105 YEAR OLD FILM CLIP
This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever that has come to light. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car as it`s traveling down the street. You feel as if your really there, standing at the front looking down the street, amazing piece of historic film.
The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green!This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing, but true!
No wonder there had to be laws created to regulate driving habits. This is insane. Good thing they couldn't go very fast.
This is a fascinating movie. A camera on the front of a street car 104 years ago. I watched it a couple of times. Look at the hats the ladies were wearing and the long dresses. Some of the cars had the steering wheels on the right side, I wonder when they standardized on the left? Sure was still a lot of horse drawn vehicles in use. Mass transit looked like the way to get around. Looks like everybody had the right of way.
Perhaps the oldest "home movie" that you will ever see!
This blog is about the entrants in the year 1960, to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo. The email address for communications is, 1960batch@gmail.com. Please BOOKMARK this page for easier access later.Photo is the entrance porch of the old General Hospital, Colombo, still in existence. Please use the search box below to look for your requirement.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Movie of California, 1906 - email from Sunil Liyanage.
Friday, May 3, 2013
WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS - email jksw
These glorious insults are from an
era before the English language became boiled down to 4-letter words. |
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows
or of some unspeakable disease."
or of some unspeakable disease."
"That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies
or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy."
- Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and
none of the vices I admire."
- Winston Churchill
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." Clarence Darrow.
or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy."
- Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and
none of the vices I admire."
- Winston Churchill
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." Clarence Darrow.
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas.
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent
a nice letter saying I approved of it."
-Mark Twain.
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.." - Oscar Wilde.
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here."
-Stephen Bishop.
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." -Irvin S. Cobb.
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others."
-Samuel Johnson.
"He is simply a shiver looking for a
spine to run up." - Paul Keating.
"In order to avoid being called a flirt,
she always yielded easily."
- Charles, Count Talleyrand.
"He loves nature in spite of what it did
to him." - Forrest Tucker.
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?"
- Mark Twain.
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.." - Mae West.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
- Oscar Wilde.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man
uses lamp-posts... for support rather
than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912).
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music."
- Billy Wilder.
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." – Groucho
Thursday, May 2, 2013
"Palan Choru"- Tamil, "Heel Bath" - Sinhalese - Nutritional benefits.
> பழைய சாதம் Previous day's cooked rice soaked in plain water overnight
> is excellent food
> During the good old days, there was no special practice of preparing
> hot morning break-fast, as we do now, among most South Indian families,
> except that, previous day's cooked rice that was soaked in plain water
> the previous night was consumed the next day morning with some
> nutritious supplements such as fresh buttermilk, slightly-salted onions
> or other non-spicy pickles such as goose berry or lemon. This is an
> excellent, rich and the most nutritious food. This is known as "
> Pazhaya Saadham" (meaning old rice) in Tamil, "Saddhi Annamu" or
> "Saddhennamu" (meaning cold rice) in Telugu, and "Heel Bath" in Sinhalese.
.
>
> An American Nutritionist, dietitian and scientist had researched on the
> food practices among various regions in the world and concluded that
> the South Indian tradition of consuming the previous day's cooked rice
> soaked in plain water overnight, in the morning next day, as
> break-fast, is the best.
>
> For centuries, this has been the staple food of many South Indian
> families, particularly of the low income groups. It is, of course, now
> replaced with fashionable hot break-fast.
>
> It is found out that previous day's cooked rice soaked in plain water
> is very compact and complete break-fast. It has the rare B6 B12
> vitamins which are not otherwise easily available in other food
> supplements. This rice generates and harbours trillions of beneficial
> bacteria that help digestion and has many disease fighting and immunity
> developing agents. The bacteria that grow in the intestines due to this
> rice safeguard the internal organs and keep all organs battle fit and
> ready. Consuming this rice helps quicker digestion and wards off
> ageing, bone related ailments and muscular pains.
