After more than two weeks of competition in 33 sports across 46 disciplines in 43 venues, for a total of 339 medal events, the Tokyo Olympics formally came to an end on Sunday with the closing ceremony.
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At the end of the ceremony, the President of the Tokyo Organizing Committee Hashimoto Seiko, and IOC president Thomas Bach delivered two separate speeches. Seiko will thank the athletes and volunteers, and then Bach will declare that the Games are officially closed. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Beach, handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Paris, the capital of France, where the 2024 Olympic Games will be held.
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The Olympics, which began on July 23 in Tokyo, Japan, ended after 16 days, where the United States proves its superiority. The United States won the most medals, winning a total of 113 medals, including 39 gold, 41 silver, and 33 bronze.
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Chinese athletes won 38 gold, 32 silver, and 18 bronze medals. With 88 medals China remained in second place.
Olympics 2020 host got the third position with 58 medals; 27 gold, 14 silver, and 17 bronze medals.
The UK also succeeded in getting the name in the top five countries with 65 medals; which received 22 gold, 21 silver, and 22 bronze.
The overall performance of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was also excellent, but it finished fifth in the gold medal race and third overall. Russian Athletes won 20 gold, 28 silver, and 23 bronze medals, received a total of 71 medals.
It’s not always convenient to physically type out messages. In fact, it can often be slower if you’re trying to tell someone a lot of information very quickly which is why voice messages are now so popular. But not everyone likes receiving voice messages because it’s not always convenient to listen to them.
That’s why WhatsApp has now added a speech-to-text feature that will turn your spoken words into a text message.
Whatsapp has introduced a way to send text messages without having to physically type them out. The new feature is called Dictation, and lets you speak messages into your mobile’s microphone then translates them into text.
The Dictation feature was added in the latest WhatsApp update and is available on both iPhone and Android.
WhatsApp users can easily send a bunch of messages without even typing them on the messaging app, all thanks to digital assistants. You just need to ask the virtual assistant to send a WhatsApp and then your work will be done.
First, go into the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and make sure you’ve got the latest version of WhatsApp installed.
Then follow these steps:
Open WhatsApp
Open a chat with the contact you want to speak to
Open up the chat keyboard, where you’d normally type messages
Look for a microphone icon (not the one next to the chat bar): on Android, it’s black and in the top right, and on iPhone, it’s in the very bottom right of the screen.
If you want a comma and question mark, simply say “comma” or “question mark” out loud. It’s the same story for adding “full stop”.
Once you’ve finished your message, check it over and then hit send.
When you’re speaking into the microphone, remember to talk clearly and enunciate words as turning speech into text is very tricky for apps.
It’s also best to dictate your message in a quiet place, to give your microphone the best chance of picking up your words. You can always edit your dictated message before you send it anyway, to correct any typos that may appear.
Taking photos and recording videos of almost every fun, important, and random moment has become common in the contemporary world, but not every memory should leave a digital print.
WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature “View Once” photos and videos that disappear from the chat after they’ve been opened, giving users greater control over their privacy. This feature provides users with a chance to share the moment with others and not leave a digital footprint.
“As with all the personal messages you send on WhatsApp, ‘View Once’ media is protected by end-to-end encryption so WhatsApp cannot see them,” the messaging app’s blog said.
“Media will not be saved to the recipient’s Photos or Gallery. Once you send a view once a photo or video, you won’t be able to view it again,” WhatsApp said in a statement.
New feature alert!
You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been opened via View Once on WhatsApp, giving you more control over your chats privacy! pic.twitter.com/Ig5BWbX1Ow
They will also be clearly marked with a new “one-time” icon. After the media has been viewed, the message will appear as “opened” to avoid any confusion about what was happening in the chat at the time. This feature also won’t allow forward, save, star, or share photos or videos that were sent or received with the view once media is enabled.
We’re rolling out the feature to everyone starting this week and are looking forward to feedback on this new way to send private and disappearing media, the messaging app said.
According to gadgets360, the meme craze has jumped out of our mobile phones into the offline world. Until now, most of us were addicted to scrolling our cell phones to check the new memes going viral on the Internet, but an art mall in Hong Kong has opened an exhibition to explore the most interesting cultural snapshots of how we communicate with each other in the 21st century. As memes have become a universal language, the exhibition is an attempt to celebrate the creativity of viral memes from around the world.
