This Is What iOS 7 Looks Like in Motion

iOS 7 is here. It's beautiful. You can cehck out all the details in our main post, but here is some video to see how it looks in action. You really want to see this. There are some crazy details, like the way screens slide in and out of the frame, and how control center animates.

Flat design, grid, 3D layers and gestures

The iOS interface has been completely revamped. That means everything, from the typefaces to the built-in applications to the color schemes to the icons. There's nothing left from the old iOS. This is one of the cornerstones of iOS 7, according to Ive himself:

The interface is purposely unobtrusive. Conspicuous ornamentation has been stripped away. Unnecessary bars and buttons have been removed. And in taking away design elements that don’t add value, suddenly there’s greater focus on what matters most: your content.

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Indeed, the overall effect is that: there's no wasted ink here, as Edward Tufte would say. It's all data and indispensable interface elements. The use of color is a tool on its own, only appearing when it's useful, to highlight data or give user experience clues.

But, more importantly, iOS now has focus, with a standard grid that runs across the springboard to the applications.

The overall result seems simple and quite beautiful. For the first time, iOS looks like part of the devices, rather than an outdated add-on.

Parallax Effect

Ive has organized iOS 7 in layers, using the motion sensors in the device to give a real sense of 3D depth. As you move the phone, the layers move in 3D space—you can appreciate the parallax effect, which gives an impressive sense of depth.

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The OS uses translucency to further enhance the effect, putting things that are not in use behind what the user needs to focus on; when a dialog pops, it does so on its own layer on top of what you were previously looking at. The previous layer recedes back, establishing a clear relationship between the elements being displayed on the screen.

Control Center

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At last. There's now a Control Center available from everywhere: just swipe up from the bottom of your device and it will appear. From there you can toggle airplane mode, control your music, access your camer, your calculator, put it in sleep mode, toggle Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

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Multitasking

It's now available to all applications. You can browse through open apps live, by sweeping your finger over the screen. They appear like cards (a la Palm's webOS). To dimiss an app, just throw it up. A move that reminds me of Windows Phone 8, but in reverse.

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The iOS learns the users' habits. It knows what your favorite stuff is, and prepares apps so they are ready before you open it, so they open really fast. I don't know how this works, but it probably uses magic extracted from Phil Schiller firm buttocks' sweat.

Notification Center

Its layout is better, with three different views: today, all and missed. The today view gives you a snapshot of all that's cooking in your current day, including your calendar and the weather. Much better than the previous mess.

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The notifications will be synched across all your iOS 7 devices, so you don't have to dismiss them several times.

Siri

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In addition to its obligatory redesign—showing a pretty sound wave—Siri got new voices, including a male one, in different languages. They have made it smarter too. You can say increase the brightness or play my last voicemail and it will understand.

They have integrated services like Twitter, Wikipedia and even Bing, Microsoft's search service.

Car integration

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Siri—and iOS—can now connect to the screen of your car too. iOS will display a special interface in your car's screen. Siri will take orders, read and dictates messages and emails, and do all that Siri does while showing the results on screen. The car integration in iOS 7 will be supported starting with 2014 models of car manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes, Chevy, Nissan, Honda, and more.

New Music app

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The Music app has been redesigned like everything else. It seems quite more simple and it includes a new feature: iTunes Radio. It works like Pandora, and is free (although ad-supported). There's no ad-free subscription option as yet.

Photo and Camera Apps

A new simple layout that doesn't reduce every photo to a tiny icon. The app will automatically organize your photos by Collections, Moments and Years. You will be able to see the photos you took last week or at one specific locations, making some photos bigger than others.

The camera comes with different support format, including square, which I guess is now officially a thing thanks to Instagram. Of course, it also has filters.

New AirDrop

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Like its desktop counterpart, AirDrop will let you share anything in your phone very easily with other phones or desktop computers, over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. According to Apple, it's encrypted so nobody except the NSA can look at it.

