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Dec 30, 2011
Fastest mobile broadband network by Airtel
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications with operations in 20 countries in Asia and Africa, said today that the results of the speed test periodic survey conducted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRC) for November 2011 have concluded Airtel as the category leader in 3G mobile broadband. This survey was carried out regularly by the TRC and is a detailed analysis that compares the performance of all operators in Sri Lanka through various categories.
"At Airtel, it is our constant endeavor to offer class services that are robust, reliable and globally for our clients to take advantage of Sri Lanka. Solid performance Airtel 3G mobile broadband on speed tests conducted by the Commission Telecommunications Regulatory Sri Lanka is a testament to the vision and commitment of a company that benchmarks itself with the best in the world, "said Bharti Airtel in Sri Lanka, Director - marketing and Sales, Sharan Shetty. "In the future, Airtel will continue to deliver innovative products and services relevant to our customers through Sri Lanka," he added.
Selacine double income, for 17M rupees benefits
Revenues for the TV Selacine Institute has more than doubled from Rs 149 million to more than Rs 350 million in 2010 and 2011.
Pradeep Edirisinghe
The company vision is to double revenue in two years and meet the total needs of the market in five years.
The company also recorded a net profit of Rs 17 million.
Selacine Television Institute Chairman Edirisinghe said Pradeep Selacine Business News Daily that the government institute that is only authorized to carry out the advertising media including programming and outdoor advertising.
According to a report it issued in 2008, all institutions of government, including provincial and local governments have to do all their advertising campaigns through TV Selacine Institute.
More than 20 percent of government institutions has been hired by Selacine and is intended to meet all government institutions in four years.
"Today more than 60 years working in Television Institute Selacine and to take measures to increase the number of employees over the coming years," he said.
Selacine is 26 years and offers an energetic, creative and innovative approach to all clients, both public and private sector.
Selacine is becoming an institution that combines the creativity of a design studio, server marketing advertising, business sense and marketing communications company and the technical capabilities of next-generation multimedia, production of video and Internet development firm.
Shipping industry sees growth
The shipping industry in the country will continue its growth as several mega port development projects were launched during the last five years.
A sum of U.S. $ 237.1 million has been invested. This figure exceeds the previous years and that the port-related investments registered an increase between U.S. $ 500 million for the third terminal to be built in the port of Colombo.
Government policy initiatives promoting growth in the maritime transport sector and one of the major policy initiatives introduced by the 2012 budget is the opening of free zones in ports of Colombo, Hambantota and Trincomalee. This will give a big boost for the added value related to logistics and could attract major FDI, Colombo Academy Chargers CEO Rohan Masakorala told Daily News Business.
The government needs to further liberalize the business environment to attract global players to enter Sri Lanka. "This should be in line with the CI investment policies to ensure large capital investment and services projects in the transport business," he said.
Investment in port operation and the construction of infrastructure through PPP promotes, where private investment tends to increase U.S. $ 440 million over two years from 2011 while the investment is expected to reach U.S. $ 2.8 billion over the period 2017 to 2020.
However, the global shipping industry has declined due to economic crisis in the EU and the U.S.. As a result, the freight market has been volatile and unstable.
The local transfer business has also seen the negative effects and the overall volume of Colombo has been stalled due to this reason and capacity deficiencies has not been studied a decade ago.
The shipping industry has also suffered from Sri Lanka due to market instability. As for the infrastructure we have seen remarkable achievements in the port sector, which will undoubtedly help the economy move forward during the next decade.
"The government has embarked on an expansion unit with capacity of major ports have accelerated projects to overcome the shortcomings," he said.
The port project south of Colombo, Sri Lanka is seen to be the only port in South Asia that have the capability of handling the largest container ships of 2013/2014. This will help eliminate the current problems facing the SLPA and ability to attract more business to Sri Lanka and improve connectivity. This is a prerequisite to increase the transshipment trade and logistics.
The Hambantota port will see the gradual increase in bulk cargo handling such projects have become operational. This facility will also help us in our supply of fuel and boat chandelling capabilities as a regional center.
"But we have to understand that global giants are now looking for alternative locations for services. Asia is an emerging market, while infrastructure projects are being upgraded, we must improve our services and trade facilitation measures for processes simple and transparent business, "he said.
"To make shipping and logistics with success, now we must work in an integrated plan for ports and airports, and other related service providers, therefore, the customs laws, the IC, the merchant marine and related laws Logistics have to be modified to attract investors, "said Masakorala.
Last U.S. troops Iraq home by Christmas
U.S.: the case of cotton specialist Chancy, who was among the first U.S. troops to invade Iraq in 2003 and the last to leave last weekend, four tours and nine years of struggle were more than enough.
