Sinhala Dictionary ADDON for Firefox

EnSiTip 1.9.9

English-Sinhala-English instant word translation for Firefox

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Updated June 25, 2008

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EnSiTip is an easy-to-use popup dictionary add-on for Firefox. After installing this extension, just hover the mouse on top of an English word and a popup will appear with suggestions of possible Sinhala equivalents.

Works with:

• Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0.*

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Homepage

http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/projects/EnSiTip/

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Support for this add-on is provided by the developer at http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/projects/EnSiTip/ or by sending an e-mail to raw@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk

Advanced Details

Version 1.9.9 — June 25, 2008 — 996 KB

EnSiTip now works with Firefox 3! This is a beta release and expect the EnSiTip2 (code name - EnSiTip AR) by 11-07-2008.

Features introduced in this release:

* Supports Firefox 3
* Custom font support - Now you can choose your favorite font: Potha, LKLUK, Malithi Web
* Custom dictionary support: You can add your own dictionaries (this means, EnSiTip is now universal and you can add other languages too).
* Automatically translate text inside controls (e.g. buttons)
* Easy translation with context menu suggestions
* Fixed errors in Sinhala entries
* Improved efficiency

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Panasonic to Announce CULV-Based 10.4-Inch Laptop

The ongoing craze around Intel's latest CULV platform for ultra-light, portable computer systems appears to have reached consumer electronics maker Panasonic, which has decided to roll out its latest portable computer system, interestingly dubbed Let's Note Light R8. Powered by a low-power Intel processor and coming with a fast Solid State Drive (SSD) storage solution, this new ultraportable PC comes to provide users with an alternative to some of the already unveiled CULV-based laptops, such as MSI's X-Slim series and Acer's Timeline family. According to the available specifications of Panasonic's new “Let's Note Light” laptop, users will be able to take advantage of the performance delivered by the system's integrated Core 2 Solo SU3500, which has been set to run at a low-power frequency of 1.4GHz. In addition, the system has been equipped with 2GB of RAM memory and a 64GB SSD that promises read speeds of 220MB/s. For a plus of performance, the memory can be increased to a total of 4GB, thanks to the support enabled by Intel's low-power chipset. Unlike most of the other CULV-based laptops, this latest release from Panasonic doesn't appear to boast a really slim-line design. On the other hand, unlike other CULV laptops, the Panasonic Let's Note Light features a smaller 10.4-inch form factor, which could place it as a competitor for other 10-inch, Atom-powered netbooks. Additional features that will be available for those looking for a Panasonic laptop include the usual array of connectivity options, such as Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi. Despite the smaller form factor, the system is said to be featured with a battery that can provide up to 9 hours of runtime on a single charge. Unfortunately, there's no word on when it will be released worldwide, but the company plans to introduce it on June 24th in Japan, with a starting price tag of US$1750.

NEC Intros Large 43-Inch Curved Display

Coming to deliver support to users in the professional graphics industry, NEC Display Solutions has just announced the introduction of its new 43-inch CRV43 ultra-widescreen desktop monitor, designed to provide a large viewing space and a new curved display. Due to be showcased at the InfoComm 09 event, the latest display release from NEC stands out from the crowd thanks to its large form factor and unique curved design feature. The overall design of the new NEC monitor allows for a more comprehensive viewing experience. “The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user,” said Keith Yanke, director of product marketing for NEC Display Solutions. “Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users’ work environments for years.” According to the company, its new 43-inch display has been featured with support for a native resolution of 2800 by 900 pixels, double WXGA with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. Additional features include a brightness of 200 cd/m², a 0.02ms response time, single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors, USB 2.0 connectivity and front panel controls. For a better management of the monitor's features, the CRV43 adopts an On Screen Display (OSD) and software-based GUI, which will enable its users to tweak and control the various options available. Due to its large form factor and overall design features, the new NEC CRV43 will meet the requirements of consumers in the professional graphics, higher education, government, financial, command and control and home office environments. These users are most likely to benefit from what NEC's latest display can deliver. However, these consumers could also be the only ones that will be able to acquire one such beast. According to NEC, its new CRV43 monitor will be available starting next month, for a price tag of US$7,999.

Globalfoundries Is on Track for 28nm by 2011

According to recent reports, Globalfoundries is on track to ramp up production of the 28nm manufacturing process by 2011. In addition, Tom Sonderman, Globalfoundries vice president of manufacturing systems and technology, has confirmed that the company is ready to break ground for this new facility (Fab 2) at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in New York, as early as July. The VP has also announced that the yields for 45nm technology have matured and that the company is now heading towards the next-generation 28nm. The recently founded Globalfoundries is already seen as a potential competitor for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), just a few months since its debut on the market. One of the main reasons for this comparison is that the Globalfoundries is currently planning to ramp up production of the next-generation 32nm and 28nm manufacturing technologies, consequently providing support for AMD's next-generation processors. In a recent news-article on Digitimes, Tom Sonderman has said that the company is currently planning to ramp 28nm at Fab 2, as it has already seen mature 45nm yields. It is also planning to migrate all production of 40/45nm to Fab 1 by the end of this year, consequently paving the way for sub 28nm production. According to Sonderman, Globalfoundries is aiming to advance its process technology to sub-45nm class ahead of the world's leading chip maker, Intel. In an additional note, AMD has just announced that is has successfully ramped up production of its new graphics chips, using TSMC's 40nm node, meaning that the company is on schedule to deliver the new cards before the end of this year. These new GPUs are said to provide users with support for Microsoft's next-generation DirectX 11 API, which AMD has recently demonstrated during a presentation at Computex in Taiwan.

