Sri Lankan Peacocks

The magnificent peacock is a bird native to the island of Sri Lanka, with their distinctive calls being heard all over the jungles. For such colorful creatures, they are surprisingly shy by nature, hence the best place to find one is within the boundaries of the numerous national parks, hiding from the daily hustle bustle of Sri Lankan life.

Being the largest of the pheasants, the peacock is a native bird to both Sri Lanka and India. Most often, the ones that you see on photographs with the beautiful plumage are the male peacocks – after which the simile ‘proud as a peacock’ was formed! The female pea hen does not have the lovely ornamental feathers and bright colors. Pea fowl are quite readily tamed and can sometimes be seen in the lawns of hotels or within the garden of large private residences in Sri Lanka.

While on a safari at the Yala National Park, peacocks are a common sight. They could be displaying its fan of feathers or perched up and camouflaged at the top of trees. Peafowl – which is the actual term for peacocks and peahens together, have an average life span of 20 years when living in the wild. In Sri Lanka, they can be found in the jungles of Eastern, Northern and Southern provinces. If driving through the Hambantota district in Southern Sri Lanka, you can see them strolling on the streets as well.

The best time to observe peacocks is in the early morning when males gather around females, shouting loudly and stretching out their lovely feathers to create a beautiful dance. This is how they attracts the females, and it is indeed one of the most gorgeous observations of Mother Nature.

So why is it that the male has such an amazing fan of feathers? Well, most obviously, to attract the ladies when in courtship display. The peacock with the biggest and best fan is normally awarded the girl! Most often, successful males are capable of controlling a group of peahens. The females can lay about3-5 eggs and are ground feeders – eat insects, seed, vegetable matter and other small creatures.

Hindus in Sri Lanka have a special place for peacocks – Skanda, the God of Kataragama, sits with his wives and peacocks on either side. In addition to that, Lord Vishnu, one of the major Gods in Hinduism is often shown with a peacock in the background.

During your visit to the hill country of Sri Lanka, if you have a stop in Kandy and are going to see the Kandyan Dance, you will see peacocks playing a big role. An entire entity of the dance is where the looks and behaviors of peacocks are exhibited. This part of the dance is known as Mayura (translation of peacock) Vannama.

Space X

 

Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, is a private aerospace company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in May 2002.

The space services company designs and manufactures spacecraft, rockets, satellites and offers a "rideshare" service an opportunity for private citizens to reserve a space flight that costs upwards of $1 million, according to the company's website.

"You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great and that’s what being a spacefaring civilization is all about," Musk's mission statement for the company reads. "It’s about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars."

SpaceX's website touts 92 launches, 55 landings and 37 reflown rockets. The company has had its fair share of failed launches but has since proven its credibility.

ELON MUSK SAYS SPACEX DEVELOPING OFFSHORE SPACEPORTS

 SpaceX, in partnership with NASA, sent U.S. astronauts into orbit for the first time in a decade on May 30 since the government retired NASA's Space Shuttle in 2011. It also became the first private company to send astronauts into orbit.

WHY IS ELON MUSK SENDING SO MANY SATELLITES INTO SPACE?

Musk also plans to reshape the future of broadband internet service with SpaceX's Starlink project, which aims to bring free internet service to rural areas across the globe by 2021 or 2022.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave approval to SpaceX to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites into orbit but delayed its decision on June 10 to approve or deny the company's request to send as many as 42,000 units into space, according to space news outlet Space.com.

There are currently 538 Starlink satellites in orbit.

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The 10 YouTubers In The World - 2020

 10. Jeffree Star

Main Channel: jeffreestar

Subscribers: 16.9 million

Earnings: $19.7 million

9. David Dobrik

Subscribers: 18.6 million

Earnings: $20.4 million

8. Blippi (Stevin John)

Main channel: Blippi - Educational Videos for Kids

Total subscribers: 27.4 million

Views: 8.2 billion

Earnings: $22.4 million

7. Nastya (Anastasia Radzinskaya)

Main channel: Like Nastya

Total subscribers: 190.6 million

Views: 39 billion

Earnings: $24.3 million

6. Preston Arsement

Main channel: Preston

Total subscribers: 33.4 million

Views: 3.3 billion

Earnings: $22.4 million

5. Markiplier (Mark Fischbach)

Main channel: Markiplier

Total subscribers: 27.8 million

Views: 3.1 billion

Earnings: $25.7 million

4. Rhett and Link

Main channel: Good Mythical Morning

Total subscribers: 41.8 million

Views: 1.9 billion

Earnings: $26.3 million

3. Dude Perfect

Main channel: Dude Perfect

Total subscribers: 57.5 million

Views: 2.77 billion

Earnings: $30.3 million

2. Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson)

