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ASYMPTOMATIC mean? Know the right typing posture!

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or students, online classes along with homework study desk and chair at home, alleviate your laptop

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n asymptomatic and projects that have to be done on laptop or or IPad by putting some books under it.
What does

person may expe- Ipad, is the new normal. Constant

It's estimated 1 in 4 coronavirus carriers
could be Asymptomatic: Asymptomatic means
“showing no evidence of disease”—that is, not
showing any symptoms. In medicine, a symptom
is something that indicates a person has a dis-
ease. Fever, chills, cough, aches, and fatigue are
all common symptoms of flu and other viral
infections.
LET'S DANCE, GRANDMA!
D ancing with your grandma for 15
minutes a week ‘promotes posi-
tive feelings and improves her state
of mind’, a study claims. Dance Move-
ment Therapy (DMT) across the gen-
erations, complete with eye con-
tact, was found to promote posi-
tive feelings and boost mood
for the elderly. The grand-
parents reported an im-
proved state of mind,
happy memories and up-
lifted spirits. Dancing
has also previously
been linked to improved
muscle strength, balance
and endurance.
HOPE AND COPE
IMMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF CORONA!
U S President Don-
ald Trump an-
nounced from his
KNOW MORE
Twitter handle that
immigration will be
temporarily suspend-
ed in the country, in
the wake of rising
Covid-19 cases. On that
note, here’s more about The US admits about
the immigration status 1.1 million legal immi-
quo of US.
grants into the country
every year, more than any
WHAT'S STATUS ADJUST-
MENT? Is the process that other country. About
600,000 are new arrivals
one can use to apply for law-
ful permanent resident sta- and around 500,000 are
tus (also known as applying status adjustments
for a 'Green Card').
APP MAY WARN WHEN YOU COME IN
CONTACT WITH COVID-19 PATIENT
TECH BUZZ
S cientists are working
on an app that could let
people know if they have
come in contact with
someone who has tested
positive for COVID-19,
while protecting their pri-
vacy. The app uses Blue-
tooth-enabled cell phones
to notify a person.
rience symptoms
later, or they may never ap-
typing, however, can lead to backache
and neck pain. So, know how to
Use cushions
If you want to sit on your bed LEARN WITH
CELEBS
pear. During a disease out- type correctly so that you stay and work, keep a cushion on
break, an asymptomatic agile while studying from your lap as well as your
carrier of disease can still home during lockdown. back for proper support.
spread the disease and not Keep your device over
even realise it.
Use keyboard STAYING HEALTHY the cushion on your
lap.
But, what is with your laptop Keep switching
asystematic? Laptops are handy
but typing for long
positions
Asystematic means “not can be problematic Sitting for long
systematic” in the sense of because laptop’s hours can be really
“not specific to a system or screen and keyboard bad for your overall
set of organs” in the body. are attached to each health. So, even if GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL
It could be said that an other. To make this you sit in the correct
asystematic disease, for process easy, add an position, make sure
STUDIES WITH STEVE
example, is not confined to external keyboard or not to sit for long hours. BACKSHALL
just one system, such as monitor to the laptop.
the respiratory or diges- Invest in a stand Streamed at 9 30am, every
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room with naturalist and TV pre-
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answering all your questions.
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NEWS
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served for shoes of the cian Carol Vorderman has opened
faithful, are loaded with up her incredible maths website
pasta packages, oil bot-
‘The Maths Factor’ to the public,
tles, biscuits — like a su-
permarket. But they giving free access to 4-12 year
aren’t for sale. Instead olds for the lockdown period.
they are destined for the
needy, hit by the coron-
avirus pandemic. The SCIENCE WITH MADDIE MOATE
Imam of the Dedeman mosque came up with this idea of reach- AND GREG FOOT
ECONOMY ing out to the poor via the place of worship.
Streamed 11am, on YouTube
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into negative territory for the first time in history at -$37/bar-
rel and Brent, the benchmark for two-thirds of the global oil trade, C ricket Australia has approached
supermarket giant and one of
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industry scurrying for cover. with temporary jobs for its staff laid
off until the end of June due to a fi-
nancial crunch caused by the coro- DANCE WITH OTI MABUSE
WILL FLORIDA BE LOST TO navirus pandemic. Crick-
Streamed at 11.30am, daily
SPORTS et Australia is currently
CLIMATE CRISIS ENVIRONMENT not eligible for the federal Oti Mabuse is bringing some magic
govt’s JobKeeper support program
having lost no major revenue to your living room every morning
streams from cancelled matches. with her free daily livestreams
where she and Marius Lepure will
be teaching you how to dance like
a pro in just half an hour. Each day
has a different theme!
COVID-19: 'HERD
FOOD TECH WITH JAMIE OLIVER
IMMUNITY' STRATE-
Streamed at 5.30pm, daily
GY COULD WORK
Chef Jamie Oliver is
T he herd immunity strate-
gy, which would allow a
majority of the population to
releasing new episodes
of his ‘Keep Cooking
F ew places on the planet are more at risk from the climate cri-
sis than south Florida, where more than 8 million residents
are affected by the convergence of almost every modern envi-
gain resistance to the virus by
becoming infected and then
recovering, could result
and Carry On’ series
on YouTube, focus-
ronmental challenge – from rising seas to contaminated drink- in less economic devas- ing on how to make
ing water, more frequent and powerful hurricanes, coastal ero- tation and human suf-
POLICIES the most of what
sion, flooding and vanishing wildlife and habitat. If scientists are fering than restrictive lockdowns designed to stop the virus’s you've already
right, the lower third of the state will be underwater by the end spread. This is what a number of experts have begun to argue
of the century. in the nation of 1.3 billion people.
got.