Intel's Lynnfield Is 5GHz-Capable

According to recent reports, citing sources at the Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer, the upcoming Lynnfied processors from Intel will provide an excellent overclocking platform. These CPUs will reportedly be able to hit clock speeds of 5GHz, using air cooling solutions. Although the rumors are yet to be officially confirmed by the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker, the prospect of a 5GHz-capable CPU might just appeal to some computer enthusiasts, which could upgrade to Intel's next-generation processors due to this unique feature. In a recent news-article, Tim Smalley from bit-tech cites sources near the motherboard maker in Taiwan, saying that Intel's next-generation mainstream processors, codenamed Lynnfield, will be capable of reaching impressive speeds with the help of their integrated Turbo mode. According to an Intel spokesperson, this feature alone will enable the company's upcoming processors to provide users with more than 500MHz of speed boost over the CPU's standard clock frequency. Different reports indicate that Intel's Lynnfield CPUs could easily provide up to 600MHz increase in performance over the factory-set clock speeds. This would enable the much rumored high-end 3.2GHz Lynnfield processor to hit speeds of approximately 3.8GHz, which should deliver some performance increments using an air-cooling solution. Despite no official word from Intel regarding the overclocking capabilities of the upcoming Lynnfield CPUs, users might benefit more if they wait for the official unveiling of Intel's next-generation mainstream processors. There have been a series of reports in recent days, regarding Intel's upcoming processor update. As it turns out, Chipzilla has been stating that the Core i5 branding is nothing more than a rumor and that its upcoming Lynnfield CPUs will be named differently. As of recently the only thing certain about these new chips is that they will boast a four-core, eight-threaded architecture and have one less memory channel than Intel's current Core i7 platform. Expected to become available by the end of this year, Lynnfield will also provide users with the aforementioned Turbo Boost feature, designed to increase the performance of the CPU.

MD Demonstrates World’s First DX11 GPU at Computex 2009

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has just announced the world’s first demonstration of a DirectX 11-capable graphics processing unit, featuring the company’s next-generation 40nm GPU. The world’s number two chip maker has taken the opportunity offered by Computex to demonstrate its capability to provide users with support for the latest technologies, before its main competitors. A series of demonstrations took place at the event, where AMD showcased some of the unique features that will be enabled through the adoption of Microsoft’s next-generation DirectX 11 API. In addition, AMD also announced that its first DirectX 11-ready GPUs would be ready for market debut even before the end of 2009.

“AMD has a long track record of delivering pioneering features that have gone on to become mainstays in the DirectX experience, and we’re doing it again with two mature, AMD-developed technologies in DirectX 11 – tessellation and the compute shader – both of which enable a better DirectX 11 experience for consumers,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president, AMD Products Group. “Today, we’re previewing AMD’s DirectX 11 graphics processor to build enthusiasm for this key technology so developers will have games available at launch and shortly thereafter. With the benefits it delivers to gaming, applications and Windows 7, developers are lining up to get their hands on our hardware, and we’re confident that consumers will too.”

Despite the series of demonstrations made to showcase AMD’s capability to become an early adopter of new technologies, the chip maker hasn’t delivered any significant details regarding the technical specifications of its next-generation GPUs. These details are still kept under wraps, as AMD will try to unveil its upcoming graphics chips before the end of this year, probably in time for the debut of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, which has been confirmed for October 22.

With the announcement AMD also provided a series of videos demonstrating some of the features enabled by DirectX 11. Be sure to check them out below to get a glimpse of what is to come.

Intel to Soon Phase Out Most Core i7 Processors Only 3.33GHz 975 model remains

According to recent reports, Santa Clara, California-based Intel is planning to phase out the majority of its Core i7 processors, including the recently launched 950 model. This first wave of Nehalem-based chips will soon be replaced by Intel's much anticipated Lynnfield models, which will be introduced alongside a new platform, featuring the new LGA1156 socket. The only high-end CPU that appears to have a longer life on

Intel's product line is the new 3.33GHz Core i7 975 part.

In a recent news-article, bit-tech claims to have had access to documents showcasing Intel's processor roadmap, as well as getting multiple confirmations that Intel's Core i7 920, 940, 950 and 965 processors will be end-of-life (EOL) by the end of next-year. These are part of the chip maker's initial wave of Nehalem-based CPUs, providing users with an increased performance level and a new high-end platform.

The Intel Core i7 975 and the upcoming LGA1366-capable 6-core processors will be available for Chipzilla's current flagship desktop platform, as an upcoming wave of Lynnfield processors and new platforms will provide users with support for the mainstream market segment. Unfortunately, there are no specific details as to when Intel plans on phasing out the aforementioned products. However, according to bit-tech, users interested in purchasing a new desktop computer, should hold on until September 1, when the first series of Lynnfield processors are due to arrive.

Intel's current Core i7 processors are available in quad-core configurations and reach clock speeds of 3.33GHz, with the recently introduced Core i7 975. On a performance level, these CPUs have no direct competitor from AMD, which has tried to better compete with Intel with the help of its latest Phenom II series. As far as pricing goes, Core i7 are among the most expensive CPUs on the market, available only to computer enthusiasts.

What is ADSL2 Broadband ?

ADSL2 and ADSL2+ offer even faster connections than regular ADSL broadband. With 24Mb download speed and 1Mb upload speed, depending on the distance of one’s connection from the exchange.

ADSL2 broadband in technical terms

ADSL2 is also known as ITU G.992.3- which is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standard. ADSL2 and ADSL2+ extend the capability of regular ADSL by doubling the number of downstream bits; this can lead to connection speeds offering up to 24 Mb/s downstream and 1Mb/s upstream depending on the distance of the DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexer) from the customer’s home.

Local conditions can vary, especially beyond 2km, but the closer you are to the DSLAM the higher your Mb/s will be. A DSLAM is a network device that enables telephone lines to have faster connections to the internet. It collects digital signals from its multiple modem ports and combines them into one signal through a process called “multiplexing”.

