<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839</id><updated>2024-11-05T19:02:57.787-08:00</updated><category term="Stories"/><category term="Economic"/><category term="Other"/><category term="Sri Lanka"/><category term="Story"/><category term="#Buddhism"/><category term="#GoHomeGota2022"/><category term="#Knowledge"/><category term="#Life_Story"/><category term="#Monks"/><category term="#Psychology"/><category term="#Sri_Lanka"/><category term="#Story"/><category term="#universal_force"/><category term="Angry"/><category term="Business"/><category term="City"/><category term="Companies"/><category term="Knowledge"/><category term="Marry"/><category term="Movies"/><category term="Netflix"/><category term="Programming"/><category term="Rajapakshas"/><category term="Technology"/><category term="Travel"/><category term="Village"/><category term="buying"/><category term="controlling"/><category term="crisis"/><category term="economy"/><category term="home"/><category term="meditation"/><category term="psychological"/><category term="psycology"/><category term="real state"/><category term="relax"/><category term="renting"/><title type='text'>Chamika</title><subtitle type='html'>This is my private blog.  I&#39;ve writing about technology, current topics, news and interesting stories. I sharing my life experiences by this blog.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-4837664938681520386</id><published>2023-02-02T06:11:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2023-02-02T06:33:45.551-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Angry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="controlling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="meditation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="psychological"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="psycology"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relax"/><title type='text'>How to Control your Anger and Get Relaxed</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Often, people do not know how to control their anger. They might get angry at the drop of a hat, or they might seethe with anger until they finally lash out. If you are struggling to keep your anger in check, then this article is for you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, it is important to understand how you get angry. What are the times when you find yourself getting angry? Is it when you are feeling stressed, or is it when someone has wronged you? Once you have identified the times when you are most likely to get angry, you can begin to work on managing your anger. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a number of techniques that you can use to control your anger. Some people find that deep breathing exercises help, while others find that visualization techniques are more effective. Experiment with different techniques and find the ones that work best for you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are struggling to control your anger, then this article is for you. It will explain how you get angry and why you get angry. It will also provide a number of techniques that you can use to control your anger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recognize the Signs That You&#39;re Getting Angry: If you want to become better at controlling your anger, it’s important to recognize the signs that you’re getting angry. Some common signs of anger include a tightness in the chest, clenched fists, and shallow breathing. Take notice of how you are feeling and the physical sensations you are experiencing when you get angry. This will help you to identify it when it is starting to happen and manage it better.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another helpful tip is to practice slowing down your speech and movements. This can help to ground you in the present moment, and help to push away your anger. Imagine you are walking in a slow-motion mode, as if you are underwater. Slowing down will give you time to take breaks and take a step back to assess the situation and manage your anger in a constructive way. Control Your Anger by Using Relaxation Techniques: Once you’ve recognized the signs, it’s time to take action.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the best things that you can do is to practice relaxation techniques. Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, guided imagery, and progressive muscle relaxation can help to reduce your adrenaline and cortisol levels, which are two hormones that are associated with anger.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These techniques will also reduce your physical tension, making it easier for you to control your anger. When you think about relaxation, don’t just think about stillness. You can also move your body, such as going for a walk, taking part in yoga or Pilates, going for a swim, or playing a sport. Exercise can be a great way to release tension and anger. In addition, taking part in outdoor activities will also help you to reconnect with nature and disconnect from the cause of your anger. Practice Assertiveness to Stay in Control: Assertiveness is an important skill when it comes to managing your anger.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being assertive means expressing your thoughts, feelings, and desires in a clear, straightforward, and respectful way. It also means being able to set boundaries and saying no when needed. Practice using “I” statements when expressing your thoughts and feelings. Rather than lashing out and saying something like “you’re wrong,” use an “I” statement like “I disagree with you.” Using “I” statements will help to keep the conversation centered on your thoughts and feelings instead of making it personal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get Some Exercise to Let Off Steam: Exercise is a great way to reduce stress and anger. Take part in activities that make you feel good, such as going for a walk or a run, playing a sport, or enjoying some nature. Exercise can help to release the physical tension and stress that can lead to anger. Yoga and meditation can also be useful when it comes to managing your anger. Both activities can help you stay in the present moment, practice mindful breathing, and reconnect with your inner strength. Try to practice yoga and/or meditation for at least 15 minutes a day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This can help to reduce stress and anger in the long run. Set Limits on What You&#39;ll Tolerate: Being aware of what you will and won’t tolerate is another important way to manage your anger. It’s important to set boundaries and respect them. This will help to prevent your anger from escalating and it will also make it easier for you to stay in control. If you find yourself in a situation where someone is trying to push your boundaries, you can use assertive communication to express your limits. For example, if someone is talking over you, you can politely say “I would appreciate if you listen to what I am saying before responding.” By doing this, you will be able to set healthy boundaries and avoid getting angry. To Wrap Things Up: Anger is a normal emotion that everyone experiences. However, it is important to recognize when it is starting to happen and take the necessary steps to manage it before it gets out of control. If you are feeling overwhelmed or out of control with your anger, remember to practice relaxation techniques and assertive communication.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, be sure to set limits on what you will tolerate and take part in activities such as exercise, yoga, and meditation to help let off steam. By using the tips in this article, you will be able to more effectively manage your anger and stay in control of your emotions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/4837664938681520386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2023/02/how-to-control-your-anger-and-get.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/4837664938681520386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/4837664938681520386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2023/02/how-to-control-your-anger-and-get.html' title='How to Control your Anger and Get Relaxed'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3iiU_cVteTQk0EiWw84NDtN6x7-wr1i_npvKDAAyf5WfGbLd96h81v5Edd6B6-_U7hzRIa4yb1hz-kGeui7HIhcGjoAm7reJgtqamicfcfoKV44scMl1BjGH3epubDnOK3qlB_g1mdqw/s72-c/1675348281376310-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-4064875620070012532</id><published>2023-02-02T05:44:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2023-02-03T21:49:13.400-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="buying"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="real state"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="renting"/><title type='text'>Renting vs Buying Home - (What is the best method to live)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Renting a home or buying a home may be an appealing option to many Americans. One of the primary reasons to rent or buy a home is the rental cost. The rental cost, however, is one that can vary widely depending on where you live and how much you can afford.