Tuesday, 19 February 2019
Deepika, Janhvi, Vicky, Vidya, Kartik and others sizzle at style award
Deepika and Vidya posed together on the red carpet. URI star Vicky Kaushal looked handsome on the red carpet at Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards 2019. Janhvi Kapoor looked ravishing at Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards. TV stars turned movie actors Mouni Roy and Ankita Lokhande posed together on the red carpet. Urvashi Rautela looked stunning at the awards night. Luka Chuppi star Kartik Aaryan looked dapper on the red carpet. Kim Sharma posed with her boyfriend Harshvardhan Rane on the red carpet. Karisma Kapoor looked glamorous on the red carpet. Diljit Dosanjh preferred his usual casual yet stylish avatar on the red carpet. Jalebi star Rhea Chakraborty looked stunning on the red carpet. Sunny Leone was a vision in white on the red carpet. Bipasha Basu looked beautiful on the red carpet.Dailyhunthttp://onlineboxing.net/jforum/user/profile/19080.page
Jews in Mumbai find new ways to keep religious traditions alive
As their numbers decline, the Baghdadis and Bene Israeli, the other major Jewish group living in the city, struggle to maintain their religious properties. Recently, the community wrote to Nagpur's municipal commissioner after their graveyard in the Jerry Patka locality was occupied by bamboo traders. There are no more Jews left in Nagpur to care for the cemetery. Encroachers have also tried to occupy Jewish cemeteries in Alibaug and Revdanda in Raigad district. In 2016, Maharashtra recognised Jews as a religious minority, but since the Indian census does not identify them as a distinct group, there is no data on their population. They have been enumerated as Christians by census workers who are ignorant of the existence of such a group in India. The Bene Israeli, with origins in the villages of Raigad, where they settled after fleeing the Middle East, are estimated to number around 3,500, forming more than 90% of India's Jews. Around 1,500 live in Thane, but in Raigad, where there were once 30 synagogues, now there are only 300 Jews. Ezra Moses, a member of the Thane community, said that only eight of the Raigad synagogues - in Pen, Revdanda, Alibaug, Nandgaon, among others - continue to hold religious services. The other shrines have been converted into public libraries and schools. 'When there were no Jews to maintain these synagogues we handed them over to the local community for public use. Our only condition was that the new users retain the sanctity of the place,' said Moses. In south Mumbai, the dwindling number of synagogues means the community finds it difficult to summon the minyan — a quorum of 10 male members required to conduct prayers. They depend on Jewish visitors from abroad to meet the quorum. 'In Raigad, members have formed a 'minyan group' that takes turns to visit different synagogues on religious holidays to provide the quorum for prayers. 'They visit one synagogue every Sabbath [Saturday] to ensure that religious services are not discontinued for lack of a minyan,' said Moses. Despite the decline in numbers - a few families leave India every year - there are now signs of community renewal. In 2010, Baghdadis repaired the 160-year-old Magen David Synagogue in Byculla. Ten years ago, the Thane community renovated and expanded their main shrine, the Shaar Hashamaim, or Gate of Heaven synagogue. For a community that is dwindling, there has been a shortage of burial space. Recently, Thane's municipal corporation agreed to give them 2,000 square metres of land for a new cemetery after the community lost a 500-year-old burial ground to a road project. 'Getting the status of a religious minority is helping us to manage our religious properties,' said Moses. Is India's Jewish heritage destined to become a tourist attraction? Solomon Sopher, president of the Baghdadi Jewish community in Mumbai, said, 'As far as the Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue is concerned, all religious services are conducted. We have visitors from Israel, Canada and other places who help us make a minyan during the weekly services. 'We may be dwindling from India, but as far as we are concerned, we want to preserve the heritage that we have left behind. Visitors from abroad have said the synagogue (the Keneseth Eliyahoo) is one of the most beautiful they have seen.' Dailyhunthttps://www.avitop.com/cs/members/seereeddee.aspx
Behavioural changes in kids? They may need a psychiatrist