AirDrop seems to be integrated into a new Share panel (on the left) and availability as a recipient can be enabled or disabled by the user.

Safari

Apple's built-in browser got the same treatment as the rest of the OS. It eliminates all scrolling bars and buttons when you are looking at content, only showing them when you click. The new tab view looks neat but the most useful feature seems to be the shared links bookmark list, which collects all the URLs posted by people or yourself in your Twitter timeline.

New iCloud-based keychain

This new feature will store all your passwords, credit card numbers and anything you want in the cloud using 256-bit AES encryption. Unless the NSA requests access, I guess. It will also generate random passwords for you, which will be stored in the cloud. This works like the popular 1Password, but with full Safari integration and using Apple's own cloud service rather than DropBox.

Other features

• Voice-only FaceTime: You can call your friends over Wi-Fi without all that embarrassing video whatnot.
• Activation lock: If thieves tries to wipe a stolen device, they will not be able to activate it.

Availability

Developers can get the iPhone beta starting today. The iPad beta will come in a few weeks. The rest of the world will be able to get the final version this fall, when the new iPhone 6 (or whatever it's called) comes out.

Health benefits of spices

Your everyday spices have more health benefits than you can imagine.

Common spices from our everyday lives are full of benefits. Here is a list for you. You will be surprised what a storehouse of nutrition they all are.

Cardamom (elaichi)

    Acts as an excellent detoxification agent thereby improving digestion and reducing gas and stimulating appetite.
    Powdered cardamom can be used in desserts like kulfi or even added to food.

Asafoetida (hing)

    Consumption of asafoetida helps women during cramps during the menstrual cycle
    It is also prescribed after childbirth because its anti-flatulent properties helps in digestion
    A paste of asafoetida and water when rubbed on a infant’s stomach, cures them of colic pains

Carom seeds (ajwain)

    It helps in digestion and cures flatulent. Its effect is best when crushed.
    One can add it to the dough to make paranthas or even to flavour meat dishes.
    It has antiseptic properties and thus has been used as a cough remedy. It can be added to the chicken broth for best results or even added to hot water and its vapours inhaled during colds.

Cinnamon (dalchini)

    Has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties
    Regulates metabolic rate and betters cardiovascular health
    Reduces bacterial growth in food

Chili powder (mirchi)

    It helps to improve circulation and also cures inflammation
    Helps to improve the body's immunity and also reduces the cholesterol level
    By increasing the body's metabolism rate it aids in weight loss
    It lowers the risk of diabetes

Cloves (laung)

    The essential oil eugenol in has antiseptic properties. This makes cloves important in dental care. For this either a clove can be chewed on or even its oil applied in the area where it hurts.
    It improves digestion and relieves the body from constipation by increasing the secretion of intestinal enzymes.
    Cloves contain potassium which helps to control the blood pressure.


Fenugreek seeds (methi)

    It is an excellent source of soluble dietary fibre which helps to lower cholesterol levels. The seeds can be soaked in water overnight and the water drunk next morning for best results.
    It helps in smooth bowel movement and prevent constipation.
    When had with cereals, it is said to increase the milk secretion in nursing mothers.

Cumin (jeera)

    It helps to reduce the blood glucose level.
    It reduces pancreatic inflammation and also prevents excess weight loss.
    Regular consumption improves the body's immunity against infections.
    It protects the liver from toxic substances.

Fennel seeds (saunf)

    It is rich in dietary fibre and chewing a pinch of it regularly keeps the bowel movement easy.
    It helps to relieve coughs and also reduce muscle pains. Boiling a spoonful of it in water and sipping on the warm water is the home remedy to cure muscle pains.

