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@groundviews's tweetbook Created by Groundviews (Includes tweets from 05/08/2012 till 10/01/2012) @groundviews Groundviews Award winning citizen journalism and commentary from Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka @groundviews's tweetbook Contains 3200 tweets tweeted between 05/08/2012 and 10/01/2012. Created on 01/10/2012 by http://tweetbook.in. Be a tweetbook.in sponsor. / 1 2012 May 8'th May, 2012 13:51 Read it | Silence of Good People: Ven Walpola Rahula & #Dambulla violence, via @CeylonToday #lka #srilanka @mhmhisham http://t.co/7riSx5hO 13:52 @mwikramanayake True. This is the mag after all that had Mervyn Silva on its cover recently as a model Lankan. 14:57 @cfhaviland @mhmhisham @bfonseka @lankasol @apelankawe @vijaysappani Thanks Charlie. 17:12 Very interesting | How Tagore inspired Sri Lanka's national anthem http://t.co/sdnjivEx #lka #srilanka #india 17:41 RT @SouthAsiaWired Religious tensions flare in #SriLanka after Buddhist monks storm a mosque in Dambulla. More at RNW's South Asia Wired: http://t.co/7lxAapvM 17:42 Religious tensions flare in Sri Lanka via @SouthAsiaWired flags #Dambulla violence and Not In Our Name http://t.co/v1dY5y2C #lka #srilanka May 2012 / 2 17:45 Sri Lanka has been hit by fresh religious unrest between Buddhists and Muslims. In a recent incident in Dambulla,... http://t.co/AzT0LBkY 23:05 @mbmrameez @slcampaign @lankasol Missed it - how did it go? 23:05 @Prashandevisser Thanks. 23:07 RT @Dinoukc Ravinatha appointed to Geneva http://t.co/cyaRhgv3 } First to confirm this story? 23:15 RT @CeylonToday Ravinatha Replaces Tamara: Ravinatha Ariyasinghe , andnbsp;Sri Lankaandrsquo;s Ambassador to and... http://t.co/kOmafGBd #lka #SriLanka 9'th May, 2012 07:49 Can't wait for UPR review | Sri Lanka appoints new Ambassador to U.N. http://t.co/29wvh9Nb #lka #srilanka 07:55 #srilanka's foreign policy: Silence Dayan, kick out Tamara, promote Namal, have a a supine FM, puppet Ambassadors, good karma for rest #lka 07:57 Hasta la vista baby! "At the end of a short-lived war waged through the media by a few diplomats, the Sri... http://t.co/JD8mjTK8 May 2012 / 3 08:51 It'll take a bit more than a polite request, Mr. Speaker | Speaker request MPs to speak correctly http://t.co/7JnNTZqw #srilanka #lka 08:55 Had us in stitches. Clearly some rather talented folks out there with time to spare! http://t.co/i9OBGEd1 08:59 @MelGuna Indeed. 10:42 RT @nilmashazdole @groundviews #Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy is crap! Even G.L. can't get his Palestine/Israel facts correct so who knows who we support? 11:33 Over 1,300 signatures to date | Not In Our Name: Against religious extremism in Sri Lanka - http://t.co/lk8mneAD #lka #srilanka @mhmhisham 11:34 Not In Our Name has now exceeded 1,300 signatures, and features some very interesting comments in English, Tamil... http://t.co/IaynpvhI 17:32 RT @AmanthaP Channel 4 doco on #SRILANKA wins award http://t.co/wDjRQQ0l #lka 17:32 @AmanthaP So much for the bizarre campaign over email to get 'patriots' to vote for Bahrain. 19:01 RT @iam_project Quick visit to Jaffna. Took time out to meet some elders from series one like Dr Sivarajah http://t.co/oLFafCMU at his book launch #lka May 2012 / 4 20:03 Good question from @Apelankawe to @srilankaunites: "we do not believe in criticizing the political structure we operate in" | Why?" 20:05 Sri Lankan UN ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam demoted http://t.co/4mkQBF8n #lka #srilanka 20:06 The Sri Lankan government has demoted its ambassador to the UN in Geneva after the Human Rights Council adopted a... http://t.co/K3zSHhKA 23:30 What is going