Lisa LoCicero was among attendees at the Samsung Red Carpet private viewing party on March 7th, 2010 with her husband Michael. The talented actress, who plays the vivacious Olivia Falconeri on ABC’s General Hospital, had taken part in a mini film using 3D technology for Samsung.

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When it comes to doing online transactions PayPal is one of the most recognized services but unfortunately PayPal Sri Lanka is send only. That means you can create a account , transfer money to your account using a credit card and pay for different services and goods via PayPal. If you are buying stuff online its is always advisable to pay via PayPal because that way you don’t have to give out your credit card numbers etc. Most online merchants facilitate PayPal payments so it always good to have a account with them. Its free to create and you can be more secure online that way. If you are merchant looking to sell online then giving your customers the opportunity to pay by PayPal increases your credibility and ultimately increases your sales. There are many people who shy away from buying online because they have to give out there credit card details. So why wait , Create a PayPal merchant account .

This is all very good if you want to pay online , but what if you want to receive funds via PayPal , since PayPal Sri Lanka is send only you can’t receive money to your account , so its a bit tough for people doing free lance work etc. But fortunately there is a work around for this , check out how to receive money for PayPal send only accounts. I have personally gotten money this way so I know it works. You are limited to a transaction amount of 500$ because its unverified but its more than enough for some freelance payments.

If this is not enough for you then you can consider some alternatives to PayPal. MoneyBookers and AlertPay are two of the growing online payment services around so they might offer what you are looking for.

AlertPay

I created a AlertPay account because it was the only option I had if wanted the money I generated by subvert and profit. Good thing about them is they support Sri Lanka and they have few modes of depositing and withdrawing money. Debiting it to your credit card is the easiest way but there are facilities for bank wires etc for some extra charge. Create a FREE account with AlertPay. Note – CC withdrawals only for VISA and MasterCard

MoneyBookers

Another service that supports sending money to Sri Lanka and it was recommended by few people so it has one hard to find things about payment services , happy customers. MoneyBookers also has few ways to withdraw funds including debiting to your credit card so if you are not happy with PayPal then this is another good service to try out. Create a FREE MoneyBooker accout.Note – CC withdrawals only for VISA

I hope this article will help you and I added a note under both payment options to indicate what type of credit cards you can use with these services. That is because people are normally lazy to read through the FAQ and just leave a comment asking what sort of cards can be used etc. Hopefully I want get the same comments in this article

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Thushari J

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Sri Lanka Army troops continued clearing operation in liberated areas uncovered more LTTE military hardware from Ampara and Velarsinnakulam yesterday (02 March), military sources said.

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Kalpitiya provides an ideal location for nature-based tourism. Its strategic location and abundance of natural resources, close proximity to Wilpattu National Park, Cultural Triangle and international airport, makes it an ideal destination for an exotic branded location.

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There have been three million local and foreign visitors to North in the months of January and February.

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Sri Lanka Railways has earned a Rs. 28 million income transporting 300 containers carrying essential goods by rail to the North after a lapse of 20 years.

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A new police investigation unit will be set up to inquire into complaints of alleged misconduct of organized groups and individuals who engage in deceiving people by using the names of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and their family members.

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There have been three million local and foreign visitors to North in the months of January and February.

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Sri Lanka Railways has earned a Rs. 28 million income transporting 300 containers carrying essential goods by rail to the North after a lapse of 20 years.

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A new police investigation unit will be set up to inquire into complaints of alleged misconduct of organized groups and individuals who engage in deceiving people by using the names of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and their family members.

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IGP Mahinda Balasooriya has decided to provide security to election candidates who are either Party Leaders or General Secretaries, the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court when the rights application filed by Muslim Congress Leader Rauf Hakeem was taken up yesterday.

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a glimpse above and
review/event info:

Pool Time- the Movie, an independent film, premiered on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at the Pacific Design Center’s Silverscreen Theatre in West Hollywood, CA. The event was well attended. The legendary Carla Laemmle, the niece of the founder of Universl Studios, who plays Zelda in the film made an appearance and even stayed for the after party. She first appeared in a film in 1929. Inge Jaklin, of Hogan’s Heroes and who plays Anna in this film, looked lovely in pink. Both of them contribute wonderful performances to the film Pool Time which adds a new twist to the romantic comedy genre.

The film is produced by Tom Tangen and co-produced by Inge Jaklin. The story is written and directed by Michael Donahue. The director of photograhy for this refreshing tale is Scott Ressler and editing is by talented Tonya Noll with music by Ken Fix.

