Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th Hundred (Video)

India batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has finally achieved his 100th century after a long interval of the year.

In the fourth ODI Asia Cup against Bangladesh on Friday, Sachin has scored 100 off 138 balls.

Mushfiqur Rahim Bangaladesh captain won the toss and elected to field.

Outcome of India's 227-2 in 43.5 overs.

Sri Lanka's Killing Fields 2 - Unpunished War Crimes (Video)

 

 (GENEVA Island) - Editor's note: Salem-News.com, has not hesitated to take a prominent place in the war in Sri Lanka and the massive ethnic cleansing that left up to 160,000 Tamils ​​missing and dead in the summer of 2009. This article from The island is the point of view of the government of Sri Lanka. There is little in common between most of our items and the history of this, however, it is important to allow our readers a view from the other side and the article is totally correct that the terrible wars in the Middle East by U.S. and the UK, should also receive the same scrutiny.

The leaders of Sri Lanka Killing Fields "will broadcast another documentary, unpunished war crimes" on March 14, coinciding with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in progress. Sessions range until 23 March.

The documentary directed by Callum Macrae propaganda occurs productions London-based ITN, which produces telecast of Sri Lanka killing fields for the first time in June last year. Is expected to be broadcast at 10.55 pm on Channel 4.

The UK-based Channel 4 News' presenter Jon Snow, who had presented "the killing fields of Sri Lanka" will present the second part as well.

Government sources told The Island that the measure is expected in the wake of the United Kingdom, USA and the EU is going full steam in Geneva conspiracy, where the U.S. plans to move a resolution aimed Sri Lanka towards the end of the session 19.

The group led by the United States and guardians of human rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Global Crisis Group is citing "the killing fields of Sri Lanka" as evidence of war crimes committed by the army of Sri Lanka. Government sources said that "war crimes unpunished," now could add to your arsenal. After transmission of the documentary, the UK, U.S., EU and those involved in the peace declarations lucrative industry of Sri Lanka condemns issue, sources said. The U.S. is expected to deliver the judgment to the HRC after the release of documentary propaganda, claiming accountability from top political leadership, the sources said.

Sources said that for those who hope to raise funds, Sri Lanka strongly that seemed the most easy to do. They noted that the Canadian branch of Amnesty International has recently received $ 50,000 from the front of the LTTE, the Tamil Canadian Congress, in exchange for his role in the current campaign against Sri Lanka. Here in Geneva, Amnesty International was criticized for accepting money from a known LTTE front.

The bombing of the latest propaganda is also expected to be shown at the UN in Geneva, New York and the House of Commons and the European Parliament. The sources said that the C4 repeat those arguments, including the deaths of more than 40,000 Tamil-speaking people.

Delegation of the Government of Sri Lanka said that the British media could begin to investigate atrocities committed by U.S. forces and the United Kingdom since the 9/11, based on revelations by the whistleblowing website leaks Wiki the last two years. Unlike the accusations, the British media was based, Wiki leak had exposed wires classified military and diplomats dealing with the atrocities committed by western forces. In fact, you should first investigate the delay by the United Kingdom to complete research on the war in Iraq for almost a decade after the invasion of oil-rich country, falsely claiming that the Iraqi government to manufacture weapons of mass destruction (WMD) The delegation of the Government of Sri Lanka, said.

Responding to a question, the delegation of Sri Lanka said that the Western powers and a part of the international press had created the impression that Iraq was about weapons of mass destruction to justify developing the invasion, the then Mr . Annan was later declared illegal. The delegation said that the operation of the media in the UK was just a lie led Sri Lanka. The delegation compared the operation of the media with the participation of the Western powers and a section of the press to the media campaign to attack Iraq. The Government of Sri Lanka urged Channel 4 documentary faithfully following for carefully reading the British intelligence dossier released on September 24, 2002 and pave the way for the invasion in March the following year. The complete file is available on the Internet now and could be evaluated by any person, the sources said.

Special thanks to The Island

 

HP introduces the world first 27-inch all-in-one workstation

Hewlett Packet (HP) has launched an "All-in-One HP Z1 workstation" with a 68.6cm (27'') diagonal. The device is built for computer-aided design, digital media, entertainment, architects, education and independent professionals. As a world first ', HP Z1 combines a sleek industrial design, with accelerated performance with Intel ® Xeon ® processor, NVIDIA Quadro graphics, support for more than 1 billion colors and the reliability of world-class HP and is designed with a workstation display, which left open so that users can exchange parts so make updates without tools. 

