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People are asking for FaceID to work with masks on and it is absurd
Tags: iPhone, Face Id, Corona, Apple

People are asking for FaceID to work with masks on and it is absurd Chandima Follow Jan 30, 2020 · 3 min read

Today 9to5mac reported on how FaceID is causing a lot of inconvenience to people in Asia since it does not detect your face if you have a mask on. This is true, even I had the same experience. But what I don’t agree with is the solution they are asking for this problem… Make FaceID detect your face even with a mask on. In fact, it's pretty absurd.

In an article titled, C’mon Apple, stop making me choose between avoiding Coronavirus and easily unlocking my iPhone in China, 9to5mac argued about how Apple should allow FaceID to detect your face even with a mask on. This goes completely against the security FaceID is trying to implement.

How FaceID works

The TrueDepth camera (just another Appleish marketing term for the front-facing camera) projects 30,000 invisible dots to create a depth map of your face and also captures an infrared image of your face. Then the iPhone uses its chip to transform the depth map and infrared image into a mathematical representation and compares that representation to the enrolled facial data.

An important thing to note here is that Apple does NOT scan your iris. It uses your entire face and its features for FaceID instead, which makes scanning the “entire face” a necessity.

FaceID already adapts to many changes

Its already designed to adapt to many basic changes in your looks. Like for example, wearing makeup, growing out your facial hair or wearing accessories like caps or sunglasses. Here’s an excerpt from Apple’s website:

Face ID automatically adapts to changes in your appearance, such as wearing cosmetic makeup or growing facial hair. If there is a more significant change in your appearance, like shaving a full beard, Face ID confirms your identity by using your passcode before it updates your face data. Face ID is designed to work with hats, scarves, glasses, contact lenses, and many sunglasses. Furthermore, it’s designed to work indoors, outdoors, and even in total darkness.

Given all of these features, it doesn’t make sense asking for a feature to make FaceID work with masks on compromising the security behind the technology.

The solution is not going back to TouchID

It’s the first time I’ve ever wished for a return to the trusty ol’ 5s and Touch ID.

The writer says he wishes that he had the ‘trusty ol’ 5s and TouchID. But little does he understand that this would again bring up the same problem. What if you’re forced to wear a glove during some epidemic? (which you most likely would be, if you’re anywhere near Wuhan these days). Are you going to complain about how TouchID doesn’t work with your gloves on?

Bottom line is, technology isn’t perfect. But we shouldn’t compromise security in the name of making any and every experience convenient for everyone at all times. We should learn to adapt to the hardships we might face in unexpected situations like this.
The deadliest disease of our time. Or is it?
By: Tinashe Murambi
Tags: Health, Zimbabwe, Wuhan, Corona, Coronavirus

2020 came with a lot of new opportunities for most people. Tends out it also came with new opportunities for viruses, specifically the one which has gone viral on the internet. The new coronavirus has dominated world news throughout the month of January. One tends to wonder what it is, where did it come from and is it really the deadliest disease of our time.

The Wuhan coronavirus is part of the family of viruses known as the Human coronaviridae which was discovered way back in 1960 when the 229E type which causes the common cold was found. Interestingly the SARs virus which also dominated the news in 2003, as well as the MERS virus which went viral in 2012, are all part of the Human Coronaviridae family. Now one wonders where these viruses come from. As for the Wuhan virus authorities are still not sure, though some have implicated the Wuhan seafood market as a source. Others believe snakes are possible reservoirs.

Now even though the Wuhan coronavirus has dominated almost all news platforms, the truth of the matter still remains that there are plenty more diseases which are more deadly and killing more people than this virus. Things like heart disease are major killers in the world but they never make front news, probably because they are not as “scary”. People die more from hunger and starvation. I will not bore you with the statistics of world diseases. In spite of that are we right to be worried about this virus? Viruses have a cunning ability to spread very fast and to mutate which means to change their genetic material in order to survive. In this scenario, the best brains in the world are not even sure how this virus is transmitted or how we can treat it.

So what should the World Health Organisation do? Should it simply declare a holiday in the city of Wuhan which has a population of about 14 million people and order everyone to stay at home for 14 days and let the virus run its course? Clever but not so clever. What would happen then to the pregnant mother who cannot access health services, or to a hungry family in need of food supply, or to the cab driver who relies on daily pickups to meet his expenses? No, a barricade on Wuhan would cause more harm than good.

So what should you do? Report to the health facility if you experience any respiratory symptoms. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, avoid close contact with sick people and avoid consumption of raw or undercooked meat.

