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UNP to oppose constitutional amendment - UNP is anti-Sri Lankan. UNP opposes everything.
Thursday, 2 September 2010 - 9:40 AM SL Time

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 01 September 2010, 11:25 GMT]
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) Wednesday decided to vote against the proposed constitutional reforms in parliament. After the party`s working committee held Wednesday morning its leader Ranil Wickremasinghe told a media briefing that his party has decided to oppose the removal of two year term executive presidency system and the modification of the Constitutional Council system into a five-member parliamentary advisory council.

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This Child Is Mentally Sick for His Entire Life - Give the Harshest Punishment to Perpetrators to Discourage These in the Future
Thursday, 2 September 2010 - 6:30 PM SL Time

Mastermind arrested

Asela KURULUWANSA

The mastermind behind the abduction of Lasith Rasanjana the nine-year-old boy of Sapugaskanda who crawled to safety after being thrown into an incline on the banks of the Victoria Reservoir in Talatuoya was arrested by Police within eight hours of the ordeal as he arrived at a children`s park in Kurunegala on the Kurunegala-Puttalam road to obtain the demanded ransom from the boy`s businessman father.

Another accomplice who was with him had escaped as the Police arrived.

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Creating Tamil Homeland for Indian Migrants.
Friday, 3 September 2010 - 1:37 AM SL Time

Lankan army to return lands of Tamils of Indian origin: Rao

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has assured New Delhi that its army will return the land of the displaced Tamils of Indian origin in the country`s northern Vavuniya district, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said on Thursday.

Rao, who ended her 03 day trip to Sri Lanka on Thursday, said she had taken up the issue with the top leadership in the country.

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No Almighty - Creator God - Stephan Hawking Then Who Created the Universe - Sakyamuni has said: It is so large that it has no exterior, and so small that it has no interior.
Friday, 3 September 2010 - 10:39 PM SL Time

In a way one might want to argue that Buddhism is closer to creationism because our world is created by awareness
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In the same vein, Buddhism rejects the idea that the universe can be born ... If the universe was created, it is because there was a potentiality already . www.purifymind.com/BuddhismCosmology.htm
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Buddhist universe consists of a large number of worlds which correspond to .... The puranic view asserts that the universe is created, destroyed, ...
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SL-VOTERS elected Corrupt Thugs AS Thier Representatives. They Take Decisions without the Permission of the Voters. Votwers Be POLITICALLY ACTIVE AND GET RID OF THEM. ARE THERE LAWS FOR THAT ?
Saturday, 4 September 2010 - 9:35 PM SL Time

Decision of UNP not important to vote for amendment-Range Bandara

UNP Parliamentarian for Puttalam District Palitha Range Bandara said that he would take his own decision at the voting expected to be held in Parliament for the proposed constitutional amendment.

He stated to media that he takes into account about the future of the country more than the decision of the party when he takes the decision at the poll which is to be held on the 8th of September following the debate for the proposed constitutional amendment.
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High Levels of Cortisol (Stress Hormone) in Hair is An Indication of Impending Heart Attack - Hair may signal pending heart attack
Sunday, 5 September 2010 - 11:21 PM SL Time

In the not too distant future, your family doctor may pluck a hair from your head to see if you`re in imminent danger of a heart attack.

That`s because your hair contains an accurate record of your body`s production of cortisol a hormone that surges through your body when you`re under stress. And stress can be the trigger for a potentially deadly cardiac event.

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario say they have developed a test to measure cortisol levels in hair. What`s more, they have used the test to show that the stress hormone can be exceedingly high in the months preceding a heart attack.

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The Grand Design - By Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow - Hawkingand Mlodinow return with a unifying Grand Design
Monday, 6 September 2010 - 4:15 AM SL Time

Hawking, a physicist who until retiring last year held Sir Isaac Newton`s chair as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, startled the publishing world in 1988 with his mega-seller, A Brief History of Time. It tackled mind-bending concepts of general relativity and quantum mechanics in an engaging style that invited nonspecialists, even nonscientists, to grapple with those ideas for themselves.

