The Massacre of Mosul; 40,000 Civilians Killed.

                                      ISIS terrorist  body

More than 40,000 civilians were killed in the devastating battle to retake Mosul from Isis, according to intelligence reports revealed exclusively to The Independent - a death toll far higher than previous estimates.

Residents of the besieged city were killed by Iraqi ground forces attempting to force out militants, as well as by air strikes and Isis fighters, according to Kurdish intelligence services.

Residents of the besieged city were killed by Iraqi ground forces attempting to force out militants, as well as by air strikes and Isis fighters, according to Kurdish intelligence services.

"Kurdish intelligence believes that over 40,000 civilians have been killed as a result of massive firepower used against them, especially by the federal police, air strikes and Isis itself," Mr Zebari added.

 

                                         Suffering peoples

Mr Zebari, a native of Mosul and top Kurdish official who has served as the Iraqi finance minister and prior to that foreign minister, emphasised in an exclusive interview that the unrelenting artillery bombardment by units of the Iraqi federal police, in practice a heavily armed military unit, had caused immense destruction and loss of life in west Mosul.

Buddhism post Cultural Revolution a success, Dr, Lobsang Sangay said.

The President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay addressed the students and faculty at the Central University for Tibetan Studies, Varanasi (CUTS) on Friday, July 14th. The University is a premier institute for Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, sciences and language that was founded by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Addressing the audience of students and faculties, the President said, “His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama’s visionary leadership has triumphed Cultural Revolution and China’s successive efforts to erase Tibet. The traditions of the Nalanda Mahavihara that were destroyed in Tibet continue to flourish in exile.”
“In destroying monasteries and religious institutions in Tibet, as the late Panchen Rinpoche declared in his 70,000 character petition, the Chinese Communists tried to eliminate the Tibetan identity, culture and its Buddhist traditions and they thought they had succeeded,” Dr Sangay said.

A - victory in a real people's struggle. Government takes over - The Nevil Fernando Hospital.

One ruler makes a mistake and another one corrects.

This can be pointed out  as one chance that we can defeat any  enemy forces by means of  deduction, goal, aligning together.

The ruler's  decision will not change as the  government's  repression  and  education has ceased for many years and ended with the student struggles carried out by the life sacrifices.

The government today (July 17) took over Dr. Neville Fernando Hospital in Malabe by signing the relevant agreement between Dr. Neville Fernando, Chairman of the Hospital and the Ministry of Health, in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena.

Dr. Neville Fernando and Secretary to the Ministry of Health Janaka Sugathadasa signed the agreement.

Australian assistance to combat dengue fever in Sri Lanka.- Foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, who is to visit Sri Lanka this week, will announce Australian assistance to combat dengue fever in Sri Lanka together with President Maithripala Sirisena, Australian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced today.

She will visit India and Sri Lanka from 18-20 July to strengthen  bilateral, economic and security relations with two important partners in region.

New research is to be believed women say that they have the best sex of their lives at the age of 36.

A survey commissioned by the contraceptive app Natural Cycles revealed that women have the best sex of their lives at the age of 36.

Most of us believe that we have the best sex of our lives when in our 20s. However, if new research is to be believed women say that they have the best sex of their lives at the age of 36.

The research was commissioned by the contraceptive app Natural Cycles, and they asked 2,600 women about orgasms, how attractive they felt and how much satisfaction they derived from sex.

The answers were studied according to the different age groups, younger (below 23), middle (23-35) and older (36 and above). As far as attractiveness was concerned, women aged 36 felt the most confident in their skin and 8 out of 10 said that they felt sexy.

The world's best tourist paradise is Palawan Island Philippines.

Palawan Island in the Philippines has been crowned the Best In The World by travellers

It’s the third year in a row the remote island, surrounded by 1,800 small islets and famed for its white beaches, stunning views and crystal clear water, was given the crown.

Palawan, the largest and most sparsely populated island in the Philippines, has shipwrecks and reefs which make it perfect for scuba diving and snorkelling.

Emerald green jungle-filled mountains appear to rise from the turquoise waters and secluded beaches make it a perfectly romantic paradise.