Since the dawn of time, the human race has suffered tremendous threats to its existence. From poisonous mushrooms to homicidal maniacs, from world wars to HIV/AIDS, from global warming to droughts and starvation. Yet the human race has risen above all its adversaries and now stands at the peak of its population in history not only surviving but thriving and dominating its environment. No one knows what the coronavirus has in store for us. But one thing is for sure, come what may, we will still be standing.
Corona Virus and Tableau Data Visualization and Other Technologies
By: Sadeepa Ravinath Palliyaguru
Tags: Tableau, Visualization, Corona, Cisco, Analytics

As Twitter and all social media tools are loaded with information about deadly corona virus I thought of doing a small visualization using Tableau on the open data which is readily available.

I found an interesting data source which has the details of the updated corona virus cases. It was provided by John Hopkins University. You can access it here.

The I fired Tableau Desktop — My favorite Data Analytics and Visualization tool. I could easily connect to the Google Sheet as Google Sheets are a preconfigured data source in Tableau.

Tableau — Data Source Selection

Once connected Tableau was showing the data in a tabular format. It has automatically identified the different data elements such as numeric , geographic data sources and date time.

I could easily visualize data by simply clicking the relevant fields. It took me two clicks to build this simple visualization.

With Few more clicks I could make it more visual and insightful.

Map based Visualization of Patients by Country

As next steps we could build a real time map and publish it in Tableau online or event share this on Mobile devices.

I hope that latest technologies such as AI , Machine learning , Data visualization as well as IoT would be really helpful in identifying and remediation of these diseases. It’s interesting to note that an AI epidemiologist has shared advanced warnings about Corona Virus before WHO. We could see interesting trends of disease propagation as there will be lots of data-sets available.

Furthermore It was interesting to see Cisco Collaboration technologies were also used by Wuhan province doctors to collaborate with minimal risk.

Furthermore technologies such as Citrix would be important for the users as it could reduce the need to commute where the users would be able to work from home with minimal exposure to the virus.
Grocery shopping tips during COVID-19: How to protect yourself
Tags: Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Grocery Shopping, Corona, Coronavirus

Grocery shopping can be pretty stressful nowadays since health experts are suggesting that people should avoid crowded places as much as possible. But, food and grocery shopping are still essential, so we are sharing some tips on how to protect yourself while going shopping at these circumstances:

Wear protective equipment

The best way to protect yourself is to protect your mouth, nose, and eyes, as well as your hands. So, when you go to the supermarket, make sure you wear gloves because some of the things you touch could have drops of fluids from a person that has been infected.

Wearing a mask is another layer of protection for those who go grocery shopping, but make sure you cover your eyes too, by wearing sunglasses.

Go shopping when it’s less busy

According to some research, the best time to go shopping is in the early morning or in the late evening. But, this situation may vary in different areas, since there are a lot of measures and recommendations from the authorities for different age groups. So, choose the market that is less crowded and make sure to maintain a six-foot distance from other people.

Make a shopping list on Qpick

It is really important to know what you are going to buy once you arrive at the grocery store because you want to do it as quickly as possible. If you think that you are forgetting something, check out Qpicks’ offers and save them into your pocket. That way, you can simply open the list and quickly check your saved products.

Use a credit or debit card

During these emergency circumstances, many of the customers across the globe have switched to using credit or debit cards instead of cash. According to many public health experts, COVID-19 could be transmitted through paper money that has been handled by someone who is infected.

So, by avoiding cash, you don’t have to receive change and you reduce the risk of being infected. Contactless payments are even better because they do not require customers to insert their cards into payment machines, but holding them over the terminal.

Clean yourself and your products

Once at home, don’t forget to apply hand sanitizer and wash your hands with warm water and soap. Also, make sure you clean the reusable bags that you use while shopping.

Many of the groceries are probably touched a lot of times during distribution, so you can simply throw away the outer package, or wipe them down with alcohol or a household cleaner.

The most important thing at times like these is to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and protected. Minimize the time that you spend outside your home and don’t get in contact with a lot of people. Keep the distance!

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Originally published at blog.qpick.mk on April 15th, 2020.
Working From Home Webinar
By: Frank Furness
Tags: Productivity, Sellingfromhome, Workingfrom Home, Corona, Love

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In this online course you will learn to Develop the 10 proven habits that will make you effective and efficient when working from home Pinpoint your ideal client and learn how to find them using Boolean and Advanced LinkedIn Searches Connect with them through LinkedIn and establish your credibility through effective posts and articles Understand how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and attract the ideal prospects Learn how to use video to demonstrate, connect, present and sell from the comfort of your home Understand the 3 elements that go into a successful video testimonial and use a no cost tool to get endless testimonials from your loyal clients Establish yourself as the ‘go to’ person in your industry using the power of article marketing and blogging Write powerful and effective articles with little or no experience Develop your 10 touch plan to keep connected with clients even through these tough times Use the resources and tools provided in the program to keep you selling and hitting targets Establish yourself as the total professional sales person with your clients by using the most effective and professional tools available

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Discrimination and Tolerance
By: Baljinder Sharma
Tags: Corona, Muslim, Tolerance, Hindu

Muslim chanted “Ram Nam Satya Hai”, as they cremated their Hindu neighbour in a Jaipur slum — under strict lockdown last week. The man — a cancer victim lived in a Muslim dominated area populated by menial workers and scrap dealers — one of the many that have mushroomed as the city’s wealth multiplied over the last two decades.

