text:
Discussion in 'USA Men' started by yankeeRoyal, Feb 2, 2013.
1) Mexico
2) Costa Rica
4) Panama
5) Jamaica
6) Honduras
I thought you predicted that the USA were going to finish 4th in the Hex?
Upon reflection.......I couldn't see Jamaica Panama or Honduras being better than us over ten games. Got a prediction?
1. Mexico
3. Costa Rica
4. Panama
5. Honduras
6. Jamaica
I'll go with Bimmer's order:
1. Mexico (20 or 21 points)
2. USA (between 16-18 points)
3. Costa Rica (13-15 points)
4. Panama (10-13 points)
5. Honduras (10-12 points)
6. Jamaica (7-11 points)
#1. Mexico
#2. Costa Rica
#3. Jamaica
#4. (tie) Panama & USA
#.5 Honduras
To end up in 4th, we'd likely need to get less than 12 or 13 points. That's a record of 4-7-0, 3-4-3, 2-2-6, or 1-0-9. None of those scenarios seem very likely.
For example a 3-4-3 record could mean losing both games to Mexico (certainly possible), then going 3-0-1 at home and 0-2-2. The home record seems possible; the loss to Mexico and then the hiccup tie. However only getting 2 points on the road seems unlikely. I think there's a pretty good chance we win at least one game on the road.
Which of our previous games under Klinsmann instilled all this confidence in you?
2) Mexico 22 WDLWWWLWWW
2) Honduras 15 LDDDWLLWWW
4) Costa Rica 10 LLWDLWLLLW
5) Jamaica 9 LWLWLLLWLL
3) Panama 8 WLDLLLWDLL
Say we go 3-1-1 at home, losing to Mexico and letting one game slip into a draw.
That would be 10 points from home games. To get to 13 we would need to draw 3 on the road, assuming we dont win on the road.
The sooner we get that road win under our belt.....
I was doing the math for 12, but your last point is a good one. If we win in Honduras, we're in really good shape for the rest of the hex. We could go 3-1-1 at home and we'd still have 13 points. Any other road points would be gravy.
I think the US will go 3W-2D-0L at home for 11 points. Then we will get at least 1 win and 2 ties on the road for 5 more points. Minimum 16 points. That's how I get to my range of 16-18 points and 2nd place, in my prior post of this thread.
I don't know points, but I think a point will come when the Kaptain is on bended knee begging our Soccer Jesus, Donovan, to suit up to save our bacon....with that kind of role, Donovan will show up.
Comments are outpacing predictions. :-(
I need ten predictions (or more) for a large enough sample size.
I'm going with:
1) Mexico
4) Jamaica (who subsequently defeat New Zealand for the play-in spot)
5) Honduras (lose the 4th spot on GD or something to Jamaica)
6) Panama
T1. Mexico
3. Honduras
4. Costa Rica
5. Jamaica
6. Panama
Maybe its just wishful thinking, but I think if we can split the home and home with Mexico, we can at least tie the hex. There is no reason that we should drop any points at home other than the Mexico game. It could happen, but I really don't see it happening. For the road games, there is also no reason that Mexico won't have the same troubles that we would have on the road in central america. Playing on the road in central america and Jamaica is tough. Mexico isn't just going to role over these teams on the road, they will have to get hard fought wins.
Anyway, I think we tie the hex, while they win on goal differential since they usually score more goals than we do. I think Honduras is a pretty solid #3, while Costa Rica is an unchallenged #4. I think Jamaica and Panama will have trouble getting any points on the road, while I think both teams will only get about 5 or 6 points at home.
I believe that CONCACAF's 4th place plays South America's 4th place.
Nope, its Oceania's top team, likely New Zealand but could also be someone like Tahiti, who actually won the OFC Championship and qualified for the Confed Cup this time around.
FIFA says Oceania. ESPN says CONMEBAL.
Usually I'd accept the governing body's website......but it is FIFA we're talking about. Cheers.
ESPN also says Oceania. The listing of CONMEBAL in that article was a mistake-the 4th place finisher will be playing the winner in the OFC.
By the time we stagger into fourth place, we will always have been at war with Eurasia.....
New Zealand and New Caledonia are the only countries who can win the OFC group.
I see, I hadn't done research on how far in their WCQ was. Thanks for the update.
Looks like its very likely going to be NZ.
1. Mexico: 24 pts, +19, -6 (+13)
2. Costa Rica: 16pts, +13, -11 (+2)
3. USA: 16 pts, +11, -10 (+1)
4. Jamaica: 14pts, +7, -12 (-5)
5. Honduras: 9pts, +13, -16 (-3)
6. Panama: 4pts, +6, -15 (-9)
USA 1 Mexico 1
USA 2 Jamaica 0
USA 1 Panama 1
USA 2 Costa Rica 1
USA 3 Honduras 2
USA 1 Honduras 1
USA 0 costa Rica 2
USA 0 Panama 0
USA 1 jamaica 0
USA 0 Mexico 2
Mexico 3 Panama 0
Mexico 2 Jamaica 0
Mexico 2 Honduras 0
Mexico 2 Costa Rica 1
Mexico 2 Panama 0
Mexico 1 jamaica 1
Mexico 2 Honduras 2
Mexico 2 costa Rica 1
costa Rica 1 Panama 0
costa Rica 2 Jamaica 0
costa Rica 1 Honduras 0
Costa Rica 2 Panama 0
Costa Rica 1 jamaica 1
Costa Rica 1 Honduras 2
Honduras 2 Panama 1
Honduras 1 Jamaica 1
Honduras 2 Panama 2
Honduras 1 jamaica 2
Jamaica 1 Panama 1
jamaica 1 Panama 0
Separate names with a comma.


text:
Apple shortens return window for iPhones to 14 days, is that enough time?
Apple has altered its iPhone return policy, shortening the return period for devices from 30 days to 14. Nothing else in the policy has changed, and devices returned to Apple must still be undamaged and contain all included accessories. Previously, anyone looking to return or exchange an iPhone after 14 days had passed since their purchase would be subject to an early termination fee from their carrier, as Apple's carrier partners in the U.S. have a 14-day return policy. An internal document says that the change in returns is to bring Apple more in line with carriers, thus avoiding customer confusion, according to 9to5Mac:
According to the document, Apple is making this change in an effort to have one universal return policy across all products and to match the carrier's 14 day policy.
Do you think this change will be more beneficial to customers, or should people have more time to make a decision? Sound off below in the comments.
Have something to say about this story? Leave a comment! Need help with something else? Ask in our forums!
Reader comments
Apple shortens return window for iPhones to 14 days, is that enough time?
1 day is enough, it's very difficult a wp8 user swithes to an iPhone. Maybe the opposite...
Luckily there are no re-stocking fees with the Apple Store or Apple online. I agree about other sellers, though.
I agree that 14 days should be enough time but for new users who are switching from other devices I think the allotted month would be better. They may be happy with 2 weeks but who knows what bugs may arise (although that's the same for all devices) and may not be satisfied so I think that having to early terminate would kind of suck.
Sent from the iMore App
You know if you think about the reasoning behind it, it makes more sense than at first thought. If your switching from Android to iPhone, you keep it for 28 days and decide you want to go back to Android, guess what? You have to pay an ETF, sometimes as much as $350 dollars, mostly because the apple store will not sell you a shiny android device. As a possible future consumer, maybe this device wasn't right for you, but the iPhone 7 is. You lost a potential customer for the sole reason they just had to pay $350 dollars for a device they didn't keep.
Sent from the iMore App
I don't know that I'm following your line of thought at all. If you switch from Android and wait 28 days you have to pay an ETF but somehow the next iPhone might be just the right thing for you and therefore you shouldn't pay the fee? Huh?
Yea I had no clue what this person was talking about
You only pay ETFs if you cancel a line of service (ie move to a different carrier ). Even when you decide to buy a different device at a different store if you call customer service and tell them what you are planning they will usually work with you on crediting the fees. Besides not a lot of people buy their first phone directly from Apple. First iPhone perhaps but in most cases the line of service still exists and that's an upgrade reversal not a termination
Sent from the iMore App
Instead of asking if 14 days are enough, perhaps we need to ask why cut the days in half? Yeah, I get it, carriers do it, but so what? I paid $600 for a phone and that's a lot of money. You want me to return and buy more of your products: Take the lead and convince the carrier that 30 days are pretty darn fair to reward customers for their loyalty.
I think this goes to show you that Apple isn't as sure as they once were that people who use their products would stay with it. Maybe the switch to iOS 7 has some people turned off by the new look and they figure if more people change their minds they want to give them less time to cause wear and tear on these items. Who knows though.
It's more than enough time. Studies show if your adjusting to a new device, if it's the size, the keyboard, the way it types, or just even in general, it only takes 3-4 day time period to know if your going to like the device well enough to continue using it. And your right, 14 day return policy thru carriers so why not match it across the board. Makes sense.
Sent from the iMore App

subset: commoncrawl


text:
May 1, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. - The Cal State Northridge Matadors (18-27, 4-12 BWC) were able to score in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to a lead-off single by second baseman Tommy Simis, but five runs scored by the UC Irvine Anteaters 32-11, 12-1 BWC) in the early part of the ballgame would be enough offense to secure a 7-1 victory over CSUN Friday evening in Irvine.
Irvine took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning, a dangerous sign for Northridge as Irvine came into Friday's game undefeated at Anteater Ballpark during Big West Conference play.
In the top of the fourth inning, right-fielder Ryan Pineda put himself in scoring position with his double to left field. But Irvine starting pitcher Daniel Bibona was able to induce the Matadors to hit a groundout and a pop-fly to end the inning, squelching the first Matador scoring opportunity of the game.
CSUN's second scoring opportunity of the evening, taking place in the sixth inning with UCI leading by a score of 5-0, would yield more favorable results as the Matadors were able to put their first run up on the board to chip away at the 5-0 Anteater advantage.
Simis led off the top of the sixth with a single, and was able to advance to second base thanks to a passed ball thrown by Bibona to put himself in scoring position with zero outs in the inning.
C.J. Belanger then singled to advance Simis to third base, followed by Pineda who reached on a fielder's choice, enabling his teammate to score on the play.
Any momentum that Northridge was able to create with their set of at-bats were quickly extinguished by Irvine in the bottom of the same inning as they responded by scoring two runs of their own to extend their lead to a 7-1 margin.
During his stint in the sixth inning, Matador pitcher Bryce Schoening recorded his first pickoff of the season, adding to the Matadors conference-leading total of 27 on the season, when Anteater catcher Francis Larson was caught off-guard by the senior left-hander for the second out of the inning.
Schoening is now the eleventh Matador to record a pick-off during the 2009 campaign, enlarging what was already a new Matador record going into the weekend at Irvine.
RHP Justen Gorski (1-2, 4.11) will take the mound for Northridge Saturday afternoon as the Matadors look to become the first Big West Conference opponent to defeat the Anteaters on their own field when he squares off against RHP Christian Bergman (7-1, 2.50).
First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., baseball fans can listen to a radio broadcast of the game, or follow along live on GameTracker by visiting www.GoMatadors.com.
Matadors 000 001 000 - 1 4 1
UC Irvine 002 302 00x - 7 10 0
Win - Bibona (8-1) Loss - Juarez (4-5) Save - None


text:
Carolina Guevara
Venezuelans Travel To New Orleans To Cast Ballots
Thousands of Venezuelans who live in South Florida hopped buses or caught flights bound for New Orleans to vote Sunday in the homeland's historic presidential election.
Venezuelan Voters Forced To Trek From Miami To New Orleans
By bus and car, commercial flight and charter, U.S.-based Venezuelans are traveling en masse to New Orleans in the coming days, spending hundreds of dollars and in some cases more than a day of their time to cast a vote in their country's presidential election.
Venezuelans Head To "Big Easy" To Cast Ballots
U.S.-based Venezuelans are heading to New Orleans to cast ballots in their homeland's presidential election after the country's consulate in Miami closed.