Main channel: Mr. Beast

Total subscribers: 47.8 million

Views: 3 billion

Earnings: $31.6 million

1. Ryan Naji

Main channel: Ryan's World

Total subscribers: 41.7 million

Views: 12.2 billion

Earnings: $38.9 million

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Covid 19 Vaccines [Corona Vaccines]

 Pfizer

 

VACCINE NAME: Comirnaty

EFFICACY: 95%

DOSE: 2 doses, 3 weeks apart

TYPE: Muscle injection

STORAGE: –94°F (–70°C)

Moderna

VACCINE NAME: mRNA-1273

EFFICACY: 94.5%

DOSE: 2 doses, 4 weeks apart

TYPE: Muscle injection

STORAGE: 3–4°F (–20°C)

CVnCoV

VACCINE NAME: CVnCoV

EFFICACY: Unknown

DOSE: 2 doses, four weeks apart

TYPE: Muscle injection

STORAGE: 36–46°F (2–8°C)

AnGes

VACCINE NAME: AG0302-COVID19

EFFICACY: Unknown

DOSE: 2 doses, 2 weeks apart

TYPE: Skin injection

STORAGE: room temperature

ZyCoV-D

VACCINE NAME: ZyCoV-D

EFFICACY: Unknown

DOSE: 3 doses, 4 weeks apart

TYPE: Skin injection

STORAGE: room temperature

INO-4800

VACCINE NAME: INO-4800

EFFICACY: Unknown

DOSE: To be determined

TYPE: Skin injection

STORAGE: Over a year at room temperature

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Elon Mask

 Net Worth - $177.2B

Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur and businessman who founded X.com in 1999 (which later became PayPal), SpaceX in 2002, and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers. 

Musk made headlines in May 2012, when SpaceX launched a rocket that would send the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station. He bolstered his portfolio with the purchase of SolarCity in 2016, and cemented his standing as a leader of industry by taking on an advisory role in the early days of President Donald Trump's administration.

Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. As a child, Musk was so lost in his daydreams about inventions that his parents and doctors ordered a test to check his hearing.

At about the time of his parents’ divorce, when he was 10, Musk developed an interest in computers. He taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he sold his first software: a game he created called Blastar.

In grade school, Musk was short, introverted, and bookish. He was bullied until he was 15 and went through a growth spurt and learned how to defend himself with karate and wrestling.

At age 17, in 1989, Musk moved to Canada to attend Queen’s University and avoid mandatory service in the South African military. Musk obtained his Canadian citizenship that year, in part because he felt it would be easier to obtain American citizenship via that path.

In 1992, Musk left Canada to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor’s degree in physics.

After leaving Penn, Musk headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a PhD in energy physics. However, his move was timed perfectly with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days to become a part of it, launching his first company, Zip2 Corporation in 1995. Musk became a U.S. citizen in 2002.

Zip2 Corporation

Musk launched his first company, Zip2 Corporation, in 1995 with his brother, Kimbal Musk. An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new websites of both The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options.

PayPal

In 1999, Elon and Kimbal Musk used the money from their sale of Zip2 to found X.com, an online financial services/payments company. An X.com acquisition the following year led to the creation of PayPal as it is known today.

In October 2002, Musk earned his first billion when PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock. Before the sale, Musk owned 11 percent of PayPal stock.

SpaceX

Musk founded his third company, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, in 2002 with the intention of building spacecraft for commercial space travel. By 2008, SpaceX was well established, and NASA awarded the company the contract to handle cargo transport for the International Space Station—with plans for astronaut transport in the future—in a move to replace NASA’s own space shuttle missions.

Tesla Motors

Musk is the co-founder, CEO, and product architect at Tesla Motors, a company formed in 2003 that is dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars as well as battery products and solar roofs. Musk oversees all product development, engineering, and design of the company's products.

