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@ajarrodkimber Someone needs to educate these guys on the wonders of Ozempic. Incongruous to have beached whales pontificating on a sport.

The biomechanics of cricket

@welovesweetboy_ Blame this witch ⬇️

how didn’t penelope recognize odysseus’ voice when he returned? does your voice really change that much in 20 years or was she just playing along?

@SundaeDivine Well…Troy bombed badly.

The same audience that accepted Brad Pitt in Troy has suddenly become the Athens Historical Society.

@cpscott16 Finally an honest to goodness review.

The Odyssey is historically inaccurate. The boats were wrong. The armor was wrong. They didn't use a real live cyclops, they didn't sack the true city of Troy. The men didn't actually turn into pigs. They filmed it in 2020s, not 1200 BCE and IMAX cameras didn't even exist back then. Thats why it's a flop for me

@ActusDei The issue is the spreads on the leverage amount. No bank is willing to give a JPY loan hedged. Absent that the spread is about 150 bps. At that spread you have JPMorgan and other AAA bonds. The deal isn’t good enough.

India's FCNR scheme is falling short, and that gives NRIs some bargaining power The FCNR(B) scheme (Dollar Deposits from NRIs), RBI's go-to for rupee support since the 2013 taper tantrum has mobilised just $3.08 billion so far from disclosed numbers. Original estimates pegged this scheme at $50-70 billion. That's not a shortfall, that's a scheme running at a fraction of its target with the window closing September 30, 2026. For NRIs, that gap is leverage literally and figuratively. Some points to note: → Only a handful of banks have disclosed numbers, and each has a long way to go to achieve their target. PNB: $425mn raised against a $2.5bn target. Indian Bank: $140mn against $2bn. Union Bank: $106mn against $2bn. If a bank is telling you its target, it's also telling you how much room it has left to fill. → HDFC, ICICI, Kotak, Federal, and Yes Bank haven't disclosed their numbers publicly. That doesn't mean the appetite isn't there. It means you have to ask and compare, bank to bank, rather than assume one is offering the best deal. → Leverage on these deposits ranges from 8-12x at Indian banks, up to 19x at some overseas institutions, a meaningful difference depending on where you bank. → The leverage math isn't universal. FCNR interest is taxed on a gross basis for most NRIs, and per HDFC Bank's own CEO, leveraged positions mainly pencil out for depositors in the Gulf and Singapore. If you're in the US, UK, or Australia, the tax treatment in your country of residence changes the calculation, even though the interest itself is tax-free in India. The bottom line: banks are competing for NRI dollars right now, with roughly ten weeks left on the incentive window and the system nowhere near its mobilisation target. Most depositors don't realise how much negotiating room that gives them. We will guide you through this, including the risks to watch out for. Schedule a call with us on thefynprint website. Sources: Hindu Business Line, Mint, ET HDFC Bank management commentary. #NRI #FCNR

@coldhealing “Unable to see blue”: Wow! Amazing to see the change in human bodies, across the globe, in a mere 3000 years.

People are hating on Nolan for filtering the naturally blue Mediterranean into gray but he's actually being historically accurate as the ancient Greeks were unable to see the color blue

@mamboitaliano__ Yup everything but buying a bloody AC. Europoors.

This is absolutely insane and hard to believe In Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭, during scorching summers, many locals dive into the Aare River not just to cool off and have fun, but some even swim home instead of taking public transport, belongings tucked in waterproof bags It’s wild!

@DudespostingWs Is it even allowed for a non-rift valley Black African runner to win any athletics records?

I don’t think people realize how absurd this is. Scottish runner Josh Kerr just broke the mile world record in 3:42.66, an average speed of 16.2 mph. Most people couldn’t even briefly reach that speed, let alone sustain it for an entire mile.

@TimelessTrvlr No, it’s not about the nature. The city is boring. Iceland outside of Reykjavik is fabulous, but the city is boring.

@TestingMaximum Depends on what you’re into. Definitely not a place for everyone especially if you don’t like nature.

Reykjavik looks like a city built at the edge of the world. Colorful streets, cold air and mountains in the distance make a simple walk feel unforgettable.