Most lost their way partway through the journey, but almost all declared themselves exhilarated and enlightened by the struggle and captivated by Hawking`s style.

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Your Child`s High IQ - Do Not Make Him/Her successful. It is EQ (Emotional Quotient and Personality - Sri Lankan Education Needs These Changes At the Primary level - Personality development labs need of the hour
Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - 5:58 AM SL Time

With revision of the syllabus to suit the needs of a changing society, personality development and life skills modules are gaining importance.

The concern of any parent today is how to make their children realise their dreams in life. The race for a good education starts the day the child turns two years and does not end till the child enters the college. With the Indian economy becoming global year after year, the competition to secure a seat in the best schools has become even more severe. With parents attaching more and more importance to quality education and with the middle class boom, investment on a school project is becoming a popular decision. This has resulted in proliferation of schools.

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Lolz Malli Lolz - Join the Govt. was the request all cases will be concluded for you in a day they said. But our strength is our unwavering principles we will never betray Gen. Fonseka
Thursday, 9 September 2010 - 4:58 AM SL Time

(Lanka-e-News, Sep. 08, 2010, 9.40 PM)

The DNF leader and MP Gen. Fonseka said today (8), when rulers oppress the people and through an authoritarian constitution engage in destroying opposition, history has proved that such rulers get thrown out lock, stock and barrel via revolution of the people or by army conspiracies.

Gen. Fonseka announced this when he addressed a media briefing at the Parliamentary complex when revealing the stand of his party in regard to the 18th amendment.

Although it is his hope that such a situation does not arise in this country, but if a Dictatorial rule follows, such revolutions and conspiracies will become inevitable, he added. His party`s subsequent course of action will depend on the trajectory of these amendments, he pointed out.

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BREAD Prices Should Go Up. Bakeries Should diversify into Rice and Kurakan products, e.g Bagged Roti, Rice Noodles,.......Imagination is the Limit.
Saturday, 11 September 2010 - 1:32 PM SL Time

While increasing the price of a bread loaf by Rs. 3, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association (ACBOA) said yesterday that the Government should intervene and take immediate measures to control bread prices.

Therefore, a loaf of bread which is currently sold at about Rs. 42 will cost Rs. 45 with effect from midnight of yesterday. Bread is sold at varying prices in various parts of the country ranging from Rs. 38 50. Through the price increase we hope to maintain the price of a bread loaf at an average of Rs. 45, said ACBOA Chairman N. K. Jayawardena speaking at a press briefing held yesterday.

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THOSE WHO JOIN THE GOVT. WILL BE WELL LOOKED AFTER: SAMARASINGHE - Some People has been Promised Rs 5 Million, Is That True ?
Saturday, 11 September 2010 - 9:08 PM SL Time

Whoever that decides to join the government and supports the president will definitely be well looked after, says Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe.

mahinda_samarasinghe You know, I mean surely we can`t abandon people who support us, said minister Samarasinghe responding to a question by a journalist at a media briefing yesterday who asked whether the opposition party members had been enticed to the government and if so, whether it was a healthy scenario for a strong opposition.

I mean whoever takes a decision to join the government and support the President will definitely be looked after as well. You know I mean surely we can`t abandon people who support us. If they have any problem and need any development in their electorates, certainly we will help them, said minister Samarasinghe answering the question.
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Laws Cannot Stop This Kind of Things. Is This for People Or For the Immoral People Who Supported Him ? NO Point of Stopping Dissent with False Propaganda
Sunday, 12 September 2010 - 11:44 PM SL Time

Cabinet Posts for Hakeem, Cader and Lakshman?

Three of the 17 opposition members, who supported the 18th Amendment, are tipped to receive ministerial portfolios in the new Cabinet expected to be sworn in November, sources told The Nation last night. Three other crossovers are to be appointed Deputy Ministers, the sources added.

A major Cabinet reshuffle is widely expected following President Mahinda Rajapaksa`s second term inauguration due in November.

There will be no changes in regard to some key ministries. However, new additions to the Cabinet will call for a redistribution of subjects and functions, a source said.