>
> It is worth giving a try. The cooked rice can be soaked in an earthen
> vessel or vessels made of natural clay or rock. (In Tamil families,
> vessels made of natural rock, called as "Kalchatti" was used. Many
> South Indian families also use this even now though it is called by
> different names in other languages. Some families use this "Kalchatti"
> that is handed down to them since generations even. It is found to be
> free from harmful bacteria and other normal disease causing harmful
> elements.
>
> Brown rice is the best for this as its nutrients are retained intact.
>
> You will be happy to know that the American Nutritionist had listed the
> following benefits that accrue to the body if you stick to the practice
> of consuming such soaked rice.
>
>
> 1. Consuming this rice as break-fast keeps the body light and
> also energetic.
>
> 2. Beneficial bacteria gets produced in abundance for the
> body.
>
> 3. Stomach ailments disappear when this is consumed in the
> morning, as, excessive and harmful heat retained in the
> body is neutralized.
>
> 4. As this food is very fibrous, it removes constipation and
> also dullness in the body.
>
> 5. Blood pressure is normalised and hypertension subsides
> appreciably.
>
> 6. Body feels less tired due to this food as a result of which
> one feels fresh through out the day.
>
> 7. This removes allergy induced problems and also skin
> related ailments.
>
> 8. It removes all types of ulcers in the body.
>
> 9. Fresh infections are kept at bay due to consuming this rice.
>
> 10. It helps in maintaining youthful and radiant look.
>
> Once you consume this, the body does not crave for tea or coffee. In
> the olden days, people who worked in the fields used to leave their
> houses in the early morning after consuming this soaked rice and worked
> hard for over 8 to 10 hours non-stop.
>
>
> ______________________________
> has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.Cloud
> service.______________________
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Australian citizens - email from jksw
When I was fauna: citizen's rallying call
·
Jonathan Pearlman and Joel Gibson
May 23, 2007
May 23, 2007
LINDA BURNEY remembers her childhood well - those days when she was counted among the nation's wildlife.
"This is not ancient history," says the state's first Aboriginal minister. "I was a child. It still staggers me that for the first 10 years of my life, I existed under the Flora and Fauna Act of NSW."
Then came the 1967 referendum, when Australians voted to extend full citizenship to Aborigines. Now, just days before the 40th anniversary of that vote, Ms Burney has described the referendum as a high tide in both the nation's history and her own –
the moment when her status was elevated from fauna to citizen.
Subject: RE: Interesting -
A vintage Rolls-Royce - email from Kirubs
HE OWNED AND DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS...
They certainly don't make them like that anymore...
This man owned and drove the same car for 82 YEARS.
Can you imagine even having the same car for 82 years!
Mr. Allen Swift (Springfield, MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-P1 Roadster - brand new - from his father as a graduation gift in 1928.
He drove it up until his death last year... at the age of 102! He was the oldest living owner of a car that was purchased new.
It was donated to a Springfield museum after his death.
It has 1,070,000 miles on it, still runs like a Swiss watch, is dead silent at any speed and is in perfect cosmetic condition (after 82 years). That's approximately 13,048 miles per year (1087 per month)...
Now feast your eyes on this...
What a beauty!
1,070,000 - that's miles, not kilometers!
That's British engineering of a bygone era.
I don't think they make them like that anymore...!
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Bharathi's song 'Chinnan chiry kiliye' - a rendition. Forwarded by Krishna Ragupathy
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:25:55 +0800
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Chinnanchiru Kiliye - A twist to Baharati's song with western instruments
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Chinnanchiru Kiliye - A twist to Baharati's song with western instruments
Date: Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM
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Memories of Dr.Barr Kumarakulasinghe - Philip G V.
In the period 1965 to 1966 I was doing internship after completing my MBBS, with Dr.Stella De Silva - Consultant Paediatrician - at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr.Barr Kumarakulasinghe was also Consultant Paediatrician there at that time. Dr.A.S. Thavarasa, my batch-mate did internship with her. She was very gentle and made her contributions at our clinical meetings in a quiet and unruffled manner.
I heard from an aquaintance how after the riots of 1958, she went with milk powder and food packages to the refugee camps in Colombo. She apparently met with opposition from members of the Tamil Congress who remarked that she was a relation of the Federal Party leader Mr.S.J.V.Chelvanayagam. She braved all this and helped the refugees.
