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Sri Lanka President tells diplomats: Pick up phone or pack up

Sri Lanka’s President on Monday (Sep 17) justified his decision to sack six diplomats – including an ambassador – for not answering his phone calls, saying more would follow if the foreign service did not shape up

Sri Lankan opposition protesters demand government step down

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Sri Lanka’s capital on Wednesday to demand the government step down, accusing it of corruption and selling national assets to foreign nations

29 AUGUST 2018

Court orders arrest of Sri Lanka’s top military commander

The Colombo Fort magistrate Lanka Jayaratne Wednesday ordered the arrest of Sri Lanka’s chief of defence staff  Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne over hs alleged role in helping the main suspect in the abduction and murder of 11 children escape arrest

28 AUGUST 2018

More than 100 human skeletons found in mass grave in Sri Lanka

Investigators say they have unearthed more than 100 skeletons from a mass grave in the northern Sri Lankan town of Mannar, where Tamil guerrillas and state security forces clashed during the country’s 26-year civil war

21 AUGUST 2018

Japan, Sri Lanka Agree to Boost Maritime Security Cooperation

Japan and Sri Lanka have agreed to further enhance maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The understanding was reached during a meeting between the visiting Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

13 AUGUST 2018

US gives Sri Lankan military US$39 million to combat China’s investments in strategic island

The United States announced Monday it would grant Sri Lanka US$39 million to boost maritime security as China develops its strategic hold on the Indian Ocean island

21 JULY 2018

Sri Lanka India’s special, trusted partner: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described Sri Lanka as India’s special and trusted friend in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region while assuring New Delhi’s continued development aid cooperation with the island nation

14 JUNE 2018

Sri Lanka jails extremist Buddhist monk for six months over threats to woman

A Sri Lankan court on Thursday jailed for six months a Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims after finding him guilty of intimidating the wife of a missing journalist, in a case seen as a test of the independence of the judiciary

25 MAY 2018

China, India and the Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy Challenges

Occupying a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka must balance its foreign policy between India and China

20 MAY 2018

Sri Lanka warns of looming foreign debt crisis

Sri Lanka is headed for a debt crisis, the finance ministry warned on Sunday (May 20), blaming a series of costly projects commissioned by the previous government for record-high repayments

5 MAY 2018

Sri Lanka gives green light for Chinese LNG plant near Hambantota port

Sri Lanka’s state-run investment body has approved a US$500 million liquefied natural gas plant by China Machinery Engineering near a Chinese-controlled port and industrial zone, the development strategies minister said on Friday

1 MAY 2018

Sri Lanka: New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

Eighteen new Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning. This is the fourth Cabinet reshuffle of the National Government

Sri Lanka: New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

Eighteen new Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning. This is the fourth Cabinet reshuffle of the National Government

12 APRIL 2018

Sri Lanka president moves to suspend parliament

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday suspended parliament until May in a shock move amid a deepening power struggle between him and his unity government’s prime minister

5 APRIL 2018

Sri Lankan PM survives no confidence vote

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who leads Sri Lanka’s United National Party (UNP), won the support of 122 members of the 225-member parliament, with 76 voting against him

25 MARCH 2018

Police and politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots

Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage reviewed by Reuters

18 MARCH 2018

Sri Lankan president lifts nationwide state of emergency

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday signed a notification to lift a nationwide state of emergency which was imposed on March 6 following communal riots in the central regions of the island country

16 MARCH 2018

Sri Lanka’s communal violence explained

A recent wave of violence has sent the tropical nation into a tailspin as Sri Lanka continues to struggle with post-war reconciliation

6 MARCH 2018

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clashes

Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after confrontations erupted between majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community

11 FEBRUARY 2018

Sri Lanka coalition suffers humiliation at local vote

The party of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is on track for a shock landslide victory amid disarray in the ranks of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ruling alliance

30 JANUARY 2018

Sri Lanka journalists remember killed, abducted colleagues

 Sri Lankan journalists and media rights activists have lit candles and held placards to remember dozens of journalists who were killed, abducted or disappeared under a previous government‘black-January’-of-information:-no-justice-for-journalists-killed-42980.html

23 JANUARY 2018

Singapore signs FTA with Sri Lanka

While Sri Lanka is in the process of negotiating free trade agreements (FTA) with several partners, Singapore is the first to complete one with them and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is “very glad” that negotiations went smoothly

Sri Lanka approves 2018 budget, aims for more investment

Sri Lanka’s coalition government on Saturday won the final vote on its 2018 budget which aims to boost investments and small businesses and cut the fiscal deficit to 4.8 percent of GDP from this year’s 5.2 percent

24 NOVEMBER 2017

Mgr Emmanuel Fernando, the new bishop of Mannar, in the service of Tamils

Mgr Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando is the new bishop of Mannar, a diocese in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, scene of major fighting during the country’s civil war. Pope Francis appointed him two days ago,-the-new-bishop-of-Mannar,-in-the-service-of-Tamils-42413.html

19 NOVEMBER 2017

Sri Lanka curfew after Buddhist-Muslim violence in Galle

The Sri Lankan army enforced a curfew for a second successive night after dozens of Muslim homes and businesses were attacked near the southern city of Galle

23 OCTOBER 2017

UN urges Sri Lanka to start investigating war crimes

Pablo de Greiff, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion of justice and reparation, said Sri Lanka had been slow to deliver on its promise of justice for atrocities during the island’s bloody 37-year civil war

17 OCTOBER 2017

India-China rivalry spills over in Sri Lankan airport

India and Sri Lanka are close to finalizing a joint venture to manage and expand facilities at the Mattala Airport, which is situated near the Hambantota Seaport, a key port in China’s multi-trillion dollar Belt and Road Initiative

3 OCTOBER 2017

Sri Lanka hosts its first CARAT exercise with US navy

Sri Lanka is hosting its first-ever Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, which began with the arrival of US Navy elements at the country’s naval base in Trincomalee on 1 October

Sri Lanka president defends ex-general accused of war crimes

Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday vowed to protect his former ambassador to six South American nations, an ex-army chief accused of crimes in the bloody final phase of the country’s civil war

15 AUGUST 2017

Sri Lanka names senior lawyer Tilak Marapana as new foreign minister

Sri Lanka named a veteran government lawyer as foreign minister on Tuesday (Aug 15) after the island’s top diplomat stood down amid a corruption scandal

10 AUGUST 2017

Sri Lanka foreign minister resigns over corruption charges

Ravi Karunanayake has been accused of owning a luxury apartment paid for by a bond dealer under investigation – a charge he denies. President Sirisena has pledged to end the corruption which marked the previous regime

26 JULY 2017

Silenced stones mark hard path to Sri Lankan reconciliation

Security forces have erected numerous monuments celebrating their 2009 victory over Tamil Tiger rebels. No such privilege has been accorded to the Tamil insurgents or civilians who died in the fight

25 JULY 2017

Sri Lanka approved to 70 percent lease of Hambantota Port to China

The cabinet gave final approval to lease a 70 percent stake in Hambantota port for $1.12 billion to state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings, minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told reporters

22 JULY 2017

Major General Amal Karunasekara – New Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army

Major General K. A. D. A Karunasekara popularly known as ‘Amal Karunasekara’ is the Commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sapugaskanda

14 JULY 2017

Torture by Sri Lankan police routine, says human rights lawyer

The use of torture by Sri Lankan security services has become routine, a UN special rapporteur has concluded following a visit to the country

12 JULY 2017

Sri Lanka says Buddhism will remain paramount in new charter

Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Wednesday Buddhism will remain paramount in the bitterly divided island, seeking to head off protests led by the powerful Buddhist clergy against proposed changes to the constitution

11 JUNE 2017

Sri Lanka makes first arrest over hate crimes against Muslims

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a key figure from an extremist Buddhist organisation blamed for a series of hate crimes against Muslims that has drawn international censure

11 MAY 2017

Modi in Sri Lanka as Chinese influence rises

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert its influence on the island amid signs of a Chinese comeback

