Kandy - Kandy Kandy (the Sacred City of Kandy) is a city in the centre of southern Sri Lanka. It lies in the midst of hills of rare vegetal species. The Kandy Valley crosses an area of tropical plantations. Historical Function : Administration and religion. Administrative Status: Chief city of the Province of Kandy. Foundation: 14th century Population : 1,272,463 (2001 census) History In the 6th century BC, Indo-Europeans from the Ganges Valley invaded Sri Lanka. Ancestors of the Sinhalese, they ruled the island for more than 2,000 years. Beginning in the 3rd century BC, the country was converted to a pure form of Indian Buddhism that would continue to be practised in the future. The famous tooth of Buddha, a relic symbolising a 4th-century tradition that is.
Julia Child - California to well-to-do parents, graduated from Smith College in 1934 and then worked in the W&J Sloane advertising department before joining the OSS (as she says, "because I was too tall to get into the WACs or WAVEs"). She worked with the OSS Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Section in Washington, DC for a year, developing shark repellent, and was then posted to Kandy, Ceylon (where she met her future husband Paul Cushing Child), and to China, where she was Head of the Registry of OSS Secretariat. During her time in the OSS she first became interested in the culinary arts, "Army food was terrible. We were hungry, so we were interested in eating," she admitted during a 1997 interview. Following the war, she resided in Washington, D.C., where she married Paul.
History of Sri Lanka - Sinhalese rules of Tamil kingdoms and vice-versa. Outside influences The island's location in the middle of the Indian Ocean has made it a popular trading stop through the ages. Roman sailors called the island "Taprobane." Arab traders knew it as "Serendip" (derived from the Sanskrit name Sinhala-dweepa), which became the root of the word "serendipity." It is from this contact that the island's mostly-converted Muslim population comes. Beginning in 1505, Portuguese traders, in search of cinnamon and other spices, seized the island's coastal areas and introduced Catholicism. The Dutch supplanted the Portuguese in 1658. Although the British ejected the Dutch in 1796, Dutch law remains an important part of Sri Lankan jurisprudence. In 1815, the British defeated the king of Kandy, last of the native rulers, and created the Crown Colony.
Edward Barnes - wounded at Waterloo. Already a K.C.B., he now received the Austrian order of Maria Theresa, and the Russian order of St Anne. In 1819 began his connection with Ceylon, of which island he was governor from 1824 to 1831. He directed the construction of the great military road between Colombo and Kandy, and of many other lines of communication, made the first census of the population, and introduced coffee cultivation on the West Indian system (1824). In 1831 he received the G.C.B., and from 1831 to 1853 he was commander in-chief in India, with the local rank of general. On his return home, after two unsuccessful attempts to secure the seat, he became M.P. for Sudbury in 1837, but he died in the following year. Sir Edward Barnes' portrait was painted,.
Dambulla - world heritage site in Sri Lanka, located north of Kandy in Matale district (N7 51 24 E80 38 57), or 12 miles south west of Sigiriya, on the Matale-Anuradhapura Road. The town of Dambulla is built around a large granite outcrop, concealing an impressive Buddhist cave complex, Raja Maha Vihara, dating from the 1st century BC. It is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. There are 80 or more caves on the site, five sanctuaries, four main monasteries, 157 statues, 153 Buddha images, 3 king images, and 4 god and goddess images. The murals, covering an area of 2,100 square metres, include depictions of Buddha's temptation by Mara, and Buddha's first sermon. Statues of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Saman are also present, reflecting the arrival.
1996 cricket World Cup - Arab Emirates, Lahore, United Arab Emirates 7 wickets 23 2nd Mar 1996 India v Sri Lanka, Delhi, Sri Lanka 6 wickets 24 3rd Mar 1996 Pakistan v England, Karachi, Pakistan 7 wickets 25 4th Mar 1996 Australia v West Indies, Jaipur, West Indies 4 wickets 26 5th Mar 1996 Holland v South Africa, Rawalpindi, South Africa 160 runs 27 6th Mar 1996 Sri Lanka v Kenya, Kandy, Sri Lanka 144 runs 28 6th Mar 1996 India v Zimbabwe, Kanpur, India 40 runs 29 6th Mar 1996 Pakistan v New Zealand, Lahore, Pakistan 46 runs Quarter Finals 30 9th Mar 1996 England v Sri Lanka, Faisalabad, Sri Lanka 5 wickets 31 9th Mar 1996 India v Pakistan, Bangalore, India 39 runs 32 11th Mar 1996 South Africa v West Indies, Karachi, West.
Tom Wolfe - the top of the letter and published the notes as the article. This was the birth of the New Journalism, in which reporters were cut loose from journalistic conventions of the past and allowed to use all sorts of literary techniques, including free association, italics, exclamation marks (even multiple exclamation marks). In 1965 a collection of his articles in this style was published under the title The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby and Wolfe was on his way. He wrote on popular culture, architecture, and politics, whatever interested him. His defining work from this era is The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, which epomitised the decade for many. Although a conservative in many ways and certainly not a hippie, he became one of the notable figures of the 1960s. In 1979 Wolfe.
