headphone jack — hello, elephant in the room!) is that both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are (finally!) water- and dust-resistant, with an IP67 rating. That means you’ll be able to take either of them under up to 1 meter of water for about 30 minutes. The water-resistance level isn’t as high on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as it is on the Galaxy S7 and most other water-resistant phones, all of which support IP68 water and dust resistance. The difference is that you can submerge the Galaxy S7 in 5 meters of water versus 1 meter with the iPhone 7. Unless you literally swim with your phones, it’s really not a huge deal, but it’s a shame that Apple’s water-resistance rating is lower.

Related: How to order the new iPhone 7 or Apple Watch Series 2 — and avoid the lines

We dunked both new iPhones in a beer stein full of water to see if they’d pass the test, and they did — with flying colors. Both phones were fully operational after several submersion tests. We even played music on the iPhone 7 Plus while it was underwater in the glass, and it pumped out sound like normal. If anything, the speakers sounded better with the amplification of the glass and water.

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Speaking of speakers, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus now have two speaker grills on the bottom edge of the phone because the 3.5mm headphone jack is gone. That’s right, folks. You only have the lightning port now for headphones, or you have to go wireless or use the provided adapter, which comes in the box — more on that later.

Apparently, the headphone jack took up a ton of space, and now that it’s gone, Apple added a taptic engine in its place, which provides haptic feedback when you press the Home button. The haptic feedback is key because now the home button isn’t a physical button — it’s a flat, solid surface. You “press” it to unlock your phone, double-press it to trigger Apple Pay when the screen is off, and double-press it when the screen is on to trigger multitasking mode. When you press it, it provides the same haptic feedback you feel when you use 3D Touch on an app icon. You feel a small vibration, and that’s it. Some people will miss the physical button, but we don’t miss it at all.

The jet Black model is as fingerprint-prone as any glass-backed Galaxy S7, and that’s a real shame.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have the same aluminum body and the only difference is the placement of the antenna lines. Now, they curve around the corners instead of slashing across the back. The new iPhones even share the same respective screen sizes as last year’s iPhones: a 4.7-inch display on the 7, and a 5.5-inch screen for the 7 Plus. The Plus sports a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, and its smaller brother packs 1,334 x 750 pixels. Both screens are 25 percent brighter than the 6S and display a wide color gamut.

But the differences btween the old and new models are still noticeable, and they’re particularly obvious on the new color options: Black and jet black. Jet black features a “pristine, mirror-like surface” and a high-gloss finish.

Related: Apple’s futuristic ‘spaceship’ campus looks almost ready to take off

“The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process,” according to Apple. “Its surface is equally as hard as other anodized Apple products; however, its high shine may show fine micro-abrasions with use. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many cases available to protect your iPhone.”

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Yes, Apple just recommended you get a case for the jet black iPhone 7 because it’s prone to scratches. It also picks up fingerprints like nobody’s business. The jet black model is as fingerprint-prone as any glass-backed Galaxy S7, and that’s a real shame. It looks so pretty until you touch it, and then it’s covered in oily smears. Personally, I hate fingerprint-covered phones and I much prefer the matte Black finish. Apple still offers silver, gold, and rose gold for traditionalists who don’t want the new black models.

The camera on the rear still sticks out, but the most noticeable difference is on the iPhone 7 Plus. It features dual-cameras on the rear, similar to smartphones like the LG G5. It’s the first iPhone to ever have such a feature, which is easily identifiable on the back of the device. We’ll go into more detail on the cameras later in this article.

No headphone jack

Both new iPhones also utilize stereo speakers — both at the top and bottom of the devices — and Apple says they feature “increased dynamic range.” However, those speakers are exactly where the headphone jack used to be.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus no longer feature a 3.5mm headphone jack. That means you’ll have to rely on a Lightning converter for your current headphones, or upgrade to a pair of Bluetooth earbuds. To make up for the missing headphone jack, Apple is including a pair of Lightning-connected (wired) EarPods in the box and a Lightning-converter for your 3.5mm headphone plug. The big downside: you cannot charge your phone and listen to music at the same time.