27 MARCH 2017

Sri Lanka wants to reduce China’s stake in strategic port deal

Sri Lanka‘s government wants aChinese company to agree to cut its stake in a strategic portproject by up to a quarter, as part of a renegotiation aimed atblunting public and political opposition to the deal

5 MARCH 2017

Sri-Lanka rejects UN call for foreign judges in war probe

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations (UN) to allow international judges to investigate alleged war-era atrocities, vowing to not prosecute soldiers

27 FEBRUARY 2017

Sri Lanka’s former president Kumaratunga complains of war widows abused by the military

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga spoke of widespread exploitation, touching more than 80,000 women with children in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The lack of livelihood makes them even more vulnerable. Although the military has denied any wrongdoing, in the past it has cracked down on troop misconduct’s-former-president-complains-of-war-widows-abused-by-the-military-40049.html

19 FEBRUARY 2017

Two more Sri Lankan Army officers remanded over Keith Noyahr Attack

The CID today arrested two more army personnel believed to be involved in the abduction and assault of Keith Noyahr, the former deputy editor of The Nation newspaper. They were subsequently remanded by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate till March 3

14 FEBRUARY 2017

Sri Lankan president insists on retaining emergency powers

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has blocked a move to require a two-thirds parliamentary vote, rather than the current simple majority, to approve a presidential declaration of emergency. He ordered the removal of a clause to that effect in the proposed National Action Plan for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights

7 JANUARY 2017

At Least 25 Injured in Protest Over Chinese Special Industrial Zone in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan police used water cannons to try to break up violent clashes between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake

22 DECEMBER 2016

Sri Lanka’s economy marches slowly into 2017

Sri Lanka’s meandering economic progress received a boost in November 2016 with the announcement of the proposed 2017 budget

17 NOVEMBER 2016

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is planning to break away from the ruling coalition

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is planning to break away from the ruling coalition, his brother announced on Thursday (Nov 17), a move that could threaten constitutional reforms seen as crucial to postwar reconciliation

26 OCTOBER 2016

General strike in northern Sri Lanka over police killing of students

Tamil people in northern Sri Lanka observed a general shutdown or “hartal” yesterday over the police killing of two Jaffna University students—Puwanraj Sulakshan from Chunnagam and Nadarajah Gajan from Kilinochchi—last Thursday night

The office on missing persons in Sri lanka : a new chapter or another empty promise ?

The OMP is an independent office with seven members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council. The members of the OMP are meant to be independent individuals with expertise on human rights, international humanitarian law, humanitarian issues, fact-finding among other areas. There is also a fixed term of three years and limitation of two terms per member

29 AUGUST 2016

Sri Lanka and Australia’s Strategic Defense Interests

Based on Australia’s Defense White Paper, the two countries can deepen strategic security cooperation

15 AUGUST 2016

Sri Lankan ex-president’s son accused of money-laundering

The eldest son of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering, his lawyer has said

11 AUGUST 2016

Sri Lanka parliament endorses office to trace wartime missing

Sri Lanka’s parliament on Thursday passed a law to establish an office to trace people who disappeared during a 26-year war and another insurrection amid protests by former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa’s supporters in the chamber

6 JULY 2016

Sri Lanka aims to demilitarise island by 2018

Sri Lanka intends to become completely demilitarised by 2018, the government said Wednesday, a significant announcement that will end the army’s involvement in civilian life after decades of ethnic

2 MAY 2016

Sri Lanka’s delicate balancing act

Sri Lanka’s former pro-Chinese ‘strongman’ President Mahinda Rajapaksa was voted out of office in January 2015. The new administration, led by President Maithripala Sirisena, is committed to more ‘balanced’ major power relations

15 MARCH 2016

Breaking Sri Lanka’s economic gridlock

The Sri Lankan economy appears to exist in a system that can evolve only through crisis. Optimistic policymakers, predicting that the country’s economic trajectory would self-correct, received a collective wake-up call in February with a sovereign rating downgrade by Fitch, even as the country made a formal approach to the IMF for a bailout package.

11 MARCH 2016

Colombo gives China green light to build port city

Despite months of protests by activists, fishermen and Catholics, and more environmental impact studies, China in the end got a green light to build the Colombo Port City, a planned offshore city next to the Sri Lankan capital

Sri Lankan nationalists protest UN rights chief’s visit on war crimes

Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations’ office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday to protest against a visit by the U.N. human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka’s progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.

Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief Fonseka joins government

Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka on Wednesday joined the coalition government which has vowed to probe allegations of atrocities committed during the bloody finale of the island’s separatist war

30 JANUARY 2016

Sri Lanka arrests Yoshitha Rajapaksa, ex-president’s son over money laundering

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, a navy officer, was detained on Saturday following months of investigations into alleged financial irregularities linked to his private television channel Carlton Sports Network (CSN), police said.

29 JANUARY 2016

Sri Lanka’s balancing act between India and Pakistan

After coming to power, Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had been busy mending fences with countries in the West and South Asia that got snubbed during the rule of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

13 JANUARY 2016

Report card: Sri Lanka president falls short after one year at helm

The initial excitement among his supporters seems to have dampened after Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena completed his first year in office on Jan. 9. He’s being called to account for delivering a large number of pre-election promises which continue to be mostly rhetoric since his electoral triumph of 12 months ago.

9 JANUARY 2016

Sri Lanka government proposes new constitution to devolve power

Sri Lanka’s new government on Saturday presented its plan for a new constitution aimed at devolving power and preventing the sort of ethnic tensions that led to a long and bitter civil war that ended in 2009

5 JANUARY 2016

Pakistan and Sri Lanka sign eight memoranda of understanding (MoU)

Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Tuesday inked eight memoranda of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Sri Lanka

3 JANUARY 2016

Sri Lanka president pledges land for 100,000 war victims

Up to 100,000 people still living in camps six years after the end of Sri Lanka’s brutal ethnic war will be given land to build homes within six months, President Maithripala Sirisena told AFP Sunday

UN calls for special court to investigate Sri Lanka wartime atrocities

The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging the creation of a special court including foreign magistrates and investigators to look into atrocities committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war

Tamil Lawmaker to Lead Opposition in Sri Lanka

An ethnic Tamil lawmaker was officially selected to lead the opposition in Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Thursday, becoming the first member of the island nation’s largest minority to hold the post in more than three décades

21 AUGUST 2015

Ranil sworn in as Prime Minister

Ranil Wickremesinghe – UNP leader, was sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena, at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat

18 AUGUST 2015

 Sri Lanka elections: UNP victory as Rajapaksa hopes rebuffed

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party has won the most seats in the island’s parliamentary August 17 elections, blocking former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to return to power

26 JUNE 2015

Sri Lanka’s president dissolves parliament; elections on Aug 17

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday ordered the immediate dismissal of parliament, clearing the way for a snap election 10 months ahead of Schedule

5 MAI 2015

US-Sri Lanka relations: Kerry arrives to conducive atmosphere

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed for talks with Sri Lanka’s new President Maithripala Sirisena Saturday on a visit that caps the island’s transformation from diplomatic pariah to a “beacon of democracy”

22 APRIL 2015

Sri Lanka ex-leader’s brother Basil Rajapaksa arrested

Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested on corruption charges

26 MARCH 2015

Sri Lanka seeks improved relations with China

Sri Lanka’s new president has held talks with his Chinese counterpart in a push to recalibrate his predecessor’s strongly pro-China policies

22 MARCH 2015

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena forms national government with opposition

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena formed a national government incorporating the main opposition party on Sunday, in a bid to push through reforms and preserve political stability

Ex-army chief becomes Sri Lanka’s first field marshal

Sri Lanka’s new government on Sunday conferred the highest military rank of field marshal on retired army chief Sarath Fonseka, who had been jailed for alleged treason by the previous government

14 MARCH 2015

India’s Modi visits Sri Lanka’s Tamil heartland

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit is a demonstration of regional superpower India’s support for Sri Lanka’s Tamils, who share close cultural and religious ties with those in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

13 MARCH 2015

PM Modi in landmark visit to steer Sri Lanka away from China

Narendra Modi began the first official visit by an Indian premier to Sri Lanka in nearly three decades Friday, looking to reassert New Delhi’s influence over Colombo after its drift towards China

20 FEBRUARY 2015

Sri Lanka, China and India: rivalry in the Indian Ocean

For smaller Asian countries it is no surprise that China has emerged in the last decade as an essential trading partner, Sri Lanka is no exception: becoming it’s largest foreign finance partner in 2010, overtaking India and Japan–China-and-India:-rivalry-in-the-Indian-Ocean-/173.html#.VOeyNe83NMs

16 FEBRUARY 2015

India seals nuclear energy pact with Sri Lanka, hopes to push back Chinese influence

India sealed a nuclear energy agreement with Sri Lanka on Monday, its first breakthrough with the new government of the tiny Indian Ocean island where China has been building ports and highways in a diplomatic push in recent years

12 FEBRUARY 2015

Sri Lanka urges UN to delay war crimes probe

Sri Lanka Wednesday urged the UN to delay a report into alleged war crimes during the island’s civil war to allow the new government to complete its own probe.

