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Land for sale at Maharagama

2010-02-11T09:16:00.000-08:00

10 Perch Flat Land is available for Sale at Ananda mayithri Mawatha, Maharagama.
Very close to high level road and Just 300 m from main road.
Electricity, Telephone, Pipe Line water available up to the land.
Very calm & quiet environment & highly residential area with excellent neighborhood.
Price (Rs.): 425000/= per perch (Negotiable)

Contact:- 0112802172 /0776240006

Sukhoi PAK FA T-50

2010-02-11T09:10:00.000-08:00

Sukhoi PAK FA T-50, Russia's first 5th generation stealth fighter jet has been in development since the 1990s. It was conceived as a counterpart to the American F-22 Raptor, the first 5th generation fighter aircraft and F-35 Lightning II. 5th generation fighters carry internal weapons, boast ultrasonic cruise speed, are nearly invisible to radars, have the ability to use shortened take off strips and are equipped with AI (artificial intelligence). The jet's computer should be able to analyze the environment and give the pilot the information as prompts. The PAK FA is believed to possess advanced avionics, stealth capability, a ferry range of 4,000 to 5,500 km, and endurance of 3.3 hrs; it is armed with next-generation air-to-air, air-to-surface, and air-to-shaip missiles, and has two 30-mm cannons

List of Hindi Movies released in 2009

2010-02-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

List of Films Released In 2009
99
13B
3 Idiots
Aa Dekhen Zara
Aagey se Right
Aamras
Aao wish kare
Aasma-The sky is the Lmit
Acid Factory
Agyaat
Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani
Aladin
All The Best
Aloo Chaat
Anubhav
Baabarr
Bad Luck Govind
Bal Ganesh
Barah Aana
Billu Barber
Blue
Chal Chala Chal
Chal Chalein
Chandni Chowk to China
Chintuji
Chowrasta
Coffee House
Daddy Cool
De Dana Dan
Dekh Re Dekh
Delhi-6
Deshdrohi
Detective Naani
Dev D
Dhoondte Reh Jaoge
Dil Bole Hadippa!
Do Knot Disturb
Ek-The Power Of One
Ek se Bure Do
Fast Forward
Firraq
Fox
Fruit&Nut
Gulaal
Hum Phirr Mileinge
Jai Veeru
Jail
Jashnn
Jugaad
Kaashh…Mere Hote
Kal Kissne Dekha
Kambakkht Ishq
Kaminey
Karma-Crime Passion Reincarnation
Karma Aur Holi
Kisaan
Kisse Pyarr Karron
Kurbaan
Lrt’s Dance
Life Partner
Little Zizou
London Dreams
Lottery
Love Aaj Kal
Love Khichdi
Luck
Luck By Chance
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna
Maruti Mera Dosst
Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye
Meri Padosan
Mohandas
Morning Walk
New York
Paa
Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat
Paying Guest
Perfect Mismatch
Quick Gun Murugun
Raaz-The Mystery Continues
Radio
Rocket Singh-Salesman of The Year
Runway
Sankat City
Shadow
Short Kut-The Con Is On
Siddharth-The Prisoner
Sikandar
Straight
Suno Na…Ek Nanhi Awaaz
Team-The Force
Teree Sang
The President is Coming
The stoneman Murders
Three-Love, Lies, Betrayal
Toss
Tum Mile
Vaada Raha
Victory
Videsh-Heaven On Earth
What’s YourRaashee?
Wake Up Sid
Wanted
Y.M.I.-Yeh Mera India
Zor Lagaa Ke…Haiya!
Bolo Raam

Bollywood Movies Released in February 2010

2010-02-02T08:46:00.000-08:00

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Hollywood Movies released in February 2010

2010-02-02T08:32:00.000-08:00

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

DEAR JOHN - Starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE - Starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
District 13: Ultimatum – Starring David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Philippe Torreton, Daniel Duval, Elodie Yung, MC Jean Gab'1, Laouni Mouhid, Fabrice Fletzinger, Pierre-Marie Mosconi, Sophie Ducasse
Terribly Happy – Starring Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia, Lars Brygmann, Anders Hove
Frozen – Starring Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Ed Ackerman, Rileah Vanderbilt, Kane Hodder
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard – Starring Freddie Highmore, Penny Balfour, Mia Farrow, Robert Stanton, Matthew Gonder
Psych 9 – Starring Sara Foster, Gabriel Mann, Michael Biehn, Colleen Camp, Winter Ave Zoli

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Temple Grandin – Starring Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, Catherine O'Hara, David Strathairn, Charles Baker, Melissa Farman

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF - Starring Logan Lerman and Pierce Brosnan

VALENTINE'S DAY - Starring Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba

THE WOLFMAN - Starring Benecio Del Toro and Emily Blunt
My Name Is Khan – Starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Katie A. Keane, Arjun Mathur, Jimmy Shergill

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Celine: Through the Eyes of the World – Starring Celine Dion

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

THE GHOST WRITER - Starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan

SHUTTER ISLAND - Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo
Happy Tears – Starring Demi Moore, Parker Posey, Ellen Barkin, Rip Torn, Christian Camargo, Billy Magnussen
The Good Guy – Starring Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Aaron Yoo, Andrew McCarthy

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

COP OUT (Formerly Known as A Couple of Dicks) - Starring Bruce Willis and Jason Lee

THE CRAZIES - Starring Timothy Olyphant and Joe Anderson
The Yellow Handkerchief – Starring William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Emmanuel Cohn, Veronica Russell, Nurith Cohn

A Prophet – Starring Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Gilles Cohen, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci

Black Death – Starring Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Eddie Redmayne, Kimberley Nixon, John Lynch, David Warner

Heartless – Starring Jim Sturgess, Clemence Poesy, Noel Clarke, Timothy Spall, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, Luke Treadaway, Jon Macmillan

Bike Car

2010-01-28T19:10:00.000-08:00

Effects of Cold Water

2010-01-28T19:05:00.000-08:00

SALSA

2010-01-23T11:12:00.000-08:00

Hummer

2010-01-23T11:04:00.001-08:00

Hollywood Movies released in January 2010

2009-12-31T18:55:00.000-08:00

January 1, 2010

Case 39 – Starring Renee Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie, Bradley Cooper, Adrian Lester, Crystal Lowe, Cynthia Stevenson

January 8, 2010

DAYBREAKERS - Starring Ethan Hawke and Willem DafoeLEAP YEAR - Starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode

YOUTH IN REVOLT - Starring Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday

Wonderful World - Starring Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan, Philip Baker Hall, Ally Walker, Michael K. Williams, Jodelle Ferland, William Ragsdale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Mia Ford

Crazy on the Outside – Starring Tim Allen, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sigourney Weaver, J.K. Simmons, Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammer, Julie Bowen

Bitch Slap – Starring Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo, Michael Hurst, Ron Melendez, William Gregory Lee, Minae Noji, Scott Hanley, Dennis Keiffer, Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Mark Lutz, Debbie Lee Carrington

January 15, 2010

THE BOOK OF ELI - Starring Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis

THE LOVELY BONES - Starring Saoirse Ronan and Mark Wahlberg

THE SPY NEXT DOOR - Starring Jackie Chan and Billy Ray Cyrus

44 Inch Chest – Starring Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Dillane, Steven Berkoff, Melvil Poupaud

January 22, 2010

EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES - Starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser

LEGION - Starring Paul Bettany and Tyrese Gibson

TOOTH FAIRY - Starring Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd

Creation – Starring Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Martha West, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch

Hesher – Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson, Devin Brochu, Audrey Wasilewski, Lyle Kanouse, Piper Laurie, John Carroll Lynch

January 29, 2010

EDGE OF DARKNESS - Starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone

WHEN IN ROME - Starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel

The Graves – Starring Clare Grant, Jillian Murray, Bill Moseley, Amanda Wyss, Patti Tindall, Tony Todd, Randy Blythe

Dread – Starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Hanne Steen, Laura Donnelly, Jonathan Readwin, Vivian Gray, Paloma Faith

Lake Mungo – Starring Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Tamara Donnellan, Steve Jodrell, Scott Terrill

Hidden – Starring Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Anders Danielsen Lie, Karin Park, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Arthur Berning, Marko Iversen Kanic

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction – Starring Janette Armand, Doug Fahl, Cooper Hopkins, Bill Johns, Russell Hodgkinson, Cornelia Moore

Scream of the Banshee – Starring Lance Henriksen, Lauren Holly, Edrick Browne, Marcelle Baer, Leanne Cochran, Garrett Hines, Eric F. Adams

The Final – Starring Marc Donato, Jascha Washington, Whitmey Hoy, Juston Arnold

The Reeds – Starring Anna Brewster, O.T. Fagbenle, Will Mellor, Daniel Caltagirone, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Emma Catherwood

Saint John of Las Vegas – Starring Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Peter Dinklage, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Tim Blake Nelson, Sarah Silverman, John Cho, Jesse Garcia

Put a shark in your tank

2009-12-12T07:30:00.001-08:00

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went further than ever. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh. To solve this problem, fish companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go further and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan . How did they manage? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark. The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. The challenge they face keeps them alive and fresh! Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull ? Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active. If you are steadily conquering challenges, you are happy. Your challenges keep you energized. Don't create success and revel in it in a state of inertia. You have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference.

Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go! 'Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character' - Albert Einstein

6 or 7

2009-12-12T07:17:00.000-08:00

Teacher: If I gave you 2 rabbits, and another 2 rabbits and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Seven Sir
Teacher: No, listen carefully. If I gave you 2 rabbits, and another 2 rabbits and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Seven
Teacher: Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you 2 apples, and another 2 apples and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Six.
Teacher: Good. Now if I gave you 2 rabbits, and another 2 rabbits and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Seven!
Teacher: Where do you get seven from?
Johnny: Because I have already one rabbit at home..

