‘Nerthanjali’, Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka. DDD 3771 Nayyandi vannama Kuweni.

'Kuweni' was a Queen of the mythical Yaksha clan of Sri Lanka. When the outlawed Prince Vijaya arrived from Lala in India, he was enchanted by Kuweni and took her to wife. Kuweni betrayed her own clan to Prince Vijaya, who defeated the Yaksha clan in battle. Vijaya wanted to marry a Princess of royal lineage, from South India and threw Kuweni out of his house. The heart broken Kuweni returns with her children, to seek succor with her clan. The angry Yaksha clan turns on her and kills her. The children are spared and according to legend become the 'Veddhas' - the aboriginal tribes of Sri Lanka.

This dance sequence relives the Queen Kuweni's last moments.
It is titled ' Kuwenige vilaapaya' - 'The wail of Kuweni'

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https://youtu.be/ZocSh2JAWbs

Kurundu Elle - Water fall, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

A video I took of the waterfall in December 2015 - Philip G Veerasingam

https://youtu.be/MzAVA2xx1jk

History of same sex marriage.

http://www.livescience.com/50725-same-sex-marriage-history.html

Fizzy drinks and spread of cancer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3381086/Sugar-fizzy-drinks-junk-food-increases-chances-breast-cancer-spread-organs-scientists-claim.html

Legacy of Neils Bohr.

http://www.livescience.com/51060-niels-bohr-legacy-lecture.html

Trepanation

 The History of One of the World's Oldest Surgeries

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Beautiful thoughts for the New Year

Farouk Sikkander on facebook

14 hrs · 

Sign on a tree in Madrid

I am the warmth of the hearth on cold winter nights.
I am the shade screening you from the hot summer sun.
My fruits and restoring drinks quench your thirst as you journey onward.
I am the beam that holds your house;
The bed on which you lie and the timber that builds your boat.
I am the handle of your hoe,
The wood of your cradle,
The shell of your coffin.

‘Nerthanjali’, Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A  festival of Dance, produced by Lecturer in Dancing, Ms.Saranya Satharasinghe ,‘Avissawella Rangasarana Rangaayathanaya’Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka, Video by Philip G V.

https://youtu.be/hKpw6xsR-cA

Inside Einstein's mind

http://www.livescience.com/52911-inside-einsteins-mind-pbs-show.html

A SONG TO SAVOUR

email from Kamalini Kanapathppillai 

https://youtu.be/wBBPYJ1fnmM?t=2

Turning away elephants from civilian areas.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3380216/Elephants-turn-flee-BEES-cunning-farmers-set-hives-alongside-fields-animals-away-crops.html

End of Examinations?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3380374/The-end-exams-Algorithm-predict-students-answer-questions-explain-questions-wrong.html

New Year wishes from Jayalath De Silva

NEW YEAR WISHES

email from

Jayalath De Silva

What triggered the 'Big Bang'

http://www.livescience.com/52906-what-triggered-the-big-bang.html

Marijuana findings

http://www.livescience.com/53218-top-marijuana-scientific-findings-2015.html

Fate of Nobel Prize medals.

http://www.livescience.com/52657-hodgkin-nobel-prize-auction.html

Seasons Greetings for 2016

From: Dawood 
To: 1960 medical batch Colombo <1960batch@gmail.com>

Life is full of surprises.

Happy story for the day Look carefully in each picture for the cat as it makes its way down from the roof to the dog. Then, check the explanation at the end.

 Could not download the pictures in collage form

​The story behind this picture is this: Every day - at the same time - she waits for him. Sometimes she barks to call him. He comes; they rub and greet each other and they go for a walk.

They have done this for 5 years and no, they don't belong to the same owners.

The owners didn't know until neighbors, seeing them together so frequently, commented to the cat's owner, who then followed the dog home and discovered it was a distance away, not in a house close by or next door.

How it started no one knows.

Wouldn't it be great to have friends like this always there, no words needed, they just intuitively recognize the value of each other in their lives and act accordingly. Live, Laugh, Love???

Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is.

The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

A wise person once said...

There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it.

You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good.

So love the people, who treat you right,

pray for the ones who don't.

Life is too short to be anything but happy.

Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is

living.

Season's Greetings

May you have peace & Happiness in 2016    

Service to others is the rent we pay for our room here on earth- Muhammad Ali

Best regards

Dawood

PS
Our wishes to you all for a happy prosperous peaceful 2016.