&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Renting over owning is not the way to go. Owning is the best way to get your money back. The cheapest way to live, not only because you don&#39;t have to pay rent but also because you get an extra benefit like having pets and we&#39;re talking about animal friendly home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Renting your home can save you money on rent, but it doesn&#39;t come without costs. The first thing to consider is how much time and money you&#39;re willing to spend maintaining your house in order to save money on rent. There&#39;s also the question of safety. A common concern among residents who own a home is that if something were to happen at night, or during an unexpected power outage, they wouldn&#39;t be able to get into their homes easily.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Renting a home is great if you are a student, or have limited income. You know that your rent payment is going directly to the landlord, so you don&#39;t need to worry about it. If you own your own home, it&#39;s also tax deductible and many banks offer low interest rates to homeowners.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The advantages of renting your own home vs. buying one are many and varied.The main reason is that anyone can buy a house and live in it, while renting a place only makes sense if you do not want to commit to being tied down with the obligations and responsibilities that come with owning your own home, such as paying property taxes over time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;From renting to owning, there are many options out there when it comes to where you live. Homes can be rented or owned and each of them has its pros and cons. The major advantage that home renters have over home owners is the fact that rent allows you to use half of your money on necessities rather than just having it sit in a bank account. With a landlord, you may not be able to get rid of clutter or spruce up your home if you ever want to move out. These are both very important considerations with regards to either renting or owning a house.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A home is the largest investment you will make. So, it is important to know who takes care of the house and how much they charge. It&#39;s best to rent a home than own your own home because:-  It saves tax money- Green better than rent others places- Good investment opportunities since you can get the best price per square foot, the most beneficial location and avoiding all maintenance expenses.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Home rent is a specific kind of accommodation which is rented from an owner or business owner. Home Renters must pay for the services of a person who owns the property and that person would take care of all expenses such as maintenance, repairs and cleaning. Owning your own house also allows you to do many things that are not available in a rental property such as planting flowers or having trees in your yard.You can also do renovations (make it better) to give it your style whether it&#39;s modern or traditional and make more money with extra benifits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Owning a home can bring many benefits. Some people do not have the means to buy their own home. Renting options are an option for some, but it may not be the best fit for everyone&#39;s lifestyle. We&#39;ve listed advantages and disadvantages of renting vs owning a home so you can make a more informed decision when weighing your options&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The best method for living is one that will allow you to save money, extra benefits and get the peace of mind that comes with your own home. The best way to achieve this is to rent a home.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/4064875620070012532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2023/02/rentig-vs-buying-home-what-is-best.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/4064875620070012532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/4064875620070012532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2023/02/rentig-vs-buying-home-what-is-best.html' title='Renting vs Buying Home - (What is the best method to live)'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmxLHU_rS1Pg3PeOmQHIqjh0ziVlgB4bFmP5hSivbnUTjwWrLWpAxm1dD_QsmBcC-ckfiBmZLb4695X7u33kRWkhQGyfMND6VL6PvNSQaT1nW8Sh-DNHiKuwMRMsZDN9UH6I9TGa8PFft/s72-c/1675348844845480-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-7734825413347005518</id><published>2022-05-29T12:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-29T21:56:45.285-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Story"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Companies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Movies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Netflix"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Stories"/><title type='text'>Story behind the NETFLIX </title><content type='html'>&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;tel:1999&quot;&gt;1999&lt;/a&gt;, Netflix began offering an online subscription service over the Internet. Subscribers chose movie and TV titles from&amp;nbsp; the Netflix website; The shows were then mailed to customers on DVD along with postage-paid return envelopes from one of more than 100 distribution centers. Although customers typically rented as many movies as they wanted per month for a flat monthly fee, their&amp;nbsp; subscription plans limited the number of DVDs they could own at&amp;nbsp; one time. Netflix had tens of thousands of movie titles in its catalog. .&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; In &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2006&quot;&gt;2006&lt;/a&gt;, Netflix launched the $1 million Netflix Awards competition to see if someone could improve their recommendation system, an algorithm used to predict a person&#39;s movie preferences based on past rental dates, by 10 percent.Three years later, the award went to BellKors Pragmatic Chaos, a team&amp;nbsp; of seven mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers from the United States, Canada, Austria, and Israel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2007&quot;&gt;2007&lt;/a&gt;, Netflix began offering its subscribers the option to stream some of its movies and TV shows directly to their homes over the Internet. With most subscriptions, the streaming service was unlimited. Netflix later partnered with manufacturers of various consumer electronics, including video game consoles and Blu-ray Disc players,&amp;nbsp; to allow their videos to be streamed to these devices via an internet connection. In &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2010&quot;&gt;2010&lt;/a&gt;, Netflix introduced a streaming-only plan, , which offered unlimited streaming service but no DVDs. Netflix then expanded beyond the United States by offering the streaming-only plan in Canada in &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2010&quot;&gt;2010&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp; Latin America and the Caribbean in &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2011&quot;&gt;2011&lt;/a&gt;, and&amp;nbsp; the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia in &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2012&quot;&gt;2012&lt;/a&gt;.As of &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2016&quot;&gt;2016&lt;/a&gt;, its streaming service was available in more than 190 countries and territories.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Netflix had announced in September &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2011&quot;&gt;2011&lt;/a&gt; that it would split its streaming and email services,&amp;nbsp; the latter of which would be called Qwikster, but&amp;nbsp; abandoned the proposed split a month later, citing an outcry from its subscribers. While the streaming services became the biggest revenue generator with over 200 million subscribers by &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2021&quot;&gt;2021&lt;/a&gt;, the rental division remained profitable.