Most Wanted Features of Cell Phones

“People are very protective of their cell phones, how it’s used, where it’s used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole of people in this country.” Steve Largent.

Cell phone has become the necessity in today’s life. One goes in deep search before investing in the cell phone. When it comes to the mobile/cell phones, the requirements of the features vary from person to person. As everyday new technology is emerging in cell phones, people are more concern about the features of these cell phones. Based on a survey we found that these are the basic features a person looks for while buying a cell phone:

Price-- Price is the most considering factor while taking the decision of buying any cell phone. People want more in cheap rate.

Mode-- Cell phones are available in different modes like CDMA/TDMA, digital/analog, PCS/cellular. So it totally depends on the need and requirement of a person that which mode he/she should go with.

Display

·         Screen Size-- Now a day’s cell phones has replaced the TV so people like to buy cell phones having big screen in comparison to the cell phones having smaller screen.

·         Back-lit-- Today all most every phone has the backlit screens, which is useful in low-light conditions.

·         Color-- People prefer colored screen in comparison to black and white screens.

Size

·         Durability-- As the cell phones have become the part of daily routine life and people need them at every moment so they prefer light weighted and small in size cell phones because it’s easy to carry them in hand or in pocket for the whole day.

·         Looks and Body-- Gone are the days when people used to like big and bold body cell phones. Now more the slimmer body cell phones have more the people would like it.

·         Keys-- As people prefer smart phones which have touch screen so people don’t like keys but even smart phone has a home button. So people prefer that home button must be big in size.

Smartphone-- People are going with smart phones which have features like- touch screen, run operating system, allow to download different applications, provides you GPS facility and many more facilities.

Web Access-- People like the cell phones with 3G or 4G and in few days we are going to experience 5G also.

Battery Type-- Cell phones use two kind of technologies for batteries-

·         NiMH (nickel-metal hydride)

·         Li-ion (lithium ion)

People generally look for long lasting and fast recharging battery.

High Resolution Camera-- The popularity of cameras’ has been gone down because of the cell phones. Now people use cell phone as a camera so they want high megapixel camera.

Required Functions-- Most phones include the basic functions. The list of basic functions are not limited to the followings-

·         Messaging

·         Calculator

·         Calendar

·         Alarm/clock

·         Stopwatch

·         Scheduler

·         Message/contact no. storage

·         Clock

·         Games

·         Phone Directory

·         Personalized/custom sound

·         High sound with ringer control

·         Personalized/custom display

·         Speakerphone

·         Dual sim-card

·         Multi-party calls

·         Incoming number storage

·         Call forwarding

·         Different mode of ring/vibration

·         Automatic redial

·         Event reminder

·         Easy to hold/mute call

·         Speed dialing

·         Personalized/custom short keys

·         Car adapter

·         Missed call/message reminder

Special Feature-- There are some additional features which varies according to the price of the cell phone.  If one wants any of these features he/she have to pay extra for that. These special features are-

·         Wi-Fi/wireless internet

·         MP3 player

·         GPS receiver

·         LED Flash

So, don’t forget to go through this check list before making a decision of buying a cell phone!!!

A Trip from Niagara Falls to Philadelphia

Every one has some unforgettable moments in his/her life. These are the moments when one feels very happy and don't want those moments to let go. Some thing like this happened with me on my three days tour from Niagara Falls to Philadelphia. It was a great experience and very exciting tour.

This tour was organized by Go To bus tour services. We booked three tickets. The trip was for three days from September 23 to September 25. Our bus was from Edison and it was a connecting bus. We reached to the bus stop at 6 o'clock of morning. Bus started at sharp 6:30. We went to the China Town, NY. There we changed our bus and started our journey to Niagara. Before Niagara the bus went to the 1000 Island. There were approx 50 passengers from different countries  in the bus. There were Indians, Chinese, Russians, and Americans. But all lived for three days as they knew each other very well. 