This news appeared in an obscure corner of a newspaper — befitting the smallness and the insignificance of the dead. The front page carried a different item though- Ahmedabad hospital segregating corona patients on the basis of their religion. Muslims were being housed in a separate ward — a hospital administrator had complained. A news that was subsequently found to be false.

I receive several WhatsApp and FaceBook messages a day. Many of them are clearly communal — demonising the Muslims, blaming them for antinational activities, deliberately spreading the Corona virus and calling for their expulsion. I ignore them.

For those of us who read newspapers and watch television, we are driven to think that Muslims are being hacked to death in India and their existence itself is under threat. The Pakistan Prime Minister described the situation of Muslims yesterday as reminiscent of “ Jews under Nazi Germany”. Royal families in the UAE have also expressed such fears.

Yet, the lived experience of Muslims in India is nowhere close to the narrative that New York Times in US or the Indian Express in India portrays.

Admittedly, there is discrimination — not just against Muslims but also against the Dalits and the Tribals and… the Non Vegetarians.

This is how India is. There are thousand of castes — each discriminating against the other. Tamil language speakers lynching the Hindi speakers. Native Hindus from Assam threatening to expel not just the Marwari Jains but also Hindus who ended up in Bangladesh for no fault of theirs. Shia Muslims declaring the Tabligis — vermin and terrorists on television broadcasts. The Khoja and the Memons and other upper caste Muslims refusing to marry their daughters into the Julaha ( Weaver caste) and the Julaha in turn rejecting to eat from the hands of the Chamar and the Raiger Muslims.

Is discrimination wrong? Unequivocally Yes. But to say that only Hindus discriminate would be equally wrong.

Is it not true that far more Muslims get lynched in Pakistan and more Muslims stoned to death in Saudi Arabia — both Islamic states — every year than in India?

In fact, if there is a holy fight — a jihad — a worthy cause — it should be against the idea of discrimination itself. Both Hindus and Muslims should first strive to eliminate these differences within before fighting to eliminate them outside.

The Western world and the English media in India will never understand its pluralism — its ability to accommodate while it discriminates, conciliation as it conflicts and the unification as divisions emerge.

Remember, the only truth is your own lived experience. Trust yourself. Beware of the vested interest. ..the politics… the distorted news.
Earth Day
Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, Earth, Earth Day

Today we all are celebrating earth day …by sharing made on topic earth day by other person , by sharing on different platform like: Facebook, insta, whatsapp………..

So we can think how truly we are sharing earth day by doing these things …even i can’t think ..

In this time of pandemic people should come together and should take oath not to cut trees any more

not to disturb wild animals any more

not to disturb environment anymore..

grow more and more trees ..

we can try to reduce co2 from our environment and

we should not disturb again those thing which are natural …

I mostly heard people talking about development but according to talk of people they are not talking about development..they want to build more houses..

they want to eat animals…they want to reduce trees for their own purpose..

by doing so they are harming whole earth ….Because they don’t know nature is our friend , not our enemy …so behave smartly ..do the write things with nature..it will give you a lot of thing which we can’t expect in positive way

In this time of global pandemic may be we can find any vaccine or we can find any medicine but probably this is beginning ..who knows the future??????

May be this is a warning ….

we are biggest fool on the earth who everytime think about development ..dominance ..Humans

We should come together and protect animal and natural things ..so that e can alive for more 100 years …

Together if we work in right direction then we can remove many things from environment which are harmfull..

We can clean our river…we can reduce level of co2..we can develop more jungle..we can protect wild animals…we can close harmful factories ..slaughters…we can save water…
Dental Emergency During Coronavirus Outbreak
By: The Teeth Blog.
Tags: Teeth, Coronavirus Update, Stay At Home, Dental Care, Corona

Maybe you took dental treatment for granted until now, during the coronavirus pandemic, when it’s no longer easy to come by. Since most elective medical procedures including dental treatment have been sidelined by the current public health crisis, you’re likely worried about where to get treatment when you have a dental emergency.

Although the spread of COVID-19 has upended life as we know it, you still have some options for getting the dental care you need at this time.

Is Your Dental Appointment Cancelled Because of Coronavirus?

Although requirements vary by state per the local risk factors, the general recommendation by bodies such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is for dentists to temporarily stop providing elective dental procedures. Such recommendations and regulations are subject to change at any moment given the volatility of the situation.

What does this mean for you?

You must be ready to accept the possibility that your previously scheduled dental appointment could be canceled at the last minute.