Palawan is also home to a five-mile-long underground river, considered one of the world’s wonders of nature, and visitors can get a boat through its limestone caverns.

Aside from boat, one of the preferred modes of transport on the island is by motor-run tricycle.

11 years imprisonment, Chinese Nobel laureate dies.

  The Chinese activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died at the age of 61, the government has said.

The country’s most famous political prisoner was being treated for terminal liver cancer in a heavily-guarded hospital in northeast China. Mr Liu had been transferred from prison last month where he was serving an 11-year term for “subversion”.

Mr Liu might be a name rarely uttered in the west but many argue the unsung hero must be remembered alongside the other big name dissidents of the 20th century.

The human rights activist, who took part in the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen Square demonstrations, was arrested in 2008 after writing a pro-democracy manifesto titled Charter 08 in which he called for an end to one-party rule and advances in human rights. It was signed by thousands of people in China.

Brazil's former president LULA - jailed for 9.6 years.

Lava Jato judge, Sergio Moro, sentenced the former leader to nine years and six months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering.

In a surprising turn of events, federal judge Sergio Moro, sentenced Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to nine years and six months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering on Wednesday, July 12th.

The former leader is charged with accepting million-dollar renovations on a beachfront apartment from large construction and engineering firms in exchange for ‘advantages’ in public contracts, including those with state-owned oil giant Petrobras.
“The transfer [ownership] of the apartment and the renovations, as well as the payment of storage costs, would represent an undue advantage in a corroboration of corruption and strategies used for this transfer and payment would constitute a money laundering offense,” read the verdict handed down by Moro.

The largest icebergs ever recorded has broken free of Antarctica.

One of the largest icebergs on record has broken away from an ice shelf in Antarctica.

Researchers who have been monitoring a huge crack in the larsen C Ice Shelf,   which had left a vast iceberg more than a quarter the size of Wales “hanging by a thread”, say the rift has finally completed its path through the ice.

The final breakthrough happened between Monday and Wednesday and was detected in data from Nasa’s Aqua MODIS satellite instrument.

“Some of the ice may remain in the area for decades, while parts of the iceberg may drift north into warmer waters.”
Although the iceberg weighs a trillion tonnes, it was already floating before it calved away so will have no immediate impact on sea level.

The Sri lankan government forgives elephant owners.

In recent times, the most talked about was the illegal possession of elephants.This is a nasty undertaking, the government accuses. In spite of this, there is a problem with how to act in this manner, in what manner the law has been analyzed.

 Sri Lanka’s government says it is ready to forgive the owners of poached elephants and give them a chance to apply for license

A group of wealthy businessmen, a Buddhist priest and other social higher-ups on trial in Sri Lanka for allegedly keeping illegally captured elephants may get their animals back — legally.

Sri Lanka’s government says it is ready to forgive the owners of poached elephants and give them a chance to apply for licence provided they can prove in court that they did not know the animals that were confiscated from them had been illegally captured from the wild.

Dambulla cave temple temporarily closed

The archaeological advisory board of Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily close down the historic Rangiri Dalule Cave temple in Sri Lanka, declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Local and foreign tourists will be closed until the cave complex is re-informed.


A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.

Mother Teresa's blue bordered sari is considered to be an intellectual property.

Since 1948, she wore a white sari with 3 blue borders — the outer border being wider than the two inner ones.

The famous blue-bordered sari of  Mother Teresa, who has been canonised as Saint Teresa of Calcutta by the Vatican, has been recognised as an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity.

“The Trade Marks Registry, Government of India, has granted the registration of the trade mark for that pattern of blue border of sari,” Intellectual Property attorney Biswajit Sarkar said.

The diminutive nun of Albanian descent went around the streets of Kolkata since 1948 to be with the poor and the destitutes wearing a white sari with three blue borders, the outer border being wider than the two inner ones.

“The blue-designed border on the sari worn by nuns of Missionaries of Charity was recognised as Intellectual Property for the organisation on September 4, 2016, the day the Mother was canonised,” Mr. Sarkar told PTI here.

