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“70TH ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY” WOW!! – By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ (image source: ABC News) Image Source: Hello Magazine A “Platinum” Princess & Prince, Elizabeth & Phillip, married on the 20th November, 1947, exactly 70 years ago, live presently in Buckingham Palace, London, England, as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd & her Consort, His Royal Highness Prince Phillip. They have just celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary, termed the “Platinum” one, on rather a low key, in comparison to their other significant ones, but still released 4 official photographs of this great occasion.      Both the Queen & her husband are nonagenerian, but still “look the part” (She was one of the prettiest princesses in the World, while.He looked every bit, the handsome prince, especially in his Naval Officer’s uniform). They met, and fell in love,  but theirs was a very special (separate) love story. They have 4 ...

Nov 20, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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Desmond and the Clan …. A true reflection of Sri Lanka’s rich heritage of musical talent – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Click Here to view the Photos on eLanka Facebook page Desmond and the Clan …. A true reflection of Sri Lanka’s rich heritage of musical talent Vintage performance at the Grand on Princes By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE  It’s little wonder when you hear bands of the caliber of Desmond and the Clan who dominated the music scene in Sri Lanka many decades ago, that the newer bands of today have had to strive to be as good or even better to gain acceptance and recognition from music lovers these days. In a master stroke that was hatched as an idea by Sri Lanka’s versatile icon of many decades, Desmond De Silva in consultation with wife and event coordinator Phyllis managed to rope in his former band mates ...

Nov 20, 2017 Posted by In Articles, Home, Photos, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , Comments 2
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Miss World 2017: Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar ends India’s dry spell at the International beauty pageant by reclaiming the crown 17 years after Priyanka Chopra’s epic win https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8B1c3NpLpc Source: Yahoo Lifestyle Seventeen years ago, Priyanka Chopra made India proud by getting crowned Miss World 2000. And now, ending India’s dry spell at the international beauty pageant, Haryana Girl Manushi Chhillar has won the Miss World 2017 crown. Miss World 2016 winner Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle passed on the coveted crown to the new queen. Manushi was earlier crowned this year’s Femina Miss India World 2017, which got her the ticket to the global competition. Miss Mexico Andrea Meza was announced the first runner up, while Miss England Stephanie Hill was declared the second runner up at an event held at Sanya City Area, China. Miss India Manushi Chillar, 21, was named one of the five winners of the Beauty ...

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A safe room is launched in Castle Towers for victims of domestic abuse to seek help – By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella Click here to view a few more photos on eLanka Facebook page    A safe room is launched in Castle Towers for victims of domestic abuse to seek help – By  Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella  Lisa Harnum Foundation officially launched  “Safe Room” a facility to provide a discreet, safe service for victims of domestic abuse. The launch ceremony held at the Castle Hill RSL was well attended by distinguished guests and well-wishers. The safe room hidden in Castle Tower shopping centre is the first of its kind to be established in Australia. Speaking at the event, Aileen Mountifield, Founder and CEO of the Lisa Harnum Foundation said “The safe room is just that, a place where women can visit without anyone knowing. It’s a safe and discreet service for women in ...

Nov 19, 2017 Posted by In Articles, Home Tagged , , Comments 0
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Cooking, what is it? By Dr Hector Perera – London The proposal I find most congenial both as a cook and as a chemistry teacher is this.  Cooking is the whole series of operations used by humans to turn raw materials, mainly animal carcasses and harvested plants, into food, that is, into something edible, digestible and nutritious. Those operations which I’ll talk about is energy wasted in cooking. What is cooking? Cooking is one of those everyday words that everyone knows. But what does it really mean? Is reheating leftovers cooking? How about making an emulsified salad dressing? Scrambling eggs? Baking cookies? Back home in Sri Lanka majority of people didn’t have the present day modern facilities such as gas and electric cookers, microwaves and ovens. They mainly depended on firewood for cooking. Even at our home including our mum used firewood for cooking. Most of the times a kitchen servant helped cooking and we call her ...

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“PRIME” MINISTER.. By Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’ Something a little bit different, especially for those Lankan/Aussies & ex-Patriots around the World, who are still “Internetless” for any reason whatsoever, I take my chance to pay a “sincere tribute” to the Man who, I believe, was the “Prime” Minister of Ceylon, Mr.D.S. (Don Stephen) Senanayake, the very first, & to my knowledge, the very best “Father of Ceylon”, as he was known.      Personally, I do not “think, too much” about Politicians., in total, nowadays. I do not think about “POLITICS” at all, if I can help it, either in Sri Lanka OR Australia, but, unfortunately, everything stems from the “Political Situation” in one’s Country of residence.      Strangely, however, the first two individual Prime Ministers I remember who were undoubtedly the very best in the two Countries I have been involved with, Ceylon & Australia. In Ceylon, the ...

Nov 18, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , Comments 0
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