Our take: If the iPhone’s headphone jack dies, Apple wins and you lose

So just how bad is life without a headphone jack? The answer is, it depends. If you, like many iPhone users I know, only use the earbuds Apple always includes in the box with your iPhone, then you probably won’t care. Apple gives you a pair of earbuds just like last year’s, but they connect to your phone with lightning instead of a 3.5mm headphone jack. The only time you will care is when you want to charge your phone and listen to music simultaneously because now you can’t do that without a gross-looking dongle. If you already use wireless headphones, you won’t even notice the headphone jack is gone. 

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However, if you have a beloved pair of wired headphones, prepare to be seriously pissed off and thoroughly put off by the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Sure, you can use the included 3.5mm to lightning headphone adapter, but dongles aren’t exactly preferable. It’s small, so you could easily lose it, and the wire connection between the 3.5mm port and the lightning connector feels flimsy. Much like the included iPhone charging cords, which always break, we suspect this adapter may not have the longest life. We shall see.

It certainly is nice that Apple included the adapter, it’s just a shame that it’s so flimsy.

The lack of a headphone jack also prompted Apple to improve wireless audio — the result is the W1 wireless chip. It’s implemented in another new Apple product, the AirPods, which are completely wireless and get 5 hours of battery life. They aren’t included in the box, and you can read more about the $160 wireless earbuds here. You can also use any normal wireless headphones with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. You can check out our favorites here.

Although there aren’t many lightning connected headphones out yet, we expect many more will come in the following months
  

Different test for check the rigidity of iPhone 

 

The iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 plus pass all the test below we can see the vedio of iPhone testing.

Specification of iPhone 7

Network
Technology   
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Launch

Announced     .   2016, September

Status     .           Available. Released 2016, September

Body

Dimensions     .     138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)

Weight                 138 g (4.87 oz)

SIM    .                  Nano-SIM

 - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant

- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type     LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size     4.7 inches (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution     750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch     Yes

Protection     Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

 .                    - Wide color gamut display

                       - 3D Touch display & home button

                       - Display Zoom

Platform

OS   .             iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 10.1

Chipset     .      Apple A10 Fusion

CPU              Quad-core

GPU     .        (six-core graphics)

Memory

Card slot     No

Internal     32/128/256 GB, GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera

Primary     12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality

Features     1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

Video     2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, check quality

Secondary     7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

Sound

Alert types     Vibration, proprietary ringtones

Loudspeaker     Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack     No

     - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter incl.

Comms

WLAN   .        Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth     v4.2, A2DP, LE

GPS   .           Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC     .         Yes (Apple Pay only)

Radio.              No

USB   .          v2.0, reversible connector

Features

Sensors     Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Messaging     iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Browser     HTML5 (Safari)

Java     No

  - Siri natural language commands and dictation

- iCloud cloud service

- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player

- MP4/H.264 player

- Audio/video/photo editor

- Document editor

Battery

      Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.45 Wh)

Talk time     Up to 14 h (3G)

Music play     Up to 40 h

Misc

Colors     Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold

SAR US     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    

Price group     9/10

Tests

Performance     Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416

Display     Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)

Camera     Photo / Video

Loudspeaker     Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB

Audio quality     Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB

Battery life     Endurance rating 61h

The new notes of 500 and 2000.. jugadpani exclusive

                            *****About new notes******

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes would be withdrawn from circulation at midnight to crack down on rampant corruption and counterfeit currency.

The surprise move was designed to bring billions of dollars worth of cash in unaccounted wealth into the mainstream economy, as well as hit the finances of militants who target India and are suspected of using fake 500 rupee notes to fund operations.

"Black money and corruption are the biggest obstacles in eradicating poverty," Modi said in a hastily convened address to the nation after a cabinet meeting.

Nearly 40 percent of India's economy is driven by small- and medium-sized enterprises that largely run on cash transactions. Economists said the move could impact these businesses, and in turn have a knock-on effect on economic growth.

There was concern among members of the public about changing larger denomination banknotes for new ones once they expired.

Around a dozen people lined up to use an ICICI cash deposit machine in suburban Mumbai soon after the announcement, trying to deposit bundles of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.

The machine stopped working after 10 minutes. Only two customers managed to deposit their money, and a security guard informed the rest that the cash dispenser has reached its limit and would not accept any more.

"This is not a good step for business. The prime minister did not think about people like us."

Limit on withdrawals

ATMs: Rs 2,000/day

Banks:     Rs 10,000/day; Rs 20,000/week

MS.Dhoni-the coolest caption!!!!