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Beginning in &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2013&quot;&gt;2013&lt;/a&gt; with the episodic drama series House of Cards, the company offered video content produced specifically for its streaming service. Such content became a major focus for Netflix, with more than 2,400 original titles offered by the end of &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2021&quot;&gt;2021&lt;/a&gt;.His notable series have included Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Stranger Things, Narcos, The Crown, Bridgerton, and Squid Game. He also produced numerous films, most notably Roma &lt;a href=&quot;tel:2018&quot;&gt;(2018&lt;/a&gt;), which won three Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film .&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;GROWN-UP ELEPHANTS&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;CAN EAT MORE than &lt;b&gt;three hundred kilos&lt;/b&gt; of food—basically grass, twigs, foliage, and tree bark—in a unmarried day. In the identical period, they&#39;ll defecate sixteen to 18 times, generating over two hundred kilos of dung. In Randeniya, a small village withinside the decrease wetlands of Sri Lanka, elephant poop is a renewable resource. The sun-dried, deep-brown dung piles up like haystacks in a portray via way of means of Claude Monet. Visitors might be forgiven for questioning that the poop is useless. But at Eco Maximus, a producer in Randeniya, it takes on a 2d life. More than two decades ago, a person named Thusita Ranasinghe noticed a few dung and had an idea. “He notion he may want to make paper from it,” says the organization’s emblem designer, Susantha Karunarathne, with a smile.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At his workplace withinside the organization factory, Karunarathne wears a inexperienced t-blouse which says #elephantdungpaper and suggests off a number of his latest magazine designs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At a nearby table, several women are carefully designing covers for notebooks of various sizes. In another, the finished product is packaged and ready for shipment. Today, Maximus manufactures a range of stationery and souvenirs that are sold in the local market and in 30 other countries around the world.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Eco Maximus was one of the earliest producers of elephant dung paper and the first in Sri Lanka and refining the manufacturing process required a great deal of trial and error. Elephant dung is brought in from nearby sanctuaries, Karunarathne says on a tour of the factory.Fresh semi-solid green elephant dung smells bad. But after drying it under the hot tropical sun, the smell will disappear. Harvesters collect the dark brown, fibrous heaps in a very hot boiler. “We cook for an hour to make sure the manure is sterile,” says Vibhatha Wijeratne, the operations manager, who shows me a pile of cooked manure wearing yellow gloves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a corner of the factory, bundles of paper with crumpled edges are stacked on top of each other. There are different colors: earth tones, blue tones, tropical green tones and intense red tones. Thousands of years ago, much of the writing in Sri Lanka was engraved on stones. Later, islanders wrote on leaves, like the fronds of the palmyrah palm, known locally as palmyrah. &quot;The Palmyra leaves were boiled for writing and dried in the sun, which was called pus kola (old leaves),&quot; says bright-eyed Randika&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jayasinghe, who teaches biosystems engineering at Sri Jayewardenepura University.Conventional papermaking began after Sri Lanka was colonized by the Portuguese, the Dutch and then the British, who referred to the island as Ceylon. Most paper uses pulp as its main material, which is fibrous and rich in lignin and cellulose. &quot;It&#39;s made by chemically and mechanically separating the fibers from the wood,&quot; says Jayasinghe. &quot;These chemicals are then released as wastewater.&quot; The problem is that nearly 4 billion trees are cut down to make paper every year.Some are managed in&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;, others are harvested from managed and mature forests. &quot;Because paper is biodegradable, we consider it environmentally friendly compared to plastic,&quot; says Jayasinghe. But it comes at a significant environmental cost.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the British left Sri Lanka in 1948, the local government opened 12 factories in the 1960s to use the waste straw from the paddy fields to make paper. But by 1993 only two  remained. One of them was led by Shirani Fairbanks. &quot;I went to the Export Development Board in Colombo and happened to see a piece of paper made out of banana fibers,&quot; says curly-haired Fairbanks, picking up a packet of bright wrapping paper from her office desk. . &quot;It inspired me to start  Trickledown.Over time, his company went beyond traditional papermaking when it began using waste materials (tar scraps, banana peels, pineapple fiber) to make paper. “There is tremendous market demand for  paper products made from elephant dung,” says Fairbanks. They have a unique aesthetic that many young people love.&quot; The company now sources paper from manufacturers across the country for its stationery, crafts and other products. One of them is Echo Maximus.Back at the Eco Maximus factory, manager Wijeratne shows off a 1,000 liter cement tank known as the mixer. A rubber hose directs water  from a nearby faucet into the tank, and an employee uses his bare hands to dump steamed, cooked manure that now resembles a  ball  of earth fibers. &quot;This is the pulp we use for the inside pages of notebooks,&quot; says Wijeratne. &quot;One-third of this pulp is elephant dung, while two-thirds is trimmings.&quot; Offcuts come in two forms: scraps of  paper from  camps in Colombo and scraps of paper from Eco Maximus  that have been leveled and cut to size.Finally, a bucket of deep magenta liquid is added to the mixture. (Eco Maximus also makes paper using only elephant dung, but its fibrous texture makes it unsuitable for writing or drawing.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In one of the final steps of papermaking, a female pours a jug of pulp onto a skinny steel mesh. The mesh is dipped in water, and she or he makes use of her arms to combine the pulp for some seconds, leveling it at the mesh even as the water trickles down. “This is for one hundred fifty GSM writing paper,” Wijeratne tells me, the usage of the enterprise acronym for “grams in keeping with rectangular meter.” (Printer paper is typically much less than one hundred GSM, even as enterprise playing cards may be as excessive as four hundred GSM.) Two girls preserve the mesh up and press it onto a barely large cotton material, that&#39;s laid flat on a desk via way of means of a 3rd female. She then folds the material edges in and seals it, which creates a material-pulp sheet. Smiling and chatting, they quickly make a pile of sheets. “We use this gadget to compress the water out,” says Karunaratne, pointing to a huge electric powered gadget. A middle-elderly guy manually controls the gadget, which squeezes a package deal of material-pulp sheets as water drips down. “Now you could dispose of the cotton material, and permit it dry.” Karunarathne takes me to a huge phase of the manufacturing unit wherein colourful papers are smartly racked. Drying takes location beneathneath the asbestos roof, as direct daylight ought to bleach the blues, tropical greens, earthy tones, and deep reds.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Finally, two cheerful women stand next to a large sheet of aluminum and smooth out creases, corners and edges sheet by sheet. &quot;Ironing is the final step in base paper manufacture,&quot; says Wijeratne. These sheets of paper are cut, flattened and made into stationery.   The transformation from poop to paper is complete. Outside, in a neighbor&#39;s garden in front of the factory, everything starts all over again.An elephant struts by, holding a tuft of grass under its trunk. Drop a bunch of poo before moving on. &quot;It will be  paper tomorrow,&quot; says Karunarathne, laughing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If I summarize what I have described so far, I can give it one word. That is, it is the universe. There is something that works in this whole universe. It is the force. That is, the force acting on this whole universe is called the &quot;universal force&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This universal force acts as waves throughout the universe. They have the same vibrational length. Inanimate objects made up of all the elements that exist in nature are subject to this universal force. We are all subject to that universal force.