text:
Fifth-graders show off Civil War knowledge
Fifth-grade students throughout Lee County had an audience Tuesday as they did interactive drills and read about the Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
The project was a collaboration between the public elementary schools and VolunterLee, a program coordinated by Ron Hewett and the United Way of Lee County with the aim of putting volunteers in touch with groups needing their help. This project was beneficial, several organizers said, because it flip-flopped the traditional roles students are used to and made them the readers.
"It boosts children's confidence so much to have someone to read to and perform for, and it gives them another reason to read and study," said Carol Chappell, the district's director of K-5 instruction.
Chappell visited Deep River Elementary for Reading Day — a school where she said the students had previously made wanted posters for the people accused of helping John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's killer. During the event itself, she said, the students held a passionate yet well-informed debate over whether one co-conspirator, Mary Surratt, deserved the death penalty.
At B.T. Bullock Elementary School, Andy Bryan, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and other members of the central office staff, gathered with Lee County Board of Education members Lynn Smith and Linda Smith and other community members. In addition to making posters with facts about Lincoln and other key figures in the Civil War, as well as some of the reasons the South seceded and the North wanted to maintain a union, the students picked out quotes and pictures scattered on the floor of the school's gym and then spoke about them to their classmates and the visitors.
Some documents elicited anger — such as quotes about the treatment of slaves or photos of where Booth shot Lincoln — and others elicited happiness, such as photos of wanted posters or people on a gallows that students said represented justice. Students also got away from purely nonfiction work, writing first-person narratives of Lincoln's assassination from various perspectives. McRae Owen took on the point-of-view of an actor who saw it from the stage. Mackenzie Roche wrote a series of diary entries imagining that she was a juror in the trial. Luke Davenport pretended to be a painting from Lincoln's box that took on human qualities, tracking down Booth and killing him in revenge.
Lynn Smith, who said his great-grandfather fought at Gettysburg with a North Carolina regiment and died only a few years before he was born, told the students that although the pictures and quotes they were reacting to are certainly old, they represent relatively recent events in the grand scope of history.
Fifth grade is when students typically take U.S. history for the first time, so organizers said this project made sense and was a great way to tie English class and history class together. B.T. Bullock teacher Christian Chaney said many of his students knew very little about the Civil War coming into class, but now they can talk about it with ease.
"It was pretty much that they were like, "Yeah, they made a different flag, right? My neighbor has it on his truck,'" he said of lessons at the beginning of the year. "But other than that, there wasn't much. ... I think the experience of preparing for this event really helped them learn a lot more about American history."
Chappell said every fifth-grade class has copies of Bill O'Reilly's "Lincoln's Last Days," an illustrated children's version of his book "Killing Lincoln." She added that she is considering buying the children's version of another of his books, "Killing Kennedy," for use in the next school year because November will mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.


text:
The race is over...but Tracy and I are not
quite finished partying. We have been invited to a party at the home of
movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife in the countryside
outside of Louisville. The invitation says " southern
hospitality...good music...southern food " and nothing sounds better to
us after all the crowds and excitement than some country air.
Love, Ann
Marianne drives us through the warm darkness
for nearly an hour out of town till we find ourselves truly at the
gates of Tara. We are received on the front porch with smiles and
softer voices saying ' please make yourselves at home...'. It is a
beautiful place, a big old southern house lovingly restored to period.
From glistening hardwood floors to 19th century-era paintings on the
cream colored walls, the place is elegant, understated and respectful
of another age of design. We wander through the main part of the house
admiring the attention to detail. There are groups sitting around
tables deep in conversation, erupting into laughter, everyone is
sipping bourbon. We wander outside across the lawns. There are settees
and chairs set about on the grass for the guests. There is an R&B
band playing by the food tent where fried chicken, waldorf salad and
other tasty things are being served. The mood is relaxed and romantic.
No one is people-watching, it seems people are just breathing the night
air and enjoying each other's company.
Tracy and I find some friends from the table
at the race and join them for a glass of local bourbon (very fine!).
Soon we all wander over to the big cedar barn where yet another group
is playing, this time acoustic blues, and coffee and dessert are being
served. The sounds, the smells, the flavors all mix to make us feel
wonderful and very greatful to have been invited here to end our Derby
weekend. A little creek runs alongside the barn and ducks splash in the
water or waddle along the banks. We meet the barn cat who is as relaxed
and serene as we are.
Too soon we realize we must get back to
town...it's a long drive. Thanks to our hosts and farewell to our
friends and Marianne is driving us back along the dark country roads
twinkling with fireflies toward soft pillows and dreams of horses.
The next day we are back at the airport headed
out for Seattle. It seems impossible we've only been gone three days.
We've made a friend in Marianne and when the time comes to leave her at
airport security I don't know whether to give her a brisk handshake or
a hug. I do both. She has helped us so much and played a big part in
keeping us safe. We turn to go and a few moments later Tracy and I sing
"I see my Marianne walking away....." Bye bye! Thanks!
Last scene; two big hatboxes floating down the
jetway on their way back to a city where people barely wear anything
but polarfleece.
Go figure.
Website & Contents ©Heart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact


text:
The only consolation left to conservatives after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' puzzling decision to uphold ObamaCare was that Republican nominee Mitt Romney could have used the labeling of the bill's individual mandate as a tax to hammer the president this fall on what many in the GOP have labeled as a huge tax increase on the American people. But yesterday, top Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom, the man who gave the Democrats the epithet "etch-a-sketch" with which to label his boss, stepped in it again. Fehrnstrom told MSNBC that the former Massachusetts governor doesn't think the mandate is a tax, a point that dovetails nicely with Democratic talking points about the issue and flatly contradicts what most Republicans have been saying about it.
In his defense, Fehrnstrom was saying that Romney agreed with Justice Scalia's dissent which, had it been joined by Roberts, would have struck down ObamaCare as unconstitutional and which dismissed the argument that it was a tax. But by rejecting the opening offered to the GOP by the Court, Romney has undermined the contrast between the two parties on the issue. If, as the Weekly Standard wrote, ObamaCare offered the Republican challenger "a hanging curveball waiting to be hit out of the park," Romney may have just whiffed on it.
This is the first genuine misstep by the Romney campaign after months of behaving like a smoothly run machine destined for victory. But even worse than that is the obvious suspicion that the problem here is a desire on Romney's part to cover his tracks on his Massachusetts health care bill — because the "penalties" in Romney's bill can also be branded as a tax — and a sign he won't be able to take advantage of the president's vulnerability.
Last summer many if not most conservatives dismissed Romney's chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination because of his personal baggage on the one issue that appeared to be the most important at the time: ObamaCare. If Romney confounded those critics it was not because he convinced most Republicans by his arguments that RomneyCare was a completely differently animal than ObamaCare. Rather, it was because the sinking economy and what seemed to be a real chance the Court would strike down the president's bill rendered health care a secondary issue.
If the Court's upholding of ObamaCare on the grounds that it is a tax is the equivalent of an engraved invitation to the Tea Party to wake up and "refight the political battles of two years ago," as the president fears, it is also an unwelcome reminder this is an issue on which Romney is not going to be able to hit the home run that conservatives rightly expect from the GOP standard-bearer.
Though this unwillingness to use the word tax doesn't necessarily doom Romney, it does call into question his ability to rally his party on the issue. Those Republicans expecting their candidate to use last week's decision to generate some momentum this summer may be sorely disappointed. As much as the unpopularity of ObamaCare presents the GOP with a golden opportunity to exploit, it may well be that the only way for Mitt Romney to be elected president is via general dissatisfaction about the economy and not via a wave of disgust about the president's health care dictat.