Hong Kong’s meme museum at the K11 Art Mall has created a buzz on social media and has overnight become a trending topic. The exhibition is being organized by 9GAG and K11 mall and showcases over 100 memes. The museum features the evolution of memes through 3D figures and imagery. It is indeed once in a lifetime experience.
The Meme Museum features seven zones themed around the “Troll Face,” “Doge,” “Disaster Girl”, “Drake” and more. The organizers said the other popular memes that have been included in the museum are: Wojak Feels Guy, Yao Ming, and Distracted Boyfriend.
But what has caught everyone’s attention is that the museum also features the “disappointed Pakistani fan”. Later identified as Sarim Akhtar, he had gotten upset with Pakistan’s performance against Australia during an ICC World Cup 2019 match. The sheer frustration on his face was captured by the cameras as Australia won the game by 41 runs.
According to a report by Hype beast, the museum also features the “Beyond the Meme” sensory 4-D interactive experience and the world’s first meme NFT artwork – titled In Meme We Love. The organizers have also set $100 cash prizes for those who create original memes during the exhibition that will continue till September 5.
As part of the celebratory activities of 70 years of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties, five movies from Pakistan will be screened during a first-ever Pakistan Film Week starting here from Wednesday, Aug 04.
Pakistan Embassy, Beijing, and China-Film Administration have jointly organized the four-day film week to further enhance cultural exchanges and people to people contacts between the two countries.
The movies to be screened during the film week include Motorcycle Girl, Punjab Nahi Jaungi, Bin Roye, Ho Maan Jahan, and Blind Love. Two films will be screened on the last day of the film week. The movies will be screened with Chinese and English subtitle.
In November last year, “Parwaaz Hai Junoon” became the first Pakistan film to hit the silver screens in China first time in 40 years. The movie received a round of applause from around 400 people including officials of the Chinese government, institutions, enterprises, think tanks, and media during its premier show.
The screening of movies during film week is expected to build a new bridge for cultural exchanges between the two countries and further consolidate the Pakistan-China friendship. It is also likely to pave way for joint ventures and joint productions of Pakistani movies between Pakistan and China.
According to BBC, YouTube said on Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation.
The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substantial online presence with 1.85 million YouTube subscribers.
YouTube did not point to specific items but said it opposed material that “could cause real-world harm”. It issued a “strike” under its three-strike policy, the last of which means permanent removal.
“We have clear and established Covid-19 medical misinformation policies to prevent the spread of Covid-19 misinformation that could cause real-world harm,” a YouTube statement said.
Sky News confirmed the temporary ban and the TV channel’s digital editor said the decision was a disturbing attack on the ability to think freely.
The last YouTube upload, from three days ago, features a host claiming that lockdowns have failed and criticizing state authorities for extending Sydney’s current stay-at-home orders.
Youtube has banned several channels over the past two years for spreading misinformation regarding Covid-19.
US scientists discovered that TSPL Protein can reduce weight by eliminating fat through Sweat.
A team of experts at the University of Pennsylvania is conducting research on the treatment of diabetes by studying a protein in the immune system, Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP).
TSLP has been linked to asthma and a variety of allergies, but some recent research has shown that the same protein regulates the body’s energy use, i.e. metabolism.
This led to the idea that this protein may also help in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. To test this hypothesis, Experts began further research. This research proves that TSPL is helpful in controlling blood sugar levels and helps minimize the severity of Type-2 diabetes. This research surprisingly revealed that the same protein also excretes fat from sweat which helps in reducing weight and obesity.
According to the experts, this is the first time that a protein belonging to the immune system has been found to cause fat excretion in sweat.
However, they also point out that there is still a long way to go before TSLP can lead to formal treatment for obesity or diabetes because of the negative effects of high levels of this protein in the body.
Experts are now conducting further research to understand the practical mechanism of TSLP in controlling obesity and diabetes and to move towards a new drug or treatment that is effective as well as minimal side effects.
Note: This research is published online in the research journal “Science”.
According to India today, Google has launched a new standalone web app for Google Meet. The web app also known as Progressive Web Application has all the features of the Google Meet app, but this is strictly for the web. You will no longer have to type out the URL or go to Gmail to start a meeting on Google Meet; you can simply download the app on your laptop, computer, or MacBook and use it.
