Music from North Korea.

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North Korea children playing the guitar. Creepy as hell

https://youtu.be/gSedE5sU3uc

North Korea Kids Outrageously Performing

https://youtu.be/3C3saOrZLl0

[Piano] Yu Pyol Mi - "The General and Children" {DPRK Music}

https://youtu.be/JbjXyoAgeiQ

[Accordion Ensemble] 《사랑의 손풍금 안고 노래불러요》 {DPRK Music}

https://youtu.be/_MuMNSLfce0

Moranbong Band - Collection of World Famous Songs

https://youtu.be/PP7lfAcnJic

North Korean Kids playing Violin

https://youtu.be/bzSoO_bpZcE

Why you should never visit Sri Lanka

email from Sunil Liyanage  Please click on the web-link below :-	3:51 PM (2 hours ago)

 http://traveltriangle.com/blog/reasons-why-you-should-never-visit-sri-lanka/

A LITTLE ITCH and A VW POLO.

email sent by Piyusha Atapatthu

Watch out. This is the season of itchy elephants.

When an Elephant Needed a Tummy Rub ... ... .... This is the moment a bull elephant decided to scratch an itch on a parked car. The two terrified occupants of this VW Polo found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time as a giant elephant stooped down to rub itself against the vehicle's roof and bonnet. The incredible images were taken by Armand Grobler, 21, a field guide and lodge manager, in Pilanesburg National Park in South Africa.   There were two people inside the car at the time the massive bull elephant started playing with it….'Yet even though it was in this condition, it displayed no signs of aggression or frustration and was in a more playful mood.'Elephants frequently use logs, small trees and rocks to relieve an itch or remove parasites - but with the car so close to hand, it was a chance too good to pass up. Mr Grobler added: 'We were unsure of what to do in the situation when the elephant made contact with the car, and when the car was being crushed, we feared for the lives of the driver and passenger but our efforts were very limited as to what we could do. 'The all-round emotion that was within our vehicle, as we watched in horror, was that we were rushed with adrenaline yet terrified and helpless. After the elephant had finished the car was left with 4 blown tires and a broken chassis . The photos were taken by Armand Grobler, a field guide and lodge manager in Pilanesburg, South Africa. The two passengers in the car, male and female, both in late 20's or early 30's, were not harmed, only badly shaken up. They were both in shock but happy to be alive. 'The car was not so lucky. From what we could see and hear, all the windows were smashed, the roof was badly dented and the entire top part of the car smashed…..'All four tyres had been blown and the chassis broken.' As for the elephant, after giving itself a good scratch, it continued on its way itch free , oblivious to the destruction it had left behind

PS

I met an old doctor who in the 1950s was District Medical Officer at Medagama, Sri Lanka. One night he was driving his Morris Minor, toward Medagama, after a visit to the DMO Buththala, a neighbouring station. A male elephant blocked the highway at ‘Anapallama’ and the herd was close by. He stopped the car and waited. The elephant advanced, felt the hot bonnet of the car with it’s trunk, turned round and placed its rear in the hot area. It pushed the car down when it tried to sit on the hot area. The doctor meantime had quietly opened the door of the car ran and hid under a culvert close by. After rubbing its rear to its satisfaction the elephant sauntered away with its herd. The doctor got back into his car and raced all the way to Buttala. He said that the car did not even have a dent on its body. Cars were made stronger in the 1950s.

A child prodigy - Akim Camara.

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Andre Rieu & 3 year old violinist, Akim Camara 2005

https://youtu.be/JN2SQ4m7M04

Andre Rieu & Akim Camara (aged 5) in New York 2007

https://youtu.be/DreyVZ49_mA

Akim Camara 11yo violinist playing , C A de Beriot Concert Nr 9 2012

https://youtu.be/NfMdlnL2Sf8

Akim Camara : Fritz Kreisler - Präludium und Allegro

https://youtu.be/af9CKMQ1FpM

Akim Camara - Klaviertrio

https://youtu.be/7YoCRBIdkZ4

The Ravana story in Sri Lanka.

In present Sri Lanka the Ravana myth has overtaken the Vijaya legend.

The places where the 'Ten-headed' Ravana lived are being searched for by a very vociferous group, which seems to want to take political mileage out of the legends here.

Ravana never took refuge in a cave. He came out from his Capital and died fighting on the battle-field, according to Valmiki's Ramayana.

Sitha was abducted by Ravana in revenge for the dis-figuration of his sister's face. She was brought to 'Lanka' and was kept hostage. She never hid in a cave.

Various places in present Sri Lanka are associated with her.

1. Sita-Eliya off Nuwara Eliya on the road to Welimada where she used to bathe in a stream. There is a temple  there. Hakgala rock close by is said to have been a residence of Ravana.

2. Avissawella has a fountain called Sita Ella where she is supposed to have bathed.

A Dr. Mirando has written a book on Ravana and Sri Lanka. I am sure you could buy it on ebay.

Wishing you all the best.

Philip 

Prescription for anticoagulants.

