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Rješavanje križaljki, dobar san… Osam načina da održimo mozak zdravim

ZDRAVLJE je važno, osobito zdravlje mozga.

“To je nešto o čemu moramo razmišljati u svakoj fazi života. Navike koje pomažu održati zdravlje mozga ne samo da smanjuju rizik od Alzheimerove bolesti i drugih oblika demencije, već također čuvaju neovisnost, jamče bolju kvalitetu života, promiču opće dobrostanje i dugovječnost”, kaže Dawn C. Carr, profesorica sociologije i suvoditeljica Istraživanja o starenju na Sveučilištu Florida.

Evo nekoliko koraka koje stručnjaci preporučuju kako biste zaštitili svoj mozak i održali ga što oštrijim što dulje.

Vježbajte svoj mozak

Igre poput slagalica, križaljki i tražilica riječi su poput dizanja utega za mozak. Zašto? Zato što pomažu stimulirati neuronske veze i održavaju mozak oštrim. Ključno je učiti nove stvari i stalno se izazivati na nove načine, što se može postići aktivnostima poput čitanja ili sviranja instrumenta. Studija iz 2022. godine otkrila je da su križaljke posebno učinkovite u poboljšanju pamćenja i sprječavanju smanjenja mozga kod ljudi s blagim kognitivnim oštećenjem.

Slijedite mediteransku prehranu

Kao i ostatku tijela, mozgu su potrebni hranjivi sastojci za optimalno funkcioniranje. Studije pokazuju da ljudi koji slijede mediteransku prehranu, koja se sastoji uglavnom od ribe, voća, povrća, maslinovog ulja i cjelovitih žitarica, imaju manju vjerojatnost za razvoj Alzheimerove bolesti.

Nije loše ograničiti unos prerađene hrane, slatkiša i zasićenih masti jer mogu negativno utjecati na zdravlje mozga. Također, važno je smanjiti ili potpuno izbaciti konzumaciju alkohola koji se povezuje s preranim starenjem mozga.

Krećite se

Istraživanja pokazuju da tjelesna aktivnost smanjuje rizik od demencije. Ciljajte na najmanje 150 minuta aerobne vježbe umjerenog intenziteta tjedno, uz vježbe snage. Vježba povećava protok krvi u mozak, potiče rast novih neurona i poboljšava kognitivne funkcije.

Kontrolirajte krvni tlak

Nekontrolirani visoki krvni tlak može oštetiti mozak, smanjujući ili blokirajući protok krvi i ograničavajući njegovu opskrbu kisikom. Ako vam je krvni tlak visok, razgovarajte sa svojim liječnikom o načinima za njegovo snižavanje.

Ostanite hidrirani

Voda čini 75 posto mase mozga, pa je logično da bi dehidracija mogla ometati njegovo funkcioniranje. Studija iz 2023. godine pokazala je da dehidracija smanjuje kognitivne funkcije kod pretilih odraslih osoba tijekom dvogodišnjeg razdoblja. Prema Nacionalnoj akademiji medicine (NAM), dnevna preporuka je devet čaša, odnosno ukupno 2.2 litre vode dnevno za žene, i 13 čaša, odnosno ukupno 3 litre, za muškarce.

Dobro se naspavajte

Postoji razlog zašto se osjećate neorganizirano i iscrpljeno kad ste loše spavali. To je zato što je san ključan za zdravlje mozga. Naime, san zaista hrani mozak i može značajno utjecati na zdravlje mozga. Ciljajte na sedam do devet sati kvalitetnog sna svake noći.

Ostanite društveni

Veliko istraživanje iz 2023. godine, s preko 12.000 sudionika, otkrilo je da usamljenost i izolacija mogu povećati rizik od demencije za više od 40 posto.

Kontrolirajte stres

Podrazumijeva se da stres nije dobar za mozak, kao ni za bilo koji drugi dio tijela. Kretanje, poput brze šetnje u prirodi, dobar noćni san i prakticiranje vježbi opuštanja poput dubokog disanja i meditacije neki su od načina za smanjenje razine stresa.

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Mali su, ne linjaju se… Ovo su prednosti maltezera zbog kojih su savršeni ljubimci

KADA je u pitanju odabir kućnog ljubimca, maltezeri su među poželjnijim opcijama. Ova izuzetno šarmantna pasmina donosi mnoge prednosti u dom. Za one koji su u potrazi za psom koji će unijeti radost, ljubav i živahnost u njihov svakodnevni život, maltezer je savršen izbor.

Prilagodba

Maltezeri su poznati po svojoj izvanrednoj inteligenciji i želji da ugode svom vlasniku. Oni se lako uklapaju u različite životne stilove, bilo da živite u malom stanu ili prostranoj kući. Njihova sposobnost brze prilagodbe čini ih savršenim pratiteljem za sve uzraste, uključujući starije osobe, parove i obitelji s djecom.

Veličina

Maltezeri su mali psi, što ih čini idealnim za život u stanu ili manjem prostoru. Njihova kompaktna veličina ne znači manjak energije ili veselja – naprotiv, ovi mali čupavci često su prepuni života i spremni za igru i istraživanje. Njihova veličina čini ih lako prenosivim, što je velika prednost ako putujete ili želite da vaš ljubimac bude s vama u svim avanturama.

Izgled i karakter

Maltezerima je teško odoljeti zbog njihove prekrasne, bijele dlake i velikih, tamnih okica. Vole se maziti. Osim što su fizički preslatki, maltezeri su poznati i po svojoj ljubaznosti i odanosti. Oni su izuzetno društveni i vole biti u centru pažnje.

Održavanje

Iako maltezeri imaju dugu dlaku, oni su zapravo prilično jednostavni za održavanje. Njihova dlaka ne linja se kao kod drugih pasa, što znači da je češljanje i čišćenje minimalno. Redovno četkanje i povremeno kupanje obično su dovoljni da održe njihovu dlaku sjajnom i bez čvorova.

Zdravlje

Maltezeri su poznati po dugom životu i generalno dobrom zdravlju. Naravno, kao i kod svih pasmina, važno je osigurati redovne veterinarske preglede i pravilnu ishranu kako bi se održalo optimalno zdravstveno stanje.

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Oppo najavio Enco Air4 Pro slušalice s trajanjem baterije do 44 sata

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Arts Entertainments

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

By springtime 1979, Coppola had assembled an edit he screened in Los Angeles — much as he recently did “Megalopolis.” When Jacob got wind of the screening, he threw himself into securing it for that year’s Cannes.

“Already considered an event even before it had been shown, ‘Apocalypse Now’ would be the festival’s crowning glory,” Jacob wrote. He added: “Ultimately I knew it was Cannes’ setting — more than a match for his own megalomania — that would convince him to come.”

But Coppola wasn’t so sure. The film was unfinished, didn’t have credits yet and he still was unsure about the ending. But after some back-and-forth and debate about whether “Apocalypse Now” would screen in or out of competition, it was decided: It would screen as a “work in progress” — in competition.

At the premiere in Cannes, Coppola carried his daughter, Sofia, then 8, on his shoulders. The response to the film wasn’t immediately overwhelming.

“‘Apocalypse Now,’ one of the most ballyhooed movies of the decade, got only a polite response at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday,” wrote the Herald Tribune.

At the press conference, Coppola was defensive about the bad press the film received and the attention given to its budget.

“Why is it that I, the first one to make a film about Vietnam, a film about morality, am so criticized when you can spend that much about a gorilla or a little jerk who flies around in the sky?” asked Coppola.

But “Apocalypse Now” would ultimately go down as one of Cannes’ most mythologized premieres. The president of the jury that year, French author Francoise Sagan, preferred another entry about war: “The Tin Drum,” Volker Schlondorff’s adaptation of the Günter Grass novel. The jury, split between the two, gave the Palme d’Or to both.

“Megalopolis,” too, will be premiering in competition on Thursday.

The day after the 1978 Cannes closing ceremony, Jacob recalled running into Coppola at the Carlton Hotel, just as he was leaving.

“A big, black limousine was about to drive off. The back door opened and Francis got out,” Jacob wrote. “He came up to me, held out his hand and, as he removed a big cigar from between his teeth, said, ‘I only received half a Palme d’Or.’”

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Cryptocurrency

Stock market: Top gainers/ losers

Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Consumers, Bharti Airtel, LTI Mindtree and Tech Mahindra were top gainers on the NSE, while Maruti, SBI, Tata Motors, Power Grid Corporation, and BPCL were top losers on Thursday’s trade.

HAL stock surged 10 per cent on the NSE closing at ₹4,637.90 after Q4 results. 

Mahindra & Mahindra closed at ₹2,393.90, higher by 3.98 per cent.

BSE Sensex closed higher by 676.69 pts, or 0.93 per cent, at 73,663.72, while the broader NSE Nifty50 ended at 22,403.85, 203.30 pts or, 0.92 per cent, higher.

Nifty Consumer Durables went up 1.72 per cent at 34,115.05. Nifty IT, realty, media, and financial services closed higher by 1 per cent each.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, said, “The domestic market experienced a late surge, driven by strong global trends that pointed to lower-than-expected US consumer inflation figures, which suggests at least two interest rate cuts in 2024. Further, buoyancy in the broader market continues with exports increasing despite global economic uncertainties, leading the heavyweights’ sectors such as banking, IT, and industrials to outperform.”

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Health Fitness

Uobičajeni osim na rukama i nogama može biti znak neugodnog stanja kože

AKO STE primijetili da vas u ovo doba godine svrbe ruke ili stopala, niste jedini. Mnogi tijekom proljeća na koži razvijaju vodenaste mjehuriće koji svrbe. Mogu se pojaviti na rubovima prstiju, dlanovima i tabanima.

Dr. Shayan otkrio je da je takav osip poznat kao dishidrotični ekcem. Nije jasno što ga uzrokuje, ali smatra se da je povezan sa stresom, vlažnim rukama i stopalima ili alergijama, osobito s peludnom groznicom.

“Ovo nije infekcija kože, već dishidrotični ekcem. Mazanje gustom kremom ili mašću, najbolje noću, može biti od velike pomoći. Još bolje djeluje ako na ruke stavite pamučne rukavice ili pamučne čarape na stopala”, rekao je dermatolog na TikToku.

Ističe da pojavu mjehurića može spriječiti izbjegavanje proizvoda na koje bismo mogli biti alergični. Međutim, ako se stanje ne povlači, dobro je obratiti se liječniku za pomoć jer on može prepisati steroidnu kremu koja će ublažiti problem.

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#Blockout2024: What Is the ‘Blockout’ List? Why Are Social Media Users Mass-Blocking Celebrities, Who Is and Who Is Not on the #Blockout2024 List and Why?

Israel’s war on Gaza has been one of the most concerning and heart-breaking world events that continues to garner attention in the last few months. The call for a ceasefire in Gaza now has been overwhelming and the cyber-space movement has been creating insightful informative videos and think pieces on everything that the people of Palestine have been going through, the conflicting history of the two countries and the road ahead. In an attempt to increase the pressure to ensure more support for the end of violence in Gaza, a new, unique protest has begun – #Blockout2024. Under the Blockout 2024 initiative, people are blocking celebrities across all major social media channels, including Instagram, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter), who have been insensitive towards the destruction of Palestinian life and property or even in support of it. From carefully curating and constantly updating the Blockout 2024 list to promoting celebrities voicing their unwavering support for Palestine and urging for peace in the Middle East, this new activism has garnered support and attention worldwide. Here’s everything you need to know about #Blockout2024: which celebs are on the blockout list and who are the celebrities that will not make it to the list. Priyanka Chopra’s Name Included in #BlockOut2024 Blacklist for Lack of Response to Ongoing Gaza Conflict.

What is Blockout 2024?

As the name suggests, Blockout 2024 is a new and updated list of celebrities that are being blocked by followers on social media for their lack of support or sometimes continued hate shown towards Palestinians and Israel’s continued war on Gaza. Also known as celebrity block list and digitize, the campaign for ‘blockout’ started on May 6 – on Met Gala day. The idea for the blockout stems from the fact that even if you unfollow celebrities, you could still contribute to their ad revenue because of the algorithms. Several users on TikTok, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) have been circulating lists of celebrities that people who are in support of a ceasefire should blockout to ensure their cause is supported and heard. Alia Bhatt Included in #BlockOut2024 Blacklist Celebs for Attending Met Gala 2024, Know What It Means.

Does Blockout 2024 Work?

The main goal of the #Blockout2024 initiative is to impact the earnings of celebrities. While many may argue that celebrities mainly make money through the projects they star in, ad revenue and social media promotions are an impactful and important part of their income. By blocking the celebrities and reducing their engagement rates, the Blackout 2024 movement is trying to instantly impact the revenue that any celebrity is making.

Celebrities on Blockout 2024 List

Dwayne Johnson, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, Kim Kardashian, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kylie Jenner, Madonna, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman are some of the biggest names that find themselves in this Blockout 2024 list!

Who Will Not Be on the Blockout 2024 List?

While there are multiple resources that are curating this Blockout 2024 list of people who you should block to ensure the message of ceasefire in Gaza is widespread and supported, there are some celebrities who will never make it to the list. The reason is simple. They have been vocally, vehemently and dedicatedly urging for a ceasefire, donating to the cause and using their platform to raise awareness. From the Bridgerton Season 3 lead – Nicola Coughlan – who dons the #Artists4Ceasefire pin to every press event, to actor Susan Sarandon – who has consistently shown up to protests and The Weekend – who has been donating for relief work in Gaza, the site of celebrities in support of the ceasefire are the ones who will never make it to the Blockout list. You can find the complete list of artists who support Palestine on various social platforms through accounts like Celebrities 4 Ceasefire.

It is important to remember that the main reason for the Blockout 2024 initiative is to end the ongoing war in Palestine that has claimed more than 35000 people and displaced millions. The urge for a ceasefire has been made by everyone from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to the United Nations Security Council.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 16, 2024 12:26 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Kampanja Prijatelja životinja: Nemoj imati psa ako ćeš ga držati na lancu

“NEMOJ imati psa ako ćeš ga držati na lancu” – jasna je i izravna poruka koju od danas možemo pročitati s vizuala edukativnih jumbo plakata na više od 30 lokacija. Nastavak je to nacionalne kampanje za Hrvatsku bez pasa na lancu, koju udruga Prijatelji životinja provodi već godinama s ciljem osvještavanja javnosti o neprihvatljivosti držanja najboljeg čovjekovog prijatelja zavezanog za, najčešće, kratki lanac.

Zato je i glavna poruka plakata: “Okrutan – onaj koji ima psa na lancu”. “Od 2005. godine borimo se za potpunu zabranu držanja pasa na lancu. Držanje na lancu sramotno je i nedopustivo, a psi pate”, oštri su Prijatelji životinja. Dodaju da više od 80 posto građana podržava potpunu zabranu držanja pasa na lancu.

Prijatelji životinja godinama rade na izmjeni zakona

Nažalost, mnogi stanovnici osobito ruralnih područja nisu svjesni da je držanje psa na lancu jedan oblik zlostavljanja životinje.

“Često skrbnici lance stavljaju psima u štenećoj dobi, a kako rastu, lanci im se urezuju u vrat. Brojni su primjeri te neviđene okrutnosti. Ovisno o godišnjim dobima koja se izmjenjuju, psi na lancima trpe iznimnu hladnoću, ekstremnu vrućinu, razne vremenske nepogode, bez primjerenog zaklona. Često su izloženi napadima drugih pasa ili ljudi, a kujice i od nasrtaja mužjaka, od kojih se ne mogu obraniti”, upozorava dr. med. vet. Svjetlana Prodanović, koordinatorica Mreže za zaštitu životinja.

Ističe nužnost izmjene Zakona o zaštiti životinja jer, kako kaže, jedna jedina riječ uzrok je goleme patnje životinja. Naime, aktualni Zakon o zaštiti životinja propisuje da je zabranjeno “držati pse stalno vezane ili ih držati u prostorima za odvojeno držanje pasa bez omogućavanja slobodnog kretanja izvan tog prostora”. Ova nejasna i neprovediva odredba omogućava stalno višegodišnje, pa i doživotno držanje pasa na lancu, iako ga načelno zabranjuje.

Prijatelji životinja, koji godinama rade na izmjenama Zakona, jasni su u namjeri da se Zakon o zaštiti životinja mora promijeniti i da se držanje pasa na lancima mora potpuno zabraniti. Navode da praktički svakodnevno dobivaju pritužbe građana koji prijavljuju da svjedoče držanju pasa na lancu. Iako upućuju svjedoke da prijavljuju takvo držanje pasa komunalnom redarstvu i veterinarskoj inspekciji, apsurdno je što je pri nadzoru nemoguće dokazati drži li netko psa „stalno” vezanog, a to Zakon zabranjuje, ili je to što je, primjerice, pustio psa s lanca na pet minuta svakih 15 dana dovoljno da ne krši Zakon.

“Nešto najgore što ljudi mogu učiniti psu je osuditi ga na lanac”

“Tragično je da upravo zbog te jedne suvišne riječi, ‘stalno’, psi provode minute, sate, dane i godine na istom mjestu, gdje jedu, piju, obavljaju nuždu, rađaju i umiru u radijusu kretanja koji im omogućava lanac, vječno zavezani. I proći će život koji nije život. A izvan dosega lanca počinje jedan drugi svijet, koji psi ne mogu dosegnuti. S pravom se postavlja pitanje – zašto ljudi koji drže pse na lancima uopće nabavljaju pse?”, kaže dr. med. vet. Prodanović.

Naglašava da su psi društvena bića kojima je potrebna interakcija s ljudima i drugim psima: “Nešto najgore što ljudi mogu učiniti psima je osuditi ih na lanac bez mogućnosti kontakata i socijalizacije. Osim fizičkih ozljeda koje lanac uzrokuje, dolazi do promjena u ponašanju i situacija gdje inače druželjubivi psi postaju plašljivi ili agresivni. Takve pse skrbnici će često proglasiti neprikladnima i ‘riješiti’ ih se na razne načine ne razmišljajući da su upravo oni jedini krivac za ponašanje psa. Psima na lancima većinom ne osiguravaju potrebnu veterinarsku skrb, zanemaruju ih kada je riječ o prehrani i njezi te ne brinu o njihovoj dobrobiti. Mučno je što rade sve to iako nijednim zakonom nije propisano da svatko mora imati psa.”

Prijatelji životinja, uz podršku drugih članica Mreže za zaštitu životinja, pozivaju sve da na www.zabranimolanac.net potpišu peticiju kojom se traži hitna izmjena Zakona o zaštiti životinja i potpuna zabrana držanja pasa na lancu. Poručuju građanima da ne drže psa na lancu za čuvanje prostora ili da bi jednostavno imali psa zato što ih svi imaju. Podsjećaju da psi, kao najvjernija i najodanija bića na planetu, zaslužuju živjeti kao članovi obitelji: “Za čuvanje kuća, dvorišta i poslovnih prostora, nabavite alarme!”

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Cijene u trgovinama upravo su pale i do 50%. Isplati se kupiti ove proizvode

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

DOK smo listali kataloge i pretraživali ponudu za Indexovu prehrambenu šoping-listu, primijetili smo odlična sniženja na proizvode za čišćenje, njegu i higijenu, kao i na kućanske artikle i aparate, ili smo ih pronašli po povoljnim cijenama.

Izdvojili smo najpovoljnije ponude i proizvode s odličnim cijenama u svakoj trgovini. Lidl, Kaufland, Konzum, Plodine, Eurospin, Tommy, Spar i Interspar dostupni su u svim većim mjestima diljem Hrvatske, a ispod možete vidjeti našu šoping-listu za ovaj tjedan.

Kaufland

Kauflandov katalog vrijedi od srijede, 15.5., do utorka, 21.5., ili do prodaje zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje, a za ostvarenje pojedinih dodatnih popusta potrebna vam je Kauflandova kartica.


Lidl

Lidlov katalog vrijedi od ponedjeljka, 13.5., do nedjelje, 19.5., ili do prodaje zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Katalog možete prolistati ovdje, a za ostvarenje pojedinih popusta potrebna vam je mobilna aplikacija Lidl Plus.


Eurospin

Katalog Eurospina vrijedi od četvrtka, 16.5., do srijede, 22.5., ili do isteka zaliha. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje. 


Plodine

Katalog Plodina vrijedi od srijede, 15.5., do utorka, 21.5., ili do isteka zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje.


Tommy

Tommyjev akcijski katalog vrijedi od četvrtka, 16.5., do srijede, 22.5. Možete ga prolistati ovdje. 


Konzum

Konzumov katalog vrijedi od četvrtka, 16.5., do srijede, 22.5., ili do prodaje zaliha. Za pojedine popuste potrebna je MultiPlus kartica. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje. 


Spar

Novi katalozi Spara i Interspara vrijede od srijede, 15.5., do utorka, 21.5., ili do prodaje zaliha za prehrambene namirnice, kozmetiku, proizvode za osobnu higijenu i sredstva za čišćenje. Pojedini popusti vrijede samo u trgovinama Spar i Interspar, ovisno o dostupnosti proizvoda na akciji u tim trgovinama. Aktualne kataloge možete prolistati ovdje.

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Coppa Italia 2023–24: Dusan Vlahovic Scores As Juventus Beats Atalanta To Clinch 15th Italian Cup Title

Juventus avoided finishing another season without a trophy as they registered their 15th Coppa Italia title after beating Atalanta 1-0 in the final, thanks to Dusan Vlahovic’s goal in the opening minutes. Juve had won the tournament 14 times before with their last victory coming in 2021, while Atalanta only won the title once in the 1962-63 season. The Bianconeri made a dream start just four minutes into the game when Andrea Cambiaso’s through-ball reached Vlahovic, who resisted a shoulder-to-shoulder challenge to find the net. LaLiga 2023–24: Antoine Griezmann Scores Hat Trick As Atletico Madrid Beats Getafe in Spanish League To Seal UEFA Champions League Spot.

Vlahovic had penalty appeal in the 54th minute when he went down in the box, but the referee waved play on, before another goal from the Serbian was wiped out due to offside. Atalanta had the opportunity to equalize but Ademola Lookman saw his strike hit the woodwork in the 80th minute, while Juve’s Fabio Miretti also had a shot onto the bar. With inferior possession, Juve still held their nerve to keep the scoreline down, despite head coach Massimiliano Allegri’s red card in the dying minutes.

“It was an important night, playing a final is always a wonderful event. We went through three hard months that will be of great growth. Juventus is an important club and we got what we needed to get: the Champions League and playing a Coppa Italia final that the boys then did well to win,” said Allegri.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 16, 2024 11:56 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

mola Lookman saw his strike hit the woodwork in the 80th minute, while Juve’s Fabio Miretti also had a shot onto the bar. With inferior possession, Juve still held their nerve to keep the scoreline down, despite head coach Massimiliano Allegri’s red card in the dying minutes.

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Juventus avoided finishing another season without a trophy as they registered their 15th Coppa Italia title after beating Atalanta 1-0 in the final, thanks to Dusan Vlahovic’s goal in the opening minutes. Juve had won the tournament 14 times before with their last victory coming in 2021, while Atalanta only won the title once in the 1962-63 season. The Bianconeri made a dream start just four minutes into the game when Andrea Cambiaso’s through-ball reached Vlahovic, who resisted a shoulder-to-shoulder challenge to find the net. LaLiga 2023–24: Antoine Griezmann Scores Hat Trick As Atletico Madrid Beats Getafe in Spanish League To Seal UEFA Champions League Spot.

Vlahovic had penalty appeal in the 54th minute when he went down in the box, but the referee waved play on, before another goal from the Serbian was wiped out due to offside. Atalanta had the opportunity to equalize but Ademola Lookman saw his strike hit the woodwork in the 80th minute, while Juve’s Fabio Miretti also had a shot onto the bar. With inferior possession, Juve still held their nerve to keep the scoreline down, despite head coach Massimiliano Allegri’s red card in the dying minutes.

“It was an important night, playing a final is always a wonderful event. We went through three hard months that will be of great growth. Juventus is an important club and we got what we needed to get: the Champions League and playing a Coppa Italia final that the boys then did well to win,” said Allegri.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 16, 2024 11:56 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Business

Wat zijn de voordelen van het plaatsen van zonnepanelen in Brabant?

Wat zijn de voordelen van het plaatsen

Zonnepanelen zijn ontworpen om de energie van de zon te benutten en om te zetten in elektriciteit. Het is een duurzame energieoplossing waarmee u geld kunt besparen en uw ecologische voetafdruk kunt verkleinen. Dankzij zijn veerkracht en efficiëntie is het een geweldig alternatief voor fossiele brandstoffen. Voordat u echter in een zonnestelsel investeert, kunt u het beste de voordelen en kosten ervan begrijpen.

Zonnepanelen Brabant

Traditioneel wordt elektriciteit gewonnen uit fossiele brandstoffen zoals steenkool en aardgas, die niet alleen schadelijk zijn voor het milieu, maar ook duur. Zonne-energiesystemen daarentegen genereren schone, pure energie uit zonlicht zonder de noodzaak van schadelijke chemicaliën. Ze kunnen worden gebruikt om elektriciteit op te wekken in gebieden zonder toegang tot het elektriciteitsnet, om water te destilleren in regio’s met beperkte schoonwatervoorraden en om zelfs satellieten in de ruimte van stroom te voorzien.

Wanneer u thuis een zonnepaneelsysteem installeert, levert dit u verschillende voordelen op, waaronder kostenbesparing, energieonafhankelijkheid en een hogere vastgoedwaarde. De kosten vooraf kunnen voor sommige huiseigenaren echter een obstakel zijn. Gelukkig zijn er financieringsmogelijkheden beschikbaar en worden zonne-energiesystemen doorgaans geleverd met een productgarantie van 25 jaar. Bovendien zullen veel huiseigenaren merken dat de besparingen die zij uit hun zonnestelsel ontvangen, binnen enkele jaren of decennia groter zullen zijn dan de initiële investering.

Wat zijn de voordelen van het plaatsen van zonnepanelen in Brabant?

De eerste stap bij het evalueren van uw behoeften aan zonnepanelen is bepalen hoeveel elektriciteit u per dag verbruikt. U kunt deze informatie verkrijgen op uw elektriciteitsrekening of door de website van uw plaatselijke nutsbedrijf te bezoeken. Zodra u weet hoeveel elektriciteit u verbruikt, kunt u berekenen hoeveel zonnepanelen u nodig heeft op basis van uw geografische locatie en de hoeveelheid zonlicht die deze ontvangt. Mogelijk kunt u ook profiteren van subsidies of heffingskortingen.

Tijdens het installatieproces beoordeelt een gekwalificeerde professional uw dak om er zeker van te zijn dat het geschikt is voor de installatie van zonnepanelen. Het moet vrij zijn van obstakels en een helder, op het zuiden gericht oppervlak hebben. Bovendien moet het dak structureel gezond zijn en voldoende ruimte bieden voor de panelen.

Nadat de panelen zijn geïnstalleerd, hebben ze minimaal onderhoud nodig. In de meeste gevallen zullen ze zelfreinigend zijn dankzij hun unieke coating. U moet ze echter regelmatig controleren om er zeker van te zijn dat ze niet door vuil worden bedekt. Controleer ook of er geen bomen de zonnepanelen overschaduwen en of ze in de juiste richting blijven staan om de meeste energie op te vangen. Bovendien moet u het systeem minimaal tweemaal per jaar laten inspecteren en reinigen.

Hoewel zonnepanelen een uitstekende keuze zijn voor huiseigenaren, worden ze ook steeds populairder bij bedrijven en organisaties. De stad Denver installeert bijvoorbeeld een reeks zonnepanelen op de daken van haar gemeentelijke gebouwen. Dit zal de stad helpen de uitstoot van broeikasgassen te verminderen en te besparen op elektriciteitskosten. Er wordt ook verwacht dat het de verkoopwaarde van die gebouwen zal verbeteren. Andere steden, zoals Kansas City, overwegen dezelfde aanpak. Naarmate meer consumenten op zoek gaan naar groene woonoplossingen, zullen zonnepanelen in populariteit blijven groeien.

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Arts Entertainments

Kerala politicians stand by actor Mammootty facing online harassment, call him state’s pride

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid burgeoning cyber attack against actor Mammootty by right-wingers over one of his movies that was released in 2022, leading politicians from the left and Congress have thrown their weight behind the actor.

The right-wing groups targeted Mammootty alleging that his film ‘Puzhu‘ had an anti-Brahmanical stand. What gave them fodder was the comments made by husband of Ratheena P T, who had directed the movie. Ratheena’s husband in an interview with an online channel had alleged that the movie was against a specific community.

Expressing their solidarity with the 72-year-old actor, CPM leader and General Education Minister V Sivankutty uploaded a photo of him sharing space with Mammootty on Facebook page and wrote that the actor is the pride of Keralites. “Mammootty is Malayalees’ pride,” the minister said in the post.

CPI’s Revenue Minister K Rajan also came out in support of Mammootty and alleged that Sangh Parivar politics was behind the hate campaign against the actor. ” The Sanghi politics of calling Mammootty as Muhammed Kutty, (director) Kamal as Kamaludeen and (Tamil actor) Vijay as Joseph Vijay won’t work here. This is Kerala,” he wrote on social media.

AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said Mammooty cannot be constrained to one religion or caste. “Those who are trying for that have precise political objectives. Kerala should safeguard him from such poisonous hate campaign,” he wrote on social media. “Mammootty is being Mohammed Kutty only in the contemptuous minds of those hate campaigners,” the leader added.

Some of them even used Mammootty’s birth name, Muhammed Kutty, to criticise the national award-winning actor in connection with the film, which was a psychological drama directed by debutant filmmaker Ratheena P T.

The actor is yet to react to the controversy.

(With inputs from PTI)

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Cryptocurrency

Broker’s call: BEML (Accumulate) – The Hindu BusinessLine

Target: ₹4,004

CMP: ₹3,777.05

We revise our FY25 EPS estimate down by 2.6 per cent factoring in execution of a lower than expected order book and downgrade the rating to ‘Accumulate’ from Buy with a revised TP of ₹4,004 (₹3,345 earlier) given the sharp run up in stock price.

BEML reported mixed quarterly performance with a big miss on revenue (9.1 per cent y-o-y to ₹1,510 crore) and EBITDA margin expansion of 381bps y-o-y. Although FY24 order inflows were softer than expectations, the company has a significant opportunity pipeline in rail & metro worth ₹58,000 crore in FY25 and ₹32,000 crore in FY26 which can boost the order book.

Prospects include metro cars in Mumbai, Chennai, Patna, among others, as well as Vande Bharat rolling stock. It also has a defence order pipeline of ₹40,000 crore over the next 4-5 years across HMVs, ARVS, combat engineering equipment, tank engines, etc.

BEML is in a sweet spot to capture long-term growth on the back of strong railway & defence capex in India; healthy order prospects in modernisation of defence vehicles (HMVs, ARVs, etc.); large tender pipeline for metro & Vande Bharat rolling stock; and ramp up in margins on account of scale-up in execution.

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Health Fitness

Ovo je najbolja stvar koju možete napraviti nakon jela za bolju probavu

MOŽDA je primamljivo sjesti na kauč nakon jela, ali postoji puno bolja stvar koju možemo učiniti.

Nije tajna da hodanje ima puno dobrih učinaka na naše zdravlje. Dok jedni tvrde da šetnja nakon obroka smanjuje rizik od razvoja dijabetesa tipa 2, drugi je vole zbog njezinih učinaka na smanjenje nadutosti i utjecaja na probavu. Neki pak vjeruju da je to glavni faktor u održavanju njihove težine.

“Što se više krećemo, hodamo, istežemo ili vježbamo, naša se crijeva snažnije i učinkovitije stišću. Takve kontrakcije gastrointestinalnih mišića izvrsne su za ubrzavanje pražnjenja želuca, poboljšanje tranzita kroz crijevni trakt i promicanje čišćenja plinova i otpada kroz probavni sustav. To u konačnici pomaže u sprječavanju nadutosti i zatvora”, kaže gastroenterolog David Clarke za Yahoo Life.

Hodanje nakon obroka dovodi do oslobađanja vjetrova, što smanjuje pritisak na gastrointestinalni trakt, što pak smanjuje istezanje mišića i ublažava osjećaj nadutosti.

“Hodanje također pomaže u regulaciji šećera u krvi, što je posebno korisno nakon obroka. Regulacija šećera u krvi uključuje održavanje stabilne razine glukoze u krvotoku, što je ključno za cjelokupno zdravlje i razinu energije. Šetnja nakon obroka pomaže u ovom procesu sprječavanjem skokova ili padova razine šećera u krvi te održavanjem razine inzulina stabilnom, a to može pomoći u kontroli rizika od dijabetesa”, pojasnio je dr. Ali Khan.

Hodanje smanjuje stres

Na kraju, postoji i psihološki razlog zbog kojega je dobro prošetati nakon obroka.

“Hodanje smanjuje stres, a on može pridonijeti probavnim problemima i pogoršati simptome kao što su nadutost i plinovi. Lagana šetnja nakon večere može pomoći u smanjenju razine stresa, potičući opuštanje i potencijalno poboljšavajući probavu”, poručio je gastroenterolog Andrew Boxer.

Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija odraslima preporučuje 150 minuta tjelesne aktivnosti umjerenog intenziteta tjedno, kao i dva dana aktivnosti za jačanje mišića. Šetnje nakon obroka mogu se računati u tih 150 minuta, pogotovo ako se krećete brzim tempom.

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National Chocolate Chip Day 2024: Five Delicious Recipes To Try and Celebrate This Sweet Day

National Chocolate Chip Day, celebrated annually on May 15, is a delightful occasion dedicated to chocolate chips, one of the most beloved and iconic baking ingredients. This day pays homage to the small but mighty morsels of chocolate that have become a staple in countless recipes, from classic chocolate chip cookies to muffins, pancakes, cakes, and beyond. With their rich flavour and irresistible texture, chocolate chips add a deliciously indulgent touch to a wide array of sweet treats, making them a favourite among dessert lovers of all ages. On National Chocolate Chip Day, people worldwide celebrate by indulging in their favourite chocolate chip-infused delights or by getting creative in the kitchen and experimenting with new recipes. As you celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day 2024, we at LatestLY have compiled a collection of recipes you can prepare using chocolate chips. From Peanut Butter to Chocolate Malted Biscuits, 5 Cookies You Must Bake on This Sweet Day!

1. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Classic chocolate chip cookies are a timeless favourite. These soft, chewy, and indulgent treats are made with a simple dough infused with plenty of chocolate chips, resulting in a perfect balance of sweetness and chocolatey goodness. National Chocolate Chip Day: Easy Way to Make Choco Chips at Home and Things That Can Be Made Ten Times Better With These Little Treats! (Watch Recipe).

2. Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Upgrade your breakfast with fluffy chocolate chip pancakes. Add chocolate chips to your favourite pancake batter before cooking on a grill or skillet. The melted chocolate chips create pockets of gooey deliciousness in every bite, making these pancakes a decadent morning indulgence.

3. Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Elevate traditional banana bread by adding chocolate chips to the batter. The combination of moist banana bread and melted chocolate creates a delightful flavour contrast that’s both comforting and irresistible. Enjoy a slice for breakfast, a snack, or a dessert. National Chocolate Day: Quick Recipe to Make Delicious Chocolate Chocochip Ice Cream.

4. Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate chip muffins are a delightful treat perfect for any time of day. Whether enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack on the go, these moist and tender muffins are packed with chocolate chips for a burst of sweetness in every bite.

5. Chocolate Chip Brownies

Take your brownies to the next level by adding chocolate chips to the batter. Adding chocolate chips enhances the richness and fudginess of the brownies, creating a decadent dessert that will satisfy any chocolate lover’s cravings. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra indulgent treat.

Indulging in dishes made with chocolate chips is a delightful experience that satisfies both the sweet tooth and the soul. Whether it’s the classic comfort of chocolate chip cookies or the indulgent twist of chocolate chip pancakes, these dishes offer a perfect balance of sweetness and chocolatey goodness.

So, on National Chocolate Chip Day and beyond, let’s savour the simple pleasure of chocolate chips in all their delicious forms, celebrating the joy they bring to our taste buds and hearts. Wishing everyone a Happy National Chocolate Chip Day 2024!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 15, 2024 06:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

U Paklenici snimljen radoznali medo: “Jutarnja šetnja”

U NACIONALNOM parku Paklenica je snimljen medvjed.

“Jutarnja šetnja Malom Paklenicom”, stoji u opisu fotografije mede u šetnji Malom Paklenicom.

Podsjećamo, prošlog ljeta kamere su u Paklenici snimile medvjedicu s mladuncima. “Mama medvjedica i medvjedići u potrazi za skrivenim poslasticama”, napisali su iz parka tad uz snimku simpatične medvjeđe obitelji na kojoj se vide mama medvjedica kako preokreće kamen u potrazi za mravima, dok mladunci veselo i radoznalo skakuću oko nje.

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ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador Usain Bolt Opened Up On His Love For Cricket, Revealed T20 As His Favourite Format

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) It comes as no surprise when the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt says that the fastest form of cricket is his favourite one and feels more fans in the Caribbean and world over will choose the T20 format over Tests going forward. Bolt, one of the greatest athletes of all time, wanted to become a fast bowler growing up in Jamaica and now as the ambassador for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, he is getting to “live the dream”. Misbah-ul-Haq Goes Gaga Over Virat Kohli, Says ‘He Knows That He Can Perform Well Against Pakistan’.

The world record holder in the marquee 100m and 200m called time on his unmatched career in 2017 and seven years on, his charisma too remains unmatched. One could sense a child-like excitement in him while talking about cricket as he headed towards the makeshift cricket stadium in New York, one of three T20 World Cup venues in American mainland and host to the India-Pakistan clash on June 9. Scotland Jersey for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Released: See Pic of Kit To Be Worn by Scotland Cricket Team During Men’s Twenty20 WC

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My dad was a massive cricket fan and still is. It is something that I have always in my blood. To be actually get to be a part of cricket again as an ambassador, it is wonderful. I never got to live my dream of being a cricketer so to be ambassador of T20 World Cup is wonderful,” Bolt told PTI from New York.

He has spent the last months travelling the world for music and football among other things and therefore, he has not got the time to watch live cricket on the TV. He knows the IPL is on but his schedule has not allowed him to binge watch.

“I have not been able to watch as much as I would like to but when I get time I try to catch up on T20s,” said the ‘Lightning Bolt’.

Speed continues to excite Bolt the most and no wonder he calls T20 the best format of the game.

“T20s for sure… When they started it was a great idea and still is. It compresses the game because you have to also be strong and quick but also be strategic, set a field and get things done quick. To me it combines Test match and one day together to create the perfect game.”

Bolt is not the only one in the Caribbean who is attracted towards the shortest format. The same goes for its elite cricketers who are now admired more for their exploits in T20 leagues than what they do in West Indian colours. Amid the T20 boom, Test cricket faces a grave threat in the region and Bolt too only sees a bright future of the slam-bang format.

“I think the T20s and one dayers (ODIs) are still massive in the Caribbean. People actually don’t enjoy Test cricket that much. It is all about the speed of the game, big hitters like Andre Russell, so for me that is the direction that is going in (game is going in the Caribbean).

“It will bring more people to watch the sport. Because people love excitement. That is the key,” he said. USA is hosting a global cricket event for the first time and despite being a game that is played by South Asian and Caribbean expats at the moment, Bolt believes the local American community will get involved with the game.

“I surely think the game can grow in USA. When you have presence in a country people start gravitating towards it and want to know more about.”

Loved watching Akram growing up, Kohli among standout current cricketers.

Bolt may not have a lot of free time at his disposal but growing up in Jamaica, he watched plenty of cricket with his father. Visuals of Wasim Akram castling the batters with his inswinging yorkers remain fresh in his memory.

“Over the years, one of my favourites growing up was Wasim Akram because of the inswinging yorker that he had. Of course Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose all these guys that I admired over the years, they were so dominant in their space.” Did he like anyone in the Indian team? “Like my father, I always support the West Indies (laughs). But yes, I have also been a Sachin Tendulkar fan. He and Brian Lara was part of my life growing up. It was a great rivalry,” he said referring to the two legendary batters.

Among the current lot, Bolt says “Kohli is the standout one for sure”.

When asked if there a cricketer who has the slightest potential of being a sprinter, the showman in Bolt came to the fore. “We have a running joke right now, me and Chris Gayle (both are close friends), he said actually he can beat me over 100 metres. We are looking to put out a race and see what happens (laughs). “When it comes to speed I am the best, I don’t think there is any cricketer right now that can challenge me (laughs),” said Bolt, who is looking forward to return to India in the near future.

His last visit to the country was in 2014.

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Arts Entertainments

The contradictions of Cannes this year

Cannes opening films have rarely ever been scintillating. Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act also follows that long-standing tradition even while scoring one of the most enjoyable starts for the festival in recent times. It is eminently likeable in its own sloppy, quirky way, and concurrently disconcerting with its contentious take on issues like the MeToo movement plaguing the film industry.

Reportedly, the working title of the multi-starrer had been “To our beautiful profession”, aptly tongue in cheek for a meta-movie about ill-fated movie-making. David (Louis Garrel) is being pursued by a gorgeous Florence (Lea Seydoux). However, not finding himself attracted to her, he wants to dump her on his friend Willy (Raphael Quenard). She, on the other hand, is serious enough about David to want to introduce him to her father Guillaume (Vincent Lindon). The four of them meet in a restobar called The Second Act, nestled in the middle of nowhere, with a hysterically anxious server Stephane (Manuel Guillot) in attendance.

Meanwhile, the intermittent breaking of the fourth wall keeps reminding the audience of these characters’ role-playing as opposed to reality; of witnessing them during the filming of a film, not just the throes of life itself.

Dupieux is characteristically abrupt, absurd, eccentric, indulges in ingenuities, is playful with gags and anarchic with the material on hand.

The crisp 80-minute film is built on incessant chatter, largely conversations between two individuals. It revels in, uncomfortably so for some viewers, political incorrectness—be it to do with sexuality, anti-Semitism, racism, disability or the MeToo movement. Is Dupieux being deliberately facetious, making light of serious concerns or mischievously cocking a snook at righteousness and cancel culture at large? The Jury would be out on that.

At its best and worst, the film gets both dangerously as well as outrageously funny in its silliness, evoking guilty chuckles—A comparison of bisexuality to hybrid cars, AI in filmmaking, Titanic, Mel Gibson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and even a dolly track. The Second Act may not cut too deep but did it have this lofty intent in the first place? As is usual with Dupieux films, it doesn’t appear to take itself too seriously. Be it for the good or bad.

While the opening film may raise eyebrows with its handling of MeToo, the opening ceremony a while earlier was an over-the-top celebration of two women from the film industry—the head of the Cannes competition jury, Greta Gerwig, and the recipient of the honorary Palme d’Or, Meryl Streep.

As a homage to her film Francis Ha, Gerwig was serenaded by Zaho de Sagazan with her rendition of David Bowie’s ‘Modern Love‘, used wonderfully in the film. Gerwig smiled, cried and sang along.

An extraordinarily emotional Juliette Binoche presented the award to an overwhelmed Streep, who spoke about how fast life passes us by and jokingly wondered about the correct pronunciation of Cannes. Incidentally, it is “can” as in “a can of worms”; something any first-timer at the festival is religiously told.

As further MeToo allegations threaten to create tumult in the ongoing festival, and even as General Delegate Thierry Fremaux regretted controversies taking over cinema in the recent editions, Gerwig, in the jury press conference, underscored the significance of the MeToo movement and how the very act of women sharing their stories had brought about a good, substantive change in the film industry. For instance, due importance is being given to the profession of intimacy coordination, which is “part of building a safe environment”. “We must expand the conversation and keep the lines of communication open,” said Gerwig. Incongruous? But then what is Cannes without such contradictions?

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

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Technology

Can you explain the importance of solder mask in Rigid flex pcb?

explain the importance of solder mask in Rigid flex pcb

Solder mask, also known as solder resist, plays a critical role in the fabrication and assembly of rigid flex PCBs, offering several important benefits that contribute to the overall performance, reliability, and longevity of electronic devices. Understanding the importance of solder mask in rigid flex PCBs requires an appreciation of its functions and the challenges inherent in their unique construction.

One of the primary functions of solder mask in rigid flex pcb is to provide a protective barrier between the conductive traces, vias, and component pads on the PCB surface and external environmental factors. By covering these exposed areas with a thin layer of solder mask material, such as epoxy or polyimide, the solder mask prevents the risk of electrical short circuits, solder bridging, or corrosion caused by moisture, dust, or debris contamination. This is particularly important in applications where the PCB assembly is exposed to harsh operating conditions, such as high humidity, temperature extremes, or chemical exposure.

Moreover, solder mask helps improve the reliability and manufacturability of rigid flex PCBs by reducing the likelihood of solder defects during the assembly process. By providing a uniform surface for solder deposition and preventing solder from flowing onto unintended areas of the PCB, the solder mask ensures consistent solder joints with optimal electrical and mechanical properties. This is essential for achieving high yields and minimizing rework or repair costs in PCB manufacturing, especially in complex rigid flex assemblies with densely populated components and fine pitch components.

Can you explain the importance of solder mask in Rigid flex pcb?

Furthermore, solder mask enhances the durability and mechanical stability of rigid flex PCBs by protecting the underlying substrate materials from mechanical stress, abrasion, and handling damage. The solder mask acts as a protective coating that reinforces the structural integrity of the PCB assembly, preventing the risk of solder joint fractures, substrate delamination, or copper trace damage that can occur during assembly, handling, or operation. This is particularly advantageous in ruggedized electronic devices used in aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications, where reliability and durability are critical requirements.

Additionally, solder mask helps improve the visual aesthetics of rigid flex PCBs and facilitates easier inspection and troubleshooting of PCB assemblies. By covering the bare copper traces and component pads with a colored solder mask layer, such as green, blue, or black, the solder mask provides contrast and clarity to the PCB layout, making it easier for technicians to visually inspect the assembly for defects or anomalies. This is especially useful during quality control inspections, rework processes, or diagnostic procedures, where rapid identification of solder mask openings or solder defects is essential for ensuring the integrity of the PCB assembly.

Moreover, solder mask plays a crucial role in protecting the PCB assembly from soldering-related thermal stresses and preventing damage to sensitive components or substrates. During the soldering process, the solder mask acts as a thermal barrier that helps dissipate heat evenly across the PCB surface, reducing the risk of localized heating or thermal shock that can cause warping, delamination, or component damage. This is particularly important in rigid flex PCBs, where the combination of rigid and flexible substrates can create thermal gradients and mechanical stresses that may affect the reliability of solder joints and electrical connections.

In conclusion, solder mask plays a vital role in the fabrication, assembly, and performance of rigid flex PCBs, offering important benefits in terms of electrical insulation, solderability, durability, visual aesthetics, and thermal management. By providing a protective barrier between conductive traces and external environmental factors, solder mask helps ensure the reliability and longevity of electronic devices in a wide range of applications. As technology advances and the demand for more compact, reliable, and versatile electronic systems grows, the importance of solder mask in rigid flex PCBs is expected to continue to increase, driving innovation and advancements in solder mask materials and processes.

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Cryptocurrency

Manali Petrochemicals’ subsidiary appoints distributor for silicone oils in UK, Ireland

Manali Petrochemicals Ltd’s (MPL) subsidiary PennWhite Limited, UK, has announced a long-term agreement with KRAHN UK Ltd for the distribution of silicone oil in the UK and Ireland.

PennWhite Limited, based in Middlewich (UK), manufactures antifoam chemistry under the FoamDoctor brand and is a supplier of a portfolio of silicone oils under the PennWhite brand.

Tobias Tasche, Chief Executive Officer of PennWhite Limited, said, “We are incredibly excited about this recent agreement with KRAHN, as our organisations are very much aligned in our long-term goals and values.”

Andrew Lamb, Managing Director, KRAHN UK, said, “KRAHN is delighted to have reached this agreement as we see an increasing interest from our customers in premium silicone oils.”

Manali Petrochemicals stock surged 4.30 per cent on the NSE to trade at ₹78.90 as of 2.13 pm.

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Kardiolozi otkrili koje povrće jedu svaki dan

REDOVITA konzumacija voća i povrća znanstveno je povezana sa smanjenjem rizika od kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Ako ga ne jedete prečesto, vrijeme je da počnete, osobito ono koje kardiolozi posebno preporučuju.

“Povrće je važan dio prehrane zdrave za srce. Razlog je to što obiluje raznim vitaminima, uključujući B1, B2, niacin i folat, esencijalnim elementima poput kalcija i kalija te fitokemikalijama, koje su bioaktivni spojevi biljnog podrijetla,” kaže kardiologinja Joy Gelbman.

B vitamini pomažu u održavanju krvnog tlaka na zdravoj razini, dok niacin pomaže u snižavanju LDL kolesterola. Folat je povezan smanjenjem rizika od kardiovaskularnih bolesti i moždanog udara. Kalcij igra ulogu u održavanju otkucaja srca, a kalij blagotvorno djeluje na srce smanjujući napetost u stijenkama krvnih žila, što pomaže u snižavanju krvnog tlaka.

Fitokemikalije u povrću posebno su važne za zdravlje srca. Znanstvena istraživanja pokazuju da pomažu u zaštiti od oksidativnog stresa koji uzrokuje upalu u tijelu i može negativno utjecati na srce.

Uz sve ove dobrobiti, povrće je također bogato vlaknima. Prehrana bogata vlaknima podržava zdravlje srca sprječavajući porast kolesterola i krvnog tlaka.

Povrće koje kardiolozi najviše vole

Iako je sve povrće dobro, dr. Gelbman posebno voli lisnato, zeleno povrće.

“Volim kelj, špinat i kinesko zelje. Lisnato povrće posebno je dobro za zdravlje srca jer je bogato nitratima koji se pretvaraju u dušikov oksid, spoj koji može opustiti krvne žile”, kaže ona.

Kardiolog dr. Deepak Vivek preferira špinat. Podupire zdravlje kardiovaskularnog sustava na mnogo načina, uključujući poboljšanje osjetljivosti na inzulin i smanjenje oksidativnog stresa.

“Može pomoći i u snižavanju krvnog tlaka jer je bogat izvor vlakana, vitamina A, vitamina C, vitamina K, željeza, kalija i folata”, pojasnio je liječnik.

Špinat je izbor broj jedan i za mnoge druge kardiologe. Dr. Sushant Khaire objašnjava da je željezo u špinatu važno za proizvodnju crvenih krvnih stanica.

“Špinat također ima vitamin E, antioksidans koji štiti tijelo od slobodnih radikala koji mogu igrati ulogu u izazivanju bolesti srca, raka i drugih bolesti”, naveo je za Parade.

Dok je činjenica da je lisnato povrće zbog svog nutricionističkog profila zdravo za srce, još jedna prednost je njegova svestranost. Možete ga integrirati u gotovo svaki obrok. Neki ga dodaju omletima, jedu kao salatu ili uz tjesteninu. Što god odabrali, imajte na umu da će konzumacija više zelenog povrća koristiti cijelom tijelu, osobito srcu.

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Kunić Kefir hitno treba privremeni ili stalni smještaj, pomozimo mu

OVNOLIKI kunić Kefir hitno treba privremeni smještaj ili stalni dom, poručuju iz Udruge Zecovi.

Kefir je star godinu i pol, te nije kastriran. Riječ je o kućnom zecu koji je povremeno pušten u dvorište pod nadzorom vlasnika. Trenutno se nalazi u Zagrebu, ali uskoro će ostati bez smještaja, zbog čega hitno treba čuvalicu ili udomitelja.

Ako želite pružiti privremeni smještaj Kefiru, javite se udruzi putem inboxa na Facebooku. Ako ste zainteresirani za udomljavanje, ispunite obrazac koji se nalazi na ovom linku.

 

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Hrvatski dizajner predstavio torbu koja izgleda kao škarnicl. Žene pišu: “Odlična”

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

MLADI hrvatski modni dizajner Donovan Pavleković predstavio je modni dodatak koji će malo koga ostaviti ravnodušnim – The Škarnicl bag. Kao što i samo ime sugerira, ova torba inspirirana je papirnatim vrećicama koje se najčešće koriste za kupovinu, odnosno pakiranje namirnica poput voća i povrća u trgovinama. No, The Škarnicl bag je izrađena od umjetne kože i umjesto velikog printanog loga, ima decentnu etiketu sa strane, a pod utjecajem tihog luksuza. 

“Top”, “To je to”, “Odlična”, “Obožavam”, “Želim”, “Fora”,  neki su od komentara na Instagramu, ispod videa i fotki s ovom torbom, a na službenom profilu brenda. 

U nju stane sve što vam može zatrebati dok ste u pokretu

S ovim modnim dodatkom Donovan započinje svoju komercijalnu liniju pod nazivom Donovan Studio. Doznajemo da će linija uključivati nosivije komade, ali i dalje s pečatom prepoznatljivog modnog izričaja kojim je brend do sada bio prožet.

Donovan Studio ističe da je torba kao ideja nastala prije nekoliko godina, ali zbog stvaranja konceptualnih kolekcija, bila je stavljena sa strane. No sada je zaživjela i označava početak jedne nove priče. 

Torba je zamišljena kao clutch, ali zbog svog izgleda u nju stane sve što jednoj djevojci u pokretu može zatrebati tijekom dana, poručuje brend. Torba dolazi u dvije veličine, Mini i Large, odnosno 22 cm i 30 cm širine.