                                  MS.Dhoni

Mahendra singh Dhoni (About this sound pronunciation ; commonly known as M. S. Dhoni; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.[2][3][4][5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Personal records

Virat kohli-The future of indian cricket

         

                                                       Virat Kohli

VIRAT KOHLI's profile

            Daring, tough and fiercely talented, Virat Kohli has emerged as one of the pack-leading faces of Indian cricket's current generation. With a firm-bottom hand grip and the ability to smash balls landing on a particular area to any part of the ground at will, Kohli has carved a niche of his own in Indian cricket. The king of chases as many of his fans have christened him, Kohli is a deeply hammered nail across all formats in the Indian national team.    

Kohli rose to fame when he captained India's victorious World Cup Under-19 side in Malaysia, in 2008. He was immediately propelled into the lucrative Twenty20 tournament - the Indian T20 League in 2008 and has since been a part of the Bangalore franchise. He also went on to become the captain of the team in 2012 before being retained in 2014 as well. Devoid of noteworthy performances in the first edition, his domestic form still won him an India ODI cap on the tour to Sri Lanka in the same year. The Delhi lad was initially deployed at various positions in the batting line-up, from replacing Virender Sehwag as an opener to accelerating in the middle-order. After 25 ODI innings, he had already amassed 10 fifty-plus scores including two centuries. Kohli has always believed in backing his confidence and with the assurance evident in his shot selection and footwork, he was rarely found wanting with his technique even on bowler-friendly surfaces abroad. Once Kohli grew in maturity, especially in the ODIs, lean patches made way for eye-ball grabbing consistency.     

       

The aggressive right-hander had a marvellous run in 2010 during which he amassed over 1000 runs. He did not let his guard down in 2011 by scoring a century in his maiden World Cup match against Bangladesh and contributed decently right throughout the tournament. The wait for a Test cap ended when he was selected for the tour of West Indies in 2011. The strongest evidence of his mettle came early in 2012 during his maiden ton in whites on India's tour to Australia; he put in an intrepid batting display while the others failed. His efforts paid off and Kohli was soon handed over the vice-captaincy of the Indian team ahead of the Asia Cup in 2012. He ended the tournament as the highest run-getter which included a whirlwind 183 off 148 balls against Pakistan. He captained the Indian ODI team for the first time against Sri Lanka in a Triangular ODI series in the Caribbean after an injury ruled MS Dhoni out for three ODIs. He then tasted success of full-fledged captaincy in Zimbabwe where he marshaled the team in absence of Dhoni, who was rested, and achieved a 5-0 clean sweep over the hosts. He added another feather to his cap when he registered the fastest ODI century by an Indian, off just 52 balls against Australia in October, 2013, Jaipur helping India chase down a daunting target of 360.

The following year, Kohli single-handedly took India to the finals of the ICC WT20 in Bangladesh but lost to Sri Lanka at the last hurdle. The next few months would prove to be a massive learning curve for Kohli who was found wanting in the swinging conditions of England. James Anderson was his tormentor as he exposed a distinct weakness outside Kohli’s off stump. Kohli was embarrassed but continued to remain a part of being the Test side. In the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in November 2014, Kohli led India to a 5-0 routing of the Lankans making him the only Indian captain to have affected a 5-0 whitewash home and away in ODI cricket. In December 2014, Kohli was made captain of the Test side for India’s first Test against Australia in Adelaide but lost despite scoring centuries in both innings. On 30th December 2014, having saved the third Test for India against Australia at the MCG, Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Tests with immediate effect citing too much strain as captain as the reason, handing over the mantle to Virat Kohli for the fourth and final Test match after losing another series Down Under. Kohli ended his disappointment of the England tour by scoring fantastically in the Australian tour, thereby squashing doubts of his class and technique to last in the longest version   

Records of kohli

Name                   Virat Kohli
Born                     November 05, 1988
                              Delhi
Age                       28 years 2 days
Teams                  India, Delhi, India Red, India U19, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Board                   Presidents XI,North Zone, Indians, India A
Nickname   
Bat Style             Right Handed Bat
Bowl Style          Right-arm medium 
 
