Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Meghalaya governor backs call to boycott things Kashmiri
"Vociferously violent reactions from the media and several others to my echoing of a suggestion from a retired army colonel. A purely non-violent reaction to the killing of our soldiers by the hundreds, and the driving out of 3.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits," Roy said in the tweet. The BJP leader-turned-governor also referred to the Pakistan army "who are handling the Kashmiri separatists" and its role in "East Pakistan", mentioning war crimes like slaughter and rape.The governor has always been in the news. When social activist Agnes Kharshiing and her aide Amita Sangma were brutally attacked in coal-rich East Jaiñtia Hills district of Meghalaya on November 8 last year, Roy said he went to the hospital to meet the two social activists who were attacked by coal mafia and wished them speedy recovery. Dailyhunthttps://www.etsy.com/people/eo63qcns?ref=hdr_user_menu
Rock art at Gandikota astounds historians
'We identified the exclusive rock paintings of white pigments during a study on the hill top of Gandikota fort. It was a sudden and unexpected identification of white pigments in different structures,' Mr Suresh, historian and also advocate from Proddatur said. Rock Art Society of India members Katta Srinivas Khammam and Bhaskar K. Kanigeri along with Mr Suresh carried out the study at Gandikota fort. The fort is spread over 8 kms at Erramala Hills on the North side and the valley appears like a protection wall for the fort. Amateur archaeologists had identified the Mesolithic period rock paintings at Gandikota fort in Kadapa district three years ago. Ramakrishna Reddy and Lakshmi Kanta Reddy were on a visit to the fort when they discovered the paintings. They found the paintings on the rocky surface at Peddakona, also known as Dongalakona, located next to Farah Bagh area on the way from the Anantapadmanabha temple of the fort to the gorge of the river Penna. The paintings with representative geometrical designs are seen on a big boulder executed in red ochre. The lines painted in the shape of rectangles, triangles and circles denote abstract forms of some animals. The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada had inspected the site and confirmed that the rock paintings belong to the Mesolithic period datable to 10,000-8000. The paintings executed on a big rock (5.0 mts x 2.00 mts) and vary in size from 1.5 mts to 2.00 mts in length and 0.50 mts to 6.5 mts in height in outline and rendering is done with a single thick brush stroke. 'We observed that a large number of paintings show the death penalty during the period. The entire process was seen through the paintings' Mr Suresh briefed. ... Dailyhunthttps://www.arcaracing.com/users/6912408
Social media can help boost well-being post-disaster
"While social media provides a great platform to have a conversation with a community, a lot of the time it can fall flat or feel preachy," said Ekant Veer, associate professor at University of Canterbury at New Zealand. "What 'All Right?' has shown is that by getting the tone right, tapping into people's everyday experiences, and alternating between engaging and specialised content, social media can be a force for good," said Veer. Almost all respondents agreed that the Facebook posts were helpful and gave respondents ideas of things they can do to help themselves. "The Facebook page goes far beyond simply telling people what's good for them. It's led to actual behaviour change that is improving the wellbeing of people in Canterbury," said Veer. The research demonstrates the importance of mental health promotion, the team said. Dailyhunthttps://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/member.php?u=4482874
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/
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