U veliku verziju stane više od devet baguetta

No, to nisu njene finalne verzije, pošto u narednom periodu stiže još veličina. The Škarnicl bag jednostavna je za korištenje – ubacite što tog dana trebate, magnetom osigurate otvor i preklopite koliko puta želite.

Idealna je za nošenje ispod ruke, a kako doznajemo velikim eksperimentom je utvrđeno da u Large verziju stane više od devet baguetta. Kao što smo već naveli, izrađena je od umjetne kože, a dodatno drži oblik unutarnjim pojačanjem. 

Najnoviju torbu brenda Donovan, moguće je naručiti direktno preko službenog Instagram profila. Cijena za Mini verziju iznosi 50 eura, a za Large verziju 70 eura.

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Italian Open 2024: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Pair Bows Out With Pre-Quarterfinal Loss Against Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori

The Indo-Australian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden bowed out of the ATP Italian Open following a pre-quarterfinal loss to local hopes Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori here. The second seeds went down 2-6 4-6 in a match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes on Tuesday. They had defeated wildcards Matteo Arnaldi and Francesco Passaro in their opening round clash. It was a disappointing day for Bopanna and Ebden, who were broken twice in the first set. Their opponents, however, did not concede a single break point in the opener. Daniil Medvedev Latest To Crash Out of Italian Open 2024 After Loss to Tommy Paul.

The Indo-Australian combination also double-faulted twice to concede the early initiative. In the second set too, Bopanna and Ebden continued to be on the backfoot and were broken thrice. They did manage to break their rivals Bolelli and Vavassori twice but were out of depth overall.

The defeat continues a poor recent run that included a first-round exit from the Madrid Masters earlier this month. Bopanna and Ebden have nonetheless enjoyed a good run on the circuit, winning the Australian Open men’s doubles title this year.

Last year, they won the Indian Wells Masters which made the 43-year-old Indian the oldest ever ATP Masters 1000 champion. The duo made the men’s doubles semi-finals at Wimbledon and the final of the US Open in the same season. Bopanna also became the oldest world number one in doubles, thanks to the Australian Open triumph In January.

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Arts Entertainments

Kiara Advani to make her Cannes debut this year

Actor Kiara Advani is all set to make her debut at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The Good Newwz (2019) actor will represent India at the Red Sea Film Foundation’s Women in Cinema Gala dinner at the festival, emphasising India’s growing influence in the global cinema landscape, as per ANI. It will be hosted by Vanity Fair at Cannes.

The event brings together several women from around the world and recognises their contributions to the entertainment field. Cannes regular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is also likely to attend the film festival. Aditi Rao Hydari will also mark her presence at the gala as one of the brand ambassadors of L’Oreal Paris.

Speaking to ANI, Aditi recently expressed her excitement about attending the Cannes Film Festival for the third time. “I have ‘Lioness’, which is an Indo-British production. It is headlined by two girls. There is Paige Sandhu from the UK. It’s about the suffragette movement and I think a lot of people are very excited about it. So, I am so looking forward to starting that. I’m also in preparation, leaving for Cannes with L’Oreal very soon,” she said.

The Cannes Film Festival opens on Tuesday night with the world premiere of Quentin Dupieux’s Le Deuxieme Acte (The Second Act), starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard. During the opening ceremony, Oscar winner Meryl Streep will receive the honorary Palme d’Or.

“I am immeasurably honored to receive the news of this prestigious award. To win a prize at Cannes, for the international community of artists, has always represented the highest achievement in the art of filmmaking. To stand in the shadow of those who have previously been honored is humbling and thrilling in equal part. I so look forward to coming to France to thank everyone in person this May,” Streep said in a statement about this honour, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

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Cryptocurrency

Allied Blenders, Vraj Iron get SEBI’s go ahead for IPO

Mumbai-based Allied Blenders and Distillers and Chhattisgarh-based Vraj Iron and Steel have received green signal from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to go ahead with IPO.

The Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) maker eyes ₹1,500-crore initial public offering (IPO) that comprises a fresh issue worth ₹1,000 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to ₹500 crore by promoters. The offer-for-sale comprises up to ₹250 crore by Bina Kishore Chhabria, ₹125 crore by Resham Chhabria Jeetendra Hemdev and ₹125 crore by Neesha Kishore Chhabria. The offer also includes a reservation for subscription by eligible employees.

The company had re-filed its IPO papers with the SEBI in January.

From the proceeds, ₹720 crore will be utilised for pre-payment or scheduled re-payment of a portion of certain outstanding borrowings availed by the company and for general corporate purposes.

ABD, that started with Officer’s Choice Whisky in the mass premium segment, has expanded and introduced products across various categories and segments. The company has shifted its focus from mass premium whisky segment to premiumisation, with the launch of brands like ICONiQ White Whisky, Srishti Whisky and X&O Barrel Whisky.

ICICI Securities Ltd, Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd and ITI Capital Ltd are the book-running lead managers, and Link Intime India Pvt Ltd is the registrar of the offer. The equity shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE.

The proposed IPO of Vraj Iron and Steel is entirely a fresh issue worth ₹171 crore.

The company will use the IPO proceeds for funding Capital Expenditure towards the “Expansion Project” at Bilaspur Plant and general corporate purposes.

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Health Fitness

Liječnik: Ovaj neobičan znak na rukama nikada ne treba zanemariti

KADA je riječ o bolestima i zdravstvenim stanjima, mnogi od simptoma koje osjećamo pojavit će se u dijelu tijela koji je povezan s problemom. Na primjer, plućne infekcije često će rezultirati kašljem i nedostatkom daha, dok želučane tegobe mogu uzrokovati bolove u abdomenu.

Međutim, ljudsko je tijelo izuzetno složen sustav i to nije uvijek slučaj. Neki znakovi upozorenja na zdravstveni problem mogu se pojaviti u dijelu tijela u kojem to ne bismo očekivali, zbog čega ih često zanemarujemo.

Doktor Johannes Uys stoga je za Express upozorio da postoji jedan simptom koji se javlja na rukama, a može značiti ozbiljan zdravstveni problem. To su batićasti prsti, što znači da se vrhovi prstiju povećavaju i šire, a nokti zakrivljuju prema dolje.

“Taj simptom može ukazivati na temeljne probleme, kao što su bolesti srca ili pluća, jetrena ili gastrointestinalna stanja ili određene infekcije. Točan uzrok nije potpuno poznat, ali vjeruje se da je povezan sa smanjenom razinom kisika u krvi, što dovodi do promjena u krvnim žilama ruku i vrhova prstiju. Kada se ove žile prošire, to može rezultirati karakterističnim batićastim izgledom”, rekao je.

Osim batićastih prstiju, mogu se javiti otežano disanje, bol u prsima, kronični kašalj, umor i neobjašnjiv gubitak težine.

Prema klinici Cleveland, batićasti prsti najčešće se povezuju s rakom pluća, infekcijama pluća, intersticijskom bolešću pluća, cističnom fibrozom i kardiovaskularnim bolestima. Međutim, ponekad je uzrok genetika i obiteljska povijest batićastih prstiju. U svakom slučaju, trebali biste potražiti savjet liječnika ako primijetite navedeni simptom.

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Vlasnik iznenadio svoja tri zlatna retrivera sa sto loptica, video je hit

SVI ŽELIMO razmaziti svoje ljubimce što je češće moguće. Iako to ponekad može biti pomalo teško, uvijek se isplati vidjeti ih sretne. To zna i jedan vlasnik koji je nedavno svoja tri zlatna retrivera iznenadio sa sto loptica. U isječku vidimo kako su sva tri psa bila ugodno iznenađena ovim poklonom, a prizor je oduševio mnoge korisnike TikToka.

Video je podijeljen 26. travnja, a već je skupio 8.4 milijuna pregleda i 523.000 lajkova.

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U Kini predstavljen Oppo K12x. Dolazi s kamerom od 50 MP i brzim punjenjem od 80 W

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Arts Entertainments

After a public spat with Tovino Thomas, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan releases ‘Vazhakku’ online on Vimeo for free

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has finally released his movie “Vazhakku” (The Quarrel), made in 2022, on Vimeo, a video content sharing platform for free.

The rather strange release of the movie on Vimeo comes after a spat the director had with actor Tovino Thomas.

As a prelude to the release of the movie, Sanal posted a message on Facebook saying, “A movie is meant for the audience. Those who’re willing to watch the movie, ‘The Quarrel’ can watch it. Whoever wants to realise why this movie was not released can do so.”

It may be recalled that Sanal had alleged that Tovino interfered with the film’s release, citing concerns about its impact on his career. However, the actor has refuted these allegations

The ugly public spat between the director and the actor, quite apparently, stems from the latter’s misunderstanding that an “award” movie would not be appreciated by a wide audience. Going by the allegations levelled by Sanal, the actor was apprehensive that the commercial release of the movie would affect his burgeoning career.

A section of the note on Facebook mentioned that Tovino was seen as a rising superstar during the production of Vazhakku. It was suggested that if the film had been released at that time, any animosity towards the director would likely have shifted towards him. It was speculated that this might have hindered his path to superstardom. Vazhakku received acclaim during its successful run at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).

In a social media post on May 11, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan noted that the film was made during the pandemic days and was completed in a brief period with a wafer thin budget of Rs 50 lakh. Tovino was a co-producer of the movie.

The film, for reasons unknown, was witheld from Mumbai Film Festival in 2022, but was selected for IFFK and was well appreciated by the audience. But there was an hindrance in its commercial release. The director blamed Tovino for being an hindrance for the release of the movie.

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Cryptocurrency

PVR Inox partners with Devyani International to develop and operate food courts in shopping malls

PVR Inox has entered into a shareholders’ agreement with Devyani International Ltd to incorporate a new company for developing and operating food courts in shopping malls

Devyani and PVR INOX shall invest in the share capital of the proposed company in the ratio of 51:49, respectively, according to the stock exchange filing.

Ravi Jaipuria, Non-Executive Chairman, Devyani International Ltd, said, “We are elated to have embarked on yet another association with PVR INOX and elevated our collaboration.”

  • Also read: PVR INOX on track to add 160-170 new screens by FY24-end

Ajay Bijli, Managing Director, PVR Inox, said, “Through this opportunity, PVR INOX will be able to pivot into pre-ticketed F&B revenue stream as opposed to the current post ticketed F&B revenue that’s very movie line up dependent. It is our first of the many steps we intend to take to further expand our F&B business.”

As of 2.26 pm, PVR Inox stock traded at ₹1,289 on the NSE, down by 2.02 per cent.

Devyani International on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of ₹48.95 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. The stock traded at ₹156.20 on the NSE as of 2.27 pm, up 0.55 per cent.

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Digital Marketing

Lux: A hundred-year-old secret – The Hindu BusinessLine

How to manage the marketing communication strategies for a brand that is sold all over the world? I do a session titled ‘Adopt, Adapt, Create’ at B Schools and it stimulates some healthy discussion on how MNC brand advertising should be or should not be handled. I was introduced to this concept two decades or more ago by Zain Raj who was then at FCB managing the global campaigns of SC Johnson, which has brands like Raid, Glade, andMr Muscle.

What is the ‘Adopt-Adapt-Create’ template?

In simple terms if the same campaign can be rolled out with the bare minimum change (language dubbing / language super), then it falls in the ‘Adopt’ bucket . Think of Apple and its outdoor campaign. But if the campaign needs some local talent, and small changes in communication then it falls in the ‘Adapt’ bucket. Finally, if the campaign idea, the consumer insight driving it, is irrelevant to the audience of a country, you may have to go back to the drawing board to ‘Create’ a new campaign based on a fresh consumer insight.

In all my B School sessions one brand always features. Students debate if it is ‘Adopt’ or ‘Adapt’. That is Unilever’s Lux soap.

Lux celebrates its 100th birth anniversary this year and its long running campaign ‘Beauty Secret of Film Stars’ is probably a little less than 100 years old. Lever Bros, or Unilever understood the need to find a powerful insight and then take it across the world with minimum change. The powerful insight: every woman wants to be as beautiful as a film star. The brand connect: the fragrance of the soap, the creaminess of the soap pampers you and makes your skin smooth and beautiful.

Lux has used film stars (and TV stars) for its campaigns that run around the world. But it doesn’t ‘Adopt’. It almost always ‘Adapts’ the campaign to the local taste. In my book ‘Nawabs Nudes Noodles – India through 50 years of advertising’, I have recounted the fact that when Lux entered the Indian market in 1940s, it decided to ‘Adapt’ its global campaign and roped in Leela Chitnis to be its first Indian star model. The campaign for Lux in the US, circa 1927, went ‘Nine out of ten screen stars use Lux toilet soap for their priceless smooth skin’.

Star power: Leela Chitnis, India’s first Lux model

What Leela Chitnis started was a trend that was followed by almost all the big actresses of India. In the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s it was a sought after assignment. Film stars believed that featuring in the Lux ad was the sign that they had arrived. Remember those were the days before TV and internet. The only exposure a film star got was in the big screen. Seeing their faces plastered over outdoor sites and magazines was a great bonus that Lux offered. HLL [as Hindustan Lever was called those days in India] did not pay its star endorsers big amounts for the modelling contract. But there was no paucity of takers: Waheeda Rehman, Rekha, Hema Malini, Sridevi and more. In the south it had Padmini, Savitri, Sharada, Jayanthi and more. In 2005 , Lux even roped in Shah Rukh Khan to feature in its ad with former and current endorsers, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla and Kareena Kapoor. In its 100th year, Shah Rukh’s daughter Suhana is the face of the brand.

What was once unique to Lux is today common place for all beauty, skin care and hair care brands. And I don’t think film stars reduce their rates for Lux endorsements anymore. I suppose Lux advertising is no longer as distinctive as it used to be when it was one of the few brands that could use a film star for endorsement.

While Lux stayed true to the ‘Beauty Secret to Film Stars’ promise, the Lux ad films have become bigger and glossier. The films are often produced in exotic locales abroad. The brand attempts to provide escapist entertainment to its consumers by taking them on a vicarious trip around the world. Lux has also expanded into facewash and bodywash, both of which have not done too well. The brand’s attempt at moving up the ladder to more premium offerings like Lux Supreme or Lux International, have not panned out too well. But that said, the brand continues to be one of the top soap brands in India, a brand that has weathered attacks from numerous Indian and International brands like Cinthol, Camay, Nivea and Fa.

Full disclosure: I have worked on the advertising campaigns of Santoor soap for almost two decades and I cheered when Santoor overtook Lux in total sales to become the second largest selling soap brand in India (behind HUL’s Lifebuoy) a few years ago.

(Ambi Parameswaran is a veteran ad man and author of 11 best- selling books on branding and marketing. )

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Neurolog otkriva 4 začina koja su odlična za mozak i mogu poboljšati koncentraciju

ZDRAVLJE mozga važan je dio našeg ukupnog blagostanja. Dakle, ako želimo raditi na svom kognitivnom zdravlju, u prehranu možemo uključiti razne namirnice koje su odlične za naš mozak. Ponekad je to samo jednostavno dodavanje različitih začina.

Neurolog dr. Brandon Crawford nedavno je iznio prosvjetljujuća saznanja o ovoj temi. Naglasio je dobrobiti pripremanja obroka s nekoliko specifičnih začina koji mogu pozitivno utjecati na zdravlje mozga i čak poboljšati koncentraciju. Ovo su neki od njih.

1. Kurkuma

Dr. Crawford ističe snagu kurkume, zahvaljujući aktivnom spoju, kurkuminu. Poznat po svojim protuupalnim i antioksidativnim svojstvima, kurkumin može pomoći u smanjenju upale i oksidativnog oštećenja u mozgu, faktora koji se često povezuju sa stanjima poput Alzheimerove bolesti.

“Kurkumin također podiže razinu moždanog hormona BDNF, koji povećava rast novih neurona i bori se protiv raznih degenerativnih procesa u mozgu”, objašnjava dr. Crawford za SheFinds.

2. Đumbir

Kada je riječ o protuupalnim začinima, ne možemo pogriješiti s đumbirom. “Poznat po svojim snažnim protuupalnim svojstvima, đumbir može poboljšati kognitivnu funkciju smanjenjem upale i oksidativnog stresa. Također pomaže u ravnoteži neurotransmitera, što može poboljšati koncentraciju”, ističe neurolog.

3. Cimet

Ako žudimo za nečim slatkim, možemo posegnuti za cimetom. Prema neurologu, cimet je više od samo ukusnog dodatka jelima – moćan je izvor antioksidansa ključnih za zaštitu živčanih struktura od oksidativnog stresa. “Cimet također može regulirati razinu šećera u krvi, što je ključno za održavanje kognitivnih funkcija i prevenciju neurodegenerativnih bolesti”, rekao je.

4. Crni papar

Crni papar donosi značajne prednosti u području zdravlja mozga, osobito u kombinaciji s kurkumom. “Piperin, aktivni spoj u crnom papru, može povećati apsorpciju kurkumina do 2000 posto. Ova kombinacija ne samo da pojačava dobrobiti kurkumina za mozak, već također pomaže u poboljšanju probave i apsorpcije hranjivih tvari, neizravno podupirući kognitivno zdravlje”, zaključio je dr. Crawford.

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8 mil. pregleda: Kućni mačak otišao u šetnju s vlasnicom, evo što je zatim učinio

KORISNICA Instagrama, @momento_by_sweety, pokazala je što se dogodi kada svog kućnog mačka pusti van.

U viralnoj objavi, pregledanoj više od 8,5 milijuna puta, možemo vidjeti kako se mačak Neo zaustavio na stazi jer je primijetio nešto u travi pored puta, a zatim je, poput pravog lovca, skočio u travu.

“Bio je jako sretan kada je vidio travu. Voli ići van, ali boji se ljudi. Ne osjeća se ugodno kada uz njega nije član obitelji”, izjavila je njegova vlasnica u intervjuu za Newsweek.

Viralna objava skupila je gotovo dvije tisuće komentara.

“Pravi lovac”, našalio se jedan korisnik Instagrama, dok je drugi dodao: “Dao je sve od sebe.”

“Ovo je preslatko”, napisala je treća korisnica.

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Ove adidas tenisice mogle bi nadmašiti Sambe

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

“ISKRENO se ispričavam Samba zajednici”, izjavio je britanski premijer Rishi Sunak nakon što je njegovo nošenje tih tenisica uz odijelo tijekom intervjua izazvalo lavinu negativnih komentara na društvenim mrežama. “Uništio je kul tenisice”, komentirali su čak i ugledni modni časopisi poput GQ-a.

Neki su ovaj potez vidjeli kao znak uzbune za popularnost ovih kultnih tenisica, dok su ih drugi branili. “Sambe su klasik”, rekla je Chioma Nnadi iz britanskog Voguea tijekom emisije BBC Woman’s Hour. “Ne obazirem se na prolazne trendove”, dodala je.

Bez obzira osjećate li osobno zasićenje Sambama ili ne, neosporno je da su ove tenisice i dalje jedan od najprodavanijih adidasovih proizvoda, a s obzirom na sedam desetljeća kulturne relevantnosti, teško je očekivati da će se to uskoro promijeniti.

Ipak, neki se pitaju koji bi adidasov model, ili modeli, mogao svrgnuti Sambe s trona. S tim na umu, Vogue je razgovarao s Drewom Hainesom, direktorom strateškog plasiranja proizvoda u online trgovini StockX.

“Adidas ostaje globalna moćna sila na StockXu i trenutno je rangiran kao treći najtrgovaniji brend tenisica na platformi”, rekao je Haines. “U 2023. godini zabilježen je porast trgovanja od 51% u odnosu na prethodnu godinu”, dodao je i napomenuo da tri trenutno popularna modela – Samba, Campus 00s i Handball Spezial – odražavaju tradiciju adidasa.

Iako su u 2023. godini dominirale tenisice koje su izgledom podsjećale na nogometne, Haines navodi da su sada sve popularnije tenisice za tenis. Vjeruje da će film Challengers i utjecaj tenniscore trenda potaknuti obnovljeni interes za modelima Stan Smith.

Tvrtka za analizu tržišta Edited nedavno je objavila izvještaj “Koje će tenisice postati sljedeće Sambe?”. U izvještaju su istaknuli model Spezial te naveli da su svijetle boje, poput crvene, zelene i plave, trenutno najtraženije.

Niže su navedeni, uz Sambe, trenutno najpopularniji adidas modeli koji bi mogli nadmašiti prodaju tih kultnih tenisica u 2024. godini.

Adidas Sambe

Unatoč tome što mnogi ističu da je došlo do zasićenja, one su i dalje najprodavaniji model marke. Osnivač Adi Dassler dizajnirao ih je izvorno za nogometaše želeći im pružiti obuću koja odlično prianja, pogodnu čak i za zaleđene terene.

Tijekom 70-ih ove su tenisice postale simbol kulture nogometnih tribina, a dvadeset godina kasnije braća Gallagher učinila su ih ključnim dijelom britpop izgleda. Unatoč svojoj sportskoj namjeni, Sambe su stekle još veću popularnost izvan nogometnih terena zahvaljujući podršci brojnih poznatih osoba, uključujući Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lawrence, Rihannu i Kaiu Gerber.


Adidas SL72

U posljednje vrijeme sve češće se raspravlja o tome da bi model SL72 mogao zasjeniti Sambe. Ova trkaća tenisica, predstavljena 1972. godine za Olimpijske igre, 2024. godine često se mogla vidjeti na nogama brojnih trendseterica. Smeđa verzija, koju je Bella Hadid nosila u veljači, rasprodana je u roku od samo dva tjedna nakon što je puštena u prodaju na američkom tržištu.


Adidas Gazelle

Gazelle tenisice su prvotno lansirane 1966. godine i imaju bogatu povijest povezanu s različitim stilskim pokretima i kulturama. Postale su simbol grungea, reggaea, hip-hopa i britpopa te su također usko povezane s minimalizmom 90-ih. Gazelle su bile omiljene tenisice Kate Moss, dok ih je Gwyneth Paltrow nosila s crnim prslukom na premijeri filma Boogie Nights 1997. godine.


Adidas Handball Spezial

Handball Spezial tenisice postaju sve popularnije u 2024. godini, a nosile su ih brojne slavne osobe, uključujući Bellu Hadid i Dakotu Johnson. Prvotno su lansirane 1979. godine kao funkcionalne tenisice za rukomet s ravnim potplatom i jednostavnim dizajnom.


Adidas Country OG

Model Country OG postaje sve popularniji. Prema izvještaju tvrtke Edited, brend je u posljednjem mjesecu lansirao četiri nove boje nakon uspjeha tri metalik stila, koji su pušteni u prodaju krajem 2023. godine i brzo rasprodani. Inspirirane trkaćim tenisicama iz 70-ih, ove tenisice imaju retro izgled, koji je ponovno postao relevantan.


Adidas Campus 00s

Campus 00s tenisice su jedne od najprodavanijih adidasovih modela na platformi StockX, a na TikToku su prikupile impresivnih 149 milijuna objava. Adidas se 2022. godine ponovno fokusirao na ovaj model, koji je bio popularan među skejterima početkom 2000-ih, kako bi iskoristio Y2K trend. Robusna silueta čini ih vizualno znatno različitima od trenutno popularnih modela, kao što su Sambe i Gazelle.

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F1 2024: Ferrari Confirms Signing of Ex-Mercedes Staff Jerome d’Ambrosio and Loic Serra Ahead of Lewis Hamilton Stint

Formula 1 giants Ferrari on Monday confirmed the signing of ex-Mercedes Jerome d’Ambrosio as their deputy team principal and Loic Serra as head of chassis performance engineering. Both will start with the team on October 1. Born in Belgium in 1985, D’Ambrosio was a successful racing driver up until 2020 as he notched up a win in GP2 and three in Formula E, along with 20 F1 Grands Prix appearances from 2011 to 2012 for Virgin Racing and Lotus. F1 2024: Lando Norris Takes First Formula One Win in Miami Grand Prix; Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc Earn Podium Finish.

Ambrosio has been appointed second in command by team manager Fred Vasseur and will oversee the Ferrari Driver Academy, which features Oliver Bearman, who made his race debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

The Frenchman, Serra, who will be reporting to Ferrari’s technical director Enrico Cardile, will oversee various areas in his role at Maranello, including track engineering, aero development, aero operations and vehicle performance.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 14, 2024 12:03 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Technology

What industries commonly use flexible pcb board?

commonly use flexible pcb board

Flexible PCB (Printed Circuit Board) technology has revolutionized numerous industries by offering design versatility, space-saving solutions, and enhanced durability. These boards, which can bend and flex, are crucial in modern electronic devices. Here are some of the key industries that commonly use flexible PCBs:

The consumer electronics industry is one of the largest adopters of flexible PCB technology. Flexible PCBs are integral in smartphones, tablets, laptops, and wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. Their ability to fit into compact spaces and conform to various shapes makes them ideal for these gadgets. In smartphones, for instance, flexible PCBs enable the integration of multiple components into a limited space, ensuring devices are lightweight and slim while maintaining high functionality.

The automotive industry heavily relies on flexible pcb board to enhance the performance and reliability of various electronic components. These boards are used in infotainment systems, navigation controls, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and even under-the-hood applications where durability under harsh conditions is critical. The flexibility of these boards allows for innovative design configurations in car dashboards, lighting systems, and sensors, contributing to the overall safety and efficiency of modern vehicles.

What industries commonly use flexible pcb board?

In the medical field, flexible PCBs are crucial for developing compact, reliable, and highly functional devices. They are used in diagnostic equipment, such as MRI and CT scanners, as well as in wearable health monitors and implantable devices. The biocompatibility and flexibility of these PCBs allow for comfortable long-term use in wearable devices and precise functionality in surgical tools and implantable devices, improving patient care and outcomes.

Aerospace applications demand highly reliable and lightweight components, making flexible PCBs an ideal choice. They are used in communication systems, navigation equipment, and monitoring devices within aircraft and spacecraft. The ability to withstand extreme conditions, including high vibrations and temperature fluctuations, makes flexible PCBs essential for aerospace technology. Their lightweight nature also contributes to fuel efficiency and overall performance in aerospace engineering.

In industrial settings, flexible PCBs are utilized in various control systems, sensors, and machinery that require reliable and durable electronic connections. They are found in robotics, automation systems, and heavy machinery where space constraints and mechanical stress are significant considerations. The robustness of flexible PCBs ensures they can withstand the rigorous demands of industrial environments, providing consistent performance over time.

The telecommunications industry benefits significantly from the use of flexible PCBs in devices like mobile phones, satellite communication systems, and networking equipment. Their flexibility allows for compact and efficient design layouts, which are essential in high-frequency signal transmission and reception. Flexible PCBs support the miniaturization and enhanced functionality of communication devices, facilitating better connectivity and faster data transmission rates.

In the renewable energy sector, flexible PCBs are used in solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage systems. Their ability to conform to various shapes and withstand environmental stress makes them suitable for outdoor and renewable energy applications. Flexible PCBs help in managing the control systems within these technologies, ensuring efficient energy conversion and storage, which is vital for sustainable energy solutions.

In conclusion, the versatility, reliability, and space-saving properties of flexible PCBs have made them indispensable across a wide range of industries. From consumer electronics to renewable energy, their application continues to grow, driving innovation and efficiency in electronic design and functionality. As technology advances, the adoption of flexible PCBs is likely to expand even further, opening new possibilities in various fields.

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Arts Entertainments

India’s indies poised on the cusp of a new era in Cannes

NEW DELHI: With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday evening with French musician-filmmaker Quentin Dupieux’s “Le Deuxieme Acte” (The Second Act), India will have no dearth of action during the 12-day event.

Never before in history have Cannes and its sidebars found space for eight Indian, or India-themed, films. As many as six of these will be in contention for awards.

So, when the festival winds down on May 24 and 25, the media contingent from the world’s largest film-producing nation might, fingers crossed, have plenty to write home about.

Indian cinema’s previous best at Cannes was in 2013, when it sent five films to various sections “Monsoon Shootout” (Midnight Screening), “Bombay Talkies” (a Special Screening to mark 100 years since Dada Saheb Phalke’s “Raja Harishchandra”), “Ugly” (Directors’ Fortnight), “The Lunchbox” (Critics’ Week) and “Charulata” (Cannes Classics).

In 2012, too, India had a substantial presence in Cannes with “Miss Lovely” (Un Certain Regard), “Gangs of Wasseypur” (Parts 1 & 2), “Peddlers” (Critics’ Week) and “Kalpana” (Cannes Classics). But for many years before and since, the pickings have been dishearteningly slender.

One notable aspect of the Indian films in Cannes this year is that they are all either helmed by female directors or are women-centric except one.In what could herald a new era, these films, made by directors endowed with sensibilities and approaches entirely their own, have shaken off the shadow of the gangster genre.

Leading the Indian charge at Cannes 2024 is Payal Kapadia’s India-French-Dutch co-production “All We Imagine as Light”, a film in Malayalam and Hindi. It competes for Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize, the first Indian film to do so in three decades.

Kapadia will have to beat off, among others, Paolo Sorrentino, David Cronenberg, Andrea Arnold, Kirill Serebrennikov, Paul Schrader, Yorgos Lanthimos.

Indian-British filmmaker Sandhya Suri’s “Santosh” and Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov’s “The Shameless”, in which Nepal stands in for India, are in the running for awards in the Un Certain Regard section.

FTII alumnus Chidananda S Naik’s “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know…” is in the La Cinef competition for film school entries.

The Cannes Film Festival will conclude on May 25.

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The changing tone and language of job ads

Meet anyone in the recruiting industry and the constant lament is how finding the right-fit candidate is very tough.

Could it be the fault of the job ads they are putting out? The style of how we work has changed. Employees have changed. What they look for in jobs now is very different from what they sought a few years ago. But have job ads changed?

At the SHRM India Tech conference, one of the largest gatherings of HR professionals, that concluded on Friday in Hyderabad, Shiv Shivakumar, Operating Partner at Advent International, in his opening session dissected recruitment ads through the ages.

‘Choose Your Destiny’

He showed how back in 1917, when the US Army was recruiting soldiers, it used a war poster showing a stern-faced, bushy eye-browed Uncle Sam pointing a bony finger at the viewer and saying “I want you for the US Army”. The look and tone is rather intimidating. But the poster which was printed 5 million times was effective at that time and many enlisted.

Contrast it to the Ukrainian army’s recruitment poster in 2024. It took a mindful, subtle approach, asking people to join, rather than commanding them. The emphasis in the ads is that people can choose and control their future in the army. “We will discuss with you,” says a line. The recruitment videos of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion (of the Ukrainian Ground Forces) show the work of sappers and say “We Will Train you”. One of the posters says, “Choose your adventure,” while yet another asks you to “Choose your unit”.

“In how many organisations can you choose your own seat?” queries Shivakumar humorously. Flexibility has become the birthright of employees today. And that should be the defining language in attracting talent, says Shivakumar.

The 4Ts of talent

His advice to recruiters when they are putting out job ads is to be mindful that the workforce of today is led by 4Ts — technology, temporariness of commitment, transactional nature and thrill. So there is no point painting a career growth in job ads. Rather it’s better to paint fun experiences at work.

Ask recruiters for their take on the job ads they put out and Dony Kuriakose, Director, Edge Executive Search, says, “Advertising messaging has to be honest, direct and empathetic.”

Kuriakose who has crafted many advertisements for job roles says the holy grail when creating a job ad is that “instead of casting a wide net, it should appeal to that one person who will be a perfect fit”.

This is why the tendency of tech companies to scout for talent using words like “looking for a ninja” and “Rockstars wanted” in their ads, raises the hackles of many. The ads have been called out for being inauthentic, patronising and not giving a clear description of the role. If you want an engineer or coder you need to say so.

Narrow the net

Take the way, Apple did its job ad — very simply and with a beautiful dash of humour. On a blank page, it showed the apple logo, badly chewed up and disfigured. Just a small line at the bottom said, “Hungry Designers wanted. Email info…” The ad created by Tonic communications, Dubai has been much feted.

While most job ads tend to be in print — and now of course are in social media platforms — there have been outstanding video commercials.

An all-time classic in India is the Naukri ad which shows a terribly unpleasant boss named Hari Sadu and a bunch of subjugated employees. The ad made by FCB Ulka was born out of the insight that most people move jobs because of bad bosses. The message that Naukri wanted to convey was that treat your employees well, otherwise Naukri is on the prowl.

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Health Fitness

Ovu autoimunu bolest ima do 40 tisuća Hrvata: “Naša prehrana nije hir”

U SUBOTU je u Zagrebu održana javnozdravstvena akcija “Ni u tragovima” kojom je udruga CeliVita – Život s celijakijom, u suradnji s Gradom Zagrebom, Gradskim uredom za socijalnu zaštitu, zdravstvo, branitelje i osobe s invaliditetom, obilježila Mjesec svjesnosti o celijakiji. Bolest od koje u Hrvatskoj boluje i do 40.000 građana, dva puta češće pogađa žene.

Uz pomoć specijalista KBC-a Zagreb, Klinike za dječje bolesti Zagreb, nutricionista, psihologa i volontera, okupljeni građani bolje su upoznali izazove s kojima se oboljeli od celijakije susreću u svakodnevnom životu. Stručnjaci su odgovarali na pitanja o ovoj autoimunoj bolesti koja, zbog raznolikih simptoma ili njihova izostanka, kod oko 80 posto oboljelih ostaje neprepoznata.

“Bezglutenska prehrana kod oboljelih od celijakije nije hir niti osobni izbor, nego je medicinski indicirana i jedini oblik liječenja koji postoji, a koji dovodi do opravka sluznice tankog crijeva, povlačenja simptoma i boljeg općeg stanja, ali i do sprečavanja pojave komplikacija. Naime, ako se oboljeli od celijakije ne pridržavaju bezglutenske prehrane, sluznica crijeva će i dalje biti oštećena te mogu razviti brojne komplikacije, od kojih su najopasnije one maligne”, izjavila je dr. Silvija Čuković-Čavka iz KBC-a Zagreb.

Oboljeli se svakodnevno susreću s brojnim izazovima

Građani su se okušali u izazovu koji je simulirao bezglutenski shopping u pop-up trgovini te su iz prve ruke iskusili kako nešto što većina ljudi uzima zdravo za gotovo, za oboljele od celijakije predstavlja svakodnevni izazov. Odabir proizvoda pri tom je znatno olakšan zahvaljujući Registru bezglutenskih proizvoda, besplatnoj aplikaciji koja omogućuje pretraživanje proizvoda koji su sigurni za oboljele. Uz to što oboljelima od celijakije omogućuje bolju kontrolu bolesti, Registar je koristan alat za sve uključene u nabavu i pripremu hrane.

> Sve je više oboljelih od celijakije. Pomaže im Registar bezglutenskih proizvoda

Naime, bezglutenska prehrana podrazumijeva izbjegavanje svakog traga glutena. Gluten nije prisutan samo u pšenici, ječmu i raži, već se može naći i u lijekovima te proizvodima kao što su svi industrijski prehrambeni proizvodi, kozmetika, ali i u materijalima koji se koriste u školama i vrtićima, kao što su plastelin i boje.

Važno je na vrijeme prepoznati bolest

“Sveprisutnost glutena, nedovoljno razvijena svijest o štetnosti konzumacije i najmanje količine glutena za oboljele, te ograničena dostupnost bezglutenskih obroka izvan doma, utječu na kvalitetu života oboljelih i otežavaju inkluziju. To posebno dolazi do izražaja u odgojno-obrazovnom, ali i zdravstvenom sustavu. Cilj javnozdravstvenih akcija poput ove jest podići razinu svijesti naših sugrađana kako bismo zajedno izgradili inkluzivno društvo, u kojem svi imamo jednake prilike za očuvanje fizičkog i mentalnog zdravlja”, istaknula je Amalija Jurjević Delišimunović, predsjednica udruge CeliVita.

Sustavna edukacija javnosti o celijakiji ključna je za uključivanje još većeg broja stručnjaka, tvrtki i institucija u traženje učinkovitih rješenja za pravovremeno prepoznavanje bolesti. Također, važna je za osiguravanje dostupnosti sigurnih, bezglutenskih proizvoda i obroka koji su nužni za kvalitetan i produktivan život s celijakijom te sprječavanje teških komplikacija.

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‘Cupid’s Arrow’ Sex Position: This Is Your Sign To Spice Up Your Sex Life – Everything To Know About the Hottest Sex Position

Well, well, well… this is your sign to upgrade your sex life with the newest sex position! “Cupid’s Arrow” is a popular and playful sex position that offers intimacy and closeness between partners. It’s important to keep experimenting with sex positions in a relationship because it can help maintain excitement, novelty, and intimacy between partners. Trying new positions can reignite passion and desire, preventing sexual routines from becoming monotonous or boring.

What is the ‘Cupid’s Arrow’ Sex Position?

To get into this position, one partner lies on their back with their legs slightly apart while the other partner straddles them in a turned-around missionary position. The partner on top then leans forward, resting their weight on their elbows or hands, and aligns their pelvis with their partner’s for penetration.

This position allows for deep penetration and intimate eye contact, enhancing the emotional connection between partners. It also offers the opportunity for both partners to control the pace and depth of penetration, making it ideal for exploring each other’s pleasure points and preferences. Additionally, the position allows for easy access to other erogenous zones, such as the breasts, neck, and lips, adding to the overall sensual experience. Try out the Viral Cupid’s Arrow Sex Position to Get the Best Orgasm of Your Life.

While “Cupid’s Arrow” can be a fun and exciting position to try, it’s important for partners to communicate openly and comfortably about their desires and comfort levels. Using lubrication can enhance comfort and pleasure, especially for the partner on the bottom. Exploring different positions can help partners discover what feels best for them, leading to increased sexual satisfaction and fulfillment.

Experimenting with sex positions also allows couples to communicate openly about their desires and preferences, fostering a deeper connection and understanding of each other’s bodies. Incorporating variety and creativity into sexual experiences can enhance the overall quality of a relationship and keep the spark alive. However, as with any sexual activity, consent, communication, and mutual respect are key to a satisfying and enjoyable experience.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 13, 2024 07:31 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

Znate li zašto psi jedni drugima njuše stražnjice? Evo odgovora

KAD SE DVA psa sretnu, često stavljaju nos pod rep jedan drugome. A svatko tko živi u kućanstvu s više mačaka reći će vam da mačke redovito njuše stražnjicu drugih mačaka. Zašto onda psi njuše stražnjicu jedni drugima? Ispostavilo se da postoji dobar razlog iza ove opsesije njuškanja.

“Psi mogu odrediti zdravstveno i reproduktivno stanje drugog psa, identificirati što su jeli i općenito doznati sve što ih zanima na osnovu mirisanja stražnjice jedan drugome”, rekla je Ellen Furlong, izvanredna profesorica psihologije koja se specijalizirala za životinje na Sveučilištu Transylvania u Lexingtonu, Kentucky za portal Live Science. 

Parenje također igra ulogu. “Mužjaci također mogu provesti više vremena njuškajući ženke radi informacija o njihovom reproduktivnom statusu”, rekla je Furlong. Ali kako je moguće da psi prikupe sve te informacije iz jednostavnog njuškanja stražnjice?

Izlučevine iz analnih vrećica služe kao kemijski komunikacijski signal između pasa

Godine 1976. objavljena je studija o psima i kojotima. Studija je otkrila da dvije male vrećice (analne vrećice), po jedna sa svake strane psećeg anusa ispuštaju koktel smrdljivih kemikalija, uključujući trimetilamin, oštru propionsku kiselinu i maslačnu kiselinu. Ove izlučevine iz analne vrećice vjerojatno služe kao kemijski komunikacijski signali između pasa, prema studiji objavljenoj 2021.

Svaka kemikalija koju ispusti pas vjerojatno će prenijeti određene informacije drugom psu, ali znanstvenici tek trebaju dekodirati ovaj mirisni kod. Studija objavljena 2023. donekle je napredovala u dekodiranju ovog kemijskog jezika uspoređujući izlučevine analne vrećice mužjaka i ženki. Utvrđeno je da određene kemikalije ispuštaju samo ženke, a druge samo mužjaci.

Istraživači su također zabilježili mnogo varijacija u otpuštenim kemikalijama i njihovim koncentracijama među psima istog spola. Ovo sugerira da parametri osim spola utječu na profil mirisa psa, rekli su istraživači.

Dakle, pas nanjuši mješavinu kemikalija u drugom psu. Zahvaljujući svom daleko superiornijem nosu, psi mogu prepoznati pojedinačne mirise u mješavini i otkriti ih u znatno manjim koncentracijama od ljudi. “Pseći njuh je 10.000 do 100.000 puta bolji od našeg”, rekla je Furlong.

Slično funkcioniraju i mačke

Mačji njuh također daleko nadmašuje ljudski. Istraživanja pokazuju da je otkrivanje mirisa ključno za ponašanje mačaka i cjelokupnu dobrobit mačaka, rekla je Kristyn Vitale, docentica na Sveučilištu Unity Environmental University u Maineu.

Poput pasa, mačke imaju male žlijezde koje proizvode kemikalije s posebnim mirisima. “Na osnovu mirisa stražnjice druge mačke, mačka može prepoznati je li joj ta jedinka poznata ili nepoznata, kao i spol mačke, pa čak i njihov reproduktivni status”, rekla je Vitale i dodala: “Mačke koriste miris za prepoznavanje društvenih partnera i komunikaciju s njima”.

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Chad Michael Murray says he is open to returning for ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel

LOS ANGELES: Actor Chad Michael Murray, who played the character of Jake in the hit comedy “Freaky Friday”, says he would love to reprise the role in the upcoming sequel.

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, who fronted the 2003 movie directed by Mark Waters, are officially returning for the follow-up.

In the popular film, Murray essayed Jake, the love interest of Lohan’s Anna.

The actor, also known for teenage TV drama “One Tree Hill”, said it would be a “privilege” for him to reunite with Lohan and Curtis.

“If Jake has a story to tell, I’d be there in a heartbeat. Are you kidding me? Just to watch Jamie and Lindsay, to go back to work… To watch all that energy that Jamie brings to set–Hollywood royalty, period. If I had the opportunity, I would just dial in,” Murray told E! News while promoting his upcoming film “Mother of the Bride”.

Nisha Ganatra, best known for 2019’s “Late Night” and the 2020 film “The High Note”, will direct the sequel of “Freaky Friday”.

Based on the 1972’s novel by Mary Rodgers, the original “Freaky Friday” revolved around the complicated relationship between the mother-daughter duo of Tess and Anna, played by Curtis and Lohan, who end up waking up in each other’s bodies after they visit a mysterious Chinese restaurant.

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Technology

What is circuit board assembly?

circuit board assembly

Circuit board assembly is a crucial process in the manufacturing of electronic devices, playing a pivotal role in bringing these devices to life. At its core, it involves the intricate arrangement of various electronic components onto a circuit board, creating functional electronic systems that power countless devices we use in our daily lives.

The process of circuit board assembly begins with the fabrication of the circuit board itself. This involves the creation of the board using materials such as fiberglass, epoxy, or composite materials. The board is typically designed using computer-aided design (CAD) software, which allows engineers to layout the circuitry and plan the placement of components.

Once the circuit board is fabricated, the assembly process can commence. This typically involves two main methods: through-hole assembly and surface mount assembly. Through-hole assembly involves the insertion of component leads through holes in the circuit board, which are then soldered to secure them in place. Surface mount assembly, on the other hand, involves mounting components directly onto the surface of the circuit board, eliminating the need for holes.

What is circuit board assembly?

Regardless of the assembly method used, precision is key. Each component must be placed with accuracy and care to ensure proper functionality of the final product. This often requires specialized equipment such as pick-and-place machines, soldering irons, and reflow ovens, which automate and streamline the assembly process.

One of the key advantages of circuit board assembly is its versatility. Circuit boards can be customized to meet the specific requirements of virtually any electronic device, whether it’s a smartphone, a computer, a medical device, or a household appliance. This flexibility allows manufacturers to create highly tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of their customers.

Moreover, circuit board assembly is essential for ensuring the reliability and durability of electronic devices. By carefully assembling components onto the circuit board and subjecting them to rigorous testing procedures, manufacturers can identify and rectify any potential issues before the final product reaches the consumer. This helps to minimize the risk of defects and malfunctions, enhancing the overall quality of the product.

In addition to its role in manufacturing consumer electronics, circuit board assembly also plays a crucial role in various other industries, including automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, and industrial automation. In these sectors, circuit boards are used in a wide range of applications, from control systems and sensor networks to data processing and communication equipment.

As technology continues to advance, the demand for circuit board assembly is expected to grow. Innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and autonomous vehicles are driving the development of increasingly complex electronic systems, all of which rely on circuit boards for their operation.

In conclusion, circuit board assembly is a fundamental process in the manufacturing of electronic devices, enabling the creation of sophisticated systems that power our modern world. From smartphones and computers to cars and airplanes, circuit boards are the backbone of countless technologies, driving innovation and shaping the future of technology.

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India needs to focus on factor market reforms to propel growth to double digit: ADB Chief Economist

India needs to focus on factor market reforms like land and labour, to propel India’s growth to a double-digit trajectory, ADB Chief Economist, Albert Park has said.

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“There are still concerns that, the basic factor markets like land and labour in the formal sector of unemployment in India are still small. So, you really want to formalise those,” he told PTI in an interview.

The factor market reforms include land, labour, energy and access to credit, among others, which are critical factors for production.

Labour reforms have been approved by Parliament in 2020, but, it has not been implemented. In 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, rationalised and simplified into four labour codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020.

Labour is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Under the Labour Codes, rules are required to be framed by the Central Government as well as by the State Governments.

Talking about other reforms, Park said, further regulatory ease and ease of doing business and deregulation of tariffs by simplifying and reducing them, will help increase India’s share in the global value chain.

The government has set a target of $2 trillion in exports of goods and services to be achieved by 2030. In FY23, combined exports of goods and services reached an estimated $770 billion. Thus, considerable growth will be needed to reach the government’s target.

Increasing goods exports, requires India to integrate into global value chains (GVCs), which must entail India specialising in stages of production, where it has a comparative advantage as opposed to necessarily looking to be present in the entire value chain, as per the recent ADO report released by ADB.

Besides, he said, there has to be higher investment in human capital because learning outcomes are still relatively poor, compared to more successful economies.

“India needs to improve exports in the manufacturing intensive sectors like electronics, textiles, etc. are still much more limited and not growing as fast as other more dynamic parts of Asia,” he added.

To achieve double-digit growth, Park said, India is doing well on various parameters and it is the fastest growing economy in Asia, but achieving over 10 per cent growth would require huge investment in the infrastructure sector and global frontier technologies, to improve efficiency and productivity.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), last month raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 6.7 per cent earlier, saying the robust growth, will be driven by public and private sector investment and improvement in consumer demand.

For the 2025-26 fiscal, ADB has projected India’s growth at 7.2 per cent.

The growth estimate for the current fiscal is lower than the 7.6 per cent estimated GDP expansion in 2022-23 (financial year ended March, 2024).

ADB’s growth forecast for the current fiscal, is in line with the projections made by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month.

  • Also read: India’s retail market to surpass $2.2 trillion by 2030, 90% sales to be offline: Report

The RBI had said the GDP growth in the current fiscal is projected at 7 per cent on expectations of normal monsoon, moderating inflationary pressures and sustained momentum in manufacturing and services sectors.

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S is for Scooter: A ride back to the future

If there’s one object that symbolises the Indian middle-class pre-liberalisation, it is the scooter for sure. Scooter was not just a typical two-wheeler for the middle class, it gave wings to the middle-class dream.

Ironically, the family had to scoot over enough to make ample space on to the scooter. Somehow, the scooter always managed to make enough space for the family, it was like the mini version of the already compact Maruti 800.

It was scary how spacious the scooter could sometimes be. It was not unusual to see a family of four or five people travelling on the scooter, with barely one person wearing a helmet, as if that one helmet could protect everyone.

One of the most popular scooters of the 80s and the 90s was the Bajaj Chetak. Nothing symbolised middle-classness as much as owning a Chetak did. The Chetak was like a loyal friend to the middle class, navigating middle-class life by absorbing one pothole at a time.

But make no mistake, we haven’t lost the scooter as of yet; it has just transformed like an Autobot into a new shape and form — the Scooty.

People say that the difference between a scooter and a scooty is that the scooty has automatic gear control. While in the scooter, you had to press the clutch to put it in gear and do the tedious task of ‘em all — kickstarting the scooter. There is no such need now. You can start a scooty with the simple click of a button. Perhaps that is the reason why back in the day, the scooter was considered a primarily masculine object. It took a lot of strength to kick the scooter to start, especially if you were underweight. One could see skinny men stand on the lever to put their entire weight upon it to ratchet the damn thing.

Kickstarting a scooter was especially difficult in the winters, one had to pull the choke so that the airflow was restricted in the air-fuel mixture, making it easier to start the engine when it’s cold.

It was amazing how well-balanced the Chetak was though; Activa and Pep+ have got nothing on it. Even the comfort of a car could not compare to the adventurous rides of the Chetak. The Chetak even made sure its presence was heard well enough. The kickstart of the scooter had a peculiar sound. It was more soothing than the sound of a Royal Enfield Bullet, but it was not as quiet as the modern scooties either.

Now, we have the modern iteration of the scooter – the Vespa. Have you seen that shiny object strolling down the streets in unique pastel colours? It is definitely a treat to the eyes. The Vespa has also made an appearance in films like Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun and David Dhawan’s Chashme Badoor. The Vespa, unlike the Chetak, is considered a unisex object. Clearly, times have changed – now we see the male protagonists of the film ride the pillion behind the lead actress in films. Who knew that the scooter could one day stand as a symbol of feminism!

However, the Vespa or any other scooter still does not compare to one distinct feature of the Chetak scooter — it was wide enough to easily keep vegetables on to it. Fathers usually used to go for market runs and get bundles of vegetables that they easily kept on the trusted scooter. Today, the scooter gets your Swiggy or Zomato delivery in next to no time. It’s the trusted steed of delivery partners.

Even as the wheels of time turn, the scooter will remain a steadfast symbol of resilience and adaptability, a testament to its enduring legacy in the fabric of Indian middle-class identity.

From the crowded streets of yesteryears to the sleek avenues of today, the scooter journey transcends transportation — it’s a ride back to the future, where memories merge with modernity.

(Hamsini Shivakumar is a Semiotician and founder of Leapfrog Strategy Consulting. Prabhjot Singh Gambhir is Manager: Creative, Cultural Insights & Semiotics at Leapfrog)

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Health Fitness

Dvije najgore opcije za doručak, prema dijetetičarki  

DORUČAK se često smatra najvažnijim obrokom u danu. Međutim, nisu sve namirnice za doručak dobre za naše zdravlje. Neke opcije, pune šećera, nezdravih masti i rafiniranih ugljikohidrata, mogu dovesti do skokova razine šećera u krvi i pridonijeti debljanju. Dijetetičarka Michelle Saari navela je dvije takve opcije koje uzrokuju debljanje i koje bi nam mogle povećati razinu šećera u krvi.

1. Žitarice za doručak

Mnoge žitarice za doručak prepune su rafiniranih ugljikohidrata i dodanih šećera, što može dovesti do brzog povećanja glukoze u krvi nakon konzumiranja. Ti skokovi u šećeru u krvi mogu rezultirati energetskim padovima, povećanom gladi i žudnjom za više slatke hrane kasnije tijekom dana te pridonijeti debljanju.

“Nisu sve žitarice za doručak jednake, ali popularnije obično imaju visok sadržaj šećera bez mnogo drugih nutritivnih vrijednosti. Ako žitarice nemaju vlakana, onda nemaju ničega što bi vam moglo pomoći u regulaciji šećera u krvi”, kaže Saari za SheFinds. Ako ipak želimo doručkovati žitarice, savjetuje da biramo opcije s manje šećera.

2. Pekarski proizvodi

Mnogi pekarski proizvodi za doručak, poput muffina i raznih peciva, imaju visok sadržaj rafiniranih šećera i rafiniranog brašna. Ti rafinirani ugljikohidrati mogu dovesti do naglog porasta razine šećera u krvi te potencijalno pridonijeti otpornosti na inzulin tijekom vremena.

Štoviše, kalorična priroda ovih poslastica u kombinaciji s njihovom često niskom nutritivnom vrijednošću može uzrokovati debljanje.

“Razna slatka i slana peciva krcata su mastima i šećerom, od kojih ništa nije korisno za vaše zdravlje. Umjesto da kupujete takva peciva, ujutro pripremite nešto za sebe što možete uzeti u pokretu. Primjerice, napravite tost i na njega stavite zdravi maslac od kikirikija i banane”, zaključila je dijetetičarka.

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Cannes 2024 Start and End Dates: Know the Venue, Star-Studded Celebrity Lineups and All the Details About the Cannes Film Festival

Get ready for one of the world’s biggest movie parties—Cannes Film Festival 2024 is coming up! It’s where both newbies and big shots in the movie world get to strut their stuff. Hollywood’s royalty will be flocking to Cannes for the fancy awards show, promising loads of excitement this time around. The 77th Cannes Film Festival is shaping up to be a blockbuster, with legendary directors like Francis Ford Coppola, George Miller, and George Lucas in the mix. This year’s Cannes Film Festival is all set to sparkle with star power on the famous red carpet. And guess who’s calling the shots? Greta Gerwig, the genius behind ‘Barbie,’ will be leading the jury. Cannes 2024 is definitely going to be epic! Indian Director Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ to Compete at Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes 2024 Dates

The 77th Cannes Film Festival 2024 will take place from May 14 to May 25, 2024!

