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Delaware judge rejects request to restore Musk's $56 billion Tesla payRenowned Human Biologist and Longevity Expert Gary Brecka Files $100M Defamation Claim Against Elena Cardone and Lawsuit Against Cardone Ventures in Response to Questionable Business PracticesLegendary spinner Harbhajan Singh paid a fitting tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh after the former prime minister passed away on Thursday night at 92 in AIIMS Delhi. The veteran Congress leader was admitted to AIIMS in Delhi after his health condition deteriorated at around 8:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). On the sudden death of renowned economist and former Prime Minister, Harbhajan Singh paid tribute on his 'X' (formerly Twitter), where he wrote an emotional message and shared a few photos with the late Manmohan Singh. Dr Manmohan Singh Dies: 'Visionary Leader and True Statesman', Yuvraj Singh Pays Fitting Tribute To Former Prime Minister On Politician's Passing Away . Harbhajan Singh Pays Tribute To Former PM Manmohan Singh Saddened by the news of sudden demise of former Prime Minister, a thorough gentleman, and a visionary leader, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji 💔💔What truly set him apart was his calm and steady leadership in times of crisis, his ability to navigate complex political landscapes, and his... pic.twitter.com/WKbjrnADJQ — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 26, 2024 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter (X), Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)The Crypto Crown Clash: Qubetics, Bitcoin, and Algorand Compete for Best Spot in November 2024
Trump's tariff threat a grim reminder of turbulent trade in first administrationManmohan Singh had joined a pre-medical course as his father wanted him to become a doctor but pulled out after a couple of months, losing interest in the subject, according to a book on the former prime minister by his daughter. Singh died here on Thursday night at the age of 92 after he had sudden loss of consciousness at home. In her book 'Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan', published in 2014, Daman Singh also said economics was a subject that appealed to him. She also wrote that her father was a funny man saying he had a good sense of humour. In April 1948, Singh was admitted to Khalsa College in Amritsar. "Since his father wanted him to become a doctor, he joined the two-year FSc course that would lead to further studies in medicine. After just a couple of months, he dropped out. He had lost interest in becoming a doctor. In fact, he had also lost interest in studying science," Daman wrote. "I didn't have the time to think,' the author, who based her book on conversations with her parents and hours spent in libraries and archives," quoted her father as saying. "I went and joined my father in his shop. I didn't like that either, because I was not treated as an equal. I was treated as an inferior person who ran errands – bringing water, bringing tea. Then I thought I must go back to college. And I entered Hindu College in September 1948," Singh was quoted as saying. Economics was a subject that appealed to him immediately. "I was always interested in issues of poverty, why some countries are poor, why others are rich. And I was told that economics is the subject which asks these questions," Singh told his daughter. While studying at Cambridge University, money was the only real problem that bothered Singh. "His tuition and living expenses came to about 600 pounds a year. The Panjab University scholarship gave him about 160 pounds. For the rest he had to depend on his father. Manmohan was careful to live very stingily. Subsidised meals in the dining hall were relatively cheap at two shillings sixpence," Daman wrote. She said her father never ate out, and seldom indulged in beer or wine yet he would be in crisis if money from home fell short or did not arrive on time. "When this happened, he skipped meals or got by on a sixpence bar of Cadbury’s chocolate," she said. He also asked a friend to lend him 25 pounds for two years but the friend could send only 3 pounds. Daman found her father a very funny man. "When in a reflective mood, he sat with an index finger perched on the side of his nose. He was completely helpless about the house and could neither boil an egg, nor switch on the television." He also had a sense of humour of sorts, she said. "This was evident when he was with friends, even if they were economists. It was comforting to know that he could laugh and crack jokes as well. With us, he rarely did either." "The lighter side of him liked to give nicknames to people. Unknown to them, one of our uncles was John Babu, another was Jewel Babu and a third - to commemorate his pointed turban - was Chunj Waley. My mother was Gurudev, and the three of us were Kick, Little Noan and Little Ram. Some of the other names he coined were less charitable," Daman wrote.