Google has clarified that there is no change in terms of functionality. If you download the Google Meet app on your laptop or computer, you will no longer have to find it through the browser to start a meeting. It will be available in your downloaded apps section. You can simply open the app and start a meeting as we do on smartphones when we have the apps installed on our device.
The Google Meet web app will run on any device with Google Chrome browser version 73 and up irrespective of the operating system. This means that the Google Meet can run on Windows, Mac OS, Chrome OS, and Linux devices. It would be particularly useful for Chrome book users.
Google said that the app would be rolled out gradually. The users will be available to download it within 15 days. The web app would be available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers and users with personal Google Accounts.
Mental and psychological issues are rapidly increasing around the world. Experts say that diseases like Alzheimer’s and Dementia are swiftly rising. In this context, Psychiatrists provide some medical tips which help to energize and maintain mental health.
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Anne Kelly, a psychiatrist at Trinity College Dublin, said that after waking up in the morning, spends eighty-five percent of the time in different work to keep active. This activeness can give benefits while increasing memory, keeps blood vessels healthy, and improving the body’s immune system.
Growing age can fade the memory. Exercise not only increases the brain volume but also slows down if it is declining. This has been confirmed by MRI and other medical procedures.
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The brain needs blood and it accounts for two to three percent of the body’s weight and uses fifteen percent of the body’s blood supply. Exercise reduces the fat in blood vessels and improves blood circulation. In this way, the brain functions in an orderly manner, and the memory remains strong.
The third benefit is that the body’s natural defense system improves with exercise and thus we can avoid many diseases.
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Gardening has profound effects on mental and psychological health. Especially Dementia patients can benefit greatly from what has been called Horticultural therapy. Some studies have shown that positive results begin to appear in just ten weeks.
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Two diseases that can cause serious damage to mental health are blood pressure and diabetes. These two affect the blood vessels and hence intensely affect the brain. Therefore, it is important to stay away from these diseases.
According to Gadget360, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the next hardware product from the company will be smart glasses being developed in collaboration with Ray-Ban owner Essilor Luxottica.
The glasses are said to have the iconic frames that Ray-Ban is famous for, integrated with AR features. The Ray-Ban branded eyewear from Facebook is among the first steps in creating futuristic eyewear that augments the real world with data or graphics from the Internet.
In the latest earnings call, Zuckerberg confirmed the arrival of its AR Glasses next. He said:
“Looking ahead here, the next product release will be the launch of our first smart glasses from Ray-Ban in partnership with Essilor Luxottica,” said Zuckerberg.
He went on to say that the glasses have their iconic form factor, and they let you do some pretty neat things.
“I’m excited to get these into people’s hands and to continue to make progress on the journey towards full augmented reality glasses in the future.”
Technical specifications of the smart glasses to be produced by the Franco-Italian firm were not disclosed. And Zuckerberg did not touch upon a specific timeline for launch either.
Sleeping bags are essential for camping, backpacking, or backyard sleepovers—but no matter the activity, be sure to choose a vegan one that isn’t filled with down feathers stolen from birds. Farms from which down is obtained harm the environment in the same ways farms that raise animals for meat do. They generate massive quantities of manure and slaughter waste, use huge amounts of water, contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions, and pollute the water, air, and land. Did you know that all the birds suffering in the down industry are ultimately sent to the slaughterhouse? There, the standard practice is to hang them upside down, stun them, and then slit their throats.
Thankfully, many companies are responding to the growing demand for animal-friendly materials by choosing innovative insulators made from bamboo fiber, flowers, coconut-shell derivatives, milkweed, and recycled plastic bottles, which are better for birds and the environment. They also function more effectively in the outdoors because they dry quickly and continue to insulate even when damp, unlike birds’ down.
There’s sure to be a vegan sleeping bag on the market that fits your needs. Here are a few:
Vegan Sleeping Bags Perfect for Backpacking
Weight is something to consider when you’re shopping for a vegan sleeping bag to take backpacking.
Enlightened Equipment’s CLIMASHIELD APEX insulation is down-free and ultra-light. The Revelation APEX Custom allows you to choose your temperature rating, length, width, and even fabric color for the perfect fit.
REI is known for its inexpensive, high-quality sleeping bags. This one is perfect for those who want to try backpacking but don’t want to invest too much, and it comes in both men’s and women’s styles.
This reasonably priced bag is one of many down-free options from Coleman, a company that made the decision to sell only synthetic sleeping bags after talks with PETA.