Dental offices may have to close or cut down on scheduled appointments for reasons like:

A shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) including masks and face shields

Changes in the staff availability or dental practice finances

Sudden changes in local legislation governing the administration of dental care

Your dentist isn’t happy about cutting back on their work. It might seem that dentists are wealthy people with few financial worries, much of what they earn goes to things like the overhead costs of running a practice, paying their staff, paying off student and medical equipment loans, and lab fees.

Just know that your dentist is feeling the pinch, as well, and wants to do all they reasonably can to make sure you get the care you need. There’s no need to panic or get upset if your appointment is cancelled. Try to be understanding and realize that while a canceled dental appointment is an inconvenience for everyone, it is for a greater good in this fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Dental care currently takes a backseat to the much bigger ongoing health crisis. But dental treatment is still necessary; dental emergencies don’t stop for human coronavirus.

The good news is that even if routine dental procedures are canceled, there’s still a provision for emergency dental services.
5G can spread Coronavirus, Explaining
Tags: 5g Technology, Technology, 5g, Corona, Coronavirus

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Signals are sent in the form of waves from mobile and internet towers, which have been investigated by experts for various diseases. The outbreak of Coronavirus, the news is circulating on social media that the experiments with 5G technology have led to the rapid spread of the Coronavirus worldwide. More panic is spreading among the people as more than one million people have signed an online petition requesting the British Government to stop the 5G in the country under this doctrine. Several celebrities have also told their fans about this petition.

Also, Checkout WhatsApp Restricted forward messages because of CoronaVirus

The petition states that the rays of 5G cause cancer and other health problems, causing disruption to our natural system. Symptoms of symptoms associated with 5G include respiratory issues, symptoms of colds such as fever, headache, pneumonia, etc. However, the British Government has rejected all rumours. Many scientists have dismissed this concern over the technology of 5G. According to them, like 5G and the rest of the cellular technology, 5G also uses electromagnetic rays that do not cause radiation. The World Health Organization said in a statement on its website that several times over the last two decades, whether mobile phones were a threat to human health. To date, there has been no evidence of the dangers posed by the use of mobile phones.
Is There Is The Treatment For Coronaviras ?
By: Web Master
Tags: Covid 19, Coronavirus Update, Corona, Coronavirus, Covid 19 Treatment

Coronavirus will never, ever be over, just like Influenza will never, ever be over. Since that fateful day when somebody in Wuhan decided to snack on a bat, or a snake, or a wolf or whatever it was, the course of history was changed forever.

The Coronavirus as we know it has found a good host. And when a virus finds a good host, it is part of the host species’ existence forever.

It appears that this Coronavirus is very adept at mutation, which is how it got to humans in the first place. So no matter what vaccination is brought out, Coronavirus will circumvent it with mutation, just like the ‘flu does.

However, and this is the important point, every day it becomes more and more likely that the danger of the virus is massively overestimated. The reported death rates of 3% are clearly massively overestimated. It’s now thought that there are tens of thousands of unreported cases of Coronvirus around the world. Remember, 100% of deaths caused by the virus are reported, but the amount of people who are carrying the virus is unknown, and the reports are based on the worst possible scenario.

When we look at the deaths, we have to look at where the deaths have occurred. Wuhan was hit pretty hard, but 70% of the male population are heavy smokers, and they live in the some of the worst air pollution in the world. It won’t take much to put these people into respiratory distress. Then there’s Italy. The people that have succumbed have been elderly, since the elderly will not have access to social media like the young have, and villages of old biddies will get together for Sunday mass and a cup of coffee.

Then there’s counties like the UK and Australia where the deaths are occurring in nursing homes. The remaining life expectancy in nursing homes is months, and patients are way more likely to die of aspirational pneumonia from inadequate oral hygiene. But the fact is, only a handful of people have been tested. In America it is around 500, in Australia it is no more than 100, and a diagnosis cannot be made without a test. So just think of all the undiagnosed cases that bring the death rate down.

The fact is that this is just my opinion, and nobody knows the truth just yet. It is the fear of the unknown that is worse for many people.
Corona Impact on Indian Economy
Tags: Corona, Ecomomy, Indian Economy, Coronavirus

Source: — Business Today

With the rising in cases of Coronavirus throughout the world, India could not prevent it from Corona. The number of cases in India also sprung up throughout the nation, many states had been reported as the epicentre. The Indian government decided to combat with corona, announce lockdown for 21 days on March 25. When the number of cases spreading up throughout the nation, the government has had no option to extend the lockdown, the central government extend the lockdown on the suggestion of the states government, to May 3.

As per the estimates of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that the COVID-19 outbreak could cost $29.9 billion loss to India. Data have also shown that the virus has wiped off Rs. 52 lakh crore worth of equity investor, Sensex and Nifty has fallen 35 per cent from their January peaks.

