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Dilemma with Cholesterol Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake–Health writer |
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Dilemma with Cholesterol
Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake –Health writer
High cholesterol in your arteries is harmful. But, there are many people out there, having high cholesterol levels, but has not shown harm as a risk factor to heart disease, stroke and other chronic illnesses. People get heart attacks with low cholesterol, too. Cholesterol has become a confusing dilemma for people whether to believe or not that this hype of high cholesterol is harmful.
Doctors take blood from your veins to check cholesterol levels in your arteries. Thickening of veins and plaque formation never occurs in the veins though blood is tested from the veins for cholesterol levels. Thickening occurs in the superficial veins in the leg when they become varicose......
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Health & Views - Published monthly by Health writer- Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS |
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our Knee pain may be Tendinitis and not Arthritis
Knee is supported on either side by two strong fibrous bands called ligaments. There are also two ligaments within the joint space called cruciate ligaments holding the two joint bones firmly together . Wrapped around the joint is an inner moist covering called the synovial membrane-hence called a synovial joint. Outside the moist membrane is the capsule and the ligaments are adhered to the capsule. In front is the strong ligament holding the knee cap (patella) and inserted to a mound (tuberosity) of the upper end of the tibia. These tendons can get inflamed due to repetitive strains and we call it 'Tendinitis'.
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We All Are Tamils, We All Are Sinhalese And We All Are Muslims by Dr. Laksiri Fernando |
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I am saying it should be the spirit. I am not asking anyone to shed away or denounce their ethnicity or religion. We all love the way we are and what we believe in or not believe in. In this small Island of ours we should live like brothers and sisters with equal rights and also equal responsibilities, without rancour or violence. Although I am not there bodily now, my ‘spirit’ appears to be haunting this Island all the time, day and night. I admit that it may be easy for a so-called Sinhalese like me to say it, but difficult for a Tamil or even a Muslim to reckon with the idea given the past and bitter experiences. Therefore, the ‘Sinhalese’ have a major responsibility to give a helping hand to others.
One may consider my call as a dubious way to divide their ‘national spirit.’ I simply ask them to reconsider their position.
I was just thirteen when I lost a dear friend Perumal during the riots of 1958. He was not killed but left Moratuwa eternally not to see him again. It was just thereafter I saw this article by E. W. Adikaram that “Communalist is a Lunatic.’ He asked the question ‘how do you know you are a Sinhalese or a Tamil?’ Then the usual answer was ‘my father is or was a Sinhalese or Tamil.’ When asked how do you know your father was a Sinhalese or Tamil, he reported that people used to get uncertain. It can go on backwards and then no one is sure. His argument was that, based on Buddhism, ethnic identity is an illusion.
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History of Thurstan Road. |
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History of Thurstan Road... Interesting!
"Reverend father A. J. Thurstan started a private technical school in 1859 in this beautiful environment and maintained it out of his own funds.
This institution had been a agricultural and multimedia technical training centre for many years but had to be closed down after a few years.
In 1884 with the assistance of the British Government an agricultural school was started in the same place.
There was historical evidence to show that around this agricultural school there had been a flourishing cinnamon cultivation, and today Colombo 7 is known as Cinnamon Gardens due to this cultivation.
The agricultural school was started by the then Director of Education Mr. H. W. Green.
In 1910 it was closed down."
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Sinhala Tamil New Year Vijaya Dawning this Week End Is Harbinger of Hope |
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Sinhala-Tamil New Year ‘Vijaya’ Dawning this Week-End Is Harbinger of Hope
12 April 2013, 6:27 am
Text and Pix Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai
Sri Lankans are preparing to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Aluth Avurudu (in Sinhala) or Puththaandu or Puthu Varusham (in Tamil) literally translates to ‘New Year’– the harbinger of spring.
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The Roy-Tho |
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What the foreigners express about the Royal Thomianby Emma Levine If I were to be asked what I thought was the best example of audience participation in sports, it would be a close-run finish between a Calcutta Test match (an occasion I had the pleasure of witnessing in 1993, and provided the nearest feeling to a religious experience 1 have had) and school cricket in Sri Lanka. Two years ago I had the good fortune to learn of the unique and mad world of the Royal-Thomian (the most notorious and best known match in the country) and during England's tour of Sri Lanka I broke off from their Test match to go and see it. It was beyond my wildest expectations, and I made sure that the next time I went I would be better prepared for it. It was one of the highlights when I returned for a grand tour of Sri Lanka's end of year big matches. It was when tour that took me to many of the school matches, which were usually between rival colleges placing a highly competitive and celebrated two- or three-day match. My first taste of these matches was at the Royal Thomian, which is the most famous cricket match in the country
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Lessons for SL from Roy-Tho by Krishantha Cooray |
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“…The greatest thing about the Royal Thomian then, is this. If you are a Royalist, you are a Royalist. If you’re a Thomian, you’re a Thomian. Nothing else matters. For three days, as two school cricket teams battle it out in the middle, a Royalist or a Thomian is all you are and all you need to be. Ethnic, religious and other differences pale into oblivion, leveling so many varying sections of society in a way we can only hope to extrapolate nationally, four years after Sri Lanka ceased to be at war with itself…. The passing of years will later force a move into the old boys to the Colts tent, the Stallions, the Stables, the Thoroughbreds and of course the Mustangs, wherein the unchanging spirit of the Big Match, that great encounter that happens outside the boundary line, is embraced with untrammeled joy….”
