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‘BIRD BOX 2' MOVIE INDEVELOPMENT

Actress San-dra Bul-l o c k ' s

‘Bird Box’ , basedon author JoshMalerman's novelwith the samename, is set to geta sequel. Maler-man made the rev-elation about thesequel, ahead ofthe release ofhis second bookin the Bird Box series. Titled, Malorie ,after the character, Bullock brought tolife in the movie, the new novel picks upwhere the original book/movie left off.

➥ ’Bird Box’, which released in2018, was a runaway hit forNetflix. Eric Heisserer hadpenned the screenplay of thepost-apocalyptic horror thrillerdirected by Susanne Bier

➥ The story followed Bullock'sMalorie Hayes, who navigatesthe dangers of a post-apocalyp-tic world, while trying to keepherself and her two children safefrom creatures, with the abilityto make a person kill themselveson sight

➥ Netflix has not made any offi-cial announcement regarding‘Bird Box 2

ENTERTAINMENT

The number ofsuper-rich

people contin-ues to grow, despite

the economic impactof the coronavirus

crisis, and globallockdowns

Jeff Bezos, theworld’s richestperson and the

founder of Amazon,has seen his fortune

swell by $75bn so farthis year, to a record

$189bn

There are morethan 500,000people in the

world, classed as‘ultra-wealthy’,

with fortunes ofmore than $30mn

It means thatthere are

more ultra-wealthy people

around the worldthan the popula-tions of Iceland,Malta or Belize

1 2 3 4

Global super-rich call for wealthy to face CORONAVIRUS TAM

ore than 80 mil-lionaires haveurged govern-ments around

the world to tax the super-wealthy much more to helpfund the global recovery fromthe coronavirus outbreak.

In an open letter, thegroup calling themselves,"Millionaires for Humanity",said, they should be taxedhigher, "immediately, sub-stantially and permanently.Signatories included Ben andJerry's ice cream co-founderJerry Greenfield, screen-writer Richard Curtis andfilmmaker Abigail Disney. USentrepreneur Sidney Topoland New Zealand retailer

Stephen Tindall alsosigned."As Covid-19 strikesthe world, millionaires like

us have a critical role to playin healing our world," the let-ter read.

1 As countries scramble torespond to the economicimpact of the global

pandemic, some havealready mooted intro-ducing higher taxes

2 In the UUKK, the Institute ofFiscal Studies

think-tank has said that highertaxes were inevitable for many,not just the super-wealthy

3 Earlier this month,SSppaanniisshh Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez indicated

that his government mayintroduce higher taxes;RRuussssiiaa also plans to tar-get higher earners

4 SSaauuddii AArraabbiiaa hasincreased sales taxto offset the reper-

cussions of the virus, and a slumpin the oil prices

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The sequel novel, ‘Malorie’is set to release on July 21

MAN CITY ESCAPE TWO-YEAREUROPEAN FOOTBALL BAN

Manchester City have won their appeal in theCourt of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overalleged financial fair play (FFP) violations,

and are free to play in the UEFA Champions Leaguenext season, it was announced on Monday. UEFA hadbanned City from European competitions early thisyear. An initial fine of 30 million Euros (`255.1 crore)was also reduced to 10 million.Euros.

Malala Fund, the non-profit organisationfounded by the famous

Pakistani activist, MalalaYousafzai and her father Zi-auddin Yousafzai, is coming upwith an anthology on girls, whohave bravely fought oppres-sion.Yet unnamed, the book willbe published by HarperCollins.To be edited by Tess Thomas,editor of the Assembly, the bookwill feature personal essays bythe girls around the world, whotalk about their fight for edu-cation and equality. TNN

1The FFP regulations are designedto stop clubs running up big losses through

spending on players. They also ensure that spon-sorship deals are based on their real marketvalue — and not ways for owners to pump cashinto a club to get around the rules.

2City were accused of deliberately inflatingthe value of income from sponsors with links

to its owners, Sheikh Mansour’s Abu DhabiUnited Group, to avoid falling foul of FFP regula-tions between 2012 and 2016

An app that can help childrenturn into storytellers

Two budding entre-preneurs SunderRaman and Aditya

Jaishankar are all set tolaunch a storytellingapp— the MaPa Storythat would build the nextgeneration of story-tellers. Named after theoriginal storytellers to the kids—mom and dad,the app is not just about listening to stories, but isalso interactive, and activity-based, the team said.