The symptoms of mental illness among children are very different from adults for the same clinical conditions. The frequent mental health conditions observed in child and adolescent population are anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism, mood disorders, substance use disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders etc." Doctors said that many times, Google search on the symptoms ends up confusing and worrying the parents further, instead of proving to be of any help. Some of the red flags to identify mental health illness are frequent mood disturbances, like anger outbursts over trivial issues, temper tantrums, poor social engagement, not exhibiting interest in any play, difficulty in concentration, presenting as deterioration in academic performance compared to the past and frequent absenteeism from school or college. Dr Vinod Kumar, Psychiatrist and Head at Mpower-The Centre Bangalore, said, "Common presentations we see among children and adolescents are behavioural issues which in our experience is usually rooted in the level of stress children face today, both at school and at home. This is due to unrealistic expectations from both parents and teachers mainly and the general culture of increased competitiveness. To top it all, when we see children in our Centre, their schedules are packed with academic and extra-curricular activities leaving no room for leisure/free time." The parents usually fail to identify the symptoms or would directly confront the children for behavioural changes, said Dr Babu. "Sometimes, children exhibit signs of distress through their interaction on virtual platforms by penning their thoughts of anxiety, fear, suicidal and relationship complications through their posts. It is important that parents engage with their children, actively listen to the problems, instil confidence by being non-judgmental, and finally seek professional help when required," he said. Experts also highlighted that along with parents, it's also crucial for children to be adequately aware of their mental condition, so that they can identify and not ignore the symptoms. Also, they should not overstretch the little nervous incidents and convert them into serious problems instead of strongly overcoming them. ... Dailyhunthttp://www.feedbooks.com/user/4990359/profile
NASA's Opportunity rover completes 15 years on Mars
"We are doing everything in our power to communicate with Opportunity, but as time goes on, the probability of a successful contact with the rover continues to diminish," he said. Opportunity's last communication with Earth was received on June 10, 2018, as a planet-wide dust storm blanketed the solar-powered rover's location on the western rim of Perseverance Valley, eventually blocking out so much sunlight that the rover could no longer charge its batteries. Although the storm eventually abated and the skies over Perseverance cleared, the rover has not communicated with Earth since then, according to NASA. However, Opportunity's mission continues, in a phase where mission engineers at JPL are sending commands to as well as listening for signals from the rover. If engineers hear from the rover, they could attempt a recovery, the US space agency said. Opportunity and its twin rover, Spirit, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2003. Spirit landed on Mars in 2004, and its mission ended in 2011. Dailyhunthttps://www.fanfiction.net/u/12044291/
Fiascos and fumbles: Oscar organizers stumble to restore glory
Five days later, the plan was scrapped. It's been a tough 12 months for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it battles to restore its annual Oscars show to a must-see event after the U.S. television audience slumped to an all-time low last year. 'This year, the bigger question than who will win at the Oscars is what the heck is going on at the academy?' said Tim Gray, awards editor at Hollywood trade publication Variety. The nominees for this year's Oscars. (Twitter) 'There have been a slew of bungles,' Gray added. 'I feel they are flailing around and acting out of desperation.' Under pressure from the ABC television network to trim and liven up the ceremony, the academy has seen many of its efforts backfire. Bungles include a retreat in September over a proposed new 'popular film' category, the withdrawal in December of Oscars host Kevin Hart because of past homophobic tweets, and an accusation in January by the U.S. actors union that the academy was pressuring celebrities not to appear or present at award ceremonies other than the Oscars. Kevin Hart was asked to apologise for his old homophobic tweets. (REUTERS) The Oscars is the last in a long Hollywood season that sees award shows and celebrity-packed red carpets every week over two months. 'The academy is caught between its role as a venerable institution that confers honors for the ages on film and the demands of the hurly-burly of social media, the 24/7 news cycle and the demands of the ratings,' said Sharon Waxman, founder and editor in chief of Hollywood website The Wrap. People really care The academy did not return a request for comment for this story, but said in a letter to members last week that show producers 'have given great consideration to both Oscar tradition and our broad global audience.' ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told reporters earlier this month she believed that the publicity around the Kevin Hart withdrawal showed the Oscars was still relevant.