The lockdown will worst impact on the Daily Wage worker, who earned daily, and they lost their jobs after lockdown. They would be severely affected by the lockdown. As per 2011 census Data, India has 45 crore labourers, in this decade their number must be shown up, they are 34 per cent of the Indian population.

Almost 80 per cent of India’s INR 204 lakh crore economy has been on the halt after the lockdown began on 25th March. Data has also shown that at an average INR 55,890 crore per day, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been suffering. Automobiles, Defence, E-commerce, Education, MSME, Pharmaceutical, Textiles, Electronics, Agriculture, Media, Retail and Imported goods, nearly 50 per cent companies have been impacted due to halt in their operations. India has already been dealing with the economic slowdown, this pandemic has become a crisis. Banking sectors have been limited for only three-four hours cash flow among citizen has decreased, it causes massive protest among citizen.

The State Bank of India (SBI) has estimated India’s real GDP growth for the current financial year at 1.1 per cent and estimate the overall loss for the Financial year 2020–21 at about 12.1 lakh crore or 6 per cent of the nominal gross value added (GVA), taking the nominal GVA growth for an entire year to be around 4.2 per cent. An April 16, 2020 report on the COVID-19 released by SBI on the forecast of India economy, the growth rate on India economy throughout the current fiscal year.

The Federation of India Commerce and Chamber of Industry (FICCI) surveyed the impact of Indian economic due to the lockdown throughout the nation due to COVID-19 pandemic. The survey had reported a major impact on the supply chain, as more 60 per cent of respondents indicated that their supply chains were affected. It also suggested the time period to bring the normalcy post lockdown. Almost three-fourths of respondents feel that the normalcy would come under the control of after six months.

In a press conference Shashikant Das, the governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has forecasted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be 7.1 % in the fiscal year 2020–21. He emphasized on India’s position is better then G-20 nations.
Anony blog post #5
Tags: Prayer, Help, Appreciation, God, Corona

Weird I haven’t written here sooner.

Dear God,

If I did believe you exist, which I am sometimes unsure that I don’t, but if I 100% did, I would pray to you as hard as I possibly could that things get better. For everyone.

And that Coronavirus would simply pack its bags and go. ’Cause this situation is not doing anyone any favours.

I promise never to take for granted again, sitting in a cobbled square in the South of France with a coffee too bitter for my tastebuds.

I promise never to roll my eyes if there is a queue in a shop where I have been able to mooch and purchase whatever I like without holding my breath every time someone walks past.

I promise to make more time for speaking to my family, my sisters, my granny, my friends and actually listen to what they have going on, rather than thinking about me me me.

I promise to never complain about school lunches even though sometimes they’re sub-par because it’s free hot food that is different every day.

I promise to be less selfish, more dependable, more fun and most of all more APPRECIATIVE of everything I get to do, see, eat, feel and experience when life is ‘normal’.

Dear God, if you exist, which I REALLY hope you do. Please put a word in.

xx
Corona #2
By: Jay Sizemore
Tags: Repetition, Poetry, Pandemic, Corona, Coronavirus

Corona #2

Photo by Micah Williams on Unsplash

crown of worry, crown of cliches and bald spots and proverbial thorns,

crown of clouds, crown of whiskey neck shadows wreathed in lightning vines,

crown of emptiness, crown of hollow tree, of distance, of whistling bottle top,

crown of red sky, crown of sky sky, crown of moldy orange peels and turned wine,

crown of lost years, crown of bruises, of hangovers, the vestiges of phantom night,

crown of blindspot, of fingernail grime, of burial and root and cellar smell,

crown of salt lick, crown of soiled wedding veil, crown of absence, of church bell,

crown of crib death, crown of nurse breath, crown of lungs like water balloons,

crown of funeral home, crown of pandemic, crown of panic attacks and tequila,

crown of xanex, of lily bloomed interstate, of toothache reunions, spiderweb serenades,

crown of war, of famine, of pestilence, crown of prophecy and ruin and love,

crown of heartbreak, of America, of coral reef, glacier and Amazon scars,

crown of Earth Day, of abortion, of adoption, of Mars Rover song,

crown of worry, crown of dust bowl, crown of crypt keepers and spades,

crown of the last days, of laughter, of swing set chains and squeaking breeze,

crown of sound, crown of vibrations, crown of travel with or without a destination,

crown of the end or crown of the beginning, crown of hope or crown of nothing at all,

crown of prayer, of Alpha or Omega, crown of hope, and crown of nothing at all.

__________

Get the book here.
Domestic Violence and Corona, Part 3: Judgement
By: Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
Tags: Covid 19, Judgement, Empowerment, Corona, Domestic Violence

[Read Part 2]

Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about choices. But I want to make it very clear that choice has nothing to do with blame or fault.

