Lifestyle‘Avengers’ poised to top $ 1 b worldwide ticket sales
Reuters: “The Avengers,” the smash hit movie about Marvel superheroes who team up to save the Earth, crushed competitors for a second weekend with a record $103.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and was poised to top $1 billion worldwide, studio estimates showed on Sunday.
After posting the highest domestic box office debut in history last weekend, “Avengers” set another record by easily topping the $75.6 million “Avatar” pulled in during its second weekend in 2009, making “Avengers” the first movie to exceed $100 million in its second weekend.
Hilton comes alive with festivity for Vesak
Hilton Colombo came alive with festivity in honour of Vesak – a celebration of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and attainment of Nirvana. With over 300 white lanterns and a host of lights illuminating the hotel, Hilton Colombo’s tasteful exterior was transformed into an exquisite display of Buddhist culture.
A grand Vesak at Cinnamon Grand
Cinnamon Grand Colombo celebrated Vesak over the weekend, paying homage to Sri Lanka’s cultural and religious heritage. The Vesak festivities at the hotel offered both local and foreign visitors a chance to experience Vesak at its best. Cinnamon Grand’s talented staff played a key role in recreating the Vesak experience this year.
Chaaya Wild Yala publishes ‘Reflections of the Wild’
‘Reflections of the Wild,’ a publication by Chaaya Wild Yala, was launched recently at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, with the presence of celebrated wildlife photographers Jonathan and Angela Scott.
‘Avengers’ muscles to record $ 200 m in debut
Reuters:‘The Avengers’ proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood’s record books with a massive $200.3 million in ticket sales over its opening weekend in US and Canadian theaters, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season with a bang.
Beyonce named People’s ‘Most Beautiful Woman’
Reuters: Grammy-award winning singer and new mother Beyonce was named the world’s most beautiful woman for 2012 on Wednesday by People magazine.
Coca-Cola spreads happiness
The ‘Coca-Cola Happiness Truck’ visited Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. office premises last week, surprising employees with gifts and spreading happiness
Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Smart’ decision: Names boyfriend lead choreographer for tour
Jennifer Lopez, 42, was pegged a sugar mama last year when she revealed her relationship with dancer, Beau “Casper” Smart, 25. But Smart is getting a free ride in more ways than one.
Honouring mothers at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo
Mother’s Day is a time to cherish and celebrate the beautiful relationship shared between a child and mother. It’s the time of year we go all out to remind our mothers how much they truly mean to us.
A stellar spread will be presented at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, with Mother’s Day celebrations occurring throughout the Hotel.
Around Sri Lanka in 91 days
For Mike Powell and Jürgen Horn, downsizing brought with it a major plus – a chance to pursue something they loved: travel. Estimating that three months would be enough to learn about a country, the duo packed up their computers and clothes, put the rest of their belonging in storage in Valencia and made their first stop in Oviedo, in the north of Spain. And since then they have travelled to Savannah, Buenos Aires, Bolivia and Palermo, keeping track of their records on their blog, Facebook page and flickr and pla on putting it altogether in a book at the end of their travels.
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