Philiip G V & family 

Saranya, Satharasinghe, Nerthanjali, Pooja 2, ‘Avissawella Rangasarana Rangaayathanaya’,Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka, 26, December, 2015, Part 2,

https://youtu.be/z2fJ40K3qtE

Ageing gracefully

The brain's garbage collectors.

http://www.popsci.com/big-idea-brains-best-kept-secret

Brain trauma imaging results

http:/www.popsci.com/tackling-brain-trauma-head-on-0

Precision

email from JKS Weerasekera

Tree felling.
Subject: Fw: Precision

Getting creative to cut methane from cows

In a pasture outside Edmonton, Canada, you’ll find a few dozen cows doing what cows do: mostly eating. The average animal spends eight-plus hours a day filling its belly, or as is the case with cows, …

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Costa Rica achieved 99 percent renewable energy use in 2015

News by Katie Medlock Share on Facebook Pin Tweet+ As many nations are discussing the best methods to reduce global reliance on fossil fuels and slow down global warming, a few countries are lightyears …

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Solar system discoveries in 2015.

http://theconversation.com/the-magical-solar-system-discoveries-we-made-in-2015-52531

Eating bananas with black spots.

http://viralsection.com/what-happens-with-your-body-after-eating-bananas-with-black-spots-you-will-be-surprised/

Nerthanjali, a festival of Dance, Avissawella, Sri Lanka. Part 1.

Nerthanjali, a festival of Dance, produced by Lecturer in Dancing, Ms.Saranya Satharasinghe of ‘Avissawella Rangasarana Rangaayathanaya’. ‘POOJA 2’ performed on 2015 December 2015, Saturday 6p.m. at the Town Hall, Avissawella, Sri Lanka. Video by Philip G V.

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The Little Drummer Boy Lyrics

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Little Drummer Boy - Pentatonix

https://youtu.be/B6rfjdUOJLM

The Little Drummer Boy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the Christmas song. For the movie about a little drummer boy who does not want to grow up, see The Tin Drum (film). For the 1968 stop motion animated film, see The Little Drummer Boy (TV special).

"The Little Drummer Boy"
Single by Harry Simeone Chorale
B-side	"Die Lorelei" (20th Fox) "O' Holy Night" (20th Century-Fox) "Hallelujah" (Kapp) "O' Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)" (Kapp Winners Circle;MCA)
Released	1958
Format	7-inch
Genre	Christmas, Pop
Length	3:03
Label	20th Fox 45-121 20th Century-Fox 429 20th Century-Fox 6429 Kapp 711 Kapp Winners Circle 86 MCA 65030
Writer(s)	Harry Simeone K.K. Davis Henry Onorati

K.K. Davis' "The Little Drummer Boy" was first recorded in 1955 as "Carol of the Drum"

Modern-day "Little Drummer Boy" reenactment actor, from the show "Data-Driven Drumming."

"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941.^[1] It was recorded in 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers^[2] and further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale. This version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since.^[3]

In the lyrics the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the nativity where, without a gift for the infant Jesus, he played his drum with the Virgin Mary's approval, remembering "I played my best for Him" and "He smiled at me."

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·         1Origins

·         2Other versions

o    2.11950s

o    2.21960s

o    2.31970s

o    2.41980s

o    2.51990–1999

o    2.62000–2009

o    2.72010–present

·         3Covers in other languages

·         4References

·         5External links

Christmas crackers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3371891/Christmas-cracker-enthusiast-writes-history-novelty-items-going-Victorian-era.html

A three year old's bravery

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3372587/Girl-three-given-bravery-award-ambulance-service-making-life-saving-999-call-pregnant-mother-fell-stairs.html

'Battle of the Bulge' - The Second World War.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3372731/Christmas-Day-snow-turned-red-week-71-years-ago-Allied-troops-finally-broke-Nazis-one-savage-battles-war.html

Turning off life support, surprise outcome.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3372697/A-Christmas-miracle-Born-terminal-disease-baby-Bella-s-parents-gave-kiss-goodbye-life-support-turned-witness-come-brink-death.html

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

https://youtu.be/wlR0KElxxVg

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing- The New Seekers

https://youtu.be/hiri_EDfU8U

Cancer is not all in your genes

https://youtu.be/vhCETyLy96U

Hetti and Pearl

Hetti and Pearl on Facebook


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100 year old female spy.

 Will America’s 100 Year-Old Female Spy Finally Be Recognized for The Hero She Is?

She worked behind enemy lines—and was captured by the Soviets. But the U.S. government never properly credited her full credit for her heroism. After seven decades, that may be about to change. Cpt. Stephanie Czech arrived at the U.S. embassy in Berlin wearing civilian clothes, as always, and del...


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What Is Boxing Day and How Did It Get Its Name?

In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its …

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8 Fascinating Things We Learned About The Mind In 2015

 Memory erasing is just the beginning. 12/26/2015 07:01 am ET Carolyn Gregoire Senior Health & Science Writer, The Huffington Post Laurence Dutton via Getty Images As the New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight to Pluto and some scientists explored the far reaches of our solar system, oth...

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Waking up your body

The smells of coffee and breakfast foods have long been credited for rousing even the sleepiest of heads out of their beds, but now, scientists believe they have a more concise and, well, scientific explanation for how your brain actually wakes up your body. New research from the University of Be...

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