It can be difficult to sleep on your side in mummy bags. With more room around the knees and elbows, these options are specifically designed to increase comfort for side sleepers.
NEMO Forte Synthetic Sleeping Bag
PrimaLoft’s RISE insulation keeps this bag toasty even in 20-degree temperatures. It also features Thermo Gills to allow for body-heat ventilation and an integrated pillow pocket for extra comfort, and it comes in both men’s and women’s styles.
This bag by Big Agnes features FireLine ECO synthetic insulation made from recycled materials, keeping you warm without any stolen feathers. It’s available in both men’s and women’s styles.
This super-lightweight option from Sea to Summit is a summer quilt that can be used alone on nights above 50 degrees. You can also secure it to a Sea to Summit sleeping bag for an extra layer of warmth in the winter.
This kids’ version of the Eco Trail Synthetic Bag features the same high-quality recycled fill as the adult-sized model and offers warmth even when wet.
This durable, waterproof blanket is machine washable. After a day of outdoor adventure, your animal companion can retreat to the tent for a cozy night in.
Your dog will love curling up in this warm bag at the end of the day.
There’s more to keeping warm at night in the outdoors than just your sleeping bag. No matter which bag you choose, you can have an even cozier night with these vegan camping tips:
Instagram introduces new safety features to keep young users safe from unwanted adults. Through a press release, Instagram owner company Facebook has announced these new safety features.
It’s making new accounts private by default for kids under 16, blocking some adults from interacting with teens on its platform, and restricting how advertisers can target teenagers.
The changes come as the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app is under pressure from lawmakers, regulators, parents and child-safety advocates worried about the impact of social media on kids’ safety, privacy, and mental health.
Karina Newton, Instagram’s head of public policy, told NPR that the changes announced on Tuesday are aimed at creating “age-appropriate experiences” and helping younger users navigate the social network.
Starting this week, when kids under 16 join Instagram, their accounts will be made private automatically, meaning their posts will only be visible to people they allow to follow them. Teens that already have public Instagram accounts will see notifications about the benefits of private accounts and how to switch.
Instagram is also taking steps to prevent what it calls “unwanted contact from adults.” It says adults who, while not breaking Instagram’s rules, have shown “potentially suspicious behavior”, such as if they’ve been blocked or reported by young people, will have limited ability to interact with and follow teens.
“We want to ensure that teens have an extra barrier of protection around them out of an abundance of caution,” Newton said.
Facebook is also changing the rules for advertisers on Instagram as well as its namesake app and its Messenger app. Starting in a few weeks, they will be able to target people under 18 with ads based only on age, gender, and location, but not other information the company tracks, such as users’ interests or habits on its own apps or other apps that share data with the company.
Facebook and Instagram also say they are working on better methods of verifying users’ ages, so they can determine when policies for teens should apply, and do a better job of keeping kids under 13 off the apps.
Many experts believe that the smartphone can be used for useful purposes after the hardware changes. Now the news is circulating that experts from South Korea have successfully experimented with the use of smartphones as thermometers.
The Korean institute of science and technology has developed a government-funded, cost-efficient, and effective thermal imaging sensor that works perfectly up to 100 degrees Celsius. The thermometer can also be added to the phone by attaching it to the smartphone camera.
Temperature sensing sensors are becoming more common in the context of the epidemic. They are commonly used in hospitals, banks, and other institutions.
In this context, many smartphones manufacturers want to add the most accurate thermometer to their phones.
An optoelectronics specialist at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, Professor Jun Wen Choi, has developed a trustable, low-cost optical sensor that is free from other defects of the past. This sensor does not require any additional systems to cool down. This minor sensor can be easily mounted in a smartphone’s camera.
Sensor made of Vanadium dioxide absorbs Infrared radiations and converts it into electric signals, which in turn reflects heat in numbers. It is so sensitive that it converts heat into an electrical signal three times more accurately than a normal sensor.
Even if the temperature is 100 degrees Celsius, it shows its readings in just three milliseconds. Due to its high speed, it can also be used in automobiles.
WhatsApp, a worldwide popular messaging app, is constantly introducing new features for the convenience of its users. Through these new features, WhatsApp solves the problems of thousands of users.
WhatsApp Status is a feature that allows any user to share their feelings and emotions with their friends, but many people may not know that any user’s WhatsApp status video can be easily downloaded.