In this way the DSLAM allows telephone companies and ISPs to provide fast copper wire internet connection technology (DSL) with the fastest backbone network technology (ATM, asynchronous transfer mode).

4G (Fourth-Generation)

4G is the short term for fourth-generation wireless, the stage of broadband mobile communications that will supercede the third generation (3G). While neither standards bodies nor carriers have concretely defined or agreed upon what exactly 4G will be, it is expected that end-to-end IP and high-quality streaming video will be among 4G's distinguishing features. Fourth generation networks are likely to use a combination of WiMAX and WiFi.

Technologies employed by 4G may include SDR (Software-defined radio) receivers, OFDMOFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) technologies, UMTS and TD-SCDMA. All of these delivery methods are typified by high rates of data transmission and packet-switched transmision protocols. 3G technologies, by contrast, are a mix of packet and circuit-switched networks. (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing),

When fully implemented, 4G is expected to enable pervasive computing, in which simultaneous connections to multiple high-speed networks provide seamless handoffs throughout a geographical area. Network operators may employ technologies such as cognitive radio and wireless mesh networks to ensure connectivity and efficiently distribute both network traffic and spectrum.

The high speeds offered by 4G will create new markets and opportunities for both traditional and startup telecommunications companies. 4G networks, when coupled with cellular phones equipped with higher quality digital cameras and even HD capabilities, will enable vlogs to go mobile, as has already occurred with text-based moblogs. New models for collaborative citizen journalism are likely to emerge as well in areas with 4G connectivity.

A Japanese company, NTT DoCoMo, is testing 4G communication at 100 Mbps for mobile users and up to 1 Gbps while stationary. NTT DoCoMo plans on releasing their first commercial network in 2010. Other telecommunications companies, however, are moving into the area even faster. In August of 2006, Sprint Nextel announced plans to develop and deploy a 4G broadband mobile network nationwide in the United States using WiMAX. The United Kingdom's chancellor of the exchequer announced a plan to auction 4G frequencies in fall of 2006.

4G technologies are sometimes referred to by the acronym "MAGIC," which stands for Mobile multimedia, Anytime/any-where, Global mobility support, Integrated wireless and Customized personal service.

Objectives

4G is being developed to accommodate the quality of service (QoS) and rate requirements set by forthcoming applications like wireless broadband access, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), video chat, mobile TV, HDTV content, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), minimal services like voice and data, and other streaming services for "anytime-anywhere". The 4G working group has defined the following as objectives of the 4G wireless communication standard

• A spectrally efficient system (in bits/s/Hz and bits/s/Hz/site),
• High network capacity: more simultaneous users per cell,
• A nominal data rate of 100 Mbit/s while the client physically moves at high speeds relative to the station, and 1 Gbit/s while client and station are in relatively fixed positions as defined by the ITU-R,
• A data rate of at least 100 Mbit/s between any two points in the world,
• Smooth handoff across heterogeneous networks,
• Seamless connectivity and global roaming across multiple networks,
• High quality of service for next generation multimedia support (real time audio, high speed data, HDTV video content, mobile TV, etc)
• Interoperability with existing wireless standards,and
• An all IP, packet switched network.

Principal technologies

• Baseband techniques
  • OFDM: To exploit the frequency selective channel property
  • MIMO: To attain ultra high spectral efficiency
  • Turbo principle: To minimize the required SNR at the reception side
• Adaptive radio interface
• Modulation, spatial processing including multi-antenna and multi-user MIMO
• Relaying, including fixed relay networks (FRNs), and the cooperative relaying concept, known as multi-mode protocol

4G features

According to the 4G working groups, the infrastructure and the terminals of 4G will have almost all the standards from 2G to 4G implemented. Although legacy systems are in place to adopt existing users, the infrastructure for 4G will be only packet-based (all-IP). Some proposals suggest having an open internet platform. Technologies considered to be early 4G include Flash-OFDM, the 802.16e mobile version of WiMax (also known as WiBro in South Korea), and HC-SDMA (see iBurst). 3GPP Long Term Evolution may reach the market 1–2 years after Mobile WiMax is released.

An even higher speed version of WiMax is the IEEE 802.16m specification. LTE Advanced will be the later evolution of the 3GPP LTE standard.

Access schemes

As the wireless standards evolved, the access techniques used also exhibited increase in efficiency, capacity and scalability. The first generation wireless standards used plain TDMA and FDMA. In the wireless channels, TDMA proved to be less efficient in handling the high data rate channels as it requires large guard periods to alleviate the multipath impact. Similarly, FDMA consumed more bandwidth for guard to avoid inter carrier interference. So in second generation systems, one set of standard used the combination of FDMA and TDMA and the other set introduced a new access scheme called CDMA. Usage of CDMA increased the system capacity and also placed a soft limit on it rather than the hard limit. Data rate is also increased as this access scheme is efficient enough to handle the multipath channel. This enabled the third generation systems to use CDMA as the access scheme IS-2000, UMTS, HSXPA, 1xEV-DO, TD-CDMA and TD-SCDMA. The only issue with CDMA is that it suffers from poor spectrum flexibility and scalability.

Recently, new access schemes like Orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA), Single Carrier FDMAInterleaved FDMA and Multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) are gaining more importance for the next generation systems. WiMax is using OFDMA in the downlink and in the uplink. For the next generation UMTS, OFDMA is being considered for the downlink. By contrast, IFDMA is being considered for the uplink since OFDMA contributes more to the PAPR related issues and results in nonlinear operation of amplifiers. IFDMA provides less power fluctuation and thus avoids amplifier issues. Similarly, MC-CDMA is in the proposal for the IEEE 802.20 standard. These access schemes offer the same efficiencies as older technologies like CDMA. Apart from this, scalability and higher data rates can be achieved. (SC-FDMA),

The other important advantage of the above mentioned access techniques is that they require less complexity for equalization at the receiver. This is an added advantage especially in the MIMO environments since the spatial multiplexing transmission of MIMO systems inherently requires high complexity equalization at the receiver.

