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Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children

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     Deafness or hearing loss ,which affect  child's  ability to hear sounds , can be present at birth or acquired later in life.There are different degrees and types hearing loss , ranging from mild to profound ,and from conductive to sensorineural.Deafness is defined as a hearing loss above 90 decibels ,which means that the child has little or no functional hearing.      Hearing loss can be used by different  factors such as birth  complications ,noise exposure ,infection ,trauma ,or genetics .sometimes children will have other  conditions to consider alongside  hearing  loss.            Children who are deaf of  hard of hearing can use hearing aids cochlear  implants ,or learn  sign    language to support communication .Find  links   a wide range of resources for families on hearing loss   from the centers for Disease control    ...

The Veddas

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      Sri lanka's  first people the Vedd or Adiwasi  have a captivating story .According to the island fascinating historical chronicle - the Mahavamsa it is  said that they  were the children or dedescendants of 👑 queen Kuveni , a Yaksha amd the wife of 🇱🇰  legendary first King Vijay .However ,according to anthropology ,their  origins are much older with some anthropology dating  them back to the stong age .  A hunter - gather people the Veddas have a long history of living harmoniously with nature .There are three perdominant  types of Veddas or Coastal Veddas  ,that lived on the coastlineand Gam Veddas or village Vedds that lived off in chena cultivation in small huts in village communities.

Heart attack & symptoms

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          A  heart attack occurs   when the flow of blood to the heart is severaly reduced or blocked. The blockage is usually due to a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other  substance in the heart arteriea.The fatty cholesterol - containing deposits are called plaques .The process of plaque buildup is called atherosclerosis.      Sometimes a plaque can rupture and form a clot that blocks blood  flow .A lack of blood flow can damage or  destroy part of the heart muscle.     Symptoms       Symptoms of a heart attack vary.Some people have mild symptoms .Others have severe symptoms ,Some people have no symptoms  .      Common heart attack symptoms include :  *   chest pain that may feel like pressure tightness ,        pain squeezing or aching. *    Pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulder ,      arm back ...

Dunhinda Ella

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       Dunhinda is considered to be one of the most enchanting falls in Sri lanka and is in close proximity to Badulla town. The water resles a thin cloud  as it cascades 63 m downwards into a large pool. The backdrop to the fall is known as 'Dunhind Adaviya '.' Dunhinda ' translates to ' spraying /  vapour  waterfall ' - the world ' dun ' means ' gave / was given, ' while  ' hinda'  means ' evaporte' .                This fall is steeped in history.The area was once inhabited by indigenous  people - the Veddha tribe.During the time of King Rajasihe ,a giant fren got stuck at the top of the fall , between two mountains .This  acted as a dam, which resulted in the flooding of Badulla town.       

Kandy Esla Perahara

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           The Sri Dalada Perhara processions of kady also known as the festival of the tooth is a festival held in July and August  in Kandy , 🇱🇰  Sri lanka .The historical processions is  held annually to pay homage to the  to the Scard Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa   in kandy.A unique symbol of Srilanka ,the processions consists of traditional local dances such as fire dances and performance in  whip  dancw garments . The festival ends with the traditional Diya Kapeema ritual  a water  cutting ceremony which is held at the  Mahaweli River at Gatabe kandy.

My garden

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          My garden contains different types of plants.For instance ,it has different flowers such as 🌹 roses , 🌞 sunflowers ,lilies, daisies .These flowers are the easiest to grow and flourish the environment with their beautiful smells. Moreover the colours of these flowers make a garden look  beautiful .         Futher , my garden has different vegetables growing in them . Ex :  vegetables like 🍅 tomato         Carrots          Sweet potato          Cauliflower            Bell pepper  .  These are the easiest to grow. Apart from this they have various health benefits.FFurthermore this  ensure that the vegetables are fresh and free from ane chemical .    The garden has grass  all over  the area . As a result , this  makes it the best place for any exercise .Furthermore ,it has a s...

Thaipongal Festival

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           Pongal  also  referred to as Thai Pongal is a multi day Hindu harvest festival  celebrated by Tamils. It is observed in the month of Thai according to  Tamil solar  calendar and usually  fall on 14  or 15  january. It dedicated to the  Surya   ,the  sun god and  correspondent to makar sankranthi ,the harvest festival under many religional names celebrated through India. The three days of the pongal  festival are called Bhogi Pongal ,Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal .Some  tamils  celebrate a fourth day of pongal known as kaum pongal .             According  to traditional,  the festival marks  the end of winter solstice  and the start of the  sun's  six month long journey northwards when  the sun  enters the capricorn ,also  called  as Uttarayan , The festival is named  after the ceremonial ...

Dance of Bhrthanatynm

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                Bharthanaytnm one of the oldest Indian classical dance forms is in essence a dedicatory dance .This was performed by Dewadasis   in the temples , primarily in tamil nadu and to a lesser extent in Andra pradesh and karnataka.   Bharthanatym compounded from "Bha " for Bhara oremotional projection "Ra " for Raga or melodyand " Ta "  for tala or rhythm ."Natya" means, Art of dance . The key posture of this dance from requires  the upper part of the body to be erect the legs bent half way down with the knees spread  out and the feet positioned like a helf open fan practically every member of the body has its distinct movement .   It is intended to be danced solo but now a days group work  is equalls popular .The songs used are composed from the poetic literature of Tamil ,Thelingu ,Sanskkrutha style .    Experimentation is often the normal reather than an exception and today the music dr...