Peppercorn (kali mirch)

    The essential oil piperine is an alkaloid which not only imparts the pungent character to the corns but also helps to improve the digestive power by increasing the intestinal. For best results grind it to a powder and add it to the food in the end as else most of its essential oils evaporate.
    Peppercorns contain a number of minerals of which potassium controls the heart rate and manganese acts an antioxidant.
    It has antiseptic properties which helps to fight tooth decay and swollen gums.
    Boil it in water with holy basil and drink sips of the warm water for cure to sore throats and flatulent.

Ginger

    Chewing on sweetened ginger controls motion sickness and nausea, cures gastrointestinal infection.
    Regular consumption relieves arthritis pain and swelling. Have it in the form of ginger tea.
    Excess of ginger, can however, not only cause stomach irritation but also adversely affect blood clotting and should be avoided during surgeries.

Mustard Seeds (sarson/rai)

    Mustard seeds are rich in B complex vitamins which is needed by the body for replenishment, enzyme synthesis and the proper functioning of the nervous system.
    Vitamin B3 present within the seeds helps to reduce the triglyceride levels thus fighting cholesterol.
    It is an excellent source of vitamin E which protects cell membranes from harmful radicals.
    The oil from the seeds is said to cure muscle and arthritic pain and also stimulates hair growth when massaged on the scalp.
    Massing the warm oil on a baby's chest also relieves him of cold and coughs.
    The seeds when ground and consumed act as a laxative.

Turmeric (haldi)

    A powerful anti-inflammatory and antiseptic spice and hence a paste of it when applied to wounds or even stings, helps it to heal.
    Improves the functioning of the liver.
    It is often used with warm milk to treat common cold.
    It reduces the inflammation in arthritis patients.
    Add black pepper to the dish when adding turmeric as the former is said to help the body in absorbing the turmeric to the maximum.

Game of Thrones S03E10 ‘Mhysa’ review

Last week's penultimate episode of Game of Thrones left us in so much shock and awe that people had to film their hilarious reactions to the final minutes. 
With the jaw dropping moments shaking both book fans and viewers alike, I was almost afraid of what was going to happen in tonight's finale. Whatever the damage was, I welcomed it; I welcomed it so bad it hurts.

Tonight, Joffrey pisses off Tywin, Bran is telling ghost stories and Dany will be put to the test to see if she is going to conquer or liberate the enslaved.

We are still at the fallout of the Red Wedding when the episode begins. The flags of the Starks are being burned and fire & rampage are present. 
In the midst of the chaos, The Hound and Arya ride on. Arya, who was knocked out last episode by The Hound and was trying to save her, wakes up just in time to see the people making fun of Rob. 
as Arya and The Hound ride off...man she is going to be one fucked up, awesome woman.

Next up, we have Sansa and Tyrion who have an adorable conversation about people who make fun of them and how to get them back. 
They have a great rapport that is interrupted by Tyrion's shit head father Tywin.

Joffrey reveals that Rob is dead and wants to torture Sansa with the news. Tyrion will have none of it, of course. Joffrey starts behaving like a baby and calls Tyrion a monster. 
Tyrion devilishly points out kings are falling like flies and Joffrey starts whining some more. Oh shut your face gash Joffrey and go to bed!

By the way that's exactly what Tywin does: he sends Joffrey away. Tyrion predicts correctly that Tywin planned the whole Red Wedding and Tyrion tells him the north won't forget. Tywin is stupid enough to think this is a good thing. You're gonna die Tywin!

He also wants Tyrion to have sex with Sansa and make a son, whether she wants it or not. In addition, he goes on to tell Tyrion he almost killed him as a baby; this is what people want to hear Tywin! 
What a gross man he is. I swear he and Fray need to have a contest on who sucks more; it would probably be a draw. Meanwhile after all this frightful news, Tyrion heads back to find a broken Sansa in tears.

Bran and his gang of misfits are camping, (they do that a lot) as Bran tells them a ghost story about a cook and the punishment he received from the Gods. 
The Gods need to unleash their wrath on a lot of people on this show.