In addition to improvements in these multiplexing systems, improved modulation techniques are being used. Whereas earlier standards largely used Phase-shift keying, more efficient systems such as 64QAM are being proposed for use with the 3GPP Long Term Evolution standards.

IPv6

Unlike 3G, which is based on two parallel infrastructures consisting of circuit switched and packet switched network nodes respectively, 4G will be based on packet switching only. This will require low-latency data transmission.

By the time that 4G is deployed, the process of IPv4 address exhaustion is expected to be in its final stages. Therefore, in the context of 4G, IPv6 support is essential in order to support a large number of wireless-enabled devices. By increasing the number of IP addresses, IPv6 removes the need for Network Address Translation (NAT), a method of sharing a limited number of addresses among a larger group of devices, although NAT will still be required to communicate with devices that are on existing IPv4 networks.

In the context of 4G, IPv6 also enables a number of applications with better multicast, security, and route optimization capabilities. With the available address space and number of addressing bits in IPv6, many innovative coding schemes can be developed for 4G devices and applications that could aid deployment of 4G networks and services.

“Sayurusara” ,the quarterly magazine published by the Media Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy

“Sayurusara”, the quarterly magazine published by the Media Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy, celebrates its first anniversary on the 27th June 2008. Its anniversary issue has now been released.

Launched on the 27th June 2007 under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, the magazine has earned accolades from many naval personnel for its sincere efforts to cater to their needs.

During its maiden voyage over a year’s span, Sayurusara’s Editor, Captain S Punchiheva, assisted by its editorial staff, has been able to steer the magazine’s course to reach the shores of excellence in its presentation and wider acceptance among its readership with the able guidance of the Navy Media Coordinator, Commander DKP Dassanayake .

The anniversary issue carries many special articles to mark the occasion. It also contains messages from the Commander of the Navy, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Area Naval Commanders and readers expressing their congratulations on Sayurusara’s success and offering words of encouragement for its continuity.

The magazine contains a wide range of articles catering to a wider section of its readers as well as contributions from a large number of naval personnel who have shown a keen interest in the magazine which gives them space to express their creativeness and share their experiences.

Since its inception, “Sayurusara” has been drawing a large readership that is eagerly awaiting its next release due to the richness of the reading material on offer in its colourful and attractive pages.

Congratulations, “Sayurusara”! Well done!

Wish you smooth sailing for many more years to come!

ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2009

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June 2009. It will be the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007. As before, the tournament will have 12 teams compete - the Test-playing nations and three qualifiers.

Live Cricket Match and Hasan Online Sports will cover the whole tournament and publish live cricket match streaming links, broadcast online streaming players, match summary, point tables, results and much more. Please keep visiting our website and get the latest news of ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2009.

June 2009
Fri 5 17:30 local, 16:30	1st Match, Group B - England v Netherlands Lord’s, London
Sat 6 10:00 local, 09:00	2nd Match, Group D - New Zealand v Scotland Kennington Oval, London
Sat 6 14:00 local, 13:00	3rd Match, Group C - Australia v West Indies Kennington Oval, London
Sat 6 18:00 local, 17:00	4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v India Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Sun 7 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	5th Match, Group D - Scotland v South Africa Kennington Oval, London
Sun 7 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	6th Match, Group B - England v Pakistan Kennington Oval, London
Mon 8 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	7th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Mon 8 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	8th Match, Group C - Australia v Sri Lanka Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Tue 9 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	9th Match, Group B - Netherlands v Pakistan Lord’s, London
Tue 9 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	10th Match, Group D - New Zealand v South Africa Lord’s, London
Wed 10 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	11th Match, Group C - Sri Lanka v West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Wed 10 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	12th Match, Group A - India v Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Thu 11 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	13th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D1 v A2
Thu 11 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	14th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham B2 v D2
Fri 12 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	15th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Lord’s, London B1 v C2
Fri 12 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	16th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Lord’s, London A1 v C1
Sat 13 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	17th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London C1 v D2
Sat 13 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	18th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London D1 v B1
Sun 14 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	19th Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Lord’s, London A2 v C2
Sun 14 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	20th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Lord’s, London A1 v B2
Mon 15 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	21st Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London B2 v C1
Mon 15 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	22nd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London B1 v A2
Tue 16 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT	23rd Match, Group F - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D1 v C2
Tue 16 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	24th Match, Group E - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham D2 v A1
Thu 18 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Fri 19 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT	2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC Kennington Oval, London
Sun 21 15:00 local, 14:00 GMT	Final - TBC v TBC Lord’s, London

ඔවුහු යදින්නේ ජීවිතයයි!

උතුරේ යුධ මුක්ත කලාපයේ සිට පැමිණ කන්තලේ මූලික රෝහලේ ප්‍රතිකාර ලබන සහෝදර ජනතාව විශාල සංඛ්‍යාවකට ඔවුන්ගේ මූලික අවශ්‍යතා සපුරාගැනීම පිණිස එම රෝහලෙන් දන්වා එවූ අත්‍යාවශ්‍ය ද්‍රව්‍ය ලැයිස්තුවක් මේ.