Udarta Manike Train

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          Udrata  Manike , Hill is a daytime  passenger train that runs between Colombo & Badulla in Srilnka.            The Uadarata Manike made its maiden  journey on 23 April  1956. The Bdulla - bound train departs from  Colombo at 8.30 a.m , while the Colombo - bound train Badulla at 5.45 a.m .The trip  takes about  10 hours.            Uadarata Manike Route                     The Udarata Manike travels the length of SriLanka Railway 's  Main Line through the hill country .       The Udarata Menike begins its eastbound service at Colombo Fort Station  and runs  eats and north past the centers of Ragama   , Gamapha , Veyangoda and Polgahawela .At Rabukkana , the Main begins its steep  climb into the hills of the  upcountry .Between Balana and Kadugannwa , th...

Jackson Anthony

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             Conganige  Joseph Malsi  Jackson Anthony was a Srilankan actor in film , theater &television  .One of the most popular artists in Sri lanaka, Anthony won the awaward  for Best actor a rrecord sixteen times. Primarily  active as an actor in all three media , he appeared before the public in versatile forms ,director  producer , singer ,  scscreenwriter , television , host, novelist ,columnist, lyricist , historian and traveller. Jackson  Anthony's personal life        Anthony was married  to his long time partner Kumari Munasingha,who is also an actress and a singer .They has two sons & daughter and  family was settled in Kadawtha, a colombo suburb.The daughter is the elder of three siblings , Madavee wathsla, is a television presenter , model and an actor .His youngest son , Sajitha  Anuththara is also  television presenter ,singer and awrd - winning ...

Ruwanwelisaya

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      The Ruwanweli maha saya, also know as the Swarnamali  maha seya , is a sthupa in Anuradhapura, Sri lanka. Two quarts or one Dona  of the  Buddha's relics are enshirned in the stupa mmaking  in the largest  collection of his relics anywhere .It was  built  by sinhalese King Dutugamunu . Who became king of Sri lanka after  a war in which the chola  king Elara  was defeated .It is also known as Swarnmali Seya ,  swarnamali mahacheti  & Rathnamali seya.          This is one of the " solosmasthana" & the " Atamasthana. The sthupa  is one of the world's tallest ancient monuments, standing  at 103 m  & with a circumference  of 290 m. The original stupa had been ability 55m in height and was  renovated by may kings .. The  Kaunghmudaw Pagoda in Sagaing .Myannar is  modelled after this stupa  .The Mahavasama contains  a detailed acco...

The Jak Tree

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 The jak tree is  versatile tree .People use very part of the jak tree.They eat jak fruit  ripe jak fruits are of two kinds.They are wela & waraka.We called  tender jak polos"polos can be made into a delicious  curry . Nursing mothers are given polos & boiled jak to increase location .We use Warka to treat  diabetes patients .           jak is a food  for man and  animals .Animals eat the leaves.The broadly spread branches  give shade and  add beauty to nature. BudBuddhist monks  use jak root to dye robes in the  saffron                       The trunk of the tree provide valuable  timer to construct building and to make  furniture .The  jak leaves  give out  a big  amount of oxygen  in to the air .  The dried branches  are used as firewood .we can say that the jak tree is a gift of nature . ...

My favorite book

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  My favorite book is Madoduwa. The anuthor of this book is Martin Vikkramasinha.It is a children novel and adadventure  story .Main characters are Upali & Jinna  . The  book is about called Upali and Jinna one day they ran away from home after facing many challengers  they could  cultivate the small  Island called Madolduwa they because it is very interesting and exciting 

Horton Plains

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           Horton  plains is in the central province .It is 32 km away from NuwaraEliya .It is the highest  plateau  in the country .It is about 2300m high.This was discovered by sir .Robeit Horton .This park has 3160 hectares .It was declared a national park in 1988          The average temperature of Horton Plains is 15 c  - 22 c. Both the north east and south  west monsoons bring the rains to this park  kalani walawe  the  Mahaweli rivers start fron this area.This area is cold  due to the high altitude.            We can see a wide variety of endemic founs & flora .we also can see  mamals,elk ,deer ,gaint squirrel , wild boar ,otter ,porcupine & leopard   . There are about 87 species of birds.         This park is famous for beautiful flowers.Nelli, Bovitiya , Binara , dwarf bamboo and Orchids ,species are endamic.w...

Farming in Srilanka

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            Srilanka is an agricultural country .Farming is the main industry .Farmers grow paddy and other grains such as Kurakkan.,green gram ,corn etc. paddy is the most commonly grown grain  in our country .Rice is our staple food.               In the past the farmers did not use machine .They used  buffaloes to plough the fields .They helped each other.This was called athtam or " giving a hand"             Haversting paddy was an interesting  activity .They used buffaloes to thresh the paddy.Both men and women joine in to winnow the paddy. They stored paddy in " vee bissa" .             Farmers got water from the village tank for cultivation . The ancient king built many tanks .Some of them are Parakkram Samudrya , Kala weva .   Jaffna farmers got water from  " Adiya Linda"  grown         No...