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Danish Raza

Amid extended uncertainty and

schedules and workflows gone awry,

you can’t be blamed for thinking this

just doesn’t feel like real life. Here are

some simple steps you can take to

ease the strain of life amid the pan-

demic.

Limit your scrolling: To judge by

Twitter, all signs point to the end of

the world. Your rational mind knows

this isn’t true; there have been other

pandemics. Use your screens to

spend time with family and friends;

set up play dates or chat sessions. But

log out of the minute-by-minute reac-

tions and over-reactions from those

not qualified to be projecting.

Pay close attention to what is caus-

ing you to feel anxious or distressed,

the World Health Organization has

advised, and log out or move on when

you encounter such opinions. Seek

information only from trusted sour-

ces, a fixed number of times a day,

and then move on to work, family,

taking care of loved ones.

Build a routine: Your usual work

schedule can’t ground you. Stepping

out feels stranger than staying

indoors, with streets empty and

shops closed. So make healthy meals

and exercise focal points in your day;

as also quality time with loved ones

spent talking about anything but the

pandemic. Incorporate at least a few

breathing exercises and a little medi-

tation too.

Routine itself is important because

it reassures the human brain, which

is programmed to view regular pat-

terns in its environment as a sort of

all-clear; and irregular or erratic pat-

terns as a prompt to keep scanning

the horizon for more stimuli that it

can interpret as threats or opportuni-

ties. Scrolling, for instance, in addi-

tion to the nature of the content itself,

creates cognitive dissonance by

exposing you to a constant stream of

new stimuli, putting your brain on

high alert — which is why it’s harder

to go to sleep right after you’ve read

through Twitter for a bit.

Play your favourite music:

There is a reason your favourite

music is so calming. The regular

rhythms of your favourite sounds

create what is called cognitive ease. It

tells your brain that things are, for

the moment, as they should be, and

that it can turn off its threat-vs-op-

portunity, fight-vs-flight scanner for

the moment.

Stay connected: It’s important in

times of unease or anxiety to tap into

your sense of belonging in ways that

are positive and productive. Being

connected reminds you that there are

other people invested in your well-

being, and that you are not alone in

this situation.

“My hunch is that teenagers will

find ways to connect with one

another online that are different

from how they’ve been doing it

before. But it’s not going to be a good

idea to have unfettered access either.

That may amplify your anxiety,” ado-

lescent psychologist Dr Lisa Damour

told Unicef while spelling out strate-

gies for teens facing a new normal. So

aim for balance, take it one day at a

time, and take care of yourself and

others.

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Steps to take if new routine hurts you

n While listening to your favourite music, the regular rhythms help create what is called cognitive ease SHUTTERSTOCK

WISE WORDS »Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll

start having positive results.

WILLIE NELSON

IN THE NEWS

NEW YORK: Teen climate-change fighterGreta Thunberg aimed her activism atthe coronavirus on Thursday, helpinglaunch a campaign with the UnitedNations to help protect children from thepandemic with the purchase ofsoap, masks and gloves.

Thunberg used funds shehas raised to combat climatechange to donate $200,000 tothe UN’s children’s agency,Unicef, as did the Danish anti-poverty group Human Act tokick off the campaign, Unicefannounced.

“Like the climate cri-sis, the coronavirus pan-demic is a child-rights

crisis,” Thunberg said in a statement.“It will affect all children, now and in

the long-term, but vulnerable groups willbe impacted the most.”

Children will be affected severely byfood shortages, strained health care

systems, violence and lost educa-tion caused by Covid-19, she said.

Also, as many as 66 millionadditional children could fall intoextreme poverty this year due tothe pandemic, adding to the esti-

mated 386 million children in diredestitution in 2019, the report said.

REUTERS

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BUENOS AIRES : Football legend Diego Mara-dona has asked the ‘Hand of God’ todeliver the world from the coronaviruspandemic and allow normal life toresume.

The World Cup winner referred to hishand-assisted goal in the 1986 World Cupafter Argentine football chiefs voted toend the current season as well as suspendrelegation, saving Maradona-managedbottom club Gimnasia from the drop.

“Today this happened to us and manypeople say it is a new Hand of God,” saidMaradona, alluding to his infamous goalagainst England.

“But today I’m asking for that hand toend this pandemic so people can go backto living their lives, healthy and happy.”