No plans to push 'Guardians of the

exercises
Best I
n these times, many pet
parents would have been
introduced to
"zoomies". Yes, this is when
your pet runs around the
the
Here are some activities
you can safely undertake
with your dog, regardless of
age or breed, during the lock-
down, suggested by Pet serv-
ly. Take a treat or a small ball
along with 3 upside down
cups. Put the treat under one
cup and then move them
around and see if your pet
Galaxy 3,' 'The Suicide Squad'
TO KEEP YOUR house in a fit of craze, so to
speak, and then collapse on
their belly's to take a
ices' aggregator PetKonnect's
Devanshi Shah.
can find the cup with the
treat. release dates: James Gunn

PETS FIT
breather! Seen more in pups,
than older pets, this is your
furry friend burning off ex-
tra, pent up energy. It is a sign
that you need to get more in-
volved in making their day
more active.
Photo: Getty images
OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW HIDE-AND-SEEK: You can
TRICKS: A simple trick like train your dog to play this in-
shaking hands is an easy way
to start. You can also get your
pet to perform more impres-
sive tasks like jumping
through hoops, chasing bub-
bles or shaking to music with
a little patience. Getting your
pet to be obedient to verbal
commands is the first step in
teaching your dog a slew of
tricks that can be mastered
for life.
OBEDIENCE AND MENTAL
GAMES: Practising recall, re-
trieving, and reinforcing ba-
sic commands offers mental
stimulation, as well as exer-
cise. You can also teach your
dog fun new tricks. You can
introduce new games that
challenge your pup mental-
door game by awarding them
with a little treat when they
find you.
DIY TOYS: Heard about Do-It-
Yourself (DIY) toys? If your
pet is looking bored, nothing
like a new toy to cheer it up!
Do you have an old pair of
socks? You can stuff a water
bottle inside the sock. Tie
both ends of the sock with a
twine but for longer use its
best to hem both ends of the
sock.
INDOOR-FETCH: We do warn
pet parents about breaking
things in the house.Your dog-
go may get very excited and
run right through your
favourite coffee mug.
F
ilmmaker James
Gunn recently re-
vealed that neither of
his upcoming movie -
‘Guardians of the Galaxy,
Vol 3’ nor ‘The Suicide
Squad’ will be affected by
delays due to the coron-
avirus crisis. One of the di-
rector’s fans in a question-
answer session on Twitter
asked about the possibilities
of pushing ahead ‘Guardians of the Galaxy
vol 3’, to which Gunn replied: “Right now
the plans with Vol 3 are also exactly the same
as they were before coronavirus.” In anoth-
er reply, the 53-year-old said: “Right now
there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad re-
lease date to move. We are on or ahead of
schedule. We were extremely fortunate to
wrap shooting & set up editing from our
homes (due to a post-production team & stu-
dio with foresight) before quarantine.”
 02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”
GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET

ACTIVITY
FUN-ZONE
S.F. AND COMIC KIDS
Answer each of these
questions on
Shakespeare’s ‘The
Merchant of Venice’—
Act III, by choosing
correctly from the
four options.

1 CURRICULUM EXERCISES
Where, according to the

3
In which city, according to A. affections B. dimensions C.
song we hear in Scene 2,
Tubal, does Jessica spend emotions D. passions Q3. Identify the following:
does ‘fancy’ die? Q1. What are corals and coral reefs?
fourscore ducats?
A. casket B. cavern C. court- Q2. Fill in the blanks:

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A. Venice B. Genoa C. Padua D. Barbary, England, India,
room D. cradle A. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and
Milan Lisbon, Mexico. Which one
globes are ____.
is missing from Bassanio’s

2
Who is described as ‘one in B. The habitats valuable for commercially har-

4
Which of the following list?
whom the ancient Roman vested species are called ____.
finds no mention in A. Aleppo B. Cyprus C. Sicily D.
honour’ most appears?
Shylock’s ‘Hath not a Jew’ Tripolis Answer: (1) Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held
A. Antonio B. Bassanio C. together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from
speech?
Gratiano D. Lorenzo stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Corals belong to the
class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea
Answers 1) D. cradle 2) A. Antonio 3) B. Genoa 4) C. emotions 5) D. Tripolis anemones and jellyfish. (2) A) geographic grids B) sea grass bed (3)
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Suryakumari Dennison, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

