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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman is set to end his months-long sojourn in Lahore home and head back to his hilltop residence, Bani Gala, as political activities heat up ahead of polls, sources said on Monday. Although it will be a few more days before […]
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PakistanInterior ministry has clarified that there is no change in the fee charged for Pakistan’s machine-readable passport. A spokesperson for the ministry highlighted that the rumours making rounds on social media regarding the hike in the fee for machine-readable passports were baseless and unfounded. ‘The […]
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HealthA Ford Ranger towing a horse float crashed into a tree stump on the island state of Tasmania, Australia setting off the iPhone 14’s Crash Detection feature allowing the police to reach the accident site in eight minutes. Thanks to the quick arrival of the […]
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SportsA Ford Ranger towing a horse float crashed into a tree stump on the island state of Tasmania, Australia setting off the iPhone 14’s Crash Detection feature allowing the police to reach the accident site in eight minutes. Thanks to the quick arrival of the […]
TechnologyA Ford Ranger towing a horse float crashed into a tree stump on the island state of Tasmania, Australia setting off the iPhone 14’s Crash Detection feature allowing the police to reach the accident site in eight minutes. Thanks to the quick arrival of the cops the five occupants of the vehicle, who ranged in age from 14 to 20, were all transported to Launceston General Hospital. One of the injured was already released.
The Apple Crash Detection feature is available on the iPhone 14 series (with the latest version of iOS) and the Apple Watch Series 8, the Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), and the Apple Watch Ultra (running the latest version of watchOS). Crash Detection uses sensors and algorithms to detect when a sedan, minivan, SUV, pickup truck, or any other passenger car you’re riding in has been in an accident.
Apple Crash Detection might have helped victims in an early morning accident get prompt medical attention
When an accident is detected, the iPhone and Apple Watch will play an alarm and show a message on the screen. If you only have the phone, a slider will appear on the display allowing you to quickly call emergency services. If you have both the iPhone and Apple Watch, the slider appears on the timepiece only and if you make the call to emergency services, the audio goes through the Apple Watch.
When the accident occurs, you have 20 seconds to decide whether to dismiss the alert or call emergency services. If you don’t (or can’t) respond within 20 seconds, the call is automatically placed and a message is sent to any emergency contacts that you might have added to your device. This message will include your current location and will inform the recipient that you’ve been in a serious car crash.
While all four horses being towed by the Ford Ranger died, the four passengers and the driver of the truck survived. You might think that Apple’s Crash Detection feature was the hero here, helping the police get to the site of the accident quickly allowing the injured to receive medical help fast enough to save their lives. But Tasmania Police Inspector Ruth Orr said that the cops arrived in minutes because they were “in the area on an unrelated matter.”
Still, Inspector Orr did give Crash Detection some faint praise when she had to admit that “…in a case where people had lost consciousness in a crash like this, it is certainly something that alerts police quickly.”
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People enter a money changer shop in the blue area in Islamabad on January 26, 2023. — Online, Fitch Solutions on Tuesday predicted that the rupee’s weakness still has “further to run”, which will have broader economic implications for the country — already gripped by […]
BusinessFitch Solutions on Tuesday predicted that the rupee’s weakness still has “further to run”, which will have broader economic implications for the country — already gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy in short supply.
The New York-based research agency, in its quick view, noted that the rupee’s devaluation was triggered by the decision among local foreign exchange companies to remove the self-imposed cap on the exchange rate on January 25.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) initially intervened, but the significant depreciation in the rupee “is a clear sign the authorities have effectively loosened their grip on the currency.”
Fitch Solutions mentioned that their current forecast for the rupee to reach Rs248 per dollar by year-end “is therefore now looking out of date”.
Following massive depreciation of 14.36% (or Rs38.74) in the last three days (Thursday-Monday), compared to Wednesday’s close at Rs230.89, the rupee’s steep fall hit brakes as it was changing hands with the greenback at Rs270.50 in the interbank market.
“We believe that the rupee’s weakness still has further to run particularly with Pakistan’s balance of payments positions likely to remain weak for several more months,” it noted.
The agency said that there remains a “considerate amount of uncertainty at this juncture” therefore it is difficult to gauge the extent to which the latest devaluation has caused investor sentiment to soar further.
“We will therefore firm up our rupee forecasts over the coming weeks, once the dust settles,” the quick view mentioned.
In its analysis, Fitch warned that a continued weakening in the rupee will have broader economic implications too in the near term, “it could exacerbate imported inflationary pressure and may eventually result in steeper policy rate hikes from the SBP.”
The report added that Fitch expects Pakistan’s economy to contract by 0.3% in the fiscal year 2022-23.
Fitch, however, mentioned that the rupee’s devaluation will help Islamabad secure further disbursements from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which would be a positive for the longer-term outlook as it would help ease Pakistan’s balance of payments strains.