What is the Festival de Cannes About?

The Festival de Cannes, or the Cannes Film Festival, formerly known as the International Film Festival, is a highly prestigious global film event. Started in 1946 in Venice, it brings together actors, directors, and producers from around the world. Held in the renowned Palais des Festivals in Cannes on the Côte d’Azur, it’s a key date on the calendar for the film industry.

Cannes 2024 Lineups

Opening Night: The Second Act.

In Competition: Megalopolis, The Apprentice, Motel Destino, Bird, Emilia Perez, Anora, The Shrouds, The Substance, Grand Tour, Marcello Mio, Caught by the Tides, All We Imagine as Light, Kinds of Kindness, Beating Hearts, Wild Diamond, Oh, Canada, Limonov, Parthenope, The Girl with the Needle

Un Certain Regard: The Shameless, Norah, Le Royaume, Vingt Dieux, Le Proces du Chien, The Village Next to Paradise, Black Dog, September Says, The Damned, L’Histoire de Souleyman, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, My Sunshine, Viet and Nam, Santosh

Special Screenings: La Belle de Gaza, Apprendre, The Invasion, Ernest Cole, Lost and Found, Le Fil

Cannes Premiere: Miséricorde, C’est Pas Moi, Everybody Loves Touda, The Marching Band, Rendez-Vous Avec Pol Pot, Le Roman de Jim

Midnight: Twilight of the Warrior, I, the Executioner, The Surfer, The Balconettes Cannes 2024: Filmmaker George Lucas to Receive Honorary Palma d’Or at The Film Festival.

Get set for an unforgettable cinematic experience at Cannes 2024! With star-studded lineups and Hollywood’s finest, it’s sure to be a showstopper. Don’t miss out on the glitz and glamour of this iconic event!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 13, 2024 01:11 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Općina Pisarovina financirat će mikročipiranje pasa

OPĆINA Pisarovina prošli je tjedan potvrdila da će vlasnicima pasa financirati mikročipiranje pasa i sufinancirati sterilizaciju kuja.

“Općina Pisarovina financirat će vlasnicima pasa troškove mikročipiranja pasa u iznosu od 13,27 eura po označenom psu te sterilizaciju kuja u iznosu od 50%, a najviše 40,00 eura po steriliziranoj kuji”, poručuju iz općine.

“Pravo na financiranje mikročipiranja pasa te sufinanciranje sterilizacije kuja imaju vlasnici pasa s prebivalištem na području Općine Pisarovina, a mogu ga ostvariti u Veterinarskoj ambulanti Pisarovina. Program je ostvaren uz sufinanciranje Zagrebačke županije”, dodaju.

Općina također podsjeća vlasnike pasa koji nisu mikročipirali svoje ljubimce da je mikročipiranje pasa njihova zakonska obaveza. 

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Ovo su najtraženije boje lakova za nokte u Parizu, Londonu i Kopenhagenu

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

U SVIJETU ljepote manikura je više od samog uređivanja noktiju – ona je platno za osobni izraz i modni dodatak koji upotpunjuje svaku odjevnu kombinaciju. Trendovi u uređenju noktiju brzo se mijenjaju, ali i razlikuju od zemlje do zemlje.

S tim na umu, portal Who What Wear kontaktirao je proizvođače lakova za nokte, kozmetičke salone i nail artiste, tražeći od njih da otkriju vodeće trendove u manikuri u poznatim europskim gradovima. Evo što su saznali.

Parižanke se odlučuju za klasične i bezvremenske boje za svoju manikuru

Christian David, osnivač brenda za nokte Kure Bazaar Paris, koji posjeduje ugledan salon unutar Le Bon Marchéa, jedne od najprestižnijih robnih kuća na svijetu, otkrio je trendove koji su trenutno popularni među Parižankama kada su u pitanju nokti. 

“U Parizu se ljudi drže klasičnog izbora. Dominiraju neutralne i crvene boje koje su bezvremenske”, naglasio je. Dodao je kako Parižanke preferiraju klasične lakove umjesto gelova te da boje dominiraju nad nail artom.

Za svakodnevni izgled Parižanke često biraju prirodne i prozirne nijanse, dok je za večernje izlaske najtraženija crvena ili tamno crvena boja s primjesom crne.

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Sve nijanse zelene trenutno su popularne u Londonu, ali i nude te čokoladno smeđe

Metta Francis, nail artistica i osnivačica mobilnog salona za nokte Nails by Mets, ističe da su u Londonu u posljednje vrijeme popularni tamniji tonovi kada je u pitanju manikura. “Svjedočimo porastu popularnosti zelene – od bljeđih maslinastih do tamnijih nijansi.” No i čokoladno smeđe su također popularne.

Metta je također otkrila da su, što se tiče nail arta, traženi dizajni s naglascima u metalik srebrnoj i kromiranoj boji u raznim izvedbama. Međutim, druga nail artistica otkriva da je, pored zelenih i čokoladno smeđih nijansi, i dalje vrlo popularan takozvani “clean girl” trend, koji se fokusira na mliječni izgled noktiju.

“‘Clean girl’ estetika i dalje je vrlo tražena, a mnoge moje poznate klijentice preferiraju upravo takav izgled”, kaže nail artistica iz Londona Emily Rose Lansley. Za takav izgled noktiju ona preporučuje prirodne nijanse u mliječno bijeloj ili prirodnoj ružičastoj boji.

Osim toga, sve su popularniji i takozvani jelly nokti u Londonu. Metta Francis objašnjava kako postići taj izgled: “Klasična boja može se miješati s prozirnom za postizanje jelly efekta.” Ova tehnika može se primijeniti kako s klasičnim lakom tako i s gelom ili gel lakom.

Također, na tržištu su dostupni posebni jelly lakovi, koji se mogu kupiti u drogerijama. Ovi lakovi pružaju proziran i sjajan izgled noktiju, sličan želeu.

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Kromirani izgled noktiju dominira u Kopenhagenu

Žene u Kopenhagenu preferiraju manikure s kromiranim završnim obradama i eksperimentiraju s kombiniranjem različitih lakova i boja, otkriva Therese Niko Busch, voditeljica globalnog razvoja proizvoda za danski brend lakova za nokte Alûstre.

Therese ističe da je minimalizam temeljni dio skandinavskog stila, što se odražava i u trendovima manikure. Izuzetno su popularne prozirne i jedva vidljive nijanse, obogaćene top coatom visokog sjaja.

Osim kromiranih i minimalističkih manikura, u Kopenhagenu je sve više tražena i francuska manikura, ali u suptilnijoj varijanti. Umjesto klasične bijele, za vrhove noktiju koriste se mliječne nijanse, stvarajući klasičan i diskretan efekt.

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IPL 2024 Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders Free Live Streaming Online on JioCinema: Get TV Channel Telecast Details of GT vs KKR T20 Cricket Match on Star Sports

Kolkata Knight Riders are top of the Indian Premier League and have ensured qualification to the next round, most likely as the table toppers. The two-time champions are on a run of four victories on the bounce and next face the Gujarat Titans, who are still mathematically in the race for playoffs. Although it is now out of their hands, the Titans will want to do their bit and secure big wins in their remaining matches. Playing a quality team like Kolkata is not easy with so many quality players in their ranks. But as we have seen in the past, peculiar things have happened in this tournament. IPL 2024: GT vs KKR Overall Head-to-Head; When and Where To Watch Free Live Streaming Online.

Openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine have been key in Kolkata’s success this season. Their ability to attack the best of bowling makes them special and the Titans will hope to see their back early in the game. In terms of picking wickets, Varun Chakravarty, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell should get the job done.

Shubman Gill scored a timely century against CSK to remind everyone of the talent possessed by the Indian star after what has been a tough few weeks for him. If he gets a big R Sai Kishore is likely to get the nod ahead of Sandeep Warrier. Matthew Wade will be keeping the wickets for the side and he also remains a decent lower-order batter. IPL 2024: Brett Lee Feels Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakaravarthy ‘Bowled Beautifully’ Against Mumbai Indians.

When Is GT vs KKR Match 63 of TATA IPL 2024? Know Date, Time and Venue

Gujarat Titans will lock their horns next against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 on Monday, May 13. The GT vs KKR match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and it will start at 7:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time).

Where To Watch Live Telecast of GT vs KKR Match 63 of TATA IPL 2024?

Star Sports Network have the broadcasting rights to IPL 2024. The GT vs KKR live telecast viewing option will be available on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, and Star Sports 3/HD with English commentary. This GT vs KKR live telecast viewing option will also be available with Hindi commentary on Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD channels. Meanwhile, fans can enjoy the GT vs KKR with regional commentary on Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Tamil and Star Sports 1 Telugu TV channels.

How To Get Free Online Live Streaming of GT vs KKR Match 63 of TATA IPL 2023?

Viacom18 Network possesses the digital rights of IPL 2024. JioCinema, the OTT platform of Viacom18 Network, will provide a free live stream viewing option of the Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders match. Gujarat Titans will be under pressure in this game and this could likely result in a defeat for them.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 13, 2024 11:41 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Technology

Can printed circuit board manufacturerss be used in medical devices?

printed circuit board manufacturerss be used in medical devices

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) have long been integral components in various electronic devices, facilitating the efficient flow of electrical signals. As technology advances, the use of PCBs is expanding into new domains, including the field of medical devices. The question arises: can printed circuit board manufacturers be used in medical devices?

The short answer is yes. PCBs play a crucial role in the functionality and performance of many medical devices, ranging from diagnostic equipment to implantable devices. Their versatility, reliability, and ability to support complex electronic systems make them well-suited for use in medical applications.

In the realm of medical diagnostics, printed circuit board manufacturers are found in devices such as ultrasound machines, X-ray equipment, and MRI scanners. These devices rely on sophisticated electronics to generate and process imaging data, and PCBs provide the necessary platform for integrating and controlling these components. By using PCBs manufactured to high standards of quality and reliability, medical equipment manufacturers can ensure the accuracy and consistency of diagnostic results.

Can printed circuit board manufacturerss be used in medical devices?

Moreover, PCBs are essential components in monitoring and patient care devices, including ECG monitors, infusion pumps, and blood glucose meters. These devices often require compact and lightweight designs to maximize portability and patient comfort. PCB manufacturers can produce custom-designed boards that meet the specific size, shape, and performance requirements of these devices, enabling manufacturers to create innovative and user-friendly solutions for healthcare professionals and patients alike.

Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and neurostimulators, represent another area where PCBs are indispensable. These devices rely on miniature electronics to deliver therapeutic interventions or monitor physiological parameters within the body. PCB manufacturers produce ultra-compact and biocompatible PCBs that can withstand the harsh conditions inside the human body while ensuring the reliability and longevity of these life-saving devices.

The use of PCBs in medical devices is subject to stringent regulatory requirements to ensure safety, reliability, and effectiveness. Manufacturers must adhere to standards such as ISO 13485 for quality management in the design and production of medical devices. Additionally, specific regulations, such as the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (21 CFR Part 820) in the United States, govern the manufacturing practices and documentation required for medical device components, including PCBs.

Despite these challenges, PCB manufacturers have demonstrated their ability to meet the demanding requirements of the medical device industry. By implementing robust quality control processes, using materials and manufacturing techniques suitable for medical applications, and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations, PCB manufacturers can provide medical device manufacturers with the assurance they need to incorporate PCBs into their products with confidence.

In conclusion, printed circuit board manufacturers play a vital role in the development and production of medical devices. Their expertise in designing and fabricating PCBs to meet the unique requirements of the medical industry enables the creation of advanced diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic devices that improve patient care and outcomes. As technology continues to advance, PCB manufacturers will continue to innovate and collaborate with medical device manufacturers to push the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare.

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Arts Entertainments

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza

Eurovision organizers ordered a change to the original title of her song, “October Rain” — an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and triggered the war in Gaza.

The show was typically eclectic Eurovision fare, ranging from the pop-zombie folk hybrid of Estonia’s 5Miinust x Puuluup to the folk-inflected power pop of Greece’s Marina Satti and Armenia’s Ladaniva and the goofy 1990s nostalgia of Finland’s Windows95man, who emerged from a giant onstage egg wearing very little clothing.

Britain’s Olly Alexander offered upbeat dance track “Dizzy,” while Ireland’s gothic Bambie Thug summoned a demon onstage and brought a scream coach to Malmo, and Spain’s Nebulossa boldly reclaimed a term used as a slur on women in “Zorra.”

Nemo had been a favorite going into the contest, alongside Baby Lasagna, whose song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” is a rollicking rock number that tackles the issue of young Croatians leaving the country in search of a better life.

The contest returned to Sweden, home of last year’s winner, Loreen, half a century after ABBA won Eurovision with “Waterloo” — Eurovision’s most iconic moment. ABBA did not appear in person in Malmo, though their digital “ABBA-tars” from the “ABBA Voyage” stage show did.

A trio of former Eurovision winners — Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita Wurst — performed “Waterloo” in tribute.

Though Eurovision’s motto is “united by music,” this year’s event has proven divisive. Protests and dissent overshadowed a competition that has become a campy celebration of Europe’s varied — and sometimes baffling — musical tastes and a forum for inclusiveness and diversity.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched for the second time in a week on Saturday through Sweden’s third-largest city, which has a large Muslim population, to demand a boycott of Israel and a cease-fire in the seven-month Gaza war that has killed almost 35,000 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

Several hundred gathered outside the Malmo Arena before the final, with some shouting “shame” at arriving music fans, and facing off with police blocking their path. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among those escorted away by police.

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Cryptocurrency

Inflation data, Q4 earnings, global trends to drive stock markets this week: Analysts

Stock markets will be driven by domestic inflation data, ongoing quarterly earnings from corporates and global trends this week, analysts said.

News flows around the general election would also be tracked by investors, market experts said.

Besides, investors would also take cues from the trading activity of foreign investors, the movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and the rupee-dollar trend.

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“Investors will be bombarded with economic data on both domestic and global fronts. Domestically, watch for Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI). Globally, focus will be on the US Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures.

“Additionally, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech will be a key event to watch. China’s industrial production data and Japan’s GDP figures round out the important releases for the week,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said that the current trend in the domestic markets is likely to continue in the short-term due to election-led uncertainties.

“In the data-hectic week ahead, investors’ attention will be focused on the release of India and US CPI data, Europe and Japan’s GDP releases, and the FED chair speech. Furthermore, the next set of Q4 results will also attract market sentiment,” he added.

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DLF, Zomato, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra are among the major companies scheduled to announce their earnings during the week.

“The outlook for the market will be guided by major global and domestic economic data, India’s WPI inflation data, US PPI data, Core CPI data, initial jobless claims, Japan’s GDP data, India Q4 company results and speech by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell,” Arvinder Singh Nanda, Senior Vice President, Master Capital Services Ltd, said.

“Overall, we expect the market to consolidate in a broader range and take cues from Q4 results, global factors and news flows around the general election,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,213.68 points or 1.64 per cent, and the Nifty declined 420.65 points or 1.87 per cent.

Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said, “Despite the negative local sentiment, the strength observed in global markets, particularly in the US, has been instrumental in curbing the pace of decline. It’s essential for investors to closely monitor both global market performance and local factors for market cues.”

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Digital Marketing

On the campaign trail – The Hindu BusinessLine

Advertisers love mothers — after all they wield undue influence in the shopping decision. Millions of ads have been made portraying mothers recommending everything from tea to detergent. So it’s hardly surprising that on Mother’s Day, advertisers are scripting beautiful campaigns effusively celebrating the day.

The maternal instinct

For dairy brand Mother Dairy — which has mother in its name — it was but natural to do a Mother’s Day campaign. But there is a twist. The play is on the protective maternal instinct which can strike anyone, children, colleagues, and friends. The lyrical campaign features a lovely brand anthem penned by Gulzar titled “Mamta Jaisi Shudh, Maa Jaisi Mamta, Mother Dairy, Maa Jaisi” that explores instances where maternal virtues are demonstrated outside traditional mother-child relationships. For instance, a little child lovingly giving an elderly lady ice-cream, a colleague packing a roll for a team-mate who has to rush out for a meeting without lunch. The new campaign, which comes as the brand is celebrating its 50 years, has been created by Ogilvy.

Sibling rivalry

Food delivery platform Swiggy has perfected the art of humorous campaigns. And true to form, its Mother’s Day commercial is a fun campaign featuring a brother and sister who are trying to outdo each other in impressing their mom with gifts . From photo cakes to cupcakes forming the word ‘MOM’, the ad shows the siblings’ efforts to outdo each other in making their mother feel loved. Of course, there is a twist. Suddenly, there is a pizza delivery at the door — which the practical mom has ordered, much to the chagrin of the kids. The film ends with everyone digging into the scrumptious fare laughing heartily.

Rosy-hued

For Mother’s Day, The Body Shop has launched a video campaign with Diana Penty featuring its British Rose range as the perfect way to pamper and honour the most important woman in our lives. It begins with Diana Penty finding inspiration to craft a textured art piece, evoking memories of her mother delicately shaping a rose through her own artistic expression. As she works through the clay between her hands, memories of her mom’s warm embrace and nurturing touch comes flooding back. Roses are for moms, she claims, cherishing the warmth, softness and bliss that can only resonate from a mother. The film then segues to talk about how the British Rose range, known for its nature-inspired floral touch, can provide a luxurious experience for daughters and mothers alike. It’s an elegantly made film — rosy-hued and pleasingly sentimental.

Gift of time

Titan World’s Mother’s Day campaign is also in a similar sentimental vein. Its theme is the gift of time and the film captures the essence of spending time with the most important woman in your life — your mother. The campaign shows the bond between a son and his mother, with shots of them playing Jenga, among other things, finally culminating in a celebratory surprise at a Titan World Store, where she is gifted a watch. The brand also carries forward the campaign offline offering to create a customised experience for customers wanting to surprise their moms at its shops that are adorned with decorations, cakes and flowers for a vibrant celebration.

A good night’s sleep

Mattress brand Sleepwell has created a special ode to moms who lose their sleep in the pursuit of raising their child, yet do it selflessly. The campaign #SleeplessMoms captures the way mothers sacrifice their sleep while doing stuff for their children. The campaign idea came from the findings of a survey where it was revealed that on average, Indian mothers get 1-2 hours less sleep per night compared to their non-parent counterparts.

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Health Fitness

Kardiolozi otkrili koje voće jedu svaki dan kako bi ojačali zdravlje srca

REDOVITA konzumacija voća i povrća znanstveno je povezana sa smanjenjem rizika od kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Ali, kojem voću dati prednost? Ako pitate kardiologe, odgovor glasi: bobičastom voću, jabukama i bananama.

“Bobičasto voće ima posebno visok sadržaj antioksidansa i vlakana. Osim što su vlakna zdrava za crijeva, ona su ključna i za zdravlje srca jer pomažu u održavanju kolesterola na zdravoj razini i sprječavaju porast krvnog tlaka”, kaže kardiologinja Joy Gelbman za Prevention.

Kardiolog Deepak Vivek najviše voli jabuke. One sadrže polifenole i flavonoide koji imaju važna antioksidativna svojstva. Osim toga, jabuke su također dobar izvor vlakana, vitamina C i kalija, a sve te tvari podržavaju zdravlje kardiovaskularnog sustava.

“Jabuke imaju niski glikemijski indeks, a konzumiranje takve hrane pomaže u smanjenju rizika od dijabetesa i kolesterola, što zauzvrat pomaže u smanjenju rizika od kardiovaskularnih bolesti”, objasnio je dr. Vivek.

Kardiolog Sushant Khaire za zdravlje srca konzumira banane.

“Banane su dobar izvor dijetalnih vlakana, vitamina C, vitamina B6, kalija, magnezija i antioksidansa. Ove hranjive tvari ne samo da podržavaju srce, već pomažu tijelu i na druge načine. Dijetalna vlakna pomažu probavi, vitamin C jača imunološki sustav, a vitamin B6 važan je za razvoj mozga i živaca”, naglasio je.

Voće je osobito korisno za zdravlje srca jer sadrži mnogo vitamina i minerala.

“Procjenjuje se da se 80 posto smrti može spriječiti prehranom i životnim navikama”, poručuje dr. Gelbman.

Američko udruženje za srce preporučuje četiri obroka voća dnevno kao dio zdrave, uravnotežene prehrane.

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World Cocktail Day 2024 Date and Significance: Know About the Global Celebration of Cocktails

World Cocktail Day is an occasion that celebrates the art of mixing drinks and the cultural significance of cocktails around the world. The annual event is celebrated on May 13 each year to celebrate the art and craft of cocktails. The day also commemorates the publication of the first definition of a cocktail in 1806. As per historical records, the term ‘cocktail’ was first defined in ‘The Balance and Columbian Repository’, a newspaper published in Hudson, New York, on May 13, 1806. The definition described a cocktail as a liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters. It’s a time for people to relax, socialise, and enjoy the craftsmanship behind each cocktail creation. As World Cocktail Day 2024 nears, let’s know more about the history and significance of the international event. Pumptini Cocktail Recipe: A Step-by-Step Guide on How To Make the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Pumptini Cocktail.

What is the Date of World Cocktail Day 2024?

World Cocktail Day 2024 will be celebrated on May 13, i.e., Monday.

What is the Significance of World Cocktail Day?

World Cocktail Day is a popular event that celebrates the wonderful world of cocktails. Whether you prefer classic concoctions or enjoy more modern creations, this day is the perfect time to raise a glass and toast to the creation of cocktails. The day is celebrated globally with events, promotions, and gatherings at bars, restaurants, and clubs, where people come together to enjoy and appreciate the wide variety of cocktails available. Enjoy These Easy Cocktail Recipes at Home and Say Cheers to The Weekend (Watch Videos).

Whether you are a seasoned mixologist or enjoy a great cocktail, there’s something for everyone to indulge in. It’s a time to appreciate the creativity of making a variety of cocktails with diverse flavours of spirits and ingredients and putting unique spins on classic recipes. So, cheers to World Cocktail Day 2024!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 13, 2024 12:35 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

Labrador prvi put bio na dasci na pedaliranje, njegova avantura će vas nasmijati

LABRADOR Dexter prvi je put u svom životu bio na dasci za pedaliranje, a na korištenje ove sprave odvela ga je njegova vlasnica. Njegova smiješna avantura na Instagramu pogledana je više od deset milijuna puta.

Objavljen videozapis prikazuje kako je izgledao postupak nagovaranja Dextera da stane na dasku. Labrador je malo bio raspoložen za dasku, a malo nije, ali onda se opustio i pridružio se svojoj vlasnici u vožnji. Malo su se igrali i vlasnica mu je bacala lopticu, a Dexter ju je u jednom trenutku i bacio s daske.

Videozapis je nasmijao mnoge korisnike Instagrama koji su napisali da žele gledati još ovakvih Dexterovih simpatičnih avantura. 

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Generacija Z opsjednuta je ovom torbom koja košta samo 15 eura

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

U SVIJETU mode, gdje dizajnerske etikete i visoke cijene često definiraju status i prestiž, pojavila se torba koja izaziva ustaljene norme luksuza i ekskluzivnosti. Riječ je o Uniqlovoj torbi u obliku polumjeseca, neformalno prozvanoj “milenijskom birkinicom”. Ova torba nije osvojila samo milenijalce već je postala iznimno popularna i među pripadnicima generacije Z, koji traže stil, funkcionalnost i pristupačnost.

Za razliku od skupocjene Birkin torbe, čija cijena može dosegnuti astronomske iznose, Uniqlo nudi svoj model po cijeni dostupnoj širokom krugu ljudi. Prodaje se za samo 15 eura, a svojim jednostavnim, ali praktičnim dizajnom zadovoljava sve što mladi danas traže od modnog dodatka.

Torba je dovoljno prostrana da u nju stanu knjiga od 300 stranica, mali kišobran, ključevi, mobitel, novčanik i slušalice, što ju čini idealnom za užurbani životni stil u kojem mobilnost igra ključnu ulogu, navodi The Independent. Mlada generacija, opsjednuta funkcionalnošću i brzim pristupom stvarima, smatra Uniqlovu torbu privlačnijom od Hermès Birkin torbe.

Zbog jedne tiktokerice ova torba postala je viralna senzacija

U 2022. godini tiktokerica Caitlin Phillimore-Price objavila je video koji prikazuje koliko toga može stati u njezinu Uniqlo torbu, što je preko noći postalo senzacija. Njezina preporuka – “kupite ovu Uniqlo torbu” – rezonirala je s milijunima, pretvarajući jednostavan modni dodatak u nešto što su mnogi poželjeli imati.

Govoreći za Bloomberg, Kanoko Takenokuchi, globalna direktorica za razvoj i promociju proizvoda u Uniqlu, objasnila je kako su primijetili iznenadan porast prodaje nakon što je Caitlinin video postao viralan. Iako je njihova torba službeno lansirana 2020. godine, tek nakon što je Caitlin svojim pratiteljima preporučila ovu povoljnu torbu, počela je munjevito nestajati s polica.

“Tada sam shvatila koliko su društvene mreže moćne”, rekla je Takenokuchi, komentirajući Caitlinin video. “Umjesto da samo objavljujemo oglase, trebali bismo stvarati proizvode koje kupci zaista vole, a koji će se sami promovirati i potaknuti sve više ljudi da ih kupuju.”

Najprodavaniji artikl marke

Takenokuchi je također otkrila da je ova torba i dalje jedan od najprodavanijih artikala marke. “Kupci cijene što je torba puno jeftinija od dizajnerskih, ali i dalje vjeruju da dobivaju dobru vrijednost za svoj novac zahvaljujući njezinoj kvaliteti, funkcionalnosti i stilu”, objasnio je Taku Sugawara, financijski analitičar pri Iwai Cosmo Securitiesu, za Bloomberg.

Takenokuchi je za Bloomberg izjavila da Uniqlo namjerava obogatiti svoju ponudu uvođenjem opcija za personalizaciju, poput vezenja koje su već predstavili u Edinburghu u Škotskoj. Ona vjeruje da popularnost ove torbe nije samo prolazni trend već da će postati predmet koji će ljudi koristiti godinama.

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Kannada TV actor Pavitra Jayaram dies on the spot in car crash

MUMBAI: Actress Pavitra Jayaram, who essayed the role of Thilottama in the hit Telugu television series ‘Trinayani’ passed away in a road accident on Sunday.

She died on the spot in a horrific car crash near Mehbooba Nagar in Andhra Pradesh.

The car lost control and hit the divider. Later, the bus coming from Hyderabad to Vanaparthi collided with the right side of the car. Pavitra was seriously injured in the accident and died on the spot.

The accident occurred while returning to Hanakere in Mandya district of Karnataka. As per media reports, Pavithra’s cousin Apeksha, driver Srikanth and actor Chandrakanth were seriously injured in the incident.

The accident has shocked the entertainment industry. Further details on the case are awaited from the police.

Actor Sameeip Acharyaa mourned the actress’s demise as he took to social media to express his sorrow. He wrote, “Woke up to the news that you are no more. It’s unbelievable. My first on-screen mother, you will always be the special one.”

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Cryptocurrency

Mcap of six of top-10 most valued firms declines by ₹1.73 lakh crore; HDFC, LIC major laggards

The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by ₹1,73,097.59 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India taking the maximum hit in line with weak equities.

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Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,213.68 points or 1.64 per cent.

The market valuation of HDFC Bank slumped ₹60,678.26 crore to ₹10,93,026.58 crore.

LIC’s valuation tanked ₹43,168.1 crore to ₹5,76,049.17 crore.

Reliance Industries faced an erosion of ₹36,094.96 crore to ₹19,04,643.44 crore from its market valuation.

The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank declined by ₹17,567.94 crore to ₹7,84,833.83 crore and that of State Bank of India went lower by ₹11,780.49 crore to ₹7,30,345.62 crore.

ITC’s valuation dipped by ₹3,807.84 crore to ₹5,40,838.13 crore.

However, the mcap of Hindustan Unilever climbed ₹33,270.22 crore to ₹5,53,822.16 crore.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) added ₹20,442.2 crore, taking its valuation to ₹14,09,552.63 crore.

The mcap of Bharti Airtel rallied by ₹14,653.98 crore to ₹7,38,424.68 crore and that of Infosys went up by ₹3,611.26 crore to ₹5,91,560.88 crore.

  • Also read:Mcap of 5 of top 10 firms tanks ₹2.23 lakh crore; Reliance, LIC biggest laggards

Reliance Industries remained the most valued firm, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Infosys, LIC, Hindustan Unilever and ITC.

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Digital Marketing

The rise and rise of deepfakes in India 

A few days back, an AI-generated video featuring Mamata Banerjee made waves on social media, prompting the killjoy Kolkata Police to send a warning to the creator — which made it even more popular.

Later, the PM, never to miss an opportunity, retweeted a similar video of him, showing his dancing, with a funny line. Guess who won that round.

Across the oceans, a video message from Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes welcomed election workers to a seminar on deepfakes — without letting on the video was a deepfake to start with.

Watch out: From Prime Minister Modi to cricketer Dhoni, deepfakes are used to impersonate individuals, leveraging advanced AI technologies

Am sure you have seen similar videos of Dhoni belting out Kishore hits, Imran Khan giving a ‘victory speech’ from jail, or even an article on Ambani Junior giving a fake interview which led to a crypto link (that was very authentic, fooled Facebook too, and I think it’s still up).

Even the CPI (M), the original anti-computers party, used a deepfake of the former Bengal CM Buddhadev Bhattacharya, in the ongoing Lok Sabha campaign.

Feel like creating some deepfake videos? Creating deepfake videos involves sophisticated AI technology but there are many types of software that can help. If you’re interested in learning about this technology purely for educational purposes or for ethical creative projects, here you go:

Data collection: Gather a large dataset of images and/or videos of the person you want to mimic. The quality and variety of this dataset significantly affect the realism of the resulting deep fake. The richer the dataset, the better your deep fake. Ever wonder why Modi deep fakes are better? Because there are more images of the PM online.

Choose the right software: Tools and platforms like DeepFaceLab, Faceswap or Zao are commonly used for creating deepfakes. Each tool has its own set of requirements and learning curves.

Training the model: Use a machine learning algorithm, typically a type of GAN (Generative Adversarial Network), to train your model. This process involves teaching the algorithm to understand and replicate the facial features and expressions of the target from your dataset.

Now these deepfakes of politicians don’t really harm anyone except politicians — temporarily. (Though deepfakes promoting religious hatred are extremely dangerous of course, and I don’t see Meta or X winning the war.)

Deepfakes have expanded into various other areas, leveraging advanced AI technologies. There’s news that China is going to interfere in the ongoing general elections through AI-generated deep fakes.

Here’s a brief take of how deepfake technology is being applied beyond just videos:

Medicine and finance are going to be badly hit. Nirav Modi is going to look like a kindergarten kid.

Creating fake medical records: AI can be used to generate realistic medical records that are entirely fictitious. These fake records could be used to make fake insurance claims, obtain prescription medications improperly, or support false disability claims.

Altering existing medical records: AI technologies, especially those that excel in pattern recognition and image manipulation, could be used to alter existing, genuine medical records. For example, medical images like X-rays or MRIs could be digitally modified to fake a condition that isn’t present or even wipe out evidence of an existing condition. This could be done to manipulate outcomes in legal cases, insurance claims, or to defraud patients and insurers.

Identity theft: Deepfakes can be used to impersonate individuals in videos or audio recordings, tricking banks and financial institutions into granting access to sensitive financial information or accounts.

Fake KYCs: When identity verification is compromised by deep fakes, financial institutions might face challenges in complying with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

I’ll end with some tips on how to avoid AI-generated deep fake scams. Because rest assured, tomorrow you or your company or organisation will be the victim of one.

Look for irregularities in facial features:

Eye movement: In many deep fakes, the eyes might not blink naturally or may seem off in some way.

Facial expressions: Observe if facial expressions look mismatched or if they don’t synchronise well with the emotional tone of the speech.

Audio-visual mismatch:

Lip-sync: Pay attention to the lips. If the movement doesn’t perfectly match the spoken words, it might be a deep fake.

Voice quality: Sometimes, the voice might not sound quite right — the tone might be a bit off.

Check the video quality and consistency:

Video resolution: Deepfakes may often have varying qualities within the same video. For example, the face might be in high res while the surroundings or background could be of lower quality.

A poor quality deepfake video of tech billionaire Elon Musk dancing

A poor quality deepfake video of tech billionaire Elon Musk dancing

Contextual clues:

Background details: Sometimes the focus is so much on getting the face right that the background might be neglected.

Behavioural cues: Consider whether the person is acting in a way that is consistent with their known behaviour.

Source verification:

Consider the source: Check where the video came from.

Cross-verification: Look for the same video or similar announcements from official or multiple reliable sources.

The government has got cracking on the issue of deepfakes or morphed videos on the internet and has instructed social media companies such as Instagram, X and Facebook to remove such content from their platforms within 24 hours of receiving a complaint.

You could of course reach out to the police and report the cyber crime.

Do follow the Twitter handle @Cyberdost for the latest information on cyber crimes in India.

(Shubho Sengupta is a digital marketer with an analogue ad agency past. He can be found @shubhos on X)

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Health Fitness

Ako želite doživjeti stotu, kupujte ove tri namirnice. Nalaze se u svakoj trgovini

NA BEVERLY Hillsu održala se godišnja konferencija Instituta Minken. Svi su željeli znati možemo li doživjeti stotu. To je bio naslov panela koji je ispunio salu do posljednjeg mjesta. Panelisti su raspravljali o tome kako bi se ljudima moglo pomoći da žive zdravije i dulje.

Poduzetnik Peter Diamandis otkrio je što on radi na tom planu: diže utege, daje prioritet proteinima u svojoj prehrani, pokušava spavati najmanje osam sati noću te uzima rapamicin, kvercetin i berberin.

Nakon što je to čuo, istraživač Plavih zona – dijelova svijeta s najvećim koncentracijama stogodišnjaka, Dan Buettner, obratio se publici i rekao da postoje tri namirnice koje su temeljne za dugovječnost.

Grah je bogat proteinima i suzbija želju za grickalicama

“Ako želite uzimati neki dodatak prehrani, pojedite oko 80 zrna crnog graha dnevno”, tvrdi Buettner.

Grah je izdašna i jeftina hrana bogata proteinima koja puni želudac. Ljudi koji žive u mnogim svjetskim žarištima dugovječnosti daju joj prednost u gotovo svakom obroku.

Orasi su dobri za mikrobiom

Ako ne volite grah, ne morate očajavati. Buettner tvrdi da je otkriveno kako ljudi koji jedu između 15 i 30 oraha dnevno žive otprilike tri godine duže od ljudi koji ne jedu orahe.

Orasi su omiljeni orašasti plodovi među adventistima sedmog dana iz Loma Linde, u Kaliforniji, ljudima koji žive oko deset godina duže od ostalih Amerikanaca.

Stručnjaci kažu da je jedenje orašastih plodova odlično za mikrobiom jer sadrže mnogo vlakana koja održavaju rad. Orasi, također, sadrže dosta linolne kiseline, omega-3 masne kiseline koja je dobra za zdravlje srca, a nema je u izobilju u drugim orašastim plodovima.

Maslinovo ulje je također znanstveno potkrijepljen dodatak prehrani

Ne samo da je korištenje maslinovog ulja povezano s boljim zdravljem srca, već postoje i dokazi da ono može izravno zaštititi zdravlje mozga, smanjujući upalu i štiteći krvno-moždanu barijeru. Nova, 30-godišnja studija na više od 90 000 ljudi diljem SAD-a pokazala je da čak i samo malo maslinovog ulja dnevno može smanjiti rizik od smrti dementnih osoba za oko 28 %, čak i ako ostatak njihove prehrane nije baš zdrav.

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Miss USA Resignation Controversy Explained: Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava Resign – Is This Due to ‘Toxic Work Environment,’ Challenges in Pageant Industry

The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants recently faced unprecedented upheaval as both reigning queens, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava, voluntarily relinquished their titles. This rare occurrence, with both stepping down just three months before the end of their reigns, has cast a spotlight on the pageant’s image and operations, raising significant questions about its internal dynamics. UmaSofia Srivastava Gives Up Miss Teen USA 2023 Crown Just 2 Days After Miss USA Noelia Voigt Relinquished Her Title Citing Mental Health.

In her resignation letter, leaked partially to the press, 24-year-old Voigt cited a “toxic work environment” within the Miss USA Organization that severely impacted her physical and mental health. She disclosed undergoing treatment for anxiety, experiencing symptoms like heart palpitations, shakes, loss of appetite, unintentional weight loss, sleep disturbances, and hair loss.

However, Voigt’s public announcement, made through a cryptic Instagram post days earlier, hinted at a new chapter in her life without explicitly addressing the reasons for her resignation. Similarly, seventeen-year-old Srivastava shared her own Instagram post, stating that her personal values no longer aligned with the organization’s direction.

Voigt’s Instagram post, intriguingly, contained a hidden message where the first 11 sentences’ capital letters spelled out “I AM SILENCED.” This revelation sparked speculation about undisclosed issues, possibly related to the statements in her leaked resignation letter, constrained by a nondisclosure agreement.

Noelia Voigt’s Instagram Post After She Had Won Miss USA 2023 Title

The Miss USA Organization responded to the resignations by emphasizing the well-being of its titleholders as a “top priority” and announced plans to appoint successors. However, they did not directly address the allegations of a toxic workplace. Many state titleholders from the 2023 Miss USA pageant have expressed support for Voigt and called for her release from the NDA to speak about her experiences.

UmaSofia Srivastav Too Gave Up Her Title of Miss Teen USA 2023

The resignations follow a pattern of controversy within the Miss USA Organization, including previous owner Donald Trump’s notoriety and the critical documentary “How to Fix a Pageant.” For those familiar with the pageant world, these resignations confirm suspicions of internal issues within the organization.

Additionally, the Miss USA Organization faced another resignation earlier in May when social media director Claudia Michelle stepped down, alleging workplace mistreatment. Michelle’s claims included unauthorized use of social media accounts and mistreatment of Srivastava and her family. Her resignation, along with those of Voigt and Srivastava, highlights a troubling pattern of workplace toxicity within the organization.

The consecutive resignations of Voigt, Srivastava, and Michelle have brought the Miss USA Organization’s internal workings under intense scrutiny, prompting calls for transparency and accountability from within and outside the pageant community.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 12, 2024 01:00 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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U Velikoj Gorici pronađeno pet mačića dudaša. Možete li ih udomiti?

IZ UDRUGE Sigurna kućica, koja se bavi udomljavanjem napuštenih životinja s područja Velike Gorice, objavili su na Facebooku da je pronađeno pet malih mačića koji su stari oko tri dana.

“Bez pomoći, osuđeni su na…”

“Nalaznica je pronašla mačiće dudaše stare oko tri dana. On ne zna niti može. Ima li netko tko zna s mačićima dudašima da ih preuzme od gospođe? Ako netko može, neka se javi u inbox pa ćemo ga spojiti s gospođom. Bez pomoći, osuđeni su na…”, stoji u objavi. 

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Bivši zaposlenik Applea objašnjava koji su vam proizvodi zapravo potrebni, a koji ne

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

U SVIJETU tehnologije odabir pravog proizvoda može biti izazovan, ali bivši zaposlenik Applea Tyler Morgan nudi korisne smjernice. U svojem nedavnom TikTok videu Morgan je istaknuo koji su Appleovi uređaji zapravo vrijedni vašeg novca, a koje je bolje preskočiti.

Apple proizvodi koje stvarno trebate

U TikTok videu Tyler Morgan pregledao je Appleovu web stranicu i istaknuo da su Mac, iPhone, AirPods i AirTags jedini proizvodi koji zaista vrijede ulaganja.

Ako nabavite ova četiri proizvoda, imate sve pokriveno – računalo, telefon i bežične slušalice. Također je istaknuo da su AirTagovi izvrsna kupnja.

Nadalje, Morgan je zagrebao malo dublje u svijet Mac računala. Istaknuo je da su MacBook Air, MacBook Pro i iMac sjajni izbori, ali da biste trebali odabrati samo jedan. Također je spomenuo da je Mac Mini solidan izbor, ali je istaknuo da je Mac Studio najbolji.

Prebacujući se na iPhone, bivši zaposlenik Applea savjetovao je ljudima da preskoče iPhone 15 ili 15 Pro Max te pričekaju iPhone 16. Ipak, istaknuo je da su iPhone 15 i 15 Plus odličan izbor, s dobrim kamerama i USB-C priključkom.

Morgan je također upozorio da bi trebalo izbjegavati iPhone 14 i 14 Plus jer su oni samo “kopija” iPhonea 13 jer koriste isti čip. Također, preporučio je da se ne kupuje iPhone SE.

Proizvodi koje biste trebali izbjegavati 

U istom videu naveo je neke proizvode koje biste trebali izbjegavati jer vam ne trebaju. 

Po njegovom mišljenju, iPad biste trebali kupiti samo ako planirate koristiti i Apple Pencil, jer je to “jedino što ga čini jedinstvenim”. Inače, tvrdi da iPhone ili Mac mogu pružiti iste značajke.

Morgan tvrdi da iPad Pro nije vrijedan ulaganja, a iPad 10 i iPad Air su gotovo identični – stoga biste trebali odabrati iPad 10 ako vam zaista treba tablet.

Ostali proizvodi koje je naveo kao nepotrebne uključuju Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV 4K, HomePod i većinu dodatne opreme, poput maski za telefone i remena za satove.

Također je opisao Studio Display monitor i Mac Pro kao “skupo smeće” i savjetovao gledateljima da ne kupuju ni jedno ni drugo.

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Director Dibakar Banerjee unveils the dark reality of social media in ‘LSD 2’

Honesty is the best policy for director Dibakar Banerjee; both in his films and in life. The filmmaker, who is known for National Award-winning productions such as Khosla ka Ghosla and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! admits that his latest, LSD 2, wasn’t an easy film to make, particularly because of how accurately it describes the uncomfortable realities of today. Under the umbrella of love, sex and dhokha (betrayal), the film touches upon issues of social media dependency, continued discomfort over different sexualities, increased surveillance among others.

“Every other day we put out our lives on the internet, but what we are showing the world is a different life. And in this duality there is a silent darkness. I wanted to show this darkness,” he says, adding, “If you cannot speak about it, then there will be silence and that is not good for a civil society, which is why we have to talk openly.”

That was one of the reasons why he couldn’t cast established names for the film. LSD 2 comes 14 years after the first instalment that had three interlinked narratives—honour killing, an MMS scandal and sting operations. Like its predecessor, the new film also stars fresh faces—Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia and Anupam Joardar. There’s also Mouni Roy, Swastika Mukherjee and Tusshar Kapoor. “Most established actors are afraid to do such films because it may harm their brand image.

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Cryptocurrency

BSE to take steps to mitigate options volatility

The BSE is taking steps to mitigate sudden spikes in options prices. The bourse had seen sudden spurts in two of its derivatives indices on February 2 and April 12, which has prompted the exchange to ramp up surveillance measures. It recently introduced what is called a “limit price protection”, which will place restrictions on the price range for orders in the derivatives market.

  • Also read:BSE to roll out single stock futures from July 1

In an analyst call earlier this week, the bourse’s chief executive said such spikes were not unique to any particular product or any particular exchange and could not be blamed on system stability. “If the order book is not very deep and the stop loss orders get triggered because of the change in volatility profile, trades happen at whatever prices that are available in the order book. And so you find the graph (of options strike prices) showing a sudden spurt and then coming back to normal. In the last 6-7 months, this behaviour during intraday volatility spurts has been seen in every exchange,” MD and CEO S Ramamurthy said.

To continue efforts

He said the exchange would continue in its efforts to ensure whatever best it could do to smoothen the volatile movements. “Market movements are not in our hands. But the impact on the order books will reduce if we deepen and broaden the market. That’s what we are focussing on,” he said.

BSE has more than 400 members trading its derivative products, representing 36 lakh active clients. The aim is to increase this number to 600 in the coming months. Similarly, it wants to increase the number of foreign portfolio investors trading in its products to 250 from about 100 at present. It is in the process of allocating 100 co-location racks, which will be ramped up gradually as well.

The exchange also plans to make its foray into single stock futures from July 1.

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Health Fitness

Ova tehnika hodanja može pomoći da sagorite više kalorija i poboljšate zdravlje srca

POD FIZIČKOM aktivnošću ubrajaju se različite aktivnosti, od vježbanja, trčanja, vožnje bicikla, ali i hodanja. Jedan od najpopularnijih oblika hodanja, odnosno tehnika, poznata i kao nordijsko hodanje, može vam pomoći da poboljšate svoju fizičku aktivnost, a usput i brinete o zdravlju srca.

Kako prenosi Mirror, tehnika nordijskog hodanja izvrsna je jer koristi sve prednosti normalnog hodanja i pojačava intenzitet kretanja. Dodaju da dodavanjem štapova za nordijsko hodanje u kretanju aktiviramo i gornji dio tijela, što znači da će i sama šetnja biti intenzivnija. 

Kod tehnike nordijskog hodanja vježba se cijelo tijelo. “Nordijsko hodanje ima za cilj povećati intenzitet vježbanja, ubrzati otkucaje srca, pa čak i sagorjeti dodatne kalorije”, prenosi Bar Bend. Ova vrsta tjelovježbe opisuje se kao ona koja nije visokog intenziteta, ali može pomoći u poboljšanju kardiovaskularnog zdravlja i općenito bolje kondicije.

Ako odlučite uvesti nordijsko hodanje u svoju rutinu, svakako se pobrinite da uzmete štap odgovarajuće veličine ovisno o svojoj visini. 

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Mother’s Day 2024 Gift Ideas: Meditation Candle Holder, Gardening Gifts, Name Necklaces – Best 6 Items To Include in Selfcare Gift Box for Moms

Mother’s Day 2024 will be marked on May 12. This annual commemoration is celebrated across the world with immense excitement. Mothers are the true superheroes who often focus on caring for everyone around them. Inadvertently, they usually end up neglecting their health and wellbeing. This is why most people use Mother’s Day as an excuse to pamper their moms and shower them with gifts. Making Mother’s Day self-care boxes is a simple and classic way of giving moms a gift that will force them to take time out for themselves and focus on feeling their feelings and being their best selves. As we celebrate Mother’s Day 2024, here are the items you should include in your DIY Mother’s Day box. Mother’s Day 2024: From Taare Zameen Par to English Vinglish, 5 Bollywood Movies To Enjoy With Your Mom on the Special Day.

While Mother’s Day varies geographically, Mother’s Day in the US, India, and some other countries is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day annual celebration is focused on ensuring that moms worldwide know they are adored and appreciated by one and all.

1. Incense Burner

Setting the right tone in a room can instantly turn your mood around. Incense burners help people do just that with soothing smells and meditative layers of smoke that can help you relax your mind. It is, therefore, a must-have in your Mother’s Day gift box.

2. Meditation Candle Holder

Self-care begins with self-work, and meditation is a perfect start. A beautiful or personalised candle holder can add the perfect touch to your self-care gift box. Here’s All You Need To Know About the Day That Celebrates Mothers and Their Unconditional Love.

3. Callus Healer

Someone rightly said that if you look good, you can feel good. And a callus healer is the perfect gift for moms who are often on their feet and do not have the time for pedicures. This instant at-home treatment can give them something to do for themselves, which is also immensely satisfying.

 4. Meditation Candle

Meditation candles with soothing smells like lavender can help you bring down the overall stress in the air and instantly calm yourself. It also compliments the meditation candle holder perfectly. When Is Mother’s Day 2024? Know the Date and Significance of This Special Observance That Honours a Mother’s Selfless Love.

5. Gardening Gifts

Plants have the power to make or break your mood. Encouraging moms to indulge in a simple and satisfying hobby like gardening by giving them special gardening tools or other gifts will surely put a smile on their faces.

6. Name Necklaces

One of the more recent trends. Name necklaces are a stunning way to add a personalised touch to your gift box while giving your moms something to cherish and hold on to for the long run.

We hope these gift options help you assemble the perfect Mother’s Day self-care gift box! Happy Mother’s Day 2024!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 11, 2024 05:59 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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12 mil. pregleda: Pas prvi put igrao videoigru na tabletu, pogledajte kako se ponašao

PRESLATKI pas Bailey postao je viralan na TikToku nakon što su njegovi vlasnici objavili seriju videozapisa na kojima psić igra videoigru na tabletu. Prvi objavljeni videozapis iz serije ima više od 12 milijuna pregleda na popularnoj platformi, a video je mnoge nasmijao.

Mali pas nikad dotad nije imao pristup tabletu, pa je njegove vlasnike zanimalo kako će reagirati ako mu upale neku igru. Ne samo da je Bailey bio zainteresiran, već se i aktivno igrao, udarajući šapicama po ekranu ne bi li “ulovio” predmet koji se pomicao na ekranu. Pogledajte kako je izgledalo njegovo igranje.

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Cura se požalila na neudobnost Samba tenisica. Adidasov odgovor razbjesnio mnoge

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Dutch contestant kicked out of Eurovision hours before tension-plagued song contest final

Several miles (kilometers) from the city center at the Malmo Arena, 25 acts — narrowed from 37 entrants by two semi-final runoffs — are due to perform three-minute songs in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world.

This year’s entries range from emotional to eccentric. They include the goofy 1990s nostalgia of Finland’s Windows95man, who emerges from a giant onstage egg wearing very little clothing. Ireland’s Bambie Thug has summoned witchy spirits onstage and brought a scream coach to Malmo, while Spain’s Nebulossa boldly reclaims a term used as a slur on women in “Zorra.”

The favorites include Swiss singer Nemo — who would be the first nonbinary Eurovision winner if their operatic song “The Code” tops the voting — and Croatia’s Baby Lasagna. His song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” is a rollicking rock number that tackles the issue of young Croatians leaving the country in search of a better life.

Dean Vuletic, an expert on the history of the contest, said that despite the contest’s reputation for disposable bubblegum pop, Eurovision often tackles “political and social issues such as feminism, European integration, gender identity.”

“And I think they’re the very interesting songs to look out for, especially because they’re the most highly ranked by the bookies,” he said.

Sometimes, though, songs run afoul of the contest’s ban on openly “political” statements. Eurovision organizers told Israel to change the original title of its song, “October Rain” — an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis and triggered the Gaza war.

Israeli singer Eden Golan has shot up the odds since performing the power ballad, now titled “Hurricane,” in Thursday’s semifinal. Golan faced some booing at dress rehearsals, but was voted into the final by viewers around the world.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised 20-year-old Golan for performing despite “contending with an ugly wave of anti-Semitism.”

Protesters argue that Israel should not be allowed to take part amid a war that has killed almost 35,000 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

“I don’t think they should be a part of it at all because they are committing crimes against humanity,” said local resident Lorenzo Mayr.

A few Palestinian flags were waved in the auditorium during a final dress rehearsal on Saturday, in defiance of a ban on flags other than those of competing nations.

The competing musicians are feeling the pressure, inundated with messages and abuse on social media and unable to speak out because of the contest rules. Italy’s contestant, Angelina Mango, made a statement by walking into the Eurovision media center on Friday and performing John Lennon’s “Imagine” as dozens of journalists gathered around her.

Swedish singer Loreen, last year’s Eurovision champion — and one of only two performers to win the contest twice — urged people not to shut down the “community of love” that is Eurovision.

“What is happening in the world today and in different places is distorting and traumatizing all of us,” she told The Associated Press.

“What heals trauma …. Does trauma heal trauma? Does negativity heal negativity? It doesn’t work like that. The only thing that heals trauma for real — this is science — is love.”

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How Is Component Placement Optimized in Printed Circuit Boards?

Optimized in Printed Circuit Boards

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the basis of all electronic devices. Every hardware device in your mobile phone, from the Wi-Fi to the fingerprint sensor, is connected to the PCB by a series of tiny signal lines. These traces run over the surface of the board and connect it to various components like the touchscreen display, processor, battery, and antenna. They also carry the power and data signals to make your phone work. A well-designed PCB can provide reliable, stable, and secure connectivity to all the other components in your device. However, a poorly designed PCB can lead to various problems that compromise the manufacturability and functionality of the device. These problems can be costly to correct and may even delay the production of your device.

One of the most important and complex steps in the design process is component placement. This is because it ensures the correct electrical connection between different components and eliminates unwanted interference between them. Fortunately, the process can be automated using a computer-aided design tool. This software analyzes the physical dimensions of the components and routes them to their proper locations on the printed circuit board pcba using various algorithms and constraints.

The resulting CAD file is then used to fabricate the PCB and prepare it for assembly. During this stage, the copper traces and holes for through-hole components are etched into the PCB, and the solder mask and silkscreen layers are applied. In addition, the bare board must be tested to verify that it is performing as intended.

How Is Component Placement Optimized in Printed Circuit Boards?

Another aspect of component placement is ensuring that the components are not too close to each other. Too much proximity can cause interference and other issues that can compromise the functionality, reliability, and durability of the finished product. This is why it is important to follow the guidelines for appropriate component spacing in your design.

It is also helpful to design the layout with different functional areas in mind. This will allow for better performance and more effective manufacturability. For example, you should separate components based on their function and voltage level to prevent them from interfering with each other. You should also design the board with dedicated areas for current handling and higher-speed signals. This will help prevent noise and other unwanted phenomena that can occur when a high-speed signal travels through the PCB.

Finally, you should consider the thermal management of the components. This is important because many of the modern electronics are hot-running, and their proper positioning can help minimize heat generation and extend their lifespans. You should try to keep the temperature-sensitive components away from each other and ensure that there is enough space in your layout for heat sinks and other thermal dissipation devices.