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When one realizes that this is the truth of the universe, he comes closer to nature. Then Vidarshana wisdom descends on him. Therefore, the waves emanating from the body of the Vipassana Yoga practitioner, whose meditative energy is increased, correspond to the vibrations of the existing waves in the universe, so that the waves can travel to the infinity of the universe. Such a yogi can send these waves from one place to another far away. This is because there is no barrier to it in the celestial body.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But what the average trained man does is to distance himself from nature at all times and to oppose the universal force. Then the universe blocks him. Such a person cannot conquer the universe. He is helpless. Defeat.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then all you have to do is understand the universal truth and submit to the force of the universe. Then we will all have conquered the universe. Then we have no one to catch. There is also no one to throw away. May all beings be comforted by the sublime Nirvana!&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/6648173682007955659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/universal-force.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6648173682007955659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6648173682007955659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/universal-force.html' title='Universal force'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7vQHlce7-f9mOXphUgdYVrwmnfzWs1KmFPUh9hDy4dBN6kqzPwps0kjYGXv384boOCDbDLKVs-z0CmMIsKad8ihhAf5_YDftln3-Y4dDliZb_Mh1tUNs2xadOxeiocM3vEiGa8BxWEFD/s72-c/1653325335362176-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-8381326634472009393</id><published>2022-05-23T09:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-23T09:53:14.678-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Buddhism"/><title type='text'>To whom does Buddhism belong?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are many myths about Buddhism. Even those who are famous as eloquent preachers do not seem to know about this. That is why those who say that Buddhism is only for Buddhists. There is also a fear of Buddhism among the common people. They fear that it will be inappropriate for secular life to hinder the progress of Buddhism. Therefore, I wanted to write this to tell the truth about the present day Sri Lankan society which has such attitudes towards Buddhism.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dhamma is Dharma. We call it &#39;Buddhism&#39; because it is a Dharma that the Buddha himself understood and preached for the healing of the minds of the creatures of the world.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Buddhism teaches the doctrine of the universe. That is the Dharma which reveals the true facts about the universe. Therefore it can also be called the universal doctrine. Buddhism teaches the truth about the universe. Therefore, this understanding is not available to any animal other than man. Therefore Buddhism a doctrine limited to man. This doctrine helps one to identify who one is.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A large percentage of Sri Lankan people today know only about others. They have no idea who they are. This is the cause of human suffering. Grief is relieved when one recognizes who he is.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Therefore, Buddhism is the Dharmatha preached by the Buddha to man to know who he is and to get rid of sorrow. That is why it is a universal doctrine.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/8381326634472009393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/to-whom-does-buddhism-belong.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/8381326634472009393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/8381326634472009393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/to-whom-does-buddhism-belong.html' title='To whom does Buddhism belong?'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbzP_zymT03ZFou5-OvbZ4fpem8l6KT8w8QlGHRSx3COdYkLPJ_-C-W1eHrHyT6SQvQ608eyekn4D42BSSCCy1czkkY1z2bo-4KrBgCjjKFUOB8FbvWKt0O_Pyxtr5l-Vb_4qdaFc3MtB/s72-c/1653324785725943-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-1915435173584136505</id><published>2022-05-23T09:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-23T09:47:39.511-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Monks"/><title type='text'>Caste of Monks</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is something that is deeply ingrained in contemporary Chivaradharis. This is a great obstacle to the existence of pure Buddhism. But they are not the only ones pointing fingers at this. The whole world is responsible for it. But let me explain to you about the caste of the Yan monks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Educating Your Readers About This Subject From 1747 AD. It is interesting to present a historical account of the period 1780 itself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saranankara Sangharaja Thero of the Malwatta Temple in Kandy was a helpless boy. One day the Sangharaja Thero had sewn this boy in the temple. On the same day, along with the other monks who resided in the temple, the new monk also sat down for lunch. King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe visited the temple on this occasion. As soon as he saw the king, the boy got up from his robe and began to tremble. The king inquired into the matter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Sangharaja Thero told the king that he was the helpless boy of the temple built today. The king became angry and imposed a disciplinary law on the relatives of the peasants. The temples of the Malwathu and Asgiriya factions still maintain strict adherence to the disciplinary rules imposed by this king. Until then there was no caste among the monks. This is in stark contrast to pure Buddhism. A roadblock to Nirvana.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/1915435173584136505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/caste-of-monks.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/1915435173584136505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/1915435173584136505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/caste-of-monks.html' title='Caste of Monks'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bpCSscUm9hBvouVuY7RI7Qy9BTIoZb4R03nLBo0uNAs07IClEbO7RmsCvTBB07UXLUqK38tdxuLj36uSdMzPmHbAoj_omZ8oiZAPl0yh8wT4RDKK3dbK1ccIPWeLhaUYJHa_7npvQ2wQ/s72-c/1653324444947824-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-1508632647049906994</id><published>2022-05-23T09:40:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-23T09:42:47.301-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Psychology"/><title type='text'>Psychological Discharge</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are various opinions on this as well. In a number of European diaries, the authors have vividly described the occasions on which they excluded themselves from the psyche. Today&#39;s lay clergymen in our country have also expressed their views in this regard. Therefore, for the benefit of all those who are interested in this, this is a writing self.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The mind can be expelled from the body only by a yogi who has developed his mind to the Four Noble Truths. The practical truth here cannot be explained in a work like this. Even when so released, it does not completely separate from the gross body. I have to remind you readers of something I mentioned earlier here. That is, as many believe or have seen, there is no such thing as a Silver Cord. The relationship of the psyche to the gross body is immeasurable from the standard world measurements of the elements themselves. That is to say, one cannot say exactly that the psyche starts from here to the gross body and ends here. I have previously described this by a simple test on inked white paper.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When done in this way from the mahopaya it can be seen even in front of the sama.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The practical details of this were not included, thinking that it would be a hindrance to the practitioner of meditation.