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THE “CONFUSION” CENSUS

THE “CONFUSION” CENSUS by Desmond Kelly. K.F.C. “the Star of eLanka” What a mess!. Something that has been going on in Australia since “Adam was a boy”, in a perfectly legitimate manner, after all, any Country MUST have an idea on how many people are living in it, at any given time, something that has also been going on in Australia, without as much as a hitch, since 1962, anyway,(the year I arrived in Melbourne with my young family), suddenly took a “wrong turn” somewhere and after my daughter came in to see me on the 9th of August 2016 and helped me fill out the necessary details “On-Line”, (in the not too distant past, the ONLY line I knew anything about was the telephone-line, and, in old Ceylon, the railway-line) but NOW, after the “Intrusion of the Internet” (again, being a confirmed Word-Smith, the only “Nets” I was aware ...

Aug 12, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged CONFUSION, Desmond Kelly, THE "CONFUSION" CENSUS by Desmond Kelly. K.F.C. “the Star of eLanka” Comments 0

Diabetics must eat starchy carbs – BY Dr Harold Gunatillake

Diabetics must eat starchy carbs Did you know that you eat basically two varieties of carbs, both equally beneficial to your health and survival? They are classified as starchy ones and leafy ones. One cannot survive on the healthy leafy vegies alone you need starchy ones too to feel full, satiated and get the required micronutrients. Just imagine you eat many cupful of healthy gotukola or kale, you’ll never be satisfied how healthy they are, and not been able to concentrate on your daily work or relate to colleagues and family. When adding a few starchy vegies you tend to promptly revive. Starchy vegies contain more complex carbs and more calorie-dense compared to those non-starchy ones mostly rabbits eat. The common starchy ones are corn, potatoes, zucchini, parsnip, pumpkin, butter squash, sweet potatoes, yams and other underground rhizomes.( Rice and wheat are grains and not vegetables).These starchy vegies are packed ...

Aug 11, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged Diabetics must eat starchy carbs, Dr harold Comments 0

Bonny Fernando

Bonny Fernando Golden Oldies – Bonny Fernando in Concert (please click below on the images to view photos) Bonny Fernando at Jothi 29th Anniversary Concert singing Sunilawala Salupili Patiala Bonny Fernando and Amila Nadeeshani Jothi 29th Anniversary Concert singing Nupurudu Hangumaki Bonny Fernando – Irida Ayubowan Sri Lanka Rupavahini – Jothi Upahara 2016 Heena Dena Ra Pura – Bonny Fernando Chat & Music ITN – Bonny Fernando ...

Aug 10, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Comments 1

Vitamin C needs of our bodies – by Dr Harold Gunatillake

Vitamin C needs of our bodies Cats, dogs, elephants and many other animals can make their own vitamin C in their bodies from glucose. Humans haven’t got or have lost the enzymes required for the manufacture and need to get it from the foods. We do have the gene used by animals to make vitamin C from glucose called GULOP, but we do not have the mechanism in our DNA to make it. Our bodies need 90 milligrams of vitamin C for men and 75 milligrams for women. Some of the foods we eat have sufficient vitamin C for our daily requirement. Our hot chillies we enjoy in our curries have over 100 mg of vitamin C in half a cup, and the hotness increases your metabolic rate. To slim you must eat plenty of red chillies in your curries. In Chinese cuisine they use lot of cut red ...

Aug 10, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged Dr. Harold Gunatillake, Vitamin C needs of our bodies Comments 0

Why should diabetics eat only Basmati rice? – by Dr Harold Gunatillake

Why should diabetics eat only Basmati rice? – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Basmati polished or wholegrain rice is recommended for diabetics to eat if you are a determined rice eater. Basmati is a low energy food, and the daily serving is about 150g provides about 200 calories. Whole grain Basmati has the lowest glycaemic index (GI), which means that when it is digested it releases the energy slowly keeping blood sugar levels more stable and not giving rise to glucose spikes. Basmati rice being long grain has more amylose than other rice. Amylose makes the digestion slower and do not gelatinize and the particle size remain long in the gut during digestion. Steaming the rice rather than boiling in water has a lower Glycaemic Index ...

