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Join Hands to end Misery: Ranil - Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe, How You Are going to Do That With The Same Old Gang of Thieves, They Won`t Allow Changes.
Sunday, 2 January 2011 - 12:36 AM SL Time


Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on all sectors to work towards ending misery and creating a society where good qualities and discipline is preserved.

In his New Year message Mr. Wickremesinghe said it was not difficult to overcome this challenge if the strengths and abilities of all sectors are put together.

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Gold Donated For President s Replica Goes Missing Remember NGJA had an Exhibition and Giving Free Gems to every visitor as GIfts. Now, This.
Sunday, 2 January 2011 - 11:20 PM SL Time

Chairman, National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA), Anil Koswatte has been questioned last week over missing gold and other misappropriation of NGJA funds by the investigation officers of the Environment Ministry, officials said.

The questioning of Koswatte follows three expos s in The Sunday Leader that the Chairman of NGJA had demanded free gold from a gem miner to craft a gem studded golden replica of President Mahinda Rajapaksa prior to the `Jewels Sri Lanka 2010` exhibition.

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Some US States Have Only 05 Days PerYear. Sri Lankan Public sector have over 160 holidays this year,
Tuesday, 4 January 2011 - 2:40 AM SL Time

The public sector have over 160 holidays this year, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga said today and advised his staff to make the best of the remaining working days to provide an excellent service to the public.

Addressing the staff of the Presidential Secretariat marking the first working day of the public sector today Weeratunga pointed out that out of the 365 days, 122 are holidays with an additional 45 days, the President`s office said.

(News Now.lk)


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Cables reveal how US and UK sought to plunder Zimbabwe s resources
Friday, 7 January 2011 - 12:54 AM SL Time

The US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks contain revealing details of how the United States and Britain sought to further their commercial interests in Zimbabwe.

WikiLeaks has released 12 cables, which originate from the American embassy in Harare in addition to others from the South African capital Pretoria, London and the State Department commenting on the situation in Zimbabwe. They range in date from September 2000 to February 2010.

This was a decade in which President Robert Mugabe`s regime came into increasing conflict with the Western-backed Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by white agribusinesses and headed by former trade union leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The present power-sharing government was ultimately established in 2008, with Robert Mugabe as president and Tsvangirai as prime minister.

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Why Don`t they Develop MANTHOTA and the GREEN Bowl Back to Back to it`s Former Glory
Saturday, 8 January 2011 - 2:30 AM SL Time

In its innovative model of inspiring the entire world, the Sri Lankan state has decided to deploy its military to cultivate 40, 000 acres of abandoned land in the country. The program is being implemented under the directions of SL President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to SL military media. The SL colonial governor in the north, Maj. Gen. G A Chandrasiri said this week that the government would cultivate black gram on 19,786 acres, groundnuts on 7,231 acres, red onions on 4,709 acres, green chillies on 4,329 acres and cowpea on 4,729 acres. The SL Army will also buy produce of farmers cultivating near its sprawling estates, and it will sell vegetables in Colombo at `concessionary` rate to control market prices.

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Did SINGHAL (Singhala ) people come from India ?
Sunday, 9 January 2011 - 1:17 AM SL Time

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders Friday denounced Congress president Sonia Gandhi , saying her party was branding Hindu saints and groups as terrorists.

Speaking at the inaugural of a three-day convention here, VHP international president Ashok Singhal accused the central government of pushing Hindus to a corner.

`Sonia Gandhi is trying to paint Hindu saints in bad light and is making efforts to brand the RSS and other Hindu organisations as Hindu terrorists or saffron terrorists,` Singhal told the conference.

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Sajith has Told LTTE - Tamils That His Father did not Treat Them Well. But, He will. Now, He Handles Monks. Democracy Bought for Money.
Sunday, 9 January 2011 - 11:30 PM SL Time

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) has accused UNP Hambantota MP Sajith Premadasa of trying to buy the support of Buddhist monks by offering money to Temples with the intension of one day becoming the President of the country.

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Finally, Senior Ministers Have a Job Description
Monday, 10 January 2011 - 6:58 AM SL Time

Ministers to lead election campaign in districts

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed senior cabinet ministers to be in charge of each district to carry out election work.
The decision was taken during the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) party organisers meeting held on Friday (7) under the chairmanship of President Rajapaksa
President Rajapaksa during the meeting had warned party organisers to be vigilant against any violence.