In a statement made by the speech of HP addition, ma'am, said the Z1 HP offers rendering performance extremely fast, offers a full range of graphics cards for workstations and processors, and is fully tested and certified to work with current applications industry leaders.

General features of the Z1 HP All-in-One Workstation

Professional NVIDIA Quadro Graphics

ECC memory

Quadro-core Intel

Xeon

Independent software vendor solutions

Silent Sound

Storag types include: 7.2 K and 10K SATA, SSD

Optional RAID

Multi-format media card reader

Optical drives

68.6cm (27'') with LED backlight with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 support

More than 1 billion colors

Has a range of 178 degrees and the angle of view in the plane of panel switching (IPS)

It has a high-fidelity sound,

The forward position, dual-cone speakers and SRS Premium Sound

HD Webcam showing face to face with all the details until the blink of an eye

Video capture quality

Reduce the time spent troubleshooting, providing a consolidated report on the hardware of the workstation and software configuration.

The HP Official Press Release on this product is:

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 14, 2012 - HP today introduced the first all-in-one workstation with a screen diagonal of 27 inches.

Designed like no other, the display of the new HP workstation Z1 left open so that users can swap parts and make upgrades without tools.

The Z1 HP combines a sleek industrial design, with accelerated performance with Intel ® Xeon ® processor, NVIDIA Quadro graphics, support for more than 1 billion colors and HP reliability of world class.

Built for computer-aided design, digital media and entertainment professionals, the Z1 HP provides incredibly fast performance and throughput. It offers a full range of graphics cards for workstations and processors, and is fully tested and certified to work with existing applications industry leaders.

Whether an engineer creating 3-D components, a building design architect or a camera image editing event, the Z1 HP offers creative professionals the power they need to bring ideas to the faster life.

Workstation performance without compromise

Workstation for performance. Features professional NVIDIA Quadro graphics, ECC memory, quad-core Intel Xeon, independent software vendor solutions and quiet acoustics.

Tool-less chassis. Users can add a hard drive, upgrade memory or access to the graphics card to open the chassis to exchange pieces.

Workstation-class storage. Users can choose from a variety of storage types, including 7.2 K and 10K SATA, SSD, optional RAID configurations, removable drives (AMO), a multiformat card reader media and optical drives, including a slot-loading Blu-Ray.

Professional screen. The 27-inch white LED screen is compatible with over 1 billion colors and has a range of 178 degrees of viewing angle and a switchboard in the plane (IPS).

High-fidelity audio. The forward position of the double cone speakers and SRS Premium Sound offer high-fidelity audio.

HD Webcam. Have face to face and see all the details until the blink of an eye. It also captures HD video quality.

HP Remote Graphics Software. Users can work remotely while access to high-yield-2-D, 3-D, video and media rich applications that count.

HP Performance Advisor. Reduce the time spent troubleshooting, providing a consolidated report on the hardware of the workstation and software configuration that can be used to adjust the workstation application workloads professionals specifically with one click.

Price and Availability

The new HP workstation Z1 is expected to be available worldwide in April. Prices start at $ 1,899.00 in the United States. Cateogory Workstation Manager, Fulvio Dona, the workstation was a great innovation, as it was meant for all aspects of art. He added that the Z1 HP will engineer the creation of 3-D components, an architect designing buildings, creative video professionals the power they need to bring ideas to life quickly.

More  information is available at www.hp.com/z1.www.hp.com/z1.

Sri Lanka reject gather support for UN resolution

March 3, Geneva: Sri Lanka hopes that the country would be able to gather enough support to defeat a UN resolution expected to be filed against the country at the 19th Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.

The head of the delegation of Sri Lanka, President's Special Envoy for Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister says several members of the HRC states have expressed their support to Sri Lanka to reject the US-backed resolution, Norway and other countries Western Europe.

The resolution is being pressed Sri Lankan government to implement promptly the recommendations of the internal panel, Lessons Learned and Reconciliation (LLRC), and against accountability for war crimes allegedly occurred during the final phase of the battle with Tamil Tiger terrorists.

Sri Lanka says the government is taking steps to implement the recommendations and methodical LLRC that needs time and space to work towards reconciliation without interference from the international community.

Minister Samarasinghe said that the delegation has held talks with Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) in Geneva, and was assured of their support.

"The non-aligned members and the group of 53 Islamic nations have already spoken in our favor," the minister told the media.

In Friday's session of the UNCHR, the OIC welcomed the continued commitment of the Government of Sri Lanka for reconciliation through the establishment of a mechanism for national reconciliation.

"We strongly believe that Sri Lanka should have the time and space to pursue their national genuine efforts to achieve this objective, without external pressure," said Pakistan on behalf of the OIC.