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Concerns have also been raised about the “renormalisation” of smoking. Dr Rachel O’Donnell, senior research fellow at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said restrictions on smoking in outdoor places can “reinforce” a message that smoking “isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do” and could also help smokers to kick the habit. In November, it emerged that the UK Government is to scrap plans to ban smoking in the gardens of pubs and restaurants in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” and it is not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs. But smoking and vaping could be banned in other public places in England – such as in playgrounds or outside of schools – under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. According to the World Health Organisation, there is no safe level of second-hand smoke exposure. In a briefing for journalists, Dr O’Donnell said decision-making “should be on the basis of all the evidence that’s available”. She added: “Any debate about legislation on smoking in outdoor settings shouldn’t only focus on air quality and second-hand smoke exposure levels, because the impacts of restrictions in outdoor settings are also evident on our social norms.” Smoke-free outdoor environments “reinforce smoke-free as the acceptable norm”, she said. “This, I think, is a critically important point at a time where in the media, over the last year, we’ve seen various reports and questions as to whether we might be on the cusp of renormalisation of smoking for various reasons, and so smoke-free public environments still have a critically important role to play. “If you reduce opportunities to smoke, it can also help individuals who smoke themselves to reduce the amount they smoke or to make a quit attempt.” Dr O’Donnell said visibility of tobacco products and smoking is a “form of marketing for tobacco companies” as she pointed to studies highlighting the increasing number of tobacco depictions on screen. She went on: “The more often young adults observe smoking around them, the more likely they are to believe that smoking is socially acceptable, which feeds back into this idea of renormalisation of smoking. “So, restrictions on smoking in outdoor public places have other positive knock-on effects, potentially for young people as well, just sending out that clear message that this isn’t a socially acceptable thing to do and see, and this could help to discourage smoking initiation among young people at quite a critical time.” On being exposed to second-hand smoke at work, she added: “I think sometimes when we think about exposure to second-hand smoke in outdoor settings, in pubs, in restaurants, we think about that sort of occasional customer exposure, the nuisance element of it when people are out enjoying a meal with friends, but we also need to be reminded that this is a repeated occupational exposure for those who are working in hospitality and serving drinks and food. “Now, as we’ve already seen, concentrations of second-hand smoke in these settings are generally low, and they’re likely to present a low risk to health for most healthy people. “But ... there’s no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, and so any individual with pre-existing heart, lung or respiratory conditions may be particularly vulnerable even to low levels of exposure. “We know that second-hand smoke is its known carcinogen, and on that basis those exposed in the hospitality sector have a right to be protected. “On that basis, there’s a need to protect them, as there is anybody in any workplace setting from second-hand smoke exposure in all areas of workplaces and spaces.” Sean Semple, professor of exposure science at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health, said: “I think that if I were a policy-maker, which I am not, then I would be looking at those occupational exposures as well. “I have asthma, if I was being occupationally exposed to SHS (second-hand smoke), and knowing that I was one of a very small number of workers now being legally exposed to SHS in the workplace, then I might not be very happy about that.” A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “As part of our 10 Year Health Plan we are shifting focus from sickness to prevention, including tackling the harms of smoking and passive smoking. “The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill is the biggest public health intervention in a generation and will put us on track towards a smoke-free UK.”Middle East latest: Israel bombs new central areas of Beirut