Sri Lanka in U-turn on port project

Sri Lanka’s new government has approved China’s $1.4 billion port project in the island nation’s capital, marking a swift U-turn following warnings it might scrap the venture.

Sri Lanka: Hope for Minorities?

The key question remains: Does Sirisena have the political will and capability to actually resolve the fundamental problems that drove the country to almost three decades of civil war?

21 JANUARY 2015

Sri Lanka rehabilitates ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka

The new Sri Lankan government has removed punishments imposed on controversial war-time army chief Sarath Fonseka by the previous regime

14 JANUARY 2015

Pope canonises Sri Lanka’s first saint

On Wednesday, Francis conducted a mass on Colombo’s Galle Face Green before canonising Joseph Vaz, a 17th century missionary who disguised himself as a beggar, in the first papal visit to the island nation in two decades.

13 JANUARY 2015

Pope Francis urges the ‘pursuit of truth’ in Sri Lanka

In the first visit papal visit to Sri Lanka in more than 20 years, Pope Francis has called on the country to do more to seek the truth about its years of civil war.

10 JANUARY 2015

Sri Lanka’s new president welcomes dissidents home

New President Maithripala Sirisena invited exiled dissidents back to Sri Lanka and promised to end censorship Saturday as he began to turn the page on the authoritarian rule of his toppled predecessor

9 JANUARY 2015

Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa suffers shock election defeat. Sirisena elected president

Sirisena and his new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe both took the oath of office in Colombo’s Independence Square on Friday hours after Rajapakse conceded defeat, in what is being touted as one of the most peaceful in the island’s history

Sri Lanka in tightest presidential election in decades

Sri Lanka went to the polls Thursday in its tightest election in decades, with its strongman president battling for survival after accusations of corruption and a failure to bring about national reconciliation

30 DECEMBER 2014

Sri Lanka’s Tamil party backs opposition candidate for president

28 DECEMBER 2014

Sri Lanka Muslim party quits government

Sri Lanka’s main Muslim party has quit the government and pledged support to the opposition in a move seen as the biggest setback yet to President Mahinda Rajapakse’s re-election bid.

Sri Lankan opposition parties ink pacts

Common opposition presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with several political parties, promising to form an all-party government for a period of two years and to abolish the executive presidency within 100 days

21 NOVEMBER 2014

Sri Lanka election: Health chief to challenge Rajapaksa

One of the most senior figures in the Sri Lankan government has announced that he is defecting to stand against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in forthcoming presidential elections.

20 NOVEMBER 2014

Sri Lanka president calls early election

The move on Thursday, two years before his current term expires, is seen as an attempt by Rajapaksa to prevent an expected loss of public support if an election were held according to schedule.

18 NOVEMBER 2014

Buddhist party quits Sri Lanka government

Sri Lanka’s main party of Buddhist monks has announced it is leaving President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government in protest over what they say is his refusal to curb powers and carry out demands for democratic reforms before fresh elections.

Sri Lankan president seeks Supreme Court nod for third term

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked the Supreme Court to determine if there is any constitutional obstacle to his becoming president for a third term, something the top lawyers’ association says he can not do.

20 OCTOBER 2014

Sri Lanka ‘to hold early presidential poll’

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election in January next year, two years ahead of schedule, Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has said.

11 OCTOBER 2014

‘Queen of Jaffna’ to link Sri Lanka’s north again

The “Queen of Jaffna,” a once-popular train linking the ethnic Tamil’s northern heartland to the rest of Sri Lanka before a bloody civil war cut the link 24 years ago, chugs back into service this coming week, reinforcing the government’s authority in a region once controlled by Tamil rebels.

Sri Lanka To Set Up Joint Trade Commission With Russia

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has given its approval to establish a joint commission with the Russian Federation to enhance bilateral trade ties.

19 AUGUST 2014

Sri Lanka to reject visas to UN investigators

Sri Lanka will not grant visas to UN investigators probing war crimes allegedly committed during the last phase of island nation’s decades-long separatist conflict, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced.

22 JULY 2014

Sri Lanka hardline monk denounces Dalai Lama

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading an anti-Muslim campaign has accused the Dalai Lama of being influenced by « Muslim extremists » and said the Tibetan spiritual leader could not be accepted as a world Buddhist leader

Sri Lanka president skips Commonwealth Games amid protest threats

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse will skip the Commonwealth Games starting this week in Glasgow despite being chair of the bloc, his office said Tuesday, after activists threatened to protest at his attendance.

17 JULY 2014

Sri Lanka announces probe into military’s alleged rights abuses

President Mahinda Rajapakse said a current government-appointed Commission of Inquiry (COI) would be expanded to probe the military and Tamil rebels over abuses allegedly committed during their war that ended in 2009.

9 JULY 2014

Sri Lanka tells NGOs ‘no press conferences’

Sri Lanka has banned non-government organisations from holding press conferences under a new order from the defence ministry seen by AFP on Wednesday, raising new fears for freedom of speech.

29 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka arrests eight over riots

Sri Lankan police have arrested key suspects accused of fuelling religious riots and looting, as minority Muslims expressed fears of more unrest ahead of Ramadan, officials said.

27 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka, abuses and police assaults increase

« Every day we hear about any kind of human rights violation in this country. However we cannot see that the government is taking considerable steps to stop these brutal acts, even though there are enough law. Media also do not give priority to this issue, » said Philip Dissanayake, executive secretary of Right to Like Human Rights Organization,-abuses-and-police-assaults-increase-31477.html

20 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka Muslim group calls for ban on anti-minority groups

Muslim Council writes to President Mahinda Rajapksa following anti-Muslim violence by radical Buddhist Bodu Bala Sena (BBS). « It is necessary that a culture of respect for ethnic and religious tolerance – a part of this country’s rich and ancient heritage -be endorsed and encouraged at the highest levels. »

19 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka moderate monk critical of anti-Muslim violence beaten

A moderate Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka who is highly critical of an extremist Buddhist group has been found beaten and unconscious near Colombo

17 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka riots prompt international concern

Defying government-imposed curfew, Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes on fire killing a security guard outside a Muslim-owned farm, raising the overall death toll to four, Al Jazeera learned on Tuesday

16 JUNE 2014

Sri Lanka Muslims killed in Aluthgama clashes with Buddhists

At least three people have been killed and more than 80 people injured in overnight mob attacks led by Sinhala Buddhist monks in two coastal Sri Lankan towns, according to medics.

28 MAY 2014

Sri Lanka monks occupy ministry building

Protesters led by Buddhist monks from the right-wing Ravana Balaya group have occupied the Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo

22 MAY 2014

Sri Lanka blocks two news websites

Sri Lanka has blocked two news websites critical of the government, a move press and media groups said was intended to intimidate critics of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s administration.