Phil Spector - It Be. Spector is widely regarded as more than a little eccentric, descending into many conflicts with the artists, songwriters, and promoters that he worked with, and has shunned publicity for some years. Stories of his eccentricities abound, and include discharging a firearm while in the studio with John Lennon and chasing Leonard Cohen with a loaded crossbow during the ill-fated sessions for Cohen's Death of a Ladies' Man album. He married Ronnie of the Ronettes in 1968 (her real name was Veronica Bennett). They divorced in 1974. In 2000 Ronnie Spector successfully sued him for over $2 million for breach of contract over unpaid royalties to the Ronettes. On February 3, 2003, Spector was arrested for investigation of homicide after the body of 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson of Los Angeles.
Politics of Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's two major political parties--the UNP and the PA--embrace democratic values, international nonalignment, and encouragement of Sinhalese culture. Past differences between the two on foreign and economic policy have narrowed. The SLFP, however, envisions a broader role for the state in general. Sri Lanka has a multi-party democracy that enjoys considerable stability despite relatively high levels of political violence. LTTE terrorist activities, generally aimed at destabilizing Sri Lanka politically and economically, have included assassination of politicians--killing the Industrial Development Minister by suicide bombing in June 2000; the December 1999 attempted assassination of current President Kumaratunga; bombing of economic targets such as the central bank in January 1996, the World Trade Center in October 1997, and the airport in July 2001; as well as attacks on Buddhist religious sites: in January.
Ne Win - by the Japanese forces to command the Burmese Independent Army (BIA). He chose a new name, Ne Win, and by 1943 he was the head of the BIA. The Japanese actions in Burma worked to alienate the nationalists. Towards the end of the war, in December 1944, the BIA turned against the Japanese following the British invasion. Ne Win remained in command and was quick to establish links with the British - attending the Kandy meeting and heading the anti-Communist operations later in the year in the Pyinmana area. When the war ended the country established a democratic government under U Nu, but the state was fatally riven with political stresses. Aung San was killed in 1947, and following independence on January 4, 1948 there were uprisings in the army and.
Muttiah Muralitharan - play test cricket. In 2002, Wisden named him as the greatest spinner of all time. He was born in Kandy, the eldest of four sons to father Muttiah Sinnasmy. At the age of nine he went to St Anthony's College. He made his test debut against Australia at Colombo in the Australian cricket tour of Sri Lanka, 1992 and ODI debut against India also at Colombo (at the same ground) in 1993. Muralitharan's bowling action is highly controversial amongst many observers of cricket, as to some it appears that it contravenes the laws of the game by straightening the arm in the course of the delivery. The controversy came to a head after Australian umpire Darrell Hair called a "no ball" for an illegal action seven times during the Boxing Day.
Larry Holmes - Larry Holmes Larry Kandy Holmes Jr (born November 3, 1949), former world Heavyweight champion who got to be 48-0, threatening to break Rocky Marciano's record of the most fights undefeated for a world champion (49-0). Holmes fought on HBO several times, made several television commercials (Including one with Sugar Ray Leonard for Ford Trucks), wrote a biography, appeared in many boxing video games, including some that bear his name, owns several businesses in the Easton Pennsylvania area, and is still boxing as a professional. His nickname is The Easton Assassin and he is regarded by many boxing fans as one of the top ten world Heavyweight champions in history. Among his victims were the following world champions: Muhammad Ali (In Ali's last bout) Trevor Berbick Ray Mercer Ken Norton.
List of books by title: K - order by title: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Kaleidoscope - Danielle Steel (1987) Kamouraska - Anne Hébert (1970) The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby - Tom Wolfe (1965) Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer (1979) Kapiti coast; Maori history and place names - W. Carkeek (1966) Kara Kush - Idries Shah (1986) Karl Liebknecht, man without a country - Karl Meyer (1957) Karuk Indian myths - John Peabody Harrington (1932) Katar (The Chain of Chance) - Stanislaw Lem (1975) Katherine - Anya Seton (1954) Kava: the.
List of cities in Sri Lanka - Lanka The following is a list of cities in Sri Lanka: Colombo Kandy Jaffna Galle.
List of individuals executed in Texas - of Elizabeth St. John. Robert Madden, d. 28 May 1997 by lethal injection for the murders of Herbert Megason and Don Megason. Patrick Rogers, d. 2 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murder of David Roberts. Kenneth Harris, d. 3 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murder of Lisa Stonestreet. Davis Losada, d. 4 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murder of Olga Lidia Perales. Dorsie Lee Johnson, d. 4 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murder of Jack Huddleston. Earl Behringer, d. 11 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murders of Daniel Meyer. David Stoker, d. 16 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murder of David Manrique. Eddie Johnson, d. 17 June 1997 by lethal injection for the murders of David Magee, Virgnia Cadena,.