China and Russia, two powerful states of the Council have also supported Sri Lanka, emphasizing that Sri Lanka should be allowed time and space to continue its efforts of reconciliation without interference as Western nations.

"China appreciates the commitment of the government of Sri Lanka for the national reconciliation process. China is of the view that Sri Lanka should be given time and space for the national reconciliation process, free from external pressures. Any help the community international community should be provided only with the consent, "said a member of the HRC to China at the Council on Friday.

Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN mission in Geneva, Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam yesterday informed the Council of Sri Lanka measures adopted to implement the recommendations LLRC.

She said the government has made significant progress in implementing the recommendations LLRC, and the Council that nearly 95 percent of the 290,000 IDPs have been resettled, and all but a detention center were closed and more than 10,000 former combatants have been reintegrated into society.

With regard to accountability, Ms. Kunanayakam said the Sri Lankan Army and Navy have been named to two Courts of Inquiry and Investigation Commission.

He emphasized that most of the international community supports the efforts of Sri Lanka and its position that an internal working mechanism should not be circumvented by the interference to its conclusion.

Sri Lanka War Report of the Commission is not up to the UN panel - Navi Pillay

March 2, Geneva: The Lessons Learned Report and Reconciliation (LLRC), internal investigative body of Sri Lankan war, according to a UN official, it is up to the standards of the Panel appointed by UN Secretary General three-decade long conflict probe bloody Sri Lanka with Tamil Tiger rebels.

Delivering opening remarks at the 19th meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanetham Pillay, said the report LLRC "falls short", but makes important recommendations.

"While the report falls short of the process of global accountability recommended by Secretary-General's Panel of Experts, which makes important recommendations," Pillay welcomed the LLRC report published by the government of Sri Lanka in December 2011, he said.

Sri Lanka has questioned the credibility of the report of the Expert Panel of the United Nations, the government has termed as "Darusman Report.

President special envoy of Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, to the Council on Monday said the UN report is based on closed hearings of the unidentified witnesses who have been foreseen 20 years immunity, while the report LLRC camera recorded the testimony of witnesses whose accounts are appointed substantive and verifiable.

The High Commissioner encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with special procedures and its monitoring office LLRC report.

"I also hope that the Council will discuss these important reports," he said.

The Council, supported by several Member States, including the U.S., is expected to bring a resolution to petition the government of Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations without delay LLRC and address issues of accountability.

Noting that Sri Lanka has adopted "clear and definite" steps to implement the recommendations of the internal process, just two months after the LLRC report was published, the Minister has said that government will continue to address the recommended actions in a comprehensive "systematic and comprehensive" form.

Ceylon Teachers Union condemns fund the threats made by the Governor of the North against students Jaffna Hindu Ladies College

Ceylon Teachers Union condemns fund the threats made by the Governor of the North against students Jaffna Hindu Ladies College recently.

Union spokesman Joseph Stalin said steps should be taken with immediate effect to stop such activities carried out by the Governor against the students in this country.

He also noted it was an illegal activity and said he was disappointed when officials of the Department of Education also supports to carry out such illegal activities in the country.

Governor of the Province of North warned GA Chnadrasiri and conducted military-style investigations against the prefects of the Jaffna Hindu College yesterday.

Governor conducts investigations against school principal and director of Education Zone Nallur.

Sri Lanka, Tamil party meet today to discuss the situation in the sessions of the HRC

March 02, Colombo: Tamil political party of Sri Lanka, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians will meet today to discuss the situation in the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva session.

TNA leader R. Sampanthan said that the meeting was a routine that takes place before the parliamentary sessions.

The TNA was due to participate in sessions of the UNHRC in Geneva, but overturned the decision at the last minute without giving any reason for cancellation.

Several members of the TNA have opposed the decision to cancel the visit to Geneva and requested an urgent meeting to discuss the issue.

Jaffna district parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran has said the decision to cancel the visit was not unanimous.

TNA parliamentarian P. Ariyanenthiran said the issue should be discussed.

It should therefore be one of the key issues discussed at the meeting today.

More than 3,000 Management Assistant to be recruited for public service in Sri Lanka

March 2, Colombo Sri Lanka, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has hired 535 new assistant directors for Class III service yesterday and another batch will be recruited to fill about 2,500 vacancies, ministry officials he said.

Of the new recruits of 250 management assistants have been employed in the Police Department. Sri Lanka Navy, Army and the Department of General Registration in 150 participants have received a new administration.