From: Jega Pasupati <jega.pasupati@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:19 AM
Subject: Anticoagulants over prescribed (for some but not prescribed for those who need them) for atrial fibrillation: study
To: 

WHEN I WAS WORKING @ THE STROKE CLINIC, SOME PATIENTS, WHO NEEDED IT WERE NOT PRESCRIBED ANTI COAGULANTS. NOT THAT THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNG THE OTHER WAY BUT STUDY FINDS OVER PRESCRIBED FOR SOME AND THOSE WHO NEED THEM NOT PRESCRIBED!

Air travel views

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3046994/A-bird-s-eye-view-Pilots-reveal-world-s-beautiful-cities-sit-best-vantage-point.html

Zorba the Greek, Sirtaki.

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Andre Rieu & Trio St Petersburg - Zorba's Dance (Sirtaki)

https://youtu.be/uoPzrGBjzxQ

Zorba - Sirtaki Originale

https://youtu.be/zpOAnWEyzt8

Zorba the Greek - Zorbas Dance (Anthony Quinn)

https://youtu.be/a6K7OC-IKnA

Zorba The Greek Dance

https://youtu.be/wo8dWds6BdI

Andre Rieu & Sirtaki Zorba Dance in Royal Albert Hall

https://youtu.be/ihJbh8zrIzU

Zorba (Syrtaki) - Jakub Zajaczkowski

https://youtu.be/AlNtTMJAQpg

Zorba the Greek (film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zorba the Greek (Greek title: Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorba(s)) is a 1964 British-Greek drama film directed by Cypriot Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn as the title character. It is based on the novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. The supporting cast includes Alan Bates, Lila Kedrova, Irene Papas and Sotiris Moustakas.

Traveling to inspect an abandoned mine his father owns in Crete, English author Basil (Alan Bates) meets the exuberant peasant Zorba (Anthony Quinn) and invites him along when the older man claims he has mining experience. In Basil's father's old village, he finds himself attracted to a young widow … 

Initial release: December 17, 1964 (Los Angeles)

Director: Michael Cacoyannis

Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis

Music composed by: Mikis Theodorakis

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, More

Sirtaki or syrtaki^[1] (Greek: συρτάκι) is a popular^[2][3] dance of Greek origin, choreographed by Giorgos Provias for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek.^[4] It is not a traditional Greek folkdance, but a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance. The dance, and the accompanying music by Míkis Theodorakis, are also called Zorbá's dance, Zorbas, or "the dance of Zorba".

The name sirtáki comes from the Greek word: syrtos (from σύρω (τον χορό) which means "drag (the dance)"), a common name for a group of traditional Cretan dances of so-called "dragging" style, as opposed to pidikhtos (πηδηχτός), a hopping or leaping style. Despite that, sirtaki incorporates both syrtos (in its slower part) and pidikhtós (in its faster part) elements.

Zorba's dance

Over there is Zorba, in his country
Jumping, he dances the Sirtaki
Joy leads his steps again
Come, he's reaching out to us

And if you want to be covered in roses
All that you see is in gray
If you're really depressed,
Come dance the Sirtaki

If you want your worries and concerns to disappear
If you're looking for your youth again
Come dance with Zorba
Come dance to forget.
That day will dawn

The east wind
Comes to bring
Notes which float
In the summer sky
I already feel that tune
That will lift our steps

Over there, the night has already descended,
The days are shorter
For the lovers
The summer will leave us soon
We must take advantage of that.

If you're the one who steals
The times and moments forgotten
Who mistrusts words
Come dance the Sirtaki

If you're the one who thinks
During these struggles,
That the boat is rocking
Come dance with Zorba

If you're the one who feels empty
That happiness is bound to
Making fun of the many wrinkles,
Come dance the Sirtaki

If you're the one who has been worn out
Be proud that you have a beating heart
Looking at a rose,
Come dance with Zorba

Come dance with Zorba
Come dance with Zorba

Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/la-danse-de-zorba-zorbas-dance.html#ixzz3YqZ94IYd

A film shown in the 1960s and very popular among medical students in Colombo, Ceylon.

Forgiving and forgetting.

http://theconversation.com/if-you-can-forgive-it-actually-makes-it-easier-to-forget-40607

Sitting in a Chair Could Be Killing You.

http://rss.sciam.com/~r/sciam/health-and-medicine/~3/648Qi48Rp54/

Streets Of London, Song by Ralph McTell.

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https://youtu.be/M2r97Fo_HWE

https://youtu.be/DiWomXklfv8

https://youtu.be/YKu4DaPi-qY

Streets of London (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Streets of London (disambiguation).

"Streets of London" is a song written by Ralph McTell. It was first recorded for McTell's 1969 album Spiral Staircase but was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974.

The song was inspired by McTell's experiences busking and hitchhiking throughout Europe, especially in Paris and the individual stories are taken from Parisians – McTell was originally going to call the song Streets of Paris;^[1] eventually London was chosen because he realised he was singing about London.^[2] The song contrasts the common problems of everyday people with those of the homeless, lonely, elderly, ignored and forgotten members of society.

Lyrics

Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
Hand held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

Chorus

So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.

Chorus

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his teacup,
Each tea lasts an hour
And he wanders home alone

Chorus

Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seaman's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

Chorus

Songwriters
RALPH MC TELL

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