@ILRedAlert The hammer falls tonight.

Iran’s interior minister is set to visit Pakistan tomorrow for a one-day trip, Al Mayadeen reports.

@wyattreed13 What would you do, if you were an illegitimate ruler who can only rule with support from US? Think about the poor UAE, Jordan and Bahraini rulers. Better to get sh*t upon vs losing their kingdoms.

Imagine seeing this and still enlisting your majority-Muslim country as human shields for the US military

@pati_marins64 Think it through from a Gulf monarch’s standpoint. These guys don’t have the legitimacy for ruling - UAE, Bahrain, Jordan. If they don’t support US, then support is withdrawn and they are at the mercy of their subjects.

Still in time.. Since the beginning of the conflict with Iran, CENTCOM has chosen to conduct HIMARS launches from its bases in the Gulf countries. There are numerous mainstream media reports, videos, and photos showing that this practice has continued even after strong Iranian counterattacks against these countries, which repeatedly claim neutrality in the conflict. This is a complex situation in which it falls to the Pentagon to preserve the infrastructure of these countries and the global economy, rather than dragging them into a conflict for which they are not prepared. The Gulf countries need to assert themselves politically by showing an agenda of their own interests. Iran will remain in the same place, whether slightly or heavily damaged, and the GCC will have to deal with this reality. You are either in a war or you are not. You cannot provide support, cede territory and airspace for attacks to be carried out, and then pretend to be a victim! We have never been so close to unprecedented destruction in the region and to impacts that will last for years on the global economy. Obviously, I recognize that Iran is not an easy actor to deal with. On the contrary, it is an imperialist power in the region with a long history of international interference. However, at this moment, we are talking about a war of mutual destruction, of both the economy and life in the region.

@sidin The listen to Rest is History for their 2 episodes on odyssey. Save time, same quality.

If you have BBC Sounds whatever app then the three-part full-cast radio dramatization of the Odyssey is on it for another three weeks or so. Pretty good. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@MIL0SEVIC Here comes the Argentinian slander. No free rides in the final, buddy.

Slavko Vincic, Slovenian who will referee the World Cup final, was arrested in Bosnia six years ago in one cottage where sex orgies were organized with the starlet Tijana Ajfon. Cocaine, guns, and 20000 euros were also found. Vincic said to the police that he came only to lunch.

@XDecretoOK No shower?

“UN DÍA TENIENDO 28 AÑOS Y 5 TRABAJOS” Esta influencer mostró cómo es mantener una vida social y laboral a su edad y con 5 trabajos.

@drcetiner You know you can bring the car down a bit. Are these mechanics autistic?

Fizik herkese lazım…

@dhume I agree mediocrity should be treasured. Even the 5s get married.

My 2¢ on this Mint graphic: 1. India isn’t stuck. Per capita income has risen steadily, and at a faster clip than before over the past 35 years. At some point in the coming years India will almost certainly transition to upper-middle-income status. 2. We should stop comparing India to high-growth East Asian economies like China or Vietnam, or Taiwan and South Korea at a similar stage of development. India has decisively lost the per capita GDP race with these economies. India’s peer group includes Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh, basically the Asian second tier. 3. Because India is so large, even relatively modest per capita GDP gains mean large gains in total GDP. In absolute terms, India will remain a significant economy, considerably weightier than its per capita GDP peers.

@joybhattacharj who?

At one point P.G. Wodehouse was rather upset that somebody writing under the name 'Indignant,' said his work was overrated. His reply! "I do not wish to labour this point, but I must call Indignant's attention to this letter in The Times from Verrier Elwin, who lives at Patangarh, Mandla District, India. Mr Elwin speaks of a cow which came into his bungalow one day and ate his copy of Carry On Jeeves, selecting it from a shelf which contained, among other works, books by Galsworthy, Jane Austen and T.S. Eliot. Surely a striking tribute." Verrier Elwin writing to The Times about Wodehouse. Wow!

@philippilk Ooh Kuwaiti refugees, that’ll be the day. They are one of the richest folks in the world retard.

Reports of desalination plants being hit. If this continues the consequences could be desperate - and Europe will see another wave of mass migration. 🇰🇼