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Breast-feeding Boosts Children s Test Scores,
Monday, 10 January 2011 - 11:36 PM SL Time

Breast-feeding babies may provide children with an academic advantage later in life, according to a new study.

Infants breast-fed for at least six months after birth scored higher on math, reading and spelling tests at age 10 than those breast-fed for less than six months, the researchers said. The benefit was particularly pronounced in boys.

The results held even after the researchers took into account factors that may have influenced test scores, including the mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother`s educational level, family income and whether or not the children had stories read to them when they were younger.

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How a Buddhist Became Became a Terrorist. - They can murder me but they cannot murder our struggle`
Tuesday, 11 January 2011 - 8:19 AM SL Time

I will never stop my struggle to restore democracy in Sri Lanka, Venerable Uvathanne Suma thera told the Sri Lanka Guardian from Colombo. Sumana thera was imprisoned over fabricated allegations made by the Mahinda Rajapaksha government for political gain during the presidential election. But now he was released on bail.

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Head Of BBC - Sandeshaya Program is a Sinhala Person who worked in a Senior Citizen Home as a Care Assistant and He was Anti-Sinhala -and anti Sri Lankan
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 - 1:36 AM SL Time

Vasantha Raj ah left the Sandesaya to come to Colombo as Rupavahini Chairman he appointed another Sinhalese person who was working as a care assistant in an elderly peoples home with no experience in broadcasting to succeed him.

The only qualification was: he was anti Sinhala anti Sri Lanka. And that person is still the Producer of the program and he has his cronies around him and the BBC Sandesaya does a lot of harm to Sri Lanka`s image. They keep publishing only negative aspects of Sri Lanka. Every event in Sri Lanka is given a twist by the BBC Sandesaya.

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Which one is Thivya ?
Thursday, 13 January 2011 - 1:26 AM SL Time

The mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother of a policewoman who passed out at the police training school Kalutara on Saturday joyously hugs her daughter after the ceremony. The young woman was among 336 Tamil policemen and policewomen recruited to the police force from the north and east after several years of unrest due to the terrorist war.


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Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress.
Friday, 14 January 2011 - 12:33 AM SL Time

Meditation practices may impact physiological pathways that are modulated by stress and relevant to disease. While much attention has been paid to meditation practices that emphasize calming the mind, improving focused attention, or developing mindfulness, less is known about meditation practices that foster compassion. Accordingly, the current study examined the effect of compassion meditation on innate immune, neuroendocrine and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress and evaluated the degree to which engagement in meditation practice influenced stress reactivity. Sixty-one healthy adults were randomized to 6 weeks of training in compassion meditation (n=33) or participation in a health discussion control group (n=28) followed by exposure to a standardized laboratory stressor (Trier social stress test [TSST]). Physiologic and behavioral responses to the TSST were determined by repeated assessments of plasma concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 and cortisol as well as total distress scores on the Profile of Mood States (POMS). No main effect of group assignment on TSST responses was found for IL-6, cortisol or POMS scores. However, within the meditation group, increased meditation practice was correlated with decreased TSST-induced IL-6 (r(p)=-0.46, p=0.008) and POMS distress scores (r(p)=-0.43, p=0.014). Moreover, individuals with meditation practice times above the median exhibited lower TSST-induced IL-6 and POMS distress scores compared to individuals below the median, who did not differ from controls. These data suggest that engagement in compassion meditation may reduce stress-induced immune and behavioral responses, although future studies are required to determine whether individuals who engage in compassion meditation techniques are more likely to exhibit reduced stress reactivity

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Your horoscope is quite possibly wrong.
Friday, 14 January 2011 - 8:01 AM SL Time

Earth`s `wobble` means your zodiac sign may be wrong

Earth`s shifts on its axis over the past 3,000 years have changed the 12 zodiac signs. For example, think your sign is Aquarius? You may be a Pisces. (There`s also a 13th sign, Ophiuchus, that`s based on a constellation the ancient Babylonians threw out for symmetry thousands of years ago.)

So who`s to blame for this scam on zodiac devotees?