රෝහලෙන් දන්වා එවන ලද ද්‍රව්‍ය ලැයිස්තුව-

Dust Bin (Large) - 20
Rubber slippers (Size 4 - 10) (Size 5 - 10)
Combs (large) - 100
Lactogen 1 (dark blue packs) - 10
Anchor Full Cream Milk Powder - 50 packets
Shampoo packets (Sashay) - 150
Hair oil - 50 bottles
Ordinary colongue - 10 bottles
Sanitary pads - 50 packets
Coconut oil - 2 bottles
Bed Jackets (large) - 10
Skirts and blouses - 50
Baby dresses (under 12) - 25
Sarongs - 100
Shirts - 100
Bed sheets - 290
Underwear (S,M & L) - As much as possible
Tooth paste - 200
Tooth brushes - 270
Lifebouy Soap - 300
Baby Soap - 40
Nestomalt 400g - 12

නෙක දුක් ගැහැට මැද යුද ගින්නෙන් දැවුණු මේ මිනිසුන් වෙනුවෙන් ඔබට කළ හැකි අවම උපකාරයක් හෝ වේ නම් කරුණාකර හැකි ඉක්මනින් අප අමතන්න.

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McAfee's new family shield

On the heels of Symantec's OnlineFamily.Norton released earlier this year, security stalwart McAfee jumps into the family protection game with a new home-oriented protection program. Called McAfee Family Protection, the program offers many familiar tools to parents in the hopes of fostering conversation while protecting children from harm.

McAfee Family Protection protects children based on multiple levels of technology.

(Credit: McAfee)

McAfee Family Protection offers blocking, monitoring, and parental notifications for most computer-based activities. The program allows for up to 10 users on three different machines, utilizing several layers of algorithms to monitor behavior. Parents can outright block or merely monitor Web sites, social-networking behavior, and instant messaging including Facebook IM and multi-protocol chat clients, according to Javed Hasan, vice president of McAfee Product Management.

In addition to blanket blocks for subject matter and specific Web site blocks, parents can customize rules so that they can block all of YouTube, or just YouTube videos that have specific tags. Web sites protected by secure protocol, https, can also be blocked. They can also set up roadblocks that prevent specific applications from opening, such as peer-to-peer clients or media players, and parents can receive brief SMS notifications alongside more detailed e-mail reports.

The program also can restrict computer usage based on cumulative time used or by time of day. It uses a server-based clock, so tampering with the local system-based clock shouldn't affect this feature.

McAfee says that Family Protection uses about 20 MB of RAM when idle and can run on systems with as little as 128 MB of RAM. It's available as a 30-day trial, after which a three-computer license costs $39.99.

Intel gets official with new Core i7, mobile chips

Intel has updated its price list with new processors, including new Core i7 chips and a bevy of mobile models.

HP m9600T features the top-of-the-line Core i7 975

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Many gamers have been waiting for the update of the "Nehalem" Core i7, which was introduced last November. Intel's update Tuesday includes the newly minted i7-975 (8M L3 cache, 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.33GHz, 6.4 GT/s QPI). This is priced at $999.

For the uninitiated, threads effectively double the number of tasks a processor can do, GT/s stands for giga transfers per second, and QPI is Intel's new Quick Path Interconnect technology.

But there's more. The i7-950 boasts identical specifications except for a lower 3.06GHz clock speed and 4.8 GT/s. It is priced at $562.

Hewlett-Packard's m9600T tower can be configured with the i7-975 and a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 graphics card for just over $1,900.

Other vendors such as Falcon Northwest offer decked-out systems at a big price. The Falcon Northwest Mach V is priced at more than $4,000 with 6GB of memory, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 graphics card, and a 256GB solid-state drive.

Equally anticipated are the new Intel ULV (ultra-low-voltage) processors. Though some of these were were listed at the end of March (such as the 5-watt, single-core SU3500 and 10-watt, dual-core SU9600), the 10-watt Pentium architecture-based SU2700 (1 core, 2M Cache, 1.30 GHz, 800MHz front-side bus) is new. Intel is not listing this chip, nor is it publishing a price. Though notebooks with this chip are expected to go as low as $499, according to Intel.

Laptops using the ULV chips include the ultra-thin Asus UX30, which will feature the 1.6GHz SU9600, among other chips, and the MSI X340 X-Slim, which sports the SU3500.

Intel also listed new mainstream mobile processors, including the 35-watt T9900 (6M L2 cache, 2 cores, 2 threads, 3.06GHz, 1066MHz FSB). This goes for $530.

Also listed as new is the 28-watt P9700 (6M L2 cache, 2 cores, 2 threads, 2.80GHz, 1066MHz FSB). This lists for $348. The existing T9600 (2.8GHz) fell in price 40 percent to $316 from $530.

Future of Netbooks, laptops unfolds at Computex

While many eyes are on E3, Taiwan's Computex conference is more quietly generating some interesting news on the future of Netbooks and laptops that will eventually make their way stateside. For a peek into the crystal ball of mobile computing, let's take a look at what's been announced in Taipei, Taiwan, this week.

Mobile-phone-based Netbooks are growing: "Smartbooks," as they're being called by companies like Qualcomm, seem to be this year's Netbook. It's mostly a naming convention shift: ARM processors based on smartphone chips, like Qualcomm's Snapdragon, were demoed on Asus Eee PC Netbooks--running Android, no less. While Snapdragon competitor Freescale Semiconductor, who makes an ARM-based iMX515 processor, predicts hybrid Smartbooks that will look like tablets, others see them being even more portable Netbooks.

Regardless of the processor, companies are finally announcing the release of honest-to-goodness Android Netbooks, running a laptop-based version of the Google-created smartphone OS, later this year. Acer took the leap by confirming their release of Android Netbooks by the third quarter of this year, suddenly accelerating the "Android on Netbooks" argument we've been having on CNET. Is Android really a better OS solution? The point may be moot for laptop manufacturers such as Acer who are also entering the smartphone space, and are mostly likely interested in targeting Google for an across-the-board mobile OS option on their future devices. According to Acer, "a majority" of their Netbooks will run Android as an alternative to Windows.