The world’s fifth-biggest population has less than $3.7 billion as reserves in the State Bank — enough to cover just three weeks of imports.
It should be noted that this commentary was published by Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research and was not a comment on Fitch Ratings’ Credit Ratings.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman is set to end his months-long sojourn in Lahore home and head back to his hilltop residence, Bani Gala, as political activities heat up ahead of polls, sources said on Monday. Although it will be a few more days before […]
PakistanPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman is set to end his months-long sojourn in Lahore home and head back to his hilltop residence, Bani Gala, as political activities heat up ahead of polls, sources said on Monday.
Although it will be a few more days before the former prime minister – who is recovering from wounds sustained in a gun attack – is back in full form, people in the know said Imran will return to his usual residence in the next few days.
“Imran Khan’s leg injury needs a few more days to heal completely, as soon as the leg heals, he will move from his Lahore’s Zaman Park residence for Bani Gala,” they revealed.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway to beef up the security at his Bani Gala residence. Two special bulletproof rooms have been set up for the PTI chief, while the windows have been replaced with bullet-resistant glass.
This is in addition to the deployment of personnel of a private security company to fortify the residence to protect the former premier who has been raising alarms that his life was under threat and conspiracies were being hatched to take aim at him again.
This comes as the PTI on Sunday announced that it would take part in the by-elections on 33 National Assembly seats, adding that Imran Khan would contest for all the seats up for grabs.
Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the party’s core committee in Lahore, PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said: “There was a long discussion and debate, and the party decided that it would participate in the by-polls for the 33 seats.”
He further said that Imran would be the party’s sole candidate on all 33 NA seats and lawmakers earlier elected on those seats would submit paperwork as “covering candidates”. “So we have decided to participate in the polls,” he said.
Imran Khan’s convoy was attacked in Wazirabad when he was leading a protest march toward Islamabad to press for early elections. He suffered bullet injuries on his legs and received treatment at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
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Karen Carpenter died on February 4, 1983, after steadily poisoning herself with ipecac syrup, which she was using to try to maintain her weight while struggling with an eating disorder. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing […]
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Hulton Archive/Getty Images Karen Carpenter’s death at the age of 32 shocked her fans and loved ones.
From the outside, Karen Carpenter looked like a rock star. She played the drums as one half of the band The Carpenters and had what Paul McCartney called “the best female voice in the world.” But away from prying eyes, she struggled with body image issues. Karen Carpenter’s death in 1983 marked a tragic conclusion to her struggle with anorexia nervosa.
By that point, Karen’s anorexia had dovetailed with her rise to fame. She and her brother, Richard, had charmed the nation as the sibling duo behind The Carpenters, but their stardom came at a steep price. Karen, unhappy with how she looked, turned to extreme measures to lose weight.
She hired a personal trainer, meticulously counted calories, and stopped eating altogether. Her weight plummeted to 90 pounds, concerning her fans and family alike. But though Karen sought medical and therapeutic help over the years, she continued to struggle with her eating disorder.
By the 1980s, Karen seemed happier and healthier but had secretly turned to even more extreme measures to avoid gaining weight. Unbeknownst to her doctors or loved ones, she’d started taking daily doses of ipecac syrup, which induces vomiting. It slowly ate away at her heart.
And on Feb. 4, 1983, Karen Carpenter died at the age of 32. Her official cause of death was “emetine cardiotoxicity due to or as a consequence of anorexia nervosa.” In other words, Karen, in her desperate battle with her eating disorder, had poised herself to death with ipecac syrup.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesRichard and Karen Carpenter as “The Carpenters” circa 1970.
Born on March 2, 1950, in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter was surrounded by music from the beginning. NPR writes that Karen’s older brother Richard was a music prodigy, and People notes that Karen was able to teach herself percussion by playing chopsticks on barstools.
When their family moved from New Haven to Downey, California, in 1963, Richard and Karen sought to make it as musicians. They formed a trio with a friend — with Richard on keyboards and Karen on drums — and even won a “battle of the bands” at the Hollywood Bowl. When their music was deemed “too soft,” The New York Times reports that the trio became a sibling duo.
In 1970, Richard and Karen were signed to A&M Records as “The Carpenters.” This marked their rise to fame — but also the beginning of Karen’s anorexia.
Ron Howard/RedfernsKaren Carpenter singing circa 1971.
As The Guardian reports, Karen had turned to dieting before. After high school, she had used the Stillman water diet to drop 25 pounds. But in 1973, Karen allegedly saw a photo of herself taken at a concert that she found unflattering. She became determined that she needed to lose more weight.
Perhaps it seemed harmless to her at the time, but her subsequent eating disorder would lead to Karen Carpenter’s death a decade later.
As The Carpenters became bigger and bigger following hits like “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1970), “Rainy Days and Mondays” (1971), and “Top of the World” (1972), Karen Carpenter started to shrink.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesKaren Carpenter accepting an award circa 1977.