This is the fourth round of hiring management assistants selected from the competitive selection examination, class III Review of the Public Management Assistant Service Open House held in 2009, said the Ministry. So far the Ministry has brought together nearly 4,000 attendees through the management examination.

Sri Lanka, management assistant service now has 2,500 seats and the Ministry has decided to hold a new contest in August to identify suitable candidates to fill vacancies, a ministry spokesman said.

Nonaligned countries are committed to backing Sri Lanka at the UNHRC

The nonaligned countries have pledged to support Sri Lanka, if the resolution against the country is moving in the HRC on March 23, the government said yesterday.

The functions of the Cabinet spokesman and Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena told a news conference in Colombo, which according to the current

HRC agenda of meetings in Geneva, Sri Lanka, will be discussed on March 23.

The government had sought and obtained the support of the Non-Aligned Movement, including African countries to thwart any possible attempt by the U.S. and its allies for restrictions against the country, Minister Yapa said.

Efforts are being made to seek the support of many nations, the Minister said, adding that there was also the possibility that the U.S. not proceed with its resolution on Sri Lanka.

He said Britain had, by refusing the applications of 52 asylum seekers from Colombo, acknowledged that there were human rights violations in Sri Lanka.

Nirsia Castro Cuban ambassador had met Guevara Construction and Engineering Services Wimal Weerawansa Minister in Colombo yesterday and delivered a message from Cuban President Raul Castro, promising to support his country in the CHR, Minister Yapa said.

Whitney buried beside his father

USA: Whitney Houston was buried beside her father in a brief private ceremony today.

Supporters gathered along the funeral route in New Jersey to pay their respects to the star who died at the age of 48 years.  

His coffin was carried in a hearse with gold red and white roses placed on the roof, with family and close in the wake behind the car the same color.  

Fans and onlookers watched the caravan will make its way from the funeral to the cemetery in Newark about 20 miles away in Westfield.

The hearse with the body of singer Whitney Houston arrives at his burial in Fairview Cemetery The hearse with the body of singer Whitney Houston arrives at his burial in Fairview Cemetery Getty

Some slowly ran alongside the hearse, which had a black and white image of the star in a window.

hearse carrying the body of singer Whitney Houston arrives at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield hearse with the body of singer Whitney Houston arrives at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield AP

Houston is immersed in the bathroom of his hotel room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last Saturday. She was buried next to his father John, who died in 2003.

Some of the biggest names in the music industry gathered yesterday to bid an emotional farewell to the singer at his funeral in Newark, New Jersey.

Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, R Kelly and a host of stars of the Gospel out for three hours and 45 minute ceremony, while the actor Kevin Costner fought back tears as he gave a moving eulogy.

Alicia Keys performed at the funeral of a personal tribute to Whitney Houston: Alicia Keys performs at the funeral of Whitney Houston

Houston described Keys, 48, as an "angel" and a "beautiful man" while Costner, who starred with Houston in The Bodyguard, described it as "the greatest pop star in the world."

Kevin Costner Whitney Houston paid tribute to his funeral with a eulogy reflective

His biggest hit, I Will Always Love You, was interpreted as the marathon service in New Hope Baptist Church, where he acted as a child, came to an end.

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Whitney Houston hotel guests require reimbursement

U.S.: became his stay at the Beverly Hilton the day that music legend died. And now guests of the luxury hotel where Whitney Houston died are demanding their money back after their stay was ruined.

Many of them say their trip became unbearable as the emergency services, media and fans descended on the hotel after the news on the icon was found dead in the bathtub in a room on the fourth floor.

But the hotel has so far refused to customer request a refund or a discount on what they paid. They were told to file a formal complaint through the process on its website and issued a statement.

"Given the extraordinary nature of the events of last Saturday night, The Beverly Hilton took every precaution to protect the privacy of the family of Houston, as well as hotel guests who may have been affected by the incident," said a hotel spokesman.

"The hotel has fully cooperated with the police in Beverly Hills which included securing the fourth floor to ensure the safety and welfare of all guests.

Sad: A makeshift memorial was created outside the hotel for the fans who mourn the loss of music icon

"The hotel regrets any inconvenience that may have occurred in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's events."

TMZ reports that several of the guests who were on the same floor Whitney and his entourage had stayed at the time was restrictive, because the police are strict hold on the comings and goings of everyone present.

Apparently, he was harassed guests asked about their key cards hotel security at all times to prove that they actually stay there and not want to take macabre fans a look at what was happening. And with the emergency services of police, forensic and other around the hotel, guests upset that it was impossible for them to enjoy their stay or sleep. Farewell: Whitney's funeral was held yesterday and will be buried in a private burial today.

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