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MINISTERS DON`T FEEL SHAME. Health Minister Does Not Know How many Doctors and Nurses are in His Ministry. Mahaweli Minister does not Know How many Jeeps his Ministry Has. They have to Pay their Salaries Back OR Get Fired.
Tuesday, 14 September 2010 - 8:27 AM SL Time

No Records on Doctors, Nurses

The Health Minister has no records on the number of specialist doctors and nurses in the country, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said.

The Minister said five months ago he requested Ministry officials to produce data in this regard, which has still not been done. Minister Sirisena said the Health Ministry has several IT specialists, resources and other requirements.

Workshops, seminars and conferences on new discoveries, advancement of science and ICT are organized by the Ministry. But the situation within the Ministry in connection with ICT is not satisfactory, he said.

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Canada Needs Pharmacare Program to Lower The Prices of Drugs - - Sri Lanka Proposed a Program like This, Did They Implement IT ???
Wednesday, 15 September 2010 - 6:44 AM SL Time

new report released on Monday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives revealed that the provincial drug schemes followed in Canada are too costly, along with being inefficient and unjust. Marc-Andre Gagnon, professor of Carleton University and Harvard research fellow has written the report.

The report brought out that at present in Canada, public drug plans have been framed for seniors over the age of 65 and benefactors of social programs.

There are private plans for other members of the nation, which are provided to them either through their employers or through purchase of coverage. Around eight million Canadians don`t have proper coverage for prescription drugs.

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Do The Same Thing To We-Thamizas in Sri Lanka.- Kuchner Will Help
Wednesday, 15 September 2010 - 9:21 PM SL Time

France defends Roma expulsion policyMinister attacks EU for comparing crackdown with second world war deportations

France today angrily defended its controversial Roma crackdown, attacking the European commission for comparing the policy with second world war deportations and for failing to address `the mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother [country] of human rights` with sufficient gravity.

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If These Diplomats Were Serving There, Israel Would have Never Been Born - Two veteran diplomats, Nanda Godage and John Gooneratne, say the government should tackle the issue of LTTE suspects languishing in prisons and also ensure the proper implementatio
Friday, 17 September 2010 - 8:53 AM SL Time

Making their presentations before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Messrs Godage and Gooneratne emphasized the importance of taking action to rectify shortcomings now.

Godage, who had been with the Peace Support Group set up by the then Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe shortly after the signing of the Oslo-arranged CFA, strongly criticized the government, particularly the judiciary for turning a blind eye to the plight of those held for their alleged involvement with the LTTE.

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DANDELION - LATEX for Tire Production - USE This as a COVER CROP Under NAtural rubber- Rubber Planters Start this. Next Few decades this will be Commercialized
Friday, 17 September 2010 - 10:48 AM SL Time

Most natural rubber comes from rubber trees in Southeast Asia, but this source is now under threat from a fungus. Researchers have optimized the Russian dandelion to make it suitable for large-scale rubber production.

Anyone who has picked dandelions as a child will be familiar with the white liquid that seeps out of the stalks as you break them off. Viscous, sticky - and a much sought-after material: natural latex. Around 30,000 everyday products contain natural rubber, everything from car tires, catheter tubes, latex gloves to tops for drinks bottles. Car tires, for instance, would not be elastic enough without the incorporation of natural rubber. The bulk of this material comes from rubber trees in Southeast Asia. Rubber produced in this way can, however, cause allergic reactions, which is clearly an issue with clinical products. A fungus is also creating concern for rubber cultivators. In South America the infection is now so widespread that large-scale cultivation has become virtually impossible. The disease now also appears to have taken root in Southeast Asia`s rubber belt. Fungicides still provide at least temporary protection. But if the fungus disease was to reach epidemic proportions, chemical crop protection would be rendered useless - experts fear that the natural latex industry could collapse if that were to happen.