The ancient Babylonians based the zodiac on which constellation the sun appeared to be in when a person was born. Since then, the moon`s has exerted a gravitation pull on Earth, causing a `wobble` on its axis that has shifted the stars` alignment by about a month, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

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Naa Cheli Roja Ve - Populat Indian classics - Thelugu Song
Saturday, 15 January 2011 - 12:01 AM SL Time

Movie/Albym : Roja

Music Director: A. R. Rahaman.

Naa Cheli Rojaave Lyrics
Singer(s): Balasubrahmanyam Sp, Sujatha


NAA CHELI ROJAVE
NAALO UNNAVE
NINNE TALICHENE NENE(2)

KALLALO NEEVE
KANEETA NEEVE
KANU MOOSTHE NEEVE
YEDALO NINDEVE
KANIPINCHAVO ANDINCHAVO TODU

NAA CHELI ROJAVE
NAALO UNNAVE
NINNE TALICHENE NENE

GAALI NANNU TAAKINAA
NUVVU TAAKU GNAPAKAM

GULAABEELU POOSINAA
CHILIPI NAVVU GNAPAKAM

ALALU PONGI PARITHE

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POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
Sunday, 16 January 2011 - 3:01 AM SL Time

PERSONALITY:

1. Don`t compare your life to others`. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don`t have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don`t over do keep your limits
4. Don`t take yourself so seriously no one else does
5. Don`t waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don`t remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

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English Classic (1984) - Eddie Swartz - She was a Special girl, she meant everything to me
Sunday, 16 January 2011 - 1:33 PM SL Time

Nice Song.

Sorry, I can not post the Lyrics of the song.
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Good Bye Laptop - It is the Pen & The Table, New Technology From Japan For Future
Monday, 17 January 2011 - 12:36 AM SL Time

IT looks like some LASER beams with Pens with Camaras or Light projectors, But,

Miniature Computers with BLUETOOTH Technology.

This `pen sort of instrument` produces effects of both the monitor as well as the keyboard on any flat surface(s)

from where you can carry out functions, you would normally do on your desktop computer.

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Lankaawa Kavadda Metharam Diyunu Wenne ?
Monday, 17 January 2011 - 11:36 PM SL Time

PHOTO: Karima el-Mahroug, a Moroccan belly dancer, allegedly had sex with Silvio Berlusconi for money when she was 17, which is illegal under Italian law. Photograph: Reuters

Berlusconi paid for sex with `many women` at his home, prosecutors claimItalian PM housed women for free at Milan housing complex and allegedly knew woman at centre of row was under-age, say prosecution documents sent to parliament

A `significant` number of women had sex with the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, for money at his residence near Milan, prosecutors alleged in a document published today.

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elephant in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage died yesterday morning due to severe injuries caused by stabbing with elephant goads by three mahouts. news
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 - 5:19 AM SL Time

Neelagiri` a 32 year-old male elephant in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage died yesterday morning due to severe injuries caused by stabbing with elephant goads by three mahouts.

The dead elephant was the tallest of the Pinnawala herd, Neelagiri was caught in the Lahugala Forest and brought to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage in 1986.

Veterinary surgeons of Peradeniya Veterinary Science Faculty and the elephant orphanage treated the wounded elephant who was considered as the father of many baby elephants born there, without any success as the elephant failed to recover, said Zoological Department Director General Bhaswara Senaka Goonaratna.

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MEditation, Food, Sex, Nusic - All Releases the Happy Hormones (Dopamine) - Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 - 1:10 AM SL Time