on? Bad example for #lka | The Pirate Bay, Vimeo blocked in #India http://t.co/PG6ZmBYv @ShashiTharoor @vijaysappani #srilanka 23:42 Groundviews was invited by Google to attend @InternetLiberty http://t.co/pJKqFEDM Anyone else coming? #Internet #FOE #media 23:59 If you understand #Sinhala, a good interview with Buddhist monk http://t.co/EHvfgLk7 Trying to get subtitled in English #lka #srilanka 10'th May, 2012 00:11 @ShaadHamid To extent possible, yes. 06:28 Letter by former #la Amb to UN in Geneva published by @dbsjeyaraj cogent example of rot within Govt http://t.co/wBXFSDZY #srilanka May 2012 / 5 06:30 Incredible | No foreign policy strategy - absolutely none - for #srilanka at the @UN_HRC in #Geneva http://t.co/wBXFSDZY #lka @lankasol 06:31 * In preparation for that 18th Session, no instructions were received by me nor guidelines provided on the... http://t.co/IZO4WYar 06:52 Oh dear | Sri Lanka may start blending its pure Ceylon tea http://t.co/gS9uODLy @AmanthaP @MelGuna @NalakaG #srilanka #lka 07:00 @rkguruparan What gives? 07:07 @NalakaG @dbsjeyaraj It really is mind-bogglingly inept an ill-thought. Letter worth translating to Sinhala we believe. 07:20 @ThilinaRa LOL. Thanks. 07:24 @rkguruparan Fascinating. Does suggest again so clearly that it is only a matter of time before inconvenient truths come out. 08:25 RT @adaderana VIDEO: US President Obama backs gay marriage http://t.co/Hk56rnH8 #lka #srilanka 08:29 @StateDept wants to see plan for reconciliation in #srilanka. Citizens haven't even been given LLRC in Sinhala or Tamil. #lka #srilanka May 2012 / 6 09:57 @MelGuna @amanthap @nalakag Not sure how that fits in with this story? Recall also how we once wanted to rebrand as Pure Sri Lankan Tea? 11:27 A simple comment on Not In Our Name, that we wholly endorse http://t.co/SRIhlm0e #lka #srilanka 11:27 Isn't it ironic that lay-persons have to tell the clergy in #Dambulla how to live by the Dhamma? http://t.co/iiDNOJlW #lka #srilanka 11:27 Prof. Savithri Goonesekere signs up to Not In Our Name http://t.co/u7qIM81g joining a number of other leading academics #lka #srilanka 11:39 Here’s what I think. I think, we need to start thinking rationally and question what we believe in. Its 2012, we... http://t.co/3nvGmnHH 11:43 On the enduring need to question religion | No longer blind, No longer bound http://t.co/77TWag8X #lka #srilanka 12:50 No longer blind, No longer bound: Poster for the film Oh My God I was born into a Malay family, where religion n... http://t.co/u2PQEdbC 13:13 It's a no brainer. If in #Colombo this weekend, see Samhara http://t.co/WxkotHF1 6 nights at Joyce in New York, all standing ovations. #lka 13:21 @Dinoukc And who is the author? Person noted in title? May 2012 / 7 13:50 @Dinoukc Oh my. Fascinating. Someday, perhaps a book will be written on the author as well, focussing on his JVP days... 16:20 Lively & interesting debate on religion now happening on our Facebook page https://t.co/C6Vdr66x around http://t.co/77TWag8X article #lka 18:22 RT @AmanthaP #SRILANKA gov/UN 2012 Joint funding appeal heading for a shortfall/updated breakdown of requirements and commitments http://t.co/QZFVzKuF 18:29 RT @rkguruparan Supreme court grants leave to proceed in the Navaanthurai cases against the army and police after sitting on it for 8 long months. #lka 18:29 RT @rkguruparan The Navaanthurai cases is the result of a joint effort put in by the Navaanthurai people, Jaffna Bar Association, CPA and the CHRD. #lka 19:13 @SLcampaign Worth noting that this article was based on a misleading media report. Dr. Dhanapala full submission here - http://t.co/c7vok3rK 19:19 What's special about these discussions? | TNA in special discussions