The Sri Lanka team have arrived home following the attacks on their bus by armed gunmen in Lahore on Tuesday.

Seven players were wounded in the attacks, which killed six policemen and a driver.

"None of us thought we would come alive out of the situation," said skipper Mahela Jayawardene.

Batsman Thilan Samarweera, the most seriously injured, will have surgery on his knee in a private Colombo hospital after suffering a bullet wound.

Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Suranka Lakmal, Thilan Thushara and assistant coach Paul Farbrace sustained minor injuries.

Jayawardene explained the civil war in Sri Lanka left them better able than other teams to cope with the atrocious attack.
"We have been brought up in a background of terrorist activities," he said.

"We are used to hearing, seeing these things. Firing, bombings. So we ducked under our seats when the firing began - we were screaming and hurt but couldn't help each other.

"It's about families, livelihoods, kids, wives, parents everybody," he continued.

"We need to look at the bigger picture and hopefully in the future we can make right decisions looking at all these and not just the small things.

Geethanjana Mendis, director general of the Sports Ministry medical unit said: "The boys are all suffering from trauma. But they should all be OK and can get back to cricket in a week to 10 days.

"Samaraweera, however, will need further surgery and treatment and he will need more time to recover."

Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Test and one-day cricket, added: "All the while bullets were being sprayed at our bus, people around me were shouting. I am glad to be back."

Former England batsman Chris Broad, the match referee in Lahore who shielded a wounded Pakistani umpire as his car was fired upon and the driver killed, is set to arrive back at Manchester airport on Wednesday morning.
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# Posté le mercredi 04 mars 2009 06:58

Fuel Saving Tips for Car Riders

Fuel Saving Tips for Car Riders
Fuel Saving Tips
Try to avoid using your car for short journeys
- use public transport, ride a bicycle or walk.

Plan ahead - choose uncongested routes, combine trips, car share.

Cold starts - drive off as soon as possible after starting.

Drive smoothly and efficiently - harsh acceleration and heavy braking have a very significant effect on fuel consumption.
Driving more smoothly saves fuel.

Slow down - driving at high speeds significantly
increases fuel consumption.

Use higher gears, as soon as traffic conditions allow.

Switch off - sitting stationary is zero miles per gallon,
switch off the engine whenever it is safe to do so.

Lose weight - don't carry unnecessary weight,
remove roof racks when not in use.

Regular servicing helps keep the engine at best efficiency.

Keep the pressure up - make sure the tires are inflated
to the correct pressure for the vehicle.

Do not compromise safety but be aware that the use of
onboard electrical devices increases fuel consumption.

Check your fuel consumption - it will help you get the most from
the car, changes in overall fuel consumption may indicate a fault.

Use air-conditioning sparingly - running air-conditioning
continuously will increase fuel consumption significantly

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# Posté le mardi 03 février 2009 01:16

CNN online traffic tops on Inauguration Day

On Inauguration Day -- one of the highest traffic days ever for the Internet -- CNN came out on top.

The CNN Digital Network was the no. 1 online destination among current events and global news sites, according to the research firm Nielsen Online. It had 11 million unique visitors on Tuesday when Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president.

The MSNBC Digital Network followed with 10 million unique visitors and Yahoo! News took the No. 3 spot with 9.1 million. Rounding out the top five was the Fox News Digital Network and AOL News.

For its webcast, CNN partnered with Facebook to supply status updates from one's friends on social networking site or online advertising. CNN.com earlier said it served more than 21.3 million streams globally that day between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. EST. -- the most in its history by far.

The Associated Press provided 8 million live video streams through its online video services. The AP launched its ad-supported Online Video Network in late 2006.

Traffic also soared on Whitehouse.gov, which debuted a redesign at the time Obama took the oath of office. It drew 1.3 million unique visitors, according to Nielsen Online.
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# Posté le jeudi 22 janvier 2009 23:59