I repeat… Any and all abuse is always the fault of the perpetrator.

I repeat… Any and all abuse is always the fault of the perpetrator.

When looking at somebody else’s situation, there are at least 1,001 factors that an outsider can’t possibly understand. Like the fear of being alone. For some people, the fear of being alone is much worse and more crippling than being with somebody who doesn’t treat them respectfully. Nobody has a right to judge anyone other than themselves. This doesn’t mean not holding others accountable for their behavior.

There is a big difference between being able to see inappropriate behavior and understanding from where it comes. There is a big difference between being able to see inappropriate behavior and understanding where it comes from.

There is a big difference between being able to see inappropriate behavior and understanding where it comes from.

So, when it comes to deciding what behaviors of others you are willing to put up with and which you are not, the first step, IMHO, is to acknowledge that you have the right to live a violence-free life. Hold up a mirror and look at yourself in a safe and supportive manner.

Look at yourself in the same way that you would look at someone coming to you for safe and supportive feedback. Remind yourself that you too deserve to live a violence-free life. Everybody does. From what I have seen over the years, at some point in their lives, people in abusive relationships just can’t think about how life could be different. There is just too much risk. Too much to untangle. Too much vulnerability. Not enough support in any fashion.

Are we doing anybody justice by insisting that they “gotta get out of there?” Who’s going to hold their hand once they’re out? Who’s going to provide food? Clothing? Housing?

Are we doing anybody justice by insisting that they “gotta get out of there?” Who’s going to hold their hand once they’re out? Who’s going to provide food? Clothing? Housing?

So instead of judging somebody for how they’re handling a situation, think about what questions you can ask and figure out if there’s any way you can (or should) help. This is about letting them lead the process of choosing what type of help they want or need. Letting them choose is empowering in and of itself.

Right now, it may not be possible to do as much as you’d like to.

But there’s nothing to stop you from asking somebody what they need, and giving them the comfort of letting them know how much you care. Just being there can go a long way.
Gold Up As Continuous COVID-19 Concerns Decrease Risk Appetite
Tags: Corona, Gold, Coronavirus, Risk

Gold was up on Monday morning in Asia, with the dollar remaining near multi-month highs. However, continuing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 globally and its impact on the economic recovery turned investors towards the yellow metal.

Gold futures were up 0.28% to $1,788.95 by 12:26 AM ET (4:26 AM GMT). The dollar, which normally moves inversely to gold, was down on Monday but remained near a nine-and-a-half-month high hit during the previous week.

Investors are now looking to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, due to take place between Aug. 26 and Aug. 28, for clues on the central bank’s timeline for asset tapering and interest.

Ahead of the symposium, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan, who is among the Fed officials most supportive of beginning asset tapering soon, said that he might need to adjust that support should the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant impact the economic recovery.

The Bank of Korea will also hand down its latest policy decision on Thursday.

Top Asian hubs saw physical gold demand slow down during the past week thanks to rebounding domestic prices and the seasonal pause.

SPDR Gold Trust holdings fell 0.3% to 1,011.61 tons, it said on Friday. Meanwhile, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed that speculators raised their net long positions in COMEX gold in the week ended Aug. 17 and cut their net long positions in silver.

Silver edged up 0.2% in other precious metals and palladium rose 1.5% after hitting a more-than-five-month low of $2,267.65 earlier in the session. Platinum firmed 0.3% at $998.85.
ㅁU.S. troops pull 10,000 people out of Kabul Airport in 24 hours.A total of nearly 40,000 people.
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ㅁU.S. troops pull 10,000 people out of Kabul Airport in 24 hours.A total of nearly 40,000 people. Babaqkqh Aug 23·2 min read

The White House said 10,400 people were evacuated from Afghanistan during the 24-hour flight from Kabul airport by noon on Sunday.

Announced early in the morning on Sunday 23rd, President Joe Biden said in a speech to the White House 10 hours ago that 11,000 people were withdrawn from the U.S. military over the weekend.

In many ways, the number of U.S. military aircraft withdrawal from Kabul has increased significantly. The U.S. military flew 28 transport planes a day to send them to nearby bases in the Middle East and Central Asia.

In addition to the U.S. military, the White House added that 5,900 people were evacuated from the NATO coalition 61 times in the same period. Apart from the White House, the British Department of Defense said it had transported 1,821 people in a 24-hour period. British military transportation has been second only to the United States among NATO.

On the same day, the White House did not tell how many U.S. nationals were among the transportation personnel 먹튀검증업체and how many Afghan and NATO nationals were, respectively. In the past, it is highly likely that the majority of 10,400 people are Afghans.

The number of U.S. nationals was 2,500 when the number of U.S. troops withdrew from the 14th (Saturday) to the 21st (Saturday), which began a day before the fall of Kabul.