text:
Your source for the latest research news
Chimps Binge On Clay to Detox and for Minerals
First Bilateral Hand Transplant On Child
South Africa's Iron Age Magnetic Field History
Depression Linked to Gut Bacteria
Practice Doesn't Make Perfect? Brain Matters
'Carbon Sink' Detected Under World's Deserts
Hybrid Cochlear Implants May Benefit Millions
Growth Plasticity Is Key to Human Evolution?
Origins of Life: Self-Replication On Early Earth
Washington DC Sinking Fast, as Sea Level Rises
Materials Science News
July 29, 2015
Quantum Photonic Circuits On a Large Scale?
Near-Frictionless Material Designed
Novel Structures Built from DNA Emerge
Solar Cell Makes Fuel Rather Than Electricity
Latest Headlines
updated 5:40am EDT
Controlling Phase Changes in Solids
July 28, 2015
Rewritable CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs owe their existence to phase-change materials, those materials that change their internal order when heated and whose structures can be ...
read more
'Seeing' Molecular Interactions Could Give Boost to Organic Electronics
July 28, 2015
For the first time, researchers have directly seen how organic molecules bind to other materials at the atomic level. Using a special kind of electron microscopy, this ...
read more
Reshaping the Solar Spectrum to Turn Light Into Electricity
July 27, 2015
Solar energy could be made cheaper if solar cells could be coaxed to generate more power. A huge gain in this direction has been made by a team of chemists that has found an ...
read more
Twin Discoveries, 'Eerie' Effect May Lead to Manufacturing Advances
July 27, 2015
The discovery of a previously unknown type of metal deformation -- sinuous flow -- and a method to suppress it could lead to more efficient machining and other manufacturing ...
read more
Researchers Predict Material With Record-Setting Melting Point
July 27, 2015
Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have identified a material with a higher melting point than any known substance. The computations show that a material made ...
read more
New Material Opens Possibilities for Super-Long-Acting Pills
July 27, 2015
Researchers have created a polymer gel that could allow for the development of long-acting devices that reside in the stomach, including orally delivered capsules that can ...
read more
Mechanism of an Enzyme for Biofuel Production
July 27, 2015
Missing link in microbial cellulose ...
read more
Acetic Acid as a Proton Shuttle in Gold Chemistry
July 27, 2015
A new study gives a vivid example of unusual chemical reactivity found in the reactions with organogold complexes. Using the complex of modern physical methods joined with computational studies, the ...
read more
Superfast Fluorescence Sets New Speed Record
July 27, 2015
A plasmonic device that, combined with semiconductor quantum dots, could one day be turned into an ultrafast light-emitting diode for optical computing has been developed ...
read more
Magnetic Temperature Meter Revealed
July 27, 2015
Those who wish to renovate their houses and make them more energy-efficient often use the well-known yellow to blue thermal images to visually identify weak spots applying ...
read more
Controlling Phase Changes in Solids
Electronics: 'Seeing' Molecular Interactions
Reshaping Solar Spectrum: More Electricity
Manufacturing Advances from Twin Discoveries?
Material With Record-Setting Melting Point?
Super-Long-Acting Pills Possible
Enzyme for Biofuel Production
Proton Shuttle in Gold Chemistry
Superfast Fluorescence Sets New Speed Record
Magnetic Temperature Meter Revealed
Latest Videos
from news services
'Fantastic Four' Promos Explain The Science Of Superheroes
When Will We Take Security Experts Seriously On Encryption?
Pakistani Mechanic Says Blindness Is No Roadblock to Success
The Future of Travel? A Glass Tube Called Hyperloop
more videos
More Materials Science News
July 29, 2015
New Chemistry Makes Strong Bonds Weak
July 28, 2015
Researchers have developed a new chemical reaction that breaks the strongest bond in a molecule instead of the weakest, completely reversing the norm for reactions in which bonds are evenly split to ...
read more
Short Wavelength Plasmons Observed in Nanotubes
July 28, 2015
Researchers have observed 'Luttinger-liquid' plasmons in metallic single-walled nanotubes. This holds great promise for novel plasmonic and nanophotonic devices over a broad frequency ...
read more
Smart Hydrogel Coating Creates 'Stick-Slip' Control of Capillary Action
July 27, 2015
Coating the inside of glass microtubes with a polymer hydrogel material dramatically alters the way capillary forces draw water into the tiny structures, researchers have found. The discovery could ...
read more
Insights Into Catalytic Converters
July 24, 2015
How do catalytic converters work? Scientists have studied the reactions under close-to-reality conditions: With the help of X-rays, they observed the interactions of the nitrogen monoxide pollutant ...
read more
Young Scientist Discovers Magnetic Material Unnecessary to Create Spin Current
July 23, 2015
You don't need a magnetic material to create spin current from insulators, researchers say. This work has important implications for the field of spintronics and the development of high-speed, ...
read more
Nanotechnology Research Leads to Super-Elastic Conducting Fibers for Artificial Muscles, Sensors
July 23, 2015
Scientists describe in a new study how they constructed elastic conducting fibers by wrapping lighter-than-air, electrically conductive sheets of tiny carbon nanotubes to form a jelly-roll-like ...
read more
Changing the Color of Light
July 23, 2015
Researchers have developed a method that could improve medical imaging and cancer treatments and increase the efficiency of commercial solar cells by 25 to 30 ...
read more
Cages Offer New Direction in Sustainable Catalyst Design
July 23, 2015
Engineers have developed a new approach to structuring the catalysts used in essential reactions in the chemical and energy fields. The advance offers a pathway for industries to wean themselves off ...
read more
New Chiral Property of Silicon Discovered: Photonic Applications
July 23, 2015
By encoding information in photons via their spin, 'photonic' computers could be orders of magnitude faster and efficient than their current-day counterparts. Likewise, encoding information ...
read more
Ultra-Thin Hollow Nanocages Could Reduce Platinum Use in Fuel Cell Electrodes
July 23, 2015
A new fabrication technique that produces platinum hollow nanocages with ultra-thin walls could dramatically reduce the amount of the costly metal needed to provide catalytic activity in such ...
read more
More Efficient Process to Produce Graphene Developed
July 23, 2015
Researchers have developed an ultra-bright lamp-ablation method that surmounts the shortcomings and has succeeded in synthesizing few-layer (4-5) graphene in higher yields. It involves a novel ...
read more
Synthetic Coral Could Remove Toxic Heavy Metals from the Ocean
July 23, 2015
A new material that mimics coral could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from the ocean, according to a new study. The researchers say their new material could provide inspiration for other ...
read more
New Finding Could Lead to Cheap, Efficient Metal-Based Solar Cells
July 23, 2015
Although the domestic solar-energy industry grew by 34 percent in 2014, fundamental technical breakthroughs are needed if the U.S. is to meet its national goal of reducing the cost of solar ...
read more
Researchers Boost Wireless Power Transfer With Magnetic Field Enhancement
July 23, 2015
Passing wireless power transfer through a magnetic resonance field enhancer (MRFE) -- which can be as simple as a copper loop -- can boost the transfer efficiency by at least 100 percent as compared ...
read more
Smarter Window Materials Can Control Light, Energy
July 22, 2015
Two new advancements in electrochromic materials -- a highly selective cool mode and a warm mode -- not thought possible several years ago have been developed by engineers. The researchers are one ...
read more
New Molecular Butterflies Help Advance Energy Research
July 22, 2015
A new family of molecules that physically resemble butterflies is pushing the boundary of new materials research, scientists report. With these precisely designed molecules, the team also plans to ...
read more
Boosting Gas Mileage by Turning Engine Heat Into Electricity
July 22, 2015
Automakers are looking for ways to improve their fleets' average fuel efficiency, and scientists may have a new way to help them. The team reports the development of a material that could ...
read more
Cold Crystallization Has a Dual Nature
July 22, 2015
In some vitrous substances, when heated, not one, but two physical mechanisms are responsible for crystallization, as scientists have discovered. The first-time use of numerical image processing to ...
read more
Researchers Make Scalable Arrays of 'Building Blocks' for Ultrathin Electronics
July 22, 2015
For the first time, researchers have combined a novel synthesis process with commercial electron-beam lithography techniques to produce arrays of semiconductor junctions in arbitrary patterns within ...
read more
Degrading BPA With Visible Light and a New Hybrid Photocatalyst
July 21, 2015
BPA's popularity soared after the 1950s, but evidence suggests that even low doses might be harmful to human and environmental health. Many manufacturers are now phasing out BPA, but it ...
read more
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
New chemistry makes strong bonds weak
Short wavelength plasmons observed in nanotubes
Monday, July 27, 2015
Smart hydrogel coating creates 'stick-slip' control of capillary action
Friday, July 24, 2015
Insights into catalytic converters
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Young scientist discovers magnetic material unnecessary to create spin current
Nanotechnology research leads to super-elastic conducting fibers for artificial muscles, sensors
Changing the Color of Light
Cages offer new direction in sustainable catalyst design
New chiral property of silicon discovered: Photonic applications
Ultra-thin hollow nanocages could reduce platinum use in fuel cell electrodes
More efficient process to produce graphene developed
Synthetic coral could remove toxic heavy metals from the ocean
New finding could lead to cheap, efficient metal-based solar cells
Researchers boost wireless power transfer with magnetic field enhancement
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Smarter window materials can control light, energy
New molecular butterflies help advance energy research
Boosting gas mileage by turning engine heat into electricity
Cold crystallization has a dual nature
Researchers make scalable arrays of 'building blocks' for ultrathin electronics
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Degrading BPA with visible light and a new hybrid photocatalyst
An easy, scalable and direct method for synthesizing graphene in silicon microelectronics
Rock paper fungus
Spintronics: Molecules stabilizing magnetism
Fluorescent material reveals how cells grow
Monday, July 20, 2015
High cost of hydrogen pipelines calculated: Research shows how to reduce it
Property of non-stick pans improves solar cell efficiency
Perovskite solar technology shows quick energy returns
Spintronics just got faster
Sticky tape and phosphorus the key to ultrathin solar cells
3D-printed 'smart cap' uses electronics to sense spoiled food
Friday, July 17, 2015
The perfect lens: Bringing back the magic in metamaterials
Metal foams capable of shielding X-rays, gamma rays, neutron radiation
Unique material created for the next generation solar cells
Scientists reveal 'woodquakes'
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Drug-encapsulating nanoparticle with bright bio-labels measures how anticancer chemotherapy formulations enter cells
Engineered structures that can alter the speed of light could benefit optical communication systems
A most singular nano-imaging technique
Weyl points, first predicted in 1929, observed for the first time
After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics found
Trapped light orbits within an intriguing material
Futuristic brain probe allows for wireless control of neurons
Syntactic foam sandwich fills hunger for lightweight yet strong materials
On the way to breaking the terahertz barrier for graphene nanoelectronics
Model for robots with bacteria-controlled brains
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
First-of-its-kind tornado panels installed in Montgomery home
Engineered hybrid crystal opens new frontiers for high-efficiency lighting
New family of chemical structures can effectively remove CO2 from gas mixtures
Plantations of nanorods on carpets of graphene capture the Sun's energy
'White graphene' structures can take the heat
Creating the perfect collision
For faster, larger graphene add a liquid layer
New fuel-cell materials pave the way for practical hydrogen-powered cars
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Advanced composites may borrow designs from deep-sea shrimp
World first: Significant development in the understanding of macroscopic quantum behavior
Nonmagnetic elements form unique magnet
Acoustical metamaterial with near-zero density
CERN's LHCb experiment reports observation of exotic pentaquark particles
Monday, July 13, 2015
An elusive molecule, finally revealed
Chemotherapeutic coatings enhance tumor-frying nanoparticles
Nanoscale light-emitting device has big profile
Better memory with faster lasers
Polymer mold makes perfect silicon nanostructures
Clay sheets stack to form proton conductors
Transistor built from a molecule and a few atoms
Environmentally friendly lignin nanoparticle 'greens' silver nanobullet to battle bacteria
Nanowires have unusually pronounced 'anelastic' properties
Heat buckyballs to help environment
Discovery of a 'heat-storage ceramic'
Sunday, July 12, 2015
New design could dramatically boost efficiency of low-cost solar panels
Friday, July 10, 2015
Neutrons find 'missing' magnetism of plutonium
Graphene-based film can be used for efficient cooling of electronics
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Graphene-based sensor is tunable and highly sensitive
New era in robotics: 3-D-printed robot is hard at heart, soft on the outside
Volcanic rocks resembling Roman concrete explain record uplift in Italian caldera
Depletion, enrichment of chlorine in perovskites observed
Graphene gets competition as a semiconductor: Black arsenic-phosphorus
New chemical reaction pathway on titanium dioxide: Tunneling out of the surface
Super graphene can help treat cancer
Sensitive and specific: New way of probing electrolyte/electrode interfaces
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Wearable electronics: Tiny wires could provide a big energy boost
Bonelike 3-D silicon synthesized for potential use with medical devices
Cost-saving ultrasound degassing now possible in continuous processing of aluminum melt
Keeping the smells of onions, garlic and other stinky foods under wraps
Nanometer catalyst cleans up bad cigarette smoke in smoking room
Ultra-thin, all-inorganic molecular nanowires successfully compounded
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Sensor technology can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, research shows
Unlocking lignin for sustainable biofuel
Using sonar to navigate: Bats do it, dolphins do it, and now humans can do it, too
Down to the quantum dot
Crystal structure and magnetism: New insight into the fundamentals of solid state physics
New technique enables magnetic patterns to be mapped in 3-D
A cool way to form 2-D conducting polymers using ice
Engineers give invisibility cloaks a slimmer design
Could black phosphorus be the next silicon?
Monday, July 6, 2015
Crowd computing to improve water filtration
Surfing a wake of light
Fundamental observation of spin-controlled electrical conduction in metals
Producing biodegradable plastic just got cheaper, greener
Transition from three to two dimensions increases conduction
Does that 'green' plasticizer make my PVC flexible enough for you?
Load more stories
Top Science
Top Health
Top Physical/Tech
Top Environment
Top Society/Education
Health & Medicine
Mind & Brain
Living Well
Space & Time
Matter & Energy
Business & Industry
Automotive and Transportation
Consumer Electronics
Energy and Resources
Engineering and Construction
Textiles and Clothing
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Energy Technology
Alternative Fuels
Energy Policy
Fossil Fuels
Fuel Cells
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
3-D Printing
Civil Engineering
Forensic Research
Materials Science
Medical Technology
Robotics Research
Sports Science
Transportation Science
Virtual Environment
Weapons Technology
Wearable Technology
Albert Einstein
Nature of Water
Quantum Computing
Quantum Physics
Computers & Math
Plants & Animals
Earth & Climate
Fossils & Ruins
Science & Society
Business & Industry
Education & Learning
Strange & Offbeat
Subscribe for Free
Get ScienceDaily's
Materials Science News
, delivered daily via email or RSS:
Email newsletter
RSS feed
Most Popular
this week
Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth Discovered
Why We Live on Earth and Not Venus
Destructive High-Energy Electrons Streaking Into Earth's Atmosphere from Space
Déjà-Vu: New Theory Says Dark Matter Acts Like Well-Known Particle
Biblical Text Revealed from Damaged Scroll, 1,500 Years Old
Simulations Lead to Design of Near-Frictionless Material
Drawing a Line Between Quantum, Classical World
DNA Damage Seen in Patients Undergoing CT Scanning, Study Finds
The Algorithm of Writing
After 85-Year Search, Massless Particle With Promise for Next-Generation Electronics Found
Mathematical Model Gives Fashion Advice
New Computer Program First to Recognize Sketches More Accurately Than a Human
Strange & Offbeat
Arrow of Time: New Understanding of Causality, Free Choice, and Why We Remember the Past but Not the Future
Déjà-Vu: New Theory Says Dark Matter Acts Like Well-Known Particle
Assembly of Galaxies in the Early Universe Witnessed for the First Time
Dead Galaxies in Coma Cluster May Be Packed With Dark Matter
A New Litmus Test for Chaos?
Identifying Ever-Growing Disturbances Leading to Freak Waves
Quantum Networks: Back and Forth Are Not Equal Distances
Ethics of Tomorrow? Should Androids Have the Right to Have Children?
Simulations Lead to Design of Near-Frictionless Material
New Computer Program First to Recognize Sketches More Accurately Than a Human
After 85-Year Search, Massless Particle With Promise for Next-Generation Electronics Found
Model for Robots With Bacteria-Controlled Brains
Other News
Scientists identify men who died at Virginia's Jamestown 400 years ago
U.S. investigators blame Virgin Galactic crash on lax pilot training
Toothy terror: dinosaurs like T. rex had unique serrated teeth
In Africa's 'cradle,' an old fossil site yields new finds
NASA spacecraft shows Pluto wrapped in haze, ice flows
Sanofi's combination diabetes drug hits goal in late-stage trial
Obamacare case to be turned against government on emissions rule
In rise of U.S. vape shops, owners eye new marijuana market
California lawmaker battles recall by anti-vaccine activists
Iowa extends bird flu disaster proclamation through August
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles south-central Alaska
Oregon 'kayaktivists' to protest Shell Arctic oil search
Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Panama-Colombia border, no reports of damage
Can we save forests and produce palm oil? Scientists seek answer
American accused of killing Zimbabwe's popular Cecil the lion
Japan's Panasonic first-quarter profit falls 7 percent, missing estimates
Alibaba cloud unit sets sights on Amazon in $1 billion global push
Nokia launches virtual reality camera
Nintendo swings to first-quarter operating profit on strong figurine sales, weak yen
LG Electronics second-quarter profit slumps 60 percent on weak TV, smartphone sales
Toggle navigation
Home Page
Top Science News
Top Science Videos
Latest News
Latest Videos
Home Page
Top Science News
Top Science Videos
Latest News
Latest Videos
View all the latest
top news
top videos
in the health sciences,
or browse the topics below:
Health & Medicine
Alternative Medicine
Birth Control
Heart Disease
HIV and AIDS
Stem Cells
more topics
Mind & Brain
ADD and ADHD
more topics
Living Well
Sexual Health
Skin Care
Men's Health
Women's Health
Diet and Weight Loss
Healthy Aging
more topics
View all the latest
top news
top videos
in the physical sciences & technology,
or browse the topics below:
Matter & Energy
Fossil Fuels
Quantum Physics
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
more topics
Space & Time
Black Holes
Dark Matter
Extrasolar Planets
Solar System
Space Telescopes
more topics
Computers & Math
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Quantum Computers
Video Games
Virtual Reality
more topics
View all the latest
top news
top videos
in the environmental sciences,
or browse the topics below:
Plants & Animals
Agriculture and Food
Endangered Animals
Genetically Modified
Microbes and More
New Species
more topics
Earth & Climate
Global Warming
Ozone Holes
more topics
Fossils & Ruins
Ancient Civilizations
Early Humans
Early Mammals
Lost Treasures
Origin of Life
more topics
View all the latest
top news
top videos
in the social sciences & education,
or browse the topics below:
Science & Society
Arts & Culture
Political Science
Privacy Issues
Public Health
Racial Disparity
World Development
more topics
Business & Industry
Biotechnology & Bioengineering
Computers & Internet
Energy & Resources
Medical Technology
more topics
Education & Learning
Animal Learning & Intelligence
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Infant & Preschool Learning
Learning Disorders
STEM Education
more topics
Top News
Top Videos
Human Quirks
Odd Creatures
Bizarre Things
Weird World
Full View