5 MAY 2014

Sri Lanka Buddhist monks in court accused of insulting Quran

Four of Sri Lanka’s most senior hardline Buddhist monks appeared in court Monday accused of insulting the Quran, in the first such case following a spate of religious hate attacks

11 APRIL 2014

Sri Lankan army quash Tamil revival in first battle since end of civil war

Sri Lanka’s army claimed to have killed three Tamil rebels yesterday in the first battle since the civil war ended almost five years ago.

7 APRIL 2014

Sri Lanka refuses to co-operate with UN probe

Sri Lanka will not co-operate with a United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes by government forces and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in the final phase of their 26-year war, its foreign minister has said

30 MARCH 2014

Sri Lanka ruling party wins vote test with lower margin

Sri Lanka’s ruling party won local elections, but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term test for President Mahinda Rajapakse, official results showed Sunday

28 MARCH 2014

Challenges remain for China–Sri Lanka FTA

Although China–Sri Lanka trade had been growing steadily beforehand, China was not a large trading partner of Sri Lanka until 2005, which was a turning point in China–Sri Lankan economic relations

6 MARCH 2014

Sri Lanka’s Growing Links with China

Trade, investment and a strategic Indian Ocean location bring the two countries closer together

17 FEBRUARY 2014

UN calls for Sri Lankan war crimes inquiry

The United Nations’ human rights chief has called for an international war crimes investigation into alleged atrocities carried out in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war, according to reports.

Sri Lankan security forces destroyed evidence of war crimes, report claims

Accusations that Sri Lankan security forces destroyed evidence of mass civilian killings are among allegations of “flagrant and reckless” violations of human rights committed in the final months of the civil war, according to a new report.

14 JANUARY 2014

Sri Lankan Buddhist radicals attack two independent Christian churches

Eight Buddhist monks were among the 24 people who carried out the attack. Police were unable to contain the mob, which destroyed buildings and burnt religious literature. According to the attackers, the two churches do not have the permit needed to remain open. Religious intolerance is growing against religious minorities.

13 JANUARY 2014

Four Steps to Secure Lasting Peace in Sri Lanka

A survey released in November by the Center for Policy Alternatives suggested that more than a quarter of those hailing from the country’s Tamil minority say the government has done “nothing” to address the root causes of the conflict, while half feel a little has been done, but “not enough.”

9 JANUARY 2014

Sri Lankan economy looking good, but in need of long game

Sri Lanka’s post-conflict development aspirations have been fashioned on a simple but socio-politically persuasive argument: sustain growth at high levels and extend its benefits to more people. In this, the government that swept into power in 2010 has delivered both a stronger economic performance and rising living standards for the average citizen. During 2010–13, GDP growth has averaged 7 per cent with visible signs of reductions in absolute poverty as well as falling income inequality across sectors and provinces of the country.

22 DECEMBER 2013

New mass grave found in Sri Lanka four years after war

An unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone, the first discovery of an unmarked gravesite since troops defeated Tamil rebels more than four years ago, police said Sunday.

Sri Lanka’s crumbling democracy

It is disappointing that Sri Lanka, a country with such a serious democratic deficit, is chairing the Commonwealth for the next two years. All signs indicate Sri Lanka is descending into authoritarianism, and much work is needed if Sri Lankan democracy is to be saved.

Sri Lanka’s forces accused of massacring aid workers

A French charity has accused Sri Lanka’s security forces of killing 17 of its aid workers in 2006, and demanded an international inquiry.

17 NOVEMBER 2013

Commonwealth ultimatum to Sri Lanka: Clarify war crimes

The meeting between the heads of state held in Colombo ( 15 to 17 November ) was an opportunity to corner the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. If, by March 2014 there are no signs of a real reconciliation , the British prime minister will take the case to the UN

16 NOVEMBER 2013

Sri Lanka says it will block UN rights probe

A senior Sri Lanka’s minister has said the government will not allow an international probe into alleged war crimes during its 27-year ethnic conflict, despite mounting pressure from abroad.

15 NOVEMBER 2013

Prince Charles avoids Sri Lanka human rights row in speech

The Prince of Wales steered clear of criticising Sri Lanka’s record on human rights as he made his first address to a Commonwealth summit as the Queen’s representative.

10 NOVEMBER 2013

India PM to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth summit

Indian PM Manmohan Singh will boycott this week’s Commonwealth summit in Colombo, officials say, amid a row over Sri Lanka’s human rights record.

Sri Lankan students protest closing universities

About 2,000 Sri Lankan university students blocked traffic as they shouted slogans outside the capital’s main railroad station Friday to protest a government decision to close state universities during a summit of leaders from Commonwealth countries next week.

Sri Lanka revokes human rights experts’ visas ahead of Commonwealth summit

Sri Lanka   has revoked the visas of human rights experts for a meeting coinciding with   the Commonwealth summit, the International Bar Association has claimed.

24 OCTOBER 2013

Sri Lanka’s unanswered questions over human rights

The BBC has spoken to people in Sri Lanka who say they have been threatened with rape and tortured at the hands of officials.

17 OCTOBER 2013

Sri Lanka: a country ruled as a family business by four brothers

Sri Lanka is a country ruled by four brothers who have turned their country’s government into a family business. At the apex sits President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who won office in 2005 and was re-elected in 2010 after victory in the civil war.

14 OCTOBER 2013

Tamils taste symbolic power in Sri Lanka

9 OCTOBER 2013

Canada PM to boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth summit

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will skip a Commonwealth summit next month in Sri Lanka to protest that government’s human rights record.

5 OCTOBER 2013

Sri Lanka’s elderly among ‘ happiest ‘ in the world

The Global Agewatch Index compiles a ranking of the best countries in the world for people of a certain age. Sweden ranks first, Sri Lanka 36th , but it is the fourth Asian country in terms of social and economic welfare . The secret : 98% of the « grandparents » live with their families’s-elderly-among-‘-happiest-‘-in-the-world-29199.html

4 OCTOBER 2013

Provincial Polls In Sri Lanka: A New Dawn? – Analysis

In the recently concluded elections in the northern province of Sri Lanka, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) led by C V Vigneswaran won a landslide victory. The election conducted within the purview of the 13th Amendment was by all accounts free and fair. A popular will was expressed by a 35% turnout of the northern Tamil voters.

Sri Lanka’s Tamil party sweeps polls, urges trust with government

Sri Lanka’s main ethnic minority Tamil party secured a landslide victory in a provincial poll that has threatened to rekindle animosity between the government and Tamils, four years after the military crushed separatist rebels and ended a 26-year war.

Sri Lanka holds historic vote in Tamil-majority north

Voters in Sri Lanka’s north have held their first-ever elections for a semi-autonomous council, four years after the army defeated Tamil Tiger rebels.

Tamil candidate ran for her life ahead of landmark election

A Tamil candidate for landmark polls in Sri Lanka’s former warzone fled a mob attack Friday as the man tipped to become the region’s chief minister accused the army of intimidating voters.

UN rights chief lashes back at Sri Lanka claims

The United Nations’ top human rights official lashed back Friday at the Sri Lankan government, accusing some of its most senior officials of waging a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting her and her office.

Sri Lanka Sunday Leader’s Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema flees

A senior Sri Lankan journalist has left the country three weeks after she and her family were held at knifepoint during a night raid on her house.

Sri Lankan train rolls into Tiger territory after 23 years

A train linking the political home of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels with the rest of the island rolled into service on Saturday after a 23-year interruption, officials said.

31 AUGUST 2013

Sri Lanka becoming more authoritarian: UN rights chief

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay warned on Saturday that Sri Lanka was becoming « increasingly authoritarian » with rights activists apparently suffering growing harassment from security agencies.

28 AUGUST 2013

UN rights chief meets Sri Lankan war survivors

Survivors of Sri Lanka’s civil war complained on Tuesday to the United Nations’ human rights chief about missing relatives, military land grabs and a life without basic facilities more than four years after the end of the quarter-century war.

26 AUGUST 2013

Sri Lanka monks protest UN rights chief’s visit

Dozens of monks and pro-government activists staged the noisy demonstration outside UN offices, accusing the international community of drumming up false allegations of war crimes in 2009 during the final months of a separatist conflict.

