Flashback: Batman and Superman love Nokia, the X-Men use LG
Nokia Lumia 800 The Dark Knight Rises limited edition: only 40 madeIf you missed out on that one, there was also the Lumia 900 The Dark Knight Rises limited edition, consisting of a whopping 900 units. Nokia Lumia 925 Man of Steel limited edition (available only in China, 925 units made)The Nokia/DC love story didn’t end there. the LG X Style was likened to the shape-shifting Mystique and the LG X Mach to Quicksilver. Others made even less sense, like LG X Power and Professor X pairing or the LG X Cam and Cyclops. LG X phones meet the X-menThat’s enough for today, but we’re not nearly done.
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April 25, 2021 20:03 UTC
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter hits peak speed on third Mars flight
NASA's mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, travelling even farther and hitting a peak speed of 4.5mph - four times faster than before. The Perseverance rover, which carried the four-pound rotorcraft to Mars, filmed the 80-second third flight on Mastcam-Z. This black-and-white image was taken by the navigation camera aboard NASA's Ingenuity helicopter during its third flight SundayNASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter can be seen hovering during its third flight on Sunday, as seen by the left Navigation Camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars roverINGENUITY: THE SMALL ROTORCRAFT THAT TOOK TO THE MARTIAN SKY Ingenuity was designed as a technology demonstrator rather than carrying any of its own science experiments or equipment. After the spacecraft landed, it dropped the drone on to the ground so Ingenuity could prepare for its maiden flight. It has a zoom lens so it can magnify distant targets, making it perfect to track the first Ingenuity flight.
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April 25, 2021 19:52 UTC
COVID-19- another 133 persons test positive
April 25, 2021 09:07 pmThe Government Information Department reports that 133 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified increasing today’s coronavirus total to 783. Sri Lanka’s tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported so far climbs to 101,369 with this. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.
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April 25, 2021 15:33 UTC
Four arrested with 07 kg of Ice in Jaffna
Sri Lanka Police says that four suspects have been arrested with a total of 07 kilograms of ‘Ice’ (crystal methamphetamine) in Jaffna. The Police Spokesman said the Jaffna Divisional Crime Detective Bureau had conducted a special operation in the Kopai area this afternoon and arrested three suspects along with 05 kilograms of ice drug. In addition to that, having interrogated the three suspects, the main suspect has been arrested along with 02 kilograms of ice substance at Fourth Street in Jaffna Town, he said. It has also been revealed that these drugs had been smuggled into the country via the sea route from India. The Police Spokesman said that within a period of just 10 days, a total of 135 kg of ice substance have been recovered by the Sri Lanka PoliceA few days back, the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) had detected 128 kilograms of ice drugs and arrested 12 suspects.
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April 25, 2021 14:00 UTC
650 fresh cases of COVID-19 identified
April 25, 2021 06:47 pmThe National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID - 19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) confirms that another 650 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka. Ten of the new cases identified today are from the prisons cluster while the remainder are close associates of patients from the Peliyagoda cluster. Accordingly, the tally of COVID-19 cases from the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters has climbed to 95,613. This brings the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country so far to 101,236.
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April 25, 2021 13:52 UTC
Coronavirus- 156 more recoveries reported
April 25, 2021 04:43 pmThe Department of Meteorology says that another 156 patients have recovered from coronavirus and have been discharged from hospitals and treatment centers within the past 24 hours. This brings the tally of COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 94,311. Sri Lanka’s total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpassed the 100,000-mark yesterday while the figure currently stands at 100,586. Presently 5,633 patients infected with the virus are being treated at hospitals and treatment centers. The death toll due to the COVID-19 in the island is 642.
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April 25, 2021 12:05 UTC
Activities in Port City will clean black money: JVP
General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Tilvin Silva today stated that if the current patterns are continued for the construction of the Port City, businesses activities and other transactions will turn black money into white money. He stated that the activities of the Port City would be detrimental to politics and the development of the country. He revealed that the President was appointed by two thirds majority of the country in the hope that the President would not sell off parts of the country, but his decisions regarding the Port City proves that he is not such a person. Silva stated that the biggest problem with regards to the Port City is that the decisions taken on it will only be done by a Committee as it is not under the rules of the State. He stated that therefore, it will function as a separate entity and would cause problems in the near future.