The Thousand Islands is the name of an archipelago of islands that straddle the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario, the U.S. islands in the state of New York. The islands, which number 1,793 in all, range in size from over 40 square miles (100 km2) to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, to even smaller uninhabited outcroppings of rocks that are home to migratory waterfowl.

We went there by Cruise. It was a wonderful experience. The cruise showed us all the island. Some were very small but some were very big. People has started to live on those islands. Each and every island has its own beauty and quality.

After that we started our journey towards Niagara Falls. We stayed at Holiday inn hotel for the night. It was 130miles away from the Niagara.In the morning we started for Niagara. I was very excited to reach there. We reach there approx 8:30 in the morning. First of all we watched a movie which describes about the myths and other believes related to the history of Niagara Falls. After that we visited to the Niagara Falls.

The Niagara Falls are the most powerful waterfalls in North America. These large waterfalls are situated on the Niagara River, forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York and forms the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

Here again we hired a cruise which took us in the middle of the falls, this is called maid of the mist. We felt the shower of that great fall. It was just like to see the heaven. The water was coming down from a great height at a very high speed. We saw Rainbow for two or three times. It was really a magical moment which shows you heaven on the earth.

After that we moved towards the Watkins Glen State Park. This park comes under the Finger Lakes Region.This is the oldest and most famous park of the Finger Lakes State Parks. It was very beautiful and has lots of falls. No one can describe its beauty. It gave the feeling of being in a jungle.

From there we proceed to our Comfort Inn hotel, where we had to stay at night.

In the morning, we started our journey for Washington DC. Washington DC is the capital of the United States. There we saw many monuments.

First of all we saw Washington Monument. The Washington Monument built between 1848 and 1884. It is 555 feet, 5 and one-eighth inches tall. Its walls are 15 feet thick at the base and 18 inches at the top, and are composed primarily of white marble blocks. This is one of the largest building in Washington DC.

Then we visited White House. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. The White House is made up of six stories: a two-story basement, the ground floor, state floor, second floor, and the third floor. It is made up of white stone. There is a beautiful fountain in front of this.

From White house we proceed towards Lincoln Memorial. Lincoln Memorial is a memorial building built to honor the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall, Washington, DC. This is in the form of Greek temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. Daniel Chester French was the sculptor of this statue, the architect of this building was Henry Bacon, and the painter of the interior was Jules Guerin. This Memorial is open to the public 24 hours a day for the whole year except December 25 and is free to visit.

Then we proceed towards Air and Space Museum (NASM). It holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. There were many aircraft like: Mercury Friendship 7, Soviet SS-20, Bell X-1, Pioneer H Apollo-Soyuz, Northwest Boeing 747-10B, Lockheed U-2, etc. There were many other sections like earth view, Galaxy view, models for different concepts of air and pressure. It was a nice experience to see so many aircraft at a time. 

From Air and Space Museum we went to Philadelphia and saw Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and statue of George Washington.

Independence Hall located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, is the centerpiece of Independence National Park. This is the place where both the declaration of Independence of US and Constitution of United States were debated and adopted. The building was completed in 1753. This building is a part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site. 

After that we saw Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol  of American Independence. The bell has been featured on coins and stamps, and its name and image have been widely used by corporations.

The inscription on the bell is:

PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF LEV. XXV. V X.

BY ORDER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF PENSYLVANIA FOR THE STATE HOUSE IN PHILAD^A

PASS AND STOW

PHILAD^A

MDCCLIIl

In front of the Independence Hall there is the statue of George Washington. This statue was designed by Joseph Alexis Bailly and installed in 1869. This was the last attraction of our tour. We came back to our home at about 11 o'clock. We made some new friends on this trip. It was really very nice weekend. I will never forget these three days.

Food Habits

"More die in the United States of too much food than of too little." 

This quote from John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society, show the picture of the food habit of the people.