Do you often find a video on a friend’s WhatsApp status so impressive that you want to see it in your archive or status?
If so, let’s find out how to download a video from the WhatsApp status of any friend or contact list.
Here’s a quick trick to download a video from someone else’s status:
Step 1: Download Google Files on Android smartphone from Google Play store.
Step 2: After that click on the menu icon at the top left corner of the app
Step 3: Click on the Settings option
Step 4: Turn on the toggle for the “show hidden files” option
Step 5: Head to the file manager of your smartphone
Step 6: Next click on internal storage option > WhatsApp> Media > Statuses
Step 7: In the folder, you will be able to check the status that you have viewed. Click on the photo/video that you are looking for
Step 8: Long press on the status video that you wish to download and save it to your desired location.
Whether it’s a heart attack or a stroke, timely treatment is crucial to preventing a stroke and saving lives. In this regard, an ultrasound sticker has now been developed.
Sheng Zu, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, cut the thin elastic polymer into 12-millimeter-wide and long pieces that emit ultrasound waves. It is currently processed by a computer by attaching a wire to a chest or neck, but the next model could be wireless.
In the initial experiment, ultrasound waves reached five and a half inches deep in the skin. In the second method, many ultrasound waves were thrown at different angles. Therefore the ultrasound of a large part of the body came to light. In this way, the sound waves pass through the blood vessels and reach the blood cells, then return to the sticker through the same path.
Consequently, the sound echoes from different parts of the body hide blood flow, blood pressure, tissue health, and heart conditions. This way the doctor can immediately detect any alarming changes in the heart and its veins.
It has been tested on many patients and has shown excellent results similar to conventional ultrasound. The consequences may differ depending on the performance of the common person, but the patch has no part in this chaos. However, clear instructions for affixing a sticker can yield better results. An innovative sticker can provide immediate awareness of stroke and heart disease.
In the next phase, Facebook is planning a large-scale teaching program and in this regard, the social media site collaborates with popular online course platform Coursera.
At the initial level, two new courses will be introduced including Marketing Analytics and Software development programs. Previously, Facebook has introduced a Social Media Marketing course which is still popular.
Facebook has said that we will provide technical skills to the students, which can easily be passed from one student to another. This program will depend on the speed of the learner but will last up to 20 weeks.
Facebook has also said that more job-oriented courses will be introduced, but will preferably offer courses that are in extraordinary demand. Facebook wants to reach out to people around the world who come from different backgrounds and income groups.
It is to be noted that Facebook has introduced certification scholarships for one lakh black students while during the pandemic 3000 more scholarships were awarded.
Earlier, Facebook had offered certification scholarships to 100,000 black students, while another 3,000 scholarships were provided in the Covid-19 epidemic. However, the Covid-19 Scholarship was offered to Facebook employees around the world. For new courses, priorities will be given to refugees, students from poor countries, and families of ex-soldiers.
Noting the importance of the new courses, Facebook said that according to the report of the World Economic Forum 2020, by 2025, half of the world’s employees will have to learn new courses in a rapidly changing context. That’s why Facebook has launched these two major programs with Coursera.
For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times a day with a lancet and then placing a drop of blood on a testing strip. However, Australian scientists now claim that they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva.
However, this latest test works by embedding an enzyme that detects glucose into a transistor that can then transmit the presence of glucose, according to Dr. Paul Dastoor, Professor at the University of Newcastle in Australia, who led the team that created it.
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Doctor Paul and his team ply this research and invented such bio-sensors, which identify the amount of glucose in saliva.
Through this test, more than 46 billion diabetic patients around the world will be free from the painful tests for examining glucose amounts in the body. It is to be noted that saliva has the same amount of glucose as in blood, although the idea of testing saliva for diabetic patients has emerged in recent years.
The project secured A$6.3 million in funding from the Australian government to establish a facility to produce the test kits should clinical trials be passed and will start working from this year and its first-ever consignment will be on the market in 2023.
According to Facebook, every day, people send more than 2.4 billion messages with emojis on Messenger. Emojis add color and vibrancy to Messenger chats all over the world, and people rely on them to say what words can’t.
On World Emoji Day, Facebook messenger has launched soundmojis. Soundmoji is a next-level emoji that send short sound clips in a Messenger chat, ranging from clapping, crickets, drumroll, and evil laughter, to audio clips from artists like Rebecca Black and favorite TV shows and movies.