Ship Launching

2009-12-08T04:08:00.000-08:00

Congratulations

2009-12-08T01:31:00.000-08:00

Dr. Wijaya Godakubura's 'Bright Idea safe bottle lamp' project wins BBC & Newsweek world Challenge 2009.

2009-12-06T20:55:00.000-08:00

2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

2009-10-09T02:43:00.000-07:00

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

For More Details visit:- http://nobelpeaceprize.org/

Hollywood Movies released in October 2009

2009-10-03T21:00:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 2, 2009

A SERIOUS MAN - Starring Michael Stuhlbarg and Richard Kind
THE INVENTION OF LYING - Starring Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner
WHIP IT - Starring Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore
ZOMBIELAND - Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson

OCTOBER 9, 2009

COUPLES RETREAT - Starring Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman

OCTOBER 16, 2009

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN - Starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx
THE STEPFATHER - Starring Penn Badgley and Dylan Walsh
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - Starring Mark Ruffalo and Catherine Keener

OCTOBER 23, 2009

AMELIA - Starring Hilary Swank and Ewan McGregor
ASTRO BOY - Featuring the Voices of Nicolas Cage and Freddie Highmore
THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT - Starring Josh Hutcherson and John C Reilly

OCTOBER 28, 2009

MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT - Starring Michael Jackson

A good lesson for all of us

2009-09-19T00:21:00.001-07:00

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ....... $ 2.00 Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9, 998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

Damma Padaya

2009-09-18T23:24:00.000-07:00

The first moments after birth captured

2009-09-18T22:55:00.001-07:00

Old Images of Sri Lanka

2009-08-05T06:41:00.000-07:00

Boats in Canal - Negombo

Bristol Hotel - Colombo

Colombo Kandy Rail

Dimbula Bungalow

Galle Face Hotel - Colombo

Galle face Hotel – Colombo (1860)

Grand Oriental Hotel

House Boat – Wellawatta Stream

Matara - Polwatta Rail Bridge

Matara Station - 1895

Mt Lavinia Hotel

Mt Lavinia Hotel -1865

Colombo Museum

Ohiya Station – 1893

Peradeniya Garden Entrance

Royal Hotel – 1860

Talpe Station - 1895

Kandy Temple

Ruwanwelisaya - Anuradhapura

Samadhi Statue - Anuradhapura

Sri Maha Bodhi - Anuradhapura

Sri Pada

Bokken Love

2009-08-05T06:33:00.000-07:00

The 'bokka' is a 'maara' thing with a 'maara' sense of humor

It's where the 'sira' feelings lie in wait for something 'niyama'

It's not as 'pissu' as the heart and is faster than the brain

It's where the 'ginna' really starts to burst out into flames

It 'veli, veli' waits for years and you think it isn't there

Then 'eka parata' you feel it jump and love is in the air

It makes the senses open up, 'budu ammo' what a feeling

You're shocked and stunned and ask yourself if you're 'hitagena' dreaming

Everything is going well and life is 'harima' lovely

You've even gotten close to God and find yourself in 'palli'

'Hina muhuna', twinkling eyes and a bounce in your walk

But 'chuttak inna' if you can and listen to my talk

Even though the 'bokka' takes you on a 'soosthi' high

'Balagena' when you fly off into the deep blue sky

Hold on to your precious 'papuwa', just in case it runs

And remember that 'bokken lauw' happens only once

I know that a few of you might 'shape-eke' disagree

But it's an 'igena gaththa padamak' I'm giving you for free

So 'hithala mathala' do your thing, I won't tell you how

But 'bokken lauw keruwahama, wennema mala illaw!'

Brandon Ingram

DAD

2009-08-05T06:30:00.000-07:00

'At age 8, your dad buys you an ice cream. You thanked him by dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, he paid for piano lessons. You thanked him by never even bothering to practice..
When you were 10 years old he drove you all day, from soccer to football to one birthday party after another... You thanked him by jumping out of the car and never looking back..
When you were 11 years old, he took you and your friends to the movies. You thanked him by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, he warned you not to watch certain TV shows.. You thanked him by waiting until he left the house.
When you were 13, he suggested a haircut that was becoming. You thanked him by telling him he had notaste.
When you were 14, he paid for a month away at summer camp. You thanked him by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, he came home from work, looking for a hug. You thanked him by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, he taught you how to drive his car. You thanked him by taking it every chance you could..
When you were 17, he was expecting an important call. You thanked him by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, he cried at your high school graduation. You thanked him by staying out partying until dawn.
When you were 19, he paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus carried your bags. You thanked him by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 25, he helped to pay for your wedding, and he told you how deep he loved you. You thanked him by movinghalfway across the country..
When you were 50, he fell ill and needed you to take care of him . You thanked him by reading about the burden parents become to their children.
And then, one day, he quietly died. And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART. If you love your dad, send this to all of ur frnds. If you don't......

SHARP SHOOTER - WORLD CLASS

2009-08-05T03:02:00.000-07:00

Alternative roads for Galle Road

2009-08-05T02:49:00.000-07:00

How to protect yourself against Influenza A(H1N1)

2009-07-29T08:57:00.001-07:00

CAR A/C --- ALERT VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR HEALTH

2009-07-29T08:47:00.000-07:00

Do not turn on A/C immediately as soon as you enter Your .... CAR!

Please open the windows after you enter your car and do not turn ON the air-conditioning immediately. According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen- take note of the heated plastic smell in your car). In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer may also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxins.

It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the interior to air out before you enter. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
"When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others"

Prevent Dengue - Keep your environment clean

2009-07-29T08:44:00.001-07:00

Paintings of Sri Lanka Heritage

2009-07-29T08:34:00.001-07:00

Lanka's dial '1919' is a world winner-“Government Information Centre-1919- (GIC)” wins World Summit Award for best multimedia product

2009-07-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

The ICT Agency of Sri Lanka attracts international attention for creating the world’s best e-Content. The multimedia product “Government Information Centre (GIC)” has won the World Summit Award (WSA 09) with a single, electronic, trilingual (Sinhala, Tamil and English) knowledge base of 1,600 services available to citizens from 77 key government organisations. For more information visit the homepage www.gic.gov.lk. With this, the GIC has approximately outrun 20,000 other products and projects from 157 countries participating in the 4th edition of the WSA, the United Nations based contest for e-content and creativity in the Information Society.The global contest on creativity generated content is taking place every two years as a follow-on activity to the UN World Summit on Information Society. This year 545 national finalists from the United Nations Member States were selected by 34 eminent e-Content experts in New Delhi.The submitted projects were nominated in one of the eight WSA categories to receive global acknowledgement as the world’s Best in e-Content. Australia, Austria, Canada and New Zealand dominate this years winners list.“In contrast to mass TV and newspapers, the new media do not concentrate in one country or one region; we do not see a digital Hollywood or digital Fleet street. Rather, the most interesting e-Contents come from smaller markets, and there from smaller players. They appear to be much more in touch with users and their communities. Local content, not global, triumphs in terms of quality” concludes from the Jury proceedings Peter A. Bruck, WSA Chairman.The WSA is a global not-for-profit activity promoting the most outstanding achievements as a flagship partnership initiative of the UN’s Global Alliance for ICT and Development and in close collaboration with UNESCO, UNIDO, ISOC and a worldwide network of Partners.“The GIC has handled over two million telephone calls in the last two years during which it has been functioning – averaging over 1,500 calls a day which goes up to 2,500 calls when we have a media campaign.” Reshan Dewapura, Chief Operating Officer of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) which maintains the Government Information Centre, said. “The public can call 1919 to access the service run by the GIC which operates from 8 am till 8 pm and is staffed by officers who can handle queries in all three languages, Sinhala, Tamil and English,” Wasantha Deshapriya, Director Re-engineering Government said. WSA was started as an Austrian initiative in the framework of the United Nations World Summit on Information Society in 2003. Today, it is the world’s leading contest for excellence and creativity and e-Content production and a global hub dedicated to closingthe digital content divide and narrowing the content gap between different regions of the world. Key sponsors of the WSA include the global Internet Society and Indigo Brainmedia – the leading and most innovative digital magazine from Latin America, whichwon the WSA in the e-Entertainment category in 2007 and since then entered into a long term visionary as the main supporter and sponsor.The WSA 09 Winners’ Gala, WSA Winners Conference and Exhibition will take place in Monterrey, Mexico, September 2-5, 09 in collaboration with the UN GAID’s Global Forum.

Source:-http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/07/29/news47.html

New Lady Teacher - Nice Story

2009-07-29T08:25:00.000-07:00

A new lady teacher came to teach 8th standard students.
As it was the first day, she gave her intro, and asked all the students to Introduce themselves with name and hobby.
She said, " Let's start with the boys first."
Boys start giving their intro...
First boy: "My name is John, and my hobby is to see bubble in the bathtub."
Teacher was confused to listen but said, "Interesting.
Well, Ok. In fact, we must be honest in telling the hobby. And after all there is essentially a child in each of us. So it's ok John. Yes next."
Second boy: "Myself Peter and my hobby is to see bubble in the bathtub."
Teacher now got surprised and said, "Good. I like the spirit of supporting a friend. Ok next. "
Third boy: "I'm Smith and my hobby is to see bubble in the bathtub."
Teacher: "Guys are you joking or what? Please be sincere. Ok next."
This continues...
and the last boy stands up "I'm Harry and my hobby is to see bubble in the Bathtub. "
Exhausted, the teacher said, "I don't think I will be able to teach un-grown boys for long.
Anyway, now the girls please. "
First girl: "I'm Julie and my hobby is to see birds."
Teacher: "Good. At last I got something different. Ok next."
Second girl: "I'm Ruby and I like to collect perfumes."
Teacher "Now it's like educated grown up girls. Ok next. You sweet girl;
Yes you... "
Most beautiful girl of the class:
"Madam, my name is 'Bubble', and my hobby is to take bath three times a day."
Teacher Fainted!!! "

Men's Fashion Tips and Style Ideas

2009-07-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

When it comes to wardrobe & fashion, many guys don't realize that clothing does indeed "make the man." What you wear is just as important to others as to yourself.To be taken seriously in today's society, a first impression does matter -- significantly. If you want to be noticed favorably by both women and men, we've got some basic fashion and style tips to help you dress up to your potential.Keep in mind, even the most expensive clothing line won't flatter you if you slouch. Stand up straight and carry yourself with pride.. If you respect yourself, others will too.