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/1508632647049906994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/psychological-discharge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/1508632647049906994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/1508632647049906994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/05/psychological-discharge.html' title='Psychological Discharge'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCQZwENY3aBd6rFJ8sh47gI0u1HlJyrr3mAYOkIug2UPzaajnoegtE0Lt9ryivnk_9okwqESDAQ0E2dAWBc02VZL8KAsqQkWng1VxLc6cHxtjGKd6dzXqlNm4p1g83fdi0ZODoKpajkNp/s72-c/1653324088996563-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-6228348293186994672</id><published>2022-04-17T04:57:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-17T04:57:09.370-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Life_Story"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Programming"/><title type='text'>Planning to marry a programmer?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Planning to marry or date a programmer ?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Things to know if your partner is a Programmer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. Remind them about the ‘TIME’&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; sometimes they forget everything when they are already in their throne — in front of the computer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. Prepare their food.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They prefer to solve problems than to eat their meals. Don’t let them prepare for themselves, they value time, they will end up cooking sunny side up, pancit canton, cornbeef... which is not good for their health...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Remind them about Birthdays, Anniversaries, and other special Occasions. They don’t think so much about it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. Don’t fight with them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They are too smart. You will never win because they will kill you with their patience. They are too genius they will annoy you with their art of deadma.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. Programmers talk about ‘codes’ even when they are asleep. They ‘sleep talk’&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;6. Just listen to them even if you don’t understand his language anymore, he is just trying to solve a problem.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;7. They are uncomplicated especially in ‘what to wear’.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;8. They prefer to upgrade their computers than to upgrade mobile phones.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;9. They are not expressive but they will love you the best that they can.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;10. They are generous.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their salary can pay bills and make your life comfortable 😉 programming is one of the highest paid job as long as you continue to learn and develop your skills.. you can be paid as high as 6 digits per month..&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Their salary depends upon their level of skills and experience&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 years after getting married He is able to &lt;b style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;bought me a house and a car.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Being a programmer is a silent but dangerous job they can spoil you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;11. If you are planning to have vacation, choose a place where there is NO INTERNET.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that they will not be tempted to work while on vacation. If they insist then it’s your bad for marrying both that man and their job.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;12. Don’t ask them to repair your gadgets they are programmers they work on codes and softwares not on repairing your broken LCD’s.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;13. Programmers are ‘forgetful’ ... maybe its an effect of not getting right amount of sleep.. so in case they forget something please bare with them just exhale your impatience and inhale understanding..&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;14. Don’t be surprised if they shout out loud ‘YES’ , ‘FINALLY’ , ‘HOOO!!’ Maybe they just solved a major problem . It’s their way of rejoicing!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;15. They love facing their monitors, but they are not into social media.. stop expecting long cheesy messages (if they do so, appreciate it, they made their best effort) .. they seldom visit their social media accounts.. but they often check their LinkedIn, slack,  github, bitbucket, jira, trello, etc .. and oh don’t forget to update them with the trends.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;Being a wife of a programmer requires a lot of understanding. Behind successful programmers is a supportive partner.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;#copied!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/6228348293186994672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/planning-to-marry-programmer.html#comment-form' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6228348293186994672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6228348293186994672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/planning-to-marry-programmer.html' title='Planning to marry a programmer?'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDEMgAAJYO4zFcdHtN29yPeqEhtYaDrsHX3kAA5I84hJ_X8ySoJG-Lt_ma7DJFetsmAzwUO2Bu9JSKNc6x9zsf72ZYl3zRhesj1npu_PgfIoJcHtuSKc8dnOqD4VUC3-G2javnhrMCCss/s72-c/1650196614529156-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-3891675337195526590</id><published>2022-04-12T07:03:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-12T07:17:36.422-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Knowledge"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="City"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Story"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Village"/><title type='text'>Village vs City</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;In any country, the social status of the people living there is different.  Some live in luxury cities and some live in remote rural areas.  Others live in rural areas that are becoming cities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, in this article we will talk today about the changes in the people living in rural and urban around the world, the changes in the environment and the changes in the society.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;The following is how the human landscape changes spatially.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Rural areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Urban areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Sanctuaries&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Glacier areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here we are going to talk mainly about &lt;b&gt;Rural areas and Urban areas.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rural Areas :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;The population is small.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agriculture is plentiful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The physical distance between the houses is high.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The social distance between the people is less.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Infrastructure is low.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Decreased technological advancement.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Residential buildings are built in simple ways.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Decreased social misconduct.&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Abuse&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Rape&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Murder&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Robbery&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Theft&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Urban Areas :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;The population is very high.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Physical distance between houses is short.