As you can see, the layout of a PCBA is quite complex and must be taken into account to avoid a host of potential problems. This is why you should only work with a reputable, experienced PCBA manufacturer that offers competitive prices and up-to-date technology.

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Cryptocurrency

SEBI bans SME firm from capital market for misusing IPO proceeds

Capital markets regulator SEBI has passed an interim order against Varanium Cloud, a company listed on NSE’s SME platform, banning the company and its managing director from accessing the securities market until further notice. The latter has been restrained from acting as a director or key managerial personnel of any listed company or its subsidiary.

  • Also read:SEBI makes nomination optional for joint mutual fund portfolios

The order observed that the money raised through the IPO and a subsequent rights issue was not used for the intended purpose mentioned in the offer document. Instead, the promoter shifted part of the IPO funds to an entity, BM Traders, and the end use of such funds is not known.

The financial statements of Varanium are shrouded in questionable transactions, with most of the sales and purchase transactions mere ledger or book entries. The misstated financial statements had presented a rosy picture about the financial health of the company, leading to increase in investors’ interest in the stock, the order said.

The company’s public shareholders rose from around 1,000 in September 2022 to more than 10,000 in December 2023, while its share price rose significantly. The company’s Managing Director Harshawardhan Hanmant Sabale, taking advantage of such price rise, off-loaded shares and made gains of over ₹122 crore.

After hitting an all-time high of ₹239.9 in October last year against the IPO price of ₹122, the NSE-SME listed stock went on a downward spiral early this year. Trading has since been suspended.

The Bombay High Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Sabale, with “Red Corner Notice proceedings” for defaulting on payment of more than ₹49.53 crore to his creditors, according to reports.

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Health Fitness

Stomatologinja tvrdi da postoji vrijeme u danu kada ne bismo smjeli jesti i piti

SVATKO želi sačuvati zube zdravima. Ako mislite da je dovoljno redovito prati zube, čistiti ih koncem i ispirati vodom za usta, varate se. Stomatologinja Elie Phillips kaže da i doba dana kada jedemo također može utjecati na zdravlje usne šupljine. Štoviše, kaže da postoji doba dana kada ne bismo trebali jesti ni piti.

“Popodnevno jedenje može negativno utjecati na vaš osmijeh. Zube treba ostaviti na miru barem dva sata nakon ručka kako bi slina mogla mineralizirati zube”, izjavila je na TikToku.

Pojašnjava kako je vremensko ograničenje povezano s cirkadijalnim ritmom koji igra ulogu u protoku sline u usta.

“Slina se sporije kreće i kiselija je ujutro. No, nakon ručka, u poslijepodnevnim satima, ona sadrži viši pH, onaj koji je potreban za mineralizaciju zuba”, istaknula je.

Što se ručka tiče, savjetuje konzumaciju salate jer i ono što jedemo utječe na kvalitetu sline u ustima.

“Možete uzeti i malo ksilitola, prirodnog zaslađivača koji se može naći u nekim žvakaćim gumama, kako biste pokrenuli stvaranje zdrave sline”, dodala je.

Naglasila je da ne smijemo ništa jesti ni piti dva sata nakon ručka. Pozvala je ljude da izbjegavaju grickalice te savjetovala da zube peremo ujutro nakon doručka, odnosno kada znamo da ništa nećemo jesti ili piti do dva sata nakon toga.

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Lana Condor Birthday: Most Stylish Looks of the Actress to Admire!

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before actress Lana Condor celebrates her birthday on May 11. She has been making waves in Hollywood not only for her acting skills but also for her impeccable sense of style. The Vietnamese-American actress has graced several red carpets and events, each time stunning the crowd with her chic and sophisticated looks. From bold and bright colours to timeless classics, Lana Condor has proven to be a fashion icon in her own right. Whether she’s wearing a stunning gown or a sleek pantsuit, she always manages to exude confidence and elegance. Blake Lively at Met Gala: A Look at Some of her Best Appearances at this Fashion Event.

One of Lana’s signature looks is the classic Hollywood glamour, with her hair swept back and a bold red lip. This style perfectly complements her timeless beauty and has become a fan favourite. She also isn’t afraid to experiment with different colours and prints, showcasing her playful side. Lana’s red carpet looks are often a perfect blend of classic and modern, featuring elegant silhouettes with unique details that make her stand out from the crowd. She has been seen wearing everything from intricate beading to bold cutouts, always keeping us on our toes with her fashion choices. Bryce Dallas Howard Birthday: Check Out 7 Best Looks from Her Style File!

But it’s not just her clothes that make her looks stand out; it’s also her confidence and poise. Lana carries herself with such grace and sophistication that it’s hard not to be mesmerised by her presence. To elaborate more on this, let’s check out a few of her red carpet looks, shall we?

Hot in Hot Pink

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Hot Damn!

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Miss Congeniality

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Drama and Some More

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Super Chic

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Love Her Jumpsuit

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

She’s Sexy and She Knows It

Lana Condor (Photo Credits: Instagram)

In a world where fashion is constantly evolving, Lana Condor has become a style icon by staying true to her own unique sense of style. She has shown us that confidence and elegance never go out of style, and that true beauty comes from within.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 11, 2024 10:54 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

Dr. sc. slatkoće i mahanja repićem: Upoznajte Rajesha Koothrappalija

TRAŽITE psa? Razmislite o udomljavanju i učinite dobro djelo. Udruga za dobrobit i zaštitu životinja Indigo objavila je da traži dom za preslatkog Rajesha Koothrappalija.

“Ovaj mali znanstvenik je dr. sc. slatkoće i mahanja repićem! Ima oko tri mjeseca i nešto jazavčara u sebi”, napisali su o ovom psiću koji svojim umiljatim pogledom osvaja na prvu.

Rajesh vas čeka u udruzi Indigo. Možete im se javiti putem Facebooka ili na e-mail: [email protected].

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Nova verzija jedne od najprodavanijih maskara već je veliki hit

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Premier League 2023–24: Tough Away Games for Manchester City, Arsenal As Title Race Goes To Wire

The tension at the top of the Premier League continues this weekend with both Arsenal and Manchester City away from home in their head-to-head duel for the title, while Aston Villa entertain Liverpool in a game that looks to be more important for Villa’s top-four hopes than Liverpool’s slim title ambitions. Manchester City kick off the season’s penultimate weekend on Saturday lunchtime when they visit Fulham. Pep Guardiola has a clean bill of health for the visit to south London, where a win against a rival that has just one of their last seven games and is looking at a comfortable mid-table finish would lift them above Arsenal for at least 24 hours. Everton Drops Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction After Staving Off Relegation.

Erling Haaland showed he is fully fit again with a four-goal display as City beat Wolverhampton 5-1 last weekend, and he will lead the City attack along with Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden, reports Xinhua. Guardiola’s side have a game in hand over Arsenal, which is away to Tottenham on May 14, but with the title race so close, he can’t afford to rest many key players.

Arsenal visit Manchester United on Sunday and if City win away to Fulham, they will kick off at Old Trafford needing a win to return to the top of the table and put the pressure back on City. Arsenal are at full strength for the trip to a rival who are in all sorts of trouble after being torn apart in a chaotic 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday.

Erik ten Hag is handicapped by injuries to Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, and Victor Lindelof, with only the latter having much chance of recovering. Luke Shaw and Marcos Rashford are also sidelined, although Bruno Fernandes may be fit to play.

Three points for either Manchester City or Arsenal would end Liverpool’s title hopes ahead of their visit to fourth-place Aston Villa, who looked tired away to Brighton last week and in their Conference League exit against Olympiakos on Thursday.

Liverpool’s players do, however, have to keep their motivation as Jurgen Klopp’s departure means their last two games are a chance to impress his replacement Arne Slot. Tottenham can pressure Aston Villa for the final Champions League place if they win at home to Burnley, who will be relegated back to the Championship along with Sheffield United if they don’t take all three points.

Luton Town could also be relegated if they lose away to West Ham and Nottingham Forest take a point from their home game against Chelsea, although Luton’s inferior goal difference means they would effectively be down even if Forest lose against a rival that is making a late charge for a top-six finish. Thibaut Courtois or Andriy Lunin? Real Madrid Head Coach Carlo Ancelotti Faces Goalkeeper Dilemma Ahead of UCL 2023–24 Final Against Borussia Dortmund.

Newcastle are currently sixth and a home win against Brighton would keep them in pole position for a place in Europe next season, ahead of a vital trip to Old Trafford next Wednesday. Alexander Isak is Newcastle’s form player with eight goals in his last seven games, despite missing a penalty away to Burnley last weekend.

There is little to play for in the remaining matches, as Sheffield United play Everton, Bournemouth entertain Brentford and Crystal Palace visit Wolverhampton Wanderers.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 11, 2024 11:30 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Ali Fazal on board for ‘Thug Life’

KOCHI: Actor Ali Fazal will be making his Tamil film debut with ‘Thug Life’. Headlined by Kamal Haasan, the film is helmed by Mani Ratnam.  

While the details of Ali’s character are being kept under wraps, the actor expressed his elation at being a part of the venture.

“I am truly thrilled to be a part of Mani sir’s vision for ‘Thug Life’,” he said, adding, “I can only hope I bring something of significance to this canvas. It’s also an honour to work alongside Kamal Haasan sir and share notes with him on this. The opportunity to collaborate with two stalwarts of Indian cinema has been humbling.”

‘Thug Life’, billed as a gangster film, reunites Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan, after 37 years since ‘Nayakan’. Announced last year, the film is a co-production between Udhayanidhi’s Red Giant Movies, Kamal’s Raaj Kamal Film International, and Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies.

It has cinematography by Ravi K Chandran, music by AR Rahman, editing by Sreekar Prasad, and stunts by Anbariv.

Meanwhile, Ali Fazal is awaiting the release of Anurag Basu’s long-delayed film ‘Metro…. In Dino’, scheduled to hit cinemas on November 29. He was last seen in Vishal Baradwaj’s ‘Khufiya’, alongside Tabu and Wamiqa Gabbi. 

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Why This Asset and Wealth Management Company is Investment Worthy

Buoyant markets tend to work favourably for those players that are part of the ecosystem.  Brokerages, asset and wealth management companies and even private equity/investment players tend to be beneficiaries when markets are on a bull run.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFS) is one such well-entrenched firm that operates across the capital market ambit with a robust track record.

The company is a full-service brokerage, and is into investment banking, institutional equities, mutual funds, alternative investment funds (AIFs) and portfolio management services (PMS), and even housing finance.

With₹3.8 trillion in assets under advice as of March 2024, MOFS is a large player in the industry.

A diversified revenue mix with several growing divisions, steady increase in market share in businesses and a healthy treasury book are positives for the company.

At ₹2,151, the stock trades at a little over 13.3 times its per share earnings for FY24 and about 11 times its likely EPS for FY25. Even if we exclude treasury investment profits from the overall net profits of the company, the PE multiple for FY24 would be 16 times, and for FY25, it is likely to be 13 times. On a price to book basis the multiples for 3.6 times FY24 numbers and 2.8 times the likely FY25 figures.

At these valuations, MOFS trades at less than most wealth management and mutual fund peers.

Being deeply linked to the market dynamics, financial services stocks can be quite volatile during stiff corrections.

Therefore, investors with a medium to high risk appetite can buy the stock with at least a 2-3-year perspective.

Given that the share price has risen nearly 268 per cent in the last one year, investors can buy the stock in small lots on declines linked to the broader market.

In FY24, the company’s revenues grew 33 per cent over FY23 to ₹5,075 crore, while net profits rose 162 per cent to ₹2,441 crore over the same period.

The company has generally been able to deliver more than 50 per cent in profit before tax margin over the past several quarters.

Multiple drivers

The capital market division of Motilal Oswal Financial Services hosts many segments – brokerage, distribution, and investment banking. This division generates 60 per cent of the company’s revenues, with brokerage garnering a little over 39 per cent of the firm’s revenues in FY24.

It is among the top 10 brokerages in the country with an 8.2 per cent market share as of March 2024 (up from 5.1 per cent in March 2023) in the retail cash segment and 8.7 per cent share (up from 6.5 per cent in March 2023) in the futures and options premium market. Amidst competitive intensity in the brokerage business where discount brokers abound,MOFS has still managed to gain market share, indicating a fair degree of customer stickiness.

Its depository participant AUM grew at 48 per cent annually from March 2020 to ₹2.26 trillion by March 2024. The average daily turnover rose at 122 per cent annually from FY20 to ₹5.5 trillion by FY24.

Interestingly, even the distribution segment has risen sharply at 38 per cent annually, from ₹9,034 crore in FY20 to ₹27,038 crore in FY24.

Overall, the revenues from the capital market division grew 37 per cent in FY24 over FY23.

From a macro industry standpoint, from FY14 to FY24, the total number of cash and F&O trades in the NSE have risen in every fiscal compared to the previous year, barring FY17. And demat account openings have skyrocketed in the last five years.

It is clear that there is a certain visibility in revenue for companies such as MOFS even when markets aren’t very conducive as trade volumes continue to pile up.

Other divisions thrive

The company’s asset and wealth management division, too, has been thriving and expanding rapidly.

MOFS focuses on the high net worth individuals (₹5 crore to ₹25 crore net worth) and ultra high net worth individuals (more than ₹25 crore) in its wealth management division. It also houses the private client group.

The wealth management segment has seen its AUM rise 72 per cent YoY over March 2023 and is at around ₹1.24 trillion as of March ‘24. Since fees and charges are much higher in this division compared to typical retail products, the yields are robust for the company.

In the mutual fund segment, AUM has increased 57 per cent YoY and stood at ₹71, 810 crore as of March 2024. SIP market share has risen from 1 per cent in FY23 to 1.5 per cent in FY24. Total mutual fund folios have risen nearly three-fold, from ₹10.4 lakh in March 2020 to ₹29.6 lakh in March 2024.

Taking the company’s AIF, PMS and mutual fund strategies, 95 per cent by AUM have outperformed their respective benchmarks.

Private equity and real estate funds have also done reasonably well for MOFS.

The company has a robust treasury investment book worth ₹6,113 crore as of March 2024. It has grown at 25 per cent annually in the last four years from FY20. The XIRR is at a healthy 18.3 per cent.

MOFS also has a housing finance division with an AUM of ₹4,047 crore as of FY24. Growth has been moderate here. But asset quality has improved as gross NPA is just 0.9 per cent, while net NPA is 0.4 per cent as of FY24. Yield, net interest margin and capital adequacy remain healthy.

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Health Fitness

Dijetetičar: Ako želite smršaviti do ljeta, prestanite konzumirati ova pića

LJETO je sve bliže, a mnogi od nas iz toga razloga nastoje skinuti višak kilograma. Ipak, češće smo usredotočeni na hranu koju bismo trebali ograničiti, a pića većinom zanemarujemo. Međutim, određeni napici mogu značajno utjecati na naše zdravlje, metabolizam i otežati mršavljenje. Dijetetičar, Jesse Feder, izdvojio je dva takva pića.

1. Gazirani sokovi

Nije tajna da gazirani sokovi donose niz zdravstvenih rizika, uključujući i povećanje tjelesne težine. Takvi su sokovi prepuni kalorija i šećera te ne nude nikakvu nutritivnu vrijednost, što ih čini lošim izborom za naše zdravlje, osobito ako želimo izgubiti nekoliko kilograma.

“Gazirana pića obično imaju jako puno šećera i mogu izazvati priličnu ovisnost zbog svog privlačnog okusa. Osim toga, velika količina šećera i kalorija može spriječiti mršavljenje”, kaže Feder za SheFinds.

2. Energetski napitci

Ako nam je cilj ovog ljeta mršavljenje, vrijeme je da se ozbiljno odreknemo ove loše navike. Poput gaziranih sokova, ova su pića puna kofeina obično puna šećera i kalorija. Osim toga, sadržaj kofeina može predstavljati druge rizike za naše zdravlje.

“Energetska pića zaslađena šećerom bogata su šećerom, kalorijama i kofeinom. Osim toga, imaju velike količine kofeina koji zapravo može poremetiti san, povećati stres i razinu kortizola. To može pridonijeti debljanju”, zaključuje dijetetičar.

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West Nile Fever Causes, Symptoms, Treatment As Well as Prevention Tips: Know About the Fatal Mosquito-Borne Disease in Humans

On Tuesday (May 7), the Kerala government announced that instances of West Nile fever have been detected in three districts of the state – Thrissur, Malappuram, and Kozhikode. A single fatality due to the viral illness was recorded on Monday, with six additional cases reported in recent days. Veena George, the State Health Minister, has instructed these regions to maintain a high level of alertness and has directed measures to be implemented for mosquito control, as per an official statement released by her office. Mumps Virus Causes, Symptoms and Treatment: Everything To Know About the Contagious Viral Infection.

While reassuring the public about the virus, the minister urged individuals displaying symptoms such as fever or other indicators of West Nile infection to promptly seek medical attention, as reported by PTI. West Nile Fever, caused by the West Nile virus (WNV), is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause mild to severe symptoms. While most cases are asymptomatic, some individuals may develop a fever and other flu-like symptoms. In rare cases, the virus can lead to severe neurological complications. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment of West Nile Fever is essential for prevention and early intervention.

What is West Nile Fever?

West Nile Fever is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes, primarily of the Culex species. The West Nile virus has the potential to induce a deadly neurological condition in humans. However, approximately 80% of those infected do not exhibit any symptoms. The primary mode of transmission to humans is through mosquito bites. The virus can also lead to severe illness and fatalities in horses. Although vaccines are available for horses, they are not yet accessible for humans. Birds serve as the natural hosts for the West Nile virus.

WNV is sustained in nature through a cycle involving transmission between birds and mosquitoes. Humans, horses, and other mammals can contract the virus. WNV is classified as a member of the flavivirus genus and is part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex within the Flaviviridae family.

Causes of West Nile Fever

The West Nile virus is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Humans and other mammals are considered incidental hosts, as the virus does not replicate well in their bodies. While the risk of contracting WNV is low, certain factors, such as living in areas with high mosquito populations or spending time outdoors during peak mosquito activity, can increase the risk of infection.

Symptoms of West Nile Fever

The symptoms of West Nile Fever are similar to those of other viral infections and can vary from person to person. Common symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, and fatigue. In more severe cases, individuals may experience symptoms such as high fever, neck stiffness, confusion, muscle weakness, and paralysis. These symptoms typically develop within 2 to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

Treatment of West Nile Fever

There is no specific treatment for West Nile Fever, and most cases resolve on their own without medical intervention. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms and providing supportive care. Over-the-counter pain relievers can help reduce fever and alleviate body aches. In severe cases, hospitalization may be necessary to manage complications such as encephalitis or meningitis. In some cases, antiviral medications or corticosteroids may be prescribed to reduce inflammation and improve outcomes.

Prevention of West Nile Fever

The best way to prevent West Nile Fever is to avoid mosquito bites. This can be done by using insect repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants, and removing standing water around your home where mosquitoes can breed. Additionally, staying indoors during peak mosquito activity (dusk to dawn) and ensuring that window screens are intact can help reduce the risk of mosquito bites.

West Nile Fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause mild to severe symptoms. While most cases resolve on their own, severe cases can lead to neurological complications. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment of West Nile Fever is crucial for prevention and early intervention.

(This article is written for an informative purpose and should not be substituted for medical advice. Kindly consult your doctor before trying any tips.)

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 10, 2024 07:18 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Ovaj preslatki psić ima tek četiri mjeseca. U azilu čeka ljude koji će ga udomiti

AKO RAZMIŠLJATE o udomljavanju kućnog ljubimca, možda je sad prava prilika za to.

U Udruzi za dobrobit i zaštitu životinja Indigo preslatki psić imena Elvis nestrpljivo čeka ljude koji će mu pružiti topli dom i beskrajnu ljubav.

“Ovaj mali roker ima oko 4 mjeseca, niskopodni je i pretpostavljamo da će biti manjeg do srednjeg rasta. Elvis traži svog zauvijek rock n roll čovjeka”, poručuju iz Udruge.

Ako želite upoznati Elvisa, možete se javiti na e-mail [email protected] ili u inbox udruge.

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Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting a baby, renew their vows

The couple announced the news on their respective Instagram pages with corresponding posts. Both begin with a short, romantic video clip of the couple kissing. Hailey Bieber is draped in white lace; baby bump prominent in the sheer, form-fitting fabric. It is followed up with a photo shoot of Justin Bieber photographing his wife. In each caption, they’ve tagged one another.

In a press release, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent says the video and photoshoot are from the Biebers’ vow renewal ceremony on Thursday in Hawaii.

In 2018, the Biebers confirmed their long-rumored marriage on Instagram, when the musician posted a picture of the pair holding hands and captioned it, “My wife is awesome.” Hailey changed her username from “Baldwin” to “Bieber” at the same time. They were engaged in the Bahamas earlier that year, after about a month of dating.

In addition to modeling, Hailey Bieber is the founder of a skincare line, Rhode. Justin Bieber, who rose to fame as a teenager, is a Grammy winner with eight No. 1 songs under his belt, including “Sorry,” “Love Yourself,” “What Do You Mean?” and “Despacito,” featuring Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. His last album, “Justice,” was released in 2021.

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SBI Q4 results upbeat: Brokerages remain bullish, increases target price

Majority of domestic and global brokerages have maintained their ‘buy’ call on SBI after India’s largest PSU posted record profits.

State Bank of India, after market hours on Thursday, reported its highest standalone quarterly net profit at ₹20,698 crore in Q4 FY24 on the back of robust growth in non-interest income.

The bank’s decisive financial performance has boosted the confidence of analysts, who in turn have increased the target price up to ₹1,000.

Nomura has increased the target price on SBI stock, its top pick, to ₹1,000 from ₹825.

Jefferies retained its ‘buy’ call and has raised the target price to ₹980 from ₹810.

Retaining ‘outperform rating’ at a target price of ₹840, Santanu Chakrabarti, an analyst at BNP Paribas, said, “We continue to value SBIN via the SoTP method with the bank valued at 1.1x 3QFY26E core bank BVPS as we expect sustainable core RoE of 11-15 per cent across cycles (RoE has now been more than 15% for seven straight quarters).”

ICICI Securities pointed out that SBI has surpassed estimates on NII, other income, and opex.

Q4FY24 RoA came in at a strong 1.36 per cent, pushing FY24 RoA to 1.04 per cent. The brokerage maintained ‘buy’ rating with an SoTP-based revised target price of ₹980 from ₹780, valuing core banking business at nearly 1.6x FY26E.

“We see merit in the rise in multiple given sustained strong execution, healthy deposits franchise, superior PPoP growth, continued comfort on asset quality, and high visibility of more than 16 per cent RoE,” analysts said.

Emkay Global’s analysts emphasised factoring in the healthy NIMs/ fees, treasury gains, lower opex, and contained LLP- a trend to be seen across PSBs, and more so for SBI, “we raise our earnings for FY25-26E by 9-14 per cent and expect a sustained strong RoA/RoE at 1.1 per cent/17-18 per cent.” They retained ‘buy’ call with a revised target price of ₹950 from ₹750.

Motilal Oswal has reiterated ‘buy’ call at a target price of ₹925. The brokerage noted that the bank has made swift recovery in earnings from a loss of ₹65 billion in FY18 to profits of ₹611 billion in FY24.

“We also note that the cumulative profit of the bank over the past three years (FY22-24) is equivalent to what the bank earned in the prior 20 years combined. We believe that SBIN is well positioned to deliver steady earnings, with FY26E RoA/RoE of 1.1 per cent/18.5 per cent,” Motilal Oswal said in a report.

Prabhudas Lilladher remained positive on SBI although valuation has touched 1.3x given recent run-up, which limits upside. “Rolling forward to Mar’26 ABV, we tweak multiple to 1.5x and raise SOTP based target price to ₹910 from ₹770,” the brokerage said retaining its ‘buy’ call.

However, Citi has maintained ‘sell’ call with a target price raised to ₹701.

Shares of SBI hit an all-time high on the NSE at 839.65 on May 9.

At 3.01 pm, the stock was trading nearly flat at ₹819.35 on the NSE.

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Neurologinja tvrdi da ovaj orašasti plod pomaže u prevenciji Alzheimerove bolesti

VEZA između prehrane i zdravlja mozga neporeciva je. Određena je hrana povezana s podržavanjem kognitivnog zdravlja, dok druga može negativno utjecati na zdravlje mozga. Iako je nemoguće spriječiti Alzheimerovu bolest samo prehranom, rizik možemo smanjiti prehranom bogatom hranjivim tvarima zdravim za mozak.

Neurologinja dr. Anna S. Nordvig izuzetno je upoznata sa studijama koje proučavaju kako prehrana može igrati ulogu u smanjenju rizika od Alzheimerove bolesti. To ju je potaknulo da u svoju prehranu uključi jednu specifičnu vrstu orašastih plodova.

Orasi su dobar izvor nezasićenih masti i odlični su za zdravlje mozga

Kada je riječ o namirnicama za smanjenje rizika od Alzheimerove bolesti, dr. Nordvig kaže da treba dati prednost mononezasićenim mastima i svesti zasićene masti na minimum. “Ovo je ključno za opskrbu vašeg mozga gorivom koje mu je potrebno za napredovanje sa starenjem”, rekla je za Parade.

Dr. Nordvig ističe da voli integrirati orahe u svoje obroke i međuobroke jer su dobar izvor mononezasićenih masti. “Orasi su odlični za zdravlje mozga, ali svi su orašasti plodovi izvrsni”, dodala je.

Osim što su dobar izvor nezasićenih masti, orasi su također bogati antioksidansima, točnije vitaminom E i polifenolima. Antioksidansi pomažu u sprječavanju kronične upale u mozgu, što pridonosi smanjenju rizika od Alzheimerove bolesti.

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Alternatives to Protein Supplements: From Soy to Cottage Cheese and Boiled Eggs, 6 Healthier and Tastier Food Options Than Protein Powder

The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), located in Hyderabad and part of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has advised against using protein supplements. On Wednesday, the ICMR released updated Dietary Guidelines for Indians (DGIs). The guidelines focus on essential nutrients and preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The guidelines recommend limiting salt in food intake, reducing sugar and ultra-processed foods, and reading food labels to make healthier choices. The guidelines emphasise the potential risks of excessive protein powder or supplement consumption, such as bone loss and kidney damage. Protein Powder in India: Major Products Sold in Country Are Mislabeled; Contain Toxins, Pesticides, Says Study.

Protein is very important for a balanced diet. It helps support cell growth, aids with muscle repair, immunity, and overall health. Protein is important for gym goers; however, they often turn to protein supplements or protein powders instead of opting for natural and healthier food choices. The ICMR’s recommendation to avoid these supplements highlights the availability and need for healthier and tastier alternatives. Here are six natural foods that provide adequate protein and are beneficial and tasty replacements for supplements. Avoid Protein Supplements! Indian Council of Medical Research Releases Revised ‘Dietary Guidelines for Indians’, Urges People To Restrict Salt Intake, Sugar and Ultra-Processed Foods.

1. Hard-Boiled Eggs

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Hard-boiled eggs make an excellent, protein-packed snack that’s easy to take with you. For a post-workout boost, have a hard-boiled egg with wholemeal toast or an egg sandwich. You can also consider other lean protein sources, like chicken or salmon.

2. Greek Yoghurt Mixed With Fruits

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Greek yoghurt usually contains less sugar and more protein compared to regular yoghurt. You can enhance its flavour and add carbohydrates by mixing in fresh fruits like strawberries and bananas or adding oats or honey.

3. Nuts and Dry Fruits

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Grabbing a handful of nuts and dry fruits before a workout is a great way to get energy. They’re easy to carry in a bottle or box to the gym for a quick snack. Mix almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts, and peanuts for a variety of flavours and store them in an airtight container.

4. Cottage Cheese (Paneer)

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If you can’t have chicken or eggs or do not prefer meat in general, cottage cheese or paneer is a tasty protein source and a great alternative for protein supplements. It’s versatile and meets your body’s protein needs well.

5. Green Moong Dal

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Indian food feels incomplete without dal. Green gram or green moong dal, found in many Indian dishes, is among the top plant-based protein sources around the world. It’s packed with important amino acids. The green moong dal is also a great alternative for protein supplements.

6. Soy

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Soy protein is the main protein in soy foods like tofu, tempeh, and soy milk. People who don’t eat meat or dairy often rely on soy for protein, vitamins, and minerals. Examples of soy foods include tofu and miso. Soy, too, is a great alternative for protein supplements.

In conclusion, choosing natural soy foods like eggs, cottage cheese, tofu, nuts, and yoghurt can be tastier and healthier than relying on protein supplements. These foods are a delicious and healthy way to get the protein, vitamins, and minerals your body needs.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 10, 2024 12:25 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Jesu li zdraviji mješanci ili čistokrvni psi? Evo što kaže znanost

MNOGI ljudi vjeruju da su mješanci zdraviji od čistokrvnih pasa, no novo istraživanje objavljeno u časopisu Frontiers in Veterinary Science otkriva nam da to nije nužno istina.

Rezultati istraživanja, u kojem je sudjelovalo više od 27 tisuća pasa, pokazuju da su mješanci jednako skloni zdravstvenim stanjima s kojima se susreću i njihovi čistokrvni rođaci, piše American Kennel Club (AKC). Istraživanje su provodili znanstvenici Fakulteta veterinarske medicine i biomedicinskih znanosti sa Sveučilišta A&M u Teksasu, koji su dio istraživačke inicijative The Dog Aging Project.

Mješanci nemaju prednost u odnosu na čistokrvne pse

Znanstvenici su pregledali tisuće dijagnoza koje su im poslali vlasnici pasa, kako bi otkrili najčešće razloge iza posjeta veterinaru. Usporedili su deset najčešćih zdravstvenih stanja s kojima se susreću čistokrvni psi i deset s kojima se susreću mješanci te uočili brojna preklapanja.

“Neki od najčešćih razloga zbog kojih vlasnici vode svoje pse veterinaru jako rijetko imaju veze s pasminom psa”, izjavili su, prenosi AKC. 

Kada je riječ o dugovječnosti i zdravstvenim profilima, mješanci nisu imali medicinsku prednost u odnosu na čistokrvne pse. Istraživači su zaključili da najveću ulogu na zdravstveno stanje psa imaju prehrana, način života i individualno genetsko naslijeđe.

Najčešći zdravstvena stanja kod pasa

Najčešći problemi s kojima se susreću čistokrvni psi su zubni kamenac, ugrizi drugih pasa, vađenje zuba, osteoartritis i giardijaza.

U usporedbi s mješancima, među čistokrvnim psima češće se pojavljuju šumovi na srcu, očne mrene, problemi sa zubima, kao i rane od ugriza drugih pasa. S druge strane, mješanci su skloniji trovanju čokoladom, lomu kandži i infekcijama uha.

Neke čistokrvne pasmine imaju veće predispozicije za razvoj određenih zdravstvenih stanja. Primjerice, bokseri, njemačke doge i dobermani mogu razviti dilatativnu kardiomiopatiju, dok su među kraljevskim španijelima kralja Charlesa rašireni kožni, očni i srčani problemi.

Vlasnici trebaju razmisliti prije nabavke novog psa

Budući da neke pasmine imaju predispozicije za određene nasljedne bolesti, potencijalni vlasnici trebali bi dobro razmisliti žele li čistokrvnog psa ili mješanca.

No, znanstvenici naglašavaju da se bilo koji pas može ozlijediti ili kroz godine razviti neki zdravstveni problem te da je zdravlje samo jedan od faktora na koje trebamo paziti pri odabiru psa.

Na kraju, najvažnije je odabrati psa koji odgovara našem životnom stilu, a kako bismo mu osigurali što kvalitetniji život, trebali bismo ga voditi na redovite preglede kod veterinara, bez obzira na to je li riječ o čistokrvnom psu ili mješancu.

“Nijedan pas nije imun na ozljede ili bolesti, ali uz dosljednu veterinarsku njegu, ima veće šanse za dug i sretan život”, poručuju stručnjaci. 

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Android Central: Postoji problem s tehnologijom i mi smo za to krivi

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

INDUSTRIJA tehnologije sve se više suočava s izazovom zadovoljavanja stalne potražnje za inovativnim uređajima. Kako bi održali korak s tim zahtjevima, proizvođači često isporučuju nedovršene proizvode. U nastavku u cijelosti prenosimo članak novinara Andrewa Myricka, koji se osvrće na ovu praksu te istražuje izazove s kojima se suočava nova generacija AI uređaja.

Nema više “generacijskih skokova”

Uređaji poput Rabbita R1 i Humane AI Pina tvrde da nude jedinstveno iskustvo. Međutim, lako je uočiti da to ne može biti dalje od istine. “Zbog nedostatka inovacija s pametnim telefonima ljudi poput mene odbacuju oprez u korist osjećaja ‘novog i blistavog'”, za Android Central piše Andrew Myrick.

Čak i najuzbudljiviji segment tržišta mobitela, sklopive telefone, muče isti problemi. Galaxy Z Fold 3, 4 i 5 su uglavnom isti, nude tek nešto drukčije specifikacije u odnosu na prethodnu verziju. Nema više “generacijskih skokova”, a ako se i dogode, potrebne su godine.

Međutim, kompanija ne može čekati nekoliko godina između izdavanja nečeg “novog i blistavog”. Možda bi Samsung ili Apple to i mogli, ali to bi vjerojatno srušilo cijene dionica, frustriralo dioničare i tko zna što bi se tada dogodilo.

Kolektivno tehnološko novinarstvo brzo ističe kada neka kompanija posrne. Stalno se događa da neka tvrtka najavi proizvod s određenim značajkama, a kad se uređaj napokon pojavi na tržištu, tih značajki nema. Umjesto toga, kaže se da novitet “dolazi kasnije u ažuriranju softvera”.

Ako imamo sreće, zapravo se pojavi i radi baš onako kako smo očekivali. No, najčešće je proizvod tek napola spreman, a čak i prosječan konzument shvaća da stvar nije gotova.

Dakle, kompanije vrijedne više milijardi dolara plasiraju nedovršene proizvode, obećavajući stvari koje zapravo nisu dostupne pri lansiranju. Zašto se bogate kompanije ne pridržavaju vlastitih obećanja. Ne mogu? Pa mogle bi, ali puno je faktora u igri.

Prvi, koji je već spomenut, svakako je potreba da se drži korak s potražnjom. “Novo i blistavo” znači više profita, što čini dioničare sretnima, a potrošače ostavlja s dosadnim proizvodima.

Drugo, a možda i važnije, jest da kompanije možda imaju beskrajne zalihe novca, ali nemaju beskrajne zalihe ljudi. Za mnoge Google, Samsung, Apple i ostali giganti nisu samo bezlične korporacije koje vode roboti koji vladaju svijetom.

“Pametni telefoni dosegli su vrhunac”

Postoje ljudi koji moraju raditi na svakom aspektu svega što dodirnete i vidite kada se isporučuje novi mobitel. To uključuje razvoj hardvera tako da možete pritisnuti tipku za napajanje i uključiti telefon. Softverski tim mora se pobrinuti da se logotip kod pokretanje pojavljuje i izgleda na određeni način, a to je samo jedan detalj.

Moglo bi se čak ustvrditi da su pametni telefoni praktički dosegli vrhunac u pogledu snage i mogućnosti. Ne, ne kažem da su današnji pametni telefoni savršeni. Ono što želim reći je da zaista nema puno više prostora kada je riječ o tome što pametni telefon još može učiniti.

Protuargument tome nema nikakve veze s hardverom, već softverom. To je djelomično razlog zašto se kompanije usmjeravaju na umjetnu inteligenciju i softver jer se zapravo nema što bitno drukčije učiniti sa staklenim i metalnim pločama.

Ovo mi daje lijep uvod u ovaj novi val AI proizvoda koji su se počeli pojavljivati. U današnje vrijeme, gdje god se okrenete, netko na ovaj ili onaj način govori o umjetnoj inteligenciji. Došlo je do toga da kompanije sada izdaju namjenske AI uređaje, a Humane AI Pin i Rabbit R1 su naizgled u središtu svega.

Prije nego što nastavim, nisam uopće koristio ni vidio AI Pin, tako da mogu izvlačiti zaključke samo na temelju onoga što sam pročitao i gledao. Uz to, moram reći da bi to moglo završiti većim neuspjehom od Windows Phonea ili LG-jevog poslovanja s pametnim telefonima.

Nemojte me krivo shvatiti. Tehnologija koja pokreće AI Pin zvuči prilično nevjerojatno. Mislim, svoju ruku možete pretvoriti u interaktivni zaslon i kontrolirati sve bez vađenja mobitela iz džepa. Ali znate što gotovo jednako dobro funkcionira? Pametni sat. Podignite zapešće, postavite Googleu pitanje i dobijte odgovor odmah.

Ali skrenuo sam s teme.

AI Pin nikada neće biti uspješan, čak i da je Humane uspio pridobiti Jonyja Ivea. Košta koliko i Pixel 8, ali također zahtijeva 25 dolara mjesečne pretplate. Što se događa ako ne platite pretplatu? Na kraju dobijete uteg za papir od 700 dolara. Pixel 8 još uvijek možete uz Wi-Fi koristiti za praktički sve.

Opet, nisam ovo koristio, ali vjerujem mišljenju MKBHD-a o ovoj temi. I vjerujem mu kad kaže da je to “najgori proizvod” koji je ikada recenzirao.

“Rabbit je izdao uređaj koji ne može čak ni ono što radi mobitel”

Što se tiče Rabbita R1, konačna premisa je ista, jer je to namjenski uređaj koji pokreće umjetna inteligencija. Ali umjesto da ga nosite na košulji ili sakou, R1 je bliži pametnom telefonu po tome što ga nosite sa sobom u džepu. A kada želite komunicirati s njim, izvučete ga, pritisnete gumb i razgovarate. Opet, pametni satovi.

Međutim, i to je manje od polovice gotovog uređaja. S nečim što je toliko okrenuto budućnosti ne možete čak ni promijeniti vremensku zonu. Srećom, to je ispravljeno prvim ažuriranjem softvera, zajedno s drugim problemima, ali nije trebao biti problem za početak.

Iako je kul tražiti od njega da generira AI sliku koristeći Midjourney, nije baš praktično. Ako bi Rabbit R1 doista trebao biti od pomoći, zašto ne mogu zatražiti da me podsjeti da iznesem smeće? Zašto ne mogu koristiti način Vision za dodavanje artikla na popis namirnica? Zašto jednostavno ne mogu postaviti tajmer na 15 minuta kad spremam večeru?

Umjesto toga, Rabbit je izdao uređaj koji ne može čak ni ono što radi mobitel koji već imam. Ali baš poput Googlea, Samsunga i Applea, Rabbit daje ista obećanja, tvrdeći da će stići kul značajke. U nekom trenutku.

Ono u čemu Rabbit ima prednost u odnosu na AI Pin je to što košta samo 200 dolara. Znam da to nije beznačajan iznos novca, ali to je manje od onoga što bih bio spreman platiti za novi Apple Watch ili Galaxy Watch. To je dodatak, a ne glavna atrakcija.

Veći je problem što su se te ogromne korporacije izvukle tretirajući svoje klijente kao pokusne kuniće, a nove kompanije pokušavaju učiniti isto. Umjesto da samo ignoriraju pitanja, one se skrivaju iza premise “mi smo samo start-up” ili “to je generativna umjetna inteligencija, još uvijek se razvija”.

Sranje.

Ako vam je potreban još neki dokaz da smo mi problem, samo razmislite o ovome: Rabbit R1 je objavljen, a pet dana kasnije dobio je svoje prvo ažuriranje. U to vrijeme recenzije i dojmovi su objavljivani na temelju nedovršenog proizvoda.

Zašto jednostavno ne odgodite lansiranje za tjedan dana dok to ažuriranje ne bude dostupno? Zato što bismo kolektivni “mi” to osudili, iako bi to bila ispravna odluka.

“Ništa se neće promijeniti”

Dakle, kamo dalje? Iskreno rečeno, ništa se neće promijeniti. I dalje ćemo željeti najbolje od najboljeg svake godine, a kompanije će nam nastaviti nuditi iterativni hardver. Nove značajke mogu i ne moraju biti najavljene, ali neće sve biti dostupne pri lansiranju.

Potom ćemo kolektivni “mi” pisati članke ili objavljivati videozapise u kojima izražavamo svoju užasnutost. Svo to vrijeme profitne marže nastavit će rasti jer kompanije mogu zaraditi više novca recikliranjem starih dijelova, njihovim poliranjem i predstavljanjem kao novih. Kotač za hrčke nastavit će se vrtjeti, a mi ćemo nastaviti juriti za svakim “svježim” zalogajem koji nam kompanije ponude.

I dok se ideja AI Pina i Rabbita R1 čini prilično kul na papiru, nije praktična. Ne samo da mogu dobiti isto iskustvo sa svog mobitela ili pametnog sata nego imam još veću fleksibilnost zahvaljujući mogućnosti preuzimanja različitih aplikacija. Jednostavno postoji više opcija jer mogu birati između Geminija, ChatGPT-ja, Copilota, Perplexityja ili svih njih, izravno s uređaja koji već posjedujem.

Izvorni tekst napisao je Andrew Myrick za Android Central. 

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Arts Entertainments

Heartening to see greater representation of queer people on screen, says filmmaker Kiran Rao

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Kiran Rao says it is heartening to see LGBTQ stories finding space in mainstream filmmaking, even though the progress has been quite slow.

The “Laapataa Ladies” director serves as a jury member for the narrative segment of the upcoming edition of Kashish Pride Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ+ film festival.

Rao said the representation of queer people in films and web series has increased but more needs to be done.

“There’s a long way to go before we can stop having to speak about queer issues with this specifically separate lens…But it’s slowly happening, as we can see in many shows on OTT, there’s a much greater representation of queer people and a more diverse representation, which is very heartening for filmmakers like me and in general, for us as Indians, because this is something I feel we should all be sensitive to.

“We all need to sort of grow and evolve as a society to not have to box people into this other kind of segment,” the director told PTI on the sidelines of an event here on Wednesday evening.

In some ways, cinema is a reflection of society, which needs to evolve with time, she said.

“It’s wonderful that so much has changed in the last two decades in our country.”

The 15th edition of the Kashish Pride Film Festival will be held from May 15 to 19 at Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française de Bombay and Cinepolis (Andheri West).

Sridhar Rangayan serves as festival director.

During the festival, 133 films from 46 countries across categories will be showcased.

The line-up also includes 10 films from transgender filmmakers.

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Cryptocurrency

Indices crack on FPI selling, election uncertainty

The benchmark indices witnessed a sharp selloff on Thursday amid selling by overseas investors and nervousness around the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.

The Sensex slid 1,062 points, or 1.45 per cent, to 72,404; while the Nifty50 settled at 21,958, down 1.55 per cent, the fifth straight day of decline. Broader indices Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 declined 1.85 per cent, and 1.83 per cent, respectively.

Cash market volumes on the NSE stood at ₹1.02-lakh crore even as the advance decline ratio fell sharply to 0.17:1, the lowest since March 13. Volatility index India VIX spiked about 7 per cent to above 18 levels.

L&T was the top Nifty loser, shedding over 6 per cent. Asian Paints, ONGC, Coal India and BPCL slid over 4 per cent each. Barring Auto, all other sectors ended in red with Oil & Gas, Metals, Realty, Pharma & Financials declining between 2-3 per cent.

FPI selling

“Sustained FPI selling and the fear of a not-so-favourable election outcome have dented market sentiments. With voter turnout ratio (65.68 per cent) slightly lower than 2019 for the same seats (except Assam), investors have turned nervous about BJP’s expected seat count. We expect this volatility to continue in the near term in the absence of any major positive trigger,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

Foreign portfolio investors continued their selling spree, offloading shares worth nearly ₹7,000 crore, while domestic investors bought shares worth ₹5,642 crore, provisional data showed.

Global indices

Apart from the high US bond yields and the uncertainty around elections, the outperformance of the Chinese and Hong Kong markets also contributed to FPI selling. During the last one month Nifty has shed 3.5 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng are up 4.2 per cent and 8.2 per cent.

“Chinese and Hong Kong markets are cheap with PEs around 10 while India is expensive with double the PE of these markets. So long as their outperformance continues, FPIs are likely to sell,” said VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

On the global front, cautiousness ahead of Bank of England’s policy statement and hawkish statements from a few Fed officials have kept markets on the edge. Last week, the Fed kept rates steady while hinting that rates could remain higher for longer.

Global shares were mostly lower on Thursday after US market’s pause stretched into a second day and as Chinese stocks rose after China reported better-than-expected trade figures for April. Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were the gainers among Asian indices. China reported that its exports rose 1.5 per cent in April from a year earlier, while imports jumped 8.4 per cent. The renewed growth suggests a stronger recovery in demand than earlier data had suggested.

Nifty has a crucial support around 21,750 levels for the short term and faces immediate resistance is at 22,100 levels. “A long negative candle was formed on the daily chart, which is reflecting a sharp downside momentum in the market. Having broken decisively below the immediate support of 22,300 levels on Thursday, Nifty is expected to slide down further in the short term,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.

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Health Fitness

Što je u smoothieju koji svaki dan doručkuje Kate Middleton?

KATE Middleton ima poseban obrok s vlastitim potpisom koji konzumira svaki dan. Riječ je o smoothieju koji ispija ujutro. Prema izvorima s kraljevskog dvora, u njemu se nalaze spirulina, špinat, kelj, matcha, salata romana, korijander i borovnice.

“Ovaj smoothie je prepun antioksidansa koji se bore protiv oštećenja izazvanih slobodnim radikalima, to su toksini iz okoliša koji nam narušavaju prirodni sjaj kože”, izjavila je bivša kraljevska nutricionistica Jennifer Hanway.

Ako već niste upoznati s tim sastojkom, spirulina je vrsta alge koja se naziva superhranom zahvaljujući velikoj koncentraciji antioksidansa, vitamina B, magnezija i drugih hranjivih tvari. Matcha je zeleni kofeinski prah, napravljen od lišća zelenog čaja. Osim kofeinom, matcha je bogata antioksidansima i aminokiselinama, a povezuje se sa smanjenim rizikom od bolesti jetre i kardiovaskularnih problema, navodi Healthline.

Preostali sastojci su voće i povrće, koje osigurava veliku dozu antioksidansa i mikronutrijenata poput vitamina A, C, K, folata i magnezija.

Hanway je naglasila da je kod ovakvog zelenog smoothieja problematičan okus, ali on se može učiniti ukusnijim ako mu se doda malo maslaca od orašastih plodova ili nekog drugog voća, koje će pomoći uravnotežiti gorčinu koju napitku daje zeleno povrće.

Prema portalu Wales Online, princeza uz smoothie konzumira i zdjelu zobenih pahuljica.

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Escape the Summer Swelter, Explore 5 Refreshingly Cool Destinations in North India To Beat the Heat

In this world, there are two types of people. The first are those who embrace summer with open arms and enjoy eating ice cream or sipping on a cooler while lounging near a pool. Then there are those who’d rather stay cool indoors. In India, the latter seems to outnumber the former. But who can blame them? With scorching heat and sticky humidity, Indian summers can feel like a sauna. But fear not, fellow sun-shunners! We all crave an escape from the heat, don’t we? This is where the search for cooler pastures begins. Top Tourist Attractions in Delhi: From Historical Sites to Cultural Landmarks, 5 Best Places To Visit in the National Capital.

We search the web for every detail, determined to find that perfect spot where the sun’s rays don’t feel like a personal attack. Well, guess what? We’ve curated a list of some cool destinations in India where summer is more about pleasant breezes than heatwaves. Whether you’re into chilly retreats or just seeking a break from the oven-like temperatures, we’ve got you covered. Check out our top 5 picks for cool summer destinations in Northern India, and get ready to beat the heat without feeling like a roast chicken. Say goodbye to sweating bullets and hello to chill vibes! Summer Vacation Travel Guide: From Thailand To Paris; 10 International Destinations For Summer Season That Will Suit Your Holiday Style.

1. Spiti Valley

Escape the city chaos for breathtaking mountain vistas, lush meadows, and serene monasteries in Spiti Valley. The best time to visit is between March and June, with clear skies and perfect weather. You can enjoy camping, trekking, rafting, and sightseeing for an unforgettable getaway!

Spiti Valley (Photo Credits: Pixabay)

2. Almora

Almora, a serene place, is famous for its cuisine, Shiva temples, and vibrant handicraft market. Its horseshoe-shaped hillock charms visitors. The peak season is from April to June, boasting pleasant weather, clear skies, and cool breezes. You can enjoy hiking and sightseeing.

Almora (Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons)

3. Darjeeling

From lush tea estates to Mount Kanchenjunga vistas and ancient monasteries, Darjeeling is a haven for travellers. Explore the Zoological Park, Japanese Peace Pagoda, and Darjeeling Observatory, or soak in the beauty of Tiger Hill Point. The best time to visit is from April to June, when the weather is breezy.

Darjeeling (Photo Credits: Pixabay)

4. Auli

Auli, nestled in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, has snowy peaks and oak trees, making it a ski lover’s paradise. With stunning views of Nanda Devi, Kamet, and Dunagiri peaks, it’s a visual treat. The best time to visit is between March and June, with chilly evenings being perfect for skiing and snow play.

Auli (Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons)

5. Pahalgam

Pahalgam, set against the scenic Lidder River, enchants with its lush valleys and snow-capped peaks. Explore the Pahalgam Golf Course and Betaab Valley. The best time to visit is between March and June, offering warm days and slightly chilly evenings perfect for trekking amid the lush greenery. Summer Holiday Season: Surge in Domestic Travel Continues; Manali, Goa Among Top Tourist Destinations.

Pahalgam (Photo Credits: Pixabay)

India’s summer destinations have something for everyone. So pack your bags, grab your camera, and get ready to make memories that will last a lifetime. Embrace the adventure, soak in the sights, and let the summer escapades begin!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 01, 2024 01:21 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

U Pakracu je u četiri mjeseca kastrirano 50 mačaka

ZA OVU godinu završilo je sufinanciranje troškova kastracije-sterilizacije mačaka (ženki) u vlasništvu fizičkih osoba s prebivalištem na području Pakraca, u iznosu od 20 eura + PDV po jednom postupku kastracije-sterilizacije. Postupak se obavljao u Veterinarskoj stanici Pakrac, čime je u protekla četiri mjeseca kastrirano 50 mačaka.

Novi program sufinanciranja kastracije mačaka planira se ponovno pokrenuti sljedeće godine.

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Vizažistica koja živi u Parizu otkrila kako se našminkati poput Francuskinje

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

PROFESIONALNA vizažistica Andreea Ali živi i radi u Parizu, a putem TikTok videa nedavno je otkrila kako se našminkati poput Francuskinje. “Živim u Parizu više od osam godina i tek sada sam otkrila zašto Francuskinje mogu nositi smokey-eye i crveni ruž, a svejedno ne izgledati kao da nose previše šminke”, istaknula je na početku videa.

Potom je pokazala korak po korak kako postići make-up izgled koji Francuskinje vole i nose. Naglasila je da Francuskinje nikada ne pretjeruju s proizvodima za ten, poput tekućeg pudera i korektora. Posegnula je za Dior Glow Star Filterom i nanijela ga na lice. “Dat će vam sjaj, ali neće dodati teksturu vašoj koži”, istaknula je.

Navela je da smatra kako Francuskinje biraju ili korektor ili puder. “Nikada ne biraju oboje”, naglasila je. Potom je posegnula za korektorom i nanijela ga na podočnjake te na dijelove lica koji su zahtijevali korekciju. “Sve Francuskinje koje znam nose bronzer”, istaknula je, dodavši da taj proizvod nikada neće preskočiti u svojoj make-up rutini, dok rumenilo hoće jer im nije toliko nužno.

Francuskinje vole nanijeti puno maskare na trepavice, a crveni ruž utapkaju prstom

Posegnula je za YSL bronzerom i nanijela ga na obraze, čelo, nos i bradu. “Samo tanak sloj”, rekla je, dodavši da ga nanosi na područja na licu koja sunce prirodno prvo zahvati. Naglasila je da iznimno sjajna, takozvana staklena koža, nije toliko popularna u Francuskoj. Barem ne još.

Prirodan sjaj, koji nije pretjeran, popularan je. Posegnula je za proizvodom marke Westman Atelier kako bi dodala sjaj svom licu. Potom je počela sređivati svoje obrve, naglasivši da ih Francuskinje minimalno sređuju te da preferiraju prirodan izgled. Svoje je obrve minimalno ispunila olovkom, a potom je posegnula za maskarom.

“Francuskinje nanose puno maskare”, otkrila je, dodavši kako su poznate po tome da su odane pojedinim maskarama koje funkcioniraju za njih te ih koriste pet, deset godina i duže. Potom je nanijela crveni Dior ruž na usne i pokazala kako ga Francuskinje nanose. Trik je u tome da se ruž na rubovima usana treba razmazati prstom kako bi se postigao la bouche mordue efekt, odnosno efekt izgrizenih usana.

>> Francuskinja otkrila savršen ruž za nježno crvene usne. Žene pišu: Najbrža kupovina

Na kraju je posegnula za puderom u kamenu i istaknula kako je to još jedan proizvod koji Francuskinje vole. Nanijela ga je na ona mjesta na licu koja je trebalo matirati kako se ne bi previše sjajila.