Wear Clothes that Fit

Why not look good today, instead of some unspecified day in the future, when you gain or lose a few pounds -- and will it really happen? When you're shopping, buy clothes that are comfortable. If you need something altered, visit your tailor.

Find out What Works for You

Take a good look in the mirror and you'll begin to understand what colors and styles look the best on you. It's OK to try something new, but classics outlive trends.

Maintain Your Clothing

Don't wear soiled or wrinkled clothes. Stick to fabrics that resist wrinkling or learn how to use an iron. Suits and formal wear should be taken to the dry-cleaner to be cleaned and pressed.

Stripes - Not the Best Choice

It's best to stay away from horizontal stripes, unless your tall & lean. Most stripes are unflattering, and the horizontal ones add bulk, can make you appear heavier, and shorter. Solid colors are a good choice and dark, solids will make you look slimmer.

Keep it Simple

Loud, bright colors and patterns can make you look ridiculous. You can't go wrong with basic black and navy blue for work or casual, it's classic for a reason. You can add other attractive colors for a perfect match.

Get Rid of Old Clothes

Don't be stuck in the "good old days." If it's out of style, don't wear it anymore. If you can't imagine parting with it, store it. Trends run their cycles and you may once again be able to wear your favorite garments -- but only when they're popular.

Keep Short Sleeves for Casual

Don't show up for a job interview or business meeting in a short-sleeved shirt. Formal and business attire always include long sleeves and a tie.

Men's Accessory Tips

Your belt and shoe color should match.
Make sure your shoes are comfortable.
Keep your shoes in tip-top shape by polishing them regularly.
A shoe tree will help keep less-worn shoes keep their shape.
Only lace-up shoes are appropriate with a suit.
Save the boots for leisure. Your socks should match your shoes..
Your tie should reach the top of your belt.
Wear a belt that fits.
The prong should fit into one of the middle holes, not the first or last one.
Do not wear a belt AND suspenders at the same time.
Apply cologne before getting dressed to avoid any direct stains.
Remember, good posture adds height and self-confidence.

The Difference between FOCUSING on PROBLEMS and FOCUSING on SOLUTIONS

2009-07-28T11:22:00.000-07:00

Case # 1:
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens would not work at zero gravity (ink will not flow down to the writing surface).
Solution # 1
To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
Solution # 2
And what did the Russians do...?? They used a pencil.

Case # 2
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.

Solution # 1
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
Solution # 2
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral...
· Always look for simple solutions.
· Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
· Always focus on solutions & not on problems.

Israel's Ultra Modern Guns

2009-07-28T10:56:00.001-07:00

JULIA FILM

2009-07-28T10:29:00.000-07:00

Why We Shout When We Are Angry

2009-07-28T10:26:00.001-07:00

A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.
Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.' Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...' The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
MORAL: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other

Old Photos (Sydney)

2009-07-24T10:46:00.001-07:00

Short Story with a beautiful message

2009-07-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Here is a short story with a beautiful message...

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, 'Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river.' The little girl said, 'No, Dad. You hold my hand.' 'What's the difference?' Asked the puzzled father. 'There's a big difference,' replied the little girl.
'If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go.'
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours... This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings

Medical Tips

2009-07-21T11:26:00.001-07:00

http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/folic_acid.html

http://symptoms.wrongdiagnosis.com/

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/oxaliplatin.asp

World's Most Beautiful News Reader

2009-07-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

Nuclear Test

2009-07-21T10:38:00.000-07:00

ROBIN OF SHERWOOD

2009-07-21T10:28:00.000-07:00

The picture at right is important: it's the first time these three have had their picture taken together in 20 years! Mark Ryan (Nasir), Jason Connery (Robin), and Ray Winstone (Will Scarlett) reflecting on life after ROBIN OF SHERWOOD at a recent dinner in the aptly named "Robin Hood Pub" in Los Angeles.

Fuel Saving Tip

2009-07-12T10:25:00.000-07:00

Beware of modifying flashy wheels and new tires may look cool and certainly improve on handling but if they are wider than the standard tireschances are that they will create more rolling resistance and decrease fuel efficiency

Dilshan and Mendis in T-20 World XI

2009-07-12T10:13:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankans Tillekaratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis have been picked into the International Cricket Council’s playing eleven at the conclusion of the T-20 World Cup in England last month.The team will however not play any matches.
The team:
Chris Gayle (West Indies),
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka),
Jacques Kallis (South Africa),
AB de Villiers (South Africa),
Younus Khan (Pakistan, captain),
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies),
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan),
Kamran Akmal (Pakistan, wicketkeeper),
Wayne Parnell (South Africa),
Umar Gul (Pakistan),
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Copy and Paste

2009-07-12T10:01:00.000-07:00

A popular motivational speaker was entertaining his audience. He Said :"The best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasn't mywife!"The audience was in silence and shock. The speaker added:"And that woman was my mother!"

A week later, a top manager trained by the motivational speaker tried tocrack this very effective joke at home. He was a bit foggy after a drink.He said loudly to his wife who was preparing dinner,"The greatest years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman who wasnot my wife!"
The wife went; "ah!" with shock and rage.Standing there for 20 seconds trying to recall the second half of the joke,the manager finally blurted out"....and I can't remember who she was!"
By the time the manager regained his consciousness, he was on a hospitalbed nursing burns from boiling water

Moral of the story :Don't copy if you can't paste!

On August 7 , 2009

2009-07-05T00:33:00.000-07:00

At 12hr 34 minutes and 56 seconds on the 7th of August this year, the time and date will be 12:34:56 07/08/09
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This will never happen in your life again!!!!

Side Effects

2009-07-04T22:02:00.001-07:00

http://pain.emedtv.com/diclofenac-sodium/diclofenac-sodium-side-effects.html

What is that?

2009-07-04T21:42:00.000-07:00

Hollywood Movies released in July 2009

2009-07-02T09:35:00.000-07:00

JULY 1, 2009

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS - Featuring the Voices of John Leguizamo and Denis LearyPUBLIC ENEMIES - Starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale

JULY 10, 2009

BRUNO - Starring Sacha Baron Cohen

I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER - Starring Hayden Panettiere and Lauren London

JULY 15, 2009

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint

JULY 17, 2009

500 DAYS OF SUMMER - Starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

JULY 24, 2009

G-FORCE - Featuring the Voices of Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz

ORPHAN - Starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard

THE UGLY TRUTH - Starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl

JULY 29, 2009

ADAM - Starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne

JULY 31, 2009

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC - Starring Ashley Tisdale and Robert Hoffman

FUNNY PEOPLE - Starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen

Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50

2009-06-25T18:15:00.000-07:00

Story Highlights
Michael Jackson suffers cardiac arrest at home in Los Angeles suburb
Singer was dominant in pop music for four decades with Jackson 5, solo
Jackson had many No. 1s; his "Thriller" is one of the best-selling albums of all time

Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed.
He was 50.
He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.
Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy would probably be done on the singer Friday, with results expected that afternoon.
"Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color," the Rev. Al Sharpton said. "To say an 'icon' would only give these young people in Harlem a fraction of what he was. He was a historic figure that people will measure music and the industry by."
Jackson's blazing rise to stardom -- and later fall from grace -- is among the most startling of show business tales. The son of a steelworker, he rose to fame as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a band he formed with his brothers in the late 1960s. By the late '70s, as a solo artist, he was topping the charts with cuts from "Off the Wall," including "Rock With You" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." Watch Jackson perform at a 1988 concert »
In 1982, he released "Thriller," an album that eventually produced seven hit singles. An appearance the next year on a Motown Records 25th-anniversary special cemented his status as the biggest star in the country. Timeline: The life of Michael Jackson »
For the rest of the 1980s, they came no bigger. "Thriller's" follow-up, 1987's "Bad," sold almost as many copies. A new Jackson album -- a new Jackson appearance -- was a pop culture event. iReport: Share your memories of Michael Jackson
The pop music landscape was changing, however, opening up for rap, hip-hop and what came to be called "alternative" -- and Jackson was seen as out of step.
His next release, 1991's "Dangerous," debuted at No. 1 but "only" produced one top-ranking single -- "Black or White" -- and that song earned criticism for its inexplicably violent ending, in which Jackson was seen smashing car windows and clutching his crotch.
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And then "Dangerous" was knocked out of its No. 1 spot on the album charts by Nirvana's "Nevermind," an occurrence noted for its symbolism by rock critics.
After that, more attention was paid to Jackson's private life than his music career, which faltered. A 1995 two-CD greatest hits, "HIStory," sold relatively poorly, given the huge expense of Jackson's recording contract: about 7 million copies, according to Recording Industry of America certifications.
A 2001 album of new material, "Invincible," did even worse.
In 2005, he went to trial on child-molestation charges. He was acquitted.
In July 2008, after three years away from the spotlight, Jackson announced a series of concerts at London's O2 Arena as his "curtain call." Some of the shows, initially scheduled to begin in July, were eventually postponed until 2010.
Rise to stardom
Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958, to Joe Jackson, a Gary, Indiana, steelworker, and his wife, Katherine. By the time he was 6, he had joined his brothers in a musical group organized by his father, and by the time he was 10, the group -- the Jackson 5 -- had been signed to Motown. Watch Michael Jackson's life in video
He made his first television appearance at age 11.
Jackson, a natural performer, soon became the group's front man. Music critic Langdon Winner, reviewing the group's first album, "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5," for Rolling Stone, praised Michael's versatile singing and added, "Who is this 'Diana Ross,' anyway?"
The group's first four singles -- "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There" -- went to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart, the first time any group had pulled off that feat. There was even a Jackson 5 cartoon series on ABC.
In 1972, he hit No. 1 as a solo artist with the song "Ben."
The group's popularity waned as the '70s continued, and Michael eventually went solo full time. He played the Scarecrow in the 1978 movie version of "The Wiz," and released the album "Off the Wall" in 1979. Its success paved the way for "Thriller," which eventually became the best-selling album in history, with 50 million copies sold worldwide.
At that point, Michael Jackson became ubiquitous.
Seven of "Thriller's" nine cuts were released as singles; all made the Top Ten. The then-new cable channel MTV, criticized for its almost exclusively white playlist, finally started playing Jackson's videos. They aired incessantly, including a 14-minute minimovie of the title cut. ("Weird Al" Yankovic cemented his own stardom by lampooning Jackson's song "Beat It" with a letter-perfect parody video.)
On the Motown Records' 25th-anniversary special -- a May 1983 TV extravaganza with notable turns by the Temptations, the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson -- it was Michael Jackson who stopped the show.
Already he was the most popular musician in America, riding high with "Thriller." But something about his electrifying performance of "Billie Jean," complete with the patented backward dance moves, boosted his stardom to a new level.
People copied his Jheri-curled hair and single-gloved, zippered-jacket look. Showbiz veterans such as Fred Astaire praised his chops. He posed for photos with Ronald and Nancy Reagan at the White House. Paul McCartney teamed with him on three duets, two of which -- "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say" -- became top five hits. Jackson became a Pepsi spokesman, and when his hair caught fire while making a commercial, it was worldwide news.
It all happened very fast -- within a couple years of the Motown special. But even at the time of the "Motown 25" moonwalk, fame was old hat to Michael Jackson. He hadn't even turned 25 himself, but he'd been a star for more than half his life. He was given the nickname the "King of Pop" -- a spin on Elvis Presley's status as "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" -- and few questioned the moniker.
Relentless attention
But, as the showbiz saying has it, when you're on top of the world, there's nowhere to go but down. The relentless attention given Jackson started focusing as much on his eccentricities -- some real, some rumored -- as his music.
As the Web site Allmusic.com notes, he was rumored to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber and to have purchased the bones of John Merrick, the "Elephant Man." (Neither was true.) He did have a pet chimpanzee, Bubbles; underwent a series of increasingly drastic plastic surgeries; established an estate, Neverland, filled with zoo animals and amusement park rides; and managed to purchase the Beatles catalog from under Paul McCartney's nose, which displeased the ex-Beatle immensely.
In 1990s and 2000s, Jackson found himself pasted across the media for his short-lived marriages, the first to Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie; his 2002 claim that then Sony Records head Tommy Mottola was racist; his behavior and statements during a 2003 interview with British journalist Martin Bashir done for a documentary called "Living With Michael Jackson;" his changing physical appearance; and, above all, the accusations that he sexually molested young boys at Neverland.
The first such accusation, in 1993, resulted in a settlement to the 13-year-old accuser (rumored to be as high as $20 million), though no criminal charges were filed, Allmusic.com notes.
He also fell deeply in debt and was forced to sell some of his assets. Neverland was one of many holdings that went on the block. However, an auction of material from Neverland, scheduled for April, was called off and all items returned to Jackson.
Interest in Jackson never faded, however, even if some of it was prurient. In 2008, when he announced 10 comeback shows in London, beginning in July 2009, the story made worldwide news. The number of concerts was later increased to 50.
Seventy-five thousand tickets sold in four hours when they went on sale in March.
However, when the shows were postponed until 2010, rumors swept the Internet that Jackson was not physically prepared and possibly suffering from skin cancer.
At the time, the president and CEO of AEG Live, Randy Phillips, said, "He's as healthy as can be -- no health problems whatsover."
Jackson held open auditions for dancers in April in Los Angeles.
He is survived by his three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/jackson/index.html

CANCER

2009-06-23T09:06:00.000-07:00

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ANDELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THEREIS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to no urish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed attemperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. 16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

Hollywood Movies - Releasing in June 2009

2009-06-03T05:28:00.000-07:00

Land of the Lost
Release date June 5
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Studio Universal Pictures
Director Brad Silberling
Starring
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Raymond Ochoa, Jorma Taccone, Mousa Kraish, Kristina Krofft, Amyrh Harris, Pollyanna McIntosh

My Life in Ruins
Release date June 5
Genre Comedy, Romance
Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director Donald Petrie
Starring
Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Alexis Georgoulis

The Hangover
Release date June 5
Genre Comedy
Studio Warner Bros. Pictures
Director Todd Phillips
Starring
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Mitch Holleman, Andrew Astor, Casey Margolis

Tennessee
Release date June 5
Genre Drama
Studio Vivendi Entertainment
Director Aaron Woodley
Starring
Mariah Carey, Ethan Peck, Adam Rothenberg, Lance Reddick, Bill Sage, Michele Harris, Christopher Andrews

Downloading Nancy
Release date June 5
Genre Drama, Thriller
Studio Strand Releasing
Director Johan Renck
Starring
Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, Matthew Harrison, David Brown

Ball Don't Lie
Release date June 5
Genre Drama
Studio Night and Day Pictures
Director Brin Hill
Starring
Grayson Boucher, Dania Ramirez, Emilie de Ravin, Ricardo Chavira, Ludacris, Rosanna Arquette, Kim Hidalgo, James Pickens Jr., Harold Perrineau, Melissa Leo, Nick Cannon

Away We Go
Release date June 5
Genre Comedy, Drama
Studio Focus Features
Director Sam Mendes
Starring
John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Kevin J. O'Connor, Paul Schneider, Jim Gaffigan

I Come with the Rain
Release date June 6
Genre Thriller
Studio Morena Films
Director Tran Anh Hung
Starring
Josh Hartnett, Takuya Kimura, Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Lee Byung-hun, Shawn Yue, Elias Koteas, Simon Andreu

Tetro
Release date June 11
Genre Drama
Studio American Zoetrope
Director Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdu, Carmen Maura, Rodrigo De la Serna, Leticia Bredice, Mike Amigorena, Sofia Gala, Francesca De Sapio

Imagine That
Release date June 12
Genre Comedy, Fantasy
Studio Paramount Pictures
Director Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Vanessa A. Williams, Nicole Ari Parker, DeRay Davis, Ronny Cox, James Patrick Stuart, Timm Sharp, Patricia Place, Zachary Gordon

The Taking of Pelham 123
Release date June 12
Genre Action, Thriller
Studio Columbia Pictures
Director Tony Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, James Gandolfini, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Victor Gojcaj, Ramon Rodriguez, Alex Kaluzhsky

The Last International Playboy
Release date June 12
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Studio Black Note Films
Director Steve Clark
Starring
Jason Behr, Krysten Ritter, Monet Mazur, Lucy Gordon, India Ennenga, Mike Landry, Lydia Hearst

Moon
Release date June 12
Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller
Studio Sony Pictures Classics
Director Duncan Jones
Starring
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Matt Berry, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Malcolm Stewart, Dominique McElligott, Robin Chalk

Streets of Blood
Release date June 13
Genre Drama, Thriller
Studio Anchor Bay Entertainment
Director Charles Winkler
Starring
Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Sharon Stone, Michael Biehn, Brian Presley, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Katie Chonacas

The Proposal
Release date June 19
Genre Comedy, Romantic
Studio Touchstone Pictures
Director Anne Fletcher
Starring
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Denis O'Hare, Betty White

Year One
Release date June 19
Genre Comedy
Studio Columbia Pictures
Director Harold Ramis
Starring
Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Hank Azaria, Vinnie Jones, Bill Hader, Juno Temple, June Raphael

Irene in Time
Release date June 19
Genre Drama, Romance, Comedy
Studio Rainbow Releasing
Director Henry Jaglom
Starring
Tanna Frederick, David Proval, Victoria Tennant, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Black, Zack Norman, Lanre Idewu, Jack Maxwell, Kelly De Sarla

$9.99
Release date June 19
Genre Animation, Comedy
Studio Regent Releasing
Director Tatia Rosenthal
Starring
Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Samuel Johnson, Barry Otto, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Leeanna Walsman

Whatever Works
Release date June 19
Genre Comedy, Romance
Studio Sony Pictures Classics
Director Woody Allen
Starring
Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Henry Cavill, Kristen Johnston, Patricia Clarkson, Michael McKean, Ed Begley Jr.