‘It was not publicised’

“The Missionaries of Charity does not believe in publicity and as such it was not publicised, but since we are witnessing unscrupulous and unfair usage of the design across the globe, we are now trying to spread awareness among people about the trademark,” Mr. Sarkar said.

The family with the most difficult life in the world, living with polar bears.

For the Atchley family, normal life is just a distant memory after 18 years living off the grid in remote Alaska

FOR many of us, the dream of living a peaceful, self-sufficient life away from it all will always be just that: a dream.

David, Romey, and their 13-year-old son, Sky, are the only people living on their 250-mile stretch of the Nowitna River.

Fairbanks, the nearest town, is a 200-mile snowmobile ride away, making your walk to the local Asda look pathetic in comparison to the Atchleys' epic - and dangerous - route to buy groceries.

There are no other people to wind them up, no promotions to chase and definitely no Facebook feeds to check out in the Alaskan wilderness.

Have You really the happiness?

'Gonorrhoea 'on the rise of oral sex , new drugs need 'World Health Organization has said

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You can reveal your activities, the pride the social status, and the wealth of the face.

 


Always  enjoy a happy life, It will  lead  to your  success in life. 
A study has shown we can instinctively assess someone’s social status — just from the lines etched into their features.

Psychologists at the University of Toronto have been studying the reality of first impressions.

People were shown photos of faces in an emotionally ‘neutral’ mode — neither smiling for frowning.

At first glance, people proved reliably able to tell if someone was richer or poorer than themselves.

And that has implications on your chances of getting a job, the Journal of personality and social psychology report says. 

“Over time, your face comes to permanently reflect and reveal your experiences,” says Associate Professor Nicholas Rule. “Even when we think we’re not expressing something, relics of those emotions are still there.”

But the study also found such ‘gut instinct’ social assessments were only possible when people held a neutral face.

When smiling, or expressing any emotion, the facial cues become lost.

So what’s going on?

CAPRI ISLAND ITALY: The risk of exploding under the weight of mass, tourism.

       Holiday warning : mayer of the capri  island italy.

Located in Italy's Bay of Naples, Capri has long been favoured for its exclusive holiday appeal.

From designer hotels and shopping to the famed Blue Grotto sea cave which glows electric blue, the island is a major tourist destination. 

But Capri’s mayor has issued a stark warning that its future is severely under threat. 

Canadian PM popular in the world?

   His activities at the G20 summit in Germany this week are even more discussed in the international media as well as on the Internet.
But why is Canada's 23rd prime minister so well-liked?

policies

Concessionary policy on refugees.

n 2016, the country admitted the largest number of refugees in a single year for nearly 40 years.

In 2016, the country admitted the largest number of refugees in a single year for nearly 40 years.

The vast majority of the near-50,000 welcomed were fleeing war-torn Syria.

Just weeks into his premiership, Mr Trudeau greeted the first plane of Syrians as they arrived in Toronto.

He has also spoken frequently about his commitment to tackling climate change and denounced US President Donald Trump for withdrawing from the Paris agreement.

US Embassy colombo ISIS threat : police to investigate

       Last week, Sri Lankan newspapers reported that ISIS terrorists had abducted a plane and attacked the US Embassy in Sri Lanka.

In this regard prime minister Ranil wicramasinha has stated in the parliament of Sri Lanka, he has been advised to conduct a police investigation to ascertain the truth about it.

Also, it was reported that the reporters have also made statements

However, the US Embassy has not yet issued an official statement regarding such a threat.

Singapore: Founder’s Lee Kuan Yew House Crisis.

                       Two years after his death, no memorials, statues or streets in Singapore are named after Lee Kuan Yew, who established this city-state as a modern nation and built it into a prosperous showcase for his view that limited political freedoms best suit Asian values.

Now a bitter and public family dispute over the fate of his modest house has shattered Singapore’s image as an orderly authoritarian ideal and hinted at deeper divisions about its political future.

Two of Mr. Lee’s three children have accused their elder brother, the prime minister, of abusing his power to preserve the house against their father’s wishes. The motive, they said, is to shore up his own political legitimacy and ultimately to establish a dynasty for which he is grooming his son.

These charges have transformed what on the surface is an ugly estate battle into a national crisis that has raised questions about how this island nation is governed, the basis of the governing party’s uninterrupted 58-year rule and how the country’s leaders are chosen.

