Alterations to AL candidates’ admission cards allowed till January 18
Alterations to AL candidates’ admission cards allowed till January 18 View(s):The Department of Examinations states that any alterations to be made in the subject, medium or name set forth in the admission cards received by Principals and private candidates for the upcoming GCE Advanced Level Examination should be revised online. The alterations can be made by accessing http://onlineexams.gov.lk/eicIt should be noted that only one attempt of revision will be given to each candidate. The Department notes that examination centres will not be changed. The duration offered for changes will close at 12 midnight on January 18, 2023. Share This Post FacebookTwitterEmail × Send Email to FriendSend Please enter valid email WhatsappDeliciousDiggGoogleStumbleuponRedditTechnoratiYahooBloggerMyspaceRSS
Source:Sunday Times
January 15, 2023 12:49 UTC
Jermain Defoe 'dating Love Island linked model Alisha LeMay'
Former England striker Jermain Defoe has found comfort with a stunning Instagram model just weeks after the collapse of his marriage, MailOnline can reveal. Jermain said he and Alisha were just friends and he was not in a relationship with her. She follows just 957 people, including Defoe. Defoe, who wed Donna last summer, spent Christmas on the Caribbean island of St Lucia while Donna was back in freezing Glasgow. Just weeks after his marriage Defoe was said to have contacted the nurse, a 40-year-old mother, via Instagram and invited her to join him in his Range Rover.
Source:The Nation
January 15, 2023 00:59 UTC
Suspense over local polls: EC Chief says not worried over obstacles
As this remains an issue, though belated, Parliament could seek a delay in holding local council elections. And now, within the SLPP opinion is divided over whether there should be local council elections. EC Chairman Punchihewa in a Q & A to the Sunday Times explained his institution’s position vis-à-vis the local council elections. Here are edited excerpts:CONDUCT OF LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: The Local Government poll is one of the main public elections. For the current week, the public attention will largely be on the local council elections.
Source:Sunday Times
January 15, 2023 00:50 UTC
Canada; practising what one preaches
Naturally weighed down by the pressure of its newcomer voters from Sri Lanka, Canada’s political leadership has, by all accounts, abandoned basic Commonwealth principles of good governance for domestic political expediency. It is true that Sri Lanka has been far too slow in addressing accountability issues raised internationally over alleged violations of International Human Rights Law during that military campaign. Its statement on Sri Lanka is not without a little irony peppered into it. It says they have given 3 million dollars for the UN’s humanitarian assistance for starving Sri Lanka. The Ontario state legislature listed Sri Lanka as a country where ‘genocide’ occurred.
Source:Sunday Times
January 15, 2023 00:50 UTC
NFL playoffs: Four QBs make postseason debuts Saturday
(AP) — Four teams get the NFL’s postseason started on Saturday, featuring four quarterbacks making their postseason starting debuts. Seven of the 14 teams in this year’s playoffs didn’t make the field last season, giving the NFL’s upcoming wild-card weekend a mix of traditional powerhouses and underdogs. 5 during the wild-card weekend. The NFL re-seeds teams after each playoff round. The cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game because of Hamlin’s injury could lead to one big change to the AFC playoff format.
Source:The Nation
January 15, 2023 00:03 UTC
A star's unexpected survival
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole's immense gravitational pull. According to Wevers, having the opportunity to study a partial TDE gives unprecedented insight into the existence of supermassive black holes and the orbital dynamics of stars in the centers of galaxies. "When the core returns to the black hole it essentially steals all the gas away from the black hole via gravity and as a result there is no matter to accrete and hence the system goes dark," Pasham says. If the star collided head-on with the black hole and passed the event horizon -- the threshold where the speed needed to escape the black hole surpasses the speed of light -- the star would be consumed by the black hole. "This study outlines methodology to potentially predict the next snack times of supermassive black holes in external galaxies," says Pasham.
Source:The Nation
January 13, 2023 23:06 UTC
An inside look at PBR: Unleash the Beast tour
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 08: Tate Pollmeier competes during the PBR Unleash The Beast event at Madison Square Garden on January 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)ROSEMONT, Ill. (NewsNation) — PBR’s “Unleash The Beast” tours are invading cities across the nation. The Windy City’s Allstate Arena is the latest stop during the tour’s seventh installment of the 2023 season. Eventgoers will watch on as riders vie for early points in the race to be crowned the 2023 PBR World Champion. Meanwhile, the bulls are often times more popular than the riders as they sell more merchandise than the riders.
