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What Are the Dangers of Alcohol?

Excessive alcohol consumption can affect a person's life in many ways. Alcohol can be destructive to one's physical, mental and emotional health. Alcohol can even adversely affect a person's relationships. Alcohol is addictive and can lead a person down a dangerous path.

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The Tools for Success

We know that serious stress experienced early in life can have severe consequences on children's biological development and executive function. Now, a new paper from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University is showing that the same stressors that hinder children's development can have lasting consequences for adults, preventing them from developing and using the "core capabilities" they need to succeed at work, as parents, and in their communities.

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What's Wrong with Valentine's Day

Misting cologne into the air, a husband grins in the mirror with satisfaction. Everything has been set: a bundle of roses adorns the dining room table, tea light candles glimmer in the entryway, and tucked inside his pocket is an ivory gift box with a diamond bracelet for his wife. He straightens his tie, confident it will be the perfect Valentine's Day.

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Sinhala and Tamil New Year

The calendar year universally begins on 1st January and ends on 31st December. However, many nationalities throughout the globe follow different calendars from this standard frame of 1st January to 31st December. What N currently followed globally is the Christian calendar beginning from the Birth of Christ. This era is separated as BCE (before Christian era) and AD (after Christian era).

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ANCIENT PHOTO COLLECTION OF SRI LANKA

Here is sri lankan ancient rare photo collection. you must watch.

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AN EDUCATION I WANT FOR MY DAUGHTER

In a short span of 3 ½ years the government has just presented its fifth budget. The cuts in expenditure or as I would argue, the cuts in investment in education continues. Sri Lanka now invests one of the lowest percentages in education as a percentage of its GDP. There are many attempts to statistically prove otherwise by estimating the private investments made by individuals and households. But even by South Asian standards Sri Lanka is at the bottom of the table in investments in education

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THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION AND SPIRITUALITY

Is there a way to expand the debate on globalisation in such manner that it would include all the concerns and issues of the third world people? Is it not possible for the poor to define the shape of globalisastion? How can we include the voices of the poor in the debate? How could we encourage them towards a greater participation?
-Professor Anton Meemana-

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POLITICAL HUMILITY, POLITICAL HOLINESS AND POLITICIANS

Politicians tend to corrupt society by not behaving magnanimously. There is an urgent need for political leadership by example not by verbosity or self-glorification. Political conduct is an ethical conduct and political behaviour is an ethical behaviour. One can never hide who one is. Behavior reveals one’s character and integrity. Conduct speaks louder than propaganda. Everything shows who they really are.

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