44 Inch Chest
Release date June 19
Genre Drama
Studio Momentum Pictures
Director Malcolm Venville
Starring
Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Dillane, Steven Berkoff, Melvil Poupaud

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Release date June 24
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Studio DreamWorks SKG
Director Michael Bay
Starring
Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson, Matthew Marsden, Ramon Rodriguez, Frank Welker

Bright Star
Release date June 25
Genre Drama, Romance
Studio Pathe
Director Jane Campion
Starring
Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jonathan Aris, Sebastian Armesto, Samuel Roukin

The Countess
Release date June 25
Genre Drama, Thriller
Studio Social Capital
Director Julie Delpy
Starring
Julie Delpy, William Hurt, Daniel Bruhl, Anamaria Marinca, Nikolai Kinski, Aleksia Landeau

My Sister's Keeper
Release date June 26
Genre Drama
Studio New Line Cinema
Director Nick Cassavetes
Starring
Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack, Thomas Dekker

Fireflies in the Garden
Release date June 26
Genre Drama
Studio Senator International
Director Dennis Lee
Starring
Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ryan Reynolds, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe, Hayden Panettiere, Shannon Lucio, Ioan Gruffudd, George Newbern

Surveillance
Release date June 26
Genre Thriller, Sci-Fi
Studio Magnet Releasing
Director Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Starring
Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, French Stewart, Kent Harper, Cheri Oteri, Kyle Briere

The Hurt Locker
Release date June 26
Genre Action, Drama
Studio Summit Entertainment
Director Kathryn Bigelow
Starring
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, Evangeline Lilly, David Morse

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Release date June 26
Genre Drama
Studio Lightning Media
Director Buddy Giovinazzo
Starring
Kerry Washington, Victor Rasuk, Evan Ross, Brandon Routh, Shannyn Sossamon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, RZA, Illeana Douglas, Lara Flynn Boyle, Carly Pope, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mark Webber, Tony Plana

Cheri
Release date June 26
Genre Drama, Romance
Studio Miramax Films
Director Stephen Frears
Starring
Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomelty, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle

Princess Protection Program
Release date June 26
Genre Family, Comedy
Studio Disney Channel
Director Allison Liddi
Starring
Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Tom Verica, Sully Diaz, Cristina Soler, Samantha Droke, Kevin G. Schmidt, Robert Adamson

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Release date June 26
Genre Drama, Comedy
Studio Elevation Filmworks
Director Rebecca Miller
Starring
Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore, Monica Bellucci, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Madeline McNulty

Dalada wathura

2009-05-30T07:40:00.001-07:00

"MISSING LINK" FOUND: New Fossil Links Humans, Lemurs?

2009-05-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

May 19, 2009—Meet "Ida," the small "missing link" found in Germany that's created a big media splash and will likely continue to make waves among those who study human origins.
In a new book, documentary, and promotional Web site, paleontologist Jorn Hurum, who led the team that analyzed the 47-million-year-old fossil seen above, suggests Ida is a critical missing-link species in primate evolution (interactive guide to human evolutionfrom National Geographic magazine).
(Among the team members was University of Michigan paleontologist Philip Gingerich, a member of theCommittee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society, which owns National Geographic News.)
The fossil, he says, bridges the evolutionary split between higher primates such as monkeys, apes, and humans and their more distant relatives such as lemurs.
"This is the first link to all humans," Hurum, of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway, said in a statement. Ida represents "the closest thing we can get to a direct ancestor."
Ida, properly known as Darwinius masillae, has a unique anatomy. The lemur-like skeleton features primate-like characteristics, including grasping hands, opposable thumbs, clawless digits with nails, and relatively short limbs.
"This specimen looks like a really early fossil monkey that belongs to the group that includes us," said Brian Richmond, a biological anthropologist at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., who was not involved in the study.
But there's a big gap in the fossil record from this time period, Richmond noted. Researchers are unsure when and where the primate group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans split from the other group of primates that includes lemurs.
"[Ida] is one of the important branching points on the evolutionary tree," Richmond said, "but it's not the only branching point."
At least one aspect of Ida is unquestionably unique: her incredible preservation, unheard of in specimens from the Eocene era, when early primates underwent a period of rapid evolution. (Explore a prehistoric time line.)
"From this time period there are very few fossils, and they tend to be an isolated tooth here or maybe a tailbone there," Richmond explained. "So you can't say a whole lot of what that [type of fossil] represents in terms of evolutionary history or biology."
In Ida's case, scientists were able to examine fossil evidence of fur and soft tissue and even picked through the remains of her last meal: fruits, seeds, and leaves.
What's more, the newly described "missing link" was found in Germany's Messel Pit. Ida's European origins are intriguing, Richmond said, because they could suggest—contrary to common assumptions—that the continent was an important area for primate evolution.
(Related: National Geographic-funded study of human "missing links.")
—Brian Handwerk
Photographs courtesy PLoS ONE
source:-http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090519-missing-link-found.html

Indonesia plane crash kills nearly 100

2009-05-20T08:29:00.000-07:00

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Death toll climbs
At least 15 people from the flight rescued, says major general
The crash destroys four homes and kills two residents, says Karas village leader
Indonesian military transport plane crashed into residential area in East Java

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a residential area in East Java early Wednesday, killing 98 people, military officials said.

The death toll might rise, because the Air Force said 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed about 6:30 a.m.
The crash destroyed four homes and killed two people who lived in at least one of the homes, said Suwardi, the village leader of Karas in East Java.
The plane had a crew of 14 people and was carrying an additional 98 passengers, Major Gen. Suwarno said.

At least 15 people from the flight had been rescued, according to Bambang Sulistyo, an Indonesian air force spokesman.
Wahyu Nuryanto, a staff member at the Iswahyudi hospital in nearby Madiun, told local media that 19 people were brought to the hospital -- several with serious injuries, including multiple fractures.
The 19 included air force personnel, family members of air force personnel, and civilians, Nuryanto said.
Rescue crews Wednesday were evacuating the crash area where local media showed plumes of smoke billowing from a rice field and rescuers scrambling to move victims on makeshift stretchers.
The crash comes a day after another Indonesian Hercules transport plane crashed on a runway after touching down early. No one was killed in that crash in Papua province.

Source:-http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/indonesia.crash/index.html

Api Sada Nomiyena Jathiyak

2009-05-19T22:29:00.000-07:00

Prabhakaran's body found - Army Chief [Updated]

2009-05-19T20:50:00.000-07:00

Commander of Sri Lanka Army General Sarath Fonseka has confirmed that the body of V.Prabhakaran, psychopathic leader of world's most barbaric terrorist outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been found short while ago (May 19). According to the defence sources, the LTTE leader who has ordered thousands of Tamil youth to give up their lives for him has tried to save his life until the last moment.
The 4th Vijayabahu Regiment(4 VIR) troops led by Lt. Colonel Rohitha Aluvihare under the 53 Division commanded by Major General Kamal Goonarathne, have found the bullet ridden body of the terrorist leader lying on the bank of the Nanthikadal lagoon. According to our defence correspondent at Wanni, the body has been positively identified as Prabakaran's by MP Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan and Daya Master.
Ironically, Interpol wanted terrorist K. Padmanathan alias KP this morning told pro LTTE media that the LTTE leader was safe and sound. With the news appeared on media, thousands of Tamil civilians living in Colombo capital joined celebrations of the security forces' victory saying that the curse placed on the Tamil population was finally removed.

Source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090519_03

The body of the terror chief Prabakaran was found on the bank of the Nanthikadal lagoon, by 53 Div troops commanded by Major General Kamal Goonarathne, on 19th May 2009.

The terror chief's LTTE identification card.

Prabakaran's dog-tag. The world's no: 1 terrorist killed by the valiant Sri Lankan security forces.

LTTE leader's personal weapon and the belt.

For More fotos please visit www.defence.lk

Armed Force Commanders promoted to next higher ranks

2009-05-19T20:37:00.001-07:00

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has granted promotions for the commanders of Army, Navy and Air Force who have been instrumental in winning the historic battle against LTTE terrorism in Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, Army Chief Sarath Fonseka has been promoted to the rank of General, Navy Chief Wasantha Karannagoda has been promoted to the rank of Admiral and Air Force Chief Roshan Goonathilake has been promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal.
General Sarath Fonseka, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda and Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonathilake become the first Sri Lankan Armed Forces Commanders to hold four star ranks while in active service.

HE told Task Accomplished

2009-05-18T07:38:00.000-07:00

His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa , President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has been officially informed about the successful task accomplishment by the country's top defence officials this evening (May 18).
Secretary Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, Army Chief, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, Air Force Chief, Air Marshal Roshan Goonathilake, Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickramarathne and Director General of Civil Defence Force Sarath Weerasekara officially reported to the president that the task entrusted on them to liberate the nation from clutches of terrorism has been successfully accomplished and the nation is free from terror. The reporting was made at a charm ceremony held at Temple Trees.
President Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation from the parliament on Tuesday (May 19) at 9.30 AM.
SOURCE:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_13

ONE COUNTRY: ONE NATION: ONE FLAG

2009-05-18T07:33:00.000-07:00

එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ. ය පරාජය කර ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ත්‍රස්තවාදයෙන් නිදහස් වෙයි

2009-05-18T07:29:00.001-07:00

ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුධ හමුදාව යුදමය වශයෙන් එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ. සංවිධානය පරාජය කර දශක තුනක පමණ කාලයක් තුල එහි ජනතාව පෙළෙමින් සිටි ත්‍රස්තවාදයේ පිළිලයෙන් ජාතිය මුදාගත් බව යුධ හමුදාපති මේජර් ජනරාල් සරත් පොන්සේකා මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කළේය.
එසේම යුධ භූමියන් ලැබෙන ආරංචි මාර්ගවලට අනුව සියලුම ත්‍රස්ත නායකයින් මරා දමා ඇති අතර, මේ වන විට භට පිරිස් විසින් එම මළසිරුරු හදුනාගැනීමේ කටයුතුවල නියැලී සිටී.