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OBJECTIVES OF MAPA APP

To build the next generation ofstorytellers by enabling kids tobecome storytellers.To encourage kids to be moreexpressive through the modes ofstorytelling The MaPa team is also workingon other game-changing participa-tory activities, like learning basedon school curriculum, in theform of stories

TECH

MEAL TIMINGS are as important as the food you eat

WHYHEALTH AND FITNESS

I f you have been believingthat the only two parame-ters to good health is a

balanced diet and workoutroutine, think again. There isanother important factor thatoften goes unnoticed. Yes, weare talking about meal timingsOur body requires discipline tobe healthy, and the time inter-val at which you have yourmeal, are as important as thefood you eat. Here are threereasons why meal timings areimportant...

IT REGULATES OURBODY CYCLERight nutrients, good sleepcycle, and disciplined mealtimings are all the forcesthat are in our control andwe must make sure to main-tain them. It's through thesehabits that the body getsused to a cyclic rhythm.Thus, it's very important tobe disciplined with allyour meal timings, inorder to maintain thatrhythm of the body

BOOSTS METABOLISMThe time at which you eat yourfood also determines yourmetabolism. When we get up inthe morning, our metabolism isat its highest. If you do not fuelyour body at this time, yourbody will not be able to sustainthe metabolic rate. As the daypasses, your metabolism slows

down. Thus, it is impor-tant to have your

dinner latestby 8 pm foreasy digestion

HELPS IN DETOXIFICATIONOF THE BODYYour body receives a lot of thingswhen you eat food. Detoxification isdone by the liver and is an importantactivity. Your meal timings canimpact this activity. When you eat ameal at 10 pm, or later than that or close to your bedtime, it puts pressure on your body, as the liver does the detoxifi-cation process, when yousleep. Thus, in order to notdisturb the detoxificationprocess, you should eat yourdinner on time

THE IDEAL GAPBETWEEN BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER

Your body takes 3-4 hours to digest ameal properly. Thus, the gap between twomeals should not be more than fourhours. A gap longer than this can lead toacidity. You must eat snacks and fruits inbetween the meal. You should have at

least two snacksbetween your breakfast,lunch and dinner

How much do you know about DRS?1) In which year was theDRS introduced for thefirst time in a Testmatch?

a) 2008b) 2009c) 2012

2) What sign is

used by the team to optfor DRS?a) V b) T c) O

3) How many times cana team avail the DRS ina Test match?a) 3 b) 1 c) 2

ANSWERS: 1 a) 2) b) 3) C)

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Cricket legendSachin Tendulkarhas said that the In-ternational Crick-

et Council (ICC) should con-sider doing away with theprovision to stick with theumpire’s call, when a teamasks for a review for anLBW decision. Tendulkarsaid that the decision shouldbe entirely dependent uponwhat the technology shows,if it is being brought into thegame.“Since the team or thebatsman is unhappy withthe onfield decision, the mat-ter is referred to the thirdumpire; so, let the technolo-gy take over—just like intennis, either in or out, noth-ing in between. Once youhave decided to use tech-nology, you should rely onit,” he tweeted.

WHAT IS DRS? Decision Re-view System (DRS) is atechnology-based sys-tem used in cricket to as-sist the match officialstake decisions on certainon field settlementHOW DO TEAMS OPT FOR IT?The fielding captain orthe batsman, who hasbeen given out by the on-field umpire, has the op-tion to seek DRS, within15 seconds, after the de-cision has been given.WHAT IS UMPIRE’S CALL? Itallows the onfield um-pires to give the bats-man the benefit ofdoubt, with regard tomarginal LBW calls, incase of an inconclusivetechnological evidence

Tendulkar bats for doing away with

‘UMPIRE’S CALL’ IN DRSMalala Fund to

release an anthology on girlsfighting oppression

CBSE CLASS XRESULTS DECLARED,

91.46%STUDENTS PASS

The result is as permy expectationsand I am on the topof the world, as myhard work has paidoff. I never studied formore than 4 hours, but I was regu-lar in my studies right from thebeginning of the year. I studiedNCERT textbooks thoroughly andsolved all CBSE sample papers

TOPPERS’ STORY

SCORE: 99.8 %

PRACHI JINDAL,DPS, Ahmedabad

I am very happywith my result. Myparents and rela-tives are alsothrilled. Thoughthere is always a scopefor improvement, I am satisfiedand relieved with the marks I got.I took Boards very seriously andworked hard for it and was con-sistent in my exam preparation.

SCORE: 95.4%

ADITI MEHRA,DPS, sector 45, Gurgaon

Unbelievable! I amhighly grateful toall my teachersfor their guidanceand support tomake my dreams cometrue. Hardwork and perseverancehas come a long way

SCORE: 98 %

ADEEB AHMAD,The LPC, Lucknow

G irls outshone boys yet againin the class X exam results,which were announced by

the Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) on Wednesday,recording a pass percentage of91.46. There has been a marginalincrease of 0.36 per cent in the passpercentage as against last year. Theresults were also sent to the students through SMS and email.