http://t.co/k8i7fQeh #lka #srilanka @rkguruparan @nirananketell 19:22 When the Little Guy's Tools for Change Are Co-opted http://t.co/10MkhhEM @TechChange #lka #srilanka May 2012 / 8 19:23 Can readers please confirm what's noted in the 1st sentence of this article? Is it true? http://t.co/10MkhhEM #lka #srilanka @samarajiva 19:29 @Dinoukc @samarajiva Precisely why we are asking. We've not encountered it. The charge is a serious one, for "every" call or SMS made. 19:34 @NILENTH 1. What provider/package are you on? 2. Can you take a photo of it and send us? 19:34 @Dinoukc Neither did we. 19:46 @gopiharan @dinoukc @samarajiva Seems that only @NILENTH confirms this to be true, for the moment. 19:46 @NILENTH Thanks much. Others on other networks, can you please confirm you also received this notification? 19:50 @Dinoukc Actually, he's already noted that - https://t.co/wbDhGwKn 19:52 @Dinoukc Please do - it's a pity Huff Post had to break this. Who is paying for this? Across all providers? For how long? Why not post-paid? 19:53 @Dinoukc What connection does petition have to Govt to influence this kind of deep tie in with telcos? May 2012 / 9 19:56 @Dinoukc In light of this, worth recalling, and revisiting vital points made in this article http://t.co/UA4apbjT esp. on @dialoglk. 20:06 @Dinoukc Au contraire, petition claims 7,500+ signatories in 4 days. And problem here is not how many signed up, but how messages got thru. 20:06 @Dinoukc Anytime. 22:07 Forgot to note that all short eats (rolls, pastries etc) we bought today had gone up 5 - 8 rupees today because of LPG hike #lka #srilanka 11'th May, 2012 06:42 Mannar Bishop questioned by Sri Lankan CID on ‘disappearances’ http://t.co/N79KAi5r #lka #srilanka 06:48 @AnnieConnected Worrying, knowing the present. 12:19 RT @cfhaviland #SriLanka buys up local milk to reassure local farmers.
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    Maps Events Restaurants Cafés Nightlife Sightseeing Shopping Hotels St. Petersburg October - November 2014 Mellow Yellow Autumn beyond the city limits More than 10 years in Russia! Fine dining and great view Discover the world of Buddha-Bar inyourpocket.com N°97 Contents Where to eat 28 ESSENTIAL Restaurants in hotels 42 CIT Y GUIDES Nightlife 45 Foreword 4 What to see 48 The Essentials 48 In the News 5 Hermitage 49 Arrival & Getting Around 6 St. Petersburg’s historical outskirts 52 Old Soviet Tours 54 City Basics 8 Where to stay 55 Language 9 Interview with concierge 56 Culture & Events 10 Shopping 58 Concerts and festivals 10 Russian souvenirs 58 Russian rock 16 Live music clubs 18 Expat & Business 60 Exhibitions 20 The Expat Experience 60 Features Maps & Index St. Petersburg theatre life 22 City map 62 Krestovsky and Yelagin Islands 24 Street index 64 Historic dining 35 Metro map 67 Konyushennaya area 43 Moscow 65 0+ www.facebook.com/StPetersburgInYourPocket October - November 2014 3 Foreword In the News Across the meadows whirling blow The yellow leaves of fall; HAPPY UNITY DAY PETROVSKAYA AQUATORIA No verdure in the woodlands now, November 04 is Russia’s Day of Popular Unity. This national September is traditionally associated with education and The dark green pine is all. holiday is a new old holiday having been celebrated for knowledge so what better time to hold the grand open- Beneath the boulder’s hanging crest, the first time in 1649 and commemorates the victorious ing of the historical theatrical scale model “Petrovskaya St. Petersburg In YourESSENTIAL Pocket No more on beds of flowers uprising in 1612 by Minin and Pozharsky which ejected Aquatoria”? This new unique exhibition is dedicated to founded and publishedCI TbyY OOO GUIDES Krasnaya Shapka/In Your Pocket.