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Apple iPhone 12

 

• Supporting Network - GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5

• Launched Date - 23 October 2020

• Phone Size - 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm 

• Phone Weight - 164 g

• Phone Body Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
• Phone SIM - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China

• Phone Display Type - Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

• Phone Display Size - 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)

• Phone Display Resolution - 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

• Phone Display Protection - Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

• Phone OS - iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2

• Phone Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)

• Phone CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

• Phone GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

• Phone Internal Memory - 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

• Phone Main Camera - 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, AND 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"

• Phone Main Camera Video - 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.

• Phone Selfie Camera - 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

• Phone WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

• Phone Bluetooth - 5.0, A2DP, LE

• Phone GPS - Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

• phone USB - Lightning, USB 2.0

• Phone Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands, and dictation

• Phone Battery - Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh), Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised), USB Power Delivery 2.0, Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W, Up to 17 h

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Forthcoming Smartphones in 2020

One Plus 8 & OnePlus 8 Pro

The  Oneplus 7T was launched in October 2019, and we can expect the Oneplus 8 and 8 Pro to launch in May 2020. The new OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro is going to offer some improvements over the current OnePlus 7T and Oneplus 7T Pro.

HIGHLIGHT FEATURES OF ONEPLUS 8T PRO

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Processor, Adreno 650 GPU. 
• In-Display fingerprint scanner.
• Quad Rear cameras With improved Low light performance
• Punch Hole Front Camera with AI and Portrait Mode.
• No 3.5 mm headphone jack – Switch to USB type C earbuds.
• FHD+ Super AMOLED No Notch display to ensure the full vision
• Android 10.0 Out of the Box with Oxygen Os.
• 5G Support

The Oneplus 8 Pro is likely to come with a hole punch camera similar to the Samsung Galaxy S20. 

The phone will come with a glass back design and will feature a large 6.5-6.6 Inch Super AMOLED Display, with (1080×2340 pixels) and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It will also use the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for protection. Also, Oneplus is unveiling a new 120 Hz display at CES 2020 that the company can use in the 8-Series. 

Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 5 XL

The Google Pixel 5 and 5 XL are still almost a year away for launch. Unlike the current generation of Pixel 4 and 4XL, not launched in India, future phones are likely to come to the Indian market.

Apart from using computational photography leveraging machine learning and AI processing to click excellent images; Google will use Triple cameras in the next iteration.

The second big update for the Pixel phones is 90/120 Hz display, offering a super smooth user experience.

Pixel 5 will come with the Full HD+ display whereas the 5 XL will come with a Quad HD+ OLED display panel.

There is cutting edge project Soli that enables you to use gestures to dismiss calls or swipe photos and a lot more.

Another big update is the IR face camera like the iPhone Xs Face ID for secure unlocking.

Lastly, the phone will run on the latest Android Q, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and 6 GB of Ram.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 (5G and In-Display Camera)

Xiaomi launched the new Mi Mix 3 on 25th October 2018, at an event in China. The phone offers 5G capability and boasts of a massive 10 GB DDR4X. Mix Mix 4 is expected to launch in Q1 2020 in China.

The Mi Mix 4 is likely to come with in-display cameras as per a leaked image from Slashleaks.

Xiaomi has been working on the under-display camera tech for quite some time and we can actually see some phones in 2020, using this technology.

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 comes with a full vision, nearly bezel-less, curved display. The bezels are uniform and are quite thin.

For Imaging, it comes with Dual Rear cameras with 12 MP lens and has an f/1.8 aperture with OIS support.

The front side even has Dual cameras (24MP+2MP) to take images with the bokeh effect.

Powering the Mix 3 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus, along with the Adreno 640 GPU. It can have up to 12 GB of DDR4 ram and storage capacity of 512 GB.

There will be 5G and 4G models for the device. Further, it can have a 4500 mAH battery with 45 Watts wired and 30 watts wireless charging.

There is no date available for India launch, but we can expect it to come in the first half of 2020. For imaging, it can come with a 108 MP primary camera along with 16 MP + 12 MP sensors.

Xiaomi is already launching the Mi Note 10 with a 108 MP camera and is also likely to use the same lens in the Mi Mix 4.

Samsung S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S20 series will launch on 11 Feb 2020 and is one of the most anticipated phones of all time. 

So what happened to the Samsung S11 series, Samsung is changing the naming and moving to S20. There will be no S11 series. It is confirmed from the image leaks, as shown below. 