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PBKS 151/6 in 13.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Shashank Singh Walks Back due to Virat Kohli’s Brilliance

PBKS 151/6 in 13.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Shashank Singh Walks Back due to Virat Kohli’s Brilliance

OUT! It is very big wicket for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru as Virat Kohli executes a brilliant throw to run out Shashank Singh. The Punjab Kings’ hopes of chasing down the target is getting low with every wicket. Shashank Singh run out Virat Kohli 37 (19)

PBKS 126/5 in 11.2 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Liam Livingstone Walks Back for A Duck

OUT! Another wicket for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru as it is Liam Livingstone this time who gets a leading edge and hands over an easy catch to Karn Sharma. Liam Livingstone 0 (2) c Karn Sharma b Swapnil Singh

PBKS 125/4 in 10.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Jitesh Sharma Has to Depart Against Karn Sharma

OUT! Jitesh Sharma’s dismal run in the Indian Premier League 2024 continued as he was cleaned up for 5 runs by Karn Sharma. PBKS are in a spot of bother as they lost yet another big wicket. Jitesh Sharma 5 (4) b Karn Sharma

PBKS 107/3 in 9 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Rilee Russouw Departs After Completing Half Century

OUT! The break hampered Rilee Russouw’s confidence and he has to be dismissed after completing his half century. Will Jacks took an easy catch and Karn Sharma took his first wicket of the match. Rilee Russouw 61 (27) c Will Jacks b Karn Sharma

PBKS 71/2 in 5.5 Overs | PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Jonny Bairstow Walks Back after A Decent Cameo

OUT! Royal Challengers Bengaluru have finally broken the partnership as they removed Jonny Bairstow for 27 runs off 16 balls. Faf du Plessis took a brilliant catch while running backwards. Jonny Bairstow 27 (16) c Faf du Plessis b Lockie Ferguson

PBKS 45/1 in 4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Comeback After Early Loss

The Punjab Kings have come back well after losing an early wicket and they will look forward to continuing the same momentum in the match and hope to chase down the target.

PBKS 6/1 in 0.4 Over | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Swapnil Singh Traps Prabhsimran Singh in Front

OUT! The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have struck early in the second innings as Prabhsimran Singh has to depart for 6 runs. Swapnil Singh caught the PBKS opener in front and was plumb. Prabhsimran Singh 6 (4) lbw Swapnil Singh

PBKS 6/1 in 0.4 Over | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Swapnil Singh Traps Prabhsimran Singh in Front

OUT! The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have struck early in the second innings as Prabhsimran Singh has to depart for 6 runs. Swapnil Singh caught the PBKS opener in front and was plumb. Prabhsimran Singh 6 (4) lbw Swapnil Singh

RCB 241/7 in 20 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Need 242 Runs to Win

The Punjab Kings will need 242 runs to win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and it will be a tough chase for the hosts at the HPCA Stadium against RCB.

RCB 241/7 in 20 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Cameron Green Becomes the Third Victim of Last Over

OUT! Another one bites the dust for the visitors as Cameron Green walks back while trying to hit a shot over the long on fielder. Sam Curran took an excellent catch. Cameron Green 46 (27) c Sam Curran b Harshal Patel

RCB 240/6 in 19.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Mahipal Lomror Cleaned Up by Harshal Patel

OUT! Mahipal Lomror was not able to pick the slower ball from Harshal Patel he lost his off stump. Lomror was deceived by the pace and his off stump was knocked back. Mahipal Lomror 0 (2) b Harshal Patel

RCB 238/5 in 19.1 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Dinesh Karthik Loses his Wicket While Trying to Attack

OUT! Dinesh Karthik will have to lose his wicket while trying to attack Harshal Patel on the first ball of the last over. It was an easy catch for Sam Curran on the boundary line. Dinesh Karthik 18 ( 7) c Sam Curran b Harshal Patel

RCB 211/4 in 17.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Misses out On A Hundred 

OUT! Virat Kohli has played one of the most special innings of IPL 2024 but will have to lose his wicket off Arshdeep Singh. It was a much needed wicket for the hosts as Kohli could have made impact of 20 to 30 runs. Virat Kohli 92 (47) c Rilee Russow b Arshdeep Singh

RCB 200/3 in 17 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: All Eyes on Virat Kohli and Cameron Green

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will now be hoping to add as much runs as they can. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green look set for the visitors and will hope to hit some big shots.

RCB 140/3 in 12.5 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Completes Half Century

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsman Virat Kohli has completed yet another half century in IPL 2024 and reached the mark in 32 balls. Virat will be aiming to continue his form and help RCB post a big first innings score.

RCB 119/3 in 10 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Match Begins in Dharamshala

The match has begun in Dharamshala after the rain break. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green will be hoping to put the pressure once again on the Punjab Kings bowlers and put up a big score on the board.

RCB 119/3 in 10 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Match To Begin from 08:55 PM

The match will start at 08:55 PM IST in Dharamshala as the covers have come off. The RCB will have to restart and gain back their aggressive momentum ahead of the break.

RCB 119/3 in 10 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Covers Come off in Dharamshala

The covers have come off in Dharamshala as the rain stopped and the play can begin as soon as possible. The ground staff are trying up to dry the outfield quickly.

RCB 119/3 in 10 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Match Interrupted Due to Rain

The play has been interrupted due to rain as covers have come onto the field. These look like the passing showers but the players of both teams have walked off the ground.

RCB 119/3 in 10 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Rajat Patidar Departs After Completing Half Century

OUT! The Punjab Kings get the much-needed wicket of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsman Rajat Patidar. Patidar edged the ball straight back to wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow and PBKS may pull back the momentum. Rajat Patidar 55 (23) c Jonny Bairstow b Sam Curran

RCB 71/2 in 7 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: All the Eyes on Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be hoping to continue the momentum they have gained in the last few overs and put up a big first innings score. Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar will have the onus to do the same for RCB.

RCB 43/2 in 4.4 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Vidwath Kaverappa Gets Rid of Will Jacks

OUT! Vidwath Kaverappa is having one of the best Indian Premier League debuts as he gets the second wicket of his match in the form of Will Jacks. Jacks looked to step down the wicket but handed over a catch to Harshal Patel. Will Jacks 12 (7) c Harshal Patel b Vidwath Kaverappa

RCB 19/1 in 2.2 Overs | PBKS vs RCB  Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Vidwath Kaverappa Removes Faf du Plessis

OUT! A big wicket for the Punjab Kings as Royal Challengers Bengaluru lose their first wicket in the form of captain Faf du Plessis. Vidwanath Kaverappa strikes for the hosts. Faf du Plessis 9 (7) c Shashank Singh b Vidwath Kaverappa

PBKS vs RCB Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Sam Curran Wins Toss and Opts to Bowl First; Liam Livingstone Returns for Punjab Kings, Glenn Maxwell Misses out For Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Toss Update: Punjab Kings Wins Toss, Opts to Bowl

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Liam Livingstone, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to clash against the Punjab Kings in their next fixture of the Indian Premier League 2024. The PBKS vs RCB IPL 2024 clash will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Both teams are placed at the bottom half of the points table and they would look forward to winning their remaining games and finishing the tournament on a winning note. PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction, IPL 2024: Tips and Suggestions To Pick Best Winning Fantasy Playing XI for Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Punjab Kings lost their previous IPL 2024 match against the Chennai Super Kings by 28 runs and they would hope to return to winning ways. The team has showcased decent performance in the previous few matches and looks settled. The batsmen are performing and the bowling also looked decent in the previous match. PBKS vs RCB IPL 2024 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, H2H and More About Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Indian Premier League Season 17 Match 58 in Dharamshala

Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the other hand have already won their previous three games and can reach 14 points if they win their remaining games. RCB would be hoping to win their remaining matches and give themselves a chance of making it to the playoffs of the tournament. Faf du Plessis has also come back to form and will hope to contribute with the bat once again.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 09, 2024 06:37 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Hind’s Hall is Macklemore’s bold new pro-Palestine anthem. What might it actually achieve?

Even political parties understand music’s potential to convey messages, which is why they, too, often use music to drive their campaigns. The song It’s Time from the 1972 Gough Whitlam campaign was used to evoke feelings of hope in voters through music, lyrics and the involvement of well-known Australian musicians such as Little Pattie.

This doesn’t always go to plan, however. Artists have pushed back on their songs being used by politicians they don’t agree with.

There have also been cases of politicians using songs where the message doesn’t align with their own. For instance, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA has been used several times as a pro-US anthem by politicians who missed its critique of the country.

This raises an important point. An artist might try their best to convey a political point in a song, but they can never guarantee the audience will understand it in the way they want.

Why music?

Can a song like Hind’s Hall really galvanise the public into taking action on an issue? The link between political songs and people taking political action is by no means clear-cut. Often the clearest outcome of protest songs is that they strengthen the bonds between people who already agree on an issue, rather than changing their position.

That said, we know music has the power to hit people on several levels and to translate political messages in a powerful way. That’s because it elicits strong emotions and sensations that go beyond words or facts. Someone who has never felt strongly about a political issue may become engaged if they are moved by a song.

Music is also fundamentally social and creates community and belonging. When a song like Hind’s Hall explodes, people respond not only to its instruments, melodies and lyrics, but also to other people’s reactions to the song.

In this way, music can raise the public profile of an issue and make it challenging for people who have otherwise disengaged to remain disengaged.

Macklemore’s song has received coverage in media outlets around the globe.

Meanwhile, media coverage on the ground in Gaza has been highly politicised. Journalists themselves been targeted and Israel has recently moved to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country.

Against this backdrop, we can see the significance of Hind’s Hall giving media space to the people under siege and the protesters supporting them. Millions of people who might have not known who Hind Rajab was will now remember her name.

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Stock Market Today: L&T drags Sensex, Nifty at open; volatility index climbs

NSE Nifty 50 was down by 0.23 per cent, or 51.40 points, to 22,251, while the BSE Sensex was at 73,238, down by 0.31 per cent, or 227.50 points in early trade.

A total of 2,979 stocks were actively traded, 1,527 advanced, 1,352 declined and 100 stocks remained unchanged. And, 83 stocks hit 52-week high and 18 stocks hit 52-week low at 9.50 am on the BSE.

BSE Sensex fell by 500.62 pts or 0.68% at 72,965.77 as of 10.51 am, and Nifty 50 declined by 160.20 pts, or 0.72%, at 22,142.30.

VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said, “A major trend in the market now is the aggressive selling by FIIs, which has touched to ₹15,863 crores so far this month. Though DIIs are buying, they are not as aggressive as they were due to some concerns surrounding election results.

“It is important to understand that there is a new factor triggering FII selling, apart from the high US bond yields. This is the outperformance of the Chinese and Hong Kong markets. During the last one month, while Nifty is down 1.5 per cent, the Shanghai Composite is up by 2.62 per cent and Hang Seng is up by a whopping 8.8 per cent. Chinese and Hong Kong markets are cheap with PEs around 10 while India is expensive with double the PE of these markets.”

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So long as this outperformance of the Chinese and Hong Kong market continues, FIIs are likely to sell. The weakness in frontline financials is primarily due to FII selling. For long-term investors, this is an opportunity to buy high quality large caps driven down by FII selling. Previous episodes of FII selling turned out to be good buying opportunities, he added.

Major gainers on the NSE include Hero MotoCorp (4.57%), Bajaj Auto (2.17.%), M&M (1.58%), HCL Tech (1.26%) and Kotak Bank (0.73%). Major losers include L&T (-3.64%), BPCL (-1.68%), Dr Reddy’s Labs (-1.06%), HDFC Life (-1.06%) and Tata Consumer Product (-0.96%).

BSE SmallCap was down by 0.049 per cent and MidCap was down by 0.060 per cent.

Major gainers within the Nifty Auto were Hero MotoCorp (4.57 per cent), TVS Motor (5.59 per cent), M&M (2.95 per cent), Bharat Forge (2.59 per cent), Bajaj Auto (2.58 per cent)

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Popularno piće povezano s oštećenjem jetre u novoj studiji

POZNATO je da pijenje alkohola može loše utjecati na našu jetru. Međutim, nova studija povezuje piće, popularno upravo zbog svojih zdravstvenih dobrobiti, s mogućim oštećenjem jetre.

Prema studiji, više od 200 slučajeva akutnog zatajenja jetre povezano je sa sastojkom koji je uobičajen u onome što se općenito smatra superzdravim napitkom – ali možda nije tako strašno kako zvuči.

Studija, objavljena krajem 2022., povezala je ekstrakt zelenog čaja s oštećenjem jetre, iako zeleni čaj sam po sebi vjerojatno neće ugroziti zdravlje naše jetre.

Sama studija napominje da zeleni čaj rijetko uzrokuje probleme kod inače zdravih osoba, ali da nas koncentrirani ekstrakt zelenog čaja, koji se često nalazi u biljnim dodacima prehrani i tabletama za mršavljenje, može dovesti u opasnost od ozbiljnih medicinskih problema.

Oštećenje jetre češće se povezuje s uzimanjem ekstrakta zelenog čaja

“Manje je vjerojatno da će standardni pripravci zelenog čaja izazvati trovanje jetre. Oštećenje jetre češće se povezuje s uzimanjem ekstrakta zelenog čaja (GTE), koji sadrži veće doze EGCG-a”, rekao je hepatolog i gastroenterolog, dr. David Kim, za Parade.

Još jedan važan čimbenik koji treba uzeti u obzir: glavni pacijent u studiji dobio je intravensku (IV) infuziju ekstrakta zelenog čaja, što je prilično ekstremno.

Gastroenterolog dr. David D. Clarke ističe: “Pacijent u članku dobio je ekstrakt zelenog čaja intravenozno. To je koncentrirani oblik biološki aktivnih spojeva u zelenom čaju. Velika većina izvješća o oštećenju jetre povezana je s GTE-om, koji se uzima oralno u obliku kapsula.”

Objašnjava da i kapsule i intravenski oblik GTE-a rezultiraju puno većim količinama potencijalno toksičnih spojeva koji dospijevaju u jetru, nego što bi to bio slučaj s običnim zelenim čajem.

“Bilo je nekoliko ljudi koji su patili od trovanja jetre zbog pijenja zelenog čaja, ali zato što su konzumirali velike količine”, zaključio je dr. Clarke.

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Ovaj kozlić napušten je nakon rođenja, posvojila ga je kujica koja čuva stado

PIRINEJSKI planinski psi su jedni od najhrabrijih čuvara stada, ali viralna snimka s TikToka pokazuje nam da imaju i nježnu stranu.

Korisnica TikToka, @bristolloveslucy, podijelila je snimku koja prikazuje neraskidivu vezu između njezine kujice pirinejskog planinskog psa nazvane Bristol i kozlića nazvanog Clover. 

Clovera je majka odbacila nedugo nakon rođenja, ali nakon toga ga je posvojila Bristol, koja se već dva mjeseca brine o napuštenom kozliću. “Njih dvoje su od tada nerazdvojni”, napisala je njihova vlasnica.

“To je njezina beba, izgledaju identično”, “Velika je čast imati pirinejskog planinskog psa kao odgojitelja”, “Preslatki su, vidi se da se vole”, “Prekrasan pas”, samo su neki od komentara ispod videa.

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IPL 2024: PBKS vs RCB Overall Head-to-Head; When and Where To Watch Free Live Streaming Online

Dharamshala, May 9: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 58 of the IPL 2024 on Thursday. In the overall head-to-head matchups of the two teams, Punjab holds the lead with 17 wins whereas Bengaluru stands with 15 wins. Sachin Tendulkar Hails Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head for Their Destructive Unbeaten Opening Partnership During SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Clash, Says ‘ Had These Boys Batted First, Would’ve Scored 300’.

PBKS are eighth in the points table with four wins while RCB are seventh with same number of wins after 11 games.

PBKS v RCB head-to-head (32)

Punjab Kings: 17

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 15

PBKS v RCB Match Time:

The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)

PBKS v RCB Match Venue:

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

Live broadcast of PBKS v RCB Match on Television in India:

The PBKS v RCB match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.

Live stream in India:

The live streaming of PBKS v RCB is available on JioCinema

PBKS v RCB Squads:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Akash Deep, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 09, 2024 10:54 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Sangeeth Sivan passes away at 61 in Mumbai

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Film director Sangeeth Sivan passed away on Wednesday. The 61-year-old was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai. Sangeeth’s maiden directorial venture was Malayalam action thriller ‘Vyooham’, released in 1990.

The film with Raghuvaran in the lead caught the imagination of filmgoers, thanks to the fight sequences involving Babu Antony. He has directed around 20 films in Malayalam and Hindi.

‘Yoddha’, ‘Gandharvam’ and ‘Nirnayam’ were among the noted Malayalam films helmed by him. ‘Johny’, released in 1993, won the state award for best children’s film.

The Mohanlal-starrer ‘Yoddha’ was an all-time hit and is considered his most popular work in Malayalam. The film paved the way for music composer A R Rahman’s entry into Malayalam.

His directorial debut in Hindi was ‘Zor’ with Sunny Deol in the lead. His other notable films in Hindi were ‘Sandhya’, ‘Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne’, ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum’, ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’, ‘Ek: The Power of One’, ‘Click’, and ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’.

In 2017, he produced ‘E’, which would prove to be his last contribution in Malayalam. Gautami played the lead character of an Alzheimer’s patient in the film. Sangeeth had settled in Mumbai years ago.

Sangeeth is the son of the late photographer Sivan. He is survived by his wife Jayasree, children Sachu and Shantanu. Cinematographer Santosh Sivan and director Sanjeev Sivan are his brothers.

Sangeeth was an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

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BSE to roll out single stock futures from July 1

BSE will launch single stock futures from July 1, the bourse said on Wednesday. This will be a fortnightly product and will be free of cost initially. Rival NSE currently offers over 180 stocks in index derivatives, but BSE may offer a much lower number to begin with, said market watchers.

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BSE relaunched its weekly Sensex options product last year, with a Friday expiry. Bankex expiry was shifted to another day as well. BSE has wrested a double-digit market share in notional turnover in index derivatives, which is expected to climb and stabilise at 18-20 per cent in the coming months, according to analysts.

To deepen market

Shoring up volumes in stock derivatives, may be a lot harder, given the problem of higher volatility and lower depth, said experts.

The exchange said on Wednesday it has readied 100 colocation racks with an aim of deepening the market, and improving participation from algo and high frequency traders, especially in index options.

The bourse said it will discuss the issue of higher regulatory fees on options contracts with the regulator. The exchange was recently asked to cough up more fees on options contracts by the regulator for several years along with interest. It has been paying the regulatory fee on the annual turnover — taking into account the premium value for options contracts. As per norms, the fees need to be paid on the notional value of options contracts. In addition, the fees paid to the regulator for FY07 was for a quarter instead of a full year.

The total differential on the SEBI regulatory fees from FY07 to FY23, would be ₹68.64 crore plus GST which includes interest of ₹30.34 crore.

The exchange intends to pass on most of the additional cost on fees to investors by increasing the transaction charges. Jefferies recently downgraded BSE to “hold” from “buy” and cut its price target to ₹2,900 from ₹3,000 earlier.

The exchange said it will reallocate a portion of its settlement guarantee fund for currency derivatives after the necessary regulatory approval.

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Doktor otkriva zašto nikada ne pije vodu iz plastične boce

DOKTOR dr. Saurabh Sethi nikad ne pije vodu iz plastične boce i poziva druge da slijede njegov primjer. Tvrdi da plastične boce sadrže previše toksične nanoplastike koja se zadržava u tijelu i povezuje se s rakom i neplodnošću. Ukazao je na studiju koja je ranije ove godine pokazala da prosječna boca vode koja se prodaje u SAD-u sadrži 240.000 komada ovih čestica.

“Prestanite koristiti plastične boce za vodu. U njima su čestice koje mogu prodrijeti u ljudske stanice, ući u krvotok i glavne organe”, rekao je u videu objavljenom na TikToku.

Pozvao je ljude da koriste boce za višekratnu upotrebu od nehrđajućeg čelika. Također, upozorio je da je pijenje iz plastične boce tijekom vrućih dana najštetnije.

“Vrućina će uzrokovati još više ispuštanja mikroplastike u vašu bocu s vodom”, tvrdi.

Video je skupio više od pola milijuna pregleda. Inače, kada je riječ o bocama za vodu, smatra se da sitni komadići plastike završavaju u proizvodima kao nusprodukt tijekom procesa proizvodnje, zbog čega su strahovi od sitne plastike pojačani posljednjih godina.

Neke su studije otkrile da izloženost sitnim česticama može uzrokovati smrt stanica, izazvati oksidacijski stres, oštetiti DNA i potaknuti upalne reakcije. No, učinci na ljude temelje se na laboratorijskim studijama i ispitivanjima na životinjama, bez izravnih dokaza.

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Ovo je trenutno najpoznatija mačka u Hrvatskoj (ali i u Europi)

POZNATO je koliko Baby Lasagna voli mačke. Ima ih tri: jednookog Stipu, Gertrudu i Branku. Često objavljuje smiješne fotografije svojih voljenih ljubimaca, a mačka se nalazi i na njegovom merchu – majicama koje se prodaju u rekordnom broju, a naručuju ih i Amerikanci.

Njegov mačak Stipe, od rođenja jednooki ljubimac koji je postao junak slikovnice Baby Lasagna i mačak Stipe – Veliko prijateljstvo, trenutno je najpoznatija mačka u Hrvatskoj. Upravo kroz perspektivu mačka Stipe ispričana je avantura zvana Rim Tim Tagi Dim.

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Zara Home ima divne posteljine s cvjetnim uzorcima po sniženim cijenama

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Sports

Orange Cap in IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Continues to Lead List of Highest Run-Scorers, Travis Head Moves to Third Spot

SunRisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head was able to put up a splendid batting performance during the SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 clash and moved to the third position in the Purple Cap standings. Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli remains at the top, followed by CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in the second place. Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is in the fourth spot, whereas KKR’s Sunil Narine is in the fifth place. On Which TV Channel IPL 2024 Will Be Telecast Live? How to Watch Indian Premier League Season 17 Cricket Matches Free Live Streaming Online?

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the orange cap award and became the top run scorer in the Indian Premier League 2023. Gill ended up scoring 890 runs from 16 games and smashed three centuries and four half-centuries. Gill will be in action against the Mumbai Indians and would look forward to conquering the top spot in Ahmedabad by playing a big innings. On the other hand, players such as RCB skipper Faf du Plessis and batsman Virat Kohli will be one of the key players in the hunt to win the Orange cap this year. IPL 2024 Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of Indian Premier League Season 17.

IPL 2024 Orange Cap List

Pos Player Name Team M Runs HS 50 100
1 Virat Kohli RCB 11 542 113* 4 1
2 Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 11 541 108* 4 1
3 Travis Head SRH 11 533 86 4 1
4 Sanju Samson RR 11 471 86 5 0
5 Sunil Narine KKR 11 461 102 3 1

(Updated after SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match)

(Important abbreviations: Pos: Position, M: Matches, HS: Highest Score)

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was the first Indian player to win the Orange Cap award whereas Delhi Capitals opener David Warner has won the Orange Cap most times. Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most runs in an IPL season which was 973 during the IPL 2016.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 05, 2024 11:39 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Arts Entertainments

Noted film director Sangeeth Sivan passes away at 61

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted film director and cinematographer Sangeeth Sivan passed away in Mumbai, according to film industry sources on Wednesday.

He directed approximately 20 films in Malayalam and Hindi.

Yoddha, Vyuham, Gandharvam, and Nirnayam are among the Malayalam films directed by Sivan.

Kya Kool Hai Hum and Apna Sapna Money Money are some of the Hindi films he directed.

He made his directorial debut with the film Vyuham in 1990.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled his demise.

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Cryptocurrency

Ahmedabad’s Energy Mission Machineries aims to raise ₹41. cr via SME public offering

Energy Mission Machineries (India) Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based company dealing in designing and manufacturing a diverse range of sheet metal machinery, is planning to raise up to ₹41.15 crore from its SME public issue. 

The initial public offering comprises a fresh issue of 29.82 lakh equity shares of face value ₹10 each in the price band of ₹131 to ₹138 per equity share for the public issue. Out of the issue proceeds of ₹41.15 crore, the company plans to utilise ₹6.86 crore towards civil construction work at the existing manufacturing unit located at Sanand, ₹7.43 crore towards the installation of a new plant & machinery, ₹15 crore towards working capital requirements. 

The company has received approval to launch its public issue on the NSE Emerge Platform of the National Stock Exchange. The public issue opens for subscription on May 9 and closes on May 13. The proceeds of the public issue will be used to fund the company’s expansion plans including civil construction work, new plant & machineries at existing manufacturing unit in Sanand, Gujarat, meeting the working capital requirements, and general corporate purposes. Hem Securities Limited is the book-running lead manager of the issue.

Energy Mission Machineries (India) designs and manufactures CNC, NC, and conventional metal forming machines that cater to the industrial sector’s need for metal fabrication solutions. The company’s range of metal forming machines includes press brake machines, shearing machines, plate rolling machines, ironworker machines, hydraulic presses, busbar bending, cutting, and punching machines. The company’s machines are used across various industries, including automotive, steel, pre-engineered buildings, furniture, HVAC, agricultural equipment, road construction equipment, elevators, food processing machinery, metalworking workshops, etc. For the first nine months of 2023-24, the company reported a total income of ₹83.99 crore and a net profit of ₹6.74 crore.

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Health Fitness

Liječnica otkriva namirnice koje usporavaju metabolizam i otežavaju mršavljenje

ODREĐENE su namirnice poznate po svojim upalnim svojstvima, što potencijalno otežava kontrolu tjelesne težine i povećava rizik od kroničnih bolesti. Takva hrana često sadrži visoke razine rafiniranih šećera, nezdravih masti i prerađenih sastojaka koji mogu izazvati upalne reakcije u tijelu ako se konzumiraju prekomjerno.

Upala je prirodni imunološki odgovor, ali kronična upala koju mogu potaknuti prehrambeni čimbenici, može dovesti do raznih zdravstvenih problema, uključujući inzulinsku rezistenciju, metabolički sindrom i kardiovaskularne bolesti.

Liječnica i nutricionistica otkrile su nekoliko takvih namirnica koje bismo trebali izbjegavati, jer mogu otežati mršavljenje i uzrokovati razne zdravstvene probleme.

1. Margarin

Margarin može izazvati upale zbog visokog sadržaja omega-6 masnih kiselina, osobito kada sadrži djelomično hidrogenizirana ulja ili transmasti. Osim toga, margarin se često podvrgava procesu hidrogenacije kako bi se ulja stvrdnula, što može stvoriti transmasti koje mogu uzrokovati upalu.

“Margarin je najnezdraviji od svih namaza i maslaca. Uglavnom sadrži velike količine trans-masti i proupalnih omega-6 masti – najgorih masnoća koje povećavaju loš LDL kolesterol. Osim toga, veće količine transmasti mogu uzrokovati otpornost na inzulin, što usporava metabolizam”, kaže nutricionistica Nataly Komova za SheFinds.

2. Prerađeno meso

Prerađeno meso često sadrži visoke razine nezdravih masnoća, poput zasićenih masnoća i trans-masti, koje mogu doprinijeti upalama u tijelu ako se često konzumiraju. Neki prerađeni mesni proizvodi sadrže aditive, poput konzervansa i pojačivača okusa, koji mogu dodatno pridonijeti upali i problemima s metabolizmom.

“Kobasice, slanina, hrenovke i mesni delikatesi, koji su pečeni ili dimljeni, često sadrže visoke razine zasićenih masti, kao i aditive poput nitrata i nitrita, koji mogu pridonijeti upali. Prerađeno meso također je bogato kalorijama, što može dovesti do debljanja i povišenog krvnog tlaka”, upozorava liječnica dr. Kezia Joy.

Također, dodaje da ove vrste mesa imaju visok udio zasićenih masti, koje mogu dovesti do pretilosti i otežati mršavljenje.

3. Crveno meso

Crveno meso ima visok udio zasićenih masnoća i može izazvati upalne reakcije u tijelu kada se pretjerano konzumira, što potencijalno može dovesti do stanja poput inzulinske rezistencije i kardiovaskularnih problema. Štoviše, crveno meso je često kalorično, a njegova česta konzumacija bez uravnotežene prehrane ili tjelesne aktivnosti može pridonijeti debljanju.

“Masni komadi crvenog mesa mogu uzrokovati upalu i debljanje ako se konzumiraju prekomjerno. Imaju visok sadržaj zasićenih masti, što može povisiti razinu lošeg LDL kolesterola i doprinijeti razvoju srčanih bolesti”, zaključila je dr. Joy.

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Lifestyle Fashion

World Thalassaemia Day: What Are the Effects of Thalassemia? Can the Genetic Blood Disorder Be Cured? What Is the Biggest Challenge With Thalassemia?

World Thalassemia Day is observed on May 8 each year to raise awareness about thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin and red blood cells. This day is dedicated to educating people about the effects of thalassemia, its treatment options, and the challenges faced by those living with this condition. World Thalassemia Day 2024 Quotes and Images: Messages, HD Wallpapers, Tweets and SMS To Share With Family and Friends.

Effects of Thalassemia

Thalassemia can have a range of effects on the body, depending on the type and severity of the condition. People with thalassemia may experience fatigue, weakness, pale skin, and shortness of breath due to the reduced number of healthy red blood cells. In severe cases, thalassemia can lead to complications such as anaemia, bone deformities, slow growth and development, and an enlarged spleen.

Can Thalassemia be Cured?

The sole cure for thalassemia is stem cell or bone marrow transplants, yet these procedures are infrequent due to the considerable risks they pose. Stem cells, which can differentiate into various blood cell types, are generated in the bone marrow, the spongy tissue located at the core of certain bones. Treatment options are available to manage the symptoms and improve quality of life. The most common treatment for thalassemia is regular blood transfusions, which help to replenish the body’s supply of healthy red blood cells.

The Main Challenge with Thalassemia

One of the main challenges of living with thalassemia is the need for lifelong medical treatment. People with thalassemia require regular blood transfusions, which can be time-consuming and costly. Additionally, the iron overload that can result from frequent transfusions can lead to serious health complications if not properly managed. Another challenge is the emotional and psychological impact of living with a chronic illness, which can affect both patients and their families.

World Thalassemia Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about thalassemia and the challenges faced by those living with this condition. By educating the public, supporting research efforts, and advocating for improved access to treatment, we can help improve the quality of life for people affected by thalassemia.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 08, 2024 01:05 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

Rovinj je dobio četiri ovakve kućice. Znate li čemu služe?

NA INICIJATIVU Grada Rovinja, Natura Histrica prošloga je tjedna postavila kućice za kukce na četiri lokacije kako bi se promovirala i poboljšala bioraznolikost u urbanim područjima. Ovaj je potez odgovor na smanjenje broja oprašivača, što je uzrokovano ljudskim aktivnostima, a koji su ključni za opstanak biljaka i proizvodnju hrane.

Kućice za kukce postavljaju se osobito u gradskim područjima kako bi se povećao broj kukaca oprašivača. U kućice se postavljaju različiti materijali s otvorima različitih dimenzija, koji kukcima raznih veličina mogu poslužiti kao sklonište i mjesto za odlaganje jaja. Kućice su osobito privlačne za važnu skupinu oprašivača – solitarne pčele. One ne žive u košnicama, već pojedinačno grade svoja gnijezda na pogodnim staništima.

U našem podneblju najvažnije su pčele, muhe lebdjelice i leptiri

Za pravilno funkcioniranje ekosustava i oprašivanje biljaka u prirodi, najvažniji su divlji oprašivači. Najviše ih je iz skupine kukaca, a u našem podneblju najvažnije su pčele, muhe lebdjelice i leptiri. Tu su još mravi, ose, kornjaši, ali i komarci.

Zbog ljudskih aktivnosti posljednjih desetljeća bilježi se pad brojnosti kukaca oprašivača, što može ozbiljno narušiti stabilnost kopnenih biljnih zajednica, ali i poljoprivrednu proizvodnju o kojoj ovise ljudi. Bez oprašivača, mnoge bi biljne vrste nestale s naših livada i polja, a raznolikost hrane koju jedemo smanjila bi se.

Svatko može privući oprašivače i tako im pomoći da opstanu

Čak i ako živimo u gradu, možemo u naše vrtove i parkove privući oprašivače i tako im pomoći da opstanu. Primjerice, možemo posaditi raznoliko cvijeće u svoje parkove, vrtove i na balkone. Važno je napomenuti kako treba birati vrste koje cvatu u različito vrijeme kako bi oprašivači imali hrane tijekom cijele sezone.

Zatim možemo kositi dvorišta i vrtove u doba kad većina biljaka ne cvate, ili kositi malo rjeđe i ostaviti dijelove vrta nepokošenim, smanjiti ili izbaciti upotrebu pesticida u našim vrtovima, voćnjacima i na poljima, podržati ekološku proizvodnju i male domaće proizvođače hrane te postaviti kućice za kukce.

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Apple je lansirao nekoliko novih proizvoda. Evo što je stiglo

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

NA virtualnom događaju Let Loose, održanom 7. svibnja, Apple je predstavio nekoliko uzbudljivih novih proizvoda i dodataka. Donosimo pregled proizvoda koji su stigli. 

Novi iPad Pro s OLED zaslonom i M4 čipom

Glavna atrakcija događaja bila je nova linija iPad Pro modela. Novi iPad Pro dolazi u dvije veličine, 11-inčnoj i 13-inčnoj, s ultra tankim dizajnom. Debljina 11-inčnog modela iznosi 5.3 mm, dok je 13-inčni model još tanji, s debljinom od 5.1 mm. Novi iPad Pro dolazi s novim zaslonom naziva Ultra Retina XDR.

Prema Appleu, zaslon Ultra Retina XDR ima vrhunsku tandem OLED tehnologiju koja koristi dvije OLED ploče i kombinira svjetlost obje kako bi pružila fenomenalnu svjetlinu na cijelom zaslonu. Novi iPad Pro podržava 1000 nita svjetline na cijelom zaslonu za SDR i HDR sadržaj, te 1600 nita vršne svjetline za HDR.

Nevjerojatno tanak i lagan dizajn te impresivan zaslon novog iPad Pro, prema Appleu, moguć je samo zahvaljujući M4 čipu. M4 je izrađen na drugoj generaciji 3-nanometarske tehnologije koja je još učinkovitija u potrošnji energije.

Naime, grafički procesor (GPU) četiri je puta brži od onog u M2 modelu, dok središnji procesor (CPU) daje istu snagu koristeći upola manje energije. Apple kaže da je M4 izuzetno snažan čip stvoren za zadatke umjetne inteligencije.

Novi iPad Pro dostupan je u srebrnoj i svemirsko crnoj boji, a kapaciteti za pohranu kreću se od 256 GB do 2 TB. Cijene na američkom tržištu počinju od 999 dolara za 11-inčni model i od 1299 dolara za 13-inčni model.


Novi iPad Air u dvije veličine

Osim iPad Pro modela, predstavljen je i novi iPad Air s 11-inčnim i 13-inčnim zaslonom. Prednja ultra široka kamera od 12 MP sada je smještena uzduž prednjeg pejzažnog ruba, a oba modela dolaze sa Center Stage značajkom za automatsko praćenje subjekta tijekom video poziva i stereo zvučnicima s prostornim zvukom.

S M2 čipom, novi iPad Air je gotovo 50% brži od prethodnog modela s M1 čipom i tri puta brži od starijeg A13 Bionic modela. Dostupan je u plavoj, ljubičastoj, Starlight i svemirsko sivoj boji, a cijene na američkom tržištu počinju od 599 dolara za 11-inčni model i 799 dolara za 13-inčni.


Apple Pencil Pro

Apple je predstavio potpuno novi Apple Pencil Pro. Nova olovka omogućuje brzo otvaranje alata, odabir opcija ili pristup izborniku bez dodirivanja zaslona, jednostavnim stiskom olovke. Također, olovka pruža povratnu informaciju kroz blage vibracije i omogućuje promjenu kista ili rotiranje objekata samo okretanjem olovke.

Apple Pencil Pro u Americi košta 129 dolara i podržava Appleovu Find My uslugu za praćenje izgubljene olovke. Kompatibilna je s novim iPad Pro i iPad Air modelima.


Nova Magic Keyboard

Redizajnirana Magic Keyboard za iPad Pro (M4) sada ima veći dodirni gumb (trackpad) i niz funkcijskih tipki na vrhu. Nova aluminijska konstrukcija čini je izdržljivijom i kvalitetnijom. Dostupna je u crnoj i srebrnoj boji, a cijena nove Magic Keyboard tipkovnice iznosi 299 dolara za 11-inčni model i 349 dolara za 13-inčni model u Americi.

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IPL 2024: SRH vs LSG Overall Head-to-Head; When and Where To Watch Free Live Streaming Online

Hyderabad, May 8: Two playoff ambitions will collide when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) takes on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday. With 12 points from 11 games, LSG are currently sixth on the points table. SRH, meanwhile, are fourth with the same number of points from the same number of matches. What Happens if SRH vs LSG IPL 2024 Match Is Washed Out? Know About All Possible Scenarios That Can Take Place.

The two teams have met three times in the IPL so far and SRH are yet to LSG in the tournament.

SRH v LSG head-to-head (3)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 0

Lucknow Super Giants: 3

SRH v LSG match time:

The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)

SRH v LSG match venue:

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Live broadcast of SRH v LSG match on television in India:

The SRH v LSG match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.

Live stream in India:

The live streaming of SRH v LSG is available on JioCinema.

Squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Jaydev Unadkat, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Maharaj Singh

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul(w/c), Arshin Kulkarni, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Devdutt Padikkal, Amit Mishra, Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Matt Henry, Prerak Mankad, Arshad Khan, Shamar Joseph

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 08, 2024 11:06 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Arts Entertainments

Lawrence Bishnoi gang member held for funding shooters

MUMBAI: The Mumbai crime branch has arrested a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from Rajasthan for allegedly providing financial help to the shooters involved in firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s house, officials said on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Mohammed Rafique Chowdhary (37), an official said.

He is the fifth person to be arrested in the firing case.

Two motorcycle-borne persons opened fire outside Khan’s residence at the Galaxy Apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra area on April 14 and fled from the spot.

The official said Chowdhary’s role had come to light during the interrogation of the persons arrested in the case.

He is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and was in direct contact with the alleged shooters – Sagar Pal and Vicky Gupta, the official said.

Choudhary allegedly provided financial support to Pal and Gupta to purchase a motorcycle and rent a house, he said.

He also conducted a recce around Khan’s residence more than five times, the official said.

Before the firing incident, Choudhary went to Panvel in neighbouring Navi Mumbai and stayed with Pal and Gupta, he said.

Choudhary provided all the logistical support to the accused persons since the conspiracy of firing was hatched, the official said.

After a specific information received about Chowdhary’s whereabouts, a crime branch team was sent to Rajasthan and he was apprehended from Nagaur district, he said.

The Mumbai police have so far arrested five persons in connection with the case of firing outside Khan’s residence.

One of the arrested persons, Anuj Thapan, who was accused of supplying weapons to the shooters, allegedly hanged himself in a police lock-up here on May 1.

Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged in the Sabarmati central prison in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, and his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi, who is believed to be in the US or Canada, have been named in the firing case.

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Cryptocurrency

RBI eases FEMA regulations to facilitate foreign investment in derivatives

Foreign investors will find it easy to invest in derivative investment as the Reserve Bank of India has amended the FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) regulation to facilitate margin management for trading in permitted derivatives. This will be applicable for transactions taking place in or outside India.

The central bank has issued two notifications. The first notification aims to expand the permission for Authorised Dealer (AD). These dealers can now post and collect margin in and outside India for a permitted derivative contract entered into with a person resident outside India and receive and pay interest on such margin. This will also be applicable for derivative contract between two ADs, provided one of them is a branch of foreign bank.

Similar arrangement will be for derivative transactions undertaken through overseas branches and International Financial Services Centre Banking Units. Authorised dealers will also be permitted to post and collect margin, in India or abroad for their customer doing derivative transaction with a non-resident.

  • Also read: RBI comes out with FEMA regulations for direct listing on international exchange

Decoding this notification, Anindya Ghosh, Partner with INDUSLAW, said it provides clarity and operational flexibility, subject to RBI’s oversight and directions. “It is important to note that the amendment may be accompanied by additional guidelines, circulars, or directions from the RBI, which would need to be examined carefully to understand the full scope and implications of the regulatory changes,” he said.

The second notification permits an AD in India to allow a person resident outside India to open, hold and maintain an interest-bearing account in Indian Rupees and/or foreign currency for the purpose of posting and collecting margin in India for a permitted derivative contract.

At present, RBI lists Interest rate derivatives (interest rate swap, forward rate agreement, and interest rate future and foreign currency derivatives (foreign currency forward, currency swap and currency option) as permitted derivative contract. Similarly in equity, for four types of derivatives include forward contracts, future contracts, options contracts and swap contracts.

  • Also read: RBI to consider relaxing FEMA guidelines for e-commerce players based on DGFT inputs
Will help NRIs

For second notification, Ghosh said this will help non-residents in various ways. First, non-residents who wish to participate in derivative contracts permitted under Indian regulations will be able to open and maintain interest-bearing accounts with authorized dealers in India specifically for posting and collecting margins related to these derivative contracts. Second they can earn interest on the funds they maintain in these accounts for margin purposes, instead of keeping the funds idle.

“Having a dedicated account for margin requirements will make it easier for non-residents to manage their margin obligations and funds related to their permitted derivative contracts in India,” he said.

It may be noted that under derivative trading, one needs to keep a specific percentage of the value of outstanding position as cash in his trading account. This specific percentage is commonly referred to as ‘margin money’. This helps minimise the risk exposure for the stock exchanges one is trading on.

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Health Fitness

Ako želite povećati unos proteina, trebali biste češće jesti ove namirnice

ZA SVE one koji žele povećati unos proteina, a da ne pretjerati s ugljikohidratima, u prehranu mogu uključiti više nekih od ovih namirnica. Konzumacija ovih namirnica pomoći će vam da imate uravnotežen i zdrav način života, hranu bogatu proteinima i s niskim udjelom ugljikohidrata.

Škampi

Škampi su niskokalorična, visokoproteinska morska hrana, bogata hranjivim tvarima poput selena i omega-3 masnih kiselina koje podržavaju zdravlje srca i imunološku funkciju. Oko 85 grama škampa sadrži 20 grama proteina i nema ugljikohidrata. 

“Kao i većina životinjskih izvora bjelančevina, škampi gotovo da nemaju ugljikohidrate. Također, imaju gotovo nula grama masnoće”, ističe dijetetičarka Destini Moody. Objašnjava da je jedenje škampa izvrsno za zdravlje srca i kontrolu tjelesne težine.

Jaja

Jaja su odličan izvor proteina i mogu se kombinirati na različite načine. “Ono po čemu se jaja razlikuju od mliječnih izvora visokokvalitetnih proteina jest to što su niskokalorična i nemaju ugljikohidrata, što ih čini odličnima za uključivanje u gotovo svaku dijetu”, objašnjava Moody.

Jedno veliko jaje sadrži 72 kalorije i šest grama proteina, prenosi Eat This, Not That. Moody dodaje da, kad jedete jaja, ne zaboravite pojesti i žumanjak koji sadrži više od polovice sadržaja proteina.

Tuna

Dijetetičarka ističe da je “konzervirana tuna vrlo podcijenjen, nemasni izvor proteina. Jeftina je i ne kvari se brzo, pa smanjuje nepotrebno bacanje hrane.” Tuna je bogat izvor omega-3 masnih kiselina, esencijalnog nutrijenta koji pozitivno utječe na zdravlje srca i mozga. 

Oko 85 grama tune ima otprilike 132 kalorije i ne sadrži ugljikohidrate. Tuna je odličan odabir za sve one koji žele povećati unos proteina bez dodatnih kalorija.

Bademi

Bademi su orašasti plodovi bogati hranjivim tvarima, proteinima, zdravim mastima i vlaknima. Moody ističe da “od svih uobičajenih orašastih plodova koje ljudi vole grickati, bademi imaju najveći udio proteina.” Osim toga, pokazalo se da bademi pomažu u smanjenju štetnih upala u tijelu, sa sadržajem vitamina E, koji je snažan antioksidans.

Bademi su jedina namirnica na popisu koja sadrži nešto ugljikohidrata. “Eat This, Not That” prenosi da 23 badema sadrže 164 kalorije, šest grama proteina i šest grama ugljikohidrata.

Losos

Dijetetičarka Gianna Masi izdvojila je i losos. Ističe da je “losos bogat omega-3 masnim kiselinama i pruža oko 23 grama proteina po porciji od 85 grama, što je izvrsno za zdravlje srca i mozga”.

Dodaje da losos sadrži “značajnu količinu vitamina D i selena, koji su važni za imunološku funkciju, zdravlje štitnjače, kardiovaskularno zdravlje i mentalnu jasnoću”. Oko 85 grama lososa sadrži nula grama ugljikohidrata, 17 grama proteina i ima 177 kalorija. 

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Lifestyle Fashion

Alia Bhatt at Met Gala: Prabal Gurung or Sabyasachi, Whose Design Did You Like More?

Alia Bhatt has always been a fashion icon, and she proved it once again at the Met Gala. In 2023, she wore a stunning Prabal Gurung outfit, and in 2024, she opted for a Sabyasachi design. Let’s compare both looks and see which one was better. Alia joined the likes of Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra who have earlier slayed on the red carpet of Met Gala. While her peers chose to ditch the event this time, Bhatt went ahead to grace it with her presence. Kim Kardashian’s Tiny Waist in Silver Corset Dress for Met Gala 2024 Sparks Concern Among Netizens- Here’s Why.

In 2023, Alia Bhatt wore a beautiful Prabal Gurung outfit that was inspired by Karl Lagerfeld’s bridal look for Chanel’s 1992. Bhatt’s all-white outfit had pearls embroidered all over it giving her outfit a dreamy look and needless to say, she looked happiest and all ready to slay!

Alia Bhatt at Met Gala 2024 and 2023

Alia Bhatt (Photo Credits: Instagram)

In 2024, Alia Bhatt chose a more traditional look with a stunning Sabyasachi design. She wore a beautiful mint green embellished saree with intricate floral embroidery. The saree had a long train, and she accessorized it with statement earrings and an embellished hairband. Her hair was styled in a messy bun, and her makeup was dewy, with blushed cheeks and pink lips. Met Gala 2024: Shakira Makes a Glamorous Entrance in a Voluminous Red Gown by Carolina Herrera, Makes a Stunning Debut at the Event!

Both looks were indeed beautiful, but we believe the Sabyasachi design was a showstopper. It was traditional yet modern, and it perfectly showcased Alia’s beauty and elegance. The intricate embroidery and the subtle colours made her stand out in the crowd.

But that’s our opinion and we’d like to hear yours. So, the question is which look of hers did you like the most? Was it the one by Prabal Gurung or Sabyasachi? Drop your answers on ‘X’ (Twitter) @latestly.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 07, 2024 07:46 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Pets

1.5 milijuna lajkova: Pogledajte presmiješno upoznavanje šnaucera i četiri mačke

UPOZNAVANJE ljubimaca može rezultirati raznim reakcijama, bilo pozitivnim ili negativnim. Može biti stresno, smiješno, ali i zbunjujuće. Nedavni viralni video dokaz je toga.

Isječak koji je podijelila vlasnica Nanol prikazuje upoznavanje između grupe mačaka i šnaucera. U snimci, maleni šnaucer sjedi u košari oko koje se nalaze četiri mačke koje ga znatiželjno promatraju, a svi zajedno doimaju se jako zbunjeno.

Prizor je nasmijao mnoge korisnike TikToka, a video je skupio 8.3 milijuna pregleda i 1.5 milijuna lajkova.

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H&M-ove sandale od 28 eure izgledaju slično Hermesovim Chypre sandalama od 710 eura

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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how his first song post-stroke came to be

“There were certain aspects of it that were not authentic to Randy’s performance,” he said, so he began to edit and build on the recording with engineer Casey Wood, who also worked closely with Travis over a few decades.

The pair cherrypicked from the two models, and made alterations to things like vibrato speed, or slowing and relaxing phrases. “Randy is a laid-back singer,” Lehning says. “Randy, in my opinion, had an old soul quality to his voice. That’s one of the things that made him unique, but also, somehow familiar.”

His vocal performance on “Where That Came From” had to reflect that fact.

“We were able to just improve on it,” Lehning says of the AI recording. “It was emotional, and it’s still emotional.”

Mary Travis says the “human element,” and “the people that are involved” in this project, separate it from more nefarious uses of AI in music.

“Randy, I remember watching him when he first heard the song after it was completed. It was beautiful because at first, he was surprised, and then he was very pensive, and he was listening and studying,” she said. “And then he put his head down and his eyes were a little watery. I think he went through every emotion there was, in those three minutes of just hearing his voice again.”

Lacy agrees. “The beauty of this is, you know, we’re doing it with a voice that the world knows and has heard and has been comforted by,” she says.

“But I think, just on human terms, it’s a very real need. And it’s a big loss when you lose the voice of someone that you were connected to, and the ability to have it back is a beautiful gift.”

They also hope that this song will work to educate people on the good that AI can do — not the fraudulent activities that so frequently make headlines. “We’re hoping that maybe we can set a standard,” Mary Travis says, where credit is given where credit is due — and artists have control over their voice and work.

Last month, over 200 artists signed an open letter submitted by the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit, calling on artificial intelligence tech companies, developers, platforms, digital music services and platforms to stop using AI “to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.” Artists who co-signed included Stevie Wonder, Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Peter Frampton, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson and J Balvin.

So, now that “Where That Came From” is here, will there be more original Randy Travis songs in the future?

“There may be others,” says Mary Travis. “We’ll see where this goes. This is such a foreign territory. There’s likely more on the horizon.”

“We do have other tracks,” says Lacy, but Warner Music is being as selective. “This isn’t a stunt, and it’s not a parlor trick,” she added. “It was important to have a song worthy of him.”

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Technology

How Blind and Buried Vias Are Used in PCBs With High-Speed Differential Pairs

Blind and Buried Vias Are Used in PCBs

As component lead pitches become smaller and small form factor devices dominate a large percentage of the products being developed today, the ability to connect components on both sides of a PCB without using excessive space is becoming more important. With this in mind, it is essential that the PCB designer and manufacturer understands how to use blind and buried vias to reduce component costs while increasing layer density and signal integrity.

blind vias are barrel-shaped vertical conductive holes that make connections between multiple layers on a circuit board. The IPC defines eight different types of vias, but the two most common are blind and buried. These are used to connect outer layers with inner layers on the PCB and don’t penetrate all the way through the entire board.

These are typically used in HDI PCBs, which can offer higher layer densities than traditional PCBs. This allows for the inclusion of more electronics in a smaller, lighter, and more portable device. They also help to improve signal integrity by reducing the distance that signals must travel through the board, making them more reliable.

How Blind and Buried Vias Are Used in PCBs With High-Speed Differential Pairs

Blind and buried vias are complex to design and manufacture, but they offer many benefits. As a result, they are often used in high-speed PCBs that require more rigorous power delivery and signal integrity constraints than standard PCBs. When used correctly, they can allow a much smaller PCB to be made with more advanced features than what would otherwise be possible.

When designing a PCB with blind and buried vias, the first step is to create the desired pad locations on the outer layers of the PCB. Then, the corresponding hole locations must be created on the inner layers. These holes will be filled with copper plating to complete the conductor connections.

To create the vias, the PCB must be sent through a pre-preg and foil fabrication process. This process sandwiches a sheet of the pre-preg and a sheet of copper foil together and then uses heat and pressure to bond them all together. After this, the layers are separated and etched. Then, the copper foil is drilled to make the buried and blind vias.

The drilling can be done mechanically or with a laser. Generally, it is more cost effective to drill the copper and dielectric material with a laser. This also avoids the tool break problems that can occur with mechanical drilling. Depending on the complexity of the board, the number of blind and buried vias can vary. There is also a limit to how deep the vias can be. The maximum depth depends on the thickness of the outer layer.

When you choose to use blind and buried vias, it is important to follow the PCB design rules for high-speed PCBs. These will include specific net classes, differential pairs, trace widths and spacing, impedance controlled routing rules, and other important design requirements. Once these have been checked off, it’s time to start creating your final PCB.

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Cryptocurrency

Gland Pharma secures USFDA approval for Edaravone and Plerixafor injections

Gland Pharma Ltd’s shares were up after the company received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for two products, Edaravone Injection and Plerixafor Injection.  

Edaravone Injection, available in 30 mg/100 mL and 60 mg/100 mL Single-Dose Bags, is used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition in which the nerves that control muscle movement slowly die, causing the muscles to shrink and weaken. While Plerixafor Injection, 24 mg/1.2 mL Single-Dose Vial, is a hematopoietic stem cell mobilizer for patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or multiple myeloma. The product helps move certain cells in the blood to make it easier to collect and use them for transplant in patients with specific types of cancer.

  • Also read: Gland Pharma receives approval for cetrorelix acetate for injection

The company reported that both products are bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to their respective reference listed drugs (RLDs). Gland Pharma anticipates launching these products through its marketing partner within the fiscal year 2025. According to IQVIA, Edaravone had US sales of approximately $19 million and Plerixafor had US sales of approximately $152 million for the twelve months ending January 2024.

The shares were up by 0.42 per cent to ₹1,712.35 at 2.46 pm on the BSE.  