St. Angel’s SchoolGurugram, Haryana

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Could the move to onlinelearning be the cata-lyst to create a new,more effectivemethod of educating

students? While some worry thatthe paradigmatic shift may havehindered this goal, others plan tomake e-learning part of their ‘newnormal’ after experiencing the ben-efits first-hand

E-Learning is flexible, afford-able and it saved the day. Studentscan study at their own pace andsometimes in their own time. How-ever, the long screen hours, continu-ous classes and lack of human touchare colossal disadvantages which canfracture the learning curve. Thenhow to restore that balance in theirlives, bring that surge of joy or kin-dle that fire of participation and com-petition or further still, how to helpthem glide through the challenges?No one can deny that the new modelhas its own challenges and to bridlethem for young minds should be thenext big thing in our mind.

Technology is catering to theirmind, not the heart. The values offriendship, sharing, empathy, team

bondingmight suffer a back-

lash. To build a sustainable en-vironment we need to offer themactivities that bond them to nature,bring them closer to family and fos-ters a love for arts.

We need to find out from them,how do their lives look like now, andhow can learning complement

rather thancomplicate their new re-

ality? We teach students and weneed to listen to them in order to de-sign around their capacities.

As educators, while we grapplewith the new ways of communi-cating with our students away fromour classrooms, it is the time to fo-cus on skill-based education, rewardcreativity, original thinking, re-search and innovation, personal-ize education as one size does not

fit all: on the redefine the pur-pose of education.

In this VUCA world, thereis nothing as ‘I’ but only ‘We.’Team spirit should always behigh, and one should takeeveryone together without anydiscrimination. Childrengrow up be tomorrow’s em-ployees, entrepreneurs, busi-ness leaders, policymakers.Therefore, giving them theright education when theyare young is key to im-pacting the future andcreating a world wherenature and humans

thrive together.The students on their

part should focus on un-locking the locks withinthemselves by nourish-ing their mind, body andsoul, meditate to nur-ture their mind & souland practice yoga forphysical wellness.

LATESH CHAUDHRY,

principal, Lancer

Convent School, Rohini

CHALLENGES FACEDBY CHILDREN FOLLOWING SHIFTING OFPHYSICAL CLASSES TO VIRTUAL MODE

02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET SCHOOL IS COOL

UTKARSH KHERWAL, XI, HAPPY SCHOOL,DARYAGANJ

AVTAR SINGH, XI, GURU NANAKPUBLIC, PUNJABI BAGH

Stressing on Mentalhealth awareness

BE POSITIVEIt creates a lot of fuss,As these are the days of coronavirus.It resulted in many deaths,And many were panic stricken,

But no one went to its reason andits depth.Soon, the rate of death increased,Creating trouble in our ease.The mind was stuck,And lockdown was the only waywhich was good for everyone’s luck.Thinking of the population of 136crore,Lockdown extendedwith one Modi’s roar.Everyone thoughtof its negative,And everyoneforgets that it’sa way towardspositive.As everybody

next day woke,A new zeal and a new enthusiasmarose,Sky is no longer thick with fumes,Air bought freshness to doors andto our rooms. Chirping of birds are once againheard,With no people and no dirt on theroad.All over the world, the people arewaking up to a new reality,Everyone now see their neighbourswith a new mentality.

Almost everything isslowing down and reflect-ing,Lockdown is testing the con-trol ,we are possessing,There is stress , there is isola-tion,No one questioned much,As everybody has good internetconnection.Many got rest from their busy times,And the whole world went intoQUARANTINE.Sometimes life is tricky,Sometimes things go wrong,

Life also posses someglitches,

But always focuson the positives.These are ups

and downs oflife,

Never worry,But be ready tofight.

Life is not always same,We will be free of QUARANTINE,As good things take time.Develop a positive attitude,And forget this horrible solitude.This is God’s creation,Just be patient,Pave the way for yourself becausepositives are always hidden...Because positives are always hid-den....KRRISH CHUGH, XI,Bharti Public School

Swasthya Vihar

In order to understand thevarious concerns andchallenges related toCyber Crime and how to

protect oneself frombecoming a victim, an

online session on‘Cyber Safety’ was

conducted by ITDepartment

Teachers for theteachers of Gyan

Devi Public SchoolSenior Secondary,

Sector – 17, Gurgaon.The resource

person com-menced the ses-

sion with anintroduction and

explained the impact of technology onadults and children. She explained variousterms such as Data tampering, Spoofing,Phishing, hacking. Through a PowerPoint

presentation, she guided onhow to be safe and secure

while being online andalso talked about the

penalty and punish-ment one has tobear for committingcyber-crimes, underthe Indian CyberLaw.

