Archive for October, 2005
Forbes freaks out over blogs
Apparently blogs are worse than terrorism and communism combined!
Web logs are the prized platform of an online lynch mob spouting liberty but spewing lies, libel and invective. Their potent allies in this pursuit include Google and Yahoo.—Daniel Lyons in Forbes
Wow, got drama?I’m thinking Mr. Lyons must have bought at the top.
Sri Lanka needs an agriculture policy under Ranil’s leadership
Agriculture is the quintessential “Parakum Era.” success story. Nevertheless, in an increasingly interdependent global economy, the future leaders of agriculture need to consider local, regional, national, and international perspectives in their decisions regarding agricultural policy.
In this context, future leaders must understand that no one solution of single institution can address adequately the [...]
Ranil in Mirigama – A Leader Should Make Promises that could be fulfilled
The lack of political transparency in Sri Lanka of opinion-making is an ongoing scandal. What we have today is a system of opinion laundering, where politicians make promises to create public support for their side of issues without disclosing the hidden agendas. Media organizations then publish or broadcast credulous reports that may be grossly biased, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Vote with wisdom for Ranil
When people talk about wisdom, they often use sight-related words like insight, foresight, discernment, farsightedness, brilliance, reflection, illumination, enlightenment, visionary and seer. The owl, often a symbol of wisdom, has prominent eyes that see clearly in the dark, and seem to be watching everything with penetrating attention.
This metaphor of seeing makes a good place to [...]
Unite to Stop Division in Sri Lanka the answer is EQUALITY
What are we talking about when we say that equality is a basic requirement for effective democracy? Do we mean equality of income? No – most of us are willing to grant a higher income to those who contribute more valuable services to society. Equality of wealth? Perhaps, but how can we prevent inequality of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Google Blog Search & Blogger Search
Sri Lanka Politics rated # 1 search based criteria:
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Josserand said…
I am Professor attached to a leading University in France and as part of our research we did a blogger search subject Sri Lanka politics and each time your blog resulted # 1 on all searches, a extraordinary achievement to stay on the Top position for [...]
Mahinda and his balance economy
A balance economy, day dreaming MAHINDA. This is basic stuff any first year economy student will tell you. But apparently this is beyond our dear MAHINDA and his dream balance economy, this is unlikely to help much because as any first year economy student will tell you (again) the price of a product will rise [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Halloween is Comming
Halloween is comming.
Do you have a costume for your iPod?
It’s not too late.
I can’t decide between the Vampire costume and the Pirate costume.
Scandal Exhaustion
Quote of the Day…Scandal Exhaustion
“Apparently Bush is so exhausted from fighting off all of these scandals he is praying for another emergency like a flood or an attack, so he can kick-back and do nothing!”
– Bill Maher, host of HBO’s, Real Time With Bill Maher
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