The Pope is dead. Now comes one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, the papal conclave, in which the Catholic College of Cardinals gather to elect a new pope and begin a new era of the Church. Not much is known about what goes on behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel when the conclave is in session, but Edward Berger’s film Conclave imagines the tension, bureaucracy, twists and turns that come when the most powerful leaders of the Catholic Church gather to vie for leadership. “We had quite a few political and religious advisors who took us behind those doors and said: ‘This is what we know about the Conclave’. Obviously, no Cardinal was speaking to us,” reveals Berger, who also directed All Quiet On The Western Front. “They spoke to us about other things, but once the door closed, they can’t reveal what’s going on there, the conversations. So we make those up, and we create a reality that is believable for us, and hopefully for the audience.” Tasked with the sacred duty of overseeing the conclave is Cardinal Lawrence, played by Ralph Fiennes. Known for roles such as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series and M in James Bond films Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time To Die, Fiennes says he was drawn to the role of Lawrence because of his “internal conflict”. Lawrence struggles with his conscience and doubts his own purpose, and we see him grapple with his faith and the role he plays in the Church, particularly as shocking revelations come to light and the cardinals tussle over the direction they believe the Church should take in its new era. Despite his piety and reverence, Cardinal Lawrence is brimming with a humanity that Fiennes enjoyed delving into. “I like characters that have some internal conflict. I think that’s always interesting,” says the 61-year-old actor of his role in a film that had its Irish premiere at the recent Cork International Film Festival. “And he is a man we understand. He’s a man who’s in a relatively powerful position, he’s a dean of the Vatican, and suddenly he’s responsible for the running of the conclave. But also, we know that he says... ‘I had hoped to go to a monastery’. So I think he has that conflict about wishing for a simpler, more monastic life, and sometimes in the whirligig of the world, I understand the impulse to go and be sequestered away in a more meditative way of life... “I think I had a foothold into that kind of dilemma, that someone like that might go through.” As the conclave begins, several front-runners emerge. Cardinal Bellini, played by Stanley Tucci, Cardinal Tremblay, played by John Lithgow, Cardinal Tedesco, played by Sergio Castellitto, and Cardinal Adeyemi of Nigeria, played by Lucian Msamati, who could become the first African pope in history, are all contenders – and each has his own agenda, as well as his own compromising secrets. “We look at the cardinals and we might think they’re pious men, they’re holy, and they’re studious men... This is what they dedicated their life to, and it’s a big dedication,” says Berger. “But underneath it, I think everyone is the same. We’re all fallible, we all sin, we all make mistakes... We all feel our shortcomings and know our shortcomings. And these cardinals too. “These cardinals all have phones, they vape, they smoke. The Pope ends up in a plastic body bag in the back of an ambulance and gets sort of jumbled around, like, all of us will end up there, you know. I wanted to bring that world down to us and make it feel like we could be in it. They’re just like us, and they’re as fallible as we are.” While being a film about ancient traditions, many of the issues that Conclave grapples with are noticeably pertinent to modern life. Based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, Conclave drip-feeds us a progressive series of secrets, scandals, machinations and manipulations, showing that not only are these holy men not always behaving in the most righteous of ways, but that they – like all of us – are driven by their personal desires and judgements, their longing to take the Church forward with more liberal ideas, or to return it to what they see as its former glory. “It’s always a pertinent theme to explore, but it just happens to coincide with where we are now,” notes The Hunger Games’ Stanley Tucci, 64, who plays a cardinal vying for the papacy with liberal views. “I mean, (when) Robert Harris wrote this book... Those movements were already in place, that moving to the far right. But now we’re reaching, not a pinnacle, but it’s getting stronger and stronger, that movement. So I think for that reason, the film is very timely... “Any institution, particularly one that is as ancient as the Catholic Church, so much of which is founded on, let’s say, hearsay, and ideas of Christianity, I think that there are always going to be those extreme factions, and those who want to move, perhaps, farther left in order to make the religion more relevant to people today.” By the story’s very nature, Conclave’s cast is full of impressive male actors. However, Berger’s film does not underestimate the impact of women in the Catholic Church, and the character of Sister Agnes, played by esteemed Italian actress Isabella Rossellini, 72, challenges the tradition that a woman’s voice has no place and no influence. “I’ve seen it in my life, often, that women that don’t speak or are submissive actually can have a lot of authority,” says Rossellini. “Not only the nuns – and I went to a nun school – but even models, models are supposed to be beautiful, be beautiful and shut up... But still, they can be very powerful. There is a way of exuding authority, and even a moral authority, even if you don’t have words. “That’s what I thought was the