Dominic De Silva The Real Believer of God

Life is too short, a saying which clearly means that all of us should value and use life in proper and right way. Yes we can say that sometimes our life today has no value after all because of many trials and circumstances we encounter most especially poor people or the weak one. Well, everyone of us ave each failures in life but it doesn't mean that we will automatically surrender and lose hope, instead accept the mere fact that you failed in that time and try to think and make a good decision that could be the solution of your problem. There are a lot of people whose life were miserable life for example, the criminals, do you think they didn't have any conscience in doing crimes?
Yes we can say that they are bad and must have the punishment to jail for lifetime but did we ever think and try to put in our minds that they are also human being who makes mistakes? Maybe, they have many problems they encounter now a day in their lives, like the status of our country now. Our population is increasing but the main problem is that the job remains constant, it can never provides and supply all our needs. In addition, all of us wants to survive and supply our needs, so in conclusion, I myself would say that criminals just want to live but they are just doing and using it in a wrong way. But it's not the end, they have a time to make change. I mean nobody's perfect, even a genius themselves got mistakes in performing such inventions and experiments. They take many trials so that they could have and accomplish perfect inventions. We should always remember that God forgives and helps. Good example for this were Adam and Eve, they were the first human creations of God after creating the earth and other creatures. They were assigned to take care of his creations and also He told them that they can do whatever they want except not eating the forbidden fruit of good and evil. But sad to say they disobeyed God.
That's the main reason why human suffer here on earth because of their sin. But God is a forgiven God. So, we should accept God in our lives as our personal Lord and Savior. Then we can say that our life is valuable because He is always there on us. Aside from that, humans especially the teenagers now a day ecnounter problems in life specifically about love. In entering a relationship we should accept that there is an end. Some broken hearted people can't easily accept it especially if they give their all for the one they loved. And thought that the best solution is to make a suicide which is very bad and wrong. It's not the end for everything, years will pass they can seek and find another one who is much better from the past. Also, teenagers now a days, most prominently the lovers do the sacred thing  that should only be done by married people, which is also wrong. After few months of doing it and the girl will become pregnant, there comes a time that she would abort the baby. How pity the baby in her womb who can't see the beauty of Mother Earth. So, always remember life is not for a lifetime, we all have end,we should make value on it.

How To Manage If Your Lost You're Important Installer?

Yesterday was really an odd day. My big boss instructed me to install a Rosetta Stone in the computer laboratory. I started it right away, but I still have classes hanging. I'm planning not to handle class yesterday but I can't do it. So left the laboratory and attended my class.

I left about 4 hours because I have to classes and after getting back to the laboratory my installer is gone. Oh my god! It's gonna cause me millions of words just to explain it what really happened. One thing came up to my mind is to download on some pirated website. I just can't justify the physical appearance of the installer.

Anyway I just sorted downloading a pirated Rosetta Installer and burn it. After installing all the computers I just gave it to my big boss. I'm so desperate yesterday. I don't know if my boss will check on it then it might be a big offense but moreover I will just explain to him what's really happened on that day.

I just hope I already leave on this company if ever my big boss reveal it. I hate someone disciplining myself.

Ukay-ukay is Worth the Price and Time?

I was finding a laptop bag today. The first thing that came up to mind is to go to a mall. I really need it badly after my bag was bitten by a mice. It looks horrible and it's not safe anymore to put my laptop on it. So then, I go to a mall together with my wife and kid. The price is too expensive in my part, it cost $40 for a laptop bag.
I did forget it and find other things. I bought new jeans and polo shirt. I also bought for my wife and kid. After I get home, I then remember that tomorrow I'm gonna need a laptop bag. Well seriously after seeing my laptop on the couch.
I sorted to an ukay-ukay store. It's worth the price and cost $10 only. It's not brand new but it's still useful. I would say it would last 3 years. If you haven't heard ukay-ukay, it's a foreign product which is already used and imported to our country. Many people are patronizing these products because of it's cheap price. I'm one of them.
They are legitimate and you can't  bargain their products, they're like malls. Shall I say I've bee finding a laptop bag for 1 hour. It's a kind of weird because the availability on it is just depend on imported garments. You can't find sizes, colors or anything. If you find one then you're lucky.
Okay I will answer the question if it's worth the price... Yes it's worth the price and time. I mean if you don't have anything to do then go to ukay-ukay store. Spend all your time looking for a product without any certainty. Good luck in finding.

Flood-hit residents spared evacuations

Flood-hit mid-Canterbury residents were spared evacuations overnight after the swollen Halswell River did not burst its banks as feared.

Civil Defence authorities in Selwyn issued a potential evacuation warning for Tai Tapu residents last night as the tail end of the destructive winter storm brought another day of heavy rain.