text:
Below is the poem entitled gone for tomorrow which was written by poet
Benson. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Jai Benson
feeling of old has returned once again
the scent of the steel as i taste my own mind
the blood that comes can only be mine
so lost and alone i feel my empty heart
crushing and broken all feeling is lost
all i need is to see in your eyes
the love that i have doesnt hold you inside
so i feel that the steel is the way i can be
i feel the heart gone from you to me
i think its broken because i no longer cry
it hurts not to think or to think of you
its so dead in my heart that i feel so cold
how long till this steel makes me fade away
A comment has not been posted for this poem. Encourage a poet by being the first to comment.


text:
MILWAUKEE — The frustration was palpable in the Cubs clubhouse Sunday after a gut-wrenching 6-5 loss to the Brewers, leaving manager Mike Quade with another challenge on his hands.
Keeping the Cubs from boiling over early in the season should keep Quade a busy man.
Marlon Byrd cut short an interview after being asked about trying to steal second base in the ninth inning with no one out and the Cubs trailing by a run.


text:
Wrote That?
With that kind of power, Dewdney takes her job seriously. "I was an anxious child and I'm an anxious adult," she says. "My books are an expression of my experience." Dewdney remembers what it felt like to be very little. What it was like to go to school for the first time or how scary it felt to fall asleep by yourself in a big room. "The world can be overwhelming, but with love and support it's not really that bad," she says. "The theme of all my books is relationships make the world less scary."
Books drew Dewdney and her psychiatrist-father together each evening. "It was the one time of the day to spend with my father," she says, recalling how hard he worked. As a toddler, Dewdney remembers the work of Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator Tasha Tudor. "I was infatuated with [her] books. I loved her illustrations and her writing sensibility." Dewdney and her mother talked about Tudor's home in Vermont and her decision to live in the modern world as if it were the early 1800s. "She churned her own butter and cooked over a wood stove," Dewdney says. "I thought that was the greatest thing ever!" As young as age three or four, Dewdney knew she too would write and illustrate books.
Throughout childhood Dewdney made up stories and illustrated them. "From the age of seven I was fully invested in the process," she says. Aside from a brief period in college when she thought she wanted to study theater and abstract expressionism, Dewdney's focus has not changed. She even moved to Vermont like her hero, Tasha Tudor. Although Dewdney supplemented her income with short-term illustration gigs, she never made enough to support herself. "And no one would buy my writing for 20 years," she said.
Then she captured an editor's attention with Llama Llama Red Pajama (Viking, 2005). When Dewdney's two daughters were little, she remembers driving by cows, saying, "Cows moo." When they saw sheep, she said, "Sheep baa." Then, "Chickens cluck-cluck." But when she drove by llamas, she didn't know what sound they made so she said, "Llama, llama, llama, llama, llama" in a sing-songy voice, which led to rhymes like llama llama red pajama. "The sounds are fun to say," Dewdney says, "and [llamas] are so much fun to draw! Llamas have amazing expressions. Fuel for dramatic faces." In Dewdney's five Llama Llama books, she reflects on her childhood and describes the little llama "as the quintessential anxious little person."
Dewdney is one of the few illustrators who works in oils. "I love the mess and the smell of the oil." She begins with pencil drawings which she transfers to an 18" x 26" canvas using a light board. Once the paintings are completed, the oil paint needs between one and three weeks to dry to the touch, so "I have to have all of my ducks in a row when it comes to deadlines." Dewdney admits that her illustrations do not necessarily have "fancy artistic footwork" because she wants to communicate with the child on an intimate, emotional level. "There are books that I would like to do that will show a little more flash than the Llama Llama books, but I'll have to be careful to stay on task: telling the truth as best I can. It's really easy to let the ego of author or artist get in the way of communicating directly with children."
In a departure from the Llama Llama series, Dewdney wrote and illustrated Roly Poly Pangolin (Viking, 2010). Dewdney's boyfriend first introduced her to pangolins, timid creatures that roll into a tight scaly ball when they feel like they are under attack. "Like you," he said. Dewdney, her daughters, and her boyfriend visited a nature preserve outside of Hanoi in Vietnam to photograph and study the pangolins before Dewdney wrote about them.
Dewdney rises
late and starts her day slowly with a walk or a run accompanied by her
three dogs. She might putter in her garden and respond to email before
finally settling down to work at about 6:00 pm. She paints or writes until
about midnight or 2:00 am. Her youngest daughter will graduate high school
this year, but Dewdney often refers to Llama Llama as her third child.
"At least he's still around." Dewdney's next Llama
Llama book will focus on sharing. "I really love what goes on in
the mind of a child. I relate to being a small person and am constantly
amused by their honesty."