Then-Argentine captain Maradonaresponded to the controversy over hisgoal at the World Cup in Mexico by saying

“it was the Hand of God!”Argentina went on to beat England 2-1

in the quarter-final.On being thrown a lifeline by the sus-

pension of the season, he told Argentinedaily Clarin: “It’s not the ending we hadwanted, we were convinced we could saveourselves on the pitch.” AFP

Soccer great Maradona’s plea for ‘Hand of God’ to save pandemic-hit world

LONDON: One of the world’s largest lunarmeteorites goes on private sale at Chris-tie’s on Thursday, valued at 2 millionpounds ($2.49 million). The Moon rock,weighing over 13.5 kg, was probablystruck off the surface of the Moon by a col-lision with an asteroid or comet and thenshowered down on the Sahara desert.

Known as NWA 12691, it is thought tobe the fifth largest piece of the Moon everfound on earth. There is just 650 kg ofMoon rock known to be on Earth.

“The experience of holding a piece of

Own a piece of the Moon for just $2.5 mnanother world in your hands is somethingyou never forget,” said James Hyslop,Christie’s head of science and natural his-tory.

“It is an actual piece of the Moon. It isabout the size of a football, a bit moreoblong than that, larger than your head.”

Like many meteorites that are discov-ered, it was found in the Sahara by ananonymous finder after travelling some240,000 miles to Earth from the Moon. Itthen changed hands and was carefullystudied. REUTERS

n Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg AFP

WASHINGTON: A prehistoric opossum-sizedcritter dubbed the “crazy beast” thatinhabited Madagascar at the end of theage of dinosaurs is providing scientistsinsight into early mammalian evolutioneven as they scratch their heads over itsbewildering anatomy.

Researchers on Wednesday describedan exquisitely preserved fossil of theplant-eating mammal named Adalather-ium hui, which lived 66 million years agoduring the Cretaceous Period and superfi-cially resembled a badger with its longtorso and stubby tail.

Scientists had known precious littleabout southern hemisphere mammalsduring the Mesozoic Era, the age of dino-saurs, with the fossil record from thenorthern hemisphere much more exten-sive. REUTERS

‘Crazy beast’ of Madagascar sheds light on evolution of mammals

n Diego Maradona AP FILE

n The opossum-sized animal lived around 66 million years ago REUTERS

Guwahati , Assam

GRAFFITI TIME EVERYWHERE!Be it roads in Assam, Odisha or West Bengal, or even walls across continents like Africa and Europe, graffiti on the spiky SARS-CoV2 virus are seen every-where. To raise an awareness about the pandemic among the masses, makers of these artworks have added generous dollops of hope and humour.

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Solutions

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Place numbers intothe puzzle cells sothat each row andcolumn contains eachof the digits from 1 to 5. No number is to be repeated in any row orcolumn. Each bold-outlined cells contain a hint of a number and one of the mathematical sym-bols + x - /. The number is the result of the operation represent-ed by the symbol to the digits contained.

SUDOKU

SCRAMBLE

MATHDOKU

SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

MATHDOKU SOLUTION

SCRAMBLE Solution: Orate, limit, timely, myopic

Answer: A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality. -Pindar (11)

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Amrita Bharati Features

Solve the four anagrams andmove oneletter to eachsquare to form four ordinary words

Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.

MISSING LINKS

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of _. -Pindar (11)

Answer:

Draw lines to match the jigsaw pieces to their correct spaces in the picture

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n A view of Brazilian mural artist Eduardo Kobra's recent work titled Coexistence that shows children wearing face masks bearing symbolsof different religions near Sao Paulo, Brazil, amid the coronavirus outbreak AFP

MIND GAMES

JOINT PLEA FOR ALL

n Captain Tom Moore at his home in Marston Moretaine, England, on Wednesday AP

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METHODIn a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk.Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla.Spoon into individual serving dishes or glasses. Chill until serving.Garnish with whipped cream and serve chilled.

INGREDIENTS

Sugar -1 cup; Baking cocoa -1/2 cup; Cornstarch - 1/4 cup; Salt - 1/2 teaspoon; Milk - 4 cups; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract -2 teaspoons; Sweetened whipped cream (optional)

INGREDIENTS

Medium ripe but firm bananas 4; Wooden craft sticks 8; Finely chopped lightly salted peanuts 3 tsp; Good quality dark chocolate (60 to 70% cocoa solids), chopped about 170 gms

METHODPeel, then cut each banana in half cross-wise and insert a craft stick into each half.Place on a tray, cover with plastic wrap and put in the freezer for about 3 hours, until frozen.