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;There is more social distance between people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Infrastructure and technology advances more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Industrial, administrative, and commercial activities abound.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Houses and buildings are built in complex ways.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Built-up areas are plentiful.  Social needs are complex.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Social misconduct is high.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Too many urban problems.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Pollution&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Excessive traffic congestion&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Garbage&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;- Dirty drainage systems&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/3891675337195526590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/village-vs-city.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/3891675337195526590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/3891675337195526590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/village-vs-city.html' title='Village vs City'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm1pDWteGWA3XD7s0GXIhMvT6hZBizE-u3T96cN_9K5F9sP_jD6Tl4FPZ2t0hkGDMhvm6vX2LdvoFcUEy6v2AK42DedW40zB9RLEJFbv4xERgvw88gtyPDFuIz6neNnuMNzp960yVk2me/s72-c/1649772212057224-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-2699646734358617519</id><published>2022-04-04T04:52:00.009-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-04T05:26:17.738-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GoHomeGota2022"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crisis"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="economy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Rajapakshas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sri Lanka"/><title type='text'>Sri Lanka economic crisis: The all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire</title><content type='html'>Public anger over the worsening crisis is directed towards the clan, which has held sway over the island nation’s politics for decades.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;People dressed as Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, and his brothers, Finance Minister Basil, left, and PM Mahinda walk during a protest against the economic crisis in Colombo [File: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkKU5LcGcLbiw8VwBKHZooSv68kE6LBLFfdJn0fmCpJr5ir_JOA3zb1M2lM6QPRNOu4kg3j5tlTbyaOKM58WvHkqB80gt4IWoV_Fno_YX8XCAE_vMoSl3f2cow-dumHjW8vslmEPT25AW/w400-h266/1649073118287136-0.png&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;People dressed as Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, and his brothers, Finance Minister Basil, left, and PM Mahinda walk during a protest against the economic crisis in Colombo [File: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country’s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/31/sri-lanka-crisis-forces-13-hour-blackouts-hospitals-stop-surgery&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;worst economic crisis&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;since independence in 1948, much of it directed at the island nation’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Late on Thursday, hundreds of people tried to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/31/tear-gas-as-sri-lanka-protesters-try-to-storm-presidents-house&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;storm the home&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the current president and one of four politically active brothers. In a night of violence, one person was injured and at least 45 others were arrested.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;The AFP news agency profiles the clan, which has held sway over the nation’s politics for decades and which returned to power after a brief hiatus in 2019 when Gotabaya was elected president.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;u&gt;Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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    &lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyFnu-KHoe3BkDimBM1bZNwzksnQA6Loaq8XyTWvAt1XXMD3wgrRmHlI2GT1MHLAuOJkh8qMoUACb49qFYlHOkr7ZnusR9DAnHoSqYgyf1q5PUxeX6pwqvuX86yYwOxZJ9WVMiMRKHBHQ/s1600/1649073113409251-1.png&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, is the charismatic head of the group and the current prime minister. He previously held the post in 2004, and was then president from 2005 to 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Gotabaya appointed him to the prime ministership a second time three years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Mahinda is adored by the Sinhala-Buddhist majority for crushing separatist Tamil rebels in May 2009 following a brutal military offensive that ended a decades-long civil war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;The bloody final weeks of the civil war ended with – according to estimates by the United Nations – the deaths of about 40,000 civilians, who were herded into so-called no-fire zones that were then bombed by the Sri Lankan armed forces.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Rajapaksa denied the death toll and refused an international inquiry into alleged atrocities. A series of local inquiries have failed to yield either a proper war crimes investigation or prosecutions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;During his rule, Sri Lanka also moved closer to China, borrowing almost $7bn for infrastructure projects, many of which turned into white elephants mired in corruption.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Critics say he also did little to bridge the divide with Sri Lanka’s Tamils after the war. The community is barred from commemorating their war dead and remains largely marginalised.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;BLOG_video_class&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/_7l-q4YSRDA&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; youtube-src-id=&quot;_7l-q4YSRDA&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;u&gt;President Gotabaya Rajapaksa :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Rajapaksa, 72, was Mahinda’s main lieutenant during his time as the head of state, holding the influential post of secretary to the Ministry of Defence with day-to-day control of the armed forces and police.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;He denies accusations that he was behind death squads that abducted and “disappeared” dozens of opponents in notorious white vans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Dubbed “The Terminator” by his own family, he is feared by foes for his short temper.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;As president, he has presided over Sri Lanka’s spiralling economic crisis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;A dire shortage of foreign currency – needed to pay down Sri Lanka’s debt – forced the government to ban swaths of imports, causing severe shortages of essentials.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Sri Lanka’s heavily tourism-dependent economy was first hit by the Easter Sunday serial blasts of 2019 and then torpedoed by the COVID-19 pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;But many experts say that economic mismanagement by the Rajapaksas is also to blame, including years of chronic budget deficits and ill-advised tax cuts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;u&gt;Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa&amp;nbsp; :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Basil Rajapaksa, 70, is a political strategist who managed the economy under Mahinda and is now the finance minister.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;He was called “Mr Ten Percent” in a BBC interview in reference to commissions he allegedly took from government contracts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;Subsequent administrations failed to prove any charges he siphoned millions of dollars from state coffers. All cases against him have been dropped since Gotabaya became president.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Minister Chamal Rajapaksa :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Chamal Rajapaksa, 79, was speaker of parliament when Mahinda was president and is also a former minister of shipping and aviation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;He currently holds the irrigation portfolio and is number two in the defence department under Gotabaya, who is also the defence minister.