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Health Fitness

Jedna navika može sniziti krvni tlak preko noći, prema kardiolozima

GOTOVO trećina odrasle populacije ima povišeni krvni tlak. Prema rezultatima projekta EUROSTAT Morbidity Statistics, podaci za Hrvatsku u 2017. pokazali su da od hipertenzivnih bolesti boluje 1.283.437 stanovnika, odnosno 31.1% ukupnog broja stanovništva.

Hipertenzija je glavni čimbenik rizika za kardiovaskularne bolesti, posebice koronarne bolesti srca i moždani udar, ali i za kronične bolesti bubrega, zatajenje srca, aritmiju i demenciju. Stoga je važno voditi računa o krvnom tlaku koji bi trebao biti ispod 120/80 mmHg. Ako je krvni tlak iznad 140/90 mmHg, radi se o povišenom krvnom tlaku, odnosno hipertenziji.

Postoje lijekovi za kontrolu i snižavanje krvnog tlaka, no dovoljno je i napraviti nekoliko jednostavnih promjena. Za snižavanje krvnog tlaka najvažnije je smanjiti unos natrija. Idealno je unositi manje od 1500 mg natrija dnevno. Prosječnom zapadnjačkom prehranom unosimo 3500 mg natrija u danu, katkad i više.

Prema liječnicima, prehrana s niskim unosom natrija jednaka je uzimanju jednog do dva lijeka za snižavanje krvnog tlaka. Znanost se slaže. Istraživanja iz 2019. pokazuju da visok unos natrija povećava krvni tlak, dijelom zbog zadržavanja vode i promjena u strukturi i funkciji određenih arterija. Sustavni pregled iz 2013. pokazao je da smanjenje unosa soli također može smanjiti krvni tlak.

Iako prehrana može igrati značajnu ulogu u snižavanju ili održavanju vrijednosti krvnog tlaka, od pomoći može biti i održavanje tjelesne težine, spavanje šest do osam sati po noći, izbjegavanje prekomjerne konzumacije alkohola te redovita aerobna tjelesna aktivnost.

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Vlasnik otvorio vrata da uzme poštu, njegov pas pobjegao je bez oklijevanja

ZLATNI retriver Cosmo nasmijao je milijune korisnika TikToka nakon što je njegov vlasnik podijelio snimku u kojoj svog ljubimca vraća kući nakon bijega.

Snimka, koja je skupila više od šest milijuna pregleda, prikazuje vlasnika kako u rukama nosi Cosma jer se boji da će ponovno pobjeći.

Budući da neki korisnici TikToka nisu vjerovali da je zlatni retriver stvarno pobjegao, njegov vlasnik podijelio je i snimku sigurnosne kamere koja prikazuje trenutak bijega. Vlasnik je otvorio ulazna vrata kako bi pokupio poštu, ali nije očekivao da će Cosmo istog trena pobjeći van.

“Odmara se jer zna da će ponovno pobjeći”, “Rekao je: ‘Vratite me'”, “Već smišlja svoj novi bijeg”, “Njegov izraz lica govori da mu nije žao”, pisali su korisnici TikToka u komentarima viralne objave.

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Našli smo ugovor. Pogledajte koliko je adaptacija stana koštala 2005., a koliko danas

SVE JE POSLJEDNJIH godina poskupjelo, od namirnica do najma i cijena nekretnina. No, porast cijena prehrambenih proizvoda unatrag nekoliko godina jednostavniji je za popratiti nego porast cijena u nekoj drugoj kategoriji. Naime, rijetko se cijena jednog proizvoda razlikuje za 50% ili više ovisno o trgovini. Razlike postoje, ali gotovo nikada nisu tako značajne.

To nije slučaj kada je riječ o opremanju interijera, adaptaciji ili gradnji nekretnine. Cijena se ovdje može razlikovati od izvođača do izvođača i može biti i 50% viša, čak i u istom gradu, dok ljudi na otocima znatno više plaćaju gotovo sve kada je riječ o gradnji ili opremanju nekretnina, prije svega zbog dostupnosti izvođača kao i prijevoza materijala.

Osim toga, unatrag zadnjih petnaest, dvadeset godina promijenio se i način opremanja interijera te gradnje. Danas se više ne ugrađuju određene vrste podnih obloga poput lamel parketa, umjesto plinskih instalacija kao sustava centralnog grijanja, biraju se dizalice topline (što je potaknuto i subvencijama), a umjesto pregradnih zidova od blok opeke, danas su standard zidovi od knaufa i slično.

Iako nije jednostavno uspoređivati cijene adaptacija nekretnina i gradnje u prošlosti s onima današnjima, u ovom tekstu napravit ćemo upravo to. Na uvid smo dobili stari ugovor o izvođenju građevinsko-obrtničkih radova iz 2005., koji nam je poslužio kao polazišna točka za usporedbu s cijenama iz vremena kada je dosta toga bilo jeftinije u tom području.

Adaptacija stana od 85 m2 u 2005. u Zagrebu koštala je oko 18.500 eura

S tim ugovorom obratili smo se ljudima iz struke. Neki su nam dali procjenu koliko bi današnja cijena tih radova iznosila, dok su nam drugi pružili uvide u današnje troškovnike adaptacija i gradnje. 

Prije nego što se posvetimo osvrtima ljudi iz struke, pozabavit ćemo se spomenutim stanom i adaptacijom koju je prošao 2005. godine. Radilo se o stanu u prizemlju obiteljske kuće od oko 85 kvadratnih metara koji je prenamijenjen iz skladišnog prostora u stambeni.

Osim unutarnjih radova, u sklopu adaptacije obavljeni su i neki vanjski radovi, poput izrade vanjske popločene terase, izrade i postavljanja toplinske fasade itd. Adaptacija spomenutog stana, s PDV-om od 22% i popustom od 8% za gotovinsko plaćanje, iznosila je 139.381,00 kuna (oko 18.500 eura). Doznali smo od investitora da to nije bila najpovoljnija ponuda, već neka srednja.

Navedeni iznos pokrivao je građevinske radove poput demontaže i rušenja, armiranobetonske radove, zidarske radove, pripremu podne obloge, nabavu i postavljanje parketa, keramičarske, soboslikarske i ličilačke radove te montažerske radove. Uključeni su bili i instalaterski radovi, poput vodovoda i kanalizacije, elektroinstalacija te instalacija plina i centralnog grijanja.

U tablici ispod možete vidjeti što se sve radilo po stavkama, količine kao i iznose kod svakog izvedenog rada, i pri dnu ukupan iznos. Namjerno smo u tablici istaknuli pojedinačne cijene kod svake stavke radi jednostavnije i preglednije kasnije usporedbe s današnjim cijenama.

*Cijene u ugovoru su izražene u kunama, prebacili smo ih u poseban red tablice u eure po tečaju 7.53450

Cijene pojedinih zahvata skočile su i preko 100% 

Da bismo saznali koliko bi ovi radovi koštali danas, skoro dva desetljeća kasnije, obratili smo se ljudima iz struke – dizajnerima interijera, arhitektima i trgovcima građevinskog materijala – koji su nam ustupili troškovnike adaptacija, ali i dali informacije o cijenama. 

Za pojedine cijene materijala pregledali smo i stranice poput emajstor.hr i trebam.hr. Usporedbe pojedinih stavki gore spomenutog ugovora s današnjim cijenama možete vidjeti ispod. Napominjemo da se u stupcu s cijenama iz 2023. i 2024. radi o cijenama koje su trenutno aktualne na području Zagreba. S obzirom na to da se spomenuti stan nalazi u Zagrebu, te su nam cijene bile relevantne.

Kasnije, u razgovoru s ljudima iz struke, dotaknuli smo se i prosječnih cijena gradnje kuća, adaptacije nekretnina i opremanja interijera u Hrvatskoj, što možete pročitati niže u tekstu.

Usporedbom cijena stavki vidljivih u gornjoj tablici, uočljiv je značajan skok kod mnogih radova. Tako je cijena dobave i postave armature u 2024. skuplja za preko 120% u usporedbi s 2005. Betoniranje temelja nešto je manje skočilo u cijeni, pa ćete danas taj zahvat platiti oko 39% više nego 2005. Ako želite zidati blok opekom debljine 30 cm, to danas košta i 50% više nego 2005.

Oblaganje zidova keramičkim pločicama manjeg formata danas je skuplje za 120% u odnosu na 2005., a oblaganje podova oko 79% više. Nekada su izvođači nabavljali i postavljali hrastov lamel parket, koji je tada bio standard. U ugovoru koji imamo u posjedu, investitore je to koštalo oko 21 euro po kvadratu, dok bi danas za tu cijenu mogli dobiti samo postavu parketa.

Bojanje zidova i stropova također je doživjelo značajan skok u cijeni. Iako tada standard nije uključivao impregnaciju zidova prije bojanja, što je danas uobičajeno, sama cijena bojanja zidova bila je znatno povoljnija. U današnje vrijeme, isti bi zahvat koštao od 40% do preko 100% više, ovisno o izvođaču.

Daniela Božić, vlasnica tvrtke Just-Projekt koja se bavi dizajnom interijera, adaptacijama i izradom namještaja, procjenjuje, prema uvidu u troškovnik adaptacije gore spomenutog stana iz 2005. i usporedbi s trenutnim cijenama, da bi današnja ukupna cijena ovih radova bila od 35 do 40% viša.

“Zadnjih nekoliko godina je primjetan značajan porast cijena”

Maja Mihovilović, dizajnerica interijera i vlasnica studija Tu žive ljudi, koji se bavi projektiranjem i opremanjem interijera te organizacijom adaptacija i izvođenja radova po principu “ključ u ruke”, napominje da su, u usporedbi s razdobljem prije pandemije covid-19, cijene građevinskog materijala, kao i opreme za unutarnje uređenje, porasle za 50 do 100%. Također je napomenula da su “od uvođenja eura cijene porasle za oko 10 do 15%.

Arhitektica Sandra Jančić iz studija Ailour, koja se bavi interijerima, građevinskim i arhitektonskim zahvatima, u razgovoru se osvrnula na opći porast cijena. Kaže da je primjetan na globalnoj razini na svim sirovinama, pa tako i u građevinskom sektoru. “Zadnjih je godina primjetan značajan porast cijena svih roba i usluga”, naglasila je.

Dodala je da iako se cijene svake godine (ne)znatno prilagođavaju, u zadnje je dvije godine taj porast dosegao maksimum, zbog čega je tržište u strahu kratko stalo, ali je vrlo brzo iz ekonomske potrebe nastavilo cirkulirati.

Napomenula je u razgovoru da se prije hrastov parket mogao kupiti po cijeni od 50 eura, dok su sada cijene hrastovog panel parketa od 80 do 120 eura. Dotaknula se i OSB i MDF ploča, za koje kaže da su bile “sinonim za omjer cijene i izdržljivosti”. “Njihova je cijena prije 10 godina bila 50% niža”, priča nam Sandra. “Sve je poskupjelo, a osjetno cijene nekretnina koje su također porasle za 50% u posljednje dvije godine.”

Cijene projekta dizajna interijera idu od 7.5 eura po m2 naviše

S Danielom, Majom i Sandrom, osim o porastu cijena materijala u građevinskom sektoru, porazgovarali smo i o cijenama kad je riječ o gradnji kuća, opremanju interijera te adaptacijama. Osim toga, istaknule su kada preporučuju uštedu, a kada ne.

Daniela Božić otkrila nam je cijene usluga dizajna interijera u njezinoj tvrtki. Tako se one kreću od 7.5 eura po m2 pa do 20 eura po m2. Daniela ističe da cijena ovisi o potrebama i dubini razrade projekta. Ističe da su kod nekih dizajnera u zemlji cijene i više, pa tako kod nekih idu i do 50 i više eura po m2. Cijene adaptacije s materijalom se kreću od 250 do 600 eura po m2,.

Maja Mihovilović ističe nešto više cijene kada su u pitanju cijene izrade projekta za dizajniranje interijera. Kaže da se kreću od 35 do 50 eura po m2. Viša cijena uključuje kompletnu projektnu dokumentaciju i 3D vizualizacije. “Najviša cijena uključuje izradu kompletne projektne dokumentacije, sa svim podlogama i 3D vizualizaciju te troškovnik izvedbenog projekta.”

Gradnja kuće za rohbau kreće se od 400 do 600 eura po m2

I Sandra i Daniela otkrile su nam i cijene izgrađenosti kuće od temelja do rohbau stanja. Daniela kaže da niski rohbau košta oko 400 eura po m2, srednji oko 450 eura po m2, a visoki oko 600 eura po m2. “Na te cijene se još treba dodati cijena zemljišta, izrada projekta, građevinska dozvola, komunalni i vodni doprinosi, priključci”, ističe Daniela. Iste je cijene, kada je u pitanju gradnja kuće, navela i Sandra. 

Daniela je dodala da u manjim gradovima cijene mogu biti niže, a da su gore navedene cijene koje je navela nekakav prosjek u našoj zemlji. Što se tiče samog opremanja interijera namještajem, rekla je da je teško odrediti točne cijene jer danas postoje velike razlike u cijenama namještaja, ali i kupovnoj moći građana. 

Daniela ističe da cijena izrade namještaja ovisi o materijalu koji klijent izabere i da je cijenu teško specificirati jer je razlika u potrebi, na primjer, garderobnog ormara kod svakog drugačija, a samim time i izrada manje ili više kompleksnija.

Dodaje da mala kuhinja dužine do 2 metra može koštati tisuću eura, ali i šest tisuća eura, ovisno o materijalu, izvlačnim elementima, mehanizmima i sl. Kaže da nekakav srednji primjer opremanja trosobnog stana je oko oko 15.000 eura s aparatima, rasvjetom, namještajem i sitnim dekorom.

Poznate talijanske kuhinje su prije par godina koštale 20 tisuća eura, danas je to standardna cijena

Sandra je kao primjer porasta cijena unatrag zadnjih nekoliko godina uzela kuhinju. “Poznate talijanske i njemačke kuhinje su se prije nekoliko godina kupovale za 20.000 eura. Sada je to više-manje standardna cijena kuhinje”, ispričala nam je.

I Sandra i Daniela ističu da postoji razlika u cijeni gradnje ovisno o lokaciji u Hrvatskoj. “Gradnja u centru grada zahtijeva brzinu izvođenja i posebne uvjete, dok gradnja na periferiji grada najčešće zahtijeva infrastrukturalne pothvate, a često i geotehničke istražne radove”, ispričala nam je Sandra.

Dodaje da će biti manja cijena za izgradnju ili rekonstrukciju kuće u južnom dijelu Zagreba nego u gusto naseljenom sjeveru grada. “Gdje god je pregusto naseljeno (ili s druge strane jako rijetko naseljeno) i pristup objektima je otežan, takvi se parametri osjete u ukupnoj investiciji. Nekada se čini da su neke cijene nerealne, pa je potrebno pronaći uzrok i sukladno tome donijeti odluku o kupnji”, savjetuje. 

Daniela, pak, ističe da Zagreb i priobalje imaju veću cijenu od ostalih krajeva u zemlji, dok otoci drže najvišu cijenu u izvođenju građevinskih radova. 

Cijena adaptacije stanova i kuća ovisi o kompleksnosti zahvata

Što se tiče cijena adaptacije stanova i kuća, tu postoji razlika ovisno o kompleksnosti zahvata. “Kuće koje nisu redovito održavane mogu biti prepune iznenađenja i dodatnih troškova. Detaljan pregled objekta inženjera dat će uvid u kompleksnost zahvata te će ujedno procijeniti je li objekt isplativ za rekonstrukciju ili je isplativije graditi novi objekt”, ispričala nam je Sandra.

Dodala je da iako preferira rekonstrukciju, posebno ako se radi o predivnim zdanjima arhitekture iz prošlog stoljeća za koje su investitori i nekim dijelom vezani, da je neke objekte bolje ukloniti i stvoriti novi prostor za život. “Cijena rekonstrukcije često je jednaka ili nešto veća od gradnje novog objekta, ovisno, naravno, o kakvom se tipu objekta radi”, kaže Sandra.  

Daniela nam je otkrila da se cijena adaptacije kuća kreće uglavnom od 200 do 600 eura po m2. “Za razliku od stana, potrebno je znati jesu li potrebni i vanjski radovi. Cijene se razlikuju od grada do grada, i dalje Zagreb, priobalje i otoci imaju najviše cijene”, kaže Daniela. Sandra je, pak, istaknula nešto više cijene kada je u pitanju adaptacija stana. Tako kaže da okvirna cijena adaptacije stana ide od oko 500 do 1000 eura po m2 za “ključ u ruke”.

Hoće li cijene materijala rasti, stagnirati ili pasti?

Zanimalo nas je hoće li cijene materijala stagnirati, rasti ili će doći do određene korekcije, odnosno pojeftinjenja. “Iskreno se nadam da će bar stagnirati. Teško da će cijena ići dolje jer uz rast cijena pratimo i trend rasta plaća, koji je u građevini najvidljiviji, a koji uvelike utječe i na cijenu izvođenja radova”, kaže Daniela. 

Maja misli da će cijene stagnirati, a kaže da su neke cijene i pale. “Na primjer, cijene OSB ploča su za vrijeme korone odletjele u nebo, a onda su 2022. malo pale”, pojašnjava nam. 

Sandra smatra da do značajnije korekcije cijena neće doći. “Mislim da do značajnije korekcije cijena neće doći, ako mislimo na prilagodbu na razdoblje prije. Mogu se korigirati samo prema gore, ali smatram da je sada konačno vrijeme blage stagnacije.”

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Ravindra Jadeja’s Wife Rivaba Jadeja Casts Her Vote in Jamnagar During Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja cast her vote at the polling station in Jamnagar during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. Rivaba Jadeja is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Bharatiya Janta Party from the Jamnagar North Assembly constituency. In the Jamnagar Parliamentary constituency, the fight is between the sitting MP-BJP’s Poonamben Maadam and the Congress’ JP Marayviya. IPL 2024: Aaron Finch Hails Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine for Allrounders’ Clinical Performances.

Meanwhile, polling is going on for 93 Lok Sabha seats across 12 states and union territories in the third phase of the general election today. The states and union territories where the elections are being held in this phase are Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10) and West Bengal (4). The BJP has bagged the Surat seat unopposed.

In this phase, more than 1300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray. A total of 17.24 crore voters are eligible to cast their franchise in this phase at 1.85 lakh polling stations. Seventy-five delegates from 23 countries will see the poll process, the poll panel said.

Voting will not take place for Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has postponed the polling to the sixth phase to be held on May 25. Originally, voting was scheduled to be held on 94 Lok Sabha seats in the third phase. IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja Talks About Chennai Super Kings’ Bowling Performance Following 28-Run Win Over Punjab Kings.

However, elections were rescheduled from the second to the third phase in the Betul Lok Sabha seat of Madhya Pradesh due to the death of the BSP candidate. The BJP candidate in Surat has been declared the winner unopposed and due to the revised polling schedule in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, the total seats now going to poll are 93.

In the 2019 general election, the BJP won 72 of the 93 seats that go to the polls today. The Lok Sabha elections are being held across seven phases, from April 19 to June 1. The counting is scheduled for June 4.

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Arts Entertainments

Harikumar’s movies pulsated with life & emotion

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For him, the middle path held a world of possibility. By traversing the path flanked by commercial success and critical acclaim, Harikumar went on a unique journey, unearthing tidbits of life and capturing them in frames of human emotion. His death on Monday, after a long fight with cancer, adds to the list of Malayalam cinema’s stellar talents who have bid adieu.

The director-screenwriter leaves behind an array of films, including ‘Sukrutham’, ‘Udhyanapalakan’, ‘Ezhunnallathu’ and ‘Ayanam’, for fans of the medium to cherish. Harikumar’s tryst with films started early, in his own words, through books that gave him not just perspective but values that shaped his art of storytelling. “I am more interested in how a story is told than the story itself,” he once said in an interview.

His contemporaries remember him for his qualities of ambition and hardwork, a filmmaker who made movies that bore the scent of life and upheld values, and above all as a friend. “I worked with him on his first movie ‘Ambal Poovu’. He didn’t strike me as a newcomer. Instead he displayed a seasoned grip of the subject matter and his craft,” says actor Jalaja, who went on to act in another of his movies, ‘Oru Swakaryam’ sharing screen space with Venu Nagavally.

For veteran filmmaker Shaji N Karun, Harikumar was part of the golden age of Malayalam cinema, when films were hallmarks of the doyens of the art. “The films of the period bore the signature of the minds that made them. Harikumar was symbolic of the times. He had a unique way of choosing subjects. He was planning his next project when death came calling,” Shaji said.

As a member of several state and national award juries, he also had the role of guiding others on movies that deserve to be highlighted. “The films that were selected with his input were indeed richer in content. His absence will be felt in selecting movies that will set an example or benchmark for good cinema,” Shaji added.

Noted lyricist and Harikumar’s friend Prabha Varma feels the beauty of his movies was in their lyrical quality. “They were culled from life and portrayed such sensitivity that they elevated the craft of storytelling to a different level,” he says.

Harikumar’s movies straddled the path between ‘parallel’ cinema and commercial films and remained aesthetically qualified to belong to both genres.

‘Harikumar’s frames had a universality to them’

His training in films was mostly through observation, study of the finer elements of the craft and the rich influence that storytellers such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Bhattacharya, Bharathiraja, Balu Mahendra, and Malayalam’s own Bharathan and Padmarajan had on him.

“What made his movies unique was the simplicity in narration that cut through layers of the complex emotions portrayed. His frames had such a universality. ‘Sukrutham’ was arguably his best and he will be remembered for that movie,” says Prabha Varma. Harikumar, who left his job with Kollam municipality to pursue his passion, had a track record comparable to his esteemed contemporaries. From his first movie to the last (‘Autorickshawkarante Bharya’), his films bear a class that is more noted for the values that he defined his life. “He chose content with care and sharpened it with hard work. Films and the way they portray life mattered to him. Rest was left to how nature would treat his work,” Varma says.

Times change, yet some things remain constant. Like hard work to match ambition, values that meet goals, and ideas that meet the artist. In the likes of Harikumar, all these confluence. The times they live in then freezes. As Shaji says, the golden age.

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Cryptocurrency

Options writers make huge losses on freak spikes in indices

Options writers were caught off guard by freak movements in the underlying indices last month, resulting in losses running into hundreds of crores for large individual traders, said two people in the know.

The options strike prices saw unusual spikes on at least three days, all within a few micro-seconds, triggering widespread stop losses and trapping traders looking for an exit.

Such spikes have spooked many wealthy individual option writers who have stopped trading or are re-evaluating their strategies. Buzz on the Street is that some large high frequency traders (HFT) may be responsible for the sudden spikes.

  • Read: Retail, wealthy traders turn to riskier options writing

On April 12, the at-the-money options price for Sensex, for instance, surged from ₹116 to ₹750 within a few seconds, resulting in significant losses, especially at the 74,700 PE (put options).

Momentary spikes

According to Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities, such momentary spikes in prices have also been seen in Nifty Financial Services.

“Prices come back to normal, but the stop-loss orders get triggered resulting in options writers losing a lot of money.

“Nifty Financial Services and Sensex are more vulnerable because they are relatively newer entrants in the derivatives space and have thin volumes in some strike prices,” he said.

To be clear, spikes in options strike prices have been seen in some shape or form since 2021, when retail volumes started to pick up.

The spikes, however, were smaller and correlated with the index and could result in losses of 3-4 per cent for those leveraged and 1-1.5 per cent for those who were not.

But the spikes have shot up in the past few months after the onset of zero-dated options trading, where every day is an expiry. The spikes seen in April resulted in losses of 7-10 per cent for those who had not hedged their positions.

Counter trades

“The movement in Sensex options on April 12 is peculiar because while the options prices spiked, Sensex Spot didn’t move at all. And then it took almost three minutes for the spot and options prices to converge,” said an options trader.

An email sent to the exchanges did not get an immediate response.

Experts blame the unusual activity on possible counter trades placed by HFTs. “If it happened just once, it could be attributed to crowded trades or strategies or some noise in the market. But a regular occurrence indicates there is some alpha in the market that has been able to exploit options writers’ positions,” said the options trader. Crowding of trades in zero-dated options by those with only a few lakhs of rupees to punt could also be responsible.

“Algo trading funds can sniff out supports and resistances based on the volumes getting triggered at each level. If HFTs figure that they can cause a lot of volatility and trigger stop-losses for all kinds of investors and make a killing, they will. It’s not manipulation, it’s their business model,” said the head of an options trading platform.

His advice to retail investors: Stay away from zero-dated options. “HFTs have millions of dollars at their disposal and their APIs can trigger hundreds of orders every second. Orders for retail traders would be limited to may be 10 a second,” he said. “It’s like trying to win a Formula One race by driving an Alto.”

Pointers: Spikes within a few secs

Nifty Midcap Select, April 8: The ATM options price surged from ₹16 to ₹250. Max losses: 10925 PE (put options)

Sensex, April 12: The ATM options price rose from ₹116 to ₹750. Max losses: 74700 PE

Nifty50, April 18: The ATM options price rose from ₹45 to ₹380.Max losses: 22300 PE and 22250 PE

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Health Fitness

Ovo su tri pravila o vježbanju koja bi svi trebali znati, tvrdi nutricionistica

VJEŽBANJE je važno ne samo za fizičko, već i za mentalno i emocionalno zdravlje. Bavljenje fizičkom aktivnošću mnogima, koji svaki dan sate provode sjedeći na poslu, predstavlja pravo olakšanje i mogućnost za istezanje, kao i priliku da tijekom treninga zaborave na sve povezano uz posao i prepuste se sebi i svojim potrebama.

O ovoj temi pričala je i nutricionistica Rujuta Diwekar, koja je izdvojila tri zlatna pravila o vježbanju koja bi svi trebali znati. 

Ne postoji samo jedna vježba

Nutricionistica ističe da je važno zapamtiti kako “ne postoji jedna najbolja vježba koja odgovara određenom stanju”. Vježbanje, odnosno trening, mora biti kombinacija snage, izdržljivosti, istezanja, fleksibilnosti i stabilnosti.

Kako bi trening bio uspješan, potrebno je uključiti različitu kombinaciju vježbi kako bi se iskoristile različite dobrobiti i radilo na različitim dijelovima tijela u istom treningu. Rezultati se kod mnogih ljudi neće odmah vidjeti, stoga je treniranje ujedno i vježbanje mentalne otpornosti te strpljenja, kako bi se s vremenom vidjeli rezultati rada i truda na sebi. 

Trebate biti dosljedni s treniranjem

Nemojte vježbati kraće od tri tjedna jer je ključ zdravog mršavljenja u marljivom i dosljednom vježbanju, prenosi Health Site. “Treninzima kraćima od tri tjedna riskirate poništiti sav napredak koji ste postigli. Fitness treninzi pokazuju rezultate samo ako vježbate kontinuirano i dulje vrijeme”, tvrdi Diwekar.

Nemojte zaboraviti raditi treninge snage

Treninzi snage uključuju vježbe koje se odnose na glavne skupine mišića u tijelu, uključujući područja poput nogu, bedara, ruku, trbušnih mišića i drugih dijelova tijela.

Nutricionistica ističe da trebate “planirati barem jedan trening snage svaki tjedan, jer to poboljšava hormonalno zdravlje, smanjuje krhkost i pomaže da se, kako starite, ne osjećate toliko slabo”. 

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Lisica zavija od radosti svaki put kad vidi svog omiljenog psa, video je hit

AKO VOLITE Disneyjeve filmove, ovo je priča za vas. Glavni likovi su lisica Juniper i pas Moose, a njihovo prijateljstvo izmamit će vam osmijeh. Viralni video, podijelijen na Instagramu, prikazuje Juniper koja je presretna jer je napokon ugledala svojeg najboljeg prijatelja nakon nekoliko dana razdvojenosti. Ovaj preslatki prizor mnogim je gledateljima popravio dan.

Isječak je skupio više od 18.8 milijuna pregleda i preko 1.5 milijuna lajkova.

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Arts Entertainments

Drake denies predator allegations in new Kendrick Lamar diss track

WASHINGTON: The ongoing feud between Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Kendrick Lamar has reached new heights with the release of diss tracks trading blows and allegations.

Drake’s latest salvo, ‘The Heart Part 6,’ serves as a direct response to Lamar’s accusations of sexual predation, which have dominated recent releases.

In Lamar’s track ‘Meet the Grahams,’ released on May 3, he directly accuses Drake of harbouring sex offenders at his label OVO and insinuates Drake’s alleged interest in younger women, calling him a “perv**t.”

The feud took a darker turn when Lamar suggested that Drake’s residence, dubbed ‘The Embassy,’ could face legal scrutiny akin to recent raids on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Lamar doubled down on these accusations in his follow-up track, ‘Not Like Us,’ where he explicitly labels Drake as a predator and suggests his team as paedophiles.

The cover image of the track, a Google Maps image of Drake’s residence covered in predator map pins, adds visual weight to Lamar’s claims.

In ‘The Heart Part 6,’ Drake confronts these allegations head-on. He denies ever being involved with underage individuals, expressing disgust at Lamar’s insinuations and asserting his innocence.

Drake also addresses Lamar’s alleged trauma, suggesting that Lamar’s fixation on predator allegations stems from his own unresolved issues.

Moreover, Drake references a past controversy involving actor Millie Bobby Brown, denying any inappropriate relationship and emphasizing his preference for adult relationships.

He suggests Lamar’s accusations are rooted in personal trauma and redirects the narrative towards Lamar’s own experiences.

As the feud escalates, both artists continue to exchange barbs through their music, with each diss track adding fuel to the fire.

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Legal Law

Can Employment Lawyers in Toronto Handle Retaliation Claims?

Employment Lawyers in Toronto Handle Retaliation Claims

A Toronto employment lawyer can help you with a variety of issues and disputes related to your work. They can handle cases involving constructive dismissal, wrongful termination, worker’s compensation claims, and much more. In fact, there are many different employment lawyers in Toronto that specialize in various aspects of employment law. For example, a constructive dismissal lawyer deals specifically with cases where an employer has changed an employee’s job role or conditions without their consent. A wrongful termination lawyer handles cases of unfair dismissal, which is similar to a normal firing.

Retaliation is illegal and can be a very serious issue in the workplace. The Ontario Human Rights Code prohibits employers from taking negative actions against employees in retaliation for engaging in protected activities. These activities include making a complaint of discrimination or harassment, participating in and/or offering testimony in an investigation of a claim of discrimination or harassment, seeking a reasonable accommodation for a disability, requesting leave due to pregnancy or family medical reasons, demanding payment of wages, overtime or the right to take breaks, filing a worker’s compensation claim, voting, being a union member, refusing to enter an unsafe workplace, and more.

If you believe that you have been the victim of workplace retaliation, it is important to seek legal assistance immediately. An experienced retaliation attorney can help you determine whether your employer violated the law and fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

Can Employment Lawyers in Toronto Handle Retaliation Claims?

When choosing an employment lawyer Toronto, it is vital to find one that specializes in the type of case you have. Look for an attorney with experience handling cases similar to yours and read reviews from previous clients. During your initial consultation, it is important to prepare a detailed account of the incidents that led up to your situation and to bring any evidence that supports your claim. This could include copies of offensive visuals or messages and the names and contact information for witnesses.

An effective employment lawyer has a wide range of skills, from in-depth legal knowledge to creative problem-solving. They should be able to communicate effectively with their clients and understand the unique challenges that each case brings. In addition, a good employment lawyer should be able to negotiate and mediate cases successfully, as well as be a strong advocate for their clients’ interests in the courtroom.

When looking for a good employment lawyer, it is also important to consider their fees and payment structures. Some lawyers charge hourly, while others may work on a contingency basis. It is important to discuss these fees and payments with your lawyer during your initial consultation so there are no surprises down the road. Regardless of how you choose to pay for an employment lawyer, it is important to find an attorney that you trust and who has a track record of success in workplace retaliation cases.

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Midday markets: Nifty down 0.06%, Sensex up 0.11%

NSE Nifty was down by 0.06 per cent or 12 points to 22,463.35, while the BSE sensex was at 73,959.20 up by 0.11 per cent or 99.05 points.

A total of 3,986 stocks were actively traded, 1,257 advanced, while 2,562 declined and 167 stocks remained unchanged where 216 stocks hit a 52 week high and 23 stocks hit a 52 week low at 1.20 pm on the BSE.

Mandar Bhojane, Research Analyst, Choice Broking, said, “Recent market movements reveal a decline in the Nifty 50, dropping 172 points to 22,476 after hitting a record high intraday. Bearish signals are apparent, such as a bearish divergence on the daily timeframe with the RSI failing to surpass its previous swing high despite index surges. Additionally, there’s a formation of a Bearish Engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily charts, alongside Doji and Double Top patterns on the weekly charts.

  • Also Read: Services PMI drops a tad to 60.8 in April

In terms of investor activity, provisional data from the NSE reveals foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold ₹2,391.98 crore shares, contrasting with domestic institutional investors (DIIs) who injected ₹690.52 crore on May 3.

Considering these dynamics, traders and investors are advised to capitalize on buying opportunities during Nifty dips while implementing effective stop-loss strategies below the mentioned support levels. This cautious approach aims to mitigate risks and capitalize on potential gains in today’s trading session.”

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Major gainers on the NSE include, Britannia (7.92%), Kotak Bank (5.50%), TCS (2.16%), JSW Steel (2.03%), Infosys (1.36%). Major losers include, Titan (-6.23%), Adani Enterprises (-3.49%), NTPC (-2.71%), SBI (-2.58%), Adani Ports (-2.26%).

BSE smallcap was down by 0.92 per cent and Midcap down by 1.09 per cent.

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Health Fitness

Liječnica: Ako želite ravniji trbuh i dobro zdravlje srca, izbjegavajte ove namirnice

HRANA koju jedemo igra važnu ulogu u našem cjelokupnom zdravlju. To je osobito istinito kada su u pitanju čimbenici poput težine i zdravlja srca. Nažalost, mnoge od najukusnijih namirnica su ujedno i najgore za naše tijelo. Liječnica obiteljske medicine, dr. Sarah Bonza, izdvojila je namirnice koje trebamo izbjegavati ako želimo ravniji trbuh i dobro zdravlje srca.

1. Suhomesnati proizvodi

Suhomesnati i prerađeni proizvodi poput hrenovki, kobasica i salama mogu biti ukusni, ali dr. Bonza upozorava da loše utječu na zdravlje srca.

“Prerađeno meso, koje sadrži natrij i konzervanse poput nitrata, povezano je s hipertenzijom i većom učestalošću srčanih bolesti”, rekla je za SheFinds. Osim toga, visok sadržaj kalorija i masti može pridonijeti debljanju.

2. Čips i druge slane grickalice

Iako su ove primamljive grickalice hrskave i ukusne, mogu predstavljati značajne rizike za zdravlje srca, tvrdi liječnica.

“Prirodno bogate natrijem i pripremljene s nezdravim masnoćama, ove grickalice mogu dovesti do povećanja krvnog tlaka i kolesterola”, upozorila je. Štoviše, grickanje često dovodi do prekomjerne konzumacije, pridonoseći pretilosti i kardiovaskularnim problemima.

3. Instant rezanci

Unatoč svojoj praktičnosti, instant rezanci daleko su od opcija koje su zdrave za srce. Dr. Bonza upozorava na njihovu konzumaciju, navodeći visok sadržaj natrija i zasićenih masnoća kao glavne probleme. “Nutritivno su siromašni, ali visokokalorični, što može dovesti do debljanja”, kaže liječnica. Redovita konzumacija prerađenih rezanaca s vremenom povećava rizik od hipertenzije i srčanih bolesti.

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VIDEO Tko kaže da se mačke i psi ne vole? Pogledajte samo ovo dvoje

VLASNICA mačka Bernarda i kujice samojeda Kaye objavila je na TikToku simpatičan video u kojem je pokazala kako se njezini ljubimci slažu, a snimka je dirnula mnoge.

“Pomozite. Mislim da su se zaljubili”, našalila se vlasnica u videu, u kojem se vidi kako ovaj nerazdvojni par uživa u druženju. 

“Ovo mi je uljepšalo dan”, “Nešto najslađe što sam vidjela” i “Ne mogu biti slađi”, samo su neki od komentara. 

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Nikeove nove tenisice izgledaju kao oblaci, ali su i udobne kao da hodate po njima

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West Indies Receives Terror Threat From North Pakistan Ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2024, CWI Assures Safety: Report

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup’s 2024 edition is scheduled to take place in the USA and West Indies. The mega event will take place in June 2024. Ahead of the mega event, West Indies one of the venues for the upcoming T20 World Cup has received a terror threat as per the reports by Cricbuzz. The upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will feature 20 teams from all around the world. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Full Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of Men’s Twenty20 Cricket WC.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has put the threats to the sort of rest. “We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event,” Jonny Graves, the CEO of the CWI told Cricbuzz on Sunday evening. “We want to assure all stakeholders that the safety and security of everyone at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is our number one priority and we have a comprehensive and robust security plan in place,” Graves further told Cricbuzz.

When contacted, the International Cricket Council (ICC)  shared the same statement as of CWI. The Cricbuzz report also mentions that “the Barbados regional security officials are monitoring potential threats to the ICC event” and that “intelligence of a potential threat to the World Cup has been received through Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) through the media group ‘Nashir Pakistan’.” ICC T20 World Cup 2024 All Squads: Full Players List of All Teams for Ninth Edition of Men’s Twenty20 Cricket WC.

The matches will take place in Barbados, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies.

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Adam Driver pulls off a gravity-defying stunt atop a tower

The film revolves around an architect looking to build a retro-futuristic version of New York City in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Coppola takes inspiration from HG Wells’ speculative science-fiction literature, the September 11 attacks, Roman history, and several other events for the film.

Apart from Driver, the cast includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Grace VanderWaal, and Zendaya. Coppola and Michael Bederman are the co-producers of the science-fiction drama.

Megalopolis is Coppola’s comeback film after 2011’s Twixt. It is competing at the Cannes Film Festival for its Palme d’Or award.

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Green financing: India auctioned ₹20,000 crore worth sovereign green bonds in FY24

The government auctioned sovereign green bonds worth ₹20,000 crore in FY24, compared to ₹16,000 crore in FY23 to mobilise resources for green infrastructure projects, particularly for expanding renewable energy capacity.

  • Also read:Indian bond yields stop swaying to the US tune

Besides, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows towards non-conventional energy surpassed $2 billion for the second consecutive year, the latest edition of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) Market Handbook revealed.

“The Reserve Bank of India concluded four sovereign green bonds auctions of ₹20,000 crore (vs ₹16,000 crore in FY23), whose proceeds may be used to finance/ refinance eligible green projects,” the handbook pointed out.

All the sovereign green bonds (SGrB) in FY24 were oversubscribed, it added.

Sovereign green bonds

The SGrB offerings were 5-year (New SGrB 2028), 10-year (New SGrB 2033) and 30-year (New SGrB 2054 and 7.37 per cent SGrB 2054), the CEEW-CEF report said.

Apart from the 7.37 per cent SGrB 2054, all other offerings’ coupon rates were yield-based which after auctions came out to be 7.25 per cent, 7.24 per cent and 7.37 per cent, respectively, it added.

“In FY24, the repo rate remained pegged at 6.5. The SBI MCLR (1-year) rate was increased by 50 basis points twice in FY24, from 8.5 per cent in April 2024 to 8.65 per cent in March 2024,” the handbook pointed out.

In FY23, the SGrB were issued in two tranches of ₹8,000 crore each in January and February 2023.

The proceeds from these bonds are deployed in public sector projects, focusing on sectors such as clean transportation, renewable energy and sustainable water management. This will help reduce the economy’s carbon intensity in line with the commitments made under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Further to facilitate wider non-resident participation, the RBI last month decided to permit eligible foreign investors in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) to invest in SGrBs.

Foreign direct investment

The CEEW-CEF market handbook also noted that annual FDI addition in renewable energy (RE) as of Q3 FY24 amounted to $2.1 billion. In both FY23 and FY24 (as of December 2023), annual FDI addition remained above $2 billion levels.

After FY21, the FDI in RE sector witnessed a steep increase, amounting to around $7 billion till FY23, with the percentage share of RE sector in annual FDI inflow in FY23 growing to around 5x of its value in FY21.


RE share of total FDI is on a continuous upswing over the last 4 years, growing from a low of 1.3 per cent to 6.7 per cent in FY 24. The FDI in the power sector saw an increase over RE in Q3FY24, for the first time since FY20 amounting to around $1.2 billion, it added.

  • Also read:G-Sec yields spike, rupee weakens on higher-than-expected US inflation

Under the extant FDI policy of the government, FDI in the renewable or non-conventional energy (RE) and power sectors is permitted up to 100 per cent under the automatic route.

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Čuli ste za povremeni post? Novo istraživanje dovelo ga je u pitanje

POVREMENI POST u novije vrijeme postaje sve popularnija dijeta, a njegovi poklonici tvrde da može uzrokovati gubitak težine, poboljšati metaboličko zdravlje te možda čak produljiti životni vijek.

Međutim, jedno novo istraživanje dovelo je u pitanje jednu od temeljnih postavki o njegovu funkcioniranju.

Što je povremeni post?

Za početak pojasnimo što je povremeni post. To je obrazac prehrane koji je na engleskom poznat kao intermittent fasting (IF) ili općenitije time restricted eating (TREE), a u njemu je naglasak više na tome kada se jede nego što se i koliko jede, što je inače temelj svih klasičnih dijeta.

Ideja je da se neko dulje razdoblje u danu ili u tjednu, osobito noću, ne jede ništa, odnosno da se vremenski prozor tijekom kojeg se konzumira hrana smanji.

Razni obrasci povremenog posta

Postoji više obrazaca IF-a.

Metoda 16/8: Ova metoda uključuje preskakanje doručka i ograničavanje razdoblja konzumacije hrane na 8 sati, primjerice između 13 i 21 sat. Nakon toga slijedi post od 16 sati.

Jedi-prestani-jedi: Ovaj pristup podrazumijeva post od 24 sata jednom ili dva puta tjedno, primjerice, tako da se ne jede od večere jednog dana do večere sljedećeg dana.

Dijeta 5:2: Ovom metodom unosi se samo 500-600 kilokalorija u dva neuzastopna dana u tjednu, ali se jede normalno ostalih 5 dana.

Ideja ovih režima je, među ostalim, da je nekim ljudima lakše odreći se hrane u cijelosti na dulja razdoblja nego više puta tijekom dana konzumirati male količine niskokalorične hrane i brojiti kalorije.

Magistra nutricionizma Maja Ljubas, vlasnica nutricionističkog savjetovališta NUTRIOM, ističe da osobe koje boluju od određenih kroničnih bolesti ili stanja kao što su dijabetes, inzulinska rezistencija, krvožilne bolesti i poremećaji u prehrani moraju biti vrlo oprezne ako se odluče na povremeni post.

„Bilo koji od navedenih režima povremenog posta mogao bi pogoršati njihova kronična stanja“, upozorila je.

Studije u prilog povremenom postu

Brojne studije pokazale su da povremeni post funkcionira, a stručnjaci su pronašli i moguća tumačenja zašto je to tako.

Prema jednom tumačenju, posebno je važno izbjegavati konzumiranje hrane u večernjim i noćnim satima zbog utjecaja cirkadijalnog ritma na metabolizam.

Primjerice, u jednom istraživanju znanstvenici su u dvije skupine testova istražili kako djeluje ograničavanje vremena konzumacije hrane u različitim dijelovima dana istovremeno prateći metabolizam ispitanika u dišnoj komori.

U prvom testu jedan od tri dnevna obroka davali su ispitanicima kao doručak, dok su u drugom hranu jednake nutritivne vrijednosti davali kao kasnu večeru.

Utvrdili su da su dvije sesije, iako se nisu razlikovale po količini pojedene hrane ili po količini tjelesne aktivnosti sudionika, imale različit učinak na tjelesnu težinu – ljudi koji nisu jeli kasno gubili su više težine.

Zaključili su da je kasnovečernja konzumacija hrane odgodila sposobnost tijela da razgrađuje zalihe masti za energiju jer je organizam na raspolaganju imao lako dostupne ugljikohidrate koji su tek bili konzumirani.

Kako povremeni post utječe na tijelo?

Neki zagovornici povremenog posta ističu da on može biti zdrav za organizam. Kako?

Kada čovjek posti, u njegovom se tijelu na staničnoj i molekularnoj razini događa nekoliko stvari. Primjerice, tijekom posta aktivira se autofagija, proces u kojem tijelo razgrađuje oštećene stanice i proteine koji sudjeluju u procesu starenja.

Osim toga, tijekom posta mijenjaju se razine hormona kao što su inzulin i hormon rasta, što može imati pozitivan, ali i negativan učinak na zdravlje, ovisno o zdravstvenom stanju.

Nova studija zaključila je da su ipak ključne kalorije

Međutim, jedno novo istraživanje, objavljeno u časopisu Annals of Internal Medicine, dovelo je u pitanje temeljnu ideju povremenog posta tako što je pokazalo da je u konačnici ipak stvar u količini unesenih kalorija, a ne u dobu dana kada se jede.

U novom istraživanju znanstvenici su 41 odrasloj osobi s pretilošću i predijabetesom nasumično dodijelili vremenski ograničenu prehranu s 10-satnim prozorom za konzumaciju hrane ili uobičajeni obrazac prehrane kako bi usporedili gubitak težine i druge mjere metaboličkog zdravlja u ta dva režima. Kontrolirani režim prehrane trajao je 12 tjedana.

Ovo randomizirano, kontrolirano ispitivanje pokazalo je da su i TREE i tradicionalni dnevni obrasci prehrane rezultirali sličnim gubitkom težine kada su konzumirane kalorije u obje skupine bile iste. Drugim riječima, nije bilo presudno jesu li sudionici većinu svojih kalorija konzumirali rano tijekom dana ili navečer, što sugerira da su ukupne kalorije važnije od vremena konzumacije obroka.

“To nas tjera na zaključak da je stvar u tome da ljudi koji imaju koristi od vremenski ograničene prehrane – što znači da gube na težini – vjerojatno jedu manje kalorija jer im je vremenski okvir kraći, a ne u nečem drugom”, rekla je glavna autorica studije Nisa Maruthur, izvanredna profesorica medicine na Sveučilištu Johns Hopkins, u intervjuu za NBC News.

U prilog takvom zaključku govore ispitivanja koja su utvrdila da ograničavanje prozora konzumacije hrane na četiri do 10 sati prirodno smanjuje unos kalorija za oko 200 do 550 kalorija dnevno, što rezultira gubitkom težine.

Ljubas ističe da treba imati na umu da su u studiji sudjelovale pretile osobe i osobe s predijabetesom, čiji je metabolizam već u startu drugačiji nego kod zdravih pojedinaca.

„Kod takvih osoba povremeni post može dodatno stvarati neravnotežu i imati kontraproduktivan učinak“, upozorila je.

Povremeni post smanjuje unos kalorija

Na početku nove studije znanstvenici su procijenili povijest sudionika i razine njihovih uobičajenih aktivnosti kako bi izračunali njihove temeljne dnevne kalorijske potrebe. Na temelju toga ispitanici su dobili pripremljene obroke s identičnim omjerima makronutrijenata i mikronutrijenata te upute o tome kada trebaju konzumirati obroke. Svi su jeli iste količine kalorija dnevno tijekom cijelog istraživanja.

Skupina s vremenski ograničenim načinom ishrane dobila je upute da jede samo između 8 i 18 sati i da većinu svojih kalorija unosi prije 13 sati svaki dan.

Grupa s uobičajenim obrascem prehrane jela je između 8 sati i ponoći, a većinu svojih kalorija unosila je nakon 17 sati.

Poslije 12 tjedana obje su grupe izgubile približno istu količinu kilograma i nije bilo većih razlika u njihovim razinama glukoze natašte, u opsegu struka, krvnom tlaku ili razinama lipida.

Autori su zaključili da ovi nalazi sugeriraju da dijete s ograničenim prozorima konzumacije hrane uglavnom uzrokuju gubitak težine zbog smanjenja unosa kalorija koji takav režim potiče.

Povremeni post dobar je dok ne poništavamo njegov učinak

Prema znanstvenicima sa Sveučilišta Illinois u Chicagu koji su napisali popratni editorijal nove studije, ovi rezultati imaju važne kliničke implikacije.

Naime, iako se nije pokazalo da je povremeni post učinkovitiji za mršavljenje pretilih osoba, pacijentima bi ga moglo biti lakše slijediti jer im omogućuje da nastave jesti hranu na koju su navikli. Takva dijeta mogla bi pomoći osobama koje imaju problema s viškom kilograma, a ne znaju dobro brojiti i kontrolirati kalorije.

Ljubas napominje da je kod zdravih osoba ponekad dovoljna samo restrikcija dnevnog unosa kilokalorija kako bi se potaknulo mršavljenje, ali da to ne vrijedi za sve.

„Kod nekih osoba radi se o složenoj metaboličkoj priči i posebnim stanjima kod kojih su potrebne specifične intervencije tako da sama restrikcija kilokalorija neće pomoći u mršavljenju“, zaključila je naša nutricionistica.

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Indians at Met Gala Lookback: From Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone to Isha Ambani, Here’s a List of Indian Celebs Gracing the Event Ahead of 2024 Extravaganza

Mumbai, May 5: As the world eagerly anticipates the forthcoming Met Gala, fashion enthusiasts are gearing up for what promises to be a spectacle of style, creativity, and cultural resonance. The Met Gala, renowned as the pinnacle of fashion events, annually brings together the creme de la creme of the entertainment, fashion, and art worlds under one roof. With each iteration, the Gala encapsulates a theme that serves as a canvas for designers and attendees to unleash their sartorial imagination. Met Gala Inside Scoop: The Secrets, Protocol of Fashion’s Most Exclusive Night.

As the Met Gala 2024 approaches, it’s a fitting moment to reflect on the luminaries from India who have graced this illustrious event in the past. These individuals have not only showcased their impeccable fashion sense but have also contributed to the global dialogue on style, identity, and representation.

1. Priyanka Chopra Jonas

– 2023: Priyanka Chopra Jonas wowed in a Maison Valentino creation, exuding sophistication with an all-black strapless gown paired with striking white gloves and Bulgari jewellery. Met Gala 10 Most Iconic Looks: Relive the Top Fashion Moments Ahead of 2024 Extravaganza.

Priyanka Chopra at Met Gala 2023 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2019: Embracing the theme ‘Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion,’ Chopra stunned in a Christian Dior masterpiece, channelling the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland with a gradient of feathers and a daring hairstyle.

Priyanka Chopra at Met Gala 2019 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2018: Priyanka’s Madonna-inspired Ralph Lauren gown for the Heavenly Bodies theme showcased intricate Indian craftsmanship, cementing her as a style icon.

Priyanka Chopra at Met Gala 2018 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2017: Chopra’s debut at the Met Gala in a Ralph Lauren trench coat-inspired ensemble sparked a social media frenzy, marking a memorable entry into the world of high fashion.

Priyanka Chopra at Met Gala 2017 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

2. Deepika Padukone

– 2019: Deepika embraced camp with a pink Zac Posen gown, embodying Barbie chic with meticulous embroidery and bold styling.

Deepika Padukone at Met Gala 2019 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2018: In a crimson Prabal Gurung creation, Padukone epitomized elegance at the Heavenly Bodies-themed gala, accentuating her look with sleek hair and diamond accessories.

Deepika Padukone at Met Gala 2018 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2017: Deepika’s satin Tommy Hilfiger gown for the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons theme showcased her understated glamour and exquisite jewellery.

Deepika Padukone at Met Gala 2017 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

3. Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt marked her Met Gala debut in 2023 with a breathtaking ensemble crafted by Prabal Gurung. Her homage to Karl Lagerfeld in a bespoke white gown, adorned with delicate pearls, captured timeless elegance and garnered widespread acclaim.

Alia Bhatt at Met Gala 2023 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

4. Isha Ambani

– 2023: Isha Ambani’s Prabal Gurung gown, embellished with crystals and pearls, epitomized opulence and sophistication, complemented by a Chanel doll bag and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

Isha Ambani at Met Gala 2023 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2019: Ambani’s pale violet tulle gown by Prabal Gurung exuded ethereal charm, showcasing intricate detailing and a regal silhouette.

Isha Ambani at Met Gala 2019 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2017: Isha’s Christian Dior haute couture gown radiated elegance with floral and pearl elements, embodying understated glamour.

Isha Ambani at Met Gala 2017 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

5. Natasha Poonawalla

– 2023: Natasha’s Schiaparelli gown, reminiscent of futuristic couture, showcased avant-garde design and bold silver hues.

Natasha Poonawalla at Met Gala 2023 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2022: Poonawalla’s Sabyasachi and Schiaparelli ensemble, featuring astronomical detailing, brought a unique Indian twist to the Gilded Glamour theme.

Natasha Poonawalla at Met Gala 2022 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2019: Her Peter Dundas creation, accentuated with crystals and a dramatic silhouette, epitomized glamour and sophistication.

Natasha Poonawalla at Met Gala 2019 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

– 2018: Natasha’s Prabal Gurung gown, adorned with graffiti-inspired designs, marked her debut with a bold statement and vibrant style.

Natasha Poonawalla at Met Gala 2018 (Photo Credits: Instagram)

The 2024 Met Gala will be held on May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met Gala, often hailed as ‘Fashion’s Biggest Night’, will uphold its tradition by returning on the first Monday of May. This year’s theme is ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’.