As always, we do not want to give the story away and the film Pool Time is worth your time. It is a gay full of fun campy comedy with a full of surprises. There is tenderness and humor where the characters connect with each other and the audience. Marcus Harwell carries the film well and Jeffrey Patrick Olson, Mark C. Hanson, & Junes B. Zahdi build a solid team. Inge Jaklin’s & Tom Tangen’s characters brought a updated style to a classical romance story within a story and laughter to the story.

Much of the story takes place-pool side and there is no complaints about that from us.
There are many richly woven scenes that take place between the main characters & supporting cast. Once such scene is between the 4 guys and David’s nephew Dexter
and their no holds barred chat session.

Cast: Marcus Harwell-lead-David, Jeffrey Patrick Olson, Mark C. Hanson, Junes B. Zahdi, Matthew Sordello, Elizabeth De Costa, Kieran Newton, William Freeman, GloZell Green, Taylor Burke, Scott Senofonte, Tom Tangen, Adam Allison, Q DeChambres,
Gary Monje, Patrick Fulton, Gill Sandoval and Special Appearance by Carla Laemmle.

Pool Time Original Soundtrack has songs by:
Amadeus, Arnold G,Punk Bunny, Steve Janji, Sean Malroy, Moira Cue, Stephen Bryant,
Niko Jaquez, Ashley Cook, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Dakota Colt, Ivan Estrada, Kris Searle, Ramie Tateishi, Jonathan George, Anthony Mazza, Darnell Swallow, Jon Watson, Guy Baruch, and Mark Grilliot.

Among other attendees/guests of the premier included: Gloria Pall, Arnold G, Parris Harris, Asha Puthli, Fawn, Sue Tangen, Esteban Escobar, Anthony Cody, Susan Johnston, Moira Cue, Kris Searle, and more.

* Pool Time is part of a Trilogy & Pizza Time & Party Time are due out soon.

3 1/4 blueberry jelly bottles out of 4
our recommendation: see it if you have a chance.

**pics are blurry because they r on screen only for 1.4 secs & resolution is
lost in conversion to video format&upload(they look fine on computer before upload
as in features r not blurred)

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Thasara just after her Akuru Kiyaweema. Working seriously on her books while everyone else is enjoying Kiribath.

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There is a “Medin Poya Day”   Live Web Cast (Sinhala) from “Amawatura Mahamevnawa Asapuwa”, Malambe, Sri Lanka.

If you have a low bandwidth connection, there is an audio only (Sinhala) version as well.

Grab something meaningful to your life today.

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sometimes we drift away
from the things that matter
and we drift along
with the things that don’t

i’m on a chosen path
with intentions of
bringing about positive change
to the ones i love

it’s not always
cruising on a highway
instead it’s a crossroad after the other
i try my best to pick the right way

but i can’t help but wonder
if i’m making the right choices
or if i’m walking in the dark
making things worse

there’s is only one way to find out
if my choices were right
that is by seeing things through
to the end

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everyone takes their time
to complaint about my addiction to speed
though none takes time
to think why i’m addicted

is it the adnereline rush
or the satisfaction of being ahead
i’m sorry to disappoint
because it is neither

all the little things in my head
that makes me question my sanity
all play catch up
when i’m behind the wheel

maybe i take an extreme route
to reach my moment of clarity
but i’d rather forget it all for a second
than having to slow down

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we all want to be a hero
driven by our childhood fantasies
the desire to be remembered
among billions of others like us

comics and cartoons
based on heroes
frontpage articles and celebrity status
it’s a tempting lifestyle

but i don’t want to be a hero
i want to be her zero
who gets to hold her in his arms
instead of running away to save the world

so if someone is writing my destiny
or if i have to write it on my own
i only have one wish
to be the zero of her life

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Amazing voice coach(singing instructor)

We happen to be in a power packed seminar where Ron Shetler spoke. He has been teaching singing for thirty years and resides in NY. He help people develop their voice and his student have included well known actors/actresses. His Shetler Studios and Theatre Inc. is located in Manhatten. He has a unique way of teaching voice.

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I was at a bookshop yesterday close to the Baker Street tube station in London, and whilst I was casually browsing through the books, a Pakistani man, who gave himself away by the clothes he was wearing got chatty with me and spoke to me on random things – despite my polite attempts to convey to him that I wanted to not be disturbed.

In the face of his rather interrogating demeanour, when I told him that I was a Sri Lankan student, and I am currently working between courses, he began to ask me more about Sri Lanka and its demographic distribution on ethnicity and such like.

As is inevitable when speaking about Sri Lanka, he started talking to me about Cricket and this even when I was now less inclined to be polite anymore.