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Formerly a police officer, he once served as a personal bodyguard to Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the world’s first woman prime minister.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Minister Namal Rajapaksa :-&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Namal Rajapaksa, 35, a lawyer, is the scion of the family dynasty and the eldest son of Mahinda, who is thought to be grooming him to be president one day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adArea ad-in-article&quot; data-reactroot=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;He entered parliament in 2010 aged just 24, and is now minister for sports and youth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;During his father’s decade in power, Namal was highly influential, although he did not hold any portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;A rival former administration accused him of money laundering and other corruption charges, which he denies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;References :- &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/4/1/sri-lanka-economic-crisis-the-all-powerful-rajapaksas-under-fire&quot;&gt;www.aljazeera.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wionews.com/world/amp&quot;&gt;wionews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/2699646734358617519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/sri-lanka-economic-crisis-all-powerful.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/2699646734358617519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/2699646734358617519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/04/sri-lanka-economic-crisis-all-powerful.html' title='Sri Lanka economic crisis: The all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkKU5LcGcLbiw8VwBKHZooSv68kE6LBLFfdJn0fmCpJr5ir_JOA3zb1M2lM6QPRNOu4kg3j5tlTbyaOKM58WvHkqB80gt4IWoV_Fno_YX8XCAE_vMoSl3f2cow-dumHjW8vslmEPT25AW/s72-w400-h266-c/1649073118287136-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-8854631090971491938</id><published>2022-03-14T05:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-03-14T05:35:08.230-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Economic"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sri Lanka"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Stories"/><title type='text'>Sri Lanka faces too many economic crisis. </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;At present Sri Lanka is facing a very serious economic crisis.  LKR 265 is the highest dollar value holder in Sri Lanka today.  Let&#39;s talk about Sri Lanka, which is facing another major economic crisis.&amp;nbsp;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;In present, Sri Lanka has restricted the import of many non-essential goods that should have been imported.  The rupee has also risen sharply, breaking records in the history of Ceylon, one after another, such as bread, digital accessories, foodstuffs, gas and oil.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, many people are of the opinion that the reason for all this is the printing of money unnecessarily in the last few months.  You may already know that it has broken the highest inflation record in Sri Lanka.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Another factor is that Sri Lanka is already heavily indebted to several countries in the world, which has caused great frustration among the people of the country over the current government.  Swearing at the rulers is not a wise thing to do, but it is the only thing left for the man who takes to the streets and does hired work to make ends meet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;What to do in such a situation?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Always invest only in your essentials.  All the young, middle and old people of the country should always think in a new way and create new creations.  Deploy your labor to increase GDP.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If there is space in the house, plant vegetable plants.  Reduce costs.  Use public transportation safely if possible, even in the face of global epidemics.  Save money on other people instead of just spending money.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Avoid blaming only the ruling party.&lt;/b&gt;  Any challenge can be overcome by working together.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/8854631090971491938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/sri-lanka-faces-too-many-economic-crisis.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/8854631090971491938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/8854631090971491938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/sri-lanka-faces-too-many-economic-crisis.html' title='Sri Lanka faces too many economic crisis. '/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xx_uuIg3fl3uQ94pgHGzz6LOmYIgmayTvk4Sy3a5Xzb7WLRsxT9xNvzGugGazl-8q7ul_MiH34vOXZrUlHQpT5d_T-xZDv0wgFGfY7ujUgTvqodMhdDkvqozaknvyeDwVJ7B_Cl46p7K/s72-c/1647261208792197-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-307924337759377632</id><published>2022-03-05T11:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2022-03-05T11:23:18.938-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Technology"/><title type='text'>Microsoft has stopped mercantilism its merchandise and services in Russia, following the country&#39; invasion of country.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Major school firms together with Apple and holler have created similar decisions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Microsoft same it had paused alternative aspects of its business within the country to adjust to government sanctions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It additional that it absolutely was providing cyber-security support to Ukraine to defend against cyber-attacks initiated by Russia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Since the war began, we&#39;ve got acted against Russian positioning, damaging or tumultuous measures against quite twenty Ukrainian government, IT and money sector organisations,&quot; Microsoft president Brad Smith same during a statement.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Suspended operations&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;many school firms have additionally taken action to limit Russian collectivized media, like RT and Sputnik.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Earlier this week, Microsoft removed RT&#39; mobile apps from the Windows app store.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Facebook, Google and YouTube have taken measures to restrict Russian state media from creating cash from ads on their platforms.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cisco, Oracle, Netflix and Spotify have also suspended operations within the country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Airbnb has stopped all bookings in Russia and Belarus, and has offered free housing to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dan Ives, AN analyst at Wedbush Securities said: &quot;We expect additional school stalwarts to move down a similar path and pull the plug on Russia by this weekend, given the horrific atrocities seen popping out of Ukraine.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;By contrast, Chinese companies, together with Huawei, Xiaomi and Alibaba, have to this point declined to treat whether or not they would cut their business ties in Russia, consistent with news broadcaster CNBC.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/307924337759377632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/microsoft-has-stopped-mercantilism-its.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/307924337759377632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/307924337759377632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/microsoft-has-stopped-mercantilism-its.html' title='Microsoft has stopped mercantilism its merchandise and services in Russia, following the country&#39; invasion of country.'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwrTjmZeEf2P-rRBPgyoewfNu4v2QmOfiFwKDctQu1t835r5wxrgNLif0ptlYZJJVRkYC98WwTxRepT_eem5b3tQFuDR3YUdNEXbdSzTrzuC93qLDpnT0YHgDrWVTPOwXLfPuPBhyphenhyphene8Av/s72-c/1646508187332888-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-7523360560978919600</id><published>2022-03-01T06:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2022-03-01T06:23:31.192-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Stories"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel"/><title type='text'>German couple who’ve been travelling in a Mercedes truck for 12 years</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;For many of us, traveling around the world has been a dream come true.  