In other parts, Frey and Bolton are discussing their handy work at the Red Wedding and Bolton is just gushing about how awesome his bastard Ramsay is at being an evil person. I have to agree him with because Iwan Rheon is kicking ass as Ramsay. 
Ramsay eats sausage while talking about Theon's sausage in front of Theon. Theon BEGS Ramsay to kill him, but he's not having it. Also, this scene where he is torturing him is very homoerotic (slashers commence). 
Soon after, he makes Theon call himself The Reek (Hi, book fans!).

Back to Bran and his Mötley Crew, who meet up with another Mötley Crew AKA Gilly and Sam. Sam gushes all over Bran because he loves Jon so much while Ghost makes a comeback! 
Hi, Ghost! They talk about the white walkers and the army of the dead, and how scary it is to go north. Sam dispenses his wisdom upon Bran and Bran takes off.

Ramsay sends Theon's "toy" to his family with the message that they need to bounce ASAP. His father thinks he's an ass and his sister is like "WTF, dad?!" 
And she is going to find Ramsay and Theon and kick some ass.

Gendry is hanging out with the Onion Knight where Gendry is being held captive. They bond a bit because they come from the same place, even though Gendry is still skeptical. 
Most of what I'm getting is that Gendry was a virgin and Melisandre fucked him over in every way. I do love this bond that they are developing. Onion Knight is so nice though.

Shay is moping about Tyrion marrying Sansa. Blah blah STFU. Farris gives her diamonds to GTFO and I hope she takes it. But she doesn't.

Cersei comes in to talk to Tyrion and...is it me or has she been especially boring this season? Maybe it's just me. 
She tries to tell Tyrion that Sansa would be happy with a child and Tyrion blatantly points out that Cersei isn't happy. They talk about how evil Joffrey is but wasn't before.

Arya and The Hound meet up with the people that killed her family. Arya doesn't what we all knew she was bound to do and stabs one of the men. 
The Hound is right behind her to protect her. He asks her if this is her first kill, to which she confirms, but it's clear it will not her last. She picks up her coin and whispers "valar marghulis" Fuck yes Arya?!

Jon is off taking care of himself after a bird nearly chopped his head off, then another bird in the form of Ygritte shows up and shoots him with arrows even after he declared his love for her. 
Whoops?! But Jon was a shit head for leaving her behind.

Sam and Gilly finally make it back to HQ. Woo!

The next scene includes The Onion Knight trying to read and failing. He is so cute. Melisandre and Stannis are celebrating their win with Robs death. 
Everyone wants to take credit for this red wedding, in the end I fear they all will pay. They are ready to kill poor Gendry, but The Onion Knight saves him and tells him to go to Kingslanding and get away from Melisandre. 
Gendry is so cute, he can't swim or operate a boat but he's trying! Save yourself Gendry!

Jon finally makes it back home! Welcome back Lord Snow!

Jaime and Brienne make a final season appearance; I can't deal with how cute their bromance is. 
Jaime gets called a country boy and Brienne just smiles. On the contrary Cersei sees Jaime again and is grossed out by his hand.

The Onion Knight warns Melisandre and her bitch about what is beyond the wall, but they are such idiots. 
Melisandre tells her lap down that he is the only one who can stop it which is false, obviously. Ugh. People on this show sometimes, I just want to shake them all.

Dany is off to meet the people she "liberated" but she feels that she might have conquered them, which is not what she wanted to do. She worries that people learn to love their chains. 
She tells them that their freedom is there's and they call her their mother. They love her and they want to help her. These people just represent fandom in response to Danny, don't they? 
The people lift Danny and shout mother at her, and I'm pretty certain I am not the only one who has chills right now?

We end the season with an arial shot of Dany and her dragons flying over her. 
Everyone is trying to get to the throne by fighting wars and being brutal, where as Dany is winning the love of the people. She is the true queen.

I'm dying here, I swear. What a season. What an episode. Until next year guys. 



































































 by TooBadDiane