Apple iPhone 4S officially Announced

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 4S, the next version of its popular smartphone. Design and dimensions stay the same, but there's a notable increase in processing power. The Apple iPhone 4S comes with the A5 chipset, it comes with a dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, which as we know is a pretty powerful combo.  It is “up to seven times faster” than the previous iPhone, told Apple CEP Tim Cook.

The Apple iPhone 4S also improves on the network data speeds of its predecessor. It's not the LTE everyone was hoping for, but 14.4 Mbps is still pretty good for most market. More importantly, however the iPhone 4S is a true world phone, supporting both GSM and CDMA networks.

The other major upgrade that the Apple iPhone 4S brings is in the camera department. The 5 megapixel shooter of its predecessor has been replaced by an 8 megapixel unit and the video recording has been upgraded from 720p to 1080p.

Much like its predecessor, the iPhone 4S will come in black and white color versions. However there will be three storage options this time - a larger 64GB edition will join the 16GB and 32GB ones.

Ø  Some of the features of the new iPhone 4S:

• ·         Looks same from outside; all new inside.
• ·         It has an A5 chip, same as the iPad 2 - Two times faster than the previous phone.
• ·         Dual core graphics; seven times faster .
• ·         Eight megapixels camera, with 33 per cent faster capture.
• ·         1.1 seconds to take first photo, 0.5 second for shot to shot.
• ·         Infrared filter for more accurate colors - 30 per cent sharper.
• ·         Face detection in camera, 26 per cent better white balance.
• ·         1080p video recording.
• ·         Better call quality.
• ·         Intelligently switches between antennas to transmit and receive.
• ·         World phone: Has both GSM and CDMA.
• ·         Eight hours of 3G talk time.
• ·         Six hours browsing time; nine hours on WiFi.
• ·         Ten hours of video playback, 40 hours music.
• ·         New voice assistant called Siri - Recognises natural language.

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Anna warns congress over Jan Lokpal bill issue

Targeting the Congress over Jan Lokpal bill, veteran social activist Anna Hazare today warned that he would urge people not to vote for congress party if it fails to introduce the bill in the Winter Session of Parliament.

He said he would go to Bihar and to Haryana’s Hissar where assembly and by-polls are due respectively. He announced that he would begin his tour of five election-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur between October 13 and 15.

Anna had begun turning attention in recent weeks to another issue, electoral reform, arguing that voters should have a right to recall politicians who let them down. But now, perhaps, he’s realizing that his fight for a Lokpal is far from over.

Worth watching !

Nation grapple with Cyberstalking and Sexual Harassment .

Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to Stalk or harass an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization. It may include false accusations, monitoring, making threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment, the solicitation of minors for sex, or gathering information in order to harass whereas, Sexual harassment, is intimidiation, bullying of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. In some circumstances, sexual harassment is illegal.

Experts says that educating students is the first step towards preventing Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is an important issue which we can, and hopefully will, deal with successfully as a maturing society.

Sexual harassments can occur in a variety of circumstances. Often, but not always, the harasser is in a position of power or authority over the victim (due to differences in age, or social, political, educational or employment relationships).

Stalking is a continuous process, consisting of a series of actions, each of which may be entirely legal in itself. Stalking is a form of mental assault, in which the perpetrator repeatedly, unwantedly, and disruptively breaks into the life-world of the victim, with whom he has no relationship (or no longer has), with motives that are directly or indirectly traceable to the affective sphere. Moreover, the separated acts that make up the intrusion cannot by themselves cause the mental abuse, but do taken together.

Either adults or peers may sexually harass youth, although peer harassment is most common. The school is but one setting in which sexual harassment occurs. The family, neighbourhood and, now, the Internet are contexts in which sexual harassment occurs. This perception is coloured by the sexually charged nature of relationships between girls and boys as they reach the teen years.

Few of us wont come up with such a serious cause but we all should know the way its ruining our culture and nation.

world heart day

World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.1 million lives each year.

Together with its members, the World Heart Federation spreads the news that at least 80% of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided if the main risk factors, tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, are controlled.