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Talent Abundant. The All-Conquering University of Ceylon Cricket Team of 1962/63 |
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Former members of the University of Ceylon ‘62/63 will gather at the NCC on the morning of March 23 to celebrate their winning the Sara Trophy 50 years ago. Their feat has never been achieved by any other university team. In spite of the heavy burden of studies, they had to contend with, they were able to excel in their chosen sport to win the Sara Trophyin the 1962/63 season. The team consisted of a very talented group of youngsters who were not at all overawed by the might of the opposition, sporting All Ceylon players of that era. They, in their youthful exuberance, overcame all odds in capturing the title. Their conduct off the field was exemplary. They were gentlemen to the core in their behaviour.
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KHAKI IN THE BLUES by Mr Frank de Silva |
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KHAKI IN THE BLUES
The Khaki is more at odds than even in the Battle of the Blues, just as much as their colours do not blend easily. Big match fever accentuates their disparity. Trucking is the problem, apart from much else. Often a discordant note is struck between the police and the boys, when trucking is on. But these very clashes have kept alive the history of the ‘battle’ and their chronicling over the years.
Wardens and Principals have tried valiantly to keep these exchanges on a low even keel. They explain that this ‘Battle’ is only a game between two schools; that cricket is like life, but it is not life. The match is just that, only one among many other games with other schools, we are told. After all, between Eton and Harrow, the cricket match is not a ‘Battle’ of Blues or of any other colour. What then? Here the match is elevated to a Battle of the Blues. And hell opens its doors. Will these admonitions help? either the boys or the police? .......
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Engelbert Humperdinck - 75 years |
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MUSIC VIDEOS - Engelbert Humperdinck - 75 years
Engelbert Humperdinck - 75 yrs will represent UK at this years Eurovision Song Contest...
The oldest ever Eurovision contestant...
Born as Arnold George Dorsey in May 1936 in Madras (Chennai) India..
to a British Army Officer & Indian mother...
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A Brief History of Elephants in Heraldry - Thanks to June Ryde for sending this great article |
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The history of elephants in Europe dates back to the ice ages, when mammoths (various species of prehistoric elephant) roamed the northern parts of the Earth, from Europe to North America (mastodons only occurred in North America.) There was also the dwarf elephant of Cyprus ("Palaeoloxodon cypriotes"), Sicily-Malta ("Palaeoloxodon falconeri") and mainland ("Palaeoloxodon antiquus"). However, these became extinct several thousand years ago, and subsequently the presence of elephants in Europe is only due to importation of these animals.
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Finance News from Sri Lanka - Gradient Alliance - January Issue 2013 |
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Central Bank outlines projections and plans for 2013 and beyond with a view to achieving a $100bn economy and per capita income of $4,000 by 2016.
BMI cuts Sri Lanka's 2013 GDP growth to 5.4% as World Bank forecasts 6.8%.
FDI to reach $1.5bn in 2013 up from 2012 anticipated inflows of $1.2bn.However during Jan - Sep 12 FDI amounted to only $614.7m.
Ceylon Electricity Board and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation losses Rs.65bn and Rs.95bn in 2012.
Debt to private, public and the government rise at a decreasing pace.
Inflation in Jan 13 rose to 9.8% YoY (+60bps MoM), on increasing food prices as adverse weather conditions damaged crops and disrupted supply.
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A Love story from Ceylon: The British Governor and the Rodi Dancer… |
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Sir Thomas Maitland was assigned to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) as the British Governor General during the period of 1805–1811. Governor Maitland was a 46 year old bachelor who decided to construct his country residence on a breathtaking beachfront property at "Galkissa" ( Mount Lavinia ). He was also known as "King Tom" and described in a biography as “a great human force, controlled by an iron will".
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eLanka Jokes Page |
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Here are some great jokes exclusively sent to eLanka by our members
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