In the history of CINEMA, masterpieces have existed without sound, without color, without a story, without actors and without music. No one single film has ever existed without CINEMAtography and without editing.— Alfonso Cuaron (@alfonsocuaron) February 12, 2019
Reposting, revised: I would not presume to suggest what categories should occur during commercials on Oscars night, but, please: Cinematography & Editing are at the very heart of our craft. They are not inherited from a theatrical or literary tradition: they are cinema itself.— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) February 13, 2019
'I, ironically, have found that the lack of clarity around the Oscars has kept the Oscars really in the conversation, and that the mystery has really been compelling,' Burke said. 'People really care.' The missteps have all but drowned out initial kudos over this year's diverse Oscar nominations list, which range from art house films like Roma to superhero blockbuster Black Panther and crowd-pleasing musicals Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is Born. Awards watchers say the Academy's efforts to deliver a compelling show for viewers next week still risk falling flat. 'The Academy is dealing yet again with what appears to be a leading film that is a very small film, in Spanish, and in black and white, that has not been seen by that many people,' Waxman said, referring to best picture front-runner 'Roma.' Recent best-picture winners include small art-house films The Shape of Water last year and Moonlight in 2017. 'That is the more fundamental problem the Academy is facing with this telecast,' Waxman added. Variety's Gray said that, for the movie industry, the Oscars ceremony is always an enjoyable family get-together. 'The Oscars should also be fun for the viewing audience,' he said. 'We will see if they are.' function catchException() {try{ twitterJSDidLoad(); }catch(e){}} function getAndroidVersion(ua) {ua = (ua || navigator.userAgent).toLowerCase(); var match = ua.match(/android\\s([0-9\\.]*)/);return match ? match[1] : false;}; var versions='4.2.2'; var versionArray=versions.split(',');var currentAndroidVersion=getAndroidVersion();if(versionArray.indexOf(currentAndroidVersion)!=-1){var blocks = document.getElementsByTagName('blockquote'); for(var i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++){blocks[i].innerHTML = '';}}Dailyhunthttps://www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk/user/michealratees
WhatsApp will soon sort Status updates from contacts based on relevance
According to Mashable, WhatsApp is testing a new feature where the upcoming status feature is going to sort the updates based on whom the user interacts the most. Whatsapp is already testing out this feature with a few iPhone users in India, Spain and Brazil. Once, the test run is successful the instant messaging platform plans on rolling this feature out to Android and Windows user. This new algorithmic sorting will be determined through a variety factor like whose statuses you view frequently, whom you message frequently etc that WhatsApp will retain this information, collect it and send it out of WhatsApp's servers. Your preferences will be saved as a part of backups. Algorithm-based sorting or changes have never been Facebook's forte. Facebook has been often criticised for trying to change sorting preferences, whether it be on Facebook or Instagram. So, it will be interesting to watch how Whatsapp users react to the upcoming changes. Apart from algorithm-driven Status listing, WhatsApp is also going to bring advertisements to the section. The feature, however, may not be rolled out immediately. '…So WhatsApp, we don't have ads in Stories. It's not available. Ads are something that's more of a future thing for WhatsApp. We remain very focused on the consumer experience there. We do have the WhatsApp Business app, which is helping businesses connect with consumers, and that's growing well but that monetisation opportunity is not available,' Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said last month. var embedId = {jw:[],yt:[],dm:[]};function pauseVideos(vid){var players=Object.keys(embedId); players.forEach(function (key){var ids=embedId[key]; switch (key){case "jw": ids.forEach(function (id){if (id !=vid){var player = jwplayer(id); if(player.getState() === "playing"){player.pause();}}}); break; case "yt": ids.forEach(function (id){if (id !=vid){id.pauseVideo();}}); break; case "dm": ids.forEach(function (id){if (id !=vid && !id.paused){id.pause();}}); break;}});}var dmp=function(){pauseVideos(this)}function pause(){pauseVideos()}setTimeout(function(){var dmplayer = DM.player(document.getElementById("x72e5f2"), {video: "x72e5f2", height: document.body.offsetWidth * (9/16),width: document.body.offsetWidth});embedId.dm.push(dmplayer);dmplayer.addEventListener('playing', dmp);},1000); Dailyhunthttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11059613
Tirupati: Rs 660 crore needed to revive APSRTC bus fleet
The corporation had already requested the government to allocate the required funds and is expecting this in the next full budget, he said. Announcing that the RTC has decided to construct a bus port at the airport in Tirupati, he said that the corporation was looking for 15 acres. 'Once we get the required land, works will be taken up with the budgetary support from the Centre and state,' he added. The MD announced that the corporation would introduce 80 electric buses to run between Tirupati and Tirumala soon and added that these AC buses will provide a pleasant journey to Tirumala bound pilgrims. Reacting to the sharing of assets between AP and Telangana after bifurcation, the director said that the Sheela Bedi Committee constituted to look into the subject, has recommended sharing in six assets worth of Rs 850 crore, out of 14 assets worth Rs 1,200 crore, which the APSRTC has asked for. 'The corporation is still insisting on sharing the RTC central hospital located in Telangana. The two state governments have to plan on the recommendations of the Sheela Bedi committee and arrive at a final decision. Meanwhile, our corporation also proposed a regional hospital in Tirupati,' he said. RTC executive director G. Venkateswara Rao and regional manager T. Chengal Reddy and others were also present at the programme. ... Dailyhunthttps://able2know.org/user/feetergeeten/
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