The White House said about 37,000 people were withdrawn by U.S. troops from the 14th to the 23rd noon. The daily withdrawal of 1,0400 people exceeds the Pentagon’s earlier target of 5,000 to 9,000 people a day.

Since late July, withdrawal transport for SIV issuers and applicants has begun, and 5,000 people have left Afghanistan before emergency withdrawal on August 14. Most Afghans who fled Afghanistan on a U.S. military transport plane passed the SIV application, with the U.S. State Department still having a strict visa screening process.

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Impact of corona on Indian Economy and Society
By: Peak Hour News
Tags: Corona, Indian Economy, Coronavirus, India

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The sweeping Covid-19 pandemic has struck at the fundamentals of Indian society. Even as we deal with the ravages of the massive second wave across the country, here’s a look at the most severely affected social sectors, which will bear the scars of the devastation for years to come, if not decades.

India had gone into a freeze at this time last year in a bid to arrest the spread of Covid-19. The lockdown was announced with just a few hours’ notice and took people by surprise. It commenced on March 25 and its most rigorous phase lasted till April 14. Thereafter, it was relaxed in stages till May 31. In all, the phase of enforced isolation lasted 68 days. Migrant workers, a vulnerable lot, were the hardest hit. The government deprived them of the means of transportation initially to restrict them to their places of work. But it had to yield and arrange trains and buses as the sight of thousands of workers with their families trudging back home hundreds of kilometres away evoked widespread attention and criticism.

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INDIA’S COVID VACCINE DRIVE — fears and facts
By: Bharath Ravi
Tags: Covid 19, Vaccines, Corona

India has planned to start rolling out its vaccines for Coronavirus from today that is 16th January. India has planned to conduct its vaccine drive in 3 stages. During the 1st stage, the frontline workers such as sanitary workers, police are vaccinated.

This will start immediately. The next stage is for senior citizens.Those who are 75 and above are vaccinated without questions whereas those above 50 are to be vaccinated if they have any co-morbidities (any symptoms). The third and final stage is for all age groups with co-morbidities. The good thing is that you are not forcibly vaccinated. If you wish to be vaccinated, you can do that and vice versa.

The vaccine is given in 2 doses with a gap of 40 odd days. The first dose is called the prime and the second dose is called the booster. The problem arises here. We have two types of vaccines: Covishield by Oxford-Astrazeneca, Serum Institute of India and Covaxin by Bharat biotech in collaboration with NIV( National Institute of Virology) and ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research). Covishield is a vector vaccine that injects the activated Influenza virus of Chimpanzees treated with the protein of covid 19 viruses into our bodies.

This is a new technology when compared to a tried and tested technology used in Covaxin which injects inactivated virus into our body. Both methods are proved to be effective for any mutation of the virus but the point is that we don’t have a choice to select the vaccine. And we have to use the same vaccine for the 2nd dose too.

Side effects are another issue. Though we don’t have any data in favour or against it, we have to wait. But, persons with other serious illnesses and food allergies are advised not to take the vaccines for time being. By the time, the vaccine is available for common men, we will have the data from other countries like the UK and India’s data from stage 1 for us to decide.
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Live: Corona vaccination begins in the country, Serum CEO Adar Poonawala also took the vaccine

Today, the world’s largest vaccination drive has started in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Corona Vaccination Campaign through a virtual address. PM Modi said that scientists have worked hard to develop the corona vaccine. PM Modi said that for such a day, Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar had said that the stone becomes water when a human exerts a force.

Every Indian proud with unprecedented achievement- Amit Shah

“coronavirus vaccine news” Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed happiness over the introduction of the corona vaccine. Amit Shah said that India is one of the few countries which has won in the direction of ending the biggest crisis against humanity.

Every Indian is proud of this unprecedented achievement. This is the emergence of a new self-sufficient India on the globe. Many congratulations to all the scientists. Amit Shah said that this ‘new India’ under the leadership of Modi Ji is an India that transforms the people into opportunities and challenges into achievements. This ‘Made in India’ vaccine is a reflection of the resolve of this self-reliant India. On this historic day, I bow to all our Corona warriors.
People who need it most will get Covid vaccine first: PM
By: Roshan Bhatia
Tags: Corona Vaccine, Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Corona, Coronavirus

Rolling out the World’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is based on very humane principles, and the people who need it the most will get the vaccine first.

Noting that this type of large-scale vaccination drive has never happened in history he said that three crore people will be getting shots of vaccination in its first phase.

“He informed that in the second phase, 30 crore people will be vaccinated. There are only three countries in the world with a population of over 300 million — India, China, and America”, he said while launching the drive via video conference.”

Praising the efforts of the scientists who had been involved in making the vaccine against Corona for the past several months, the Prime Minister said with pride that how two ‘Made in India’ vaccines were readied in such a short period.