There was a time when people used to eat their food for living but now a days the theory has been changed. The new generation's theory is based on the motto of eating. They live to eat. They don't think about what they are eating?, how much they eat?, How their eating habits affect their health? They are not concerned about the bad effects of these bad eating habits. Often young people complain of tiredness and low stamina, which automatically results in lack of sleep or imbalance in other lifestyle habits. People start intake of caffeine and a quick sugar fix to get rid of this tiredness, instead of eating healthy diet. 

All these problems can be easily solved by following good eating habits. Good eating habits don't mean sitting down at a table three times a day to a formal meal. These meals must include healthy diet. Improving a person's eating habits and increasing the intake of adequate fluids can make remarkable improvement in the energy levels and overall wellbeing. 

"Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy."

So, we must take care of our health. These following tips may be helpful to you to take care of your health:

Eat plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables 

Most youngsters don't eat any of these. There are lots of items of whole grains like  Barley, Brown rice, Buckwheat, Millet, Oatmeal, Popcorn, Wild rice, etc which you can add to your diet. 2-3 whole grain meals a day are required for a good health. According to the doctors a diet rich in vegetables and fruits reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, maintain blood pressure and keep the digestion system proper. If you don't like any of these, give them a chance, try some different dishes from these ingredients. 

Add varieties of nutrition 

There are no single food which can provide you all nutrition to your body so you have to add different foods to complete this requirement of different nutrition. There quantity depends on the calories requirement. Daily food chart must contain whole-grain products, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, poultry and other protein foods.

Balance your food chart over time

Its not possible to eat same diet every day. But you can make balance between your food of two-three days. If one day you take any diet high in calories and fat, next day you can compensate it by taking a diet lower in these nutrition and fat. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern.

Make your body habitual to new habits gradually

A proper and healthy diet includes different items which you may like or not, so don't expect to change your eating habits overnight. Give yourself proper time to adapt the new food or new eating habits. Don't follow the diet chart forcefully. Try to make changes gradually, like if you don't like boiled vegetables, try to reduce the quantity of oil in your food. Eventually you may find that you like boiled food too.

Track your weight

What is the modest weight for you depends on many factors like your sex, age, height and heredity. Excess fat will increase your weight which will increase your chances for high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and other illness. Like wise, being too thin also increase the risk of osteoporosis and many other health problems. A registered dietitian or a physician can help you to determine the proper weight and to develop good eating habits for achieving the proper weight you required. Regular physical exercise is also important to maintain a healthy weight. 

Know your bad habits

Before implementing your diet chart, firstly find out your bad eating habits. Do you have more cheese in your diet? Have you included proper amount of fruits and vegetables in you daily routine diet? After finding your bad habits, instead of cutting those item, just cut back your portion.

Eat moderate portion

Keep the portion size of any food reasonable. It will give you freedom to eat what you want and to stay healthy. Join some health organization or guidance of an expert to know the serving size of different food and their quantity.

Don't Skip your meal

Eat regular and on time. Skipping can result in a burst of hunger. This out of control hunger can results in overeating. Hunger can make a person to forget about the nutrition and can force to eat unhealthy and tempting food. Snacking between meals can help curb hunger, but don't eat so much that your snack becomes your one time meal.

Reduce, don't eliminate certain foods 

Sometimes, people eat certain things because they like it and don't want to give up. So, its not a big deal. You can enjoy you favorite food and can stay healthy even if your favorite food is not healthy or taking you off the track from your daily diet chart. You just need some little adjustments in your diet. Reduce the other meals from your diet which are rich in those nutrition in which your favorite food is. Try to take small amount of your favorite food or share it with your friends or family.

Don't treat any food good or bad

No food is good, no food is bed. The effect of any food is differ on different people. Select any food based on your total eating patterns. Its not embarrassing if you like chocolate, ice cream, apple pie, or any other high fat food. Eat them in moderation and choose other foods which can balance your health diet. 

Apart from these a nutrition expert or a physician can help you develop a personal action plan for improving your eating habits while keeping the fun in food. Registered dietitian can also be helpful to you provide valuable information and advice. To follow the diet chart you should be positive and self confident. Physical exercise helps to be healthy as well as increase the motivational power and self confidence.