most attractive (part) of this character.”Hugh Grant ‘s career has entered what the actor himself coined the “freak show stage” of his career. From the oh-so-tiny Oompa Loompa in Wonka to the short-lived Edward Keplinger in The Regime , the seasoned British actor has departed from his romantic lead typecast. For his most recent leading role as Mr. Reed in Heretic , Grant traps two young Mormon missionaries in his basement game of faith and horror. Green-haired, dancing orange man aside, Mr. Reed is his most extreme role to date. Playing a man who traps women in cages is as large a departure as he can take, especially when his origins are largely rooted as charming leads in romantic comedies. And not just any romantic leads. Grant has starred in some of the most iconic romantic comedies: Edward Farris in Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility , William Thacker in Richard Curtis ‘ Notting Hill , Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral (the first of his three films with the famed romance director), David the Prime Minister in Curtis’ Love Actually . Essential to each of these roles, Grant’s charming smile and self-effacing mumble made him a heartthrob of the ’90s and ’00s. But a heartthrob is not exempt from their red flags. Like a wolf in a beloved Englishman’s clothing, Grant’s characters have always been more villainous than they appear. The actor’s breakthrough role as Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral marked him as good-looking and disarmingly likable. Charles flipped a leading man’s role on his head, appearing as non-threatening and passive, his true motives often taking a backseat to politeness. However, for the friend who forgets rings, arrives late, pursues a woman in a relationship, and abandons his fiancée at the altar, suave and shy are not necessarily the first words that come to mind. Perhaps his most cardinal sin of all was committed in Notting Hill . How did he allow Julia Roberts walk out the door to be ambushed by the paparazzi?! Without her pants?! On multiple occasions, when given the opportunity to profess his feelings to his own heartthrob Anna (played by the real-life movie star Roberts), William chose silence and inaction. He even rejected Anna’s own proposal to pursue the relationship legitimately after he had spent an entire year forlorn about what could have been. Never establishing a backbone to communicate properly with the women he truly loves has perhaps been a throughline of Grant’s romantic career. Even his casting as Edward Farris in the 1995 Sense and Sensibility fits the bill, the price of his inactions and omissions being paid by the woman who loved him most. His most meaningful encounter in the film, in my opinion, came far too late. In the final act, Elinor Dashwood ( Emma Thompson ) realized that Farris had been engaged to and then married a woman of higher society. This was the engagement that Farris had failed to mention during the entirety of their courtship. The man was shelling out his monogrammed kerchiefs left and right. Unforgivable! Lastly, Curtis’ 2003 holiday rom-com Love Actually follows the love stories of 10 different individuals and those in their lives. “Love” is used liberally as Grant is one of the many male characters engaging in inappropriate romantic relationships with his own employees. Grant plays David, the Prime Minister, who initially resists the urge to act on his attraction to a junior member of staff, Natalie ( Martine McCutcheon ). While he presents himself as a moral politician, looking down on the U.S. President ( Billy Bob Thornton ) for making his own advances on Natalie, David acts on his attraction in the end nonetheless. While the pair ends up in a public, seemingly unproblematic relationship (for now) by the end of the film, we can’t overlook their checkered origins. Looking back, Grant has actually always played the villain. We just weren’t looking hard enough. More Headlines:
Energea Launches Next-Gen Qi2-Certified Chargers For Smarter, Faster And Safer Power Media Outreach Newswire APACA new study links a shipwreck off the Kenyan coast of Ngomeni to be Vasco de Gama’s famed ship, the Sāo Jorge, from one of his many voyages through the Indian Ocean. The remains of the vessel were found near the Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013 – dated contemporaneously with 7 other Portuguese shipwrecks from this era and area. The Sāo Jorge sank in 1524. Once the identity is confirmed, this is going to be the earliest known European shipwreck in the Indian Ocean. Corroborating the Correct Ship “... we don't know for sure,” mused Filipe Castro, maritime archaeologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and lead author of the new study published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology . Their next step is to conduct an archaeological survey of the coral reefs stretching north from Malindi to Ras Ngomeni – 15 miles (25 kilometers) long. The ship is nestled amid the corals on the seabed, with timbers from the ship’s hull and frame unearthed in two archaeological trenches at the site. "I think this is a unique shipwreck. It is a treasure,” Castro told Live Science . Epic