He asked me, ‘you know that Mubarak, is he a Muslim ?’ referring to Jehan Mubarak, I honestly felt rather discomforted as religious politics has not really infiltrated into the Sri Lankan cricketing fabric and I am not one of those belonging to the negligible minority who analyse National cricketers by isolating them on their ethnic or religious background. I responded vaguely in the affirmative saying something like ‘yeah I guess’.

‘Anybody else?’ he asked, I rather reluctantly said ‘I think Farveez Maharoof is a Muslim’.

Then he asked me in his rather thick pseudo-Arab accent, ‘What about Hasan Tilaq Al Athni ?’ now I was really confused,first I did tell him I have never heard of such a person, and gave him a sharp look without bothering to insulate my face to conceal the bewilderment, only to realise after a few awkward seconds looking at him straight in the eyes that he was actually referring to this good old Sri Lankan bloke shown here.

So much for Muslim Sri Lankan Cricketers heh!

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I know its not the beginning of the year but when someone has to send you messages to let you know that your domain and hosting expired you know you are neglecting your blog. Last two months were strange months for me where I couldn’t seem to do much on my online work, and as expected my earnings took a dip. Still 340$  is not bad for not doing anything at all. My sweet deal with Bluefur hosting expired so I had to move to a regular 6$ per month hosting package. Before that hosting cost was 10$ per year which was a pretty sweet deal and one of the reasons why I started this blog. Since I’m paying 6$ per month I guess I better put some effort into this blog.

There is a steady increase in the number of peopel who are asking for help too. I would like to help you all but the fact is I can’t help everyone. I would be happy to answer a specific quetion like “Will reading commercial e-mails make me money ?” but I cant answer a question like “how to make money online ?” simply because the scope is two great. And if you are a beginner who wants to learn how to make money online then please visit Keyword Academy and become a member. It will cost you 1$ for the first month and the first video alone is worth far more than that. That video alone will save you lot of time and effort and the rest of the videos will guide you along the way. This ain’t a get rich quick scheme and you have to work hard , but it will make sure you go about it in the correct way. If you have any questions about the program feel free to ask in the comments section.

A recent comment made me think of writing a post about managed FOREX accounts and the legal side of FOREX trading. I will come up with a post about that soon , so stay tuned

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so many things in my head
i don’t know what to think
succumbing to loneliness
my soul gives away

it’s hard to focus
when i’m nothing but a mess
i slip into darkness
as hope starts to fade

how can i move on
when there’s so much to let go
holding on to what i’ve done
is not helping either

but it’s too late
to turn back and regret
and it’s too hard
to look forward with hope

my head is spinning
from endless thinking
as i wait for
the curtain to fall on today

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Natalie Desselle-Reid stars in the short film Queen Victoria’s Wedding. The El Camino College film club screened the film on January 27th, 2010 in Torrance California. Her performance is evocative and gives depth to the leading character who is dealing with mental illness while caring for her daughter. The film is promising and it is well told and we hope to see alot more of it.

Natalie Desselle-Reid with guests

Todd and Shenita Moore of Mighty Moore Entertainment

Natalie Desselle-Reid and BJ Rouse of Rouse House Entertainment at Q&A session

Got a chance to speak with actress Shenita Moore who is one of the producers and she acted in the film. When asked about the hard work of being behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera, she said, “she will do it again and that the experience was very gratifying.” And as for future plans for this short gem,she replied,”we will submit it to festivals and would even be open to making it a feature length film if the opportunity presented itself, the possibilities are endless.”

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Army soldiers continue clearing operations in liberated areas ensure the maximum security for the civilians to be resettled under government accelerated resettlement program.

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Air Force Celebrates its 59th Anniversary The Sri Lanka Air Force proudly celebrated her 59th Anniversary today (02 March 2010).

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The Sri Lankan economy has made a remarkable turnaround, Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. P. B Jayasundera told the Daily News.

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Police stations will be set up in all liberated areas in the North before end of this year to facilitate normal civilian life and civil administration said IGP Mahinda Balasuriya speaking at the opening ceremony the new police station at Pooneryn along the A-32 road on Sunday, 28 Feb.

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East of A9 road were now open for resettlement and reconstruction and the work was going on apace, both east and west of the road Northern Province Governor, Maj. Gen. (retd) G. A. Chandrasiri said.

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The Government will soon complete the construction of Pudawikkattu Bridge in the East at a cost of Rs.450 million, funded by the Spanish Government.