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And in a place where criticizing the government can land a blogger in jail, the public airing of these grievances from within the ranks of the revered founding family is nothing short of extraordinary.

SAITM should be abolished, Minister Patali champika

        On the outbreak of the country, the SAITIM should be shut down and put into a state university, said the JHU General Secretary and Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka on Monday at Battaramulla.

The Minister who called on the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council, Prof. Carlo Sandesa, to be re-appointed to the post, said that he cannot find a solution to this problem by removing him from his post.

This was stated at a media conference held at Jathika Hela Urumaya Headquarters.

The minister further said that around 12000 students have been suspended for a year due to this problem.

The Supreme Court only solves legal matters.But this has become a huge social, political crisis that has gone beyond that today.If this situation persists, The country will not be allowed to move to the darkened stage, except for the government

The government has decided to abolish this by statutory abolition and become a state university.

Media freedom is again threatened by Myanmar

             

                    Senior reporter for The Irrawaddy Ko Lawi Weng,
Under the military junta that ruled Myanmar for nearly 50 years, the media were tightly controlled.

The European Union on Monday urged Myanmar to protect journalists from "intimidation, arrest or prosecution" after several cases of reporters running into trouble with the law, including three detained by the army last week.

The three reporters were accused of breaching the colonial-era Unlawful Associations Act after covering the burning of drugs by the rebel Ta'ang National Liberation Army to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse.

Family members of journalists detained in northern Shan State said their loved ones are “in good health” after they were allowed prison visits for the first time on Monday.

Lawi Weng, also known as U Thein Zaw, from The Irrawaddy, and U Aye Nai and Pyae Bone Aung from the Democratic Voice of Burma were arrested by the Myanmar Army on Monday, June 26, and and handed over to the police last Thursday. They have been charged under the Unlawful Associations Act and are being detained at Hsipaw Prison in northern Shan State.

2.5 tons of trash, mostly containing alcohol bottles from the Bhivpuri waterfall near Ashane village, have been removed.

                                    Bhivpuri waterfall  in India
          2.5 tons of trash — mostly comprising alcohol bottles — from Bhivpuri waterfall near Ashane village, almost 90 km from Mumbai.

Mumbai NGO Environment Life, which has completed clean-up drives at eight waterfalls near Nerul — Anandwadi, Jummapatti, Tapalwadi, Khopoli–Zenith, Vasai–Chinchoti, Kondeshwar and Pandavkada — requested Mumbaiites and Ashane villagers to refrain from disposing of trash at these tourist sites.

Garbage damages local ecosystems, and threatens plant and animal life. Bottles made of glass or plastic can injure animals, who may also fall sick if they consume other types of garbage.

Ashley graham on becoming a sex symbol,Her life experiences are strong enough to change lives

She was attracted to  the media  due to the statement  made by her at various  occasions for  this  reason ,a few of  her interviews were  quoted from  below.


In  a series of  interviews she  gave to the  GLAMOUR  Magazine  she quoted facts, in a few words, with  the aim of creating awareness, among the blog readers.

The below essay is adapted from Ashley Graham's new memoir, A New Model : what confidence , beauty , and power really look like.

Four months into our knowing each other, my now husband , Justin, said, “I really like you, and I really want to be your boyfriend. Will you be my girlfriend?” I said yes. But the truth is, I wasn’t sure. One reason: Our first kiss  was terrible. (To this day Justin says I’m the worst kisser he ever met and that he had to teach me how to kiss.) But the real reason was more complicated and had to do with the cumulative effect of bad relationship  I’d had over the years. Let me give you the backstory.

To solve the migration crisis: UN -give greater support to Italy

        Italy needs more support as it deals with large numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa, the UN's refugee agency has said.

"What is happening in front of our eyes in Italy is an unfolding tragedy," Filippo Grandi said.

"This cannot be an Italian problem alone," he added.

Italy  has threatened to stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants to its ports, as it warned the EU the situation was unsustainable.