Bodies of 18 senior LTTE leaders positively identified; clearing operations continue

2009-05-18T07:25:00.000-07:00

Armed forces officials have positively identified 18 bodies of senior LTTE cadres including that of Pottu Amman. The following is list of identified LTTE leaders found among the dead today (May 18).
Pottu Amman- LTTE's Intelligence Wing Leader
Bhanu - LTTE military leader
Jeyam- LTTE military leader
B.Nadesan- LTTE political head
S.Pulidevan- Head of LTTE's Peace Secretariat
Ramesh- LTTE special military leader
Ilango- LTTE police chief
Charles Anthony- the eldest son of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran
Sudharman - aide to LTTE leader's son
Thomas- senior intelligence leader
Luxman - LTTE military leader
Sri Ram- senior sea tiger cadre
Isei Aravi - LTTE female military leader
Kapil Amman - LTTE deputy intelligence leader
Ajanthi- female LTTE training in charge
Wardha - LTTE mortar in charge
Pudiyawan- Secretary to LTTE leader
Jenarthan - Special military leader
Meanwhile, defence sources on the field said that troops are now conducting search and clear operations in area. Troops have so far found over 200 bodies of LTTE cadres along with large stocks lethal weapons. Troops strongly believe that all top LTTE cadres including its chief V. Prabhakaran have been killed in today's fighting. The identification process is being continued.
source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_11

LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror

2009-05-18T07:24:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankan armed force have militarily defeated the LTTE and freed the nation from three decades of terror, Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka announced.
Meanwhile, defence sources on the battlefront said all top LTTE leaders were believed to be killed during their abortive attempt to flee from advancing troops this morning (May 18). According to the sources, troops have found a burnt body suspected to be of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran. However, the sources said that positive identification is yet to be made.
Also, unconfirmed sources revealed that LTTE’s intelligence wing leader Pottu Amman and Sea Tiger wing leader Soosai were killed in today’s battle.
source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10

Army foils LTTE's last attempt to evacuate its leaders; bodies being identified

2009-05-18T07:23:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankan army elites and infantrymen of 53, 58 and 59 Divisions have foiled the LTTE's last attempt to evacuate its top leaders this morning (May 18). According to the latest battlefield reports, soldiers have located over 150 bodies of LTTE cadres so far. The process of identifying the terrorist bodies is in progress.
With this attack LTTE has lost all its key positions and its remnants are now limited to tiny pockets scattered in the Karayamullavaikkal area, the sources said. All army units are now engaged in the final mop up operations.
LTTE terrorists made their final bid to evacuate its leaders early this morning as army elites pierced in to the last remaining LTTE foothold last night. The terrorist have managed took hold of two vehicles and believed to have put their senior leaders into those vehicles before they started moving northwards. According to the available information army elites and 53 Division soldiers have intercepted and crushed the terrorist move after fierce fighting.
Troops have so far identified bodies of Charles Anthony, the eldest son of LTTE chief V.Prabhakaran , B. Nadesan, LTTE's political head, S. Pulidevan , LTTE's head of peace secretariat, S. Ramesh, A special military leader, Kapil Amman, LTTE's deputy intelligence leader, Sudarman , the aide to Prabhakarn's son, Rathnam Master , a black tiger leader and Ilango, another senior LTTE leader.
More information will follow...
source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_09

LTTE leaders boxed in less than one square kilometer stretch

2009-05-16T23:47:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankan soldiers have boxed the remaining LTTE cadres into a 400m x 600m land stretch in the Vellaimullaivaikkal area reveal the latest battlefield reports. According to the sources, troops have already rescued all the civilians held at hostage by the terrorists and taken them to safer areas. Among the rescued were seven service personnel including four sailors and three soldiers held as prisoners of war by the terrorists.
Military spokesperson Udaya Nanayakkara said that over 50,000 civilians have been rescued from the LTTE hold during last 72 hours. Out of the above figure over 36,000 hostages have been rescued during last 24 hours, he added.
Meanwhile, LTTE launched an unsuccessful attack at the Army defence line on the eastern bank of the Nanthikadal lagoon early this morning (May 17). The terrorists using boats crossed the lagoon around 1.30 AM and attacked the Army first line of defence. Troops crushed the LTTE assault after hours of fierce fighting causing heavy damages to the terrorists.
A senior defence official called the attack a desperate bid by the terrorists to save their leaders.
"Their aim was to establish a foothold on the eastern bank of the lagoon. If they were successful they would try to transfer their most senior leaders there and try their luck in the jungles", he said.
He further revealed that LTTE has lost their last remaining fighting cadre in this abortive attack. "The attack was completely crushed by the well prepared soldiers. It is just a basic military tactic to show an escape route for the surrounded enemy as bait and crush them when they take it", he added.
Troops have so far have collected about 70 bodies of LTTE cadres following the attack. According to available information, two senior LTTE leaders identified as Muttappan and Pradeep were also killed during the confrontation.
Meanwhile, troops of 53, 58 and 59 Divisions engaged in daylong clashes with the terrorists yesterday (May 16).
Troops of 5 Gemunu Watch (5 GW) and 6 Gajaba Regiment (6 GR) operating under 53 Division carried out mop up operations along the A-35 in the Karayamullaivaikkal area causing heavy damages to the terrorists. Troops during the subsequent search operations found one body of LTTE cadre, 18 T-56 rifles, 11 radio communication sets, one light machine gun (LMG) and one outboard motor.
Separately, infantrymen of 9 GW and 8 GR operating under 58 Divisions battled the remaining terror strongholds in the Vellamullivaikkal area. Troops during the searches found a large amount weapons including three damaged 152mm heavy artillery guns. Among the other items found were, 128 T-56 weapons, 17 12.7 mm anti air machine guns, one RCL gun, two paddle guns, four 40mm grenade launchers, two multi purpose machine guns (MPMG), three radio communications sets, four micro pistols, 285 hand grenades, two barrels of 60mm mortar guns, two barrels of 120mm mortar guns, a large stock of live ammunition, oxygen tanks and Diving kits. Intercepted LTTE radio communications revealed that 31 terrorists were killed and 15 wounded during the clashes.
Infantrymen of 12 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (12 SLLI) and 11 GW operating under the 59 Division had confrontations with the terrorists in the Sarawaruthoddam area in Mullaittivu during daytime yesterday. Troops collected 3 bodies of LTTE cadres along with 18 T-56, three 40mm grenade launchers, one MPMG, five radio communication sets, one RPG launcher, and one 12.7mm machine gun during search operations. Also, troops found several heavy vehicles abandoned by the terrorists.
The battle continues.
Source:- http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090517_04

All hostages rescued - Army

2009-05-16T23:46:00.000-07:00

Troops have rescued all remaining civilians held hostage by LTTE terrorists; reveal military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara. He said that troops have rescued over 50,000 civilians during last 72 hours.
Source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090517_03

Mi-26 recovering an American CH-47 Chinook helicopter

2009-05-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

The BIG transport helicopters of US Air Force fails in Afghanistan. US air force had to hire a Russian made mi 26 to recover their CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan

Sri Lanka's coast free of terror; Army 58 Div links up with the 59 Div

2009-05-16T22:29:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankan soldiers of the Army 58 Division have linked up with the 59 Division soldiers freeing the last remaining coastal stretch under LTTE clutches. The link up marks the total liberation of the Island's coastline(3560.4sq.km) from three decades of terror.
According to the battlefield reports, infantrymen of Army 58 Division completed their three-day southbound march along the coast this morning (May 16) when they linked up with their comrades of 59 Division on the Mullaittivu frontage.
Rescue of hostages
The sources further said that over 4300 civilians held at hostage by the terrorists were rescued by 58 Division alone during yesterday's operations. Among the refugees were many family members of senior LTTE leaders. Also, there were many junior LTTE cadres, including suicide bombers who surrendered themselves to the soldiers.
Separately, troops of 53 Division marching southwards along the eastern bank of the Nanthikadal lagoon rescued over 4550 civilians yesterday. Over 300 others sought refuge with the 59 Division soldiers. The total number of people sought refuge with the soldiers during last 24 hours is approximately over 9000.
The battle
Troops of 5 Gemunu Watch (5GW), 1 Gajaba Regiment (1 GR), 6 GR, 17 Sri Lanka Artillery (17 SLA), and 1 Mach Infantry operating under 53 Division yesterday engaged terrorist positions on the A-35 road , West of Vellamullivaikkal . Intercepted LTTE radio transmissions confirmed 19 LTTE cadres were killed and 24 others injured during these confrontations.
Meanwhile, 58 Division troops battling the terrorist on the coast yesterday collected 32 bodies of LTTE cadres. The soldiers also found a large stock of weapons including 183 T-56 rifles, one 12.7 mm machine gun with five barrels, two paddle guns, three MPMGs, one naval machine gun, one Radar, six suicide boats, 127 mortar bombs (60mm), eight RPG launchers, 18 disposable RPGs, two Thermo-baric weapons, six FNC weapons, one M-16 rifle, three Light Machine guns, and a large amount of small arms ammo.
Kariyalamullivaikkal Tsunami village
Troops of 58 Division scored another significant victory in their battle against terrorism yesterday when they liberated the Kariyalamulla Tsunami relief village. The village is the only place where permanently built houses can be found between Velayamadam and Vellamullivaikkal areas. Over 4000 inhabitants of the village sought refuge with the soldiers. The unharmed buildings in the area gave lie to the repeated claims by the Western media and other pro LTTE propaganda elements that Sri Lanka Army has been indiscriminately shelling the civilian areas.
The rescue mission is being continued.

