SMART HOMES

 HOW SAFE ARE SMART HOMES

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It would be clicked to begin this article by saying sci-fi  visions of the past have now become real. Everybody knows that, and the world of sci-fi has also started dreaming up something else for tomorrow. It would be more useful if we began by showing you around a smart home filled with connected devices and the associated benefits, problems and loopholes.

A modern home may be guarded by just a smart door lock or a more complex security system. At the simplest, a  smart lock equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or some other wireless communication technology will be able to recognise the pres­ ence of a phone with an authorised digital key in its vicinity and unlock the door. More complex systems use biometrics like finger­ prints, heartbeat patterns, facial features or iris matching to recognise the owner.

RELATIONSHIP MAGUNGA LEFT

 My brother started sending messages again. You know something major is going on in Nim's life when he starts sending inspirational messages every so often. The internet downloaded ones that have a backdrop of a sunset, or something with flowers or some shit like that. He wishes you a good morning. Asks how your day is going at midday. Hopes that you had a good day. Then sends you to bed with a goodnight text…I am sure if he could come and tuck me in he would – complete with a bed time story and a kiss on the forehead.
  

THREE TYPES OF DEF PENSION - TAX FREE

3 Types of Pension to Armed Forces is Completely Tax Free!

By        Prashant Thakur      

July 1, 2014

Armed forces of this country –be it Army, Navy, Air Force or CRPF or BSF and others are doing great service in the most difficult circumstances. As a mark of respect to them, this blog publishes article on tax issues and completely free to read.  I have already published two of the related posts – disability pension to armed forces and Pensions received by certain awardee. However, the kind of feedback, it is considered necessary to post a consolidated post on the subject of tax free pensions to Armed Forces Personnel.

TALE OF TWO ISLANDS

Very Interesting. It reminds one of the jokes "The world cannot end today, it is already tomorrow in Australia"

Above photo shows two islands in sea facing each other silently. These are not ordinary islands. They are located in Bering Straits. They belong to two Super Powers - Russia and USA and represent two different days of calendar at any given time. They are just 2.4 km apart from each other.

TO LIVE AND DIE - KHUSHWANT SINGH

How To Live & Die
Very nice article by Late  Khushwant Singh. Preserve this .

I've often thought about what it is that makes people happy—what one has to do in order to achieve happiness.

1- First and foremost is good health. If you do not enjoy good health, you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct something from your happiness.

SIACHEN SELLOUT

Fauji India - Timeline

UNTOLD STORIES: Grudges from the Siachen sellout

Vishwajeet Singh

Day before an article by Kunal Verma on the situation in Kashmir went viral on social media. Writing in the context of the latest incident in the Valley in which Major Dahiya and 5 soldiers lost their lives, the author has done some plain speaking. By holding up a mirror which has no partisan political leanings, Kunal has stated in no uncertain terms what today is the general feeling among the young officers and men. Frankly, sometimes it takes a lot of courage to stand up and tell the truth. And if you are willing to stick your neck out, you will get trolled which is fair enough, and most readers are astute enough to know which comments are motivated and which are genuine.

METRO NOIDA 2 GREATER NOIDA

First Noida Metro may run in Dec Vandana Keelor   Noida:   29.7km Aqua Line Will Be Fastest Metro Project To Be Built In India, Says DMRC The first Metro train from Noida to Greater Noida could run as early as this December, three months before the March 2018 commissioning date. The 29.7km corridor is racing to the finish line and, according to the DMRC, will be the fastest Metro project built in India. The Aqua line, as this will be called, is also setting another benchmark -of being the most economical Metro project to be built in the country , DMRC chief Mangu Singh said on Thursday . Originally assessed at Rs 200 crore per kilometre, the actual cost of the project could eventually be around Rs 150 crore a kilometre or even lesser, officials said. To put the figure in perspective, Delhi Metro's Phase 3 is being built at a cost of Rs 552 crore per kilometre. But it has both elevated and underground sections as opposed to the Aqua line, which is uniformly above the surface level.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BABUDUM IN INDIA

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BABUDUM IN INDIA

By an unknown author :

Who is Defense Secretary and what is his accountability...??