Einstein's view of income tax.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted Albert Einstein during his speech at the midnight launch of Goods and Services Tax. Mr. Modi said: “Einstein said if there is something in this world that is difficult to understand, it is income tax. I wonder what he would have said on seeing our multiple tax.”

So what is the story behind this quote?

A wonderful creation of unthinkable nature.

South Asia's most successful hospitality trade exhibition, Hotel Show Colombo 2017

  South Asia's most successful hospitality trade exhibition, Hotel Show Colombo 2017 will be held on 30 June, 1 & 2 July 2017 at the BMICH, Colombo. Hotel Show Colombo 2017 is being organized by the Ceylon Hotel School Graduates Association together with CDC Events and Travels (Pvt) Ltd along with the support of the state and private sector.
H Hotel Show Colombo, which brings together many hospitality brands is recognized to be the only exhibition of this nature taking place in Sri Lanka and has a strong support of government and tourism authorizes. Hotel Show Colombo 2017 will be promoted worldwide and a larger number of foreign exhibitors and high end buyers are expected to participate at this event.

Russia and sri lanka is in talks to purchase of the Gepard class Frigates.

   According to Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Russia and Sri Lanka is in talks of purchase of Gepard-class frigates.

Russia is in talks with Sri Lanka on the credit purchase of Gepard-class Project 1166.1 frigates, the Gepard 5.1, Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) 

The delivery of the project Gepard 5.1 to Sri Lanka is planned on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement on providing a state export credit for its financing," Maria Vorobyeva said.

She said the issue is being addressed with government bodies including the Russian Finance Ministry.

  About Gepard class frigates Russia 

  Gepard Class design and features

                      The hull, made of low-alloy steel, is divided into ten watertight compartments. Aluminium-magnesium alloy is used in the upper superstructure. The ship is designed to remain afloat even when two side by side compartments are flooded. The frigate can employ weapons in up to sea state 5.

US embassy warns, Females should avoid, traveling in TUK-TUKS alone in Colombo.

U.S. Embassy Colombo has been made aware of an increase in incidents involving Tuk-tuk drivers in the Colombo area inappropriately touching female passengers. The U.S. Embassy reminds all U.S. Citizens to maintain situational awareness when in public and at home to avoid being a victim of crime.  Please consider the following security tips:

• Females should avoid traveling in Tuk-tuks alone in Colombo.
• If you have to travel alone (especially at night) use a company that tracks your ride rather than Tuk-tuks and make sure family members or friends know your travel plans.
• Take pictures of the Tuk driver and vehicle license plate prior to getting inside.
• Many of the reported incidents occurred at the end of the ride – be extra vigilant during this time and try to limit time alone inside the Tuk.
• Place physical barriers (bags, etc) between yourself and the driver.
• Do not be afraid to use force if needed – make noise, be assertive, and strike back to defend yourself. Doing so will not only draw attention to the scene, but can also startle the attacker
• Pay attention to your surroundings, and know your location in case you have to call for assistance
• Do not make yourself a target for criminals – flashing expensive jewelry or large amounts of cash can make you a target
• Lock your doors, including when you are at home
• Carry your cell phone and ensure it is charged or carry a back-up charger. Have emergency numbers saved on your contacts list

Human Feeling

Natural Love 

To  everyone  at  all

But 

Punching 

Different.....

Trafficking Persons Report : US, Sri Lanka did not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking.

     The Government of Sri Lanka does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period;

 therefore, Sri Lanka was upgraded to Tier 2. The government demonstrated increasing efforts by establishing new anti trafficking units and creating a special police division for the protection of witnesses and victims of all crimes. While official complicity in human trafficking persisted, the government investigated 18 officials for allegedly creating fraudulent documents to provide workers employment abroad, and it prosecuted and convicted more traffickers than in the previous reporting period. However, the government did not meet the minimum standards in several key areas. At times, the government’s inconsistent identification of victims resulted in the penalization of victims for prostitution and for immigration violations committed as a result of the victim’s subjection to trafficking. The government provided no specialized services to male victims and sometimes housed child victims in government detention centers. The government maintained specific requirements for migration of female migrant workers including those migrating for domestic work, which observers stated increased the likelihood women would migrate illegally and therefore heightened their vulnerability to human trafficking.