Unlike previous themes, this year’s focus will be on reviving unique garments from various centuries, offering a novel perspective to fashion enthusiasts. While the gala will celebrate the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,’ the official dress theme is ‘The Garden of Time.’

This year’s exhibition will feature significant pieces spanning over 400 years of fashion history, showcasing iconic designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Hubert de Givenchy. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, and Bad Bunny will serve as the night’s co-chairs. The theme aims to celebrate delicate pieces of fashion that are often deemed too fragile for wear, affectionately termed the ‘sleeping beauties’.

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Mačke iz osječke udruge šalju podršku Lasagni uoči Eurosonga, pogledajte video

HRVATSKI predstavnik na Eurosongu Baby Lasagna obožava mačke pa je tako dobio i mačju podršku uoči najpoznatijeg glazbenog natjecanja koje se održava od 7. do 11. svibnja u Švedskoj.

Mačke iz osječke Udruge Devet života odlučile su mu plesnom koreografijom poručiti da navijaju za njega.

“Dame i gospodo, Rim Tim Tagi Dim i naša plesna koreografija. Stvarno smo se trudili, ali neki nemaju sluha, pa su smetali, skakali, nisu pazili na ritam, no mi smo dali sve od sebe”, piše u opisu snimke koja je objavljena na Facebooku. 

 

I mačke navijaju za Baby Lasagnu

“Navijamo za Baby Lasagnu i vjerujemo u pobjedu. Svi već znaju da on voli mačke pa smo mu htjeli pokazati da i mi volimo njega”, dodaju.

Preslatke mačke u videu plešu na Rim Tim Tagi Dim. U komentarima su se javili brojni vlasnici mačaka koji su poručili da i njihovi kućni ljubimci navijaju za Baby Lasagnu. 

Marko je ranije otkrio kako je došlo do toga da toliko zavoli mačke. Kazao je kako prije veze s Elizabetom nije imao kućne ljubimce. “Onda sam upoznao Elizabetu, moju zaručnicu, i ona je imala mačke. I polako sam shvatio da su to najbolje životinje na svijetu i zaljubio sam se u njih”, rekao je.

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Dizajneri interijera otkrivaju kako održati bijele kupaonice u skladu s trendovima

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LSG 130/8 in 15 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Harshit Rana Dismisses Krunal Pandya As Visitors Near Victory

LSG 130/8 in 15 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Harshit Rana Dismisses Krunal Pandya As Visitors Near Victory

Despite Shreyas Iyer dropping his catch, Krunal Pandya departs in the next ball and Harshit Rana gets his well-deserved second wicket. Since Andre Russell have come on to attack, LSG batters have found it difficult to play shots and KKR has scalped wickets at regular intervals. LSG are now fighting a lost encounter as KKR are on top.

LSG 65/1 in 7 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis Gives Steady Start to Hosts

Marcus Stoinis has come out with license and took on the KKR bowlers boosting the tempo of LSG’s batting. He has hit a few boundaries off Vaibhav Arora and Mitchell Starc and started a counterattack. KKR got only one wicket in the powerplay of Arshin Kulkarni.

KKR 235/6 in 20 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Bowlers Stage Comeback For Hosts Despite Ramandeep Singh’s Explosive Cameo

After Mohsin Khan was subbed out with the concussion replacement Yudhvir Singh, LSG made a short comeback with the game scalping a few consecutive wickets. Andre Russell was dismissed cheaply while Rinku Singh or Shreyas Iyer neither could go big. It was Ramandeep Singh who played an explosive knock to give a strong finish to KKR amidst the tumbling wickets.

KKR 140/2 in 12 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Ravi Bishnoi Dismisses Sunil Narine

Out! Sunil Narine tries to go over the top once again and finally he is caught on the boundary line. Minutes ago, some unpleasant scenes at the Ekana Stadium as Mohsin Khan’s head gets hit on the ground while trying to take a catch of Sunil Narine. Fortunately the injury wasn’t very heavy and he was walked off the pitch. Earlier, Devdutt Padikkal stepped on the boundary rope while traying to take a catch of Sunil Narine. 

KKR 68/1 in 5 Overs | LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Naveen-ul-Haq Dismisses Phil Salt

Out! Naveen-ul-Haq gives the first breakthrough to LSG. Gets hit for a boundary in the first ball of the over and then changes up the pace. The ball bounces a bit more after hitting the surface and Phil Salt was already through with his shot. KL Rahul takes a good diving catch and breaks the opening partnership.

LSG vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: KL Rahul Wins the Toss and Opts to Bowl First; Yasha Thakur Replaces Injured Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana Returns in Kolkata Knight Riders’ Playing XI

Toss Update: Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

The play-off race is getting intense as the IPL 2024 has entered the business end and nearing a photofinish. In the next match of the IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants will host Kolkata Knight Riders at their home at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG are coming out of a win against Mumbai Indians at their home. Some good bowling in the powerplay restricted MI to a low total which got comfortable chased down by LSG with Marcus Stoinis at the helm. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are also coming out of a victory against Mumbai Indians and the two teams are set to clash for a closely-fought encounter.  IPL 2024 Playoffs Qualification Scenario Explained: Here’s a Look at Points Table and Each Team’s Chances of Making It To Last Four After RCB vs GT Match.

LSG have suffered a big blow with Mayank Yadav suffering another injury in the last match. He is set to be unavailable for the KKR match and LSG has to look at their other options. KL Rahul and Marcus Stoinis have been in good touch making the bulk of the scoring and they have received good support from Deepak Hooda. Bowling has been their strength so far with Mohsin Khan leading the attack and they will again look to pounce on the home conditions using them to their advantage. Nicholas Pooran has not fired at this best in the last few games and will have a good opportunity here. Why Will Virat Kohli Not Face Suspension Unlike Harshit Rana for Flying Kiss Gesture During RCB vs GT IPL 2024 Match? Here is The Reason.

KKR on the other hand, secured a comeback victory in their last game despite a poor batting performance against MI. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy starred in the win while Mitchell Starc provided the finishing touches. Despite the narrow escape, batting has to step up for them in the match against LSG. Phil Salt and Sunil Narine who have been the star for KKR in the conditions of Eden Gardens will face a tough challenge in Ekana. Harshit Rana has already served the one-match suspension and is expected to be back in action.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 05, 2024 06:36 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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An effective horror film steeped in myth, legends, and realism

Most horror film characters have scant regard for advice. They disregard obvious advice such as “Do not go near the window” or “Stay where you are,” even if it is common sense that would have saved them. In Jang Jae-Hyun’s Exhuma, too, such disregard for advice happens but it is used in a unique way. An affluent Korean-American family has their grandfather’s remains exhumed through a shaman (Kim Go-eun), against the caveat of a diviner (Choi Min-sik). The film uses the act of exhumation as a metaphor for how greed is the root of all evil. It is a fiendish and frightening feature that wears you to a frazzle.

The film starts off in conventional horror fashion, with a mildly expository passage about how an evil spirit plagues different generations of a Korean-American family. When two of their newborns die and one has an inexplicable health condition, the family calls up Kim Go-Eun’s shaman and Choi Min-sik’s diviner to dig deep into their ancestry and help them understand what is haunting them. Terming it “Grave’s Call,” the shaman explains it as a curse from a past spirit and sets off on an exploration into the inexplicable.

The first half of Exhuma is only a slight cut above your standard horror film. However, Jae-Hyun’s world-building instantly draws you into the mystical world with a blend of silence and atmospherics, as well as minimal use of horror tropes such as jump scares and “It’s all just a dream” moments. Gradually, the film immerses us in its world steeped in Korea’s tumultuous past, especially its once-simmering tensions with Japan, and culture. It is only when the second half begins that we even realise the depth of Jae-hyun’s screenplay. Take one of the central characters of Exhuma, for instance. He is the spirit of a soldier with haunting ties to the Japanese invasions of Korea. The constant weariness that the Korean characters show towards any reference to Japan, including the spirit, mirrors the complicated relationship between these two neighbouring nations. Ardent horror fans are sure to celebrate and treasure the constant juxtaposition between the Imjin War imagery and the horror sequences in the film. It seamlessly weaves in a brief history of greedy grave robbers in Korea, even amidst the shamanic rituals aimed at appeasing the vengeful spirit. Amazingly, it does not digress from the main plot, despite the multifaceted storytelling. Watching Exhuma often means flipping through pages of an ancient chapter of history steeped in folklore, myth, and realism.

It is fascinating how the film works both as a cultural and socio-political allegory and as a horror feature, even as it retains a subtle sense of humour. A horror film rarely offers such a balanced mix of emotions. A nerve-racking cinematic experience rooted in ancient culture and history that does not shy away from humour is a rarity. While the pre-interval portions hint at its world of fantasy with an element of gore, the second half also shows how grounded it is in realism. For example, the use of a real Buddhist tattoo at a pivotal plot point brings out the biggest laughs you will have from any horror film.

The execution is also exemplary. An early portion shows flames of fire segueing into the image of a man gasping for breath on a hospital bed with wheels. The sudden appearance of a snake with a person’s head is shot with such a sense of urgency that befits the eerie atmosphere. Another fantastic sequence involves two characters trying to ward off each other and establish superiority in a jungle with mist fast enveloping the trees and the surroundings. Lee Mo-gae’s cinematography not only shows the tension palpable on the actors’ faces but also adds to the film’s world-building. There are also craftful uses of visual effects for the portions where the spirit turns into a bowl of fire and circles the horizon, even as the film peels off its Feng Shui layers.

There is a sense of dread in the air, on the surface, and under the earth in Exhuma. The film that discusses the perils of digging up the past ends up crawling under our skin and leaving a spine-tingling effect.

Director: Jang Jae-Hyun

Cast: Kim Go-eun, Choi Min-sik, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Jae-cheol

Rating: 4/5

(This review originally appeared on Cinema Express)

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Aadhar Housing Finance, Indegene, TBO Tek set to drive primary market with ₹6,400 crore IPO blitz this week

The primary market is gearing up for significant activity this week, with three companies — Blackstone-backed Aadhar Housing Finance, healthcare tech firm Indegene and travel distribution firm TBO Tek — poised to float IPOs aiming to collectively raise nearly ₹6,400 crore.

  • Also read: Aadhar Housing IPO: Should you subscribe?

Before that, JNK India garnered ₹650 crore through its initial share-sale last month.

Since 2004, there hasn’t been a single IPO launch during May in the last four general election cycles. Typically, the April to June period during these years has been slow for the primary markets due to election uncertainty, said Mahavir Lunawat, Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors.

However, this trend has changed now with the launch of three mainboard initial public offerings (IPOs) next week.

  • Also read: TBO Tek IPO: Should you subscribe?

Samir Bahl, CEO of Anand Rathi Advisors told PTI that the new trend is a positive sign indicating the maturing of the Indian capital markets and confidence in India’s long-term growth story irrespective of political developments.

The three-day IPO of Indegene will open for subscription on May 6, while that of Aadhar Housing Finance and TBO Tek will be launched on May 8.

Out of the total IPO size of ₹6,393 crore, the OFS (Offer-for-Sale) component accounted for a significant ₹4,233 crore.

Pranjal Srivastava, Partner Investment Banking at Centrum Capital, said that the primary market momentum continues due to overall positive economic sentiments, bull run in secondary markets and strong flows.

  • Also read: Indegene IPO: Should you subscribe? 

The ₹3,000-crore IPO of Aadhar Housing Finance is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹1,000 crore and an OFS of ₹2,000 crore by promoter BCP Topco VII Pte Ltd, an affiliate of Blackstone Group Inc.

Currently, BCP Topco holds a 98.72 per cent stake in Aadhar Housing Finance and ICICI Bank owns a 1.18 per cent stake.

The company has set a price band of ₹300 to ₹315 a share for its IPO.

It plans to utilise ₹750 crore of the fresh issue proceeds to meet future capital requirements towards onward lending and a portion will also be used for general corporate purposes.

Further, healthcare tech firm Indegene has set the price band at ₹430 to ₹452 per share for its ₹1,842-crore initial share-sale.

The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to ₹760 crore and an OFS of up to 2.34 crore equity shares aggregating to ₹1,082 crore by selling shareholders. This takes the total IPO size to ₹1,842 crore.

The OFS would see sale of shares by existing investors CA Dawn Investments, a Carlyle group entity, Vida Trustees in its capacity as partner of Group Life Spring, Brighton Park Capital’s entities BPC Genesis Fund I SPV Ltd, and BPC Genesis Fund I-A SPV Ltd, and individual investors Manish Gupta, Rajesh Bhaskaran Nair, and Anita Nair.

At present, Nadathur Fareast Pte Ltd is the biggest shareholder in Indegene with a 23.64 per cent stake. CA Dawn Investments has a 20.42 per cent stake, and Brighton Park Capital owns a 12 per cent stake in the company.

Funds raised through the fresh issue would be used to pay debt, funding capital expenditure requirements, payment of deferred consideration for one of its past acquisitions, funding inorganic growth and general corporate purposes.

TBO Tek’s maiden public issue is a mix of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹400 crore and an OFS of up to 1.25 crore equity shares worth ₹1,151 crore by promoters and investors.

Those selling shares in the OFS are promoters — Gaurav Bhatnagar, Manish Dhingra and LAP Travel — and investors– TBO Korea and Augusta TBO.

The company has set a price band of ₹875 to ₹920 per share for its IPO. At the upper end of the price band, the IPO size is pegged at ₹1,551 crore.

Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for the growth and strengthening of the platform by adding new buyers and suppliers, and unidentified inorganic acquisitions, besides, a portion will be used for general corporate purposes.

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Psiholozi: Ako želite biti sretniji ujutro, navečer prakticirajte ove tri navike 

PRIPREMITI se za dobar dan ne znači samo imati dosljednu jutarnju rutinu, iako je i to važno. Način na koji provodimo večeri također je bitan, no ponekad ga zanemarujemo. Mogli bismo se iznenaditi koliko nekoliko malih večernjih navika može značajno utjecati na našu sreću ujutro. Stoga su psiholozi otkrili tri navike koje trebamo prakticirati navečer kako bismo ujutro bili sretniji.

1. Večernja šetnja.

“Svaku večer idem u šetnju jer mi to pomaže da raščistim i smirim svoj um”, rekao je psiholog i stručnjak za dobrobit, Lee Chambers, za HuffPost.

2. Topla kupka.

Psihologinja Justine Grosso zagovornica je večernjeg kupanja zbog raznih dobrobiti za fizičko i mentalno zdravlje.

“Potpuno uranjanje u vodu, za razliku od tuširanja, podiže raspoloženje kod osoba s depresijom, poboljšava san kod osoba s nesanicom i ima pozitivne učinke na kardiovaskularni sustav”, objasnila je.

3. Prakticiranje zahvalnosti.

“Jednostavan čin nabrajanja blagoslova u životu može dovesti do značajnih poboljšanja u vašem blagostanju, stoga neka vam večernji popis zahvalnosti postane navika”, savjetuje kognitivna znanstvenica i profesorica psihologije Laurie Santos.

“Ako provedete nekoliko minuta razmišljajući o ljudima koje cijenite i stvarima na kojima ste zahvalni kao dio svoje rutine prije spavanja, nećete biti pod tolikim stresom i mirno ćete utonuti u san”, zaključio je znanstvenik Cortland Dahl.

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UDRUGA za dobrobit i zaštitu životinja Indigo hitno traži smještaj za dva štenca čija čuvalica odlazi na put.

Riječ je o curicama koje se zovu Mel i Miele. Imaju tri mjeseca i oko četiri kilograma te su jako smirene. Nalaze se u Zagrebu i traže privremeni ili stalni smještaj. Ako im možete pomoći, javite se udruzi putem poruke na Facebooku ili na e-adresu: [email protected].

 

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GT IPL 2024 Playoff Chances: Gujarat Titans Current Position on Points Table With Net Run Rate, Matches Won and Upcoming Games

Indian Premier League 2023 runner-ups and 2022 champions Gujarat Titans have begun their campaign in IPL 2024 in the same fashion. The Shubman Gill-led side doesn’t look to be affected by the absence of all-rounder Hardik Pandya and seems to be doing well in all the departments. GT started their campaign with a win against the Mumbai Indians in the 17th edition of the cash-rich league and would be hoping to continue their consistency while moving ahead in the tournament. GT Full IPL 2024 Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Gujarat Titans Matches in Indian Premier League Season 17 and Venue Details

The Gujarat Titans are currently ranked at the ninth spot in the Indian Premier League 2024 points table. The franchise has been able to four out of seven games in the cash-rich league with a net run rate of -1.320. The franchise has a difficult chance of making it to the playoffs of the tournament. IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans All-Rounder Rashid Khan Showcases Variety of Shots Ahead of Mumbai Indians Encounter

GT’s Current Position on IPL 2024 Points Table

Position P W L NR Pts NRR
9 9 4 7 0 8 -1.320

(Updated after RCB vs GT IPL 2024 Match)

(Important abbreviations: P-Played, W-Won, L-Lost, NR-No Result, Pts-Points, NRR-Net Run Rate)

GT’s remaining matches in IPL 2024

  • vs CSK (Home)- May 10
  • vs KKR (Home)- May 13
  • vs SRH (Away)-May 16

The Gujarat Titans have been one of the best sides of the Indian Premier League since their debut in 2022. The franchise won the title in their inaugural season under Hardik Pandya and would aim to repeat the glory once again.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 04, 2024 05:25 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Technology

How disinformation works—and how to counter it

Did you know that the wildfires which ravaged Hawaii last summer were started by a secret “weather weapon” being tested by America’s armed forces, and that American ngos were spreading dengue fever in Africa? That Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, went on a $1.1m shopping spree on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue? Or that Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has been endorsed in a new song by Mahendra Kapoor, an Indian singer who died in 2008?

These stories are, of course, all bogus. They are examples of disinformation: falsehoods that are intended to deceive. Such tall tales are being spread around the world by increasingly sophisticated campaigns. Whizzy artificial-intelligence (AI) tools and intricate networks of social-media accounts are being used to make and share eerily convincing photos, video and audio, confusing fact with fiction. In a year when half the world is holding elections, this is fuelling fears that technology will make disinformation impossible to fight, fatally undermining democracy. How worried should you be?

The internet has made the problem much worse. False information can be distributed at low cost on social media; AI also makes it cheap to produce. Much about disinformation is murky. But in a special Science & technology section, we trace the complex ways in which it is seeded and spread via networks of social-media accounts and websites. Russia’s campaign against Ms Zelenska, for instance, began as a video on YouTube, before passing through African fake-news websites and being boosted by other sites and social-media accounts. The result is a deceptive veneer of plausibility.

Spreader accounts build a following by posting about football or the British royal family, gaining trust before mixing in disinformation. Much of the research on disinformation tends to focus on a specific topic on a particular platform in a single language. But it turns out that most campaigns work in similar ways. The techniques used by Chinese disinformation operations to bad-mouth South Korean firms in the Middle East, for instance, look remarkably like those used in Russian-led efforts to spread untruths around Europe.

The goal of many operations is not necessarily to make you support one political party over another. Sometimes the aim is simply to pollute the public sphere, or sow distrust in media, governments, and the very idea that truth is knowable. Hence the Chinese fables about weather weapons in Hawaii, or Russia’s bid to conceal its role in shooting down a Malaysian airliner by promoting several competing narratives.

All this prompts concerns that technology, by making disinformation unbeatable, will threaten democracy itself. But there are ways to minimise and manage the problem.

Encouragingly, technology is as much a force for good as it is for evil. Although AI makes the production of disinformation much cheaper, it can also help with tracking and detection. Even as campaigns become more sophisticated, with each spreader account varying its language just enough to be plausible, AI models can detect narratives that seem similar. Other tools can spot dodgy videos by identifying faked audio, or by looking for signs of real heartbeats, as revealed by subtle variations in the skin colour of people’s foreheads.

Better co-ordination can help, too. In some ways the situation is analogous to climate science in the 1980s, when meteorologists, oceanographers and earth scientists could tell something was happening, but could each see only part of the picture. Only when they were brought together did the full extent of climate change become clear. Similarly, academic researchers, ngos, tech firms, media outlets and government agencies cannot tackle the problem of disinformation on their own. With co-ordination, they can share information and spot patterns, enabling tech firms to label, muzzle or remove deceptive content. For instance, Facebook’s parent, Meta, shut down a disinformation operation in Ukraine in late 2023 after receiving a tip-off from Google.

But deeper understanding also requires better access to data. In today’s world of algorithmic feeds, only tech companies can tell who is reading what. Under American law these firms are not obliged to share data with researchers. But Europe’s new Digital Services Act mandates data-sharing, and could be a template for other countries. Companies worried about sharing secret information could let researchers send in programs to be run, rather than sending out data for analysis.

Such co-ordination will be easier to pull off in some places than others. Taiwan, for instance, is considered the gold standard for dealing with disinformation campaigns. It helps that the country is small, trust in the government is high and the threat from a hostile foreign power is clear. Other countries have fewer resources and weaker trust in institutions. In America, alas, polarised politics means that co-ordinated attempts to combat disinformation have been depicted as evidence of a vast left-wing conspiracy to silence right-wing voices online.

One person’s fact…

The dangers of disinformation need to be taken seriously and studied closely. But bear in mind that they are still uncertain. So far there is little evidence that disinformation alone can sway the outcome of an election. For centuries there have been people who have peddled false information, and people who have wanted to believe them. Yet societies have usually found ways to cope. Disinformation may be taking on a new, more sophisticated shape today. But it has not yet revealed itself as an unprecedented and unassailable threat.

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Arts Entertainments

Zendaya on her latest film ‘Challengers’

Do the audience need to know about tennis to enjoy Challengers?

Not at all. This isn’t a sports movie. It’s a complicated, sexy and interesting character piece. If you are a tennis fan, you’ll love it, but if you have no idea about the sport, you will still love it.

What drew you to the film?

It was just one of those rare times when I read a script, and just couldn’t put it down.

I just had to know what happened next. I loved my character—Tashi—how complicated she is and how much you have to question her decisions.

Challengers centres on Tashi’s relationship with her tennis-star husband and his rival, who also happens to be her former boyfriend. Did you always know who she was going to end up with?

No, but I was desperate to find out. I know now, of course, but every time I watch the movie, I question Tashi’s decisions a little more. It’s a story about the choices we make, and the consequences of making them. Everyone will find themselves empathising with a different character, because everyone has their idea of who did what, and who the bad guy is.

We see Tashi as a former tennis star, and also as a coach. How else would you describe her?

She’s complicated, to say the least. Tashi is driven, a go-getter and ruthless in the way she goes after what she wants. Tennis is a metaphor for how determined she is because that is what you need to be in that sport. That will to succeed and win is what connects Tashi and her husband. They depend on each other and wield that same power over each other, which often ends up with one or both of them being hurt.

Are you a tennis fan?

I wasn’t before making this movie, but now, I totally am. It’s a fascinating sport.

Mike Faist plays your husband, with Josh O’Connor completing the love triangle. How was working with them?

I loved it. I felt lucky to be partnered with those guys. And whatever the moment, it always felt like they had my back and I had theirs. We were also lucky to have a director like Luca Guadagnino, who encouraged us to collaborate and bring our own ideas. It was an exciting creative process.

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Technical Analysis: Trident, Goodluck India and Hindustan Motors

I have shares of Trident brought at ₹6.40. What is the long-term prediction for this stock? Can I continue to hold it?

Arun Kumar, Coimbatore

Trident (₹39.50): You have caught this stock at the bottom. It is now important for you to protect your profits. The long-term picture is looking positive on the charts although there is room to fall from here. Significant supports are at ₹36 and ₹33. Below that, ₹28 is a very strong support. Trident share price has to decline below ₹28 to become bearish again. But the chances are looking high for the stock to sustain above ₹33 itself. Keep a stop-loss at ₹31 and hold the stock.

Trident share price can surge to ₹65-70 in the coming months. The chances of a rally beyond ₹70 also cannot be ruled out. Revise your stop-loss higher to ₹37 as soon as the stock moves up to ₹53. Move the stop-loss further up to ₹55 when the price touches ₹68. Exit 40 per cent of your holdings at ₹70. Revise the stop-loss for the balance holdings to ₹60. For every ₹5 rise thereafter, move the stop-loss also higher by ₹5. Exit the stock completely at ₹85.

I have shares of Goodluck India. My average purchase price is ₹890. What is the outlook for this stock?

Pavan Varma, Nadimpalli

Goodluck India (₹916.70): The stock topped out at ₹1,168.80 earlier in January this year. The share price has declined sharply from there. Strong resistance is in the ₹950-1,000 region. Goodluck India share price will have to rise past ₹1,000 to become bullish again. Looking at the charts, that rise above ₹1,000 might be difficult. As such, we can expect the stock to fall more from here. On the charts, there is room for Goodluck India share price to fall to ₹770 or even ₹680 in the coming months.

So, it is better to exit the stock at current levels with minimum profit. You can consider reinvesting the sale proceeds in some other stock that looks good on the chart. You can even consider Trident, explained in the previous query. Follow the same strategy as given there. The bearish view on Goodluck India will go wrong if it breaches ₹1,000 from here. If that happens, then this stock can rise to ₹1,350.

What is the outlook for Hindustan Motors? I am holding this share at an average price of ₹18 as a medium-term investment. Should I continue to hold or exit at current levels? Please advise.

Saranya Gosh Sinha

Hindustan Motors (₹40.10): The outlook is bullish. The stock has surged past a key resistance level of ₹26. Looking at the long-term picture, there is room for Hindustan Motors share price to target ₹60-61 in the coming months. Keep a stop-loss at ₹24 and hold the stock. Move the stop-loss up to ₹33 as soon as the stock moves up to ₹49. Move the stop-loss further up to ₹50 when Hindustan Motors share price touches ₹58.

Exit the stock at ₹60. The volatility in this stock is very high. It has made some wild swings in the past. So, it is important for you to follow the revisions in the stop-loss mentioned above carefully. Also, make sure to exit at ₹60. If a turn-around happens, then the share price can fall very fast.

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Osobni trener: Ako imate hipertenziju, izbjegavajte ove vježbe

TJELESNA aktivnost je važna. Međutim, određena zdravstvena stanja, poput hipertenzije, mogu učiniti neke oblike vježbanja opasnima. Hipertenzija ili visoki krvni tlak pogađa milijune ljudi diljem svijeta i predstavlja značajan rizik za zdravlje kardiovaskularnog sustava ako se ne kontrolira.

Iako se vježbanje često predstavlja kao ključna komponenta u liječenju hipertenzije, nisu svi oblici tjelovježbe sigurni za osobe s ovim stanjem. Osobni trener, Andrew White, upozorio je na tri vrste vježbe koje bi osobe s visokim krvnim tlakom trebale izbjegavati.

1. Dizanje utega

Za većinu ljudi, dizanje utega može biti izvrstan način za izgradnju mišića i održavanje forme. Međutim, ako se borimo s hipertenzijom, najbolje je da se klonimo teških utega.

“Podizanje teških utega može uzrokovati značajno povećanje krvnog tlaka tijekom dizanja”, kaže White za SheFinds. Intenzivno naprezanje i mišićna kontrakcija, uključeni u ove vježbe, mogu dramatično povećati vaskularni otpor, prisiljavajući srce da radi jače kako bi pumpalo krv. Za osobe s hipertenzijom, ti trenutni skokovi krvnog tlaka mogu biti opasni.

2. Izometrijske vježbe

Izometrijske vježbe, kao što su plank ili sjedenje uza zid, mogu se činiti bezopasnima, no prema Whiteu, mogle bi predstavljati rizik za ljude s hipertenzijom.

“Ove vježbe mogu uzrokovati stalni porast krvnog tlaka tijekom trajanja vježbe”, objasnio je. Tijekom izometrijskih držanja ograničava se protok krvi, što dovodi do povišenog krvnog tlaka i predstavlja rizik za one koji već imaju problema s regulacijom razine krvnog tlaka.

3. Naporni sportovi

Ako smo zabrinuti zbog razine krvnog tlaka, trebali bismo izbjegavati natjecateljske sportove, powerlifting i intenzivne sprinteve.

“Ove naporne aktivnosti mogu dovesti do naglog porasta otkucaja srca i krvnog tlaka, što može biti opasno za nekoga s hipertenzijom”, upozorava White. Opterećenje kardiovaskularnog sustava tijekom ovih aktivnosti može predstavljati značajan rizik za osobe s visokim krvnim tlakom.

Dakle, iako je tjelovježba važna za upravljanje hipertenzijom, određene aktivnosti mogu predstavljati ozbiljne rizike za pojedince s ovim stanjem. Umjesto sudjelovanja u ovim potencijalno opasnim vježbama, osobe s hipertenzijom mogu se usredotočiti na vježbe koje pružaju kardiovaskularne prednosti bez ekstremnog opterećenja krvožilnog sustava, kao što su joga, pilates ili lagani trening otpora.

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Cinco de Mayo 2024 Food Ideas: From Tacos to Margarita Cupcakes, 5 Delicious Dishes To Celebrate the Day With Your Loved Ones

Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5, commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. While it holds historical significance primarily in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a cultural celebration, particularly in the United States, where it is embraced as an occasion to honour Mexican heritage and culture. As you observe Cinco de Mayo 2024, we at LatestLY have curated a collection of 5 food ideas you can add to your menu for the day. Know the History of Cinco de Mayo Celebrations and Significance of The Battle of Puebla in Mexico.

Cinco de Mayo can serve as an opportunity for cultural appreciation and diversity awareness within workplaces and communities. Employers may organise educational events or themed activities to promote understanding and inclusivity, fostering a sense of unity among employees from diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, businesses catering to the food and beverage industry may capitalise on the occasion by offering special promotions or menus featuring authentic Mexican cuisine and beverages, engaging with customers and enhancing brand visibility. This day presents a platform for fostering cultural exchange and camaraderie while recognising Mexico’s historical significance and cultural contributions. Cinco de Mayo Party Ideas: From Taco Bar Fiesta to Salsa Dance Party, 5 Ways To Celebrate the Day.

1. Tacos: Offer a variety of taco options, including classics like carne asada, chicken tinga, or fish tacos. Set up a taco bar with different protein options, tortillas (both soft and hard shells), and a selection of toppings such as salsa, guacamole, shredded cheese, lettuce, and sour cream. Guests can customise their tacos to suit their preferences.

Tacos (Photo Credits: Flickr)

2. Chips and Dips: Serve a selection of Mexican dips and salsas with crispy tortilla chips for dipping. Offer traditional options like guacamole, salsa verde, and pico de gallo, as well as creamy dips like queso dip or bean dip. You can also get creative with fruit salsas or corn and black bean salsa for a refreshing twist.

Chips and Dips (Photo Credits: garystockbridge617)

3. Mexican Street Corn (Elote): Grilled corn on the cob slathered with a creamy, spicy mixture of mayonnaise, cotija cheese, chilli powder, and lime juice is a popular Mexican street food favourite. Set up a station with grilled corn on the cob and a variety of toppings so guests can customise their elote to their liking.

Mexican Street Corn (Photo Credits: Wikimedia Commons)

4. Nachos: Build a towering platter of loaded nachos with layers of crispy tortilla chips, melted cheese, seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, black beans, jalapeños, diced tomatoes, and sliced black olives. Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, then serve with sides of sour cream, guacamole, and salsa for dipping.

Nachos (Photo Credits: pixexid)

5. Margarita Cupcakes: Get creative with dessert by making margarita-inspired cupcakes. Bake vanilla cupcakes infused with lime zest and tequila, then top them with a swirl of tequila-lime buttercream frosting. Garnish with a sprinkle of coarse salt and a slice of lime for a fun and festive treat that adults will love.

Margarita Cupcakes (Photo Credits: Flickr)

These food ideas are sure to delight your guests and add to the festive atmosphere of your Cinco de Mayo celebration. Wishing everyone a Happy Cinco De Mayo 2024!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 04, 2024 11:34 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Mačke u islamskom svijetu imaju posebno mjesto. Evo zašto

MAČKE su jedna od najzagonetnijih stvorenja koja su kroz povijest intrigirala ljudsku maštu, a njihov položaj i uloga u različitim kulturama i religijama često su bili predmet rasprave. U islamskoj tradiciji, mačke su zauzele posebno mjesto koje odražava duboku simboliku i poštovanje.

Iako se mačke ne spominju izravno u Kur’anu, glavnoj svetoj knjizi islama, one su često prisutne u hadisima, zapisima o postupcima i riječima proroka Muhameda. Prema tim izvorima, prorok Muhamed pokazivao je iznimno poštovanje prema mačkama, a mnoge anegdote iz njegovog života pokazuju njegovu nježnost i ljubav prema tim životinjama.

Jedna od poznatih priča govori o prorokovoj mački Muezzi, koja je često ležala na njegovom ogrtaču dok je molio. Umjesto da je ometao, prorok je obrezao dio svog ogrtača kako bi je pustio da spava bez ometanja. Ova priča simbolizira važnost ljubavi, poštovanja i brige prema životinjama u islamskoj tradiciji.

Čistoća i higijena

U islamskoj kulturi, mačke su često povezane s higijenom i čistoćom. Mnogi muslimani vjeruju da je mačka čista životinja koja donosi blagoslov u svoj dom. Prema hadisima, mačke su sposobne očistiti svoje tijelo i dlaku, što ih čini prihvatljivima kao kućni ljubimci.

Osim svoje uloge kao kućnih ljubimaca, mačke su prisutne i u mnogim islamskim pričama i legendama. U nekim kulturama, mačke se smatraju duhovnim zaštitnicima ili imaju mistične moći. U sufizmu, islamskom mističnom pokretu, mačka se ponekad koristi kao simbol za introspekciju i duhovnu čistoću.

Međutim, važno je napomenuti da stavovi prema mačkama u islamskom svijetu mogu varirati između različitih kultura i zajednica. Iako se u većini slučajeva mačke poštuju i tretiraju s ljubavlju, postoje i interpretacije islama koje zabranjuju držanje mačaka kao kućnih ljubimaca.

U suvremenom islamskom svijetu, mačke su često viđene kao dio obitelji i tretiraju se s istim poštovanjem kao i druge životinje. Mnogi muslimani vode brigu o napuštenim mačkama i potiču njihovu zaštitu i skrb.

Ukratko, mačke imaju značajno mjesto u islamskoj tradiciji, simbolizirajući ljubav, poštovanje, čistoću i duhovnu introspekciju. Kroz priče o proroku Muhamedu i pouke iz hadisa, mačke su postale ne samo kućni ljubimci, već i simbol duhovnosti i ljubavi prema svim živim bićima.

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Sweden’s Eurovision contest to open in shadow of Gaza war

Glitter and rhinestones or pro-Palestinian demonstrations and slogans? The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest opens in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Tuesday overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

Looming over the festivities is Israel’s participation in the almost 70-year-old contest, which this year brings together 37 countries, concluding with the final on May 11.

Malmo President Anders Puschel told AFP that he will be taking part in a demonstration on May 9, the same day Israel will be competing in the second semi-final.

“During the ongoing war, Israel’s participation should be banned in the same way they banned Russia,” Puschel said.

In 2022, Russian broadcasters were excluded from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) — which oversees the competition — in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The message was, we don’t like people who are not living up to democratic standards,” anthropologist and Eurovision specialist Lisanne Wilken said.

Since the beginning of the year, several petitions have demanded Israel’s exclusion. Direct threats have also been made against the singer representing Israel, Eden Golan, which the EBU swiftly condemned.

“While we strongly support freedom of speech and the right to express opinions in a democratic society, we firmly oppose any form of online abuse, hate speech, or harassment directed at our artists or any individuals associated with the contest,” the organisation said.

Inside the Malmo Arena, the organiser has banned all flags other than those of the participating countries — with the exception of the Pride rainbow flag — a long-standing rule, according to the EBU.

“I’m sure someone will be able to smuggle in a Palestinian flag and wave it, but whether it will be seen on TV is more uncertain,” Puschel said.

– Pro-Palestinian rallies –

Thousands are expected to attend pro-Palestinian rallies throughout the week in the city, which is decorated with multicoloured flags.

“I would never have thought we would become such a political event on the world stage,” said Karin Karlsson, managing director of the Eurovision event for the city of Malmo.

With just over 360,000 inhabitants — and 186 nationalities — “the whole world lives in Malmo and all the conflicts come together in a very small area, which creates friction,” Andreas Onnerfors, professor of the history of ideas and a Eurovision specialist, told AFP.

The majority of Sweden’s population of Palestinian origin also lives in the port city, which is the Scandinavian country’s third largest and is preparing to welcome some 10,00,00 visitors.

Security is a major concern, especially as Sweden raised its terror alert level last year following a series of protests involving desecrations of the Koran.

Security checks have been stepped up, in particular for access to the various sites, where bags will mostly be prohibited.

Police presence has also been strengthened, with reinforcements coming from Norway and Denmark, and officers will be more heavily armed than normal during the week.

“Everything feels very safe,” said Ebba Adielsson, executive producer of the event for Swedish public broadcaster SVT, who is organising the event together with the EBU.

“Police are very, very active and have dedicated a lot of resources” to securing the event, Adielsson continued.

Demonstrations will be tightly controlled and, as a precaution, jail cells have been emptied and detainees sent elsewhere in Sweden to make room in case of a surge in arrests.

“Eurovision, you can see it around town and there is a lot of talk. Unfortunately, the focus has ended up on other things than the actual music competition and the joy,” ABBA fan Anders Persson lamented.

This year’s competition marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic Swedish pop group’s international breakthrough when they won Eurovision with the song “Waterloo”.

In a sign of the controversy surrounding the competition, several Swedish artists who were due to take part in the festivities surrounding the event have withdrawn.

– A more sombre affair –

The festivities will still go ahead, though in a calmer manner.

“Malmo is a party city… the saddest thing is that there may be fewer Malmo residents taking part,” Karlsson said.

The EBU has adopted the slogan “United by Music,” borrowed from the 2023 edition, which was organised in the UK as the war-stricken 2022 winner Ukraine was unable to host it.

“Liverpool last year was a huge party, this was a celebration thrown in Putin’s face,” Wilken said, referring to the Russian president who invaded Ukraine in 2022.

“This year it is more difficult for Sweden to position itself,” she continued, explaining that the event has been “marked” by the situation in Gaza.

Another local man, Yair Elsner, is also organising a rally on May 9, but to celebrate the Israeli participation.

“We will be there with Swedish flags and Israeli flags,” he told AFP, adding they aim to show “something positive.”

A member of Malmo’s small Jewish community, Elsner said he had not noticed any change in attitudes towards him since the start of the war, but conceded there was a widespread feeling of “insecurity”.

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The Exomod Ascent Blue Angel is a 1,000-horsepower monster

Exomod is no stranger to stretching vintage (looking) carbon fiber Dodge bodywork over modern Challenger Hellcat foundations. Its current catalog spans three variations, including a mean-looking Daytona, but the company recently announced a new car with a Hennessey-supercharged V8 under the hood.

The Ascent Blue Angel, named after a custom-built rescue helicopter from Ascent Helicopters in British Columbia, is a 2023 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Jailbreak with a sunroof underneath. It sports a full carbon body modeled after a 1968 Charger, with more carbon accenting its chin spoiler, door jambs, rockers, and rear diffuser. The car rides on Forgeline 20-inch wheels wrapped in Nitto tires, which reveal six-piston Brembo Brakes underneath.

Power comes from a wild Hennessey Performance supercharged 6.2-liter V8, making more than 1,000 horsepower. It’s paired with a TorqueFlite paddle-shift eight-speed automatic transmission and a custom active exhaust with carbon fiber finishers. SRT Competition Suspension helps keep that power on the ground.

The car sports Katzkin Havana Tobacco Leather upholstery and an 18-speaker Harman Kardon audio system with a trunk-mounted subwoofer. Elsewhere in the cabin, the car looks like a modern Challenger. It also retains modern safety and convenience features like cruise control, ABS, stability and traction control, a backup camera, and airbags, making it much more palatable as a muscle-bound daily driver.

Exomod said there was “no expense spared in the design and development of this custom carbon fiber body with bespoke exoskeleton modifications.” The builds take 1,500 hours to complete and cost $379,000, which aligns with that statement.

Fortunately, you won’t have to give up the factory warranty to get the look and power, as the car has a Dodge factory five-year/60,000-mile powertrain coverage. The modern powertrain and interior also mean relatively easy servicing at most Dodge dealerships. While some of Exomod’s wilder builds are one-offs, the company is offering the Ascent Blue Angel for configuration on its website, so grab your wallet or refinance your home and get started building.

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How does one go about booking a superyacht charter?

booking a superyacht charter

A private yacht charter is a truly bespoke holiday, and there are few places better than the Mediterranean to experience its enchanting island-hopping. Sailing to iconic destinations such as Malta, Croatia, Italy, Greece, France, and Spain, you will find the ultimate combination of comfort and privacy. Your luxury yacht will become your home away from home as you wake up to spectacular new harbors and coves each day.

The crystalline waters of the Amalfi Coast are home to a vibrant culture, rich artistic heritage and an extraordinary culinary scene. From Michelin-starred restaurants to authentic trattorias, Amalfi offers something for every taste. You can dine on fresh seafood from the sea in the port of Capri or sample a traditional Neapolitan pizza at a local pizzeria in Sorrento. You can visit the enigmatic Blue Grotto*, see the soaring cliffs of Monte Solaro and Punta Carena or admire ancient art at Villa San Michele in Anacapri.

Whether you are looking to take in the breathtaking views from the summit of Mount Solaro, go shopping for top-brand designer fashion in the main town of Capri or enjoy a glass of vino while gazing at the glistening Faraglioni rocks, your luxury superyacht charter Capri will offer the perfect base for your explorations of this magical island. And, if you want to escape from the crowds of the main town, your experienced captain will know the most secluded anchorages for swimming and a spot of privacy.

How does one go about booking a superyacht charter?

A boat charter in Capri will also offer you a unique opportunity to explore the surrounding islands of Ischia, Procida and Forio. Each offers its own charm and beauty, from the therapeutic thermal springs of Ischia to the white sand beaches of Forio. Your yacht can also cruise further afield to the Aeolian Islands and Sicily, offering you a chance to experience an extraordinary mix of natural wonders, cultural treasures and historical sites.

In addition to the stunning scenery, a yacht charter in Capri will also give you access to some of the most luxurious yachts on the market, with the option to hire one for a day or a week-long cruise along the Amalfi Coast. Typically, you will hire an opulent motor yacht, but there are smaller sailing vessels and pleasure boats available for daily charters.

Booking a superyacht charter is a journey into luxury and adventure. From selecting the perfect vessel to planning bespoke itineraries, it’s a seamless blend of opulence and personalized service. The process typically begins with researching reputable charter companies, evaluating yacht options based on size, amenities, and destination preferences.

Regardless of which yacht you choose to hire, it is important to check the charter agency’s cancellation policies, payment methods and business reputation before booking. You should also ask about the safety equipment on board and if there are any additional charges for landing and mooring fees in the various ports of call.

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Cryptocurrency

Aptus Value Housing posts 21% rise in Q4 consolidated PAT

Aptus Value Housing Finance Ltd has reported a 21 per cent increase in consolidated profit after tax at ₹164 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared with ₹135 crore in the year-ago quarter.  

  • Also read:Aadhar Housing Finance IPO: Price band set at ₹300-315 per equity share

The board has declared an interim dividend of ₹2.50 per equity share (125 per cent) of face value of ₹2 each for 2023-24. The board also approved the raising of funds through issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) through private placement, in one or more tranches up to an amount not exceeding ₹2,250 crore.

On a standalone basis, the company’s PAT grew to ₹122 crore (₹109 crore in Q4 of FY23). Standalone total income stood at ₹300 crore ( ₹262 crore). Its disbursements for the March 2024 quarter grew 45 per cent at ₹968 crore.

For the year ended March 31, 2024, its standalone PAT grew to ₹481 crore against ₹425 crore in FY23. On a consolidated basis, PAT rose 22 per cent to ₹612 crore (₹503 crore)

Consolidated total income for FY24 stood at ₹1,417 crore (₹1,134 crore), while standalone total income was ₹1,123 crore (₹964 crore). Its disbursements saw a year-on-year increase of 31 per cent at ₹3,127 crore.

“FY24 has proven to be a good year for Aptus, marked by significant accomplishments and strong growth. During FY24, we expanded our presence by opening 31 branches, thereby strengthening our network to 262 branches. We sustained consistent growth and achieved an AUM growth of 29 per cent year on year. Our ROA and ROE remained solid at 8 per cent and 17.25 per cent, respectively,” said P Balaji, Managing Director of the company.

The company’s gross NPA declined to 1.07 per cent in the March 2024 quarter from 1.145 per cent in the March 2023 quarter, while net NPA dropped to 0.80 per cent from 0.86 per cent.

  • Also read:Blackstone-backed Aadhar Housing Finance’s Rs 3,000-cr IPO to open on May 8

As of March 31, 2024, Aptus has maintained a liquidity of ₹1,022 crore including undrawn sanctions of ₹620 crore from various banks. “The company is well-capitalised with a networth of over ₹3,700 crore,” said a statement.

The company’s scrip closed at ₹328.90 per share, down 0.18 per cent, on BSE on Friday.

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Health Fitness

Trenerica slavnih otkriva dva omiljena međuobroka prije treninga

PRESKAKANJE međuobroka prije treninga može drastično utjecati na našu izvedbu tijekom vježbanja. Međuobroci nam mogu dati energiju potrebnu za izvođenje dodatnih serija i poboljšanje naših fitness ciljeva.

Ipak, važno je odabrati one prave. Poznata trenerica, Megan Roup, koja radi s Dakotom Johnson, Karlie Kloss i drugim slavnim osobama, otkrila je svoje omiljene međuobroke u kojima voli uživati tijekom dana i prije vježbanja.

1. Chia puding

“Obožavam puding od chia sjemenki, bademovog mlijeka i borovnica”, rekla je Roup za EatingWell. Puding od chia sjemenki izvrstan je doručak ili međuobrok koji možemo pripremiti prije vježbanja.

2. Mrkva i humus

Trenerica kaže da voli uživati u ovom međuobroku prije treninga. Mrkva je poznata po dobrobitima za zdravlje očiju i kože, a humus je umak na bazi slanutka. Kombinacija ovih namirnica pruža visokoproteinski međuobrok koji će nam povećati energiju prije treninga.

“Za mene dobro jesti znači donošenje jednostavnih odluka koje vaš obrok čine još ukusnijim i hranjivijim”, kaže Roup. Implementacijom filozofije “manje je više” u vlastite režime vježbanja i režime vježbanja svojih klijenata, trenerica može stvoriti pristupačne, održive i ugodne rutine.

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Star Wars Day 2024 Celebration Ideas: From Movie Marathon to Costume Contest, Top 5 Fun Activities To Celebrate the Day

Star Wars Day, celebrated annually on May 4, is a beloved global event that pays homage to the iconic Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Fans worldwide come together to commemorate the galaxy far, far away through movie marathons, cosplay, themed parties, and sharing their love for the epic saga on social media. The date, “May, the fourth,” is a pun on the famous phrase from the series, “May The Force Be With You,” making it a fun and fitting day for all Jedi, Sith, and fans alike to revel in the magic of Star Wars. As you celebrate Star Wars Day 2024, we at LatestLY have compiled a list of five activities that can add to your celebrations. New Star Wars Films To Expand on Existing Lore and Mythology Post Events of Sequel Trilogy.

1. Movie Marathon

Gather friends or family for a Star Wars movie marathon. Watch the entire saga from Episode I to Episode IX, or focus on specific trilogies or favourite films. Star Wars Day: Here’s the Right Order To Watch All Star War Movies and Shows Per Their Timeline!

2. Costume Contest

Host a costume contest where participants dress up as their favourite Star Wars characters. From Jedi Knights to Sith Lords, there’s no shortage of iconic costumes to choose from.

3. Lightsaber Dueling

Organise lightsaber duelling sessions or join a local club or event where fans come together to practice choreographed lightsaber combat inspired by the movies.

4. Trivia Challenge

Test your Star Wars knowledge with a trivia challenge. Create questions based on characters, planets, quotes, and memorable moments from the films, and see who reigns supreme as the ultimate Star Wars expert.

5. Galactic Crafts

Get creative with Star Wars-themed arts and crafts activities. From building your droid models to crafting lightsabers or even creating Star Wars-themed snacks and treats, plenty of DIY projects entertain fans of all ages.

May the force be with you as you embark on your Star Wars Day adventures, whether engaging in epic lightsaber duels, testing your knowledge with trivia, or simply enjoying the timeless magic of the galaxy far, far away. Celebrate the spirit of Star Wars with passion, creativity, and a sense of unity among fans across the galaxy. Wishing everyone a Happy Star Wars Day 2024!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 04, 2024 10:51 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Na Plitvicama nakon 71 godinu snimljen suri orao, jedna od najvećih ptica grabljivica

U NACIONALNOM parku Plitvička jezera nakon više od 70 godina snimljen je suri orao, jedna od najvećih ptica grabljivica.

“Nakon dugogodišnjeg izbivanja, u Parku je zabilježen mladi primjerak surog orla, jedne od najvećih ptica grabljivica. Snimljen je 27.03.2024., nakon 71 godine, što je rezultat timskog rada i upornosti Stručne službe i Čuvara prirode. Sada je potrebno utvrditi je li ovaj primjerak s obližnjeg gnijezdišta ili bliže samom Parku”, poručili su iz Parka.

“Suri orao, strogo zaštićena vrsta, je vrhunski grabežljivac s rasponom krila preko 2 m. Budući da je kritično ugrožen i rijedak u Hrvatskoj, svako opažanje ima iznimnu važnost. Ove godine, udruga BIOM provodi prebrojavanje surog orla u Hrvatskoj”, dodali su.

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MI IPL 2024 Playoff Chances: Mumbai Indians Current Position on Points Table With Net Run Rate, Matches Won and Upcoming Games

Mumbai Indians’ chances of making it to the IPL 2024 playoffs took a big hit after they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 24 runs on May 3. This was an eighth defeat in 11 matches for Hardik Pandya and co, who find themselves in the ninth spot on the IPL 2024 points table. With three more matches remaining, Mumbai Indians now not only need to win all of these games. The five-time champions, at best, can accumulate 12 points from here on, which would not enough by itself for them to qualify. Mumbai Indians need to win their three remaining matches by good margins so that their Net Run Rate (NRR) improves and also hope that other results go their way. Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024: Team Profile, Squad, Schedule of MI in Indian Premier League T20 Season 17

Mumbai Indians are currently placed at the ninth spot of the table with three wins and seven losses from 10 games. MI currently has a net run rate of -0.272. The Hardik Pandya-led side has always been through these sorts of starts in the previous editions of the cash-rich league but has made a strong comeback. However, eyeing MI’s performance in the tournament so far, their chances of making it to the playoffs have moved to darkness and will look forward to play for pride. MI Full IPL 2024 Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Mumbai Indians Matches in Indian Premier League Season 17 and Venue Details

MI’s Current Position on IPL 2024 Points Table

Position P W L NR Pts NRR
9 11 3 8 0 6 -0.356

(Updated after MI vs KKR IPL 2024 Match)

(Important abbreviations: P-Played, W-Won, L-Lost, NR-No Result, Pts-Points, NRR-Net Run Rate)

MI’s remaining matches in IPL 2024

  • vs SRH (Home)- May 6
  • vs KKR (Away)- May 11
  • vs LSG (Away)-May 17

The Mumbai Indians management replaced Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya as the side’s captain just ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024. MI failed to make it to the playoffs of the tournament in 2021 and 2022 after winning the title in 2020. However, despite the team’s poor start in 2023, they were able to make it to the tournament’s playoffs but failed to make it to the final. On the other hand, Hardik had a brilliant two seasons with Gujarat Titans wherein he won the title in 2022. Mumbai Indians would have thought, Hardik would bring in the same success he had in GT to MI as well. However, his tenure as the MI captain has been forgettable.

 

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 02, 2024 03:43 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Arts Entertainments

Rosamund Pike joins the cast of ‘Now You See Me 3’

Actor Rosamund Pike has officially joined the cast of ‘Now You See Me 3’. Details of her role in the third installment of the magic-themed franchise have been kept under wraps, but she will have a “pivotal role” in the film according to a press release.

Pike joins the previously announced cast members Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, and Ariana Greenblatt. Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Morgan Freeman are all returning for the threequel

Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer is set to helm ‘Now You See Me 3’ with Eric Warren Singer, Seth Graham Smith, and Mike Lesslie penning the script.

Plot details for the film are unclear at this point, but the film is set to once again delve into the world of the illusionists. The story will not just follow the Horsemen but also introduce the audience to a new generation of magicians.

Backed by Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman of Secret Hideout, Meredith Wieck and Chisom Ude will oversee the project for Lionsgate.

Pike, best known for her performances in movies such as ‘Pride & Prejudice’, ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘I Care A Lot’, most recently starred in Saltburn, which earned her BAFTA and Golden Globes nominations.

She will be next seen in the psychological thriller ‘Hallow Road’ and in ‘Lionsgate’ and Guy Ritchie’s ‘In the Grey’. She will also be seen in the third season of her Prime Video series ‘The Wheel of Time’.

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Indices slide on selling in heavyweights

Selling by overseas investors in index heavyweights dragged down benchmark indices after a gap-up opening on Friday, capping a volatile week that saw the US Fed keep interest rates steady.

  • Also read:Indices surge on global cues, rally in bank stocks

Marginally better than anticipated Q4 earnings and a correction in oil prices led to a positive start to the week. A status quo by the Fed that hinted that rates could remain higher for longer led to a broad-based correction.