Where does this leave Linux, then? In a tough place. Linux's relatively brandless environment has been a challenge in an app-store world, although this week's RealNetworks' announcement of RealPlayer being preinstalled on Linux Netbooks and Instant-On OS platformsUbuntu Moblin Remix, the next graphical interface evolution beyond Ubuntu and a possible candidate for an OS specifically geared towards ultramobile PCs such as Netbooks. is a big step for Ubuntu being able to keep up with the easy media-playing capability of Netbook machines, and adds some brand recognition and codec consolidation. Shown at Computex were several Moblin Linux-based Netbook prototypes, as well the announcement of

Future technology for screens, touch pads: Regardless of whether Apple gets into the Netbook space, Windows Netbooks are heading toward MacBook-like touch pad interfaces. Synaptics' ClickPad version of their next multitouchpad was shown off this week, being targeted mainly at future Netbooks with smaller keyboard areas. Finding a way to fit buttons into small Netbook frames has been a challenge, and going button-free would also allow the touch pad to be made even larger. Whether Windows 7 supports the ClickPad as well as Apple supports their MacBook single-button multitouchpad remains to be seen. And, taking a page from the easy-to-read reflective e-ink screens of e-readers, Pixel Qi demonstrated a highly reflective LCD screen on an Acer Netbook that can be used in daylight with no backlighting. The hybrid screen can switch between e-readeresque and full-colored brightly backlit states for battery conservation.

Intel, Microsoft ready to leave Netbooks behind? As Intel continues supporting their Core 2 Duo-equivalent CULV energy-efficient mobile processors, the focus on Atom seems to be waning. That's not the case, according to Intel, especially with new Atom processors on the horizon, but the market's getting crowded fast. Microsoft has also said that they'd rather not use the Netbook name anymore, choosing "low cost small notebook PC" instead. As ULV and CULV processors take over the mobile Centrino space to create lower-cost, thinner laptops, and smartphone-evolved ARM processors begin to chip away at the Atom-based Netbook category, the days of Netbooks as we knew them may already be numbered.

We have our wish list of what we'd like to see in future Netbooks, and some of those already seem to be coming true.

Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life

Laptops tend to lose their charm quickly when you’re constantly looking for the nearest power outlet to charge up. How do you keep your battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy ways to do so.

1. Defrag regularly - The faster your hard drive does its work - less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. (but not while it’s on battery of course!) Mac OSX is better built to handle fragmentation so it may not be very applicable for Apple systems.

2. Dim your screen - Most laptops come with the ability to dim your laptop screen. Some even come with ways to modify CPU and cooling performance. Cut them down to the lowest level you can tolerate to squeeze out some extra battery juice.

3. Cut down on programs running in the background. Itunes, Desktop Search, etc. All these add to the CPU load and cut down battery life. Shut down everything that isn’t crucial when you’re on battery.

4. Cut down external devices - USB devices (including your mouse) & WiFi drain down your laptop battery. Remove or shut them down when not in use. It goes without saying that charging other devices (like your iPod) with your laptop when on battery is a surefire way of quickly wiping out the charge on your laptop battery.

5. Add more RAM - This will allow you to process more with the memory your laptop has, rather than relying on virtual memory. Virtual memory results in hard drive use, and is much less power efficient. Note that adding more RAM will consume more energy, so this is most applicable if you do need to run memory intensive programs which actually require heavy usage of virtual memory.

6. Run off a hard drive rather than CD/DVD - As power consuming as hard drives are, CD and DVD drives are worse. Even having one in the drive can be power consuming. They spin, taking power, even when they?re not actively being used. Wherever possible, try to run on virtual drives using programs like Alcohol 120% rather than optical ones.

7. Keep the battery contacts clean: Clean your battery’s metal contacts every couple of months with a cloth moistened with rubbing alcohol. This keeps the transfer of power from your battery more efficient.

8. Take care of your battery - Exercise the Battery. Do not leave a charged battery dormant for long periods of time. Once charged, you should at least use the battery at least once every two to three weeks. Also, do not let a Li-On battery completely discharge. (Discharing is only for older batteries with memory effects)

9. Hibernate not standby - Although placing a laptop in standby mode saves some power and you can instantly resume where you left off, it doesn’t save anywhere as much power as the hibernate function does. Hibernating a PC will actually save your PC’s state as it is, and completely shut itself down.

10. Keep operating temperature down - Your laptop operates more efficiently when it’s cooler. Clean out your air vents with a cloth or keyboard cleaner, or refer to some extra tips by LapTopMag.com.

11. Set up and optimize your power options - Go to ‘Power Options’ in your windows control panel and set it up so that power usage is optimized (Select the ‘max battery’ for maximum effect).

12. Don’t multitask - Do one thing at a time when you’re on battery. Rather than working on a spreadsheet, letting your email client run in the background and listening to your latest set of MP3’s, set your mind to one thing only. If you don’t you’ll only drain out your batteries before anything gets completed!

13. Go easy on the PC demands - The more you demand from your PC. Passive activities like email and word processing consume much less power than gaming or playing a DVD. If you’ve got a single battery charge - pick your priorities wisely.

14. Get yourself a more efficient laptop - Laptops are getting more and more efficient in nature to the point where some manufacturers are talking about all day long batteries. Picking up a newer more efficient laptop to replace an aging one is usually a quick fix.

15. Prevent the Memory Effect - If you’re using a very old laptop, you’ll want to prevent the ‘memory effect’ - Keep the battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every two to three weeks. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries (which most laptops have) which do not suffer from the memory effect.