11 AUGUST 2013

Curfew in Colombo as tensions rise after mosque attack

Sri Lankan police clamped a fresh curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood Sunday, a day after a Buddhist-led mob vandalised a mosque in an incident that raised religious tensions and US concern.

7 AUGUST 2013

Sri Lanka army slammed for killing protesters

The Roman Catholic Church has accused the Sri Lankan army of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church during demonstrations against water contamination.

2 AUGUST 2013

1 protester killed in Sri Lanka military shooting

One person was killed and about 15 were wounded when Sri Lanka’s military shot at a protest demanding clean drinking water.

27 JULY 2013

Sri Lanka to probe wartime disappearances

The move comes as Sri Lanka faces rising international criticism for failing to investigate alleged war crimes during the final stage of the quarter century-long war, which ended four years ago, including civilian deaths and disappearances.

15 JULY 2013

Sri Lanka halts French festival over ‘insulting’ film

Sri Lanka halted its French Film Festival in Colombo on Monday after festival organisers screened “Flying Fish,” an internationally-acclaimed film set during Sri Lanka’s ethnic war that the military considered to be insulting.

5 JULY 2013

Sri Lanka will hold provincial elections in the former northern war zone

Sri Lanka will hold provincial elections in the former northern war zone in September for the first time in 25 years, officials said on Friday, a move demanded by the United Nations since the end of three decades of conflict in 2009.

27 JUNE 2013

Sri Lanka: widespread police torture of innocent civilians

Denounced by the Right to Life, an NGO in the country, in a meeting that heard testimonies of some victims. In order to extract confessions, law enforcement officials beat and abuse suspected criminals. The use of chili peppers on eyes and genitals is one of the most common practices.

21 JUNE 2013

3 appointed to investigate mass grave in Sri Lanka

Two retired judges and a former parliament official were appointed Friday to a presidential commission that will investigate a mass grave found last year with 154 bodies, most likely of Marxist rebels killed decades ago.

30 MAY 2013

Sri Lankan rights campaigner Jayalath Jayawardena dies

Prominent Sri Lankan human rights campaigner and parliamentarian Jayalath Jayawardena has died aged 59 in hospital in Singapore, medical officials say.

13 APRIL 2013

Gunmen torch Sri Lankan newspaper equipment

The attack on Saturday at the Uthayan newspaper office is the fifth strike on the media since January in Sri Lanka’s former war zone in the north, and the second after the UN passed a resolution on March 21 calling on the government to address human rights violations.


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These Are Not the Borders You’re Looking For

The European Union is making a great effort to control what their citizens view on the web by, among other legalities, ordering search engines to “forget” selected pieces of data. But that is not at all the most absurd recent attempt at censorship.

The government of India wants to control geography.

Specifically, a proposed law in that country would “ban maps or satellite images of the country unless they are approved by government”.

The bill bans all types of geospatial information, maps, raw data or photographs, acquired by any means, including satellite photography.

Offenders could be fined up to 1bn rupees (Â£10.4m). [around $15m USD]

It also requires anyone who has already gathered such information to apply for a licence to keep it.

It was designed to regulate both the creation and distribution of geospatial information in India “which is likely to affect the security, sovereignty and integrity” of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

Google Maps already provides very different information for certain regions of the world, including the long disputed border between India and Pakistan. But the government judging the “truth” ofÂ photographs and raw data takes this particular overreach to a whole new level.

And it probably won’t be long before India follows France’s lead and directs Google and other providers of geospatial information to only showÂ their view of the world to everyone on the planet.

The World Beyond Just Facts

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that most American eighth graders are “not proficient” in geography.

Specifically, these students had not demonstrated solid competence in the subject, and the proficiency levels of eighth grade students have shown no improvement since 1994 (see figure). Geography is generally taught as part of social studies, but data show that more than half of eighth grade teachers reported spending a small portion (10 percent or less) of their social studies instruction time on geography. Further, according to a study by an academic organization, a majority of states do not require geography courses in middle school or high school.

So, why did the GAO (a well known source of reseach on teaching and learning)1 undertake this study? As you might expect, the student deficiencies in this particular subject are tied to economic issues.

Geography–the study of places and the relationship between people and their environment–is present across many facets of modern life, from tracking lost cell phones to monitoring disease outbreaks like Ebola. The growing use of geographic information and location-based technology across multiple sectors of the American economy has prompted questions about whether K-12 students’ skills and exposure to geography are adequate for current and future workforce needs.

They do make a good point, however, about how the interconnected nature of the world will impact the lives of students, as well as their parents. Unfortunately, even when geographic topics are included in the curriculum, kids rarely learn about tracking lost cell phones or Ebola.

The approach taken is far too often based on memorization. We still ask kids to collect and repeat lists of state capitols, African countries, and bodies of water – in Virginia, elementary students learn about the state by “locating and describing”, the five regions, important river features, and the bordering states – even though those facts can easily be retrieved in seconds on their phones.

That’s true even in Fairfax County Schools’ (aka the overly-large school district, my former employer) where one of the six major goals of the superintendent’s Portrait of a Graduate plan declares that students will become “ethical and global citizens”.

Maybe students are “not proficient” in the geographic understanding they’ll need to meet that standard because they have very little interest in a world consisting of a list of facts. If kids are actually going to understand the larger world they live in, we need to do a better job of helping them connect to the people and issues out there.

The Politics of Maps

One of the pieces of technology I most love showing to other educators is the ever growing collection of Google’s “mapping”2 resources. Not only do they often come with layers of great information, Google also provides excellent tools for anyone to do it themselves. Take a look around the other side of this site for other posts on how to use them.

But one aspect we rarely address, or even consider, is that not everyone in the world views those maps in the same way. A very current example is the fact that Google says Crimea is still part of the Ukraine, something certainly disputed by Russia.

The geopolitical aspect of map making throughout history, and Google’s place in the center of this latest example, were the subject of two segments on the most recent edition of the public radio program and podcast On the Media.

If your students are studying geography, current events, world history, or anything to do with the nature of information, the program would be a good starter for discussion and analysis.

Also from the world of Google’s maps, they continue to their Street View cameras into places that really don’t have streets. The latest example allows visitors to wander through the ruins at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

And finally, one question that comes up regularly in my sessions, is where does Google get its maps?2 This post from the Google Earth blog is a good overview of the process.

Cross posted from the other side of this site on which you’ll find my training resources and other good stuff.

Touring Margaritaville

Google released version 5 of their Earth software this week and their engineers have done a great job of improving what was already an excellent resource for teaching and learning.

The most notable new feature is called Touring in which you can record a fly-through tour of stops you’ve placed on the map and save it into a KMZ file for easy sharing with others.

But that’s not all. Touring also allows you to record an audio narration at the same time and save it into the same file.

To show everyone what can be done, Google presents a tour of the Hawaiian Islands with stops at the sites of Jimmy Buffett’s 2009 tour, complete with the man himself performing Margaritaville as the sound track.

Just download the KMZ file (remarkably small at 8mb) and open in Earth 5.

Then take a look at the short tutorial on how to create your own tour with sound, also posted this week.

Better yet, show the demo and tutorial to some students (maybe one of the other demos that don’t involve Jimmy singing about drinking :-) and let their imaginations work.

Very cool stuff!


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posted Aug 20, 2018, 8:06 AM by Athens Drive High School Band   [ updated Aug 20, 2018, 8:06 AM ]
Hey Band Families,

Marching Band is underway and we are so excited.  I am thankful to be partnering with you all as part of the First Aid Group to make sure our precious High School kids are SAFE and have fun.  It was so great to have an opportunity to be with our students at Band Camp this year.  It was hard work but productive.

After much discussion and thought we want to strongly encourage parents and students to work together in regards to Over the Counter Medications.  High School is a wonderful time for us as parents to start and continue to work on educating our smart students about these medications.  It is a great time in their life to encourage independence with guidance.

Some important information that could be given to students:
1. Is medication (like Tylenol, ibuprofen, Tums, Benadryl, etc.) really needed? Or can something else be done, like eating something, drinking water and Gatorade, icing down an injury or cleaning a rash area?