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Emma Zerner and Martin Klebba were among the many attendees who
participated in the SAG Award Post Party benefiting Haiti event
at the Falcon on Sat. 23rd, 2010 evening.

a glimpe to follow

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Found it interesting to watch Coca Cola Opening Happiness commercials in different regions. By the way, this is not a paid advertisement .

Sri Lanka – Sinhala

Sri Lanka – Tamil

Singapore

China

Indonesia – “Buka Semangat Baru”

USA (I guess)

Go ahead, open up some happiness.

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The World Food Program (WFP) has increased its assistance to continue the resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) under the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation by 3.288 billion rupees…

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Sri Lankan film Alimankada-the Road from Elephant Pass, a Chandran Rutnam Film, was screened at the Pacific Design Center Silver Screen Theater on January 23rd, 2010.
It was attended by executuve producer Paul Mason as well as by many Sri Lankan American community members.

The film was touching and well made. The lead characters’ chemistry and
acting made the story believable. The scenary was breathtaking as well.

Chandran Rutnam had directed the films Adara Kathawa and Witness to a Killing. His production Mansions by the Lake was selected for a screening in Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

at current

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Wilbourn Sisters Designs Inc. have “exclusive fashions for the lady that loves to make a statement with style and class.” Carolyn handles the fashion shows and clothing line in Los Angeles while Janice does it from Atlanta.

The clothing line is colorful and its “designs to Sooth the Soul…”

They had a mini show on Jan 18th, 2010.

www.wilbournexclusives.com

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We visited a community of Northern Displaced IDPs in Puttlam recently. This was part of our Peace and Governance initiative, an effort to improve cohesion between youth and the entity we call Governance.
We had 3 discussions in course of our visit; the first was with a group of youth, the second with a young provincial [...]

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warmth of our budding love
melted the wall between us
our love started to grow
like flowers in the spring

days went by
and we grew closer
love started to blossom
the summer of our love begun

unable to stop the inevitable
we started falling apart
like leaves from a tree
autumn had descended upon us

shattered and broken
we grew apart with cold hearts
frozen with time
we walked away alone

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I still can not figure out what made me to write this blog post. “Oh damn!, I must blog more often!” – saying out loud most of the time when I visit my own blog. However, that state of mind lasts no more than 10 minutes.

It is better to write down all the significant events occurred since my last blog post than just making this a draft and closing out the browser tab.

I believe that twitter should take all the responsibility for me being away from blogging . Twitter is more efficient, effective and easy way to shout out loud and you will get more feedback in a short period than getting comments for a blog post.

I won the tertiary category Gold award at NBQSA. I graduated as a Software Engineer and hell yeah one of the best days it was. I joined with WSO2 and went to Melbourne in last December for APICTA. I applied for MIT Media Lab and HitLab NZ.

Thats not all, but the ones written above are the most significant. The small things that matters after all. Even though they do not get a chance to stand with a blog post.

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I didn’t get a time to write something here for a long time. Yes I can say I was busy. (But I was not ) Anyway I thought to write about something finally and I promise (this is a serious promise) that I will try to do something (do a posting actually) on my blog more frequently.
The ability to call the web methods by JavaScript on .net is very very useful and we can implement the web pages more

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everyone wants to fall in love
it’s not a cliche
just the truth
that we sometimes look away

i was one of them
who looked away
but you changed all that
turned me into a lover

then it all fell to the ground
like a house of cards
love has left me
though i still yearn for companionship

and i found that in someone else
it was not love
but moments of sensuality
which was enough to get me through

here i am now with a stranger
whom i hardly know
love never crosses our mind
yet our bodies constantly collide

she keeps me busy
through these dark times
but when i let my mind wander
it always finds you

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maybe you think i’m a coward
because of the way i’ve acted
i do not blame you
i know i’ve been one

it’s not easy
to explain the circumstances
it’ll only come out
as a justification

i don’t want to give excuses
and i’m not saying sorry
no word can make up
for the pain i’ve caused

i was caught in the middle
between two worlds i love
so i did my best
to bring happiness to them both

i never wanted anything for myself
i only wanted happiness for the ones i love
maybe i was a coward for being selfless
and not pursuing what could have been

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whatever
is what i say
when i don’t say
what i say to say

why does a daughter
have to lie to her mother
why can’t a husband
be honest with his wife

why do we overlook
the little things in life
and wait till a snowball
turns into an avalanche

is it because
we are too afraid
of the truth
and its consequences

or do we try to lookaway
till we are push against the wall
and we are left with
no other choice

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One of the most awaited films of the year, from the director of “Minnale, Varanam Aayiram, Kakka Kaaka, Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu”

Music by A.R.Rahman

You may download MP3 songs of this movie from Tamilmp3world.com.

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