“Remembering the efforts of healthcare workers, Mr. Modi said corona warriors remained away from their homes for days to attend to the call of duty. “By reserving the first vaccines for these people, society is expressing its gratefulness. Our vaccination program is driven by humanitarian concerns, those exposed to maximum risk get priority,” he further said.”

While highlighting the need to have two doses of corona vaccine PM Modi said that between the first and second doses, a gap of about one month will be kept. The body will develop immunity against the corona two weeks after the second dose. He also requested people to continue wearing masks, maintain social distancing even after getting a shot as immunity develops after the second dose.

The first dose of the coronavirus vaccine was administered to a sanitation worker at AIIMS, Delhi in the presence of Union minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

Ahead of the vaccination drive’s launch, Prime Minister said, “In the fight against corona, we have set an example for the world at many steps. When countries left their citizens, stuck in China amidst this pandemic, on their own, India stepped up and evacuated not only Indians but also people of other nations under Vande Bharat mission.”

Source: https://insightonlinenews.in/people-who-need-it-most-will-get-covid-vaccine-first-pm/

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Ayurveda Key to a Healthy Immune System
Tags: Immunity Boosters, Ayurveda, Healthcare, Corona, Immune System

Vibrant immunity requires a robust Agni. Here’s how to know when your agni may be struggling, and how to support it.

In her book, The Human Advantage, neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel points to the invention of cooking as the singular advancement that led to humans developing the largest primate brain. “Cooking is essentially the act of using fire to pre-digest food, and thus to get more energy out of the same amount of food,” Herculano-Houzel writes. “This is what allowed our brains to get bigger in a relatively short period of time. Cooking also allowed us to support this large cerebral cortex, which in turn supports complex thought.”

We take it for granted now, but the discovery of fire was a game-changer. Fire gave warmth, the fire gave light, and fire gave protection from wild animals. People gathered together around a fire, cultivating the social bonds essential to survival. Fire consumes waste — it is cleansing and purifying. Ancient people considered fire to be a god. That god, Agni, is a force of nurturance, sustenance, and, potentially, destruction.

Is God In Your Gut?

Over time, people came to understand that we have an internal Agni. That Agni within is also a power that warms, protects, purifies, and transforms, binding what is beneficial and supportive while destroying waste and non-essentials.

Our principle Agni is our digestive fire, but we also have metabolic fires, synaptic fires, optic fires, and temperature-regulating fires. These fires of conversion help us turn food, information, and experiences into nourishment for our bodies, minds, and lives. Many believe that every time we sit down for a meal, we are feeding our bodies and minds — and even a divine fire that resides within us as an aspect, or a reflection, of the original fire of creation.

What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?

Ayurveda says that health is more than the absence of disease. Vibrant health is balance, nourishment, and contentment in body, mind, senses, and soul. The Ayurvedic definition of health can be translated as:

Balanced

Balanced digestive fire (digestion, assimilation, and metabolism)

Balanced conversion of food into the body’s tissue layers

Proper waste elimination

Blissful soul, senses, and mind

Health is attained when all these things are present.
Reasons why Covid-19 increased in India and how we can save ourselves by avoiding those causes
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Reasons why Covid-19 increased in India and how we can save ourselves by avoiding those causes PuriRide Jun 17·2 min read

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Covid-19 has been a bigger and unpredictable threat as a world we are facing. The world has seen many epidemics, but this pandemic is one of the deadliest. Its spread rate is very unique and gruesome. Till now the whole world has seen many variants for instance, the UK variant, Brazil variant and the South African variant. But the deadliest of all is this new Indian variant. This variant’s mutation and infection rate is higher than others and is asymptomatic. Daily, India is reporting 300000+ cases and it’s death toll is growing.

Where in various countries across the whole world are in strict lockdown, Indians were busy in observing their traditional “Kumbh Mela”. The ignorance and negligence on the government’s part and on the people’s, part have been the sole reason of this catastrophic destruction. This has also considered the unprecedented oxygen shortage and medical system of India is already on the brink. People are dying on roads even after knowing how deadly this virus is, no precautions are considered. The only reason for this destruction is the lack of education and awareness.

India is one of the largest populations in the world with 1 billion people. For this traditional and cultural fest, people travelled from faraway places just to take part in procession of this religious fest. People were unaware of the fact that they may get or transmit this deadly virus among each other through contact. Most people used public transportation and rideshares which proved to be the sole reason of virus transmission at such a large scale.

What would have stopped this?

What might have helped them fight the threat and fear?

This catastrophic destruction has already sent a red signal to the whole world with a message “Be-Aware.” Even most countries have also started taking actions to deal with these desperate yet unpredictable times which may come its way. For this purpose, “PuriRide” has done a tremendous job to provide the public with a shield and two handy devices as agents against this deadly virus which spread through hand contact.

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