2. What is the medication used for?

3. How often can the student take the medication?

4. How much medication should be taken?

5.  If the student takes the medication how do they tell us as parents? (We use text messaging in my house so it there is a "time stamp" for future knowledge.

6. If the student seems to need repeat use of a medication should they be followed up by their Pediatrician.

7. It is important to NEVER share medications.

As such, we are asking as parents that you continue to have conversations with your students about over the counter medications and equip for after school practice, football games, competitions, parades, and other band activities. We are asking parents to provide their students with small amounts medications they would permit the student to have.  Remember the education part of the discussion and follow up with your students.  It is amazing how quickly they learn and how smart they are. This is another step in the journey of independence and adulthood for our High School Kids.  The good news is they are not alone.

First Aid will continue to carry small amounts of medications such as Tylenol, ibuprofen, Tums, and Benadryl.  As part of the First Aid Committee I look forward to continuing to work with all of the students and helping them to do their best and stay safe.  Thank you for all you do to help the students and the band be successful.  Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

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    1. Embryos
      Lini, I wanted to thank you for all of the great advice and the recommendation of how to build the AT44MLB for the T4P on my technics slma1. It sounds fantastic and I really love it. Best of all, the one I purchased included the cart that way when I put my 1200 MK5 back in service, I can slap it on there!
    2. Jeremy Segal
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    3. Mannygil62
      Lini. I just purchased a 622 what do you think about this model. I still haven't received it and was curious to know if it was as solidly built as a 604. Basically I wanted to know if this TT is worth investing in.
    4. kachijs
      Hi. Seems like you know a lot about turntables. Can you suggest what i should look for when buying my first turntable? Any brands you recommend? What would be the resonable price for turntable? Entry-level (at the high end)?
    5. Xyrios
      I am in trouble with 2 dual tt and answers not satisfying in forum, could you please pm me ? Thank you
      1. lini
        I'd suggest to start an own thread instead.

        Greetings from Munich!

        Manfred / lini
        Feb 5, 2017
    6. yoladango
      Love the Wizards avatar. I use that same image for a lot of forums.
      1. lini
        Thanks. So I guess we can concgratulate each other on our good taste. ;)

        Greetings from Munich!

        Manfred / lini
        Apr 5, 2016
      2. freqazoidiac
        especially good taste as it's a direct nod to Bode and Cheech Wizard!
        Nov 5, 2016
    7. wintersdawn
      Hi Manfred,

      Many thanks for your help on my AT70 thread this week, much appreciated.

      Would you mind confirming the idea I have for the best match for my turntable:

      Pioneer PL-12D turntable with AT70 cartridge (originally MT-30 from Hitachi turntable).

      Either an original Audio Technica ATN70 (yellow, 2g, conical) or an ATN71E (green, 2g, elliptical).

      Many thanks,

    8. BowhunterGS
      I have a Technics Sl-M3 turntable and one of the cartridges is a Audio Technica AT322EP. I have all the specs on it...and even bought the appropriate preamp to use it on since it is low output .4MV. It sounded great, and since then, it has been in storage along with the turntable. Times have forced me to consider selling it and I was wondering what you thought the value of the 322 would be.

      I just have never come across one for while I know they are rare, I don't know the value...may just ebay it...

    9. moinau
      Hallo Manfred,
      Sorry to disturb you, I've a few questions concerning a TD-105.
      I've read some of your posts on different TT, Dual, Thorens, etc...
      You mentioned in one of your post that the TD-105 was in fact a very good turntable, a sleeper, somewhat similar to the 14x, 16x family type Thorens.
      One area of concern to you was, the phono cables.
      Can you please elaborate on that, reason be, I'm now looking to buy one with a Shure V15 type IV cartridge.
      According to the seller, it's in mint condition, although I will be the judge of that if I decide to buy it.
      Before I commit to see it, I would like your take on these phono cables.
      I collect all makes of TTs, including Thorens. I already have a few of them and find them very good.
      My question is, should I bother with this entry level Thorens ?

      Price asked is, 200.00$ CAD (132€) although it might be a bit lower.
      Regards and thank you for your input

    10. Curious1
      And by 232e, I of course mean, 242e... It's late here in Aus ;)
    11. Curious1
      Hi Lini

      A few weeks back you suggested an at110e as a good replacement stylus for my dual 505-1's TKS 232e. I Just acquired an Orftofon FF15xe cart and stylus for free and was wondering what you thought of this combination and whether I'd still be better off with the at110e as you already suggested. As previously stated, I love the sound of the 232e. Thanks in advance.

    12. Rod Beauvex
      Rod Beauvex
      Love the Wizards icon. Wow, that was an odd movie. :D
    13. murali_n
      Hi Lini,

      I am Sachin's friend N.Muralidharan from Chennai, India. Recently I purchased a AT13Ea Cart from Japan. Can you suggest a good replacement stylii which I want to keep as spare. Will 13Eax from be good, or the stylus from JICO a good replacement.

      Pl suggest.

      Thanks in advance,

      with regards,

    14. jhoyt
      Hi Manfred, I've tried to send you a PM, but noticed your inbox is full. Could you PM me with an email address or something like that?

    15. jamus
      Hi Lini.

      I have noticed that the azimuth on my Dual cs 607 (with the tks 55e) doesn't appear to be 90 degrees perpendicular to the record. Looks more like 70-80, leaning outwards. Should I try to stick a shim in there to correct this, or just trust the factory intended settings?

      Thank you for any help provided.

    16. Rx Queen
      Rx Queen
      Hey Lini, it's me from Shellshock :p
    17. huck1978
    18. Tuquala
      I have an AT13EA cartridge and was wondering what you would think of replacing the stylus with a ATN14E stylus. I like the AT13EA, but it seems noisy, lots of surface noise. Other cartridges I have are not anywhere as noisy. The needle looks ok, but I really don't know the carts history. I have used this occasionally on a Marantz 6200 and recently on a Sony PS4300.

      TurntableNeedles has a ATN14E (supposedly OE) for $76 USD. Would this be a worthwhile upgrade in your skilled opinion??

      Thank you in advance for your help!!

      Gerry Brown
    19. lini
      Hi Mandy,

      I happened to see your thread over on VinylEngine first (i.e. before I found your message here) and have already answered there...

      Greetings from Munich!

      manfre / lini
    20. tandmpayne
      Hi Manfred, I hope you don't mind a newbie coming direct to you as you seem to know a lot about the dual 506 plus you're not US - I'm based in Turkey (but used to live nr Munich). I stupidly pulled the cartridge off the arm of my dual 506 when trying to replace the stylus. I posted a photo of the damage on a new thread under "turntables" - I don't know whether I need a new cartridge or a whole new arm if such a thing can be bought. I e-mailed Pollins who you recommended before but they said ein Tonabnehmersystem zum Dual 506 haben wir nicht in unserem
      Sortiment. Do you think it's kaput or could I get away with just buying a new TKS 45E cart and a DN 145E stylus ... and if so do you know a website where I can buy cartridges/styli online? Viel Gruesse, Mandy
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A Generous Family

A Portrait of Jean and Phil Formo
Jean and Phil Formo

“Go west, young man!” was the mantra guiding the young Philip Formo in his college selection. But after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University in 1968, he must have heeded a different axiom: “Yes, you can go home again.” Home again he came, not only to finish a special education degree at St. Cloud State University and a divinity degree at Luther Seminary, but also to pick up the Formo family legacy where it left off—at Augsburg.

Now a retired ELCA pastor, Phil, his wife, Jean, and their niece, Dawn, are the primary Formo forces behind not one, not two, but three separate scholarships honoring various family members and extending generosity to future Augsburg students.

“I was the first person on both sides of the family not to go to Augsburg,” says Phil. “My mother met my father in chemistry class there. She was in nursing and needed help, and he was good in chemistry. They also both sang in the first Augsburg choir concert that ever took place, after the men’s chorus and the women’s chorus merged.” His parents, Jerome and Winifred, both ’37, were extremely dedicated to Augsburg and stayed deeply involved in all things Auggie throughout their lifetimes. Jerome received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1983 and was also a Regent Emeritus.