Crush peanuts and place in a shallow dish or on a plate.Melt the chocolate in the top pan of a double boiler over slightly simmering water kept at the lowest possible heat, and stir the chocolate frequently.Make sure the water does not touch the bottom of the top pan.Pour the melted chocolate into a tall glass.Dip each frozen banana into the chocolate, turning it to coat, and immediately roll in the crushed peanuts.

Place on a tray covered in waxed paper.Serve immediately or wrap individually in plastic wrap or waxed paper and you can keep them in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CHOCOLATE COVERED

BANANA POPS

SUPPLIES

n Lace (from old clothes, pieces from decorations)

n Glue

n Scissors

n Terracotta / earthen pots

n Plant

METHOD

Measure the width of the flower pot and then cut lace accordingly into neat pieces to wrap around the body of the pot.

First, brush glue all over your pot and stick lace

with glue.

Brush an extra layer of glue over the top of the lace to seal.

Allow your pots to dry com-pletely before you use them.

Put a plant in and go green!

LACE

FLOWER

POT

MATERIAL

n Cotton yarn

n Glue

n Balloon

n Gloves, plastic container

n LED bulb and power supply

n Brush

n Water

METHOD

First, inflate a balloon to the desired shape.

Mix glue and water 1:1 ratio.

Put the yarn into the mixture. Making sure that the yarn is soaked with the glue mixture completely.

Then, wrap the balloon the yarn with the glue mixture.

Adjust to how thick you want the yarn ball to be.

Let it dry and harden for two days.

If the yarn still feels soft even after two days. Add a thick mixture of glue-water mixture to

the yarn by brushing it with a paint brush.

When everything feels tight enough, loosen up the balloon from the yarn ball, and then deflate the balloon. Push the balloon away from the yarn in case any yarn is still sticking to the balloon.

Insert the LED bulb to the power socket and then insert it to the yarn ball. And then.. light it up!

YARN BALL LIGHTS

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LONDON: Britain celebrated the 100thbirthday of the World War II vet-eran on Thursday whose stagger-ing fundraising efforts inspired thecountry during the depths of itscoronavirus outbreak.

Having served his country in thelast century, ‘Captain Tom’ Moorerecently thrust himself into thethick of Britain’s latest battle bydoing 100 laps of his garden andraising over $36 million for health-care workers treating coronaviruspatients.

His efforts and humility havepropelled him to iconic status, witha high-speed train named after himand all letters sent in the Britishpostal service this week carrying abirthday message. Planes from the

Royal Air Force, usually deployedfor World War II commemorativeevents, flew in his honour onThursday, when he celebrated hiscentury.

The pensioner from Yorkshire,northern England, has alsoreceived more than 125,000 birth-day cards from around the world,enough to fill the vast hall of hisgrandson Benjie’s school.

CHART TOPPER

The captain’s latest mission beganon April 6, with the target of raising£1,000 for groups linked to theNational Health Service as a thankyou for the treatment he receivedwhile suffering with cancer and abroken hip. He planned to raise themoney by completing 100 laps of his25-metre (yard) garden, asking forsponsorship online. But the gener-osity of the public far exceeded hishopes, and he received millionswithin days.

“I’m feeling fine, I hope you areall feeling fine too,” the formerengineer, who served in India andMyanmar, said after completinghis mission.

He now owns two world records:raising the most money ever doingan individual charity walk and theoldest person ever to get a numberone single in the UK charts. AFP

UK’s fundraising hero ‘Captain Tom’ turns 100

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The rainbow: Get on hands and knees on the floor, hands in line with shoulders and knees in line with hips. Stretch the right leg out towards the right; now swing it up and to the left and then up and back to the right so as to form an invisible arc. Return

to start position. Repeat for 20 seconds, then do the

same with the left leg.

YOUR DAILY WORKOUT

The inner-thigh muscles are crucial and harder to tone. Here are some workouts specifically for them.

Ballet kicks: Lie on your left side, resting your upper body on your left hand, with elbow bent at 90 degrees. Move your right leg in small

circles for a count of 10, keeping knees straight and right foot off the ground. Now do the same lying on your right side. Alternate between sides till you can do no more.

Squat pulses: Sit in a sumo squat position, legs wide apart. Bounce up and down in position for 10 counts and stand for quick relief. Do three reps.

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