Folder Lock 6.2.4

Folder Lock is a fast file encryption software that can also password protect folders, lock files and protect USB Drives and lock CD/DVDs. Folder Lock creates encrypted storages called 'Lockers'. You can keep as many of your private files and folders in your Locker and password protect it with a single click. You can transfer, secure and backup these Lockers. Lockers are portable, you can keep them in USB Drives, CD/DVD, & notebooks or transfer them via email or upload. These Lockers are undeletable on the computer where Folder Lock is installed. You can create as many Lockers as you want. Different users can create different Lockers with different passwords as well. With Folder Lock, you can choose either to encrypt using 256-bit AES on-the-fly encryption or lock files, folders and drives anywhere on your computer. Each Locker can contain your encrypted files as well as your personal list of locked items. Furthermore, Folder Lock's options like hack monitoring, stealth mode, data shredding, history cleaning, auto protection, portable USB autoplay feature & virtual keyboard can enhance file locking and encryption beyond anything ever achieved. In addition, a locker's delete, move and rename are password protected to prevent data loss.

Version 6.2.4 is the most stable version released by the company, comes with support for all 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms with full functionality.

MacBook Air review

It fits in a manila folder, you can slide it under a door, and if you threw it hard enough you could probably chop someone in half with the thing. It's the thinnest, and if we may say so, sexiest laptop around today: the MacBook Air. But looks aren't everything to everyone, and despite all the rhetoric about being a no-compromises ultraportable, Apple did leave plenty on the cutting-room floor in its quest to make an absurdly thin ultraportable that doesn't skimp on a full size keyboard or roomier 13-inch display. But, as many potential buyers have been asking themselves since last week, is the Air right to be your next machine? Read on, we'll tell you what we think.

Hardware
It's hard to take lightly (har) the purposeful design that went into the Air, it's simply and without a doubt the most beautiful laptop we've seen in a while. Sure, there have been thinner, lighter laptops that take up fewer cubic centimeters -- but that's not really on trial. The goal of the Air was clear: create a Mac that frequent fliers wouldn't be ashamed of, or in physical pain to lug around. But therein lies the rub. The Air simply doesn't have the power to be many users' primary machine, while also lacking many of the features considered necessity by business travelers. More on that in a minute, though.

Gallery: The MacBook Air has landed

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There are a lot of things that the Air gets right, and a decent amount of horsepower is one of 'em. Apple didn't take the easy route and go with an etiolated Ultra Low Voltage (read: ultra low performance) chip, they actually pushed Intel to repackage a slower version of its full-on Core 2 Duo processor. We were a little disappointed when Steve announced this wasn't the new power-efficient, lower-heat 45nm Penryn chip design, but in the time we've played with the Air, it's still rarely managed to output enough heat to raise an eyebrow. This is actually a laptop that belongs on your lap -- without any fear of sterility. Of course, as our Mac-on-Mac benchmarks showed, the 1.6GHz chip is still a little on the slow side, but the Air is by no means unusable. It's not really one of Steve's "screamers" -- but ultraportables aren't really intended to be.

The 13-inch LED backlit screen not only sips power where larger CCFL backlit displays guzzle, it also looks amazing: crisp, bright, and vibrant. Where other small laptops use 8-11-inch screens that are nigh-unreadable by many a squinty Engadget editor, for a laptop of this size the Air gives plenty of screen real estate to get things done. Unfortunately, Apple only offers this display with a glossy finish, so if you're fond of the matte or work outside or near a window, be forewarned. The bezel around the display is a little thick for our tastes, and the lid might not tilt back as far as we'd like due to the physical constraints of the joint design, but these are relatively minor complaints.

Also rare for an ultraportable is the Air's full-size keyboard, which adds some (worthy) width to the body. Those fond of the ridgeless, separated key design as found in MacBook and iMac / Mac pro keyboards will feel right at home. We're not too into this design, but unlike almost every ultraportable we've owned, the Air's keyboard feels thoroughly solid and sturdy. The keys are tactile, not at all mushy, and backlit to boot. Typing on the Air is a pleasure, not a chore. The keyboard also happens to be where the MacBook Air emits audio -- beneath right home row keys (k, l, ;, ') is the Air's tinny mono speaker, which seems and sounds more like an afterthought.

The Air's integrated 802.11n worked well with our stock D-Link 802.11n router, and transferred data at about 3-4MBps -- we were certainly satisfied with its wireless performance. The Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR as a standard option is also nice, but it's immediately clear the Air needed some integrated 3G, especially considering its lack of an ExpressCard slot.

Where a lot of other machines might have ports and protrusions along their edges, the Air has none -- it swoops inward from the edge to the base with only two spots for plugs, a new, 90-degree angled MagSafe power connector on the left underside, and a clicky, extremely sturdy-feeling foldable door that is impossible to open while resting on the table, and basically requires picking the entire machine up. This exposes the Air's only three ports: one USB 2.0, one micro-DVI, and one headphone. But here we begin with the design sacrifices, and at the top of the list is the lack of a user replaceable battery.

Gallery: Apple MacBook Air first hands-on

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For some this might be an issue, but for others -- especially those on the road for long periods of time without access to a power outlet -- a deal-breaker. The Air uses a 37 Watt/hour lithium polymer (compared to the MacBook Pro's 60WH lithium-ion), and using our normal tests -- full screen brightness, WiFi and Bluetooth on, no attached peripherals -- under medium usage (light browsing and watching a 1:20 h.264 movie) we got a mere 2 hours and 25 minutes. Under lighter usage (browsing, some audio playback, no movies) we got closer to 3 hours and 35 minutes. Not bad, but still nowhere near the 5 hours Apple promises (under ideal conditions, surely).