The session cre-ated awareness for theteachers for the needto exercise caution

while usingtechnology.

In such a scenario, where the Coro-navirus pandemic is pushing peo-ple into a mental health crisis andthere is a steep rise in cases of de-

pression, keeping this in view, an in-teractive online workshop on “MentalHealth - Our Priority” was conductedfor the teachers by Principal Anita Gau-tam of DAVPS, Sec 14, Faridabad.

Principal Gautam began talkingabout several challenges being faced byteachers during the ongoing Covid-19outbreak such as the closure of schools,virtual teaching, lack of resources,no preparedness, increase in work-load, no domestic help, parents’ ex-pectations, scene of confusion anduncertainty.

Through questionnaires, sto-ry-telling and case studies, sheinvolved all the participants tak-ing their valuable suggestionsand feedback about students’multifarious behavioural prob-lems and their judicious solutions.She also urged the entire teaching

fraternity to re-invent themselves, tobe more friendly with the students, tobe their role models, as every teacheris a counsellor first. She elaborated ontips about how to protect one’s mentalhealth by managing stress diligentlyand by practising stress- management.

Books and bibliophiles world

Manav Sthali Schoolunder the guardian-ship of its Directorand Founder Prin-

cipal Mamta V Bhatnagar, an eBook Week of its own kind wasorganized by Dipti A Bhatnagar.Each child of the school wasasked to read a book during themonth and to participate in ac-tivities based on his reading.Stories and Books were hand-picked to add on to the knowl-edge of the child and to makehim learn values.

Like in Primary they readNeedle Tree, The Hon-

est Woodcutter,The Lion andthe Fox, The RedHen, The Mixedup Chameleonand various otherstories conveying amessage to becontent, not tobe greedy, be

naive, generousand good to others. In

middle they were asked to readstories of Ruskin Bond, HarryPotter Books and the Classics likeAlice in the Wonderland. Auto-biographies and Biographieswere also picked up to reaffirmthe faith in ones abilities andlearn how to wade through therough weathers. Volunteers ofclasses XI and XII were attachedin to assist the librarian AchlaSahay and Primary CoordinatorNeha Khanna to conduct virtualmeetings and take rehearsals for

their role plays.They dis-

played favouritecharacters fromthe famous sto-ries of Ruskin

Bond enactedtheir famous per-sonalities also. Itconcluded with a

show by the volun-teers and Words ofWisdom by Mam-ta V BhatnagarDirector.

The current state of worldwide panic,worry and anxiety is something ourparents and even grandparents have

never experienced before. Plagues andepidemics have ravaged humanitythroughout its existence often changingthe course of history. There has been amajor change in our lifestyle. This globalvirus is keeping us contained in ourhomes and is maybe even changing ourrelationship with the government, theoutside world and even with each other. Ithas also instilled a new sense of patriot-ism and unity. People all around the worldhave joined hands to fight against aninvisible force. Funny how it is the

grimmest of times bringing the worldtogether. It has also made people gratefulfor a lot of services and experiences thatthey are currently deprived off. This pan-demic has made people bow their headsand express their gratitude to the sanita-tion workers, doctors, nurses, pharmacistsand even teachers taking online classes.Keeping the current scenario in mind, thegovernment may even realise how impor-tant it is to invest in public health. It mayalso help us as individuals realise how wecan create a healthier digital lifestyle. Inthis time of panic, the only way of commu-nication is social media, and it is filledwith positivity and hope. Even radio chan-

nels are only playing happy upbeat songsto lift up the people’s spirits. Even if peo-ple were ignorant earlier, this will makepeople more conscious about their health.The Coronavirus is also reshaping educa-tion. Since a lot of people are workingfrom home it has also become clear how alot of work can be done from home insteadof going to offices, thus reducing the traf-fic on the streets. The largest change, andperhaps the most important, the environ-ment is thriving. With the people indoors,no cars, no factories running, no touristspolluting, and no aeroplanes flying theworld has come to a complete halt. It isalmost like the Earth is taking back what’sit is own. KAVYA BAWEJA, XI, St Thomas

School, Mandir Marg

COVID 19- A LIFESTYLE CHANGE

Moresmiling, less

worrying. Morecompassion, less judgment. More

blessed, less stressed.More love, less hate.

Roy T. Bennett

St. Angel’s SchoolGurugram, Haryana

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