Voyage of Vasco da Gama Connected Europe to the East A Traveler Even After Death? The Two Tombs of Vasco da Gama The wreck lies about 488 meters (1,600 feet) off the coast of Malindi, Kenya, at a depth of about 20 feet. (Filipe Castro/ Journal of Maritime Archaeology ) In 2013, underwater archaeologist Caesar Bita from the National Museums of Kenya, made the find. He is now assisting the team with the current investigation. Bita also recovered copper ingots and elephant tusks from the submerged site. Kenyan authorities are interested in converting this area into an underwater museum. “Lying at shallow depths off the coast of Kenya , this ship is protected by the local population, who are part of this community archaeology project and who we intend to train so that they can monitor the finds and participate in their recording and analysis,” reported a press release by the Centre for Functional Ecology earlier this year. Did the Portuguese Have Secret Knowledge about Brazil Before the Treaty of Tordesillas? The Age of Discovery: A New World Dawns Proposed portrait of Vasco da Gama.. (Daniel VILLAFRUELA/ Public Domain ) Vasco and European Mercantilism: Portugal Sets Sail (and the Way)! Vasco De Gama , renowned for pioneering the maritime route from Europe into the Indian Ocean in 1497 by circumnavigating the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, set sail on his final voyage with 20 ships. The Sāo Jorge was one of the ships; the only other ship that could have sunk, and also from the same fleet, was possibly the Nossa Senhora de Graça, which sank in 1544. The wreck lies about 1,640 feet (500 meters) from the shore, at a depth of about 20 feet (6 meters). “Seeking to divert the trade in spices, cloth, and gold to their advantage – to the detriment of western Asia, Egypt, and Venice – the Portuguese rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, and the fleet, led by Vasco da Gama, using knowledge gained from Bartolomeu Dias’s expedition in 1487–1488 and maybe also Pero de Covilham’s journey in 1494, burst into the Indian Ocean,” writes ethnologist and historian Philippe Beaujard for the Cambridge University Press in 2019. The Portuguese had begun developing ships designed for war by 1518, called the galleon. The sailing ship had three or four masts, with mounted artillery having a 360o range, and build quality to create effective fortification against gales and storms. They received absolute permission from the papacy and the monarchy to set sail into the Indian and Pacific oceans. This model of shipping was quickly adopted by other mercantile powers in Europe, who added their own technological advancements to further advance colonial interests. Investigating the Wreck This groundbreaking project, led by a team of archaeologists from the HTC Maritime Archeology Laboratory, is supported by the National Museums of Kenya at the highest levels: Prof. Mary Gikungu, the Director-General, Edwin Abonyo, Chair of the Board, and Dr. Terer, Directorate of National Repository and Research, have all lent their expertise to the museum and excavation. “We will build a real model of the ship and allow people to come and learn about its history. Vasco da Gama is believed to have used this ship during his many trade missions to the East African coast. The aim of this excavation is to create a museum to illustrate the history of the East African coast as a trade route for the Romans, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabs,” explained Bita to Malindi Kenya . Top image: Vasco de Gama departing for India in 1497. Source: Roque Gameiro/ Public Domain By Sahir Pandey References Castro, F., Bita, C., Pissarra, J. et al. 2024. The Ngomeni Shipwreck and Portuguese Indian Route Ships . Journal of Maritime Archaeology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-024-09431-5 . Mendoza, N. 2024. New Study Links Kenyan Shipwreck to Vasco da Gama’s Last Voyage . Available at: https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/26/vasco-da-gama-kenya-shipwreck/ . Metcalfe, T. 2024. 'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage . Available at: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/it-is-a-treasure-wreck-off-kenyan-coast-may-be-from-vasco-da-gamas-final-voyage . Artifacts News Vasco da Gama Portuguese Indian Ocean Kenya Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese sailor and explorer who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries. Not only is da Gama a significant figure in the history of Portugal and Europe, but he is also an... The Age of Discovery (also known as the Age of Exploration) refers to an exciting era in European history when a number of extensive overseas voyages took place. This period lasted roughly from the... Vasco da Gama was a traveler and adventurer in the 15th century. However, his story did not end with his death. In fact, the afterlife of the explorer became an additional page in the history of the... A ship which was a part of the legendary Vasco da Gama’s Portuguese fleet that reached India has been found close to Al Hallaniyah island, near the coast of Oman. According to the Ministry of...
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