This is the first in vivo demonstration of an association between endogenous neurotransmitter release and conscious experience. Using 11C-raclopride PET we demonstrated increased endogenous dopamine release in the ventral striatum during Yoga Nidra meditation. Yoga Nidra is characterized by a depressed level of desire for action, associated with decreased blood flow in prefrontal, cerebellar and subcortical regions, structures thought to be organized in open loops subserving executive control. In the striatum, dopamine modulates excitatory glutamatergic synapses of the projections from the frontal cortex to striatal neurons, which in turn project back to the frontal cortex via the pallidum and ventral thalamus. The present study was designed to investigate whether endogenous dopamine release increases during loss of executive control in meditation. Participants underwent two 11C-raclopride PET scans: one while attending to speech with eyes closed, and one during active meditation. The tracer competes with endogenous dopamine for access to dopamine D2 receptors predominantly found in the basal ganglia. During meditation, 11C-raclopride binding in ventral striatum decreased by 7.9%. This corresponds to a 65% increase in endogenous dopamine release. The reduced raclopride binding correlated significantly with a concomitant increase in EEG theta activity, a characteristic feature of meditation. All participants reported a decreased desire for action during meditation, along with heightened sensory imagery. The level of gratification and the depth of relaxation did not differ between the attention and meditation conditions. Here we show increased striatal dopamine release during meditation associated with the experience of reduced readiness for action. It is suggested that being in the conscious state of meditation causes a suppression of cortico-striatal glutamatergic transmission. To our knowledge this is the first time in vivo evidence has been provided for regulation of conscious states at a synaptic level.

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A Billionaire LTTE member arrested in Switzerland - All The Money Given Wasted.
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 11:50 AM SL Time

(Lanka-e-News -19.Jan.2011, 10.00PM) Selliah Jeyapalan , an LTTE regional leader and a coordinator for international affairs was arrested in Switzerland on the 18th.

He is called by the name of `Abdulla` by the LTTE Organization.

Abdulla who is supposed to be a billionaire has been the LTTE co ordinating leader for Colombo , India , Tamilnadu, Canada and Switzerland , and he has even negotiated arms deals for the LTTE . The Switzerland Police had received information that he has also been helping the LTTE leadership financially on a massive scale.

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Sri Lankan Democracy, And Corruption By Election Commissoner - Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka`s party the Democratic National Allaiance (DNA) has been rejected by Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 11:35 PM SL Time

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka`s party the Democratic National Allaiance (DNA) has been rejected by Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake on the ground that it failed to produce audited accounts when applying for registration under the title Democratic Party, Elections Department officials said.

A top official of the Elections Department who insisted on anonymity told Daily Mirror yesterday that it was always difficult for a political party to be registered under the present law. The official said that the applications sent by numerous other parties too were rejected as a result. The former Army Commander contested the General Election in April 2010 under Trophy symbol of the Democratic National Alliance. Meanwhile, Mr. Alles said that he was now contemplating legal action against the Elections Commissioner. We have been asked to submit audit reports. How can we provide such details without completing not even one year in active politics? We need to complete a financial year to prepare accounts, he said. Asked what he would next, he replied, We will sue the Commissioner. Mr. Dissanayake will have to pay compensation for the damage caused to us.

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Quantum Teleportation Is a Reality. Now, Time Teleportation Is possible
Friday, 21 January 2011 - 8:46 AM SL Time

Before, we knew that quantum teleportation works in space. Two identical particles at different locations are linked in such a way that, when you change the state of one, the other one instantly changes in exactly the same way, no matter how many miles or light-years are between them. This is a phenomenon that defies our understanding of reality, and it just got even more complex with this discovery.

University of Queensland`s scientists Jay Olson and Timothy Ralph claim that the quantum entanglement is a fundamental part of the universe, and it works both in space and time, so changing the state of particle today instantly changes the same particle in the future, even while the particle will not exist between those two points. [ In other words, Entangled quantum particles can travel into the future without actually being present during the time between now and the future.]

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Drug money saved banks in global crisis
Saturday, 22 January 2011 - 12:35 AM SL Time

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime chief has said that the drugs money worth billions of dollars kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis. It has been observed that in many instances, the money from drugs was the only liquid investment capital.

Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said he has seen evidence that the proceeds of organised crime were `the only liquid investment capital` available to some banks on the brink of collapse last year. He said that a majority of the $352bn ( 216bn) of drugs profits was absorbed into the economic system as a result.

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According to Mahinda Chintanaya Buddhism Is Not The Major Religion in Sri Lanka, But, It was For 2500 Years, Probably during the Reign of Three Buddhas.
Saturday, 22 January 2011 - 11:01 PM SL Time

The Prime Minister pledges to establish a society that respects all religious groups in the island.


Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne says under the Mahinda Chinthana Policy Manifesto the government is committed to nurture all religions and create a society that respects all religious groups.