To check out Soundmojis, head to your Messenger app, start a chat, tap the smiley face to open the expressions menu, and select the loudspeaker icon. From there, you can preview and send your favorite Soundmojis again and again.
Facebook is confident that this feature will upsurge its popularity. Users will be able to send soundmojis during chat and can be helpful in marketing. Facebook Messenger has launched an entire Soundmoji library to choose from, which will be updated regularly with new sound effects and famous sound bites.
Amidst strict health measures, only sixty thousand pilgrims were converging at Maidan-e-Arafat on Monday to perform the main ritual of Hajj “Waqoof-e-Arafat”. They listened to the sermon delivered from Masjid-e-Nimra and performed Dhuhr and Asr prayers together. Meanwhile, the annual ritual to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held at Masjid al-Haram on Monday.
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After sunset, they will perform the Maghrib and Isha prayers together and will leave for Muzdalifah where they will stay for a night. After offering Fajr Prayer at Muzdalfa, they will leave for Mina for the remaining Hajj rituals.
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This year pilgrims had to observe social distancing and wear face masks on Mount Arafat. Only 60,000 Saudi citizens and residents aged 18 to 65, who have been fully vaccinated or recovered from the virus and do not suffer from chronic diseases, were selected for the annual pilgrimage. Thousands of face-masked pilgrims performed the annual Hajj pilgrimage to atone for their sins, expressing hopes for peace and an end to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Researchers have found a way to make sure plastic waste doesn’t linger on our planet for long and actually splits and degrades in just a week when exposed to sunlight and oxygen.
According To the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed an eco-friendly plastic that decomposes in non-toxic materials, leaving behind zero environmentally damaging traces of plastic.
This adaptable plastic is made up of organic polymers and will remain in its original form until the sunlight contacts. When exposed to sunlight and oxygen, it starts reacting with oxygen present in the air and starts decomposing into harmless material. This whole process is completed within a week. In the process, it also releases a byproduct, naturally occurring succinic acid. However, researchers are of the belief that this can be reused commercially in pharmaceuticals or food.
With its unique molecular structure, this novel plastic won’t really be perfect for soda bottles or shopping bags as it remains stable only in the dark without oxygen.
it can be used in the making of electronics, smartphones, tablets, or desktop computers where it starts to decompose after being considered junk and result in lesser e-waste.
It is to be noted that every year used electronic appliances create tons of electronic waste. According to the United Nations report, the global E-waste monitor 2020, last year 5billion 36 million tons of E-waste has been produced which can’t be destroyed.
Researchers are working on ways to make this plastic usable. However, they state that commercial availability of this is still years away.
The research has been published in the Journal of American Society.
WhatsApp has added a new Archived box on the top of the screen, which could be annoying for a lot of people. Now, you might be wondering why WhatsApp has added it on the top. So the answer to that question is very simple. WhatsApp doesn’t want you to forget that you have archived some chats.
If you are seeing the Archived box on top of the screen, it means that all your archived chats will always remain hidden and you will never see a new message from archived chats. But you can always change that in the settings section after following a few simple steps.
Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your smartphone and tap on the Archived box, which is now located on top of the screen. WhatsApp will then open all your archived chats.
Step 2: Tap on the three-dotted icon. It is on the right of the “Archived” text. Tap again on “Archive settings.”
Step 3: Disable the “Keep Chats Archived” option. After disabling it, the Archived box will disappear from the top of the screen.
Disabling this option would mean that archived individual or group chats won’t stay archived when you receive a new message from that individual or group chat. If you want them to remain archived, then you shouldn’t disable the “Keep Chats Archived” option.
Veteran actress Sultana Zafar passed away in the USA last night. Miss Zafar lost the battle against life at the age of sixty-six. She used to run a boutique in America.
While not much is known yet about the circumstances of her death and the cause remains unknown, the news was confirmed by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Twitter.
“Another gem lost. Veteran Actress Sultana Zafar passed away in the USA. She was a big name in the Pakistani drama industry… May her soul rest in peace,” read the tweet.
Another gem lost. Veteran Actress Sultana Zafar passed away in USA. She was a big name in Pakistani drama industry. Sultana Zafar is known for drama serial Tanhaiyan, Akhri chattan.