Word
Quiz time WUZZLES
associated with which reaction to her
KNOWLEDGE BANK federation? Wise selection for the
tournament ranged
A. Worldwide Business
Romanesco Q.1) Who was recently
conferred with the CII's 'Quality Federation stupefaction: (n) the
from stupefaction to
state of being scorn in the
Also known as Broccolo B. Singapore Business
Ratna' award? stupefied; stupor. neighbourhood.
Romanesco, it’s an edible Federation  There was no end to
VEGETABLE A. Sarath Babu B. Nita Ambani Overwhelming
flower bud C. International Shooting Sports amazement. the surprise gifts
C. Azim Premji D. Suresh Krishna
of the species Brassica oleracea. Federation Angela got from her
It has a crunchy texture and Q.2) When is Constitution Day in D. World Darts Federation Synonymous words: family when she came
nutty taste. When compared to a India celebrated? amazement, first in class.
Q.4) Which city organised the bewilderment,  David’s bewilder-
regular cauliflower, its form is A. November 26 B. November 28
10th Commonwealth Youth perplexity, stupor, ment knew no bounds
C. November 16
fractal in nature, with the Parliament? surprise, wonder, etc. when his friends
D. November 6
branched stems making up a log- A. Mumbai B. New Delhi stopped talking to him
arithmic spiral. The number of spirals on the head Q.3) Golden Target award is C. Kolkata D. Chennai Examples:  The all of a sudden.
of Romanesco is a Fibonacci number! This veggie A N S W E R S
has been grown in Italy since the 16th century.
1. D) Suresh Krishna 2. A) November 26 3. C) International Shooting Sports Federation
4. B) New Delhi FAMILY CIRCUS

GARFIELD

IDIOM OF THE DAY

➤ FINDING YOUR FEET
Meaning: To become more comfortable in
whatever you are doing

Remove corona or
corona removes! Students salute Students pay tribute to Covid warriors
courageous health workers S
tudents of Children's
Academy, Bani Park
izens.
The students prepared
The students
Expressed their heart- handmade cards, e cards, e prepared handmade
All was being so normal, cards, e cards, e
felt gratitude towards the posters and wrote articles
From the national to international. prime minister, doctors, for the people who are work- posters and wrote

I
Many plans were ready for the new year, n times of panic and fear, the doctors nurses and policemen who ing for our wellbeing. They
articles for the people
Beside this there was something very weird. have protected us and our country have strived tirelessly also abide by the guidelines
putting in innumerable hours of hard round the clock for our well- stated by our Prime Minis- who are working for
After some time people came to know, work to rid us of this pandemic. The stu- being and safety of the cit- ter. our wellbeing.
About the disease which was in rapid grow. dents of India International School,
Initially was CORONAVIRUS aka COVID-19, M a n s a r ova r
School

Silent pleas of an
Which has still no vaccine. expressed their
People got more aware about the hygiene,
gratitude to all
the doctors,
expressed their
Went for isolation and self quarantine. nurses, health gratitude to all the
But the quantity of patients went so high, workers, for doctors, nurses,

introvert mind
keeping our health workers, for
That has left everyone in the sad sigh. lives at first
But the cooperation from around is so true, and their own keeping our lives
Providing best like 'Janta Curfew'. at second. at first and their
own at second.
I
We are a team and we have to be, While un- n the world's narrow,
derstanding rigid square, there isn't
To remove this virus and be corona free. their duty as any cor ner for the in-
Then will come to say by corona, global citizens, the students supported trovert's solace. We live in
And make the world free from this trauma. and appreciated those who are working a world widely dominated
for us in such situation. They are also by the outspoken and out-
Kriti Gupta, X, St. Edmund's School, running awareness drives through dig- going, the assertive and af-
ital platforms. fable. A world where, every
Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur step of the way, extrover-

BUDDING ARTIST
sion is forced upon us. A
world that has failed the shy
and reserved, refusing to
recognize them for their in-
tellect, creativity and ideas.
Schools promote group
learning from a small age
and colleges openly admit
to accepting only the out-
spoken and 'smart'. To
Gaurav, them, it's not just a brain
and intellect that matters
V- A, Army Public but the ability to sell an
School, idea that really counts. All In the current situation, trovert. Yet, if nurtured
this makes the life of a we see little use for the bril- under the right stimulus,
Military Area silent, introverted child liant introvert. As a result, an introverted child can
quite difficult. Parents im- most introverts have a fear grow up to be confident and
plore you to be more par- of public speaking, and are thrive at life.
ticipative, teachers con- often more likely to suffer
stantly complain about how from psychological issues
Arunima Pandey, XII,
you don't live up to your po- such as anxiety, depression
tential and peers make you and inferiority complex, as Jayshree Periwal High
the centre of their ridicule. compared to the average ex- School, Vaishali Nagar