The whole of India is being fooled . Constantly we are taken on a ride to nowhere by these all-powerful Babus. Even the politicians are vulnerable, but never our IAS Babus . 

Dear Friends,

THE DADA-DADI, NANA-NANI SHIFT

THE DADA-DADI, NANA-NANI SHIFT

By Gouri Dange, Pune Mirror | Feb 28, 2017, 02.30 AM IST

http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/columns/columnists/gouri-dange/the-dada-dadi-nana-nani-shift/articleshow/57379985.cms

Once these pensioners return to their homes in India, there is the whole rigmarole of starting up the house again, and picking up the threads of their lives ( REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE)

The new tour of duty, post-retirement, is to baby-sit in foreign lands
Pensioner's Paradise did someone say? That sobriquet for Pune is now passé. Not only are many pensioners now hard at the task of baby-sitting on a daily basis, many have one more call of duty: baby-sitting right across the globe somewhere. It involves closing your house down for months at a stretch and flying to where your grown kids now live, looking after their new baby and possibly an older child, while the young parents both return to work.

OP PAWAN REVISITED

If OP PAWAN 1987-91 INTERESTS YOU OR YOU TOOK PART or YOU ARE LOOKING BACK YOU MAY ENJOY THIS POSTING BY MAHENDRA VED.

MANY COMPLAIN INDIANS LACK MILITARY RESEARCH AND IDF CONTENDS THAT IF GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO DE CLASSIFY PAPERS WHERE CAN RESEARCH BEGIN EXCEPT EXPERIENCES AND VIEWS. THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND !

FULL TEXT 1500 WORDS ON www.indiadefenceforum.com 

OP PAWAN RE-VISITED BY MAHENDRA VED WITH A VIEW WRITTEN IN 1998 BY IDF IN THE CHAPTER ON INDIA'S SRI LANKA FORAY—-FILES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED TO LEARN LESSONS EVEN TO THE ARMY THAT LOST 1200 INNOCENT SOULS 
By IDF on February 28, 2017

This is an IDF posting to emphasise the need to make the Government release the papers on, the 'Higher Decision Making' in the conduct of Op Pawan as 1200 Army lost their souls, most on foreign soil. They never knew or do we know today what it was for !

QUALA INCIDENT

From: Gen NS Malik
Here is aan article based on the earlier article on the attack on Qalandhar shrine in Sind Pakistan recently where 100s were killed and maimed.  Ronen Sen is our Ambassdor to the most significent posts.  We know him from Moscow where he was third seretary and Man Friday of the then Ambassdor Mr DP Dhar.  Later himself aambassador there for a long time and later at washington.  He has indeed given a very informed and detailed account of the differences between the Shias, Sunnis, Sufis and of course the unfortunate course that Pakistan has taken towards Wahabism.  Very interesting reading

Niranjan

WOW - HOW THE OTHERSIDE THINKS

THIS COMES FROM MY CANADIAN COUSIN WHO, TO PUT IT MILDLY, IS A DEDICATED TRUMP ACOLYTE. THE LETTER MAKES INTERESTING READING IF ONLY TO SHOW HOW THE 'OTHER" SIDE THINKS! IT IS ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS THAT WE EXPECT TO EMANATE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE EVERY FEW MINUTES.   KERSI

by George Roof, Chief Master Sergeant (Retired), USA

Because I am a "lifer" in the military, I've seen the impact of a president more than many of you can imagine.  I enlisted with LBJ and saw just what a Democrat clusterflock was all about.  I went to Vietnam and saw how we were constantly and incessantly bombarded with micromanagement from Washington that got thousands of military people killed.  I sometimes wonder if I'll get to heaven, but if I go to hell, I'm sure I'll still be a few hundred floors above that bastard Robert McNamara , LBJ, John Kerry, Jane Fonda, and yes, even the "hero" John McCain.