Sultana Zafar was a legendry and veteran actress of Pakistan and was a big name in the Pakistani drama industry. The actress has worked in various prominent dramas and managed to gather worthy recognition through her projects. Her notable work was Tanhaiyyan, Uroosa, Akhri chattan, and many other TV drama serials. Sultana Zafar’s unique Hyderabadi style and language were loved by all.
May Allah bless her soul with eternal peace and grant her high ranks in Jannah. Ameen
Twitter always works on different features for better usage. Microblogging website Twitter has announced a new feature through which users can control their tweets and their replies. To minimize the reply on tweets, the microblogging website introduces this feature in 2020 in which they have made certain modifications.
Users before a tweet can choose who can reply to their tweets, hence they can permit a specific group of people to reply according to their preference.
In a blog, shared on Twitter, product management director Suzanne Xie stated that users will be given three options before tweet:
On opting for the first option, anyone is free to reply to tweets.
The second option will allow only the followers to reply.
And, the third option allows only mentioned or selective users to reply.
According to the blog, this feature is introduced to improve the conversation and to protect the tweets.
Linda was an animal rights trailblazer and devoted PETA supporter who never missed an opportunity to promote compassion for all sentient beings. Her legacy lives on through her family and the countless others who have been inspired by her passion for animals, including actor and PETA collaborator Alicia Silverstone. Linda McCartney’s Family Kitchen—filled with recipes that are as good for the soul as they are for animals and the planet—will inspire you to make kinder choices, too.
There’s no need to harm chickens and steal their eggs to make this sweet breakfast classic. Chickpea flour is used to thicken the batter that gives this toast its cinnamon-speckled crust, although you can also use all-purpose flour.
From the book: “Quick and easy, French toast was a favourite treat when we were children and we still love it today. Linda used the irresistible flavours of cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup in her recipe and, when topped with fruit for a burst of juiciness, this makes a really luxurious special breakfast. It’s the perfect way to use up slightly stale bread.”
From the book: “Gingerbread is a much-loved classic bake and this dairy-free version is wonderfully squidgy, sticky and satisfying. This is great just as it is or, when served with some plant-based vanilla ice cream, it makes a delightful dessert.”
Linda’s take on the savory British pie is made with vegan meatballs and flaky puff pastry.
From the book: “This is a totally gorgeous pie—bring this to the table and everyone will sigh with delight. And as we use ready-made vegan pastry and burgers or meatballs, it is easy to put together. The pastry is widely available but just check the ingredients label to make sure it is vegan. A bowl of green peas is the perfect accompaniment.”
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In an interview with the VosaTv program health talk, health expert Gauri Junnarkar explained the risk factors of diabetes and myths related to it.
According to Junnarkar, genetics, poor diet, unsanitary lifestyle and stress are the main elements for diabetes.
Regarding the question about myths and misconceptions, Junnarkar said that eating sweets and ice creams can’t be the only reason for diabetes. Along with an unbalanced diet, obesity, unhealthy lifestyle, genetics and stress are the main risk factors for diabetes.
In a query, concerning the symptoms of diabetes and the long-term complications of untreated diabetes, Junnarkar insisted on a yearly physical checkup that can identify diabetes in the initial stages.
If diabetes will remain untreated it has a long-term impact on internal organs. It can impact on eyes, nerves, kidneys, or heart. If it affects organs like the heart or kidney, mostly that can’t be treated or reversed back.
Arsalan Mamnoon, his son, told the media that his father had been hospitalized for the last two weeks to receive medical treatment for cancer.
He was diagnosed with cancer in February last year and was under treatment at a private hospital in the city for some days where he breathed his last, according to his former coordinator and PML-N Sindh’s additional secretary general Chaudhry Tariq.
According to PML-N Sindh Information Secretary Khawaja Tariq Nazir, the Funeral prayer of the former president will be offered at Sultan Masjid in Karachi’s DHA Phase-V on Thursday after Asr prayer. Subsequently, the burial will be held at the DHA Phase-VIII graveyard.
Hussain, a prominent politician belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was first appointed as Sindh governor prior to 1999’s military coup d’état.
Hussain served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September 2018. He had replaced Asif Ali Zardari and was succeeded by Arif Alvi.
Condolences poured in soon after the news broke out on social media. Politicians belonging to various parties expressed grief and condolences at the passing of the former president.