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Rs100 Million cost and 130 Person Delegation, All for what ?. In Sri Lanka, Mothers Kill children Because They Can Not Feed them. Would you Also Behave Like That ?
Monday, 20 September 2010 - 1:34 AM SL Time

Top heavy and in luxury at UN

Astupendously large Sri Lankan delegation left for the United Nations general assembly in New York raising eyebrows in political circles, LAKBIMAnEWS learns.
According to informed sources, the official delegation that is currently putting up at the super luxury hotel in New York, the `Waldorf Astoria` and few other hotels, is said to number over 130 persons incurring costs over Rs.100 million.

The cost of the delegation is borne by various government institutions.

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Grade Nine Passed Minister With a Long Portfolio in Trade Follows Comrad MR`s - Red Book (Mahinda chintanaya) - He does Not Promote Production. Instead, Creates More Bureaucracy. Because More Commis.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010 - 5:58 AM SL Time

Johnny vows to control chicken and egg prices if

Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando, who has drawn flak for a steep rise in chicken and egg prices, vows to crush what he calls the chicken and egg monopoly if an artificial scarcity of the two commodities is created.

Speaking to The Island, the minister said that he was even prepared to order his ministry to step in to collect eggs and sell them through Lanka Sathosa, Economic Centres and cooperative stores. The vehicle fleet at his ministry`s disposal would be used for that purpose if push came to shove, an irate minister said.

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On Every Poya Day Pirith and Bana Thalanawa - but, No Laws to Curtail CRUELTY To Animals
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 - 11:24 AM SL Time

Govt. urged to enact Animal Welfare Bill

September 20, 2010, 10:13 pm

By Ifham Nizam

President of the Dharmavijaya Foundation Olcott Gunasekera yesterday urged the Government to enact the Animal Welfare Bill, prepared by the Law Commission in2006, which gave the rights and protection to all animals in Sri Lanka.

He told The Island yesterday, at a meeting of all animal lovers and welfare societies, that the Foundation has started a signature campaign to hand over a petition to President Mahinda Rajapaksa shortly.

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police seized the money from a Vatican bank .... Isn`t the church one giant money laundering operation or ponzi scheme? . - Lalith Kotalawala Learned from Vatican
Thursday, 23 September 2010 - 9:21 PM SL Time

VATICAN CITY Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe.

The Vatican said it was `perplexed and surprised` by the investigation.

Italian financial police seized the money as a precaution and prosecutors placed the Vatican bank`s chairman and director general under investigation for alleged mistakes linked to violations of Italy`s anti-laundering laws, news reports said.

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Politicians` Children Go To Schools In OverSeas. Others Send Children to International Schools. Poor Children Go to Work - LAWs are not Working -That is how Sri Lanka Is LAw Less.
Saturday, 25 September 2010 - 10:42 PM SL Time


`Over 261,000 children not attending school` By Kelum Bandara

As many as 261,709 children from a total of 4.3 million aged between 5 and 17 do not attend school due to their involvement in various economic activities, a recent survey has revealed.

According to the 2009 statistics released by the Director General of Census and Statistics, 557,599 children had been found to be engaged in work. However, of these children, 448,161 attended school.

The Department has now decided to carry out this survey on children engaged in economic activities with the assistance and technical advice from the International Labour Organization (ILO). This is the second in this series. The survey covered 16,000 housing units in all the districts except those in the North.

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NO Need of Provincial Council. A Small Effective Cabinet and the Central Govt Can Govern Sri Lanka.
Monday, 27 September 2010 - 11:22 PM SL Time

UNP rejects federal solution


Minister GL Peiris, the chief negotiator of UNP-led government, agreed for a federal solution with the LTTE. There is no need for a federal political solution in Sri Lanka, the country`s main opposition has said.

The United National Party (UNP),that has agreed for a federal solution with the Tamil Tigers, said it is no longer necessary to devolve the centralised power into regions as there are no longer `armed militants`.

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Tranquil Mental Environment (Meditation ?)Iincreases Connection in the Brain. In Other Words, Make You Intelligent.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 - 3:05 AM SL Time

Tranquil Scenes Have Positive Impact on Brain

ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2010)

Tranquil environmental scenes containing natural features, such as the sea, cause distinct brain areas to become `connected with one another whilst man-made environments, such as motorways, disrupt the brain connections.