ATICLE 370

A debate on Article 370 of our Constitution,  giving special status to the State of Jammu Kashmir, is going on.  Article 370 of the Constitution of India  about it  starts with , the wordings
Temporary Provisions with respect to the State of Jammu & Kashmir
Amendment to the Indian Constitution done 98 times.
To say that Article 370, is something,, which is inflexible and cannot be amended, is to misinterpret the Constitution. Incidentally, Indian Constitution has been amended from 1951 to 2013 for 98 Times. The Indian Parliament is Supreme, like the British Parliament, about which, it is said that it can pass any law except to make a man a woman and vice versa.

NDA - STORY - The Deadly Duo- Father & Son!

Story of a NDA CaetThe Deadly Duo- Father & Son! : Zero to Hero

Jan 26^th, Republic Day arrived- a day when deserving Defence Forces people get awarded for various acts of bravery and distinguished service. A few of my friends, and course mates too got the well-deserved awards.

A week later, I got a call from an unknown number. "Hello Sir! I am Vikas, can you recognise me"! It just took me two seconds to call out his surname, and he was thrilled and said "You haven't forgotten me Sir, after all these years!"…. I replied, "There are very few students from whom I have learnt so much. And you are one of them. How could I ever forget you!!

HOLD YOUR HORSES

Hold your horses: The Army is not seeking impunity

http://bharatshakti.in/hold-your-horses-the-army-is-not-seeking-impunity/   

February 18, 2017; By: Nitin A. Gokhale;  3

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's tough statement warning trouble makers in Kashmir to desist from obstructing operations by his troops or else face the consequences has evoked expected reactions.

There was one section–and I don't want to call them intellectuals–which pays lip service to the fauj but in reality stands against everything that the army seeks to protect and defend. This group has variously dubbed the Army Chief's remark as 'intemperate statement,' 'belligerent stand,' and 'declaration of war against Kashmiri youth.' 

SURGICAL STRIKE

Surgical strike a copybook execution of precise planning

Surendra Singh  | Updated: Feb 9, 2017, 03.12 PM IST

HighlightsArmy soldiers demonstrate 'Surgical Strike' during Army day parade 2017. (TOI Photo)

NEW DELHI: "You don't get a maroon beret, you have to earn it," this is said about all those men who aspire to join Parachute Regiment, the Army's premier airborne strike force. The September 29 surgical strike on terror launch pads+ across LoC was the latest feat of daredevilry by the men from this elite force. But the government had refused to divulge the details of the operation in which 19 Para soldiers took part. 

DEVICE TO TRACK YOUR CAR ON SMART PHONE

Tiny Device Allows You To Track Your Car Using Your Smartphone

Ronald T. Gandy 

|    January 10, 2017

http://dailylifetech.com/trackr/t/entry/tiny-device-allows-you-to-track-your-car-using-your-smartphone-1211?engsec=60

With Over 5 Million Units Sold Worldwide, This is The Most Affordable Solution to Find Your Lost Items!

Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot? It happens. You park and go shopping. When you get back, you don't have a clue where your car is. Then you start roaming around clicking on the panic button on your car keys so the alarm goes off. It can be frustrating, especially on a hot, sunny day.

SAM BROWN BELT

Sam Browne Belt

The story of the Sam Browne Belt---remember the line up of the old days with starched cotton trousers and Brown shoes and Sam Browne belt--- trying to get the strap correct and many offrs trying to hide the paunch behind the diagonal strap and shirt getting crumpled and CO's never happy with the turnout.

MASTER OF CLOAK AND DAGGER - WORLD WAR II

The Man with the Golden Tongue:

India's Master of Second World War Espionage

Kim Sengupta

The Independent Culture

Under the codename of Silver, Bhagat Ram Talwar spied for Britain, Germany, Russia, Japan and

Italy in the space of five years during the Second World War, but Author Mihir Bose uncovers how

his true loyalties lay with Indian Independence.

WOMEN IN COMBAT

"Women in the Combat Arms: The Greatest Disaster in US Military History"

 FEBRUARY 1, 2017

POSTED ON JUNE 4, 2016 BY RAY STARMANN

Women in the Combat Arms: The Greatest Disaster in US Military History

BY RAY STARMANN

Operation You Go Girl is destined to fail; failure defined not as a NO GO, or an F, but as the Nation's young women flown home in flag draped Glad Bags when the Nation loses the next war(s).