text:
My point was to help that guy. Theres no sense in having the guy go around looking for a certain type of disc when the disc itself is most likely not his problem. Theres plenty of bad advice on here, and saying that only -R discs work is part of that.
We could sit here bleeding from our vaginas all day or we could try to help eachother. Your choice.
Thanks gramps!
Also DVD+R has different structure than -R so it puts great strain on the lens in order for the wii to read it. So in time, DVD+R are more probable to cause problems to the lens than -R. This is well known, I will not argue with you on that subject, you are the only one who supports +R, that's your problem.
Yep most people go with DVD-R so you gotta go with that .
To the O.P I would start from scratch an use dog eggs tut to soft modding your wi. if you have installed Cioscorp3.3 get shut of it, look in the HB section and download the file thats in the thread headed WORKING:cioscorp removal run that then re mod the wii using dog eggs files .this should sort you out and you can reinstall Cioscorp 3.3 later but I would advise against it and use neogamma R6 instead. hope this helps you out.
To each their own I guess. I know I have no problems, and have researched the subject in depth. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that you are not 100% correct in saying that only -R will work. In all actuallity +R discs read better at high speeds, are more accurate, and have less of a chance of running into interference. You could do some research on the subject yourself, and maybe not be an ass in the process when posting here. Remember the aim of this forum is to help folks, not insult them.
ok the forum is flooded with threads and tutorials stating that DVD+R put huge strain on the lens (never said there is no chance they will work) and are more likely to harm the drive... if you continue to recommend +Rs.... you are the only one maybe...
any way don't care, you can as well sink your wii in the oil and say it's cool coz it's workin... start a thread with a question about t and let's just see who's right after all...
wow alot of drama sorry i had not been back here is what i did
1. installed hbc and boot mii using bomber
3. used trucha bug restorer and fixed my isos so i could install my ciso
4. i installed ciso38r14 it was in the pack on here that came with the trucha bug
5. i tryed installing cioscorp v 3.3 and got error ret 1
6. installed cmios_rev3 because i got a tut off youtube said if i did i could play gc games through back up launcher link-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkiODT2MCM
7. so i posted on here and was told to use neo gamma v7 so i got that and burnt luigi mansion on +r at x1 speed with img burn screen goes green resets
8. burnt on -r at x1 samething
9.tryed -r x4 samething im using memorex dvd-r and the +r was sony,
so question whats ret -1? and if why is it reseting my wii when i try to play games? It recognizes whats on the disc then goes black but then green and resets. Please help GAHHH and thanks so far for you help guys even tho its just been arguing :P
Last edited by cows0136; 09-08-2009 at 05:13 PM. Reason: messed up reason
Never mind i got it all to work lol i guess i needed something called misopatcher but everything works now no more green screen ^_^ lol thanks for the use a gc launcher comment thats how i found the miso patcher, but still can't install cIOSCORP i get the ret -1 so still need help
Last edited by cows0136; 09-08-2009 at 08:23 PM.
Honestly cows, Cioscorp is more of headache than anything. If everything else is working you should quit while you're ahead. If you want to have your launcher in the first square of the system menu get preloader 0.29 and turn on the "move disc channel" hack. Alternatively you could use preloader 0.29 to set your favorite loader to boot at startup and avoid the system menu altogether. Preloader is something everyone should have. Its a great tool to use in case you need to recover your system.
How would you go about uninstalling cIOScorp v3.3?
Plus the same on a LU64... seeing as i have both....


text:
The sponsor of each non-DOI site below is identified, but no endorsement of outside organizations or opinions is implied. DOI assumes no responsibility for the content of non-DOI sites.
- DOI Vets website: https://sites.google.com/a/ios.doi.gov/doi-vets/
- VetGuide, published by the Office of Personnel Management, is an encyclopedic resource about Federal veterans' preference issues in appointments, reduction in force, service credit, special appointing authorities, restoration after uniformed service, special redress and appeals, and many other topics.
- Veterans Preference, supported by the Army, explains 5 and 10 point preference, medical disqualification, eligibility for Gulf War service, eligibility for service in Bosnia, Veteran's Readjustment Appointment (VRA), and many other topics.
- Special Noncompetitive Appointing Authorities for Veterans, Federal personnel rules provided by OPM.
- Center for Minority Veterans works to improve access and timeliness of benefits and services to minority veterans, and outreaching to minority veterans in the community.
- Veteran's Groups, supported by Yahoo, with more than 230 links to organizations.
- Disabled American Veterans. Formed in 1920 and chartered by Congress in 1932, the million-member DAV is the official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans -- a strong, insistent voice that represents all of America's 2.1 million disabled veterans, their families and survivors.
- Disabled Veterans' Organizations, supported by Yahoo, lists additional organizations.


text:
The Testing Center works closely with Disability Support Services in an effort to provide accommodated testing to students with disabilities.
Students must make arrangements to use the Testing Center at least 48 hours in advance.
Click here to access the Disabiltiy Support Services Website.
Schedule your appointment via email. email@example.com


