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Sri Lankans complain against FB

 Sri Lankan officials said Wednesday that they have received more than 1,000 complaints against the social media network facebook. 

The U.S.-based facebook is popular in Sri Lanka and is used extensively by locals both young and old as well as by several local institutions and companies.

However a Sri Lankan government-run agency said it continued to receive complaints of users abusing facebook by hacking into other people's accounts or copying images.

"We have received over 1,000 complaints against facebook. We advise facebook users to complain to the U.S. company if they feel their privacy has been violated. If facebook does not respond then we will investigate," Rohana Palliyaguru, senior information security engineer of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response unit told Xinhua.

The agency has been receiving complaints of people hacking into profiles of young girls and changing their status, taking their pictures and creating fake profiles and threatening users for ransom.

Officials also said that some of the most serious cases are being investigated by the Sri Lankan police criminal investigations unit.
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Omega-3 can reduce risk of colds in babies

Researchers from Emory University in Georgia, America said the trials conducted in Mexico showed that infants in the group whose mothers had taken DHA were healthier overall

Babies whose mothers take Omega-3 fish oil supplements during pregnancy suffer fewer colds and shorter illnesses during their first six months of life, researchers have found.

By Nick Collins

A study of more than 800 babies showed that mothers who took supplements of a particular Omega-3 acid during the second half of their pregnancy had healthier babies.

Journalism Awards for Excellence 2010: Winners/Merit Awards official list

Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year

Winner: I. M. Don Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe Karunaratne – Lakbima Daily, Lakbima Weekly and Lakbimanews Newspapers

Honourable Mention: Ms. Gagani Weerakoon – The Nation

Scoop of the Year

Winner: The Sunday Times Team

Investigative Journalist of the Year

Winner: Lakbimanews Team

Best Environmental Reporter of the Year

Winner: Malaka Rodrigo – The Sunday Times

Merit (Tamil): Ms. K. Ponmalar - Virakesari Daily

Merit (Sinhala): Rathna B. Ekanayake – Divaina daily and weekly

Subramaniyam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues

Winner: Susitha R. Fernando – Daily Mirror

Merit (English): Randima Attygalle – The Nation

Merit (Tamil): P. M. M. A. Cader – Thinakkural weekly

Sports Journalist of the Year

Winner: Channaka de Silva – Daily Mirror

Merit (Sinhala): Not Awarded

Merit (Tamil): Neville Victor Anthony – Virakesari daily

Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year

Winner: Ms. Lakna Tharindu Paranamanna – Daily Mirror

Merit (Sinhala): Ramesh Warallegama – Irida Lakbima

Merit (Tamil): S. N. Mohamed Suhail - Vidivelli

Photojournalist of the Year

Winner: Chathura Kodikara - Rivira

Merit (Tamil): Balentheram Pratheepan – Thinakkural Daily

Merit (English): Gemunu H. Wellage – The Sunday Times

Merit (English): Kushan Pathiraja – Daily Mirror

Best Designed Newspaper of the Year

Winner: The Sunday Times

Merit (Sinhala): Irida Lakbima

Merit (Tamil): Virakesari Daily

Merit (English): The Nation

Cartoonist of the Year

Winner: Atigala Widanalage Awantha Rohana Karunarathne – Daily Mirror

Merit (Sinhala): Anjana Indrajith Jayaweera – Lakbima Daily

Merit (Tamil): Ratnaraja C. Pradeepkumar – Thinakkural Weekly

Prof. K. Kailasapathy Award for Reporting Under Special Circumstances

Winner: Balentheram Pratheepan – Thinakkural Weekly

Merit (Sinhala): Rivira Team

Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year (S/T/E)

Winner (Sinhala): Prasad Nirosha Bandara Wijekoon – Ravaya

Merit (Sinhala): Sanda Laalith Ranasinghe – Dinamina and I. M. D. Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe Karunarathne – Irida Lakbima

Winner (Tamil): Balasubramaniam Kirubaharan – Thinakkural Weekly

Merit (Tamil): Arun Arokianathan – Virakesari Daily

Winner (English): Chandani Kirinde – The Sunday Times

Merit (English): Gagani Weerakoon – The Nation and Randima Attygalle – The Nation

Business and Finance Journalist of the Year (S/T/E)

Winner (Sinhala): Not Awarded

Winner (Tamil): Rajan Sujitha – Virakesari Daily

Winner (English): Uditha Jayasinghe – Daily FT

B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year (S/T/E)

Winner: (Sinhala): Wimalanath Weerarathna - Ravaya

Winner (Tamil): S. Jithendra Prasath – Virakesari Weekly

Winner (English): D. B. S. Jeyaraj – Daily Mirror

By nomination: Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom of Sri Lanka

Mr. Chandana Sirimalwatta, Editor, Lanka Newspaper

By nomination: D. R. Wijewardene Award for earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public

NOT AWARDED

Life Time Achievement Awards

01.   Mr. Lloyd Rajaratnam Devaraj

02.   Mr. S. M. Gopalaratnam

03.   Mr. bandula Harischandra

04.   Mr. Sarath Cooray

Final List -/end – WSR – Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Ramadan: Fasting month for Muslims

Ramadan is the ninth lunar month of the Islamic year and fasting during the month is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is obligatory for all healthy adults of the Islamic faith to fast between the hours of dawn and sunset. In Holy Quran Sura 2: verse 185 said that; The month of Ramadan is the month when the Quran was sent down as guidance for mankind with clear proofs of guidance and the criterion by which to distinguish right from wrong.

Therefore, whoever of you is present in that month, let him fast; but he who is ill or on a journey shall fast a similar number of days later on. God desires you to fast the whole month, so that you may glorify Him for His having guided you and so that you may be grateful.

As well as the change in dietary pattern there may be a change in content, with increased intake of fat and carbohydrates. These changes in dietary habits present serious problems for patients with diabetics. Normally this won’t happen for normal meal break fast with starting from three dates and light break fast. People forget that they are fasting after break fast and eat like nothing, end up even obesity.

Scientific finding revealed that in people who are well normal homoeostatic mechanisms seem to cope; urinary volume, pH and nitrogen excretion remain within physiological limits. But some studies have reported substantial weight loss and increased plasma concentration of urea and uric acid consistent with catabolism of body mass, but these findings have not been confirmed.