Using brain scanning that measures brain activity they showed that the natural, tranquil scenes caused different brain areas to become `connected with one another indicating that these brain regions were working in sync. However, the non-tranquil motorway scenes disrupted connections within the brain.

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Which Govt Screwed it Up ? - Sri Lanka Is Used to LEntils, Peas, Grams, Beans. Yet Govt Got Farmers to Grow Soya
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 - 10:31 PM SL Time


More than 3000 farmer families carried out an agitation on the bund of Kalawewa yesterday demanding the government to create a process to sell their harvest of soya beans.

Farmers in Madatugama, Kekirawa, Kalawewa, Dambulla and Galewela have cultivated soya beans on a trade agreement with a private company. The company had made available funds on a loan scheme for the farmers to plant soya beans.

However, the company has not taken any measures to buy the harvest of soya bean which is about 50,00,000 kilo grams complain farmers. Despite complaining to relevant authorities no action has been taken say farmers. As such, the farmers demand that the government mediates in the issue and find a process to sell their harvest.

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AVACADO Is Lowers Cholesterol When Eat In Moderation, Is IT Exported ?
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 - 3:33 AM SL Time

It`s true that avocados are high in fat -- one reason they`ve earned the nickname `butter pear.` A medium-sized avocado contains 30 grams of fat. But now nutritionists are taking another look. They`re finding that most of the fat in an avocado is monounsaturated -- the `good` kind that actually lowers cholesterol levels, the U.S. government recently revised its official nutrition guidelines to urge Americans to eat more avocados.

High in the Good Fat

The 45 volunteers who ate avocados every day for a week experienced an average 17% drop in total blood cholesterol. Their cholesterol ratio also changed in a healthy way: Their levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein, or `bad fat`) and triglycerides, both associated with heart disease, went down. Their HDL (high-density lipoprotein, or `good fat`) levels, which tend to lower the risk of heart disease, climbed.

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White Flag Story is in the Public Domain - Why Govt is creating another Story.
Wednesday, 29 September 2010 - 11:28 PM SL Time

Tamil leaders `killed as they tried to surrender` - Andrew Buncombe, The Independent
The desperate efforts of two senior LTTE leaders trapped in the war zone to save their lives were revealed yesterday as it emerged they were shot dead as they prepared to surrender to Sri Lankan government forces. In a flurry of emails, text messages and telephone calls that passed between NGOs, a foreign government and Sri Lankan officials in Colombo, the two LTTE political leaders frantically inquired as to how they could give themselves up. They were told: `Get a piece of white cloth, put up your hands and walk towards the other side in a non-threatening manner.`

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Cost of Two Elections More than Education budget - Politicians Contribution to Sri Lankan Development
Thursday, 30 September 2010 - 10:57 PM SL Time


It was revealed at a meeting of four election monitoring bodies in the country on Tuesday that the cost of the last two elections including the abuse of state resources is more than the country`s education budget for 2009 which was Rs 4.6 billion. Transparency International Executive Director J. C. Weliamuna told a meeting of four leading election monitoring bodies in Sri Lanka on Tuesday that the cost of advertising by the main political parties in the presidential election alone amounted to Rs 800 million. Coming up with more startling figures, he said 1500 out of roadworthy busses in the SLTB havebeen used for party propaganda by the ruling party during the elections.

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SMART BOMB to Destroy the Iranian Nuclear Reactor is a Sofware Transferred via USB Port (Cyber War ?)- Remember, if worked, This will be the THIRD World War Which Will be Nuclear.
Friday, 1 October 2010 - 3:38 AM SL Time

Experts are looking into a new type of cyber weapon that may have targeted a nuclear facility in Iran.
Dubbed `Stuxnet,` the software can recognize a facility`s control network and destroy it.
Stuxnet is considered a malware `worm` because it burrows from machine to machine, replicating itself on the way.

Computer security experts are studying a new cyber weapon: a software smart bomb that may have been crafted to find and sabotage a nuclear facility in Iran.

Malicious software, or malware, dubbed `Stuxnet` is able to recognize a specific facility`s control network and then destroy it, according to German computer security researcher Ralph Langner.

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