Leaks and image render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S20 suggests it has a centrally aligned punch-hole camera like the Note 10. 

Consequently, Samsung is not going with an under-display camera for the S20 series.

But we can expect the phone to have thinner bezels than the Samsung S10. 

Samsung S20 Ultra has a Rectangular Camera Module With 5 Cameras:

Also, the new Samsung S20 and S20 Ultra will come with a second-generation in-display fingerprint scanner to make it more convenient to use.

No prizes for guessing that the S20 series have the Samsung made Infinity-O display with up to Quad-HD resolution. Further, Samsung may add a 120 Hz display similar to the Rog Phone II.

The most significant upgrade for the S20 and S20 Ultra is going to be the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Octa-Core processor, and the Adreno 650 GPU.

Upcoming-Samsung-Galaxy-S20

Both the devices will come with a rectangular camera module at the back that can have up to 5 camera lenses. The camera will come with laser auto-focus and will even have a macro lens for close up shots.

Other speculated camera features hints that we may see a 108 MP lens, 8K video recording, and 100X digital zoom on the S20 series.

Another big update is going to be Android Q along with the Samsung One UI 2.0, which is now far refined in comparison to the Touch Wiz or the Samsung Experience software.

Further, new S-series phones will come with 5G Volte Support and will offer users blazing-fast data connectivity.

Lastly, Samsung may finally include a high-speed charging experience with a bundled 45 Watts charger with the new phones.

Huawei Mate 10 (Folding Phone)

The Huawei Mate X comes with Dual displays that have 6.6 Inch (1148×2480 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio), and the rear has a thinner 6.38-inch display offering 892×2480 pixel count and a 25:9 aspect ratio.

When the displays are not folded it becomes an 8 Inch single panel.

The Mate X comes with Huawei EMUI software along with the Android 9.0 pie.

Powering the Mate X is the Kirin 980 Octa-Core processor made from 7 Nm technology and can offer a significant boost in gaming and multi-tasking performance.

The Mate X comes with Leica cameras with at the back, offering a primary 40 Megapixel lens, 16 MP (wide-angle lens) and an 8 Megapixel telephoto lens.

Lastly, the Mate X comes with a 4500 mAH capacity battery and has a 55 Watts charger which can charge it up to 85% in just 30 minutes. 

Apple iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 PRO Max

Similar to 2019, in 2020, Apple will launch 3 new iPhones – iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 PRO Max. 

As per reports, Apple can launch the iPhone 12 with three screen sizes – 5.46 Inch, 6.1 Inch, and 6.7 Inch. 

Another rumor suggests Apple can launch a fourth iPhone this year and may call it as iPhone 12 Max. The two non-Pro models will be affordable while the Pro models will be more expensive.

iPhone-12-and-12-PRO-Max

Also, there we some reports of iPhone SE 2 launch but Apple has not refreshed the iPhone SE for many years now. 

Display and Design – The new iPhones are expected to come with a completely new design that may not have a notch or at least with a smaller notch. The notch was introduced with the iPhone X and it will be three years since the company introduced the concept. 

Also, another big upgrade is 120 Hz display for the Pro models and Apple may use thinner OLED panels made by Samsung for the iPhones. 

What’s more, there are some pointers hinting at an in-display fingerprint scanner or the in-display camera that we have seen on some of the prototypes from Oppo and Xiaomi. 

Performance and Hardware – Undoubtedly, Apple will introduce the new A14 chipset with the new iPhones. As we know the A13 is faster than the upcoming Snapdragon 865, the A14 will be far ahead of Qualcomm flagship processors. 

5G – All the iPhone models can have support for 5G Technology as Qualcomm has already announced that the Snapdragon 865 based phones will have 5G. Most of the big markets like the US and China are gearing for 5G and till 2021 they will need 5G phones. 

Cameras – A lot of companies are offering Quad-Cameras now and with up to 108 Megapixel resolution. Apple may add a higher megapixel camera with a 40 to 64 MP lens to the top models.

Faster Charging – The charging speed on the iPhones is way slower than several Android rivals and it is high time for the company to add 30 Watts to 50 Watts Charger with the iPhone 12.

The new iPhones are launched in September every year and we can expect the iPhone 12 series to launch around 10th September 2020.

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