Batting Statistics
                      Test        ODI          T20I          IPL
     Mat          48           176            45           139
     Inn            82          168             41          131
    Runs       3554       7570        1658        4110
    Avg        45.56      52.94       57.17       38.06
    SR          53.91     90.43       135.57    130.43
    HS          211          183           90            113
    NO          4                25           12              23
   100s      13               26                             4
   50s        12                38          16            26
   4s         414             703         176          359
   6s         10                77          32            148

Bowling Statistics
     
              Test            ODI         T20I           IPL
Mth        48             176          45             139
Inn          7               46            12             26
Balls    150             611            146         251
Runs    70                636          198        368
Wkt        4                 4              4
BBI    0 / 0            15 / 1    13 / 1         25 / 2
BBM    0 / 0        15 / 1       13 / 1        25 / 2
Eco    2.8              6.3           8.25             8.98
Avg   159             49.5            92
5W               
10W

the king of sweat ...Kajukatle!!!!!

           .                    !!!!!!! Indian sweets!!!!!!!

How to make kaju katale
 

Kaju katli recipe, cashew fudge recipe | how to make kaju katli


Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

40 mins


Kaju katli recipe is a royal Indian sweet,vegan cashew fudge,rich melt in mouth with just 4 ingredients!

Author: jugadpani


Recipe type: Sweet/dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 20

Ingredients


    1 cup cashews

    1 cup powdered sugar

    ⅛ teaspoon saffron(optional)

    ½ teaspoon cardamom powder


Instructions


    Soak cashews in water for 30 minutes. Powder the sugar.

    Grind cashews to a very fine paste,just y sprinkling water.

    Measure one cup of ground cashew paste and powdered sugar and take in a non stick  pan. Mix well.

    Now heat the mixture over low-medium flame and start to stir. Add saffron and mix well

    Keep stirring for 7-10 minutes,till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides.Scrape the edges while stirring.

    Once the mixture forms a lump and gathers in the center,pinch a very small amount and make a ball with your fingers. if you are able to form a ball,then it is the correct consistency.Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool for a while.

    Once the mixture is warm to touch,knead into a very soft dough.

    Roll the dough into a ¼ inch thick circle and make diamond shaped pieces.

    Allow the pieces to set for 10 minutes. Store kaju katlis airtight.


Notes

1. Do not add more water while grinding. Just sprinkle to ease the grinding,the cashew paste should be very smooth.

2.Do not cook the mixture more than 10 minutes. Once the lump reaches soft ball stage,remove from flame.The mixture will further thicken when it cools.

3.Knead the mixture very well but gently,the more you knead the more soft your kaju katlis will be.

4. If the dough seems to be dry you can a tablespoon of milk or water while kneading.

      after complete all the process the kaju katli is complete for serving ..to see more watch the vedio..

 

UPCOMING HOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND DATES OF RELEASING ...ONLY ON JUGADPANI!!!!!!

Upcoming Hollywood Movies 2016-2017 List & Release Dates in India....exclusive on jugadpani........

               Here is the list of  Upcoming Hollywood Movies 2016-2017 release dates  for India .55 of these movies are the ones to watch out for. This list is subject to changes as it depends on censor certification and producers. At times the release dates of various upcoming hollywood movies may get postponed due to various reasons. Below is the Hollywood Movies 2016 calendar once that is over you can find the updated list for 2017 also.

              Upcoming Hollywood Movies 2016 List

Movie Name	Release Dates( India)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back	Oct 21 2016
Doctor Strange	Nov 4 2016
Shut In	Nov 11 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Nov 18 2016
Allied	Nov 23 2016
Moana	Dec 2 2016
Underworld: Blood Wars	Dec 2 2016
Rogue One: Star Wars	Dec 16 2016
Assassin's Creed	Dec 23 2016
Why Him	Dec 30 2016

These are the list of top Hollywood movies releasing in 2017

        

          Upcoming Hollywood Movies 2017 List

Movie Name	Release Dates( India)
XXX: Return of Xander Cage	Jan 20 2017
ResidentEvil TheFinalChapter	Jan 27 2017
Fifty Shades Darker	Feb 10 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2	Feb 10 2017
The Lego Batman	Feb 17 2017
Logan	3 March 2017
Fast & Furious 8	April 8 2017
Guardians of Galaxy 2	May 5 2017
Baywatch	May 19 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean 5	May 26 2017
Spiderman : Homecoming	July 7 2017
War for the Planet of the Apes	July 14 2017