Source:The Nation
January 13, 2023 17:18 UTC
Approval to implement cost-reflective electricity tariffs
Minister of Power and Energy Mr. Kanchana Wijesekera stated in a tweet that the Cabinet approved the revision of the general policy guidelines for the electricity industry. It further states that the Cabinet approved the implementation of cost-reflective electricity tariffs to be implemented from January 2023 onwards.
Source:Sunday Observer
January 10, 2023 19:31 UTC
Stellantis, Hyundai, Uber race for air taxi deployment
(NewsNation) — Forget about calling Uber or Lyft for a regular ride; now companies are competing to invest in air taxis. Auto giant Stellantis is the latest, announcing a major investment in air taxis. The maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and others will mass-produce Archer Aviation’s electric air taxis as part of a $150 million deal. There’s a lot of global competition to put battery-powered air taxis in the sky for short-distance, back-to-back trips from city centers to airports. Air taxis may be few years away, but people are already wondering how much a ride in one will cost.
Source:The Nation
January 10, 2023 09:59 UTC
'Black Monday' in NFL sees two head coaches fired
(NewsNation) — The NFL season came to an end for 18 teams Sunday, and two head coaches were fired the day after in what is traditionally known as “Black Monday.”The Houston Texans fired Lovie Smith after just one year, while the Arizona Cardinals parted ways with Kliff Kingsbury who had been with the team for four seasons. Three other teams fired their coaches in the middle of the season — Denver, Indianapolis and Carolina. Andrew Brandt, executive director of the Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, joined “Rush Hour” Monday to discuss the firings and other headlines from around the league. Watch his interview above.
Source:The Nation
January 10, 2023 01:52 UTC
The 10 key moments from Prince Harry's interviews
Harry has shocked the world again with two interviews in which he launches another series of bombshells on the Royal family and the British press. In his interview with Bradby, Harry said: 'I always hoped that the four of us [Harry, Meghan, Kate and William] would get on. Speaking about what he wants from his family and book, Harry told Bradby: 'I want reconciliation, but first there needs to be some accountability. Speaking in the ITV interview, Harry said he had been searching for 'evidence' that his mother was dead and described looking at images of her devastating 1997 collision. He admitted that while it is 'difficult going back', he believes he is mentally strong enough to attempt a reconciliation with the Royal Family.
Source:The Nation
January 09, 2023 13:09 UTC
Shiffrin matches Vonn's World Cup record with win No. 82
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — The emotions came pouring out of Mikaela Shiffrin when she matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday. Most races these days I’ll think about him and I’m able to kind of refocus,” Shiffrin said. While the often-injured Vonn required 395 races for her 82 wins, Shiffrin has done it in just 233 races. And at age 27, Shiffrin could compete for several more years and win many more races. A few kids were waving American flags and family members of Paula Moltzan, another American skier, were on hand wearing USA hockey jerseys.
Source:The Nation
January 09, 2023 05:04 UTC
Extreme restrictions imposed on terrorist Blake Pender
In 2018 the troubled Sydneysider was recorded in a phone call saying 'cops are gonna die, people are gonna die, it's going to be beautiful, I'm ready'. Pender threatened to 'f***ing stab every one of you dogs in the throat' and claimed 'the proudest thing a man can do is behead a cop'. Pender later threatened to behead Magistrate Joanne Keogh when she refused to grant him bail. The NSW Supreme Court heard Pender has schizophrenia but refuses medication and also had a substance use problem. Last January the NSW Supreme Court heard Pender blamed his violent behaviour on a 'demon-god' named Gary, that lives in his head.
Source:The Nation
January 08, 2023 16:33 UTC
Morning thoughts at twilight
Morning thoughts at twilight Reminiscences by Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha View(s): View(s):After many years of living overseas, I am back once more in Colombo. Seated on the verandah in a comfortable armchair and sipping my morning cup of tea, I can savour the vista of green in front of me. I realise that my twilight is here and the shadows are gradually lengthening for me. For the present though let me just live in the moment and enjoy the early morning atmosphere, watching the birds and their antics and listening to the sounds of this rural morning. And I shall wait in pleasant anticipation for the mouth-watering breakfast that I know is being prepared for me.
Source:Sunday Times
January 08, 2023 10:33 UTC