For More details and fotos visit www.defence.lk

Source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090516_02

Over 36,000 hostages rescued; troops enter LTTE's last hideout

2009-05-16T22:26:00.000-07:00

Sri Lankan soldiers have reached the concluding phase of their humanitarian operation in the Island's northeast as they rescued over 36,000 civilians from LTTE hold during last 24 hours.
According to the battlefield sources, Army 53, 58 and 59 Division soldiers have entered into the area where LTTE leaders have been cowering among the civilians during last couple of weeks. Soldiers are now looking for sick and disabled people that may be left in the area as almost all the others held at hostage by the terrorists have been rescued.
Meanwhile, LTTE made an abortive attempt to breach the Army defence line on the Western bank of the Nanthikadal lagoon during the wee hours today (May 17). The LTTE cadres launched a surface attack across the Nanthikadal lagoon using several boats between 1.30 AM to 3.30 AM. According to the latest information, troops have been able to crush the LTTE attack causing heavy damages to the terrorists.
Troops have so far collected over 70 bodies of LTTE cadres.
More information will follow...

Source:-http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090517_02

WISH YOU A PEACEFUL WESAK

2009-05-07T22:23:00.001-07:00

Hollywood Movies released in May 2009

2009-05-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

MAY 1, 2009

BATTLE FOR TERRA - Featuring the Voices of Evan Rachel Wood and Luke Wilson

The story of Senn (Justin Long) and Mala (Evan Rachel Wood), two rebellious alien teens living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place that promotes peace and tolerance, having long ago rejected war and weapons of mass destruction. But when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, the planet is plunged into chaos. During the upheaval, Mala befriends an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) and each learns the two races are not so different from one another. Together they must face the terrifying realization that in a world of limited resources, only one of their races is likely to survive.

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST - Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE - Starring Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber

Leading up to the events of "X-Men," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" — written by David Benioff ("The Kite Runner") — tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

MAY 8, 2009

LITTLE ASHES - Starring Robert Pattinson and Javier Beltran
NEXT DAY AIR - Starring Donald Faison and Mos Def

Life isn’t going smoothly for Leo Jackson. He still lives at home, he just broke up with his girlfriend and he’s had so many complaints about his sloppy work habits that his own mother is threatening to fire him. But Leo isn’t one to let a few bad breaks ruins his day—as long as he’s got plenty of weed to take his mind off his troubles. But when the wacked-out courier accidentally delivers a box containing 10 kilos of high quality cocaine to the wrong apartment, it sets in motion a hilarious and harrowing chain of events that could cost him his life.

STAR TREK - Starring Chris Pine and Anton Yelchin

MAY 15, 2009

ANGELS AND DEMONS - Starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor
THE BROTHERS BLOOM - Starring Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo

For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where "everyone gets what they want." Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for "an unwritten life"—a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother.

MANAGEMENT - Starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn

"Management" is a romantic comedy that chronicles a chance meeting between Mike Cranshaw (Steve Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Jennifer Aniston). When Sue checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona, what starts with a bottle of wine compliments of management soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose.

MAY 21, 2009

TERMINATOR SALVATION - Starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington

MAY 22, 2009

THE LIMITS OF CONTROL (Limited) - Starring Tilda Swinton and Gael Garcia Bernal

The story of a mysterious loner (played by Mr. De Bankole), a stranger whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN - Starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson

MAY 29, 2009

DRAG ME TO HELL - Starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long

UP - Featuring the Voices of Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer

From Disney/Pixar comes "Up," a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.

The World's First Flying Hotel

2009-05-03T06:37:00.000-07:00

"The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience. Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, and all the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel.

Room service is available one hour after liftoff and prior to landing." The Hotelicopter is due to fly maiden journey this summer(June 26th) with an undisclosed price...If you are interested,There is three fly tour.
Inaugural Summer Tour - 14 days (Friday, June 26th, 2009 - Friday, July 10th, 2009)
California Tour - 14 days (Friday, July 17th, 2009 to Friday, July 24rd, 2009) Bay/Jamaica, European Tour - 16 days (Friday, July 31st, 2009 to Sunday, August 16th, 2009)

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Height: 28m (91 ft)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)

Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)

Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)

Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)

Our augmented Mi Range - 1,296 km (700 mi)

Worlds Fastest Railway Train

2009-05-03T06:21:00.000-07:00

Great War Hero -Major Ajith Gamage

2009-05-03T05:59:00.000-07:00

Some of you have asked us to provide details of the young Special Forces Captain who died rescuing the civilians at Ampalavanpokkanai recently. We were the first to report of his untimely demise on April 20th.
Captain Ajith Gamage was killed by an LTTE gunman posing off as a civilian after having breached the LTTE defences at Ampalavanpokkanai, including the insurmountable earthbund and minefield in the same area on the very first day of operations.
4 SF soldiers who attempted to shield him from the gunman also died. This is how 5 Special Forces braves out of the total 11 SF braves who died in the rescue operation gave their lives to the motherland.
The 29yr old Captain (Posthumously promoted to Major) of a slightly smaller stature than the majority of the Special Forces officers was a giant in the battlefield who rose through the ranks of 1 Special Forces very quickly in recent times. Major Gamage leaves behind a wife whom he married 6 months ago.
A particularly good looking and pleasant individual, Ajith Gamage was awarded the coveted WWV three times for his services. He the OC (Officer Commanding) of the 1SF A Team and engaged in LRRP/LRS missions for the same unit.
He was engaged in a search and destroy mission and had changed his offensive posture when he was attacked by an LTTE cadre dressed like a civilian.

Tiger-leaders-marooned

2009-04-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

Source:-www.lankadeepa.lk

LP Gas goes up again

2009-04-30T09:09:00.000-07:00

The retail price of a 12.5 kg cylinder of Shell domestic LP gas has been increase by Rs. 191.00 and Laugfs gas by Rs. 238.00 per cylinder with effect from midnight today (April 30, 2009).

Western provincial Council Election 2009

2009-04-26T12:56:00.000-07:00

Kalutara District final results
United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA): 351,215 (69.58%) No. of seats: 14
United National Party (UNP): 124,426 (24.65) No. of seats: 05
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP): 13,106 (2.60%) No. of seats: 01

Gampaha District final results
United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA): 624,530 (69.07%) No. of seats: 27
United National Party (UNP): 236,256 (26.13) No. of seats :10
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP): 21,491 (2.38%) No. of seats :01
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) 18,014 No. of seats :01

Colombo District final results
United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA): 530,370 (57.78%) No. of seats: 25
United National Party (UNP): 327,571 (35.69%) No. of seats: 15
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP): 21,787 (2.3%) No. of seats: 01
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC): 18,978 (2.0%) No. of seats: 01

Final results for the Western provincial Council
United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA): 1506115 (64.7%) Seats 68
United National Party (UNP): 688253 (29.5) Seats 30
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP): 56384 (2.4%) Seats 03
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC): 49388 (2%) Seats 02
Democratic Unity Alliance: 11970 Seats 01.

Hostage Rescue Operation

2009-04-24T11:56:00.001-07:00

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Life in 4 photos

2009-04-23T08:02:00.001-07:00

F-35 Lightning II

2009-04-23T07:46:00.000-07:00

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, stealth-capable military strike fighter, a multirole aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions.[4] The F-35 has three different models; one is the conventional takeoff and landing variant, the second is short takeoff and vertical-landing variant, and the third is a carrier-based variant.

The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Its development is being principally funded by the United States, with the United Kingdom, and other partner governments providing additional funding.[5] It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin with Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems as major partners.[5] Demonstrator aircraft flew in 2000,[6] with the first flight on 15 December 2006
For More Details:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II

Happy Earth Day 2009!

2009-04-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

Tissa is no more

2009-04-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

Veteran film director, actor and author Dr. Tissa Abeysekera passed away a short while ago. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.

Tissa Abeysekara: His capabilities were many

The versatile and outstanding film personality, creative writer and essayist, Tissa Abeysekara passed away this evening after a brief illness. He was the Director of the Sri Lanka Television Training Institute.
Tissa Abeysekara who counts over four decades of service in the Sinhala cinema in the capacities of critic, scriptwriter, director, actor and academic, had also been an able and strong administrator with a vision when he was Chairman of the National Film Corporation from 1999 to 2001. He was honoured with the title of Deshabandu.
Proficient in English and Sinhalese, Tissa began his artistic career as a short story writer - writing in Sinhala, when he was still a schoolboy. His short stories were prominently featured in the ‘Dinamina’ and ‘Janatha’ national newspapers.
Still as a youth he published a collection of Sinhala short stories, bringing him to the notice of Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra, who hailed him as “an outstanding original voice in Sinhala creative writing who shows promise of developing into a major talent”.
However, a chance meeting with Dr. Lester James Peries in the early sixties lured him to the cinema, where he remained for the next forty years. Tissa developed into the finest and most accomplished screenplay writer, before he was thirty. Among the many scripts he wrote were those for ‘Nidhanaya’ and ‘Welikatara’. And his capabilities in acting were well portrayed by the role he played in ‘Veera Puranappu’ as Ven. Kudahapola Thera.
Having joined the Government Film Unit as a documentary filmmaker, he made over forty documentaries before breaking through as a feature filmmaker with ‘Karumakkarayo’ based on Gunadasa Amarasekara’s controversial novel.
This was followed by ‘Mahagedara’ and then the highly successful ‘Viragaya’ based on Martin Wickramasinghe’s greatest novel, and which was considered ‘unfilmable’. ‘Viragaya’ is considered one of the finest Sinhala films ever made.
Tissa has won many national awards in films, for scriptwriting, directing and acting, and an equal number for his work for television.
In 1996, Tissa Abeysekara turned tables on the local English literary establishment by winning the prestigious Gratiaen Prize for the best piece of Creative Writing in English for that year by a resident Sri Lankan for a novel ‘Bringing Tony Home’.
He has since been writing mostly in English, bringing out another collection of three stories titled ‘In My Kingdom of the Sun and the Holy Peak’. He was an essayist writing on a wide range of subjects both in Sinhala and English.
In the last decade Tissa had built a reputation as a serious writer of fiction; writing in English, not only in Sri Lanka but in the South-Asian region.
He was an active member of the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, based in Delhi, and had presented papers at a number of literary seminars held in the sub-continent.
Tissa Abeysekara has served on the Boards of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and the Aesthetic Institute of Sri Lanka, affiliated to the University of Kelaniya.
He was also a Council Member of the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo and was a Trustee of the National Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka.
Widely travelled, Tissa Abeysekara has represented his country at seminars and film festivals, and was a jury member at the International Film Festival of Kerala in 2002.