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April 25, 2021 11:48 UTC
State ceremonies cancelled, private sector events prohibited for two weeks
April 25, 2021 04:51 pmAll state ceremonies scheduled to be held within the next two weeks from today (25) will be halted, the President’s Media Division said. Further, considering the current COVID-19 situation in the country, all private sector events, meetings and parties planned will be banned under the quarantine law for two weeks. These steps have been taken with the view of controlling the spread of COVID-19, the release said.
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April 25, 2021 11:15 UTC
All functions in State institutions suspended for two weeks
The Department of Government Information today stated that all functions of State institutions will be suspended for two weeks starting today (25). It stated that this was due to the increased risk of Covid-19.
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April 25, 2021 11:06 UTC
Voices of Peace by Sarah Kabir
Let us listen to their histories and their ‘now’, let us listen to their perspectives on reconciliation and peace.”Voices of Peace by Sarah Kabir is a book that belongs to the unheard storytellers of war and willing ears. This book brings together narratives of 10 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and 10 Sri Lankan Military (SLM) personnel. The author reinforces the idea of ‘Positive Peace’ which isn’t just a post-conflict state where violence is no longer seen physically. It’s a state of understanding of the unpleasant consequences inflicted in the past and present, whereby we move to sustainable peace through reconciliation. They speak their truths to seek reconciliation and create an understanding towards a progressive state of peace, perhaps in themselves as well.
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April 25, 2021 11:03 UTC
Interview: Realme's Madhav Sheth talks Realme 8 5G, laptops, and 2021 ambitions
We didn’t launch Realme 7 5G in India, but yes, we launched in some other countries with commercialized 5G. First is Realme 8 5G comes with Realme UI 2.0 out of the box! A 5G smartphone also offers the power of the latest nanoscale 5G processor which brings enhanced power management, display optimization, camera support, gaming performance, etc, combined with Realme’s gene of design, technology & quality. Realme also started the Real Upgrade Program so that users can always update to the latest Realme 5G phones in the program with only 70% of the price. Firstly, Realme aims to be the TOP 3 Smartphone brand and No.1 Online smartphone brand by clocking 25-30 million in sales in smartphones in CY2021.
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April 25, 2021 10:18 UTC
Dinith Pathiraja On Court: Principles of mental toughness
Mental toughness is yet another learning aspectThe elite units in the Army do it all the time. Empathising with the playerMental toughness stems from physical toughness. But it is not solely physical toughness but is mental toughness as well. When the player understands that the person teaching mental toughness can identify with the player, the process becomes quicker. Mental toughness requires being able to endure physical and mental pain and continue to perform at a high level.
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April 25, 2021 08:06 UTC
Tokyo Olympics may go ahead
April 25, 2021 by Revatha No CommentsJapan announced emergency Covid-19 measures last week in Tokyo and three other areas in a bid to curb rising infections, just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics. The Japanese Govt. said the state of emergency, set to last for about two weeks, would be “short and powerful”. Under the measures, bars will be required to close and big sporting events will be held without spectators.
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April 25, 2021 08:06 UTC
Top 10 Animals You Thought Were Extinct But Aren’t
These are what biologists call Lazarus taxon- species thought dead and then ‘brought back to life’ by a new discovery. 6 The Laotian Rock RatLet’s get this out the way: Laotian rock rat is an excellent band name and I have dibs. Our family is Hominidae and it includes all living and extinct apes, including all extinct humans. But experts were able to place the rock rat after all, and it made it even more of an oddball. Fossil evidence of its existence was found in 1930 in Argentina, and without living examples, scientists assumed it an extinct species.
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April 25, 2021 08:03 UTC
BIA s Arrival and Departure Lobby areas close for visitors
April 25, 2021 05:24 pmThe Arrival and Departure Lobby areas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have been closed for visitors with immediate effect until further notice. The decision has been taken as a preventive measure in the wake of COVID-19, the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited said.
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April 25, 2021 07:52 UTC