Another way social media negatively affects attention spans is its inherent “multitaskability.” This means that we’re often engaged in social media AND something else – a conversation, a TV show, reckless driving, etc. 9 Cyber-Crack: Social Media & AddictionSocial media can be as physically and psychologically addictive as any substance (such as nicotine) or compulsion (such as gambling). One sickening statistic sums up society’s collective social media addiction: Americans check their phones an average of 160 times per day. Simply put, social media dialogue smothers social issues dialogue, castigating and drowning out dissent. In a 2019 study, only 44% of participants were able to accurately assess whether headlines on social media were true or false.

Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath today stated that the families of health workers cannot be isolated or given priority in the vaccination drive. He stated that the Government’s policy on the vaccination drive is to vaccinate as many people as possible once the priority list of health workers and frontline workers is completed. “There has been no separate vaccination of health workers’ family members with the knowledge of the health authorities and the Ministry of Health,” Dr. Herath told The Morning. However, he said that family members of health workers can obtain the vaccine through the public vaccination drive.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police launched a special operation in the Colombo District to detect those who violate the quarantine rules and regulations. The special operation which involved the use of drones and the Police Special Task Force was carried out in Keselwatte, Maligawatte, and Grandpass on Sunday (23). 27 people who failed to follow the quarantine rules and regulations were admonished by Police Officers however, 04 people were arrested for seriously violating the quarantine rules and regulations. Since the 30th of October 2020, a total of 12,748 people were arrested for the aforementioned offenses. However, 137 people were admonished for not following the quarantine rules and regulations.

Several TV shows like to bring in off-screen characters that are occasionally heard or partially seen and mentioned frequently. In ‘The Leftover Thermalization’ we see all of the main characters share their stories about Mrs Wolowitz. 9 Father Bigley – Father TedBest of Ted – Father Ted CompilationThe first of many offscreen characters connected to a stream of bizarre anecdotes and backstories. We don’t learn much about the identity of Ugly Naked Guy, probably because the main gang know next to nothing about him. The ultimate mysterious figure, due to having so many enemies Charlie doesn’t let anyone other than Bosley know his face.

Police have arrested a man in possession of heroin stashed in a car yesterday (23) claiming that he was transporting medicinal drugs to a patient. The suspect was arrested at the Ingiriya Ketakadella police roadblock, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The suspect had told the police that he was traveling from Horana to Kiriella with the necessary drugs after the vehicle was stopped at the roadblock. Police said a search of the car revealed five grams of heroin and 200 milligrams of ice. It has been revealed that the suspect had transported the drugs to a heroin dealer in the Kiriella area in Ratnapura.

May 24, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsSri Lanka recorded a total of 2,959 COVID-19 infections on Sunday (23), said the Department of Government Information. 2,945 of these cases were from the Post-New Year Cluster and the remaining 14 were those who tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from overseas.

May 24, 2021 10:19 amThe Peliyagoda Manning Market, Pettah Wholesale Stores, and several selected economic centers have been opened for business from this morning (May 24). Accordingly, economic centers in Dambulla, Thambuththegama, Nuwara Eliya, Keppetipola, Veyangoda, Meegoda, and Embilipitiya have also been opened. However, these centers are only open to carry out the wholesale trade required for the opening of shops tomorrow (May 25).

John Wick, Avatar, Men In Black and hundreds of other shows use production technology made by Petty's Melbourne-based Blackmagic Design company. Grant Petty, 52, was raised in public housing in regional Victoria before his stellar successAmazingly, Petty had built Blackmagic without external investors, venture capital or debt. 'Here was the trailer-trash, housing commission guy but the teacher had to ask, 'could you help us out in the computer room?'' Petty quickly decided television production would be an industry in which he'd never be bored, leading to work experience with local TV stations. It was while fixing production equipment working as a production engineer in Singapore that the idea for Blackmagic came to him.

May 24, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsWith the confirmation of 32 Covid yesterday by the Director General of Health Services, the total number of Covid deaths in the country has risen to 1,210. Of the 32 deaths, 18 were women and 14 were men, according to the Government Information Department. The deceased have been identified as between 28 and 91 years of age.

Another 636 persons were arrested for violating the quarantine rules yesterday (23), police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The Police Media Spokesman further stated that this is the highest number of arrests made in a single day since the implementation of the quarantine rules. Accordingly, the total number of persons arrested so far is 12,748. Meanwhile, a search operation was launched in several areas in Colombo yesterday using drones to search for quarantine violators. Four persons have been arrested for violating the quarantine rules through that operation.

By Daily Mail ReporterPublished: 22:13 EDT, 23 May 2021 | Updated: 22:13 EDT, 23 May 2021Graham Norton returned to Eurovision to host his 12th contest on Saturday, entertaining viewers with his customary barbs and one-liners as he kept a watchful eye on proceedings as Italy won with 524 points – and the UK scored nil. The Irish broadcaster who took over as presenter from Terry Wogan in 2008, offered colourful commentary on the 26 countries competing in the grand final. Here are some of his best comments:SERBIA‘Less Destiny’s Child... more Destiny’s Inappropriate Auntie’LITHUANIA‘Like people from IT dressed as Steps for a Christmas party’ITALY‘Maybe it’ll grow on me, like mould on a bathroom’ ceilingGERMANY‘This song is Marmite... if everyone hated Marmite’FINLAND‘I wear this every time I go to the smelting plant’ALBANIA‘Is there nothing Carol Vorderman can’t do?’

However, the Redmi Note 10 5G and Realme 8 5G share more than just the chipset – both feel like they had to make a lot of cutbacks to hit their price target. The Redmi Note 10 will get you those things at the same price, but it will cost you the 5G connectivity. Though at first glance it looks dim and with a blue tint, while the Note 10 Pro display proved quite good in our review, the Note 10S did pretty well in our hands-on review too. By the end of the review process we should have a clear picture of how the Redmi Note 10 5G stacks up against the competition. Despite its low price, the Redmi Note 10 5G comes bundled with a 22.5W charger and a caseBy the way, the Poco M3 Pro 5G that was unveiled earlier this week is just a Redmi Note 10 5G with a new name and a new design for the back, so you may see this hardware under one of two names in your neck of the woods.

Hence, the conversion of them into organic farming systems, in the long run, would help promote health of the people and nurture integrity of the nation’s environment. Economic cost to the societyWhen converting from conventional agriculture into organic farming, the government should weigh the technological, environmental, and economic costs and benefits. (a) Agronomic studies reveal that the average yields from paddy can drop by 25% if chemical fertilisers are fully replaced by organic fertilisers. (c) The coconut yields would go down by 30% if chemical fertilisers and pesticides are not applied. Improve awareness of various organic farming technologies among farmers through a strengthened extension system.

Bank of Ceylon (BOC) adopts a novel humanitarian approach in debt recoveries through a special recovery unit. BoC decided to review these customers’ businesses and help them to get into the main track of profitability, Mr Rohana stressed. These businesses are not viewed as past due customers with defaulters’ intent but businesses with genuine recovery ability and intent. Once the approval is granted the bank intends expanding this business revival policy to many sectors and accommodates the regions. The prerequisite in the revival scheme is the businesses should be able to submit to the bank an acceptable business plan.

Henderson recently handed over his social media accounts to the anti-cyberbullying charity Cybersmile and he has now agreed to join BT Sport's Hope United, along with other big names including Marcus Rashford and Gareth Bale. 'It's normal for players to go on social media after a game,' Henderson said. This campaign, the social media boycott, things like that can spark conversations. Hopefully the social media companies listen. BT's Hope United will rally the UK to tackle online abuse as part BT's commitment to digitally upskill the nation.