After hiring and firing a personal trainer — she didn’t like how building muscles made her heavier — Karen started trying to lose weight on her own. She exercised with a hip cycle, counted calories, and mapped out her intake of food, according to The Guardian. Before long, she lost 20 pounds.
Though her friends and family praised how she looked, Karen wanted to lose even more weight. She started avoiding food altogether, concealing her eating disorder by moving the food around her plate as she talked, or offering tastes of her meals to others until there was nothing left for her.
Before long, Karen’s anorexia started to impact her music. The Guardian writes that audiences gasped when they saw her emaciated frame, and The New York Times recounts that The Carpenters had to cancel their European tour in 1975 because of Karen’s “nervous and physical exhaustion.”
Michael Putland/Getty ImagesKaren Carpenter sleeping while on tour in 1974. As she struggled with anorexia, those close to her noticed that she seemed unusually exhausted.
Despite the clear warning signs, Karen’s eating disorder only intensified. She turned to laxatives to lose weight — taking dozens at a time — and prompted concern from the public. In 1981, an interviewer even asked Karen about her eating disorder directly, though the singer demurred.
“No, I was just pooped,” Karen said, per The Guardian. “I was tired out.”
By then, however, Karen seemed to know she needed to change. She left her husband, who some saw as abusive and after her money, and attended therapy in New York City. In September 1982, she was hospitalized after feeling dizzy, and seemed to improve under the close watch of doctors.
Returning to Los Angeles in December of that year, Karen seemed to finally be in a good place. People reports that she seemed energetic and happy, and was planning on writing her own songs for the first time.
“I have a lot of living left to do,” she told a friend, according to People.
Tragically, Karen Carpenter died just two weeks later.
On Feb. 4, 1983, Karen Carpenter woke up at her parent’s house in Downey, California. She went downstairs, turned on the coffeepot, and returned to her room. At around 9 a.m., according to People, Karen collapsed.
PA Images via Getty ImagesRichard and Karen Carpenter in 1981.
Her mother, Agnes, found Karen nude on the floor, her nightgown over her body as if she’d been about to get dressed. Though EMTs were able to detect a faint pulse, leading them to believe that The Carpenters singer had “a good chance to survive,” she suffered from cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital. Karen Carpenter died at 9:51 a.m. at the age of 32.
According to an autopsy report, the 5-foot-4 singer weighed just 108 pounds.
In March 1983, UPI reported that Karen Carpenter’s death was caused by “chemical imbalances associated with anorexia nervosa.” Specifically, she’d suffered from a condition called “emetine cardiotoxicity,” or a slow poisoning of the heart.
According to The Guardian, that revealed that Karen had been slowly poisoning herself with ipecac syrup, which induces vomiting (and is usually for poison or drug overdoses). It would have helped her maintain her weight, but at a price. The syrup also eats away at the heart muscles.
“I’m sure she thought this was a harmless thing she was doing, but in 60 days she had accidentally killed herself,” Steven Levenkron, a psychotherapist who’d treated Karen explained in a radio interview, according to The Guardian. “It was a shocker for all of us who treated her.”
Frank Edwards/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesKaren Carpenter in 1980, a few years before she died at the age of 32.
Karen Carpenter’s death at the age of 32 brought new attention to anorexia, which most people at the time didn’t know much about.
“Anorexia nervosa was so new that I didn’t even know how to pronounce it until 1980,” The Carpenters band member John Bettis recalled, according to Time. “From the outside, the solution looks so simple. All a person has to do is eat. So we were constantly trying to shove food at Karen.”
Time notes that, in the era of Twiggy, Karen Carpenter’s death revealed that it was possible to be too thin. It also inspired doctors and therapists specializing in eating disorders to push the Food and Drug Administration to ban over-the-counter sales of ipecac syrup.
“We think 30,000 or more young girls are abusing a drug that was not known until very recently as an abusive drug,” Carpenter’s therapist, Levenkron, told The New York Times. He noted that some people consumed four bottles a day and estimated that “Between 50 and 250 bottles could be fatal.”
Karen Carpenter’s death also prompted many to ask why she had developed anorexia in the first place. Many have noted that anorexia is, at its roots, a method of control. Rumors suggested Karen had grown up with a controlling mother who doted on her brother, and that her brother controlled the trajectory of their band. Some have speculated that Karen started restricting her eating habits because it was the one thing she could manage herself.
Ultimately, Karen’s motivations remain known only to her. But what others have acknowledged repeatedly since her death is that Karen Carpenter was a singer taken too soon. She had, Paul McCartney declared according to NPR, “the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive.”
Sadly, when Karen looked in the mirror, that wasn’t enough.
After reading about the death of Karen Carpenter, see how promising musician Jeff Buckley — known for his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” — tragically died at the young age of 30. Or, go inside the sad story of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide note.
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