After the first and second wave of the epidemic many of us began to travel and explore different parts of India and the world.  Here are some videos of vloggers and YouTubers doing an all-India road trip.  These road trips end in two months after they return to the place where they actually started their journey.  Here is a video of a German couple and their children who have been on the road for almost 12 years.  The couple visited Kerala recently and here is how the people reacted.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thorben and Michi&lt;/b&gt; from Germany travel with their two children.  They customize a &lt;b&gt;Mercedes-Benz 911 4 × 4 truck into a caravan and use it for their world tour.&lt;/b&gt;  The German couple officially entered India in August last year.  They have been on the road for almost 12 years and during this period they have been able to visit nearly 90 countries besides India.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to reports, &lt;b&gt;Thorban was an engineer by profession and Michi was a writer. &lt;/b&gt; They have two children - a 6-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter.  After visiting many states in India, they recently went to Coscode and were met by many locals who knew about the couple.  The couple was thrilled with the response from the locals.  People are very friendly and the landscape is great.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While the couple was on their way to Munnar, they stayed in Kozhikode or Calicut.  The couple also visited other places like Varkala, Alappuzha, Mararikulam, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.  After entering India last year, the couple embarked on a country-wide tour to learn more about the culture and beauty of those places.  In another report, the couple said that Kerala as a state has a lot of potential for the caravan tourism industry and efforts should be made to further promote it.  He even mentioned this to the Director of the Kerala Tourism Department.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Mercedes 911 4 × 4 truck&lt;/b&gt; that the couple is using for their road trip is truly fully customized for their travel needs.  It&#39;s actually a small house on wheels.  The video does not show the interior of the caravan, but states that it has everything a small family needs.  It has a bed and a kitchen that allows the couple to stay on the street and enjoy the view without having to worry about food.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The report states that the couple celebrated their son&#39;s birthday when they arrived in Kozhikode, after which they planned to leave for Munnar and set up Munnar and explore Tamil Nadu.  We have many YouTubers from around the world in India, but this is the first time we&#39;ve heard of a family who have been on the road for 12 years and are committed to traveling.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/7523360560978919600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/german-couple-whove-been-travelling-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/7523360560978919600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/7523360560978919600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/03/german-couple-whove-been-travelling-in.html' title='German couple who’ve been travelling in a Mercedes truck for 12 years'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCHXS4qeIB-jay0Ki0gbP1WDfZdzKoPjvc2dXRpIBcveGNT0OoPvBaf8JRxsk_c2x_tJgrcnamGLYtA3d-P2VMxIIhZ_Y7i77fIyJ9pYdOj6aorsPxF58Gk_nEyk2GewUEwvD2ho8TSio/s72-c/1646144596862621-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480610994681910839.post-6678704061025746270</id><published>2022-02-20T01:37:00.006-08:00</published><updated>2022-05-14T04:13:18.965-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Knowledge"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Other"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Stories"/><title type='text'>Most popular language in the World</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Many people think that English is the most widely spoken language in the world.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yes.  That&#39;s true, but according to native speakers, &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;English is not&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; the most widely spoken language in the world.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What are Native Speakers?  What is so special about native speakers?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I can speak English well.  But my mother tongue is not English.  My mother tongue is Sinhala.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Native speakers are for that.  By definition, native speakers can be called their mother tongue or the language spoken by their mother or father.  But this often changes only within a multicultural country like America.  Because in countries like America, all people use the English language.  That is why this is accepted as an &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;international language.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;BLOG_video_class&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/lFtf03tBzes&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; youtube-src-id=&quot;lFtf03tBzes&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;u&gt;Now, what exactly is the language used by the largest population in the world?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese&quot;&gt;Mandarin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is one of the most popular languages ​​in the world.  It is the language spoken by the &lt;b&gt;Chinese&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are two reasons why Mandarin is the number one language in the world.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. China is currently the most populous country in the world.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;Increasing the population of a country means that everything else with them is increasing numerically.  As a result, the number of Chinese speaking people increases the popularity of their mother tongue.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;In addition to China, Mandarin has been adopted as the official language in countries such as Singapore and Taiwan.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt;


     
     Mandarin has become the number one language in the world, with Mandarin being the official language of two countries with an average population in addition to China.  Since we are presenting this article according to the native speakers, I thought these two countries should definitely be included.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Here are the 10 most popular languages ​​in the world right now&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Manderine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Spanish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. English&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Hindi&lt;div&gt;5. Arabic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Portuguese&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Bengali&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Russian&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. Japanese&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10. Lahnda (Western Punjabi)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/feeds/6678704061025746270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/02/most-popular-languages-in-world.html#comment-form' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6678704061025746270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4480610994681910839/posts/default/6678704061025746270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://chamika-udayanga-daily.blogspot.com/2022/02/most-popular-languages-in-world.html' title='Most popular language in the World'/><author><name>chamika_udayanga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15275375502124579946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrxoCLoxx8LLq1aCgrTmEaVbTdR7VOFrQW5PAONIFldY9AXpqXfd8s8-CdhU9A_xL_JkHMBA4Z5nnxOKyT2pQdd7nUxaMboM-wytjzDvjr0Pfz92twlVfi8spINbxP81Q6m1maiFTsiAW/s72-c/1645609280527907-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry></feed>