President Dr. Arif Alvi and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail expressed deep grief over the sad demise. While offering heartfelt condolences on the sad demise, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said,
“May Allah blesses his soul & give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss, Ameen.”
General Qamar Javed Bajwa, #COAS, expresses heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain. “May Allah bless his soul & give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss, Ameen”, COAS.
Expressing his deep shock and grief, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif called the former president an epitome of grace, humility, and nobility.
“Pakistan has lost a great public servant and PML-N an elderly statesman. My heartfelt condolences go to his family,” he wrote on his official handle.
Deeply shocked and grieved to hear that President Mamnoon Hussain has passed away. What an epitome of grace, humility & nobility he was! Pakistan has lost a great public servant and PMLN an elderly statesman. My hearfelt condolences go to his family!
— Shehbaz Sharif (القدس في العيون) (@CMShehbaz) July 14, 2021
PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz, while offering condolences to Hussain’s family, said he was a sincere man who served Pakistan with utmost sincerity.
سابق صدر پاکستان ممنون حسین صاحب کی وفات پر دِلی افسوس ہوا ہے۔ وہ ایک مخلص شخص تھے جنہوں نے پوری ایمانداری کے ساتھ پاکستان کی خدمت کی۔ اللہ تعالیٰ مرحوم کو جوارِ رحمت میں جگہ عطاء فرمائے۔ آمین pic.twitter.com/Uobq8C1NhI
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 14, 2021
Renowned Olympian and a member of Pakistan’s winning team in the 1994 Hockey World Cup, Naveed Alam, passed away at the age of 47, after a battle with cancer on Monday, his family said.
Alam, who was recently diagnosed with blood cancer, underwent chemotherapy in Lahore, after which his condition deteriorated. He was immediately moved to a hospital where he passed away.
Alam had also served as Pakistan’s hockey team manager at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Former player served as the head coach of Bangladesh national team and also worked as Director Domestic of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
PHF president Brigadier (Retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar, Secretary Olympian Asif Bajwa, and other former players expressed grief over the demise of Naveed Alam.
Despite being high-resolution cameras, WhatsApp users were not able to send their pictures in original quality. Consumers always complain about compressing video or image quality.
According to the WA Beta Info website, Whatsapp is working to resolve the concern and in near future, users will be able to send pictures in high resolution or according to their preference.
The website claims that the new version of WhatsApp will provide three options to choose for sending pictures:
AUTO will be the first option, opting this; the user will be able to send images in medium resolution and was also recommended by Whatsapp.
The second option is BEST QUALITY, in which users will be able to send images in their original resolution.
And the third option is DATA SAVER, which automatically reduces the resolution and saves data.
Whatsapp’s high-resolution feature is available for beta users only, although Whatsapp is still working on it, and in a little while all Whatsapp users will benefit from it.
According to the article published in Eureka Alert, Research conducted by Professor Paulo Barbosa de Freitas Júnior at Cruzeiro do Sul University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, can contribute to earlier diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, a disorder characterized by damage to peripheral nerves, with symptoms such as pain and paresthesia, mainly in the legs and feet.
Freitas and his group tested volunteers to measure the grip force exerted by diabetics with and without a diagnosis of neuropathy, as well as healthy subjects and developed a methodology that can be used to produce equipment for use in clinical practice.
In the study, the group measured the grip force in diabetic patients while they were holding and handling objects. The results were compared with data for healthy subjects and patients with other neurological diseases.
The test results showed that healthy volunteers used between 100% and 120% of the minimum force required to hold an object, whereas the force used by participants with neurological alterations was two and a half times to three times greater. Diabetics exert less force to hold an object than people with other diseases that affect the nervous system.
In the future, the innovation should help physicians diagnose the disorder rapidly and easily not long after the onset of initial symptoms of neuropathy in diabetics.
The 15th death anniversary of veteran literary scholar and poet Ahmad Shah Awan commonly known as Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi is being observed on Saturday.
Qasmi made a name for himself at a time when it was difficult to do so. His contemporaries were Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Krishan Chandra, and Ghulam Abbas.
Qasmi was also a known figure across the border in Bollywood. Poet and lyricist Gulzar thought of Qasmi as his teacher and wrote a poem dedicated to him.
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi passed away on July 10, 2006, at the age of 90 in Lahore. He was awarded the President’s Pride of Performance in 1968 and Pakistan’s highest civil honor, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, for literature.
