SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (OCTOBER 2016) – Compiled by Victor Melder Community Medicine Specialist of the Sri Lanka Family Health Bureau Dr. Kapila Jayaratne yesterday said that around 270,000 children below 16 years were hospitalised due to accidents annually and of them 2,600 succumbed to their injuries. Dr. Jayaratne said the majority of little victims were pronounced dead before admission to hospital and only 150 died in hospital. Dr. Jayaratne said there was a dire need for victims of accidents to be brought to hospital immediately in a proper manner. He said there had been an increase in the deaths of children due to accidents while the maternal and new born deaths were at a low level. Dr. Jayaratne said children’s deaths were mostly due to homicides, road accidents, drowning, burns, poisoning etc. Of the victims 50 percent were under the age of ten, he said. According to police ...
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” I TOLD YOU SO ” (Did’nt I? ) by Desmond Kelly “Star of eLanka” I told you so, right from the start, dear I told you so, straight from my heart, dear If we should ever have to part, dear You’d be the first one to know You were unfair, right from the start, dear Now I declare, straight from my heart, dear You played a game, that, was’nt smart, dear And I was the first one to know So, I’m telling you now You broke every vow that you made, to me You displayed to me, a love that was never free And, I’m wondering how You’re feeling now, that you’ve strayed from me Though I proved to be, your one & true love I told you so, now it’s too late, dear I told you so, on our last date, dear We should’nt argue with fate, dear ...
Read More →“GRAVEYARDS, ALL” by Desmond Kelly “Star of eLanka” When we talk of graveyards, our thoughts immediately wander to places like Kanatta in Lanka and, of course, there are many more, even in that little Island, “The botanical – garden Necropolis” in Springvale, Victoria & dozens more in this “giant” of a Country, graveyards here & graveyards there, pleasant places, nowadays, in comparison to the “rat-race” outside, places where “people” can rest, and not have a care in the World anymore. Actually, people are now “dying to get there”. What a morbid way to start a very interesting “story”. Cut it out!!Kelly, & let us get down to the “nitty-gritty” of the “theme”. The following e’mail was sent to me, by another good friend & “entertainer” who, like me is still a long way from the “garden of rest”, because it is also a well-known fact that “only the good, die ...
Read More →Eating bacon and eggs for longevity Written by Dr harold Gunatillake-health writer You have been told that less than 7 percent of your total daily calorie intake should come from saturated fat. From a daily intake of 2000 calories it amounts to 140 calories. Saturated fat seems to raise the bad cholesterol LDL in your blood which raises the risk of heart disease and stroke. On the other hand you are supposed to eat between 25 and 35 percent of your daily calories as unsaturated fats from foods like fish, nuts and vegetables. For good health, the majority of fats you eat should be mono or polyunsaturated fats, and less than ’02 per cent should come from trans-fats. Such guidelines have been given by the American Heart Association and practiced by most health conscious people round the world for decades. Once it was saturated fats that were demonised, then ...
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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Potato Stir Fry Ingredients 125g Chicken Giblets Cooking Oil/Spray A few Curry Leaves 1 Small Packet Noodles 3 Medium size Potatoes Salt & Pepper to taste 1 Cup White Wine Preparation The chicken giblets are optional. Wash the chicken giblets, put into a shallow bowl and pour the white wine in along with the curry leaves and let it sit for around 30 minutes. Boil the potatoes until cooked firm, but not `mushy’ remove, cool in cold water, peel and cut into around ½’/1 ½ cm cubes. Cut the giblets into small pieces ...
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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Pork Kebabs Ingredients 6 Bamboo Skewers 1 Green Chilli 1 Medium Onion 1 Pork Chop 1/2 Red Capsicum 12 Red Cherries Preparation This was just a `left over’ job where the Pork Chop was an extra from the night before, so it had already been cooked. You can grill a fresh chop if you don’t have a `left over’ Cut the Onion, Pork Chop and Capsicum into small cubes, around 1 inch/2 cm. Stone the Cherries and cut into halves. Cut the Green Chillie into small pieces. Pass all cut ingredients through bamboo skewers, brush a bit of butter over the lot. Cook till satisfactory in the oven grill, or on the BBQ griller outdoors, if the weather permits. That’s it! Enjoy. ...
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Health and views November 1st issue – Health Education for Sri Lankans & others ...
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Nov 2, 2016
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Muttiah Muralitharan, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva and Ravindra Pushpakumara in fundraiser at Yarraleen Cricket Club Muttiah Muralitharan, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva and Ravindra Pushpakumara in fundraiser at Yarraleen Cricket Club Staff Writers, Manningham Leader October 31, 2016 10:30am CRICKET enthusiasts will have the chance to cross swords with the most successful bowler in Test history at a special fundraising night in Bulleen on Wednesday night. Muttiah Muralitharan, who snared a world record 800 Test scalps, will be joined by Sri Lankan 1996 World Cup winners Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva and Ravindra Pushpakumara at a big night of cricket put on by Box Hill Reporter and District Cricket Association’s Yarraleen Cricket Club at Bulleen Park. While the visit of the four Sri Lankan stars will help the club with its own fundraising efforts, Yarraleen is keen to assist Murali’s charity, the Foundation of Goodness, which aims to empower ...
Read More →Ralph’s Property Investing Newsleter – November In this edition of my newsletter: Sutherland meeting reminder Tracker Mortgages Insurance rip-off – It pays to complain Bank footprints shrinking Failed Off-Plan apartments NAB succumbs to APRA pressure AFM re-invents the wheel Sneaky banks cut rates – for savers Property suggestions Daily Property Alerts ...
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (OCTOBER 2016) Compiled by Victor Melder Nick Lee, the 32-year-old former right-hand batsman from Kent, has been appointed Sri Lanka’s trainer, the SLC announced on Sunday. Lee will replace Michael Main, the former Hampshire strength and conditioning coach, who was initially appointed for a two-year term in May last year but quit from his post at the end of the home series against Australia. Lee will assume his role from October. Lee was part of the minor county side Suffolk, and was a presence in the Minor Counties Championship tournament for over six years, until 2010. He played 13 matches in his first-class career, in which he scored 490 runs at 30.62, including three half-centuries and a highest of 79 not out. He is part of the Sussex set-up in county cricket, currently working as a strength and conditioning coach. (© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.) ...
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