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep her.
Rest in Peace.
I heard from an aquaintance how after the riots of 1958, she went with milk powder and food packages to the refugee camps in Colombo. She apparently met with opposition from members of the Tamil Congress who remarked that she was a relation of the Federal Party leader Mr.S.J.V.Chelvanayagam. She braved all this and helped the refugees.
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep her.
Rest in Peace.
Dr. Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe - Obituary
From: Muttuvelu Maheswaran <muttuvelumaheswaran32@gmail.
Date: Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 11:20 PM
Subject: Fwd: Obituary Dr Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe
To:
Date: Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 11:20 PM
Subject: Fwd: Obituary Dr Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe
To:
DR. BARR KUMARAKULASINGHE - GRACE RAJAMALAR. Aged 104, loving wife of the late Mr. Gunaratnam and dearly beloved mother of Sudhir, went to be with the Lord. Mortal remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour, Borella. Service at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 28th April and thereafter burial at the General Cemetery, Kanatte (Anglican Section). 43 1/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 07. 094100
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Felicitation
Dr Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe
MRCP (E), DCH (Lond), LMS (Cey)
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2008: 37: 105
Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe (nee Sinnathamby)
was born on the August 7, 1908, as the seventh child
of G.V. and Alice Sinnathamby. She celebrated her
100th birthday on August 7, 2008. Dr. Barr
Kumarakulasinghe now lives with her son, Sudhir in
Gregory’s Road Colombo.
She first attended Wolfendhal Girl’s School, moved
to Good Shepherd Convent Kotahena and finally to
Ladies College where she obtained a first class at the
matriculation examination. Her brother, Dr G S
Sinnathamby, coaxed her into a career in medicine.
She qualified as a doctor, with First Class Honours,
from the Medical College, Colombo in 1937.
In 1948, accompanied by her husband, she proceeded
to the United Kingdom on a government scholarship.
She returned to Ceylon in 1953 after obtaining the
DCH (London) and the MRCP (Edinburgh). She was
appointed to the Castle Street Maternity Hospital and
in 1954 became the Founder Joint Editor of the
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, her co-editor
being Dr. Siva Chinnathamby.
In 1956 she was appointed to the Lady Ridgeway
Hospital, Colombo. She was elected the President of
the Ceylon Paediatric Association in 1963. She took a
keen interest in developing the premature baby units
in De Soysa Maternity Hospital and Castle Street
Hospital for Women.
I first met Dr. Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe when
she was Consultant Paediatrician, Lady Ridgeway
Hospital. I did my internship under her in 1967 and
she retired from Government Service soon after I
completed my internship. At that time the present
ward 8 was ward 10 and that was where she worked.
Dr Mirando was the Consultant Paediatrician, ward 9
and Dr Stella de Silva, the Consultant Paediatrician,
ward 8. Dr Sandrasagara, Consultant Paediatric
Surgeon, was in ward 7, immediately below us. On
the other wing of the Hospital were Professor Priyani
Soysa in ward 1, Dr Walpita in ward 2 and Dr A F S
Perera in ward 3.
In those days there were only 2 interns in a ward. My
co-house officer was Viji Ponnambalam from a
senior batch who had started her internship 3 months
late. Thus, for the last 3 months of my internship I
had to work alone. The paediatric registrar was Dr
Jayaratnam who was also a nephew of Dr Barr
Kumarakulasinghe. During that time each of the
medical units had to look after, in rotation, 3 other
units viz. Premature Baby Unit, Diphtheria Ward and
Polio Ward. It was a hectic time but I really enjoyed
working under Dr Barr Kumarakulasinghe who was
very supportive of us. Working alone for 3 months
really toughened me up and helped me a lot in later
life.
On behalf of all paediatricians in Sri Lanka I salute
and felicitate Dr Grace Barr Kumarakulasinghe, who
is cognitively well and physically independent, on
reaching her 100th birthday, a truly unique
achievement.
Dr. G N Lucas
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