Market Turbulence

On Friday, the Nifty slid 0.7 per cent to end at 22,475, while the Sensex shed nearly a per cent to close at 73,878, more than 1,000 points below the day’s high.

The Nifty Bank closed 0.6 per cent lower to settle at 48,923. The volatility index, India VIX, rose sharply by 8 per cent to 14.62.

Cash market volumes on the NSE remained steady at ₹1.26-lakh crore. Broad market indices fell less than the Nifty even as the advance decline ratio fell to 0.52:1.

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, and L&T slid over 2 per cent each. Coal India was the top gainer, up 4.5 per cent. A relief rally was seen in Bajaj Finance after the RBI lifted restrictions from its eCOM and Insta EMI Card with immediate effect, which was a major overhang on the company. Baring Pharma and Healthcare, all sectors ended in red.

Foreign Outflow

Foreign portfolio investors continued their selling spree, offloading shares worth ₹2,391 crore, while domestic investors bought shares worth ₹690 crore, provisional data showed.

“We expect a degree of consolidation in the market due to expensive valuations and any election-led jitters. The FPIs continue to remain net sellers in the market, which has impacted the performance of large-cap stocks,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

He added that the ongoing results season will be a key factor for investors to align their portfolios. The market will also remain vigilant about the BoE policy and GDP data from the euro zone.

Global equities were mostly higher on Friday ahead of key US non-farm payroll numbers, helped by reassurance from the US Fed that the next move in rates would be down. Asian stocks surged to their highest in 15 months on Friday, with the Hang Seng index the top gainer.

US employers added a seasonally adjusted 175,00 jobs in April as the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 per cent.

The IMF upgraded India’s economic growth forecast to 6.8 per cent for FY25, driven by robust public investment. In April, India’s GST collection reached a record of ₹2.1-lakh crore, up 12.4 per cent from ₹1.87-lakh crore the previous year, driven by a robust 13 per cent increase in domestic transactions, indicating strong local demand.

  • Also read:Index Outlook: Sensex, Nifty 50, Nifty Bank: Short-term outlook is mixed

The Nifty faces immediate resistance at 22600 levels, with the next downside at 22120.

“The short-term Nifty trend seems to have reversed down. The higher top of the bullish pattern is likely to have completed on Friday at the swing high of 22794, and the short-term downward correction is expected in the coming sessions,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.

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Tri najbolja ugljikohidrata za sprječavanje upale i pomoć u mršavljenju

UGLJIKOHIDRATI tijelu daju energiju. Kod odabira ugljikohidrata treba pripaziti pri odabiru namirnica kako se ne bi konzumirale one koje utječu na debljanje i mogu pridonijeti upalama, poput prerađenih ugljikohidrata. Odabir dobrih i zdravih ugljikohidrata ključan je za uravnoteženu prehranu kojom se utječe na kilograme, ali i kojom se smanjuje rizik od upala i drugih zdravstvenih problema.

Jogurt

Jogurt može biti izvrstan izvor ugljikohidrata te može osigurati i druge hranjive tvari poput proteina, kalcija i korisnih bakterija, što ga čini hranjivim dodatkom uravnoteženoj prehrani, prenosi She Finds. 

Dijetetičarka Trista Best ističe da “konzumiranje više hrane bogate probioticima može pomoći u smanjenju upale u tijelu”, čime se utječe na zdravlje crijeva. Pravilan rad crijeva važan je za cjelokupno zdravlje i dobrobit.

Best objašnjava da “kada je crijevni mikrobiom neuravnotežen, to može dovesti do kronične upale koja je povezana sa širokim rasponom zdravstvenih problema. Hrana bogata probioticima, poput jogurta, sadrži korisne bakterije koje mogu pomoći vratiti ravnotežu u crijevni mikrobiom.”

Kod odabira jogurta, najbolje je konzumirati običan grčki jogurt s niskim udjelom masnoće te one koji ne sadrže puno šećera. “Grčki jogurt je najbolji za mršavljenje jer vas proteini čine sitijima između obroka, smanjujući žudnju i želju za prejedanjem”, ističe dijetetičarka Shavonne Morrison.

Bobičasto voće

Bobičasto voće sadrži ugljikohidrate u obliku prirodnih šećera poput fruktoze, glukoze i saharoze, prenosi She Finds. Također, obično imaju veći udio vlakana, što može usporiti apsorpciju šećera u krvotok, pomažući u kontroli razine šećera u krvi.

“Borovnice su bogate hranjivim tvarima, što znači da imaju malo kalorija i puno nutrijenata”, ističe Best kao najbolju opciju za konzumiranje kada su u pitanju upale i mršavljenje.

Best dodaje da “visoki sadržaj vlakana pomaže u uklanjanju toksina iz tijela i održava rad crijeva redovitim te utječe na smanjenje upale i težine. Sadržaj vitamina C izvrstan je za zdravlje imuniteta, ali djeluje i kao antioksidans za uklanjanje toksina.”

Slatki krumpir

Slatki krumpir, poznat i kao batat, hranjiv je i odličan izvor ugljikohidrata koji utječe na smanjenje upale i mršavljenje. Ovo povrće ima niži glikemijski indeks u usporedbi s drugom hranom bogatom ugljikohidratima, što znači da uzrokuje sporiji porast razine šećera u krvi. 

Ravnomjerno oslobađanje energije pomaže spriječiti skokove i padove šećera u krvi, što utječe na smanjenje upala i sprječava nekontrolirano debljanje, prenosi She Finds. 

Nutricionistica Lisa Richards tvrdi da je slatki krumpir “hranjivo korjenasto povrće, puno vitamina A, vlakana i drugih korisnih vitamina i minerala. Ove hranjive tvari čine slatki krumpir izvrsnim izborom hrane za zdravlje i funkciju imunološkog sustava.”

“Slatki krumpir je hranjivo korjenasto povrće, puno vitamina A, vlakana i drugih korisnih vitamina i minerala”, kaže Richards. “Ove hranjive tvari čine slatki krumpir izvrsnim izvorom hrane za zdravlje i funkciju imunološkog sustava.”

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해외토토사이트 불법? 합법? 경찰 처벌없이 떳떳하게 이용 가능할까

해외토토사이트라는 존재가 1XBET을 기점으로 한국에 자리잡고 있는 가운데, 과연 해외토토 이용은 국내에서 불법일지 합법일지라는 주제가 커뮤니티를 뜨겁게 달구고 있는데요. 이 포스트에서는 많이들 궁금해하시는 부분들과 더 나아가 자세한 내용을 이야기 해드리려 합니다.

한국 계좌이체 입출금을 지원하는 해외토토사이트 순위

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해외토토사이트, 우리에겐 너무 큰 메리트

프리미어리그 시청이나 피파 게임을 하다 보면 종종 유니폼 정중앙의 해외배팅사이트들의 로고가 눈에 들어오고는 하죠. 단속부터 먹튀까지 모든 것이 불안정한 국내사설을 XX맨의 낮아도 너무 낮은 환수율 때문에 울며 겨자 먹기로 이용하는 우리의 입장에선, 유명 리그 팀에게 연간 천문학적인 금액을 지불하며 홍보를 하는 해외토토사이트들을 이용하고 싶은 게 현실입니다.

하늘이 무너져도 솟아날 구멍은 있듯이 어렵더라도 이용을 하면야 할 수야 있겠는데, 우리나라에서 해외토토사이트 이용이 과연 합법일까요?

해외토토사이트 합법? 아쉽지만 불법!

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안타깝지만 불법입니다. 한국에선 전 세계 수십만개 토토사이트 중 최악의 환수율 66%를 제공하는 XX맨 만이 합법입니다. 솔직히 까고 말해서 X같은 면이 다분하죠.

국내 단독 공식업체라는 타이틀을 홍보 도구로 쓰는 전략은 이해를 하겠다만, 원엑스벳이나 피나클 같은 해외토토사이트들 보면 환수율이 95%~98%인데, 딸랑 66% 줘가지고 배터들이 배당 좀 올려달라고 떼를 쓰면 “환수율(배당)을 올리면 사행성이 심해져서 안된다” , “불법도박 OUT! 적발시 너 처벌이다” 라는 말만 하며, 사행성을 명분으로 독불장군 놀이하고 있습니다.

뭐 불법이라 치고, 그렇다고 해외토토사이트 이용이 국내에서 불가능한 것도 아닙니다. 우리나라 스포츠배터 75% 이상이 사설토토를 쓰는 마당에 이런 정보 말씀드려도 이상할 것은 없겠죠.

BET365 같은 유명 배팅 업체들은 이용 못하나?

해외토토사이트를 이용할거라면 배터들 중 모르는 사람 한 명 없는 BET365나 윌리엄 힐 같은 유명 해외배팅사이트 가입을 하고 싶으신 분들도 계실겁니다.

하지만 아쉽게도 이들은 한국 서비스를 제공하지 않습니다. 따라서 이용을 하려면 넷텔러나 스크릴같은 전자화폐나 비트코인을 이용해야 하는데요.

넷텔러의 경우 입금, 출금 시 각각 수수료가 2%가 발생하며, 연간 일정 금액 이상 입출금 시 금감원에서 조사가 들어옵니다.

어찌 보면 넷텔러 같은 수단은 외화를 유출하는 것이기 때문에 모니터링이 심한 편이라 적발도 쉽고, 적발시 불법도박 플러스 외환관리법까지 걸려들어가게 됩니다. 이런 조건이면 차라리 사설쓰는게 낫다시피 하죠.

그런 의미에서 원화 입출금 지원하는 해외배팅업체들이 있다는것은 정말 행운이 아닐 수가 없습니다.

한국시장 운영하는 해외토토사이트, 적발시 처벌가능할까?

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아까 중국 시장은 걸리면 사형이지만 32개 해외배팅업체가 중국 온라인 서비스를 한다고 말씀을 드렸는데요. 배팅 회사이다 보니 돈에 미친 것도 맞지만, 그렇다고 배팅사 입장에서 불법을 하는 것도 아닙니다. 편법을 하는 것이죠.

로마에 가면 로마법을 따르라는 말을 들어보셨나요? 해외배팅업체들은 다들 라이센스를 발급해 준 나라에서 사무실을 차려 그곳에서 모든 업무를 보고 있습니다.

그 대가로 배팅 회사들은 한국에서 번 돈도 매달 일정 금액을 라이센스를 발급해 준 국가에 세금으로 납부하며 기관에게 규제와 보호를 받습니다.

라이센스란 쉽게 말해 법인. 인증된 회사라는 뜻입니다. 따라서 한국 경찰이 비행기 타고 사무실에 방문한다 한들, 그들을 현지에서 구속할 수 없습니다. 오히려 영업방해죄로 회사에서 고소하겠죠.

배팅사는 자기네 사이트에서 활동한 한국 회원들의 명단을 제공할 의무가 없습니다. 설령 대통령이 방문해도 오픈하지 않습니다.

해외토토사이트 관계자가 적발이 될 수 있는 경우는 단 하나, 한국에 입국했을 때입니다. 한국 땅 밟기 시작한 순간 한국 법대로 처벌 가능하니까요.

어이가 없지만 이게 팩트입니다. 각 나라, 각 국이라는 말이 괜히 있는 게 아닌거죠.

이러한 사이트의 겜블링 라이센스의 유무는 사이트를 이용 시 굉장히 중요하게 볼 필수조건 중 하나이며, 자신이 이용하고자 하는곳의 라이센스가 도용인지 아닌지 정확하게 체크해야 할 필요가 있습니다.

그렇다면 라이센스가 있는 해외에이전시의 현지구속은 어떻게 된 일일까

2015년에 토토 업계에 김제 마늘밭 사건 저리가라 하는 굉장히 큰 사건 하나가 발생합니다. 바로 해외에이전시 아시안오즈 검거 사건입니다.

당시 이들은 해외에이전시가 업계에서 주목을 받는 가운데 가장 많은 회원과 가장 큰 규모를 자랑하는 명실상부 메이저사이트 였습니다.

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이들은 필리핀 PAGCOR 라이센스를 보유했다고 사이트에 자랑스레 인증까지 했었고, 피나클과의 정식계약을 통해 배당판을 한국어로 수입했다며, 자신들은 사설토토와는 다른 차원의 정식 배팅 회사라고 누누히 소개해왔습니다.

하지만 이들은 적발되었습니다. 그것도 라이센스를 발급해준 필리핀에서 말이죠.

왜 이들은 라이센스가 있다고 했는데 한국땅도 아니고 필리핀에서 적발이 된걸까요? 바로 호언장담하던 그 라이센스가 거짓말이였기 때문입니다.

사무실을 수시로 옮기며, 라이센스가 없다보니 필리핀에서 일하는 한국직원들에게 취업비자도 못줘서 불체자로 만들고 부려먹다 통수를 맞았다고 하네요.

겜블링 라이센스는 돈만보고 아무에게나 주다보면 자칫하다간 발급해준 국가의 신용과도 직결될 수 있는 문제이므로 생각하는것 이상으로 발급받기가 어렵습니다.

전세계엔 겜블링 라이센스를 발급받은 배팅회사는 고작 260곳이 전부이며, 이들 중 한국시장에 진출한 사이트는 단 여섯 곳에 불과합니다.

따라서 원화 입출금을 지원하는 해외토토사이트로 돈이 몰리고 있다

먹튀검증사이트에 수두룩한 제보글이 올라오면서 먹튀불감증 많이 생기셨을거고 사설 앵간치 이용해본 배터라면 없는 사람 없을겁니다.

따라서 해외토토사이트의 한국 진출은 정말 기가막힌 타이밍인 거죠. 난세의 영웅? 같은 느낌인데요.

현재 국내은행 입출금 지원하는 해외토토사이트에 빠른 속도로 돈이 몰리고 있습니다. 고액배터는 물론이고, 카지노쪽도 XX계열 이용하는 배터분들도, 혜택 좋은 보너스 포기하고 많은분들이 갈아타버렸죠. 혹여나 이 글을 구독하신분들 중 메이저사설 코드를 살려고 했던 분들이 계신다면 만류하고 싶습니다.

해외토토사이트는 자금력과 배팅 환경, 환수율 등 모든 면에서 메이저 사설과 비교가 안되는 곳입니다. 돈 굳히시고 그 돈으로 해외토토사이트에서 새 출발을 추천드립니다.

더 안전하게 해외토토사이트를 이용하는 방법

요즘 여기저기 토토사이드마다 입장하면 공지 팝업으로 통협 시 보복한다 뭐한다 기싸움이 장난 아닙니다.

몇년 전에야 통협과 토사장끼리의 쉬쉬하는 은밀한 싸움이였지만, 시간이 흐르고 배터들에게도 피해가 발생하고, 많은 통협 관련 기사들이 보도되면서 아무리 해외토토사이트라도 계좌이체를 통한 이용을 기피하시고 우려하시는분들이 많이 나오고 있는데요.

해외토토사이트를 더 안전하게 이용하고자 하는분들은 가상화폐와 넷텔러 두 가지 중 하나로 입출금을 하시면 되겠습니다.

가상화폐

주로 전송속도가 빠른 트론이나 가격 변동성이 없는 테더로 많이들 입금 합니다. 가상화폐는 거래기록 자체는 이더스캔으로 모두 들여다 볼 수 있지만, 해당 지갑 주소의 신원이 누구인지는 익명화 처리되기에 한국 3대 강력범죄를 저지른 것이 아니라면, 한국 경찰에서 포렌식 수사를 진행하지도 않아 안전합니다.

넷텔러

넷텔러는 페이팔이 독식하는 전자지갑계에서 익명성을 무기로 살아남고 있는 전자지갑 업계의 텔레그램 같은 존재 입니다. 하지만 넷텔러의 경우 이체 수수료 2만원이 발생하고, 연간 입출금 합계가 5천만원 초과시 법률상 국세청에 보고해야하기 때문에 한도내에서만 즐기셔야 문제가 없습니다.

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Malena Shiva i njezina sestra trenutno borave u skloništu i čekaju svoj novi dom

NA FACEBOOK stranici Sigurna Kućica objavljena je danas fotografija malene Shive koja hitno treba novi dom, kao i njezina sestra.

Shiva i njezina sestra hitno trebaju novi dom

“Slatkica stara dva mjeseca, čipirana, cijepljena hitno treba spas. Ona i seka završile su u skloništu. Bit će većeg rasta, mješanke Cane Corsa su po procjeni”, napisali su u objavi. 

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Najjeftiniji sklopivi telefon pojavio se na AliExpressu sa specifikacijama i fotkama

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MI 110/6 in 14 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav Completes His Half-Century

MI 110/6 in 14 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav Completes His Half-Century

Some fantastic batting from Suryakumar Yadav under pressure. Erratic bowling from Vaibhav Arora helps him. Backs himself and takes the bowler apart for a twenty run over and MI are back in front in the game after a little quiet phase. Suryakumar is well set now and he will look to finish the game as he has completed his half-century.

MI 46/3 in 6 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Hosts Off to Mixed Start, Sunil Narine Dismisses Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians have tried to kill the game in the powerplay but lost three wickets as well including that of Rohit Sharma. Ishan Kishan, Naman Dhir and Rohit, all tried to take the game on but had to perish after connecting a few shots. Mixed start for them but MI will back themselves knowing they bat deep and the score is not so big.

KKR 169 in 20 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara Restricts Visitors to Competitive Score

Out! That’s the end of Venkatesh Iyer’s knock. He has shown grit and played some great shots almost one handedly carrying KKR’s score to a competitive total. Meanwhile, comprehensive bowling performance from MI. Only once they have looked in a little bit of pressure during the partnership of Venkatesh and Manish Pandey, except for that, they were clinical.

KKR 133/5 in 16 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara Keep On Stranglehold, Venkatesh Iyer Scores Half-Century

KKR have made a mini recovery with some runs on the board through the partnership of Manish Pandey and Venkatesh Iyer but they have been kept in shackles by Jasprit Bumrah and Nuwan Thushara who have kept the scoring rate under control and didn’t let the two set batters cut loose.

KKR 60/5 in 6.5 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Piyush Chawla Dismisses Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey Comes in As Impact Player

KKR are in big trouble now. Sunil Narine attempted to go hard at Hardik Pandya, only to lose his wicket. Rinku Singh came in early and before he could consolidate, Piyush Chawla came in and he ended up playing one straight into his hands. Under pressure, KKR had to bring in their impact player Manish Pandey early. MI are on the top and they will like to keep the situation tight.

KKR 29/3 in 3.1 Overs | MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Bowlers Strike Early As Hosts Off to Great Start

Out! KKR are off to a horrid start. The pitch has not acted accordingly like a regular Wankhede Stadium pitch and the KKR batters have struggled to assess the conditions of the pitch. The pitch has held on a touch and all the three batters Phil Salt, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Shreyas Iyer have fallen to that. MI are off to a flier and they will look to keep the pressure on.

MI vs KKR Live Score Updates of IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya Won the Toss and Opted to Bowl First, Naman Dhir Replaces Mohammad Nabi in Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI

Toss Update: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

The IPL 2024 is entering the last two weeks of the competition ahead of the playoffs and with every passing day the tables are taking massive turns. In the next match of the competition, Mumbai Indians will host Kolkata Knight Riders at their home in the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians have already suffered seven losses after ten games and are on the brink of elimination. They desperately need a win here to keep their campaign alive. Meanwhile, KKR are under a bit of pressure as they search for consistency with the likes of LSG and SRH breathing on their neck.  Gautam Gambhir’s Old Interview Praising Rohit Sharma Goes Viral Ahead of MI vs KKR IPL 2024 Match at Wankhede Stadium (Watch Video).

MI suffered a devastating loss against Lucknow Super Giants in their last game at the Ekana Stadium. Batting first, they lost four wickets in quick succession and struggled to recover from there. Throughout the season, they have lacked collective performances in both bowling and batting department. One or two players have stoop up performing on that day but it has not been enough to secure a victory. They will hope Jasprit Bumrah keeps on his consistency and gives them an edge in the game from where they can close it down.  Tim David, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh and Other Cricketers Check Each Other’s Bat During Practice at Wankhede Stadium Ahead of MI vs KKR IPL 2024 (Watch Video).

KKR although are on the second position in the points table, they have struggled to find consistency lately. Their five games have alternate wins and losses lately. They caught DC offguard in their last game but MI away has been a tough challenge for them in their entire history. In the ten games KKR played at the Wankhede Stadium, KKR has won only one game. With Harshit Rana suspended due to breaching code of conduct, KKR will have to look at either of Chetan Sakariya or Sakib Hussain which can work in MI’s advantage.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 03, 2024 06:35 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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Dua Lipa is all about ‘Radical Optimism,’ in her music and other pursuits

In 2022, she founded a newsletter called Service95, what she views as an extension of a childhood blog, to “tell stories from all around the world, not solely from a Western lens,” she says. It has grown into a website, podcast and book club: “It’s just another hobby of mine that I’ve somehow managed to turn into a job, which is just great,” she says, smiling.

“My day job, which is my music career, which I love, comes with constantly being online. And I think for me, at least now I’m searching for other things, and not doomscrolling on Twitter,” she says of her media enterprise. “At least this way I’m like learning something new about the world. I love having that kind of duality in my life.”

It’s a duality fueled by curiosity, like when Lipa made headlines late last year for challenging Apple CEO Tim Cook in an interview on her podcast over reports of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mining cobalt for iPhones.

“That was scary, and really exciting,” she says. “You never really know what to expect when you go in to interview someone.”

A few days after visiting the AP’s New York headquarters, Lipa appears at a public high school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to speak to students in a conversation moderated by Drew Barrymore.

“One of the things I admire about her is how incredibly intelligent she is,” Barrymore says in her introduction, commending Lipa for not only being an “icon,” but someone who is “globally aware.”

In conversation, Lipa is generous and warm, particularly to a freshman drama student named Dolce, who is also Albanian, and expresses a desire to make it in the entertainment industry. Lipa tells her that identity, intentionally or not, is woven into her music.

At the end of the event, Lipa says she feels “optimistic about life overall, everything that comes with it,” and takes a moment to look out at the audience. “I’m the most optimistic about the next generation.”

And then, almost as swiftly as she arrived, Lipa leaves. A lingering positivity permeates the air. It recalls something she told the AP earlier in the week: that she strives to be “violently happy” in life and in her endeavors.

“You sometimes have to push yourself into that feeling,” she says. Remaining grateful is “definitely a muscle that needs to be exercised.”

On “Radical Optimism,” she’s written the workout soundtrack.

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Stock Market News: Sensex crashes 1,000 pts; MRF declines more than 4%

BSE Sensex slumped 1020.43 pts or 1.37 per cent at 73,590.68 as at 1.50 pm; and Nifty 50 dropped 265.35 pts or 1.17 per cent at 22,382.85. 

Nifty smallcap 100 declined 1.14 per cent at 16,824.95, while the midcap 100 slipped 0.85 per cent at 50,680.30 as of 1.59 pm.

All sectoral indices traded in the negative territory, with the majority of them down over 1 per cent. Nifty oil & gas declined by 1.87 per cent at 11,702.25, while Nifty Auto was down by 1.67 per cent at 22,353.40. Nifty IT slid 1.35 per cent at 32,754.90.

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MRF stock fell 4.42 per cent to ₹1,27,950 on the NSE as at 1.55 pm. The company has reported its Q4 results.

Coforge stock fell 9.34 per cent to trade at ₹4,520.05 on the NSE.

The major gainers on the NSE as of 1.51 pm were Coal India, Bajaj Finance, Grasim, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, and ONGC. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Tata Motors, L&T, and Nestle India stocks were major laggards.

On the BSE, 256 stocks were trading at the lower circuit level while 272 stocks had hit the upper circuit as at 1.58 pm. Of all the 3,888 stocks traded, 2,541 of them declined, 1,218 advanced and 129 remained unchanged.

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Volite voćne sokove? Evo koji su najzdraviji, prema dijetetičarima

SOK JE OSVJEŽAVAJUĆ i ukusan u bilo koje doba dana. Međutim, važno je izabrati onaj pravi. Mnogi sokovi zapravo su napitci zaslađeni šećerom. Uglavnom se sastoje od vode i dodanih šećera, poput kukuruznog sirupa s visokim udjelom fruktoze. Zato se pri kupnji savjetuje birati sokove od 100% voća koji su bogati hranjivim tvarima.

“Budući da je takav sok u cijelosti napravljen od voća, ne sadrži dodani šećer. Pijenje soka je dobar način da unesete neke hranjive tvari iz hrane ako ne možete zadovoljiti dnevni unos voća ili povrća”, kaže dijetetičarka Natalie Rizzo za Today.

Prema Rizzu, mana soka je što sadrži manje vlakana od cijelog voća, tako da se nakon ispijanja čaše soka nećemo osjećati sito kao kada žvačemo hranu.

Koji je sok najzdraviji?

Iako je sok od naranče najomiljeniji, najzdravijima se smatraju sok od nara, sok od cikle, sok od kiselih višanja i sok od grejpa.

“Povrtni sokovi i sok od rajčice imaju manje šećera od drugih opcija”, napomenula je dijetetičarka.

> U Sarajevu se čeka u redovima za sok od šipka. Evo zašto je toliko popularan

Ako svaki dan ispijate sok, Rizzo savjetuje da ne konzumirate više od pola čaše soka od 100% voća dnevno. Možete ga čak razrijediti gaziranom vodom kako biste dobili veću porciju bez potrebe za dodavanjem više soka.

Ako pokušavate smršavjeti, najbolji izbor su povrtni sokovi ili sok od rajčice s niskim udjelom natrija.

“Ti su sokovi koji smanjuju apetit”, zaključila je Rizzo.

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Italija zabranjuje jogu sa štencima, tvrde da je štetna za životinje

TALIJANSKO ministarstvo zdravstva zabranilo je satove “joge sa štencima”, rekavši da bi u njoj trebali sudjelovati samo odrasli psi kako bi se zaštitilo zdravlje životinja, kao i sigurnost polaznika.

U objavi od 29. travnja, ministarstvo je reklo da je svjesno da organizatori često “posuđuju” štence od uzgajivača. Ali budući da joga sa štencima “poboljšava dobrobit”, treba je smatrati nekom vrstom “terapije uz pomoć životinja”, koju po zakonu mogu provoditi samo odrasle životinje, piše BBC.

“Puppy yoga” obično uključuje štence koji se slobodno kreću tijekom sata joge i ponekad su uključeni u poze koje korisnici izvode, a često nakon sata joge slijedi igra sa štencima. Ministarstvo je zatražilo od regionalnih vlasti da izvrše provjere kako bi osigurali da se satovi joge sa štencima ne održavaju.

Fizički i psihički stresno iskustvo za životinje

U priopćenju, talijanski Nacionalni odbor za zaštitu životinja pozdravio je odluku. Citirao je stručnjakinju za pse Giusy D’Angelo koja je rekla da je joga sa štencima “fizički i psihički stresno iskustvo” za životinje. Također je rekla da postoji rizik da se sudionici zanesu i posvoje životinje.

“Ljude preplavi val emocija nakon što su doživjeli osjećaj ugode iz neposredne blizine psića. To ih može navesti da donesu odluku bez stvarnog razmišljanja o implikacijama i posljedicama”, rekla je D’Angelo.

Također je upozorila da se psići koji se koriste na satovima joge često ne prevoze na siguran način, a organizatori im ponekad ne daju dovoljno vode za piće. “Ova vrsta aktivnosti je štetna za dobrobit pasa i donosi financijsku prednost samo onima koji vode tečajeve”, dodala je.

Prošlog srpnja britansko Kraljevsko društvo za sprječavanje okrutnosti prema životinjama (RSPCA) pozvalo je ljude da razmotre aktivnosti koje su alternative puppy yogi. Iako organizatori tvrde da psići uživaju u druženju povezanom s drevnom indijskom vještinom, RSPCA tvrdi da kod joge sa štencima “ne postoji ništa što bismo smatrali korisnim za te životinje”.

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U Sinsayu smo pronašli stoliće za kavu koji izgledaju poput dizajnerskih komada

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Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s Jolly ‘LLB 3’ begins

The shoot for Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s courtroom comedy, Jolly LLB 3, commenced on Thursday. The upcoming film’s previous installments Jolly LLB (2013) and Jolly LLB 2 (2017) were headlined by Arshad and Akshay, respectively. In both films, Saurabh Shukla was seen playing the role of Judge Tripathi.

While the original Jolly LLB was about Arshad’s Jagdish Tyagi, Jolly LLB 2 featured Akshay as Jagdishwar Mishra.

Akshay was recently seen in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, alongside Tiger Shroff, while Arshad was last seen in the Voot series Asur.

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US Fed talk on interest rates may keep a lid on FPI flows

The US Federal Reserve’s interest rate googly may be a bit of a dampener for foreign portfolio flows into India in the near term.

The Fed chair on Wednesday kept rates steady, hinted at delaying cuts, while shooting down talk of pivoting back to interest rate hikes. The Federal Open Market Committee said there had been a lack of progress towards its 2 per cent inflation goal.

“The message that rates may be higher for longer does not bode well for equity markets. Aggressive buying by domestic investors has been supporting the market and taking it to fresh highs despite intermittent selling by FPIs. However, this may not be sustainable if the FPI selling gets more pronounced In India whether because of continuing higher interest rates in the US or heightened tensions around the Red Sea, Ukraine or the South China Sea,” said UR Bhat, Director, Alphaniti Fintech.

FPIs turn sellers

On Monday, FPIs sold shares worth ₹964 crore, provisional data show, even as markets ended flat. In April, FPIs pulled out over ₹8,600 crore from Indian equities. Domestic institutions purchased shares worth ₹44,186 crore in the secondary market during the month.

The Fed plans to slow the speed of its balance sheet drawdown, after talking of such a shift in the past few months — by cutting the size of Treasury holdings by $35 billion monthly when compared with the existing pace of $60 billion. This can improve the financial conditions and support risk assets, said experts.

“The Fed offered the market liquidity with a larger-than-expected slowdown in quantitative tightening while seeking more time to assess the path of disinflation and timing for initiating rate cuts. The upshot is that while any move at the next meeting is off the table, there is still a chance of a rate cut in July,” said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities.

On Thursday, oil prices experienced an uptick amid speculation that the US might initiate purchases for its petroleum reserve. This followed a drop to a seven-week low due to optimism surrounding an Israel-Gaza ceasefire.

“The current market rally is fundamentally supported by GDP growth and decent corporate earnings. The market has already discounted the electoral outcome. Investors may adopt a multi-asset investment strategy, going forward, with highest weightage given to equity,” said VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

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Što se događa s tijelom ako ne jedemo dovoljno povrća?

JEDENJE voća i povrća dio je prehrane koji nitko ne bi trebao zanemariti, ali to često nije slučaj za mnoge ljude. Ponekad je lakše odabrati brzo dostupne i jednostavne namirnice koje nije potrebno puno obrađivati ili tek toliko nešto prigristi kako bismo prestali biti gladni.

U takvim situacijama mnogi jedu opcije poput brze hrane i hrane bogate šećerima, soli i nezdravim mastima koje loše utječu na tijelo, izbjegavajući jesti povrće, koje je vrlo korisno za cjelokupno zdravlje. Skupina dijetetičara za Parade izdvojila je što se događa s tijelom ako ne jedemo dovoljno povrća.

Smanjuje se unos vlakana

Dijetetičarka Cara Harbstreet ističe da “preskakanje porcija povrća znači da ne dobivate ključne hranjive tvari koje biste unijeli takvom prehranom, uključujući vlakna. Dosljedno nizak unos vlakana može utjecati na zdravlje crijeva ili cjelokupno zdravlje”.

S njom se složio i dijetetičar Daniel Chavez, koji tvrdi da “nedostatak povrća u prehrani podrazumijeva nedostatak vlakana, što rezultira neredovitim pražnjenjem crijeva i gastrointestinalnim problemima”.

Raste rizik od razvoja bolesti

Voće i povrće potrebno je jesti svaki dan, a poželjno je pojesti i nekoliko različitih vrsta tijekom dana. No, to nije slučaj kod mnogih koji ponekad u danu ne pojedu ni jedno voće ili povrće.

“Nedovoljna konzumacija voća i povrća može povećati rizik od mnogih zdravstvenih stanja, uključujući kardiovaskularne bolesti, dijabetes, visoki krvni tlak i moždani udar”, tvrdi dijetetičarka Jennifer Hernandez.

Posljedice neredovite konzumacije utječu i na imunološki sustav. “Bez stalne opskrbe vitaminima i antioksidansima iz povrća, imunološki sustav jedva bi se mogao ‘boriti’ i protiv šmrcanja”, kaže dijetetičarka Kalyn True, prenosi Parade.

Manjak energije

Zdrava i uravnotežena prehrana ključ je za dovoljnu razinu energije tijekom dana. “Povrće pruža esencijalne vitamine i minerale koji pomažu pretvoriti hranu u energiju. Ako stalno preskačete povrće, mogli biste se osjećati umorno i tromo tijekom dana, što predstavlja izazov za koncentraciju ili praćenje koraka s dnevnim aktivnostima”, ističe True.

Možda ćete biti više žedni

Iako je pijenje tekućine i dalje najbolji način za hidraciju, jedenje određenih namirnica također može pomoći u tome.

Harbstreet tvrdi da povrće, sa svojim visokim sadržajem vode, pridonosi ukupnom dnevnom unosu tekućine. Svu tekućinu koja je potrebna doista možete unijeti pijenjem vode i drugih napitaka, ali porcija povrća “računa se” kao oblik hidracije.

Mogu se pojaviti problemi s kožom

Povrće je bogato hranjivim i dobrim nutrijentima, stoga ne bi trebalo iznenaditi da prehrana bogata povrćem dobro utječe na kožu. 

Chavez objašnjava da povrće “sadrži hranjive tvari poput vitamina A i antioksidanse koji potiču zdravu kožu. Bez dovoljno povrća može doći do suhe kože, akni, preranog starenja i drugih problema s kožom”, prenosi Parade.

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Princess Charlotte’s Birthday Photo: Prince William and Kate Middleton Mark Their Daughter’s 9th Birthday With an Adorable Pic

London, May 2: Prince William and his wife, Kate, marked the 9th birthday of their daughter Charlotte on Thursday by posting a picture of her smiling for the camera as she posed near a plant with pink flowers. The photo, taken by Kate, the Princess of Wales, was posted on X, accompanied by the words “Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!” and a cake emoji. Princess Charlotte Turns 9, Photo Clicked by Kate Middleton Shared by Official Prince and Princess of Wales Instagram Page

Kate has tried to ensure that her three children have as much stability as possible as she undergoes treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. She has stepped away from public duties since undergoing abdominal surgery in January. Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 13th Wedding Anniversary: View Royal Family Photo of Prince and Princess of Wales Posted on Instagram

Princess Charlotte Turns 9

In announcing her cancer diagnosis to the nation, Kate said she and William “have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.’

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Ovaj pas nije imao sreće u životu, a danas čami u skloništu. Možete li ga udomiti?

IZ UDRUGE Noina arka na Facebooku su objavili kako pas Amando, koji se prije zvao Medo, želi novi dom.

“Najtoplije oči Noina arke. I druga godina je prošla, a Amando je od svega što želi dobio samo novo ime. Nije više na lancu, ali daleko od njegovih želja je život koji provodi u skloništu. Amando ex Medo želi novi život, uz novo ime želi i novi dom”, započeli su svoju objavu.

Amando je miran pas i ima deset godina

“Hej ljudi, ja se sada zovem Amando, nisam više Medo. Želim krenuti u novi život, skroz okrenuti stranicu u svom životu. Život bez lanca, bez starog imena, ne želim više ništa loše, samo pozitiva. Nakon potresa došao sam u Noinu arku i tu čekam novi dom – dom za mene, novog pesonju, optimista, mazonju i buduću glavnu njušku dvorišta”, dodali su.

“Zašto glavnu njušku? Pa eto. tu su svi oduševljeni sa mnom, svi me maze i tepaju mi, a ja sam im zato jako dobar, skroman sam i miran desetogodišnjak pa zašto ne bih i ja u svom životu negdje bio glavni. Veliki sam pesonja u tipu njemačkog ovčara i želim si lijepo dvorište po kojem ću slobodno njuškati, lijepu kućicu u kojoj ću odmarati i ljude koji će me voljeti i kojima ću biti “glavna” njuška”, zaključili su. 

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Reese Witherspoon obožava ovo ulje s vitaminom C, a hvale ga i mnogi kupci

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Paul Auster, author of ‘New York Trilogy’, dies

Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist behind the acclaimed ‘New York Trilogy’, has passed away. He was 77.

The update about Auster’s demise was confirmed by his wife and fellow author, Siri Hustvedt, who said that Auster died on Tuesday at their home in Brooklyn. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022, The Hollywood Reporter stated.

In a statement, Siri said, “The long, rich, often funny, intimate dialogue we had for decades is over but Paul continues to speak, and he continues to tell stories in books that have been translated into over forty languages and are very much alive in me and in the readers who have loved his tales all over the world.”

Last year, Siri revealed that he had cancer. Sharing the news on Instagram, she said he had been diagnosed in December 2022, that he was receiving treatment and that she was living in “Cancerland.”

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Auto

Vinyl car wraps: What you need to know before you wrap your vehicle

America’s favorite car colors skew toward the boring, with white, gray, and black holding the top three spots. That can be a real bummer if you’re shopping for a used car and want something spicier, but the good news is that you can easily get more color in your life with a vinyl wrap.

Wrapping a car involves using sheets of vinyl material with an adhesive to bond them to the paint. Modern wraps are less expensive than a paint job from a reputable shop, last for years, and won’t give you a hernia if you decide to change things up. They also come in wild colors not typically offered by mainstream automakers and can be customized with patterns or graphics if you use your vehicle for business purposes. However, like paint jobs, wraps come in a range of quality and cost options, so you’ll need to think about your needs and budget before diving in.

What does a wrap cost?

The cost of a wrap job depends on several factors, including the color, finish (matte, gloss, metallic), and the size of the vehicle. Small cars, such as a Volkswagen Golf GTI, cost around $3,000 to wrap, while a Ford Expedition could cost $4,000 or more. Opting for a color-shifting finish or a complex patterned wrap could double those costs for some vehicles, and you’ll pay more for a complete wrap job that includes the engine bay and door jambs.

Though they take more attention and care than traditional auto paint, wraps offer protection against the elements and can extend the life of a factory paint job, even if you’re really in it for the color. Just keep in mind that leaving it on longer than recommended might make it harder to remove and more likely to damage the paint underneath. A wrap can also be a great way to cover fading paint as a cheaper option than getting a new paint job, but consider that it’s only a temporary fix, and you’ll need to disclose the wrap and paint condition if you decide to sell the car.

How long does it take to wrap a car?

In general, expect a one- to two-day job if you take your vehicle to a professional shop for a wrap, though the work times could vary depending on the size of the vehicle and type of wrap. Doing the work on your own can take much longer, especially if you’re inexperienced or want to wrap out-of-the-way areas such as the door jambs and under-hood components. If a DIY job is in your future, make sure to give yourself time to make mistakes. While some parts are forgiving, wrapping is a finicky job that takes patience many of us lack. Wrinkles, bubbles, and misaligned panel pieces are all part of the job, so you’ll want to plan a little extra time to curse and figure things out.

How long do car wraps last?

High-quality wraps can last between five to seven years, though the type of wrap material and finish can affect that timeline. Home wrap jobs may fall a little short of that benchmark, as you might not have access to the same materials or adhesives, and home work environments tend not to be as clean (dust, open air, etc.), which can complicate the wrap job and affect durability. And keep in mind that keeping a wrap on the car longer than recommended can create problems when it comes time to remove it.

Which parts of a car get wrapped?

You have a few choices to make here, as you can opt for the simplest wrap job possible and omit the more hidden areas, such as door jambs. If you go this route, you’ll have to live with seeing the old color every time you open the doors, hood, or trunk. On the flip side, wrapping the harder-to-reach areas can cost more and take more time to complete, but you’ll have a more desirable and attractive end result if you go for the gusto. A simple wrap might be OK for a weekend racer or quick project-car paint cover-up, but you’ll want to spend the time or money to have a more complete job if you plan to keep the car or display it after the wrap.

Is it cheaper to paint or wrap a car?

You get what you pay for, but a super basic paint job can be had for as little as $500. Now, getting out for that cheap may make your aging paint look a little better, but you will likely only get a quick spray that won’t stand the test of time. Shops that offer these jobs do the bare minimum on the cheapest paint possible, so you might need another spray before you know it. Higher-quality paint jobs can cost $1,500 or more, depending on your vehicle, and getting anything that resembles some of today’s more elaborate wrap jobs will cost thousands.

Professional wrap jobs can cost about the same as a decent paint job, but you’re not committing to a color long-term. This would be a good option if your car’s paint isn’t in terrible shape or if you want a unique color or pattern. If you’re the DIY sort, you can come out spending a lot less money, but consider the quality and longevity of your work.

Finally, paying a shop to remove a wrap can cost $500 or more, so factor that into your budget if you want to go that route.

Downsides to vinyl wrapping your car

Wraps look great and can bring a quick pop of color or a unique pattern to your car, but they’re not always the best choice. You’ll need to consider the downsides of a vinyl wrap, which can be significant, depending on where you live and how you use your vehicle. Vinyl requires attention and care, and you can’t park for too long in direct sun or extremely hot areas.

You’ll need to clean the surface regularly, especially if you see bird droppings, bugs, or salt/sand — but automatic or touchless car washes are a big no-no, and you can’t use a harsh abrasive cleaner. While wraps look and feel like regular paint, you should treat them like a sticker, which they are. The hassle might outweigh any benefits you get.

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Technology

What Are the Steps Involved in Prototyping a Circuit Board?

Steps Involved in Prototyping a Circuit Board

The first step involves conceptualizing the design and drawing it. This is often done on a piece of paper or using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, and it represents the overall layout with the components and their basic connections. This is the most important stage of a circuit board’s design. Without a well-thought-out schematic, the board’s functionality cannot be determined.

Next, the schematic diagram is converted into a netlist, which is a computer file that contains all the component locations and their electrical connection details. This is a very important step as it is what the manufacturing files are based on. The final file is then converted into the Gerber format, which is the industry standard for PCB fabrication and assembly. The file also contains a Bill of Materials, which lists the components that will be used for the project.

A layer stack is then created, along with any impedance profiles that may be needed. This is a crucial part of the circuit board design process because it determines what routing styles can be used. Different routing styles will enforce different trace widths, which in turn affect the impedance of a signal. This is why it is important to have an accurate impedance solver that works for all of the routing styles in your design.

What Are the Steps Involved in Prototyping a Circuit Board?

After the layer stack and impedance profiles are set, it’s time to start placing components on the board. This step is a good opportunity to double check that all of the mechanical elements are in the right place and that all of the traces have been properly routed. This is also the time to add any labels, identifiers, or markings that will aid in the assembly and testing of the finished board.

Once all of the components are placed on the board, it’s time to solder it together. This is a complicated process that requires skill and precision to ensure the leads from each component are correctly connected to their corresponding traces on the PCB. During this stage, it’s important to pay close attention to the component manufacturers’ guidelines for placement and to avoid crossing or shorting any connections.

Once the soldering is complete, it’s a good idea to run several electrical tests on the board to ensure that all of the components are functioning properly. These tests can include visual inspection, functional testing, and automated optical inspection.

These tests will help to identify any defects or errors in the board before it goes into production. This helps to prevent costly mistakes that could ruin the board or the project as a whole. If any of the test results come back unsatisfactory, it’s a good idea to redesign the circuit board before continuing with assembly and manufacturing.

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Cryptocurrency

Havells gathers speed to hit all-time high; analysts divided over its prospects

Shares of Havells India Ltd surged on Thursday after the company reported its Q4 financial results. The stock has hit a fresh high at ₹1,706.85 and traded at ₹1,669.20 on the NSE, up 0.31 per cent as of 1.03 pm. . 

The brokerages’ call for the stock gained mixed reactions, divided over the company’s prospects.

The company on Tuesday reported an increase of 24.76 per cent in its consolidated net profit to ₹446.70 crore for the March 2024 quarter as against ₹358.04 crore in the March quarter a year ago.

Global brokerage Nuvama and Jefferies assigned/ maintained the ‘hold’ rating, while UBS and HSBC assigned ‘buy’ rating with an increased target price of ₹2,040 and ₹1,800, respectively. 

JM Financial maintained its ‘buy’ call with a revised target price of ₹1,680 as against ₹1,580 earlier. “We raise our EPS estimates by 11 per cent /6 per cent for FY25/26 respectively to reflect a) better-than-expected margin performance in Lloyd (-1 per cent vs. -2 per cent earlier for FY25; 2.5 per cent in FY26 vs. 2 per cent earlier), and b) modest improvement of 30bps in ex-Lloyd businesses. We revise our estimates by 8%/5% for FY25/26 respectively to reflect margin uptick,” the report said.

It also pointed out the delayed recovery in demand and heightened competitive intensity, particularly in RAC, as key risks. 

Meanwhile, CLSA downgraded the stock to ‘sell’ and fixed the target price at ₹1,560, noting that Q4 numbers were ahead of estimates at better margins, while the top line was lower.

Domestic brokerage Motilal Oswal downgraded the stock to neutral. However, the brokerage raised the EPS estimates for FY25/FY26 by 4 per cent/5 per cent to account for better margins in the cables and switchgear businesses. “We value the stock at 55x FY26E EPS to arrive at our target price of ₹1,780 with a 7 per cent potential upside,” it said. 

Analysts of Motilal Oswal believe that investments in strengthening the brand equity of Lloyd and increasing the distribution network would benefit the company in the long run. 

Citi has also maintained its neutral stance with a target price at ₹1,814.

Meanwhile, the analyst of Prabhudas Lilladher maintained ‘accumulate’ rating at a DCF-based target price of ₹1,774 (earlier ₹1681), which implies 54x FY26 EPS.

“We believe the company to focus on growth in the coming year with restricted margins. We estimate Revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 15.6%/24.5%/26.8% for FY24-26E with ECD/Cables/Lloyd segments revenue CAGR of 13.5%/18.0%/16.2% over FY24-26E and EBITDA margin to reach 11.5% by FY26E (+160bps),” Praveen Sahay of Prabhudas Lilladher said.

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Health Fitness

Liječnici tvrde da bi žene na mamografiju trebale krenuti prije nego što se mislilo

ŽENE s prosječnim rizikom od raka dojke trebale bi svake druge godine napraviti mamografski pregled počevši od 40. godine, objavila je američka Radna skupina za preventivne usluge (USPSTF) u utorak, učvršćujući pokriće za osiguranje za postupak za tu dobnu skupinu prema zakonu.

Utjecajna preporuka USPSTF-a poništava njegove kontroverzne smjernice iz 2009. godine, prema kojima bi probir raka dojke trebao početi u dobi od 50 godina.

Njegove ažurirane smjernice podudaraju se s drugim velikim organizacijama koje kažu da bi probir za žene s prosječnim rizikom od raka dojke trebao početi u dobi od 40 godina. Te organizacije uključuju Američko društvo za borbu protiv raka, Američki koledž opstetričara i ginekologa te Nacionalnu sveobuhvatnu mrežu za borbu protiv raka.

Ažuriranje USPSTF-a iz 2016. navodi da žene mogu početi s probirom u dobi od 40 godina ako to žele one i njihovi liječnici, ali to je ažuriranje rezultiralo “širokom zbunjenošću liječnika i pacijenata”, rekla je dr. Evita Singh, pročelnica odjela za snimanje dojki na Institutu za rak Karmanos u Detroitu.

Američki osiguravatelji već moraju po zakonu u potpunosti pokriti mamografiju za žene starije od 40 godina koje to žele, ali preporuka USPSTF-a sada će osigurati nastavak te pokrivenosti prema Zakonu o pristupačnoj skrbi nakon sljedeće godine.

Snižavanjem dobi za početak dvogodišnjeg probira na 40 godina, USPSTF potvrđuje dokaze da sve više žena mlađih od 50 godina sada dobiva dijagnozu raka dojke.

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Talijani kip katoličkog sveca prekrili desecima zmija

ZMIJE, koje obično među ljudima izazivaju strah, u središtu su drevne vjerske procesije koja se održava svakoga 1. svibnja u Cocullu, mjestu smještenome visoko u planinama središnje talijanske regije Abruzzo.

Svake godine prvoga dana mjeseca svibnja stanovnici srednjovjekovnoga Coculla iz crkve iznose drveni kip sveca zaštitnika, svetoga Dominika opata ili Dominika di Sore (951. – 1031.) te ga potom nose ulicama u procesiji. Ne bi to bilo nimalo neobično da to ne rade tako da kip prethodno ne prekriju desecima zmija. Procesiji prethodi višetjedno skupljanje zmija kojima mještani prekriju kip prije iznošenja iz crkve.  

Sveti Dominik opat (951.-1031.), koji je na ovim prostorima živio oko 1000-te godine, zapravo je zaštitnik od ugriza zmija, bijesnih pasa i zubobolje.

Riječ je o festivalu serparia (zmijara), kojim mještani zahvaljuju Bogu za čudo iz 11. stoljeća, kad su po zagovoru sv. Dominika di Sore iz polja oko grada nestale zmije. Početak ove tradicije pripisuje se drevnome običaju poganskoga čašćenja boginje Angicije, kakvo je bilo poznato u pokrajinama srednje Italije.

Zmije se skupljaju tjednima

U povorci se mještanima, a ima ih nekoliko stotina, svake godine 1. svibnja pridruže i tisuće posjetitelja iz cijele Italije, pa i iz inozemstva, da bi sudjelovali u rijetkom spektaklu. Riječ je o jednome od rijetkih primjera miroljubive interakcije ovih gmazova i ljudi koji ih često love i ubijaju, premda su zaštićena vrsta čija se populacija smanjuje. 

U tjednima koji prethode procesiji, određeni zmijari skupljaju četiri vrste bezopasnih zmija koje žive blizu Coculla. To su i muškarci i žene koji se za tradicionalni običaj obučavaju iz generacije u generaciju. Nakon što u planini pronađu zmije, drže ih u svojim domovima do velikog dana.

Na dan procesije zmije se predaju vjernicima koji ih potom polažu na drveni kip svetog Dominika. Kada gotovo u potpunosti prekriju kip, započinje procesija. Važno je istaknuti da se zmije koje zmijari uhvate za potrebe procesije na kraju blagdana puštaju u divljinu, obično na istome mjestu na kojemu su pronađene.

Tradicija datira iz starih vremena kada se vodilo računa o vrstama zmija u regiji i kada se pratilo njihovo zdravstveno stanje. Po nedavno provedenoj studiji Sveučilišta u Bariju (južna pokrajina Apulija), proučavanje ponašanja zmija moglo bi pomoći znanstvenicima u predviđanju potresa.

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Shopping Product Reviews

Cijene u trgovinama srezane i do 50%. Vrijeme je za zalihe

Pri kreiranju rubrike Index Shopping nastojimo izdvajati odlične proizvode koji se i nama sviđaju te odlične akcije i popuste. Ne objavljujemo proizvode koje i sami ne bismo kupili ili smatramo da njihova promocija nije u skladu s profesionalnim standardima. Neki proizvodi u rubrici Index Shopping mogu biti sponzorirani.

DOK smo listali kataloge i pretraživali ponudu za Indexovu prehrambenu šoping-listu, primijetili smo odlična sniženja na proizvode za čišćenje, njegu i higijenu, kao i na kućanske artikle i aparate, ili smo ih pronašli po povoljnim cijenama.

Izdvojili smo najpovoljnije ponude i proizvode s odličnim cijenama u svakoj trgovini. Lidl, Kaufland, Konzum, Plodine, Eurospin, Tommy, Spar i Interspar dostupni su u svim većim mjestima diljem Hrvatske, a ispod možete vidjeti našu šoping-listu za ovaj tjedan.

Kaufland

Kauflandov katalog vrijedi od četvrtka, 2.5., do utorka, 7.5, ili do prodaje zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje, a za ostvarenje pojedinih dodatnih popusta potrebna vam je Kauflandova kartica.

Lidl

Lidlov katalog vrijedi od ponedjeljka, 29.4., do nedjelje, 5.5., ili do prodaje zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Katalog možete prolistati ovdje, a za ostvarenje pojedinih popusta potrebna vam je mobilna aplikacija Lidl Plus.

Eurospin

Katalog Eurospina vrijedi od četvrtka, 2.5., do srijede, 8.5., ili do isteka zaliha. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje. 

Konzum

Konzumov katalog vrijedi od četvrtka, 2.5., do srijede, 8.5., ili do prodaje zaliha. Za pojedine popuste potrebna je MultiPlus kartica. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje. 

Plodine

Katalog Plodina vrijedi od četvrtka, 2.5. do utorka, 7.5., ili do isteka zaliha, a pojedini popusti vrijede samo na odabrane datume u tom periodu. Aktualni katalog možete prolistati ovdje.

Spar

Novi katalozi Spara i Interspara vrijede od četvrtka, 12.5., do srijede, 7.5., ili do prodaje zaliha za prehrambene namirnice, kozmetiku, proizvode za osobnu higijenu i sredstva za čišćenje. Pojedini popusti vrijede samo u trgovinama Spar i Interspar, ovisno o dostupnosti proizvoda na akciji u tim trgovinama. Aktualne kataloge možete prolistati ovdje.

Tommy

Tommyjev akcijski katalog vrijedi od četvrtka, 2.5., do srijede, 8.5. Možete ga prolistati ovdje. 

 

 

 

 

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