The 31-year-old was one of about 200 soldiers of the first Cavalry Division was given a raucous standing ovation Saturday at his base in Texas, where he arrived home in time for Christmas Eve to remember .
"I'm glad it's over with, the fact that everyone can come home and I hope everyone did not sacrifice in vain, because people could not come home," he said.
Standing in the turret, which raised his hands in jubilation last weekend as his armored column rolled into Kuwait at the first light, ending a conflict that sparked a fierce insurgency in Iraq and deeply divided Americans. On Saturday he and his comrades marched through freezing rain on the parade field here as family and friends cheered and waved American flags.
After a brief ceremony in which the colors of the unit was deployed after the long flight, Col. Phil Battaglia issued a single order: "Charge" Moments later, cotton wrapped his arms around his wife Tia and his eight-year-old son Tyler.
Also attending the ceremony were Virginia Solis and his four children, who welcomed home Specialist Ismael Solis, 32, a veteran of three Iraq tours.
"It's hard for me," he said. "It had to be mother and father at the same time." The celebration was tempered by the knowledge that while the U.S. is definitely out of Iraq, which is still at war in Afghanistan. The wives of some of the returning soldiers, he said they were preparing for another tour. "They said they will implement in 2013, which is just another step that we take when we get there," said Tricia Joseph, who is 19 years and four months pregnant.
"Either way, I'll be standing by your side at all." The joy is also overshadowed by the knowledge that many soldiers never returned. U.S. lost 4484 soldiers in Iraq, while 32,000 people were injured, according to Iraq Coalition casualties.
The first cavalry division, which rotates through Iraq three times and smaller units sent in the past, lost 283 soldiers there, a spokesman said.
"It's scary not knowing if our loved ones come home, especially when he is the father of her children," said Amanda Tougas, mother of two children.
Some soldiers expressed concern about whether Iraq will be able to defend his absence. Cotton fears that a series of bombings in Baghdad earlier this week could be a sign of things to come.
"I was expecting something to happen, but I hope it stable in the light of all the sacrifices we made, and I hope will be resolved," he said.
U.S. President Barack Obama has been criticized by some Republicans for failing to convince Iraq to extend a 2008 State of Forces Agreement in order to keep some U.S. troops in the country. However, many veterans, said he thought the U.S. had done as much as I could.
The 2003 invasion toppled the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, who was tried and executed in 2006, and a "surge" of 20,000 U.S. troops in 2007 helped stem a wave of sectarian bloodshed brink of civil war.
AFP
Dec 23, 2011
Red Setter has 15 puppies - Almost double the average!
When the Irish Setter Romy went into labor, enthusiastic owners expected to have their hands full with eight or nine pups.
Then, one tenth arrival. And a 11, and 12, and 13, and 14 ... After a grueling ten-hour, the waste is placed in an astonishing 15.
So overwhelming is busy raising the owners of Natasha White and Alicia Copping, both 28, are working on a standard 24-hour shift to help three-year-old Romy feed the ten girls and five boys.
Miss White, a qualified veterinarian and dog breeder, said: "Not a particularly greedy. She wakes up screaming in the middle of the milk foods.
"We did an analysis when Romy was only four weeks of pregnancy and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our surprise when she was giving birth to more."
The average litter size of the race is nine. The father of the puppies, six years old, Reuben, is also owned by the roommates, Allesley, Coventry, and plan to maintain a litter, which arrived 12 days ago.
Registration in the UK is 24 puppies that were established in 2004 in Cambridgeshire surpassing the previous record of 13.
Newborn babies crying, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams.
Within a week has doubled in size.
Despite not being able to open eyes that have been swallowing the milk every two hours.
Ms. White, who specializes in breeding dogs, said: "We did an analysis when Romy was only four weeks of pregnancy and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our surprise when she took give birth to more.
"I was very tired by the end of it. I took a walk in the garden after the tenth. Then, after two hours the other left.
"The last born was the greatest. Romy took an effort to remove most of the others.
Irish setter Romy hungry litter of ten girls and five boys
Newborn babies crying, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighing between 275 and 339grams
"We were in shock when she went on.''Crikey que''oh think how will you get to the last, but it did."
Romy exhausted, do not have enough milk for all children to Mrs. White and Mrs. Copping feed them a substitute for milk in a bottle.
Ms. White, a police officer based at the central station in Coventry, said: "Among us are caring for the puppies 24 hours a day. Natasha is the day shift and night I do because I'm used to take turns at night to work.
"I have never helped give birth to a dog - my work does not prepare you for something like this."
Ms. White said being a mother has come naturally to Romy.
She said: 'This is her first litter, but she is so natural. She knows exactly what to do, she is a fantastic mother.
"It's a miracle how he managed to exit."
The owners were so excited about the birth that decided to create his own website, www.rosarenosirishsetters.co.uk to document their development.
