3000m wedding dress train sets Guinness world record in Romania

A Bucharest fashion house has set a Guinness world record for the longest wedding train in history, surpassing the previous record held by a Dutch designer.

It took ten seamstresses from 100 days to create a train in ivory of 1.85 km long, rising above a main avenue in the capital of Romania on Tuesday as the wedding dress was from a hot air balloon.

The building was used by 17 year old model Emma Dumitrescu to promote the Fair this year of the wedding in Bucharest.

In 2009, a famous Chinese girlfriend married in a wedding dress 1.4 miles long that took more than 200 guests over three hours to unwind.

The previous record for world's longest train stood at 2,488 meters.

24 clubs in the country voted against Sri Lanka, cast, while for 15 in Sri Lanka

Global News - Ending a long battle for more than 03 weeks in Geneva, the U.S. sponsored resolution in Session 19 of the Human Rights Council, was voted accepted with 24 votes in favor, 15 against and 08 abstaining, leaving the government of Sri Lanka now mandated to work in conjunction with the Human Rights Council.

The effort of the government of Sri Lanka on Wednesday to stop the resolution being taken to appeal to vote for all the countries with the non-aligned movement, arguing that this resolution at the above numbers would create a dangerous precedent, had no serious response from member countries of most of the other and the vote was held 16:00 Sri Lanka time today (March 22)

Sources in Geneva, said the change of mentality in New Delhi, is the substance of the resolution won the extra votes he needed to go through and links the government of Sri Lanka to the United Nations system to monitor the implementation of LLRC recommendations.

The resolution now joins the SL government to present a comprehensive program "as quickly as possible" with information about what he had done so far on the recommendations LLRC and henceforth would on your application and also alleged violations of international law.

What I really resent the SL government these days, but now have that honor is the intervention of the Office of Human Rights Council (OHRC) in providing advice and technical assistance in the execution steps, the SL government include in its implementation program.

Politically, it is now to see how the SL government to reconcile this new international link with its base of voters who have moved against the U.S., Brittain, India and the Human Rights Council and in particular head Navy Pillai, who is scheduled to visit Colombo in May this year.

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.