text:
Royal People
A dedication to those wonderful people who served Royal Primary School & Royal College, in Sri Lanka, since 1835, and, who will be remembered for their committment, sincerety and unselfishness.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Friday, December 27, 2013
Bogoda Premaratne is laid to rest
It is with a deep sense of regret that I inform you of the demise of Mr Bogoda Premaratne, former Principal of Royal College. His remains will lie at his residence, 31, Jayasinghe Road, Colombo 06 tillSaturday, 28th of December. The Cortege will leave residence at 12:30 pm on Saturday to Royal College (College Hall from 1pm to 3 pm) and thereafter for cremation at the Kirulapone Cemetery at4:00 pm
Members are requested to gather in College tie at the College hall at 1:00 pm and thereafter at the Kirulapone Cemetery at 4.00 pm on 28th of December 2013 to pay their last respects to this distinguished Gentleman
Chandana L Aluthgama
Sunday, December 01, 2013
RITA moves on
Educationist and the Founder principal of D.S Senanayake College R.I. T. Alles passed away a few hours ago at a private hospital in Colombo at the age of 81 following a brief illness, the government information Department said.
Mr. Alles served as the State Secretary for Ministry of Education from 1989 to 1993 and was the Chairman of the Gateway Group till his death and he is the beloved husband of Rohini Alles, and father of Tiran and Harsha Alles.
responses from the old boys:
I am saddened to note a the passing of a doyen of education in Sri Lanka. Do forward my sincerest sympathies to his loved ones.
Warm regards.
Lakshman Samaranayake
In school he was a very strict disciplinarian,and we all thought he was a monster. But inside him he was a kind,loving,gentleman of the highest caliber
May he rest in peace.
In school he was a very strict disciplinarian,and we all thought he was a monster. But inside him he was a kind,loving,gentleman of the highest caliber
May he rest in peace.
Edward Hapuarachchi
Please convey my deepest condolences to condolences to the family. I have always remembered him as a tough disciplinarian. I was taken by Mr R I T Alles to the Metal-work Room to be punished as I had carved my name on a very new shiny Satinwood desk in his classroom. I had to bend and hold the desk as he was swishing the long cane. As I glanced back, the cane went up but never came down. He said 'You can go now' and I learnt my lesson.
Later in life, he was very helpful when my younger brother and nephews sought admission to DSS MV.
May he rest in peace
M J M Peroos
May he rest in peace
M J M Peroos
Dear All,
Like Peroos my first experience was nasty.In my case the sharp end of the metal ruler did come down on my bottom at the mechanical drawing/metal work class. However as a junior and a senior cadet I came to know him as a stern man with determination to achieve.Once I believe He had fallen far behind with preparation of his year end class reports etc. he asked myself and another to help out on a Saturday .He must have thought that we were good in maths! As it involved lots of additions and standardisation of marks etc.,It was then that I realised what a devout Catholic he was.He grew up as a youngster in Akmeemana ,in very modest circumstances.Anyway his wife -with a little tot-treated us with delicious food.His passion for excellence saw him "head hunted" for the post of principal,at the then fledgling DSSenanayake school -which prospered so much under his stewardship.His subsequent achievements at a national level in education is well known.From humble beginnings he managed to contribute so much to national education -a unique person with purpose and fortitude.
May he R.I.P
Nihal. (NPR Gunasekera)
Like Peroos my first experience was nasty.In my case the sharp end of the metal ruler did come down on my bottom at the mechanical drawing/metal work class. However as a junior and a senior cadet I came to know him as a stern man with determination to achieve.Once I believe He had fallen far behind with preparation of his year end class reports etc. he asked myself and another to help out on a Saturday .He must have thought that we were good in maths! As it involved lots of additions and standardisation of marks etc.,It was then that I realised what a devout Catholic he was.He grew up as a youngster in Akmeemana ,in very modest circumstances.Anyway his wife -with a little tot-treated us with delicious food.His passion for excellence saw him "head hunted" for the post of principal,at the then fledgling DSSenanayake school -which prospered so much under his stewardship.His subsequent achievements at a national level in education is well known.From humble beginnings he managed to contribute so much to national education -a unique person with purpose and fortitude.
May he R.I.P
Nihal. (NPR Gunasekera)
It is nice to here from so-many guys!
Alles was someone whom I was very close to,thru' cadeting. When he left college I was the Sgt and we made a meagre collection and had a farewell dinner for him,at the dinner he requested us cadets to help him clear the plot where DS MV is and we did indeed do that,it was snake infested luckily none of us got bitten.At that time he did tell us that he will make DS as good a school as Royal and I think he has done that.
He was someone who made an impression on me as a student both in the classroom and in the field.
I lost contact with him after i entered med sch.I did however hear rumours abt him and i am unable chk the truthfulness of the rumours!
I will always remember him as someone who was a great educationalist and someone who help mold me as a person and I am grateful to him.
My condolences go out to his family.
Deva (Manikkarasa Devakumar)
Monday, September 23, 2013
From Booruwa to Billiards
From booruwa to billiards: Those were the days!
Reminiscing his Law College days, senior lawyer Hemantha Warnakulasuriya recounts why a witty Lalith Athulathmudali called him a 'criminal' and shares other memorable anecdotesView(s): 39
When I entered Law College, my class mates at Royal College, who had entered Medical College, as their parents had dreamt, said, at our batch get-together, that they were happy that the most notorious thug that Royal College had produced had entered Law College, as the Law College was deemed to be the refuge of scoundrels, who had failed to enter Medical College.
I said "you are calling me a thug because I saved your life when that man Dole ran after you to hit you with his knuckle dusters and I saved the day by giving him the thrashing of his life time". They replied, "You did not assault him alone, your lorry drivers did that for you."
At Law College, we had a galaxy of teachers, including the late great Lalith Athulathmudali, Harihara Aiyar and J.A.L. Cooray.
Mr. Athulathmudali made it a point to intersperse anecdotes to his lectures to make it interesting and thereby prevented us from spending time in the canteen while others were engaged in a more lucrative pastime of participating in the 'national past time' or at playing 'booruwa', at the cut table. Once Mr. Authulathmudali said in a more jovial manner, "you know, like this word 'Grundnorm' I was interested in the word 'midwife'. The whole class laughed and the girls giggled.
Mr. Athulathmudali made it a point to intersperse anecdotes to his lectures to make it interesting and thereby prevented us from spending time in the canteen while others were engaged in a more lucrative pastime of participating in the 'national past time' or at playing 'booruwa', at the cut table. Once Mr. Authulathmudali said in a more jovial manner, "you know, like this word 'Grundnorm' I was interested in the word 'midwife'. The whole class laughed and the girls giggled.
Who wants to be a civilian?
Then, I raised my hand and asked him, "Sir, when did you get interested in mid wife, before or after you got married?" He could not help but laugh, but was not to be outwitted by some student, who had come from a village. He immediately asked the students, 'Please raise your hands, those of you who wish to become civilians after you leave College. 'Civilian' meant those who wished to practise civil law. The majority of the students raised their hands. He then looked at me said, 'Warnakulasuriya, I always knew that you're not a civilian but a criminal'. The whole class laughed at me.
At Law College, we had long intervals between lectures and some of the lectures were so boring that quite a few of the students did not attend them, including some of the girls. They were in the Ladies' Room, whilst some of us were in the Canteen and some others, in different places.
We spent most of our free time in the canteen, not drinking plain tea and smoking a cigarette, but playing 'booruwa' for stakes. That was where 15 or 20 lawyers, who got together and carried out the noble traditions of our forefathers, who had played the game before us. It was said that it was nothing but fair not to let the old boys of Law College down, so we upheld their tradition and played 'booruwa'. It was the most lucrative pastime for a few of us but not for some others who had a disastrous time, even gambling with their college fees.
There were some card sharpers who knew how to produce the correct card in their favour. They were hounded out from the exalted congregation. There was no magic in this game and there was no complexity. It was called 'booruwa' because I believe even Homosapiens, with donkey's intelligence, could play the game and understand it. Sometimes, it went on till 11 or 12 in the night and we used to even have visions of winning and losing.
When we came to Law College, we had heard about Mr. Pulle, the Principal, who was a stern disciplinarian. Students used to tremble to go into his room. He was aware that the students played 'booruwa' in the canteen. However, as some of the students were sons of Supreme Court judges and sons of other well connected people, he turned a blind eye and never walked out of his office into the canteen.
One day, we found a man with a goatee walk into college. We decided to rag him, when he returned, only to be warned by a peon that he was the new principal. Old Mr. Pulle had retired and the new person looked like a rebel with a cause. He therefore also looked much more tolerant and kind. When he became our new principal, I was told that he was a cousin of one of my great friends, Hemal.
Praisoothy was the oldest student at college. He had been a student from time immemorial and never seemed to sit or pass exams or follow lectures, but was always in the canteen. He was skipping exams and using this as his excuse to stay at Law College. He was living with a watcher of Law College, in his small apartment, inside the college premises. He never played the card game, but always supported us and brought in new students, inveigling them to participate in the noble game.
There was a student just out of school who had entered Law College, but was frightened or shy to participate, but was hovering around the table enjoying the spectacle of his friends winning or losing, sometimes losing a grand sum nearly 100 rupees. Remember, these were days when a gallon of petrol was only Rs. 1.10.
There was a student just out of school who had entered Law College, but was frightened or shy to participate, but was hovering around the table enjoying the spectacle of his friends winning or losing, sometimes losing a grand sum nearly 100 rupees. Remember, these were days when a gallon of petrol was only Rs. 1.10.
Justice Oliver Wendell
Praisoothy turned towards the student and asked him, "Have you heard of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes?" Our young friend said, "No Mr. Praisoothy, I have only heard of Sherlock Holmes".
"He was a great American judge. He had once said 'before you know your case you must know your judge'. How do you come to know your judge otherwise, by intensely studying him? So before you study your law books and study the facts and become a master of fact, you must first intensely study human nature and how human beings act in a given situation.
"The study of human nature will help you to study the judge. So, the forefather of Law College had thought about this and had introduced our national pastime to Law College, though it is not a part of the curriculum. If you want to be a successful lawyer, you must play our national Game of Booruwa".
"The study of human nature will help you to study the judge. So, the forefather of Law College had thought about this and had introduced our national pastime to Law College, though it is not a part of the curriculum. If you want to be a successful lawyer, you must play our national Game of Booruwa".
"But what has booruwa got to do with being a great student of a judge"?
Praisoothy replied, "My dear brother, only the most observant people can play 'booruwa' and win. You must carefully observe the cards. You must carefully observe the dealer. One must carefully observe the person who holds the pack and who cuts it and his reactions, closely and intensely, you must observe how the dealer deals with his sleight of hands. You must carefully place your bets and you must carefully watch everyone else who places their bets.
You must have 100 % concentration when you play 'booruwa'. Similarly, when you go to Courts, before you master the facts and the law, you must first have a knowledge of the Judge and observe the manner in which he smiles, the manner in which he talks, the manner in which looks at you, the manner in which he pounces on the police, the litigants and the lawyers and the dry jokes he cracks and you have to laugh obsequiously.
Even if you have obtained a 'class ' from Law College, you must go through this game and undoubtedly only then you will be a successful lawyer. All those who cram and get 1st classes, without playing the game, end up being Legal executives at banks or they may become judges or join some firm. But you will see the truth of what I say in another 30 years or so. Most, of those who play the game will become great lawyers. Everybody laughed and I saw my friend immediately placing a bet and winning it!
One day, around 4 in the evening, when there were about 25 students around the table, lo and behold, who walked in — R. K. W. Goonasekera, the principal. He made a straight line towards me, who was then supposed to be the biggest veteran at the Cut Table. He said, "Mr. Warnakulasuriya and Mr. Devapura, both of you come to my office."
I reminisced of what happened to me at Royal College when Mr. Bogoda Premaratne was the Acting Principal. When Bogoda Premaratna wanted to cane me, I said "Sir wait there is a huge bug on your coat" and tried to remove a nonexistent bug from his pure white coat while rubbing all the dirt on to his coat. Then what happened was history.
I walked behind Mr. Goonasekera to the office room. In the room I could see the photographs of the past principal and judges. They seemed to be frowning upon us, virtually requesting the principal to kick these two ruffians out of Law College. But, instead Mr. Goonasekera spoke patiently and said, "You know I don't object to you playing cards in the canteen. These games are played amongst the elite and in very exclusive clubs and manors. But my only objections is that my two watchers, who get a paltry salary, also play cards with you and their wives have complained to me that they do not give any money towards the upkeep of their children as they have no money left after gambling."
This was the only time we knew that he was aware that we were playing booruwa in the canteen. "Surely", he asked, "you should have something better to do with your time?"
I was speechless, but my friend Devapura had no such problems. He said, "Sir, sometimes our lectures start at 8 in the morning and by 10, lectures are over. Then we have to wait till 1 o' clock doing nothing in the canteen until the next lecture starts. We have no other recreation other than to play cards. Not even a chess or carom board Sir, but if we have a billiards table we will assure that we will not touch a pack of card even at a funeral Sir."
'The question is funds' the principal said. Then Ranjit intervened, "surely Sir Law College is the educational institution in the country, the board of management could easily sell some stocks or shares they have invested in South African Diamond mines sir".
The Principal smiled, "I don't know about the South African Diamond Mines but find out the price of a Billiards Table and let me know'. Devapura and I quickly got into my Karmanghia and ran round Colombo in search of a Billiards table. In the shortest possible time we found one. No sooner had we found the table, it was installed in the boys common room and Ranjith proudly opened it by playing the first game. As promised we gave up playing 'booruwa'.
Then, I reminisced what the oldest student Mr. Praisoothy had told us about our future in the profession. Therefore, I suggested that we all should walk to Jonathans Studio and take a Group photograph of the most exclusive and permanent members of the 'cut table'. This photograph was taken in 1970. The photograph is reproduced here though, I promised the members not to name them I believe most lawyers and clients and readers would be able recognise them.
For your information, Parisoothy's prophecy was correct. We have two ambassadors. Four President's Counsel , an owner of international corporate law firm in Melbourne, another jet setting corporate lawyer, attached to a prestigious law firm in Hong Kong, another having a lucrative practice in Britain, another one, who was in the working committee of a world federation of sports, two former secretaries and a former president of the Bar Association. Some of them have migrated back to their hometowns and have established themselves in their respective Bars, as leaders of their Bars, and have contributed immensely to make Sri Lanka a better place.
Only three joined the Attorney General's Department, but as Praisoothy prophesied two of them resigned from the department and established their own practice and excelled at it, except one who is unfortunately no longer with us but ended as the Deputy Solicitor General. Then my best friend Hemal migrated to Australia and was with the legal aid in Australia. Now retired and practicing in Sydney.
Those were the days we had one of the best principles Law College ever had, who eventually became the foremost human rights lawyer in Sri Lanka. Praisoothy, long after, graduated and donned the black coat