Ms. White said: "There is a particularly greedy. She wakes up screaming in the middle of the milk foods. Another of the girls is very relaxing.
"One of the guys looks like his dad, he has a long body.
The owners, who will remain one of the puppies, they are inviting people to give the remaining 14 a loving home.
They are also looking to name the puppies after characters in stories that begin with the letter R, but could do with some ideas.
Ms. White said: "We have called Rosie the smallest puppy, but would like some help on the names of others."
South Korea allows private condolences Kim
S Korea: The South Korean government will allow private groups to send messages of condolence to North Korea after the death of its leader Kim Jong-Il, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.
The last gesture of reconciliation came a day after Seoul expressed solidarity with the people of North Korea Kim's death, despite the high cross-border tensions. The ministry, which by law must approve all contacts between South Korea and North, who "basically allow" this type of message, the spokesman said Boh-Seon Choi.
"Our position is that we will authorize requests unless there is a special reason (not to)," Choi told reporters.
He said four groups seeking to send such messages include Hyundai Asan and the government of Roh Moo-Hyun Foundation, named in memory of the late former president of the South met with Kim in the second inter-Korean summit in 2007.
The South also suspended Tuesday a plan to display Christmas lights near the border, which had criticized the communist North as "psychological warfare".
Seoul not to send official delegates to Pyongyang to attend the funeral of Kim on December 28.
However, it has allowed the Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Chung-Eun and family of the late President Kim Dae-Jung Dae-Jung visit.Kim held its first summit with North Korean leader in 2000, while Hyundai was pioneer in cross-border business projects.
Hyun and Lee Hee-ho, the widow of Kim Dae-Jung, are taking formal steps to visit Pyongyang.
The media upstate announced Monday that leader Kim died Saturday of a heart attack at age 69. AFP
The pebbles Dalmatian gives birth to a litter of puppies 15
101 may not be enough of them, but playful Dalmatian puppies are already proving a handful. In fact, the surprise of the trash 15 - double the average - Cantos left so exhausted that the mother of the human family had to be called as puppysitters.
Super-mother, two year old Dalmatian stone with important breeding
Kay Sullivan owner said: "We had to take care of them for two days because of stones was not very good. He was very weak, having taken all the energy from it."
The mother of four children 45 years old, from Carmarthenshire, Wales, Cerys said her daughter had begun to name the cubs, but coming up with ideas for all five men and women was a struggle of ten.
"Cerys has chosen the patch with his name to a favorite and we have called a phantom of the opera, because half of his face is black," he said.
He also admitted newcomers extends to the family finances - so they would have to be sold.
Mrs. Sullivan, said: "We are not breeders. Are already costing us an arm and a leg to be honest."
The 1961 Disney animation, one hundred Dalmatians, also has a litter of 15 puppies. The Sullivans hope the similarities end there, however.
In the story, of course, the garbage has to be rescued after being kidnapped by villain Cruella De Vil to make a fur coat.
Birthday party surprise planned by Dhanush Tamanna(Video)
Tamanna is currently shooting with Hari directed Dhanush in Venghai in Karikudi will celebrate his birthday on the set of Vengahi.
Not only that, Director Hari and Dhnush player had planned a surprise party for our Tammu.
Unaware of Dhanush and Hari plans for that special day had an early morning darshan in the temple of Tirupati on Monday.
Year 2010 at the box office had seen some successes and failures of Tamanna and includes, Sura Thillalangadi, Paiya.
Although there were three versions in Tamil in 2010, 2011 will release only two according to their projects so far. Siruthai with Karthi Tamanna is being paired with her again after the success Paiyya. For the second time, again Tamanna is pairing with Padikadavan Dhnush after the super hit and this time for Venghai director Hari.
Tamanna advised that since it was signed on 3 movies in Telugu that has not signed any Tamil 9n as she can not handle dates. Tamanna clarifies that the media, "I'm very busy doing three films in Telugu opposite NTR, Allu Arjun and Nag Chaitanya. After completing the work in the movies June 2011, I'll be able to give dates for the Tamil new movies. I want to make clear that I'm listening to new scripts and certainly shows more Tamil films next year. "
Anyway we want to see more of his work in Tamil Tamanna. 88dB opinions wishes you a happy birthday and a rocking career ahead.
Dec 22, 2011
Pitcher mad: Fun in the festive Racecourse
It's a busy time of year for reindeer - but this band of eight managed to squeeze in a career in Kempton Park Racecourse.
The company - the name, of course, after the famous Santa's helpers - braved the cold conditions during the final stage race of the subject famous.
Over time it started in the right direction and, after a close race, five years old, Dasher finally galloped to victory.
Donner came in second place, while Vixen, was third.
It is unclear whether the herd is brought back to Lapland in the heating time of festive functions.
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