In 2009, Phil designated proceeds from their estate to establish the Jerome and Winifred Formo Scholarship for music majors or those with a strong interest in choral music directing. Seven students have already benefited from this fund, but it was not the first Formo scholarship. That distinction belongs to the David J. Formo Scholarship, which was established in 1979 and is awarded annually to a junior or senior student who has successfully overcome adversity to achieve academic and extracurricular excellence.

“My brother David graduated from Augsburg in 1964 and became a U.S. Navy commander whose plane went down in the Mediterranean Sea on November 3, 1979, the same day that Iran took U.S. captives. Before that, he had delivered to the Shah of Iran the gift of a new jet. It’s really a small world,” mused Phil.

The scholarship to honor his brother was the first for the Formo family, but not the last. When Phil retired in 2011, he decided to write a book about his maternal grandfather, Andreas Helland, who immigrated from Norway in 1889, attended Augsburg Seminary, and served there as New Testament professor for 35 years. “He was also very involved in fundraising. In those days you did everything, and he was really good at stewardship. One of his daughters, Beatrice, married Norman Anderson, who was the fundraiser for the first science building at Augsburg, and they were all there for the groundbreaking. My grandfather was the first to give a major gift,” Phil recalls.

Proceeds from Phil’s book, Papa—A Life Remembered, along with contributions from his own family and his parents’ estate, fund the Andreas Helland Scholarship, established In 2012 for students with financial need and academic achievement. “Education is so important, but we all know how expensive college is,” Phil says. “If students can get through in four years instead of five or six, they will have saved the equivalent of two years’ salary.”

Phil is sold not only on the value of affordable education, but also on the value of Augsburg. “I’ve always been amazed by what Augsburg, long known as a conservative Lutheran school, has become. What they are today is just awe-inspiring—their involvement in the community and openness to everyone is incredible. Culturally, they have really been able to reach out, to take minorities seriously,” he says. “For the only ELCA college in the city, what a unique opportunity.”


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After meeting with police Monday, he also was cited for failure to give immediate notice of an accident and improper lane usage, Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez said.

Coach Lovie Smith indicated the team won't discipline Briggs.

PATRIOTS: Cornerback Asante Samuel returned to the New England Patriots, moving closer to ending a contract dispute that had cost him a month of the preseason. Samuel, who tied for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions last season, was at Gillette Stadium taking a physical Monday, coach Bill Belichick said. He didn't practice, and Belichick said it was too soon to know whether the fifth-year veteran would play in Thursday's preseason finale.

RAVENS: Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith was named Baltimore's third-string quarterback, but coach Brian Billick said he wasn't sure how many quarterbacks would stay on the roster.

VIKINGS: Looking for more experience behind young starter Tarvaris Jackson, the team acquired veteran quarterback Kelly Holcomb in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. It also cut Drew Henson, the former Michigan star quarterback.

RAIDERS: Coach Lane Kiffin narrowed his choice for a starting quarterback down to Josh McCown and Daunte Culpepper, but said he still isn't ready to announce his decision.

PANTHERS: As guard Jeremy Bridges practiced with his teammates, his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf for a misdemeanor assault charge. Attorney George Laughrun said a trial date was set for Oct. 2.

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DOLPHINS: Linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice less than three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

GIANTS: One-time special teams Pro Bowler David Tyree will be sidelined up to six weeks with a broken left wrist.


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Rare Lamborghini Huracan Avio Vandalized

When you think of Lamborghini’s released car models, you immediately think of works of art on wheels. With some being even more special than the rest on account of being produced in limited numbers, it is safe to say that most people would want to admire such a vehicle and not damage it in any way. Unfortunately this was not the case for a Belgian Lamborghini owner.

The owner of a Lamborghini Huracan Avio, one of 250 produced models, had his car completely vandalized by someone that probably didn’t know or simply didn’t care about the importance of this particular vehicle. The atrocity happened in a Bruges, a quiet town in Belgium. The owner has most likely announced the police, which will investigate and ultimately find the culprit. The car itself was scratched on three different sides. The owner of the car will most likely have a hard time fixing the vehicle. The bill for the done damage is going to be huge.

The Lamborghini Huracan Avio is a limited edition variant of the Huracan, inspired by fighter jets. The car will add new elements to the original Huracan design. The side mirrors, the side skirt and the front lip of the vehicle have registered slight changes. A stylish double stripe was added to the vehicle’s top side, running from the front of the vehicle to its back. Fighter jet badges were also added. The Lamborghini Huracan Avio is definitely a car that looks menacing. With only 250 models produced, owning a car like this is definitely something to dream about.

For the owner of the vandalized Huracan Avio, this dream turned into a nightmare, as he discovered his car violently scratched. The fact that the vehicle is part of a limited edition series only makes the act look worse. The best thing that could happen is for the culprit to be caught, in order for him to be charged with the bill for repairing the damaged Lamborghini. No matter how you look at it, the damaged has been done. The only thing one could expect at this point is for the problem to be solved as fast as possible.

There is definitely a lesson to be learned here. If you own a car as rare as this Lambo, then you should definitely keep it indoors, secured. Showing your car to the general public may sometimes result in such cases, where instead of appreciating the ride someone decides to ruin it for everybody without actually having a solid reason for doing so.

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Behr Hella Service extends compressor range for hybrid and electric vehicles

Behr Hella Service, the exclusive UK distributor of SANDEN electric compressors, has unveiled an aftermarket solution with original equipment (OE) pedigree to combat the challenges faced by technicians when tasked with air conditioning maintenance on hybrid and electric vehicles.

The thermal management expert now boasts a range that contains the latest generation of electrically-driven, vehicle-specific units from the compressor specialist, SANDEN – providing the ideal, OE solution for the aftermarket.

SANDEN is a leader in its field, a statement clearly demonstrated by the fact that in 1990, its team of experts had already developed the first electric compressor for pure electric vehicles. Now, more than a quarter of the world’s air-conditioned vehicles are fitted with the supplier’s compressors.

The second-generation SANDEN electric compressors are not only more compact in design than the original versions, but they have been developed and manufactured to be highly resistant in tough operating conditions, to guarantee a long service life.

In addition, the compressors have no start-up restrictions for quick acceleration, a smoother drive thanks to internal balancing and are designed to have a low oil circulation throughout their operating range, which optimises their service life.

For more than six years, Behr Hella Service has been providing compressors for hybrid and electric vehicles, and just before the announcement of its partnership with SANDEN last year, the company introduced a two-tier programme to provide a clear distinction within its range.

The Premium Line range encompasses 4,500 products made by OE manufacturers and these second-generation compressors naturally fall into the programme and provide the solution for applications such as the Mercedes Benz B-Class and S400 Hybrid, as well as the Volvo V60 HYBRID and the popular Volvo FH16 truck.


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Azerbaijan International

Spring 2001 (9.1)
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Business & Opportunities
Caucasus Analyst

The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, located at www.cacianalyst.org, is a biweekly Web journal published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University. This free publication contains the latest news from Central Asia and the Caucasus.

The January 31, 2001 issue includes articles about the Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan and Georgia's role in the Main Export Pipeline.

Dr. Justin Rudelson, Editor
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Spring 2002 (10.1)
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Azerbaijanis Online
Birth of the YDnet Community

by Javid Huseynov

The Yeni Dostlar Network (New Friends Network) (YDnet) began in 1995 as an informal network of Azerbaijani college students e-mailing each other about living abroad. Today, this forum has grown to include subscribers of all ages from around the world and serves as an important medium of information exchange among Azerbaijanis, especially in regard to political developments that affect Azerbaijan.

Javid Huseynov became actively involved with the forum in 1995, during his undergraduate study in the United States. Javid, 26, is now a Ph.D. student and research/teaching assistant in the Information and Computer Science department at the University of California - Irvine. Here he traces the remarkable development of the YDnet community over the past five years.