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
PolToks moves on
SAMARARATNE - LIONEL (Retired English Education Officer, former Lecturer - Gateway Int. School). Beloved husband of the late Barbara, loving father of Dr Asha (M.O.H. - Dehiwela), Manoji (Schneider Electric) and Sanjaya (Global Rubber Industries), father-in-law of Dr Pujith (General Hospital - Kalutara), Madhuka (GAC Shipping), fond grandfather of Devin & Tehanee. Cortege leaves residence 15L, Ekanayaka Avenue, Nugegoda at 4.00 p.m. Cremation at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 1st May, at General Cemetery, Kohuwela.
May he Rest in Peace!
Pic: Coutesy-Palitha Manchanayake
Sentiments that were expressed many old boys of the '59 Group,
and some from '56 & '57 Groups, compiled by PM
Recollecting memoirs about Mr. Samararatne: He took our Form 2 English in
1960. One particular day at the English class he happened to mention that he
would not be coming to school tomorrow as he would be going to Hulftsdorp
Courts to listen to Mr. G.G. Ponnambalam's English and his oratory skills,
as GG was to appear to defend a certain party in a Court Case. That was the
interest he had on the subject!
Attached are some photos that were taken when I met him last in 2010 while I
was in Sri Lanka. I presented him a Book on Buddhist Meditation written by
Mr. Bogoda Premaratne.
May I wish our respected beloved teacher the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana.
From: Kusum Perera - Kusum Perera lives in USA
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 4:04 PM
Dear Palitha,
I am not surprised but in a way it is a strange that you remember the Third
Form Geography. I believe I was in Form IIIA and he used to teach that class
on the second floor east wing and to the left of the class was a view of the
I remember the recommended book for the class was authored by S F de Silva
titled "Europe and the two Americas". I do not remember much of his
reference to the book. However, I was quite enthralled by his teaching
method and the interest he generated in the subject. He taught about the
cotton, corn, and maize belts for Agriculture in North America as one
proceeds from south to north. On the industrial side he talked about the
Iron ores around lake Superior. The proximity of automotive industrial
capital at Detroit. He stressed the importance of the lakes for easy
transportation of raw material and manufactured goods across the great lakes
to the St Lawrence seaway and then on to the wider world. He sure had my
attention and I remember these facts even to this day. I also remember with
some contentment I received the top mark of 79 in one term test, a rare
achievement for me at the time!
May he attain final emancipation.
From: Michael Kreltszheim - Michael Kreltszheim lives in Melbourne
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 5:26 PM
Thank you very much for this email - I remember this gentleman with the
greatest of affection. He was a peerless teacher and a kind and humane man
. I never ever saw him discipline a student- . He was my class master in
Form 1C in 1959 and also class master for my elder brother in 1958. We were
all so lucky to have encountered him in our lifetime and we are forever
indebted to his skills as a teacher.
Michael Kreltszheim
From: Firoz - Firoz Nilam lives in USA
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 4:27 PM
Dear Palitha
Thank you for your info. I was in his class 1C. He was tough but very
knowledgeable and an excellent teacher.
From: Ranjan Dandeniya - Ranjan Dandeniya lives in UK
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 5:25 PM
Dear Palitha,
Thank you for the intimation. Though Mr.Samararatna never taught me, I
remember him well and can picture him even now as he was, an imposing figure
who commanded respect from us youngsters.
May he attain nibbana!
Warm regards,
Ranjan Dandeniya
From: Indra Loku - Indra Lokubalasuriya lives in Sydney
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 5:31 PM
Hi Palitha,
Thanks for keeping in the circulation list for your e-mails.
I am also very saddened to hear about the passing away of Mr Samararatne who
was not only a wonderful teacher but also a great human being. I was in
his class in Form2 and he taught us English and I can still remember how
eloquent he was especially when he taught poetry - Rama Sellamutthu was in
the same class ! (in lighter vein Rama always had an axe to grind because
Mr Samararatne used give me higher marks for poetry recital than to him and
Rama could not understand why boy who came to Royal from a Gampaha school
should be marked higher for English Poetry than him - Colombo born and
May Mr Samararatne attain Nibbana.
Kind regards,
From: J.L.Daya de Silva - Daya de Silva lives in Sri Lanka
Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 5:53 PM
Dear Palitha,
You are back as usual to pen down a short appreciation of our beloved Guru
Lionel Samararatne, my Sinhala, Geography master of form I (Ranarala-
G.B.Senanayake, S F de Silva's Geography etc.) and (Rohini- Martin
Wickremasinghe, Sudo Sudu - Sagara Palansuriya) Cadetting of form II and
many more...
The family has purposely omitted the school he served so long in the
obituary notice obviously for a very good reason. That needs some
investigation at least to find out why the family fell apart, if not our
master himself?
I am copying this to two of our beloved great teachers Mr. Henri de Saram
and Wickramasena as I write to them quite often about art photography or
Also Sande our former editor of RC Magazine Sinhala section before I took
From: G Goonetilleka - Gamani Goonetilleka lives in Sydney
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:10 AM
Thanks for that Palitha. I remember him too. He was such a humble and
dedicated Teacher. At the time he taught us unfortunately many in our class
did not allow him to teach. I used to feel so sorry for him as he took it
all in an extremely compassionate manner, just being himself.
May he attain Nibbana...
From: SARATH SENARATH-YAPA - SARATH SENARATH-YAPA lives in UK
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: FW: SAMARARATNE LIONEL - LET HIM BE MY TEACHER AGAIN IN A
Dear Mancha,
I learnt my Sinhala grammar including Sandi and Thadditha, properly for the
first time in his class. I learnt my first lesson in First Aid and orienting
the direction of movement of our cadet platoon from him as a Senior Cadet. I
had an indefinable respect for him as an unusually wonderful teacher and
He was undoubtedly a "Bodhisathwa"in my opinion.
I am being selfish here.
But my wish is that he would be my teacher again in a future Bhawa before he
attains Nibbana.
P.S. - PLEASE FORWERD MY SENTIMENTS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS IN THE 59 GROUP as I
From: Siri Wijesekera - Siri Wijesekera lives in Sri Lanka
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 4:25 AM
Dear Palitha
Thanks. I quite agree with you. Mr Samararatne took our history when we
were in the 3rd form and he made it (a boring subject) so interesting, as
you have said practically everyone in the class was looking forward to the
next class.
Warm Regards
From: ShanthaKumar - ShanthaKumar lives in Auckland
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 6:28 AM
Thank you Mancha for your email.
Yes, I agree with you. Mr Samararatne was a respected gentleman. I knew
him only as my cadet master.
Kind regards
New Zealand
From: Thilla Kirubaithilakan - Thilla Kirubaithilakan lives in
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 7:29 AM
Palitha, I did see the obituary notice, and did think it was our Pol Tokka,
but because it missed a good portion of his career ie his time at Royal. I
wondered Why?.
From: Ranjit Rupesinghe
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 9:17 AM
To: FARID Abdelcader
Many thanks Farid (and Palitha)- sad to learn of the passing of another
great teacher.
Regards all round.
Ranjit Rupesinghe (Kota)
From: Nihal Kodituwakku - Nihal Kodituwakku lives in Perth
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 11:11 AM
Dear Palitha
Tokka was my first form master and English at 1-D in 1957. His first
assignment was write an Essay on 'How to fly a kite'. In fact I find it
difficult even now to describe the intricacies and complexities associated.
He was our cadet master as well. I see from his obituary that his cadetting
colleague, Alles employed him during the latter stages.
A good man, life well lived.
Nihal Kodituwakku
From: Ranjit Sirimanne - Ranjit Sirimanne lives in Sydney
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 10:52 AM
Hi Guys,
Very sad to hear about this "passing away". He was my cadet master & we won
the Herman Loos Cup under him for the first time. I met him last during the
"JVP" uprising when I was working for Ceylon Tobacco at Walapane( below
Ragala - on the way to Nildandahinna) He was a volunteer officer & was in a
4 wheel drive vehicle & I was on my Mo'bike. He stopped me on the road & I
could not recognize him as he was with other army personnel who were
investigating alleged JVP camps in the area. I WAS SHIT SCARED!! As the army
then was arresting & killing any suspect innocent or not. He then started to
laugh & we had a chat by the roadside.
We all thought that "small tokka" was his brother. I must say that I too did
not see any "brotherly love" between them even at the Hostel. In any case
small tokka was also a character. Does anyone know where he is. Last I heard
was that he was "planting" under Rex Perera.( who is now in Sydney) He was a
good scrum half & played after Necker??
Ranjit( Tony)
From: Sumane Rathnasuriya - Sumane Rathnasuriya lives in Sri
Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:14 AM
Didn't go into it. In class, it was said he was 'not own brother'. Never
seen the two 'act' close as brothers.
Just to say what I've seen/heard. May be others ('56 Group) know better.
(Copying Sande & Chicky for possible help)
From: Lasantha Talagala - Lasantha Talagala lives in Sri
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 5:18 PM
Paid my last respects to our beloved teacher of Form 1C this morning. Hope
to go to the cemetery later.
I still remember this verse from the Bells of Youth -The village Blacksmith.
These verses and other phrases are entrenched in our memory.
"Under the spreading Chestnut tree
The village smithy stands
The smith a mighty man is he
With large and sinewy hands" '
From: Ranjith Sandanayake - Ranjith Sandanayake lives in Sri
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 6:08 PM
Dear Ranjit (Tony) :
I suppose you remember me. Sande (Ranjith Sandanayake). In my email to The
Class of '56, I added a few to Mancha's eulogy on Tokka Samararatne. It is
Here's what I received from Palitha Manchanayake (from down-under) who was
two years my junior. This is a tribute / eulogy to this great teacher.
However, there is no mention of his military ranking as he was an officer of
the Ceylon Cadet Corp (CCC) and during our time a Lieutenant. Although
Royal had Cadeting with two senior platoon and two junior platoons from the
inception of the CCC and the Herman Loos Champion Trophy in existence from
1917, it was only under Lt Lionel Samararatne that Royal managed to achieve
the long cherished-ambition to bring the Herman Loos Trophy to College in
1963. Lt. Samaratne as the Commanding Officer and Manik Jayakumar as
Sergeant inspired Platoon I to make this possible. L/Sgt Susantha
Gunawardene, and L/Cpl HSR Goonewardene were NCO's of Platoon I, and Cpl. JK
Fernando, Cpl. HN Perera and Cpl. Watty Fernando were NCO's of Platoon II.
There were many others from my group (including self) who participated this
annual camp / competition which was a Regimental Camp (of 45 Platoons
Island-wide) that year (normally they used to have separate Battalion camps)
at Diyatalawa in April 1963. The Platoon of Samararatne came Ist of the Ist
Battalion of 15 platoons and Ist in the Regiment of 45 platoons Island-wide.
(The Platoon II under Lt. Alles came 4th in the Battalion competition and
8th in the Regimental competition.)
May he attain Nibbana!!!
What made me write to you is because of the doubt created by some whether
Podi Tottka was a brother of Pol Tokka or not. Podi Tokka (Kingsley) got
the nickname because he was Pol Tokka's brother. However Podi Tokka was a
somewhat violent character, a rebel and I suppose Pol Tokka did not have
much care or concern about the brother for that reason. So there would not
have been any "brotherly love," even after leaving College. I am going for
the funeral this afternoon/evening and I will not be surprised if Podi Tokka
is not there. If he is not there I will call him tonight. Podi Tokka now
lives in Atabage in Gampola. He is somewhat in contact with me. He does
not have email but he has provided his phone number and daughter's email
address for any contact. I suppose this information will clear the doubt
that you people had.
From: Prasanna Mendis - Prasanna Mendis lives in Melbourne
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013 9:10 PM
Lovely note on our greatest master - the one who made the deepest impression
in lower school mainly, but that lasted thru and after college....
That picture is so valuable; and will be added to the ones I have in my RC
folder here.
A sun has set machang.
They gave their best for us. We will always remember them. may he Rest in Peace!
Fazli in Riyadh
Monday, April 01, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Gamini Salgadoe Moves On
Gamini Salgadoe the 1942 captain leading the past captains parade at the 125 th Royal Thomian match along with Berty Wijesinghe the oldest Thomian captain in 1938/39.
Gamini Salgadoe a great Royal College cricket captain passed away on the evening of March 19 2013. He also served college as a cricket coach with distinction. His funeral will take place at Borella cemetery on Friday, Mar 22, 2013, evening.
Monday, December 31, 2012
The Rollicking Royal Regiment
Magnificent Men, Women & Boys of Royal
Royal Primary School & Royal College have seen the personalities and passage of so many distinguished and magnificent men and women who have walked the corridors within the hallowed premises, and taught and served the many thousands in the most prestigious and premier educational institution, in Sri Lanka, since 1835.
The multitude of students who spent many a wondrous day in class, in the labs, outdoors and on the sports arena, excelling in their efforts and who now may be the custodians of many a prestigious institution, business, profession, organization or field will always remember these teachers and staff members who spared no pain in extending their services with committment, responsibility and justice.
They were the ones who helped us, in no small means, to learn of books, and learn of men, and learn to play the game!
This blog is dedicated to all of them and attempts to capture and portray their personailities, traits, funny moments and significant contributions in every possible and simple way. To those who have passed away we bless their departed souls. For those who still tarry along with us, we wish you many more years of goodness on earth. You have done your job well. May you be reap the best of rewards.
Please send your stories to firstname.lastname@example.com for publication on this blog.
The date of this post has also been postdated to Dec 31 2007 in order that it will remain at te top of the blogger, as a header, while all other posts are contained beneath it.
The Royal Video Clip
Royal Thomian Match Souvenirs
RC '59 Group
Past Principals of Royal College
Sacred to the Memory of Principal E L Bradby (TDSA Dissanayaka)
Dudley K G de Silva [Dudda]
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel M K J Cantlay ED JP (AF Sameer, Laki, Rohan Jayatilleke, Daily News)
Bevil St Elmo de Bruin (Sunday Island, Rev Mervin Stoddart, Mel Cooke, Sunday Times)
E C Gunasekera [Kataya] (Lalanath de Silva LLM, Siddiq Ghouse)
M T Thambapillai [Thamba] (ULK)
Kadalay of Royal
61 Group Pics
Class of '49 (TDSA Dissanaike)
1960 Roll Call - sent in by Kusum Perera
Class of '62
Snippets from the past
'61 Group Classroom Antics - 1 [SAPEY]
'61 Group Clasroom Antics - 2 [RUPPERTY]
'61 Group Classroom Antics - 3 [GHANDI]
'61 Group Xlassrooim Antics - 4 [Canto & RITA]
'61 Group Classroom Antics - 5 [Bella]
RC Hostel 1959 Pic
L to R
Row 1: R G Hapuarachchi, , B.N.Ranasinghe, N. Chellappah, Thiagarajah, Zahir Mohamed, M Thassim, Somasunderam, , Pathirana, H.A.Karunasekara.
Row 2: C.Abeywickrama, S Y Samaraweera, Samaratunga, , C S Fernando, , J D M Kulatilleke, L A D Sirisena, Wimal Gunawardena, N.Mendis, Wendell Solomons, Dayaratna, Raheem, S.Canagasabey, , Garret.Fernando, , , S L de Silva, U C Jayasinghe, N R Kumarage, R L Wickramaratne, M A S Dawood
Row 3: N Kalupahana, R Sabapathypillai, Sunil Mendis, N P Nilaweera, , Cassim, Samararatna, , , N M DeRun, A.PL de Vas, Thambiraja, L J K Hettiarachchi, S D Atukorale, T.de Alwis, Lal Ratnayaka, T Sivanesarasa, N Ranasinghe, N G Patikirikorale, P N W Kannangara, P de Silva, Ismail, M D Illangage, , D Kalupahana
Row 4: Leon Belleth, , T B C Edirisinghe, S R K N Sabaratnam, , R Rudran, , Wijayanayagam, L A W Sirisena, L S P Rajendra, S G Gunaratne, , , , ,Hutan Hettiaratchi, Mapa Gunaratne
Row 5: , R A Pothuhera, Mr. L Samararatne, Mrs. Belleth, Mr. C E Belleth, Mr. Dudley K G de Silva, Mr. B St. E de Bruin, Miss Ratnayake, Mr. W Devapriya, T V Wickramasuriya, Sivathondan
Row 6: O K P Gunasekera, Nihal Canagasabey, K I Mahmud, R Chandrasena, D R Pulleperuma, S W Atukorale, D.E R Hapuarachchi, N.S. Kumaranatunge, K K Amaradasa, P G W G Premaratne, K A Gunawardena, M H Subasinghe, W Mallawarachchi, S J W Ambepitiya, S N Jayasinghe, G S C Perera
[Note: space between comma delimiter denotes missing names]
RC Masters 1953 Pic
More ROYAL Links
Royal College Old Hostellers' Association
Royal College OHA Forum
Old Royalists in the UAE
Royalists in Parliament 2002
100 Royal Volunteers at Sarvodaya
Gihan Nilendra Wickremanayake
Dr Colvin Goonaratna
Mr William Norman RAE
Group of '86
Royal Crazy @ Blogsome
Royal College '59 Group Photo Album I
Royal College '59 Group Photo Album II
Royal College '62 Group
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Our Cricketing Hero's
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Ivan Corea
Vernon Corea was a distinguished Old Boy of Royal