The President has already taken measures to steer the country towards the prosperity with securing the rights of all ethnic groups. The Prime Minister made these observations at the opening ceremony of the Sri Lanka Religious Conference held in Colombo today. The Prime Minister pointed out that Sri Lankan will be able to set an example to the world by enhancing religious and ethnic harmony in the island. Chairman of the All Religious Conference Venerable Dr. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Nayaka Thera said the aim of the conference is to secure the religious rights of each community living in Sri Lanka. Deputy Chairman of the Conference Reverend Father Viyani Fernando also spoke.

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Computer virus used to sabotage Iran`s nuclear plans `built by US and Israel`
Sunday, 23 January 2011 - 11:57 PM SL Time

A COMPUTER virus created to sabotage Iran`s nuclear programme and stop Tehran developing an atomic bomb was designed by American and Israeli experts, it was claimed yesterday.

The Stuxnet computer worm, the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever made, crippled uranium enrichment facilities across Iran last year and set the country back five years in the nuclear arms race.

US military and intelligence sources have told The New York Times that a simulation of Iran`s uranium enrichment facility was built at the nuclear plant at Dimona, in southern Israel, possibly using centrifuges identical to Iran`s, surrendered by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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TGTE Prime Minister (TIGERFORCE ?) has Travelled From SUDAN to SOMALIA to Inspect their SOMALI MODEL of NAVY
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 - 12:10 AM SL Time

TGTE Prime Minister (TIGERFORCE ?) has Travelled From SUDAN to SOMALIA to Inspect their SOMALI MODEL of NAVY.

See the pictures including the last one.
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There is Animal Abuse in Pinnalawala - that Should be Stopped.
Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 12:23 AM SL Time

It is indeed amazing that Neelagiri`s abuse was not detected by the higher ups at Pinnawela, which speaks volumes about the lethargy of the administration there. Is Pinnawela becoming a mere circus, at a time when circuses are becoming obsolete the world over. Baby elephants are fed milk at a price of 500 rupees per bottle. But actually only a quarter bottle is given. I asked why quarter bottle and the keeper replied if so much milk is given by everyone as one bottle each then it would not be good for the baby. The baby elephants are supposed to have a limited number of milk bottles per feed.

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Gun - Carrying Politico (Under World Gang ?) Candidate - Is This the New Sri Lanka - Otuwo ... ....... Dukpath Minissu Hirawenda.
Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 10:36 PM SL Time

Two persons were injured including an independent candidate and gun shots were exchanged in Endaana in Kahawatta when a clash broke out between a UPFA team led by Deputy Minister of Power and Energy Premalal Jayasekara and a group led by an independent candidate contesting from Kahawatta for the upcoming local Government Elections.

The injured were admitted to the Ratnapura General Hospital. The UPFA team was decorating the area at the time of the incident. Two vehicles belonging to the Minister were also damaged in the incident.

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Just for the Weekend - Elephant Mating (Ali H....... Minissu Karadare Wetenda ?
Friday, 28 January 2011 - 11:29 AM SL Time

Please, don`t bash me too much.

Just for the week end.

Have fun.
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What Cigarettes Contain
Saturday, 29 January 2011 - 8:43 AM SL Time

This is what you`ll find in cigarettes:

Formaldehyde, which embalmer use to preserve dead bodies
Toluene, which is commonly used as an ingredient in paint thinner
Acetone, an active ingredient in nail polish remover
Ammonia, which scientists have discovered lets you absorb more nicotine, keeping you hooked on smoking.

If you smoke, you and those around you also inhaling arsenic, benzene, cadmium, hydrogen cyanide, lead, mercury and phonol. In all, 4000 harmful chemicals, including 44 types of poison, of which 43 are proven cancer-causing substances. That should be reason enough why a person should stop smoking immediately.

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Chinese Horoscope - Tiger Gone - Rabbit (2011) Coming.
Sunday, 30 January 2011 - 11:15 PM SL Time

The year of the Rabbit is traditionally associated with home and family, artistic pursuits, diplomacy, and keeping the peace. Therefore, 2011 is very likely to be a relatively calmer one than 2010 both on the world scene, as well as on a personal level.

Conversely, nations will also become more insular and increasingly lock down their borders to protect against the `other`. However, 2011 will also see new art movements projecting a distinct national identity taking the world by storm. Shrewd and creative new business partnerships will also form to the benefit of all.

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