Burning Man: A Ticket to Free Expression August 27‚ 2012‚ you and your friends pile into the care and you drive until you finally reach nowhere‚ also known as Black Rock Desert. Burning Man‚ a week long experience of art‚ exploration‚ freedom‚ and expression. When attending Burning Man there are not many rules‚ only a select few that are enforced. One of the enforced rules of Burning Man is that you leave the land the way you found it. If you bring it you take it. Volunteers stay weeks after Burning
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gay fiction to mainstream English literature in Sri Lanka‚ and indeed as Shyam notes‚ in South Asia. Born to a Sinhalese mother and Tamil father‚ Shyam was 19 when he left Sri Lanka in 1983 for Canada. Funny Boy was as much about class and ethnicity as sexual identities‚ and though Shyam has repeatedly noted that it was not autobiographical‚ the fiction is set against a violent Sri Lanka. Shyam is presently the curator of the Galle Literary Festival. In an essay (Coming Out) penned for Time in 2003
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competitive. Therefore‚ in order to cope up with the rising competition Banks can reflect on the use of IT as a competitive tool. Hence‚ this study deals with the research question whether Sri Lankan Banks use IT to gain competitive advantage. The study was carried out in four public quoted commercial Banks in Sri Lanka‚ namely Bank A‚ Bank B‚ Bank C and Bank D. The answer to the research question was given by research findings. Two banks namely A and C use IT to gain competitive advantage‚ while Bank
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Mr Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong History Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong (February 28‚ 1918 – October 23‚ 2007) was well-known for wealth as Malaysian Chinese businessman. He was recognized for his vision and courage in converting Genting Highlands from an unfamiliar hilltop to one of the world’s most successful casino resorts. He was once the 3rd richest man in Malaysia with a net worth estimated to be 4.2 billion USD‚ making him the 204th richest person in the billionaire list compiled by Forbes. And
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“Sri Lanka becomes the only non-Muslim nation to have articulated the practicalities of Halal certification and to have amicably brought the chapter to a close allowing people to perhaps review and to reassess actions and behaviors detrimental to the main objective that being peaceful coexistence”(Indian Express Times). The removal of the Halal logo was the correct decision taken by the All Ceylon Jamiyaathul Ulama (ACJU) organization and the Buddhist Clerical party; firstly because Sri Lanka is
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We are aching for a true friend. The friend we want is no ordinary friend. We want our friend to come to our aid whenever and wherever we call. Sri Bhagavan said‚ ”Without God in your life‚ you are an orphan.” Everything has a consciousness. Everything is well connected to the God Consciousness except man‚ which is why man is suffering. When you are connected with God you do not need to look for answers anywhere else. The conflict of the mind will naturally cease on its own. The doubt will slow
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(Devanāgarī: राम नवमी)is also known as Sri Rama Navami (IAST SriRām-navamī) is a Hindu festival‚ celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Ram is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu.[1][2][3] Years later Lord Rama was married to Sita on the Shukla). The SreeRama Navami festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navami‚ the ninth day of the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. At some places the festival lasts the whole nine days of the Navratras
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Sri Lankan Apparel Industry : MAS Holdings Facing The Post MFA Era Prepared By: Sulatha Gengatharan Schulich School of Business York University‚ Canada April 18‚ 2009 Executive Summary With the phasing out of the Multi Fiber Agreement[i] in 2005‚ China & India have bombarded the market with low cost mass produced apparel. Exports from India and China have grown over 100% with the expiration of the MFA whilst other countries such Sri Lanka and Pakistan have seen a loss of market share
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Should English be the medium of instruction in Sri Lankan Universities Medium of instruction is a language used in teaching. It may or may not be the official language of the country or territory. Where the first language of students is different from the official language‚ it may be used as the medium of instruction for part or all of schooling and universities Bilingual or multilingual education may involve the use of more than one language of instruction. UNESCO considers that "providing education
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mid-autumn festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon Festival or Moon cake Festival. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. When was mid-autumn festival first appeared? A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou‚ a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty from 3‚000 years ago. The celebration became popular during the early Tang Dynasty. The history and origins of mid-autumn festival The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional
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