source:- www.adaderana.lk

Bugatti Veyron - 2009

2009-04-17T06:36:00.000-07:00

Desireable Beauty of the Year

2009-04-17T06:27:00.001-07:00

Russian surgeons remove branch from man's lung

2009-04-16T11:18:00.001-07:00

Russian surgeons removed a two-inch Fir tree branch from a man's lung.
At first, doctors believed it was a tumor but when they started cutting they found the green needles.
Did the tree grow in the man's lung?
A botanist says no, because the plant needs light to grow.
The 28-year-old patient came to the hospital complaining of pain in his chest and coughing up blood.
He believes he may have accidentally inhaled the fir tree branch.

Source:-http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=46240

Suba Nawa Wasarak Wewa!

2009-04-11T01:17:00.000-07:00

New Year Nekath for Sri Lankan live in Foreign Countries

2009-04-04T23:26:00.000-07:00

Source:-http://www.rivira.lk/2009/04/05/puwath10.htm

North Korea rocket launch

2009-04-04T23:06:00.000-07:00

First pictures of launch pad
Visit:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5057928/North-Korea-rocket-launch-First-pictures-of-launch-pad.html

New syllabus O/L results out

2009-04-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

Ordinary Level examinations results of the new syllabus have released yesterday (April 4) of schools in the Colombo and Jayawardenapura Zones, says Examinations Commissioner Anura Edirisinghe.

The G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) new syllabus results are now available on SMS. Type exams (index number) and send to 7777. E.g. Exams 80000000 and send to 7777.

Results are now available on Web
http://www.doenets.lk/

Top 10 Hubble Pictures

2009-04-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

Astronomers Select Top Ten Most Amazing Pictures Taken by Hubble Space Telescope in Last 16 Years '

...they illustrate that our universe is not only deeply strange, but also almost impossibly beautiful .'

Michael Hanlon/AH (Nov 25th, 2006)

After correcting an initial problem with the lens, when the Hubble Space Telescope was first launched in 1990, the floating astro-observatory began to relay back to Earth, incredible snapshots of the 'final frontier' it was perusing. Recently, astronauts voted on the top photographs taken by Hubble, in its 16-year journey so far. Remarking in the article from the Daily Mail, reporter Michael Hanlon says the photos 'illustrate that our universe is not only deeply strange, but also almost impossibly beautiful.

Hubble Telescope's top ten greatest space photographs.

The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across.

The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes... The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth.

In third pla ce is Nebula NGC 2392, called 'Eskimo' because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from Earth.

At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula.

The Hourglass Nebula, 8,000 light years away, has a 'pinched-in-the-middle' look because the winds that shape it are weaker at the centre.

In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon).

The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen, sulphur and other elements'.

Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronom ers of the Van Gogh painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way.

The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation.

The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is where new stars are being born. ............................

The end....you have just seen the Top 10 Hubbel Pictures!!!

Aurudu Litha-2009

2009-04-01T10:04:00.000-07:00

Source:-http://www.vimasuma.com/litha.php

Hollywood Movies released in April 2009

2009-03-29T10:08:00.000-07:00

APRIL 3, 2009

ADVENTURELAND - Starring Kristen Stewart and Ryan Reynolds
It's the summer of 1987, and James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad, can't wait to embark on his dream tour of Europe. But when his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) announce they can no longer subsidize his trip, James has little choice but to take a lowly job at a local amusement park. Forget about German beer, world-famous museums and cute French girls-James' summer will now be populated by belligerent dads, stuffed pandas, and screaming kids high on cotton candy. Lucky for James, what should have been his worst summer ever turns into quite an adventure as he discovers love in the most unlikely place with his captivating co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), and learns to loosen up.

FAST AND FURIOUS - Starring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed: "Fast & Furious." Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

APRIL 10, 2009

DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION - Starring Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum
Dragonball: Evolution follows Goku, a young boy who honors his dying grandfather's last request to find Master Roshi and collect seven Dragon Balls in order to keep the world safe from the evil Lord Piccolo.

HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Starring Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment
Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona; when Hannah Montana's soaring popularity threatens to take over her life – she just might let it. So her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality, kicking off an adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah Montana couldn’t imagine.

OBSERVE AND REPORT - Starring Seth Rogen and Ray Liotta

APRIL 17, 2009

17 AGAIN - Starring Zac Efron and Matthew Perry

CRANK HIGH VOLTAGE - Starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart
In this sequel to "Crank," hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart.

STATE OF PLAY - Starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck

APRIL 24, 2009

FIGHTING - Starring Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard

THE INFORMERS - Starring Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Rourke

OBSESSED - Starring Ali Larter and Beyonce Knowles

THE SOLOIST - Starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr
In "The Soloist," a drama about the redemptive power of music, journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a former classical music prodigy, playing his violin on the streets of L.A. As Lopez endeavors to help the homeless man find his way back, a unique friendship is formed, one that transforms both their lives.

Beauty of My Motherland - Sri Lanka

2009-03-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

intervisibilityIn the tea fields

dawn_by_the_lake

Elephant Orphanage

Ramboda Waterfall

rail_road_and_sea

Nuwara eliya - Up country

Love

Ancient sites "karuna posture"

Sunset on Kandy

sri_reservour

seenimodera

scenic nuwara eliya

Road o Rock "Sigiriya"

worlds_end

Waiting for the catch

trinco

temple_of_the_tooth

Another War Hero

2009-03-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

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Load Buddha's Tooth

2009-03-16T09:08:00.001-07:00

Recession is Everywhere

2009-03-16T08:35:00.000-07:00

Recession is Everywhere... make your own judgment, don't panic! Do what is wise.
The recession looks very eminent. It is really time to take pro active steps to avoid a painful time in the next two years which is how long it is expected to last.

Suggestions:
1. Don't take any loans; buy homes, properties with loans, or even cash. Keep as much cash as possible.
2. Pay off as much of personal loans, private loans, as debt collection will be hastened.
3. Sell any stocks you can even at lower prices.
4. Take money off from Trust Funds.
5. Don't believe in huge sales forecast from customers, be extremely prudent, lowest inventories, reduce liabilities.
6. Don't invest in new capital.
7. If you are selling homes/ properties/ cars, do it now, when you can get good prices, they are going to fall.
8. Don't invest in new business proposals.
9. Cancel holiday plans using credit cards.
10. Don't change jobs, as companies will retrench based on 'last in first out'.
Stay cool, wait, and if you took all of the above actions and more, you probably will be better off than many. This is not a rumor.Bear Stearns is the first of many banking and financial institutions that will start falling in the not too future. If Bear Stearns can fall, so can JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, and the whole world. US economy falls, the rest will crumble.India and all those self economies will be the most protected, but not gullible.Europe may be a little stronger, but not China , another giant place!
Malaysia will see significant impact.
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Sri Lanka Railway Official WebSite

2009-03-11T10:07:00.000-07:00

Sri Lanka Railway launched their official website last Monday (09-03-2009). People can get more information using this website. Information published using Sinhala, Tamil and English languages. Mobile phone users also can browse this website using their mobile phones and PDA’s.
Link:- http://www.railway.gov.lk/

Gunmen shot at Sri Lanka cricket team at Lahore; six players injured

2009-03-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

A group of unidentified gunmen shot at the Sri Lanka cricket team that was embarking from a bus into Gadaffi Grounds in Lahore, for the second test.Thilan Samaraweera and assistant coach Paul Farbrace were admitted into hospital with gunshot injuries. Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas, Ajantha Mendis & Tharanga Paranavithana sustained minor injuries and they were discharged from hospital after treatments. Agency reports say that six police officers and two civilians were killed in shooting.Lahore Police chief Habib-ur-Rehman said and five people were killed in the attack by the dozen of unidentified gunmen, who fired AK 47s and rockets and hurled grenades as the team bus drove to the 60,000-seater Gaddafi stadium in the eastern city."The bus came under attack as we were driving to the stadium," Mahela Jayawardene, who was slightly wounded in a foot, was quoted as saying by Agency Media."The gunmen targeted the wheels of the bus first and then the bus."We all dived to the floor to take cover. About five players have been injured and also Paul Farbrace but most of the injuries appear to be minor at this stage and caused by debris."Cricket authorities have now decided to cancel the Pakistan - Sri Lanka second test.Meanwhile India India has claimed that attack was similar to the one in India's financial capital of Mumbai in November, in which more than 170 people were killed by gunmen armed with automatic weapons and grenades. India has also claimed that a Pakistan-based militant group, the Lashkar-e-Taiba, planned and executed that attack.
source:-http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=7230

Air Defense System

2009-03-03T07:58:00.001-08:00

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TRIBUTE TO A GREAT WAR HERO OF OUR TIME

2009-03-03T07:54:00.000-08:00

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