Thankfully, the Air's power adapter is as impressively proportioned as the laptop, so taking it with you won't be much of an issue. But users of current generation adapters be warned: the Air's MagSafe implementation won't always work with your current MagSafe adapters simply because the angle and location make it physically impossible to accommodate when used on a table. Hardly a huge issue, we know. But things get worse on the connectivity side. The USB port is recessed enough that, while we're sure it meets USB Implementers Forum's design spec, it realistically won't accommodate most 3G modems without a USB extension cable, and some flash drives, as we learned yesterday. Even the headphone port had a difficult time accommodating our Shure E4C phones. We got stereo audio, but a high pitched hissing from not being fully plugged in and grounded. (This went away when we used a better-fitting audio extension cable.)

Gallery: MacBook Air review (misc)

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The micro-DVI port is also not physically compatible with the mini-DVI port on your MacBook and previous Apple laptops, so it requires some new connection accessories for VGA and DVI out, which are thankfully included in the box. Since the Air doesn't have a powerful (but space and power-consuming) discrete graphics adapter, you'll only be able to drive a 24-inch display, although for many that should probably be sufficient. (Games and movie watching also suffer because of the integrated graphics, since some of that visual load is taken on by the CPU.) Also integrated is the Air's 2GB of RAM, built directly into its insanely small motherboard; processors rarely need to be swapped in laptops, but are you willing to bank on a couple of years' use without having to upgrade your RAM? Perhaps a lot of people are, but we're not.

The Air also uses a slower 80GB 1.8-inch drive, the same kind that powers many portable media players. While probably sturdy enough to withstand normal use, it's nowhere near as fast as your average 2.5-inch laptop drive, and will always be behind in storage should you chose to upgrade later. If you can afford to spring for the 64GB SSD option, we highly suggest it -- your machine's reliability, performance, and battery life will all get a boost (at the expense of 16GB of space and a ton of cash, naturally). Oddly overlooked for inclusion is the Apple Remote; the Air certainly has the necessary sliver of an IR sensor for making use of one, but the remote isn't included, despite being found in the box of just about every other Apple machine. Oh, and for those wondering, the Air's built-in iSight is the VGA variety.

Despite its shortcomings on the hardware and specs side, though, it's hard to say enough about how well made the Air feels -- a particularly important point when you're taking your machine everywhere. Whereas most smaller laptops try to cut weight with inner metal frames and flimsy plastic bodies, the Air bulks up a bit with an all-metal enclosure that looks and feels like it was carved out of a single piece of aluminum. Only time will tell if metal in the Air's wrist rest area will pit out and blacken like MacBook Pros and PowerBooks of years past, but the machine definitely gets extremely high marks for its the physical engineering. And no, we're not at liberty to drop test Apple's review unit, sorry!

Software

Just like every other Apple machine, the Air runs Leopard -- albeit a slightly different build (9B2324). The only changes made have to do with taking advantage of the machine's oversized touchpad, which now supports multi-finger gestures in system prefs. Apple thoughtfully actually includes in-line instructional videos for learning how the gestures work (and how to make them), like the three-finger sweep for backward and forward in Safari, or using two fingers to rotate an image in iPhoto. This is just the beginning of touchpad-based multi-touch, and while it's not always the most practical way to do things (cmd+R or L seems to us an easier way to rotate a photo), it's intuitive and well-integrated.

Apple also hasn't released any information for third party developers on how to integrated touch gestures into their apps, so until they do, only Apple apps will be able to take advantage of the new input methods. It's obvious that, with time, Apple will be rolling out multi-touch on their other machines, but for now they claim that current hardware cannot support this input, so don't expect to see any (official) software updates to enable multi-touch.

Another feature rolled out is Remote Disc, Apple's new system for sharing the optical drives of networked Macs and PCs with the drive-less Air. As we quickly learned, you should be prepared to have as much bandwidth as possible between the Air and your host machine, -- and don't be disappointed when you can't do everything with Remote Disc that you can do with a regular drive. There's no commercial media playback, no HD support, no ripping, no burning -- it's really only meant for installing apps, downloading data, or reinstalling the OS (more on that in a second). On the upshot, it did work seamlessly when we tried it.

Still, we think the Air's external USB SuperDrive (which only works with the Air, mind you) is a necessity. There simply isn't any way to transparently replace all the functionality of an optical drive yet, so we're kind of bummed Apple didn't just include the thing in box. [Also, disclosure: we had a pool running and I bet against a non-bundled optical drive and lost ten bucks. Thanks, Apple!] There's no question that a laptop really doesn't need an optical drive at all times, and we've always been happy to omit them. But having to shell out $99 to buy the drive separately just doesn't sit well with us.

Wrap-up
The Air is a tough call. On the one hand it proposes to be a no-compromises ultraportable, but on the other hand it compromises many (but not all) the things road warriors want. We're all about removing unnecessary frills and drives (we rejoiced the day the original iMac bucked the floppy), but laptops are increasingly becoming many users' primary -- often only -- machines, which is why the Air's price doesn't do it any favors, either. It's hard to justify almost two grand for a second laptop (or a third machine) just for travel needs -- and even then, that's only easily done if all your data lives in the cloud. Given those sacrifices and that higher-end sticker, it's more than likely not going to replace most peoples' current workhorse laptop.

This all might look a bit different if the Air was a little closer to MacBook price range, though. We're thinking $1500 could be a sweet spot, especially if bundled with the wired Ethernet dongle

Given its stripped down, one-piece design, some are calling the Air the iPod of laptops. The point is debatable as to whether this machine could have the same appeal to computer users, but if there is one clear upshot to the Air, it's that Apple's learned to take the next step in miniaturizing their portable computers. While not all Mac users are going to stand in line to get this latest machine, Apple is doubtless welcomed back into the ultraportable laptop market by the technology world. Perhaps the largest side-effect of the Air won't be ditching optical drives, though; for the rest of Apple's consumer base it's now just a matter of time before other Mac laptop lines benefit from the technical and engineering advances that made this thing so thin and light. Give us the lovechild of the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, and it's all over.