Aug 10, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged Basmati rice, Dr. Harold Gunatillake, Harold Gunatillake Comments 0

Japanese financial powerhouse makes strategic investment in Sri Lankan brokerage

Japanese financial powerhouse makes strategic investment in Sri Lankan brokerage The SBI Group is to acquire a strategic 25% stake in Sri Lankan brokerage First Guardian Equities through an investment via a private placement. The MOU was signed by SBI Holdings Representative Director, President and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao and First Guardian Equities Ltd. Managing Director/CEO Rohan Goonewardene The SBI Group will be offered two representatives on the Board of First Guardian Equities. This transaction is due to be concluded shortly after obtaining the required regulatory approvals. First Guardian Equities is a licensed trading member of the Colombo Stock Exchange and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC). ...

Aug 8, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Comments 0

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Aug 8, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Comments 0

EDELWEISS by Desmond (Kelly from Colombo)

EDELWEISS – by Desmond (Kelly from Colombo) Everyone who knows anything about music, knows the the above “song” from Oscar Hammerstein’s beautiful film, “The Sound of Music”. Everyone should also know that “Edelweiss” is actually a little white mountain flower that grows mainly on the rocky ridges of mountains at, and around the apex of these tors. So “Edelweiss” can be categorised simply as a tiny “wild mountain flower”. I have had this “idea” of my own version of another beautiful film from way back, entitled “Romeo & Juliet” the BEST version of which, in my opinion, was the 1936 version, Starring the very beautiful Norma Shearer as Juliet & Leslie Howard as Romeo. My “Romeo & Juliet” (in case anyone who reads the “texts” of eLanka is interested) will have to be an “Alpine-version” of this beautiful, but touching story. The names of the “actors involved” will have ...

Aug 6, 2016 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged EDELWEISS, EDELWEISS - by Desmond, EDELWEISS - by Desmond (Kelly from Colombo), meaning of EDELWEISS Comments 0

How much water should you drink a day – by Dr Harold Gunatillake

How much water should you drink a day – by Dr Harold Gunatillake You lose about 10 cups of water every day just living, urinating, sweating, in your breath and you need to compensate that amount. One can assess whether one is dehydrated from the volume of urine pass per day and from the colour. Darker the urine, like the colour of concentrated apple juice, you are less hydrated. Drink sufficient water to keep the urine a lighter and pale in colour, then you have drunk adequate amount. You can assess whether you are dehydrated from your body weight. You lose weight as you lose water. When dehydrated you could pinch your skin, and loses its shine. Using moisture rises in addition to drinking adequate amount keep your skin healthy. To keep your skin healthy you need adequate amount of sleep, too An early sign of dehydration is thirst. Breathing ...

Aug 5, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged Dr. Harold Gunatillake, How much water should you drink a day – by Dr Harold Gunatillake, water Comments 0

UNFORGETTABLE WRITERS – RICHMAL CROMPTON LAMBURN

UNFORGETTABLE WRITERS RICHMAL CROMPTON LAMBURN. In these days of Computers, iphones, e’mails and various other “modern technologies”,writers such as Richmal Crompton would be all but forgotten,I repeat, all but forgotten because, were it not for these same “technologies” the general public would not only have forgotten this brilliant lady, they would then know absolutely nothing about her. It certainly seems to be a peculier”state of affairs” that now, in this day and age,our children and grand-children do not seem to be at all interested in actually reading a book, All they do is hold a miniature contraption in their little hot hands and tap, tap, tap,— until their fingers end up with the “repetitive strain” syndrome and begorrah!!, they can then choose from a 1001 “computer-games” or read anything they want to,about anyone they want to,in two seconds flat, yet, no REAL BOOKS whatsoever adorn the shelves in their rooms. ...

Aug 4, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged RICHMAL CROMPTON LAMBURN, UNFORGETTABLE WRITERS Comments 0