A Maiden's Prayer

"A Maiden's Prayer" (original Polish title: Modlitwa dziewicy Op. 4, French: La prière d'une vierge) is a composition of Polish composer Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (born 1834 in Warsaw, died September 29, 1861 in Warsaw), which was published in 1856 in Warsaw, and then as a supplement to the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris in 1859. The piece is a medium difficulty short piano piece for intermediate pianists. Some have liked it for its charming and romantic melody: others have described it as "sentimental salon tosh." The pianist and academic Arthur Loesser described it as "this dowdy product of ineptitude."

乙女の祈り　 Maiden's Prayer

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A Maiden's Prayer Piano - Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska Synthesia 100% Speed

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Gebet einer Jungfrau - Thécla Badarzewska - piano - Harry Völker

https://youtu.be/D0V3o-6ODOU

https://youtu.be/mD0A_p2QVrI

Our planet!

J email from JKS Weerasekera

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 9 minutes

Get on Full Screen turn up the volume and Enjoy!!!! 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mMq1FqiM8Qc

Treating infections in the pre-antibiotc era.

http://www.livescience.com/53596-in-a-world-with-no-antibiotics-how-did-doctors-treat-infections.html

Marijuana laced coffee

http://www.livescience.com/53757-marijuana-laced-coffee.html

PS

On the long lorry transport routes in Sri Lanka, there are way side boutiques called ' Rae Kadeys' - Night shops. Long distance drivers stop at these night shops to stretch their legs and have refreshments. Quite a few of  these shops have an item called 'Gun coffee' - Coffee laced with Ganja - Marijuana. These shops are more  prevalent in the Uva  and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Marijuana use is illegal in Sri Lanka. I have heard that the leaves of the Marijuana plant are crushed and sprinkled over an Omelette during its cooking. It is also used in a fruit drink called 'Sabji', prepared in some Muslim homes in eastern Sri Lanka. which is served to a couple on their wedding night.

Eating breakfast

http://theconversation.com/should-you-eat-breakfast-53129

Microbiome variations

http://www.livescience.com/53737-bacteria-comparison-city-rural-homes.html

http://www.popsci.com/antiperspirants-deodorants-change-your-armpit-microbiome

Zika and the 'placental barrier'

http://www.livescience.com/53767-zika-virus-crosses-placenta.html

Fur Elise, Beethoven.

"Für Elise" - The real LOVE story. Did you know..?

https://youtu.be/xdyWbXsvvDg?list=RDxdyWbXsvvDg

SHE'LL NEVER KNOW: Fur Elise (With Lyrics) - Chyi Yu

https://youtu.be/VftXTyiU6KE

How to play Fur Elise on Piano (Slow Motion) HD

https://youtu.be/TWeU1Aj2ax8

Fur Elise performed by Cheryl (5 years old)

https://youtu.be/bDWfMAvxjio

Coffee protects the liver.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3453695/Four-cups-coffee-day-reduces-risk-liver-damage-linked-drinking-excessive-alcohol-65.html

The Kohinoor Diamond story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3453776/Royal-diamond-drips-blood-Pakistan-India-demand-return-previous-Crown-Jewel-thrilling-brutal-story-it.html

More sleep, more strokes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3453859/Why-sleep-bigger-stroke-risk-little-eight-hours-night-increase-risk-146.html

Story of the telephone

http://www.cnet.com/news/see-how-the-telephone-changed-the-world-time-and-time-again/

Breakthough in lithium-air batteries

 This research removes a major obstacle to realizing lightweight lithium-air batteries that could give electric cars range similar to fossil fuels by storing ten times the energy of today's lithium-ion batteries

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Orgasm inducing mushrooms?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3451975/Will-smell-Hawaiian-mushroom-make-orgasm-One-woman-goes-unsatisfying-mission-out.html

Antibiotics and mental health

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3451468/Common-antibiotics-trigger-DELIRIUM-Drugs-cause-confusion-hallucinations-agitation-weeks-study-warns.html

Victorian house-hold tips

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3452009/Can-scrub-away-strains-potato-polish-baths-rhubarb-mirrors-gin-Victorian-tips-outshine-modern-cleaning-methods.html

The message from Iraqi kids to USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScW8Kn0k38I

Dr.Karalliedde ('Karals') on a visit to the 'Seethawake Botanical Gardens', Ilukkovita, Sri Lanka.

Trip by three- seater electric trolley, to the 'Rose Garden'.