There was widespread flooding in Doyleston, Southbridge, Lincoln and Leeston, where volunteer firefighters had to sand-bag about 50 flood-threatened properties.
But a Selwyn District Council spokeswoman this morning said only one home in Leeston was evacuated and none in Tai Tapu were.
The Halswell River had risen considerably last night but did not breach its banks, she said.
"The sun is actually out down here today, so we're hopeful that the waters are going to recede and we can get things back to normal again.''
The flooding closed State Highway 73 and a number of river fords yesterday. A helicopter would survey flood damage across the district this morning.

Police are warning Canterbury residents to be careful on the roads due to frost this morning.
"It's as frosty as hell here,'' a police southern communications spokesman said.
"There's a lot of people sliding on the ice, but that's to be expected of four days of rain and a first frost.''
In storm-battered Wellington, about 800 households were still without power last night.
Wellington Electricity said it hoped to get power restored for most customers by the end of today, but it could take longer for rural areas.
The coastal community of Makara was facing a third night without power last night.
David Wutzler said his family had a wood fire to keep warm, but if the power didn't come back on soon, all the food in their freezer would spoil.
He hoped a temporary generator would be provided for the community, but there were fears yesterday that Makara could be cut off by flooding.
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said line crews were making great progress to get power back on across the city in "miserable and dangerous conditions''.
"In the meantime, though, we urge people to take steps to stay warm - and we urge people to help out those still without power.''
The Insurance Council yesterday said claims from the storm were likely exceed those from the floods in Nelson and Bay of Plenty in April, which came to $36 million.
Most claims were expected to come from Wellington.
- APNZ

Syria 'friends' defend arming rebels in Qatar forum

Foreign ministers of the Friends of Syria group, who are meeting in Qatar, have defended the arming of rebels who are fighting President Bashar al-Assad. John Kerry insists the US is not looking for a military solution Qatar's PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said "providing arms may be the only means of achieving peace".
But he and US Secretary of State John Kerry said the policy was simply to achieve balance and bring Syria's government to the negotiating table.
More than 90,000 people have died in more than two years of conflict.
The Syrian government says it is fighting foreign-backed "terrorists".
'Balance' The Friends of Syria group includes the US, Britain, France and Germany as well as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan.
The meeting in Qatar's capital, Doha, comes a week after the US announced it would provide Syrian rebels with "direct military aid".
That decision followed what the US said was evidence of small-scale chemical weapon attacks by the government.
The Friends of Syria group was set up in response to moves by Russia and China to block UN resolutions on Syria.
On Saturday, the Qatari PM said that "failure to reach an agreement in the UN Security Council will not stop us moving forward".
He said that moral support for the rebels was not sufficient, adding: "A balance must be achieved on the ground so the regime can accept negotiations."
Mr Kerry said again that the Syrian government had crossed a line in using chemical weapons
But he insisted that the decision to provide military support to the rebels was "not to seek a military solution" but to give the rebels more power in negotiating an end to the conflict.
Mr Kerry said the group was still pushing for a peace conference in Geneva between the two opposing sides in Syria.
But he said Mr Assad had responded to the calls for a conference by bringing in Iranian and Hezbollah fighters to confront the rebels, an act he said "should concern nations all around the world".
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accepted some in Syria would be disillusioned by the lack of action in the international community.
But he said: "The only worse thing than these meetings happening would be these meetings not happening."
He said the UK government had taken no decision to arm the rebels.
The rebels have suffered a series of military setbacks recently.
But on Friday, they said they had received new weapons that could lead to "changes" in the civil war.
A spokesman for the rebel Free Syrian Army said they had not come from the US.
"We've received quantities of new types of weapons, including some that we asked for and that we believe will change the course of the battle on the ground," FSA spokesman Louay Muqdad told AFP news agency.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin again warned the West against arming the Syrian opposition.
Speaking in St Petersburg during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said he feared a "political void" would be filled by "terrorist organisations" if Mr Assad were to leave power.
New offensive On the ground in Syria on Saturday, government forces were reported to have stepped up their attacks on rebel positions north of the capital, Damascus.
The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported activists as saying there had been heavy shelling in a number of districts.
But the rebels said they had declared a new offensive of their own in the northern city Aleppo, the last major rebel stronghold.
They are attempting to capture government-held areas in the west of the city, Syria's largest.

Miami Heat Vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Finals Game 7 Tickets Continue To Rise In Price

It is the morning on Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.  Do you know where your tickets are?

The average price per ticket for a seat in the American Airlines Arena continues to rise.  However, if you do not care where you sit (or stand), the entry level “get in” price is actually decreasing with time.
Standing room only tickets have fallen below the $400 threshold.  Twenty-one hours ago, the cheapest standing room only ticket on the secondary market was listed at $420.  For those who simply care about being in the arena and feeling the excitement of a Game 7 with superstars including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, waiting until closer to tip-off may be worth it.  However, that is probably not the case for those who wish to have an actual seat during the game.
The average ticket price, taking into account all seats (including courtside tickets) has risen quite a bit over the past twenty-four hours.  According to secondary market ticket aggregator TiqIQ, yesterday morning’s average ticket listing was for $1,312.19.  This morning, the average ticket is listed for $1,537.79, an increase of $225.60 in a day’s time.
In 2010, the Boston Celtics lost Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers.  Current Miami Heat guard Ray Allen was a member of that Celtics team, which battled strong but came up short in an 83-79 final.  Allen wants a ring this year; fans want to catch his performance live.  In 2010, the final average ticket price was clocked at $1,880.19.  If used as a reference, that means there is still a lot of room for ticket prices to go up for tonight’s game.  The increase in price over the past twenty-four hours is also a strong indicator of same.

Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Game 7 preview

MIAMI -- Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies.
No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and theMiami Heat, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history.
Now is their opportunity to elevate it.
The truly memorable teams won the hard way, and that will be the case for the one celebrating at center court this time. It's either aHeat repeat, possible only after James led them back from what seemed certain elimination in the closing seconds of Game 6, or the Spurs shaking off as gut-wrenching a loss as a team can have to become just the fourth club to win a Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road.
''As a competitor you love it, because you know you have an opportunity and it's up to you,'' Heat guard Ray Allen said. ''We have a chance in our building to make something great. All of our legacies are tied to this moment, this game. It's something our kids will be able to talk about that they were a part of. Forever will remember these moments, so we want to not live and have any regrets.''
Allen played in the game the last time the NBA's season went down to the very last day, the Boston Celtics fading at the finish and falling 83-79 to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. That made home teams 14-3 in finals Game 7s, with no road team winning since Washington beat Seattle in 1978.

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Overcoming those odds, not to mention the NBA's winningest team, would make this more memorable than the Spurs' previous four titles, though this is a franchise that never dwells too much on the past or looks too far into the future.
All that matters is now.
''You know what, it's all about just winning the title. It's not about situation or what has led up to it,'' Duncan said. ''It's a great story for everybody else, but we're here for one reason, one reason only: It's to try to win this game (Thursday). We have had a very good season thus far, and I think we just want to get to the game more than anything. We just want to see what happens and be able to leave everything out there.''
The teams trudged back to the arena Wednesday, some 12 hours after the Heat pulled out a 103-100 overtime victory in Game 6 to even the series. The Spurs, five points ahead with 28 seconds left in regulation, had to fight off fatigue and heartbreak, insisting neither would linger into Thursday.
By far the best game of this series, Game 6 immediately took its place among the best finishes in finals history, with everything fromJames' triple-double to Allen's tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.
It had close calls, debatable decisions, and the NBA's best player at his very best when his team needed him most.
Games 2-5 in the series had been ugly, but that one was a beauty.
''I think - I know - that game will go down as one of the best finals games that's been seen,'' Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. ''But I think this series will go down as being one of the most competitive, bizarre series that's been seen. So this is what you pay for to watch. You pay to watch two great teams battle to the very, very end, and that's what we'll do (Thursday). It will be to the very last second.''
The Heat could become the NBA's first repeat champions since the Lakers in 2010. James and Chris Bosh moved to Miami to join Wade a few weeks later and they are in the finals for the third time in three chances.
But playing for titles is more expected than celebrated now in Miami, and a 66-win season that included a 27-game winning streak - and perhaps the whole Big Three era - goes down as a failure if the Heat fall Thursday. Yet James said he doesn't need the victory to validate his decision to take his talents to South Beach.
''I mean, I need it because I want it and I only came here - my only goal is to win championships,'' he said. ''I said it, this is what I came here for. This is what I wanted to be a part of this team for.''
He, Wade and Bosh are going for No. 2, while San Antonio is getting a second shot at what would be a fourth together for Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. All their years together have given the Spurs' trio the belief they can bounce back from Tuesday's collapse.
The team went to dinner after the game, Duncan figuring that was better than guys sitting alone with their thoughts in their rooms. Parker and Boris Diaw discussed a similar situation with the French national team in the 2005 European championships, when they blew a late lead against Greece in the semifinals but then came back to beat Spain for the bronze medal.
''We just have to be positive and forget Game 6,'' Parker said. ''It was a great opportunity, but that's life. It's basketball and everybody will be ready.''
So will James, who was planning a relaxing night with family and friends Wednesday. He has the most at stake in the game, and when it's over he'll be either a two-time NBA Finals MVP or a two-time loser in a Heat uniform.
''I want to go down as one of the greatest. I want our team to go down as one of the greatest teams. And we have an opportunity to do that,'' James said. ''Hasn't been many teams to win back-to-back championships. It's so hard. It's the hardest thing. I said last year it was the hardest thing I've ever done, winning my first. Last year don't even come close to what we've gone through in this postseason and in these finals.
''So I'll be there (Thursday) night. I'm going to give it my all.''
The Spurs have never lost in the finals, but they've never faced a situation quite like this. They won a Game 7 for the 2005 championship, but that victory over Detroit was at home. The last five finals that went the distance all went to the home team.
''I don't really care what it's been like for anybody else at any time,'' Spurs coach Gregg Popovichsaid. ''All I know is we have had a hell of a year and we have an opportunity to win a championship. That's all that matters.''