Before I came to the U.S. as an exchange student in 1995, I had only heard about the Internet through international magazines. In the fall of 1995, I received an e-mail from Nofal Rezayev, a fellow student in Texas asking me to join a small online discussion group, an initiative apparently started by a few Azerbaijani students in America. And so I became one of the first few members of the initial Dostlar (Friends) forum, also referred to as E-Majlis-L (EML).

When Nofal completed his studies and returned to Baku in 1996, Adil Baghirov took over the online initiative. Young, aggressive and a nationalist at heart, Adil was able to formalize the list by establishing two educational Listserv accounts at the University of Southern California (USC). I joined Adil in managing these newly born lists: Habarlar-L@usc.edu for news and E-majlis-L@usc.edu for discussions.

The idea for these lists came out of our understanding of the purpose and future of Internet technology: communicating. We were encouraged by the fact that we were the first wave of Azerbaijani students in America, and we felt that we needed to communicate and keep in touch with each other. Many of our first exchanges back in 1996 were about our impressions of studying in America.

News and Discussion
Habarlar-L, the first-ever Azerbaijani and regional online news distribution list, is a convenient, fast and easy way to receive the day's news about Azerbaijan - all in one e-mail. One of the list moderators, Kevin Miller at Indiana University, works to increase the quality and range of Habarlar-L news. Other list moderators include myself, Taleh Ziyadov of Beloit College in Wisconsin and Adil Baghirov of Los Angeles. Our news audience today ranges from ambassadors, news agencies, government officials and NGOs to professors, scholars and students worldwide. Habarlar-L has been quoted in several news sources and press releases and has become a useful source of information for more than 1,000 subscribers.

In August 2001, we started the Habarlar-Int listserv, an extension of Habarlar-L that distributes news in Azeri, Turkish and Russian. The audience for this list is also on the rise, thanks to the work of list moderator Taleh Ziyadov.

E-Majlis-L, the first Azerbaijani discussion listserv, was founded in 1995-96. At first, it was the only such list on the Internet and therefore attracted almost every Azerbaijani worldwide who was plugged into the Internet community. Today, there are many more groups to choose from. YDnet is the continuation of E-Majlis-L, a closed, restricted, un-moderated discussion network dedicated to Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis. The official languages of YDnet are English (preferred) and Azeri. Turkish and limited transliterated Russian may also be used under certain circumstances.

YDnet is a medium for discussions on a breadth of Azerbaijan-related issues: culture and arts; history; religion; Karabakh, Nakhchivan and Zangazur; genocide; economics and business; politics; humanitarian aid and refugees; education, science and research; travel, tourism and geography; the military; sports and entertainment; and Internet trends and developments in Azerbaijan.

In our intense discussions, we naturally run into differences of opinion - both major and minor - which can have either a positive or negative effect on YDnet. When there is mutual understanding and tolerance among the members, the community is strengthened and productive. When these qualities do not exist, the community keeps dividing itself along opinion and temper lines, becoming counter-productive and even damaging in some cases.

Most of our differences have been based on issues related to the internal problems and politics of Azerbaijan. As an active member and moderator of YDnet, I strongly believe that for an online community of Azerbaijani diaspora, the internal politics of Azerbaijan should not be a major issue, but a minor point of discussion. Those of us who live abroad should unite and defend the interests of our country, not those of particular political forces.

Through these continuous transformations, unifications and divisions, today we have a strong, unified and productive kernel: Yeni Dostlar (YDnet), now an official online forum of the Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA). YDnet is the driving force behind a wide range of actions taken to defend the interests of Azerbaijan.

Letter-Writing Campaigns
Our members continuously monitor the media and provide interesting articles for discussion. We have a small number of activists who monitor online media sources and post related articles to YDnet. Members express their views, exchange ideas and suggest possible protest or appreciation letters (depending on the content) directly to the publication or the editor.

When unjust articles about Azerbaijan appear in the international media, we raise our united voices to counter Armenia propaganda. I would like to specifically mention Liz Fuller from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, who is on our protest "black list" for her frequent, clearly biased pro-Armenian reports, which misrepresent Azerbaijan. She and her agency receive many letters from YDnet members.

List member Adil Baghirov wrote a letter to Reuters to criticize the wire service for repeatedly labeling the Nagorno-Karabakh War as a conflict between "Christian Armenia" and "Muslim Azerbaijan." Azerbaijan has no official state religion, Adil pointed out, and religion was not a relevant factor in the war. [To read Adil's letter, see AI 5.2, Summer 1997. SEARCH at AZER.com.]

YDnet is at the forefront of letter-writing campaigns to the U.S. Congress, asking it to defend Azerbaijani interests. The core members of YDnet compose letters to send to Congress; these letters are then submitted en masse by YDnet members. Normally, one of us prepares a draft and a list of contacts, but members are free to write their own letters as well. Once prepared, letters are submitted via e-mail, mail or fax.

I'm sure that YDnet has a lot of room to grow. I think that in the near future, YDnet will be more integrated with ASA as an official organization. This will allow our forum to become more influential in representing Azerbaijan and uniting our community in America and worldwide. There are many Azerbaijanis coming to the U.S. every year to live, study or work. We hope to develop this network so that Azerbaijanis abroad will have ties to strengthen their homeland.

To subscribe to the Habarlar-L list, e-mail a request to: habarlar-l-request@listproc.usc.edu or visit the group's Web page: http://scf.usc.edu/~baguirov/azeri/ habarlar-l.htm. To subscribe to the Habarlar-Int (International) list, e-mail a request to: habarlar-int-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit the group's Web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/habarlar-int. To subscribe to the Yeni Dostlar (New Friends) Network (YDnet), e-mail a request to: YDnet-subscribe @yahoogroups.com or visit the group's Web page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/YDnet.

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In winters, scarves serve an important purpose- that of keeping your neck warm, the part of your body that loses the mainly heat. In adding, by tying the scarf in a variety of ways, you can add flair to your winter men attire. Not sure how to go about with the dissimilar knots and drapes? Here are four simple tips ways to tie your scarf and look stylish on a cold winter's day or evening time useful.

Ascot Knot

This is like to the way you tie shoelaces. Wrap the scarf all the way about your neck, and without letting go of the ends, cross them behind your back and bring them back to the front. One end must be longer than the other. Cross the long end with the small one and pull the long end during the loop. position the ends so that the shorter end is enclosed by the longer one across your upper body.

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Scarf tying styles fashion are of different kinds. The most fashionable way to tie a scarf, the Parisian Knot is worn by lots of men. The must here is a long scarf. Start with failure the scarf in such a way that it become half of its unique length. Hand the folded scarf across your neck, keeping the loose and looped ends crossways your chest.

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This method requires a medium-length scarf. Drape the scarf approximately your neck such that the ends hang level across your chest. One end should reach your mid-chest while the other should get to your upper waist. Make a knot on single end and slip the other end through it. Pull the knot to tighten. If the knot is too tight for the other end to pass during, loosen the knot without undoing it.

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What Crowdfunding Means for the Future of Entrepreneurship

Many of us are beginning to hear about new “crowdfunding” platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But what is crowdfunding, anyway? As we’ll describe in this webinar, crowdfunding is the use of the Internet to raise capital by way of small donations, lending, rewards, or investments from a large number of investors. Since the inception of the crowdfunding model, billions of dollars have flowed into new ventures—representing what many have noted to be a “global phenenomon,” a “boom,” and a “revolution.”  Though it remains difficult to accurately predict the long term implications of crowdfunding, it is likely to become a permanent fixture in the entrepreneurial landscape.
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  1. How entrepreneurs can use crowdfunding to launch and grow their businesses
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  4. The disruptive impact of crowdfunding on the future of entrepreneurial financing and later stage investors.

About the Presenter

Andrew Zacharakis is The John H. Muller, Jr. Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, Wellesley, MA. He is the Director of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference and past president of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. He is also a past chair of the Entrepreneurship Department at Babson College and a past Director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson. His writings and research focus on two major areas of entrepreneurship: the venture capital decision-making process, and entrepreneurial growth strategies.


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