World Heart Day will take place on 29 September each year.

Press Conference in Yojna Bhawan

A Press Conference has been held at 3 by Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Planning Commision Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Montek started with the issue that setting poverty line is a historical method to be followed. He stated that the function of Planning Commision is not to set the poverty line but to provide the beneficiaries which also include universal rights like Right to education. The pverty line set is Rs 32/per day in urban areas and Rs 26/per day in rural areas.

It was made clear that setting a poverty line is the function of Socio-Economic Caste Census.

an affidavit is presented in the Supreme Court. and as per it, a family of five spending less than Rs 4824 per month( as per june,2011 prices) in urban areas will fall in BPL (Below Poverty Line) , similarly in rural areas the figure decided is Rs 3905 per month.

In the conference montek clearly said that Planning Commision strongly supported the National Advisory Council(NAC) levels. The Government has ot curtailed the benefits to BPL sector.

" We will not apply Tendulkar standards for the Food Subsidy.... we will go by the SECC standards," he added.

Ramesh said," There is no link between state-wise poverty estimates and selection of beneficiaries. This SECC will generate the data on which the big schemes will function. It will do away with the cap systems . Once this census is completed, we will come up with the agreed methodology on which the beneficiaries will depend. "

One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi

 One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought.

"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

Nationwide referendum on Jan Lokpal from today

Keeping up the pressure on law-makers , India Against Corruption group will begin a nationwide referendum on the Jan Lokpal bill from Sunday. The survey will kickstart from the constituencies of major political leaders in Uttar Pradesh , including those of Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi , Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi , BJP leader Rajnath Singh and Murli Manohar Joshi ; and Samajwadi Party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav .

Incidentally , the survey includes only two questions - should the concerned Member of Parliament support the Jan Lokpal Bill and whether the individual will vote for his/her MP if the latter does not support the Bill.

Amongst the constituencies where the survey will start on Sunday are Ghaziabad , Kaushambi, Hamirpur, Manipuri, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Varanasi, Lucknow and Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. It has already begun in BJD leader Pinaki Mishra 's constituency of Puri (Orissa) , BJP MP Kirti Azad's constituency of Darbangha (Bihar) and RJD leader Lalu Prasad's constituency of Saran (Bihar).

The team also plans to begin campaigining in the Hissar byelection against candidates who do not support the Jan Lokpal bill.

Members of Team Anna will not have any direct role to play in these referendums and the entire process will be monitored by people who were associated with Hazare's recent movements.

A similar survey was carried out by Team Anna in July in Union minister Kapil Sibal's constituency of Chandni Chowk where it was claimed that an overwhelming 85% of people had favoured the Jan Lokpal Bill. Sibal, who was locked in a war of words with Team Anna , had ridiculed the survey, saying he was surprised why the support was not 100%.

Favouring a national referendum on the issue, Anna Hazare had said the government will have to listen to the voices of the people.

Gandhi Jayanti

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948 ) was the pre-eminent poltical and spritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha - resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahinsa or total non-violence - which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known around the ord as Mahatma Gandhi and in India also as Bapu. He is offiicially honoured as the Father of the Nation . His birthday 20 October is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti , a national holiday and worldwide as te International say of Non - VIOLENCE.

International Day of Older Persons

1st October, International Day of Older Persons is celebrated. On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Person. The day is celebrated for raising awareness about issues affecting the Elederly, such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people made to our society.
Elderly care or simply eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens. This broad term encompasses services as :

• Assisted living
• Adult Day care
• Long term care
• Nursing homes
• Hospice
• In Home Care

"In the current fiscal environment, we must be vigilant in ensuring that the provision of social protection, long-term care and access to public health for the elderly is not undermined. On this International Day of Older Persons, I call everyone to provide more opportunities for their aging populations."

Grandparents are a family's greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, The greatest storytellers, the keepers of traditions that linger on in cherished memory. Grandparents are the family's strong foundation. Their very special love sets them apart. Through happiness and sorrow, through their special love and caring, grandparents keep a family close at heart.