text:
""CEOs go to their vacation homes just after companies report favorable news, and CEOs return to headquarters right before subsequent news is released. More good news is released when CEOs are back at work, and CEOs appear not to leave headquarters at all if a firm has adverse news to disclose. When CEOs are away from the office, stock prices behave quietly with sharply lower volatility. Volatility increases immediately when CEOs return to work." —David Yermack, a New York University finance professor, whose recently released study shows a correlation between when CEOs take their private jets on vacation and movements in their companies' stock price "
Plotting a Path to Riches and Fame? Read This
Recently, my wife and I attended a college-planning event at our son's high school. It doesn't seem all that long ago that Andre was 5 and we were taking notes at an orientation session for parents of new kindergarteners, but here we are. He's 17 now and, with a little luck and a lot of our money, he'll be heading off to college next year.
As such, he's starting to consider what he wants to do with his life. And perhaps because of today's fear-inducing economy, he seems focused on determining which careers would be most lucrative rather than on what he'd most enjoy. He has been known to express pessimism about his prospects and to agree with the adage about how you have to have money to make money.
As I keep trying to tell him, though, I've interviewed many highly successful people in the course of my work as editor of Business Jet Traveler, and their experiences belie that assertion. Moreover, some of the wealthiest of the bunch didn't even make any effort to find high-paying careers; they simply discovered something they loved to do, felt driven to do it as well as possible and wound up successful due to their passion, perseverance, hard work, talent and a bit of good fortune.
Here are five themes I see over and over in the life stories of BJT interviewees who have climbed to the top of their fields:
1. They often start with nothing. Real estate developer Mike Harrah, one of California's richest citizens, told me he picked pineapples in Hawaii for 45 cents an hour after he finished college. Canada's Ron Joyce, who became a billionaire by building the Tim Horton's coffee-and-donuts chain, started as a cop for $5,000 a year, which was a step up from the days when his family lived on welfare. Jared Isaacman, whose company annually processes $10 billion in credit-card transactions, quit high school at 16 and established his first office in his parents' house–a house they were about to lose because they couldn't pay the mortgage. Billionaire attorney Willie Gary spent his childhood as a migrant laborer and without indoor plumbing. Financial adviser Suze Orman waitressed for six years, earning $400 a month, then borrowed money she intended to use to open her own restaurant, invested it in stock options and lost every cent.
2. They frequently stumble into their careers. F. Lee Bailey told me he didn't plan to become an attorney but accepted a job as second assistant legal officer in the Marines simply because he thought it would be easy. He wound up trying cases, however, and by the time he returned to civilian life, he knew "this is what I'm going to be good at." The late Cliff Robertson intended to go into journalism but someone suggested that he start writing for the theatre and, "next thing I knew, I got acting jobs."
3. They work insane hours. Butch Stewart, founder of the Sandals Resorts chain, told me that in the early part of his career, he was on the job from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day. Harrah said he still works from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. But both of them are slackers by comparison with Gary, who insisted he wasn't exaggerating when he said, "When I'm in trial, I work 23 hours a day, and I do that routinely."
4. They're upbeat, determined and self-confident. Bob Cuillo, who made a fortune with auto dealerships, "set a goal for myself…I knew I'd be a millionaire before I was 40." Harrah declared bankruptcy early in his career, but said it was "good for me" and "taught me a lot about business." Gary said, "All I knew is that I wanted to be somebody…you have to keep dreaming and every round should take you a little bit higher." Despite being only 16, Isaacman "felt very confident that I understood certain elements" of the credit-card industry that others didn't.
5. They love their work more than the financial rewards. When I asked Stewart what motivated him, he said, "I just found an excitement with life and with the job…Money has been important to me to the extent that I have bills to pay. After that, I've never been driven by money in any way, shape or form."
Of course, even if you really, really love your work, there's no guarantee that your enthusiasm will propel you to riches and fame, no matter how many hours you devote to your job or how self-confident and focused you remain. But hey, at least you'll love your work, which is more than a lot of people can say.
Are you listening, Andre?
Managing a habitually successful life is not as complicated as you might think. In fact, it's a lot like flying an airplane. Every pilot knows where s/he is going to land before they ever take off. [Hint: Always know where you want to be in life when you have everything you want. Make sure it's exactly what you want, more than anything else in life.]
Knowing your ultimate destination, in advance, makes making so many of the decisions you'll have to make for yourself easier to do. "The Path That Leads To Habitual Success" begins with knowing where your "plane" is going to land.
Best of everything,
Jim Vaughan
Add your comment:
By submitting a comment, you are allowing AIN Publications to edit and use your comment in all media.