A visit to the 'Rose Garden'.
 Please click on the web-link below:-

http://philipv203.blogspot.com/2016/02/roses-in-rose-garden-seethawaka.html

Osama Bin Laden is still alive?

Moscow| National Security Agency whistle blower Edward Snowden, has made a new controversial claim yesterday, saying that he possessed some classified information proving that Osama Bin Laden is still alive. Snowden, who lives as a fugitive in Russia after leaking documents about the NSA’s surveillance programs has made some previously unreported allegations about the famous terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, […]

Share Email Snowden, who lives as a fugitive in Russia after leaking documents about the NSA’s surveillance programs has made some previously unreported allegations about the famous terrorist, Osama …


http://topinfopost.com/2016/02/17/bin-laden-is-alive-and-well-in-the-bahamas-says-edward-snowden

Talking dog

Email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

THIS IS FANTASTIC!
Check out this link. This is entertainment.

 https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xU7FdD1SpHc?rel=0

Easter Islander's demise

In shards of glass, a new sign of how the enigmatic Easter Islanders met their demise

For years, the glimmering glass blades found scattered across the island were seen as evidence of its former residents’ bloodshed. Their environment denuded and their livelihoods compromised by deforestation and overuse of the land, the people of Easter Island were driven to warfare, scholars sai...


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The art of making a fully electric 1959 Volkswagen Beetle

Paused at a stoplight, my passenger and I look over at a Smart ForTwo idling next to us, and I make the universal finger-rolling motion of, “Wanna race?” The driver ignores us. But when the light goes green, the guy stomps on the gas and the tiny city car scoots forward with a faint squeal of the...

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"The Fall of Moscow Station"

Thriller by ex-CIA man is full of action and twist

"The Fall of Moscow Station" (Touchstone), by Mark Henshaw Russia's intelligence agency has learned the identities of all the CIA case officers in Moscow and, even worse, most if not all of the CIA's spies in Russia. If you're caught as a spy in Russia, execution usually follows. This potential d...


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Music by A.R.Rahman

Enjoy of an evening.

Film Lagaan songs. Circa 1998.

Way out music by A. R. Rahman, now a legend in east and west.

Top singers.

jksw

  

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Mimic behavior

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3448561/How-mimic-beahviour-scratching-weight-gain.html

Sugar and its dangers

Sugar may be as damaging to the brain as extreme stress or abuse

This article was written by Jayanthi Maniam and Margaret Morris from UNSW Australia, and was originally published by The Conversation. We all know that cola and lemonade aren't great for our waistline …


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New cancer vaccine

Cancer 'vaccine' that remembers disease and fights it years later is developed by scientists

Researchers engineer immune cells so they boost body’s natural defences to fight tumours and stand guard for lifetime - acting effectively like vaccine A revolutionary new cancer treatment that remembers the disease and acts like a watchman to prevent it ever returning is being developed by scien...


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An easy Way to Exercise

email from JKS Weerasekera

Subject: A Great Way to Exercise
 EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 60 AND YOUNGER


Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at
each side.

With a  5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from
your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full
minute, and then relax.

Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags. Then try 50-lb potato
bags and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag  in
each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at
this level).

After you feel confident at that level,



 put a potato  in each bag.

Erasing painful memories

Scientists already know how to 'erase' your painful memories

We all have things in our past that we'd like to forget - bad break-ups, traumatic experiences, loss. No matter how hard we try, these memories can continue to haunt us, occasionally triggering …


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China's drug market

China to consolidate drug market, promote traditional medicines

China plans to consolidate its huge and fragmented drug market and will support a greater role for traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), the central government said in a statement on Sunday following a meeting of the State Council. China will also strengthen safety controls and traceability of dom...

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The Science Of Sleep

8 Secrets About Sleep And Productivity I Wish I Knew Earlier

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that sleep is important. It rejuvenates the body, refreshes the mind, and if you go too long without it, it can literally kill you. 1. You approach the end of the …

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Americans Sabotage Senaka Bibile’s “Pharmaceutical Policy”

WikLeaks: 

 http://anynews.lk/s/am81 

Floods

 Most heart touching video ever Must Watch !! - YouTube

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xjUz95vtlew

Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock of Star trek fame.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3440672/Captain-Kirk-Mr-Spock-came-two-different-planets-William-Shatner-Leonard-Nimoy-bonded-Star-Trek-slights-anti-Semitic-slurs-bad-marriages-battles-alcohol-final-falling-out.html

Professor Ronald Drever, 85years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3443573/British-scientist-helped-discover-gravitational-waves-dementia.html